Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-28
TROUBLE IN MANITOBA.
The People !rritated by the Acti,

The People Irritated by the Action oi
| the Government.
WINNIPEG, Man., February 17.-In
October last there was begun move.
ment among the farmers of Manitoba
and the Canadian Northwest which was
intended to secure for them redress Of
certain grievances under which they
were being crushed. The first cf these
grievances was the monopoly given
the Canadian Pacific Railway in
that they were granted the ex-
elusive right to build railroads in
this country. Another injustice COM
planned of was the excessive duties i'm.
posed on all goods coming into the coun.
try, the most necessary articles being the
most heavily taxed-namely: Machin-
cry, lumber and provisions. The other
complaints were the mile belt and other
reservations made by the Dominion
government with the object of giving
preferences to political friends in reward
for their electioneering services. The
agitation ended i'll convention being
called of representatives from all parts
of the province. The convention was
held in this city, December 10,
when the ''Manitoba and North
west Farmers Union was organized
and constitution adopted. Delegates
were appointed to go to Ottawa to pre-
sent the claims of the union to the
Dominion government and urge imme-
date action. Though the convention
adopted strictly constitutional plat
form, several members openly advocated
extreme measures = secession from
the confederation and annexation to
the United States being strongly urged.
With the departure of the delegates for
the Dominion capital harsh feelings be-
came somewhat subdued, as nobody be-
lieved that the government would dare
to ignore the righteous demands of q
united people. Such, however, they
have done, and the delegates have
returned, not only with empty
hands, but with insults and sneers
from those in power at Ottawa.
Another factor of primary Importance in
the development Of this country is the
Hudson's Bay Railroad, the right to
construct which will be embodied in the
object of the Farmers Union. Meet
ings have been held and the route
discussed throughout the country,
and the people are unanimously
in favor OF it. To enable
us to build a road to Hudson's Bay the
Dominion government has been asked
to extend the Manitoba boundary to the
north to take IN Fort Churchill, thus
giving the province the power to charter
railway to that point. This request
has not been needed. The fail.
ure of constitutional means to nro-
cure what the people absolutely require
greatly strengthens the arms of the ad-
vocates of extreme measures, and it will
not be surprising if the platform
adopted at the coming convention.
March 5, will be one of demand, backed
by determination to compel recoeni.
tion rather than one of supplication.
which has already been trsa ated with
contempt Manitoba will not long re-
main in the confederation under a pol.
10y which shuts it out of the markets at
it's doors and systematically robs it for
the benefit of the manufacturers and
merchants of Ontario and Quebec. The
council of the Farmers Union have
called convention to meet March 5.
at which the whole Northwest will be
represented, and decisive action taken.