The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-14
She viii Not Tear Down Her
Public School System.
PUBLIC FUNDS NOT AVAIL ABLE.
when Church Schools Existed Before
They We're Inefficient.
III Catholic schools Are TO BE Supported
by the state. why Not Nlepnon,,,
and ioelandic Ones ? & Grecnwav e,,,-
not tndertake TO Carry Ont tho
Remedial Order.

lhhlpeg. Manitoba. June Js-Tn ~.
'i1hl1ooa legislature this afternon Attnr
ny General Sexton gave notice Of a ~
- - settihS forth Manitoba's reply 10 tne
4VihiHloh governments demand thar sana-
sShoo4s should again be established
- MANITOBA. II Is a direct refusal ~ ira
Neii4"ild' The reply ia in the form or a me
iaoiia4 addressed 10 the governor ceperaI
% NahSda, IN council. IL first recItes tha
tefheuiaI order and then submits tha fol-
owing These privileges. which bV saitt
~ oiuef we are commanded to restore to oar
-.o.a" 'a Oathohc FELLOW citizens. are sub
S'ahuSlly the same privileges which fbax,
enjoyed previous 10 the year tSat 60
phahce with the terms OF tbs. order SSo,,I,t
restore catholic separate schools with 40
more satisfactory guarantees for their af
ncleney than existed prior 10 the sam.
uate. me educational policy embodied In
our present statutes was adonfa3 after -,
examination Of the results OF the polIcyr
heretofore followed under which tba
separate Roman Catholic schools rov,,
sought TO he restored, had existed for m
"8Fos OF nineteen years. The said schools
were round 10 be inefficient As tondurtat
ander the Roman Catholic section Of tho
hoard OF education thes did not possess
the attributes OF efficient modern public
schools. Their conduct. management ana
regulation We're defective As a result ~
the leaving or a large section of the popu
iation with no better means OF ednraiion
than was thus supplied. many people grew
up IN state OF ilhteracy So far as we
are aware. there has never fwpn an at
tempt TO defend these schools on their
merits, and we DO not know OF any ground
upon which the expenditure Of publia
money IN their support could be justified
We are therefore compelled 70 respect.
fully state to your eScellency in council
fnat we cannot accept the responxibliity
n n NFf he.
remedial order. The reforms effected i'm
lA~ have given an impetus TO EDUCATIONAL
work. but The difficulties which are in
herent In our circumstances have cnn-
stantiy 10 be met 1t will be obvious tha9
the establishment OF a ser OF Roman
Catholic schools, followed by a set of An
glican schools and by Mennonite Ice,
landic and other schools. would so impair
our political system that any approach to
even our present general standard of effi-
cheney would he quite impossible We
contemplate the inaugura ton OF such a
state of affairs with very grave appre-
tensions. We have no hesitation In say
ing there cannot be suggested any meas
ure which. 20 our minds. would more seri-
ously imperil the development of our
province.
I'VE believe that when the remedial
order Yves made there was then not avail
able TO your excellency in council FUN and
accurate Information TO the working
of our former system Of schools. We also
believe there was lacking the means OF
forming correct Judgment as 20 the ef-
feet upon the province of the changes In
dicated In the order. Being impressed
with this view, we respectfully submit
that IL Is not too late 10 make fun ana
deliberate Investigation Of the whole SUD
tect Should such n course be adopted.
we shall cheerfuily assist In offering tho
most complete information available.
q s.ew rsrvfN "a n
important a matter. involving. as 1t does.
the religious feelings and convictions OF
different classes of the people in Canada
and the educational interests OF a province
which is expected TO become one OF tho
most important in the Dominion. no has
ty action should be taken. hut that. on tho
contrary the greatest care and deihera-
ton should be exercised and fun and
thorough investigation made As 10 the
legislative grant VIC hold that II Is en-
tirelv within the control OF the legislature
Of the province and that no part OF the
pnhiic funds or the province could be made
available for the support OF separate
schools without the voluntary action OF
the provincial legislature.
IF this be the case. nothing could be
more unfortunate, from the standpoint
Of the Roman Catholic people themselves.
than any hasty or peremptory action on
the mart of the parliament OF Canada he-
cause such action would probably produce
strained relations and tend 10 prevent the
possibility Of restoring harmony We nn-
derstand IL has lately been suggested that
private funds Of The Roman Catholic
church and people have been invested in
school buildings and lands that arc now
appropriated for public school purposes.
No evidence Of such fact has ever been
laid before us. so far as we can ascertain.
but we confess ourselves willing any
such Injustice can be established. 70 make
f,l and fair compensation therefor
..Tn conclusion we beg respectfully TO
MACE on record our continued loyalty To
her gracious majesty and 70 the laws
which the parliament of Great Britain
has in SO wisdom seen NJ 70 enact Tor tho
good government OF Canada.
gr,so ho,,ea then adjourned. n is not ex-
,e~ta4 that tho question VIII come up tn
IN Monday. when Premier Green"ay
reaches the city from Ottawa