O'Brien, JB - O'Brien

…Simultaneous rallies were held in various places to enforce the demands, but in July the proposal was rejected by a large margin of 235 to 46. In response to this, the convention once decided to carry out a "sacred month" (a month-long national holiday or strike) starting on August 12, but the support organizations were weak, and the decision was overturned at the suggestion of JB O'Brien and others, resulting in a defeat for the movement with many arrests. During this process, a notable debate was also fought between the "violent faction" of O'Connor, GJ Harney and others who were willing to use violence to achieve their demands, and the "rational faction" of Lovett and others who focused on education and enlightenment and advocated legal means. …

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…要求貫徹の同時集会も各地で行ったが，7月に235対46の大差で否決された。コンベンションでは，それに反発して8月12日からの〈神聖な月〉(1ヵ月間の国民休日またはストライキ)の決行を一度は決めたが，支持組織は弱体であり，J.B.オブライエンらの提案で決定はくつがえされ，多くの逮捕者を出して運動は敗北した。この過程で，要求実現には暴力も辞さずとするオコーナー，G.J.ハーニーら〈暴力派〉と，教育･啓蒙に主眼をおき合法的手段を説くラベットら〈理性派〉の論戦も目だった。…

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