IRISH AFFAIRS

Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1924, Page 2

IRISH AFFAIRS

lUBTIULIAN AND N.Z- CABLE ASSOCIATION. TREATY'S FAILFRK. LONDON, Aug. 3. The "Daily Herald” says: Air Johnston, leader of the Irish Labour Party, in tin interview said: "The Irish Treatry was accepted by the Irish people as being better than a continuance- of warfare. Ireland has kept her bargain. Britain has failed. So we ought to say that the Treaty no longer hinds us, and ought to re-make our constitution, free from duress. 'I lie failure of the Treaty will not hi* regretted in Ireland. The alternative is self-deter-mination.” ULSTER THREAT. LONDON. Aug. 3. The “Belfast Telegraph,” commenting on the crisis, says: "It the British Government proceeds with its mad wicked project, civil war is certain. COSCRAVE’S REOI’ESTLONDON. Aug. 3. President Cosgrove, at Saturday * Conference, demanded that full effect he given to Article 13 of the Irish Treaty. He pressed tor the passage before the llritisb Parliament adjourns of the Bill for over-riding the 1 lster refusal to appoint a representative on the Boundary Commission. Mr MacDonald agreed to introduce the Bill, immediately, but said that the debate thereon would he adjourned until Parliament re-assemh]ed in October. It is hoped that negotiations in the interval will result in a settlement. THE IRISH DIFFICULTY. LONDON. Aug. I. It, was announced in the House ol Commons tnal Air Thomas was going to Dublin in the evening, in consequence of a further communication from Mr Cosgrove. TR E \TY STORY FOUNDATION LESS. LONDON. Aug. I. Air AlavDiinald. in the Commons, said he regarded the stories of a Rus-so-Japanese Treaty, cabled on July 31st as loundntioiiless.