Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-06-17
Was the Most Important Matter
Brought Before the
Body.
Letter From William Field on
international MOnOmet-
allie System.
PENSIONS ASKED FOR The AGED POOR

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by the Irish Trades Union Congress was
brought to close May "a, after session
that may result in much good TO the
workers of Ireland.
President James McCarron, of London
derry, was in the chair, and the most inn
portant business brought before the con-
gress was disposed of. Councillor
Taylor, of Belfast, moved that the con-
gress instruct the Parliamentary commit
tee to bring under the notice of her Maj
esty's Government the necessity for the
reform of the registration laws so that
mistakes similar to that which disfran-
chised Councillor Gageby, Belfast, might
be rectifed, and that the period of quail
fication might be reduced He said by
what was explained as mistake Coun-
cillor Gageby was deprived not only as a
citizen of Belfast. but his constituency
had lost the benefit of his representation.
He thought when a mistake was made
the law should provide some means of
rectifying it.
Mr.. Munro seconded the motion, and
said a blunder had been made, and if the
congress could send forth to the registra-
ton authorities their voice on this matter,
and if in the future these blunders could
be avoided, they would not have made ii
in vain. The motion was carried.
Mr.. ]. Chambers, of Dublin, moved
"That this congress of Irish workers join
In the protest made by every party in
ireland regardless of creed or politics
against the continued and monstrous
overtaxation of this country as compared
with England. and to express the hope
that the findings of the Financial Rela-
tons Commission will be carried into
practical effect, and we call on the Irish
members of Parliament TO resist every at
tempt to shelve the question" In NOV
ing the resolution MIR. Chambers said
this was the most important matter which
had come before the congress since it had
assembled. He thought there should be
no two opinions on this question among
the people of the country, and the APP
peal of the congress was that justice
should be done to Ireland.
Mr.. Walker, of Belfast, seconded the
motion, and said the question particularly
affected Belfast, owing to the great in
Justice done to that city. The Govern
ment had been year by year spending
large sums of money in building up the
navy, but not one penny of that money
had found its way into one Irish center
except the small dockyards at Cork
uaTime after time the Belfast Harbor Com
missioners had appealed to the British
Government, through the Chancellor o.
the Exchequer and the First Lord of the
Admiralty, to subsidie Belfast so as to
enable Belfast to build large dock there
in order that large men-of-war vessel:
could be built there, and time after time
the representatives of the Irish natior
had been refused this small boon, which
every center in England and Scotland
could get for the asking. On this ques
ton he considered there should be sucf
an unanimity of opinion from the Soutf
to the North as would compel the Gov
eminent, whether Liberal or Conserva
tive, to treat the people of Ireland. fairly
and that no longer there would be an,
injustice done to the Irish people. I'm
fortunately in Ireland the people haC
been so long divided on many question
, that the Government thought they wer
so on all questions, and could therefor
flout them. He knew the Irish peopl
would show the Government that from
North to South they were united on thi
question, and the moment the Govern
ment recognized that they would conced
fair financial relations between Grea
Britain and Ireland.
Mr.. Darcus, of Belfast, thought tn
congress was not competent to discus
this question, because in doing so the
were going out of their depth. He di
not think that the congress had stuff
GENTLY weighed the subject so as to Civ
an opinion that would carry any weigh
whatever.
MIR. McInnes, of Belfast, said thi
question was a very important one to
Unionists-and he was a Unionist-bt
cause a bargain was made with Irelan
by England at the time OF the act
union, and that bargain had been broker
That was the ground upon which b
stood. A treaty was made on fair an
honorable terms with Ireland, and that fc
all time she should contribute fair PR
\ portion to the revenue of the countr,
That treaty had been broken time aft'
time by the predominant partner. n
one should fight this question hards
in Ireland than those who wei
Unionists and considered unionisi
best for the two countries, b
cause il was condition Of Ireland
union with England that she should cor
tribute her share and no more. 1t was Ut