Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 3, 1920, Winnipeg, Manitoba Editorial Section pages 11 to 22 Freedom of Trade Liberty of religion Equality of civil rights Winnipeg tuesday february t Tir the irm cd Nipun. and and flare of 300, 307. 801 Mil unil Manitoba roman Pulilli Rel tent la cd Nipun. Nernst , joint Umlor of Man tobit cafe Plum Burl in Lam ctr of ulna Lorr Manitoba. Ii. A 12. Rib . General Kris Ilerd Tom out Rel Post office. For time Arolton through lie to Iii in or Luth m Iii tul Nevi ii Rales. No better country unlike the investigators sent out by Moses of old to report on the promised land the investigators sent out by the old Church a mennonites in Canada to seek a better country in which to live Are reported to have returned with the information that the better country is the one they left behind them when they set out on their search. The Alan onite agents have been to the Argentine and to Brazil and in both countries the Laws Are not so Liberal As the Laws a i the Dominion. The mennonites who Are disgruntled Vith can Ada because they have to conform to the educational system of the country would be a great Deal More disgruntled by the regulations in the South american countries where according to the reports of their own emissaries compulsory education Litas East for every one with no special privileges and where compulsory military i relining and service in the National army is the accepted system. When the mennonite agents carried their investigations into the United states they found the reports says that the Brethren South of the line would like to come to Canada thera conditions there oppressive. If there is a salutary lesion for the discontented mennonites in Friis report of their investigators there is also an equally Good Les son in it for Canadian to itunes generally. Canada is a excellent place in which to live in these astonishing and dangerous times j cur lives arc so our so secure our rights so Well protected that some sections of our people not in the slightest degree realizing the chaotic state into which u great part of the world has fallen incline to think the pillars of our society arc being shaken because we Are experiencing a period of High prices the terrific disaster which have fallen on Europe the Complete breakup and Dsinter cration of half a dozen or More european nations attended a famine pestilence and wholesale murder the tremendous eco. Reactions of the War which have shaken the whole system or credit and International payments to the either ample ply escaped in this favored country or Only press on us 1 Iod brately from the economic Side. To discovering How Good i Niimd we have in Canada the mennonite agents have discovered nothing new what they have discovered is that it is a privilege to Canadian citizen. Canada is entitled to require loyalty to her Stii unions from the immigrants she receives and immigrants in .1 position to make comparisons will certainly consider themselves i Jck to obtain entry to the Dominion. The mennonite school situation the statement As to the Monno Alto school Hutu Atlow undo by the Hon. Or. Thornton minister at Edu cation in Tho Manitoba legislature on january 30. Is Given Here. In of u Nulon the past year the Bolibol situation in the Manitoba Colony has required much attention. A year to Laid in Foru the House a some what detailed Hon moment of the con involved in this problem. Mid a Brief reference will sufi Lee on this the provinces and prohibition t introduced into legislature a govern in measure providing for the Holt o a referendum to determine or not the Scott act is to be to province thud shut it ions of Quai from provinces v for Manitoba n Farei hallowed in the speech from r o Rhron-1 i May reasonably be a All the other Canadian Vincos. With the exception of quo Mil Follo a suit Anil that this will spa a series of provincial ores on has Chas that which. A fled by a Etc of Trio people of Manitoba no referendum of March Islo. Ipili controls Trio Sale of liquor i j the nov Iclal tells la 1 i has no Power to forbid the in of a liquor from another o com outside countries. E authorities by virtue an a pastel last session will pro olt the shipping of liquor into any which by a popular vote josta the Scott act. Thus giving the province the necessary authority. The legislation was enacted by the Dominion Corurn mint in a Well meant Endeavor to meet what was an admittedly difficult situation but it .1 getting More criticism than than ass or its pains. Giving the provinces be Power to forbid importation thatch is Tho virtual effect of Tho acol act resented by those who saw in Tia limitations of the Powers of the provinces Tho Romito of liquor for their own use y importation while Tho More a Ilont Are equally dts they do not Welcome Tho to aspect of a referendum Campaign r. Tha provinces and they particularly object to the inter Venn period Joffre tha vote during which import of liquor into Tho provinces Tan be legally made. Tha Pioneer of argan of Tho Ontario very a Cicro upon government for permitting t or Taloni into Ontario which As re entry