, 1881-11-03
IRELAND.
nh ~ an Iowa Gentleman Saw on
a European Tour.
,n,8ablo Poverty and Wretchedness
in the Emerald Isle.
r.,, condftton The Natural Result Of
the Presett Land System.
oo,v Absolute Ownership Of tho Soil Will
~ Satisfy the Irish People.

wy Satisfy the Irish People.
.....,.s.t.. n, The CAteaao tribune.
sefe'o' t,i Nav. t.-Cuut, t;corun w.
Mhsno. hsI,,.ar,v a nrwspaper-,pan and ntc,t,-
be"' ,o.hi .,,n lawn nar. having iuyt returned
bct " ~, nxtnns;vo tour through Europr,
1fosa ~ =, this c,tv n fnw dnys npo. w,lrn
sfi1sca aa.roannmdent ~ nyaiEed himself Of tho
sont .,.,,,, .v m M interview with him tu
opEvsu,nst opE,. IL yioyvs regarding the social con-
afeesta H. H. eo,,scs 81 noitatton IN the Old
.iltlo.' a''1 fnui lin at his hotel, seemingly
"o,n. .t,s,'al tl,a gloom or tltsu,nl, raluy
!t 1.,. hv \ s,,Iritsd conversation.
day ~. q 'r mns vnur r,,rpose in visiting Eu-
~, 49, ,s,.o,r
Topvt ,to,, soc ), sa,t1 tho Captuin. II WINS
,.,,,sse,i with tho l,ten that the social posi-
imptess.a h. mr. ,,coule was rather below
t,oa oesa, e.a,,s,nna nnri ttrtarn,tne;, 10 visit
toe.. p., ppa",,,rIra md ,nakc con,partsou,"
o'u1. aountrirs did van visit. al,A what
.,an,. wa, .,t,,,c,,sionsp;
"G'g ;s.nSa1c n England Ireland Scotland,
,.,,,n'i i,ctriIu,, FraI,ce, u1ld Prussia. as
Ito'sa. ,,itainn l,a,l bro,l glt ireland to tile
ms .!s.. sa.". ~ n;f Enut]sf,.sucnkinr pcoplc. /
u" no.so .hot nv frat attention, / remained
H. at, sim, yrrky. travelling In tyclty-fo,tr OF
tso ttIr,v.t,yo counties OF TINT country"
ou "s,nw tn III, yn,, ,Inl things t],crc."
.n I. ,,,a ' ncasu,,try aru il n lep.orab!e con-
,a,,nt ~ cn,nn,t,n with Americans gc1er-
o,, u' hol,evcl their case had been much ex-
~. aa,aretcd. int from personal observation 1
,,asy fee lint hulf the trutl, l,us not becn
~ s A IL ,s Io,nnss,l,n n ,sn,,;et Il. No Amer
to9' - - n.s.., 49,, ,trroo ~
lean cal nll'.eio1"i. S....'.'.. 1ao uo1.s
Iu$lsjf1l AMI
in which tho tcnailtlarhleI6 allt' 11uolcfs "Fo
living. Many vi theni hss III asate ot so'hi-
tont ID ,t.e,prooted, widespread, atlu dntlgcr-
ls"' a. y - "e''
"rhon lo o9trages age that We SO . frequently ,1 1I'
'snlt fro1u spirit Of desperation and slEscon-
tantw
"A. rule" sn',l the Captain, "tl,o people Pc:
asesnbrllsstve, quic1, anu laW-apiuing. thero
are, however, occasional olttbllrsts of passion
ouI yto}cl,ce-tlle surviving sparks of 4
rnro,r,lonury xntrit which no degrce uf
, r,..', ,,, ,x+t,,.,,;et, ,st,ov ,ru +t,o
phystcal tofee catt e3tlileu'sn' luey , mIe '1J
reckless rawlings of Il hopeless condition. L
was In the most disturbed districts, and wit
'sssa,l many of their reported ultragcs: and
KNOW .as '1 oss :n",y y, .s ara mr,v ] ~
aggeraseu, nlu mahy "eie ''"nu1"e'o1e" "
sui. tho occasion."
"loes this sal state of aifaits prevail
,h,n,,yhmrt, the ,vI,olc nf 1ratand p, I asked.
W'.R,oup % ,l 'no s,,.', a.. t,,a ,,.o,,,,a, ~
,,e ~ ,,,.' -" ,,., ur., ,o,,. t,nt,or oIr ,,oro
u'sts, 'su Ius ~ im ,,,nro ooutnl1v ,,v,,l,
ne la'l! sce"!s 10 pc ,hole eH"l!"p'y u'sfue',
the system OF agricniture ni1e!l neltof. aila
the psotle curfcspt,iiiaiiaE'y nore nappy; IL
the ntfier tflrce provinces tile better portions
ry rrs'srssr snass r'pepn;'a r1oS m p' cAro,ovs
rl0Ss,
so that ouc may drive two,tty miles without
serIl,g cltin or q l,ut. Wills tlla punrer or
mountainous districts aro crowded with
|ahorsTs. |'S Thsre 'ean Scents ID to be 4 nreyaIi.
;ns hleA in tl,ls yu,ntry,U w cup-
ttfnucd. "that tic north Of ireland is
nurI moru fertile tiluu t|lp other
did hot not prove " tiiat to be- so+for, wherever /
Raw n Spnt ri gronnA well cn;itrntcIi theirs
Was vyitIynee Of mi abundant huryest, TJn
crUps In thu NORTH urg lnOre abundant be-
ss;s d. system Sf agrIcai',s + bsi!er M sa
ins ii tic pcoplG a,re more coiltented aild
happy. Il is bccn,tso tlioy urv further rt-
1lGsed truln watlt: ii they aro moro lntolli-
cent, it is because they iaye Il little tiine to
oeacetui. @ W Il il brca,se % thsy haya less ca,,so %
f0r outbfcnk: ard, tf 1prc loyal, It is because
they have more n,preiful niasters.h
~ reply us to what !,c attributed tiie pre-
yalI1ns misery ot Ireland, lle s1td Tint nut
uIalIy ~ reasoned as others did; b!lt, lHst l!a
might have been mistaken in thinking 1t was
THE NATURAL. FRUIT OF MONARCHY,
be determined 10 visit other countries and
make colnnarisons. Reljnvinr Enr|nn.i in 1T.
Tie most adyni,ced of INV mt'narchv Of
modern tllnra. la Thought he Ind d riEht 10
expect thu condition Of jler puns:t,Itry In be-
co5reaDontinslv latter. In EnHinmd ard the,
Low.ands Of Scotland he fon1,d lis tnr,aMt
ditch tham thu Sn,n tinssps in 1r"la,sd. hit
In ihs Ii[ahlatlIs Of Scotland misery md
poverty nrc rni.xtensiye With the mountain
FROM ScotjallI % In crosso,l tia Nort1, sea tt,
The NethorlantIs In HOLLAND. Belgium, H.
France. anil PRUSSIA. want and f,,'',,ip ,.n,am1
the fannsrs aud % far,,,. tnI,or"rs @ s' werv "imnat
banisEed. 'rhc uet,n;s ] " iiya IN co1,lfortablo @ ]
houses, are ws,l Clothed and we'll fcd, aiid
comt,Isory ' ear"iIn,ent foy mitItnrv servce ~
of whcl, thoy lIya IN co,;sta,,t tcfror" ~ tIaay
r. tnoutu W eonteil1e!l atla hapGy. Ihey oWi1
LHft a d IEfSIE