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AAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP®PPPPAA® RVOEVE : 0. 8. 1EFT &â€"sou~\ £ Fish and Oysters WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24 1917 the St. Catharines Journal and Presâ€" ident of the Liberal Association, has given out a statement describing the correspondence up to election day. Mr Robertson of St. Catharines also made a statement to the Standard in which he was inclined to blame Mr. Kison for the delay t_l_nttln! Ca!- He. pxrposely desires to charge mo beâ€" fore the public with holding back frome the Liberal exccutive a letter which he (Robertson) had recelved. It would be most unjust. . ‘This inferâ€" ence, unfortunately, may . be drawn from the article which appeared in ‘The Standard Thursday, commenting on cables, letters, ete. _ I will give, therefore, the chain of events as estab lished by records and newspaper files to which any person may have access. EP PMMDUCCT MA Mistory of Correspondence. "Some time after the meeting of Ljberal editors in Toronto at which it was decided to advocate conscripâ€" tion, union government, the formaâ€" tion of a war cabinet and one or two other which we regarded as in the interests of the Dominion 1 wrote a letter to Capt. Lovelace as a friend, telling him what we had done as editors and why. This communication wet forth fairly well, 1 think, the sitâ€" uation then as I saw it but it did not attempt to coerce Capt. Lovelace in any way. I atmply told him that as an editor 1 had come to the concluâ€" wlon with others that conseription was necessary and that I would supâ€" port such a policy through the colâ€" unms of The Journal, I neked him to write me setting lorlh‘lhls rlnv'rn lm TCP DL Asenelation pork AUT TCRTULIT To amk unms of The Journal, I neked him to write me setting forth his views so that as president of the Association 1 could bring his opinions before the organization. Capt. Lovelace when he roturns . can verify this statement. About the tenth of October 1 received a Jottor from Capt. Lovelace . which bears date of Sept. 21st. and the Lonâ€" donpoltnfldlefl-ml.‘nhm- ter was addressed to me personally not in the capacity of president. Its first paragraph read: "‘My dear Mr. Elson: Your letter of August 22nd. has ‘just reached me and 1 am hastening to roply. Firstly, however, permit me to say that 1 am srranging to send you A eable tomorâ€" row stating that in A letter to our good friend W. J. Robertson 1 have protty clearly get forth my views 0n the matter of eoncrisption.‘ =The remainder of the letter was mwlnw-onuutnmlour. Robertson giving his reason for fayâ€" oring consoription. 1 quote this beâ€" cause of the wtatement that he cab« ling me #omorrow‘ and 1 walted for UC" Outs which nover came. "I do not think that Mr. Robertson Amongst other things . Mr. Elson BM CTOC the eable which never cantt> Reasons for the Delay. In the meantime Mr. Ro had, it is quite truo, been in ‘ * _1 ha had the Jn G1€ *""""", __." hee had, it is quite truo, been in me and sald that he bad th and that it whould be brou fore the executive. T agreod It ho and sald 1 would shortly axecutlve mooting. 1 folt _ of as president that _aby offich munication from Capt Lovel garding his views and . Ca" should have been sent to m Lovelaco‘s views before the pubâ€" ; that aby from Capt views and been sent EVE EoC CR time â€" Mr. _ Robertson . truo, been in 10 #00 hat he had the lettor iould be brought beâ€" Ive, T agreod It should would -_m_mly eall an ETY LLzbun son: Your lomr‘ ‘just reached me to reply. Firstly, to say that 1 am u a cable tomorâ€" a letter lo_m"‘ EPPTOCE hortly call an folt _of cours? ; official comâ€" . Lovelace Teâ€" @ â€" candidature as pres with + yeverse b 000,00 / in 1913 {balan & of trade h it sfi I1: uit h C 00 09 Th aacc lt anin *‘ * B6 with # ‘km balance of some $275, the . 