The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-21
ALL AGREED.
Various Factions in Connection
With Irish Politics
Have at Last Reached a Basis Of
Agreement.
LANDLORD AND TENANT
At Last They Seem Likely to
Get Together.
Plan for Gradual Emancipation
of the People.

London, Feb. 21.-As the result of in
terviews with the Duke of Abercorn.
Lord Dunraven. John Redmond and
others the Associated Press is able to
announce authoritatively that the fol-
lowing is the situation today as re-
guards the plan to finally settle the Irish
land question. All the interested par
ties. nationalists. unionists, landlords
and tenants are now for the first time
in the history Of Ireland in agreement,
upon the lines of the Dublin conference
and all indications point to the bill con-
cedfng those demands It will be in
troduced in parliament at the end of
March and if passed will accomplish
what Mr.. Redmond and Lord Dunraven
agree in saying will be one of the most
extraordinary, peaceful revolutions
ever effected
If ME-. Wyndham for lack Of funds
or other causes, fails to meet the views
of the conference he will have on his
hands, to quote Mr.. Redmond, an Ire
land such as the world has never seem
In this view such a strong supporter
of the government as the Duke Of
Abercorn cOncurs. Mr.. Redmond adds
IF this agreement of keenly opposing
parties lacks fulhllment through the
governments refusal there will ba
twice as many counties under the ban
of the crimes act as there were prior
to the present truce. This truce VIII be
/ continued until the terms of the Dill
are revealed. A great nationalist con-
ference at which Bourke Cochran OF
New York will be one of the principal
speakers, will meet in Dublin in April
to take action on the subject
The Duke of AbercOrn. who is Dresi-
dent of the powerful Irish landlords as
sOciation which at first declined to join
\ the Earl of Mayo and Lord DunraveE
! in conferring with the NatiOnallSts. bul
which later signified its assent, frankly
admits that he is amazed at the results
achieved and at the happy topSy tut-
Veydom" now prevailing in irish poll
tics. Asked il he thought the National
lists We're sincere in their professions
/ Of willingness to settle the lOngstanuing
J grievances by compromise, ne EN-
phatically expressed his belief in their
j complete sincerity. The duke could not
I conceive that the government would
/ stand on any bubbles" when the so.
luton of the most serious problem OF
! the empire was within its grasp. He
/ thought the process of changing the
/ holdings from the landlord TO the tenant
might possibly cost S3,50O,O00 annually
/ adding. 1T surely would be cheap IA
1 that price.
Neither Mr. Redmond nor Lord Duns
raven believe the transfer of the land
would involve more than $150O,OO0 an~
nually and both think that the economy
| resulting from JIlG cheaper a0lllAillS[Ett~
tion would greatly reduce this figure If
they do not eventually quite wipe our
the necessity for state aid in the pay
ment of differences between the maxi
mum price the tenant can afford 10 pay
and the minimum price the landlord can
accent
The Irish Unionist leaders are Of the
/ opinion that the whole question might
be declared settled in advance if the
! government was not so desperately hard
up. In consequence Of this lack of funds
! MIR. Wyndham's bill will not be intro
duced until after the presentation az
| out the provisions of the Bill win not
be included in the years taxes.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Richie
while quite sympathetic toward Ire
land, now faces a more serious hnan-
cial situation and more bitter protests
against OVertaxatiOn than have con-
frOnted any chancellor in recent years.
The phenomenally small government
bled are indications of the storm which
is brewing over Mr.. Ritchies head. He
must also float new Transvaal loan
before Ireland gets an additional penny
and the government. with reason is
keen anxious in this despect- Con-
sOls yesterday were at the lowest point
reached this year and inquiries made at
AnglO-AmericaD banking houses, such
as the Morgans, Seligmaus and SpeE-
ers. reveal the fact that there is indica-
ton of the United States subscribing to
a loan. Since the last war loan was
so largely underwritten in New York,
the international monetary system has
completely changed, and the firms here
say the Americans now need their cap
ital for use at home. One hnancier
said.
IF the government brought out a
loan which really provide means for
settling the Irish question they would
get more underwriting than they would
know what to do with, both here and
in America Mr. Redmond was asked
point blank if he thought the landlords
were in earnest He replied
I have every reason to think they
are just as anxious as we are to settle,
once for all Ireland's troubles. If Mr..
Wyndham brings in a bill on the lines
of decision arrived at by the Dublin
conference the greatest step in the in
dustriaI and social history of Ireland
will have been accomplished. More
than that it viii be a most important
step toward home rule. Under the new
system the landlords will live in Ire
land derive benefit from their property
and begin to take a new interest in
Irish affairs. They viii then see the
necessity for an extension of local gov
ernment and will eventually become as
anxious as ourselves to secure home
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