cuuu s.. ’ ~u.'r'-' wait-suns. lugur. 14% rises-carom . , uluyuxtnanrmv-‘ho, _ ~ _ ' ~. - I. Illicit, ILLI- ulm n. x. Currlo. 11% (hush! ins-Ileana;- "ii-ll I" roar lta nan-no) .. as nuns m»,

your (In advance). nnllel to Canola

‘munuiocmun 1. ma. , fro; Potted ‘Calf

..__--..__ ,~ As MR. SHAW, Liberal poet laureate, de- clued in his “Victory'Ode" at- the Leapicnic:

- rm hip-lilp-hurrah for n». Liberal my. . and we don't do thftlgsby half;

It's thirty to none, that’: how we; won; so ‘wive KILLED THE ‘FATTED CALF."

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The “fatted calf" in this cue has tamed om to be the taxpayers. ‘

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Hepburn: Pro And Con

But in Ontario, MRs. MITCHELL HEPBURN, in a posi- tion to know her hus- band's views,-

. . . before the Toronto Women's Liberal Association said that she deplored the "unnecessary ex- pense" in bringing coal from Eastern and Western Canada to Ontario when 0n- tario might have freer exchange zvith the nearest point to the South. She was

Following was the statement made by PREmEa MrTcaEu. Hsnum of On- tario at a Liberal meeting in the city of Sydney the other night:

"The people of‘ Nova Scotia can rest . assured that my gov- ernment zvill, ’c0-op- erate ‘in thepntatter of obtaining more coal markets in On- tario for your prin- cipal -t'ndu-stry, and that any means for-

warded to increase in fa o o r of ex-

t the present m a r- changing O n t a r i o bets rvill r e c e i v e lumber and pulpwood my ‘personal atten- for American iron lion.” ‘ and steel.

~ How, asks a Nova Scotia exchange, can the views of “MR.” HErauRN versus “MR5.” Hav- BURN‘ be reconciled? It is safe to say “MRs." HEPBURN was not making a statement that her husband-Premier would not approve. \Vas MR. I-lErnuaN ‘fooling the Maritime Provinces or was Mas. HEPBURN bluffing Ontario?

Still No Explanation

The taxpayers are still awaiting an explan- of the LEA Government's misappropriation of public funds to the amount of $200,000. This money was borrowed On authority of legislation passed at the last regular session of the Legis-

lature.. It was earmarked for repairs to the H?‘ Provincial Building, construction of the new Rocky Point ferry, and the balance oflast sea- son's permanent road projects. . The Speech from the Throne at last week's special session _ , falsely stated, with regard to these expenditures. . that “nolegislative provision had been made". and that accordingly a large overdraft had accumu- lated. On the strength of this misstatement additional borrowing power to the tune of Three Million Dollars has been vested in the Govern- ment.

It is evident from the Throne Speech that the $200,000 has been used -for purposes other than those specified by the" Legislature lastMarch. The question involved is therefore a serious one. If one-fifth of" a milliondollars canbe misappro- priated in this fashion, afterhaving been ear- marked with the. most scrupulous care, what is there to prevent the misappropriation of the three million dollarblanlccheque which the LEA Government now have in their pockets? They have a much wider latitude in expending the latter amount. After falsifying the Speech from

_ the Throne and misrepresentingthe financial sit- l uation for the purpose of getting authority -.to i” borrow this hugesum, are they likely to be over scrupulous in handling it? ~ _‘ __.______________-

Liberal » Economy .

The LEA Government boasts of having already made “savings" in keeping with its economy pledges. '

' There has been reduction. it -is claimed “in cost of purchase of cars.” The Liberal pledge \vas not to purchase fewer cars, but to abolish them altogether so far as ministers and govern- ment officials were concerned. i

Credit is taken for a reduction of $300 in the Deputy Provincial Secretary’; salary. A new olficial, replacing "one with the experience of Mr. H. R. Srawanr, would naturally be ex- pected to start at a lower salary, But why not begin at the top, and "economisfl on the salary of the Provincial Secretary himself f »

, Saving, it is alleged, is to be made in pur- chasing agents’ expenses. These agents, it l5 true, have been sacked; but authority has been taken to pay non-portfolio ntetnbers of the Treas- ury Board for discharging the same duties! p p

