{HE WESTERNGRIN MrnJohnPonLllChure||5treeg_|rh o0 onelfl “ "1_.__Q"= 11"- 11d- n, eunilflll III! b! M11811: h"! straw of the followin; mm u, Gourllu Drngaio w i; uur Geiedet Cllakarwlli: b$’side Resident Passes after Short illness The death occurred at his home in Summerside yeeter of Mr. James Rayner illness. Mr. Rayner was ‘ll years m , Water Street. £11051? Baggy, Water Street. The Guardian will be delivered to any n Boy st u P91‘ lily. or lilo per week. Phone 2B9 I ‘m your order to the boy reeponeible for deliveries fiififiéfi olumn ls reserved for new! interest, but edvcrtis ewsv nature lnev be illlfl‘ —N0 arrarrrn - Take Rexall ma. 01L Mylo‘, Drug Co“ of the pioneers of the silver fox and was closely associat- with Sr Charles Dalton in the breeding of silver foxes in captiv- ity and was for many years l. suc- be can“ “no Mr. Aberhagt said delegates mustbe ti: —-HOBSE LIEAT TH . Bl and Cubes: order u’. 500pleb. iofsfui: Mr. Rayner retired from active nears: ;::.":;:.z::.o of be rem-ho winters in Florida. Two years ago comemhw had m second laugh of the day. mirrisxrfou r-"fsnnnfvfau. ._ elts as usual at my MAN IN sis D\ Donald MacPhail i h f YMCA. services if? sh use o the arrived in sumrnerside on Monday night in connection with the Y. M. C. A. work at the St. Eleonora-S. home of Mr. Lea. on Hanover Street, summerside, where he had resided. Besides his wife he sleigh Shoe Steel, iron sold at Bruce's. which the results of deliberations ..Flill~.‘hll£N CALLED-summer- misfit be communicated to en were called out again a fire at the home of caused by a fire One suggestion that did occur to me was that a sub-committee of the Dominion Government be allocated to this mlnion-Provincial relations. . Ephraim Reid, Corobart, Basia. Wallace Graham of Greenmount. Also three brothers, B. I. Rayner, Sfunmerslde; E. H. Vince-s‘ Rayner, Florida; of Greenmount and three sisters, Wells, Summer-side; Mrs. M. E. Pomeroy, Florida and Herbert Platts, Charlotte- held on die chemical engine. Very little danlage was cuused.—S. rvxrnsc THl_S MORNING- The funeral of “Illlllélmifli! Gaudet Joseph Rayner I now firmly believe that income tax should properly be t e field of Dominion ju The same arguments applv the case of succession duties, be- cause under the present there is duplication. There ls in- rforlfing at 8:45 from the home of he: parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. milder. 108 Prince street. to St. plnsfaifs Basilica thence to the 50mm Catholic Cemetery. There are variations of rates and variations in incidence as between different provinces, and I that the commission was entirely correct in recommending that this field of taxation should be trans- which jurisdiction the tax might be more efficiently collected and Prtmier Campbell (continued from_page_i) How They Looked... llow They Talked By William Stewart Canadian Press Staff Writer OTTAWA, Jun. l4 —(CP) --Prc- vincinl premiers came short and tall, big and small in Canada's would cause a lesser those who have to pay. . . With reference to the recommendations plan Q. it would not be correct to say that our province is those recommends.- tions. Flve-sevenths of the remain- 111g revenues left. to us consists of not accept as final the finding 1e Commission to the the Dominion has been nd muss to discharge its full obli- n on those terms of the union. i5 lssiiL’ lS also cocnplicated by .e lncf fhut the Commission took b of its finding the pro- 1.. capital Under our present have a IO-cent per gallon gasoline highest in Candaa, and that tax was im osed in pecif c agreement with the motorists of the province that it. should be a plied for the pur- pose of a sink ng fund to the debt incurred in the building of improved highways. t policy, under which we have provided s. three he Domnilon will gain tent if our net debt is taken over, and the province will 1 for reasons connected with "ar effort, has beenat least de- ierred for some time. Second Handicap Tne second handicap under which our primary producers have labored, Ind is a result of which they con- tend to have a claim against the Dominion, is the result of the so- called national policy. ‘The Commie. dis lowed the claim of the kind and another province to a mcneuirv compensation in posit on of continuing to impose on motorists in the province a lu-cent gasoline tax for general govern- FPO B. which will have any relation to the purpose for which the specific tux was originally imposed. h to discuss this ob- tbgiectlcn in detail at the Among other arguments, they sad that even if such a. claim clid en it would be extremely difficult fro‘ even impossible to calculate or treasure the extent of such a claim in 'li0ll9lfll‘\' vniuc; but as compen. lat l‘ the Commission did. cm other hand, recognize the validit the claim lllltl as compensatory lllll disadvantage under primary producers are laboring, the Commission recognized the theory n fiscal need as governing and reg- 111111111! the assistance which sl be siren bv the Dominion to the U115°1ll111fli£ly. in the train ofthe Quebec ' Capital Expenditures Another possible objection which applies no doubt to the provinces is that commission made no provision or no specific provision for Dark suit: were most popular a- mong the Promiersmthree o.’ the Premiers sported light suits with rs.