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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1930 BENNETT SPEAKS gr IN COBOURG RINK tinued from Page 1) al. Conservative Associa- tion of Toronto, and some of his fel- low members of the Toronto Con- 4 ives Wete in Jha audience, hav- motor ere for the meeting, Also 'on the platform was Dr, T, E. Kaiser, ex-member and Conserva- tive candidate in Ontario County, and AH A , . who . represents Ni m d in the Provincial Legislature. The latter spoke briefly as did Mr. Magee, the candidate, Mr. Bennett and Mr, Ferguson were welcomed to the town by the mayr, Roy Wilmott, who .acted as chair- man, Introduced by Premier Ferguson as Canada's future premier, Mr, Bennett stepped to the microphones and fac- ed his audience amid a deafening outburst of cheers, Smiling, he re- ceived this tribute from behind a latform railing which, in his honor, ad been decked with flowers and evergreen, the scent of which per- vaded the hall, What of the To-morrows? "Anyone can make a policy that will give immediate results, but what of the to-morrows?" Mr. Bennegt asked, "What of the future of this great Dominion; what of your chil dren? Will they find here employ ment, ©) Portunitiel for self expres- sion ? ese are the questions which men and women should be asking themselves tonight. "And what has the King administration done? Has it been suchgas to assure you that you can entrust the future of this country in its hands?' The King Government had come into power following the war and had enjoyed the unparalled activity and trade expansion which had been the war's reaction, he reminded, "Would you not think it was the duty of this Government to contems« plate these conditions and to think of the to-morrow?" he asked. "Would you not think it would contemplate how best to formulate its policies to take advantage of present conditions 80 that the future of the Canadian people would be guaranteed? "May I say then that a country never finds or can find an excuse for unemployment or hard times, Do you realize that we have a country which is the depositry and reposi- tory of vast natural resources more than any other country in a temper ate zone. We can defy the competi- tion of any country or any people, "And we have here the element, the great human element of men and women of a stock of which we shall always be proud. These resources, mines, forests, our fertile plains, all these things and an abundance of capital we have. An abundance of capital, 1 say, which is ready to work if it is given an opportunity to work and develop our great resources and country. bi "Then why at the end of nine years should we find our revenue shrunk- en. Why? There are some things for which a Government can not be held responsible, There are others for which it is responsible. Nine Years' Policies "I say to you to-night that the policies of the Government during the last nine years were policies that immediately brought about the condi- tions that now confront us, They followed as surely asythe event fol- lows the cause, "I not only point out the adverse balance of trade with imports to the extent of $45,000,000 more than we send out of our country pouring into it. I point out many things which I will tell you presently. "Contemplate this adverse balance of trade. Can you doubt that this Government is derelict to its duty? Gan there be stronger indictment than that? Your Government has brought into your country people to the extent of over 1,000,000 persons. During that time there have been horn in the country 2,000000 and 1,000,000 have died. Yet we find now that there are in the country, this great country; and despite all these additions, 1,250,000 less persons than there were when that Government came into power, There have gone from it more than were brought into it from abroad. A "I agk you, if you were a share- Yolder in this great enterprise, would you give again the manage- mient of your enterprise to the ad- ministrators who have done this? Would you give them again the power to continue this? I ask any man and woman within the sound of my voice tonight, would he or she not reject this manage- ment ? y "I ask you to reject this man- nt as the administrator of affairs, Where will it end tinues? Can you say, 'women, that Canada can for ¢ nine years ce? Can' ja Bontinue hy years and ? come to agriculture. the great fields of the the rms of On- by the way, Ontario more than any oth- your great, Domin- fon. Agriculture still remains and will remain the basic industry of your land, And do you realize the ect this nine years has had upon your farm lands? Go along your highways and by ways and look at your farm nds. Now ask yourself what effect this has had, Will anyone say that there has been aught