The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

T he (lost. of Livingâ€"T he cost of living was one of the mortal sins with which Mr. King incessantly charged the Meighen Government. In 1.1arliament and on platform he invariably traced high prices to an alleged alliance between Mr. Mei- ghen and “Big Busineis,” charged again and again that we were being ruled by an.“invisible government,” that the many were being fleeced for the benefit of the few, and reiterâ€" ated times without. number that a Liberal victory would be followed by immediate steps to lighten the people‘s burden. Yet what single step has been taken bv Mr. King to deal with the cost of living? What action to curb the invisible forces regarding whose sinister power he ' waxed so eloquently in pro-election speeches? What has been done ' about the “trusts and combines” and the powerful 'plutocracies” that were bleeding the peeple white? During the election, Mr. Murdock, now the Minister of Labor, promised startling revelations. Once . in of- fice, he declared, and he would dis- .ciose a connection between big business and the Government that would Startle the nation. Sir Charles Gordon, head of the Dominion Tex- tiles, and the Dominion Textiles it- self, were particularly singled out. Emphatjcally the public was given the impression that Sir Charles and â€" chmmwer ‘ Feimtyfi’wsfinq- The Soldiers’ Bonusâ€"Not the slightest effort has ever been made to implement this pledge. Notwith- standing that it was adopted unani- mously by the National Liberal Con- vention of 1919, that it was incorpor. ated as a plank in the party’s plat- form, adopted, at ”it time, that it was further incorporated in the Lib- eral hand-book circulated in the late campaign. that. it was part and par- cel of Mr. King’s election propagan- da, reported again and again in his press, and by his platform speakers, it has never received even a moâ€" ment’s consideration since the party came into power. With the excuse that the bonus policy was simply adopted in the light of the condi- tions which existed in 1919, an ex- cuse whose falsity and dishonesty are betrayed by the fact that the pledge was still being given through- out the whole of the campaign, Mr. King declared in the House, in effect, that the promise was but a “scrap of paper." that it could not, and would not be fulfilled. Few more cynical repudiations of political platform pledges can be found in parliament- ary annals. It is difficult to con;- lemplute it without wondering what .are the reflections of the returned men who were duped by it, and who til-«lay, perhaps among the ranks of the unem.1‘)lo:~'ed, witness the Govâ€" ernment which tricked them detest- ml in a policy calculated to promote enwllwment and prosperity for the Germans whom they fought in Flanders. SIX HOMES 01' Hit. me Ottawa, June 13, 1922.-JWith the King Ministry nearing the close of its first parliamentary session, and with six months of its regime now behind it, it may be profitable, as well as illuminating, to glance back- wards over its record, to contrast its achievements with the country’s re, quirements, to examine its perform- ance in the light of its pre-election promises. To make .this survey ade- quately, as well as fairly, it is ne- cessary to recall what the Liberal pre-election pledges were, what the party bound itself to accomplish in the event of its coming to power. Briefly, Mr. King,â€"we make this summary from the official Liberal platform of 1919, from the official Liberal handbook of 1921, and from Liberal platform utterancesâ€"pledg- ed himselt to the following: 3.-â€"Tliat he would devise taxation that would hear more heavily upon the rich and more lightly upon the poor. 4.â€"1That he would compel the pro- fiteers. who fattened upon the war to disgorge their profits into the na- tional treasury. 5.â€"-That he would make sweeping reductions in the tariff, including the abolition of duties on all food- stuffs. - To what extent has this program been executed? How have these sol- emn pledges been fulfilled by the Government now in power? F or the purpose of clarity we shall deal with each plank in order, beginning with first: l.â€"-That he would grant a further cash bonus to all returned soldiers. 2.â€"That he would take immediate and effective steps telower the cost of living. 6.â€"That he would inaugurate a policy of retrenchment and secure greater economy in the administra- tion of public atfairs. ‘nmaay, June 5:, 1m , _ i v v v â€" â€" v v v v v v } OUR OTTAWA LETTER n Economy.