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"PAGE TEN == THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1928 i Canada, a Land of Possibilities, Unlimited Natural Resources A | Final Aspiration of Canadians Should be a Land of Contented Homes, Says Premier Gardiner Hon, James G, Gardiner Traces Foundations of Country to main Present, Emphasizing the fact that Canada Will Re. British Since It Has Been Founded on the Prin. ciples of British Institutions of Government--National Opportunities Bounded Only By Canada's Great Area, Natural Wealth and Future Character of the People A stirring address on "Canada" by Hon. James G. Gardiner, Premiel of Saskatchewan, was the outstanding feature of last night's function when representatives of Quebec Chambers of Commerce were guests at a splen- did banquet tendered in General Motors convention hall, Hon. Mr. Gardiner is a true Canadian and his eloquent remarks regarding the pos- gibilities facing Canadians today were indeed inspiring. His address was as follows: "I am pleased to bring greetings from Regina and Saskatchewan to those whose guests we are tonight and to state, in so doing, that we be- lieve in Saskatchewan that General Motors has performed a national service in opening a plant at the centre of the great wheat area of Canada, because in so doing they are bringing industry and western agri- culture closer together, which is bound to lead to a more complete understanding. "When I was invited to address this banquet, it was suggested to me hat I might follow a line similar to hat taken when I met with the hamber of Commerce Convention on Grouse Mountan on the Pacific Coast one year ago. I am pleased to express the same sentiment, if pos- sible, influenced differently it is true by the changed environment, To- night I am inspired by the fact that we are meeting in my native pro- vince, in company with a group of men representative of industry in two provinces where for decades, through the application of a spirit tending more and more toward toler- ation of one another's customs and ideals, you have laid in compromise the foundation upon which a Cana- dian Nation will rest. There has de- veloped in Canada a spirit of good will, based upon a proper conception of the national possibilities, national opportunities, national aspirations of dhe land to which we belong, Events of Event "Our national possibilities are more br less circumscribed by the events pf the past as they appear before us n the light of an experience which binds us willingly to the motherland, hamplain founded the first perman- nt settlements, Frontenac establish- #¢ed on the banks of the St, Law- ence a typical form of French Gov- ronment, Traders and missionaries ent out from those settlements nder the protection of that govern- ent--so far as it was able to give @rotection--to establish the fur trade nd Christianize the natives. In doing they explored the forests, the the lakes, the plains, the nountains and the valleys until they ad even touched the central area ow covered by the province of my doption. Some of the most touch- g and beautiful stories that have ver been written into the history of he extension of the boundaries of ivilization are associated with that eriod of Canadian history, # "It is not due to an accident that he Hurons, the Algonquins, rees and the Bloods and even the erce Sioux of southern story allow- to pass almost unchallenged the Such Indian wars as are as- ociated with our history are largely e result of that friendship being Fhown even to the point of defend- pg them against their traditional i Out of that prt along the Ottawa, gave his life pgether with those of his little band i followers to save the colony at ontreal from the desire for venge- which their past assistance to ir neighbors had inspired in the arts of the fierce warriors from the uth. Out of that friendship grew story of the Heroine of Vers- heres, who with only a few children, e aged people and two frightened pldiers held at bay the ~thirsty ges hour after hour until her returned to the little settle- nt to raise the siege. Out of that iendship and devotion to duty : stories of torture and path suffered by the missionaries labored in the backwoods of On- o and fell a prey to the raids ade upon Canadian Indians by their enemy from the south. Owe Frenchmen Much 'But to that friendship, fair deal- g, and Christian charity which the Frenchman during his of occupation in Canada as alrous even to the red man, we Canada owe a great deal more n our history has emphasized. We ye to it the friendship of the In- ans during the Revolutionary briod, the alliance with Tecumseh 1812, and the lack of opposition pm the natives during the advance civilization in the Dominion from Atlantic to Pacific. It is an in- tion of the impression which the it of fairness, expressed