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Significance: Although there have been many fears expressed over the future of the Free State, there does not appear to be any ground whatever for them. Nobody need expect Erin to become a republic overnight. The Republicans are practically deadlocked in the Dail, for the rest of the House is overwhelmingly pro-treaty and a coalition for Mr. de Valera on the Republican issue is impossible. Thomas Johnston made that much plain last week, and his party is nearest in political complexion to the de Valera-ites...
...Schuyler wrote correctly, when Mr. James of the New York Times referred to Colonel Lindbergh's dictating his story to the stenographer, it was the story of Mr. MacDonald of the New York Times that the stenographer was really transcribing. Even the compliment to the beauty of Erin may have been a MacDonald heartthrob rather than a Lindbergh emotion...
...appearance the Orangeman was short and round-shouldered, with a red fringe of whiskers around his face. He was known for his vocal efforts, particularly Erin-go-Bragh, which he rendered in a peculiarly individual manner, his range being limited to a scale of four or five notes...
Welch, Hagan and Rooney of Pittsburgh, badly erin-go-broken at the start, scored 17 points in the second half to beat Penn State. The statesmen protested Welch's first touchdown-a run of 54 yards. They said he had stepped out of bounds and perhaps they were right, but the touchdown counted and so did the others that made the score...
Exeunt omnes singing "An it's a ferauld Erin...