PROCEEDI GS OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY DURI G THE THIRD SESSION OF THE T E TY= HIRD GENE AL ASSE BI4Y OF NEWFOUNDL.l\ D 1915 I OIlI.·SON & CO II', ,'\, II 1111'.1'. 1'1 f.S. lJuckworth ~treet. St.john'., .'c\\fuundland UJlf>

PROCEEDINGS of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland SESSION /9/5 WEDNESDAY, April 7, 1915. His Excellency having .fixed the hour at which he proposed to open the present session of the Legisla· ture at three of the clock In the after· 1100n of this Wednesday the 7th day of April, instant, the Members of the House of Assembly met In the Room at a quarter to three o'clock In the afternoon when Mr. Speaker took the chair. At three of the clock a message from His Excellency the Governor was del!vered by the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, commandln~ the 1m. mediate attendance of Mr.

Speaker and the House In the Council Cham· ber. Accordingly, Mr. Speaker and the House attended His Excellency the Governor In the Council Chamber, and, having returned to the Assembly Room, Mr. Speaker informed the House that when In attendance on His Excellency the Governor in the Council Chamber, His Excellency had been pleased to make a gracious speech to both branches of the Leg· islature, a copy of which, for pur· poses of greater accuracy, he had ob· tained, and which he then read to the House. SPEECH FROM THE THRONK Mr. Presid.ent and Honourable Gen· tlemen of the Legislative Council; Mr.

Speaker and Gentlemen of the Honourable House of Assembly; The great War In which our Empire Is engaged, and which, In order to provide for the Colony's participation therein, compelled your being convok· ed In Extraordinary Session last Sep­ tember, stlll continues. The progress of the struggle has been such thus far as to give Britons cause for pride in the achievements of the Naval and Mllltary forces of the Empire, and In the splendid spirit of union, and co­ operation manifested towards the Mo· ther Country by the Dominions be­ yond the Seas.

Equally have these ev· ents been such as to establish be­ yond doubt that Victory will In time crown the arms of Britain and her AJ· Iles, and secure to the world not alone a lasting peace, but also a protection against the unscruplous ambition of militarist cliques In countries which have defied the civilizing spirit of the present age. Under the terms of the measure en· acted by you at the Special Session, the enlistment of a force for military service abroad was proceeded with. It

Is a source of gratification to me, as It mU8t be to you, that thf.' respons!' to the call for volunteers proyed so large that the or'g;nal number pro­ posed was speedll}' doubled, and now hids faIr shortly to be trebl d.

Signal honour has been paid to t e Fil'Rt Newfoundland Regiment by th!' Im­ perial authorities, and all accounts agree that the men who havp gone forward nre doing credit to themselv­ es and thplr country; while It Is al­ most nef.'dless to express the confid­ ent bpI! f that when their period of training is completf.'d, and they under· take active service, they wi11 acquit themseh'es In a manner that will leave nothing to be desired.

Concurrently with the creation of this force,theeillargement of the Npw· foundland Naval Reserve, which my Ministers en!':aged to increase from Six Hundred to One Thousand men, was carried on, and it Is equally sat· iafactor.- to know tbat the numher was duly 'enrolled. and additions to this hody are still being mad".

In this branch or our fighting force the Colony has already paid a substantial toll in human life, through the los of three of His .taJesty's ships rontaln­ lug compl!'ments of our men hut the relativE'S of those who have given their lives In the defence of the Empire will have Ihe sati faction of knowing that the sympathy of their fellow· cQuntT}'men goes out to them In the tull!'st m!'asure, and may well be proud that In the g eatest crisis in the history of the British race, sons at the Oldest Colony were found no­ bly doing their duty and sacrificing life itself beside their brothers of the parent land, and kindred Dominions.

You y,I1l be invited to conaider a measure to provide financial assist· ance towards the maintenance of those who suffer partial or total dis­ ablement while on active service, or to h~ <1pp~ndents of those who lose their livps while so rngaged. To this mrasur(\I am sure you will give your most ~~nerous and sympathetic con­ sideration.

It Is g'-a if~'ing to observe that pri· vate philnnthropy has already been en· listed with hi/l:hly beneficia results on E'ha't of those whose ordinary sources of incomp are Impaired or cut off by tllp Ilbsence of their breadwln· ners at tbe Front. and in this respect the gen~rous contributions towards the Patriotic Fund attest anew the liberality of the people of Newfound· land. while the efforts of the Wom­ en's Pntriotic Association on behalf of the siel, and wounded In the War, a.nd for the provision of comforts for onr own forces. dpserve equally fav. ourable notice.

Their zeal and self· sacrificing efforts will. I am satisfied, rank among the very best achieved by thp women of any portion of th~ Em· pir~ The ('olony, in common with the o her pOitions of the Empire, has suf· fpred In its Tra1e and Commerce, as th l'csnltof he War, but it Is reas­ snringto remember that the fears pn­ tertained at the 0 tbreak of hostlll· t s, as ttl' possible dislocation of ou business enterprises and the mar­ ke ng (\ onr staple products. hav~ een dispelled and that, during the 11 ~t half ye~r, the prices realized for ou codfish have bepn amongst the veryhes on record.

The unfavorahle outlook of the Seal Fislll'ry this year Is to be regretted, bllt tlHr isthiscauseforcomparative sati. faction, that the escape of so many young seals will contribute to the conservation of this Indllstrr, so that while those engaged in the ven ture will lose the returns whirh it brings to them ordinarily. the poten tial "'eallh which the seal fishery reo

don, was invited to undertake such an examinaton of the Colony's mineral wealth as was possible during sucb time as he could spend in the Colony, and he devoted several weeks to this mission last year, visiting different parts of the Island and studying the minerai formations.

The intervention of the 'Val' has delayed his report thereon, but I am hopeful that it will be received in time to allow of its be· ing ilnbmitted to you before the pres· ent session closes, and I feel confld· ent it will prove of no small value In assisting all to arrive at an estimate o( Newfoundland's possibilities as a mjneral producing country. ~ year ago a Joint Committee of both branches of the Legislature un· dertook an investigation of Fishery problems of pressing importance, but, being unable to complete the work before the session closed, the gentle­ men co;nposing It were appointed a Commission under the Great Seal to continue these labours and report at the present session.

That report will be laid before you in due course, and you will be asked to give elfect by enactments to the recommendations contained therein.

Under the authority of the Act pass· ed at the Special Session, a Commisso ion was appointed to enquire into and report upon the circumstances at· tending the death of members of the crew of the steamer Newfoundland, and the loss of the steamer Southern Cross and her whole crew; the man· ner of prosecuting the Sealfishery, and the provisions made for conserv· ing the health. comfort and safety of the persons engaged therein, so as to ascertain the causes which have con· tributedtotheabovedisasters, and which may possibly contribute to the causing of others in the future, and to suggest such remedial measures as may be desirable to render similar dis· asters unlikely hereafter.

That Com· mission, after an exhaustive enquiry, has made a very fun report, which will be submitted to you, together with a measure designed to ensure greater safety to our people engaged in this occupation. Negotiations are in progress be· tween my Ministers and a Corporation which proposes to establish in this Island and on Labrador an industry of exceptional magnitude Involving the expenditure of many millions of dollars in the developing of our water powers and the utilizing of some of our valuable natural resources in the manufacture of a variety of commo­ dities.

The enterprise promises to be one affording new avenues of employ· ment for great numbers of our people, and serving as an auxiliary for our staple industry. To this and other measures dealing with undertakings of lesser scope )'our early attention w!ll be invited. In ieaving you now to your dellbera· tions in a session which marks a un· ique period in the history of the Col· ony and the Empire fraught with mo­ mentous possibilities for our future, it is with special solicitude that I invoke Divine guidance for your la· bours. MOTION FOR ADDRESS IN REPLY. MR.

DOWNEY.-!n undertaking to move (or the appointment of a Select Committee to draft an Address in Re· ply to the Speech with which His Ex· cellency the Governor has opened the present Session of this Legislature, I would take the occasion to say that not only does this Legislature (mel the people of this country, but that the great majority of public opinion throughout the world, deplores as sin· cerely as we do the calamitous war that Is now v.ugressing and a refer· cnce to which constitutes the first paragraph in the Speech from the Throne.

Those who have read carefully the State papers, dealing with the war and the causes that have led up to it, that have been submitted to the p1lb· lie by Great Britain and her Allies, can come to no other conclusion than tbat the present war was unrighteous­ ly and wantonly precipitated by Ger­ many, her motive being the selfish one of self-aggrandizement at the expense of the weaker powers and, if possible, of the humiliation of our own Empire.

I am no doubt exhibiting a consider­ able degree of temerity in daring to differ with so many others in as crib· ing to Germany one special motive for precipitating the war at the mo­ ment that she did. It Is true, no doubt, that Germany's object Is self­ aggrandizement, and for the struggle that should come before this could be attained she has been preparing for decades, but my reading of Germany's motives convinces me that Germany delayed as long as she dare delay with any hope of eventually winning the war that should be fought and won to ensure the realization of her hopes.

Germany's status as a mill· tary and naval power was greater than that of any single Continental power, and, possibly, fully as great as any two of them combined. Her expansion from a milita.ry and naval aspect was also almost Immeasurably greater than that of any other Con­ tinental power, and had she but those antagonists to reckon with she could have calmly afforded to wait the measure of development that would have ensured victory to her. But for· tunately for Europe and for humanity there was one country whose rate of developmentvastlyexceededeventhat of Germany; this is our own Empire.

Germany prophetically foresaw that the day was fast approaching when no antagonist could reckon upon deal­ ing single-handed with Great Britain as a foe; that the rapid development of Britain's daughter nations, Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zea­ land, leaving out our colossal ally, the Indian Empire and its tributary states, would in the course of another decade or two have so commercially and in pointo.f population dominated tbe world as to mean the annihilation of all Germany's hopes, if the war, that she hoped was to secure her a predominant position in Europe, was not immediately fought, so that the great potential strength that would have come to Britain a few years hence might be anticipated and dis­ counted.

Germany's preparations were un· doubtedly methodical,far-reachingand heroic, and I think it may be safely said without any disparagement of our brilliant Allies, that but for our en­ trance into the war to prevent the realization of the unholy aims of Ger­ many, very possibly her ends would have been achieved.

At the present time I don't think there can be any person competent )f forming an impartial and just opin­ ion of the conduct and trend of the hostilities now being carried on, who can come to any other conclusion than that this war must terminate, and will most likely terminate, within the period of the present year with absol­ ute and unquali!led victory for our· selveq and our Allies, an·1 it will be our duty when this is attained, in the int('re~t not alone of Europe Imt ef the universea~ldofhumanity, to effed peace upon such conditions as will sure tbe peace and tranquility of Euroj:e for a centpry hence.

The Speech from the Throne speaks in most favourable terms of thl' high­ ly rratlfylng result from our ell'ort to "xlend aid to the Mother Country In the present struggle. I am justified In congratulating the country, which juatifled this Legislature in the extra session held a few months back, upon the spirit o.f loyalty which dictated the policy that enabled us to contrib-

ute a quota of men for both lantl and sea services of the Empire, fully as great proportionately as that of any of the great Overseas Dominions, and this generous response upon our part to the call of the Motherland will have the result of placing us upon an equal Ity wUh the great Overseas Dominions In the membership of the British Em­ pIre.

I would take this opportunity furth­ erto congratulate the fathers and mothers and families of those who have volunteered as seamen and sol­ diers on the spirit of self-sacrl.flce they have exhibited, and on the meritori­ ous work that we are assured, upon the best authority, tbey have perform­ ed since entering upon active service, and with tbe pro,!"ress of tbe war and its victorious conclusion I have no doubt whatever that tbey will estab­ lish a record that will reflect credit upon thewselves and upon this coun­ tr)', anu no effort that we can make to protect those wbo have so volun­ teered In the defence of bome and country, from any ill-effects that may follow frolD the dread possibilities to which they are exposeu, will be grudgeu.

I would also extend my sincere S)-m­ pathy to the families of those who have thus far lost their lives in the service and devotion to theircoun­ try that they have exbiblted,and I alDconvinced that a practical expressIon of this sympathy will emanate In due course from tmsHouse. The readiness with which our young men have and are respond­ ing to the call of Country Is beyond all praise. The continued needs of the Empire seem but to increase the spirit of loyalty that has been mani­ fested from the first, and I bave no doubt that so long as country calls, the people of this country will be ready to respond.

The Speech from the Tbrone further intimates that a measure will be in- troduced providIng assistance for those who may suffer disablement by aC'cidentorillnessduringtheprosecu­ t10n of the war, and I feel sure that I am absolutely safe In predicting that this measure when introduced Into this Parliament will meet wIth an unanimous. patriotic and generous support Not alone have we as a people con­ tributedoursonstothecauseofthe Empire. but we have also made heroic efforts In contributing towards the comfort o! all those engaged in the present struggle. To the ladles of this country it would be.

I think, Impo!> Fil'le to afford the measure of praisf thattbeir great efforts entitle them to. It is further gratifying to know that these efforts were given without any regard to subsequent recognition, ann that all that has been done by the l'atrioticandotherAssociationswork· ing towards this end, have been done in the spirit of loyalty to the Empire that reckons not the cost of doing, but desires only to do its utmost.

W'e have been further informed In the Speech from the Throne that in witb other portions of the tbe country suffered in Its and commerc" during the early stages of the war, but that it Is re­ assuring to remember that the fears entertained at the outbreak of hostili­ ties, as to the possible dislocation of our business enterprises, were entire­ ly unwarranted, and we are thankful to Providence that through the fight­ ing qualities of our seamen and the marvelous preparedness and efficiency of our Fleet, that the intentions of the enemy to dislocate our commerce and so effect the ruin of our trade have been thwarteu, and that to-day we are in tbe proud position of being able to do business as usual, wbilst the enemy's trade and sbipping have been driven from the seas.

