Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-14

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untold wealth to the motherland.
Il have said that Ireland is an az
ricultural country. In conjunction with
that, let me say that modern Ameri
can machinery and implements of al
kinds are instrumental in relieving
the farmer of a great deal of unneces
sary manual labor heretofore re-
CURED. The spade, 10y, shovel, and
numerous antiquated devices for till
ing the farms have been discarded. II
one farmer cannot afford to purchase
such farm implements as moving ma
chimes, reaping achines, ETC., two or
three of his neighbors unite with him
to get them. In this manner the ex-
pense becomes nominal, and the bene-
fit derived from the use of the ma
chinery is equitably divided among
them. This is an insurance of the
| economy the farmers have to resort
to at the present time, with the result
that the crops are not harvested as
expeditiously as they should be, nor
are they nearly so large as they
should be. Every farm in Ireland
should be run in an up-to-date manner
and here is an opportunity for the
profitable investment of capital.
but this act conferred ON the tenant
| interest in his holding and made him
| The Three F's.
| "The land act of 1881, which con-
ferred the privileges commonly known
as The Three F's,' F'ixity of Tenure,
naerly in case the landlord desired to
joint owner with the landlord For
Freedom of Sale, and Fair Rent, was
a source Of great encouragement to
the tenant, for, prior to the passage
OF this legislation, the tiller of the
soil was at the mercy of the landlord,
increase his own estate, all he had to
do was to dispossess the tenant, al
lowing him no compensation for his
improvements. Another great help
to the people Of ireland was the pas
sage Of the Wyndham bill, or land act,
Of 1903. This act provides that the
end Of statutory period of sixty
nine years, the person occupying the
premises shall, after complying with
certain conditions, be the owner m
fee simple. This has encouraged the
farmer to better effort and endeavor.
"A word in regard to the ropnla-
ton of Ireland might be interesting
In 1915 the population was &.2s5.G6T
In 1901 records show it to have been
4,488,775. There has been NJ ,vrIer-
ial increase or decrease sine then
The decrease in Ireland's pJ9I;tttnn
between 1916 and 1901 is rea y de.
pIorable, and the greater part Of this
emigration has been due to the fact
that Ireland has never had the means
to develop her lands and industries,
and thus provide employment fer her
sons. AS the country supporter W.
eight millions of people in 1916 there
IS no reason why it cannot support A.
488,775 now with practically the same
producing power. We frequently hear
that the population Of Ireland In 1876
was larger than the country c. I'D sus.
tain, but when one turns to Belgium,
about One-third the size of IrelaLd AMI
with soil of apparently no greater pro
ductivity, and having = population of
over seven million, certainly Ireland
should be able to support eight or ten
millions.
Charity Not Wanted.
ireland does not want philanthropy
ic help. She asks no charitable pro-
paganda to come to her shores next
year. She just wants a little as
sistance, for which there will be
ample pecuniary return. I had
conversation with E. ]. Riardan, hon,
Orable secretary of the Industrial as,
ISOLATION of Ireland, and he told me
that today everything was favorable
for the starting of enterprises i'm Ire
land, but that lack of experienced and
trained men to carry on Industries is
one OF the drawbacks to IreIand's pro-
gross. The few moneyed men of Erin
would cheerfully subscribe to starting
enterprises if it were not for this fact.
80 Ireland needs competent man
ayers to start the different lines of
business. She has not had the op-
portunity of training men at home.
Pray tell me how Ireland could pos
sibly have produced any industrial
leaders when she was not given any
latitude to help herself In conse-
quence of this, Ireland is poor, and the
natural sequence is that she has not
only got to import the money to start
and develop enterprises which she
should have, but also the managers
thereof
Zone of the numerous enterprises
that could be profitably operated in
Ireland is the boot and shoe industry.
Ireland imports boots and shoes annE-
ally to the extent OF $8,000,0O0. Just
think of the amount of employment
that it would give to the youth of Ire.
land in this one industry alone. The
Right Rev. Robert Brown, Lord Bishop
Of Cloyne, said that practical Irish
American business mon who have
made such wonderful success abroad
ought to be encouraged to come over
to Ireland and see the advantages that
are today within reach around Queens
town and Cork, and, in fact, all over
Ireland. The coming of this class of
men is solicited. because, with their
energy, scientific training, and bust
ness methods, Irish enterprises would
be arrested. 1t is to be deplored
that the youth Of Ireland has to leave
his native shore, where there are re-
sources which, if properly de
veloped, would keep him in the coun-
trv- pf his nativity