NOT A BRIBE!

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11833, 14 January 1933, Page 5

NOT A BRIBE!

IRISH ELECTION CAMPAIGN. COSGRAVE’S OFFER TO FARMERS. WOULD PARTIALLY REMIT LAND ANNUITIES. (U.P.A. hy Elec. To). Copyright.) (Received Jan. 13, 7 p.m.) ... LONDON, Jan. 12. “Don’t think this is a political bribe. It is nothing of the sort,” declared Mr. Cosgrave at KiUiare, when outbidding Mr. De Valera for the farmers' vote. Mr. Cosgrave announced that if elected he would remit the land annuities for November-Dccember 1932, June and Npvember-Decembcr 1933, and June 1934, the first collection being made in 1934. H 6 considered that farmers would not be asked to pay more than half what they had been paying, and would not be asked to pay more. Negotiations with Britain would be based on the ability of rarmers to pay, also according to a formula to which Britain, Franco, ami Italy had already subscribed, and to which he hoped America would ultimately subscribe.

HOW TO WIN COSGR AVE WOULD SETTLE LONDON, Jan. 4. “If wo are elected, we will win the war. and the peace and regain IrclancPs markets witliin. throe days”, says Mr Cosgrave’s election posters. The posters, the Dublin correspondent of the Times states, promise a reduction. of the land annuities through an agreed settlement with. Great Briain. Mr Cosgrave will not dispute the Icgaliiiy of the annuities, and is oonfident that, Britain will not allow mere arithmetic to prevent reasonable relief. The real fight will he a republic versus adherence to the treaty, though Mr Do Valera is seeking to obscure Wo issue hy concentrating on the hardships of the economic war. which he ascribes to Britain. The fury of the hurricane campaign prevent® clear thinking, and may enable him to succeed. Time is too short to permit of a formal fusion o'f the atni-Topuhlicans. Nevertheless, a working agreement 1S probable, enabling the elimination of unnecessary candidates for doubtful seats.