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y, when I received that report. I made up my mind that Cau- 21, would hear oi it at the earliest possible moment, and I call on the l, i, my, juss it is not decent, that a man should make such a canvass. “my; geoeuse Parlament set up a non-partisan committee, and that com- mittee made a report recommending remedial legislation with respect to “hum-g pensions. The Government is entitled to so much credit as they h“, “med in enacting it with the support and approval of all parties in u" Home, But it was the work. as I said. of a non-partisan eomrnittefl “d seventy-live percent oi the returned soldiers in Parliament sat on m, conservative side oi the llouse and supported it when that measure went through. They will sec that justice is done. But neither they nor the smug“, people. will be a party to back-door canvassing oi Liberal can- gldates seeking to exploit a body ol citizens who should be treated with {he utmost measure oi good laith and sincerity. I may tell you that in Hay psrt oi Canada to which I gn this story will be repeated, and I will ‘g that the Canadian people repudiate such contemptlble tactlcsand that my candidate who stoops to such a course brings disgrace upon the Liberal "n, u well as on himself.

THE DUNCAN REPORT-Ii you take the trouble you will see that ma“ specific recommendations were made, twenty-nine in all. Nineicen i“; been implemented fully or in part, and ten not at all. The Duncan mmmission. as it is called, was a tribunal appointed by the instrument- sllty oi Parliament ior the purpose of enquiring into certain definite claims a“ h“ been presented to Partial-neat hugely, ii not wholly, by Conserv- stirc members oi Parliament; and when tie case became ready for con- yideration the facts, the witnesses, the evidence. the arguments were pre- "pied by the tines Conservative provincial administrations and not by pny Liberal administration. Tell me what would happen to any case ii you‘ had no evidence, no witnesses. and no counsel to present the argu- ment. The Judge would “iold up his tents" and quietly move away.

A JUDGE TURNED CANDIDATE.—-0ne of the candidates in this rid-

ing, Hon. Cyrus Macmillan, then u p.olessor_at McGill University, sat as s Judge on that case. He knows what those recommendations are and he guns the date of them. I-‘Ie knows that the Duncan Report was made in sepismber, 1020. lie knows that it recommended immediate consideration o! the whole question oi subsidy readjustment. ils knows that this is July, 1980. And now what about the adjustment u! your subsidy? It was urgent t; 192d. There was necessity for immediate action then. Four years have gone by. and you have now the promise of one, himself a Judge, that you gay get judgment some day. Ii it takes four years to get that far, how n“ 1G it take to get your subsidy? OTHER DELAYS-The Tariff Advisory Board was siskcd to give im- 1‘ * " " to the " on page 38 of the Duncan report. Mg, Judge, now running as a candidate in this riding, did you sign that recommendation or not? Did you mean to help theindustry or not? Were ygfl merely trying to iool the people or not? The Duncan Report, which you signed, says "immediate action.” If (our years is "immediate action," when will the Mlllcnlum come?

A NATIONAL ISSUEPI should like you, my fellow Canadians, to real- lne that the Canadian people have treated the Duncan Report as a judg- ment by an impartial tribunal-though there might be some doubt now about that-for the purpose oi weighing the just claims of three Provinces oi tho Confederation. We have accepted and adopted the report. So you want to get it out oi your minds that the Canadian people, East or West, arc governed by petty views, but rather I should like you to think tonight that in tilese claims ed the Maritime Provinces we are dealing with na- tional issues that uliect the life oi Canada.

CABINS!‘ REPRESENTATIONP-When the last Conservative Govern- ment sought a Cabinet representative from this Province we did not have to send in Montreal to secure him. We got him in the person oi Hon. John A. MacDonald. and he at least represented the, Island and not another Province. And don't you think that those who live among you should rep- resent you? Do you think that those who stay in the community, who give oi their best to the development oi theirown Province. who are iam- iliar with the difficulties that have to be overcome, should be overlooked? It wouldn't be reasonable. would it? At least. it strikes one that way. I am glad to support Mr. MacDonald today because he has rendered great service to you and to this Island, because in the Parliament oi Canada when Mr. MacDonald speaks about anything touching on Prince Edward Island he knows what he is talking about and he is listened to accordingly.

