i- - S 0 - Mungret College Past Pupils' Union

FIRST CLUB DEBATING SOCIETY.PRESIDENT - - REV. J. M..tHONY. S.J.PARTY LEADERS - - - - - V. RYAN and G. Hi' Rl.EY.- M. OSIIEA.HON. SECRETARY - - - - - - .ur:trv' natural res'urcc's wouldI'\ i'l,iJie'I and healthy work found forIi iisaitds of unemployed.'I ' Opposition considered that Ireland waslie greatest ca tie-producing country inEurope and that a policy which aimed at the!-ruction or even the restriction of the Irishcattle-trade, struck a blow at one of ourgreatest source's of national wealth. It waswrong to suppose that the rearing of cattlelr ,vi.lc'd employment for but a handful of mencc crated unencjlvnt.nt. TheIrish cattleenabled tic •ic,cfl.-' farcers in thecountry to rear a few beasts and thereby toget a living out of the land. With propermanagement the Irish cattle-trade could becarried on side by side with agriculture to themutual advantage of both these methods offarming.The results of the Debate wereFor the Mo'ion .. .. .. 48 marks.Against the Motion ......50 marks.The Government (who opposed the measure)thus defeated the Motion and remained inoffice,STRIKES.The 1st Session of the First Club Debating S,cL,tV was held 'n SUn4la\ (ii tier 13th.Mr. W. Ryan, Leader o f the Red Branch Knigh' s. was in the ('hair. The Mot 'n lt'f re the'House wasThat Strikes are Injurious to the Public and should be made Illegal."For the MotionAgainst the MotionIn support of the Motion it was argued thatStrikes, especially strikes in big industrie's,dislocated civil life. The Dublin Tramwaystrike was cited as an example of the inconveniencecaused to 'he public when menengaged in public work go on strike. Besidesthe public, the men themselves who go onttrike have much to suffer. If a strike lastsfor more than a few months the families ofthe strikers suffer great hardships, as thestrike money is often insufficient to provide allthe necessaries of life. On such groundsstrikes should be forbidden by law and someo'her less drastic means of settling tradedisputes should he devised.The Opposition pointed out that the strikewas the worker's only means of redress againstthe injustice of employers. The capitalist wasthe strong man of the present day and thecapitalist if not controlled by such means asThe Speakers were : -G. Hurley, M. O'Shea, J. II ick-it.- - - - - - P. O'Donnell. F. X. Mae'namara, G. Foley.a strike would traniple the workman underft and use him as a slave. The strike dealta blow at the vital power of 'he capitalist, hiswealth, and quickly brought him to terms. Theinconvenience caused to the Pulilti by strikesould not be laid to the charge of the striker.who was simply seeking redress againsinjustice, but at the door of the capitalistwh is.. rapacity was the root-cause of all theinjury caused to the public by industrialstrikes.Marks were assigned by he Rev. Presidentto the different speakers, marks being givenboth for matter and delivery. The foil iwresults were obtainedFor the Motion .......39 marks.Against the Motion .......13 marks.The Government thus defeated the Motion andretained office.THE IRISH CATTLE TRADEThe 2nd Sessicic was held on November 3rd. Mr. W. Ryan, Leader of the Red BranchKnights, was in the ('hair. The Motion debated was :-"That the Irish ('attic-Trade has proved Injurious to the Development of IrishAgriculture."The Speakers were :-F'or the Motion - - - - - - --. Macnamara, K. Hannon, A. Muldoon.Against the Motion - - - - - ---. Ryan. M. Haves, 'I. Prendeville, M. Quinn.It was argued in favour of the Motion that The condition of the counties Meath and WesttheIrish cattle-trade, by keeping thousands ofmeath in this respect was described by variousacres of good tillage-land under grass, preven- speakers. By breaking up the great ranchested the due development of Irish agriculture,and dividing these lands into substantial3b()EUROPE INel_lI: l)IJt\lls;cc. IIl\.tS1.% & .FRI('.%,.t' t h .il Se.ist,n, held n November 2.1th, Mr. G. Hurley, Leader of the UnitedIrishmen, was in the ('hair. The Motion before the [louse was :-'rhat the Peoples of Europe have, on the %hole. exercised a BeneficialInfluence on the Peoples of Asia and Africa,"For the Motion - - - - - J. P. O'Brien, A. le'nfesty, D. Ryan, P. O'Donnell.Against the Motion - - - -T. White. K. Gallagher, G. Prendevjlie, B. Booth.The Government (Red Branch Knights) who missionaries from Europe was given due creditdefended the Motion considered the great by the government speakersadvances made by the nations of Asia andAgainst the Motion it was urged thatAfrica as a result of European influence.Europeans l,oth in Asia and Africa have alwaysBackward peoples had been taught lessons ofconsidered their own advantage and had doneprogress in all th'parments of life. Much nothing for the people's of either of thesestress was laid on the recent development of continents.Japan, a country that had refashioned itsThe opium war in China, theconditions of the Belgian Congo, the warentire political life on the model of Europeanactually being waged in Abyssinia were citedstate's. The civilising influence of the Catholicas typical examples of European activity in