"VITRIOLIC HATRED”

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 March 1922, Page 5

"VITRIOLIC HATRED”

IRISH LTIODAG AN DA. {Australian and N.Z. Cable Association./ i LONDON, Alarch 17. 1 The Irish Republican Barty are maintaining their propaganda, campaign for the election. It is described t as of vitriolic hatred against Britain. A handbill circulated throughout Ireland by the Republican Barty ; states that England’s difficulty is Ireland’s opportunity. England is in dillj- . culties everywhere. Her war debt is 1 colossal. The unemployed in England now number nearly 2,000,509. Her quandam Allies now hate her. India is seething with revolt, while Egypt is declaring “Egypt for Egyptians. England, therefore, wants merely peace with Ireland. Ireland, however wants a. peace with honour. Ireland ' will not swear allegiance to England’s King. Ireland, shall not toleiate an English Governor-General. “Now is the time , to get our terms, wdien ] England is in difficulties.” 1 < DE VALERA’S CAAIPAIGN. ] ‘ i LONDON, Alarch 17. i Air. De Valera is continuing an inflamatory election campaign. At Dun- < garvan lie declared that Ireland had 1 not secured her independence. The < Treaty barred the way to freedom. 1 “Independence,” he said, '"' r can onlj r < be secured bv Irish bloodshed.” < Air. A. Griffith . (Irish President) J has ordered the Alinister -of Defence t to cancel' an Irish Army Convention, ( summoned for Alarch 26th, because < the convenors proposed to remove the i army from the control of the Dail Eireann.