Evening star., 1933-01-22
ELECTION TUESDAY
HOLDS IRISH FATE
eesgrave and De Valera Both
Predict Victory in 0ppo-
site Appeals.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, Irish Free State, January
M.-The Irish Free State votes Tues
day in the most fateful general elec-
Hon since the government was born
OF anguish and bloodshed decade ago.
IN substance, the people will be asked
to decide upon their whole political and
economic future.
They must choose between momen-
tous courses-either to follow Presi-
dent Eamon De Valera in his fight
against the might of England along the
patn to absolute independence from
Britain or to reinstate former President
William T. Cosgrave and help him try
to develope the country within the
British commonwealth of nations.
The fierce campaign that followed
upon Mr.. De Valeras dramatic disso-
luton of the Dali January closes
Monday, with Mr.. De Valera's last ap-
peal from Dublin where he opened tbs
campaign, while Mr.. Cosgrave's final
rally will be at Cork
TIE final results of the voting will
not be known until the end of the
week due to the preferential ballot sys-
tenn, but it should be known within
48 hours whether the government is
likely to be changed.
Both Predict Victory.
Both leaders continue to predict vic
tory. Observers expect close fight
with the narrowest majority or even
a stalemate of the parties. The Fianna
Fail, the De Valera party. announced
it was confident of winning one extra
seat in Dublin as a result OF better
organization and house-to-house can
vaSs of the 81 900 electors.
Mr.. Cosgrave'S headquarters today is
sued warning" TO all of its support
ers advising them to vote early as it
is possible otherwise you may be imper-
sonated and lose your vote"
The battle now closing has been
fought in the midst of economic blight
which settled over Southern Ireland as
a result of the virtually prohibitive tar
ifs Britain imposed when Mr.. De VAL
era refused to continue to pay annually
f5,000,000 currently Sl6.750000), COM
prised mainly of land annuities. The
the cattle trade which is the Free
States principal industry.
From the start OF the campaign Mr..
Cosgrave hammered into the people
this, in essence: Vote for De Valara and
you vote to complete the ruin of our
country which his anti-English policy
already has we'll under way. Vote for
ME and I will adjust this Arglo-Irish
dispute Immediately, restore your mar
kets and again put you on the road to
prosperity.
Independence Promised.
Mr.. De Valera's answer has been: Vote
for CoSgrave and you vote for England,
who wants him elected SO that she can
keep US in subsection and extract mil
lions in money from us. Vote for me
and I will create new industrial struc-
ture not dependent on cattle raising
and will make you economically mde-
pendent of England.
There are l53 seats to fill in the Dali
and there are six parties IN the ne!d
fostering 245 candidates divided as fol-
lows: F-anra Fail de Valera, 1O2;
Cumann Ma Ngaedheal tCosgrave), 30;
Independents, 10; Center (Which takes
the pl-cc of the old Farmers Party,
26; Labor, 10: Independent Labor. 8.
In LIle laSJ SO'ti llIlCllI MI. OC '"Ae4"
did not have majority over all pertles,
but was dependent on the seven LABOR
votes for slender margin to keep him
in Office. 1t was because Labor showed
signs of antagonism to him that he de-
cided on a new election.
The new Center party is composed
of farmers under the leadership OF
Frank McDermott, long connected with
American finance. The party was ere
ated to oppose Mr.. De Valera and to
give farmers greater influence in the
affairs of the country. There has been
much speculation as to how strong thls
barty will prove since the farmers are
The ones hardest hit by the tariff war:
In one of the most impassioned OF
his campaign appeals Mr.. De Valera,
speaking today at Kilrush, County Clare,
said the hardShips the Irish people are
enduring now are nothing to what they
would face if they allowed themselves
ITO be broken by Britain"
The President urged the Irish to let
England see that they stood by their
tights as they did in the fight against
conscription.'