The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-30
RECIPROCITY
FATE HANGS
IN BALANCE
Canadian Campaign Grtws In
Bitterness with Both Sides
Claiming Victory
sneeIaI q the naIN Leader

lSpecial to the Daily Leader
ottawa Ont, Aug. 30 with only
three weeks intervening untn cleo
tion day when the people of Canada
will decide for themselves whether
or not the reciprocity agreement
with the United States shah 20 into
effect the campaign is growing in
Intensity and bitterness IN every
province oi the Dominion If the
Conservative party secures the coy
eted majority i'm the new parliament
the agreement Will be promptly voted
down as soon as the house of com
mons assemblies in November II the
Liberals are returned 10 power the
agreement viii be ratified without 4
doubt and viii go into effect %. once
Although the campaign comes while
harvesting Is Al It's height oonvens
fiora and political meetings are draw
ing audiences unparalleled for size.
II is conceded TINT greater per
centaae of votes VIII De polled than
ever before IN Canada.
Leaders on the Stump
Reciprocity has continued tile dom-
inant issue since Premier Laurier and
Opposition Leader Borden made their
initial addresses. Since then Mr.
Borden has remained In Ontario
speaking daily, while Premier I.aur-
Ter, after one Ontario meeting, has
swung over to the French Canadian
province Of Quebec, where he has
lbeen addressing from one to two
meetings each day, including sun
day
Nfoart tf,,,o tba ,,rc.,,fav- ,e ,-ar;o,ie
provinces and other leaders have
been ranging themselves on tine firing
line Premier Whitney Of Ontario.
Premier Mcbride of British Colum-
hia and Premier Hazen of New Bruins,
wick have taken the stump tn oppo-
sitionD TO ratification Of reciprocity
and in opposition 10 the return OF the
Lamier candidates. Clifford Sft'on,
formerly member of the Laurief
ministry, Is holding meetings in On-
tario at which he denounces the reci-
procity agreement and the govern
ment for having made it.
Quote United States Price lists
The grounds taken for and against
reciprocity are 81 1ru in the reports
coming from all sections, The fight
against reciprocity is made on both
economic and sentimental grounds by
the opposition speakers They de-
clare that agriculture in the Uaited
States is so much better developed
than il il in Canada that the Ca
madam farmer will be swamped by
the arrival Of food products from ne
United States
Conservative papers have been
printing offers from American fruit
dairy and provision firms 10 sell
cheese. fruit vegetables and other
to Canadian dealers az
less than the prevailing Canaaian
rates as soon as the reciprocity agree
mont is confirmed The Liberals have
denounced these stories as not gen
uine but arranged for the purpose OF
stampcdng the Canadian farmers
against reciprocity.
The sentimental ground raised
against the return of the government /
IS based ON the report OF President /
Taft in which he said that Canada /
mad come to the parting OF the ways /
ls justification for having passed the +
.eclproclty agreemnt through con /
gress.
The fight for reciprocity is based Dy
Premier l.aurier and his followers on
he economic advantages which VIII
locrue 10 branches of the people
,na they denounce the annexation cry
IS a hollow device of the campaign /
The French-Canadian province on
Quebec is regarded as the piFo. ~
province In the election.