New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-17
CANADA'S PART IN THE WAX.
THE PROJECT TO SEND VOLUNTEERS TO
THE TRANsVAAL RECEIVED WITH
ENTHUSIASM-THE LOYALTY
OF THE FRENCH
ELEMENT

ELEMENT
Montreal. Oct Is CspeciaD.-The action % Canada
IN sending one Thousand q her volunteers 70 take
part IN Great Britan's war against the TransvaA
IS an evidence Of the remarkable growth Of IN
perial sentiment IN Canada IN recent years The
Dominion has BEEN IN existence for nearly thirty
three wears. during tha, Tine Great Britain has
been engaged IT, numberiess wars-.n Ahyssnia. in
Ashaatee. IN Afghanistan. IN Egypt IN The Trans
vsal itself and yet although during most Of that
period the rens OF power were IN TIE hands ~ ne
Conservatives who were. 80 FAR professions went.
the ultra loyal party there We rover moofed tho
project q participation tn he - the empire.
u j. true that contingent u Canadian yoyaseurs
took part IN the 81 starred Niie expedition o. is3'
bur they sent Tor by Lord Wolseiey for q
special purpose and were duly hired 70 perform II.
Later. when Australian forces took part IN the
desert campaigns around spakln1 there WAS no sus-
gostion that Canada should follow tae precedent
set hy the colonies a. the Antlloles Naen n $50
q The United Empire League an English organization
having for rs object the urifcafion u the empire
by preferential tarn legislation ard other devices.
declared that Tho colonies ought 20 contribute 20
the naval and military forces ard take part in Tho
wars o. the empire. the proposition net win lt'le
consideration from trs man who then represented
Canada In England as High Commissioner Sir
Charles Topper the present leader % the Canadian
! Conservatives s. vigorously did no tenounce tbs
proposition .s being calculated 70 DO harm BY
frightening the colonies 20 tho cost o, tho I'M
p.-is bond that the league vas virtually broken up.
Now ty an almost unanimous voice. Canada has
decided that when British troops axe the ne,a
Canadian miiiflamer sn7N bear Them company
Practically the only criticism now made IS that
I Canada. in raising oqIipr0g and turning over TO
the British general ~ Durham force o. ore 'hou'
sand men 20 he incorporated ~ifn the regular
army. IS No, doing enough ard apparently ne peo-
pie w0u ! prefer thar rho whole cost = the ex-
petition. from The moment IT ,et' Canadian shores
unul ir returned 20 them should come out OF tho
Canadian exohe7uer. though they might feel differ
/ tIlis on IBIS i'itl NI"n me D.iis 'iiN' .i
hHFolD IloNARf Fhh~Epf-Hl'
This revolutionary precedent FOR .t IL nothing
else. not SCI without the advocates n the old
oras' OF tn'nEs MAKING hsn' 'o' me ma'n'sn',-e
| or non .''erlereh'e Inc la.'s ~" 10Y al n"o"n
yet out apparently there was sharp conno' OF
opinion within he Cabinet some time ago mo
Mi'ls''i o' H'''..' VIII ."e "fi'"'''' 49, 80 "
many 'i nis '"'.'aeAe,' began 'e"'a'N's I'd pie-
pare Tor ,ie sen''hs ot " 'ol'i"E'", 10 '"e l'as
Faa' 'r'rfs "F's q-'ets XIV" ''' ''7 ~ ga ~
OF uniforms me War 'N'e "as ''"sr','l' Gnu
an Arrangement was maze more or JESS 'eH"'s' a.
/ % 'he CONDITIONS lN'er "h''" Tie 'o'17 "o-'- -
raised. The project then appears 70 nave encoun-
tered tho active opposition q tho Hon Mr. Tarte.
49,. ,o,s.et,. 49, 80 o~.e. e,no,g ,hs
""o DN'o1o,e-F 'ea''D te en- a''o"9 -
| French-' anafians ot 50 rai4'al departure ""'rn
U-oul4 hs su-a ~ he costly IN treasure and ught
De costly, as well, IN N'es. X "o1H oe in's'aH'
20 represent the "hattant' as pro-Boer or anti
sf o
e~,-e-,c es+a,n- &c, '.~,sc. i-,a,,.irc a iavish
80, oa.o..s 49, o.-iob bs -,5 "a liyely
.vr.rss +t,. va f,.. chicn N- Tarfe Thought he
Syitpae"; vas a. 'i, ,,rii,,3 ga, ,ss word for
az ae+.s+to, - estor - -tl,-r,ar-rce and II
fervor IN mis- oro,irce The arguments alvanced
v,.ra rha, Great r-if.i- ". Ir ~ artua need q
r. e-,.s - -, s,, 80 ,..- =, v.as dan
s.r '-~ae4a,. - a.. ,1s+ r.r.4s -vsr AXE
ear+ n, .be bo~dsr u-.rs ~ Great Britain and
that = ve5u3 be tine eraieh 70 Shea blood Tor ,he
d. when - W seriously rr.rsreI These are con-
.er+iore rot isckfry ~ c1gerr,. bf, 10 Far from
f.yfrg srv i~rtlarra WITH tho English Canadians
thev aroused A varv eriv f-e'ire aeairs, those
r,+.frr -Iar, .o~pr.rd Tr. orr0rar.s ~ no Cow
800 .bsv on.r.l are M ~ f6r s f4il-re 10 act
,aorla W W
"F
FRENCH CANADIANS READY TO ENLIST.
- ,.,.s 49,. r--.,.h -,a.,
! ne moment war was declared ''le Ehe's" 'n-."-
bers O, the CABINET put summary STOP 70 Mr.
ra-.a.s ..r,,,tcn . - hirat council was called
% - a., - -
and from AL that can 10 4eaFNe' Nf' 4@i'e 4o-''1
no SUPPORTER among his coleagI and was obliged
. ....s-..,. f-o-, bic nos..s,r 10 was nroba bly,
10 "'''1'0" 80 " 49,. -. - So,
ali the more VIKING % 10 'i'S '-a-S7 "e 80,
that the heather IN quebec refused 70 o-rn Mayor
r-eson-aire O., Montreal d Liberal member Of the
lana lidh fAs-.s''.@'''' t'" al "'i''''N 80
action ty Canada .n lne VIII ,aat already 'aken