New Britain herald., 1927-08-12
C0SGRAVE rule IN
IRELAND UNbROKEN
Vote Of Confidence to Be Taken
Tuesday
OPPOSITION HAS LEAD
Much Talk About Formation OF New
Cabinet of Business Men, Not
bers At Session.

| SoD1AOt VI o0SukSSS xACHy ANot
Members of the Dail-144 Men,
bers At Session.
Dublin, Ireland, Aut u R-The
life of the Cosgrave government of
the Irish Free state has been pro-
longed at least until next Tuesday.
Postponement OF the crisis ex-
pected to result from the seating to-
day Of canon de Valera and the A
members Of his Fianna Fail party
in the Dali Eireann was seen in the
announcement in the Dali this after
noon that a vote of confidenceSpf no.
ton of Tom johnson. parliamentary
labor leader, would be taken Tues
day.
Counting the Fianna Fail votes.
the combined opposition in the Dali
will number II. as against possible
81 for the government.)
The announcement was made be-
fore a crowded and expectant house
which included the Fianna Fail dep
uties.
1t had been expected that Mr..
Cosgrave might resign Immediately
in view Of the, prospective adverse
majority in the Dali.
When the Dali assembled for Its
session this afternoon 144 of the 1853
deputies were present. The largest
number attending any previous
meeting was 80. owing to the alb
stention Of the De Valera group from
participating.
Mr.. johnson inquired when the
house would be given an opportun-
ity Of raising the question of conf
dence in the government. The speak
er asked Mr.. Cosgrave If a vote of
confidence could be taken Tuesday.
and the latter replied Certainly
II must not be taken as agreeing
to It," he added, laughingly. The
Dali adjourned until Tuesday.
With the impending defeat Of the
government and a change of minis
try generally conceded there is much
talk about the composition of the
next cabinet. Belief is expressed in
some quarters that Mr.. Johnson, the
prospective successor to Mr.. Cos
grave, will endeavor to conciliate
the business community by appoint
ing to cabinet posts one or more bus
mess men, who are not members of
| the Dali.
Mrs. Tom Clarke, whose husband
was executed in the Easter rebel
lion of 1916. was a conspicuous ad-
dition to the opposition forces in
the Dahl today. Mrs. Clarke once
was known as one of the black
widows" of the rebellion, but to-
day she appeared in bright clothes
and sat in the center Of the De
Valera group.
| canon De Valera sat on the
front opposition bench together
with his chief lieutenant One of
them. Sean O'Kelly. took part In
the technical discussion of the cur
rency bill. He spoke only in the
Gaelic tongue and was answered
| by the finance minister in Gaelic.
Belfast, Ireland, Aug. - P-Tom
Johnson, parliamentary labor leader
in the Dali Eireann who, has been
mentioned as possible successor to
the post OF president of the free
state executive council, is an advo-
cate of an Irish republic.
II believe that to be the best form
Of government, he told Dublin
county meeting last May, but 1 am
not going to refuse to help the peo-
pie yith the instrument at hand
Che Anglo-Irish treaty. because that
instrument is not to my liking"
Mr.. johnson was born in Liverpool
of English parents on May II. 1872.
While still in his teens. the doctors
told him he had only six months to
live. AS a last hope he gave up his
job in an office and came to Ireland
to represent his firm with fishing
fleet. There he regained his health
Now. at 55, he is sturdy of build and
ruddy of complexion.
twenty-five years ago he came to
live in Belfast and interested him
self in labor affairs here. He has
rarely been seensin northern ireland,
IO"SNeI, Sl4Ce S1lIpS dl app cItlCSo
drove lorry through an anti-con-
scription meeting which he was
holding outside of the, Belfast city
hall early in the war.
In Dublin he achieved much
greater success, and showed skill in
keeping the labor party separate
from the Sim Fein during the days
of armed strike. He has been labor
leader in the Dali Eireann since the
signing of the Anglo-Irish treaty set
ting up the free state.
New York, Aug. II Pl-Sir Rob-
ert Horne, member of parliament
and former chancellor of the ex-
chequer of England. arriving on the
Mauritania today. declared the re-
suit of the seating of cannon De
Valera and the members of the
Fianna Fail party in the Dali
Eireann made the future of the
Irish government uncertain but he
expressed confidence in President
Cosgrave and his ability to meet
the situation.
what turn affairs will take, 1t is
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