The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-10-01
IRISH EXHIBIT
An Agreement Between the British
Royal Commission.
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And Fair Managers Excludes Them
From Awards.

The ancient and persistent English
purpose of crushing Irish manufac-
lures and industries out of existence
has been carried to the Worlds Fair
at st. Louis and put into active oper-
alton there. Ireland, in spite of Eng
fish prohibitive laws and English
competition, has maintained some in
dustries, of which her people are just
~ proud, and these industries made
quite Il respectable showing at the
Fair.
F Since the organization of the juries
of awards ut the fair and the inaugu-
ration of their work of inspecting the
exhibits, the exhibitors in the Irish in
dustrial exhibition have learned that
under an agreement entered into by
the British royal commission to the
Worlds Fair with the latter the Irish
industrial exhibits are to be debarred
from inspection by the juries and
any awards by them.
This is news. and news of most
disappointing nature to the exhibitors
in the Irish section. They do not pro-
pose to accept it without a struggle,
and one of their number asserts that
the matter may ultimately be fought
out in the British parliament, and
that ovo,.x, offort will Io ,,,o1o IN -.:,,o
the Irish exhibitors what is conceived
to be their rights.
The splendid examples of Ireland's
resources and industries made at the
Irish exhibit We're collected as the re-
suit of the cooperation of the depart
ment of agriculture and technical in
struction of Ireland under the aus
pieces Of Sir Horace Plunkett. of Ire
land, and James \. Reardon, of st.
Louis. The department of Agricul-
ture arranged with the Irish Exhibit
ton company to aid in the collection
and formation Of the exhibit for the
Worlds Fair without. however, the
approval of the royal British commits
sion.
The British commission proposed
that the exhibit of the products and
industrial resources of Ireland be
shown behind pay gates at the exposi.
ton. and be considered as an exclu-
sively concessionaires' exhibit. An
agreement was made with the Worlds
Fair management, it is said. that the
Irish exhibit at the exposition be made
OH this basis, and that they he de-
barred from inspection by the juries
of awards and any adjudgment of
awards by those juries.
This agreement, it is claimed by the
Irish exhibitors, was not known to
them, and they do not propose to abide
by it if there is any way to obtain
redress in the matter. 1t is only with
in the last few days that it has become
known to them that the door of hope
in the matter of jury awards was
shut. and consequently they are very
indignant ut what they consider a
great injustice.
Said Mr.. McCulloch. of the Mount
Joy Brewing company: 1.-The situa-
ton, in my opinion, is that we in Ire.
land may use our natural resources
and abilities to attain distinction in
tie world of commerce. may back our
efforts by our own taxation under the
department of agriculture, bringing en-
hibits of our products more than 1000
miles across the seas to st. Louis, but
if we do not give the honor and glory
of any success we may attain to Eng
land we are, under the ruling of an
English commission, to be debarred
from all recognition by a free and in
dependent nation in the way of any
merits our exhibits may have at
tained
'For what reason have the Irish en-
hibits been debarred? Irish exhibitors
would like very much to know. 1t is
the unanimous wish of Irish exhibitors
to have their exhibits adjudged by the
.juries of awards. They brought them
here for that purpose. and expected
to have this recognition. 1t is absurd
and an insult to suppose that they
came this distance to be classed as a
Pike show. We believe that the i'm
partial verdict of the American public
would adjudge Irish exhibitors to be
entitled to have their exhibits passed
upon by the juries of awards
The exhibitors in the Irish indus
trial exhibit will make an effort to
have the juries pass upon their ex-
hibits, and, failing that. will have the
matter brought up in parliament.
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