The Seaforth News, 1917-12-06, Page 13LQYAL .LIBER4
ISFRQMGOAST TO
'OAST JOIN UNION
HON. HUGH GUTHRIE,
Sol loiter-Genorai,
HON, A. L $IFTON,
Minister, of Customs.
HON G. C. :A:II:A:TYNE,HON, S. G MEWBURN,
HON• A, K, Meet -RAN, Minister e and Minis#C, ofM Militia.
GAL Ioni HQN, FRANK Gic. Wort- FisherieavalHAN . �« A•!
immiDratian and Colonize* Minister of Public. Works. Without Portfolio, tiara."LOYAL LIBERALS
SIR ILFR•WD LAURIER AND THE C N4 e
proposal respecting the Canadian
attacked the prop In
HON, T. A. GRKRAR,
Minister of Agriculture.
HON, N. W. RQWtLL
preside Ooof the Privy
Shall Can idian Amity be Supported
or Deserted?
Sir Robert Borden's Stirring Patriotic Speech
Delivered to His Former Constituents in
Halifax -Carry on or Quit
In the face of the autocratic military aggression which now
seelra to dominate the world no Nation can endure unless its peo-
pleActped to fight its .ctzenship is demanded of. Under the tary
the
Service the highest duty will not shrink from
peo'Ple. T ern entirely confident that they
that drat. It is said that this law ought not to be put into
operation without a "referendum." Such is the policy put for-
ward
bnpe In opposition to ut the Act into e r Ce Government. IMMEDIATELY
That soar duty l put and it will be unhesitatingly con-
'I'&rit coarse b being pursued"
tee,
WHAT IS THE SITUATION? The need for reinforce.
reaerate is INSISTENT,
COMPELLING, IMPERATIVE.
Do
ng
aTE inly Russia
a appreciate the meaningerend neverect of what is was greater necessity
place n Rus ou and in Italy? on our fullest
to summon our sternest resolve and to gird
strength. In the British Islands and especially in France they
the Nation's
in advance of us tnT the E TERRIBLE NEED foanization and rrein-
for Nation's han be energy.
rein-
forcements can be mete, :-But oven with TILE BEST SPEED
it is seriously
proposed
can made we Canadian dihall visions DEPLETED at the frput
that with C
—and remember that a division when thus depleted ceases tthat,
be
an effective fighting unit until reinforced --it is proposed
with divisions depleted at the front, we are to WAIT untiilpl Par-
assed
and ntil themreffere referendum shall l a have beenill for a `heldrendum" is and the verdict of
people pronounced'
bIi ` he'inf&_
FOR UNION
Sir Wilfrid Laurier has a a action. e
and 1 shall deal very briefly and
for the conditions
Trunk conditions
g enRepudiate L tl°leY's
Northern Railway,
first place, he is primarily responsibletfor they policy,
d he Grand Stron
bleb made action inevitable if that railway of transportation, and not
°i' as important systems t d by their
a
are to be maintains
flowed to lapse into the disorganization "which would be created
e announced
Most He announced with. a flourish of triuxidian Northern Pon the same
bankruptcy.
Stand
of 'His Ablest Supporters Forced by
in P31e Y.irdrus
Government are all from d monde Pree is fact. the strong of the
of
Northern in 1914,. Sir Wilfrid Lauriere the nation united Ieaderaliac when aiY «dee C
the Liberal parry in Cana a, �d their sgontane
bti
that the Railway b ought arbito tration,andthattire all eatlila xiltxiock of um value off arwr . cow in�Ea d Western�5 an
thirty mi Rahway by ould, Robot Borden ;n Otto
Lit
a crit d{an public. of the [.inion
thirty ;Millan dollars rshould be ns C.N.R.
