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Libby's Milk. 2 tins . .. (By the Case 56.75) and! .-.-r-.". .17 w . lav:-:. I '. "anon ' iL' Universal News - Cartoon, "Dippy Diplomat." LAST TIME TODAY - "GASOLINE ALLEY" ”Pirates Of High Seas" - 3 Stooge Coinetly Evening 7-8:45 . 55.85 29c Sugar. 5 lbs. Lard. perlb. Corn. Lynn Valley. 2 fa Bulk Raisins. 2 lbs. Soda Biscuits. par pkg. Salmon. Rad Rosa . . . . 55c 26c 29c 35c 29c l' . .THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOVVN THE EASTERN GUARDIAN The Guardian may be Ilontague: town: Irda & Son. bought at Blue Dome Kaataurant. and Guardian Office; in Geo:-go The Pen Office; in Sourla: Tho Snack Bar AGENTS:-MONTAGUI: Harold F. Landry. Mn. Byron Stewart. Mn. Bruce MIcPbec. Mica Joyce Wlulnton. Min loan Johnna: AGENT GIOIGETOWN: Walden Laura the following places in and 3. Rich- ued iugsf Montague. T-ntivl.7cE-used Fraaer and Annear. ..tCAB BATTERIES 511.50 to 525.00 with an old battery. Bud's Auto Accessories. Montague. -- 4 ..'THI-I ONE and only lriipi-J i-iina. at the one and only price. 54.98. At the Jo Anna. . .'C0)'sERVATn'E MEETING. of the Montague West Poll. will be held at 3 P. M. Monday. April 16th. All interested are urged in at- tend Mrs. Frank Vuozzo. Halifax. is spending a few days in Montague. guest of her son Mr. Joseph Vuozzo. Mrs. wirinifred Bell. who spent the past few months in Saint John, N. B. has returned to her home in Moritaguc. Mr. .Iolln Young. who spent the past few months in Toronto. rc- iiirncd to Montague Thursday and is the guest of his bi-other-in-law and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Llewellyn. NIATTENTION Mr. Frirmer. We have in stock manure spretirI- ms. all sizes-2 oi' 3-horse hitch. Also tractor sprelidcrs. the best. in the field. Cash or terms. J. A. Mail-Donald & Co.. Cardigan. J. J. Stewart. Montziizue. ”ALI.IS'l'0N SEWING ('l.L'B -The final meeting until fall of the Alliston Sewing Club was held recently at the home of Mrs. Bert l-licken. The president. Miss Ear- liara Campbell, presided. Roll call was responded to hy the name of a favorite song. Nine members and one visitor attended. After the nieeiiiis. a delicious lunch was I served by the hostess. Mrs. Hickcii. I ..fFIRIi DESTROYS CHURCH- iT'nc following extract from "The iDecatur Herald" will be of in- tcrcst to many friends of Rev. Archibald Sutherland who was :'o.'merl.v pastor in Murray Har- bour North and Peter's Road Ciiri;:i'c::ation. "The Mount, Zion Presbyterian Church. Mount Zion. lllinriis. was comvplelcly destroy- ed by fire on Sunday morning. March ll. Rev. Mr. Sutherland Ihas been pastor of the Mt. Zion lCon;i'egation for several yr-ars. Motor Vessels Load Produce . Al Monigtiei The motor vessel "Garland Trader" arrived in Montague yer- terday afternoon just. twenty fot.:' hours after the arrival of the "General Burstall." first. vessel of the season. The ”Gariand Trader" is from Gaultis. Newfoundland. and is under the command of Captain Kames Llwely. Both ves- xeh L loading produce from .lnca'. Exporters for Newfoundland markets. Also arriving last night was the "Ultra" from Cape Breton lnn the regular weekly run from iMontague to Sydney. Each vessel is taking on I large cargo nf potatoes nlonlz with other produce. and it was learned that seven carlnads of potatoes are leaving Montague today for var- ious destinations in Canada and the U. S. A. It is expected that the movement of potatoes will be ac- celerated during the next few weeks, as the hold-over stock- Dllc is moved out to take ad- vantage of spring niarkets. STEWART and BECK. Montague Pl-e-Election S P E C I A L S De CONSERVATIVE with your money-it goes further at De LIBERAL with the Bargains Listed Below-and Save. Six-Piece Breakfast Suita Regular Price 5II0.00 Sale Price 586.50 Chrome Chair-EXTRA Black - Sale Price 55.95 - Blue - Red - Cream 39c ghocolata Malia Cook man POROO 1':i..tb.S 7 7711: Package Tea. your choice 92c ias. 39: SPECIAL For FISHERMEN Fleece Combinations .. 52.95 Minor Rubber Boots 57.85 Overalls. all sizes . . .. 54.25 Canvas' Gloves . . . . . . . . 35: SUMMER SPECIALS Man's Shirts 8: Shorts . Man'rCarnp Shoes . . . Iays' Camp Shoes .. 69c . 52.49 Hoavar Cleaner One Only. reg. 5I09.50 for 589.50 . 