t to different parts of to conduct first-hand investigation of

and it was found that the problem throughout

sentativrs of the various Provinces mt 1i!!! Betting a daze this year on which no further rcllef would in mid. After Ioneral discussion it was Ncidcd that direct "us; should be discontinued as early as possible. and that in the meantime

Domin-

Itwaainaccordwiththtsplan that proposed highway linking the “Flt-ll of this Province with the ‘Prans-Oanadc lflghway wqm he undertaken.

TM Btneral hope of the confer- ence st Ottawa was that by means of the Dominion public vpi-lq pm. iovtl the payment oi direct relief would, before the end of the year, be reduced to a minimum.

Banking Commission's Visit

The Provincial Government could claim some credit, the Premier continued, for having perrmded the Royal Commission on Banking $ iohzallxl asesslonutn

. endeavor to do his has °°- ll 9 011811101 -

_ as“: m, Dem, o, m, m‘: iention had been to have Prince

0g saw fit to retain mm m Edward Island briefs, if any. for- pwer, The responsibilities of ‘Qy- wlrdcd to the Commission at 8t. lumen,’ h. ‘dd“_ n" one ‘ John. N. B. The Commission in m» grasp of affairs than can be *°°°’¢ With the Government's pm- mmed m owonwm test. came to Charlottetown in-

m, mm“, nmggqg m‘, m», MM- In prove-vino a brief. the lets remarks that ha had found mvmmmt “ma” ‘he ¢°"°P°Y' mm, "V." "w." ‘m, m. aticn of representatives of our A h mm m’ “ma I,“ h“, farming and business interests, and van mtldud l“ mun. m‘ was also fortunate in securing the

‘mm 1, unumud , mom erpcrt services of Mr. Mark Irimsn. I ‘u ca“. m m“ Rant wt“ formerly o! the West River district. _, dld M‘ u. h". w “y o! The brief. as presented. included a I speech v1.6.9.1.“ b, u" “be”; request for the establishment oi a ier of Nova Bcotia’ What “m”! Bl“- md the Pmmli-‘l’ ut the Speeches from the h“ bu“ 31"“ Nam“ l" hem" he delivered at the opening oi m“ it w“ °“ ‘m’ Willem” e Alberta w‘ sunwhewm up oi the Prince Inward Island Gov!

“um? m “d, a” the“ ernment that a recommendation _, M,“ w", m", by mbtmm to that effect was made in the ma- , m, an,“ “m”, flwumon lorfty report which the Commission

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grchange of Ocsnpllrnenia

Acknowledrinl the compliment- "marks of the (mpcsition lead- . gddRb-Qfld to himself, Premier mlllan could say that during , Ikas period cf office bs had ,,,. avoréd w serve the province y, the best, of his ability-an abil-

which was of no small ardsr. m hi, awn part, the speaker

l. this House. P"!°t°°°"°¢ m “L , am z . _ was gener y believed, the ,,,_,_..“ y" 31"" “m” Premier said. that the Banks had

not been too lenient with the far- mers during the pest few years oi ion. In years of prosperity

Premier Mldfllllll: "You think

~ - nd with be sila of

vufir- u” m wen quite yawn: ted lend

M_ I“: as! d,“ pmntei 1 9 11101191 lit S 0e the 6p!!!-

“ ma“ p m. sion they were not as arulc satis.

__, _.. (l‘u‘mm,) fled with the security that should

m, (- a w be quite sufficient to cover any , w . mud-hour; m which loan that was asked. but demanded

three og- four times the amount oi lot-‘rlty one would think was nec- flIl-Py. He believed the Commission in their tour of Canada found

GCGMLIQ fltltlfl hldllld

m.m“d_ Iahrmmzarewasagraatdaalinthsevi. town niuon ‘t ‘ “m. ‘hgn x D08 lllblflilwd 021 b61151! 0f thd

owngovamnaentwasiiipoww. "d “dumb”, "m “'

M, L“: awn-n not u,” “m! I to the financial disadvantages

Premler Hadlllhn: w. but it “M” ‘ma’ ‘M’ ""~"° ‘mm!-

A yaar ago the Government had some difficulty with the 10ml bank, which had decided that on any government cheques that was is- sued by the bank and which was cashed at any other bank, a charge of fifteen cents would be made. llany government cheques were for very nnall amounts and this

i - a mud-boll."