U. S. EXODUS-Mr. King says the Canadians are coming back. Oi course they are. They are the first people let out of jobs in the United Staten where they keep their jobs for their own people.

AGRICULTURAL GRANT-ll you want grants continued ifll‘ HIIICB- tlonal purposes in connection with agriculture, you can't get them from the King Government. Perhaps you don't want them. Perhaps, like Mr. King, you don't believe in them. But I say to you, my friends, that you‘ cannot succeed in the struggle with your competitors unless you have the assistance oi scientific knowledge and experimentation, and ii you cannot" afford to finance that necessarily heavy expenditure out oi your provincial revenue, where do you expect to get it?

HIGHWAY GRANTS.-llow do you get any commodity to market? By highway, railway. sea-way. We say that the Dominion Government, with its large revenues, must assist the Provinces with their trunk lines of highway. We voted it. and you know what it meant to this Province. But Mr. King said: "No more of that." We say: “Yes; and we will renew the grants to the Provinces so that the farmers will have better roads to get their products to markets." And remember this, that with the grants from the Federal Government you have more money in the Provinces ior the lesser important roads. In addition to that and a good trunk road t0 your principal markets and shipping centres, you have greater attraction ior tourists. Last ycar automobile tourists brought into Canada $208,000,000. Prince Edward Island got a share. oi that; but you will get a good deal more ll you have good highways.

RAILWAY STANDARDlZATION.-—I still think there should not be two gauges oi railway on Prince Edward Island. I think it is the most amazing and ridiculous thing in the world to expect the farmers of this Province to get along with one brunch standard gauge and mother branch narrovwvgsuge. You know that sort of thing under present conditions oi intensive competition cannot prevail. ‘

CAI PERRIES-Vvho gave you your car ierry? Sir Robert Borden. And the second csr ferry you will get when the new Consevstive Govern- ment comcs Into power.

CAPE BRETON MARKET-When the steel plant and collerics are go- ing at Cape Breton. what is the profitable market for you. ior your po- tatoes and farm products? Across that little strip oi water; there is your market. And I agn surprised to think that one who is now a Minister oi the Crown, and who recommended in 1928 that prompt action should be taken to deal with the iron and steel and coal i-Ildlllmcl of Cape Briton.

, new in 1930 has the hsrdihood to lace a Prince Edward Island electorate

and ask ior support when that recommendation is still unimplemented.

HOME MARKETS-How did your fathers and grandfathers establish themselves in this country? Did they say, as Mr. King says, "don't provoke" aomebodfi Markets will never be discovered for you, nor opportunities to sell your products to the people of the world, unless the Government l!"- vldea you with your own Canadian market iirst. I do not refer now :1 the market which is at your door; I mean the Canadian market that be- longs to Canadians in every mm. oi the omlnion. ‘_

NEW ZEALAND BUTTER-Did you ever think you would live to sec the day when the Canadian people could not produu enough butter to WW1! their own wants? Last year the people oi Canada had to buy 40,- 000,000 pounds oi butter to live on. Why? Because the Govenment had Iuado an lmprovldent bargain with New Zealand which destroyed the Canadian dairy industry to that extent. Let us have no misunderstanding about it. We have 145,000 less milch cows today than we had a iew years I80- Whcre have they been going? To the United States. They have a It cent butter duty there. They know they have their market sale, so the Canadian cows are down there now, supplying their ‘ en with butter. and we are buying ours from New Zcalsnd.

DEATH-BED BEPENTANCEFNoI they want you to vote for them scams they have been wrong ior live years. Mr. Ring spoke here in Charlottetown sud told you how good a treaty it was. and M wound up

Pam, Minister to repudiate it here and now. It is not iair. it is not right,

by telling you that lt wouidbe anceilcd on the 12th oi October. If what he said in the first part of his speech was right. it shouldn't be cancelled. Which part oi his speech are you to believe? That is the whole extent of ml "f0"!- b let votes both ways. And that is the reason the Canadian people are ‘ ‘ ' ‘ this Gove- V‘ ‘ they want to know W118" "It! l" li- Th9! don't want playing with business that lilccts their lives. What do you have Ministers ior? Don't you expect them to know more about public questions than you do? Don't you expect them to see farther ahead. to provide for the day alter as well as for today? You have not the time to study these questions, to frame legislation from national standpoints. You elect a Government to make Just laws ior you, to sale- guard your interests commercially and otherwise. And il they fail, ii they prove incompetent». they should get out. That is the basis oi Government.

