The Irish standard., 1902-08-23

far-reaching in results as a loss of al
average million population under or.
binary cOnditiOns-a dacimating pro
cess that no nation can long withstand.
Nor do the awful consequences of
emigration stop there; Ireland, like
every other country under similar cir.
cumstances, has Il large body of men
native to tile soil but foreign in every
instinct of national pride and patriot
ism. Attached by tradition. the adj
i llesive power of governmental nan.
and the kindred force of bigotry. to
the accused power that pals their ma
tive land, they are anNiously awaiting
the time when they will reverse unon
Irish soil the numerical proportion of
lreland's children and Engllnd's voto
ries. Unfortunately the cause that de-
pletas Ireland of her devoted children
acts as a stimulating effect to the i'm.
crease of that other population so de-
teraent to her national progress.
nhe total population of Ireland was
less in 1900 than in 1880. while i'm tho
province of Ulster they claim an in
crease in the last decade. With thc
unchecked operation of these two di
vergcnt forces bringing about Il COM
mon result it is only IL question of
time when Ireland will he denational.
lied.
Only two remedies suggest them.
selves. One would call for the ma
tl0nal regeneration of class of men
so deaf to everything above the gross
material advantages of self-interest
that to advance the hope of their con-
version would raise grave doubts of
your sanity, while the other remedy
offers the only practical solution Of
this great problem-stop this alarming
emigrl ton.
Make Ireland something more than
Il recruiting ground for the English
army and the royal constabulary.
Keep the young vigorous men and
women in Ireland. Make it their
home, make the Irish FARMERS the
owners of the Irish soil That was
the secret of the stubborn resistance
of the gallant Beers: they We're fight
ing for homes, not for telMncies. Make
the young men of Ireland feel that the
future holds for them something more
than the scant wages of farm hand
Oh the uncertainties of Il tenant Make
the young women look forward to the
day when they will bless their own
fireside with the labor and duty that
now brightens that of others.
With Il soil rich in productiveness,
Il climate whose breath is the very in
halation of life and vigor. Il panuuanla
of nature that defies the dream of poet
or the artists brush, a country re-
plete with sacred traditions, cndeaned
by countless associations, there is not
Il spot on earth more ideal for the
home of an Il'Slman than the fair
land of Iiberuia.
Let it then be tlia work of the Irish
race throughout the world to smite
those twin jailors of the Irish heart
English leSpOtism and Irish land
lordism. nhe liberation of one means
the supremacy of the other, and the
destruction of landlordism is the first
step towards Irish Independence. A
people bowed under the curse of i'll
dustrihl slavery are mere easily held
in political bondage. Once let Ire
land shake this wolf of landlordism
from her throat and stand erect, ana
she will face the responsibility of the
greater struggle without fear.
The first step should be to keep in
Ireland the product of the race and
the fruit of the suil-Irelanh for the
Irish and the land for her people. No
matter how we may differ as to a final
settlement of the Irish question that
is platform broad enough for all
!iSi'nll to stand upon. Not for glory.
not for opinions sake, hut for ire
land should we strive.
The people of Ireland are patriotic,
they are Intelligent, they more than
we suffer the injustice of present con-
ditions; they have endured the wrongs,
they have decided upon the method of
redress, they are entitled to select
their leader they have the right to
speak in Ireland's name. Tern by fac
ton we have repeatedly said to their
respective emissarisi when seeking aid
or recognition of us: Go back to Ire
land. learn to subdue your own petty
factions, conquer self before YOU ask
aid of us; come to us as representa-
tives of a united Ireland and your
voice will be our law.
Today Ireland is united under the
banner of the United Irish League.
malshalel under the leadership of
John Il. Redmond. fit successor to his
lamented chief. Charles Stewart Par
nell.
Never since the days of Parnrll
have the Irish people been so unani-
nous in action and determination,
They have entered into campaign
against the evils of emigration anu
landlordism. Already the landlords
have formed a trust with half mil