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The following, capied from the ’B'ansard of March 12, is Mr. Ball‘s address in the House of Commons. on the Budget debate. We give it as it appears, without note. com- ment- or criticism, trusting to the intelligence and good sense ' of our readers to make their own de- ductions. If it’s good, thev'll know it: if it isn’t they’ll know it It requires mo praise nor ensure from us- Our commendations would make it no better. 3.11 the adverse criticism of his oppon- ents will make it ro Worse: Mr. Speaker: It is with some; hesitancy that .1 rise to say . few words on the subiect of thel Budget, which has now teen 1%,! fore us for some time, especially! after it has been discussed by so‘ many able speakers who ha\e pre-l ceded me. Before- proceeding to the Budget -1 might refer to - a few remarks of the last spe .ker. the hon. member for Westmor- land (Mr. Copp). . That hon. go 1-1 tlemam and others have spoken of j curtailing the expenditure of the Government for this vear. I take? it that in the Estimates the Gov-i ernment have curtailed as far as; possible; but owing to lhe war which, of course, was an unforseen event, they had to make altogeth- er unusual provisions for xevenue. Then there were the ordinary lia- bilities and necessary expenditures of the Government, some of which were really incurred by the late Government; and contracts, for which annual provision must be made, could not possibly be elimâ€" inated or curtailed. It might not have been wise for the Govern- ment to curtail or abandon con- tracts which they had entered into for public buildings and other improvements thraughout the country under present condiâ€" tions. The Government have been urging the farmers, manufactur- ers and others to continue their _‘ ployrnent. It seems to me that the Government itself, beina largest employer in the Dominion of Canada, should set a goo-Ll ex- ample: in fact it contr:.ls more mono} and can'more easily obtain money than private institutions. I think that. as far as possible, in order to alleviate. distress and help on the work of the country legitimate public works might to be gone on with. Reference was also made i ) t‘w- ft';1“if;f“”‘-_'T% igl .‘Vr e m p10 y m s‘ n t of \‘festmoz-land “"371;- our awn pave- an investigation into the matter‘ . . of boots supplied to the soldiers.‘illllswm,i or having a War stamp. I have no doubt that when the in- b e t“ o-cent stamp Should have vestigation has been completed “if: :iieta three-cent stamp, there will be very little fault t 09 tal rat, ha the old domestic 1303. be found: .yet from an antem‘kj W e S .O'uld havle been restored” tional Standpoint, that investiga-ga‘e argtlivmg under very speci-i tion has .been very hurtful, and I Thcon .‘ was at the present time. have no doubt that Canadian! .’ ere 15 1a gr?“ EUYOpean “'33 manufacturers have suitered in'm. progress. Me h°pe that there consequence. The Governments of! .W'lll never be such a War again. _ 11) our time, or for - France and Russia. and perhaps come I h v ' generations to} other countries which might have of the ob'a :an doubt th'“ 0385 made purchases in this country is to intjects lot the Government will refrain from doing So owing ' in th‘ ores . t e Canadnn people to the reputation that has been; 3 ls.“3ir. and to Impress its to the Canadian boot.iffizaggnlfl§wce eSpeCidllY “POD There are many matters such as l nosition if“) she 'Zloung. The im- this which are international métaxes will h 'peci \‘ar Stamp hiCh we ‘ upon the mgdeofathgregt'ld effect , . c 1 . be very - careful ani : to School. It,:\vill imbue mmgi'lirti ' discreet. Of course, the OPPOEfitiOn a love for his country and em ploy Yard cdasscs of ‘90 refuse won-u~rif gent as f they avafi classes of work that nu:- p10 refuse to do. I won-:10:- if our people :13 gent as they should be. they and} themselves of opportunitivs in connecti public works and simil: takings. S Sum;- reference Was also mane, to the distribution of contracts for} looked ; 1.111;: war materials. I have not very closely int) this matter. from what .I can gather, the conâ€"-l war materials have been} distri’mi ed over the country“ amongst the various firms who" manufacture such inateriais. with-J1 out any discrimination. I think; the Government, under the strain. to which they were subfiected. and; being under the necessity of proâ€"' viding many of {these things inii such a hurry. were obligedt even? if they had not been so dis;wosed.§ to give these contracts out almost indiscriminately. I think it was" wise for' them to do so, l-ecausef While manufacturers ma; be on one side of politics or the-other. they employ men of all classes and all shades of politics. I think from a business standpoint that it would be well not to discrimin- ate, and I believe there has not been any discrimination. tracts for _ ‘ a L Something has been said 01 pucâ€" lic criticism. .It is well for us, even as political parties in this House, to be ~areful of criticism mat goes out before the public. It is some- times very hurtful. \Ve have now before a Committee of this House .