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SLIGHT PROGRESS MADE lN CONSTITUTIONAL CONFERENCE

Chinese Nationalists Under

Market Problems Are Debated At Farm Federation

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Farmer Premiers At Ottawa Parley

OTTAWA. Jan. 11 —- ($994531) - Prince Edward Island Prevmigp .T. Walter Jones today stood four. square for the desirability of new. in! flrmcrs as Premiers of Can- adian Provinces rather than law- yers.

The question came up at the second day's session of the Dom- inion-Provincial conference on constitutional amendments and was introduced by Manitoba Pre- mier D. L. Campbell, speaking on the lsue of procedure of the con- {EFEYICE- Mr. Campbell referred to himself as one of the "laymen" of the parley as contrasted to those around the table endowed with legal training.

Both Premier Jones and Brit- ish Columbia's Premier Byron Johnson hastcncd to climb aboard the layman's band-waggon. Said Mr. Jones:

"I speak as a layman. and I may lay that I am one of a group of farmers present here. I was look- ing at the Fathom of Confedera- tion the other day and I could not. find one farmer in the group. The professional mcn were ruling the roost in those days. l-lcre how- ever, at this conference, we have four or five farmers, Mr. Man- nin-g, Mr. Smaliwood, Mr. Camp- bell, Mr. Johnson and myself. I think that the farmers are feeling better.

"Our suggestions yesterday were embodied in Premier Macdnnald‘: suggestions of topics for discus- sion and we would just like to go along with those if the committee will a-grec." Mr. Joncs added. Rc- calling the faic of the Dominion- Provincial conference of 1946. he said, "l sec no reason nor excuse for anyone getting up and walk- ing out at this stagc, but I think we must more along to particular poin-ts f-or flgrcclncni."

(It is suggested ilcro that Pre- mier Joncs drew tho long bow somowhnt in rofcrring to Now- foundland Premier Joscph Small- wood as a farmcr. Todav in speak- ing to the Canadian Club of Ot- tawa on "tho inside story of Ncw- found-lnnris entry to the union." Mr. Smallwood described himself as a former “impccunious n-evws- papcrmanf‘)

l8 ACQUITTED

SAINT JlJl-iN, N. B. Jail. 11 -—lCP)—Sh€ld0n G. Elliott. 18. of Beaver Harbor. was acquitted of a manslaughter charge in the Saint John Circuit Court today. The case arose from the death of Ray- mond Hebert, 19, West Saint John. shot while hunting near Lepreau last October.

Coming Events

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"Unloading Old Sydney Coal t0- day-et Milton. Vernon Gillespie.

"Auction and Dance in Mill- vivw, Hell, Friday, January 13th.

"Plelaant Valley Congretlational Meeting Thursday, January 12th. at 7 P. M.

“Now Glasgow tonight. at 8.1!). "Texas Masquerade" featuring “liopslong Clssidy." Also ‘sonsfi by Jim Austin in person.

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“Weather permitting, horse rscu will be held on the Hunter River speedway‘ Saturday after- noon. Classes for all.

"Urgent-Patrons of New Glu- sow Dairying Company. Please bring in cream tickets as I00" as possible, on account of sheets b91118 destroyed by fire Sunday.

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After hearing that egg pro- ducers here were 1 evolving bc- tween 22 and 13 cents a dozen

for their eggs yesterday the members at the Federation of Agriculture meeting unanimously

alzrcerl upon n resolution which, in port, pressed for the establishing of egg marketing boards in every Province in Canada, all to be co-ordlnated.

The resolution further urged that a vote of the fnrmers be taken for the support of this plan and if it is supported by 60% or

morc, the Federation press that similar votes be tnkcn in other Provinces that a Canadian Egg Marketing scheme be put into effect.

It was further resolved that the Federation fiSk the Canadian

Government to effect a price sup- port for the next few months un- til such time as marketing boards are established. '

Mr, F, W, Nash, District llfah- agcr Poultry Products, and Mr, D. A, MacDonald dealt with tho prob- lcm in the afternoon. Mr. Muc- Donald stnicd that: eggs were hardest hit of all products under- going adjustment. Lnst night the matter was again referred to, and one member suggested that pro- duction should be stopped entire- ly. All were unanimous that the situation must; be remedied.

With the president, Mr. Louis O'Connor presiding the members passed the first‘. motion: Thnt the Federation was agreed that some definite system of orderly market- ing must be effected if the izonl of moderate priccs with long time stability is to be achieved.

