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I A - - - ~ , last year, when the Leader of -the Op-

, _ _ _ _ __ 9 _ . _~ _ position. after entertaInlng_hlmseif for

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‘ ` -‘ '» " ’ opposed to the tax, ilu-ally voted

_ _ _ _ __ _ against lt. He declared it was impro-

-_ F ' ' - ` - -. per to put on the -tax, but instead pro-

_ - ‘ ' ` ` posed nn alternative scheme, concoc-

years ago left tnis province and are now returning wounded or disabled, it- would not. be surprising to learn that the number' enlisting outside this province is almost, if not altogether, equal to the number enlisting within the province. Our people have con- tributed exeeedingly well to some of the funds,-many of our people. I. have a list here of the contributions to the dlfi`erent l’unds which I think the l-louse will flnd instructive. l intend to place it on File. The to-_ tal is some $431,730. That repre- sents a splendid llberailt_v. lt repre-_ sents. with very few exceptions, among the women ot' the province devotetf servici- and self-sacrifice. On the wbolc the total contribution ot $421,000 is one that perhaps we may look -back to as not discreditable to our people. .

A GRACEFUL TRIBUTE.

lit-fore resuming his seat. the Pre-

mier paid a graceful tribute, couched in fitting terms, to the memory of the late Mr. John Richards, former Lea- der ot the Opposition, and his bro- ther who died about two years ago at Ottawa. Those two gentlemen, he said, were marked, in an unusual degree in all their relations with men, for their fairness and their excee- ding courtesy. The late Leader of the Opposition, he said, was one who, in the performance oi’ his ditty, was absolutely faithful and sincere. Out- side of public life he was one of the most practical farmers and his exam- ple and precept could not have failcd to be of very great value to all who came in contact with him. It would be many a day, said the Premier, be- t'ore'they would seo again a man who in his own particular llnc bcld So distinct, so direct and so satisfac- tory n course.

The Premier also referred In up-

propriate terms I0 the death oi’ l\ir. Edward llackett and paid u fine tri-_ bute to his memory. »

‘l`he Premier resumed his scat

amidst, considerable applause.

MR. J. J. JOHNSON followed. lie statod_ that the Premier had at-ted_ the autocrat and pointing to the tram- I endons revolution in Russia statcdi that the pcoplc here In Ptincc- I-`.ilw:ird . island too might do tbo sa.nio.lIo rn- - viewed the Speech from thc Tliroui-.. and criticized the various clausr-si there-ln. lie expressed surprise tlinti the Speech omitted any rc'-ference to' the death ot' the Duchess of ('on- uaught and tiecinrcd it was u mutter of great regret. lie referred to tb"- I’rluct~ Edward island Development Pommissloii, stutlug that the Domin- ion Government. must have about twenty or thirty of those instli.\itlon.- "on the _-:locks at thc prcscnt time." ’i`bc_- (luvcrnmcnt, be suid, had brrii fortilt- ln. appointing (`omiu`_isslions.i lie criticised the policy of thc Govern-‘ ment in regard to the oy.-itcr industry and the granting of; charters 'lo fox coinpunics be- statcd was a means of fleeclng thc* people. ln regard to thc New lndus- tries (fomniittee of thc Development! Colnnllssion, hc said he saw it was the'

intention to ongage in the mauufac-I lure of glass. He did not know who-_ thei' they werc going to build glassy houses or not, but some people ought j to live in glass bousr-.-_ lie undcr-_ stood they were also going in mun- ufacture toys :ind this idcn lit- riIl'It-- tiled. I limi. Sir f`li:irlcs' Dalton. at. live

minutes to six, niovcti‘ tho adjoinn- ineni. of the dcbatt, and the llo-use nd-' jonrned to 10 o'ciock tomorrow morn- Ing.

W_E DN ESDAY, MARCH 21.

The liouse met this morning al, il

o’clock, when the llonournble Sir Pharles Dalton, who adjourned the debate yesterday ut‘t,r-rnoon, procce-` ded to speak on the .~\ddress. Sir Pharles, in an able and effective speech which occupied upwards ot’ an bmir, dealt with the various ques- tions raised in the Spcccli from thc Throne and refuted some of the static- rnents mails by thc previous sponi<or,‘ Mr. J. J. Johnston, and also by the Leader of the Opposition. I SIR CiL'iIll.ES DAI/I‘().\' said that some of the speakers in the Opposl-I tlon seats had taken up the time ol' the House in dissertations altogether extraneous to the question under con- sideration. and instead of -being cour- teous enough to offer even passing

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' was voted against ‘by the Opposition

the grearter part of the tme with a ilowery disquisltlon ns to why he was

ted by his party in caucus, which they thought would prc-ve it “stuunor.“

h h ml 6 home in mind may the What did we find? if $10, as was

e s ou iav

. l suggested by them, was given to every Prince Edward Island Developmen lcli who enlisted. there would not;

