The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-19

Revival of Race Animosity-m Feeling Mt the
Chiefs Militia Reforms.

MONTREAL. March 14-One of the most nota-
hle things in canada just now is the renewal OF
the racial discords that appeared to have died
away. and there IL reason to believe that the
reappeurance of Sir Charles Upper on the
stump has had something to do with It. 1t
may OF course be nothing more than a coinci-
dence. but al any rate il is remarked. Various
circumstances have given rise to this very un-
desirable state of things: among them il Sir
WiIfrid Iauri.r's refusal To introduce a pruhi-
bition bill during the coming session OF Parlia-
ment. because the vote for prohibition on the
occasion Of the recent nlehiscite represented
only ~ per cent. Of the registered electorate,
There was II majority OF $4,000 in favor in the
general vote. but Sir Wilfrid's own province.
Quebec. went solidly against it. This leads
the ErpHing .Ne1rS Of Toronto. one of the Tup-
per organs. to say:
Sir Wilfril Iaurier. in refusing the request Of tho
Prnhihitlunists i not only %arrLNing himself on tho
side Of the minority, hut is assuming that i is All
right for the entire DOminlun to he governed by the
most backward province in III n2minion. 1t is
only one NOR" inst,snc. proving that III" Dominion" f
Canada is ruled by III" descendants ~ III" con,
Hm"rmh frenchmrm. WHO w.rs NJ mhT w. \ inc %"n ne ,hd
conquest that should never have been granted.
Against this rrovocation the Ihtri'. the
chief Liberal organ here. rides full tilt in the
folluwin language:
Always the same tactics. The Tories OF Ontario
speculate on prvjndicr and ha're to recover ground
a. the coming 'lCClun-, ana th' tendency OF their
daily Efforts il to RAISE English opinion against the
f~r"nchman lauri'r. Never sinG" ls"i hay" we
en- "l"m,ut.. between the different provinces. The
raucnr- o. six years of burning agitation over the
fierce struggle. have been, one may say. cfarrd and,
under III" l,ir"rt,nn OF a ministry Of rr%gress and
nstouish NJ fash on That does not SUIT the gam" "
the:r venom and scum TO accomplish their detcsta'
BILE work.
Then Major-G"n. Hutton, whose decision to
| lish-sp"nking Canadian officers Of tn" stan Is
meeting with considerable opposition; has been
letting himself put in a way that has given
Speech at Toronto K" said. win reference t"
the national army he proposes TO create:
whole of Canada. English-spsaking Canada.
TTorthw"steTn Canadai the whole of canada;
Under ordinary circumstances this would
have been PASSED over without criticism, but
in the sensitive Stntc of public feeling arising
ont Of the failure Of the, High Commission,
II" rqrc question IN regard To- hrohihitIgn ana
ing TO break ont again; it was impQlitlc., 4
good deal ut unfayorahl" common IL being
passed on this and other utteranc"s OF, thr
General CONCERNING tn" unnr"par"dll"ss 81 m
Canadian militia for serious service. ana on
IL crcESjW S,m Holds no 'nmtcse%rt"iin liamngdas" on
IN" impoliry of Gen. Hutt9n's methods and
src"ch"s, onh sees u" remedy for th% dlss3tiS,
militia force but the putting AT IT, heal of {
native Canadian officer. What II says is wortl
quoting a. showing the prevailing feeling OF
the subject;
Gen. Hutton. like all his predecessors. has received
his training In the British Army. Like them. IL
comes to Canada To- put into effect the same m"thod
sors H." will rot succeed. Their IS a vast dilirr"n.'
between the British regular and the Canadian mill
tlman. Thu English suldier Is generally of low ~
sal status. According - a recent official return
n"lrly 20 per cent. Of tho soldiers III N" British
Army IAN neither read nor write. They hay" heel
AMI T. pay Difference 10 III" =" superior order.
II re- the case IL different, We doubt II Their
il in the ranks Of the militia ~ Ontario a SIN
gle man who cannot both read and write. Tn
spriII standing OF many men III the ranks Is unlt
equal To- that - the commanding officer. II tho "a
nat = the tone, manner and language ~ N" Britis
ON 'cr there would he speedy IT uhlr and Iul-k ds
haudmrnt. The trouble with Major zen, Hutton
an his predecessors has been that, although the
have been, in most Instances, excellent men, wit
the b, II If intentions. they have not understood ca
~nlllaus They have attempted to l%utrnlu." INTO III
N htary srrvlC" her" u system ~ d~i-cipllnc fJht
eutn ely foreign Ia Nur SOIL and which only cause
trouble AMI NTru-rE r~srntmrut, A Cana Ian con-
manderln.Chirf would not ho likely to make th"s
mistakes.
The InilV Star of this city Is good enough I
concede that III" port Of Wrnng"l, on IN" coa~
0f Alaska, really Is in American territory, hu'
having conceded that much. proceeds TO clair
that Dyea and Skagway belong TO Canada, ac
COrding to the Canadian contention regardin
the boundary. That il as j. may Ice, hut for III
present IL may b" assumed that the two last
named places will remain under the America
flag. the territory covered by which may be IN
creased, but not diminished.