The next paragrapb In the Speech refers to the very unfavourable out

look in conn lion iththeproscu· tlon nf the present s alfisher)'. This isundoubl dlyn matter of regr t.but It may be hut a hlesslng in dis uls, as 'er: man)' amon stus ar Imbu 01 wilh the b"ll f tuat the con- rvatloll oftbe ealU-hrycalls!orth glv, tng thereto of a period of rest--In olh r words, of the imposing of a close time of 011 or moeeseasons rluratlon.

If Ibis h ref u warrented. thelr de­ ..Ir swill huve be n partially met by the resulls of the pesent senson's fish ry, as It can no ,I fear, ue safely assumed that a r, lar!;e proportion of this year's young seals will es ap , anll in a y -ror two wil1serve to re­ (ruit the ranks of the br eding mem bers n! the sal herds. and that we will be r Imhurs." by the incre.sed clltches of the future for our loss In the present yar. I may say, puren· thelically, that I am amongst thenum, her of thos who belteve that the presenalionofourseaUiaherycalis for the enforcement of a close tlme.

My vie,,' of the matter Is that for practically ~5 or 30 years we ba,'e heen kUling orr tbe entire herd of young seals alh year, and that prar, tlcallynn llsaperltoreplacethos \\hl h,ln lho natural course of th In11,'. , reached th Ilmlt of the procreatlv" stalle.

Tber ar to-d y tens, posallJly bunrlreds. of th u ands at. old seals who hay gon. bC)Olld that slage, anll Itlsver) qU,llnnablelndeedlfan) considerable numb r of young have scaped (}' past to recruit tbeir ank .RO that 10 me Itappeara quite 11 salbl th t any y ar we may sud­ t1nlyftndth YOUllgsealssodepletE'd innumherastom kethepro ecutlon oflhe,}I( unpron hie. learn t, I)' il p that ths lb ory of mine III not p 9 Into rpallzatlon, but sbould It unfortunatel)"h the case I certainly ,'111 nol be Burprlsed at the result.

Th paragraph In HIs Excellency's Sp ecil dealing wltb lhe probnhl" ex, ceptlonall)' keen demand for foorI stu sison thatllppealstouslnn two-folll chara t r, First, as o,lng to t11 large areas In Europe now be­ Ing occupi.1 br hostile armies. anrI 0\\101' to th" \' ry large numb rs of men thai ar withdrawn from Indua, lrlaillfe!or mllllary purposes,it fol­ IOW8 that tna acreage under wheat will he v~ry materially reducerI, and that wh re a normal crop mllY be ob· talnedther ",111 be great <Iilflculty, o\\ing 10 tho scar Ity of labor.

In har­ vesting i, eo that it may' safely bll Bssumed that the price ot wheal must b orne au ormally high, awl as it seems a foregone conclusion that there anb no cessation of hot 111­ ties at lenst hefore late August or early eptelllhor,whenitwouhl be too late to plant,lhe high prices mustin, ytably continue until well Inlo the next year, nnrI as we of tllis country cOllsume per capita more flour than, perhaps,tiJepopleofanyothercoun, try, it bohoo\es us to lake any step possible that wUl enable us to reduce Ihepr lit erylargeconsumptlo:Jof flour.

T11 most ready and practicable m that ul1,'g stsltselffor the ac­ compli hOI t or this object here Is I)'ou' ccple plant','l!more largely than nsu I at. p Latoes In the comlnl!: sp g.

Th r can be no doubt that from 51 to 150 thou.aod bar, rels more can be raised than are beIng raIsed at present and as food value of potatoes com, pared to flour Is reckoned as being ~ •• to I, an arI It anal 80,000 or 1110., 000 barr Is to tile crop wouid mater­ iall, I en ur flour bUl, but If the high of ",heat affect us adverse­ IY,aslt ill to a certain extent, e can r asonably expect amp asallon Ln tlteequall. higbprlcesthatour fish may L,e expected to command in the coming)' ar o 'ing to the destruction of anum. ber of fishing vessels and owIng to tlte lnrgp l1umber r qulsiUoned by the

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advanwgeously tD tbe Colony in the emplcjment here ot capital for the "lrieving from nature of the "last quantity ot valuable minerals which are now lying dormant in our soils. The Governor conveys to us lhe pleasing assurance that tbe Joint Committee of both branches of the Legislature tbat was appointed in the last session. and which sat as a. Commission after the Session close(l. hasreportedandthatthisreport.vill be tabled dnring the presentseS3l0'1.

Tbls repC'rt. too. shonld contain for us mucb tbatwill call for tbemost serl· ousconsideratlonanditlstebo>bop· ed-as It may reasonsbly be e~pected -tbat from tbe cbaracteroftbemcn who composed tbls Commission are· port will reacb tbis Honse tbat will recommend only sucb Improvements as will be tound practicable. We also bave the assurance fr"m His Excellency tbat tbe CommIssion appointed nnder tbeauthorlty of the Act passed in tbe last Session to en­ quire Into the lamentable loss at the sealflsbery ot 1914 has conclnded It6 labours and that Its report will be tabled durIng the present Session.

I bave no doubt t.b.at thi. Legislature will give every consideration to thIs report and will act promptly upon an} suggestions therein that will tend to­ wards tbe minimising of the marine dangers to which our people arc ex­ pospd. so that we may reasonably hope. so far as human precautions can ensure It. to be exempt from repetl· tlons of such dire dIsasters In tbefu­ ture.

The concluding paragrapb in His Excellency's Speech conveys tbe pleas­ Ingassurancetoustbatattbepres. ent time negotiations are being ac­ tively carried on between tbe Govern­ ment and a wealthy scientist. a fr Willson. of Ottawa. with a view to the establlsblng in • ewfoundland of an Industry of vast dimensions and one that It Is most arnestly to be hoped Iha th G vernl ent will do Its ut· most to e nourng<'. as tb establisb­ 111 nt of such an industry here will lIIean [armor for us In<lnstrlally than , .0rposlblyaLtJieotberlndustrl­ aleuterprIzestbathavesofarbpen exploited.

Very many of Us are aware of the henefits tbat accrue to tbis country from the creation of the Grand Falls Industri s. but I think it l'Iillbeco sel·evldent. as the de· talls of this scheme will he submltt~d to tbis House. that tbe realizatIon of thlsproJ ctholdsmol" forusthnnall hat we bave bitherto attained in an industrial way ThIs industry Is In­ tended to eumpas. tbe coneenrallon of the water powers of a certain sec­ tlon of theeountry to an extent su[· flc.ent to furnish power for 'al operations of the magnI- tude.

These I believe. am correct III stating comprise the manufacture offerlillz rsand of pulp, andas1am speakiug on tbe authority of the En· gineer, t!pon whose advice ltr. ""111­ sanandti,eothcrcapltalistsarepro· c ed.ng, my statement that the expm­ ditLre comprIscd In the realization of ths srheme embraC<'s the stupendous total of from ten to eleven million d.'lars. _ y be t ken as accurate.

Tbe damming and linking-up of the wat r po ,'s in contemplation will alone c··1 for an e..penditure of six millinfourhuudredthousanddollars ($6.400.000) and the mills for the reduction and Incorporation ofthedif· f'renteonstituentstbatgotoproouce tbe finIshed fertilizing product wlll eall for a fu her e~pendlture ot $4.· 0000 and as the requisite}'early lncom from this enterprise to cov­ er alon~ the interest 01. the cspital and to pro de for depreCIation must b t least amll'ion dollars or more. it follows that th volume of labor to beemploy,d m'Jst beexceptlonaUy larF;eand as all that anyeountry

14 HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS "The sulmon fishery of British Cut· umbia is our greatest individual pro- (':lI;,Hla's Income Through Her Fish f·n(S," by J. J. Cowie of the U,part. ment d .'aval Sf'rvice (,ttawa. I r"ad lhis to obow how thefishe'ie, of l\ew· f ""dland could b~ incre ..sel O}' pro­ il.' "..~ntion, and by beinz fOSI(,reJ. a·.... uYeveryonetryingtuf)ulltogeth· er for the benefit of the Colony and the advancement of the revenue.

"The fishing industry OJ the Padf· Cro~t is new compared ·....Ith that on the Atlantic, but in a marvellously short time it has grown to such all extent that British Columbia now pro· duces a much greater value of ':.,h than any of the Atlantic provincas. "The value of fish taken from all the waters of Canada to-day amounts to a sum of which we have every reason to be proud. I do not want to trouble your heads with long columns of dry figures, butafewfigures show­ ing how the industry has flourished in the course of the last 20 years, and the klnrls offish that contribute to our ',lalth. may not be out of place.

"In 1890 the total value of our fisb· erics was $17,714,902; in 1900 it was $21,557,639; in 1910 it was $29,965" 433; while tn the season of 1913,the last}· ar for which we have com pI te ,figures, it was 33,207,748. To tho latter total the sea fisheriescontrlbut· ed$29.472,81l,andthe,ariousinland fisheries,$3734.937. "By Provineeswe had the followlng result In 1913:- in connection with the Committee formed for the comfort and reception of our boys across the water.

I say, Sir, that on behalf of the volunteers and their parents I feel it my duty to put this before the House, and I also think It my duty on their behalf to thank one and all in connection with these Committees. We appreci· ate what was done. and recognize the fact that every effort was put forward for the comfort and solace of our volunteers. I say, Sir, that when the call came "To Arms"!

"To Arms!" there was a noble response through the country from East and West and North and South-in fact all over the Empire-and we must not forget tbat our mothers and grandmothers plied t;:e needle to fit them out with comforts. Why, Sir, I am overcome with emotiok when I think of these oldladiesplylkl;theirneedJes and knitting hundreds of pairs of socks and cuffs for our bOYb. It demonstrated this fact, thattheya,e the stock from which we came, ti:e English, Irish and the Scotch. I feel.

Sir, I cannot dwell much along the line of warfare today for reasons I need not mention here; but I would ask the patience and lndulgence of the House while I refer to one or two matters in connection with the fisheries. It may be of Interest to members of the House and our friends, and particular­ lyouryoung people if I read a note or two in connection with the Can· adlan Fisheries, Reference Is made in the Speech from the Throne to the Fishery Com· I"isslonappointedatthelastSession of the Legislature. I note that the Re­ port of that Committee will be tallIed in a little while.

I may SlloY for the Information of my hearers that this extract I propose to read is from a :',lperdevotedtothe}'oung,andt"" 1"'"c1l1lg of the

article is: "Incr<asing Brltisb Columbia. ,·oya Scotia. New Brunswick ... Ontario Quebec ... Prince E<lward Island. Manitoba .. , . Raskatchewau ,. Alberta. Yukon ... ... $13,891,398 8,297,626 4,308,707 2,674,685 1,850,427 1,280,447 606,272 148,602 81,319 68,265

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS 15 ducer or wealth, while the lobster and cod fisheries of tile Atlanlic come next in order. "The value of a few of th~ chief kinds offish caught during 1913 may begivenhere:- Salmon .•.... $10,833,713 Lobsters. 4,710,062 Cod ... . 3,387,109 Herring ... 3.173,129 Halibut. 2.036,400 Mackerel 1.280,319 Whilefish ....• 927,962 Haddock .... 841,511 Smelts. 810,392 Sardines .... 676,668 The arlicle goes on to say there are in all about 100,000 persons engaged in the fisheries.

It conlinues:-"In addition to these there are avast number of people, such as ship-build­ ers. sallmakers, rope makers, coopers, teamsters, etc., who earn a livelihood indirectly through the fisheries. And if you lake into consideralion thefam­ illesof those directly or indirectly ene;aged in tms work, you discover that a very large proportion of the people of Canada are really dependent for their dally bread on the operations of our bardy to!lersof the deep." 1'0", for the sake of comparison, let us look at our own exports for theyearendlngJune30th,1914.

We exported fishery products amounting to $10.907,67, or in round numbers, 11,000.000. Now, Sir, I would like to point out. and we must not lose si/(btofthefact,thatinadditionto the ele,en mllJion dollars wortb ex­ ported, we have a very large home consumption. There is a very large "onsumption a1l around our coast, !':lst. west, north and south. and I Blould judge that it can be valued at net mucb 1 ss than a million dollars. ·ow. I am sure that If we had some way 1",<,1' to foster snd encourage our fisheries. by encouraging our young people in the way that Canada is do- in~, it would be of great benefit.

There are some people, and I have known them. who are ashamed to ac­ knowledge their calling. I am not a fisherman myself, but I am the son of a fisherlllan: I am & mechanic, and lam not ashamed of my calling. '0 man, no matter "ho he Is, need be ashamed oJ his calling. Every ca1l· lnginllfelshonourable,provldedlt is carried along on moral and social lines. and every man, I care not who he is, should stick to his business, put his energy into It and be not ashamed of Ills legitimate calling.

We want our lawyers and our professional men, snd our military men-our Kitch· eners-and we want our boys in blue and our volunteers. I must apologise, Mr. Speaker, for again approaching the subject of war, but at the present time It Is a sub· jeN that occupies our minds to a great extent; slthough I hope It wlll soon lerminate, and that victory will perchonollrbanners. In cpnnection wilh our flsherlesand the Canadian flgures I have just quot· ed, I want to point out that we have 40.000 men engaged in them, while In Canada. according to the figures of the Department, there are 100,000 men.

They export about $33,000,000, while our fisheries are worth about $12.000,000; and I thInk we should make every effort to further foster and encouragethlsindustrY,andholdwhat we have got. :>:ow. Sir, there Is another matter I want to refer to, and I do not wish to delay the House. I simply wJsh to rectify a mistake regarding recruiting at Harbour Grace. I would like to (Jay a tribute to the gentlemen who came out to encourage recruiting. They did a noble work. They went around amongst the people, and some ~.r them at their own expense, to try undforward the recruitlngmovement.

