Evening star., 1922-02-27
BY FORREST DAVIS.

| SpeciAl CaDleRram to The star.
| DUBLIN. ireland, February %
Now that "the trouble" is over-the
late unpleasantness is always re-
I ferred to as 'the trouble"-many
1rishmen are looking toward the
United States for help in redeeming
| their land from the decay of seven
years of war. foreign and domestic.
! The lower orders. typified by Pat
| rick. the Intelligent jarvey. have their
| hopes fxed vaguely on the untold
| wealth in American vaults. Patrick
is so eager. indeed. for American help
that he assesses his modest charges
| in dollars and so fixes the value OF
| the shilling that the exchange rate
In unfavorable to the former coin.
But many in the higher classes. the
substantial men of business, the
bankers, the politicians, etc, would
| borrow from American initiative 10
| their land to stimulate its Industry
| and modernize 1t.
Expect Tourist Rush.
| All sorts and conditions, from the
lowliest NAVY to the loftiest Anglo
| Irish capitalist. anticipate a large
immigration from America and will
welcome it, Hotel and railway
people are looking forward to q
peacetime tourist rush from the
states."
| Real estate dealers or auctioneers.
\ as they are termed here. are expect,
| ing heavy sales of urban homes ano
rural seats to prosperous lrlsfA amer
leans. One firm. the largest in Dublin,
ihas it's chief member now In America
with a list Of country estates to sell
| to well-to-do Americans OF lr1sa nsa
1 LII hi
two castles to Americans and hopes
| to dispose of many more.
English and Anglo-Irish land
owners. who have been desertins
| their places in large numbers. our.
seized with a fervent desire to sell
out now. Scarcely a day but that the
one time organ Of Dublin Castle 3no
| English rule. the Irish Times. does
! not appear with new announcemen.
! of an estate for sale. Ruinous taxes
are to blame. partly, the recent dlS-
orders and the triumph of home rule
secondarily.
! It is an interesting speculation. ana
| one in which Irishmen enjoy inauis-
| ing-that on the effect of whole
leans to take the castles and rurai
homes vacated by their present hofd-
| ers.
! Might Crente New Order.
such a proceeding might create
| a new order of country families'
| Gays Sir James Percy, proprietor OF
| the Irish Motor News and one OF
the progressive Leaders ta,,d OF y. Duoi'" vaIn.
able contribution to the free state.
Such men. trained in the energetic
! atmosphere Of America, would not
| be content to settle down as sporting
| landlords. but would find ways Of oc-
hai
i dustry and trade. and that would heip
! to vitalize our business life"
Sir James does not regard the the
! Ireland as of great Importance.
."Ireland has plenty of money" he
j says. And. indeed, the banks are
! buleing with deposits. The recent
| half-yearly statements revealed that
have assets RANGING from ten to
thirty million pounds each. The To-
| tai assets of Irish banks are 231 .00Q.-
600 pounds sterling. Heretofore. Irisl,
! nationalists assert. money deposited
! in Irish banks. insurance companies;
etc, has found it's way to England
for investment in English industry.
Now, they say. and former unionists
with them. these funds may be used
| to develop Ireland. provided only that
agement and Irish capacity arises
to furnish the means. 1t is currently
reported. too. that the Guinness
| money. the fortune of the famous
brewing family. will be brought back
now that 1.-The trouble is over.
Only Few Expect to Move.
1t is interesting to compare the
views on transatlantic help Of Sir
James and other loyal. optimistic
Irishmen with those of the Ameri-
can vice consul. c. Bay. The stream
of American tourists and visitors
pnNysu oAt in
Sackville street. He sees them when
they arrive and he speeds them when
they return.
"Many so-called Irish-Americans.
who have accumulated property in
the United States. formerly came back
with the intention of settling down
on this side for the remainder of their
days. There will be many more. no
doubt, now that affairs are becoming
orderly. But; II we may Judge by the
will actually take up residence here"
testifies Mr.. Bay.
"They come to an Ireland they have
sentimentalized. They have glorif1ed
the scenery and the virtues Of their
arrive they find that ireland. seen
through their twentieth century
American eyes. is old-fashioned.
Mostly, I believe they will come,
look around bit and go back,t
America"
Late Eighteenth Century.
Mr.. Bay is right. Ireland is late
eighteenth century in many respects.
The very anachronism of existence
here, the lack of the refinements with
which modern American life has been
endowed, commends Ireland to tour
lists. people who are seeking other
sights and other customs. But to in
dividuals who have had part in
!; twentieth century civilization it
would appear to be difficult to make a
permanent return to ruder manners.