THE IRISH LAND QUESTION.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 48, 29 November 1900, Page 10

THE IRISH LAND QUESTION.

Ix the course of an address to his constituent- at South Tyrone 3lr T. W. Russell, Unionist car tlidato tor theiliM.ru' and member of the Government, made a \ i ry in p^rtant speech with reference to to the manner in which th > b"i>> fits of the L.ml Acts were being nullified by tne Court*. Me '-aid — Three great Land Punha*<i' Acts, invoking the advuire of £40 000.00(1 sterling h.iv I. c. p-\— ul The Land Act-, of I,W ami of 1 V.M have al-o been -rur. .1. Ami. \\h,rey<r Jn-binen may think, there is no man, calmly taking --tuck- ot the pi^t .'SO yearwho will refuse to admit 1 h it the Parliament of the Uuiti d Kingdom has striven hard to right what was wrong and to do justice. The unwillingness, therefore, of the average British elector to look at the question is eawly understood. Why, th> n.it may be asked, should I propose to-day to re-open it.' Why not ' rent and and be thankful. 1 ' Theqaetiou is entirely reasonable, and I propose to answer it.