The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-14
DESIRES TNGLiND's DEFEAT
French Canadian wishes for the Downfall
OF the British Empire,

QUEBEC, Jan. IL Evidence is accommodating
here that the ultimate defeat 81 Greet Britain IN
South Africa and the disruption II the Empire
would be halted with extreme satisfaction 10y a
very influential and numefllt, element II Cana
dams The latest public declaration 81 import
auce on tle subject is printed in tie ScmGire
Iseiigieu5e, which declares itself - BE- issued under
the authority Of he Roman Catholic Archbishop
of Quebec. After referring al length to Great
Britain's troubles in Suath Afnca aud 10 What il
deems the evidences II tl" dr'adauCn Il Great
Britain as a world power, the Ncwaipc Isiigl."sc
continues:
Lift up your eyes, French Canadi1ns, Tor IN"
day Of your redemption Is at hand You, hral,n
and conquered by England. ever hated and OPP
pressed by the race unfncudly Ia you, whose chi.
dren are forced to speak the tongue Of their npprc,
sofsin the schools OF Manitoba. you shall al!cugth
see the star Of liberty rise for you, and your u-hts
respected by those who have SO long violated
them The British colonia! empire, which e, tends
over ore half NJ the earth, does 1t not resemble
the statue Of Ncbuch,lnrl1ar, win the Zee, Il
clay What VII lrwaU. to England in a hundred
years Of hcr va; COTTON .n. II 20 day For a iuE-
time England I,l. 'nrlatrl the nations OBJ the
earth. Is she not noH ,Jout, in her turn. to De IN
\uutt ". l'NllI' li'NNS. E0ll'll SIT 10 bllt taA ~t'
hostile armlrs fall upon her COASTS and deSaatHle
London, Manchester Gud Liverpool All the &c
cumula,,d hatred II centuries may suddenly
burst la n terrible "mp,st ahlch will cast 10 thr
ground thIs statue VITA the feet Of clay England
is all powerful lust nov, She may be- strangely
hu.4hIHtrd within FL short o. Then, end i
II this tnat We wuLi4 !. mt out, tn abasemput f
the ENGLISH rscc may max" th' Anglo mauiacq
Of anhGa muS modest shall IT II. pus&h.r TINT
Nhpl al peoples SHAH have burst lhruurl tho
bonds ~ the great Dc. HuHtrC1, Tat "a" French
Canadians shall continue tn end are OPPRESSION
The chances OF Il ilrit $40 long fG,OrJ Die ( u,r
oppressNrS, shall thru De ~ |'l,uTui Tin" victims
Not alone British s~uthur,!y IN .'tdr, but every
form Il kHglrNHHuU I~itlu"n.r IL lr N,W " prli
az " Il, il hateful t. thos" for whom Jha StmGipP
Rdigie00 'pr1kS In las loi@ut snIu-ffrourh
influence prevail throughout a.. NoTlh Ara"rican
continent. the ,'!l'ur sEyF 'Reycurr vii, b- the
more complete II Tie I piLd Stale are involved
in TIE sane plu.S! Irnt Ar fuEl nl p n "v nave
participated IN the same ,uu.s and tur
same oppression y" haze voted 10
opp tsiupn go tho lrclch race which IS
part Of AmerCAnisn, and indeed one Of its pm
This inSulrHt r-uu1I" 30 hunlittru V'u g,nglaui
and II me Errlisil .rc I've sirrn"n both in uruu,
and Am's 'l hv H." ju-uc" cd cod aud nuu, Iis
people vii be- lees u,err.arug and loss lrs,lnut
low ard ~, ? ., Of TIE world aud all lowe az last
o. the French rgo' The night t. u"''l 70 iittll tur!r
uRn country ut t,UHda
There is no doubt UIa' the RUtipHthy tu the { nItr
Stt'e So freely 'r-.-~eel by tnr %rrgr... Re-
li1ir4Sr j. hugely du. - tfr knowledge tat II
stands in the Wiy of % rcrc'ghIslmrnt Of French
power upon Ms ,'Uuu.ri