CANADIAN POLITICS.
COUNTRY EAGER. FOR FREE TRADE IN.THE EMPIRE. THE JAPANESE QUESTION. United Press Association—Copyright (Received Sept. 29, 4.12 p'.m.) OTTAWA, Sept. 28. Sir Wilfrid Laurier. speaking to the‘Canadian Manufacturers’ Association at Toronto, Baid he personally favored universal freetrado within tho Empire.' Canada was ready to support reciprocity in trade with the Empire, but the Motherland was not ready. Canadian interests were being constantly “sacrificed in diplomatic negotiations with the United States. She now thought it better to conduct negotiations' herself than to trust those displaying perfunctory interest. It would he an act of panic to denounce the Japanese treaty when Canada was only just beginning to reap the benefits. A epminh- : o:i j might investigate the subject. Owing to the prospect of the All-Red mail route, Canada would be loss disposed to sacrifice the treaty..
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2198, 30 September 1907, Page 2
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