Irish
Independent reports on the SCW
3rd. There was a large article by Gertrude Gaffney on attacks on the Church.
5th page 10. The Irish Brigade
Cork reception planned
The Brigade might be back within a week, said Mr WJ Buckle, presiding at a meeting in Cork to organise a reception for the Irish Brigade.
[There were 2 more paragraphs appealing for financial support.]
7th page 10 Editorial The Godless Orgy
[On attacks on the Church.]
8th page 10 Communists activities
Public meeting in Dublin
About 200 people attended a meeting held in Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin, last night, under the auspices of the Communist Party of Ireland, Mr D Kenny, Chairman presiding.
A number of Civic Guards were on duty on the outskirts of the crowd.
Speeches were delivered by Mr Sean Murray, Mr D O’Reilly and Mr F ……. [CHECK THIS AGAIN]
9th Page 7 Photograph of Charles J Campling, Enniskillen.
9th Page 9 Mrs Margaret Ellis, native of County
Sligo, member of the British Army Nursing Service, was one of five British Army
nurses sent to Gibraltar to assist in the nursing of German sailors wounded on
the Deutschland.
10th Page 6, photo. A photograph of Mr Anthony Monaghan, St. Benedict’s Gardens, Dublin, a member of the Bandera.
10th Page 6 Sympathy with Reds
Presidents View
Protestants gain
Rev. Prof. E J E Davey, at the General Assembly in Belfast, asserted that the Republican Government in Spain was in power by the ‘free vote of the people, ‘ and thus whatever Spain’s future was to be was in line with their own constitutional ways, and further, it was sympathetic towards their Protestant work.
While it was true that the unpopular Roman Catholic Church suffered severely from popular outbreaks, Protestantism had suffered no injury and no hindrances to its life and work.
Those who were competent to judge, he added, had told them that the real attitude of the government’s supporters, if unfriendly to Rome was, nevertheless, fully sympathetic to the cause of Christ and of religion. One could not speak of the Government attitude as Communistic, though it had undoubtedly, a Socialistic character.
14th Page 9 [A small note on the return of the Bandera.]
15th page 7 [10 inches] Ireland’s Dead in Spain
[An offer by Caceres Corporation to keep the bodies of the Irish Brigade dead was welcomed but General O’Duffy said that ‘we’ll return them when possible.’]
15th Page 11
‘Captain Walsh of the Irish Brigade HQ, 12 Pearse Street, denied that Daniel O’Hara, a London Irishman, reported as having fought with the patriot forces in Spain had no connection with the Irish Brigade and no responsibility is accepted by the Brigade HQ for him or his statements.’
18th Page 7.
[A large article by Fr. Henry Gabana, saying that the majority of the Basques supported Franco. The Republicans apparently destroyed Guernicia and ‘their devilish inspiration was to destroy the holy town of the Basques and then accuse the Nationalists.’]
18th Page 9 Return of the Irish Brigade
Monday Next
[Approx. 15 inches saying that the Brigade was returning the following Monday, the 21st, at noon.]
19th Page 11 [Another large report giving some details of the planned reception.]
21st Page 10 Editorial Capture of Bilbao
21st Page 12 Photo of Sgt. Thomas Troy.
There was also on this page a report on the return of the Brigade; this report also noted the death of Sgt. Troy from illness. He was buried in Spain on the 16th.
22nd Page 3 Three large photographs of the returning men.
Page 4 A book Review: Red Terror in Madrid.
Page 8 photograph of Eoin O’Duffy and Major D O’Sullivan
Page 9-10 A large series of pieces on the Brigade.
Apparently 32 men were left behind in hospital and 5 were missing.
23rd Page 10, Editorial Red Atrocities
24th Page 11 Kilkenny Corporation to give General O’Duffy Freedom
of the City.
[The piece also went onto report the return of 20 men back to Cashel where Mr W Butler, a Sergeant, expressed his thanks.
28th Cork Women’s fate
[A report on the death of Bridie Boland, in Bilbao on June 16th
30th Page 12 Scenes at Dublin meeting
[A report on attacks on a public meeting addressed by Frank Ryan.]
1st Page 12. Irishwoman’s fate in Spain
[A report that Bridie Boland had been shot along with several members of the Zubira family.]