52.19 Man's Top 9 lty Vl:k Boots as 1' sans O09; ' Prices Raduaad I(icldIas' A! W Nylon Hose - New Shades. New Prlcaa Overalls 8: Sweaters For Summer Wear Iargaln Prices ..'VVOiVlEN with it sense of style. prefer suits designed by Joselli, the master craftsman. and sold .it the Jo Anna Dress Shoppe. . ..tl.ARGlil assortment of new summer styles. crepcs. nylons. wondersllks. waffle piqucs. cham- hreys. linen. hroridcloths, iii the Jo Anna, Montague. Her many friends are pleased to learn that Mrs. Neil Shaw. Mart- invale. is uonvalescing satisfactor- ily from her recent illness at. the home of her brother-in-law. and sister. Mr. and Mrs. James sha.w. Montague. Mrs. James Trainer. Ottawa, spent a few days in Montague, where she attended the funeral of her mother. Mrs. J. llarry Mac- Lean. she was accompanied by her son. Raymond. wiio also lives in Ottawa. .:"REBEKAH LODGE MEET- ING - The regular meeting of the Acme Rebekah Lodge. Montague. was held in 1.0.0.17. flail. Thum- day evening. conducted by the Noble Grand. Mrs. Archie Hilchey. In the absence of the secretary. the minutes of the previous ses- sion were read by Mrs. Douglas MacLaren. P.N.G.. secretary pro iem. Business of the meeting in- cludcd filial arrangeinents for the annual banquet. which is to be held next Thursday. Mrs. H. E. Nelson reported for the food com- mittee and Miss Thclrna Larter for the prc.grani committee. At the close of lodge a number of the members remained for 3 sing-song. Montague Liberal Women's club The Montague women's Liberal Citiii lipid a nicvting yesterday afternoon at the Poole Hotel. At- ter the minutes of the previous meeting were read by Mrs. W. L. Beer. S('L'f0Lal',V. the Club presi- dent. Mrs. L. H. Poole. introduced the EIIPSI Si)Cilit((l'. lion. A. W. Illathcson. Minister of Health and Welfare. Mr. Mathcson addressed the meeting on various political issues. with particularly import- iiiit. reference to the work of his rlepai-tmeiil. Other speakers were hlr. Kcir Clark. Montague. Dr. Lorne Bonrwll. of Murray River, Mr. Joseph Ccimpoell. Poplar Point. each of whom spoke briefly on l)0'.lLiCBI topics. Mrs. G. S. lrimzin. 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"THE SET-l.?l"' The sensational picture you have been-reading and hearing nbout. NOW SEE IT TONIGHT. Show Time I I'.M. - Comedy DREAM IIDIITE Lowell Johnston will begin hauling cream for.ihe Hazel- brook Dairying Co.. FRI- DAY. APRIL 20th. on the Murray Harbor North route. once weekly until further notice. MILDRED PAYNTER, Srretary. Mr. liavlil L. Mathlmn (continued from page 5) persons in power during the past few years. Mr. Dal-by'I Anawer The At.laorr.ey,GenerIl'a answer to this criticism is quoted from two Charlottetown papers of March 10th and llth and con- firmed by my own ears. He said: "R. ponsiible Govern-moent means that the executive branch of the Government is responsible to Parliament", which of course is true. but he continued. "and sub- mits its actions to the people It. a general election. Only if it fails therein can it properly be accused of failing to carry out the system of Responsible Gov- ernment." Now if this be so we can sling all our history of the British sys- tem of Government and all our Constitutional authorities out the window. and we can rest the fut- ure conduct of our affairs on snap elections in seas of mud. the more snap and mud the better. ' If this be so. we can for in- glance foresee a forceful and pop- u-lar leader slipping in no-elected persons as Ministers of the Crown; and carrying on- by Order-in- Council with a su-bsc-rvient Legis- lature of overwhelming party strength; and we can foresee these lawless acts being ”legalized". if you please. by elections on con- fused issues. Let it be remembered that the Constitution of Germany was voted out. by the popular will in- liuenced by an able demagogue named Hitler. Thereafter the peo- ple marched to the polls. Let us be alert against sum dangerous doctrines. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. It can happen here and it will hap- pen here if we ignore our Cori- stitution. It now appears that our Provincial Liberal Govern- ment is dedicated to the principle that if you can humbug the peo- ple. what was wrong is right. and a successful end will always justi- fy the means. Such is the cyni- cal theory behind the pretended practice of Liberalism. From consideration of prin- ciples of Government I direct your attention to certain facts and circumstances in the conduct of our affairs. I shall first re- fer to the statement of the Pro- vincial Treasurer and Attorney General about the Provincial Sales Tax. In his reported radio speech of April 8th he said! "The Leader of the Opposition and his newly selected candidates are proclaiming as I fact. that the Liberal Government intends to impose I 3 per cent sales tax if re-elected. As a member of the Government. and