Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-31
IRISH PRESBYTERIANS
VIGOROUS IN PROTEST
OBJECT TO UNIVERSITY ADMIN.
lSTRATI0N
Merchant Seeks to Recover Damages
Caused by Alleged Boycott by
Members of United
Irish League

Irish League
DUBLIN, July 90.-The General as
sembly of the Presbyterian church in
Ireland, which has been sitting in Bel
fast for ten days, has concluded its
deliberations. debate took place on
report submitted in regard to the
irish Universities bill.
Professor Heron said the least they
could do was to protest against the
extraordinary steps taken, not only in
the denominational change, but the
steps taken by the commissioners of.
the Queens university, Belfast, in
establishing a chair of lectureship in
scholastic philosophy. This was ap-
parently being done to meet special
demand from the Roman Catholics,
who sent a special deputation to the
commissioners.
Prof. Tod Martin said it was said,
and he did not know whether it was
true or not, that pressure had been
brought to bear on Mr.. Birrell-politl-
cal pressure-and that in consequence
Of this he made six appointments,
adding four Roman Catholics as such
and two Methodists as such to the
senate They had the principle of de-
nominational representation, and in,
that there was unfairness toward de-
nominations that were not so repre-
SenJeQ, ana LHeI6 Was dlbO llllppi ACu ~
the Belfast university at the very out
set a denominational complexion
which he felt could never be changed.
They had no desire to see in the NORTH
of ireland a reconstructed Royal uni
verslty.
The Rev. ]. D. Osborne said the gov
ernrnent had given to the north and
south of ireland two universities which
would be ruled on autonomous and
democratic lines, and 1t was Impossible
to avoid putting persons on their gov
erning bodies without having some re-
gard to their religious convictions SO as
to give due representation TO the dlI
ferent~ sections of the population. lie
thought the four Roman Catholics ana
two Methodists had every right TO De
appointed, particularly when 1t was re-
| rnembered that their duties were merely
provisional.
The report was adopted.
May Merge Colleges
At several recent meetings the board
of Trinity college, Dublin, has discussed
the advisability of making arrange
ments for the practical affiliat1on OF
Magee college, Londonderry, IL is uh-
derstood that proposals have now peeh
made to Magee college under which GER
tain classes in that colege Woulu ne
recognized by the University OF Duplln
in connection with its course In arts
IT is not vet known how far the pro-
posals have been found acceptable Dy
Magee college, but it Is believed that
the negotiations are making satisfac-
tory progress and that an official an
nouncement will soon be MADE
THE report of the nationalist COM
mittee appointed to frame amendments
to the Irish land bill has now peeh
adopted by the Nationalist party
Amendments have been prepared max
ing the following proposals. among
others:
The reduction Of the rate Of the pur-
chase annuity to the old figure, SA per
cent. the issue of consols as an alter
native to the creation of land stock;
the omission of the provision in clause
4 nv which the balance of any bonus
| over 5 per cent ceases to be the
vendors own property, and is addeo
to the purchase money; enabling the
congested district board to pay the
old bonus of 12 per cent in cases where
they had resolved, before the passing
of the act to buy estates, but were
prevented from making an offer by
reason of having no funds; the omis-
sion of clause s, dealing with advance
dividend; the graduation OF the bonus
in inverse ratio to the price obtained
by the landlord from the tenant; the
abolition of the zones and the re-es-
tablshment of inspection and of the
discretion of the commissioners as to
price in regard to future transactions;
STRENGTHENING the compulsory pur-
chase clause in four respects-O by
making 1t retrospective; (2) by remov-
ing the restrictions on the purchase of
untenanted land. so that such land
may be bought anywhere for any of
the purposes Of the land purchase acts;
90 by making the clause more certain
to work in cases where the landlords
refuse formation as to their estates;
and (4) by providing against any addi-
tional compensation being given for
compulsory purchase; giving the same
permanent tenure to the proposed per-
manent members of the congested dis
tricts board as have been given to the
estates commissioners the extension
of the restriction on the purchase by
others than the congested districts
board of estates in congested districts,
without the consent of the board, to
all estates in such districts; the inser-
tion of new clauses providing for pow
er to nominate an owner for the pur-
pose of sale, for shortening the statu-
tory term from fifteen to ten years, and
for abolishing the landlords right of
pre-emption.
In the Nisi Prius court, before Mr..
Justice Wright and a county special
| jury, this week the hearing took place
who carried on business at Moate,
| county Westmeath, as publican, grocer
flour and meal and hardware merchant
and auctioneer, seeks to recover dam
ages for alleged conspiracy to boycott
and injure him in his business against
the following defendants, who are
farmers or shopkeepers residing in or
near Moate: Thomas Birmingham,
Michael Gaynor, John Duffy, John
Gaynor, Eugene Robbins, Richard
Muldoon, Andrew Donohoe, John Far
rell and Peter Malone.
Alleges Boycott
The plaintiff, in his statement of
claim, set out that the defendants were
all members of the Mount Temple
branch of the United Irish league, the
chairman of which was the defendant
Robbins, and that at a meeting on
December l. at which all were present
they unanimously adopted resolution
to boycott him in his shop and hotel
in Moate From that day, the plaintiff
said, he had been boycotted by the de-
| PENDANTS, who also induced others to
refrain from dealing or having any
business transactions with him in any
of his concerns, and by reason of that
conspiracy his business and profits
had been greatly interfered with and
diminished.
The plaintiff further set out that on
April 49, 1908, at a meeting of the said
branch of the league, at which the de-
PENDANTS were present, 1t was arranged
to withdraw the boycott against him if
Thomas Dolin, his brother surrendered