MUTINY IN IRELAND.

Auckland Star, Volume 55, Issue 62, 13 March 1924, Page 5

MUTINY IN IRELAND.

AN ARMY ULTIMATUM. THE CORK DISAFFECTION. LONDON, March 12. The ultimatum by General Tobin and Colonel Dalton sent to the President of the Dail on behalf of the executive of the Republican Army, after suggesting that the Government was not aiming at securing and maintaining the Republican form of Government, demanded a conference with tile Government to discuss the interpretation- of the treaty, on condition that the Army Council be removed and demobilisation and reorganisation of the army be immediately suspended. The ultimatum concluded-. "Our organisation fully realises the seriousness of the action we may be compelled to take, but we can no longer be party to treachery that threatens to destroy the aspirations of the nation." Mr. Cosgrave said that it was impossible for the Government to ignore this challenge. Nothing would be left undone to maintain the discipline of the army. He said that approximately ;20 resignations had occurred throughout the country."General* Mulcahy. Minister of Defence, said that there was a threat that a large number of officers throughout the army would resign or take arms against the Government. The only place where there was any possibility ot danger was County Cork,"where the sec-ond-in-command bad resigned. He was absolutely confident of control of the forces in the rest of the country.— (A and N.Z. Cable.)