The record-union., 1895-03-29
Premier Greenway's Statement to
the Manitoba Legislature.
NO REASON TO CHANGE THE SYS-
TEN AS 1T NOW EXISTS
A Report That Secret Movement is
on Foot in Florida to Organize,
Equip and Embark Large Army
to Assist the RevoIutionists in Cuba.
Special to the REcoRp-UN1oN.

Speclal TO the kECORD-UNION.
WINNIPEG (AIan.), 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 copy OF the remedial order made
by the Dominion Government, raised
constitutional questions exceeding in
gravity and importance any legislative
question that has heretofore arisen in
any legislative assembly in Canada since
the day when the Canadian provinces
were confederated. These questions
affected not only the province Of Mani
toba, but every province in the Domin-
ion.
In view Of these facts, the Government
had decided to ask that the Legislature
adjourn until May 9th, i'll order that am
pie time may be given for full and de-
iberate consideration of the whole mat
ter.
The Premier's 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 from Ottawa is an unprecedented
one, and must be well weighed. or there
Is danger OF disruption OF the cOnfed-
Grafton.
The Premier was asked by the Asso-
cIated 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, mas
much as the Provincial Government was
taking The order into consideration, and
there was no likelihood that the Domin-
ion Government, having a clear three
weeks OF session before the Provincial
House meets again and sends its answer.
will act in the matter before hearing from
Manitoba.
Sir Charles Tupper's resignation and
his attitude on the school remedial order
IS the subject OF much approving COM
msnt here. The Premier said that his
course was a sound and honorable one,
and was evidence also of profound DO
litical sagacity. Briefly stated, Sir Charles
IUpp9r's contention was that the DOuin-
country on this important question, and
should not have called 4 session at all
The Government has now opened COM
mUnicauOu with certain eminent c9nsti-
tutIonaI lawyers, and submitted TO them
for their advice some OF the chief points
affecting the jurisdiction OF the Legisla
ture.
Inc Orange Lodge of Manitoba in ses-
sion here to-day adopted the following
resolutions:
"ReSotced, That we view with the
greatest alarm the present state of affairs
which exist between the dominion and
Manitoba; and we desire to express our
approval Of the stand taken by our reD-
resentaLIves IN the Provincial Legislature
in Manitoba, our rights and privileges
broOkIng no Interference by the central
government IN our educational affairs:
and we call upon all PrOteslants TO sun
port no candidates ICr the House of Com
mons or the Legislature who do not
openly and unquaIIIedly pledge them
selves to deIerminedIy oppose any and
all attempts toward the closing OF our
public school system and the imposing
upon Us and our children the accurEed
system Of separate schools.
'fcSytred, --urther, that on account of
ManItODa's central location in the chain
OF provinces which compose the Domin-
ion, and having naUgHC TO bind US TO
either, save religion and language and
that Inherited desire 10 maintain the con-
uectiOns between the colonies Of British
America and the mother land, it must be
apparent TO any statesman, British or
Canadian, who will endeavor TO check
Manitoba by illegal Interference, eitheri in
the management Of its schools or other
internal affairs, by breaking tne central
link OF the chain, it must naturally di-
vide, if not endanger confederation
The Orange Grand Lodge also passed
resolution declaring that it was advisable
that public convention, Representative
OF all grades of religious and political
opinions, be held in Winnipeg at an early
date, TO voice the sentiments Of the elect
Ors on the maintenance of The public
schools.