- ur, ., _- to} z"; I’ . w MIA. .-..‘ mi gum-s [0y er in the Dominisn .hould set a gJOd ex- fact it contrals more :an’more easily obtain private1 isn ctii‘ntions. I as far as possible, in .exiate “.istrcss and WC; rk of the country 1111111: \xorks ought to often commu- obl‘Tg-C-J to em- to do certain 1t our own pen- I Summimcs AD x, almost ' a K it was ; 0 1 _ -_‘-.A l The hon. gentleman referred to ,the tariff as it affects his locality, that is, the province of New 'Brunswick. This is one broad Do- iminion, and. it seems to me very zdifficult to enact a general 'tariff that 'will not strike someâ€" !body unfairly. For instance, in i Ontario, and I presume in western Quebec, We have to ‘bring bituminous coal from the Iother side and have had to pay a :duty on it of 53 cents a ton. In .addition to that there- will be the ”'51. per cent. further duty as war !tax. I presume this duty is im- posed in order to protect the ,Nova Scotia coal mines. I have Eheard very little complaint of ‘that. Canada being a broad Do- minion, it is very difficult to Llegislate for particular localities. Legitimate Employment would Alleviate Distress‘and be Consistant! with the Patriotism and Production Campaign l ' Advocated by the Government ' â€" , n " DOMINION GOVERNMENT, L must investigate where there are real reasons for doing ‘so, but to mv mind there have never seemed to be much cause for this investi- gation. l l l I i There should .he mutual good will over the whole Dominion in these matters: there. is no reason why one section of the. people. shoulal he stirred up in antagonism tow- ards another section of the people.‘ The prOper way for this countrv! to prosper is on the line of co-op-f e'ration. I have no doubt that her-f fore many years there will be] manufacturing industries in the \Vest. Winnipeg to-day has a great many industries. and there are industries in many of the larg- 'er towns farther west. The farmâ€" ers of the West will. find the ,towns thus developed of great . 1 help to them. i Something was said about pen- ,nle. through unemployment, he- iing almost void of the necessar- ies of life. If that be the case. we I , . , . ., .cannot \ery conSistentl) ass the :Government to withhold conâ€" itraets. It would seem to me to lzei 'a time 'w-hen the Government iought to proceed with public _works just ‘for that reason, name- 'ly. to help to alleviate the prob- :lem of unemployment. In many ;cities. as‘ in Toronto, and I have q no doubt in-0ttawa, men have ibeen employed shovelling snow ’; and doing othEr work which imight have been dispensed with 1 simply that the unemployed might 'ibe furnished with a legitimate limeans of livelihood. For similar f;reasons I think the Government "ought to proceed with public '! works. Reference was also made to the supposed clashing of interests between farmersand manufactur- ers. I was Very much pleased at the remarks 01 the hon. member for East Huron (Mr. Bowmanl last night on this subject. I see no reason Why there should be a 1y conflict or rivalry bc-theen the farmers and manufacturers of this country. TheV should co- -operate. In Ontario, t1131e is very little of that feeling. I believe that the farmers appreciate the advantages which they derive from the pres- ence of manufactories 1n their districts, and the manufacturers appreciate the presence of the farmer. A great deal has been said on this subject by western mem- bers who seem to have a feeling of antagonism towards the man- ufact mars of the East. The same sphit does not 111m '111 in Ontari ). as far as I hav.., been able to learn: we are Tglail to knzm that the West is prospering and has good prospeds,*1nl we are sorry to fin-:1 an'3' epz'ession there. There should be m ztua‘. good xx 111 over the whole Dominio matters: there is no N one section of the poo be stirred up in antago ards another section of 1 The prOper way for th to prosper is on the lins e‘ration. I have no don] fore many years there manufacturing industrit W'est. Winnipeg to-d: a time 'when t ought to PTOCG works just 'for tha 1y. to help to £1116 Reference was made to the new war stamp. fit was suggested that instead of having a war stamp. the two-cent stamp should have been made a three-cent stamp, that is, that the old domestic pos- tal rate should bade been restored: R. J. Ball, M.P. South Grey Gives his ' GOVERNMENTS WAR POLICY FULLY ENDORSED phasiso the importance ind sig- nificance of the period Lhrough which wo are passing. I must congratulate my hon. friend; the Minister of Finance PUBLIC WORKS SHOULD GO ON (M'r. Whitm .on the able manner in which he has handled this Budget. I have heard no complaints from mv riding nor from any .othzr' part of the country through whichI I have passed in regard to thei proposals which he has laid be-; fore the House. The people know" that there is a war on. They have encouraged the Government to send