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f I---1 ~ 1 '-   -_ U ""i_-  4
I A -  - - ~ , last year, when the Leader of -the Op-
, _ _ _ _ __  9 _ . _~ _ position. after entertaInlng_hlmseif for
. __  _ _ __ _ . ._ if _ ____ _ ___ ____ -_
‘ ` -‘ '» " ’ opposed to the tax, ilu-ally voted
_ _ _ _ __ _ against lt. He declared it was impro-
-_ F ' ' - ` - -. per to put on the -tax, but instead pro-
_ - ‘ ' ` ` posed nn alternative scheme, concoc-
years ago left tnis province and are
now returning wounded or disabled,
it- would not. be surprising to learn
that the number' enlisting outside this
province is almost, if not altogether,
equal to the number enlisting within
the province. Our people have con-
tributed exeeedingly well to some of
the funds,-many of our people. I.
have a list here of the contributions
to the dlfi`erent l’unds which I think
the l-louse will flnd instructive. l
intend to place it on File. The to-_
tal is some $431,730. That repre-
sents a splendid llberailt_v. lt repre-_
sents. with very few exceptions,
among the women ot' the province
devotetf servici- and self-sacrifice. On
the wbolc the total contribution ot
$421,000 is one that perhaps we may
look -back to as not discreditable to
our people. .
A GRACEFUL TRIBUTE.
lit-fore resuming his seat. the Pre-
mier paid a graceful tribute, couched
in fitting terms, to the memory of the
late Mr. John Richards, former Lea-
der ot the Opposition, and his bro-
ther who died about two years ago
at Ottawa. Those two gentlemen,
he said, were marked, in an unusual
degree in all their relations with men,
for their fairness and their excee-
ding courtesy. The late Leader of
the Opposition, he said, was one who,
in the performance oi’ his ditty, was
absolutely faithful and sincere. Out-
side of public life he was one of the
most practical farmers and his exam-
ple and precept could not have failcd
to be of very great value to all who
came in contact with him. It would
be many a day, said the Premier, be-
t'ore'they would seo again a man who
in his own particular llnc bcld So
distinct, so direct and so satisfac-
tory n course.
The Premier also referred In up-
propriate terms I0 the death oi’ l\ir.
Edward llackett and paid u fine tri-_
bute to his memory. »
‘l`he Premier resumed his scat
amidst, considerable applause.
MR. J. J. JOHNSON followed. lie
statod_ that the Premier had at-ted_
the autocrat and pointing to the tram- I
endons revolution in Russia statcdi
that the pcoplc here In Ptincc- I-`.ilw:ird .
island too might do tbo sa.nio.lIo rn- -
viewed the Speech from thc Tliroui-..
and criticized the various clausr-si
there-ln. lie expressed surprise tlinti
the Speech omitted any rc'-ference to'
the death ot' the Duchess of ('on-
uaught and tiecinrcd it was u mutter
of great regret. lie referred to tb"-
I’rluct~ Edward island Development
Pommissloii, stutlug that the Domin-
ion Government. must have about
twenty or thirty of those instli.\itlon.-
"on the _-:locks at thc prcscnt time."
’i`bc_- (luvcrnmcnt, be suid, had brrii
fortilt- ln. appointing (`omiu`_isslions.i
lie criticised the policy of thc Govern-‘
ment in regard to the oy.-itcr industry
and the granting of;
charters 'lo fox coinpunics be-
statcd was a means of fleeclng thc*
people. ln regard to thc New lndus-
tries (fomniittee of thc Development!
Colnnllssion, hc said he saw it was the'
intention to ongage in the mauufac-I
lure of glass. He did not know who-_
thei' they werc going to build glassy
houses or not, but some people ought j
to live in glass bousr-.-_ lie undcr-_
stood they were also going in mun-
ufacture toys :ind this idcn lit- riIl'It--
tiled. I
limi. Sir f`li:irlcs' Dalton. at. live
minutes to six, niovcti‘ tho adjoinn-
ineni. of the dcbatt, and the llo-use nd-'
jonrned to 10 o'ciock tomorrow morn-
Ing.
W_E DN ESDAY, MARCH 21.
The liouse met this morning al, il
o’clock, when the llonournble Sir
Pharles Dalton, who adjourned the
debate yesterday ut‘t,r-rnoon, procce-`
ded to speak on the .~\ddress. Sir
Pharles, in an able and effective
speech which occupied upwards ot’ an
bmir, dealt with the various ques-
tions raised in the Spcccli from thc
Throne and refuted some of the static-
rnents mails by thc previous sponi<or,‘
Mr. J. J. Johnston, and also by the
Leader of the Opposition. I
SIR CiL'iIll.ES DAI/I‘().\' said that
some of the speakers in the Opposl-I
tlon seats had taken up the time ol'
the House in dissertations altogether
extraneous to the question under con-
sideration. and instead of -being cour-
teous enough to offer even passing
_ _ 'rn-_  ~  _ . _ _
 1 ___ _ _ cf' __ _ ; _.ar __ __ _ _ -» _ .i" _ _
' was voted against ‘by the Opposition
the grearter part of the tme with a
ilowery disquisltlon ns to why he was
ted by his party in caucus, which they
thought would prc-ve it “stuunor.“
h h ml 6 home in mind may the What did we find? if $10, as was
e s ou iav
. l suggested by them, was given to every
Prince Edward Island Developmen lcli who enlisted. there would not;
, I t it ii- ui 8° 91' '
g??e':,1‘{::::; glnssgfgcggfgg tie D209; be enough in the twenty thousand dol-I
of the province in Conference asssmbl- 1?” hi ‘i°ll°“i»“\‘°5- I-° WY *h“l_al°“@-
ed with whose selection the Govern- 'M95' °°“m ”°t ‘;§°:'h°“° feasul ° W5'
ment had absolutely nothing to do and 5_‘;;"°“» “°‘° °°“ Q1' ma 9 PM
h h b | my c rge which they could substantiate
could ave ada so u y no _ln~ '
fluence. 'l`he Commission as the hon. againstighzlgggerzmgut' gi glhuségj
tl n k w , oil rises souis_.oL_5 “_“°° "1 “ Y W
aenleml? no si “Injen rovinm men The Gvvernment are aiwaya reid and
/oéemfgli  gel_sua§ions_ ' 'H  willing to give a full account of, the:
presents the highest intelligence und- °"P_°t?d'*“;°_?if °" '""’_';_‘°_" all? "-he 09'.
- pos on, _a ng in or a empt to
wslness acumen or ine gmvmcei audi establish n single charge against the
some of its membeis are prom nent ,
 , a,\mtn|s¢|-M0n_ resort _to then- custo. _ling -to go into Court, no doubt with
in both political paitits I`ht‘v meet' me a_wk__8 and uppmva] or the Le__d_
here fretluentiv and take n lively iii-ilmury method °r gland” ‘md 'mi5"99`
‘ . _ °esentatIon. They would have the
terest. in all the qiiesyioizs apperlain Governmem bC_____0w_ money n0__wm__
ing to the welfare o t e province, .
_ standing that, on account of the war.
and- already ,Ye can sw the result of t.he rate ot' interest would be prohi-I
their laibr/nts. i‘Iiey contemplate hmv The mx was Im “Pd __ _“I
' .. t dvanccment alou various lines , 0' 9 o ‘L
ini? ua _ “ions _Sid recommen time when the people were enjoying al
nn le r sllgge -
. . . great prosperity as .n resu-it oi' the
dations, if followed ot_it with tate, wan _md me O__po3m0__ ____ the _,Bw or
will undoubtedly be an mportant fac-
, that proposed that the people should
tor in the future prosperity of the not ___ an___n_|__g_ but that me GW
` , i ' f I , it - , I’ 1
ftrcgfxuéicomgs vii: gmfh ;e‘n_f);,_e.f°;§r vernmentshoultl issue debentures and
l . .
Cardigan, Indeed it is paltry and dis- let the future g°“emu9n9' and me
_ ' , men who are pow lighting our battles
“editable-on ms 'part' to endemol-ui at the front, bear the -burden in the
to belittle and ridicule that spleudit d _ _ In U' h '
institution which has nlreudv accom- "5" to wma' W’ e ‘D56 at °m° tn"
dn who are iofltin to it lar e ex-
plisbed an itdmlruble work. Alu point- Y' ' D' _ g_ 5
Inv, out the great possibllties that lie l_""td_'H’_'h°_|'f°"e*lf_’;edg"i"e; mi; t" fn?
before us and making recommends- ggguldugg _.;f;’e“g Si; ‘gsgt Xi “f%__l;":_'_'
mms m regmd to mem' The mm' bearing the brunt and suffering all tbe`
gentleman. in a supposed vein of lin-
. _ privalious of the struggle, the soldiers.
mour, .-.ought to bc-little the sugges “hen __h_____ re___med Wann hav to
tions made by the Commission respcc- ' ' - ' ‘ “_
ting the possibility of establishing a mee the mx, that would be imp("’ed
toy lndustry here. Ot cc-urse, while “mm them if me scheme Buggwted hyi
that gontlein:1n's remarks will 'bc re- 'he Le"'d“" Pr the 0m’°“m°" had hw”
ceivcd with that degree ol' seriousness mwpled' Phe Leafier nf ma opposi'
w|,|,.§, ,hey ,],,_SQ,.v6 and “MIG his toln probably had bis own interests in
mean nsperslons r:-n the work of tho view' H” www' ln ""3 cows" nf
Commission will -be viovvcd with con- ".v‘°'m"' parhaps 1"’ gone bemro um"
mmm by every hmawminded person time would como, and would thereto;-a
In [hp pmv|m__,,_ yet “mv are typhml escape the tax In the future. But. I
of his attitude in respect to the hmm' whml mm' time mmm' or rf”
lmportanl questions that call for con- mp' bemm H pomm’ he may mmm hm
slderulloii. Tho hon. gentleman, in wnys “ml rnnroseut ming" as “my
his sligbtiug i‘ci'crmicc to the possi- "muy am' “nd “ot as h” wmlld hav"
bllitlf-.-. that lic in new industries liero, th" P8091” `b°"‘W‘°' mf'-V am' I Mu'
nviclontlv docs not know ofthe splcn» '°“r°"IY "ms" he may “eo th” fo"-V "f
did rcsulls which are being acI\it=,v~ hh' “ly” h"'f°"‘* 1" 'S 'mo mm' "" hc
cd by me m_i(,k and .H10 M_mum(,_tm__ may unfortunately ilnd himself tbe_
mg ,._._nma“__ at w_,__mngm____ which has Loader of the Opposition in the otbci
reccI'."r=tl orders to meet a very large World mm' The Lender 01 Um 0'”
tlemuiiti. This is proving to be a Dosmlm would have us b°.rr°W mmwy
spit-ndid lndustry mul gives promise WMI” "h‘~‘_°°““"`y WM Dnmying g"°f‘t‘
of It grcnt l'iiiurc, and thcro arc other progperm' I might say hm” um'
grczu industries to bc dvvcloped, as th” ‘lepqsns In the bank” now’ mm'
1-oiitvniplateti liy tim Uommisslon. The pared Wm' "ve year” 115° when 'Fw
Iir_~n. inf-robcr for Fnrtllgnxi also spoke Liberals Wom' ‘mt 'M Dmiwr’ am 'muy
dispnrnglngly of the proposals in re- pm' mm grpatm' man 'L was uufnf
gard to the establishment. of a glass -These are prosperous um?" in whlcil
iniiustrv lu this province. Why he th“__L"‘f‘_der,°'f me 0m’°s't_i°“ ‘mud
should have donc so I cannot imagine. M5 ' DMU my anything' Shim me
I may toll this ilousc, Mr. Speaker, tax and pm it °“,t0 me .people who
,hm “.0 |,_,,,,.._ _.mn in Kings (_.o“_______ ‘fill follow us. \\e will give them no
almost thc br-st nialeriiil that. can be mt. in mn' Mme' but let the men “fho
t'I;uud on the t‘ontii|cn|_ oi' North Ani- M" ‘""i",f'7 mf? mrmmg d° uw pn-"mg
crlcu lor the niniitilaciurn ol’ gin:-as. "S wpuj _"mt" is th" Drm('ip’f` 0*:
This is ___ 1-my “,h___h mmnol be m__]m_ honest.) us fxiunciatoti by the Lc.id_ei
ted, :ind the possibllitics`ln`this con- nf um 0.m’°um°“ 'nm' ye"‘r‘_'a mm'
nm-ton should receive the -best. consi- "mm whmh' knowmg it 1” be mls”
duration of -every mom-ber who has am '"‘“"Pd""i‘l°' hp' Supported yy
the future development of the Island n‘I“."'|“'°"°"'at'“n"‘ H” to the "m'f‘°ml
1| _ |11 l E b h M position of the province Flint
ti ienr ; tint in any ui m or s on __ `u' d _ _  I. h
attempt to treat fuceiiously such an “en °“"’l'_‘1 ’;""i°_b“ Sm "ment b“'_‘“_'__
important question. is in exceedingly Has lfllpp “‘.‘," Y GVQP' memne' _
had t-nsic and shows an utter lack of ‘U owe' (’°v"“me“ 'M wc' “R
a some oi' proportion. When I was 0pD°’“[i°"' He '-“ad” 11"’ smmmcnt
in Ottawa l was informed that thcrc u‘"t‘_i“ Olmwa' _“_“'“S Said "hm lm’
was just mm smnple of Sand _hm was Dominion was willing to sncrllicc its
,,(,U,____. _mn Dum; mn. sampln cam” lust man and spend its last dollar io
____£_m____ “___ in the raw of such win the war, and bc heartily endorsed
l`zicls as this, lion. moutbcrs will rise mm' “ta‘e‘m°“t' That `”_“‘f‘e""C`“ by
in _h,_i|, mu___,___ mm _md_,avnm. m make the Leader ol' the Opposition was a
light of this t-iitt'rpri.~C whlcli wo haivc V“".\' l”‘“`i0H‘7 0110 'O mmm ‘md “'39
in conlcnipltiilon. and thc results oi uppl“““°“ ‘md °°""“"`““ _fn by ‘hp
which may bo l’ur-relic-liiiig and of the Whale h"““°' Bm almost' '"4-hu '““m_e
liigiiest importance. 'l`lierc arc many h"`m'h he ‘|‘5“°““°"d Um um” md'
industries that need ciicotiragcnioiit, de"‘ig“°u““ it ‘m "‘xt°'U°"5 and 0" hm
-sfnrie industries that are nr.-w prose- {`“i’“t“U"" £13 “ |“w5'0" h" ‘1""7l“""" it
cutod only to a small extent. Tliere 'negal' 5_0 ‘mum he “'"“'e'1 1°
I5 one im|uS:|.‘_ p,“.m_“1m.|\. to “,mch create strito and raise ti stir tbnt.
I shall refcr latter. und flint. is the fox “'°“m l"`°m°"° litigation and m that
industry, upon which the lion. Leaticr “’“““e" bring 3'1"' 1° ms legal '-“HL
of the Opposition based onc oi' his He Drofefiseg in 0"” bfemh '-0' M’ “n
vei'Iic~'tc attacks upon thc Govcrnmcui “ment f’“t"i0t' randi’ “lid wmmg '~°
and. in keeping with his record, mis- s“""’nC° ""0"-V ‘l°"‘“""“°ff his °“"“_
if=>rcscntt-d thc fntis .ind lu refci “M in the “"7” 1""'”'th hv ‘°°“dm“m‘
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his own time would be well paid lor,
and notwithstanding that the man had
sworn to a certain value--and the
Leader ot’ the Opposition cc-uid not
have helped knowing it-he was wil-
er o-I' the Opposition, and swear to a
different. valuation. This client of his
and his wife came here and spent ten
days and his expenses exceeded $80,
and when he wanted to Interview his
lawyer, where was that gentleman?-
in Summerside. while his poor client
was spending live or six dollars a day
for board. At last the man decided
that It would be best to set-tie the case
while he had money tc- pay, and be
was called up on the telephone and
told not to settle yet: and the malvs
wife, disgusted with ibut lawyer-'s
handling oi' the matter. said: "I will'
go and pay the bill." This old gentle-
man was fur from wcll, and l believe
that li' he had been taken home in a
box the Leader of the Opposition
would have been responsible for his
death. . _ .
THE SANATORIUM.
