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Red Deer Advocate 1916-01-07 - 1917-12-28
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7 - a Ae B arte . - mm Be et - - x A . 1 ores is - c* 3 . - ee - U.8. FOOD CONTROL. and control prices to a very limited apart from the war, and were pre- mendous things in this contest, She Mr. Oliver had claimed that he wad a ocate U.S. Food Administrator Hoover be- extent, and that his control fails at K NO pared to anite for the good of their had more men at the front than took in favor of conscription before a Meves that prices in general will de- the extreme onds the grower and the common country. They were like part in the wars against Napoleon. Clark, That was quite true, Mr, Oll- 1.50 per year retailer. Most of us believe, however, Continued from page 1 Punch s cartoon of Joseph Chamber- A lot of criticilam of the government ver was in favor of conscription when DR. CLARK A CANDIDATE. cadena, The electors of Red Deer Federal riding, as a result of the enthusiastic Win-the-War convention on Tues- ay afternoon, will have the privilege of voting in December for Dr. Clark, ite nominee, on a non-partisan basis. He will come before them as a sup- porter of the new union government, and with the dominant purpose of ing every ower to Dann ies tear bs uenenil Sele Dr, Clark has sent three sons to the war front, one a member of the origi- nal Princess Pats, whose glory will never fade; whilst the youngest went with the Red Deer battalion, the 187th. One of the boys has just been wound- ed. Dr. Clark has been member for Red Deer at Ottawa for nine years, and has brought distinction and fame LYOU of his political ideals. During the + friend nor foe in his political attitude. has, at heart: It ig: no secret that a position in the union government was his for the taking, but he preferred to make way for others and to hold himself free to speak his mind and sadvance his principles. And* never were the taxation methods he advo- cated more needed than at this time, and never did Canada more need such a champion for sane and adequate measures of war taxation as Dr. Clark. c There are hundreds of men and worien who will vote for him on his war record alone, but there are also hundreds of voters of diverse views to his who realize that a man of Dr. Clark s type independent, virile, ,Bbove party machinery, and wedded to British ideals of direct taxation, cannot be spared from the House 1 the public interest in the formative years before ys. Oo THE WAR-TIME FRANCHISE ACT. Mr, H. F. Lawrence, of Pine Lake, in two forceful letters to the Advocate, has vigorously voiced his protest against the War Time Franchise Act, and against the alleged breach of faith under it with Canadian citizens of German and Austrian birth. Mr. Lawrence's chivalrous attacks on what he considers violations of Brit- ish justice and national honor will meet with the sympathy of many. As the Advocat sees it, the force of Mr. Lawrence's charges depends entirely upon one s estimate of values. These alien enemy citizens an vote in school matters, in muni- cipal matters, in provincial matters, during the time of war, but they are debarred from voting on the war issues during the time of war. The military authorities declare that they do not want them compelled to serve as soldiers under the Military Service Act, owing to the ties of race and language which relate them to Ger- many and Austria. Consequently they are exempted from the call of the Military Service Act, and, as a bal- ance, they are debarred from voting on war issues during the war time election. Others are also deprived of the vote for cause. The enemy aliens that the Advocate has talked with simply want to be left alone they wish to take no part in public affairs at present. Reasons wercalsogiven for granting the franchise to the adult female mear relatives ef soldiers as a bal- ance for the vote and influence which the glorious dead, the non-British Ef- tente reservists, the Canadians in British regiments, etc, would have To compare the Australian and Canadian enemy alien non-voting Advocate would have very Preferred more option under the War Franchise Act, and does not like Present form. But to make or other Acts, a reason for ; against a union government, carry on the war by the of the Military Service Act, and to his constituency by his high ability his great gifts of oratory, and his cour ageous and independent presentation war he has been beholden to neither No party:consideration had any weight . with him when it came to advancing the great cause in war which Canada crease gradually in the States to the .Jend of the year, despite laek of con- trol by the Food Administrator in the case of the grower and his organiza- tiens, and of the great majority of retailers, - Inability of the food admin- istrator to act in the case of retailers doing a business of less that 100,000 a yecr makes it impossible to control the great bulk of retailers, he says. It ts planned, however, to ascertain and publish wholesale prices in 700 cities for comparison with retail fig- ures. - Fiour at the mill shows a large re- duction under the August prices, but the average retail price on Oct. 13 was than was warranted by the mill price The U.S, bean growers associations were making 13 c to lSc a pound