Evening journal., 1901-11-16
sArUDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1901
CANADA ANo ENGLAND

AhNNhlA NAN0 hAAfNf 80 49,
The average citizen of our country
has little idea OF the extent Of the criti-
cism OF the newspapers Of Canada ON
the policies Of lhe British Government.
Even royalty is not held sacred, and
one can hear utterances nowhere that
are more democratic than 90 be found
in the press Of our northern neighbor
The following items clipped from the
Toronto sun VIII have general inter
est:
IL is absurd to suppose THAT Kruger g
word Of command can have sufficient
influence TO keep his people in the
field. and make them endure the ex-
tremities of hardship and lavish their
blood as they are doing. We are now
plainly In face OF a nation struggling for
its existence against a power which
openly threatens It with forfeiture of
every shred OF independence. Such is
the present situation Such is the fact
with which we have 10 deal and which
plainly appeals TO the conscience Of
tine Canadian people.
Regarding the addition OF King Ed
wards title, the Sun remarks:
The Crown OF England has been a
glorious crown. but old-fashioned peo-
pie would have preferred letting IL be
as 1t was TO belittling it with any
Chamberlainian additions One altera-
tion there was which might have
been proftab,y made in the royal title,
Defender OF the Faith is a piece of
political larceny. The title notorious
w was bestowed by the Pope on Henry
VIII in consideration of that Kings
defense of the faith which the present
King or his successor TO the throne
abjures as false and idolatrOus. II
ought to have been returned to the
owner.
Regarding the poetic attempt to
deify the young Prince who recently
paid the province visit, the sun dis
courses in true American style
H. as some think, the race of poets
is extinct. fancy Is not, but can still
play remarkable tricks, as Those royal
receptions show. II the greatest bene-
factor Of his kind, the author OF the
most important discovery or the most
useful invention, Of the grandest work
of genius. without birth or rank, were
10 come among us, his presence would
scarcely be noticed. he would mingle
with the crowd in our streets, and II
hospitality was shown him it probably
would be shown, not by officials or
leaders Of fashionable society, but by
people Of the same pursuits. But when
q youth who has nothing but birth and
rank. who has not done and is not
likely ever to have the opportunity,
of doing anything, but live
in luxury and splendOr deigns
TO come among us, We re-
ceive and worship him as a god. Great
sums are voted for his entertainment
He moves amidst adoring crowds, nm
der trMmphal arches Of welcome
streets decorated in his honor. and
lined with guards OF honor Crowds
stand patiently In the rain TO catch ;
sight of him. To be noticed by him Is
blies. His commonest words are eagerly
repeated. mis- commonest actions ar,
reported with applause. The riches
banquets. tho most costly gifts, arr
offered 10 him, as 10 an idol The reigI
OF cold and prOsaic reason can hardl.
be said to be formidably near
How like the remark Of news
paper on this side Of the border th
following mterance ON the separation
of church and State sounds:
The question about the precedenc
Of tine churches in invitations to Stat
banQuots and on other State occasion
still agltates ecclesiastical minds Tn
New Testament is defective in omit
ting to regulate This matter. and z
the same time TO make definite prov
sicn for bishops with the proper tits
AS "a neat and simple solution Il
proposed II he guided by the religion
census. the head of the Church wshic
ig most rrmelo Gus i'm the provn,
taking precedence Of the rest ~
right solution Of this. as Of an simih
questions. is complete separation. re
and practical as well as legal. of n
Church from the State. The State
this country ought 10 take no mo
cognizance Of the Church than Of d
national societies. the Orange lodge
or the Freemasons. Let a Church ri
its diguitaries the title Of ,Ord or a
other title which il likes. and viii
they desire We shall not object a
more than we object 10 the fancy titl
which the fraternities give their of
GERS But we cannot help obieciing
any recognition of ecclesiastical ra
or title by a Government which has
State Church.