Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-04
NEWFOUNDLANDERS.
BENEATH THE IRON HEEL OF
OPPRESSION

From the Imperial Governme ment- They OPP
pose start hamber Sessions OF the Colo
NAL Legislature O. The Action of the
Observation-Disclosures Causes "a Sensation IN
Parliament
Tl.c Newfoundland House of Assem-
bly, met at st. Johns for the purpose Of
passing local coercion act identical
with the imperial act, with the excep-
tion of provision that IL shall be en-
forced one year only. This provision is
considered blind, because 1t would be
renewable unless similar permanent
act was passed
Morine, one of the delegates sent
protest against passing the imperial act.
lie arrived on the Allan steamer from
England and made a long statement be-
fore both houses of tho Legislature.
The antl-coercion members protested
against keeping the public out but, were
outvoted. AT the close OF his speech
Morine gave notice that he would intro
duce coercion bill.
The rules OF the Assembly having
been suspended. thJ bill was rushed
through its first 9hd second readings
and afterward passed the COMMITTEES
stage, Morine styling himself the leGder
OF the opposition. He was unable to get
a single member OF his own party TO fol-
low him The Government party, which
few days ago passed resolutions de-
nouncing local coercion and repudiating
delegates unauthorized proposals, under
Whteway's threat of dissolution voted
10 give naval officers the right to remove
persons and property of every descrip-
tion on the so-called French shore
where the lobster arbitration is accepted.
Great Indignation prevails at the re-
yersal of policy of the delegates. Most
of the members stayed away. Only four
teen voted for and five against coerc on
in the Assembly of thirty-siX members.
The position OF the people generally Is
that III corrective measures are adopted.
the imperial authorities should bear the
expenses s..s.! and assume . the responslPlltX
from the hagstafIs of the colonial build
ing
The Government created a sensation
by discharging seven of the Fortune Bay
prisoners. One of the ringleaders,
Hynes, is TO be tried for carrying bait to
ST Pierre. Stewart, the other ringlead-
er. is still at large.
Since the agitation commenced public
Indignation has never been so intense as
at present. The Dduu COlOntSt. voicing
public sentiment, says that the back
down is cowardly and contemplate,
Newfoundland being scourged with scor-
pions and by masked executioners for
the purpose of making her accept con-
federation
At the request of the English Liberal
leaders the Assembly recommitted the
local coercion bill for the purpose of en-
acting that il be enforced till the end of
1893, instead of one year. On division
the Assembly met again with c'osed
doors. Three Government members
Study, Finance Minister, Dove and
Duffy-voted with the ant-coercionists.
Strong Indignation and disgust are eX-
pressed at the star-chamber proceedings
of the Legislature.
The action of the Newfoundlanders on
the Queens birthday caused quite q
shock in the Hobbies OF the British Par
lament. 1t is taken as proof that the
colony is desperate and will not submit
quietly to coercion. This is regarded as
astonishing by the Tories and with pain
by the Liberals 1t Is no part of Sails
bury's programme to drive the New
foundlanders into revolt, while he is de-
sirous of both humiliating them and of
removing all cause for complaint on the
part of the French. Tne Tories feel
that the coercion of Newfoundland
might be the entering wedge to sever
Canada from the Crown.