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THE TA'LY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN JULY 5 1897.

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CLAIMS

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THE DAILY EXAMINER.

JULY 5, 1897.

THE “CLAIMS QUESTION.”

Tue Patriot complains that * Tus Exan-

INER wil the truth” in regard to Tur ‘mixing and muddling in the effort to Mr. Peters proposes

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this question, and that EXAMINER 18

deceive the people.” ’

to have an arbitration; Mr. Peters has included our claim on account of excessive other

railway expenditures in parts of

Canada as chief among the number of

bmitted to arbitration; Mr.

: ' claims to be Su

Peters expects as a result of the arbitra

tion to obtain a large sum of money for the replenishment of the depleted Provincial All this is clear and admitted. too, that there is to be no readjustment of the subsidy as, indicated by Mr. Peters ia the Legislature. On the basis of these admitted facts, we argue that if our claims are submitted to arbitration, and if alarge sum of money should tkus be obtained for the treasury,

treasury.

jt is admitted,

Provincial the railways and public works needea by Harbor, East Point and other sections of the Pio- not be built. railway claim

the people of Belfast, Murray

vince wil] We cannot have

our upon the Dominion

Government after we have obtained from the Dominion Government and placed in the Provincial treasury the amouct of that claim as awarded by a court of arbitra- tion. There is no “ mixing and muddling’ in this argument. On the contrary, we think it will be admitted to be clear to the mind of any elector.

The Patriot quotes Sir Oliver Mowat in support of its contention that Tse ExAyry ER “will not vee the truth.” What does Sir Olive r

“I may state for the hon. gentleman’s comfort, however that no arbitration bas azreed upon. With regard to the claims of Prince Edward Island I can say th is much, they will be carefully consdcret and whaterer those needs « nd clu ms yu ly

say? He says:

beea

demand will be accorded to them.”

What is remarks which the Patriot has quoted and ifs!icised ? Sir Oliver’s personal opinion evidently is that an arbitration is not necessary and ought not to be granted. He intimates that the “needs and claims” of Prince Edward will be carefu!ly corsidered and, that

the true meaning of these

by the Government of Canada justice will be done in the This is the right position tor the Govern- ment of Canada to take. It is the position that was taken by the governments of Sir MacKenzie Bowell and Sir Charles Tup- per. The good judgement of Sir Oliver Mowat, may be overruled by his unscrupulous colleagues for the purpose of forwarding Mr. Peter's schemes. But Sir Qliver is undoubtedly right. Evident- ly be personally takes the view of Senator Ferguson and Tae ExaMINeR and those coneervatives who say that arbitratioa is uot necessary in a case in which the juetice of the claim is practically admiited on both sides and by a!l parties. That shis Sir Oliver’s view is evident upon the face of the following paragraph also quoted by the Patriot:

premises.

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“T am quite sure the interests of Prince Edward Island are perfectly safe in the hands of the Minister of Marine and Fish- eries, one of the most able and vigorous members of the government, and he will Le found not to have failed in his duty to his province because he is acting for the interests of the whole Dominion.”

We may not all have the childlike con. fidence in Sir Leuis that is entertained by ‘Sir Oliver; but we must all admit that Sir Uliver sees no cause for arbitration,

avd that it is The Patriot which “ will

i not gee the truth!”

Why, then, does Mr. Peters ask for an arbitration? Does he really believe that his friends in the Dominion Governmen; will not do justice to Prince Edward Island ot their own,motior? Surely the influence of Sir Louis Henry Davies and yrters in the House of Commons; be potent in a case the justice of Why insti-

his sup; ought | which is clear and adaitted.

tate a costly arbitration, involving un- of squandering

fimited powers public

yas in the case of the Behring Sea yation? It is possible that Mr. Peters res that some of his legal friends shal!

havea nice fat job. But we believe that he merely wishes to humbug the people to the end that he may obtain a new lease o! powe r.

AN EXPLANATION NEEDED.

