Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-30
DISSOLVES
PARL LAMENT
Of CANADA
APPEALS TO PEOPLE
ON RECIPROCITY PACT
Announcement Received With
Cheers by Both Advocates
and Opponents of Trade
Agreement,

IBy Moaning Journal Special LsaAss wirsl
Ottawa, ont, July 29.-The eleven
IN parliament OF Canada passed out
of existence today and upon the po-
litical complexion of a new one 10 be
elected september n viii depend the
Tate of the reciprocity agreement be-
tween the United States and Canada.
Premier laurier decided To ask for
an immediate dissolution at a meeting
of his cabinet this afternoon and at
once notified Earl Grey governor gem
eral a short time later special is
sue of the official gazette was printed
containing the formal announcement
and giving legal effect to the edict.
AS the house does not sit ON sat
urdays there were only few mem-
bers at the parliament building when
the action was announced. In both
liberal and opposition rooms the news
was received with cheers, and the
members hurried away to telegraph
their political workers that the cam
paign was on.
Practically every member will have
left the capital by tomorrow and the
begin all over the dominion early next
week.
The announcement OF dissolution
today came somewhat as u surprise,
as few persons expected 1t before next
week.
The refusal of the conservative mi
nority In the house to close the de-
bate on the governments reciproci-
" resolution and permit a vote upon
1t, which would mean Its adoption, and
the improbability of u change In their
attitude resulted In the governments
decision that it was useless TO keep
parliament another day.
| This is the first time Il session of
! the dominion parliament has been
| closed without the appearance of the
governor general in military state at
| the state chamber to give formal pro-
rogatiOn, As the senate was not due
to reassemble until August o, and as
| prorogation could not take place With
| out both houses being present, disso-
luton was resorted TO.
Although all the appropriations for
| the year have not been voted, the
government figures that IT has funds
enough to suffice until new parlla-
ment has been elected and assembled
TO vote the remainder. The new par
lament will be summoned to meet on
october II and supply bills VIII be
voted ut once.
II Is generally agreed that the two
months campaign before the country
Will be bitter. Reciprocity probably
will be the sole issue although the
conservatives In Quebec may seek TO
inject the naval issue into the con-
test. The anti-annexation cry already
has been raised by the conservatives
| in all parts Of the country.
Sir Wilfrid l.aurier and his minis
ters viii take the stump and conduct
platform campaigns In all provinces
! The prime minister Will confine ms
attention to the central provinces ana
| Quebec. while Mr.. Fielding, minister
| of finance, who helped to draft the
reciprocity agreement, will devote his
| attention to the maritime provinces.
FOR the opposition Robert l.. Borden,
their loader, will give most Of his time
J to Ontario and Nova Scotia.
I The parliament Just dissolved had
a membership of 1873 liberals, 80
conservatives and three independents
giving the government working ma
| iorlty Of more than forty The ab-
seneo of n c1oturc rule however made
II impossible for the majority to torce
a vote against filibuster
premier 1,aurer last Monday warn
ed the opposltion that If they con
tinued to prevent vote on reciprocity
he would resort to an appeal 10 the
electorate,
should the present liberal govern
r,ent he returned with anything Nlke
n working majority IT will mean that n
vote rnn be taken on the reciprocity
resolution and that the trade agree
mont win go into effect. A conserva-
live victory at the polls means the
nassing of the Laurer government
nnd the permanent shelving of the
reciprocity agreement.