The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-05-23
RECIPROCITY IN
CANlqA POLITICS
Number Of Mes., Will Be
Held in constituega . by
the Advocates 10

ottawa, May 2S.-Politics will be
warm In Canada during the next two
months. The word has gone out from
the leaders Of both political parties
for an active campaign in all the
constituencies on the reciprocity is
sue. pending the reassembling Of par
lament on July 18, and the final ef-
fort Of the government to secure the
ratification Of the agreement.
The opposition members have left
Ottawa with the declared intention of
forcing the government to go to the
country on the issue In the autumn
through the lever OF obstructing the
passage Of supplies to carry on the
administration.
Before adjournment on Friday the
opposition consented to grant an In:
terim supply bill just sudacient for
the governments needs up to Sep
tember. On reassembling 1t will
probably grant supply Tor another
two months. long enough to permit
of the passing Of the promised bill
redistributing parliamentary seats ac-
cording to the figures Of the June
causns. Than the government, with
an empty treasury, and the public
service thereby disorganixed. an ad-
mittedS handicap IN an election cam
paign would have no recourse but to
appeal to the electors to break the
deadlock.
The government and the Liberal
majority in parliament. conf1dent that
reciprocity commands the support Of
the country as q whole, are not dis
posed to let the opposition hold up
the governments program any longer
than Is absolutely necessary to justi-
fy q prompt appeal to the country,
and the word has gone out that the
Liberal members are to perfect their
organizations at once and be ready
for q sudden election II need be at
any time after the house meets
again. I
Election literature, with reciprocity
as the main theme, Is now being pre-
pared by both sides, and as the mem
bers' postal franks are good during
the recess, It will be sent out in huge
volumes from Ottawa during the
next two months. Meetings are be-
ing arranged by both sides covering
every portion Of the dominion.
In the province Of Quebec, for in
stance, the Liberal organization h,s,
arranged for three hundred meetings
The cabinet ministers will take
charge Of their respective provinces
and will be absent from the capital
most Of the time between now and
July 18. Mr.. Borden will start on
June 15, for hurried tour Of the
prairie provinces, addressing thirty
one meetings In three weeks. His
meeting will be Offset by Liberal
meetings now being arranged for eli
the western constituencies.
Hon. Frank oliver will be In charge
of the pno-reciprocity western cam
paign, and It ID possible that Hon.
VIM. Paterson, who was Hon. Mr..
Fielding's colleague in negotiating
the agreement at Washington. will
address several meetings with Mr..
Oliver In the west next month.
I That is at present the political out
look. An election 10 contingent on
the United States senate ratifying
the agreement and the opposition
finding as q result Of their campaign,
that they can make headway against
reciprocity. They are already, assur-
ed OF q large campaign fund from the
interests opposed TO reciprocity, but
this IL conditional on their prevent
Ing its coming into operation. II the
American senate fails to ratify the
agreement or hitchea Il up with
amendments unacceptable 10 Canada,
j then the chance for treer trade be-
tween the two countries will have
been lost for the present at least and
parliament would probably speedily
prorogue TO take up other business
ct the openins Of the next session in
November,
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