â€"When Mr. King was in Opposition, economy was forever upon his lips. The Meighen Govern- ment he charged without ceasing. was criminally extravagant; the viâ€" tal need was for thrift and retrench- ment. Yet. in office he has failed signally to economize. Last year the estimtes of the Meighen Government were swollen by after-war and re- construction expendituros that were obligatory and inescapable. Some- thing like ninety millions had to be put into railway improvemens. There was an enormous vote to clear up demobilization. There were large votes for soldier land settlement, soldiers’ cvil re-cstablishmcnt, housing, shipbuilding and other pro- jects arising out of the war. The Tarifl'.â€"The tariff was the spear-head of Liberal attack on the Meighen Government. The charge that it was the link that bound Mr. Meighen to corporation influence, and, in solemn convention, they pledged themselves to (f) to wipe out all duties on. foodstuffs and upon other necessaries of life; (2) to make sweeping reductions of duties upon wearing apparel and upon instru- ments of production; (3) to make a downward revision of the tariff upon all other commodities; and (4) to increase the British Preference to fifty’per cent. of the general tariff. ln ntfice,,every one of those pledges have been flagrantly and Cynically violated. The” duties on foodstuffs have not been touched. There have been practically no reductions on wearing apparel and instruments of production. There has been no downward revision of the tariff as a whole. The British Preference has been increased but a paltry two and a half per cent. And, as if to add a crowning touch to the betrayal,.Mr. Fielding brazenly informed the House that, so far as he was concern- ed, the Liberal tarifi‘ platform was never more than an empty promise. Canadian political history may be searched in vain for such a naked violation of pledges; the “Great Be- trayal” of 1897 pales utterly in com- parison. Taxationâ€"An alleged failure to tax “the profiteers” was one of the foremost indictments which Mr. King brought against the Meighen Ministry. Our taxation, he declared ;again and again, bore too heavily upon the p and too lightly upon the rich. at we wanted, and what he would give, was taxation that would fall upon those best able to bear it; in other words, taxation of the “profiteers.’.’ What, however, is his record in office? Simply this: That not one single ‘cent of addiâ€" tional taxation (with the exception of a small tax on bank note circu- lation) has been placed upon Big Business. The income tax is left precisely as it was. The Business Profits Tax is drOpped. The corpor- ation tax is not heightened. No other new tax on wealth is devised. The sole change fro mthe old order is that twenty-five millions of extra taxation has been placed directly upon the back of the consumer through the medium of a heightened sales tax. The masses, not the pluto- crat profiteers, have been hit. flce six months, Dominion Textiles are doing business at the same old stand and in the same old way. The duties on textiles are the same as before the election; there is the same amount of water in Dominion Textiles stock; no one has noticed any startling decrease in the price of cotton; and Sir Charles Gordon, instead of being sentenced to jail’, as Mr. Murdock practically intim- ated, was sentenced to Genoa to look after our financial interests. Mean- while, Mr. King has ceased even to talk about his beloved masses, ground down by Big-Business-made prices. Mr. Bert Gillies and Wife Visited on Sunday with the former-’3 aunt, Mrs. Emma Gillies. Mr. and Mrs. Moses Krause and family of Chesl‘ey, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. A. Kreutzkamp, motor- ed out to their barn-raising last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Kiefer of Hespeler motored up to visit the latter’s aunt, Mrs. A. M. McClure, last Tuesday, re- turning home on Wednesday accom- panied by Mrs. Warner. ‘The frost on Monday night didnt seem to hurt anything around this village. ' SOUNDS LIKE A FISH STORY A dispatch from Prince Rupert, B. C., on Thursday of last week says that two prospectors, Edward For- sam and J. Kennedy, after an excit- ing battle, shot a grizzly .bear in the White Creek district, near Ferrace, B.C., which measured 15 feet stand- ing erect. The animal weighed 1,800 pounds, the skin alone weighing 100 pounds, and measuring 12 feet long and nine feet wide. Its' footprint