New-York tribune., 1903-04-05

his ancestors were kings Of Donegal IN gooo oIo
Mlesian times. Indeed once during the course
of speech in Madrid, when presenting the
prizes at the Military academy, he calIeo a'-
tertion 10 the number Of O'Neils, OConlleILs'
Mahers etc. among the cadets remarking: We
Irish in settling on the Spanish plans ana III
Offering our swords to Spain are merely return
ing to the ancient home Of our forbears Inc
ni:lesians went from Spain 10 Ireland. and We
have merely come back 10 live among or
cousins"
In spite Of this, the Americans are the only
-,aarla who have ever shown sympathy Tor Ire
land who have opened their purses VIDE Wheh
the Emerald Isle has been visited by famine ana
have manifested an uufiagging and profound
interest in everything relating to Erin's welfare
and rnisfortunes. And while the government
here has never gone so far as to offer any suS-
eesti5ns either directly or indirectly TO Eng
land On the subject Of her treatment Of Ire
land get there is no doubt that Great Britain's
appreciation q popular sentiment here on the
subject. coupled with her desire for an entente
c0-65aIe" with the United States, has contributed
IL I'D small measure 10 bring about her recen
concessions 10 the Irish. England realized, il
fact that her understanding with the United
States would never be either sincere or com
rIet- as long as she maintained her former
pcliey OF harsh1ess toward Erin
That ne new Lana DlII SUBMITTED 10
r-art by the TOry-UnionIst government is Of
tie most liberal and even generous character
r.0r even the most enthusiastic friends Of Ire
land n this country can deny, wiping out Of
existence IS It does all arrears Of rent save for
the last twelve months and providing for the
purchase by the tenants Of their holdings on
terms equally satisfactory TO themselves and TO
their landlords: and one can readily imagine to
ones self the scene when. meeting at the table
q George Wyndham the Irish Secretary, Will
IAN O'Brier. the redoubtabie chief Of the Land
League and principal champion Of the tenants
after hearing the terms OF the BILL exclaimed
"An5 now for the first time in my life I can cry
COD save the Kingr and the old Marquis Of
Clan-icar6e, the most eXecrated Of Irish land
lords. responded with the remark, And now for
the first time ! can cry God save 1reland-
Il IS tbs equal satisfaction given by the meas
u-e 70 the landlord and TO the tenants, the ac-
COZ plIshu-ent Of the apparently impossible task
CT reconciliug their conflicting interests, which
leads 70 the hope that il VIII be definitely ac-
ceItea By the great Nationalist convention
which meets at Dublin next Tuesday week for
the purpose Of taking it into consideration
That there should be any question about the
mater seems at first amazing For the pro
rosal Of the government TO lend S5o0O00OOO
70 the occupying tenants for the purpose oI
purchasing their holdings. repayable over
term Cf sixty-two years, IN annual amounts OF
considerably less than now paid in rent seems
most generous, as Is also the bonus OF $4,000
OyO 70 be distributed among the landlords in
order 10 remove their objections to what is
virtually compulsory sale True, the word
co-rrrlsion is not mentioned in the bin, but
there IS no landlord who viii care TO forego the
advantages OF selling his property at q sum
equivalent TO about twenty-eight years pur-
chase tn the face Of the next statutory revision
OF rents by the land courts eight years hence
The last two rev.sions of this kind have had the
result of shaving down his rents by near 90
per cent and under the circumstances the next