Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-07
Body Considered Precursor Of Parliament
TO Meet in Historic House.
ESTATES COMMISSIONERS NOT UNITED
Two Members Refuse to Agree to Ideas
of Their Senior.
CARDINAL GIBBONS ON EMIGRATION
American PreIate Thinks Irish should
Come to America Only to
settle Outside of
Large cities.

DUBLIN, Oct. 6.-tSpecial Cablegram 10
The Bee e)-Astounding and almost incredi-
BILE as the sensational news may seem. 1t
is learned that it is within the contempla-
tion of the government, in the arrange
ments of the details of their forthcoming
home rule measure to be shortly laid be-
fore the country to obtain possession of
the Bank of Ireland, formerly the Irish
Parliament house, and hand it over TO the
new powers TO be called into existence as
the assembly house of the Irish council.
which II is one Of the proposals of the bill
to establish
The statement may well be regarded as
one of the most sensational pieces OF news
given to the Irish public for long time.
The ever recurring theme OF all the
speeches delivered from the home rule
platform since the days Of OConnel. was
the assertion of the demand for the restor-
alton of the Irish Parliament to "the old
house in College Green 1t was the chief
shrine in the Mecca of patriotic aspira-
ton and the government is evidently de-
| termined, In order to make up for what
ever shortcomings their projected measure
may present, to play down to popular
sentiment in this step.
Commissioners at LogEerheads.
n
report of the estates commissioners under
the land purchase act Of 1903 for the year
ending March 81, has given rise to much
comment and controversy in Ireland This
| important document discloses grave diff
ferences of opinion. on questions both Of
principle and of fact. between the COM
missioners, Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Finucane,
and their senior colleague, Mr.. Wrench
The existence of the division of views
among the estates commissioners which
has now been publicly revealed has long
been the subject OF suspicion and rumors
causing much anxiety among the owners Of
Irish land and increasing the difficulties
| in the way OF an agrarian settlement upon
the basis of state aided purchase for the
benefit of the tenant occupiers. The re-
port, IN fact, gives the impression that the
two junior estates commissioners are pur-
suing a policy the effect of which must be
to revoiuticnize, root and branch. the sys-
tenn OF purchase established by the act OF
1903, and eulogized as a triumph Of states-
manship for Mr.. wyndham.
Gibbons ON Emigration.
The following views Of Cardinal Gibbons
! upon the subject OF emigration have lust
| been published here:
The great curse TO the Irish people in
! this country is the fact that they have
: been dumped upon our towns and cities
! and have remained there. A small proper
| ton OF the Irish people, especially those of
| the more comfortable sort had the good
| fortune to escape from New York and the
\ other great cities of the coast and to pur-
sue their way to Iowa Indiana, Illinois and
! other western states, where they engaged
/ In agricultural pursuits; and now they are
steady and comfortable and an honor TO
/ the land of their fathtrs. There is a very
! large percentage of descendants OF Irish
enigrants settled In Iowa especially, and
4 also in Illinois.
! II some organl ton could he established
| In Ireland to effect the purchase OF tracts
| OF land in our western country. and even
/ In our eastern-Maryland, for example
and bring thrifty Irish emigrants to set :
/ tie there. It would be the greatest blessing
/ that could accrue TO the children of IRE
/ land. But II should De done systematically.
/ Purchase the land-make good purcha Sc
/ OF land-have discreet and honest agents
! Tor the purpose. and the settlers would be-
! come useful and honorable citizens of this
! country. They might not attain colossal
wealth. but they would achieve com :
/ potency. OF course, ] would prefer to see
\ them remain where they are. but II they
are to come to this country, let them
come In this manner. The towns are 20 be
| avoided. Politics and drink are great
| temptations to our people In the towns