LARGE LIBERAL (Continued from Page 1.) fhing to take home on the ships. During the war, while England was . taking her part in carrying on the ¢ampaign, other nations had built jarge merchant marines with the idea of taking possession of the ocean freight business, but they cer- tainly had made a big mistake as when the British skippers were through with war work, and had de- eided to get back Into their ship- ping game, in twelve months' time they had got possession of fifty-five per cent. of the world's "shipping, \ Which "is certainly a creditable showing. He said that the British people' want our cheese, butter, eggs and bacon, and these are the car- goes that dre going back home In the British ships. As a result the Canadian farmers to-day are get- ting better prices than they were some tiie ago. The speaker said that the farmers must have some money ' to spend, abd that one of the essential things is to give the farmer decent freight rates and conditions will be better, and this is being done. The King government had been responsible in securing the removal of the em- ; bargo on Canadian cattle in Eng- nd ,and as a result the farmer is benefited to the extent of about two eants per pound on live cattle ship- ped to that country. ! Meighen's Variable Policy. Mr. Marshall sald that the gov- ernment has not made any very 'vadical change in tariff. . to the policy of the present govern- ment at Ottawa, Mr. Marshall said that it is the policy of the party to Build up all parts of Canada, and not one part of Canada at the expense ~ of another. The Meighen policy var- des, according to where Arthur £ = Meighen is speaking, and to whom | % 'he ls speaking. If he is a part of the _ tountry where the farmers produce Jotg of lettuce and cucumbers, his policy 1s a heavy tariff to prevent produce of this kind being shipped from across the border. If he is 'a centre where knitting factories 'are, his policy is high tariff against socks. The speaker referred to the West Hastings election were Mr. hen tried to tell the electors at he would put a duty of ten cents pound on all cheese. But he did | 'Mot tell the"same voters that the | ment which he represented the country with a composi- known as Oleomargarine which oertainly was not in the interest of farmer who produced milk and 7. The farmers were not to be pled, because they well knew that reat Britain consumed one hundred five million pounds of cheese year, and is a cheese eating in. Mr. Marshall said that all the and rats in Canada could not all the cheese which is produced | this country. " Mr. Marshall stated that the King rament has solved every matter ly well, and to his mind no ¢ man has done more in the jon of the people than Hon. pkenzie King has during the past months. A Rap at Drayton. Mr. Marshall told of a visit to the inion House of Commons and Sir Henry Drayton criticise present government for not Ing the importation of eggs Into by putting on a heavy tariff. MF. Marshall said that the records 'that in the cold winter months more eggs are brought into the try than are shipped out during Summer months when eggs are ae plentiful, due to the weather Ing better for the hens. He said i Bir Henry had been carrying out She policy of which he spoke, it be necessary to do without EES in the winter time In some Bes, and in the summer we would to teach our grandmothers. to -the eggs until they were all J because they certainly could 'all be eaten in Canada. Mr. Marshall declared that the had just one cry, and that | Talse the taxes and so obtain money to y on the country. Mr. Marshall ARS STIRRING SPEEC Referring | (AT several moments and spread to cheering. Mr. Graham was visibly touched by this display of enthus- iasm and could not help but note the feeling that lay behind the reception | that was tendered him by the large audience. Before proceeding with his ad- dress, Hon. Mr. Graham took occas- fon to congratulate Mr. Harty upon his election as president of the King- ston Liberal Association and at the same time congratulated the King- ston Liberals upon their wisdom in having chosen such a man as he for their president. He referred to the newly-elected president as a link which bound the days spent with the Hon. William Harty in other days of political life in the Ontario House and the present day. His associa- tions with the Hon. William Harty, he said, from whose room he had just come, to this meeting, were part of the happiest recollections of his {life and he felt sure that young Mr. Harty was a "chip off the old block" and that the '"'new chip" would &e- velop to the strength and force of the block itself. Kingston, he said, was to be congratulated upon choos- ing him as president. Hon. Mr. Graham referred to a deputation from Kingston which visited him not so very long ago, comprised of Mr." Harty, Nr. Sulli- van and Mr. Campbell to see him with regard to coming to Kingston to take part in what might be term- ed a rousing of the Liveral party in Kingston. Hon. Mr. Graham stated that he was delighted to be informed that the Liberals of Kingston hac begun to take an active part in af- fairs and he was more than pleased to come here to assist in his capa- city. Hon. Mr. Graham referred to the free and easy manner the money went during the time of the war when everybody