The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-19
CANADA'S WAR SCARE.
,,c1AND LOOKING TO TIE DO
MINEON'S DEFENSES.

pr,nor That Our Government In
.,,ds Putting a Fleet of Gunboats
~ the Great Lakes the Cause for
t,o stir-England Would Send Ships
20 Keep Them Company
rg,cAGo. Oct. 1S.-A special to a Sun
n.ner from Ottawa, Ont, says: SOL
Ia.ing close upon the announcement that
~. TTnired States government. intended to
L.,,o.e the agreement entered into with
c",at Britain in 1917, aud place a feet
- cunboats upon the great lakes
,ss report to-day that at
,ba rsouest of the British government, Lord
"torIay had demanded an immediate re-
s.r+ mon the defenses of the dominion.
Tho military authorities here natura ly
attach some interest as to what the urgency
oorld be that hurriedly called for this
attenuation. The request of Lord Sails
hurry was communicated through Lord
stanley to Premier Abbott last week, and
tba minister Of militia promised to have
tbs report ready to be forwarded to the
british government to-day.
NOT A NEW ORDER.
"For several years past, to use the
language of q prominent military officer
bare the British government has been
bommering at Sir John Macdonald to
srenpthen the defense of Canada, that. in
ibe eyent of trouble, the dominion would
,ot be solely dependent upon Great Britain
M protection. This request has not
zen carried out to the salts
sction of the British government.
h is stated on the highest authority that
ne officer commanding the dominion forces,
lsn. Herbert, was sent out to Canada to in-
,stieate the actual state Of affairs, which
H.y his predecessors appear to have neg
cted. That the relations existing between
Gen. Herbert and the minister of militia,
Sir Adolph Caron, are somewhat strained as
sresult, is an open secret.
SEVERAL REGIMENTS TO BE SENT OVER.
There appears to be little doubt that 1t
h the intention of the British government
b send several regiments to Cnaada shortly.
| This has been in contemplation for some
| time
Again the Notifications at Halifax, still
/ under the control Of the imperial authori-
4 des are being strengthened to make that
naval station impregnable
"Ihe same policy Is to be carried out In
British Columbia, but there is some hitch
between the home and Canadian authorities
@tothe outlay it will involve. The naval
dock yard at Esquimault, on the Pacific
coast was jointly constructed by the Brit
kh and dominion governments, but it has
been reported by the home authorities that
tits seriously defective in many particu-
lars
WILL SEND A FEW IRoNCLADs.
Speaking on the question of defense to-
DAY, a prominent official Of the government
said that the moment the United States
government abrogated the agreement Of
lSl7, which restricted the naval forces OF
10th Canada and the United States
on the great lakes TO four vessels
zach, Ino vessel TO exceed 10(
tons burden, armed with one 1S-pouud gun,
and increased the strength of the feet or
these waters, Great Britain would run u
a feet Of her ironclads to keep them COM
pany. 1t has been suggested tina
England has become alarmed at the
strong annexation movement which appears
to have seized her subjects in Canada, anC
going to take precautionary measures, il
necessary at the point of The bayonet. tt
prevent its further development"