, I t it ii- ui 8° 91' ' g??e':,1‘{::::; glnssgfgcggfgg tie D209; be enough in the twenty thousand dol-I of the province in Conference asssmbl- 1?” hi ‘i°ll°“i»“\‘°5- I-° WY *h“l_al°“@- ed with whose selection the Govern- 'M95' °°“m ”°t ‘;§°:'h°“° feasul ° W5' ment had absolutely nothing to do and 5_‘;;"°“» “°‘° °°“ Q1' ma 9 PM

h h b | my c rge which they could substantiate

could ave ada so u y no _ln~ ' fluence. 'l`he Commission as the hon. againstighzlgggerzmgut' gi glhuségj

tl n k w , oil rises souis_.oL_5 “_“°° "1 “ Y W

aenleml? no si “Injen rovinm men The Gvvernment are aiwaya reid and

/oéemfgli gel_sua§ions_ ' 'H willing to give a full account of, the: presents the highest intelligence und- °"P_°t?d'*“;°_?if °" '""’_';_‘°_" all? "-he 09'.

- pos on, _a ng in or a empt to

wslness acumen or ine gmvmcei audi establish n single charge against the

some of its membeis are prom nent ,

, a,\mtn|s¢|-M0n_ resort _to then- custo. _ling -to go into Court, no doubt with

in both political paitits I`ht‘v meet' me a_wk__8 and uppmva] or the Le__d_

here fretluentiv and take n lively iii-ilmury method °r gland” ‘md 'mi5"99`

‘ . _ °esentatIon. They would have the

terest. in all the qiiesyioizs apperlain Governmem bC_____0w_ money n0__wm__

ing to the welfare o t e province, .

_ standing that, on account of the war.

and- already ,Ye can sw the result of t.he rate ot' interest would be prohi-I

their laibr/nts. i‘Iiey contemplate hmv The mx was Im “Pd __ _“I

' .. t dvanccment alou various lines , 0' 9 o ‘L

ini? ua _ “ions _Sid recommen time when the people were enjoying al

nn le r sllgge -

. . . great prosperity as .n resu-it oi' the

dations, if followed ot_it with tate, wan _md me O__po3m0__ ____ the _,Bw or

will undoubtedly be an mportant fac-

, that proposed that the people should

tor in the future prosperity of the not ___ an___n_|__g_ but that me GW

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ftrcgfxuéicomgs vii: gmfh ;e‘n_f);,_e.f°;§r vernmentshoultl issue debentures and

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Cardigan, Indeed it is paltry and dis- let the future g°“emu9n9' and me

_ ' , men who are pow lighting our battles

“editable-on ms 'part' to endemol-ui at the front, bear the -burden in the

to belittle and ridicule that spleudit d _ _ In U' h ' institution which has nlreudv accom- "5" to wma' W’ e ‘D56 at °m° tn"

dn who are iofltin to it lar e ex-

plisbed an itdmlruble work. Alu point- Y' ' D' _ g_ 5 Inv, out the great possibllties that lie l_""td_'H’_'h°_|'f°"e*lf_’;edg"i"e; mi; t" fn? before us and making recommends- ggguldugg _.;f;’e“g Si; ‘gsgt Xi “f%__l;":_'_' mms m regmd to mem' The mm' bearing the brunt and suffering all tbe`

gentleman. in a supposed vein of lin-

. _ privalious of the struggle, the soldiers.