The Prohibition Commission also has been fired. In its placfe we now havepoliticakcontrol of the Prohibition Act yestedl Attorney Gen- eral Canaan, who receiver a 50o relaryooast ‘cafly a free hand to incur what

y gleam. Ailfbl is claimed in "salaries of highway g _ ' ‘ Mr. 1311's pit-election promise ' J! Nita: tjre number of _ y ‘engineers. three of__tj\ese' , vs xunderthc j l "Government. Now than arr-runn-

l-ifilm w- rwa

amt. as hdl ' 111E ‘- . . mic rifts as“ Lefncthee 32$, no? pmflv and the guardian of tboupaadu or Cgngfll“ . hszaerecoiiigmended thatagufiiovern- “'7' - ; j _‘ "' . aim * ow -. tomb-mm‘ ' - ..r.¢=l»e cm n» - 1' . goth-yes with flittbllisingjirfkrtioiteytlit, ' ’.°",l'_"'3'l,*"“_"-'"“ Sacteuryof ‘Statetloanntlfpnt gov; the world ' s

the worst is yet to come. There is to be no External Audit, and without an otficialOppoai- tion in the House there will be no opportunity ~of placing embarrassing questions 0n the order paper. And after all thelawyer members have been provided for, no doubt the farmer members will want special legislation passed, enabling them_ to get fat "pickings" while retaining their seats and pocketing their scssional indemnity!

That Valley of Humiliation

Many-Liberals were incensed at their leader, saysthe Mail and Empire, for saying that the Beauhamois affair had led them into the Valley of Humiliation. Some were annoyed. not at the fact, but at his statement of the fact. We- may be sure, too, that MR. KlNds humiliation was caused, not by the Beauharnois contribution, but by the public disclosure. It cannot be credited that MR. KING knew nothing about it. The gen- erous donors attempted to make a contribution to the Conservative Party as well, but Mn. BENNETT ordered that not adollar be accepted from that source. Is it credible that Mn. BENNETT knew of a proposed contribution to the Conservative Party while MR. KING knew noth- ing of a contribution to the Liberal Party that was not only tendered but accepted?

There was the Bermuda visit. SENATOR McDoucALf. was there representing the company. MR. KING and SENATOR HAYDON were there. ‘and surely they represented the Government and the Liberal Party. The Beauharnois Company paid MR. K1Nc’s hotel expenses there. SENATOR MCDOUGALL explained afterwards that it was a mistake on the part of his secretary, but why should his secretary think that MR. KrNds expenses were properly chargeable to Beau- harnois? The inference must be that they were there on the business of Bcauharnois and the least the company could do was to pay the expenses.

All three denied that Beauharnois was dis- cussed in Bernmda. It meant a great deal to SENATOR MCDOUGALL to have the charter granted. With an election pending, campaign funds were of some consequence to MR. KING and MR. HAYDON» not to speak of MR. McDouoALL, himself an ardent partisan. The charter was granted; the Liberal party was given $720,000.‘ Yet the subject was not discussed in Bermuda!

The Senate investigation showed that SENATOR HA\'1>0N's law firm got a considerable sum out of Beauharnois; the Liberal Party got $720,000; and SENATOR MCDOUGALL got his share out of his investment in Bcauharnois. He resigned

from the Senate to avoid expulsion. He is in a

position to know more than we do. All we know is gathered from what came out in evidence before the Senatorial Committee. The extra amount that he knows, he knows from what (lid not come out before that committee. It ought to be sufficient for the electors to know that the KING Government in 1930 was financed to a large/Extent by the Beauharnois Company and that MR. BENNETT refused to accept any assist- ance from that source.

Editorial Notes

If its a 10o pcr ccnt. Canadian you want, BENNETT is your man. élé BK 3i A Fascist Government by any other name would do the same i: th; Lia Government.

Italy docs not believe the pcn is mightier

thari the sword, but is making good use of it for arr m ur oses

P Y g P P . a“ a“ afi

Lord BESSBOROUGH had teas running down his cheeks when he hid farewell to Ottawa. He loves Canada and Cinacgiiani.»

The election will be over by the time Lord TWEEDSMUIR arrives and assumes office. But hc will still be received and welcomed by Prime Minister BENNETT.

3K It

Everybody will be wanting to see and hear Prime blinister BENNETT when he comes here on Saturday. The man who put backbone into Prime Minister RAMSAY MACDONALD and Do- ‘minion Secretary of State j. H. THOMAS, will hold an outstanding place in the history not only of Canada but of the, Empire and Commonwealth of nations. ‘ ‘

lit 9K lit

According to the Maritime Broadcaster, Saint John, N. 13., the Cuban market is not by any means closed to our potatoes. Fifteen thous- and barrels of New Brunswick potatoes have been shipped to Cuba this year. It is expected that 100,000 barrels will be required to supply the Cuban demand gpr iecd“ stock.

