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j By Hon. R. J. Mumon, M. C. Leader oi’ (I11- .\._1lin1|ul Conservative Pilfly m Maclean’: Magazine

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Canada n at war. “e 8Y1‘ 01.2.1300. in n struggle with a danger-om enemy

' i 11:". obligation 11111011 will test the strength m. -; poiwr oi ".115 111111011 as they have nevcr bxlfore

. to the c1111. ‘There ls no way out shortof victory or defeat, , . , . . .

111 e mus. sohe inteinal problems which have . . ...111 we nulst lay practical foundations now nu 11.1011 .." war is over.

111 .1 ..\>\(‘l.llll1il1 suong, cncigctic and represema- -. 111.11 co-crthnate the lacst luimun and material not only for our o11"11 defence and reconstruction, t‘ ‘Ccllve QO-Owratlon with our allies in the struggle. "'l’;l°¥1 can be really at war only when every citizen, ibl-lllfﬂl o! other Personal beliefs, is encouraged by o shoulder a fair share of the nation's burden and ii’,

401i. he is enabled to make 115s voluntary con- . 11111 of effectiveness and a minimum of delay

;s 11o room in the Dominion now for "party politics. While I g a movement. for National Government I will not use e >110.‘ war effort topromote political objectives; I will not ("v r111 national unity to conceal tl1e coitsolidation and ag- o. ;1 part1‘ maclruc. The problems and responsibility in _1‘ are three of the whole nation. not those of a handful ‘is. There must be absolute franknaxe and trust between . .,. all the poo,..e of Canada Bnd.ev.ery. member of their government.

The issue in thLs campaign is clear:

liifhr": tlic pcopic of Canada want. a govcmmcnt composed of the of 111“ 111".111po1\"cr of Canada; or thcy want a straight Liberal " ' -" '.1‘..on which will continue to obstruct the national indecision, delay, incompetence, trckery, patronage and

It is all vcry well to say the King government has called strong, CXD(l'l(‘l\(‘f‘(‘I mcn into the national service 1v, members o; dwargmenm and boa: . ljulws tho Cabinet itself. the Organism which has the last

' ' 111.11 administration, is nnuic up exrlusively of compe- .. c and truswortlw men, the work of the various services will be c..pp.cd from the start.

We 5111111111 that no body of experts, however capable it may be, can carry 011 an adequate program of Canadian war effort under a

the King government has been “drafting" the ser- at great expense to the national treasury" and then iclzing or ignoring their recommendations. ll cot tho best brains and ability in Canada in the Cabinet of a National Government.

'11 "~ "nu-lent. which, for partisan advantage, ran and hid from tho Purvi: Commission on Unemployment cannot be t claims to be making full "use now of the best brains

". where is the Rnwell-Sirois Commﬂssion’: report on DCilllllIOli Provincial Relations? O O O O S1 stronclv is M1". King be-devilled with the shibboleth of party ' ' ' . f th"- expense of the nation that aft-er Ian Mackenzie had

i 1' er incompetent to prepare the nation for war. the 1"‘ \l 113+" lumointsd 111m chainnan of the Cabinet subcommittee 111111111! to pzcwwm for rehabilitation after the war.

Whrn “ze 1 csisilble pressure of public opinion finally forced Mr. 1 111 iurcvo 111s discredited Minister of National Defr-nccnhe merely rl h‘:11 to anothci" department where he carries :1. lwnvy ohligaticri trl 11"":1 from the last 1va1". Hc replaced hi1u i11 the Department . . 012a‘. Dri..1;'e by the equally discredited lvlmzstcr or Labour, g 111.1. st. 11111 11o pratical experience, who. in four year's time, had fazlrcl to scratch the stirface of the unemployment problem which it it 1121s his duty to solve.

And 11011", nfv-r having himself betrayed Canada and our allies in 1937 or I938 111' refusing to mmiit. the Brill-h to so: up air training schccfs in F1" "1 ' 11 pilots. which schools yvnuld have "put us

alvirl n!‘ f; - c6111 ("f bchind hcr in air parcdncss, he pro- f as lhc head of the nation": affairs. ‘ do l’ lrlcvc 11111.‘ a Cabinet PTPOCCLIDIPCI wit-h "party 0on- lcut ailcutinn to the serious problems alsw that the mii lstcrs who are wrapped . '1 vc 1111111111111" c ‘c in mavcrs of ordinary mi up :1 war rouucl ivithin the Cablnrt cl 21111111112 tho 11111‘ . 1 srftizﬂ lip a National Government, to es- ’ Rcrrusvru tron. hcwdcd by an o11istantling in at once studvmz and pre- nevitably follow the war.

