i Unprecc fl- I swim in‘ ‘ d the interest fimtlaieofrovinss s; awhoiclf (hp: Mr. Campbell Pceved "I had a very Imusiu perlcn ll Tlmish last nlghinzvifigfg, tics: P90111118 imitating took .pm.- 4n Prince County, and where tho new dor-ln-Chief of tholldberal rail" Q19 Dublin questions of the day be- fore me. As the chairman ruled, he was there ss a candidate. but he was most unwilling to take n15 stand on the platform before mo. I was than 1n another capacity. It is "l0 duty and the privilege of can- didates in their own particular rid- ings to make their appeal to the electors before any one else has the opportunity of speaking. This did not sutt Mr. Campbell, and no ex. poled his venom in that stentor- tan voice cf his. "Then he criticized mo for not having an policy to put before the people. hen I rose to answer him I explained that 1t had been an. noimoed for some days that our policy would be stated at tonight's meeting in this City-which 1 deem was the proper place to announce "l! D0150? 0f the Conservative par- . in my own constituency, befmw the men and Women who have el- actsd me on three different occa- sions." (Applause). . unis Mlastatemont "The editor of the Patriot states tonvight that m. Campbell did not l» we opportunity of rebuttal. That statement, ladies and "meatle- loln. is deliberately misleading. liar. was given months: his allctsd and war allow’? In stopped vo an . was the conservative candi- WM Opened the meeting, and it 5 s § E. z i fr‘ . Bo the Patriot statement is just as foolish ls many that ho is making. The “W candidates hsd :11 the op- . a . rouoaao own rumors: And would you boliovo. ladies and lgzitlsmon. that during 511$: time . 0am was spo , ho m o a single rofcrongs to plstfonnl lie criticised ms- I Premier for not glvlnhig “with a blowing w that In tbs gfllpll‘ piss: and at i He, our platters. the slooton; but of one acting in . Campbell, and complofoly H own party “- '=r.:.:'.~.:'"~:- In . I vent to w cu it was snnoulhm Campbell was the new Instead of tihoscmtwo old EQP-Illflbl-b m big behind that criticism sf- !" (Loud laughter and ap- vory sorry that Hon. Mr. MB himself able to take over the dershib. ‘Ihere is onafwolsldlilns bettertoseeln e contest. Howove a has not able to do so. noted that - Isl-use. in giving an interview to the Halifax Herald, intimated that he was one cf Mr. Leafs chief lieutenants. I-Is is one of Mr, Leo's chief's lieutenants --onoo romovcdi (laughter). 5 rsgggi; 2% ‘W555i???’ 5 i Ashamed of n Mr. Campbell, as I said, never once ntloned his own platform at. Tilnish. That was bis first lapse film his duty la loader. You will reosll, ladies and gentlemen, that in i981, four years ago, they lad no platform; they ran on their "record of performance." This time‘ they h"! I lllatfo and Mr. Campbell lfldlntly ashamed of It, because MN is so llttls in lt. _ Otherwise he would have drawn attention w it, and dismissed it at the first vertical gluléi): own constituoucnyfsp- Lstusersuiizxethlsht form. which the 'y H11 _ can» imam chsr m sissv. A005" “no lllmsgtolTgllt tho uglscrctrbvcmscumsu ' INK!“ WI.- °llllnubtsttoreprswif p genpted Eposure v 0f Manoieuvring vAt Tflxvflygs’ Expense» tut- to the places when their work lies? Tbst clause ls foolish and ridiculous, and I venture to say that if they ever st into power they will not carry t out. _ Another plant in their. platform promises "striotwontrol of all dc- partmental expenditure; no in- otasso ovu- ths estimates without approval of the Eixecutive Council or Treasury Board". Nloe words. combs] mo: those men who. during tlsdrtfour years. exceeded their own estimate; b! "lief-quarters of "o ~ on ollsrs. s very necessary that this plank should be there. to be of Wmo guidance to thorn If by any ohanco they should obtain pow- er in this Provlncel They promise also "prompt and impartial enforcement of all laws. especially of those against intoxi- cated drivers." If they enforce the Highways ‘Traffic Act as well as the present Government has enforced it, they won't have need of any such plank in their platform. I suppose this filers also to Prohibition en- forcement... If they enforce the Act as we dld they won't have to report to the Legislature, as they had to do at tho end of their first year. 100 prohibition cases standing, and at the end of their next year sixty-five such cases slandlnL-a fins exam- ple 0f prohibition cnforcoruont, wasn't it? (Applause). "Investigation into the feasibility of establishing a. central jail farm 01' industrial institution, with labour for prisoners." A fine humanitarian idea if 1t can be carried out; but they are only going to "investigate". An t does it mean? To build a farm to provide labor for prison- ers might be a good thing from one standpoint, but