WRONG TRADE CHANNELS-The danger is not so much lathe importation oi millions of pounds oi New Zealand butter, serious as this may be. It is in the establishment of wrong channels oi trade. You can cancel the New Zealand treaty in six months; but you cannot get your dairy industry back again in two or-ihree years.

PEEDGE T0 AGRICULTURE-I state this without any mental res- ervations or evaslons oi any kind: ll this party comes into power on the 28th oi July it purposes to pass a tariff law at the first session oi Par- liament that is going to give Canadian agriculture sn equal chance and a lair opportunity with any country in the world. Don't run away with‘ the idea that I am going to say one thing and do another. We will either d0 "N! BI‘ K0 out trying to do it. It is the only way that I know oi by, which we can become a country and not an annex.

N0 RETALIATlOM-I have no sense oi retaliation against any noun. try. I have no resentment against any country. The American people have become what they are because they set America. first. Against every other , country-THEIR country. So lar as I am concerned, MY duty l; go Cinifll. and no other country. My duty is to see that Canadians get l chance, not somebody else.

COUNTERVAILING DUTIES-Did you ever hear oi them? Did ycuI ever meet them? Look out for them going home tonight. If you meet one by s. lonely cemetery-beware! They are bogcys! They u, fgiffuny u"; wonderiully made. They are made by somebody else-not Canadians-only! "19? fllillly i0 lli- They are Mr. Mackenzie King's answer to the Ilawley- ‘ Smoot tariii.

MORE COUNTERVAILING DUTIES-"Cut flowers and cast iron pipe." The cut flowers, I suppose. were put in for the 28th oi July.

MR. KING'S CANDIDATE-You have got ‘on this Island u-candldate who wants you to support him because the Government he represents put of! till 1930 what he said should have been done in 1926.‘ If it takes from 1926 to 1930 to get "prompt action" what do you expect to get from any action that he promises now? It is just a question oi mathematics. Leg "X" equal the unknown quantity.

SOLDIERS‘ INTERESTS-Seventy-five per cent’ oi all the rdtur-ned soldiers in the House oi Commons are Conservatives, and you can trust them to look after the pensions legislation.

' OLD AGE PENSIONS-Down here Mr. King had an attack of Constit- utionallsm. ' lie had an‘ attack at the last election. but in s. different way. In 1926 the Canadian Parliament passed a blli to provide‘ that half the cost "l °|d 118'! Pensions should be paid by the Dominion Government, and some oi the provinces, who could afford it, have passed legislation accepting that. When he was in Nova Scotia Mr. King complained that Premier Rhodes has not done so. When he was here did be complain that Mr. Lea or Mr. Saunders had not? Oh no. They are Liberals- I-Ias Premier Taschereau oi Quebec accepted it? No; he says it is unconst‘ ional. And now what! does Mr. King say? Two years ago he stood in the House oi Commons and

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said: "To Ply‘ money out oi the _fcdcral treasury to the‘ Provinces for old age pensions is a thoroughly vicious l principle." Fine kind of a leader ior young men-supporting

a "thoroughly vicious principle”! Down in Halifax the other night he said: "Why doesn't Mr. Rhodes pass a. law accepting this legislation?" Mr. Rhodes didn't; but he might have replied: “I have never asked my people to accept a thoroughly vicious principle." What do we say? Not before an election. but as far back as the Winnipeg convention, our committee studied the question and came to a decision. We say it is a very simple matter. These‘ provinces are limited in their revenues; they are restricted in their powers o_l taxation. The Province oi Nova Scotia has more aged people to pension relatively than has Alberta. iihls Province is in much the same position- It is not fair that all the provinces of Canada should contribute to hall these pensions paid only to those who take advantage ol the scheme, and that those who do not get any benefit should pay for those who do. So instead oi imposing conditions oi that kind the Conservative Government will pay the whole cost of Old Age Pensions to every Province in the Domin- ion. We said that for reasons that must be clear to you. But Mr. King says: “Look out; there's n. Constitution in the way." Well, ii the Parliament of Canada can pay 50 per cent of the old age pensions in Ontario, do you know of any rcasonwhy it can't pay 991,4 or 100 per cent of the old age pensions in Prince Edward Island? The answer is simple. There is no reason. The Parliament of Canada can appropriate its revenues to any purpose in the world, to an earthquake in Jamaica or a llood in Hung-Kong ii it sees fit in do so ‘ BALLOT-When you vote you are voting not for Prince Edward Island alone but your ballot on the 28th ol July is a ballot which may sf- fect policies that concern every man, woman- and child in this Dominion...

