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The People's Paper Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 1o, 1931

Read by Everybody?

DRID DEF IVDERS

iIilVERNMENTMoore 5.. TAKES nun m, Vote of Censure GUVERNMENT,

RA"- mspultOn Unemployment UNDER FIRE

{Former Tariff-Board Chairman

Seeks To Re-open Ne- gotiations Between T h e Railways And Em- ployees.

(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire) OTTAWA, March il-Apperently anticipating the result of the Railway Unions’ wage-restoration strike vote, which is to be com- pietcd March 1B the Dominion Government. has already taken the initiative towards re-opening nego- tiations between the deadlocked railways and their employees.

At the invitation of the Gov- ernment, S. J. Hungerford, Presi- dent of the Canadian National Railways, and Sir Edward Beattv, President of the Canadian Pacific Railway. today conferred at some length with Emert Iapointe, act- ing Prime Minister, transport min- istcr Howe and labor Minister Rogers.

Invitation has also been forward- ed to the joint committee of the 1'! standard railroad unions to meet the Government at their earliest convenience. It is fully ex- pected in Government circles this will result in a round-table con- ference some day this week.

Ii had been generally indicated up to the laft few days that no move would be made from any dir- ection for a renewal of negotia- tions between the railways and rrn- ion until after the result of the strike vote was known.

Government officials themselves took the view that the Govern- ment would not likely "intervene until that time, and then only if neither party made any approach to the other for a further confer"- ence. It had been held that the responsibility was primarily on the men and the railways to move to- wards a new compromise if threat often actual strike became immin- en.

Today's Conference with the railroad Presidents came a‘ a com- pleio surprise. as much to Union representatives as anyone. They interpreted it as a recognition by the Government oi the solid sn- thusiasm being shown railroadcrs‘ mass meeting across the country.

Resolutions were being passed at every such meeting, union spokesmen stated, citing the wage

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"Pantry Sale rlld of Bascillca Altar Society, Saturday afternoon at Holmans. L-287-3-8-6i.

"Buying live hogs Albany Thurs- day llth, Emerald 12th until noon. G. C. Green. L-Biflf-l-W-t-t-w-t-tf.

"Hear the Pinettc McBwen Con- cert, Wood Islands Hall, Friday, March 12th, B P. M. L-357-3-10-2i.

"Don't miss the big concert and box social at York to-morrow (Thursday) night. L-388-3-10-1i

"Borden Rink tonight, Lea dc Wright League, Jr. Nationals vs. Freetown, skate after. L-392.

"New Glasgow tonight, Wheat- lf-‘Y Stars vs. Impcrlals- Game $8.114 B (YGIOCII. SKEW after. 15-391.

"Cake Idle, second Charlotte- town Co. oi Girl Guides, Moore dc Macloodb, Saturday, March 13th.

L-387-3-12-2i.

"Monthly meeting Indies Aid r. 1.‘. I. Hospital today. March

0th, 8.3) P. M. at the Hospital. L-32l-3-9-2l.

Kingston Crymals vs. Cornwall 0-0.. Cornwall rink tonight. Skat- lot um. nails

"Borden Line Club loading bogs. 11min. cum dverv Wednesday Ii Albany. Horua ia-s.

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"Concert in New Perth Hall by Mari-invaio Players, Wednesday, Hitch 17th. Dance aftcr.

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“Come to the Afternoon Ten at 8t. Patrick's day. under the auspices of at. James Guild. L-BIO-B-B-ll.

filbllow the crowd to York Rink Wednesday, March 10th. Deciding lame in play-off series Dunstaff- “ic Rod Winn vs. York Rangers. L-BBO-B-IO-ll.

"Carpenters Union Meeting, in ‘Him Rooms, Wednesday, March imh. at c P.1d. A mu ducndmu is Mounted to

consider business of "III: nun. n-aa-a-o-ar.

Deadlocked '

WIIAM n. MOORE deal with the unemployment problem.

