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-BY SENIITUR MURPHY OF vP|llfiCE COUNTY, P. E. I.-'-'

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_ II I i esentatlon, our population s

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Following is the Hansard report

of the speech delivered by lion. Sen- ator Murphy on _the resolution iid- opted by the House of _(,‘-om/mons providing, among other things, that ii province shall always he _entitled gn 8 |.\|“~_l.er of members in the House of lfornmons not less than the number ol? Senators representinl»‘£ that provim-e":

lion. Mr. MURPHY- I___ listened

with some fittentiori to the reinnrks of the hon. leader of the Opposition and I may any I alii in harmony with those remarks, in so far us not agreeing with the resolution in toto. But my ruisolis for disagreeing with if are solnewluit different from those of the lion. gentleman who has just addressed the House. In my remarks on the address at the beginning of the session. I thougliql li-ide plain the position us I saw it then, und .us I sei: it now, and as every man who comes from my prfrsince sees it. The position in Prince Iildward ls- land. which was the first clause to be utizncked, and which is the last clause in the resolutioli, is designed .im do nt least a raensure of justice to that province. When I siiw in the Morning Citizen the result of the work in the Commons Inst evening, I may friinkly tell yo_u_ that I was dis- appointed, but I knew the legisla- tion in its finiil form was the result of the coriiniittee on both sides of, the House, which Iiad been endeavor- iug to make the best of a had case,' ever since the beginning of the imit- ter. The representation of the pro- vinces had to he rcadjusted, the mat- ter was consequently referred to ii rominitti-e compyivsirrg the ablest men on both sides of the House, We in Prince Edward Island feel that by an error in the writing of the (Ion- federation contract, justice has been ivitbheld from us ever since the readjustment clause can'-e into effect in 1.\`91, und our representation, which nu then regarded as an irredu- ciI.le riiinimuin, was taken doivn from tlii: six members that we had for over eight or nie years after the first conference, and was actually conceded, according to nil the dates that we can get of the conference at which we agreed to buve the uri- lon. Strong representations have been ni-nde ti-nie lifter time for the last few years to i.hc Governor of (Tunadn, both Liberal and Conserva- tive, to put us in ii position where we would not at leur-it lose our pro- vincial nutonomy. When ii province as every province of this Confedera- tion has done, or did when 'it joined thc pact, surrenders its position of sl.lf~rovi-rninent, it surrenders si llfcat deal, and the an-iller the pop- ulntrou of a province that surrend- ers that :viif.onon|_V into the liiiudn of the ini_ijority proviiic.es'thn inorc if, concedes. This is noir.:-tliiiu: that was not riverlookcil :it the time of (Tonic-delation-ivifli nil df-fci-erices to mv. hon. friend who lends the Oppo- FIUOH. I li-'ight ,for the information of himself nnd the lioiise rvud lo l;ini how this was r:-;::ird|-d in lim l'U\’i'lCe ivhilfh crudicd t.lQsr""grn;it L'orifedei'.'|fioii, 'which we all so nun-li

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ADVENTURES OF KIIIHLYN

_t(‘outiuued from page one)

5U"U|l§c n.ullioi'ily of. limi-ii il-al. rou- fiised und piixzlrd liriu-.1-_ "ll, ig my iueinsnliih, and I um one of the fing- ers of the long arm -_~l the IIrif.isli NIU. And flicre ore books in 13,1- cuttn in wliirli my iiuilru is ii rittcn high. No iiifircl"

'|`l\ri_iii,¢.;lr the moon l'ro.sf.c:l _jungle

the two elf-.pluinfs moved silently, A drove of vi'iId pigs scmnprwcrl across from the uinlcrbiisli slecpily, All nil. ""f"‘ Ilifuiu. Several times Alirned halted, struiiiilig his cars. It seemed incredible to llrinzc that the enorm- ous beasts could move so soiindlessly It was ri. part of their Inu-iiriess; they \v<-.rn hiint.1~r.=i of their Lind. T At Ieullth they ezine out into the

open at the reur of the prison walls. Here Ilamahai got down und went in search of any scntries. He returned almost nf. once with the good news' that there was none. I The mnrble walls sliimmered like

clusters of dull opals. What mis-i cry had been known Iirliind their r-rumbling beauty!