- thcre has come another handi- m under which our primary pfc- ducers have been laboring up to the p sent time. and that is regi- l5 fringed from the top: but- provinces must necessarily make from year to year. . I must express my rinciple of the finance com- mlss on. Naturally if the Dominion is to take over provincial indebted- ness and service the present debt-s for the future, if the Dominion is guarantee provincial ings in the future for special ur- oses, it is not only necessary int of view of the Dominion t is desirable from the point of view of the provinces that the o should be carefully scrutinized by some Dominion authority. I think this system would work large borrowings for special purposes. The recommendation that Dominion Government should take Intense cold 1m this rear have been sacrificed on a market which we feel with e pertain amount oi regulation could 1119 Operated at more satisfacvary The wheat processing tax as borne with particular weight 0n lhe farmers of our province. HALIFAX. Jan. ld-(CP) — In- tense cold gripped the Maritimee today, and many regions had their is lowest temperatures of the winter as Farmers Handicapped 0n the other hand. the farmer lees labor pegged from the bottom, Flffiifilcoxisfructlon. He sees fertil- “91- "llllbnient and necessaries ris- 111F111 lmve. and as I have pointed ldlled or hi, least deferred . . . lie agriculture is our 11ml industry, dairying and if! making in particular are y in New Brunswick ard Island and t in most Nova scotia ns. A blustery wind from the north- west added sting to the cold and whipped fallen snow into drifts on with employable unemployed would not be of very Brest advantage to our province. We feel that present circumstances even be a disadvantage. I note with some ques the commission has apparently ex- cluded frofn the ployables those who are seasonally employed and who been regarded as employable. This ears upon our province with eclal severity because of the fact at we have a large fishing pop- ulation, who are not only season- ally employed but whose season of employment is usually only a small fraction or portion of the year. warned against going out of and towns. Nova. Bcotia, too many highways tied up. der weather was predicted to- night for the Island finches of that industry; and et Jule stroke of a pen o a Commission appointed urpose the whole Y of the province 1°l91y overridden and doubt inevitable that sit- kind will arise; yet g ilclds of jur sdiction the re handicapped in hav- deal almost exclusivel and New . n“ was" , prospect or ova a. ouu e n . temeprature was not expected to But he believed there should be n. conference seeking to what was best for Canada safeguarding the interests of category of em- About the coldest ~lpot in the lvlaritimes during the day was at Moncton, N.B., where the thermom- Lprovincas, with the report as aguide. eter registered 10 below zero. Fred-- ericton was only warm- ohn. NB. Charlottetown had its zero weather of the win mercury dropped to five degrees be- was in ‘progress. low. In Halifax. e seasonal low of above was registered, and Sydney. the reedinl Other hoped the confere them at this time of Moot Eloquent Argument Most detailed and eloquent arml- . ment for full implementation o.’ the i rt came from Premier Bracken m . . e Donnmon Govemmm" Seasonal Industries f that in enunciati taking over. all re lei’ in connec- tion wlth employables the Domin- ion commissionere should not ex- cetegory of em- loyebles those who ere eng an industry like fishing, where the employment is not only sea- sonal but in connection with which the season of employment is ne- cessarily such e small portion of rice of Prince Edward Island, in common with the other Maritime Provinces. finds el a middle ground. we find ourse ves in a less then do the central provinces. B t feel that in the adoption of e re- port of this kind cesserily discriminated against by frugal financial that thée‘ experience of h has led a greet many representatives-possibly fear if; further degree same . ' eluded five above at Liverpool, 11.8., end slx Ecurn Secum. 