Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-06-20


tenants were converted into occupying
owners the land would be held in such a
way and cultivated in such a manner as to
be of the most advantage to the whole peo-
ple: because experience has, shown that
under this system it could and would be
cultivated to the highest pitch and pro-
duce the utmost food whereof ii was capa-
BILE; and the taxing power, which for the
purpose OF freeing any other classes Oh the
community from the burden OF taxation
and throwing it upon the land all Irish ma
tional government might hereafter have
under the plan of naturalization, it would
equally have under the plan of occupying
ownership, which, as have said, originally
constituted and has always been up to the
present the
Programme OF the Land League.
I see that Mr.. Dayitt estimates the COM.
pensation to be given to Irish landlords at
f14O OOO, 900 sterling; that one of the re.
suits of his system would be that tenants
would be sold their land on the payment
of an annual tax equivalent to about half
their present rent. 1t would not be any
easier, and perhaps not as easy, to obtain
the land OF Ireland from the landlords for
f140, 900, 900 compensation under the sys-
tenn of the naturalization of land than
under the system proposed by the Land
League. II under the former system the
land can be obtained for Sl40 900 the
Land League would certainly bc able to OBJ
tain it for the tenants for not greater
sum-possibly for a less. II We assume
that Mr.. Davitt's estimate OF fl4O, 100000 as
compensation to be paid is correct-a ques-
ton upon which do not wish to express
an opinion myself, as the amount OF COM
pepsation depends chiefly upon circum-
stances and very little upon the ADOPTION
of one system or another-the tenant farmer
would have
A Smaller Animal Payment
TO make under our system than under that
of the naturalization of land. While un-
der our system the payments by the tenant
would exterminate at the end OF tfty-two
years, under the other system they would
continue forever.
Correspondent-EIow do you make out
that the tenant would have to pay less un-
der your system than under Mr.. Davitts?
Mr.. Parnell-Under both systems he
would have to pay interest OH the compen-
sation money, also in annual instalmentS,
until the capital raised for this compensa-
tion was paid off; and as the compensation
in each case would be the same, and the
rate of interest whereat the money could
be raised might fairly be assumed to be
the same and the period over which the an
nual instalments in repayment were eX-
tended might also be assumed to be the
same, ii would necessarily follow that the
annual payment by the tenant would
BE Larger Under Naturalization
than under the Land League plan, as the
tenant under the former would have to
pay taxes in addition to his annual install
ments. To make this plain | will give you
a practical example as to how 1t would
work out under each system. l will take
as an example the case of the tenant who
now pays as rent to his landlord flOO per
Liverpool, this landlord would be coulpen.
sated by receiving from the State a capital
sum of 81, 900, or twenty years purchase OF
half the present rent, assuming, as l have
said before, that this landlord could be COM
pelled by parliamentary enactment or
would be willing to take this sum in COM
pensation for his interest in the land-a
condition which, of course, would be com.
mon to both systems. The tenant would
have to pay unde1the naturalization plan
to the government five per cent, or ESQ per
annum forever, instead of his former rent
of flOO. Under our system, which We have
every hope of carrying into law speedily,
the tenant would become the
Owner Of His Land in Perpetuity.
He would have to pay four per cent, or f40
per annum for fifty-twe years. Then his
payments would terminate. | may point
out here that under the system of nation
alization for the first fifty-two years only
so out Of the annual ESQ paid by the ten.
ant would be availsble for the purposes oi
taxation, the remaining $40 being neces'
sary TO pay the annual instalments and in
terest for the capital advanced for the com
pensation to the landlord.
CoSresgepdeQtuMhat- is YOUR onininnat
ton programme into Irish politics?
Mr.. Parnell-We have every hope OF an
amendment OF the Bright clauses OF the
Land act in such a way as to enable ten,
ants to become owners under the terms
have described above. We have no nope
whatever that this government or any gov
eminent likely to be in our tire will ad
vance money for the purpose OF carrying
ont the naturalization scheme. Inc con
version of any tenant into an owner Is, ac
cording to the views Of the REORGANIZATION
party.
Step in the Wrong Direction,
q step which will have to be retraced here
after II their yiews are to obtain We there
fore should incur The 'imputAtiop Of no
knowing our own minds II, after two year
of successful agitation toward an occupy
ing proprietary, we start an entirely diner
emf theory: for, as l have shown. those II
favor of naturalization cannot CONSISTENT.
support an extension of the occupying pro
prtetary. | recognize to the fullest eNten
the right of anybody to formulate his owl
oninions and to influence the people to FOL
low him in the direction OF those opinions
but having regard to all the circumstance
of the case--the great risk OF division u
America and of the serious evils whic
have always attended a division IN tn
ranks OF our people, cannot view tn
step lately taken in formulating this ne
plsn as one likely to be justified by success;
full results.
Correspondent-Then may take it tha
YOU intend to adhere strictly to the
Original Plan OF the Land League
and recommend no alteration?
Mr.. Parnell-Most certainly.
Correspondent-Is there not serious dar
ger of 8 division at home ina lr'
| land in consequence Of starting this ne
Mr. ParneH-I scarcely think so. l b
lieve that Mr.. Davitt is simply desirous
| testing public opinion in Ireland with r
| gard TO this matter, and that when he tind
ss i believe he will find. that q large N
\ iority of his own peopls are not inclined
| depart from the old lines, he with tn
4 public spirit integrity and desire for uniC
which have so distinguished his career, vi
see that the interests OF Ireland can be