in the prd service, can make upon the nds of even a primitive people. he British occupation of Can- in 1763 created a most unique fficulty and world important set of It was unique in that with a history | lect; extending back over more than two hundred years, into which had been transplanted the language, customs, institutions and religion of its fath- ers; living side by side with a colony with different language, different customs, different institutions and of worshipping the same God, whose present intention seemed to be to rebel against the treatment received from the Mother Country, It was difficult in this that there was every reason why the new colony should be misundgrstood by the controlling power hie) controlling power mis- understood by the new colony, There had been carried on in Europe for many centuries a bitter struggle for industrial and commercial suprem- acy with industrial development de- pending largely upon commerce. The middle of the eighteenth century found - that competition narrowell down to two contestants, They had fought their differences out on the field of battle in Europe, in India, on the seas, in America, until in 1763 England emerged victorious. Imagine then if you ean, 60,000 French and 300 British, mostly sold- iers, established on the northern frontier of a colony of British ready to break into open reyolt against the treatment they were receiving from a mother country whose after war conditions appeared to lead her to forget the aspirations of her own child, The circumstances out of which the Canadian nation grew were cer- tainly not only unique but they were most difficult, "But after events have proven them to be the most important set of circumstances viewed from the standpoint of world development that have existed at any time since the discovery of North America. They are important in that they changed the whole attitude of British thought toward her colonies at a time when it was most important that it should change if Britain was to continue a power among the nations of the crossed the stage of national history in the eighteenth century. Marl- borough of the Spanish Succession, Walpole, the first Prime Minister of England; Pitt, the Great Commoner; Burge, with "his unanswerable ora- tory; Fox, with his brilliant intel- Pitt, the Younger, Prime Minister of England at twenty-four; Wellington and Nelson, and then answer me this: was not this truly the period during which England, Ireland and Scotland were made the centre of an empire destined to stretch around the world? Revolutionary War "Into the very centre of that period was thrust at its most critical mom- ent the Revolutionary War, Lord North cast the fatal die. Chatham delivered his memorahle appeal. Burke turned loose torrents of ora- tory in protest, Fox broke with North. Bite the Younger came upon fhe scenes in time to negotiate peace. That the heart of Britain beat true is indicated by the fact that at every period of trial or stress from the American Revolution till the defeat of Napoleon her destinies were placed in the hands of Pitt or Fox. "But two\ comparatively obscure officers of the British Army, Murray and Carleton, were enacting a scene on the frontiers inspired no doubt by the arguments of leaders at home which was destined to prevent the catastrophy which otherwise might have resulted. They, with their little band of British soldiers and officials, forgot the struggles of the past, over- looked differences of language, cus- tom, law and religious forms. They became more chivalrous than the French themselves, with the result that by 1775 the French were the most . loyal British subjects on the continent of North America, Two men, by serving under the circum- stances which presented themselves, saved half a continent to the British Empire and established the Canadian attitude as the British attitude to- ward colonists wherever the British flag has gone. "British institutions of government have given to the English-speaking countries of the world the funda- mentals upon which their institutions rest insofar as they give liberty and justice to the people governed. In Canada those fundamental principles have. been establishd only as the new citizens were brought to appreciate their importance, with the result that no value them mqge highly to- day than Canadians of French des- cent. Canadian national possibilities are circumscribed by past events an we would not have them otherwise. We would not if we could forget that into the basic people of our country there has entered the characteristics of two great European stocks, worthy foemen of the past, but noble allics in the last great war, the French and the British, National O lai "Our national opportunities are only bounded by our great area, our natural wealth, and the future char- acter of our