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_-Af-'l‘llll. CHRIS-mm! uaepiant size Kruschen Salts. Taylor Drug co, Kensington. 1247-“.
-FUR.S BOUGHT-We are con- tinuing to buy daily. We have one order for twenty fine quality third to pale silver. Office of B. Graham Rogers, Summer-side. 8448-1-8-111
-FUR MARKET FIRM-Re- ports received by fur companys in Bummer-side on the Hudson Bay lfur auction sales opened in Lon- don today was that the market opened strong prices continuing irm at December levels-S.
—WEEK OF PRAYER -- Th6 eek of Prayer opened yesterday summerside. with a service 'iri e United Baptist Church. Rev. arlyle Watterworth was the .-- ker oi the evening. The service as very well attended. This even- .; Rev. W. H. Harding will ad. to cw ,, egatiorn-S
-AR.RESTED FOR. PEILIURY- Summerside man on Saturday
‘Y as arrested by the R. C. M. P. for
- jury and came before Mr. E. H. tlong. K. C.. on Monday morning
the sumrnorside Police Court.
- evidence was taken and the -- was remanded until Wednes. ay.--S
-0’l-EAI.Y HIGH 5011001. Ill- i" - The pupils at the ' -= High School returned to r studies on January 3rd. The Clllfll- Pl- Llilyd Henderson was - able to resume his duties owing a severe attack of tonsils. His ~Y friends hope that he will be - glut as usual some time this
—SPDOIAL MUSIC BY PRES- ' I-QN CHOlBF-There was a lfiollflogutiorl at both morn- and evening services on Bun. Y 1n the Bummersi‘ Presbyter- Church. Mr. Murley. student the Presbyterian ministry, from - treal, conducted the services d breached both morning and cv- . At the-morning service, Mr, bichaud from Montreal. a noted llnlll- played very sweetly "5011. l1" by Drdia. At the evening - ice the choir rendered very ef- llvely Caleb Semnej-‘s anthem reak Forth into Joy." Mr, p05. Mid played Ehuberfls "Ave a" at ihv evening mrvioe. Th" n5 Bu!!!’ Were in keeping with special music for the dsy.-5
—sracrsr. sraiiknit nv TRIN- ' CHURCH-Rev. W. I-l. Hard- g was -ths special speak in lnltv United Chuloh on Sunday the morning and evening new“. He brought a message or hope - cheer for the New Year. Sound! : an optimistic note, he 551d, we 5'4 W" 80 forward continuing march of progress which has Wing on ever since the world an. Everyone should begin the " Year with courage and an nest effort to do their duty in ‘ Sphere of life in which they vs been placed, and i936 could but be better than the you: past-S
Elli-Orion or orrrcnas - Gocd Will Division, No. 1B0 of " Sons of Temperance was fool'- 1‘ at Freeland last week by v. A. F. B8301‘. G. W. P" "Alst- - by l-I- Lloyd Henderson G. ‘It, W“ Webb. P. o. 0., Kathleen enderson, Earle Jelly and Weldon
‘ attllews. Officer's elected for the
mm! Year who as follows; W. P., " ii "slmer; w. A.. Mrs. Edison mill"; R. 5., Wands. Dennis: -- Irvine Bmith: 0. Annie m- Y; A- C-. Robert Banks; T. S. "Y" Miiiilzan: chap, Gladys enderscn. At a later meeting this “will! vacant offices were filled: . W. P., Clssie Palmer: Asst. R. _E1don oxen: n. a. Olive Palm- l o-‘Kliflict. Florence Palmer-S
-r-‘rasr calm PARTY m sac- ’ i C- Y. M. L. TOURNAMENT- - first card party of the second Y M. L. tournament took place . "M" ‘Vilnius u usual. and " if Prom the large attendance PM the cold weather it looks if this tournament is going to even more popular than the first. bill's of the C. Y. M. L are very ifui toall who in any my gm- ' lfid to the success of the first 98- The prize winrnrs of the last y are as follows: Men-s, first, "Y Diluctiic and um Gsudet; ll; Consolation. Herman Dur- Ladies. first, Mary McNeil; lation. Mrs. Iconard Jerrler; ~ the freeze-out was csnginiy frostiest yet, at one time it‘ PPM to 15 below zero. The lucky ner of the lame box cf Iris -<lis was Tennis Gallant-a
iii‘... PERSONALS
Miss xiItiugiiiwiisi-y. n. u. Westford, Miss, left early this k with her patient to spend the i - ainder of the winter at Dayton: i Ch. Florida-s
——-—- i y Mr- C. Emerson Huestis. third ~- senior student of Mt. A., and tor of the Point do buts group Baptist Churches, spent Christ- ~ day with his sister. Mrs. Bren- Wiush, Wilmct.
