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MR. KING'S AMENDMEAW‘,

The Liberal press, that is, the part of it that still holds aloof from the Union Government, has been capitalizing a threat made by Mr-. McKenzie King as to what he would do to Canada if his amendment to the address 1n reply to -the speech from the throne should be voted down. In that amendment he want- ed a general election and the members of the House, who do not appear to have as much reverence for Mr._King as those at a greater distance have, are having some fun over it.

Mr. Herbert M. Mowatt, M. P. for Parkdale, Ont., gave him some plain facts after he had deliver- edhimself of his famous amendment. Among other things, Mr. Mowatt said:

_ “I want to point out to h_im (Mr. McKenzie King) that he is not prepared for an election. If he will go to the province from which he comes and will consult the party leaders there, he willbe told straight that he is not prepared for an election. When my llOllafflf-Blltl says that he uiants an election, does he mean that he is prepared for an election in the constituency of North York, where he has been invi-

ted to becomg a candidate instead 0f in temporary. ponents, ls dangerous when it turns Sanctuary in Princellidward Island? If that is what | to snap at and lilte the hand of the

he means. then I tell him that if he expects to be elec- ted there he never was more mistaken in his life”.. . . 'I_‘he amendment was voted on at 2.30 yesterday morning and the alleged “weakness" of the Union Government was exemplified when the amendment ‘was defeated by a vote of 112 to 78, a government; ma- Jority of 34, ,Tt is now up to Mr. McKenzie King to fiarry outnhis threat to “stir up” the country and demand a general election. What would happen Mr. King and_his little group if such an election were held may be inferred from Elie support ‘he is receiv- ing in the House of Commons. Of course no one ex- pected his amendment to carry. It was a clear case of blufl’ and the House “called” his bluff. The sta- bility of ‘the Union Government is becoming more and

more evident as the proceedings in the Commons continue. -

TII E PORK QUESTION.

_ One effect of the high cost of feed was observed in the market here oii Tuesday, which was a fairly large one; this was the unusual number of uiider- sized pork carcasses offered for sale. It would appear that many farmers consider it more profitable to sell the hogs in an unfinished condition rather than feed them to a proper finish with grain and potatoes at present prices. It was estimated that f_ifty- percent of the hogs offered on Tuesday were undersized, most offhem ranging from 75 to 110 pounds. Hogs of this size are of no use to the packers and can be dis- posed of only t_o_the butcher trade at home and in_the neighboring cities. The latter are already glutted with ‘hogs of the same kind and at least one ship- ment of soinetwenty carcasses has been returned to Charlottetown from a Nova Scotia city.

The price paid Tuesday for good, well finished hogs weighing from 120 to 200 pounds, was 221/’: cents. Hogs under this weight are worth very much less than this to the packers who, as already stated, can onlydispose of them to the local trade.

_ While undoubtedly the profitableness of feeding grain and roots at present prices sufficiently long to bring thehogs to the market weight, may well be doubted, it is certain that marketing them at 75 to 100 pounds is not a profitable businees. The future of the hog business must be considered and unless we place on the market the best quality and the necessary weights we are undermining our future hog market. It is possible that the high prices ob- tained for pork may have tempted many to feed more hogs than they had feed for. In this case it would be best to feed only a few to a finish and.let the others grow on cheaper rations or dispose of ‘them alive to those whohave the means to feed to a proper finish.

The high prices received for grain and roots this season emphasizes the necessity of careful grading. The unmarketable culls from an ordinary crop of potatoes make up a very considerable quantity and with care would go a long way in fattening hogs. The grain question is a more difiicult one. Oats at a dollar a bushel, will, we admit, be fed very grudgingly to a hog and he would be but little more welcome to wheat or barley, but the fact remains that it will not pay to market unfinishgiwhogs.