mour, .-.ought to bc-little the sugges “hen __h_____ re___med Wann hav to

tions made by the Commission respcc- ' ' - ' ‘ “_ ting the possibility of establishing a mee the mx, that would be imp("’ed toy lndustry here. Ot cc-urse, while “mm them if me scheme Buggwted hyi that gontlein:1n's remarks will 'bc re- 'he Le"'d“" Pr the 0m’°“m°" had hw” ceivcd with that degree ol' seriousness mwpled' Phe Leafier nf ma opposi' w|,|,.§, ,hey ,],,_SQ,.v6 and “MIG his toln probably had bis own interests in mean nsperslons r:-n the work of tho view' H” www' ln ""3 cows" nf Commission will -be viovvcd with con- ".v‘°'m"' parhaps 1"’ gone bemro um" mmm by every hmawminded person time would como, and would thereto;-a In [hp pmv|m__,,_ yet “mv are typhml escape the tax In the future. But. I of his attitude in respect to the hmm' whml mm' time mmm' or rf” lmportanl questions that call for con- mp' bemm H pomm’ he may mmm hm slderulloii. Tho hon. gentleman, in wnys “ml rnnroseut ming" as “my his sligbtiug i‘ci'crmicc to the possi- "muy am' “nd “ot as h” wmlld hav" bllitlf-.-. that lic in new industries liero, th" P8091” `b°"‘W‘°' mf'-V am' I Mu' nviclontlv docs not know ofthe splcn» '°“r°"IY "ms" he may “eo th” fo"-V "f did rcsulls which are being acI\it=,v~ hh' “ly” h"'f°"‘* 1" 'S 'mo mm' "" hc cd by me m_i(,k and .H10 M_mum(,_tm__ may unfortunately ilnd himself tbe_ mg ,._._nma“__ at w_,__mngm____ which has Loader of the Opposition in the otbci reccI'."r=tl orders to meet a very large World mm' The Lender 01 Um 0'” tlemuiiti. This is proving to be a Dosmlm would have us b°.rr°W mmwy spit-ndid lndustry mul gives promise WMI” "h‘~‘_°°““"`y WM Dnmying g"°f‘t‘ of It grcnt l'iiiurc, and thcro arc other progperm' I might say hm” um' grczu industries to bc dvvcloped, as th” ‘lepqsns In the bank” now’ mm' 1-oiitvniplateti liy tim Uommisslon. The pared Wm' "ve year” 115° when 'Fw Iir_~n. inf-robcr for Fnrtllgnxi also spoke Liberals Wom' ‘mt 'M Dmiwr’ am 'muy dispnrnglngly of the proposals in re- pm' mm grpatm' man 'L was uufnf gard to the establishment. of a glass -These are prosperous um?" in whlcil iniiustrv lu this province. Why he th“__L"‘f‘_der,°'f me 0m’°s't_i°“ ‘mud should have donc so I cannot imagine. M5 ' DMU my anything' Shim me I may toll this ilousc, Mr. Speaker, tax and pm it °“,t0 me .people who ,hm “.0 |,_,,,,.._ _.mn in Kings (_.o“_______ ‘fill follow us. \\e will give them no almost thc br-st nialeriiil that. can be mt. in mn' Mme' but let the men “fho t'I;uud on the t‘ontii|cn|_ oi' North Ani- M" ‘""i",f'7 mf? mrmmg d° uw pn-"mg crlcu lor the niniitilaciurn ol’ gin:-as. "S wpuj _"mt" is th" Drm('ip’f` 0*: This is ___ 1-my “,h___h mmnol be m__]m_ honest.) us fxiunciatoti by the Lc.id_ei ted, :ind the possibllitics`ln`this con- nf um 0.m’°um°“ 'nm' ye"‘r‘_'a mm' nm-ton should receive the -best. consi- "mm whmh' knowmg it 1” be mls” duration of -every mom-ber who has am '"‘“"Pd""i‘l°' hp' Supported yy the future development of the Island n‘I“."'|“'°"°"'at'“n"‘ H” to the "m'f‘°ml 1| _ |11 l E b h M position of the province Flint

ti ienr ; tint in any ui m or s on __ `u' d _ _ I. h attempt to treat fuceiiously such an “en °“"’l'_‘1 ’;""i°_b“ Sm "ment b“'_‘“_'__

important question. is in exceedingly Has lfllpp “‘.‘," Y GVQP' memne' _ had t-nsic and shows an utter lack of ‘U owe' (’°v"“me“ 'M wc' “R

a some oi' proportion. When I was 0pD°’“[i°"' He '-“ad” 11"’ smmmcnt in Ottawa l was informed that thcrc u‘"t‘_i“ Olmwa' _“_“'“S Said "hm lm’ was just mm smnple of Sand _hm was Dominion was willing to sncrllicc its ,,(,U,____. _mn Dum; mn. sampln cam” lust man and spend its last dollar io ____£_m____ “___ in the raw of such win the war, and bc heartily endorsed l`zicls as this, lion. moutbcrs will rise mm' “ta‘e‘m°“t' That `”_“‘f‘e""C`“ by in _h,_i|, mu___,___ mm _md_,avnm. m make the Leader ol' the Opposition was a light of this t-iitt'rpri.~C whlcli wo haivc V“".\' l”‘“`i0H‘7 0110 'O mmm ‘md “'39 in conlcnipltiilon. and thc results oi uppl“““°“ ‘md °°""“"`““ _fn by ‘hp which may bo l’ur-relic-liiiig and of the Whale h"““°' Bm almost' '"4-hu '““m_e liigiiest importance. 'l`lierc arc many h"`m'h he ‘|‘5“°““°"d Um um” md' industries that need ciicotiragcnioiit, de"‘ig“°u““ it ‘m "‘xt°'U°"5 and 0" hm -sfnrie industries that are nr.-w prose- {`“i’“t“U"" £13 “ |“w5'0" h" ‘1""7l“""" it cutod only to a small extent. Tliere 'negal' 5_0 ‘mum he “'"“'e'1 1° I5 one im|uS:|.‘_ p,“.m_“1m.|\. to “,mch create strito and raise ti stir tbnt. I shall refcr latter. und flint. is the fox “'°“m l"`°m°"° litigation and m that industry, upon which the lion. Leaticr “’“““e" bring 3'1"' 1° ms legal '-“HL of the Opposition based onc oi' his He Drofefiseg in 0"” bfemh '-0' M’ “n vei'Iic~'tc attacks upon thc Govcrnmcui “ment f’“t"i0t' randi’ “lid wmmg '~° and. in keeping with his record, mis- s“""’nC° ""0"-V ‘l°"‘“""“°ff his °“"“_ if=>rcscntt-d thc fntis .ind lu refci “M in the “"7” 1""'”'th hv ‘°°“dm“m‘

