Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-07
CLOSE WATCH KEPT
Canadians Guard Cannon Cap
tured at Bunker Hill.
NOW IN QUEBEC CITADEL
Soldiers Apprehensive of American
Attempt to Recover It.
WHERE MONTGOMERY FELL
Tablet Marks Where Invaders From
This Side the Border Were
Repulsed.
RY WILLIAM r. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence Of The Star and the
Chicago Record Herald.

RY WILLIAM r. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence Of The Star and the
Chicago Record Herald.
QUEBEC, September 3. 1911.
In the center of the citadel of Quebec
stands a little six-pound brass cannon
marked. Captured at Bunker's Hill"
and it gives great satisfaction to the
Canadian garrison, who do not seem to
have anything else to do but guide
strangers about the place, TO show 1t 70
Americans. Everybody visits the citadel
1t is one of the most extensive and
formidable Notifications in the world,
and is as impregnable as that of Gil
braltar. There is a resemblance between
the two places, and about the same
amount of useless and expensive ma
sonry, but ii is obsolete now and is pre-
served only for motives of sentiment and
because of its historic interest The
fertilization and guns which furnish the
actual defenses of Quebec are situated
farther along the bluff and on both sides
of the st. Lawrence, and are armed with
modern disappearing guns, which visitors
are lot allowed to see
Inc great mass of masonry called the
citadel has resisted five sieges. and cost
more tnan S2ocO0,UOO The Canadian
parliament makes an annual appropria-
uoh lor It's maintenance, and it is now
sarrisoned entirely by Canadian militia.
There are no British soldiers or Brit
sh ships in Canada. The Dominion is
entirely independent from the old coun-
try in naval and military affairs as we'll
as IN its finances and tariffs. The Cana
dams contribute nothing to the construc-
ton or maintenance of the British navy
nor to the equipment or support of the
British army; on the other hand, Great
Britain is In no way responsible for the
defenses OF Canada. Canada has her own
army and navy, under the control of her
government. There is, however a law
which provides that in case of emer-
gency the governor in council may place
at the disposal of his majesty any
Canada and the officers and scamen be-
longing to such service but neither the
army nor the navy can be ordered away
from home without the consent of the
canadian parliament, which must be
called together to act upon the PROPOSE
ton within fifteen days, if it does not
happen to be in session
At an imperial conference several years
age the British government proposed
that Canada, Australia and the other
colonies contribute their quota of money
and men, according to population, to the
imperial army and navy. but the Cana
dlans would not agree. 1t wa< not for
lack OF loyalty, but they objected to be
taxed to pay for the folly of Bingham in
joining the mad race between the ma
lions of Europe for armament. and the
present agreement was arrived at An
British troops and ships were then with
drawn There has not been British
soldier or sailor in Canada for years, and
the several regiments. numbering alto
gether 5000 men, who went to the Trans
vaal during the Roer war. We're voun-
teers and were not sent by the govern
ment.