The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-09-28
RECIPROCITY LOSES
BY BIG MAJORITY
IN CANADIAN VOTE
Conservatives Win an
Overwhelming
Victory
LAURIER IS OUT
After Leading Canada's Des-
tlnlcs for Two Decades
He Must Now Retire
LAURIER IS OUT

Minneapolis, Mimm.-After brok.
ers had remained in their offices all
night waiting for results in Canada,
Minneapolis wheat advanced sin
cents pen buShcl ON the strength of
the defeat of reciprocity in Canada,
reaching $I.OD 1-S.
Chicago AS tie result of the de-
feat of reciprocity by Canada, wheat
opened today ut a3 is, which is
one and thrcc-cighth cents better
than the close Yesterday. BY noon
the price had scared | ia cents more.
Not for months has there been SO
much excitement, for nine out of ten
traders expected reciprocity t. win.
The malllct .as been dcprcs. ed for
months.
Ottowa, Ontario.-Canada will
build her trade within hcr own boun-
diaries and make concessions only
with England. This is the construc-
tion placed by all classes on the
election of yesterday which resulted
in d sweeping victory for the Conser-
vativcs in their opposition to the reci-
procity treaty with the United States.
The new parliament will stand.
1870 Conservatives ana sc Liberals,
as compared with 1872 Liberals and
50 Conservatives in the last parlia-
mcnt. This is a majority of "A for
the conservatives, as compared with
a majority of 43 for the Liberals in
the last parliament.
Montreal Canada.-The Lauricr
government and reciprocity suffered
an overwhelming defeat in the Can
adam election yesterday.
BY a political landslide the liber-
al majority of 40 was swept away
and the conservative party secured
one of the heaviest majorities, up
wards Of 90, that any Canadian pars
ty has ever had. Seven cabinet min
listers who had served With Premier
Laurier were among the defeated
candidates.
The liberals lost ground in practi-
cally every province in the dominion.
Where they won, their majorities
were small Whore the conscrva-
tivcs Won, their majoritics were ire
mendous. Ontario, the leading prov
ince, declared almost unanimously
against the administration and reci-
procity.
Borden New Prime Minister.
Robert l.. Borden, leader of the
conservative party, will shortly be-
come the prime minister OF Canada.
He will be supported, in parliament
by a working majority of members
far more than ample for his pur-
poses. The government defeat means
that the Fielding victory knocks the
agreement. ratified by the American
congress in extra session, and it will
not be introduced when the parlia-
mcnt assemblies next month, and that
a revised status Of trade with the
United States looking to closer COM
mercial relations will not be possible
in the immediatefuture. The con-
%servatives are committed to a policy
Of trade expansion within the empire
and a closed door against the United
States.
The defeat of the liberal party al
so means the retirement from pub
lie life of Sir Wilfrcd Lauricr, who
for nearly two decades has directed
eral times during the bitter cam
paign which preceded today's cleo
ton. the venerable premier said
that defeat of his party at the polls
meant the end of his career, that he
never would lead a minority in op.
position to a conservative govern
ment.
Ontario One Way.
A liberal membership of SO from
Quebec vas cut down to Sc, which,
taken alone, seriously threatened
the supremacy of the party. But II
was in Ontario that the conservatives
won their greatest victories. Spurred
on by appeals to patriotism and the
cry that reciprocity was the enter,
ing wedge for annexation. the con-
servatives swept nearly everything
before them.
That province, which in the last
parliament was represented by st
liberals and 81 conservatives, will
send a delegation to tho mex com
posed of l3 liberals ana Is conscr
natives