, 1879-07-21
IRISH FARMERS TROUBLES.

Tho Antl-Rnnt AEitattons-DIstress from
Hnd Seaanns and American Compst1tlon-
Violent Demands for Lower Kents-Ths
Lnudlurtln' Claims.
Corrrspnaaeacs .St.e FORK l4r1es.
DUBLIN, July 5.-People vho profess 10 10
ahle 10 read the signs OF the TINES Alright oeclsre
that revolution Is imminent In Ireland, 10 be
brought nbout this time, no: by the Fcnans but
by the farmers. The cry Of dtstress among The
agricultural classes Ia heard from QUO end of the
country to the ot1,er and 1t Is echoed by tic w.
rious other industrial clnases, whose ntercsts
are inseparably associated With the fortunes OF
thc tialer Of the soil. 1t Is now said that sue
ccssion OF bal seasons unu excessive foreign COM
pet,tion-thAt Is to say, American competition
~ regards cattle, corn, etc. bare reduced the
Irish formers to hunlcss condition, and that
tho country has reached crisis which Is most
likely " result Ia physical revolution, II the
liberal hand Of reform Ia not promptly xnd
euorgettcafly applied. The serious situation Of
affairs las been practically recognized in En-
GLAND and ireland By landowners, who hare
ntarily reduced pro TEN their tenauts'
rents + rom 10 to 10 per cent. This movement
OH the landlords side in England has been led
by the Prince OF Wn1es., In Ireland the example
In this connection of the fu ture King Of En-
gland las been followed By about dozen land
lords, but the great body Of the proprtotors OF
land In ireland lold back. in thIs state OF
th!ngs two aRitaiions have sprung up mud arc
now Ia full swing over tic country. With the
view Of ipi!ao nctng coercIng the action Of the
majority Of the landlords to fall In With the
etnalI number OF their brethren WHO hare vol
untaEtly relieved their tenants by reducing their
rents Ono Of these IL u clerical tnoVemGnt,-
thai Is to say, the Raman Catholic Clergy Of Ger
tain dtoceses have issued ' declarations" OF res
outions, asserting the existing depression Of
tradc eeneraliv In thr UniteL Kingdom, ausl the
crpned condition f1nanci1llr Of thr tcuant-
farmer claas Of ireland, brought about, they
say, hy three bud scAsons asli by tue great dc-
probation Ia tho pricn Of stock and Of agrfcul-
tnrua produce, caused BY American competition,
md appealing 10 lrsh Ian.ilorfls to give rca-
sonabo reduction ut rents, at least during Tho
present cttsts. and thus avert the threatened
| sucial earthquake.
The other mAsement has a revolutionary ring
iii It. From tlnlu to time, within the past four
months, thoEc hayU been opcnair lemonstra-
tlons in various rarts OF thr country IN the In
tsrr.t. ostcnsby. ot the tenaut farmers, but
wh!el ars used tor tbs purpose, Of hiring ,w'at
arc callrd "advsnccd national opnfuns." At
somu Vi these demonstrations In tho Wost OF
Ireland. whero thoy orienatcl, tho burden Of
tlle llaraileuta has been 1enuncations Of England
nil, the Enrliab. md procamations Of lrola,,d's
resolve to sever, with tlr sword, II uoycssnry,
her connection with England. When the rent
qaesslnn Is touched u1n1n At these gatherings, It
insi,i.ntian in general. Tin following closing
paragraph, III a "dorlarstfun" resulting from
QUE Ut ltcsu demonstrations will give an Idea
Of the temperate antl 3udl;ious style Of ag'ta-
conclusion, anh witllnnt the parade u l'rugga-
loel proclnlul to Ill wll1lu II may concern that
w slail continue 10 aEstate until the order Of
Heath ny starvation and the slow pr0cras OF
eslctlou Or ex.crninatiul. shall b. drawn from
Within tle right which landlords cuioy,-,IsAt
is, Of 1crpetnattng tho lheous ertEno Vi mur4ur
by rark'rcnt md exterMtnatian." At st'ne of
,iaa iar liz II irisi' tarmar. Hi. Il H. his been
said slat American c0!nrntltion III the supply of
rattle to t!c United Kingdom, has brought
lOO shlllnrs per l0O weight TO 10 shilI4l,:s and
an, Irish farmers that American
,e0;ts5s r., ta.a ;h9d ~ III. nt9 ee'E r. to
ticai uyce. indeed, hAs been given by
some orators at thrse meetings, and t,at is not
10 nay aby rent at I'll Until matters arc scttlctl.
Ihs adyiss at netn followed n s1ms On. ndn H.
ernsncnt 'hat parties Of men. with faces plsek.
| unvd, haye Eons among the teuants un pertain
! estates II night and "warlled " them mt to
pay reut; nnd that III other lnstauce, aotiecs
the occupants agallst pasNG their re''ts ,niess
lhry ret IN abais'nent of " least Is per eest.
Ihrre arr Two sides to this question. anu tnn
nut betore tic public iorcibly enough: III tho
iIrst place, It Is said that eptrt of Commun.
| tsuJ u,llerllcs this autrrnt moyeineut; Al It
h. secn In the. open,alr den1ohsltatloAs, at
which, ,hu landlords say, the prime nlovers
| alll chief nctOrs arc lanlVss ssitatots, Wl,os0
! very rx1ateuru ucpru1s on keepaE the
public III ind listutbcd-patEtoticpu publlexus,pFo-
ipkstG,lhl STUMP nraturs without sttyer lA lhe
+! wurid, uIui rry,:u,Iubtsn utsgltsel as land re-
| tortpe.s. II Ii said liat thu CIV vi agricultural
!istrcss IL unrvul IN nlanv rasca aha exaggerated
| in ueur,y aH tnstuHces; lint II Irish TURNER'S
haYu lost ground IN tllu markets It Ii the rcsult
| pl ti,tle avn curricssucss AMI luck OF energy;
That II they now tcel tho s4uetxs Of tie general
duurcss sstun, Tier huyH gully themselves u blame
| tu Iaynt; ulspar,iea ulcIr old simplicity ot dress
] anl 1naAner, for llIt now t1Gtr Mlfta allI