Now SOUle misconception has arisen regarding recruiting in the District

I have the honour to represent. I have obtained a copyo.f the recruiting figures from the Magiatrate, and whlle I do not wiah the House to infer thal we did anything more than our ahare or eVEn tbat we did enough, I want to see the District I represent getting credit for what it has done. I thinl: that is only right on my part. We baveover 100 naval reservists gone to the front from our district. We also had another bundr d as recruits for the First Contingeut from the DIs­ trict, and thirty more from Bay Rob· erts. In rounil figures. we had over two hundred, not counting those ",h" enlisted in St. John·s.

These young men that I have referred to joineil hands with others from all over the country, and to-day they are across tbe wllter or going to leave before long; and we wish them God-speed and God's protection; and we trust that the issue will be victory, and we can only hope that our boys will have a sate return.

We read in the Good Book that 32,000 men or more moblIfzed for certl>fn pur­ poses; but the honour and glory fell to men who trusted fn a Higher Pow­ er, and victory came to 300, whoae watchword was: "The s....ord of tbe Lord lUld of GIdeon." I felt my blood tingle as I read an account of the ('anadian troops' conduct in one of the hattles In France.

The order was giv~n, and they charged with a rush and drove back the enemy with shouts of "Canada and Old England." Sometimes when I lie at rest I see our bo)'s lind up, and I think I hear the order given, and I see our boys rushin'l' forward "ith the battle·cryof ··.·ewfounrlland and Old England." .Ir. Speaker. I have a painful duty to perform.

Of those who went down in the Yiknor nnd Clan .1c. -aughton, six came from tbe district I have the honour to represent; and I must not forget:l.lso three of our soldier uoys who died in hospital. making in all sIxty-five from Ne,~foundland who ha"e alrendy given their Ih·es. I feel sure thnt this I10use tenders its deep sympath)·totheirparentsandrela­ lives. 'fheydiedattheirpost,itmay have heeu in conflict with the enemy. or the storm. "-'hat of the storm o.~ to-day! Tho calm of to-morrow whis­ pers a requiem, which lessena the ten· sian of grief.

The day will come wben th y shull come fortb to their reward. baying died for a righteous cause 'lb re is not a true Britisb heart pUlsati~g in this House or in the Empire but will join with me in ssy1ng' ~~~d n~~:~ f~r :e;Ug~,~ now At tyrant's. knee. Preserve her; ,trong for rigbt And ever brave to fight. DefendiI:g truth with might, While Empires be." MR. KENT-~lr. Speaker, before I refer to he Speech from thl' Throne, I must mention ~he two addresses which "'e haye just heard. I tblnk that Ir. Downer should be compIl· mened on his carefully considered sl'o:"ech; and also .I1r.

Parsons, whose hear as we nIl lmow, is in "hat be said, and who put somucb fire ..nd ~n· thusia m l' 0 'li.l re!11nrl:9. I am ~I:ro no one ,~as disappointed in tbe man­ ner in wblch they addressed the Hou.e. They acquitted themseves in a manner that we would have expected them to do.

As we m<et bere to-day our minds are naturallr filled with the great war that is bf'lngfoughtout In Europe \Vben we met here last in September, It wnswitlla yi w to pro'idingmeas­ ures wberehy the Gm'ernment might ha,e 1 gi<lnthe anction for such ac· tlon a it might deem In case of an emergency \ that the. situatlon In Europe we felt sumewhat anxious; Ger· maD arlllY was rushing on Paris, and

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS 17 bad not yet been cbecked bytLeal­ lied forces, its result was still un­ certain. Since then, however, events bave developed wbicb bave rendered tbe British people confident of ulti­ mate victory. The issues of the present war are so vital that cannot be decided in any way but a decisive victory. You know sir, thotth" ;~~I"'" thot or" involved, are not those of mere ma­ terial conflict of interests. They are of a far more vital character.

Great Britain and her allies are waging war against a domineering militarism; she represents the role of law and justice as against a civilisation which up­ holds the supremacy of force and state expediency. The two are irreconcil­ able, and not until we have a complete victory, and German militarism is crushed, can we have a permanent peace. The war was stlirted by a deliberate act of aggression on the part of Ger­ many;

an act ""hich was a violation of sacred promises and the rights 01 a small country of which Germany had undertaken to guarantee the neu­ trality. Nor Is this an Isolated act of injustice. Sincr we met hen, last, Germany has almost daily committed gross violations of international law; her conduct in respect to neutral coun­ tries has been outrageous. These things we see continually referred to in the dally papers.

In the meanwhile Germany has been nursing her fleet in the Kiel Canal issuing out only to kill def('n~eless women and chiluren; sending air craft across to drop bombs upon unfortified towns, and then there is the submarine blockade of the Rnglish coast, the sinking of un­ armed ships and drowning of their crews. Never before in the history of clvlllsation have such outrages been recorded.

Every rule of the sea has been outraged, When merchantmen are captured in war time, it has al­ ways been customary that they be taken to port and given a fair trial before the Prize Court but these Ger­ man pirates not only sink liners in mid-ocean but do not give the pas­ sengers and crew an opportunity of escaping. This outrage has never been heard of before in history; much less in these times of modern civili­ sation. We have many instances of those on board merchantmen not be­ ing allowed to escape, and conse­ quently losing their lives.

At the present time Great Britain rules the seas, and controls the commerce of the world, and in view of what has happened her action in instituting a "Iockal!p and prevpnting foo·1 stuffs from going to Germany is amply jus­ tified. She would not have taken such measures, but was compelled to do so by the action taken by the Ger· man Government. There is no question, but that we have before us along struggle, never­ theless we are determined to win, and win we must. The war has not yet reached that stage when respon­ sible statesmen can talk of or even consider peace or terms of peace.

The principles of intLrnationallaw are at stake, and not until the rights that have been taken from Belgium are restored, will terms of peace be dis· cussed. One of the great facts that stand out in connection with the war Is the unity which has been displayed by the British Empire in this gigantic struggle between right and wrong. We have seen every dominion and col­ ony of ttiP. Empir,' contributin: gladly to tbe fullest extent of its resources. Newfoundland has contribute'} its best manhood to the great war that is in progress. We, here in this coun­ try. have done our sbare.

Already one thousand volunteers and an equal

number of naval resen'ists have gOl'~ forwartl, freely. and with a high pa· triotism to give their lives, if need be. for the great cause in which we are all so much concerned. 'Ve sin­ cerely hope that they wil1 return tn time of victor,-. Already some of our YOUng men have paid their last tribute while guardIng the coast of the Old country in HIs .fajesty's ships. I think that the names of these men. which have been recorded, wll1 be wrItten In the heroes' book of New­ foundland.

In dealing with the matters that we shall consider here durtng the coming mnst bear tn mind that 'u~ ',Wl""" 18'" "ilL The responsible crown will receive no opposition from this side of tbe House, eoncerntnganymeasures deal­ Ing with matters arising out of the war, or which are Intended to allev!­ ate the qtressand strain that is on our people as a result of the war.

But we must remember the people who sent us here and do our duty toward them, The more strenuous the times, the greater the rcspon.ihillty and the greater the need tor fair criticism which the Government will surely reo celve at the hands of the Opposition. "'ecannot expect to do justice to the country it we do not thrash out the questions brought before the House. In matters unconnected with the war we shull do our dut~· and give such criticism as the occasion re­ quires. though, I hope, without any bitlernessorpartisanfeeltng.

It is not my intention to go tbrough the various paragrapbs of the Speecb trom the Throne; that will come In due course iater on In the session as measures are brought In. when we shall have an opportunltyoldoing them juetlce. But. I wish to make some rderence to the matters of fi­ nance which were mentioned In the Spcech. The war is imposing on uS heavy fmaneial obligations and it be­ boOl'cs us to mal,e every prepamli II possible for tbem . .'_s the warcontinu­ es the obligations will be becoming greater.

"e f1nd,accordingto the spe ch of the Governor, which of course. is In fact the statement olbis mlnlHers that there is a deficit In the reHllues of the colony. If 1 r ~ membpr correctly the deficit was ~n thenelghbo;Jrhoodof$237.000IltJune ~oth last. The deficit at the end of the coming year will t>e larger still; a great deal larger than thrball.nce of the reserve stil1 left in the Bank of ~10ntreal. But there Is no Indica­ ion In the Governor's speech. We shall prolJably have an explanation of that from the Prime lIIinister when h~ ~penks.

Another fact is the loss that would be caused by the almost to­ tnl failure of the seal fishery; and of course that wtll greatly Influence the revenue of the country byreduciug the imports during the next few months. It is fortunate that com­ merce. during the past year, has not been interrupted by the war to the pxtentthnt was expected,and we hope thatthsstate of affairs is g.,ing to continue. Tbo British fleet has opened the sensto us. enabling us to carry on commcrcealmo"tasusual.

Itistobe hoped that this will have a great ef­ fpclupnnthepriceofourfisherypr()­ ducts. which should rise In sympathy with other food stuffs. Thl. would have a ;;Tent effect upon the Imports from which the revenue is derived. It Jsespeciallynecessaryinthepresrnt crisis that the Government should arlopt a plnn or strict ecenomy snd if thIs i- done there is no reason why thecolon,-shouid not be able to meet alliisordlitaryobllgationsoutofcur­ rent revenue. In conClusion, I think, I rna)'

HorSE OF '\-SSE.IIlLY PROCl!EDI OS e'press [be hope tbat when we meet bereuguln,lbe"ar"ill b over, and that w shall be congratulating our· selYesuponadecislvevictory,and that the G rmun factor in the world's atfairs will have been eliminated hy a radical operation. Ilhinktbatey· en then wh"n Ih e hapP)' conditions "etnrn, there will come heavy obli· gatlon, arllngou of the I' r, It will Iea'"e a sad 1f;~acy or widov.:s and or· phans, and of parents who hav lo.t their snns. These wlll ha,'e to be previded for by means of I,enslons in keep!l;g wltb th positions whleb th se people fill.

These point to the oLligaUon on the Government, of 8 prud"nl administration of tbe finance of th, colony, with a great responsi­ lolllt)atached. RT. HON, THE PRIME MINISTER. '-Mr Rpeaker, I desire to delay the nems fur 0. very rev,' minutes to re­ fer I" two or tbreemalters that have ben engaging our attention this att rnoon.

In thc.tIrst plilce, 1 dl:"slre to follow the lead of my hon, friend, Ih" Leader of tbe Opposition, in con­ gratulating the gentlemen who propos· td and s"cnnded the mOlion for tbe u pointmentofa Select Committee to craft an. ddress In Reply to His Ex· ell,'n<y·sSpeech .•llhinkthallcan ('on il'ntiously lndorse verylhing lhat the L del' of the Opposition has j,li.regnrdtobothtbesespeeches. M. Downe)'s was a l'aretully prepur· d sp h, ling; with all tbe im· portantquestloIl8referredtoinlhe 'pc-eeh from thn Throne.

I am quite stlr lhatH, ill!, a sourceotin.form· atlonand ,alu to us "IIho have heard It, ns well as to a larger audio ence tbat it will SUbSeljUl·ntly haye I·henitapp.rsinthepuhllcprinls. I "oull also like to co gralulat my ntl. Ir. Par ODS. on the very fino <!rh- sthat lHe llas given.

I am sure that ew'ry lIord he has uttered 'in re rd to tbo pa.rt play d by." wfound· lan,1 in tbis gigantic struggle, came from tbe hottom of bis beart, as was evll<ncel b)'the cboice diction In I:lb" cou hed the statements be utt£'red, and I am sure tbat tbe ad· drc'lll wnrform a valuable contribution toth I"arlitcratureoftbiscounlry and will gladden ibe bearts of tbose "0 read it.

And If congratulations rr"in order, Idonot think tbatI an he ronsidered as in any way going out of th regular course of my duty if I offer m)' congratulations to tbe 1-· rned Leader oJ the Opposition, on the very able addrcss tbnt be bas de­ Ihcred this ev ning. It was an ad~ dr 9 tbat was wortbyof himself, one tbat tbose who kuow bim would na· turally e:1pect him to make, one that "as I;ortby of tbe position wblcb be so n ly occ-upics.

It would be abo srdforanYODeoDtbissideoftbe lonse to e:1pel't tbe Opposition, even in time of war, to abdicate Its im· portnnt fUDCtiODS of criticising affalrs of public importance along reasonable lines. 'Ve as a Government have come bere tbls session. to defend every po s~ble action of tbe Government in reltlontotbecarrylnr;onofpubllc ",rrnlrs of tbe country. and all we ex· pect Is that we will receive thattatr play trom the Opposition wbtcb was sueb a marked feature of tbe last s s!;~on, and which is a feature not llioneof this country, hut of tbewbole ~.~t~~~~:r~t~:a;~~a:e;~~sn ~,.~t~al~~: Ani now, hefore going 10 the im· mediate question before us, I sbould like to tender my congratulations to 01)' fri nd, the junior member tor DOIHvista, !'tir.

Morine, who has re­ tlllned 10 tbis House tbls afternoon, r:th'r an aUStDCe ot something like nino years. I was here as a junior member In 1 Sf;. and Mr. Morine tol· lo\pd nw the year after, and for tl'Cllty )'cars I was in tbe Legislature \11th bim until be resigned In 1905 or

1906. I can bear eloquent testimony totheinrluslryanrl abilily displayed by him in all tbat twenty years; but my testimony Is unnecessary, because the r cords of the House show tbe work he has done. and althou~h we have dL eredon many matters of pub­ lic lmportanceand shall probably con­ tinue to dilfer, It is only just that I shoulil on this occasion welcome him back. It is in no official sense that I do this. but from my heart that I extend to him my congratulations on his return.