had plenty ' of money, industries were going and things were fine--on borrowed money--but he pointed out that there was a time when this must all end and a time when a settlement must come and somebody had to set- tle and then the real test of men came. Such was the predicament in which the Liberal party found itself when it came int) power in 1921. The government before that time had borrowed plenty of money and good times had been in full swing then but the good times were over and the time for a re-adjustm®ht had come. The people had been spending every cent they had and the government had been doing the same thing and the result was that there was a debt of two and one- half billion dollars to face. The money was gone and the enthusiasm was gone also and conditions became very serious. -- ' The Railway Problem. 'With conditions brought to this stage, the King government took hold to see what could be done about bringing back normal conditions and an immediate start was made. Hon. Mr. Graham pointed out emphatical- ly that nothing of this kind had been attempted previous to 1921. One of the most perplexing problems that had to be dealt with was the rail- ways. There was no CanadianNational Railways when tte King government came into power. The G.T.R. was under the Flavelle management! and the Canadian Northern umder the Hanna management. Nothing had been done previous to 1921 to hring the two together and it was left to the King government to bring this about. ' On the recommendation of Hon, Mr. Graham, the G.T.R. was taken over and made a part of the Canadian National Railways but the speaker made it clear that the Cana- dian Northern was not yet a part of the Canadian National Raflways sys- tem, owing to some details which were expected to be cleared up in a few weeks. However, the two were brought under one board under the King government and then came the question of securing a man to take charge. The speaker pointed out the dif- ficulties which lay in the way of se- curing such a man, people demand- ing that the man to be chosen be a Canadian but that could not be so because such a man would be either Canadian Northern or G.T.R. and the government felt it wiser to se- cure an outsider. The next demand was that he be a British subject. The King government got him in Sir Henry Thornton for it was explained by Hon. Mr. Graham that it Sir Henry Thornton had been sent for by the Pennsylvania railroad, which is considered ome of the greatest in the world, to run that railroad and ment of Sir Henry Thornton met all demands and everybody was satis taxes could reduced," G.T.R. from London had not kept THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG things up to the running standard and it had Been allowed to decay and wither and it was found that it cost millions to bring it up to what it should be. The speaker pointed out that the money that went to the railways from the Parliament was a loan and Hon. Mr. Graham stated that every year the charges against the railwayp were being materially reduced. The future, he sajd, would depend on the progress of. Canada. Tjis year could not. be taken as a sample year and the shortage of the rail- ways this year was not a balance of last year. Sir Henry Thornton, he said, had given an operating surplus of over seventeen millions. "It has been said," Hon. Mr. Gra- ham stated, "that many trains could be taken off and the. cost of -opera- tion decreased."" The speaker stated that he had seen E. W. Beatty, ead of the C.P.R. and Sir Henry orn- ton, head of the Canadian National Railways with respect to this and it} was found that it could not be done. Hon. Mr. Graham explained that in the larger centres such as Montreal and Toronto, no hardships would be would be merely a question of *'be- ing out a train' to the sections in- termediate if a train were taken off, inflicted on people there if a train or | two were taken off perhaps but it; It was not so easy to do this, the speaker explained. The Merchant Marine, Hon. Mr. Graham took up the question of the Canadian Merchant Marine. He explained that there were fifty-three ships on the hands of the government and a deficit was shown every year. By doing away with the ships would not do any good and the question remained as to what could be done. At the pre- sent time there were five ships being used for trafiic for the benefit of the Canadian Merchant Marine and there was benefit being derived in that this move was feeding the C.N. R. and was opening up avenues of trade. He mentioned Australia as one example of this. The establish- ment in the first place of the Cana- dian Merchant Marine, which cost | he had done it well. The appoint-| hand. "If it were not for the railway," further over eighty millions was one of the| wildest pieces of work that had been carried out. Comparison of Taxes. Hon. Mr. Graham took up the question of taxes and pointed out that it had been said that the taxes in the United States were so much lower than in Canada. The speaker drew a picture of the two countries during the war. -Canada was spend- ing money like water during that period, subscribing to funds, etc., while the United States were mak- ing money. The States did not have any tax in comparison to that of Canada because the differeiices in the