Provincial Treasurer I most emphatically deny that such a step has ever been contemplated or even dis- cussed . . .” In commenting on this state- ment 1 do suggest that indeed it. was not contemplated for the eve of a Provincial election. That it is being contemplated if the Government is re-elected is sure- ly a matter of comment. Tile Premier has coil-tomplatcd it suf- ficicntlyi to say - as reported ill the Patriot of March 9th - "We do not need it now. we don't pro- pose to impose any such tax. but if the time comes when this Pro- vince should need it the tdx could bring in up to 1 1-2 million dol- lars." I submit the Government": ex- travagant methods will provide the need within the next few months. Further I suggest. that if the imposition of a sales tax was never contemplated or discussed the leading hand of the executive should let the other hands of the Government know just what goes on. Quote: Correspondence Consider the following interest- ing correspondence. On January 2nd. 1951, the Minister of Justice wrote to the Pi-e-rnicrs of all the Provinces enclosing two proposed amendments to the B.N.A. Act. one concerning Old Age Pensions and the other concarnring Provin- cial Sales Taxes. Back comes our Pl-emler'I reply on Friday. Janu- ary 5th. I clear. abort. letter as follows: "Dear Mr. Garcon: "The Govemment of Prince Ed- ward Island approval the two proposed mendmenta to the BN. A. Act respecting Old Age Pen- sions and I Provincial Saiea Tax which were forwarded in your letter of January "Very truly youre "(Sgd.) J. Walter Jones." Our Premier was the very lim- to agree. Surely he discussed what it meant. with his Govern- ment. Does our Government mean in say that the Premier answered this vitally important letter. no doubt one of the most vitally im- porant letters the Government- received for many years. WIIahW'- consulting hll Cabinet? If so. all trol have been demonstrated be-' yond our gr-aveet Iu5pIC'l0m- U N were referred to the other Minis- ten in cabinet. did they all sit around without Ipelkini. of CV90 thinking what it meant. 'iVIums the word" indeed. . Incredible scent: Cabinet Councils are secret and we may never know. but on'e imagination boggles at such In incredible scene. They must have looked like the three Japanese monkeys. one of whom clans hll ears. one his eyes and one his mouth. I0 they hear no evil. In no evil. speak no evil. since the approval of the Sales Tax proposition was done with- out ; thought in anyone: head. we can appreciate the speed of the reply. because it compared In remarkably with the raplial of those other Premier: who were polite enough to Imwdr. and all of when said they wanted time to coneult. their collaaquaa and our allegations of one-man con-I Scotia made the first considered reply. seventeen day: later .on January 19th. when be forwarded I lengthy all on proposed amendments. Up to this time our Premier alone had agreed. On January 20th the Minister of Jus- tice senck out another omnibus letter, very frank and revealing, pointing out as to the sales tax, "it has become clear that such I proposal will be subject to the most powerful opposition of the retailing industry throughout the country." He suggested an amend- ment to the sales tax proposal. The very first man to reply to Ottawa": letter of January 20th was our Premier. This time he telegraph: I reply that. the Gov- crnment concurs in the sales tax amendment on January fifth. and confinms it by letter the next day. specifically referring to the sales tax. Now the Ottawa letter was written on Saturday and could not have reached here before Monday. so either they held' I special Cabinet meeting on Tues- day. January 83rd or they didn't hold one at all. This places our Ministers in an awkward dilenuna. for either the Premier assumed the powers of an absolute mon- arch or the Government did con- sider the problem. And if the power to impose I sales tax was the question, it is possible to suppose that no one discussed the posibility or the prospect of im- posing the tax. or even think about it? Extraordinary Haste Whoever was actually respon- sible on behalf of the Province, there was a breathless anxiety about this head-over-heels ap- proval which is quite extraordin- ary because all other Govern- ments were still taking time out to consider. The Progressive Conservative Premier of Ontario replied after three weeks and discussed Old Age Pensions only. i The correspondence ends as far as present infmvrnation goes by another eager-beaver letter from Premier Jones on March 2nd rc- affirming