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‘ The policies of'the new U ` G ‘ ` -- I '

W0 stiitements Jo the _ganadiaril lggoplgligligiebg glrlltlibigygolx jgi, p acethe- mon dministration in the front line of political progress. Theyare: _

' The _vig`oroiis_ e ti f th - - _ _

iaforcementof ggréce 1-leafy »ar by th? “Fmedlate re

of war profits and increased taxation of

Effective!=i;rmgem;_it;°5§i;_;lemobilization,_ care and voca-

E“°°a“ “enum” t° Prevent excessive profits to prohibit

%'dl.ngwln°:‘;:1:;t;lll>i1:i;t;ons for the increase of prices and thus to

ml°°Ufl8¢m¢l\f Of C0-operation amongst farmers to lower cost

d production and marketing in the interests of both producer and

V ~ Civil Service reform for thepurpose of abolishing patron md Blllng places on single standard of merit. ' age

" °f Z9-zlahthi: avgth suitable provisions for

ma-SUUDU 395 Pmlreellve policy of immigration and coloniza-

Devciopment of transportation facilities, with co-operative

_':.n:foment of varl¢;us railway systems, to rnalre the best

Co-operation with the provincial Govemments for the im-

pavement of highways.

_ Reduction of p_ublic expenditure, avoidance of waste and en- couragement of thrift. -~

Development of all the resources of Canada with co-operation

Ind assistance of the state where practicable to the best advan- tage of the people. ' _ _ _

Maintenance of good relations between employers and em-

plnztygidx for igndustrial population and their right to suitable

Development of anational s ii-it in Canada b consistent work`

br a sympathetic understanding between the varibus communities-

Creation of a new portfolio, Immigration and Colonization;

also, a permanent cabinet committee to oversee prosecution of the _war and a second committee for carrying out other lines of_ policy.

UNION FOR MIEITARY SERVICE. `

With regard to the Military Service Act, Sir Robert Borden's state-

fnientsays: _ _ ° _ ~ - '; _

‘ '. Vvhen lt became apparent that the voluntary system was not providing

.adequate reinforcements for ‘the army. it became necessary to consider the provisions of the lifllltary Service Act empowering the Government to enforce compulsory military service upon all malecitizens of Canada be- tween the ages of eighteen and sixty inclusive. The selection under that law is to be made by ballot, that ls, by chance. Under present conditions the public interest cannot be served by a. chance selection, but it demands _instead an intelligent selection, based upon a wise and careful considers.- tion of the country‘s needs, both in the fighting Pine and :LL home. Accord- ingly, a new measure to authorize a selective draft of persons between the ages of twenty and forty-five was prepared and submitted to Parliament. Much care was taken to ensure that the measure would not _be ~unfalr or unjust in its provisions, that there would be no prejudicial interference -with agriculture or industry, that there would be no preferences for groups; classes, sections or interests. The Military Service Act is a democratic

pieasure, calling the rich_ as well as the poor-indeed, bearing more heav- - ly upon the rich in that it is more difficult for a. young man of means to claim exemption on the ground that his labor is needed at home for the support of his relatives. It is eminently fair as between the provinces and as between those portions of our people who are of different 'racial Origins. because lt pays no attention whatsoever to provincial boundaries 'Ur racial groups, but calls up all young Canadians of the same circum- stances wherever they may live. There was no thought of compulsion until compulsion bsoernc imperative. There was no hesitation to seek authority for enrolment by selection when the necessity for greater reinforcements were lndubltably established. It was tho- enemy--not the Government- which issued the call to arms-and compelled s. mobilization of all the rs- sources of the Empire. The Government appeals to the people with con- fidence that the vigorous prosecution of the war is their immediate and supreme concern, and that the Military Service Act which authorized the lslective draft is but s. reflection of the temper and will of the nation.

THE UNION CONSTITUTION. ` _

As to the constitution of the new Union Govemment, the Borden mani-

festo reads:

The sdmhilstration in whose ndme this appeal is made is not the agent

or organ of any group, section or party. There are those among its mem- bers who must assume responsibility for the conduct of the_ws.r thus far: Ind such members do not seek to evade that responsibility. There are those also among its members who have no such responsibility. .For the Milli!-YY Service Act all assume the fullest responsibility, as do all for the future conduct of _tho war and for future measures of policy and acts of administration. It is notsuggested that the Government which hold of- fice for six years is immune from criticism because n. Union Government has been organized, but only that the war is the first consideration and that to its energetic and successful prosecution union among the people is ss necessary o,s the coalitibn of political leaders. _

' ` FOGRESSIVE POLICIES.

