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Lorsque le document iist trop grand pour dtre reproduit en un seul clich6, il est film6 d partir de Tangle supdrieur gauche, de gauche d droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images ndcc.saire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 No. 18. FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE MR. BLAKE ON THE LABOR QUESTION. HIS PLATPOEMJBOBUTIUIZEU- " I have ahown thai I favored advaatages to the workingmen ia the way of savings banks, of advanced factory legislation, of the develop- ment of the co-operative principle In produc- tion and dlstrlbnllon, of profit sharing, of ar- bitration, oftbe abolition of contract labor in prisons, of the problb'tlon of Chinese linmi- eration, of the abo'.itlon of assisted pasiages and the entire change ofoar emigration plans." —Hon. S. Blake in Qiieen'< halt. What says the record? Sir Richard Cartwright, the Olohe and nearly all the Opposition leaders and organs have time and again attacked the Q-ovemment for refusing to change the rate of interest paid on deposits in the Government and Postal Savings banks. The Government last session, through the Finance Minis- ter, declared it was clear that while we pay 4 per cent, interest abroad for our loans we should pay the same rate of interest to the working <;la8ses of our own country to encourage them in habits of thrift and economy for the benefit of themselves and their families. Sir Richard Cartwrigbt and Mr. McMullen, acting as 8p( kesmen of the Opposition, advocated the re- duction of the rate to 3 per cent. Mr. Blake sat next the former and made no objection. That is the way Mr. Blake favored advantages to the workingman in the matter of savings banks. He sat ^till and said nothing in favor of the re- tention of the higher rate of interest. When the question of factory legisla- tion was brought up in the Commons, Mr. Blake objected to Mr. Bergin's bill on the ground that he did not believe it was constitutional. The house he held could not pass such a measure. That is the ex- tent to which Mr. Blake favored advanced factory legislation. The extent to which he ha<< stwlied the labor problem is seeu to be slight indeed, inasmuch as he declares that he favors the cooperative principle and profit sharing as well. The co-opi^rative principle proposes the co-opci ation of the wage receiving classes, so that by the aggregation of small sums of money cap- ital may be secured to enable labor to compete with capital in the hand of one man or a firm. Profit sharing is basod upon the principle of binding labor .^nd capital.together by making tbr- man who supplies the businees capacity and the money and the men who supply tne mechanical skill have a common interest in the profits, according to aome estib- lished propor#pn. A man cannot very well be in favor bo! h of the co-operative princ!pl« and the pi«fit shRdng lystem. Mr. Blaka evidently desired to catch the votes of the workingmen who held to the co-operative principle and of those who believe in the profit sharing plan. As regards cbolition of contract labor in prisons, Mr. Blake's record is not a good one. When Sir John Macdonald's Government was in power in 1873 this question came up. The Government prom- ised that the convict contract system should be done away with as last as the existing oontractb would allow. When the Mackenzie Government went into power Sir John, iu 18,5, asked what course the Government purposed to fol- low. Mr. Mackenzio said he thought they might be able to employ the con- victs in manufacturing the greater por- tion of the rolling stock required on the railways. Mr. Mills said the convicts should be taught tradr"", because if the Government engaged them at unprofitable pursuits the loss to the state would have to be made up by putting a tax on the industries of the country, and besides if the convicts) were taught trades it would be a practical advantage to them when they we':t back to the community. Mr. Blake sat still. He said nothing in favor of the workingman. He never raised his voice in support of Sir John and the workingman. To-day, no thanks to Mr. Blake, who never raised a finger to help, Sir John is able to state that by the policy of his Government the con- tract system has been abolished, and the convicts are now employed in work that interferes as little as possible with the industries of the country. Further, with' out a word from Mr. Blake favorable to it, without ft particle of practical aid from Mr. Blake, the Government last session passed a law absolutely prohibit- ing the tinportatior. of prison made ar- ticles from the United States into Can- ada. Mr. fslake says he is in favor of pm- hibition of Chinese immii{ration. He never said jo in Parliament. Mr. Mao- kenxia had the courage oi his convictions, and said he •' believed in the laws which afforded an n-ylum to all who came into our country, irrespective of color, hair or anything elie." Mr. Mills said, " the proposition to prevent Chineso coming into Canada was not creditable to this age or country.'' Yet Mr. Blake's "favor- wble regard" of prohibition of Chinese immigration amounted to sitting in hits seat and saying nothing to help the Gov- ernment and the workingmen. Ah regards "assisted paoRages," the Prime Miniitter stated last year that the Go\ emment had come to the conclusion either to cease granting such aid alto- gether or to confine it to agricultural laborers actually settling in Manitoba and the Northwest and becoming consumers of the manufactures of the older provinces. Mr. Blake states that he favors the establishment •f a bureau of labor statistics. The Bovemment bad taken steps to forward that important branch before Mr. Blake had ever said one word in the Commons in favor of it. In point of fact, he has never yet said in Parliament a word in support of it. On the contrary', he has condemned the increased expenditure of the country and has declared that ex- penses must be cut down. Taking a general view of Mr. Blake's position towards labor questions, ive find that his favorable regard has been invari- ably confined to holding his tongue while his colioagues and political supporters were attacking the Government for what it was domg in behalf of the labor of the country ; to following 'n the wake of Sir John A. Macdonald in every eflfort Sir John has made to bring the rights of labor within the sphere of practical legis- lation, and to claiming that be has always been favorable because while others of his party have attacked the workingmen he has sat silent. THE MANUPACTUREES' ANSWER TO UR. BliAKI. The manufacturers, whom Mr. Blake i in the tariff speech, whirth he reads, in- vites to enter his political parlor, have , given their answer. At their meeting at Toronto on Tuesday, tbey pronounced the Liberal leader's statements to be " involved, uncertain and indefinite," and not to be depended upon. The reso- lution the. adopted reads as follows : — "That this meeting of manufacturers and millers, representing almost every branch of Industry end every section of the province of Ontario, hereby places on record their unani- mous opinion that on the maintenance ol the National Folic;' depends rhe continued pros- perity of Canada; md that Its maintenance can only bo osHured bj' a return • :•)■ the Liberal- Conservative party to power <>" the 2and in- stant, the tariff policy of the Reform party being Involved, uncertain and Indefinite." This is short and to the point. Nothing that Mr. Blake said justiiies the statement that he is reconciled to the National Policy. Even his own friends /ecogniie this in their comments upon it ; and those who are thi-eatened agree with them Mr. Blake has had a vote of non-confi- dence passed upon hiM. SH|