New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-07-03
Manitoba ID Rebellio

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With an even greater unanimity than
was expected, Manifob stands by the
policy Of Premier Greenway IN refusing
TO establish separate schools for the
Roman Catholic population Of the pro-
vince. By a heavy mi jjority the defiant
reply Of the minister to the federal gov
eminent was adopted. Propositions to
conciliate the Ottawa authorit ties received
scant courtesy. The people Of the pro-
vince are thoroughly united in opposi-
ton to restoring the separate school sys-
tenn. The fact which raises this act to
the ranksof a tirst-class issue is that it is
virtually declaration of Independence
| addressed first to the dominion govern
ment, and second to the British PRIV
council itself.
a provision of the organic law under.
which the federated government Of Cam
ada exists requires the maintenance of
separate schools throughout its territory
4 The Catholics and the Protestants being
about equal in numbers in Manitoba
when it was added to the dominion, no
serious remonstrance was made. But the
latter have increased far more rapidly;
and, IN 1890, the legislature refused to
4 make appro priations for separate schools
for Catholic children. A petition was
then addressed to the dominion govern
ment and laid before the privy council
OF Great Britain, requiring Manitoba 10
perform whatSwas guaranteed by the
constitution. An order was made by the
| federal authorities, commanding Manito-
ba to restore the separate school system.
1t IS reply to this order, declaring that
the people of Manitoba will not obey,
! which has just been adopted at Winni-
peg after long and heated debate. f. :
Ibis act virtually sewers the relations
between Manitoba and the government
OF the federation. Nor is it easy to see
how compliance can be extorted from the
people Of Manitoba. What, short of a
resort to arms, lies within the power of
the central government, or Of the Eng
lish privy council?~ What is necessary
! to be done, to conform to the desires of
the Roman Catholics and to carry out
the provisions of the FEDERAL law, is for
the Manitoba Legislature to vote an ap-
preparation for separate schools. Ifthey
| will not do this, there is no means visi-
bic by which they can be forced to.
| There is no strong central authority in
the federation, such as our government
at Washington. And as soon as there
should be any attempt at coercion, other
provinces would be in blaze. Ontario
and Quebec would take sides, and there
would be fine prospect not only of a
civil war, but of that bitterest of all
contests, a religious war. This is some
thing that no government would dare to
invite. ~. -.".~ ~.-' ~
| On the other hand, to permit >Manito-
ba to maintain her present attitude is
| equivalent to authorizing her secession.
| If she can defy an order in council, and
throw off the authority of the represen-
tatives of the crown, she is no longer a
member of the federation. but an indie
pendent state. But Canada and Great
Britain cannot permit that with impuni-
ty.. Secession is, in some respects, as
impossible for them to tolerate as it was
| for the United States. The province of
Manitoba lies near the center of that long
stretch Of country from ocean to ocean
which Las been welded into common
government under a central authority. at
great cost of effort and treasure, for i'm
perial purposes. Neither the eastern
| provinces nor Great Britain can think of
the North American territory, with it's
transcontinental line, so valued by the
imperial government for military purpo-
ses, being cut iii sunder by the creation
in its central portion of a virtually indie
pendent state. What has become burn
ing local issue is far more menacing !. in
its larger aspects. The merits of the
school question are lost sight of in view
| of the tremendous possibilities ofchange
and disorder and Reorganization that are
opened up by this belllgerent attitude of
the sturdy little province to the north Of
us.-St. Paul Globe.
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