for every bit of la- bor you glve those prisoners on a prison farm you deprive the labour- ing men of just that much Oppor- tunity of earning? for their famil- ies. (Applause). SOME PISTSI “This is s flue scheme cosnlngfrom mm who. when in powornvlson they had delinquent children from Char- lotte‘ sud Summeralds before tbem whose slion dopondod on strict dlsvlpllus and moral tralnint- to their eternal dhgraoe refused to pay for the support of those chil- dren in tbs Rcfos-mstory. Those ans the kind of philanthropists we have to deal with now! (Applalue). “Inv u Hnn into the question of school books, with a. view of accur- izng s. reduction in the present ox- csmlvo Driull." I I'll-Ill ‘W. ladies and gentleman, that we have reduc- sdthoilflcoofschoclboolnstcthe lowest pomible cost. We are just taking enough out of the sale of the books for overhead expenses. But they are going to "investiga "1 the same mon who, at the end of their four years, left an overdraft in tho School Supply Department of S80.- oomgq, m nsdrnsnagemcnt. Imalos that statement because when we put in a competent er in the person ‘of Mr. George Grant. l1? Bli- VB-Illls the huge supplies -on the shelves he was able to reduce that overdraft in two years by ten thou- sand dollars. (Applause). m, t r‘ all cited an example of school boolm sold at 30 cents 1n this Ppgvinge, and in Ohtdiflf) f0! 81X ants. I may say that the officials o! the school supply Department d0 11¢ gnaw of any such books. We have knowledge of s. book prlntcdifl Ontario-one of the lower es of seeders-which is marked six cents. and I suppose that is the price it 5°11; gm- m Ontario. It ls one of the older editions which has boon sold In our School Supply DQ118115!!!‘ for nvs cents. (Agile-use). Cites Reductions Made Thom are two other books which we have reduced in price from 05 to ppentsgnd from '10 t0 55 cents rs- spsetlvcly since we cams info power. But the main fact about who‘)! boom is that they do got cheaper ‘books in Ontario because they l" sold at a curtain price to the people and the difiecence between that price ‘and the publisher's charge is absorbed by the Ontario Govern- ment. Wc have not reached that stage where the Government is willing w take on, as an additional burden at this time, the absorption of a large part of the price of school books 1n this Province. If that is what the Lfberals propose to do, 1f they ever come into. power they will have some dlffic y in making revenue and erpan turns BDQbwuWh-‘Bh seams’ to be the ohlsf snlr their plat orm. . Wrheympromlse also "co-operation with the Federal Department of orles with a view to securing I ' and better markets, fostering gloat/or oft-operation for the benefit of the industry. scouring lower t and expnss rates on fish eta. and instructing our fish- n anus; in the best methods of curing and packing flab." A 1on8. nice paragraph, whch moans nothing. There is nothing in it but what the present Government has deavor ' sac. doand has made some suc- cess in doing. I shall deal later with this subject. GASOLINE PRICE! REDUCED ‘flsstoration of the full rebate of tax, fflflllflm granted to _ ural and indust- ~ s central lhvflfltltlfi} ‘owossivs cost of gssollns. the ‘ head in this dflpflt‘ “its the view talccn by m“ able to ti" W3 W. t a “litinv-m‘ “l. N Province; so tho two cents is pix-act- ically vulipsd out and name, because we effected an arransunont with the gas and all companies and wfl accused s coat and s hall reduction of gasoline prices to all who are n]. in; it in the Province. They ollno tax and that the present price istoo high. But itwasnot adlrect luomase of taxation because we lowered tbs foes for registration of oars at the some time. It was not with the idea of getting revenue out of gasoline that this move was mule. It was to make the regis- tration of can o. little more easy on the general car owners of the Pm- vlnce. And so. while we increased the tax from six to eight cents, we lowered the registration fees 20 cents per ‘undmd , ". Forex- ample. if your cav- weighs 3,000 bounds. you have been saving sum per year in registration fees ever since this measure was put into ef- fect. The first year we scarcely made any profit at all. It in true we made some since, because more cars have been used, but we felt that for those who were coming into the Province the extra. two cents gas tax was worthwhile; and it will be very much more worth while at the end of this season, when you will have. in all likelihood. a hard- surfaced road connecting this city with Borden. (Applause). . other Liberal pledge ls lo in- vesignto tho feasibility of canning and procaasing potatoes and other products. Very fine things, with potatoes at six cents a bushel. they would be worth