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11vn1i11nt1r111; have not yct been made for . all CuIlZldlilll~ “"110 agree w.t.h me should endeav- cur in get toge-‘ncr pcoplc of all groups at open conventions for the purpose o.’ 1111111111! $011K.‘ lcynl, able citizen, of whatever party, as a

Naivinul (lo".'r1'11111c11t candidate. li l s 1101111 l'"'11'cd darkly. if not said 008.113’. that I have propved . :‘ "p11; n» a "wcn brhiud which to promote con-

I a111 on thc ground, among others, that it 1va1" the chief result of attempt: to-apply it

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~ i ‘lb! for a National Govcrnmcut for onc mason only; n’ :11 11111" needs 11 NaFoual finvcrnnieut.

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Fat Fees For

Lawyers Under McKeilaie King

by dissolving Parliament with such ‘unseemly haste.

Mr. King's Inslnccrlly

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Parliament had been held. Did he keep his PIOHXIME? He did not. You are famil ar with the story of how 011 January 25111 Parliament had ed t0 slnckcn our war efforts and convened. I11 lIlE dead cf wintcimjto devote valuable time to the the members 11nd loyally travelled 1"u1111i11g of an election and at a from the far Atlantic and Pacific time of ycar 11111011 travelling con- Coasts for the purpose of transact- ditions 111 the country districts an" ing the business of our nation, extremely difficult. Ahi but the but what did they find when they ;cunning Prih; Minister reached Ottawa? Remember, my you that he called the election in friends. our country is at war andlorder to receive a fresh mandate every ounce of e11crg_v. every, pound y from the people for the carrying cf wealth. and a‘l our time and 011 of the war. My friends. such an wisdom should be devoted “holly assertion would be laughable were and solely in helping to defeat the it not so tragic. I say to you that evil forces against which we are if he were reall sincere in this ss- fighting so that the principles oflsertion, it woud only have been democracy may preserved and necessary for Mr. King to invite the lives and rights of o11r citizens into his Cabinet. the best brains of prntccicd at home and abroad. the country, irespective of party or

“Yet. 1'11 the facc of this nation- politics. al emergency. what happened? I “But. no. the example set b)’ ask you. were our representatives Great Britain, by Australia, and by allowed to discuss and solve the that great Canadian statesman, Sir many problems which awaited their Robert Borden. during ll1€ I35" earnest and careful consideration? Wﬂl‘. W115 100 Iiiifll Mid 111156155“ No, this mivilcg-t- and right 111115 for Mackenzie K111i! Itistead oi’ denied 111cm, for 111111111 three 11mm,- .i0llo\1"i11': their noble example. he aiicr they had assembled. the Prime '10wc:s the dimiiiv oi’ 111s office by lvfinister. Mackenzie King, called resorting to the tactics of the self- upon our late beloved Governor. seeking politician. He takes advant- General to dissolve paruament age of the law itself to receive and to send the members home, ithe snap verdict of the people be- I have often thought. that being fore they could become aware of called upon to take this step must, lhis duplicity nor be guven an op- have brought considerable crief 10111011111111)" to learn the trill-h» If His Excellency. for Lord Twceds-llllll Present administration liﬂd mill? W115 a true Britisher, He nothing to hide, why the unusual abhorred political trickery, deccu- haste? Why not give the people of tlon and other abuses of our dcmo- illl-i wllfllﬁ’ an °pl°°llmllly °Tﬂl~l¢ System. ithrough :1 scasion of Parliament to lca1"n the truth and to decide the rcnl issues inslcad of gagging Par- liament. and forcing an immediate election?

"I agree with Colonel Drew. Brigadier-General Clark and I-Ion. Dr. Bruce that the time for sil- ,cuce is past. All honour, I say. t0

Desecratlng Holy Iveek

"Now I ask you. ladies and gentlemen. why did the Prime M111. ister thus wast-e the peopleb money and the members‘ time by dlgm.

1 ing Parliament in this most 111‘:-

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will tell .

