The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-10
DEFERRED NEWS.

.,,ap and Distress In lreland-Probahiy
q, a. BLACK as Painted-Other Telegram,
of Real Interest
WASHINGTON, d c. May S.-As result
:, ;,ouiries made at the state department
.,-s.v II has been learned that the subject
- Governor Buffers recent letter TO Score.
.L,rv Folcer on pauper immigration, has
q. some months been under consideration
hvehe department. A number of reports
,.slespg thereto have been received, and
.uonr the most interesting is one from
S Sl General Merritt, of London, giving
.ssrl,s oi Investigations at his re.
,nsst in March last, by United States Con-
snIs in Ireland. The consuls generally
ssrse that the distress prevailing at present
"a not exceptional IN its character,
and that the published accounts TO
the contrary are exaggerated In the poorer
ss,;cnltural districts the situation Of the
rsasantry is miserable and abject poverty
Z The rule, but say 1t has been the same for
r.srs and has become the normal condition
!s,heir lite. 1t may be safely assumed
,hst the much talked of starvation point"
sss NOT been reached, however bad the sit.
nst;on NAV be, and that the local and
Government authorities have abundant
nn,sans AL hand to relieve actual necessity
The prospects of the amelioration of their
nrssent condition in the immediate future
e most discouraging. 1t is altogether un.
likely that the government will shortly
commence public works in order
10 give employment to people as the policy
setied ON is relief either by the work. house
az hy emigration. With great unanimity
the consuls agree that the present condi-
lion must act as a powerful stimulus to
emigration, and many interesting facts are
given in their reports to illustrate this
Branch of the investigation As to the ques'
tion whether the government, the guards
ans of the poor or the associations are en-
riged in sending paupers to the unitod
States, some diversity of opinion exists,
which may be accounted for by the differ.
ence of localities from which the consuls
write. Consul Barrows, OF Dublin, says no
such practice is in operation in his district
Consul Wood of Relfast, writes. |
know of no organized effort for
anv large deportation Of sufferers or pau
pers to the United States. No doubt many
will find their way there by aid of friends
and often in measure by charitable funds.
IL to be feared that such emigrants are
without means and, what is worse, without
skill IN trades or other occupations, ana
with so little money as TO afford o promise
o, any respectable support on their arrival
in America" Consul Livermore, of Lon
DON understands that government agents,
with no great success, however,
endeavor TO induce the poor and
lazy to emig-ate. In some
localities the guardians OF the poor are de-
sirous to emigrate those who are likely to
be in state Of chronic poverty at home,
ha ntoS f. ,,,,t hai
port. General Merrill refers to the subject
Of American aid to Ireland as follows: "As
to relieving Irish distress by contributions
of money from the United States, which
have always been so liberal, the charges
have been made so frequent in the past
that much of this money has been used for
other purposes, that suggest in the future
the utmost care be taken in choosing the
channels through which charity is to
administered. On the question of reported
distress in western and southern Ireland,
John ]. Bratt, United States consul at Cork
writes as follows: 81 met several days ago
prominent gentleman of this place, a
very intelligent as well as genial, kind.
hearted man, whose opportunities OF know
ing western and southern Ireland for some
years past should have been the best. and
In the course OF II Sref conversation | ha-
zarded the remark that there was great
deal of distress on the coast region Of lie.
land. Not a bit of it; don't believe it,"
was the quiet, emphatic answer, and then
he told ME Of his experience attending the
distribution of certain Supplies
to the distressed districts in 1850
at points where want was
reported the greatest. Officers could not,
unless at extravagant prices, he said, EN-
poy help even to unload the cargoes of sup
ply, and in some cases, therefore, the naval
crews had to perform the work themselves
The officers would meet, he told me, with
expressions OF contempt at sending people
such stuff as Indian cornmeal. which,
have learned, is considered food fit only for
pigs Again has it even been told that the
mission of the Constellation to these
shores three years ago was an enter
prise of doubtful success as
charity; that American potatoes went beg.
slng' so to speak, tor somebody to eat
them. They were not thought so good as
Irish potatoes. Nothing American, | am
AFRAID is so good as that which is Irish, and
mat some OF them were returned to Queens
Town and exported to the United States.
Such has been the story current here, aud
reported to me by the high authority Just
quoted. The visit of the Constellation was
however, boon in some respects; If it did
not relieve the poor, starving Irish, there
was costly dinners and balls up and
down the country. The gentleman quoted
ABOVE seemed to think the people of the
United States, in view OF the terrible Ohio
valley Hoods, should not be called upon to
minister TO fictitious distress in Ireland.
have written the foregoing paragraph to
suggest doubtful picture OF Irish distress
oe'ns as bad as it is painted to be in certain
quarters, but | feel confident there is
enough dire poverty and need in the west
ern and southern coast region to excite the
symphathies and to insure the helping
where.