people. The portion of Saskatchewan over which settlement is scattered is equal in area to the whole of Great Britain. We have less than a million people while they have fifty million. When I look east and west and morth of this com- paratively small section of Canada's area I am reminded of the statement of Lloyd George made in Winnipeg generally speaking, a different method | i world. Think of the characters who, d | natural dividing line from when he said: 'If Canada were as thickly populated as Scotlnad you would have six hundred million people. K "I have never been in Scotland although my ancestors emigrated from it three quarters of a century ago. I have read the descriptions of it penned by that master of word painti , Sir Walter Scott, who said: 0 Caledonia stern and wild Meet nurse for a poetic child! Land of brown heath and shaggy wood . Land of the mountain and the flood, Land of my sires! What mortal hand Can e'er untie the filial band That knits me to thy rugged strand.' "After reading them I have con- cluded surely if we were to add to the description the picture of illimitable expanses of the prairie, together with the rugged grandeur of the Rockies, increase its size a hundred-fold and enlarge its floods and multiply its lakes, we would write where Cale- donia now stands the name Canada. "When we glance at the map of our country we note that the banks of the St. Lawrence gradually widen out into the shores of the Gulf. They appear like welcoming arms stretched out toward the continent of Europe. Into that expanse of peaceful atmos- phere first sailed the boats of the discoverer, then the vessels of the explorer, later the men of war of the conqueror, eventually the crowd- ed immigrant ships, and finally the busy transports of trade and com- merce. On its banks there grew the historic city of Quebec and the busy metropolis, Montreal, Extending Westward "Extending on westward from the source of the river are the great lakes which carry the commerce of the in- terior of the two great English-speak- ing nations. These lakes, together with the rives, when fully developed promise to provide the husiest inland waterway in the world during the summer months of the year. "Passing to the west, we find nestling behind the Island of Van- couver and at the foot of the Rockies what has served in the past as the back door to Canada, the Port of Vancouver, Recent developments have given a new importance to this great natural port. The opening of the Panama Canal, together with the enormous production upon the prairies and the awakening of the Oriental countries has stirred the ambitions of every business man on Canada's Pacific. But in spite of the optimism which is growing, 1 venture that the majority of Van- couver's population has as yet only a faint idea of the future which is hers as the only twelve months port lying adjacent to the productive grain growing area of the Dominion, "It is only the man who has seen the marvellous growth of the prairie country and witnessed something of the yet undeveloped resources of the interior, who gan behold the vision of what the ports at the head of the lakes, Winnipeg, Churchill and the cities of the prairie and Vancouver may yet become. "The agricultural area of contral Canada lies like a great obtuse angled triangle with the obtuse angle at the point where the Rockies cross the United States boundary and the two arms of the angle stretching out, one toward the Great Lakes along the houndary and the other along the height of land at the summit of the mountains. The third runs from the head waters of the Mackenzie River to the head of the Lakes, The settle- ment of this area as a wheat pro- ducing land began in Manitoba, ex- tended across Saskatchewan and Al- herta to the Rockies along the main line of the C.P.R.,, and then began to broaden out toward the American border and the Laurentian Shield. "To handle the grop grown on these rich lands there were built branches of the C.P.R. until, with a production. of 85,000,000 bus. in 1905 and only one railway to provide an outlet by way of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence, the grain of the prairies was backed right up to the granaries of the farmers, By the time a second rail route east was provided in 1909, the production had increased to 146,000,000. By the time a third route by way of Vancouver and the Panama was made available in 1923 the production had increased to 332,000,000 bus. Today government officials are estimating a crop of 500,000,000 bus. and the Hudson Bay Railway is not yet completed. The important feature from Vancouver's point of view is that in 1905 Alberta produced 3,000,000 bus. while Mani- toba produced 56,000,000 bus., where- as in 1923 Alberta produced 145,000,- 000 and Manitoba 35.000,000 bus. Wheat P; Land "Added to this important fact