THE SPREADING OF THE EAGLE.
MORE TALK ABOUT ANNEXING
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LONDON, June 21
During the Reciprocity Bill debate in the American Senate, Senator Heybern declared: "Whatever w q,have taken from England h'a§' boon' taken at the point of the bayonet. My only hop 6 regarding the reciprocity agreement is that-it may load to the annexation of Canada." Senator Bacon characterised the remarks as a grave matter in view; of the pending Anglo-American arbitration arrangement. .Senator. Hey burn explained that the remark about tli9 bayonet's point rer ferred only to Government acquisitions. [ Senator. Gallinger asked if the United States did not, owe. more to England than to Canada,: because England's free trade policy \had boon advantageous to America. ~'.. Senator Nelson expressed the liope, ihat-Canada would one day be part oi "the United States. Senator Bacon rebuked the speakers, for their- "spreadeagleism,'' declaring that mOre benefits were received by the United States from England than :lrrom'';dll\th:e'.'V^t;:ofithe r J'}vorld.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12767, 23 June 1911, Page 5
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