IRISH FREE STATE

Hokitika Guardian, 4 July 1932, Page 5

IRISH FREE STATE

mu ? b>-. LAND ANNUITIES “PROPOSED ARBITRATION PLAN. :ine?Y (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) - LONDON, July 2. - It is reported at Dublin that President de Valera is sending a ISote on the land annuities, which is going to Mr Thomas to-day. It is reported that it modifies the attitude taken regarding the personnel for the proposed arbitration tribunal on the annuities. This wouid .enable a compromise to be made if the arbitration were also to include the other payments as between the wo countries.

The tribunal, it is suggested, should be .one with Premier Hertzog (Soiv;h Africa) chairman, and two Irish and two- British representatives.

, BRITISH EMBARGO OPPOSED

LONDON, July 3

' ’ Labour have decided to oppose ths Government's [legislation against the Tree 'State exports, on ths ground tha.v Anglo-Irish economic warfare will- be disastrous, . N The Labour Party will advocate a "delay in the imposition of duties till the Ottawa Conference has had the "chanc a of discussing the dispute, and possibly of inducing' che acceptance of arbitration.

NO EARLY IRISH ELECTION. y

LONDON, July 2

The “Irish Press,’’ de Vaiera’s organ, says:—“lt is believed that President de Valera is inclined to be conciliatory over the personnel of the annuities tribunal. He might accept an Empire Chairman.” The paper adds that there will be uo'-'ea’rlv election in the Irish Free StatOi ‘‘Britain's manoeuvres in this connection are already a failure. nooFREIE STATE juABOUR LEADER. ’y.me LONDON, July' 2. The’ Free State Labour Leader, Mr Norton, has arrived to confer with Mr Geo.-.- iLan=bury (British Labour Leader). He said that if Britain prefers repjjsaig to arbitration, then the Irish must .organise fully their resources to meet , the new situation.

A COLLAPSE FORECAST: MONTREAL, July 2

Lord, Rothermere said l on Friday °nighl:~“K Great Britain carries out Oil Irish imports, in l lieu of annuities ■payments, then in six months there .wf/l'rbe an-economic boll apse in Ireland'. “It will have to pay ltß debts tb Qvuat Britain, ", : :y