New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-09
TIE CONDITION OF IRELAND.
RESULT OF INQUIRIES MADE BY UNITED STATES
CoNsULs.

ND@''N'@N'
WAsuINGToN, MAY s.-Pauper immigration
from Ireland has months been under con7idcra
ron IN the Treasury Department number of reports
relating thereto have received and among the most
nierestng OF them Que from Cousul General Merritt OF
London giving results OF an investigation made al his
regnest In March last By the United states consus IN
Ireland General Merritt reviews and summarizes the
answers Of the consuls to these questions:
Firsf The reports submitted while admitting the
gravity of the situation generally that the distress
prevailing pr, sent IA not exceptional IN lts character
and that Inc published accounts t. the contrary are
gger,icd in the poorer agricultural districts the sit
OF the peasnntry u miserable, ana aDcct poverty
s mo rule nut sad IA IL IT, u has brcu the same for
wears and has become the normal condition OF hc The
partial failure of the potato crop IN certain parts OF
ireland has TO some extent aggravated the situation
The fisheries have again been msucccssfn, ana thc
rainy autumn aud winter. while foreDOding no Iood 10
coming crops, have nteriered with the Work oil tue
In brief it may be safely assumed that the much
taEedof starvation point" has not berh reached,
however bad the situation may he, ana tue local ana
Government authorities have abundant means At manu-
second prospects Of amelorntion Of the present
condition Ia tue Immediate future are ulScoulnPIhs
Is altogether unlikely thar the Government wiz rnoIy
begin puDic wVrks IN order 10 give emPioymeh u tne
people the policy settled upon Is rcef either ny the
woIkhOuse or by emigration; iIale IN Ireland
IA extremely duh Land Is almost nn lll
political state Of the country forbd5 the hope OF capital
ieng forthcoming to extend MANUFACTURING interests
Fio whatever point OF yics the subject II looked a.
there s little or no chance for Improvement IN the I'M
mediate future .
IHtTn Win great uDhDlmlly lHc COuhuls th1e
the pICscut condition must act as powerful stimulus 10
emil grafton. In 1882 the emigration was S9,oOo an
increase OF l0S Si7 1884, and the preSent year. a
the lowest Will ceriauy show AN emigration or over
100 600 The to- al plumbers represented lE@ per IOVV
OF ne population IT stood In lsS2.
Fourth tJ the question whether the Government
the guardians OF the poor associations are ehsd.eu
I'm sending padpcrs the United states, some diversity
OF opuion exists which may be accounted Tor Dy tnc
diereuco OF the localities from wnoh the cOnsuis VITO
Consul Lycrmorc. OF Londonderry under5tahds loal
Government agents. Win no great success however
endcayor 10 Induce the poor aud lazy To eulgae MI
Ecces at sligo. after saying that the Puatdiaus OF the
poor have scheduled certain districts under he cl-
graf on clauses OF the Land Hct, states that ia the oSO
Union alone COO applications have been made, ana IN
the western unions considerably more. Continuing
he says: Tho bulk OF these elniSfauts VIII 20 10
the United States. They VIII receive ~ per
head TO cover OF passage aud Quilt IL has Deeh
calculated that hs will So cach which WIZ leave
about I'll e ch arrival. As appears 70 me, tno
Of the poor are dsTOus 10 emgrate those VINO
are likely IA of chronic poverty Al nome anu
save tie rates from their possible support III hose
people thrown upon the ciues Of the United states
Wit hout provision being made bcforohhnd lor
their employment tney may become burdens
on the rates there also and the country Of their adoption
may become loser instead or gamer ny tho ihhut,
Accompanying the above report are the suprcPo'sts u
upon when based from the United states consus ~
Cork Belfast, Dublin, Limerick sHgo' Londonderry "
Waterford.