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Short Day Cannot be Forced by Dominion The Dominion does not possess thc legislative power to force Canadian in- dustry to introduce the six-hour day or the five-day week. W. A. Gordon. newly-appointed Minister of Labour told the House of Commons Monday In the Matter of the Mechanic.’ Lich Act. ms Honour, J. B. T. Caron, Lacai Mus ter in Chambers. Friday the 5th d3: of February. 1932. Between: “Ryan Diamond Drilling Compan: Limited, Plaintiff. â€"andâ€"-â€" Canusa Mining and Exploration Com pany Limited. and Gordan H. Gau their, Defendants. 2. It is ordered that service of 8. COPY Labour of the notice of trial \in these actions gued by 1 upon W. Raide. of South Porcupine. in their Ontario, and D. Isnor, R. Mason. H. continued Vienotte, D. Mick. c. L. Hayes. E. LaW- ; proponent son. 0. Stevens, W. Lawson, G. M4 applied in Quarrie, S. Vimotte, J. Jordan, F. H01- 3 men to en land, J. Tovey and A. Foy all of Tim- 2 work on f mins, Ontario, together with a. service entered ag of a copy of this order by sending the tered ind same by post by prepaid letter direct- general la ed to each of the said persons at the 1 addresses aforesaid and by publishing Reductic this order and the said notice of trial in The Porcupine Advance a weekly newspaper published in Timmins in the 11th and 18th of February, 1932, edi- {magma r tions be good and sumcient service of sent‘unaah' the said notice of trial herein on each thereby tl of the said persons. .. And and incre: Mr. Heap: “Where: ‘1 1. Upon the apfiiication of the solicx tor of the plaintiff and upan hearin read the proceedings in this action am the amdavit of Dean Kester, filed. Take notice that the two actions of the above named plaintiff against the above named defendants one being for $644.80 and the other being for $1,447 .90 will be tried at the Court House in the Town of Cochrane. in the District of Cochrane, on the 26th day of February. 1932. at ten o'clock by His Honour, J. B. T. Caron. Judge of the District of Cochrane and at such time and place the Said Judge will proceed to try said actions and all questions as provided by subsection 3 of section 35 of The Me‘chanicS' Lien Act. ' Between: Ryan Diamond Drilling Company Limited, Plaintiff. Canusa Mining and Exploration Com- pany Dimited. and Gordon H. Gau- thier. Defendants. In the Matter of The Mechanim’ Lien Act. And further take notice that if you do not appear at the trial and prove your claim, it any, (or your defence, if any) to the action. the proceedings will be taken in your absence and you may be deprived of all benefit of the pro- ceedings and your rights disposed of in your absence. These are two Mechanics‘ Lien ac- tions brought by the above named plaintiff against the above named de- fendants to enforce two Mechanics’ Liens against the following lands: Firstly: The North East Quarter of the North Half of Lot Number Twelve (12) in the Fourth Concession of the Township of Whitney; Secondly: The North West Quarter of the North Half of Lot Number Twelve (12) in the Fourth Concession of the said Township; , v'fhifirdly: The South West Quarter‘of the South Half of Lot Number Eleven (11) in the Fifth Concession of the said Township; Fourthlyz 'i‘he North East Quarter of the North Half of Lot Number Eleven (11) in the Fourth Concwsion of the said Township: Fifthly: The North West Quarter of the Nonth Half of. Lot Number Eleven (11) in the Fourth Concesslon of the said Township of Whitney; Sixthly: The South East Quarter of the South Half of Lot Number Eleven (11) in the Fifth Concession of the said Township. This nouce is served by Dean Kester Timmms. Ontario. Solicitor for the plaintiff. To: G-brdon H. Gauthier. of Timmlns Ontario. John W: Fogg Limited of Timmins Ontario. Canusa Mining and Exploration Com- pany. Limited. of Toronto. Ontario. W. Raide, of South Porcupine, On- uric. n. W. A. Gordon, Minister 0! Labour chfles to Demand of A. A. Heaps Unable to Legislate In All lndmtfles. In the Sunreme Court of Ontario In the Sunreme Court of Ontario D. Isnor. of Timmins. Ontario. R. Mason. of Tixnmins, Ontario. H. Vienotte. of Timmins. Ontario. D. Mick. of Timrnins, Ontario. 0. L. Hayes. of Timmins. Ontario. E. Lawson. of Timmins. Ontario. C. Stevens. of Timmins, Ontario. W. Lawson. of Timmins. Ontario. 0. M. Quarrie. of Timmins. Ontario 8. Vimotte. o! Timmins. Ontario. J. Jordan. of Timmins. Ontario. 1". Hoiiand, of Timmins. Ontario. J. Tove-y. of Timmins, Ontario. A. Foy. of Timmins, Ontario. -6-'. â€"andâ€"â€" J. B. T. CARON. yh eh would place the House on wound as favouring that “hours of labour be educed materially and the purchasing power of the trusses increased" as one )ermanent cure for unemployment. the resolution was defeated on a call or ycas and nays. Although the Heaps resolution did iot specify the six-hour day and the five-day week. succeeding speakers :ircw t'..