Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-19
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
THE LAND LEAGUE.
The Legitimate and Continuous york of
the Organization.

THE LAND LEAGUE,
The Legitimate and Continuous york of
the Organization.
To the Editor of the Globe.
As there was some little controversy as to the
best channel through which to send relief to the
famine sufferers in Ireland, and az the ma
jority of the contributors in st. Paul choose
ParnelPs Land League, it may be some salts
faction to have disinterested proof that their
confidence was we'll placed. Mr.. James Red
path, special envoy and correspondent of the
New York Tribune, in recent letter says:
''Mr. ParnelI overlooked the vital fact that
the Dublin committees relieve no individual
distress, but allocate their disbursements to the
local committees before whom each case of suf
fering is presented. On the other hand, it is
due to Mr. Parnelrs friends here to say-aDd to
say with emphasis-that the charges made
against the Land League in the United States
that it gives it charities to members of its
political organization only, and that it refuses
charity unless it's recipients agree not to pay
their rents-is an utter, absolute and SANDER
GUS falshoOd. Whatever may be ones opinion
as to Mr.. Parnells political teachings, the
Land League fund is administered purely as a
charity and administered purely. The Dutch
ess of Marlborough's fund has a corps of five
clerks; the Mansion house fund has corps of
thirteen clerks. The Land League fund has
not single clerk. Even the stamps on the
checks are paid and the stationary is paid, as
the salary of the secretary is paid, from funds
outside of the money contributed for charity.
1 have made myself familiar with the work.
ings of all the committees, and my opinion is
that it is a good thing for the poor that there
are three organizations instead of one only"
There ought to have been four organizations
hnt tho Hor0h funA hos haou fur od
over to the Mansion house and Marlborough
funds, in connection with the distribution of
which the Irish paupers tell us of many ADJUSTS
and now that Col. King Harmon, chairman of
the Herald committee, has been defeated for
parliament in a distressed district he is not
likely to take much interest in the ungrateful
starving. The cable this morning tells us that
the duchess, for political reasons, resigns her
work of charity. She NO longer has any COM
passion for the starving people who refused to
support tory government though the same
dispatch brings US the news that the distress is
increasing. But worst of all, Americas con-
tribution, the cargo of the good ship Oonsti-
tuition, has found its way into the hands of
the government that is responsible for the
famine and has not contributed cent to-
wards relieving it. Will it meet the same fate
as the cargoes of meal sent from here in 1848?
The Land League, however, will not desert
the people while it has dollar in its treasury
or able tie give them good advice and assistance.
The st. Paul League will in few days make
another remittance to the relief fund, and
those who have not yet paid their contribu-
John Bell treasurer or at Dawson's bank to
his credit. Yours respectfully,
@. M. MCCARTHY,
18th April, 1880. Pres. st. Paul l.. L.
Doing Good With a Vie,U to Reapiag a Re-
aCGrd.
To the Editor of the Globe.
WoRTHMGToN, Mobiles Co., Mimi, April o.
An article in Thursdays p. p, relating to the
sale of seed wheat to farmers in this part of
the State, needs correction.
The Il. p. says that party of gentlemen
connected with the Chicago, st. Paul & Omaha
Railroad company are issuing wheat to farmers
and taking security on the crop. to be raised
therefrom, and thus taking the risk of the
crop. This is not true if the loaning of seed at
other stations is the same this place. Here they
sell the wheat to the farmer, taking his note
as lien on the crop, and in addition take a
chattel mortgage on personal property enough
to secure the payment of two or three times
the amount of the note. To person who is
not up tree it looks as if the object of the
gentlemen was to invest money at ten per
cent. per annum.
farmerssand they will undoubtedly reap their
reward. ELBA.
attraction of the Famous Red Rtrer Tdlley.
To the Editor of the Globe.
WARREN, Marshall county, Mimi, April 49,
Emigration from Wisconsin, Michigan and all
parts of Canada is pouring into these northern
counties at wonderful rate. The greater
number of emigrants from Canada pass
through Marshall, Polk and Kittson counties,
and go across the line into Manitoba, where
they find all kinds of produce much higher
than in the States; in fact farm machinery
and every kind of machinery that is indispen-
sable to the farmer is very high. Some of the
more sensible Canadians, after looking over
Manitoba, come back into these northern
counties that lie in the famous Red River Val
ley. Warren, the county seat of Marshall
county. is growing at rapid rate. and bids
fair to be one of the enterprising little villages
of the new Northwest. About $1,000 acres of
wheat will be grown in this county this year,
or about six times more than last.
WISCONSIN"