WARFARE CONTINUES.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 October 1922, Page 5

WARFARE CONTINUES.

IRISH AMNESTY EXPIRES. REBELS NOT IMPRESSED. THREAT TO INFORMERS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Oct. 16, 9.50 p.m. London, Oct. 16. The amnesty expired on Sunday. The rebels showed little disposition to accept it. Joseph Dalton, a Free Stater, a brother of General Dalton, was arrested in Dublin and charged with complicity in the shooting of three youthful republicans, whose bodies were found in a quarry at Clondalkin. The rebel headquarters have issued a proclamation stating they will execute any person known to give information causing execution, deportation, imprisonment or other punishment of republicans in arms against the Free State forces.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. IRREGULARS GIVE UP ARMS. London, Oct. 14. A considerable number of irregulars in the West Cork area have surrendered their arms under the new amnesty offer. REBEL CORRESPONDENCE. London, Oct. 15. The Irish Government has issued the first White Paper, which deals wiih captured correspondence between de Valera and other prominent republicans. One of de Valera’s letters recommends the executive of the rebel army to take control and assume responsibility, enabling de Valera and his colleagues to resign as public representatives. De Valera points out that he and his colleagues have all the public responsibility, but no voice and no authority. If he cannot get the position made clear he threatens to resign publicly, despite the harm such a step would do the republican cause. The letter continues: “We cannot point to authority derived from the majority of the people. We could not ,as a Government refuse to allow the people to decide by a vote between the two Governments. If the people were given the chance of making a decision that would mean the worst of all, namely, turning down the repufolaaans.”