The Irish standard., 1901-05-18

We have before us copy of ''The
Leader" a weekly paper published ill
Dublin for the promotion OF Irish in
dustries. CHANGING over the advertise
ments we are gratified to find that
there are more manufactures in Ire
land than we supposed. Mckinney &
| Co., of Dublin, keep an immense stock
OF Irish manufactured goods for sale,
including Irish tweeds, Irish linens,
Irish laces, Irish poplins, Irish hosiery
and Irish flannels. Kennedy & Nc
Sharry is another leading house for
Irish-made goods. They keep Irish
made hats, caps, travelling bags, and
Irish knit golf, shooting and cycling
stockings.
We find an lad" Of Stephenson Bros,
Fairbrook Factory, Kilmeadon, county
Waterford, who manufacture all kinds
of clothing. The Navan Wooden Mills
among other things advertise Clerical
coatings and doeskins'' as a speciality.
A mill in Galway advertises its prod
ducts in both English and Irish. An
other firm advertises Irish poplin vest
ments aud informs the clergy that it
is engaged in the manufacture of chal-
ices, ciboriums, monstrances and all
church requisites. Several firms ad-
vertise Irish soaps. A firm in Drog-
heda draws attention to pure Irish oat
meal and rolled oats. Several Irish
tanneries demand the patronage of the
Irish people; several boot manufacture
ers do the same
Pierce's Iron Works at Wexford ad-
vertise "their great Irish bicycle"
which was awarded a gold medal for
superiority and perfection in machin-
cry at the Paris exposition of 1900
This firm says: "Irishmen, rely upon
yourselves. Support your country's
best interests" There is another cy-
Gle manufacturer in Dublin. Then
there are Irish manures for farmers,
Irish candles, Irish starch, Irish brush
es, Irish preserves, Irish stationery
and Irish backing by Irish laborers.
In a recent article the Irish Stand
ard blamed the young men of Ireland
for leaving their native land for Amer
lea. After mature reflection we modi
fy our structures. The best way to
check Irish emigration is to encourage
Industrial enterprises at home. In
stead of buying British imported
goods, let the Irish people patronize
home manufactures. It is real, prac-
tlcal patriotism for them to do so. The
Irish in America should lend them a
helping hand in reviving their indus.
tries by giving the preference to Irish
made goods imported to this country.
The Irishman, either at home or
abroad, who wears British made goods
in preference to Irish made goods, is
not much Of patriot, no matter how
dexterously he may twist the tail of
the British lion on Robert Emmet's an
niversary, Tom Moore's birthday or
the 18th of March.
In our opinion Home Rule for Ire
land would be of little benefit without
an Industrial revival The Irish Ian.
guage revival is all right from senti-
mental point of view, but in order that
the movement for it's resuscitation
may prove a success, the native Ian
guage must become a commercial one.
The trade and commerce of Ireland
must be revived. Much can be done
in that direction by concerted action
OF leading men of the Irish race at
home and in other lands.
An exhibit of Irish made goods at
the worlds fair in St. Louis would
give an impetus to the Industrial re-
vival in all parts of Ireland British
goods must be boycotted by patriotic
1rishmen wherever they may be. They
must remember the words of Swift:
"Burn everything that comes from
England except the coal" When IRE
land had parliamentary independence
a tariff was put on imported British
goods, and Irish Industries flourished.
When Ireland lost her parliament IT.
ish Industries began to anguish and
her prosperity gradually declined. The
free trade system between England
and Ireland played havoc with Irish
manufactures and caused the people
to take to the land or emigratc. Now
that there is revival it is the sacred
duty of Irishmen the world over to
push 1t along. Let Ireland remain no
longer draw farm and a market fo1
England. Encourage Irish lnanufac
lures and boycott the cheap, trashy
goods of the British tyrant who keeps