"British warships take part with the French against their own people! That is one of the strangest things I ever heard of, and I can't understand it.

Is not this an English colony ?" "Yes, it is England's oldest colony; but, while I was born in it, and have lived here all my life, I don't understand the situation any better than you." "It seems to me," continued Cabot, "that the conditions here must be fully as bad as those that led to the American Revolution, and I should think you Newfoundlanders would rebel, and set up a government of your own, or join the United States, or do something of that kind." "Perhaps we would if we could," replied White; "but our country is only a poor little island, with a population of less than a quarter of a million.

If we should rebel, we would have to fight both England and France.

We should have to do it without help, too, for the United States, which is the only country we desire to join, does not want us.
So you see there is nothing for us to do but accept the situation, and get along as best we can." "Why don't you emigrate to the States ?" suggested Cabot.
"Plenty of people whom I know have done so," replied the young Newfoundlander, "and I might, too, if it were not for my mother and sister; but I don't know how I could make a living for them in the States, or even for myself.

You see, everything we have in the world is tied up right here.