is another even more important. If you again look at that great triangle of wheat producing land and examine it in relation to Canada's future you will note two things: Firstly, a line drawn through Swift Current running directly north and south forms the which wheat bound for Europe can econ- omically be shipped either east or west. This means that by far the greater part of the triangle is tribu- tary to Vancouver. Secondly, an examination of the Mountains shows that they are much lower west of the Peace River country than west of southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. In other words, the prevailing wester- ly winds off the warm currents of the Pacific find their way much further into the interior in the north, which results in this fact that the climate is much warmer through all that Peace River country than it other- wise would be. All the British Colum- bia section and most of the Alberta section of that great Peace River area lies almost due north of Van- couver and hence tributary to it. Think of it, gentlemen, there is be- ing produced today. in that areca tri- , § butary to Vancouver over 200,000,000 bus. of wheat. That tion can easily be doubled. If it cannot be all consumed in Europe the People of the Orient are becoming wheat con- sumers and are awakening to the im- portance of world trade. "Go four hundred and eighty miles directly north from the American boundary to Fort Churchill, The Hudson Bay route is now an admitted fact. Draw a«line from Churchill to Edmonton and you have tapped the last agricultural lands of central Saskatchewan, When these two points are connected, Churchill and ancouver will provide the termini of the overland section of the shortest route between Liverpool and the Orient. As I stood upon Grouse Mountain last Fall and looked down over the long lines of electric lights twinkling like myriads of stars through the branches of a million towering giants of the forest; as I afterwards visited her mills and saw those great trees whipped into posi- tion and ripped into lumber, as I journeyed back to the prairies and recalled the facts of which I have been speaking, I am compelled to conclude that the metropolis of Can- ada in all probability will, within the life time of those gathered here this evening, be on the Pacific. "I spoke some moments ago of the first line of railway built across Canada, the C.P.R. I think the last accomplishment of this great com- pany was the building of a palatial hotel in the city of Regina. In the completion of this hotel was rounded out the task which she set herself almost fifty years ago; that of mak- ing it possible for Canadians to de- velop and know their country, But, as indicated, other routes Became a necessity because of the development which followed the C.P.R. Each one of them has broadened the basis of settlement, until within two years it will be possible to travel four hun- dred and eighty miles north of the American boundary by train, "The Ontario Railway, the Cana- dian National Railway, the Hudson Bay Railway, the Peacc River Rail- way all these have driven the frontier farther and farther into the north. With every new extension there has been revealed new sources of wealth, When I was a boy we memorized the counties of Ontario and then said: and there is New Ontario, and we thanked the Lord there was nothing to memorize about it. But today if you do not know the part of Ontario tributary to the Canadian National and Ontario Railways you are not acquainted with the part of the old province toward which all eyes are now turned, It has nickle, it has as- bestos, it has iron, it has copper, it has silver, it has gold, it has tim- ber, it has unlimited water powers, It has busy communities springing up from end to end of it and on into the province of Quebec toward the ancient city on the St. Lawrence, there is a marvellous development, That development is putting the heart into Canada, The beat of its industry is already being felt in the pulse of trade from end to end of the Dominion. It has caused us to forget that there is an east or -a west and to stand shoulder to shoul- der for the building up of a common country. "We have only had a glimpse into the north land of our western pro- vinces but it is sufficient to give promise of even greater wealth than that of New Ontario, The future is ours to possess and in that future are to be found our. opportunities only limited by the shortness of our people, "What of our national tions? "A study of British history has convinced me that the Empire owes its extent and solidarity to certain well established institutions and prac- tices which are variously termed Anglo-Saxon or British. Both her institutions and practices have been largely influenced by her religious be- liefs which from the beginning were founded upon the