BRITAIN’S POLICY

Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1932, Page 5

BRITAIN’S POLICY

IRISH QUESTION

"WANTS TO PRESS THE FIGHT.”

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LONDON, July 29.

Addressing a crowd" ot ten thousand eleciors !f at College Green, Dublin,■ M De Valera, in opening a countrywide campaign, said: it ha s. beep the policy of British statesmen, for generations, to reduce Ireland to a cat Lie ranch so as to provide cheap food, and also to provide a dumping ground for British manufactures.

The Brit.sh imposition of panic tariffs has clearly demonstrated this situation, which is one that must be met by cool, calm courage, and not by panic action. If the farmers failed to pay their annuities to the Free State, then a number of evils, heavily burdening thorn, would follow, because in that event the State’s credit, for the benefit of tile individual, could not be resorted to in the hope of repayment. There were suggestions in regard to the ease there would be in making terttiSi These should not be enter 1 thiiiedi Britain wanted to press this fight, Therefore, it ‘Would be the height of foolishness If Ireland thought that any goodwill on could prevent it. o OFFER TO MEDIATE DENIED DE VALERA FIGHTING FOR SHADOW. OTTAWA, July 28. Lord Hailsham, British Cabinet Minister, ' interviewed by an Ottawa piper, denied that Mr Bennett (Prime Minister of Canada) had offered to mediate between the Irish Free State and Britain. He continued: "What’s the use of mediating with a man like Mr De Valera, who told me that he wants a republic with Ulster included. Ulster does not want to enter. Therefore, Mr De Valera’s hope is impossible of achievement. Mr De Valera is really ’fighting for a shadow.’’