Ahmed marked the t""fi_ and raised

his hnnd as a sign.

"Bruce Saliib!" he called,

"Yes, Ahmed. I'll risk it first." Bruce moved the elephant to the

barred window. His heart heatwild- ly. He leaned down frmn his how- dah and strove to peer within.

"Kathlyn Hare?" he whispered.

“Who is it?"

"Bruce."' "Father, father!" Bruce heard her

cry; “they have foirnd us!"

Alrmed heard the cull; and he

sighed as one who had Allah to think. Together! flod was grent nnd Mahomct \-ns his prophet.

"Listen," said Iiruce. "We shall

hook chains to the bars and pull them out, without noise If possible. 'T`he moment they give .... _.Have yeu something to stand on?"

"Yes, n tnboret." "That will serve. You'stand on lt

nnd I'll pull you up and through. They your father."

"Father ls in chains." "Ah|ned, he is in chains. What in

llod’s name shall we do?"

"Return for me later," crled flare.

"Don't bother about me. flirt Kit away, and quickly. llmbnllah may return at any moment. To work, to

work, and God bless you!"

They flew to the task. Round the

hooks Ahmed had wrapped cloths to ward slrainst the chink of _metaI. 'f`he hooks were deftly engaged. Bruce

gave

forward. The chains zrew

there ,was but little

l need- against be t and sprang ancient melmtn

y. hen

,ii colony surrenders that right she

Doople. town,

held in ffliarlottetown. _ln the fol- lowing october a. meeting was held ‘at Quebec, and at that time, when the relations of the provinces were apparent, so far as Coiifederntion vias concerned, here was what U10 ljeudirig men of that conference thou- ght ln the words of the Hon- Geo- rirc Ilrown in l~`64, at the first con- ferericc--.viiil it will not he unknown to our friends opposite that he sne- pillcgd or is supposed to have anc- rifieed somethiiig to bring about the ~corisiiiuni:ilioli of- what. the larger

‘ininds their desired-this is how he ,regarded the condition of affairs us "affected by these resolutions, show- 'ing conclusively that in the optim- _isnr of men at that time there was Inu tliought of reudjilstmcnt down- wards, the whole thought, when the word rcadjiistnielit wus used, was ithiit it would naturally he a rend- Vjiisfriieiit upwards ill the luitural de- velopment of the country. Here is an excerpt from what Mr. llrown said in uoving the resolution with r-e,-_:ar~d to this matter at. tluit time:

'I‘lie practical result will be that

while Lower (`anada certainly will not be li-iss, and thi; lower provinces muy inert-use in population, they can- not decrease in the number of their i~»~presentatives.

That was the intention of the far-

mers of the Confederation piict. Hou. A. T. Galt, a man on the other side rf politics, at the same time used in li speech nt Sherbrooke on November 2.5. l8lT-I, the following words:

The House would never have less

than 11|-I members.

Now it is practically manifested to

every lion. gentleman in this H0use- , L-ccnuse this is not at all a party question, hilt one upon which every- body in my province is agreed, and nearly every premier to whom this question was submitted at the in- terpr-ovlmziul conference agreed-tbat` Prince I_".dward Icland was un excep- tion to tue rule of the general pro- vinces. Although the provinces of Nova Scotia. and New Brunswick, thi-._ provinces of Quebec and Ontario. were the ones forrr»in;.=; the original unit. Pi'incc Edward Island was ntl exception in so far as Prince Edward Island was dealing with those four province~s as an intergral part, and felt, after staying six_ years out of the uuiorr, and refusing to accept the ti-rms on the representation question, ii fclt and believed that it was get- ting: thi- some concessions und the same terms as the province of Brit- ish Coliinibiii received the your he- fore, when it got, foi;_ representation it fixed n.inimiirn in the II'ouse of (‘onrmons of six iririnbers, tlioulrli ns li lriiitfir of fact it had only ten tboiisiiud of u white popiilutioii, and :i total popilliition of forty tliluiszilid. Ar: iii' cliuzidulioii of what is in the- uiindsi of the repi‘cnentoti‘.fcs at that time on this question I beg once more to rrnd from the debates of flie I-louse il.” Assenilily of Priiire Ifld- i\'iird"'I's§:illd, in the yeiil' sllocccrliiir: tho fir-if colrfci'eiici\ hcld ut (`hlirIot~ ti-town, :ind uilbsrqiioiitly to the tiiuc ii was hcld in ilucliec, nlthough I put. thi-se on ‘lInns:ird' lil. the be- giiiiiiiig of this session. ’l‘hese ure cxf.i‘:ieI.s from the spceclivs of the lending nirn of the both sides of pol- ificn that time.