Mi“ Mm lllis, a. n, who "i iiv Christmas vacation. with Klgilfhil. Mr. and Mrs. Ken-
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about her sailor friend, Henry (Rod) Johnson —- was quick, some times tart, with her answers.
Few persons in the courtroom knew she had lost her self-control when she quietly left court during the afternoon session. The prevail- ing opinion was that Miss Gow had shown a control of her emotions nearly as great as Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh themseiv
For days preceding her appear- ance, however, she had been under a nervous strain induced by the ex- pectation that soon she would have to tell her story.
When Reilly pressed her about her testimony that she had found the slain baby's thumbguard near the house a month alter the kid- napping on her way back from a trip to the gate, her eyes flashed.
"Did you drop it on your way down?" asked Reilly, suddenly.
"I did not," she retorted.
Q. Sure about that? A. Positive, that!”
Earlier. she acknowledged that she “probabiy" had told Johnson, her suitor, now in Norway, that Mrs. Lindbergh had decided not to bring the baby back from Hopewell to the Dwight Morrow estate at Englewood the day preceding the kidnapping-Monday, Feb. 29.
It lmd been the Lindbetghs’ habit to remain at. the Hopewell house only over the week-ends.
Q. Did you tell Red Johnson? A. Yes.
Q. Why did you tell Red Johnson that Mrs. Lindbergh and the baby were not returning? A. I can't re- call exactly telling him, but I prob- ably would in conversation.
Q. Well, he didn't work on the (Morrow) estate, did he?
A. But I saw him that night, that
evening. Q. You saw him Monday even- ing? A. Yes.
o. Where did you g0 with him? A. I just don't recall; riding, I be- lieve.
Deporlcd For Illegal Entry
Johnson was questioned during the kidnapping investigation and later deported for illegal entry. At the time of his interrogation he was asked about the fact that a milk bottle rhad been found in a car which he drove to Connecticut.
The nurse, who was summoned to Hopewell from the Morrow est- ate after the decision to remain there with the baby, also said she had talked with Johnson by tele- phone the night of the kidnapping.
At another time, she sent the courtroom into Bales of laughter when Reilly asked her: “NOW. Y0“ are a very bright young lady. aren't you?"
“I am," she shot back.
She denied, at another point, that she and Violet Sharpe. MOITOW ‘ousemaid, ever had visited any boat owned by Dr. John F. (Jafsic) Condoin, elderly Bronx educationist who was ransom negotiator for Col. Lindbergh. Miss Sharpe committed suicide during the police investiga- tion of the kidnaPDinil-
Q. So you say you have never visited with Violet Lxarpe any yacht or boat that was owned by Dr. Condon? A. No. I didn't.
He: story of the discovery that the gubyglvas nlcat in his crib was
c. sa : ‘IS’. . I trosscd the cot. and bent over with my hands on the rail and discovered I couldn't hear the baby breathe. I bent down and felt all over for him and discovered he wasn't there. . . .
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ast me upstairs a 6 ii $00111. I followed him and from there we entered Mrs. Lindberghs room. He didn't say anvihina- lie ran into his closet. He came out again with his rifle and all three of us went into the babys rwlll- 3° said: ‘Anne. K116i’ hi" 5W1" °‘“' halal!” cow's testimony about finding the thumbguard about 300 feet from the entrance of the es- tate on the road leading to the Lindbergh home was intended t0 establish I-Iuntcrdon County's Jur- isdiction in the case.
