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, so slight as to be almost imperceptible.
have been used to prove that the
United States has Interior designs on
her Canadian neighbor, while the an
nexationist sentiments attributed to
some American public men and news
papers have aroused the cry that reci-
procity is the forerunner of annexa.
ton.
Ontario Province.
Ontario, the great industrial and ag-
ricultural province of Canada, has the
largest population and the greatest
number OF seats at issue, eighty-siX in
all. as against siXty-fve seats for
quebec, the next largest province.
Ontario has been strongly Conserva-
tive for many years The province
was peopled IN the early days by the
United Empire Loyalists. who fled
from the thirteen Colonies when the
American Revolution proved successful.
and sought British territory to settle
upon anew. To these people the an
neXation cry possesses a strong appeal,
and the Opposition has had it's ennis
saries hard at work in the United
Empire Loyalists districts.
The 'brunt of the defense OF the reci-
procity measure has fallen upon George
+. Graham, the Minister OF Railways,
who on the stump and through his
campaign. Hon. Mackenzie King. the
Minister OF Labor. has also been active
on behalf of the measure. William
Patterson, one of the authors of the
pact. is an old man, and he has been
kept busy in his own constituency,
while Sir Alan Aylesworth. who re-
signed a few days after dissolution rs
Minister of Justice. is precluded by
deafness from taking as active a part
as he would have liked in the cam
paign. High Guthrie. who seems slated
as Aylesworth's successor, and A. G
Mackay. the Liberal leader in the
provincial field. have also been among
the most active supporters of reci-
procity before the people of Ontario.
on the Opposition side, the economic
and sentimental arguments against
the measure have been set forth
strongly by George Eulas Foster. the
Finance Minister in the last Conserve
tive admins tration. and other leading
candidates OF the opposition. Sin
James Whitney. Premier of Ontario,
Frank Cochrane, Minister OF Mines of
that province, and w. ]. Hanna, Pro-
vincial Secretary, have also taken
part in trying to defeat the pact and
the government.
While the reciprocity pact is the
main point of attack, there are several
charges of scandalous conduct in adj
ministration, and a number Of local
questions which have aroused heated
controversy
Province of Quebec.
The French Canadian Province OF
Quebec is considered the pivotal point
in this contest. as 1t was prior to the
time Sir Wilfrid Laurier came to
power. In 1896 the Conservatives car
ried only sixteen of the siXty-fivc
seats. In 1900 they had only seven
while in 1904 and 1905 they carried
eleven seats.
Since 1908 the political complexion
has changed in the French province
In 1910 the government adopted the
navy bill, by which 1t was decided to
establish q Canadian navy. to be under
the control of the Canadian govern
ment in times of peace. and to become
part of the British navy in time OF
war. The regular Conservative oppo
sition. under K. L. Borden. proposed az
an amendment large cash contribu-
ton. to be used by the British admit
rally to build dreadnoughts. The
French Conservatives, led by F. D.
Monk. of Montreal. objected to both
proposals They were backed by the
group known as Nationalists, In the
Province OF Quebec
This Nationalist group. headed by
Henri Bourassa and Armand Levergne.
former supporters of Sir Wilfrid Lau-
rier in the Canadian Parliament, has
consistently opposed any policy which
would bring Canada into the foreign
wars OF the British Empire. UP to
that time. though both men were mem
bers OF the Quebec Legislature, they
had kept out OF the Federal arena and
had not attacked Laurier. With tho
raising OF the Saval Issue, however,
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and caused the signing of thousands of
petitions protesting against the naval
program.
Bourassa. who is a grandson of the
late Louis Joseph Papineau, leader OF
the Canadian rebellion Of 1887, is
man gifted with great oratorical pow
ers. and sways the masses by the We
hemence OF his appeals. He Is espe-
ciaily effective In speaking French for
he appeals TO the people OF that race
to show themselves the equals Of their
English speaking fellow citizens in all
things. and kindles their pride as no
man. not even Sir Wnfrid Laurier, has
ever done.
In this campaign Bourassa and Monk
are working together. Monk is op-
posed to the reciprocity pact on eco
nomic ground; Bourassa says reciproc-
ity is minor issue and was adopted
ny the government only to throw dust
IN the eyes OF the electors and make
them forget the naval program. Bou-
rassa is not himself candidate, but
ne has addressed meetings IN most of
the constituencies in the Montreal djs-
trlct. lie has especially tried to visit
the places where Sir Wilfrid Laurier
spoke In his first tour of Quebec Prov
'nce, to destroy the effect Of his for
mer leaders appeals
The Nationalist combination has
candidates. with Conservative sun
port in many Of the constituencies Of
the Montreal district. and in the other
divisions the straight CONSERVATIVES
nave their own candidates.. most of