![]() Uninterested in negotiation, the Union had levied a 20% tariff on Irish goods, and Ireland itself responded by cutting the purchasing of English coal, under the Swift slogan: “Burn everything English except their coal.” It had certainly stung the Union, the economic devastation wrought by the war and the subsequent collectivization wrought unbelievable havoc on the agricultural sector, but Ireland had suffered as well. Collins had refused, citing the abolition of the British government had effectively caused the United Kingdom to cease to exist. The Union had demanded that Ireland pay land annuities that had been guaranteed to Great Britain in the Anglo-Irish treaty. Ireland had mostly been treading water, feeding off the riches of trade with the Kaiserreich while rebuilding after the Ulster Uprising. Michael Collins had convened his cabinet on that first Monday to outline his plans for the new year. 6 January 1936 - Economic Committee Meeting, Dublin, Ireland. ![]()
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