During the whole time that he has been here. with the ex ception of one or two years, my friend has been in Opposition. and perhaps he has got so fond of It that thst Is the res son he has seIected the other side of tbe House on thIs oc­ casion. I know his heart is with us here, and if he consulted his wishes entlreiy, he would be sitting on this siele of the House. But he has elect­ edto sit on the other side o!. the House as an independent member. I am snre that from time to time we will have tbe. b nefit of his wise counsel in dealing with matters that msy come before the House. There are one or two matters.

Mr. Speaker. that I would like to say In regard to theflscal questlon refer· ferred to by Mr. Kent. He said that the llme has arrived when we should put our house III order. so that when any difficulty may arise we may not befoundinanydisrlvantageousposi­ tion. "ell. lean say, Sir. that that is the lUost important, the principal malter wilh which the Government has had todeal,and tbat It will recelveev· ery consideration. I do not look at the financial siluati'Jn of tbe Colony eitber from a Government or trade standpoint v'flh any pessimism what­ ever.

In het,consilleringtbe circum­ stances through wbleh we are living at the present moment. I can say that I look forward to the future with e\' ry optimism. My learned friend hasreferrerltotbedeflcitinlhepnb­ lie accounls at the end of the fiscal year last June. He Is Quite correct that there was a shortage In the rev­ enue oyer expenditure on June 30th last. and when we were in session in ptemberlastI thinkitwasestlmat­ erl at $~40.000. But to be absolutely accurate, I think it will he found when the accounts were settled that It was nparer to $?OO,OOO.

The accounls were not complete when the session was helel in September, anll when the udltor-Gencral and those in charge of the financial alralrs of the Colony completed their audit. it was found lhat the de.ficlt was in the neighbour­ ho,d of $300.000. That was met out of the liQulll asset of the Colony held In llte bank for years to meet such an nergencyas this. I remember when thaI fund was started in the Bank by Sir James Winter's Government In 1898 or 1899. It began. I think, wlth 270.000 and grew until It stood at ~OO.OOO.

It was an amount put In the iank to meet such an emergency R$ e now face, and it was very fortun­ ate for the Colony that last June we had that fund there. It has been treat­ pd as trust money by every Govern­ ment that ever came In. and no Gov­ ernmenthastouchlldit.nomatterhow much they may have been tempted. to expend it on puhlic works. From Ihat sum we have taken $300,000 to meet the deficit. so that we began the :-ar with $200,000 intact. What the exact deficit next June will be it Is impos l'JI~ to tell.

But whether or no it will be large. will depend to a large extent upon those who are en­ '-ul';ed In the trade of the Colony. It wll depenrI upon the purchasing pow­ er C\f the people, it will depend on the Imports malle Into the country and these factors will all be affected by Individual action. If people are timid, if people are fearful even 10 expend

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""·1Il probabl,.lelroond Ih"eo.ner .U rll'bl Wo w!ll probahf find lund. tum'ellt .10llllellUmate lin.. and In,,.yalbat .. lllootbe\lue.UlIuabl*, hol,,·Ulbeju.UfJable.Wemfr;htbnu lied mo.~ m"n~)' to O"r credit J! thla ..arcouJdh"·ub,,,'nlnUelpattd.lt ,"'U nu". eonll'mpluad a Jear 0' t..oalo.lf .. ec<IIIldba1".aotlcllJiltl'd that we ..e... 10 be pl"t1g d Into t~la ",Ilo.utl. I'nt ..rprIAtl, Ibl'o we mllttt hUtl .dd<'d anoth!'. millIon to our lIq"ld u.et to th" banll;.

Dn.lftl" thtl yM" thll.t w~ "ere In olll.e 11...... 10"• to thtl lUI el""UOl1 tl'om ll''Jgto19U .e had ~orpht""" of lI rly I~OO.110 In tile )·ea. 19<}~ thero a dondl orll~O,lIOO. We bad nothlnl to do wllb th.t. W"b.d oothlOI to do "'llh Ibu Uj ndlture of Ihat ,.ea •. Til" nut 1Mr .." had. aarllluo of 14SO.00ll, I Ihlnk ~ ",U fa"" II Will U70,OOO. N<ll1 ,..ar It WlU '16~,OtKI. la other ...0«1. bo""e"n luO~ 10 1'12 ... b.d arlrl',O.OO<Ilntlo""·ar,,r.orplll. .. Some penon .... ,. auy: "hy did roo not put that In th.. bank!

Why ,I,d )'a" n,,1 &IIlklpate a ..III,. da.rt Ikocau ...... con.lderlld that there w,.. eneolb there to meet an,. p<J&&­ Illle cenunrencY, No on.. eeold have ro..,..,.,,, .o,b" eonUll.Ien"y u tbu. We " bad. the'0r'lllu.e. 10 tb" _pi We p .. e th"", ba<:k In ll&bl· bo"" tocalarm.,,,,,, ..' IIChoola,brldg· ulLl>d all th.n""oalP.ypubUc 1m· 1""' ..... ullt&aUo ..erth.CO\l1ltrY:llI· ,...- DO I\all .....,. LofI"., Old 4" """.IOD•. a"da IbO\la&D.d..,.;lotWI othe.wa,..III ,,'bl ...b th..re ,,'•• ,,""_ .It,.. That 1... ll"r.lbe.nrpl" ........ Wlt.

Enr) daU"" 01 th"", 1ft th.&CCOunu th",.., to.d&.r ..'Ill ~p<lat lar tb ..mael ..· ... Iloll",lhalll....,hada"lI"lpat. ed tbl.o ..ar. th. dlmcultr and eme'" .~n"y e ..... ne... I."lnl, It woul4 h.... b ",." eur matter to baoe al· I"..·d thu l'oblle ...."rb to b••, ..... m"I"f'd, .nd 10 bue pol tb.t mOblY In IIl.fI bank for. rlln,. da,., Dut the dlllleuU., ..eare conl.ontll1l c..ma 011 lIa ulla I quIte &gTH Ithm)'1e<l1"IIedfrh')ld·.rtUIIlIrk.thla ..,. ...111 onth ..."bl...,tofthl." .....

It II th~ _t rilJ'lItl~ aad m""t aw rul _ ... tbal ba. o"~r ..I.lted th.. ...orlduf.rub"m&JIhl.toI"7C.., tell. bOI Dot 01 tlI~ aurnmndl...- rloom OIlrr.a!oDI'IJI.,ldplIl'db,.th.t«n'at unl',. 1>1 tlla II:mlll.. 1Tillch wu lb. lI1>eta'torthathud""ldedth ••oo­ c_rul o"teom" of the a!J'tllJll •. Ttlla ....arb h".. nlotlle1ll'Ol'IdalStllld Emili : IJllU mo~. It b •• IImnn to u that It we ani to t'i'm.ln" aoUd and ltuUad Emplnl. ~I w.. are 10 .tand ter-lll ..rtouen:IMthedpIIloIDlln. nueneetbatluulbaeltlbedo",lnaUnl ...h .... tll'r1.u" or 01U' ""Innee, we

must all unite in contribution to the upkeep o( such (orce as will be ne­ cessary to defend us against unwar· ranted aggression In the (uture. In the past the taxpayer of Great Lritain has been satisfied to pay the whole bllI.Wehaveneverexpectedandha,e ueverbeenaskedtocontributeone cent. India with her 300,000,000. Aus· tralia with her 4,000,000, .'ew Zeal­ and with her 1,000,000 and Canada with her 8,000,000 people, all have looked to the British soldier and sail· or for protection.

And when we saw the BrWsh war ship and the British tar there was a thrill of patriotism and of pleasure; but we have never realised until this war was thrust up on us how dependent we were upon them for our absolute protection. And now the war bas come and we all realtse that this Empire of ours with Its 500,000,000 people cannot exist if the 45,000,000 of Great Britain alone are to bear the burden of defence. It has not been our fault that we have not contributed hefore.

The British peop$ have been satisfied to bear the burden, they have been satisfied with the trade and commerce that has come to them from the Colonies and from other countries owIng to lheir supre­ macy of the seas. But now if we 0.1' 10 hold this Empire we must be pre­ pared to poltce It. We must be pre­ pared to sustain an army and navy that w11l uphold those principles of justice and Uherty that the Empire standsfor,agalnst every possible comhlnatlon of nations. I join with the Hon.

Leader of the Opposition In the hope that when we come back here next session this war will be over, that a lasting peace will be establlshed thatthenatlonsnowslrugglingagainst us will have been defeated and that a peace satisfyIng to all will have been accomplished,apeacesatisfactorynot alone to the British Empire but also to BelglulIl. France and Russia. The trouh'e is lhat while there are some 10 s that money can repay, while B /gium may b p cuniarlly satisfied or her monetary loss 5, while our loss wd dap,age in trade rna)' be made up

b) a nlOU y ~

a) ment there are losses. ho ' osofth boy or the husbaad, hat no money can make good. To th e tl t have gone down, to those at n:av go dewn In the future the grat.tueoflhec0unlrygOC80ut,and 1 .ope that the measures that will h propscd by the Government In ths dl r ctinn .. ill meet ,,1th the gen· r us "upport of the whole House. Ther sr lhos, sons and falhers, who h e gone forth to fight for the rights and Itbertles for which their fathrsand fore lathers have (ought 11 yars goue hY on many a hattie­ field. Toth08 who die in such astrug· gle W~ canl10t offer too great a grat­ !tuLie.

Our one and only hope is that spell}Y end may come to the war a.nd that when the terms of peace rome to be settled they will be satis­ ·ctoryandsatlsfyingtoall. MR. MORINE-Mr. Speaker, I think lhat it would be ungracious of me to allow pass "tthout any comment on my part, the ~ery courteous person­ al remarks that have been uttered by Prim linister I am sure thst he House III understand that it Is n very gr at pleasure for me to find ill)S f sltll g here again for Bona· , ta,anhonourlueinthelirstpla"e to th kindness of the hon. m mber ho sits on my right, .lr.

Coaker, in king "10m lor me,and secondly l) 'he suppnrt of my oldconstiluents ill hedlslrict. It is quite true. as the P mler has said, that he and I are In on s n'e the two oldest member~ of tIe House, that is in the sense t.lt 'r. have heen here for a longer p rnd than any other member. He is now thefalher 01 the House, and I

sang almost in same words. possibly with the same old etreot. He called to mind tbe fact that there welo certain dissimilarities In our careers One of those is that he has always stnck to the Government, wherm.s J have always stuck to the Opposition. There is however, this difference also.

It Is evident that I have beco,ne broader In my views, because I tinj myself today, If not a Libpral. at least sitting behind the leader at the LIb­ e.-als.And I find my learned friend is Ihe leader of the Tories, and as I look back Into thep&8t, I cannot help of the House a detalled statement, congratulating him for leading the most ConservatiTe party of Te,ri.,s that I have ever seen, certainly to his own profit If not to the profit of the country. One thing he wlll at least admit and that Is that In the past, &8 I hope In the future, my criticism at any measure In this HOUle has been ofa constructive nature.

I have neT­ ercriticlsedexceptlnaconstructive way, to build up for the good of New­ foundland, a country which I love no less than those who have been born in It. COMl\IITTEE ON ADDRESS. The following Committee was ap­ pointed to draft an Address In Reply totbe Speech from the Throne, name­ Downey, Mr. Parsons, Mr. Mr. Stone, Mr. M. Kennedy, NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. Morine gave notice that he would on to-morrow ask leave to In­ troduce a Bill entitled: "An Act re- latingto the sale of codfish on the Labradoo eoast." Han.

Minister of Finance & Cus­ toms gave notice that he would on to-nlOrrO\"" asli. leave to introduce a Bill furtber to amend "The Customs Act, 1898," Rt. Han. the Prime Minister gave notice that he would on to-morrow ask leave to introduce a Bill entitled: "An Act respecting the Naturallzation of Aliens." Rt. Han. the Prime Minister gave notice that he would on to-morrow ask leave to introduce a Bill entitled: "An Act the Administration of Rt. Han. Prime Minister gave notice that he would on to-morrow ask leave to Introduce a Bill respec't. Ing the Seal Fishery. Mr. Kent gave notice of question. Mr.

Lloyd gave notice of question. Mr. Coaker gave notice of question. Mr. Stone gave notice of question. Mr. Dwyer gave notice of question. Mr Half yard gave notice of ques- tion. Mr. Grimes gave notice of question. REPORTS TABLED. Hon. Colonial Secretary tabled the rollowingdocuments:- Report of His Excellency Sir W.E. Davidson, K. C. M. G., (Governor), Chairman of the Patriotic Association of Newfoundiand covering the course or the Volunteer movement In New­ foundland from its inception on Aug. 12th. 1914, to the end of March,1915, in relation to the Great War now be­ Ing waged In Europe; and Han.

Col­ onial Secretary, in view of the import­ ance of the matters referred to In this report, requested the permission of the House for the printing of the Statement of Revenue and Expend­ !tureandBalanceSheetoftheSt.

24 HOUSa OF ASSBMBLV PROCltKDING8 John's Municipal Council for the year 1914. Statement of estimated revenue and expenditure of the St. John's Muni­ cipal Board for the year 1915. Report of the Public Schools of Newfoundland under Church of Eng­ land Boards for the year ended June 30th. 1914. Report of the Commissioners ap· pointed by His Excellency the Gover­ nor to enquire into and report upon the Sealing Disasters of 1914. togeth· er with the evidence and exhibits in connection with said enquiry. INTERNAL ECONOMY COMl\HS­ SION. Mr.

