1 Morning Bally .(|o;lnded 189|), $3.50 per year. (Deliver-

fg_:amlda. imil sa.oo for u. s. A.

ii » i -_ 2 Saturday ivvciglsly "(foundea 1887) $1.50 per annum by

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- `Ev¢||lN Daily (founded 1907) S2.W (delivered or by., mafll in Canada. and $2.50 _for U- 8- A-

50 ,ln |||__y||i¢g__;..|2£0_per year (malledl ln advance, in

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Head Office at Qharloitetown. Branch Offices at Sumemr-_

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Daly alud al Sta.1.lllo_l'_\' llolillu_\', ilu- .llorilillg (iuurdiaill will llol lu- ir-lsllell oil I-`l'iilil_\'. The,

l-Ivelilllg Uilzllwlialll \\'ilI llol lu' issllvll oil; 'l‘l|llrsiIrl_\'. bill will In- pulilislu-ll as in-lllul oil » Fl-|¢|;l_v_ _\i|v¢~l~lisci-s ‘pli-use llole lllese ellullges. _

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Ili another column we publish a letter

§rom Mr. Dennis, Secretary of the Labour- ers' Union, which puts the action of the. Union at the present time in a new andl different light. So far as the general pub- lic is concerned, we have been uiider the impression that the Labourcrs had -devel- oped an unaccountable dislike to the Rail- way stevedore and ex-President of their Union. That they had demanded his re- moval without rhyme or reason, and be- cause the Railway authorities would not comply with their wishes they _went on` strike, and further broke their contract to discharge a coal barge., From Mr. Deiiuis's letter, the facts of which .we have verified_ by inquiry, it appears that the trouble be-I tween tlie Union and Mr. Moiiteitli is not of new origin. Away back in Mr. Me-Q Ewen’s time, the Union made definite charges against Mr. Moiiteitli, and the au- thorities at Moncton appointed Mr. Me~_ Ewen to hold an investigation. Now, it, must be to this initial tactical blunder onl the part of the Railway that_the present trouble may be traced. The Railway shouldi not have delegated the investigation to the, Superintendent. It put him in the _uiieli- viable position of being tlie`arib_ter in the matter of an appointment for which he was not responsible, but for which he was ex- pected to stand sponsor. He could not faii‘ly adjildicate in the matter and give satisfaction to. the parties concern- ed, and should not have been asked to conduct the inquiry. As it W2_\S. Q10 then Superintendent undertook the inquiry. Ac~ eording to the report of thc Secretary of the Union, the coniplainants soon_ found that they could not conduct their case without legal assistance, and applied f0l` the necessary perr_nission. Mr. McEwen, acting on instructions from Moncton, _de- clined to give permission, and _so the Union, finding themselves baulked withdrew from the inquiry, but left _the charges on file- tliese they did not withdraw. _ _

Now Mr. Deniiis’s letter is_the Iirst in-

timatioli that this former inquiry had been gralltcil and proved abortlvc. Whatever else it does, it shows _conclusrvcly that the Unioli liadbcen nursing a grievance for a considerable time _before taking the ‘”§`_ treiiie action of going on strike, and theii justification is that they were refused _ a full, fair and impartial investigation with such legal assistance as they deemed ne- cessary. The Railway authorit_ies at Moncton were not justified in refusing this assistance. Why, in the matter _of the in- vestigation at Falconwood, the_ _Legisla- ture not only granted the Opposition, who represented the complainant, permission to have two of their best lawyers on_the in- vestigation for the purpose of probing the complaints to the bottom, bu_t _granted the ollicer implicated similar privilege. Why should the Railway act differently regard- ing the Labour Union and the official they complain against? Are the interests of Labour anyless than the interests of an in- mate of Falconwood? We think that everyone will agree that, irrespective of the effects of the deplorable strike, the Railway authorities have acted arbitrarily in this matter. They have taken up the at- titude of "We are the employers and we demand the right to say whom we shall set over the' other party to the contract, and we decline to allow anyone to question our right to adjudicate on ' `our ac- tion.” even if injustice `and hard- ship ensue. In days of old, shortly subsequent to when “Adam delved and Eve spun” such attitude on the part of the mas- ter might have been practicable and per- missable. -Today when the interests of La- bour have as much right to respect and consideration as those providing the' ca- pital, different ethics prevail and must

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have copsideratiqn. __ In this particular i ‘

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stance, the Labourers inallitaiii theyhavel ¢q_¢_»?_»__9?_._»_g._»__¢_’_,_’tqooqooopooooooeo +1- ooo-no: ;_’_‘,‘_’_§‘_{§;'y‘“’,~__I§,§_°‘__}::ff{_f;I:_,__{" “,',‘,.',’,,,{j,_

THE HIGH GUST UF 'LIVING * ' '

ii grievance, they called for an investiga-|:

tion which was granted, but the liecesszlryp

assistance for carrying on thc ilivestiga- tion was denied them, and the investiga-j tion failed to lilatcrializc. 'I`lic Railway sought to continue the arrangenielit which the Labour Union had protested against,

upon their ,»ight,_to_ an investigation, they

This is the positionas it gow presents

itself. Even at the eleventh our, the au- thorities at Moncton should withdraw from an iiiitenable position, and grant the rea- sonable req_uest of the meil to have an in- dependent investigation with the neces- sary legal assistance they ask for. We trust that inthe interests of all concerned. the authorities will respond to reason, and bring aspeedy end to a deplorable crisis.