000,00 / in 1913. To maintain .+i | look balan & of trade on the right side of | men the le"ger is the grom problem that | labo Canada must frce duringk the recon: | dusst airuction period aftor the war. | ecou During the ten your pr..lal pmvr‘uu _ 70090 #an ow bnunt. Lfarn Li Btoan s dent ane i Iy, 1,000,000; the United States ©0)â€" (@b; the balance coming from other countries. Only a small proportion af the immigration from Great Dritâ€" zin settled on our farms, while most af the settlers coming here from the States went on to, fartis In Westorn \Canada. | Our problem will be, how we can i stajn settlers for our vacant farm 'l:. is, and at the same tiine care for the unskilled labor which is quite zure to flock to our cities after the iwar. We o 0 200 sn d en s‘ al the C gut 4 UT €0000%ne raconldustry. Jt ns Capada must frce during the nru-]duury. It nas o00a lme donre Of struction peried after the war. |economists to develop A larger m uurin\:-&- uen year period pnvl-luu of the British population ous to war, soime 2,500,000 imuntâ€"|farm works rs. It would seem that grants came into Canada,. Of llll'\ko reconstruction poriod will afford total, Great Britain provided, lflfllr’flh loug sought opportunity. Iy, 1,000,000; the United States 900« Canada must look to the United (@b; the balance coming from other | Stater aud to the northern Earopman countries. Only a small proportion | countries for agticultwral immigrants. af the immigration from Great trltâ€"| in the Unived States alone, there are zin settled on our farms, while most |a large number of young men each *m §@Uel 90 "loine here from the| year who loave the faurms and flook 1 L old Bhece dfi i en irrve In : Â¥he c UISRECCAOTOT Atund I wia now, however, shows & number of | linportant‘ . diferenoos. The _ urban |population in the United Staies was nnlyMlfld.-ullldth wturt of the Civll War. A lafge pro {portion of the enlistments in the P'lau Army came from @MOGE the emors, as ageinct only 12% af our .~!istment from among farmers and pchers. When the Cisil War and: © thore was a wave of industrial de |velopment . that called for a lark* enantity of labor. The returning sol< jdters for the moat part turned back to +heir farms, or moved with their fam|â€" liea to the newly opened homestead iands in the Central West. This made it possible to absorb the unskilled lmbor from" Europe MS rapidly â€"asâ€"it caime to the States. Jn the meantime, Aâ€"8 N1C0__40_lian snn whs of the settlers coming here ITOM 770)7°7"° C D) necause of th States went on to farms In Westorn 10 the citles because of their inability Canada. !to obtain cheap farm lands. lnnl Our problem will be, how we ru!elm'l must be made to Interest these obtain settlers for our vacant tarm| men and by placing the inducements lac«s, and at the same tine care for|of Canada before them, atiract them the unskilied labor which is quite| to this country. eure to flock to our cities after the| There is every reason to suppose war. \that the tide of immigration that ‘The United States at the close of| flowed to Western Canada from the the Civil War practically threw m|ltnlu¢ States before the war can be her deors and invited l.-Inlnu.-luu‘ again through the proper from most parts of the world. A‘d"*flb.