The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-30
PARLIAMENT
 ADJOURNED
CANADIAN LAW MAKING BODY PASSED INTO HISTORY
 YESTERDAY.
Upon New One to Be Elected Sep tember 21, Will Depend the
 Canadian American Re-
 ciprocity Agreement.

Ottawa, Ont. July 29-The eleventh parliament of Canada passed out ot fexistence today and upon the poli- tical complexion of a new one to be elected September 21, will depend the
 fate of the reciprocity agreement between the United States and Can ada. Premier Laurier decided to ask for an immediate dissolution at d meeting of his cabinet this afternoon and at once notified Earl Grey, the governor general. A short time lat CT special issue of the official ga zette was printed containing the formal announcement and giving legis effect to the edict.
 As the house does not sit on Sat- urGays, there wers only few mem- bers at the parliament buildings when the action was announced. In both liberal and opposing rooms, the news was received with cheers and the members hurried away to tele- graph their political workers that the campaign was on.
 Practically every member will have left the capital by tomorrow and the lcampaign on the reciprocity issue will begin all over uhe dominion early next week.
 The announcement of dissolution today came somewhat as a surprise, as few persons expected it before next week at the earliest. The ab-
 solute refusal of the conservative minority in the house to close the de- bate on the governments reciprocity resolution and permit vote on it (which would mean it's adoption, and tthe improbability of a change in theil latitude, resulted in the governments decision that it was useless to keer parliament sitting another day.
 This is the first time a session oi the dominion parliament has been closed without the appearance of the governor general in military state at the senate chamber to give formal due to reassemble until August 9, and as propagation could not take place without both houses being present dissolution was resorted to.
 1t is generally agreed that the two months campaign before the country will be vigorous and even bitter. Re- ciprocity probably will be the sole is- sue, although the conservatives in Quebec may seek to inject the naval issue into the contest. The anti annexation cry already has been rals- cd by the conservatives in all parts of the country.
 ! Sir Wllfred Iaurier and his min- isters will take the stump and con- duct platform campaigns in all pro- vinces. The prime minister will confine his attention to the Gen. tral provinces and Quebec, while Mr. | Fielding, minister of finance, who helped to draft the reciprocity agree ment, will devots his attention to the maritime provinces. On the op- position side Robert l.. Borden, their Header, will give the most of his ltime to ontario and Move Scotia.
 The parliament just dissolved aad a membership of 133 liberals, S5 con. Iservatives and three independents, lgiving the government working ma iority of over forty. The absence lof a cloture rule, however, made il l Impossible for the majority to force a vote against filibuster. Premier IJaurier last Monday armed the op-
 position that if it continued to pre- | vent vote on reciprocity he woulc
 resort to an appeal to the electorate
 Should ihe present liberal govern lment be returned with anything like
 working majority 1t will mean tha vote can be taken on the reclpro- city resolution and that the trad' agreement will go into effect.
 A conservative victory at the pol'i means the passing of the Laurlel ; government and the permanent ssheiv l; os +ho racinrocitv pact