Show Important Gathering Winnipeg Man 27The Manitoba Mani-toba andNorthwest Farmers Union was organized at Brandon yesterday yester-day It was a large and influential representative gathering all polite I itical stripes being represented Universal Uni-versal unanimity prevailed and concerted actton was taken to secure se-cure the redress of jfche grievances I under which the settlers are being crushed The following extract from one of the speeches contains the substance of the discussion and represents rep-resents the feeling of the meeting We meet together to make a Eolemn united and vigorous protest against the high handed policy of the dominion do-minion government toward the I provinces When Manitoba entered I the confederation it was upon the condition that she should enjoy equal rights and privileges with every other member of the dominion do-minion Have we enjoyed are we enjoyii those rlghS and privileges today r I answer No Ever I province except Manitoba has control con-trol of its lands timberi and miner als solely for the benefit ot those provinces This right is denied Manitooa alone all she receives fc i a paltry subsidy which is barely sufficient to pay the twentieth part of the cost 01 administering the affairs of the province i |