"Well Kick British From the Country”

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 270, 4 February 1928, Page 13

"Well Kick British From the Country”

IRISH WOMEN CHARGED SEDITIOUS POSTERS By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright “What we did before we will do again. We will kick everything British from the country,” was the parting shot of one of two women who were committed for trial at Dublin yesterday on charges of conspiring in a seditious libel. DUBLIN, Thursday. A woman aged 52 and another aged 39 who refused to give their names, were charged at Dublin to-day with conspiring in a seditious libel against the new Governor-General, Mr. James Mac Neill and Mr. Kenney, Minister of Justice,' and also with conspiring to incite the people to murder Mr. MacNeill or others. Counsel stated that the accused had been previously charged with illegal bill-posting. In the present case they were charged with pasting up a document recounting how the “Invincibles” executed two English officials in 1882, and another referring to the Phoenix Park murders, and setting forth that the English officials had more righ. in Ireland in 1882 than in 1928. They were being forcibly exterminated, said the poster. Gael Irishmen of 1882 were manly enough to avenge the massacre of Belmullet and Ballina. One of the McNeills was brought to do Foster’s and Cavendish’s work The document reads: “Countrymen, when will y-u end reign of British officialdom J Ireland? Who will avenge the murders of Mouutjoy and Ballyseedy?” A thirr 1 poster referred to the treatment of prisoners in the Mountjoy gaol. Evidence was given that the accused were seen posting up notices. They were committed for trial, one remarking that tke J.;dge was wasting his time. “What we did before we will do again. We will kick everything British fr l the country.” They were removed amid a demonstration by women supporters.—A. and N.Z.-Sun.