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The Sun
New York, New York County, New York
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In Victoria, B.C., nearly 1,000 citizens marched on February 11 to the Parliamentary building, opposing changes to the terms of union with Canada. They petitioned against negotiations until the MacKenzie Ministry's scheme is revealed and approved by the people. De Cosmos resigned, and Mr. Walker was tasked with forming a new government amid excitement.
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One Thousand Citizens Marching to the Parliamentary Building-Opposed to any Change in the Terms of Union-A New Government Demanded.
VICTORIA, B. C., Feb. 11.-On Monday afternoon citizens numbering nearly 1,000 marched to the Parliamentary building in an orderly manner. There was a large police force on hand, but no disturbance occurred. Dr. Helmcken presented a petition, passed at a meeting on Saturday, the terms of which is that this meeting deems it inadvisable to enter into any negotiations for capitalizing the dry dock guarantee or to borrow any money from the Dominion Government until the scheme of the MacKenzie Ministry for the alteration of the terms of union shall be made known. and further, that it is distinctly opposed to the Provincial Government interfering in any manner with the terms of union or agreeing to any new terms offered by the MacKenzie Government until they have been submitted to the people for adoption. The application by the Ministry for a gunboat to be stationed at the Government buildings was refused by the commander of the fleet. A resolution was also sent to the city members who support the Government, calling upon them to resign. The same afternoon De Cosmos resigned and has since left the city. it is said, to stand for an outside district for the Commons. To-day Mr. Walker of the De Cosmos Ministry was called upon by the Governor to form a Government. It is understood that he will make no changes in the personnel of the Cabinet. Considerable excitement still prevails. Mr. Morton, one of the leaders in the attack on the Parliament buildings, is out as a candidate for the Commons; and Higgins, another leader, having been threatened with arrest, publishes a card accepting the entire responsibility of the demonstration. The House meets Friday, when the petition will be considered. The press, in opposition to the general Government, say that nothing but dissolution will suit the country, and charge that the attempt to change the terms of the union was done to vitiate the railway clause.
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Victoria, B. C.
Event Date
Feb. 11
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de cosmos resigned; mr. walker called to form a new government; gunboat application refused; resolution calling for resignations; considerable excitement prevails; house to consider petition on friday.
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Nearly 1,000 citizens marched orderly to the Parliamentary building on Monday afternoon, with police present but no disturbance. Dr. Helmcken presented a petition from a Saturday meeting opposing negotiations on dry dock or borrowing from Dominion Government until MacKenzie Ministry's union terms alteration scheme is known, and opposing Provincial Government interference without public adoption. Fleet commander refused gunboat stationing. Resolution sent to supporting city members to resign. De Cosmos resigned and left city. Governor called Mr. Walker to form government without Cabinet changes. Mr. Morton running for Commons; Higgins accepts responsibility for demonstration amid arrest threats. Press opposes general government, calls for dissolution, claims union change attempt to vitiate railway clause.