,___é.l’l3I_I-_1_7..-_1_?é1 .__e___ LIBERAL SPEAKERS IN BUDGET DEBATE

Summary Of Ad-d-l-‘eisii-es Foley, William Hugh

McKinnon, Hon.

Robinson, John Mustard,

Campbell.

speaking in the Bu 0'- debaie on

rll 3 Mr. E. P Flue- mcg of Prince, said" there some amusement to be iexation. ‘The Minister of Fisher- ies» h, sldded, ‘has supplied us with amusement in hie Ipeooh W night without going to a show." (Laughter).

H, welcomed the presence of the new Liberal members from Second

i’. . was still

Queen's (Messrs. MabLlsson and Kitsch) . I He understood the Teachers

Federation are meeting alt this

time, They have been trying for‘ Kim,

t or pay. ‘Ihere was §§"§°u'§, ‘tllatmtheey deserved a sal- "y increase the Government could see its way to do it. If enroll- ment in any district falls below e certain point, the district cannot pay the sugplement and the Gov- ernmeflt cu out part of the teach- “l; salary, That condition was lla- fair, and should be remedied.

He referred to the Dalton Bans- wriam which had been dismantled after the last war, and of the bulld- mg n1 the present Sanatoliam, to combat m, scourge oi tuberculosis. Nctllwithstazlding all that has been done in this regard. the problem is nlll a serious one. The Govommem hag done wonderful work in public health. promotion in attending to gcllool children's eth, etc.

Emphasis was also placed by Mr. Foley on. the UHWTWTI“ M Rlefi Cm; work, and Dr. Mwlvflllans ecilvitiu were w y commended 1,, this connection.

Th, supposition ‘lgrdlerwriihxgloyeatré

_ w he mo in :5 speech on the Budget.

Dealing with the financial Situa- tion, he said that Nova Scotia was able to show a big surplus for last y,“ wnllg w. have had s. deficit. "But one law we have differs from

theirs, which es e11 the differ- once, between a surplus and a def- lcit.’

Mr. Foley called attention to the neglect on the rt of motorists in dilnminfl their 1am. we was w matter which the Tourist Assogia- tion should 100k 1N0-

Tne tourist traffic, he sold, is one business in which we can reap s. certain reward. It should be de- veloped in every feasible way. Our farm products can be sold more advantageously at home i! we have more tourists. We should endeavor m satisfy the demand for over- night camp! and other tourist 00!‘.-

fences.

vol-lie commended the work of M!’- Gmhnm Rogers, superintendent of the Tourist Bureau. through WM“ eiicrtg Prince Edward Island W85 able to show an increase in tourist truffle last year. while other lug; lnccs reported decreases. He a I

commended the activities oi an o - iicial in Summelslde in this con- “Em” ing regret‘ that the $1M!

xpress report had not been mooted at the recent Ottawa ‘confbronw. M1‘- Foley said he ‘believed this Prov- iui-e would have benefited had the l-l-pol-t been implemented. The con- fcrellce will go down in history. M added, as “a sad‘ reflection on the Premiers of Ontario, British. Col- umbia and hlbcl-ta-dyrmciballr 0n- ..

lo. r Should rorrei Ill-law"

Agriculture, he conceded. is in I bad condition, but if the fflfmél‘; would forget petty 1981mm" i“, work together. th would i nd themselves better oi than they M9 iodlly. It is hard for the Govern; ment to do much. for them. I they would stick to mixed "Um"! inistead‘ of Jumpinli ""0 m8 Pmduc‘ iicn they would bg better off.

Beef, he noted. is paying better than i108 pIOClIOtlQH a‘? n18 p753‘ ent time.

Furmerg would also be well ad- vised to use more o! ihe fell-m?" ;‘whlch is manufactured on we arm."

