The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-07-06
Its Object is to Force the Cutting Up, for the
Use of Tenants, Land Given Up
to Cattle Raising.
So Far the Irish People Have Been Success
ful and the British Government is
in Serious Corner.

The new land war in Ireland is car
ried on with unabated vigor, and up
to date the agitators have been the
winners, says Dublin correspondent
in the New York Sun Of June 20. The
blaze was started on a single grazing
farm in the west two months ago, and
since then it has spread into five coun-
ties, and every day shows that the re-
volt is increasing in seriousness.
One result of the activity has been a
considerable strengthening of the
United Irish League, which had nearly
died out through having nothing to do.
Since the anti-grazing war began or
ganizers have been around the coun-
try districts and recruits are flock
ing in.
have just returned from tour in
the west and have witnessed several
drives. The people simply enter upon
the grazing ranches and remove the
cattle from them, driving them to the
houses of their owners, however far
away they may be, and surrendering
them.
No violence is used beyond the urg-
ing necessary to keep a herd of cattle
in motion, and there have been few
collisions with the police, since the
officers Of the law are not numerous
enough to stop the proceedings and
content themselves with warning the
people that they are committing an il
legal act and taking down the names
of the leaders, whom they mark for
prosecution.
In few instances the cattle have
been placed again upon the ranches
where they Craze surrounded by armed
constables: but in the majority Of
cases the farms have been left derelict
and the grass upon them has grown
almost leg high. When the graziers
surrender the peoples representatives
write to the land commission in Dub
lin urging the government authorities
to have the farms surveyed and par
celled out among the peasants, and the
land department has promised to look
into the matter.
In the disturbed districts it is i'm
ing number of policemen after one
/ spent several days driving through
the counties Of Roscommon and Gal
way, and when I came into the neigh
borhood of grazing ranches Royal Irish
constabularynen mounted on bicycles
seemed to spring out of the ground.
They did not challenge. They sim
ply rode after my car, remaining at a
distance of about a dozen yards. When
I stopped they stopped, and when
moved on they followed. 1t was inn
possible to escape from their surveil-
lance.
Bodies Of constabulary were here and
there stationed around the boundaries
Of the ranches and scouts and outposts
were placed in commanding positions
ready to signal to the main body the
approach Of the people. The police
posts are like so many military camps
in an enenys country. The main body
take turns at remaining under canvas
and all around are eyes and ears of the
army watching and listening for the
coming Of the enemy.
The government people in Dublin
Castle recognize that they are in a bad
corner. The agitation is at the mo.
ment extremely serious and it is GER
tain that it will spread enormously
The authorities admit that it must be
put down at all costs: yet they cannot
combat it without resorting to meas.
ures that will cause the Irish people
to break with them.
They are between the devil Of de-
stroying their alliance with the Irish
party and the deep sea Of dangerou:
movement, and they appear to prefer
the deep sea to meeting his Satanic
Majesty. Hence the prosecutions o.