forward troops to assist Great Britain in the war. They have sent forward their sons and are willing {to assist the Govern- ment in every ivay possible to carry on the war. They have been expecting taxation in some new or other. Taxation by way of customs duties seems to he the most reasonable way of collecting the "money ”that is required for this purpose. We have in existence the ordinary customs tariff. Last August a special war rate was levied through the customs tariff, and now we have another snecial war rate imposed. The last speci- al war rate affected the people generally. My hon. friend the Minister of Finance has seen fit to tax thoscgwho are best able to pay. For instance, he taxes the banks, public institutions. loan companics. insurance companies. cable and telegraph companies, and business men ,in prmzortion to the business they do. Thls seems to me to be the best way mwhich the taxes cou!d be levied. The tax touches us all pro rata, as nearly as can‘ be. [The farmer does not ex- R. J BALL, lll.P. ; â€"â€"â€"~ 4"“ L M 1 companies. insurance cable and telegraph companies,’ and business men .in proportion to the business they do. This seems; to me to be the best way mwhich the taxes could be. levied. The tax touches us all pro rats, as nearly: as can" be. (The farmer does not ex- nect to be exempt from this \vai‘ tax. \Vhy should he he? The Ear- mer is just as much interested in the war as we are. The farmer’s son. the they 'whom he has raised, sent to school and fitted out for life. has now gone to the front: he wants that boy to be taken . which stand their difficulty. .‘ al‘z’.‘ :cult position at the nresent timeh jl‘vl'any of them have their brothersl 1 -an:l friends fighting in the War 1 Tritain. This: rworle are "up: to be. an}. I believe to the Crown under'] they live. \Ye can uncler- 1 They are . deserving of our "Sympathy, and“ ought to be. careful not to:; trange such, German citizens ati this time. In «my own ric‘linfz they an industrious. law-abiding, thrifty and loyal people. ' them. no doubt. com-in from the fatherlanel. have a love and affection for that land while loyal to thecountrv they live in” l ('5 L.) p... 2.; L3 A s A V "3 -â€" In a generation or. two this feeling will pass away, and We shall all become one people A year or two ago there was much talk of an emergency. There must have been an emergency ‘at that time, as this x'ar has broken out so suddenly. Germany had been preparing for the svar. The Kaiser probably has been preparâ€" ing for the last twentyâ€"live 1t car) of. The only way he can be years or more, and therefore. taken care of is by the Govern- was up to the rest of the nations ment making provision in this of Europe to see that they also “'11."? and to do this “'0 must 9“” were prepared. We had consider- vide the necessary .monev. The able discussion here about dread- laboring man «does not wish to be noughts and naval preparations exempt. His son has also. gone to for war a couple of years ago. 'the fPOM, «and he is 3113‘: as much I have no doubt that the British iinterested in seeing that his 50“ Government at that time realized "8 properly provided for as is any the danger, {and .121; may be that other member 0f the community. some members of this Government But he is not so heavily taxed as .had some him; as to the danger lthose who are better able to pay. that was then in the air. It would; The levying of taxes ' and the have been very gratifying to us‘ paying out of -. their money will now if some of our dreadnoughts have a good effect even upon had been in the fighting line. children. i At the present time trade and We know the cause of‘ this \‘var: financial depression extend it has been caused by one man. throughout every country in We cannot but wonder at the the world, audit is for the Can- nower that one man can exert ad'ian Government to help busi- over a ' continent «and over the "_ ness along and to carry out all :world. The war was caused by the the contracts ,which the 'country linordina-te lust for power and has entered into, so as to encour- territory of the German Kaiser.lage the peOple and help them to This war did not spring up in a: struggle along until the hard day. We have a depression, but 9. times have passed. The industries . dammsnion has existed the world i which are turning out war materâ€" l We cannot but wonder at the power that one man can exert over a ‘ continent (and over the’ world. The war was caused by the inordinate lust for power and territory of the German Kaiser.1 This war did not spring up in a day. We have a depression, but a depression has existed. the world over for some time: Two or three years ago we had the Balkan war. Europe seemed (co be convulsed: in fact, we did not know where ’the trouble was going to break out again, whether in Europe or Asia. Finally, a couple of years ago, it broke out in the Balkans, and then the nations began to retrench financiallv. It takes money to carry om war, and the nations began to be more