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short courses, but condemned thelong entered a strong protest against any

of, the province being allowed 'to run automobiles any other part obiected,'._and -then proceeded to

criticize the otimiiiismiioii of iiie Prohibition Aoi.

°*~ °'"”" alleging that cbnditions were worse in` Prince County

than they were a few years ago. He was questioned by the Premier_regarding the sale of liquor in his

he represented them, the matter had not been reported

to the authorities. He replied that it was the _duty of iiiler.

.""‘°“ °’ °'°'°*"'“°”° the prosecutor to find out these things, and that tem-i ~ M0

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Wl-znunsnav, Aran. 5, 1916. infomation leaked out. Mr Lea said he was in favour deem But H

eeeee - of temperance bei-ng taken Out Of P0lifi°S» lm* d°f°“d" gotten

' ed the action of certain members of the Alliance in ,lg my

district and asked why, _if conditions were such as '_

Mr.

carrying on the campaign against the Government,

asserting that the Government had accused them of '|‘1°°-

i_.iii'i‘ie it ‘i`li|.`t null .. meeting; but it is

this time ver! YBUY in- _'

indulge me one minute: the virus ot this meeting has .

I. slight extept, and I rind it necessary to get _that virus out 1

the basic unit ot the work ot this megting-it is the pro- _ has his Bar Association, the banker have their clearing

V tatesman- like motive behind the

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Saturday- was “ Au F°°l5i'Day'" At Ottawa s°me'i m-tmducmg Polmcs m order ‘to afnenati symiiatily from niiiiasting. it is inattemvt to erect a scientiile clearing house tor the wol'k_ or _ g 0'

them Ml' I-93,5 5Pee°h'0" this Sublect ¢°"5‘St°d °f the province Iibave listened, with all the concentration that my mind is M I l 1 1 n e r ' eneraliti and when uestioned he declined to ar cg, gill., of mme speaker. and there is a thread running through every dis

body fooled somebody else by asking him whether he had heard that the Governor-_General had sent for Sir _Wilfrid Laurier. The joke was appreciated and passed on, and on Sunday the question had become general. On Monday morning the 'report got into the Ottawa newspapers that the Duke of Connaught had sent for Sir Wilfrid, and the sensational tit-bit was sent broad- cast by “ the Liberal news factory.” No effort seems to have been made to verify the “ news” until after the report had been made do duty as Liberal ammuni- tion. Then inquiries were instituted and the bubble was burst. Sir Wilfrid did not visit Government House on Saturday or Sunday, nor had he been sum- moned to do so. The whole story of an intending reconstruction of the Government on a Coalition basis _proved to be ilothing else than pure imagination, the outcome of an April fool joke. But the Liberal press is so unnerved at the present juncture that it is ready to believe anything, however, incredible. If thc authors of the circiiinstaniial story had hesitated for a moment to think out the probabilities they would have realized its ridicnlolisiicss. It would have been unconstitutional for the Governor-General to “summon” the Leader of the Opposition except for the purpose of inviting liim to form xi Government, :ind lfis Royal I'-Iigllness could not have done so unless Premier Borden had resigned. But the act of resignation would have im- plied that the Premier and his Government had lost the confidence of the House; and wbuld have' meant a change of Party Government, not a Coalition, so far as Sir Robert Borden was concerned. No Premier with an actiial majority would assume the responsi- bility of handing in the resignation of his Government without first consulting his party, and it was admitted that no caiiciis of thc Government supporters had been held. Had the idea merely been to form a Coalition, then Premicr,ABorden would not have re- signed, and Sir Wilfrid would not have been sum- moned. The procccdure would have been similar to that followed in “thc Mother of Parliaments.” Sir Robert would first have consulted his Government _oil the adviszibility of forming a Coalition, and had they approved of that course, he would then have com- municated with the Leader of the Opposition aild sub- niiticd to liiill the general terms on which the Govern-' ment was prepared to admit thc Opposition. The Leader Of the Opposition would have consulted his colleagues on the front bench, and if they also :lp- proved of the proposals, the terms would have been discussed and adjusted, and a favourable reply sent to the Government. A caucus of each party would

then have been summoned, and the terms submitted`

to the rank andiile for their approval. If both

parties gave their assent the resignations of all thc.

members of the existing Cabinet, except its leader, of course, would have been submitted to the Premier and he would have reconstructed his Government, giving the Opposition a proportionate share of repre- sentation. All this would have been done without Sir Wilfrid necessarily visiting the Governor-General at all. Coiistitutionally all that would have taken place would have been the resignation of individual members of the Government; the re-appointment of some of them, and the appointment of others to fill the remaining vacancies.

