The Seaforth News, 1941-01-30, Page 4PAGE FOUR
THES
THE SEAFORTH NEWS
RE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1941
E F
of the DominionProvincia
Conference on the Sirois Re
TS
IT IS P4RTICUL:IRLY TIPORTIN•T at this critical phase of aur national we that the people of the Pravir*c4
of Ontario should be given the facts and allowed to base their considerations and judgment an them.
There is very little doubt that in many instances opinions have been based an speculation, propaganda
and rumor.
The statements given herewith are taken frons, the Official Reports of the Conference as published by the
Dominion Government.
HOS. MITCHELL F. HEPBURN, PRIME MINISTER
AND PROT INC(4L TREASf'RER OF ONT.4RIO,
01` ! 1, Pagt3 14 to 01
1ir Prete c11n -. e and gentlemen, during this. time
of 11,1,1,+:1.3,313.11,1 r ;:bless w'artaro I ha,, never
f ter rimois report or its reeommend-
e 1 *5 111 a statement about the timing of the
n.:en of the .—Tort hrt*u,, I believed then, and
3::4 om :,tined in this belief by many per.
:hat s d 1 service in la ting attention to
nr aroaa of disomenou e highly
3 •u a, a tome when ,,17" a who have
? s 1d a i -'ands for are oeecerned with
oe -t7 and one . .i'.:.e—thy essful prose -
of
3 ,. 3 . - 1 r n1 iona1 Decub•
•a.- f a`_. fat s. Flit'rr and not
:: a; Otis
.1.'o :,' , prdvin tai on•
regard het of the government of
t.::...aa d:« soy aar' Dar. T1:ase of us
tcoresere 1evantral ,r;.in.e have been von -
it car
while ago fvim, associate tate_ o£ mine in the
o c. a .a': i 3 the Mieister of
• 1
-rd A eh tone ..e dis-
t Y ♦ :`. 1f,,' es. n Ste. tc: i
i fa l v, n'e:ao,:;::m: te roan•
. • - a g w :h 41.7
,y,d— atm:.,: ' gged h::nut, :ae
.
.• t.y ..3..311.3.. +.xe �.a..' a„ a• _3::+�'.5s e. 3:ny antes
s, l _5 {'-: i was •
- re, s!me%'«at
1st. a 3 .3!er 1 a can ever
of Cana is alt it a ace,
t. -
ts .m a•,
170
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Already a Fuel Controller has boon appointed and
he has the power t0 regulate the distribution of glue -
line. As a war measure, he e0113d deprive us entirely
of revenues from the licensed vehicles and gasoline.
t We should then have to go tothe dominion authorities
with a On cup in our hands saying—'either contribute
to the extent of our loss ofrevenue or pay for the.
Social services of Ontario"—and, believe me, they are
many and varied in this ago of growing paternalism.
When the Prime Minister addressed to me 0a Nos—ems
her Sud. 1040. a letter with reference to this proposed
conference, he said In part:
'Wbi'e the coal of unemployment relief hos been
redaeed, the wear hes cast additional burdens en govern-
ments and taxpayers .alike. It ltas inevitably increased
"the competition between •'drer11menta to aeeure rev.
011301. and bas aggravated the overlapping, cumber•
some and discriminatory character of nitwit of our tax
structure.'
Ontario Co-operates on Income Tax
I tale rhes opportunity of referring to the actions of
the goverment of the province of Ontario with respect
to the Income Tac Act of Ontario. Perhaps 1 ahoold
explain that the Income Tax -A. t of Ontario differs
from the acts of most 04 she ether provinces in thin
reseed—that we $lion as o lad- -'tioo from the income
f tae On:arh, taxpayer the aro nt 0f tax paid to the
3.,aunise y,:ernme:::eier ,h. Iacame War Tac. Ae'
brs, rr redo a Oar own tag
Is ha- interfering .. I,m a ing whit the dominion.
speala v as t. has ck,1 54317154 by former 0,5122081
>se fi sn , of is:sdsthlt for the domi•1- ,; an
3 ,sore tax 32 a 3 , invade provincial 1i, -4, of
52x7 t n
To make gosh sn a.. . -1n:- 3.5 I hose ae: 0'11 i1 Ion
027.07:97w- -the 4080:':'7:::
t is taking a 09.70:1447
:.e d utunto, F err t a s --a0
e .,. -e of 1 aro ;he .. 0 e 11
i :a 11, 37.3238 W SA, :be
e i '1- 1 1 r 2 •n..- w'd e
i 3.1. d the
a el government r o vas sho :'d he
• i :, we, 4 rs and s. ,_e same
s Sora 13: 1.
-v -r ; t ::a; : :5 a. :1ny. zd,:a3era 3 ad•
...._ s.e ::, r3 s.'. a -,d 3 -re.1 0 hove..
it
af!er t 1... s 1 - tionatztoe
mea om ,
t t1 f.ia -iS
a ata.
... 1... tate .. . a s , :.3s Tx. s.an a
a a 1 „ `.J•'. • 3-, •� •-
a res- - 4 :ix The totOntlre Of. ,
5
•. a s,'-,-3 to a ,....rv, c..
e hasf 1 a'.3 Ontario Starers Resenue Loss 3,'e a ..3 .1 --1
\ ) : 3ci,e se ast•114.1.7 The
.
t - a' - s- ra a d
.i 5 1'ry,••, � i. aZ t.
3.; its credit closely approaches that of the dominion. A
fentwre of the arrangement not generally realized is
that io the MO Of Alberta the domfoiou would assume
not Duly the provinelel debt, but the dotaulted interest
on the same. This hod reached $3 400,000 by 103'7 and
stands nowata much higher figure. Ontario'sfederal
texpeyer3 provide nearly half the dominion revenue
out of which, this gift to the bondholders would be
provided.'
That shows the changing opinion of that great pub-
lical0u. Why! Because that and other newspapers,
sensing public opinion. are rederting the growing sus•
pici0u of the awakening sublic mind. As a political
observer I say that there is n fast dw•elopfng' body of
opinion. net with0at cause, now promoting the idea
that behind this untie ,y more. ostensibly as a war
measure. ix a wefiwooked. nefarious deal to make good
the tosses in depre is tau of certain bonds held largely
by financial houses, to collect unpaid interest on Alberta
bonds and re cause a ,sharp apprectatien in bonds of
eertein proviece1, which bonds were, because of cir-
nmstnnee3 beyond the eontrol of the respective pro -
vends/ treasurers. actually sad at much teas then per,
although the coupon rate was abnormally high. Tide
possible huge capital appreelatiau is not even subject
to federal income tax.
I s0'emn!7 warn those 12'1,0 are Obviously pressing
for such action that they may aggravate that suspicion
sari destroy completely pabli confidence in govern-
meuts.
Canada Must Be United
Now I come t, a ,nb,e"; of even greater importance
---national um -y. We have it a;•da7 A:' 1'3nade is
ertind the r e:n f the, v'3r 11'e are 3 united
e p', We need be We hat a stoma:: fee in :he
d •.a'o I happen -o snow something about religious
and r1 a .n i can speak. teehney on 2111* subject-
as s governme*.: 20 remedy a simple ob-
s n '., sed et 1'y watb regard to school
1Ve13-ed and the Very 0,3 we •red to
as siinciniss ar.yor, e e to base es retrace
- a 4 m..1. L' 1... _.. :: a .3..a', a,aie
a m:- .-t i to .»'++` is getting
fort gra a:v
.' 1 I ,-.:,d. ' event. .me eent, ther
are the is -: rennins
::int:
n
ar. �4 is ,
rereie s'S e n du .a" yearly r red b e gab'
d rw s.:_• -3 sons ' e : receive
0 dealt ->rre a -e eve -.ss...: ra'Dales
�J•'t. *- •-• ^ o 3wa,3
'' s a : and
11l. w5
ai a 1 .fie
.a - O'.1.,•••
•
:•er : ,, .? .... .. . . vis , a a,3
s 3,1 i31 3 4 - ^y sod not to the benefit of 111¢ dominion
3 e
'i l-: s•- a s 's . .-. s s a >- . s-1 a 1s:- a'3 , vvtn•'00 n which it !s composed.
- - s.. - `. -.: ass d • V - I4 , Ind been no comm losi0n, near nl9nben,1
t �. a --s- a cl: s e i 1 t d; rod right now without ally ..bonne
-! ` t. i, tt the dominion eon mite any art 5
_s v -.• a " 4 ; xer .y d. me:i :� 'Dry n1 the winning of the wear' ,tied the
s v..1 ^a-- a d b.11014 the government that +very
a, sed s. *'r i ,,. i>esre,n Omit be brought ins, action
s t. - - ,u;.. 111001,111 for the pnrP15e of fur.
n 1 +
Rl..' n'.-..' w S�'•;:�3 1 by a .,.... ^...•'.. waT f•tl..tl.
a 1 C'e s is h qvpsoas fairly and .ditionl.0 lent
+- ' 1 i s - � »� 1 :3 _. 1; - s i 30 1. as was the condition a' 040
:.1 s _ 1-" a ':xtt t the00M1111,11011: and not:
- .._ _ ___ - ❑ v era "• who .,leere the the proposals are of a
a sr r r ',nd the i Idi,ame0t titer they aro
-. - n t.. _'i t,•' .r ie Alt. b'ta, of 1104 4011101100.
.,lin _ Would Retard War Effort
D* We Fiddle ii bile London Burne" s: rtes:
.... -+.r ,.1 loan 1 on dominion dn3acea
s •, al
1 1' 1 N.11110 degree provincial *n•
an es a i . s; _ impr oval at the expeme of those of
HON. J, B. MoNAIR, K,C., PRIME - MINISTER OF
NEW BRUNSWICK, (Vol. 1, page 23)
"At the outset, I meat say that: we do not north
in the findings of the commission as set out In chapters
V and FI of section k' of Volume .II, where •ertniu
special claims advanced by the government of New
Brnnawlek are d*oeueaed."
HON. JOHN BRACKEN, PRIME MINISTER OF
MANITOBA, (Vol. 1, paha 30);
"Manitoba does not Think it unrrosono1b', If it
wanted to borrow' money on the credit of the dominion•
111$8 It should be ex) f tl first to obtslu the, approval
Of Serb \allium Finite,* Commission, ssiun, *Vo feel sstisllyd
that we Shill bora no did -ally w obtaining the apProvnl
of such a body in all cases where our nppliralion-merits
such approval. If a rase rumrs up in whiol, sunt oil.
prated is withheld, that will not [wetter u5 if we
think the objet, is a worthy one from horrowhig npun
our: Oren credit. It Inas been I:uggrated that sunt
borrowing npoa provincial credit alone. will be in:,
Possible if the eomuti5,inn'a rottonnmodnlions .Irn
made effeelire. We do not agree. Any prov(nu• whine
ran borrow now con)d dish beriow if Ih. 0,111 odisioiiit
recommendations were in farce, illi. 5000010 Of aunt
• borrowing iu either rinse depends upon the orodit of
the province. which is attempting to borrow. Per •t•
ample. with their re,ourees we do not think that either
Ontario er Quebec will have any difficulty i0 borrowing
it this report ie implemented: some other provinces
might have; but is there not 11 qu0013ml ns to wllr!bw
Shea,. latter could borrow solisfaelorily even if the
report is not itnnlementad'I If they could nat. then
they are certainly no worse off :thee imph,mentuimet
• hecanse then they ran borrow in Proper 03505 upon
the credit of Canada.
The feet is. and the report makes it clear, thn!
the matter of tolar, borrowin the peovfnee, are M
he (eft in exs tly the An e p fon in Mile), they now
1r , Indeed- t{ v •w f nt ane to borrow upon !heir
t n credit In sddstlou, they are given a n and
va 3 able right, etereitnh!e wholly nt their own Motion.
.s. harrowing upon the credit of Canada."
- HOS. T. D. PATt'LLO, PRIME MINISTER OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA, (Vol. 1, pages 44 and 45)8
' Money, of Course. is at the rout of this whole ones.
,i011. White -monetary ureasures should be based nmut
rla' ice eapecity of our people, *3,0 prod.o•tivi
x a •i•}- i, oar Peple eon be pmplhdnd by lis. tn,mm•
3r7 measures and other considerations.
We are now told that it is neoeasory (mntedrtt ly t,
mt eat-mt tie re nmmeudatious of the :omm{5siou me-
n order to prnser0te the war. 1910 govern'
me •t B -dish Colombia disagrees with this vh•'V f
am sorry that the winning of the war has been used an
. -: a a. a x t..3 a ., 3, 1 : ' , t n -a-d 31172 NonieFan tot ett 1 0113¢ atichay n1, in d on the uttni011
:..` g' - -- n •.:e '. s- •co -s -n . a '.t age ...a -a' relation; *bleb 1 firmly believe will work
Public Should Be lnfor;ted
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44-44
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a .a^ 9
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Can Pro4Ences and
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it:
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n'
r.
the
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s
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and
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_. ,.•r.. r..mecl ha the
8
1 a oaf IT
i clothing
-l111 i•t sellierty. the -
o. 1 Cs I -tenor share:
3 worthiest-
. :sr: w
ri at , for
a i 1 t a-noniott. I
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i17. 2,1.._rt 7030.
said !'t]....he e :axes
r I t io v
lace 1.ievo oO r l
i' 011 1
at, z t - 1 . ._ - -_ I03.31,-' s the 31,3:-':0 of the dominion. a.vord-
s •ora svMrsiain, are net immediately to be fm -
x 1••a his
5._ 3
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a 1 a a 3.6:15:.*
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--:a :s tar,
-fs tn+ur
2069 ,. 1... s«s3_ r0 the
•: i , :• -•r0r„ i' do, Stat seem logien( to slag.
That 120 imp'emeaterioii of this reeomoaendatioa
*hers, m is essential to our war effort. Rather
lees 5,a 410424 the period of tit• war the
-.mo -emetratt to gf the pian will he a burden on. the
1+miv'•3s's '..sr .• or:, net alone through the assump-
.f 333. a:i door•Ia' 0b!igs'io05 but through
..r w- and effort which must necessarily be expended
. Of the new argeni'aiian a4 proposed
y:n:r 1: 11811,. Is wa1114 tberelure stem the part
ats sou 'v 3•" or. with the war dad Postpone 80
45984275594 and •'oatrs'i •11, a problem lined after
;3• - *2 - eller said
- S 1.5a'rne'.gie
-:a s:3,1, sa .s a and
7.-.3• r.,4 a
9 rl -rt.. neve, Hie Who':?
a t- ••l.. - shir'iing their
,.:m'- tt :'1 - +'S, dh we read
:.1• ' Itis- red in his
'•{'' t 1'1-1 1 ree3ring of
r a revision
1
!.
.s. _.. ,e71s which
- to 31. the two
t• - .a .0.sai.. -:11 _. a, hvn:no-Fights
1 'a -day.. 1 sero;.:. in `heir 5fo-
01'5 .ave -lvillestion and
:0, ander the
. 'i.
771S'•r e; lower.
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, d•04 . tern•
srdrI am
immediately
•av om-
7.. 'y i1:. 0012
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the
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6941: . 'i.a....a_- 7 tochi
ass..3,0
e T: re pr01....111;
3
..term.._ a ;:s r3. .:s: st \nvem'+er :': .4
'The Nuie be i,v o th the oeneral flea Of retsutt
n. .d . lm thei at he d m:has d b-•
the good
1x 101. .1541 offset. assume certsin
, r. vtn...ii respect a{•n:...1::.
That wag the }.-t (91034ly policy of :ha: paper.
What did the refer a3 in its editorial of Saterday.
Janes:7 11 10411 I ryoeter
'The report has norarelly enough, strong hacking,
Great nnan tel 0011 ,71.11, r1 o alths individ'1a{s who
are hotalers of prove to: toads,part a prOfs.31 which
.ltd ate or i s dominion behi ,d prolix.
: ae
whoiie 53111. hos greatly de
l crt : d 1 550. 1r 7 ht- o itma'od hat adop•
thin of 1 r. xvr m 1 add
ii t. nlith ss$2,-1..,a9...,30,
i - a 3 t the value of .he bonds
M t r 1 -a -Ignite, art 33(1 Alberta, rrspectieeiy.
This gilt to the 1. n ,111013ers would be more costly- to
C1ltart) than a0y other pravi0re. Ontario's own bonds
would not be increased fn value to any merited degree.