Tue sma!l amount! received inte the pubhe treasury on account of the Scott Act prosecutions throughout the Proviace has been a subject of repeated enquiry it the Legislature and elsewhere. It ba- been explained on the part of the Govera ment that the costs of the dismissed Secor: Act cases were paid out of the amount Act hence the small amount ef Scott Act fines placed to the credit of the revenue. Now the Public Accounts show that the amounts received by the Government from the Stipendiary Magistrates on Scott Ac account were :—

received On account of Scott fines:

ee i ed 4 8 90.00 1895... eudeleee eC 103.45 ET nb connnnd wipienidiss « ¢suceecsss denen 0) See

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On the other hand, according «‘9 the statements placed on the table of the Legislature by Hox. Mr. Peters in response regarding the

to requests of Mr. Shaw

expenses of prosecutions in Magistrate® courte, it appears that instead of the ex- penses of Scott Act cases being paid out of the fines collected, as stated by the Govern- ment representatives, the following sums were paid out of the treasury on that ac-

count :—

Dy is pencestaaat iid ais $ 665.40 BE vs ccesennsiounensuiidiness samen i. a

Total eeeeeeeerteeee eeeee desecceesec «cos SEAN

This amount bas been taken out of the provincial revenue—out of the taxation of the people—in the last three years, while only $385.54 has been placed to the credit of the revenue. sation of the Government in respect to this matter there is the question what became of the Scott Act fines ? Fines to the amount of more than $385 were certainly imposed during the last three years. What became of the money, and why is the Province at a loss on.accouat of Scott Act prosecu- tions? Perhaps Mr. Peters will explain.

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NOTES AND COMMENTS.

—Ottawa Journal: Except in the spend- ing line, Parliament seems to have some- wuat missed fire. There was a slaughter of the innocents— for instance, the Fran- cise bill, the Civil Service Superannuation bill, the Prohibicion plebiscite, the Criminal Cede, the Manitoba school fuods bill. But more money was authorized be speat than in any pievious vear in the history of the Dominion save one.

—Ofthe Spithead naval review the Philadelphia Record says: Jt was a reve- lation. It showed better than could mere tabulated statements of the naval strength of the several maritime nativns the unique position occupied by Great Britain among the werld’s naval powers. In ‘ine Britan- nia revealed herselfas the unchallenged mistress Of tl » seas.

—The Mai! and Ewpire points out that Premier Re.d of New South Wales refused knighiheod. Premier Laurier, who always objected to decorations, seized one imme- diately ii was offered, and then dec'ared that the Queen had tempted him. We do not believe Her Majesty was any more anxious that Mr. Laurier should be kaighted than she was that Mr, Reid should be knighted.

—The Patriot objee’s to Hoa. Mr Gordon’s siaiemeat tLat “a redical charge isto be made in the ed.ins_ra.ion of Public Works,” thorgn it ac.si.s that the sentence has a geod sound. It wants par- ticulare. We .bink tuat ‘he Pat. 91 ought to be satisfied upon at least one 1 Tbe present head of the Public Works Department will be cut off. That wl] be a long step in the «1 ciion of a 1ad‘cal change. Mr. Joba McLcar, of So: *>, 188 the ma.ter in hand, and the work w..| be well done.

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Apart from (he tergiver- | that no pe’son belonging to P. KE, Island

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ISLAND'S CLAIMS.

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Hun. Mr. Peters’ Arbitration Scheme Exposed

By Seniter Ferguson in the Lyceum ---\he Hillsborough Bridge.

The Hon, Mr. Ferguson said: At this ate hour I w''l conveat myself with con- geavula:ing this convent-on on the excelent LomMiDAaliors you have made,and the great oaa my which preva:!s among you, and [ will add a word on the claims of this Province as referred to by Hon. Mr. Peters in bis address to tbe electors. That gen- tleman says tha: [ opposed, in the Senate, bis proposition to submit the Island claims ‘Oarb.traiion. This statementis only partially true. The clams which Mr. Peters mentioned in bis letter were (lat,) regarding winter COmmunication (2nd) on account of the excessive Federal ex pen- diture on public works on tbe mainland, which is the foundacion of our ilway claim; (3rd) a refund of the pension paid to the widow of the Hoo. E. Whelan. His proposition was thar all these claims should be referred to three arbitrators with the undersianding that no P. E, lslander svou'ld be named as one of them. Here is what I eaid in tre Senate regarding this proposal :