stock without anytl? payment p f thi nn: aro nuc amt member ,
coming
arbltrA tion. ,ryvincial a n, Canada as
constituted, acquired forty millions ofa sated., . it may be said thae every r M
G. H• nrrai of
sszthu
now propose to acquire the balance by otter of the new administration.- Indeee would a membae
whatever, and we p Wilfrid Laurier himself slz g supe acerae si
That is precisely the method Sir ro osed Nova Scotia, where polities int rey
parliament is an unwise course of the Covera ent brat for tine desire of bss Nowa
does not lie in his mouth to say that the course which he solemnly p P
three ars ago by resolution in p the people should tho- ` Thea ng Minister . of Agriculture. When called
Patriotic Conviction to Join Union
d Canadian
Government to Wan the War
ed sic Robes Borden
The nine Liborals who bene j� and progressave
Pacific policy and laterhe place the The Government formed. m 1911 in -
situation
as a national undertaking. lie We had to deal with the
herited the conditions created by that po
situation as best we could.. When we proposedothe loan to
bone declaring
have him at oma diUnion Government include:
ee Yels m a mon ,
Onlyupon y
H. T. A Cr.Crerar, imater Growers' Grain
pr
roughly
s, however, be one his pro osa1netion which, Six Robert Borden, he was president of the roof "ere
Canada
r0 OSat THIRTY
He fixed the maximum A �mpapy and a en, hezed power in the developm
roughly realize between his p p
Weice to be paid for the stoic. at TEl[IRTY ILIO S 1 DOLLS oor . East and bleat. lie Works, or made a jet
Mx. Crrear has no mere provincial vis{on but stands fox Canadian progress,
fixed the maximum price at TEN MILLIONS DOLLARS at- Hon. F. B. Carvell, Minister of Pub
just one-third of the amount which he thought reasonable.reputation as a fearless rind exacting I'critic. cries, h an
tacking or condemning the Government, he still more strongly attacks and
• elf. ,.. . ,>,. acsiinsi Ball rendered national
party which Made me its leader more than sixteen years ago. I
to , desireh
have been told that a Conservative victory was certain, and that
I was accomplishment shthe ment fortunes n impossible ble purhistoric poses I did not
for the pause to consider the prospects of a "party" victory. ITS AB-
SOLUTE CERTAINTY WOULD NOT k%AVE AT,rniwED
THE HIGHER PURPOSE WHICH I HAD ATeAon
gi ,e•':Yepteseiitati'dii in the Government tri-� '
population that strove to maintain the National endeavor in this
war. * * *
military service by
How many merT eouI2T'be "br g
:means of a referendum within ONE YEAR from today? Par -
cause the
liament n standsetrs will not be available until theourned to the 28th of reeth ofeFebruary.
Probably
rein
Probably the session could not begin
bon for aereferendumdle of March.
m{ght `
The passage of the necessary legis To the
take and doubtless would take at least two months. people hold the
referendum election and obtain the verdict of,,thc
require two or three additional months .,, "'teles Act would be
IN THE MEANTIME t ie`liTilitasy ,Sc
suspended. THE " SPIRIT* ecmeOUR more hand mEN ore depleted.
THEY
BROKEN as their GIVE them a "refer -
THEW ASIS for reinforcements and YQUperhaps
and P
end neP
l
be ata
would
w
�,activityis
" military results
thAll mill y
the war. itself would have come to a conclusion with res
DISASTROUS to our country' This is a war in which the last
the lack of tham
hundred thousand men may mean VICTORY,
DEFEAT. Make no mistake about it! The proposal for a re-
ferendum has but ONE" meaning. TO delig�tthat the Canadian
forces at the front shall be LEFT
t
support and without reinforcements. Whether that
the RESULT.
PF and question
POSE isd be aewith beyondand not a little mirth by the
It would be hailed with great joy
German Higher Command. Can we doubt that if any effort on
their part can bring about such a consummation, it will not be
spared. * * *
*
* *
Those of my colleagues who have recently joined the G°V-
ernment have played a worthy part. I knowDhat they ylw feel
ve
yielded only td' a sense of supreme duty. stanel
keenly the breaking of old ties and the dissolution
tion of
agcy man
ing,and valued associations. All THE
CONS {prig,.publie.SerOce behind him;
biff THEY DUTY NOBLY FUL-
FILLED
OF
FILLED AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT A HIGHER A
MORE NOTABLE. SERVICE coTO uld*THE not
wCOUNTRY
OU dT ' LIESs
BEFORE 'AHEM. That they.latejmselva
hen Canada called them is their highestand
oni the Liberal
there are ab
r that and
e
orb em
And rime behind them, tion•public service b
with
party with long p
with very legitimate aspiration for promotion, who ob cansum�
out hesi-
tation, have stood aside in order that Union might
mated. * * * * * *
I appeal to you all of whatever party, and especially to those
ON'DER
of the party with which I have been t associated,
old antagonism
WELL upon th.; tojinit, and to p PARTY
.overs to unite in earnest, vigorous effort; to stand
and controversy.; partizanship. FOR THE COUNTRY and not for
ANTAGONISM, y time. NTHESESAWFUL DAYS IT IS Lle, is a ITTLE
LESSec-
eie at any time. We have a great task before us. The
THAN A GIME Let us remem-
berof the world are upon Canada in this cri5as,
the words of the Apostle:
*
* * * *
'°Wherefor seeing we also are compassed about with sir.
