IRISH FREE STATE

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3645, 13 February 1932, Page 5

IRISH FREE STATE

Republican Policy INDEPENDENT OF BRITAIN RUT AY HAT A RELIEF THAT WOULD RE FOR J. BULL BA’ LOSING A HFAA’Y BURDEN TRADE AND RESPONSIBILITY BE A'A LERA AS LEADER PROPOUNDS HIS IDEAS By Telegraph—Press Assn— Copyright (Aust. and N.Z. Cable) (Received Feb. 13, 10 a.m.) Land, Feb. 12. The Morning Post says the supporters of the I ianua. Fail think (hat if the treaty\i s destroyed England will return Ireland. AVHAT IT WOULD MEAN But it *■* pc|rf\tin. that) noth frig: would induce the’ British peonle to again undertake the thankless burden of carrying on the Irish Administration. On the other hand, if the Irish Free State destroy their treaty. Britain will linvo an excellent reason for closing her market to Irish produce. PLANKS IX RLATFORM Dublin. Feb. 12. De Valera’s manifesto to the electors sets out that the first plank oi the Republican platform is the elimination of the oath of allegiance to Britain, which deputies and senators are required to take. Secondly, they will refuse to hand over to the British Government land purchase annuities, amounting to three millions per year.

They will also take legal opinion regarding the validity of other payments. totalling ten millions, the largest item being pensions to the late Royal Iris], Constabulary. His policy is to persuade Britain to realise that the best. interests would be served if tlie two countries lived as friendly and independent neighbours.