SPECIAL EDITION. CANADA AND CONSCRIPTION.
BILL CARRIED BY 102 TO 44 SIR WILFRID LiJJRIER'S POLICY. (Received July 25, 3.15 p.m.) , OTTAWA. July 24 Tho majority for conscription encourages the Government to believe that tho formation of a coalition Government--is likely to be fluccebsfu! The fiual vote was 102 opsins* The opposition consistetd almost exclusively of Fronoh-Canadians. . Sir Wilfrid Lsurier a&sertetd that he wished. to e,end reinforcements,, but ho thought that voluntaryism had not been exhausted. His polargument, and if it failed ho would refueo to coerce them.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12068, 25 July 1917, Page 1
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