‘,s inference from its phraseâ€" tant speech in the House since assu- ang the Labour portfolio after the resignation of Senator Gideon Robert- 'on. But, he continued, in proposing sweeping legislative restriction, provin- 3ial legal rights must be considered. "This House has not the power to do what is suggested in the resolution” and he doubted if any committee or body could sit around a. council table and devise a scheme of hours and re- muneration applicable to every indus- “You cannot put the farmer on a five-hour day. That is impossible," said Mr. Gordon. He was at a loss to know what Legislation could be intro- duced in the House “to bring into fruit- ion the idea behind the resolution." Labour sometimes had its case ar- gued by men who were more sincere in their utterances than in actions. Mr. continued the Labour Minister. "One proponent of labour” in the House had applied in one year for 345 permits for men to enter the country, ostensibly to work on farms. Not one, he said, had entered agriculture but instead had en- tered industry, complicating further general labour conditions. Resclution Proposed Reductions“ in the hours of labour and increased wages were advocated by Mr. Heaps in the following resolution: "Whereas there are large and in- creasing numbers of our citizens at pre- sent unable to obtain employment and thereby the means of existence. “And whereas during recent years production has increased enomously, “And whereas real wages have not increased in proportion and thus con- 'tumntion has not. "c-pt pace with pro- duction, “Be it resolved: that, in the opinion of this House. in order to absorb the unemployed into industry, thus elimin- ating the enormous waste of enforced idleness, the hours of labour be mater- ially reduced and the perchasing power of the masses increased, and further to 111:3 end that the Government be re- quested to submit, the necessary mea- sures to the House." Conditions in Canada. to-day were worse than a year ago. Mr. Heaps de- clared. Twenty thousand men and women were out of work in Winnipeg alone. The only indication of the general oolicy of the Government had been the out of 10 pzr cent. in civil servant 3alaries. The Labourite protested against this reduction not only because it was inequitable but because it would aggravate general conditions. On the other hand, the Government recently increased its rate of bond interest and by this step contracted to pay “to the moneyed classes" a larger sum than would be saved through wage cuts. “The Government" Mr. Heaps said “has 'a complete understanding of what is in the minds of the masses of Canadians." In Winnipeg one-quar- ter to one-third of the workers were depending on some form of relief. “How long can that situation con- tinue?" the Labourite asked. 'ec Angus MacInnis (Lab. Vancouver South), favoured the resolution and re- marked that he had endeavoured to have the question threshed out at the last session. He had never blamed the Government of the day for the exist- ing economic conditions and during the campaign of 1930 realized, he said, that the incoming Government would not be able to eflectively deal with the situ- ation. regardless of what promises were made. He anticipated that the Gov- ernment would describe the present ‘motion as containing no constructive l suggestions. Shorter hours would increase factory costs. said F. W. Gershaw (Lib) Medi- cine Hat), but he did not believe that could be avoided in any case. If the interests of the industrial leaders suf- ferred in this respect, he believed it would be justified in the great good |that would accrue to the people as a whole. Study Beneficial John R. MacNicol (Cons. Toronto Northwest), said he spoke from an ex- perience of a. quarter of a century in a factory. He did not line up with the Labour party entirely on the resolu- tion but was convinced that the study of a greater division of the existing labour would be beneficial even if no action was taken until economic con: ditions improved. It would never» do, he said. to permit machines to replace labour to the extent that men are thrown out of work. He wanted to go on record as in favour of action that would increase the demand for work- 111911 Speaking on the submissions to the Government by the legislative commit- tee of the Trades and Labour Con- gress, Mr. MacInnis said it had then been drawn to the attention of the ad- ministration that there was a tendency on the part of some firms to take ad- vantage of the situation by reducing wages. He was sorry to note, the La- bour member said. that one of the first actions of the Government at this ses- !sion was to take the same stand in an- IBI'E m nouncing a cut of 10 percent. in the salaries of Government employes. The country could not go on meet- ing the situation as it had in the past, said Mr. McInnis. piling up huge debts in unemployment and direct relief. A social machine must be invented that would guard against any man being thrown out of employment. Capitalists got too great a percentage of the profit on the production of the machine age, declared John Vallance (Lib. South Battleford). The farmers were getting no benefits from the im- provements in agricultural machinery and were better off when they were working under more primitive condi- tions. He failed to see how working hours could be reduced to divide up farm labour. Raymond Morand (Cons. Essex East) congratulated the Government on pre- venting the flooding of the country by cheap labour during the present crisis, and for bringing in new industries through the operations of the tariff. He did