TEST OF GOVERNMENT-Governments do not make weather nor do they control crops; but they do much to control the policies oi countries. They do much to say whether you shsll succeed or lull, whether you shsll be prosperous or otherwise. Governments may regulate trade and commerce and all that concerns the transportation of your commodities to the markets oi the world. Governments determine whethe or not the mar- gin between what it costs you to produce and to sell gives you s. reasonable profit: and ll it does not do that you should not he in business.

P. E. l. T0 BENEFIF.‘ BY HIGHWAYS GRANT-I understand that one oi the Liberal candidates warned you against our proposed highway grants because it would mean building a national highway from the east to the west and Prince Edward Island would not be on the map. What excuses men will seek when they desire to condone conditions that cannot be explained! Did Prince Edward Island rcce-ivc a grant from the last Conservative Gov- ernment at Ottawa, or not? You know the island shared in that grant. and this Province will share again because we realize it must be done to provide the facilities that you require..

FIRST THINGS FIRST-Senator Dandurand was able to boast to the League of Nations: "We are the only country that reduced our tariii." And they applauded him; why shouldn't they? It means freer access to Canadian markets. I am always glad when Canada stands well at Geneva; but I am more anxious to have my country stand well among its own countrymen. And I would rather give employment to hall a million people in Canada than listen to the plaudits of all the representatives at Geneva, oi all the millions in Europe; because my duty is to Canada.

TARIFF AGAINST U. S.—M.r.,Klng says: Don't provoke them; don't threaten themf’. Who is threatening them? I sm not threatening anybody. Our tariffs are not against the United States. Our laws are not against any country. Our laws and our tariffs are for Canada.

71m: Brick-for-Brick Policy

We pass along the following impassioned query to the, l-Ion. Charles A. Dunning, Finance Minister in the Mackenzie

King Government: rns rsrmor

"What would be the present position oi our deirymen II‘ T!!! TORY POLICY 0F BRICK FOR. BRICK HAD BEEN FOLLOWED BY OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT instead of the wise extension of trade policy that hu resulted in such splendid valuel for All flflll products?"--l'ai.riot editorial. Feb. ll, 1080.

THE KING GOVERNMENT

"n. has been ‘eclded to embody within the worillnl of I limited number ol lfims provision lor A ‘COUNTERVAILING DUTY’ WHERE- BY CANAIPI. JMPOSES UPON SUCH PRODUCT! FROM AN- OTHER COUNTRY RATE EQUIVALENT TO TIIOIE IMPOBED. BY rm: cousruv UPON 1m: IDENTICAL CANADIAN P800116‘!!- WI-IERE THESE ARE HIGHER. THAN THE BATES ENUMEI-ATED IN THE CANADIAN TARIFF SCHEDULES. . Provision ior coun- tervailing duty is now made effective in the case oi: Pvt-II“!- "W! and soup preparations. livestock, fresh meets, cured and pickled meats. nor-res. eggs m u.» IIIQII. mien eggs. from: err slimmer- "belt-

TfiE eucRlwETowv. sauna/sun

yivinning relay team. Each athlete

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illentral Guardian

DON'T FORGET the League oi the Cross Picnic at Bediord on Wed- nesday. 9th. 5222-7-7

Maritime Junior Track. And Field Championships

DONATION-Mr. Herold Jenkins has donated t0 the Prince Edward Island Ayrshire Breeders Club, a silver trophy, to be won three timesi by the call luturity which is judged; at sch exhibition.