Mr. Foley took issue with lVi-r- scvllles statement that split 10s drags should no longer be used. He thought there was nothlns NW6? than this systeng before ‘the "Tm settles in the up ng.

l-fe concluded by referrinfl t0 U“ serious war situation. There was n0 doubt, however, about the final cut- come. we have much to be thank- ful for, in this favored Province. nvcrned as we are by W0 0i V-W

got without

Horace Wright, B. W

tion leader thorns and he gents iwhhich ons. e Oppoaiti been particularly Minister of Education The sitlcn had also em- haslzed our tremendous provinc- iflhdebt, though 8

ont Government was p95 1 1 e and that we had nothing $51.31.. for it. e Government, w. Mo. _ on said‘, created the best pub. licyesgrvice the taxpayers ever en-

'I'lle establishment of the Na. tional Park and oi the Wood Is. lands ferry service made it, neces. salry for the Provincial Gov .- ment to establish highway facilities to those places. Mr. McKinnon said. He also cited the expansion of the tourist industry.

He did not hear the Opposition make one specific charge in con. nectton with all the millions spent on the roads, he added.

The Conservatives had one and a half million dollars on thayhighway debt.

lth regard to Liberal deficits at Falconwood farm, Mr. McKinnon said credits could have been shown “if we adopted the same system oi Dfldd the accounts" as was done in 1933-5. He cited prices of eggs, Dork, straw, turnips, etc., as being lower in those ears than the fig- ures given in the reports,

Mr. McKinnon maintained that tho Minister of Education (Hon. Mr. McGulgun) was efficient and w‘? not neglecting iihe duties oi his o ce.

The Conservatives claimed to have put through the old age pens- ions provisions, direct relief and fisher-men's loans, but the Liberals had to supplement the money from Ottawa with provincial expend'i- tures. This was not added revenue to the province; 1i, meant lnuch extra. uncontrollable expenditure.

Certain periodicals in Canada, Mr. McKinnon said, are making un- just criticism of the Dominion Gav- ernmont which ls ham ring the War efforts of the coun ry. He de- plored rsonal attacks on the Prime M ster- of Canada, who has the record oi being longer at the head oi a political party than any other man in the British Empire. The result of the last federal elec- tion should be an answer to those who attempt to criticise him.

Liquor Plebisclte

With regard to the prohibition plebiscite, Mr. McKinnon agreed‘ that this questlo I “would have been better lf it was left i1lOll€.', But the Legislature had authorized the Government to hold the plebiscite, and it would be against the princi- ples of res onsiblle government had the fail to carry it out.

e defended the Federal lobster marketing scheme. ‘Ere fishermen. he said, are asking for it again this year, and if they are satisfied he did not tlu-nk any member of this House was 1n a position to pass a

contrary Judgment. Mr. McKinnon quoted from a Guardian advertisement in a

Montreal paper to show that condi- tions are ‘prosperous in Prince Eu- ward Island. He admitted that con- ditions on title farm were “not what they ought to be." But we must re- member that this war is going to touch every man in the Empire. We have all got to pay and we must not murmur. The farmer has got to accept those conditions.

Mr. McPhs-ze: “That a plies w the western farmer as wel as the eastern farmer."

Mr. McKlnnon agreed. The farm- ers of the west have got to buckle down and produce more.

Mr. McPhee: "I understand they have too much wheat now; time, is vlhy tlitey are bonusing them not to

Mr. MoKlnnon: “You mean to say that the farmer oi the west is not treated like the farmers of the Maritime Provinces?"

