,JACK ,:ITE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALAN ,MAC,SIMO9 

,TEXT 3 

,CAPTA9 ,JACK ,:ITE IS KN[N AS ! MAN :O DRILL$ ! ,IRI% ,CITIZ5 ,>MY DUR+ ! #aiac LOCK-\T4 ,HIS LAT] AN>*ISM HAS BE5 HIDD5 FROM HI/ORY BY ! WRIT]S ( HI/ORY BOOKS4 

,:ITE BELONG$ TO ! ,ANGLO-,IRI% L&[N+ CLASS4 ,JAMES ,ROB]T - ALWAYS KN[N AS ,JACK1 WAS BORN 9 ,CO ,ANTRIM1 AT ,:ITEHALL1 ,BR\<%ANE1 JU/ \TSIDE ,BALLYM5A4 ,AS A Y\NG MAN HE FOLL[$ HIS FA!R 9TO ! ,BRITI% >MY1 :]E HE SAW ACTION AGA9/ ! ,BO]S 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA4 

,IT IS SAID ?AT AT ! BATTLE ( ,DOORKNOP HE WAS ONE ( ! FIR/ TO GO OV] ! TOP4 ,LOOK+ BACK HE SAW ONE #ag YE> OLD Y\? %IV]+ ) FRI<T 9 ! TR5*4 ,AN (FIC] CRI$ 0%OOT HIM04 ,:ITE IS SAID TO HAVE COV]$ ! (FIC] ) HIS PI/OL & REPLI$ 0,DO SO & ,I'LL %OOT Y\04 ,NOT EXACTLY ! ATTITUDE WANT$ AMONG ! (FIC] CLASSES ( ! >MY6 

,SOON AFT] ?IS HE DROPP$ \T ( ! >MY4 ,>RIV+ BACK 9 ,IREL& HE F\ND ,SIR ,$W>D ,C>SON'S BIGOT$ CRUSADE AGA9/ ,HOME ,RULE WAS 9 FULL SW+4 ,?IS WAS ! TIME :5 ! ORIG9AL ,U,V,F WAS CREAT$ TO ?REAT5 W> AGA9/ ! ,BRITI% GOV]NM5T IF ,IREL& WAS GRANT$ ANY MEASURE ( SELF-RULE4 

,JACK ORGANIZ$ ONE ( ! FIR/ ,PROTE/ANT MEET+S1 9 ,BALLYMONEY1 TO RALLY ,PROTE/ANT OP9ION AGA9/ ! ,UNIONI/ ,P>TY & AGA9/ :AT HE DESCRIB$ AS ITS 0BIGOTRY & /AGNATION01 ?AT ASSOCIAT$ ,NOR!RN ,PROTE/ANTS ) CONS]VATISM4 ,ANO!R SPEAK] AT ?AT MEET+1 & COM+ FROM ! SAME SORT ( SOCIAL BACKGR\ND1 WAS ,SIR ,ROG] ,CASEM5T4 

,AS A RESULT ( ! ,BALLYMONEY MEET+ ,JACK WAS 9VIT$ TO ,DUBL94 ,H]E HE MET ,JAMES ,CONNOLLY & WAS CONV]T$ TO SOCIALISM4 ,V]Y IMPRESS$ BY ! GREAT /RUGGLE TO W9 UNION RECOGNITION & RESI/ ! ATTACKS ( ,WILLIAM ,M>T9 ,MURPHY & HIS CONF$]ATES1 HE (F]$ HIS S]VICES TO ! ,I,T,G,W,U AT ,LIB]TY ,HALL4 ,HE SPOKE ON UNION PLAT=MS ) SU* FAM\S NAMES AS ,FRANCIS ,%EEHY ,SKEFF+TON1 ,BIG ,BILL ,HAYWOOD ( ! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD1 & ,JAMES ,CONNOLLY4 

,HE PUT =W>D ! IDEA ( A WORK]S MILITIA TO PROTECT PICKET L9ES FROM ASSAULTS BY BO? SCABS & ! BLACKGU>DS ( ! ,DUBL9 ,METROPOLITAN ,POLICE4 ,?IS PROPOSAL TO CREATE A ,CITIZ5 ,>MY1 DRILL$ BY HIM1 WAS 5?USIA/ICALLY ACCEPT$4 ,ITS V]Y APPE>ANCE1 AS ,:ITE RECOLLECT$1 0PUT MANN]S ON ! POLICE04 

,HE LAT] PUT HIS S]VICES AT ! DISPOSAL ( ! ,VOLUNTE]S1 BELIEV+ ?AT A /& HAD TO BE TAK5 AGA9/ ,BRITI% RULE BY A L>GE BODY ( >M$ PEOPLE4 ,HE W5T TO ,D]RY :]E !RE WAS A BRIGADE ( ,VOLUNTE]S :O W]E L>GELY EX-,BRITI% ,>MY LIKE HIMSELF4 ,BUT HE WAS %AK5 BY ! SECT>IAN ATTITUDES HE F\ND4 ,:5 HE TRI$ TO REASON ) !M & MAKE ! CASE = WORK]S' UNITY !Y DISMISS$ HIS CASE AS M]ELY /ICK+ UP = HIS [N1 I4E4 ,PROTE/ANTS4 