TRAINS FOR Tl-lE LEAGUE Di the Cross Picnic leave the city at 9.45 a. m. and 2.15 p. m., Daylight saving time. 5222-7-7

(Canadian Press)

HALIFAX, N. 5., July 6—Wlth live firsts, live seconds and two thirds, Wanderers Amateur Athletic Club of Halifax, carried oil team honors in the Maritime Junior Track and Field Championships here yesterday. Moncton Olympic Club was second with four firsts, four seconds and one third. Individual honors went to Jim Fahie oi the Wanderers, who was tied for points with Bev Wade,_Dl Ken- wo (Wolfvllle-Kentville) and J. Stothart oi Moncton, but won the title by virtue of his position on the

LIGHT HORSE SPORTS-The P. E. Island Light Horse, which are now in training at Brighton. held their sports Saturday afternoon, Jumping, bare-back wrestling, alarm race, relay race and two other man- oeuvres made the sports a splendid success and a fine example of horse-

. ‘manshlp was displayed. Putting 12 pound shot-lst, Jn .

StOthI-Pt, MOIICLOD; 211d, B. Mitchell, 5H0? Ln-TlNG__on Saturday Kenwi’? 3"]- Ralph simmms» night, at the Metropolitan a couple Bridsewater- 38 leer. 11”’. inches oi women were arrested for shoplift-

100 yard d35h"15i- 39V Wade- ing. As the store was crowded these KBIJWO; 2nd. Bill Smith, Wanderers; offenders thought no doubt that 1t 3Td~ c- c°nn°i5l Kenwii- 19 2-5 W?“ was an excellent opportunity to help onds. themselves, but it proved otherwise,

9°15 "ault- 15¢‘ 5- 51111951 MOnCiOHI and they are now receiving their jus: 2nd, W. H. Groom, Summerslde; 3rd, dams-w Frank Foley, Wanderers. 8 feet 9 in- ohcs.

One mile run-fst, A Purcell, An- tigonish; 2nd, J. McPherson, Wander- ers; 3rd. G. Stewart, New Glasgow. 4 minutes, 5i 2-5 seconds.

440 yards dash—1st, Jim Fable, Wanderers; 2nd, H. Betts, Moncton; 3rd, Ralph Simmons, Bridgewuter. 52 3-5 seconds.

Running high jump-lst, J, Stet- hart, Ilfoncton; 2nd. N. Laldlaw, New Glasgow; 3rd, C. Laidlaw, New Glas- gow. 5 it., 4 inches.

220 yard dash-ist, Bev Wade, Kenwo; 2nd, Bill Smith, Wanderers: 3rd, C. Connors, Kenwo. 23 4-5 sec- Dnds..

Discus throw-lst, B. hlitchell, Kenwo; 2nd, R. MacBeath, Moncton; 3rd, F. Gardener, Wanderers. 88 feet. 9 inches.

880 yard run-lst. Jim Fahie, Wan- derers; 2nd, J. MacPherson, Wander- ers; 3rd, A. Purcell, Antigonlsh. 27 minutes, 8 2-5 econds.

Javelin thrDw-lst, F. Gardener, Wanderers; 2nd, C. Mitchell, Wan- dcrerei; 3rd, E. Sanford, Kenwo. 131 feet.

120 yards hurdles-Isis. J. Find- laton. Moncton; 2nd, B. Brown, Mcncbon. 20 seconds.

Running broad jump—15t ylrsnk Foley, Wanderers; 2nd, N. Laidiaw, New Glasgow; 3rd, B. Brown, Mone- ton. 20 feet 3 1-2 inches.

880 yard club relay-Won by Wan- derers; 2nd. Moncton; 3rd, Kenwo.

amassed 10 points.

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FREE-FOR-ALL-The Ice House on valley Street last evening was the field of battle chosen by a number of local duelists for a lree-for-all. The party somewhat under the 1n- fluence of liquor, became involved in an argument which it seems could not be settled quietly and they de- cided to settle their dispute 1n the old John Sullivan manner, but before any damage could be done the po- lice interrupted, and the offenders are now under lock and key, await- ing to be brought up before Mags-l irate Martin this morning.