The sun., 1901-09-15
wares GRIII tNCTS.
sutsiiiutioa Of English for Italian ~ the
OrisisI Language Excessive TaNauon.

| The ISLAND Of Malta - At present greatly
ang-r~d st its British GoVernor- The COM
| plants of the Malt"~' have been treated
/ with contempt hy Nj Chamberlain. the Secre-
tary for N. Colonies and have been passed
over by Parliament The ease for the ma
tiNes has been put IN the shape Of PAM
phlct addressed To the English Nation.
which the London Dc,iv hron,cl' condenses.
! with extracts, ~ follow
II J. pointed out that the Maltese hsvs
been for a century under British rule, and
during all this period have given constant
proofs of loval'y They were always. and are
stii proud 80 belong 80 England. hut their
contention = that they hsN" always claimed
In vain those benefits whtch they considered
should hav" accrued 60 them from this union.
The Maltese have 80 far claimed IN vain
10 have heir home rule The, nave uselcssly
applied &" 'hs Imperial Government. through
a d-pu'a,on sent to Inndon In Sss. with
view ~ protesting against the substitution
ol the English hnguag" for ~" Italian. and
~ obtaining tho political freedom 10 admin
i-'~r their cvn government Their iust claims
have he.u ohs'ina'"lv rri.cted and they ara
now rronaiug under n military governments
always -"vaTcr aud harsher They have
now decided To- max" an appeal 90 the gen.
erotl~ IuEi~h people. hoping that their mod
crate pt~teu~ious may D." taken up by ths
BRUSH Parliament England has Rlwsys
been 'he school of freedom. and w. are. there
oSiiy of the Eug ish nation vii NOT b" In vain
The aup~n, claims fhst No" decision of the
peopi,' ou thc auguag" question. and on that
ot th" toNr-. could moi haN" h"cn more unAnt-
tnuu~ly cHVrr--..t 'hsI 900 DO" meetings held
on Man and Jr'"
VIII rcfrrru,, e. tho language question
~" lcg 20 state that ,h"-r uTi,isl members
u' the ,,uu,l ~ G"yrrumrn' 80 whom the
ta-k D.. entrusted "t hrlugIng about th" sub
-f,fu'tpu ut rIr iusii~h Tor ~" Italian Ian
g,larc. ha," Frequently wi.r"pr"~en'ed tho
n"arlur- oi thi- subject .r i-. therefore. our
dIiN irsukl, 'o d"'ar" f4H' 80 ono IL rom
.tr,-y 'l Oh. 'carhtur ~ 90" tnglish lnnguAT.
ari 80 ~. diffusion ur Malta. nUt that all
Ntl'r.,' rrs ,uutrar, fp It- -vl s'tiution for
Italian. and are cui'rsr. II" 10" "tCMson
.,'Inr "f ~" Nalt"~", b"tug 'nu- htiefy and
'l,1r', dr'urd. u- Justice o. s"lt-rvideui.
aud q uc'"w"~ quite irt"ll' shlr that ths
Nal'r-" "t' ASKING l't vha' 'h"N have usht,
and maintain Vhs' 90" Government cannot
d.pri," 'hrm - Nit"ui committing an act
~ ''t.' tuo-t odious Nu"rU'
Malta. u O.. onut"nd"d. Hi rs srlf-c~..ion
90 hrra' btIiulu, received 80" most solemn
Nslte.e would alvav. h.. prot,,.t.t Arnons
these rights m" ITALIAN language De- declared
20 b" Included. and 49, ms'"'"nsnc: ~ ~
a. r"gstd 10 'hs statement That the Govern-
ln"H' d"-lr" ia" substitute q lrshsh Tor
f-i"r'.i that the Msli.'sc ore wsll Ahls 20
Iudg" ut their gvu interest O. o. added
,neTs w ,s ,rs-'S 70 i ~ % T.. Sn"u. '@ ." a.li. &
tio'Is ~ al ola-s"> 81 The FORMULATION. esp~-
SIaIiN ~ TIE slsrgN and - fhe legal hldv q
the effect that the Nalis'-s 49, not tu a pos-
flou ~ iav heavier 'aN.- than 'heN rus Do.
- gu'" az insurmouuianl" objection - ne
creation - new ts,~- MarR. puta pfos-
porous ls uow rs-iur~d almost 60 misery
u nns '"ns"r smother NE, q" added ant
THIS ls. that -n lnfg a. NaIfa o. deprived q
a sdmlris'sTLfg Iis UuH govern fnrf q - FAR
a. local srairs af- onu,rrn.d ~. Govern
n~nt hAs no sht 90 apl~.sl ~ fIrihef isnes
We conclude hv - pfrs-IUC our hoT@ that
ouf 1ust demands fuf q ts"f - turstifuNon
ana our fuosl eNefrrlIr UptHfsIifuu 90 fhs
substitution ~ ne lngNsh Language tof ths
ltahsn ard tts cf-stHuu Hf u.v IHAas al
Of Isslss sSs lgn.ss..ly.'