HEW IRELAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 June 1922, Page 5

HEW IRELAND.

CONSTITUTION CHANGES. DRAFT OF THE SCHEME. UNLIKE DOMINIONS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received June 8, 5.5 p.m. London, June 7. The Daily Chronicle’s Dublin correspondent states: “The secrecy regarding the constitution continues. I understand it corresponds to no constitution within the Empire; all the forms followed by other Dominions have been rejected. The model chosen on the whole resembles Switzerland, but not on its federal side. The new Ireland will be a unified State, with nothing to correspond to the Swiss Cantons, but the Swiss Federal Council will be adopted with certain modifications. The framers of the Irish constitution have decided to eliminate party as far as possible, as an influence in determining the personnel of the Government. “The merits of the Swiss system from the Irish viewpoint is that Ministers have security of tenure for the life of the Parliament which elected them. A hostile vote by Parliament does not imply resig- . nation, but rather means a veto or an inI struction, which Ministers will loyally accept. Ministers are to be expert administrators in the service of Parliament, and all members of the Irish Ministry save the two most prominent will not be members of Parliament. These two will battle in the Parliamentary arena. ‘The chief Irish difficulty has been the devising of a Second Chamber, which will be democratic and not a mere replica of the First Chamber, but which should represent the permanent factors in the national life. Probably one-third of the Second House will be nominated and will include religious leaders. The new constitution is only a hasty and imperfect draft, and its Imperial side has not been thoroughly worked out. The tendency will be not to insist on a too rigid definition of Imperial relations so far as the constitution committee and the provisional Government are concerned. The aim seems to be not to create embarrassments, but to find a solution, and they are prepared to modify the draft constitution during negotiations.”—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE IRISH ELECTIONS. FEATURES OF NOMINATIONS. Received June 8. 5.5 p.m. London, June 7. The completed returns of yesterday’s South Ireland nominations show that in 20 constituencies 90 Coalition candidates will be opposed by 47 Independents, representing labour, farmers, t/he rateI payers’ associations and business interests. The total nominations are 171. Seventeen pro-treaty and seventeen anti-treaty candidates have been returned unopposed, leaving contests to take place in twenty constituencies between ninety members of the Collinsde Valera panel and forty-seven Independents. labourites, farmers, business and professional representatives. LONDON CONFERENCE. RESUMPTION EXPECTED. I Received June 8, 5.5 p.m. London, June 7. Mr. Churchill held an informal conference with Mr. Griffith and Mr. O’Higgins. It is understood the Pettigo incident was reviewed. It is expected the full conference will resume tomorrow or Friday.