this year, as against the price real- ized last year of 8c a pound, but the Manchurian bean crop, due in Decem- ber, .would flow into the American market at prices much below those now being demanded for American beans. The cori 2.30 a bushel in July, 1.90 in October, and quoted 1.13 for new corn in December in- dicated nearly a 40c drop in the price of cornmeal when the new corn was generally available. The. potato har- vest was 59 per cent in excess of the 1916 crop, and the price varied fron) 1.50 to 2.80 per 100 Ibs, depending on the section where grown and the cost of getting them to market. The producers are: holding out now for higher prices than last year, but Mr. Hoover looked for lower prices later in the fall. Sugar should reach the retailer at 8c to 8 c per Ib., and re- cent retail advances were not warrant- ed. The West Indian market in Dec- ember should keep the sugar market l vel. Mr. Moover s report also says: The very large corn supplies from the new harvest, together with the larger supplies of barley, velvet beans, cottonseed, peanut and soya bean meal, all promise much cheaper cattle, hog, and poultry feed and will enable the production of beef, pork, pouliry, and dairy products at much lower levels of cost to the farmer than today, and his earnings can be main- tained with lower prices of products. The packing, cold storage and other manyfacturing and wholesale distri- butors in these trades are in course of regulation. Beef already shows some tendency towards reduction in wholesale prices, but these have not been so far refiected in the prices quoted by the retailer. The price of beef at the packer s door is 14 cents a pound, as compared with 16 cents in the month of July, while the average retail prices of round steak in 796 cities is 31 cents a pound, against 27 cents a pound in July, thus showing that retail prices have increased while wholesale prices have decreased, While high retail prices might be ex- pected to continue a short time after high wholesale prices, Mr. Hoover evidently thinks they have continued too long. Mr. Hoover's report shows that the Food Administrator can only affect 50 to 200 a bareel higher not provide the money to establish that these two are the services which take more risk for less return, as rule, than the middleman in between, and, if Mr. Hoover can control the conditions in the middle to some ex- tent by better distribution and set scales of prices, the people will not grumble over the shares of the grow- er and retailer. o THIS IS FOR YOU Early next month the biggest public eampaign ever put on in Canada will be opened to get subscriptions for the tourth-Canatian-war-iean;the-Victory Loan. The thing people in this dis- trict must bear in mind is: that the appeals are directed to each and everyone of them. It is not merely the well-off men and women who are being asked to invest. It is every- Body. The little sermons which will be preached in the advertising should not be taken as hints to the well-to- do people only. Every man and woman should watch for these adver tisement and start now to gather up the necessary money to buy a fifty or a hundred or a five hundred or a thousand dollar bond. In the United States there were about 4 subscribers to the first American loan out of every 100 persons, They only received 34 per cent. In-Canada for the last war loan there were only about 41,000 subscribers, or say four In every 700. Yet in Canada the interest was much higher on the Victory Bonds that will probably be faauied to yleld about 5 per cent. The first thing anyone should do, in our opinion, is to get rid of the idea that there is any sacrifice in- volved in investing in this loan. It is true that the patriotic spirit is ap- pealed to and it is equally. true that a great and generous response is ex- pected on that ground. But the new war loan is a straightaway investment proposition, safe, profitable, and con- venient. Further, Canada s prosper- ity, and therefore our own is wrapped up. in this effort. If Canada does credit for Great Britain in this coun+ try, Britain will have to purchase her food supplies and munitions, the dairy products, the beef, the bacon, the wheat, in. countries that can do so. Consequently, if the Canadian people do not provide the money called for in what Is to be known as the Victory Loan, there will be business stagna- tion in Canada. Every man and ev- ery woman with as much as fifty dollars to spare should own one of these new bonds, and not only that, but should help to show others the worth of these bonds by recommend- ing them everywhere. The readers of this paper are among the most thrifty prosperous and public-spirited in the Dominion. When the sub- scriptions to the Victory Loan are added up from the various districts and sub-districts we expect them to shown that this part of the great Dom- inion has been true to its traditions and just to its opportunitis. ation, said: It is only about once in a Hfe-time, and I question if it ever occurs in the lifetime of many men, that a man can receive such a person- al tribute of affection as I hare re- celved from you. And wish to thank you from the bottom of my heart for this personal tribute; but 1 wish to thank you from below the bottom of my heart for coming here today and doing what you have done for