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.WEDNESDAY,

MAY 13, 1931

A Fighting Speech

Opposition members at Ottawa who

i have been spending their days and i part of their nights in sniping at members of the Government, upon ‘(the comfortable assumptionthat no icouriter-attacks would be forthcom- ing, have had a surprise which must

them. In the case of the Minister of I Agriculture, Hon. Robert Weir, the

open season, or what some misguided

_ _1_ Liberals and Progressives mistook for . §i an open season. seemed to offer par-

‘?! ticularly attractive opportunities for F assaults of 011a kind and another. 1t ,‘, was realized by Opposition strate- Ii gists that the bflnistcr of Agriculture {was ncrv in public life, that he was ‘ having his first experience, not only ’_'l as a mlulstcr. but as a member. It f was believed that lvfr. Weir. being of ‘ a somewhat retiring disposition, and being new to the administration of his department, might hesitate be-

‘ fore engaging in debate \vlth_ oppon-

‘ ents of long experience on the plat-

form and on the floor of Parliament

"1 men familiar with departmental ad- ministration fllld armed with that.

i’ unqucnchable valor which a sense of

t security The minister

‘ seems to-‘uare encouraged his oppon-

en gcuricrs.

enls in lnysing n too flattering unction i nu and on until some of them had H,’ billlltl"l‘~’.‘(l m hnillv in IllW-I‘ critic-tins l“ that that“ illtunntc rihruu1f1tu1‘c was I eesurtri. 1\1r. Wclr. like all gland $101k erals,’ hzclcci his time bcforc striking. On Thursday his time for action cams flllll immii him ready. to the €\'t‘l‘i.l‘~.lll'.} consternation of both O"f\\f)‘-|l‘\'\il {grlulpfi and to the uncon- ccalWl i"! r-f his colleagues in and out of fir; (mi-er: His ups-paring 11151151111111 of his critics was as ef- ferthw as I115 jir-tification of his own administrative rccnrd was unanswer- able. He was fortunate perhaps. in having so vulnarablc an opponent as his criiclal predecessor. the Hon. ‘W .11. Motherwcll. whose administra- tlve record was exceptional In its imptiriess of useful achievement.

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The present lviintster of Agricult-

Government should have in him a new source of political and industrial strength.

Canada Led in Census

It is interesting to recall in this census year, says an exchange, that Canada took the first modern census anywhere in the world. Our first counting of the inhabitants was in 1665. Europe did not follow Canada's lead until the 18th century and the rleishborlng Republic to the south of us fell in line in 1790. It ls educat- ive to know that in 1665 the popula- tion of Canada was 3,215. In 1700 it bud passed 15,000, and in 1763 when Canada was ceded to Britain there were about 70,000 people. Cairada began the 19th century with about 250,000 or 260.000 people. By 1901 the population was 5,371,315. In 1011 the figures were 7,206,643, 1n 1921, 8,788. 483, and today It ls estimated the

total figure will reach 10,500,000. Over

a. million were reported in 1921 as

not being able ‘w speak English, and

this number is likely larger now. These figures are of interest;

1608, population of Quebec. 60.

1641, resident population of Can- ada. ‘.240.

1605. New France, 3,215.

1667, New France. 3.018.

1600 New France, 15.355.

1730. New France, 212,701.

1765, Canada. 69.810.

1784. Canada 1151.012.

1814, Upper Canada 95.000: Ixviver Cmmrla 3115,0041.

The third racial gffillp in Canada is now the Ukrainian, English and

French being the first and second.

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lllakcs Session strenuous

Illnms has taken a heavy toll among members of the House of Commons this year. Hon. E. B. Ryckmari, Minister of National Rev- enue, recngnizcd ascne of the Do- minions ablest business executives. went down under a serious illness some three weeks ago and for two weeks has been confined to his bed. His physicians have ordered cem- plete rcst for him for an indefinite period. The Minister's illness mater- ially complicates the very heavy

I116» 111th‘? 511°” Period 0f his “Tic” work of budget preparation which Ial carccr. says the Montreal Gazette. [this yea, mp5 upg“ Pwmtey Bennett, has set an example 0f construct/Ive and may make it, lmpcssibie forhhlm BIWYEY “Yls-‘JYPBSSM i“ U" 111W"? °t to present his financial plans before his department and probably im- the end of this month. Hon. H. u. Bqllalled by anymle in the 1mg nsttStevens underwent a serious triple

pi his predecessors. He ls a. farmerq

183111118!‘ with 501111 PFObWm-fv and- asiopened and while he 1s back at his

‘i liter to be arid not a minister of politics. Ho m}. accomplished much and has laid fife foundations for new agricultural enterprises or improvements. In

t; Thursday's discussion he revealed a

l. thorough mastery of market condi-

' lidhs as regards dalrylng, hog-raising add the shipment of cattle, and he (‘aind occasion to refer in sharply pointed tenns to the lethargic indif-

ifdvtence which characterized the ad- ministration of the former minister.

