1918-03-18

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VOLUME CXXXII


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J.	de LABROQUERIE TACHti,


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First Minister, Secretary of State for External	'
Affairs		 Rt. Hon. Sir	Robert	Laird Borden,	P.C.,
G.C.M.G., K.*C., LL.D.
* Minister of Trade and Commerce	Rt. Hon. Sir	George	Eulas Foster,	P.C.,

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Minister without Portfolio	Hon. Francis Cochrane.
Minister of Finance	Hon. Sir William Thomas White, K.C.M.G.,
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Minister of Justice	Hon. 'Charles	Joseph	Doherty, D.C.L.,	LL.D.Minister of Labour	Hon. Thomas	Wilson	Crothers, K.C.,	B.A.Minister of Railways and Canals	Hon. John Dowsley Reld, M.D.
Minister of Overseas Military Forces from
Canada in the United Kingdom	Hon. Sir Albert Edward Kemp, K.C.M.G.
Minister of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment .. Hon. Sir James Alexander Lougheed,

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Secretary of State and Minister of Mines . . . . Hon. Martin Burrell.
Postmaster General	Hon. Pierre Edouarik (Blondin.
Minister of the Interior and Superintendent General of Indian Affairs	Hon. Arthur Meighen, KJC., B.A.
Minister of Marine and Fisheries and Minister
of the Naval Service	Hon. Charles Colquhoun Ballantyne.
Minister	of Customs and Inland	Revenue	. .	.	.	Hon.	Arthur Lewis Sifton.Minister	of Immigration and	Colonization	. .	.	.	Hon.	James Alexander Calder.President of the Privy Council	'Hon. Newton Wesley Rowell, K.C.Minister of Militia and Defense	Major-General Hon. Sydney Chilton Mewburn,Minister	of Agriculture	Hon.	Thomas Alexander Crerar.Minister	of Public Works	Hon.	-Frank Broadstreet Carvell, K.C.
Minister without Portfolio (Acting Minister of
N Finance)	Hon. Alexander'Kenneth Maclean, K.C.
Minister without Portfolio	Hon. Gideon Decker Robertson.
Solicitor General	Hon. Hugh Guthrie, K.C.
Parliamentary Secretary of the Department of
Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment	F. B. McCurdy, Esq.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for
External Affairs	Lt.-Col. Hugh Clark.
Created a G.C.M.G. 3rd June.
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Speaker	Hon. Edgar N. Rhodes, BA., LL.B.
Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees... George H. Boivin, B.A.
Clerk of the House			 	W. B. Northbup, M.A., K.C.
Sergeant-at-Arms		
Editor of Debates	 Associate Editor of Debates ..	
Official Reporters of Debates
English : George Simpson, Robert C. Dunbar, C. S. Blue, F. W. S. Galbraith, Earl C. Young,
H. E. Oliver, W. H. Dickson.
French : J. O. Marceau, Marcel Gabard.
SELECT COMMITTEE ON OFFICIAL REPORT OF DEBATES :
Messieurs : Ballantyne, Burnham, Chabot, Devlin, Elkin, Foster (Sir George), Kay, Leinieux Marcil, Mowat, Munson, McKenzie, Nickle, Richardson.
Chairman : R. L. Richardson.

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First Session, Thirteenth Parliament.
Allan, George William-Winnipeg, S. Riding. Ames, Sir Herbert Brown, Ki.-St. Antoine. Anderson, Robert King- Halton.
Andrews, George William-Winnipeg Centre. Archambaci.t, Joseph-Chambly and Vereheres. Argde, Ira Eugene-Swift Current.
Armstrong, John A. Macdonald-York, N. Riding.
Armstrong, Joseph Emmanuel- Lambton, E. Riding.
Arthurs, James-Parry Sound.
Baldwin, Willis Keith-Stanstead Ballantyne, Hon. Charles Colquhoun-St. Law-rence-St. George.
Ball, Robert James-Grey, S.E. Riding.
Beland, Hon. Henri S£v£rin-Beauce.
Best, John-Dufferin.
Blair, William John-Battle River.
Blake, Matthew Robert-Winnipeg, N. Riding.
Boivin, George Henry

Shefford.
Bolton, Ferris-Lisgar.
Bonnell, Saul-Kootenay, E. Riding,
Borden, Right Hon. Sir Robert Laird, G.C.M.G.-King's, N.S.
Bourassa, Joseph Boutin-Levis.
Bowman, James-Huron, N. Riding.
Boyce, George-Carleton.
Boyer, Gustave-Vaudreuil-Soulanges.
Boys, William Alves-Simcoe, S. Riding.
Brikn, John Wesley-Essex, S. Riding.
Bristol, Edmund-Toronto Centre.
Brouillabd, Joseph Ovide-Drummond & Artha-baska.
Buchanan, William Ashbury-Lethbridge. Bureau, Jacques-Three Rivers and St. Maurice. Burnham, John Hampden-Peterborough, W. Riding.
Burrell, Hon. Martin-Yale.
Butts, Robert H-Cape Breton South and Richmond .
Cahill, Frank S-Pontiac.
Calder, Hon. James Alexander-Moosejaw. Campbell, J. A-Nelson.
Cannon, Luoien-Dorchester.
Cardin, Pierre Joseph Arthur-Richelieu. Carvell, Hon. Frank Broadstreet-Victoria and Carleton.
Oasorain, Pierre Francois-Charlevoix-Montmorency.
Casselman, Orrkn D.-Dundas.
Chabot, John Leo-Ottawa.
Chaplin, James Dew-Lincoln,
Charlton, William Andrew-Norfolk.
Charters, Samuel-Peel.
Chisholm, Alexander W.-Inverness.
Clark, Hugh-Bruce, N. Riding.
Clark, Michael-Red Deer.
Cl'arke, William A.-Wellington, N. Riding. Clements, Herbert Sylvester-Comox-Alberni. Cochrane, Hon. Francis-Timiskaming. Cockshutt, William Foster-Brantford.
Cooper, Richard Clive-Vancouver, S. Riding. Copp, Arthur Bliss-Westmorland.
Cowan, Walter Davy-Regina.
Crerar, Hon. Thomas Alexander-Marquette. Cronin, Hume-London.
Crothehs, Hon. Thomas Wilson- Elgin,W. Riding. Crowe, Sanford Johnston-Burrard.
Cruise, Robert-Dauphin.
Currie, John Ai.lister-Simcoe, N. Riding.
d'ANJOU, Joseph Emile Stanislas Emmanuel- Rimouski.
Davidson, Avard Longlky-Digby and Annapolis. Davis, Fred Langdon-Neepawa.
Dechene, Aime Mivillk-Montmagny.
Delisle, Michel Simeon-Portneuf.
Demers, Marie Joseph-St. Johns and Iberville. Denis, Jean J.-Joliette.
Desaulniers, Arthur L.-Champlain. Deslaukiehs, Hermas-St. Mary.