the cause that you have done it. 1 was, during the course of politi- cal events in Canada during the last half of the war, placed in a position in which I could not accept a party nomination. The explanation is very simole. I stand today where I was taugiut to stand by Sir Wilfrid Laur- jer: I have not shifted from the posi- tion he laid down. De, Clark quoted from a speech mace by Sir Wilfrid during the first war sesaion in 1914: Speaking for for those who sit around me, speak- ing for the wide constituency which we represent In this House, I hasten to Bay Unat to all the measures pro- posed by the government, we are prepared to give immediate assent, If in what has been done or in what remains to be done there be anything which, in our Judgment should not be done or should be differently done, we make no objection; we offer no crit- icism so long as there s danger at the front. : When I heard those words, said Dr. Clark, I turned to a friend in the house and said, The chief goes far- ther than I am prepared to go. I at the same time claimed the right to criticise with any constructive criti- cism. My fault is that I stand, the war still going on, the danger still being as great as it was then, in the same attitude, If anyone has changed it is my late leader, and not the for- mer member for Red Deer. Constructive The period of an election is the period of party criticism, I belleve the policy we should adopt during the war is one of constructive criticism. Most married men have suffered from a curtain lecture, but who ever heard of a woman stopping to dispute with her husband while a burglar was at the door. So I did not have the heart to go into a party fight while the hor- rer and sufferings of the war are taking place. I preferred to resign my post and to retire from public life. I was asked to reconsider my posi- tion as to retirement and stated that I would do so in case two conditions Criticism, were fulfilled. First, that a union gov- ernment be formed; s 1, that I should receive a nomination from a non-parfizan win-the-war convention. These two conditions having now been fulfilled, I gratefully accept this nomination. I believe we shall win this election in Red Deer (cheers), and that It will be our best political con- tribution to the winning of the war in France and Britain. That was a historic gathering. The people of Red Deer had been get- ting pretty sick of party machinery, lain. They did not know where Joe was going: he hail chewed offhia label Thelr only label today was that they were Canadians. (Applause) He congratulated Red Deer riding on taking the lead inteachingthe coun- try two vital lessons. First, that it waa absolutely hecessary, under cer- tain circumstances, to keep little things in their proper place, in the big happenings of the war, when the greatest struggle for liberty that the world had ever seen was in progress, to forget the party machinery. The speaker then proceeded to show the wonderful changes that had been taking pince;-the-prospect-of the tm mediate expulsion of Turkey from Europe, the overthrow of absolutism in+ Russia, the dethronement of the king of Greece, and the tottering of the throne of Germany, and perhaps, greater than all, the spectacle. of our cousins to the south of us taking han tis with the British people for the first time in a century and a half for the purpose of taking part in the greatest war and the greatest battle for freedom that the world has ever seen. In the light of these facts the little things of party .politics should be thrown aside. Red Deer had been a,ploneer in proclaiming that party politics must be forgotten before these ssreat fssues, The second lesson was the oxpul- sion of the spirit of selfishness, as far as We could, and to emulate the splendid example of the boys in the trenches who had voluntarily emptied themselves and made the supreme sac- vice for the .great cause Of liberty ant justice, The. result of these two lessons was the creation of a Union govern- fient. It was a large infusion of this spirit which had prompted these poli- tical leaders to come together in one cabinet. He congratulated every man in that Cabinet on the result. Sir Robert Borden, in-the face of taunts from his political foes and doubts from his political friends, had perse- vered, and. he had been cleared by the result of his labors of some char- ges of weakness and indecision laid against him. The younger Pitt had de- clared that the first requisite. of statesman was patience, the second was more jpatienc. Mr. Borden had not done all they, expected, he never would do it, but-he had patiently got a strong combination together. It was the electorate of Canada which had led the politicians: it was public opinion which had compelled the formation of a union government. Publicopinionhad succeeded because it had recognised three great facts. First that party government could not co all that was expected of tz it could hot satisfy the demands of the whole people, Dr, Clark was quite free to admit that the late government had made mistakes, but he questioned whether any other single-party government would not have made mistakes. A great cataclysm had been unexpect- dly thrust upon an unprepared demo. cratic people. Canada had done tre- was ungenerous, without any fair con- sideration of the