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tipposition Criticism and ,Shows how. Lillie the Critics Ktlew oi y what they were Talking About.
IION. MURDOCK McKINNON
(Continued)
Proceeding to discuss the speech of
tho previous speaker Mr. McKinnon said that he had claimed that the Li- beral Government had done very well by Agriculture with what money they had at their command.. Was that ac- cording to fact. ` He would show that the Liberals had always more money for Agricultural purposes than they could or did spend in Agriculture. When the Department of Agriculture was organized in 1891 that House vo- ted $4,850 for Agricultural purposes not much compared with what the pre- sent Government spent it is true. but more than the Liberals saw fit to use. Out of that vote they spent only $3,- 265. That was, they had all the money they wanted, and had a surplus unspent of $1,600. In 1892, they voted $4,300, and spent $3.339, or nearly $1,- 000 to spare. in 1896, $5.512 was- voted and $4,507 spent, in 1900 $5,800 was voted and $3,830 spent. or $2,000 less than their vote. They always had plenty of money to spend and a surplus to spare. During the whole of their regime the Liberals voted $62,000 and spent $59,000 so that dis- posed of the argument ,of Mr. Lea that the Liberals did the most tl\ey could for Agriculture with the money at their command. Why should they have been given more when they did not know what to do with what they had? Mr. Lea had said the present government had copied from their pre- decessors. Weli, they did take what little had been introduced by their pre- dccessors and developed and added to it. But all governments copied from
one another, ,they wo`il;l find that the Liberals lin cop ed fro their pre- decessors aud other governments also. The Liberals had introduced Farmers institutes. but how did they manage them? There were ton supporters of the government returned by Prince County. and Prince County was given ten institutes. On the other hand Kiug‘s County returned nine Opposi- tion members and one supporter of the Government and Kings was given one Farmer's Instituto. That was ho\v the Liberals looked after tho Agri- cultural interests or the Province. und hc thought the iiousc would ad- mit that the present Government had improved on that method. Mr. Lea had argued that farmers preferred to do their own judging in live stock classes. He had found that 'thé far- mers were not desirous of improving their knowledge, und the people who were.most anxious were progressive farmers. But he found that those luen did not want to bo judges--they wanted experts to judge that they might loam something ‘from them. Mr. Leu. had also complained that there were too many officials employed by the Department. .Did Mr. Lea know how many officials ‘there were before he made that complaint? If he want- cd to know ho would tell him. There was a district representative in each Cvlillty. il professor of Ag|'iculturo,.-and u director _ of Agriculture. _‘These were ali. ` - \
Mil. LEA: Does the hon. gentleman
any that there are no other officials going about the country? '
Mit. MCKINNON: There-are others
but these belong to the_Dominlon Do-
of Agriculture. and would member object to the Dom-
sondlng special re- and paying for
Lea to the
W8! lil
801'!
use of
long course i objected to.
MR. MCKINNON,: Yes, but Mr-
Lea recommended that they should send their young men to Truro for training. W‘hy should they not devel- op their own agricultural training? Why should they send their boys to Truro? Mr. Lea had also referred to the farmers lot ou the Island and im- plied that it was a very hard one. lf it were not for the extra hours the far- mer worked, he said, and the free ia- bor of the family, they could not make ends meet. If that was the state of affairs existing here how many far- mers did the hon. member expect to induce to come to the province as im- migrants? How about inducing farm labourers to come here as he advoca; ted.
MR. LEA: I leave it to the country
to judge whether I am right.
Mit. MCKINNON: Very well, I am'
quite willing to leave it to the judg- ment of the country. How many people. he asked, would be prepared to put it in black and white in a letter to the press that the conditions here were such as the hon. member had de- picted them. There was a time. when the Liberals were in power that that could be truthfully said of the lot of tho farmers, when they. were receiv- ing one-third for their beef that they were now getting.. when they were getting one-third for their pork, onc- third as much for their eggs. one-half as much for their butter, one-half as much for their milk, and when they got $1.60 for their lamb if prime, ami could not sell it if it were not, where as they were getting from $7 to $8 now_ When these conditions existed it would have been true what Mr. Lea said, but not so now. A furmcr with a capital of $6,000 invested now could, he thought. luakc a living. and u -good living too. The statement Mr. Lea made that it was hard for people to pay more for their schools than they did at present was true. but true only because it was harder to puy $1 for what was worth G0c. than it was to pay $5 for what was worth $5. lf people got good satisfaction for the money they expended they were ul- ways willing to pay. The hon. Leader of thu Opposition had blamed the gov- ernment for introducing too may sub- jects into tho curriculum. Was that correct? llc challenged the Opposi- tion to prove that they had overload- ed the curriculum. The present gov- ernment hsd not added one subject. it was thc Liberals who had done so, and it wus the Liberals who had al- tered the conditions for admission into l’rincc of Wales College. whereby French. Scientific Temperance. Geo- metry. Algebra and Latin were added to the curriculum. This meant that all these subjects lin-tl huxl to be taken before a candidate from an olemcntauv school could be admitted to Prince of Wales College. When they put these in the curriculum of n common school of say 30 pupils in nil grades with one teacher in charge, what time had the teacher to devote to specializing und at the sumo time do his duty by the other pupils? That was what demoraliz- od those common schools and brought about the state of things, which now the present govornment,was attempt- ing to rectify. These were the facts. and they were within the knowledge of the Opposition. or avaliable to them did they care to look into the matter. and it showed how difficult it was to deal with the criticisms when those 'gentlemen chose to speak without re- ferring to the facts which were easily ascertainable. Mr. McKinnon procee- ded to prove the misrepresentation of the Opposition and the Patriot on glue eve of the election in pdiilllhing w at it claimed to be a salary list of the De- partment of Agriculture. every item of which was wrong, and was replying to Mr. Lea‘s views on the attitude of the Government towards dairy firming. when the debate was adjourned. .