l-Ion. Mi. (7l.UliAN- \\`Iint ycur

was thai" | lion \|r. l\IlIIiI’IIY-1864, Prince Iddiiurd Ii:l:ind rcfiiseil to enter the union unlrss six reprcsr‘nt:if.alvcs were. 1-mul-dell. ’l‘he following ex- frucfs froin speeches of our own de- legates nt the £§i.iebec~ rorifcrence allow definitely the reasons for stand- ing out. No, there were no politics ut flint tir;.'1i; tlicrc were no incli try- ing to fake udvnutnge of one anoth- rr, ns fiir us clifi-ring the union was 4-mn'<-riiccl, because the union was :in ou‘.si.|c thing, und they were standing for domestic rights and the

Holi. lgcnflcnien opposite and to fl!

tion of Ontario and Quebec, and even Nova Scollo and New Br\ll1SWi¢k in B lesser iI»';f_r.;e, and as compared My what vi; expect. the West to be in years to some when large cities like \\'iniiii-ce vnnc_ouve1'. Caliwry and Ednionton will grow up like mush- rooms. 'faking the 93,000 in Prince bldwurd leland as rural populuf-lim. 0,, ,mn of 1‘<l,_ull0 we should have five mm,\>¢-rs. Colonel Grey speaking of this qui-siiou at the Quebec cconfer- encn said:

Colonel Grey'

I um instructed by my C0'dL‘|0I-lat”

in say that the provision of five

moving to restore the original re- pretentaiioii, but recognizing the dc- sire of the Gosvernrnent to do justice to l‘i'ince Edward Island. I intended tu let the motion pass without any attempt to airr.-end it. I do not think airy wise purpose could be served, i-.ven if I were ruled out of order, by taking exception to my trying to place before the fair-minded men of this (`lrnn-'fer the claims of the pro- vince tluit 1 represent. I want to show that tho resolution in this ad- dress is only doing partial justice

of what we expected we would re- ceive when we entered Confederation. Now here are the words of them' Pre- mier of l‘ririce Edward lslnnd, the lion. J. (I. Pope, who was after- wards Miiiistel' of Marine and Fish- eries in the Goverliment of Sir John Mncilorroliiz-

If tho relative cir'eir-mst:.uees of

(‘noiido. and this Island rendered ii Union I‘l'acticnble, the' evident in- justice of the terms agreed to hy the Quebec conference would prevent. their bciiig ratified by the legislaturi-. of this il.iu|\d. Without udmitting the pririclplcof representation fic.- cording f.~, population ilndcr ull Cir- ciinrzifnliri-s to he sound, it is, in the opiiiioii of this Iloiise, p:irf.ieiilal'ly olijor.t_ir»linI»li- ns applied to this ia- lund in coiiiieetiori with fliiiiiiilu, tok- ing into io|isidel‘iitiou that the uiin:- her of cur iirhabitniits is und iliiint continue c.ouipnrativcly small, owing to the inet that we have no (frown lands, pninc.~‘, niincrnls, or other ie- noiil‘ce.~r sufficient; to induce im- nii_‘.:r:in1s to settle hero, and that we nevci' can expect to hcco.n.e to any extent .i niiinufiicturing people in consequence of our niivigzition being, closed for nearly luilf the yciir, and all tliidc nnd cominilnicntion with other coiuitries stopped.

