The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-08-06
BACK TO IRELAND
Object of the Irish Home Going Move
ment Set Forth by its
Originator.
The Hope is to Arouse Interest of
Irishmen Everywhere in Ire
lands Industries.

the Irish home going movement, sailed
July 80 on the Arabic for the Emerald
Isle. His purpose is to participate in
the celebrations given to the great
numbers of Irish-Amercans who are
this year going back home and to en-
deavor to mould into definite form his
idea of the upbulding of Ireland
through the introduction OF American
money and methods. Half the passen-
ger list of the Arabic was made up IF
his followers. On the eve of departure
Mr. Kilkenny said:
These sailings are the proof of the
success of the home going movement.
Never before were SO many passages
booked for Irish ports. The movement
that we started year and half ago
is now showing results. In the Begin
ming we had the mere idea OF induce
ing well-to-do Irish Americans to 30
back and look over, from the stand
point of American experience, the op-
poi lHdl 1Iclcllu has " OlleS.
We assured them that the chances %
make money were there. When these
chances were seen, we asked the tour
lists to put in little money and start
an industry. Many men doing this, even
in small way, would mean many in
dustries started and much opportunity
for the Irish who have stayed at home.
These need an opportunity for en-
ployment above all else. There is no
labor waiting employment at reason
able wages than in Ireland. This Of
fers profit to the employer.
Again, l have asked those who have
prospered in America to make an eff
fort to implant on the old sod the
methods that have led to success.
Farmers, for instance, from all MT
tons have come to America. have set
tied down and farmed in accordance
with the methods in the country from
which they came. Tried side by side,
the best method has survived or a new
method has been evolved, that was
taken from the best features of all
the others. This is true in all lines
of industry. America has been the
clearing house of methods. American
methods are consequently the best in
the world, the most effective, the most
profitable. American machinery has
resulted from the same process.
"Now, if these home going Irishmcn
would take these methods and this ma
chinery back with them and effect
their introduction into Ireland, the
whole industrial life Of the people
might be changed. If American farm
implements alone could be put into the
hands of the Irish farmers, the added
output Of the island would be such as
| is not now dreamed Of
! "Of course, the Irish American tour
lists will do much good. They will
spend money They will buy an oc-
casonal summer home. Enough Of
them going every year will bring Ger
tain degree of prosperity. But we If
the Home Going Association are ask
ing the tourists to think occasionally
of the possibility Of doing a greater
good and of incidentally making mon
ey by doing SO.
"The industrial and commercial in
terests of Ireland depend in large
measure upon the development of its
resources, and in finding market
abroad for it's surplus products Work
Ing capital to develop these natural
resources with trained hands is what
Ireland needs. thus providing her peo-
pie with Il living scale of wages. Start
the mills and factories to finish the
raw materials and give employment &C
those who otherwise will seek their
} fortunes in countries where greater
opportunities are afforded.
"In Ireland I hope to be able to i'm.
press the necessity of pulling togethsl
the somewhat disorganized movement
and getting it into definite shape. Oul
association has succeeded in doing
what it started out to accomplish
actually producing a movement. The
sentiment back of the idea made |
popular. The American newspaper!
made it possible by getting it to tn,
people. Our work is now done. w,
. are going to turn the matter over t,
the people of Ireland, to make Of 1
what they may. Joseph D. Sullivan
| secretary of the home going move
| ment, is accompanying me on this triu
| We want to effect such an organiza
ton as will make the pilgrimage al
, annual affair. We want to create in
; terest in it, in Australia, South AT
. RIGA, Canada. and wherever else Irish
men have gone and prospered. Their