The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-27
Public Sympathy Lost as Boil
shevik Tinge Is Dis
covered.
HIGH HANDED ACTIONS
Borden Again Assumes Helm
After Absence Of Nearly
Eight Months.

Winnipeg continues to transcend all
other Canadian events. With both sides
10 the conflict apparently determined to
fight to the last ditch and all efforts at
Cancellation proving futile. the situation
10 becoming desperate and a general
sympathetic strike OF labor In every
Western city, completely paralyzing in
dustrial life beyond the great lakes. in
feared as this il written.
THUS far the strize-the rreatest in
the Dominion's history-has been con-
Quoted in an orderly manner. there being
10 overt act OF any kind and not attempt
at r1oting. The Government, however.
fully conscious Of the gravity of the sir.
uAtion and determined that life and
property should be safeguarded, is hold
ing adequate forces OF the military in
readiness to deal with any emergency.
Strikers Lose Sympathy.
Public opinion. which in the Begin
ming was sympathetic with the strikers,
is steadily swinging away from them.
me change IL largely due to the dis
e0very that many OF the strike leaders
are men OF frankly Evolutionary char
aoter, oontenrptuous OF government and
boldly advocating the Soviet system TO
rule the whole OF Canada
The Winnipeg Labor Nctcs, for ex-
ample CIT was the only newspaper the
strikers permitted to tssue). openly de-
clared that the strike marked the begin
hing OF Soviet government in Western
cities. while Its editor. a former Metho-
dist clergyman who was a pacifist dur
ing the war, uses Language which makes
the platform OF Trotzky seem like re-
dictionary doctrine in comparison. This
evolutionary talk. coupled with high
handed measures adopted by the .strik-
ers IN permitting only certain places to
remain open, and their suppression OF
the newspaper has had two effects: 1t
has alienated public sympathy to a
MARKED extent, and It has served to
awaken the Government to the menace
OF Bolshevist propaganda in the West.
FOR some months past Ottawa has
been strongly urged TO take steps against
movements of an alleged revolutionary
character in the cities of the three
prairie provinces and in British Column
bia. C. III. Cahan, a noted Montreal
lawyer, who as Director of Public
sa1ety investigated the matter, re-
e!gned his office as a protest against tn.
Governments failure TO take strong re-
presstve measures. He declared that
the West was a seething mass OF sedi-
ton and that unless active steps were
taken to arrest and deport the leaders
serious trouble would result
The administration was inclined 10
treat the matter as of little consequence
until recently when q parliamentary
committee appointed TO revise laws re-
latfng 10 sedition had evidence brought
before 1t OF an extremely disuuietinv
character. This evidence, strengthened
by ugly features of the trouble in Win
n'peg. has forced the Government TO
the conclusion that danger does exist
and there Is reason FOR believing thai
campaign is shortly to be launched the
OBJECT of which will be the arrest and
deportation of every Red or Bolsheytst
leader to be found, anywhere in the
Dominion. The recently enacted irrrrni-
grafton act gave the Government power
10 deport persons found guilty of con-
spu1ng against established authority.
and this power. II is understood, is now
70 be used relentlessly.
Borden at the Helm.
After an absence of nearly eight
months in Europe Sir Robert Borden
is once more at the helm. The Cana
olRn Premier. there is good reason for
stating. could have gone 10 Washington
as British Ambassador and he so desired,
but he preferred TO remain at his post
in the Dominion until the period OF re-
construction is at least mostly over
The first home task confronting Sir
Robert is 10 devise a budget that, as far
as Is possible. will strike a balance
between extreme protectionists in the
East and low tariff advocates in the
West In this he is not likely to be
entirely successful. because, with the
tartn the main pillar of revenue, and
the need for revenue vital, there must
almost of necessity be but few altera-
lions OF customs schedules: and this, |
beyond question. is bound TO result in !
separation OF a number of Western |
Liberal Cnionists from Sir Roberts
coalition following.
There is little likelihood. however. Of
any serious schis1n. or OF a Cabinet crisis
such might result in a general cleo
lion. Sir Robert is likely TO make some
slight temporary reductions OF duties in
places where they are unnecessarily |
high, promising. meanwhile. a ministerial
commission 10 investigate economic con- |
ditions in the country generally and to
frame a scientific fiscal policy upon the /
basis OF its findings; and this, unques- |
uonably, having regard TO the financial
situation, will hold together a sufficient |
number of supporters TO sustain the |
Government without embarrassment
Announcement that a provincial cleo |
ton is TO be held in Quebec this sum-
NOR has revived reports that a Federal |
contest may also be looked for before |
neXt winter. 1t is argued that the |
Prime Minister. who. having carried his |
''A4As SchTb OF III
SE- and represented it with honor in the \
councils OF peace has become the fore |
most personality and political force in |
rhe Dominion. will take advantage Of |
his strong strategic position. and after )
having pruned his Cabinet OF much dead
wood and fortified it with new blood
Will go to the country with a new policy |
for national reconstruction.
Whatever basis may or may not exist !
for this belief, the Liberal opponents,
st all events. are preparing their forces
fer battle Liberal provincial Premiers
liberalism holds the reins OF power in
every province but two-were in Ottawa
this week, and national Liberal cdnven-
ton. the second OF its kind since 1898,
has been summoned for the month OF
August, its purpose being the selection
~ permanent leader TO succeed Sir
Ni.frid Laurier and the formation OF
Kew Liberal platform.
Decimated by the war Just as the As
quthian Liberals were decimated in
England, Canadian Liberals hope that
this national convention will eject a re-
conciliation; and although the gulf Gre
eted by war divisions Is a wide one, and
Notwithstanding fundamental differences
n regard 10 economic policy between
'--Stsrh and Western groups, a measure
Q. unity Is likely TO be achieved.
Parliament Banishes Titles.