Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-28
TROUBLE IN cASADA.


CANADA undoubtedly has silua-
ton of her own In tho political line. A
Dispatch from Montreal states that
Secretary Of State Chaplcau has sued
the Toronto Globe ior libel. That
paper asserted that he offered 10 sell
his contingent Of the Conservative
party 10 the Liberals during the recent
crisis.
Another dispatch, from Ottawa, says
that Chsplesu has resigned.
In the province Of Quebec tho silua.
ticn IL really critical. The royal com.
mis.lon which Il now invcs.igaii ny
the charges male against Premier
Mercier and his government, has sue
ceded In obtaining evidence da msging
TO tnat ofilciai. Il has been shown
that vast sums Of the public money
have been wasted or misappro priaicd,
aud the authorities can give no salts.
factory explanation.
Mofcler has strong following,
and is making political cnpi'
tai Of his French Canadian orr
gin. He claims TINT the war on his
administration u not from desire 10
preserve purity IN politics, hut because
Of race hatred. His organs afe back
ing him ON this theory. one Of thcm
remarks:
ttIf,tt ,,,,,. a.. ,,r.,,.i.,.s ~ nu.t.,, h..
remained attached tn England because
the people u thls province appreciate
tho liberty of tho constitution and the
constitutional custom. which have been
given to ~. by Great Britain above all
other considerations. Hut a. soon Us the
representatives " Tho mo'rupoi. allows
all tho.o things which attach ~. toEng.and
To be- tampolci upon with impunity the
situation changes, aud out " respect 10
our own dignity We nrc obliged to quos.
ton the future aud 10 SEQ whore We will
find protection ourssly ="
TIL. means that la the event Of
Ncrcior being pronounced guilty, tn,
Frcnch.Canaiian- will seek annexn.
ton TO the Unilcd States. The boston
natct'sr, Commenting on the above.
says;
"Bui Premier Morcior evidently does
not appreciate tho TACT that tho United
States Ia not burning with cagornc-s 10
annex a province. dominated by priest
Gran, whose Official, arc guilty 81 the
gros,csi corruption, aud whose whole
government seems To be honoycombcd
with fraud. wo have problems enough
Of our own to settle without hurdonine
ourselves with those with which the poo-
pie Of the province Of quebec end thom-
selves confronted.
Tho domestic situation In Canada II
stu further complicated by reports
that the treaty Of 1917 viii be- abro-
gated. by this treaty the United
States eau only maintain ON tho lakes
one man.oi.war aud revenue cutter
or two. II the provisions Of this treaty
should be dIsregarded, Great Britain,
It IL said, would man tho lakes with
ironclads. Many of the United States
papers take n serious view Of this mat.
ter. The Mdi and Express declares
that British war ships viii never be
permitted to enter the lakes. The
Detroit river could be- manned and forti.
fed NJ as to render It impossible for
vessels 10 the upper lake. The On.
trance to Lake Ontario from the 81.
Lawrence could be treated similarly.
Teen II the contingency arises, the
Dominion canals could all be obsiruct-
ed. Fort Wayne on the Detroit river,
Fort Plattsburg, ana Fort Montgomery
could all be made strong defense cen
tres by Americans. They could also
be- made headquarters for army d.
visions.
The Canadian question thus appear
to be anything but In settled condi.
ton, anu trouble between Great Britain
and the United States because Of II "a
by no means an lmprObablllty.