Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-20
MAKING RAPID PROGRESS.
Politica Problem in Ireland One of the Leading Topics-Work That Has Been Accomplished
 In Few Years

of the press-which hailed the advent of the act. The returns show that the average price was twenty-three years purchase Ctwenty-three times the yearly rent of the farms)
 The tenant has Sixty-eight and n half years If the Lord spare himself and his sons so long a life) to pay up the purchase money. The treasury. meantime, advances to the landlord the full sum and a sop over and above Gin parliamentary language a bonusl for being good boy and consenting to accept for the land that is not his and never was, one and half times its price,
 The return states that over and above these sales, agreements have been entered into for the sale of an- other f2, 100000 worth. All this is, of course, a feabite, but it is a begin hing. Further sales will follow more and more rapidly"
 And with that we will close upon the past.
 Taking up the future, we read that John F. Redmond, M. F., has gone to America to raise a subscription with which to fight the battle of Ireland. Public Opinion, one of the best con- temporary authorities, quoting Mir Redmond at the convention of the United Irish league in New York says:
 MT Redmond, member of parlia- ment, who came to America to collect $50,OO0 for the Irish cause said at meeting in Carnegie hall in New York that when he last addressed the people of this country on the Irish situation he incidentally collected $10,000. Tn his address the other day he said: The last obstacle to home rule has been removed through the passage of the land act of 1903. Two years ago, when l stood on this plat form if should have told you then that within a year bill doing away with landlordism and appropriating more than 5000, 100000 for the pur- chase of Irish lands would be passed by an English parliament you would have said that I had taken leave of my senses. Already property to the value of S50,00OO00 has changed hands from landlords to tenants, and in fifteen years practically all of Ire land will have changed ownership. Home rule in Ireland hinged on the land bill. Through the great assist ance which you so willingly gave us two years ago when We made the appeal. we were able, within twelve months, not only to bring about such reforms as will guarantee that within fifteen years the entire land oe Ireland will have changed hands, but the other obstacles to home rule have also been removed. We have met the revival of coercion. Trial by jury had been suspended; 1t has been resumed. The new forms of conspira- cy whereby the Irish landlords sued the holders of the land has been met, thanks to the aid of the American fund. Never again will free spech or trial by jury be denied us, or arbitrary punishment be inflicted"
 Meanwhile, the Irish Reform ass0cl- ation was in session ing London. This organization differs from the uniteo Irish league in that it's cry is union with Enigland forever and ever, yet it claims to have the interests of Ire land as much at heart as the United Irish league.
 But there are always two sides to every contention, and it has become evident to everyone who Is at all in- terested dn the cause of Ireland tnac the side represented in parliament Dy the majority of the Irish members IS the true cause of Ireland.
 No better instance can be cited or the great advance of the cause of liD- erty in Ireland than the fact that few years ago. ten at the utmost, dne Irish language was taught in only ot1 of the national schools To-day 1t IS one Of the principal features of euuca- tion in 3.0O4 national schools, repre- sentinQ about 95,O00 pupils. And on this question the authority above @A1 En
 "School bodies everywhere give no- tice they will not appoint to positions men not capable of teaching Gaellc, while the Dublin corporation, and county councils by the score, pass reeo- Elutions to not engage anyone to omclal capacity who is ignorant of the ian- guage. Railroads, banks and business houses engaging such have passed sim- ialr votes"
 All this tends to educate the people to encourage hons industry and thus self help. Almost every oIher man seen on the street wears a Gaelic as- sociation button and no conscientious leaguer would be guilty of wearing clothing made in England.
 While almost every little hamlet has it's noIice station, 1t also has It's own little local industry, and walk through the streets of the old and his- toric city of Limerick will prove most interesting and instructive. For at every door women may be seen making the famous Irish lace. Ireland is in- deed prosperous and progressive in US own way and very soon It's industriss combined with it's natural beauty, VIII make it one of the finest countries m tha world. c. P. H.
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