Winnipeg Free Press

Manitoba Morning Free Press (Newspaper) - February 3, 1920, Winnipeg, Manitoba Editorial Section pages 11 to 22 Freedom of Trade Liberty of religion Equality of civil rights win spec of tuesday february cafe Plum bar tit. In Lam ctr of ulna Lerv Manitoba. E. Ii. . No general Kris Ilerd Tom int Rel Post of feet Lor Tymna Ralston through Ilie Mohi in ill tue m lieu jul Monua 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 Alen 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 Laws 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 where conditions y importation while the More Ard it Are equally Dos they do not Welcome Tho to aspect of a referendum Campaign r. Tha provinces and they particularly object to the intervening period Joffre tha vote during which import of liquor into Tho provinces Tan be legally Riadi. Tha Pioneer of Toronto tha argan of Tho Ontario is very upon government for permitting t or Taloni into Ontario which As re entry As october Reg isl Rcd a heavy majority against traffic in liquor. It not very Clear Whit Tho government could have done to the of the Pioneer. Doll non prohibition would not be enacted by has parliament owing to sen ate opposition even though the gov in you Ltd decide to recommend and a Little expectation that 1 Soi frument will take this step one province remains As hostile to proposition As it now a prohibition of Lutc provincial traffic Lite for for tiie first year of peace. This a would Given Ime for the of the various brought to Tho attention of the department. This fact might Aasum Ubly. Lead to a line of investigation that would bring results. Should an Indian be immune from might not an investigation Point out the Way to diminish to a considerable extent this Mout terrible disease some medical men claim thai a pen Duckia h another 111 from we Iii Tho North american Indian to tic rally exempt. Here is a. Further Moat interesting a Vjio of enc Tully. Old fashioned physic doctored but the trend of modern Medicine is Preven Tion and to no higher aim can a physician aspire than the mitigation of either of these terrible tolls taken by Tho captains of death. Tho but measure to. It b locked by the Zenata at Tho Spring on. appears to have left tha Sov rement utile Choice in the matter. Prophylactic Medicine 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 to meet Thea Mon Menett or. A Yant private Aoh ools. Ment u special Greenway was Appel Neil. Tin Luea and ratepayers no tilled person ally and in writing to leave the Public Schlolh Iilene but the Campaign persisted. In every ease when thu pm bloc school was abandoned Tho District wus Pla Eod under or. Croon Way As trustee and thu school continued to operate As a Public school. Ten districts thus taken Over before the agitation was Slop Ped. Our nox Stop was to Rovito n number of Public school which had been managed a or Vatu schools for varying periods of time. There were fourteen of such districts with six teen classrooms All of which Havo been revoked and Aro Opoku Rinir a Public , sixteen private Shoola having Elaml Nutey in Tho Pru Cess. We now have n Public school operating in every Public school area and. For Tho Moat part satisfactorily. In Ono or two districts this ele ment carried their antagonism to the Point of erecting now private school. This condition has 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 thai courts be to the and of the agreement of 1873. Court of Appeal Houston school District had Burn organized in 1309 and a Public school erected. This wad operated As a Public school till 1906, when the and share their is this to by Resur ded As an invitation or a h threat the Marquid of Queen sorry has been knocked out Frimin Cully. Still if it had been done according to the rules i should have no kick com ing t 9 president Beatty of the . Maya rates Aro Likely to Advance but that it is possible they May cume Down Heatly is talk to have i wide Circle of friends. As a Rule people Are in Tho habit of Admir ing an Optimist. Britain has announced that of the refusal to Fly Tho hug. In she is now Market and her obligations. That is Tho spirit that hi.9 sent the British Empire circling the world. A correspondent commenting on Tho Prosperity of the Farmers As a class Points out that you can make Mono on a Faryn if you work ii to n a almost anywhere Tho sex Kalser celebrated his Butk Daj a few Days ago. But there could t have brat Over. It s tune in order for Western Canadian editors to take off their hats every time a new print 1918 it tvs placed under i he trustee and a Public school teacher installed. No children attended school and thu parents Wero by ought before a magistrate and lined. A test Case submitted to thu Manitoba court of Appeal and Tho full court decided in favor of the b decision. The Chiae has Lien still further appealed to the supine in court at of Lawa ind will be heard it tin next i sitting of body. In Trio Rea j for judgment occur the Tol i last quoted paragraph so far us hip bib Cut in actor of Educa Tion is concerned Csc Aily i Oldus Tor the education of Mermon to Chil Dren in Icho Oln As provided by Law it is hat Trio Munno notes Uro to have Tho unhampered and unrestricted privilege of educating their children in the school provided by the Laws ctr the country in which they proposed to Settle or. Thornton Here quoted the questions which wore submitted to Tho court to determine whether the government of Manitoba had Power to enforce the provisions of Tho school