Show FOR WAR OR FOR COMPLETE PEACE i t leaders of all elements in the emerald isle agree on terms of settlement of the land question and now await an answer from the british government london fab th 0 result of interviews ter views wih the duke of Abor corn lord jolin redmond and others tho associated press is ablo to announce authoritatively that tho following ia tho situation today at regards tho plan to finally settle alic irish land question all the interested parties nationalists unionists landlords and tenants are now for the first time in the history of ireland in agreement upon the lines of the dublin conference they have also joined forces in bringing pressure on tho government to make secretary hams forthcoming report igrec in with the recommendations of the conf crenco and all indications point to a bill conceding those demands it will be introduced in parliament at the end of march and if passed will accomplish what mr and lord agree in saying will bo one of the most extraordinary peaceful revolutions ever effected if mr wyndham for lack of funds or other causes fails to meet the bews of the conference lie ww have on bis hands to quote mr redmond an ireland such as the world has never seen in tilis view such a strong supporter of the government ascho duke of abar corn concurs mr adesi if this agreement of keenly opposing parties lacks fulfillment through the governments refusal will be twice as many counties un dor the ban of the cricci act as thero berc prior to the present truce this nice will continued until the terms if the bill are great nationalist tion alist conference at which bodurko cockran of yew york will one of the speakers will meet in dublin in april to take action of the subject the duke of Abor corn who is president of the powerful landlords association which at first declined to join tho earl of mayo and lord dunraven Dun raven in conferring with alie nationalists but which later signified its assent frankly admits that ho is amazed at the results achieved and at the happy topsy condition now prevailing in irish politics asked if ho thought the nationalists were sincere ill their professions u willingness to settle the long standing by a compromise ho emphatically expressed his belief in their complete sincerity alic duke could not conceive that the government would stand on any quibbles when the solution of tho most serious problem of the empire was within its grasp he thought tho process of changing the holdings from the landlord to the tenant might possibly cost annually adding it surely will be cheap at that price neither mr stedmond nor mr dun raven believes tho transfer of the land would involve more than annually and alio economics resulting from tho cheaper administration would greatly reduce tho figure even if they do not eventually quite wipe out the necessity for state aid in the payment of differ j 1 enco between the maximum price the tenant a afford to pay and the minimum price the landlord can accept the irish unionist leaders are of the opinion that the whole question might bo declared settled in advance if the government was not so desperately liard up owing to this lack of funds mr hams bill will not be introduced until after the presentations of the budget so that any money to carry out the provisions of the bill mil not be included in the years taxes chancellor of the exchequer ritchie while quite sympathetic toward ireland now faces a more serious financial situation and more bitter protests against over taxation than have confronted any chancellor in recent years the phenomenally no small government majority since parliament reassembled is an indication di of the storm which is brewing over mr lutchies head he must also float a new transvaal loan before ireland gets a penny and the government with reason is keenly anxious in this respect consola yesterday were at the lowest point readied this year and inquiries made at the anglo american banking houses such as the morgans and selig mans reveal the fact eliat there is no indication of the united states subscribing to a loan since the last war loan was so largely underwritten under written in new york tho monetary situation has changed and the firms here say the americans now need their capital for use at home |