his Original approval. while I number of other Govern- ments were still pondering this vital problem. Our Premier and his Attorney General hail this proposed amend- ment cxtending Provincial taxa- tion powers as a great constitu- tional victory for the Province. On the contrary, I contend that this is the patchrworvk-quilt sort of Constitution which will tend to disrupt the Nation. Thc Old Age Pension extension to age 65. which is a. proposal universally agreed upon. has been cleverly tied in by both Liberal Governments with the Provincial Sales Tax. It gives a plausible issue for its imposition. But Old Age is not peculiar to any Province. It is a National responsibility. The greater per- centage of old people in Prince Edward Island is directly caused by the policy of centralization which is well illustrated by the present war industry centraliza- tion so asiduously cultivated by the LiberaliFcderal Government. Why should we not only lose our young people who must seek em- ployirncntt In Ontario or Quebec, and also pay double for their loss by increased Provincial taxation? A Vioioua Tax Contrary to the present Gov- ment we of the Progressive Con- servative Party consider the pro- posed sales tax to be the most. vicious form of taxation which could possibly be imposed on an unsuspecting public. We are now horrified to learn from Tuesday's budget that the Federal sales tax is to be raised from eight to ten per cent. A Provincial Sales tax, which has been approved in prin- ciple by the Jones Govern-mcnt, but not yet. imposed will increase the cost. of living by in material extent. It will hit the poor and the pensioner, oidgage or widow or veteran hardest of all. What about this high cost of living? What is the Conservative policy? Look at last. Tuesday's newspaper. George Drew. the Conservative Leader. moved in the House of Commons for the adoption of measures to hold down the coat of living and halt infla- tion. The Liberal Government at Ottawa said no. V Ladies and gentlemen, there in A wrong being done to us, but there is I remedy. We are I very small part of I great. and pros- PENN! country. but we have con- tributed to money, good. mu taxes and public lands more than our shut to the nation's prosper- ity. We have contributed far more in bodies and brains. We are therefore entitled to our share of prosperity, not go the crumbs. Our remedy is in strong and competent pi-esentatlon of our claims. We have gpeclal claims and when the Dominion settle- ment was presented at the 1947 Legislature our Conservative members then protested vigorous- ly against the surrender of these claims, in particular, the failure to implement the terms of Con- federation and that of fiscal need. You need not listen to me or Iny of my colleagues, even to Dr. McMillan. who year in and year out -hu tirelessly stated that our Provincial Government had sold our birthright for I mess of pot- tage. You need but listen to the former Pi-ovinciiil Treasurer of the Jones Government. an lnde. pendent Liberal in the true sense of Liberalism. who resigned from the Cabinet only two years ago while proteatma that the Leader of the Liberal Government owed him In honourable explanation and apology. ' Mr. llIIaheI' Crlllciani Mr. Hughes criticized the fail- ure of the Government. in pro- Dlrlnl a proper statement for the 1950 inter-Provincial Confu- cnce. Mr. Hughes said the state- ment. prepared for the pi-evioua conference of illd wan imper- fectly prepared. as his own study of the prr.-blanu ha: Iinco shown. omciats. The Premier of Nova ' He offered his information and the result of long Itudy and perience to any person or group who wished to consider it. That attitude is the proper and atatep manllke approach to the prob. lems. We on our side regret um: I hurl-led session prevented I full discussion. This matter of Provincial claim should not. be II political foot-ball. Each party should vie with the other only to see which can work out the best solution but obviously abould co-operate for the common good. Our criticism of the party so long” in power in that they are ready to rest content with and ciow over a portion. hei-can if they receive I portion they should fight vigorously for the balance claimed. We submit their attitude has materially weakened our posi- tion with the present Federal Administration. I heard, and I hope you heard the Provincial Treasurer and At- torney General earller this week when he sent millions of dollars whistling about our ears. I don't. doubt one of his figures; I can. cede we spent every cent of them, and to I very large extent for worthy objects. But I still can't get it out of my head that we now owe, as of February 28th this year 518,885,000. Call it 517 million for the end of March. and in 1947 we owed 510,634,000, A difference 'of six million in four years means going behind at 1 1-2 miI1i0n per year. The Government budgets for a deficit of 1 1-3 mil- 10'! 