Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-05-17

from washington, ID. T., Whtit lNt
struggle over the Canadian reciprocity
bill is now being fought out, the issue
is followed with the kCcnCst interest
in the territory, for its effect is world
wide. Sir WilfrCd Laurier, the pro
mier of the Dominion Of Canada. who
is urging the agreement and is one
of the men chiefly responsible for the
progress it has made thus far, tells
in the May Columbian Magazine
something about his position.
my earnest hope is that the year
1914 will witness u fitting celebration
in honor Of the one hundred years of
peace between Great Britain, Canada
and the United States, and | trust
and belive that the friendly relations
now existing will never be disturb
cd"
Such wore the parting words Of Sir
Wilfrod Lauricr, Premier Of Canada,
to the writer, after cordial meeting
in which Canada's greatest statesman
had given some interesting views on
the relations between the two cOun-
tries, and the proposed reciprocity
treaty. Sir Wilfred Laurier is a man
Of charming personality. The fact
that even his most aggressive political
opponents like him and admire him
and in Canada political feeling is
more bitter than in the United States
lis evidence Of his commanding
magnetism and charm. Purely of
French ancestry, he represents the
highest type Of French statcsmanship
lcavcned and toned by the influence
Of Anglo axton association and com
patriation In his seventeen year he
has the vitality, the energy, the power
Of intellectual application which W"
are apt to look for in man Of fifty
or Whereabouts DigniGcd in manner.
there is an entire absence Of that
aura of chill and alOOfncss with which
some BritOns--and Canadians, too
cIothc themselves, as with garment.
on meeting men Of the Iaurier type
the thought readily presents itself
that the AnglO-SaNon element in Can
ada was fortunate in having the CO.
operation Of French genius, ability
and amenity in the building up of
Canadian nationality and the develop
ment of Canadian resources: and in
that no battle Of Hastings was need
ed. ms in the mother country. TO on
graft that genius with a battlcaV on
the stolid Saxon character.
Opposition In Canada.
Tn the United States, the reciprocity
agreement was approved by the House
Of Representatives Of tho late Con-
gress. and failed Of action in the SEN
ate. II Is therefore now before tho
special session of the SiXtv-sccond
Congress. summoned by President
Taft TO consider H. In tho Dominion
the majority of the opposition, that
is, of the Conservative or Tory party,
is resisting the adoption of the agree
ment by the Parliament at Ottawa,
and is also donOunCing 1t in some of
the provincial legislatures, although
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servatives is not by any means unan-
imous, many prominent members OF
that party, especially in western Can
ada, having declared themselves IA
vorable to the proposed partial let
ting down Of tariff bars between theil
country and the United States. 81
To make the Canadian situation
clear an explanation is necessary a
to the methods of tho-Dominion Par
lament Technically the reciprocit!
agreement is not yet before Parlia
ment, although in effect it has beef
under discussion for several weeks
The Canadians follow the British rul
of first considering and acting upoI
resolutions in favor of a~measure be
fore itself is introduced, The DO
minion Parliament IL now consider
ing the resolutions. There is N,
closure. A member can talk as lon
and as often as he likes; but this /
tempered by rule forbidding tn
reading of speeches. The rule doe
not seem TO be strictly enforced, ref
erence to notes being frequent, an,
the reading of quotations being, o
course, permissible. There is NJ
leave to prime" When constituent
receive members speech in prin
they know that it was actually deliv
cred. After resolutions have beel
adopted, the passage of IA bill in pur
suance of the resolutions has general
ly been matter of form. A bin i
as much subject to debate, however
as resolutions, and there is a posi-
bility, or even a probability, that Tn,
opposition may filibuster against tn,
reciprocity bill even after the adop
ton OF the resolutions. That resolu
tons and bill will pass is certain, ST
Wllfred Laurier having been SUSTAINED
on test vote by practically the usua
government majority. That majority
in the House has boon lorty.thrcc
on the vote which defeated a motior
to postpone the resolutions, the ma
iority was forty
VIII Seek Markets.
The Premier says:
our policy has been, iF, and viii