“I do pot find any fault with the manner in which the Provincial Premier proposed to deal with some of these questions. His propositon in his letter to Mr. Davies is that all the cla:ms between the Province and the Domia‘on shoald be submitted ‘9 arbitration ; that three men named, one by the Province and ove by the Dominion and the third to be selected in in some other manner, and that these three should have power to go into all the anestions, and that their report, while not absolutely bindine should be a basis for futare action. la my capacity as a Mem- ber of this House I want to protest against the Premier’s proposal to refer the matter of Railway construction in P. E. Island to any arbitration whatever. * * * ® Mr. Peters makes the ex’ raordinary sug- em tion in connection with this subject

should be one of tue three arbitravors. | do object to the Premier’s proposition that this part of what he calls the claims 0°’ the Province inthe matter of the con- s.ructioa of railways should be referred to arbitration at ail. I contend that that

subject should be dealt with in regard to P. E. I. precisely as it has been dealt with

‘ “> { anada. While opposing strongly the sub: iss:on

' hewn : “niger tia we of our railway claim to any arbitration, and | #™O3nS lo Se Vearsy paid by the Dominion

whi-e opposiog just as strongly Mr. Peters’ abject scueme to exclude all Istanders from acting in the matter, I was :panticalarly careful not to find fault with a fair arbi- tvat‘on over such questioas as non fu'fill- ment of the terms of un.on regarding winter communication. That I was right in these matcers is now evident from ‘he fact that Mr. P: ters says, in his manifesto, that he does [10/ pow propose to refer the railway question to arbitration. My re- maiks in the Senate, coupled with those of Messrs. McDonald and Martin io the Com- mons, showed him that the igaomenious sareeader he proposed would net be accep- table, and Le now turns rouod and declares that the surrender is not to be made. S.r Louis Davies, ai.er having forwarded Mr. Peters’ letter t» the Governor in Council for favorable consideration, denied in the Commons that it had been proposed to submit the railway matter to arbitration

at all. The people of P. E. Island h vea right to have the truth told them, and I am mistaken if the Liberal

party will gain by the misstatements of their leaders. WhenI saw the statement in the Lieutenant Governor’s speech about the bridge over the Hillsborough andthe alleged progress iu settling our claims against the Dominion, I brought the matter upin the Senate, Just as I expected I found that the Peters Cove. n- ment were at their old work of deception. The Secretary of States reply was:

“The usual contribution in buiding bridges that are used by railways has been 15 per cent of the cost. I know of no reason why a d‘ffe: ot rule should prevail in this particular case.”

That is if the bridge costs $500,000 the

Dominion would pay $75,000 and the;

Island $425,000! What a bonanza for the Is.and! It also come out that Mr. Peters’

a: | = -| letter to Mr. Davies, aaied ihe 8th of April, Ivwone as cocoa had not been sent to Council for : seven weeks and would not pro-

bably have been sent only for my as _, & TI). motion in the Senate. Sir Oliver ew

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aby Days.

These June days your doctor will tell you that it’s wrong to keep the

little folks indoors this kind of weather, baby plump and healthy. Sve tha: yours gets it,

about how io do it.

The spring a'r will make No need to worry

We have the Carriages, and as the seasonis get-

ting late, we will make the prices interesting on the few remaining in

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sicck.

HOME MAKERS.

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BLUE SHERC& ACAIN

No summer suit ever meets wlth more favor, gives better satisfaction, looks nlcer than a well tailored gond blues serge. It has that about it which cleans and brushes up nicely and is always cool. Our demand for sesgeg jy blue, grey snd black has been very large this season; our first selections having been sold out tee days ago We now have our second selection in, ready fer you. In double breasted and round sacks, with wide satin piping double wa [talian lining and faced back to armhole, rhe suits are $10 In round sacks with skeleton silk lining, beautifully

tailored garments, the suits are

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In odd donble breasted coats, very swell for offices In odd trousers they are 75c to $2.50. While the price of our serge garments is moderate,yoy We’ve a good one too, in an all wool at $1.50 to $3.50, all

Bae

In skeleton coats and vests, with svtin under collar, *they are $6. or street wear, $2.20, will find the tailoring of them first class, inside and out- sizes.

