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The Weekly NewsMn^r altk«k, Umm M., t0pmde Ummi ¥lt;* H***Lt~tl» per rnmmm i» *4 was JMI * rruass* mu» m MmmtMwjrnwMa£mi.lmm to the Wa K ® wa, Pv *u* trr »c Co. UnuAS*. Xu.(llO. HAHKE*. * musterTHURSDAY, PEC 27 19 0Q ALICIAS EDUCA TIOS.IHjrin# tin* 1a*t t «n or tf.r*e years*, the (ha* bWrght into tbit* district, under the nn-inigiatioii policy of Hon. lt;Tiff* •» 1 .Niflon, upwsni^ of 9,(X)0 Oftiidxn emmtgrwiMA The people of thilt;-• linnet, ft i lt;f Manitoba a* a whole, h;tv * complained ■**■'lt; t th «s roai n**r of settling the w wintry hut all to no avail. The supply ha» h**en uno^aing despite the most forcible gnprewntntiimr against importation. These people have Wn willed mam'v inthe Sift on and Ethel bert districts but large nuinl*er» are in tin* immediate vicinity of Dauphin, and Gilbert Plains.However distasteful their# presence may l*e to tlie English sett)era, and whether they will prove an advantage or disadvantage to the province or the Doin n-ion is out of the question. They are here, and we cannot get rid of thcrn, and we must therefore make the best lt;f the situation in which we involuntarily find ourselves.There are to-day 27,000 Galic-•he Roman Catholic chinch enteredthe Kttlcmcfit Then in a few minutes, the work of months, was and lie. Alb or nearly all the Galicians are Roman Cat holies, and as such they hav e implicit faith ;n their priest Ami as it is wvl known, it is the policy of this ehftrch, fo keep their people in almost tatal ignorant wherever p jwaible, they were strictly for bidden to httend the school upenec by Dr Reid. You wifi lt;Dubtl« aay that, that attempt hi and »here is therefore no ot : r w » out of the difficulty, util t! tomish church makes a hr ve tlt;I wards establishing athdois,I correction. we say that t« - re i-|one other way, and tht v com-p - Uion. Have our educational a t so amended as making regular / school attendance of all tlu'ldnh in j1 t ie province of Manitoba, between) the age of 5 and 10, cotupu Then establish the sch oln a these Galicians, and appoint truant officer*, and have the act enf rted.This is no experiment th#o we s iggest. It is today in ton «* m the province of Ontario and is proving one of the most beneticia. j elaus in the act. P»y its use we would not only see the Galician e iucate 1, but we would see ev ehil 1, Galician or other wri-■*, r j v -e l tn an intelligent manner, nn It a pen dtv.A chil 1 cannot be inadeo l.-arn agains its will, but in nine cases lout of ten. it is not the child’s i fault that he is not at school, and if he is not at school, and he was the opportunity to learn,these leaders have been left by Kruger and Company to fight out the question of supremacy of arui-' —or rather the question of endurance We know now from his emphatic declaration, as we \ ract-tcaily knew before, that Lord -Salisbury’s Cabinet will never ‘let up” in the campaign until every Boer under arms is eit her captured, voluntarily surrenders or is killed, i j and that at the same time there ill be no undue severity exercisedfaded ] towards thoae who surrender. The object o? Britain has been to secure her supremacy in South kfrica She has done so. The ,t | Dutch people most gracefully sub-uit or get out So long as they are peaceful, law-abiding citizens t ,‘V will enjoy equal rights with r| British citizens, but the moment v show the slightest disposition I to question our supremacy they f |*nM . * will be speedily reminded of the llOMi, f.e i that the laud they live in is British soil, l*ought by British otood, and will forever remain beneath the British flag. There lu'ed be no dishearten in ent over South Africa The problem which faces Britain there must be met resolutely, as Britons have previously met even more serious problems in the past. The guei -tila lighting tnay last one month or one year, but whatever be its duration it can only have one end— in absolute and complete triumph of Great Britain.—Orange Sent-nel.it cUw»failtUMtb*»EDITORIAL COMMENT.iane in Manitoba, 9.000 of whom _an* in the Dauphin provincial con- 1 .... , . * . .how ud almost invariably, acceptstituency. Of this large number; 1of people who are settled in oururatively stnal people havemidst, it is estimated, and by good authorities, that only 2 V can read or write. Two per cent, of tie se s tiled in ibt Dauphin district, rlt;-presents 180, leaving 8,720 peoj 1 s tiled in the nmq arlt; a in which tie made t heir home, who can neithei read, nor write their names.As stated by Mr Connie, in la,M w -k s issue of the Press, this truly a danger to our government an 1 municipal institutions. Will nu *h a large number of ureducate ani illiterate people holding th balance of power in a constituency is a v *ry alutming state of atfait in leed, and one which should eu ga^e the immediate attention o th : people of this district. It is n aiceable to us, that though the* people have been here, or at leas a good many of them have beei her * for nearly three yaars, no at tempt has been made by eithlt; i the present or the lat» provincial government to es tablish schools among them. Ihi-apparent antipathy 1 n the part of the Educational department, towards these p« o* ie, is doubtles.