IRISH FREE STATE
"Crown de Valera!"
In the middle of a Dublin night last week gaunt, scraggle-haired President Eamon de Valera took Ireland by surprise, proclaimed dissolution of the Free State Dail, ordered a general election Jan. 24 and left puzzled Irish postmen wondering where they were at.
It was the postmen who unwittingly touched off Mr. de Valera, much as a child playing with matches might happen to light a skyrocket. The head of the Postal Workers' Union is worthy William Norton. Worthy William is also leader of the Free State's small...
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