Speaker presented to the House a Certified Copy of Minutes of the Honourable Executive Council ap­ pointing the Commission of Internal Economy for the Session of 1915. as follows:- EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. NEWFOUND­ LAND. Certified Copy of Minutes of the Hon­ ourable Executive Council approv· ed by His Excellency the Governor on the 5th day .....pril. 1915. Under the provisions of

Section 4. Cap. 1. 61 Vic., the following to 0. the Commission of Internal Economy of the Legislature. namely:-The Pre· sident of the Legislative Council; Han. R. K. Bishop; Han. P. T. McGrath; His Honour the Speaker; Rt. Han. Sir Edward P. Morris. P.C .• R.C.M.G.; Hon. J. R. Bennett; Hon. C. H Emerson. ICC. Certified true copy, (Sgd.)- ARTHUR MEWS. Deputy Colonial Secretary. It was moved and seconded thr.t when the House rises it adjourn un­ til to-morrow. Tbursday. April gth. at three of the clock In the afternoon. The House then adjourned accord­ ingly. THURSDA Y. April 8. 1915.

The House met at three of the clock in the afternoon. pursuant to ad­ journment. REPORTS TABLED. Han. Colonial Secretary tabled the Report of the Resident Physician of the Asylum for the Insane for the year ending Dec. 31.1914; Report of Council of Higher Education for year ending Dec. 31. 1914; and Report of Schools under Salvation Army Boards for year ending Dec. 31. 1914. PETITION. MR. COAKER.-Mr. Speaker. I beg leave to present a petition from the inhabitants oC Harbour Main. who ask that a commission be appointed to flx the price of fish on the Labrador.

I have also a petition from the inhabit· ants of Brigus. Carbon ear. Burnt Head. Red Head. Bryant's Cove. Bareneed. Bay de Verde, Salmon Cove. Clarke's Beach. Grate's COVE', Caplin Cove, Job's Cove. Salmon Cove. ail on the same subject. I suggest that this House should pass a blll. appointing a Board of three men for this Commission: One a representative of the Board Clf Trade; another a representative of the fishermen. and the third appoint­ ed by the other two. The han. mem­ ber for Bonavista, Mr. Morine, gave notice of a bill In connection with this matter. and there are forty or fifty other such petitions.

I hope the peti­ tions will be acted on by the G<lv­ ernment. I beg that they be referred to the Department to which they re­ late. QUESTIONS. MR. KENT o'sked the Rt. Han. Prime Minister to lay on the table showing all amounts paid for awards for land taken under the Railway Ex­ tension Act. 1910. and amendments. and ail amounts paid for arbitration solicitors' fees. travelling and giving names, dates, each case. from January

M.- !I, \rftC1LIarlQ'1I. III<" ~ o.,uu the -tlIeLul"'_ .... ~'_ealtJaeom .• b1 wr o.,ut_1 II ao _.11 1"'- .... tu. .. ~~~.Ilb'UtlI J'''''I'''~HON. COL.ONIAL. IlECRrTARY lal .. a ..-Tl11"11 1LI1lI..... MR. IlTONE ..lied U.. to!ll1bltor at f'lIMk W....b an4 lb... ~ bl_h r 01- Mar­ IlIA ...,,1 Fl8herl .... lol.yuptln lhll labl .. C>l UIA H"" .. a .:opy (If tb..., tllrn, Dr all monl ....... 1"1>'11 b,!.blt G.-nd JIaAk. a.-d,klan! durin; 1.14 MINI.TER MARINE A!'tO '.SHER lEa ...... tc,table .... Int',...uoa. Mit. aTONE ut..:J the'l.l lloa.. r • _"-tb • ...,. Ml&1aIw ,f dle CI"OW1lI ........ llad~tnJ>k~ ......

I~ ... -..tl .. _II. lettfll"l,_~IIfI.-a.&eblala­ of Mdllltl1Wt .... RT. "ON. PRIME NINlaTER~ TharaIaIlD.-dI ..iJMrU:r Mit. HALFY ...RO ..11_ dle Jloa f"'>IUAI8«nauT tlJla,.apoa tba tahleotUl,"_a'tAtealaIUo", Ibl tile 1UD000t paid lbe N ..fOODd laad Pro4uCl' f"omp1.nY tnl Ib.. lI1all .n•• I."..t ...... nSI.J<>ho· .... dC·oall'. IImrh""., dllrlns,ho lINt "ar, 19\4; ahoo 111.) .Iuot arr&n&!lD nl' .er.. mall .... Itb lb.. S,,,,fl'lIndllUU1 FrOdlletl ( IIIplU11 .....pnt!1I. Ulot 'p""'leI •.Drtb­ ..nlcrl,.oto..l·llltl.dllrlIllU, put ...taW u"l ...., an n lboN lrtp; llC'!WIdleCII1Y HON.

COLONIAL aECRETARV.- I~..,.t.'" OlllJdlaIId 1'nI4_ e-.... ,. 1JU 1'14 ".tit" (or wr ..... '* _ al J ......... d03oak.llvtocI 1heapeo "1~lrlllIl'I.tbrocota In U or 1"0 trtpa dle .'rue .. abc>n rorthal tb.e ~ .. ...... MR. OWVER _84 t\tf' )I n....... 01 1""11 \\nru lfl ~J "pull aula"l" "rlbeU"_·a.dd.UoN.talllleAt,,C

HOUS:!t ·OF ASSEMBr.y PROCEEDINGS PATENTS AND TRADE 11ARKS BILL. Pursuant to order, and leave grant­ ed, and on motion o.f Rt. Han. the Prime Minister, the Bill entitled "An Act respecting Patents and Trade Marks." was introduced. RT. HaN. PRIME MINISTER.-Mr. Speaker, I may say that this is along the lines of the Imperial Act, de..l­ ing with the nullification of Letters Patent issued to citizens of countries at war with His Majesty. The Bill was read a first time ..nd ordered to be read .. second time on to-morrow. ADDRESS IN REPLY. Mr.

Downey, on behalf of the Sel­ ect Committee, ..ppointed to draft an Address in Reply to His Excellency'. Speech,presentedthereportofthe Select Committee as follows:- "House of Assembly of Newfoundland. "To His Excellency Sir Walter Ed­ ward Davidson, K.C.M.G., Gover­ nor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Island o.f New­ foundland and Its Dependencies: " May it Please Your Excellency,- "We, the Commons of Newfound­ land,inLegislativeSessionassembled, beg to thank Your Excellency for the Gracious Speech which Your Excel· iency has addressed to both Houses of the Legislature. Signed, J. F. DOWNEY, EDWD.

PARSONS, M. J. KENNEDY, W. J. HIGGINS. Assembly Room, April8th,1915." MR. DOWNEY moved that the re­ port be received and adopted. MR. CLIFT-Mr. Speaker. Before that motion is adopted I should Ilke to make one or two observations. One would naturally suppose, Sir, that at a time llke this-the first par· agraph in a speech from the Throne would deai with the subject of the ,"reat w[lr in which the Empire is now eni\:aj;ed. This House, Sir, met in le.sion iast September for the pur· pose of considering certain that were deemed necessary to brought forward in connection the war.

Upon that occasion the House was assured that any measures introduced by the Government in con· nectionwith that subject would not only receive the hearty support but the endorsationand sympathy of every member on this side of the House and I think we may safely say at this time that any such measures as may be deemed necessary during the present session also will meet with the same hearty support and assistance from this side of the House.

At that time, Sir, a heavy war cloud was hanging over the whole Empire; to­ day that cloud has to some extent been lifted and we are beginning to feel that things are a little brighter than they were at that time. At the same time, Sir, we must not shut our eyes to the fact that it may be a long time yet before peace will be proclaimed. Authorities differ as to the probable duration of the war; but we are as· sured by those who have charge of the naval and military operations so far as Great Britain and her allies are concerned that eventually victory will crown our efforts. We must not however, rest upon that.

We must prepare for the worst rather than for the best; and It behooves us in this country as a small portion of His Ma­ jesty's great Dominions to do our share of the work that mustnecessar­ ily fall to His Majesty's subjects wherever they may be. In this coun· try we have done something. We have equipped and sent forward to join the forces of His Majesty a Regiment of

.bout l"o»l1 men We h...e lIenl fOT­ ../lrd 10 the Adml ....lty. COf\Lrlbutioo or IflflO 10 m.n HI. ~.J... t)-·a ahlll". \\c n,.y be e.II~<\ UI>'JO 10 dO 'OOM\, It l"h,,,,ve.u.,SI'.llblnk.toa'lllcor.­ Hnue enIlstlnl; for botb th~ Army an~ th.. Navy J(J thal ... mny be Itt."pa.red ...r ma,. b.lp to Pl'1l»lln:l ..... bn>­ for 111... da,·. that .... to enlO... Th~ re"pl'In~ from thl, ""notry, I think b.'bOOo.oobIIOne,Wh""on"cor ald"r. tl,~ r.r' that w..... noL. mI. ltary ]>"'Ople.

I thlt,1I; the manoer In ...hl<-h OU' yuun8 moo havl'r"'lloodd 10 thlleallofduty-Lhee.n LOM'rv, Ibelr K.l~. ~d COIIntry ..bon1<1 m.ki u. fH-1 proud of them. I helleve that "I Lln.e goea 00 and 11 tb..... Iboul<\ 00 Jr(I&te. nl'«!8I1ty to..,nd fotth our . C-l'that the, ,,'ill nuth<'b ....k"' ..td; tb.t they will t<J"Ilrt'awr ute"I.f­ .pond to tbal e..l1 .. bleb la Iml'O..,4 upoo lhem by tb<l con.Ulutlon; re­ "iooud to tbe caU III lM'rve their Klo~ and <lOUOI.yio tbe bourof Ita ll'llaL """d. We o,.y "',,1110<1-.1. 81r.

COli­ .... tlll.11' tho,", men who ... prompU7 .od berolellty came forw.nl and 01· fe""dtbul.N.vlc .... helberllbtto­ thl'laod or 00 th, afta ~d ,,-eha-ve every e<>nrldeoce that It more meo are powde<l to a~"e In Ute .rm7 CI, tbe oavy tb..y ..1ll h, fClrtbt"Omill._ II aj,h'lt of 10)&117 and patrlotl.m baa. lJ('o.. lhro .... bClutthel.ndandlfM that we all can",ly upon tboae wbg are pbyalraUy fit to come lO"·.r4 ~bould 111.(1 oee<l bftc<>m......... le. and .bould tbmr", ....k"e beeaJl00 opon .'or th. p....&.'nt tim .... e ha-T<I ear.\' ~d out tbe obllgsllou tbat "'e,. un­ dertak,n \J7 Ibe Gov.,rnmpnt. and Ibl llumberlb.lwe,oprolO!ae<lba vol"ne r"rtb.

Wi' "'lab tb"m God·.peed. W• hope'l\8 day may IlOO0 come .. bea Lhla "ru I WIlT will \Je oVer .nd ou, '-Jl~o will .,,,rn&. botlrk ..Itb Tlcto.~ ptrchedulontbolrbllooer.ll&y.81 • we '''.Y ..·lJ eongn.tul.tu Clorftlve. u",'n f""UtlJ<lbat ou.youul IOU" baTe rom" fo...·erd as Ib,·y baTe; but.ner a'ltbeyll.Tl'OnI7d"oethel.duI1- tb 7 haTe only dOlle 81•. wbat "0 ""utd ba.e e>:P"C-ted rrom them. It l.pl.aslnll:IOnntetbatUtl'ybavedoue It"" ,...dll1 .nd an eh""rlully. Our dut;, to tbo .:mpll"l la "u, flrat and 1"'-''ltOlountc.,.". We ••ebrreto-day. <:1•. aa s Lo>«t.latUI"I only btlcau .. we ba'l' an ••my and. 0• ...,.

We 10 .bout ourordlnury 1lT000tlona.,," ('()1I<\U..t "ur hnaln ..... our trade and on. ('{>lIIm..rce. ooly becau ...... b.... th.. Pl'Ot,'(:tlon 01 Ute Empire: tbe prnt ....tlon ,'bleb Ute Empire attarda us thruulb the medium ot ta umy .lId " .."y .... d I ..y. 81•. thatdu.lq thl._IonottheHouee ..ndlor ..n Umo tTlllltWlt eT..r bear In mlod the t&rttbat ..eonlYl'Xlat.ode.rryon (Iur trlvl.1 bueln .... nd our h·ll.la tln.ltdourotber.TOC&tl",,-"~tU8 .e .... unde.th.protllClloooftb.

R.1t!8b na._ Our p..... mount dnt7 tb.... la to Our Empire and no matt ... .. hat OlruU"", may ""1011 before thit H"tl"~ durlo .. ,.... pre.enl llCulon the I ~ of tb.. Empl •• IbO\lld btl tbe pr..valllolttbonlbt.ndUte pNvalUnll oo081d......tIOn We.,et"ld In theA<l<l~.. tbata mM.Urtl ..llI \Je Introduc~ fo. tb" p"'poatIofprOTtdlnll:nttllDclel .... I.... • oce to tb ·11.0 may btl ren1,.,.~,1 d"Mtl!ut.o.b ugll.ltodl.I .... by r1!I."n of tbe hel that UlnA" upon .ft"m Uley .... re llepeodll1l1 hllTe I.l­ Ip, In the "at or h.v. beeo dl_bl~'l ".'rb.m ....au .... Slr,l.only.,.htll-":t I."par.

Tbe Stale mUlt tak. eare 01 tho"" wbo b... bllen l..n behind .•nd th ... "'boared'·l)('llllentonOU'I1l<1 ..bo h.... ""cltoorfully goneforw.rd In ,h~ I~>rtl"ue .·".Itof dor ..odlOI the ~ "ptta. It la \IT.Ufylol to koo .. that $IlL".' l!!J..rnl r!l1lpon80 bu \JI"n ..... d.. L<l the .ppesl 111..., wu I..u,"" byth .. P..1TloUrAaaoel.Uonr .... tb.

enceand tree development o!. smaller anything outlined In the Governor's nationalities, third, the substitution Speech that will provide rellef for for force, for the clash of competing them. It Is true that at present the ambitions and for grouping alliances, Government Is allowIng the Poor Com­ of a real European co-partnership. missioners to give out rellet to those Such, Sir, Is the high aim of BritaIn In destitute circumstances. But what In this War as expressed byltsPrem- does the relief amount toT A Ilttle ler, and Is It not worthy of every flour, tea and molasses.

