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Politicians Ruin N. Ireland
Communists who have infiltrated the civil rights
movement and politicians more interested in capital-
izing on dissension than helping the people are the
principal reasons for continuing bloodshed in North
ern Ireland.
A Closer Look
This is the belief of Elmer Russell, 2010. Alms-
house Road,Warwick.
He had a good look at the situation by visiting
all six counties_of that strife-torn country during
By Lawrence C. Hall
three weeks in December and January.
He has many relatives there, and he talked with
all kindsof people,from members of the Northern
I-
parliament to Irish Republican Army (IRA)
.ien.
six northern counties'ties with England.He said
g
Russell's mother was born in Ulster, and his
there are Catholics and Protestants in both camps-
wife, Margaret,was born in Kildare. Thus, his in-
although the nationalists.are populariy identified
terest in Ireland js not surprising.The 59-year-old
withtheCatholicsandtheunionists with Pro-
Delaware Valley College employe went to Northern
testants.
Ireiand as a representative of the Northern Irish
Russell had some suggestions for solving, or at
Aid Committee of Doylestown on a fact-finding visit.
leastalleviating theproblem.
Russell said the purpose of the committee, which
He told McCartney, “I think there should be in-
has about 25 members. "is to help.all oppressed
tegrated education so that everyone has
thesame
peopie in Northern Ireland, including families of
outlook. but religion should be a personal‘matter.
prisoners who have been detained without charges.
After all,Irishmen,both Catholic and Protestant,
They just broke into the house and took them away
o
under the Special Powers Act:"
into everyday life here.
Two members of the Northern Irish Parliament,
Russell also suggested rejoining the counties of
John Hume and Ivan Cooper, invited Russell to
Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan to the present six
counties of Northern Ireland, as they had been
Atthat timetheywerehere tocampaignforre-
prior to the partition of Ulster in 1921.He said if
lief funds and establish the Northern Ireland Civil
that were not possible, then all of Northern Ireland
Rights Association in.America.
should be united with the rest of Ireland.
IN NORTHERN IRELAND--Elmer Russell of War-
of Doylestown.He spent about three weeks there in
Russell met the pair again in Belfast and be-
Implementing such suggestions,however, can on-
wick attends a Peoples'Democracy meeting in Guild-
December and January,and came back with the feel
disillusioned with them.“They seemed to have
C:
hall Square, Derry, while on a fact-finding visit to
ing that events are out of the hands of ordinary
Chuuged their ideals.' he told Irish news reporter
Russell said.“The people in America should get
NorthernIreland for theNorthernIrish Aid Committee
citizenry.
Noel McCartney of the Derry Journal,adding,“My
their congressmen to get the U.S. to intercede with
advice tothepeoplewouldbetolook for new
the U.N. to straighten out the situation, he said.
chance.' He is the prime minister of Ireland, and
sell said.“but I figured it would be safer if I
leadership and to someone.who has their problems
He spent a week with a cousin in the Bogside,
"'doesn't want money coilected for the Irish nation-
didn't.They were getting to know me.You never
at heart.
alists whowant to join Northern Ireland toIre-
know when scmeone is going to take a shot atyou'
Russell told the Intelligencer that members of
are resisting the present government, and I told
land.'Russell said.
One of kis cousins is confined to a country ab
the suspended Northern Irish Parliament continue
them I would speak out in their support for a na-
Neither the Catholics nor the Protestants are
bey with a nervous breakdown suffered because of
to receive their salaries,even though they have no
tional government," he said. He added. however.
basically violent, Russell said, calling them a “hap-
the civil strife.
duties. The turmoil is to their benefit, he said. as
py-go-lucky people.'
But, as everybody knows, these are not happy.
And the house of another of his cousins was
long as elections cannot be held or parliament call-
them--it has to co-exist with England.'
burned down by a Protestant after she rejected his
ed,back into session.
Speaking of other well-known opponents of the
go-lucky times in Northern Ireland-Jan.28.a mon-
ument was erected inBogside to the 13 shot down
advances and married a Catholic.
Russell noted the trouble stems not only from
government, Russell said, "I spent as _much time
as I could with the IRA. As long as England gets
by British troops_while in a peaceful demonstration
Russell himself narrowly escaped disaster: In
Catholic-Protestant antagonisms but nationalist
be-
out of Ireland, they will be satisfied."
on Jan. 30. 1972. The day is remembered as “Bloody
Belfast for &meeting with a lawyer,he went to
liefs.
Thenationalists want to unifyall of Ireland’s
He said they told him “"they would put a bullet
Sunday.
32 counties; the unionists want the retention of the
through the head of Jack Lynch if they got the
"I was going to stay for the ceremony." Rus-
he left, the shop was shattered by a bomb.