Bristle: Pans Prospect Oontiriuinl. the Premier Ivfoh - to the difficulties which ths ~- ; populstim had experien-

asaresultoftbaworldde-

that the cut- rula worked great inconvenience ' is brighter this Province and difficulty. At the urgent re- - for some past. I think guest of the Government. however,

this charge was discontinued. the banks amein; to miss no charge in choquas to 810. the Bank of Mcatraal, w handles the larg- Qt amount of Government busi- III. undertaking to assume the ob- ligation. for therestfrhepiatterhss thus been satisfactorily settled, and

" , and if there is a price of par-sass dealing with the Govern- ~ 55 to I) cents for table stock merit will not be subject to this tima inconvenience. great _ w, ' lnbaidy Claims ausc

The Premier briefly reviewed the terms of the Duncan Commission report 9f 1920 respecting the sub- sidy and other claims of the Mari- time Provinces, which had been ac- cepted unanimously by the Domin- ion Parliament. The recommenda- tion with regard to payment of in- terim subsidies to the three Mari-

r lei

"by hsva come

through _ '- Mth vary little grumbling. We know and

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time Provinces-which in the case of Prince Edward Island amounts

cum“ w” "'7 13”‘ '1'“ YePNQcs-mc before the Confer-Inca at 0t- plvfl. not as part or the agenda, ‘later agreed that a nib-committee iboen m. when we will meet, but it

|farss Premier Tlllemfiainierusc-

stand. on the subject. of the Duncan Commission report. The matter

because it had already been ap- proved at the I11 Con- ference of 1W1. but before the Prime Minister. The Prime illn-

of the whole Cabinet will deal with our claimadofarthcdatehas not

will be after the provincial legislatur- es have completed thsir sessions. 5o

intely decided on this lessons for Delay

"The reason for delay mthepart of Nova scctia and New Bruns- wick last year and the year before was this: that we were in the worst Wind of the depression, and that to force an iaue then and demand

been made with the other Provin-

Premier Kaufman: "this Pro- vince never paid more than I700 in one year."

w. Isa: "But they were always claiming that we should pay ore."

Premier Macmillan: “This the basis on which the agreement was

i n Government had not seen fit to in-

Continuing the debate on the Draft Address in the Legislature yes- terday, Mr. W. M. Isa, leader oi the Oppcnitiori expressed regret that the

troducc any measure of economy during the past year, which was one oi depression. It had been easier during the pssttwo or three years to curtail expenditures than when farm and other prices were higher. Those who are earning the revenues of the state have had to curtail ex- penditures by lnore than 50 per cent and the Government's policy of in- creasing expenditures was an exhib- ition of “absurd economics." The Opposition leader said he did not refer in this connection to necessary capital expenditures such as the ra- bulldirig of the east wing of Falcon- wood Hospital, or the new Prince of Wales College. Mr. Lea read s press report of a Board of "Trade meeting in which reference was made by Mr. B. A. MacDonald to an alleged anticipa- ted expenditure by the Government of $1,250,000 in rebuilding Falcon- wood Hospital, which the Board had opposed.

Mr. lies charged that the Govern- ment ln the first few months of its administration had expended within $15,000 oi what the Liberals ex-

you kicking about, than!"

