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THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1920.

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TO (‘I.I.I\I.\'I'IC (‘HANG ES.

Whether there is a steady progression towards a colder or a warmer climate north or south of the equator has long been a favorite problem for dis- cussion. ‘Unfortunately our records go back such a comparatively little distance. Compared with the aeons involved in the evolution of the world to its present condition, that they are of practically little yalue. If there be a progression in either direction it is so slow that thousands, perhaps millions of years, would be required in making a perceptible change of climate. ' The Meteorological Department at-Ottawa has a record of the rain ‘and snow fall for thirty years past and, although an interesting one, it gives no definite clew as to a variation in either direction. The rain fall has varied irregularly from 16.77 inches to 31.79, the minimum being ln_ 1914 and the maximum in 1893. The snowfall] varied from 70.25 inches to 134.- 75, the former in 191$ and the latter in 1907. The total yearly precipitation of rain and snow averaged, during these years, 34.69 inches the variation being irregularly interspersed throughout the thirty years. _ The present year has made records in frost, in wind velocity and, probably, in rainfall-do this province-—and in both rain and snowfall through- out the northern hemisphere, but there is nothing to indicate that our earth is drifting towards a cold- er belt in the universe or that it will not maintain the average of the past thirty or the past housand years. Time's changes are exceedingly slow.

BELL (.l()\'1<JRN)[lC.\"l‘ motto: I'R()I~‘I'I‘S

In its ye_sterday’s issue our evening contempor- ary, the Patriot, says when the “true financial state- ment of the province is placed before the people, then ‘the Guardianwill have something to exercise itself oven-something worth while.”

Can this by any possibility refer to the magnifi- cent windfall of between $30,000 and $40,000 the Prohibition _Comm1ssion have just handed to the gov- ernment as its share in the profits of the liquor busi-

. ness of the past year. Forty thousand dollars ad- ditional revenue for the Bell Government to wallow in to_the_ir hearts’ content! What are they going to do with IIZ?»AY‘Q they going to reduce taxation as promised or are they going to make this an excuse for increasing the salaries of the Premier and At- torney General? No wonder the Patriot promises us a revelation worth‘ while when the public accounts come downl Just imagine! $40,000 unanticipated revenue to inaugurate the regime of the Bell Gov- ernment!

Reduction in ta of course.

xation must follow as a mater

ALIKE IN ONE l’.\ R'l‘I(‘l'L.\I{

Having now had an oppor learn and inwardl recommendations, Federal Oppositio sentiments have

_ tunity to read, mark, y digest the Jellicoe report and says an exchange, members of the n and the press which voices their _ come to the conclusion that these recommendations are practically the Laurier policy amplified to meet the situation which now exists. In one respect this is of course true; each of them pro- vides that the navy should be composed of ships. Outside of this coincidence there does not appear to be any very substantial ground upon which to base the aforesaid conclusion.

Till-J .\.\iu|'rlol's ('i'|'l'/.|~:.\‘.

Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King was sure in 1911 that Canada wanted reciprocity with the United States. He was wrong. When that question was put before the people their answer was an emphatic i\ay, accompanied by the expulsion of the Lauriei- Govern- ment from ciiiice.

In 1917 Hon. Williom Lyon Mackenzie King was sure that the country was opposed to compul- sory Military Service. He was wrong. By an over. whelming majority the people declared for Union Government, and Military Service Act, and its War Time Election Act.

In both these elections Hon. William Lyon Mac- ie King was himself defeated at the polls.

At the opening of the present session of Parlia- ment Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King submitted a resolution by way of amendment to the address in reply to the speech from the Throne, which amend- mentcalled for the dissolution of Parliament. He was wrong again. The House rejected his resolution by a majority of 34.

__ Mr. King’s judgment Judgment of the country,

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is always against the but that does not prevent him continuing to believe that he is right. He is still for reciprocity with the United States, still opposed to the Military Service Act, and still rages against

CURRENT COMMENT

The revolution in Germany ﬁnds its only counterpart in the inter- nals of the Liberal party. An ear io the keyholes of the caucus of pri- vate councils will hear above all other notes the discordant sounds of inside conﬂict over its variety of policies. Some of the noise gets out l0 the open. Like unto the Bell organ, the trimming Patriot, the good grit Eastern Chronicle oi N. S. is after exieader D. D. Mc- Kenzie with its belaboring club. Poor McKenzie. He would no! “crude with any country that did not take the Canadian dollar at face value." He is denounced as a political heretic, s faithless trim- iner oi’ lights in the calbin window, a “foolish person" who ‘lbs-its the United States,“ and whose indis- crcet utterances might provoke them to war whh Canada.