The state contends the baby was dead before the kidnapper left the estate and that the thumbguard was inadvertently taken off when the abductor removed the child's sleeping suit to use in dcrnandinl
ransom. _
Reilly pushed his questionuiv about the thllmbguard even after the nurse had denied indignantly thatshe dropped it herself.
"And yet with all these police- men snd with all the inclement weather for the month." the de- fence counsel went on, "snd with everybody passing and searching those grounds day after day and
_.Mrs. Hubert MscDougall has returned to Waltham, Mass. after a short visit to his borne in Bide- ford. Mr. MacDougall was called home 0n account of the illness and subsequent death of his mother, Mrs. Bannerman MscDoimll-B
-—Mr. Harry Johnson, ‘Birming-
ham. England, now a student of Mt. A- University spent the Christ-
‘mas season on the Island with his
friend Mr. G. Emerson Huestis. He was also the guest of Mr. and Mrs
inrenton Vraugh on Giristmss do!-
Brocding lat-ion for Poms, Poultry anlblvsacaok. Ibofi all Iamcdlsa
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Giving Evidence
night after night, you would have this jury believe that you could pick up in broad daylight on that road this bright, shiny thumbgusrd in the same condition it is-—"
Objects to _ Description
Attorney General David T. Wil- entg rose to object to the descrip- tion of the thumbguard. After s. brief argument Reilly withdrew the descriptive adjectives, and handed the thumbguard to the jury of eight men and four women for in- speotion.
Miss Gow, in answer to his qua. tiolil. Mid m! Bilard was flatten- ed 1mm she found it.
Reilly was in a keener fighting mood today than he had been since the trial started last Wed. llfldfiy. He objected strenuously when the three-section ladder, found on the Hopewell estate the night of the kidnapping was offer- ed in evidence.
Supreme Court Justice Thomas W. ‘rrenchard finally permitted the ladder to remain in the court- room for purposes of illustrating the testimony. but it was not ac- cepted as a state exhibit.
In objecting to the introduction of the ladder as evidence, Freder- ick A. Pope, associate defence counsel. advanced several reasons.
“In the first place its custody has not been traced down to the present time,“ he said. "We don't know who has had an opnrtunity to play with this ladder, toy with the ladder or to change it or alter it
"And in the second place it de- finitely appears from the testi- mony . . . that in several respects the ladder is not now in the same condition that it was at the time it was found, namely that some of the rungs have been removed from the ladder. that it has been taken apart. that nails have been drawn out of it "
Not Made Public
Kelly's testimony about the ab- sence of fingerprints on either the ladder or ransom note left on the window sill of the nurserv had not been made public previously.
Kelly said he examined not only the ladder and the envelope, but the window sill, the window in- side and out, the crib, the screen, the French windows, the light be- hind the screen, the other window. and the furniture and found not a single print.
Besides Kelly two other state troopers testified at the afterrw" session-Joseph Wolfe and Lewis J Bornmann. They went to the Lindbergh home thc night ‘of the kidnapping.
Bornmann testified he found in- dentations in the soft ground where, the state contends, the kid- napper rested the ends of the lad- der upright, and also found the imprint of a man's shoe.
Miss Gow was the first witness called. She gave her name as Bessie Mowat Gow. She sketched briefly, in answer to Wilentz‘! questions, how she came into the employ of the Lindberghs. and
quickly reached the day of the kidnapping. Under cross-examination the
nurse said she entered employ- ment at the age of 14 in Glasgow. Scotland-she is now ao-and came to the United States May i. 1929- on a quota, landing at New York. She said she worked with a Mrs Ross at. the Parkstone Apartment in Detroit, and livod iri Detroit for
six months.
“Did you associate with any young men in Detroit?" asked Reilly.
“I did.“ Miss Gow said.
“Can you give me some of the names?" Reilly asked.
Wiles-its objected to the question. ". . I don't believe . . that an ordinary fishing expedition in- to the life of a witness just be- cause the lsdy is a witness is ma- terial," he said, "and because it is not material, I object to it."
SUSTAINED
He was sustained. and Reilly. who asked col. Lindbergh last week ifitwastrue he had p $60,000 at cnc time befcro the baby’! body was found for delivery to De- troit by aeroplane. took an excel» tion.
