RECIPROCITY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14400, 23 March 1911, Page 5

RECIPROCITY.

DEMOCRATS AVTLL VOTE FOR IT. j Press Association—By Tel.—Copyright. NEW YORK, March 21. Congressman Champ Clark, permanent chairman of the Democratic Convention, has promised the Democrats a special session in which it is intended to pass reciprocity agreement. THE CANADIAN OPPOSITION. Received 12.10 a.m., March 23rd. OTTAWA, March 22. Parhameut will probably shelve tho reciprocity debate in order to pass supply before the 31st. The Opposition proposes to obstruct, and if successful m preventing supply will appeal to the country if necessary. A CANADIAN'S OPINION. Per Press Association. -vr T, J 1 Atf CKLA_ND, March 22. Mr Beddoe Canadian Trade Commiab.oner interviewed with reference to +i" > V t*, arrl L y ne ' s cabled statement that It the reciprocity treaty between t-annda and the United States is ratii by .,r'V Dominion Parliament. Canada wih; be annexed by the States within eight or ten years and the Britlsh Empire begin to disintegrate, he said there was no such treaty, but merely an.aggranent susceptible to relocation by cither Parliament. Ho had been thirty years in Canada, and had never heard annexation discussed. His impression was that nothing wus further from the aspirations of Canadians. They are democratic and loyal to the Empire and King, while the Americans have no sympathy with monarchical government. _With regard to the statement of Sir Vrm Home that four-fifths of i the Canadian people are opposed to-the | reciprocity agreement. Mr Beddoa, emu whatever tile people think it was a fact that the two political pur- | ties in Canada both advocated reciI proc.'ty.