The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-27

yin,iaI Gioyernments constitute q formidable
army Ths " s,od,ycs are .h S1p0fi tenass
The titles distributed among Canadian pubic m6,n,ie
men by the Queen usually insure the i ,2ya,S
ham mn TO prefer imperial to Canadian interests;
but the people are thoronghy d9moeresa om sa Of
%. n Eai tase ays been Caught At
boodling aud promounG dsf.st Witch
sa shsr r.G 70 reSe the old French
Quatrain:
Lhls,olte at gu Aairefss
IN pends,t I-svoleurs en- cfolt
Aa,ourd hui les temps somt msi'sur'-
ON pend les croiSa des voieurs
HOW puALIsM WORKS
1t goes without saying that tue duai''tTr w va
Who'll w disttict Communities dweil beneath
Ii. same root and much o, ,her tine a ans
SI nmsss the French Canaiians., d people Of
many virtues. for clInglng # insir n ser
iisrtlsh crown. which granted , them foam pap,
sidins WITH 9 tSo AMERICAN colonies The
protest o, those colonies AGAINST a we sns
Quebec At s S,5sn at rs ri. DAY. "
Is IS Lord purhams paradox. that 10 c orass
become wholly EnSsh f9 ma issInn Of he
W two or races can be brought about only through
Annexaion lyrical relisiWSHns .s s1SSn HnltSha
G Tas asd%its.d into 9hs GonederatIon q isI1
the Dominion Parliament Intended ,hn. Mothf IN
Catholic ssnsrate sehoos sse Schools beng
Risvdsa ne snSnd be BE
The population. Separate schools were a..
cordinsly founded and kent going for tsen ay
is IIi them and compelling tho Catholics s
ii tn.Srh y to nas Gsy
Gonapc' S ,s'r o" MsR tie
bats rnli ninn mi
has aroused q bitter feeling not only n Nm1nG
the Mtis but among tn. french t o. 4usse Of
their poor relatives An nttemrt to nave Ii,s
act declared icy ion PriSy
tho empire has decided that the clause In the
law to aid really
TINT st, the a rsIe ths
ths Ottawa Cabinet for remedi ntro, lesi .;
more. Manitoba would probably rebel
,s' l.aas sa sr with in9 adas sir Fi;a fhen
son. the Minister of Justice. was born and
reared Methodist. but became, Catholic
duly Jealous for Catholic interests. The case
VI Manitoba is in bis hands. and the plots ,s.
fRt fhey are :" stripped
their constitutional rights by the oran ringer tM:
the tmsy Io'r ths Inrea rS,ot ns
If dnaiisrn Is tn be imposed upon the virgin
regions Of the Northwest at the instance OF an
arrogant hierarchy the annexation Oh the
| whole country cannot come too quickly
FRENCH CANADIAN VISION.
For a while the French in Quebec dreamed
OF erecting an indepsndent state OF their own
me mt Of population across tho line. which
| lately has assumed the character Of n regular
| stampede. hns shattered that vision, over
crn.third Of the race Is now in the United
States. and 10000 French Canadians go there
every year The French Ga9aaa a parsrGS o.; %i
00 Que a"S National conventions ,are held
from time to time. ut which, several hundred
meet to Compare T notes The postmssters in
the rural parts Of Quebec say 69 per cent; OF
wnsr and sprns most Of them
to help brothers. sisters. and old folks to emf
R sss EoT SGHs sn IKE hs
and the newspapers. bear witness to the. i'm
provement in the material condition o: tho
These and other agencies like the bank
ruptcy Of the Quebec treasury and the press
arc creating widespread feeling in favor OF
,ssS,is ~ se 5S SiSs ssss ss
Ss
BrtnIn th naf brts ns
Dol of conquest Ia the eyes OF French Cana
| UtAlS. AT any rate, tueTo Is Hp SoHlluleulul
gard to restrain them from .bettorlng their lot
by hauling IT down. .AbhS DnEas. vino has
been trying IN vain to divert the stream OF
land to ManitoCa. writes in la 1atrie that the
race is being annexed IN detail. and that IL the
boo will DO merely question OF time. The
! Canadian Constitution PROVIDES expressly Tor
msIsr oxistnr eondons that
HOMOGENEOUS nationality should ever be
evolved. Hence there isIro sign such as Is OBJ
servahle in the Australian colonies OF the
growth OF national spirit.
cANADAs TRADE QUESTION.
The most vital question for Canad, has al
been That Of o1 osn traIs 5ehat3n VIII
the provinces were regulated 10y the British
Government. For years colonial products
British market and British manuiacturos re.
ceived like treatment in the colonia markets.
tn et a.e had y
business for the British people. To take que
well-known instance. the price OF British West
OF foreign grown sugar would have been had
the latter been admitted at the same rate OF
tory goods she sent; to the West Indies into
buy hea tho iorsgn pan,er Gam W Wheat IT.
-four and lumber received preferential treat
msnt. Some eomp'uined that the Brltis,
interests in arranging tho Canadian tariff. hut.
while they would have boon very glad to get
|
the people wero on this whole well satisfied
with the Arrangement, and when it was ahol
| lshed there WAS u vehement cutlery. The
British.Ameriean League. an organization
composed Of Upper Canadian Tories. met and
declared that il was tho duty Of tho Imperial
Government either to restore the preferential
system or to open to Canada the markets ol
foreign counties upon terms OF reciprocity
more especially the market Ut the United
States. one or tho other" said the res0lli.
tions lis considered Indispensable to the
continuance Of our political connection with
Britain" Tae Government of pper and Lower
Canada. the two provinces having been
brought together under U legislative union.
proposed ut ono time to force the United
states TO yield reciprocity by charging higher
toll on American thnn on Canadian exports
going through tho st. Lawrence cana.s-a
course actually adopted In recent years and Il
convention OF merchants requested it 'tc
mark the views oi Canada at tho refusal OF
reciprocity on the part OF tho United States by
placing higher scale OF duties on the manu-
tactures OF TINT country imported into Canada
thun OH those OF any other country" Canadian
trade WAS dislocated for the time being. and
there were many failures. In lSiJu manifesto
In favor Of political union WAS i-sued 10y prom
inent merchants and, rolIticians. OF Mon,
trea. Sir John Aubott, now Premier OF
the po!ninion, was one VI those who
signed it. Nothing short OF anneya
, | ton. 1t was said. could do away wifi