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Revolt Fitzgerald. IF THERE was only the British media to go by, it would be easy to have the impression that the H Block hunger strikers are universally condemned.
The press, radio and TV to highlight last developments hunger strike t Belfast indepenucit vir cury tl, a pie Carela Hume, Archbishop Westminster for the hunger call off their a call by Fitzgerald, leader of the op- the boston in uue riso Darta KMInCH government not to give in to hunger But a tew facts show promoting these statements the British propaganda machine is clutching (gerald The Fine Grel party which he leads is the give most rgnt wing or tne inre‹ major political parties in th • popularity reached a Fitt. r this montr ov-elecuon Donegal its vote fell by ten per eoral cred i the striking, HOTC there is evidence of a growagains the response local councillor sen COU Hizoer nuy walen la structed all his party coun tions backing the H Bloch cillor has followed ecis in- NOL Ote COllE struction. And in only thre cases have Fine Gael coun cuors. even aostallca. As ( consequence all ten councils proposed churci THO months now the Catholic Ander the leadership of Cardinal O Plaich, meeting after meeting with British officials at hich Britain has been ur ed to accept the demands 01 Ise munger sinkers Most recently a new call, anothe organisation in Ireland, endorsed such a view In a statement last week Menno•isi CiuTCI whif status for , went on to 'urg Majesty' not to allow the issue to drifi and (we) urge it to conside again what ways and means may be to hand of defusing dangerous situation LuCH Gerr for west Bil-ast-tonic MP Fitt claimed he had received much support afte called UUUL DIUSI covernmel hunget strikers The truth of the matter is summed up in 1 a supporter the Irish IeDortco Times on l› November. 'He has lost thousands of votes, was the apposite remark.
And indeed the evidenc grows daily that the hunge strike las cvukcu wave dilci wave of popular support in Ireland for the demands of the prisoners in H Block an Armagh Sunday, the County LOWI cov dnoer demonstration took place ir suppor the prisoners The official police estimat was owo alu cveu ll lid figure is accepted it was still a very large demonstratior town Coalisland organisers of the protest put the attendance a an incredible 20,000