Show I Plans Homegoing of Irishmen in 1910 0 WTEEN years ago Francis J Kil FIFTEEN kenny arrived In this country from Ireland lie was so green that he mistook a Fourth of July celebration as n reception to himself Young Kil kenny had relatives and friends in Milwaukee and Chicago and he made for tho middle west soon after his landing Ho had a fund of natlvo wit and an abundance of energy and l pluck He got a job cutting grasa md soon came under tho notice of Charles G Dawes When Mr Dawes came to Washington as controller of the currency cur-rency he brought Kilkenny along as his private secretary When Dawes retired from the controllership his successor found he couldnt gut along without Kilkenny Mr Rldgely was succeeded as controller by Lawrence 0 Murray and that official has retained re-tained Kilkenny who has now become be-come one of the Institutions of the treasury department Young Kilkenny Is making remarkable remark-able headway with a movement for I the homegoing of Irishmen In 1910 The plan Is to Induoo the Irish people from all over the United States to return re-turn to their native land during tho months of July August and September Septem-ber It Is proposed that the various IIIHU organizations notably the A O H and tho Gaelic league shall take up the movement and carry It through Kilkenny does not claim personal originality for the Idea but ho gave It initial Impetus and has taken ta-ken upon himself tho burden of interesting Inter-esting Irish societies In the plan More than a sentimental purpose animates thoso who have undertaken this ambitious task While the prospect pros-pect of n visit to tho old country at reduced transportation rates and In tho glory of midsummer will form a leading incentive the real purposojsl the movement Is to stimulate Irish Industry Kilkenny has made several visits to his old home in Ireland and each time has been Impressed with the industrial possibilities of the country coun-try and tho apparent hopelessness of Improving conditions without organIzed organ-Ized effort Ho takes the position that tho industrial and agricultural resources re-sources of Ireland have not been do veloped to onetenth of their capacity capac-Ity Capital Is needed to develop them and Kilkenny believes that It will be forthcoming If the Irish people In this country aro given an opportunIty opportun-Ity to see with their own eyes that profitable Investments can be mnde |