Q. Did you keep up and 841111331" tanccship after you left Detroit with any o! the vouha mm Wit-li- out giving their names at this time. that you knew in Detroit? A. l did not. Q. I-lavc you ever communicated with anybody in Detroit sinze you left? A. I have.
A moment later she said she had my, ieated with any young men.
Q. How did you secure the posit- ion with Colonel Lindhcrghb fam- ily. A. Through the recommenda- tion of a lady's maid in the om- ploy of Mrs. Morrow.
Q. What was her name? A. Marv Beattie, then. She explained the woman is now Mrs. 0W8“ 01'5"‘- Q. Isn't it a fact that you haven't worked one day time vw Will'- l"! to Scotland. A. ‘first is a fact. Q-Yes, and isn't it a fact that you-have no intention of Wbfklhl again? A. oh. v»- ! hi"-
In answe to furl-her ilile-iililfll l!“ said she was not in the habit of in; to Hopewell for week-ends with the Lindberghs, that she nov- er "advertised" the 0oionel's move- ments, and that the Whatelsyr alone stayed at Hopewell durinl the week-
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p ilbo purpose behind this measure of reform."
Cost of Living
The Prime Minister, turning k the cost of living, left the cost of sorvlcm and transportation, com- munication and power services, tc mill-hm‘ l-lme- He dealt With the coat of consumption goods.
Mr. Bennett then traced the system of distribution of goods from the old days of the “open market place" when goods were exchanged on tile profit system as it is still known. The other fac- tor was compettion, with supply regulated to demand.
Increased consumption brought speedy production and there fol.- lowed combinations of business which, the Prime Minister said grow into monopolies. The "open market place" ceased to be. Con- sumption and production went on space with stronger combines dom- inating the weaker, with indep- endent manufacturers falling under their influence or “existing only by their suffrance.”
"These combines naturally ex- ercised a great control over prices and over wages," Mr. Bennett said- "Profit was and isthe motive power of industry. and a good dependable motive power it has proved to be. But when the profit system is not regulated by free competition wages and prices certainly are un- favorcbly affected.
"Again, combines or monopolies or virtual monopolies, held a com- manding position in their dealings with the producer of natural pro- ducts. If the producer had only one buyer for his products he was naturally not in a very good pos- ition to bargain."
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A new system of dlstributionhad been developed the Prime Min- ister said. "The distributor has an important and proper function to perform. He has sometimes. I sus- pect, performed a useless and costly one. We know him in the least favourable way when he calli himself a high-powered salesman 'I‘h.at at times has been a highly injurious role and the distributor must abandon it- The maintenance of the high-power salesman is ii luxury which we have neither the inclination nor the means to sup- port.
"Many years ago disequilibrium in the original inter-relationship of wages, costs, prices and profits, be- gan to manifest itself. This dise- quilibrium has been increasing One might say, in a general way it has been increasing with the increase in the powers of the in- dustrial machine. As that miachine grow mightier and more dominant. so competition became proportion- ately less effective to achieve its original purpose- Bo ti nice ba1~ anoe between costs. wages am profits was destroyed.
“The fundamental economic
truth underlying all this change is one which has not yet been wholly " ‘ Economists have joined in debate over the cause of this change in industry. We may safely leave them joined in combat. Just now we are not, primarly con- cerned to determine, as among the several offerings, the particular theory which we should enlibrace. What we are concerned with, ss practical men and-humanitarians is to devise some corrective of the disabilities which it takes no e00- nomist to discern. Whatever caused them. there is a fair and sensible cure which can be effect- ively applied. It is our business to apply it. "It may perhaps seem to you as if I speak of some of these changes which have oocuruod-tllcse con- centrations of business. these mon- opolies, than earploitations cf coin- sumers and producers of natural products-as of recent origin- But I have no desire to create such an impression. for it would, of course, be an erroneous one These changes began, indeed, to take place gen- erations ago. I suppose at the oilt- set they were relatively impel’.- oeptiible and. in practice, unim- portant. For many years they caused no serious disturbance.
