New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-09
Tho Canadian House Kills 0ppo-
sition'S Plan for Delay by a
Vote OF 112 to 70.
BALFoUR OPPOSES GREY
English Foreign Secretary De-
tends Mr. Byrce's Action-Am-
bassador's Course in Nego-
tiations for Agreement.

po~d,r leader Of the Opposition. that as
,,,o-i.a action on the agreement mas
ZEN deleyed the matter be not taken mp
49,, canadian Parliament until the
.,.ctors shall have had an opportunity
- ~oe,inc upon its merits The motion
a...r action was supported by 90
.1-,b.rs and opposed by III. the gov
..-,,e,t majority being 70. only two
,t,sr,is broke away and voted with the
o.ros,,ior. They were Mcssrs. Sit'oh
.-5 14.~r,s who have been opposed u"
re.iprocijy from the first
m, intense interest in In" situation
..- sro,,f. by an unusually large num-
ter NJ members present 20 vote carry
,t. ave0irg. we have made
~. honor in the name Of the people
,.-,ada .>ith tho United states 10
-... ,, ,iis agreement as soon as We
......,.,l,l,. cam" was tho answer when
,,, Finance Minister. Mr. Fielding gave
,oE D.. Borden. leader Of the Opposition
..,,. moved to-day that rs Congress
..1el to carry ont tho reciprocity agree
nm. md conslderahl, time must clapse
before congress can deal with IT at the
sreeial session. the Canadian Parliament
should not proceed with tho agreement
mill the electors shall have had an op-
rortunitv of rassinc upon its merits.
The motion of Mr.. Borden is regarded
,- the first step I'm an opposition plan 10
da'av ratification Of the agreement by
Parliament until Congress shall have
finally pronounced on II.
I'm support of his motion Mr.. Borden
.sid that nothing would he lost by delay.
The Democrats, Who were Coming into
Yower at Washington. were pledged to
lower the American tariff. and it was
most iuopportunc for Canada to con-
firm the agreement at present. lie read
"a letter of Sir William Van Horne con-
demnng the agreement. In concluding
the opposition leader said he stood for
the British Empire against the world,
aud within the empire he stood for Can
ada.
The President Of the United states is
mally keeping his compact with Can
ada replied Mr. Fielding. and he has
even gone to the extraordinary step of
calling an extra session of Congress to
keep faith with the government of Can
ada For Parliament TO accept the mo-
ton made by Mr.. Borden would mean
that we should have violated our own
honor. shame on the suggestion, 1t is
childish go say that each country should
vai. upon action 10y the o. .er. 1t is our
clear duty to go ahead and pronounce
upon this agreement"
Nj Fielding said that he believed that
majority o. the Cnited States Senators
had been iu favor Of ratifying the agree
ment last session, but that its passage
hai been blocked by the methods of a
ier hhbUsteriug Senators. some of whom
would never be seen again in the Ameri
cs1 Senate.
Canada has been trapped before"
'a'd George T.. Foster, a leading .1em-
'ef oi the Opposition. "into indorsing
propositions which the American Senate
'as atterward rejected. and should not
Oc caught again"
Tho debate on the resolution to ratifv
''e agreement was resumed after the
'''''s vote by Lloyd Harris. Liberal.
Who spoke against reciprocity.
London. March S.-Evcrv lime rec,-
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