MR DE VALERA'S PLANS.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20494, 12 March 1932, Page 15

MR DE VALERA'S PLANS.

INTEREST IN ENGLAND. COMMENT BY " THE TIMES." (rSITED I'ItESS ASSOCIATION —BX ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.) (Received March 12th, 12.35 a.m.) LONDON, March 11th. ".The Times" in an editorial says: "Mr de Valera's Ministry is an untried body, and Englishmen will watch future proceedings, with detached interest rather than with the anxiety which seems to be felt in some quarters in Ireland. They will hope for continuity and commonsense. , "It might not be au altogether onesided disadvantage to this country if Mr de Valera should after all decide to pursue in office a policy of whittling away the Irish settlement, ending with the. repudiation of Irish obligations which lie sometimes threatened when in opposition. The situation would at least be clear, and the negotiations for leciprocal trade now rapidly taking p<ace would be simplified if they were limited to those parts of the Empire V'hich are really anxious for consolidation." POLITICAL OFFENDERS SET FREE. THE OATH OP ALLEGIANCE. LONDON, March 10. Twenty political offenders who were recently sentenced by the Free State military tribunal have been released. They were acclaimed as they were driven from the prisons. It is expected ] that the Tribunal Act will be scrapped shortly. Legislation abolishing the Oath of

Allegiance may be introduced in the Dail before the Holy Week adjournment. ' FEARS OF TROUBLE. LONDON, March 10. -Many people in Ireland fear that serious trouble 13 imminent, owing to the Republican election success, tending to incite them to determined efforts to secure the inclusion of Northern Ireland in a completely All-Irelaiul liepublic. MURDER OF CANDIDATE ♦- . A YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT FOR ASSAILANT. (UXU'ED n:ESS ASSOCIATION—BY ELECTRIC TELEGJUVH—COPYRJGIU.) (Received March 11th, 5.5 p.in.) DUBLIN, March 10. Joseph I.eddy was to-day sentenced to one jear's imprisonment tor tlio .murder at Foxfield, County Leitrira, on February 14th, of Patrick Reynolds, > whoso widow is now a member of the Dail Eireann, and to one year for the nanslaughter of Detective Patrick VJcGeehan, the sentences to he cun!urrent. • The defence alleged that a red tor:or had prevailed iu Leitrira at the. time of the shooting. The jury recommended Loddy to mercy on the manslaughter charge on uccount of provocation. Tho Judge signified his entire agreement therewith, and promised to forward tho jury's recommendation to tho Minister for Justice in order that Leddv might not lose his pension as an ex-member of the Irish Constabulary. ' [Air Patrick Reynolds, an ex-member of tho Hail Eireann, who wa« a Government candidate at the recent Free State elections, and Detective McGeel)an we're shot dead on February 14th at Foxfield, County Leitriin, where they had stopped for canvassing. Joseph Loddy, a Royal Irish Constabulary pensioner, was arrested.]