The Connecticut labor news., 1922-10-06
Time Is Past When c Oun try Can Be Swept Into Conflict For Certain Interests, Says Labor.

Ottawa, Ontario, Oct. 6.-Canada has talked little but war during the past few weeks.
 Until the rout of the Greeks, the eastern situation received compara- lively, little attention, but following their defeat the Canadian government received a note (whose contents have not been made public) from the British government, and a meeting of the cabinet was immediately sum- moned. This was interpreted by the capitalist press as meaning only one thing, and the cry of ''war" immedi- ately went up, but the suggestion re- ceived a cold reception.
 The object of the note from Lon don apparently was to obtain from that it could be counted upon for support in the event of hostilities. The cabinets reply, after an all-day session, was that the matter was one which could be dealt with only by parliament, representing the Canadian people at large.
 Labor Is Against War.
 This course has been officially ap- proved of by labor, as represented by President Tom Moore, of the Trades and Labor Congress (the A. F. of L. of Canada). After lengthy confer ence with the premier, he said:
 "The time has passed when the country should be swept into war on a singel declaration without full in vestigation by responsible govern ment."Y
 Opinions to similar effect were ex- pressed by Minister of Labor Mur- dock and several of the progressive leaders. Tn this attitude; organized labor in Canada is taking the same attitude as it's fellows in the British Isles and Australia.
 The wholesale bloodshed that be- gan in 1914 opened labor's eyes, and it's full weight will be thrown against the effort to precipitate another con .flict. The fag-wavers have been quick to sense this fact, and the cap italist press has changed it's tune con- siderably, taking much satisfaction from every cable reporting an inn provement in the situation.
 Negotiations Are Resumed :.
 Negotiations between the commit tee representing the Canadian rail way shopmen and representatives ot the roads are being resumed, on the understanding that in the event of no agreement being reached on the wage issue either side will be at liberty to act as it sees fit Pending the out come the strike call is being held in allowance by the shopmen's executive.
 The board of conciliation appoint ed to hear the case of the Pere Mar quette and it's Canadian clerks, freight handlers, express and station em- ployes has made unanimous report. It Is practically an open verdict, ad- vising mutual negotiation of new scale, and in event of inability to reach an agreement the adoption ot the U. s. Labor Board scale of July unti lsuch time as the last-named body makes a new decision or an agreement is reached.
 Tn the case, of the Pere Marquette shopmen, the chairman and road rep resentative returned a report from which w. D. Robbins, representing the men, dissented. It was to the eff feet that the U. s. reductions were ''just and reasonable" and advised adoption of them in the Canadian shops, effective from September 1o.
 Moratorium Is Considered.
 The position of the farmers in two of the prairie provinces has become so S61lOuS, as d ICSuIl Ol M prices for their products, that the legislatures are considering the ad- visibility of adopting a moratorium, in order to give debtors a chance to get on their feet again. The west will harvest one of the largest crops in tis history this year, but cond1- tions are such that, despite an inn mense aggregate crop value, the in dividua1 farmer will have difficulty in netting his obligations As might be expected, the banks are opposing the moratorium proposal, and promising to be sonable-according to their own standards. From past exper- fences, the farmers are dubious of the assurance that the banks will help them out of the hole.
 The enormous crop means big trat- fc for the railways, and the Canadian | National system will be hte biggest benefactor Unfortunately, the gov ernment-owned road is under the | management of fired boss" the fed eral government having D. B. Hanna his "notice," but with request that | bo ;oh until |