The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-09-28
RECIPROCITY AND
LAUR|ER BEATEN
Liberal Government Meets De-
feat in Canada Election.
SEVEN MINISTERS LOSE OUT
Returns Show Majority Of Fifty for
Opposition In Next Parliament
Result Disappointing to PresI
dent Taft.

Montreal. - The Laurier gov
eminent and reciprocity suEe: ed
an overwhelming defeat in the Cana
dian elections. BY a veritable polit-
zeal landslide the Liberal majority Of
AZ was swept away and the Conserva-
tive party secured one Of the heaviest
majorities, upwards of 50, that any
Canadian party has ever had.
In the landslide against reciprocity
seven ministers Of the Laurier govern
ment went to defeat, including Minis
ters Fielding and Paterson. who nego-
tiated the agreement at Washington.
Fielding was beaten In his home dis
trict In Nova Scotia, while Paterson
was beaten in Ontario.
The Conservatives have gained not
less than rs seats in ontario and as
many In Quebec.
The result comes as an unexpected
disaster In the face Of the confident
hopes Of the government that 1t would
be sustained ON the paramount Issue
1t had made Of reciprocity between
Canada and the United States.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier is elected in
Quebec East. as the seat had not been
contested.
The Liberals lost ground in prac-
tically every province of the Dominion.
Where they won, their majorities were
small. Where the Conservatives won
their majorities were tremendous. On
tario, the leading province of Canada,
declared almost unanimously against
the administration and reciprocity.
Robert l.. Borden, leader Of the Con-
servative party, will shortly become
the prime minister OF Canada. He
Will be supported in parliament by q
working majority of members far
more than ample for his purposes.
The government defeat means that
the Ffelding-Knox reciprocity agree
ment, ratified by the American con-
gress In extra session, will not be
introduced when the Twelfth parlia-
ment assemblies next month, and that
revised basis Of trade with the
United States, looking to closer CON-
mercial relations, will not be possible
In tho immediate future. The Con-
servatives are committed to a policy
of trade expansion within the empire
and closed door against the United
States
Although reelected in two con-
stituencies in Quebec, the defeat Of
the Liberal party also means the re-
tirement from public life OF Sir Will
frid Laurier. who for nearly two de.
cades has directed the destinies OF the
Dominion. Several times during the
bitter campaign which preceded the
election the venerable premier said
that defeat Of his party at the polls
meant the end Of his career; that ne
never would consent to lead q minority
IN opposition to Conservative gov
eminent
A Liberal membership Of So from
Quebec was cut down to So, which,
taken alone. seriously threatened the
supremacy of the party. But 1t was
In Ontario that the Conservatives won
their greatest victories. Spurred on
by appeals to patriotism and the cry
that reciprocity was the entering
wedge for annexation. tho Conserva-
tives swept nearly everything before
them.
That province, which in the last
parliament was represented by 35
Liberals and 81 Conservatives, will
send delegation to the next COM
posed of 10 Liberals, and rs Conserva-
tives. A notable feature Of the de-
feat was the opposition's capture of
two hitherto Liberal seats In Sas.