ALL ARMS CALLED IN.
MOVE IN FREE STATE. ’ GENERAL O’DUFFY OBDURATE. FURTHER RAIDS CONDUCTED. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright LONDON, August 1.
The Government of the Irish Free State has decided to call in all arms held by private Individuals. The police continued their raids yesterday, and the homes of several exMinisters of the Cosgrave regime were visited. Orders were left revoking their arms licences.
General O’Duffy has joined Mr E. Blythe in refusing to surrender his revolver.
It is not known what action will be taken in these and similar cases.
LATER. DEBATE IN THE DAIL. MR. GOSGRAVE HITS OUT. MINISTER JUSTIFIES ACTION. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Convrltrtu (Received Aug. 2, 12.30 p-mj DUBLIN, Aug. 1. In referring to the week-end collection of arms Mr. >w. T. Gosgrave in the Dail asked Mr. De Valera to state the number of firearms collected, also the number it was proposed should be collected and left uncollected. . Mr. P. Ruttledge, Minister of Justice, in replying, said all certificates in respect to revolvers had been revoked. It was not in the public interest to disclose the number of small arms concerned. , .
Mr. Fitzgerald asked for an assurance that adequate protection would be given every person whose life was endangered, also to banks whose property was in danger, and further that action would be taken against every illegal body, whether or not associated with the Government, in order to make them incapable of assassinating people in supporting the State. Mr. Ruttledge replied that the Government’s actions were perfectly lawful. All protection necessary had and would be given.
Mr. Cosgrave asked leave to raise the matter on adjourning, resulting in a member of the Government shouting, “We gave you protection.”
Mr. Cosgrave retorted: “You can take your protection, if you like. I am able to protect myself. I was never on the run from my fellow countrymen, which is more than the occupants of the front bench can say.”
The speaker agreed to a debate tonight.
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Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19013, 2 August 1933, Page 7
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