careful is Views in the House of Commons 'on the Budget Debate. of their finances. When the Balkan I . Iwar was ended this present war 1beganL to loom up. A year ago nobody had :anfdefinite ide-a'that ‘we would now be in the midst of. lwar. The clouds were hovering! laround, the nations felt that‘ {something was. gaing to happen,‘ and in order to provide for what- .ever might happen England, as Ewell as our own Government, be- ] gan to retrench. ‘England began .2 to draw in her sail-s in the matter (of finance. Immeiately after the. ‘war broke out, Canadian and oth- ier loans became more difficult to 'negotiate in ‘Great Britain. Great Britain husbanded :her finances in lorder that she might be able to gtake care of her national interests. We are ,pleased ’to know that she has also taken this colonv of hers Canada, under her wing. and has assisted her in the difficult task of financing. We are glad to know that we are able to finanae under such favorable conditions. Most of the nations of Europe" are involved in this war. \Ve have Germany, Austria anC: Turâ€" key on one side, and Great Pritain. Russia. France, :B-elgium and Japan, and the British colonies on the other. This brings the matter home to us in a verv decided way. Canada is inhabited bv neo- ple of many nations. We have people of English, Irish, Scotch. German, French, Austrian. and other nationalities. Perhcms we are too much given to sectional- ism and to the perpetuation of national distinctions. I like the word “Canadian” better than, anv other, and .I think that the soon- er we realize we are all C‘ri'navli- ans the better it will be for this country of ours. In Western Can- ads we hzive a great mam; Ger- man people. Many of those neo- pl? are in my own riding. They find themselves in a Very diffi- Lals do not perhaps feel the de- pression so keenly, but factories that are making what might be more or less called luxuries are undoubtedly adversely affected by the w;ar In my own town of Ban- ox er \xe find that the war affects us greatlv. Our town was in good shape before this appalling war broke out, but since then business has become more or less stagnant. and the same remark Would apply -The following letters have Been recently received from Cecil Wolfe, now o‘n his'.way LO Egypt or the Dardanelles. The letters lwere written at Malta, one of :‘Britain’s island possessions in [the Mediterranean Se 3, just ‘ south of Sicily: cscn. WOLFE AT MALTA “I wrote you a letter on board the boat I was on and it was taken off as soon as we came into the harbor, as we didn’t know whether or mot we~would land here, and were only calling here for orders. About ten o’clock we received word from the naval transport officer in_ charge of the to Berlin, Stratfo-rd, and otherl towns in Which the furniture in- dustry is carried on. The Govern- ment has been very liberal with our banks, and I think that thel banks in turn should assist busi-§ ness men who 'are legitimately en- titled to advances, ‘and in cases Where the security is perfectly good. It seems to me that the banks could do a great deal in the way of helping business until the war is ‘over and there is a recovery; The farmers of Canada are no doubt in a prosperous condition.i and we are all glad to know it.‘ because nobody envies the farmer all he can iget out of his industry. Perhaps the best way to draw people to the land is to develOp agricultural education, and the present Government has done a great deal in that direction. I believe also that the education 2: the public schools should be more directed along the lines of teach- ing agriculture, for it is a regret- table fact that up to the pres- ent our young people have been trained more for professions and other occupations which take them away from the land. The inauguration of rural mail d: i\'- ery and the parcel post by the Government. as well as the estab- lishment of rural telephones and the development of electriicty during late years. all bring: the comforts of urban life. to the rural 1‘10pulation and tent! to in- duce people to cultivate the land and to stay on the farm. “'0 have had during late years a good deal of trouble over labor matters in this as in other coun- t‘i-Cs; but now that there is a wave of industrial denrt-ssinn- conditions l‘ave bet-mud better in this respect. It seems to tn? that. bias; but now that there is a; wave of industrial dom'c-ssinnf conditions liavs bet-nan? better in this raspec ct It seems in In? that we are in; din 9:1 to legis Into trio much. in C211 mda us ni‘lseuhcrc. for tho se‘ttlrmsnt of labor uisâ€" nutc-s. In my opinion the Letter way to sottl-é such dismites is ts.) lot the individual employer and the individual workman nogstiaic between themselves. In 111‘: own town \VC- have never had labor or- ganizations. and We have never had strikes of any kind; our thriftv woz‘king-i‘monie for the lost part on n thfir own homes; and harmony pmvaiis anmng all classes of the community. I have already spoken of the com." 1'1 which should exist b-et i'een the farmer and the manufacturer and other business men in the com- munity. The action taken by the Govern-1 ment to give seed grain to the: farmers of the \Vest has, I think.