,:5 ,CONNOLLY WAS S5T5C$ TO DEA? AFT] ! #aiaf RIS+ ,:ITE RU%$ TO ,S\? ,WALES & TRI$ TO BR+ ! M9]S \T ON /RIKE TO SAVE HIS LIFE4 ,= HIS ATTEMPTS HE WAS GIV5 ?REE MON?S IMPRISONM5T4 

,HE CAME HOME TO F9D HIMSELF 9 A POLITICAL WILD]NESS4 ,! UNIONI/S REG>D$ HIM AS A ,%9N]4 ,! NATIONALI/S REG>D$ HIM AS AN ,ORANGEMAN6 ,HE MOV$ T[>DS ! NEWLY F\ND$ ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY :I*1 ) ! FIR/ REPORTS FROM ,RUSSIA1 SEEM$ (F] HOPE TO HUMANITY4 ,BUT HE HAD HIS D\BTS AB\T !M & NEV] JO9$4 ,9DE$ = A TIME 9 ,LONDON HE WORK$ ) ,SYLVIA ,PANKHUR/'S ANTI-P>LIAM5T>Y COMMUNI/ GR\P1 ! ,WORK]S ,SOCIALI/ ,F$]ATION4 

,9 #aicd A SPECIAL CONV5TION WAS HELD 9 ,A?LONE :I* WAS ATT5D$ BY #b =M] ,I,R,A VOLUNTE]S TOGE!R ) A NUMB] ( PROM95T SOCIALI/S1 ,COMMUNI/S & TRADE UNIONI/S4 ,IT RESOLV$ ?AT A ,REPUBLICAN ,CONGRESS BE =M$4 ,?IS WAS A MOVEM5T1 BAS$ ON WORK]S & SMALL F>M]S1 ?AT WAS WELL TO ! LEFT ( ! ,I,R,A4 ,:ITE JO9$ IMM$IATELY & ORGANIZ$ A ,DUBL9 BRAN* COMPOS$ SOLELY ( EX-,BRITI% S]VICEM54 ,ONE NOTABLE RESULT ( ?IS WAS A CONT+5T ( ,BRITI% EX-S]VICEM5 M>*+ BEH9D ! ,CONGRESS BANN] ?R\< *E]+ CR[DS ( ,DUBL9]S ON A DEMON/RATION AGA9/ W> & POV]TY4 

,! ,CONGRESS IS BE/ KN[N = BR++ #b ,BELFA/ ,PROTE/ANT WORK]S TO ! REPUBLICAN ,WOLFE ,TONE ,COMMEMORATION ?AT YE> & = ! SC&AL\S ATTACK ON !M BY ,SEAN ,MC,BRIDE'S ,I,R,A M5 :O W]E DET]M9$ ?AT NO 'R$' BANN]S W\LD BE SE5 AT !IR ,CA?OLIC DAY \T 9 ,BOD5/[N4 

,ONE ( ! M5 C>RY+ ! SECOND BANN] - ON :I* WAS EMBROID]$ ,JAMES ,CONNOLLY ,CLUB1 ,BELFA/ - ,! ,UNIT$ ,IRI%M5 ( #aicd - WAS ,JOHN ,/RANEY1 A MILK R\NDSMAN FROM LOYALI/ ,BALLYMAC>RET :O WAS LAT] KILL$ :ILE FI<T+ ,FRANCO'S >MY AT ! ,BATTLE ( ! ,EBRO 9 #a#i#c#i4 

,CONGRESS LAT] SPLIT BETWE5 ?OSE :O /OOD = CLASS 9DEP5D5CE1 ?OSE :O F\<T ONLY = ! ,WORK]S ,REPUBLIC1 & ?OSE - L$ BY ! ,COMMUNI/S - :O FIR/LY WANT$ AN ALLIANCE ) ,FIANNA ,FAIL TO REUNITE ! C\NTRY4 ,AFT] ! BULK ( ! FIR/ GR\P WALK$ \T 7MANY ( !M DEMORALIZ$ & 5D+ UP 9 ! ,LABOR ,P>TY7 ,:ITE REMA9$ 9 ! DEPLET$ ORGANIZATION4 ,BUT !IR R$UC$ SIZE DID NOT R$UCE ! HATR$ ! RI* HAD = !M4 ,9 ,APRIL #aicf ! ,CONGRESS CONT+5T TAK+ P>T 9 ! ANNUAL ,EA/] ,COMMEMORATION WAS SUBJECT$ TO ATTACK BY BLUE%IRT GANGS ALL ALONG ! R\TE4 

