The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-12
RECIPROCITY IN CANADA.
Opening Of the campaian-statement
by Prime Minister Laurier Of the
issues Involved and the Advan-
tages to Accrue from the Pact

Issues Involved and the Advan
tages to Accrue from the Pact.
The following Assoaiated pros<
despatch from Ottawa, Canada trans ~.
mltted under date Of July 30, pre-
sents an interesting review Of the
reciprocity question from the Canad
ian standpoint and indicates c1earl,
the respective attitudes of tha con
tending Liberal and Conservative
parties of that country towards The
pending issue:
The opening gun ii The campaign
which will determine the fate ii
the reciprocity pact between the
United States and Canada was fired
today by the Liberal premier. Sir
Wllfred Laurier. It was in The form
OF an open address to the Canadian
people, and in it are set forth very
clearly the issues Involved in the
present campaign.
The address declares there is no
warrant for the claim that reciproc-
lty will lead to annexation. and
states that Canada will continue the
policy of British preference.
The question at issue is not a
new one, Sir Wilfred asserts, recip-
rocal relations with the United
States having been sought by both
parties for over half=a century. The
present Conservative party, he de
clares, is seeking to reverse this life
long policy Of it's leaders of the
past. The enactment@of the agree
ment, the premier predicts, would
further improve the friendly rela-
tions existing betWeensG Great Britain,
Canada and the United States, and
would be an important factor in
bringing about a general treaty of
arbitration
At all times duringathe. last forty
years" says Sir Wilfred, 1T it has been
the constant effort Of all the polite
AZ parties in Canada ID make with
the United States an Arrangement for
the free exchange ofNnatural pro
ducts between the osscountries,
Tn 1854, Lord Elgin, on. behalf If
and the maritime provinces
negotiated with the United States >
treaty for that purpose which lasted
until 1866, and which, within the
Q memory s'il OF many stillsaliVe, was of
the greatest advantages
Ever since the termination of
tnat treaty all public men Of any
prominence in Canasa, VIII atever
-fle1f differences on "a tier questions
aaEe been slsll animaus m the attempt.
~ Rsgss
Ifoduae q n s.
#s. Nor IS this To- wondered AZ
seeing that in the Industries Of ag-
'le1llture, fisheries, Numbering and
mining Canada possesses advantages
lot enjoyed by any other. country
IN earth, and that upon the markets
secured for the products of these
1ldustrles depends the growth of our
+ lias.nufacturiilg q. and commercial in
erests and the prosperity of all
:lasses in the dominion.
The latest attempt of the Con
ervative party io that end was made
" Premier Sir John A. Macdonald.
Who dissolved parliament in 1891 for
he purpose of submitting to the
lectorate of Canada the expediency
f his approaching again American
utherities for a renewal of the
reatt of 1864. Isl.
After the present government
ook office it. renewed in vain this
ffer to the United States, but meet
ng with no response, it declared |
hat no further oyertures of this |
ature would be made by Canada.
Within the last twelve months
he president of the United States
ent to Ottawa. two commissioners
rom Washington for the purpose of
pening negotiations looking toward
le lowering Of the tariff barriers
7hich have hitherto stood in the
'ay of freer exchange of commodi-
es between Canada and the United
tates. These negotiations culminat-
i in an agreement.
.sThis agreement was strenuously
esisted in the United States by
arious interests on the alleged
rounds that it was all to the ad
antage of Canada and to the detri-
ent of the other country, but the
lew that it was mutually advanta-
eous to both countries finally pre-
ailed in congress, and the agree
GnL SIduuS COudy do du olleI ny
le United States to Canada Of that
cry measure of reciprocity which
n more than forty years has en-
aged the earnest and constant eff I
rts Of every leading Canadian
atesnan.
.sThe present conservative party
parliament seeks absolutely to re-
Sc the lifelong policy of its great
aders of the past, declaring that
will oppose to the bitter end the
sry principles enunciated by, both /
II John A. Macdonald and Sir
I'm Thompson in the last election, {
dresses upon which each Of these
atesmen ever appealed to the Ca
dian people.
.tNot content to debate this prop
ition upon its merits, the conserV-
i've party in the house of commons
S adopted a system OF organized
d avoWed obstruction to prevent =
y vote being taken in parliament.
ITO overcome that obstruction, !
ter a session which has already g
sted eight months, would not only 7
ean the continuation OF an unseem-
spectacle presented by the oppo- Q
ion in the house of commons since
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