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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 08, 1922
Page
7
British forces rushed to Belfast district as clashes erupted amid Ulster tensions. Gunfire, arson, and bayonet charges left civilians wounded or killed. mobs faced suppression as troops battled rebels across streets including Lesson Street and Grosvenor Place.
In Ottawa Miss Agnes Macphail, Canada’s woman member, urged direct taxation as a fiscal reform. Her brief speech said the budget moves one step forward and one step backward, attacked protection, and lamented dollar worship. She favored a better rural credit system. The speech drew notable interest in the House.
London museums are overstocked and their cellars overflow with treasures. Sir Alfred Mond urges circulating British works to dominate smaller collections while the Dominion cities might gain access. Sir Robert W. presides over a call to prohibit selling art abroad and compensate owners when refusing foreign sales causes loss.
London reports barbarities by Turks against Greeks in the Trebizond district of Axia Minor. Under Secretary Harmsworth says evidence of starvation of boys in a compound. Britain seeks a US reply before further action, noting a proposed commission of enquiry. Also mentions aviation celebration plans in Saskatoon and Manitoba political nominees, plus German reparations detail and a Queensland theft report.
A House table by Hon. J Robb shows small outstanding Wheat Board participation certificates totaling not near 210,000 tons in value. Transfers to the Federal Government from Wheat Board surplus reach 569,000 with 173,000 from May 2 1922 certificates, and 200,520.64 in payments on outstanding certs are being paid. Payments discounting and surplus distribution remain under consideration. Funds are to be used pro rata for distressed relief across provinces and to prevent wheat black rust. Separately, Prince of Wales will reach England June 20 aboard Renown, with events in Portsmouth and London following.
In the House of Commons Hon H H Stevens pressed to take up the wheat board question after the budget debate. The Prime Minister said no delay was intended and the wheat board matter would be considered once the budget discussion concluded, with a prior intention to give precedence to the debate. The report from the sericulture and colonization committee was to be acted on after the budget.
In a heated Commons session Lloyd George defends Britain’s postwar stance on Germany and reparations. He asserts a policy of moderation amid German defiance, warning against unilateral action that could threaten Franco-British harmony and the Versailles treaty. He stresses Britain’s adherence to the treaty and warns that defiance would invite coordinated responses from allied powers.
Halifax hallfax site chosen for a national monument to Canadians who served at sea. The War Graves Commission will erect the structure on an elevation facing the sea, honoring the fallen with a sea view.
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