Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 25, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press monday March 25, .1940 Are heard i three candidates in win i Macg tailor conservative a. A. Heaps. . . Leslie Morris. for from the same platform at a political meet a i g in ii hebrew sick Bonef la Nali. Sunday mrs. I the meeting Vas called by Trie committee progressive Needle trades workers. Attacks. Upon Tho communist party by or. Heaps for its constant changes of policy and charges or. Morris did not believe a Balf of he was saving in the Haiti pain. Caused some neckline from n Lew men in the audience. Or. Heaps said he looked upon Needle trades As being support of the communist movement and wanted in talk of who opposed him. Communist. 01 communist who votes for tile communist candidates helping the Liberal said or. Heaps. In for i William said t in. Heaps the supporting the Liberal candidate. You have created a Al resentment throughout the country by running a communist candidate Here in said or. Heaps when explaining that Tim Buck who ran Here five years ago. Had Cui fessed be had made in error. Tier. Heaps said that Leslie Morris also would make a similar Confes after the election. Or. Morris said at the outset he to make it Clear the communist parly was not to be1 regarded in 1he same Light As the . His was a proletarian party with a Iob to destroy capitalism and Kablish in Canada a socialist sys tem said . Morris. The Coin Monist party had made mistakes mining the first two weeks of the War. But it had admitted them and tile correction of the mistakes was made the party a living organism he declared. Or. Edor criticised the King government for profiteering stating that the Price of butter went up 10 cents immediately after the broke out. Despite an Over production of butter at that time. The National government Squash labor he said. . Is scored by c. S. To Otic composed of groups of Many racial origins North Winnipeg in this election was one of the most significant constituencies in can cd c. S. Booth Liberal candidate for Winnipeg North declared at his final meeting in his election Headquarters. Saturday evening. A vote fur the . Candidate a Memoir of a group without the Hope f a majority in parliament was to vote against a Strong United government and might serve to frustrate Canada s War Effort he maintained. While the British labor party concentrating All its energies in furthering the War. The . Candidates in Canada hardly Man lined it he charged although were beginning to trim their Natl War views to suit the senti ment of the majority of the voters. Or. Booth urged electors to take advantage of their privilege to choose representatives and Lead ers m r. Fair and democratic Man is in duty to show we approx Wiafe this democracy and of act Din by turning out to vote to urged. Overseas vote now completed London. March 25. Up Cable the chiming of big Ben at 6 . Tuesday will be the signal for six scrutineers appointed by Canada s political parties to begin the Job of ripping open envelopes and counting the votes of the Dominion s Vutci the members of the Active service Force now abroad heavy mail bags brought into London during the week end re ported the final delivery of the ballots posted by the soldiers and airmen of Canada s forces in eng land. The scrutineers working mostly nights. Have until . April 1 to Complete the Cotant but i is Esti mated that the final figures will be cabled to Ottawa Long before then. Advice will be sent As soon As the count for each province is finished the to is expected. Will transmitted first. Probably election night. There i that Way m 1917. I say this to Canada. Now to the time to think to plan to work to fight As a United country. Only in True Unity can we win in the great trial that lies ahead of us. I pledge myself to serve without fear or favour without thought of political prestige or Power in the great cause of Canadian Freedom and Cabinet Timber aplenty speakers Al election limes Are Given 1o the making of statements More or less extravagant. They must attract attention if i hey Are to be effective. So superlatives Are part of their Stock in Trade. But Between Inri absurdities Herp is quite a Gulf. Among die absurdities which line been Given Fui Reney by the Liberal Spe Krix. The prime minister in nun them since the Campaign opened is the insinuation Klinl or. Manion. If Hui Ned to Power in March will nol lie Ilir to form a Cybick i of capable now. It is Fin Hie a government Oralois in their i am pain speeches to belittle lie abilities of the Leader of the opposition and his lieutenants. They May say if they will that the King government is the Best government the country can get and that no government Ivsich or. Manion May form can approach it in ability experience or efficiency. But to say. As Lias been said repeatedly that or. Manion can not form a government at til. 