Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-05-19
CANADIANS
TALK OF WAR
Their Sympathies Are With
the United States.
ONE EXCEPTION NOTED
He Represents the Niagara District
In Parliament.

Failed Down by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the
Premier, Who Did Not Hesitate to De-
fine Canada's Position In the War Be
tween the United States and Spain.
Senior Polo Bernabe, Late Spanish Min
lister to Washington, the subject of
Inquiry In Parliament Who Was
Charged with Using Canada as a Basis
of Operation Against the United States.
The Anglo-Saxon Alliance Also Brought
Up and Vociferously Cheered.
OTTAWA, May 19.-The war was in
cidentally discussed in parliament. In
the first place Mr.. Charlton protested
against the presence of SenOr Polo, late
Canada if it were correct that he and
his friends were using Canada as "a
basis of operation against the United
States. The premier replied that
British soil was a refuge for all refu-
gees and as long as the hospitality
extended was not abused nothing could
Dc uOIit III llllS tCtSt lIlt government
had no information against Senor Polo.
AS soon as this was disposed of Mr..
McCleary from the Niagara district
attacked the Canadian alien labor bill
and asked that 1t be amended Ia
this connection he said that while all
parties in Canada would pray that the
American people would come out vic
torious, still there were not rev in
Canada who would like to see the
United states get a bit Of a spanking
because of its unfriendly treatment to
Canada. Dissent came from all over
the house.
Sir Wilfrid Lau.ier rose with some
warmth to reply to this statement.
The premier said: Il sincerely hope
my honorable friend, who has taken
his seat, in his utterances, which at
the moment called for the expressions
of dissent, speaks his own personal
telling and not the feeling of the party.
would rather hope that upon the
present concession, though we are
bound to be neutral and must be neu-
trail in the present difficulties between
the United States and Spain. | should
like to believe that if there is a feeling
at all apart from our duty as neutrals
it is feeling of sympathy for those
who are our neighbors and who share
the continent with US"
Sir Wilfred went on to say that no
matter how inefficient the alien labor
law might be he would deplore the idea
of amending or interfering with it at
the present time For my part" he
went ON to say. Il would rather sub
nit to some inconvenience even if the
law We're deficient, than to at this mo-
ment, when it is possible that the
mother country and the American ma
ton may assume more friendly rela-
tions than they have ever assumed be-
fore than do ever 50 small an act
which would impair what we expect to
take place"
Sir Charles Tuppcr expressed entire
acquiescence in what the premier had
said, and concluded his speech with the
following words: while we are bound
to respect that complete neutrality
that has been proclaimed by the parent
state in reference to the war between
the United States and Spain, neverthe-
less | feel that we can not forget the
people of Canada as of Great Britain
are but one branch Of that great Eng
lish-speaking family and that the in
terests of peace, the interests of civil
ization, and the interests of the world
would be promoted by the most cor
dial cooperation between the two
great branch nations" [Cheers.l