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Show i 9UKRAVEN IS HOPEFUL t OR THE IRBH QUESTION f Thinks tbe Difficulties Will Be Ended Peacefully by 1" Prompt teglslatlcn. : ; LONDON, Feb. 24. The Earl of Dun-' Dun-' raven. In an Interview regarding the re-' re-' : port Of the Irish landlord and. tenant conference In Dublin, jot which he was .'" chairman, spoke hopefully regarding : th prospect of legislation which he thought would end the difficulties In Ire-land. Ire-land. Lord Dunraven said: "Th utterances of King Edward and . of British public men, the temper of , Ireland, the reception of the confer- ence s report by the public and the ac- mmmmm I tlon of the Government since the publication publi-cation of -the report, are all favorable indications pointing to the success of the Government's Irish land bill, which, If It contains a just and generous offer, will make good th first impression, on which all depends. The bill. If drawn on the lines of the terms of the report, will insure a final settlement and remove re-move the cause of friction In Ireland, which is reacting unfavorably not only In Great Britain, but throughout the empire and on our kindred1 in the United States." |