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The Seaforth News, 1957-06-06, Page 5THE SEAFORTH NEWS -Thursday, June6, 1957 NEW STORE HOURS OPEN " SAT. NIGHT, JUNE 8th Electlf: ISSues In response to an Invitation to the candidates from several local newspapers for an article informing the electors on party issues, the following Is contrib. uted by L. E. Cardiff, Progres- sive ,Conservative Candidate, Yours sincerely, • •L. E. CARDIFF • During this election campaign, Canadian unity has been mention- ed entioned many times. The Prime Min- ister has _taken the role of the Great Mediator of national, unity. Let us look at the facts as they exist today: Uncle Louis, as he is so often: 'called, no longer can make claim to National Unity. liven Quebec, . the one Province which through the years could be counted on to stand behind the Prime Minister have now kicked over the traces and according to reports will not any longer be a solid block for tire Liberal Party: In this election, when the Prime Minister made his official visit to Manitoba, the Prince Minister of that Province' was not among the Prime Minister's welcomers. The Prime Minister has brand- ed a new firm in Ontario, "Frost- . Diefenbaker," a better deal for Ontario, at the expense of the other nine Provinces. Not mulch hope for unity in.those remarks. At one time Quebec was protect- ed against the rest of Canada. But now the tide has turned and the rest of Canada are to be pro- tected against Ontario. Sir John A. MacDonald, the founder of Confederation, was a man of wide eXperience and vis- ion, and did more to unite Canada than any other man The present Prime Minister has done more to. dis-unite Canada than any other man. If this trend is allowed to continue for another one or two • Parliaments Canada will 'be the hot bed for Communism greater by far than has any European State. The Emergency 'Powers Act, when it came up for revision a year ago, was another example 01 the attitude of the Liberal Gover- mmuent when they fought to make the Act permanent. They have all the powers that were granted them in war time, The only con- sideration the Opposition got out of the debate was, the Bill must come back to Parliament every three years for revision. The C. D. Howe statement that Canada is bursting at the seams, simply means the se'ams are leak• ung so badly our wealth and birth- right are leaking into the United States at a fast clip. ,We have now over 8000 U.S. owned subsid- iaries'operating in Canada and only 2% of the executive man- agement in, the hands of Canad- ians. These subsidiaries are do- ing so well that our trade bal- ance with the United States is over 1000 Million Dollars deficit. Heavy taxes and succession duties are breaking down Canad- ian estates and businesses. U.S. capital walks in and picks up the bargains as the stock is thrown on the market in order to pay succession duties. With the U.S. laws making capital losses deduc- tible U.S. capital can buy out a Canadian company and run it at a loss to beat Canadian business. The Progressive Conservatives under Diofenbaker can see these conditions and will if given a chance, wort for the betterment of Canadians ,and Canadian com- panies. When a firm goes on spending more than it makes it is heading for bankruptcy and that can happen to a nation. In 1956 the value of the Canadian goods sold abroad was 14,862,- 000,00a: in the same year Canada purchasedo goods from foreign countries worth $5,712,000,000. The foreign debt was thus $850,- 000,000. In fact each year for the past three years Canada's trade deficit has been almost double that of the previous year. Of course exports have gone up also. In 1956 .exports were 11.2% up., from,f969. But over the same per- iod.- our imports were up by 21.2%, The largest trade deficit was with the U.S:A. In 1954 the value of goods we purchased from the U.S. was 594 Million more titan the value of the goods sold -to them. In 1955, the figure was up to 840 Million. Last year it was• up to 1,288 million. To my mind, this.is serious business. Re- gardless of the fact it has been drawn to -their attention many times,. the Liberal Government is doing nothing about it.. The other day the Hon. Lester Pearson said in a speech that he thought something should be done about it, 0. D. Howe was asks what he planned to do about it. He said as far as the Department of Trade and Com- merce is concerned, we plan to take no steps, Finance Minister Walter Harris, when "asked, rep- lied that-' his Department wasn't planning to do any more than that of Mr. Howe. The fact is as a nation we a}'e mortgaging -our-, selves. We are importing Foreign Capital- which is steadily buying up our assets, our nmqInes, our oil wells,, our manufacturing plants The .U.S. interests are, assuming more and more control 01/01'. Can - Mr. Rom, Rennie, Toronto, was a guest over the weekend with this parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. iRennie. • Mr, and ,Mrs. G. Flanagan, of THE SBAWOItTR NEWS Thursday, June 6, 1957 ada's wealth both present and future. The Liberal Government is tax- ing our people out of world trade and heading the reountry into. bankruptcy. • The Canadian 21A% Victory Loan Bonds are now only worth $84.60; the 9th Victory Loan Bond is now worth 08.25, yoifr dollar only 50' cents. I hope- on the 10th . of Jtlne the Canadian people will come to life, realizing `what is going on. Now a word about Agriculture,.. time forgotten people of, Canada by the Liberal Government. Diefen-' baker Policy is. -a fair share for the farmer. Agriculture and its welfare is a Basic cornerstone. We will endeavor to develop. wherever possible effective trade agreements with other countries. The Conservatives if elected on June 10th will ease, the Farm Credit -situation. We recognize, the need fora complete investig- ation into the spread between producers and consumer prices of various farm products. We will appoint a Royal Com- mission to stddy this inequality and disclose to theconsuming public full and complete inform- ation on this very important mat- ter and on the basis of its rec- ommendations enact Legislation accordingly, These are a few of the things that can be done by. a change of 'dovernment without any increase in Taxation. Vote Cardiff, for Huron. L. E. CARDIFF HENSALL Mr. and Mrs. Harold 'Shep- herd and family •of 'Toronto spent the weekend with Mrs. Shepherd's mother, Mrs. J, Smil- lie. Mr. Roy Kyle of New Lisk- eard spent the past week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Kyle, AUCTION SALE4 AT In Huron ■ unv ai_LEA TO THE FARMERS In the Townships off McKillop, Tuckersmith, Hibbert, Htdlett and Stanley DON'T'BE FOOLED 13Y CONSERVATIVE PROMISES They promise "adequate parity." They don't tell you parity means either higher taxation for you, inflation with rising costs of the things you must buy, o1' control of your agricultural production. Do you want some government inspector to tell you how much grain you may grow, or how many cattle, hogs and hens you may own? They promise you protection. They don't tell you that high tariffs, full protection mean an end to .Canadian trade which under Liberal policy is the highest per capita iii the world. Do you remember what happened in the 30's when under a Conservative Government tariffs were raised, conferences were called, trade stopped, and you couldn't sell your products at any price? Do youwant to return to conditions as they were then? They promise you tax reductions. But they also promise additional expenditures, amounting to more than a billiondollars! You know promises like these mean nothing. You can spend Blore; you can tax less, but you CAN'T do both at the same time, Don't Bo Fooled! Don't Take a Chance!. VOTE . 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