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The Dismissal OF ". Tarte go MIN culties
That Confront Sir Wilfrld Laurier at
the Next Session Of Parliament.

Inat CONFRONT Sir Wilffld laurler at
the Next Session Of Parliament.
MONTREAL, Nov. 20,-Canadian politics
are good deal befogged just now. When
Sir Wilfrd Laurier came back the other
day from his last trip across the Atlantic,
rather dilapidated as to his health, he
found things at Ottawa at skies and sevens
The -protectionist stamping tour Of
his Minister of Public Works. the Hon. j, |.
Tarte. during his absence had turned every
thing upside down, and he was face to face
with a crisis that could only be averted by
the sacrifice Of the offending member of
the Cabinet As the alternative was the
practical disruption Of the Government
by the secession of certainly three Of the
EnRlish-speaking Minister'S he chose the
lesser evil, and in a somewhat summary
manner gave Mr.. Tarte notice of dismissal
which the latter accepted by sending in his
| resignation.
To get rid Of Mr. Tarte was one thing; to
fill his place and renrrange matters was
another, and took considerable time. The
balance Of nationalities in the Cabinet had
TO be preserved, and the post filed in such
n way as not to neCessitatc too great a
shutting OF persons in outside offices After
much going to and fro and many consulta-
tions with the principal men Of his party in
the Province OF Quebec, the Minister Of
Marine and Fisheries from the Maritime
Provinces was transferred to the Depart
ment of Public Works, and French C nad-
ian candidate large for Office put int o
his place There Is a general idea that the
ex-Mnister Of Public Works il not alto.
gether dissat istied with his departure from
office. II gives him free hand to follow
his protect ionist ideal. and TO test its
! strength in the country, which il not CON
WINGED that the imperialist policy with its
| preferential tariff for British goods is the
best thing for Canada.
Meanwhile Sir Wlfrid Iaurier finds the
| situation AZ Ottawa anything but a bed of
roses, and goes South to rccuperate from
| the effects Of his European junketing. To
carry out tho various military, naval, COM
| merCial and other schemes OF purely
| imperialist nature, demands more money
! than can be- fairly asked of the Canadian
! taxpayers, hesides requiring such sacri-
| flee of Canadas Constitut ional rights as a
self governing colony a. even to alarm the
! less extravagant of the imperialist party
/ Then, thanks to the mission Of an emissary
Of the London British Navy League, fresh
causes of discord have leen produced tie
tween the French and English elements
| cf the population on the gu stion Of
the creation Of naval reserve in Canada
for the British Navy, it being opposed by
the former and favored by the latter.
To hold the balance between all the con-
| hcting parties and interests which have
developed during the pact two years in
| Canada, largely owing to the South African
war, IL evidently getting beyond Sir Will
| irid's power; and the commercial policy
| that separates Canada from its own con-
| tinent and TENDS to reduce II TO simple
| dependency of IA transat lantic pow CT must
make his task more difficult as Il develops
| The ultimate result will be to turn Canada
| into "A m re producer of raw mat. rails and
a consumer Of British manufactures; to
| break up in time the labC riously created
| manufacturing industry OF Canada, and
compel the producers of Canadian wheat
butter, cheese and other articles Of export
to sell in the cheapest market To a certain
| comm VI derstood, but owing to the extent
to which personal interests dominate poll
tics In this country, the lesson will Ina We to
be we'll rubbed in before the Canadian
people as a whole fully realize " hat is
| going on.
ln the west, in British Columbia, the
| continuous dsallowanCe Of the local legis-
| lation by the Dominion Government at
the instance of the British Colonial Officc,
restricting the immigration Of Japanese
| equally with Chinese labor, is causing much
| irritation, and the obstacles to the develop
! ment Of commercial lelati ions between the
! communities north and south Of the bcu. d.
| airy line are a source Of never ending COM
| plant. The next session OF the Dominion
| Paria ment promises to be one of unus VA
| plexty Of the questions that i'll be brought
| before il