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the georgetown herald wednesday evening march 20th 1940 page aiyvxmiseaxbnd advgrtibranent apvgrtibkmtcwt halton victory news 7th month of war halton county wednesday march 20 1 940 issue democracy- save democracy fight for our forces geo c atkins victory day tuesday march 26 vote for victory produce all we can give all we can serve all we can vote for geo c alkins national government flulloo s victory candidate will restore parliament and freedom on march 26 hon dr r j manion mc i have known him since his youth when he was a student or medicine under me he was the brightest young man in his class and the eold medal list in his year when he gradua ed all his teachers regarded him as dev atined to make his mark in theworld a combination of brilliant ability and sterling clia racier says hon dr h a bruce arter earning his own way through toronto university dr manion took pos graduate studies in britain and prance he enlisted in the french army joined the canadian army when it came and won the military cross from the official gazette while moving forward with his commanding officer to establish ad vanoed h qs they had to pass through the enemy barrage the co was wounded ana fell into a shell hole captain manion with another officer iiad great difficulty in extricating him further on in the afternoon of april 13th in company with the brigade major to establish an rap in con nection with the occupation of the village of vtmy he at great risk to himself stopped and dressed alone nine wounded men on all occasions his disregard for personal safety was a splendid example to the men x democracy ends when those in paw er impose their will and limited wis dom upon the people unrestrained by public opinion expressed through an alert parliament no government of whatever form has ever produced men equal to that need in the history of the world it is too much to believe that such men now govern canada no self respecting democratic people dare believe that the few men who make the nations cabinet alone are worthy of the office rather they must know that hundreds even thousands could effectively replace the cabinet should the occasion arise the occa slon has arisen mark this it is power that swells the ego of those who would keep it at the cost of the customs and pre cedents bj which the spirit of de mo rac ives no written word no law can preserve the body of demo cracy against the death of the spirit the issue is crystal clear democracy has been denied by a prime minister who destroyed its s jlrlt ink pietedent will not be confirm ed by victory at the polls mr king might if re elected maintain the semblance of democra ic government but back of every act between him and vtr question qualifying evirv promise would be the threat of empty sesslons of the common what aber hart or duplessls in some pos war day would seize upon this precedent to rob us completely of our democratic rights mr king it must be repudiated and democracy restored hi has not appealed to the people to endorse liis record which is burled in the vaults of parliament the doors of which are locked he is asking the people blind ly to return 1 lm to power blindly to trust him again the war for democracy at home and abroad will be won by a determined army of above party voters dedicated to heir utmost contribution they will not be stoped by trickery bribes or patronage nor censorship they will elect a responsible national gov ernment through which the people will regain power in parliament they will be represented by a parliament that will guld canada in the production and giving of all that can be given to the common cause delay inexcusable in paying dependents soldiers dependents in halton and throughout canada have suffered giat needless hardship because of the in credible stupidity of the liberal party government s failure to provide a quick means of rem ting assigned pay and allowances iwtmuie cases the dis tress has been acute in many com munltles councils or local organiza tions or both have provided bare needs while government cheques weoe awaited in some cases the distress was acute de pite the con inued lack of pay and allowan es in sveral cases the needs of the dependents have been me what excuse is there for any de lav in the payment of assigned pay or allowances or even in making ad vances in needy cases if a mistake s made the government has no prob lem whatever in recovering the money that may be overpaid there is no need for an investigators report be fore payment is made already it is clear tha there is great need tor an investigation of investigators reports- and for their prompt and just re vision wh n a man enlists the govern ent owns him for the duration of the ir if he makes fraudulent jclalms they can be revealed by mes igatlon and the moricv wrongfully secured can oe deducted from pay is it not infinite j ntter hat a few oviriayments be made and afterward recovered thin ih womn and hildien should suf ei hardship and want whtn their men have given hemsehes completely in to the h injjs of the government wli n a soldiers tnllstmml iwptrs art ned hi hut made n contract to sent ti goviriiminl fo the dura tlon of the war 1 1m government i l b r idy t that day o make advances in distre sd cases and to ens ire th it ill piv and ulowni c will he iimittid immediately when due 30000000 lbs pork imports rob farmers plans raise farm income 400000000 colonel t l kennedy former on tarto minister of agriculture says the national government would endeavour to increase the value of farm crops over the dominion from the present depressed figure of 600 000 000 to a normal 1000 000000 billion speaking of one item surplus beef lie said canada produces 125 000 surplus steers a year yet the government has no plan regarding them if the poorest quality animals were canned the meat could be put on the world market prices here no longer would be depressed and the saving to the farmers and the country would run into hundreds tof thousands of dollars about bacon the bacon board formed in ontario did not have a farmer in its member chip yet the processors were repre en ted the king administration had enfor oed conscription of every hog in the country by establishing arbitrary prices but feed was not conscripted the price of feed had advanced 30 per cent