, 1880-03-27
IRISH LAND LAWS.
Charles Stewart ParnelE on the
Wrongs Of His Country.
The Agitation Commenced Over Year
Ago by the Land League.
What the League Has Accomplished, md
tho Entl for Which II Aims.

n Rc'a'nH - H's.s ~'''N@''~ - 49,
4 short lime ago, t''at u NJ were uf lrlsl'i,at
'o wO!ii't not consest lor ono a"y 10 IVY
ahtIer lsflt'sh ih'sr''ic, ana tslas iis thouRn.
tiio oniy ret,lc.'y iof Ireland %as 70 .ra''spor'
tho WHOM ltis1' nntiDn l't'tfily osef hefe.
Appreciated tflo compliment tt's
gentleman paln us III wishing 70 nave Iaio
whole "scpt MD ut" of as brought over 70
America. l could not, l'uwever, @gree win
him either as 70 tho prnctlchoilty or t'le III.
Ut his suggestion. II Thought
there was 10 ll0pn Of accomplishing tho fe-
fnr,ns ,yo ,pstrr the,, ahuul,t say: Yrs. let
them como oyer i'erc. 'rhey aro not nOls I,
kf oest BE- ssefs erse Into o'her @ a rses 'Sl we Sas
known l,ow to win its nationality. Forth.
natcly, lhavc as y:t seer no reason to believe
ttlat tEle llis1l arG 'tlcapnole VI Rnllht's e'e"
llnlly All tho reforms they desire, tfeia the
Init and noh!cst one OF nil, the restoration Of
the1f na'loal .aut '. an!onoy l., TIA nroct-
~ ~ ''ts1 'oun ~. IT. e'.l'a'no arI,ms II
cal mid illicit IN fts sentimental bcaIl'as. ~
Is. Of course, qnite i'nposslb's to transport 1s
~. v. oso.',,iiTnh T., frntanI urtnr tho fam
t'on rs exct'pll,eu III tfe!anu ht!"s Ut . uso aa,"
Inc Of lSi7? 'iho 1iFst el!eet ID tlu t"Io"nk s.,
out Of cultivation Of yast arsas Of 1a. ans ,s
roisa cn;i,o ",d sl,con fnr rxnort to England;
RUSS c'Ntlc a'iu e'ocp ~ ... ..n tt,n
tho money 1lley receive tnoy spchu Ivy suo
mostpaFt outside tlle country. you roam oSet M
mivht IN, made fortlle without srcIrv n house
n'env w ""ue 49," NJ, T",,,a Inv, ayu,y,,
" n"''1"h oe1ps. No'' .r1u s'.,.,, 's.,,
TINT the system of turning 81 the ioi'ne .as
Of Ireland Into. grazing lielus 'ias iaitet1 III
the very u},fert fdr WlitlI It WAS Instituted.
trl,o nn,o,,n, ri cnttlo nni s,,enb raisrd III
ireland las, of late years. lleen sleatlEly dt,
crcaslng. as well rs the ,atlount of cerenl
craps. 7rlle reason lies close at hand: lro-
Hd is s ~ nR s GqtI1IifFy T TX. 1s Gin; n Wy Wap pfs fu
I properly dratnttl tlere Is 10 In1!u
III thG world more fertile tIMn tlle
great unlnhnblte4 Rfnz!ltg pl.ins ni
after year, uMslraiMcsl md uufertlllzcsl, !i's-
s,wn will, new grass seed, quite rcg!rctr!,-
In fnct, every fgtuler In Aulertca Will under.
