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halton mp makes farewell radio speech f abenger of montreal has been appointed chief of motive pow- er and rolling stock for the cana dian pacific railway a graduate of queens university mr benger lias been assistant chief of motive power and rolling stock since 1948 and has had jurisdiction over all branches of mechanical engineering for the railways diesel and steam locomotives cars and power plants as well as supervision over stand ards and methods a native of port arthur he has been with the c since 1911 he was largely re sponsible for the streamlining jobs done on the canadian pacifics steam locomotives including such famous models as the royal hud son type which hauled the royal train of 1939 and the giant sel- kirks largest steam locomotives in the commonwealth good evening my friends 1 since the present session of the house of commons will end in less thailjf month this broadcast will therefore be the last broadcast which i will be making to you as your member from parliament hill after having had the honour of serving you for eighteen years i would not like to have my years of service end without a word of farewell and ap preciation which i will do at the end of this broadcast perhaps the most important sub ject which has been under discus sion in the house since my last radio report to you is our defence program it wdll be recalled that the active aggression in korea which occured in june of 1950 brought about tne formation of the north atlantic treaty organiza tion which was approved in wash ington in october of that year canadas proposed contribution to nato was announced in the house of commons the following february on that occasion the house of com mons approved of a contribution by canada of 5 billion dollars on a three year plan which was to cost the canadian taxrpayer approxim ately 1 billion the first year and 2 billion dollars each of the two suc ceeding years we now have two years of the plan behind us and are moving into the concluding year under this plan as outlmed to the house on february 5th we were to spend on personnel equipment construction and operation and maintenance 5 billion dollars we now know that the cost is going to exceed this amount by about five percent and the following is a breakdown of the figures we have expended or will ex pend during the total three year period of the plan oh military per sonnel 1164 million dollars the total strength of our forces in the navy army and air force as of ap ril this year was 104500 in the ac tive forces and 58400 in the res erve the cost per man per year in the active force works out to just under 2300 00 and is broken down as follows pay and allowance 1135 00 sub sistence 732 00 clothing and iper- sonal equipment 136 o0 medical and dental 43 00 pension fund 205 00 it should be remenbered that since 43 per cent of tlte members of our armed forces are married men and since our armed forces are per manent forces this necessitates ex tensive construction costs for mar ried quarters chapels schools and all of the other amenities of the av erage civilian community the next big item of our rearm ament program is equipment here the total which we have 8pents just over 2 billion dollars made up of the cost of ships planes guns and ammunition time does not permit me to go into all of the par ticulars and i will simply be able to give you the overall totals in the navy our program called for nearly 100 ships and many small craft either new or to be refitted today- we have 56 and we expect to achieve our target as to aircraft in the air force our program called for 40 regular and reserve squad rons with more thanooo addit ional aircraft we expect to com plete the program on time insofar as it relates to our nato commit- lents and the equipping of our so what side by side on die merchants shelves canadian materials and imported goods do yo3 get any advantage when you go for imported products in textiles at least the answer is simple canadian mills turn out fabrics and yarns that match or better the production of any other textile country of the world in quality they are made by canadians who are paid good canadian wages they ax designed to pleas canadian tastes meet ljrlii needs this is no plea to shun imported materials they should be considered along with domestic products by every canadian consumer but on a strict wbettdoigetformydolur basis ask for canadian textiles if you want the best for your money dominion textile company limited manufacturer of top quality canadian productt which cony th f omoui trad hamm oderation is best in all things the hou se of seagram men who think of tomorrow practise moderation today regular forces in canada we have been criticized fox meeting our nato commitments in advance of our program for defence in canada it is purely a matter of judgment as to which should come first and we strongly believe that as to air force our commitments in europe should come first as to guns ammunition and all types of mili tary equipment we shall not be able to complete th whole of the program on schedule but our itfato commitments will be met on time the next major head of expendi tures is construction here we will have spent a total of 665 million dollars included under this item is the construction of buildings for operations research laboratories barrack blocks cookhouses perma nent married quarters and the like it also included the enlargement of existing training centres building of some new ones and the changing of existing installations from a tem porary to a permanent character the final major item in the pro gram is the sum of 1310 million dollars for operation and mainten ance this item includes all of the necessary cost including oil and fuel for maintaining the for ces and to enable them to carry on their operations the above fig ures represent a total of 875 million dollars by way of contributions of equipment and nato air crew- training by way of mutual aid un der this heading we have delivered nearly 400 million dollars worth of equipment up to date and we have already expended over 150 billion dollars in nato air crew training the balance of the total above in dicated will represent future deli v- eries of equipment and future cost of nato air crew training looking at the picture now that we are less than one year away from the final completion of the proposed rearmament program we have a right to feel some sense of satisfaction on two scores in the first place the difference between the actual and estimated cost is only 5 percent and in the second place as to the major part of the program it will be completed prac tically on scheduled time we have been criticized for supplying our oveiseas commitments in advance of our own defence forces here in canada as to a three year plan which obviously cinnot all be com pleted immediately some parts of it can be done at once and others must wnt we believed that the most important part of the program md the part which should be met first was our commitments to the nato and our mutual aid commit mtnti mr drew and general pearkes in the opposition take the opposite view and they severely criticize the fact thit the perman ent defence forces in canada have been neglected until our overseas commitments