115.. expprle The drifting snow blocked visibil- ity, and scheduled ed Th above et M the P i . n. ffuiiiléii.fil°b§°.“ioflfié. ,,,,,,,,,",;1 1,1,," rips to the In the Gulf ofSt. Nuznerou minor traffic accidents were chgifgd up to the weather. No i g was re- n nerelLv 1911f- l believe. is not so one of centralization of pow- tlie Dominion—~because an niion of the Commission” that regard makes mum" '5 11° 511119599919" blow. Most lobstermenhed their traps there before the War -— 25 Years Ago Today isomer for. o u... the substance of the Commission's recommendations." Prince Edward Island's tli-vear- old Premier, Hon. Thane Campbell, dismissed any idea that the recom- mendations involved loss of movin- There was no dan- ger of centre iaetion of authority at crease cf provin- recommended-but tion of a report of Rive rise to an in- n," than a decrease of m "dry and depertmentalism 111*‘ Scope {if Dominion Gov- on ms to me that ‘some more would seem that we s ed upon to share the burden of I Hliigher than‘ ours. <_ We ee owever a on i “gowsrested in the report) my The mum“ "m, t raider Moew capur - $1 m the island of Madeira. m, mwnom _ British artillery bombarded Geflflan trenches around Melincourt. Giv- oymvm on Westemk He referred u; recent suggestions f the extreme urgencles con- t with wartime finance. every mun,- lrind. We feel. to and bonds of the D°_ that the financial implications o _ enchy end Zollebeke vernment, and through‘ mo,“ h. “m, M Front. the opening “m” Opened With Prayer is survived Marshall, Wallace and Russell, all residing in Green- mount; five daughter, Mrs. William GCCSOILQKUGEITG Cape; e o assisted by Rev. C. W. Mr. Hepburn said the financial cook of the Baptist Church-S. of war." the war, Canada's unity. C0110!!! But two r1 omanitoba IITTDOTBUVO. some danger of that province might have little ain from the recommends o n fou- whatever wee vinz .. d his govem- fault; and res t in savings when- lute strength o1 all the provinces- the claim the f one, but burden of debt. from people who live e Dom ereu inns/pa. best for the whole. Premier Pattullo sai merit disagreed with it was necessary to implement the came subject to refun Th . a" w“ much applause recommendations in orderto auc- Transfer of relief coggs to the iwlwls country and all me pro- laughter when, later in the day,Pre- mier Bracken referring to the that Georae Brown and su- John s. é“.'.'2.';.‘?°l'.§""u§°{"‘£°?..‘“°ll ‘““"a of age and was a native cf Green- 9 9 1'1 9111 °11 811 Mo» He w» meiotic-sci: more‘ .'.'.‘£; the readlustments recommended. berta. was the last province to enter Confederation, and Premier Aberhart was the last Premier to ment permanently to the provinces and the dominion a. relief administration since 1930 change in Dominion-Provincial re- ,, lations which 1 firmlv believe‘, wtillel poration and suclczeision taxetshto the 1 “ll-1'- Dominion excusvey was ' e one ro n w m " 1 1- V1 I hm‘ it an and the waytby which we cagifiriance PM‘? R 1Y4, °°su1° (L °° ‘Md’ n” “d mm“ ° g“ m“ e OTTAWA, Jan. i-L-(CP) - Pre- to the injury and not benefit of the Domini all the power necessw Canada's full potentialities inawar transferred from the provinces to ‘ f effort and the provinces would the Dominion." ‘(19191-"111911 9°95 11°‘? 99119111‘ ‘V1111 n19 “After the war," m. Pattullo ad- provinces would “do away with what 111155191“- Wnh 1.95999‘ m 91811115 9d‘ b6 111 l. mllCh IIIOTO i! China!) 311d 111081131 in the pre- v_3_nc9d- before It by the New Bnms’ wise sent system ct subjects." Wick svverumw Mr. King replied, and the favorable position to come to conclusions with a. much better _, knowledge of needs and require- Ne Grandioso Design Overalls of that» matters It this "I do not think that At Mr. King's suggestion. it open- ed with Speaker J. A. Glen “i” °'..%"m::l°rn bra er w w c e opens M"- wn‘ daiv sitting of the House. M Mr. King opened the conference 1's- with an address in which he said the government. while committed to the recommendations. would not at- tempt to force them upon the pro- put their lmprimatu: upon is. _ Premier Patterson gave his sup- of Confederation," but the reccm- T121116 0f the 1143119111195 111 11116 11199- rt in mendatlons involved “no such F91‘ 0f (101111111011 transportation p01- time grandiose design." _ had come when Dominicn-Provin- It also had been said the report 99111991159110“ Should b? 1111°W9<1 101 c which had served aimed at centralization of afithoriiy tailors v1 efforts to build up trade well through 73 years of Confedera- in Ottawa, he