IRELAND

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 22 December 1922, Page 5

IRELAND

EX-MEMBER OK DAIL SHOT DEAD

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LONDON. Dec. 20

James Dwyer, ex-member of the Dail, was shot dead while serving a customer in his provision shop at Dublin. Two men entered the simp and asio d if he was Dwyer. Directly the answer was given one of the men drew a revolver and slna Dwyer through the' heart. The assassin eecaped through streets crowded with Christmas shop pers.

DAMAGES FOR A RAID

LONDON, Dec. 20

Mr Justice Samuels, in ’deciding theFreeman's Journals appeal from the Dublin Recorders decision, awarding them £44,600 damages for an armed raid in March, increased flic compensation in £476,000, pointing on! that ilm raid was intended to silence the Journals support of the treaty. i

CLOUDS ARE BREAKING

LONDON, Dec. 20

Mr Cosgrave, in an article in the Daily Express, said a small armed faction with the moral backing of less than (wo per rent of the population deny the right of the Irish people to accept an equal status with other members in llm Commonwealth of free nations, and are now trying to prodime chaos by pillage, arson, and assassination. De Valera and his supporters say the people have no right to do wrong in abrogating to themselves tho right of deciding what, is wrong. For opponents were only emboldened by our oponents were only emboldened by our rest rain!. After giving in delail the ir-

regulars' crimes in recent months Mr Cosgrnve concludes: “It. is vital to the existence of the nation that the government and army council show in plain and drastic way that they are delermir.ed to safeguard I lie people's parliamentary representatives. Irregulars’ leaders had been shot, not in a spirit of vindictiveness and not in hot blood or even in anger, hut as pari- of a definite policy of counter action. The position in Ireland may seem dark, but the clouds are breaking. The Free. State is lirmly established."