Evening star., 1926-09-28

Important changes in Canadlan
policies are believed to be assured py
the Liberal victory in the DOMINION
election. A more stable government
is expected by observers on both sldes
of the border. There are also predlc
tions of a more favorable attitude
toward demands of the farmers. ano
closer relations with the Unlteo
States. particularly in the matter OF
proposals of reciprocity. the cam
paign charge that annexation py this
country is one goal OF the Victols 1$
not taken seriously.
Voicing the feeling of the defeated
Conservatives. the Hamilton spec,
tator saws. "The result is decided
disappointment to those who mao
hoped for the inauguration OF pom
cies affording an adequate degree ol
protection for the hard pressed III
dustries Of the country. the spec
tator believes, however. that TINS
one great issue of the campaign was
obscured, and successfully opscureo'
by minor side issues.
"ThOse Conservatives in Toronto
who dwell on a sort of polltlcal lsiahu
here, quite cut off from the malniaiio
of opinion in Canada according lt
tho Toronto Daily Star, should nol
lude them concerning the election re
suits that arrive from the MAINLAND
The fact is that the Liberals nave
won the elections with large ma
iority and every condition requlslte
for stable government for the mex
four or five years.
| "Is it too much to hope asks tne
tectionist fanatics in the East. VINO
have been determined to exploit the
West in the supposed interest OF
greater industrial expansion. VIII no"
Understand that they have not power
enough or money enough to put over
their policy? They will never nave
wore aggressive or ADLER advocate
than Mr., Meighen. They can note
Nth advantage what the West dld 70
hin, and his candidates. The "est
rasterday. once for all, settled the
question Of the Crows Nest rates:
These were designed to pc par oi
the basic freight structure OF oai"u' "a
we also hope that the powerlu, AZ,
terests in the East whlch nav 49,
for wears in a conspiracy TO tnrottie
tba hudson Bay enterprise Will real
iza now that the West INTENDS 10 see
+bat the road is finished and the route
onaned I'M. not ten years hence, ou'
| Immediately" ,,.,.
OBVIOUSLY, if the new Parliament
dacides to go ahead with the huosoIi
raw enterprise" concludes the bul
fa1o evening News, "it will not DE
disnosed to entertain any proposal
for the development of the 81. Law
renee from the Great Lakes to
Montreal. The proponents OF the IN
| ternational route have Daseo theN
argument on the need or shors
water route for the moVeneh. VI
grain to Europe. AS 10 tna., .ns
,,iles shorter for the Canadian grow
ers than the St. Lawrence route.
The election itself is described by
tho Now York Sun as for the Con
I sarvatiyes. a rout," the Sun explain
ing that "Meighen and hve OF MS
ministers were defeated, and the Con
servative strength in Parliament mas
heen reduced to scant ~ Votes
! ~, of q total of PAS seats in Par
lament" The Sun sees not SO nnuci
| a victory for Mackenzie King ana nj:
| T liberals as an overwhelming defeat
for Premier Arthur Meighen and hi
| Conservatives
The Chicago Daily News interprets
the result as "a victory for sound po
litical and economic principles" and
saws of the Conservative leaders
"They advocated higher protective
| duties, and. in particular. a 'brick-for
brick tariff policy against the United
| States. They charged Mackenzie
| King, the Liberal leader. with secret
plotting against the continued ad