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Show CANADA FORMING NEWJMfflON Differences Arise Among Liberals Lib-erals and Swearing In of Members Is Postponed. OTTAWA, Ont., OcL 12. Conferences Confer-ences attended by representatives of the two major political parties resulted result-ed early today in the formation of a union government under Premier Sir Robert Borden. The coalition, however, how-ever, was threatened when differences developed among the liberals. Autdmo-biles Autdmo-biles ordered by Premier Borden to take the members of the now government gov-ernment to the residence of the Duke of Devonshire, governor general, to be sworn In, were dismissed and it was decided not to have the ministers take the oath until later In the day. The liberals have been brought into the novernment as a consequence of opposition of Sir Wilfred Laurier to compulsory military service The decision of Sir Wilfrid Laurier to remain at the head of the liberal party also had an effect upon the situation. sit-uation. Other liberals decided apparently appar-ently that they could not improve the situation by defeating the Borden government gov-ernment and the best course would be to go into the government and improve im-prove it from within. The Canadian general election will be held in January and it is now expected ex-pected that the union or national administration ad-ministration of Sir Robert Borden will be returned to power. A substantial opposition, however, is expected to be returned to parliament. The new government follows: Liberals Sir Arthur Slfton, premier ot AlDeria; l. A. Lrear, representing the western grain growers; J. A. Cal-der, Cal-der, Saskatchewan; Colonel S. C. Alew-burn, Alew-burn, N. W. Rowell and Hugh Guthrie from Ontario; P. B. Carvell, New Brunswick, and probably Premier George Murray of Nova Scotia. Conservatives Sir Robert Borden, Arthur Melghen, Sir Thomas White, Dr. John Reid, Sir Edward Kemp, J. D. Hazen, Sir James Loughcd, Judge Doherty, P. E. Blondin, Martin Burrell and Albert Leoney. oo |