VOTES FOR PEACE.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 June 1922, Page 5

VOTES FOR PEACE.

THE IRISH ELECTIONS, MAJORITY FOR TREATY. THE LATEST EETURNS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received June 21, 7.30 p.m. London, June 21. The Irish elections have resulted in a debacle for the Republican exeremists, and the Treaty party is rejoicing over its great victory. Though Laborites and Independents headed the poll by big majorities in several constituencies, the present position is:— Pro-Treaty -••••- • •. 47 Anti-Treaty 29 Pro-Treaty Labor 10 Pro-Treaty Independent 12 Thirty-one results remain. It is announced that the count wall be completed on Thursday, ber 76, and the Republicans 30. The elections continue to furnish surprises and inculcate lessons, the most important of which is that if Mr. Collins had not half surrendered to Mr. de Valera, he would have carried the entire country for the treaty. Of thirty Republicans elected nineteen were unopposed. Under the panel pact, in more than one case, the panel Republican was defeated. Wherever Irish opinion was left unfettered the Treatyites were preferred against the Republicans in the overwhelming proportion of five to one. It is even agreed that Mr. de Valera only saved his seat through the panel. Great surprise is expressed at the heavy Labor vote, which would certainly have been greater if more candidates had offered. L»mn Mell owes, the principal wirepuller for the rebels, was at the bottom of the poll at Galway. Erskine Childers was defeated for Kildare, in the Wicklow division. Desmond Fitzgerald, director of publicity for the Dail Eireann, and a Treatyite, was elected for Dublin County. Three Republicans were returned for East Mayo and Sligo, polling two-thirds of the votes cast. O’Byrne, the Sinn Fein envoy to the Vatican, cut a rediculous figure against the Treatyite at Tipperary, securing only a few hundred votes. Darrell and Figgis, pro-treaty, head the poll in County Dublin. Gavan and Duffy have also been elected. Mr. Arthur Griffith (leader of the Dail Eireanu), topped the poll for Cavan, being nearly seven thousand votes above the second member. London, June 20. The latest Irish returns are: ProTreaty 35; anti-Treaty 21; Independent 3; Labor 3. Supporters of the treaty annexed 7 out of the 12 seats at Dublin; Independents 3; anti-Treaty one; Labor one. Countess Markievicz was defeated. In the House of Commons Mr. Churchill announced the postponement of his Irish statement on the ground that the discussion of Irish affairs at the present time might be prejudicial to the public interest, as so many uncertain factors Existed. AMERICA APPLAUDS RESULT. “A SOUND MENTAL CONDITION.” Received June 21, 9.15 p.m. New York, June 21. American newspapers generally express satisfaction at the result of the Irish elections, aa presaging future peace in Ireland. The keynote is set by the New York Harald, which says: “Stripped of all side issues, the Irish elections were to determine whether Ireland was as sane as the outer world believed her to be, or as determined aa the most unreconcilable hoped she was. From such returns as have come in the old island seems to be in a sound mental condition.” —Aua.-N-Z. Cable Assn. SENSATIONAL ATTACK. ON ULSTER PREMIER’S HOME. Received June 21, 5 5 p.m. London, June 20. Sinn Feiners made a sensational attack on Stormont Castle, the official residence of Sir James Craig (Premier pf Northern Ireland). A few hours after Sir James Craig moved in groups of Sinn Feiners fired upon the castle from I the woods. The sentries replied and reinforcements came from Belfast, but the raiders escaped in the darkness.