But the sensation moilgers did not want to think

this out. All April Fool’s joke provided them with material for electioneering purposes, which they seized_ with avidity. '

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Eiculal-`iZe_e5' q . _ p _ codrse that Liave heelrd, andthsl, is _col::e;‘vli‘stlol;, builpillllg llgolletllse :¢;\;;;7|; e I h . _

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Hon Murdoch McKinnon’s s eech was bristlin “im Y°“ h°"°“d “dams "° it N" °“ ° K

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_ _ . li d liz through every discourse, and that ls lack of umsn a pe

“nth fads and figures' He sh°wed that the claim of ixriiei nlolinriiptt' Do you not need more than anything else in this Island. X i r S _- A

Mr Leathat the late Government had done the best men and wma? More ol the people lllw me people yall l,,,e,__ Sew 1:, - .s _ \

s es on as

't ldf i- a 'culture wiih the means at its disposal i , poopiooraindeavour. people oflntelllgoiioo. .niet one use ` _‘th ` . I t t f " _ I cou 0 gn ' PB in ~ ind. The' eat Prince Edward Isla-uder. who went into e a es

was not founded on fact. Yearafter year the A_§ricul- plpplzrgleldtrtpanlg 1;” sa dmm;"Bhed_not only ms name ,and ,mt hlmsell _ I l l _ b _ _ I tural Department failed to utilize the vote at its dis- and hmumad country stated that wngermmm » has for M _ object the. ’ _ . ’ l 0 0 _

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posal. He admitted the Liberals introduced Farmers devempmmt of an industries bu, more Qspeclally the development of child. l M y

Institutes, but showed that they utilized these for hood' wbmnhwd’ mmhwd. . Dldyou eval- ll-y li thing like this? 1 want tc; I

political purposes. Organizing 10 in Prince County, molto tliissuggesuoii. lioioi-o l sit down, that this thing so mode permoiioo

.- -_ ervation/Committee oi! Prince Edward Island the Conservation

where there were lo Liberal members, and one in the Com r an emmnyfappmprme Mme

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Kings, because that County returned only one sup C°“V°“"°“ °f P"“°° Edward ma" ° Y 0 “S ol 0 N

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. . Domi lets. thing that has in it the germ ot progress die out just b ca e p

part” of the G°vemment.' He took exception to Mr lack of initiative somewhere. Here is one practican suggestion: I am ii he~

L'3U»'S 3°S€'l'fl0U that theft? ll/CY0 f00 mimi' ag"iC\‘lt'~""‘i never in advertising There are only two things that don't need advertising

._ elf and mono oly A state industry does not

officialsi alld proved that the local Agricultural Dc- ,md piey are, the state its p D - Edward mana has I

‘ _ ing' nobody can take it away. But Prince

partmenl; had only five such ofhcers all usefully em need adreqtls . “su 1 ‘ t _ Every Industry you have spoken ployed, and when Mr Lea asked about thc Dominion 3? 33;’ §';d;“;t`l5;|;)’;`t:;"‘;“;°:’1:’d“st:y_n' “B ry' ofiicials turned the tables upon him by asking whether Every branch of agriculture lc eom,,el,,llv,,_ what you need is piilill he objected to the Dominion Government giving *tile cl¢y__. advertising; and goiiig,bncl¢ to tho first remark I made, nyou need

farmers the benefit of experts when their saloricsxmm-6 ofthe viiliinlile liiimiin material. liow are you going to get it. Letm 0

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and expenses were paid from Ottawa. He also denied make this Bllggfif;-"ll"-I L;fm§;*£'t_\’“§fg;‘:e t;“"i'_‘I_|::i; ‘l’;1v$;‘?;yI;an°:1i:, 0'; V that thc position of the farmers to-day was so had as “°m° 'i‘id"°‘ltl'k “km “t ‘“};';’re is one 'thing I have known to work md you. ii _ _ -I _ _ 1 _ -' 1%

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Mr Lea had med to make Gut’ and Said if it were S0’ xigiehasg oli0Prlnce Edward Island A great “Come Home Dill/"? "Colne Y. M. C. A. WORK. . Islirpslicl Mariilmtf; giropiézioiddlgéngl ‘ . - _ ,_ _ _ -- c s er, repor a . thc" what was th? Sense of Mr Lea advqcauim that H°m° Week ? i All over Canada, wherever Canadian men are being commissioned - jto So fi1!'m0\'S Sh0l1ld bt! llldlwed W C0mC here as ’mm'g"3nt5~ THE PREMIER? Yes- Dm i b i I I t ople, was troops are gathered in large numbers overseas with the céintiiigents ation? go

.- ' e ' ' . E: H did it o k? t. l' Ili; 0 S 0 P9 ~ Y. M. C. A. t ti es are ngag- sail. Reading all wr ng ma era B

Mr McKmnm? also dt-:alt with the edu-cation quesilon th lnlinolilislmilciiahind ittlw You hai; io put things on in these diiYB Wllll B UMD ed in variouii-elijriiiedlf tiveifare woiik for are being supplied the troops embark and had no dliiiculty in showing that its demorallzed E” _ Y ' ~ i ' iiio soldiers. ln me Moriiimo'Provln. ing from si. Jolin iiiia Hoi tix. 'rho

' ‘ ' °f snap' N°W' gentlemen’ try something like mat' ' ces eleven men are laboring with Y. M. C. A. men accompany the sol

Staic four years ago' was due to he Liberal _party S I 118% l€lll`l10¢l 0- Ere” deal “mee I came here' and I thank Wu Mr' Cham twelve different units. serving 8000 filers not only to the camps in England

l’°l‘°y~ He exlloscd mme of the mlsrepresemz-mons °f man for the 0DD0l‘l\ll1lW'f0f Efeetlng this 9<“d|°“°°- The que"-|0“ °f pm" men, and several addltioniil appoint- but right into the trenches and work the Opposition and the Patriot during last election, lleily is the only one that I know or in which my oilice can serveiyolii liililmif ments are planned. The Secretary ircqlloiitly under ilre. _ lllld “ills prow(-(ling to discuss the general ag;-icrultilml I can be ot any assistance to you for the purpose ot cleanppubllc ty or s =___`! _I l _ V; iii

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Position when the debate was adioumed. The House. Blind I amhas ylpxlr segnixueut' Emu yoummves 8 scwnunc clearing house

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résuines to-day at ten o’clock, when Mr McKinnoil for xgkgxpert mefoi; Prlnco Edward lsllmll, lmlpyoll will novo new wonders “ ,

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will continue his speech, and reply to Mr Lea’s stric- lmllls lleallllflll pl-¢v1n¢e_ A " ` ’ _ turcs on the administration of the Prohibition Act.

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WINTER MAIL SERVICE _i 'rho first settlers to i-oooh iiio liiliiiia, if ilioy ilooidoo io romiiiii, woilli

be obliged at once to consider liow they could bring DWI' fl`0m the ma

li ould send out what they had to

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' The winter Steamers are agam on the move and” isifllldt gliilispips Sie tlilivnbialiirtatlon question, which because of our situation has .

are making good Cmssings on ‘mth the Char1°tt°t°w“'. beeii oi! ill-st importance from the beginning of settlement here. Time did Fido" and G@0|'gCt°W“'PiCt0“ mutes- Y°5t¢"d3Yj not tend to better conditions. On the contrary as our exports and lmli0\‘l8 both steainers docked at their respective ports in goody increased tho dillloultlos-or ti-iinlilioriiitlon__bociime more and more to har our

time to connect with all outgoing trains. V P|'°8"°“- `

~ ` - ~ - 'D11 e ly recurring breaks in olir Transportation, this yearly DHI'

It is presumed the trouble is over for this winter’ was msd; iiyaihe Dominion Government to give us continuous steam com-

and we understand that after to-day’s crossing at the muulcmon with the Malulaml lm. mulls and passengers winger and summer. Capes the ’°e'b°at5 Wm be 0”* 0f C°mml55l°“ and the Since Confederation succeeding Dominion Governments have made efforts to mails transferred to the steainers. carry out the terms and have greatly improved the service, but have railed

` ' _ _ to make it continuous as promised. rlhe we boat men at Cape Traverse who vohm Th e earl recurring breaks in our Transportation; this yearly par~

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teered for the Senilce this year without the usual gum' alysis lf: oui business is a blight to the province. While this continues the

antee of a month S empioyment are deserving of the establishment of new industries here lsout of the question. The l\lCl’6llB0 highest commendation. They could, had they chosen of ag,-lmliilll-al production along certain proiitable lines is impossible. The

Regimental Supplies, if

We carry a. very large assortment of regulaticn.

Military supplies and our prices are always reason- able. Knitted and Fox’s puttees, button sticks, but- ton polish, money belts, whistle cords, whistles, chev- rons,` cape gloves, swaggers, cap badges, Buglers badges, Signallers flags, etc.. etc.

Kliaili Semi-Riding Breeclies

to do so, have held up the Govemnlent and insisted, value or our farm property is lh°\'@f0'"° l'°‘i“°°d~ The Weflllll 0! 0“l‘ i\°l1°f1°° ~ _ . _

‘ I ' t r main undeveloped. - ' '

:$1.33 fomjer years: og :; mom? S-wage whifher tlgm muB’1`hilt was a second turning point in the history of this transportation pro-

