RECIPROCAL TRADE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15099, 23 March 1911, Page 7

RECIPROCAL TRADE

CANADA AND AMERICA,

Press Association-By Telegraph—Copyright NEW YORK, March 21. "\ Congressman Champ Clark, permanent chairman of the Democratic Convention, ' has promised the Democrats that th< special session is intended to pass th< : ■ reciprocity agreement. POSITION IN CANADA. OTTAWA, March 23. (Received March 22, at 0.10 a.m.) Parliament mil probably shelve the *a ',) ' ciprocity debate in> order to pass Supplj '.■■ before tho 31st inst. The Opposition proposes to obstruct, and if successful in preventing Supplj to appeal to the country, if necessary. ' ':. (

MR BEDDOE'S VIEWS. (Per United Peess Association.) AUCKLAND. March 22. Mr Beddoe, the Canadian Trade Commissioner, ivhen interviewed in reference to Sir William Lyne's cabled statement that if the reciprocity treaty between Canada and the United States were ratified by the Dominion Parliament Canada would bo annexed by the States in eight or ten years and'the British Empire begin : to disintegrate, said'thero was no such treaty, but merely an agreement, susceptible to revocation, by either Parliament. During 30 years' residence in Canada he had never heard' annexation ' discussed, and his impression was that there was nothing further from the aspira- '; tions of Canadians. They were democratic, loyal to Empire and King, whereas Ameri- '. cans were not in sympathy with mon- , archical government. In regard to the statement of Sir Wil« ,'•. liam Van Horias that four-fifths of tho : Canadian people were opposed to the reciprocity agreement, Mr Beddoe said that, whatever the people thought, it, was a fact that the two political parties .f, of Canada had advocated reciprocity without a doubt since the confederation.