The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-28
CANADA IS SOLID
FOR RECIPROCITY
French Canadian Statesman
Says That Public Sentiment
Is Unmistakable.
NO ANNEXATION SENTIMENT,
BUT WILLING TO TRADE
No Appeal to the People Likely
or Necessary, Says
MOntrealer.

"Canada is so positively and decidedly
In favor OF reciprocity that | do not ar,
ticipale that II will be necessary 10 cau
n general election To settle the question.
night Mr.. Theurict was nj ono time 9
member Of the Canadian parliament, ano
still takes an active part In the poiitics
OF his native state OF Quebec He ls
pubic pdhiI'' men; n'f He was in snli Lake yes:
ierday on his way TO Yellowstone parhk ph
and spoke in delighted terms OF san
Lake and the west generally.
Reciprocity las been the great nee6
of my country for years" said Mr. Theu
In ask for II and In the opinion OF many
has not always received the right kiilo
of treatment from her big ncighbor TO tne
south. Until your President Tart too'
rhc matter up and pushed II TO sue
cessful conclusion, Canada had about De de-
SPARED of obtaining any sort or fair
,crlns on which she could conclude with
that determined Sir Wilfrid Laurier upon
the building up %! permanent lfaoe
with Great Britain.
I'm this he was very successiul, enu
Canada's commerce with the mother
country has been increasing with each
succeeding year. Canadian public men
know however. that the natural market
and, Knowing that. welcomed The oliye
branch cf reciprocity as held out by
President Taft 4 vote nj any time
would show that tho people an over
Canada nyc overwhe 'mingly in favor or
an honorable trade Arrangement.
Liberal in Politics.
Mt Thcuriet is Liberal in politics
and a devoted follower and ardent ad :
mircr of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. the Cana :
dian premier. He believes. as do most
nj his fellow French Canadian compat-
riots. that Laurier could sweep Canadn
on almost every question, but is all the
more sure that ho would have the en-
tire country at his hack in the event OF
an election with reciprocity the issue
'Thc Conservative opposition would be
comp e,ely wirrd OUT he said, "if IT
s;rucicn in our house OF commons to
appeal TO the people. The opposition
leaders know this and will not so force
Sir Wi!fri 20 mako the appeal They
will car" their obstructive tactics In
parliament as far as they can. but VIII
Jay Il IN when they sec that they must
face trc people.
MI. Rordnn. the Conservative leader
knows The feeling of the country He
made q tour OF the Canadian west. speak
ing on the question. and at nearly every
meeting hc held. III spite OF his argn-
merits. resolutions were adopted In favor
OF reciprocity. His tour was failure
and landed him in n. miro. in which he
is still :oundering. trying TO explain
nway his poor reception. Mr.. Borden is
iinc speaker and q man Of most en-.
aa.ng personality. but the west wanted
reciprocity and would listen To no arga-
meats asniDat IL They know where
inces are also strong for It, except. per-
haps, in n few strongly protected manu-
fnctur!nS districts. and In the maritime
provinces the feeling is as strong as in
the west,
No Annexation Sentiment.
"I'ndcrstgnd me. there IS no annexa-
tion sentiment anywhere. The French
Canadians. of whom I am one, are thor
oughly loyal Ia the Canadian institutions
and to the British crown. They are well
governed. enjoy measure OF liberty and
fair treatment possible under no other
flag. The Americans who have come into
Canada by thousands in the past few
years have become citizens and arc sat :
is6ed with its laws. They do not talk
annexation and the question is nowhere
niooic1. IL is not annexation Canada
wants. only 10 trade on fair terms. She
has much 10 sell the United States that
this country wants and she wants 10
buy much from Uncle Sam. This IS the
only kind cf a bargain Canada wants to
mako.
Tho entire Dominion is undergoing a
transformation, II is having n trcmen-
dous influx. Of population. of the best
sort. including the thousands Of .Amcri-
fuI about her immigrants and Is taking
steps to keep cut uadesrabies. Great
cites are springins up where there was
nothing decade ago and Sir .Wilfrid' 8
century WAS, Uncle Sans, the twentieth
hc'ongs 10 Canada seems to be justified.
The United States had KS growing time
in The last century. Its lands are now
almost all taken W, Canada SUI has
millions n acres where homes can he
made. and wants the right kind oE men
To fill them. She is getting them.
Reciprocity Will Pass.
II believe that reciprocity will be
passed by the Canadian parliament In a
few weeks. If IL should happen that an
aEIeal 10 the country is necessary you
gill see that the people will follow Sir
W.frid Laurier instead of the obstruc-
ZIONIST protectionists. Canadian parlia :
mcn,ary rules permit unlimited debate
ana II IS on this that the Conservatives
have been relying In their obstruction.
i do not believe that they can delay a
vote much longer"
MI Thaurie, was accompanied by
Madame Theuriet and their young SON 1t
Was their first visit Ia the American
west, although they have just returned
from the Canadian west. They have been
deliShted with all they have seen here
and Mr.. Thcurlet gathered 4 considerable
amount Of information concerning agri-
cultural methods in Utah. They will
leave this morning for the park