not favour the resolution, be; lieving that it would not meet the situation. Criticizes. Wording William Irvine (U.F.A.. Wetaskiwin) criticized the wording of the resolution. Under a profit system it would be im- possible to lower working hours and increase wages to any good effect. Costs of living would go up and the men would be no better off. If the resolution sought to nationalize indus- try. which was the only way the Gov- ernment could force employers to carry out a system of short hours and higher pay, he was strongly in favour of it and had been for years. The resolution, declared J. H. Stitt (Cons, Selkirk) was outside the juris- diction of the House. While industry was conducted on a profit basis the motion was impossible of carrying out He was in favour of anything that would provide work for the workless but could see no merit in the suggestion offered. Jean F. Pouliot (Lib. Temiscouata) opposed the resolution as not designed to solve the problem. There was a cure to the disease of unemployment and as the first step in finding it he urged a census that would disclose exfery unemployed person. their former occupations and the cause of their un- employment. Oscar Boulanger (Lib. Bellechasser opposed the resolution. He urged that something be done for the agricultural industry believing that if the farmer was prosperous all would be well with the rest of the country. Attacks Government Record Resuming the debate on the Heaps motion in the evening, Peter F. Hee- nan (Lib. Kenora- Rainy River), former Minister of Labour. launched into an attack: upon the policies of the Gov- ernment on the unemployment ques- tion. He was glad the motion came so early in the session. It anything could be done there should be no delay. One member had suggested that regulations governing the hours of labour might {be instituted in the future when times iwere improved. Mr. Heenan said it had always been the case that when times were good such moves received very little encouragement. Commenting on the remarks of J. H. Stitt (Cons. Selkirk) earlier in the de- bate. in which the latter said he would support any motion in the interests of shortening the hours of labour, provid- ing it was in the jurisdiction of the House. Mr. Heenan recalled the motion he introduced last session. That mo- tion asked for Government adherence to the eight-hour day clause in the Versailles Treaty. Mr. Stitt had talked it out in the dying hours of the session, the former Labour minister charged. Mr. Stitt interrupted at this point to declare the charge unjust. He had spoken only 10 minutes on the motion when the eleven o’clock time limit was reached. he said. Mr. Speaker induced Mr. Keenan to withdraw the imputa- tion that Mr. Stitt had deliberately talked the motion out. But that had EfiEEEEEEEfiEEEEEEBEEEEEEEEEEEfiEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHfl been the effect, whether it was intended or not, Mr. Heenan insisted. With regard to references made dur- ing the debate to the difficulties in regulating the hours of work for far- mers, Mr. Heenan said that no Labour platform had ever included agricultural workers in their demands for shorter hours. nor had the Versailles Treaty, nor any of the treaties arising from it. Mr. Heenan charged the Government with refusing to make any effort to keep wages at a reasonable level, and particularly held the Government at fault in its failure to exert any in- fluence to protect the railway workers. Instead of doing something to main- tain the purchasing power of the peo- ple the Government had dismissed em- ployes and was now about to cut Gov- ernment service incomes by ten per- 1.. 2.... .3“ Eva‘..â€". , vial .. . 'I I! A . . “. t A Sa leEventofMagn itude Extraordinary v4 food products GOLDEN WEST 98 lb. bag from Flou Man 2 45 Hard Wheat ' SALEfiflE MARSHMALLOW TIN RED FITTEDâ€"CHOICE QUALITY FANCY QUALI FINE QUALITY $439 "TV values ALL THIS WEEK in ts of extraordinary quality. PII‘ cent. Disregarding any other avenues of reducing expenditure. said Mr. Hee- nan. the Government had struck at the working man. The Government, Mr. Heenan said, had the power to bring in measures that would further the motion under discussion. Free intercnange or commocuues, “buying from those that buy from us,“ was the solution offered by Dr. Don- nelly (Lib. Willow Bunch). He was altogether in sympathy with the unem- ployed but felt that the motion before the House would not help matters. The only prosperity the country had ever known, he said, was under a Libâ€" eral regime, and there would be no pros- perity again until the Liberal party returned to power. THE FINEST BUTTER IN CANADA BRAESIDE BRAND TA CHEESE N’S OLIVESâ€" Red Package interchange lâ€"LB OUR OWN BLEND i'fil of commodities HIGH IN FOOD VALUE I Matches 3 for 25¢ M APLE LEAF . . x«’plb. Pkg. 19c Stuffed.2 for 25c l-lb. Pkg ....... 10.250 T111 " for 25c No. 2 Tin 9c chips and smucsns GLASS TUMBLERS 6 FOR 250 2 for ,ngmmow STORESUD k DELICA'I'ELY ENGRAVED Three Teams Tied in Lead for Commercial League 8c CHERRY FRUIT CAKE EEEEE! 37c EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE‘EEEEEE FRONT OF LAMB, per lb. LOINS OF LAMB, per lb. LEGS OF LAMB, per lb. 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