Pro War Development
"Only since the war has there been that turbulent advance, that
frantic development, that terrific concentration of business, that over capitalisation of industry,
which had an endfng, at least of a certain sort, in the crash-of i929. 5o that our problem, in an wufc form. is a comparatively new one. If you will permit ms to put it this way. It. is a problem with
pair jobs about the house, Miss
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Gow said. bilt she did not tell him that one of the nursery shutters‘ was warped because she discovered it too late to do anything about it.’
The defect prevented he; from| closing the shutter as usual. she said.
"At nine o'clock you left Whatc- ley on the ground- floor?“ Reilly asked.
“Yes," she loplied.
Q. And that is the last you saw of him? A. Yes.
Q. Until after you. discovered the child was gone? A. Yes. |
Whatcleyls name and those oi
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the other Lindbergh and Morrow oppose the statement that the civil dclnestios have been broilght into service in some respects is obso-
Reaching Plans
Agriculture Program
which I have never before had a fair opportunity of dealing. For the reasons already mentioned I could not effectively deal with ii during the depression and prior to the depression I never had an op- portunity. _
"But now we are dealing with it. At the lost session of Parliament, the House of Oommo-o. upon the invitation of the Government, ap- pointed a committee to go into the whole question of these concentra- tions od business and price spreads and eluploitations of the defence- lcss primary producer and the equally defenceless ultimate con- sumer. Thecommittce had notcom- pleted its lnvestigatim before the protogation of parliament and the Government. therefore, appointed the members of the committee a Royal Commission to continue the inquiry‘ and report upon all the matters with which the parlia- mentary committee was empowered to deal. _ ' . _
"I shall not attempt to antici- pate the conclusion and recom- mendations of the Royal Commis- sion. When the report of the Com- mission is received by the Gov- ernment, parliament will be lil- vited to take action in accordance with the commission's recomenda- tions. I think that tonight I need only say this to you: Should the Commission find that thcprimary producer has been denied his rightful profits or that the con- sumer has had to bear the exces- sive profits of s dominant indus- try; if as a consequence of this, the primary producer or the ultimate consumer, has had this standard of living adversely affected, action will be taken to put a stop to this iniqulties, So long as I head of the Government of this country, I will see fair play between the pro- d‘.l"3f' and the consumer, between in; Jstry and the public.
Impartial
"I have no prejudices, I hope, and I play nc favorites. But l could not better show my con-tern for industry than to rid it of those practices which unfauly affect the pocketbook of the great bulk of the people of ihls country and work a clorning injury to industry itself-
"If these conditions of oppres- sion and unfair dealing exist and if they are permitted to continue are they not a sad itommentary upon our boast that we are fcr- ever making progress in the right. GIJCCHOII? If one is able to justly point to the early days as days of fair competition and fair denLiig among all the classes in the com- munity, and to these present days as days of unfair competition and harmful dealing by one class with another, must not wish ourselves back once more in the good old times when every one was more or less his own bower of wood and drawer of water- But that. will never be again.
"We cannot retrace our steps. Nor should be wish to. Whatever the faults of the industrial system may be, it stands for progzess and the amelioration of our economic and social conditions. It stands for well-being and the the participa- tion of the people in all the bene- fits of science and invention. Thai is why those who honestly admire the system, as I do, are determined to preserve it from those bad prac- tices which mar its efficiency, and build up in the minds of the people resentment and anger where thero should be only approval and grati- tude.
"When one undertakes a new and important work, he will, if he is wise, see that his equipment for it is complete and in good order We are now beginning the task of reforming our economic system We must be careful to have available machinery which will aid and support the operation of the reformed system. We must revise and perfect our administra- tive agoncies- Therefore, the Gov- ernment services must be adjusted so that they may effectively sup- port the reformed economic sys- fem"
"Canadians have good reason to be proud of the civil service of this country. Since the time oi’ confed- eration, it has steadfastly and ef- ficiently carried on the duties, which, in a pioneering era, are in- evitably onerous and exacting. In all these years. we have been so fortunate as to have in the service. men and women who have given their minds unselfishly and wholly w the business of their country. Their names may not be emblaz- oned on the pages of history. But we who have had the privilege of knowing them and understanding their roal worth, will not forget that the development of this coun- try is in no small measure due to the splendid and loyal devotion of its public servants.
