Political Crisis In Ireland

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 120, 11 August 1927, Page 1

Political Crisis In Ireland

Government May Be Overthrown Fianna Fail Party Will Take Oath WITH the decision of the Fianna Fail Party to take the oath of allegiance in the Irish Free State Dail, there is a likelihood of the Cosgrave Government being overthrown, for it will lose its working majority. A crisis is imminent.

By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright. Rsci. 12.51 pm. DUBLIN, Wed. National League

T HE Fianna Fail Party, after a seven | hours’ conference, decided, by 42 totes to 7, to take the oath. txZ* 1 * 8 sc££on5 c££on is expected to precipi»i.!L a .. GoTernment crisis on Friday, Pl,blic Safety and Electoral endment Bills come before the Dail. “Government will be placed in a hen orlty , on the Public Safety Bill BnrmU S f P‘ anna Failities have the Pendents'* Labour ’ Farmers and Indeh/LL 8 Do i part of De Valera’3 plans ke office himself in the event of « Government defeat. Negotiations m Progressing to put Mr. Johnson head of the Labourites, into Fianna r tbe Eeneral support of the Nation f a *’ certain Independents, and •nationalists.—A. and N.Z. of Parties in the Dail after tollows-l!" 1 general election was as government .... 4B ! 2K£ FaU ::::::: tt fanners"..'.'.’ ??

Sinn Fein 6 Independents . . 15 END OF DAIL BOYCOTT DE VALERA’S APPEAL FAILS Reed. 12.51 p.m. LONDON, Wednesday The “Daily Mail's” Dublin correspondent says that Mr. De Valera strongly appealed for a continuance of the Dail boycott, but he failed to impress his followers, the majority declaring that the Electoral Bill had completely changed the situation, therefore a change of policy was essential to save the Party from extinction. Mr. De Valera, under strong pressure, finally agreed to release the deputies from the election pledge against accepting a position involving the oath of allegiance to a foreign Power.—A. and N.Z.