EARLY ELECTION.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18480, 7 September 1925, Page 9

EARLY ELECTION.

CANADIAN PARLIAMENT. PRIME MINISTER'S ANNOUNCEMENT. (si CABLE—PRESS ASSOCTITIOS—COrTSIOHT.) Ii.USTaAUA.N- A*D N.l. CA3ZJ6 ASSOCIATIOW J (Received September 6th, 5.5 p.m.) OTTAWA, September o. A Toronto message says that the Prime Minister. Mr Mackenzie King, to-dav announced the dissolution of Parliament. The elections will probably take place on October 11) th. Mr J. H. Robb succeeds Mr W. S. Fieldiffg as Minister ot Finance. Mr King said : ''After fonr years of a Government without a visible majority in the House, with a Senate that is practically hostile and an ■ Opposition continually thwarting important measures for no other reason than that the Government docs not take up one estremo position or another, 1 havo come to the conclusion that it is not in the national interests further to postpone tho election.''

Ho said that he could sco no solution to tho problem of taxation, and of finding moans of materially reducing the public debt, apart from tho solution of the nation's four outstanding problems, whicfi he designated as transportation, immigration, the fiscal problem, and the constitution and powers of the Senate. He had always contended that Government ownership of railways should be given a fair trial. Tho Prime Minister announced the retention of Mr Thornton as head of tho national lines becauso he had demonstrated hiß capacity to administer the system to the satisfaction of tho public.

STATE OWNERSHIP.

CANADIAN RAILWAYS.

COMPETITION WITH PRIVATE COMPANY. (BEUTEE's TILZGEAIfS.) (Received September 6th, 11.5 p.m.) OTTAWA, September 5. Mr King said the Canadian-Pacific Railway was kept spurred up by tho efficient manner in which th(j national railway was being operated. To-day the Premier stated: "I believe it is to the interests of the railways, as well as to the public, that the two systems ' bo continued as separate entities. ''

When asked why should not some system of railway service control be established to eliminate duplication, he said that the now" Thorndon contract was for three years and fifty-five thousand dollars per annum. Referring to transportation by sea he said: "While Mr Paterson's detftii had occasioned sojne delay in the Government 'b plans, it has not altered tho-; Government's intention to cope with j the problem."