THAT NO 'I‘RA_DI~J FREE TRADE PUZZLE

Present day Liberalism is of a somewhat nebul- ous character and difficult to define. D. D. McKen- zie, who was for a time leader of the party and who more than once led the party on very thin ice, has again, during the present session, shocked tihe ortho- dox free trade Liberals by declaring he would not trade five cents worth with a country that will not recognize the Canadian dollar. Just why t‘he new Liberals want to reduce the tariff on American goods

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The Pioneer tls tho personal or- gaii of Premier Boll. The Patriot 2S the provincial organ of the Lllr oral party. Tlieyhave taken to lecture and admonish each other, and the show is interesting. The Patriot took the political craft "Fnlconwood," with the whole ‘Gov- ernment on ‘board, info n danger- ous whirlpool ln deep waters. To make matters worse. it commenced to rock the boat untill even tho dull Judgment of those on board commenced to see visions of polit- ical perdttlon. They gave the order to desist, and the fiery boat rock- er at once became doollq and as quiet us a lamb. '

But if. appears this docility and humiliation did not. fully satisfy Premier Bell, so the organ of his ‘inspiration drives tho nail home further in o kind of curtain lecture both pointed and pronounced. It was more than even the meek ed- ltor of the lh-itriog ¢ould stand. He kicked over the traces, broke away from the tether and with a commendable spurt of independ- ence, proceeded to trim the pet organ‘ of his Premier. And to do hllm credit, he performed tho oper- ation in first class style. l1 imparts .ihls lesson to the Premier not to good his bodyguard to despera- __tlon, find ‘that the dog whose bark ‘has no effect upon well armedop-

master who wields his cruel ivhip.

lt is generally conceded that tho economic question is to take first place in Canadian politics, and the tariff issue to be again fought out at the polls. True 1o her ideals of national independence there is lit- tle reason to doubt that the verdict rendered in 1878 and repeated at every election up to 1891 will ag- ain be the overwhelming decision of the people when the appeal is made. Revision and changes in rates of duties made necessary to keep in touch with altered _,condi- tlons will of course be demanded and conceded. lt is most reason- able to expect that the great ln- dustrial interests of Canada. which includes practically the whole ag- ricultural class, wheat growers in two‘ western provinces excepted. will never commit national suicide by handing over our valuable rc- sources to the mercantile domina- tlon of the United States.

With this ‘before them the Con- servatives of Toronto are getting busy with a view of revivlfying the "old-party" and getting ready for the big fight on the tariff issue at the next election. At ii meeting of the lNoi-tli Toronto Association hold in IMasoniic Hall these matters were diiscussed in a preliminary

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(By James J. Montague) UP AND UP AND UP (A Cost of Lin/inf; Billed-i Snilth put all his cash in a nlco corner lot And joyfully sairl to his wife. That when they'd erected a neat little cot They'd surely be happy for life; But the glow they felt when the house “'85 complete Endured but a shadowy mlnulc. For the Browns built a house half a block np the street Willi three baths and a sun par- lor in it. So-Smith on tho Building and Loan mailo a raid And put up a houscrthat throw Brown's in tho shade.

When Smith, in his flilvvcr. would Jog into town, Ho thrilled with a Justified pride As he drew up his car at the mans- ion of Brown . And asked him to go for a ride, But the Joy ‘that ho felt swiftly vanished away, As he stood by his white garden

Bate. . Regarding tho world with content moat ono day. Brown drove up a brand-new Twin Eight. " Bo Smith right away had m work out. a plan To pllf0llll8e—{!ll credit-a Twin- Elght Sodiin. ~

The Smiths had a cook whom they proudly displayed Whenever the Browns ‘came to cal . It pleased Mrs. ‘Smith to refer to “my maid," For the Browns bad no servant at all. But the joy fades" away as the months opted around. The Smllths were soon plunged in dinpafr, u

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wny, and a largo representative niootlng ordered to be called for the purpose of preparation and or- ientation. -rrhl_|~, nuggerto 355+, tlifii in ouriownlprovlnoe. Rover- iioiof tho put his been duo more to late and Imperfect organization than to defect an, policy orfinelfiio- lent Government. Last provincial election exemplified this very clear- ly. What“ about organlzlngOonser- vatives here and getting ready for the field when the time comes?

