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THE VOICE OF WESTERN CANADA.
A most significant indication of the
sentiment of Western Canada in re-
gard to the proposed reciprocal trade
agreement with the United States is
the stand taken by Mr. P. W. G.
Haultain; the leader of the Opposition
in the Saskatchewan Legislature.
Mr. Haultain was for many years the
Premier of the old Territorial Govern-
ment, and at the time of the contro-
versy over the autonomy bills creating
the two new Western Provinces be
was looked upoo as the rising hope of
the Conservative party.' the Domin-
ion. Now he cornea out unequivocally
in favor of the r'ecipe•ocity proposals,
and the opponents of the measure are
stricken with dismay.
The Saskatchewan Legislature last
week parsed unanimously a resolution
approving the tride agreement be-
tween Canada and the United States.
The resolution also asked that the
British prefereoce be immediately in-
creased and that ultimo' sly free trade
within the Empire be established, and
Quit the duty on agricultural imple-
ments be abolished.
1[e. Haultain stated frankly that be
Looked at Ste question -from the point
of view of a Western man. Eastern
Canada considered it from the stand-
point of its own interests, and the
people of the East had no right to
arrogate to themselves the sole right
to a selfish view ot the queetinn.
Eventually. he said, the Northwest
would be the largest producer of food-
stuffs on the continent. The States
would have to come there for their
Grain, and the West would require the
United States market. The sooner
the trade relations were established
the better.
Dealing with the political aspect of
the matter, Mr. Haultain is reputed
s follows :
"in regard to the large number of
American settlers in Canada, he was
pot frightened. He did not believe
tbe Americans who were helping to
develop the country had any idea of
annexation, and he had always found
that the Americans were better satis-
fied with political conditions in Can-
ada than they had been in the States.
lbseides, no one had ever heard of a
pnliticsI agitation arising Where peo-
ple were prosperous and contented,
and for that reason there could be
none in this Provinee. The Ameri-
cans who came here would first be-
come good Canadian., and in the end
good Britiebere.
-It was .aid the agreement would
have an anti -imperial tendency. He
did not believe that for a moment,
and he couid not imagine that the
fact that the butter and eggs were
sold in the States would endanger
British traditions in Canada. in the
end Canada would have to send her
wheat to American markets' and
Mere was no reason to he afraid of
Wading it now instead .if latrr. Ptori-
deeme had placed the two countries
together and relations of peace and
neighborliness were natural. Notb-
Ing would make thin possible better
than close trade relations.
Mr. Haultain also pointed out that if
the agreement did notturn out well
stesedd be done away with at once.
HO reeented the loyalty et as uaed in
IBaMsre Canaria in opposition to the
nemeses. "VVe out here," he de-
elmsed. "are just as able as the watg-
nal as in the East to decide what is
/Mriotie and what is unpstrisal4 1
altar not prepared to sit at the Net sf
my of Meer Eastern (iankailiele and
*eft Malty."
SENATE REFORM
'din (location •.f she constitution of
the Senate of 3 stead^ was the subject
ref a mount discussion 1n the Hoare of
f Mosinee Introduced be Mr. M. Y.
McLaren the member for Booth
•e. McLem's mottos wee se
la the of this Hausa
one M present
coostitated is riot 1s accordance mai
Use representative inat:tutions of t
000atrv. and the U verornent shnu
take the neopmerY a
have e Senmade reriesprno
the ta t t
of and directly responsible to t
people."
Supporting this reeolution, I I
mover argued that a legislating bod
whose members were appointed f
life and were irresponsible to the Pee
pie was an anomaly that should
be permitted to exist in a free con
try. Such s body was either dam
ous or useless. 1t it ran counter t
the will of the people as expressed bme
the Hohe Commons, it weadaer:a
oma ; if it did not do so, in most i
stances it was useless. Mr. Mc
did not favor the sbofitioo of t ;b
Senate, fur e reason that it was
part of the 000federation compao
designed to protect the interests
t tie smaller Provinces.