Now, Mr. Speaker, there is above all
others one matter that secins to .be
ti. thorn in -the side of tho Lender of
tho Opposition, and that is the insti-
tution known as the Dalton Sumito-
rlum. It is his bete noir. ’/it every
session oi' thc llouso bo devotes no
less than two hours to a trite ond,
sordid crlclsm ol' everything coniwc-I
tml with the Sanntoriuni, dcprccin-ting
in ovcry possible manner tho whole
t.i'rins:ict.loii. A few ynars ago, when
I offered, in this I-lc-uso, the sum oi'
$20,000 for the erection ot' an institu-
iinu of this kind, thorn was in the soul
now occupied by the Lf-ndcr oi` thu Op-
position ti. gentleman whose sterling
qualitics his present. succossc~r might
wcll emulate,-a gentleman in thc true
sense of thc word; and _bcforc I lc.-.ive
that point, Mr. Speaker, I might offer
a lrlbtitc l.o the memory of that ho-
nourable citizen. The inte liir. Ili-
cbards was a gontlc»msm of the lilgliest
integrity, and his opponents nevor had
occasion to criticize his statements sr\.~
rlously- in regard to pwbiic nmt-ters of
fact., and certainly never to deplore
his conduct in this llouse. lin wus
a man whose dealings with others, it
mattered ,not whether friend or foe.;
were marked by unswcrvlng rcciiturlei
and an atlmirnblp regard for truth. II
wish, Mr. Speaker, the sumo could be
said of some others. ’l`Iiut. gcntlcinnii.
when I matic the offer to which I have
just rel`e'rrcd, unliesitatingly rose in
his place :md secc-udcti u volo of
tlmnlis, \vhit~Ii I must say I sinccrclyl
upprecintotl. The lute Leader of the
Opposition had only one folloiver, it
is lr`uc', hilt he and his colleague. not-I
wlllistaiitliiig that fact, reprcsentctlthcl
Liberal party ot' the province at that?
limo, and he lionrtily secondcil thc-
vote of thanks. But. the I.cndcr of
thc Liberal party ol' that day does not
-to use a cuinnion cxprcssiou-"<‘\it
any ice" with the ()pposIf.it‘.~n In the
House ni. this monicnt, If be wore
alive and wc-re present wlicn the lion.
gentlcmun who now occupies his scat.
was indulging in his interminable tl-
rndc against the SuntilorInm,l have
not tbo sligbicsl. doubt. lic would have
rlcprccate-(I thc attitude taken by that
gentleman. ’l`ho bon. Loader of Ihr
Opposition has one falling in particu
lar, :ind that is un Irresistible desirt'-,_
to limi fault nntl a correspc-nding fou.l~;
ness l`or suggesting what he thinks*
arc iniprovomcuis-suggestions wniclil
are both lmprncilcable and nn~\Isc_f
,,n,,, N, W] im _,lm tm, hom mmnlm. a tai. uuposed tor the very same pur- INC-w. that reminds me of u 1'-rtuin,
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t'or t`_':u'<lignti .inode some assertions p°"“"' '_H"‘_ i""°“”i’*L(‘“c-" ii’ 5° “i’Pa"'
that “._,_,.,, as mr _-mm _lm ,_.m_h as ent that it is _hardly worth mentioning,
might bc rxpct-lcd. .I shall rcturu to “"“I"’ U- "Qi ml' me fm-"' mat |19 I-"ies
,mg mn,y,,,._t_ H, 1, mu". Stagg to_uupport. his iintenablo position by
ln thc matter ot' ctiucntioii. there is b"'"g'"g in "P““'U‘f“]m` "F-395" Whiffh
still rot-ni for aitlvnuctunont, still ciiau- fully H"rv'° 'O reveal his “W” i"smIC'"“
gcs required from your to year. and '“""““"" in k"e‘Pi"g men "bm d°i“3
we huvc iurtlicr inipi°ovcn'ieuis _ con- 'Wh' dm-V' H9 °hm`g‘-'il me GUVGTU'
tcniplatcti In this Ilcnartnient. 'um' “'m‘ having PM 0" f°X*f‘f‘ 0- VB'
In lm, _qD,,_,_.h it is stated "The luatiou that was not instilled. particu-
IDM Wm. has been one of abundant larly on stock imported from the West.
liarrcsts and high prlccs for all the I “`°“ld like ‘0 “Bk him if he 15 Wm'
products ot' the furni." I tlilnk it was mg 'that ‘hut ‘fllurge Sh°“m 917915' to
me hes, y,_,_,,. we |mv,_, ever had so fm. the valuations in his own case? He
.N ,,g,.im,|,,m, is ,,0m.emed in this mv too, In connection with a friend in the
story wliicb I think uptly illiiirulvsi
tim position of the lion Leatlt'-..‘ ot' the
Opposition. There lived at r ue time
a. noted man-I nccrl not mention
names; .but be was the mc-.i impor-
tant man of his time-at Ifnst In his
own estimation, if not in other peo-
plo's--the very embodiment of earth-
ly wisdom; lndced._he must have be-
lieved himself supernaturally wise.
However, in deolalmln", ou the works
of Nature, he said that in the coursel
oi' Creation the I.~’»rd had made mnny|
mistakes, and II be lmfl been there,
to assist in the shaping of things be'
comment on me impm-hm; and for-l`v},,,.e_ The irlCcsvobtg|ne(| wem vicinity of Su-mmerside_ invested mo- would have made. the sun to shine in _
reaching matters outlined In I-its Ilo-
nour the Lieutenant Governot-`s_
Speech, they °ndulged in their usual
reckless criticlsm of the Government.
resmw.imr.Ing nm and expieuf-,ti miie-|1_., ,,,- ,,,,,,@,,,,, importance t.,.d,,,. 1., I-Ion. The House nerlmns would like doubt wluit-ever that the 11011- Leaflet
_tho successful prosecution of tht-.`\vni‘. '° k,“‘7‘“' his Vnluimon of mage f°K"9~
cles which we-.rc lrrclevnnt at the pre-
sent time.
