Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-27
CANADA'S SCHOOL WAR
Full of Critical Possibilities Which
Require Careful Consideration.
The Greenwayites Will Fight
the Remedial Order.
Catholics Claim That ssch an act ., EquIva-
lsai 10 Open Asbslloa-

OTTAWA. March e7-Ppemier Green
ways declaration that the governor gen
erals order would be rejected I'm its on
tirety (meaning tho order to grant 10
medal legislation to the CsAholios In mat
ters Of separate schools), while not unex
pected, has created great excitement In
official circles. It Is admitted that the
situation is pregnant with critical posi-.
bilities, and that much depends upon the
action of the Dominion government.
1t is, of course possible that the Mani
toba Legislature may shelve the question
for q year, in which event the present
Dominion government would be relieved
Of the necessity of action for that length
Of time, and the federal parliament has no
Jurisdiction till the government of the
province acts, or refuses to act, on the
remedial order. But this seems hardly
likely to happen, judging from the TO
ports Of the feeling among the majority Of
the people Of Manitoba.
The Feeling In Manitoba.
The first step in the renewed fight over
the parochial schools began In the Mani
toba legislature yesterday afternoon, when
the full message was presented from the
Dominion government, ordering the Man.
itoba legislature to give the Catholics
their rights as they existed before the
abolition Of the parochial schools In 1900
The reading Of the Ottawa message oc-
cupied over an hour, and all verbiage re-
moved, 1t amounts to the request az above
stated. Mr.. Martin, French Catholic
member Of the legislature, urged that the
government should take immediate &C
tion, but Premier Greenway protested,
saying that the message should be printed
In order that all members might know
what they were dealing with. Here the
matter rested.
Meanwhile the situation grows more
complicated. The Catholics and their
friends say that Greenway and his follow
ers-if they reject the order from Ottawa
are rejecting document ordered and
signed by the queen, and such an act
would be equivalent to open rebellion.
They say they cannot conceive how the
Dominion government could do otherwise
than make the formal request they have
made, as they are bound to take imme.
diate action upon the decision Of the high
est court, and see that the grievances of
her majesty's subjects of the Roman
Catholic faith in Manitoba received re.
1ress at the earliest possible moment.
Priests Arc Blamed.
The Greenway government contends, on
The other hand, that the present school
aw Is satisfactory to many Catholics IL it
were not for the agitation by the priests
of the church. They say that IL Manitoba
IS coerced into recreating q dual system,
iualism, both in language and education, |
will be extended to the territories as WELL |
md thus there would be1perpetuated in |
The west the evils which Have caused dis
and stagnation in the prov
nee.
Among the members of the government
'ide 1t seems to be a matter Of opinion
hat the remedial order will be disposed of
Turing the coming week and without any
yreat amount Of speaking. Premier
Sreenway, speaking on the matter, said
he length Of the discussion would depend
lpon the mum ber of individual members
Who wanted to talk. Premier Greenway
lenies that he will compromise the matter
" introducing bill making the schools
ntirely secular