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Devlin, Emmanuel B.-Wright.
Dohkhty, Hon. Chari.es Joseph-St. Anne. Douglas, James McCrie-Strathcona.
Douglas, John C.-Cape Breton South and Richmond.
Duff, William-Lunenburg.
DuTremblay, Pamphile RAal-Laurier-Outremont.
Edwards, John Wesley-Frontenac.
Elkin, Stanley Edward-St. John City and Counties of St. John and Albert.
Ethier, Joseph Arthur Calixte- Laval-Two Mountains.
Euler, William D.-Waterloo, N. Riding,
Fafard, J. Fehdand-L'Islet.
Fielding, Hon. William Stevens-Shelburne and
Queen's.
Finley, Arthur Ernest-Souris.
Fontaine, Joseph Eloi- Hull.
Fortier, Hyaointhe Ad^lard-Labelle.
Foster, Right Hon. Sir George Eulas, K.C.M.G.
-Toronto, N. Riding.
Foster, Thomas-York, E. Riding,
Fournier, C. A.-Bellechasse.
Fraser, Evan E.-Welland.
Fripp, Alfred Ernest-Ottawa.
Fulton, Frederick John-Cariboo.
Gauthier, Louis Joseph, St. Hyacintlie-Rouville. Gauvreau. Charles Arthur-Temiscouata. Gervais, Theodore-Berthier.
Gladu, Joseph Ernest Oscar-Yamaska.
Glass, Samukl Francis-Middlesex, E. Riding. Green, Robert Francis-Kootenay, W. Riding. Griesbach, William Antrobus-Edmonton, W. Riding.
Guthrie, Hon. Hugh-Wellington, S. Riding.
Halliday, Howard H.-Bow River.
* Hanna, A. E.-Lanark.
Harold, John-Brant.
Harrison, Charles Robert-Nipissing.
Hartt, Thomas A.-Charlotte.
Hay, Thomas-Selkirk.
Hendkrs, Richard Coe-Macdonald.
Hepburn, William Bernard Rickakt-Prince Edward.
Hocken, Horatio Clarence-Toronto, W. Riding. Hughes, Hon. Sir Sam, K.C.B.-Victoria.
Hunt, Aylmer Byron-Compton.
Jacobs, Samuel William-George Etienne Cartier. Johnston, J. Fred-Last Mountain.
Kay, WiT-liam Frederick-Missisquoi.
Keefer, Francis Henry-Port Arthur and Kenora. Kemp, Hon. Sir Edward, K.C.M.G.-Toronto East. Kennedy, William Costello-Essex, N. Riding. Knox, Andrew-Prince Albert.
Lafortune, David Arthur-Jacques Cartier. Lalor, Francis Ramsay-Haldimand.
LanctAt, Roch-Laprairie and Napierville.
Lang, Norman-Humboldt.
Lapointe, Ernest-Kamouraska.
Lapointe, Louis Audet-St. James.
Lacrier, Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid, G.C.M.G.- Quebec E. Riding.
Lavigueur, Henri E.-Quebec County.
Leduc, J. Alfred-Westmount-St. Henry.
Lkger, Auguste Theophile-Kent, N.B.
Lemieux, Hon. Rodolphe-Maisonneuve, Gaspe. Lf.sage, Joseph Edmond-Hochelaga.
Loggie, William Stewart-Northumberland, N.B. Long, Charles Edwin-North Battleford.
Mackie, Henry Arthur-Edmonton, E. Riding. Mackie, Herbert J.-Renfrew, N. Riding. Maclean, Hon. A. K.-Halifax.
Maclean, William Findlay-York, S. Riding. MacNutt, Thomas-Saltcoats.
McCoig, Archibald Blake- Kent, Ont.
McCrka, Francis N. -Sherbrooke.
McCurdy, Fleming Blanchard-Colchester. McGibbon, Peter-Muskoka.
McGibbon, Peter Robt.-Argenteuil.
McGregor, Alexander-Pictou.
McIntosh, John Charles-Nanaimo.
McIsaao, James-Kings, P.E.I.
McKenzie, Daniel D.-Cape Breton North and Victoria.
McLean, Hugh Havelock-Royal.
McLeod, Harry Fulton- York-Sunbury. fMcMARTiN, John-Glengarry and Stormont. McMastfr, Andrew Ross -Brome.
McQuakrie, William Garland-New Westminster. McHarg, John A.-Maple Creek.
Manion, Robert James-Fort William and Rainy River.
Marcil, Hon. Charles-Bona venture.
Marcilk, Joseph Edmond-Bagot.
Marshall, David-Elgin, E. Riding.
Martin, Peter Francis-Halifax.
Mayrand, Hormisdas-Maskinonge.
Meighen, Hon, Arthur-Portage la Prairie. Mernkh Jonathan Joseph-Huron, S. Riding. Mewburn, Hon. Sydney Chilton-Hamilton, E. Riding.
Michaud, Pics-Restigouche and Madawaska. Middlebko, William Sora-Grey, N. Riding. Molloy, John Patrick-Pro vencher.
Morphy, H. B-Perth, N. Riding.
Mowat, Herbert Macdonald-Parkdale.
Munson, Charles Arthur-Northumberland, Ont., Murphy, Hon. Charles-Russell.
Myers, Edward Thomas Wordon-Kindersley.
Nesbitt, Edward Walter-Oxford, N. Riding. Nicholson, Donald-Queens, P.E.I.
Nicholson, George Brecken-Algoma, E. Riding. Nickle, William Folger-Kingston.
Pacaud, Lucien Tcrcotte-Megantic.
Papineau, Louis Joseph-Beauharnois.
Pardee, Frederick Forsyth-Lambton.W. Riding. Parent, George-Quebec, W. Riding.
Deceased, 27th February; succeeded by Mr. John A, Stewart, + Deceased, 12th April