'suc11 public-spirited and couraswlls inc-ti who, putting aside all fear of personal loss, can face the wsucs squarely and decide for the right. Let me tell you. my friends. that this forced election has already been the cause of deep injury to Canada. It. has given rise to all kinds of undesirable stories. _Ger- 111:111_v has scizcd upon the incident

usual 1va_v? I will tcll you at lcast. | two reasons why. but first lot inc say it is quitc obvious that Mr. King has no other thought i1\ mind than to win the election. for you will note that he has set Easter Tuesday as Elect-ion Dav, which meansthat the heat of the election Cﬂmllfllilll will be at. its peak ditring Holy Wcck. Good Frldav and Eas-

ter Saturday. the season of the with malicious satisfaction a11d 111B Year when our minds should be loyalty of Canada to the Empl" tumed to higher and holler and her national integrity have thoughts. been questmed.

"You would almost Imagine that we were Nazis or Communists giv- ing no thought to our religious be- liefs that we should thus (icsccrzite these Ho.y days of sacred 111c111a1'_v

March 26th is the earliest possible date that the election could have been held. Were it not for this wise provision of the law. doubtless the election would already be ovcr. so keen is the P;imc IVIIIIISIPI‘ and | his followers to kecp the light from | the darkness of secrecy.

"In my opinlo11, his first reason for this unusual haste was his hun- ger and thirst for personal power and glory rand for political patron- age for his self-seeking politican friends. This desire lock 5111211 pos-

Placing Parly F1111

“The Prime Minister and l1ls fol- lowers plead and cry for national unity. but 111 his third national broadcast he made it clear that if Dr. Manion is called upon t0 lead the Government of this country, jnoither Mr. King nor any mem- ber of his Cabinet would enter such an administration. In other {words ladies a11d gentlemen. Mr. .King Is not Interested in helplnif lthis country to do its part In the lgrcat task which lies before us. {unless he can have his own self- -Ish 111w. It reminds me of a school "boy who refuses to bay ball ll b9

session of him that it made him forget his duty and 11\.o1"i,y' disrc- gard the national danger and the urgent needs of the people who placed their confidence in 111m and

n his colleagues.

‘That was one reason. The sec- ond reason, I believe. was because he was afraid that the record of, his administration could not stand the light of day. He knew Dr. Man- Y ion would demand of him and his‘ government an accounting of thciri stewardship, and thus rcvcal to‘. the people the many qucslionablc‘ transactions within the yiast. four years and especially during ihc 1iast. few months since the declaration oi‘ war. Time will not permit mc to g0 into dntail rewarding the trau- sactio-ns referred to but you can read the particulars of some of the . charges made in that. iuflcpeiitirilt] and fearless pubiication. the Flu-I ancial Post. .

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Scandalous Transactions

“Read for yourselves the unfor-, glvable story of the Sflﬂlltlfllflllﬁ‘ B"c11 Gun contract. thc Mnutrrall building lease. ihc lusur" ' Biok- crs bond contract, the A11" i. cou- tracis on a cost plus basis. thel numerous western construction con- tracts. aucl the notorious panncnt of $94,440 00 of the people's 111o11."_1' < to purchase a pivatc . c in’ Vancouver". 1vl1icl1 had a11 as sod value of only 34111110110, Thr- for- mer Ministci" of Drfcuro claims ' that he purchased this property‘ bc- causc it was desirable for military luirposcs; ii. 1111s to be used as an

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Officcts Moss Quarters. Wcl‘. my fririiris. will you tcll 1111* 11l1_v it, would bc ucct. .11"_v to i1" forl this purpose such items" .... Gar-i age a11d Chauffeurs quarters‘ $1600; Green Hone $1200.; En-

trance Gates $1400.: Garden stone Walls $5000.; Tennis Court. 511300.: Hedges, Shrubs and Flowers $5000.. i and lastly‘, listen to tr", 1111111111: pit $10.00. As. D1". Mmunn rrzlulyl said in his speech at Brandon t-hcl other night. you would tl1i11k 1.110’ odour from such aicitenclcal1vould I make a bad e110ugl1 smcll without; having to buy a mauurc pit! l “The prcpcrty" in Moiurcal "which I rcferzcd to was l)lll‘(‘llll.s‘lld by al private linrty for the sum of $i;2.-' 500, Shorty after, the pu1"cl1n.~c1"‘ leased the building to the Depart- mcnt of National Defence for a period o! ten years at. an annual

rental of $23,700. so that, at the end of the ten years the cu"11c1" of; the. building will have icreived