There is no complaint of lack of attendance or enthusiasm at the Conservative campaign meetings. People like to be treated as reasonable, rational mortals, able to judge of facts, and with the ability to get information independent of the candidates themselves. The Liberal candidates go on the assumption that their audiences are composed of ignoramuses ready and willing to swallow any stuff and nonsense they dish out to them. ' - IE BK i! living in Germany and threatened by further plans for liquidation of Jewish business in Germany, the Reich Ministry of tlie Interior through a cen- tral committee with a project for wholesale Jewish migration to Ecuador- Jewish rescu- tlon has-persisted ainoe the days of the harohl and the endls not sight.‘ _ '_ ' ‘

"the Uaitadisun with Belgian

that:

floult to find; he must have a place

of b1.’ on this job- Sun. _A

' ‘when ‘it ‘passed, its neutrality res"- olutlon providing‘ against the sale

of Ibbnfary 29. 1936.

‘nesting its colonies of ltrftrea and

Faced with the impossibility of nraking a '

several thousand Jews have ptesented -

Notes By The Way

ol. ‘action.-

cloulfit to: 111400 b! peartng 1n all sections of the mg- lllb mm. that publlc oplnton 1n Ipxgland would ‘not tolerate an ed- just-mmt that. ls a betrayal either of that-segue or. of Etblopla. Lest- "ly, the" British would rcncsly be ‘consent-Tatum that: fleet 1n the Mediterranean .11 they have any notion of atrrrenderlng to Italy, oo- vertly or otherwise, on this para- mount 1ssuo.‘—Balttmom Sun.

Aoenrdlng to the Myal Bank's advices from South America. the Argentlnehas disappeared as Can- ada's elite! competitor as an export- or of wheat for the present crop "year. Thfs partly explains the rec- ent advance 1n the part of Can- adian and goes far to justify the Bennett Government's hand- llng of g, dimcult problem. Instead of allowing world speculators to knock down the price of our graln to 30 or 40 cents a bushel the ad- ministration hss for years support- ed the wlnnlpeg market wlth the result that Western agrlculturlsts have obtained an extra $150,000,000 for their crops since 1830. And ac- com-llng to present prospects they will reallne stlll more handsomely on the present crop.

More people are aettllng ln Great Brltam than are leavlng. Before the World War. ln a number of years, British emigrants numbered between 300.000 and 400.000 s year. when the world orlrls came 1n 11m emlg-ratlon dropped. In 1931 the tlde turned, and Brltaln re- ceived many more than sent out. Since than the inward flow has cbntlnued. In 1933 1t received near- ly 33,000 more mlgrants than left Brltlsh shores; ln 1934 the inward flow was nearly 21,000, a. striking change from the years when Brit- ain lost some 350000 migrants a. year. From sending out 1.000 a day 1t. receives about 100 a day.

Director Hoover of the Depart- ment of Jutlce Bureau of Investi- gation announces that a painstak- lng lnqulry is to-Le made into the operations of receivers of stolen goods, It seems a, sensible and should be a profitable move 1n the campaign for the curtailment of crime. Obviously. 1f thieves could not dkpose o1 their takings, the 1n- centlve to steal would be greatly reduced. The more the authorltles harry the receivers. the greater their rlsk W111 be, and the less they will 'pay.for plunder. More» over, a receiver should not be dlf-

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business, which 1s not requlred thteves- Mr. Hoover should keep perslstently-New York

"Congress thought. 1t. ma provided

azalnat‘ America. getting into a war

arms to a belllzerant, up to

But ff. war

break? out tn Europe under Article

16 of the Covenant of the League

of Natlons, that resolution 1s no

protection at all. Article 18 provides

that ll any membe of the league

goes to war ln vlolatton of thm Covenant, 1t 1s thereby at war with‘ all other» members, and lt is thelr duty~ to shut; off all aommunten-

tlons between the offending power

and-the outside world. That means

the blockade of Italy lay-the a1- 11ed~f18ets ofltha League; and that, lni turn, means calling lnto ques- tion our imerpretatlon of the doa- trlne of- freedom of the reas.—De- troll. News. .

Ital: not the Ilallnn pbople but the Itallan dictator who ls maktng wsr.LItH1s_-not danger to a natlorfs destiny. but (longer to one man's poltttesl future that 1a sendlng ' down to a new hell. The Italian people. seeing Great. Brlt-

Itllfsn people. seatng their stock market oonvulsed by pasifc. wlth Issues breaking as much as 40 paints alight well want. to drop the Afrl- can campaign. The Italian people, coetng eoonomlc aanctfons camtng

thatlnevltably mean hunger for the masses, might on a vote ectdo against. war. But Mussounl, trapped by 111s own bouts and promises, prisoner of hls own propaganda. flllwt» '80 forward. and he ls not consulting the Italtan people-mew York Port.

an...‘ Italy m ma u» do- mand‘ are: -1. Ethiopia. should be

armament of future armed form 1n‘ Ill‘ ‘ ,‘ should be entrltstedfablely to Italy. I. Italy should receive ‘a belt of territory, planing west. ofjAddls Ababa, con-