Mr MnPhee: “He is treated bet»

tier?‘

Mr. McKinnon maintained that all would have to sacrifice, and that we should be prepared to

shoulder our burdens.

st govem-rnenwihere and at Ot- tlllvil-that we have ever enloyfll

MB. WEI-TAM HUGHES

Speaking very briefly in fill G6- slue, Mr. William Hughes. Fifi-h District oi Kings, quoted the 0"- Dosition leader's reference to the serious financial situation.

lie thought the Province was in excellent condition when it 6011M pny all lis current expenditures and

iucc an amount in the sink-ins unds which in due time will take rare oi all its icidebtedness.

lie cited the Public Accounts from 1927 to i940 to show durln! Conservative years the Province did not have enough money to pay its running expenses let alone provide a. sinking fund. ‘This, he argued. W55 the striking difference between Conservative and Isibersl financine-

HON. DOUGALD MOKINNON

Following Mr. MoPhee in the de- bate on April a. Hon. nounid Mc- Kinnon, Fourth Queen's said we "9 now facing the most serious eit- ustlcn in all hiswry. Any word that is added to a controversial discuss- "m is 0t hel i Canada's war effort. At the xglgvnlng of the m- sion he was very much pleased with lhe attitude of me Opposition lead-

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HON. HORACE WRIGHT He was sorry he could not con-

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And Hon. J. Au

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ENDS "FRUIT SALT"

FIRST I'll/NC Elli/D’ MOR/l/I/G

_______€__________ no increase in mileage rates to gov-

ernment members- If been any

there had increase in tile total amount it meant that the Premier calls the members of his govern- ment more frequently into consul-

. tation than under previous regimes, Dr. McMillan: “How many times . do you meet?" Mr. wright; “Sometkneg during Blmlmer we meet once a week."

Dr. McMillan: "What is your average during the year." Mr. Wright: "Last year I find that I attended thirty-one meet- ings, but that was not all." Dr. McMillan: “You dldnt miss

many]. l Mr. Wright: "N0, but I missed I. ow." Continuing, Mr. Wright said he hoped the Opposition did not mean to suggest that the Premier should be like Hitler, and run the Gov- | ernment ilinuelf. Mr. McPhee: "Oh, he has some fellows around him too, like Goe- bbels and Goerlng." (Laughter). Reference had been made, said Mr. Wright, by the Cardigan mem- ber (Mr. McPhec) to the assets possessed by other provinces in hydro development. This province also has an asset in the investment made by this Government in paved highways, without which we could not hope to develop the tourist in- dustry. The latter industry, Mr. wright predicted, ulill pay all that investment. It was significant, he thought, that the Opposition could not show in one instance where the Department had been extravagant. “If we had built roads as expensive- ly as the Conservatives our increas- ed de-bt would not be four million dollars, but mol'e like eight, million dollars," he added. The travelling expenses last year of Mr. Rcgers, travel bureau man- ager, had been “hoavyfi Mr. Wright conceded. but they were necessary in connection with his duties. He cited figures prepared by Mr. Rogers, sholvillg the contribution in gasoline taxes and other expendi- tures made by tourists to tile Prov- ince last year. He predicted still further development in this industry under Mr. Rogers’ management. Defending the Government's fi- naclnl record Mr. Wright claimed tilllt in the last six years the ex- penditures over the est tea aver- ngcd $80,000, whereas the average of the conservatives was $135,202.

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Replying to Mr. McPheeks state- ment that the Liberals instead of! keeping their pledge to pay increas- ed salarieg to school teachers had ui, the additional federal subsidy fnto asphalt, Mr. Wright claimed that tile Conservatives were re- spsnsible for doing this before tihey went out of office in 1935. With icgard to the Marketing Act Mr. Wright said he uriderst it had been necessary, before re- ferring it to the Supreme Court, to wait until an amendment to the Judicature Act had been made.

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Mr. McPhee, at this point, re- plied itlai. there were other ways of getting over the difficulty.

“This Government was prepared to put the scheme into force if. they were satisfied with its valid- ii-y"_ Mrs Wright maintained. "The only thing that held it up was the question of validity.

He a reed with Mr. McPhee ihat there s ould be no political inter- ference in military affairs. As a member of the Gsvernment he would do all he could to investigate any lnfcrlnation wltlch could be furnished in this matter.

