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Pa YY PY oe Cry rere crepe 22 TE OSHAWA TIMES, Thersdey, Movember 10, 1960 Ireland Is Developing Appetite For Industry i ifr hi £ i : i i ! BH 2 i iq io iif 4 : { omy is reaching a take-off point towards self-sustaining growth, Senior officials and economists feel the nation is on the verge of a "considerable wave" of in dustrial expansion thst eould continue for at least a decade, CAPITAL INVESTMENT UP Forelgn investment that was a trickle over the years has swol. len into 8 stream, Since 1956 almost #75000000 has been pumped into factory construction and various development pro- grams, By the end of this year it Is ted that the ber of new factories may be double that for each of the two previous years, This would push to more than 100 the number of new plants since Thelr success Is reflected In steadily rising overseas sales During the first half of 1060 ex- ports totalled $191,000,000, up more than $28,000,000 from the same period a year ago, The most sriking sales in| creases are in manufactured and rocessed goods, olls, fat, fert izers, chemicals a perfumes ~new fields for a nation that in the past was largely an exporter of farm products and livestock, ECONOMY SURVEYED The 1058 Economie Survey, a general statement of aims for a five-year period, outlined a pro gram designed to "release the dynamlie of progress' by stimu. lating capital growth, DUBLIN'S LI stress on the achievement of higher productivity in farming, fishing and forestry, But to Increase employment more directly, the main empha sis is to be on the development of industry and exports, and on attracting more foreign invest ment, "We are particularly Inter: ested in attracting Canadian and American Investment," sBys Prime Minister Sean Lemass, who as Industry and commerce minister piloted the nation's eco: nomic programs for almost a quarter of a century, ADVANTAGES OFFERED "We think we have many ad- vantages to offer, We have sim flar ways of life and there Is no language problem." The attractions of Ireland as 8 site for Industry include generous government grants, tax-free ex port profits, a plentiful supply of industrious labor and a chance for a stake in hoth the emerging European trading bloes and the Commonwealth -- where Ireland enjoys preferential Government spending is being|rangements, diverted as much as possible from social needs to productive dian mining compan projects, The plan lays great Lemass noted that one Cana. has been producing a steady flow of cop: Single Party Rules Ulster In a tour of Northern Ire. land, Dave Oancla of CP's London bureau found that re. liglon remains the dividing line between political parties, In this story he tells of Protestant and Roman Catholle attitudes to ward the nation's place as part of the United Kingdom, By DAVE OANCIA Canadian Press Stall Writer BELFAST, Northern Ireland (CP)~This Is a land where one litical party, fighting elections ime after time on a single issue, has held undisputed power for 38 years, The party; Ulster Unionists, The issue; Maintenance of the border that keeps Northern Ire- land British, Its support; The Protestant two - thirds of the Ulster population, That they will continue In power---and hence maintain par tition of the Emerald Isle--is accep'ed as one of the realities of life in the six counties making up this portion of the United Kingdom, This arises from the fact that the nation's politcal divisions still coincide almost completely with its religious divisons, CATHOLICS WANT REPUBLIC Roman Catholes are auto matically considered Nationalist arty supporters and fervently in avor of Irleand, The Protestants are equally dedicated Unionists, There are about 918,000 Protes!. ants and 484,000 Catholics, Between the two groups and between the nationalists and Eng. land stand centuries of mis understanding and conflict, The present division of the community in Northern Ireland is one of the unhappy legacies o the compromise tha: finally "set. tied" the Irish problem as far as Britain was concerned, Britain gave In to the national: ists In 1920 by permitting the| establishment of an Irish Free State (now the Republic of Ire Jand) covering 26 of the 32 coun. ties In Ireland, She also pacified the Ulster Protestants by giving ia to thelr demands to remain part of the United Kingdom. One-third of those in the north who remained part of the United Kingdom were Catholics, deter- mined to do all they could to abolish partition and lead the six counties into the republic. ERENCES REMAIN Dre are signs thal the old animosities are softening but most observers agree that it will be a lon time--possibly genera: tions--hefore the cleavage in the nity is overcome. oe Protestants hive dined own or dispensed w the violent epithets they used to hurl at the Catholies, Unionist politicians no longer blatantly e- clare that the government they form is a "Protestant govern: ment for Protestants, but ane still sees chalked on walls Nor gans such as "No Here" or firhe Hell With The olning the Republic of | the title; "Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition," By default, the op position task goes to the four: member Labor party, The Nationalists feel their hest hope of wiping out partition is to stand firm on a policy of non co-operation, They have not hoth- ered to adopt a political program with positive and forward-look. Ing social, economic and cultural content, RECOGNIZE ONE ISSUE Joe Stewart, the 70.year-old Nationalist leader, says his party "looks after the interests of our people' by supporting legislation aimed at the general good, He does not feel adoption of a broader political platform will help because all the Nationalists vote "and will continue to vote purely on the border issue," Among the factors tending to keep the northern political situ. ation frozen are the border raids by the outlawed Irish Republi. can Army, Whenever there's an outbreak, northerners tend In. stinctively to flee to the safety of their respective religious and political eamps, Thus, these raids, aimed at "liberating Brit. Ish « occupled Ireland" merely strengthen the Unlonist position, There are however some signs, small certainly, that may Indi cate a modification of the old sectarian divisions, Public hous Ing grojects resulting from the growth of the welfare state are dispersing and mixing Catholics and Protestants, Television Is broadening horizons, Newspap: ers in the northern capital are becoming more liberal and are glving more unblased and bal. anced reporst of local events, MUST MAKE IT WORK A few politicians are beginning to re-examine ideas held inviel: able for decades, Lawyer Charles Stewart, a Roman Catholic and an MP for Queen's University, Is one, He calls himself an Inde: pendent Nationalist and says: "The setup is here and we have got to try to make it work" The Northern Ireland Labor Party has been picking up sup- port from both the Unionists and the Nationalists, No one really gives Labor much of a chance to develop into a moderate third force in Ulster polities, but MP David Blakely expresses his group's alm thus: "We're not worried so much about achieving a united Ireland a united Ulster, We're still at the elemental stage here where we must find a together." He feels the next election will show whether there is any sup port for a party of moderation HOPES FOR GAINS "For us the next election will he one of double or quits, If the trend continues, we'll' hold the seats we have and bring in a few marginal ones," he says, "I we are defeated, it will mean 18 years' work will have Fy ir part the Caiholies MA 8 PN ationalist parlia-| mentarians they elect, do rela] tively little to help remove is sension, - The Nationalists form the yeond largest group in Par as we are about bringing about ™ ormula for living FFEY RIVER per ~ all for export -- from a deposit south of Dublin, Other | Canadian companies are doing] exploratory or preliminary de. velopment work In a num of areas with indications of mineral deposits, | he feeling in Irish trade oir. cles Is that there is plenty of] room for trade expansion be tween Ireland and Canada, They have been doing business under the same (rade agree | ment since 1032--an Indication of| the good relations between the! two countries, "There is no doubt that the trade agreement Is a great ad.| vantage to us," the prime min. ister sald, CANADA BENEFITS MORE But actual trade between the! two countries is very much in| Canada's favor, Last year the! Canadians sold the Irish roughly| $16,000,000 worth of goods and| bought about $3,600,000 from! them, Ireland's exports to Can-| ada have been rising steadily over the years, however, The trading ar. 1959 figure Is more than double | that of 1054, | This drive for Industry and| exports is almed at providing jobs for the Irish at home, Through emigration the republic loses 85,000 people a year-- mostly to Britain, but some to Canada and the U8 --against a) natural Increase of 25,000 anny: | ally, The population now is about | 2,830,000, Most of the emigrants are young and the republic runs the| risk of becoming a nation of old | eople, | Unemployment is a echronle| problem, Current estimates are that almost seven per cent of the labor force of 1,200,000 is unem:| ployed, [ But the tide appears to be) turning, One of the projects helping to accomplish this is the Shannon Development Authority, This was launched when the $35, 000,000 airport and its 1800 em. | ployees were faced with the fact that the newer transatlantic alr. craft no longer have to stop there to refuel, Behind the runways of this duty-free Airport elght new fac:| tories have been established by manufacturers from the United States, Holland, Britain, Japan and West Germany, Bids for 18 other factories, being built or al ready built by the Authority, | have also been received, | These Industries import parts by alr and export products hy| alr and are doing It successfully | with articles ranging from frat | sistor radios (being shipped to Canada) to floor polishers and) lanos, A housing project has en started to provide accom: modation for a population ex: pected to reach 6000 within five years, To entice investors, the Repub. lle of Ireland offers ready-bullt factories, gifts of money to cover half the cost of plant and ma. chinery, the full cost of staff training, tax exemption for 28 years on export profits and par tial exemption from local taxa: tion, A state « sponsored Industrial eredit company has also been set up to ensure that no worthwhile project is killed by a lack of unds, land politics, gives Labor no chance at all, "If the vital issue (the border Issue) comes up again, those four Labor fellows will disappear from the House pretty fast." Nationalist Leader Joe art feels the same way, "I think Labor will lose ground In areas where the Nationalist vote counts," he sald, He thought for a moment, "Och~~they don't count any: how," CHARGES BIGOTRY Stewart, who earns a living as| a pub owner, auctioneer and un: dertaker in Dungannon, charged | the Unionists had created a "hard core of bigotry" In the, Stew orth, | He cites disorimination in pub lle housing, employment and vot: ing arrangements to back his| case, In Londonderry, Ulster's| {second largest city, the Nation {allsts outnumber the Undonists| Six to four but the eity council! Is controlled by Unionists, "The constitution has been fixed to give their people control of the public administration even {where our people are in the ma)! | "The effect is that the execu| tive posts go to thelr people and our Peoble are deprived of a fair share of the emoluments. * gone for nought. 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