Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-12-15
UNION In IRELAND
Political Factions Plan to Present
United Front in Parliament.
REDMOND TO BE THE LEADER
Limited Platform to Be Made on
Which ALI Can Stand.
MOVEMENT FOR HOME RULE
Measure Will Be Pushed, but Other
Reforms Will Be Kept in View.
IRISH DOCTORS ARE ON STRIKE
Combination AZ CarrIck-On-suIr Raises
Fees and Local OmciaIs May
Import NOnuniOn Doctors
from England.
IRISH DOCTORS ARE ON STRIKE


which is believed to be brighter than It
has been at any time for the last two or
three years. The first move in the present
negotiations was made by William O'Brien,
who has been out OF the party fold for
some time. and who declared publicly that
he was willing to meet Mr.. Redmond and
Mr.. Dillon In a conference to discuss a
plan of union. He also suggested that Mr..
Healy, who has been running little party
OF his own. and Sir Thomas Esmond and
Mr.. Dolan who were excommuniUated be-
cause they subscribed to the Sim Fem
heresy should be invited. To this Mr..
Redmond has replied that he is willing to
go into suehs conference, and he adds
that he has reason to hope that it will be
held and that the Irish party will present
absolutely united front at the next
session OF Parliament.
The negotiations have given rise to the
usual crop OF rumors about the terms of
agreement, and almost every newspaper in
Ireland has published It's own plan of
settlement. None Of these are correct, for
no plan has been even sketched out yet,
but am In a position to state that ali the
factions are agreed on two or three clauses
which must form part of the peace treaty.
One Of these Is the continued leadership of
Mr.. Redmond, for there is no man in the
OF who is fitted 70 conduct the delicate ne
gotlations with the English politicians
which must be undertaken by the Irish
leader
VIII Press Home Rule.
The second is that a genuine home rule
bill shall be pressed forward at the next
session. and n the liberal government can
not be induced to take II up. II will be in
troduced and managed by the Irish party
Themselves. Another plank in the new
platform is that while every effort must
be made to obtain genuine and complete
home rule. the party must not lose sight
of the need Of immediate legislation to
remedy the economic and sovial evils which
prevail in Ireland. and must be prepared
% accept and support any reasonable meas
ure OF retofdif ftnat "a offered by either of
the English parties. and that II must also
do all In its power to encourage and sup
port the Industrial revival movement in
sugurated by the Sim Feiners.
am also able to state that the credit
for the restoration OF unity In tie Irish
party, II Il 4 restored. is due TO the
strength gained by the Sim Fein movement
and the detection to It OF men like Sir
Thomas Esmond There can be little doubt
that some OF the Irish leaders had been 80
long at Westminster and had become so
engrossed in parliamentary Affairs that they
had lost touch with the progress OF events
and Of opinion at home The sudden growth
OF Sim Fein and its threat to swallow the
party brought them TO their senses and in
duced them 20 devote more attention to
what was going on at home than they had
done for years.
Cattle Drives UNJUST.
One immediate result OF the reunion will
probably be the abandonment Of the policy
Of cattle scattering which has already
been condemned by many OF the most
thoughtful men IN the party. and in Irish
life. Only few days ago the Most Rev
DR.. Heaiy. archbishop Of riiam. at mass in
the cathedral. denounced the cattle drives
as unjust and immoral. and lamentable
folly. They were directed. he said, against
class Of men who were as good Irishmen
as the cattle drivers themselves. and only
served as a weapon to strengthen the de-
mand of the enemies OF ireland for the
revival OF coercion
One OF the most famous boyeotts lof re-
cent years has just ended in victory
for the boycotters. A family named Brady
nve years age took FIVE evicted farms IN
county Leitrim. Since the day they took
the farms they have been rigidiy boy
eotted. They have been guarded night and
day by a force OF policemen who lived on
the farm and they have been compelled "a
get their supplies from as far away as
nifty miles. Several times when they were
bringing home their supplies their carts
have been overturned and the food de.
stroyed. A few days ago they gave up the
fight and surrendered their farms TO the
estates commissioners for division amons
the people. The occasion was celebrated
by bonhres all over the county.
strike Of the Doctors.
be described as a strike OF the doctors has
arisen at carriek-on-suir. because OF the
recent decision OF the local guardians to
eduee the scale Of fees paid to the med
leai officers at the workhouse and public
dispensary. The doctors refused to accent
this reduction. but went a step further
and. on the theory that the guardians
were acting as the elected representatives
OF all the people- they have determined
TO raise their scale OF fees for general
practice to a point that seems almost pro-
hibitsve They began by fixing their rates
Tor Workhouse and dlspensary work at
S262o-and $40 a week. respectively In
orivate practice they refuse TO accept less
han Se.50 and mileage for a day consul
alton or Na75 and mileage for consuIta-
ion at night, while their midwifery charge
NIL be seas. The guardians have so far
teAen no souon' nut they threaten to break
the strike By importing nounion doctors
from England II Is doubtful however. II
any can be found. for the rules Of the pro-
'ession are very strict on this side OF the
Atlantic and the medical men have more
nan once succeeded In bringing local au-
horties TO terms
The ormonde Hunt, which Is one n, the
argest hunts IN Ireland, has been ais
snded for the season because OF the Do.
errnined opposition 10 Il displayed bS the
PEOPLE OF the Dunkerrin and shinrone dis.
'ricts The opposition arises from the fact
hat two or three notorious landgrabbers
were among the membership. and the Ioeal
branch OF the United Irish league served