National Republican., 1883-06-25
pAupER 1NM1eRANrs.


EngIand's Policy Toward Their suffer-
ing COuntrymen.
deputation Of representative Irishmen
waited upon President Arthur Saturday after
noon and presented him tho resolution con-
corning assisted emigration adopted at the
recent meeting of the league in Philadelphia
The delegation was composed of the follow
ing gentlemen:
Alexander Sullivan. president of the Irish
president Irish National league, Cincinnati, o.
Eugene Kelly, New York; james Lynch New
XG Henry HOSnS, ES TSFt q SSo TIiST II,S Emf
grant society Judge ,Sa John Rooney Sggisr,,o Of
%a1en. II SE Conn; bernard ii cSiaf6sn Chicago. III;
F. AT%tT0ns NgEHsS sa Michael SS.ls Doyis
Hugh McCaffrey, Philadelphia 7. p. FitI, Bos.
ton; John Fitzgerald; Lincoln, Nehi John Fahy,
RoSSh Chester, Pa octsvius 4. White, X. D., OF
New York
Mr.. Eugene Kelly, of New York, was chair
man Of tho delegation, and Mr.. John @. Nc
Guire, Of Brooklyn acted as secretary. The
party were received in the Presidents library.
Mr.. Sullivan addressed the President at some
length, beginning by reading the resolution
adopted at Philadelphia, which he followed
with resume of the matters complained of,
and closed by suggesting that an official pro-
test be made against the further reception of
persons reduced to pauperism by misrule;
that customs officials be instructed to collect
information in regard TO this matter, and that
it be reported to congress- and that the United
States call the attention Of the British govern
ment to the fact that the present condition Of
Ireland compels largo number of American
citizens TO send annually an immense sum of
money into that country to relieve dire want
and intense suffering.
In closing Mr.. Sullivan introduced Mr. H.
l.. Hognet, president of tho Irish Emigraut
savings bank of New York, who said that the
inmates of poor houses and other dependents
who have been receiving outdoor relief in
Ireland have been aided by tho British govern
ment to emigrate to this country. 1t is a
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 arrangements
for the reception of those aided emigrants.
Application was made by Mayor Gaskell to
the emigration society at New York for that
purpose, and the society declined to have any
to do with such business, and he proceeded to
Boston, where he mot with better success.
Tho aided emigrants consist largely of
people unable to work--old women and young
children. They have been aided to the ex-
tent of having their passage paid and are
given q miserable pittance of ten shillings
upon their arrival here to enable them to 60
to their friends. OF course that sum is en-
tirely inadequate, and the consequence has
been that they were compelled to seek aid in
New York, Boston, and elsewhere If regu-
lar sffidavits in regard to these facts are re-
quired they can be furnished. We respect
fully request you to use your influence ia
prevent the recurrence of this state of things.
1t is to the interest of American municipali-
ties to have the progress of this aided emigra-
tion scheme stopped. At the proper time you
will doubtless make appropriate recommends
tions to congress upon this subject.
Mr.. James Lynch, of New York, president
of the Irish Emigration society, was the mex
speaker. He read an extract from a letter on
the subject of aided emigration, and said that
the charge of maintaining the poor of ireland
falls upon the poor law guardians, which
body at a recent meeting in Limerick passed
n resolution to the effect that no more ai6
could be given to these emigrants. He alsC
said that such aided emigration, If moi
stopped, will result in the stripping of pau
pers from all the poor houses in Ireland
Many of this class of emigrants who have ar
rived in this country have made application
to be sent back to Ireland Out of seventeen
immigrants recently arrived only i've wer,
able to work
Mr.. James Reynolds, of New Haven, Conn.
stated that eighteen of those forced emigranti
were now in New Haven in destitute circum
stances, only five of whom were able to work
To these five Mr.. Reynolds furnished tempo
rary employment, so as to enable them Il
bridge over present difficulties to preven
them from becoming American paupers.
The citizens of every municipality ant
community in America have as much inter
est, financially and otherwise, in putting
stop to this system of emigration as the Irish
American has. Everybody looks upon thi
thing as an iniquity that should not be toler
ated by the American people,
Mr.. Smith, of Ohio, said that seventy
three of these impoverished people were sen
to Tifhn, and were burden upon that com
munity. If less number had been sent
then some effort might be made to assis
them, but the present party was too large +
support. Mr.. Smith said his neighbors in
sisted that he should come here and lay tn
matter before the President SO that tn
trouble might be remedied.
The President replied to the addresses a
follows:
The subject you present will receive my careful
consideration. II has already been under consid
GRAFTON by the secretary of stale. Correspondent
in regard to it has been had with our diplomat
and consular representatives, and an investigation
into the facts Is now being made by them II is, Q
tain whetherany nation with which II holds amics
BILE relations is violating any obligation ofinterna
stichanatter. Ia Die meantime the law now provide
;hat the officers of the treasury shall examin
into the condition of the passengers arriving a
Immigrants at any port Of the United States, an
n there should be found any convict, iunatit
idiot, or any person unable to take care of him
self without becoming public charge, they sinai
report The same In writing to the collector OF sue
port and such person shall not be permitted I
land. The Investigation will be thorough and ex
haustiye on this side of the Atlantic and on tn
other and in the meantime the law will b
strictly enforced
Each Of the delegates was then introduce
to the President by Mr.. Sullivan, and the con
ference was closed.