Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-24

osock VIZ iCsk- All the COUNTY, O4ci
for seven miles between Mitchell and
Venice Is ovrrfoved, and crops 70
many square miles are totally ruined
The force Of the overflow 10 great, ant
the soil Is torn in loag pieces
4 Call On the Psesldent-Prsse,l
Against raaper g8migrsilsa.
WASHINGTON, June "a deputatior
OF representative Irishmeu waited upor
President Arthur this afternoon and pre-
sented q resolution concerning assist
ed immigration, adopted at the recent
meeting Of the National League At Phil
adelphia. The delegation was composed
OF the following gentlemen: Alexander
Sullivan, President Of the Irish National
League, Chicago, John o. Byrns. vice
President, Cincinnati, Eugene Kelly
New York, James Lynch, New York,
Henry HoQnet, New York, VIM. B. Wal
lace. New York, of the Irish emigraui
Society, Judge John Rooney, Brooklyn,
y. T., John c. Mcclure, Brooklyn, N.
T., James Reyuold, New Haven, Conn,
Bernard Callahan, Chicago, J. F. Arm
strong, Augusta. Ga, Michael J. Doyle,
Savannah, Ga, VIM. j. Mulhern, Au-
gusts, Ga, Edward johnson, Water
man, Wis, Hugh McCa6rey, Philadel
phia, I. B. Fitz, Boston, John Fitzger-
aid, Lincoln, Neb., John Fahey, Roch-
ester, p. Smith, Cleveland, O., John
Roach, Chester, Pa, Octavus A. White,
New York. Eugene Kelly, Of New York,
Was chairman of the delegation, and
John Q. Mcclure, Of Brooklyn, Score
tary. The party were received in the
Presidents library, and Sullivan ad-
dressed the President. In bis arRu-
ment, which was long, comprehensive
and sustained by copious figures, chiefly
statistical. Sullivan said that the reso-
luton Was aimed at tie cause of en-
forced paupsrism, not at its wretched
victims, nor was it designed 70 disoour-
age voluntary and beneficial immiRra-
ton. "a country" said he, "Whose en-
tire civilized population is Of immigrant
stock whose natural resources are only
in an infant state Of Development will
continue gratefully to receive thoee who
freely sever foreign bonds and under
taking exclusive political allegiance to
Americans, bring to the republic loyal
hearts and useful hands, but Il ID
against international equity, an outrage
on humanity and civilization for Eng
land first to reduce to paupsrism those
she claims as subjects and then force
them as charges upon the United States.
Americans of Irish descent are compel
led to send annually to Ireland at least
100000 to save the lives of British
subjects in that country. The Govern
ment of tho United States should take
such action az will put stop to this
imposition"
Sullivan showed that emigration il
not q noceSsitity in Ireland. WHOSE food
crops are more than enough to feed
much Larger population, and which pays
more than $3O,OOO,OOO taxes to England
over and above what Ia returned to Ire.
land in expenditure. Notwithstanding
this surplus money which goes to pay
of the imperial debt half her popula-
ton are living in mud cabins and are
kept in state Of restitution always
b. rdering on famine. He urged that
the United States, b per cent. Of whose
population are Irish, should DO moved
by humanity to ask England to r0moye
the causes which produce this fri0htful
condition. He cited preoedents created
by Great Britain in Naples. Turkey.
Bulgaria, Bosnia and HerzaQovinia. In
closing, Sullivan introduced II. T.. Hog.
net, President of the Irish Emioant
Savings Bank of New York, who said:
THE inmates Of poorhouses and
other dependents Who have bean re-.
ceivinQ outdoor relief in Ire.
land have been ordered by
the British Government to emiQrate
to this country. It is q matter Of general
knowledge that Parliament has voted
100000 to serve that purpose and that
agents of the British government have
come to this COUNTRY to perfect arrange
ments for the reception OF these aided
emigrants. Application was made bv
Nave Gaskill to the emigration society
of New York for that purpose and the
society declined to have ANYTHING to do
with such business and he proceeded to
Boston, where he had better success.
Aided entrants consist largely of peo-
ple unable to work and old women and
young children. They have been aided
to tho extent of having their passage
paid and are given tho miserable pit
tance of ton shillings upon ARRIVAL here
to enable them TO go to their friends.
VI course that sum Ii entirely made
quate and the consequence has been
that they were compelled to seek aid in
New York, Boston and elsewhere. II
regular affidavits in regard TO these
facts are required they On be furnished.
We respectfully request You to use your
influence to prevent the recurrence OF
this state OF things and 1t Is to the inter
est OF American municipalities to have
the progress OF this aided emigration
stopped. At the proper time you will
doubtless make appropriate recon-
mendations TO Congress upon she sub
!eot.
James Lynch, OF New YORK, President
OF the irish EmiRration society. vas
the next speaker. de read an extract
from Q letter on the subject OF aided
emigrants and SAID tne charRe OF main
tanning the poor OF Ireland falls upon
the poor law guardiane, which body a.
recent meeting az Limerick passed
resolutions to the effect that no more
aid should Dc given 70 these smiRrants'
He also said: "Such aided emigration
II not stopped will result In stripping
all the paupers from All tne poor houses
IN Ireland. many OF TINS class OF emil
grants Who have arrived IN this country
have made apphcasiou 20 % sens oack
to Ireland. Dat OF seventeen emiRranta
recently arrived only nve were able "a
work"
James hsynoids. OF new Raven, pre-
sented letter OF introduction 70 the
President from Ell governor Robert b.
BlRelow OF Connecticus, and stated that
eighteen OF those forced em'grants were
in Nav Haven IN 00ati tut0 Condition.