Agree on Program

They also agreed that the Fcd- oration must organize on n rcp- resentutivo basis controlled and supported by formers lo work to- wards the following: 1. Organiz- ation of locnl co-opcrntivcs espec- inlly at mnln shipping points. 2. Producer controlled marketing boards for ccrtnin fnrm commodi- tlcs, 3. Maintcnunce of Dominion Government prices support policy or cushioning fund to supplement producer bonrds and absorb sur- pluses, 4, Setting up of nn in- ternational clearing house by 1-‘. A. O. for distribution of world's goods to scarcity nrcas.

This motion was rcccivczl with great enthusiasm nnzl moved bl’ Mr. J, J, Trainor who stated, "I have been n mcmbcr nf farm or- ganizations for almost 60 Ybars nnd I ncvcr saw more progress nchicvcd than during the lost two days." It, was sccnndcd by Mr. Earl Ings. It provnkcd conslrlcr- nblr- discussion by Mrssrs. E, D. Reid, Gcorge Johnston. FTOKlPTlC- ton, Jerome O'Brien, J. J. Muc- Donnld and Mr, Raynor.

Hnn. C. C. Baker, Minister of Agriculture addressed fhc meeting in the morning, Hr felt that every should be brought to

pressure bcnr on the C, N. R, so that. they would rcducc their frclllht

rates as the Mnlne railways have reduced freight rates on potatoes going south.

Hi- stressed the need of high quality in Island farm products and viewed with rilsfnvor the 0P9"-

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Dr. Tsianflsked To Step Down . As President

By NORMAN ALTSTEDTER

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.. Jan. 11- (CP) — Nationalist China tod-ay was reported under strong diplo- matic pressure to step drown from presidency of the United Nations Security Council un-tll the Chinese question is settled.

Informed sources said Dr. '1‘. F. Tsiang, top Nationalist delegate, has not yet replied to suggestions by several Western Council mem- bers that he hand over his presid- ing duties to Carlo Blanca of Cuba.

Object of the move would be to simplify the tangled situation in the Council. pointed up by Russia's walkout Tuesday protesting Tsiangs continued presence there.

The question uppermost in dele- gates’ minds is whether Jacob A. Malik, Soviet Deputy Foreign Min- ister, will. return to the Council tomorrow when his demand f-or Tstang's expulsion will be discuss- cd.

Some delegates privately fif- pressed bclicf that Malilcs walk- out was staged merely to give Communist China the impression

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Railways Opposed To Suggested Wage Boost

New Deposit 0t iron Ore Discovered

OTTAWA, Jan. 11 — (CP) -- Discovcry of a new deposit of iron ore in the SicepRock Lake rcgion in Ontario's lakehead area, was announced today by the Trndc Department.

The Department said the In- land Steel Company of Chi- cago has an option on the arcn in which thc deposit has been found, and that development work will begin immediately.

Production of 3,000,000 tons oi iron ore a year is expected to bc reached within three or four years.

A spokesman said that with similar high-grade ore selling for $8 a ton at the lakeheads, the discovery is illnporiflnl l0 Canadas economy.

Much of the ore is expected to be sold to the United States. resulting in an increased flow of U.S. dollars into Canada.

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35 Horses Burned In Ontario Fire

VANKLEEK I-ilLL, Ont, Jan. 11 —(CP)—Flre today swept through a large horse stable one mile northeast of hcre, destroying 35 horses, John McDonald, manager of the farm owned by GUM" Arnold of Greenville, Que, esti- mated the damage would run into thousands of dollars. Many of the horses were thoroullhbfcdi-

gIDegal Mystery Crops Up In U. K. Election Picture

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By Alan Hervey

LQNUJN. Jan. ll -(CPl -- A legal mystery today complicated Britain's general election picture.

With the vote set for Feb. 23. political parties pondered the question: "When does an election campaign start?"

Under a new act celled the He?‘ resentation of The Peoples Act. 194.8, candidates arc limited to certain sums for election expenses. But the act docs not specify the date from which expenditure may be held to count. as an election ex- pense.

Another question mark has been infected into the situation by the fact that e number of prlvnte in- dustries ere conducting cairn/palm! against possible nationalization under l. new Labor Government. Government leaders have warned these campaigns may be held b? the courts to constitute an election expense

‘Ibdoy. one ol the biggest nationalization figures lulown unit u... campaign will be continued-election 0r no election.

Lord Lyle. president of the huse sugar-refining firm of Tate and Lyle Limited. told a press confer- ence that the "htsheit 168111 1W1‘ tnarlel in the land" have Advil“! him to go on with the prope-

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"m. against nationalization.

which he declares is directed against no particularly party. Leaders cif other unit-national- ization drives were less audacious. One cement firm said its cam- paign posters ere being covered up, but sold "factual" propaganda against state ownership will con-

tlnue.

An official of the British Iron and SteelFedec-ation said the Fed- eration's campaign is factual and informative. has been going on for five yam end "a central elect- ion makes no difference what-

ever."

