The British intelligence officer 74-year-old Granny Daly in the Ardoyne a couple of weeks ago must have known how that Captain felt. The Army had raided her house, and had found two Armalite rifles. So they look her in for questoning 'Now Mrs Daly, who put the rifles in your house??
"I wouldn't be knowing that-l didn't get a right chance to look at them.
"Here's a phone number. All you have to do is ring and tell us. No one need ever know.
*Oh I'm sorry, but I've never been able to use a phone.
The officer showed her some photographs of people Trom the Ardoyne, 'Do you know any of OUT OF THE POGROMS A good question. Grunny Daly has lived in Ardoyne since 1941, The estate was built in 1936, and was meant to house protestants; but catholics from nearby areas, who had been burned out in the pogroms. of that year simply moved in.
It has remained, ever since, a small island of catholics surrounded by a sea of hostile loyalists What that means can be judged from the blackened and boarded up houses which edge the area. They are a grim reminder of the pogrom of August 1969, when the Groce Howards stood facing the people of Ardeyne, while at their hacks (Republican Ballad).
loyalists set fire to catholic houses.
In the Ardoyne the solidarity under the circumstances of 1936 has been developed into a system for survival, and the people have been drawn even closer by the last five years of struggle and suffering So he showed Granny Daly photographs of her friends and neighbours. "Do you know any of these people?
"No, said Granny. 'I don't know any of them.
*Do you know these two women", be asked, showing her pictures of ber close friends Rose Craig and Rose MacAdorey "No, I don't know them.
"Well that's strange, because they are both downstairs waiting for you,"
In the end Granny Daly was not charged, although if she had The bold English Captain rared pale as the snow, he muttered "Good evening" and started to go. saving "What is the use when a maid of sicteen. would lay down her life for White Orange and Green?" * been ten years younger she might have ended up in Armagh jail. Her cuse illustrates the nalure of the present war hetween the british Army and the catholic ghettoes.
AFTER THE MEN...
During the two previous IRA campaigns 1939-45 and 1956-62 the internment of a sizeable section of the adult male population had been enough to force the catholics into a mood of communal demoralisation, But today, despite the huge numher of men and the increasing number of women who have been interned. Imprisoned or forced on to the rin, the communal mood is one of defiance defiance by a mounting harassment of women and adolescents, Granny Daly's friends, the two Roses, have both been charged with possession of arms and expect to be sent to BRITISH MEDICAL * shoot him.
The British Army deals with this Armigh jail The possibsity un ac quiteal or a lad Trial does bot cree Rose MacAdorey's main concern is for her 14-ycar-old son, Doming, who has been charged along with her and has evidently been singled out for harassment, A lew days ago, -n Brts officer threstened 10 Is father, who was shot dead by the British Army on the norning Stal! Caplain in the Provisional IRA. Rose, his mother, 15 also a well known Republican maltant, who bas served a senteace for woaring an Begal uniform on a picket.
One of Dominic's friends, also from a Republican background, in in Long Kesh now, a few days after into jail. his 17th birthday. The Army had told a younger brother that he would be inside when he was 17, and they were as good as their word When Merlyn Roes complained recently about the 'use of women and teenagers by the IRA, he was in lack making an excuse for the Anny repression agsinst these Do not be surprised if Granny Daly does end up in Armagh. Because if thee can't deleat peopie like Rose und Dominic Mac Adorey they wil extend the epression even further. Unless, that is, the British labour movement says enough, and forces the Government to get the Army out of reind.
BOS PURDIE for Sunday, 9 June, and a demonstration at the Albany jes, bic of Wisht. with rake There is to be a picket of Transport House, Smith Squaro, WC2, al 6 por 1315 Wednesday 18 May), and on Sunday there will bie a picker in solidarity with Pal Arrowanich, who is being held in Holluwus prison on charges ander the Incitement te Disafeetion Act, It will asemble al 2.30 pm at Finebury Park Gabes. Seven The Brilish Windrews from Northern Ireland Campaign will picker the Oic Bailey wben Pad's trist starts there on The hunts that Ray Jenkins may Roy Jenkins has shelved the Scotland Yard report on the Lennou affnir, while doing nothing to ensure the release of the four Trishmen whom Lennon confessed to having tricked What cise could be expected from this humane and progressive Home Secretary who has urbandly permitted the torture of the tour Irish hunger strikers?
The Government is trying to stifle the poblicity which would Be created by the publication of the regort while interest in the affair is still warm, It wants questioning of the report to be minimised.
And no doubt it will be lugly questionable. Aiready the National Council for Civil Liberties which exposed the whole slug-heap in the first place, has complained that Scotland Vird did not ask for information fram them.
CONFERENCE BOOST
The growing realsattoo within the labour movement chat the Special Branch is knee deep in totrigue against indust af acilitants, as well as Irish organ ations, has boasted interest in the conference on tic British Army and repression n Ireland and Britain, culled by the Troops Out Movement for this Saturday.
Applications for credentials
hase flooded in from tade union branches up and cown Britain There is every indication that the conference will be a turning point in convincing broad sectioos of the labour movement, the left, and civil liberties organtsations, that the one sure way to mip represston here in the bud is to force a British withdrawal from Ireland.
WORKERS' ENQUIRY
But there is one specific Lick that the conference can carry out le will represent those sections of the British population acost vulnerable to prayocatioos like lo the Lennon affair. It ought to take steps to ensure a proper curry. Such an enquiry will have to trace the connections of the Special Branch with the SAs. British intelipence, and the Army in Ireland. The Littlejohns must thestore tigare in the investigation.
li the TOM conference can help to set up a labour movement enquiry along these loes, it will do more in one day to defend the working class than Rey Jenkins has done in his 70 days at the Hone Office The Troops Out Movement conference on the British Army in Ireland and its projected role in Britain will be held at the Collegiate Theatre, 25 Gordon Street, London WC1, beginning at 10,15 am on 11 May. A creche is available, and there will be a social in the evening
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