The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-29
MANITOBA's REVOLT
ACTION on THE REMEDIAL ORDER
DELAYED UNTIL MAY.
Legislature VIII Adjourn and Give
the Ottawa Parliament ~ Chance TO
Act-Position of Orangemen.

WINNIPEG Man.. March 29-Premier
Greenway made an official statement to the
Manitoba Legislature, late this afternoon,
on the separate or parochial school ques-
ton. He began by stating that his govern
ment saw no reason whatever why it should
change its position in regard to the school
system of Manitoba, namely: 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 constitu-
tional questions exceeding in gravity and i'm
portance, to his mind, any constitutional
question that has heretofore arisen in any
legislative assembly in Canada since the
day when the Canadian provinces were con-
federated. These questions affected not
only the province of Manitoba, but every
province in the Dominion of Canada In
view Of these facts the government had
decided to ask that the Legislature adj
journ until May in order that ample time
may be given for full and deliberate
sideration of the whole matter.
The Premiers remarks were received with
cheers, and the motion TO adjourn will be
agreed to tomorrow. The Catholics charge
that this is an attempt to shirk the issue,
but 1T is denied by the government officials.
They say that the order from ottawa is
an unprecedented one and must be well
weighed or there is danger OF disruption
The Premier was asked whether the Do
mlnlon 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. inasmuch as
the provincial government was taking the
order into consideration. There was no like
nhood that the Dominion government, hav-
ing 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.
You can depend on it," said another
Minister, that the Dominion government is
not going to touch this school question any
sooner than 1t has to- The important point
in the matter is whether the reply of the
provincial House will or will not be final
government will or viii not be final Of
course, the Dominion government will not
ceived 1t is too important a question to
hurry over
Sir Charles HILBERT Tupper's resignation
and his attitude on the schools remedial
order is the subject of much approving
comment here. The Premier said that his
was evidence also, of profound political
sagacity. Briefly stated Sir Charles Tup-
per,s contention was that the Dominion
country on this important question and
should not have called a. session at all.
The government has already opened COM
munication with certain eminent constitu-
tionai lawyers and has submitted to them
AFR & OF Of the
The opinions of these gentlemen will doubt-
less have bearing on the policy to be
adopted by the government before the
House reassembles in May.
The Orange Lodge of Manitoba was. in
session here to-day and adopted the fol-
lowing resolution on the critical question
of the hour:
Resolved, that we view with the greatest
alarm the present state of affairs which
exist between the Dominion and Manitoba
governments. And we desire to express our
approval of the stand taken by our rep
afatix nc in, ha nrnXinciQ1 IlQiSlatt1re
in Manitoba, our rights and privileges
brooking interference by the central
government in educational AFFAIRS, and
we call upon all Protestants to support
no candidates for the House of Commons
or the LEGISLATURE who will not openly
and unqualifedly pledge himself to determ>
inedly oppose any and all attempts towards
system and imposing upon us and our
children the accursed system OF separate
schools.
toba,s central location in the chain OF pro-
yipees which compose the Dominion, and
having naught to bind us to either, save
religion and languages, ana innerise s ue,
sire to maintain the connection between
the colonies of British America ana inc
motherland, it must be apparent 70 any
statesman British or Canadian, VINO Will
endeavor to check Manitoba by llegai inter- ets
ference, either in the MANAGEMENT OF It's
schools or other international affalrs py
breaking the central link of the chain, IL
must naturally divide. If not endanger con-
The Orange Grand Lodge also adopted
a resolution declaring that in view OF INC
present dangers that threaten the natoiai
school system ,, OF nanvention representa-
tive of all shades of religious ana poiltic5ai
oninions be held in Winnipeg az Al cary ,s
date to voice the sentiments Oh the s ti.
TORS on the maintenance OF the puphc