The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-12-07
LIBERAL PARTY
Wins VICTORY
IN DOMINION
Canadians Register Pro-
test At Polls Against
Policy of High Tariffs
= Meighen Govern
ment Overthrown On
Issue cf Reciprocity
With the United States

Ottawa. Dec Although returns
rom yesterdays general election
we're still incomplete this morning. it
vas apparent that for the first time
II 10 years Canada had elected a par
lament with majority favoring
reciprocity with the United States.
In the new house of commons w. l..
Mackenzie King, Liberal leader, will
lave a clear majority over all par
les. He will thus become prime min
ster of the dominion. The Progress
ives, also favoring reciprocity and
low tariff, will rank second, and the
Ugh tariff party, headed by Premier
Ieighen, third. Mr.. Meighen himself
vas defeated in Portage la Prairie.
Ianitobia his home district.
The fall of the Meighen govern
nent. with its high tariff platform,
vas as spectacular as the defeat OF
Sir Wilfred Laurier's liberal govern
nent in 1911 with it's reciprocity pol
cy with the United States.
In yesterdays election high tariff
Is Championed by Mr.. Meighen. lost
o the reciprocity program of Mr..
King
scotia and Prince Edward Island
'eturned solid Liberal contingants.
jntario, regarded as the fortress of
onservatism and protection. showed
Liberal gain of more than twenty
eats.
Seven members OF the Meighen gov
rnment, in addition to the premier
imself. were defeated, five in Que
lec and two in Nova Scotia.
The new Progressive party swept
he western provinces. but captured
comparatively few divisions in the
ast. This group, originally made up
# farmers, stands for tariff revision
downward even more drastic than the
liberals propose. Its members are
n sympathy with the reciprocity
movement
The result of the election is gem
rally regarded in the Canadian cap
tai as decisive pronouncement by
he people OF the tariff question. The
reads Of the three main parties made
his the chief issue of the campaign
md toured the dominion expounding
heir several gospels.
Premier Meighen made his fight on
protection. warning the electors
lgainst economic absorption of CAN
ida by the United States" The Lib
eral and Progressive groups, while
liffering in details argued in favor OF
reciprocity with the United States.
In his election manifesto MIR. King
advocated substantial reductions In
he customs tariff with view to "di-
ninishing the high cost of living
which presses so severely on the
masses of the people; and reducing
The cost of the Instruments of produc-
lion in the industries based on the
natural resources of the dominion.
the vigorous development of which is
essential to the progress and pros,
perity of the country" -,-
The Liberal platform also asked
that goods from British countries be
given preferential tariff treatment. -.
AT yesterdays election for the first
time in the political history of Can
ada, women voted on terms of equal
ity with men. Miss MacPhail. Pro-
gressiye. was elected to parliament in
the southeast Grey district of On
tario. She will be the first woman
member of the House of Commons,
William Lyon Mackenzie King.
who will be the next Premier of the
Dominion. is a grandson of William
Lyon Mackenzie, leader in the
struggle for responsible government
in Canada. He was minister of la
Dor for Canada for eight years in the
Laurer government.