The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18
IRISH SITUATION
STILL CLOUDED
Republicans Claim Coali-
tion Government Is Safe
After Election

| ny the Associated presa
DUBLIN, Juno l7.--LHcking defl-
/ mite announcement Of tho outcome
/ of yesterdays elections for new
| dali cream, the results OF which are
/ not expected to bc known before
| Tucsduys the estimate is hazardtd In
some quarters that the republicans
/ will have 40 representatives in the
new dail, that the group which rep
I rescuts prO-treaty sentiment IN the
| old dall VIII have 80 members. while
l the newcomers Will number IS.
II all the newcomers support the
| treaty, the likelihood OF which has
been pointed ON, It would give the
| FREQ state forces n working ma
| Jority on the treaty issue. Tho re-
publcans, however do not expect
the division will follow their lines
and prefer To regard the new par
Lament as ilke.y to consist Of 100
old Sim fem members against IS
not attached TO that party urgauila-
tion. They say that the coalition
cabinet therefore i7 safe against
attack on any policy advanced by
the combined siuu fDlu wings. The
coalition cabinet Is expected TO focus
It's attention ON administration and
the Ulster problem,
May BE New Election.
Tht de Valera Collins sjaCt pro-
vldes for fresh election if the
coalition cannot carry ON the new
election 10 bo based on universal
adult suffrage.
The proportional representation
system makes election oNpelts chary
about iorcCusting results OF ycstpr-
days polling. ordinarily a check is
taken by agents Of the voters as they
cast their ballots, ana a knowledge
OF their political affiliations makes
II an easy matter To give an apprgNl-
mate estimates. Undor the propur-
tional representation plan, however,
much depends on tho order Of the
voters preference.
II was assumed prior to the cleo
ton that all sim fein voters would
vote the straight panel ticket, but
doubt now ia expressed that this
was done
The republicans counted on re-
turning 45 OF their 81 seats in the
dail and both sides contemplated a
diminution of party strength
through the candidacy Of indepeu-
dents. especially in Dublin city and
county whe-e the treaty section ap-
peared as likely to be affected as the
republicans.
a New point Brought Up.
Attention Is called here today to
one point in the transitory proI-
sions Of the text OF the new COnsti-
tuition which hitherto has escaped
comment but which IL is believed
must have an influence on the future
situation. Under the treaty the pro-
visiUnal government Has to tcrmi-
nate within IL months OF signature
of the treaty and 1t was generally
assumed that the parliament which
is bein elected could not have more
than a Six months lease OF life. In
the constitution toXt, however. It az
provided that the government and
parliament can carry on for II
months after the constitution has
been finally passed, with this i'm
portant difference, that once the
constitution Is passed all members
OF the continuing parliament must
take the oath of allegiance to the
king.
Eamonn de Valera and his coll
leagues would join the parliament
now being elected because for the
present this condition does not ap-
ply. hut unless, which is unlikely,
they assent TO the oath their rcsig-
nation must come once the consu-
tuition is passed.