The House stands, adjourned until
ten o'cIock Wednesday morning.
“ wsonssom/.As'n||. s. _
The House met this morning, Mr.
Speaker Martin takin! the chair at 11.50 a. m. -- .
Mr. MoKtNNON. _
MUGDOCH his speech
said
the
he had employed
were
support. The had two men here in the ln- and two who or equal to
in the lu-
Lea
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, April 5.-Victory for the
British over the Turks on the _Tigris below Kut-el-Amara has been reported by General Lake in command of the British forces there.
The Turkish entrenched positions at
Ummel-Henna were attacked and car- ried at five o’clock this morning by a Tigris corps. Operations are proceed- ing satisfactorily. Ummel-Henna is some 20 miles below Kut-el-Amare. where the British force has been be- leaguered.
- (Special to the Guardian.)
PARIS, April 5.-The official state-
ment to-night follows:-in Belgium a
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Siililllll ZEPPEEIN
illl IN llEEElli Hill]
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, April 5.-That another
Zeppelin airship, in addition to the L-15. was. hit in recent raids on Eng- land was the statement made by IIur~ old J. Tennant. Parliamentary Under- Secretary for War. in thc House of Commons to-day. Mr Tcnnant would not specify the placc whore the nir- siiip had been hit, but said he had received knowledge of it through n carbon copy of u. wireless message sont by the commander ot’ the Zeppe- lin, which was picked up on the grounds. 'f
To Discuss Postponing-
The Civic Election
(8peclal to The Guardian.)
AMHERST, April 4.- A large und
most interesting meeting of tim ox- cutive of the Amherst Canadian Club was held this afternoon at which thc President C. It. Smith, K.C., presided. Ono of the most important mutt'-r:; which camo up was tho utlvisallilily of asking the Legislature at llvllirux to postpone holding the local ctw-l --uw at the present time. All tho lnembcrs present presenting both sides of po.. tics were unanimous in fccting that under existing conditions it would bc most unwise to bring on the elections and it was decided zo cell n mass mcoting oi' thc ratepayers of thc
town to be hold gn Friday evening of this week to disc ss the situation and pass such resolutions as.might bo coil- sidercd advisable.
It was further suggested that other
Canadian Clubs and Boards of Trade throughout the Province be requested to take this matter up at once in order that the Legislature might be appris- ed of the general feeling of the peo- ple. if a Dominion election is not wise just now neither .s alocal elec- tion. is the pretty general feeling in Amherst. _
Young Mau I-‘alis-
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AMI-I.i_§RBT. April 4.- While return-
ing from the woods. to Denmark Col- chester County, N. S., a Mr. Chester
Jud;-ey, alight 16 years of age. tell off themld (xt express at Westchester Btatio an 'received serious injuries about the nd. I-is was brought to Krhherst all is now lu Highland View
Hospital. bnloious from a fractur- ed s ull. il condition is considered very seriotll. . '_
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cot
ON! m were ouch funn
tj ll ' ' in thi! oolliliil Ozonhtglust modus! onion. . Unu- mum chu-get twcatrilvc cents.
