Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-03
IRISH WORK IS ONE.
Orange and Green United for Common
Good Of Island.
NEW TOWN TENANTS ASSOCIATION
Remarkable Success Of Branch Estab-
Iished in Antrim.
HARD FACTS PROVE BEST LOGIC
Leading Unionist Talks on Duty Of All
for the Country.
WHY EMIGRATION IS GENERAL
rhree Vevv Houses Bufit in Ten
Years 10 Accommodate Incrensed
Fupulatian Of Two
Handrsd-
WHY EMIGRATION IS GENERAL

DUBLIN. NAY Special 1-One Of the
mos, remarkable Instances Of the way
in which at classes Of Irishmen are com
ing together 10 work for the common good
Of the country has just been afforded IN
The orRaniza ton or a branch Of the Town
Tenants association in the town Of Antrim,
which would be the very last place IN
which one would expect determined re-
volt against the present conditions. The
logic Of facts has been TOO much. however
for the hard-beaded men of Antrim and
the new branch Of the Town Tenants as
socistfon includes mas nf all political be-
liefs and all religious cr-eeds. Al the open
ing rnoetiuE one of the leading unionists
Of the district declared that the time had
passed for "labeIs'' in Irish politics. and
that Il was the duty of every Trishman 10
work for practical measures for the good
- OF his country. matter from what source
.hev came The same speaker referred
% the gallant fight for the rights Of he
town tenants made by Martin ward Of
Loughrca against Lord C1snricarde, and
said that Mr.. Wards example that
should lie followed in all parts OF Ireland.
Antrtm's Record IL Bad.
The conditions which have brought about
this change Of spirit in the most cunser-
vative corner " Ulster are remarkable
-emigrants ont Of the country last year
than any other county in Ireland, snd
the reason for this is not far to seek
There "a probably no county IN Ireland in
which the housing OF the people is worse.
Fifty thousand people. or 3 per cent OF
the population OF the county. live in two
room houses while ff.aae people occupy
houses of only one room. In tho town Of
Antrim only three new houses were built
from 1SH to 1871. although the population
had Increased 20 during that period. The
problem Of over-crawding Is really worse
in the country towns of Treiand TODAY than
n n IN the worst siums OF New York OF
Chicago.
Every day which passes. now that home
rule as part Of the program Of the En-
ziish liberals has been dropped brings the
union Of all parties fn Ireland nearer 70
the acnampliahed fact. Already Pariia-
nisntarisns have adopted great deal Of
the Sim Fein program of building w in
dustries AZ home and securing confr5I et
the local governing bodies. while the Sim
Felners have met the Pariiamenfarians by
proposing that only a bodyguard Of the
irish NJ P's should be maintained Al
Westminster to watch proceedings ther,
and summon their comrades 4 their votes
should be needed at any Zine. while th'
rest OF tho party devoted themselves Il
work at home
Famous Relic Restored.
A very interesting relic Of the past has
Just been restored ar the ancient parish
church OF Duusford. County Down. Thi'
IS no less than the famous statue OF "Oul
LADY of Dunsford. which was veneratet
by pious Irish pilgrims in nre-retormatioT
times, but which has been lying broker
and defaced in a farrnyard near the churcl
for centuries. The parish church of DunH
rord was built in l9s. and the statue wal
erected in a niche in the outside wall abou
the same period. When the church passe,
into Protestant hands the statue was re
moved by vandals and after many vicissi
endes II was thrown down and broken an,
the fragments were trodden into the esrtl
OF a neighboring farmvard.
Lately the Rev. DR. Mariner. the preseTl
rector OF Dunsford who is a keen anti
auarinn. recognized in some OF these frag
menss the relics of Our Lady Of D,Ins
ford. and he had an that could be foun,
carefully collected The result was tha
he was able with the help OF a Belfas
sculptor. 10 restore the statue 70 what
beyond any doubt its original appearance
for the missing parts were very few and o
little importance The statue. which
ahout five feet hRh and represents th
VIRGIN with bowed head represents tn
child Christ has been restored to its Oh
niche IN the church wall Since its restora
ton hundreds OF pious Catholics hav
focked 10 this Protestant churchyard d
SEE the relic which has been 50 wonder
f,llly preserved and restored. An Interest
ing feature OF the unvsiling and re-dedics
tion 0f the statue was the fact that IN
sermon. the prayers and all the hyTn
were IN Gaelic
Wamsa Manages Gas works.
Ireland has the distinction OF oriEinRtin
new field of womans work. An Iris
woman has been appointed the manager 9
tha gas works at Magherafelt. Count
Derry. and she has assumed her new az
ties. which Involve the direction Of sewers
scores Of men. The woman Is Miss Ricf
nlond and she has secured her training
gas making by assisting her brother 1
the management OF the Kilkenny ga
works Her appointment a. Magherafe
was made purely on her merits and in con
petition with several men.
The Woefui deficiency OF fire-nghting al
paratas in most irish towns has again bee
Illustrated by the catastrophe az Fermo
Hair 81 one Of the principal squares in n
town has heen wiped OUT and damage
thr amount OF SZ5anaa done. only becaus
there Was NOT steam fire engine avsi
aole. The water pressure was not grcl
onough and the old hand fire engine whiC
the town POSSESSED was quite inefficien
The nre had therefore 90 be allowed
barn practically unchecked until a steal
fIre engine could Be- brought from Corr
twenty-five miles away.
a new opening for the investment
Irish capital viii soon be afforded by Il
iaunching Of the first Irish Insurance con
rany. Tle company has now been fully o
Eanized aud the preliminary capital sui
sciibsa. A limited issue Of stock viii
nuf on lhe market in a few weeks. and a
c0nspang viii b. ready to begin businei
earfs IA the summer. Il may be mcrtions
thaf Ireland is the only country in Eurol
which nas n0t national Insurance. con
panx. r. 4 CULLEN