attendance act on the Ilcyn Nolte defaulters and Tho answers o Tho c ourt. Which stated that it had such donors. New Public schools there remains now to be dealt Visith the private school areas no Public school districts had Over been created. The act was amended at the last session giving department authority to create districts vol thou petition of Tho Resi dents. A Survey was made various districts were mapped out. And ten much to Cylc of buildings begun. A policy 01 passive resistance waa Pur y sued by Tho reactionary Clement. They 1 declined to sell land for a school site making it necessary for us to sex proper the local lumber Mer chant Wuo had agreed to Supply building materials cancelled has out of Tho borrowing has started to reduce and to you could 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 the annual convention of the Farmers of Alberta recently held in this summary has been prepared by a staff Eor respondent of the free press who was in attendance at the convention Tho first amendments handled by Tho convention Ivere Amend ments to Tho Conata Sutlon Puiul Home of the a Wero important in that Thoy reflected the desire of Tho Cen trial Board to adhere to a closed door tile Clai Iho in the tons Littlon Deal Imi with the formation of locals waa amended to Road a local May be organized by at Leist five resident 1 Iov loudly it had Road Trio explain for Tho Chance was that if Farmer s Weie not dial Nitoly stilted a local storekeeper or banker who owned farm land might be considered qualified and live such might get together to Organ Leo a local. Under this head Olno Amend ments with regard to representation. Theio Wero proposals from various locals to make the representation to Tho annual Ono for Juchli local having 30 or Ichi und tin additional Delegate for any local having an 50 or Tiu Ina Jui portion of 30 another wanted the representation fixed at 1 for 25 members und that the executive Levy on nil locals to pay Tom of thu Delegatti a third i Moutlon Hhd Tel that Tom ton to 1 in 20 Tor major fraction of 20, Tho opposition to my reduction in Tom number of delegates Una most strenuous und every Mutton to Tho number was voted Down. Hugg cations to incur its the tees paid into Tho Central organization resisted. A Lucula May not Thun 12 an an annual fee und of this amount goes to Trio Central. Locals Aro at Leherty in waver to Cha Ign As High us they like in local fees but they Aro Only compelled to Sivu head of to the Central organization Price of wheat. To Liege wet fix lengthy resolutions on the puce it wheat and the action of thu wheat Hoard. One Aak cd that Tho Roald cent present a Lucid state ment to thu Cost Nylon As to How the Board Hud used for the Furin interests. Another asked for an official statement front the wheat Board a to thu Prue received for wheat sold by Tho Board another t evolution asked not Only for the but the dates it which each lot had been sold und to whom it had been old. President gave a very lengthy explanation of How he Camo to to on the wheat Board. Us exact functions. It had not been possible to Boll to Tho United a Jutes owing to Tho of Bargo and after innumerable ties Tiki in Hud been in Kohl and in sacred All Liliu Chulu Lonh with tabled and thu rest dilution Luul a Handy. Leen adopted by the Canadian Council of Abihu Lituin arid Tho United farm ers of Manitoba was curried but few Del Gatea voted. Thero Gnu evidently consider Pablo feeling against govern ment Selling of wheat he Bell ing Board was competed of banners. Thea kind of a Board was repeatedly during Tho at a later session Tho following Natlo nol Tho most Concrete of those Ite solved that All sup porters of Tho Imin nors National political platform without regard to occupation should be admitted to full in Nur political Organiza Tion without joining the these resolutions were All dropped or tabled Tho one quoted being tabled by a very Largo but by no Means a unanimous vote. Another Resolution in its preamble claimed organization in not aiming to Accuro class domination or to promote legislation but Han for its object equal Justice for All classes of Citi was also carried. Finally the following Resolution which was not on Tho order paper but Enion nod from the resolutions i the Central Board was put in and carried with nil immense majority whereas Tho . Was created and organized Cor educational social und economic purposes and to be hero has become a great influence along these lines in Tho development of our province and Whereon we Bellona it is eth Enolal that the full strength and efficiency of our organization to preserved arid that the executive and Hoard should Havo perfect Freedom in Wurl Cliff out All purposes Lor which our organization was created. "13e it Thor Foru resolved ural the Powers and duties of Tho executive and Board of Tho . Continue he in Tom past recognizing no other Siut Hority than to ii convention in nil educational social and other propaganda work of whatever character and further that they adv lao and As do strict hoards in to necessary in All Federal whatever May carry in out nil legitimate work of paid a number of members wonted to know if other propaganda work Rove Rod political action Anil though it was never definitely hauled from Tho chair unit it did this evidently the interpretation placed upon it. It Una Over the general discussion of political action that thu Row started Between or. Keogh and or. Wood. When or. Wood made his declaration of being in favor of economic or group