Demands Greater 1
"But fine minds cannot. unaid- ed. minister to the growing needs of Canada. We must. have also modern and efficient organization. Since the war, the demands of the country have been greater than the powers of the civil service. But very definitely it is the fault of government. We must remedy that fault by taking immediate steps to reorganize the government serv- ices. I do not think that there is any infonned opinion which will
CH RON ISLE
"No country in the world more greatly needs an efficient civil service than does Canada. Thero- fcrc, we must support that service by cmployipg modern business or- gsniasticrrand technique.
"I have been giving much thought to this important question of civil service rcorganimtion. I have a plan in preparation which, when completed. you will find to be a comprehensive one. Reorgan- iuingthccivilserviccilrstbcrlikc remodelling a house with the ten- ants in occupation. It has to be carried out in successive stages. We have already reorganized the De- partment of Finance,
Department of Communications
In a few weeks’ time I shall be prepared to commence the next step in our plan- This will be the creation of a Department of Com- rnunications which will ensure s. greater degree of efficiency in the nation's wire and wireless com- munications.
"Thereafter we will continue in an orderly and expeditious way lmtll the job is done.
“I do not believe there are many independent minded people in this country who fail to realize the need of reform. For assuredly there can be but few who are blind to the basic truth that we are liv- ing under changed conditions, and that, therefore, we must change to meet them. Flor instance, some of the duties and functions of gov- ernment are changed. The tasks of government have multiplied. Great and intricate problems which. in early times, did not exist, are now clamoring for solution. To ignore them does not dispose of them.
“Though this involves a. positive criticism of other governments, I am unable to refrain from saying how helpful it would have been if, years ago. the government then in power had awakened to that fact and acted in pursuance of it.
"No man is so wise that he is in- dependent of advice. And no gov- ernment is so fully possessed of all the talents that it should isolate it- self from the experienced and hon- est counsel which the good will and patriotism of all classes keep con- stantly at its call. The difficulty is to get at this advice. The trouble is to put this wealth of suggestion in utliizable form. But we must find a way. There is a need for some machinery which will examine and collate economic data and re- ceive the pass upon proposals based on it. This machinery can be cuily set up. It will not be costly.
“It will investigate and advise up- on matters of economic account. It will hold in economic matters some- what the same position which our National Research Council holds in scientific matters. The only differ- ence is that an economic council will need no equipment but its brains an dindustry. 1 propose that such a council shall be created with- out unnecessary delay. And it will be called the Economic Council of Canada.
Delay ls Dangerous
"My friends, I have declared for reform. Now that the time for ac- tion has come. delay is hazardous. A machine which is out of adjust- ment must be repaired or it will cease to operate. We have decided that permanent prosperity waits upon reform measures. Our recov- ery mess cs have had good results. You all know that. They have kept the ship afloat during the storm. ‘Tile first fury of the storm was abated. It is time to thoroughly overhaul and repair the ship and to set it on its new course.
"I use again this analogy of a ship because I think it is s good one, and also because I come of a Iii-mill’ which has had to do with the sea and with the building of ships. I venture this personal aside, not because I am concerned over the imperfections in form and phrasing of these talks-Jar we care little about that; my business L5 to present the truth, not to deliver an oration-but I offer this explanation because it helps, it seems to me, when we really wish to get at the facts, if between speaker and list- eners there is the fullest possible understanding.
“Let me continue. I say we must go quickly forward with our reform measures.
"But, you may ask, "why all this haste after four years without re- form?" That is a very natural question. I have given you the ans- wer in part. What i said was that, even though from the outset ultim- ate reform of the magnitude I have indicated, was clearly necessary, it would have been the height of folly to attempt to introduce reform un- til the first fury of the depression had been brought under some sort of control. For reform on a com- prehensive scale was impossible be- fore we had succeeded in achieving some stabilization and improvement in conditions. That was an emer- gency task and we therefore applied emergency measures to accomplish it. Before repairing the ship it was our job to navigate it through the storm.
“That was the part answer I have already made to your question. Now I will complete it.
