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TUESDAY MARCH

1934

OBSTACLES TO FINAL IRISH SETTLEMENT DE VALERA CONCEDES NOTHING

DISPUTES WITH BRITAIN

(By Hugh Law.)

This article deals with the position tish Goverment for refusing to of Irish politics to-day, as sensed by submit the issue to an international =-kern" and "well-informed observer.

Mr. Huge Law, the son of former tribunal. Some do not even jib at Lord Chancellor of Ireland, has long the name "Republic," holding that Some half dozen other, textile | been assċciated with Irish affairs, - the arms of the Commonwealth are firms have also withdrawn from the A Nationalist M.P. he repre- wide enough to embrace even this. sented West Donegal, in the House of Fair this yearwy

Commons from. 1952 Ull · 1918, and "The Difficulties subsequently was for fire")' years Member of the Dall."

Two Re

An official of the Association stat- Fed that there were two reasons. for

Are Enormous"

It would, therefore, seem that Dublin. Mr. De Valera's favourite solution Returning to Dubila after an of "external association” is not so

their change in policy, € 17. absence of some months, I seem to hopelessly impracticable as I and The first was that the date of the detect a definite quickening of the others have thought. These are, of fair was too late for them all the political pulse. When I was last course, the views of individuals, orders which they obtained in time here the Opposition had evidently but are perhaps worth notice as in- for the Spring season.

made up its mind to await the slow dicating currents of opinion which The second was that the crash of reawakening of the electorate to may have to be reckoned with. visitors at the White City made it the realities of the situation.

If they seem extravagant it may difficult for them to give as much

Argument had failed. The Par yet be well to remind ourselves to Individual attention to their cua-liamentary position was slightly how many revolutionary changes, less favourable than before the late within and without the Empire,

tomers as they wished.

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Your Daily Smile.

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THE SUMMER STRUGGLE can be entirely eliminated in "We should retain the Ashes,” this manner, there is every rea-say a writer.Without Hobbs or son to suppose that the Japanese Fender? Hong Kong, Tuesday, March 20, 1934. delegates will realize that it is

in their own best interests to! Javoid world-wide hostility by Lancashire And Japan. moderating the artificial expan- further and

sion of their export trade. In our coast to catch the migratory

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→ HA! HA! The fishing fleets have to go

further away from

bands.

Mr. Richard Bond. President the meantime, notwithstanding of the Manchester Chamber of the severity of the trials through atish; so it is true after all that

no plaice like home. Commerce, quoted some figures which it is passing, the industry. recently which should help the would do well to have patience Sunday After Thought for Hus- cotton industry and the general and to employ the hour of need public to view the problem of in laying the foundation for re- Japanese competition, in its right organization a word which A man is not always a bigumist perspective. Without minimiz- still has to unfriendly a sound because he has one wife too many. ing the grave danger for Lan- to many, Lancashire cars. cashire. entailed by the recent organization.cannot by itself im- expansion of Japanese cotton ex-mediately conquer the temporary

An architect says London's traf advantages gained by the Japan-fic problem will never be solved parts, artificially stimulated by a

ese through the depreciation of until Charing Cross is moved to depreciated currency, he Table to show that of the loss of

their currency. Yet without it the other side of the river. lade between 1928 and 1932, whatever success the Japanese Unteas of course, we move the amounting to some 180,000,000 negotiations may eventually bring river to the other side of Char- yards, only about one-third can forth must largely be wasted.

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Mr. De

I am myself very far from ex- pecting an early or an easy set- tlement. Given all possible good- will on both sides, the difficulties are enormous. ....

The firms in question attempted General Election. There was noth-public opinion has become reconcil- fast March to have the date of the ing for it but to let Time teach.

ed during these post-war years, [fair put forward,

In the interval, however, three In view of the great number of things have happened to renew in- other industries involved the De-terest in Irish affairs on both sides partment of Overseas Trade decid- of the Channel led that the change was impossible.

The first is the growth of the Blue Shirt movement, leading to It is hard, for example, to think that threatened conflict between the of two men less naturally fitted to Executive and the Judiciary which understand one another than Mr. close observers had foreseen. Thomas and Mr. De Valera...

The second in the introduction of

Having some acquaintance with Redistribution of Seats Bill, in-both, I cannot imagine Mr. Thomas volving a considerable reduction in taking any but somewhat short and the membership of the Dail. In-severely practical views of any evitably this provoked talk of an altuation. Equally I cannot think early General Election..

of Mr. De Valera as capable either Third, and most generally inter- of fixing his mind for ten minutes esting, is the renewed hope of a together on the present and im settlement of the outstanding dis- mediate future, or of envisaging putes with Great Britain.

any problem otherwise than in But for some other Indications, terma should be inclined to dismiss this absolute.

of the abstract and the last at once, as merely consequent Their bodies may be in the same upon Mr. Thomas's statement to room; but, is a wise observer (one, the effect, that the door had not too, in close contact with affairs) been closed against the Free State, was lately reported to me as saying and the resolution passed in the their minds can never meet "in Irish Senate calling for immediate time, space, or eternity." resumption of the negotiations. Supposing, however, these dis Valera's public cordant personalities to be some- speeches do not suggest that he is how reconciled, and an agreement at all disposed to depart from reached on the financial tenue, I his familiar attitude towards very much doubt if any final settle- elther the Land Annuities con-ment of the larger problem can be troversy or the larger issue of reached with Mr. De Valera.* Ireland's relations with the Bri

