The sun., 1919-09-06

SAYS CANADA NEED
NOT RATIFY TREATY
Member From Quebec Asserts
King Has Acted for the
Dominion Already.
ADVISES HOLDING ALooF
House to End Debate Next
Thursday, When Parliament
May Adjourn.
ADVISES HOLDING ALooF
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OTTAWA, Ont, Sept. 5.-continuing
the debate In the House to-day Marie
Joseph Demers. member for ST. Johns
and IberviIle, Quebec, saw no reason why 4
this Parliament should ratity the peace J.
treaty because ratification already had ,
been given by his Majesty the King.
N representing the whnls British En-
pire, to which we belong. From the
International standpoint the interpreta- |
ton Of the Imperial Parliament regard I
ing our status as It affects other ma
tons and Powers Is right cannot see
why We should engage in any consid-
GRAFTON OF treaty terms when the only
direct consequence viii be TO hind our |
selves to military and financial under
takings In the event of violation OF
the treaty by any Of the contracting 1
parties.
What clause Of the treaty can apply
70 Canada In the future apart from
the obligations / have just mentioned?
Why, therefore. should we endeavor to /
be a party to this pact? think the {
best thing we could do would be TO
refrain from any undertakings which
might involve rs in future obligations. I
Our palpable duty Is to devote ourselves
entirely and exclusively to the indus |
trial and economic reconstruction of our |
country without any interference In Eu-
ropean affairs
cit is true the Prime Minister told US
on Tuesday that Canada had acquired a |
new international status since the Peace /
Conference. I should like to know what
changes were brought about ana IL our !
constitutional relations with Great Brit I
ain have been affected by the treaty and
II SO what the changes are"
Debate Ends Next Week.
The Senate Of Canada has gone on |
record in favor Of the peace treaty terms, |
and the discussion in the House. accord |
ing to the intimation of Sir Robert Bor- |
den, will terminate next Thursday. VIII |
the Parliament be prorogued hnnedi- |
ately the work Is done for which 1t WASH
called together? That Is the question
members are anxiously asking one an |
other.
According to act Of Parliament menu
bers are entitled to an annual indem- |
nifty of s2.5oo for the session. But Il Is |
stipulated the session In to extend over
thirty days Consequently a session OF
eleven days would not entitle members
70 any seasonal indemnity. What will
be done? There is no budget. no tariff
legislation and even the new election
law Is not likely to be touched for a
while. Prohibition will have to wait on
the Ontario referendum In October. The
Government will not be excited over the
possible return of the right of inter-
provincial trade in liquor. which will
come with the repeal OF wartime prohi-
billion on the proclamation Of peace.
The right and economical thing to
have done, It Is seen now. was to have
adjourned the last session of ParIia-
: rnent until September, and thereby save
the extra seasonal indemnity to the
country. But there is a decided feeling
among the members that $4,000 Is not
enough. and that it should be raised to
$4,000 or to $1,000. Members of the
American Congress receive $500, and
IL is asserted that Canadian members are
entitled TO al least 5000. But the
extra session gave an opportunity to
get the top figures without any public
criticism. so Il was thought, and the
members are concerned over the probable
loss Of the prize.
Large stipend for Mckenzie.
To the Prime Minister. the Speaker
and the leader Of the opposition the ex-
ira session will mean a double sum- The
opposition leader gets his regular ses-
siouai indemnity of $500 and a spe-
cial allowance Of $1,000 a session II
this session Is to extend over the thirty
days his stipend will be $4,000 for
1919. The Speaker viii draw $4,000 for
the year.
The opposition leader. d. d. Mcr
Kenzie, is doing his part to extend the
session by Introduction OF resolution
TO have a parliamentary committee APP
pointed to Investigate certain kilograms
sent by Arthur Meighen In connection
with soldier votes In the last election
Such an inquiry would be wide in its
ramifcations and would extend over INTO
the winter season. and II would provide
plenty Of good campaign material
Sir Sam Hughes IL again In evidence
IN connection with questions he raised.
He wants to know about q circular,
supposedly of German origin. circulated
about the time OF tbe battle Of St
Julien, In April. 1915, containing ten
suggestions depreciating the Canadian
rifle generally known as the Ross rifie.
The ex-Minister OF Militia calls for
much Information about the rifle and
reports on record. He also wanted to
know what about the charge made by
r. Macmillan OF the United Farmers Of
Ontario that the pay lists Of the Cana
dian overseas army were padded with
10000 names at a cost Of sac. 900. 900.
The Minister Of Militia replied that Mr..
Macmillan will have opportunity to
prove his statements. Failing to do
order TO consider what should be done
with him
shortage OF Freight Cars.
Frank 8. Cabin, Pontiac, Quebec,
raised the question about Canadian
freight cars In the United States.
Lumbermen complain that they cannot
Est onr-afth OF the cars needed to
meet the demand for export trade. Mr..
CahiIl had been told in the Department
Of Railways that on account Of the
large excess OF Canadian owned cars
in the United States IT is not considered
advisable TO continue loading Canadian
owed cars for that territory.
This difficulty" said Mr.. CahiIl. has
been before the shippers Of Canada for
some time ami has been particularly
acute within the last Two years. This
Government is lending money to foreign
countries in order to find an outlet for
our manufactured goods and finance the
export trade, and it seems to me that
the Government ought to be able to ar
rive at some arrangements with the
United States whereby an exchange OF
cars can be effected on a basis that
would be satisfactory to both nations.
'~rhese men are unable TO ship their
humber simply because the Canadian
Government las been ulat.s to Elass
Arrangements with the United States
Government for an exchange OF the
railway cars. There should be very