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his own time would be well paid lor, and notwithstanding that the man had sworn to a certain value--and the

Leader ot’ the Opposition cc-uid not have helped knowing it-he was wil-

er o-I' the Opposition, and swear to a different. valuation. This client of his and his wife came here and spent ten days and his expenses exceeded $80, and when he wanted to Interview his lawyer, where was that gentleman?- in Summerside. while his poor client was spending live or six dollars a day for board. At last the man decided that It would be best to set-tie the case while he had money tc- pay, and be was called up on the telephone and told not to settle yet: and the malvs wife, disgusted with ibut lawyer-'s handling oi' the matter. said: "I will' go and pay the bill." This old gentle- man was fur from wcll, and l believe that li' he had been taken home in a box the Leader of the Opposition would have been responsible for his death. . _ . THE SANATORIUM.

Now, Mr. Speaker, there is above all

others one matter that secins to .be ti. thorn in -the side of tho Lender of tho Opposition, and that is the insti- tution known as the Dalton Sumito- rlum. It is his bete noir. ’/it every session oi' thc llouso bo devotes no less than two hours to a trite ond, sordid crlclsm ol' everything coniwc-I tml with the Sanntoriuni, dcprccin-ting in ovcry possible manner tho whole t.i'rins:ict.loii. A few ynars ago, when I offered, in this I-lc-uso, the sum oi' $20,000 for the erection ot' an institu- iinu of this kind, thorn was in the soul now occupied by the Lf-ndcr oi` thu Op- position ti. gentleman whose sterling qualitics his present. succossc~r might wcll emulate,-a gentleman in thc true sense of thc word; and _bcforc I lc.-.ive that point, Mr. Speaker, I might offer a lrlbtitc l.o the memory of that ho- nourable citizen. The inte liir. Ili- cbards was a gontlc»msm of the lilgliest integrity, and his opponents nevor had occasion to criticize his statements sr\.~ rlously- in regard to pwbiic nmt-ters of

fact., and certainly never to deplore his conduct in this llouse. lin wus a man whose dealings with others, it mattered ,not whether friend or foe.; were marked by unswcrvlng rcciiturlei and an atlmirnblp regard for truth. II wish, Mr. Speaker, the sumo could be said of some others. ’l`Iiut. gcntlcinnii. when I matic the offer to which I have just rel`e'rrcd, unliesitatingly rose in his place :md secc-udcti u volo of tlmnlis, \vhit~Ii I must say I sinccrclyl upprecintotl. The lute Leader of the Opposition had only one folloiver, it is lr`uc', hilt he and his colleague. not-I wlllistaiitliiig that fact, reprcsentctlthcl Liberal party ot' the province at that? limo, and he lionrtily secondcil thc- vote of thanks. But. the I.cndcr of thc Liberal party ol' that day does not -to use a cuinnion cxprcssiou-"<‘\it any ice" with the ()pposIf.it‘.~n In the House ni. this monicnt, If be wore alive and wc-re present wlicn the lion. gentlcmun who now occupies his scat. was indulging in his interminable tl- rndc against the SuntilorInm,l have not tbo sligbicsl. doubt. lic would have rlcprccate-(I thc attitude taken by that gentleman. ’l`ho bon. Loader of Ihr Opposition has one falling in particu lar, :ind that is un Irresistible desirt'-,_ to limi fault nntl a correspc-nding fou.l~; ness l`or suggesting what he thinks* arc iniprovomcuis-suggestions wniclil are both lmprncilcable and nn~\Isc_f

,,n,,, N, W] im _,lm tm, hom mmnlm. a tai. uuposed tor the very same pur- INC-w. that reminds me of u 1'-rtuin,

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t'or t`_':u'<lignti .inode some assertions p°"“"' '_H"‘_ i""°“”i’*L(‘“c-" ii’ 5° “i’Pa"' that “._,_,.,, as mr _-mm _lm ,_.m_h as ent that it is _hardly worth mentioning, might bc rxpct-lcd. .I shall rcturu to “"“I"’ U- "Qi ml' me fm-"' mat |19 I-"ies ,mg mn,y,,,._t_ H, 1, mu". Stagg to_uupport. his iintenablo position by

ln thc matter ot' ctiucntioii. there is b"'"g'"g in "P““'U‘f“]m` "F-395" Whiffh

still rot-ni for aitlvnuctunont, still ciiau- fully H"rv'° 'O reveal his “W” i"smIC'"“ gcs required from your to year. and '“""““"" in k"e‘Pi"g men "bm d°i“3 we huvc iurtlicr inipi°ovcn'ieuis _ con- 'Wh' dm-V' H9 °hm`g‘-'il me GUVGTU' tcniplatcti In this Ilcnartnient. 'um' “'m‘ having PM 0" f°X*f‘f‘ 0- VB'

