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THE FENIANS
(From the New York Times)
[Welland Tribune, 9 March 1900]
If the Toronto Globe is well-informed, the military officials of Canada are giving attentive ear to continuous rumors of a Fenian invasion. If these rumors are anything more than fairy tales, a Celtic army is to cross the border in the spring, and terrible conflicts will then be in order. Apparently the police are to be on duty about that time for the Globe says that the officers of the Toronto garrison have taken upon themselves the responsibility of repelling the invaders, and already are making elaborate plans for carrying on the war. A few details are revealed: “The troops of the Toronto military district and other sections of Canada will assemble on the frontier for ostensible tactical operations just about the time the Fenians, according to the report, would be making their attempt to cross. For the purposes of the war game every available branch of the service in the various military districts will be mobilized, including cavalry, artillery and infantry. The troops are to be equipped just as they would be if they were entering the field for a long campaign. Military men about town are not disposed to discuss the matter, but it is said in influential quarters that if the Fenian raid is intended it will not find the Government of Canada unprepared. It is hard to tell from these remarks whether the Globe has been fooled itself or is trying to fool others. We can assure Our Lady of the Snows that she is quite safe from all of us except our Aldermen, and they will attack her only at long range and by resolutions formerly adopted as a relief from the monotony of granting sidewalk permits.
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