The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-02
IRELAND WILL
SUPPORT ASQU|TH
Gives Opportunity to TrampIe
the Act of Union
PLAN TO BREAK RANCHES
May Drive Cattle From the Lands and
Scar the Sod With Flowing Over
Nlght-Miss o'Neill May
FLY Over Channel.
BY THOMAS EMMETT.

Dublin. January 1-(SpeciaD-The fact
that the Irish parliamentary party has
unanimously decided to support Premier
Asquith In the general elections has given
general satisfaction AS John Redmond
put It in q speech urging such action.
Premier Asquitt's declaration gives US
the greatest chance we have had In the
last century Of tearing up and trampling
under foot the infamous act OF union.
Our opponents are no longer millions of
the British population but few hundred
gentlemen In the house Of lords. Rose
berry has declared that the lords veto il
the sole remaining obstacle to homo rule.
Premier AsQuith is asking the British peo-
pie for mandate to deal with Irish self
government In the next parliament.
Therefore, the Irish leaders advise their
people In Great Britain to vote Liberals"
1t is confidently believed here that the
nationalists not only will gain several
seats In Ireland but that their votes will
mean Liberal success in many an Eng
lish constituency.
Mr.. Laurence Ginnell, M. p, who spoke
at Rathoven, Westmeath. recently out
lined new plan for beraldng UP the
ranches" Referring to the defeats of
the new land act, said: 1t had never been
intended that the act should do any good,
and the people should return to the old
methods. II the landlords did not sell
to their rack-rented tenants at fair
price. their plan for the present was to
pay no more rent, but to lodge 1t in the
hands of private trustees less the reduc-
lions which purchase at fair price
would have given them. It the landlord
refused to sell at this price, the money
could be used for fighting purposes Az
to the ranchers, who had been tolerated
too long, the cattle at q given signal
Should be hunted off the grazing lands
for miles in a single night. The next
morning, while the police were searching
for the animals. 20 Or 20 ploughs could
be brought into the grazing land and
broad belts of sod turned over here and
there This would put an end to ranch
ing No crime would have been done, no
blood would have been split, nothing but
a trespass would have been committed,
for which the owner could sue at quarter
sessions IL he liked but he would prob
ably prefer to sell the land at once for
distribution. The plough and the hazel,
blessed instruments of old, would be
doubly blessed by posterity II they were
now successfully used to release Ireland
from the landlords and grabbers.
During last week two catte-orlves nave
taken place in County Westmeath In
one instance so head of cattle were driven
five miles away from the farm on which
they had been grazing, and In the other
IN animals were scattered. AT meeting
of the Mullinger Rural Council the CHAIR
man, Mr. M. Renan. said that ne had
been asked to submit the following reso-
luton THAT we. the Mullinger Hurai
of,r1a 70
Multyfarham on their bravery IN orlv-
ing the bullocks off the ranches" There
was no objection to the resolution, which
was signed by the chairman.
Miss Chelah O,Nefll Is preparing to
make an aeroplane flight across the Irish
Channel Her project is certainly sen
sational "If the weather is good,' she
said. 1T shall probably mako the attempt
70 nav a flying visit to my homo In Ire
land about Christmas time. The machine
shall use is now being built. 1t Is partly
NV own invention, and is bfplane. with
several improvements on existing types.
Ruilt of spruce, which Is quite nex1pie'
the aeroplane will weigh only two nun
dred mounds. and will carry ten gallons OF
petrol In three weeks time snah pesln
flights at Shellbeach."
Miss O'Neill understands all about the
mechanism of motor-cars, and Tor long
time past she has been keenly studying
aviation.
A scheme for a land bank IN ireland.
organized somewhat after the bank OF
England, is being agitated by the liberal
rress The idea is to assist small land
holders in Ireland by an institution that
shall be partly public company and
partly state organization the capi.ai 70
he s50.Oo0,0O0 with per cent interest
guaranteed by the state
Aughrane Castle County Roscommon.
and 400 acres of land surrounding 1t nave
been purchased by Mr.. T. W. Russell M.
p for the irish Agricultural Department.
The castle and demesne formed portion
Of the Bagot estate, the greater tart OF
vhich was recently taken over py the
estates commissioners and divided
amongst the tenants. Some dissasniao.
tion has been caused in the district as 1t
vas believed that the commission had In
tended to become purchasers Of the 100
acres.