said, butin the words 111191-191 1V1£11'1@1-1119 D0116; 311M N91" be geared to conditions of the report, the aim ivas to "saie- 31111151111011 511011111 110T» b9 811911 11- now vastly altered. If there was any question of vinces." transfer of jurisdiction, ‘question should be to the recommendations He believed the C o He believed the reforms in Dom- mien-Provincial relations were need- ed in order to remedy a condition which he declared to be a threat to unity and a brake upon Canada's maximum war effort. It was noticeable that those who Thursday from 111$ 111199 1951991199 Ogpcsed the recommendations used on Hanover street, summerslde, at t v. F‘. J. Williams. pastor ristian Church, of the deceased was a member, will only which HEPBURN CRITICAL should be given New Brunswick for’ authority could function most cffi- -l0ss caused. by excessive freight e argument that they would im- pair the war effort. while the pro- which ponents used the argument they would assist it. press and others had attempted to “cloak the report with the garments of patriotism under the exigencies qfhe 011581-10 Premier 5“ tious matters at the risk of dissen- the recommendation that the inlon take over would benefit bond-holders. Bracken later replied to reading a. recommendation in report designed to prevent any per- ‘ son unduiv benefitting in the man- ner lVIr. Hepburn suggested. Mr. King opened the conference $111199- wim a 4o-mlfulte wees}; in whim [get alonil all right if the he reminded the gathering that the government would help 1n refundlns Government could tinomce tire wQr f today -some looked more youthful }‘,’,‘§"a,*,‘§“",v,.a§’f,-’,‘,§§§§Q,,Qg‘ 1811i“ see than others. ...and some had strong prgvlnégs, voices and others used quiet tones at the opening of the Dominion- Provincial conference. The atmosphere was something like the start of a parlimentary ses- sion -..Precnier William Aberhaw of Alberta arrived just in time to be 35 minutes late. . ..had to hustle from his train up to Parliament Hill in 1'1 below zero weather... Premier Mitchell Hepburn of Cn- tario appeared to be the tallest in the group of Provincial Govern- ment. leaders. . . Premier A. S. Mac- Millun of Nova Scotie. and Premier Aberhari. ruri him close second and _third..- Premier Adelard Godbout of Quebec is the shortest. Conference delegates and crowd: in the galleries hurl to strain frost- r-hllleri ears to hear the Premier's quiet voice. . . .he made the shortest speech. not much than five minutes. and received one of the heaviest rounds of applause largely corporations and financial with the report. PREMIER KING , . QITAWA‘ JQJL 14___(QP).__(]3_!15- operated with the Dominion Gov- ‘ w r Bu; his admfngyraqon Dregerred clas war effort will be prejudiced if ernment in its war effort and shall 2a ‘es e e to seek the co-operation of the pro- i vgnces in aldcrption fiif tconéstituéicfinl ou a no on. _ foasificgifiglvhc}: this war erfllort but t; iKmk said today in his address 0p- estubllsh a basis for sound relations P111112 the Dbmiflifin-Prvvihvlfll 5°11" "Bu-t this is a peacetime docu- BRACKEN URGES ADOPTION in the reconstruction period Competition among govemmer. for sources of revenue to meet swi l_v mounting costs “hangs over t- countrv as a threat to its unity," d. “If it is allowed to “gontinue. our Hepburn Speaks First Mr. Hepburn, first Premier speak by virtue of l‘llS nf'ovfi_1ce's se- ‘ _ nlior drmsltion lnhpmllcfiliérilblfll. 06- géitllpflltlrillalpeyyéié iéfrfgrihere Wm be m ‘ e o) o- . . giitfilfren tgtoglfgfiéianglifpcfllflicllilua COIiIBO- possibility of distributing the burden 91191917194 11119 P911911’ 11111» 119d M11991" versial question in time of flvar. He said transfer Icf war equitably." The Prime Minister urged the controversy at a time when all who sources to the Dominion WOliid re- great Rgthgrinlz of titaroitflilrxilciatlhminis- loved the Empire were concerned n‘ had l-ers an ' B‘ v Se“ B m z e cor“ M17 with the war‘ ‘government's income ta/x system and | lti “ tie o iu ion." S“ n u r C H3593“; “my such icrence to judge with an open mind been made to Adoption is Necee “It is our considered view." fields Commissions a policy which , the maximum war terms of reference to the commls- fully 01151116 1119 80119911111911‘ tion for revenue was a. thre t l that he Mr reign which I am sure cvelybpdy i116 did 110i 11/1511 115 17° b9 will understand.” Premier Goduout that ' ' ' said he would not discuss nnv part rl s of the report at. the present time. V The Quebec delegation had come {Commissio d ddhetsald to sturdy ‘tits? he ea o co-c era e. mslvdleftgie‘ :31? ‘that, what we). as a. {C1111 be IOU-lid 19 