The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-21
TODAY Will TELL
CANADA'S FATE
ON RECIPROCITY
MoMENToUs INTERESTS ARE IN
VoLVED ToDAY'S ELECTION
IN THE DOMINION.
!: FACTS ABOUT THE CANADIAN
|: ELECTION TODAY.

: Obstruction by the Conserva- :
!: tive opposition having made it =
|: impossible for the government to =
!: bring the reciprocity bill to
:. vote in the House of Commons, =
:: the eleventh Canadian Parlia- ::
!. ment was dissolved, and gen Z"
:. eral election to choose new Par :
:. lament was ordered.
:. The Liberal party, which was =
:. in power during the eleventh Far .
:. Lament with Sir Winfred Laurler :
:. as premier. favors reciprocity =
!. with the United States along the :"
:: lines proposed in the reciprocity -"
!. bill passed by the United States ="
!. Congress, while the Conservative ::
:. party opposes.
:: The campaign was inaugurated :
:. Immediately following the dis =
= solution of the eleventh Parlia- =
:: ment July 20, 1911, and has been : |
!: waged with much bitterness, the "
:. opponents of reciprocity as their 4"
:: principal argument declaring ::
:. that the passage of the Dill +"
:: means the first step toward the =
!: annexation of the Dominion to
:. the United States.
:. To carry reciprocity the Liberal =
:. government headed by Sir VIII
:. frid Laurier must be returned :
:. The Liberal majority in the last =
:. Parliament was forty-five, and to =
:. defeat reciprocity the Conserva- :
:, tives must gain twenty-three =
!. seats.
= The Canadian influences favor =
!. ing reciprocity: Agricultural in :
!: terests. western Canada grain :
:: growers, low tariff advocates, =
!. British free traders, American ::
:. settlers and all straight-out Lib ::
{. erals. ="
I. Canadian influences against =
!. reciprocity: Ultra-imperialists' +"
{. British tariff reformers and their ::
:. Canadian allies, protected manu- =
. :. lecturers and all straight-out =
:. Conservatives. y
-. I: :. :. =. !. {. : {. > : 4: : > . 9
r (By Associated PfeSs.)
d Montreal, Canada, Sept. 21.-In the
e election Canada is polling today the
C heaviest vote in the history to register
l. her decision for the defeat or in
}. dorsement of reciprocity. Polls close
n at five o'clock this afternoon. The
d Australian ballot system is being used
3 lBoth sides are confident.
n Winnipeg, Canada, Sept. 21.-Elec
ton day in the greatest political bat
h tie in Canadian history was usheret
d in with a heavy fog, following rail-
Yesterday. 1t is impossible for farm
ers to carry on threshing operations
and heavy vote is being polled
r. Wagers are freely made that Haggard
antireciprocity man, will win here.
n Montreal, Sept. 21.-ln the city o
er Montreal and the province of Quebec
he the fate of reciprocity between tn
n United States and Canada will be dc
~ cided today. While the parliamer
o. tary election is national and the voter
On of the entire Dominion will cast thei
ballots today, both sides concede tina
". this province is the pivotal one.
Not in many years has any electio
; in Canada attracted so much interes
y as that in progress today, and the vot
- will undoubtedly break all records
Both sides have waged valiant figf
= and the leaders of both parties al
to today confident of victory.
s The Liberals declare that as a r
OF suit of today's battle of ballots, rec
Is procity will be ratified by Parli
d. mentary majority of at least thirt
II. five votes. The Conservatives al
ire equally certain that they will obtat
g, more than the twenty-three sea
ny necessary to defeat the measure.
ne The campaign of the Conservative
mo- and opponents of reciprocity has bee
IS of violently anti-American characte
nd and annexation has been described
in the inevitable sequel of reciprocity.
Is, many places President Taft has be-
~ alleged to be DESTROYS of rendering b
Il name and fame immortal by addil
he Canada to the Union during his q
DIV ministration, or at least by laying Z
M foundation on which the structure
Tx annexation may be reared. Ev
IT. more bitter denunciations have be
& heaped upon the head of William Rf
~ dolph Hearst, who in his fight for re
VI nrocitx has circulated hundreds