The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-19
CITY OF DUBLIN
 IS ECONOMICAL

Dublin, March 1s.-(Special.) .)-Economy is the order of the day in this city. The Dublin corporation has decided by a sub stantial majority that the salary or al lowance of the lord mayor for the com- ing year shall be fixed at $SoOO, a reduc- tion of 5000.
 A boy who was examined at the crim- inal sessions stated that nine persons were sleeping in room in a house where a larceny is alleged to have been com mitted. The recorder remarked that many of the working people were obliged to live under conditions that shocked not merely ones senses of propriety or decency, but ones humanity.
 Delegates have been invited by the roads board to attend the conference of the representatives of the various county councils to be held here. It is expected that every council in the country will be represented, and that the claim of Ire land to larger grant will again be viz orously urged. Scotland, with only 24,O0O miles of roads, against 54,O00 miles in Ire- land, has been awarded a much larger grant, to keep them in repair.
 The Irish parliamentary party, which has decided not to take part in King Georges coronation, has issued this state- ment:
 Ever since the foundation of the united Irish party, under MT. Parnells leader ship, in 1880, it has been the settled prac- tice and rule of the party of stand aloof from all royal or imperial festivities or ceremonies, participation in which might 1,<t to1- 41.. isfied with or acquiesced willingly in the system of government under which, since the union. she has been compelled to live
 "In accordance with this policy mem- bers of the Irish party took no part in the jubilee of Queen Victoria or in the coro- nation of Edward VII. It would be a great source of satisfaction to us if we could, as the representatives of the Irish nation, take our place side by side with the representatives of the other great component parts of the empire at the cor onation of King George.
 But with deep regret we are compelled to say that the time has not yet come when we feel free to join with the other representatives of the kings subjects on this great occasion. We are the repre- sentatives of country still deprived of its constitutional rights and liberties and in a condition of protest against the sys- tenn of government under which it Is compelled to live, and as such we feel we have no proper place at the coronation of King George, and would lay ourselves open to the gravest misunderstanding by departing on this occasion from the set tied policy of our party.
 Entertaining, as We do, the heartiest good wishes for the king, and joining with the rest of his subjects in the hope that he may have a long and glorious reign, and ardently desiring to dwell in amity and unity with the people of Great British and the empire, who, living under happier conditions than exist in our coun- try, will stand around him at the cere- mony of his coronation, we feel bound, as representatives of a people who are still denied the blessings of self-govern- ment and freedom, and stand apart and await with confident hope the happier day of Irish self-government now close at hand.
 we are sure our people will receive the king on his coming visit to Ireland with the generosity and hospitality which are traditional with the Irish race. And when the day comes that the king will enter the Irish capital to reopen the an- cient parliament of Iceland we believe he will obtain from the Irish people recep- ton as enthusiastic as ever welcomed a British monarch in any part of his domin- ions.
 The Press association adds: The de- cision of the nationalists to abstain from taking any part in the coronation was only arrived at after most prolonged de- Alterations The party met at noon, yes terday, and after sitting for two and a half hours an adjournment was made ,1ntiJ after the deliyerv of the 1,rincipa speeches in the parliament bill debate. A further meeting was held in the even- ing, lasting an hour and half.