The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-09-27
THOSE BLIGnTED CROPS.
The Approaching Winter Threatens
the West Coast Of Ireland With
81 Fl Famine II

the West Coast OF ireland With
@ Fl Famine. u.
REVIEW Of THE SAD CONDITION,
Five Hundred Thousand People Will be
Destitute Unless Some Relief is Soon
5,.4 Provided. 5.s Il.
@ There seems to be NO doubt but that
America will be called on, before the
winter sets In. to contribute large
amount OF relief to the starving cottiers
ON the west coast Of Ireland. The
Irish members OF parliament who are
coming over here next month expect ~
raise at least half a million dollars for
the plan of campaign, but THIS money,
which is given out to support, feed and
house eveted tenants. will go but q
little way toward alleviating the vide
spreau distress, il not actual famine,
which ia now admitted to be inevitable. ).
The m oney subscribed by the first Mat
ional League, Of the Tenants Defence
Association, is applied solely for the
benefit Of those tenants who have de-
ded their landlords unjust demands
and are homeless on account OF the.r
allegiance to the principles laid down
by the leaders of the Irish Nationa!
Movement.
MI, John Dillon. who disbnrses the
money under tbs plan Of campaign, has
now 1900 families to support. Eyic
tions which are TO take place this month
on the famous Olphert estates In ttWee-
dore and Falcarragh, will increase the
number OF families by about 70. These
families average FIVE persons each, OF
$3.50 in all, 1t now costs, on an average
$4,000 q week 10 support them. without
taking into account the money ex
pended in erecting buildings for them
to live in, and other incidental expenses
necessary for carrying ON the war
against landlordism. Messrs. D,ll"n
and O'Brien expect to "alse by their
American tour, enough money 60 carry
on the plan of campaign until the next
general election, but for irlmedlate re-
lief, such as will be necessary The com
ing winter, their fund will only be
available for 1855 than 10 900 people.
On the other hand, 1T will bs setting it
large under the mark to say that 800, \
OOO people on the west coast will be ut
tesiY destitute before the snow begins
tofau.
A correspondent of New York World
has nade a tour of Ireland recently,
and gives the following interesting
sketch of the situation as it now ap-
pears. He SAYS: es .sl #.S
There is nothing like asrepetition Of
Che horrors OF 1916, AZ and '48 to be
feared next winter or The winter follow.
ing, but the most cautious observers in
the congested districts OF DONEGAL,
Mayo and Galway, where the potato
crop is absolutely ruined. do not hesi-
tate to say that the outlook for the
coming winter is much worse than 1t
was in go, and fully az bad as it was In
'79. which v as the worst year since the
great famine. In 1862 and 1868 more
than 10000 deaths were added TO the
gAneral death rate. due TO the direct
suit of destitulion; and SC, 600 more
ptuper enigrantS sought refuge IN
America in their distress. In 19 at
last 5000 cottiers died. and IN less
than two years time Is coo more OF
them had emigrated. THE gives some I 41l
IDEA Of the distress to he met with III
the coming winter If even the most
hopeful predictions prove true that are
made now h7 people who are in 9 posi- psl
Zion to Judge. Even the government
agents sent out admit that while the
early reports Of the potato blight were. YET.
exaggerated the outlook isS at least tHsas
uncompromising as In 1873. y; Il. ,5s III
During the past week ! have talked.
with numerous cottiers. parish priests,
poor.law guardians and doctors IN the
congested districts on the seab q
who do not hesitate TO say that the as-.. \.
tltnt.on will be far worse than in 1879 ! I
hut the mass OF opinion is that there
will notnow be required as much money q M
as1n 1862 and 1858. when, thong NJ we We
had evil war on our hands, We sent !
$50 eco 600, or three hfths Of all the - pe
relief money that was subsorib bed tt, AID M l
the suffering Irishmen. OF thls a huge -
sum $50, 600, Geo was raised by 0pularE aE
subscription. have not been Z bic to t'
obtain the total amo sent from ON.
america for the distre S79 IS the II q
money was filtered thro ougt d 30 many
sources and mingled wlStih snbscrip ptioiElsSS oE s 4
from other countries. But udging1
From the scattered sgures5 5obtai able y
d1d not tail seflt
IN 1852. ,sl1 the ,ls \
nn,enses anloi iiiint naole
treas u a oi.,
4 have II, 81 a
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