The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-06-27
An Irish Delegation Waits On the
President.

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President.
WASHINGTON, June 23-A denu
tatlon representing Irishmen waite,
upon President Arthur this after
noon and presented him the resoll,
tion concerning the assisted emipra
tlon, adopted at the recent meetin,
Oi the National League at Philadei
phla: The delegation was composed
OF the following gentlemen: Alex
ander Sullivan, President of th,
Irish National League, Chicago: inc
ORylne, Vice President, Cincin natl
Eugene Kelly, New York; Jane
Lynch, New York; Henry Horert
New York; VIM. Il: Wallace. Rev
York: OF the Irish Emigrant Society
Judge John Rooney, Brooklyn, n
\; John G. Mcclure. Brooklyn
James Reynolds, New Haven, Conn. !.
Bernard Callaghan, Chicago; J. F.
Armstrong, Augusta, Ga; Michael
:. Doyle, Savannah, Ca; VIM. J.
Mulherin, Augusta. Ga; Edward
johnson, Watertown, Wis; Hugh
McCaffrev, Philadelphia; r. b. Fitz.
Boston; John Fitzgerald, Lincoln.
Neb.; John Fahrey, Rochester, N.
Y; p. Smith, Cleveland, Ohio; John
Roach, Chester, Pa; Octavius A..
White, New York; Eugene Kelly,
| of New York, chairman of the delepa-
ton, andJ. c. Mcclure, of BROOKLYN.
secretary. The party were received
in the Presidents library and Sulli-
van addressed the President. In his
argument, which was long and COM
prehensive and sustained by copious
figures, chiefly statistical, Sullivan
said that the resolution was aimed
at the curse of enforced pauperism
and not at its wretched victims; nor
was it designed to discourage volun-
tary and beneficial immigration to
this country. He said this country,
whose entire civilized population is
of immigrant stock, and whose nat
ural resources are only in an infant
state Of development, will continue
gratefully to receive those who freely
sever foreign bonds and undertaking
the exclusive political allegiance Of
Americans, bring to the Republic
loyal hearts and useful hands. But
it is against International equity for
England, first to reduce to pauperism
those she claims as subjects, then
force them as charges upon the |
United States. The Americans of
Irish descent are compelled annually
to send to Ireland at least i've million |
dollars to save the lives of British
subjects in that country. The gov
crnment of the United States should
take such action as will put stop to
this imposition. Sullivan showed
that emigration is not necessity in
Ireland, whose food crops are more
than enough for much larger popu-
larion, and which pays more than
$50, ,OOO,QOO in taxes to England over
and above what is returned to Ire.
land in expenditure. Notwithstand-
ing this surplus of money, which
goes to pay off the Imperial debt,
half her population are living in
mud cabins, and are kept in a state
of destitution always bordering on
He urged that the United
States, thirty.tive per cent. of whose
are Irish, should be
by humanity to ask England
to remove the causes which produce
this frightful condition. He cited
similar to that created by
Great Britain-in Naples, Turkey,
Bulgaria, Bosnia, Herzegovina and
Posen. Sullivan introduced H. l..
Hoguel, President of the Irish I'M
Savings Bank of New York,
who said that the inmates of poor
houses aid other dependents who had
received out door relief in Ireland,
have been aided by the British gov
srnment to emigrate to this country.
It is a matter of general knowledge
hat Parliament has voted GlO0, GOO
10 serve that purpose, and that the
agents of the British government
nave come to this country to perfect
for the reception of
hose aided emigrants. An applica- s
vas mvde by Mayor Gaskell 10 the
Society at New York .
iOr that purpose, and the society de- {
,lined to have any thing to do with
'uch business, and he proceeded to {
Boston, where he met with better
The aided emigrants con-
list largely of people unable to work
old women and children. They
lave been aided to the extent of hav-
ny their passage paid, and are given ,
he miserable pHtance OF ten shll-
ings upon their arrival here, to en-
lble them to 60 to their friends. OF
.ourse that sum is entirely made
,uate, and the consequence has been l
hey were compelled to seek aid in =,
New York, Boston and elsewhere. (
f register of affidavits in regard to I
hese facts are required they can [
70 furnished. We respectfully e
equest you to use your influence to Z
prevent a recurrence of this state OF I
hings. 1t is to the interest of Ameri- I
an lliunicipali les to have the pro-
,ress of this aided emigration scheme
topped. At the proper time you will
doubtless make appropriate recon- v
to Congress upon the sub Y
ect.
James Lynch. of New York, presi-
ent of the Irish emigration society, y
vas the next speaker. He read an
xtract from a letter on the subject OF r
,ded emigration, and said the charge r
f maintaining the poor of Ireland t
Alls upon the poor law guardians,
While that body, at q recent meeting r
t Limerick, passed resolution to the
fife ct that no more aid could be given
o these emigrants. He also said that
uch aided emigration, if not stopped,
will result in the shipping of paupers
rom all the poor houses of Ireland,
nd many of them of class of emf I
ants, who have arrived in this coun- I
ry nave made application to be sent
ack to Ireland. Out of seventeen
migrants recently arrived, only five t
we're able to work.
James Reynolds. of New Haven,
resented a letter of instruction to :
he President from Ex-Governor Ho. i
\ 1T B. BigeIow, of Conn.,, and stated I
iuhteen of those forced emigrants :,
vere now in New Haven in destitute -
only five of whom +
we're able to work. To these hve +
REYNOLDS had furnished temporary 1
m mpIoyment, so as to enable them to T
ridge over present difficulties and a
,reyent them from becoming Amerl- =
an paupers. The citizens OF every T
and community IN a
rnorica have as muCl interest,", -