ANGLO-IRISH TRADE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18596, 5 January 1935, Page 5

ANGLO-IRISH TRADE

AGREEMENT WELCOMED COAL INDUSTRY GLAD BLOW TO POLAND (British Official Wireless.) Rec. noon. ' RUGBY, Jan. 4. Tho arrangements reached whereby the Irish Free States imports all its coal from the United Kingdom, .while the quota on Free State cattle entering the United Kingdom will' be'increased, has been welcomed by Free State business circles.

Free State newspapers, express much gratification -at the measure, which will give great relief to. the \ Irish cattle trade, and describe it as the first sensible, step since the, beginning of tho "economic ',\ur." ( , , The'Times* thinks that the agreement reflects credit on all concerned and is a sensible recognition that the two countries are natural customers of each other. WORK FOR MORE MINERS

Commenting on the Anglo-Free State trade agreement, the Daily Telegraph says : "The coal industry points out that apart from the employment of 5000 additional miners, the agreement will increase employment in the railways, docks, shipping and transport industries. The agreement will l>s a serious, blow to Poland, which secured.the sale of half a million tons of coal a year to the Free State. Her exporters will be surprised at this sudden loss of trade. On the contrary, the Irish railways welcome the now agreement, as the locomotives have suffered under the change to Continental coal,"

The Daily Telegraph's Dublin correspondent says that the agreement is warmly welcomed, particularly by farmers, who have been badly hit by the Anglo-Irish economic war

The Daily Teleeiraph's political correspondent says: "Though the Anglo-Irish trade agreement does not affect the financial differences between the two countries, political circles regard the limited business agreement as encouraging. I understand that additional cattle coming from Ireland will not be exempted from special duties, and similarly no provision is to be made to remit the Free State duty of 5s a ton on British coal. A discussion between the Governments regarding these duties may take place in the near future."

PLEASURE IN FREE STATE MR. DE VALERA PRAISED (Klec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) •DUBLIN, Jan. 4. News of the Anglo-Irish agreement was received with the greatest satisfaction in Free State industrial and business circles, where the hope was expressed that it will be a prelude to a more comprehensive agreement covering all matters outstanding betweert the two countries.

The Irish Times praises Mr. de Valera for recognising at last that the Free State's economic interests are bound up with those of Britain, and adds: "There can now be no excuse for a prolongation of the economic war."

The Irish Independent says the agreement is a tardy admission by Mr. de Valera that the market he thanked God had gone forever,-still exists, and is of value to the Free State.