difficulties, But, nevertheless, Canada could not possi- bly put her energies to the best use under the party government. A party fight would be a national disaster. Secondly, Canadian unity was essen- lial to Canadian effectiveness. Their highest unity was at the front, where thelr men were a match, and more than a match for the foes against them (cheers)), Zhe boys had brought a new influence to bear in public affairs, They had the best interests of their country at heart, and their only aim was devotion to duty. Their mon were untted in patriotie effert; their women were united in patriotic work, Why should not the govern- ment be a union government to do war work? Third, the public had learned that a party led by the Province of Quebec not energetically prosecute this war. In support of this contention, Dr, Clark y: ited out, with quotations, the absolutely chaotic confusion of opinion existing between Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Graham, Pardee, ' Pugsley, Oliver, and Lemieux on the vital ques- tion of the moment. He showed that the chief, Laurier, the chief lieutenant, Graham, and the chief whip, Pardee, were going in different directions, one Opposed to conscription, the next favoring it, and the third enthusiast- ically in favor of the union govern- ment, they were getting 1000 vetrults a day, more than they could train and equip, under the voluntary sysem, while today, with seven casualties to one recruit, he was against conscription. A little common sense should guide a public man in such contrasts, not the spirit of party. Mr. Puffer also, while he was a good fellow and an estimable man, claimed he favored conscription, but still fol- lowed Laurier, who made no bones of his opposition to conscription, His head was turned in one direction, but his f ot led him tn the opposite dir- ection. Did they think that 26 Eng- Teh-speaking Liverai members would break from a beloved chief like Sir Wilfrid Laurier on this issue unless they keenly realized the need for com- pulsory measures? It was a logical impossibility to be in favor of com- pulsory service and yet support Sir Wilfrid Laurier. It waa impossible to get effective war leadership from Quebec also be- cause of the state of opinion in Quebec itself. Mayor Martin, M.P., of Montreal, was quoted as having launched a violent attack against Eng- land and then advised Canada to fold her hands and let the other allies do their share. Another had said that if 25,000 men were taken from Que- bec they would be lost to their race for ever, and still another wished to ee eee (Continued on last page). by food for young animals ts ventive for scourta, To Whom It May Concer: This is to certify that i have ecured our druggist, reckrae who wish to raise ocala: W. Croxa en Seep tt Purple Calf oyal Purp Meal fs equal colts, rte nee young Stork 100-1b, bags. Secure it The darvis-Goodey Royal Purple Calf Meal This ba the youngest animals with perfect safety. trouble, which are eect ie ailments in young animala, Calves Gain Rapidly Without Milk he calves are 3 or 4 days old ey, can be fed Royal Purple Calf Meal and mit calves off sweet milk, and feed them nothing but your Cal they are doing as weillon ie as they did on the whole milk, ve Mr. T. C. Nicholls, of U rbridige m: Calf Meal, I can cheerfully recommend It to ve Mr. Croxall keeps a large herd of pure- bred Holtetn c cattle, and is an excellent authority Fear our dealer in your own Supplying the Demand for fe-digested, and can be fed to NOT cause stomach or bowel Royal Purple is 0 sure pro- partially It WIL) What prominent breeders remark: . 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You cannot do better than inspect our 16.50 to 37.50 Coats 65c neatness they trimmed w A very handsome White Silk Collars ith colored beads, at 1.75 New shipment of In large Polka Dots and Ladies Collars just arrived consisting of : Windsor Ties In colors of red, flesh, green and navy, Windsor Ties -Georgette Crepe Collars In different shades; very neatly trim- ,med with lace, at 85c Georgette Crepe Coilar trimmed with a medium width Ecru lace, a very special bargain at 65c Crepe de Chine Ladies Stock Collars in plain Ecru and with a small dot, at 1.25 and 1.35 50c Stripes in all Ladies Lace Boudoire Caps Very smartly trimmed with satin, and leadice Lace shades of crepe de chine, a . 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Australian Coon Coats These give the best wear of any coat on the market today at 75.00 Voile : Men s t styles, at 50, 5.00 We have some very special Sizes 34 to Boy s Mackinaw Coats, 7.50 to 8 in fancy colors, sizes 28 to 32 at 7.50 bargains in Black Beaver Cloth Coat Chamois lined with a black fur collar, a splendid bargain at 30.00 values. - We have just received a large assort- ment of Children s Sweater Coats, in all different colors; they are excellent 36 at 8.00 Men s Men s Felt.Hats Just the article for fall wear, sere they Out stock is Mitts and Gloves very complete in lined a definite time, does gt; cast up to them past tN them. 7 RAD a re Sah oid yan ga) am colors, a very handsome article, at a special bargain at last, at mitts and gloves and over-mitts, at 80c 85c 1.00 65c to 2.50 Ross Street T. A. GAETZ Red Deer , gt; a 5 ae we gt; a 1 4
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