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, . P 'V r:-"mT"K -- -----*q.----" < +----~. PRetiore FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1914. 'DCRICU AC AMNIT Lb Wiee entirély composed . of separate | : fl . ' 3 I mn school supporters. How did that suit _ ME it _ S E the hon. actifhg Premier? irk 1 Damase Racine (Russell) support-- f #+ c# | ed Mr. Mageau's contention that the | #f Ts supervising inspectors of the Eng-- o1 #/a *1+ lish--French schools should have a ; Complaint That Bilingual Regu-- proper knowledge of French and the . ' t A U f ; Separate School Inspector be a ;{odq'l{i ~_Jation P nfar an Catholic. The men appointed did| ons y € a not understand the language nor did they understand the children. Based C io cg g+ on reports of men who were not $ 4 h competent to inspect these schools, COMPARED WITH S AFRICA + the Provincial grants had been with-- : * held. . "This is an injustice; it is not fair," declared Mr. Racine. '"'This o Nesm agoal money belongs to the people of the i Province; it should be paid to them Mr. Magean Asks for Return--Govern-- for the purpose for which it was s intended." ment stands by Regulation 17--Mr. "Why was the money not paid?" Rowell States the Liberal Policy-- asked Dr. Godfrey. "Because the report of the Inspec-- Return --to be Issucd. tor. said not," replied Mr. Racine. "HMow -- could you expect a favorable Commmpiey ommenmndnomimace report from men who cannot speak f * the language and do not understand After seven hours of talking on the the children?" bilingual school situation, a return "¥se. a . proper Inspector avail-- was agreed to by Hon. R. A. Pyno in' '('2:;:11}' l::c::x'f Mr. .. N.; "Anderson the Legislature last night for all cor-- ~"Yes, I believe there was," de-- | respondence and documents relating clared Mr. Racine efectively. ' .;nbfho operation of regulation 17. The Mr, Champagne's Plea, ebate was precipitate by Mr. ) 8. I Mageai (Q:": ,.:, Pl]" Jf '3. 9 A Mr. Champagne (FEast Ottawa) ms ie ca & geon Fa L..) who _ took an eloquent, entertaining, and at| ud.\antagp of the occasion to air his times impassioned speech held the Rrievances of the French--Canadians. attention of the House for a lengthy HMe was supported hy Mr. Damase Ha-- period. He declared: "'If you have cine (Russell) '\'l'r}'\'a oleon (*ehr i the right to abolish French in On-- i i eo ), Mr. Nap feodt am -- tario, the Frenchmen have a right to pagne (_.Aast Ottawa), Dr. Forbes Ciod-- abolish the English language in the frey (West York), Mr. McCrae (Sud--| Province of Quebec, but they will 'bur.vx, Hon. J. O. Reaume and Mr. never do that." "We should have | Roweli. schools where the children of to--day ' . t% Foee & and to--morrow will be educated in D'r. Pyne S.dld. The policy of the their own language." Government in regard to English-- FReferring to the incidents of 1776 French schools in this Province is to | Mr. Champagne declared that the carry out and give effect to the reso-} first MOO? shed in the defence of C oaas a en mevaXr # Canada after occupation by the Brit-- intion unanimously adopted by this ish was French blood. House on --the %nd of March, 1911. Regulation No. 17 is looked upon, in Offer to Mr. Rowell. spite of hostility in some quarters, as § Mr. -- Champagne said he was not fair and reasonable to all concerned, satisfied with the treatment they had | and the Gav e s received from the Government, and ut rhpdnn;emf;n.pm Propotges 10 eatry he had stated publicly if the leader| out the declared intention of this Leg. of the Opposition was willing to give islature in regard to the use and efhi-- more he was willing to follow him.| sient teaching of the English language He wanted to be fair with the leader| in the public and separate schools of of the Opposition. '"I want four| Chis Province years of French in our schools and | C after that two hours a day of Fr"""h'i The return was granted. and if the leader of the Opposition| Protest of French--Canadians. will agree to that I and my people} i o will follow." In support of his motion Mr. Ma-- r Fou gear, the Liberal member for Stur-- Varied Opinions. geon Falls, launched out on a lengthy thMF' IMO'?""" 'S'éf,'b"ry' 'pleaded for k , a tas t e rule of a medium policy. exppes f the LOTI'd.ItIOHS' pre.\ailmg Dr. Forbes (GGodfrew (West York) with regard to bilingualism in the 'declared that every French--Canadian schools of the Province. He remark-- should learn the English tongue, the | ed it was to be wondered how the majority language of the North Am-i s Eatinthp. 24 erican continent. people of Ontario could, through the | Mr._ W. D. McPherson (West Tor-' offices of the present Government, in-- | '{Fto)' m;;'iqslte;d that the resolution of dulge in curtailing in so many ways March, 1911, he adhered to. i e arele omancch TA ul manl mt t ind Mr. Morel (Nipissing) pleaded for| the individual liberty of. a large sec-- * * rseraius e f tion of the Province. T the grants for the French schools in o irich n,e rovince, n the other the poorer sections. ritish colonies a different state of D * r. 1 ' & affairs existed. Instancing the case HRea me Atd--AGrievance®. . . of South Africa. Mr. Mageau said he on. 4. 0, Reaume was not inclined % _ $ f to accord with the grievances that eld in his hand the latest revised had been expressed by his compat-- regulations of the Director of Edu-- filOtS-_l He took the position that the cation for the State of Transvaal. He ag%x;dfhee O}l; thehE~ngllsh language ' * BR f o 'rench--Canadians of the tound' that all Dll.nt('d matters were Province was better now than in his done in both English and Dutch, not younger days, As a race. they were orly in regard to education. but in eager to learn the Fnglish language, every branch of t! svil rer f hut did not yield to ii in beauty, lit-- y 'h of the civil government . erature and choice of cxpression. . For | of that colony.. Purther, as they ali| years the trouble hadt be i Y | T > had been brewing, knew, the Dutch language was placed | :1uathh<;.1n it broc'l(e out "the grand old o * # y , who presides over the destinies on an equal footing with the English of.thng Province, who in a matter of language throughout South Africa. this kind moves slowly, but keeps on He also pointed out that in the mo;'tingul tO"Ok his time to have the Provi < o . Paue matter looked into," and once he 0 nc'e of _ Saskatchewan ecvery what he wanted be iook hig stafi?}t school board was entitled to the same Regulation 17 was the result. That protection, and the Minister of Edu-- regulation was not perfect. I+t was in cation has to endorse their deben-- its infancy. "I think'thele.dur-ation of tures, no matter the race or creed of the French--Canadian people has been those who make the request. Com-- well studied." pare that, said Mr. Mageau, with the "What does your RBishop think?" borrowing powers of the Separate asked Mr. Mageau. f School Boards of the Province, where "My honorable frierd will excuse you can have your separate sch 1 me if T do not a h oo rag the dogmas and debentures guaranteed by municipali-- <