IRISH PROBLEM
LATEST DEVELOPMENT REFUSAL OF RAILWAYMEN TO WORK TRAINS By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright London, May 24. # Tho latest development of the Irish Situation is the refusal of Hie Irish railwaymen to work trains conveying Government munitions to the military stores, or carrying Sinn'Fein prisoners. Thoy baso their Tefusal on that of tho British railwaymen to handle munitions for Poland, the Irish railwaymen declaring that they have an equal right to prevent the distribution of munitions which wero to bo used to kill Irishmen. Thus far soldiers have been employed as stevedores to unload ships which tho dockers refused to handle, but it is expected that 'signalmen and other Irish railwaymen will strike if military engineers are used to drive trains. Much will depend on whether the executive of the National Union of Railwaymen will approve tho action of .the Irishmen. So far, Mr. Thomas's reply' has not been received.
When the railwaymen refused to carry Sinn Fein prisoners to Sligo a military lorry was used, but felled trees and stone barricades blocked all roads around Ballinamore. The lorry only reaohed Sligo with the greatest difficulty —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 206, 26 May 1920, Page 7
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188IRISH PROBLEM Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 206, 26 May 1920, Page 7
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