The grim side of conditions created by partition is not ignored by the writer. The Northern por! of Newry. once a hive of industry has been hard hit. In the old days people living a few miles south of this town could go north to do their shopping. Now, even if they live a few yards from the frontier. they are forced to shop in Dundalk. which may be eleven miles away. Trade between North and South in many commodities has been lied altogether. In spite of these hindrances to trade and the fact that there is neither racial nor geographical justification for the frontier, the writer's conclusion is that "the time is not yet ripe for the removal of the border, and no one knows this better than Mr. De Valera.
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