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RICE STORAGE

AMONGST the mung emergency

problems which Government, has been striving to anticipate and pro- vidt fur during recent months, the most vexatious and complicated has been the accumulation and successful

THE

CASTL

FANUS BAY BERE ISLAND

LOUGH SWILLY

RE

QUEENSTOWN

HE Prime Minister told Parliament on November 5 that "the fact that we can- not use the south and west coasts of Ireland to refuel our flotillas and aircraft and thus protect the trade by which Ireland as well as Great Britain lives, is a most heavy and grievous burden and one which should never have been placed on shoulders, broad though

storage of rice for the Colony's trns they may be."

of thousands of Chinese Inhabitants. First move way to secure necess to rice imports and simultaneously to

whether import shipments remain.

Our

Later in the debate Mr

contra exports, the latter depending Lees-Smith, leader of the Labour Onnosition said "ant the early stage of the war we had ports on the west of accerity for maintaining for fullest Germany, Plymouth and

ed noriñal. The Indo-China trouble Seriously upset rieg exports from the | French colony to Hongkong, and the

possible rice reserves became in- mediatly apparent.

Yesterday Mr P. C. Borry. Con- troffer of Ries, painted an encourage

one

ing picture of the rice situation at

the moment; nevertheless besitates to regard it with complete equanimity. Two impressive points emerged from his statement. One, that deterioration in stored rice is inevitable, and that this deterioration couted be expected after five to six months of storaget the other, that experiments had demonstrated that rier coulit, be stored without suffering up to two years under au air condi- tioning system.

-Portsmouth,-and-then as a result of the French collapse Germany obtained ports ou the west of us. Obviously the remedy would be for us to have ports on the west of Germany, and those ports are there on the west coast of Ireland."

CROSSOVEN

Eire:

AN EIRE

GYLEEN

QUEENSTOWN

LOUGH SWIL

What Price Neutrality?

maintain its

neutrality in the face of pressure from all sides to aban- don it? The future alone can answer that question. Each day the demand in the English press. becomes more insistent for the use of the bases which were re- turned to Eire in 1938. These bases, located at Berchaven, Lough Swilly, and Cobh, are claimed to be vital to the British Navy in its task of dealing with the growing menace to its sea lanes from U-boats, raiders, and planes.

In the last war, the convoy system proved suicient answer to the U-boat. Since

then.

things have changed. The coast of France is now in the hands of the Germans, and

Naxi machines and ships are able

to operate from Brest, Bordeaux, and Lorient, thus seriously hampering. If not virtually closing, me of the most Important approaches to the British Isles. Moreover, Italy is uniting its

forces in the attack upon the British

blockade, convoy, and patrol arrange-

ments.

In view of this multiple threat, the question of Eire's neutrality has come to the forefront. Eire, through its De Vatera, has warned the world that it will resist.

Premier. Famou

invazion by

by any belligerent. It is not unsympathetic to the British cause, except in the ease of an ex- tremely small minority, but it re- fuses to jeopardise its peace for the sake of democracy, or any other ideo-

logy. It ans suffered frem wars for part in another, particularly where

and is concerned.

700 years and has no desire to take

By

Walter W.

Cunningham

MR

DE

of

enigma Europe.

VALERA,

the

Western

Where is his

-policy-loading-Eiro?

In the South. Roman Catholicism has been recognised by the Constitution as the predominant religion. This has resulted in the North declaring itself. through one of its slatesmen,

Pro.. testant state, although this spokesman was careful to say that the Romanı Catholle minority had and would al ways inve the same rights and privileges as other religious sects.

Apart from the religious question, there are economic and politlent prob. tems of a formidable character. There are no tariff and custom restrictions in the trade between Northern Ireland and England, and there are political advaninges which accrue to Ulster as a result of its identifying itself with the British Commonwealth of Nations.

