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A .. Page 2 THE HAILEYBURIAN THURS., NOVEMBER 3, 1932 THE HAILEYBURIAN Issued every Thursday. from The Haileyburian Office, Broadway St., Haileybury SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Canada--$2.00 per year in advance. In U.S.--$2.50 per year in advance Leishman & Sutherland, Publishers We Can All Help Now Next week will see the four- teenth anniversary of the first "Armistice Day," that day, long to be remembered, that saw the dawn of peace in the world fol- lowing more than four years of strife and bloodshed between the greatest nations of the earth. "Remembrance Day," as it is now designated, will remain long in the history of mankind and, however it be observed, it will yet the opportunity that it now presents will cease to be a reality. That is the opportunity for all to do something in the interests of the worst sufferers during those ter- rible four years. The Canadian Legion will again offer for sale, for the benefit of needy veterans of the great war, the "Flower of Remembrance." Let us recall those years for a be many years before moment. How'many among us felt at that time that we were taking but a small part in the great struggle for humanity's ? How many longed for the opportunity of doing a _ greater work to help the men and women sake who were serving their country far from their homes and loved ones? How many felt that, though they were putting forth| their best efforts, they were fall- ing far short of what they could or should do in those trying years? We can all help now. There is still work to do and, while we are continually complaining of the financial burdens the war left, let us not forget that our trou- bles are light compared to what many of our countrymen suffer- ed and are still suffering as the effects of war. Above all, let us not forget that there are many still who, through their war ser- vice, have been rendered unable to re-establish themselves in their former homes and modes of living. It is of them we should think when the "Flowers of Re- membrance" are offered for sale on "Remembrance Day." It is for them that our contributions will be spent, and it is them and their dependents who will per- haps find life a little easier if we are as generous as possible. Support the Canadian Legion in its efforts to alleviate the lot of suffering veterans by making generous donations on "Remem- brance Day." Times Do Change Times do change. It is onlya little over a year ago that this section of the North Country was engaged in a more or less bitter controversy with the city of Sault Ste Marie and the west- ern part of the province over the route of the proposed Trans- Canada Highway; and last week a delegate to the meeting of the Northern Ontario Associated Boards of Trade, in discussing the location of a radio broadcast- ing station for the North, grave- ly urged those present to "do nothing to' antagonize the Soo." The fact that this delegate came from North Bay may partly ex- plain his attitude, but when it is recalled that the biggest event in the whole conrtoversy took place in that city, it appears difficult to understand how he could have forgotten in such a short time. And by the way, one is led to wonder just what has become of the Trans-Canada Highway' as it affects Northern Ontario. We all worked hard at it for a time, but we seem to have dropped it now. Even the Soo itself does not ap- pear to be doing much and there has been no announcement from the powers that be. However, it may be as well to let sleeping dogs lie. The ques- tion served a good purpose while it was active, a double purpose in our humble opinion, as it not only gave the North Country consid- erable advertising, outside of its own environs, but awoke in its own people a more active sense of its importance as an up-and- coming part of the banner pro- vince of the Dominion. Perhaps we can use it again at some not too distant:date to serve similar purposes, if somebody doesn't settle the question before we get around to it. \ Parliamentary Sketches From The Capital City A Weekly Letter From an Independent Observer Covering the Sessions at Ottawa From All Angles Without Pre- tending to Hold With Party or Sect Words at the rate of thirty to forty tell our constituents that it is practic- thousand a day are filling the pages of ally useless to send us here. We have Hansard in the debate on Conterence before us an agreement which no agreements--without getting any near-}doubt the promoters sincerely believe er agreement on the subject. Some 60\to be of advantage to the country, but members have not only expressed their! the members of parliament have not views but have for the most part, oc-; one chance in ten thousand of making cupied their full forty minutes in elab-| any change in it. The Conservative, orating their reasons, so it is not} followers are committed to support strange that attendance in the House, | their leader. During the eleven years both floor and galleries, has fallen off.