ANGLO-IRISH CRISIS

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3784, 30 July 1932, Page 5

ANGLO-IRISH CRISIS

DE VALERA BLAMES BRITAIN APPEAL TO FARMERS (Aust. and N.Z. Cable) London. July 29. Addressing 10.000 electors at College Green. Dublin, Mr. E. lie Valera, who said that it had been the policy i f British statesmen for generations to reduce Ireland to a cattle ranch to provide cheap food and a dumping ground for British manufactures. The imposition of the panic tariffs clearly demonstrated a situation which must be met liy cool, calm courage. not panic action. If farmers failed to pay their annuities to the State a host of evils heavily burdening them would follow, because the State’s credit for the benefit of the individual could not be resorted to in liojk- of repayment. Suggestions in regard to ease in making terms should not entertained. Britain wanted to press tills light, and therefore it would lit- the height of foolishness if Ireland thought goodwill on her |v»rt could prevent if.