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' 'l`I'li.\'l.\`(l'~ ().\' 'l`lll-I l".\ IUIICIIS

. It will be remembered the Liberals

went to the country in 1911 with the slo- gan “Let the farmer have his turn.” Evi- dently they have changed their tune for they are now turning on the farmer and demanding that -the Government coinpul- sorlv reduce his prices. The Patriot in its Frida_\"s issue deals with a speech by Mr. J. H. Sinclair, Liberal M.P. for Guysboro, and says:

As llllls|,l'alill1.; how the people of Canada are ’

being fleeced tlll'l~n|:li lho ll<'l.:lccl ol' the prosvilt `;;fl\'el'lilliclll, lie, l'.\I|‘. Sllicllilr.) collipiiroil thc pri- ces ol' corlallll ilcci~..;sal~le.~l ol' lilo oil .\pril Zlolll.. llllli, iii Canada and Aiistliulial. ll lliuy be uddcil that slllee that day rho dcerepzilicy has bcconu; illcl'easelll_\' marked llgnilist Cililailil. 'l`llc eoillpu-

risoll is as l`ollo\vs:

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t';lll:ld:l .\llsll‘ullu.

lIl'c'i4|_ I'-g Ili. lliul' . . . ... till iw. lillllor pillllld -Ui Illifu i'lll-1-so, pound , . . .._ Slll 1514-. l°`loilr, lliil.: ... . . . . $l4..’l0 $15.00 l’<il:llil1,.s . , . . . . . . . . . _,, Z.5,Il.`» 154'.

I-Ii:',':=, dozen ... ... ... .__ Tis ;'li'.

i 'l`lii: pl'h'i~:: llliolell in (';iil;lilal will. ol' course, hi'

ilu- aw-i-algo prices l_lll'ougllolll the I-olullry I/u the dull- given. \

Dealing with thc high cost of living, in

Pai-liziineiit Holi. T. W. Crothcl's, Minister of Labour, had this to say:

"ll ls pl'obilllly sale lo say lllul thirty llllllloll

llleil. ll' llol il good lllilliy lliorlr, llzivi. bi-vii willi-

ilrillvii l'l'onl pl‘0llli<:lioli \\‘o'i'k lo eliguge in destruc-

tive work, It is siiid that tlluse -lnell eollsullll- ill li-nal. lltiy per cent. more than they would il' they were clvllllilis. ’l`llut gives us the cquivalelll of 45,000,000 men coiisuliiillg foodstlll`I‘s`and- proilll- 1-lin; nothing. witlldrzlwll from productive lnbour ulul elllzligrid in llc.-;ll‘\lcl,ivc labour. Ile'l`ol°o thw- ivui- broke out there was .lust eliougll food grolrll to cover llie \vorId's coiisulliplloil; we llllll not lo lllrow any .surplilil food into tho sou. 'l`:ikr~ 43.- lll>0,000 froul pl'odllf‘,ii\l:; sol, llll,-ill -lo ilcsll'o_v Illlu' null prop:-.rl_v; lilko lliill._ lil eolllleelloll with tho l`a¢~l that 'hlsl _\'oi.1'. wllh slll.:hi_ oxeopliolis ill i-vrliill places, crops were short the world over, ulid with all this dostructioii ulld waste' going on lessening production, and you halve the inilln factors cous- iiliithc zulvalice hi prices. Soliie people tell us that the rise ln prices ls due to cold storage and colli-

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and as there was no other wav of insisting,

W,ent on strike. *_ ~ 3'- l .~ _ `

I lliiiutiolis. I lldnllt that In sonic cases tllose thlllgs

tors are those I have stated."

normal prices have seldom been more

who ignores the mighty events of the past three years ill seeking for the basis of the high cost of living is incapable of forming an opinion about anything. And those who talk-about effective control of prices just now could with equal reason demand con- trol of the effects of an earthquake.

Liberal politicians, like Mr. Sinclair,

who argue that because ,Australia attemp- ted to control prices Canada should have and could have done, the same are either superficial and ignorant or deliberately trying to mislead. Anyone who gives the slighteststudy to the geographical posi- tion of Australia cannot fail to realize that the problem which confronted Australia was nothing like that which confronted Canada. Australia is‘sui‘rou__nded by wa- -ter; her producersare cut off from the mar- kets of the world by thousands of miles of |ocea'n, and are forced to take the-' price fix- ed bythe Government. As Mr. Meighen

Commons, they cannot get ships to export the produce., Canada has a country with one hundred million people right across her borders; and if prices are fixed for the Canadian _producer he can simply take ad- .vantage of the higher prices prevailing in the United States, thus rendering any at- temptto control the cost of living by such

have li sllglir, lllflliellce oil prices, but tho nlillii lac- I

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The causes underlying present extrzu:

clearly and concisely pointed olit. The mail'

pointed out in the débate in the House of'

la method absolutely futile. As a matter of‘

George W. Kyle 10 eouslder llielieccs sity ol' taking action tc- prevent furlh~ or advalice ill the price of llour by Goverlllnenl restrlctloil or olllerwlsez