Mr. Lea: "Because that is not in accord with your policy, as stated in the speech from the ‘Ikircaaa, or with your promise of rigid economy." ‘me speaker hoped the Premier would explain what definite pros- pects there were of obtaining aub- sldy readjustment st Ottawa. Ba noted that the matter is to ba aub- lrilttcd to a committee, "as usual." Onapreviousoccaslcnitbadbeen submitted to an Audit Board. He himself went to Ottawa at one time “single handed" and presented the claims ofths Island. He was told at that time that we were the one government of Canada that had re- duced taxation 20 per cent and they bad asked why we should ha looking for increased sulnidy. This tax re- duction, he said, had been made by the preceding Conservative Govern- ment. and the result was that it milltated against our subsidy claims.

The seriousness of the question of relief payments was emphasised Unfortunately all systems of relief are demoralizing in their effect. He did not criticise the Government in fliis matter but urged that great care be exercised in its administra- tion. Thia Province fortunately is better on’ than large manufacturing centres with regard to unemploy-

Upposition On Draft Address

Alleges Failure-(T-n Part Of Mac- Millan Government To Imple- mentPledgeoflliigidEconomyf’

‘Public Works Department.

pended in their last full year, in the The

ment. All cases where relief money is given, however, should first be

Today there is a decided improve- ment in conditions, and wa hope, therefore, to obtain favorable con- slderation."

omilnllifll’. the Premier said the Opposition leader had taken the Government to task for " l u- "Bvlsanoe. His own attitude, which he expressed last year, hag been that the expendituru o! the pm- vlnw cannot he materially reduc- "1- H0 OOIIIPlNd the comparatively small salaries received by Ministers and government officials in this Province with other parts of cm- It'll. Ind flied what hope there WI»! 0f Bil-king savinll 1h this way which would materially affect the financial situation. “I sly." he gdd- ed, “that; we are entitled to ccnsid. oration by the Ibderal Goverm went. that we have never been fairly treated by any Ibderal Gov- lmmwt: that our case can be proved and that if we are only ‘iv- en the consld null!!! that his been Riven other provinces in other parts of Canada. we will be able to carry

m" Cartier Celebration

The Premier next referred to the official celebration at Gaspe, Que- 11w. during the coming summer, cf the 400th anniversary of Csrtiers first voyage to America. The pro-

is of national importance and includes the visitation o! a distinguished party from Rance. The Government has endeavored to have Prince Edward Island in- eluded in the celebration by my. ing the ship visit here on its way to Gaspe. Negotiations are now un- dvr way throlish Colonel mvey, who is an active member of the programme corrimlttee in Montreal. In addition to having the European party visit Charlottetown, it is hop- ed to have the Historic Bitas and Monuments Board of Canada mark some part of the coast of the Pro- vince, probably near Alherton, with a cairn or otherwise, to show that this was one of the first places vis- ited by Cartier.

the Department oi Agriculture ex-

Continuing, the Premier u“ the INA) a year was received for agri- oppqgition 1e14,;- hgg any,“ m‘; culture previous to that time, from nothing of value was- ever done in 1”1-'

inenaswecanfindinthePro- vince to watch over our interests in this matter. We are going to aaktheI-Iousetovotsthisamoimt and I think it will be money well spent. In fact we feel that it is lb< solutely necessary. Unless we have a watchdog in the matter of Mari- time might rates we are going to laae ground." Mr. LePage: "Don't you think the Western Provinces are getting spec- ial rates down here on the plea 0f 919011-1115’. while their products are distributed without being ex- ported." Premier Madlllillsn: “I do not know the way in which it has been done." w. LePage: “ They get special rates for 889011. and I think a lot of this stuff is unloaded in Hali-

fax."

Premier Macmillan: “The feeling is that we have been taken advant- age of. any way."

Tcchnicll Glllll , _

He regretted, the Premier said. to have to make the announcement that the technical grant from ot- tawa has been used up. The grant, was voted some years ago for tech- nical education purposes, but in 10M. when the Stewart Govern- ment was in power, the Govern- ment was able to have the vote switched to agricultural education, and from that time the Province has been getting from 3,000 to $30,000 ahnuslly, which has been devoted to the purpose of educa- tion. All the school inspector-g and some oi the teache u at Prince of Wales College have been paid out of this grant. Its discontinuance will be s very gresthandlcap.

w. Isa: "We couldn't get that information last year."

