TRALEE RIOTS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 October 1933, Page 5

TRALEE RIOTS

DISCUSSION IN IRISH BAIL

i United Press Association—By Eiectrit Telegraph— Copyright.)

LONDON, October 12,

In the Dail Eiroann, Mr McDermott (Opposition) askecl whether the Government wore introducing a prosecution in connection with the Tralee happenings on October 6. Mr Ruttledge replied that he was not in a position to make a statement, as the Attorney-General was now investigating the matter. Mr McDermott declared lie was dissatisfied with the reply. Mr McDermott, on the ■ motion for adjournment, vividly drew I attention to conditions in the l Free j State, declaring the problem of intimidation had increased in seriousness since the formation of the United Irish party, the first serious outbreak being at Limerick, when the police did duty, this resulting in protests in which deputies supporting M de Valera participated. An I.R.A. organ had congratulated the mob on the occurrences at Tralee, involving injuries to General O’Duffy, an exMin j-ster named Lynch, and others. Mr McDermott recalled a storming of his car at Limerick on October 5, when several should have been arrested. All parties should co-operate to deal with organised attempts to destroy the rights.of citizenship.: ; Mr. Ruttledge’s admission that no arrests had been made in Tralee disgraced the Government. Mr Ruttledge replied that the At-torney-General must decide whether charges could be ... made before the military tribunal or a n ordinary court. The Government was behind the Civic Guards, and behind the pre"2'ifiUtn>n of free speech. The matter was then dropped.