Mr. Wright. outlined the workl done in connection with receiving

gratulate the Opposition leader on his speech on the Budget, said‘ the I next speaker, Hon. Horace Wright. l President of the Executive Council.

er's criticism there had been no| attempt to compare the record, of the two governments. He had lm- lied that health expenditures had

reduced but he had not taken

. MoMill : "I re errin to iihgrDepartlnmt ofwgflbllo Health alone."

Mr. Wfilfht referred to the Sans-

services which had been materially increased. The elvpelldltilw 0H m" ial welfare was 83.500 m0" 155i‘: yes: the average Conservative, eaopen ule. with regard to contracts received‘ b Mr. MacKinnon, the speaker said is contractor's tender was the lowest in every case, and the Gov- ernment would Mlle N611 09611 l>°| cri cism had’ it failed to socelli the est tender. "It does not seem ' to matierwwllliat this Government I d . dnogdgllfined i we don't.‘ he added. McMillan: “You deserve it. .-

said there had been

Ire You a Slliierer _ From Rheumatic Pains?

' come‘ from on inalmmltiélgl w: pm the irri- mmy days and

These

muscles and are caused by in the blood ed uric acid whie 19in: and painful, ofleot Millie heavy with .

co years

that causes

During the the blood streo movement with lees rheumatic Ind clear up the uric acid in the Illlnat future attacks.

hi“ "m ' bolfgzl-fmcfuu-lui- ‘law'- °"- \

Omsdisn people have foum‘! m.“ ln, Burdock Blood Bitter-l ai

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by Pflriiyinl roor bod? d’ mm .15’ tcerilgoilyp the system

‘QM,’ 2.1:‘, Egg? help fortify the system

In spite of all the Opposition lead-l 1°

Children's Aid Society. school teach-

examiner. The

torium grant and social welfare 1

et damned if we do 61""

[there were other more MR0"! 5W

t alum-ls.

British children. The Government had not sought to trike undue cred- it, as suggested by tire Opposition ader, He expressed appreclatzon of the cooperation re:eived from Major McNutt, from the Red Cross,

era, Carry on Canada. Corps, and the Medical Association, ayirig splxaial tribute to the assst-ance given by Dr. MscMillan as medical opposition leader, Mr. Wright said, “has long lied a reputation for his interest 2n pub- ic welfare, and I am sure his atti- tude on that occasion did not lessen

is reputation." He also expressed appreciation of the hospitality shown by the foster parents. Most of the children have fallen int-o their new surroundings "marvel- lously well." He commended Miss Fullertonh assistance in this im- portant matter.

Speaking of agriculture, Mr. Wr ght cunfefsed that never in sl his experience had he seen e. time when conditions have been more

ul Prices. he mantrlined‘. where not as low as in 1935- bili- tors. We cannot blame any 80V- ernment; we must blsme world con- We suffer more in this Province because we are more de- pendent on agriculture. Today if. is practically impossible for our farm- erg to make a profit on the farm. 1n pr ing to bonus hog pro- duction, e said. the Government

ports Prim have Mr

been Gove

been

local up a their

fund He

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realized that this was nut a satis- factory 50illl‘0il but an emergency measure. In realty, the money t5‘ coming out of our farmers‘ kets. Mr. Vgri t qwtioned tale wit’?! of the era] nus western farmers. "I thfillk" he ad- (mi, "I know the answer. The WPSICFH farmers‘ voice is heard through their federal Nflfékilifiii-I il/("i in Parliament. because the

O

of cur representatives do not even

[mow whng ttlefsrrnere want." He‘ g1 t processing tax. more n. any

ted the when

trict id

strength on the debating side of the 0990s

debt!

