The Confederate 1948, Vol. 1 No. 14

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Published weekly by Newfoundland Confederate Association, 158 Water Street, St John's, Newfoundland, Friday, July 16,1948
NO. 14
BRITISH UNION ON TOP!
GRAND REPORTS POUR
FROM ALL DIRECTIONS
HERE IS WHAT
THEY SAY
ARTFR H. MONROE
Mr. Arthur H. Monroe—"The cost of living in this
country must be reduced if we are to compete with
Other fish-producing countries and maintain a decent
standard of living for the people engaged in the industry.   Confederation would do this."'
"Let me say that I firmly and honestly believe
that Confederation will greatly benefit the fishing industry, and that Confederation is, in fact, our pnlyj
hope."
HON. H.C POTTLE
Hon. H. L. Pottle, M~A„ PhJ).—"We cannot roll
back the tide of Confederation by flag-waving, or by
thinking up schemes to win votes, or by appeals to |
ignorance, any more than the king of old could shout'
back the waves of the sea. We may try to choke off
the current of Confederation by voting Responsible
Government, but the waters will overflow in new directions, and the surge of the Confederation idea will
wall up before us again in even greater force."
Hon. H. L. Pottle, M.A., Ph.D.—"And so, because
I believe that Confederation with Canada will provide
a steadier base for our economy, I shall vote, as I have
already done, for Confederation. Because I believe
that under Confederation the hulk of the people an 1
their families will enjoy fuller life, and because what
is good for the bulk of the people is goo:l for all our
peop1^ I shall vote again for Confederation."
LESLIE R. CURTIS, K.C.
Mr. Leslie R. Curtis, K.C—"How will we benefit
by Confederation? First, and most important, Confederation will give al' Newfoundland a lower cost of
iiving. Why? Because everything imported from
Canada will come into this country both free of duty
and free of profit on duty. We will save therefore
both ways,
"Second, and also most important, Confederation
will bring with it a higher standard of living. This
follows naturally from a lower cost of living.
"Ponder over what has been said, and weigh the
issue. When you have done that, I feel you will agree
with me that the real interests of Newfoundland can
call for hut one decision, a personal decision by you to
vote with me for Confederation."
MR. JOHN B. McEVOY, K.C.
Mr. John B. McEroy, K.C„ LL.B—'The argument
that pur houses, lands, fishing boats, fishing gear, and
what have you, would be taxed to extinction by the
Government of Canada, is false and misleading, to say
the least. Under the Canadian Constitution, the right
to impose taxes on property is confined to the Provincial Government, and the Government of Canada has
no right to; levy or receive any such taxes, which tyx-
ation is imposed by the Government Of the Province
amLin actual practice, is collected (where it is collected) by Municipal organizations, exactly as in the ease
in Newf oundland today."
"Nothing is clearer to me than the fact that thin
country is too small to stand alone, and as the Terms!
of Confederation appear to me to offer a much better
way of life to the country as a whole, I shall, therefore
vote on July 22nd for Confederation with Canada.'"
HON. H.W. QUINTON
Hon. Herman W. Quinton.—"I say frankly to you,
with whatever knowledge my experience has giveh
me, that I see no possibility—no possibility whatever-
of Responsible Government being able to balance its
budget or make both ends meet without cutting down
on those public services which our people need and
must have I see no chance of it whatever. Unless
they cut down drastically on those important and.
necessary public services,  Responsible  Government
VICTORY!
NORTH COAST
SELDOM COME BY, July 14.—We have now
travelled the whole North East Coast from Gambo to
St Anthony.
Confederation got the majority on this coast last
time, but this time the majority will be very much
bigger.
The whole Commission vote is for Confederation,
and these with the many Responsible voters who have
turned will give Confederation this time as least 9,000
more votes than last time on the North East Coast.
It will be a solid vote for Confederation along the
North East Coast,
—S. F. VINCENT.
SOUTH COAST
GRAND BANK, July 13.—Returned here to-day
from tour by boat along the whole south-west coast
between here and Port aux Basques and back over the
coast again. We covered all of Fortune-Hermitage
District and all of Burgeo District, and addressed thousands of people.
South West Coast gave Confederation a smashing majority last time, but this time it will be practically unanimous.
The whole coast is practically air-tight for Confederation, and you can look forward to another 4,500
votes this time.
Burin District and Placentia West District are
stronger than ever and will give Confederation an additional 2,000 votes over last time.
—PHILIP FORSEY.
WEST COAST
CORNER BROOK, July 14.—Highly successful
public meeting held here last night. J. B. McEvoy,
K.C, LL.B., was at his best and held the keen attention of his audience in a two-hour speech which will go
down in the history of Corner Brook as one of the
greatest political orations ever heard here.
No speaker could expect a more respectful hearing, and the only interruptions were the many cheers
given as the speaker drove home some salient points
during his eloquent oration.
Unbounded and unsurpassed enthusiasm prevailed
throughout the meeting. The hall was packed full,
and a great overflow crowd listened outside through
loud-speakers.
Mr. McEvoy received a big personal reception everywhere, and the universal opinion is that Humber
is more strongly Confederate than ever.
Plans are laid for a big rally at Harmon Field tonight, and at St George's Thursday night with Mr.
McE\. / as the principal speaker.
CHARLES H. BALLAM.