In the same debate Mr. I'opc said--- Arrong these objections I muy men-

tion ihc principle of representation by lopulation. A very sinzplc calcu- lation will show that the adoption of

best nrrnngcliient of domestic con-‘this “S H st“'"|"1"l Wmllh entitle the

cerus. l\Ir. Hrivilalid, one of the! futbers of Confederation, as wc see. in the liullwny Committee room of this I-i/raise. said:

Prince lidward Island would rather

be out of Confederation than con- sent to this motion; _ive would have no status, only five members.

We were entitled under the Con-

fc-deration,r=ict to five members. \ only five out of 194 would give

the Island no position.

Then. in the name of Heaven, 1

ask you gr-iitleliieri on both sides of the lfouse, after forty yogi-3 of Crm- fi-dcrution what would three mein- bers give us us compared with 234. Hon. Mr. (YLORAN--Hear, hear. Holi. Mr. Murphy-Mr. Palmer said: Representation by populntion not

applicable when li certain number of provinces are throwing up their self- novernnicnf rind inliiviiliialit W

,would have something cominensiirnte in the (`olifcdernilfi.‘u. Why give up so Zrcnt ci~r1nintir's where we have only ‘ai feeble w_ir:n? III

The creat certaintifs of the right

to make our own la\‘;s_ to stand out nr the (or.-federation nrd not suffer- if _voir wnuf me to say so on the _floor of fhis }-I'Juse-as we did suffer under Confederation, for we were. more lu-iiiillzerl than nnv other pro- vince under Confederation. In this connef-i.lon I want to draw your nt- tention to the fnet that even under the rrnsene system of representing by

rural constituencies is not more than

population ol Prince Edward Island

“U51 and the eiephanthis practically rural. Our biggest

eftv-It would be called s town In any other pro\'lnce-- has only 12

the county

of which ' I

opulntlon the representation of rur- al constituencies is based on n mailer unit than the representation el urbsn crinstituencies. While the renernl ilnlt of representation for Canada is about 32.000, the unit for

1€.00u or 20,000, I want Lgdrsw your attention to the fact that the

.000,

next one tion Act were only 1,- that it v-.iss only

city of Iiondon to send to the Brit- ish liouse of Commons no less than seventy representatives, and the City of lI’ionfi‘eal in the Confederate Par- liauirrzt would have a representation greater than that of this island. Its statistics warrant the belief that '

any man of coznrrrgp scale, why should we have been given six when were only entitled to five at Con-_ federation, if it 'was not understifod in the terms ol Con_fe_d_etation`_» that we should hails siX.‘ Wlfsn there was 'i'c-arrangement alter the census -of 1881, when Sir John A. Macdonald was in control ef the affairs of the country. he kneyv the arrangement and iindersfandfng at Confederation. Why should he still have left us with six members when we were only entitled to five? For the simple rea- son-no question about it--that he knew there wus an error in the writ- ing o_f the |“ederation pact. I would ask my hon. friend not to take ex-

n few years the population will be so incrensod by the 'influx of the tide lose in the halls of legislation even the of immigration that the island would small voice which she might raise ut her entrance into the union. _

That is precisely what occurred,

and I wish to express my respect for the prcscicnce of those gentlemn. At the outset we have six represent- atives in a House .of 184 members; we \-would now have only three in a House of 234 members, if this mens- urc of redress were not granted/I‘his matter of representation is a. sore spot in I’rincc Edward Island. We are penalized on the one hand by t_he non-fulfilment ol' the terms of union in the matter of winter communica- tion with the mainland, as the

result of which we have lost popula-, tion and been unable to develop,l uhile on the other band because'

an attempt is made to penaIlzeus_ by decreasing our ::presentatIop.‘ The clause in the resolution is a wise one, and I cannot understand the opposition of the hon. member from British Columbia (lion. Mr. Dostock). That province was grant- ed an irreducible minimum of repre-

atiou. With ir smaller population than we have in Prince Iidwnrd Is-| land, they were granted six repre- sentatives, yet the hon. gentleman raises an objection to Prince Iidward Island retaining this present reduced representation. .At the subsequent census the province from which my hon. friend comes had only a populo- tlon of 60,000 and they retained their six. We retained our six, being still only entitled to five, that while the framers of. l