The Time For Reform
"When some of you ask me, as you may: "Why all this haste?" I say that, as a matter of fact, them is no haste at all. either in thought or action. There is urgency, but' that is another nlatter. This is the right time for reform. We arc now ready for it. W; have been prepar- ing for it. In truth. as l have told you, we have already taken‘ action. Note this fact. for it is important.
"Since-the beginning of the de- pression, it was apparent to some men who were charged with the responsibility of government and. to some who were not, that the ec- onomic Qystom would never again function cilirimlily until certain changes and corrections had been made in it.
A year ago ii alas fell, that the time to initials reform IIIOIRNI
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EdmPRINCE COUNTY
had come. tofore swadily questioned the ef- ficiency of the old system in pre. ciscly its old form, thus obtained a
Some who had there-
confirmation cf their views. and scmcwho had always maintained that tho old system should be left alone were compelled. by incon- trovertible facf-s. to re-cast their opinions.
"The government thereupo em- barked on a careful eicamination of what should bc done- As a result cf this examination it was decided to immediately take action with respect to banking, currency and finance, and with respect to the marketing of natural products. It wasaisodecidiedtobeginamcasure of ' and the reform of our debt structure. Parliament was accordingly invited to pass enabling legislation. This legisla- tion was passed, and the govern- ment oomrnenced its policy of ro- form under the authority of the Bank of Canada Act, the Markming Act, the Acts Respecting‘ Farmers’ indebtedness and farm loans and other enactments.
The Marketing Act
"I have already said something about the debt problem, when I was dealing with the farmers‘ difficul- ties. l shall now tell you about the Marketing Act and its place in our reformed economic system.
“Problems in the marketing of farm products are not new. I won- der how many of my listeners on the prairies can remember the days when the farmer hauled his wheat to the only elevator within reach.
and when the elevator company was the sole judge of what it would pay for the grain or whether it would take it at all. That day has gone. A new one dawned with the coming of the farmers‘ cooperative organizations. The growth of this problem of the marketing of farm products paralleled that of commer- cial agriculture. It is s. problem that has become intensified with the changing conditions of business in general. Many and varied at- tempts have been made to solve it. When we introduced the Marketing Act, we knew we were dealing with a very complex problem and that the first logical step was to examine the experimental evidence available.
After four months of operation. the result is that plans have been approved and applied or are now proposed for fruit, both export and domestic trade, for fruit Products. for vegetables. for tobacco. 101' beans. for potatoes, for fish. for lumber, for shingles, for poultry and eggs, for livestock. both export and domestic trade, and for dairy pro- ducts. From every province in the Dominion applications have been received.
"As I said, the experimental evidence in this and other coun- tries was our guide in framing the
measure. Experience will be Oil!‘ guide for broadening its applic- ation.
"A vicious attempt has been made in this country to discredit the scheme because of its allefled interference with individual lib- arty. Lf anyone would take the trouble to examine the working of the Dominion Board or the local boards, he would see how baseless that criticism is. Do not forget that in the history of social re- form it is difficult to name a time when reactionary interests have not sought to block progressive measures by the specious argument that; by them, personal liberty was endangered.
"An intelligent effort should be made to determine what will ap- peal to the consumer and how, in the interests of the producer, as well as the consumer, these needs can best and most effectively be met.
“Care must be exercised with regard to our exlport markets. We have the unrivalled British market. secured by the Ottawa Agree- ments, for bacons, dairy products lumber, tobacco and many other commodities. If we are to hold these markets we must give the closest attention to the quality of the product we produce. More and more. our grading and our stand- ardization systems rnust be re- garded primarily as services to thr consumer.
“The trouble has been that. mar- ketizig, like many other services haspamcdtothchandsofthefow It has become centralised, and the farmer has lost contact with it ‘Iliose who opposed the marketing act were simply asking the farm- ers to restrict his interest in mar- kets to delivery of his primary pro- ducts at the shippfnr point. l! his
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prices are not satisfactory, they tell him he should wait patiently until his prices improve: and that the less he concerns himself about the matter, the better. The-y urge him to produce, regardless of price. They my that the law of sulpply and demand must ruthlessly oper- ,uences to the produwr. I ask you. is it not natural that the farmer himself has at last decided to take a. hand in the marketing of his products so that in advance, he may know the quantity as well as the quality of the products that he can sell at a profit on the market.
