CANADA AND JAPAN.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8546, 30 September 1907, Page 5

CANADA AND JAPAN.

ADMISSION OF ALIENS. OTTAWA, September 27. At a meeting of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, the question of the admission of aliens was discussed. The Association passed a resolution to the effect that the Japanese Treaty had done much to develop trade, and that its abrogation would be disastrous. The meeting also decided to urge the Canadian Prime Minister (Sir Wilfrid Laurier) to be extremely cautious. In a speech at Vancouver, Mr Borden, Leader of the Opposition, declared that British Columbia must remain dominated by men drawn from the great pioneering races.

UNIVERSAL FREETRADE WITHIN THE EMPIRE. FAVOURED BY SIR WILFRID LAURIER.

DIPLOMATIC NEGOTIATIONS WITH UNITED STATES.

CANADA'S INTERESTS CONSTANTLY SACRIFICED.

THE JAPANESE TREATY

Received September 29, 4.12 p.m. OTTAWA, September 28.

Sir Wilfrid Laurior, Premier of Canada, speaking at the Canadian Manufacturers' Association, Toronto, personally favoured universal freetrade within the Empire. Canada was ready to support reciprocity of trade with the Empire, but the Motherland was unready for it. Canadian interests had been constantly sacrificed in diplomatic negotiations with the United States and Canada now thought it better to conduct negotiations herself than to trust those displaying a perfunctory interest. It would be an act of panic to denounce the Japanese Treaty when Canada was only just beginning to reap the benefits of it. A Commission might investigate the subject. Owing to the prorpect of an "All-Red" route, Canada would be less disposed to sacrifice the Treaty.