ADVERSE VOTE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 29 March 1930, Page 7

ADVERSE VOTE

FREE STATE PARLIAMENT GOVERNMENT DEFEATED RESIGNATION BEING DISCUSSED 'United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copy right) LONDON, 28th March. The Freo State Government was defeated by 66 votes to 64, on tho second leading of a private member's Old Ago Pensions Bill, which the Republicans introduced. Cabinet is discussing its resignation. TWENTY ABSENTEES FROM CRITICAL VOITLONDON. 28th March. Twenty deputies were absent when tho critical vote -was taken. Cabinet is still sitting, deciding whether to resign. If Mr Cosgrave should resign, he will probably be succeeded by Mr Do Valera, who is now en route to Dublin from the United States. GOVERNMENT RESIGNS (Received 29th March, 9.50 a.m.) LONDON, 28th March. The Irish Freo State Government has resigned. DE VALERA INTERVIEWED (Received 29th March, 9.10 a.m.) NEW YORK, 28th March. Mr De Valera, interviewed at Chicago to-day said that he wou]d answer the call to tho presidency of the Freo State i)f the Dail Eireann summoned him, adding: "Jf I were selected by the Dail I would form a Fiannafail Government. It is a situation offering many possibilities and an interesting historical event. It marks tho resignation of a party that so far has been working under the Treaty. Our party has been endeavouring for some time to obtain a majority in the Dail to carry out its declared policies."