DAIL DISSOLVED

Hokitika Guardian, 4 January 1933, Page 5

DAIL DISSOLVED

VALERA’S DECISION

OWING TO OPPONENT’S POLICY. (United Press Association- -By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) DUBLIN, January 3. The Dail Ereann has been dissolved, and a general election will be held on January 24. Mr 15. de Valera (President of the Irish Free State Executive), at 12.30 o’clock received the press representatives, and announced to them the dissolution ,of the Dail Elireainn. He stated that the new Dail will meet on February 8. Mr de Valera, replying to questions, said that there was no doubt the Government enjoyed the confidence of the electorate, but by a systematic policy their opponents had created doubt, thus damaging the national interests both in external relations and in domestic affairs. At the election, he said, a more detailed programme would be put before the electorate.

Mr de Valera said that the dissolution was not due to any present differences with Labour. He hoped that the future relations of the Government With Labour would be as happy a a those in the past.

He stated that no British Government would be likely to negotiate in order to end the dispute while convinced that it only wag necessary to exercise sufficient pressure on the Irish people to get the present Government out of office. i Mr de Valera added that the hostile Senate was constantly harrassing the Government.

INTENSE SURPRISE CREATED. LONDON, January 3. The dissolution has created intense surprise in the Free State. It has not been anticipated in any of the political circles, but it has followed a meeting of Opposition leaders at Dublin on Tuesday evening to discuss the formation of a National Government.

CLEVER POLITICAL MANOEUVRE

COSGRAVE PARTY PREPARED

(Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) DUBLIN, January 3.

Mr do Valera’s action i s regarded as a clever political manoeuvre for, under the- Free State constitution he could 'not dissolve the Dail, if defeated on a vote of confidence, iwinch seemed imminent in view of Labour's threatening attitude. ,In the event of defeat he would 'have be e n compelled to retire to allow the Dail to nominate another president, He had also hopea to catch the new National Party movement on the wrong foot, He in going to the country before tlm woret effects of the tariff war with Britain are actually felt. Mr Cosgrave told newspapermen that, although the Party was taken by surprise, the machinery for fighting the election wa,s just as strong and efficient a-s a year ago.

DE VALERA’S MAIN OBJECT

(Received Jan. 4th. at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, January 3.

The “Evening News” says that de Valera’s statement was confined to generalities, but undoubtedly he intends going '‘all out” for a republic, the abolition of the Senate, and the isolation of “Irish Ireland” from corrupting contact with the “hated English.”