but a steady 'decline? Your farmers are dis- tressed. jonger do they obtain that surplus from their labors which afforded them a living and adequate returns. "Your boys and girls are leav- ing and have left, They leave the farms and do not find that employ- ment in Canada which they seek and they go to other lands, They are the boys and girls from your high schools for, mark you, that other land does not accept those people which your government has brought in from other lands to Canada, The great country to the south takes our' boys and girls whom you have reared and educat. ed, And our boys and girls who Ifet the farms because they did not earn a 1llving have gone AWAY. "What has you government done? I find that Hon, Mr, Moth erwell, the minister of Agricul- ture, says that you are not produc- needs, I find that your imports ing in Canada enough for your own of mutton, butter, eggs, veget- ables, fruits have grown by leaps and bounds, because of the lack of direct effort and co-operation by the Federal Government, That Government discontinued the grant to agriculture which was introduced by a Conservative ad- ministration, the grant of the ut mos timportance to agriculture in Canada, Effects of Discontinuance "The Government has failed to realize the effects of discontinuing its grants to agriculture, which, I assure you, the new government will renew." ; Agriculture, to be successful, mus thave scientific development, distribution and markets, he point- od smut, "What market is more profit. able than that at your door?" he fsked. "When you have lost the tharket at home you have lost the most valuable of all. You cannot have a successful foreign market until you have satisfied your hame market." For distribution there must be good highways, and transporta- tien by rail and water , he sald. In this connection he referred to the Ontario hightways, which he said the people of this province might well be proud of. "It | were a citizen of this province I would be proud of my highways, and of the Prime Minister and the Government that made them pos. sible," he declared. There must be a national high- way extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific to afford opportuni. ties for agriculture and for the tourist trade, he pointed out as the audience applauded, This, he sald, should be a federal responsi- bility. "We need a highway by which I can leave Cape Breton and arrive in Vietoria without going on for- eign soil," he declared. "Year af- ter year the Government has fought against our efforts and now in Prince Edward Island we hear death-bed repentances as public opimfos crystallizes into a demand for a national highway." atching Few Votes "Dénth-bed = repentances--things for catching a few votes, How long can the people continue to believe in the form of government that lives according to the prac. tice of such methods? "Whether it is the old age pen- sions, or grants to agriculture, all of which this government opps. ed during hte last few years, now, after dissolution, 'travelling over the country, realizing that people will no longer tolerate its ineffi- clent and ineffecti administra. You, suey hohe to stem the tide of public opinion by sayin . thought so, too!" ying, "We "Is that your idea of demecra- oy? Your conception of a govern- ment's obligation te your eoun- try?" He then referred to the Govern- ment' lack of development of the waterways, and mentioned in par- ticular the St. Lawrence, St. Lawrence development? Noth. ing. They have, promised, talked, referred the matter to the Supreme Courts and then have taken refuge in that last refuge of all Libertis ~=in conference. i to take tp this un- ing and complete it without delet, or what purpose was the ; Jand . Canal construgted? For hat purpose were thse God-given great lakes and waterways laid down in this country? Why that we might use them and availe our. selves of them for the use of Can adians of today and of tomorrow. Answers v's "Mr. Ring says, "Wty didn't Bennett talk about this in the House?' Mr. Bennett sald. "The responsibility is yours, Mr. King for under our form of government it would have been unparliamen- tary." ' Tg : "What have they done in the wo Any criticism he wauld have made might have embarrassed any las which the Government: may ave had under way, he pointed out, he Governent was claiming cred- it for having finished the Hudson Bay Raflway, he said. When the Liberal adoiinistra- tion came into power, the railway wag completed to within 7 92 miles of the. Bay he pointed out, 'Since 1921 it has just reached Fort Churchill and there is no traffic there yet," Le said, "They say it will be completed in 1931, That, 1 apprehend, will he under Con- servative administration, for after all, 'The mills of the Gods grind