THE FREE STATE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19110, 20 September 1927, Page 9

THE FREE STATE.

GOVERNMENT'S

IfAKROW MAJORITY.

ELECTION RESULTS ML MINISTERS SUCCESSFUL. CABLE ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT). 1 AND SJ.Z. AND SUN CABLE.) > Received September'l9th, 7 p.m.) LONDON, September 18. midnight the position of the Parties in the Free Stnte election was as follows government Parties Government ... ••• 48 Independents ... ... 10 Farmers' Parly ... 1 Total 62 Opposition Parties— Republicans ... -11 Labour Party ... ... 11 National League ... 2 Independent Labour ... 2 Total ... ••• 06 Mr Lynch, Minister for Fisheries, returned for Kerry. Jfr Hogan. Minister for Agriculture, IW I Mr O'Sullivan, Minister for Education were elected. - All Cabinet Ministers ha<ve now been returned. REPUBLICAN . SUCCESSES. CHURCH SAID TO BE RESPONSIBLE. ("the times.") (Received September 19th, 7 p.m.) LONDON, September 18. Xhe correspondent of "The Times" at Dublin says: "Mr De Valera's Party iu far more successful than was expected. This was largely owing to the Joman Catholic Hierarchy's complete lilanoe concerning the Oath of Allegiance. If the bisliops had condemncd Mr De Valera and his followers for perjury when they entered the Dail, their numbers would now be greatly reduced. "The absence of an episcopal announcement, and the ignorance of the masses, misled them regarding the Republican propaganda. They decided ihat this silence meant Approval. It b also obvious that those who ,had Ist faith in Mr De Valera outnumlered those determined to vote for the Opposition at any cost. /'lf a political crisis is precipitated, J must be settled by Parliamentary leans, as no Party funds are available for further elections. "It is clearly shown that the Free 'Site has not yet reached the stage If political responsibility necessary fcr Ijoportional representation ancT the I Iwcise of adult suffrage."

■it ft DEADLOCK UNLIKELT. s —- AND Z " CABLE ABSOCIATION -) •■iwived September 20th 12.10 a.m.) : 'Si; ' :v|l LONDON, September 19. %ite a diminution in the strength .rf.W small groups, there is every ins»wr that an eloction deadlock is ®Bt«ly, and the Government will have than a majority of four or five W ihe> Republicans. It is already the remedy is a working Offlfianding between the two big The election cost £130,000, ■"i.Uelsnd does not want another election. A jMR JINKS DEFEATED. AND K Z AND SUJJ CABIJs j itt"£ LONDON, September 18. Jinks was not elected for '"J 0 ! 111 Jinks, a member of the jS??', Party. walked out of the Dail durin S tho crisis on 16th. The defeat of Mr Coswws Government seemed certain, the lasfc irioment Mr Jinks, who I to To^e ,v "jth his Party jTr the Government, disappeared. JrjvJtew wild rumours of murder a, 5. , a PP'. n g a "d for a day he was Ids?" wi ß , man ' n the British |b £.• V r * lei l,th e speculation was at isaaci' r Jinks walked unconiSu/t. j to the Dail, explaining ts i&lj- ,? ODe or » walk in order Toting against his convic-