WILL THE SCEPTRE PASS?

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10354, 1 May 1911, Page 4

WILL THE SCEPTRE PASS?

SUGNFFICIANT SPEECTIEiy.

OANADAfS REILATIO'NS WITH

AMEKHOA.

TAIiT OISF >E(EICtIPEOC3ITY;

ANNEXATION DERIDED;

(Per United Press Association.)

(Itecteiyeid 29th, 12.15

NEW YOUM, April 28.

Sneaking at a Wanqueit Mr W. B. Northrtip, membei- of tho Canadian House of Oomnaons, alludleld to the pi'o&pecit) of the sKleptre of the world's, dominion passing one day from Eiiropa'to Ainfenca. Hei sialid 1 it would pei^haps eiven 'te. necessary to. light for it, and hopedl that in such., an eventuality Oanada would! stand side hf sidlo with' the United States supported Wy the Weialth treasure of sister nationa under the Imperial.flag.

President Tuft dbclared that, reciprocity was now at. its most, critical period. • He reiterated that the Unit-' ed!'-States offered' complete free trade with Canada. He criticised: the formers' Frele Last Ball, declaring 1 that if the Unitdl States. gmanltJed Ciato.ada more than the,,agrtetemeinib required tho question arose wtethetr 1 this w:is not a pure gratuity,which must be extended to all other naitdons .under the favoural lir.tion- clausa He denied 'emphatically. thaiti recip'roteity would'injure the Ameiriclan. farmer, and addedl that if it wiei Je found to be so the agreement could! bfe revoked. He .-wtaa not : an anti-Imperialist, but lie strenuously held) that America would • ha"*"c sufficient on her liands presently without dreaming of anneving Oanada, attn"b»uting| the annexation talk to dreams of irresponsiblei imagination. He dfeclnred such people li'ke.tci spjeaik! of the pietuve of "the stawy flags Waving from Panama to the North Pole, and added emphatically. "Tliiait is all ibosh, or a platfoiln jokle."