New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-22
CANADIANS DISAPPOINTED
Those in This City Express Re-
greet at Temporary Defeat"
CHAMPAIGN WAS TOO SHORT"
Annexation Talk May Have Hurt
Cause, but Better Results
Are Hoped For Later.

Disappointment at the defeat OF the gov
eminent and reciprocity in Canada was
manifested last night in the various as
semblages of Canadians living in New York
City gathered at many places along Broad
way Ia receive election returns. The num-
Der or men assembled showed how great
the interest of the Canadian born men was
i'm the issue. and that they had hoped to
see reciprocity Endorsed strongly by the
Canadian people appeared to be demon
strated beyond all doubt by the GOODNESS
with which the news Of the Conservative
victory was received and by expressions
of regret uttered in various quarters.
The Canadian Chi OF New York. which
had been active in the propaganda lor
reciprocity, and gave two dinners IN inns
city, at which all the speakers came out
i'm unqualified support Of the treaty re-
ceived election returns at the Hotter
Flanders. in West 47th street. large
group Of men was gathered In the cafe OF
the Hotel Breslin where special wire
flashed the reports OF the election, ana the
bulletin boards Of the newspapers along
Broadway held crowds eager for the latest
| returns.
Throughout all the comments hcard 'here
! was the keynote that the educational CAIN
paign for reciprocity had not beeh lons
enough. that the issue had been presSe" 10
n popular decision before the masses Oh the
/ Canadian people had been able to resilze
the principle Of reciprocity, and to u'ue'
stand that 10 harm could come 10 ''le
Dominion from commercial treaty OF lhe'
kind with the United States.
The bugaboo Of annexation that hau sup
pliod such q strong argument TO the Oo',
servatives was deprecated BY many d"d
the prediction was made by seVelal men
that the next election would sho" uil
lerent sentiment toward rcciproclt! lne
campaign Of education were continued
The several hundred members OF u'e
Canadian club OF New York, accepted the
defeat of the Liberals and the CANADIAN
government as one Of the political sur
nrises that are so hard To foresee or 10
understand Despite the early lndlcd'iohs
that reciprocity had been defeated 'iies
cherished the hope that a landslide III Tue
western part Of Canada would turn 'h7
tide but shortly after o'clock all optimism
had IN no abandoned in the face Of unfaNor-
able reports. s
~ q
called ON J. f. Mclean to size up the situa-
ton and "a give his views of it. III reel
nrocitv is defeated at this time, MI Nc
Lean said, ut will be only Se'pa'N -
it had been initiated in Canadd anu nv :"
the United States its fate would nave O'.'
a very different one. | thlnk tN"' ~.
Canadian club was in favor oil IT, a' ''"''
% per cent of the members.
.rbere is no reason to take any stoCh III
tbe minors that American Doodle hau any =
thing TO do with the result. The Canauia'IS
take their politics seriously. The troup'e
,vas that reciprocity had not been pre-
scented TO the people properly
"Reciprocitv would have been first step
toward the union Of all English-speakins
people. and | am convinced that II an enu-
ca,ional campaign is conducted on reel
procity the situation will be yer! u'"e'
cnt one at the next election.
"Nucb transformation concerning 1t mas
been distributed in Canada from the very
hepinning and a strong propaganda
apainst II has been carried on by interests
that foolishly believed themselves endan-
eered bv the popular approval Of reel
procity. The size of the Conservative ma
jority will be only measure of the work
TO be done to dispcl wrong ideas and TO
insure the passage of the measure at
future election"
oscar Gaudet, Montreal lawyer. who Is
visiting in this city. expressed himself IN
similar terms on the result OF the election
Mr.. Gaudet spoke in French, and his
speech was interpreted by John {. Con-
way. He blamed the result on the cry Of
annexation, and he, too, said that the
question had not been properly presented
4 tIo rnnrle ~ Canada