teachings of Christ- ianity. The whole moral code of Bri- tain both national and international is founded wupgn those teachings. Her institutions of government in- cluding her Parliament, her law courts, and her police force are es- tablished deep in the traditions of the race which has maintained as its ideal liberty of action and just treat- ment for the individual. For genera- tions England has been the haven of all those who were persecuted else- where, "She learned through experience that those in authority could only properly remain in control through satisfying the majority and that un- der the British temperment the ma- jority would only remain satisfied when the minority were being. treat- ed justly. She learned through an even more bitter EXPERIENCE THAT JUST AS MINORITIES AT HOME HAVE ASPIRATIONS SO COLONIES ABROAD may differ from the Mother Country in theif national objection or may have ma- tional objection which at times con» flict with those of the home land. | "This caused her to apply to in- ternational relationships the same practice which had been applied to relationships within the mation. | "The result is that the British flag flies over six mations of which Can- ada is one. Our highest aspiration is to remain a part of the British Em- pire to the end that it may be the greatest influence for World peace and international harmony that has yet existed. Our second aspiration is to build beneath the peaceful folds of the Union Jack a Capadian Na- tion whose ideals will be British in that they recognize and make use of British institutions of government so far as they are applicable to Cana- dian conditions and in that we recog- nize the British attitude toward all those who have found a haven with- in Canada. British institutions of gov- ernment will only prevail in Canada when we have taught people to love them. Love is born of faith and faith in national matters is the children of Justice. Contented "Extent of territory, unlimited re- sources, settled government make possible the building of homes. The final aspiration of Canada should be aspira- that we become a land of happy,'con- Premier James G. Gardiner, of shown here with his young son. Saskatchewan, who last night addressed the banquet in General Motors Convention Hall, is (Continued from page 1) tion to the proceedings. The menu cards including the list of speak- ers,' were printed in French, Closer Relationships "I believe that this occasion of your coming to Ontario is one of the most wonderful things that can transpire," declared Mayor WR, D. Preston, in extending a civic wel- come to the visitors, "We know too little about each other and we would be in a much better posi- tion to settle our difficulties if we were closer together, His Worship believed travel was a great education and that Can- adians could learn more ahout the country in this way, 'I could not begin to tell you about Oshawa in five minutes," he added. "This year we have spent $650,000 in civic construction work, showing that we are endeavoring to keep pace with the development of the country, We are glad you are here, and hope that you will avail yourselves of the fir:it opportunity of extending to ws an invitation to visit you in Montreal. The Mayor then asked all to join 'in singing "Alouette", after which he extend- ed a hearty invitation to their guests to pay a return visit to Oshawa. Mr, R, 8. McLaughlin was greatly pleased to opportunity of having a lot of people from 'the dear old prov- ince of Quebec," "If we live at home," he said, "we hecome more or less provincial, but travel broad- ens us out, makes us realize that there are a lot of nice people wherever we go. I hope that when you leave Oshawa you will think as nicely of us as we do of you, Your visit has been all too brief, We would like to have had the ov- portunity of extending to you more hospitality." Mr. McLaughlin then launched into a brief but interesting review of the recent General Motors ex- pansion, At peak production this year the company employed 8,100 people, and up to the end of July had produced 105,000 cars. The plants in Oshawa were finally in- adequate to handle the production required and the result was that the Walkerville plant was re-open- ed. Then again this spring plans which had been under considera- tion for a long time were complet- ed, and it was decided to establish a branch factory in Regina where the company is spending consider- ably more than $1,000,000, The spcaker added that the com- pany hoped with: a continued growth in business that within a reasonable time, which he was not prepared to state definitely the com- pany would go down into Quebec and establish a factory there, and he believed that they would be given a good reception. In closing Mr. McLaughlin stat- ed that every member of General Motors executive was delighted to have the Quebec representatives as their guests and hoped that their said he have the tented homes. They may not always be wealthy homes. The words of Bobby Burns after describing the simple fare, the simple philosophy, the simple love of the Cotter's home on a Saturday might. 