CANADA AND U.S.A.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10167, 17 February 1911, Page 5

CANADA AND U.S.A.

CABLE^NEWS United Press Association — By Efectric Telegraph—Copyright.

THE RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT. NEWSPAPER COMMENT. (Received Last Night, 10.10 o'clock.) LONDON, February 15. Several correspondents of newspapers comment on the idea of Canadian annexation spreading amongst American statesmen. There was, they state, great cheering in the United States House, the members standing and applauding, when Mr Champ Clark said the time was coming when Britain would gladly yield her possessions in North America to' the United States. The majority of those who vbted'for the Reciprocity Bill . were Democrats and' insurgent Republicans. The regular Republicans' voted against the Bill. , .The Pall Mall Gazette, Says that the American enthusiasm over the igreement was naturally overwhelming when it was held to signify the peaceful acquisition of a new and rich empire for the Stars and Stripe?. Canl ada, it says* has been offered ..a heavy bribe, but if a practical sign of,help from the Motherland was forthcoming, the temptation- would not prevail a single,day.,. .' • "•• „; '„''.'* ' : ■'" T|ie Westminster News declares it has no .faith in any scheme for a United Empire which would place the population under an obligation not to ido what was manifestly to its interests. • , (Received February 16, 8.10 a.m.) WASHINGTON, February 15. The United Slates House of Representatives pas-ied the Reciprocity Agreement by. 221 votes to 92. The Democrats solidly, favoured the Bill,: but the Republicans.,split their vote| ; [.President: knowm that' an extra; session of gress will be called if the Senate proves obdurate. It is impossible to forecast the. Senate's decision. The .members of the House of Representatives fought • bitterly. . The Democrats welcomed Mr Taft as a sheep to their fold. Every method was adopted to delay I the passage of the Bill. „ TlkTSpeaker (Mr J. Cannon), who is-a bitter opponent of reciprocity,, left the chair, calling the leading Democrat, Mr James, of Kentucky, to occupy it. ;, (Received February 15, 8.15. a.m.) OTTAWA", February 15. In the Dominion House of Commons, the Hon. G.'E. Foster, ex-Minister for Finance, and a Conservative, attacked: the Reciprocity Agreement, t -to'destroy British influence throughout ' the Dominion. The United States' policy, he said, Vas annexation, sooner or later. British preference was certain to suffer heavily.. Of one hundred '■ and two items lowered under the Reciprocity Agreement 74 were items under which British preference was lowered, and thirty under which it was wiped out completely. .• Mr Foster alleged that.Mr-Asquith had received' inaccurate ..ihfdrmation regarding the basis of reciprocity. ',' \ ;,") (Received February 16, 9 a.m.), . :-!; : *:*'V It is generally* believed. that reciprocity between Now Zealand, Australia;' and Canada would tend to nullify the political .effects of Canada's reciprocity with the United States.