01 that if he docs form one it will have to be composer of no entities is simply talking nonsense. The King government has Man of ability in it. No one finest ions thai. But it does not contain All the ability All the administrative experience All the Patriot ism in the country. After All. There Are Only sixteen men in the government and there Are eleven million other people in the country. Or. King pays the people of Canada outside his Cabinet but a poor compliment when he suggests that they Are Barren and bankrupt and incapable of rising to a great occasion. Or. Apparently thinks much More highly of them for lie is confident of finding somewhere in their ranks plenty of Good Cabinet Timber. Perhaps he might line some of it among those liberals whose abilities or. King has not Yot editorial front Vancouver province of March 16th, 1940 in three Short weeks Many thousands of canadians have seen and head doctor Manion. Enthusiasm has grown info a veritable Avalanche of Praise for Here is a Man worthy of leading a truly National government. Is born in Canada 58 years ago doctor Manion made his own Way through life. He gained his experience in the school of hard graduated from Toronto Glasgow and Edinburgh As a Brilliant Gold medallist. For bravery As a. Soldier surgeon at the front he won in 1916 the military Cross at Vimy. In years was elected to parliament. As minister of soldiers civil re establishment As Post master general As minister of railways and canals he served his country with distinction. His Vigour his executive capacity coupled with the ability to choose the right Man for the right Job gained for him the respect and recognition of leaders both in parliament and in the business life of Canada. Here is what or. King said of doctor Manion in the House 12th, my Hon. Friend brings to the two positions which he now holds personal attainments and professional achievements of a. High order a wide and quite exceptional parliamentary experience and also in other ways a Long and intimate association with the Public life of our Here is what doctor Manion said when addressing borers in Toronto monday night largest gathering assembled in Canada for a. Political meeting the greatest Man Canada Ever had in Public life was sir John a. Macdonald. I Hope i May claim to possess some of his combination of qualities which would enable me to Lead Canada As he did. Canada was formed by the Union of great men conservatives like Macdonald Cartier Tupper Mcgee liberals like Mowat. I am leading the nations. Conservative party today in accordance with the Best traditions of that party. I am placing country first and party second. I am serving our nation and our Empire. I am rising in a time of emergency above Petty political ambitions. Our party will emerge United and a progressive policy for War and peace National government stands for a United and aggressive War Effort in tune with the realities of the situation. A full mobilization of Canada s mater Ial resources with War materials produced and purchased in Canada As far As possible. Total elimination of political prefer ment patronage and favouritism in appointments and in the awarding of War and All other contracts. Stamping out of profiteering extravagance and exploitation of All kinds. Full co operation with great Britain Australia new zealand and our allies in a vigorous comprehensive common wealth air training plan to defeat our enemies. Co ordination of the work of All War boards. A minister of youth welfare. There must be no More boys wandering Over the country like carrying out recommendations of the Purvis Moore commission on unemployment. A labor Man As minister of labor. A livestock Board made up of livestock men. Marketing boards in. Co operation with the provinces and expansion of distributing agencies overseas. Stabilization of Price Levels for Farmer and consumer. Canadian farm loan Board to function properly. Abolition of the radio License nuisance National government or Liberal party which does Canada either the people of Canada want a government composed of the Best of Canada s manpower or they want a straight Liberal party administration which will continue to obstruct the National Effort with indecision delay incompetence trickery patronage and favouritism. I will get the Best brains and ability in Canada to assist in the direction of a National government. I will set up a War Council within the Cabinet charged with the responsibility of winning the War. I am against conscription. I am against railway amalgamation. I am campaigning for a. National govern ment for one reason a nation at War needs a National option ii l government Cun did ryes Winnipeg South ph1pps Baker South Centre w. W. Kennedy North Centre b. Stefansson Winnipeg North Percy e1llor St. Boniface Geo. C. Maclean f it a a -3 a o t lit 1 4 it authorized by National government Headquarters 140 Wellington Street Ottawa ;