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Wool Dealers tilean lip $800.000—l(ing Sits By

n" W°°1 Iwwers of Canada ‘know how well the Mack .- lo King Wvemment was Prepared for war l!" EQDtember and they have no mum" WW1? Why parliament was scuttled before awkward questions souldbeaskedozthelvlinistercd Akricuiture on the floor oi the House of Commons.

Msclsexisie King and Jimmy 6am. tner sat back and allowed the wool dealers to make a quick clean-up 01 3800.000 and the wool stocks of the Dominion to be depleted by 2,. 086.296 lbs. in profit-taking exports to the United States druing the first ll days of the war.

Yet Sir Henry Drayton, who had been Minister of Finance during the last war, wired Mackenzie King imwflllly on the day 0i the doc- lsrstion of war, warning him c! what would happen and urging him to clalp an embargo immediately on the export of wool from Canada.

It was not until Sept. 16th that fire government got around to set» N118 lip a wool control which im- mediately harmed exports and set s controlled price.

"$611"! l0 Ill’. not one cent of the 8800.000 rake-of! Mackenzie King allowed the dealers to poc- ket, went to the sheep-raisers of this country.

Mother Pleads

Sher-brooks, Que. -- Mrs. m. .1. Msnion, French-Canadian wi.ie of the National Conservative Leader, stepped to Dr. Manions side in the election battle tonight with a quar- ter-hour broadcast oi her own over s Quebec radio network.

The broadcast was not only Mrs. Manlonh first active participation in the present campaign-although she had been accompanying her husband throughout his tour-but it was her first public address.

"Since my husband is the Lead- sr today of a great party which is submitting its plans to the people oi all Canada in this coming elec- eion, and since I am a native of the Province of Quebec it has been sug- gested that I should make s few brie: remarks to you in our mother tongue," she explained.

"I will not presume to tell any one in tho..Province of Quebec - u-elsewhero-howhsor she should vote. But I think I may safely say that I know something of my husband's mind, having lived with him for more than thirty yea-rs. and naturally krwwing in- timstely his whole career."

Mrs. Manion reviewed geeneraliy the issues being placed before the electorate by her husband, stres- sing particularly the need for sc- tion to meet the youth problem. "I Omlurosllmothersinquebecwill agree with ms s mother in Onta- tio although s French-Canadian, in the statement that we must do overytibingweoantosolvetheprob- lems of giving opportunity to our boys and girls to earn s living and remain decent, law- ‘ "‘ citizens of Csnmds." she ssid. “Under the Msckensis King Government no real effort. had been made to solve the problem."

Reference was msds to s “whis- pering campaign" to the effect that National Government, as proposed by Dr. Manion, would mean con- scription. '.I.'his, Mrs. Manlon em- phasised, was "wholly untrue," and was intended merely te discredit the National Government ides.

Mrs. ldanion ssid some Liberal leaders had greatly changed their minds in the last two or three years as to how they would act in case of wsr in which Britain took part. 1t might also bs ranembered she said. that at least ons of the present Cabinet Ministers, Hon. '1‘. A. Crersr, "was in the Conscription

‘I Farmer Challenges

Gardiner Statement

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m"! olmllenrlnc uie statement of James Gardiner, Minister o1 A‘. riculture in the Mackenzie King administration, that it is impossible to get better prices for Canadian wheat. an. Perley, National Cov- errunent candidate in Quusppeus, Saskatchewan, told a radio audience that ‘Mr. Gardiner has never asked for a higher price."

"Mr. Gardiner says it || imp“. sible to get s better pricg {or wheat because the British Govern- ment's representative has not offer. ed s higher price," the wggum wheat expert declared. "Why simuld he offer s higher price?" Mr. Por- ley queried. "He has never been asked for s higher price. Mr. Gard- iner told him that wheat could he produced in Saskatchewan for 40 cents n. bushel, then brought; gown .. Bill in the House of Commons to guarantee 60 cents, which means 40 cents for No. 1 on the farm. Mr. Gardiner has said nothing about the possibility of a domestic price for wheat, though he has power m establish one under his Price Con. tzrol Board."

If the farmer is to be given 50mg measure of return on his work, there should be a. re-enaetment. of the Wheat Board legislation o! the year i936, including the Advlggry Committee oi seven, four oi’ whom would be producers, Mr. Periey sug- gcsted.

He urged. in addition. an initial Payment to producers which must be fixed in relation to the price paid for wheat by the British Gov. ernrnent to farmers in the United Kingdom.

He declared also that the farmer should receive “all net profits made on a year’s operations through participation certificates as provid- ed for in the Wheat Board Act of 1935."

Government" of sir Robert Borden in i917.

