The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-26

measure can be read carefully and studied
The impression left In my mind by the
speech OF the chief secretary for Ireland
is that the bill he outlined offers unreason-
able compensation TO the landlords and
therefore does not offer sufficient induce
ment to buy their holdings on these terms
terms which appear 10 me 10 be fully ten
years purchase above the market value
of the Irish landlords property. However.
IL Is possible that there may be some pro-
visions in the bill when we can see II in
print which will offer some minor advan-
tages TO the tenants and the country that
to some extent redeem the Questionable
terms provided for the landlords. The one
consoling feature OF this latest attempt OF
the British Parliament TO settle the Irish
land question Is the proof IL offers that the
Celtic people OF ireland have compelled an
English landlord government TO provide
money with which TO buy out the British
landlord garrison OF Ireland. /. or course.
land question and think that IT is the ten
ants OF Ireland and not the landlords who
ought 10 receive the bonus which the Dill
provides fer the Irish supporters OF his
The economic conditions OF the Irish
agricultural industry. face TO face with
the food competition OF America. Canada.
Australia and Argentina. where no rents are
paid TO landlord class. make IL possible
for Irish food producers TO pay the burden
which this bill viii place on their INDUSTRY
have already said. we must see the text OF
the bill before any final judgment can be
passed on IL. As a whole. think that our
friends in the United States who have done
so much TO help us bring this fight for
Irish land 10 the present somewhat hopeful
outlook will follow the example Of our lead
ers and reserve their opinion on the merits
of the measure. The fight has been long
and harder than many fights in the open
Men have been killed. hearts have been
broken ana many lives ruined before even
the partial victory of to-day has been won.
cannot see my way to agree TO the bill as
II Is. but when i remember that In 1873 I
served my first term Of Imprisonment for
proposing almost exactly what conserva-
tive Irish secretary proposed to-day i re-
alize how times change.
This partial triumph is merely a fore
runner of home rule. Ii is an inevitable
revolution. Far be il from me TO stand in
the way of anything that may help even
slightly to bring that about"
T. p. O'CoNNOR'S VIEWS.
T.. p. O'connor writes: II believe that
the bill will go into committee That is
to say there is sufficient good in it TO
make it difficult, IL not impossible, for
the Nationalist to eject IL. One hundred
million pounds of English credit and some
thing like a150Oo,0oo in bonus are given to
substitute peasant ownership for landlord
ism 1t is true that Ireland will subscribe
her share of the Els 900 bonus; true that
purely Irish fund will have 10 pay a
portion of the bonus. true the financial
grievance of undue Irish taxation remains,
Her appeals for financial redress have been
in vain, and probably this is the one way
in which relief of her financial grievance
can be got. The energies of Irishmen
should now be devoted toward amending
many of the defects in the bill. Many Irish
men think that great wealthy landlords,
especially the Anglo-Irish. may not find in
ducement enough TO sell; also. that the terms
| for the tenants in many cases may be too
high. Mr. Wyndham indicated his willing
ness to consider amendments 10 the bill.
II believe that a united movement to-
ward such amendment may enormously I'M
| prove the measure, which is big and bold.
| though in parts a defective attempt TO
| abolish landlordism."
John Redmond, i'm the course of to-day
debate, reminded Mr.. Wyndham that the
| only body which could speak with authority
| for Nationalist Ireland was the convention
| which would meet in Dublin on Aprii II
| to consider the land bill. IL is understood
| that there is no idea I'm government circles
| that unless the Nationalist are prepa ED
| to accept the bill as terminating the hand
agitation the government will hesitate 70
proceed with the measure. The meeting OF
| the Dublin convention Will, therefore. be
| anticipated with considerable interest from
4 the Irish and Liberal point of view
The absence of compulsion is regarded as
| one of the great defects of the bill. Al
| culation, ii is estimated the process will
| work out at about twenty-five TO twenty
| eight years purchase. which is rather bet
ter for the landlords than the proposals
| formulated by the Dunraven conference al
| Dublin, but even so the Nationalist party
holds that many landlords will not sell vol
UNFAIRLY.