pmpcgc by allowing us six

we have lost that populatloni'

sentatlon when it entered Confeder- I

the interests of the Maritime l’rov- I inces, twenty-four, which represents- i tion wus fixed on a basic line, and I we have the first. srirr-'ile of this in the Act of the union of the states to the south of us, which was designed I

to protect the minority in thoseiprovinccs twenty-four' members. It'

states. I I I

, M . DAVID.-I surprised one-third of the m.emb.°!‘e`oI ,the Sen-

thuffar th; lm", member.-"From Prince ate, and that the third of the mem- Edward Island complaining of the bers of the Senate .would find in the_~_ _ » y “jd ba present Bill because I think that if other House a. support, il.it._ ycrenet only justbut generous to Prince ¢_|,,,,._-_ i, ,,;,§r.,yin¢¢ time migiic with necessary t'o_.or.otect _their interns _ _» reasoii _to complain of the present Hon. Mr. MURPHY-I de not Wllll

Bill, and of the changed cundltlons,t0 be misunderstood in thixnlgntgyr. th

l. d l th's~l3ill in the 'Ph lion. gentleman from e es_ . » e

Iffiiiiiiciigcfnadilioil Ilihink ii 1s‘.»iy°~ 1 enact to we B1l1-- I vwwd °°“‘°’“"°” - “““ °“' ~ Gw- Quebvc. There would be nuich to say that my ebiectiens ,were some .W|1B_f1 on tlils question, but In the last limited, .and from e different reason hours of the session I will speak to that given by the leader of the briefly. 'l‘his llill has two special Opposition. I objected _that the re-

. . - ' th 1 ti n did not zo far enough' but _ _

liigrilllfsii stile Sti§\r?afl;1~clr;!¢:I:!:ndlyl,th:; lat) 3/ai? a judical comprgmiga ana for idea that we were receiving that ir. increase of the representatives in that reason I was disposed to ac- the Home 01 Commons nnd in this cept it. If the leader of the Opposi-

members is unsntisfi€ctory._ th ‘caption to subsection 5 of clause lil, HUIJH0. Of 't|"`ifI°0 Ef;l“';1_"d Iséggdgxld éitxlorlzd “itat h(;l;j§cE:lldt§n?thin;ia'lE§§

_ 'l‘licy did not wan to Join e un- fm- the reason that it is designed perhaps In er on a ec ing 0 1" ‘ ~ '

ion fm tm. reason that coinmcnsu,-_.atc help me weaker province of the vlnces, I cannot help remembering lgsolution h;ir:llf,Y:lilDasseld1dtl;)c;iu;tIrle§ joined our case with th. whom Ol H110 "l‘I"`l‘*‘f'“tati0" W°“ld “Ot be g“" union and is designed to do justice what took place at the time of the 0”” Ulm" 7- ‘

‘IH Ulenb “nd their "0:-Wfinhghe ?0n' tfo us. and to redress the grievance establishment of Confedeyationi Qin igulctosfmngsghso ‘:h;':gr|;hi°';;attt;¥

federation would be tivo ee re. n a d .h~(.| . HW Bulicrcd for order to induce the prov nce. o ue- __ ‘

*WbS°0“°“l- se“i.0“ °f tml P"“°° Em ygax: iI` yloil lru\i;§ dthi; reasons for ber to accept the l>I`iI\¢iDl8 Of l`f¢Pl`0- was 'framed' we calanot élxpict go "*""`d Is|"“dleg‘s1"t"m' m the Wm* ' tin a ainst this resolution do sentntion based upon popuIation,|i"‘P"°‘° it very "mc in " W3 V 'fer Of 1365» WG ‘md the f°"°“i"g has ftincg that pmvrsimi. For' my “'h|°h the Old preview Of QU°“°°'f:'f§°t§2;§t:'° Wm ha" it b°'°r° “S

statement. made by- ' t 1 th' 1 ‘th . h _ f ' d I d f u ht for since the union of ‘ ' _

