New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-18
cANAnHS NEW GOHERNMENT.

.rrcA with the Junior French leader, Mr.. Chap
loan involving the early concession OF all that
A. Cbanleau has demanded, and the fornanon
&C q Government for Canada is said to be as
s,rod This means that each of the present
Ministers will retain his portfolio temporarily
Mr. Abbott will assume the Presidency OF the
privv Council, and Sir John Maodonalds o'ner
office. the Ministry of Railways, Will 90 1or inc
time being to Mackenzie Bowel. IL Is sghln-
c,ntIv added that during the Parliamentary re-
cess a reorganization of the Cabinet WILL occur
and the Railway Department Will De given 10
Mr. Chapleau. 1t is not added, but everybody
understands why not, that Sir Hector LangeVin
,,jIl then retire. In word, a temporary peace
has been secured by surrender both OF the
Ontario Tories and of the Catholic French 10
the aggressive French Radical, Mr.. Chapieau'
The surrender is not complete, however, slhce
i+s formal execution is put off into the 1uture'
and what the future will bring forth Is 10 inc
no,v premier a matter of far more soncltuue
than confidence. Its most probable develop
mont Is Sir Charles Topper, and II MI Chap.
Ioou,s bargain does not call for the delivery OF
his ofece before that crafty statesman appears
bo is more than likely to issue from the deal
with only half, and that the lesser hali' Oh MS
snoiIs He will certainly enjoy the satsIac"on
of having caused the retirement OF MS oiu
enemv Sir Hector Langevin, but 1t neeas no
nronhet TO predict that the Ministry OF karoaas
viii 90 at the earliest opportunity, to the man
whose services the Canadian Pacific STANDS mos0
Civ John Thompson will lead the new Coy
n,on+ in the House. where his talents in this
d;eicult labor have already been oonsplcuousiS
disnlayed. Since Parliament assembled ne mas
served rs the actual leader OF his party Do'h Il,
tho House and out Of it, and has won deserVeo
rraise for his tact discretion and energy Ihere
Is M reason, despite his failure to accomplish
yvbat under his protecting wing, Mr.. ADDooO
has accomplished, to suppose that he mas aooi-
coted ANYTHING but the honor OF the Premier
chin THE official statement wherein Mr.. Ao-
ho+rs doinps are reported acknowledges that he
,,,as summoned after the Governor-General had
consulted with Sir John Thompson and upon
Sir Johns advice This is slgnlhcahV au,
mission that the Minister OF Justice Is the n1
promier. and that the nominal one is his Great
u,o II was Sir Johns influence beyond
doubt that brought Mr. Chapleau into Inc VIII
ont the immediate delivery of the Railway De-
nortment. It will be his influence that hoidS
fine Tory party together for whatever ume'
great or short it remains IN power
The nroeress of the new Canadian Govern
ment should be watched by Americans Closely
r. will not be allowed to escape the Necessity
Of making an early definition Of its trade pohcy;
That is the immediate question at Ottawa ana
co great has been the change of public senti-
ment throughout Canada during even the bre1
interval that has passed since Sir John Macloh
AIDS death as to render it highly douoUlW
whether a single vote of supplies can be had
before an explicit statement is made OF the
Governments Reciprocity intentions 1t IS now
known that the letters which were omitted oy
Sir John Thompson from the batch OF CORE
snonGence dealing with the Washington nego-
t;ation were those in which our Government de-
fined it's idea of the range over which the con-
ferences should 90. Whether there were an
sWers TO these letters is not known bur 1t IS
important to see the letters and to know what
is the new Governments attitude toward the
suggestions they make. The reason given by
Sir John Thompson for their omission was that
he lacked warrant to publish them. Presum-
ablv he meant that the United States author
tiles had not consented. We imagine they were
not consulted. At all events, those who wish to
see this withheld correspondence may safeiy
assume that the President and Mr.. Blame are
quite willing it should be given out, and Will
frooly consent as soon as they are asked.