The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-11
ANNEXATION IS
PROVING FROST
CRY OF OPPONENTS TO RECIPRos-
ITY MAY TURN OIT A
XII
BOOMERANG.
INTERESTS" BEHIND II
SAME CROWD THAT FOUGHT THE
TREATY IN CONGRESS VOW
SHOWS IT'S HAND IN TIRE
Et4,.-.
PROVINCES.

MONTREAL. QUE Sept 10.--"As
: IN the United states, so here In Cana
ga reciprocity Is opposed by the trusts.
monopolies and special interests"
ms Is the summing up Of the polit
ical situation here tn Canada by Sir
( wired l1aurier che premier.
+ IL Is the message that Sir Wilfred
carried to the constituencies during his
! week of campaigning. and 1t IL his
oihciai endorsement, careful statesman
f that he is, of the truth Of the /. \. e.
( declaration, now universally accepted
/ that the backbone Of the opposition
10 reciprocity here Is the trust IN
Huenee Of the States
Lumber paper and beef are working
through the protected interests right
here in the Dominion
Sir Wilfred brings tidings of a great
uprising in the maritime provinces In
favor of RECIPROCITY. The annexation
seed has fallen upon very weedy soil
there, and VIII bear little fruit
4 In Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brun~-
wick, and Prince Edwards Island. the
doctrine of reciprocity has been re-
eeiVed as the long awaited opening OF
the region to the prosperity that the
rest OF the Dominion Of Canada has
been enjoying
i There has been a lot Of talk about
the development of Canada, but the
maritime provinces have enjoyed 1T
tie of it, because first of their isola-
ton, but principally because the one
national market for their provinces.
the United States directly TO the
south, has been shut off from them.
by the high tariff wall. which reci-
proci,y viii tear down
Maritime Provinces Favor Il.
AS has been pointed by the Mon
treal Herald. distance not merely
shuts them off from the prairies, bu,
they are "a long way from Montreal,
and Toronto. a very long way when
1t comes to transporting commodities.
whose value is soon e&tingu!shed by
freight charges
Consequently In the maritime pro-
vinces, reciprocity Is hailed as the
means Of opening up the natural mar
kets Of tho United States. and the
residents of those sections, see no
dtsioyaity to Great Britain in their
natural desire 10 avail themselves of
this natural market, nor can they be
convinced that In tho measure that
viii open up such market there is
any lurking danger Of the absorption
/ OF the country by the United States
The selhshness Of the policy which
would deprive the maritime provinces
OF these reciprocaliy advantages with
/ the United States Is what Appeals
+ strongly TO the people there, and gives
/ point to the statements made in these
! dispatches last week that the defeay
OF reciprocity, and the continued isola-
ton Of the maritime provinces would
DO more TO promote a desire for union
with the United States than the broad
est reciprocal trade relations with the
nation TO the South.
May Be Boomerang.
4 Evidence multlplies in point Of fact
that in the end the annexation cry may
, hit back Ike a boomerang, upon It's
inventors down in Toronto, Alder.
/ Chamberlain. liberal candidate in
parliament is making an effective cam
paign on the representation that far
from temporarily being antagonistic 10
Great Britain reciprocity Is distinctly
In line with the prevailing thought in
ENGLAND to-day. and those who are
/ sympatheti0aIIy allied WITH LT0yu
George in his campaign against COM
eeutrated wealth and special privi-
leges must, ot necessity. ally tnem-
selves with the reciprocity movemen,
here In Canada.
1t is bitter rivalry that leads 10
combination amalgamation absorption
annexation, That is the. history OF
the big Industrial combinations in the
United States. An even flow OF trade
is the anf}1atey~and is Through rscs-
/ proeity. thut the liberal politicians,
from Sir Winred Laurier down. be-
heVe that Canadian nationality VIII
be best preserved.
Sir Wilfred, the head of the govern
ment here. would have nothing to gain
from the union With tho Unued S.ttes
which he IL charged with fostering
! Such u union would inevitably lead
to his submerston among the states