$237,000. for a building which cost l1im $62,500. and mark you, he will] stil own the building, “Now, it is 11ot for mc to judge any man. but, this one thing I do say and that is if I 11nd a man in my employ who was guilty" of putt- i11g through the atrocious business eals that the Honourablc Inn Mackenzie negotiated. I would fire him within twenty-four hours, But what did Mr. King do with Mr. Mackenzie? He continued to keep him at his side and Ive him the nice easy job of Mln sler of Pon- slons, drawing a largo nlary frmn the tux-payers of this country whose money h» squand- ered 1n such In unmrrclful fash- ion. Could you have any confid- ence in a leader nr in a govern- ment who wastc the public money in 1111s shameful manner? ‘Remember the important fact [that s11 these charges which I have mentioned. and menv others, re- ‘maln unchallenged and unrnfutcd. lTh u why the Prime Minister tried w out-manoeuvre his critics

l knows the

is‘ not allowed to win I116 ‘111m?- lvhat do you think of that for. a patriotic statement coming frbm the leader of the Government at a time of national crisis. when the flower of our manhood is fighting for and offezing their life-blood on behalf of the cause of freedom. truth and justice? Shame, I thrice shame on those In high seats who try to take advantage of a great world catastrophe to ud- vancn their own selfish H“!!!

"But, my friends. I have suffici- cnt. faith in the sound judgment of the Canadian people to believe that on the 26th dav of this mflllllll they will show their disguest for a leadership of this kind and Will i!“ to the polls and vote for Dr. Afaniou. whom we can respect and trust and who 11111.1 give to Canada a. wlsc and honest Government; a man who f1"o1n personal experience resulting tralfcdy of war. Let us not forget that when the Em ire was fishtinx for he? very ex tence in 1014-1918. Dr- Manion did not mend his time so- journing in the United Statcs but we find him cioiug his part. in the fmnt line. dicfendiug the priceless itieals andprinciplcs of our great British heritage. _

Knowing the whom and spirit

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of the people of this Province. I l1ave not the. slightest doubt that‘ they will strengthen Dr. Monica's; ‘sand by sending to Ottawa Mi‘ w Chester S. McLure and Mr. John O, Hyndmau of Q0961}! County. Dr. MacDonald oi’ Kin! S- and Dr MacPhee of Prince, as our 1"c111"c~st-11tati1~cs. These gentlemen arc wcli-quallficd in every way t0 rcpiwusciit. you and t0 make a worth- 1\"‘.1.. cc11i..:b11tiou for the upbulld- 111g of our country.

Farm Interests Igmred

"Now I wish to say 11 few words with reference to the basic indus- try of this Province and Canada's crcatcsi. national asset --agrlcul- ture. Did you ever" s10)‘ to think l.hatp1actical.y one-thrd of the population of Canada is enga. 111 the development of agriculture. Yrt. I ask you what has the Mac.- kcnzizc King Government done to prmnolc tltc i11tc1"csts of the far- mcr since assuming the reins of power in 1935. I 11m ashamed to say that. they have done practically "nothing and. if it had not been for the great benefits derived from the Empizc Trade Agreements obtain- ed by M1". Bcnnctt. I venture to say that. the fnrmcr of this coun- try would not be able to exist.

“Duc to the inefficiency and lack of business ability of "the Govem- mcnl. n11d of the members of the Bacon Board, the Canadian farmer is being deprived of thousands of dollars that he is miiitlc‘ to re- ceive. The farmer is not looking for graft 1101" is he a profiiecr. hut hc docs expect and.“ entitled to receive s reasonable return for the fruit of his labours.

"Bollard-Year" Men

"Speaking of profiteerlng, I 11m reminded that recently we have heard much about the ‘dollar-a- ycar men" I say to you. do not be hood-winked by this misleading phrase. much more than a dollar B. year mackenzie King's favorites receive 1'11 the way of ‘allowance and ex- penses ’ Let us see for a moment, what this ‘dollar-a-yenr‘ means to a member of the War

this man is so imbuedwith patriot- ism that he dWPl ll-l-l mm affair-l

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a11d for the nominal sum OI-B d31- gcd lar" h and at. ention to the business of t c wvc;nnwng.? No. my friends it does 11ot mean that. It means ‘that he receives as 1111 actual samy the pitlribllfi-Sﬂlllldlllg sum of 31001111. something the nvcraﬂi‘ ClllZPll (1095 not know. he receives also his liv- ing allowances and expenses while away f1"om home. Mark you, his personal income goes on 1116i! lllc same, supplemented by these - lcwnnccs and cxllellﬁtiﬁ “ml l" me tell you that 1.110 terms ‘allowances and 50111111211510? amounting to as much a car. asélnder thgsc condISons. I ask you who would not 11110 I0 l" l ‘dollar-n-ycai’ man? Now. do not misunderstand me: I do not obj to ‘the labourer is worthy of his hire.’ wheihci street-sweeper. but let that ment be l"n t sum known to the public. and out of that sum let him pay his own expenses. large or small as he de- sires. ‘out I dislike _ lphrase a ‘dollar-n-yenr used as a means of mtsleading those who are "nnt in n position