was 18 inches long and 9 inches wide. The bear fought the pros- pectors and it took five bulelts to kill him, and when he fell he was about two feet away from Kennedy, who had become entangled in the brush. Some story! Some bear! Sounds like some of the . tales that come ambling out of the Rocky Saugeen on the 2nd of May in each year. But, in the absence of evidence, we’ll have to believe. No wonder the West is wild and woolly with those kind of playmates running around loose. Miss Emily Roberts came home last Saturday afternoon on a two weeks’ vacation. Williamsford baseball team went to Dornoch last Monday evening and played a match, 10 to 8 in favor of Williamsford. It is a sorry record. How it con- trasts with the story of achievement that marked the administration» of Canada’s affairs in the storm-tossed days between 1914 and 1921, with the story of desperate problems fac- ed in haste and triumphantly over- come, of duties that grew from the great struggle executed in a manner that challenged the admiration of the world, the impartial pe0ple of Can- ada may be left to judge. WILLIAMSFORD Mr. Ephraim Krause had a very successful barn raising last Wed- nesday. Every person got 011“ safe with the exception of a few scratch- es. Mrs. Ernest Kuglin came home from Toronto last Thursday after being in the hOSpital for about five weeks undergoing an Operation. Miss Elma McMitchell accompanied her home. Nor is the foregoing all. To this formidable list of broken pledges‘to this cynical disregard or good faith, must be added the betrayal of the promise of a Wheat Board (given by Mr. Mothei'well, the present Minister of Agriculture); scores of appoint- ments to high offices, including the courts, upon no basis but partisan service; Open dickerings and dis- agreements between members of the ministry, in strange defiance of the time-honored doctrine of collective cabinet responsibility; surrender. to Bourassa Nationalism by policies that demoralized the militia, des- troyed the navy and disregarded our moral obligation to help in the de- fence of the Empire; and, last, but not least, an attempt to give German goods what is to all intents and pur- poses, a preference in the Canadian market. ' count last yearqnd. upwards of titty million dollars more were actually expended. wfififi' 7" MA The School has «3 666mm recqrd in the past which it hapcs to mun- tai_n in the future. Durham is in ittractivo and, heal- thy town and good aooomxmdation can be obtained at reasonable rates. C. H. Danard, B.A., Principal. C. Ramage, Chairman. J. F. Grant, Secretary. The School is thoroughly equipped to take up the following courses: (1) Junior Matriculation, 22)‘ Entrance to Normal School 3) Senior Matriculation, (4) Entrance to Faculty of Edu- cation. Each member of the stall is a Uni- versity Graduate and experienc‘éa Tight“? '1 h M to nen mg 11188 on prepare enter at begging“ oféter’m. 7â€"D-__._ A Informati'on asvvtoivatigés may be obgingd _frox_n_ Princxpa!.__ , _ _ We are pleased to report that Mrs. John Colbert is improving and Will soon be in. her usual health. Mr. Alex. Vaughan exchanged his Ford runabout for an up-t’oedate five passenger car. " . Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Melosh and Mrs. John 'Vasey spent Sunday af- ternoon with Mrs. Banks. ‘ J o serious accident has resulted only in a good shaking up. While Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie were on their way from“ ’town Friday and were nearly opposite the Edgeoside'road on the 2nd concession, a'car driven by Mr. Clifi‘ Howell was coming out of the sideroad. Although Mr. Howell blew the horn, Mr. McKenzie did not hear it, and his spirited horses took fright, throwing him and Mrs. Mc- Kenzie into the ditch, which was pretty well filled with water. The team didn’t wait to see the result, but galloped home at a good clip to their own barn yard, where they were found a . few minutes later when Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie ar- rived in Mr. Howell’s auto. Strange to say, the horses and buggy were uninjured, while Mr. and Mrs. Mc- Kenzie escaped with a shake-up and a ducking. It was a fortunate, but narrow escape. Welbeck. (Our own correspondent.) Miss Glenna Campbell and the Misses Ireland, of Shelburne, motor- ed through and spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Campbell. Mr. John ayd Misses Lolita and Marie Whlsh visited friends near Paisley. ' 'Mr. James Walsh reports seeing a nice large deer in his wheat field. It seemed quite unconcerned till Mr. Walsh was near enough to count the spikes .on his horns. We don’t wor- ry about the wheat but, where did the deer go? W e as a community regret the ac- cident which happened to Mr. Hec- tor and Miss Myrtle Boyce 0n Satur- day last when they were accidental- ly shot with a .22 rifle. \Ve believe that Myrtle is going on with her dut- ies,'but Hector will be on the shelf for some time, as the bullet lodged in behind the lung and may have to be removed. All the yeast folks are eating may make them healthier, but it does not make them better bred.