The strong Liberal majority ml. lied around the Government and the Bennett amendment was de- feated 145 to 57. The amendment amounted to a Want-of-oonflcience motion.

Debate on the main budgetmot- ion continued after the vote and it was expected Mr. Moore would make a statement before the de- bate ends.

Free trade spokesmen had an innings in the House today when W. F. Rickard (Lib. Durham) and J. T. Thorson (Lib. Selkirk) both advocated reduction of tariffs and predicted a free exchange of goods would benefit all branches of Can- adian industry,

Mr. Thorson was questioned by Conservatives as to whether more people were employed in the tex- tile industry in 1035 after five years of higher tariff than in 1910 and said he had no figures. He claimed, however, more people would be employed in industry if

tariffs were reduced and cited the prevalence of unemployment dur- ing the Conservative tcrm of office as evidence protection was not a cure for unen-mloyment.

The protectionlsts point of view was presented by W. A. Walsh (Cons. Montreal-Mount Royal) who said he uras not in favor of high tarifls but oi a reasonable degree of protection and a close watch on industry to see that Canadians were hm thrown on relief rolls as a result of importations from a- broad. l-le was afraid the reduc- tlons in the duty on woollen goods in the budget would cause some workers to lose their employment.

Answering a, question from Fin- ance Minister Dunning. Mr. Walsh said he knew of no loss of em- ployment as a result of tarifl re- duciions by the present Govern- ment so far.

"Almost $3 of exports lost for every S1 of imports restricted" was the record of the Bennett Govcm- ment, sold Mr. Thorson. "That is surely a heavy price to pay for the protection of the textile manufac- turers."

If tariffs were reduced the whole of Canada would benefit.

Rev. T. C. Douglas (COF-Wey- burn) declared the world wheat surplus had not been reduced but had been transferred to European countries which. preparing against the possibility of war, were tryln8 to accumulate large stores in re-

Belgian Premier In Showdown Fight

(C. P. by Guardian’! Special Wire)

BRUSSELS. March 0—Pr~emier Paul Van Zeeland tonldhi- li-llitd his political prest-IIO 0n I 531W’ down struggle with Leon Degrtll! by announcing he would run as a candidate against the Fascist-in- clined Rcxist leader in a Brussels district by-election.

The Premier. who does not hold a legislative seat. was given an ovation by his Socialist. Catholic and Liberal followers in the Cham- ber of Deputie; when he threw down the gauntlet and declared he would become a candidate for the first. tl-me as champion of the "Na-

tional Ideal"

Jumps Liberal Party Traces To 5111311011 Opposition Motion Of Non - confidence.

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voted for a Conservative motion which, had it passed, would have turned the Government out of office.

The bolter was William I-l. Moore, member for Ontario, chairman of the former tar- iff board under a Liberal Government, student of eco- nomics and author of books on monetary and industrial problems.

Mr. Moore lined up with all the Conservative, Social Credit and Co-Operaiive Commonwealth Federation members in the House to support an amendment to the budget resolution pro- Posed by C ervative lead- er Bennett, declaring the Government had failed to take effective measures to

serve. Release from m war would at once throw? riliaiuf.‘ 1111;: back on the market. creased dividends boasted in $35 burrilget ‘had been gcQd 1m- e w use incomes were derived from investment but had little ef- fect upon the great mag; o; ,m_ employed whose numbers were no‘ decrmsmg- M13 Dollklas declared y Caxglardsmsf 59909 young men in u a t‘- Drocpcct held out by re Government was $5 a month for work on a farm, Mr. Douglas Wd- “m1 °°ml>8rcd this with the 9- 111:!‘ flfld $20 a day expenses, col KJPBd by the Government tc - - L- Rfllsi-OII. counsel to the when inquiry commission,

Debate on the main motion fol. - M- (uh B en with W. R. Tomllnson m yflluce) ilpefllnii’. He declared

e endly relations engendgred by the Liberal Government with United States had greatly incl-gas- ed the tourist trade,

