24 SEPTEMBER 1927, Page 2

The results have disappointed Mr. Cosgrave, and we, too, regret

that they have not given him a working majority. We distrust Mr. De Valera both upon his past record and his promises for the future. Yet he has increased his following in Ireland. The smaller parties have almost disappeared, a curious commentary on Proportional Representation in operation. The Farmers, the Labour Party, and Captain Redmond's little band will all be fewer in the Dail, having lost seats to one or other of the big parties. Mr. Johnson, the steady leader of the Labour Party and of the Opposition in the Dail, is a serious loss for which the election of the notorious Mr. Larkin for another Dublin constituency is no compensation, but a change for the worse. There is, however, some dispute about Mr. Larkin's nomination.