The Irish standard., 1908-02-22

OuVSI udIS VI CSUIudIy 10 Ile AoA.
lowing special cable news from Dublin
appeared in the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat from Joseph ]. O'Brien:
Mr. John Redmond, M. p, sends to
the F'reeman's Journal a letter which
has been forwarded to him by sup
porter of the Nationalist party at St.
Rolleston, writing on behalf of Sir Hor-
ace Plunkett, called the attention of Mr..
Redmonds correspondent to Sir Hor-
aces work in Ireland and to his recent
speech as president of the Irish Agri-
cultural Organization Society. Mr..
Rolleston said that Sir Horace Punk
tack on home rule or home rulers, but
only insisted that Irish farmers "shall
not choose people who will use their
power as Dillon and the rest of the par
liamentarians have been doing to crush
the farmers movement Tor the better
organization of his business" In send
nal Mr.. Redmond says: .
Il think it of the utmost Importance
that the Irish people should be fully in
formed of the conspiracy against the
Irish party which is on foot. If any
justification were needed for the action
taken by the Irish party last session
I-A
ter am now publishing would afford
it," ...
Redmonds views in leading article.
With reference to the letter by Mr..
Ro1leston, which Mr.. Redmond sent to
the Freeman's Journal, Mr.. 7. w. Rus
sell, M. p, writes as follows to the
same newspaper:
Department of Agriculture and
Technical Instruction, Dublin, Febru-
ary, IL, 190S.-Dear Sir: There is one
error in your leading article, entitled
No Politics. which am sure you will
allow me officially to correct. Mr.. T..
w. Rolleston is not an official of the
department and has not acted in that
capacity for some time back, certain
president. In regard to the. substance
Of Mr.. Rolleston's letter, it raises con-
siderations Of the gravest character,
with which hope to deal at the proper
time and in the proper manner
Cattle Driving Defended.
A Nationalist meeting, which was at
tended by over 1000 people, was held
at Castlereagh, County Roscommon,
and was presided over by Canon Harte
p. p. MI. John Fitzgibbon, chairman
of the County Council, said that if Ire
land were ruled by Irishmen there
would be no necessity of cattle driving
Even protesting Unionists were get
ting tired with the present condition of
things in Ireland, and were in favor of
giving the country a chance to manage
its own affairs. Mr.. J. p. Hayden, M.
p, said that the agitation which had
been carried out for the past few
months had been responsible for the
distribution of 10000 of the 100000
acres of untenanted lands, and the peo-
pie were determined that, failing legis-
lation for that purpose, they would
never rest until such lands were di-
vided among them. Mr.. Birrell had
made certain promises, but was Mr..
Birrell capable of carrying out these
promises? He did not doubt his bona
ftdes, but unless the people of Ireland
showed that there was danger in his
failing to carry out his promises there
was very little hope of Mr.. Birrell or
his government carrying out any Of
them. Mr.. r. NJ. Kettle, NJ. p, said
that this campaign followed on the
heels of the political mongrel of an
Irish Council bill, which was thought
good enough for Irish people.
Referring to cattle driving, he said
he was not at all clear that those