"I do not offer this as any par- ticular criticlsm of the King Gov- ernment, but merely to point out that this whispering is most un- Just," Mrs. Manion said. There were other men in that Conscription Gov- ernment who had since been treat-

.- \\ ‘fl by Prime Min- is": Mackenzie King," she con- tinued.

run CHARLUTitLiQWN GUARDlAN

lb dilidal stmtemmb nub dull!!! bi elmltlifl OWINI and ill special releases to the press by Hon. R. J. Manion, M.C., Dr. Manion pledges his National Government to give constructive assistance to one 0f the most important basic industries 1n the Dominion.

“We have received complaints from livestock men in all parts of Canada." the leader said, “and particularly from hog raisers. that they are being unfairly dealt with in favour of the packers. We are very much impressed with these complaints, which are far too widespread to be ignored. ’

1. We are determined that immediately after the election we mall have s fair and complete investigation made into the whole livestock industry and its relation to ths packers.

"If injustices are found as claimed, they will be rectified at once. In addition, we intend setting up a Uvestodc Board on which the Gov- emment and packers will be represented, but on which livestock men will predominate. This Board will regulate and control the industry."

2. Home Market. “We recognise the homo market as the farmer's first opportunity. Excluding wheat, 90 per cent of the products of the farm are sold in the home market. We pledge ourselves, therefore, to preserve, protect and enlarge the home market for the Canadian farmer. In particular, we will protect Canadian fruits, vegetables and other perishable products by seasonal tariffs during the period of Canadian production. The dairy farmer and the livestock grower will be similarly protected from competitive imported products such as butter and tlrmecl meats which tend to depress the Canadian price level. At the same time, steps will be taken through Export Boards to free price levels oi important agricultural products such as cheese and butter from their dependency upon price levels in the international market."

a. Marketing. "We pledae ourselves to a policy of vigorous encour- agement of all forms of co-operative marketing, regulation and distri- bution of fanm products which will tend to stabilize prices so that the farmer may be ensured a Just return on his operations. In co-operation ‘with the provinces, we shall seek to set up Marketing Boards on the principle of assisting the farmer to become master of his own dcsiiny. With regard to overseas marketing, we shall use all agencies at. our dis- posal to preserve the benefit already attained from the Empire Trade Agreements. We shall make every eiiort to earpdnd those preferences and to sell agricultural products in the Empire and in other countries.

4. Price spreads. "'l'he spread in price between the farmer and the consumer in many products is recognized as being entirely dispro- portionate. The encouragement of co-operatlve marketing will, in most cases, prevent unfair rniddlemerfs profits, but further steps must be taken to ensure that neither the producer nor the consumer is exploited. In connection with marketing legislation, therefore, machinery will be set up for the continuous investigation of price spreads. Upon com- plaint of any producer or consumer organization, an investigation will be held and steps taken to correct any unjustified spread found to exist, and to eliminate any combine or monopoly which is acting unfairly te- wards any primary producer."

5. Stabilization oi Price Levels. "Nearly half oi our population is ensued in farming and so forms a. very large bod-y of purchasing power. It is recognized that ii the 1926 price levels were restored, the problems of the farmer would largely vanish and with them the problem of in- dustrial unemployment. The farmer would be enabled to piwchase the products of industry, thereby creating new demands for goods which would result in creating jobs.

6. Farm Loans. "Prwision of long-term mortgage money at. low interest rates is esential for the future agricultural development of Canada. We shall take steps, therefore, to expand the activities oi’ the Canadian Farm Loan Bwrd and to wort: in closest co-operation with any province having Agricultural Development 0r Fann Loan machin- ery. All measures necessary will be taken to ensure reasonable rates of interest. In conilknction with this will be s policy to assist the farmer in the drainage oi.’ his property through long-tern loans and to assist him to procure fertilizers required to rehabilitate his land."

7. Research, "we shall utilize all available means of scientific in- vestigation, experimentation and demonstration to assist the farmer in achieving efficient and economic production. we shall expand the ac- tivities 0f the National Research Council in this regard, and set highly trained scientific men at work to endeavour to discover new means oi utilizing farm products"

Farmers Support Manion’s Policy

Included in the National Govern- ment nominations at the time “Pub- licity News" went to press were i9

farmers.

Taken geographically, with con- stituencies, they are:

Grote Stirling, Yale. 8.0.: 8 13am)“ “Jasper-Boson, Alberta: J.

Canadian farmers haven't any illusions about the treat- ment theywe rcceivcd from Mr. blnckenzie King.

They know that the Liberal Party i1asn’t made one move to obtain for Canadian wheat growers a "just" price during the war emergency in Great Britain. lncirlcntully, Mr. Gard- incr thinks 40 cents n bushel is n good price for the bee: wheat in the \\‘Oi'lii.

