The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-04
FOR THEIR COMMONGOOD
French Residents in Butte Proposing to
Get Together.
The City tn Have n Newspaper tn Repre-
sent French People Living There
plans which VIII Strengthen
Common bonds.


BUTTE. Feb. 3.-About 400 of the French
and population OF Butte
were at the opera house last evening to
listen to the lecture ny Father Champagne.
The meeting naugurated u movement
which has for its end the union of the
French population, as the other national
titles are united by means OF distinctive so
cieties. Representative A. Nj. Dusseault
called the meeting to order and
Father II. Ii. Champagne, who spoke i'm
French, i'm substance as follows:
My presence here may he n surprise to
many OF you, in spite OF TIM, advertise
ments i'm the newspapers Having no
other mission, except what Providence
has assigned me, and knowing the impor-
tance of maintaining i'm you all sentiments
of grand nationality, your magnificent
language and your sublime religion. for
10 years l nave devoted myself IN the ben
EFT OF the of
Dakota have been formed many societies
for the temporal and spiritual welfare of
tinue such hard work l decided to pass a
few months in Montana with. the firm
purpose of helping my country's citizens
ciety among them, OF French Catholic
schools and the education of their chill
Ir rasse IN ,6 Hr.er months =" Sfsif Ias, so. s,,m my mii IN ,ha
French settlements of the cast-Massa-
chusetts,C Connecticut. Vermont and Rhode
Island. where are found thousands of our
countrylnen living together i'm harmony.
/ observed Canadian French having their
meeting i'm some large hail.. called Patri-
otto hall. i'm order To maintain their patri-
otism by speeches i'm favoro of their nation
ality while living i'm n country where they
are exPoJsd :" tine danger 1d losing Their
~. After passing "a few months i'm var
ious localities of the east. l came to Mon
my fellow citizens. My idea is to establish
here a good French-Canadian Journal to
which everybody will have the opportun-
A., - q -. IN ft<u I'm Hf
mutual benefit. i am satisfied that with
the help OF the generous American and
Irish citizens of this city, our enterprise
will obtain n prompt and decided sue
cess.
would also call your attention to the
necessity of establishing i'm this city n
good French Catholic school for the
spiritual welfars, of your children. In the
public schools where Your children are
good civil education, hut they will never
get to- bc good Catholics. having no oppor-
snni.y IN 'hem Of rec q Ca,n3,,s
To give their children such an
education. They are supposed To attend
way. came here primarily to work for
the benefit of the young and growing pop
u~lation.. which is left without any help for
that you are Obliged i'm conscious To make
some sacrifice to obtain that end, for you
only the custodian. l wish to see the
children here given II chance To enlighten
and instruct themselves as though they
went to another country for their educa-
ton"
Father Champagne then introduced
Henri Fournier, of this city. who followed
in an %lOquent strain, advocating concert.
ed action for the Improvement of tho
French people of the city.
| Representative Dusseault presented tho
thanks of the French Canadian popula-
ton To Father Champagne for his visit
and the suggestion is likely to result i'm Il
benefit tn their fellow-countrymcn no,
only i'm Butte. but throughout the state.
Mr.. Dusseault promised his warInest aid
to the new enterprise. DIR. Lcgault was
called upon and expressed his sympathy
with and promised his support to- thu
movement.
The design is tn start the French journal
about the middle of March. IL will bc a
weekly, and IL there is proper encourage
mcnt, il will become "a bi-weckly. IL will
he of four pages, eight columns, and viii
be edited by Il. B. Champagne and Henr
Fourier. Ii * estimated that there is q
population of 1000 French Canadians ia
Butte. besides large French settlement,
i'm Missoula. Deer Lodge, Helena aut
F~rcnchtown.
Another enterprise in connection will
the above is the establishment of "a soci
ETY. to- he known as the National Patriot.
society, for the purpose OF instillings cnti
ments of national patriotism.