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Paul, William James-Lennox and Addington. Peck, Ctrl's Wesley-Skeena.
Pedlow, Isaac Ellis-Renfrew, S. Riding. Pelletier, Francois-Jban-Matane.
Porter, Edward Cuss-Hastings, W. Riding. Power, Charles Gavan-Quebec, S. Riding. Prevost, Jules Eoocard-Terrebonne.
Proulx, Edmond-Prescott.
Read, Joseph-Prince, P.E.I.
Redman, Daniel Lee-Calgary, E. Riding.
Reid, Hon. John Dowsley-Grenville.
Reid, John Flaws-Mackenzie.
Rhodes, Hon. Edgar N.-Cumberland. Richardson, Robeht Lorne-Springfield.
Robb, James Alexander-Chateauguay and Huntingdon.
Ross, Duncan Campbell-Middlesex, W. Riding. Rowell Hon. Newton Wesley-Durham.
S a yard, Edmond-Chicoutinii-Sagueuay.
Scott, Frank Stewart-Waterloo, S. Riding. SPguin, Paul Arthur-L'Assomption-Montcalm. Sexsmith, John Albert-Peterborough, E. Riding. *Sharpe, Samuel Simpson-Ontario, N. Riding. Shaw, Hugh Murray-Macleod.
Sheard, Charles-Toronto, S. Riding.
Sieton, Hon. Arthur Lewis - Medicine Hat. Simpson, Thomas Edward-Algoma, W. Riding. Sinclair, John H.-Antigonish and Guysborough. Sinclair, John Ewen-Queen's, P.E.I.
Smith, William-Ontario, S. Riding.
Spinney, Edgar Keith-Yarmouth and Glare.
Stacey, Frank Bainard-Westminster District. Steele, Michael-Perth, S. Riding.
Stevens, Henry Herbert-Vancouver Centre. Stewart, John A.-Lanark.
Stewart, Thomas Joseph-Hamilton W. Riding. Sutherland, Donald-Oxford, S. Riding.
Thompson, Alfred-Yukon.
Thompson, Richard Frederick-Weyburn. 'Thompson, Thomas Henry'-Hastings, E. Riding. Thomson, Levi-Qu'Appelle.
Tobin, Edmund William-Richmond and Wolfe. Tolmie, Simon Fraser-Victoria City.
Trahan, Arthur-Nicolet.
Tremain, Hadley Brown-Hants.
Truax, Reuben E.-Bruce, S. Riding.
Tudhope, James Brockett-Simcoe, E. Riding. Turgeon, Onksiphore-Gloucester.
Turriff, John Gillanders-Assiniboia.
Tweedie, Thomas Mitchell March-Calgary, W. Riding.
Verville, Alphonse-St. Denis.
Vien, Thomas-Lotbini^re.
Wallace, Thomas George-York, W. Riding. * Whidden, Howard Primrose-Brandon.
White, William Henry-Victoria, Alta.
White, Hon. Sir Thomas, K.C.M.G. - Leeds. Wigmore, Rupert Wilson-St. John City and Counties of St. John and Albert.
Wilson, Gordon Crooks-Wentworth.
Wilson, James Robert-Saskatoon.
Wright, H. O.-Battleford.
Deceased 25th May.
\ ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE Constituencies of the House of Commons First Session, Thirteenth Parliaament.. 1918	
Algoma, East-George Breeken Nicholson.		9	. 	 1-	 Dauphin-Robert Cruise.
Algoma, West-Thomas Edward Simpson.	Digby and Annapolis-Avard Longley Davidson.
Antigonish and Goysbokough-John H. Sinclair.	Dorchester-Lucien Cannon.
Argenteuil-P. Robert McGibbon.	Drummond and Arthabaska-Joseph Ovide
Assiniboia-John Gillanders Turriff.	Brouillard. Dcfferin-John Best.
Bagot-Joseph Edmond Marcile.	Dundas- Orren D. Casselman.
Battleforij-Henry Oswald W right. Battle Riveii-William John Blair.	Durham-Hon. Newton Wesley Rowell.
Beauce-Hon. Henri Severin Beland.	Edmonton, East-Henry Arthur Mackie.
Beauharnois-Louis Joseph Papineau.	Edmonton, West-William Antrobus Griesback.
Bellechasse-C. A.* Fournier.	Elgin, E. Riding-David Marshall.
Berthier-Theodore Gervais.	Elgin, W. Riding-Hon. Thomas Wilson Crothers,
Bonaventure-Hon. Charles Marcil. [DOT]	Essex, N. Riding-William Costello Kennedy.
Bow River-Howard Haden Halladay. Brandon-Howard Primrose Whidden.	Essex, S. Riding-John Wesley Brien. Fort William and Rainy River-Robert James
Brant-John Harold.	Manion. [DOT]
Brantford-William Foster Cockshutt. Brome-Andrew Ross McMaster.	Frontenac-John Wesley Edwards.
Bruce, N. Riding-Hugh Clark.	G-ASP&-Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux.
Bruce, S. Riding- Reuben E. Truax.	George Etienne Cartier-Samuel William Jacobs.
Burrard-Sanford Johnston Crowe.	Glengarry and Stormont-*John McMartin. G loucester-Onesiphore Turgeon.
Calgary, East-Daniel Lee Redman.	Grenville-Hon. John Dowsley Reid.
Calgary, West-Thomas Mitchell March Tweedie.	Grev, ' Rising-William Sora Middlebro.
Cape Breton North and Victoria-Daniel D. McKenzie.	Grey, Southeast Riding-Robert James Ball.
Cape Breton South and Richmond-John C.	Haldimand-Francis Ramsay Lalor.
Douglas, Robert H. Butts.	
Cariboo-Frederick John Fulton.	Aj.it ax ^ Peter Francis Martin.
Carleton-George Boyce.	Halton-Robert King Anderson.
Chambly and Vercheres- Joseph Archambault.	Hamilton East-Hon. Sydney Chilton Mewburn.
Champlain-Arthur L. Desaulniers.	Hamilton West-Thomas Joseph Stewart.
Charlevoix-Montmorency,- Pierre Francois	Hants-Hadley Brown Tremain.
Casgrain.	Hastings, E. Riding-Thomas Henry Thompson.
Charlotte-Thomas A. Hartt.	Hastings, W. Riding-Edward Guss Porter.
Chateauguay-Huntingdon - James Alexander Robb. Chicoutimi-Saguenay-Edmond Savard.	Hochelaga-Joseph Edmond Lesage.
	Hull-John Eloi Fontaine.
Colchester-Fleming Blanchard McCurdy.	Humboldt-Norman Lang. Huron, N. Riding-James Bowman.
Compton-Aylmer Byron Hunt.	Huron, S. Riding-Jonathan Joseph Merner.
Cumberland-Hon. Edgar N. Rhodes. *Deeea-ed 12th April. * B-1	Inverness-Alexander W. Chisholm.
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Jacques Cartier-David Arthur Lafortune. Joliette-Jean J. Denis.
Kamouraska-Ernest Lapointe.
Kent, N.B.-Auguste T. Leger.
Kent, Ont.-Archibald Blake McCoie.
Kindersley-Edward Thomas Wordon Myers. Kings, N.S.-Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Laird Borden, G.C.M.G.
Kings, P.E.I.-James Mclsaac.
Kingston-William Folger Nickle.
Kootenay, E. Riding-Saul Bonnell Kootenay, W. Riding-Robert Francis Green.
Labellk-Hyacinthe Adelard Fortier.
Lambton, E. Riding-Joseph Emmanuel Armstrong.
Lambton, W. Riding-Frederick Forsyth Pardee.
r „	(*A. E. Hanna.
Lanark-| John A Stewart.
Laprairie and Napierville-Roch Lanctbt. L'Assomption-Montcalm-Paul Arthur Seguin. Last Mountain-John Frederick Johnston. Laurier-Outremont-Pamphile Real DuTremblay. Laval-Two Mountains - Joseph Arthur Calixte Ethier.
Leeds-Hon. Sir Thomas White, K.C.M.G.
Lennox and Addington-William James Paul. Lethbridge-William Asbury Buchanan.
Levis-Joseph Boutin Bourassa.
Lincoln-James Dew Chaplin.
Lisgar-Fertis Bolton.
L'Islet-J. Fernand Fafard.
London-Hume Cronyn.
* Lotbiniere-Thomas Yien.
Lunenburg-William Duff.
Ontario, N. Riding-ISamuel Simpson Sharpe.
Ontario, S. Riding-William Smith.
Ottawa f Alfred Ernest Fripp.
OTTAWA, John Leo ChabQt
Oxford, N. Riding-Edward Walter Nesbitt. Oxford, S. Riding-Donald Sutherland. v
Parkdale-Herbert Macdonald Mowat.
Parry Sodnd-James Arthurs.
Peel-Samuel Charters.
Perth, N. Riding-Hugh Boulton Morphy.
Pf.rth, S. Riding-Michael Steele.
Peterborough, E. Riding-John Albert Sexsmith. Peterborough, W. Riding-John Hampden Burn ham.
Pictou-Alexander McGregor.
Pontiac-Frank S. Cahill.
Portage la Prairie-Hon. Arthur Meighen.
Port Arthur and Kenoba-Francis Henry Keefer. Portneuf-Michel Simeon Delisle.
Prescott-Edmond Proulx.
Prince Albert-Andrew Knox.
Prince Edward-William Bernard Rickart Hepburn.
Prince, P.E.I.-Joseph Read.
Provencher-John Patrick Molloy.
Qu'Appelle-Levi Thomson.
Quebec County-Henry E. Lavigueur,
Quebec East-Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, G.C.M.G.
Quebec South-Charles Gavan Power.
Quebec West-George Patent.
n„ ... ,, T;, T f Donald Nicholson.
Queens, P.E.I. - (John Ewen S;„clair.
Macdonald-Richard Coe Henders.
Mackenzie-John Flaws Reid.
Macleod-Hugh Murray Shaw.
Maisonneuve-Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux.
Maple Creek-John Archibald Maharg. Marquette-Hon. Thomas Alexander Crerar. Mask inong e- Hormi sdas May rand.
Matane-Francois Jean Pelletier.
Medicine Hat-Hon. Arthur Lewis Sifton. Megantic-Lucieti Turcotte Pacaud.	[DOT]
Middlesex, E. Hiding-Samuel Francis Glass. Middlesex, W. Riding-Duncan Campbell Ross. Missisquoi-William Frederic Kay.
Montmagny-Aime Miville Dechene.
Moosejaw-Hon. James Alexander Calder. Muskoka- Peter McGibbou.
Nanaimo-Jolm Charles McIntosh.
Nuepawa-Fred Langdon Davis,
Nelson-J. A. Campbell.
New Westminster-William Garland McQuarrie. Nicolet-Arthur Trahan.
Nipissing-Charles Robert Harrison.
Norfolk-William Andrew Charlton.
North Battlkford-Charles Edwin Long. Northumberland, N.B.-William S. Loggie. Northumberland, Ont.-Charles Arthur Munson.
Red Deer-Michael Clark.
Regina-Walter Davy Cowan.
Renfrew, N. Riding-Herbert John Mackie. Renfrew, S. Riding-Isaac Ellis Pedlow. Restigouche and Madawaska-Pius Michaud. Richelieu-Pierre Joseph Arthur Cardin.
Richmond and Wolfe, Q.-Edmund William Tobin. Rimouski - Joseph Emile Stanislas Emmanuel d'Anjou.
Royal-Hugh Havelock McLean.
Russell-Hon. Charles Murphy.
St. Ann-Hon. Charles Joseph Doherty.
St. Antoine-Sir Herbert Brown Ames, Kt.
St. Denis-Alphonse Verville.
St. Hyacinthe-Rouville-Louis Joseph Gauthier. St. James-Louis Audet Lapointe.
St. John City and Counties of St. John and Albert-Stanley Edward Elkin, Rupert Wilson Wigmbre.
St. John and Iberville-Marie Joseph Demers.
St. Lawrence and St. George-Hon. Charles Col-quhouu Ballantyne.
St. Mary-Hennas Deslauriers.
Saltcoats-Thomas MacNutt.
Saskatoon-James Robert Wilson.
Selkirk-Thomas Hay.
Shefford-George Henry Boivin.
* Deceased 27th February, succeeded by Mr. Stewart.-1 t Deceased 25th May.

