Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-17
PAUPER EXPLOITATION.
Emigrants Refused by Canada Sent 10
the United Statcs.


The discrepancy between the official an,
unofficial reports relating to the "assis,et
Irish emigration" is noteworthy and remark
able. The first comes from the combined IF.
forts OF the British officials, who are manar.
ing the business of assisting" Irish emf.
grants to get out Of Ireland and over to the
United States, and our own officials at Wash
ington who have received and sent out the
OH cial reports on the subject this second
rep oft IS That OF the newspaper correspond
ent and special agent of the PHILADELPHIA
trtSs' VINO is In Ireland investigating the as
slsteu emigration business on his own ac.
count. The two reports don't tally at nil
Either the government commissioners have
pt en- hoodwinked or are lying, or the Press
'ei orter Is fooled or is romaucing. Accord
'n8 10 the Official reports this peculiar emil
5fatlon business is conducted with most
scr, puous carefulness and honesty, but If the
P"ss man isn't mistaken, and is telling Inc
ru II, II is being managed with the most
~ mciul recklessness and duplicity, and is
III gether rascally imposition on this coun-
ry.
The Philadelphia Press corrcsl ondcnt visited
Lou hrea, in Ireland from which MONT
Shipp' to the United States, aud made
'crsoral investigation individually. and in
us own way, with some extraordinary rcvc |
atoms and results. These emigrants are sent
out by Board OF Poor Law Guardians |
composed OF magistrates and landords-and |
u may be noted in this CONNIE ton that none
but rich landlords can be elected magistrates
so that in fact, the landlords have the
whole business under their own exclusive
control. Into this goodly company of Poor
Law Guardians the Philadelphia invesliga-
tor resolved to boldly intrude, and he did it
IN style which must have somewhat aston
lshed these dignif d gcntlcm,n n, but he ac-
compllshed his purpose. The correspondent
in his letter, published in the Philadclphia
Press, says:
The Board meets eEry Saturday afternoon
in a large room in ti&sworkhouse oycrlo ,li.
ing Tough Rea, beautiful fresh water lake
OF two by three miles. Last Saturday nd
dressed note TO the Board, asking permis.
sion to appear before it, and make such III.
terrogatories as i thought only the Board
officially could answer. | stated that made
the request with all due respect, and in pur-
suancc OF my duties as correspondent, of the
Philadelphia Press. The luck of II fool,
suppose, was mine 1t so happened that
lawn tennis party had attracted most of the
landlords, and the Board was at the mercy Of
tie Philstincs. On vote, was admitted to
the room, and the clerk. who, may add, is
not friendly to the elected Guardians, was
instructed to reply to all my ntcrrogatories,
and TO give me whatever information that he
had that desired
asked: Weren't all tie pe1ple that
went out on Thursday paupe,s ?"
Il would not call them that"
II don't care what you would call them
weren't they on outdoor relief"
For short time, SIR"
That will do on that point; | want to
know whether or not all the people who were
sent from Loughrea by the e vernment were
not paupers, or likely 10 become chargeable
to the rates ~
81 would not say that sir"
You sit at every meeting of the Board and
hear all that is said Will you tell me, then
whether or no. it is not the common argu-
men, the only criterion that the people are
either paupers at the time of appl cation or
from their circumstances it is probable will
be chargeable on the rates at an early day z"
People atc sent out who were never
chargeabe on the rates"
The elected Guardian could not be silent
longer. A half-doLcn spoke out and said
1ou'rc right, sir; that's the truth. They
would never help n good, industrious man
who wanted TO 90 to America to become
prosperous and improve his fortunes"
-, Were not nearly all those people Of last
Thursday originally intended for Canada ~
I'VE had thought of sending them to
Canada"
did you intend sending them, and did
not you have 10 change YOUR mind Did
no, the High Comhss, ner of Canada refus
10 accept them -
'lle did, SIR"
lherc?"
I'VE always have to write 10 him before
we can send any emigrants, and give the
ages and conditions of the people to 60"
Did you write and ask the United
States!"
No; it is not required"
Now, did not the Canadian government
refuse these people because they were pau.
peis! III read you the names. They went
out thursday. They are: Connolly, Thomas,
aged 40 Mary Anne, 3j Michael, II
8 months; Doolcv, Mary, 40; MARY, us Is
bridget, II; Patrick, IA Margaret. ten
Michael 5; Egan, John, AZ Mary, 40 John,
IA Joseph, 10; Mary Ann, II Michael
bridget, O.; Kate, q Kcough. John, 80
Mary, 80. Mary II John, o; Elizabeth
Bridget, .; Sarah, q months; Reddingtop,
Teresa, 20; Joseph, !.
NO. sir. He declined to receive them be-
cause they had too many children. He said
The family could not earn II support"
"Then the refuse of Canada, which have
been specified as paupers, you dress up nice.
y and give little poke. change to, aud land
hem under such sham on the American
shores p
on, ! would not put it that way"
"Dd not it cost you twenty-five pounds
sterling more to get rid of Them ut the United