H°"- M" "0WER“i *muy '30 “°'* \'ici.l.t;r‘li “hxivisigll fgrnon. nillmr. rigor hrivinccs. ii ii-as felt and it Holt," ~Nlr° PROWBEY Tigre waziimi;

see what relevance this has to the Horan) that perhaps the west has was enacted in the Federal Act that .rnem er rom our p ov e on a

I - - .t _ _ _ » _ ~ - , committee. _

which we _ure tryiué. o coil 'been modest in its demands for re- as a. eompcnsntroii there vgrilruldtbe Ham Mr. MURPHY_No, but they

her equality of representation he 1 HM

. _ _il R[>HY_1 4 ~ -_ I"`°5”“t“tl°“» _bm “’°_"‘“st Ifemcm , _ _ did the best they cou d for the r e

Hi‘;“t}'“rh nu cnuen,_qn":;al:';?; Bose that senatorral representation -is Senate betiiecn the three great DFOV ist h C fed t

. _ r ' V _ _ s er of t e on era lon. They the reIe]sn.ri;)e'of;it. Inhniy opiniorrsitlswposcd U’ g““"d the ‘“'f'°r"5t °fil”°°5- “'h’°h "t thi” tu ° 'gd edttiartitricd to be not only just but as lar

- ~ I, . the weak. Ili the l'nited States we Of. Rnd l`I\t¢l`0d “ 0 C0”_ era °If~ as possible generous to 'prince Ed- lIi¢»V(2l|¥oUi?iTi;rI1'irrTlitlslll)-lhiils£;a(3i(UtiicI(;f find that ‘LIN-10 m‘°di“' 05 the Suite This was on” of we tgrinclpall cirlilé ward Island. The hon. gentleman ed thu hhst c1u,,se_ me cgcct of which is fainiliarly called, had n reprcsen- 1-10” b"°“I*hl' b"f‘"° 'ipfesp ffl or _ from ;‘.lille Iles says that no com- is tu redress the wrong that has tation of two in the Senate, while in time DY the '"_emb"r" " ' e ‘°‘f'h_nh plulnt was made as tp representa- been don.. to prince Edwm-d 1Sl,md_ the House of Congress its represent- ment “nfl ‘W 1-he “”"‘("‘3_’atp°’t“_ “ Qc tion until the change affected an I was going to move myself 1, mo. ation is only one. The represents- HUIIDUIWII th” ~'\_d"“m5 rf* “;)':_;: ‘IFA English province. I can tell him that tion lf, the effect time that clause tion in the narrate in the first in- I-llfnlly the province of _Que f £1 there has never been a time since Shoup; br, nmmidml to inc;-gui,-e the stance wus: designed to protect min- “Ut llke thc _clallse ‘vhlch Ennis cd 1882. when the first reduction was number of our representatives to the orities and to se|zl‘€2l1te the DGODIG that that P"°Vmce_ would no avnmrade in our representation, that we original i~cpi~esentation fixed at Con- according to the r interest. For in- mv” U18” HlXtY'fiV° mem",1mve no complaint. Quebec has no deration. We were 'deprived of our stance thc Tlloritime provinces were bers. 305 th"_"‘f was first' cause of complaint. Quebec has been proper representation by a, clerical :given a representation of twenty- fl great _ Uilposltmn to thf"l",wcli looked after with the addition error in writing the terms, and this four. You would imagine, to read Clilllae- Whlle “'“ were bmmd to 1°” of an immense_territory for which 's the best compromise that could be that resolution that the Maritime mill" f\l“’=`\YH Ht that fixed _nllm-Per QI we psiii our_ share as a_provuiee. made by both sides of politics to provinces were simply Nova Scotia SiXtY'ilV°. the 01-1101' l1l‘0V1Y\09S» If Thai; great increase of territory was reddrcss that grievance, and give the and New Iirunswick. When we en-‘UNIV ll0I’_U1f‘~t|0“ l“°\_`e*15°5 have We made to 'the province which furnish- half ineiiriire of justice. I felt like tered the union, Quebec was given fight YO inflrcase their reprcsentatronzes the.i;nrt_under the Present 5Y5l°m~

