The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-12
TARTE ANISSUEIN CANADA
DEFIANT ATTITUDE OF MINISTER
OF IUBLIC WORKS is HELP
ING CONSERVATIVES
OCTOBER GENERAL ELECTIONS
Governor General Winter Being
Criticised for His Interference
In the Affairs of the
Dominion.

OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. I1-Although on
the surface political conditions in Canada
wear the appearance of q calm, there Is
an undercurrent Of restlessness. which
viii bubble and surge and boil in the near
future. The general elections are now
set for October. Ordinarily they would
create enough turmoil and excitement.
The campaign of Tory against Liberal
would, of itself. be hot enough, but there
viii be introduced into the fight an is
sue upon which the Liberals will appeal
to the electors for support, and which
will broaden the campaign in an unpre-
cedented manner. when contrasted with
any struggle since confederation,
In the Laurier cabinet, Joseph Israel
Tarte, the minister of public works,
maintains the stand Of an ant1-imperiaI-
fist. He also persists in declaring his
attachment to French institutions. in
language which has given great offense
not only to his political opponents. but
also to a large English-speaking section
of the Liberal party Now Mr.. Tarte has
run afoul of Lord Mimic. the queens
representative in, and governor general
Of, Canada, and apparently has the best
Of the argument with his exceIlency
from a constitutional standpoint; but.
on the other hand, the queens repreSen-
tative has taken a stand which, when 1t
becomes generally known, will rally to
his support a great majority Of the Can
Rdian people. and will establish q new
precedent In respect of the relations
which obtain between the governor gen.
eral and his adviSerS-in this case the
Liberal ministry. headed by Premier
Laurier.
The whole matter dates back to Octo-
Der last At that time Mr.. Tarte strong
ly opposed the dispatch of Canadian
troops to aid Great Britain to carry
on her war against the Transvaal Tho
great SSass of Mr.. Tarte's fellow-coun-
trymA9f also opposed the sending Of SOL
diers from the Dominion to fight the
battles Of chamberlain against
Kruger to quote the average French
Canadian. These people generally de-
clare their willingness to take UP arms
against any foreign invader of Canada:
but beyond that they are not willing
to go.
ASSAILS SIR CHARLES UPPER.
No one knows better than Mr.. Tarte
that this sentiment prevails in the prov
lnce of Quebec In the general elections
Of 1896 that gentleman had charge of
The organization of the Liberal party and
The Liberal campaign literature distribut-
ID in this province He featured" Sir
Charles Topper, the Conservative leader
rs one who, to quote from q leaflet
which Tarte prepared, would with JOY
N his heart and a glass of champagne
In his hand. send our children to Africa,
or to Asia, whence they will never re-
turn"
To further explain Mr.. Tarte's attitude,
and to further illustrate the attitude Of
the French-Canadians. whose cause he
champions. another quotation from this
leaflet may be cited:
''As England is always at war with
somebody, we will have to continually
tax ourselves to find the money, and to
Draw lots to furnish the men. In return,
England will create these droll baronets
knights of this and commanders Of that
But the people Will remain food for the
cannon. Why all these ornaments, If we
were not to have wars? And why fight
for England? The electors should remem-
Der that these great big chiefs (Tupper
and celleagueS), who are so anxious to
show themselves more natriotic and more
loyal than others, will not be the ones
to support the burden or 1t. 1t is the
Electors who will have to use these car
oines and these cannon"
OPPOSES AID TO ENGLAND
When the Beer war broke out tbrea
years after this declaration was made
the LADera1s.and Mr.. Tarte. the strong
power. British colony after British COL
onIy rendered troops and equip
meht to the mOtherland Cam
ida did not tender; 1t is a matter of his
toFy that her offer Of the brave soldiers
VINO have fought so nobly in South AZ