Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-16
TUE FRENCH CANADIANS.
Their Approaching National Convention
important Questions to- he Considered.

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important Questions tobe Considered.
The 10th National convention of the
French Canadians of the United States
will be held in Rutland June % and %.
The call for the convention is out and
copies will be sent to I'LL the French clergy
men. to the French Canadian press and to
all French Canadian Catholic societies.
The preparations for the convention are
in the hands of an executive committee
of seven. The convention Will be com
posed of so far as they attend First, the
members of the executive committee, all
French Canadian journalists of the United
States, and all Roman Catholic clergy
men. Second, all delegates from French
Canadian parishes, literary associations,
benevolent societies. etc, in fact any dele
gates representing a regularly organized
French Canadian society. The executive
committee except all political societies
Every society or group has the right to
three delegates, who should be furnished
with proper credentials. The executive
committee call the attention Of the French
Canadians to the following questions
|. schools lis it not our duty, no matter
how great the sacrifices we have to make, to
miintain FrcnCh-CHthOlc schools DO we not
consider the use of the language of our anccs-
tors the foundation on which rests the editicc
of our nationality, the future prOtcctrcss of
the religion of the French Canadians
II. NaturaliMtion:-Wh lille doing everything
in our power to preserve the French language
and our national spirit. is it not Il duty we owe
to ourselves, to our family. to Our race, and to
our adopted country, Ountc, without a>Siini-
hting ourselves to the American nation, by
means OF naturalization Is is not our duty to
rctute practically the assertion of those per-
sons, VINO 10y their misplaced zeal for their the
cries ON poll ical econ my have iusultcd our
race, and Il II not our duty to contribute to
the material prosperity of the country 10y Nc-
quiring permanent abOdcT
III. Temperance y hen are the advan-
tHgcs, religious, social, and material of the
FrcnCh-Canadian temperance societies, the
me nbcrs OF which are united for benevolent
purposes ana ptaycrf
". Benevolent CictiCs:-COnsdering That
the French Canadians, who have emigrated to
the United states. have mission t. tutil,
namely, the propagation of the Catholic faith,
by the apostlcship OF the French language,
would ii not he of the greatest Importance to
have our benevolent societies more closely
united to the ccclcsiaSti cul aut hOrtics and by
so doing work more cifcuciOuslY for the re-
/ lgious Advancement of their members an
/ unite the dincreut societies into a national
! body for their social aud material advance
mcnt Would 1t not be practicable to form
/ groups of societies for the purpose of mutual
/ insurance, and 10y so doing keep our brothers
| who are wavcring in the faith from succumb-
/ ing to the temptations which secret societies
/ offer them!
V. The Press: Considering the almost I'M
/ limited power of the press, and the beneficcnt
influence the French Canadian pr IS exercise
| over our national destincs, is IT not to our in
tercst to devise means to unite the French Cat
madam press of Canada and the United States
! in order to work more ctiicaciousy for oul
! advancement
VI Rel What think the French Cana-
| dams of the United states and their delegates
/ here present of the execution at Regina
! Does the convention favor the idea advanced
| by some, of erecting Il monument to the mem
! DRY ol Louis ID. RiclF If decided in the AT
! firmatvc what steps shall be taken
! VII. Bureaus ui Information is IT not il
/ our power to establish in the principal Frcncl
: Canadian centres bureaus of information, Il
/ help Canadian emigrdntS who wish 10 settle
| permanently among us, i'll overcoming the
| difficulties which they generally meet, and aio
| them in finding suitable employment.
! VIII. worship in prisons As the Constitu
! ton of the United States gives every cltiHci
| the right of serving God as his conscience die
| tatcs, and considering that this RIGHT is denlc'
/ to tine inmates of the house of reform on Kan
dali Isl E, the reform school at NcrgcnneS, etc.
/ etc, would il not be to the best interest o
/ French Guardians OF the United states to de
/ wise means Of curing entire liberty of con
science for all Roman Catholics during tn
time OF their detention