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Communists who have infiltrated the civil rights
movement and politicians more interested in capital-
izing on dissension than helping the people are the
principal reasons for continuing bloodshed in North
ern Ireland.
A Closer Look
This is the belief of Elmer Russell, 2010. Alms-
house Road,Warwick.
He had a good look at the situation by visiting
all six counties_of that strife-torn country during
By Lawrence C. Hall
three weeks in December and January.
He has many relatives there, and he talked with
all kindsof people,from members of the Northern
I-
parliament to Irish Republican Army (IRA)
.ien.
six northern counties'ties with England.He said
g
Russell's mother was born in Ulster, and his
there are Catholics and Protestants in both camps-
wife, Margaret,was born in Kildare. Thus, his in-
although the nationalists.are populariy identified
terest in Ireland js not surprising.The 59-year-old
withtheCatholicsandtheunionists with Pro-
Delaware Valley College employe went to Northern
testants.
Ireiand as a representative of the Northern Irish
Russell had some suggestions for solving, or at
Aid Committee of Doylestown on a fact-finding visit.
leastalleviating theproblem.
Russell said the purpose of the committee, which
He told McCartney, “I think there should be in-
has about 25 members. "is to help.all oppressed
tegrated education so that everyone has
thesame
peopie in Northern Ireland, including families of
outlook. but religion should be a personal‘matter.
prisoners who have been detained without charges.
After all,Irishmen,both Catholic and Protestant,
They just broke into the house and took them away
o
under the Special Powers Act:"
into everyday life here.
Two members of the Northern Irish Parliament,
Russell also suggested rejoining the counties of
John Hume and Ivan Cooper, invited Russell to
Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan to the present six
counties of Northern Ireland, as they had been
Atthat timetheywerehere tocampaignforre-
prior to the partition of Ulster in 1921.He said if
lief funds and establish the Northern Ireland Civil
that were not possible, then all of Northern Ireland
Rights Association in.America.
should be united with the rest of Ireland.
IN NORTHERN IRELAND--Elmer Russell of War-
of Doylestown.He spent about three weeks there in
Russell met the pair again in Belfast and be-
Implementing such suggestions,however, can on-
wick attends a Peoples'Democracy meeting in Guild-
December and January,and came back with the feel
disillusioned with them.“They seemed to have
C:
hall Square, Derry, while on a fact-finding visit to
ing that events are out of the hands of ordinary
Chuuged their ideals.' he told Irish news reporter
Russell said.“The people in America should get
NorthernIreland for theNorthernIrish Aid Committee
citizenry.
Noel McCartney of the Derry Journal,adding,“My
their congressmen to get the U.S. to intercede with
advice tothepeoplewouldbetolook for new
the U.N. to straighten out the situation, he said.
chance.' He is the prime minister of Ireland, and
sell said.“but I figured it would be safer if I
leadership and to someone.who has their problems
He spent a week with a cousin in the Bogside,
"'doesn't want money coilected for the Irish nation-
didn't.They were getting to know me.You never
at heart.
alists whowant to join Northern Ireland toIre-
know when scmeone is going to take a shot atyou'
Russell told the Intelligencer that members of
are resisting the present government, and I told
land.'Russell said.
One of kis cousins is confined to a country ab
the suspended Northern Irish Parliament continue
them I would speak out in their support for a na-
Neither the Catholics nor the Protestants are
bey with a nervous breakdown suffered because of
to receive their salaries,even though they have no
tional government," he said. He added. however.
basically violent, Russell said, calling them a “hap-
the civil strife.
duties. The turmoil is to their benefit, he said. as
py-go-lucky people.'
But, as everybody knows, these are not happy.
And the house of another of his cousins was
long as elections cannot be held or parliament call-
them--it has to co-exist with England.'
burned down by a Protestant after she rejected his
ed,back into session.
Speaking of other well-known opponents of the
go-lucky times in Northern Ireland-Jan.28.a mon-
ument was erected inBogside to the 13 shot down
advances and married a Catholic.
Russell noted the trouble stems not only from
government, Russell said, "I spent as _much time
as I could with the IRA. As long as England gets
by British troops_while in a peaceful demonstration
Russell himself narrowly escaped disaster: In
Catholic-Protestant antagonisms but nationalist
be-
out of Ireland, they will be satisfied."
on Jan. 30. 1972. The day is remembered as “Bloody
Belfast for &meeting with a lawyer,he went to
liefs.
Thenationalists want to unifyall of Ireland’s
He said they told him “"they would put a bullet
Sunday.
32 counties; the unionists want the retention of the
through the head of Jack Lynch if they got the
"I was going to stay for the ceremony." Rus-
he left, the shop was shattered by a bomb.
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TED
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b7c