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Show ERIN REACHES CRITICAL POINT ; Fighting Within Free State! and . On Ulster Border Menaces Country International News Service. Ireland! is passing tJi rough nn-otlior nn-otlior tTltlcaJ period with tlie menace of fighting h tween Rr-IMiblloaii Rr-IMiblloaii liTegnlars hiu! supporters support-ers of the Irth Free State threatening the country. I'nofflrial returns from Frl-day's Frl-day's genera election in the Free state Indicated tliat the follower-; of Mlelvnel Collins and Arthur Griffith, who support the Anglo-Irish Anglo-Irish jM-at-c treaty and the Free State constitution, will have a majority In the new Dull Elreann, I Already leaders of the Ropuhll- J Can nnti-treatv forcee aro hecom-lng hecom-lng active and are muttering their tlii-en.s. There ha Inx-n another flnre-tip flnre-tip of fighting on the southeastern southeast-ern eornor of the ITster frontier. In which many jK-rwn.s wore reported re-ported killed and wounded. The Irish Catholics have been farther arousod by a second holdup and search of Cardinal liOgue'H motor car by lister constables. con-stables. l ister constabulary and British military authorities in l ister have just been disciplined for a prcv- ions holdup or the cardinal's mo- tor car. By DANIEL O'CON'M SLIi, Internationa Nows servieo. DUBLIN. June 17 Although tho count from tho general election In the Irish Fjree Siat- h.i? not vet been offl- I j dally announcfd, It was regarded as I certain tonight th.:t the Republicans! hud lost strength. The situation now turns upon ; Kamonn DeValera, leader of the civil 1 faction of the Republicans, who has! not yet announced his policy regard-ing regard-ing the Irish constitution It is believed, be-lieved, however, that he is bitterly hostile to the document. Next week undoubtedly will see a new crisis. Many believe that th irregular section of the Republican 1 army, led by Roderick (Roryi O'Con-! nor. Is ready to strike a blow wkh force of arms as soon as DeValera gives the word The ponding question now is Will DeValera open an Immediate military campaign or X'ill he attempt to defeat the constitutionalists by having 'ho document defeated when it comes up before the new dall for consideration con-sideration two weeks hence? Adherents of DeValera were in conference con-ference all day. DeValera, however, kept out of the fight and it was announced an-nounced at his office that he had left town. It was announced that a state-! ment setting forth the views of iho intimate followers of DeValera might be Issued, but later It was said L. ! might not bo forthcoming for IS I hours It Is expected to contain DeValera De-Valera s policy. |