Unity, therefore, seems out of the question at this time. The issue of the the Irlah naval and nir moment 13 buses, which gure so vitally in the subjeel of Eire's neutrality. It would be wrong to assume, however, that naval and air bases alone in the hands of England would end the U-boat menace. The situation is too serious and complex for that. The heartfelt gratitude

viron expressed

the RN- nouncement that 50 United States de- stroyers were betag transferred to Britain was evidence enough of the crying need for something other than bases. Likewise the constant femand tur aeroplanes and wor inaterial. Yet the recurrent and insistent appeal through the press and la pubile for the Irish bases in significant, and in- dientive of England's "plight,

TO SAY that the situation in Irelund is full of anomalies is to put it mild- ly. Even if the geographic position is considered. It is not clear. Ülster Isn't really Ulster. The six countles of which is composed are neluntly only __two__thirds of the province, for there are nue counties in Ulster. Yet In Parliament and nut of it. Northern eome into the war on the side of Ireland is invariably referred to as What of invasion by Germany the fores opposed to aggression and are known as Eire, Now Eire Ulster. The other 20 countles in re- The possibility, it claims, has been This theory would be difficult to means fretnud. Yet Eire in only part taken into full consideration. It dis sustain were all the factors to be of ireland, Moreover, Ulster fre- counts the argument that the Nazis taken into consideration, in the first quently referred to a the North, and may try to use Eire as a back dour place. Me De Valera hus repeatedly it is no more the North that Elre is into England, asserting that it has asserted that he will never surrender the South Uister is in the northeast forces sufficient to deal with any his long-cherished, independence, and if the country. eventuality. On this point, the his out

opponents hold that it is this in largely spoken but Gaelle is obligatory Then again. In the South, Engilah is neighbours of Eire are less sangue, dependence which has proved the in the schools. They argue, and with good reason, principal barrier to unity. In the that Eire's protective fleet is neglini- second place. Eire wante peace at all incidental, Essues which in the past ble, aid that while Eire is reputed to Posts have organized and forces estimated at 250,000 men, ita real safety de- pends upon the British fleet and air the North! forces.

But all this, although enlightening,

have learned large upon the horizon have now almost vanished in the face So much for the South, What of or the threat to Western civilisation, Paramount above nil olker considera. tions is what is the best course to take. Ulster has never been opposed to Compromises of various kinds have union with the South, But it has been suggested, ond none of them has come to anything. The outlook, how. ways made unity contingent upon ever, is not as blcok on it would seem,. three conditions:

for circumstanecs have a way of alter ing cases, and circumstances which are 1.

..

bases, without the immediate or direct interference of either belligerent. ---

When on April 25, 1938, Great Britain signed an

It wants no agreement with the Govern-ERE wants to be free.

persuasion or coercion from any ment of Eire, she renounced other state. It wants to keep clear of a That the German and Italian approaching in the present war may war that was not of its own making ambassadors should be asked to leave solve the problem of air and naval all rights, which had been and for whose outbreak it takes not the country.

the remotest responsibility. It rests kept under the earlier treaty; to use the naval bases in Eire. The most import- ant of these are in Bantry Bay, Cork Harbour and

It would appear that the air con- ditioning experiments, although car- ried out on a small scale, have been | successful," and therefore worthy of closer consideration. If the authorl-

ties are satisfied that, under Alr conditioning, the life of rice can be retained for something like two years without deterioration, the practicabl Ilty of storing all the rice required for an emergency in air conditioned Lough Swilly. The three

2. That Elve should abandon neu- From the "Christian Science Monitor,

secure in the hope that its entre trality. "We have either, to fight for

pre-

agricultural country and virtually the

Silk Stockings From Seaweed

will serve as a shitid, und will yent one or other of the combatants Britain in every way," said the Inte from finding an excuse or a motive Lord Craigavon in C speccti, for committing some overt net. Its or we are against her along the orderly development of its resources. statesmen want to go on with the horrible dirty path of neutrality.”

3. That questions regarding the How realistic this objective is, it is abolition of partition should be post- not easy to fathom. Eire is

an poned until after the war.