Weir had done nothing more

time: he has done in reviving the cjttle trade between this country aid Great Britain, he would have mine enough to deserve the approval refuel» than the criticism of Liberal

[if Progressive members. But in

t}; opinion of the Gatettc, the

thief interest attaching to Thurs-

day's discussion has to do less with the work o! the Mlnister of Agricul- ture, admirable as that work has been, than with the sudden advent of I new star 1n the flrmnment of par-

jlementary debaters. The manner lnl

which the minister acquitted himself was altogether exceptional. He is equally at home, apparently, with the rapier as with the broadaword; and m; opposition alternatively winced under burnlnB satire and recalled from the force of solid argument, supported with established facta First as an administrator. and HOW Is a. rlcbater, the Minister of Agricul- ture has won his spurs in Parliament and the country no less then the

operation lust before Parliament

cabinet casualties. Hon. E. N. Rhodes, a very prominent member of the Ministry, suffered a nervous break- down three weeks ago and was com- pelled to suspend his labors in favor of absolute rest. 1t ls hoped that he will be able to return to his duties before the end of the month.

0n the opposition side Hon. im- est Lapointe 1s back after a long and serious illness while Hon. James Malcolm may not be able to take his seat this session. The former Minis- ter of Trade and Commerce has not been well since lest. fall and ls now at a. health resort seeking recupera- tlon.

Private member» have fared no better than the Ministers and ex- Minlsters and a large number of them have been or are ebsentees on account of sickness.

Editorial Notes

Our attention has been called to a heading which appeared in The Guardian of May 7, and which er- roneolzaly implied that the statement of Mr. J. H. Myers, M.P., repudlatlng the press propaganda associating the name of the Conservative mem- bers from the Island with an in- crease in the potato tariff, had been made on the floor of the House. Mr. Myers’ statement was made, as the text o1’ the despatch indicated, to a Canadian Press representative and not on the floor of the House.

or capitalistic regime, a new Russia‘ must be dealt with. For fourteen} years Communism has been in con trol. A whole generation of school‘ children has come under the atheistlc and anti-capitalistic sway. Strange things will come out of Rush) even in the event of a retreat from Com- munlsm.

Those complacent people who scoff at the idea that Russia's Five ‘Year Plan will make much difference, might profitably read yesterday's dispatch telling that Soviet timber exports for I931 will total more than $92,000,300. In 1922, the despatch states, Russian timber exports were but 1,000,000 cubic meters, while the exports in 1030 totalled 12,000,030 meters.

One can't scoff away realities. And the realities of the Russian situation show that as the months go by the Soviets are becoming more and more c. factor in the trade of the world, affecting markets as they have not been affected within the past twenty years.

It is a condition which makes one wonder how long countries like the United States, Britain and Ger- many are going to go on buttreaslng the Five Year Plan, making its suc- cess inevitable.

An amazing amount of popular sympathy has bccu expressed by all sorts of people with ex-King Alfonso. However he now stands with his own foriuer subjects, lu this country he has any mimbcr of cordial admirers. This is not due to any tuarriage as- socations with our own royal house. but simply a tribute to his own sport- illg bonhomlc. Above all L; now ap- plauded the action taken by the ex- King in sacrificing his throne to avvrl. biocddicd and civil war in Spain. That he saw the shadow of present events is ccrlaiu, and equally sure that hc made uiuplc DfOl/lfiiflil [or lhcln. E.\'~Kln;; Alinnsn will bc llic wealthiest 01 uli llv-ng vx-uwu- archs even liirliuliug the. i'.\.'\1s.~r_ and c.m M10111 tu lllililllfllll in rrulc the 14:11:; n‘. :1 mullr-uullmuznrc. 11¢" will pmlyithly buy an estate in the south 0f rill-gland and spcml his tune betwrcn this country and the south of France.

For wccks past lending Americans have been contchdlng in public that the foreign debt question must be re- opened and a new policy adopted in Washington 1f this country proposes contributing something decisive to- ward the economic rcl-labilitatlon of the world.

Most Amsricans talking on this line have coupled foreign debts with the high American protective tariff. One or both must be revised down- ward, they have held. 1f Etiropc is again to become a great consumer of American products.