twenty-four and Ontario twenty- in PF0D<>\ff}0H 'C0 U_l€1I` D0P\115t10“~ That increase of territory affectshre- four. Now it was desigiicd to give The PP0ViB1on_was regarded as HP* Iatively the representation of o.iu>r the West, whose interests are nl- lust at th" Ume- to PM Quebec ln W°Vi‘}ceS' - , mgeghey identical as compared wi¢;h'that position; but as an hon. gcutlfhl Hon. Ivii. MURPHY- The D"i\\'i.ii-

nan has just said the other prov-

nces and the province of Quebec ooked to firid protection ln

the constitution of the Senate, be- cause Ontario had t\venty'fU\“`. G-UC'

rec twenty-four, nnd the Mnfitime

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is and we would he represented by 'rlme_»I-riiiee Edward Inland entered

Confederation, the Secretary ol the Coln'nl0§_.edviled the than Gave,-“_ ment of the day tba.t'tlie sho

Edward Inland in order- to. round on ,thc Confederation. _ Now lm-5 .are some of the 'telegrsnzsthat passed between our representatives at

ernment .- _at the time ,showing that it was in the minds of the parties to the contract that wg should have a minimum represents. tion ol six, and they conveyed the

reducible minimum.

HOTI. BIT. MURPHY-I may gay the

matter was appealed Fr the Privy Council and their decis on, was R. galnst us, from the fact that they

thi. Maritime province case, and therefore weakened our case. The hon. gentleman may have heard the member who moved the address in the House of Commons this year, Col. McLeod, pf York, saying that the case of Prince Edward Island was exceptional and that we should have our representation restored.

Hon. Mr. CLORAN-The remarks

of the hon. gentleman from Tignish are ebuolutely apt to the situation. Ile has done his duty in calling the attention of the House, the country and the Government to the fact that the solemn pact entered into between the island and the Canadian federa- tion has been violated by the snme Government and Parliament of Can- ada. [ say that is not right, und when I say the mutter should heap- pealed ro the Privy Council, they in- formed nic it was, and it was lost because it was taken jointly with the other provinces. I have no doubt a- bout that, but I feel from a legal point of view that if the province went to the Privy Council and put before the Privy Council the state- ments the lion. gentleman had anode, backed by official documents _of this country. that there is no lord in England that would not say to the provinces, ‘You have rights and they have been violated by your federal Government nnd we will restore them.’ Under these circumstances I `say that all that the hon. gentle- man from Tignish has said has full weight with me in regard to the matter.

tion that Quebec received as a re- sult of ihat increase of terrérory counts in the relative represenflrtion of the tiller provinces. I want to place before the Senate once _nrm_c, the intention of my province when in entered the union. In 1073. at the

long drliiyid-tlrat it is only u part , fy '

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at par $1.00 each.

Capt. A. B. Feilden,

Presidcnt;_ Pres. Western Canada Oil Co., Calgary; J. Kemmis, Esq., M. P. P., Cowley, Alberta; J. F. Kramer, Esq., Railroad Contractor.

Our Holdings are in _ The Same

1 Anticlinal 2- West

. Belt _ Where The Monarch Well is Located

Bet

I from treasury stock. I

gary; J. F. Eastwood, Esq.,

Calgary; Dr. C. E. Cole-

.,,, YOUR; ,UNEY Placed in THIS Company if Goes T _ WARD DEVELOPMENT---Not Into

_ . ' ' In_fhe first place we believe _FUL_L PRO- .| Dll'eCtOl'S Pockets , 'l`ECl`ION is the first essential in con- I . a.‘.'ir"iN.Y°iv if the *.‘?.I;‘”C‘3“.¥...3".‘;‘

. r ‘ f I ASHER OI. P . o irecpr rn _ _

4 ;TlII1i`>I$§dRtI01s§lI(I)I£1lEe PENNY'S WORTH OF HIS OWN Sl`OCK until BNOUGPI ` PUBLIC S'l`()CK has been subscribed to GUARANTEE developm'e'rit'€uTd DRILL-