W111 b6 W¢100m6-" minority in Canada, have to protect in 800d hands." he said. H lieved a, happy Canada meant that. god below the zero each “part THUS: be stroggnalmrfihngéiy. Can w a. war an a 1m s- efi oblizatielsns on all and none could 1W” 1118116 I01‘ $119 11111010 C deny the Federal governmentsright meople it “is as much and duty to take whatever steps the safeguardlnk 0f were necessary to deal with it. “But, I think we lsllkilould meet a iol situation w emergency‘ Every road, in Prince ‘zgnpgsures, and I do not think that jtions were the crux of the report. and we ghoul‘; condition the permanent fThe Dominion would take over pro- were future of Canada on the war situa- clties tion now prevailing" had Premier MecM the “"119” ‘ your s costly $500,000 report. me prcpagandists for the our-so» WW1 "1 W911 111111 bemflgglflgg product of the minds of three pro- "branding us as unpatriotic. un- Provlnclal lnterestl Mr. King said that while the iRowell-Sirois Commlssi t an on csts as with the pro tion of feder- The four financial recommenda- lllah said that if of relief for employable unemploy- the Nova Scotia delegation had to ed. give a categorical answer for against the recommendations ‘ whole, the answer would have to be . The provinces in return a ‘concede to the Dominion exclusive right to levy personal lion income tax and s ties. Existing provincial subsidies out; lwould be abolished and rut while ilustment grants be subetit ted the where provinces could not average Canadian standard of essential services with an average level of taxation.” in responsibility with no Dominion €IBHI1E§$I€§Y| ugiile hgmiygélxlld - u e m n re - Beint ggtioun‘; said his delegation could not “h in the Cfgggnission‘: dieing- firet l epreeen ons ma . ter- u.the (‘hingwick when the inquiry The Government approached the conference with an open mind. cognizing that. modifications in d - e ma ‘ c5980?! 01' ere w“ m tails of the financial recommends- gasoline and cut down on the other should be revlsed an" function. two the report which might usefully be ‘ . considered and acted upon. and 11 rice would go into the Prime Minister told _ -- f- , _ . n i, - have no dcs’re ...l3."%il3.i’§m°§:i“’l§..i°'d"i.3225'.. $l'.il;°’.ll€.“.i".2° “Piéélizl-lii. liivfé’.ifiifffifffifshff of any pm- powers to proceed with we: finuric- answer favoring or opposites ing without seeking any Me-rrange- whole the report of the merits or adjustments with the pro- - virices. However. this course would» Mr. MacMillan who was the third ‘believed me time marl come when involve "grave inequalities and in- Provincial Premier to addiess lhe;Dom1niQn . pj-ovincisi relnfions He urged implementation on the two main grounds necessity and. as one of the most important steps we t u strengthen the nation's avar effort. The present "cutworn" fiscal sys- tem would have ugflgnthe doped even without a war but T01’ mt the present and for post-war of d ditiona the need for modernizinil the system of public finance was more Serious Possibilities to sly how it couldf to provoke serious discontent en we1€qkein1n?f°tgm?r%rl;ey he "m d sfeguarding at the some time aneeco ewarnowsn s . . inter ste o the individual provinces. “T111191 bring about a more erofwm- wr yea" w come would be w in’ and glifll’. t4‘: assist us in these fle-lib- icul nnfl efficient. opernilmi 01 1119 i what. ivna but for Cannon as \\‘llOl(‘. ’l‘llcv ‘nod no iil'.\ll'(‘ to im- nCse their bclicis on bikers but t0 1t was possible to do it without dls- 1 mm, in a S-girif ni fmify and good iwill to pefiCrm thcir duty to their , In deciding where jurisdiction f pfq n, ‘ en initial in- “With this in mind. we are Wlll- ‘should “e as beqwcen me Dominion d a celled here in conference to work Any delay in carrying out the re- port's recommendations "costly to national effectiveness now and to national unity later on. "It seems to me that we who meet a tremendous re- crease vastly the revenues bv the Dominion. "The Federal government is well aware," Mr. King eeid, "that should the recommendations of the report To Consider Report routing national unity. be adopted. it will at the outset. be celled upon to acce once the major fie ndituree will be 118T. IODO DTWiIIOGd might be b I SUMF/IETQETDMIEWfiJARDIA 1 AND PRINCE COUNTY CHRONICLE IPREMIERS mvr (Continued from page 1) m! conference table in the centre of the House of Commons Chafnber where -__ _¢.. Assumption of provincial debts bv blinds on any question!’ he said 1n to the Dominion would remove the [Efléllsll- MI- 1199170119 59°39 111991’ Premier Mitchell Hepburn of On- Of bearing 1i; itarlo. b 0mm.