The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-28
KING EDWARD in
SASKATCHEWAN
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Lieut. Governor Gorgct Talks Of
British Northwest and Its
Promising Future.
Be INDEPENDENT SOME DAY
This View Expressed to Mr.. Car
penter-Americans in
Canada.
BE INDEPENDENT SOME DAY
By Frank G. Carpenter.

5V FRANK VI. A,dl pSlilSis
Especial Correspondence OF Inc llHes-
Dispatch.)
REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN, January
1o.-I have just had long talk with King
Edwards representative in the province
of Saskatchewan. This Canadian domin-
ion ia YOU know. sort of an annex to
Great Britain. The King of England
nominally bosses the whole. His head
oyerseer Is Earl Grey who lives at tne
federal capital, Ottawa, and who gets
$4,000 year and his keep. He Is chosen
nv King Edward in council, but the Cana
dian government pays his salary and all
his expenses. He has the title of cover
nor general, and is more of social
figurehead than anything else
In addition to the governor general.
King Edward has sub-overseer in each
of the Canadian provinces. who goes by
the title of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. THESE
men are appointed by the governor-gen-
eral of Canada in council, the council
being the cabinet Which really rules tho
country from Ottawa The lieutenant
governor OF the new province of Sas-
katchewan Is Mr.. ~. p. Forget pro-
nounced For-zhay). He occupies the same
position us 10 tHe iSblSltiNuie
as Earl Grey holds as to the federal par
lament. He is King Edwards special
agent and figurehead All laws passed
by the legislature are presented to him,
and he can veto any act he sees fit. I
doubt, however, whether he would dare
veto many. These Canadians are proud
of their independence and will not toler-
ate any directions from their imperial
bosses and sub-bosses except upon extra
binary occasions. If the state legislature
should pass bills which were evidently
not the will OF the people, the lieutenant
governor might veto them and be safe.
Otherwise he would probably only act as
to bills which he thought might directly
affect his imperial majesty Even in
such cases the act might be again passed
over his head aud herwould hardly dare
veto 1t n second time.
Governor Forget at Home.
The lieutenant- governor is the best paid
official in Saskatchewan. His salary Is
$1,000 year, and he has the government
house to live in. This is by all odds the
finest residence in the CauFdian north
west territory. 1t is big two-story
mansion about a mile and n half from
Regina situated in the midst of the
prairie Its rooms are large and suited
Tor entertaining. At one end of It is n
conservatory where the flowers bloom
when Jack Frost has bitten off all other
'esetation with his ''forty-degrees- below
zero teeth" The governors house has
Double windows. 1t is heated by steam
and II is always summer there
| thoroughly realized this yesterday af-
ternoon When rode out over the prairies
20 VISIT MS eXcellency, / was wrapped In
buiaio robes and 1 wore coons,.in
eoat ana cap. and was almost frozen. NOT
withstanding. Entering the mansion was
IKE jumping from winter into the Ian
OF summer, Or TO taking flying lean
from the nor 70 the temperature
of Los Angel - Orleans - .
A FIR Canadian.
~ is necessary Or the lieutenant-eov-
ernor to have q good house. He has n
uphold the dignity Of the British emnira
lie Is the social leader Of tho nrovince
and as such he has much enterta;n,r,,
to do. h'et'a'hihg
Governor Forget is well fitted for this
IN that he is French Canadian IL
has, however. been more tb,n . go,
ilGure. He Is noted as an active Wi,
ing statesman, is a man OF force and
mas mad considerable Influence upon MI
LINES connected with Saskatchewan ue
,.i9 loF EeaIL been. one of the leaders of
.he nort.iF"cst territories and is thor
oughiy posted on all going on in them
Born OF FRENCH Canadian parents. Gov
efnor Forget was educated in ouebec
tatter nus graduation he spent some time
~ W United states learning English.
'Nea LOT year at Montpelier. VT.
"Hne thefe heard our ablest lectur-
ers IN the persons of such men as IJerr,.
Ward Beecher. Wendell PbiIlins ~,
theodore Tilton. About the time OF hid
admission to the bar a rebellion of the
haif-preeds broke out near Winnina.-
Soiuiers were sent to the front from
eastern Canada and the rebellion ouellea
IN the trial of the traitors which ens,,ed
young Forget was sent out from the aos,
as an assistant TO one of the layvvor.
ne arrived here in midsummer when tha
country was In its brightest garb. no
zen IN love with it, and determined 70
return and make 1T his home.
After the trial was over he went hac,,
TO Qlebec. but a short time later 40
oepted an official position in the terri
tofiai government. This brought him
again TO Manitoba and he has been here
from that time to this, having snept
twenty-nine years in the territories
During that period he has been al.
Vanced from one prominent place to an
other For long time he was commits
sloner Of Indian affairs and later still
"''S the representative or King Edward
as lieutenant governor of the whole
northwest territories a tract many
times the size of Great Britain and ire
land Now that part Of these terri
tories has been made into States he has
been appointed Governor of saskatche
wan.
Governor Forget is a type of the hes,
of The French Canadians. Tall, slende,
and fine looking he is dgnified and cul.
tured He speaks English fllently his
tnll showing all the force of the 49,