There has been talk, and unfor- tunately talk only, of securing rlﬂllﬁllCill information, reliable in character, of imports and exports from this province, nndaiso sinil- iar fnots covering our railwny traf- fic. The need of those is frequent-

A cur of produce shipped from al- most any point on our railway to Montreal, Toronto or ol-her distant points in apportioning the through freight rate allots a very small por- tion to I’. E. I. The same is truc of merchandise and passengers coming this way. Yet the expense of handling. loading and unloading at Borden and lfﬂllﬁlllpplllg, apart from the longer hauling, is as great here as on the main land. This charges up to us unjust deﬁcits in our railway which both officials nnd politicians take advantage of lo withold transport conveniences to which we are entitled. if our rail- way were eliminated as a big feed- er to the mainland systems how seriously would ii affect their de- ﬁcits or proﬁts?

The some dlfﬁculty comes when seeking outside co-operation in

commercial development. We have no reliable doth to give to captai- ists from outside sources whose as- sistance we need in industrial in- vestment. if we are not misinform- cd, other provinces have statisticui officers, in connection ‘with iCus- tom's, whose duty is to compile these facts from actual shipping records. Such an official was con- ieinplnted seven or eight years ago for this province. Why not now?

Where are all the Air Castles promised with such profusion by the Liberal spouiers nnd scribes before they ascended the thrones of indolence? That splendid 5- 5- Northumdierlnnil, owned by the government. lying idle at the wharf. while the Charlntteo\vn—Pictou nnd Summerside-Pi. Du Cherie Service was in most rijvlng need. This would not be so if Messrs liiggs nnd Duffy were elected. says [he Pat- riot. Of course she can't sail HOW- Thc ice holds her. But Messrs illggs and Duffy are elected, and soon zis the ice looscs its hold we must expect to see her with flying colors nnd proudly throbbing en- {zines on .her dull)‘ lrlllil- "All" w“ glad Messrs liigigs and Duffy are

Daily Selections Guardian Readers 3

i Q A Y ’ P 1 Furnished by w. s. Louson Q Q

MY DAILY DESIRE

To awaken n. rho morning with n smile brightening my face; to greet tho day with reverence for the 0p- portunitles it contains; to approach my work with a clear mind; to hold ever before nic, even in the doing of liitlo lhings, ilio Ultimate Pur- pose iownrd which I um working; to meet mo“ ilnrl women with laughter on my lips nlld love in my heart to be Bentlo and kind and courteous through ali the hours. m approach the 112K111 with $111‘ weariness that ever woos sleep and the joy ihat conirs from work well donc,—lhls is how I desire ,t0 waste wisely my days.

THOMAS DREER. DO YOUR BEST

O face to face with trouble,

Friend. I hove often stood.

To learn that pnln hath sweetness.

To know that God ks good. Arise and meet the daylight.

Be strong and do your best. . With an honest heart and n child like trust

Thai God wili do the reel.

--8ANG8TER. "HELPING LAME DOGS (BY CHARLES KINGSLEY) l

Do the work that's nearest, Though ‘tis dull awhiles. Helping. when we meet them

Lame dogs’ over stiles.

See in every hedge-grow

jthe War Time Election Act. He is slow to learn that ’ "n this countrv it is the neople who rule, and not the ,’ "bitious Citizen.--Mail and Empire. i

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Marks of angel's feet pics in every pebble , Underneath our feet.

ly emphasised, and In muny" waysf

was cimnﬁoiiinrown GUARDIAN.

elected?" But there "don't" seem to be much movein this direction.

Building in the sir was an old time liberal pastime. it has phas- ed into history. Oniheir accession to power in the nineties, how they contracted to build s new annex to Falconwood, and handed the eon- tractor plans to star; laying a hea- vy stone foundation in the sir, six feet above the ground. And air, hot and cold, is still their heaviest auxiliary.

