əpˈoʊzɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ fɹʌmðə stˈændpɔɪnt ʌv klˈæs sˌɑːlɪdˈæɹᵻɾi, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn hiː flˈɛd tə dˈʌblɪn tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd ɚɹˈɛst fɔːɹ ɪɡnˈoːɹɪŋ hɪz kˈɔːlˌʌp pˈeɪpɚz.
Opposing the First World War from the standpoint of class solidarity, in 1917 he fled to Dublin to avoid arrest for ignoring his call-up papers.