‘ met with the approval of all classes. There have been 48.630 applications received for seed grain, which will supply 3373.456 acres, requiring 6,000,000 bushels of Wheat and oats. I believe that the Government is treating the West very generously in this respect, and I am glad that tin farmers of the. West will be helned thereby. The Ontario Government is providing for its own peonic; Manitoba and the eastern prov- inces are going the same; but in the prairie provinces, Manitoba" excepted, it is the Dominion Goa- ernment which has taken action” and we trust it may be success- 1 ful _ in ielieving the situation? there. I beliexe that this Go.- ernment deserx es a great deal of credit for the manner in which it has conducted the affairs of Can- ada since it came to office, and I congratulate the Minister of Finance upon his Budget, which I believe to be as fair and eouitable as it possibly could be. I think it bears equitany on all, and I have no doubt that all the peOple of Canada are willing to contribute to the expenses of this war. I be- lieve that the Budget has so ar'- ranged things that all classes will contribute in proportion to their; ability to pay, and that the policy. Of the Government ain'this respecti Will be endorsed by the electorate In my own riding. so far as I have been able to learn, the peo- ple are at one in endorsing the course taken by the Government to provide means to enaule Can- ada to bear her share in this .terrible war. ~ . w “M“, In. {fig port that the officers could go on shore for a few hours, and we also received an invitation to lunch ' at the Union Club, from which I am writing this. We had a very good trip so far, with only a little rough weather in the Bay of Biscay. We left Avon- mouth, England, on the 22nd of March, and did not put Into Gib- raltar, although we had a very ‘good View of the rock forteess as we sailed past. The rest of the trip down the Mediterranean Set was something to be long remem- bered, and I hOpe the rest of the trip will be as good. The city of Malta is a quaint place anl you have to be almost a linguist to make yourself understood. We do not know our destination yet. but we think it will be somewhere in Egypt, possibly Alexandria. I iwill let you know later on. but ‘till we are clear of the harbor our . orders won’t be opened. I am just ‘iniormed by my commanding offi- icer now that we are to proceei that-k on board at once. so I must iclose this up and post it at once}? The Lollowing letter was writ- ten the same day, and explains itself; “I suppose-you will be rather surprised wnen you receive this on toy of the last one I wrote to you to-day. In it I broke off off rather abruptly, telling you I was recalled on board. as we had orders to sail, but after we went on board and Waited around some time our orders were counter- m-anded. and We are not to sail be- fore morning. and the Major com- manding us invited us to go ashore and dine with him at the Union Club, from which I am spent the rest of the time till din- ner (8 p.m.) in looking around the ‘city, which is certainly something {new to me. The most of the men {and women go around barefoot- ied and I don’t blame them much as it is i’most dreadfully hot. We wear light drill clothes and pith sun helmets, but it possibly will be hotter in {Egypt if we land ithere. We won’t know definitely l I l until we sail out of the harbor and open our sealed orders. which are given to us just as we start to leave. There are some \t‘onzlerl‘ul churches here which I sa'cx' the in- rside of this afternoon. I sent {Phebe a picture post card of part lot the inside of one. where all Tcandlesticks and mouldings and [picture frames are of goizl and :Silver. Of course they are all Catholic churches. The milk they drink here is goat‘s milk. and the milk-man owns a. herd of goats, which he drives up to his 01810211- Cr's door. asks for a pitcher squats down in the mad and. milks from one of the goats imn the pitcher and drives them (in to the next house. Sow. I must dose this up as the <3:th are waiting to go aboard the ship. anti I am quite wiilinz m am. having Walked till I am lix‘ud." Dread= in}: War Th3 The tpx‘t‘ihie siege is now on. The fight to protect our Health against the invasion of the filthy flies and mosquitoes. Your health and the health of your loved ones is more 'im1‘)ortant by far than the strife over in Europe. 80 do the wise thing. \ow. and protect yourself and family from the dread- ful diseases scattered by these pests during. the summer months. Just received a- large ship- ment of Screen Doors, Screen Windows, Screen Wire and Fly Swatters You will also find a good assortment of fine Lawn Mowers and Garden Tools, Garden and Field Seeds at The “Red Front” - Hardware Screen Doors Screen Wire Order those and that