The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-30
GREAT BRITAIN
 WARNS IRELAND
Keep Hands Of North Part of Nation Sim Felners
 Very Bitter
Bx JOSEPH w. oRl00. SR

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 (Unl.sa PrsSS Staff oeErespenAsnt)
 London, DOc. S0s-(UPl-0reAt Britain, la Q statement Issued with tho apparent approval Of the gov~ ernrneElts og canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, today warned the government oe tho Irish Free state, or Fire As 10 now is, % keep hands off Northern Ireland.
 The statement was the result of the new constitution under which tho Free State became Fire or Iro. land, and thus might be assumed to include tho slx countles oe Ul. BteF.
 Tn lts statement the government
 aThe government hes considered the position created by tho new coneEltutl0n which was approved by tho parliament of the Irish Free State in June, 1oS1, and came iheo force December 70. It is prepared Co treat tho new constitution @ not esfectlng Q fundamental altera. ton In tho position of the Irish Free State, In future Co ee de- scrlbed under the new constitution As Fire or 'Ireland,' as . member of the British commonwealth of nations.
 Other DOmlnloMs Back 10
 "The government has Aseertained that the governments of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are also prepared SO to treat the new constitution.
 "rhe government takes note Of Ar- ticles two, threo and four of tho new constitution. 10 can not reeogntno that the adoption of the name Fire or Ireland or any other provisions oa those articles involves any right to territory or Jurisdiction over t0r- ritory forming part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. or that it affects in any way tho position oG North. ern Ireland AS m integral part ot the United Kingdom ot Great Bri- tain end Northern Ireland. 1t there. fore regards the use of the naIMo Fire or Ireland in this connection as relating only to that area hitherto known as the Irish Free state" North Ireland Answers
 Lord 0rAigAvon, prime minister of Northern Ireland, responded to this statement with one of his own. in the name of his government. wel~ coming DFitaln'S action and Addlngs
 "All heyalists in Ireland deploro the Affront to hls majesty Involved in the new constitution, aud tho LoyAllsts of Ulster take this oppor- tunity of affirming once again their unalterahle allegiance to tho crown, The new constitution will strength en, if that ts possible, the deteaMtn- Ation of Ulster Co resist all attacks from that quarter and draw still closer the bonds bteWeeh tho mother country and ourselves"
 Constitution Denounced
 Dublin. Dec. S0-tUp)-- 0onstitM. ton day passed without disorder c check indicated today, though some coco persons attended three repue- lie meetings lest night At which speakers denounced the new eonStl~ tWtion. The largest meeting was held near Dublin Castle. heAaQUAr~ ters Of the British forces during tho rebellion. under Sim Tein auspices. Mrs, Margaret Buckley, president of Slnn Eein, urged repWdiation of any association with the bogus eonSti. tutton which ts being put over and hroAdeaat to the world as the wtll and enactment ot the Irish peo~ ple."
 Patrick MeAndrew. vice president of Sim Tein, aAids
 "EAMon De Valera hes done for this country one of the dirtieAk pieces of iMperialStie work ever perpetfated tn Ireland, 1t may Do treason to say that Hut we are not going to stay under any kings re- public such as that of DO VAleraS, We are not going to bow down to the crown forces nor accept 0 oon- stitNtion put forward by what can be described only As a raongFel state of the British empire"
 Eoin Price prominent Republican recently released from prison, ad- dressed S,000 persons at College Green and 1900 persons attended Q third meeting,