The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-25
EXPLOSION IN CANADA
Peculiar nnd HIdlcnlonS Exhibition Of
Temper by Canadian Press.

1thnor ny thhAulnh l'fth'
New York Mall and ExprcsR: our
northern contemporary, the Toronto
Mail. givCs evidence NJ II very peculiar
stutc OF mind, " we may Judge by an
Isolated editorial utiorance Of ycHtcr-
day, 70 Clumslly extracted from the
context for trlnsmisqlUn to us by wire
AS to throw EomG doubt over tho causes
Inspiring It. Tho nrtlCln has 10 do With
IN alleged deportation Ur Canadian
working men seeking employment IN
the United States. md this IL the COM
mrnt referred 10:
"lt " time that this policy OF treat
inG Canadian workbench AZ II they were
Chinese coolies was mot by dOnG leRis-
lAtlnn OF tho same kind On our part
lt CANADIAN WngC-cnrnCTS are to De
rCpulycd from tho United states. Uni.
ted States luborCrs should not be per-
mittcd 10 come IN here and Wnderbld
Our own people. 4 law such ~ Is pro-
posed BIZ Mr.. Taylor, u. T.. for SOuth
Leeds, TX what IL wanted and what the
sense OF the woTISnEmCn OF the c0un.
try !nf begun to demand"
This highly ridiculous exhibition Of
temper Oh the part Of u journal In
iluCntlal and ordinarily fair and con-
Brrvntlvc In It's treatment OF Canadian
relations with the United States puI.
alrs us. We have secured our memory
on the subject OF deportation" IN vain.
The only solution OF this riddle tint
we are able TO suggest. IN the absence
ut the complete editorial. Is furnished
by the presence In Canada OF u Chi
Cngo business man. who IA CndgavOr-
Ing, with the CO-opcra ton OF the l.nur
i"r government. to promote II SChein"
for the settlement or tho British north
west territory with Canadians who
hove been unsuccessful In their pursuit
Of fortune Ia this country. II Is possible
that our contemporary has construed
It's mission TO cmbody the Idea Of re-
puls!on-thOuIh why II should no ~
We do not understand.
The CIctS would seem TO convict the
Mnil OF hys;crla IN form calculated
10 mlslead the people " Ontario and
damage Our friendly Intercourse with
The Dominion. II hns been asserted,
with apparent authenticity, that there
are to-day IN many Canadians IN the
United states as there are above the
border While We IRE not prepared 10
indUrSe thlH statement, the fact Ii has
gone UuChallcnged FOR soma days tends
to substantiale Il. But whether Il he
true q" t1lsc, II Is east to prove the alb
suTIIty Ok the sentiments quoted above.
The mills OF New England annually
welcome thUugdnds o. artisans from
the province Of Quebec and the mari
time provinces. who during the buHy
months are enabled to mike much
more money than thCy can make NJ
home. This money they carry 10 Cana
Ga, but we do not complain,
The states y. Michigan mud HIlnneso-
Ia. by reason Of their position. have an
enormous permanent Canadian popula-
ton; Gut we nave heard OF no 'Lep0-t-
huol, Chicago. single city, contains
nj least nay thousand Canadians.
Many Other Thousands are 10 b" found
throughout oar northwest states: they
are intrenched OF the Pacific c0lst,nud
even IN the far south, They have al
ways been welcome. as among the
most Industrious ana thrifty elements
III our ul!en population
II large percentage OF these outsiders
have not been successful. that Is surely
EI; THE fIult Of ;hr United States. II a
movement ~ on FOO: 20 establish them IN
the midst OF greater opportunities and in
a country ha;h rich and undevelups,i-a
well "A IN thct- native land--i, seems 20
US that the proj@ct Is 4 peculiarly worthy
one. and deserving THANKS rather than
abuse. The sooner the British North
west'S resources ar" developed, the better
:or the dominion, and the smaller the
immigration from the dominion the more
grateful should be The press or the great
colony.
We do not know Mr.. Taylor. VI, P. for
Leeds, Or the bill with which he proposes
20 strange ~" invasion Of Canada by
American wOrk!ngmen. But 1t Is sac
TO say that he Is Il very Short-SlEhted
gentleman, and his bill very foolish
measure Our contemporary II on the
track Ot Its mental equilibrium. A tonic
and few days rest, supplemented by
liitlc intelligent Information, Is the best
prescription We can offer.