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Shelburne and Queens-Hon. William Stevens Fielding.
Sherbrooke-Francis N. McCrea.
Simcoe, E. Hiding-James Brockett Tudhope. Simcoe, N. Riding-John Allister Currie Simooe, S. Riding-William Alves Boys.
Skeena-Cyrus Wesley Peck.
Souris- Albert Ernest Finley.
Springfield-Robert Lome Richardson. Stanstead-Willis Keith Baldwin.
Strathcona-James McCrie Douglas.
Swift Current-Ira Eugene Argue.
Temiscouata-Charles Arthur Gauvreau. Terrebonne-Jules-Edouard Prevost.
Three Rivers and St. Maurice-Jacques Bureau. Timiskaming-Hon. Francis Cochrane.
Toronto Centre-Edmund Bristol.
Toronto East-Hon. Sir Edward Kemp, K.C.M.G. Toronto North-Right Hon. Sir George Eulas Foster, K.C.M.G.
Toronto South-Charles Sheard,
Toronto West-Horatio Clarence Hocken.
Vancouver Centre-Henry Herbert Stevens. Vancouver South-Richard Clive Cooper. Vaudreuil-Soc langes-Gustave Boyer.
Victoria, Alta.-William Henry White.
Victoria, Ont.-Hon. Sir Sam Hughes, K.C.B.
Victoria and Carleton, N.B-Hon. Frank Broad-street Carvell.
Victoria, City (B.C.)-Simon Fraser Tolmie.
Waterloo, N. Riding-William D. Euler. Waterloo, S. Riding-Frank Stewart Scott. Welland-Evan E. Fraser.
Wellington, N. Riding-William Aurelius Clarke. Wellington, S. Riding-Hon. Hugh Guthrie. Wentworth-Gordon Crooks Wilson.
Westminster District-Frank B. Stacey.
W estmorland-Arthur Bliss Copp.
Westmount-St. Henry-Joseph Alfred Leduc. Wetburn-Richard Frederick Thompson.
Winnipeg Centre-George William Andrews. Winnipeg North-Matthew Robert Blake. Winnipeg South-George William Allan.
Wright-Emmanuel B. Devlin.
Yale-Hon. Martin Burrell.
Yamaska-Joseph Ernest Oscar Gladu.
Yarmouth and Clare-Edgar Keith Spinney.
York, E. Riding-Thomas Foster.
Y	ork N. Riding - John Alexander Macdonald Armstrong.
Y	ork, S. Riding-William Findlay Maclean.
York, W. Riding-Thomas George Wallace. York-Sunbury-Harry Fulton McLeod.
Yukon-Alfred Thompson.

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Douse of Commons Debates
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Monday, March 18, 1918.

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To-day being the first day of the .meeting of the first session of the Thirteenth Parliament for the despatch of business, William Barton Northrup, Esq., M.A., K.C., Clerk of the House of Commons, Francis H. Gisborne, Esq., I.S.O., K.C., Parliamentary Counsel, Arthur Beau-ohesne, Esq., B.A., K.C., Clerk Assistant of the House of Commons, Commissioners appointed by Dedknus Potestatem for administering the Oath to members of the House of Commons, all attending according to their duty, James G. Foley, Esq., Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, delivered to the said William Barton Northrup a roll containing a list of the names of such *members as had 'been returned to serve in this Parliament.
The aforesaid commissioners did administer the oath to. the members who were present, which being done, and the members having subscribed to the roll containing the oath, they repaired to their seats. The Clerk of the House said:	I
have the honour to communicate the following letter which I have received from His Excellency the Governor General":
Ottawa, 14th. March, 191S.''
Sir:-1 have the honour to inform you that the Chief Justice of Canada, in his capacity as Deputy Governor General, will proceed to the Senate Chamber to open the Session of the Dominion Parliament, on Monday the 18th day of March at 11 o'clock.
X have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
H. B. HENDERSON, Lieut.-Coi.
Governor General's Secretary.
The Clerk of the House of Commons,
Ottawa.
A message' was delivered by Colonel Ernest J. Chambers, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, who was received at the door of the Commons Chamber by Louis Charles Panet, Esq., Acting Serjeant-at-Arms:
Gentlemen of the House of Commons:
His Honour, the Deputy of His Excellency the Governor General, desires the immediate attendance of this honourable House in the Chamber of the Honourable the Senate.
Accordingly the House went up to the Senate, when the Speaker of the Senate said:
Honourable Gentlemen of the Senate:
Gentlemen of the House of Commons:
I have it in command to let you know that His Excellency the Governor General does not see fit to declare the cause of his summoning the present parliament of Canada until the Speaker of the House of Commons shall have been chosen according to law; but, to-day, at the hour of three o'clock in the afternoon. His Excellency will declare the causes of calling this parliament.
And the House being returned.

Rt. Hon. Sir ROBERT BORDEN (Prime Minister):: Mr. Northrup, we have just been reminded that it is the first duty of a newly assembled House of Commons to elect a Speaker. The presidency of this House is a position of great honour and dignity, and the proper fulfilment of its duties demands the highest qualities of intellect and temperament. It is necessary that the Speaker should preside with dignity, with fairness and with courtesy. Moreover, he must be perfectly impartial, and more than reasonably patient. The gentleman whom 1 am about to propose is still a young man, although he has had a long experience in public life. More , than that, he has already fulfilled the duties sof Speaker of the House pf Commons; and I do not think it is too much to say that in the discharge of those duties he has brought to hear qualities of intellect and temperament which eminently fit him for the position, and which render him conspicuous among those who, during the past, have occupied that very important office. It is therefore, with great pleasure that I move, seconded by Mr. Carvell:

That the hon. Edgar N. Rhodes, Member for the electoral district of Cumberland, take the Chair of this House as Speaker.