What a diet assistance we can give and every on which a man must depend to sus· sacrltJce we can make? What do Mr. taln life for hlmselt, hIs wife and Ilt· Aoqulth's statements mean? U they tie ones. I do not know how the mean anything It Is the construction members of the Government would of some International machinery that like to live on such a diet. I do not will lend to the settlement of dis· think they would bave the same ruddy putes between nations by arbitration, coantenances or such well-developed Instead of by the sword.

Well may bodies as they show to-day "''by do we.teelproud that our boys are!lght· they not do something? Have they Ing for such great princIples to gov· no heart? Are they looking for pre­ ern the futwe conduct of nations. Our cedent In this country. U none, let every hope and prayer should be that them look at Australia and New Zea· such will be the ultimate outcome of land to-day and they will !Ind that the present great struggle.

Where the theIr GovernmenTs out of the large Governmellthas been assisting In this loans they have borrowed sInce the directIon It has my cordial support. war, are using a considerable But Sir, once ...e leave matters of portion for rellevlng the unemployed. EmpIre and touch upon our oWn local Australia Is spending $18,000,000 In all'alrs, It Is there we go by dillerent thIs direction by giving employment on roads. The Government takes one publtc works of varIous kInds. New road. We,on theOpposlton side, take Zealand Is also spending part of her the other.

I take It that the Govern· loan In this way, and where shortly 'IT'S Speech 18 Intended to outline atter the war there were 76,000 men wbat the Go 'ernment will do durIng out of employment, only a few thou· the present session. There are some sand are In that posItion to·day and matters te which the Government they are receiving attention. It Is the promIses to give attention, which are duty of the Government to provide ot deep conceln. There are other against the starvation ot Its people. matte", cf very great and grave 1m.

Money can be provIded by our Gov· portance to ...;'Iell no reference Is ernment for the Army and Navy, and made. I bhall refer to these. There It Is right that It should do so. It Is are unhappy condItions existing In the also rIght and proper to provIde our country to-day. The War and condI- flsh"rmen, our mIners, our lahorers tlons of trade lu othercoulltrlesare and all others rendered poor by the bei,,~blamedforthelrexistence. They war, bad trade and the other causes, may bave played a part but not whol· against needless hardship and suffer· Iy. Another cause can be found, and lng.

U we cannot <to wIthout our sol· that Is the wanton extravagance of dlers and our sailors, no more can we the present Government. All these do without our llshermen, mIners and with the bad f,s:lery o!.last year and other workers. They are eQ.ually use­ the c10sirrg clown of the mines have rul to the State, equally necessary pl~cecl many of our people In a very for Hs upkeep. They produce the unfortunate position, and I cannot see wealtb of the country and make tbe

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are.,fWTbluedaplDatOlll'o~ 80tJIat eOll17_thelrfaDltB,ad we live them DO credit for haviDa &D7 good polDta at all. The poUcr of the OermIIDJIlmperorlatoplntlle_ ~ of the world. He haa aid "Ou OermIIDpeoplewUl bethe paaIte blDekllpollwbJchthegoodOodmQ CCD(IIeteHltlworttoldTlllslDcthe OrId.~ThI8 .... thepoUcr~ ed tooarbleued LonI by the deTII at the openIJlg of Hia 1IIIDIBU7.-poI­ Icy wblch he lDataDtIy I'lljected with thewords ..Gettheebeb1lldme8ataD.~ The spirit of the ChrIat would have become lUI altopther clJffenlllt apklt If he bad decided to win the world bl the lIWord lDBtead of by the Crou.

WhIle the GenD8IlEmperorclalmB to havo God on hIa Bide, we have the speotacle of-mgmllUODSOfohrls tlans ftghtlDg mlllloDs of other chrJa. t1aDa. God ClLIlDOt be on both sldee, mWltoooe~d_~d-m» tion lUId V8llll8llDC8 00 the other,lUId DO one ean imagine the AlmlghtJ .... tlngDPblsklDgdomoDthlseuthb, fOl'C8, b:oodBhed ad munler. BngllLlld to malntaln her present dlgnltJ and bonor amODe the natJOIIlI of the world ... RDJIlP8l1ed to enpp in this war. Bile lI.,en her IIlpature to a tnlat7topnKecttheD8lltrallty or Bel8lmn. When tJIat tnIatJ to wbJch Germany u a IIlpatory ....

I'IItJl. le-I:r brokell by tJIat utIaD, IIlItIIJq elae 1eft fur Brlta1n blIt to tab np the 01'4 to maintain tile Ida- clpleofJ1lllUcelUldrlcht.&lldtoBhow to the world tJIat her word or at.-. tve .... herbond,andDOaacrUIoe .... too 1lI'ea& 80 thet her InteerltJ lUId hODour mal be maintained.

All the world lUId aoclel1laconatttnted at the preaent tlme I believe tJIat It Germany Is to be conquered, which We all In our hMrta believe and pray fur, It mDBt be accompllBhed by foree, therefore weu a C010Dl of the BrIt,. lah Empire be1\..,e In the treeclom IIDd juatneu of the BrIUBh conatlt1lt\oll maatdoalllnonrpowerto&Dlatthe moth rJand blch we 100)[ to 80 deu­ Iy to brine YlcW1 wlth hoaoIIr, to the call88 which m_aomucla fur the weal or oeofthenatloDaoftbe world.

There .. one JIUlIIlI'8Ilh III tile Bpeech: ~ COIIlIlder a meuure to proYlde f1nlIDcIal 8lIldstaDce to­ warda tlaelr malntenlLllce hlle CID acU.,e II8I'Vkle or to the cJe. pendanta of th088 who 1088 their lIveawhJJe80enp.ged.~TothJslII_ sure I live ml heartJ lllIPport, which so Yltalll affects JIIlIDT of our,eopo who have lost those upon whom th87 were depending for support in the Daval dlsutere wblch han cansed the death of 80 many of OlD' bran fellow countrJmen. I bPe a letter here from Be.,. J. O.

BrItnell of 11'080 which Is a _ crete eDlDple of the straftened IID4 dilltresslne clrcumstlLllces or JIIlIDT of our people wIIo have lost their 1o'red on. lI)IOII hom they were dependent for support. The Jetter refers to the 1088 of CIIIe of mT brave coustltnents ofJl'olo whowenttohla death til B. M. B.

BaTlLllO, and with the J)IIrIIIIslt Ion of lhe H_ I will read pert of the letter wlrlch seta forth In a IlION expUclt IID4 -melna _er tba lLIlT WCII'ds of lDbIe ean. the tne -.utloa at thIDp tJIat 01llalL (-.4s 1IItter.) OW lInI're nanl -nate IlPlI rreeIJ'__ tlleSrpstrlot\8mllD4J1.- oIBall)'lfvIDctlaelrJi.,.ID_eJe.teDce,andltruttlaatalJ __ poa11llydowlll be done to proyt4eb thewantBatth_whoanlleftto moarn the J-. of their kmld _. l .... pleuedtohearfrOmllr.CIlft thehon. member torTwl1llDpte,that tile funds of the Patrlollc AlI8OCIatlon

will be used to assist such cases as I have mentioned. No fund will be more highly appreciated and be de­ voted to any more deserving or hon­ oUl'able nse.

The Speech also refers to the seal flshery:-"The unfavourable outlook of the Seal Fishery this year Is to be regretted, but there is this cause for compnrntlve satisfaction, that the es­ cape of so m2.ny young seals will cOl:trlbute to the conservation of this industry, so that while those engaged In tte venture ,,111 lose the returns which It brings to them ordinarily, the potential weallh which the Seal Fish· ery represents wllI be much enhanced In later years." We deplore the faettbat there will be a great shortage In the earnings of our people by the failure of the seal fishery this spring.

It seems that na· ture has enforced practically a close season for the killing of seals, and what could not be accomplished by legjslatlonthe elements of Nature have hrought about, which we hope will b'3 for the benefit of future genera· tions, allhough our needs are so great at the present time that any set bsek in any of our fishery industries will entail hardship and sull'ering.

The cor.serving of any Industry or asset the country may posses, of course Is foreign to the polley of the present Go'ernment Our natural resources On the land if not on the sea mnst be exploltedandlfposslbleturnedlnto money to provide big grants for par· ty supporters and Government memo bers. The polley of the present Govern· menthusbeen to Increase the public debt of the Colony with no commensur­ Ate Industry that will give employ· ment of a permanent nature or In· crease the earning power of our peo­ ple by one dollar.

Debts are being piled up so that taxation hangs like a mlJlstone on the necks of the pea- pie, and future generations will bave to bear lhe burdens brought about by the wanton extravagance and blund­ ering policy of the present Govern· ment. Another paragraph says:-"The Re­ venue for the past fiscal year showed a deficit. the result of the depression which had been manifesting itself for some time previously In Newfound· land, as well as In other parts of the world.

This condition of all'alrs was rendered more acute by the outbreak 01 the war, and for the current fiscal yoar an even greater shortage is a~ prehended:' No one expected that the revenue would be anything but short. Effects always follow causes. The Govern· ment had sown to the wind and now they were reaping' the whirlwind. Money had been scattered broad· cast to tbe hungry crowd of heelers and supporters. Positions, salnries and sops had to be provided to sntlsfy the swarm of office seekers, till a depleted treasury finds the country bordering on the brink of fInancial chaos and ruin.

The popularity of the Govern· ment Is now on the wane, and a dis­ appoInted electorate is only waltIng the opportunity to put saner and saf· er men In charge of the ship of state and save her from hecomIng a dere­ lict.

There Is one thing which seems c'lntrndictory in this speech and that Is this sentence:- "Towards reducing this adverse balance my Ministers propose to utll· Ize the Cash Reserve provided for such emergencies, and proposals will bo submitted to you for dealing with the amount which will remain to be Ilqnidllted:' The Premier bas stated that $30(). 000 of that Cash Reserve had already been taken to make up the deficit in

38 BOUSE OP ASSEMBLY PROCERTIINOS revenue for the year ended June 30th, 1914.

The reserve now Is $200,000. and with this amount the Government Is going to pay offsn adverse bal· anee which Is foreshadowed In the 8peeeh as belnggreatertban that of laatyear Ho thePremlerlsgolngto pay a d bt of $300,000 or more wtth 20 0.1 wl1lleave him to exp1alnT This he wl1l undOUbtedly do to his own satIsfaction If not to the aatJ8. faetlon of an inte1llgenteJectorate. \ e arc told that a deficit must be faced, but what we must consider In criticiSIng the poUcy of the Govern· m nt Is not th futureorpresentd ... tlclt but the defclt of last June b& Core tb rl' was any talk of the war, although they had four months prev­ Ious to the cloee of the Budget year to collect revenue from the tncreu· cd taxation of last February's sess.

Ion. That Increased taxation for the four months was supposed to give tbem $200,000 extra. The war had no­ thing whatever to do with the deficit of last June. That deficit was due to tb lack of foresight and blundering wBsteful policy of & Government com. posl'd of men without any financial ablllty"hatever. Tbe lleserve of $500,000 which had ben8tasldeforarainydaybya wls an'" sane Government, had .') be tak"n to pay the debts incurred tlYL,eLoodUn polley of th.. "res­ ent Go'-emment.

If any businesd con. cern spends all Ita capital wittoul m king any provlalon for the future In the way of a correspondf"g uaet asasecurltyfnthetimeofdepr08SloI> oftrade,whatwfUhappen?-bankrupt. cy&ndruln. It Is Just the same with an Individ­ ual anI! a Government. We ha\"e to deplore the condition with wnlch we arefacoto faceto-day through the unwlso polley of an Incapabl" admtn­ letratlon. Tbe poor old Col04Y Is now hard and faat on the rocks, and m~ thinks new men wUl have to tak" command If she Is ever to Ooat In the calm water of Independence and security.

To remedy existing conditions the Preml r suggested tbatall who coul.} should buy a Dew overcoat, m anlng ofcoursetbatw sbouldconUnuehus Ineas as usual. n might be qulte eaay for the members of the Go\"ernmeut and theIr supporters to follow the Premier's advice. bnt the most of DB on this Blde of the House must be content to cut our garment according to our cloth. He, the Premier, also stated that 8Cmomy at the present time was a clime.

According to the wasteful cxtrlvagaut polley of the Government "e quite beHeve that ec­ onomy has been considered a crime by them In handling the rennue of this country BlnCIl tney aSBumed of· flce lu 10119-n policy or doctrine which 11.. been BO strictly adhered tothatnoRweflndwllIulwutebrlnll' Ing woeftJ wanl We were told by the leaders oflJOo cletyat the opening of the war, that economy shonld be practiced by all, everynlckehhouldbesa\"ed,forhard and trriog times were yet to come. In view of existing conditions the es Imstesha\"e been prepared to meet o ylldlspensa Ie requirements.

From this tatement we conclude that we have been BubJected to unnecessary e p dltureln the past,if any curlan· ment In the estlmaes is to take place now This Is an admission of UDD& ceasaryand asteful expenditure which has brought us to our present deplorableeondltiou. We are also told in tlleSpeeeh "that anlndustryofexceptlonalmagultude, Invohlng the expeudlture of many mlJllons of dollars in developing our water powers and utilizing some of our valuable natural resourceBln the

40 HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY PROCltEDlNGS Sir, I belleve that the Newfoundland Contingent were tbe descendants of Newfoundlanders tor three generations or more, and In that respect at least, I think we can compare favorably with our larger nelghbor. At the same time there seems to exist a spirit In the British born, a pride ot Empire whIch Is not SO easily aroused In the Colonial born.

