New-York tribune., 1894-01-07

try and the climate and is sanguine as 10 ''s
future He declares that Manitoba is more h's
lish than any eastern province Of Canada anu
vet that there such divisions oi cas'e
as those which press upon the laborer III ''ie
mother country. one man looks on ninls'IA aS
the equal Of every other man. There is no trace
Of the servility which is often thought 70 De
sign Of good manners in a peasant in the oiu
World Self-respect makes them avoid the haiu-
ness cruelty and avarice and the imperfect rec
ogntion Of the meum and tuum which occasioh-
ally characterize the English settler" This Eng
lish settler of whom Mr. Legge and. indeed
Canadians generally. speak with contempt Is
never a peasant. He is more likely to be a scion
Of some well-to-do family, which is glad to
be rid Of him. But what the peasant. CONSCIOUSLY
or unccnsciously. is seeking TO realize in his
native land is already the birthright Of every
man living in Manitoba. The Canadian. from
an English point Of view, is a pronounced demo-
crat allowing no superiority in intellect or
culture or wealth to influence his claim To per-
feet social equality. \ man is taken at MS
wcrth and in such estimate there is no place
for considera tions Of birth or occupation Ihe
Canadian does not find it necessary to assert MS
equality II simply does not occur 10 him that
there can he two views the subject. In all
this he is like his ncighbors in the United States
He Is like them also in that with him. as with
them education is free. In Manitoba ANY dis
trct in which there are fifteen children of school
age can claim the establishment of public
school. with duly qualified teacher"
Manitoba. Mr.. Legge represents 1t. deserves
neither the eulogy nor the depreciation that nave
been expended upon 1t. 1t does not respond with
a laughing harvest to the mere scratching of the
soil nor Is IL a land OF desolation the home of
the blizzard where winter reigns for eight
months Of the year. and the fair promise OF har-
vest Is perenniay bighted by summer frosts.
But in his opinion 1t offers better chance to the
settler than 1.-The sun-scorched and cyclone swept
Northern States Of America" Manitoba simply
stands among the first an agricultural
country BIT the decree Of nature. which offers
the great majority of the human race the al
tentative Of industrious labor or starvation. Is
not suspended in Manitoba The capacity for
hard work, the physical power TO endure fatigue
and exposure and the aptitude for agriculture
are Indispensable Those who have fair pros
poets at home are advised to stay there. The
skilled agricultural laborer. with or without
money is the man who is wanted in Manitoba
In England such an one is often forced to board
with his employer at rate fixed by the latter
or 10 take his payment In kind. But the laborer
is fed in Manitoba as part Of his pay and the
money wage is far in excess Of the total known
TO an English laborer. lie can save almost ali OF
it, If he chooses, and may find himself within
three years the owner of one hundred ana sixty
acres of land Manitoba has as yet no poets IKE
Longland or Barnes or John Glare; but such
possibilities as that Of owning farm for ones sell
must appeal with more than poetic eloquence to
the starved and crowded peasants OF the OLD
country. Only that most beautiful trait OF
human nature. love OF home one would think.
could prevent a rapid thinning out in the popu-
iation of England. This love Of the cot in which
he was born or In which he has lived long.
though it may be comfortless and unhealthfui.
is a strong trait in the English peasant. Mr.
Heath dvells upon II as h describes the miser-
able homes of the poor throughout the English
COUNTRYSIDE Houses In Manitoba are perhaps
less picturesque than matched cottages but on
Mr. Legge's showing. they do not breed disease.
His book contains numerous illustrations and
man Of Manitoba