hut Multi list Claun legislation or domination. A special Resolution mid Orang or. Wood s on group organisation and cd pies song their belief in his objection 10 legislation passed. Education them were Many Reviol Elfons tinder this head. Some of them were rather . Kor Vample one local a Korl that albeit schools be on Trio North Dakota plan. Thu chairman asked if them was anyone present from North Kotu to explain what the plan Nas. One Man Roso and suld i am from North Dakota Ami Tny children had to go to school in a Sod shuck. I Don t than la to want any of that plan another Resolution wanted All Tho schools and All hut Lidjia in connection with Siom by thu Rural under a threatened boy Cott by Trio Community. Contractor and materials had to by got from j Ireland said to be in n of Winnipeg. In Olvyn Cost to inc school District but now Ltd More or less disorder la Rew Rcd to standing to Lido ind other be in a Fine condition economically. Obstacles our of Iola. Trustee ca.rrle.1 on steadily exercising no undue haste trying to rec Iii the co operation of this la just another instance of Tho queer state tha world has got itself into. The people and in duo course had four schools completed two them opening in october and two in de Cember. The patience and tact of the British Empro. According to the trusted. Together Tho Aalst ind appendicitis Are Ensor. made and ure yet tick lip. Great a vases amongst i an official statement just issued 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 Unco of tha teachers whom he has placed in these schools have born re Good fruit. The people have now accepted the situation the 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 i or no in Plush. We Havo now four Public schools giving education solely la English. During the next sum race but which com b Stich As Leid More natural 11 to the "3rd annual of the British Columbia Provin to j he peop3o indicates that there i c. Oaf conc. Winnipeg born be co operation Between them and Ilc Grygar 1 be. 3, was brought in by Tho Refco Inion Cottrn Lotteo and carried by a flu Retis. Thurr nto thut in thu principal a Juro can importing countries the system of National buying of will be flu continued in tha a Chi Juar or two. And whereas the nation in buying does not in All those coun Tolub now cover All other Mains and whereas a permanent of National Belling of wheat other brains or produce would pfc n Ili sect step towards Complete staf Anu bundling of All commodities und business and the Sonthi Unton in Canada of National of ii in As r. Peiin Analil v Iju Jelits an entirely Diu Eren from the created by the Petit it Imbt Iirth a Market i Knitl tons be it re Solval that oui directing to instr Ticu to in Argest in marketing no n Tiptor Cial matter for discussion among tlt1 locals during the coming year Ami that All information for and Aahil t i National marketing As Perm nem pol icy to secured and forwarded to All locals so that All members May be come As Annil Llor us possible Ullh Tho advantages or of such system and the of j carrying it two resolutions that were not much discussed with which carried with virtual unanimity were it Serena Ivo believe that dockage on Grain sold by farm urn to the Var ious elevator companies in altogether once Salvo and unwarranted and to consider Tho Farmer is entitled Lobo paid for every Pound of Grain so sold now it is hereby resolved that some action in a com Ary to prevent Nuch excessive Dock Ngo and to enforce the right a of Farmers in this respect Wherren the prenant Antem of St Adlung wheat in unfair to the form ors to it resolved by the United Tannors of albeit in convention assembled that Fiuero be a Law enacted whereby All wheat that will make Brut Siule flour to graded no. 1. All that makes second Grade flu i to graded no. 2, and All wheat Pinnt for flour he graded feed another Resolution Uhlich met who equal endorsement was the Grad los standards and moisture teats for Condalor Grain Aro considerably higher than Thote in Uso in Tho United Static and . This la evidently unjust to Canadian banners therefore to it re Loh cd that this annual convention of Tho . Goes on record Beans in of Revlin Tho grading and to Etui applicable to Canadian brain to conform with Tho . Stand 1 there were some who pointed out that Canada Hud a reputation for. Her wheat abroad which had built up on tha present system of grading while the Whent of the United states had to such standing in British mar and suggested caution but the Resolution was passed almost unanimously. Political action in All Somo nine resolutions have j bean Hent in from As Many locals dealing with political action. Three of these resolutions dealt with. The. Idea of co operation with other bodies or individuals looking to a Curnc cantral Tot the new within the Ijo Uius of which they were located. This after considerable discussion was tabled. Another Resolution wanted grading in Rural Shooly Dono by the inspectors instead of tiie Tunc Liers Teliin was ruled out. A Resolution ii King for the proper housing facilities for Tho pupils at tending the agricultural schools was can led. A Resolution asking for the secret ballot to be made compulsory in electing school Trustena in Rural communities was carried. Hospitals and doctors a Resolution asking for an increase in the Grant from Tho government to Small local hospitals not carried not before it Una 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 the funds necessary to the 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 