â€"“ll‘“_ comparison of conditions prevailing | gration was from oxpericnced farmers. in the United States then, and Canâ€" | whose training had beca under practl ; the OMMOO UUPD" UUU‘uumber of | cally the -fl- of ciimate, ©ET 7 Ds ols the agricultural production s008 WHA brought back to a normal basls 224 then started to increase rapidly. The mntn(olmmhfih'h“ created a demand for extonaive raile ‘ways. and about 16000 miles were "*"* Susd in the central and Mis~ ntral mbe U Eus flullfl‘_vj! ®188IDDN T N0 Ca4edt ‘decade following the Civil War, This lut-nu‘dbmuh* ;ndhdp‘bm~“dh- migration. | A survey of labor conditions in Mh‘““""h a.râ€"tlt““n.-n “m'-l--t-u‘du invessnt. 'rll'dnhnudlh hfll‘ w [7 U\ ues bgeer PP 4 ‘“--m‘ti-fl.“d-“ var agricultural development C Tno preatest oxtont possible: , N8 w.mnfl"l Woom that absorbed the surolnd in the United [;:; piling up at the rate of \billion a year, as compared reverse baiance of some $27h, roblem will be, how we can etilers for our vacant (arm id at the same tiine care for killed _ labor . which is quite flock to our cities after the Valley States during the hnif eEA UCE it will not be patriotic or good busi« ness to Invite unrestricted i m unigpn® tion from tue Mother Country after the war. Great Britain will ueed to look to her own agricultural developâ€" ment There will be a demand for labor Core to relablilate British [‘. & Pm Nge mt s year who loave the farms and MQ to the citles because of their inability to obtain cheap farm II-,II. l.ml Failure among this cMa® 10 UUCD Prants has been the exception. In large numbers of cases these imunt. lum-n-nnwm \originaily, having meorely passed & poriod of acclimation to American |Pontinent conditions during a stay in | the United Staies. METOIRE OOR P [1.11.. . MB Li caccos o t 7 numbers of agricultafal knmigrants from the nortbern . countries ot l‘:urwfllwm“.‘"‘-". mydllflufll‘“‘ Eration. Sweden, Norway, Denmark, have sont many valuable farm pro To 3000000 may spite of the breadenIN@ MUTTT mu-.‘â€"lhlu-‘ from which a large number of good ‘.w‘--hl‘.‘ Bpecial bomestend provisions _ $of means of colonization in as & mm- Canada‘s experience =o» such a pian after the South African war Wes 00°°"0 """ lking . ~“-d--‘ -â€"-..'n tor the wen who bave u‘lurhmivll.“ farme through the iesue of land sorip was yeached in only a ns nian made was yeached 277 0 NC sian mad age of canes. fnstead, the plan made M possible for land speculaters {t ‘hh“dhoâ€"_fl ‘_.“-"“-.“'. soldier serip at a betYT ind it has been the experience of the Rest that specuiators have held back tbe development of large aroas ef 86 Cefient land. In our Western Tt MM-" C .._ "wnts â€" unoccupied taken for forenE _0 _ _ Lin " the land, held M“~ hands of ucers by the imposition ‘._‘,,MM‘ nesd of canade is sgrieatinrel soed et ce hm serteatoom fuyning soldiers that will increase the poacd will heip us gurning #27""" " 2\ zen will ho _*‘--.“_“-l Canada . will THE INDEPENDENT, ermisBy, ONTARIO as they found in Canada. 11c ul 4 MO O ltz bary es Gm Canada. Due care should be taken in xh-ul-rn(uhuo-urnn&cm Mll;dm--fl- civilians, so as to be sure that every cunn-nâ€"nâ€"-bl-- ‘m“flnb“-hhfl- nees of farming. It must be remem> ‘n-aum-..-m--nn- Mdmmndhl“d '.â€"c“mdnd “.fihhflfl-“ |--- As againet this, the ...n-â€"--dâ€"-â€"n- |M~vâ€"-l.--ub nâ€"d&-â€"tr.-._lul. xvan.wd-o-u“ \ern States during these reconstrut fl-hfl-‘-t-d “d-d‘“fl â€"«-â€";â€"â€"*â€"- 1 M CCC U IUGâ€"__© emnding Canada has been wont to onl ul‘ that ail ber farm problems are lookt» d-dcho-ulubauh Rastern Provinces are sufficiently ont T RTSRT T Oc the Rastern PRETRROT CIC CIC Cl g Ued. We have now to face quite the _n”hnuhw” un“um“'&- the reâ€"popuiation of the farms hfidhr.