Herbert Morrison. beauty Price Minister and guiding hand in elect- ion tactics. gave what some corn- mentators interpreted as l B0 slow" pointer in e recent signific- ant speech. He said:

"W; must all recognise t at we have taken big rims in wining m many commitments so soon af- ter a crippling war and we can- not. undertake morc substantial commitments. however desirable- untll we can be lurt of meeting the omrnltments we have already

undertaken.”

_B0me observers consider it is just possible labor may finally decide w drop the prawn“ for nationallzill lullf. though l\ would leave the Part lenders

with a lot of explaining o do.

, 116.500 employees ‘ work hours and increased pay.

Pressure Al: U. N.

Agree‘ On Need For Early Japanese Peace Treaty

COLOMBO, Ceylon, Jan. 11 — (CP) -— The Commonwealth con- ference reached general agreement today that a Japanese peace treaty should be concluded at an early date, e communique said.

Raports from the conference, however, said the delegates dis- cussed several difficulties blocking the way.

Australia and New Zealand were said to have stressed safeguards against a revival of Japanese mil- ltarlsm. Canada pointed out the difficulty of holding a. general peace conference, saying Russia and Communist: China. may prove unoo-operative.

LIB. Pearson, Canada's Exter- nli Affairs Minister, was reported to have injected e note of cau- tious realism into the Japanese debate.

While accepting the view that: the earlier a. Japanese settlement can be completed the better for all, Pearson was reported to have reminded the conference that. any formal treaty negotiated in assoc- iation with Russia and Commun- ist Chtna would necessarily be n limited one.

Russia has made it clear that

she will not embark on Japanese treaty discussions without the 118111; of veto and has insisted that work of drawing up the treaty be undertaken solely by the 131g Five - Britain, the United States, Rus- sia. France and China. ‘ Pearson also urged the delegates, some of whom wish the earliest Japanese treaty and withdrawal of occupation troops, to show under- standing of the special position of the United States and her scour- ity responstbility es an occupying powcr. -

Foreign Secretary Bevin of Brit- fllfl Presented a paper in which he said the military occupation of Japan cannot continue indefin-

Mr. ‘Louis O'Connor of New London, president of the P. E. I. Federation of Age culture who presided at the annual moot- ing of the organization yesterday. New officers will be elected at It board of directors’ meetin! today-

MONTREAL. Jan. 11 —(ClP)— Even as new wage demands on tllo railways were reported in pros- pect, Canada's railways today came out in opposition to demands of for shortened

Appearing before a conciliation bolml the major Canadian railways. in a brief. said increased freight rater. would result from any wage

increases at the present. time to ‘my Biguigfnoiiiis Intsllllbastgudkg: mm’ Mmlslf’ J““"‘-“"‘“1 ml"

ru of India, supported by Pak- istan and Ceylon, also declared it would not do to keep 90,000,000 people under military occupation forever. I-le was said to have wom- ed against treaty terms which would drive the Japanese into the arms of Russia.

One delegate said the Common- wealth countries plan to sot up machinery for constant; consulta- tion on a Japanese treaty.

The delegates then burned to discussion of political and econ- omic conditions in Southeast Asia.

monds arc in dispute.

The Brotherhoods ask a reduct- ion of eight hours in the current 48-hour weci: with the same take- homo pay and a wage increase of scvcn cents an hour.

As the second day of sittings by the conciliation hoord under ‘Mr Justice J. 0. Wilson cf Vancouver progressed it was reported without official confirmation that the op- crating trades-the men who run trains-are o-bout to ask for 20- ccnts-an-hour lmorc.

J, J. Hendrick of Toronto. vice- prcsldent of the Brotherhood of

DuplessisT Suggestion ls Rejected

By DUARCY UDONNELL

OTTAWA, Jan. 11 -- (CP) _. The Dominion-Provincial Cf“- utional conference today made slow progress towards agreement on a formula for amending the Can- adian constitution in Canada.

The measure of agreement was slight. but the second clay of the conference brought these four main developments:

1. Representatives of Canada's 11 governments agreed to form a. committee to co-ordinate the proposals of three provinces regarding the classification of constitutional powers-

2. The conference agreed on some of the powers that should be entrenched in the constitution and made amend- able only with the consent of all Irrovinces,

3. Premier Duplessis of Que- bec unsuccessfully urged the government to repeal immed- iately constitutional legislation on matters passed at the last session of parliament.

4. Several premiers suggested that the conference agree on general principles and then establish a continuing commit- tee of experts to work out the details of a formula for flubure constitutional amendments,

The developments came as members argued over the proced- ure to be followed in drafting a basic formula for future constitu- tional amendments.