Discussing policies of the last Government Mr. Tomlinson said the Farmers Creditors Arrange. merit Act was "a. juicy" Proms“, ion for Conservatives. when m); Liberals took office he (Mr. Tom. linson) asked the Government to (tiismiss F.C.A. officials in his dig- rggi- ‘jlgldbythxcevwork had been car-

B- tee t fifth the cost. m” s a one

British Planes Forced Down Near llongkong

(A. P- by Guardian's Special Wire)

HONGKONG. March 9—Three British flying boat:, forced down at sea in heavy weather, were be- lieved safe tonight off Namiang Island, 50 miles south of here, under the watchful guard of two destroyers.

._ Officials maintained silence on

the fate of the airmen, forced down on a flight from Singapore m p". ticlpatc in large scale military and naval manoeuvres at Hongkong. But no additional destroyers were dispatched to their aid, and m]; WI! lflWrDreicd as indication that all was well. _ The destroyers Duchess and .. , dispatched from the 11008107118 base. stood by the ma- abled craft, riding heavy egg, 5mm wxletv was mt roi- the three stranded craft, lest. Lhgy break adrift in the darkness.

Plan To ilrganlze li.S. Steel Workers

WASHINGTON, March o-(Apl -J'ohn L. Lewis, chairman of the committee for industrial organisat- ion, said today his committee would attempt to organize Nova, Scotla steel workers.

That. he added, was the only Canadian activity the committed

emplat ’ at this time.

He would not. elaborate on the steel organisation cflort.

Harrington Claim s Sinking Fund Sacri- ficed To Show Pub- iic Accounts Sur- plus.

(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire)

HALIFAX, March 9-Nova Scotia's first surplus in public ac- count; in 14 years was under fire in the legislature today by oppos- ition leader G. S. Harrington as having been obtained by not plac- ing money ln sinking fund require- merits.

Funded debt of the province was nearly $87,000,000, he said and only some $376000 was earmarked for sinking funds. r

"The Government is taking $3, 000,000 more out of the pockets of the people than did the former Government," Mr. Harrington said- Allowing for costs of old age \n- sions and free school books. there was still a difference oi about $700,000 between the increased rev- enue arld that of the former ad- ministration to be accounted for. he contended. _

One of the swifhest-moving de- bates in several years held the gallery's attention after Premier A. l’... Macdonald announced the provinces account- for tlze inst year showed a surplus of $151,718.- 34. There was no indication when the 1936-37 budget would be brought down. -

Income of the province during the year was S10,289,368.65 against expenditures of Slii,137,650.3l, the Premier and Provincial Treasurer said. Actual revenue exceeded the estimate by $290,486.05 and expendi- tures were $222,423.79 under expec- tatlons.

Seven of the province's l0 de- partments had lived within their estimates, he said.

Urges Reciprocal Pact With Cuba

(C.P. By Guardian's Special Wire)

FREIREDICTON, N. B., March 9- The Dominion Govemment should be urged by this province to nego- tiate a reciprocel trade pact with Cuba, E. W. Melville (Cons. Carle- ton) declared 1n the legislature to- day, speaking in the budget debate.

He instanced benefits that would accrue from the potato growing counties of New Brunswick if a

treaty were brought into being which would open the Cuban mar- ket for table as well as seed pota- foes

Automotive Strike Still Deadlocked

(A. P- by Guard'an's Special Wire)

DETROIT, March 9- Chrysler Corporation executives, in a peace parley behind picket-held factory gates. persisted tonight in refrual to recognize the United Antoine- bile Workers of America as sole bargaining agency for 67,000 em- ployees.

"The answer is still ‘no,’ " com- grny representatives informed the union before today's conference adjourned to resume tomorrow. Union representatives described to- day's meeting as "peaceful, but no closer to a decision."

The Union, trying to enforce its demand by sit-down strikes, was in control of all of Chrysler's auto- moble production plants in the Detroit area. Approximately 55,000 Chrysler workers were idle.

pports NUVA SBUTIAIII-ral Fishing

Probe To Open In Charlottetown Today

A Royal Commission hearing into illegal fishing of smelts and lobsters will open this afternoonin Charlottetown it was announced last night.