great a cloud of witnesses,
doth so easily LAY
ASIDE , VERY
WEIGHT and the sin
d let
us run with patience the race thais set t
in this efoce us." The weight
What weight are we to lay d beset
of party antscord a d suspicion sot is esiu that likely to arse froinssuch an-
tagonism..
tag The discordwe understand the
on
whorl{stb ` And how Apostle dwells? shall The primary meaningaof the w rd
is
the AP of suffering or enduring. And' so we may read
frthe quality
tothe Apostles' words with abiding peace,, we shall suffer- but
to us Victory crowned
we MUST e
1 the Women
Desert Their
Men Folk?
As thei soldiers et the front have
ehosen to act tor all Canada in a
post ot supreme honor' and respon-,
sibility, 50 their women relatives at
home have been chases to cot for s{1
Will
services as a member of the
Monte' on for a number of years. He possesses
Montreal Harbor owl dee
rm{9ue technical knowledge of inestimable value in his department and
will be a progressive minister. leader of
Hon, N. W. Rowell, K.C., ha beat
for several
h been yearsin leader
the a
Liberal party in Ontario, during
speaker in all pew of Canada and the United of the ate-. A man
of broad
yleiop and a "progressive" in every
tense be a power in the national life.
Hon. Hugh Guthrie, Solicitor -General, represents in Parliament the
constituency which his father, also a Liberal, Donald Guthrie, formerly
years one of the mostrepected and ade is a man of mired red figures at lendid training
He it for and has been s
the Canadian movement for technical education and industrial
* *
OUTN OF DHE. KING NOTA S- EvEwrs OF THE
CLOSE HA'S ARISEN
YEARENOW DRAWING
THE. UNION GOVERNMENT, WHICH APPEALS TO
THE ELECTORATE TO HOLD ITS HANDS IN
THS lead
Y TERRIBLE STRUGGLE.
Upon all I n the in of dwetsll,
which Its members have orae together
government I need not dw 1
fromtens both politicaloparties in a veduty
toytl e country in the hour of its
in-
tense desire to perform their. duty
most urgent need. The party
rim military
service
not to be carried on by P Y
os became
be avoided. Whant that a government the war reached sb,ould be formed
itnbecame mere important pre"
thoroughly representative of every element in the population
pared to SUPPORTs Canada's
utmost $mid itffort. 1 have
never devi-
ated from that purpose * * ,t< *
ina
an alliance
In this ti in any othercountry
s hardly poss ble u of
becomes
pinion or National governor great emergency the task
practically inevitable, t difficult
Eve, in wing arid
n a most difficult one, involving W sans fl' mien ,oand±racted
nre-
quiring
been desire,
egogtan lmustiINFINITE PATIENCE. It was my
an almost INFINITE FIRM INTENTION, THAT BOTH
and I r STILL is UAL REPRE-
SENTATION'
PARTIES OVERNM NT, outside of the office
of Prime Min INto THC'effort for that purpose has'not been
cs
Minister. My 'gel succes-
sively
e
` toch
isroe
1na
Mhave Primei
msI PP
rieek
of P the past three w
• spared, threeand Juana
' 1 Canadians of French orsgin ould1ent d of rYtIeral Governuient,
sive y
withithe request that one of them
ach them because my, effort was unsuccessful; but
1 do not reproach regret their decision. For its consequences
I do most sincerely g
THEY are responsible, not
* ` nA
Ad-
ministration
O a
` 11 f
SO EARNESTLY DID s p basis ofrepresentation,cif ntation
TI ATa1 with the bropossible
WILLINGLY AND.EVEN GLAI7I,
THAT Z SHOULD ASI E IP IT HAD PROVED NECESSARY
TO STOOD ASID
THE A.CCO1VjPI.ISIINi,ENTa hiol�TibURP06E+
Tb be those in the party withe• have. ben should con. -
ni
ato
ch
There mroe
er yreproach Teias a
thisP
ed
cold regardthI had been animated
seed who wof its best traditiolis if
myself unworthy ideal
o ht, IN TIIE AWFUL
Bidet my or an oilier thong ANY
by an other {dell POLITICAL,
' n c771 ri ,Ti THE FUTURE of
the women of Canada in an act of en wno oega,, itt dee and country
training of the young resigned as Liberal
prime honor and responsibility. wonie i Hon. A. L. Siftan, Minister of Customs, ga
Premier of Alberta to come .to Ottawa. • Since 1"910,"he had occupied
They are the Bret Canadian womenyear by
Go iw seised) a exercise the Lranehiee
that honorable office with strength amongst the people increasing
developments
iiia Federal election. .As their brothers and husbands at the pont, year. He is a genuine Westerner, having grown up
from the early days, when he was active in the administration of the North-
west Territories.
General S. C. Mewburn, Minister of Militia, has along military
career, having joined the army at an early age as private
e
has seen active service, and, since war began, has served with distinction
in the militia organization, helping to train Canadian soldiers.
nation, was
of Immigration
' 'stir
er M
ini
d
alHe
A.
.A
Saskatchewan. Hon. chew
H at
J ask
formerly Minister of Railways in the Government of S
began adult life as a school teaches, but soon became a prominent figure
in Western politics and i9 today a recognized power.
Hon. A. K. Maclean, Minister without at thP Polartfolio,
t o,election, the
noted
financial critic of the Liberal party
opponent of Premier Bordenat Halifax,
running ahe d ofthe
Premier's
Conservative colleaguewon Macleanr. suceain both
confidence of people of Nova Scotia, having
provincial and federal politics in the East,
The Liberal leaders who have joined the Union Governmenhave
made a great sacrifice. They must brave the anger of theirpartisan
followers until they have proved the sincerity of their attitude so com-
pletely that even partisans can v � leaid t whosest ability t
lifelong friendships and allegiances, parting
win the hearts of his followers is undeniable.
It is plain, therefore, that only the strongest conviction that Sir
Robert Borden's policy is right and the Laurier policy wrong moved them
to act as they have done.
The same compelling facts that inspired their patriotic action make
similar appeal to every patriotic citizen
bear the burden ot proving
and steadfastness of Canadian men,
so they mast bean the, burden of
proving the capacity and intelligent
patriotism of an
n.
The worthiness of our women to
enjoy the franchise will be largely
udged by the manner in which th1P
j it.
irisn
use 0
group
of
W001521 oe
t crit
hbest
they employ it to ion, to loyally
Interests of the, nation.
support their menfolk under fire
of the
and to help on the winning
thatwar, then the ll be
women as a0whole cneral ean belief wsafely
trusted with the ballot, even at the
moat tremendous aisle cut ii n af-
fect
feet a nation's deetiay
pioneers ehonld fail—if hhoulon A
not show a proper
the awful
should lbe delud d bytsome
e—
if they
weird wizardry . into deserting
en the cause
men n the trenches,
of women suffrage would be put back
a black kali centary
endure, * *
* ,l
The policies of the Government have een se. forth 'ro nightn two
t
messages already addressed to the CanadianP
not in my heart to dwell upon then for THE MESSAGE
is
WHICH I MUST GIVE YOU IS 'TI -IE
NECESSITY OF SUSTAINING THE MEN i WHO e rHOo E
CANADA'S FIRST LINE OF DEFENCEflower of their youth, to
t.
They have hind forth voluntarily dt Y Eh,
dutywhich daily calls them to bivouac �LOWath,
THE undertakeSthisL to which D
THE SOUL OF FRANCE AND BELGIUM IS HA
THE GRAVES OF OUR DEAD. Ifte taskastins which
these
BY ivee in the last sacrifice.before
their 1humiliated ed h um
at d h
cr an
e
s """ e
d
on m
c a
sh
silent,
a
not
stand
s
11e
w
ei
pushed, shall
those wile return? fallen also, cines to
Not from the living alone, but frommother, thetfe call for aid. 'The o
Canada, their beloved and benign
ir
whether from the quick or the ad, tens
presently ou but elo-
quently appeal, than any words of mine, that there
sue, re the Canadian people.
