The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-25
IRISH SKIRMISIIING MONEY.
WHAT rs THE MEANING or O'DONOT4N
ROSSI'S RETIREMENT2
Trustee Bourkc's HepIIcs to n Critical ettcr-
writer. h.sertion--Thc Fund In Honest
Hands No Ouarreiiin9 what Rossn says

Hands No Ounrreiiing what Rossa Snss.
A correspondent wrote 10 THE SUN yestcr-
day n plant in bchulf " !. O'Dpnovan Rosa,
| containing Hvermonta which were submitted to
| ono of the trustees NJ the Irish Stimulating
Fund. Gen. Thomas T. BOurkc. who replied to
them us follows
oponoyan Ros.n's health had nothing to do with his
resignation from the skirmishiie Fund.
"That il not true. His own statement in his
resignation contradicis that. lie has said that
| he was compelled to resign the Sccrctaryshp in
consequence Of failing health. Furthermore.
| his business had been rather going behind in
consequence Of his not being able to give 1t the
necessary amount Of attention which he would
have given had he not been Secretary OF the
fund. lie was engaged in the business Of pms
senger agent for line Of Lverpoo ships and
also in exchange with the old country"
Rosa wanted the fund used for the purposes for which
| It WIS subscribed and Tor tho-e only.
SO do the other trustees. There has been
no change in the PURPOSES"
Tie other members wanted It used in different way
." | suppose tho writer means the other mem
| hcrs ~ the BOatd Of Trustees There is not
| particle Of truth in that statement There has
| never been my difference between Mr. Rosa
| ana the other members of the BOnrl OF Trustees
as to the employment of tho fund or IA In tho
| policy to he pursued The man who writes
| that is a -- fool
turn from canada. nnd nnay wlon he found mat he
w, 10 hc deprived ut me ~cr'ilvship OF the innd,
writing. and -rccche. Of those very mon had rai-d %
s2U"h fore nm, of tacsc men bccamc associated with
.ick today ''''''' ANU wy ''' "
Nobody has boon 'hammerng ut him. and
/ nobody had the iaintcst idea Of dcprvng him
! Of his secrtnryship. and he never discovered
! that he was to be deprived of that position cX-
ccpt from the pressure Of his own cirrum-
| stances. His resignation WAS purely and On
! ur'ly "A voluntary at on his own personal ac-
! p.tlf tf al ar ~ IA up
| nj him. nor did ! wish him to rosil:n I'M
hes he should SOC 1T for his own good To- 10 so.
fr"iiug. There WIS no desire to get him ont. lie
/ and the irish liOrd together raised tho mnd
| until IL amounted to OYER ;2uoou. do not now
! rem.mher ihr exact a!nruut before We engaged
/ IN N" enterprise. Tint Is true. But he in
yitrd Us To- join him and assist him. We werc
| mevnr applicants FOR the places on the Boari Of
| Trustees. II" sought all of rs and asked ~
! To- serve W" wcr' ready to 10 so II we could do
/ any good. hut w" 90 .,'r asked. nor dli V" dee
sire o. norcpt the possibilities thrust upon
Tho, thcn saw It wa.eons o. he .uccc.. and .o they
stepped iu 60 resp the harvest bee had s'wn.
That is entirely an untruth. Many Of those
! now trustees uided ns mu IA in making the fund
! harvest from II. that il simply absurd There
| is 10 harvest t. hc reauod. All our purpose
wa- 90 make IL, fund ~ nrge MS p's-ihlo To
| glui2ltion that might exist. To say that W.
wished 20 roap any, benefit from i is simply the
| knowing what he H. talking about IllNenturo
| e. make u, mat the man who writ"s tlnt lrt-
| trto THE SuN never contributed n twenty-five
cent piece To- the Skirmishing Fund. ii he
makes TINT statement over his own name. Will
answer it,"
rrc,ieu-y lcil sca Nil dgI ihai iGe acpi .i6..rp
.how. very pianiy ,hat The sabsener. haze no eon
dcnce IN the remaining asiees
" II does not become me. rs one. 81 the Board
| OF Trustees 10 shy whrthcrthc public have con-
fitcnce in u or not. All can say Is that think
! wS deserve il. since MIR Rosa r'siesnad w.
! have hal in some week. larger rccciIt. than
that M, is a hard ani unhappy season When
hrs ~ the fund Hre ont II employ
! m"nt and hard mp Even wore that MT
.lp..t lar.e contributions. It is Ia winter.
| when there are balls AMI other entertainments.
| that w. rotciye uos'. and the rerril,ts con,
SANITY vary. Ono w'"6 they may not amount
/ 90 more than SIS. aud the next week they may
/ hop, unto ;lul'., Ihcrc i- o. telling What a
! wick may bring forth from our pltr.oti'. warm.
hearted people. independent 90 R.s-a or
| anybody clse. Il IT, lmlo7sinie for any one
vidual. II is held in Unitsd S.ntc- registered
/ bonds in the nam" of all the trustees. and rnn-
/ not be touched hy any one individual Tor any
/ purpose. There las never been tL~ .iisat,,-t
| d.ni ulty. in any way between Mr.. Rosa AMI
me oln,r trustees"
j. O'pnuONuu Rp-~n| having road the flre-
going ac .ouat ol .L Interview viii Gen. G9urkc.
snlI, ,,....,,... ..,.,-
! Wp a dl7iu'r 81 -9M a t'inFr - t1is.
] WHO nave ffiI.ftsf tI lli' llNl are every
! one OF tacm. honest AMI honorable men.
| h.iyr boon 10 ana unable o. 1rk s,nre VA.
in Toronto | Aad tl,r' To- lcly III team 10
! tIiI. SOME Ulru who thought wits mn ruoIny
oi tnrir--ihqs. Yoms lirlign- They ARA
! tif"l spinal ll-rH-' viii - contra 't..! lI an
| Eu-i.-l prison. and my trouble It--'l from
! mS SPIN" down into my logs. Tho doctors say
inat WIS the result OF the severe physical shock
my y-tem received just here ! vs. IA to con-
lrallri statement that has boon published. 10
! the ~ '.t that my mind Was nj .ctot That wis
entr,iy untrue: had not the slightest foun-
| dnton N fact aly trouble has been entirely
| physical
"Th" w'rl. d"voyne upon moas secretary Of
the fund, answering letters. n"knovl ding
ntrihni 'u-. stimulating inter- H. q :; was
rE 9nrrnns' r'PIirinE tr ~ dr,i ~ uirr
| aul lly business al the same tim" .-po 'ially
ia my impaired condition oi h"ith That WAS
| why signed FIR That ma NJ other reason.
| consider the money perfectly safe IN thu han h
| 40 rliter 81 tuc 0iN E,nil'Wen win" are naw
! trustees 81 the fund. might b, rash enough.
| II md eniir" control OF it 10 do things they
| might not thiu., proper or that perhaps cooler
judgment would not approve. 1ntrrfore. to
/ case tho minds ~ others. suggested that tl,y
| should cumr IN and act as trustees hat WIS
| o. show them | did not lnicni ANYTHING hut
! what was cune.etent with lair work aEain,t
Ift l. l. it..