When I went back to the District after last winter's session and told the people there of the Increased tax· atlon.therewasnaturallyagreatdeal of complaint. they considered it wa, d etob din nagemenr 011 the part of the Government and should have been nvoided. but 1 have never heard a single complaint because of taxes elueto the war If you can get the people to realize that Increase In the tariff is due enUrely to that cause and notblngelse.I belleve the great majority are wllllug to bear their part of the burden and not blame the Gov· ernment for conditions over which they had no control, but 12 months ago It was different, when the Govern· ment had to Increase taxation for r~a· sons which some ot us at least bellev· cd might have belln avoided.

That clause referring to the main· tenanee ot those who suffer partial or total disablement while in the service of their King and Empire will ot coursehavethe(ullsupport of this House, Opposition as well as Govern· ment. I am very sorry, Mr. Speaker, for the failure ot the seal tishery. We have tor the past three weeks, In the District ot Twilllngate, been able to see from our hills the steel ships jammed In the Ice, unable to reach the seals. Maybe, some people think that we of the North are glad ot the tact that these ships missed the seals, but such Is not the case.

We realize that the great shortage In the catch wUl be badly felt at St. Jobn's, and what affects trade here in the city affects more or less the whole Is­ land. 1 am pleased to hear, however, tbat tbe shtpsarenow free, and hope they "ill be successtul in gettlng sav· ingtrlps I greatly regret the financial deficit which we now face and trust that there wlll be tound some way out ot the trouble. It Is certainly too bad,the burden of taxation seemfl already more than we can bear, and I hope that in regulating the tar11f,tbelncreased burden wlIl be placed on those best able to bear It.

Referring to tbe ClvU Service, It bas been remarked that tbe.e officials are poorly paid. It this Is t~o ease, bow Is It so many people a:-e atter tbe jobs. They certainly go to a lot of trouble to get an apllolntmentnnd have a talr understanding of tbe sal· ary offered before applylnl:. Once m tbeservlcetheysaytheycannotllve on the salary glven, and ask for an Increase; now it the salary Wl'S Dot good enough why seek tor the POS1UOD and itnotsatlstledI suppose they can get out.

It thelr ablllty Is such that they cauuot possibly be spared, they should be paid accordingly, but I thiuk we are doing all tbe cac-ntl'! can afford at the present t1metn tl:a: direction, and should cut 'be garment according to the cloth. I know the feellng ot the people with regard to the Civil Sernce, and nctb1D~ would be more unpopular than inc ea edex· pendlture for that purpose under the presentclrcumstances. I am glad to be .ble to say tha~ tbere Is but llttle destitutlo" in T",il· llngate District.

ThIs Is cbleOy owing totheberrlngtisbery,tbes:,r:ngflsh. ery on tbe South SIde, ~t:d t e fall's flsbery on the ""orth Sllle, coupled with the logging industry which Is so near at hand.

BOUSB OF ASSBMBLY PROCIIEDINGS 41 The shore cod fishery was extreme­ Iybad.and If there had been no her­ ring fishery, scores and possibly hundreds ot fatUllles would have been In a state of destitution. It Is incum· bent on the Government ot thIs coun­ try to do all In their power to pre­ serve and promote this Industry. MR. COAKER.-Mr. Speaker, I sup­ pose, as leader of the Union Party, It would be indiscreet on my part to allow the Address to pass without a tew remarks.

I was exceedingly nmused to hear the Premier's remarks on Yesterday In connection with this questlonoteconomy.lagreewlththe speakers on this side of the House when they say that they beHeve he was not sincere, and that he really and truly could not mean that to economize was a crime. Now, It he beHeves that, I would like to know why he has not advised the Reid· Ntld. Co. against dismissing 500 of their employees-turning them out In the dead of the winter to exist as best they may-snd putting up the pIes that they did It because of war con­ ditions.

We tlnd the Government, who had authority last year to raise $2,000,000 to complete, or partly com· plete some ot those branch railways, coming hack trom London with one mllHon temporary loan In order to aid the Reid Company to complete some work on those railways during the past season. Now, It they got one mllHon dollars they might have got two mil· Hon, hecause the Premier then cer· talnly knew the condition at the fin· ances 01 the country so tar as Cus­ toms returns were concerned, and might have aided the Colony by g1v· Ing labor had he secured the other mlllJon doHars.

Although he went over In March, he knew trom the statements made here that the rev­ enue would be very short; and when he tound that he could not raise a per· manent loan, he ought to have done hIs utmost to raise a temporary loan, not ot one million dollars, but ot two mlllJons, and then he would have had an extramlUion to help tide the peo­ pie over the present crisis caused by the Wat; but he did not do so.

He states now that the Water Street merchanta have millions ot dollars laid by trom profits made In connee­ t10nwiththelrbuslnessesdnrlngpast years, and he calls upon these men now not to be t1mld,but to be ventnre­ some. Well, the Reld·Ntld. Co., who have accumulated so many mUllons lrom work done In this country since tbey have been here, might have done somethlnglnthatillrectlon.

MteraJl, they have contracts to build certain branch railways, to complete them and to operate them, and It certainly would not have been too much to ex· pectthat they would make = effort. to tide the people, which theJ' had In theIr employ, at any rate, over the winter; but we tlnd that these w~re theve.ymen who led the way In the dismlssalot their employees. Last year the Government promised In the Speech/rom the Throne on the open· Ingot the House that the branch rail· ways to Trepassey, Heart's Content and Bay de Verde would be In opera­ tion during the year.

They are not In operation to-day, J presume because the.e Is not sulf!clent rolling stock and locomotives to operate the Hne; but here is what the Government said last year:-"Rsllway extension during the yearhas been rapId andemlnently satisfactory. Tile equ1valent at sixty· four miles of railway has been com­ pleted. The Trepassey Branch haa been all but tlnlshed, and Is now be­ ing operated to Renews on

schedule time. The early summer months ought to be sulficlenttobave th18 IJne broughtuptOcontractspecl!lcatlon, so that the autumn may see the entire branch operated." Now, the Trepaasey branch Is not )'etcompleted,nlthought estatement here Is that It was all buttlnlshed at

that date, and was being operated to Renews on

schedule time. The au­ tumn did not see the Branch operated. The Speech goes on: "The Heart's Content branch has also been practi· cally completed, and will be operated early in lhe present year." This statement was made last Jan­ uary, RIld the Heart's Content branch Is not yet completed, or at least If it Is completed, It Is not In operation; and If It is completed it Is a very great reflection upon the Government that they do not make the Reld-Nfld. Company operate it. They have a contract to operate It. The people on the south side of Trinity Bay do not know what the Government put the railway there for.

They are using it now to haul wood over. No effort Is being made to compel the Company to operate the road; and yet the PremIer comes In here and tells us that we ought to get the second over­ coat, If we have one, In order to keep the country going and to aid customs returns. The Speech of last year goes on ro say that "The Bay de Verde branch has been graded,theralls and ballasting far advanced, and some of theslationsbullt. It should be ready for operation in the early fall. The Fortune Bay Branch has been graded for sixteen miles and ralls laid to the fifteenth mile, but not yet ballasted.

The Bonne Bay branch was commenc· ed late In the season, and the work donll to date is but preliminary." When '1 was down in Bay de Verde district the people from one end of the district to the other were indigo nant hecause of the non·operation of the railway and wanted to know for what· purpose this railway had been built. Stations have been built during the election campaign of 1913. That fall there were 1500 men employed on railway work In that district.

Stations were built then that have never been used,thatan operarorhas never been in; roads that have never been used were then built connecting these sta· tions with various settements. As 1 havesald,overl500menwereempJoy· ed In this work during that fall. For what? In order to secure votes for the Government supporters. Now, the people of Bay de Verde know that more than a million dollars has been spent on that railway, and they WRIlt It operated. 'fherailsarethere,the stations are there. the roads are there;everythinglsreadY;RIldthey want to hear the sound of a whistle.

Why have these roads not heen oper­ ated as the contract provides? And yet the Premier wants to know why we have not bought a second over· coat! ImightsaY,though,thatsome of our men did have a cerlain amount of belief in what he stated, because three of them actually did go and get overcoats to-day. Now, they had the pluck to carry out the Premier's sug· gestion, and 1 hope the Government members will do likewise. It is a serious thing, Mr. Speaker, that we have not had a greater effort made by the Government in order to afford the people an opportllnity to earn sufflcientto tide them over this great crisis.

Many things could have been done, Weare all aware that the Government just now have not a bed of roses to lie upon. We know that conditions are preity hard with them. But yet look at the wonderful things which are being done in England at the present time, and they are only being done because the Government Is courageous and determined to do the utmost in their power to help the peo­ pie out. To-day, In England things are being done by Mr.

Lloyd·George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which, if they were done by him two or three years ago, would have earn­ ed for him the name of being the greatest Socialist that ever existed.

But be Ila8 done these things and difference between that amount and come out on top. Hehadthetoresisbt $300,000Is considerable. Th!awascaus­ and the courage to ClUT)' out the sug· cd tbrough the pollcy of the GoVllJ'D­ gestl.ons wblcb were made to blm, 1 ment, and through lack of econom1111 presume, by men wbo knew all about administering the attairs of the col­ these various matters, and as a conse- ony Tbe Government last Februar7 qnence Great Britain bas not suffer· put on taxation tbat permitted them ed to any great extent because of the toralse$250,OOOmoretbanthe,other­ war.

Now, we in Newfoundland bave wise would bave received from the notsertouslyconslderedthesItuation time that they put the taxation on of the country as It stands. 1 don't until the end of the fiscal year. That think that !Ive men out of a bundred meant $550,000 that the Governmeni bave seriously tbought of wbat our were out in their estimate for the position at the present time really Ia. year 1913-14,lf we add the $360,000 Last year we bad a shortage of 250,· covered by loans spent 1111913, It 000 qulntela ot flsb for the year,wblch will total $910,000. Now Mr.

Speaker, at $6 a quintal means a milUon and we are surprtsed that there was a a halt dolIars; In addition to that tbere shortage of $300,000 last 1ear and we were a million qu1llt8la whlcb were are surprtBed tn be told that the de­ sold at a loss of 60 cents a qullltal !Iclency for the present year Ia g~ because ot the conditions which pre- IIIg to amount to a greater sum than valled at the time the fish was sblp- that. I have heard men whobavebeen pad; tbatlsahaltmUlionmorewhlch watching the revenue durlllg recllnt the tIahermen lost because of war months claim that $500,000 will be conditions.

Of course, the money the de!lclency for the current year. thatwaslostbecauseofthesbortege Well, If $500,000 Is the deficiency for­ 111 thecatcbwas nottberesult ot war 1914-15, wbs.t Is It going to be at the conditions, but at the same time It end of 1915-16? We cannot expect 8D1 meant amUlion and a half out of the great Improvement 111 trade, the aeaI tIahermen's pockets.

Then there Ia tIahery has been a blank-there Ia another bait mUllon that Ila8 been going to be a 1088 to the Government tBken out of the earnings of the tIah· of from $200,000 to $250,000 on that ermen because of the exce88lve p~ account a1one---iUldwe certainly won't fite charged on provisions owing to be able to make up 111 any way that I war conditions. That makes a total see any great amount ot revenue from or 2* million, which Is quite a lot ordinary sources. I would like to or money when you come to look IIIto know what Is going to bs.ppen when the earnlllgs ot the people. It does the war ceases.

A great sum ot m~ not comes as a surprise to me that ney wUl have to be raised 111 order the revenue Is short. Anyone wltb to make two ends meet and enable commonsensewbolookedaroundblm us to live as an IIIdependent colon,. knew that It must be so. Tbey stete There Is this million wblcbtbePremier that there were $300,000 sbort last got last summer; the other million year, and the amount tbIs year will be that be did not get; there Is a mll­ a great deal more.

I am somewhat lion wblch wUl bave to be raised to surprtBed at the tigure tor last year meet the war expenditure; be wID because wben the House opened In have to get at least two millions more September we were told that the In order to complete the remaining sbortage would be $237,000, and the unt1lllsbed brancbralIways, (last1eu-

44 HOUSlt Q1' ASSEMBLY PROCIUtDINGS we were told that two mllllons would be about enough to complete aU the remaining branches, but I dare say when we get down to facts and fig­ ures, we wtil find that two mUlions have already been spent and that at least the government wl1l want at least another two millions to COin plete the contract). That will be at least five mUlions that w111 have to be raised. Well, I would like to know who would want to be Premier of Newfoundland and have to face the London markets and secure this loan.

Sir Edward Morris will certain· Iy be entitled to our deepest gratitude If he can go across at the end of the war and raise $5,000,000 at 4 percent in order to get us out of this hole in which be has placed us.

A loan of $360,000 was authorized last year to pay for expenditure incurred in 1913 that I suppose a cent has not yet been raised on, and there were several temporary loans from the banks that when added w111 probably come to an· other million; then we will bave to lose a certain amount in raising the loans as we did on theotherloaus.and before we are through with these ob­ ligations that the country has incur· red, it wlll mean not less than 6* or 7 mlllion dollars.

Then when we take into account the deficiency for 1915-16 and 14-15 whlch will amount to $800,000, I have not the slightest hesitation in saying that by that time there wUl not be fifteen men in the whole country who will know the right tbingtodo.

The Government say in their speech that "Negotiations are in progress be­ tween my MInisters and a corporation whlch proposes to establish in this Island and on Labrador, an industry of exceptional magnitude, involving the expenditure of many mlllions of dol· lars in the deveopment of our wa­ ter powers and the utlllzing of some of our valuable natural resources In the manufacture of a variety of com­ modities. The enterprise promises to be one affording new avenues of em­ ployment for great numbers of our people, and servtngasan aux1liary for our staple industry.

To this and other measures dealing with under­ takings of iesser scope your attention wlll be invited." Isn't it peculiar that every time the House meets there is a paragraph aimllar to the one I have just read in the Governor's speech. There Is al­ ways sometlung wonderful going to happen in a few months time.

