Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-19
cRED|TABLE TO BOTH
Relations Between Irish Party
and the Country.
Special cablegram to The Star.

Special CaBlegram to The Star.
DUBLIN, March f9.-The relations be-
tween the Irish party and the country may
DE said TO oc in a condition at the present
time where they are credtablc to both.
The Irish party has often been aspersed
by It's opponents. But though much ma
llsned. any thoughtful person who looks
into the subject must admit tnat OF all
parties that We're or are in the house OF
commons the Irish are the most self-deny-
ing BY self-denying ordinance they bar
themselves out OF all places Of ehioi'iuent
under the government. They even for
svCaI the suggesting of others -" posts.
They ask from their own people. not re-
ware but support. That their setCio,.s are
not entirely Uuarpreclated is demonstrated
by the fact that the country mas always
tried to make fair provision for their sup
port. Tor As Is well known a member of tho
house Of commons receives no salary. This
year the response promises to be more gen
erous than ever before and 1t IS expected
that considerable viii he realized from en-
tertainnents, etc. undertaken in connection
with st Patrick's day celebrations.
THE landlords executive mas again had
under serious consideration the Serious
loss entalled on the landlords by the delay
entailed ia paying out the purcha Sc money
under the act Of 1853. We have neve~ yet
had explained where this loss comes In.
The landlords are selling at an average OF
twenty-three years purchase Ut all classes
OF rent. Usually the tenant contracts TO
pay BIZ per cent and often more on the
purchase money The minimum rate gives
the landlords ~ per cent of their gross
rental while at the same time they are
relieved of all the cost and losses Of estate
management. The interest H. more than
equivalent ia the vast majority or cases OF
tire net rental OF the estates sold.
Where IL the Lossp
Where then is ''the loss" IS a question
that has been asked over and over again
Mr. Long explained that a profit could lie
made BY clearing their mortgages. and that
the delay IN Immediately realizins the
profit is what Is meant by 'loss"-a new
meaning for the word In Ireland The
delay cannot be expected to eAtctld beyond
couple OF years. while TO pay them all
Immediately would impose a burden on the
Irish taxpayer for 6sls years. IL Is urged
that u little patience might lie shown in
consideration of the fact thar the Irish
taxpayer is providing a sum of S., 600. 900
when the discount on the land stock IS in
cluded-as reward for the generosity OF
the vendors in accepting 26as years pur-
y
direct gifts TO the landlords whoa they are
all payable Will amount 10 So, Do 30 year
under the various acts passsi by the late
conservative government. II Is tho e-tuiy-
alent Of an income tax OF 10 pence on tho
pound on the Irish net assessment. That
would suffice any ordinary class OF men,
but the Irish landlord class are not an
ordinary class of men.
A pretty, though sad stony of LITTLE
Bray is running through the Irish country
weeklies A sympathizer with AN old lady,
whose cottage had been wrecked by the
Hood which swept away the lower road be-
tg cen Enniskerry and Btay and desolated
Little Bray" Is responsibls for the To-
fpsntic tale with the sad ending. The way
tie story is told is that this old lady's
sweetheart had gone nearly forty years
before 10 America TO seek his fortune and
when he foupd II he WAS 10 return and
marry her. 1t took him, however, thirty
nine years to find II. and then he did re-
turn, and the couple got married at last
They settled down in this little cottage
Nine months after their marriage the his-
band died OF pneumonia, and shortly after
his death the cottage and garden wore
wrecked by the disastrous flood which
nearly swept Little Bray away.
Work of Irish Women.
Lady Aberdeen. the wife of the lord leu
tenant. in a recent address before depu-
tstion from the Irish Woman's Temperance