canning, wouldn't they? That is one way in which the Liberal-party propom to find mar- zzlets for potatoes-Jay p. essing em. Rctufllfid Soldiers "The awarding of at least a fair portion of Government labour to returned soldiers." It may be ne- cessary for them to put that plank lu their platform; it is not neces- sary for us, because we have given the returned soldiers s fair share of work and we have given them more than a generous share of the sp- polntmcnta that we have made in tho last four years. (Applause). CONSERVATIVE POLICY There am other planks in their plstfonn, but time is passing and I purpose to deal at some lonath to the Conservative platform. Continued economy consistent with efficiency in the administra- tion of every Department of the Public Survive. That is our first plank. I do not accept the criticism of the Opposition that we have been extravagant in‘ the last four years. We say plainly to the people that this has been our policy for the last four years and we purpose to con- tlnue it. Of course we eltpelldtlfl money. because the spending of money in a great many cases was absolutely necessary; but they can- govsmment. Last fall. 1M" ’ not point to any 11cm that was spent wrongly or lnjudlclously. Ec- onomy consistent with efficiency has always been a plank in the Conservative platform: it is one that we have always adhered to and one which we will adhere to in the future Education Costs ‘rhsy say, “Iiook at your increased expenditure in the Blducation and Public Health Department over the amounts we spent." Mr. Campbell says we have spent saaoooimcrs on education than they did in one year. Isn't that a. nice statement coming from a man who graduated from the Prince of Wales College, and by reason of his education at Prince of Wales College subsequently became s Rhodes Scholar? Does any elect- or in this Province regret the money that has been spent in education? I can remember, in my experience on tho School Bound of this City, how education expenditures in- creased. Ws are expending now al-most- three times what we ex- panded in this City when I became I member of the Board in 1915. Dc you regret it’! Wasn't it necessary? Ara not the children entitled to the bosf. that we can give them in the way of education? (loud applause). A Shamcful Statement Is money spent in education mon- sy that was wasted? That is the point of Mr. Campbell's criticism. Isn't’ it. n fine declaration of policy to come from a man who speaks for the Liberal party in this cam- paign? I say 1t is a disgraceful statement. And it is on a par with the further statems ‘ he makes that» 0100.000 could have been saved in the building of Prince of Wales College. We thieshed this out at Tignish last night, ladies and gentlemen. 1f you resdthc Liberal manifesto. you wu and that Mr. Campbell makes the following statement: “While we do not wish 1o be too msticulo in the matter of expenditures for sgtioaticnsl rposes. the people o the Pro- mice feel that tho rebuilding of Prince of Wales Oolloas nssd not have cost over 8400.000 and that ' st least s100.000 could have been saved on that ltbln by more III’ orlsllyinthassms issus oftho Pat- wblll l say we increased the gas- p "75"""""‘%.".A§."*.-"‘-.'§.'.‘.* l5‘? Mscmosld W IQIIIII b UNI $39-$51» u ‘wgsmfifi’ (UMIIIWIII- ' won tho somsl (I-n-ulbior). led tocnuvloss the mdisuocom that. buthawlsootdllitsobloiiodo itaslongsc I wastbore. (Applause). Acco to the rdllll’ IIWIGBDQ of. theeditoa-ofthoPatv-lottbaroisno tblshovlncealttbs Government in pusenttinse. (I-lllflhl’). 11167110" evidently only one purpose in their ropagarida-to Hll this man Mae- Mlllan. Well. ho will take some killing! (loud applause). s nuous errors-roan In dealing with my remarks the other night over the audio. the edi- tor of the Patriot made this state- ment: "Althoueh no doubt the Plum- iu will make a desperate effoit to tho Province. ho might as well keeping tbs tido out with s pt dork." I have used pitch-forks before now, and I know all about them. But 1 have bpsn trying for yes-m get a certain type of pltchfork. It u the pitch-fork with which Mr. wnlter Jones’ men chased Mr. Lou's men off his farm at Bunbury when they went after a Holstein heifer which was loaned to Mr. Jones by Mr. Lea. as Minister of Agriculture in ordor that he might complete a Holstein herd to l0 to Toronto and capture s lot of prim. and which he refused to give hack when be osmo home. (loud laughter). ~ lvfr. Jonas. you know. is now run- ning as a Liberal candidate in the Fourth District of Queens. Ho got the loan of that heifer and he gct his prizes. but‘ when ho came back he kept the cow. Rumor says that Mr. Leafs men were chased oil.’ the Jones fann with a. pitch-fork and that the case was not settled until it was tried in the courts. That is the famous ‘pitch-fork’ I have been looking for, for the last four years! (Laughter). Self-Contradictory I do not intend to deal further with education; I think I have 00v- ezed that matter; but it is srnuslna to note how time educational ex- perts in the Liberal party differ in their opinions. Mr. , for ex- ample, is quite envphsitlc. He said on March 14. 