MR. D. H. GUTHRIE, M.P.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1475, 25 June 1912, Page 2

MR. D. H. GUTHRIE, M.P.

' #ntiCl.j AT STANW.AY, m;\v limits (m'n i„\s.t mission. : Mr. li, 11. 'niU.i!-, M.P. {nf Om.ifi, ail.i.lre'(lk; t/lrt'jiin nf Siiiiisviiy on Fri;. 'J.'.v i, U iV'ji liii'iif r.'iiii. "fttitl iil,. ii'iiiiiiiici'. ■ .-Mi',, ■.iiiiiii. JldiVriVim: iifi.tijiicil tJ.<- I'll:' ll*. ■ M i', (jiijiiv.ic,. who y.'.n-: wjuiiiiv 'received ">■ ii-ii,;:. Plated inter' alii. -In,! il»iu;;l;i bail jitiVv liilii'ir ||<ihl jo a gii-alir .t'.hnij (Vvi'r ]i'(■ fi jj':«At last .(■lt'tili'o;-r (.I.ll> ii .\il.'iiii:Klr,f|, : (.ii jii'acllcallj; ■Viiii'il. ou'L !)%>• '.<S<--(iiii'<•< I■. : .js ; Hn t had occiincij (lii: lliii waul (if Ciiiifi'k ti.ce [nutson, )«iiiitiu» (,ut tliiit' tiro voting showed thai faith ia .Sir .10-eph Wfdti had IJ;'L;!I .10-X

The No-Confidcnce .'Motion—.What: tho : Opposition Might Have U.onc, "* ■ ill February, ii.niicliii;' had Uc-tii caiUrri ■Itf Jiii'.s' ,'NU' .>! qsii/ili. i;il." .itpoVi.' arid/' it iras' .t'i : .ii. l iijii joj■ jty U) Villi! fl l 111 (JVI 1. _ Tii.i (J'J Vfl'JlOf'.S ;-JJ('('!:ii . was" li.c' uniM wtiniiu iiii ever broiiglii iiUwsi..; :\o' cine '1 .'"ii'fijiVjrt ,it,..'.in. tho.! iniiiiii !l. miUl ii'H lie 'accepted us ii .•ai'uL-.'.w'it-C pubiir. pur;' ji'iisiij. ';uu'<l > it'll ii.' J'ojiiil't V;h.Vi\ved : " , : i.tT ; (l icl. Miiit i iii'Vi: I!ir' ih-r.'.;;f (licet. _ Th«:fee!;ng ,v.-as' to have the-. j>oiv< ; r to find out' lilt; private liipiights -iiif't lip, ;J f ";«]]'< Iqvliat'wiissiiul. in. Ihe TobUe-. The. speech did niit w in:? him,"any rnrire wider ifo -.SiaVi* : II»q- Jviboi'al pariyi-'Jio. ; liad;i ;tiioi : ruii(tißtnlieVL^c^uL' , s6"-.o£i r r6sigii,-.- : fn'g'i' Two Ilulioiir: numibiTV.—KobeHson and I'ayne—were' : ;thu£ iwbii; over. Mr. Guthrie .itated what would hiiv® Imp--pei.ed liaii t.ho:>.i. two voted . tho • other way, and .startled hi.-> audiencc-by mak- : i'i!ff'ii\statemeiitSw;{iiclii hadjnqtSyet'tbwiK mauii 'public. "The Reform 'party- toiild !litVp ".wti"iillic.-.' sccolitl- division : .if\ttiey>;luul'; facnfiCß ; Ulie/:;interest£; ,oi'-.l lie l'iv.s t'o'ii's tilii eii t?rs.. .*J icj";,(llio,. speaker), ; ; i ;•! .Wiiii) el' lii.s. jiaity, had held in Ins ;ha litl s::'i't> i- 'tlj tea ..li'oii r.s-' : a.'; v.pi ei'iyv-h i ch.j.would '] i a v.o'..''.dt-foa t L'd'.?; ; ;.t! ip.'■ U dviii-hnic'ntiJ '.li rict..; tlie Uelorm party l>;en prepared to. give asfur-lonued'il-wouid. hi: allowed-to way in until J liiie. The "Stop-Gap" Men ■ ,■' j'.oVVi Ji oT";f in -f )**>'-. liislory" ■■ 6Ejj.thti,7 country a caucus- had binm Tor E :t Ii =V .'ii.is ryoKq";oi'-; fcticct i lig ui evili waiicuii: of. a i'rc&olu'tiottrbiiidiiig^'l^irlia'mciitjlo;/support'; tho-- nri neiploH of I he/Ciovenior'SiSpecch;

■i] i !e , firri , ug.ito i t'bb;'el(!ctionYi>f' , . , l , rimqi'Alims-' "t Vj i-'i-ilaeke iiz i e*. lie id': liei reii 11 y: <1 iel' not l •belong- -to the. Liberal party.. He was. a ? coiiiproniiyV:;.^ of; ipiirtyVi'aiiir'one'.of tliq"'strbngesti critics? of. lhat pariv <»i' whieli he.(>l:sek(. ; i.2ie)...wa:! now leader. Mr.. ]:il had ridiculed the (larty to which he now belonged, .iiml. ; ycit. :fbuiid. ; jt: right .fqassociato';'.witb'theni.'jlle: was new a .lrteliokkr. .. He..coui.idcred him .an opportunist. : Jfe also, referred- to; i Messri\',;'Laureiison; : .ißusselii'j.''aiidi?Hanan > i ; who .had advoentcdTeasi'lniid.. as against !Tree!iold i ,'.j;. : He i idid, n'ot^l6ek..to,'tho':'prcsent' : (.•.overaniont. to improvo' '.'affairs. .:.Mr.' •JlackDiizie.Vvas 'not. the right inaii.: £' : "Hj Finance.

