ECONOMIC WAR

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18181, 31 August 1933, Page 7

ECONOMIC WAR

IRELAND’S TRADE DECLINE

SMUGGLING INCREASES

RAID ON “BLUE SHIRTS”

(Elec. Tel. Copyright—United'Presa Assn.) (Received August 31, noon) DUBLIN, August 30. While the stage is set for the formation of the National Party uniting the anti-Do Valeraites, trade statistics reveal that trade to Britain had'declined over £6,500,000 up to September 1, 1933, compared with the corresponding period of 1932, and agricultural exports declined by over £4,000,000, while for the 12 months ended July 31, the total volume of trade fell £28,000,000, the imports declining from £49.000.000 to £35,000.000, and exports from £33.000,OCO to £19,000,000. One result of the economic war has been tlio intensification of smuggling through Northern Ireland, and the authorities have prepared extensive plans to eliminate this.

Ah example of what the new National Party is out to destroy was- given today when companies of the Irish Republican Arihy paraded 'the streets of Mai-’ low, North Cork, during ;i meeting of the British Boycott League, where speeches urged a policy demanding Continental goods where Irish manufactures are not obtainable.

A large squad of armed police, raided the Blue Shirts’ headquarters at midnight. The search disclosed only an aged caretaker. No documents were found

When the police raided the headquartets of the ' they smashed the locks of the desks and presses. From General . O’Duffy’s room they removed documents. They took the names of the staff.