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Hokitika Guardian, 21 July 1932, Page 5

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IRISH DISPUTE

AT IMPERIL CONFERENCE

(United Preso Association—By Electric Te.egraph—Copyright.)

OTTAWA, July 19

The differences between Great Britain and the Irish Free State, .will not be projesk<l into the del-btrations at the Imperial Conference. ;[;, This was made clear on Tuesday by the Dominions’ Secretary,. ! ’.Air .T. 11. Thomas, and by Mr Sean 0!Kelly, the Irish Free State Vice-President, in terms that left no room for doubt. T: ese Conference delegates both gave the quietus to a. Dublin despatch suggesting that the avenue of efforts towards conciliation might be moved from both sidks of tlte Irish Sea to the banks of the Ottawa River.

Mr o’Kelly said that he had no intention of bringing up., the Irish question.

Air Thomas,stated that no statement would he made by him or any other member-of the Biltisll Delegation 1 in respect of Mi* Bruch refused tb make aiiy Odmmeiit dii the Irish Delegation's position. HIS Canadian' questioners had, apparently, hop-.d that the Australian delegates would support Canada In drastic notion In the event of the Irish delegates continuing an anti-British attiture at the plenary sessions, Mr Thomas’ emphatic' declaration indicated that Britain does not desire the Irish discord to injure the Conference