The Alaska citizen., 1911-09-25

between the government and the op position, and declare whether they have changed their minds or whether they are still in favor Of reciprocity they will or will not have the Amer ican market for the promising croI soon to be garnered in Canada
 The issue, my fellow-countrymen is in your hands, and to your hands to your decision His Majesty's gov ernment in Canada is well content tt leave it.
 It has been alleged by the oppo sition that this agreement, if con summated, would imperil the connec tion with the mother country, ant finally bring the annexation of Can ada 10 the United States.
 It is impossible to treat such all argument with any kind of respect If. indeed. it can be dignified with the name of argument, for if it has any meaning. it's meaning is that the people of Canada would be SC duced from their allegiance by the prosperity to follow their larger flow of natural products from this country to the other. Indeed, the very re- verse would be the natural conse quence. for the experience of all ages abundantly testifies that trade ever is the most potent agency of peace, amity, and mutual respect be tween nations.
 Nor is that all. This agreement which in no way impars our fiscal policy. which still maintains al the topmast the fecund principle of Brit ish preference, this agreement, by opening new avenues of trade hith. erto closed, would further improve the friendly relations which now happily exist between this country and the mother country, on the one hand and the American republic on the other. and which il is hoped may at no distant day eventuate into general treaty of arbitration, the effect of which would be to remove forever all possibilities of war be tween the great Empire of which We are proud to form part and the great nation which we are proud to have as our neighbor
 (Signed) WILFRID LAURIER.
 The dissolution of parliament came as a great surprise to the support CTS of the administration. They evi- dently knew no more of the intention of the government than they knew of the reciprocity agreement up to the 26th of January last. Apparently the government decided upon disso- lution in a hurry, or even in a panic, as they gave no intimation to the many members on both sides of the house who are accustomed to spend the weekend with their families, and who left for their homes on Fri day night without receiving the cour- tesy of notice.
 The Liberal Conservative party welcomes an appeal to the people upon the great issue which has been under discussion in parliament. The president of the United States has more than once emphasized the fact of the ways. Those two ways lead in very divergent directions. The choice of the people will be fraught with momentous consequences to the flu ture destiny of this country. It is right and just that they should speak, because with them rests the ultimate decision.
 The government has dissolved par liament without propagation, without supply and without redistribution. l urged upon the government upon the Sth day of last March it's plain duty to hasten the taking of the cen sus to bring in the redistribution bill, and thus give to every part of the country it's proper representation, and then to submit this question to the people. In reply they maintain. ed that parliament, elected without any mandate on this question, ought to reverse the policy of the past forty years without giving the peo- pie the right to speak.
 They declined to hasten the cen sus: they declined to grant redis- tribution, and, finally, they have dis solved parliament at moments no tice without even asking the oppo- sition for the supplies necessary to carry on the public service until the new parliament shall be enabled to grant the same.
 Constitutional authorities abound to prove that dissolution ought not to be granted without provision of the necessary supplies for the pub lie service We have been ready to grant such supplies, but the prime minister during the present week an nounced in the house of commons that under present conditions the government would not even ask for them. Whenever supply has been asked for during the present session