After explaining the need for union in time ot war, the manifesto

proceeds: _ _ _ V ‘ ' But there are other reasons why the Union Government should bs entrusted with power. It has pledged itself to the extirpatiou of old abuses and _to s. wise and bold policy of constructive reform. The system of pst- Yonago in the distribution of contracts and offices which has prevailed in Canada for generations has been the root of many DDIIUMI Will-' TI- his fostered local and sectional interests incompatible with the national wel- fare and lnjurlbus to the efficiency of the national services. It has troubled

Nbpesontetives of the people, permitted the ascendancy of- organized »mln- orlt es in the constituencies. and affected the independence _of Parliament itself. It-maybe that these evils should have been overcome _ldng ago. Censure may lie upon successive Governments which have tolerated the system. But invetei-ate diseases succumb only to heroic treatment-and heroism hu not distinguished Canadian p`l1\'¢l!l ID Malin!! Wil-I1 D11t\'0nB86- Generally Governments have lived long in Canada and when for many Years distribution of patronage has been confined to the party i‘n power there isyu -natur-ai`dlsposltion to adjust the balance when at -length the other 'party succeeds to office. ,Once committed to the system, influences .srs recognized and interests created that are not easily resisted or dis- I0G8'od. It lp .believed that ii' Government derived from both political parties and strengthened by special representation of agriculture and or- 'genilsd labor can act with greater freedom and independence than it Gov- ernment which held office under the old conditions. Hence the resolution to abolish trading in patronage, to fill public offices by merit-and not by fovormgm, 5_n4_¢_°. ggisbiish honest and open competition in awarding con- tracts and buying supplies( . _ . _

'~ _ l '_ 1'H_e_eA|i.wAv Pnoscam. _ - ' ' 0n~the_ra4lwsy problem. the Union p°Ii°¥~ Il 4?\|l\I“fl\'_7§_'°_.f°|I°‘*'=` '

-For many years iii 'Canada railway policy 'wssdeterinined not so much

_b t b the demands of =rlvsl grmipl of'raii- vl hgumiegar: °ff:a:°\-pg;]‘¢“ev% ‘l\1i,v¢y»a, greet. railway mileage. constructed

' ' ` f i" llel"lines where 'a single `system_

tt zu” colt' with ‘ons “Mtch” od pl llower chsrgorupon s. smaller in

oo I ~ ' t ffl h ` _ _ - vista hwgfhmdffg ultuf: bzlievsdl however, that Canada will yet develop

'H*s.tf?c”Ifi`:~er!o.:slli of prssent~ roll fsfoliitles; and in the meantime the Gov-

ernms t vm des _to so-urainate existing services and improve and meteo: the nafillnuvgilwsys without iniustroe to nrivstemvmranlef-

'rl-le Nniousi. smssoaucv. . ~ . -

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When the United States went into this war,-pits `_fii‘st`;ac`i was to establish the Selective Draft

_for Military Service. ’ ‘ .. .__ _ ‘ _

This was not done because it was necessary `t0`-_-get-. recruits. With its hundred million

population America could have raised an army of ten niillions by the voluntary system, on Can- ada’s proportion of enlistment. But President Wilson insisted on the Compulsory Service plan because it is the oiilyfziii' and logical and democratic as_'weIl as the only efficient plan for a nation at war. Here is his masterly justification for it, in his official proclamation issued May 18th last, ordering _the Selective Draft into force :-_~ < ‘ _

` EACH MUST DO' HIS PA-RT. _

The Power against which we are arrayed has sought to impose its will upon the world by force.

To this end it has inciicased armament until it has changed thc face of war. In the sense in which we have been wont to think of armies, there are no armies in this struggle there are entire nations armed. Thus, the men who remain to till the soil and man the factories are no less a _part of the army that is France than the men beneath the battle flags. It must be so with us. It is not an army that we must shape and train for__w8r_; it is a nation.

To this end our people must draw close in one compact front against a common foe. But

this cannot be if each man pursues a private purpose. All must pursue one purpose- The na- tion needs all men; but it needs each man, not in thefield that will most pleasure him, but in the endeavor that will best serve the common good. Thus, though a sharp-shooter pleases to operate a`trip-hammer for the forging of great guns and an expert machinist. desires to march with the flag, the naiion is being served only when the sharp-shooter marches and the machinist remains at his levers. ` ' V

The whole nation must be a team, in which each man shall play the part for which he is best

fitted. To this end, Congress has provided that the nation shall be organized for war by selec- tion; that each man- shall be classified for service in the place to which it shall best serve the general' good to call him. - ' _ _ ‘

The significanceof this cannot- be overstated. It is a new thing in our history and' a land-

mark in our progress. ' It is a new manner of accepting and vitalizing our duty to give ourselves with thoughtful devotion _to the common purpose of us all. It is__in no sense ‘a conscription of the unwilling; it is, rather, selection from a nation which has volunteered in mass. It is no more a choosing of those who shall march with the colors fhzfri it isa selection of those who shall serve an equally necessary and devoted purposein the industries that lie behind the battle line. ~ ` 1

M l - A CONSPICUOUS MOMENT.”