In lm, _qD,,_,_.h it is stated "The luatiou that was not instilled. particu-

IDM Wm. has been one of abundant larly on stock imported from the West. liarrcsts and high prlccs for all the I “`°“ld like ‘0 “Bk him if he 15 Wm' products ot' the furni." I tlilnk it was mg 'that ‘hut ‘fllurge Sh°“m 917915' to me hes, y,_,_,,. we |mv,_, ever had so fm. the valuations in his own case? He .N ,,g,.im,|,,m, is ,,0m.emed in this mv too, In connection with a friend in the

story wliicb I think uptly illiiirulvsi tim position of the lion Leatlt'-..‘ ot' the Opposition. There lived at r ue time a. noted man-I nccrl not mention names; .but be was the mc-.i impor- tant man of his time-at Ifnst In his own estimation, if not in other peo- plo's--the very embodiment of earth- ly wisdom; lndced._he must have be- lieved himself supernaturally wise. However, in deolalmln", ou the works of Nature, he said that in the coursel oi' Creation the I.~’»rd had made mnny| mistakes, and II be lmfl been there, to assist in the shaping of things be'

comment on me impm-hm; and for-l`v},,,.e_ The irlCcsvobtg|ne(| wem vicinity of Su-mmerside_ invested mo- would have made. the sun to shine in _

reaching matters outlined In I-its Ilo- nour the Lieutenant Governot-`s_ Speech, they °ndulged in their usual reckless criticlsm of the Government.

resmw.imr.Ing nm and expieuf-,ti miie-|1_., ,,,- ,,,,,,@,,,,, importance t.,.d,,,. 1., I-Ion. The House nerlmns would like doubt wluit-ever that the 11011- Leaflet _tho successful prosecution of tht-.`\vni‘. '° k,“‘7‘“' his Vnluimon of mage f°K"9~

cles which we-.rc lrrclevnnt at the pre- sent time.

"Yesterday afternoon," bc contin

ned. “tho hon. member fgir (fardigna made thc statement, ‘n ris ng to spen on thc debate, that ble did so In reply to the Premier. Ile nevcr expressed a desire to deal with the Speech, but at the very outset of his remarks he Indicated his evldcnt intention of attacking the Premier, whom he seein od to hnvg mario a special target. for his flat lent outburst. ills sole ob-

ject in rikcaking seemed to be nothing but a desire to nttnck honourn uc members :md to belittle. ifpossilile, the great issueslieforn the iiousc. The lion.” Lender of the Opposition also paid scant courtesy to the Speer-.Ii from the Thro`ne. preferring rather to

rep¢Za_t_ mis-st_t:;e_:ne_nis _an_d _misrepre- seu a ons w c to nat teen pre- viousiy convicted of. Gentlemen of- sucli talent and experience, to my

nilndi should keep theinselve_s in con- form ty with the rules of ebate in the House and observe a strict sense of truth _in dealing with question:-i_ i.‘:.'°',:..r¢i:.::F‘y nr. '.151 too much to expect of misrep- resentation is their

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f.-plendid, und the people are willing nel' “nd “lit 3 man ‘mf “Wt I0' bill’ io assist. in anything the Government f°x"5 ui* f'-lmlipll' “S DOBSHJV3- H193' _.un ,ln to ,,n(,0m.agc ng,.|,.“m".,_, in imported these scrubs and they were-

tlils province. increased production i" “h"~"K“ 0f ‘|10 Lead"-1' 0*' ill? UDPUHT'

and tha more we can encourage the ""I'“|‘ I had C0\'l‘¢5Il0“d0“<‘-G With U10

lion entlcman himself a d h t-

fnrniers to reap thc maximum harvest - 5 ' - W ¢ WI” from the land. the more assistance we W "|"° °" *°" "‘°U""d d°||l"3 3 Pill' are t.boroby rendering the cause for 7°' thfm- H9 W" W|||'"9 f° °*¢"i¢¢ which iirnein emi hm- Aint-s are ngiu- '"°"°y twin *iw 9vbIl¢_¢° that extent 1- V

these facts, and I know the prices he* asked for his foxes. I know these fox-

cessantly and in various other ways' direct the elements to the best behoof of mankind. It was inconceivable audnclt_v. of course. but I have no

oi' the Opposition, with slight encou- ragement. would have tho tcmcriiy to suggest improvements in that dirnc- tion too!

Mr. DELI.: Yes. Improvements in

the Government, though.