P11111111’ MadMlilan: “You dldn’t naod it. You already knew it."

Mr. Lea: "My hon. friend “id that in 10B they were able to ob- tsin the technical grant for agn. culture. I will remind him gilt

Premier Macblillan: “We ob-

Goverrirnent was, he believed, “the only Government in North America" that had not curtailed expenditures. Premier MacMillan: “Make it the world!”

This, Mr. Lea maintained, was completely at variance with the Conservative platform of "rigid ec- onomy."

He criticised the bcvrowlng policy of the administration. Ii the Pra- mier in the election campaign had spoken in accord with his subse- quent actions, “he would be sitting today in the OPPosltion and I would be delivering the Budget speech," Mr. Lea declared. The Premier knew now what it costs to rim the affairs of the Province.

Premier MscMillan: “So do you." The difference, Mr. Lea maintain- ed, was that. costs are 25 per cent lower today.

lord's Bridge Improved

It was intimated in the Speech that the Government's public works policy was conf to “maintenance of roads, bridg and equipment." Mr. Lea, in this connection, referred to Lord's Bridge. llathiaown district. a "splendid con structure" 17 feet wide which this Government had rebuilt imnecessarily. While it is, he admitted, "a better bridge now", Mr. Lea did not approve of the policy of tearing down sound bridges and widening them out at this time when economy was so ne- cessary. The new structure was cer- tainly "a wonderful bridge" and oi course nothing was too good for ths Tryon district.

Premier MacMillan:

"What are

carefully investigated. Cites Guardian Advertisement

Recently ha noted advertisements running in The Guardian for single men wanted on farms; which in- dicated that cmployment of this na- ture is available to some extent in the Province.

Mr. Ina hoped the Premier would “tell all he knows" about the pro- posed highway linking Charlotte- town with the Trans-Canada High- way. I-Ie hoped the highway would be started this summer. as fore- shadowed, but would reserve his comments until more definite infor- mation was available.

The Liberals had been greatly criticised because they had failed to obtain an increase in federal sub- sidy. They did, however, originate a newsourceoi revenuein theDm micilc Companies Act, which, laid Mr. Lea, the then leader of the @- position had criticised. Today the

thousands oi dollars through this channel.

The Conservatives had lost thou- sands of dollars to the treasury by failing to pass s duccessitm ‘mrty Act, which subsequently the Liberals had enacted, m. Ina continued.

8o far, he concluded, the Govern- ment had failed to implement its promise cf obtaining subsidy read-

. I-le sincerely hoped the leader of the Government would be more successful this year, which w. Lea predicted was "the last chance o1: “would have before going out of

thirty years ago. He lnstanced breadwagons calling nowadays, not only at country stores but at coun- try hcmes. Our people would be much healthier if we had in oper- ation some of the old-fashioned stone mills. such as they had years

I80- Mr. IiePage expressed his ap- proval of this suggwtlon.

Education

Dealing with education, the Pre- mier said it was a matter for sat- isisction that during the year all the schools were in operation and the daily attendance was the great-

Tlls Gala-n la sasdwad for laws of local intense bat advarlalsg a! a newly nature may Instead at asaaa a ward strictly payable In adv ma“.

SPRINGHILL DCIIINH) COAL -—At A. lids-rd and Co's. Phone 240. 1,4006

TODAY AND SATURDAY-IA wioe sale of Kiddieh Wear and Stamped Goods. The Needlecraft Shoppe, 1,4029

present Government is receiving home

EEITRAI. GlllRlIllI "W

a indisposing

taincd the balance. we got the money switched entirely. This year My, u’; "Q31, mg- I think ws got 017,000 out of it Premier Macmillan: ‘That is the Th" ll "I0 last payment; and as natural inference that any intelli- I I514 "'- il 80in! to mean a big gent man would draw in listening n?» bflllulo we have obtained as

cept what had been done by him- self.

