Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-28 | Page 4 | Ireland Facing Many Crises as New President Takes Helm

Ireland Irland Facing lacing Many Crises As New Nw President Takes H Helm 1 B By W. W G. G I United Press Staff Starr Correspondent DUBLIN April 28 UP Expert UP-Expert Expert statesmanship will vilI be needed to guide Ireland past the crises of the next two years Economic and political problems laden aden with p pitfalls lie ahead Eamon de Valera the free states state's new president dent inherited some of them from the he Cosgrave ministry But the mo most t formidable ones he brought with him His heritage from the former government gov gov- was a difficult financial situation situ and a great eat body of ot unemployed I workers He was wa left leU with a sizable de deficit iet and taxes The farmers were suffering from loss of trade and ling gling under land debts A military tribunal was trying political prisoners prison prison- ers in an atmosphere charged with danger SMOOTH CHANGE The government changed over smoothly Business moved ahead without any tremors The military tribunal was abolished and the political po- po prisoners were released De Dc Valeras Valera's majority in the dail depends on the support of the small but determined laborite group croup it is these he must satisfy first by relieving re re- lieving unemployment distress There are unemployed among the he free states state's population of De Dc Valera hopes to build up industries by jy a high tari tariff on manufactures now Imported from Britain After a few years he believes Ireland will thus become sufficient self and no longer the he grass ranch which he declares it has remained in the past I It will end forever the economic dependence to which the British pol icy has reduced f us us Dc De Valera ha has s declared Dc Valera hopes to win V his battle i c with the British government ov over r rc c s taming a year In irs land pa pay J ments meats But if he wins he still has the problem of f collecting the payments payment DC De Valera plans to use the money for agricultural improvement but Is al ai ready having friction with his rural voters on the question Finally De Dc Valera must prove to the extreme Republican lions Hons chiefly the militant Irish lican army anny leaders that they cannot push him along the path toward a z I republic