The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-11
Motion to Defer Debate Was
Defeated by Straight Par
ty Vote
BILL WILL Be SUSPENDED
! THE UNITED STATES ACTS
Borden Believes tbs Xsa VIII
Destroy the Development Of W. !
by Turning the Trade South :
stead Of East and West.

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Ottawa, Feb. 1.-THE first stroke
at the reciprocity agreement today
was delivered by F.. d. Monk, plainly
by arrangement with Mr.. Borden,
who. with all his supporters, hasten
ed to line up behind the Nationalist
leader In the commons. Mr.. Bouras-
ga watched proceedings from the
gallery.
I'VE need further time to study the
details of this sweeping fiscal change.
We cannot guage Its import now"
said the member for Jacques Cartier
in moving, at the opening Of the sit
ting, an amendment to Hon. Mr..
Fielding's motion that the house go
into committee Of ways and means
to discuss the proposed tariff resolu-
tions. Therefore he moved for a re-
prieve. Time, he said, should be CIV
en- to learn the opinion Of the people
OF Canada as to the agreement. and
to study the effect the new fiscal re-
gime might have on the various in
terests affected. .e,4,.. :sh, -
Mr.. Monk then moved that this
house regrets that the house has not
been given the necessary time or oc-
casion to ascertain the opinion of the
people of Canada, and to study more
carefully the effect of tho promised
agreement"
The amendment was sprung unex-
pectedly, and the vote taken In q
comparatively small house, after Mr..
Fielding's brief reply. There would
be ample. opportunity for discussion
before the tariff changes were finally
put through. said the minister Of fin
. Ance: The, question was one which
had been before the country for forty
years, and the agreement was one
which could be comprehended easily
by:san Intelligent man. -s's ~;
On the other side Of the line, said
Mr.. Fielding, there were interests
which were opposed to the measure
and to the United States congress.
Some on this side of the line were
looking in hope that it would be de-
feated. On this side of the line, the
question had been given serious con-
sideration from an economic point Of
view. There had been no shrieks in
( favor of it, but shrieks against It. OPP
ponents of the agreement had been
beating the drum of imperialism, and
had insulted the intelligence of the
people when they told them that &C.
ceptance Of the trade agreement in
terfered with the loyalty Of the Ca
madam people. On the other side OF
the line, the measure might be de.
feated, and this would give great Joy
to the members on the opposition
side of the house.
Some Repartee.
Mr.. loster--"Don't get excited
Mr.. Fielding-"I think that is a
very statesmanlike remark"
Tremendous Opposition.
The minister Of finance went on tc
say that there was tremendous oppo.
sition to the arrangement in the Unit
ed States as well as in Canada
Whether it received the approval OF
the United States congress or not. he
said, We'll do our part"
This was greeted with loud cheer
ing from the government benches.
He added that II the United States
failed in this case, Canada, in any
future negotiations, would be strong.
or.
Mr.. Fielding concluded by saying
that in the bill to be presented to the
house there would be a suspendins
clause to provide that this arrange
ment would not go into operation un.
til corresponding legislation in the
United States had been passed.
The vote was II to 81 on straight
party lines, with about fifty members
absent, division at this early stage
Of the proceedings not be expected.
Western Conservatives Vote for Delay
All the western Conservatives went
on record as favoring delay in dealing
with the reciprocity question. Those
who voted for Mr.. Monks motion to
delay the matter were: Bradbury
Haggart (Winnipeg) Heron, Lake
Meighen. Mccarthy, Magrath, Roche
Sharpe (Lsgar) Schaffner, and Sta.
Piles. Glen Campbell was absent.
So ended the Nationalist Conserva.
tive prelude. When the house went
into committee forthwith, Mr.. Borden
In an address characterized by d.
/ plomatic moderation. advanced the
doctrine Of letting we'll enough alone
basing his main argument upon the
, hitherto unadmitted fact that the
country is prospering as never before
under the present fiscal administra-
tion.
These proposals are too grave for
I partisanship," said the leader OF the
!. opposition at the beginning, and so II
a was his desire to take a reasonable
h and moderate view Of the trade ar
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