'It is from scenes like these old Scotia's grand- eur springs.' Are true of Canada. "The Call of Canada is to every man and woman who has a love for home building. I look back over the development of this continent during the past hundred years. I can see at every wharf the pinched face of a mother gathering her little family about her and glancing from side to side as though she expected to start out from every alley a French Revo- lution, an Italian insurection, a Span- ish inquisition, an Irish riot or a World war. I follow the same mother from the railway station out into the great open spaces where she is more with God and nature and a new hope lights her countenance. I look over the continent today and more particu- larly the Dominion of Canada and I see happy homes being established on all sides by young men and wo- men who have never known the hand of persecution, the terrible destruc- tion and pestilence of war waged through their home land, the biting, gnawing pains of hunger, the un- settled state of mind where freedom is unknown and I am thankful that we live in Canada." ge, | Quebec Chambers of Commerce Are Royally Entertained in Oshawa journeys would, before long, bring them back again. Hon. R. O, Grothe, president of the Montreal Chamber of Com- merce, thanked his hosts for the cordial reception. "I can hardly find words suitable to express our feelings for all you have done for us during this short, but well filled visit of ours in your progressive and hospitable city, "Thanks to the Chamber of Com- merce for this fine banquet and more finer tactful attention given to the printing in French of your Menu, expressing as it does the sincerity of your good wishes to- ward us. "The untiring . courtesy of the General Motors of Canada has been very highly appreciated. We have learned a great deal about the con- struction of automobiles, but let me tell you that we know your cars as well as you do. They are own- ed by thousands of French-Can- adians in the Province of Quebec, and, after the visit to your vlant, I understand better now your pop- ularity amongst our people. To the City of Oshawa, through its well qualified Mayor, I offer the thanks of our delegation for their welcome and the delicate attention they have shown us. "May I be permitted to address a few words to the Prime Minister of Saskatchewan? * "Sir, you have hefore you the representatives of the commercial activities of the Province of Quebec of French descent, They are the brothers of others of the same nationality: who have left behind all that is dear to them; their hirth-place, their families, their farms, and the rest, to go colonize amother part of their country. We are sure, Sir, that under your ad- ministration they will feel as at home as if they were still in our dear old Province of Quebec. They are true Canadians, they abide by the laws of the Country, they fear God and respect and love their King, their bnly King, the one of England who rules over * us all. Politics excluded, I am sure they are all your partisans. They come from good school. Some of them may be poor financially but they are honest, and they want nothing prore than to live in peace and harmony with their compatriots of other races or creeds. "Gentlemen, pardon me for tak- ing so much of your time, and from the bottom of my heart I thank you one and all. Premier Gardiner Speaks "Le Canada", was Premier Gard- iner"s subject, and the masterful way in which he handled it was evidence that he is a true Can- adian with a thorough knowledge of the land in which he lives. The possibilities which lie before the country were vividly portrayed from practically every angle, in which the speaker included every section of Canada. Mr. Gardiner, whose complete address is given elsewhere in this issue, said in part: "The extent of territory, unlimited Tesources, settled government, make possible the building of homes. The final aspiration of Canada should be that we become a land of happy, contented homes. They may not always| be wealthy homes. The words of Bobby Burns after des- eribing the simple fare, the simple philosophy, the simple love of the Cotter's home on a Saturday night, "Jt is from scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs', are true of Canada." Hon. L. A. David, Montreal, Pro- vincial Secretary of the province of Quebec, reminded his Ontario ls- teners that Quebec visited this province more often than Ontario went east, and extended am espeei- ally warm invitation for a visit of the Ontario commercial men to visit his