Proposal for Prairie Union Government by Bracken
Winnipeg reports Premier Bracken of Manitoba proposes a single prairie government for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta to cut costs. Saskatchewan Premier Anderson and Alberta leaders say discussions at Edmon ton and Regina noted potential savings of 2 to 3 million dollars annually and a unified voice on western issues. Bracken’s plan follows a provincial redistribution committee move to reduce Manitoba seats from 55 to 35, signaling broad western economy aims.
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J.T. Anderson
Saskatchewan
Regina
Bracken
Anderson
J E. Brownlee
Alberta
J. Major
Manitoba
Brownlee
Prairies
Manitoba Legis
A.J. MacAuley
United Farmers of Canada
United Farmers of Manitoba
Bracken Sai
Canada
Union
Saskatchewan Leader Endorses Wheat Quota System
J D McFarlane, president of the Saskatchewan Agricultural Societies Association, presented his annual report praising a quota system between Canada and Great Britain for wheat as a major hope for Saskatchewan agriculture. He also urged cancellation of war debts and global reform of credit systems.
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Saskatoon
Sarx
Canada
Great Britain
Saskatchewan
J.D. McFarlane
Saskatchewan Agricultural Societies’ Association
Indians urged to continue Gandhi’s disobedience campaign
Miss Madel Slade daughter of a British admiral appeals to Indian Nationalists to persist with civil disobedience, citing Gandhi silenced in prison and invoking the duty to weave homespun. Separately, the U S post office department notes interest in a new device that weighs mail and recalculates postage due.
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Ahmedabad
U.S. Post Office Department
Liberal Leader King Defends Tariff Reform In Manitoba
In a Manitoba banquet closing the Liberal Association's annual meeting, Hon. Mackenzie King condemned the current administration's protectionist policy and urged MPs to push tariff reform ahead of the Imperial Economic Conference. He attacked secret sittings at the transportation inquiry and demanded a tariff board, while urging Dominion aid for hard up Manitoba farmers facing destitution and needing feed and seed grain.
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Liberal
Mackenzie King
Manitoba Liberal Association
Commission On Transportation
Canald
King
Canadian National
Bennett
Mr. King
Anada
Winniper
Dominion
Manitoba
Albert Prefontaine
Princial
Robert Weir
Canada
Mr. Prefontaine
Governor General postpones western Canada tour
The Governor General postpones his spring trip through western Canada to autumn. Lord Bessborough will attend the Canadian Pacific Exhibition in Vancouver next fall, with limited travel to Toronto and Montreal. He and Lady Bessborough stay in Ottawa for the parliamentary session. Lady Bessborough leaves for England late February. The Governor General plans to begin summer residence in Quebec City in early June, conditions tied to Ottawa Imperial Conference date.
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Ottawa
Canada
Rideau Hall
Lord Bessborough
Vancuver
Toronto
Montreff
Lady Bessborough
Drew May Attend Geneva Conference
Canadian Legion executives and other organizations push for Lieut. Col. George A. Drew to be included in Canada’s February Geneva Conference delegation. They aim to influence Ottawa and secure an active role for a veteran among the delegates.
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Toronto
Ont
George A. Drew
Ottawa
Mail
Empire
Canadian Legion
Reward Superior To Garnet In Saskatoon Study
Cereal chemist KB Lar mour of the University of Saskatchewan milling and baking lab reports that Reward wheat is far superior to Garnet in comparative tests conducted in Saskatoon.
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Saskatoon
Saska
KB. Larmour
University of Saskatchewan
Laval Returns as France Premier in Cabinet Reorganization
Pierre Laval again assumed the French premiership and took the Foreign Affairs portfolio. He named Andre Tardieu Minister of War, sent Tardieu to Geneva for the disarmament conference, and elevated Pierre Cathala to Interior Minister with Achille Fould joining agriculture. The Laval Tardieu team brings long foreign relations experience.
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Paris
France
Pierre Laval
Auvergnat
Ead
Aristide Briand
Andre Tardieu
Andre Maginot
M. Tardieu
Geneva
Premier Laval
Interior
Pierre Cathala
Laval
Tardieu
Agriculture Department
Achille Fould
M. Briand
Laval-Tardieu
Lowon
Berlin
Washington
United States
Georges Clemenceau
Government Bars Dual Roles for Civil Servants
The government will bar civil servants from holding municipal positions, though Controllers Ful gence Charpentier and Daniel Mc Cann may stay in public posts for the year. The move aims to prevent two salaries and outside work interfering with duties, and may affect postmasters in rural towns and other federally funded offices.
