TIM HEALY'S STRICTURES.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 February 1928, Page 3

TIM HEALY'S STRICTURES.

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON. Feb. 3. The “Daily Express” special at Dublin interview Air Mealy af the conclusion ot five years Govcrnor-Gen-eralship. He was most candid and did not mince words especially in releroneo to lie Valera. He said jealousy not patriotism was the loot ol his position, lie was vain and shallow without a shred ot ability who insisted in splitting, the Irish race 'y a. pretence and int ransigeance ol his reign of terror in the name of the Irish Reoublie. brought only bloodshed ami ill-will. He «.i. .nothing but. a barren importer. It his lutilc. costly rebellion oi 1922 had not occurred. f think there could have been a reapproaclunent. but l Kter Protestants could not he expected to enter a State afflicted with a factionist deadly outbreak organised by this so-called leader of the Dish people. EIGHT HOUR CONVENTION. GENEVA. Eeh. 2. The British Government's delegate. Air 11. B. Betterton, at to-day’s meeting of the International Labour Office moved in favour ot a revision of the Washington flight Hours (. unvenl ion. He suggested that the Labour Office a report for submission to all countries and the revised Convention bo discussed at the 192‘d session. Mr Be tier top said the Washington Coil volition had been hurriedly concluded. The workers' delegates strongly opposed revision, and demanded the ratification of the existing Convention. AL Ponlmux. French Labour delegate, said the Continental delegates at Washington had reluctantly adopted the British viewpoint. They were completely opnosed to revision. The discussion continues to-morrow.