Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-27
RELIGIOUS STRIFE IN CANADA.
Making War on the Jesuits I'm Parlia-
ment and Elsewhere.

An exciting debate on the Jesuit question oc-
Cured in the parliament at Ottawa Yesterday
when the OBrien resolution declaring the
Jesuit order a secret organization fraught with
danger to Canada came up. Col OBrien said
that he moved his amendment owing to the
convictions of his constituents, and what he be-
heved TO be the sentiments of a majority of tine
people OF the Dominion. although he WAS
elected as a supporter of Sir John Macdonald
Col. OBrien attacked the Jesuit order yebe-
meDtly and moved that series of resolutions ON
the subject be submitted to the governor-gen-
eraL These resolutions call on the governor-gen-
erai to dsallow the Jesuit act on the ground that
the legislature of Quebec had no power to pass
said act. because lit endows from public funds
rehglous organization, thereby violating the
unWritten but undoubted constitutional princi-
PIE OF the complete separation of church and
state, and of the absolute equality of all de-
nominations before the law; secondly, because
~ recognizes the usurpation of the right BY a
foreign aothorlty-namely, the pope of Rome
To claim that his consent was necessary to en-
power the provincial legislature to dispose of a
portion OF the public domain. and also because
the act Is made to depend upon the will. and
the appropriation of the grant thereby made is
subject to the control of the same authority;
anu, thirdly. because the endowing of the
society OF Jesuits. alien. secret and politico-
rehglous body. the expulsion of which from
every Christian community wherein it has had
a footing has been rendered necessary by its
lntolerant and miscblev Ous intermeddling with
the functions of civil government. is fraught
with danger to the civil and religious liberties
OF the people of Canada"
lengthy debate followed. members attack
ing or defending Col. O'Brien's motion. The
debate was adjourned without coming to a
vote.
A memorial from the Protestant Alliance was
presented to Lord Knutsford. secretary of
state for the colonies, IN London on Tuesday
asking the government TO disallow the Quebec
Jesuits estates act. Lord knutsford, in reply
said that the matter rested entirely with the
Canadian government, to which the memorial
would be forwarded.
The pope. according to the desire of the
Canadian episcopacy, has issued brief in
which he decides the amount of restitution to
the Jesuits by the Canadian government as fol-
lows: Sl6O.OOO to the Jesuits. 100000 to the
Catholic bishops and $4,000 TO the Montreal
university.
IL is understood that the Toronto Nail print
ing company Is making preparation to contest
ITS libel suit with the Jesuits wholly regardless
OF expense. The company will send commas
sion at once to France and Belgium for the
purpose of arranging with prominent states
men there to come over and give evidence
touching the operations of the Jesuit society in
those countries. A distinguished Paris advo-
cate will also be engaged to assist the Mats
counsel in Montreal and Toronto in preparing
the interrogatories to be put at the trial to the
heads of the Jesuit order here The suit grows
out of the charges made by the paper in con-
testing the bill passed by the Quebec legisla-
ture granting the order $1,000 as compensa-
ton for the appropriation of their lands many
years ago.