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Show IRELAND ELECTS A NEW PARLIAMENT SOUTH IRELAND HOLDS ELEC TION FOR PURPOSE OF ELECT ING MEN UNDER TREATY Coalition Panel f Candidates Pre-tented Pre-tented for Consideration ef the Voters; Some Independents Inde-pendents Also Dubllnr-Tho voters of southern Iro-land Iro-land wont to the polls Friday and elected and Irish parliament as provided pro-vided under tho terras of tho Anglo-Irish Anglo-Irish treaty. Under tho recent ngrcemont between tho factions favoring nnd opposing the treaty, a coalition panel of candidates was presontod to tho people, apportioning appor-tioning representation in the parliament parlia-ment at approximately tho same ratio as shown In past tests of strength In tho'Dalt Elronnn. A number of Independents, however, entered the flold In nn attempt to overturn ov-erturn the panel on tho treaty Issue, and It was on this phnsa of the strug-gld strug-gld that lntorest mainly centered as the poling bogan. Estimates wero thnt at loast 15, of the Independents would be auceseful. Publication of the terms of the-dtSift of tho Irish constitution on which the now parliament must pass, wan not ex-poctod ex-poctod to Influence tho voto. The com-mont com-mont of tho Dublin morning nowspn. per Friday Is mostly fnvorable to the constitution. Tho Freeman's Journal says: "The draft of Uio constitution declares de-clares that all political power In Ireland Ire-land derives from tho peoplo . Let tho peoplo provo now by tho fearloss conscientious nnd prudont exorcise of their franchlBo thnt they nre worthy repositories of that supreme power." The Irish Independent says : "On tho whole the no.v constitution Is democratic, concolevod on states-manlike states-manlike linos nnd with honesty nnd skill. "Tho (Inordinately high taxation Inflicted In-flicted on our country under the British Brit-ish reglmo was duo mainly to tho cost of wars from wheh wo derived no benefit. Our position In rospoct to war Is now qulto clear, more definite, Indeed, than that of any of the do. minions undor their constitutions. Tho Free Stnto Is recognized ns a nation with a distinct citizenship." |
