The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-01
CANADA NEXT ELECTION
PARLIAMENT Will, PR0RARv.y ,I,
DISSOLVED ~ TEE FOR
THE FAIL
LIBERALS LOSING GROUND
Many OF the Promises Made Have
ROT Heen Kept-ISsues Are Mix
ed-NO Change in Liberal
Platform.

IORONTO, June 30-BOth political pa
ties in Canada are making active prem
aratlons for a general election at the
close Of the summer. The probability
Is that the present parliament will be
dissolved and an appeal for reelection
made by the Liberal government Of Sir
Wllffid Laurier in October. AT present
Doth the Liberals and the Conservatives
a. making the usual preparations for
hoiClng conventions for the nomination
OF candidates. Meetings Of political
leaders are frequent throughout the
country. Feeling is somewhat mixed as
to the result that the present govern
ment would obtain from an appeal to the
country just now.
Previous to the first Of this year all
the seven provinces in Canada were I'M
DER Liberal administration In the spring
the Liberal COVE nment of Manitoba,
which had been In power for a score of
years, was defeated. Soon after that
the Liberals in Prince Edward Island
practically lost control of the govern
ment there, and have not now a work
ing majority. In British Columbia. on
the 9th Of this month. the Liberal gov
eminent, having brought on a general
provincial election, obtained only sven
seats in a Legislature OF thirty-seven
members. Conservatives point to these
facts to show that things political in
Canada are coming their way. The pres
ent Liberal government at Ottawa has
only been in power since 1896. Previous
to that time the Conservatives held the
reins of government in Canada from 1873
for eighteen years.
ISSUES ARE MIXED.
The coming federal elections in Canada
will be featured by a number OF COM
pick questions. The Liberals promised
to endeayOr to secure for Canada a trade
reciprocity with the United States, and
there was no doubt in the minds Of many
of their supporters that they would Sc
cure such a treaty at Washington. When
they failed to secure it they granted q
large preference In duties to Great Brit
ain-first q difference of "a, then of a
per cent in favor OF goods from the
mother country, compared with goods
coming from the United States and o her
foreign countries, and On july 1 the
preference is to b. increased to 10
The Conservatives when they were de-
feated, were proposing 70 grant a prefer
ence to Great Britain. but they now tell
the country that they would not have
granted that preference for nothing. as
the Libe, ais did, but would have obtain
ed England's consent, to the imposition Of
a discriminatory duty\o breadstuns inn
ported from any country but British col
onies. This is the most fascinating
caro- Wnlch CANADIAN pOlIIlclan5 can us
play today, because q British preference
on CANADIAN grain would be an immense
advantage to Canada, but it is also the
most impracticable since 1t would be i'm
possible for any British government to
reimpose duties on breadstuffs
The Liberal platform viii be practical
Is the same as at the last general cleo
tions. Canada has never enjoyed such
large measure of prosperity as has been
experienced since 1886; the Liberals will
give that as one reason for their return
to power The probability IS that the
French Canadians will rot be able To
Withstand the temptation OF again plac-
ing one of their countrymen at the head
of the Canadian federal government and
will again give Sir Wilfrid LauIier such
large majority as will Offset any adverse
vote that may BE- given in the other prov
inces.