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Fulgence Charpentier
Daniel McCann
Public
Board of Control
Federal Treasury
U Cabinet
Senator Calls Canada Over Governed In Address
Hamilton Ont Senator George Lynch Staunton KC said there was no reason for people to suffer want if Canada lived within its means. He claimed the government has intruded into everything and parasites swarm, with one fifth of Canadians serving some government.
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Mamilton
Ont
George Lynch-Staunton
Lynch-Staunton
Canada
Winnipeg Officials Deny Paris Tribune Wheat Sale Report
Report from Paris edition of the Chicago Tribune claimed France agreed to buy 20 million bushels of Canadian wheat. Winnipeg wheat pool headquaters said they know nothing of the report. Canadian officials in Paris denied any truth to the claim.
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Winnipeg
Man
Wheat Pool
Paris
Chiago Tribune
France
Canada
Ex Kaiser's Sister Dies Former Queen Sophie of Greece
Former Queen Sophie of Greece, sister of the Kaiser, died in Frankfort on Main at 62 after a lingering cancer illness. She had lived in Florence and Palermo in exile, came to Frankfort last November for treatment, underwent surgery on November 12, and endured relapses as her children George, Paul, Helen Queen of Roumania, and Irene were summoned to her bedside.
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Greece
Frankfort
Main
Germany
Sophie of Giter
Kaiser Wata
Florence
Italy
Constantne
Palermo
George
Paul
Helen
Roumania
Irene
Meighen May Be Appointed To Senate
Ottawa report says Rt Hon Arthur Meighen, former Prime Minister, may be appointed to the Senate to succeed the late Sir George Foster. The government also weighs naming Meighen as government leader in the Upper House. Hon. W. B. Willoughby is the current Senate government leader. Senator G. D. Robertson, Minister of Labor, led government representation in the last session.
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Sir Foster
Report
Ottawa
Ont
Arthur Meighen
Canada
Senate
George Foster
W. B. Willoughby
G. D. Robertson
Labor
Trans Atlantic Flight Plans Noted for Fernie Pilot
Eric Redgrave-Gunner of Fernie British Columbia announced plans for a trans Atlantic solo flight this summer and a trans Canada run from Montreal to Vancouver. A veteran pilot since 1914 he has secured backing from England for the Atlantic attempt and has worked as a commercial pilot and instructor in Fernie and Cranbrook born 1896 in Alton Hampshire England.
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Nelson
Eric Redgrave-Gunner
Fernie
Montreal
Vancouver
England
Regrave-Gunner
Crow's Nest
Cranbrook
Alton
Ha Hire
RCMP to Assume Alberta Policing From Apr 1
Ottawa reports the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will take over policing in Alberta from the Alberta Provincial Police starting April 1. The move follows Saskatchewan’s arrangement where the federal force absorbed the provincial police, funded by a lump sum contributed by the province over several years. Manitoba’s Hon W J Major cautioned that a nationwide federal policing plan would face reception varying by province and not reduce provincial administration costs.
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Ottawa
Ont
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Alberta
Sakatchewan
Royal Mounted
RCMP
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Manots
Dominion
W. J. Major
Manitoba
Cian
Canada
British to Firm Policy Plan for India
London officials defend firm governance as Mahatma Gandhi’s arrest and national protests ripple through India. Hoare asserts decisive action, citing the northwest red shirt and United Provinces campaigns, while disruptions in Bombay commerce and arrests rise. Authorities outlaw 272 nationalist volunteers in Bengal district.
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London
England
India
Samuel Hoare
India Office
Northwest Provinces
United Provinces
Government of
Sir Samuel
Bombay
Mahatma Gandhi
National Congress
Congress
Surat
Gandhi
Lucknow
Bengal
Calcutta
Liberal Endorsement of Manitoba Union Government Plan
At the Manitoba Liberal Association annual meeting in Winnipeg Dr. Murdock MacKay endorsed Premier Bracken’s Manitoba Union Government proposal. Strong Liberal opposition to merging with Liberals and Progressives was voiced, but the proposal carried on a standing vote while an amendment for six months’ heist failed. Bracken had invited Liberal Conservative and Labor opposition groups to join cabinet representation for all. Conservatives and Labor declined. Liberals accepted on behalf of their party.
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Winnipeg
Man
Murdock MacKay
Bracken
Manitoba
Manitoba Liberal Association
Dr. MacKay
No Sunday Shows Winnipeg Plan Dropped After Opposition
The proposed Sunday moving picture shows in Winnipeg to fund unemployment relief were dropped by Mayor Ralph H. Webb after widespread citizen opposition. The plan would have had four theatres hold Sunday night shows after church services, with collections to support relief efforts, but the mayor cited doubt that financial returns would justify the effort.
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Winnipeg
Alan
Ralph H. Webb
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