Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-16
REAL FUTURE FOR IRELAND
Such is the Observation Of H. H.
Baldrige on His Return.
ATTENDS BIG CONFERENCE
sees Women and Cb1dren workinG In
shops for Twenty-Five Gents
Week, Spinning All Day
BonR.

Ireland. which has for hundreds of
years been problem TO the English gov
eminent has now for the first time a real
outlook OF a real future" said ". n.
Baldrige, who has just returned from q
visit to England. ireland and Europe.
Although / went TO London 10 attend
the meeting OF the International Law as
sociation there. / will confess that the in
dustrial situation OF ireland as l saw 1t
interested me greatly. Conditions In that
country are as no American can dream Of
until he sees them. Women and children
are working pinning-to earn a shilling
OF q cents a week l made q personal
tour Of the country and went into many
OF the houses and actually saw them
working for such wages Nothing ever
impressed me more with the advantages
the American workman has over his for
eign brothers
However, there is now a plan in opera
ton which will change the conditions"
and within ten years time the Irish stua-
ton will be settled The plan is the con
gested district board, with authority to
purchase land from the landlords and sell
II TO the tenant on terms of forty-nine
years time. deferred payments to have q
~ per cent interest on them. In this way
the landlord is forced to give up the land
on appraisements made by the government
and the districts which are over
populated are moved into sparsely settled
regions
Another plan is the old age pension,
which provides for people over 20 years OF
age with a pension Of shillings a week.
IL is a picturesque sight to see the old
men with their cutaway coats and their
shillalahs going 10 draw their money.
international Convention.
Mr.. Baldrige and General Henderson
were )f the party OF fifteen American bar
risters VINO represented the United States
in the International convention. Three
hundred men were present from the ranks
of the greatest lawyers in the world, Eng
land. France. Germany. Italy, Austria,
Russia, Denmark Sweden. Norway, Tur-
key, Egypt and the East Indies being rep
resented besides the United States.
The meeting was held for a week in Guild
Hail, London, from August l to I. Lord
Chief Justice Alderstone of England was
the honorary president. but Lord Justice
Kennedy was the acting president
Questions interesting the nations at the
present time were discussed such as the
international arbitration and the interns-
uonal uniform divorce laws, and usage of
notes. drafts and bills of exchange II
was the most conspicuous meeting OF the
kind ever held both from q lawyers point
Of view in the men present and from the
note given Il in London.
The corporations of the city OF London
and of the city of Liverpool each gave the
visitors a banquet and Ambassador Reid
Of the United States gave us dinner.
Lady Fillmore and Lady Kennedy gave q
splendid garden party and various other
entertainments were given the delegates.
At one of the dinners General Mandsrson
did his home city proud by making fine
speech. Altogether IL was a very success
full trip for me in both the meeting itself
and the little travelling ] did afterward."