The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-29
Canadian Senate Not in SEES
sion May be Bar to
Dissolution
Precedent, HOWEVER,
Is ALREADY FOUND
Premier VIII Refer to the
Canadian Navy Question
and Get Support Of
the French
By WILLIAM uOATiK.

OTTAWA, ONT. July 26.-Thsre's
a new complication In h plans for
u dissolution OF Parliament and an
Immediate appeal to the people on
reciprocity. The Canadian senate is
not In session and the point Is made
that Parliament cannot be dissolved
a Y at a time when the upper cham
Der is sitting.
The objection is regarded az a mere
quibbie by the Liberals. who wouId
so ahead and have the general cleo
ton over with.
Lanfier, however, proposes to
slowly. lie has consulted with his
legal advisers. who inform him that
the, law authorizes the dissolution OF
Parliament at any time. that such
action is deemed necessary and ad-
ylsable, A precedent is found. more
over, ii the dissolution recently OF
the British Parliament while ahs
Lords were not in session.
Laurier Will moi hesitate in the
crisis and next "Wednesday or Thurs
day IS now lyed as the probable date
Of the disselution--Senate or no Sen
ate. supplies or no supplies.
Earl Grey. the governor-general. Is
reported 10 be still insistent upon AN
effort being made to put through the
supply bills before dissolution. There
are personal as we'll as political rea-
sons for his stand. Dissolution with
cut supplies having been voted would
ean that he would he called upon
10 issue governor-general's warrants
IF all expenditure in the interval dur
Ing Uhirh tina rnuy Tyurl8R Faan4 u-z2
being elected.
To A,oid Scandal.
This ~eXpedient was resorsad to In
the days when Aberdeen was gov
ernor-generel and all sorts OF COM
pfications arose. The expenditures
which the g%overnor-g general author
lied did not meet with the approval
Of the new administration and scan
dal arose. Earl Grey desires To avoid
a repetition or this II possible, and.
moreover. he wants 10 avoid putting
his successor, the Duke of Connaught.
in a box.
There have been no further con
Serenees between Laurfer and the
sovernor-generai. and the former. IT
Is learned, will be guided entirely by
circumstances. There are certain
plans now which he desires to carry
out before the appeal 70 the country.
II these can be disposed of by Tues
day or "Wednesday the dissolution VIII
be forced. And there will be moth
ing for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT to do
but follow along.
Navy Intcfercs.
Chief among the present plans of
the premier is. seize the first oppor-
tunity that presents Itself for "a key
note speech ON which the Liberals
will go to the country. The key
stone Of this address, OF course. will
be reciprocity, but In the campaign
(which is tn follow, the Issurter styv4
eminent will be attacked from every
available point, and with especial
vigor upon the Question of the Ca
madam navy. which was brought for
ward to-day by Sir Wilfred when he
presented 10 the commons the agree
ment made at the recent imperial CON
ference in London between the moth
er country, Canada. Australia and
g Zealand for cooperation OF
naVies.
Broadly speaking IL is provided in
this agreement that each of the col
enies :t9Yss~3- sff@il maintain a sef,a-
rate naval organization The agree
ment is so worded that it may easily
be interpreted as leaving to the dis
; tieihoG VI tbt CULTURAL government
whether It's navy shall participate In
a war In which the mother countr
becomes involved.
This clause. it is declared will be of
great assistance to Laurier In the
appeal to the country on reciprocity.
1t is the dream OF the French Ca
madam TO see established al indie
! pendent French-Canadian an indie
rand ii Is argued that in Quebec prov
ince, Iaurier's greatest stronghold.
where 1t was. feared he might en-
counter great opposition this Year.
he will be able 10 make a strong an
peal by reason OF the fact thai the
proposed Canadian nav is not made
absolutely a part OF the British naval
establishment.