The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-30
WILL REBEL.
Manitobans Insist Upon Right
of Self Government.
Bonds Of Federation Will Be Strained
Unless a Change Is Made.

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deulars Of the action taken by the Do
minien government regarding the Mani
tobs school question have been before the
public for some days, it Is only now that
this action Is beginning to be fully under
stood.
The Dominion government has done
two things IL has ordered the provincial
suthorities to re-establish the separate
schools abolished In 1890, ard, failing
compliance by the province, the Dominion
has stated In SO many wsrds that fed
sral act will be passed for Ae purpose of
attaining this object
And 70 is at this point that the danger
Of the situation appears. The provinces
have always bcen jealous OF their rights OF
self government, and an attempt to en-.
oroach on these rights by the passage Of
federal law TO accomplish provincial OBJ
ject will evoke vigorous protest from
every member Of the confederation out
side Of Quebec.
This Query will be especially vigorous
In Manitoba and Ontario. because fed
eral law oncc passed for the purpose OF re-
establishing separate schools In prov
ince cannot be repealed by any power
short of that of the imperial parliament in
England. Not only this. IL separate
schools are re-established by federal legis-
lation in Manitoba,
Precedent VIII Ne Established
which will permit Of tho Dominion inter
fering to prevent the Ontario Legislature
from divesting the separate schools OF the
province of privileges conferred by tho
latter body.
1t is because OF the far-reaching con-
sequences involved that there Is such
hostility to the idea of once entering the
wedge OF federal interference.
But how will the Dominion government
aot about re-establishing separate schools
In Manitoba, a course to which 1t Is forced
by the terms of it's own order TO the prov
incs and the refusal of the latter to COM
plyf 1t Is probable that this will be done
by federal enactment relieving Roman
Catholic ratepaysrs in Manitoba from To-
cal taxation for public schools. and giving
Roman Catholic school boards power to
levy rates on their own people for the
maintenance Of their own schools
Further than this, IL In likely that the
Dominion government will retain Por-
tion of the subsidy payable by the Domin.
ION to the previncc under the terms OF
union, and apply this rs supplement To
the funds raised by local taxation for
separate schools purposes.
But what will Manitoba say to this at
tempt by the Dominion to recreate some
thing the province has sought to destroy,
and to do this with the moneys belonging
to the provincial governmenti She will
undoubtedly rebsl. That ID the course
which Premier Grcenwsy's organ, the
Winnipeg Tribune. practically says has
already been decided upon.
Even Bullets Patterson, the new gov.
ernor, will be unable to restrain the Mani
tobans, and the people Of Ontario-whose
sons and brothers make up the major part
of Manitoba's population - will take
mighty good care that the militia Is not
used to coerce the people Of the west into
submission.
Unless the present Dominion govern
ment is defeated before facing remedial
legislation, and another party Is placed In
power that will respect provincial rights,
there will be an upheaval thst will strain
the bonds of confederation.
Tidsd Over For the Present.
wINEIPEG, March 80 No amendments
afternoon in the Legislature on the school
question. and after Lieutenans Governor
Schultz had given royal assent to num-
ber of bills passed, the house adjourned
till May 8, when Premier Green way will
announce the governments reply to the
remedial order from Ottawa. Members
of the Opposition have all agreed with the
premier that an adjournment was the
wisess course TO take at this critical
period
Tupper Mollihed.
OTTAWA, March 3o-The conditions on
which Sir Charles Tupper withdrew his
resignation are that no government bill
will be introduced in the next session on
the question of Manitoba's schools; that
Shs matter be left an open question, and
that only the budget estimates will be-
submitted to pNliament. This is with
view to shortening the session as much az
possible, so that an early appeal to tn,
country may be had.
Used Knife.
Boston, Marcn &c. 0.-rhomas r. Mad.
dox was stabbed just below the heart yes
terday afternoon by Herbert Mcdonald in
adsputo over the ownership of n coae
Maddox Is in q dangerous condition and
Mcdonald is under arrest at station 3,
charged with assault with n knife. Nc
Donald is "a years of age and Is thought to
be q crook
Miners to lie Called Out.
OTTUMwA, Ia, March 3o-At a confer
ence OF miners and operators yesterday, IL
was practically decided to call out 5000
miners now working in the mines of 40
operators who refused TO pay the 1895
scale OF prices. 81 cents and tl for mining
coal. The operators VINO took part In tn
conference, 70 In number, will pay this
scale.
slight Change.
PORTSMOUTH, n. IA, March so-At a
special meeting of the common council
the appropriation bill as amended by the
board OF aldermen. was passed, with the
exception OF striking out the words "for G.
A. r." in connection with the Memorial
Day appropriation. The bill calls for sls4,.
0!5.