-due to the fact, that the Dominioi govern* • ni brought them lu r agaui-t tlu wishes of cither pro vlncial ^ a eminent, or of tin people, and there is perhaps a small excuse for their action, but Wlt; think that the tima has uow come when the present Government should put forth some effort to provide for the intellectual wants of the Galicians as a whole. The Presbyterian church, with Dr. R^id as it representative establish *d a school at Sifton, in the early summer. It was attended by over a dozen Galichm children, wh were eager and willing tc learn, and everything was progressing cjult# favorably, until the priest ofit with pleasure, and we think it 1 would b? the case with the Galicians.The legislature meets now in a month or so, and we think it would be a wis * policy on the part of the government to initiate some method, to compel the parents to educ-thcir offspring.IN SOUTH AFRICA.The guerilla tacties of DeWet, Yiljoen, and one or two other B er c -mmanders are only what were expected and foreshadowed in otir co anus Home months ago. These men are simply guerilla, robbers s t ring an occasional success, driven from place to place, and who will ne filially caught and punished. In a territory so vast and with a puUnion largely on the side of t ie guerillas, it is very easy to can)' oil for a time such a warfare a that DeWet is now tr\ ing his* iand at. It will be foun 1 that the house-burning, the cattle rai ling, and other apparently harsh measures now’ laid to the charge of the British are nothing more or less t mil Boer deeds done in revenge tor the supposed symjathy of the householders and cattle owners with the British, and that the only' punishment Britain inflicts is where some gross art of treason »r treachery has been dearly proven. It is not to be permitted that Boer fanners shall be allowed to swear allegiance to Britain, and the moment the British soldiers pass on these same farmers shall be allowed to take up arms against us and assist in raiding military posts. Lord Kitchener will ere long teach these Beer traitors that they must pay the bitter penalty of their treachery. We have in previous articles shown how the Boer leadeis betrayedWe have just received the !eau-jtiful Christmas number of . the Fanner s Advocate, a periodical for farm life and use, issued in Canada, by Canadians, This souvenir number isa work of art, and should receive a place in the home of) ! every farmer in Manitoba. One iof its best features, is a review of the past century, by Principal Grant, one of the cleverest writers on the American continent to-day. This alone is well worth striving for, but it is not by any means, the only interesting article in the number. Another feature well wortli mentioning is, Frank Lawson’s splendid review, accompanied bv fifteen illustrations of men who have added luster to 19th. century literature. In addition to the^e two parts w hich we have mentioned there are several on practical farm ng in Manitoba an ? the Northwest. Subscribers rece ve this book free. Subscribe for the Farmer’s Advocate.COMMUNICATION.To the Editor of the News.Sir:—I have been watchine the press for som- time, to see if some old hunter would not express his opinion on our pi esent game laws, regarding the open season for deer. It isa well known fact that many elk, moose and other deer have been shot for wolves to eat, and t was not the fault of the huntei. Tbere are few men, who will not shoot at a deer when he gets a chance, es* peeiallf in the open season, and if there is no snow on the ground, so that he can track the deer, he has either to kill th** deer, outright or lose him. 1 thir.k that one mouth of open season -utficient, say from the Nov. 15 to Dec. 15, or when we would be likely to have a skiff of snow, so as to enable the hunter to track his game. 1 would like to hear the opinion of some others on this subject.Thanking you Mr. Editor for the space in your valuable paper.Old SportKruger in Europe.Mr. Kruger’s fruitless search for a hacker amongst the powers makes one thing very clear—and that is noue of them care to try conclusions with Britain. They may amuse themselves drawing dismal pictures of the their own people, and how in turn decline of Britain’s power, but when
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Thu, Dec 27, 1900
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