Speech in Fort Dodge, Iowa (5 October 1952), as quoted in The Wit and Wisdom of Adlai Stevenson (1965) compiled by by Edward Hanna and Henry H. Hicks, p. 33
“AN ANGRY ARMY COUNCIL
By ‘J. L’
The Constitution was enacted
Much to de Valera’s pride
However on the Army Council
Its dissatisfaction did not hide
From the published organs
To the gunmen on the run
They spread the message of their leaders
To each and everyone
In West Cork there is Tom Barry
A recent chief-of-staff
Who believes Republican ambitions
Have just been cut in half
Meanwhile we’ve our three Seans
Russell, Mitchell, and MacBride
Dwindling in numbers
It’s too late to pick a side
Russell’s talking to the Germans
MacBride fights in the courts
While Mitchell’s on the racecourse
Good horses he reports
An angry army council
Is fuming to the core
Feeling betrayed by the government
For not doing more”
Source: Irish Republican Archives
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