the inc Ronso of medical and Legal fees 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 proc Loco 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 after a very Debento a Resolution was passed by King that every citizen to asked to male a a yearly report on Hon net income and Aak to be charged on the average income of the previous three years. This Resolution wan much Ducus sed. It wan shown that in farming where certain method of till age 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 tha operations of certain land companies in Alberta which had a titles to their Landh. But which in rat Selling. Reserved All mines and minerals not already reserved by the Crown together with the right of prospecting development and transportation on Huch lands although Tho Purchas crw were led to Belleva from Tho. Agreement of Sale that they Ware obtaining a full title. A Resolution was passed demanding legislation making u unlawful for vendors to Inako Tiuch Nandur special agreement of limited Dura Tion and gush legislation to be Retro cancelling the reservations Al ready made. The convention declared in favor of Tho Federal electorate being based on thu provincial fran uhte. Naturalization wan discussed but no action taken. It was suggested thut Tho act should be based on naturalization Only and it was explained that the new election act to be framed at Ottawa Tho coming session would undoubtedly co Talir Thoi naturalization requirements now in 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 Elmo would cover them for that election Only whereas a naturalization Art bused on per anal naturalization would nettle Tho matter for All time. Prohibition absolute prohibition was endorsed in Reio Luton referring to Tho social benefits of the act and the opposition of those interested in the ill Jour. Busi Ness and favouring the referendum on the prohibition of the importation of liquor into the. Province. T Highway a 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 men Riding to decide about expenditures on roads and by Lopes. It was suggested that Tho commission should co operate with the Munici pal authorities. Natural resource convention decided to oppose any further alienation by the govern mint of natural resources including far is is steady and pre emotions or to to turned soldiers or other similar Grants Mien As. Be oflus 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. Of control develop or operate such re in the interests of All the it Forence was made to Coal Tim Ber gae Oil and water Power for which people had to pay men prices a.3 a result of private exploitation. Mortgage act or. Brownlee. Legal adviser of Tho United Farmers of Alberta by re quest spoke on Tho mortgage and loan 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 and 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 Movo to have Tho Law altered. Tho vote was a most emphatic negative. War Tima orders the perpetuation by amendments to Tho criminal year of our Elmo orders in Council provid ing for Over books and other printed matter was vigorously opposed by the convention which urged Tho Dominion government to Amend the Law immediately to that Pew onal 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 Rinako Froe gift to Tho Tutti Rcd soldiers. Instead of Pelling to them through Tho land settlement Board of Tho Public lands in Alberta which Are being aside for that purpose. It was stated that Many of the men who wished to go on were without capital and the govern ment should keep Faith with the boys who wore 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 land Wero said to be Public lands within the meaning of the act. Support waa also declared for the demands of Tho for further gratuities and other a Stet 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 be stoned production on thu land and us tendency has Laen to in rather than decrease the Cost of living and generally weaken the economic position of the Dominion. It nah stated that such action had been taken against the Farmers while Nanu facture a of textiles. Hour meats Looth and shoes and other of life Whoso Evi Dence before Tho special committee of the House of communes invited 1m Mcd Lato investigation have been completely looking backward forty years ago Tho banking House of Champion and company was j. My Glicken selected As speaker of Tho legislator entertained Tho members at a code mid Liry Don wet members of a committee appointed by tha tins brigade tour Range Ball and . Thirty five years Ano Tho Canadian Boatmen who took part in Tho nolo expedition arrived at Cairo on their return journey to Canada. Kenneth Mckenzie was elected president of tha Board of Trade and among Tho no Ember of the Council selected were j. H. Ash Down a. K Golf. G. J. Maulion and cd. F. Stephen. Thirty years Hon. Or. Greenway notice of a motion in the legislature to Amend amendment being Ono to strike out Tho words in both the Hillury examinations of the Law society ii. M. Muth son and i. Put Blado a byed and were a. Hoss. Or. Nia Clr. T. Toulds. P. C. Mclntyre j. N. Mitchell and a r. Howard were elected members of Public school Board. Twenty five years afro Tho thermometer registered 40 de Grees Zero in j. U. Hollor resigned an pastor of Emmanuel congregational Church in a l Edley was elected president and Rev. It. G. Macbeth m Secretary of the ministerial of soon was rolling at cd per Bushel at country Points. 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