Newspaper cutting pasted in: photograph of Abd El Krim with heading
‘Surrender of Riff Leader: Abd El Krim, who has surrendered to the French troops’
Yesterday Mam went to see Mrs. Horgan and her baby. The latter is sweet. Mrs. Horgan said I must come very often to Ivor and Joe during the hols. – We are getting all the chairs and the arm-chair in the dining room upholstered now, and they look splendid and are very comfortable. But equally as dear. – Every day now I hope it will rain during Maths, because immediately after I go into Fr. Duggan’s class for my free hour, and if it is not, I have to take his motor-bike into the yard. I never got a spin on it yet, but as I know now how to drive it, I am mad to get a turn on it. – Almost a week ago the Republican party split up. De Valera and his followers are now going to go into the Dáil, which will be a splendid thing, so there will then be a strong opposition party which will promote competition among all members to do their best. Mary MacSwiney has become president of the Republican party! Why on earth couldn’t they give over those dissensions which have been the ruin of Ireland since the advent of the Anglo-Normans? – Poor Abd El Krim is done for! Read that he passed through the French lines with his family, throwing himself on the clemency of the French. A lot he’ll get! He surrendered for the sake of the starving tribes.
