The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-04
THE IRISH PROBLEM
The Government Likely to Compel
the Landlords to Sell Out to
the Tenants.
A Plan That Will Go Far Toward
the Settlement Of the Diff
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Chicago Nov. 4.-The. Tribune this
morning prints the following London
cablegram: Leaders Of the Irish National
lists see a settlement of the Irish land
problems within a year. They expecta COM
pulsory act under which thelandlord whose
rule has been the bane of the island for
centuries, will be brought out by the tenants
BY this plan the British government will
act as realty agent, and advance by a
system Of credits and yearly 1nstallments
the tremendous sum Of $500, 100000 as the
purchase price for the tenants.
That the government believes that the
purchase of the Irish estates Is the right
solution is asserted by George Wyndham,
M. p, chief secretary for Ireland. BY
former acts the government has already
| advanced 500, 000,0 900, and thus enabled
20, 900 tenants to purchase their holdings.
This was in the richest districts. There
| has been no relief in the poor sections Of
western Ireland, where the most suffering
Is reported. The plan worked well. Only
three tenants were behind in this year 8
| repayment Of their 1nstallments to the
government. AS a result Of the same leg
| islation, $150,000. 900 is available now for
| future purchases.
| The Irish leaders see in every step of
| the government progress toward settle
| ment. Chief Secretary Wyndham is am
| bilious to effect a solution. His recent
appointment of Anthony Mcdonald as
permanent under secretary for Ireland has
| an important bearing on the situation.
Mcdonald was formerly on the India board
of control and wrought great land reforms
| there. settling literally the differences
| between the native tenants and the for
eign landlords. His appointment gives
the Irish leaders more faith III the govern
ment's promise of important land legis-
! LAT OF f1e A{y1er -
That the government Is equally confident
is shown by Chief Secretary Wyndham' 8
| remark:
II believe the end will come in one year
believe I will hold the place of an hon
est broker between the tenants, the land
lords and the taxpayers Of this country
The purchase and settlement act is ex-
pected to carry with it an act breaking
up the vast tracts Of land now used for
grazing purposes and dividing them among
! the tenants, who are cramped on eight
acre holdings which don't enable them tc
raise enough for a livelihood for their fam
lilies. The government recognized this
need by the creation Of the congested dis
tricts board years ago, which has beer
slowly buying up grazing estates and re.
apportioning the population, the tenants
in turn, purchasing the land. Great re-
forms have been effected, but the method
is too slow.
There are 100000 tenants in Ireland. O.
this number 10000 have bought their hold
ings, using the $100,OO0,0O0 extended IL
credits by the government. OF the re-
naming 100000 more than half live O,
eight or ten acre tracts. = .-- .sssI
l. Many landlords are favoring a speed,
settlement of the agitation. which for s,
many decades has kept their tenants /,
state bordering on rebellion. The land
lords have suffered a reduction in thei
rents Of at least 40 per cent by the pas
acts Of their tenants. They have bee,
compelled to cucumber their estates witt
heavy mortgages and have been to the ex
pense Of costly litigation, and they ar
at the mercy Of periodical rent revelu
lions. IKE 500. ..a s@. f.