CONFEDERATE LEADERS
F. O. BRADLEY, K.C, LL.B.
President
BIG RALLY MONDAY
On Monday night three days before tha 22nd. a
great Confederate rally wfll be held in the C.L.B.
Armoury.
There will be big speakers, and the C.L.B. Band
will play.
It will be the greatest political meeting held in
St John'a for this whole <
cannot pay its way, it cannot make both ends meet, it
...not balance its budget.
"All I can see in Responsible Government is long
years ahead of troubled times, of unending struggle
to keep the country afloat. Responsible Government
always meant hard times, and I very much fear it
would mean hard times in the future."
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DO YOU REMEMBER?
Do you remember the rock-sheds started to put the unemployed to work?
That was under Responsible Government.
Do you remember a man had to sell his cow before he
could get the 6c. dole?
That was under Responsible Government.
Do you remember the parades of the unemployed ?
That was under Responsible Government.
Do you remember when the House of Assembly wa
smashed up, and the mob tried to drown the Prime Minister
in St. John's Harbour?
That was nnder Responsible Government.
Do you remember when dozens of Civil Servants would
be fired out of their jobs every time there was a change of
government just to make room for heelers?
That was under Responsible Govennent.
Do you remember when all war veterns had their pensions cut?
That was under Responsible Government.
Do yoa remember when all teachers had their salaries
cot?
That waa under Responsible Government.
Do yoa remember when thousands of young men, on
leaving school, could not find a job or a chance to earn a dollar, except once in a while on road-work or rock-sheds?
That was under Responsible Government.
Do you remember when the Government spent two mil-
lim dollars every year more than they took in, and had to
borrow to keep going?
That was under Responsible Government.
Do yon remember when the Government came to the
day when they were broke and could not borrow anotherI
dollar?
That was under Responsible Government.
Do you want all that back again?
If you do, vote for Responsible Government.
IN 2 YEARS-BROKE!
If Responsible Government comes back, Newfoundland
will go broke inside of two years. •
Newfoundland will go insolvent, bankrupt.
The government will not be able to pay its way or make
both ends meet
It will have to eat down on everything— roads, bridges,
wharves, breakwaters, schools, hospitals, bait depots.
It will have to eat down on Gander.
It will have to eat down on the Railway.
It will have to cut down on OM Age Pensions, Widows'
Ml I Orphans' sllowances, dole.
It will have to cut down on civil, servants.
It will have to cut down on everything, because it just
will not have the money to keep things up.
All the good done by Commission Government will be
eat down or swept away.
CONFEDERATION 22
RESPONSIBLE 3
A great change has come over the people since
June 3rd.
Confederation won 16 Districts last time. It will
win 22 this time.
Responsible Government won 9 Districts last time.
It will win only 3 Districts this time. The three Districts are Hr. Main—Bell Island, Ferrvland. Placentia-
St. Mary's.
In one of those Districts—Hr. Main—Bell Island
—Confederation will gain a lot of votes that it did not
get last time.
The total votes cast last time were:
Commission „ 52,311 )
Confederation 64,066 )    86,377
Responsible Government ....69,400
This time Responsible Government will not get
60,000 vote*.
Confederation will get over 95% of the Commission votes, and thousands of the Responsible Government votes.
The Responsible Government paper has reminded
you of the forecast we gave just before June 3rd. We
were wrong in that forecast. We were wrong, be-
se we did not know that some Districts (chiefly
Ferryland and Placentia-St. Mary's) were going to
vote solidly for Responsible Government. We were
wrong because we did not foresee how the vote wa?
going to go in St. John's.
But this time the picture is clear.
Now we know what Districts will vote solidly for
Responsible Government.
Knowing this, we can safely made a forecast of
whst will happen on July 22nd.
It will be a very big majority for Confederation.
STUDY THESE NAMES
Please look at this list of names:
Thomas G. W. Ashbourne Esq., B.A.
Eric A. Bowring, Esq., C.B.E.
Donald M. Clouston, Esq.
Leslie R. Curtis, Esq., K.C.
H. B. Clyde Lake, Esq.
Arthur H. Monroe, Esq.
Hon. W. S. Monroe, LL.D.
S. W. Moores, Esq.
John B. McEvoy, Esq., K.C., LL.B.
George J. Penney, Esq.
CoL Sir Leonard Outerbridge, D.3.O., C.B.E.,
LL.B.
Hon. H. L. Pottle, M.A., Ph.D.
John P. Powell, Esq.
Hon. H. W. Quinton.
These are honourable, able, outstanding Newfoundlanders.
These are men who have done, and are doing, big
things for Newfoundland.
They are all Confederates, and are v;oting fgr
Confederation on July 22nd.
Are these well-known and wideiy-respected Newfoundlanders trying to "sell the country"?
Are these men in favour of something that will
cause us to be "taxed to death"?
Are these men in favour of Terms that have not
been "negotiated" and are not "guaranteed"?
Are those men who: cannot understand Confederation and what it means?
The Responsible Government people try to" tell
you that Confederation will kill the fisheries, kill the
Fisheries Board.
Would Mr. Bowring vote for Confederation if it
would hurt the fisheries? Would Sir Leonard Outer-
bridge? Would Mr. Monroe? Would Mr. Moores?
Would Mr. Penny?