The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-10
Agreement Between British Com
mission and Fair Management
Responsible for Decision
MAY APPEAL TO PARLIAMENT.
Fact That Products of Emerald
Isle Are Behind Pay Gates
DebarS Them From Chance
10 Win Prizes.

The ancient rivalry and struzSf, 10
tween Cslt and Sassenach are 20 be re-
newed al the Worlds Fair and the cen
ruries-old paint Of British oppression
arises from the Irish az the Fair.
Sine" the organization OF the J,Iries Of
AvsrIs at the Fair and the Inauguration
OF their work o; inspecting the exhibits.
the exhibitors IN the Irish Industrial eN-
hIb.iion have learned for the first time
that under an agreement entered into by
The British Royal Commission 10 tbs
Worlds Fair -.iJh the latter the irish
Industrial EXHIBITS are TO he debarred
from inspection by the jUries and any
Awards b. them
This Is news. and new. .. most dis-
appointing nature to the exhibitors in the
Irish section They do not propose 20 az
cept IL without struggle. and one ~
their number asserts that the matter
may ultimately b. fought out in the Brit
ish Parliament. and that every effort will
be made TO give the Irish exhibitors wha'
- conceived 20 be their rights
The splendid examples o, Ireiand's re-
sources and industries made AT the 1-i<h
exhibit wee collected as the result or the
ro-op.ratIon OF the Department Of Ayr
culture and Technical Instruction OF Ire
land under the auspices % Sir Horace
PIunkeit OF Ireland. and James A. Rear
don o. ST Louis The Department o. Az
rfrulture arranged with the Irish Exhios-
ton Company 10 aid in the collection ana
formation OF the exhibit cor the "oras
Fair without. however. the approval or
III. ROYAL British Commission
The British Commission proposed that
III. exhibit ., the products snd industrial
resources Of ireland be shown behind pay
gates at the Exposition. ana be cors'dereo
"a an exclusively concessionaires' exA-Si'-
An Agreement was made with the Norids
Fair management. "a is said that the irish
exhibit al the Exposition Re made on ;h.s
basis. and ths; thew b. dsbarred from in
sroction nv The iuries of awards and any
adjudgemeut Of avar,is by those juries.
WILL. SEEK REDRESS
This agreement. IL il claimed by the
Irish exhibitors. was not known 10 them
and they dn not propose TO abide by II II
there - any way to obtain redress N tire
matter. I, f. only within the last few
Iays tina: IL has become known 20 them
that the door Of hone in the matter NJ
iury .va-t- was shut. and consequently
they are very INDIGNANT az wha. theJ
consider = great INJUSTICE
T J. McCuIloch. an exhibitor IN the
irish section. representing the Moantiay
Brewing Company and the Dublin whisky
diStiIler!cs. said Yesterday that the whole
question would undoubtedly arise In the
British Parliament. when the right WOULD
he questioned % the Royal British Com
mission to enter upon en- agreement with
tha worlds Fair 70 debar from jury
awards the Irish exhibits which are who'll
" supplied by the resources OF Irish tax
alton
Said Mr.. NcCulioch: "The situation IN
my OPINION. IS that we in Ireland may use
cur natural resources and abilities To at
tain distinction In the world OF commerce.
nav hack our efforts by our own taxa
;ion under the Department Of Agriculture.
bringing exhibits @. our products more
thaa 4o6o miles across ;he seas to St
Louis. but IL We do no: give the honor
and glory OF any success we may attain
To- England. We are. under the ruling OF an
English Commission. to he debaTred from
all recognition b. free and independent
nation in the way OF any merits our ex-
hibits may have attained.
For what reason have the Irish exhib-
It's been debarred, Irish exhibitors would
like very much to know. II Is the unani-
nous wish of Irish exhibitors to have
the.- exhibits adjudged by the juries OF
awards. They brought them here for that
purpose. and expected TO have this recog-
milton. II l. absurd and an insult to sup
pose that they came this distance to he
cIassed as a Pike show. We believe that
the impartial verdict of the American pub
lie would adjudce Irish exhibitors to be en-