IRISH ANNUITIES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21225, 4 July 1932, Page 9

IRISH ANNUITIES.

REPLY TO DEFAULT.

BRITAIN'S AMPLE POWERS.

LABOUR OPPOSES DUTIES.

PROPOSED ARBITRATION.

SCOPE FOR TRIBUNAL.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received July 3. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 1.

The Parliamentary correspondent of the Daily Telegraph states that the British Government has ample powers to with the Irish Free State default. The powers are sufficient to cover other Free State obligations amounting to £2.00Q,0!X) a year, in addition to the £3,000,C00 land annuities.

The Government is making provision to prevent Free State exports sent to other countries and thence to Britain in order to escape the proposed import duties.

Labour has decided to oppose the legislation on the ground that economic warfare between Britain and Ireland would be disastrous and the party will advocate a delay in the imposition of the duties until the Ottawa Conference has had a chance of discussing the dispute and possibly inducing the acceptance of arbitration.

It is reported in Dublin that Mr. de Valera's Note regarding land annuities, which is going to Mr. J." H. Thomas, Dominions Secretary, to-day, modifies the attitude regarding the personnel for a proposed arbitration tribunal enabling a compromise if arbitration also includes other payments between the two countries. The tribunal suggested is General J. B. M. Herizog, Prime Minister of South Africa, chairman, and two Irish and two British representatives. LABOUB VIEWPOINT. MEETING REPRISALS. ORGANISATION IN IRELAND. (Received July 3, 5.5 p.rc.) LONDON, July 2. The Irish Free State Labour leader, Mr. Norton, has arrived to confer with Mr. George Lansbury, Leader of the Labour Party. He said if Britain preferred reprisals to arbitration, the Irish must organise their full resources to meet the sit nation. The Irish Press, a de Valera organ, states that it is believed that Mr. de Valera is inclined to be conciliatory over the personnel of the proposed annuities tribunal and he might accept a British Empire chairman. The paper adds there will be no early election in the Iree State. Britain 5 manoeuvre in this direction is already a failure. DEBTS MUST BE PAID. LORD ROTHERMERE'S VIEW. AVOIDING ECONOMIC COLLAPSE. (Received July 3. 5.5 p.m.) MONTREAL, July L If Great Britain carries out her threat to impose additional duties on Irish imports, in lieu of the annuities payments, . "in six months there will be an economic collapse in Ireland. • It will have to pay its debts to Great Britain," said Lord Bothermere, the British newspaper proprietor, to-dav.