THE IRISH PROBLEM.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1922, Page 3

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

fur TELEGRAPH — PEH PRESS ASSOCIATION] IRISH OPPOSITION PARTY. LONDON, Feb. 23. After the Ard Fheis had adjourned, Mr de Valera and liis followers met for the purpose of creating •» party and an electoral machine. A political propaganda fund was inaugurated. A sub-committee has been termed m each Irish constituency. It, is stated that each committee will have a proportion of Republican Army officers.

SINN FEIN INQUEST. LONDON, Feb. 24

An inquest has been held by femi. Vein in connection, with the fatal shoo - ing of (Lieut. Duffy of the I R A. waen a party of the latter' was seeking admittance to the house of Huddleston, a retired 'British Army Officer Duffy was shot through the heart, t.ic bidle coming from inside the door. Lie inquest exonerated Huddleston who is ,0 O’Connell, of the I.R.A. gave evidence stating that tie i aiders had fired through the door first. Huddleston replied from inside. In the exchange, Lieut. Duffy was killed.

HE VALERA’S POINT. LONDON, Feb. 23

The “Daily Express” Dublin correspendent *>ys: “The Irish Provisional Government’s compact wit-i the Rep licans raises serious possibilities. H tne Free State Constitutiono is rejected at the general election, so will the Treaty be also. There is a possibility that the Free State constitution when drafted, may not meet with the approval of the Imperial Parliament, lit w-ileb case the Treaty will become inoperative.

DUBLIN EXCITED. LONDON, Feb. 23

It is reported that in Dublin the public is excited over the summoning of the Irish plenipotentiaries again to London, and the postponement of the (British House of Commons debate on the Irish Treaty Bill. The supporters of the Treaty are now apprehensive, hut are hopeful that Mr. Griffith and Mr Collins will satisfy the British Cabinet that the postponement of the Irish elections is the wisest course in extremely difficult circumstances.