Iloll. Sir: 'I`IIOS.'WIIITE (Minister

of Fllinilce) said: ,;\Ir. Spc-.ll<el'.l hull not illleluled lo luke purt in lllh-l dc~ 'bul.l_-. but tho slllljocl iiililer i~ollsldi‘l‘ atioil ls :lil exr';eilill_i;I_\' llilportitflt fill". :llld If snollls to ill'l-'jlisl il.-' wcll lllill tllo opporl\|iill_v lllls lu-ell alll,-l'lll:d ol' tllsizllssillg llcrl- loilaly liol only the lllgh |-rice or llour. but the hlgh coin ol living l.',cllcr;llly. \\'e are llvllig ill lliosl seriolls tlnles. lllc lilo:-it serious lil our llli-llc-ry. and I llelicve lil the his

tory of llln world., I do not supposci

lhill' :ll lilly liille ill llulllan lllslory has lllcre liflell so' illiicll llislocillion of <'l.'lilliioi'co ns iii prcscllt. 'l"|lel'o has liuvifl' lleell il tillle ol' sul-ll pi'l.»l`oilllrl ¢~ll:lil|;c; never ai time in whicll there has been so lllucll llullulll sllll`cl~illl.l ill tho world and so -iilueli zilixicly ol' wlicli plihllc opinion lvas so stil'.'ill\'e. illlrl .liilrioi-lell to such _-:levi-|'c slrillli ils lo il:l_\'. 'I`llis is 3 tlllle' when l.:o\'orllliu:llls 1-ll.ll'i:eil witllitlle l'<~spoll~lillilil_v of czll‘l'yllll.: oil the ill'l`zlli‘s ol` il country ilre tile suhjecl) ol' llluvll l'l‘itic-islll. ll

is proper that i.:ovel'illllclus should bc,

subjected I0 full' erlllrislil. hilt I bo lieve it lo be llio dull' of the opposi- lioil In any lloiiso sllcll as Ihis. to :lppl'o:i<:ll il question sucll as is now liuilor i;c,lisl1lel':ltioll, ,1udii'i;llIy, l`all~l_\' :iliil lil il islateslilzillliluz llialllllcr. null ilol with the olijecl ol' lllilkilil: political rllllllill mil ol it at il llllio like this.

I propose, tliereioie. lo lliscusstllls

illleslioll st-lliclvlllll at lenpglh, us il ls :1 question lllul should he lliscllssed, and discussed l`zllrly. II’ lhc Govern uloril is al, filull with l'cl.1:ll'il to the lllgll coin'ol' living. I irsllil to know ll. und ill wllul. l'cspi‘ct. and if ll can bo sliowll Llliit we are ill lzlull we shall 1~iu|e:lvoiil‘ to the llcsl ol` our abllily lo l'uf:lif_\' wlllil iliay Ile \vl'olll.:. \Vc are llol soohilu.: and never ll:l\'e sollizlil lo l-vuili: l'espl:~llsibillt_v lol' our eolulucl or the wal' and so l‘as_ as oul' collducl ol' lllcse alluiirs ill i:vei'_y,rl=s|lr¢i:I is coli l-l~l‘lled, I sily lllero is ilbsoliitoly ilo roolll \\'liilto\-ul' for llilliolllll sell'-ilu |»l'f-uililloll. `

\\'llll tliusil prolii|lill;il‘_\~ ri~.illlll'ks. I

:lddl'ess lll_v.~icll lo ilu' slllljocl \\'lil<-h lllls h1.‘ell_ill~il\vll to llil- lilloillioii ol' Illi- llouso lil' the lloiiynli-.llllii-l' ul' llieh lllollll (Mr. Kyle), ll'iulol_\'. thq rlsilil; price of llollr. The Minister ol' Labor Ilils iililtliil llia1_ tht; risl- 01' $1.20 pei' bnl'i°cl yestrlrilay littl'ilel.ed his utloli- tioll. :ls il. dill thi- aiu-litioll ol' ovolgi' mu: ill lllls lIolisc_ =lllll he Ilils lzlkvli lllc steps. wllloll Il devolved upon llilll lil |;ll<i:. ol' sottllll; `llu-lilodlulely upon loot nn llullilry to als:-ortuili the l'eason l`o|-1_llul rise, and ivholllor it was -lusli lied.

Mr. i\I.'\(‘Il(lN.»\l.I): \Vh_\` did lu- llol

start the illllulry long alto?

-Sir 'l‘lI().\Il\S \\fl-llTI~I: I will lcll

iliy Ill,~il. fri:-lul bel'ol'e I get tllrougll \\‘ll;lI lllls cniisell tho illcreaso ill llic price of Ilour. The hon. lneuiller for illclilliollil. illc lion. lllollillcl- for Soiltll (Tape llreloll I.\lr. (Zarroll), and lilo lioll. lllellilic-r ol'_ (`al'leloll tI\Il'. I‘l\rvvlIl. Il:l\‘l‘ liuw ilppi'l.-Llcliod this sillljl-rl with llle doslro ol' ilsecl‘Lallli- ini: and liiyillir llcfore this i~o|illlr_v lllo lwlsolls lol' llu-,-lil¢:l‘llasi-. ill lluv priro ol' lloilr. but llllvo rilllicl' .~loui:lil, I0 r~l'oilli~» lllo Iliipl‘r~ssioll llizll, lho (lov- lerllilloul, haul coilll'ol~ ol' tho pl‘iec_ ol i‘l:llllllodllli»s ill llllu emlllll'y--

Mr. (,'AltVl~ILL: Could not eolitrol

tllcni. » -

Sir 'l`l'l0MAS \VHl'I`E- liiiil wus ill,

fault. l`or not llavllllz redilceil the eosl, of llvlllg. Ili ilddlesslllg lliyself lo the slllljf-cl 'I lliteiid lo llluulre Ilrsl, what Is lhc ciluac ol' the high cos! nf liv- llllz, uild ivlint is *lt thnt' deterlllllli-..~l prices? \\'llell we liuve eluciilutcd lllili. we can doill with Ille flilesllon lllrlel- eollsliloriltloil, :xml alscomiili wllolllol' or not lilly blallle or cells-lliro propl.r|_v llllaclles lo this (li/vcl'll~liu-lil. 'I`lle only suggeslloli lull l`orward ol' ll prlu-flcal iialuro by tho hon, lilouillel' lor l`tir~hlnolirl was lllls. ziiill lt ls not oltull lhzll. wil get H. suggnslloil lrmli lillll lllal llvoll slivollri-i ol` the llriinll- cul; he ls silent; oil erltlclsln, llul. llol. slrolll: on eolistruotlvo suglzeslioll.

