Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-25
.ew Irish Land
Bill Introduced.
For Purposes Of Cassping Ont Scheme Free Gsant of
500 600, 900 is PropoSed- Keen Interest Feh Over M
5NeaSute- c4dVahees 70 Tenants Limited 10 $500 IN
CongeSted Districts and 10 $4,000 ESewhere

chase was q safe commercial transac-
ton. 10y the aid Of the state $4,000
tenants had already bought their hold
ings ana the state had not lost a half
penny Public opinion supported re-
payment and this was high moral se-
curity besides which was the security
Of the land itself.
Mr. Wyndham also said that the
number of anomalies which had to be
dealt with rendered the work most en-
baTassing complicated and very diff
cult To present TO the house IN an in
telligible manner The state Of things
IN some parts Of Ireland was such as
could scarcely be believed IN Eng
land
lie instanced one village IN which a
landlord was ia the wOrkhouse during
the greater part OF the year while the
tenants lived under conditions worse
than those OF the Katlrs of Africa.
what The government proposed to do TO
remedy This state Of affairs was briefly
while Withdrawing no existing rights, i
contemplated that the purchase Of land
IN the future should proceed by the sale
Of estates. under three commissioners,
Michael Flnucane secretary to the gov
eminent Of Bengal General freder-
ick S. Wench and Edward r. Bayley.
The commissioners who win be known
as estates commissioners will be under
the general control of the lord .icuten-
ant Of Ireland They are empowered TO
seize what constitutes an estate. which
does not necessarily mean the entire
property owned by the vendor, as
considerable portion thereof may re-
main In his hands The commissioners
may refuse to sanction the sale Of poor
holdings unless there are reasonable
facilities for their enlargement, where
necessary and for adequate access to
turf as fuel
Mr. Wyndham proceeded. saying that
in view Of the strong recommendations
of the recent land conference, the gov
eminent had provided that the land
lords might make their own arrange
ments with the tenants IL they tailed
with the policy Of the tpresent bin
which, instead Of eXpatradng the land
lords, as stated IN some quarters would
he hoped enable them TO remain In the
country The government thought the
period for repayment OF an loans should
be 6Sia years There was provisions
against sub-diyidlng mortgages on
holdings.
In conclusion Mr. Wyndham said he
was sure the landlords and tenants
would continue TO act IN the reasonable
spirit which actuated the conference.
There were two alternatives before the
country They could prolong for an
other 100 years the present tragedy In
Ireland or they could now initiate and
henceforth prosecute n business trans
action occupying some 10 years, based
on self-esteem, probity and mutual good
will Of all concerned
Mr. Wyndham finished speaking at
4;l0 p m. Later the Irish land bill
passed its first reading.
The bin provides that tenants shall
pay Sh yer cent interest on loans from
the government that untenanted farms
and grazing lands VIII be- sold to neigh
boring tenants and that three commits
sioners viii supervise the sales
The advances 20 the tenants. through
the provisions of the land bill, are Inn
tied 10 S25Oo I'm the congested districts
and $1,000 elsewhere The bin VIII be-
come effective Nov !. Mr. Wyndham
said SI50D00OOO could safely be advanc-
ed on Irish land but he thought the
scheme would not involve S5000QJ000.