Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
IRISH TO AID TORIES
NatiOnalists Engaging in Filtration
with Old English Enemies.
TRADE TARIFF FOR HOME RULE
Suggested Alliance is Proving Popular
with Members of Party.
EMIGRATION ON THE DECLINE
Reports Show Decided Falling Of in
Number Leaving Ireland.
REVIVE INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES
Belfast Capitalists Discuss Plan 60
Invest Large Amounts of Capital
I'm Factories I'm other
Parts of Island.
EMIGRATION ON THE DECLINE
Reports Show Decided Falling Of in
Number Leaving Ireland.
REVIVE INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES

DUBLIN, Feb 20.-(speciai)-T re-
marksble pieces OF evidence OF the change
which is coming over the attitude of the
English unionist or tory party toward the
question of home rule for ireland were fur
nished last week. The first was a great
meeting OF the Irish landlord class and
their followers at Belfast, at which the
marquis OF Londonderry. a descendant of
the Infamous Castlereagh, was the prin-
cipal speaker. Lord Londonderry declared
with great violence that sop1ethIng must be
done to revive In the minds OF the English
tories the terror OF home rule, which they
seemed to have forgotten. He deplored the
fact that the English conservatives now
place protective tariff policy ahead OF
the preservation OF the union with ireland
In Importance, and he announced that Il
was the duty of "loyalists" In Ireland to
see that the question of the union was
kept TO the front.
The second Instance was even more sig
nificant 1t occurred at a meeting In Dub
lin which was addressed by Prof Hewins
the secretary OF the Tariff Reform league
which is the English protectIonist organI-
cation The meeting was held at Plunkett
House, the/residence of Sir Horace Plum
kett, who was until recently chief of the
Irish agricultural department and II was
presided over by the lord mayor of Dublin.
When Mr.. Hewins had finished speaking,
Mr. T. M. Kettle, NJ p, one OF the lead
ers OF the Irish nationalist party and an
acknowledged authority on finance and eco
nomic subjects, made the startling state
ment that he thought II might be good poi
tiles for the Irish party to engage In a
Irritation with the English protectionists on
the basis of a measure of home rule for
ireland In exchange for the support of the
Irish party In Parliament for the protec-
Zionist policy.
Historic Alliance Broken.
This would mean. of course, the breaking
UP of the historic alliance between the Irish
party and the English liberals The Irish
people are almost to man protectionists.
ana the alliance with the tories would be a
more natural one than with the liberals. n
tne obstacle OF tie tory opposition to home
rule could be overcome. There are indica-
tions that II is being overcome and Lord
Londonderrys panic is no doubt due 10
his knowledge OF what u going on. The
liberal alliance. moreover. has been OF very
little use 60 the Irish people and the indi-
cations are that the Eng1isn liberals are
disposed to devote their energies to the
fight for free trade rather than to assist
ing ireland TO obtain home rule
Mr.. Kettles idea, he tells me, is that
Ireland should be erected into a seIf-Rov-
erning state Of the British empire, some
what on the lines of Canada or the South
African republics. and that II would then
be in position TO enter into reciprocal
tariff arrangements with England on the
plan Of colonial preference outlined by
Mr.. Chamberlain.
Emigration Figures Drop.
The Board OF Trade returns dealing with
emigration show another gratifying drop
IN tie number OF persons who left Ireland
during 1905. The total number for the year
was SS,5i7, compared with e4oes in 1907. In
December last only 7S2 persons emigrated,
compared with 965 In December, 1907. This
is hdeed a great drop. but Ireland cannot
afford TO lose oven $1,000 persons in a
year, and II is hoped that this year will
show a progressive decline.
An interesting example OF the laws delay
has just come to light in Dublin In is1l
family OF brewers named White of
Waterford became bankrupt and their
assets, az far rs disclosed at the time,
were divided among their creditors. It
has now been discovered that more than
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more than a century among the dormant
funds In the care OF the court of chancery.
rhe court is row advertising for heirs OF
tc share In the find.
Revival of Industries.
The Irish industrial revival movement has
received the most powerful flip of its
career this week. 1t has been taken up
enthusiastically by the hard-headed busi-
ness men OF Belfast. and It Is expected
that a large amount Of fresh capital will
soon be available for Irish enterprises 1t
has unfortunately been the habit OF Bel.
fast business men TO regard the rest of
ireland as hopeless industriaily. and 10 In
vest their surplus capital abroad, when
there was not ready opening for Il in the
north Of Ireland. AT a meeting held in the
Belfast city ham this week. ana attended
by all the leading merchants and manufac-
turers, 1t was pointed out that the pros
perity OF all ireland meant additional pros
perity for Belfast. and that a prosperous
west and south would create an Increased
demand for Belfast made linens and Belfast
built ships. In return It was asked that
Belfast people should encourage the new
woolen mills which are springlng up In the
south and west and the other forms OF in
dostry which are being created. II was
announced after the meeting that party
OF Belfast business men and capitalists
would soon make a tour OF the centers
where these new industries are being estab-
hshed and would investigate their possibili-
uea ] was told a few days ago BY the
head OF one OF the leading Belfast whole-
sale dry goods houses that he had begun
within the last year to send hts travellers
into The south and west. instead Of con-
fining his efforts to Ulster. as had been
his practice and he declared that he was
building up fine Irish business ana that
ais travellers made. glowing reports TO him
Of the possibilities OF the country ana OF
me activity caused by the Industrial re-
yiraL
Dimeuities OF WeddinE Party.
An amusing story Of a wedding party's
difficulties comes 70 ms this week from
Belfast. The bride and Eroon ana their
Witnesses arrived a tha church .h.-st.,