The Archive · 1940

Lire in Danger, States

Mr. de Valera Hundreds Rush to Enlist In Defence Force Dublin, June 2.

The Prime Minister, Mr. Eamon de Valera, warned the citizens of Eire in a radio broadcast last night, that "our nation is in immediate danger, against which we have days, and not weeks or months to prepare."

"It would be futile", the Prime Minister said, "to believe our will to be neutral will save us. We must be realists and realize when great nations are in conflict the rights of small nations mean nothing to them",—United Press. D

Hundreds Rush to Enlist ire's appel foray recur wal Dublin, June,

answered with a rush in Dublin yesterday, By afternoon, hundreds of men had volunteered, and it is learned that there will be ample numbers of men available in each area for local secur. ity guards,—Reuter.

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