13981 Year. and past experi- ence of estimate: tells us there will be an increase in the actual loan. Now our Liberal friends tell us that we must credit against this present enormous debt, and this rapidly increasing debt. certain assets. Buildings. such as Beech Grove Infirmary, Public Health Centre. Falcorrwood Barn, Gauge, Schools. road machinery, impi-ov. ed roads, Prince Street warehouse and the Eskimo. We say most. of these assets. Flt”; 311 by any means, were bene- ficial. g But our criticism is that all of them were purchased or built at extravagant cost. One must have political blinkers of the very largest Wile to avoid even casual observation of waste of money on necessary road building and im. provements; take a look at the Commission paid on road raachin. cry and parts, and particularly do consider the gross extravagance in Government contracts. parti. cularly for roads and the new buildings. . I charge dreadful wastc. If you really want a detailed opinion of the effect of Government build- ing on the pocket of the taxipay. er. I wish every elector could visit School Unit No. 1 which includes Charlottetown Royalty. Grou Extravaganoc I favoured the larger school unit and still consider it I good ids-31. but. under Government guidance the cost of new build- ings and the method of contract- ms and building. on a cost-plus basis, and the lack of informa- tion to the people concerned who N9 Obllged to pay fantastic DSXN in consequence is I tragic picture of dictatorial methods and admin- istrative waste. To my mind it is an example of I good theory being destroyed by poor admin- istratlon. I 599 ill yesterday's report of the Minster of Agriculture's spc'cch that we the Opposition do '10! Charge the Government with waste. that our sole criticism is Spending too much money. Well our Loader. Mr. Bell, has repeat. cdly charged that the Agricultural Department. was not spending enough money; and he and all our party have repeatedly charg- ed scaiidalotis waste. There in a great example of folly and waste Flsht under his own administra- tive nose at Faiconwood Farm. The Agricultural Depai-tmem, wu not responsilble for it. It was some other Minister's day dream. the Premier's. . This is what the former Min- ister of Agriculture. I mean mg conteanrptuously discharged Min- ister of.Agrlcult.urc had to any about this extravagance last year. I:Ie said the barn was built by the powena that be" of the Pub. lie Woi-kl: Department. Hg and it was damp, inconvenient and costly. What Will required was an addition to the old bun to 'cost. some four or five thoua. and dpllam. Awbminl lo the Govern-ment'a answer to the Oppoiiition'a queg. tion, the barn coat over twenty. one thousand dollars. although Mr. Stewart mentioned thirty thong. and. and of this the contractor received over fifteen thousand. To illustrate his opinion of this ax- -mvle of folly and waste. but, of Course. not Is I serious medical Opinion. he said that the man re. -finoncibie. for placing and birlld. ml! the new barn at Falconwood should be taken into one or the other building; out than ""1 kept there. I nwlrfmenl of Industry If you are interested in than Wlmplea of extravagance in; take I look at the new Depart. ment of Industry and Nature; Resources. Incldemly according to the Liberal Platform of 1911, this was to include a”Depar-mum of Labour. which we haven't heard of elnce.' . ' The idea behind the formation of this Department waa good, but . again we criticize the method which involved waste and extras vuance. We oppoued flu mam. trill C0PvoNtlon Act and one Gevannaat servants only. because it Ir. ed to us pure socialism. 