New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-07
THE IRISH AGITATION.
VIEWS OF WILLIAM EWART.

4
PRESENT TRoUBLEs-A vERY Low ESTIMATE OBJ
THE PEtsANTRY.
william Ewart VI. p, OF Belfast, ireland. was at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel a few days and fRIB-
usE reporter salked vita him about the land a01ta-
ton in Ireland He has given the matter much NJ
tentIon, even to the extent Of travelling through
out the 4outh and west Of Ireland 10 ~
vestigate the underlying cause of the present
disturbances. lie is evidently man Of close OBJ
servation. of conservative judgment and OF firm
CONVICTIONS He said:
You must remember that this agtetiOn is con-
fined TO the south and west Of Ireland; the north
Of Ireland IL perfectly content and prosperous We
have a different element there from that Of
the rest Of Ireland; it is the Scotcl Protcs-
tlnt clement The people get on well there because
thcv are Industrious and eDeryetic. hsy have no
better opportunities for 80 far rs the laws
of the land AID the fertility Of the -o are concerned.
/ than the ihhabitan Of the south and west of
Ireland. Bu; if you 90 info those latter portions
You discover tina; the people are hrifioss Ignorant,
INDECENT. They Will do nothing ~ iwproy' ther
cond tioa, even when tn opportunity Is offered.
Whatever they can earn above enough 10 supply the
bare necessities of existence they for drink ID
the anoun- Of money which these pOor people
spend for Whskcy were employed by them toward
taking the benefit of the Bright clause i1 tho
Land Act they would all ~ them have litte farms
of their own, and they might be PROSPEROUS and
happy a the people of tle north. They became
iu4bued with the the idea tina, somehow. it was
-. tb.+ ,t,,.r 49,, o., s,..,,,. and -,
Won .o'' o'i'e' ",' .'l'' y
had property, while thy were povcrtg-strcsen.
-, ,''l 60. tt, ~, .t. -,
had not had fair chance; bIt they have bad, IS
the history OF the nor.h ot IRE and under The same
laws, assures rs.
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! r., -. ,oy. .u ,b. ct,,.a- .l,., need mr.
~, io,., ,.l,,,r ti,a,r s.-r,..rrr condition.
limit t,r tboy ,r.tebed bnr assert th. fault
| = .i... H.. +t. Rein ol,p..r If t,a Land
/ - of 147o any r.o,nt can ob-oi, a loan
= 49, - ...,.,.,, of mann, Or ~, Nor
io'" '"' .. III - L. rs,I
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INC I'in,''"'"N ~ - III
| P'' '"' D' Owns - ., -,
aN' u''-i- us d. " - -, Io,,od him hv
! oi "S'"- p'' 0'"' "''' ''o - -
! the "oy rrH'he"'' W. ''"'"' 81" y ., ~ 49,.
Unity -l't III i''9 - 80, - be,s
$50 "' 80 ... 49, sc,.... d., farm, fo,
""I''@ !" WIN '''
! himseh'
Ddt "h'1 "''7 ~ "''
vani"1e oil 'n'' OPP - A., -
man "no Will 40 n'',''1 -,,-, -. 49, .,.t -
rms hlhN y ''J't''''. '' -,
lr'''n' ''''' '', vi ,'.' .......,,., :
! o"'S "'".'.-' '.' =, t.,. - III In
st" 90 ''.'. 49,. f,l, -
! SW'' o. 'H' go rI''' - ,.. - ,no,
'l,H ny ID" ''' - - ,ia,',,,. g., d,s-
It'"' '.I 'i'' -, t,7.. -,
''i''"-o - -@ -. -. ,I,a- - 1T
% .,II,,r tho bIass.i,as. Of man,
""'' - " I, Il + ,,b.. .bo.,ld
having MS own house ah' Htesiu'' s's Wy '"'A'
he have 1t II be does not work for or he does not
4 dasorve irY On one farm that visited the land
lord had maze an oHrf 10 lch"NV u wv "'n V"0-
third Of tne farm occupied by him, and ti'n - loan
him money III 'Hle' "''' '~''
/ for the rest NJ ""ui" ur''H H.
/ He could have paid the balance IN lew
roors bv thrift and economy. He refused 10 DO il,
49, 80 ~ - h. bl 40. rho ie, fr,o the aoi,a-
"ny - ia t',, Tho ,y,,Ia = j. for porh,o,
boforn Che time required % earn It had passed Always
! h. baIi.,.d a revoIution was coming which pre-
Ne oo'I' 'ou ~
| cluded rhe necessity for honest toll
-. This is unfortunate. but 1t is true The poor
| +"-tt.,,.,+f,u 1. q - Tho ogitator. tha
| lrish teh'ut - "'' al ''''i'' u 20 '
peasant ignorant AMI be believes his leader ms
| hr,pgs mo r. ach,rge which cannot but make
oriHsS nIV - 80 - ,,,i Il
against The present leaders oi 'i7 s,. s,'o",
! tIo.,Io and ysr+on robberv That Is a strong
""' - =. ....f III 49, ,rb.o
assertion; Vet Olc Ahc'' J'S'4f w '
advise the people o. pay no rent The andlorus own
tho land and they are entitled 10 fair rental The
,o abro,d in certain circles that these landlords
Idea i aoio''' III '7' "a - 80 80 =
are a hard tyrauulcll class Ii IS mistake; mere
are of course, exceptional cases where n land
"'' -. l.,,, ,,o+rro - Fla
lord Is a brute OuJ Hu1"" n''uie 10 '"o
same the world over; the landlords OF Ire