The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-09-15
Possesses the Power to Stir Up Parliament
and Isn't Backward in Using 1t
From Time to Time.
Tenants Paying Dear For Their Lands, MIR.
Healy Declares, Yet They Are Fast -=-,
Becoming Owners.

"On November last. the tota1
amount payable in respect of advances
under the Purchase Act of 1895 for
the haf-year'.: installmcnts, which had
then become due. was .c1S469O, payable
by about 25,3SO tenants.
"on July last, all OF this had been
paid. except II sum of Go.S29, which
was still outstanding from 3l3 pur-
chascrs.
with regard to the payments under
the Purchase Act of 1897, the amount
receivable on November 1 last, from
1864 payers, was ;c355,1S1.
"Of this sum ,c35297O had been
paid ON July /. leaving the small bal
anre of G2,211 due by 273 tenants.
Rapidly Becoming Owners.
Coming to the Land Act of 1908.
1T appears that of the install,ncnts
payable under the act, the amount fall
ing due from 1865 purchasers was
G199,093.
''I'hiR amount had been paid in full
on July ], with the exception of nm
outstanding balance of E813, owed by
"a tenants. This means that of nn ag-
grcgate sum of e73S,9G6. owing by 91,-
o39 new tenant proprietors, the small
sum of G5,S54 only was outstanding
on July L."
Mr. Healy is not enthusiastic over
the terms of the alleged Home Rule
bill. which was cablcd to this coun-
try Il few days ago as clnbodying the
main provisions of that which the
Liberal Government promises to in
troducc at the next session of Parlia-
mcnt in the absence of any reliable
Information as to the Legislative pow
crs ana rights that will be conferred
by the proposed act.
Nor does he attach any Importance
l" the ministerial scheme which, ac-
cording to some authorities, will be n
development of a central council of
irish County Councils. to be formed
by nominees from the various county
bodies, with large financial and admin
istr;ltivc powers.
compared with the concessions to
thc Boers,' he said, "the concessions to
ireland of n governing board, composed
or representatives of the County Coun
ellis, would be IL concession hardlv
worth speaking of.
Dublin Castle Departments.
AT Dublin Castle there are no fewer
than forty-onc different government,
departments. The people are not vest
ed with any control over any of these
bureaus, and until something is done
In the way of giving the Irish people
control over these boards and control
OF the public purse. Irish administra
tion will continue to be a fraud as #
has for ages"
Mr.. Healy ridiculcd the fears preva-
lent In Unionist circles that if the 1r-
'sh were granted Home Rule they
would make things uncomfortable for
their enemies.
itil to see any ground for that
alarm" he remarked. "The Irish arc
u Christian. n charitable and a for
giving people. This was illustrated
In the County Cork a few weeks ago.
when the Middleton Board of Guar
dians retired an anti Nationalist and
bitter and uncompromising foe of
everything that the guardians repre-
scented. on full pension, although thev
could scale 1t down to small amount
or refuse to retire him.
That does not look like q revenge
full spirit, does it?"
Irish Industries.
On the subject of Irish industries
Mr.. Healy sees no reason why the
work of Irish hands and brains should
remain unrecognized outside the four
seas of Ireland.
I'm America especially" he said.
where millions of our kith and kin
reside and prosper, there exists a mar
ket which could do much to create tha,
demand which is the necessary condi-
ton of profitable industry.
'"The excellence which ReneralIv
cha1acterizes the output of Irish man
ufacturers and the work of Irish work.
men has been very apparent OF late