New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-24

since the passage Of the wyndham Irish Land
hi1 ,,ere have appeared several works treating
az the history literature and folklore OF Ire
land Zach Of which has obviously been written
,,aor 10 the adoption Of the Wyndham measure
md has been designed 20 arouse the English
speaking world TO q realization Of the needs
and aspirations Of ireland. or these works
some have been written IN markedly tenn
rerate vein while others have hresthed the fre
inherited by their authors from a long line OF
crnhittered ancestry. OF the former class the
nnost notable 81 recent works is undoubtedly
Mr. Justin McCarthy's ireland and Her story
or the aNowedly partisan productions. these
,olunes from the pen Of Or. Emmett stand as
= signal exposition Of the reasons for the hatred
fel, hv the Irish exile for those whom he holds
responsible for the present CONDITION Of the
land If his forefathers Nor is IL 20 be Won
seres that Or Emnet's work hreathes passion
and rrefudice re is a grandson OF Thomas
Adds s1rnnet who emigrated TO this country
es-iv in the last century. after having rendered
much service - the Irish cause. especially ny
acting in Paris as tho secret agent Of the United
rsishrnen he is also therefore. Il srandnepheW
~ Adds F7nret's moro ilustrious brother. the
Robert Frornet who led the uprising or lSo"'
AND the centenary Of whose execution Was com
rneuoorated no, long ago by lrishmen All over
+ha world For years Dr. Emmett has ny Noi'e
a,5 NO., been agftatine in favor Of home rule
snd freer Ireland and the present "orh mas
crown out Of Investigations begun long ago
Investigations which have resulted. as the
reader vim sneeduv discover for himself. in tho
fyar,ine Of long and most circumstantial in
allotment Of the British Government for its pol
icy toward ireland during a period covering
more than seven centuries.
IT'S Or Emmet's contention that Ireland mas
never prospered. because Of misrule on the part
of the British Government. and that Irish al
fairs have been conducted by England with the
aim Of preventing any prosperity; that until a
recent reriad there was a constant effort 10
eSu inmate ~ tho sword the Catholic portion
Of the population. since which time the indict-
rnent runs the same policy has been indirectly
hut as unsuccessfully followed in depopulatihs
she country nv famine and forced emigration;
that the great rebelions. notably the risings OF
164l and 17aS were forced" by the British
Government for the purpose of obtaining
H-rer grip on ireland; that the Union was
c,sraanted rv bribery and corruption. and did not
,euresent the true views OF the Irish people,
cha, for centuries the administration Of justice
IN ireland has been farce. by reason OF the
practice Of packing juries and procuring false
testimony: and. finally. that the so-caled legai
title Of England TO ireland through the Papal
hull ~ Adrian N in 1855 is based on a, forgery,
0r Emmet seriously questioning the fact Of
l,ore Adrian having issued such grant
In presenting the evidence in support OF this
iraictrnent the advocate for the plaintin quotes
from many authorities, historians pamphie'-
GERS annalists church chroniclers. of1lclal re-
,o~,Y and governmental documents of every
variety 1t is evident that the doctor has oeen
,horouzhgoing in his search for the facts. his
main contention-that ireland has not prospered
under English rule-is upheld by a great mass
of testimony relative to the gradual disappear
snee Of the former great industries Of the coun-
,ry. and to the effects upon the population OF
ne restrictive and coercive acts passed from
time to time. In reply TO those who would urge
that the state Of the country is due 10 the
fhtsftlessness and lawlessness Of its habitants
DR. Emmett points out that the Irishman living
abroad is a model Of thrift and energy, sue
Gee iine especially in this country, in every
,r.lk Of life To prove that the Irishman is
rot the lswless creature described by British
writers. he quotes from criminal statistics
which go TO show that the courts Of justice in
ireland have far less work to do than the courts
Of the tight little isle itself. That the Irish
man is overload If the bottle he does not deny,
hut he openly charges that the drink habit is
but another outcome Of English msrule.
Graphic is the picture he draws Of the ancient
civilization of ireland and the splendid social
conditions which prevailed under the Brehon
laws. He asserts that Englands first knowl-
edge Of civilization. apart from the light i'm
perfectly shed by the Roman occupation.
obtained through Irish missionaries. and he Wig
orously controverts the statement of historians,
Of whom Froude is type. who assert that when
the Normans took hold Of Ireland the Irish
wee little better than savages. Evidently DR..
Emmett is Of the opinion that savagery entered
the country With the invaders Quoting from
Lindsey. he says: Before England was born
into the family OF nations. Ireland
autonomy recognized as such by contemporary
races. When Albion was inhabited by bar
bsrous and savage people Ireland was in the
height Of prosperity. When the Anglo-Saxons
were tearing each other TO pieces. ireland
possessed OF d settled government and ad-
ministered by We laws ancient that no one
knows precisely the period OF their first pro-
mitigation. When this country CEngland)
remarkable for its ignorance and brutality Ire
land was celebrated for her culture and civiliza-
ton" And the loss OF all this is directly at
tributable. il are 10 accept DR. Emmet's
statements. to 'perfidious Albion"
or the campaigns in ireland during the
reigns OF Henry VIII. Elizabeth Cromwell and
-he Stuarts he has a great deal TO say and
black is the record he complies OF English
brutality and criminality. The rising Of l64l
about which so much that is controversial In
nature has been published during the passing
wears. he lays at the door Of Charles l. alleging
that IL was caused by this monarchs excessive
avsrice. and that he certainly entered fully
into the plan OF others TO exterminate the Cath
Ollie population OF ireland that the Crown might
thus inherit their lands Admitting that there
were massscres Un both sides. the author re-