Japan to many of us. ls but a spot on the map, to most of us an Orien- tal nation which has made certain progress economically, and which is a. naval and military Power. Japan. however, is much more than that. Fifty years ago, when we were still‘, arguing about the C. P. R. and talk of trade with the Orient seemed al-I most nlght~marlsh, she had but 200

small factories employing some 1,500

‘E h r i ded the H use‘ he wok ob e Jworkcrs; today there are 45,000 fac- ‘ e em“ o d 8k he is i“ from having recover ltorics with ovcr 4,555,001 emlployes.

n” ahthe request or me Prime MmAed m“ farm“ health “m! strength‘ ffhere are industrial centres in places Minister 0‘ Agriculture A5 1911011811 the"? W611 110i enflllghirvhcre, less than a few decades ago,

there were only rice fields. Japan, in truth. has become one ol the great industrial and trading nations of the world, a factor and a. mighty com- petitor 1n world commerce. Well, therefore. that. Canadians should know more of the meaning and potentialities of Japan.

Late advices fror: the Russian cap- ital state that during the past year twelve million cubic meters of timber were exported, giving it is claimed, the Soviet Union first place in the world's lumber market. Considering the economic crisis, price reductions and other conditlgis Russian leaders are satisfied with the results of their operations in this field. Should they succeed as well with coal and other marketable products, the Soviets de- clare the end of the present year will witness a suuplus in the treasury at Moscow, and ensure success of the PlveYear plan.

The Government u! British Colum- bia has sent an ultimatum to Douk- hcbors residing 1n that province, warning them that they mist ob- serve the law or go to jail. Recently the Sons of Freedom, radical branch of the settlement were ejected from the Community. Hon R. H. Pooley, Attorney-General for the Province, has served notice on the leaders that they must settle their own differen- ces. but, in so doing, order must be preserved. The Government is pre- pared to make wholesale arrests should the Doukhobors precipitate dlstuibanceih.

These foreigners, since they first settled in the west, have been treated with the maximum of leniency by the British Columbia authorities, but the prison yawns for these who

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B) lame.» W. Berton, MD

HOW YOUR. LIVER REGULATES YOUR HEALTH,

I often wish that people would for-

get about their heart and think more mam.’ m the Puss m "gm-d w the

present and future prospflclfi 01 the I know that heart ailments stand: ‘MW industry m m, relation to the

about their liver.

first as a cause of death, and that it is only natural that. the utmost care should be taken in the prevention of these heart ailments.

that all over the world they are now organizing societies for the preven- tion ol’ heart disease. By preventing infection in childhood. by resting the heart. for days and weeks after any sickness, and by careful living, use- ful lives are being prolonged.

However, while it is great to be alive at all, it is worth a great deal more to be able to enjoy life, and 1f people would only learn that their enjoyment of life, their fitness for work, depended to a very great ex- tent upon the liver; there would be a prolonging and a greater enjoy- ment of life.

Why?

Because the liver does so many things in the body that have to do with its proper working, that 1f it be upset or interior-red with in any way there is going to be a. lack of buoy- ancy and wcll being in that individ- ual.

I’ve spoken before about some of the jobs done by the live-storing sugar, digesting fats, filtering out poisons, stimulating intestinal move~ merit-but thcre is one use that is not ltcrvrallv known, that has much to do with the up; that body of your docs its walla.

Three Viczlll.) rczararch physicians have brcn niilc to show that cc-rtain llflily‘ juh-cs injected into the veins at some flit-tum‘- vm Lhr ljvey hgvp 11 1110"]! izirailr rilrct tlizm the sum.» ciusr- ll1_li‘i‘i"tI into a vclu that takra the UIUULI imumliilclyi to the liver,

This n1 ccursc means that the liv- vr has a reguinthg eflcct upon these Juices and Just allows enough of them to remain in the blood to do their work properly,

For instance just how fast; the heart should beat, th: rate of breath- ‘mg, and the urn-cl: g5 qghey “Bans which are rcculrvu by these juices, are really to a gust extent thus rcgulawd by the lzvcr.

Whfn the liver is not kept in good condition, or where is is damaged to some extent by infection, the liver falls to rezulatn tlv amount qf these juices in the blond, and there 15 ccnscquzzxt ill lr..il..i c1 various kinds.

