THE IRISH PROBLEM.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 December 1922, Page 3

THE IRISH PROBLEM.

ATJBTEALTAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. RECENT EXECUTIONS. LONDON, Dec. 19 The men executed at Dublin belonged to n column of ten men who operated against goods trains and property in the Kildare district. REPUBLICAN .OLA I MS. NEW YORK, Dec. 19. Justice Mullan, of the New A ork Supreme Court, has ruled that if the Irish Free state executes Stephen O’Mara before next Wednesday (whose arrest was cabled on August 21), >t v.i lose 2,300,000 dol. This curious situation arises from a suit brought by the Free State to obtain control of money raised in America for the Irish Hepu >- lie. Justice Mullan gave the Republicans ropresentatvies here the I 'K 1 ,° present testimony from O’Mnra, who is now imprisoned by the 1' roe S a c> - Free States’s Attorney cabled to Dublin, and received a reply that it the Supreme Court Commissioner arrived in Dublin while O'Mara was st.ll m custody, the taking ol' Ids testimony wi be permitted. The Court has ruled that this was not satisfactory, and ordered the Free State’s attorney to cable again'to learn whether the * rce St ate would guarantee to keep O -Main alive until a Commission can arrive to time the necessary testimony. The Court will convene next Wednesday to learn from the Free State s attorney whether this will be guaranteed, but siioli!cl the Free State, m the meantime. execute O’Hara, the moneys vy, l remain with the adherents ot the Irish Republic.