Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-27
CANADIAN WAR-WH00P.
A Bitter TRADE Against the
Society of Jesus
THEIR RECORD PULLED ON THEM
A Canadian Legislator Makes Dec
laratiOn of His Faith and
His Allegiance.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
OTTAWA, Ont., March 26. - When
O'Brien's resolutions were called up in
the House of Commons this afternoon
he moved an amendment declaring
that the Jesuit Order is secret organi'
zation and is fraught with danger tc
Canada. He moved his amendment
owing to the convictions OF his constitu-
ents and what he believed to be the SEN
timents of the majority of the people OF
the Dominion. He reviewed what he
termed the history of the Jesuit Order.
Far was it from him to say anything
derogatory to their functions. 1t was
true that the first work in the direction
of Christianizing the heathen was per-
formed by Jesuits, and hundreds OF
them, with self-sacrifce which
was admirable, had lost their
lives, but the name of Jesuit would not
be byword and reproach in America
and Europe if the majority of the men,
bers of the order were as heroic in the
discharge of their duties. Since the time
Of Elizabeth they were suppressed in
England. Their object was to overthrow
the Protestant establishment in England
If they were not expelled they were at
the point of being expelled from scores of
other countries. Look at their fate in
France and Sicily. In 1866 the title of
Jesuits to estates was referred to the
English Attorney General, and his report
was unfavorable to them. While other
religious bodies in Canada regained their
property, the Jesuits were left out in the
cold as the result of their bad historical
record. The Crown had shown them
great clemency. There is no legal, moral
or equitable claim for the res
toration of their estates, and
all contentious in that direc-
ion are shallow and fimsy. O'Brien
ridiculed the idea of the Pope interfering
in Canadian civil matters and drew at
tention to the reference to the Pope in
the preamble of Mercier's bill. The peo-
pie OF Canada knew it was unconstitu-
tional to let the operation of an act hinge
upon the negative or affirmative of for
eigner. The weapons of Jesuits might
have changed since the time when they
were hated throughout tie world. A
Jesuit was an abnormal creature, without
home or family, submissive to his Su
periors. They always had men to do
their work, whether good or bad. There
had been men of great attainments in
the Order, but the time has come when
the world must know that Canada,
brooking no interference, civil or religi-
GUS. desired to remain British.
O'Brien then introduced a resolutian
addressed to the Governor General, set
ting forth in substance that in the
opinion of the House the passage of the
act by the Legislature of Quebec entitled
'An Act Respecting the Settlement of
Jesuit Estates is beyond the power
of that House, because it
recognizes the usurpation of right
by foreign authority, namely, the Pope
of Rome, and because of its endowing
the Society of Jesuits, an alien, secret
and politico-religious body, the expul-
sion of which from every Christian COM
munity wherein it has a footing, has
been rendered necessary by its
intolerant and mlschievous inter-
meddling with the functions of
the civil government, and is fraught
with danger to the civil aud religious
liberties of the people of Canada. The
House, therefore, prays that his Excel
lency will be graciously pleased to dis
allow said act"
Rykert declared that majority of the
people were not in favor of disallow-
ance. If Ontario wss canvassed it would
support the action of Premier Mercier.
Speaking as an Orangeman, he was pre-
pared to support the Government.
He could not join any anti
Catholic crusade, and, knowing what
he did, would not attempt to smash
the confederation. He was not there to
champion Jesuits, but could bear trib-
ute to the good done in Canada by Ro-
man Catholics. Barron declared that
the Jesuit bill was an encroachment on
the rights of Protestants. He then
dealt with the constitutional aspect of
the cana