St. Paul daily globe., 1890-11-10
NO PRESENT REf.IEF
To Be offered the Irish From
America.


New YORK. Nov. 9.-Thc American
committee for the relief of famine in
Ireland issues The following ruliIic-
statement: lie American &c mn;iltpe
for the relief of famine in ireland trr,-
poraliiy withdraws its anpra! TO TIE
American people. At tie lirie tlat
that appeal was iSsued there was.ilo
reason fer believing tilat lhe distress
which would follow the failure of ln,.t
Fctato crop in Ireland would BIZ r2i;,,,.,.
otherwise than by American genrsoxil,.
NO steps had been taken ny the Hrisi~ij
government 10 meet the crisis. i.ss.
i.fat Greet OF the action Of ti.t. hnerrsu
committee WES to provoke i.nef4riSt;:;i
and tiiEpant dcAiais by Tie ne-i5~iI
Tory press that dis;res, t-N!sf,..!
or tha; famine W9s threatened Ners.r--
EetesS. tie GeYt4cPint lstS Of liz. 'r;.St
mem il have fully continued iiia NARA
ing OF impending calamity put f'lfl-.I
the American cGmn)ittet'S sfi3r.sl f}fAt~l
while tie physical sitsatSna III -5tf4-5
tressed Ireland has not ALFRED. f..g..
has been provided the rr.i3IiSe al i...,S( =
relief Which Will be adequate even 80
the dire nature of The distress Nl!lch =
at land. iia British goecruHiel,f i.ss
been spnrrcd. first, 10 inyt.st!-i,is.-
though It's ciiief secretary fer ireia;.A.
the danger which threatened the lives
OF Its people, and second, tn undertake.
system IF public works iHtise distressed
districts which, by atforiliig partial Fc-
lief. VII! at least postpone ic ili-
vason CT the demon Of famine.
The committee. has good reason r0r
believing that this sudden activity ou
the part nf the British government i,
largely due to the prompt sympathy and
support spontaneously offered from this
country, and the committee &C c0rSiin-iY
congratulate teS The American pcopls- OH
having secured for the sufferers in Ire
land substantial hope or relief With
ont the expenditure Of q dollar Under
these changed circumstances, a5id mas
much IS the British government is ROW
pledged 10 prevent distress coming 10
the Irish people, The American commit
Tee is OF opinion that there may bc 10
reed OF sending fOGd and cluthi;.g 10
Ireland frum America. This conclusion
is reached after friendly consultation
with the representatives of the Irish
people now in America. The commit
tee Is IN no way concerned in the
political mission Of the cnvoys 10 this
country. lie sole purpose of tie conl-
mittee has been to feed the starving
and TO cluthe the naked. II is repre-
sented by tie visiting Irish enjoys that
it would introduce an Interfering ele-
ment into Irish politics if aid in any
shape shon!d be sent to Ireland by any
charitable agency before the present re-
sources of the imperiled peasants were
exhausted. The stu alton OF political
affairs in Ireland is peculiar, ana the
committee is strenuously ANXIOUS 10
avoid creating any new complications
by interference of any sort. These rep
RESERVATIONS of the accredited ENJOYS Of
the Irish people are therefore entitled to
consideration SD long as there is no i'm
mediate danger of actual suffering by
famine. When that point is reached, il
it does come, the committee will, with
the full approval and cooperation of
the Irish leaders, renew its appeal. and
trust TO the generosity of the American
public to carry on an adequate relief
movement. The crisis will come at
about the close of the year. 1t will then
be apparent whether the pledges of the
British government are TO be kept, and
whether the relief measures to be pro-
vided under its auspices will he ade-
Quate. The committee will accordingly
maintain its organization. SO that it may
act at once If events require.