Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-29
CASTLE RULE TO co
Vice Regal Government in Ireland
Becoming Unpopular.
ALL PARTIES ARE AGAINST IT
Prefer to Have Island Governed
Direct from London.
IRISH DRINK BILL IS BIG
1t Amounts to $1s Per Capita
Annually.
NEW PHASE OF TEMPERANCE
People Are ToId that Each Penny
spent for Drink Is Direct
Payment to British
Treasury.
NEW PHASE OF TEMPERANCE

DUBLIN, March 2S.-(Special THE explo-
sion at Lord Ashtowns shooting lodge at
Glenaheiry viii not down, and there Is every
indication that Lord Ashtown, that most
fervent supporter Of castle government, has
given IL It's death blow. It will be remem-
bered that the district Inspector of the
royal Irish constabulary. who Investigated
the explosion Immediately after il hap
pened made a report which indicated very
clearly that Lord Ashtown himself knew
good deal about the affair. That report
was published-quite in contravention of all
the regulations-by the castle authorities
and they placed themselves In the position
OF fathering the theory that Lord Ashtown
had blown himself up lin order to furnish
a new outrage for the ant-Irish campaign,
which he is so strenuously conducting.
Castle Government Unpopular.
The recent developments, while they have
not done much to rehabilltate Lord Ash
town have done great deal to discredt
the castle administration. Lord Ashtown
sued the county for compensation for the
damage done and In the course of the suit
the police officer admitted that he wrote
the report at the dlctation OF some one at
thu castle. II was not stated in so many
words who dictated the report. but it was
indicated pretty clearly that II was Sir
Antony Macdonnell. the ex-Indian official.
who is now permanent under secretary for
ireland. The result of the affair has been
a great coming together of all parties in
ireland In a demand that castle government
be abolished. The unionist papers de-
manding that ireland be governed as Scot
land is, direct from London. but even they
declare that home rule would be preferable
20 the present condition of things They
are leading even the nationalist papers in
exposing the intrigues of the vice-regal
court where some English nobleman is al
lowed to ape the state of royalty for a
period. and II all they say is true, back
stairs Intrigue never flourished 20 such an
extent in any real court as It does In the
initiation one at Dublin. There have beer
several conferences recently on the subject
between the Irish nationalist and the Irish
unionlst members OF Parliament and It Is
likely that before long a common policy
on this point will be adopted. II Lord Ash
town thus succeeds In uniting the warrin1
parties n ireland, on a subject so important
as this, even II he has done it unwillingly
he will not have lived in vain.
IreIand's Drink Bill.
Ireland's annual drink bill has just beer
reckoned up and II amounts TO about S70.'
100000 per year or nearly SIS per head
II the women and children who do not
contribute to this expenditure were de-
Quoted the figures for each person would
Of course, be even larger. What an enor
nous drain on the resources of the coun
try this is! 1t is a hopeful sign, however
that IL is steadily decreasing. and th'
Sim FeineTs have taken the matter II
hand with Characteristic energy. They
point out that every penny spent In drinl
means a contribution TO the British ex
cheover and they are appealing to Irish
meL IN patriotic grounds to cut down thei
consumption of alcohol as practical an'
effective means of embarrassing England
An Irishwoman has just accomplished tn
feat OF walking from Dublin to Cork.
distance OF l61 miles, in forty-eight hours
She is Mrs. Annie Lenihan OF Mallow
County Cork and she did the walk for
wager. She just saved her wager. bu
she declares that II the weather had no
been SO bad she could have done it II
forty-five or forty-six hours. and she de
clares her intention of trying again. Mrs
Henihan is a frail-looking little woman
about S5 years old, and she has never at
taIned any eminence in athletics before
She has always been great walker 70
her own pleasure. however, and her wage
that she could walk from Dublin 10 Corl
IN forty-eight hours was the result OF
laughing challenge by relative, whe re
fused 20 take her powers as pedestrian
seriously.
Visit from GrIuth and DOlan.
Amer!ca is to have a visit from two
the pioneers OF the Sim Fein movement
Ii was announced at a recent meeting o
The national council that Mr.. Arthur Grif
ath ana Mr. Dolan, the former membe
of Parliament for North Leitrim. had con
sen,S TO make the trip. Their plans hav
NOT vet been completed but II is expecte
NAT they will visit all the large center
OF the Irish population in the United State
ana Canada and viii lay their case befor
our kinsmen over the sea. Both hr' Sfll
nth and Mr. Dolan are eloquent speaker
and Mr.. Doian's experiences at Nes'hllu
ster qualities him TO speak with author'
on the limitations of parliamentary acuo
Tor the revival OF Irish nationality The
IGesan also lay before the irish people
Wrnerica the facts as to the great insiia
Grinl revival promoted by Seinn Feln an
win appeal TO them to render practices
help by promoting market for Irish good
abroad
one Of the things which must be guarde
against by persons who wish TO help Ire
land by using Irish goods is the unscrupu
lous imitation OF Irish hand and art wor
by continental rivals. Mr. J. ID. Walkei
Industrial adviser ana inspector TO the Cor
gested Districts board, was the chief WI
ness a few days ago before the select cor
mittee of the House of Commons on HON
work. and he declared that many OF N
Irish hand Industries were being ruined b
cheap continental competition. He held u
two pieces OF lace and invited the member
Of the committee TO distinguish betwee
them The committee could not do so an
he then informed them that one piece wa
made IN an Irish cottage and was wort
ssso yard. Il was exhibited IA Paris an
within three months its facsimile was pr'
duced on a machine by a Swiss mang
facturer and sold for Is cents yard. {
course the Swiss initiation would wear o,
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