Ireland's Decision
Only the earliest of the Irish election figures arc available as we go to press. They suggest that the result will, as anticipated, be close, and that the Republican Party may quite possibly have snatched a narrow victory. The prospect of the return of Mr. de Valera on a pro- gramme which involves breaches of the treaty in 1921 is profoundly disturbing, but this is essentially a case in which the trouble can be left till it actually arises- The responsibilities of office have a sobering affect on most politicians, and in any case the Republican leader, even if he finds himself with more followers in the Dail than lklr. Cosgrave, will almost certainly be dependent on the support of Labour, which is by no means disposed to throw over the treaty.
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