The members of the Senate, Mr
McLean thought, might he divid
into three classes : First, those wh
value their seats ase a respectabl (mend refuge where they can end their de-
clining years with eaat the expert"
of the country ; second, those wh
value their seats for the social posi
tion they gain, and for the faciliti
they afford for the advancement o
their own personal and busin
schemes ; third, those who give u
their wise ezp.rrien:e and rich, ma
ture judgment for tbe benefit of tb
country. Mr. Mrlean helieved tba
the elective system would wipe ou
the first two clauses and retain for tb
benefit of the country those who he
longed to the third class. He stt'g
Large ge constituencies, coin
prising two or mon, counties, for th
election of Senators, with • term o
seven or ten years, and a small prop-
erty qualification and an educational
qualification for the electors. As for
the degree of power to be Allowed the
Seoate, be advocated some such sys-
tem s that proposed in Britain ; that
is a measure objected to by tbe Sen-
ate should be sent hack to tbe Com-
mons, and if adopted by the Com-
mons at three successive tensions it
should, heroine law, even without the
assent of the Senate.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier expressed his
sympathy with the desire for reform
of the Senate. At one time he was
very much in favor of the system of
election of Senator. by the local Legis-
latures, the method by which the
members of the United States Seoete
were elected ; but it was now said
that this system was losing favor in
tbe United States. Still, although his
views in this regard had been modi-
fied. Sir Wilfrid was prepared to con-
sider whether noose proportion ofm
the appointeote should not he
made by local authority, thus giv-
ing a share of the responsibility to
the different Provinces, lie agree)!
with Mr. Mclean that something
should he done nod he was anxious
that this, "the last of the reforms
which we promised the country, and
which we have not yet carried out,"
should he accomplished.
The Signal favors tele .suggestion,
made earlier in the session, that tbe
Senate should be abolished. As at
present constituted, it is, as Mr. Mc-
Lean says, either dangerous or useless.
Generally it has chosen to be useless.
To strengthen it would he to increase
It. capacity and its desire for making
mischief. The plea for the continu-
ance of the Senate as a protection to
the smaller Provinces is one which
the history of the Senate has done
little to render effective. if the Sen-
ate cannot be abolished, an improve-
ment might be made by reducing the
term of appointment to say ten years,
or by s provisiop whereby, at a chadge
of Government. the new Government
might cancel one half of the appoint-
ments then in effect and make new
appointments, so that' the Senate
would mot be in a position to thwart
the sill of the popular House. We
have got along very well in this
Province without a second chamber.
and the Senate once abolished would
never be missed.
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'TME QARAVANERB."
The author of "Elisabeth and Her
German Gamlen" haw not lost any of
her power of portraying character.
The people in her bookie \re so teal
one seems to see anti hear them. Her
pen is alw•aya clever. and. if almost
caustic at tunes. the humor that un-
derlie* each scene mitigatee the sharp -
nese and make. her works moat eyijoy.
able, except perhaps to a few who
like the Baron von tktringel harts an
exaggerated idea of their own import.
Lace unrelieved by any 1 sense of
lemeor.
"Ilse 3'arsyan.•rs" is WI ereotimt of a
laver -wedding trip nndertsken by the
Sero. and hi• wifh with a eohipeny
of frismda, The Rayon i• the historian.
cud the humor E.f the story lima ie the
way he eoustenUy'apogee his obtnw,
cess, his toadyism and his iselflahne+w
wilbela in the timet ))enticing Ihat he
poasses such gtatsStiea t few quota-
tions will give an ideal of the charac-
ter of the ridiculous Ramo :
"1 perceive, that he was Irritated,"
write. the Heron. "so doubt bemuse 1
had got most of Sha Ote`iom , and he.
gniste to as he is. had given hts to my
wife ,e whom it was murals thrown
away, fin she always assured me
she actually fere herd sats."
AU the cava was supposed to
share the work, but he says: 'I put
may plate where aoassb %y would s
it and wash it, and esutJs 4 am
to the shel-
ter of a hedge sod lbs ansatort of se
cigar."
"We Germans of upper classes
do nut consider it form to talk
on any subject that is likely to make
us lose our tempers, eo what can we
talk about? There is hardly anything
really safe except to offer each other
chairs."
