Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-29
BIG PLANT IS COMING
FAMOUS BELFAST INDUSTRY
WILL LOCATE IN THIS COUNTRY.

Special Csbiegram 20 The star.
DUBLIN. May 29.-And now II Is the great
Davidson & Co. limited. works. the makers
OF the famous Slrocco heating and vcntl-
iatiug apparatus. which is TO quit In
dustrial Ireland for Industrial America The
tarin is given as the reason why this con-
Germ. which makes perhaps the finest vcntl-
lating apparatus IN thu whole world. Is
leaving the country. but II Is quietly stated
that inability to secure skilled workmen Is
stu more pronounced factor IN the case.
The plant whore was manufactured tho
ventilatins apparatus which appears on tho
Dreadnaught. England's latest naval war
monster. has for long time been ono OF
the show places OF Belfast. II Ia under
stood that the plant will be temporarily
located at the Bush stores, Brooklyn. y
Y. but that IT will be removed later To
Pittsburg or Toledo. Ohio M matter what
town ultimately secures tho proposition. II
will get one of the finest machine plants In
all Ireland
modern case OF Jarndyce KS. Jarndyce
came UP in the chanCcry division at tho
four courts and the other day According To
Mr.. j. II. O'Connell, solicitor, II has been he
fore tho courts for thirty-sx years The
sum involved is $4,000. MIR. Roman" said
Mr.. OConnell. who has been 50 successful
In another branch OF the same case which
went to the court OF appeal has been alb
sent In the house of lords. His clients"
he added. insisted that they could not do
without Mr.. Roman" Amid laughter. tho
master OF the rolls remarked that 1T al
ways comes back to Mr.. Roman" Mr..
Roman as the inevitable counsel In "A chan
Gerry suit is a familiar idea. but "a a matter
of fact. If we are to believe Mr.. Roman
himself he lis not In the case at all" The
case has once again been postponed.
Address by Redmond.
The engagement which Mr.. Redmond has
l.
Society on the Irish national question on
June 9. and the fact that minorltles against
home rule at the oxford union have been
rapidly diminishing in number may render
1t of interest to know that as far back as
1871 Mr.. Swift MacNeill. then an oxford
undergraduates. moved n motion In tho
union In favor of the establishment Of an
Irish parliament; The motion was. Of
course defeated. but II had the support OF
Mr.. J. r. Green. the historian. who made
an eloquent speech In It's support.
Two reSius professors of history at OK
ford, Mr.. Freeman and Mr.. York Powell
were earnest advocates OF home rule. The
Very Rev. DIR. Kitchen. formerly dean Of
winchester. and now dean of Durham. who
is himself a distinguished historian. who
hlled the chair of history tutor and Ice
turer at Christ Church, oxford. and public
examiner in the history school. has for
more than twenty years been an ardent ad-
vocate of home rule.
The wide differences OF opinion regard
ing the home rule proposition introduced
into parliament make 1t difficult to eX-
press any opinion at this time with any
reasonable degree of intelligence. 1t is too
early to even venture an opinion as to ultI-
mate results. but this one thing may be
taken for granted by lrish-Americans--tha
the new home rule proposition pleases no.
body. Your correspondent has yet to find
an Irishman who has expressed himself
as being satisfied. The Irish Catholics are
angry. but 50 too are the Irish Professionals
And 1t is doubtful whether there exists in
all Ireland an Irish Catholic who Is as in
dignant as the average Irish Protestant.