, : iiieiorrin;; tofinance, .he stated- that: ai:'tliou'glif !wif& 'rarefuK ; adMiiiiistratipi^th«ro;;slioui(l., be no !eai\ A gnat portioii'bf. the money: ; liaU>.lK6nCspbnt- iiu'ileyolopiHg 'tlieicoui!-.' ■(iry.V 'J'hov could .not stop • berrowiiii,', many developments must be carried out,, .nedcctof ivluoit \rjul<i'be L llni'air'to ;:ill!> jii'yjilo. -lloiscy,; shoul<lv.liot\'ib«; spent for 'political"' p.ur]>o;es^f;V.>;Ho\.niaintaiiied. : that 'being; only; liable,, tu. be unduly inllwneed, ill adminH-;terii'ig^-;ft iinaiiceis&i'^so' P'MiP" .iuon'ey,';Vyas speat,-rather for';! the; purchase fof-'political, support tha'ii'.in' the' interests of.'i Hie country. 1 'Tile matter should be ill - (hb*.-liafids-. t <>f:.'.b.' lion-political : >board.. >f liey,. should liare 'a .set system, of. adminis-, serinf}*fhndsC-vvithout;;;fear i ;;?orit.favo\ir;i; .SI,000,001) had been borrowad,- and the electors, did not. lii'.o-.v where much. 61" it ■ )iß^:-^h-'espeadedi/;.^'ffo- r tfifettcd : :ingly/t6;tlicactiori;'of''Sir?Joseph : Ward'in ; ; ' not {givi"ng : ' details/of praising.; a;- loan;.i'aiul. spoks'Sof-i.tho questibiiablo.;; procedure iGSvcnuuent.iii giving shorMa,tcd bills' re--' !girding.- the'.four-million;;'' pounds . loan.; iGovernraentJ'-'liad 1 practically;; absorbed all . the Heating capital to' bo absorbed ed. Tho. last . loan .-.'had .. not '! been raised at'.an''opp^i'tune;.tinifl-> ; : bGOI \Vinll cb....boltor' ii tlio; lcan -had .boon. raised at:'cveii a higher; .price on mora; securo ,terms.':' If - iiioney- iwas ,cost» iiip.i not :U per e?Vit., ; but : IJ. per ieent., ipeopl&'sliouldib^fcd^^^

Commissions Now Sitting, . jlr. Guthrie was no! in ' favour 6i the l'lnul Commission, \ which ho'' thought ;cbukyhat:;.(lo;'inuch' : good, ( To any)scn> iSible : . , min(l > 'thcjv , coulU-uot come back anil.; toil ihem bow'they worn going to. remedy, the high 'cost of livinjr. The • .whol'i trouble was the. standard of living. How liuu'y were pupamK'o live as their fathers ami moth<:r< did: The Edueaiion .Conniik-ioji. might. do ' Romof good" • work, ili shnwihg'that boys and girls" : weyo; not- iit-ins .trained for-Hie particular lii'.n of life'they wished (o.'follow: The od'.!'■:catioii£ivasfto6 / ..'iioiild be/cut out. and . mow atV'ntion paid .to'' vocation?,ligation; . There wore s'oni" iiond liifii on the Civil Service C'oin-.:niissi6nll\:"-Th"c'.-',V6rvicc)..shoiild; %rpnfial.i}i!siuejs'.i!oih£/*oS:^ poHtiral,. and.removed from .political-pn- : ■tvoniigov;"-' .si"; Land Matters. ■:. The ([ucffioii; ol\ i>luci i?jr- isooplo"-on the Via liil'iy ris\aiv ! ; i ii\pbrtaii,t;' 01 i'e ; largest-: : iiiierti'ohlamifl'rodncihifithcflargest amount' should lie their aim: >: Care should be . : ,takeir ofrthDi'landJ'b.nt>,tlieyi',couhl ;!r iifit; c'xiwit a miU! to fal:'e,c'are of laud which did -i.at beloiK ?o" him.;.. The man- aiul' tho '■'■'soil Should? coine:int6.'tho closestiiitimacy:-. All along the line'they wero advocating ithe,'freehold;-; andUhereitcct >tho Country-bchindi- tlieini'i'it'.'i'orcpaSiiieiii* like Mcsm-s. lar.rensca, Kil, nnd'othcrs.to Sdeclaim tha frv-choltißeform, Parly.: Vwere! opposed/.tor'.'aggregation,'' a rid.-hot j,one . M.r, •]!u«seu (Gli.OiiO acre?),, who 'declaimed ajraiuft fi'ee-j ■VlVolrL raul- a.^^rogntit ;liafl .l>cori- said; the"-were !!'.? mouthpiece of iarjje land'Unhiers. -'.This was- wrong. -There: were acres-p.'of /lalidsi^^hutßpeop!^.,ii:ei^(.^wi^;^reparedcto■ ■igo;RwaV?back; ! -.'f Votes. ofHhaflks to.the f-peaker and. to ihc chairman concluded, the n.c-etir.s.