THE IRISH PROBLEM.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 January 1922, Page 3

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

AND M.Z, CABLE ASSOCIATION. DE VALERA’S MOVE. LONDON, Jan 21. Mr De Valera, as President of Sinn Fein, has given notice of a motion for the Sinn Fein Congress to be held next month. The motion is to the effect | that the aim of Sinn Fein will be as he- - fore to secure the international recog- ! nit-ion of Ireland as an independent Re- • public; and that Sinn Fein shall put * forward, at the forheoming election in Ireland, candidates who are pledged not to take any oath of fidelity to* the Bri* j tish King and not to own allegiance to him. j I DRAWING UP CONSTITUTION. I LONDON, Jan 21. ! The London “Daily News” states: The Irish Provisional Government is appointing a Constitutional Committee to draw up r. constitution for the Irish Free State. It has been assumed by the- official circles in London that the Joint Committee to draw up a constitution should, be composed of British Ministers of the Provisional Irish Government, hilt the latter will not agree to such plan, and will refuse to accept any thing less than the Irish Government’s right to frame the Irish constitution within, the four corners -of the Treaty without any (British interference. They are basing the right on the fundamental differences between a. treaty such as this, which is an agreementbetween two nations, an Act of the British Parliatnen conferring self-gov-ernment on a Dominion. VALUABLE AGREEMENT. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Januarjv 21. The newspapers applaud the comprehensive far-reaching agreement between Mr Collins and Sir J. Craig, opening up the prospect of a lasting peace in Ireland. IRISH OUTRAGES. 1 LONDON, Jan 21. Owing to civilians on Friday evening attemptng to capture a police motor car, a pitched battle lasting three hours occurerd at Tralee last evening, between police and republicans. The former ,armed with rifles and bombs and mounted in motor-cars, rushed th 0 t streets at nine o’clock. The people 1 sheltered in churches. There were " slight casualties to both sides. The arB rival of troops ended the combat. A Dublin message reports while Lord h Fitzalan’s motor-car was waiting last night in Queen’s Road, Kingstown, a number of men ordered the chaffeur at the revolvers point to drive to a village two miles away, where they took poscession of the car and also seized a second car outside the Abbey Theatre k waiting for Lord Fitzalan’s under-secre-tary. The chauffeur was suddenly ovei powered and pushed back, and the cat jg quickly driven off. Both chauffeurs j. were subsequently released. n Twenty men ra-idied the General Pos > Office at Storeshed. Each stole a mes senger’s bicycle. All the bandits es ; .r caped. 10 • • io MELBOURNE, Jan. 23. l 0 Arrived.—'Waihemo, Opiha from Nev Zealand.