, 1880-01-03

n Annh. 1tg enters tn tho sentiment OF TIC
ctnss Which iourislles un the English alMl
Irish feutlal system of land lnoii0lmiy,-tho
olnss OF il,en who consume but never pro-
.lncc, who ltyo high md fast upon the rents
cxtortcd fro,n suffering AMI starving peoplc.
Tile Hora1d Inns been indnstriously repre-
sentlng TINT the American people Ind no
sympathy Will, the agitation for 1alll.re-
form, aud Tint whatever sympathy could
bp evoked III Anlorica would bc limited to
uxtcntllng mid to tho starving md destitute.
Tho iaternalIsm Of lalt1lorl1sn in 1rela1ld
flntls special support In this Now York
paper, which t1so urges that tho pauperized
IrIsl, be shipped to tho United 5tatos.
.TIlu London Times echoes these sentiments,
and congratulates tho landc1 nrlstocracy on
tic fact that tho American people have no
sympathy with the movement to Make tha
Irish people owners OF the la1d they cnltl-
ynte.
Mr.. parncll Is now In tho country, md will
som speak for himself and thoya lie repre-
scnts. Thcro is no communism In tho present
Irish ngitatlnn. The land In ireland Is tho
condscntel property Of the Crown; its pros
,ent proprtetors hold 1t subject to tho disposal
!of the Crown. It is proposed to p,ltan eitl to
tae cuntur1cs OF Irisl, poverty md discomfort
by the Government ptnctng a valuation OIL
this land and selling It in sl1all lots at this
valuation to the actllal cultfvators nnl occli-
pants, the proceeds Of the sale being pald
0ver to tho present nominal owners who nre
mntnly no,,-restt1cnts Of ireland. The effect
Of q somcwllnt stnliinr measure in Francc,
where nation Of paupcrs and serfs was con-
vertcd Into nation Of peasant proprlctors,
n1l.l certainly tic most industrious and pros
porous people in Europe, Ia worth something.
Like results from tho like remedy have
followed in Belgium, md in such paris
of Germany where tic large estates were
broken up nld the lnnds put into tha hands
Of peasant farmers. This remedy for Irish
evils IS now proposed, and 1t Ii libel
upon tho intelligence Of the American people
ITO ass1l,no tint they, themselves all at liberty
to owl, lam, hive 10 sympathy fur people
seeking .lcliyeranco from feutial scrfaom aln}
perpetual tonantry nnl poverty
W. tlinl. It likely tl,at this sympathy will
titut active expression i'll short time. Tile
| American people hayo n direct md persollnl
interest in this matter. There nro laws Of tic
United States prohibiting the expectation
hither Of paupors. American Consuls have
10 report all such instances, which was o1lct
n common occurrence, anl upOn the arrtvn
of such constgnnlents the unhappy victim:
are sent bnck to tho place Of shipment. Now
England has n political mud land system
which for centuries Inns paupcrized ireland
1t has driven TINT people to this country
utterly penniless, III enormous numbers. l
las sent them l.ither em,y-hanttc.l. 1t I'M
compelled thu irish men and wn,ncn In till
country to send Of their lartl-casncl saving
money enough to purchase relatives frorl
the ni1nshousc, the roadside, and tho famine
stricken novels, nnd bring them to TIL
country. It l,as compelled these liartl-labo1
Ing people III this country to send Of thel
savings millions to pay tho terrible rent
lands In ireland to keep friends a1l rela
tives from being thrust on tho roadside |
! did for want Of food. England by lie
cursed lantl-systcln las made ireland a Ian
J of misery, from which England forces, upo
: penalty Of death, largo bodies Of starvc
: peasants annually to America. 1Iayo til
American people no Interest in having Til
double outrage upnn humanity and upon II
| tcrnationnl rights stopped?