slowly, but they grind exceeding: ly small We began it and we will finish it. It has been onr proud privilege to do many of those things." ' Referring back to trade, Mr, Ben- nett drew attention to the harm. ful effects resulting from the New Zealand treaty, "A treaty is an agreement made between two countries," he reminded, "Its effects must be well considered, If you cannot see what its effect will be you shouldn't be on the job. If you went to a lawyer and had him make an agreement for you, and three or four years later you found yourself in a ruined position, would you think much of that lawyer, Let's get down to business and consider things in a business-like manner. Would you approve of a city council making bargains that injured the peo- ple of its community?" Conservative Warnings Year after year, Mr, Bennett con- tinued, the Conservative party through- its members in the house had told the electors of Canada what would happen under the treaties be- ing negotiated by the King Govern. ment, Year after year they had said that Canada would suffer. "We pled with the Government in the house to not put the New Zea: land treaty into effect and asked that it not go through," he stated. "We were laughed at. Mr, King speak- ing in Woodstock in 1925 said, 'Oh, you are afraid for your dairy indus- try! And in 1926 he turned around and said he saw what was happening and said he would stop it, "For five years it was not stopped. For five years the Canadian dairy in- dustry was allowed to suffer until it was ruined, Then a few weeks ago the Liberal party in the house stood and to a man voted against ending that treaty. "And a few days later your Min. ister of Finance rose in his seat in the house and said, 'We are trying to negotiate a new treaty with New Zealand. If we don't, the old treaty will go by the boards on Oct. 12' Now they ask you to vote for them. (Roars of laughter.) "Vote for them, they say. Maybe it won't" go by the boards even then It will take two or three years to re- build the industry which has been ruined by that treaty-~five years T am told by some experts. [I put it to you in all seriousness, can you trust a government like that? A govern- ment which has failed to look be. yond the confines of the day: has failed to. observe the basic funda. mentals of industry and trade." Foreign Dunes The Conservative chieftain then re. called foreign duties with France, Tt- aly and other countries, He sarcas- tically referred to the lower tariffs against lipsticks, powders, silk hose and dresses and champagnes. He re. called that Canada became privileged to send certain products to France under lower tariffs, "But what about our great natural products?" he asked. "That govern ment had no concern about those great basic products which are the life product of our country, They thought only of the lipsticks and champagnes and other things like that. "This Is our pledge. At Winnipeg the other evening when I spoke as am speaking to you I said that any country which will not persit us to sell our natural products in its mark. ets we will not permit to sell its manufactured goods in our markets." (cheers). "So 1 say to you we will build and aid Canadian industry, Where is our woollen industry, where are those factories? We are buying our wool and other fabrics from other nations because this Government has refus- ed to give industry an opportunity to compete fairly with the factories of the other nations throughout the rid. "And now as to taxes, Mr. King says that he has paid off much of the national debt and has increased the country's revenus. As to that all T will say to you men and women is this: When be came into power in 1921 the tax- es were raised, The debt was paid oft with the surplus raised through that taxation, Last year we had nn revenue larger than any since 1921, To .get that taxes must have heen higher, "True, they zemoved sleeping car, telegram and other similar taxes, but what they took off with one hand they added with the oth. er, You must have paid greater taxes to get the greater revenue, ect of Little Acts "Did you ever stop to think of the effect of little acts, which you didn't even notice when they came into power or were baing discuss. ed? Did you ever stop to think THEOLD ReliABLe aX Bug Killer "Death to Potato Bugs" | 2§ 1b. Bags 90c - Small Size 25¢ GN i: i [HOGG & LYTLE 84 CHURCH ST. y LTD. what the order in council did when the New Zealand treaty was creat- gd? All these years the Conserve tive Phrty has beer pointing out 'what the conditions were and what was being done aul all these times we have included in our thoughts and words manufactured goods, "Do you ever think that we send nearly one billion. dollars 'yearly to the United States of Am- erica? Every k that means $3,000,000 of Canadian money goes across the border. his éoune try is the atest. customer of the United States; no wonder we have become n dependent country, the north depending on the south, Australia, Japan, all other coun: tries sink Into insignificance com. pared with us-as a customer of the United States so that we have had less and less i.dustry and devel- opment, "When 1 pointed this out time after time I was laughed at. Do you remember the Hawley-Smoot tariff bill and other tariff re- forms of the United States? What did your government do when these bills © were being thrown against us? Not a pipe piped 'they, "And when 1 assevied my right fu the House | was called a jing~ olst." I have the speech of the honorable premier and when we sald we should show our #rength he told us to keep quiet because we might provoke the United States, That was the ery of Mac kenzie King, "Yet the Conservailve Party bas gone through the land frow place to place and told of these things until at last they thought maybe it was best to do a little provoking, They heard Canadians saying, 'Keep Canada for Cana- dians'."" (Cheers ang applause), Canada For Canadians "1 make no tariffs against nc natfon, I believe In Canada for Canadians and for no other na- tion," Cheers, "Suppose we try a little legislation for Canada, We are Canadians; wa will legislate for Canada and Canadians, "What do they answer? This session of parliament we wore sneered upon for our words and our proposals and then we fouud that they were placing protection upon steel and iron and counter. valling duties upon some 16 pro- ducts, These are the 16 items. Listen while I name them to you. Listen Conservative men and wo- men," He then read the list of items falling under the counter valling Canadian tariffs: "Potatoes; now many of them do we Import? Soup and soup products, cured and pickled meats, wheat flour and products, , eggs and frozen eggs and albumen eggs; oats and oatmeal; cut flowers and cas tiron pipe, ' "There thoy are, "That is the result of your government dealing with countervailing duties to pros tect your industry and country, Ix theye any reason that these items are the joke and the reason for laughter in the markets of the world? If those duties are good for 16 items why are they not good for the other 11727 If they are good In some Instances why are they not good in all? If they are good for frozen eggs and cast iron pipe, why aren't they good for everything? Mr, Bennett then pointed to British preferences created under the budget changes. He asked what" assurance Canadians have - that the British purchasers buy in Canada, "British buyers are the same as Pxyers all over the world," he said, "they will buy where they can buy the cheapest, They want the best price, What assurance is there that Canadian goods will be purchased more than they have been? 4 The Greatest Canadian "Bir John A, Macdonald said: "That man is the greatest Canadian who makes his Canada greater,' We Canadians are proud of our family and the great commonwealth of nations that make up this great Empire. We desire to strengthen the bonds that knit us to the Em- pirs, but only by treaties advantag- eous to us all alike, "Only a few days ago the Premier of this province entertained a par- ty of Australian and New Zealand delegates going to Old Country, They spoke bitterly of the treat- ment accorded their country when Canada pefemptorily broke faith with them, That makes bad blood of good, That is what a Govern- ment is not chosen to do "In Brantford Mr, King sald that things were not as good as he 3 will thought they were, In Peterboro he was still doubtful, In Quebec the other night he said they were serious, and he said he will call a conference, A conference--ah, he has seen what I have told him and what everyone else knew, These conditions can only be overcome by passing laws that will allow things to be done that must be done: The great railways and public works of the country must under take developments and work that will afford the people of Canada employment at once, "I will call' Parliament to & meet- ing as soon after July 28 as it can be assembled, to afford Canadians that work for which they seek, And when that work has been done, he will not want any more con- ferences, We must anticipate the work which we are going to under- take and protect and safeguard labor, agriculture and industry, "Ask yourselves what policies will make a greater Canada, Ask yourselves what poliey will find employment for boys and girls of your high schools who have to seek work in other countries," Premier Ferguson, in his open- (Continued on Page 12) a N DR O matter what road you take you are never far from a { Dominion Tire Depot. 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