The Prime Minister's Offence, Electoral Debauchery Overseas, His Majesty's Honor and Dignity at Issue, Imperial Honors for Chief Participant on the Premier's Request, What Will His Excellency Do?

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Excerpt from The Prime Minister's Offence, Electoral Debauchery Overseas, His Majesty's Honor and Dignity at Issue, Imperial Honors for Chief Participant on the Premier's Request, What Will His Excellency Do?: Speech Delivered by W. T. R. Preston at Peterboro, Ont., June 21st, 1919There is no denyin the fact that serious unrest exists in Canada. This isaccentuated by t e failure of the Government to do anything to wards reducing the high cost of living. (hear, hear.) The evidence adduced'at Ottawa that the Dominion Textile Company aid what is equivalent to 30095 on its cash capital last year. And Mr. Aton'a state ment that the Sherbrooke Woollen Mills. Pa 'ng 72% last year on two thirds of watered stock. Were Not erected or the glory of God but in the interests of the stockholders, will not clear the threatening sky. The latest development at Ottawa. That the Prime Minister has several thou sand dollars invested in a Winnipeg cold storage company, which he obtained possession of at 75 cents on the dollar, and which earned 5095 on its capital last year, strips the head of the Government of the last shred of respectability. The manager admits that the quantity of food in storage is abnormally large, and that it is being held for export to Europe. Or in other words. To be shipped to Germany, when peace is signed. Where prices are soaring, while at this very hour women and children in Winni g. On account of the long-continued strike, urgently need food to keep t eir souls and bodies together. (hear, hear.) While the Prime Minister'was imploring the public to buy Government bonds at so as to Win the he was quietly slipping his own surplus into boost the rice-oi-food cold storage earning If Sir Robert Borden was in the mperial Government he would he ex|3elled from Parliament, if he was in France he would be imprisoned, and if in Italy he would be dealt with in a much more summary manner. Imagine President Wilson or General Botha. Or Hughes of Australia. Or Massey of New Zealand inter ested in food storage rofi-teering or munition contracts. The world would stand horrified. Ah yet this is the humiliating position of the Prime Minister of Cfmada. (hear. Hear.)About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.