The Irish standard., 1903-01-10
PRES. ROOSEVELT ESTEEMED.

The transatlantic correspondents am
nounce that President Roosevelt is
very popular in Europe and has won
the respect of British, German and
French diplomats for handling the
Venezuelan difficulty in IL manner sat
isfactOry to all concerned. 1t must be
pleasing to the occupant of the White
House that he has given universal sat
isfaction to the European people in
getting the powers to refer the Vene
Zuelan affair for arbitration to The
Hague tribunal. The American peO-
pie, too, join with the Europeans in
giving him all the credit to which he
is entitled for keeping the European
monarchies from doing further dam
age to the little South American re-
public.
But the greatest surprise to the
American people Is that an Irish land
lord Is crossing the ocean to confer
with President Roosevelt ON the land
question in the Emerald Isle. 4 cable
to the American press from London,
dated last Sunday, says that Captain
Shawe-TaylOr, who OWNS IL large cs-
tate in the County of Galway, sailed
for America on Saturday to consult
with President Roosevelt in regard to
the land problem in Ireland. What he
wants the American president to do is
not stated.
1t is Il well-known fact that the
sympathics of President Roosevelt is
with the Irish people in their struggle
for the ownership Of the soil of their
country and the right Of self-govern-
ment. Every Irish envoy who has
visited the United States since the
assassination OF Mckinley has called
ut the White House to pay his respects
to President Roosevelt. Redmond,
Dillon, Davitt and other representative
lrishmcn have been cordially received
by him, and no doubt Captain Shave
Taylor, II representative Irish land
lord, will be accorded Il hearty wei
come and whatever he has to say will
receive respectful attention. 1t may
be that Captain Shawc-'raylor wants
President Roosevelt to act us Nrbitra,
tor between the landlords and tenants
of Ireland. and if that is his mission
perhaps he may succeed in getting
President Roosevelt to act in that
capacity.
| 1t appears that Il land conference
has been going on in Dublin for II few
weeks between representatives Of the
landlords and representatives OF the
tenants. The landlords have been rep
resented by the Earl OF Dunrnvcn, tho
Earl of Mayo, Col. IIutchesOn-Poe nnt
Col. Nugcnt Evcrard, and the tenants
by John Redmond, Nj. T., William
o Brien, Nj. F., Il. Nj. harrington, NJ
f., and Il. w. Russell, Nj. Il. Captain
Shawe-Taylor has acted us secretar!
ut the various meetings.
At the meeting held last Saturda!
the representatives Of both landlords
and tenants favored the sale OF large
estates in Ireland to the tenants, tho
government supplying the funds. Tho
following report of the proceedings
has been cabled to the Chicago Tri
bune from London:
"The Dublin land conference issuet
Il voluminous report of its delibera
lions, in which it is declared that tho
only satisfactory settlement of the OK
listing land question is the substitution
of an occupying or proprietary owner
ship of land for the existing dual own
ership. AS the process Of direct state
interference in purchase and resale
would be generally tedious and un
satisfactory, therefore, except where
owners or half occupiers so desire, ant
except in those districts under the con
gested districts board, the report rec
ommends that the settlement should
be made between the owners and thu
occupier, subject to the necessary in