since the hog price was es tabushed dr manion s policy is not to con script men hogs or anything but to give every one the advantage of a free market abort apple thousands of barrels of the best quality apples were allowed to rot- last year because government men pro fessional politician who had never been farmer sold out the fanners canadians have imported 30 million pounds of pork from the united states in the past four months why be cause our farmers do not know how to raise enough pork no because of governmen neglect yes squarely upon the shoulders of the liberal party government rests the blame for the tact that 30 000 000 pounds of pork were imported from the united states the master minds who have ruled by order lncouncil since september 1939 who fear for canada if they arc replaced did not or could not plan the production of this pork in canada any good farmer or agricultural rep resentative knows the answer any of them could have put it into effect at a time when the best farmers are desperately driven to make encfe meet when agricultural prices are where they were twenty six years ago 1913 14 and thousands of farmers are deep in debt it was little short of criminal negligence for the government to fall them when the opportunity came for action canada still needs a positive pork production plan that will supply every domestic and export need millions of pounds of pork production will yet be lost because the government failed to plan for canadian farmers to pro duce it the only good result of this pork import folly is that at last the pac kers have found a use for the pigs squeal they can use i br ge their rebate of duty nothing will stop me protesting this crime protect our soldiers lives complete equipment imperative george c atkins born liftg son ofrev t j- audns of united empire xoyallst stock rais ed and educated in ontario served as a flying officer in the great war taken prisoner or war escaped from grmanv mentioned in despatches fot gallant and distinguished services since 1919 has engaged in business and publishing publisher of the oakville r ord smr active in the work of he cohfidlm legion service clubs i patriotic organizations sports associa t ot an 1 comm nitty welfare pros ricrt of tl e o kvillc red cros so r v and j- member of the board of e 1 cut ion mnitu i two oils attendu oak ville high school message to halton wo published by the halton national gover orgaataauan you an deeply concerned about llu we fare of your mm and bovs who are on service or who may go fverv candidate in this eliction knoas what war may mean o mo thers to wives and to the fine young women vho are looking forward to hippy homes any deception which plays upon jour tenis and anxietle it despicable beneath the conduct of oni fit to serve in parliament such deception ha6 been usee by inslnuation in public and whispering in private effor s arc being made to make yoi believe that your men will be conscripted for service overseas if national government candidates are elected no cruler hoax has ever been tried nohlng more contemptible has ever been attempted in canadian public lire canada declared war because the most vicious despots in human his ory attacked the civilized world wherever they arc in control of other pcopli life is hideous they ruthless ly exterminate millions by barbarous cruelty no religion freedom decency or virtue restrains their barbarity the world has horrible undeniable proof that the foulest bestiality marks the rule of these maniacs canadians could not do other than join with the british commonwealth and our allies to protect ourselves and the fjee people of the world against such barbarism now it is our inescapable duty to devote our resources and energy o victory canada faces the aggressors in faith and unity the british and french traditions of freedom and justice are cherished by every good canadian when the government questioned the loyalty of any group it insulted the pa riotlsm of all the doubts of our loyalty which hampered the efforts of the government were the products of political narrowness without founda tion in fact from the outset of the war the wil ilngness of all races and creeds to serve the common cause has shamed the government for its little faith because it believed that canada s con tributlon must be stinted or half hearted the government had not pre pared to house clothe or equip the few soldiers who were accepted it was obliged to reject the many who offered their services why wil ca n have con scription because when canada elects a national government lnsplr cd by the will to victory canada will not need conscription the willing nes of canadians to produce to give to serve has already far outrun the ability of a laggard party govern ment to use their ervlce worse than all else canada has helped aggressor nations murder hi nocent ni mm by supplying them with ma rial of war tin mo t disgrace lui xi 1 ta of li mm life ant misery occurred in the supply of es i scntlal nisitci al of war to japan in its mume of c lnw to italy for the murder of ethiopians to the guilty everywhere for the massacre of the in nocent wi hln recent weeks japans w ar hid ries were revived by the orrlval of materials from canada and other count rlf i have flown over battlefields whore men fought men it sickens me to know that women and children now are suffering horros as great as sol diers previously end ired the thought that with every ton of material we cll o ftrtrressor nations we also sell the lives of innocent children and mothers is revolting to the soul of every canodirn it is true that nations as civilized as the world has ever known have old agnrssors the means of murder but i had hoped that canada would be great enough and good enough to say hat she woild not commit this crime against humanity wherever and whenever i could i have protested against this national crime now i ask jour support in making my protest where it will count more in parliament itself the supply of materials of war jo aggressors red with guilt has btjfcn sano loned by a deliberate policy of the government of canada the irov ernment which fosters and permits this trade is to blame not the indlvl duals who engage in it every cana dlan knows that such n national pol icy violates every decent concept of human life a government that cannot govern one of the