Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-19
CANADA AROUSED BY SPEECH
0HPBTuUE FRUTDD WITH GLIB



OTTAWA. Ont wee She continued
TN ~ aursrafiCn kerr aH-e By me 10
Busfisu iuuruais. today - causinE r-ssnt-
Hsuf ~ Cauafa- ara ar-prdfnE 90 sums %
tar iencnE EuTlpurfcrs - fns governmeut.
uasT ieopzrsFre re -eriurncftr measure now
befcre FarHarnsuf
Whfn the Liberals have are-pfsd ths
-a@Ee ~ President Tar 20 Rerressnfa-
eys Mean e. fhs true sentmenr % f1e
WsaafnEfoH Administration. the wave 81
feslinE that hns been fsir In tse dominion
eaunot - iEnured and ~ = undsrstood
thaa Er Wufrd Tan-fer early next week
WI maka . staternesf thHt VII ST ~ rest
forever ne klea that ere annexation n
CanEca ~ re rnited states is possible
IN suus quarters ths disarowai or TrssI-
dsnt Tar and Secretary Knox % not carry
convscfsua. ana fhe opposition press g.
carufulIy fostering tHs idea that they are
uftarz1rss 81 adraif ard clever men. work
ing with ths interior motive of annexation
whfch Maasrs Glars and Bennett we're too
anfFark - cunceai
T7ss buIE nf Canadians 20 nos knee Mr
clara or Mr. Bennett or ar. Knox and
they are unable 70 form independent iaas-
raent as n the value n their utfesances.
Poliey 70 Popular.
n o. recornfred that the reciprocity
Agreement is popular throughout Canada
and wlli prodncp god results The aeufi-
mental feeling nvershadaus y and the feel
ina from ths south that the agreement is
me first ssep toward dspriving Canada
81 autcaouy q resented Members of the
rrrsrnrsent according - wsli-ssta hiished
policy. usually refuse 20 ~ quoted on the
suhisct. but one ~ them said touight-
The government O. deisrminsd 70 put
that agreement through speedily - Il can
b. done. but Il We are going to BE- bothered
By talk Of annexation We wiz throw the
whole proposal overheard and 20 On win
independent development under vhlch We
have been proEperinE Tor twenty years and
which hEs given Canada mere revenue and
railroad mileage per bad and more general
prosperity than any other country in ths
world"
Another leading liberal said;
we can 40 better with easier traas con-
eitfons between Canada and the United
States. but u there h q feeling south n
the Ins that a trade agreement b the first
step toward anneEation We can set along
without TIE aEreement and viii DO very
vel as We have IN the past
CHA far OpBouifios.
while q h recognised that annexatior
talk IN tire Tinted States has not reached
q stage where q can be taken seriously
ere fact that e. was begun b. American
public men has been sufficient 20 provide
the opposition with a strong card sEains,
the government Other forces fighting
reciprocity have not been Idle and the com.
hined results ara bound 70 give the govern
ment q good deal Of concern
The Manufacturers association one Of
the strongest organizations IN Canada. a.
though not affected b. the terms or tn,
aEreement, has taken alarm from the sdes
that free trade IN agricultural products
win lead 70 free trade in manufactures
articles and has organized a movement
against the measure. This. Il Is said. hai
been followed BY . curtaiiment Of credi
b. a few Canadian hanks apprehensiva o.
the results 0f American composition
sir wIlfrsd. II Is said On coed Enthorify
win also serve notice on fhess financial
institnfions that II trey are overcantiou
the gosarnnsnt viii see that other hank
take up the aooouufs and the result vii
be only a loss Of business b. the umh
ones
Intense FeeifaE Develops.
The Intensity Of the feeling develops
AGAINST reciprocity among the minoTit
withln sorty eight hours Is indicated b
the fact that condemnation II the agrce
Nsent. which Was first published So pas
display IN a Montreal paper is being give
publicity throughout Canada a. adrertia
ing rates IA iH undeuiabie fact tia
the fight IN Canada has developed bitter
ness which was not expected when IA
agreement vas brought back from WASH
iugtnn
Parliament does not resume considerable
Of the agreement until next week. whe
Il Is expected the situation win be dis
eassed with more fFankness than a. pre-
ent u - snid thar clifford sifton. FOR
msriy minister Of the interior unas
Knnrier and Chairman 81 the eonservs
tiun commission. vii come out IN Fariis
ment with dennnciation % the aEre'