.C ‘ces iw'-e require or so img or noi' ut ta ng blem when the Dominion Government undertook to run a. Csr Ferry at the l into consideration the fact that it is war time and that Cap” Wm, mls tony Bewlce ln successful alle,-lllloll alll- ¢l-|m'glioi-mtioii 57106599 is in the Ulf, ¥h€y P¥1ffi0tiCi1ny and at C011' difficulties will be ilnslly solved. We will then be in tact what we have been Siderable sacrifice to themselves, agrreed to carry on lu nomo only, siiioo ooiirodoiouoo, port of iiio Dominion. 'riio Islas? mili- tlle gel-l,{¢e fol- a walk ol- longer if mquil-ed_ When way system merged in the lntercoloiiial system. Passengers, perisbab e an it is remembered that S cial re “ation must be mqq ordinary freight moving to and from the sister provinces and the neighbor ng

pe p p ` e Republic with no more liability to interruption and with the same despatch

and special ,outfits provided out of their none too' and lreellom as on me m,,l,,lalld_ when we being a lm-i, the word mainland generous wages, besides paying their b021rl.l, it will will have lost its meaning tor us, and thc'word island might be dropped from

be seen that their sacrifice was a very considerable one 001' IIHIUB- i 1

lll-ld that as a l-e5,_l|t of their little more than 3 week»5 The necessity oi shipping heavy produce in the broken weather spr ng

k th ~u I 1-tu I f b I f and fall, will have disappeared. Our farmers can at their convenience mar- ._

Wm-. ey W' ‘ave I e e t ut t ie memory 0 ket their surplus produce on the winter roads macademixedwithout expense. havmg rendered 3 good service' With these new conditions there will be new opportunitieswhich, it im- 1

When the car ferry takes up her work permaileiitly proved. will add mucli to our prosperity. ‘ New industries will come iii time, `

on tllis route, no doubt a number gf iggbgatg will bg- but this is an agricultural province and we cannot immediately greatly increase kept' in commission to guard against an ssibm our wealth unless we build on theltouhdation we have. We have been success-|

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. ful here with certain field crops, as hay and oats and, to a less extent. wheat. I

A af a hold up and an opportunity Wm be afforded t° But our cool moist climate and easily-tilled soil is particularly adapted. to the'

f¢mCmb€l' file Ci€\ll11S Of tht? me” Who U55 YCZU' fcnd' growth oi! robts. Under favourable conditions the out'-turn of potatoes, tur-

Therc was a large attendance in the Legislature Qfed Such good service on terms compatible with they iilps and other vegetables ln his proiiiice is unusually- lei-ge._ Our yield ol

yesterday afternoon when Mr W_ M, Lea resumed his conditions the war has imposed upgn u5_ In me m¢al~l._ potatoes here in 1912 was 8,750,000 bushels from 33,000 acres; in 1913. 6, 250,~ speech, which had been interrupted by me lldj0lll»ll_ time they are entitled to the thanks of the province 00° bushel” “M” 32’°°° °;"'°:)' 2° la vzlngilig ,$00,131 szgiih? 31;; ai; ln'?;§` ment on Saturday. Mr Lea was followed bythe Com- fm' the 5e|f'53Cf'i5¢l"§ SPlfif-they MVC Sh0Wn and the- “erase over “mo'f,"e,”é ny-_“ar 0 as * “B B ’

missioner of Agriculture, the H0", Mm-god, Mc- splendid service they gave when there was no other (continue

Ki"“°f\. who made a spirited reply to the member for way of Carrying mails and passengers to and from it-ie Bcdequc, and in the course of an able, glogely l-¢;l50l~led‘ Outside world, _ '_"""`A""""""""""

speech showed that Mr Lea was 'sadf lacki in an _

exact knowledge of the facts of the iiiattcrsnghe had _ ' Dlnx M0!! F9'

_ _ undertaken to criticize. ‘ e ' /

l 1 Mr Lea atV.t§Jr_outset explained that he had not, In Pittsburg a prisoner who stole a ton of coal was ' " ' “J-""

` FF mid bfi?" \‘¢ Nd. taken eicception on ,Saturday discharged by a judge and the complainant was order- . to the Government advocating any other lcincl of ed to send him some more, and wait for payment.

farming eiccept dairy-farming, but had emphasized Apparently, coal is not valued as highly in the smoky

e : of dairy-fanning as the main line of city as* in some other places. - ' ' - »

suited-‘to the province. He then criticized ofdoing public work by dlly’s labour, and`

ill! pad few years. .He did

not remain long

to the 21190 ntment of ten school inspectors tion If sho is oi"

buiiie did oblect tothe Govern to boss the president _meresiied attendance at school, when li' .woman will bo,

' the “face that time had been lature. " ’ ‘

tiibtiioofy of agrieiiliiiro iii.. ‘ 'riio

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_ _ _ The women have the vote in Manitoba :iifid now' lt

that all public works _should be done by 'Mrs Robert Bullock has been elected

response public tender. He-did notitake the Klldonan and Sl.

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' We have the best $5.00._pure wool semi-riding breeches in the city, .100 pairs to select-from, all sizes. »

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