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9”!! _(toolkit \_l1)» ( 'rr _ Johnstone replied saying: “I~ may state that the

p>¢uyiirN:M.i’|im¢?n“n;dl: ui|l,.l=.£.{llllId) to U. I. A. ‘ song complained of is merely a patriotic _song_, and is _=_, ._ »i 1 ` one of the many that is being sung and used in every ` ‘

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TUE-SDM’ MAY 1916' » take exception to and I hope this explanation wilf

' ' ` ' ' ' ' ” prove satisfactory-"

The incident seemed to be closed but Vogt aii_d"

other Germans and Austrians did not intend to close it

An incident has just been made public in Saskatche- So easily. T _he _Couriei-, a German weekly at Regina,

wah that reveals gi deplorable spinelessness, if not a took the subject up, and denounced ]ohnstone_ and all worse characteristic, on the part of the Liberal govern- others for daring to sing in the SCl100ls anything that mm; of fha; pl-oviriee_ There is a small proportion of would “hurt the feelings of Germans and Austrians,_” Germans and Austrians in the province; they are na- The Courier is a powerful political organ_ It is edi- turalized Canadian citizens, each having the right 10 ted by 3 Em" who arrived dlrfrr from Prussia rhrce

vote, and each, as the sequel shows, 8 German ‘md il" Years 33°-

Ausiririii Still, These Germans and Austrians were This organ published many communications from able ‘to exert sufficient pressure upon the government _the Germans _around Blaine Lake. One letter given. of the province to prevent the principal of the SCl100li1r m“°h Pr°'rli“e"C_° “'35 rmm Peter EPP' 3 German Blaine Lake permitting his pupils to sing a patriotic preacher, in which he related_the story of the song Song landing the British Empheg This is sm,-cely be. being taught the pupils. and said the .teacher had been hevable at :mime when Canadians are shedding their “reprimanded” and had ceased for a while, but that_ ___oO__ __o__ _;r,___,c____eS which every citizen of ,Canada_ now the song was again being sung amid cheers. _ wharhvcr his mhonality, should Qndorsg Yu it is The Department of Education _sent school ins- , \'ouchcd for in a ‘,returii" laid on the table of the Pro- Pecror lo the 5C€"_e» il German: r° '“Ve5r'g71fC ‘md re' vincial Legislntiire last month in response to the indig- P0" 0" the Slr\U\r\0“- A meermg 'Jr the trustees “'i_15 nation aroused by the incident, so there can be no ques- hfflfli and he demanded that the S0113 be “Ot Sung “gm” tion as to hr rlrchmcy_ Here is the Story; ‘ until the facts were laid before the Gover_nnient. John-

Blainc Lake is a village of several hundred at the Sm" r@r“S¢d rr? C0f“PlY and the UUSTCCS refused ‘O ill'

north uid of .i lake of similar name half way between lcrffre in his ildmlrllgrrarlon

Bu thrcatenm letters from hc Governmen cr

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England and he was made principal of Blaine Lake. Pilfrrot When he WHS beillg m¢“°C°d bl’ the "lie" ene' \Vhen the war broke out and the patriotic literature ml” Or rhe ernlrler right at home- was being widely circulated the eiglity-nine pupils of R- B- Hrlmeri Reeve. #ni il P€rlrl0" C0"tr1l“i"Z Pro' ]ohnstone’s school wanted :i new marching song, `bablY 10° “arrles _Of Pr0"_“r‘°"r Peollle (fhere are less

Mr. Jolmstone had just received a new publication tha” 600 Per50"5 1” the Vlllrfgc) \0_ Premlel' Sf`0rt» Who

from England containing various patriotic airs and Urged 0" the D°P9\_'rrr|°“r “Ot t0 mrerrere Wlth J0h"°_ after he submitted the book to the children they finally 5r0“¢'5 3dml“l5rrf\t‘0“ Of the SCh00‘li and especlalb’

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.w__,re not _“mid or his mailed hst_ » l`he receipt of_.-thrs Ietterfrom the Premier was thc

cause of furious indignation in Blaine Lake, where. as

CHORUS the Reeve said, “Nearly every ratepayer iii this district

has signed the petition that would leave the young . English teacher free to have a patriotic song sung by

“Herc’s to the day" has been their boast; _ H _ The day has Comm but not our seeking; the pupi-ls. A great mass meeting was held and many

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mad ambition \vcll resist~

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g g P g’ In spite of this atriotic demonstration the Germans