Sir WILFRID LAURIER:: Mr. Northrup, we meet under conditions of some peculiar novelty. We do not meet under the rules of the House because those rules say that this House shall meet at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. We do not meet under the proclamation of His Excellency the GovemoT-General, because the Governor-General, while fixing the date of the meeting of Parliament, did not fix the hour. Of course, Parliament, though elected by the people, has to be called by the Governor-General. It is within His Excellency's privilege to summon it at any time and for any time he pleases, and to fix The 'hour also. It has pleased him to call Parliament for the ,18th March, 'but he has not fixed the hour. He might have said that we should meet at 11 o'clock of the morning or at the same hour in the evening, and we would have to obey his command. I think, therefore, that under such circumstances the House is irregularly called. But on this side of the Chamber we do not want for that reason to raise any objection; .all we are anxious to do is to expedite business as far as we can. I merely say, as a word of friendly criticism to my Rt. Hon. friend on the other side of the House, that it would have been more regular if when summoning Parliament, the hour had been stated.
Having said this much, not by way of offensive criticism but merely to emphasize the desirability of at all times following the law, I now come to the motion which has just been moved by my right hon. friend the Prime Minister. The motion is that the member for Cumberland be elected Speaker of this House. I may frankly say at once that I would rather see the member for Cumberland in the Chair than on the floor of this Chamber. On the floor, from past experience, he was not above party spirit. 1 do not blame him too much for that, although I think some of the views he held were blameable. As to his action in the Chair in the past, however, I have nothing but what is complimentary to say of his administration and his conduct. Mr. Rhodes occupied the Chair of this House last session, and previous to that discharged the duties of Deputy Speaker. Both as Deputy Speaker and as Speaker of this House he certainly was entitled to the encomium which has just been passed upon him by the Prime Minister. For he performed his duties with impartiality, which

is the first qualification for the Speakership of this House, with dignity, and with full knowledge of Parliamentary law. Having given that evidence of bis fitness for the office, it is with great pleasure that we on this side of the House agree to the motion.


Robert Laird Borden: Just ' one word in reply to what the right hon. leader of the Opposition has said. I am confident, speaking from recollection, that the Order in Council which provided foT the issuance of the Proclamation summoning Parliament did name 11 o'clock of the forenoon, but I am not at all sure about the Proclamation itself. If the latter did not name the hour, according to my recollection it departed from the terms of the Order in Council, and the omission was unfortunate.
The Clerk:	It has been moved by the Right
Honourable the Prime Minister that the Hon. Edigar Rhodes take the Chair of this House as Speaker.
There being no other nomination I declare the Hon. Edgar N- Rhodes, member for the electoral district of Cumberland, duly elected to the Chair os Speaker of this House.
Hon. Mr. Rhodes was conducted from his seat in the House to the Speaker's Chair by Sir Robert Borden and Hon. F. B. Carvell.
Mr. SPEAKER-ELECT said: I beg to tender to this House my sincere and hearty thanks for the high honour it has conferred upon me by again electing me as its Speaker. It shall be any pleasure, as well as my duty, to endeavour to deserve that high honour by dealing with all questions which come before me in my official character with firmness and with impartiality. I am fully sensible of my unfitness for the position, but I rely confidently upon the co-operation of honourable members on both sides of this House to assist me in maintaining and in preserving our rights and privileges, and in preserving the freedom and dignity of debate according to ancient usage.



CLERK OF THE HOUSE.


Mr. SPEAKER:: I have the honour to inform the House that William Barton Northrup, Esquire, M.A., K.O., has been appointed Clerk of the House in the place of Thomas Barnard Flint, Esquire, M.A., LL.B., D.C.L., retired.



APPOINTMENT OF SERJEANT-AT-ARMS.

Edgar Nelson Rhodes: I have the honour to inform the House that Major Henry William Bowie has been -appointed Serjeant-<a't-Arm-s of the House of Commons in place of Colonel Henry R. Smith, C.M.G., I.S.O., A.D.C., deceased.
I have also the honour to inform the House that, pending the return of the
Serjeant-iat- Arons from overseas, I have appointed Louis Charles Panet, Esquire, as Acting Assistant Serjeant-at-Arms. .



THE LATE DR. A. E. HANNA.

Robert Laird Borden: Mr. Speaker,
before the session is suspended I should like to call the attention of the House to the fact that although this Parliament has been so newly elected, one of the members who should have takqn his place among us has already passed away, even before he could formally be returned to- the Hou-se and before he had the opportunity of taking his -seat. I refer to- Dr. A. E. Hanna, who sat in this House as member for South Lanark for some four or five years. He had mot a long parliamentary career, and his voice was not heard very often within, the walls of Parliament, but all those of us who were associated with him in the last Parliament can bear witness to .his strong devotion to duty, his intelligent grasp of public questions, and his desire to fulfil worthily the responsibilities resting upon him as a member of this House. I am confident that all of us will join in extending to his family our very deep sympathy in the bereavement and loss which they .have sustained.


Wilfrid Laurier: Mr. Speaker,
the unfortunate event to which my right hon. friend has alluded may be accepted as an indication of the uncertainty of life. Dr. Hanna passed away just ia.s he had been elected member of this House, and we are reminded of the famous Bristol election, where the opponent of Edmund Burke died during the election. Dr. Hanna has certainly left among us -an appreciation of him as an honourable citizen.. He was a useful member and one who was entitled to the respect of everybody. I am -sure that the House will join, heartily in extending its condolence to his family.


Edgar Nelson Rhodes: I declare this -sitting
-suspended until three o'clock this afternoon.
The House resumed at Three o'clock, Hou. Edgar N. Rhodes, Speaker* in the Chair.
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A message was delivered by -Colonel Ernest J. Chambers, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod:-
Mr. Speaker, His Excellency the Governor General desires the immediate attendance of this Honourable House in the Chamber of the Honourable the Senate.
Accordingly, the House went up t-o the -Senate Chamber.
Then the Hon. Edgar N. Rhodes, Speaker-elect, said:
May it please your Excellency,
The House of Commons tiave elected me as their Speaker, though I am but little able to fulfil the important duties thus assigned to me. If in the performance of those duties, I should at any time fall into error, I pray that the fault may be imputed' to me, and not to the Commons, whose servant I am.
The Hon. the Speaker of the Senate addressing the Hon. the Speaker of the Com mons, then said:
Mr. Speaker, I am commanded by His Excellency the Governor General to assure you that your words and actions will constantly receive from him the most favourable construction.
Then His Excellency the Governor General was pleased to open Parliament by a Speech from the Throne.
And -the Ho-use being returned to the Commons Chamber:


Edgar Nelson Rhodes: I have the honour to
report that the House having attended on His Excellency the Governor General in the -Senate Chamber, I informed His Excellency that the choice of Speaker had fallen- on me, -and in you-r names, and on your behalf, I made the usual claim for your privileges, -which His Excellency was pleased to confirm to you.



OATHS OF OFFICE.

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Bill No. 1, representing -the Administration of Oaths of Office.-Sir Robert Borden.

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Joint report of the Librarians of Parliament.-iMr. Speaker.

Robert Laird Borden: If my right non. friend (Sir Wilfrid Laur-ier) will give me the names of members on that side of the House for a special co-m-m-ittee to select, under Rule 10, the committees of the House, I will make the motion in that regard to-morrow.
-Sir WILFRID LAURIER: Certainly



THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S SPEECH.

Edgar Nelson Rhodes: I have the honour to
inform the House that, when the House did attend His Excellency the Governor General this day in tlhe Senate Chamber, His Excellency was pleased to make a speech to both Houses of Parliament. To prevent mistakes I have obtained a copy, which is as follows:
Honourable Gentlemen of the Senate,
Gentlemen of the House of Commons.
You have been summoned to the first session of a new Parliament in the midst of a worldwide struggle which vitally concerns the liberties, the institutions, and the destiny of our country, and of the whole world. Thus the responsibilities and duties imposed upon you are even graver and more far reaching than in the ordinary course of public affairs. Bearing with you a new mandate from the people, and animated by the unfaltering spirit which has inspired them during the long and anxious years of effort and sacrifice, I am confident that you will bring to the discharge of your public duties an unflinching resolve to sustain the high cause in which our country has already borne so splendid a part.
After nearly four years of war the issue still remains undecided. The effort which yet lies before us demands our sternest resolve, but we shall not shrink from it if our hearts are as firm and our courage as undaunted as those of our countrymen who hold our battle line beyond the seas. The Canadian Expeditionary Force still sustains its unbroken record of distinguished achievement to which it has notably contributed since the close of the last session.
Notwithstanding a greater delay than was anticipated in the operation of the Military Service Act, the necessary reinforcements to keep our forces at full strength have been provided and this purpose will be maintained in the future.
In order to extend the principle of the present Civil Service Act to the Outside Service, and thus to provide that all appointments to the Public Service shall be made upon the sole standard of merit, further enabling legislation will be necessary. In the meantime, the principle thus adopted has been carried into effect', as far as possible, by an Order in Council which will be placed before you.
My advisers are impressed with the necessity of a strong and progressive policy of immigration and colonization, accompanied by suitable provisions to induce settlement upon the land, to encourage increased agricultural production and to aid in the development of agricultural resources. In pursuance of this purpose, the Ministry of Immigration and Colonization has been established by Order in Council, and necessary legislation to confirm this action will be laid before you.
In connection with the demobilization of our Forces, my advisers recognize the urgent necessity of provision for the care and vocational training of returned soldiers. Organized effort to provide such training, to assist them in obtaining employment and to aid in establishing them in the activities of civil life is not only important but essential.

A department of the Government for this purpose has been constituted and has been invested with necessary powers and duties. Legislation to confirm this action will be submitted to you.
Measures which have been taken by Order in Council to prevent excessive profits in certain industries, to stimulate and increase the production of food and to encourage and develop the shipbuilding industry will be communicated to you, and any relevant legislation which may be found necessary will be submitted to you.
A Bill for extending the franchise to women, with suitable provisions respecting naturalization, will be submitted and commended to your consideration.
Your attention will also be invited to a Bill to consolidate and amend the Acts relating to railways, a Bill relating to Daylight Saving; Bills relating to taxation of war profits and of incomes, and other measures.
In order to insure the fullest co-operation with the Government of the United States and to assist in securing the most effective utilization of the resources of both countries for war purposes, a ^Canadian War Mission has been established at Washington, and a War Trade Board has been constituted at Ottawa.
In view of the need for conserving- to the fullest extent all national resources during the war* and in furtherance of provincial enactments, action has been taken under the War Measures Act, 1914, to prohibit the importation and manufacture of intoxicating beverages and to forbid the transportation thereof into any community where their sale is contrary to law.
My advisers having reached the conclusion that a complete registration of the manhood and womanhood of Canada above the age of* sixteen years is not only important but essential under present conditions, the necessary authority has been provided under the War Measures Act, 1914.
The Orders in Council embodying the foregoing provisions will be laid before you.
The appalling disaster at Halifax resulting in the loss of many hundred lives, and the destruction of a considerable iportion o.f the city, and of the adjacent town of Dartmouth, has evoked universal sympathy for those who have suffered. My advisers will submit to you proposals for relieving the distress and loss thus occasioned.
Notwithstanding the critical and trying conditions through which the country has passed during the last three years, the commercial, industrial and financial stability of Canada has been well maintained. The volume of foreign trade greatly exceeds that attained during any corresponding period in previous years and the favourable balance of trade has also vastly increased.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons:
The accounts for the last and the estimates for the next fiscal year will be submitted to you without delay and you will be asked to make the necessary financial provision for the effective conduct of the war.
Honourable Gentlemen of the Senate,
Gentlemen of the House of Commons.
Notwithstanding disappointments in the Eastern theatre of war, there is no reason to doubt the ultimate triumph of our cause. The

effort of the nations included within the British Commonwealth is still unabated and will so continue to the end. Equally earnest and resolute is the spirit of all the allied nations and especially of the great neighbouring and kindred Commonwealth, whose enormous power and vast resources are now beginning to make themselves felt in the determination of the issue.
I commend your deliberations to the Divine guidance in the confident expectation that they will be worthy of the supreme purpose to which our national endeavour is dedicated.


Rt. Hoa. Sir ROBERT BORDEN (Prime Minister):: I beg to move that the speech of His Excellency the Governor General to both Bouses of Parliament be taken into consideration tonday. I would suggest to my right bon. friend that it would probably suit the ' convenience of hon. members if the mover and seconder were to proceed with their addresses to-day, alt the conclusion of which it might be more convenient to adjourn the debate, to toe proceeded with to-morrow. As the speech of His Excellency has only just been delivered, I would not desire to go on with the debate to-day unless my hon. friends on both sides of the House prefer that course. For my part, I think it would be better to adjourn the debate until to-morrow.


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On motion of Sir Robert Borden, it was ordered that the Order for the consideration of the motion for an address to His Excellency the Governor General ,in reply to bis speech at the opening of the, session have precedence over all other business except introduction of Bills, until disposed of.


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The House proceeded to the consideration of the speech of His Excellency the Governor General at the opening of the session.
Mr. HERBERT M. MOWAT (Parkdale) rose to move that an address be presented to His Excellency the Governor General, offering the humble thanks of tills House to His Excellency for the gracious speech which he has been pleased to make to both Houses of Parliament. He said:
Mr. Speaker, any'speech by His Excellency the Duke of Devonshire, even though he may have had the assistance of others in its details, must now have a personal character because of the regard in which he is held in ever-increasing measure in the hearts of Canadians. He has now been
with us nearly two years, and his public utterances, and patronage of that which is good, as well as his domestic example and devotion to duty, are such as commend themselves to all. For many years there have been Cavendishes who have been eminent public servants, and our Governor General maintains the family tradition.
I would like to pause here for a moment to extend-at any rate on behalf of the new members of the House-felicitations upon your re-election as Chief Commoner, and to say that we concur in the true and proper things which were said of you by the right honourable leaders this morning.
This first session of the thirteenth Parliament of Canada is held under unusual circumstances; circumstances agreeable in that a new and fresh mandate of the people has been given which clears many difficulties in war-time government, and not so agreeable in that in the obtaining of the judgment of the people some political adberences have suffered a severance for the time, owing to divergence of opinion as to the sternness of the demands of war. Strong men have strong opinions, and cross currents of political thought arose which made excisions in party alignments. The last Government and the present Government said that a case had arisen to compel young men to serve as soldiers. TheiT opponents said, "No. You go too fast. You break traditions. We are voluntaries. You will do better by making another appeal for service first. We want a vote on the specific question. We have principles which are immutable in time of peace and must not be forsaken in time of war. One of these principles is our dislike of compulsion." There were some who presented pleas on perhaps a lower plain and which were less attractive. They said:	"We have done
enough. No one had the right to offer 500,000 men. The war is three thousand miles away. Let our American neighbours do it now." These arguments, on the other hand, were resisted as being inadequate. "We entered the war," said the other party, "for the sake of liberty a.nd civilization which are in peril, as well as because we were of the British Empire. Volunteering has ceased. Honour requires us to support the men who have gone out for us and whose ranks have sadly diminished.' War changes minds and relieves from adherence to principles held in time of peace and of philosophic reasoning. War is ruthless. We must hurry or we shall be too late. Besides, there are the dead of all the provinoes.
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We are the dead."
"Take up our quarrel with the foe ;
To you with failing hands w* throw The torch. Be yours to hold it high;
If ye break faith with us who die,
We shall not sleep tho' poppies grow In Flanders fields."
With contrary thoughts such as these, tenaciously held and raging, it was inevitable that the banks of the party streams should break, and that new streams of like thought and impulse should meet and mingle and unite. The strongest and deepest united stream as the result of the general election proved to be that called Union Government, which is now to be given a fair trial. But, thank God, there are signs that no factious efforts are to be made to keep alive the disputes which separated us in the contest. As the turmoil subsides and the accusations cease and the charges of desertion grow less robust, we can unite at least for war purposes in this hour of our greatest national danger. We have a common love for a common country. We may see its beauties and its possibilities from different viewpoints, but ,all will be resolved not to let any domestic brawling militate against our dignity, and our right eventually to take a proud position in the world. It may be that we are not eld enough or not yet national enough to have the devotion to country of some other peoples. Recently a soldier of France about to die on the field wrote some lines in the last hour of his expiring life, which were found:
France my country I love you.	_
I have given my life for you.
Would that I could kiss away the blood from your wound.
I love you France,
Take me forever to your bosom.
It is scarcely likely that a Canadian would show such intensity of feeling, but in a less fervent way we are all of the mind to do for our country in one way or other all we can each in his own time to malke her honest and righteous and strong.
Maybe the House will bear with me if I relate an instance of the dissolution of party lines in the case of the constituency of Park-da'le which sent me here. This riding is probably the most populous in the Dominion, and, judging from past contests, the dominant party had absolutely no cause for anxiety as to the result. But in view of the importance of the main principle at stake in the election, they spontaneously decided to make their candidate me, known always to have been a political opponent, because they believed in the sincerity of my support of the idea of 
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Union. Chivalry and self-denial could, go no further than this, and it is in recognition of these qualities, no doubt, that their member was asked to occupy this post of honour of addressing the House at this moment.
The Speech naturally alludes to measures calculated to improve the capacity of the country to prosecute the Great War. Under this head comes the obtaining of reinforcements under the Military Service Act, 1917. We will, no doubt, soon receive detailed information as to what extent the measures now in force have so far produced the men. It has been rumoured that the opposition of certain classes of employers and producers before the tribunals, and severe medical fitness tests, have cut down the selection below what was expected. If that is so, I am sure there will he no shrinking in this House from extending the call or speeding it up after all combing efforts have been taken. Yet young men and unmarried are the ideal class because of their physical fitness and greater freedom from domestic responsibilities.
The proposed legislation to endorse the new department for the care of returned disabled men and their training for vocations is of great interest and will, no doubt, be willingly passed. We must he patient with the men and persist in kind treatment of them.
The announcement of regulations for the registration of the man and woman power of the Dominion was received with marked approval by those who know, or who think they know, the vast importance of this delayed measure. It is gratifying to learn also that the superintendence and carrying out of the measure has been largely undertaken by the representatives of the Labour interests. The attempted registration of every grown [DOT] person, male and female, if loyally agreed to and efficiently carried out, will solve or lessen many difficulties; those of the recruiter, the food controller, the fuel controller and those of manufacturers and munition makers. There has 'been guess-work and rule-of-thumb when efforts to correlate work and production so as to prevent overlapping and waste, have been undertaken. It is no disgrace for the rich and powerful to be under obligation to show papers on demand proving position, status and nationality any more than i!t 'is for the humble and lowly. The day of the slacker and no-account pian and drone should be numbered if the work is well carried out. In addition to those advantages, it will add to the sense of citizenship of both men and women when it

is made clear that all are looked to, and all are expected, to fill a place in the struggle . instead of being treated in the loose and haphazard ways of backward countries. We do not wish to be too much governed, but too little government may bring on national decrepitude.
Turning to measures not essentially war measures, a good legislative bill of fare is furnished, including the improvement of the Outside Civil Service and the systematic encouragement of immigration. As regards immigration, the country will be quite prepared for discrimination in favour of our present gallant Euro4 p.m. pean allies as 'against those who we are not confident will coincide with ns and make citizens of like ideas with our own. If legislation is needed to strengthen Orders in Council for preventing excess profits in certain industries, and to encourage the production of foods and the building of ships, such legislation will, no -'doubt, be readily granted.
No one knows the exact- features which the future has in store for our country. If difficulties iii trade and tariffs, or race sentiment, or finance, arise, we are prepared to meet them courageously when they do come, and will not worry about them too soon. Our foreign trade has increased; the balance continues to be in our favour. We, can be content largely to consume and to use our own, products and manufactures. We will not lose sight of the importance of being frugal. We have confidence in the spirit and resourcefulness and capacity of our men serving in the field and in the air, and we are resolved that war-weariness shall not overtake or unnerve us. In this spirit, and with these advantages, we look forward joyously to the great future which we hope, which we know, will be ours.
Mr. JOHN LEO CHABOT (Ottawa) (translation):: matter of re-education, in refitting them to earn a livelihood and in other things.
As to the Bill which aims to give to our Canadian women the right to vote, I hold that a more just measure could not be brought to the attention of this House. Without wishing to pose as a champion of the feminist movement, I shall not hesitate to say that these women who are carrying on the work of the country, that these women who are-very often-more devoted than we are ourselves to the great interests of our homeland, deserve respect for the intelligence of their endeavour and a reward for the magnanimity of their sacrifice.
A few words more, Mr. Speaker, and I have done. My last words will be an appeal for the union of all minds and all hearts; a call for the unity of will and energy so that Canada may accomplish to the very end the heroic task which she has taken upon herself. Thanks to his unwavering devotion to the public welfare a man who sits in this House has made it possible to confer upon the country the inestimable boon of union. But this spirit of union must penetrate to every quarter, and it must be founded on generosity and on patriotism. Majorities must be magnanimous enough not to judge too hastily, or perhaps with some bitterness, minorities who have equally at heart the greater welfare of the nation but whom various causes appear to incline towards other methods of action.
After all, why is it that in the face of the enemy, whose prying eyes are forever upon us, should we cast about for causes of dissension? Why, for instance, try to measure or weigh, so to speak, the [quantities of such and such blood that has been shed, in comparison to the rivers of sugh and such other blood that have flowed. Why raise the cry: here less French-tCanadian blood was spilt, and there more Anglo-Saxon blood, or Scotch, or Irish? Why take the futile care to indite long pages of statistics proving that such and such a province has to its credit more blood or more sacrifices than such and such another? One thousand times No ! This is not the time for such figuring. Glory to those-be they where they may- who have done more! They constitute a noble example for those ethnic groups whom certain conditions, peculiar to their temperament or to their social function,-or perhaps whom pernicious influences-have rendered less sprightly to answer the first blasts of the bugle. Let us call a halt today to these matters of1 the census: posterity will see to them. Bather let us

