Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-12
S|NN FE|N SEEKS
FOREIGN TRADE
"Consuls" Named for Many
cities-RepubIic Owns Fac
tories and Trading House
PLAN AMERICAN CAMPAIGN
BY CARL w. AckERMAN
Special Gable DisDatch

London. Aug. 12.-Excerpts from
the most important parts Of two con-
fidential Sim Fein reports on trade.
commerce and local government. written
by acting cabinet members of the Irish
republic, which are in possession Of the
PUBLIC LEDGER Foreign Service. re-
veal how the Sim Fein controls county
and rural district councils. They show
how the Sim Fein is building up for
eign commerce, and they will interest
American business men because they
reveal that the United States shipping
board has been in touch with Sinn Fcin
representatives In America and that the
Irish Overseas Shipping and Trading
Co. is an organization owned. con-
trolled and directed by the Irish re-
public.
Control Of Local Councils %
The reports Of the minister of local
government. referring to this, reads:
The local government department of
the Dali Eireann greets the newly
elected councils and boards of guar
dams and recognizes in the results Of
the recent elections, carried out under
the system OF proportional representa-
tion, further proof of the loyalty of the
overwhelming majority Of the Irish pco-
pie to the government of the Irish re-
pubic. 1t Is a great honor for the in
diyiduais elected to have been chosen
by the free vote of an indomitable pco-
pie to bear the standard in this great
rally of an ancient race for its God
given right to liberty.
Your council is requested TO pass
without delay the attached resolutions
or allegiance to the Dali Eireann, that
It may be clear to all at home and
abroad. to friend and enemy, that the
peoples representatives on local bodies
stand with their parliamentary repre-
sentatives solid and. uncompromising on
the question of their country's indie
pendencc. The attention of your coun-
ellis is further directed to the follow
ing important points:
First. Your chairman. vice chair
man and, for councils, the representa-
tives to general council. should be most
carefully selected. due regard being paid
to national principle, ability and
knowledge Of local administration.
Second. With view to possible
arrests and to safeguarding the re-
representatives thereon who give allie
glance to the Dali Eireann are asked to
fill up and sign undated forms of rcsig-
nation. These may be handed for the
present to the leader of the republican
group on your body. They will not be
used unless. by reason of arrests or
otherwise, there is a likelihood of our
majority on your body disappearing.
They are not to be used without con
sultation with this department. If it
Is decided at any time to use any of
these designations. the man who would
be compelled to fill the vacancy would.
Of course. be pledged to resign when
the original councillor would be free
to resume his duty"
Establishment Of Factories
The report on the department Of
trade and commerce states: Early in
November conference representing
farmers and CO. operative societies was
held in Waterford. 1t was decided to
establish in that city big factory.
drawing supplies from Counties Water
ford, Kilkenny. Cork. Limerick. Queens
and Carlow. The idea. which was orig.
inally entertained was that we should
endeavor to establish over the country
series of small factories. each draw
ing its supplies from single county
area. On more mature consideration,
however. that plan was dropped in
favor Of one aiming at having only two
or three big factories in the whole of
Ireland. Since November, work has
been going on steadily and it may now
be said that the greatest difficulties are
over.
An Irish Consul In America
I'VE have now consuls in New York,
Paris, Berne, Genoa and Buen0s Aires,
who have been active in putting before
the merchants and manufacturers of the
countries in which they are stationed
the possibilities of Ireland as a market
and source of supplies. In America,
Mr.. Fawsitt has done excellent service
in connection with direct shipping. He
has kept in close touch with the United
States Shipping Board and has taken
care that Ireland was not forgotten. To
his efforts may be attributed the fact
that in fixing routes for two new lines
which will commence operation next
year, namely. New York Bremen and
Boston Bremen, it has been decided
that these ships. of which thirteen have
been chartered for the service, will, in
all cases, call at Queenstown Oh the
eastward journey.
Toward the end of February the
Irish Overseas Shipping Co. was estab-
lished for the purpose of doing work
which could not be openly done by This
department in existing circumstances.
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collect cargo for American ships which
were then leaving Dublin in ballast. In
carrying out its first purpose the com.
pany has acted ps agent for this depart.
ment In all matters not confidential 1t
has been able to correspond freely with
our consuls, whose reports pass as let
ters TO business firm seeking informa-
tion about trade conditions abroad.
"A long interview l had with McC'or-
mack, of the Monro Mccormack Line.
during his recent visit to this country.
convinced me that most of the freight at
present leaving Ireland for America is
going direct, except in cases where it
Is bought and resold by English mcr.
chants.
American Buyers Necessary
Mccormack opinion was that while
something may be done by carrying out
our original intention of canvaSSing eX-
porters, providing storage factories and
looking after goods for them the imme.
diate problem goes farther back. 1t is
one of getting Irish goods sold in
America since. ordinarily, Irish firms
would not and should not ship anything
they had not already sold.
DESTITUTE FAMILY AIDED