Mr. I{\"l‘E: Ile gets li royal coill uilssioll once lu xi while. though. ‘

Sir TIIOMAS VVIIITE: And he lulls

on thai. . -Mr. KYTIG: Anil tho Flnllllco Mlnls- lor is shorl ol ll colleugiio ns ii result or

ll

Mr. (¥AsIlVl~}liI.: We wlll ills(-luis

Illlll. wllll you solllo dlly.

Mr. SI"l'ZAl{F1I'l: I would poilil. out

llllll tile Mllllstcr ot' Flllullce luis llul floor. and exocpl with his pel'llllssli.-ll no one lliolllber should interrupt llllil.

Sir TIIUMAS W-lIl’I'|'I: 'I'llo lil'/ll.

lllollibnr for llllzliuiionll pill. l`ol'wllrlI lhc sligzoslloli. and I illililiill, lt to lllo nollllnou .-loliso ol this IIouiie-- I pill. ll nu no dlfforolil, xrrolliul [rolil llliit-~ I,ll:lI lllcre are ll0,I)00,(l00 liusllelii ol` wheill Ili Caliiula, that wc should colll

llllllulocr lllill wh?al. lilly lho prlf-o. lrilm possossloll 0 tho liilll. llilll the wheat and illiurlbllto ll. to lllc pulllllz. lllornliy reilllr-llit: tho price ol' llollr. I lhillk, lilysoll'.lhllttllcro ilro |ll0,Iloo,- 000 lllislu-ls of wlloat lll tlllil couillry. Iml ilu soo wlloro thc sllggvidlrlll ol 'lily lion. frlolid leads. ' llc: lllilitly pills lorlvilril the suggostloll tllilt wo shoiihl purnhlim-, l00.000,000 bushels of wlioul al $3 li bushel. '

Mr. KYTE: I did not sny lhlil. Slr THOMAS WHITE: Does niy hon.

friend say $2.50 il bushel?

Mr. Kl"l`Iil: _NQ.

Sli' -THOMAS' W'l-IITE: $1.75? Mr. KYTE: I sllld-nothing or tliut

kllld.

Sir 'I‘HOl\IA-S W»Hl'I`l<}: Would lily

holi. friend force the farmers ol' this country lo sell zhedr wheat. wlllcli has beenquoled ai from $2.75 to $3 a bus- hel, at $1.50 li bushel?

'fact the cost of -foodstuffs has had a slight- er increase in Canada in two years of war than in with the Thomas ly with House'

in his reply in the and we have pleasure

speech for the benefit of

ou

other country in the world,I

Of NEW Zealhfld. Sli' SI" THOMAS WHITE’ I Wm “Sk nelles. So mllcli for the olde ot slip

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.. - li.riii- .llll .l¢. _ -' '_ ~

fully and convincing'-' mls. »iii'e»uIe°i M gelwll iilligllnfs , "" " " ' ' " l M `

nlr-.-My hon. dlre not siilsesl- Now, what altar' llelnhlliltl wllllo ~ ‘ ‘ - _ ~..-_ I . ‘

$i.5o to $2 il i ll lf. as ll I in-

_Mr. KYTE: What did the Minister

of Triule and Commerce oll'or when he proposed to commandeer the wheat a your ago last fall? ‘

that we per lf.

ls quoted un

where

THE P_llIlBlE,M EXPLIIINEII

By Slr Thomas White, Minister of Finance. ». . ._ . ,`

++§§_§'l\~l'l'§'l»f|~* '|'4'Il'\l\+'l».§\l» ` In :llo'lloli'il - ou the illollvll of Mr.l

,-l|'l'i-1-l. ulloll Iocul pl'ir~o? (lf coursli

O' 'P 'I' O' ll' i 'I' i

Ile pills lol ward that suggestion rlizlil iuunfully. Now. to buy 100,000,000 llll.-lliels lit $3 a bushel we slloulil have to rlso-$300,000,000; :ll $2.50 ii liusllel we slloiihl have to rise $250.000,000. 'l‘lu- lioll.`l.:olltlonlali talks us ll` all you hlid'lo do was lc- toilell al bulloll ‘lo rise $2oo_o0ll,000 or s‘.:.'.o,00ll.0oii or $-II0,0oo,o0I). und lilly illl Iho lvlloill in I‘lli;uI;l. lllll lol ll-‘ >ul|lpo~;f_-. il. ilolu-_ Wlvire are \\'<' when wo hilvo :lone lllili? 'I`llc hull. gellllolllnll illll not pause to lliluilrc how llluily liusllcls I-.` ' wheat luilke il lliirrcl ol llollr. \\'ell. ll likes ii littlo less than l`our and ll half. bushels. llc would eolulllullill.-oi~ lrllcnt al $2.80 ol' $3 tl bushel. I<‘oul' and ll haili' lllliel; $3 would bc $13.50: so that thi: ivllciit allollo wolilll el.-.at as iiiuell ;as'lho flour costs today. f'I`|lill is th.: liciilltiliil sliizgeslhii he plus l`ol'\vlll‘d for the serious collsiilolullioll ol` this lleilse. I do llol lliillk il is liec-:s'sal‘_\' for lille to say illylllilll: lnore oil lhiit liourl; tho lllelliibl-rs ol' this llouse :irc loo liltelllizellt- \\'hell they get avl'a_v l`i'olll politics-llol lo klu;--.v Iliut. lloul' has izouo up ill privi- lluvullso wllezlt has gone up lil price. .\illl wlll' have the pl'i<-os of wllcill illifl of every other volllllloiliti' ill (‘a|il» ildil IIUIH- UU- yes. livol‘_\' olller :goril- lliorlity Ili the i\'ol‘ld‘.’ I propose li» lull lllc Ilouso vl'll_v, ill lily opinion, pi‘lr»os liiivc- lzolle lip. lfllle.-:s we luke zu-coliill ol' vl‘ll‘.lt has llilpllolicll ill the \\‘ol'ld. we slmll llol llc :illle lo ilisellss lllis illus- lll.~ii llltolligeiltly.

