Evening star., 1927-09-07

| Gazette feels assured that under the
conditions the victory will be de-
| cisive. The Springfield Union sees a
prospect of revealing the strength of
republicanism in Ireland" while the
| st. Joseph News-Press thinks "the
people of the Free State are now
given the opportunity to select the
government they want in the light of
| the new policy of the De Valera Re-
publicans. who no longer refrain
from taking their seats in the Dali"
The Buffalo Evening News is of
the opinion that the European system
OF calling for an election, as repre-.
sented in Ireland. ''is more to he
commended as an opinion test on no.
litical debates than as a practical
means of governing a state" and
Ihat ireland would do better under
hXed terms of office and a two-partv
system The Santa Ana Register
furthermore, suspects that most of
the citizens of the Irish Free State
are sick of strife and eaSer for neace
ana prosperity" The DAYTON DaiI,.
news, commenting on the election
method. says that 'the Irish system
gives greater responsiveness and re-.
.s.p|ohsiolilty in the government. bur
,d,7 1 american system, when it works
SIdDllltX. The
world trend" adds the DaiIy Ne;,s
is toward the method exemnl;fisd =,
Ireland" i4iieu IN
. VI tne probable result of the eIec.
tion ordered for this month. viau,o[S -,
the light of the recent balIoting an
BROOKLYN Daily Eagle obssr,'as. .
Inough SO badly beaten, the Fianna
an polied more votes in each Of tho
DIVISIONS than it had polIed in the
PieNious election. SO guessing is good
ABOUT the immediate political futura -
ireland" The Manchester JJnion 60
phaslzes lack of funds among the D..
puoncans, while the Beloit Daily News
also is impressed by reports that All
1he flsn parties have war chests
well nigh empty"
THE manner i'm which the Farmer
party and the Independents have raj.
he'd TO COsgrave's support since his
hold on Office was jeopardized is indie
atlve of increasing popular support
for his regime" according to the Bal.
timore Sun. The Kalamazoo Gazette
accepts as a fact "a trend of Irish
sentiment toward the moderation
which President Cosgrave and his
party represent" and the Newark
Evening News remarks that 'it looks
DIS IL OOSgfaNe ndu Weathered his
storm successfully. with the signal
set for fairer weather for the Irish
Free State"
President Cosgrave has COMPOUNDED
the opposition to the Dali by pers,Iad.
ing Gov. Gen. Healy to dissolve the
Parliament and call general election
for September 15," declares the New
York Sun. The New York World
thinks DE Valera's obvious chaprin
over the move indicates that the
President has acted shrewdly." The
Syracuse Herald adds that the move
bears the stamp of political sagacitv.''
while the Boston Transcript feels sl1re
that 'if the Irish Free State fails 10
make good as self-governing conn.
try, it will not be because of a want
of clever politicians in Ireland. Mr..
De Valera" concludes the Transcript,
showed cleverness in his camnaipns.
and cleverness in leading his support.
ers to take the oath at a moment when
the parliamentary strength of Nr.
CosgraVe was at a low ebb.
This call for new general election
means that the Free States President
Knows how to strike when the iron Is
hot"