The Baron was brought into con-
tact with an English gentleman who
was • socialist and thus expresses him-
self t "Minos I am an officer and a
gentleman it goes without saying that
lam also a Conservative. You can-
not i.e one wiWout the others, at least
not comfortably, in Germany. Like
the three Graces, these other three
go also hand in hand. The King of
Prussia is, I am certain. in his heart
peasiorately t'ooseri ative. So also I
have every reason to belie% e is God
Ahnighty, And from the Conserva-
tive point of view (which is the only
right one) all Liberals are bad—bad,
unworthy, and unfit ; persons with
whom one would never dream of
either dining or wslkiog."
Needless to say, within a week the
Baron breaks up the party that was
to have "caravaned" for a month, but
with his usual obtuseness he falls to
see the reason and is utterly be-
wildered when his wife alike, "Otto,
what " as it you did r
Theia is little attempt in the book
1.1 de ibe English scenery,—the
clitnat. • 'Ines in for a few criticisms ;
—the o nvr characters are interesting
and pleasant people, nut the Baron
and his opinions form the backbone
of the story, which is very cleverly
written.
WHAT ABOUT DR. CHISHOLM ?
Dr. Chisholm, the Conservative
member for East Huron, in the debate
on the address last November made
some interesting observations upon
reciprocity, says The Toronto Star.
He expressed a fear that the United
States would not treat Canada fairly,
but declared that he would favor a
fair agreement.
"Personally. I would favor recipro-
city if I thought we could get a fair
deal. _ The very word reciprocity im-
plies fair dealing, even-handed/justice,
with no selfish or dishonorable advan-
tage taken by either party. In fact,
reciprocity has been defined as a con-
dition of things in which equal rights
and mutual benefits ate given and re-
ceived. Now, according to that defi-
nition, the very first step toward reci-
procity between Canada and the
United States should consist in an
equalization of the present tariff rates
between the two countries. If the
United States will only do thise and
put themselves in a position to begin
negotiations on a proper basis, I feel
satisfied that Canadian', irrespective
of party, will support any just and
res-onable tariff agreement which
this Government may !sake."
At the close of his speech, Dr. Chis-
holm defined his position in a still
more emphatic way : e
"I hope they will be careful, and if
they bring in is proper reciprocity bill,
I am kind of an independent man,
and I might vote for them."
It will be interesting to bear i)r.
Chisholm when be gives expression to
his views on the reciprocity agree-
ment now before Parliament„
RECIPRVCI TY AND THE RAILWAYS.
A good deed has been made of Sir
William Van Horo&a statement in
opp sitiou to reciprocity. In an inter-
view given at Montreal last week the
vice-president of the Canadian Pacific
Railway Company, Mr. G. M. Bos-
worth, stated emphatically that Sir
William Van Horne did not express
the views of the Company. Although
many people still associate him closely
with the C. P. R., Air William Van
Horne has retired from active partici-
pation in the management of the Com-
pany and bis views on reciprocity or
any other subject are simply his own
personal views.
"The only person who has author-
ity to speak for the Canadian Pacific
Railway Company is Sir Thomas
Shaughnessy, the president ret the
Company, and he has not said a word.
eitber for or against the agreement,"
said Mr. Bosworth. "As a matter of
fact," he continued, '.the Canadian
Pacific Railway Company cannot say
what the effect of reciprocity will be,
and certainly the Company is not
taking any stand for or against it_-'
Mr. Bosworth evidently does not
fear for the future of his company.
.. Whether we have reciprocity Era
not," be said, "you will find that the
('aneidian Pacifie Railway Company
will continue to do hueiness at the old
stand. We will continue to operate
our ro.d to the very best of our •bil-
icy, and we have no reason to fear any
railroad on this continent."
Tho deeleraUnn, Ndom with Stir
Donald Man•'sstwinnow tbatreripro.
elty would do no harm to lbw Cana-
dian Nortbon, Railway. and the dee
;oration nI IL H. M"tlsbugb. 'fee -presi-
dent of the Grand Trunk Paci& Rail
way Company. in favor of ibe recipro-
city agreement. abseil tttipel the Aso
of those who were Ind to belles% char
the interests of, Comedian railways
were being .aettYsald,
EDITORIAL NOTES.
