Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-10
TALK WITH IMMIGRANTS

the charity oil TINS country.
TALK WITH IMMIGRANTS
The Local Relief Managers In Ireland
Charged with Using American supplies
I, Enrich Themselves.-T Story OF q
Priest OF County Mayo.
NKw IoRK, June 0.-Castle Garden
does not often present such "A scene AZ
was witnessed there yesterday. Four.
teen hundred persons, representing the
very poorest classes Of German, Welsh
and Irish immigrants, who were un-
loaded from the steamship Spain, swell
tered in the afternoon sun within the
inclosure, wondering what kind of a
place New York was, and whether all
the poor people Of the city were packed
up in cattle.pens, such as those that
surround the new arrivals, hedging them
in from the gaze Of the vulgar mob.
Tho most touching feature oi this re-
markable picture oi real life was that
presented by the little children, who, IN
the language Of Elizabeth Barrett Brown
inp, were resting their young heads
against their mothers, aud sobblng
soIrowiully under the stress Of fatigue.
One beautiful girl oi oi I'D or L. years
was the centre oi German family
group, aud appeared to be the life Of
her jaled companions. The voyage had
not blotted the roses from her cheeks.
The party informed the reporter that
they were going To Chicago, where they
have wealthy friends who will assist
n.I a nj.
pressed their intention oi going West
and settling on farms. About threo
hundred oi the arrivals are Welsh, aud
they, too, ara going westward. They
appeared TO be we'll posted concerning
The real condition Of things in the an-
thracite coal rcyion, where they have
many friends, and talked as though they
had horror OF going there. man
named Jones, who appeared To he u
sort ol leader, said the Welsh must give
M the notion OF going in great numbers
to the Coal-mines. From what he had
read and heard, he said, Of Scranton
and Schuykill, the people had hard
times of il struggling along, aud II
would he madness tn add Ia
their misery by going there to maze
labor cheaper and increase the scramble
Tor bread aud butter. A great many OF
the immigrants were lr sh, and they ap'
peared To he the most wTelChed and de-
iected They, too, were going West, as
least the greater part Of them, with q
view To settling on farms. A number Of
them came from Donegal. Many spoke
IN dlscQuraglng terms Ot tho practical
benefits oi the relief committee. A man
who said he was from Rockford, IN the
county Of Mayo, spoke enthusiastically
of What America had done To alleviate
the awful distress oi the poor, but told
a terrible story Oi the misappTOprlatiOn
oi the charity by local relief managers
who, he said, were using II To make
themselves rich. lie WAS exceedingly
bitter IN denouncing a priest who. he
said, was using the relief money Tor the
beEefil ui himself aud relatives. The
reporter asked the man u he WAS
Catholic, aud he replied that he was, but
lac had no patience when he saw how
Father Mike O'DOnncl was setting.
when he came among us first, he
said, 1--WE all had 10 subscribe To buy
him horse, that he might he able TO
iOnrrs. and now he owns a stock farm
while the people are starving. Nhy,
Sir" added this indignant Immigrant,
'it was only few days before ] left
home that this same priest bought
forty bullocks, and put them ON
farm that he purchased Tor
little or nothing from the agent, who
had rank. rented poor family that lived
on it until they could pay no more, aud
were put out. An instance Ot this
priests conduct Is shown IN how he
handled the seed POTATOES that the Land
League sent him. lie stored the pOia.
toes IN the chapel, and during the night
gave them away 10 his own personal
friends and relatives When the Peo'
Pile learned that they were all gone they
were very indignant, and raised n hula
balloo about IL. but that wss all the good
II did them. The Protestant Minister,
Mr.. Jackson, went Ia him aud asked
vhy he had desecrated the house Oi
God by making II "A stOrehOuse lor his
iavoTites, but no satisfaction was gwen !
the potatoes had disappeared during the
nivlt aud that was all there was OF u. "
THIS man spoke very highly OF hr.
Jackson, the Protestant pastor oi the
parish, aud said that all the Catholic
people loved and Teyerci him. That
is 80. SIR" said another irisze coated
immigrant who stood near by, "and he
deserved every bit of It,"
81 don't know what's coming over
the priests at home, AT all, cir. said The
first speaker sorrovfnlly. Education
spoils them. They come out OF college
proud and naughty, and they domineer
over their hocks, using the poor people
| like dumb cattle ~ enrich their rela-
tiyes. The intelligent people generally
rebel against u, and, A. a rule, they are
punished severely and denounced AS
| dogs for daring 10 protest against
wrong. leave wife and six children
at home, sir, and father and mother,
Who depend on me for support And.
| he added, his eyes filling with tear, u
know they can't get biz Of relief until
| send 10 them. God bless the Duchess Oi
Marlborough and the people oi Amer
ica for What they are doing b. save the
starving people, but they ought to see
| that somebody besides the priests have
| the distribution OF the iunh IN Mayo,
| where there ~ the greatest distress.
The people are glai to get half plate
| al stirabout once a dsy, bat sone of the
| committees sho have the distribution
! of i, are 10 ayariciOus as 20 rob charity
of il worth" This man spoke very
earnestly, and frequently expressed q
wish that the newspaper might take
notice of the matter, ani wake
up the priests TO sense
OF their duty and responsibility
| In this great emeryelcy, He said ths