FREE STATE ANNUITIES

Northern Advocate, 15 September 1932, Page 5

FREE STATE ANNUITIES

DE VALERA NOTE IMPOUNDING PROPOSALS. LABOUR PARTY'S TENETS. WINTER NECESSITIES. (United Press Association —By Electrlo Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received 9 a.m.) LONDON, September 14. The* Irish Labour Party has issued a statement condemning Britain’s action in levying a tax on Irish farm produce. It demands that the Free State Government, from the resources of the country, and its people, shall see that every family is supplied in the. coming winter with sufficient food, fuel and cloth-

The party urges that the sale of cattle for the British market should bo undertaken by an organisation on behalf of the Government, the loss, if any, to be borne by the State.

A further communication from Mr do Valera lias been received by the Dominions Office concerning the Irish land annuities and is being considered by the Prime Minister and Air .1. H. Thomas.

It is understood that tho Note re•peats the suggestions made by Mr do Valera in a speccli two days ago, name-: ly, that pending arbitration the annuities should be placed in the custody of a third party such as-the Bank for International Settlements. BRITISH REPLY READY. SOME PLAIN SPEAKING. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, September 14. The British reply to Mr de Valera will be sent shortly. It will express the opinion that Mr de. Valera’s letter, since it does not deal with the nature of the arbitration, does not carry the matter any further. The. point, is also likely to bo made that he' says nothing of the position should the: negotiations fail. If his attitude is that tho money paid for land annuities will be kept in the Free State it is obviously not acceptable. It is also understood that the communication deals solely with the land -annuities question. There is no modification in Mr de Valera’s attitude toward the composition of the tribunal to which he is willing to refer the question for arbitration. Tho British Government throughout has expressed its willingness to arbitrate on the condition that the members of the tribunal are chosen from within'the Empire.