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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1911 M BEG]PB"GITY _/R Government side referring <to the ; 8 *. s3 | Lake Superior Corporation, as that C ' lwas formed largely of Americans. The f ' | pulpwood situation was in Canada's A I HT SESSIUN control, and he did not believe there would be any change in the policy of this Government as to preventing xormmmmmmmcmnmmner pulpwood going over the border to "American mills. What wc;gld the x x x | Conservatives have said if e Gov-- 'Debate m the Leg|3|aturfl IS [ ernment had refused the offers of the | United States? They would have said l AdvanGEd a Stage_ the Government in power.at Ottawa | was not fit to govern the country. I I Thoey were only sorry that the over-- tures had not come when their friends | were in power. & lMEMBERS ARE WEARIED. A Second Market. | } Mr. Proudfoot referred to the (mes-' | smmmmctemmaiins tion of a member in the Private Bills { | Committee yesterday r;llorr}ing: "Why% i should you not give the farmer two 7 Ol'lly a SCOI'e Remall'l When icustomers for his gas?"--with refer-' P « ence to finding a market in Hamilton House Adlourns. for gas produced in Wentworth coun-], | lty. He turned that question backl l 'up«m them: why not give the Can--| I iadian farmer a} sec;md marketi for his f produce*? Manufacturers id not l Mr. W. Proud{foot Ridicules Hysteri-- ' need to cry outlbet'ore rt'hey were hurt; 'al F r |very few would be hurt, and they | cal Fears That Annexation Will | only to a very small extent, and that} ' Follow Reciprocity--Arrangement would be for the be?afit of ;hose who; f > K A had been their customers for years. | Will Benefit the Farmers ---- Six If manufacturers now went into the| i | Members Heard, and Debate Still United States to compete with Ameri-- | _" Goes on can makers of implements, it wasl + g * iahout time the manufacturers receiv-- 1! ed a little less assistance. | 4 smnmmeemmmmmmmmemmmmee ' Mr. Henry Eilber (South Huron) | i asked Mr. l;roudfl;')ot.t w:'lenbthe latter * Abo 'was speaking about the benefits of *1ing b;ruot adsc:ore'of_ members, loung-- reciprocal trade with the United ie CtOung in yarious poses -- indi-- 'States. what effect reciprocity would i(catmg intense weariness, remained to have on the Goderich elevator. ; hear the concluding word on recipro-- "I am glad to be able to answer {\city last night. 'The deb ; that question," replied Mr. Proudfoot.| . i| j F it wands ebate upon Sir "The manager of the Goderich eleva-- i( ames Whitney's anti--reciprocity re-- tor is strongly in favor of it. He }| solution was resuméd after the Leg-- thinks it not only will do them no 'lislature had spent abou harm. but will do them a great deal ;lat work. It clt;ntitnued xinht;ll]tsfi13 lhmlj(r 'nf Sn Alecaict T am.wers much i when t : o'clock, Goderich elevator I am very much "h i e members. retired for a two-- pleased that he takes that position." i AONE. Tecese. .A little after S, when Sir James Becomes Indignant. the legislators began to drift back §IP J Whithey took exception ~ Sir James W ey xeceptio to t'he Chamber, the debate went on lt" Mr. Proudfoot's statement that|; again, and at 10.30 Dr. A. MacKay of | Conservative speakers had feared the North Oxford moved the adjourn-- l loyalty of Canadians would suffer by ;) ment. reciprocity. He said no member of '| During the day six members were this House had said so; he thought '| heard. Mr. W. Proudfoot of Centre no one would be so dul! as not to un--| '| Huron opened witM®""&% vigorous de-- derstanda that. For reply, Mr. Proud-- -lfence of the reciprocity agreement. foot read the words of Sir James' own |\ He paid special attention to the resolution, and remarked that the hysterical fears expressed by the op-- honorable gentleman evidently desir-- ponents of the agreement and ridi-- ed to recede from that position. He|, culed the talk of annexation. Mr. intended to hold the hon. gentleman Proudfoot declared that reciprocity down to the language of the resolu-- would benefit the farmers, and the tion, no matter whether he said he proof of it was the opposition that (Mr. Proudfoot) was dull or not. I the agreement was receiving from the Mr. Proudfoot quoted _ extensively farmers of the United States. From * from the, published _ utterances of|-- the added prosperity of the farmers leading statesmen and publicists of would come greater wealth to the peo-- Great Britain and Canada, Conserva-- ple of the towns and cities. Mr. J. tive newspapers and members of Par-- l\V. Johpson (West Hastings) reiter-- liament, prominent business men and ated the arguments advanced by the others, in favor of reciprocity. _ And Government speakers against the h6 qu;)ted the explanation by Presi-- agreement, confining himself largely dent Taft himself of his now famous to the flag--waving. HMHe was follow-- words, '"'Canada is at the parting of ed by Mr. J. W. McCart of Stormont. the w;avs." as being that Canada had At the evening sesSion the speakers a char{ce to develop more friendly were Mr. A. H. Musgrove of North con'imercial relations. This question Huron, T. R. Mayberry of South Ox-- was really not one of political-- rela-- |ford, and Dr. T. S. T. Smellie of Fort | Hofship, but of pure business. If our ;Winiam. The debate will be continucd ialleéianée went with our trade, | to--day. | whither had we been going during all Favored the Farmers. lthe past years while our "adf_o':':;}; Mr. W. Proudfoot (Centre Huron), the United Statt}?)s mad(;obee';'nngexation: resuming the debate on the anti--re-- by leaps and -OuCan;ida naq died ciprocity resolution, argued that it was talk, once rife in < } | in the interests of the farmers of Can--; out altogether. ada, from the very fact that Ameri%axz; Not an "Innocuous" Thing. | agriculturists oppose it on tha > y lastings) ground. He had found no desire for|. Mr. J. W. Jo,hns&zt(\:h?triciprocity annexation in the United States on the set out to Sh(t)l';v innocuous thing the * several occasions he had been there,. pact was notC (tare Huron had declar-- That this had been made a party qGues-- member fof e}t-]ie thought the course tion he pointed out from the fact that Cb o 'Bremier Asquith in appeal-- the Manitoba Legislature had passe! ks Pile cou ntry for confirmation Of a resolution against reciprocity by a ing to the 'SL'S tge wise example for straight party vote, though he ven-- his DOIfICfi w. Back of this proposal tured to say they would not dare to go "* ouooved there lay. an : Ulterior to the country on that question. So Y:Ott;:éieve it was too in British Columbia. He t' h. udacity," he °X-- , denied that Canada had got the worst W.hg.t }&soigrlllt: eolf carrying _ th¢| of it in several negotiations with the' claime 'd Stripes to the North Pole.'i 'United States, and claimed she could Stars ?l" taik of carrying them to thel | hold her own in any future dealings. P uve of St. Paul's Cathedral, or the _ _ Though the Ontario Government goms of London, or the tower of St.| had spent large sums of money on to-we;'s itself, for Canada Wws an '19- ithe development of northern Ontario, 1aiy 1 part of the British Empire! R : yet he pointed out that the Dominion tes,'r":e han who first proposed tl\t&s | Government was also doing much for dern idea of reciprocity, said Mr: that part of this Province. He Was --< _ Hme ---Lsurvrllesi at hon. members of the *