The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-07-27

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The fight for reciprocity. the gu.
preme campaign of the present ad-
ministration had its inception at q
conference sixteen months ago at Al
bany, N. Y, between President Taft
and Canadian Minister Of Finance
Fielding. and since then it has been
carried along through two congresses,
fruitlessly through the last one, be-
cause it was becalmed in the senate
and successfully in the present extra
session convoked by the president ex-
pressly for the ratification. The bill
passed by the republican house last
session was introduced by Representa-
tive Mccall, Of Massachusetts,. The
present measure was fathered by
Democratic Leader Underwood, of the
house, chairman of the tariff-making
ways and means committee.
Railroad Activity Expected.
st. Paul.-James j. Hill, when told
that the senate had passed the reci-
procity bill, said that his views in fav-
or of it are SO well known and he has
80 long argued for reciprocity that he
could add nothing other thar to say
that he is pleased. 7
In the Minneapolis and st. Paul rail-
road offices discussion of what may
follow in the way of new construction
Of lines for connection across the
boundary, was rife. 1t has long been
the talk that if reciprocity passed the
roads on the American side would
push out into the rich grain fields of
Saskatchewan, while the Canadian
roads not now in possession of a twin
city entrance, would build this way.
That the passing of the agreement will
simulate constructive activity on the
part of the Grand Trunk and Canadian
Northern is generally believed. The
Canadian Pacific, having the 500 line
as a Minneapolis entrance, and its own
line to the Canadian border at the 500.
at the connection north of Thief River
Falls, where, it's Winnipeg line meets
the 500, and again at Portal, N. D.,
where it connect with the 500, Is in
position to profit by any southern
movement of grain that may follow,
or any general increase of tonnage.
The Canadian Northern, now build
ing into Duluth, where it expects to
be by November, will have a greater
object in seeking entrance to Mime
apolis, and the Grand Trunk, which
has a plan under way for construction
of a line from Regina to meet the
Great Northern line at Crosby, N. D.,
will probably push that work to com
pletion.
The Milwaukee road has at various
times been reported considering the
construction Of. a line to touch the
Canadian border.
The greatest interest in railroad cir
cles attaches to the Great Northern,
which, along its main line from Grand
Forks west to Fargo, has six different
branch lines running northward and
terminating at the border, any one of
which might be built across and into
Canada. The Great Northern now OPP
crates from the Canadian line into
Winnipeg from Emerson, over the
Canadian Northern, and has a lease
that has some time yet to rum. Event
ually, it is presumed the Great North
ern will have it's own line direct into
Winnipeg.
Ottawa.-The favorable action by
the United States senate on the reci-
procity agreement puts the dominion
government in a somewhat stronger
position, but it is conceded that it will
not prove a factor in breaking the
present deadlock on the question in
the Canadian commons.
The leaders of the opposition pro-
fess to see no change in the situation
and assert that they will continue the
flibuster against a which,
they claim, is the entering wedge
looking to dissolution of Canada's ties
with the mother country.
Under parliamentary rules the ma
jority cannot force closure on a ques-
ton of this kind. The opposition can
delay a vote indefinitely by providing
speakers to continue debate and this
line of attack will be continued when
parliament r~eassemblos.
A dissolution Of parliament and an
appeal to the country in a general
election with reciprocity as the issue
is the only curse left to the govern
ment and 1t is expected that Premier
Laurier, who conferred with members
of the cabinet IN the subject yester-
day afternoon, will take advantage of
the first opportunity to bring about
propagation, perhaps within a fort
night.
Thirty days will be required to get
the election machinery in order and
voting therefore cannot take place un-
til October. II tho liberals are re-
turned with their present safe work
ing majority the new parliament would