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Is the Farmer and Workman’s Friend P

Old Age Pensions

The King Government, in its election advertising, takes eredit to itself for having pa ssed legislation instituting a p13“ 0f "Id- age Pensions, Said Pensions consisting of what it calls “a liberal allowance of $20.00 per month.”

0f that amount the Dominion pays only half. Unless the other helfis Dllt up by the Province there is no

pension. Therefore you have no pension rights, but must pay for those in Ontario.

T0 flPDP-eciflte hOW grudgingly the King Government

gave even that much, it is only necessary to cite the fact that, as reported on page 316 of Hansard for 1929, Mr.

King expressed himself as of the belief that the pay-

ment of money to the Provinces by the Dominion for old

agehoensions was a thoroughly vicious principle.

_ The Conservative Party, on the other hand, stands

[fledged to an old age pension scheme, under WhlCh the Dominion will shoulder the entire load, and give every

deserving person of seventy years of age a pension of $20.00 per month. p ‘

Judge for yourself which Party is more advanced in its principles of social legislation.

Fair Wages and The Eight Hour Day

In 1,919 a Conservative Government in the name of Can- ada, signed the Versailles Treaty, thus subscribing to the clause which was designed to ensure labour an eight hour day and fair wages.

On taking steps to make this operative in ‘Canada, the then Conservative Government found that the question of jurisdiction, as between the Dominion and the Prov- inces, was at issue. _

To overcome this, it called the Provinces intoconsulta-

_tion, but before Federal action could be taken the Lib-

eral administration came into power.

That was nine years ago. In the succeeding eight years, the King Government did nothing to implement Canada’s solemn and pledged word . . . not even in the case of workmen on Federal Government contracts, where there never was . . -; never could be . . . any pos- sible question of jurisdiction, t

This year, after having been forced into taking action by the Conservative Party on the floor of the House, it at last came through. The result is Canada now has “An Act respecting fair wages and hours for labour em- ployed on Dominion public works.”

Ifthe King Government was as zealous in promoting the principles of organized labour as it claims to be, why did it delay the enacting of this legislation for nine years?

READ‘ THE RECORD --1T SPEAKES FOR ITSELF - -

Soldiers’ Pensions

Another betterment, for which the King Government

I seeks to take entire credit to itself, is this year’s revision

of the War Veterans’ Allowance Act.

In that revision, the feature of greatest importance. to the war veteran is the provision giivinkg him what is known as “the benefit of the doubt.” Formerly an ap- plicant for a pension was required to prove that his dis- ability was a result of injuries sustained, or illness con- tracted, in the war. If he couldn’t submit such proof he didn’t get his pension.

It was Mr. Bennett, back in April 19207, who first moved

an amendment to bring about this very reform. But the King Government would have none of it. Two cab- inet ministers spoke against it, and when the vote was taken, every Liberal member in the House at the time voted against it, including the Prime Minster. i. But when, in November last, Sir Arthur Currie, from a sick bed, issued for this reform an appeal that swept the country, the King Government realized it would have to accept the very principle it had previously rejected. Now it seeks to make a virtue of what is seen to have been a political necessity.

What the Conservatives Have Done for Agriculture andLabor

It granted $1,000,000 a year for Agricultural Education It granted $1,000,000 a year for Technical Education to

aid Workers

It gave $20,000,000 for Highway Construction.

It was the first to sponsor Old IAge Pensions, the first to urge investigation of Unemployment and Sickness Insurance.

It Protected our Dairy and Vegetable Markets.

It has made Trade Unions Legal It established a fund of $25,000,000 for the building of

moderately priced houses for workers.

It established nation-wide Employment Bureaus.

It was the first to choose a Minister of Lnhmw Fm.“ ma; ranks of trade unions.

It made available over $1,800,000 Ior 1mm» w»- ms we Hs-Wd Unemployment Crisis.

What the Liberal Party Has Done

It stoppedthe grants for Technical and Agricultural Education, for building moderately priced homes, for the Construc-

tion of Highways.

It allowed New Zealand to kill our Butter Market. It carried out the Old Age Pension Scheme in favour of Wealthy Provinces only, depriving the Poorer Provinces

of any benefit.

It now allows U. S. A. to kill our Potato Market. It sidestepped Unemployment Insurance and Sickness In-

surance Recommendati ons.

ment.

VOTE CONSERVATIVE

It sent thousands to the U. S. A. in’ search of Livelihood. It let thousands of Canadians go hungry last Winter and refuse ed to do anything for the temporary relief of unempiojyi: