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Show I NOVEL OLD AGE PENSION Sir Itlchnrd John Cnrlwrlglit. M V K C M 0, V, 0, has attracted the actions attention of Cannda'a leading thinker and imllllelan by advo eating nn old age annuity In tho Dominion Ills remarkable proposition was listened to wllh profound pro-found respect and consideration In the conserve tlvo upper house of parliament In Ottawa At tho very ouUet Sir Hlchard made It clear that ho was not at all In fator of old age iKinaliins TImvto was no excuse for It In Canada where otery wago uarnor had It within hi power to acquire a oompotenOB for Ida old age If git en a fair opiair tunlty. What wna now proposed, waa lo glvo every man this opportunlt) Hlr itlohard Cartw right declared llmt he had given tho matter carerul rnnslderallim for sev erol yonra nnd was convinced thut the Dominion could, at little or no ixpcnsc afford every wage earner In the country the ohanee of obtaining a' n reason nblo cost nn annuity guaranteed by the statu for his old ug. He suld that to make such n scheme a success three things were neceasary It must lie absolutely safe, necessitating government balking There must be absolute freedem from forfeiture there must be no K.sslblllty ot antlcl ''B" slr'lUclmrd wmpulea that pa ment of half a day'a wagea a week will glto tho avorago man nn annuity of StOO a year from Ihe age of 0 until death It Is protty well understood that thla matter ot old ag annuities haa engaged the aUwitlon ot the Canadian government, and may before long be adopted a pari of tho national policy of the Ikimlnlou Blr Itlohard Cartwrlght la one of Ihe oldeat and moat dletlngiilahed ol Uanndal atataamen lie unlered the parliament In IMS Yeara ago It was Mid o?l,ln : "lie I. one pf tho few oxample. of thla new country of a man 0? Iflns making statecrart hi. profewlon. and detotlng himself for SO ytta mk$T U wl Ilea. Hvlng hla 1 1 and meana to a ca.uw from wh ch lm oan StCpe ltiMa. of sucoe. tor an) thing mora than an opportunity to serve WeaHy education waa lecelved nt Trinity college. Dublin. He la tin-fltiW tin-fltiW ( tlebate. shaking wllh a fri!om froin raatralnt and n fund ot humor aryPa, that I uuaurpaaaoU lu Canada. M ! I r ' |