IRELAND

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 1 August 1924, Page 5

IRELAND

APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION. WAY OUT OF DEAD-LOCK; *1 OABL1 —PEE3B ASSOCIATION—COPTII3HT '' l LONDON, July 31. Following the judical interpretation of the Irish Treaty, opinion is general that the only way out of the dead-lock is for the Government to pass legislation itself appointing the boundary commission. The Daily Chronicle says Cabinet considered the position and came to the conclusion that a most difficult situation has been created. It is understood the Ministers, in view of the fact that the present Government is not responsible for the treaty, decided that they ought to consult those concerned, and accordingly communicated with the signatories and the leaders of the parties in office when the treaty was framed. It is understood a conference wjth those will be held at Downing Street immediately. Meantime it has been indicated that it is necessary to prolong the sitting of Parliament for a week, and possibly Mr J. H. Thomas (Colonial Secretary) may cancel his trip to South Africa.

The Daily Telegraph says a round table conference in connection with the Irish Treaty will be held at Downing Street this morning. Invitations have been issued to Mr. Stanley Baldwin (Conservative leader), Mr. H. H. Asquith (Liberal leader), and the signatories, Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Neville Ohaniberlaih, Lord )Bi!rkenhead, Mr. Winston Churchill, Sir L. WorthingtonEvans, Mr. Hamar ' Greenwood and Lord Hewart (Lord Chief Justice and ex-Attorney-General). The Daily Express states the Government feels that faith must be kept with the' Free. State, and if the Bill is not forwarded immediately a serums position will arise in Southern Ireland owing to Republican activities and the failure of the Free State Government to hold the position. A correspondent of the Morning Post learns that the Imperial Government has ordered the withdrawal of British troops from Bellukfort in the disturbed area on the north-west border, and argues that this is ill-timed. The correspondent adds: “Everyoneknows that the days of the Cosgrave Government Sire numbered, and the general expectation is that there will be a collapse of the Free State constitution in the late autumn and the enthronement of Republicanism.”