.ta,Nl tint tiley. must gradually 1econH unit
jy las eattle lil,su buel ruiscd eyery year md
t},at tic proportion Of wnste lald increases
lnstead OF Diminishing, ,o,o
'rhu secol,d effect of the emigration Of 1878
pclition ii fur inld. Tlip landlords took MI
yntltAgc Of tlle emigration lU effect 1nl1nunse
cigarallces Of ln1id, wllirl! hare never silcc
been INT under cultivation. TIlose Of the
10 tic bugs and tho barren hlllsldGs. In
courye Of tlmu the population naturally III
| creased; with thls l!lcreasa cal!in +srGater
competition for land, but the fertile lalMls nf
co@ty 1's wsrs ~ sro o"KSr sR sRe 70 as"r fGRs
tlun, Of cuursn, bec4mg lletcor t,an ever.
though tho chances Ut the PEASANT to better
tI!n,, t ascr, owing to Tic Interior qualify u
tic land.
FAILURE OF EM,nnAr1oN.
| rhc cffrct of t1nlrrnti0tl on w,.ges md tho
Of pro'fGi Us VGe SV1n"fea WV WI c rgi
MSe VIII. ILL., s,n"su ,,'' tha dnv ,ai,nrar,a
twe.sV yeM[s, ,ro VIZ x t'v y, uie @ si!!wa5
nW INV olnHsa nYer4a 1, froi iS seven % tS e Ie
lIi priecs Of proIucc llave rlsen III d Slightly
x.aaS,s .aSs1 1x, b"5 Jill nm. IL sa,us cuses' T0 'er
ssst' at NJ inis ~: Il NM ny. ,Matlaral cnilfun Of
tEi".,o nnI IL IL ",v,nt, I haiirye. In ramnf,,i
q ;s fSS't1s; 81 s,tS aEsn ha 9s
'n,,usirirs IT. Tia rp,ttry l,nve becl rendered
.'s.1,,,tt ',r .hS rn,.S,a;t tlr,,lm az mhI,..
Ss s nps n st to wses s 9ya yu sfstxs 1sts bns @ @ ill.,
'rhS s,pvly Of labof Is very su,ail III Ireinnl,
but the de,nan1 Is very s,nnal 4lsu, and 50
artificial state which must obviously have
been brought about by some nrtiilcal cause.
We consider tint forced emigration ~ tl''s
Tho practical worthlesness Of emigration
~ u permanent rotlletly has bceI tl,oronKh!,
proved by tito history nf Ireland flUnl 1873 to
iSSu. A certain nlilDu,lt Of tho population
,vas reinoycu by emigration, md n steaAy
iiow Of emigration nn y s,aM!tet sea.u ims
been going 0ll over since. Still, ltere w1 arc
In pfGlty m,leli tl0 sumo position rs ,ye were
III ie4u. 1t needs only one lnoru l1ati harvest
to produce famine like that Of 1a41. WhAi
gu51 thon, ask, has aia our emigration ,dul,t
lis? Surprising there should ba bud hAr
vest next autumn md that tic result shout
6U tllo death or emigration Ut 3, 000 0UO Df peo
kindq Would It raise this wages ot labol
Witj, NO Industries to give employment Il
inburP }TOulI il lower the rents Ut til
tnnnrts. witIi still tarurr uuuntlttes of lnllt
, tur,,eI Into slicel walksY Or, ugntn, oyei
. silru,.Inx that this t,paanlttry WDrU teIliI0rAl
iiv ipncfitud BY thu departure of 10 1ltalt,
ct,nnptiturs. wIint is to prevent tho two mill
ioms i,,crsasing in tic cuitrsi, Of nature til
nnntinr fMrlii1a ca,itO alOnE to scatter then
nrnin tn iii ,yindsP FROM iii ills il Is pjatl
tiIat emigration, unaccoMpnniell by 6tIIo
r"nctlf,ss nllIy CAUSES a ccAseIrsy Tepctitj0
, ~ tIIo srN,s yiciuns circle If events In Iry
,, inurI.
sc,,r v,,,,u,rro, r,r.r 10 ,,.rrrn,
IAh AN'u"AttoN its. ~ MAN .4sa. au'
It ia, ~ fAct, not an eliil9tat19n 1Toili lte