â€"Greenville, S.C. Piedmont. (Our ofiv’n dori‘espondept.) The heavy rziins of the last week are making the farmers all smile. Mrs. H. Vaughan, Jr., spent Man- day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Symon. Mr. William Sharp had a fine two- year-01d steer killed by lightning last Thursday evening. Durham High School Grey County School Fairs will be held from September 12 to October 12. An endeavor has been made to arrange them so they would not conflict. with the Fall Fairs. ‘At least one week intervenes between a School Fair and a F3121 Fair. Grasshoppers. During the past two weeks "we have been endeavoring to combat the grasshOppers in Lily Oak and Hark- away districts. Complete organiza- tion is now afl‘ected and some of the Band has been sown. This year we are using the following mixture: 1 bran sackful of sawdust, 3 lb‘s. Wlhite Arsenic; 1 quart Molasses; 1 double handful salt; water to moist- en, perhaps 1 to 2 gallons. Destroying Ground-hogs. Several have come to the office re the destroying of ground-begs, The cheapest and most efl‘eotive remedy is to buy some-carbon" hisulphide, which can be secured at any drug store. Soak a teaspoonful in a rag and throw it, into the hole. Cover the hole with earth, being sure that the rag is not covered, and the ground- hog will be smothered. The Ontario Legislature has re- fused to interfere with the law which allows a person to vote on a money byâ€"law in every ward in which he has the necessary property qualification. The law as it is was PRESENT LAW NOT FAIR School Pairs. - â€"' vwvâ€" vâ€"v' vvvâ€"v ‘ “Watch Year Fact” ' J Improve Foot Appearance No er sized crack]! 5 shoes neede¢la$earthekind ylike perfect comfort. The Dr. Scholl ppliam actually impromthe grace‘and beauty of-the bet; ifyou’ll stfip inandgivehim them; Hecan te' just what the cause of your trouble is, and he knows the remedy. There is no need to suffer from any foot trouble, any more. thisBe it ever so simple or ever so serious swam» who9 is a member of the Staff of WI: M. Scholl, the noted foot authori ,can showyou way to immediate r ief and to ultimate Don’t wait until the last minute and, maybe, lose your‘ chance to get foot comfort. Come in any time during business hours and talk it over with the expert. / In and Let Him Examine Your Feet and Advise You FREE If you are tired of being bothered by hurting, tender feet, here is your chance to get immediate relief and permanent correc- tion. You are invited to consult this foot Specialist while he is here. Foot Comfort Sat.,dune 17 to J. S. McILRAIT H He Will Be Here : Mira Applzhrn arm [58qu The Cash Shoe Stdre D! Sch all Hamilton. Ontarioâ€"“I have '3!!- tered for three years from a female trouble and consequent weaknem pain and irregularity which kept me in bed tour or five days each month. I nearly went crazy with pains in my back, and for about a. week at a time I could not do my work. I saw Lydia E. Pinkbnm's Vegetable Compound udyertised in the ‘Bamilton Specta- probably based on the theory that the more property a man has the more right he has to express his Opinion on a money hy-law; but the theory is not honored in practice. A man with several wards may have several votes, While a man with ten times as much property all located in one \vard has but one vote. The law as it stands is not easily justi- fied, either in theory or in practice. tor' and I took it. Now I have no pain and am quite regular unless I over-Work or stay on my feet from early morning until late at night. I keep house and do all my own work without any trouble. I have recomi» mendegl the Yegetable Compound to female 1118. This accounts for the enormous demand for it from coast to coast. It you are troubled with any all- ment peculiar to women why ’don’t you try L ydla E. Plnkham’ s Vege- table Compound? It has‘helped others, let it help you. NEARLY cam 1 WITH mus, ‘ IN ancx COMING Sat, June Come