The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-22
Tory Victory on Reciprocity
Produces Condition which
Made So Many Multi
American Millionaires.
CONSERVATIVES
ARE IN CONTROL
An American to Be in Bord-
en- Cabinet-Friendly Bus
mess Relations of u. S. and
Canada May Cease.
National News Association


OTTAWA. Ont. Sept 22.-Canada
faces new era of tariff protection to-
day such as the huge fortunes of most
of the American multi.millionaires
were founded upon as the result Of the
political revolution which swept over
the Dominion yesterday and wiped out
the hard work that went to pave the
way for reciprocal trade relations with
the q. S. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier
OF the Dominion, who with President
Taft shared the honors of champion
ing reciprocity and his henchmen died
game. The majority of the anti-recipro-
city conservative forces was too over
whelming for contest, being estimat-
ed today as being all the way from 40
to 81.
Robert L. Borden, leader Of the op-
position, who was returned from Hall
fax with majority of 200 will soon
assume the reigns of government in
the rope of prime minister for Sir VIII
frid. unable to bear the stigma. has
promised to lender his resignation
within q fortnight.
Corrected returns today Indicate
that the new government would have
a working majority of A in the
Twelfth parliament. This was just two
more votes than the Laurier regime
had when the old parliament was dis
solved on July 20, conservative gain
Of Sc votes.
"6ig Sticks" Coercion.
The returns were received with
manifestations of jubilation from Van
couver to st. John. Ottawa. Montreal,
Toronto. Quebec. Winnipeg and other
cities of the Dominion, where manufac-
! turing interests had welded the "big
stick" over the heads Of the voters,
forcing them to vote the conservative
ticket upon penalty of losing their
jobs, demonstrations were kept up all
night. The radicals among the tories
had SO instilled the masses with fear
that the United States meant to annex
Canada and "Americanize" her, that
ltrepidation in many centers gave way
to feeling of actual hostility
for friendly business relations be
tween the two great countries pre-
walls in many quarters today The old
lanti-American feeling in Canada which
has lain dormant now for a few years
has sprung into vigorous life The bus.
mess arguments In behalf of reciproc-
| ity were ignored and were still ignored
today in the rejoicing over the Tory
victory.
Kissed President.
While returns were being flashed
upon bulletin boards in cities, pictures
i of President Taft were displayed oc.
casionally. The likeness of the United
with groans. Kisses and jeers.
That Sir Wilfr.d would resign was
the universal belief the few exceptions
on the part of his friends being consid.
cred more as expressions of friendly
loyalty than prophecies. It is hardly
believed possible that Sir Wilfrid will
maintain the seat to which he was re.
turned from Quebec. The census just
completed will make the redistribution
bill a law creating "a new seats in
western Canada, thus making the west
where liberal politics are received
with favor. big factor to be reckoned
with in the future.
New Dominion Cabinet.
The revolution may make 1t neces
sary for Gov. Gen. Earl Grey to post
pone his departure from Canada He
! was scheduled to sail for England OF
Oct s. Slate makers were busy today
on the new Borden cabinet. It il a
foregone conclusion that George H
Perley. Conservative, whip" will sue
ceed Minister of Finance William 8
Fielding who was one OF the Canadian
drafters of the reciprocity pact Perley
| is native of New Hampshire and q
graduate of Harvard although he has
spent nearly all his life in Canada He
/ is one of the richest men in Ottawa
where he is heavily interested in the
lumber industry.
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