New-York tribune., 1900-02-23
POPULAR OBSERVATIONS.
CANADA'S POPULATION.
ANGLo-sAXoN EMIGRATION CAUSES FRENCH
INFLUENCE TO INcREAsE-THE BIRTH
RATE DECREASES.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir The following facts may be of interest TO
students of political economy as they indicate
that the Ango-Saxon race, in attempting to estab-
lIsh the monarchical system OF government upon
this Continent. have difficult problem TO solve.
when the union of the British provinces of North
America under discussion by the people of
] Canada the English speaking portion intense
ly anxious so to arrange the basis of parliament
ary representation that at early day the French
Roman Catholics would form a hopeless minority
In the Dominion Legislature. II was finally agreed
by the leaders of the contending races, much 70
the satisfaction of the Anglo-Saxon majority, that
the Province OF Quebec should always be entitled
&c sixty-fve members In the Commons. and that
the basis for representation in the other provinces
should be equal l-65 Of the population of Quebec,
and that a readjustment of the basis should be
made after the taking of each decennal census
In 1871 the House OF Commons composed of
s2 members, 65 from Quebec and 1i7 from all the
other provinces. The of the French portion
OF Quebec does not exceed 100000 square miles,
while the CT the six other provinces is 7260O
square miles. There has not been any French
immigration into Canada during the last half
century. During the last thirty years more than
two million European emigrants- mostly British,
have entered Canadian seaports. Since 1870 100000
French Canadians have settled in Western New
Brunswick. Eastern Ontario, Manitoba and the
Northwest territories of the Dominion, and 100000
have emigrated to this Republic At the present
Quebec and $50 from the six other provinces
There four French members from the six Eng
Anglo-SaSon members from Quebec than there
in 1870.
Notwithstanding the emigration of the French
race 10 this country, to-day it is stronger in the
Canadian Commons than il thirty years ago
II the census Of Canada to be taken in March;
1901 is an honest report Of the popn,auon: IL M WI
1881 outside Of the klondike. Eighty per cent OF
the population going into the Klondike is American
The mines of British Columbia passing into
the possession Of our people The same Is true true
and nickel mines and white pine timber land OF
fruitful of both emigrating from the
Anglo-Saxon provinces to this country that the
birth rate in Ontario Nova seoIla ana N New %
Brunswick and Prince Edward Island is as low as,
81 not lower than IL is in France. Emigration at
least outside of Quebec, equals if it does not eX-
ceed, the natural increase Plus Immigration
No free and educated people in the history OF the
world enjoying the blessings OF peace and religious
freedom, with boundless undeveloped natural re-
have exported so large a percentage OF their most
ambitious and enterprsing sons ana daughters as
thirty-ive years. When the official report of the
census Of 1901 is made public immigration to can
ada will decrease emgra ton 10 this Republic OF
the young and fruitful Will increase lhe plTln Ite
will decline and the death rate VIII increase IN
tending immigrants will not seek a home IN a new
country with a stagnant declining population.
Canada was Issz per cent and although the census
Of 1891 was grossly padded the increase from 1851
Donald realized the serious effect upon immigra-
tion. emigration and the convertible value or all
fixed investments Of an official report tnat me
population Of Canada was stagnant. ana therefore,
thousands who had settled in this country were
counted as being temporarily absent
Anglo-SaXon race is not increasing unoer
mona rchical institutions in North America From
present Indications if Canada remains Brltlsn
dependency fifty years hence the French race VIII
FRANCIS WAYLAND GLEN.
New-York Jan. g. 1900.