The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-25
ENGLAND BITTER
BUT TR|UMPHANT
Press of Old Country De-
clares Canada Has Snub-
bed United States
ALWAYS HATED HER
SOUTHERN RIVALS
Feeling Intense--E ditorial
Declarations Show That
England Feared Annex
alton and Still Fears 1t

LONDON. Sept. 24.--The Sunday
newspaper reflect the prevailing Brit
ish opinion that the result OF the
Canadian election was y triumph for
Great Britain over the United States
, The Dispatch. owned by Lord North
ciih. who also owns the London Times
news article. "Canada's Triumphan,
Victory for the Union Jack" The
/ next line in type across two columns
is "Outburst of Anger in America. "
The People. which has circulation
OF over a million. heads in large type
News World Calls /, Magnificent
Victory
But no paper shows quite SO much
enthusiasm over Canadafs rejection OF
the United States offer OF reciprocity
as the Sunday Observer. which was
recently purchased with American
money by Waldorf Aston.
The Observer heads its article
Well Done, Canada. for the Union. "
II then proceeds to say editortaJiy:
The incompatible instinct and In
sight OF the British race has once
more INDICATED itself, as It always
has INDICATED itself. and we believe
always VIII, when faced with a great
pa triottc issue. Reciprocity was like
a. bait dangled for a fish to swallow.
in order that the angler may in due
course swallow the fish. The people
OF Canada have seen that They
stood, indeed, at the parting of the
ways as Mr.. Taft IN an uuguarded
moment reminded them. and they
have refused with an mphasis -
sell their bir.hright as citizens II the
British empire Tor a cunningly Ia
vored mess If potrage offered them.
Saved by Patriotism.
Canada has saved herself by the
patriotism o. her sons, and. as we
believe, ii will prove she has save
the empire also-the united empire Of
our dreams. which with much travail
IS surely coming TO birth.
we can imagine the panied sur
PRICE of Mr. Champ Clark and others,
!, no sincerely believed that the earth
ant. the fuilness thereof are the herr
t7Ee OF the iiitted states, at the dis
covery that Canada Is not prepare
TO exchange her association with the
poor old oue-horse. CT perhaps now
ndays we should say four -cyIinde..
mother country. fer all the advantages
" hich annexation and the right tc
tulr the dollar XQiN can offer.
TO get ahead is good. no doGbS
bur il Is possible To get too Tar aheaT
| so far that the accomplished fact
vrlN never catch up with prophecy
| The Sunday Times In a prominent
| editorial article, signed 'lmperiallst,
| rays the following warm tribute x
/ tho British Tories who migrated 4
the American colonies AT the tune ol
the Revolution. a tribute which Amer
i.ans viii certainly appreciate.
In previous articles l have endeav'
ored to examine the various forces
which made the victory probable. Al
/ chief Of these placed Canadian ma
/ ttonaItsrn tho nauonalisn which aa:
! always hooked 10 the imperial arm a.
I the guarantee OF its existence.
pointed out that the United Empire
Loyalists who people ontario. Were
/ the cream Of the United States. theii
! gentlemen and people 81 position ahI
education the loss Of whom the State
have felt ever since,
Dislike Thor Southern Mel ahbors.
Thirty thousand OF these united
( empire loyalists, as they proudly car
/ the N selves. left everything they pos
/ sessed, braved prlvation, death anC
torture for the sake OF their loyalty
+ 10 the nag and their king. From tina
splendid breed Of Englishmen th'
British Canadian OF day are sprung
/, They have always had reason 10 dis
| like their Southern neighbors- In TN
| campaign OF lsisls. they were at
tackled without excuse or provocation
| and gave the Yankees the best drue'
! bing they have ever received.
| The Times proceeds TO trace tho his
1 a b
says:
In is4a In despair they embraced
reciprocity. which from the very frs
was associated with political union
and II seemed as II the future Of NORTH
American was with the United States
| Fortunately for the empire the United
I States were greedy and vtudictive
Canada sympathized with the Soutr
| In the Civil War. American farmer,
wanted the monopoly OF their owl
market.
/ The Americans felt they could I'M
| dersell the Canadians. and shame
! them into complete surrender on rneii
own terms. Reciprocity was there
| fore denounced and once more Cauadf
/ was faced by ruin. But betrayed %,
! England, ne vindictiveness OF th'
United States only frightened the younl
/ sinews of the Canadian people In I'll,
| face of jeers from the Yankees ane
/ opposition from Great Britain the,
I launched their great policy OF pro
! lection and development"
The Times article concludes witt
1.-THE following warning; III the union
| LIST party are to profit by the CANADIAN
example they must reform themselves
| They must get staunch leader ant
| take on the work in earnest, and le
them remember that reciprocity Is no
in Canada which may revive Amer
dead. 1t Ia only scotched Their
must shortly be a redistribution bill
In Canada, which may revive Ameri.
can hopes. This Is no time for slack.
ness"
A referee says ~Sir Winfrid Laurie
has made the mistake of his life, ant
in awakening to the realization tina
he must surely recall the time whe,
he spoke the words his countrymcr
have just repeated in a rousing chorus
There was a time when Canada wa
, In favor OF reciprocity, but thanh
heaven these days are past, and over
Britain also may be thankful they ar,
over: that Uncle Sans foot Is no lon
ger in the door of her rich granary
that disdaining heavy brihes Canada
has defeated proposals which woult
have been bad for nerSelf. but wors.