As october registered a heavy majority against traffic in liquor. It not very Clear Whit Tho government could Havo Dono to the of the Pioneer. Doll non prohibition would not be enacted by has owing to san opposition even though the gov in in should decide to recommend and a Little expectation that 1 soil rement will take this step one province remains tis hostile to proposition As it now a prohibition of Lutc provincial traffic lit Igor for tiie first year of peace would Plvan Inie for the Hulum of the various by Tho but measure of. It b locked by lie Senate at Tho Spring on. appears to have left tha sort Ament it tvs Choice in the Cial Board of health no death of in Indian by cancer has Ever been brought to to attention of thu department. This fact might ably Lead to a line of investigation that would bring results. Why should an Indian be immune from cancer might not in investigation Point out the Way to diminish to a considerable extant this most terrible disease some medical men claim that a Pendl Ekla is another 111 from we Iii Tho North american Indian is practically exempt. Here is a. Further Moat interesting Lino of enquiry. Old fashioned physic doctored but thu trend of modern Medicine is Preven Tion and to no higher aim can a physician aspire than thu mitigation of either of these terrible tolls taken by Tho captains of death. Notes and comment it May Jet become necessary for Manitoba to put an embargo on the Export of school teachers. Tha russian bolshevik its invited trades unionists to Como to Russia and Sharo their experiences. Is this to by regarded As an invitation or As a threat the Maruja of Queen sorry has been knocked out financially. Still if it had been done according to the rules i should have no kick president Beatty of the . Says j rates Aro Likely to Advance but that it is possible they May cume Down Beatty is talk to have i wide Circle of friends. As a Rule people Are in Tho habit of Admir ing an Optimist. Great Britain has announced that she is now out of Tho borrowing Market and has started to reduce her obligations. That is Tho spirit that his sent the British Empire circling the world. A correspondent commenting on Tho Prosperity of tha Farmers As a class Points out that you can make Mono on a Faryn if you work ii toll a and to you could almost anywhere Tho sex Kalser celebrated his bitty Daj a few Days ago. But there could t have much to Cele brate Over. Y it is tune in order for Western Canadian editors to take off their hats Ivory time a new print prophylactic Medicine ind appendicitis Are fios made and ure yet . Scat non Gat Tao faille civilized races but which Acorn it Stich As Leicil More natural to the l 3rd annual of Tho British Columbia proven Ireland said to be in of More or less disorder. Is Rew Rcd to be in a Fine condition economically. This la just another instance of Tho queer Tho world has Gothielf into. The British Empro. According to in official str Mcmeni just Isau etl put an army of Over eight and a half men into the Field in the great War. This should be an answer to some of those people who used to ask what Britain was doing in the c. Of born. Winnipeg born Ilc Gregor lava. 1 be. 3, the mennonites to Canada in 1873 and 1874, settling in two re serves Nouth of Winnipeg caul jul. T West of Tho red River. Their representatives had Milo an agreement with Tho then Dominion government which granted them certain and . In Tho order in Council Deal los with thin agreement was u Chi use concerning education which Roku in that Tho mennonites will Havo Tho fullest privilege of exercising Thor religious principles and educating their cd Lodi in in schools an provided by Law without any kind of molestation or restriction whatever Thea Una Beon interpreted by a. Section of Tho Colonl hts to mean that Thoy could run the or in any Way they pc a cd. And to they est blushed private school carrying on a meagre education and almost solely in the Erin in All Prus Eiling provincial . Willa not Neon Burlly with this opinion Havo refrained from it ii lug with this situation with Tho Trosuk that for forty five Yeury there Are Somo or crib in the districts referred to whore no Public school has been erected till 1919. Among themselves there is a Clear difference of opinion majority of them having accepted Tho Public schools. In Tho towns representing Lanh rooms excellent Public Suli ooh arc maintained and the a Len cd conditions occasioned tins Vicki Alaton at 101g Linic been arc opted. In thu Puhaly Rural Moutlon j. Number ing of Twenty ought Pumalo school Dlo tracts Many difficult Loh 1mvo Arlou. In nearly Ivory District there Are a few favourably disposed to the pub Lic school but they no Riestra Stipd by thu reactionary Elemi it. Tho ult Sutlon became Acuto in 1918. Early in unit Ybur .1 Campaign was inaugurated to destroy our pub Lic school a Steni in the viral districts. Meuti ngh were hold in gins tha ratepayers to give up the Sovocin tent frants Aud run Tho Schoola private Aoh ools. To must Thea inon Niem u special a Catt or. A Iyanla Greenway was Appo Lueil. Tin tues and ratepayers were not Hud person