IRISH AFFAIRS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1927, Page 2

IRISH AFFAIRS

(Australian A N.Z. Cable Association.)

LONDON, July 26.

Speaking in the Dail Eireann during the second reading of the debate on the Public Safety Bill, President Cosgrave said that, while it was assumed that the so-called Army Council of the Republicans, as a whole, did not minder Mr Kevin O’Higgins, there, was little doubt that a section of that Council did.

President- Cosgrave disclosed a number of documents which the Free Stale Secret Service has seized. He added that the Government had a copy of the constitution, and ol the names of the governing body. He declared that during a meeting held to discuss the question of Afr de- A alera’s parts entering the Dail Eireann, a suggestion was made that any Republican taking the oath would be shot as a traitor.

President C'dsgrave added : “Hiis organisation is a menace to the lilierty of the people, and it must he broken up. Air O’Higgiiis’ assassination was the work of life remnant of the armed organisation uliieh was responsible for the civil war in Ireland. It will carry out further deeds of violence if special steps are not taken to sho that there is no chance of its es-

THE OATH TAKEN. LONDON. July 27

Alr Patrick Belton, a member of Afr Do Valera’s Party, took the oath and his seat in the Dail Eireann. and ho then participated in a debate on the Public Safety Bill, strongly opposing it.