Ontario 72hall Continue to Help
- we have leen
the extant
unIsai over two
:he
rces, of transfer
s .ou5 1.11010
e �central
-. - •ed and
a S d4, The time
s r:,r. - z?d he devoted
-hir ffsrt is regatrrd
' - 'ni war. And while
.o rah. this war with
1 ant to the last page of
f neI '5110.02, would prevail in
.'.'ng tax meebinary bogged
dor".
We in ' e -is I emphasise. have anxiously co.
aerated witn the siominisin government in its war
effort and 1: 73
515'4. to ado so, But this is n
peacetimeseirerot. and we believe honestly and
sincerely that the time to discuss it is not now, but.
,.may when the menet* to our democracy, Christianity
and freedom is removed by the cotnplet+.defeat and
even annihilation of she ruthless Axis powers:"
HON. A S. Mae3112LAN. PRIME MINISTER OF
NOVA SCOTIA, (Vol. 1, page 21)1
"If we were askedto give a categorical answer
favouring or opposing the report as n whole, that
answer, representing ?lova Scotia ea we do, wouldhave to be, 'No':
HON. WILLI.431. ABERH.4RT, PRIME MINISTER
OF ALBERTA, (Vol. 1, page 63):
K...r .e -,y • . ii: ask, 'Why are they co ausiaun 10
raise an a 103 when we all have our bands
toll with - e ; e'n -1f •he wart' And the whisper has
hon- aro.«d '1: is "le moray powers.'
130, 3 speak frankly. I believe that the
s -z 1: a 15 taai0g our nation and the
mrer-dens 1s *in- erisy of speech and boldness of
a .ion- I mare•ain shasIt w .tial be 0,0,2 unfortunate
it the 33,1
�
g 3 ,,' a
tr erden
.,e 11101 there is a con-
s -toed and d 'a'e 1'•empt being made by the money
powers -o lnrrs a eeatralized control of our national
Itte nuale out a•.talon is tally ocen3pied with the
prose...on of -.r war effort, and. that .thereby there
s d_ve opine an endeavour to obtain ai unfair ad.
senses* over v.- neon), by means of imposing upon
:hem a•^ decor 1. «re under wbit•ll they wilt
te ,.'r• d. I am .Ire that very moa 01 this
gathering' 111.1, he aware h t considerable suspfe)on
hos Leet, a. ,.,ed tr, t:• 1114O,15 of many' bemuse of the
a ea.ity of ;:a0 proragawls campaign and the great
expenditure of money and the frantic and unwarranted -
haste ?tint has hoot. urged in connection with the
adoption of the Rowetl•Pirois recommendations,
Make no mistake abash it, Not only the efforts to
_^,tin the adoption of these reonmmentlettons,but the
barrage of ohsinusly inspired propaganda to win sups
Dort for the"union now" proposals have been r1uaing
growing uneasiness in the minds of many. Whether it
is common knowledge or not, we in Alberta are fully
informed on the action which was taken in Australia
regarding this sinister prupagnudn. Iu that British
-euntry they seem to have much thorn d rerr methods
than we have to deal with each !natters. We note that
inetead of allowing the use of redio facilities for its
dissemination, as was done here they treated this
'union now".propos^rndn as being subversive to the
British empire and ro teed sunt a storm of protest that
public addresses on the subiect had to be abandoned.
Surely it meat be evident to 0ny loyal British sub -
lest that to sit calmly and indifferently by while we
ere being hoodwinked anis inveigled into n finnn03al
dictatorship or 0 (000301 sate, at n time \when 070 1)811
giyitlg the best of our manhood to the empire and are
sacrificing our all to overtone that foul thing which hos
raised its head' in ole world in tunny guises o Wmti-
teri00 order of eenlralioed rotates and regimentation --
is not only ridiculous but dnngeruusly crienival. I lin,:
ng apology. to make for speaking thus,"
HON. J. C ILSI EYE DOMINION MINISTER or
FINANCE (Vol, 2, pogo 801:
"I nppreeinte the vituperation that we have SO Aur
received from the provinces and I want to tne0tien to
particular tho smeller:ohm front the proviuee of
Ontario."
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