The Liberal organ affects con- cerp owr the excellent address of the Rev. Dr. Molnallan beingvqrag- ‘god through "political mire. Such anxiety is needless. There in no "mire" in the Guardian grounds. and we do not parade these things through the Patriot's reserves. We might suggest that the Reverend Doctors’ able review of our educ- ntloniil needs, and his timely nd- vice n; to the needed remedies, must pass through political wat~ era, must. become the subject of debate in parliament and 1n public ln order to accomplish the/mission for which it was designed. it is an address however which will stand the ncid test of Guardian. Patriot and legislature, and after passing through waters whether foul or clean ll. will emerge the brighter after purifying the stream of politics and cleansing the nt- inosphere in its course.

Germans Recovering ln_ America

German business organization in South America ls rapidly work- ing ‘back into a position of activity in every market there, according to ‘Frederick Todd, who has made first-hand observations in Hue-nos Ayrcs, Rio dc Jan-lero and other cities in the southern continent, and whose report is vouched for by the National (lity Bank, of New York, through publication in its of- fiolal paper. The Americas. Mr. 'l‘odd says that. the most convliic- ing demonstration that the German commercial interests have some sort of cohesive “system" in South America was given right after the armistice, when the merchandising situation in practically all markets there went lnto chaos because of the panllcky bcllef that prices would drop in tho face of enor- mous dellveries from the United States. Great Britain and the rest of ‘the world. The Germans (gellin- erately helped propagate the pun- icky wnve of cancellation of ondors and refusals to take goods oii deliv- ery, and then, in all South Ameri- can ‘markets, bought in immense quantities of this merchandise- princlpall-y American and British -—auctioned off at low prYcesIhese goods are now being marketed, says Mr. Todd, 11y the German houses at a good profit and at pric- es far below those asked lu the United States’.

Sudden Gflrman Influx

Mr.Todd quotes a prominent mer- chant of Asuncon, Paraguay, as saying that the German houses IIIGTDABG more English and Am- erican goods than anylbody else, and lt was a. mystery how the goods had‘ been obtained. "in Aug- ust," says ‘Mr. Todd, “the German banks ln Brazil, which had been shut down during tho war because Ilrszll was a belligerent, wore per- mitted to re-opcn. They opened their doors at once, some establish- ing themselves ln- more commod- ious buildings, which they had sec- ured tluring their enforced inac- tivity. Among Brazilian business mm there was a. distinct feeling of welcome for tlio Germans. A ship- load of Germ-an commercial men arrived at Rio in ‘May. The ship hail come from Holland.Tliey werc well-dressed. lDPOSDGTOI-IQ-lflfllf-lllg men, some with their families. The

many Gennans in the party woro manufacturers come to Brazil to start anew with industries there. Brazil lo keen for manufacturing industry of all kinds. Manufacture is spontaneously springing up ev- erywhere. There lo hardly a Braz- lllan country town in the States of Sao Paulo and Minus Geraos that has not some manufacturing organlzatldn. The factories range from small concerns manufactur- ing some now food product, which is packed in small carton-s and shipped off to market, to the group- ed cheese establishments of Minus. and on to tho knitting mills, weav- ing establishments and factories for ‘making electric goods. such as are found in the town of Jul: do Flora, 170 miles out from Rio do Janelro, on tho railroad to Hello Horlzonte.

Lower Prloo Propaganda

"It provided an atmosphere of welcome for the German commer- cial men. They got into touch with Brazilian merchants at onco. Their advent on the streets of Rio and lSao Paulo brought. la buzz of talk. The American and the Eng- lioh raprolontltfveo were greatly concerned. After a few weeks the

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Extreme longevity has its draw- backs. An English paper reminds us of this fact -by quoting the story of ilanos Merges, ii Hungarian, who, at the age of eighty-four, was ar- rested for attemptingsuici e by Jumping off a bridge at Budapest luto Danube. This, however, was not the case of extreme longevity referred to. Janos. in explanation of lrls attempt to end his life, ex- plained thnt he was the solo sup- port of his father and mother, and that the burden of caring for them was becoming too great for him. Theywerc aged 115 and 110, rgs- pectively, he stated. The story goes that the statement proved to be true and that a pulblic subscription for the three was started, which placed them above want.