The world loilrly is ill lvzir. 'l`wi~lil_\'»

lakr-.ll l`l'olll lllllllstrics of nll kinllfl nlld llolv dovotiilg their oliclfgilrs lo lllillll- :ll slalii.:lltcl'. 'I`li|`: llrsl 4-l'l'oc¢ ol' tllzlt is rp, eilusll il sllol'l1li:<‘ ol lnIu'»i‘. and llu: effect 0|’ lllill lil turn is ilu ilu:l‘c.”ise Ill ivliges-all illcl~ease llol only lil those eniiiitrles that are ill war lull ill livery country. This results Ili :ill llicrozlse In tlii; price of 1-\'i-l'y eollliiloility wllicll is pl'udlli~od by lullor, tllil ls. i-vr:l‘_\' el,-illnlorlily iii the world. iilelllillllir. ol' course. iil:l'icllIl.llr-I pr`oilll<-ls. .\Iol‘o l_ll:lll lllill., the rosfol' ciipllail~--Iiltel‘c:lt -has golllr ull. Alid llllcrosl is ll l':lr» lor iii lirll-0, lull-rest luis izoiie up he cuiiso the izroill. l.;ovol‘lillleills ol' Illi- uorlil are pourilll: out llor,-.ls of s|~.l~ilri» lic:-l ill orllol' lo l'alIsl~` lllrlilvy lo I'ili‘l'_\' on llw lrzlr, 'l`llo_\' halve lilkrll possess- loll ol' Illo lllllrkol. Ill (ll'l>ilt llrilalll iiulllslrlill colicl-i'lls are not :llhz-well,

to raise lliolioy hy the sale ol' seizllri- lies. Sccliritii'-1; thiil used Lo bf-. sold

are now sold I:-ll il llvf. six and :~i::\'oli pol' cout basis. and ill lllo else ol' solllo l`oroi;:ll |.:ovcl'liillcil|s, tllelr sor- llrilles lirc sold ‘oil Illl- llasis ol' 4'-iulll mill 'lilllo por 1-elil. 'I`llii-l ls all lllol' cause ol llicreiise lil lho I-ost ol’ pgollillz lloil‘. /\i:ilii_l, llio ivillulrsiwfll ill' those llllllioils of llleu l'l'olli 'llle fields pro- vtnls i-illliviitlon ol' the soil from ho llii.: `c=ll‘l'ied oil upon aliytliilig like illi- sclilo oil which lr was i-arrlcd ou Ile- l'or-.: thc will", Not olll_v_is eulllviitloll not so extensive, but ii is liol_so .ef-, l`octii'e at is was-. Alld il gl'eal deal ol' tel'i'itol‘_\f fc'i'lllerl_\' under cultivation ls rzivaueil torl:i_v._AlI this ullects slip- p|y~uild delllalul :ind siipply that ro- Klilzlte pi‘iu<-~;. Allotllvl' Imporlaiil. foll- liirlg lil reliltioll lo supply Is the short- nlrr-. ol' lolllliliqo. 'l‘llc \vol~lil‘s lrillls llorliilinll s_\':al¢-ill is lllslm-illvll. 'l`Iu wllllln Food sllplily ol' Auslrnlizl Is sllul up by roilsoil ol' lilo sullillal'lllo llloll- llro :ind lllo sliorlillxc ol' slllpplliiz. 'I`llo hon. llll-.lllllcr for Illclinlolld (Mr. »l{ylol had thc telllerlty to clitieizc- thc Minlslel' ol' Labour because prices lworo lower iii Allslrillia than in Cali aihl. \\’hut is the roasoll l`or that dll'~ l'orellco'.' /\usr.l'all:l. ls lo-ur liiiics us lllr froiil Great. Ilrlllllll as Caliadli is, and l’roigIlL~i and lliilllranee are greatly lil- ‘¢.-reased. 'l`lleli lllerc ls lilo sllortailc nl' toplizllxe. 'I`llo hull. niuiilller l'ol' IIi'ockvi_llo (Mr. Webster). who nlnilo one ol' lllo liosl, slleocllns, I over llonl-ll lil this llou.-lc. polllleil oul, lhnl New Zi-lllfllul hull -lIlll,000 boxes of clloosii, ilud. :lri I l‘<~l'0l}i:i'l ll. [l00,Il00 |~ill'wls~ es ol llullloll lol' which sho cullhl lull. gui. ll':lii.=ipol'|alIloll. Wliul, llililil lu- Ihr

local pl'lvf-.:4 ilulsl. bo low:-r lllllll lu I'lnl.:l:liid, or Callzidil or tho I'lli-loil States.

N.lw, llloro is one poilll I wish lil

illakn, mul tl, lllllko Il clonl-ly. You canllot colllliaro lllls cmilltry wltll l~}lli.:Iiind. 'l`hls is iili oxpol-ling r~onipali_v like llio Iilillod States. We ralile wllolll. :lull otlu-r l'lll°lll pl'odilcl.s for iixporl. My lloll. lrloild pi.-luis ollt whsll llloy halve done Ill Idllgliillil. Ill lziklllg posi-losslull of supplies. llllil. lilllpzlnlld ls Ili all olll.lrol_i' iIlfl`l~rollt llosllloll l'l'oili il-lll'i-lolvos, lol' ll i.-l nn llllllol-llllg oolllllry.

Mr. MA(fl)(?N/\liI): Wllul illlolll

thi' I'lil|oll Slzltes?

Sir 'l‘II(lMAS WlII'l‘l~I: I llzlvo no

lliuo lo stop llow, hill, I will I-olllo lo llull ll,_llll,lo lulcr.

Mr. M/\f'l`l0NAIlll: Why ilo|-- Sir 'l‘Il0l\I/(S WllI'l`l\I: Will lilo lu/li

lllolllllol' be pullout? llc In Illo lllosl _illlpilllcln lllnililiel- lil tho llollso. Ill illully wiiys. _ ' Mr. M/\(!ll()NAl.Il: Ilul. I ilollvo lilo lloll. mluilsler docs not llllsrwol' lli_\' qllostlo". '

Sir Tllflh/\S WlIl'l`l<I: 'l`lllu lr

liocaiiso tho llon.‘lllolliIir,l asks illios- llons that idlould nol.`lie` unsworod.

Mr- MACDONALD: Leaving llsllh-.

porsollulltles, will tho llon. mlnlslor ullow mc‘u que/3tloll?'|Wl-ll llc illsllln- lrulslli' bchween the Unllod. States' and Caliiilla; and tell us whether hi _thc Uillléd States. they 'llave-passe-il legis- lation ,lzlvlng thelrgovernnicnt-power

which this Government has- not tak- en. _ Sir THOMAS WHITE: I will come lolhql. I usually llnllsh up li question -liofors ~l get thmugli, I believe, and I will try -to do that on, this occasion. ,I have shown that the food. slipply»ol' the .world has been greatly dlmlnlsh-

ed by reason of conditions qrlslng out of the war. I failed lo mention that the supplies or Russian wheat have not reocllod their usual market by 'reason of the closing of the Dania

_ upply ills fa ell 0 In rl

creased. Why? One reason is the armies In this vu- are better

ll.ord nlilde so llillliy ol' Ihclll. /\s I

lilo lllilllolls ol' lilcll ilrl- ulliIl~l~ :ll'liis_l

rx:-I-ll? iilldcr slieelill lrll'<~illilstllll1'os.I

on ai, two :ind il h'iIl per cent halslsl

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who ure holler fed lo-lluy lllull they have 4-vel' liven led Ill lllllll Il\l:~:- le- l`llro--lllillly ol’ lllo.~‘L\ lllill wifre ell- inlgcll ill ilulilslrlall life lil'o v1‘l‘.VlllUl'Il lwlli-l' lul. ('olli<l~illl¢~lllI_v, lllli_ lle~ lllalllil lor food for lllohi! ail'llll4‘s_ ls vi-ly lui-ul. lll._ildlIiIioll. thu lllgll ivalgos piihl to workers lil illullillolls olld other lluluslrlcs llleull that _tho pi-oplo have llloney to spend. llosidl-:

-i§1|»§I\l\§§§ #-1- -lvlwlvvlv-lwlivli ~|llill, lhere is less ullolllploylllelil. Ili

lllo-world than ever llc-fore In the' lllellnio ol' ully lllilii in this llousi-_ Anil the people, having good wages. spend illoro for food than the-.\' dld be- low. The hon. lllelllllcr lor (7:il~leloll`. .\'l-w Brunswick (Mr. (‘:lrvell) lulks ol' the "misery" Ili this i:oulll,l'_v all lho pl-vselit lllliu, There lli~vl-r was il liulc in Dill' llisiory' ivlu-ll llli-le was loss.-..illllelllployllielu null less lli.~'~!.rl-ss llizlll lllero is at this lllolllcllt. I l-ill/if lily word that sllllce this wul' -broke olll-or. ul lozis|_ sllici- il l`l‘w lllolillls ullcr its outlilvilk, lieciiiisu there wils ll colllplote dislocation ol lllislllcss lil the early dily.~:~ of the wall'-it luis llr~vl.l' been suggested lo llle lil lily public posllioll that there was lilly rcnl ilislross.