SIR CHARLES DALTON: You are

always doing that, but I don't know wherc the Government. or the country wt:-uid land if your suggestions wt-re

es could Ibe bought. in the North \Vest_

o for_a_Iit_ui_;_cnc tIic;iisa__nd doll_t_t`rs a paIr_

at u mo, nut ti torwnr s nt two

thousand; and yet ho would have thc,

g offrontery-after asking nine or ten,

But Imitation: Only Dlsappoint ;:1r;\isan_tI fog the sam? f:_t00lK-io _§li`l°'

- czo ie tovernmon. ecanse I e-

Thore are many imitation! sf thi! retmteti the veiiietieiis which me roi' great treatment for Uollshl. C0|dl» owners themselves put ou. The Le- croup,_ bronchitis and wls case was _brought_u'p by the Lead-

;l;_oop.ng cougqi. e_r of tl;_e Oppioei-t_l0_t_‘|, nad ;_van_effec_-

ey usuay ive tsposo o yte eatero

have some lale the government. I happen to -he in‘ .in the merits of n position to know a little more tbanf the original, but anybody else about this case. This it should bg was an -honest, old gentleman, not very remembered well educated. In fact, he did not may they know that the Leader of the Opposi-| ua "ke "_ tI_on__held _this position in _tl_ie llogse

n a , ant wien ie nscera net it

"'l“°m° his lawyer was the Leader of the Op- °“ 7' position he became very nervous and

felt lie had been ¢-ntrapped and decl-

oppositlon und truth with their views, lu the the Throne work of ment

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ded -to get out. Now, Mr. Lewis to start with had s certain number of foxes, and bemnde n solemn oath as to the value of thosc foxes. llc paid part of the tax and whon, ohing I sup-

pose to some influence y-_hiclahnd

' _ brought -to 'bear upon i m e wnntet

‘mmmm 2'. 'gn to make trouble. dfcit no lgd p__i_ald

enough and refuse to pay ore. he

|,m”°‘°""° “m,"°°""“ man of the opposition iota tum ne

would not have to ii y No doubt

*'-'W' ;£;~..-.L an new recite. sm wealth, and

adopted. Now, liir. Speaker, the Sa- natorlum is not nn institution for my personal benefit, but for the benefit of the province.--a iuuans of relieving* the provluco of the scourge of lb:-I white plague. I have no ownorsliip in thnt building, but in my absence the Government. mlvaticcd money In respect to ibn institution,-money of which I never received one single cent.. money which I never disposed of in any way. Tile cheques were issued by the Commission,-by Mr. Tidmarsh in my absence. The mo- ney was advanced by the Government to Itself, not to me. This, as i said] before, is the chief complaint, or one of the chief complaints, of the Lead- er of the Opposition. We have two large institutions which were built by the Government,--tlie Asylum and the

Infirmary. ,~ l would like to know why the Leader of the Opposition does not, say these instltbtlons are a "poort bargain".-the expression be uses itil reference to tlie Sanatorium. Wbyi does he not make the suggestion that; the inuinios of_'these places should he allowed to go at large. They have just as much right to be turned out of doors as the unfortunate people who stiffer from some other disease. There would -be a commotion If thein- mafes of‘t‘li!be-'institutions were turii- ed out on the country and th. Leader

oi the Opposition -might be in danger ` of being clased as one of them. .

MR. BELL' TESTED.

It has been charged that the (lo-

vernment made a bad bargain. The Government did not make any bar-

gain at nil. .1 want to tell the hon. ,

Leader of the Opposition. A bargain is a consideration between two par- ties, aud in this case there was no consideration at all. l gave the mo- ney and I exacted no consideration whatever inreturn and when the Lea-~ der of the Opposition talks about a bargain he is making as erratic and insensate a statement ns he can' DOs- sibly make, u. statement calculated tc- do some injury. Now, I make this challenge and I throw it at the Lead- er of tho Opposition. If he will lu- troduce ti. resolution to relieve the province nf all future responsibility in connection with the Sanatorium, I would take it hack. I would do more than that. l would refund to the Government-althouglit I have no doubt he would say I was forfeiting my seat thereby--I would pay back to the Government all expenses ‘to which they may have -been put in regard to that institution and take the whole thing back. Now, will the Leader of the Opposition introduce a. resolution to that effect? If he does, and it is ca:'rled, will he be satisfied? Will lie, be got;-ti enough to answer me? _ -Mr. BELL: That is n very fair question.

Slit CIIA-RLES DALTON: Well,

it it is, give me an answer, please. Do you want the Government relieved ot' rt-sponslbllity in connection with that balding?

iiir. BELL: The Government should

never have assumed any responsibili- ty ln connection with it.

SLR CHAIILES: Never mind what

they did. Will you dare make a pro- position to relieve the Government of responsibility? I promise you l won’t vote against your resolution.

