The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-08
IRISH ROUT POLICE
Mob Breaks Up a Political
Meeting in Dublin.
GUARDS PROTECT REDMOND
Noted ParIiamentarIaR Forced to
Quit Hall Through Rear Entrance
and Seek safety in FIIght-A See
ond Meeting Also Dispersed-Vic-
tors Uesr Speeches by Leaders.
BY sEUMAs siACMANUs.
D ~ - -.

BY sEUMAs NACNANUs.
SPECIAL To The Washington Horald.
Dublin. Ireland Nov 27.-TwIce within
The last few months has the Irish Pariia-
mentary Party attempted 10 hold meet
ing IN the capital OF the country, and
twice has il failed.
On the first occasion the meeting was
held ia the Mansion House. II was held
behind barbados, With force Of 200
police projecting the party from the
citizens Of Dubin, and from that meet
ing Mr.. Redmond had 10 depart by
back way under police guard On last
Sunday second meeting was attempted
in smithheld A large force Of police
lad again 10 be requisitioned 10 guard
the platform from which the members
of Parliament attempted 20 speak.
After vain attempts 10 expound the pol
icy, the members OF Parliament who had
attended had 20 quit the field. leaving il
in possession Of the young men OF Dub
lin, who held their own meeting. and
were addressed by Alderman Cole. Al
derman Kelly. P. T. DAILY. and others
There is saying in this country. What
Dublin does to-day. all Ireland VIII 90
tomorrow
IL IS certainly ominOus for the quickly
dissolving party that it cannot get
hearing in the capital OF the country ex-
cept under police protection-not even
then
William O'Br.en's paper. The Irish
People says: The contrast between
the two crowds az tine attempted meeting
in Smithheld Market was not merely
striking. but was highly ominous. ar
Develin's tso-calledJ Hibernians. and the
political waits and strays 6shed up by
Mr. Nugent Go support the NJ. = 50 form
cd rather sorry exhibition. While AT
the other side % the hedge Of policemen
was splendid muster of young ,Sinn
FEM stalwarts OF ardent, active intelii-
gent patriotic citizens OF Tomorrow"
over the appointment by Dublin Castle
Of Mr.. N. MacD. Bodkin % tie county
court judge Of Clare a storm has been
raised by the people. Although the mem
bers Of The Irish party pledged themselves
neither 10 accept Office under the govern
meut for themselves nor seek office for
any one else, the public press has printed
copies OF private letters sent by the mem
BEES Of the Irish party 10 the government
requesting jobs for their friends and
three members OF the F'recman-s Journal
stan The latest being Mr.. Bockin. tx
NJ p, have been appointed to govern
gueHt Offices.
Not merely this. but strange to say. so
far has audaciry gone that the columns
of the Freemaus Journal during the past
couple Of weeks have been bristling with
letters from such parliamentarians as Nr
John Muldoon. n p, and Mr.. George
MacSwecney. 3. 7. complaining that the
British government is giving all its Judge
ship appointments and such Ike 10 non
Nationalist So TAR has the scandal some
that one 81 the oldest and stanchest Par
Lamentations. Mr.. Arthur Webb. the we'll
known Protestant homo ruler. now writes
10 the press 20 say that he Is driven 10
find himself very much in accord with
Sim Fem.
The Limerick Corporation was asked TO
impress the country by presenting an adj
dress Of welcome TO Nr. John Redmond on
his approaching visit 10 County Clare.
By q unanimous vote. the corporation re-
fused to vot him an address The cor
p0raUon OF kilkenny city also was.
week ago. asked - vote him an address
and by majority vote refused.
u is well 10 note that these corpora
tons and councils were almost entirely
composed Of men. who. an their uyes
have been staunch Parliamentarians-
At the last meeting OF the Cork Ad-
visory Committee. the following resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted:
THAT in view OF Mr BlrreTs speech
and the failure of the deputation 10 the
prime minister on the question of land
purchase finance, 70 is now clear that
land purchase will be'sUspended for this
generation. and that no land act worth
the name can be passed next session I'M
less the Irish party gives up its sense
ess objection Co common agreement be-
tween representative of landlords and
tenants for bin % carry out in their
entirety The recommendations Of the land
conference iu 1896. and we record our
solemn conviction that unless they DO SO
the Irish party viii receive nc further
support from the Irish public"
one IS sorry to have to write that.
from ireland is not declining
Despite all the advice given. al tha
warnings. and all The persuasion. emigra-
ton continues TO increase. In only two
months out of the past Jen-January and
April-Were the official returns for 1876
under those of 1873 the total increase for
the ten months 0f this year being &3SS.
The figures are:
1906 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS g, 81
1877 ..-.-----------. $50
Prom Leinster there was an increase of
Co, from Munster an increase Of 1047,
from Ulster an increase of 2.G9A and q de-
crease from ConnaUght OF 352.
The great bulk of the emigrants go 20
America. where SIS went in the past ten
while 4079 went to Canada zoe
10 South Africa, 3G7 TO Australia, 100 90 (
New Zealand. and - to other countries
The power-loom manufacturers in Bel
fast have arranged TO effect a reduction /
IN the output by % per cent. which viii 4
apply to al in the trade. The reduction
viii come into operation on the 18th in /
slant and continue Tor at least three (
months A fortnight's notice of the
change has been given to the workers 4
It is calculated that rs a result Of the 4
in the output, the employment +
Tor the p0wer-l00m wcavers VIII be re- /
duceG by a NTH
Prof Stockley. Queens College. Cork, 4
.ecturing before the Lismore branch Of |
the Gaelic League on .'Self-respect and (
Irish, said he became convert 10 the
Gaelic League idea Of revivins Irish by
studying what otner decaying nations
had become after HAVING revived fhcir