The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-11-06
SERIOUSLY AFFECTED BY WAR.
Ireland's Work of Spreading Out tn,
Population.


Dublin, Nov. 6.--Among benevolent ac
tivities in Ireland injuriously affected by
the war is the work OF the congested
districts board. Established by Arthur
Balfour when chief secretary for Ireland
a quarter of a century ago, it has been
fostered by all subsequent governments
and has done a vast amount of useful
service in improving the condition OF the
people of the West. The popularity of
these poverty stricken communities is
that the country is greatly over-popu.
lated where the land is rocky, bad and
unproductive, and much under populated
in the immediate neighborhood where
there are great tracts OF grazing land.
The board has power to buy land
whether tenanted or untenanted and to
distribute IL in allotments TO the people
They can acquire this land compulsorily
where necessary, and under these pow
ers have, after long fight, succeeded in
expropriating the Marquis OF Clanricarde,
whose estate near Loughrea was for a
generation one OF the hottest OF storm
centers in the land war. Within the
past five years they have bought 672
estates of l,660,7sJ acres at a total price
of over s30,000.O0O, and there Is a great
deal more land that they might usefullyI
buy and resettle. BY direction Of the
treasury, in consequence of the war,
these purchases have now been suspend
ed. They may continue with what mon
ey they have but are restrained from
any further undertakings tin the war is
over and possibly for long afterwards.
This interruption Of a valuable and VI
tai work for the benefit Of the poorest |
part of the Irish people Is much regret |
ted, but seems 70 be regarded a. in
evitable in the financial circumstances Of
the time.
The board, besides it, agricultural 4
work, does a great deal for the promo 1
tion Of cottage industries. This too has
been seriously hit by the war. last
year attention was called TO a falling Of
In the earnings Of the boards lace and
crochet classes due partly 20 the c0mpe.
tition Of Austria, which had started 20
make Irish lace" and partly 20 the
dullness In the American market. The
Of the war led 70 economies in
dress. Lace was luxury Banned BY saw.
ings committees. and the workers Of the
West suffered for IL. The earnings Of
the lace makers. which had been close on
100000 tsi50e00l q year. fell 70 Gill;
DO. Thirty three lace classes Rad 70 h.
closed down and the earnings q the I
women employed came 10 an end. A few
u them have fortunately been able 20 |
lbtain employment a. knifters for the
var office. IN some districts the amount
armed BY the women had erceedef the
0tal rent roll. and ont ~ Their savings
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