Mr. BELL: Are you seeking now-

to relieve yourself and plncc the but-` den' on the Dominion Govornmcnt? Are you trying to shoulder thc res-. ponsibility onto ibc Dominion Govern- ment?

SIR t?lIAIli.ES: I will nssum., tho

whole responsibility myself' If _vc-tl fiivo. nic back 1.ho=b\\lidlng.

Mr. BELL: Are you trying at this

moment to shift. tho responsibility on to the Dominion (lovcrnmont. for the nmiutcnanco oi' the institutioni' I

Silt (‘.liAIt'LlC<S: Not nt, all. I timl

not talking about. the Dominion Go- vernment. I say that If you intro- duce s. resolution relieving thc Go- vernment. oi' all responsibility in con- nection with that institution I will take lt. myself. I nm not trying lo shoulder anything on tho Dominion Governincut- Are you willing tliut I should lake that, institution back and pay -buck to the Govornmout what tlicy expended on it? Will you move that rcsolution‘! ii‘ you do I will not vote against it.

.\Ii-. IIELI.: I am not gc-Ing to nu-‘

swcr that question oft'-liand I \\'on'i aiisrvcr it inimetlihtr-l_v. Arc you pre pared to answer anothm- question? . SIR (‘I-IARLES: I will answer any-

thing. I can make a summer rt-sort of that institution for myself and fa- intly, and might be in a position to invite the Leader of thc- Oppot-iltion‘ there. l will take it back as my own`

properly and tho Government wc-nit have one cont. to pay: I will refund them all they paid. .\`nw, what liavri you to say to ibut? _

Mr. DELI.: I say it, is the duly ol*

the Dr.-minion Govcrnmcnt. to tuko It; ovcr. ‘ SIR i‘llAl"tl.l-IS: lt. is not their duly at. all. ’i`licy have no say in it, nity, more than tilt-.y have to do with yourj house. ‘ Mr. I'iEI.I.: lt is for the rcliirncd

soldiers with tuberculosis and they huvo n right to Lake il..

Sill ('llAltLi-JS: Who gavc It. to

them.

Mr. BELL: Tha; is what thc (in-

vernment say they sro operating it t`or at thc- present. time. ,§

SIR (‘llAIiLFlS: That will ull-

cease. jj

THE PREMIER: The Leader of_

the Opposition in very generous with other people's property. .-

SIR (‘lIARi.l~}S: The Leader of thel

Oppositiu can‘t. get ont of it no\v, nor. at any other tiinc. I mean exactly what I say I would take that place Ibnclc. Will he Introduce u. resolution to the ei’i'ect? '

Mr. HELL: I nm glad to hear your proposition. ` SIR CHARLES: Will you intro-

duce a resolution?

Mr. HELL: I will answer that ques-

tion for you at another time during this session. - ‘

Sill CIIAILLES: Oh yes. I thought _vnu vrould wriggle out of it. the sumo, as _»,-on did In regard to the sclit;-ol dis-‘ trlct. and that famous tux In Kenslng-I ton. ~

Sir f`.bnrles Dullon went on to tell ol!

comforts which are being provided for ; the inmates of the Sanntoriuni. such as a billiard table und a piano. rnlsedi by subscription und then proceeded to speak on the I-‘ox Tax. lie- snld:

THE FOX INDUSTRY.

When the lic-n. member for Cardigan `

get up to speak his sole object was in treat the gallery t.o some of thc flowery language on which he prides himself, and In -doing so he waxed warm on the fox tax. Now, l want

to tollthln liouse that the fox Indus-,‘_

i-Pi' is not what be pictured Ii. it is n livo industry and one oi' the great-_ ost in‘lhis province. lie says lt-

cost the peoplo of the country millionsf

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of tic.-liars. Ot coui"so', that is like most of his other statements, not true. I have some reports here of some of the fox companies and. it may not bg out of place to read a few of them iu order to give the House nn idea as to what the true state of

things is. Here are rt few- extracts:

“What has happened to the fur

rarming business during those tive years, more than half ofwhich time the world has been at war? Fox ranches have multltilled to hundreds

"9 tcm/vt oe -iss

here and have been planted in every province of Canada, and nearly all

the border states from the Atlantic to _

the Pacific. Millions ol' money have been invested .by tens ot thou- sands oi' shareliolders, located in some twenty provinces and states. ln- quirlee have been-made and reports called iortb on behalf of the Cana-i dian, United States. Russian and Jap-_ unese governments And this while twothlrds oI` the civilized world bas_ been at war, straining every nerve and putting fc-I-tn the last ounce of their energ_v In the deadly conilict,| and while all the great Europeani fur markets have been practically' closed. So stupendous a, crisis wns never -before met by n new and infant' industry. Ami how has It been met?| With it resolute faith that stands uu~_ paralleled lu the history c-I' any like enterprise anywhere and at any time' in history. With exceptions so i'ew| as to be unworthy ot mention they are all carrying nn at their. old stands.| And they face the future with conil-' dence. knowing that they are produ-|

