CONSCRIPTION BILL IN CANADA
AN OUTSPOKEN SPEECH
SEE THE WAR OUT-OR ABANDON IT
' " , Ottawa, July f4. Sir Clifford Sifton, a leading Liberal, inado a sensation in the Canadian-House of Commons by-pointing-out'that the .election of an Anti-Conscriptioniet Government in Canada would be .disastrous to the Empire. Canada's choice- was either to prosecute the war or to abandon the war and the men at the front, whom thev were pledged to support, Parties had "no meaning; the war meant everything. The. third reading cf the Conscription Bill was carried by a. majority of 58. Sir Wilfrid lauricr asserted that ho wished to send reinforcements, but thought voluntaryism had not been exhausted. His policy was to convince the people by argument; if ■■ that- failed, lie refused to coerce them." ■ ••■■■'-' - The majority in favour of conscription encourages the Government to believe that the formation of a Coalition Government is likely tq be successful. The final vote was 102 for as against 44. The opposition was almost exclusively French-Canadians. — Aus.-N.Z. Cable I Assn. „
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3146, 26 July 1917, Page 5
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168CONSCRIPTION BILL IN CANADA Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3146, 26 July 1917, Page 5
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