"Yesterday afternoon," bc contin
ned. “tho hon. member fgir (fardigna
made thc statement, ‘n ris ng to spen
on thc debate, that ble did so In reply
to the Premier. Ile nevcr expressed
a desire to deal with the Speech, but
at the very outset of his remarks
he Indicated his evldcnt intention of
attacking the Premier, whom he seein
od to hnvg mario a special target. for
his flat lent outburst. ills sole ob-
ject in rikcaking seemed to be nothing
but a desire to nttnck honourn uc
members :md to belittle. ifpossilile,
the great issueslieforn the iiousc. The
lion.” Lender of the Opposition also
paid scant courtesy to the Speer-.Ii
from the Thro`ne. preferring rather to
rep¢Za_t_ mis-st_t:;e_:ne_nis _an_d _misrepre-
seu a ons w c to nat teen pre-
viousiy convicted of. Gentlemen of-
sucli talent and experience, to my
nilndi should keep theinselve_s in con-
form ty with the rules of ebate in
the House and observe a strict sense
of truth _in dealing with question:-i_
i.‘:.'°',:..r¢i:.::F‘y nr.   '.151
too much to expect of misrep-
resentation is their
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f.-plendid, und the people are willing nel' “nd “lit 3 man ‘mf “Wt I0' bill’
io assist. in anything the Government f°x"5 ui* f'-lmlipll' “S DOBSHJV3- H193'
_.un ,ln to ,,n(,0m.agc ng,.|,.“m".,_, in imported these scrubs and they were-
tlils province. increased production i" “h"~"K“ 0f ‘|10 Lead"-1' 0*' ill? UDPUHT'
and tha more we can encourage the ""I'“|‘ I had C0\'l‘¢5Il0“d0“<‘-G With U10
lion entlcman himself a d h t-
fnrniers to reap thc maximum harvest - 5 ' - W ¢ WI”
from the land. the more assistance we W "|"° °" *°" "‘°U""d d°||l"3 3 Pill'
are t.boroby rendering the cause for 7°' thfm- H9 W" W|||'"9 f° °*¢"i¢¢
which iirnein emi hm- Aint-s are ngiu- '"°"°y twin *iw 9vbIl¢_¢° that extent
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these facts, and I know the prices he*
asked for his foxes. I know these fox-
cessantly and in various other ways'
direct the elements to the best behoof
of mankind. It was inconceivable
audnclt_v. of course. but I have no
oi' the Opposition, with slight encou-
ragement. would have tho tcmcriiy to
suggest improvements in that dirnc-
tion too!
Mr. DELI.: Yes. Improvements in
the Government, though.
SIR CHARLES DALTON: You are
always doing that, but I don't know
wherc the Government. or the country
wt:-uid land if your suggestions wt-re
  es could Ibe bought. in the North \Vest_
o for_a_Iit_ui_;_cnc tIic;iisa__nd doll_t_t`rs a paIr_
at u mo, nut ti torwnr s nt two
   thousand; and yet ho would have thc,
g offrontery-after asking nine or ten,
But Imitation: Only Dlsappoint ;:1r;\isan_tI fog the sam? f:_t00lK-io _§li`l°'
- czo ie tovernmon. ecanse I e-
Thore are many imitation! sf thi! retmteti the veiiietieiis which me roi'
great treatment for Uollshl. C0|dl» owners themselves put ou. The Le-
croup,_ bronchitis and wls case was _brought_u'p by the Lead-
;l;_oop.ng cougqi. e_r of tl;_e Oppioei-t_l0_t_‘|, nad ;_van_effec_-
ey usuay ive tsposo o yte eatero
have some lale the government. I happen to -he in‘
.in the merits of n position to know a little more tbanf
the original, but anybody else about this case. This
it should bg was an -honest, old gentleman, not very
remembered well educated. In fact, he did not
may they know that the Leader of the Opposi-|
ua "ke "_ tI_on__held _this position in _tl_ie llogse
n a , ant wien ie nscera net it
"'l“°m° his lawyer was the Leader of the Op-
°“ 7' position he became very nervous and
felt lie had been ¢-ntrapped and decl-
oppositlon und truth
with their views, lu the
the Throne work of
ment
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fo
ded -to get out. Now, Mr. Lewis to
start with had s certain number of
foxes, and bemnde n solemn oath as
to the value of thosc foxes. llc paid
part of the tax and whon, ohing I sup-
pose to some influence y-_hiclahnd 
' _ brought -to 'bear upon i m e wnntet
‘mmmm 2'. 'gn to make trouble. dfcit no lgd p__i_ald
enough and refuse to pay ore. he
|,m”°‘°""° “m,"°°""“ man of the opposition iota tum ne
would not have to ii y No doubt
*'-'W' ;£;~..-.L an new recite. sm wealth, and
adopted. Now, liir. Speaker, the Sa-
natorlum is not nn institution for my
personal benefit, but for the benefit of
the province.--a iuuans of relieving*
the provluco of the scourge of lb:-I
white plague. I have no ownorsliip
in thnt building, but in my absence
the Government. mlvaticcd money In
respect to ibn institution,-money of
which I never received one single
cent.. money which I never disposed
of in any way. Tile cheques were
issued by the Commission,-by Mr.
Tidmarsh in my absence. The mo-
ney was advanced by the Government
to Itself, not to me. This, as i said]
before, is the chief complaint, or one
of the chief complaints, of the Lead-
er of the Opposition. We have two
large institutions which were built by
the Government,--tlie Asylum and the
Infirmary. ,~ l would like to know why
the Leader of the Opposition does not,
say these instltbtlons are a "poort
bargain".-the expression be uses itil
reference to tlie Sanatorium. Wbyi
does he not make the suggestion that;
the inuinios of_'these places should he
allowed to go at large. They have
just as much right to be turned out
of doors as the unfortunate people
who stiffer from some other disease.
There would -be a commotion If thein-
mafes of‘t‘li!be-'institutions were turii-
ed out on the country and th. Leader
oi the Opposition -might be in danger `
of being clased as one of them. .
MR. BELL' TESTED.
