Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-31
PARLIAMENT OF CANADA QUITS
Election in September, When Reel
proCity Will Be the Issue.
'TRENUoUs CAMPAIGN EXPECTED
Members Hurry Away from Ottawn,
Going Home, Where They VIII at
Once Plunge Into Field
Urging Their Views.

OTTAWA, Ont, July 3D.-The Eleventh
Parliament of Canada passed out of ex-
| istence today, and upon the political COM
| plexion Of q new one to be elected Septem-
Der 2 will depend the fate Of the reci-
procity agreement between, the United
States and Canada.
Premier I.aurier decided to ask for an
immediate dissolution at a meeting Of his
cabinet this aftsrnoun ana at once notified
Earl Grey, the governor governai, AAshort
time later a special issue OF the Official
Gazette was printed, containing the formal
announcement and giving legal effect to
the edict.
AS the house does not sit on Saturdays
there was only a few members at the
parliament buildings when the action was
announced. In both liberal and opposition
rooms the news was received with cheers
and the members hurried away to tele-
graph their political workers that the cam
paign was on
Practically every member will have left
the capital by tomorrow, and the cam
paign on the reciprocity issue will begin
all over the Dominion early next week.
The announcement OF dissolution today
came somewhat as a surprise, as few per-
sons expected It before next week at the
earliest.
Cause of HHsty Action.
The refusal of the conservative minority
in the house to close the debate on the
governments reciprocity resolution and
permit a vote upon II. which would mean
its adoption and the improbability of
change in their attitude, resulted in the
governments decision that II was useless
to keep Parliament sitting another day.
This is the first time a session of the
Dominion parliament has been closed with
out the appearance Of the governor general
in military state at the state chamber to
give formal prorogation. As the senate
was not due to reassemble until August
and as prorogation could not take place
without both houses being present. dis
solution was resorted to.
Vigorous Campaign Expected.
Although all supply appropriations for
the year have not been voted, the govern
ment figures that II has funds enough
to suffice until a new Parliament has been
elected and assembled to vote the re-
mainder. The new Parliament will be
summoned to meet on October II. and
supply bills will be voted at once.
1t is generally agreed that the two
months campaign before the country will
be vigorous and even bitter. Reciprocity
probably will be the sole issue, although
inject the naval issue into the contest.
The anti-annexation cry already has been
raised by the conservatives in all parts
OF the country.
Sir Wilifrid Laurier and his ministers
viii take the stump and conduct platform
speeches in all parts OF the country. The
prime minister will confine his attention
to the central provinces and Quebec. while
Mr.. Fielding, minister of finance, who
helped to draft the reciprocity agreement,
will devote his attention TO the maritime
provinces.
Borden 90 Lead Opposition.
On the opposition side. Robert Ia Borden,
their leader will give his time to Ontario
and Nova Scotia.
The Parliament just dissolved had a
membership Of 1873 liberals. eighty-five
conservatives and three Independents, Civ
ing the government q working majority
OF more than forty. The absence OF
cloture rule, however, made II impossible
for the majority to force q vote against a
filibuAter
Premier Laurier last Monday warned the
opposition that II they continued TO pre-
vent vote on reciprocity he would resort
TO an appeal TO the electorate. should the
present liberal government be returned
with anything like an imposing majority,
1t is likely that q vote can be taken on
the reciprocity agreement and the trade
agreement can so into effect. conserve
tive victory At the polls means the passing
OF the LAurier government and the psrma-
nent shelving Of the reciprocity pact