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Belfast bowed stiffly last week to Dublin. The Rt. Hon. Viscount Craigavon, Premier of Northern Ireland, revoked the decree which has barred from Northern Ireland that notorious person Eamon de Valera...
This bow to Dublin was necessary because in Dublin popular Mr. de Valera had just been elected and had taken office as "President" (i. e. Premier) of the ''Irish Free State'' (i. e. Southern Ireland). Fearfully Belfast Protestants heard that Dublin Catholics were roistering in wild Irish fashion every night, shouting that the two Irelands must become one Republic...
...Dublin events quick-stepped both day and night. To become President, Mr. de Valera had had to oust President Cosgrave (TIME, Feb. 29). But Enemies de Valera and Cosgrave are both devout Catholics. United by Rome, they knelt together at a solemn votive mass in St. Mary's, Dublin's procathedral, before starting their battle in Dublin's parliament. Sarcastically Battler Cosgrave said, "We will give President de Valera every opportunity to develop his policies. We don't want to hear his explanations of policy?we want to see what he is going...
...TIME, Feb. 29), accused President Cosgrave of the Irish Free State last week of plotting to remain in power by a military coup d'état. That he was so plotting the President hotly denied. Nothing short of a coup d'état could keep Victor de Valera from becoming President by legal vote of the Dail, agreed Irishmen last week. Englishmen have been saying that "de Valera's hands will be tied." Even as President, he would have a majority in the Dail only if supported by both his own Fianna Fail Party and the Irish...
When the new Free State Dail meets, President Cosgrave (really a Premier) will go out of office in the same way that a British Premier goes; and Governor-General James McNeill who represents King George in the Irish Free State will doubtless shake the hand of Mr. de Valera (actually Premier). What will de Valera do then...