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ALL POST OFFICES-One cent postage has been paid on each and every copy addressed to yon. Please deliver to the pfj-oTfe. THE CONfEDERATE g| VoLl 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." V 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?
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Title | The Confederate 1948, Vol. 1 No. 14 |
Date | 1948 |
Description | The Confederate 1948, Vol. 1 No. 14 |
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Canadian newspapers--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's |
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Language | eng |
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Transcript | ALL POST OFFICES-One cent postage has been paid on each and every copy addressed to yon. Please deliver to the pfj-oTfe. THE CONfEDERATE g| VoLl 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." V 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? |