Irish Land Troubles.
“ LEST BLOODSHED ENSUE.”
By Tolegraph—Press Association—Copyrigh liondou, Feb. 22. In the llouso of Commons Mr J. E. Rodmond raovod an amendmont to tho Address asking Imperial crodit for tho compulsory wholosalo purchaso of land in Iroland. Mr T. AV. liussoll, in a violent spooeh, socoiulod tho amendment, urging that timoly concossion bo mado lost bloodshed onsuo. Tho landlords woro mero ront chargors. Mr Balfour said compulsion would bo wild and ruinous. It would ruin tho laborers. Tho Irish Lands Purchase Acts had successfully eroatod sixty thousand peasant proprietors. Air Wyndhnm said it was impossible to risk 120 millions of pounds and plungo Iroland into litigation. Sir 11. Campboll-Bannornmn supported tho amendment, which was rejocted by 280 to 140. Tho Irish Nationalist Pross reminds tho doctors that their claims nro only grautod in rosponso to turbulont vio lonco and rofusal to pay ront.
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 47, 25 February 1901, Page 3
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