NEW IRISH CAMPAIGN.
FIGHT FOR THE LAND. -.-—■'.' •' AGRARIAN TERRORISM.'•,,■ '' BOLDIERS CAMP ON FARMS. -' By Tele«r»sH--Press' Association—CopyrijM, :. f,.; r ' (Received 11.15 p.m.) (g .'_ Time*. . • LONDON. May 2. The Dublin correspondent of S the Times depict 6 an alarming growth of land agitation in the West of Ireland. In " County Clare, the date of the renewalof - grazing agreements was marked by law.lessness, cattle driving, sad. the terror!, nation of landlords by nocturnal i fires, shootings, and the destruction'of fences. Warning graves were dug in gardens, ■ and attempts were made to compel the ' surrender cf land. Other landlords are '• protected by military, who are camping on their lands. Large and , small landlords are equally suffering. It « openly boasted that the coming land fight will be the biggest ever -seen in Ireland. Th 8 problem is intensified by the '* r £ e number of young agriculturists who are unablo to emigrate and cannot find en outlet for their energies.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17461, 4 May 1920, Page 5
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