The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-25
The Actual Cost of the Star-ROute Trials
Ex-senator Dorsey's Programme
for the Future.
Mr.. Chandler's Letter to the Chiefs
of the Navy Bureaus.
Sunday and the Public Institutions - Re-
movals by Commissioners Evans To Be
Stopped-The Indian Question.
ASSISTED EMIGRATION.
An Irish Deputation and the President Ex-
change Views on the Subject

chango views on the SUBJECT
WASHINGTON, June PA deputation
headed by Mr., Alex. Sullivan, representing
the Irishmen, waited upon President Arthur
yesterday afternoon and presented him
resolution concerning assisted emigration"
adopted at the recent meeting of the National
League in Philadelphia. The party were re-
ceived in the Presidents library, and Mr.. Sui
livan addressed the President, saying;
Mr.. Presidential convention at Philadelphia
Of American citizens Of the Irish race, composed
OF 1,200 delegates, chosen from all parts OF the
United states, instructed me to present to you
the following resolution:
"Resolved That the policy of the English gov
ernment IN first reducing the Irish pea5antry TO
abject poverty and then sending them pennlless
to the United States, dependents upon American
charity, is unnatural, inhuman and an outrage
upon the American government and people. We
respectfully direct the attention of the United
States government to this iHiquity, protest
against its continuance and instruct the officials
who shall be chosen by this convention to pre-
sent our protest to the President OF the United
States, and respectfully but firmly to urge upon
the President that it is the duty of the govern
ment of the United States 20 decline to support
paupers whose pauperism began under and is
the result of English mlsgovernment, and to de-
mand OF England that she send no more of her
paupers to these shores to become burden upon
the American people"
Mr.. Sullivan then spoke at length on the
evils entailed on the country by the aided
emigration of the pauper peasantry of Ire
land, denounced the British government for
the barbarous methods pursued in the gov
ernment of Ireland and requested that the
attention of the Gladstone ministry be called
to the great wrong inflicted on a long suffer-
ing people. In closing, Sullivan introduced
H. L. Hognet, president of the Irish Emf
grant Savings Bank, New York, who said:
Inmates of the poor houses and other depend
ents who have been receiving outdoor relief in
Ireland have been aided by the British govern
ment to emf CRATE to this country. 1t is o matter
OF great knowledge that Parliament has voted
100000 to serve that purpose, and that the
agents of the British government have come to
this country TO perfect arran gements for the re-
ception of these aided emigranJs. Application
was made by Mayor Gaskeli to the Immigration
Society at New York for that purpose, anc the
society declined to have anything to do with
such business, and he proceeded to Boston, where
he met with better success The aided emigrants
consist largely of people unable to work, old
women and young children. They have been
aided to the extent of having their passage paid.
and are given the miserable pittance of ten shil-
lings upon their arrival here TO enable them to
go to their friends. OF course that sum is en-
tlrely inadequate, and the consequence has been
they are compelled to seek aid in New York, Bos-
ton and elsew here. IF regular aidavits in regard
to these facts required they can be furnished.
Merespectfully request you to use your influence
to prevent recurrence of this state of thin 1t
is to the interest of the American municipalities
to have the progress of this aidedemigration
scheme stopped. AT The proper time you will
doubtless make appropriate recommendations
to Congress upon this subject
James Lynch of New York, president of
the Irish Emigration Society; James Rey-
nolds New Haven, Conn, and Patrick
Smith, of Ohio, each called attention to spe-
chc cases in their respective States, after
which the President replied as follows:
The subject you present will receive my care
full consideration. II has already been under
consideration by the Secretary of State. Cor
respOndence in regard TO it has been had with
our diplomatic and consular representatives, and
an investigation into the facts is now being made
by them. 1t is, of course proper that this gov
ernment should ascertain whether any nation
with which 1t holds amioabe relations is violaJ-
ing any obligation of International friendship
before calling attention to any such matter. In
the meantime the law now provides that the of
hcers of the treasury shall examine into the con-
dition of passengers arriving as immigrants at
any of the ports of the United States, and if
there should be found any con vict, lunatic idiot
without becoming public charge they shall re-
port the same in writing 10 the collector OF such
port, and such person shall not be permitted to
land The investigation will be thorough and ex-
haustlve on this side of thh Atlantic and the
other, and in the meantime the law Will be strict
ly enforced.
Each of the delegates was then introduced
to the President by Sullivan, and the confer
ence closed. The delegates were well pleased
with their reception and with the statements
of the President.