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Alderman A K Wilson, 1935.
I grew up with little confidence in myself. But I was far from being considered a stupid boy, if I am to judge from an incident of which I have a strong remembrance. One day the Aldermen were passing thru a street where I was at play with other boys. The oldest of these venerable gentleman—a wealthy citizen—paused to give a silver piece to each of us. Coming to me suddenly he stopt and commanded, "Look in my eyes." I met his gaze, my hand outstretched to receive the much valued coin, when, to my dismay, he said, "No, not much, you can get nothing from me, you are too smart."
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“DIRECT RELIEF HAS BROUGHT COUNCIL INTO OPEN REVOLT,” Montreal Gazette. January 10, 1933. Page 4. ---- Demand System Whereby Jobless Shall Do Something for Their Money --- BIGGAR OPPOSES LOAN ---- Votes Against $880,000 for December Belief as Protest Against Piling Up Capital Charges ---- Montreal aldermen yesterday broke into open revolt against direct relief, with its $1,000,000 a month for which proprietors get nothing, and demanded that some system be created so that the jobless shall do something for their money. Ensuing was a warning by Aid. Joseph Schubert, St. Louis ward Laborite, that the city is wasting its time talking of trying to cure unemployment.
"What we have got to do," he said, "is to see that the coming inter-provincial conference at Ottawa does something to insure that these people will be absorbed by industry. I the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian National Railways can redistribute their hours on the basis of 15 days a month and still run, so can others. It is by absorption into industry, with reduced hours, that something can be gained. Giving a man snow to shovel, or a park to rake means nothing and will get you nowhere."
Technocracy was fringed in the debate on the $580,000 loan for direct relief for December last, Aid. W. II. Biggar, of Notre Dame de Grace, caused some surprise by voting against "I shall do this until we stop piling up capital charges which the small proprietor has to meet, all the while we are loading him more and more with interest and sinking fund charges. There is snow on the streets to clean, there are streets to be cleaned in summer, there are parks to be beautified. Give the proprietor something for his money. I am going to vote against this business of million after million going out and the proprietor and taxpayer getting nothing for it."
SEIGLER'S SUGGESTION. Ald. Max Seigler suggested that since landlords are having to lodge the jobless free of charge, they might get something if a system were started by which the landlord would have the unemployed repair his property. He would pay for materials, but labor would come out of relief monies.
From Ald. Bernard Schwartz came the proposition that the City Council understand that, since organizations like the League of Nations and Individual governments had not succeeded in overcoming unemployment, it is hardly likely that 35 aldermen can do it. The city, he said, has to give fire and police protection, health laws, water, etc. And beyond that all the city could do is to alleviate distress as far as possible. But to talk of curing unemployment was, he thought, out of place. "There are lawyers and doctors on relief. How can you expect doctors and lawyers to clean streets?"
Ald. Schubert welcomed admissions that the city is helpless. He thought the next step might be something practical toward lifting the load. At the rate of relief in Montreal right now, he said, $10,656,000 will be spent and there will be nothing to show for it. Then he developed his scheme for solving the unemployment problem "at the source" that is, in the factory. He advocated shorter hours. He wanted something practical done at Ottawa and thought Montreal should take a hand in guiding the conference.
Ald. Fortin agreed with Ald. Schwartz that the city has statutory duties; but there is the moral and humanitarian side and it was the aldermen's duty to try to relieve distress as much as possible.
“Two Challenge Winnipeg Mayor.” Windsor Star. November 14, 1942. Page 19. --- WINNIPEG. Nov. 14. Three candidates Mayor John Queen, Alderman Garnet Coulter and Thomas C. Knight filed nomination papers yesterday for the mayoralty in the civic election November 27. Mr. Queen has been mayor for seven of the last eight years. A mayor will be elected for a two-year term.
Sixteen nominees were named for the nine two-year aldermanic terms and 14 will contest the seven public school board vacancies.