Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-25
An lrlshman Speaks for ireland.

BILE and honored Irishmen of New
York. promptly called the editors
attention to the fact, and politely re-
quested correction. My request was
not complied with. Unfortunately /
did not retain copy of my commu-
nication. The Eel Monte Observer of
the 9Th inst, followed suit with an ar
ticle on kindred subject, when | ad-
dressed the following communication
to that journal, with like result.
ITO err is human but l think no
true gentleman would refuse to repair
wrong or acknowledge a mistake,
unintentionally committed.
POMONA, CAL, May End, 1876.
ED. OBSERVER, DEAR SIR:-It is
popularity believed that editors know
everyt hing, and some of them wish to
keep up the delusion, but you and
know to the contrary; consequent y
was not at all surprised to see in your
last issue short editorial OIL a subject
with which you, evidently, were not
very familiar. In speaking OF the re-
duced immigration from Ireland, you
follow the New Y 'rk San, and adduce
it as evidence of prosperity, and that
heretofore there has been redundan-
cy of population in the Emerald
Isle" This opinion is sedul0usly in
cnlcated by the English press and by
that portion of the American $50 CALI
ed press in the English interest.
They have purpose in this. Ireland
is disc0ntented, and for hundreds of
years has been in a state of chronic
rebellion, which England has kept
down only by the use of the most di-
abolical means, including, hanging,
shooting, and artificial famines. OF
course it is to the interest of England
to have the world believe that Ireland
is prosperous under England's rule
and has no reason to be discontented.
Hence the teachings of the Sun ct al.
They do not tell however, that the
British parliament never legislates
for the benefit of the Irish people.
They do not tell that, in fragrant vio-
lation of the treaty of union, Ireland
is compelled to pay fifty million dol
lars annually of interest on Engands
national debt, for which Ireland gets
no equivalent whatever! They do not
tell that the poor Irish are compelled
to pay annually another fifty million
dollars in the shape of rent to absentee
landlords They do not tell that the
greatest part of the English legisla-
tors for Ireland consist of earns
Acts" proclamations, and suspen-
siOns of the habeas corpus! They do
ol huf m IN ri Irn
pie by hundreds are turned out of their
homes on to the roadsides to die or
leave their country! They do not tell
that no more Irishmen in Ireland can
own gun or pistol for the defense
of his person or property! They do
not tell that in Ireland under English
rule a man can scarcely call his soul
his own! They do not tell that all the
laws are for the rich and against the
poor! They do not tell the thousands
of facts in regard to English rule in
Ireland that would damn the British
government in the eyes of the civil
lied world! No, it is not to their in
terest to tell these things. 1t is not to
their interest to tell of the deserted
seaports and silent factories made so
by British legislation, nor of the l0O,-
900 one-room novels in which live as
many families, but they point to the
decrease Of emigration and say, "oee
how prosperous the Irish are. They
can do better at home than elsewhere
since the evils of over population have
been aleviated by the vast emigra-
ton of the past quarter OF century,"
Now as to
OvER-POPULATIoN.
M. Gustave Beaumont says Ireland
could without difficulty feed twenty
five millions of people; Sir Robert
Kane proves she could support thirty
five millions; and the historian, Alli-
son, thinks she could amply sustain
forty millions. In 1916 Ireland had
an estimated population of nine mill
lions, and in six Years one-third OF
them either died of starvation or fled
to more friendly shores. And this
while there was a vast overplus of
provisions raised in the country! Dur
ing the first year of the famine there
was exported from Ireland to England
over fifteen million bushels of wheat
alone! In one single week-one OF
the worst of the famine-there were
shipped from the port of Drogheda
1,20O cows, $500 sheep and hogs, $4,000
bushels of grain, 500, 900 pounds of meal
and -four, etc., etc. These provisions
,Uere forced at the point of the bdyonet
from the STARRING millions! This may
seem incredible, but worse still, If
possible, the English seized upon and
locked up in government. stores the
food that was sent from America to
the furnishing poor, on the plea that
it would "interfere with the laws or
British tradep' This caused Ledru
Rollin to exclaim, England has
capped the climax of human infamy
by confiscating charity itself!' The
New York Sun and British apologists
to the contrary Notwithstanding, Ire
land is neither prosperous, contented
nor happy, and never can be so long
as a vestige of British rule remains.
LEX TALIoNIs.
Pomona, Cal May 1lth, 1876.