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.
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.