province. "Like Premier Gardiner, I like a man who likes his province," he said, "but better still, I like a man who loves his country." Teach of Pioneer Days That the schools of Canada should teach more of the great early deeds of the pioneer settlers of this country, was the opinion of Hou M. David, wader whose super- A Ami 1 . vision comes the educational de- partment of Quebec. "There would not have been the friction of tne past if we had understood each othei"s race; we would not have taken the trouble to ask each man his religion if we had been brought up to respect the religion and creed of other men," was his com- ment. Today Quebec spends one quarter of its revemue upon edu- cation; "the greatest resource of the country lies in the education of its youth," he declared. That there was no part of Cam- ada where British instftutions were better loved, better known and more highly respected than in the Province of Quebec, was the statement of Hon. Mr. David, and the best evidence of the establisn- ment of British institutions was the fact that the French-Canaaian availed himself of the privilege to fight for his rights in parliament. He hoped that the day would soon come when men would look above polities and think in terms of Can- adianism, Charles Duquette, ex-mayor of Montreal, was the next speaker, opening his remarks with an in- vitation to the mayor, citys council and Chamber of Commerce of Osh- owa to visit Montreal, "I am proud to be an apostle of the 'bon en- tente'," said Mr, Duquette. There is no difference between the elti- zens of Ontario and of Quebec, and there is mo weason why both should not cooperate for the bene- fit of each and of the country. The French-Canadian asks merely two things, the privilege of worship- ping as he has done for genera- tions, and that of retaining his mo- ther tongue, although he is proud when he is able to speak English well, The French-Canadian is proud of the British flag and the privileges he enjoys under it, and he realizes that Canada has experi- enced her greatest liberty under this flag. Dr. T. E. Kaiser, M.P. for South Ontario, and H. H. Sheppard, presi- dent of the Sorel Chamber of Com- mereey brought a brief massage as representatives of their con- stituencies, and G. W, McLaughlin, president of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce, gave the closing ad- dress, presenting Premier Gardiner with an especially bound copy of the descriptive Oshawa booklet, Each of the other visitors were also presented with copies of this hooklet during the day, Premier Given Booklet No country is fraught with greater possibilities than is Can- ada, said Mr, McLaughlin, appeal- ing to the men and women gather ed there to endeavor to build a strong national Canadian life, We need people, clean, healthy, honest people who are willing to work, but we must weld them into a Nation- al -life and make them feel that their first allegiance is to Canada, the country of their future, he sald. About two hundred and (fifty guests were seated at the banquet table, Seated at the head table were R. S. McLaughlin, president of General Motors of Canada, Limit- ed; Hon, L, A. David, M.P.P,, Pro- vincial Secretary of the Province of Quebec; Dr. T, E. Kaiser, M.P, for South Ontario; Ledger Gravel, Montreal; R., A. Hutchison, In- spector of Public Schools for South Ontario and President of Whitby Board of Trade; H. H. Sheppard, president of the Sorel Chamber of Commerce; J, H. Beaton, general sales manager, General Motors of Canada; A .Guertin, M, P, P, for Hull; J. C. G, Contant, Montreal, Secretary Montreal Chamber of Commerce; P. Ferron, President Shawinigan Falls Board of Trade; Premier James G. Gardiner, Regina, Saskatchewan; G. W. McLaughlin, president of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce, chairman; Hon. R 0. Grothe, Westmount, Montreal; Mayor R, D. Preston, Oshawa; Charles Duquette, ex-mayor eof Montreal; H. A. Brown, vice-presi- dent and general manager, Gen- eral Motors of Canada; C. A. Gra- vel, Outremont; C. E. McTavish, parts and service manager, General Motors of Canada; J. D. Storie, president of Fittings, Limited, During the dinner splendid four- piece orchestra supplied delightful music, which added much to the enjoyment of the occasion, VANCOUVER CHIEF Vancouver, Aug. 31.