The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-19
PARLIAMENT OF CANADA.
CLOSE OF ONE OF THE LONGEST
SESSIONS on RECORD.
New Elections VIII he Holly Com
tested-Lord Mimic to visit the
Coast and the Yukon-Use for
Canadian PuIp-New Railway.

the ttne OF confederation thirty-three
years ago. In all probability it will be
the last session of the present parlia-
ment. which would expire a year hence
in due course, If not sooner dissolved,
before the electorate of the Dominion are
again called upon to choose new house
of commons. Whether the general cleo
lions will be held this year or the next
is just now. a profound secret among the
members Of the cabinet, and even the
government supporters in parliament are
not yet taken into the ministerial conf
dence on this subject. II is generally
expected, how ever, that before the time
arrives for wagtng the electoral battle In
the United States. the fate of the pres
ent Canadian administration will have
been decided at the polls.
Five sessions of the present parliament
have been held within four years, and
the work performed In them by the gov
eminent is now in the judgment of the
country During that time thirty-seven
bye-elections in different parts of Canada
have been held. In which the opposition
have lost several seats held by them in
1896 while the government have success
fully retained all of their own. This is
regarded as plainly Indicative of the con-
tinued confidence of the country in the
Laurier administration. and an assurance
of its successful return to power at the
ensuing appeal to the country, come when
IL may. The most cordial friend of the
government cannot say that mistakes
have not been made, but 1t IL claimed
that Sir Wilfrid Laurier has, on the
whole. fulfilled the trust reposed in him
by the people of Canada in a manner
that should entitle him to a renewal of
their confidence.
Laurier's Adm inistration.
A brief retrospect OF the past four
years OF Liberal government in Canada
cannot fail to impress any unprejudiced
and nonpartisan observer that Laurier
has given the country clean and pro-
gressive administration. Industry, in ev-
cry department OF human activity in the
dominion, has been energized The coun-
try's development has been wonderfully
facilitated. immigration has flowed in
with steadiness and volume hitherto
unknown. The name Of Canada, as never
before. has become a sound familiar to
the people OF the mother country and has
been given a new significance to those
of the other nations of the world Never
In Canadian history has the prosperity
OF the country touched high a mark.
and never have its prospects seemed
brighter. The surplus revenue over ex-
penditure has never been so large as that
shown In the statement just published
by the finance department. in which
surplus is announced Of over s.. 000. 900 for
the fiscal year ending June 30 last
The past session has been an eventfuI
one. Its principal features were the APP
prevail by parliament Of the governments
action in contributing military aid to
Great Brit tain in South Africa the declara-
tior of the increase from q to 80 1-3 per
cent. in the preference upon British goods
imported into Canada. the admission of
Canadian securities to the English trus-
tee list, the enactment of several import
ant measures. including the equal wage
resolution. the consolation act ana the
Chinese restriction bill. all designed TO
meet the reasonable demands of labor;
the voting of large appropriations for pub
lie works. and particularly for the i'm
provemcnt OF the internal transport sys-
TEN of Canada. IL was distinctly a war
yet n 10
full measure of the services rendered by
Sir Wilfrid Laurier to the cause of Cana
dian nationality during the past year. The
people do not yet fully comprehend the
difficulties which confronted the govern
meut, and which Sir Wilrrid Laurier over
came. during the national crisis last fall
when the demand went up for the inter-
ventiOn OF Canada in the mother coun-
try's quarrel No other Canadian held
the confidence OF both races in the DO
minion so unquesttcningly as to have en-
dbled him to meet the demands Of one
without hurting the sensibllities OF the
other.
Uncertainty ms to the Future.
There is n greater element of uncertain
IS In the outcome OF the general elections
for the government now than had an APP
peal To the country been made last year.
Both political parties in the dominion.
also. are pretty evenly divided. but the
government will now have to meet the new
conditions arising out OF Canada's partici-
patton in the war. IL also failed to secure
the repeal ~ the Conservative gerrymRn-
der acts. owing to the preponderance OF
Conservatives in the senate. and conse-
Qucn ly this great advantage is retained
by the opposition. The conservative plan
ct campaign Is simple. In the province o.
quebec the government IN to be attacked
on thc ground that IL Is In favor OF I'm
pertal federation. while I'm the other prov
iHcrs IL IS 10 be assaiicd disloyal be-
cause the pTemies Is a French Canadian.
the majority OF whom are anti-Britlsh ami
opposed to imperialism. There can be no
doubt That the loyalty cry viii carry much
weight. and II will require all the
prestige ~ the government and the AL
vantage Of being tn power aud In control
/ vt public expenditures To counterfeit It's
| Tho governor general. Lord Minto. &C
com panied by n party from Government
House, Intends visiting the " estcrn pur-
/ lions ~ Canada And VII ex.end his trip
into the yukon territory Lord Mimic viii
i~Avc ottawa imw llRtsy after the pro-
roEaU9u % parliament II ls nearly a
! quarter ~ a century since Lord DuGerln
ma ic his memorable trtn to Manitoba
/ and almost two 3ce AIDES have elapsed since
I the vine when his immediate successor.
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