As I ses it, Ulster still blocks tisli Commonwealth.

the way. On any other point se- these do not represent quite the The British Government has re- Nevertheless, it may well be that commodation may be possible. whole of the truth. I find in peatedly made it clear, that no rather unexpected quarters the morely monetary difficulty will be belief that, while much less disallowed to stand in the way. In satisfed than are most of his coun: deed, it is quite plain that, the figures must therefore be attriformed within a few months ter in is own house or know the sequences of the quarrel-ainee, as prospect there is that Land An- When a man sets out to be mas-trymen with the economic con- longer the dispute lasts, the less buted 10 two factors — a de The lesson, learned indeed long reason, why, he soon knows the crease in the consumption of the before but to some extent forgot reason why. Indian people owing to the deten, has not this time been pression, and an increase in their wasted. As the preface written consumption of cloth produced at by Sir George Newman to the re- home. Even when seen through vized syllabus of physical train- such sober eyes the menace of ing of the Board of Education Japanese competition is suf- shows, there is a growing ap- For keeping food warm a utensil clently disturbing; and in the preciation throughout Britain has been invented with a center sec four lines of action which he laid of the importance of regular tion to be filled with boiling water. down for the recovery of Britain's and systematized

If my informants are right; such exercise in lost export trade Mr. Bond gave the training of children.

an understanding would embrace The first place to the solution of the Board of Education began to de- spread of more than 90 feet has about Land Annuities, but also the

·A·gliding "plane with 4 wing not merely the original" dispute DAVIE,BOAG & Colramended the conclusion of agreeing as long ago as 1904. Ex-

Japanese problem. He also recom-vote attention to physical train-been built in Germany for an Aus- larger constitutional listes that ments with countries both with-perfence has suggested many im

trian aviator.

Have become, involved with it.. Mr. in and without the Empire to provements in the methods then

De Valera is aid to be increasingly secure stable markets for home adopted, but it has also confirmed as contained in a new paint for alarmed by the growth of disorder. cotton goods; and lastly an im-smply the ideas upon which the unes that form designs it dries, particular by the extent to which decorative purposes crystallite into ly elementa in the country, and in provement in internal efficiency first official syllabus was based. Fa delicate subject upon which, Sir George lay special stress on

Tthe LRA his of late years been infected by Communistic ideas,

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Many a man's peace of mind has during that period has lost over How much can be accomplish-been ruined by a plece of his 940,000,000 yards, the increase of led by physical training was made wife's 'mind. Japanese exports only smounted plain during the War, when large to 287,000,000 yards. The dif-numbers of apparently under- ference between these two developed young men were trans-

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he has often said, this self helps multies will ever again be paid in to precipitate a social revolution full into either the Irish or the regarded by him as in itself desir British Exchequer, able-Mr. De Valera fe yet sincere- ly anxious for a better understand ing with Great Britain. Mr. De Valera's

1.

Growing Alarm

His hostility towards the Blue

That the right of appeal from the Irish courts to his Majesty In Council will ever be restored is even less probable. Then the dis- tinction between Free State and

Indeed.

Republic has worn very thin (Continued on Page 7)

SMART WORK BY POLICE.

Chinese Girl Thief Arrested Quickly.

UNCLE PUTS UP BOND.

In view of recent events, he, no posture; contending that good doubt, felt it wies to touch rather posture is necessary for good cisc in-cases in which some of Shirt movement is represented as lightly. A good deal of dissatis Health and for complete physical these conditions were abstut will faction has lately been expressed development, since it makes the doubt the wisdom of Insisting Jargely due to his belief that with- in Lancashire at the manner in body more useful, adiful, and upon them. The benent which out this open challenge the LB.A. Young Bau-ying a Chinese girl. which the Manchester Chamber beautiful, and since," In addition, the body derives from exercise is

Ignored as far as possible by the was brought before Mr. S Balfour-

student of 44. D'Agullar Stre

of Commerce has been handling it helps to produce self-respect expressed in a response or re Government, would tend to din at the Central Police Court this the Japanese question. Ass and therefore self-confidence, action to that exercise appear. This is unquestionably the morning, charged with the abealing recent meeting showed, there are "The child," he writes, "who has counter-attack, so to speak, official view of his party. Whether of Jewellery and money valued silll people who persist in think-learnt to stand straight and hold against the buffelings of the out it is well founded ls, of course, $524 from Miss Daley, Loung ing in terms of the big stick his head up has, other things beside: world. If the counter quite another matter. But it would be a mistake to sup- ing equal, a better chance of mak- attack is hampered or is wan

That any move from the Irish second floor, last evening. pose that the Chamber itself has Ing his way in life than his stooping in strength, then a condition aide towards been remiss in its efforts to solve ing, weak-kneed ther we dat in mpt, to develop in which exertions would be this very difficult problem. No the same

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