remember that those who have died have ipingled their blood-their Canadian blood -on the soil of France or of Belgium, and that this heroic soil has drained it without distinction.
Let us mass ourselves in serried ranks behind these heroes, our models, and tomorrow our eye will [DOT] behold the blessed dawn of victory.
Mr. Chabot continuing in English:
Before resuming mry seat, with your permission, Mt. 'Speaker, I would like to say a few words in English in deference to my English-speaking constituents in Ottawa. 'In the first place I desire to express my feeling of sincere gratitude to the right hon. leader of the Government for the honour he has conferred upon me and the constituency which I represent in this House, in asking me to second the address of thanks to His Excellency the Governor General for the gracious speech which he has been pleased to make to both houses of Parliament, so eloquently proposed by the hon. member from Park-dale (Mr. Mowat).
I appreciate the distinction all the more because of the fact that this is the first session of the Thirteenth Parliament, called at a time when the political situation in this country has undergone a marked and decided change; when our fair Canada is confronting the most momentous issue, and passing through the most critical period in her national history; at a time when some of the most able men on both sides of politics-'men who have fought one another politically, through the press, and even in Parliament, in answer to the call of duty have sunk their deep-rooted political feelings and convictions, prepared to combine their very 'best efforts and put forth their strongest endeavours, with a view of carrying on legislation and following out a policy intended to prosecute the war more vigorously, and! more effectively; and at the moment when Unionism and what it stands for are paramount in the eyes, and are strongly entrenched in the hearts of a large portion of the Canadian people.
Since the 'beginning of this terrible world's war, our Canadian soldiers on the battlefields oif France and Flanders have by their valour and their courage, and particularly by their [DOT]resourcefulness, covered themselves with glory, and have been a source of pride to their country. They have proven themselves to be as good soldiers as the very best, and have struck terror into the hearts of the enemy, who, I am told, would just

as soon meet the devil, as face the Canadians on the field of battle.
Four hundred thousand men from Can-ad have gone overseas since this whr began. There have been cloise on to 100,000 casualties since the Canadians have begun to fight at the front, and 30,000 Canadian boys in the strength of their manhood, the very flower of our country, lie buried in so many graves in France and Flanders; graves haloed by their death and glorified by their sufferings. We deeply grieve their loss, but our sorrow is lightened by the knowledge that they fell on the field of honour, fighting for the sacred cause of democracy and freedom. We reverently honour their memory.
The women of this country, since the outbreak of hostilities, have displayed such admirable patriotism, energy and unselfishness in the fields of philanthrophy and patriotic work, and in the various spheres of activity formerly occupied by men; on the land, ini the factories, in the hospitals, and on the very field of battle, that their invaluable and patriotic endeavours have enlisted the admiration and won the approval of the people of Canada and of the Empire; and, besides, have earned the undying gratitude of thousands of sick and wounded, soldiers.
The Canadian surgeons and physicians a,t the front, and in the hospitals, have done themselves proud in 'the eyes of the whole world because of their devotion to duty, thedr spirit of self-sacrifice and 'all round good work. They have performed their manifold duties and arduous labours in a manner which has called forth the approbation of the British and Allies alike.
Canada- has made many sacrifices since this war has begun. The people of this country have endeavoured to honourably discharge their duty for the cause of humanity and civilization, and we must be prepared to go on to the last gun, to the last man, to the last dollar, until militarism and autocracy have been crushed, -and this terrific conflict brought to a successful and glorious termination. Let us, the representatives of the Canadian people in this House, consider it our sacred duty under the circumstances, to do all in our power to keep faith with cur boys at the front, to labour for the maintenance of a united Canada in order to win the war and to save our beloved country.


Wilfrid Laurier: Mr. Speaker, as was intimated a few moments -ago by my right hon. friend the Prime Minister (Sir Robert Borden)-and in this I think
he was perfectly oorrecG-dt would suit the convenience of both sides of the House if this debate were not prolonged this day. Therefore, I shall not at this moment offer to the House the observations which seem to be called for from His Majesty's loyal Opposition by the speech of His Excellency. But I think I should not wait until to-morrow, that I 'should not wait a single moment longer, before I tender to both my hon. friend from Parkdale (Mr. Mowat) and my hon. friend from Ottawa (Mr- Cbabot)the congratulations of both sides of the House upon the admirabie addresses with which they have favoured us. I commend especially the spirit of harmony and union between all the elements in this country which was particularly noticeable in the speech of my hon. friend from Parkdale and also in the observations of my hon. friend from Ottawa. In what these two hon. gentlemen have said there is a greia, deal with which I can altogether agree and there is very little to which I must take exception. But, unfortunately, there are some things to which I shall have to take exception, and it would suit my own pleasure and convenience better if I deferred until to-morrow the observations which I shall have to [DOT] offer in criticism of their observations. I therefore now beg to move the adjournment of the debate.
Motion agreed to and debate adjourned.



INTERNAL ECONOMY COMMISSION.

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The right hon. Sir Robert Borden (Prime Minister) presented a message from His Excellency the Governor General approving minute of Council appointing:
The Hon. Martin Burrell, Secretary of State; the Hon. John Dowsley Reid, Minister of Railways and Canals; the Hon. 'Arthur E. Sifton, Minister of Customs, and the Hon. James A. Calder, Minister of Immigration and Colonization, to act with the Speaker of the House of Commons as Commissioners for the purposes and under the provisions of 'the Eleventh Chapter of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1906, intituled:	"An Act respecting
the House of Commons."

Robert Laird Borden: With the consent of the House, I should like to mention to my right hon. Mend the leader of the Opposition (Sir Wilfrid Laurier), with respect to the matter to which he called attention this morning, that my recollection was right as to the terms of the Order in Council which -was passed and approved for the purpose

of summoning Parliament. It reads in this w-ayt
The Committee of the Privy Council on the recommendation of the Right Hon. Sir Robert Laird Borden, Prime Minister, advises that a proclamation be issued summoning the Parliament of Canada to meet on Monday the 18th day of March at 11 a. m. at the City of Ottawa for the despatch of business.
Through some inadvertence on the part of the officer who prepared the proclamation the hour seems to have been omitted.


Wilfrid Laurier: There was no reference to it in the proclamation but there have been so many Orders in Council that I am not surprised at the omission.



ORDERS IN COUNCIL LAID ON THE TABLE.

Robert Laird Borden: I shall proceed, notwithstanding the reluctance of my right hon. friend >to (have these thrust upon him, to	lay several	of them upon the
table of the House. I beg to lay on the table of the House, by command of His Excellency the Governor General, the Defence of Canada Order, 1917, and certain Orders in Council in amendment thereof. I also desire 'to lay upon the table an Order in Council respecting freight rates and special taxation in respect to the Canadian Pacific Railway; an Order in Council with regard to the importation, manufacture and transportation of intoxicating liquors; an Order in Council respecting the Department of Immigration and Colonization, and the Department of External Affairs; Orders in Council respecting the Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment and the Military Hospitals Commission; -an Order in Council respecting the War Purchasing Commission; two Orders in Council respecting the Canadian War Mission, Washington ; Orders in Council respecting the disaster at Halifax, establishing the Halifax Relief Commission and making certain recommendations with regard to relief; Orders in Council with respect to the War Committee of the Cabinet, and the Reconstruction and Development Committee of the Cabinet; Orders in Council respecting the Civil Service Act, conferring certain powers upon the Civil Service Commission; an Order in Council respecting the Canada Registration Board; Orders in Council, passed under the Military Service Act, embodying regulations made thereunder; an Order in Council respecting applications to dismiss on the ground of offensive partisanship.


Wilfrid Laurier: Hear, heir.


Robert Laird Borden: That is all.


Wilfrid Laurier: I notice there is no Order in Council to dispense with Parliament.


Robert Laird Borden: If my right hon. friend deems such a measure to be advisable we shall Sbe igdad to take the suggestion into consideration.


Hon. N. W. ROWELL:: I lay upon the table copy of an Order in Council creating the office of Director of Public Information.


Hon. J. A. CALDER:: I produce copy of the minutes of a conference held between the Dominion and Provincial Governments on February 15 and 16 last.


Hon. T. A. CRERAR:: I submit copy of Orders in- Council and Regulations with respect to the Food Controller and the control of food supplies.
On the motion of Sir Robert Borden, the House adjourned at 4.37 p.m.
Tuesday, March 19, 1918.