We are out with hot weather stuffs now.

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| Mowat said, in the Seaate, that the govern-

LIBERAL~CONSERVATIVE

should be:

. . \ j ‘ in regard to every Province of | at the time they were passed have become

‘ Island lawyer being chosen as counsel in

ment has not agreed to arbri.rate On any of the claims of P. E. Island. Therefore Mr. Peters asser.io. tnat the question of pressing these claims is to be the principal issue in the present coatest is entitled to no respect whatever. In 1893, Mr. Peters went to the people with this declaration. : ““Whaido you thinka victory of the Liberal party in Canada would mean to us. It would mean to us that this province which tor years has been denied iair plav would rce‘ve it. Not many years ago all the great leadera of the Liberal party met

MATIX.

A Grand Rally Meeting of the Liberal-Conservative Electors

gether at the Quebec Coaference. You ox Charlottetown and Royalty will be held ai! remember how they ag eed upoa the scheme wh'cb. if carr.ed out, would’ g.ve

.o :bis province a larzelv imevrersed sub- sidy. When the © eat change comes we will rece:ve juscice.”

We!l the gre. change has come. But what will you say when I tell you that S'r Oliver Mowat, who was president of the Quebec Conference, declared in the Senate | this session that the resolutions of that | conference “although very good resolutions

IN THE MARKET HALL,

Thursday next, July 8th, inst.

AT 7.30 O’CLOCK, P. M,

imprac.icacle and valueless as a basis | for @ final ard unaltercble se.tiement of the

t» the several Provinces.” The hope of additional subsidy from the present Grit Goverament has vanished into the air.

During thela.: session of Parliament lavish votes were made and others at- tempted for public works in all the ~ her Provinces. But beyonda paltry wv » for a survey ior the Belfast Railway, ich is not accompanied by any a:surance that the road will ever be built, and while cold

The meeting will be addressed by MESSRS. BLAKE & PATON, The Liberal-Conservative Candidates,

Other prominent speakers will also address the meeting, Messrs. Rogers and Prowse, the Liberal candidates,

water has been thrown onthe br» «, not} are invited to be present and to address the electcrs, a dollar has been granted for a r \iway in

P. E. Island. If there was any intention to v've us justice a move would have been made this year, as an election was coming on. This is just what might have been expected. The Is'’ands’s share has been given in the way of a _ personal plum to mate se the Premier. I do not find fault with an

C. R. SHALLWOOD

154 pat SECRETARY

the Behring Sea Arbitration. I would be | F; ,

mora : If Horses Could Talk

were not Premier at the same time and the acceptance of a personal favor was not . Whata hum there would be onthe streets about the | wonderful way in which

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LIME FRUIT

SUPREME COURT:

plainly against the interests of the Pro- H :

vince. Itis only the old story of t'e Fishery Award in 1877-78. The Attorney Mownpay, July 5. es McRae vs. Mark Wright & Co,—This 4 cures Scratches, Galls aad Sores. Every man who owns a horse should try it.

General gets the oysters and P. E, Island

gets the shell. Applause.

case is ¢ ‘!l before the Supreme Court. On | *

Saturda’ the olaintiff’s case was finished | # anda ao suit was moved, but after argu- meni reiased, and the case proceeded, leave to move being reserved. Today evidence

for the de”. nce is being heard.

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BURGLARS WANTED.

To the Burglar who epvtered our Office and broke the Handle of Safe we exten! ap invitation to call again, promising him a free entry into the safe, and thereby eam ing hitn the use of [the Stillson wr ch. We will not insure his easy exit, but will be om hand with an ambulance and undertaker.

At the same time we give the Dairymena guarantee for one year with our twelve gang Cheese Presses: Nearly al §that were imported here in the past required t repaired within a yéar. 4

Our improved Cheese Vat is the most popular in the market.

Our Babcock Testers never break the bottles.

The press hoops are right for eighty lbs of curd.

And best of all the “ ALPHA de LAVAL SEPARATOR ” away ahead of all others

Write for prices. Terms made to suit customers.

Our Pumps are winning a name for themselves at prices to beat any import

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