The day here named is the time upon which all shall present themselves for assignment to

their tasks. It is for that reason destined to be remembered as one of the_most conspicuousrno- ments in our history. It is nothing less than the day upon which the manhood of the country shall step forward in one solid rank in defence of the ideals to which this nation is consecrated. It is important to those ideals no less than to the pride of this generation in manifesting its de- votion to them, that there be _norgaps in the ranks.

l LAURIER AND THE WAR. ~ _

_ _ "OTTAWA, Ont., Feb. 26, 1917.

~ the 20th inst. I am sorry that I caimot send-you at once an affirm-

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- . Sir Wilfrid Laurier says that though he is opposed to conscription, he would, if elected, endeavour to stimulate voluntary recruiting. What has he ever done to stimulate voluntary recruiting? Look at this! Last February a letter was sent to him by the recruiting committee of the Canadian Club of Hamilton, asking him to given written endorse- ment of their effort to arouse new interest and activity in recruitin . _ A similar appeal was made to Sir Robert Borden and Mr. Rowell, both of whom gave authoritative encouragement to the idea. Here is Sir .Wilfrid Laurier’s a.nswer2- . '

“Dear Sir,- _ j < _. »

“I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of

ative answer. I will look into the matter, but will keep it under advise-

m'ent. ' . ‘ I

“Believe me, Yours sincerely,

A “WILFRID LAURIER.”

The matter is still under advisement. This took place in the third year

of the greatest war that humanity has ever experienced, a. war which in- volves the future of civilization and human liberty. The urgent need for reinforcements at the front was knownlto all Cana.da._ He declined on that occasion to say one word which would aid the national purpose or give support to the men who are holding Calmda/s battle line. He had to look intopthe matter, and he has been looking into it ever since. _ _

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I (Continued noun pllze two.) .

' I MAJOR-GENERAL L. J. L1PsE'ri‘.._ _ .

' “On the battered ramparts of Ypres, on the _rolling hills which border 1;h_e~S_oi_nr;ne,_on_ the liistoric -,battlefield of _Vimy a.1_°e_ scattered hundreds of wooden crosses which.. `rna.rk_t.he resting places of Canadians whoonly _three years ago were peaceful civilians. When-wa.1‘ was forced upon us these men came,forwa.rd, for they felt their manhood demanded it as a duty _that they _shquld pass on the honor of our nation unsullied and her llberties secure. There is no grande_r'monument erected by man than _these suuple crosses, for _they show that Canada has the_ greatest .asset any na._t1on_ca.r_i possess, IIMDGIY. _sons roodyito lay down their lives for what they think is right. But these simple crosses also remind of»~the trust bequeathed by _those when iestina place they mark,_na_iria_ly_,,ihe_ cause for which they died

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PnoPosALs.

President Wilson’ s Strong Stateinent

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and Smash Forever, the Prussian - I War Menace .

_ There has been no better statement of the Allied Cause in

this great war than President Wilson's noble reply to the peace overtures made last August by the Pope.

To deal with such a power as the present rulers of Germany

upon Pope Benedict’s plan, declared thc President, would involve a recuperation of the strength and renewal of the world domina- tion of that power; nowbalked, but not defeated, after sweeping a continent with the blood of innocent women and children\and the helpless poor as well as of soldiers.

Permanent peace must be based, he declares, upon the faith

of all the peoples and upon justice and_fairness and the common rights of mankind. _

This is the cause which the electors of Canada are asked tc

backwith their ballots in the coming elections.

The 'text of the note follows:

“To His Holiness, Benedictus XV., Pope:

“In acknowledgment of the communications of Yourllloli-

ness to the belligerent peoples, dated August I, ig! , the Presi- dent of the United States requests me to transmit the following reply: =

“Every heart that has not _been blinded and hardened by

this terrible war must be touched by this moving gasped of His Holiness, the Pope must feel the dignity and force the humane and generous motives which prompted it, and must fervently wish that we might take the path of’peace he- so persussively points ont. But it would be folly to take it if it doe not in fact lead_to the goal he proposes- Our response must be based upon the stern facts and upon nothing else. It is not a mere cessaf tion of arms he desires ; it is a stable and enduring peace. This agony _must not be gone through with again, and it must be a matter of very sober judgment what will ensure us against it.