SOME ROUGH ONES FOR DAG (Tho Outlook)

"Do you believe i-n education?"

"Do you believe that it takes brains and training to teach?"

“Do you expect in your own busi- nous to ‘buy brains "and training without paying adequately for them?"

"What arc you going to do about the miserable salaries your own town plyn its teachbrsflx _

“Or don't you care whcthoi: tho teachers who teach your chilziren have brslnsond training or not?“ .

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-(Brooklyn lEaglcl)

Ingratltude, thy name l5 musici- un, ‘might well bo the reflection of Major Henry L. l-llgginson if he had lived to see some 90 per cont of the members‘ of his orchestra joining the Musicians’ Union and

- latter began to hear from Brazil- ian customers lo the effect. fh _f the Germans were not actually felling their goods. They were making, so far as could be learned, only ton- tntlvo negotiations, asking in gon- cral terms for renewal of business at such time as Germany coula get its industries started and deliver- ed. They were ‘with one voice, however. falkflng about lower pric- es. They talked this one point so incessantly that even the Brazil- lian expressed themselves as mys- tified on the purposes of the pec- uliar campaign. They and the Am- ericans concluded that the Germans figured 0n so thoroughly propagat- ing the lbellef in lower prices to come as to hold off business as long as possible, indefinitely, with a kind of speculative hope of get- tlng back before the real buying set in.

Refusing Deliveries

"In Rio, Montevideo, Buenos Ay- res and other South American cit- ies only some persistent propag- anda like this was required to pree- ipltate a wave of cancellation and repudiation of orders. Tliey would have come lii some degree, in any event, piulbnbly. The importing merchants hritl orders for goods outstanding that were several times ivliat thvy could receive and pay for. During the war-time control. when they could‘ golf, ‘here and there, only an occasion deldyed shipment, they had placed orders ln all directions, with the purpose of getting what they could. Now, with a sudden armistice, all the goods they had ordered seemed comfng at once. All didn't really come, ‘but with the prospect of, prlcefdropplng, thorn was the tem- ptation to refuse (lollverles.

sacrificed at Auction

“And vast quantities of goods were sold at uuctlon or at private sale. The ‘highly speculative char- acter of merchandising in every llnc of product in several South American centred would make it possible for any wcllorganized schema of fomonting pan-lo, and taking advantage of it, to be car- ried out. much more readily than in such a market as London or New York. Some or the most ex- perienced and shrewd business men of Montevideo and Buenos Ayres say that they have no doubt that a strong central organization hand- led sf. least the buying side of a big movement during the panic af- ter the armistice, and they have records to show that largo amounts of nonnccepted goods went into German hands. lt was not long be for the recovery in merchandise markets set in. The lmportlnglhou- ses found that. labor troubles, lack of shipping and so prevented Am- erican pnd European producers from making any ouch deliveries an had been anticipated. Prices rose again. ,Tha goods that figured in ‘the great overturn of rejected men chandice right after the armistice hive been marketed at profltgblg

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almost certainly moths case of the men should ‘break away into a un- ion organization of their own. ‘Mic New York Phllhariiionlcwaa until n few years ago a commonwealth body which selected its own play- ers and divided its profits among them. So long as than, system last» ed ins plnylnglackod finish and din- tlnctlon, largely because the men would not drop old mpnibers when their bow arms grew atfff or their lips flabby, and would not limit men from taking outside engage- ments which interfered with re- hearsals. With the establishment of autocracy and with the Pulli- zer lbequests to sustain it the work of the band has greatly improved. lf the Boston orchestra should bu come co-operatlve in its manage- ment the change would bring a national loss in our musical stand- ards.

