The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-01
NEW LIGHT
FOR ERIN
Mr.. Russell Tells interesting
Facts to Walter WeIIman.
LANDLORDISM MUST GO.
Catholics and ProteStantS are
Uniting as IriShmen.

Chicago Record-nerald Walter wellmsn.
who is in Dublin, Ireland. says:
No man in Ireland is better fitted TO
speak of Irish needs and hopes of today
than Thomas Wallace Russell. Mr.. Rus
sci lis Scotchman who settled in Ireland
when lad He has been in parliament
for South Tyrone since 1856. Fer time
he was in the present conservative gov
eminent parliamentary secretary Of
the local government board. But il is as
leader Of the new movement in Ireland
that he has won great fame and done
greatest good for his adopted country.
For a long time the thrifty Scotch-Irish
oil Ulster. the hard-headed Presbyterians
and Covenanters, held aloof from Irish
agitation. They were not for home rule
because that meant placing control of the
government in the hands of the Catholic
party. They distrusted the national lead
ers of Catholic faith and such Protestant
leaders Parnell. whose support was
chiefly Catholic. Usually their influence
ir parliament and their influence upon
public opinion in England was anita oI-
istic TO the majority of the Irish party.
Ulster was the loyalist'' part OF Ireland.
Ulster was always pointed out by the
landlords and their sympathzers as an
Illustration of their claim that Ireland
did not need land revolution. nor poiiti-
cal revolution. nor anything but such in
Gustry and thrift Ulster displayed.
And. of course. when home rule or dras-
tic reform was pressed in parliament the
cry was always raised: 'Shal I've sacri-
fee the loyal people of Ulster. the people
who have always stood by US, and turn
them over to the tender mercies of their
enemies. the disloyal Irish?''
''All this has been changed. and the
change is due TO the genius and leader
ship of T. w. Russell He saw that
Ireland could be regenerated only through
reform of the land system. that political
reform must be preceded by abolition of
landlordism. He marshaled his people in
favor of a comprehensive pland OF land
purchase and individual ownership. For
the first time Protestant ireland and
Catholic Ireland stand shoulder to shout
der. II has been good thing in more
ways IN an one. In the first place it has
removed the last valid argument from the
lips of the opponents OF Irish rehabilita-
ton. In the second place, il has taught
Protestants and Catholics that they can
work in harmony if they try. that il is
foolish 20 permit sectarian differences 10
stand in the way OF the country's pros
rerity. and that men are men and Irsh-
men are Irishmen. no matter to what
crfx~ fHafr
has been done in the last five years TO
break down sectarian animosities than in
all the previous history of the country
AS Mr. Russell says. these are the last
prejudices and traditions To soften. but
they are distinctly and clearly softening
in Ireland.
II have no hesitation in asserting said
Mr.. Russell to me at his house I'm St
Stephens Green. that we are at great
crisis I'm Irish history. At last the light
IS breaking. We are. ! firmly believe
Upon the eve OF new era. The govern
ment has promised a new land purchase
act for next session. They must redeem
this promise. And they know. or ought
Ure,if it is not a great. a final. settling
measure. The time has gone by for pot
tering with this problem.
Il say frankly and l want Mr. BaIfour
and Mr.. Wyndham To know this-that II
the government falters and haggles now
] can't hold the farmers Of the north
any longer. -ney viii turn against the
government with all their energies II they
are disappointed now. The government
knows what that means
The problem must be- met ana solved |
in "A large way. / believe the government
means 10 do IT. They have simply got to
do II. They have aroused the expecta-
tons Of the Irish people. and these mus; /
be satisfied. The tories know IL they
don't solve the Irish land problem the lib 1
erals Will come into power and do a. As /
we say IN Scotland. the government are /
row up 20 it-they must make a spoon !
or spoil horn. The British Statesmen 1
who settles the Irish question will Be I
an immortal. Wyndham is eager 10 wear
the laurel wreath. / trust his ambitions i
where would not trGSt anything else
We do not ask the government to cor I
fscste the property Of the landlords. ], !
v ouId be monstrous for England 70 desert |
the landlords now because they have lost I
their political power Everything that has I
been done IN Ireland up 70 recen, years /
good or had. thsy have done. They have /
done Il all Tor themselves HrSt f0r Eng /
land next the interests 81 ireland they
never considered. England can't abandon I
them now IN the hour OF their reed We /
do not ask her - DO 50. The great feat /
IRE of political agitation n Ireisnd today 4
Is the rising Of the ncrth Tor land re- 4
form But ve are agsins. lsndlorsiisrrs.
rot against landlords. We DO rot vsnt \
them robbed We do rot ~snt tn his-
tcric wrongs 81 Ireland svengea through I
another wrong We do nc; agree with 4
some 81 the extremists who say that 4
the landlords should - forced 10 e; cut 4
% the country in a coach. that in fheir 4
exodus they should earn nothing with
them but 4 ticket D The rnzsi steamers 4
10 HoIyhsad.
we Do not want tte landlords - 70
~ III Z they are wiling 20 stay here an5 4
become cool citizens ard play sbsir
proper part IN cur lsfe. The lansleras as
a class have done Er1evous rs8zxs % IT, I
land. They mad. bad system - bad -
4 could bs. Bot are forgive them. A.
Burke szit. Political an;nsos1gs-- s-e rot
eternal
Hos csn the Irish QUESTION - s~ifI>a
Nj Russell
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state 20 By cut aad far-se- errinszisll
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= a GOOD inrs=fzezt FoT ,sse state 70
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