“His Holiness in substance proposes that we return to the

status quo ante-bellurn and that then there be a general condon- ation, disarmament and a concert of nations, based upon an ac~ ceptance of the principle of arbitration; that by a similar concert freedom of the seas be established; and that the territorial claims of France and Italy, the perplexing problems of the Balkan States. and the restitution of Poland be left to such conciliatory adjust- ments as may be possible in the new temper of such a peace, due

regard being paid to the aspirations of the peoples whose political fortunes and affiliations wi l be involved.”

OBJECT OF WAR DEFINED.

'It is manifest that no part of this program can be success-

fully carried out unless the restitution of the status quo ante furnishes a firm and satisfactory basis for it. The object ofthis war is to deliver the free peoples of the world from the menace and the actual power of a vast military establishment controlled by an irresponsible' government which, having secretlyplsnned to dominate the world, proceeded to carry the plan out without regard either to the sacred obligations of treaty or the long_-es- tablislicd tactioos and long-cherished principles of international action anrf honor; which chose its own time for the war; delivered ittblow fiercely and suddenly; stopped at no barrier, either of law or mercy; swept a whole continent with the tide of blood- not the blood of soldiers only, but the. blood of innocent women and children also and of the helpless poor; and now stands balked but not defeated, the enemy of four-fifths of the world.

"This power is not the German people. It is thc ruthless

master of the German people. It is no business of ours how that great people came under its' control or submitted with temporary zest to the domination of its purpose ;` but it is our business to see to lt that the history of the rest of the' world is no longer left to its handling. _ “To deal with such a Power by way of peace upon thc plan proposed by His Holiness the Pope would, so far as we can sec. involve a recuperation of its strength' and a renewal of its policy; would make it necessary to _create a .permanent hostile combina- tion of nations against the German people, who are its instru- ments; and would result in abandoning the new-born Russia to the intrigue, the manifold subtle interference, and thc certain counter-revolution which would bc attempted by all the maligu influences. to which thc German Government has of latc' accus- tomed the world.

NO SECURE PEACE BASIS.

"Can peace be based upon a restitution of its power or upon

any word of honor it could pledge in a treaty' of settlement and accommodation? Responsible statesmen must now cvcrywherc see, if they never saw_bci'orc, that no peace can rest securely upon political or economic restrictions meant to benefit some nations and cripple or embarrass others, upon vindictivc action of any sort, or any kind oi' revenge or deliberate injury.

"The American co lc have suffcrid intolerable wrongs at

no reprisal upon the German people,‘wl1o have themselves suf- fered all things in this war, which they did not choose.

They believe that peace slioulrl rest upon thc rights of gov-

ernments, the rights of peoples great or small, weak or powerful -their equal right to ,freedom and security and self-government and to a participation on fair terms in the economic opportunitics of the world-the German people, of course, included, ii' they will accept equality and not seek domination- _

“The test, therefore, of every plan of peace is this: Is it

based upon the faith of all the peoples involved, or merely upon the word of an ambitious and intriguing governnient, <_m_thr one hand, and of a group of frcc peoples on the otherr This is a test which goes to the root of the matter: and it is the test which must be applied.

_ SEEK NO MATERIAL GAIN.

` _ “The purposes of the United States in this war are known to the whole world-to every people to_whom the truth has been permitted to come. They do not nccd to bc' stated again. Nye seek no material advantage of any kincl. \Ve-believe that th_e_in- tolerable wrongs done in this war by_tlic furious and brutal power of the Imperial German Government ought io be repaired, but not at thc expense of__thc sovereignty of any people--rather a vindication of thc sovcrejgnty, both of those that are weak and those that are strong, Punitivc damages, tlic dismcnibcrnient of empires, the establishment of selfish and exclusive economic leagues, we deem inexpedient and in the end worse than futile, no proper basis for a peace ol any kind,_ least of all for an en- during peace. That must he based upon justice and fairness and the commorfrights of mankind. _

‘~‘We cannot take the word of tlicprescnt rulersol' Germany

as a guarantee of anything that is to endure, unless explicitly supported by such conclusive evidence of the will and purpose of the German people themselves, as' the other people of the world would be justified in acceptirigl--without such guarantees, treaties of settlement, agreements for <lisarmaments,_ covenants, to set up arbitration in the place of force, territorial adjiistmentl, l‘¢- coiistitutions of small nations, if made with the Gennaiifiioveifti- ment, no man, no nation could now de__pet_i_d cn. We must _await some new evidence of the purposes o #gnu P°°'PI¢F '°f _*ll* Central Powers- God grant it may be ` _ _ 'soon _Mid lu-Q WW to restore the confidence of all Pwples evegwheregin the fai_th_ct

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