ally and in writing1 to leave the Public schools ii inc but thu Campaign persisted. In every ease when thu pm bloc Cahoot was abandoned Tho District was placed under or. Croon nay and the a lion continued to opt Ato As a Public school. Pii la tracts Liua taken Over before the agitation was Slop Ped i our nox Stop was to Rovito a number of Public schools which had bean managed a Provato schools for varying periods of time. There were fourteen of such districts with six teen classrooms All of which Havo been revved and Aro operating us Public , Al Tuon private Shoola having Elaml Duteil in Tho Pru Cess. We now have a Public school operating in every Public school area and. For Tho most part satisfactorily. In Ono or two slut sluts this ele ment carried their antagonism to the Point of erecting now private school. This condition 1ma been dealt with under the school attendance net. There have been several prosecutions All result Long in conviction. Ono of these cases led to a test Caso in to Loti courts a to the and of the agreement of 1873. Court of Appeal 1 Houston school District Burn organized in 1309 and a Public school erected. This wad operated As a Public school till 1906, when the Kov Ciment Grants Wei Cut off because of the refusal to Fly Tho hug. In 1918 it tvs placed under the Oft Ltd trustee and a Public school teacher installed. No children attended school and thu parents Wero Biou Juht before a and Uneuy. A test Caso Ituk submitted to thu Manitoba court of Appeal and Tho full court decided in favor of the Ratu b decision. The Cuse has Lien still further a Pualoa to tie court at Ottawa and will be heard it tin next set Lens of that body. In Tho Rea sons for judgment occur the Tol lowing. Comment Las Audi of paragraph so far As hip sub Cui a motor of Educa Tion is concerned Csc Aily i Oldus Tor the education of Mennon to Chil Dren in Schoola As provided by Law it is hat Tho Munno Eltea Aro to Havo Tho unhampered and unrestricted pro Valiero of educating their children in the schools provided by the Laws it Tho country in which they proposed to Settle or. Thornton Here quoted Tho questions which Scro submitted to Tho court to determine whether the government of Manitoba had Power to enforce the provisions of Tho school attendance act on the Ilii Nolte defaulters and Tho answers o Tho c ourt. Which stated that la Hail such new Public schools there remains to be dealt tilth the Provato school areas n hero no Public school districts had Over Ocen created. The act was amended at the inst session giving department authority to create districts without petition of Tho Rem Lenta. A Survey was made Vartoui Whir its Uherc mapped out. And erection of buildings begun. A policy 01 passive resistance was Pur sued by reactionary Clement. They declined to sell land for a school site making it necessary for us Loes proper if. The local lumber Mer chant no had agreed to Supply building materials cancelled his under a threatened boy unit by Trio Community. Contractor and materials had to by foot from Winnipeg. Involving Cost to the school District but notwithstanding Sliphe ind other be Tationa obstacles our of Iclal trustee carried on steadily no undue haste trying to Iccie the co operation of the people and in Xiluo course had four schools completed two of them opening in october and two in de Cember. The patience and tact of the trusted together Tho assist Unco of tha teachers whom he has placed in these schools have Barm Good fruit. The people have now accepted the situation Tho private schools in these districts have been closed and the children Are regularly attending the Public where for forty five years there have been Only Provato schools teaching Little or no in Plush. We Havo now four Public schools Elvin i education solely la English. During the next sum Mer the build los programme will be resumed and the present attitude of the peo to indicates that there will be co operation Between them and lha views of Alberta Farmers on Public questions summary of discussions and decisions by views on National Selling and the grading of wheat principle of the closed door in political action adopted the free press herewith pub Lishes a carefully prepared sum Mary and digest of the decisions reached it Hie annual convention of the Farmers of Alberta recently held in a Luary. This summary has been prepared by a staff Orreh Pondant of the free press who was in attendance at the convention Tho first amendments handled by Tho convention were Amend ments to Tho Constitution and some of Wero important in that Thoy reflect cd the desire of Tho Cen trial Board to adhere to a closed door tile clip who in the tons Laullon Deal Imi with Tiu formation of locals was amended to and a local May be organized by at Leist five resident 1 Iov loudly it had Road. Tho explain was that if action for Tho Chance Farmer s Weie not dul Nitoly stated a local storekeeper or banker who owned farm land might be Conilio Lerell qualified and Nve such in put set together to Organ Leo a local. Under this head also cacti Amend ments with regard to representation. Theio Wero proposals