The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
NEW DEPORTATION
ACT Is ACCLAIMED
British and Alien Agitators
Now Can Be Thrust Out
of Canada.
TORONTO FACES STRIKE
Effort Made to Avert Walk
out Of Street Railway Union
Employees.
speciai Corresponding, TO TIE srs.


OTTAWA, June 9.-The week brought
appreciable Improvement IN the strike
situation, which in the last few wscks
threatened to infiict incalculable da mage
upon the industrial life of the country,
while this Is being written negotiations
arc In progress which are expected to
terminate the strike in Winnipeg, while
IN other cities where sympathetic strikes
had been declared the men are slowly
out surely returning to work The re-
suit Is regarded as n decisive victory
Tor the public as we'll as for sane trades
unionisn over the Reds and revolution
aries. who, with frank profession of
Leninism. undoubtedly started out to
overthrow organised Government.
The undisguised holiness of some Of
the leaders. with their unconcealed at
tempts to set up a form of Soviet in
winnipeg. has created profound re-
vulsion OF public feeling against all
socialistic, aDarchistic, !. w. w. and
Bolshevist organizations, and in response
to this sentiment Parliament has Just
passed legislation which Is hailed as the
nrst step TO tear Bolshevism root and
branch from the soil of the Dominion.
Text of New Act.
This legislation is in the form Of an
amendment to tho immigration act and
Ia as follows:
Every person who by word or act In
Canada seeks to overthrow by force or
violence the Government Of or consti-
tuted law and authority In the United
Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland
or Of Canada or Of any of the provinces
OF Canaua or who In Canada
defends or suggests the unlawful de-
struction Of property, or by word or act
creates or attempts to create any riot
or public disorder In Canada, or who
without lawful authority assumes any
powers Of Government in Canada or
In any part thereof. or who by common
repute belongs to or is suspected OF be-
longing to any secret society or organ
iEation which EFFORTS money from or in
any way attempts to control any resi-
dent OF Canada by force or threat of
bodily harm, or by blackmail, or who
Is a member OF or affiliated with any
organization entertaining or teaching
disbelief in or opposition to organized
Government shall. for the purposes Of
this act. be deemed to belong to the pro-
hibited or undesirable classes and shall
be liable to deportation in the manner
provided by this act provided,
that this section shall not apply to any
person who is a British subject either
son OF naturalization In Canada"
This legislation. passed by both houses
of Parliament and given the royal as
sent within an hour, is really aimed at
Labor and Socialist agitators who have
come to Canada from the British Isles.
there already being power to deal with
foreigners
In the Winnipeg strike the bulk of the
Reds were men OF British extraction, old
of the anarchistic. revolu-
Hyde Park type and the Gov
eminent has resolved that the country
must be purged OF their presence as well
as OF their influence.
Special Correspondence 10 The SuS.
TORONTO, June y-Torontos general
strike collapsed suddenly a few days ago
and since then there has been a consid-
cradle measure of industrial peace II il
true that the original strikers-the metal
trades workers--are still out, and there
is no sign of a settlement there but the
city goes on without sign OF turmoil for
the present, though not certain that more
trouble will not come, especially through
the expected strike OF the Street Railway
Union. At present ways and means are
being discussed OF avoiding this strike,
and II Is even possible that the COM
pany may be allowed to increase It's
fares.
Dividend Is Passed.
This company has always been at war
with the city authorities through inju-
dicious acts and a general contempt for
any forces which might work with 1t for
its own good. AS consequence, when
the company came to the pinch OF higher
expenses and stationary fares, there was
no helping hand from any quarter TO
tIAl
seen in Its cutting OF the dividend in
two in 1913 and finally passing 1t alto
gether a few weeks ago.
Now that the wage question looms up,
the company naturally says that II cam
not pay more wages unless II gets more
revenue. This at last Is forcing the
fare question into the public arena, and
some arrangement may have to be made
The company's franchise expires in 1921.
and general understanding Is that the
city then will take over and operate the
lines. The city already operates three
lines In the suburbs, where the COM
pany refused to make extensions
II 10 too soon 10 say that the West
Is out of the woods In It's labor troubles,
but the action Of Parliament on Friday
is hailed as sign OF determination that
may soon put an end TO danger OF dis
order. An embarra ssing feature OF the
is that the poor. ignorant for
elgner from southeastern Europe can
not be given all the blame. A closer
analysis OF the situation In Winnipeg
shows that, while there are doubtless
restless revolutionarles from Russia be-
hind the scenes, most of those in the
public view are natives OF Great Britain
or of the United States. The same ap-
plies to the general strike in Toronto,
whose Committee OF Fifteen comprised
four Canadians and one Russian, while
the others were natives OF the British
Isles
Scots and Englishmen have been
prominent in the recent agitations, and
they are men who have made a keen
study of labor and economics, and at
least have measure OF intelligent
whatever may be thought
Of the conclusions they reach. 1t will,
therefore, be interesting to watch the
operation OF the new deportation order.
opinion is gathering strength in this
In favor OF stronger protective
measures In regard TO immigration and,
though the British immigrant has long
been hailed as the best in the world for
Canada, It looks now as II the political
and social Views OF such people will
have TO undergo examination before tho
Or tea ara opened to them