Tliougli our foe, with his iriailled list, ` p

Bragg or what he,” do_ and the Austriziiis of the vicinity were able to bring

_ more pressure toibear at Regina. They even sent

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And \vc’ll show this German bully. rggrllzncllzsiiecttor to the tro.Wn t?.s§? If me That wcive got a mailed fist wo' hzid not_ Then it; iias (iliSzi‘tplx?i‘eeTi:c;liS\'<?d1 ;“fiiiSzi\lL\\'or:l

'l`_o this tune the children marched and their niar- fi-gm lhe Deputy Minister, A_ H_ }3al|_ That’ too’ is oh

tial spirit was fired daily with its bold scntinients. 'fylc, and he says again, repeating a previous threat,

'l`he hrst recorded evidence that any person living “Di5¢0;ilim|¢ the singing of the song in qlmstion 0|-

in Cauzicla could object to this song being sting in the your certificate will be ¢;m¢¢ll¢(l at 9"¢¢_"

' public schools is found in a letter from Blaine Lak`e, _Johnstone eonglrrded that it would be the proper

addressed to the Department of Education and signed thing and afigrd excellmr food for I-gfleclion among C. J, Vogt. It was written on letter heads which an- the alien foe who had caused him so much censure. if nouiiced that Vogt was the Canadian representative he joined the army, and he did. Now he is a lieute- of W. _\\'_ Kimball, Company, organ maniifacturers nant in the 188th- and says he hopes soon to bc in n of Chicago. He enclosed :i copy of the song and asked position to do more than Sing patriotic s0ngS_` the depiirtineiit that the song b: not sung in the The incident is a most regrettable one and one that SCllools. reilects little credit upon Premier Scott and his col-

understaiid him fully,

In reply to this communication there is a copy of the

HERES _ro TUE DM, Hon. Walter Sc.ott’s reply to Reeve Homer on fyle in

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if I express the hope that the bone of contention which

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ln your papgr ol today (23rd lnst) stating that “Mr. E. M. Macdonald, M.P., for Picton dld not favor assist- ing the construction ol' wooden ship bulldiug"- we (all to understand the objection--when the heads ot the Brit- ,ish Empire ln Great Brltlan are ad- vocating the building ' ot’ merchant ,ships ot any kind-to aid transporta~ tion. They are even putting in com- mission ii. wooden vessel built ln 1758. _Wooden ships can be built immedate- ly with Government aid that are sult- »able to our Island Harbbrrg and Trade, while iron vessels are not suitable in all cases, on account ot_shs,llow, and some bar harbors, as well as loading and discharging aground..

These wooden vessels' are also sult-

iible for Foreign Trade' and many more of them are required. But under the unsatisfactory conditions under which our coasting vessels are com- pelled to operate and do business, Government assistance is absolutely necessary to re-establish the building of wooden vessels in our Province, by a bonus, or subsidy and we can have our wooden _ vessels built, launched and in commission before the steel Ship yards would be ready to start building. There. lg any amount of _good tlriyber_ in our Provinces., It ls not necessary that n wooden vessel ,should only be a `salllng.vessel. She could- also be a. steamer audwhen con- structed we would liavethe vessel and also the money spent for labor, and material right liere -at home, with our own people. Thanking you tor space. ,

We are Sir. etc.. (Capt.) ALFRED MeLEOD,

(Capt) JOHN A. MUNN. (Capt.) J. M. CHAPMAN.

May 23. 1516.

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Vogt had been bandmaster in the Elaine Lake band. league;-,_ If there are aliens in Cgiiiada who erin not the Aegean Sea wltlioiitiloss the Ben

HC l'CSlgn€d. 1'\CC0l'dii1g to a dowmcrlt 011 the fyle, hearto hear Canada's songs sung they should either be-'mgerinsrngilféfsffffélcogafngfggbggrf Vogt was asked to resign because he refused t0 play interiied or taught to_respect the flag that shelters them. patcltireceived here to-day by wireless

“Go<(l`_ Save the King.” An\yway, bec:iusc_of his violent To stifle thc_patrio_tism_ of school children in order to ‘f';g:§i‘f};'he' army har been “rr pro- emian sentiments ogt unquestionably was win the gratitude, polttical or otherwise, of an enemy, oiiiily estimated between 80,000 and forced out of the band_"' is the act of a coward and a poltrooii. Saskatchewan 1°°'°°° °m°°"“ ‘md "‘°“- It W” r‘*

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