sacrifices was so great. Hon, Mr. Graham referred to the great advances that were made in the economic conditions of the coun- try, under the King government. The speaker pointed out the time when the value of the dollar shrank to about sixty cents but conditions were gradually bettering. Nothing more could be done in the economic pro- blems of the country than was being done by the King government, Hon. Mr. Graham declared, and if there was anything more that could be done in this regard, that was not be- ing done, the government would be glad to be shown where it was. When the Liberals went out of power in 1911 there was a surplus in the treasury but in 1912 and 1913 Canada underwent a severe change and this was even before the war. She began to pass through the hard- est periods in her history financially. The only thing that saved the in- dustries was the war. 'On borrow- ed money," sald Hon. Mr. Graham, "we floated along and industries that should have been kept down were extended, forgetting that when the War was over, the fix that these large industries would find themselves in." The Ocean Rates. Hon. Mr. Graham went into the question of ocean rates and pointed out what had béen done in regard to decreasing them. A governnteat that would not stick at a thing be- cause it looked hard, sald Hon. Mr. Graham was not worthy to carry on. He showed the difficulties that lay in having the ocean rates reduced. The railways owned the steamships and if the rates were lowered on the rail- ways, they were made up for on the steamships so that there was bound fo be a catch no matter which way it went. No sympathy was received from Britain in this matter of re- duction of the ocean rates. Great Britain is the greatest marine power, /her money is in shipping and every concern and everybody was in it and Hon. Mr. Graham declared that if Going inte thé question of tarfff, Hon. Mr. Graham remin his 'audience tha they are models, Powder \ ' . - - ton was put on, thus relieving the situation. Need for Cohesion. Hon. Mr. Graham declared that there was a need for cohesion among the people of Canada and a spirit of co-operation was essential to the progress of the Dominion of the peo- ple from the Atlantic to the Pacffic. If the young men and young women of the country were all for Canada, there was a bright future before the country. The Waterway System. Drawing his masterful address to a close, Hon. Mr. Graham turned to the question of the St. Lawrence. There was more to it than its scen- ery and its beauty and now there was use to be obtained from it. There wefe some who wanted it for power development and some for its development for cheaper navigation. It 'was the duty of the federal gov- ernment to make navigation para- mount. He pointed out that the St. Lawrence did not belong to Canada alone but the United States had as much to say about it as Canada as far as the Quebec boundary. One could not act without the consent of the other but he made the assur- ance that action in the matter was being taken and pointed oat the steps that the government was tak- ing in this regard. 'In conclusion Hon. Mr. Graham said, "Let us not be frightened. The tax is heavy but is necessary al- though unwelcome. We sent our boys to the 'war and we did every during the war and if we bear our part of the burden are not worth; £ ; Ez have been provided for in this collection. There are styles that are smart in their very simplicity -- Rose, Maize, Peach and THE SMARTEST MISSES' AND WOMEN'S STYLES THURSDAY / . or youthful, frilly flaring models, Apron Front styles, etc. LEE J) Blue, Green, J JUTE, a CLOAKS MODE OF THE SPRING This display of smart, new En- sembles in Navy, Sand and Co- fect. 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We are also agreed that rational and earnest efforts have been made by the gov- ernment to promote the commercial, monetary and social interests of the dominion, as well as to maintain sound and amicable relations with other countries; Therefore, be it resolved that we hereby pledge our continued confid- ence In the Right Hon. W. L. Mac- kenzie King, prime minister of Can- ada and leader of the Liberal party. We assure him that he has had our genuine sympathy as, with courage, dignity and sagacity, he has borne heavy responsibilities; and, looking ahead, he will have our loyal sup- port as he seeks by wise measures to promote the national welfare and develop the vast heritage of the Canadian people." add Pledge to Ontario Leader. Moved by Mr. Ambrose Shea, seconded by Ald. Harvey Milne: That whereas The Liberals of Kingston, at this our annual meet- | Liberal party in the legislative as- sembly and of the means taken to maintain that policy. We admire the constant, constructive influence which the party exerts in modifying the policies of the Government and are heartened to hear the voice of Liberalism constantly and effective- ly raised in the House. And be it further resolved that, We hereby pledge our. unswerving support to the Liberal party and to the Hon. W. H. N. Sinclair, our staunch and honored leader in the Legislative Assembly for the prov- ince of Ontario. mnie. Ee -- The carpenters' union was the first It requires more labor organization to seek and ob-| light to travel tain the eight-hour day. to the earth.