from various locals to make the representation to Tho annual one for pets song their belief in his objection to legislation passed. Education them Wero Many Reviol Elfons under this Bead. Home of them were rather . Tor example one local Ackerl that albeit schools be standardized on Tho North Dakota plan. Thu chairman us Ted if there was anyone present from North Kota to explain what the plan Nas. One Man Roso and said i am from North Dakota and my children had to go to school in a Sod Shack. I Don t than la to want any of that plan another Resolution wanted All Tho schools and All hut Lidjia in connection with i Iii managed by thu Rural municipalities within the of who Ali they were located. This after considerable discussion was tabled. Another Resolution wanted grading in Rural schools done by the inspectors instead of the tunic users thin was ruled out. A Resolution inking for the proper housing facilities for thu pupils at tending the agricultural schools was can led. A Resolution asking for the secret ballot to be made compulsory in electing school trustees in Rural communities was carried. Hospitals and a victors a Resolution asking for an increase in the Grant from Tho government to Small local hospitals not. Carried not before it was needed apparently As the allowance in Alberta is Only 25c per patient per Day. A Resolution asking that the Muni Cipal Hospital act be amended to place the Power of establishing hospitals entirely in the hands of the minister of health and that All Tho funds necessary to the establishing equipping and maintaining such hospitals be a tax on land values rang ing according to proximity to Tho Hospital Wadu tabled. A Resolution asking the executive to exert All possible influence to prevent tic inc Ronso of medical and Legal Feea passed almost unanimously. A Resolution asking for from Modl Cal Aid to All citizens was tabled. A Reso Lution asking for an examining Board for chiropractors to permit them to practice in Alberta was passed. Thoro were a great Many resolutions along the. Lines of lower medical fees free medical Aid doctors to to supplied by government in Only Lnor districts practically All of them leaning to the lowering of the Stan Dards for medical men but in the end reasonably councils prevailed and the resolutions passed were Nono of them extreme. Thero was evidence in convention of considerable feel ing against the medical profession. Income tax _ Tho income tax came in for considerable attention and Notor a very Debento a Resolution was passed asking that every citizen to asked to make a yearly report on his net income and ask to be charged on the average income of the previous three years. This Mcnol Utonn Wah much discussed. It was shown that in farming where certain method of till age wow required a Man frequently had no return from land during a year when to had a heavy outlay for preparation and that the average income of three yearn would be a fairer Bauls than Tho net income of any one year. Land sales agreement Thorn was a very Stormy discussion Over Tho operations of certain land companies in Alberta which had a Isolato titles to their land but which. In reselling in served All mines and minerals not already reserved by the Crown together with the right of prospecting development and transportation on such lands although Tho Purchas crw were led to Belleva from of Sale that they were obtaining a full title. A Resolution was passed demanding legislation making it unlawful for vendors to Mako Auch reservations unless under special agreement of limited Dura Tion and such legislation to be Retro Active cancel Long the reservations Al ready made. The convention declared in favor of Tho Federal electorate being based on the provincial fran uhte. Naturalization was discussed but no action taken. It was suggested that Tho act should be based on naturalisation Only and it was explained that the new election act to be framed at Ottawa Tho coming session would undoubtedly nmurallzfl.tlo.1 requirements now in Tho War time elections act and that this would mean that people of foreign birth would Havo to make personal application before they could Voto and that the certificate Given at that time would cover them for that election Only whereas a naturalization Art bused on personal naturalization would nettle Tho matter Tor All time. Prohibition absolute prohibition was endorsed in a. Reio Luton referring to Tho social benefits of the act and the opposition of those interested in the Ness and favouring the referendum on the prohibition of thu importation of liquor into Tho province. T Highway commission a provincial highways commission was demanded in a Resolution Depre Cating the present system of. Leaving it to the local member of Tho legis lature in much Riding to decide about expenditures on and Bridges. It was suggested that Tho commission should co operator with the Munici pal authorities. Natural. Resource convention decided to oppose any further alienation by the govern mint resources including far is is ate ads and pre emotions or to to turned soldiers or other similar Grants such