°°C. D. Boll has removed-his office to
the ltoysi Bank Building -corner ltlch-
moud and Queen lltroet. 8.11;-"mm
“Bo ne L0.L meets toni ht.’fta-
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visitors. -Olitilemeu tu fhellllctnrel
Turks Expected.
destructive fire on the enemy's trenches in front of Steenstrate gave good results. North of the Aisne our artillery was active between Beau Marais Wood. south of Craonne, and Berry au Bac. In Argonne our artil- lery continued to direct concentrated fires on the lines of communication on the enemy's front, especially in the region of Montfaucon and Malancourt Road. West oi' the Mouse the day
was calm. To the east there was in-'
termlttent cannonade in the Doran- mont Vauv sector. No infantry action occurred in the region of Verdun. A Belgian oillcial communication tells of spirited artillery actions but no in- fantry uctivity. '
onsiu victory
OVER TURKISH TROOPS
-furidsh lintreuehed Positions on i`igris20 Miles Below
lint-el-Aluara Larrieti by British Troops. German Attack on Verduu Evidently Exhausted. Russians Making Steady Progress and Big Battle. with
i’ETROGi`tAD, April 5.- Although
there is no official ncws concerning progress on the Caucasus front it- has been learned from private sources that the Russian armies beyond Erzerum and in Persia. are progressing swiftly and that the Turkish forces are offer- ing only occasional resistence. it is evident that the Russian troops have not yet met the main Turkish forces. These. consisting of Bagdad divisions and reinforcements sent southward after the full of Bitlls and Mush. are reported to be assembling in Hauikiu Pass, and when the Russians reach that place they will bc contronted by the full strength of the organized Tur- kish army.
llEl||lEMEili UE
Vllll lEllPllE. SilP llilll llilil EHEESE
lil Uilliill STATES
l§EHMiliS lil MAKE
-
(Spccial to the Guardian.)
NEW YORK, April 5.-An Inter-
national News Service despatch says
- '~ the Gorman allies on thc Greek border
Lorflipggla'A:;i|th;_?-ffggdfssgioll is have mario preparations to attack thc
cxprcsscd in naval circles having A“5l°`Frc"‘7h troops' “nd “ driv" im" access to`thc report on the torpcdoing G"*`"“‘~" may "DW R” 0"P°°t"d any Um"- ol` the slcamcr Englishman, that the '“3“°"dl"g t° B“l5‘“°ia" °m°”"5 “U”
vessel would huvc been saved if she ti°“°‘1 M' M°"“”lh'~
had carried it dctonsivc gun. as the torpedo bout approached from some distance and was plainly econ as she
Z-shclicd thc' Englishman. British FiVE CH|i-UREN
naval circles express tho opinion that PERISH AT SCRANTON.
lilo retirement of Von Tirpilz from thc *°_'
Gorman Ministry of Marino wus only SUR-‘\N'|`0N. Pa-. ADFU '3-°- l"iVi= a sep to the United states as in their clilidrcn were burned to death early view- thc German submarine policy i0d=\y in the fire which tlestroycii the
has b(,(._0m,, mo,-U |"Bwm1 0|- 1.-3,., homo ol’ Patrick Marion, in this city.
[r|gmf“|_ ' The children ranged from thirteen
llllliWEl§|lil SliiMEll
|non_t'l|s lo ton years.
Slllllt BY l§EllMillS ‘°Ni?.?2.“?.’Sf.‘-i~%’l%..
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_ (Special to the Guardian.)
ii/\Vlii-1. April 5.-A German sub- ONE ¢EN-r per word each ,naw
CLASSIFICATION
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cr iluus in lin- llhuzlisil Channel. Four Cash must accompany orderl M|ni_
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(Special to the Guardian.)
AMHERST. April 4.- Mrs. Geo.
hand at Hoiman's, Charlottetown
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(Special to the Guardian.) ' Summersfda , ‘ ‘8l23_4_6l 4|
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fair with moderate temperature. , frnm .wnA'_rl-mn. - 'rue weather yoaterday was cool and showery. __The highest temperature recorded
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nigrht was 30 above. _
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OTTAWA. April 5.-l"oliowing thc
Goverumcnt’s announcement of n thorough investigation oi' the Kyte charges by a royal commission. the Laurier resolution calling for a. gener- al investigation of the work of tho. shell committee by a parliamentary committee, wus rejected in the House lust night. on a vote of B2 to 44.
The final stage of the debate brought
no new dev`elopments so far as the Opposition was concerned. despite the deiigent. circulation of rumors that more "bombs" were -to be dropped. Only two Liberal mem-bers took part in the discussion today, Mr. E. M. Mac- Donald of Picton and Sir Wilfred Lau- rier, the latter exercising his right as mover of the resolution to deliver a second speech, in which he persisted in ills demand for an inquiry by a par- liamentary committee in preference to the testing of the Kytc charges by a judicul commission.
Earlier in the afternoon the Liberal
leader had takcn occasion to dispose of u report widely disscmauated by his own press to the effect that he had been called in conference by the Duke of Connaught “as to the course I should follow in connection with a cer- tain investigation," the report, said Sir Wilfred, was without foundation.