cing sonietlilnggatdbe world wants' and will want re and more, some- thing that commerce demands, and which they can produce at n hand- some proilt under normal conditions In the years to come. ‘ . Silver fox _breeding is _vet In its

early infancy, -but it is a very vgorous ufnnt. lt has not cried out for sub- sidies or bonuses or protection. In its infancy, yes! Why it is only this year that for the llrst time the mncb_ products have made any perceptible Impression upon the fur markets. Ili-I therto It luis been content to go on selling Iirccding foxes, building new ram-lics and extending the Industry to otltor lands. It. has not-n organizing' hrecdors' associations, classification and registration. and this year, for tho llrst time, has sci. about wccding' out its iuiprt;-fltaililo animals and sclcc-I ling the best fo lu-ep and breed. 'l‘liesc arc amnng.tlw many signs of its vl»' gorous health. llercaftei" we shall have in Prince Edward island it stoi~k_ of Iirecding silver black foxes which. for purc blood and standard pctilgi-ec' will class with the best. livc stock in' any linc and in any country. I

Ouc ol' the things which thc war bas'

done is to cause it great onlurgemcnt.‘

of the l'ur markets in the United' States and it is cosy lo foresee that the- preemlnencc lieretolore _accorded to London. Lelpsic and Nljni Novgo-' rod may, in the not distant future, be] lranst'errcil to New Ya-rk, St_ Louis,

Pliicngo and Montreal. ln no couu-| t.ry`iu thi- world is thc vcry wealthy, anti fasliiniinblo class so large as ini the United States. This class will li., i`czitl_v purt-linscrs of thc int;/at bcuu- tiful und costly furs and in thc vary nature oi' things will Iwconic patrons ot' the silver fox lntlusiry. I believe, und the opinion is sbnrcd by many of the slircwdcst. men in the fox breeding busincs.-: herc. that it matters compa- ratively litlic- i'or -the grunt future ol' thc. industry at what price our silver fox polls ure sold this ya-.:u'. so long ns we got ihcui \vclI dlslributcd und so-incwliut. extensively liitroilticc-ii. 'l‘liclr bcauty and l\ixiii'io\L-iiicss will bc Ibn bust possible advertisement they r-an hnvo and future sales on the rapidly rising mni'kot which will nu- turnlly follow the conclusion ol' tho

war will bring the tiuc rcwsrd.

'I‘hc ncxt, sale t.o bc lit.-ld -by the Now

York l-‘ur Auction Sulcs (‘o., ut New York. is sot for lilurch 26, 1017. At. this salc it is expected it large num- ber oi' choice furs will be ofl`crod. At their January sale, 287 fisher nvcrngetl 30 per cent. higher than nt their Sep- tember sale; 520 otter skins averaged 20 per cent. higher; over 6,000 red fox 40 per cent.; 279 silvors averaged 20 per cent. higher. and 430 white fox I5 per cent. advance. in fact almost evcry kind of fur sold ut liiglt- er prices. `

Ffa#

A report of the West Gore Silver,

Fox' (‘o., Ltd., states flint the com- pany started with two pair ot’ regis-I tered foxes in 1915. Iiaised tivo pups last year. The company expects from sale of foxes and breeders this year' to be able to pny all runnlug` ex--' penses and pay tt `l0 to 15 per cent' dividend.

W U ii

The li. J. McNeill Black Fox Coni- pany have assets. one farm, 211 acres. of land. u_ set of buildings, fox rnncli.

50 pens. 43 pairs of black and silver” breeders, no liabilities and 38 skins on the market for sale. They have against that issued $373,000 worth of’ stock. I

. if -1 it I

The Blue iiills Pcdigrecd Silvcr|

Black Fox Co., inc.. whose ranch is located ut Iliue llills. Randolph Mass., report that they started busi- ness only n little over n year ago. Eleven pups were born on the ranch last I~‘nII, and nil were raised to ma- turity. This company expects to be nble to pay good returns on the in- vcstmr-.nt this coming yt-nr_

new

Tho Empire Black Fox .(‘onipan,v.'

Ltd., have issued the following re- port under date of January liith, 1917. The company started business in 1913 with five pairs of high-grade foxes. in the Spring of 1916 they had 13 pairs, last Fall they had n total of -il animals. Since then six have been pelted and are now in the bands of the Fur Sales Board. Capital stock, $116,000. indebtedness con- tracted for feeding ranching and other expenses, $1,611-1150. The sale ofpelts now on the market is expected to pay this and give a good surplus. Dr. George Carruthers, of Charlottetown. P. E. Island, is president. and signs the export.

A BIT OF ADVICE.

T could read these reports In the

dozen, but these ure, I think, suidcient to show that the_induetry, in the hands of capable, economic men who