Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-26
SECTARIAN SCHOOLS.
Will Not Dc Permitted In Manitoba,
f. Despite Canada's Orders.
Resistance May Approach the
Very Verge of War.
Long Fought Religious Agitation Mas Become
Greatly Intensified.

WINNIPEG, March 26.-The remedial or.
der forwarded by the Dominion govern
ment to the Manitoba legislature re-
quests that the Manitoba government re-
enact the school law of 1890 abolishing
the Roman Catholic schools. aud that
they gives
l. The right to build. maintain, equip, man.
age, conduct and support Roman Catholic
schools In the manner provided for by the
statutes which were repealed by the acts OF
1890
2. The right to share proportionately In any
grant made out Of the public funds for the pur.
pose of education.
9. The right OF exemption of Roman Catholic
schools from all payment or contribution to
the support OF any other schools.
The order was addressed to the lieu
tenant governor, and by him to the legis-
lature, which was sitting In readiness to
receive It,
No Compromise.
The legislature was crowded with an In
tensely earnest gathering when the i'm
oortant document was delivered. 1t was
voluminous, and reviewed all the evidence
taken before the privy council Of England,
which body declared that the Catholics Of
Manitoba had q grievance, and that the
governor general in council had the power
and the authority to grant redress by q
remedial order.
The tenor and language OF the order
leave no opening for compromise. 1t Is
command to Manitoba to submit, and
plainly says that IL the legislature does
not obey, the governor general, or, more
accurately speaking, the Dominion gov
ernment, will enforce It's authority.
No definite action was taken last night.
After the order had been read it was laid
on the table for further consideration.
That the order will be rejected may be
taken for certain. or the 40 members of
the legislature only four or five will vote
against the rejection, these four or fvo
being Catholics and representing purely
Catholic constituencies
Greenwsy's Vigorous Language.
Premier Greenway. being interviewed,
said: "We earnestly desire to act with
the constitution, but let all people know
that this trouble Is not of our own max
ing. We claim the right to make our own
laws, and this right we will not give up
without struggle. The governor gen.
erals order will be rejected In Its entirety.
"a long step will then have to be made in
the perilous journey upon which the gov
ernment at Ottawa has set out The Do
minion parliament will then be armed with
jurisdiction to impose upon Manitoba
law to which an overwhelming majority
Of people are opposed. 1t will be wise for
parliament, as Mr.. Gladstone once said,
to think once think twice. think thrice,
before coercing q loyal and law-abiding
community.
Few In numbers, though they may be,
they will never submit to this unjust
coercion. This is the struggle for our
rights. We are free people; we will not
be slaves. We will not have the laws
which we have passed deliberately and
with full knowledge Of our conditions de-
stroyed by body to whom these condi-
tions are unknown, acting without in
quiry and without adequate considera-
tion."
Premier Paterson.
A sensational feature Of the trouble was
the announcement that the Dominion
cabinet, which has just passed the remedial
order, had appointed one Of its own men,
bers, j. G. Paterson. minister Of militia,
to take the place Of Premier Greenway.
This change is believed by the Manitoba
government to mean that the Dominion
authorities want man as governor more
pliable to their wishes and who will un.
hesltatingly carry out their mandate.
Manitoba has always contended that its
governor should be q Manitoba citizen
and this unlocked for action has only
added fury to the flames. Hugh MoDon.
aid, son Of the late Canadian premier, Sir
John, publishes an appeal for moderation,
and points out the danger of the situation.
He pleads that conflicts be avoided and
peace restored by some form of compro-
mise. 1t Is the first appeal of the dead
premier's son to be unheeded The temper
Of the people Of Manitoba Is now such
that only q courageous man would sug.
GOAT coYnpromise.