New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-04
ANNEXATION CRY GROWING
Canadian Opposition Makes 1t
the Pivot of the Campaign.
CROSS VOTING EXPECTED
"A British Subject was Born, a
British Subject I Will Die"
Is Prevailing Motto.

Is Prevailing Motto.
Toronto, Sept with the departure OF
the Opposition leader. Robert L. Borden
from the Ontario district. the campaign has
beeu left 10 the lieutenants Of the two lead
orq and the candidates in the various con-
,t,,uencier. Sir Wilfrid Laurier will how
ever. return to Ontario tomorrow and ad-
dress a series Of meetings in the western
portion Of the province. Meanwhile there
has been no diminution in the bitterness OF
tile campaign.
An important development has been the
agreement Of all parties TO support w Ger
man in Welland County This is the nome
OF the fruit growers Of the Niagara BELT.
MIR. German is a Liberal but unalteraDly
opposed to reciprocity Moreover. ne is un-
questionaby the most popular man in the
district The Conservatives nominated a
candidate TO oppose him. but on advice
from headquarters he has been Withdrawn
The Liberals after Il caucus. decided IL
would be impossible to beat German ana
TO accept the inevitable. lie will be elected
therefore by reclamation. Anti-reclprocity
has thus scored first blood.
To offset this many lifelong Conserva-
tIves have either spoken on Liberal plat
forms or come out with letters over their
own sigma lures announcing their intention
10 support reciprocity. To what extent the
party cleavage will extend only lection
Day will show.
Meantime the Conservative party does
not intend to drop the annexation cry. 10y
atty is the dominant note at the majority
of the meetings The famous declaration
OF Sir John Macdonald, A British subject !
Was born a British subject I will die. ap-
pears in every hall. and practically all the
speakers devote a large portion OF their
speeches TO warning their hearers against
annexation.
Asked which part Of his argument against
reciprocity he has found most effective with
his audiences Mr.. Borden replied me
people seem greatly impressed with the
grave significance Of President Taft ut
terance and especially with his declara-
ton that Canada stands at the parting OF
the WAYS and that lie bond which unites
this Dominion 10 the mother country is
light and almost in1perceptible.
Montreal. Sept Sir Wilf=d Laurter'
return to Montreal will oe the occasion for
an imposing demonstration in his honor.
which is expected TO do much 20 counter
act the influence OF the Bourassa cam
paign. This follows the plan in the last
election. when a similar personal demon
stratiOn for the Premier had much to do
I g.. sI,a I'll ~ q l.
paign.
Both the Premier and his leading lieu
tenants express complete satisfaction with
the results Of Sir Wilfrid's recent tour Of
Quebec. but this does not remove the ele-
ment Of doubt with which the situation
has been clouded since tho opening OF the
campaign. Mr.. Boursssa is now engaged
I'm making A round Of the places covered
IN the Premier's tour, and Is meeting with
marked success. Al Sainte Julienne the
audience which greeted him was more than
twice as large as that attending the meet
ing Of Sir Wilrrid.
That the Liberals appreciate the danger
confronting them in Quebec is evidenced
by the statement that Sir Wilfrid will prob
ably he candidate in Soulanges as well
as AgueDSC f.deL IT tlt'lfu AIVHl wv
constituencies a member chooses which he
will accept, and by-election is held for
the other constituency. The practice OF
running for two seats, however has not
been common In Canada.
The only section Of this French-Canadian
province. outside OF the city Of Montreal
I'm which reciprocity is the leading issue
OF the campaign. il In the eastern town
ships. l. o, nine or ten counties lying along
the border between Quebec and the states
OF Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and
New York Here Mr. Fisher, the Minister
Of Agriculture. is in charge OF the Liberal
forces. and his expositions OF the benefits
Of reciprocity are claimed 10 have made
many converts from the ranks Of the Con-
servatives. II was from this section that
the winners Of the majority OF the dairy
prizes at the Chicago Worlds Fair haileo.
Halifax. Y. S. Sept. 3.-In Nova Scotia
and in Prince Edward Island. the two
most easterly Of the nine provinces OF Can
ada the slogan Of the Liberal party in
the seething political fight now going on
is. "Laurier Fielding and larger markets. -
This sentence adorns billboards and dead
walls and IS a text for reams of litera-
ture dealing with fish. lumber and agri-
cultural exports
The answering battle cry of the Conser-
natives is that reciprocity with the United
States will lead to annexation. A local
opposition paper took advantage of the
presence of Sir Wilfrid Laurier in Halifax
10 print a caricature representing the Pre-
pier in the garb OF Uncle Sam-the famil-
lar silk hat and frock coat of stars and
stripes on another page OF the same
paper Mr. Borden. the Conservative lead
or is posed against a patriotic background
Of the British flag. on still another page
is a cartoon OF Mr. Taft, with appraised
hammer in the act Of smashing the Cana
dian link in world-encircling British
Imperial chain.
The Conservative press and speakers in
this part OF the Dominion are pressing the
annexation argument with every resource
at their command Government campaign
ers have been forced 10 give the matter OF
annexation some attention. but the bulk
OF the liberal work is discussion Of the Geo.
nomic aspects Of the proposed agreement
The large number Of American tourists
visiting Nova Scotia show themselves
greatly entertained by the widespread
political excitement.
NORRIS FOR LA TOILETTE