THE IRISH PROBLEM

Hokitika Guardian, 7 October 1922, Page 3

THE IRISH PROBLEM

UNIT till SERVICE TELEGRAMS U USENET'S MEN SEER PEACE. LONDON, October 5 A melting of Dublin businessmen and ratepayers l a-sed a resolution advocating a ion fee nee to consider the situation, the eonfe'ciiie to consist of six pro-Treatyibs, six nnti-Trer.tyites, and representitives of Trinity College and tho National University,, with six ratepayers The prepesor said that without peuo they would be paupers in six mouths

IRISH FIGHTING. (Received this dav at 3 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. (i. While the Dai! is hammering out a constitution the rebel - ale intensifying their campaign killing and robbing, and not displaying a delinit ■ tendency to accept tho offered amnesty. Armed robbers are increasing in Dublin City. They are small individually, but accumulatively are seriously dislocating the social and business life of the people. Sniping recurred in Belfast, where a woman shopper was shot dead. Hundreds of Protestants are abandoning their homes in Ihe three excluded Ulster counties, and are going to America. Some districts are practically denuded of Protestant inhabitants. Mr Barton, who signed the Treaty, and who seceded to the rebels, was arrested ill Dublin. FREE STATE CONSTITUTION LONDON. October 5 The Dail Eireann discussed the article in the Constitution providing for the assent of ’Parliament to Ireland’s participation in any war except in the event of mi actual invasion of Ireland. Mr Darrel Figgis moved an amendment. providing that the decision should he by a referendum of the

people. Mr Johnson (Labour Leader) .said that some nations in the Rritish Commonwealth was very imperialistic. New Zealand, for instance, was one such nation. He warned the Dail Kireann against the danger of Ireland being driven into war by tlio overseas capitalistic interests under some humanitarian plea. The amendment, however, was lost by -I'2 votes to If).