Mr. Justice A. T. LeBianc of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick, Commissioner, who is con- ducting the probe. accompanied by commission counsel Hon. H. F. G. Brlrkes of Campbellton, N. 13., ar- rived irr Charlottetown yesterday. Lengthy mainland hearings were completed yesterday.

Opening of the inquiry here will be at 2.30 today. It had not been definitely decided last night whe- ther sessions would be in the Sup- reme Court room or the City Hall

Hearings here would occupy at least two days, it was expected, Hon. Mr. Bridges said last night. It had not been decided whether the commission would then move to Summer-side or further west ilr Prince County for the next ses- sions.

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M121". E. Lathe, Ottawa, who is to assist in connection with the economic survey of the Province under the direction of Hon. B. W. LePage, president of the executive council, arrived in r Charlottetown last night. Mr. Irathe, who is dir- ,ector of the division of research information, National Research Council. Ottawa, declared in an interview last night that he was “here to discuss technical matters

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in connection with established or proposed industries more than anything else."

It was expected that the work with which he was concerned would be completed in two days, Mr. Lathe said.

A conference of a private nature was scheduled to open at l0 o'clock today in the Confederation Cham- ber, Hon. Mr. IcPage announced last night. Information would be issued to the press after each meeting, Mr. lcPage said.

Preservation 0f Forests llrged

(C.P. By Guardian's Special Wire) FREDERICTON. N. B.. March 9

- —A plea for preservation of New

Brunswicks timber resources was made in the legislature today by J. A. Doucet (Lib, Gloucester) as he spoke in the debate on the budget. “Although our natural timber re- sources are somewhat extensive, they are not unlimited in any way," he warned. So long as mature trees were cut, there was little rea-

"great harm" was being done-

Mr. Doucet expressed 001M011 woods workers should be receiving higher wages.

Transport Bill In ilommittr- Stage

OTTAWA, March 9—R.egulation o1 inland shipping by the proposed Board of Transport O0mmis3i0n- ere proved a contentious issue to- day es the Senate Railway Com- mittee ccnsidered the 'I‘ran=port Bill clause by clause. Another ses-

sion will be held WIIIQIL

Fisheries Investigation At Port Elgin Is Concluded

(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire)

PORT ELOIN, N. 8., March 0- The Royal Commission probing illegal lobster and smelt fishing concluded a three-day session here thLs afternoon and left for Char- lottetown to open the Prince Ed- ward Island sittings tomorrow. Eleven witnesses heard brought the total to 200 since the inquiry opened at Newcastle early in January.

Today's y included l declaration by William Leblanc. 0g um; cape, that while he was a. fisheries guardian in 108B Adol- phe Leger asked him for permis- sion to set out a smelt net con- trary to regulations.

The wltnexr said he ordered

Leger from his house. "When he dldrlotloIhlthima-udkited

him right out the door," testified LeBlanc. "l-le laid a charge ag- ainst me and I pleaded guilty to the charge before the magistrate in Shediac and I was fined $7.50."

The witness added that during his eight days u a guardian he seized about. 200 traps. He resigned because the DIS’ was too small.

Braniord Allen, of Cape spear. declared he had never fished lob- sters illegally but admitted having canned some illegally for his own use. He had landed spawn lob- rtcra a few years ago when "every- body" was doing it.

Pied Fitzpatrick, also of Cape 31km‘. said he canned a case or two of lobetcre each year for his own use. Ho had caught many

berried lobsters but alwayl return- ed them to the water.

son for alarm, but if cutting of, undersized trees was going on a‘

Early Report That The “Mar Cantabrico”

Was Sunk Is Cor.- tradicted.

(A. P. by Guardian's Special Wire)

ARCACI-ION, France, March 8- Officers of two British destroyers said tonight that as late as this morning the Spanish Govern- ment's munitions ship Mar Can- tabrico wa= afloat and moving under her own power, the war prize of insurgent captors.

They confirmed earlier reports that the freighter, which carried rich shipments of war supplies from New York and Veracruz, Mexico, consigned to the Madrid regime, had not been sunk in the Bay of Biscay.

The accounts given by officers of the destroyers Echo and Eclipse, which sped out. into the Bay yes- terday in the belief the Mar Can- » tabrlccfs rliitres, signals came from a. British liner", contraditted the‘

report the commander of the -Echo srrir 2hr London Admiralty last night.

, He than said he had communi- cated with the lnsgzrgcrlr, cruiser Canarias. which reported she had sunk the Mar Cantabrico.

i The Echo and Eclipse returned

(lav in St. Jrar-tis-Luz. France.

Some of their officers then said the munitions ship was ploughing through the Bay of Biscay under her own engines, conveyed not. only by the Canarirrc, which halted her dash for a friendly port, but also by the insurgent cruiser Aimlr- ante Cer-vera.

The officers said they believed she was being taken ‘to Ferrel. at the northwestern tip of Spain. near Corunna. She had an insur- gent crew aboard- Her own crew i and passengers were believed to be prisoners.

Earlier reports had said the Canaries and her prize were head- ing for Pasajes, near San Sebas- tian. '

The British officers said they be- lieved there were two United States citizens aboard the Mar Cantab- rico. They were said to be aircraft experts taken along from Veracruz when the freighter sailed Feb. l9 to supervise assembling the alr- planes and parts in the Mar Can- tabricos holds.

Previously a Spanish sailor who had escaped from the Mar Cantab- rico and the skipper of a French fishing vessel which had been at the scene of the encounter testi- fied they had seen the munliiollfi ship being taken to port. by her captor.

Captain Borel of the French trawler Cameleyre said the last thing he saw of the Mar Cantabrlcc

Spanish coast.

the Canaries and smaller Insurgent vessels sticking close to her.

Juan Boo, the sailor from tho

captured freighter, was rescued by Boreiis ship after he had jumped into the sen. An Italian with him . drowned. The rcst of the crew of l50 and ‘ l7 passengers, including two "North Americans" had been transferred to the Canaries, Boo decfared.

"All the Spaniards were shot." he said.

Maritime circles believed the munitions ship, bound from Vera Cruz for government-held Santan- der before her capture. was being convovcd to Pasnjes, near San Se- basflan.

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Freighter Still in Grip 0f ice

SI‘. JOHN'S, Nfld., March 9- (OP Cabin-The Halifax freighter Delia was about 200 yards from shore at Drook Point 9y Bay. tonight, still in the grip of the ice pack which crushed her hull 24 hours ago.

The i,26'l-ion vessel apparently was not taking much water but rough seas prevented the crew from rebounding her. A southerly gale still kicked the ioe fioes against the battered lower structure of the ship and her position was consider- ed precarious.

Cl/ptnin John Rcnouf and his crew abandoned the vessel last night when the water was gaining so fast on the pumps it seemed but a matter oi time before the holds would be full, and made their way over two miles o! close-packed ice to the isolated villflli’. as miles west of St. John's.

Arrangements were underway io- night to have a salvage sh‘p go either irom this Oiily or Halifax to

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FREIEHTER IS parent-Tween. WARPRIZEUF UnderPressure Of ‘itmliiiiitilliMotorized Army

Insurgents Said-Bolstered By

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held Siguenzzl and Guzldzllzrjzl meni. the Republican miliila

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time formally charging Italy

al ban on volunteers i0 Spain NUMBER sour: 10.000

Tile Italian army contirlgcnts o. 8,000 to 10,000 men were brought from Cadiz to Burgos and Seville and then ordered to Guadalajara, according to Mlaja.

He admitted illS troops had foll- en back to Congollor and Yela. before attacks by Insurgents sup- erior in numbers and equipment. The new positions are 25 miles from Guadalajara City and 50 miles from Madrid.