The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-03-21

nV1oous than comparison OF the grants made for such
purposes in England and here. In the first has,
within two years. been given the National Gallery in the
second but 1000 and while in the there are already
Schools of Art there but five the other Instead of
being expended Ireland taxation drawn from itsnatura
of application, sunk in costly imperial structures and
schemes in London and all other parts of the world but
the island whence it emanates and where it is required
but contemplate fraction of the fiscal total being grudgngy
returned to keep the breath in few poor institutions of
culture while the Government of Great Britain have spent
seven millions hundred thousand pounds the South
Kensington and British Museum. Under equitable
conditions outlay vast, upon institutions of noble
character anywhere, would rebound to nations honorit
being grand spirit of progress when contrasted with vastly
greater outlay those ornaments of oense and Defense
which subtract such muudes from the enrichng armies
of Industry In the present case however the marves of
the English capital sinister aspect to all who reco
ect that they sustained in part by what amounts to the
virtual plumber of poor country whose wealth. the result
of its struggling industry and commerce. goes support
rich establishments from which its inhabitants reap
benefit whatever This monstrous inadequate distribution
of the public money contrasted with the majestic universal
ism of England, reminds of the lines,
From pole to tropic is our language spoke
And part of Flanders has received our yoke.
Or the still greater peonasm of that poetic master of the
bathos
Lieutenant colonel to the Earl of Mar!
England in her policy towards Ireland, indeed displays
similar bahos; and her Capitalization resembles that of
the prize fighter all whose strength has been put into his
muscles, at the cost of his brain.
A movement is foot to introduce, on extensive
SCALE the cultivation of beeroo into Ireland whose soil is
admirably suited for its production On the continent
663OOO tons of beetroot sugar produced annually
amounting in value to twenty millions sterling and 1913
reneres give employment to vast number of hands Were
capital invested in this important and lucrative branch OF
agriculture here there be doubt that the result would
he of is to have
ect popularzed among the farmer class, and its lucrative
results demonstraed the next to take step to initiate the
practice Many of the farmers possess money which they
ignorant how lay out to the best advantage, and,
unfortunately they have idea of the effect of combination
in advancing such unitarian schemes There the fish
cries. par example, all of the pscaory wealth of
and Yet any advance which has been made
in this wayand that very limited scale compared with
possibliteshas been that of individual enterprise The
idea of combining and subscribing for the formation of COM
panes had been accepted and the is that
the Irish for the most part shed by English boats
There indeed certain legal restrictions regards locality
subject which has been several times brought before Par
lament by Mcguire and Others but taking things they
such supplementary limits would have little obstructive
influence companies formed and in the latter
should the restrictions abolished The ignorance of the
results such combinations personal and public unitarian
ends of the characteristics of the Irish people just at
present. which every effort should be made improve away
and which will restrict any such project that of cuva-
ting beeroot for sugar refining though in less degree pcs
sbly than that of forming fishing companies every
who holds land may aot portion of it for such cultivation
Where has already been tried in the county Meath it
has been believe remuneratve. Considering however,
the vast of land adapted for beetroot cultivation it is
much to be wished with view charging the labor market
that sugar production should enlist the energies of public
companies, whose capital would be subscribed by land
owners merchants, etc., it would assuredy if we'll
aged profitable employer and employed The Irish
in America keep abreast with the of the population.
How long shall hear that in their own island they
doomed to vegetation merely to ATTAIN generation after
eraton but stunted growth and that they be trans
planted before they produce the fruits of progressive Ideas