Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-19 | Page 2 | Colonists May Lose

COLONISTS MAY LOSE Chamberlains Chamberlain's Face Fell Wh When n Told Welshmen Wanted to Go to Canada i I NEW NEWYORK YORK Feb 19 The The Welsh delegation del del- on visiting the Colonial office in behalf of ot the colony in Patagonia Patagonia Pata Pata- gonia found Joseph Chambe Colonial Colonial Colo Cob nial Secretary had not understood understood the object of the mission says says saysa a Tr Tribune dispatch from London He had supposed supposed sup supposed posed the Welsh colonists who have been carrying on a struggle against nature nature nature na na- na- na ture for thirty-five thirty years in Patagonia were anxious to go t to South Africa Wh When n he learned that the Canadian Government had offered to them an Immense immense immense im Im- im- im mense tract of land in the Northwest Territory and was willing to help them in building new homes his face fell He frankly confessed that he could not promise Imperial aid if the settlers were expecting to from South America Amer lea ica to Canada which was a govern self ing confederation whereas he might have helped them if they had wished to togo togo togo go to South Africa where there were crown rown colonies I I