New-York tribune., 1911-03-03
CANADIAN LIBERAL BALKS
Government Supporter Takes
Stand Against Reciprocity.
FARMERS FOR AGREEMENT
,,d;cations Point to a Protracted
Discussion in the Dominion
Parliament.

o..avs- ont. March 2-Reciprocity de-
-. IN the House Of Commons dragged to-
,.v and the indications continue to point
- o nrotrscted discussion and long ses-
Ion In some quarters IL is believed that
-. coronation in London In June is the
only thing that will prevent Parllament
from sitting all summer
william German. member from Welland.
-. NJ the few Liberals who have declared
sra,nst the bill, made the chief argument
10 imposition TO reciprocity to-day. lie did
20, however believe that reciprocity meant
a,r.xation. NO one in Canada need fear
.ha,~ he said. but ! believe the Do
..,rion will be injuriously affected If these
n,sns for free trade become effective.
"There was a time" Mr.. German contin-
c.8 "when both Canadian parties wanted
,sciprocity. but that was when the Domin-
ion was In swaddling clothes and believed
,bet the nursing bottle of reciprocity was
,ecessarv for development. That day has
long gone by Canada has reached the
status OF manhood and does not need reel
,rocitv to-day. Sir Wilfrid Laurier should
have said 10 the trade ENJOYS sent from
washington: You come too late. There
,as q time when we wanted reciprocity.
We do not want IL now. The fact that
,,,,e-tepths Of the business men of Can
.ds have declared against reciprocity shows
,bat IL would be bad thing for business
IN Canada.
NJ German advised Sir Wilfrid I>aUrier
70 stop reciprocity where Il now stood. The
,creemeut. he contended, should not be
,atfed. but instead the Canadian ministers
rbo were going TO London in the spring to
s,,end the imperial conference and the cor
onation should arrange with the British
-oysrnuent for free trade within the en-
,ire That was the reciprocity he favored
p y Carveu. Liberal member from New
pr,,,swick. followed Mr.. German. 1T Is
...o+icau- the unanimous wish OF the cleo
o.o of the maritime provinces. con-
native ae we'll as Liberal" he said, "that
80 sbould be freer access 10 the Amerl-
,,arLots for the natural products OF
Ca,ada Under the ssreemnt he 1elt
-. .he-o was no possibility that any Ca
aa,o, interest would suffer. On the con-
-. they would all be greatly stimulated
:. tis own country, he said, hundreds Oh
,.,.dian farmers had crossed the interna-
,;,Dal boundary line, stones throw away
80, because the land Of Maine was more
,.-,u4 but because the New Brunswick
s.rr,sr did not have IS good market as
the man I'm Maine
,rbe debate VIII be continued next tues
day. ,a
mat the farmers Of Alberta, Liberals and
conservatives alike. favor reciprocity as
formulated in the pending agreement was
The opinion expressed here to-day by a. j.
Mclean. secretary Of that province.
Party politics play no part in the reel
nrocitv question in our province" said Mr..
Mcr,ss There is only one sentiment In
Alberta on the subject, SO far as ! am
sware and that is that the agreement Is
6ss,nsd IA be the turning point in our
history. and will make our Canadian West
The granary Of the world. TO man. my
colleagues in the cabinet of Alberta are for
r,ciprocity in the fullest sense intended by
ths government