COERCION IN IRELAND.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12424, 17 August 1933, Page 6

COERCION IN IRELAND.

EXTREME POWERS BY DE VALERA. BANNING OF PUBLIC MEETINGS United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. DUBLIN, August 15. - Cabinet, alter a three hours’ meeting, decided, to establish a military tribunal to deal with political offences. The Irish “Gazette'’ officially notifies additions to the Free State constitution by which a, special tribunal can be established giving the police power of questioning and arrest- on suspicion including suspicion of the membership of associations deemed to be unlawful. The change also permits the banning of public meetings. SECRET TRIBUNAL FLOGGING OR DEATH FOR POLITICAL OFFENCES LONDON August 15. The Daily Telegraph’s. Dublin correspondent says it is assumed that a military tribunal will be established almost immediately. It may. under the Public Safety Act, impose unrestricted penalties, including flogging, or death, for political offences. It may hold secret trials against which there will be no appeal. QUEEN VICTORIA SALUTE. IRISH GOVERNMENT ORDERS REMOVAL, LONDON, August 16. The Government has ordered the Board of Works to remove the statue of Queen Victoria, standing on the lawn in front of l the entrance to Leinster House, before the Dail reassembles. THE NATIONAL GUARD. CANCELLATION OF C HURCH PARADE DUBLIN. August 1". General O Duffy, following ecclesiastical intervention, cancelled the church parades called for August 20 on the ground that- the ecclesiastical law does not permit parades in church precincts, but he has substituted an assembly of- Blue Shirts in each district at which two minutes’ silence will be observed in honour of Arthur Griffiths, Michael Collins and Kevin O’Higgins, after which the commanders will read an important message from General O’Duffy. The latter states that, the time and place o'f the district parades will be- decided by the local commanders. When asked whether the parades would he held on August 20, General O'Duffy declined to answer. IRISH POLITICAL RIVALRY. MR COSGRAVE BEING URGED TO RESIGN. LONDON, August 16. Anxious consultations are taking place between members of the Cosgrave Party in view of a possible election. The position as between the Blue Shirts and the Co-sgraveites is serious. It is rumoured that Mr Cosgrave is being urged to resign in order to show a united front against de Valera. Several of Mr Cosgrave’s exMinisters are Blue Shirts and want to see General O’DultV in the leading place of a possible administration, but Mr Cosgrave and bis intimates are opposed to the introduction of General O’Duffy. “CIVIL COMMOTION.’’ TRANSFER OF VALUABLES TO BRITAIN. LONDON, August 16. The News-Chronicle's Dublin correspondent says there is a big-scale transfer to Britain of valuables, including pictures, jewellery and heirlooms stored ill Irish banks, following on the withdrawal of arms, because the insurance- companies have declared that their policies do not cover “civil commotion.” The banks, deprived of arms, are installing tear gas equipment.