$ E (:-I • P-8 l) C.I-Q • 1" means an in-
crease in the !aim of every bead of
settle in Huron oepntiy.
London Advertiser : Dn Pyne
boasts that be is the first (range Min
Later of Education in Ontario. This la
not so high • e0op)iment to the
Orang' Order as he seems to imagine.
Sunseon, remarks that Clifford 81f -
ton's speech on reciprocity was one of
tbe most effective deliverances of
modern times. Ib the sheet spans of
an hour it converted the speaker from
a "grafter" into a "pati lot," (See
London Prose Press
The Wiarton Bcho euggeets that
the free exchange of ;newspapers
would be a good addition to the reci-
procity bargain. The breaking of the
odd arrangement whereby papers from
one country went freely into the
other was • great mistake.
The London Free Press declines
either to admit or W deny that Clif-
ford Sifton was a grafter when he was
coo aerused by the ()onset vative preen.
The Free Press also declines to say
whether Geo. R. Foster is or is not a
fit person to be chief lieutenant of the
Opposition leader in Parliament.
A new danger in reciproeal Stade
with the United States bas been dis-
covered in Toronto. The morels of
the people of the United States are
touch lower than those of the Cana-
dian people. From selling a steer for
export to Buffalo it is but a short step
to committing bigamy ! Let Cana-
dians heware!
The town council may have to re-
consider the question of the location
of the new municipal building. There
stbfll be considerable opposition to the
erection of tbe new building on tbe
rite of the present town hall. Thole
who oppose this location, however,
must be able to point to a more suit-
able one.
They have • little fun in the House
of Commons at Ottawa once in •
while. The other day the member for
Kootenay sent the members into roars
of laughter with a bit of mixed meta-
phor. "The stage was all set," said
Mr. Goodeve, "the claquers were all
in the rear. The Minister of Finance
entered at the psychological moment,
walking up tbe centre aisle, carrying
under his son Pandora's box. A' •-r
a time be opened it, and out came a
Trojan horse."
Senator Young of Iowa is a bitter
opponent of reciprocity- Here is doe
of his arguments :
"Great. Britain ie the greatest coun-
try in the world. Her flag is on
e.ery sea. Great Britain governs
Canada. and if he eller needs a soldier
in the future she has got to get him
from Canada. Every man that we en-
rich on the other side of the line with
American opportunity and American
money is a possible soldier against us
fifty years or a century from now, al-
though God forbid that there should
ever be need for him."
Doesn't that make some of 1,11e anti -
reciprocity arguments on this side of
the line took jealous ?
The Canadian Farm has here pub -
'siring the results of a "postcard
interview" Nigh its readers and finds
tPERATJONS
AVOIDED
By Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
BelIeriver Qum L "Without Lydia
m
N. Ptnkbsts Vegetable Compound I
not he alive. For five months I
had painful and ir-
regular periods and
inflammation of
the uterus. 1 suf-
fered like a martyr
and thought often
of death. I con-
sulted
oo-sulted two doctors
who could do
nothing for me. I
went to a hospital,
and the best doc-
tors said I must
submit to an open
adorn, because I had $ tumor. 1 went
back home mock discouraged. One of
my cousins advised me to take your
Compound, as it had cured her. I did
so and soon commenced to feel better,
and my appetite came back with the
first bottle. Now I feel no pain and
am Cured. Yossr remedy is deserving
of praise." — Mrs. EMnA Quasi.,
Valleyfield, Belhriver, Quebec.
Anomer Operation Avowed.
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. —I run a sewing
machine in a large factory and got ail
nun down. I had to give up work for 1
could not stand the pains in my back.
The doctor said 1 needed an operation
for womb trouble but Lydia E. Pink -
ham's Vegetable Compound did more
for ms than the doctors did. I have
gained five poutda I bops that every-
one who is suffering from female
trouble, nervousness and backache
will take the Compound. I owe my
thanks to Mrs. Pinkham. She is the
working girl's friend for health, and
all women who suffer should write to
her and take her advice. —Mise Tu ua
PLx, ztc, 3J ay St, Pougbkeepeie,N.Y.
