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ing, Including arrangements with consum-
ers' societies for the supplying OF food
stuns at the lowest rates and with the
minimum OF middlemen handling.
"(s) Public ownership and control OF
railway, woter and aerial transportation
te,ephone, telegraph and express systems,
all proJects In the development OF natural
power and OF the coal mining industry and
meat packing industry.
,",l0( Tho abolition OF titles in Canada.
I'D The abolition Of the Dominion Up
"d2) The placing. OF check upon Gov
eminent by order in council and increased
"GO Prohibition of the manufacture,
Importation and sale of liquors in Canada.
90 Abolition of the patronage system
"(15) The publication of contributions
ana expenditures In election campaigns.
l6) Abolition of all press censorship
ana removal of restrictions upon free
"dO The establishment Of proportional
representation
"(18 The Inauguration of the referen-
dunn and the recall.
"u9) An equal status for women in pub
lie and Parliamentary life"
Impressed the Country.
This platform, the most radical ever
advanced by Canadian political or
sanization, made a profound impression
upon the country. In Ontario, In par
as the United Farmers of Ontario was
in active process of formation, the re-
suit was tremendous impetus to the
agrarian movement generally. Two pro-
Ylncial ridings-Manitoulin and North
Ontario-were contested and captured
from the Hearst Government and this
success was followed by convention
which launched a platform almost sim
llar to that put forward for Federal pur-
poses by the Canadian Council of Agri-
culture. The two old parties, thoroughly
alarmed for the first time, strove des-
perately hrst TO discredit and then to
capture the new movement. The Gov
ernments of the various provinces and
the Dominion Cabinet trimmed their DO
liucal and administrative sails to the
new wind and the National Liberal con-
vention, which met in ottawa in August,
made desperate bid for farmer support.
But the new movement refused to sue
cumb to such influences. In the West il
spread with the rapidity of a prairie fire.
destroying the Conservative party in its
entirety and capturing the Liberal rank
and file, horse, foot and artillery. In
ontario 1t attacked conservatism in its
strongest citadel and in the dramatic
elections of last week rode into a position
winch has placed it upon the threshold
As to the Future.
What the future holds for such a re-
markable movement it is difficult to fore
tell. The only thing certain is that for
the moment the two old parties are hope
lessly discredited The Government
realizing full well that an election would
mean overwhelming defeat, will probably
Fold on TO office until the constitution
compels 1t TO resign, and after that no
one knows what may happen.
There are those who predict a Radical
I rec Irade-Farmer Party holding office,
with Mr.. Crerar at its head and allylng
ms forces with the radical element in
Quebec, which recognizes Ernest La
pointe as its leader. There are Others
VINO see Parliament of factions and
groups with all the intrigue and uncer-
tainty and instability which political ex-
perience in other countries associates
with parliamentary groups. Still others
look forward with apprehension to a
wave of unthinking radicalism which
taking no heed of economic fundamen-
tails, shall lead the Dominion to finan-
cial and commercial ruin. All this. of
course, Is but speculation.
To know what is to happen IL will he
necessary Gin Mr.. Asquiths famous
phrase) to wait and see