1938. that a saving cf alt least $50,000 could have been made by using the old foundations at Prince of Wales College. Next year he ss/id the foundations were worth $50,000 “w $60,000. and they should have been used," and at least $150,000 could have been saved. Last July, at a Llbeml meeting at Kingston, he said $200,000 ‘might have been saved, and he is repeat- ing that statement in the present campaign. But I nmice. when he gave his interview t0 tho Halifax Herald s few days age-and in which he styles himself one of m. Ice/s chief lieutenants-he says we scrapped a. foundation "worth $50,- Now you can tabs those four statements and make what you like of them. They are all there. and they are all different. (Applause). UBSIDY GLADE! Now we come to"; most important plank in any platform: "2. Having further established our Provincial claims against the Dom- inion Government to the cutout of three "million dollars, to continue to press for s full realisation of our claims on the basis of the mlnorlt! report of the White Commission." I road you p. viously, ladies and gentlemen. the Li-bual platform. There 1s no mention of subsidy claims 1n 1t. Last night Mr. Camp- bell made the statement that this matter of claims was settled, that the award received was final and unaliorable. I just told him that there was no such thin; ss a subsidy settlement that was ilnal and un- alter-able. Sir Wilfred Luurier used those same words in 1907. and said there would be no change in our subsidy relations. How many times have they been changed since? I also reminded Mr. Campbell that the door at Ottawa is never closed if there 1s backbone enough to open it. (Applause). But they have closed the door; they have any mention of subsidy claims from their platform. It is going to be a forgotten thing with them. And well might it be, because there is no more humiliat- ing page in the history of this Pro- vince than the record of the Lea Government in their handling of this question. “Worth- While" Over the radio the other night I showed, going back to'1912, that the present Chief Justice of this Prov- ince wns the man who had the brains and the ability to prepare this Provlncvs case, present it at Ottawa and return with $100,000 of increased annual subsidy for all time to come. That was twenty- three years ago. Figure it up at 5 per cont. and you will have nearly three million dollars, received in cold cash as s result of Chief Jus- tice Mathlsaorfs work. aided by his colleagues in the Government. Wasn't that worth going altar? (Ap- plause). . coming down to ths you’ i020. after the appointment of the Dun- can Commission, the first Stewart I dlclous salvage and s little stud- qovmmm, the em 1m- led oooviomv." Prince mdwmi “and, as That was his statement. Hen is m" mwmm” “m” ‘ u» correction that appeared edlt- w“ i" "We W‘ N" of $189M. That Oom- rnission recommended s ilnsl and ocmplsto settlsmont. which they felt themselves they did not have the power to tinder-take. Mil. KING'S STATIME m years -mv, ma. mo. gig-an i311? movs on the 0 THE cnsnaorrarown customs lldmselfsaldcnthatcccasion. On that point. w this campalgn—a parallel of con- oorrespcndenca between himself and the Dominion Prime Minister which 1928. to the Rt. Hon. W. L. Macken- zie King, C.M.G., in which Mr. Saunders trim to say something about our claims, in which he tries to get an appointment with Mr. King. It is a long letter, and there are some things in 1t that illuminating. paragraph, which I shall quote: look how it coincides with the result. me quote him further: tlon he describes, he says, is Brunswick. and as snsult we ro-m d! liaps less acute in 1929 than 19114. mooted in those settlement of our subsidy You know the answer. You kmnw wnst Prime Minister Fulfill-W 1Q. 19$ PremlsrblscKsn- ale Kilns, on the floor of the House 0'1 . in Nply to a question s-I t0 Why. when the claims o; ens 3m m were being dealt . I o er provinces won - 114806. Il-id: 1g ‘For some reason or othol- the olalslll have not boon put for. ward by the Provinces." - Obs month later. on March 19, 1039, the Liberal Government of this Province. in Ice 89inch from the ‘Ilucne at the opening of the Legislature. announced: “During tho you my Govern- ment has been usly press- ing our claims for further 1n- orcuao in the subsidy which we necclve from the Dominion." It fl s strange stats of