Show SMUGGLING IS POLITICAL ISSUE Canada Seething With election Pre election Squabbles lel Law Question fly Ity 11 I I n CARISTE Special Correspondent Corn of Examiner Copyright 1226 1926 by Consolidated a PrIS Association OTTAWA Ont July The Th 10 political pot Is boiling boiling- furiously In Inthe inthe Inthe the Dominian of ol Canada today and tho explosion lon when It bubbles bubble over with lIh the announcement ot of the ot-the the date of the general elections to elections tobe be limo In September will be heard not only In every province bu but throughout the One of the main Issues to be dis discussed die die- cussed cursed will be ba the constitutionality of tho action of the governor gen eral oral eral Baron Byng o of Vimy Vimy In In re refusing re- re refusing fusing dissolution to W L Mac Mac- KIng nc- nc the tho liberal premier of the last year and granting It a few days later to Arthur Arlhur Meighen who has undertaken to form torm a govern govern- government ment but who was defeated by one I vote on an accidental decision The fhe raising of ot tho the constitutional question makes the forthcoming election the most Important In Canadian history tor for It tt raises ac- ac according according ac according cording to the liberal Ideas the question of the status of the Domin Domin- whether Ion whether It has haA a right to con con- conduct conduct con conduct duct Its lis own affairs without the In- In Interference in ot of Downing street street-on street the assumption that Baron Byng was Wu Influenced by the British gov gov- government government government TO A AVOID VOID VOTE The Tho conservative party claims that than what was done wa was absolute absolute- absolutely absolutely h ly constitutional Inasmuch as King Mackenzie King sought to avoid a vote vote ote of censure for tor tion In connection with the customs department particularly In refer refer- reference reference reference ence to smuggling by getting dis- dis dissolution dis dissolution solution betor before the vote was Wall taken Lord Lold Byng refused KIng and and King ac- ac accordingly accordingly ac accordingly cordingly resigned The governor general then sent for tor Arthur Meighen leader of the conservative opposition which which act act- actually actually act actually outnumbered the liberal mem mem- members members members bers In the house but had been un- un un-ablo un to defeat them before because they had through special legislation legisla legisla- legislation legislation tion promised allied the progressives progressives sl es to them Mr Meighen he thought could complete the work of parliament and In three votes gained sufficient progressive support to justify his belief to some somo extent Then camel camo tho vote which put the new govern govern- government government government ment In a II minority of one and next da day without any prorogation parliament was dissolved The situation now lOW stands that Premier Meighen who for tor political reasons will replace the acting cabinet cab cab- cabInet cab cabinet inet with properly accredited lilt later will proceed to to hold gentral elections throughout the country and attempt to secure a majority to tarry on a new parliament n next tall fall One dt of of the unusual incidents connected with Ith the breaking up ap of the last parliament wl WA wil-thal wil that Imme- Imme Inline IY after alter he had voted th government the lL w T 1 W Bird Itt res-lv res declared that ha frad Iad forgotten n Lo Le had paired with Ce Cs W V Kennedy of ot Peace Ruler another progressive v who ho was supporting the ho side and wanted to withdraw withdraw- his vote As the speaker speake-I cannot take tako official cognizance of pairs the rho vote ote had to stand and so 80 the gov gov- government government government was defeated SMUGGLING G Now Kow both sides are p for tor the elections The cons conserva conservative tive tivo party will fight It on the smuggling disclosures which rt- rt revealed re revealed that millions of dollars had been lost to the public treasury while Canadian manufacturers were ruined by foreign smuggled goods The liberals will talk constitutional constitutional law In most provinces In Quebec however where they gained their largest support they have already givin glnn Indications that they will again sock seck to frighten the Canadians French Canadians from supportinG the conservatives es by pointing out that the new premier la It the man who put Into force torce the conscription con law in 1317 and that they will b be bein beIn In danger once more moro of having their thell sons sent to some foreign battle battle- battlefield field battle field to be the slaughtered the cry that the conservative can In 1925 Tho province Is strongly In provincial matters such as pulp wood and power exports but always votes for tree free trade rade liberals lib lib- liberals lib liberals In n the federal elections Pre Pre- Premier Pre Premier mier Meighen has learn learned cd French In the last two or three years and this will help him as will also also the desire of the business men of the commercial metropolis to have some re representative In the cabinet Premier Meighen Is Is a a cool cal cal- calculatinG cal statistically minded law lawyer yer with a remarkable ability for fol marshaling facts and figures and presenting them He Ho consistently advocates a 0 protectionist policy Ills His opponent William Lyon Mac Mae kenzie King kenzie-King Is the grandson ot of the famous rebel r bel An appealing orator he Is considered an authority on In- In industrial trade disputes disputes- and during the war was with the Rockefeller institute returning to succeed Sir Laurier In the leadership of tho II liberal beral party Robert nobert Forke the leader of o the progressive party up to a II few tew days ago when he resigned because of ot a division Is a dour Scotsman rep rep- representing resenting rep I resenting Brandon His IUs political lIfo life has be been n a hard one for or In the thelast thelast thelast last parliament lie he had bad a tough job to keep the farmer members to together to- to together gether and this parliament durIng its Ita ono one brief session has met such open revolt from them that he gave up the attempt and let them gang ang their ain aim gait calt Baron Daron Byng whose term as gov governor goy ov general expires In It a few tew week weeks is 15 one of the aristocrats of England He lie has made himself highly popular throughout the Do- Do Dominion Dominion Do Dominion minion and had been asked to ac ac- ac accept a second term but refused Ill HeIs Is It a great soldier was leader of the Canadians at Vimy Ridge an and andis andIs 1 Is a II member of the crack Tenth 11 u 1188 These are the four tour personalities around which the inc ne battle will rage and the signal for tor It to start will be given by Premier when ho he speaks In Ottawa next Friday |