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——'I‘he old woman of nursery fame who lived in a shoe must look to lier lnurels. She has a rival. Frau Navoczy ls her name, and slio lives ln u three-roamed ‘apartment in the east-end of Berlin no few- er than twenty-One vhlldfvll-

Frau Navoczy_ vvho is of Polish origin, is a young loolclfll! WORM" oi‘ thirty-eight. ’ .

"Yes," she said, when l called 0H her. "l um the mother of Berlin's largest family. 1 don't look it? Well, l think being always sur- kecps one gmuug. You see, my eldest arc only slxteell."

"Areff said l, not understanding»

"'Triplbts," replied tho lady; "ni-v family comprises three sets of trip- lets and four sets of.’ twins. Then

unfortunately lost slX. Otherwise my family would number twenty- seven. Come and see how We live."

Frau Navoczy led me to two ad- joining rooms which arc aPFKHIEE-ll as dormitories. ln one oi lllt‘lll slX> beds. with ' scarlet coverlets are ranged along the walls. Three children sleep ln eiicli. The last twins, lusty infants n! two years, have a cot in their parents? room, where the Benjamin of tho fum- fly, aged four months, also lies in a cradle.

"But how on earth do you all manage to exist?" I asked.

"My husband lifls sued work. and allows inc 200 marks a week (£10 m, premier rates); ilve of the child- ren also work and are able to con- tribute something, while quite a numlber of people who are interest- ed in my little family are very kind

in sending me useful things.

"Thank heaven my children are healthy. l must admit that it is sometimes hard tb feed the whole circle. My husband can eat the week's ration of potatoes at 0119 meal, and that means ‘buying a lot at fancy prices. bloat? We have a. nice stew on Sundays regu rlY-"

l remarked how pleasant ‘l must be to see the whole family sitfilng down to its Sunday meal". Frau Navoczy laughed. “Don't Yo“ Dlc‘ turo us all sitting round the table." slio said. “N01 W0 c“ l" lhre" parties. We used to till“? "me "l all ages in each party. ‘but W“ found that a mischievous triplet or twin would sometimes secure two dinners nt the expense of one of his brothers or sisters, so now we sit down by ages. Buttliey do cat a lot."

The rooms were spotlessly clean. illfd the nlne children ‘whom l any during my visit all lpoked well kept. » 3:1!

"Some pwple," said Frau Navoc- zny, as 1 took my leave, ‘express their sympathy with mo. But they can keep their sympathynThoy sim- ply don't understand, l lovo all my children. and wouldn't ‘be without c. single one of them. The-y are good children, and I lovo them all alike, from the oldest to the youngest." ~

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(Albany Journal)

The rattlesnake of the fiiblo. which found apparently frozen, by n klndhcarted farmer who placed ll. under his coat to ivarni it, bit him when the warmth of his body had revived‘ ll, typifies the Reds in tho United States.

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in mild form are allowed to roam gmumf at large, as though nolhin! was wrong with them, frcquontlai; stores and all public places.

l understand our doctors have notified our provincial health ofilcar at Charlottetown but he has taken

lie protected. We have had one family near Bristol who have been afflicted‘ wmi tho diseace- Th1! hon-so has ‘been flflBlfld- Bul- n“ so with Morell. Now Sli- is it any wonder 1 would ask have we a Pro- vincial health officer or ii board of health. If we have please Wake them up. Thanking you for your valuable space.

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ANOTHER JUMP IN PRICE OF SOFT COAL

TORONTO, March 9.—Soft coal ,ls going up in price, according to a warning issue "today b!’ H- A- H"- rlngton, fuel administrator for Ontario. An increase in price. ll- keeplng with increased "I180 al- lowance, is inevitable, Mr. Harring- ton states. The fuel administrator says:

“The docks at the lako heads are depleted and n steady flow of coal will be necessary ‘to supply the present tlcnihnrlg and provide stor- age supplies for next winter."

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