affairs. whom the Prime Minister of Can- ada contradicts what was put into the mouth of the Lieutenant Gov- ernor of this Province in a Speech from the Throne in this Lsrislsturel Ido not need to say any more on It ls paralleled by all the cfliilclssn that we are getting in tradictions. T0 live credit to the Premier of this Province at that time-Mr. Saunders-I must say that he did make some efforts. I have here the am sum you will find interesting. MR. SAUNDERS’ LETTER Hora is one letter written Dec. 1'1, are very For example here 1s a. “If you will refer to the na- pcrt of the Duncan Commis- sion you will sec that it sug- gests that this matter (of sub- sidy scttlement) should be came- fully invostigaat and adjusted. "Now I dislike making any re- ference to the promise of our Conservative friends, but it is known from coast to coast that our people are unanimous in ‘having tha report of the Dun- 01m Commissioners implement- ed. The Conservatives at Win- nipeg pledged themselves, if 1e- turned to power. t0 dc this. Our Provincial Premiers in Canada at the Dominion Provincial Con- ference at Ottawa, in 1927, went» on record as saying that some- thing substantial must be done for the Maritimes, especially.’ for the little Province of Prince Edward Island. Premier Gar- diner of Saskatchewan said he believed our Province was en- titled to at least $100,000 addi- tional subsidy, over and above what we are already receiving. and ho would not object 1f it was increased by $200,000 per year." ‘There is a Liberal opinion, and Mr. Gardiner, the Liberal Premier of Saskatchewan, said he considered Prince Edward Island should get $100,000 additional subsidy. so when we got $150,000 as s. result o! our presentation before the White bom- mlsaion last year, we were just doing a little better than one Liberal Pre- nilcr indicated st that thne. Let me quote further, however: "Hon. Mr. Brownies, Premier of Alberta, agreed with what Premier Gardiner stated respect- ing the Province of Prince Ed- ward Island. I know that you have not forgotten these state- ments and also what Premier Ferguson stated at a. banquet at the Chateau Laurier, that uome thing substantial must be done for Prince Edward Island- ‘they cannot live on potatoes alone.‘ " (Laughter). "I want to say right hero," continues Mr. Saunders, "our Is- land has not prospered this year as have the other Provinces of ‘Canada. I really believe that we have not had. for many years. s worse condition than we are st present experiencing." PROVINCIAL SITUATION, 1929 Those are the words of the Lib- eral Premier of this Province in IMO-the peak year of what our Liberal opponents claim to have been the prosperous period 1n Can- ada's history. (Applause). But Mr. Saunders was telling the truth. Let The condi- “Owing to the mo: that our l Province is largely dependent on its potato crop and this your, un- fortunately for us, the bottom dropped out of the potato mar- ket. We are an agricultural pro- vince, having no manufacturing industries whatever. It costs us about 50 cents to produce a bushel of potatoes and this year the best price realized for our potatoes is from 18 cents to 35 cunts. Our farmers naturally had to expend large sums of money in fertilizer, and when they sell at such n great loss you will see how disastrous it has been to us. When you con- sider the many unfortunate con- ditions we are faced with I am sum we will be given every reasonable consideration by you." Almost an exact picture. ladies and gentlemen, of the conditions which faced this Province last year the potato market, though per- Did you hear any blame put on the Liberal Government in 1929 by any Conservative in this Province bc- cause the tato market was bad? It is quits ferent now. apparently. Everything must be blamed on the Government, oven the price of pota- toes over which the Government 0i’ this Province has absolutely no more control than any of you sittinB ill can mam. _ ‘ NO LIBERAL "SURPLUSES" Tbs Liboral lcsdsr goes on to ray that we hay, only two sources of federal tummy and ’ n "Notwithstanding Ill l. y“ "we? able t» prosperous in Canada's What do they purpose doing now if elected‘! “What 1s_ths solution of our difficulties under such sad and ‘ distressing circumstances?’ Mr. Saunders asks. . . . “We have not got one mils of permanent roads in the Province AND NO MATERIAL '10 BUILD OUR. ROADS. We have to import EVERY SINGLE OUNCE 01F‘ GRAVIEL for road-building, AT A VERY HIGH C091‘ plus tho high freight rates. In short, we find our gravel coating us about 88.00 per ton. Rather expensive, is it not? And yot the public demand that we must have reasonably good roads," -"Our teachers today receive an average of $500 per yo" m- I-PY- They are passing resolu- tions threatening to go on 5mg, unless the Government is willing to increase their salaries. How can this be dons? "These are some of the many difllcultles under which we la- bour, and lllllol we can get 5 substantial ' in our sub. aid)’ I HONESTLY "mum: THAT OUR ISLAND MIGHT AS WELL HOLST ITS ANCHOR AND DRIFT HELPLESSLY OUT T0 SEA." ' A long letter, ladies and gentle- men, written by the Liberal Premier of this Province to the Liberal Prime Minister of Canada on the-most im- portant subject that could concern Prince Edward Island, the question, namely, of final implementation and settlement of the Duncan Commis- sion recommendations. He closes by “P811111 Mr- King to fix a date on which he could go to Ottawa and discuss the matter personally with im. MB. KING'S REPLY I shall read you now the answer of the Liberal Prime Minister of Canada. to the Liberal Premier of this Province. I have made the statement on many occasions that whatever representations were made by the local Liberal Government to the Mackenzie King Government were only sneered at and ridiculed. I purpose now to prove that state- ment from . Mackenzio King's own words. Here is his letter to Mr. ?;2lgld6m, dated at Ottawa Jan. 26, "Your letter, dated Charlotte- town, Dec. 17th, was not l-ecejv- ed at my office until the 21st instant. Evidently the date marks the period of the com- mencement, for I am surc this communication was never writ- ieln) 1n a single day." (Laugh v SN UBS MR. SAUNDERS What do you think of that for an opening paragraph? If Premier Bennett ever wrote me a. letter like that, what do you think would be said about him? Voice: “I think you would be away to Ottawa in an airplane the next day!" (Applause). Premier MacMillan: “Let us go on with Mr. King's epistlc: "You have carefuly outlined the situation as far as Prince Edward Island is concerned, and I really do not think that there is anything that could be added by a personal interview. I think, therefore, that your time and mine might as wcil be spared as far as there being’ any necessity to supplement the details of the memorandum." Denying the Premier of this Pro- vince the opportunity of going to Ottawa even to discuss this impor- tant mattcr with him! That was the attitude of Mr. Mackenzie King. Compare that attitude with the at- titude of "this man Bennett," of whom they cannot say any good—thc man who gave to this Province, in the last five years, nearly One M11- lion Dollars in cold cash! (Loud applause). KING'S EMPTY PROMISE Continuing, Mr. King promises to bring M1‘. Saunders’ icpresentatlcns before his colleagues at the next Cabinet meeting. He concludes: Mai our wits goat to you. . cu Illffllfll’ flllllllod l-tllt it yvould b; wloll tltshlgavs this 0:211‘: erencc urng I , present “I fool that now is tbs oppos- tuns time to hsvs flag nutter adjusted, and I am preps-Md to gotc Ottawa at any time you deem advisable. I should prefer an appointment about the mid- dls of November next, provided that the Prime Minister and you will be in Ottawa at that time, as there are certain matters which I would like to discuss with both of you per 11y. ' I would be glad l! you-would kindly give this matter your favorable consideration, and let me know what time will be most _ acceptable to you." ANOTHER SNUB It is quits evident that Mr, saun- ders was endeavoring to get some- where; but how far did he get? Mr. Robb replies to his request for an interview in‘ the following words, dated Oct. 2, i999: “In reply to your letter of tho 26th ultimo, while I hope to be in Ottawa myself during most 01 the month of November, from time to time I will b9 absent as certain appointments have been made away from the city. In conversation with the prime Mmliwl‘. l learned that be dooa Ill"- "lwct to be in Ottawa st l" dllfllls the month of Novem- ber. That, however, should not prevent your officers submitting statements to the departmental officers." "DECLINED TO CO-OPERATE" On Oct. ‘I, 1929. Mr. Saunders again wrote the Finance Mimstcr. I need not read it all. The gist of it is in the following paragraphs: "When I saw you in Ottawa last spring, in company with Messrs. Sinclair and MacLean, we discussed this matter" (of sudsidy settlement) “and you advised me to come to Ottawa, this fall, at which time you . would appoint a. committee of experts from your department to hear our representations. “In the House of Commons last session, the Prime Minister, in reply to s. question as to why a final adjustment had not been mods with the Marltlmos, stated that claims hadnot been pursued by the latter. This statement of the Prime Minister was often v referred to by Opposition mem- beis in our legislature last ses- sion. Although I refused, in m- lib’ to tabled questions, to di- vuige all that had passed ne- bween the Federal and Provin- cial Governments on the subsidy question. 