Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-10-14
IRISH HOME GOING
FOR NEXT YEAR
r. j. KILKENNY, BACK FROM
ERIN, SAYS THE TIME
is RIPE.
HEADS ASSOCIATION OF IRISH.
AMERICANS WHO WILL RE-
VISIT OLD COUNTRY.

Washington, Oct. 9.-Mr. Xii
kenny, national president OF the Home
Going association to Ireland In 1910
has returned to Washington after a
visit to Ireland. Mr.. Kilkenny is con
hdential secretary to Lawrence O.
Murray, comptroller of the currency
He went to ascertain the sentiment
Of his countrymen toward the pro-
posed pilgrimage fro m America to Ire,
land between May and October of next
year. He also took occasion to In
vestigate conditions in Ireland, and
has brought back an optimistic report
on that Subject.
Incidentally, Mr.. Kilkenny inter
viewed Richard Croker, erstwhile boss
of Tammany hall Mr.. Kilkenny said
today:
Il visited Queenstown, Cork, Dub
lin, Belfast and various other leading
cities in Ireland, and found all the
people with whom I came in contact
thoroughly in sympathy with the
movement Our ITish-AmeriCans
will be received with the greatest
kindness on. every hand. l would sug-
gest that all those who contemplate
making the pilgrimage, or who are in
sympathy with the objects of it, com
municate at once with Joseph d. SuII-
ivan, secretary of the Irish Home-Go-
ing association, Columbian building
Washington, D. c., who, upon receipt
of not less than ST. will issue a Ger
tifcate of membership.
THE Irish Hotel association is to
meet soon, and various other bodies
also, to put the project before the
members, and work on the details IN
preparation for the pilgrimage.
81 met the most encouraging sup
port everywhere in Ireland, and was
saw Richard Croker at his home at
Glencairn, near Dublin, and he is very
enthusiastic about the project"
Would RehabiIitate Industries.
ireland is just entering upon
new era of prosperity, and the time is
OppOrtune now for our wealthy Irish
Americans to join hands across the
sea to rehabilitate the industries that
once fourished there. [ am very opti-
mistic regarding the future prosper
ity Of Ireland. could see signs OF
prosperity ON every side.
There is an intense interest and
growing desire today in Ireland for
the establishment and support of
Irish Industries, for If it is done a
means will be found to provide en-
plOyment of a remunerative character
to those who otherwise would emf
CRATE. Thousands of Irish lads are
today receiving technical training in
the Institutes of Ireland The sOIu-
ton of the emigration problem. In
my opinion, is first to educate the
youth along scientific and practical
lines. After that, provide a way by
which he can give the benefit of the
training he has received at the ex-
pense of the taxpayers to the working
out of feasible plans to improve pres
ent conditions both from an educa-
tiOual and industrial standpoint.
ireland is an agricultural country,
and the farmers are beginning to cuI-
tiVate the soil in a scientific and proc
ttcal way. No doubt you will be sur
prised when l say that Ireland pro,
duces more wheat per acre than any
other country in the world, with the
exception of Belgium. Yet Ireland
is importing annually wheat products
to the value Of $15,00OO 900. This should
not continue. If encouraged with
little outside capital. Ireland can not
only supply herself with wheat, but
can help in a measure to supply other
countries whose soil cannot be cult
waited to the growth of wheat Wheat
is only one of the impOrtations of Ire
land. but, next to clothing, which
amounts to $30,O0O,0OO, it is the Iarg-
est. 1t is only natural to suppose
that, if Ireland gets good start in
producing to a large extent such an
important product as wheat, her pro
auctions in other lines will follow 1t
will be the means of encouraging the
people to efforts in other directions.
"The struggle OF Ireland to feed her
people and maintain her place has
been terrific In the last twenty-five
years she has known bitter poverty
and humiliation. In 1871 she had
$4,000 workers in her factories. In
SSl that factory force had been re
uced to $4,000. But ireland is enter
ing into her own again. Reform leg
islation and humane statesmen have
done their work. Through the land
bills enabling peasants to own their
own farms the masses of the people
have been encouraged. and prosperity
seems to have begun again for Ire
lard Those who go back to the old
country for their vacation in 1910 will
have the opportunity to see for them
selves what encouragement can do,
sud doubtless they will do much them
selves TO restore prosperity to the
'ould sod
Opportunities For Capital.
Il am absolutely convinced that
there are vast opportunities for the
profitable investment of American
capital in many parts Of Ireland. The
practical possibilities which may be
realized from such home-going
movement of the Irish is the principa
motive. There are in America many
thousands of prosperous Irish-Ameri