The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-26
MANITOBA TO FIGHT.
Legislature Will Refuse to Re.
store Catholic Schools.
THUS pEFylNG THE DOMINION.
The Governor Generals Order Re-
oeived at Winnipeg Only Few
Catholics In the Province.

Minneapolis, March z5-A special 20 the
Tribune from Winnipeg says. The rene
dial order OF the governor genera! IN
council. calling upon the government CT
Manitoba TO restore 10 the Roman Cath
oIics their parochial or separate schools.
reached the city this morning. Il was
addressed TO the lieutenant governor, and
by MIN was transmitted 10 the iegssla-
tare which was sitting IN readiness 10
receive IT. The legislature was crowded
with al intensely earnest gathering 1Een
the important document was delivered
IL was Voluminous. and reviewed all
the evidence taken before the priyy coun-
eli OF England, which body declared that
the Catholics Of Manitoba had a gr'-'--
ance, and that the governor general had
the power and authority 10 grant ~elress
by remedial order. The tenor and Ian
gdage OF the order leaves TO opening FOR
compromise. Ii is command TO Man
iioba 20 submit, and plainly says that. If
the legislature does not obey. the gov
ernor general. or. more accurately speak
Ing. the Dominion government, viii en-
fCrce its authority. No definite action
was taken tonight. After the order had
been read IL was laid on the table for
future consideration. That the order viii
be rejected may be taken for certain. OF
the forty members of the legislature only
four or five will vote against ne rejec-
tion, these four or FIVE being Catholics
and representing purely Catholic COL
stituencies.
Premier Greenway. being interviewed
tonight. said: We earnestly desire 10
act within the constitution. but let all
people know that this trouble is not of
our own making. We claim the right to
make our own laws. and this right we will
not give up without a struggle. The gov
ernor generals order will be rejected in
It's entirety. A long step will then have
been made In the perilous journey upon
which the government at Ottawa has set
out The Dominion parliament Will then
be armed with Jurisdiction TO impose up
on Manitoba law to which an over
whelming majority of its people are op-
posed. IL Will he wise for parliament,
as Nir. Gladstone said, 10 think once,
think twice. think thrice before coercing
"a loyal and lawabiding community Few
In numbers though they may be- they
will never submit TO this unjust coercion.
This is a struggle for our rights. We
are a free people, we viii not he made
slaves We will not have the laws which
We have passed deliberately and with fun
knowledge OF our own conditions de-
stroyed by body by which these condi-
tons are unknown, acting without inquiry
and without adequate considera ton"
A sensational feature Of this trouble to-
day was the announcement that the Do
minion cabinet which has just passed
the remedial order. had appointed one OF
Its members. Hon. II. A. Chatterson.
minister Of militia. TO take the place OF
Premier Greenway. The reason for this
change is believed by the Manitoba gov
eminent to be that the Dominion author
tiles want man as governor more plia-
bic TO their wishes.
Winnipeg March s5.-T'he remedial or
der forwarded by the Dominion govern
ment TO the Manitoba legisia ture was
received here today and requests that
the Manitoba government repeal the
school law OF 1890 abollshing the Roman
Catholic schools and that they give:
First-The right TO build. maintain.
equip. manage, conduct and support Ro-
man Catholic schools IN the manner pro-
vided for by the statutes which were re-
peaied by the acts of lsao.
Second-The right TO share proportion
ately ia any grant made out OF the pub
lie funds for the purpose Of education.
Third-The right Of exemption of such
Roman Catholic schools from all pay
ment or contribution 20 the support of
any other schools.
The debate or the order will probably
rot begin in the legislature until Wed
nesday There is no question but that
Il Will be rejected and returned 10 Ottawa
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