The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-07-18
SIM FEIN
BOYCOTT ALI.
ULSTER GOODS
Discrimination Against Catholic
Workers Causes Orange
men 10 Wage Eco
nomic War.
HOPE TO UNITE IRELAND
South VIII Force North 10
Unite in Order TO Get
Long Wanted Irish
Republic.

| By Unitrd Pres.
LONDON, July l8.-Economic warfare
is assuming equal importance in Ireland
with the swifter, more spectacular bat
tleN Of arms between Sim Feiners and
the governments soldiers and police.
While flying columns of the Irish
Republican Army are ambushing Crowtf
forces throughout the south, the Sinp
Fcin government is conducting silent,
but more effective fight by means Of
the boycott.
Over year ago, Sim 'Fein decrced
boycott Of certain Belfast goods be-
cause of alleged discrimination against
Catholic workers in the Ulster capital.
The boycott has spread until it covers
all northern Irish goods and commerce
and great deal of English goods.
The latest Sim Fein embargo has
been placed on all banking intercourse
between north and south and northern
banks are feeling the loss, just as norths
ern factories have.
Through the boycott many Ulster
cloth, biscuit, shoe, tobacco and drug
manufacturers have lost half their trade,
and arc trying 50 far unsuccessfully to
overcome heavy losses. The boycott has
spread 10 English goods, which Dali
Eireann considers can be supplied by
southern Irish firms. Agricultural i'm
plements, margarine, shoe.polish and
soap are among the articles boycotted by
an order few weeks ago. Many patri.
oiic SINNERS" are smoking cigarettes
manufactured in the South, though most,
including the leaders, have mol made
this sacrifice.
With the convening Of the Ulster
parliament June q, Sim Fein began to
tighten what il termed band Of steel
around the six northern Counties The
idea is to isolate the north, and by car
rying TO its extreme the partition Of
north and south by the home rule act, to
persuade Ulster that Ireland must be
united
Ulstermen confess that the policy has
hurt. While great deal of listers
trade is done outside of Ireland, many
industries. particularly the ones cited.
depend almost entirely on southern pat
ronage. Efforts to avoid the boycott by
shipping goods to Scotland or England
and back under another firms name to
Ireland have failed, as Sim Fein always
uncoyers the evasion and boycotis the
British firm.
As regards the south's compliance
with boycott orders, there is little
trouble. A town council will meet and
decide upon a boycott Public notices
are issued 10 the effect that certain
goods are banned. If shopkeeper fails
to obey the order promptly. he is served
with notice of which the following is
typical:
4 understand that you have recently
received consignment of. from
Belfast. May point out TO you the de.
cree of An Dali t''The Dair' for Dali
Eireann, the Republican government
which forbids all dealings, directly or
indirectly, with Belfast firms? Will
you please give bearer an explanation
and written guarantee that you will
cease trading with these firms?"
There is never any question as to the
effectiveness Of such a request. Dis
obedience would mean that the offend
ing shopkeepers premises would be
wrecked, and that the shopkeeper him
self might be killed.
There is one feature Of the boycott in