Thirty years of unparallehd somas
metros" the power of Lydia K Ptnk-
aa'Vegetable Compound to cure
female diseases.
that the Canadian farmer. as a rule,
is an advocate ot reciprocity. Here is
one sample of the ezpree.ions given
on the subject :
(sage, Feh. 2
' I am a John A. MacDonald Conser-
vative, )- e., I stn in falor of the full-
est posni)* measure of freedom in
trade relations with nearby markets
so long as those countries will meet us
half -way. As a Northwest farmer 1
want the highest price for my grain,
and I want cheaper implements.
With Minneapolis and Duluth offer-
ing thirty to forty cents a bushel
more than Wionipeg for our flax, and
with American machinery put on
our market just as cheap after paying
duty- as our duty -protected imple-
ment*. I am surely in favor of reci-
procity. Frank.S,nitb.
A Poem for St Patrick's Day.
Through Erin's Isle
To spout awhile
A. Love and Valor wander.
With Wit the sprite.
Whose quiver bright
A thousand arrows squander.
W be re'er they pass
A triple grass
Springs up with dewdrops beaming :
'..ongreen
Ass emerald.
ly seen
Through purest crystal gleaming.
Say. Valor, "See,
They spring for me.
Those leafy gem. of merging."
Say+ Love ; ' (the nu,
For me they grow.
MT fragrant path adorning.'
Hot Wit peroeives
The triple leaves
lnd cries : -Oh, do not serer
The bond that blends
Three god -like friends.,
Love, Valor. Wit, forever."
Oh. the shamrock.
The green. Immortal shamrock '
Chosen fast of Bard and ('hlet%
Olt Bilaa native shamrock
m..be Moore.
The artists who make
Edison Records
have spent the best part of their lives in perfect-
ing themselves for the sole purpose of entertain-
ing others.
Each is a specialist and all are among the best
that the field of opera, music ' hall, concert,
tnusical comedy and vaudeville have produced.
Every owner of an
Edison Phonograph
commands the services of this great array of
talent. Their songs and music are offered on both
Edison Standard and Edison Amberol Records
every month. Have you heard
this month's selections?
Thee ase
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Curtains and Draperies
We have lo stock this week some very headsemr effects in
the new Curtain uuterinls—new weaves, in esus grid madras, in
cream, white and Arab shades. Specially priced ata_ �e
pair ..... ... 11.00, $4.O0 sod M.00
Curtain Musllns
Six hundred yards of 98 to 45 inches wide Curtain or Drspeey
Marlinfan ., facolors, bordered and unhindered, in oolore. btpsr,
green)), pinks sod exquisite floral effects, suitable foe any roost.
Prides ranged from 124c to Ek a yard. Saturday and 9c
Uonday only ori sale at, per yard, your choice
Carpets and Rugs
Our showing of Floor Rugs is of a very high order. English,
ssaallses. heavy Velvet Rugs, in scroll and Sorel pattyroe.
3 aft yards $12.00 and 311.00
3 z 4 yards
3; x 4 yards tfla.00
English Brussels Rugs in a large range of
patterns, 3 x 4, Si x 4 yards $16.00
Prints and Ginghams
Hundreds of pieces to choose from, Crumb's make and other
good cloths to dainty patterns. At, per yard, 10o, 124o 4 1M
Waistings and Vestings
White crinkle or pique effects, neat patterns, very new and
stylish. at 1 Bo, 20m. 25o
Hosiery
Ladies' French Cashmere Hose. finest earn and merino heels
and toes, real French-fashioned—the only perfect -fitting Hoes
to be had. Please inspect them. Specially priced, per 5n„
pair �Jlll.
Llnoleums
The new 4 - yard Linoleum' are showing. Our values are
exceptional for this season, At. per square yard, 40o, 50o, Doo
�LINOLEU'MS PERFECTLY LAID.
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STYLE TODA Y
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demands brilliant designing. The
garments we turn out possess it.
We are strong on quality, both in
material and workmanship.
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of the shoes we sell. Just now the
stock is swelling out with snappy
spring styles that twill gladden your
eyes. it is not too early to pick out
your spring Footwear. Do it now.
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