El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-14

naval service in Canada, will be en-
rolled by voluntary engagement; there
is no compulsion OF any kind, no con-
scription, no enrolment and no ballot
He also said: while the naval force
is to be under the cnotrol of the
Canadian government, in case of emer-
gency, the goyernor-general-in -coun-
Gil may place at the disposal of his
majesty for general service in the royal
navy, the Canadian naval service or
any part thereof" Then, In response
word war" In the biz. as to whether
it referred 70 war In any part Of the
empire or war In Canada only. Sir
Wilfrid replied: War everywhere!
war; there is no distinctionl'
Mr.. Borden, who advocated the I'M
mediate Contribution of SIS. 900, a
sufficient sum to build two dread
thoughts. 70 be made directly to the
Canadian navy He said: IN the first
place. 1 do not believe that It would
endure. 1t would conduce to sever the
and the empire" Later on. in critics.
Ing the moderate policy OF the govern
ment. Mr.. Borden said:
BorsIrn's Declaration.
'.The mere circumstance that there
are in Canada those who conscientious
~ OOJCCl ~ COtPC-1 L&Ou III QclcuC6 gives
room for great cisquietude. I can un-
derstand men who advocate independ-
ence; can understand men, If there
be any such in Canada. who conscien
tiously advocate the union OF this
country with the great neighboring re-
public. l cannot understand. however,
how any man receiving and accepting
the protection OF the British flag. the
advantage of British citizenship, can
reconcile 1t with his self-respect to
have every dollar of the cost paid by
the overbnrdened taxpayers Of the Brit
ish islands"
The very position now taken by the
Nationalist party was then outlined by
Mr. Monk, leader Of the French Con-
servatives, who did not believe in Civ
ing any organized assistance to Eng
land He said: If Great Britain is in
volyed in any war whether It be to
suppress insurrectton in India or
against any foreign country or In vir-
tue or her numerous alliances and
treaties. the moment that war breaks
out-lf we carry out this plan-we are
soiutely necessary anyway. I deny
thatl What Is proposed today Is 20 In
vite US to become responsible for the
policy. Cor the diplomacy. for the treat
les, for the alliances OF which we know
nothing. over which we have no con-
troll. and made by men-excel1ent men,
no doubt--but men who are not respon-
slble to u.s. And the proposal is TO
ties without our enjoying the privileges
or representation"
Sir WiIfrd6s Reply.
On these speeches, the spirit of which
Is outlined in these necessarily brief ex-
cerpts and on Sir Wilfrid's reply 10
Mr. Borden and Mr.. Monk. IS made the
whole OF the naval issue in Canada In
that reply Sir Wilfrid said:
i do not pretend 10 be an Imperfai-
list nor do 1 pretend to be an anti
Imperialist- / am a Canadian first last
and at all times. / am a British sub
5ect by birth. by tradition, by convie-
tion-by the conviction that under
British institutions my native land has
FOUND measure OF security and free
dom which it could not have found un-
der any other regime"
After defending his ideas of auton-
omy and the separate navy, he some
what modified his previous declaration
regarding war in these words: IF
England is at war. we are at war and
liable to attack. / do not say that we
shall always be attacked, neither do I
say that we should take part in all
the wars OF England That Is a matter
that must be guided by circumstan
upon which the Canadian parliament
will have TO pronounce and will have 70
decide in its own best Judgment"
His Speech to French
But 1t was not long before Sir VIII
frid was compelled to recognize the fact
that his own people, the French-Cana-