Show HE IS A CANADIAN and thinks we should get a bit of a spanking but and tupper object to the remarks as not Represent lne public opinion ottawa ont may 19 in the house of commons hon mr cleara a depre ot one ot the bord r enciel la discussing discue sing the american alien labor law and the manner in which it bad been enforced against canadians incidentally referred to the spanish american war that while all parties would pray that the american people would coine out victorious still there was not a few who would like to see the united states set a bit of spanking because of its unfriendly treatment of canada of no no arose from all parts of the house premier laurier rising evidently with bome warmth said 1 I sincerely hope any honorable friend who has just taken bis beat in his utterances te rances which at the moment called forth expressions of dissent speaks bis own personal feeling and not the feeling of bis party I 1 would rather hope that upon the present occasion though we are bound to be neutral and must be neutral in the present differences a between the united states and spain I 1 should like to believe that if there is a feeling at all apart from our duty as neutrals it is a feeling of sympathy for thosa who are our neighbors and who share the continent with us sir abas opposition leader expressed entire acquiescence in what the premier bad said and concluded bis speech by baying while we ure bound toi respect that complete neutrality that has been proclaimed by abe parent stale in reference lo 10 the war between the united baates and spain nevertheless I 1 feel that we cannot forget the people of canada as ot great britain ara bot one branch of that great kint family and that abe inter of peace the interests of civilization and the interests inte 0 abe world would be promoted by the most cordial operation cooperation co between the great branch nations mr charlton Cb arlton a member from ontario called abe governments attention to the presence in canada of senor polo bernabe late spanish minister at washington who deemed to be actively engaged in attending to an office ot war A lew days ago one downing was arrested as a spanish in washington and committed suicide and it is feared that the presence of spanish officials here might lead to complications as being considered a breach of neutrality tra lity premier laurier replied that ahe government bad no knowledge that barnabe had done anything to war rant interference by the government at any rate the attention of the government bad not been called to the matter the british empire bed always been abe asylum for refugees refo gees under any circumstances so long as the spanish ambassador did not abuse canadas hospitality abe government did not conceive that it was in any way bound to take notice ot bis presence here |