It has been charged that the (lo-
vernment made a bad bargain. The
Government did not make any bar-
gain at nil. .1 want to tell the hon. ,
Leader of the Opposition. A bargain
is a consideration between two par-
ties, aud in this case there was no
consideration at all. l gave the mo-
ney and I exacted no consideration
whatever inreturn and when the Lea-~
der of the Opposition talks about a
bargain he is making as erratic and
insensate a statement ns he can' DOs-
sibly make, u. statement calculated tc-
do some injury. Now, I make this
challenge and I throw it at the Lead-
er of tho Opposition. If he will lu-
troduce ti. resolution to relieve the
province nf all future responsibility
in connection with the Sanatorium,
I would take it hack. I would do
more than that. l would refund to
the Government-althouglit I have no
doubt he would say I was forfeiting
my seat thereby--I would pay back to
the Government all expenses ‘to which
they may have -been put in regard to
that institution and take the whole
thing back. Now, will the Leader of
the Opposition introduce a. resolution
to that effect? If he does, and it is
ca:'rled, will he be satisfied? Will lie,
be got;-ti enough to answer me? _
-Mr. BELL: That is n very fair
question.
Slit CIIA-RLES DALTON: Well,
it it is, give me an answer, please.
Do you want the Government relieved
ot' rt-sponslbllity in connection with
that balding?
iiir. BELL: The Government should
never have assumed any responsibili-
ty ln connection with it.
SLR CHAIILES: Never mind what
they did. Will you dare make a pro-
position to relieve the Government of
responsibility? I promise you l
won’t vote against your resolution.
Mr. BELL: Are you seeking now-
to relieve yourself and plncc the but-`
den' on the Dominion Govornmcnt?
Are you trying to shoulder thc res-.
ponsibility onto ibc Dominion Govern-
ment?
SIR t?lIAIli.ES: I will nssum., tho
whole responsibility myself' If _vc-tl fiivo.
nic back 1.ho=b\\lidlng.
Mr. BELL: Are you trying at this
moment to shift. tho responsibility on
to the Dominion (lovcrnmont. for the
nmiutcnanco oi' the institutioni' I
Silt (‘.liAIt'LlC<S: Not nt, all. I timl
not talking about. the Dominion Go-
vernment. I say that If you intro-
duce s. resolution relieving thc Go-
vernment. oi' all responsibility in con-
nection with that institution I will
take lt. myself. I nm not trying lo
shoulder anything on tho Dominion
Governincut- Are you willing tliut
I should lake that, institution back and
pay -buck to the Govornmout what
tlicy expended on it? Will you move
that rcsolution‘! ii‘ you do I will not
vote against it.
.\Ii-. IIELI.: I am not gc-Ing to nu-‘
swcr that question oft'-liand I \\'on'i
aiisrvcr it inimetlihtr-l_v. Arc you pre
pared to answer anothm- question? .
SIR (‘I-IARLES: I will answer any-
thing. I can make a summer rt-sort
of that institution for myself and fa-
intly, and might be in a position to
invite the Leader of thc- Oppot-iltion‘
there. l will take it back as my own`
properly and tho Government wc-nit
have one cont. to pay: I will refund
them all they paid. .\`nw, what liavri
you to say to ibut? _
Mr. DELI.: I say it, is the duly ol*
the Dr.-minion Govcrnmcnt. to tuko It;
ovcr. ‘
SIR i‘llAl"tl.l-IS: lt. is not their duly
at. all. ’i`licy have no say in it, nity,
more than tilt-.y have to do with yourj
house. ‘
Mr. I'iEI.I.: lt is for the rcliirncd
soldiers with tuberculosis and they
huvo n right to Lake il..
Sill ('llAltLi-JS: Who gavc It. to
them.
Mr. BELL: Tha; is what thc (in-
vernment say they sro operating it
t`or at thc- present. time. ,§
SIR (‘llAIiLFlS: That will ull-
cease. jj
THE PREMIER: The Leader of_
the Opposition in very generous with
other people's property. .-
SIR (‘lIARi.l~}S: The Leader of thel
Oppositiu can‘t. get ont of it no\v, nor.
at any other tiinc. I mean exactly
what I say I would take that place
Ibnclc. Will he Introduce u. resolution
to the ei’i'ect? '
Mr. HELL: I nm glad to hear your
proposition. `
SIR CHARLES: Will you intro-
duce a resolution?
Mr. HELL: I will answer that ques-
tion for you at another time during
this session. - ‘
Sill CIIAILLES: Oh yes. I thought
_vnu vrould wriggle out of it. the sumo,
as _»,-on did In regard to the sclit;-ol dis-‘
trlct. and that famous tux In Kenslng-I
ton. ~
Sir f`.bnrles Dullon went on to tell ol!
comforts which are being provided for ;
the inmates of the Sanntoriuni. such
as a billiard table und a piano. rnlsedi
by subscription und then proceeded
to speak on the I-‘ox Tax. lie- snld:
THE FOX INDUSTRY.
When the lic-n. member for Cardigan `
get up to speak his sole object was
in treat the gallery t.o some of thc
flowery language on which he prides
himself, and In -doing so he waxed
warm on the fox tax. Now, l want
to tollthln liouse that the fox Indus-,‘_
i-Pi' is not what be pictured Ii. it is
n livo industry and one oi' the great-_
ost in‘lhis province. lie says lt-
cost the peoplo of the country millionsf
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of tic.-liars. Ot coui"so', that is like
most of his other statements, not
true. I have some reports here of
some of the fox companies and. it may
not bg out of place to read a few of
them iu order to give the House nn
idea as to what the true state of
things is. Here are rt few- extracts:
“What has happened to the fur
rarming business during those tive
years, more than half ofwhich time
the world has been at war? Fox
ranches have multltilled to hundreds
"9 tcm/vt  oe
-iss 
here and have been planted in every
province of Canada, and nearly all
the border states from the Atlantic to _
the Pacific. Millions ol' money
have been invested .by tens ot thou-
sands oi' shareliolders, located in some
twenty provinces and states. ln-
quirlee have been-made and reports
called iortb on behalf of the Cana-i
dian, United States. Russian and Jap-_
unese governments And this while
twothlrds oI` the civilized world bas_
been at war, straining every nerve
and putting fc-I-tn the last ounce of
their energ_v In the deadly conilict,|
and while all the great Europeani
fur markets have been practically'
closed. So stupendous a, crisis wns
never -before met by n new and infant'
industry. Ami how has It been met?|
With it resolute faith that stands uu~_
paralleled lu the history c-I' any like
enterprise anywhere and at any time'
in history. With exceptions so i'ew|
as to be unworthy ot mention they
are all carrying nn at their. old stands.|
And they face the future with conil-'
dence. knowing that they are produ-|
cing sonietlilnggatdbe world wants'
and will want re and more, some-
thing that commerce demands, and
which they can produce at n hand-
some proilt under normal conditions
In the years to come. ‘ .