“ dltby . "lfCenadaietnbehappy and am m, d: e;- o; glygyjncial (i. Istrong" he said,“it W111 be through "Canada is now at war and there l i1 d bts be- t ever present prov ma e fare responsibilities imposed on the Dominion would “prevent a repeti- "T111665- the war. __ that the winning of tionoftheconfusion, the inefficl-zn- I feel that we should meet spe- u an arru- cy, the waste. the delay and the in- @191 5191181110118 W111i 119W 13198511195- fasten upon equalities" which have prevailed in B119 I (10119 1991 that We 51101114 111999 in permanent situation in the future The proposed shift of income. cor- .111’ 11199511195 1111110599 111 111119 91 ciently and equitably. and a: the He believed the government had same time assume th additional 111191" l B‘ M91191“ N91" 31711115111491‘- exert burden, 1; 18 mnposefi shmnd be ‘told the Dominion-Provincial Con- erence today that his provincial National adjustment grants to the 11111911135 °f @119 Rbwflbsum-b‘ C9111‘ a l-Ie said he would not ask for re- time" but said his province's dele- m, mo. n“, prime mummy and an 113x. gallon "definitely reserved _a.ll our vinces should be asked hurriedly to agserated notion“ had arisen tnat it T111116 1n"1'951>9911 °f 5119 918111115 1X1 these was pro ed to “re-write the con- 11119591011- pos stitution, or to re-buiki the structure @119 90111191551011 fill-ind that icv hud not been violated: that no‘ guard the autonomy of the pro- ilgégeuggkgallléivétyavigar-rfljvllza ton; and that no compensation UHAWA. Jan 14 _(CP) _Pren1_ rules between 1912 and 1927). mentation of the report of the Row- keymg control and delegation u; report itself and atthe Dominion did not. list the other proposals he Government for calling a Domm- considered favorably. Transfer of tax£onecung acmvb Brunswick delegation wanted ari- The proponents of the renortwew ties from Provincial to Dominion 11°~111°11 "No doubt certain features of the ‘Win11 9° "bmsmr 1111 1’- ‘11919115- 91"‘ Governments as recommended would - - _ . . plan will read iy lend themselves to amt?’ at‘? mad-eimémdfllrfinclm ‘ZR "9 511 “waved 911d “Psemmg mo" mofliilcationsfl: he said. "Study may m’ e 50cm re t’ elder e 9955f 59-19 M1? K911111111- It “T111151 disclose where adjustments and im- He said ms Drovhjcgi-etafi 1951119 111 "M991 Cvflfu-Slon" $1111 provements can be made which will 9741511118 99X ma°111119fy W°11111 50L’ Lend to render it more generally ac- down. ccptalsle and more capable of ef- "We in Ontario, I emphasize, staid ircflfig the ends which the Com- Mr. Hepburn. “have anxiously co- mission had in view." He said the New Brunswick dele- in “complete accord" with the Commission's suggestion the “growing stremes and strains in continue to do so. _ . inter-government relations" are not that Prmlm°n4>r°vm9i9l $11191‘ relieved, Prime Minister Mackenzie ,4 Pgaceflmg Document 911995 $11°111d be afegw" 9911119 of our national life. ment and we believe honestly and g5 sincerely that the time to discuss OTTAWA. Jam 14__(CP) _p,e_ ' it is not now but only when the mier John Bracken of Marutoba. he menace to our democracy. Christ- told the Dominion-Rovinclal Con- ianity and freedom is removed by ference his province urged adoption Mr. Hepbum said he had not and us o. means of mobilizing Can- ucirfls maximum effort for the pro- ed to its publication as creating 5991111011 0f @119 “"911 before the luncheon adjournment. °11t0 591119 911119 98°- 119 and 991191" i "ovinc had turned over the Eluin Ontario ministers urged Mr. Ilslcy igrlqspgfa? and other properties for to avoid mall-link the P9P°Y$ i111 155119 rwar i156. and was co-operating in he in wartime. A few days later he ‘other ways, we received s. letter from Prime Minis- recommendatjom m fer Mackenzie King announcing No Competition the conference. of Ontario or, for that matter. any upon by the Commissioners Ontario gfgeegukifinféeldt: ‘gal ggaagteffd‘; .K.ln¢raidhad _ tti.M.Ro'll - _ unduswcd (ML gfstxlggrijfn‘; geowcnr) havfifig with any lack of co-operation whet soever." he said. 1119 1391111111911 59991111119111 19,‘ long before retired because of 111 M‘. H b 1d he nd the on- ifaulgdgggegmgg," ‘“"1“t“’°’d" health." said Mr- Henbvm- an; gifi/elrlhlinggz woiud defend t "But later on we were presented Lhemsejves mam‘; inflnuaflong‘ lg 1mm»; 1nd e Winnipeg newspaper- neighborly with our sister provinc- man, none of whom haxi any gov- es or guilty of (loin! anythins to crnmental hadminisltrlative nexrfaeri- Ogéiraftladfgntafiahievinz our max- §$§~?"-3a1~-°” °”"°“ “ ° “s “malzferrv"e uracil: “In view of the fact that, in the 391131“ gun g-‘fjaldexfwqn zoverm re itself, it i: stated that Mr. 95 7°11 11“ , ti nal unit VIr. Hep- Howell rim nothing to do with u, gfiieexggsa f“, a fit5axnion mm his name which has been tagged 1 m‘ for swam of propaganda an ‘ti’? §3..