IRISH FREE STATE

Evening Star, Issue 19632, 11 August 1927, Page 5

IRISH FREE STATE

, HIE OATH QUESTION POSSIBILITY 01*' ANOTHER ELECTION. Press Association —Cv Telegraph—CopyrightDUBEIN, August 30. It is exported tlmt there will he a slight majority _at the Republican Party’s meeting in lavor of taking the oath as an expedient enabling them to enter the Bail and vote against the Public Safety Bill. Tims, Mr Cosgravc will probably lose his working majority, resulting in an election or an invitation to Dc Valera to form a Government. UNDECIDED. LONDON, August 10. Whether to lake the oath of allegiance lor the sake of principle or to reconcile their consciences by hanging on to’ their seats, is the problem confronting the Fianna Fail Party in the Free State. Since the passing of the Public Safety Act the ‘ Daily Herald’s ’ Dublin correspondent learns that the party, in view of the changed circumstance's, has decided to reconsider its attitude, and meets to-night to discuss whether it would be better to take the oath in order to repeal the Act at the first opportunity. It is understood that Dc Valera is opposed to taking the oath under any circumstances. A Government defeat is likely if the Fianna Party enters the Dail in a body. PUBLIC SAFETY BILL. - LONDON, August 10. The ‘Gazette’ states that Mr Cosgrave, in replying to Colonel Moore’s motion for the rejection of the Public Safety Bill on the ground that coercion Acts are always futile, said that the Government intended to crush crime, whatever wore the consequences.