Show FREE STATES STATE'S lEAGUE ES STAND STANO RAISES DOUBT Opponents See Chance for Opening Wedge in British British Brit Brit- ish Attitude of With League DUBLIN Feb Fh 2 23 25 By A. A P. P P.- P. The attitude of the British government government government govern govern- ment towards registration of the Irish Anglo treaty with the league e of t nations summed up in the declaration declaration dec dec- that the treaty was an internal concern of the British empire empire em era- pire and of no international significance significance significance sig sig- has served to strengthen strength strength- en the position of the Ulster and of the Republican parties in their antagonism towards the league In this matter the two extremes of Irish find themselves on common ground in disparaging the importance of ot the Free States State's membership In the league both contending that the tae Free State has hasI I no weight in the league apart from Great Britain I The contend that the recently expressed attitude of Great Britain towards reg registration stra- stra I tion of the Irish treaty confirms their assertions while the Ulster- Ulster men deny that the treaty was I properly a treaty at all Meanwhile opinion in Ireland has been expressed on the I I treaty question b by the recent subI submission submission sub sub- mission by the Irish league of nations nations nations na na- na- na I society to the international organ organization of a protest against the British action The Irish society which is nonpolitical nonpolitical non- non poll political numerically small and is headed by Senator James Douglas Doulas I vice president of the Free State senate argued that the treaty was rightly and necessarily registered and that failure to register would I have been repudiation by the Free FreeState FreeState FreeState State of ot the covenant |