It is but natural that the Irish ju Dublin should seek to commemorate the Easter Rebellion of 1916, and the Trish Republican Party were probably Jquite justified in their desire to hold jademonstration, Tt Is possible that, had they alone been responsible for Jarranging their parade, there would Thave been no trouble whatsoever, but the inclusion of the Communist party amongst the organizers could not fall {to add to the dangers of an outbreak for disorder, For a largo number of reasons communism is not particularly popular inthe Irish Free State, the feb let of which being the opposition for the Roman Catholic Church to that political doctrine. This was clearly emphasized by the attitude of the mob when the Communist section fof the parade sought to enter the JGlasnevin Cemetery, the former raise Ing, the cry that "this is a Catholic Cemetery, do mot tet the Communists in," sought to prevent their entry by force, The police appear to have handied the trouble with considerable tact and the fact that not more than reluctance to open fire on the rioters, on baton charges seems 10 fully justified in the result, though it is apparent that the police Thad their work cut out by the fact that the rioting was not a clash between two political factions which might have been easily identified, but between demonstrators and onlookers, who seem to have imagined that the fight was not private, but one in which any gentleman might properly take part.
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