THE O'HIGGINS MURDER

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 256, 28 July 1927, Page 9

THE O'HIGGINS MURDER

SECTION OF REPUBLICAN COUNCIL RESPONSIBLE ORGANISATION A MENACE TO LIBERTY OF PEOPLE DECLARES MR. COSGRAVE Mr. Cosgravc says there is little doubt that a section of the so-calied Army Council of Republicans murdered Mr. O’Higgins, adding that the' organisation is a menace to the liberty of the people and must be broken up. B-’ Telegraph.-press association. Copyright. (Rcc. July 27, 7.50 p.m.) London, July'■26. Speaking in the Dail Eireaun during the second reading of the Public Safety Bill, Mr. Cosgrave said that while it was assumed that the so-called Army Cduncil of Republicans as a whole did not murder Mr. O’Higgins, there was little doubt a section of the council did. He disclosed a number of documents which the secret service had seized, adding that the Government had a copy of the constitution and names of the governing body. During a meeting to discuss De Valera’s party entering the Dail, a suggestion was made that any Republican taking the oath should be shot as a traitor. Mr. Cosgrave'added : “This organisation is a menace to the liberty of the people, and must be broken up. Mr. OTliggins’ assassination was the work of a remnant of the armed .organisation which was responsible for the civil war. It will carry out further deeds of violence if special steps are not taken to show there is no chance of escape.”

FOLLOWER OF DE VALERA TAKES THE OATH (Rec. July 27, 10.5 p.m.) London, July 27. Air. Patrick Belton, a member of De Valera’s, party, took the oath aud his seat, in the Dail and participated in,the debate on, the Public Safety Bill; strongly opposing it.