0n the ground of pub- llc-lnterestp-ln justice to my- self and in view of the Prime Minister's statement, I announ- ced the arangement suggested by you, namely, that I was to go to Ottawa this fall, and‘ pre- sent our case before a commit- tee of experts to be appointed by you. “You further suggested, last “"1118. that this Province should 001110 alone, rather than in can- junction with the other Marl- times. scconnnvcav, 1 nsvr: 0N DIFFERENT OCQASIQNs DECLINED TO (IO-OPERATE WITH PREMIER RHODES AND PREMIER- BAXTER, IN A JOINT PRESENTATION. I ALSO DEULINED T0 HAVE ANYTHING T0 D0 WITH A PROPOSED MEETING OF THE MARITIME BOARD 0F TRADE IN THIS CONNECTION." LEATS ALIBI FALSE In other words, ladies and gunfig- men, the alibi made by the present Liberal leader and his supporters at tho last session of the Legislature, that they could make no headway because Premier Rhodes and Prem- ier Baxter were not co-operatlng with them, is flatly contradicts‘! in this letter of Mr. Saunders, which shows that it was not they who re. fused to co-operatc, but the Liberal Premier of this Province; and he did so at the request of the Finance Minister in the Mackenzie King Governmrent. (Loud applause). "Now Y0“ H" gutting some know- ledge as to whv the Liberal Govern- mcnt, from 1027 until 193i, were not nbic to obtain anything In the way we ‘an returned to (Applauses) . ' ‘ '" AGRICULTURE Our opponents say, (continued an Premier) that we are doing nothing for Agriculture. But we know-ml czndltlon of farming in this PIC: v cc. to the rescue of the Potato Growers.‘ Association. last year, and again thjp spring. We had also to finance the purchase of hay and clover seed for the farmers. thing in a those who are not in a anclally to help themselves. Curtis- We know we had to collie We are doing soma- practical way to help position .1111: partment has dons a great deal of reorganization and practical work among the farmers, in order to get them back on a mixed farming has’- is, which in my opinion is the only sound policy for the farmers of this Province to pursue. Helping Livestock Industry The policies of the Department ‘have also been remoulded to pro- vide for a more intensive support of the livestock industry. For many years potato growing has been pro- jectcd into the forefront of agricul- tural productlon and livestock pro- duction has been forced into a sec- ondary position. The result has been an unbalanced system of farm production which has in turn brought about an unreliable and in- dependable source of revenue. Recognising the pennanenoe and stability of livestock production the Department is attempting 10-day to restore livestock and dalrylng to its proper status in the farm program, and to give every assistance to tho farmer in the improvement of his flocks and herds. A large measure of success has already been achiev- ed, and it is our belief, from tho increased number of people who are to-day visiting the Department and asking for its services, that tho farmers throughout the country are realizing the benefits which it is capable of rendering. Hmscllreedlng The Department is undertaking a more extensive program of encour- agement in horse breeding. During the past your a. Horse Breeders’ As- sociation has been organized, and a branch of the Canadian J-Iunter. Saddle and Light Horse Improve- ment Society has been pron-Mod. ‘Iiierc is a splendid market for hunters in central Canada and. else- whem, and the development of the best types are receiving encourage- ment. It is intended to promote‘ the Organization of Foal Clubs. Negoti- ations llfl-Vg been conducted by the Department to have a Federally owned draft stallion placed in the province next year. Under our Fod- cral-Provincial Premium Bonus Pol- icy fifteen Premium stallions hsvs been passed and have been designer. ted for the use of Island breeders. Last year $1,000.00 was paid in pro- miums for the encouragement of high class horses in the province. The attendance at Exhibitlcnsand observations 1n the country indic- ates that horse breeding is 00min!- back to the high status which it 0o.