The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-29
PAROCHIAL sseHeoLS.
PREMIER GREENWAY MAKES AN
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
Catholics Charge That There Is a
Disposition on the Other Side to
Shirk the Issue-Tupper's Resig-
nation.

Winnipeg, Man, March 2S.-Premier
Greenway made an official statement to
the Manitoba legislature late this after
noon, on the separate parochial school
question. He commenced by stating that
his government saw no reason whatever
why it should change its position in re-
gard to the school system of Manitoba
national schools for all and no separate
schools.
The receipt of the message from Ottawa
with a copy of the remedial order made
by the dominion government raised con-
stitutional questions exceeding in gravity
and Importance to his mind, any Iegisla-
tive question that has heretofore arisen
in any legislative assembly in Canada
since the day when the Canadian prov
inces were confederated. These questions
affected not only the province of Mani
toba, but every province in the dominion.
In view of these facts the government
had decided TO ask that the legislature
adjourn until May in order that ample
time may be given for full and deliberate
The premiers remarks were received
with cheers and the motion to adjourn
will be agreed to tomorrow,
The Catholics charge that this is an at
tempt to shirk the issue, but it is denied
by the government. They say that the
order is danger of disruption of the
confederation.
The premier was asked by an Associated
Press Correspondent whether the dominion
government would be likely to take this
proposed adjournment of the local house
as refusal on the part of the province to
act in the matter of the order He replied
that no such construction could be put
upon the adjournment, ipasmuch as the
provincial government was taking the
order into consideration, and there was
no likelihood that the dominion govern
Dlent, having a clear. three weeks of
again and sends its answer will act in
the matter before hearing from Manitoba.
Sir Charles Tuppers resignation and
his attitude on the school remedial order
ment here. The premier said that his
course was a sound and honorable one
and was evidence also of profound politi-
cal sagacity. Briefly stated, Sir Charles
Tupper's contention was that the domin-
ion government should have gone to the
country on this important question and
should not have called a session at all
The government has now opened COM
munication with certain eminent constitu-
tional lawyers and has sumbitted to them
for their advice some of the chief points
affecting the Jurisdiction of the Ieyisla.
ture.
The Orange Lodge of Manitoba. in ses-
sion here today, adopted the following
Resolved. That we view with tbe
greatest alarm the present state of affairs
which exist between the dominion gov
eminent and Manitoba: and we desire
to express our approval of the stand
taken by our representatives in the
provincial legislature in Manitoba orr
rights and privileges broolzing no inter
ference by the central government In our
educational affairs, and we call upon
all protestants to support no candidate
fol- the house of commons or the legisla-
ture who does not openly and unouali-
fiedly pledge himself to determinedly on
pose any and all attempts towards the
closing of our public school system and
the imposing upon us and our children
the accursed system of separate schools
Resolved, Further that on account of
Manitohas central location in the chain
of provinces which compose the dominion
and having naurht TO bind us to either
save religion and language. and that in
herited desire to maintain the connections
between the colonies of British America
and the motherland. 1t must be apparent
to any stateman. British or Canadian
who viii endeavor to check Manitoba by
Illegal Interference, either in the manage
ment of its schools or other internal
affairs. by breaking the central link of
the chain, it must naturally divide. If not
endanger confederation"
The Orange grand lodge also PASSED a
resolution declaring 1t was advisable that
a public convention, representative of all
shades of religious and political opinions
be held in Winnipeg at an early date. to
voice the sentiments of the electors on the
public schools.