IRELAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 June 1918, Page 5

IRELAND.

A MOVING APPEAL. FOR HELP TO SUCCOR IRISH DIVISIONS. AND RESTORE IRELAND'S NAME.

Received June 24, 11.30 p.m. London, June 23. The Press Bureau states that the Irish Government has issued an appeal to all Irishmen, signed by the Irish Recruiting , Council, consisting of A. M. Sullivan, Professor Maurice Dock Till, H. McLaughlin, and Stephen Gwynn. It is as follows: At his Excellency's request we undertake to organise a voluntary enlistment campaign, to be carried on by our own people by their own methods and in their own way. We are conscious of the difficulties. Nevertheless, we believe we Will receive willing support, even from those suffering from mismanagement and disappointed in hope, for all must realise that the first necessity lis a peaceful settlement of Ireland's troubles. There must be defeat for the traducer of our honor and our common Christianity. Two years ago our sons and brothers marched out shoulder to shoulder. They went in answer to Ireland's call. As they pledged their lives, our country pledged its honor that they should not die in vain, nor should their ranks lack comrades while a soul remained in Erin. The voices of the living and the dead implore us to keep faith with the warworn remnants of the Irish Brigade, which are reeling beneath the blows of tyranny that would quench the lamp of freedom in Europe. This island is but the cradle of a greater Ireland that lies beyond the seas, that greater Ireland from Adelaide to Brisbane, from San Francisco to New York, which is heart and soul behind our men in Flanders. Our countrymen the world over stand aghast at our inaction. Their friendship is growing cold. This is no hour for truckling or bargaining. Whatever bitterness may be felt over the record of opportunities lost and promises not kept, we are confident that the answer to our appeal must come from the heart of a conscious nation that has never yet sold herself to wrong or asked for a price for doing the right. We believe the response to duty's voice will always prove the truest wisdom and most farsighted statesmanship. Never doubting the power of justice and right to move Irishmen's hearts, we appeal to all to join us in this work of patriotism. If all lovers of liberty, truth, and honor range themselves on our side, our Irish heroes, with new strength and hope, will quickly restore the name of Ireland to its honored place amongst the nations of the world.—Aus. NZ Cable Assoc, and Reuter.