V. Patterson. Moose Jaw, Sask; E

E. Perley, Qll'App€1i€, Sash; 0.1-1. Jones, Portage la Prairie, Man.;

WR. Johnston, Provenchcr, Man.; Col. Azthur Ross. Souris; Hon. W

Earl Rowe, Duiferin-Slmcoe. Ont- ario; Norman R. Martin, Elgln. Ontario; Albert Brunei". Essex South, Ont.; W.R. Aylcsworth, Frontenac- Addington, Ont.; V. C. Porteous, Grey North, Ont.; Mark C. Benn. Haldimand, Ont; L. Elsdon Cardiff Huron North, Ont; C. Earl Des- mond, Kent, Ont; T. A. Thompson Lanark, Ont; Charles Milton, Ox- ford, Ontario; Gordon K. Fraser. Peterborough West, Ont; Hiram

Thomas, Digvby-Annapolls, NB.

MANIUN WILL ABULISH RMilli FEE

Montreal, March 6 (Staff Speciai)—H0n.

“The radio license fee is merely a nui-

Dr. R. J. Manion, leader of the National Con- servative Party, issued the following state- ment today: .

“There has been a great deal of discuss- ion both in the press and on the hustings on the subject of radio licenses and the present seems to be an opportune time to make my position clear. It is my firm belief that there is no reason why the radio user in Canada should be compelled to pay $2.50 for the pri- vilege of listening to his radio, whereas the radio user in the United States pays nothing.

sance tax and one which bears heavily on those who are least able to pay. _ Numermlfl reasons can be given why the radio fee should be abolished, but I think they are ObVIOIII t0 most people.

“It will be my privilege, therefore, if elected, to abolish the radio license fee and t0 operate national broadcasting on a pay as you go basis. There are other means with- out tiie license fee of having radio pay its way.

National Gov’t. Gains Wide Support

Coast Province Greets Manion's Announcement to Abolish Radio Fee License Nuisance; National Government Princple Sweeps Province. (B.C.)

Drew Defies political censorship in radio blast; Blames King for Scuttiing Government Owned Arsenal at Valcartier (Alta)

Gardiner Machine Crumbling, Macpherson Pressed to Accept Re- gina Scat; Farmer Candidate challenges King Government on Statement Can't Get Better Price for Wheat (Sask)

Forecasts say Manion Safe in 75 seats; B. C. Speaker Refutes King Claim to War Preparedness; Hepburn Defies Federal

Premier Over Political Film (Ont.)

National Government Forces Sweeping Province; Willis Cam- paign Puts King squarely on defensive on first appearance in West (Mam)

"Bob" ltianion’: Speech in French Turns Tide; Liberals Express Fear; Mrs. Manion (Yvonne Dcsanlniers) Injccts New Note for Canadian Unity (Que)

Maritimcs Rebel Against Euler Coal Importaiions Expense of Canadian Miners; Hugh MacKay Predicts linsy Win (NS)

internal Fight Splits Liberal Party; National Government Forces on Offensive (N.B.)

Voters Disgusted with King's Tossing British Navy Officer out of Halifax (P.E.I.)

F HON. DR. R. J. MANION, M. C. Leader National Government Party

Gardiner Thinks 40_ Cents A Bushel Good Wheat Price

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They know that when w-sl‘ broke out, Mr. King's state- ment that he was fully “prepar- ed" is so much eye-wash, be- cause Mr. King allowed corn- mission agents in this country ro pocket $800,000 clear profit by exporting wool to the Unit- ed States during the r3 days it took Mr. King to put on an ei- barge.

They would like to know just how much profit the pack- ing industry is making under, the agreement with Great Bri- tain, “thereby the packers re ceive 18 cents per pound for ba- con and whereby the farmers receive 8 cents a pound for their hog product.

They would also like to know. if the American trade agree- ment hasn’t given the Canadian farmer the same deal in their home market as the New Zes- land butter did in 1929-30. Mr. Mackenzie King is the only man who can answer that because he denied the farmers’ represen- tative the right to ask questions when he torpedoed parliament the end of January till! Y1!"-

Canadian farmcrs are also wondering what happened to the Empire Trade Agreements, which gave s preference of six cents per bushel to Canadian wheat in the British market, and similar preferences on 0th- er farm products.

Even during wartime, Cana- dian farmers will not ‘forg! that it was the governing in which Hon_ R. J. Manion was a senior minister that gave them a Wheat Board bill, a Natural Products Itiarketing‘ act, cm- hodying all the principles of co- operative marketing; a Farm Loan Board which provided farm loans at five per cent; s Farmers’ Creditors’ Arrange- ment Act, which was the begin- ning of all attempts to meet de- pression conditions on the farm, and the Empire Trade Agree- menis.

What with such important matters as giving out question- able ravar contracts to private companies, and closing up the Dominion Government owned and controlled arsenal at Val- cartier, Mr. King has apparent- ly overlooked such important facts as this:

AGRICULTURE is the larg- est “primary" industry in Can- aria, and takes second place only to manufacturing.

P. I. l. National Conservative AsscahllQ.

on Farm Program Calls For Bacon Probe, Price Adjustments

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