The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-29
WINNIPEG, GREATER
CANADA'S CENTER.
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( !. s VI F. i . F..
A nation YIELDS much more rapidly
under a uniform language. Russia and
Austria have had experience with this.
Switzerland, however, with its three
Languages, shows no lack of national
feeling.
French and English Canada would
have been much closer together today,
British government had been less toll
Grant century ago of the wishes of its
French subjects. English-speaking Ca
nadians profess to feel absolutely GER
tain that the rest Of Canada, outside
of the province of Quebec. is secure for
minion's center of future population
will be well in the west.
Widely Assorted Peoples.
Widely assorted population elements
are availing themselves OF this new
land. Among the Americans who have
come across the border into Alberta are
considerable numbers Of MorlnoLs. pro-
Tossing to be on-polygamous, but al
ready under some suspicion on that
score.
The Dukhobors of Russia have proved
bad investment, and the general belief
here today is that they received about
what they deserved from the govern
ment of the czar Their chief offense is
their insistence upon maintaining their
own code regarding marriage and d.
vorce, instead of that prescribed by the
Canadian government has been, not. a
little troubled to know what to do with
them, but the question is seemingly in
allegiance until, the new provincial gov
eminent of Alberta is established:
Icelanders form a not inconsiderable
element Of this population. They 40
not like their Danish rulers at home,
preferring that of King Edward VII.
Baron Hirsch s colonies are found in
several provinces here. The Salvation
Army also has moved in. The Galicians
from Austrian Poland are coming to
western Canada in large numbers.
English Language Assured.
These, with the ordinary run of immi-
grants from all nations, insure sutfl-
cient mixture Of the races in the Cana
da Of the next generation to make nee
essary common medium OF communl-
cation, and it is already assured that
English will be that medium, and not
French. Whatever the future OF the
greater Canada, whose center will be
here, it is certain to add the weight OF its
numbers and influence to the peoples OF
the world who speak English.
| Predicts Forty Millions
"When I predict that the Dominion
of Canada will have 40,000,000 people
by the end of the present century, as
do, - said D. W. Bole, member of parlia
ment from Winnipeg, this morning. 81
am but applying the ratios of western
results to eastern expectations which
the star Of empire in its course Yor
remember in your own country whe!
Daniel Webster objected to expendi
lures for overland post roads to Cali
fornia because Of the worthlessness O.
! the country to be traversed, and thu
uselessness Of opening up, communica
ton with it.. The heroic Pike, for whom
speaks in his letters home of the Rock
mountains as the natural barrier to hui
man settlement in that belt Of Nortl
America.
"Will you be surprised that I can re
member when, in 1869, Alexander Mack
enzie, afterward PREMIER, declared tina
had in the west 6o spe Ga6 particular
|awaiting the plowg Today we have al
4 ready surveyed 86,OOO,OO0' such acres
4 and the great domain has not been hal
7 surveyed :, With, due allowance. for ba,
lands, ETC., it is safe to state that west
ern Canada has 125 100000 acres await
ing the ploW, instead OF o,Uoo,uoo.
/. influence of Americans.
els there any likelihood that Ameri
:: cans now coming into western Canad
Z will repeat the experience of the Ameri
cans who went into Texas, and begin t
agitate for transfer Of sovereignty?
\ ~ hardly think SO. They like GU
( government, and while as a matter o
) sentiment they would undoubtedly pre-
fer their own republican form, they ar
municipal system and in our mounte
q police system many distince advantages
It is thirty years since the northwes
mounted police system was established
i and during that time no serious Grim
i committed has not been run down zee,
tainly not in the twenty-three years tina
I have lived in the west. This corps is
. terror to evildoers. The American set
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