"Was it an unfale thing to usk (lint Biggest obstacle will be expense.maps above show what value of its products present war, all political questions of a disturbing time from the Hebrides alone to

England. Before the way nature of this kind should be laid aside Eve followed a policy bused to a so as not to humper us in our effort the tune of 100,000 tons a year, certain degree upon self-containment, to beat the enemy?" asked the former is about to be used in Britain on It encouraged home industries, and Premier, in the task of beating that a commercial, scale for the pro- sprinkled factorles for the manufac- enemy. I hope that Ulster will be able ture of much-needed goods all over to play her full part, sharing the sorduction of rayon for stockings, the country. But the disorganisation rows and Borrors as well as the re- underwear, and other knitted

and woven goods.

granarles deserves to be explored..

It is doubtful whether any existing able harbours these are and godowns could be converted to air

how easily they could be conditioning except at considerable cust, and the same applies to the protected. At the present time the only harbours in

erection of specially constructed store houses. Even so, unless, costs nre absolutely prohibitive (and where Defence Measures are concerned, it is dimeul to know when this stage is reached), this factor should not be allowed to stand in the way, provid Ing the method is guaranteed to he cffcctive.

the whole of Ireland avail- able to ង Ulster.

consequent upon

the opening of hostilities in Europe had

serious effect

upon

this enterprise.

Jolekurs in the foal triumph.”

Seaweed; collected

in

peace.

In explaining the nature of the

The smaller map, that of that. It some means of replenishing defences of Great Britain if the whole altered..

Alginic Acid

As the days wore on, the altuntion burden of the late Lord Crai. new textile to the Bradford Society are those in grew worse. And, quite recently. gavon's thought was all to Britain, of Dyert und Colourists at Leeds

Mr De Valere was forced to

and he put the question in his chal-inversity, Professor J. B, Speakman east the news that Eire's supplies lengers:

soaked a piece of it in petrol and se! were being rapidly exhausted, and

1 night. The petrol simply burned "Would strengthen and help the away, leaving the fabrle quite un- them were not found, a serious crisis of Ulster were neutral like the South 7 the whole island, also shows might ensue."

If the Army and the Navy and Air how advantageously are How were the supplies to be Force were told that this being a

Seaweed contains between 20 and brought in? Hurdly in British sips, neutral part of Ireland, they must re- these ports placed for rapid unless in a limited degree. For the tire and go back to their own country. 30 per cent, of alginic acid, and the In England, Scotland, and Wales, now rayon is the result of a dis- and constant protection of British people themselves have had would it help the British people?"

tu

covery for obtaining alginates which the Atlantic sea routes used to forego many things to free vessels

Lord Craigavon kened the for service along the

two are resistant to alkalls. The rayon the coast of Africa, market, or alternatively that house by our shipping. Mr de and to carry much-needed planes United Stem Canada and the is non-lufleminable because it con-

States, which, too, were divided tains an inorganic material as Valera on November 7 states and munitions from the United States by a boundary. Yet they never sought essential part of its constitution.

and the Dominions. In the face of the elimination of that border llae.

diverted to help Eire, which bad re- South Amerien," he milded.

Perhaps the private householder- could be encouraged to have hu own air conditioned store room, but clearly this suggestion is ruled out unless Government is willing and rendy to see that cheap plant is put on the

holders are subsidised,

The chlet point seems to be for Government to satisfy itself about the effency of nur conditioning in respect to the sidring of rice. If this has been fully demonstrated, future polley should be guided by this assurance,

an

急送 tho

that so long as Eire remains all this, how could shipping be "There is North America and there is Research work has been going on

"We have for about two years, ond neutral Britain will not be fused to throw in its lot with Great Northern Ireland and Southern Ire supply of seaweed in almost in- allowed the use of the ports Britain?

exhaustible and there to be picked The theory has been advanced by

true ho omitted from con- up, the preront discovery is expected which she freely surrender- some writers that if an end to parti- which have kept the two divisions of in the saving of shipping space.

sideration the religious differences to have an important war time affect ed in 1938.

tion were offered to Eire, it might Trell apart.

Instel."

It's