Last year we had this in the Speech:- "My Ministers have also been for some time, and are at present, en­ gaged in negotiaUng with British capitalists for the construction of a railway from Notre Dame Bay to Bay of Islands, and for the establishment of a train ferry service between Bay of Islands and the Eastern Seaboard of Canada, for the purpose of estab­ Ushingbetter transport facilities and of developing the fishing industry of the Island." When that was put there they knew very weU that nothing was going to come of it, and do they thlnk that there are twenty men in the whole country today who believe that any· thing is going to come out of that paragraph in their speech this year?

Here is another one:- "It is encouraging to observe that your elforts to attract the attentlon of outside capitalists to the varied and natural resources of the country are gradually bearing frult.My Ministers are at present in negotiation with the representative ofa large group of Brl­ tish investors with a view to the utll· izatlon of some of the vast water pow­ ersofLabradorand the establishment of very large industries ClI.lculated to

afford permanent employment to num­ bersofourpeople, and to reproduce In that land the transformation that has been effected In our own Island in recent years." Now, what do you think of that? Last year we were goIng to have a man come down bere and take charge of GrandFalls, In HamJlton Inlet, and establish a tremendouslnduetrlal un­ dertaking; put up tremendous machIn­ ery, and all that sort of thing. Tbe whole country was going to blossom as a rose.

Tbe wonderful thing about thIs Is that the Premier never seems tolearnanytbing;hedoesnotappear to get wIse from year to year; sure­ ly he ougbt to know hy tbls time that he cannot cod the House with thIs sort of thing any longer. Now weare going to have more greatma­ chlnery, great mills, great dams. Mr. Downey told us that there Is a Com­ pany going to spend eleven millions, only eleven millions, and that within two yean they are going to have all the mac'1lnery In operation. Well, now is the time for these great thIngs to come along, What we want Is some­ thIng material, something to work on.

We have had all we want of great promises, pretty speeches, brIght phrases. Now, I hope, If I have the pleasure of sitting bereagaln another year that I will not hear any more such paragraphs as that In the Speech. If the Premier will take a suggestion from me he wl1l leave them out In the future.

Do the best you can In those matters, and If your negotia­ tions come to anything, then tell U8 about it, and we will give you all the credit trat you deserve, Now, I would like to know whether the Government Intend to bring In any further legislation this year to strengthen the Act In connection WW, combines and monopolies, which was passed here at the last session.

Up to the present the Act has been Inoper­ atlve because of the fact that there Is no penalty Imposed for the breach of It There were a number of cases during tbe last year In which a Com­ mission appointed under that Act might have been called upon to Inves­ t1gate certain combines which were believed to exist, but an Investigation would be useless because even If It were found that any wrong had been done there was no way In which the guJlty parties could be punished. They would only laugh at us.

There are lots of tWngs which we know of and per­ haps lots of things that we do not know of In this respect, but we do know this, that there have been com· blnes existing In St. John's for many years. During the past fall there have heen several combines In existence, but tbere was uothlngwhlch we could do to prevent them from operating. There was no use In calling the at­ tention of anybody to what was go­ Ing on, because tbeAct was Inoperat­ Iveso far as getting after the people responslhle was concerned and the matter hM to be overlooked.

Now, here Is a chance for the Government to do somethlng,lf,as they say, they really and sincerely wIsh to aid the common masses against the InjurIes that result from those comhlnes. Now there Is another thing that I wish to call attention to. I hope tbat tbe Supervisor of Debates, or whoever ts responsIble for havlngtbe debates publlbbed, wl11 see that tbe speeches from tbls sIde of tbe House are cor· \'ectly reported. The reports of our speeches last year were simply an aoomlnatlon. There was no sense In them. It was a case of simply puttillg in r. sentence here and tbere.

On the otherband,Inoticedthat all tbe speecbes of members on tbe other side were splendidly reported; so that we were not given a fair show. If you

46 HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS are going to publish the speeches, then publish them correctly; if you cannot do It correctly, then don't do Jt at all. As I have said I don't know whether the Supe,rvlsor Is responsible or not, but if he Is not then I think he our::bt to see that whoever Is re­ sponsible Is brought to book and that there will be no repetition of what occurred last year. The MJnlser of Finance and Cust· oms Is not present.

I was going to ask him why he permitted the Bona­ venture to sail from Channel on the 10th March Instead of on the 13th The law as passed here last session, provided that steel ships could not sail south or west from St. John's until tho 13th March under a fine not exceeding $4,000. The ship sailed on the 10th. The Act provides that any three members of any crew may take action against the owners of the ship for sailing before the time. And that Is what Is Intended to be done. But the Customs people should have been more alive to their duties, and should not have permitted the ship to sail.

There is a lot of talk about a duty goJng on molasses. I notice that noth­ Inr::has been said In the Speech re­ gnrding this, and I hope that the GO\-' ernmcnt does not intend to do any­ thing in this connection. The cost of molasses Is reaIly 10 cents a gaIlon higher than last year. and If It Is In· tended to put 4 or 5 cents more on it, then It wUl merely mean that th poor people will be compelled to use less sweetenIng. You must not increase the price of molasses for if ~'ou do, you deprive the fishermen of one of their most used commodities. I ask the Govern­ ment to take this matter into consld· eratlon.

Our friend, Mr. Clift, has SUg· gested that there be a decrease In expenditure. Something must be done to prevent this outrageous expenditure now going on. Do not try to meet In· creased demands by taxing the peo­ ple of the Colony any greater. It the Colony Is in such a desperate condI­ tion that )'ou must find more money do not increase taxatlon but reduce expenditure. I find that that there are men standing around at many places who are Government officials doing nothing.

You have a man at Mor· ton's Harbor, holding a Government position there, who gets a salary of $400 or $500, and is not earning a fiftb of it. There Is anotber at Lewlsporte getting $900. and another at Exploits getting $500. with nothing to do. Jf these men are not earning their mono ey, they are not wanted. Poor fisher­ men have to bear tbe burden Impose'j upon them, as a result of paylngtbese Idle Government officials large salar· les. There are three Custom officials in TWlllingate District, and don't earn $200 for which tbe work could easily be done. With regard to the explanation given by the Hon.

Colon lal Secretary, In respect to the mat· ter of wrong doing In the Reglstratlon Department of the Post Office. Now, we look upon the Colonial Secretary as a man who Is honest and reliable He admitted that there werelrregularl. tles In the Registration Office of tbe General Post Office. Why did the mat· tN not come before the Government? He might have said: "Well,I.:lid nol know of it until now, but I wlll do everything In my power to get at the root of the matter." The books In that department of the Post Office are 8hort by $180. I do not care who Is ottended, but this kind of thing must IIOt go on.

If I were head of any pul;· lic department I should punish any one who did any wrong. Is the G lV' ernment going to allow that sort Of hing to go on? Put the pruning kn\[~ Into all those matters and try to ad mlntsterjustice to all.

There is another matter of whle'll wish to speak. I was very sorry to read In a paper today areport1:-oro one of the members of the Upper House. who talked about the price at flsh becoming lower In the future. I tblnk that tile han. member ought to have refrained from speaking upon thatsubjecLItlsverypoorencour· agement for our tolling fishermen to hear of such utterlngs. Time. wl!1 be hard during the coming year. W~ oughl to encourage our men inslead of discouraging them by sayln~ that the price of [lsh will come down In value.

Wby should it come down' If the war continues why should the price of fish be any lower than it Is now. If they buy cheaper the fis!.. will be In tbe buyers' stories wben the price adv8nees agaln,and they will again make bIg profits. The pril'e must keep up, I am sorry tbRt this statement was ever made and I hOllS that the Government will do all it can to remove that Impression from tho minds of our fishermen. As It is, saltwiII ho fift)· cents dearer than It was last year. In!act, supplies g neral· Iy will be very mucb h.lgher In price.

The Government ought to try to gl,e allttloadvantage to the fishermen a tllocountry, and give tilema chanco 10 get to the fIshery this year. If there were no men to prosecul.e the fishery, it would be a sad state of affairs. There are men In Bell Island who have not a chance to work; and over a thousand men In Conception l3aywho are lookIng for somelhlng to do. Somelhlng musl be done. There ought to be some way of arranging supplies for those men lhe comIng sprIng. Gur men are anXIOUS to work If they can only find work to do.

If the Gov.rnm nl does not do some­ thl gloaid those men it wIll be very injur;oustolh fInances 01 theC'o!· any. There will be no employmenl up the country, and there will be very litUe work at the mines or mUla, hence the men must fish or starve. There Is a lot of discrepancy In the manner In which relief Is given out to our people. I hope the Govern­ ment Is not responsible for that. Re­ liof Is beIng gIven to some and den­ iedothersjustasbadlyln need. Men are refused. and because they are not TorIes.

The man asks for some asslat­ ance, hut does not get It because he otf.'d on the wrong side of polltlcs_ No able bodied man wants pauper money. He desIres work for aJd given him, but work Is denied him. DnriJIg the winter I suggested that the Gov­ crnment mIght take drum. and hoops from men In Conception Bay. And if theseJllenhadtheopprtunlt,yofselJ· lng such It would help many over the hardest tlme this Spring. Do not make paupers of those men. There are public works to be attended to In Conception Bay wh.lc,h would,lf start­ ed, help these people out.

There is no destitution In Green Bay or Fogo District, and not much In Bonavlsta and Trinity DIstricts. The men In these baya can go Into the lumber woods lind earn enough to Bupply their presslngrtlQnlrements.I ask tile Gov~rnTDent to Issue granis to paris of Conceptlon Bay and supply em­ ployment during the next month. Put It In the hands of some publlc-splrlt­ ed men; I cia not care wbo tbeyare. Wo ought to do alI that is possible to enSe the burden of the fishermen of Conception Bay during the next few weeks. 'ow, Mr. Speaker, there Is another matter which I wish to mentlon be­ fa Itakemyscat.

TheAlIanpeople are gelUng $20,000 BUbsldy fortraDs­ Atlantic servlee between here and the Old Country. The Government ought to see that they putdeeent boats on the servIce. I tblnk that the

48 HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY PROCEBDING8 time has come when the Government onght to see that this Is done. We have one company getting $20,000 sub­ sldy which Is giving a 50 per cent worse service than another which gets no subsidy tram the Colony. I refer to the Furness-Withy Co. $20,000 should not be thrown away on the Allans, and they should be compelled to put on first class hoats for this money. In regard to the war, I endorse all that has been said by the various speake'rs. I am sorry that It took us so long to makeup the thousand men for the Naval Reserve.

I think that the authorities are responslb'le for much of the slackness In enllstlng for the Navy. The Naval Reservlsts are getting only twenty-six cents a day, while the volunteers for the Army get one dollar a day. When the fish­ ermen come here to join the Naval Reserve and find that the pay Is only about one quarter of what the volun­ teers are getting, many of them turn away from the Navy and join the volunte2rs. If It had been assured these men that after the war they would get one dollar 0. day the same as the volunteers the response would have been much larger.

After the war you wlll find that It wlll be diffi­ cult to wIn the favour of the fisher­ men towards the Naval Reserve. They are continually cvmplalning about the treatment accorded them, and they come to I'.1y office with their com­ plaints, and I know what their feel­ IngsaretowarclstheNavy. They com­ plain that th whole town turns out tabid adieu to thevoluntoors, but the Naval lads leave .vithoutany farewell or fuss. The~e men who have lost their lives have given all they poss­ essed for KIng and Country.

There Is no ca se so noble as that of fighting for King ana Country, and I am sure that the memory of tlte lads who have sunk beneath the waves wlll always be appreciated by their fellow coun· trymen. The king, flag, and the throne was as dear to them as their lives, and they died to uphold the glory and honor of the same. If, by any possible chance, the Germans should destroy a part of our fleet and men were want­ ed to man warships It would be found that 5,000 of Our fishermen wouldwll­ llngly come forward and take their places on the fleet.

Some now think the Empire can get along without them, but if the call to duty was ur· gent it would be found that there would be a ready response. The de­ pendents of these brave men who have given their lives for the Empire ought to be properly cared for; and I hope no mean pension wlll be awarded them when the matter is being arranged. The Government may do wrong. and act unfairly, but the fault is not at· tributable to the Constitution, for un· der it we possess every liberty avail­ able to man. If wrongs are committed we have to hlame but ourselves and our indifference to the principles of democracy.

We can't blame the Can· stitution or the Flag or the Throne. The country will regard these men who have gone down, as heroes, and the younger men coming up will be influenced for good by the examples of these brave men who sacrificed their lives at the altar of duty in or­ der to do their all to protect our liberties and freedom. On mction the debate on the Address in Reply was adjourned until to-mar· Mr. Abbott gave notice of question. Mr. Winsor gave notice of question. Mr. Uoyd gave notice of question. Mr. Grimes gave notice of question. Mr. Kent gave Dotlce of question. Mr. Coaker gave notice ofquestlon. Mr.

Coaker gave notice that on to- morrow he would ask leave to intro-

duce a Uill en til] d, "An Act to reg­ ulate tll employment of the men engu!:edin Logging." It wns moved and seconded thot when the House rises it adjourn unUl lo-DU>rrow, FrIday, April 9th, 1915. al tlu'o or the cJok in the afternoon. The Heuse then adjournt>d accord­ Ingl) FRIDAY, April 91h, 1915. The House met at three of the c1o('klnlheaftt>rnoon.pursuantto auj urnment. REPORT TABLED. BOI. Colonlnl Secretary tabled I'ourlh loterlm R port of DomInions Royal CUlODlisslon. QUESTIO ·S. MR. WINSOR asked the MinIster of Muriue and Fisheries to lay upon the lubln 01 the House un Itemized state­ ment of all eXIlenses connected with the propagutlon of lobsters in Bona· ,ista