The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-27
THE MANITOBA CRISIS
Legislature Listens TO Dominion
Governments Message.
oREENWAY BLAMES THE PRIESTS
says Many Catholics Are Satisfied With
the schools, and that Priests Would
Permanently Afiict the Province.

ciai 10 the Pioneer Press says: The first
step in the renewed night over Darochtal
schools In Manitoba began in the ieelsla-
ture this afternoon, when the full mes
sage was presented from the Dominion
government at Ottawa. ordering the
Manitoba Legislature TO give the Cath
oiics sheir rights as they existed before
the abolition OF parochial schools III l&c.
The reading of the Ottawa message oc-
cupIed over an hour and. all yerbiage re-
moved, IL amounts to the request as
above stated. MI Martin, a French
Catholic member OF the legislature, urg-
I'd that the government should take i'm
mediate action. but Premier Greenway
protested. saying. the message should be
printed. In orderSthat all members might
know what they were dealing with. Here
the matter rested. and the discussion viii
now probably not take place until Thurs
day.
Meanwhile the situation grows more
complicated. The Catholics and their
friends say that Greenway and his fol-
lowers. IL they reject the order from OF
tawa, are rejecting an order signed by
her majesty the queen. and that such
an act would be equivalent TO open rebel
lion. They say they cannot conceive how
the Dominion government could do other
wise than make the formal request they
have made. as they were bound. so far as
lay in their power. TO take immediate
action upon the decision of the highest
court and see that the grievances or her
maiesty's subjects Of the Roman Catholic
faith in Manitoba received redress at the
earliest possible moment
The Greenway government contends. on
the other hand. that the present school
law is satisfactory TO many Catholics. If
IL were not for the agitation by the
priests OF the church. They say that II
Manitoba is coerced into recrea ting a
dual system. duaiism both I'm language
and education viii be extended TO the
territories as we'll and thus there would
be perpetuated into the West the evils
which have caused dissatisfaction and
Stagnation In the province. Among the
members OF the government side tonight
II seems 10 be a matter OF opinion that
the remedial order will he disposed OF
during the coming week and without any
great amount OF Spea king. Premier
Greenway said the length Of the discus
sion would depend upon the time that
individual Members wanted 10 talk. Pre-
mier Greenway denies that he will COM
promise the matter by introducing bill
making the schools entirely secular.
Ottawa. Ont. March 2o.-Eyery other
political Issue appears to have been lost
sight Of IN the face OF the action the
Dominion government has taken toward
re-establiShing the separate schools which
We're taken away from the Roman Cath
olics In Manitoba by the government Of
that province in 1850. AS TO the effect Of
the step Just taken hy the Dominion gov
eminent upon the two great political par-
ties In Canada. Il Ia impossible at this
stage 20 give "a just opinion. The Ro-
man Catholics OF Canada number J. per
cent. Of thu whole population. and as
the grievances or the Roman Catholics
81 Manitoba are shared by the whole
Catholic population Of the Dominion, II
may he readily seen that the Tight fer
redress win be a bitter one. with the
rull force and influence OF the Orange
element srrayed against them.
The present premier. SIR Mackenzie
Rowel. Is a very prominent Ora se-uaao.
bat. with Sir Charles Tupper as minister
81 Justice Ne took the ground that the
| highest tribunal In the realm mas de-
clared that the vested rights of tine
Cathoiics % Manitoba had been lntcr.tr~
"a WITH and a. r. became question for
him either % deny them that rich or
20 restore 20 them that which they Aad
been deprived Or be chose The latter
course. even In opposition 20 the st~0nR-
est orange and ultra Protestant Influence
that could he brought 70 hear upon him
II vas a daring step. a step not 20 ~
taken without several of his cabinet
threatening 10 resign one 81 his minis
ters. Patterson, minister % militia hav-
Ing since carried cat his threat Clark
Wallace. comptroller OF customs holds
the position Cf Sovereign grand master
90 the Orange order. lie stit3 retains his
position in tae government. bat g Is saia
hat he vii have 90 resign. as orange
1c.f1as au over tNts country ARE Messing
reselt. tIans strongly couteTnnatorv 81 tire
EoveFaments action There are ether
,ilszenrsonS In the cabinet over M sfep
taken fowarf restoring Roman CatA91i.
schools IN Narttans. and while = IS hsr.f-
rs prshae'e toAt further resiguat{c~.s viii
follow she matter has created some very
had blood smcuE SIR Narkenxle'< fains<-
Try tEat nav show its~3g when least sx-
pe-ts-3 The IAhe~ai party - II 10 better
position than tA@ govern trent for they
viii have - ~o-vuslt themselves one" wav
or sac other when enc matter comes IN
eefave par}iamen. mext month. IA. ID
erals have always raSt thc3r share - the
Roman Catholic vote. while tira-ta-ses
% t1c oraHSenen - the Dominion ssfn-
port ghe Conservative parry. Tbs fz~t
makes she complications taAt vet r.sv
a~5Se out ot ths Manitoba g. aorE 9erVt.--
even more apparent
settawa Marrh She news f~n-, W.
nIaeg mat Premier Ssrverwav AS de-
3Nr~t that tee E.veFDor generals order
wot3ld - -'re bect~f ir SIS entirety vs4au.
HoI unexpected has createei grrat rx.{fa-
rHenl IN os8eisi circles IL is asR-str-as
tsat ths situation s. pregnant Nth ~rft.
icsl possibilities. AMI that Fmaca d.yse-4S
upon the ss-taou ~ IRE Isozuimiou govern
use0t. 81 - OF course. ssssslb bic that fhe
/ Manitoba legislature NAV Shetve TIE cues
tion zoe a year As the federal rarltaf5,e-.
as no 5@T5s4s,tisss mata the GoVernn.enf
0sfNE 0vse rn0<Avio