€§'§..‘3§‘v"‘éi.‘i. ‘§é’$‘o%§§n?“°° -. - V911! W911 b9 °mm99 1n 11151119 “Already thereare rumblings that Quebec is getting preferred treat- Chennd Conditions ment. 1 know that. to (m? eiébent. there are extenuating urns anc- At the time the Report was writ- es. But the fact remains that. Que- ten it, would have been a favor to bec is being relieved‘of some cf her the provinces for the Dominion to municipal debts whLe other Dijo- take iesponsibility for employable vlnces are not- Quebec 11w 16691"? an $8000,000 yearly irreducible sub- unemployed. It was not so now . - . sidv uflfile others, including Ontario, when employment was available. - are not to receive a. cent. Alla-m. Bm’ “nemploylble unemplpyed to there are extenuating circumstanc- wh°°° m" m” Dmlmm MW °°n' es, but explanations do not explain tributed would be left a provincial Such cases mm certain sections o; contribution. t fl be. For tax sources On a o would ' Epbgcrygoy on "rumpus" lift.‘ vgilth liquor goftirtigol prcllilts, tgv- No R Q oehses an gaso he x. _ _p-_= - Already there was talk prohibition EQQXZQJE- §§,,,§§§’,w,,,' a‘. 9" 9 w" m°9“"9- Th” clared today before the Dofminion- wwm wipe m"; “W” revenues‘ A Provincial conference that it was - m“ “mtmuer had bee“ 991mm" no reflection upon the Fathers cf ed who might restrict the use of ccnfodcration m” meg,- wQfk ti ns might rove desirable. It did 1191/911119-5- ‘ - , , nfgt consider ‘the report es ‘the lest mg ‘a years , H ke in port of the recom- Nov‘ 5Com“! REACTION m-ensdgltllgms ofmgie royal commis- "What we seek is the largest pee- OTTAWA. Jen. 14-40?) - Pre- _ slble measure of commons ment" mier A. S. Macli/Iillan of Nova Sco- '30“ °n n°mlnl°n Provincial m!” dele- tie, told the Dominion-Provincial '°“5' Conference today that Nova Scotlxfls “s° 19-1’ 55 W9 l“ Saskatchewan " as a vince should be taken away." Mr. Rowell- Patterson said. l Neverthcles his government be- sirois Commission 9011197911“?- 999941- 11911191191"- 111111‘ xhoillrl be placed upon a new basis NW9 599E111 91d 1191 b911°V9 911991119 ‘iiticd to vastly altered conditions 1195910“ ,,should' be approamed m ‘ from those of confederation day's. There was some merit in the sug- way. l“ "W9 ‘mum “m” 1”‘ that we m’ igfstion that it was undesirable to ‘attempt such Niorms during war- m" a p!“ {or the future o‘ °'"‘“{’h“,; limo. But if the recommendations erations we have the Slrois Report,” Dcminlon-Provincial system they he said. should be implecncnted as quickly as 1n“ 1990M” with ‘he Dommkmuwnri the provinces the only test of omditi ti? ti‘: %3§J.l"..°.¥i“lf;‘ iéléddf-llét ;1gr;;_‘g,<1,1=;,g~‘;,}§,‘;.ggfgqggfglggigil} taxation are reserved for Dominion ations." h". ‘ ‘ ‘ " ' gradually sbeor . Saving to Taxpayer! "In the process, the taxpayers chi. oqvrAwA_ Jan 1‘__(cp] _ p”- oral. .\i1'. Patterson sgiri. lerence today that Lne uucvef: , rupt in two years if the Commil- c * be ved the money [ufrlesauofi had come to the meeting ‘ will se _ ,, slorfs recommendations were n0 that is lost on duplication of collec- as_“f;anauians. there was tion. waste and successful evasions." "We have not yet made up our i Here's Why So Many ‘MOTHERS Are Changing to must do these s than.‘ 2. Help generate hut and vaporize quicker, l. Break up congestion, help clear cloned Filer air BIIIBIQ] runny W.R DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACKI ‘ Two Sizes: 30c and 50c Roosevelt has Hot answer to Critics of plan Associated Press Stuff Writer WASHINGTON, Jan, 15.—(AP)._ Displaying more anger than he ha: shown in many a day. Pre Roosevelt today declared that crib. ics of his ald-to-Britain plan were ‘Huiltv of the “rottcnestfl and "mosi Y u Abe h t 1d h The Premier said that certain of t n er r u m is mo. m‘ Mitchell Hepburn wday declared the Commission's recommendations, Chm l DOSCd l0 tem ti . .- grlggeoyedisrflielgorms at 611515 “gunk the ontarios opposition to the imple- “mph as those vermin,“ w ma“ "Tlll t‘ ill - . - 1n val; itgmiengecfide ‘figtsgflfiefi? 