Sir Thomas \V'ilitc, Minister of Fi-
nance. \vho adjourned thc debate on Tuesday of lust week following the presentation of thc Kytc charges, re- sumed his speech to-day. The Minis- ter met the Liberal argument point by polntand loft no point ofit remain- ing. *lie showed that thc Government had taken the one course by which the country could be certain to got the actual facts with reference to the four contracts covered in the Kyle charges. if thc Opposition really wanted the facts they would get them. Sir Tho- mas confounded Sir Wilfred Laurier by at -reminder of the course taken by thc former Prelnicr when. ns head of the latc Govcrnmcilt, he had refused an investigation of thc West ilurou and Brockville Election charges by at parliamentary comnlittcn, arguing thut, an adequate inquiry could not be per- formed by .a parliamentary committee but that thcro must bo al. judicnl lnvcs- tagatiou oi' thc fullest character. The sumo course. Sh' Thomas recalled
Four Members oi Government Voted
with tipposilion. Sir Wilfrid Laurier lllsposes ol “April Fool Joke” as Without Foundation.
aruscrso as ron
\miers. by Sir Oliver Mowatt and by Sir George Ross in Ontario., by Mr. Norris in Saskatchewan and by Pn- mier Murray of Nova Scotia. Tin- parallel in the Nova Scotia case, Sir Thomas showed. had been particular ly close. '
Sir Wilfred Laurier devoted an hom
and a half to a continuation of his ar gument for an investigation by parlia- mentary committee into all the trans actions of the shell committee. He declared that the demand for an inves- liSation did not come from Liberal-1 alone. and that the government ought not to turn the light upon part of thc work of the shell committee and not on any other. He quoted a number- of British precedents justifying tht- bolding of inquiries durng the progress of the war, and declined to admit that the shell committee was in fact an im pcrial body.
Mr. E. M. MacDonald claimed thu:
while General Bertram and Col. Cur- negie were in New York to negotiati- the fuse contracts a responsible con- tractor hrul offered to manufacture the fuses required on the basis of cor' ot' production with live per cent added for profit thou Colonel J. Wesley Alli- son had turned up and told this con tractor to add seventy-five cents pm- fuse to the cost. This seventy-livi- cents to be split four ways. one part to the Contractor, one to Allison, and the other two to parties unnamed. The contractor. however, had refused and General Bertram and Colonel Carnegie had then proceeded to make a contract with Allison’s friends.
_side of the House voted with the Op position, Mr. W. S. McLean of South York. Hon. Andrew Broder or' Dundas, Mr. A. A. Mondou_ of Yamac ka and Mr. Paul E. Tamaricbe of Nic olst. Mr. Broder had previously madi- n. brief statement in which he denied having given an interview regarding-_ his intentions. lie added that he wus glad to see the Government going n-5 far as it could.»but said that he wish- ed to go farther and would support the Laurier resolution. Mr. Brodci' is n l'cllow~townsman of Colonel J.V\'. Allison. Ncithcr Mr. MacLean. Mr. Mondou nor Mr. Lamariche explained
had boon ink(-n by other Llburul Pro-
in the ilousc thc reason for his vote.
Cost to End oi
(From Our Own Correspondent.) OTTAWA, April ii.-A statement of
(Tunada’s war expenditure. with thc establishment. strength. organization and distribution oi' the expeditionary force. has been printed for presenta- tion to Parliament. Up to March 18th, 262.000 officers and men joined the expeditionary forcc, besides 13,000 on garrison duty in Canada. bringing thc total up to 275,000. There remains a balance of 225.000 to be raised. The forces are distributed as followsz- Ovorseas. elsewhere than in England. 62.000; overseas, in or on passage to England. 44,000, and in Canada 134.000 or total effectives of 240,000, with nou- effectives. casualties. etc. of 22.000.
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. .s a it s it hill
CilNliDii’S SHARE IN EMPlRE’S WAR
it 'rom of nation neil recruited
llalendar Year » t
$l52,996,048.95.
This ls u total expeditionary force ol' 262,000. Troops on Garrison duly. etc., in Canada number 13,000. a gran-.. total of 275,000.
The expeditionary force consists ur.
or will presently consist of. an arm:-' corps of three divisions; a fourth division (not yet formed); a brigade of cavalry; line of communication units: units allotted to overseas garrisolw and troops in England and Canudn. Three Canadian general hospitals and three stationary hospitals are also scr» vlng in the British Mediterranean ex petlitionary force. ~‘
Cauada's war outlays to theend of
the last calendar year tot\lied°$153-- 996,048.95.
TWil MEN KILLED
QUEBEC.
accident to
three weeks to in this section.
o’cio<-.k this death of.two men
ll
to 'a third. who Diotl‘l-Iospital l
The accident
vices, was
one
and the
all Grand
in collision S
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I
Four members on the Conservative