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iety of specialty products. I think that all experts agree that for this purpose the Gulf Garden Plant is ideally suited as borne out by this famous report, Mr. Speaker, by the Canadian Plant and Processing Engineering Equipment, and this was in the Premier’s hands at the time.

Honourable Alexander 8. Campbell: You had better read that report. Leo F. Rossiter: We will before I am through.

“With regard to the shipyard, I feel that the construction of steel trawlers in Canada is in its infancg and if we are successful in developing the skilled force, the facilities of t e shipyards would make us competitive with anyone in the Atlantic seaboard. There is, as you are aware, a con- tinuing need for repair facilities and for this also we are well set up and equipped with the completion of the new marine railway. I know that it takes strenuous efforts to get skilled people to fill positions in these industries, people that are willing to relocate in Georgetown, P.E.I. and I suggest, at this point, that we try to dissuade anyone at this time from leaving the province. I assure you that the responsibility of recruiting new people is formidable, time consuming and costly. I must also state that a prerequisite of building is the handling of a skilled labour force for capacity production of both plants. Both plants require immediate action in solving the housing prdblem in Georgetown. The foregoing thoughts, although not detailed in this letter will, I hope, explain the thinking of myself and the other shareholders, and I trust will form a base or at least should have as its prime objective to formulate a policy agreeable to both parties and subsequently a solution to our mutual prob- lems. Should the foregoing not accomplish the objective so desired by both of us I am prepared in the interests of the welfare of the projects, and the employees and their families to discuss with you my personal complaint withdrawal from both operations.”

Leo F. Rossiter: There’s a man offering to get out.

Honourable Alexander B. Campbell: What happened then in the discussions be- tween his financiers and himself? Did he get out?

Leo F. Rossiter: Did he get out? You’re trying to kick him out. Honourable Alexander B. Campbell: No, Sir.

Leo F. Rossiter: That’s who’s trying to kick him out. “Mr. Premier, I shall be happy to discuss this with you at anytime. Yours truly,

Jens Moe." Now, Mr. Premier . . .

Honourable Alexander B. Campbell: With respect to that question, Mr. Speaker, I wonder if this, in your opinion, is the answer to the Georgetown problem?

Leo F. Rossiter: We are coming to that, we are coming to that.

There are many of the suggestions incorporated in this proposal that the Gov- ernment are using in their relentless effort to wrest the Georgetown plants from Mr. Moe in conjunction with their Norwegian friends, and anyone else that may have been associated with them.

You asked me if I was prepared to table this, Mr. Premier, I am.

The Premier, and members of his Government, Mr. Speaker, stated on many occasions, “Mr. Moe will receive no co-operation; he must go.”

Honourable Alexander B. Campbell: No, Sir!

Leo F. Bossiter: “Before anything can be done.” The Premier and the Govern- ment are engineering bankruptcy roceedings, and scheming other actions for one purpose, namely, _to prosecute Mr. cc and his partners for their political end, and they are doing this and paying for this with taxpayers money.

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