THE ASHER OIL COMPANY LIMITED

ISSUE or 50,000 SHARES at par $1.00

. . ' I- d Il " rtl f called “Watered stock." In other words, the

Asher C5dl]§ahy,Ol.iagribte‘d?is hh tIi(e ground to sell you and the careful investing public of Canada 50,000 shares of stock in 21 live, HONEST Oil developing Company

I MEN YOU CAN .DEPEND UPON

_ ~_W' ht,E .,V` - S retary-Trcaisurerg

J E ng sq me Ca et? H. R. Pease,

.golicitorsz ; I-l nln ah,

St'i'ton&Fis cr, `:-i gary. - ~ ' d 1] ’ ‘

;\uditorS:_Edwal_ ds’ ed to dispose of a single 0 arS

Morgan & Co, London

and Calgary.

Report of Woods & Steel

Geologists of Pinclier Creek _

“Clock-C--East 1-2 section 33 and 34 in township

16, Range 2, West, 5th Meridian is situated on the _s Iope of a great anticlinc-the geological structural conduio_u.~; here are ideal for the accumulation of oil in conuni-rci:il quantities. Practically the same report was_ given cun-

, cerning Block B. Sections 1, 2 & 12 in township I5, range .

President, Broker, Cal-

liairister-at-Iaw, (E n g)

man, Physician, Calgary.

of the 5th -Meridian. _

ASHI-:ii oI'L co. LTD., 1

Capital Stock $750,000

Owns and controls mineral rights on the ' _ ""

East 1-2 sec‘tion33;3, tovmships , =

U 1

H 2 If 12 if

36 14

All in range 2, West of the 5th Mere

ter locations are not obtainable.

~REMEMBER THIS _ _

All the proceeds of the sale of these 50,000 shares are to be devoted to

actual development and will provide sufficient capital to drill one well on an approved (by company’(si (geologilsts) siti-3 Machinery will be immediately

'li d t th d 't t t . '

ms Nowo ofiiiryektnis ajtiloiir eolgigrtifngiitr eto lzet in on the ground floor of a

I firmly yet conservatively or anized oiI’Com any that is aiming at real de-

velopement, not empty romIse`s. Don’t overllmok the fact too that our hold-

ings azre lntflie cfntre of’ develogemeng That we alriebien tlée ceggle gg ,-

t ` a rea an no cas consi era ion -wi a van ‘

mf"eiI`ii§‘*'5i"§I¢“§2°'“:i°’ .‘:,‘““.‘*“°.i‘°»i°f’ “rs iS.f."‘ii°lz:2Iii. ...

I na iiono ea ve p moers oc rsp_ae e

Dominion Trust Company, until the Company has disposed of 100,000 shares

Write or wire for prospectus today-Don’t delay. ‘ '

Mall This Coupon Nowm ,_ ' _ fiffisclir. 1- Astar!! _ _ -_ _

Bruc_e3iPease &, Robinson 3 maid Hi _ _ - calms, mum _

Protection

The “FIRST LAW” In

Stock Selling.

!!0__W_ _!!!@___ASHER 011-

_ COMPANY Protects It’s

Share Holders

First our holdings were not

filed upon by_incompetent per- sons, but by Oil experts of stand- ing. Furthermore these locations are fully paid for and have been endorsed by W_oods & Steel, Geologists of Prncher Greek- one of the best known duet of mineral experts in the West.

Then the amount of our pre-

liminary expenses rs very smaIl--

Hardly exceeding\;B2,000. _

No Director or endor is allow-

._\

worth of his stock until this 100,000 issue we offer you is dis-

posed of.

This will bring us sufficient

funds to drill and this we will do. Instead of paying a fabulous fig- ure for its leases the Company

secured some 3500 acires for the small cash consrderat on of $20.00 an acre and the balance in stock.

'l`l'r_lus the actuéil tgeasury is not

taxe to an ex en . _

- For the ahove reasons YOUR l '

investment here and now is SUCl,l and not a “bald head chance . ‘ I

_ Mail the Coupon now. I

dian.

. Calgary

I apply

_ to purchase ...shares a of the Capital stock of your Company

at _one dollar pcrshare par value for

'Q which I hereby

,H per share in full ° pared ihis............aay °f.._..............1914

Address

Agency................... `

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