New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-25
'LAUR|ER FORCING
RECIPROCITY VOTE
Canadian Prime Minister Gives
UItimatum to the Con.
Servatives.
ELECTION IS THREATENED
If One Be Held Western Canada
May Be Deprived Of Twenty
Votes for Four
Years.

10 he taken in Parliament on reciprocity
~. NO will take vote Of the Canadian
people on It without delay was inc
ultimatum which the Prime Min's'ef'
Sir Wilfrld Laurier. delivered 10 III"
opposition in Parliament
to-day.
The chief obstacle to the holding OF
general election 10 which the premier
referred Is the fact that under the cen
Sis which is Just being taken Western
Canada will he entitled to twenty OF
moro additional members In Parliament
Tho census will not be completed 'ih'"
October. and a Law giving tho west
It's increased representation cannot De
-. ssod for some weeks after that.
If an election be held before tho Ia"
is enacted the West Will be underrepr"-
scented I'm Parliament for at least ioo'
voars and tho political leaders believe
il will show it's resentment to inc pa''S
which it.holds responsible. WIN 'u''
situation confronting them thero "aS
sharp debate when consideration OK tnV
,,rooment was resumed this afternoon
4 :. Middleboro (conservahVe) saw
there remained hfty-fvc conservative
who had not spoken on reciproc''E ANU
,,.ho had tho right to speak "ltnoh'
being charged. I'e asser'ec
the government should have taken INC
census .yo months earlier. " an eiec-
,ioc hc called before tho West has re-
ce,vad the representation 10 which 1t was
entitled. he asserted the government anu
not the Opposition. viii he to blame
NV honorable friend" replied Premier
T ,aurier tries TO convince the mouse
q, nd the country that the Opposition 10
,,ot obetructing. Neither tie census nos
,odis,ribution are before the House 'o-
dav. and we cannot go OF WIN tneih'
Put reciprocity is before the House 10 oe
dealt With. n gentlemen opposite "Ish
n avoid an election, let us GO on WIN
and there viii be no elec-
ton.
Would Avoid Delay.
we do hot want reciprocity TO wait
yye want il 10 pass either in this House
or before the country. There are Inc
naopIo over us 70 judge between 'ho
and the Opposition.
THE Opposition say they want an
election. out when We take steps 20 nave
one they protest, But VIC understand
this. The last thing the Conservatives
want Is 10 go before the people OF can
ada IN opposition to this question In an
election. We'll there Is only ore way for
them to escape that. and that rs by per
vote to he taken on the agree
ment and pass IT go that the Canadian
farmers may have access to the ameri-
can market for their crops this fall"
The Opposition leader. Border. replied
that as Canada had waited forty years
for reciprocity II could afford 10 wait
six months longer and permit redistribu-
ton TO give the West its proper repre-
scntat ton.
for months the Conservatives had been
shouting that the people should be per
mitted 20 declare themselves OIL me
Of reciprocity. To-day, he SAID.
tho conservatives had shown that the
last thing in the world they desired was
"a no dragged before the electors on this
issue. President Taft. he added. has
LOYALTY carried out his undertaking 10
further reciprocity i'm Congress. ~ mas
ma ssed The senate and Canada can have
IL for tho taking
Farmer Wants Reciprocity More.
"Tho Western farmer wants redistri-
button" said Mr. Fielding. "but 7 be-
l.cyc that hc wants reciprocity and the
American market more"
Mr.. Fielding then said:
"Reciprocity is a good thing FOR the
whole country. II is a good thing for
the Canadian manufactured that we nave
achieved reciprocity without important
concessions In manufactured articles.
But lot mo give word OF advice 10
CAM 6ian manufacturers who, needless
" alarmed, are opposing reciprocity. |
believe that they arc doirg an injury L.
their own interests as VOL IA those OF
Canada. II. pcrchanoe, these manu-
facturers succeed in preventing great
new market being open 10 the farmers
Of Canada there will arise I'm tho West
crn country storm cloud which will
grow until the end will be change in
the fiscal policy OF Canada which is not
now contemplated.
shall We enact now. Whilo We have
the opportunity. this great measure OF
public benefit there is nothing perma-
n,rtly. binding about il. as either conn
try can withdraw at any time. ! chal-
lengo the opposition 10 Let II pass now
Then we Will have redistribution and an
election in II year. If. az the opposition
a h.H
for Canada, tho people will have had a
years test of it, and will return the
to power 10 form a new
and cancel tho reciprocity