The Irish standard., 1908-03-07

In my last communication 1 said
that in this letter l would deal with
the question of the cvicted tenants i'll
Ireland and how the matter Of their
reinstatement stands. l should say
for the information of your readers
that l have made inquiries at the Of
tices of the United Irish League as to
what that organization is doing for
land war during the past 25 or 80
years, says observer the Dublin COR
respondent of the Boston Pilot, under
date of February II.
/ am informed that altogether there
are something like 1000 genuine cvict-
ed tenants in Ireland whose claims
for reinstatement are deserving of
every attention. Of these 1000 have
already been restored to their old
homes or provided with new farms, un-
der the land act Of 1908, and under
the evicted Tenants act of last year
1000 additional are to be dealt with by
compulsory methods-that is, the Es-
tates Commissioners, tribunal ap-
pointed under the land act Of 1903,
shall have power compulsorily to ac-
quire land with the object of having
1000 cases of evicted tenants settled.
This will mean, therefore, that at least
5000 cases will be settled in the very
near future.
With regard to the remaining cases
j should say that the cvicted tenants
act of last year does not confine itself
merely to the reinstatement OF 1900
evicted tenants.
In the sale of estates throughout
the country the Commissioners arc
empowered to make arrangements in
every possible case for the restoration
of such evicted tenants on the estate
as they deem entitled to considera-
tion.
At present there is being fought out
in the law courts in this city the first
battle in connection with the working
of the act OF last year, and your read
ers will not be at all surprised to
learn that it is in connection with the
notorious Clanrickarde estate.
The Commissioners will have to
fight every inch of the ground on that
property, and it is perfectly evident
from the reports appearing in the
press that the landlord forces are rail-
lying to the assistance of Clanrickarde
and will leave no stone unturned in
fighting that tyrant's battle.
don't know whether it is intended
to use the moneys raised by the APP
I have taken from the days papers,
for the assistance of Clanrickarde or
ne.: Perhaps it is part of the cam
paign against home rule to prevent
the reinstatement of the evicted ten
ants, and the doughty warriors whose
names are appended thereto have the
interests of Lord Clanrickarde as much
at heart as they have the safety of
the Union.
The following appeal is being cir
culated:
Unionist Association of Ireland, Of
fees 1o9 Grafton Street, Dublin,
Mayfair. Arthur 3d., Belfast.
Dear Sir:-The present position of
the Unionist cause in Ireland calls for
immediate and vigorous effort on the
part of Irish Unionists. A generation
has almost passed away since the case
against home rule was laid before the
entire electorate of Great Britains
other political questions have arisen,
and the danger that the cause of the
Union may be forgotten is no less inn
minent than great
At the same time the reception, re-
markable for its cordiality. which was
accorded to the Irish deputation at the
Conservative conference at Birming-
ham. as we'll as the Importance given
to the Irish question at the annual