were made i now quote from gen pearkes who said air commitments to nato have bt en met but our air arm at the moment is insufficient to meet our nato commitments without strip ping as has been done unit in canada which are for the defence of canada we are told that we should defend canada as far away from canada as possible that is a delightful dream but in order to be effective arrangements would have to be mode with the enemy that they would att ick canada as far away from canada as possible we might possibly send all our troops down lo the falkland islands and they tould not get very much farther away but i question whether we would be doing very much for the defence of canada if we did that the long and the short or this matter seems to be that we hive left our front door wide open while we sallied forth through the back door then on the following dny col drew made the following stateim nt in the house i quote let us remember that we are told that the first objective is the immediate defence of canada and north amenta from direct attack the hon member for nanaimo yes terday pq out and rave sup porting figures that in spite of this tremendous expenditure the government has not provided for the defence of canada and north america from direct attack in fact the hon member for nanaimo has made it clear that not one service the army the navy or the force wednesday evening april 21 1mj xhkowhtfftstown hekalb j- page t when you need help in a hurry you reach for your telephone think of the difference it makes just knowing your telephone ia there ready to serve you in any emergency no price can measure its usefulness the bell telephone company of canada kswagkay you dont need a college degree to make cfo united stml and awtol of hamilton will pay the highest prices w nwd 100 additional ton pf day turn old cart form mochirmry or other wrap ftwtol into hard coihl bring it by th truckload to our i olantl or phona 24634 for mora information thrt monrnf in acrop1 we need old cars farm machinery and other scrap metmsl on dept united steel metal 363 wellington north hamilton of living enjoyed by our people and the increasing importance which canaaa is exerting in the business world and indeed in world affairs old age pensions at seventy with out a means test and at sixty five for the needy family allowances unemployment insurance the in surance principle for war pensions and the highest standard of living of any nation in the world except ing the united states have all been achievxd in less than twenty years of good government in the busi ness world i have seen our gross national product increased from 4 1 billions of dollars in 1915 to 23 billions of dollirs in 1952 an in crease of over live times and the nation il income his tor responding increased c uiada has today iy folk gainfully 1915 when i first 1 496 000 more ployed than took office in the international field canada made a very substantial contribu tion toward the winning of the sec ond world war and under the lea dership of our present prime min ister and our own mike pearson canada s contribution lo un to natot and the other international measures to maintain our democra tic way of life and world peace has been substantial it is gratify ing to all of us to know that we are the only country in the world truth it has been my good for tune to serve under twoof the ab lest prime ministers which this country has yet proudced and the present prime minister has been in office for less than six years of a cabinet of twenty members and el even parliamentary assistants only two were in office when i was first elected in 1935 being rt hon c d howe and rt hon j g gard iner one half of the present cab inet have been in office for less than six years many folks of both parties in the past months have been kind enough to express regret that i am not run ning again and to tell me that they appreciate the nonpartisan way in which i have served my county and so with a feeling of deep gratitude and some refcret i reach the end of one of the most interesting per iods of ones life good night and thank you all proprietor speyside store wm douglas dies owner of a general store at spey side william douglas 80 died in toronto on april 10th mr douglas was born in streeta- ville and was a son of george doug- are vnc ui las and margaret manson in ear- which is financing the rearmament her years he was a builder and car- far as the direct de- program without going into u i iiiri hv hin wife fence erf canada is concerned is in under these circumstances a position to meet an attack of taxes are inevitable that kind debt high high taxes are not popular but a nation can not get into trouble by a pay-as- yougo policy the only way you can dq your part to ensure a continuant u same kind of good govemmei you are now having is to eli aircraft about how many aircraft liberal member for halton are to be sent abroad the types of year an able young man murray aircraft we are going to make with- mcphail has accepted the liberal out long patient and thorough in- nomination i have known him yestiatiqnby e people whom i for many years and i know that rtlc jl regard as the most competent til ii 1d yo wil no t akkamg now quote the minister s an swer to this criticism it is rather important to ketjp a sense of proportion in my position i do not make decisions about air force plans about the program of penter he is survived by his wife nellie frank and one son craw ford he was a member of knox church acton and the funeral ser vice was conducted by his minister rev r h armstrong at the rum- ey funeral home in acton pall bearers were john moore goidie gillies robert dredge herbert dredge ben robertson and william mcdonald interment was in fair- view cemetery acton should y eleet hi yo be disappointed whh the type of early mail sorting service he will give you reared on the farm and now in business in spite of the hour advance next he is old enough to have mature week when daylight saving tbntt judgment but- young enough to starts mail will be sorted at tho- have a young mans energy and cousens tells have been the world to make 1hat investiga tion namely my advisers and the royal canadian air force may i now say a few words of farewell one does not win four successive federal elections without the unselfish and loyal support of a host of friends to these friends i wish to express my sincere thanks near nr nigum the work has been heavy atumes government has been in office too made to have the mail from the interesting work long and the idea will be given east which comes out from toron- iwi h to on the night train in the post viewpoint in the coming campaign will usual time in georgetown post of- a postmaster gordoi but it has been and well worthwhile looking back it is with that we are now being governed by men who have been in power for atfer eight in the all first class mall over my term of office it is with men who nave oecn m office shortly some pride that i am reminded of nearly a fifth of a century and that morning and all first class mall the very substantial strides which thev are tired old and decrepit will be sorted by nine oclock each canada has made in the standard nothing thc are tired old and decrepit nothing could be further from the swood cemetery georgetown in yjuid wettare