m in the history cl the province; that the Carnegie Corporation en- dowment of a chair in Economics and sociology had been obtained; that a fourth year had been added to the course at Prince of Wales

HARD COAL MACK-Unload- ing carsliardslacktloalforblow- er use. A. Pickard and 0o. 11-1006

MAGISTRATE’! DOUBT-A man

Manes: "Irisewapointof order. them upon carrying out, in office, what they criticised A.d Tney ‘- ., f‘

to the remarks of the leader of the

the Conservatives whenever they come in power because they haven't sot intelligence enough to carry on his policies."

ed, and ten not implemented at all.

egg? it; =5 5r? ‘re is? agE §a5

leader of the Opposition, office, had made efforts s subsidy settlement from In nierring to this mat- had stated that he lvs support from the time Provinces, and this one from the fact that the and government was the only

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Premier MacMillrri: “I have of- lntelligent enough to Departmint of Agriculture would

Minister of Agriculture.” Mr. lies: “I would hats to be n. spopslbls nowl"

only responsible during your im- ure of offca. And you have quite enough to answer that tirnal" (Minter).

. ,, continuum m, yum“, “u m. Ir. uPage: "what would you _ tam-hm” u '3" 01mm. o; m, lawman.“ m,“ think of a marketing board for the ment could testify that depagg. fishermen, tbs aarna as the farm-

much as $80.01!) a year from that ODDOcItlon. m fact he deprecates Wilm-

which he had already referred in I have often cmnplirnantcd mmmmlfll 0h the death of Lieu- teiflht Governor Dalton, the Pre- m Ovp°5|t,°n_ mier came to the subject of fish- ~ m“ cries. The Premiers of the three Maritime Provinces have discussed the matter of markets for the fish- ten heard my hon. friend say that "Y 1116115"? with the Dominion if the Conservativu had only been o°v°mm°nk~ l‘ W"

good things he had mime, the aenerliiv in this industry.

h, A11 my; m “c; u you may, fishery instruction given at Hali- hisremarks to a logical conclusion, u‘ ‘mm I numb" 01' Bit-rid he thinks he n still Premier and 5°" might be possibilities of extending wider the advantages of this short WIFE. as In aid t0 our fishermen. pmmggr ghcglnm; “you w." The problem was being given seri- ous consideration, and the-Govern- Zifiit would glad ons that would help to remed m, ‘um. conditions. y

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Fisheries Passing over the fox industry, to

that hardship prevail

found

conditions 0f

The Premier referred to the

recently graduated. There

iy receive sugges-

ment, three additional teachers are

advantage cf these courses will gen- erally go on to the larger universi- ties and it is a great saving to par- ents to have the students remain in the province for two additional years. The largest fee for the fourth year is $150. or $60 from the country.

faction to note the interest which the people of the Province are taking in educational matters.

inaction at the success last year of all the exhibitions held through-

had been effected. The Games" grant of $75,000. was increased by reason of the exchange premium on United States money. and the G rnment, by agreement with the Carnegie authorities. paying the salaries of two College professors out of this fund. By reason of increased student enroll-

being employed at the College. ‘me third and fourth year cour- sea have been fairly heavily feed

in order that they may be more or less self supporting. Those takinz

for students

It was a matter of great satis-

‘Hle Premier also enpruaed sat-

College, and that the other im-, provemeits noted in the Speech,

is now|

charged with unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor appeared before Magistrate Donald MacKinnon yes- terday and was fined $200 and costs or three months.

Y’S MEN'S m.UB—At the regular meeting of the Y's Men‘: Club lut night Y‘s Man Em Clawson presid- ed in the chair and had as speaker the Hon. G. Shelton Sharp, Minister of Public Works, who gave a very interesting talk cri the personalities of the men he met while attending the inter-provincial conference at Ottawa which was held there in the railway commission rooms in tbs: House of Commons. Mr. Stewart Jones was present as the guest of Bill Massey and introduced to the club.