The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
PREP AIRING
AN Inv ASTON
OF CANADA
Fenians Said to Be Organic
ing Forces and Procuring
Munitions of War in Va
rious Parts of the Country.


are said to be organizing here for
j the invasion of Canada. A man
known to have knowledge Of Fe-
nian affairs in Dunkirk says this city
has been called upon to raise 600 men 10
form part of New York's quota for the
125.Oo0 men that are to be enrolled
throughout the country. At the present
time 500 men are known 10 be mustered
with the Fenians here. The remaining
hundred will be obtained with little diff
Guilty 1t is currently reported and ex-
/ tensively credited that the Fenians have
/ two carloads Of arms and munitions OF
war in concealment at or near this city.
This material is said to have been in the
possession of the Dunkirk Fenians for
some years.
BOSTON. Dec pa movement look
ing 10 the invasion OF Canada by the Fe-
mans and the Advanced Irish National
lists has been agitated for some time by
leaders OF these organizations in and
around Boston. Colonel Roger +. Scan
mel. who has been identified with Irish
agitations for many years. said to-day
that there was TO be meeting of prorui-
nent irish Nationallsts in Philadelphia
next Sunday or Monday to discuss the
question 0f invading Canada.
This meeting" Colonel Scanned sovs
VIII be followed by another in Boston,
when reports from the Philadelphia meet
ing VIII De made by Boston delegates"
colonel Scanned says that the present
would be good time for the invasion. as
.he troops oi canada are being sent away
TO take part in the African war.
1T has been agitated for years" con
tinded the colonel. that Canada ebo,,;d
either he annexed to the United states
or should have an independent govern
ment or her own. The present African
war WILL In my opinion. see the irst
break in the British Empire. With an
army or 10000 Irish Nationalists engaged
IN the invasion Of Canada IL would m5ke
Things interesting for the English Glv-
| ernment
referring to the Fenian invasion NJ
canada of many years ago. Colonel scan
mel SAID that IL was a failure hacausa
there We're too many generals and colo
/ heis or no discipline This would NOT han
pen now. he said. since the men are well
organized all over the country and have
! confidence in their leaders
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2s-Tbo pr,,,,t
ambassador, Lord Pauncefote. has n,da
/ no protest 10 the authorities hero Relate
| TO the reported organized movement g.,
/ various parts of the country I'm behalf of
the Beers, including the alleged Fenian
! movement although these matters u,aro
SUBJECTS for discussion between Secretary
nay ana the ambassador as late as this
/ ''''4i- ilt oIlly attention which the
| Embassy is giving to these reports fs IN
Keep advised through the British ConsuIs
/ al various points as to any movements Of
/ Importance. Thus far, however. nothing
mas come from the Consuls To indicate
! that any of the movements was more
tnan local and trifing. All of the advIces
sno" there mas been nothing in the way
OF general organization.
Should 1t turn out that Fenian nnove-
I mpnt Tho
tually discovered and brought to the at
tention of the United States Government
/ sharp and prompt repressive action will
De taken. not only TO prevent the viola
ton or the neutrality laws. but also IN
save the raiders themselves from such
consequences of their actions as befell
the unfortunate Fenian raioers of 1856
The talk of a Fenian raid is we'll CAL
culated to cause alarm on the Canadian
side of the border, as the people of thai
section were greatly agitated during the
former Fenian excitement. Although an
/ actual movement occurred then. the
chlet trouble occurred over alarming re
| ports or invasion which never took place
oomethlng OF panic took possession of
the Canadians on the border and MANY
women buried their valuables on the
/ islahus Oh the border river On the Ameri-
| can side the excitement was intensified
| by local Fenian organizations. which
| urliied In apparent anticipation of a move
] inent, although these proved to be plrelv
/ local bodies, more or less sympathizlng
/ with the movement. but wholly with,oIt
| systematic connection with the head or
/ Sanization.
! 0|-N@
at the War Office, at which were nresent
1ord I Lansdowne, Secretary Of State for
war, ana Lord Wolseley. commander I'm
chief. 1t lasted for hours, during which
IL was demonstrated by arguments that
the opinions of those present were far
from being unanimous
linen L will co. said Lord Roberts
Ihat was after the gathering of great
men at the Ministry OF War had agreed
TO give up any further attempts. to lead
the local campaign from maps studied In
these dingy quarters called the War Of
flee.
But IT had been an awful struggle Lord
| Wolseley may be well enough inclined
but then he has to do with a whole most
OF permanent high officials who have lived
, all their lives amid a halo of red tame
and who love and revere that atmosphere
''Bobs," as Lord Roberts is Familiarity
called. knows this. He agrees with the
South African, who had been in the Mat
abele and Zulu wars. that red tapeism and
departmental jealousies must now and
forever cease II the British army is 10
do any good in South Africa Having
gained victory and being in n position
to dictate 10 the War Department instead
of the reverse. Lord Roberts said:
Now give me Kitchener" Thus he
was given Kitchener. Now, from what
hear. Lord Roberts holds his ideas all
through. This means that war-the new
war"-will not be commenced till, per-