911'51r°15 99111911155199 111 111111111119 powers . . . may readily commend Dort aside in order that united we and directed “up cubic-ism at u": nmnsclves 1'9 911-1‘ 19K1511111119-" H9 mediately recalled that Senator Bur- mav give every effort toward win- ning the war." he add d , It was "folfy" to discuss mnten. ion-Provincial Conference now. Ml". McN-alr believed it was too Mr. Hepburn spoke at the open- eafxy to lexpress a. definite opinion ~11}, sion or misunderstanding. He feared ing session of the conference called 011 the financial plan suggested by new deal's triple foreign policy - 1h d ' _ the Commission, and said there were ‘. _ e recommen ations would benefit for the express Purpose 0f dealing some mints on which the “New ‘giaoiuglalgvijinder every fourth Ameri m B56001‘ glgfat the glen wouldfreslélli . mg un er American child." Way our The President named no names cl 1a press conference, but it was im- fDcnL-Mont.) Oplwn- ent of the Roosevelt plan, had said n a speech Sunday night e lend-lcase-eufe program is the At soon as he heard of yV made a statement that apparently the President lost his fem He expressed hope that lllS “plough under" statement would prove to be untrue. but added that every speech of the President leads the country a step “closer to war." The President's remarks grew out of a discussion of the recently troducef‘. bill giving him broad pow. 61's to supply war materials, otherwise assist, countries battling pow . A reporter noted that the bill had laeon called a blank cheque, asked for the President's comment a Mr. Roosevelt said he supposed the best way in put it was to sug- gest. that. some one urrite him an- other bill that could not be so label- led and that would accomplish the c . Although Stephen Early, a White ouse secretary, previousw had in- dlcuted the President would leave up S» Congress the question of limiting Mr. Bracken was the last speaker It}: Elrxggldgiitotéfigfig ‘t: is at his conference. He that to begin ggntimentinig on such _ He dis/closed that when Finance 1 d n ,1 a form f comperamn, rigs woud s _r _a chan of com- transier of taxutlon powers and ub- the _1‘90Cm111811d1_1Y-10115 0f i119 3011911‘ Minlsfer Ilsley visit/ed him in ‘Tor- ‘Che ‘S ‘ o m ‘11191115 911d 119 (119111 W311" 1°~ scrption of provincial ‘debt by the_Sfrois Commission. ‘mm "he Dommmn‘ He Said e’ Dominion would benefit both par-a 111919 ties, but he could not agree. l He clnllenged any person to‘ suc- cessfully charife the Government of = H Ontario or any other province with said. that the competition for revenue lll __ n es w t “r t in a staffs utbflii“ B? "lfi-‘Sifélkllfii; °° c" 1*" ° m“ ‘Y onus.» w... no» condo of o» o manna f» -W- handkerchiefs in breastppockets. 11119559911913" Mr’ Km“ h“ Said that Conn)“; glfllfilftl. lggnligftiéslgie stgltiwtfii-“le? aw; findings were agreed 0111191‘ P19191199‘ Wm‘ 991111195191” i“ the complete defeat of the ruthless of the report 01 9119 Rowell-Slrolsi n inevnably axis powers." Commission as s. peacetime measure 1H he Ontario Premier reviewed hisl There was discussion in ad tration cum-tars of these possi in the b ' . A two-year limitation on the operation of the measure. 2. the public that United States fem/es would not be impalredbfytdrl naval vessels or war equipment to other natlonl. 3. Some restriction of the pow‘- of the President to waive all other laws in carrying out the lend-lease program. 4. Possible limitation templated aid to Great her immediate alllm instead of op- ening it to any nation the President mizht designate. Evidence concluded In Simon Case HALUAX Jan. 14.-(OfP)—Heel~ ing cf evidence was concluded to- day in the trial of Halifax hotel ‘owner, charged _ criminal negligence urconnection with the Queen Hotel fire here in Tnjenty-eight per- sons lost their lives in the fire. Crown Prosecutor R. N. Fieldi contended that if proper gongare lights and emergency cxiis been provided, lives would not have He argued Simon was personally‘ in charge of the building and was criminally liable. v1 . Donald said there was no proof Mr. Society‘ -Simon was in charge of the bind- llllZ. basing lllS rfrgumofit u County Court Judge R. H. Mur- ray said he would hand dDWn 1'1! The recouxmcftdntlon Dominion tukc 0\f‘l' for Plllpl0.\'.'il7l(‘ llllPlllljlQVCd not bcnefit Saskafchewan as much as it might appear o but. his &0V9Y11111911'» formula as laid down in th: re- rt. Conditions in Saskatchewan had hnnfhcnpjzod uififlcnt. cpcmtimi fuunicifzal gnycrlifnellis year; My Puitcrsofi said. and he hoped that as a result of the con- ference this slain: of affairs would Hc WfiS not in complete mcnt with flu‘rcsommfmdrfiiofis_r0-___ Mr. Patterson said. Represrntat-iirx» of his provinol came to the conference as “Canad- hns" anxious to do what they co"l‘d in co-ofwrnticu with others to do lsnunri flrincinlcs m f CniiOn will icufl if» . riiiions in the provin." , ada as a vrhcle," Bl u .. "Saskatchewan was in agreement. QUEBEC As CANADLANS yvuh the recommendations in gen- utv our: T851111’: iuiurlpv belong to God-Hm‘ mlgf Adam-d Ggdbgup c; Quebec, Ho would din-us: in committee the told the Dominion-Provincial c611. points on which his province disa-