,! MA9 T>GET ( ! MOB WAS ,:ITE4 ,PATRICK ,BYRNE1 ! JO9T SECRET>Y ) ,FRANK ,RYAN ( ! ,CONGRESS1 DESCRIBES HIM AS A 0TALL1 WELL BUILT MAN ) A CLIPP$ >MY MU/A*E0 :O 0US$ HIS BLACK?ORN /ICK TO ADVANTAGE 9 CLOSE 5C\NT]S ) HIS ATTACK]S04 ,9SIDE ! CEMET]Y HE WAS BADLY 9JUR$ BY A BL[ ( AN IRON CROSS RIPP$ FROM A GRAVE4 ,BYRNE & A Y\NG POET1 ,TOM ,O',BRI51 :O ALSO F\<T 9 ,SPA9 MANAG$ TO GET ,:ITE AWAY4 

,! \TBREAK ( ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W> SAW ,G5]AL ,O',DUFFY'S BLUE%IRTS S5D+ A CONT+5T TO HELP ,FRANCO4 ,! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY & LEAD+ REPUBLICANS ORGANIZ$ ! ,CONNOLLY ,COLUMN TO FI<T ! ,SPANI% FASCI/S4 ,9CID5TALY ! ,IRI% ,9T]NATIONAL ,BRIGADE WAS YET ONE MORE EXAMPLE ( H[ ,CA?OLICS & ,PROTE/ANTS F\<T TOGE!R 9 A COMMON CLASS CAUSE4 ,:ITE WAS ?RILL$ ) ! COLLECTIVIZATION 9 ,SPA91 & ALSO ) ! VOLUNTE] MILITIAS4 ,HE LE>N$ ) AMAZEM5T ?AT ?IS WAS ! WORK ( ! AN>*I/S4 

,9 ADDITION TO HIS WORK ) ! ,CONNOLLY ,COLUMN AT ! FRONT1 HE TRA9$ MILITIA MEMB]S 9 ! USE ( FIRE>MS4 ,HE ALSO TRA9$ WOM5 9 ! VILLAGES ON ! WAY TO ,S>AGOSSA 9 ! USE ( PI/OL = DEF5SE4 ,:AT HE C\LD NOT /OMA* WAS ?AT ! ,IRI%1 LIKE ALL ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,BRIGADE]S1 W]E BE+ 9CREAS+LY MANIPULAT$ BY ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 ,HE HAD NEV] ACCEPT$ ! ,C,P1 HE HAD JU/ NOT SE5 AN ALT]NATIVE4 ,N[ HE SAW ?AT ALT]NATIVE & IT WAS AN>*ISM4 

,!RE WAS A CLA% BETWE5 ,:ITE & ,FRANK ,RYAN1 :O ACCUS$ ,:ITE ( BE+ A ',TROTSKYITE' & A TRAITOR4 ,:ITE REL9QUI%$ HIS ,9T]NATIONAL ,BRIGADE COMM& & (F]$ HIS S]VICES TO ! AN>*I/ ,C,N,T UNION4 ,:ITE WAS ASK$ TO WORK1 ) ! LEG5D>Y ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN1 = ! ,C,N,T 9 ,LONDON4 ,9 ! C\RSE ( A FEW MON?S 9 ,SPA9 HE HAD BECOME A CONV9C$ AN>*I/4 

,IT WAS AT ?IS TIME ?AT HE WROTE ! PAMPHLET ',! ,MEAN+ ( ,AN>*ISM'4 ,HE JO9$ ! GR\P PRODUC+ ,FRE$OM 7! AN>*I/ PAP] - /ILL PUBLI%$ 9 ,LONDON - :OSE F\ND]S 9CLUD$ ,PET] ,KROPOTK971 & WAS ONE ( ! ORGANIZ]S ( ! REGUL> MEET+S AT ! ,NATIONAL ,TRADE ,UNION ,CLUB AGA9/ ,ITALIAN FASCISM & 9 SUPPORT ( ! ,SPANI% AN>*I/S4 

,AT ?IS TIME ,:ITE WORK$ ) A ,LIV]POOL-,IRI% AN>*I/1 ,MATT ,KAVANA<1 ON A SURVEY ( ,IRI% LABOR HI/ORY 9 RELATION TO AN>*ISM4 ,9 #aid ,:ITE DI$4 ,HIS BODY WAS H>DLY COLD :5 ! FAMILY1 A%AM$ ( ,JACK'S REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS1 DE/ROY$ ALL HIS PAP]S1 9CLUD+ A /UDY ( ! ,CORK ,H>BOR 'SOVIET' ( #a#i#b#a4 

,HIS IMPORTANCE LIES NOT 9 :AT HE WROTE1 = ALL ?AT SURVIVES IS ONE %ORT PAMPHLET1 NOR 9 ANY P>TICUL> POSITION HE TOOK4 ,HIS IMPORTANCE LIES 9 ! L9K HE PROVIDES BETWE5 ,IRI% WORK+ CLASS HI/ORY ( ! PA/ & \R AN>*I/ VISION TODAY4 ,ALL ?R\< HIS LIFE HE TRI$ TO ORGANIZE ORD9>Y PEOPLE TO DEF5D !IR [N 9T]E/S & TO REALIZE ! P[] !Y HAD IF ONLY !Y W\LD USE IT4 ,?AT IS ! JOB WE HAVE TO CONT9UE & COMPLETE4 

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