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Commission on wheat, marketing. Mr. Ralston very candidly inform- ed m. Kin and his Government that he wou d act providing he re- ceived a reinimemtinn oi $200.00 a (lay, plus living allowance $20.00 a day, plus travelling cXpen-‘ivﬁ- The total amount that M1‘. Ralston re- ceived from that one Commssion was the generous sum of $29,022.69. made up as follows: Fees—$25-5'I4-°9- living allowance $2.865.00: travel- ling expenses --$983 69. making I total of szoozaao. The fisures I have given you are not the result of guesswork. I have taken them from the return made to the House of Commons. an the motion of Mr- W sh, M. P., on the 181-11 of March. i938.

"Now. I have no intention of en- tering into a. discussion as to whe- ther the charge made by Mr. Ral- ston for his services is in order or not. I will leave that for the peo- ple to judge. I can only nav that even if I did possess the abllitv of Mr. Rnhiton, or the wisdom of Solomon. God forbid that I should be found rnakln a ehnrle 0f $20000 a any, plus llrlng allowance $20.00 n day. nlus travelling ex- penses. fnr services rendered on be- half of my own country. the land that gave me blrth!

“N0 Profile-oping”

"Bu1. indies and gentlemen. the was. that irritates me and makes

a ear devotes his entire time

expenses’ are vcry elastic.

ect paying for efficient services. a millionaire or MY- he form of a. fixed

he be

having the

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Mr. Balaton‘: Fees

Pin- Hon. J. L Ralsion. is ""~' those nub“ sfrvwnfs who au- thoriv-sd the nrtvmcni. of this b"ll are the very same men who have

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been saying to the farmers of this count in the declaration of war em 1". formers, r0 must be no profiteerlng, and in order to make this impossible we are taking steps to see that the price of bacon and other farm pro- ducts rc uired to supply the over- seas mar et is set. at a figure that will keep the pri of hogs down to Just about who it cosh you to feed them.’ That is wha they have done. u you know to your sorrow. They do not mind ying $220.00 a day to one of the own close friends. Ind Ject to their makin ing b ldings to the National Defence and on Govem- ment wartime contracts but to you. hard-working farmers, who work from the time that the dew is off the grass in the morning until the setting of sun, they refuse to give a living wage.

Excess Profit Tax

"I notice in reading over the Ex- cess Profits Tax Act uanted tn on the 13th of September 1989 that, the nine or ten shrewd lawyers in the Ma ensle King Cabinet have includ in the ex- emptions ‘the profits from any professional activity.’ I presume that means that while the farmer and business man will have to pBY the tax on profits over and above

mv blood rise with indignation is

the average four years of IMO. 1 7. i038. and i989. the exorbitant fees charged by some of our legal friends will not be liable to taxa- tion, for they come under ‘profes-

sional nativity.’ "I m1 not complaining about the

tax. I think it is n v3? fair and Just tax for we must expect in make our contribution one way or another in order to save the price- less liberty we enjoy a11d 111111011 has been purchased at such a iro- mendous cost. Anv tax we may my, no matter how large it may be- smsll in comparison to the great sacrifice being offered by the youth of this land and by the mothers. fathers. wives and sweethearts Their sacrifice cannot be measur- ed in dollars and cents. But why not be fair and collect the Excess Profits Tax from all who can af- ford to pay it? There is no I reason for lacing in the exam?‘ tlon class ‘ e profits from an! professional activity.’ “Farmers, in all seriousness I to you, arouse yourselves! Now I your opportunity to see that Y9" semi to Ottawa man capable and willlnﬁto fight for your ri ll- The ackenzie King admin b- tion and your local representativcl have failed miserablv n defendlﬂl your rights. I ask W“! to ll" l" standard-bearers of Dr. Mvmlw l" opportunity "to do something f0! and i at the end of five Wm

felI to ve a nod aocoun ther stewar lp t en put m“ out and t someone else.

"Mr. Me ure is well and IBWW‘ ably known to you all. During t!!! five {airs ti‘? givﬂeggfgmgllm"

ouse MN WI)“ In "1935? he served faithful”

111E131’ efficient_1_ the view (Continued on MRO 13- 9°‘ 9