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"A further attempt is made to dissuade the farmers from taking advantage of this reformed mar- keting mllflllllltn‘ by holding it up as an instrument of governmeni compulsion. Such is not the case It. is being forced upon no group. In fact the Government has not even adequately advertised it- The truth is that the officials of the Dominion‘ Board and the Minister in charge of the Act, have been s0 busy dealing with marketing plans which have been brought to them by producers eager to avail them- selves of its ad tages, that that have had altogether too little time
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‘ a. c. lvr. P. COURT-One dc fondant in a customs case yester- day was fined $150 and costs or i months in jail, another 860 and costs or one month in jail, whils- a third was dismissed. Another
Thursday. A prohibition case was heard and adjourned for one week.
GYBOB LUNCHEON
last evening irl the Canadian Nat- ional Hotel the speaker was Mr, s. D. Irvine, He gave an intensely interesting and tor-loci sketch of Glengarry, tario, which B Mr. Irvine's birth- place. Glcrigarly is the where the scene of several of Ralph Connor's novels is laid. Mr. Stew- art Jones was the chairman at yes- terday's luncheon.
AUDUBON PUB/l‘! FIVBS-‘Pho first of the New Year Auction Forty Five card parties held in the Holy Name Club. last evening, had only a. fair attendance on account of weather conditions under foot. The
out to win. The following are the winners: Ladies 1st, lVllrs. William Condon; ladies 2nd, Miss Mary Ismlphier; gents 1st, Corllie Pet- ers; genm 2nd, Jas. Heron; lucky table. Iieo Doyle; freeze out was won by Mir. Corney Peters.
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On Saturday morning Mr. Justin Rotter left on return to Paris via Montreal and New York. For the past six weeks he has been at. Sum- mcrside on his annual fur buying trip. In universe/Mon with the Guardian he seemed doubtful about the average quality of the pelts this season being as good as last year, which was probably due to some extent to the mild fall weather. Ho bought all types of clear colored large pelts from black to pales. and we understand the cash average was approximately $43.00. His pur- chases were made for immediate shipment and sale.
m. Rotter made it clear that ho is not pessimistic about the perm- anency or future of the fox busi- ness. but that until conditions in Europe improve and many of the tirade restrictions are removed that all must expect fluctuations in prime.
There is a large supply of other kinds of furs unsold overhanging the fur market, and this has had considerable influence on the pric- es for medium and low grade sil- vers. Mr. Rotter made many friends while hem.
"Compulsion is not a ooritrollmg feature of the scheme. The first stop is to secure agreement among
ion. There may be compulsion ag- ainst a minority, in the interests oi producers of a given comnlodt-iy h; a whole. _
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parliament have little to say about the rights of minorities in par- liament. Once a. measure ‘passes both Houses of Parliament cvcn by one vote, it becomes law and every citizen of the country is bound by that law. ls then the will
to explain its workings kc the primary producers of this ‘coun- try.
of parliament to be defeated by the smallest minorities of the rrouips aiffeoted? Phat nl-izilmcllt doesn't make sense.
"If the primary producers of this country and especially the farm- ers, are to develop their production in a way profitable to them. they cannot be denied their right tc take such measure of coiltrol over the marketing of their products as they consider essential in serving the great consuming communities whose good-will it is their business to secure, You have not heard of the consumers of this coilntry ob- jecting to this reform measure.
"No, my friends, the objection to this measure has not come from them. Fbjcction comes from the people who cannot adjust them- selves to changed conditions. There are interests which distrust and fear the iarmcrs‘ organizations jusi. as in the last century thcrd were interests which depreciate-d the growth of labor unions.
“My Government sponsored the Natural Product! Marketing Act as an important measure of ro- form. It; value is not only in tho ccommiic service which it renders but as an instrument of social security. 1 believe it is onenlial t4 the dignity and power of the great farming community of the lane that agrlculturalists should have I greater measure of authority ov the sale and distribution of iii
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