The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-25
ANNEXATION sMING.
Canadians Say They Must Have
More Elbow Room on This
Continent.
Il Not Secured Through Unre-
stricted Trade, it VIII be
Through Annexation.
The Qaebec Telegraph. : Government Or
gan, ON the Rumpus It Succeeded
In Kicking Up.

In Kicking Up.
OrTAwA. Oct. A.-The question Of Cana
da's annexation with the United States hal
become real live issue on this side of tn
international border. There is something
IN the political atmosphere which has 70
moved the restraint which has until recent
" marked any discussion Of the subject
Now every one talks about it. either favor
ing Or condemning it. It is no longer pos
sible tor the partisan Of loyalty to ths
British crown. the sentimentalist, to de
celve himself into the belief that the an
nexation movement in Canada has no fol
lowing. The Quebec Telegraph, q govern.
ment organ, has started the ball rolling
with more success than was expected. Re.
ferrinR to the rumpus it has kicked up. the
Telegraph says:
"About half dozen Of Tory papers in
the Dominion Of Canada have pronounced
against annexation to the United States,
Some Of them are in favor of imperial feder-
alton, more are loud for reciprocity, while
few want representation by population.
1t is clear that Canada 10 ripenine
for something. The very newspapers
against annexation know we'll that the
English-speaking race is gradually moving
out into the states. Let us look at the con-
dition OF Sir Hector Langevin's division,
Three Rivers. What was it's population at
the time Of confederation compared with
to-day? Why, half of the inhabitants have
cleared ont to the United States. The Eng
llsh race will become extinct in Sir
aector's district if we can Judge of the
exodus to-day. In Quebec alone they
are moving out to Uncle Sans domain.
Hundreds of our brightest men are
leaving. never to return. Will the Irish
Catholic and Protestant clergy of this city
not bear testimony to this fact? Ask the
English bankers and leaders Of public
opinion in the eastern townships about our
condition, and the answer we will get Is
that the English families and many Of the
Y. p. loyalists are going west. and their
homesteads taken possession Of by the
French race. Coaticooke. which was prac-
tioally an English town, is to-day beoom-
Ing French. So that in all this we zee a
steady movement through Lower Canada,
hoo.,sg e the xest' OF nearer the imaginary
at the next general elections the policy
OF unrestricted reciprocity is defeated. then
II will not be long before annexation with
me the United M States will be an accomplished
Ieet' ner :. Ihis country ansHt can never pros
= prohibitory tariff between it and the %
United States. The interprovincial trade
is dead failure. The maritime bro
vinces trade with the United States sea-
board. not with Quebec and Ontario. This
mas been proved over and over again, and
hou0 AH~o q =
British Columbia trades with the ports to
the south of 1t on the Pacific ocean. The
authorities of the Canadian Pacific rail-
way annexed their lines to the American
system of railroads at the Sault and through
the state of Maine. The authorities of the
With the American lines by tunneling the
st. Clair river, besides by their numerous
connections to the south. This country is |
too small to afford home market for the |
surplus products of the farm, or to warrant |
the "a development of the mineral wealth.
on this continent; and if we do not get it
through unrestricted trade. then We shall. |
We believe, get it through annexation"
FOR AssAULTING POLICEMEN.
Summonses Issued for Harrison and
Others-BAlfour Gets on:
TnPERARx, Oct. t.2.-Summcnsesh have been
served upon Harrison. q member of the
house of commons, Michael O'Brien Dali
ton, one OF the defendants in the conspiracy
case, and a number Of others on the charge
of assaulting the police at the time of the
opening Of the conspiracy trial. The trial
on this charge will take place before the as
sizes. but the preliminary hearing will be
held before the ordinary court of petty ses-
ANkInV1 NJ <knS Ace. !
!erring the case from the magistrates court
from which the summonses were originally
issued to the assiZes caused renewed ex-
,itement. Father Humphreys, one of the
defendants in the conspiracy case, and who
ss xas yesterday sentenced to pay fine of
e2O OF stand committed for six months for
'ssaniting policeman's wife. made an ap-
2lication for q summons against Balfour.
me magistrates refused to issue the sum- |,
mons.
Baleour win Investigate. |,
DUBLIN. Oct. p. Balfour, chief secretary
or Ireland, has started on tour through
ne western counties, in which it is alleged
prevails IN consequence Of the fail
Investigation as to the truth Of the stata.
nent. 'A-0 ss"se-
A crowd Of nationalists gathered at Gal.
'ay station prepared to receive Balfour !
.!tA cuoetb 1O1 OBrl0n and other nAkion |
list leaders. Balfour had been varned
owever. and left the train at Athlone.
here he took car to Castlerea. ne vii
OF 20 to Galway.
An Expedient to Avoid Reform.
PARIS, Oct. A.-In the chamber TO-DAY
ishop Freppel made severe attack upon
10 budget. He advocated reduction OF ]
le stan OF the civil service and retreuch- !
ent in the estimate for education. He :
pproved the trans.Saharan railway pro-
private enterprise. The budget, he said. !;
sighed heavily ON tho financial Condition y
France. especially because it had become
weapon against religion. Soubeyiran de- !;
ared that the budget was . fallacious ex-
,dient to avoid real reforms.
"A slack the Ripper" Scare. Il
I,oxDoH, OCT. The 'tJack the Ripper :.
are i ON again. Tonight, in secluded Y
vt in 6oath Hampstead locality. vas .,
und dead body Of woman whose head
d been nearly severed. while the body