Y0“ may remember that rocking the body from side to side, deep] breathing. and not overheating, gives‘ the liver its best. possible chance to’ do its work properly. Avoiding ln-j faction as much as possible is like wise necessary,

‘ nation coveming every section of the country for a complex and many- "7

SAD GHOSTS

“There are sad ghosts whose living

was not life

a small complaining

without strife,

A little reading by sad candlelight

Of some unownetl, imcarcd-for book. a slight

Bustling then. a settlins down to slccip, C

But dying

Poor unloved creatures whose ex- istences Were spent upon anothefs Life; the Darkness seems like their own mother's

Touch; they arc so used to tireless life, so Q d

That thcy \\'..uld scarcely know the grave 1s cold."

the surface 0f

--Editl1 Sltwell in Collected Poems.

TI-IOMASVILLE. 0a., May 12. (U. PJ-"What names are you thinking of giving them?" o. lady asked the negro mother of ‘two-day-old-twlns.

"Done already named ‘em," came the reply.

“Ones named Apostle Paul and the other ls Epistle Peter."

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THE DAIRY INDUSTRY

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Bin-At a recent meeting of the directors of the Dalrymeab Associa-

tion, I was asked to make a state-

i most severe economic depression that the world has ever known. That the present. pail of 8100111 W111

_ h‘ m‘ 5° lift and disappear 1a severally cen- great is the interest in the heart,_i ceded‘ but as to m“. soon this Wm

happen ls a matter of conjecture.

The price of dairy products has suffered a. slump of late and is ll- able to reach an even lower level. There is no magic remedy; the trou- ble has to be faced manfully. Dairy- ing ls our highest type of agricul- ture, but it requires patience and skill, and there is no avenue of es- cape from 1t into a more profitable field of effort.

A11 other lines of production 1n the finished article or raw material, are equally depressed. The live cattle and beef trade ls in an extremely stagnant condition. One director re- marked that he had a number of choice baby heifers, bred from beef strains and couldrrt get an offer for them, and the same complaint is heard from all over the country. While our market is being slaughter- cd by imported western beef, the re- marks that were passed on dealers who engage in this were far from complimentary.

The draining away of our money through such channels as the beef trade while our sorely tried farmers arc bearing the brunt of deflation is nothing short of suicidal 1n a purely agricultural community,‘ where our farmers constitute the back-bone of , our social and economic systems. Un- . dcr the circumstances there may be a , national tendency to neglect the 1 lccding uf cattle. But, as every cloud I has its silver lining, w" also the grout

law of compensation is written upon i a smiling landscape. 1 Our Island has the greatest growth lof clover this season with which we

have ever been blessed. This not

only means a cheap and nourishing ‘ ration for the dairy cow, but the en- lrichment of our soil as well. And lthis rich supply supplemented with

corn, peas, vetches, grain and roots -

‘ to utilize for the better and cheaper feeding of our cattle is the only ai- iternative and antidote 1n our pres-

‘ ent trying condition.

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l The Coming Census

On June 1. 19a), the census of the " Dominion will be taken. The Census

the Archives of Paris, of which a .ranscrlpt. is In Ottawa. Although lhls Census recorded 3,215 souls ‘When it ls recalled that in Europ the first modern Census dated on! from the eighteenth centuryf thus- y of France and England dating from‘ the first year of the nineteenth), whilst in the United State: no Cen- sus was taken before 170), the achie- vement qf the primitive St. Lawrence Colony in instituting what is today one of the principal instruments of Government in every civilized com- munity may call for more than pass- ing appreciation.

This lnltlal Canadian Census was repeated several times during the French regime. after which a series of less elaborate investigations by successive Colonial Governors took its place. The first legislation on the subject was an Act of the United Provinces, dated 1847. Under it. n- census of Upper and Lower Canada, was taken in 1851 and again 1801 Censuses of Nova Scotla and New‘ Brunswick were taker: in the same years. An account of these and of preceding investigations may be found in Volume IV of the report of the Census of 1871, a volume design- ed to start the new Dominion on its career with a review of all previous statistics relating to its domain.

At Confederatiorrthe British North America Act specifically mentioned “The Census and statistics" as fall- ing wlthin Dominion as distinguish- ed from Provincial Jurisdiction (Cec- tlon 91). The first Dominion Census Act was passed in 1870, and the first census was taken hereunder 1n 1871. similar comprehensive censuses have follovled every tenth year namely, 1881, 1889, 1901, I911 and 192i. In 1886, a special census of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories was taken midway between the other‘ censuses. This so-called “Quinquehn- ial" census was repeated for Mani- toba in 1896, whilst In 1906, 1916 and 1926, it also embraced Saskatchewan and Alberta, created into provinces in 1905, the reason being the rapid- ly changing confltlon in these new» rr sections of the Dominion.