Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-06-17

fair and unjust to ask Ireland to contrib
ate unjustly or unfairly.
The motion was opposed by Messrs.
Munro and Davies.
Mr.. Leahy, of Dublin, said Ireland
would never be fairly treated by England,
and would never have justice done her
until she had the right to manage her
own affairs. The motion was carried
with only three dissenting votes.
A resolution was also passed calling for
the appointment of additional factory in
spectors, the present number being totally
inadequate.
Another resolution adopted was that
the high rates charged by Irish railway
companies on all goods in transit is in
large measure helping to cripple the
commercial industry of the country, and
that the Parliamentary committee should
use their best endeavors to assist the
Railway Reform Association in their eff
forts to bring about reduction in rail-
way charges which are Necessary for the
welfare of the country, and that the time
has arrived when the attention of Parlia-
ment should be drawn to the mismanage-
ment of Irish railways with one excep-
ton, and that the Parliamentary commit
tee take steps to assist in the bringing of
our country railways under Government
control, the State to be absolute owners
of same in conjunction with the tele-
graph system, and that all profits obtain
able from such transfer should be adj
minstered to the national advantage of
the whole of the Irish people.
The election of the Parliamentary COM
mittee resulted as follows: Messrs. James
McCarron, Londonderry; Alexander Bow
man, Belfast; w. ]. Leahy, Dublin; Alex.
Taylor, Belfast; Patrick Cassidy, Dublin
]. Chambers, Dublin; John Simmons,
Dublin, and p. O'Connor, Limerick.
On the motion of Mr.. Taylor, seconded
by Mr.. McDevitt, Belfast, resolutions
were passed calling upon the Government
to redeem their pledges concerning the
aged poor by providing pensions for all
workers who have attained the age of
sixty five, and who have an income of less
than ten shillings per week, and also re-
questing Secretaries of trades councils
opinion of the members of Parliament of
their district on all bills and resolutions
coming before Parliament affecting the
interests of the workers.
The delegates were entertained at
luncheon by the Mayor, after which the
subject of international monometallic
system was discussed, resulting in the
adoption of a resolution against mono
metallism. During the consideration of
the question the following letter from
William Field member of Parliament,
was read:
Some workingmen who do not ex-
anime the subject, say in careless way
that either gold or silver is good enough
for them, and others believe that if the
purchasing power of gold decreased they
would not be able to obtain the same
amount of goods for the money they are
now able to earn. Probably there is nc
country in the world that has suffered
more from the evil effects of monometaI.
lism than Ireland, because the price Of
agricultural produce has decreased sc
enormously that the demand for labor
has slackened in the country parts, and
many of the idlers crowd into the cities
and villages, where there is no work fol-
them. Besides, it is evident that under
those conditions the labor market in cite:
and towns is overstocked with those who
can find no work on the farms. Agri
culture hardly pays, and consequently
employment ceases, and there can be NJ
doubt whatever that since the introduc
ton of monometallism, about a quarte
of century ago, the prices have steadily
fallen. A corner in gold has been created
that is to say, the governments of thu
world have nearly all combined in trust
to monopolize the money of the world in
the shape of gold. This monopoly i:
dangerous to humanity, and sustain
commercial inequality between the golC
and silver using country. The working
men of trades unions who have studied
this question have almost invariabl,
come to the conclusion that the old sys
tenn of bimetallisnl is vastly superior t,
the new recommendation, which has beer
introduced to sustain the money lenders
holders and creditors"
The congress decided to meet in Dub
lin next year. 1t was also resolved tina
the Parliamentary committee should con
sist of eight, as at present. In the even
ing the annual congress dinner was givei
in the Fuild Hail.