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THURS., NOVEMBER 10, 1932 THE | HATES YBURIAN Page 3 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 The prolonged debate on the Imper- jal Conference treaty came to a vote under rather dramatic circumstances. All the galleries were crowded, even to standing room, and when the Prime; Minister rose to close the debate thun-' derous desk-pounding assured him of | the vigorous support of his followers in what he was about to say. Any- one who has not heard Mr. Bennett in his best sarcastic vein can have little idea of the force of his ninety-minute address, during which he raked the opposition, individually and collectively with his rapid-fire fusilade of scathing criticism. His manner gave the im- pression of stored-up righteous wrath, gathering during the three weeks since he presented the agreements to the House, which only great self-control could keep within reasonable bounds. He said "It is a strange event we have witnessed here. I venture to think in all the annals of this parliament few have been stranger. We have witnes- sed the betrayal of a great party, the repudiation by a party of a great pol- icy, We have seen it forswear its leaders, forget its past and enunciate new theories entirely at variance with any heretofore held. It has sacrificed its great history and tradition -- for what?" The Prime Minister read from reports of previous Imperial Confer- ences, from the time of Sir Wilfrid, Laurier until the present, to show that preferences sought by Liberal Prime Ministers were identical with those in the agreements before the House, which the opposition so vigorously op- posed., He asked the reason for this change of front in the present Liberal leader-- "Is it wounded vanity and pride?" -- anger that we have succeed- ed where he failed? Or is there an- other reason? Is it the swing to the left which has caused the change? Have you observed the leadership taken of the forces opposite by the hon. member for Winnipeg North Cen- tre?" (Mr. Woodsworth). The Prime Minister included the advocates of "inflated money" in his diatribe, and wondered how representatives of rural district could face their constituents after voting against an" agreement which stands for greater export mar- kets; an agreement which is the fore- runner of more prosperous times?" The division resulted as expected, a majority of 48 for the Government. One Liberal and six independents vot- ed with the government, while six farmer members were absent from the chamber. The remainder of the op- position groups voted negative. The discussion on the Imperial Con- ference agreements has been very rem- iniscent of the famous "blank cheque" case last session in which the seldom- used rule of closure was employed to bring the matter to a vote. The date was announced and the stage set fora division more than once, but each time some unexpected occurrence delayed it. Whatever the general feeling among the members in regard to the agree- ments when the House opened, pro- longed discussion developed partisan sentiment until the, matter became a straight party fight as far as the two old parties were concernea. The "southeast corner' group, as' the as- sorted independents are usually called, were divided according to individual opinion, although they were practical- ly unanimous in declaring that any possible preferences Canada might ac- quire by the agreements were quite nullified by the adverse exchange rates, compared with competing coun- tries. A number of the independents supported the Agreements on the 'ground that as Great Britain has adopted protection. it would be better to be in the preferred group of nations than to be subject to the British ten per cent. impost against products of all other countries. Some considered that to implement the treaty would hasten the day when the government would see the necessity of adjusting exchange to conform with that of other Empire Dominions. With the government's large major- ity in the House there was never a doubt at any time that the agreements would be approved on division, and some*.of the government's supj{prters suggested that the official opposition was taking advantage of this fact to make a grandstand play against the treaty. To an onlooker there seemed to be considerable ground for this ac- cusation, but on the other hand, almost all the Conservative members neglect- ed the opportunity for statesmanlike defense of the agreements and occu- pied their forty minutes in the same sort of partisan campaign speeches with which they charged their oppon- ents. ' Seyeral amendments were offered by the opposition, during the discussion, but'all were ruled out of order except one by Mr. Coote (U.F.A., MacLeod.) 'The Alberta member said he had not expected to speak on the agreements, feeling that the matter had been fully discussed from all angles, but the de- cision just given in the press that Canadian \wheat stored in United States elevators would not come under the preference clause had given the matter a new aspect. Mr. Coote gave the House facts and figures to show: this decision was most detrimental to the Canadian wheat grower, as wheat in storage in New York is often carried by the big liners as ballast at lower rates than charged by regular freigh- ters. He was of the opinion, also, that if it became necessary to ship all Canadian wheat via Canadian routes there would soon be an increase in rates and at the price of wheat the farmers could not endure an increase of even a fraction of a centa bushel. Mr. Coote's amendment asked that the ratification of the Confereffce agreements be dependent on the un- dertaking of the government to bring the Canadian dollar on a parity with the British pound. Hon. Hugh Guth- rie declared the amendment out of order, as the matter of exchange had not been dealt with at the Conference and it was "merely an expansive nega- tion." After some discussion, Mr. Speaker Black declared the amend- ment in order, whereupon Hon. H. H. Stevens asked that the amendment be not pressed, as endangering the whole body of the agreements. The Minister of Trade and Commerce said he was in sympathy with those members who contend that the farmers of this coun- try cannot liquidate their debts under present quite frankly that I am strongly in- clined to the view that action might be taken, satisfactorily and successful- ly, by Canada. The fact that other hon. gentlemen do not agree with me in that view is no reflection on them, it indicates perhaps that I may havea more reckless nature or a more ad- venturesome temperament than they. Their views may be more wise but we must recognize that this is not a simple question, it is a problem that has puz- zled the brains not only of,statesmen of the British Empire but of other countries. This matter (of exchange) might well engage the attention of the House in all seriousness and earnest- ness. I think we should first dispose of the motion which merely gives the House the 'oppportunity to proceed with the study of the agreements in detail, and then the matter of the amendment could -very properly be considered as a major problem in it- self. I am anxious to co-operate with any hon. member in the study and pos- sible achievement of the solution of Mr. Stevens' appeal was nft acceded to, however, and a division was called on the amendment. The afternoon papers nounced the expected conclusion of the Conference debate at that (evening) session, the galleries were crowded and the onlookers were rewarded with an interesting division, although not one While the bell was ringing in different parts of the build- ing to notify the members a: dvision was called, those in their seats passed the time in songs. and jokes interchang- ed good naturedly between all parties. The amendment was defeated by a vote of 109 to 71, the entire \except two members voting for it and the whole government group against it. Another amendment was offered later by Mr. T. F. Donnelly (Lib. Willow Bunch), that the treaty as a whole should not be voted upon until the clauses had been debated and approved. The Prime Minister declared this amend- ment was entirely out of order and it was so ruled by the Speaker. During the whole debate on the treaty the Opinion was repeatedly expressed that the agreements should have been ex- amined and debated in detail before adopting it as a whole, but it has not been done that way, although there has been no explanation from the government as to why not. The ex- amination of the clause is expected to occupy about two weeks, when there is talk of an adjournment, but the "southeast corner" is manifesting a determination to have some discussion on the prevailing economic distress in Canada, which they regard as much too serious to be ignored by the pre- sent session of the House. The discussion of the' Conference treaty brought out some excellent speeches, especially among the young- er members of the House, who, even though attached to one or other of the old parties, are not quite such hide-bound partisans as the older men. Also, the independent members, with no party traditions to uphold, were able to discuss the agreements on their merits as the clauses appeared to them this problem." having an- they came to see. present conditions. In regard to the that the message of the poppy 1s currency problem Mr. Stevens said: carried to all -sections. classes "Speaking only for myself I:can say and communities. The prices lthe House of Commoris, the Senate Sale of Poppies by Legion Marks © Armistice Day Will Again Distribute "Flower of Remembrance" in Aid of Needy Vetérans hy In common with all branches of the Canadian Legion, the local veterans will again undertake the sale of poppies, the "Flower of Remembrance" on Armistice Day, November 11th, or to give}. it the more recently adopted title, "Remembrance Day." 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