| 1 have sat in the House I can recall As far as Liberal and Conservative} of only three men who, on major ques- members are concerned they have run;tions, broke with their parties--only true to tradition, all the supporters of, three. Not one of these men was al- the Prime Minister approving the! lowed to remain in the House. This agreements and the followers of Mr.} is a rather serious situation. I am not King disapproving them--and when' particularly blaming the followers of experts disagree how can a mere lay- the present administration, but I must man form an opinion? point out that the practice I have de- scribed, one which has fastened itself Of the sixty speakers probably one- : : : upon this country, is becoming almost tions, it could not be wrong' for us. Would that not be better than to drift along as we are doing now?'Describ- ing disastrous storms in South Africa, whose coming is presaged by a rust- ling in the tree tops, Mr. Neill said "When I hear good Anglo-Saxons frankly expressing communistic ideas and saying 'I voted Conservative last time, but next time I am going to vote Communist', I sometimes wonder whe- ther we should not listen to the flutter- ing in the trée-tops and take imme- diate steps to meet this unemployment problem lest the whole economic struc- ture be brought tumbling about our heads." Mr. Nicholson, Conservative, himself a lumberman, was enthusiastic about the opportunity given the lumbermen by, the agreements, but said the effect would not be immediately apparent, as Canadian lumbermen are not in a posi- tion at present to supply just the sort of lumber required in Great Britain. It 'would take at least the five year period to realize the advantages of the Conference agreements. After the adoption of the treaty it is expected there will be opportunity given the third have been Coftservative, including several ministers, and whatever the opposition may think of the Prime Minister no one can doubt that he has won the respect and loyalty of his followers in the House. There is ap- parent some degree of personal feeling House to go over the clauses in detail, part of our constitution and this is so the end is not yet. ; subversive of anything like democracy.| In reply to questions asked by vari- Surely we can get no further with the ous members, especially from British solution of the problems that confront; Columbia, as to the Government's pol- us until men come here free to vote in| icy in regard to unemployment relief, accordance with their convictions, not|the Minister, Hon. Mr. Gordon, said: in. their defense of their leader, aside from their devotion to the policies of 3 " the Conservative party. that come before this House. Mr. A. W. Neill, Independent from Vancouver Island also asked the gov- ernment to "deflate currency and in- flate prices as 'they have done in Great Britain. Would not which would immediately relieve situation. If it was alright for Great Britain to do it--and it The address of the Minister of Agri- culture, Hon. Robt. Weir, was accord- ed a full House, but Mr. Weir found the going rather hard, in the present that industry The Minister is a fluent, but not par- ticularly impressive speaker, and he seemed to have some difficulty getting the the desperate condition of has wheat-preference clause of only with regard to general policies; but with regard to the particular issues, been aj selves. success--and for a number of other na-/ this country need worry about being "The government in conjunction with the provinces and the municipalities, has been proceeding since the begin- ning of the session with the considera- tion of measure for unemployment re- lief, We are continuing the considera- tion of this matter and I believe that that be a stepjadequate provision will be made during the'the coming winter for the relief of those unable to take care of them- I am confident that no one in adequately supplied with food, fuel, clothing and shelter." During the recent outbreak at Ports- mouth (Kingston) penitentiary a daily bulletin was given the Houss by the Minister of Justice, Hon. Hugh Guthrie The newly appointed Superintendent of Penitentiaries, Brigadier General Or- mond (well known in the West) is now at Kingston investigating the cause of the outbreak, in which task he is understood to have the assistance of Major General MacBrien, head of the R.C.M.P. In the meanwhile, Act- ing Warden Gilbert Smith has been temporarily relieved by Lieut- Col. Meglaughlin, former O.C. of the Otta- wa Cameron Highlanders. ostentatiously miltary nature of the investigation at Kingston may seem to some of questionable wisdom at this time, but after all, these expensive peace-time officers are no doubt glad The rather} a to make a gesture. of employment once in a while. Continuous unemployment, even though mitigated by a fat cheque at frequent intervals, must become very boring at times--possibly one of the causes of war! One of the pleasant