El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-03

exists and that has caused seven cen
turtles Of fighting on the battlefield
and in parliament The Irish looked
upon this invasion as an offer Of
friendship and support in case Of com
mon peril, and had not the slightest
idea that they had agreed to become
the subjects OF an allen king. On the
other hand, the English regarded the
apparent surrender Of the Irish chief
tains as recognition Of their superior
rights and authority.
Except along the eastern coast, where
a steady stream of English settlers
were pouring into the country, the na-
tives paid little or no attention 10 the
laws established by Henry, living and
doing just as they pleased This state
Of affairs continued for over three
hundred years, during which time the
invasion of the English had proved to
be more or less Of a failure.
But in 1912, after an English army
under Henry VII had penetrated the
island even into COnnaught Henry
VIII established peace with the irish
leaders and made a liberal distribution
OF the lands among the ch1eftains, con-
ferring upon them such English titles
as earl of Tyrone, earl Of TyrcOnnel
and earl of Dunraven. With the death
Of Henry VIII the hand OF the English
oppressor was again revealed. During
the reigns OF Mary, Elizabeth and
James I new systems of land tenure
were established and the native land
holders were stripped Of their esta tes
which were distributed among Scotch
and English invaders. All OF these in
novations of English rule we're marked
by the bIoodieSt Of upriSingS and the
loss of hundreds and thousands OF lives
and invariably resulted in the defeat
Of the natives and the seizure Of more
lands.
The succeeding years were marked
bv continuous uprisings and blOodshed,
ending with the rebellion Of 1871, when
the Irish resumed control of the island
and established their own parliament.
Cromwell SEXES Land.
The Irish leaders had hardly ceased
rejoicing over their victory when Crom-
well flushed with his triumphs over
the rovalists IN England, landed a great
army on Irish soil and began a cam
Dafgn to compel the final submission
OF the Irish race. The ensuing strug-
gle for supremacy was the marking OF
fhe bIoodiest period in the long fight
THE provinces Of Ulster, Munster and
I,efnster were confiscated and the di-
vfded land distributed among the round
head soldiers and the English specu-
lators who had financed the invasion.
Connaught, the least fertile section Of
the island was the only province where
fbe Irish were allowed to retain pos
session of their lands
The lands that were seized during
CronWelrs invasion have been handed
down from generation to generation
nv the descendants Of the confiscators
THE Unfair treatment Of the residing
landlords and the Indifferent attitude
~ those residing in England. some Of
y-bon probably never saw their lands.
has been the cause Of the long fight
mat has been carried on by the Irish
tenants for the revision of land laws
snd the movement for the enactment
of bill for home rule No redress
or satisfaction could ever be secured in
0ar1fan,ent. as the members Of the
bouse of commons from Ireland were
usually landlords themselves, and GER
tafnIv would not vote against their
own interests, while the British mem
hers OF parliament did not know any
thing about the situation IN Ireland
T'bs movement Tor home rule took
definite shane in 1879 when Michael
Oavitt. one of the most beloved of Irish
leaders. Induced Charles Stewart Par
nell Irelands foremost statesman to
accent the aid Of the revolutionary fac
ton and push the project as far as
nossible. Meantime the house of lords
reiected a bill favorable to the ten
ants This action was followed by a
series of boycotts and demonstrations
in ireland. that we're quelled only by a
campaign Of wholesale evicuons and