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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 10, 1932
Page
7
The United Farmers of Manitoba at Dauphin call to limit Ottawa pact terms to the current parliament if no people mandate for a five year term is found. They urge end of ruinous agricultural policies and approve a currency exchange stabilization proposal tied to the pound sterling.
The International Institute of Agriculture reports a 110,000,000 bushel carryover of wheat in Rome. Exportable supplies are 60,000,000 bushels below 1931, offset by reduced import demand of about 170,000,000 bushels due to crop patterns and competition from rye, corn, and potatoes.
In Toronto Ontario Mayor W J Stewart urged Premier Bennett to allow Dominion Government to transport jobless men arriving by train from Winnipeg to their homes. Officials reported arrivals from western Canada with estimates up to 500, noting 69 on one train and another train reportedly larger. Many men came from prairie harvest regions.
Vancouver shipments push weekly total to 2,727,422 bushels and lift season total to 20,921,546 bushels, far above last year’s 10,154,952 at the same date. Government official notes UK shipments will not receive the six-cent preference.
At Stony Mountain Penitentiary a board of inquiry hears John A. Machray describe limited memory of the $1,000,000 defalcation that ruined university endowment funds and his investment firm. He remains adamant that neither he nor others profited from the financial debacle.
Ivan Seruva, described as a British subject, was arraigned in Hampstead police court on a charge of foitering at the Prime Minister's house. He was arrested in the garden of Mr. MacDonald's home at 3 am after police found bricks and arms on him. Seruva said he entered the garden for a look around and did not resist.
Ottawa reporter quotes J A Wilson Controller of civil aviation warning pilots to avoid flying over Canadian penitentiaries or similar institutions. Any aircraft observed over such facilities for any purpose will be deemed to infringe air regulations on prohibited areas.
In a third attempt to press demands, the unemployed hunger marchers trudged into London then turned back for Brighton. About thirty men boarded a charabane and began their return as other contingents prepared to go home. A Coast Guard action seized the motor ship amacita at Woods Hole Harbor, New Bedford area, disrupting transit en route from Halifax.
In Ottawa Ontario Dr H W McGill of Calgary assumes duties as deputy superintendent general of Indian Affairs. Turkey lowers its consumption tax on gasoline while Japan plans to spend nearly 20 million dollars on public works this year.
The House of Commons moved to remove the embargo on Canadian cattle after passing the meat quota clause of the Ottawa agreements bill. Malcolm MacDonald said disease risk no longer justifies exclusion and detention at shipment ports would drop to one day. The embargo lift awaits the Ottawa bill becoming law, facing Lords opposition.
Dr Thomas Donnelly of Willow Bunch moves an amendment to the Canada United Kingdom trade treaty ratification motion in Ottawa. The amendment declares no approval by Parliament will block Canada from entering any arrangement proposed at the forthcoming world economic conference.
Montreal will enforce a contract with the Canadian Pacific Railway to retain 2,500 workers at the Angus shops after a city conference delivered an ultimatum to the railway to maintain employment levels.
Montreal reports that E W Beats ey KC of the CPR and Gerard Ruel KC, former CNR vice president, urged a long term lease or perpetual amalgamation with the CPR to run both systems. The royal commission rejected the plan in favor of Sir Henry Thornton's outline, while Ruel questioned public ownership.
Mooney says World grain Exhibition and Conference will attract strong eastern Canadian participation. Provinces plan to enter competitive and educational exhibits, with farmers collaborating with agriculture departments to improve grain samples for entry.
Premier J. T. M. Anderson said it was highly unlikely the Saskatchewan legislature would meet until early January, ending speculation of an early December session. He made the remark during a bi weekly arrival at Saskatoon.
In Ottawa the House of Commons blocked discussion on Sun Life Assurance Company finances amid disorder. Speaker ruled the topic not required for Anglo Canadian trade debate, a decision upheld 128 to 55 as Mitchell Hepburn pressed to investigate Sun Life and related Insull affairs. JS Woodsworth protested the ruling with a copy of Hepburn’s statement.
Calgary city officials and Mayor Andy Davidson announce the Alberta government will assume full responsibility for 2500 plus unemployed men crowded into the city. The Alberta relief commission will feed and house arrivals, provide two meals daily and bed tickets until relief camps open, with a community kitchen set up after registration. Men refusing camp placement will not receive relief.
Hon. H. H. Stevens told the House of Commons the government is deeply concerned about the exchange question. G. G. Coote proposed tying imperial conference ratification to a pledge to bring the Canadian dollar to parity with the pound sterling.
Berlin imposes a new wheat tariff effective November 2, charging 7.50 marks per ton on wheat imported on government issued certificates. Duty does not apply to grain entering under standard tariffs, only to wheat previously duty free via export certificates issued earlier in the year.
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