The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-03
ECONOMIC PROBLEM OF ERIN.
ITS SOLUTION FOUND IN CO-oPEr 4
TION AMONG THE FARMERS.

The Irish People Expected to IA, so
Elevated In Working IL out THAT
They Will he Able To Solve the Po-
liticaI Problem for Themselves.
The New Movement the Means OF
Bringing Together Prominent Men
of the Most Diverse Political I,nr-
tiOns-Irish Agricultural Orgnnizo-
tion Society FatherIng the Move
ment.
New York, Jan. 2.-The Right Hon. Si7s
Plunkett, VI. p, chairman of the Irish
Agricultural Organization Society. who Is
now visiting the United States, has con-
tributed to the January number of tho
North American Review, which will bo Is
sued Jan. 8. an account Of the efforts
which have been made since the death of
Mr.. Parnell to further the cause Of Ire
land through the development Of her COM
mercial and industrial resources.
This new movement. Mr.. Punkett points
out, depends for its success upon the CO.
operation of the Irish, who ore politically
opposed 10 each other. and it has been the
means of bringing together with com
mon end in view, prominent men Of the
most diverse political factions. unioniats
and nationa,ists, uniting.
The conviction out of which the new
movement arose was that Irish difficult
ties have long been rather economic than
political and that it is so more than ever
to-day.
at hopes to solve the economic prob
lem," says Mr.. Plunkett, land in the pro-
cess that the Irish people will be so eleva-
ted and strengthened that they will be
able to solve the political problem for
themselves
Being entirely practicable in their aims
and processes, the patriots who inaugura-
ted this movement sought suggestion and
inspiration in countries where similar eff
forts had already been made.
Commissioners will be sent to Denmark
to Germany, to France and to other coun-
tries on the continent, to observe the re-
suits of the agricultural progress made
there ana to note the Industries of various
kinds. The work of the Irish Agricultural
Society will be pushed along the lines sug-
mssioners.
The plan for relief is based on the prin-
ciples of voluntary association for indus
trial purposes, and the attempt made is
to give practical effect TO this principe by
the establishment of societies of farmers
for the common advantage. The success
which has attended this work has been
most encouraging.
The Irish Agricultural Organization Sc
ciety, representing almost all classes OF
Irishmen, was formed to provide funds for
carrying on the move and it has been
instrumental in establishing some one
hundred and seventy of these farmers so
cieties in Ireland, scattered throughout
thirty-one of the thirty-tWo counties with
an aggregate membership of some 1900.
THESE societies. says Mr.. Plunkett
comprise representatives of every branch
of farming industry. They are cheaper.
ing production by the joint purchase OF
seeds, farmers implements, machinery ant
other requirements of their industry
In dairying districts they erect cream
cries which they show a capacity to oper.
ate for their own profit. They Jointly sell
what they produce with view to saving
middle profits. They are in many dis.
tricts applying the principle of co-opera,
ton 10 agricultural finance, and are thu.
securing great reduction of interest upor
farm loans. The advantages derived from
SoplpiHdtlon Oh INDIVIDUALS as enhanced by
Joint action between societies."
Mr.. Plunkett says that 1t Is only lack
of funds sufficient to send organizers dual
ifed to educate bodies of farmers, who arc
ready to listen to them in almost every
parish in Ireland, which delays the uni
versal adoption Of the new scheme ani
he calls attention to the fact that in pre-.
vidins the means to accomplish this pur.
pose a splendid opportunity is open foi
some wealthy lover of Ireland to confer
upon her people an incalculable boom"