3rd Page 7 Wheel from ‘Bus hits Clonmel Man
Member of Irish brigade
Struck by a spare wheel which rolled from a passing GSR bus and bounced into the footpath, John Fitzgerald, Irishtown, Clonmel, a member of the Irish Brigade recently returned from Spain, was severely injured and rendered unconscious. He was removed to his home. He is progressing favourably.
3rd Page 8. Editorial Non-Intervention Deadlock
Last night’s meeting of the non Intervention committee in London ended without a solution to the serious situation tat arose by the withdrawal of Germany and Italy from the naval control scheme following the bombing of a German cruiser and attempts to torpedo another. Not unnaturally, the German and Italian Governments refuse to sanction a scheme which would give complete naval control to France and Britain. They claim that France and Britain are interested parties because they have accorded belligerent rights only to the Valencia Government.
As a pre-requisite condition for a continuance of non-intervention, they demand that equal rights be accorded both Spanish parties. Instead of the naval control, which they contend has failed, they want the continuance of land controls, leaving to a system of observers in neutral ports and to the warships of the belligerents to prevent illegitimate trade in arms. Britain and France have refused to accept these suggestions, which they hold would operate in favour of General Franco on account of the superiority of his sea forces.
Thus the matter rests until a meeting of the full Non Intervention committee is held next week. Britain and France blame the Italians and Germany for their withdrawal from the original scheme. But it must be remembered these Powers withdrew only when the others refused the guarantees they asked to prevent a recurrence of the Leipzig incident. It must be remembered, too, that from the outset the British and French press and radio, almost without exception, set out on a campaign of propaganda in favour of the Reds.
Public men and even clergymen influenced public opinion and prevented a real understanding between the non-intervention Powers. Money was sent liberally to the burners of churches and murderers of priests. Not even a pretence at impartiality was maintained. If the British and French now righteously wash their hands in a situation which might easily develop into a European conflict, it will but serve to recall a more historic occasion on which an unjust judge thus sought to escape the merciless logic of his own acts.
3rd Page 11 Missing Luggage from Spain
Mr P Dunny of Carlow had missed the SS Mozambique, but his luggage sailed. Funny 'travelled home via Southampton.' A friend took the stuff onboard and it went missing in Dublin. He is appealing for its return.
Captain Walsh of the Irish brigade HQ said that 'Mr Dunny and two other non-commissioned officers missed the train at Caceres.'
5th Page 5 Captain's Claim for Basques
[On going legal case over the ownership of the SS Cobetas.]
9th Page 5 Book Review: The Road of Blood to Madrid by Cecil Geraghty.
9th Page 9 Irishman Tells of Spanish Persecution
[A full two columns about the Right Rev. Richard J Fitzgerald, Bishop of Gibraltar, native of Cork, on repression of the Church in Spain.]
10th Page 7 'Aiding the Reds in Spain'
[Approx 15 inches on British support for the Reds. Essentially a Red menace rehash. It quotes the Spectator on arms from the USSR.]
16th Page 12 A Letter in response to the Rev. J Tolland, speaking at an Orange Order parade on the 12th.
Protestants in Spain
Sir,
In reference to Rev. J Tolland's statement on July 12th, that all Spanish Protestants 'were full of admiration for the Republican leaders, whom they support with enthusiasm,' I wish to state that, if he means by republican leaders the Valencia gangster government, not all Spanish Protestants have any such admiration or give enthusiastic support to the 'Republican leaders.'
I was speaking in the last few months to a number of Spanish Protestants as far apart as Burgos and Seville (among them a grand nephew of Gladstone) and they were all enthusiastic supporters of the Nationalist Government. Corporal John Hoey of Dublin, while in hospital for several months in Seville, met most of the Protestants there and can give similar testimony.
Other Testimony
Has Rev. J Tolland read Mrs Bachman's (a Protestant) three large articles in the Irish Independent some ten weeks ago? This lady has been in Spain a long time and writes with candour and conviction. Has Rev. J Tolland read the reports of the various British congregations in Spain giving a remarkable contrast of their feelings towards their respective governments?
Rev. J Tolland cannot therefore speak for all Spanish Protestants. Is it because 'the blood of the martyrs is the seed of Christians' that his Spanish friends have 'radiant hopes'? To hasten 'the victory to be won by pure Biblical truth,' he should send his friends occasionally for their consumption samples of the daily British press.
Carroll O'Daly
Enniskillen
[I presume this is Fr C O'Daly, chaplain to the Irish Bandera.]