richest parts of the earth so that lis people can produce their needs withoit resoftlng to war traffic with aggressors has no rlgtit to ex is it does not represent the will of decent canadians the issue is greater than any poll tical party government or interest it is an issue or civilization itself what member of the government of canada rose in his place to tell the government that so far as canada was concerned this traffic with aggressors must stop none nothing will stop me from protest ing with all the power i possess against canada continuing this crime a often as occasion offers i shall fight i stop the traffic in war materials 1935 election vote more than half of the votes cast a n i lust m ickenic king c nd 1 i t libel as 2 j68b56 i- r 1 benl 2 070 394 which ins taken place may eosilv give the gtmrnmnl a good majorttv on march 26 tuesday next ihtiit v ai jnlo millions of days- of labofcchave been left since war broke out and paid for in relief days which should have been used to the full in purposeful production millions of more days of labor will be lost in the immediate future because the government failed to plan to use the hands of millions of canadians who are eager to produce whatever may be needed war brought the day when the pre paration for production could not be put off any longer then came the sickening revelation of unpreparedness incompetence and political patronage sad and sordid were the circumstances surroundlrg caifadas war efforts in dignant were canadians when they learned that canada would be mon ths getting ready to do what should have been done many times over be fore war broke put soi did were the facts regarding panada s feeble war preparation so sordid that mr jclng decided to de- stoy the rights or parliament ratt thin levcal the whole truth to our re presentattves as he had promised as it wat his olemnduty to do the poductlon effort of canada has beeu shamefully weak and hampered by pationage farmers cannot pro- d ice as they should because they can not get lhelrco ts out of production tcdii the british amiy is sharing much needed equipment and sup plies to outfit the canadian army for active service canadian plants stood idle while the need for munitions clothing nnd supplier gitw by leaps mtl bo ind ft is imperative that a positive pro duction i rogram free of patronage privilege and graft be put into effect canada mtl t have a program that will enaiilt umeii to pioduce at fair pric s and factories to work to ca- pacitj on war orders at fair wages jyiod tlci under which our soldiers 1l u ired of pioper care suitable cloililrffc and a upph ol equipment that will kef them iuilj armed with the best thnt scientific production can piov c nust be pushed to the limit wi a t s dealing in tinman hves in the defence of freedom i will cooperate with all others to ensure that the needs of the men in our forces are fully met the health of our men must be maintained they jftust be supplied with arms and equip ment that will conserve their lives and bring as many as possible back to us oeorge o atkins positive national program heartens farmers and workers organized farmers want representation tlie most representative body of far mcrs in canada is the canadian ch unber of agriculture the presi dent is h h hannam who is also se cretnry of the united farmers of on tario the secretary is oeorge o ooote of manton alta the chamber has recently is ued a program for agri culture which savs in part convinced that canadian agrl culture is ready willing and desirous to make the maximum contribution from its resources to the prosecution of the war and recognizing the neces sity of a national policy for canadian agriculture during the war years which would fit into a long term post war policy the canadian chamber of agriculture directs attention to the present position of agriculture and submits immediate objectives for the agricultural industry on a broad na tlonnl basis program 1 as increase fn the farm income is imperative if agriculture is to give maximum nld in canada s war effort it is urged that in any arrangements or contracts entered into by the do minion government and in any de cisions of government boards affecting the marketing or the price of agricul tural products the principle be adopt ed of establishing and maintaining a fair relationship between the prices of agricultural products and the products the farmer has to buy 2 organized agriculture should be represented on all boards set up for the sate of agricultural products and contracts for the sale of agricultural products and trade agreements gener ally should be made in consultation with representatives of organised agri your soldiers know vole with them per national government vote geo c atkins hon r j manion s program for action and victory 1 exertion of every effort by can ada toward the successful prosecution of the war 2 full mobilization oi canadasre- sources 3 production in canada of all war materials possibc 4 closest possible co oration with great britain 5 immediate appointment of over seas minister to remain in great bri tain 6 encoumgement of voluntary re cruiting which has been discouraged 7 fullest possible use of offers of service from veterans of last war 8 no political patronage or favori tism in appointments or war con tracts 9 no roflteenng or exploitation 10 stamping out extravagance and waste 11 just and honorable treatment for all dependents of enlisted men and fair treatment of enlisted n in pay allowances and pensions 12 closest co operation with great britain and other parts of the empire in air training schemes 13 proper coordination of all war time boards and commissions now functioning without necessary coor dination 14 immediate review of censorship and other restrictive regulations and steps to keep people of canada fully informed of war effort 15 immediate action lncludng ap pointment of minister of youth wel fare to meet problems of unemploy ment 16 implementation of most i mendatlons of the purvis moore oom- mlsslon on employm 17 postponement until after the war of all public works not immedi ately essential 18 encouragement of tourist in dustry and general endeavor to at tract new capital into canada ip appointment of yohinta sens committees across osa advise on meeting postwar problems your vote for geo c alkins is a vote for vit