The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-25
RESTLESSNESS in CANADA.
British Rule Not the Best in the World-Ten-
dency Toward Annexation or independence.

Yesterday q Journal reporter met Hon. G.
w. Fairbanks. who talked in Q very inter-
esting vein regarding Canada. from which
he returned the day before. Il was greatly
surprised" he said, "to find . large part of
the active and business people in western
Canada, and. indeed. in Montreal, for that
matter. are chafng under the restraints
imposed by the British government. / had
been led to believe that the typical Gam
adam held the royal institutions of Great
Britain in great reverence and is proud Of
being q loyal subject of the Queen, but
that seems q mistake. found few such
people, but 1 did find many people who
spoke bitterly of the present condition
of things which maxi their welfare.
SO far as other nations are con-
cerned, subordinate to the interests of
Great Britain Many expressed themselves
dissatisfied with the system which gives
them no choice in the selection of o Gov.
ernor-g general, but compels the people to
accept whOmsOever IS sent, and pay the
large salary and the expense of keeping up
a miniature court after the form of the
home government. The present genera
ton seems to have no sympathy with the
institutions of Great Britain. The CONT
nent Is the home of republican governments
and ideas. and the intelligence of Canada
outside of official circles. is in touch with
that sentiment. And they do not hesitate
to talk it,"
did you hear much talk about annexa-
ton. and is their really any sentiment In
favor of itfD
Il heard a great deal of talk about it or in
dependence. The people of Canada. particu-
larry In western Canada, are much more in
favor of annexation than our people seem
to be. Perhaps it is because they
are now realizing the advantage
which would come TO them if they were
nov q part of the United States. They see
the line In prosperity, and they seem now
to realize more than ever that their dis
advantage is due to an unfortunate depend
ent relation to Great Britain. The differ
ence between the Yankee and the Dominion
side of the line is most marked, while
there is little difference in the people.
Then the present tariff of the United
States makes them realize the great dis
advantage and they cry out aloud against
it. That you could hear everywhere: still
there is no unfriendliness toward our peo-
pie. But as / said before, there is a deep
seated bitterness growing ont oil their re-
lation to Great Britain, which they are free
TO express. and 1t Is probable that the Nc
kinley law has intensified It,"
"Did YOU hear much about the recent
startling revelations regarding the alleged
corruption of the Conserv alive Ministry
Eyes; il was the subject of much excited
talk and is one of the causes which lncite
fresh restlessness because OF their subjective
relation to the British government. The
revelations are filing the pa pers, and there
: are some able papers in Canada, not sC
mucE newspapers as the exponents OF
political opinions. In fact. their best pa
pers contain very little United States news
but they make IT up in able editorial pages
about home affairs. 1t is probable that tn,
effect of a tariff law and the opening o.
these scandals have had much to do II
creating the present excited feeling. Ths
French Canadians seem to be a people by
themselves. Holding to their language
and under control of the priesthood. they
seem TO nave isolated themselves as com.
pletely as If they lived on an island by