UNITED IRELAND PARTY
i «— I FIRST CONFERENCE HELD ( i I POLICY EXPLAINED i i | 1 i'UN'ITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—BT KLECTEIC j TELEGBM'H —COrVEIGHT.) (Received February 9, 5.5 p.m.) j ! DUBLIN, February 8. j There were many Blue Shirt.; ' among the 1500 delegates to the first I convention of the United Ireland I party at the Mansion House. The party's policy includes: (1) Voluntary reunion of Ireland in an independent State as a free and equal partner in the British Commonwealth without abatement of Irish sovereignty or the reopening with Great Britain and Ulster of the partition question as an obstacle to the partnership. (2) Advantageous negotiation oi ' a settlement of the financial dispute. I (3) Negotiation of a trade treaty j with Great Britain securing the most favourable terms for Irish ' goods. i General O'DuP.'v was elected pre- ! sident. He extolled unity and declared that Mr dc Valera was not courageous enough to remain in office and go out of the Commonwealth decently.
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Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21086, 10 February 1934, Page 13
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