IRISH POLITICS

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 192, 16 August 1927, Page 7

IRISH POLITICS

PARTY NEGOTIATIONS. Redmond Holds Key; To Situation. fATE OT THE 60VBBNMENT. 0f C»We.—F»««« Association.— Copyright.) (Received 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, August 15. Messages from Dublin state that all sorts of negotiations are proceeding behind the scenes in connection with tie political crisis caused by the Republicans taking the oath of allegiince and the no-confidence vote to be "aoved in the Dail to-morrow. .-Whether'or no there will be a new Government in the Free State entirely hinges on the attitude of the members of th> National League. Threader of the latter, Captain Bedgiond, is prepared to help the Labour party *nd the Fianna Fail to put out tfr Government, but he ineists upon tsr-oarking certain portfolios for memtits of hie party in the new Executive CottMil. Hha leader of the Labour party, Mr. fleams Johnson, obstinately refuses to eejhntit himself to any arrangement in «imace.-H Issue Uncertain. '£. British official wireless message states that a further development of the Mlltleftl situation in the Irish Free State *ifl be, determined by the result of the Tote of censure which the Labour leader, Mr. Thomas Johnson, will move in the StiT E'ireann to-morrow. Baporte from Dublin indicate that negotiations have been proceeding printely since the balance of parties war (Itatorbtd by the entry of the members of d» Valera's party into the Dail, and it ii attained that the de Valeraists and Ctptain Redmond's National League nifty will support the Labour motion and lecture the defeat of the Govern* leent the "Evening News" .states, however, 4*t. tto. result of the censure motion is uaeertain owing to the attitude of some Members of Captain Redmond's party, Whjft.ls.now reduced to seven by the ndgoaiion ef Mr. Vincent Rice. The -decision *of Captain JRedmond's followers, who hold the balance of power, will be announced to-m Arrow. Meanwhile it to stated that in the event of Mr. Johnson bejng invited to form an Adminstitration he will ask certain well-known Cewtltntionalifta to enter his Cabinet in order %0-iotm a disinterested Governajtnt that would concentrate upon »dmjnletratiire work.