As. Leones to ranchers. It being the intention of this Resolution to prevent the alienation of natural resources for life purpose of speculation or exploitation but that the government. Oat far As possible control develop or operate such re in the interests of All the it Forence was made to Coal Tim Ber Goe Oil. And water Power for which people had to pay men prices As a result of pc Vato exploitation. Mortgage act or. Brownlee. Legal adviser of Tho United Farmers of Alberta by re quest spoke on Tho mortgage aria loan act. Showing to what extent mortgagees were now restricted in the matter of taking proceedings to collect interest and other monies due them and stated that the loan companies claimed that the present Lawn made capital very shy of albeit Ana that Thuro qua a tendency to from Tho province. To naked for definite directions from the convention As to whether Tho Central Board should assist in any move to have Tho Law altered. Tho vote was a most emphatic negative. War Tima orders the perpetuation by amendments to Tho criminal year. Of. War time orders in Council provid ing for supervision Over books and other printed matter was vigorously opposed by the convention in Lii urged Tho Dominion government to Amend the Law immediately to that Pewo nol Freedom and Liberty of Tho citizens of Canada a existent prior to the War to restored in full Man settlement the Dominion government was also asked to Naku Froe Slot to Tho to turned soldiers. Instead of Pelling to them through Tho land settlement Board of Tho Public lands in Alberta which Are being aside for that purpose. H was stated that Many of the men who wished to go on Laud were without capital and the pox eminent of should keep Faith with the boys who faithful to their coun try in its hour of the lands referred to Are certain gracing Leabes and Hudson s Hay re Hurve lands. These Laid a Wero Sigild to be Public lands within the meaning of the act. Support was also declared for Tho demands of Tho for further gratuities and other Nustedt Ance. Board of come mice. Immediate reconstruction or abolition of the Board of Commerce demanded of the Dominion govern ment because its action Lias discouraged and seasoned production on thu land and us tendency has Bien to in rather than decrease the Cost of living and generally weaken the economic position of Tho Dominion. It nah stated that such action had been taken against Tho Farmers. I while manufacturers of textiles. Hour meats Looth and shoes and other of life Whoso Evi Dence before Tho special committee of the House of commons invited 1m Mcd Lato investigation have been completely amendment Boin Ono to strike out Tho words in both the Hillury examinations of the Law Fco Clety la. M. Muth son and i. Put Blado pub i d and Scro a Hoss. Or. Nia Cly. T. Toulds. P. C. Mclntyre. J. Mitchell and a r. Elected members of in bloc school Board. Twenty five Yeara afro Tho thermometer registered 40 a prices Zero in s. U. Hollor Ria Larned Tut Pamir of Emmanuel congregational Church in a l Edley was elected president and flex. It. A. Macbeth Secretary of thu ministerial Arizola. rolling it cd per Bushel at country Points. Looking backward forty years ago 1880. Tho banking House of Champion and company was opened. Hon. U. Mujkic Keri selected As speaker of Tho legislator entertained thu members at a code mid Iwry Don members of a committee appointed by tha tins brigade to Arrango Bull and . Thirty five years ago 1e85 Tho Canadian Boatmen who took part in Tho nolo expedition or Rivici it Cairo on their return journey to Canada. Kenneth Mckenzie was elected president of tha Board of Trade and among Tho inem Bera of the Council selected were j. H. Ash Down o. K Golf. C5. J. Maulion Anil cd. F. Thirty years 1890. Lion. Or. Greenway notice of n motion in the legislature to Amend Grant s of land Lor Home the rules of Tho hoi Ifo. The important Sale of Oriental rugs n spite of Market difficulties we have secured a Well assorted consignment of rugs in a Range of sizes and colourings to meet All decorative schemes. The collection embraces kazaks cab stans Anatolian Shirvani Pergamo and other rugs depicting the Best patterns of the famous weaves of the Orient. Priced for february Sale from 12 your inspection invited 324 main Street your savings mean much to you they we As import ant to you is his Mil Lions to the millionaire perhaps More so. They mean the be ginning of your Independence the found ing of your Fortune. Then entrust them to a Bank with a reputation for 87 years of reliable and courteous service. We accept deposits from a Dollar up and pay 3% compounded half yearly. I u a Pierre fund it Mimi the Blok of novel Scotia i p. W. Hoes i Eilor. O i Wainwright Hub inc Tutt by. Burlington watch is not shown by your jewel Ler. He cannot buy it for one cent lest than you can. Buy it by direct from our own store. 338 Portage ave. Athena combination. Vou will surely to bit pm Canad with tills famous Wear. Just right weight for City Man. And the Al Nonh in of pay Al nest. Priced Iro Roan Nabu n h Phlp. You will surely want at. Least Thryn Ulta. Stiles i and ;