Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-06-21
RwERs SAY LABOR Is SCARCE
.Hr,n and Half Dollars Earned
OatSide the Country.
RT DECISION MAKES TROUBLE
Of England Has No Domicile in
Ireland.
FOREIGN COUNTRY UNDER LAW
action OF JadEes Buhy blow to
rosltion OF Jntouists-EVtcted
Tenants Act called
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DUBLIN. June -,srecIalD-soue very .
.-ysrsst.rg facts about the Irish migratory /
lar~rrrs are contained IN the annual re /
port of the Department Of Agriculture /
Url-n has Just been published. According .
.o t1.s document -4CN agricultural laborers ,
.sss ireland aud went % England and Scot (.
ANA fer re-.ods vsrying from five TO seven /
r.s-tHs during leo5 The average wages .
armed by these laborers when working by F,
rrs week or month was about $3.50 a week
1ut u working by the piece some Of them
earned as much at S75O a week Many Of
them save from 80 20 $40 on their seasons 1
work and their total earnings approximate
81 sgG0o0 Most of the migratory laborers
come from the province Of Connaught,
County MaNo furnishing the largest num-
her. \ large number also come from Done
sal. The men are highly valued and much
sought after 10y the English and Scotch
farmers. who declare that they are steadter
and more efficient than the native laborers.
Another feature Of this annual migration
% labor from Ireland s its effect on the
labor market at home. The Irish farmers
IRE constantly complaining that they cannot
get enough labor. and there seems TO be
some Justice In their complaint The fact
Is that tnage in Ireland is gradually de-
rreasiug The reason for the migration,
however. Is not far 20 seek. In some cases
he wages Of agricultural lehorers in Ire
land may reach $3.50 OF 81 week. but
throughout the country the average is not
hlgher than 81 a week. Il Is small wonder
.hen that the men carry their labor to the
market where they can get a better price
for Il
That the situation is serious one is
shown by the fact that In 1897 there were
only el16Sg agricultural lahoreTs in Ireland
In addition 20 1850 general laborers. most
Of whom worked on the land part OF the
time whilst In 1871 there were 4A6,6S2 agri-
cultural and laS.SSs general laborers
Attorney Generals Decision,
The unionist theory that Ireland and
Great Britain are a single country, one
and indivisible. has received another rude
blow by a decision Of the English attorney
general a suit Is pending between the
Great Northern railway of ireland and the
postoffice which. Of course, In law is the
king The law provides that any suit in
which railway is the plaintiff must be
tried In the jurisdiction In which the de-
fendant has domicile. The defendant in
this case Is the klng. and the attorney gen
NlaA uaN Just NNNlNNh AAlaN Nlt tdst must hN
tried in England because the king has no
domlcile In ireland, Now another legal
fiction Is that the king is douIctled every
where within his domlnons. ireland, there
fore. SO far as the king Of England is con-
cerned. must no foreign country. II viii
be Interesting 10 see what reply the union
'sts viii make 90 this ruling Of an English
legal authority.
The growth of the Irish tobacco industry
is illustrated by the following figures
which have Just been complied BY the ex-
else authorities. showing the amount Of
Irish grown tobacco on which duty was
paid in each year and the amount paid;
To March 81, 1895 1853 los..,.......,SS ISIS
To March 81, 1907 @l1S lbs............ $3.50
To March 81 1915 SS,Sl2 lbs........,... 81. As
This is nearly 1000 per cent in three years
and It is gratifying indication that Ire
land is suitable for the establishment OF a
prosperous tobacco industry,
Evtcted Tenants Act Invalid.
recent decision OF the court OF appeals
has knocked the bottom out Of the evicted
tenants act, and fresh legislation Is now
being hurried through Parliament to re.
pair the damage done. The intention OF the
act was 10 provide for the reinstatement
in their old holdings Of tenants who were
evicted IN the Land league days and. In
order that there might be injustice 20 no
one provision was made that the plant.
ers' who had taken the farms should be
compensated for their disturbance. In
moSt cases these were mon who had beer
brought from England or Scotland and
who had no sentimental attachment TO tn,
soil They we're quite willing 10 20 Il
they were paid for doing So Recently
however, n has been decided by the courts
that these tenanted lands could not b,
acquired compulsortly by the estates com
nissioners for restoration to their old hold
ers, u the landlord was unwilling ever
though the planter was perfectly willinI
90 so The bill which is now being rushe,
through, without opposition, provides 10
the compulsory purchase OF these estates
The Derry fire brigade, whose exploits
with its fine new motor fire engine whicl
no one knew how 20 work. have de
scvieed IN previous letters. Is to be reorga
rtEed The fire brigade committee OF tn
corporation has decided 20 appoint a super
,utcndent and three permanent tiremen
one o. whom, as well as the superintendent
must be able 10 drive the motor engine
The committee has also sent TO the maker
% the fire engine for a skilled man. VIII
viii spend six months training the ney
Derry fire brigade
ORANGE and Grsea Not same.
rhe holloWusss of the attempt to re
ViVe the old-tashioned. Snte-home rul
brand % liberalism In Ulster Is expose
oy Lindsay Crawford, who has Just rt
signed the editorship % the Ulster Guar
dian, which VAS established as a props
gandiSt journal IN the interest OF Ulste
liberalism, Mr Crawford conducted IN
paper On the theory that liberalism wa
demOcrattc, and tried 20 bring the Protest
ant farmers of the north In sympath
and touch With the national movemen
he even went 50 Tar as 10 predict ths
the dsy would come when orange an
grven would unite IN a demand for sell
government Tor Ireland The directors Z
the coguPany which owns the paper, nov
ever oeiecscd 20 this, and the result wa
that be had 10 resign, lie points out no,
io letter 70 the Irish press that the ol
sty,r % liberalism Is dead In Ulster Thos
Nho have remained unionists since th
gC0OtinOed on second PaseD