--In on of the most hectic sessions in its his- tory, the Police Commission yester- day rejected a motion by Commis- sioner T. W. Fletcher that Chief of Police H. W. Long, Inspector John Jackson and Detective Ser- geant George McLaughlin be dis- missed from the force, and in- structed the Chief snd McLaugh- lin to resume their office, by the vote of Mayor L. D. Taylor, Chair- man ,and Ald. J. A. Garbutt, the the third member. The Chief and McLaughin were relieved from duty more than two months ago following a recom- mendatio nby R. S. Lennie, the Commissioner investigating condi- tions in the force. Imspector Jack- son was not relieved of office. it was finally decided unani- mously, on the motion of Commis- sioner Fletcher, that a copy of the Lennie report, with a transcript of evidence, be forwarded to the Attorney-General, with a request to take such action as the evidence and findings would warrant. SEEMS STRANGE Gene Tunney arrived in London yesterday and leit almost immediate ly for Ireland. What, without a de- \our to Stratford-on-Avon? ' . TO RESUME OFFICE |. ORGANISTS MEET INPORTLAND, NE. Representatives from Can. ada, England and France Attend : \ Portland, Me, Aug. 31.--With France, England, Canada and more than 30 states already represented by more than 200 delegates the 2lst annual convention of the National Association of Organists got under way here Tuesday. The five day ga- thering is expected to draw the lar- gest of out ding organ- ists ever assembled. Addresses of welcome were made by Lester F. Wallace, chairman of the Portland city council, Alfred E. Brinkler, president of the Maine State coun- cil, N.A.O,, and James E. Barlow, city manager, A. H. L. Jacobs, repre- senting the Worcester, Mass. Chap- ter, extended an invitation from that chapter and the city for the na- tional association to hold its 1930 con- vention there. Reginald L. Mcall, of New York, president of the association, stated that the association now had 1,400 members with a firm financial basis, and the bonds of the union were stronger than ever. Wilard Irving Nevins, secretary, New York, reported that the past year has been a most successful one with more than 300 new members, while new state chapters have been formed in Iowa, Tennessee, Mary- land, and Maine, Under the state chapters many local chapters have been formed throughout the country, Mr. Nevis called attention to his report to the recital tour of C. D. Cunningham, of England, which will be under the honorary auspices of the national organization, stating that Mr. Cunningham will be in America January and February, 1929, WUTINOUS SAILORS ARE SENT T0 JAIL Deportees Use Violence in Attempt to Desert at Quebec Pe Quebec, Aug, 80.--Three sailon on board the freighter Concord!a were Tuesday each sentenced to one month in jail, on charges of assault and refusing to obey orders on the ship; and thus an incipient mutiny was quashed, The trio, James Dryden and David Jones, negroes, of Jamaica, and Frank Raggi, Italian, who boarded the Concordia at Philas delphia, were arrested when the vessel passed here on Monday, fol- lowing their being ordered out of the country at Montreal by Can- adian immigration authorities. It was claimed that they had resort- ed to violence in order to leave the ship at Quebec. When arrested the two negroes claimed that they were British sub- jects, and had gone on board the Concordia, as seamen, for the trip from Philgdelphia to Montreal. On arrival at Montreal the Con- cordia took om part of her eargo for Italy, and then eame to Que- bec to complete loading. The Jamaicans then further asserted that on their way to Quebec they discovered that their seamen's cards were not properly stamped, which meant that they could not ask for any wages for the trip, WAREHOUSING IN ONTARIO DOONED Exporters Rush to Plead Guilty in Border ~ Windsor, Aug. 30.--That the judg- ment which Magistrate D. M. Brodie issued against the Inter Transit Cor- poration, liquor exporting firm, char- ged with the illegal possession of liquor under the Ontario Control Act doom of warehousing of liquor for exporting purposes, was freely admitted here today by lawyers who commented on She case today, e levying two fines, totalling $3,000 on the Michigan Transit Com- pany, today, seemed to be the begin- ning of the end. The fact that one of these fines was levied on a plea of guilty by the company, after a com- viction had been registered in the first case against it, was looked on as a significant e. At least two more guilty pleas' are assured, and another is in prospect. . D. A. Croll, counsel for the Atlantic Export Company and for Norman Shields, announced after the close of the Michigan Transit cases that he would enter guilty pleas on behalf of his clients. After disposing of the Michigan Transit cases, the court adjourned and Magistrate D. M. Brodie, Gordon N. Shaver, K.C, special Government counsel; W. B. Common, counsel for the Liquor Control Board, and E. C. Awrey, counsel for the Michigan Transit Company and also for the Border Cities Exporters, Limited, went into conference in the Magis- trate's office. They were accompan- ied by M. L. Ashmore, the Govern- ment accountant. Although no state- ment was forthcoming, it was gen- erally admitted that the conclave was held to discuss a basis by which a guilty plea would be accepted from the Border Cigies exporters,