-u-flt“b ing the rush to the prairie lands in the West. Michigan, lndians, Ohie, Penneylvania, New York and sthat Btates were for years dotted with vG cant furms. ‘The sume cituation is 4e be found in Ontaric, Quebec and the m-;‘m-m- Our Proâ€" n-li-“"*n-_.- on o Privg «ue to bring a bettorment of these condftions. u-n'.h”-‘ â€"-fihi-.u-b-iw â€"â€"lands tributary to rail service even â€"which are yawning for cccupation o..-mâ€"--r"“" .'-‘-:tt-‘. economit |toundation of ©ur, "uient Caveral at -.‘-â€" ‘aconomic need : more farmers. ‘This need -..o.---n“ Tfor a prol‘ic immigration of the sort ummmmlwn p-umhnlln‘mw 2f how to make these lands product AEBE® TUCALGaAs may ab of hew to MERS UTTDTCRA! may: n-â€"â€"'.-m"““‘-'“_.: least feed bersolf, and fnally a surptus to sell abroad. This s# lected immigration can on!y be SAE ld through an intensive C} wnder the direction of the hask _ coonpomrenneiietts §Se PC TSVR Tia 1nd tronainted HAMILTON‘S FAVORITE SHOPPING The Right House Ontstanding accounts gravedigging and lots..... C. M. BROMLEY, Citiesâ€" Total, Cittes.....> . Towns and Villagesâ€" Humberston@. .. ..« ««>« CRIDPAWR. .« s en n Total, Towns and Townshipsâ€" Total for County. . Majority for Fraserâ€"592 *Majority. For Fraserâ€" Wellands .. ... ++« Niagara Falls... .. ‘Thorold.. .. ...« + Bridgoburg..>> <> ~ Port Colborne. .. .. Crowland. ...« «> ‘Thorold Township All persons who are saving their paper, rags and old rubbers for the Red Cross should also save their old shoes and harness and the Boy Scouts will collect them when they make their next collection. an s C in Welland. ... .« «> ..Niagara Falls. _ ‘The following letter will eXPIA!! Itsolf:â€" ‘The Grimsby Red Cross. 1 take pleasure in noting you we lt-novudyuqunluwd scrap leather, bY this I mean old boots and sboes, harness, heels, solos, ‘nnymu in the scrap leather line. l For this comodity I whall be ‘lm«l to pay you $8.00 per ton F.0.B. your Crowland . . . » Stamford. ... ‘Thorold. +. . .. Wainfleet, . . « Wiltoughby . . Humberstone point. ‘This stock can be ba in paper cartons. Yours truly, PAPER POR All persons Total, Townships DETAILS OP THE YOTE ownehip { 20 bonl . _i S1 | â€" ® x «G@ANEeunE â€" TNE RED CROSS be based . or E. PULLAN 1'1)1 MAJORITIES put IN WELLAND COUNTY For Germanâ€" C 4. s ui lc ce idfi cnces s mamey o7 ‘Their was a very large attendance the funeral of Mrs. Sarah . Dragy formeriy of . Winona _ which took tfrom her sons realdence 154 Jackson Street, Hamilton. Service at oo Beigee sndeiretinend hy Alck Humberstone Village.. PeIRARL ... .+ <>+ ++ ++ Willoughby. ... ««>«>« Humberstone Township. For Haghesâ€" ChIPP&W@L .. «+ «8+ +++ ooo Pn Ne o the house at 1230 o‘clock by the Rev. P. W. Philpott, after which the reâ€" mains were conveyed by special var, (H. G. & B.) to the Winona Nethodist Church, Rev. J. Barker officiated. Mrs, W. O. Dawe and Miss Viola Smith rendered solos. ET Li do" joining the Church. ‘The palibearers wore: Geo. W. Millen, Oscar Poltit, J. H. Balaley, Wm. Lamplaugh, J H. Smith and W. C. Dawe. Deceased was in her $6th year and for many years had been an estoemed ans well known resident of Winona and her death will be regretted . by a wide elrele of friends. Surviving her is a daughter Mra. James Vann, and PUNERAL OF MRS. JOHN BRAGG Lo s t e P r hnsP and her death will be regretted . by a wide elrcle of friends. Surviving her is a daughter Mra. James Vann, and three sons William, John and Arthur, all of Harmfiton. Interment was at the cemetery $18,002 15 UY. MILLIER, Chairman, 163 1217 *146 4957 274 14 163 174 We iagg oo STs ds 22 50 h+ 576 973 313 169 414 274 124 $941 08 1634 150 00 61 109 ad> Fd