Silver fox _breeding is _vet In its
early infancy, -but it is a very vgorous
ufnnt. lt has not cried out for sub-
sidies or bonuses or protection. In
its infancy, yes! Why it is only this
year that for the llrst time the mncb_
products have made any perceptible
Impression upon the fur markets. Ili-I
therto It luis been content to go on
selling Iirccding foxes, building new
ram-lics and extending the Industry to
otltor lands. It. has not-n organizing'
hrecdors' associations, classification
and registration. and this year, for
tho llrst time, has sci. about wccding'
out its iuiprt;-fltaililo animals and sclcc-I
ling the best fo lu-ep and breed. 'l‘liesc
arc amnng.tlw many signs of its vl»'
gorous health. llercaftei" we shall
have in Prince Edward island it stoi~k_
of Iirecding silver black foxes which.
for purc blood and standard pctilgi-ec'
will class with the best. livc stock in'
any linc and in any country. I
Ouc ol' the things which thc war bas'
done is to cause it great onlurgemcnt.‘
of the l'ur markets in the United'
States and it is cosy lo foresee that
the- preemlnencc lieretolore _accorded
to London. Lelpsic and Nljni Novgo-'
rod may, in the not distant future, be]
lranst'errcil to New Ya-rk, St_ Louis,
Pliicngo and Montreal. ln no couu-|
t.ry`iu thi- world is thc vcry wealthy,
anti fasliiniinblo class so large as ini
the United States. This class will
li., i`czitl_v purt-linscrs of thc int;/at bcuu-
tiful und costly furs and in thc vary
nature oi' things will Iwconic patrons
ot' the silver fox lntlusiry. I believe,
und the opinion is sbnrcd by many of
the slircwdcst. men in the fox breeding
busincs.-: herc. that it matters compa-
ratively litlic- i'or -the grunt future ol'
thc. industry at what price our silver
fox polls ure sold this ya-.:u'. so long ns
we got ihcui \vclI dlslributcd und
so-incwliut. extensively liitroilticc-ii.
'l‘liclr bcauty and l\ixiii'io\L-iiicss will
bc Ibn bust possible advertisement
they r-an hnvo and future sales on the
rapidly rising mni'kot which will nu-
turnlly follow the conclusion ol' tho
war will bring the tiuc rcwsrd.
'I‘hc ncxt, sale t.o bc lit.-ld -by the Now
York l-‘ur Auction Sulcs (‘o., ut New
York. is sot for lilurch 26, 1017. At.
this salc it is expected it large num-
ber oi' choice furs will be ofl`crod. At
their January sale, 287 fisher nvcrngetl
30 per cent. higher than nt their Sep-
tember sale; 520 otter skins averaged
20 per cent. higher; over 6,000 red
fox 40 per cent.; 279 silvors averaged
20 per cent. higher. and 430 white
fox I5 per cent. advance. in fact
almost evcry kind of fur sold ut liiglt-
er prices. `
Ffa#
A report of the West Gore Silver,
Fox' (‘o., Ltd., states flint the com-
pany started with two pair ot’ regis-I
tered foxes in 1915. Iiaised tivo pups
last year. The company expects from
sale of foxes and breeders this year'
to be able to pny all runnlug` ex--'
penses and pay tt `l0 to 15 per cent'
dividend.
W U ii
The li. J. McNeill Black Fox Coni-
pany have assets. one farm, 211 acres.
of land. u_ set of buildings, fox rnncli.
50 pens. 43 pairs of black and silver”
breeders, no liabilities and 38 skins
on the market for sale. They have
against that issued $373,000 worth of’
stock. I
. if -1 it I
The Blue iiills Pcdigrecd Silvcr|
Black Fox Co., inc.. whose ranch is
located ut Iliue llills. Randolph
Mass., report that they started busi-
ness only n little over n year ago.
Eleven pups were born on the ranch
last I~‘nII, and nil were raised to ma-
turity. This company expects to be
nble to pay good returns on the in-
vcstmr-.nt this coming yt-nr_
new
Tho Empire Black Fox .(‘onipan,v.'
Ltd., have issued the following re-
port under date of January liith, 1917.
The company started business in 1913
with five pairs of high-grade foxes.
in the Spring of 1916 they had 13
pairs, last Fall they had n total of
-il animals. Since then six have
been pelted and are now in the bands
of the Fur Sales Board. Capital
stock, $116,000. indebtedness con-
tracted for feeding ranching and other
expenses, $1,611-1150. The sale ofpelts
now on the market is expected to pay
this and give a good surplus. Dr.
George Carruthers, of Charlottetown.
P. E. Island, is president. and signs
the export.
A BIT OF ADVICE.
