The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-11-01
Seeming Star and Catholic Messenger.
ESQ .,s,sA Ma SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 1. 1874.
Irish Immigration.
now THE CANADIANS MANAGE THIS Bust
NESS,
Dublin Freeman's Journal. /


Canada, has received q very practical proc
of tho sympathy with which his mission il
viewed by Irishmen in the Dominion. AL
though Mr.. O'Leary's special duty in Can
ada was to report, from a workingman's
point Of view in Quebec and Ontario, the
two best known centres of the colony, he
> exercised wise discretion in extending
somewhat the sphere of his labors. At the
suggestion of several frends the delegate
paid o visit to the Province of Manitoba,
in order TO see for himslf what advantages
it offered to settlers with little money.
His visit was important In results. He
found the district highly suitable for set
tiers of the class just specified and as the
laboTer is not wanted there at present,
and neither the farmer nor the laborer has
any adequate information respecting Maui
toba, it is evident that Mr.. O'Leary's per-
sonal inspection will be found extremely
useful by both the classes concerned.
While in Manitoba very pleasing exper-
fence befel Mr. O'Leary. He was waited
upon by Mr.. James Mulligan, wealthy
Irish settler, who invited the delegate to his
house, and treated him with characteristic
( warmth aud hospitality. This gentleman
expressed himself very earnestly in favor
of the scheme his guest had been commits
stoned to promote and declaring that, as
an Irishman who had been successful, he
felt it his duty to give some practical as
sistance, offered E100 as the nucleus of q
fund to be raised ir the Dominion, to assist
the emigration from Ireland of persons of
the tenant farming class. Mr.-OLeary ac-
cepted ;ar patriotic offer of his worthy
host, and recommended that the money,
together with any further sums that might
be raised, should be lodged in bank, to
be used only when emigrants arrive in the
province, in providing them with seed,
farming implements, and other necessaries
of industry. This suggestion was made on
the superstition, or rather on the assurance,
that other Irishmen in Canada would take
steps to make certain that the newcomers
will be taken care of on the way from the
harbor to their localities. Acting upon the
advice of Mr.. O'Leary, five hundred dollars
have been deposited by Mr.. Mulligan in
the Merchants Bank of Winnipeg, where
it represents an "Irish Emigration Fund.-"
which, it ia to be hoped, will before long
attain dimensions worthy of it's object.
The noble initiative taken by Mr.. Mulligan
has drawn u chorus of approval from the
Canadian Press, especially from that in
fiuential portion of it which is Irish in tone
and sympathy. 1t is in acts like this that
love of country and kind is really exhibit
ed. The solid gift of one hundred pounds
down was far and away beyond in value
whole year of windy speeches and senti-
mental clap trap about Irish exiles and |
Irish wropgs. Nothing could be better |
than the purpose to which the fund is to
be devoted. We read with feeling of
disappointment and reproach that no such
provision existed In Canada previously, to |
tho frequent and extreme hardship of many
. poor emigrant. Other nationalities have
not shown the same culpable carelessness. |
There has been in existence for some time |
in Canada o society organized for doing
for English emigrants what it is now pro-
posed to do for Irish. We are under the |
impression that similar association takes |
care of the interest of German settlers ar
irving in the Mort American colony. At
all events. it is certain that both the Eng
lieh and Germans have such friendly guar |
diana in the United States, who are des- |
scribed as doing their work most efficient |
ly. On the other hand, it is disagreeable |
to know that the efforts made to excite
among tho wellto do and settled Irish of
the States practical interest in the immi-
grants of their nation have come TO very
little good. A spasmodic endeavor was
made, a little money was subscribed, and a
society was constituted for the purpose of
seeing the new arrivals to safe and suitable
destinations, But the momentary enthu-
self glor'Hcation, followed by quarrel,
the philabthropists seem to have dispers-
ed, for nothing more was heard of them.
1t is undoubtedly to the Indifference of suc-
cessfal Irish-Americans in the fortunes of
their raw and helpless fellow countrymen,
that o large share of what is lameRtable in
the character and status of the Irish popu-
lation of the States may be attributed. We
might dwell on THE painful subject at
length, bat Our present purpose 10 with
what We hope may prove the beginning OF
useful and powerful enterprise in Canada.
Under the circumstances Of the present, the
prospects of the emigrant appear altogether
brighter north of the st. Lawrence than in
the States. Mr.. O'Leary will, however,
enlighten his countrymen before long on
the real condition and aspects of the Dom
inion in this respect. Meanwhile, If the
10 Ia nall fl,oH ctn /
should be taken, not only to divert it into
the best channels, but also to render it as
easy and ais beneficial as possible. A sound
way TO set about doing so is to aid the emil
grant to start in HE new home, and to de-
Velop the resources with the least delay.
This is the object of tue promoters of the
Irish Emigration Fund of Manitoba. We
heartily wish it success, and trust
n Canada will not only follow the lead of
Mr.. Mulligan, but that they will exert
themselves to make provision for the emil
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