- cupied in the best years of thedn- dustry. ' ' Cattle Industry Promoted The Cattle industry has received careful attention. Assistance has been given in the selection of im- proved sires. A number have been imported from Ontario, and there has been a wide distribution of 1111-" proved bulls in the province. The“ are new about sixty Bull Associations established and an ads dltlonal number of Farmers’ Instit- utes have been formed, through which tht Government gives a bonus for purchasing improved bulls. Con- siderable difficulty has been exper- ienced in getting cows with calf within recent years. An investiga- tion ls now being undertaken by ml Department for the purpose of as- of increased subsidy for this Pro- "That, I really think, is the best way to have the matter of subsidies considered. I need not recall, of coiu-se, the slight in crease of subsidy which was made a year or two ago as a re- sult of the Duncan Report. The Wil010 question of Maritime Pru- vinccs subsidies will come up for discussion as well as considera- tion this year.” A little different treatment, ladies and gentlemen, from what we 1e- celved from the hands of the Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett! They laugh at our subsidy increase of $150,000 for all lime to come. ‘That, awarding to Mv. LcPage, 1s "not worth talking about." We got something, at any mic, more than the contempt which ynu will find in that letter. And these are the persons who are ask- ing to be returned to power, who got nothing but rebuffs from their own Government at Ottawa, when thc times, as they say, were the molt history! (Loud applause). Mr. King, you will notice, ends by promising to do something in i029. know the answer. It was just what you would expect from his letter. Did he over do It? We all SEEKS HELP PROM 308B Hero is another letter, in which l‘. d. It is think you will be interests from Mr. Saunders, Premier, to Hon. J A. Robb, Finance Minister in tho Mackenzie King Government. It ls dated Sept. 20, 1020, andlt reads: "As you will doubtless remem- ber, when I saw you m March last, 1n company with Messrs. Sinclair, Jenkins and Mactcsll. we discussed the " n of in- creased provincial subsidy- Y0" then suggested that I had better prepare a further case and that you would appoint a committee of three fmntyour own staf! to vlnco. Does it w“ pond with the statements mndc by ‘the Liberal louder and his followers in this cam- paign and in the Legislature. It does‘ not. But ls there any doubt in the world but that Mr. Saunders was speaking the truth ln this corros- pcndence? (Applause). I do not think I need go lntn the matter any further. The whole thing is lhcre. It is not private properly; it was tabled in the ilousc _ of Commons, and it is my dilly, as! Premier of this Province, to give it | to the people when we are being criticised and told that the incrcame of $150,000 in nrmunl subsidy which we obtained from the Bennett (lov- crnment is “not worth zuikmg about." (Applause). GREAT AT “ASKINCW “Why? they say, "we asked for $438,000!" Mr. Campbell made this statement last night. But ho forgot to say that while their Premier was sway at Ottawa presenting this claim before the Audit Board which had no jurisdiction whatever to deal with it, Mr. W. M. 1.0a, ll Acting Premier, assisted by one oi‘ she (Jampbella, was p. ting in the Patriot no er a statement of claim-not for 1430.000 but for Three and a Quarter Million Dollars! (Loud laughter). 0f course the rc- sult of sll this bungling and lack of co-qpcratlon was just what you would expect-THEY G01‘ NOTH- ING! (All louse). "We h no trouble, ladies and gentlemen, in getting the Premiers of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to co-oporate with us. Ono of them, =““@0‘Aauo amazement” <~j The Prince Edward Island Fox Supplies’, store'and_ office at 182 Queen St. has . f’ f S I K‘ _ . 1 ‘to premises c _amue Ileéligyzl _ certmning the cause. and to prev scribe nuncdics. Since coming ma: power great extension has takes! place in Cull’ Club organization». About twenty-five are now operat- ing. 'l‘hcs(~. arc-proving a. great as- set in rattle improvcmenl. (‘r-w Tests Esiahlisherl Iluring the pnst your, in conform- ity with tho wishes of the (lairymcn 0f the provlncc, a (low Testing Le."- vicc lids bccn vsiablishcd. This av:- vicc will bc lmkcrl up with 1110 Cheese factories mid Crcamcries, and with the Farmers‘ and Junior organizations. It is intended to work through this service hack to ilic individual farmer. mid to render definite assistance in weeding out unprofitable cows, improve breeding practices and. if DOSSUJIC, to inducfl farmers to grow larger areas of suPh crops ns corn, ulfnlfn mixtures and roots. Comprehensive statistical rc- cords will be kr-pt in the Depart- ment, and a ficlrl and Departmental service will be provided, which ws believe will cxcrciso u strong influ- ence on the cuttlc and dairy indus- try of the province. A number of valuable bulletins have already hem issued to farmers under this policy. and 1t is the intention to produce for distribution from time to time bui- lctlns of a timely nature on inform- ative agricultural topics. JUNIOR EXTENSION During the last four year period Junior Extension has received par- (Continued on Page 8) 5 I__ vg’ n-srn suafsso ..- . If‘ _.‘..--a-