"smoothly" administered his depart- ment as Attorney General and also the Department of Public "although the road: at that time western farmer is organised‘. some; did not reflect ihe smothness of the

k ‘in. Mustard strongly denied that political favoritism may end up with

"Whfll N36 Efl-Bt? I didn't Why ci-ll-Wfihe eastern farmer wcle not i organized. Hg didn't loci on his

conservatives there." insisted they eastern always

this Cfllitlbdtliln ‘fir’: organ za ion in Ibde

Hope that would “remember the kind expressions and pleasant incidents" Mr. B. W. Robinson,

mend the Premier's explanation of

gnessto 'I‘hePreml

one 1"

livered little could have been added He too

the Prov 1g may dliefxiicultiescfnLa. vselfyn Tbwfiglfillflflollllf

Dealing conference said it would the provincial the salary atiiwohtgrs. had the Birois report been

0D

While agreeing as

géove of the taxation means adopt-

The increased by was spent except on approved by improvements depend to a,

tent on the reverlue from I ollne tax, and there is a. dange

possibly rationed, by the Government because gasoline pur- chases require foreign exchange.

Mr. Robinson defended the ex-

Court House and Jail. me renenl

money was

R.ClM.P., who

in?) elsewhere. M

they were occupying. Dr Mclvililsul: Mr. Robinson: “It i; the Jail and

He expressed hope that tn position leader would visit tlfeoig: stltution and see the fine conven-

Farm conditi ns f past. Mr. o 0r several years "not been normal."

times do nothing else 93W spirit of cooperation, ha¥€e5'¢°¢‘ml1iished' a Breat deal Perhaps of great importance" but moral effect would be would make the

the desirability of the

making a request to i219 Government for some contribution in this matter. They are bonuslng

As a fox rancher he compliment- ed the Government upon sistance which this industry ilad re- ceived. He regreted

the fox industry is in a

He emphasized the importance of the tourist trade to the stress was also laid on the work accomplished by Prime Minister Mackenzie King in spirit of friendship of the United Stains. American-Can- adian relations were a model to world‘. If they could be developed throughout the wrorld there would be no need for a League of Na- tions.

Premier Campbell was eonunend- ed for his aggressive action when it was rumored that the airways serv- ice to Summerslde was to be dis- continued.

ice suppiied by Canadian Airways, Mr. Robinson believed, that two air-

Province. If the policy of former continued, he argued, we would‘ not ing spneme in it; present condition.

condition, It would have been two years ailead." (Applause)

Ml’. appropriations for air services had

built lllp under the King Govern- ment the Air Training scheme could not have been storied.

Dr. McMillan: "It should have

Government wanted to establish RAJ". training centres in Can- ads."

Mr. under the Bennett Government s

of e. stroll! Province, " e lead all Canada 1n enlistmenfs, and we were the first province to exceed our War Services

portunity would be found fcr our

file partlci sting try

f th opposition lesdor as reflect- o o2: our war effort. and on the

erenee at all l‘ "iadians in England

Mr. John MultUN, ‘lihird Dis-

WIHILQHABJ-QTTEIFLVYN QQABDJB-N -

that was Dominion ear one voice

going throu

Parliament, did“ you raised from the

‘l Simply be.

press has opin- lepresentatlves, and time as no word said." McPhee: “There weic no Until the wlflflilihxbdr. Wright srmers wil‘ a discriminated sgalnsl. In‘ welcomed the Province of the ration of Alriculture.

MB. B. W. ROBINSON

legislative embeii flowers and forget the un- oi the session l?!’ the next speaker, Fifth Dlstnct Prince, who went on to com. e failure of the Ottawa confer- Report. The

U or, been lauded a»! bwutvr. but the publicity tilts connection had

his

one of the finest aiddresgeg Premier oi Canada. Very to it. care of the welfare of

any

with the effect of the

failure. Mr. Robinion have been easier for Government w meet increase request of our

d. to the necessity

the Health Tax. he did‘ not ap-

rublic debt. he said, has been the Public Works De‘. tment. but practically no [noney what had been the people. Highway eat ex. he gas- of use of gasoline being curta led, Federal