The conference was called ape- cifioally to consider the desirabil- ity of transferring from the United Kingdom to Canada the power to amend the constitution on matters

Business Pressure Making

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Further evidence of unprocedJ ented business activity on Kent Street, was seen yesterday in the purchase by Messrs. Douglas and Jones, local plumbers and well diggers, of the large residential property owned by the Stewart estate, immediately adjoining the Old Spain restaurant. The purch- asc price was $25,000.

The purchasers, who are at pre- sent located in Mr. Maurice Block's building on the opposite side of the street, plan extensive remort-

elllng of their property into n modern office and equipment building with commodious show-

room facilities.

The front will be extended to the street and an option has been taken on a garage at the roar of the property, with an outlet. on Fitzroy Street. for further exten- sion. The remodelling work will not commence until May.

The Block building above re- ferred to ls to be replaced early this spring by a new $75,000 building, which in addition to housing Block's Surplus Assets will accommodate two other business firms.

These buildings are within e. short distance of the old Stanley Shaw and Pcardon building, corn- er or Kent and Great. George Streets, which is now undergoing extensive alterations for the New~ Way Furniture Company.

Negotiations are also reportedly suing on by a large business con- cern for another property on Kent Street, situated in the vicin- "Y of the New Way building on the opposite side of the street.

Meanwhile there is still much speculation as to the purchasers o! a large frontage of Kent Street.

within joint jurisdiction of the Dominion and the Provinces. ,

Mr. Dupleesis said b9. felt‘ t.h conference could make greate, headway if the Federal Govern‘ ment repealed the legislation pass ed at the last session of Parlia- ment, The legislation transferred from the United Kingdom Portia‘- onent to the Canadian Parliament the power to amend the constitu- tion orl most matters within Fed- eral jurisdiction.

Tho Quebec Premier said he considered tho legislation a “dcfin. ite, serious and severe encroach- ment" of provincial rights and said the conference should be ask- ed to dcnl with the constitution as a whole and not piece-meal.

Prime Minister St. Laurent said he did not consider the legislation of the last session an encroach- ment of provincial rights. He said 1f the conference could agree to

Railroad Trninmen. said he had

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but wouldn't know for sure until "tllc membership decides." Fhllowlng rcmpletlon of the rail- way brief lhls afternoon Mr. Just- ice Wilson adjourned the board's sittings until Fclb. 13 t0 enable both sides to prepare rcbuttals. He told the two parties that he had never heard better presentations "even from my own prolfesslon." Tomorrow another conciliation board, also headed by Mr. Justice Wilson. will hear the demands of the 35,000-member Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employ-

“Keep Left”

LONDON’. Jan. 11 —-(Reuters)— A group of 12 leftist LalyOr mem- bers of Parliament today publish- ed a new "keep left" policy which their leader R. H. Crossman. dee-

.C.L.. Tll C.B.R.E. d iaridndg arlsimilafi to those of ti: allied n5 “the way t“ win the international unions except they legfgilpgféiglmliruned at secret

seek an hourly wage increase of 10 cents.

Yesterday Frank Hall. chainrnnn of the Brotherhoods negotiating committee. called for fast settle- ment of the dispute and said that it. was unjust to pay Canadian workers lower rates than United States rail workers get for similar work.

me€tings in the university city of Oxford. surprised political ub- servcrs by the way in which it keeps within the party line, par- tlcularly in foreign policy. Crossmm and others of the 12 have, in the past. hcen severe critics of Foreign Secretary Bmest Bevin. Main deviations from the Gav- omment include criticism of the annual defence bill of £76,000,000 which is considered excessive, and

Civil Servants To

Ask FQI’ WQQQ ‘ODS’ opositlon to peace-time military ' ____ conscription. ronouro, Jan. 11—(CP)—Fod- The zrvun includes three Mr-

liamentary privetn secretaries to Government Ministers. Their main points include:

1. support for the "rising con-

crnl civil servants today decided at a convention here to seek on interview with Prime Minister St. Lnurcnt and his Cabinet to press

for an annual wage increase of "IOUBHQBS" M10118 millions 0! woo, The amount is the dlffer- people in the under-developed once begwgen areas of "their right to share in

what they requested in 1048 and whet. they were award- ed. Delegates were told that Fin- nnce Minister Abbott had been interviewed on the matter and had stated he could not see his way clear to recommend euch an in- crease.

High Winds In N. Y., New Jersey Areas

NEW YORK. Jen. 1f - (AP) - Windls up to 75 miles an hour whipped acres Nmv York and New Jersey today, ripping or! roofs. tearing down telephone lines and uprootlng trees in some places. The Weegher Bureau at Buffalo sold wind up to 51 miles an hour with gusts in the mid-ills tem-

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