The- Patriot continues to make important f?) discoveries. The latest in the School Supply oﬁlce where they have been‘ making searching investigations. The first is, "that the business has always been run at a loss". that "the only man who made anything out of it.

and the payment oi’ it to him was the prlmary- consideration for which the whole business was con- ducted." Now how about the Pre- mier's Ofllce? ls not this reasoning ww- applicable m it than to any department of local government? AHL‘ only one to proﬁt by it is the Official, without a fraction Of UN‘ beneﬁts given Io the country in educational assistance. by our School Supply. They have also dia- ¢overcd-—for “Mr. HUSIWS 1135 wk‘ on stock nnd probed the business lo the bottom-that no far as lhc school books ore concerned the department did not give any advan- tage beyond the ordinary merch- nni"—nnd “tho country would" be no worse off if the School Supply Department was wiped out of ex- istence." Now these statements are emphatic and decisive. If true. and we must always take the Patriot's utterances Wllh a few grains of salt. then lhcro is only one sensible

was the oﬂieinl,” “that his salary‘

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This Column In Open For the Discussion by Correr aendents of Questions of Interest. The Charlotte- town Guardian Does Not Neceuurlly Endorle the Opinion Expressed by Its Correspondents.

Soldiers Employment

ll Sir.— I ,_'i’crsonnlly 1 think the soldiers vucrc well treated when they came They were met M. the trains nnd shown every honor. They bud three months‘ full pny, nnd could go und learn any trade they want- cd or look out. for u job and their pny went on. The great majority took udvunlnge of these opportun- itlvs, but, of course, there were some who would not wonk wliilo their piiy went on. and preferred to Ihino a. good time. This may be the, cause of some being idle now. Thc| lunfortunatc thing is that the sol- diers were promised too much by llic Libero] politiclnns. at the Inst. election. nltliough they knew well i-nmluh that they could not not. ll. for them."

Thus briefly, and explicitly is the question of the employment . of returniul soldiers disposed of by an anonymous party signing himself "Former." Verlly n Daniel is come to judgment. Who, Stir, can know

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men than he?

"Personally I think the soldiers were well treated when iiicy came home."

0f course ii is his privilege to think under ANY condition, and thanks io those men. who were not content to think. or write anonymously to the papers about tho or‘); of German militarism, it is NOW his privilege to express thrso thoughts, nnd surely n bond ‘o urelcome them home is ample reward for four years of ﬁghting, and in many cases month-s or even yours of suffering from wounds, gazi or even the unusual exposure.

Further our unknown Solomon declares emphatically. “Any soldiers returning in health and

course, and that is to close it down

strength have no right to look to

at once. But the Editor, a menib- or of the government, does not B1!- parently believe his own slate- ments for he adds, “the possession of facts" will enable the goverii- ment "to decide its future Dﬂllcy." Didn't M-r. Bell, leader of the then opposition move to strike this item out of the estimates, and was not their announced policy to K111011611

iliis department? _40>-—-——-

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a~ MUTUAL CONCILIATIONS

(London Daily News)" ln the case oi’ the Sultan, Great Britain has abandoned her "bag

and baggage" policy not because l‘ '

is not right. but partly to please l-Trnnce and partly to conciliate Mohammendan opiiilon, 1141105911190 most actively at the moment by

the Somaliland Mullah. 1n the case of the war criminals France

has sacriﬁced her sense of who! 15 just nnd practicable to satisfy opinion in this country- B0111 501"’ lions have Ibsen reached by process of bargaining without regard to any canon of abstract international jus- tice. nt that is the ideal for which My, Wilson has always stem] un- conipromisingly; and he “has the knife by the handde." If he likes to use it, the whole settlement as we have known it may’ be l" "10 melting-pot again.

__.___<-0->____ BRITISH SHIPPING IN 1919

(Engineering)

The most notable British vessels launched during the 5'08!‘ are the Arundel Castle (22,150 tons). the Cameronia (16,000 tons.) the Orop- esn (14,000 tons,) and the San Fer- nando (13,050 tons.) Of the remain- (Inr 127 were between 5,000 tons and 0,000 tons; 47 between 6.000 nnd 8,000 tons nnd 11 between 8.000 tons nnd 10,000 ions. it is a rc- mnrkaible fact that not a single sail- ing vessel has been launched in this country during U16 Y9K". ""11 only 17, with a total tonnage of 148,188, are ﬁtted with turbine machinery. The four 111F895! V05‘ sels, above mentioned, are all 01'0- pelled by means of Bellred illrblll‘ cs. and ﬁve ships, making 32-9213 ions together. are DPOI/Idﬂl Wm‘ Diesel engines; the-largest motor ship is a vessel of 6,980 tons.