' Mr. (Y.\It\'I<Il.Il: 'l‘llo hon. illiliisler oilglll to go to solllo ol' oilr lowll.=:~

illiil cities illlil lozlrll the rollililioll ol` sonic o|` the pl`~:lple- `

Sir 'I‘Il(lM./\S \VlIl’l`l~I: 'I`lii- hon.

lllellillifl' (Ml. ('ill‘v¢~lll lihsc-' here as lho lribulle ol' lllc coninloil poiplc. I halve as llliich sylilpilllly with the coliulloll people as lie li:i.~l-`I ought lo. Ile:-:llise I alll mio ol' lllein lii_\':;iel|`. 'l`lley :irc the best pi-oplo ill ilu. \\'orIll 'llld lllal is the riilsull wllv lill-

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\\'n~~. sayilig: llielo is lxrieiilc-l- dl-lllalul llolll tho ilrlllles illld lzreiilel' llelllilllfl Trolu llle l'Iul'op<'zlll oolltrl.-.< ol' populo- Iil li where Ihr- people ilro oillllillrl llllzhel' wages Illilll llefori-_ 'l'lli-2 |.< illi- olllcl' lelisoil lil:-iiilos the slioi'1:i;.£l= ol' :ll|ipl_\. why the cost ol rollllllodili_l>s has risen. ll Is ii world l-ollililioli. Noll; I :ilu liol. s`|u~ilkili;; allloiil volu- hiiios. ll' llielc are 1-oiilliiiies iinu lllollopolier- to clilillllrc prius, Ihill ls zlll ci:lirL‘l_v dil'|`ei'ollL lilulti,-r, ilud i. lo he coli'-'illelllrl li_\' ilscll; I alll spoilkilli: ol"tllo ol‘dillal'_v eoiilliliolls ullilir which tho fiirliiers ol' this coiillt.l'_v work. '

Prices ulo dclerlliiileql li_\' llle law,-:

ol' supply :lull deilliiiiil. by worlil laws lvlllcll it is within tho po\\'ol‘ ol' no Ilovclilliulil lo \\‘lloll_\' control. Grcill llrililili llel's'l.-ll lrlell lo do ll. ill rc- iiilill Io siiinll' at the oillllreilk ol' lhi~, lvilr und silzllillly l`zlllod. 'l`lic' liriti.-'ll (lo\'el'llllienl`s ul`l'nl-I to dcill with lllv .~='.il:,ir duoslioli Was il falillire, 'l`lii- llou. llli-illliol' l'ol' llii-hlllollll says lllzll IL is duo lo vvllenl. lllilllipulzllioil. 'l`llcl'c' Is illi _oh-lllclil ol' Lriilh Ill lllut lull it ls llol lloillly so gr#-all as lily hell. l`l'lelld slllrgests. .\llolIlel' hon. iloluli-illilll--I lllillk lily lion. |`ril-nd l`i'olli (Turleton ol' sonic other lioll, gizlillclliiln opposite silid: l\'c\'el' lliilio l'liic:l|.:o; do not both:-i about ('hi- ciiito.

Mr. ('.\llVl<2I.l.: .\`u.

Sli- 'l`lI0llll\S Wlll’l`l~1: I lu-lzi-lu illi-

lli-=l-lzlillli-i' ol` lily lloll. |`rlo|ul l`l'ol~l (`.:u'lelo|l. llul how lzall yoll zlllsolllloly Illlloru lllilrkvl. vollilililills l`ol' wlllill In I`llic:i;:o illlll Milllloilpolis will-il _roll :ire llrfillillig with lhv pli`r'o;< lil l'illulll;l'? ’|`Ii1l'e I-s all :lpproxillllilioll botwcell lhc pl'iec'.-' al \\'lllllipol; iillll (flilengo. It ls true, lhcrv luay Ile il

_corller, or soillctllillg ol` that kind :ll

one plilcc ol' the other but llio condi-

liorllry. Suppose you lllulel-Look lo lix 'IW Price ill (`iiliildil‘.’ Sup- IIUSH you' said that you ivoillil llol llllow ii llllgllel' price ill (!;lll;|||;| lpn" $I..’»0 al Ilusliel ill :l lilllo ivlli-ll you :uri-, il_|i|u~iili|l;: lil Illl. wi~sl1'l'll l';ll~ll|l-|- lo l‘;lls'e llloro l.:lilill'.’ llcro is il poilll I i_li,~:ll'o lo lllaki-: '|`lllnl.::-i lend ill this ivorld lo cure* l.|l¢~lli.-iolvi<_-._ llli' Iloli. l`rIolid lrolll llod Ileel' (i\‘li'. I-l1\l|i)_)wllo is one ol' thc best ecollo- llllsts ill this llolisc. woulll I tliillh, ilirrro with lllc ill sllyillg lhiil. ll` you llilve il lilirll pririr lor ililyllliilg lho lelldellcy ls I'or irllduslrv and capital lo |.:o llllo that piirtiirillal' illdlislry' liiul [0 I`l'"">d.\/ llle siliiillloll. -Il' lilliliinl; lb 'lH‘0lllillilc, faliililll; will bo pr(,_.,~,,. “I‘”‘I~ _My owli opinion _ is llliil, ilu, lllevlllli-ug hl|.:ll prices are llloro ilnm likely to bo allllelloraled bv lhl- i';||,,,. ol' l‘oclill;.; lllnl ho golllng ',, |~,,|,. I”I"“ I""` Ili; hilmill' lllull lhi-'v would E;-f' _ .. _r _

bo ll' they were lo step Ili und say:

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No, you llillst luke all ul1IlhI.l| prim, '.~‘lil|ipoi»u you llxul .l prkc fur when lll lllls ululllry lower than lt is In thi- lllilli-d Slilleli, would the Iilrulol lil the West sow his grillll lllls spiillr fo: lilo lulrvi-sl lu ‘cl l‘illI’ Would lui llol l.lllu-r I-.ly I wlll go I0 WIN. pl.lii where I lull get ilu- wmm pl ie for llly ltlloat' Would he not -ui I will go across the llilc und vn- Halto ill furlllllig

I uni lildlcntlllg some uf the dllll.