events of the week was the honor paid Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett by the University of New York, conferring the degree of Doctor of Laws on the Prime Minister. Dr. Graves, President of the University, conferring the degree, described Mr. Bennett as "the foremost citizen of Canada, distinguished member of the Bar, member of patriotic and philan- thropic organizations in time of war nd: of peace, legislative and Minister- jal servant of your country 'and pre~ leader in Imperial Confer- ences." Several Liberal speakers re- ferred appreciatively to the honor done the Prime Minister--M.L.B. eminent "7, SE ee REFURNISH YOUR BEDROOM WITH MODERN FOR ONLY See the Special 4-Piece Wa are offering complete at this Greatly Reduced Price. eeoco Trunks, Bags, Suitcases and a Complete line of Lug- gage at Saving Prices Inut Finish Suite, which we House Furnishers FERGUSON AVENUE Thorpe & Branchaud Directors of Funeral Services sfin_sfie anita _aite afin nie -afte alte ste site, nite site afte site, tite 2itetie..2ia.siie..she2fiesie.sasfie st aS HAILEYBURY treaty sufficiently untangled in his own mind to explain it to the satisfaction of the opposition. -Any Minister of Agriculture must find the road full of rocks these days. | There would be no point in reviewing the of the party | members on either side as they simply speeches various | support the policy of their respective | party leaders, for or against the agree- ments, but the members outside the groups are not so their opinion of the The one point these members two major party unanimous in treaty. agree on, and one in which many Lib- erals concur, is that thé exchange rate between Canada and Great Britain practically nullifies any advantages the preferences might otherwise give this country, especially in agricultural pro- ducts. Mr. Speakman, U.F.A., Red Deer, who always employs reason in his reasonings, said he found many arguments in favor of the agreements, but also many against them, and he could only hope to have the opportun- ity of going over the treaty clause by clause in committee of the whole House before deciding his stand on the matter. He said, "May I suggest to the Prime Minister that there is a factor which has not been touched. I refer to the exchange, which if allowed to remain as it is nullifies the effect of any agreement. It has been pointed out in this House that the Australian farmer receives seventy-two cents a bushel for his wheat--not including the bonus of nine cents--while the prairie farmer gets only twenty-eight cents for at least as good wheat. In other words, if an Australian farmer and a Canadian farmer each has a $4,000 mortgage on his farm, and 4,000 bushels of wheat, the Australian farmer will have $3,300 to apply to the mortgage while the Canadian farmer will have only $1,100 from the same amount of wheat. In dairy products, the same thing applies in regard to Denmark, which has been wise enough to retain its currency up- on a parity with sterling..__May I say that the greatest weakness, the great- est disappointment and the greatest mistake the Conference made was when they overlooked and ignored this all-important question. I over- looked and ignored. It is true that they accepted the responsibility of con- sidering it and appointed a committee for the purpose. They put at its head the one man in the present govern- ment (Hon. H. H. Stevens) who knows most about it and who is most sincere- ly interested in it, and then that. com- mittee brought in a resolution of pious ' and unmeaning platitudes. If I do support the agreement one argument in my mind would be this: believing that the effects of the agreement will be absolutely nullified by the exchange situation, and believing that even this government will be forced to a realiz- ation of that fact before véry long to put the agreement into operation will bring the day nearer when the govern- ment will tackle the problem in earnest and attempt to solve it.' Mr. Speak- man is regarded as one of the most earnestly thoughtful members in' the House and is listened to with the ut- most attention. \ _..Very soon some of us, if we are to retain our self-respect, will have to question of say ISSUE PRICE: : GOVERNMENT OF THE 'DOMINION OF CANADA | J. 4% LOAN--1932 The Minister of Finance offers for public subscription : $80,000,000 | Dominion of Canada 4% Bonds Bearing interest from 15th October, 1932, and offered in two maturities, as follows: $25,000,000-- 3 YEAR 4% BONDS, DUE 15th OCTOBER, 1935 : $55,000,000--20 YEAR 4% BONDS, DUE 15th OCTOBER, 1952 Subject to redemption at par and interest on or after 15th October, 1947 Principal payable without charge, in lawful money of Canada, at the office of the Minister of Finance and Receiver General of Canada at Ottawa or at the office of the Assistant Receiver General at Halifax, Sains: John, Charlottetown, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary and Victoria. 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