Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-14
Canada Has Prob
lem In Sedit;on

Hu1uS rope. senator Tor Berford, one
OF the most influential conservatives in
the dominion, whose opinions command
wide respect, delivered q significant ut
terance in Montreal regarding. the at
titude taken by the French canadian
people and press since the d1ght over
CONSUMPTION. He made the following
comments. which. have created pro-
found sensation throughout the pro-
vince:
Il for one am very sore when read
in the city and rural press Of this
province, articles OF a very seditious
nature. without line or word OF pro-
test from the natural guides Of French
Canadian people. A paper printed be-
meath the windows Of the Bishop Of
Ghicoutimi talks of the near downfall
OF this mighty empire and OF such
downfall as q matter Of no more Inn
portance than the decapitation OF a
constable by tho Ehicoutim town conn
Gil, ind yet not a protest IL heard from
high Quarters,
Here In this city seditlon Is taught
day after day and year after year. The
'piraticaP acts OF the British fieet ara
referred TO In the most linblushine
manner by men who have apparently
stolen away the influence which tho
good Archbishop of Montreal used to
so wisely exercise over his parish
priests. and still no protest IL heard
from high places. Clerical sheets DIR:
culating excluslvely among the clerss
speak openly of the Austrians. our
deadly enemies, delivering his holiness
from his captivity. while another OPEN
~ champions during these days OF war
.he> breaking up Of the Confederation.
We English-speaking people have
been too bustly engaged In our daily
occupations to pay attention to the,Agi-
tators who have been for the last
twenty years sapping the very fo,lnda-
lions OF British institutions In this
country. the result being that We sud-
denly awaken to the fact that 75 per,
cent Of the rural press Of this province
y absolutely lanti-Britlsh In sentiment
and Is per cent pro- German. 4
Any man who viii INVESTIGATES the
situation lmpartially will be told that y
FOOD percentage OF the young people of
both sexesI refer to French CANA
diansRili express their preference Tor
German rather than British domtna-
ton. What French blood can there be
in an audience that will laugh to scorn
such eloquent appeals as those made
by G n. Capan last evening on bshalf
OF bleeding Frlnce? -. M
we are called ARROGANT and hostile
TO the French Canadians. yet at NILS
vary moment 80 per cent OF their ac&
are In Protestant beds. while. their! 0w
hospitals are kept open BY nslish, Nh
scriptions. "A Trench Canadian whose
views have been distorted by his kad-i
ersawii1 shout, Down With the Eng
lishH when Bo,rassa hiss the hoor. but
II shet falls from 4 scaffold he win Sor-'
der his own removal ID the Gel praf
hospital. j.
sT.here was none ~. this fals4 ma
tionalisn In the makeup Of the rood
old French Canadians OF SIR JOHN a.
ManDonnld's time. They had not hen.
been poisoned by men Of the BoufAAsa
and Lavergne stamp and were not Nv
en- to understand by Q portion olSthe
lower clergy that they were being de-
prived Of their rights and libarties,
q want 20 utter one word Of w1kn-.
ing. We here In Quebec know an4 ap--l
preciate tho GOOD qu61lties o. ON;
neishbos. ana fellow -countsym but
there NJ q larxS hnd growing population
In tie MGst 40 do not know tllis6&nd
ouasa NY WAelAss Ahsss we6ternees dSSids
% modify factH rotations in the Do
Infnion II VIII be very handy ifstthe
Quebec French are able 10 feel that
Eheir Ens1Ah nedghbors arc on their
a}an II asIr {hnyn hnvveves. n fhev% Sy,a