THE IRISH DELEGATES.

Thames Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 10195, 18 January 1907, Page 2

THE IRISH DELEGATES.

Mi J Donovon, one of tlie Irish, delegates who are now visiting 1 the colony, when seen 'by a newspaper representative, gave some particulars of the wort in whicili he a,nd his colleagues I ai*e engaged. "Mr Devlin and myself," lie said, ''were delegated! by the United Irish Party on the linos of other previous delegations —namely the 'Redmond brother's, Mir D'illon, Sir Thomas Grattan Esmond, amd 1 'Mr Deasey. We have coma to Australasia, for the purpose^ of enlisting the sjnupathy of the Australasian people in tto struggle that we are making for our national rights, and to 1 secure practical support for the Irish Party. At ffame the*© is. no such tiling as payment of members, no railway passes for members of Parliament. Wo arei on a totally different footing. Our people—the Irish pople I—are1—are poor, and it is ne'eessary that those' who represent the aspirations of the people in Parliament should receive support both from Irishmen at Home and] from all liberty-loving sections of the British 'Emipira In regard to the use of the funds, the moneys being subscribed during 1 the present Australian tour have be-on, and are being, foi*(vai-ded Home through treasurers from tbie capitals 1- of the different ■States we visit, afiid ai"e invested by national irusltees of o>uri moiVememt. These trustees are'this.Most Rev- Dr. O'Donnell, BisWp 6£ Riaiphoe; Mr John (Redmond, tlie leader of the Nationalist Party; a.ridi Alderman .Stephen O'Marnl. The lirishl Party i'si the only political party in thie world tihiait annu'ailly publishes a balance sheet audited; "by i>uibliici auditors." ■