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text: "PROCLAMATION TO the citizens of Belfast." (two lines, upper edge. Followed by forty lines of text in which reference is made to the
arrest of the leading members of Sinn Fein on the orders of "one John French". Three specific points are then elaborated. The first
reassures "loyal subjects of the Irish Nation" that the National Executive of Sinn Fein remains in existence, substitute leaders, nominated
precisely for such a contingency, having taken up their duties. The second point urges supporters to continue the fight against
conscription and to spread the principles of Sinn Fein in the absence of their first choice leaders. The third point requests supporters
"to remain calm and collected" and to refuse to take any action without the authority of the Executives in Dublin and Belfast. It concludes
"WE WILL REGARD ANY MAN OR WOMAN WHO MAY BE GUILTY OF ANY ACTION OR ACTIONS THAT MIGHT PRECIPITATE A CRISIS AS GREATER ENEMIES OF IRELAND
THAN THE OFFICIALS OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT OF OCCUPATION BELFAST SINN FEIN EXECUTIVE, MAY, 1918.") | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | 3 Irish Opposition to & (after) 18/4/1918 Extension to Ireland & 1918 British Home Front (Ireland) & Conscription Sinn Fein political campaigns | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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