CANADA SACRIFICED.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 4, 30 September 1907, Page 5

CANADA SACRIFICED.

SIR W.UURIER ON DOMING STREET. DOJIIMOIn to negotiate HERSELF. DEFENCE OF JAPANESE TREATY.' By Telegraph—Association—Copyright. I (Received September 20, 4.12 p.m.) Ottawa, September 28. Sir "WiJfricl Lauricr, speaking at a meeting of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, at Toronto, said ho personally favoured universal free trade within the Empire. Canada was ready to support reciprocity in trade within the Empire, but tho Motherland was unready. The interests of Canada, tho Prime •Minister continued, had been constantly sacrificed in diplomatic negotiations with the United States. He now thought it was better that she should conduct negotiations herself than that she should trust.to those flio were displaying only a perfunctory interest. It would be an act of panic, salt: Sir Wilfrid, to denounce tho Japancsi treaty when Canada was only just Bobinning to reap tho benefits of it.Commission might investigate tho subject. Owing to tho prospect of the Yll-Red'routo, Canada would bo lesi Jisposed to sacrifico the treaty. A POLICY OF CAUTION.

, By Telegraph— Association.—Copyright. Ottawa, September 27. At a meeting of th* Canadian Manufacturers' Association, the question of the 'admission of aliens vas discussed. The Association passed a resolution to the effect that tho Japanese Treaty had done much to devoloj: :rade, and that .its abrogation woul! disastrous. Tho meeting also decided to urg< lie Canadian Prima Minister (Sii Yilfriil Lauricr) 'to bo extremely cautious. In a speech at Vancouver, Mr Sorden, Leader of tho Opposition 'oelared that British Columbia mus'i j-.iain dominated by men dram '.•om the grout pioneering races.. The treaty with Japan referred to b;. ■:r Wilfrid Lnurior is evidently tli« rreeinent under which Canada admili ■50 Japanese immigrants per year. 1 ; said , that many more enter. Aftci no Imperial Conference Canada liege :, .ited direct with Trance for a comme; •i.il treaty. Newfoundland and Canada iave botli quarrelled more or less wit! .'Sritish diplomacy in its negotiation; ,-ilh the United States.