lllllics lli dcullni., with this qu(..,_ lloll It sirlii= to bo ll very ulllmp, qucsuloll for hon gelitlellieli opposite. llo holi lgollllenlell oppoilll.e_ 5”; 'l`.lko iiwa) from the larlllel th- wolld price (ut ll lil hull’ The [ln-m. il llliglli veiy well su) Why l~,||(,||p| I be put lu suill .l po~iillull ol dlsild. illllldlzo lil .ill Cililirtlul, country? | doulil vcly llllurll il' hull. gllllllcllllll opposili: would siil:l.:ur»l tliul l|,,.~ l`;ll‘lllel' sllollld Ile lleprlvull ol' thi- fail- \vorlil‘s pl-Ice for lll-‘ proilllvt. Thi: `holi. nielnllcr l'roill llrockvlillo (Mr. 'Webslcrl showed the Ilouse conclu- sively tho other nlglit that tho cost Io lhv l'uiillc~r l'or labour und for this rolllllioilllles which he uses llil- lgrvutly ill:-rollso‘ll. We cannot thoro- fore sil_\' lo Ihr: lariller: You llulsl, lllko ilu. prime llult you are-l lil ordIll~ ary and llorillill Llllus, llotwltllstilllll- ing Illc lilcl llllll. your lzosl has ili- I-l'cnsell. I do .not lirliifvo lliqlo is all lloli. golillolllilll opposite ivllo would llurv l-Zi;-I up ilnd say lliiil to the lllrlll- llli: Iolillliiillily and -I llilllk it would Il: il lllosl unwise course for tho (loy- ‘l~i~i:iil<=‘lii io pill-sur-. | Ml'. 'I`I'IIII"l-‘: If lliall is lilo cilsi- ! (‘olll.illucll oil page sixfm' I

ELICITIIIG FACTS,

IIOII lfl'L‘¢\lf'll ill lhill wilyis only tolli-

I Sir. Ill _volir pilpol' ol' lllls dale. fzlI‘l<,i~ l'<-i'i|illl.: lllall we were zlskcd lo lllukr- rllill'l.:l-.‘.~l uguillil M0lll,ollll, you' Ieililoldiilly say: “'l`lie Iluilwlly Iiils iilllw,-ally ol`l`clo|l this solution; wo [1-'~l sure Illzll the llnion, ill jlisllcl; lo ilu-,lllsi-Ives, will not rc|`llso il. llolll sides lu-lug wlllinl.; to :null ii solution the wholo dilllcully could be alllusloil iii u l`<.»lv hours." I 'l`llis slntellient had' pr< vlously liccll lluulli ill the' coill'orcll4~,o,isnilsleiullllu laiid ll believe the public luis llu:‘.liilceoiv» eil bv il. hast your cluirges wgll- llliido by the Iliilon against tllls wllilll. The llililivziy lioliliell us lllill ex-Supl. Mcliwrll woilld lllve'sl.ll.:lltc~ thu cll|lrl;~ os, We llljoluzllt olii' witllcsso:-i`licl`oll_ llilil hut foulld that we could noi ivillloill nsslslullre ollcit the fuels ns all lho Ilalilwzly people' seollic-_l to lu- :lgaiilsl us. \Ve asked l.o be llelllwl by vollllsol and oul roiiilsol was l~cild_l to iixallllillc oilr ivlliiii.-'.;-'es‘. 'l`lle Slip- i~l'ilill-lilleilt le_l'\ise:l lo zlllow our <-oullsel lo net l'ol'lls:lllil wL~wltlldro\v l'l'olll Illo illveslluiitiilil. Wo 'dill not ivitllilruw lliu cllurl.les and they url- i-.lill oil lilo' In the Itllllwiiy Deport- lllelil, but we believed Llieii, and we sllll bifllcve, we dill no; get l`ulr play in iho piirsciltutloli ol' the facts, Tho jinlgi- also was the ltzlilwlly Superin- hliiiolll. wllo may bo il.|;ood iiulll. hill lu: should llo| have boll‘ll appoint- :-il to lly lllo oll:irgo.~l alnlilliit his own I-lllplo_\'e|:.~l. _ ` _ 'I alll, sir. ole, .

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57 'I "* i

An Open Letter

Many of our readers have planned for a number

than armies over were before- Ill tllntorywf- the world. 'Fliere

Of Y¢21’S i0 PUYCII-'=1Se H Piano or Organ for their home, but half? 59911 Dutllng off the purchase from time to time thinking tha_t the price might possibly become cheaper. This might have been the case had it not been for the WAR. Everything we purchase we have t0 PHY d0llbIC the former price. We herewith give a few reasons for the advance in cost of Pianos and Organs. The making of munitions throughout Canada has made_a heavy demand on skilled labor, and there has been an exodus of men from the Piano trade to take up the work of munitions. In order to hold their help. they_ have been forced to in-:reasc their wages from to time._In 1914 when Wal' broke out, two hundred and fifty men _enlisted from the lleintzman and Karn-Morris factories. Many of these men were the most proirlinenl in the piano business. Since 1914 the raw materials have advanced as follows.

Hard Woods 35 per cent, Veneers 70 r cent.

Buss G°°dS 35 P€_r cent. Screws 190 'pei' oexiiet. Nails 90 per ce_nt, Benzine 130 per cent, Shellacs 240 per “elm Slams 550 IRI' 0611!. Glue 165 per cent, Coal 50 Pei' Cént. arid s_o on down the list and there is no tell- ing where it will end. .

_ _To those who have been waiting to purchase a Piano, we. would not _advise them to put it off. Belore mm! m°"t_hS thi! Price will be beyond the reach of men in ordinary circumstances.

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