The Clyde, including Glasgow and Grcenock. accounts .for 525.747 10115 which is over 32 per cont of ‘the whole British production. Glasgow yards show an increased FY0111“!- tion oi’ nearly 80 per cent as com~ pared with that for the previous vear. Next in order of magnitude (yf production comes 5111149710115- with 214.223 tons, which is s sllzhl improvement on the ﬁgure for the pfevlﬂuﬂ year, while Newcastle fol- lows with 239,86 tons,or rather less than the production for 1918. ln the case of Belfast and Londonderry. which takes fourth place in the list. the tonnage launched amounts t0 213,720, which is on increase of over 42 per cent on the ﬁilllfes m’ 1918. The only other district with more than l0,000 tons t0 it! 0PM!" i, Mimdlesbrough. Stockton nnd Whitby, for which the nsuw is 119-- 948 tons. or nearly 1° P" 0°!"- 01°"

than in the prezieus yell‘-

tho government or people to help ‘hem, except those who "left p0h~ lions lo go to the war. = l liow think you, Sir. about iho boys, and there were many, who wont straight from school io de- fend "Farmer" and his like, who spent four years in France. risking vhoir all, three hundred and sixty- ﬁve days a year for on; dollar nnd ton cents encli day; where those l'our' yurirs put in at some trade, or in continuing their education ivould have placed ihcm ﬁrmly on 'ho ladder of success Surely they are. entitled to some recompense. As to the suggestion that the G. W. V. A. open and operate n. car- riage faciory. I consider it excel- lent, if practicable, but wh-ile manu- I-llCIllTlIlg carriages may not be so conipliculcil an undertaking as farming, I've been given to imder- stnnd ihni it takes some tenchnical lrnlning. Perhaps the idea that prompted the suggestion is set forth more clearly in the conclud- ‘ug sentence of that paragraph than Fitrmer intends I rofer lo. “Then wo could hnvo our carriages iwep- ly-ﬁve to thirty-ﬁve precept cheap- er—" in conclusion let me beg the‘ writer, if he chance to read this. to discard the cnmtiuflage of “Fziriner" and ict “g know who he is. Possibly his very next n9lglibor| has been living in ignorance of the proxmity of one so well-informed "as to be n-ble to dispose, in a few minutes, of a question that has puzzled the greatest (or those we reckoned the grreatest Jniriil the. ziizpearance of his letter) brains ln_ (Yannda. Surely his light is too gr at lobe hidden under a bushel. Thanking you, lS-ir, for your space. I um Sir, etc, R. C. CHANDLER

Uliiiriiilclown, lliarcli 16th. 1920.

Why Not Bush ice

Sir.—'l‘he formers of Norili River, would like lo know why the ice‘ from North River Bridge to] Younkci-s Point has not been bush- ed this winter. Tlierc is a lot of hauling lo be done by the formers. of ilampshirc, Milton, and Norili River. To go tlic road is Just a Iss5 of two miles" each trip iol Charlottetown. The ice has been good siiicc Christmas but as there are some spring holes people are afraid to travel this wny without the ice being hushed. WHERE are our members who were around so much last fall and made so many promises; Whore are they now?_ The people of North Ri/ver now know they made a ‘mistake at the‘ inst election and they will not for-' get it in n hurry.

I um‘ Sir, otc.. . FARMER.‘

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New and Old Industries

8Ir:-—Re the letter in this a. m. Puller. signed J. A. Simon, msn- nger of the Folk American yum. to Flour Company, we 111d no; (m. ter into any controversy with this company. Our letters and also the letter from the Canadian Denatur. ed Alcohol Company. Limited, wem written to protest against tho ac- tion of the Board of Trade, in not consulting ihe island slnrch inter. oats, ‘before trying lo imluco this Ameiican Comllﬂny to locate lioro. When Mr. Simon admils that his Company has been in existence only one yenr and then makes the ntntenienl that potato starch is made from rotten and frozen pom- toss. we feel il. would be q wssie of time to reply in detail to his let- ter of ibis morning. s1‘ onus Two m m’ m"

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