Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29

DUBLIN. April 49, 1905.
H8 THILE the Irish parliamentary
party Is endeavoring to re-
Nnf move Irish grievances through
the agency of constitutional
agitation, there is a new body
of men who have a more drastic and am
bilious scheme to effect the regeneration
of their country. They desire to be known
as the party OF the "Sinn Fem" policy,
which, translated from the Gaelic, means
ourselves alone" They have no faith in
parliamentary agitation, and they are at
the moment organizing a scheme by which
II Is proposed to form a parliament of
three hundred of the most representative
Irishmen of all classes and creeds to deal
with affairs essentially Irish though
matters are at present of course 1t could
exercise no legislative functions. They in
tend to establish a trade consular service,
found a national stock exchange. and re-
afforest the country. without any appeal
to the imperial parliament. c. Gavan
Duffy, son of the great Australian states
man, Irish rebel and Iitterateur, is the
moving spirit in the new movement He
asserts that the Irish parliamentary party
has in thirty years squandered $4,000 on
aimless debating, and that the Irish people
in the colonies and America can no longer
afford to be contributing money when no
tangible results are seen.
Through what is regarded as extortionate
rates for carrying merchandise the Irish
railways have always been a source of
embarrassment to the industrial develop
ment of Ireland. A ton of eggs can be
carried from Odessa to London for s2.25,
while for the same quantity the Irish and
81. so from Cork to London. A movement
is now on foot in Ireland by which 1t is
hoped to buy up the railways. 1t is esti-
mated that 500 100000 would be necessary
for the purpose, and although there is more
than one mode of raising the money, it is
considered by some of the most practical
men in the country that the most satisfac-
tory and equitable way of doing so Is
through the medium of the British govern
ment.
1.-The only thing wanted" says Tim
Healy, NJ. p, lis to put the act of 1874 in
force, which empowers the general council
of the county councils to borrow money
for the purchase and construction of rail-
ways and other means of transit England,
according to the financial relations COM
mission which was appointed by liberal
government agreed that she owed ireland
a little sum of s393, 100000 obtained
through the agency of over-taxation since
the passing of the act or union Under
these circumstances III Is not ccnsiueFeo
unreasonable to ask the present govern
ment for f40.ooo00o to purchase the Irish
railways The Irish parliamentary party
claims to be the most practical political
force In Ireland. Let 1t show the Irish
people that 1t can get restored to them
portion at least of the money for which they
have never received any consideration be-
yond plank beds and an unnecessary army
of policemen"
1T
An effort Is being made to establish IN
Ireland branches OF the Knights Of Column
bus, which appears to have substantial
footing among Irishmen in the United
States Members of the organization who
have recently returned to Ireland, some OF
them after an absence Of many years, are
enthusiastic in promoting the idea, but 1t is
somewhat difficult at the moment in face of
the various movements that demand the
support of the country to get new organi-
cation established on q solid basis. How
ever, few branches have been formed In
Dublin and Belfast, and a delegate or two
from Boston are expected shortly to adj
dress meetings and explain the objects OF