Show CANADA HAS ITS PROBLEMS Widespread Discontent Backwash From Europe Causes Grave Concern By Dy JOI GARDINER SpecIal Copyright 1923 1823 MONTREAL Feb 10 The Tho The Cana Cana- Canadian Cana- Cana Canadian Canadian dian parliament has met under political political cal and economic circumstances that wIll make Its present deliberation momentous Canada Is la not escaping the back back- backwash back backwash wash ash of turbulence In Europe Al- Al Although Al AI Although though she Is free frea from tile the disquiet that threatens the old world wIth J chaos there thero ha has been no time since I the tho great war when lIen her problems were ore mOIO ra grao or morg pressing In la tho the great cst there Is un- un undoubted Undoubted un undoubted I doubted distress The upheavals als in Europe with t their lr disruption of markets credits find And exchanges I u gely nullified effects ofa of Ia II a good harvest In consequence thu and some other things adversity bau baucome ba ha bacome come upon the tho farmer lIe Ho Is 18 grae grate grate- gra e- e ly e-ly ly Iy discontented and under a smart smart- smartIng smarting smarting ing sense of grievance toward the existing order With wages continuing continuIng ing log on a high high level leel with t cs In- In Increased increased in increased creased V transportation charres II a burden with the cost of everything ho buys much ranch above aboH the level leol of pro pre war pre war ar daH I the agriculturalist t faces the thc fact that the dollar price of his pro pro- produce produce pro produce duce is little higher than b before fore tho war ar while the dollar he receives In a greatly reduced purchasIng purchasIng purchasing ing power po as compared to former times DISCONTENT IS MENACE It i la Is menacing to the dominion that so large and so so Important a II portio I 1 of the population Is discontented d There can be no solid advancement ad in An I trade and und admit because agricultural prosperity anI an I business growth gro tho and a agricultural do- do depression de depression and business stagnation run on parallel lines and are aro largely In- In Interdependent in ter In dependent ter-dependent It mean further a situation which lends Itself to the In- In In Incitements and wiles of the demagogue and to the plausible of the economic visionary Already the tho voices of fomenters of class and see see- sec sectional animosity who the nm land are finding many listeners Hence the just grievances of the tho west est and of the farmer demand In- In Intelligent in intelligent consideration by parliament There also Is the vital Ital itai problem of ot Im- Im immigration Im Immigration migration By common consent w select Immigration Is ono of Canada vital needs The Tho census figures prove that between 1911 and 1921 as many people left left Canada as entered It Oth Other er figures reveal that today emigration tion surpasses immigration Yet the gov government appears from a futile conference with the a provinces a a con con- con conference ference ferenee that because use ee of Its very nature na nature ture was doomed to his failure failure done nothing CULL COLL roil lOIt There Is an Imperative call e esery- esery every everywhere ery Ii where here for Cor economy by the male law lawmakers ers Canadas Canada's financial position to- to today today to today day maybe maybo Is very ery serious How low serious may be grasped from the tho fact that since the close of the war since war sinco the arm arni- arm armistice the tho the national debt has been In- In Increased increased In Increased creased by a II billion dollars and on No 1922 was The country Is not much In political tactics or sTile The Theold old war ar cries the old shibboleth and formulae almost always as dIvorced appeal from reality have havo entirely lost their appeal and potency In contact with Ith existing difficulties Today tho the noun noun- coun country I country try Is not so much concerned over whether hether progressives es or 01 lI liberals rals or I es names that have ha little nce significance to fit tit the tho times are triumphant In tactics and debate dehate itt Its n conce-n Is almost that parlia parliament ment as a whole shall hall legislate 1 a regard for tor what hat promises the tho pubic most good |