KUSH FREE STATE PLANS

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 30 March 1932, Page 5

KUSH FREE STATE PLANS

REPLY TO GREAT BRITAIN

republican draft prepared

POSSIBILITY OF DEADLOCK:.

COSGRAVE’S PARTY SILENT.

(United Press Association —By Electric Telegrapn Copyright.)

LONDON, March 28. Mr de Valera has completed the draft of his reply to Britain regarding the Irish Free State policy and will submit it to his Cabinet to-morrow. It is believed that he at length sets out his argument that the oath of allegianee contained in the constitution has nothing to do with the treaty. The reply will reach Downing Street probably on Thursday. It is understood that the papers will not be issued to the Press till the whole correspondence is completed. The "Daily Telegraph’s” Dublin correspondent says that the Republicans at “'present hold the Irish stage and arc straining every nerve to work up antiBritish feeling in readiness for a diplomatic deadlock. The Republican army is taking advantage of the present wave, of Republicanism and to-day began w. great campaign to attract recruits. It is approaching young unemployed men in the streets. Many are sure to be sworn in during the next two or three weeks. The cessation of emigration, to America is helping the revolutionaries Mr W. T. Cosgrave and all his party organisations are maintaining silence till the Dail reassembles in three weeks. Mr Cosgrave’s home is continually guarded by detectives and Civic Guards.

WARNING TO DE VALERA.

LADY HOUSTON’S ADVICE,

Received 9.50 a.m. tceday.

LONDON, March 29

Lady Houston has sent a message'to Mr De Valera as follows: "Don’t let your Spanish blood goad you into dragging Ireland down into the chaotic, calamitous confusion to which Spain has fallen. Irishmen are not fools. To repudiate the oath is simply to cut oft vout nose to spite your face.”