THE RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13049, 8 March 1911, Page 3

THE RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT.

DEBATED BY THK HOUSE OF

LORDS

[Pbesß Association— Copyright.]

(Received March 7, 10 p.m.) _ LenCan, March i

In tlie House of Lords Lord Ampthill initiated a debate on the Caiind-, ian-Amerienii reciprocity treaty. Me strongly criticised the inaction ot Mr Brycm, the British Ambassador at Washington, and th:- Government in the matter. This inaction had forced Canada to abandon her national policy. A commercial union of Ciuiada and the United States must lead to a political union. Lord Morlcy declared that the most responsible inun in Canada and the United States laughed at the idea of so-called political annexation. It :it some remote day political events happened th-y would not be the. result ot reeiprocitv, but of general causes Lord Middlnon paid a tribute to .Mr Bryce. who bad gained Canada's confidence but the imreement was an Imperial disaster. Jl" dissented from Lord AmpthilPs view of the enmmercial union being the i'iouver ol politi-

cal union