T could read these reports In the
dozen, but these ure, I think, suidcient
to show that the_induetry, in the
hands of capable, economic men who
gnow their business thoroughly. is
ne of the best and most promising
_industries we heve. Ever since the
_¢r_eation of man furs have -been in
'QUE r in his primitive state man
clothed himself with the skins of ani-
mals, and today the ,silver black fox
fur stands unrivalled in the world of
fashion. _ This will be true for all
time, and these reports, taken in a
fair and impartial way, are a sufil.
cient. refutation 'of the derogator cri-
ticism oi’ the hon. member for Gardi-
gan, and show that the fox lndustry
IH one of the greatest assets or the
province. 'i‘o it largely is due the
increase in the deposits in the banks,
and everything considered, it is one
of the most prosperous businesses on
the continent today. In closing Mr.
Speaker. l would tender a piece of
advice to the Leader ol' the Opposi-
tion. which I hope he will take in
good part: Whenever he is tempted
to expatiate upon this subject and
censure the Government and misrepre-
sent them ln regard to the valuation
of foxes, let him bear in mind and re-
flect seriously upon the time when he
had imported Western foxes which he
would have sold nt ton thousand dol-
lars a pair. ___ “_-
II Mtnniiv
DONALD- D. MACNEILL.
. One of the oldest. inhabitants of
Nino Mile Creek passed into the
eternal would on February l7t.h at the
advanced age' oi' 81 years, in the 'pm-_
soil of Donald D, MacNeIfll. Over two
years ago the' deceased had n fall
which rcsiiltcd in tho breaking of
-“Milo bmics in the nip :md had been
confined to his bed till death camo to
bis' rcliof. ills misfortune' only ser-
ved to draw his mind :i-ll the more to
things unseen and eternal, For over
two ycnrs, hc bore his affliction with
patience and resignation lo -the DI-
vine' Will, always- cheerful in conver-
sation and glad to welcome the many
\vh0 visited him during his illness.
For over n quartcr ot’ a century he
was a consistent. elder' ol' the Presby-
terian Church and when able fnltlifirl-
ly :iitended the services ot' the Sanc-
tuary, Ile loaves to mourn their loss,`
a widow, and the following children
viz: Angus and Alexander, in Win-
nipeg; Jaines, in Providence; Sam-
uel, at home; Ziirs. Brown and Mrs.
Gillis. in Providence; Mrs.
Allan Livingstone and Mrs. John
Iilaollonnld, Nino Milo Greek. The
funeral services were cond ctcd by
the Iicv. D. MacLean and Messrs
li. Mt-Phee, ll. Ma_cI.enn, G. »;Low-
tiier, Pt-tor Currie, John (‘,uri-ie, and
.lnmcs"l‘n_vior noted as pall-bearers.
A vcry large number attended the
funeral and .thc rcniiilns were interred
in the l1‘rcsbyterian Ile/'nicicry nt New
Dominion to await the x~c.~'-urrcctlon
of the jusi.
MR. JOSEPH TROWSDALE.
The rcsidonis of llose Valley were
very much surprised on Mnrcli the
iflth, when the news was beard of
the death oi' nno of the respected in-
hubitnnts ot' that locnliI_v.--- Mr. Jos-
eph 'I`rnwsdale. On tho tltb, he was
stricken with paralysis and on the
nbovc :into his spirit. retuinod to God.
who gnvc it. lie was in the 75th year
of his ago and leaves behind him a
widow. Miss Phoebe Totltl- and the
following chiltlrou, John at home;
Ssniucl and Robert, in New Hamp-
shire; George in lilainc; F‘rede`rick.
in l)orchester, Mass.; Mrs. Robert
Graham, Boston; anti Mrs; John
IiiacDowelI. Stnnciiel. and one els-ter.
li/Irs. Sarah i-iowctt, St. -Eleauors.
The funeral was the largest proces-
sion seen in this settlement for a
long time, thus showin!! the S000
opinion held' by the neighbours of the
departed, The' funeral services were
conducted by the Rev. D. liia:cLean,
of the Peoples Chuich, Messrs Rob-
ert Tood, Geo. Trowsdn-Ie. James
Sharron, Alfred Sberren. Levi Trowa-
riale and Sidney Trowsdale acted ae
pull-bearers. and gently mid the W'
mains- to rest in Slifillgioti Getneteiy.
--("om.
____...__-1----~
MR. JOHN F. MACDONALD. UIGG.
Ono of the highly respected cltltehil
ci’ lligrr. P. E. island has passed il'
way. We re-fer to the dcnthot John
I<‘_ McDonald oi’ that place which 00-
cnrred on March ist, 1917./ Deceased
was forty ilvo years of ago and wail
the son ei the nite Peter MacDonald
oi' Orwell. Up till a few years B80
he occupied the old homestead at
Orwell find then moved, to Uigg sta-
tion where he engaged inthe merchan-
tile business with Malcolm M. Cahill'
bell, He married Sarah, daughter of
Donald Ellis who with three small
children feel the loss oi a devcted and
loving husband and futher. One bro-
ther Murtlocli of Orwell and a sister
Mrs. Malcolm ii. Campbell also stir-
vlve. , -
in every department of life Mr. M0-
donald had showed sincerity. faithful-
ness and honesty to a marked dexree.
Through times of poor health he wait
courageous and patient. His religious
life was one of -deep devotion to thin!!
sacred and his heart and soul had
learned to feel upon the word of God
by which Gods -people live. He was B
member and supporter of the Church
of Scotland and will be much missed
by that body. His pastor Rev. Ewen
McDougall arrived from Cambridge.
Mass. onthe day of the funeral.
March 8rd -but was not in time to take
part in the service at the house, which
was conducted fbg Rev. Mr. McEwen
of Orwell Head hurch. A large num
ber went to the cemetery where Mr-
Mt-Dongall spoke a few words. and the
remains were laid to reiit in the iam-
tiy plot. In such a great bereavement
it is a source of thlpkfulnees to know
that the hearts of the near and dear
ones are -being comforted by t he pre-
sence and knuwiedle of Jesus Christ
of whose fniléeelwa have all received
¢||d.¢|-ace t ,ygraee and whose pre-
sence is the lets of glory. ,
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