The New York herald., 1922-06-04
RELANDNOW NEEDS
ECONOMIC UPLIFT
Newspapers Discuss Meth
DDS to Improve COun-
try's Resources.
GOOD ROADS AND HARBORS
To Exploit Water Power,
Unity Railroads, Increase
Peat Production.

Special Cable 10 THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1923, by THE NEW YoEK HEnALn
New York Herald Bureau.
Dublin. June 3.
Ireland is turning toward recon-
struction. The first noticeable effect
Of the Collins-De Valera pact has ap-
peared in the political weeklies. which
instead Of refuting and re-refuting the
arguments of opponents concerning
the treaty are now seriously discuss
ing ways and means for the develop
ment Of Irish economic life. n
Young ireland, Arthur Griffith's
paper. prints a large drawing on the
front page under the caption Recon
struction." One of the important arti-
cles is review Of the report on Irish
peat resources made by the Dai.
Eireann Commission in 1919.
Another political weekly, the Leader,
prints leading article about the Dublin
woolen industry. The treaty weekly. the
Irish Free State, responded Immediately
to the peace pact, the first issue there
after carrying as its principal article
an analysis by Ernest Blythe. Minister
of Commerce. of the most important as
rects of the country's economic prob
lens. The same issue also contained a
long article headed 1.-THE Economic De-
velopment of Industrial Ireland" offer
ing detailed suggestion.
To Relieve Unemployment.
Blythe advocates first emergency meas
ures to alleviate unemployment. He
urges that these methods follow def
mite plan by making roads where needed.
improving harbors and by paying special
attention to drainage work and afforesta-
ton which would have the necessary re-
suits of reclaiming land and recreating
a timber supply. He proposes that the
Government turn its attention especially
to Ireland's basic ndustry-argricul
ture. He recommends the standardiza-
creation Of central selling machinery so
as to aid farmers to reach the foreign
markets. .Ifst =,
Mr.. Blythe points out that manufac-
turers are already demanding tariff pro-
lection for their feeble industries and he
believes the majority of the Dali MEM
bers favor It, especially since the plan
of excluding certain British nanufac-
tured articles last year showed that the
Irish industries responded to this stimu-
ius rapidly. AS most of Ireland's trad
ing is done with England Mr.. Blythe
warns against the imposition of high
tariffs. as this Is likely to lead to dam
aging retaliation on the part Of England.
The article on economic developments
suggests various resources worthy OF
including water power, coal
deposits, hematite, clay and iron ore
deposits. gypsum. barytes. manganese,
lead, zinc and antimony deposits. Ex-
ard nif a finno of
these resources with State aid are pro-
posed. -
Unification of Railways.
The article suggests the unification of
Irish railroads under one management,
and emphasizes the necessity for trans
port and development board to consider
the question of housing plan and the
of houses in conjunction
with transit schemes. so as to allow the
people who work in cities to live In
garden suburbs. .
Judging from the attention given these
first articles peat production is to be de-
veloped into fiourishing industry. II
Is being studied from two viewpoints
first how to rid Ireland OF its bogs ana
second the development of cheap, plen-
tiful and serviceable fuel supply. Ire
land has 1000. 100000 tons OF air dried
peat. the equivalent of about 2,50O,-
900, 900 tons of coal.
The Cork Harbor Commissioners are
now studying the final report made by
George +. Nicholson, consulting engi-
neer of Seattle, Wash. outlining inn
in the harbor costing about
IS. .O0O, 900. He proposes to widen and
deepen the channels so that the larg-
est vessels af1oat will be able to enter
the lower harbor in the severest storm
and at any stage of the tide. The
project includes the erection Of mod
ern sheds and warehouses and railway
facilities in addition to the reclaiming
of 200 acres of upper river harbor in
dustrial sites.
The British Government is providing
funds for the erection OF 300 cottages
for Irish ex-service men, the average
cost of these cottages being about S3.250.
Cottages are allotted to every county In
Ireland Contractors are now engaged
In building 1000 cottages In the south
-. 900. NJ in0 m the nj eoIutK area.