6 JANUARY 1933, page 5

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News Of The Week

M R. DE VALERA'S surprise decision on a dissolution is an obvious stroke of political strategy, natural and legitimate enough in all the circumstances. De- pendent still for his......

Mr. Cosgrave's Assets Two Factors Should Tell In Favour Of

the constitutional parties. Elections in the Irish Free State are under Proportional Representation, so that the success of de Valera candidates as result of the splitting of......

Republic Or Commonwealth ?

Mr. de Valera's obvious aim was to get an election in before the opposition forces could reorganize on a joint basis. At the same time, it is clearly all to his interest to......