The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-27
CREATED EXCITEMENT.
situatiOn Pregnant With Critical
Possibilities.

POSS1D1lttteH-
Ottawa, March 26.-The news from
winnipeg that Premier Greenway has
declared that ''tile encouragement
order would be rejected in its entirety"
while not unexpected, has created great
excitement in official circles. 1t is ad-
mitted that the situation is pregnant
with critical possibilities and that much
depends upon the action of the Do
uninion government.
i is, Of course, possible that the
Manitoba legislature may Shelve the
questions for a year, as the federal
parliament has no jurisdiction till the
governor Of the province acts, or re-
fuses TO act, on the order. But this
seems hardly likely to happen, judg-
ing from the reports of the feeling
among the most of the people Of Mani
tobas Assuming, then, that the ordey
"a the council of the Dominion govern
ment is ignored, what will be the
steps taken by the government to en-
force its commands? This question
may be determined by the outcome OF
the two elections, one in Quebec
and the other in Ontario, which are
shortly to be held. :.
Eercherres, an old Rouge" OiberaD
district in Quebec, is vacant. The gov
eminent will bring on an election
there, and if the Conservative candI-
date is retained, the government will
be encouraged to introduce a bill in
parliament at the coming session, re-
establishing the Catholic parochial
school system in Manitoba. The other
vacancy is in Haldemian, which went
Conservative by small majority at
the last election Should the result
here show. as is expected. large Liberal
gains, 1t will be evident that what the
government has gained in the French
and Catholic constituencies it has lost
IN the English and Protestant districts,
and the government viii have to
choose between the two or endeavor to
appease both by some intermediate
course. The British-North American
act IS in many ways an elastic affair,
and it will be difficult matter for the
Dominion government to decide that
IL has or that it has not the right to
interfere in the educational legislation
of the provinces. II it should decide
20 interfere it is probable that such
interference would make the political
divisions of Carada coincide with its
great religious devotion, or would lead
10 a series Of appeals to the courts, the
end OF which can scarcely be 4oreseeh
so far the action of the government
has resulted in stirring up feeling IN
Ontario very hostile to itself. while in
Quebec 1t has q directly contrary eff
feet None OF the party organs IN
Ontario dare to commit themselves to
any definite statement as to the course
70 be pursued toward Manitoba. The
Liberal papers, naturally, their party
being in opposition. are delighted a.
tie trouble and devote many columns
20 reports of all news bearing on the
school question; while the Canadian or
cans, to give one example, yesterday
gave only the bare announcement In
fo5l,- or five lines of the arrival OF the
order in council at Winnipeg. But the
independent journals, without excap-
ton, cry out against any interference
by tile Dominion i:i the school affairs
Of the province Their cry is Hands
off" and there is no doubt as to that
being the sentiment of the great ma
3ority of Protestants.