The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21
MEET N JOINT DEBATE.
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN GOING ON IN
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Canadian Minister of the Interior
sIfton sfumpinx In Interest of
Lisernf Candidate for Parliament

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Intssigeneer.
GRAND Forks. 3. c.. Nov. D.-H0n.
Clifford SIffon minister ~ the interior
in the Dosrini0n government, Who y
stnmpiug rAie-cariboo IN favor o. y a.
GaiIihAr. tbs Liberal candidate mao .
sensational psKsaKe-as-arns vita Cnrss
Foley al a public meeting here iass even
ing. Foley Il Tie stanaanl-hearsr u the
Labor aarty His election 70 the Douin-
Ion parliament IL regarded as presahie, as
he has the united support % the miners
and aii classes Of ORGANIZED labor. ~ =
working miner Polling takes place
On pecembex G
Mr. Foley said he fosnd that TIE poll
tfcinrS as usual. WE'RE making love 70
the iaborlng man. lie presumed the other
SPEAKERS aefore his arrival had enuInerat-
"a tAe reforms Str Hilfrid I.surier had
carried out FOR tire common herd q scei-
ETY., aus. for HE part, he would relate
what Premier i.aurier had not done. az
the premier had accomplished lirtle and
every concession had seen made g nook
81 catch tbe labor vote. An allen LABOR
law existsd put = Vas aAssess 49, 49,,
winters strike IN British Columbia. Inc
cutters 81 human society IN Michigan, ne
SAID. bad been esnptted 10 secure siaFer
@ repiAce striking miners 70 the sl2ean.
The foreigners were brought IN under
armed escort, ana sufnRgied % the mines
% replace Canadian laborers. AZ work
government al Ottawa did not intervene
until after the strike had cuiiasp.s he
said the appeals FOR the enforcement OF
the character of the Immigration secured
~ the government. Just a. i resembed
1000 ofhera settled In the Northwest
afr Foley went into the recent strike
of she Frnser river fish@rmen. arguing
that the government had done nothing
70 protect Canadians from mangrei ORR
ehtal hordes Mfr Foley criticised the
vi
migration and dweit unon their failure
20 apply the natal act
He referred 10 the spectacle cf slaves.
earning 81 u pr day. being brought into
competition with Canadian labor az the
coke oreuR at Ferni@ These aliens, he
declared did not I've Ike white msn, -
cheese and drove Canadians into idle
ness.
Nr. siftos Replies.
Hon. Mr. aiftnn replied maintaining
that all the reforms In Labor legislation
had been secured by the Liberals. He
proceeded To show how, under the British
constitutional Eywtem, government WAS
reforms were asked for by any class hey
could only lie affected after a majority
Of the members had been convinced q
the merits ~ thn proposed reform Hn
admitted thai Public opinion was Some
times slow III ctystalirsng. but pariia-
inent Inevitably would be convinced
Tie r*nu0fated The ifteA mat the - fulin-
ION government employed agents abroad
60 degrade Canadian labor. Their efforts
were xoieiy directed towards securing
settlers to ixyei6n the vacant faadf q
Maniteba ana other places IN the North
west This was a FREE country. and or-
casiouaite cases occurred where unde-
sirahis classes were brought into enrn-
petition with Canadian wofkinrneD The
xovernnaenf ne asSciared could not en-
force he taw unless Il secured he cor
operation N the people who were Direct
~ Affected " there had bern any seem
ing uexsect Il would he found that no
complaint bad been made 40 the proper
deDa rtrnefif
CONTINUING. Mr.. slfson quoted Ralph
smith, IT. r.. iabar leader. % prove
thht fhA alien lahow Law Vas not "a dead
lettae and sllAt 1rasnized labor arrre-
tlated the governments services IN ether
matters vitality affecting labor
with reference 70 thr Chinese question
he said 10 frankly wtshon II 20 be un-
derNioad fhAt no relief could hs obtained
nnfu parliament got better educa ef on
tho fw~tia. Personally he sNrnpatnizra
wiih ard inder~sd The feeling - the poo
pla ~ the West Ne considered q step
In the wight dsreeHian had been made
when uariiaraeut dpnisca the pciitsx.