Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-09

years in College Green.
eff even the opportunity which had
presented itself in October, 1908, when
the landlords were prepared to consent
to the abolition of landlordism on the
terms of the Wyndham act, had been
taken advantage of, the farmers of Ire
land would not now be confronted with
the almost complete stoppage of land
purchase for a period to which no deli
mite duration can be assigned. The
Nationalist members who on that his
toric occasion stood on the same plat
form with Mr.. O'Brien at Cork can
now feel that time has vindicated their
action and proved the wisdom of MI.
O'Brien's policy. / am greatly mis-
taken if the majority of thinking Ma
tionalists do not already hold this. vieW'
and if they will not shortly with one
unanimous voice demand the return OF
the statesman and patriot who has
suffered and sacrificed for the Irish
cause more than any living man."
Questions of Tariff
The unofficial proposals for tariff re-
form issued from Birmingham nave at
tracted much attention in Ireland. 1t
is generally held that they do not make
sufficient provision for this country
peculiar needs. The Irish Times says
that under any scheme of tariff the
assistance given to Irish agriculture
must counterbalance the increased cost
of manufactured articles. If English
manufacturers are to have their l0
per cent or Is per cent duty on manu-
factured articles, Irish farmers must
have a substantial duty on colonial
wheat.
The Kilkenny People contains re-
port of speech which Major NC
Bride is said to have made at the cele-
v,Dpf 70 VI IL
anniversary of the death of the Man
chester martyrs" Major Mcbride is
reported to have said:
"Fireside critics have written ana
spoken of the killing of Sergeant Brett
a 6 murder. 1t was not murder. 10 my
mind it was quite justifiable as Ire
land and England were practlcaliy az
war, and the pity of it is that the gar
liant lads who effected the rescue Oh
Colonel Kelly and Captain Deasy
wasted good ammunition firing into
the air instead Of into the heads OF
the bowling English dogs VINO were
snarling at their heels"
Later in his speech Major" Mcbride
,s reported to have said, in reference
to Irishmen joining the army:
"I appeal to you most earnestly "
do all in your power to prevent S9ul "a
co,1ntrymen from entering the degraded
british army. If you prevent 900 men
from enlisting you do nearly as good
work If not quite so exciting as II you
shot 500 men on the field or pattle'
and also you are making the pain
smooth for the approaching conquest
of England by Germany. Let one OIL
your notices be- No recruits for Eng
| land
Referring to the prospect or Ger
man invasion Major" Mcbride SAID:
"Should they land in Ireland they
will be received with willing hearts
and strong hands, and should England
be their destination 1t is to be hoped
they will find time to disembark lO0Ooo
rifles and a few score of ammunition
for the same in this country, and twelve
months later this land will be as free
as the Lord God meant it to be-
Winter Campaign On
The promised winter campaign has
begun and members of parliament anu
les que organizers are Vying with each
other in their denunciations of landlord
ism and all it's works. AS a protest
apparently against the form in which
the land bill became an act, cattle
driving has been resumed all over the
country. Mr. Birrell has his chance,
and has failed to satisfy expectations.
Within a few days between 200 and 300
cattle were scattered over portions OF
| four counties. At GUNNER, Galway
72 bulloeks were cleared off large
ranch. and at Shinrone, Kings county,
| 25 animals were driven several miles
In Tipperary the hazel was piled to
such purpose that considerable num-
ber out of a herd of As bullocks
removed from the lands Of Kilbar-
ron were not recovered for several
| days. Westmeath has been the scene
of two extensive drives. Some eighty
cattle were driven off the grasslands
at Lasken and Rathganny, and fifty
more off the Tyfarnham ranch, all in
the Multyfarnham district No arrests
are recorded in connection with these
| exploits.
The Kyle, Kings county, branch of
| the United Irish league has passed the
following upon the action of farmer
| who had taken the grass on certain
untenanted lands in the district: ANY
| blackleg or grazier who thus dlsturbs
the blessed peace is little better than
| the ill-fated Ahab, who brought on
himself the vengeance of the Almighty
| by coveting Naboth's garden, which is
| the first case of grabbing mentioned
in the Scriptures"
| At a special court at Galway the
other day James Pelaney, member of
| Galway district council, was charged
with circulating a printed handbill
calling upon all the country and town
people not to purchase meat from a
certain butcher (whose name was CIV
en) until he had surrendered his graz
ing farms. The document also adjured
the public to leave four other persons,
whose names and addresses were set
out. and all grazlers and grabbers Sc
verely alone. "They are robbing and
running the poor. If they are kept
here people must clear out" Delaney
was remanded, bail being allowed.
Subsequently a young man named
Michael Mulroyan was charged with
painting two head of cattle-one with
blue paint and the other with green
and also with cutting the hair off
their tails The cattle, which are the
property of Patrick Casserly of Bal
! lindooley, three miles from Galway,
where it is said grazing on common
at Frankfort, close to Oranmore. Null
royan was committed for trial.