1 they rntiet have Grown Cornpanicml which we -doubted. let them at least be directed by a board of independent men who know the business to be developed. and compar-bio to the C. N. Railway Company and the Bank of'CIn- Ida. However the Government fol-med I purely political aoclIlla- tia Company against our you and, 5 ,APRIL .14, 1951 f-ha vote of several of their own men. At the coat. of tho Province the Crown Company purchased the Dtiimo for some 878,000. Experi- enced Ihdppe-rs said at the thug, aha was not suitable for the trade, Ixperlcncad shippers. now gay,- and the financial atatanienta and reports of the Departniem no i allow that the urn definitely aultcd for the trade with Newt; fouiitland. Each year”: loss wag" over 530.000. The methods of managemen ,l were iwierd and wonderful-fiv .3 salaries totalling 58.310 belnl Pa! 3 to the shore staff of four all th , year round. A crew of 15 or 1 7' was used. They shifted so rapidly that 44 were hired during 1950. of whom only 9 were Islanden. while 14 were horn Nova Sootia and If from Nawfmmdelanid. Never mind the waste and fool. ishness, aome willaaay, if she in. creased our trade and the good. will of our Newfoundiand cus- tomers. But. the point is that ex. parlenoed Ihlppere Iay Ihe did not increase our trade but in fact decreased it. and Newfoundland. eu were examei-Ited with on; methods. it. Reliable nepom There are no reliable report. of shipments to and from other ports in Canada. only vague esti- mates. Trade they say. was re- routed not increased. If she were the only ship on the see she would indeed be valuable. But she isn't, and she cannot compete economi- cally because, for instance. she ll quite unsuited for livestock and hay. She has no refrigeration worth talking Iibou-t. But, private shipping companies which mun. make profits do not propose to compete with I ship which is indifferent about profit.-.. We need I large ship calling hero at least every two weeks, which can carry cattle and pigs and poultry and assorted and bulky cargoes. Such ships are avail- able. Shi-ppera are becoming alarmed but a satisfactory service this yea! is not established because of tho Eskimo interference. Certain ships did not call here late last Pall because of this interference. Our producers lost money in con- sequence. and will lose more. New- foundland wants our products, they want our livestock; they want: chilled meats, animals kill- ed in a local aibattoir and ship- ped there in refrigerated boats. it is not I new idea. the Lib- erals have advocated it them- selves. The Federation of Agri- culture ncomn-iended it atrvongly last year; shippers say it will materially increase our trade. Tho Progoremivo Conservative Party will promote any feasible pro- position for the development of trade under competent: manage- ment by persons who have actual training and experience in tho busines. We propose to ensure however that when I Conserva- tive Government invests public money it comes back with I. pro- fit to producers and does not so sliding down the drain. lllalaer-nen'I Loan Pursuing further this matter or extravagance. I remind you "P the External Auditor's Report. about the administration of Fish- crmen's Loans. They reported that "there has been serious in- efficiency in the maintenance of proper record: relating to loans made by the Ciovemment and amounts due to the Government". No rellaible records have been main-tained...&c. Here was an- other good scheme subject to. the familiar waste and bad adminis- tration ofmyour money. it cul- minated in criminal charges and finally to the appoinlsmenl. of I Commission to inquire in-to the Iituation because evidence in Court had made it appear that monies provided for aid to fish- lennen had been improperly du- rected. The report should have been before the Legislature this year. The Opposition repeatedly ask- ed and were repeatedly put off. Finally it appeared on the last. day, March 29th, when it was too late for discussion. but it was ob- served that the report: was act- ually Iubrnntcd to the Govern- ment on March lat. We should have liked to discus! the report, particularly the method of obtaining evidence by polllf invitatlonl. r That was only one example of repeated failure of the Govern- ment to provide prompt and full information to which the peovltl are entitled. We are therefore left to euepicionc Is to what 109! on behind, the iron curtain. I I like the Provincial Ti-euurcr! comparison of the Prorvmciill cldbt and nuts with I farmer! debt and Insets. Pursuinl W5 comparison further and mini Liberal Government. method! question whether it would profit a farmer to build I barn worth 52,000 for es.ooo. to buy two ex- pensive tractor! where one milli- ar one; would do. He wollld 5:; sunk long before his amking furl could pull him out. He con-4 epeed the atniilur laroceaa 1! M bought. I email boat and hired I big crew to market his Pl'0dl1"- No individual would be an amy- Another comparison in that with I debt of 11 million. each former owing 100 acne can aatimata his hrin in Iubieot to I INN MOW Ill!- 'raaoIae'a Salarlaa (Oontlnutd on page 10)