Y E before q U
E
ISSUE, ,
MD
... E
ESUPPORTED
R
SUPREME PPO
UU
Nbe
S
O front.
e
issue,
Shall the RTE? Army Corps issue. I speak with all the earn-
esti DEof he most
Such c h
tress of the mast intense convicti.ota-�-I speakeez one
imposed. durutg
est
m
ha
theey atthree tar responsibilities
that would'gladly have been
responsibilities 15111
ti
i
e
o .
rs H
T
years,P trenches. cls
past the teen
• 1 from ea.
ai
REPON except for the s{wnYOURS. 1f rests upon EACH of
RRESPONSIBILITY XBLtxY is towi]�j' {y {�;� e so. tilfi led. asto.
.G3L" ''s� .4'1}Fel N{1 1. iY�ti tX.., e , i� 1L'�e%4 k ,]T MtV
,,7•7;".1,i'4,1,4,",,'",, _...� Y .,:1dCCIri.L}YV.. .. .....
c
But it is impossible to believe that
his tan happen. These women, to
whom is entrusted
a t this critical
time
time the
he
woman's cause, are close and be-
loved relatives of the men nd without
ho have
stepped forward gladly
compulsion to serve tthe erakt rand
causes of liberty,
free government, under conditions
deters pain i accident. m The beloved
e end.
death but an
of such duty. cannot
They cannot shame
face. of daty.
the honer they hold in oes whose names they bear—
whose
Surely the cause of woman could not
be laid, upon better shoulders nor 1
1 ver hearts.
eft to bra
the
This is asp be y tpr lieWhen
to their
test that is to be app
proper exercise of thefranhise, will
be the simple and appealing
"Will they vote to s rad helpt and
succour to their own m
eolk he
front?"
Surely the woman will be hard
to fittd who will desert
ie riskingand,
father or brother, d
life to ensure her safety, While he is
in the very .act of facing a deadly
to women
en
es
lits
btu
to
enemytoss
1
w
m called
cry to Heaven, bison whetberoor not
upon to vote up
reinforcements are to be sent to sup-
port and relieve him, There teapot
be a ,moment's doubt as to how they
will vote• Strangers might be in-
different to his sufferings, b e a
his
tate,
orn
3
dan-
gersea
loved
on
his
bot
it very own. if h
ars- -made an is noowkd fendprob-
ably
ng -
ably
cannot be trusted to do all they can
it tend downy
,who else wilt do
from. ddad y d
it±
if there Is a locations foruthe eaun
the coming else,
tt
a
e
Pat
e
ud
ad
m
6did
.t
es
ing
f
immediate g
snanxtolnelits.,to, the bicTiosodt.,
THE NATIONALISTS AND THE UNION
Statement of Prime Minister Repudiating
Connection or Collusion With
Bourassa Party
(From Hansard, August 16.)
Right Hon. Sir Robert Borden: Me. Speaker,
M
attention has been drawn to ills statement that . the Nation.
alist party of the province of Quebec is about to put candi-
dates in the fieldon its QWn behalf against . Liberal aan s
d
Conservative candidates, and 1 am told the sussra
being made that there is some eoen the Notion-
on-'
alist party of the province of Quebec and my
or the friends of my Govern ent in regard
erdto is also ca Paige
Thesuggestion
of the Nationalist party.
hat
because the friends of the present Government and the
Nationalist party both opposed Sir Wilfrid Laurier in the
election of 1011 that there is now some eetthection
eC iOin act ciio net
sine and that my supporters and friends course cdttr-
Aging e Nationalist party of Quebec in the
which
they are ado pting,
I desire to make a most emphatic, unreserved, and cavi•
hensive denial of this statement. There is not and over
wioill be any connection'or collusion whatever b ,Y
friends and supporters and those of the Nationalist party of
Quebec,
g that consider in this war as'unpatriatic, and I G
I regard the attitude of tlieNationalist patty
Quebee4 44 *Ilex
first
Y
Wr y�
a I.IE' via " ., W�14 to. e
• tilt tn.;i " ., .