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“The Strongest Memory is Weaker than the Weakest Ink”.

MONDAY, APRIL n, loss a‘ Phantom Pledges

When reminded in the Legislature last week 0i the Liberal pledge to balance the budget “mnllally." a member of tlle Campbell Govern- ment declared that he recalled no such promise —-that the undertaking, he thought, was to bal- ance current revenue and expenditure at some time before going out of office.

No doubt (lther members of the Government are equally hazy as to their election pledges. They were depending on the Premier, no doubt, to refresh their memories in his budget speech. It is usual for a (iovernment lcadcr to do so at some stage of every legislative session. The platform on which a party appeals to power is the one thing it cannot afford to forget.

It was like a luombshcll bursting in the House ' the other night when .\lr_ Stewart quoted his party's forgotten platform. Hon. Mr, Prowse was not the only Government member to look incredulous. Yet Plank No. One in the Liberal platform was published daily ill the Patriot dur- ing the I935 czunpnign, and was the text of every Liberal sixacclt. It reads: “Reduction of tarpon- l dilure sufficient lo lwrllimre the Inldgrt annually." l In the Liberal Manifesto accompanying the announcement of the Liberal platform, we note how this pledge was intended to be interpreted. It lays that the Rlachlillan Government, with ; the revenue then available, should have been i i able, not only to balance its budget on ordinary account. but also to show “a magnificent rurplnr , over ALL ea-prnditnrrs.” (Patriot, July 5, 1935). w This after rebuilding Falconwood Hospital and Prince of Wales College without additional taxation, and providing for unemployment relief during the worst period of the world depres- sion!

,, At that time the revenue was about half a million dollars less than the rcveilue the Camp- bell Government enjoyed last year.

Notwithstanding that, our "budget balancers"

came out last year with a 3120.174 deficit on ordinary account, a $351798 increase in liabil- ities and a total debt increase in two and one- half years of nearly one million dollars. l r Is it any wonder that the party stalwarts are i beginning to kick over the traces in the Legis- lature? Faced with the prospect of another heavy (leficit this year, is it any wonder they are calling their election pledge a “will-o-the-lvisp like the phantom ship seen oli’ our coast re- cently,” and even invoking the shade of the late Premier Lea to atlmonish the Government as to the coilrse it is pursuing?

Premier King uscd to call Liberal election platforms a. “chart" on which to navigate the party into power. Mr, Alan Stewart has a still better name for them. A "will-o-tlle-wisp."says \\'ebster's Dictionary, is “an ignus fatuus, hence any person or thing that mislcads by illusive or evanescent appearances.” '

That so completely describes what one Gov- grnment supporter declared to be “the only qahnlc" on which his p:trt_v was elected, that it ‘waves nothing more to be said.

Irlxcept, perhaps, to recall this gem from the fanlous Liberal Xlanifcsto: "In conclusion, we commend to the electors of Prince Edward Island the platform of the Liberal party as being a platform (IN/old of all (‘.l‘l'r'll'Z'(I_(/fll|l and rah‘- coIr/ling/ flroolisrl". and as forecasting a return to sound cconoznii: development and competent

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Canadian Cows To Great Britain Tllt- demand for tuberculin tcstcd dairy cows in (ircat Britain is increasing, and the amend- ment to the Tuberculosis (attcstril llcrds) Act. which went into force on Julie 1 last, authorized inclcasetl finansial assistance to <l'll1'_\‘l11':11 who , were ilesirous of rc-nloving tuberculous cows from i their ll(‘1'(l\'. writes .\lr. \\'. .-\. \\'ilson. Czlnadizltl Animal Produclk 'l'r.'ulc Connnis-svnlcr at Lon-

don. 'l'hc nnnu"l inlportatiinh" of (‘Iulilfliflll dairy cows since the lfiltl!‘ was initiated in 103,3, were as follows: 11133, 513: 11134-111432 11,133. 293; 1036, (i=4; ‘ml 1937, 81o. (lf the num- ber TtECClVOtl lqq \~¢._r_ 70.1 were Fricsizllls and

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On account of their milk yield, their good health, and the way they thrive on British pas- ture and stable feeding, Canadian cows have each year increased in favour. The demand for these cows greatly exceeds the supply, especial- ly during the autumn and winlcr months when the milk yields are short and the prices high.

Corru ption Charges

Charges of political corruption were heard in the House of Commons as Rt. Hon. R, B. Ben- nett and Hon. James G. Gardiner. blinisterbof Agriculture, became engaged inha hot fight con-

‘ cerning a" $2000.00!) special grant to Saskatche- wan. Mr. Bennett demanded that before the grant passed the Government insert a provision which would "make it clear that the utilization of this money for political purposes will be a criminal offence." He also urged that the money toward payment of teache s’ salaries in Sas- , tclpwan. A: he‘ sat. do n, Mr. Gardiner ' limped to hisfcetand accused him of “play- Jll ilk political gallery." “The Leader of the

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vasses for election purposes and endeavors to secure support by utilizing this as a weapon of offence, should be subject to punishment under the Criminal Code. Matters have reached the stage where I think action is called for now and not some time hence. Men have been go- ing into public meetings and marking names down in a book. They have been saying to peo- ple: ‘From whom do you get your sustenance?’ and ‘Who is providing your relief?’ No threats

minds of these poor unfortunates that they must necessarily support Liberal candidates in the provincial election. I think that sort of thing is just as bad as anything can be in this coun- try, and it should be ended if at all possible." Mr. Gardiner reminded the Opposition Leader of rumors which he said were current in 1930, “calling attntion to meetings cancelled and trips made to Montreal." l\lr. Bennett said he was prepared to give his reason for going to Mon- treal. “I went there because of his (the min- ister's) beloved Beauharnois", he said, “to make it quite clear that none of that fund went to the Conservative party in that election.”

1 Editorial Notes .1,

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The counting of heads over the week-end ill- dicates the malcontents in the Legislature have sufficient numbers to oust the Campbell Gov- ernment, and substitute a new slate of portfolio holders, still Liberal. Since the rank-and-file have realized that they possess the power and right to assert themselves, and that the zlefeat of the Campbell Government does not mean an election, but merely a change of men, they have summoned up courage to express them- selves in the open somewhat after the manner they have been doing behind closed doors. The Campbell portfolio holders have become so frightened that they are making plans to pro- rogue before the opposition in the rank-and- file reaches the striking point.

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\\"ith constitutionality of the Dominion Gov- ernment questioned, the Alberta Legislature ad- journed debate on a resolution declaring amend- ing of the British North America Act was un- necessary for an unemployment insurance scheme and that the House could not agree to any amendment of the B.N.A. Act “until the pre- sent unsatisfactory constitutional situation in the Dominion had been cleared up." Mr. A. J. Hook-e (BIG-Red Deer), raised the question of constitutionality of the Dominion Government and contended the provinces were sovereign when he moved the resolution. Mr. Herbert Ingrey (S.C.~Drumheller), seconding the re- solution, declared that Alberta, if given an op- portunity, would show that unemployment re- lief was not necessary.

x 1i a m In the eight years since 1930 that the Can- adian Farm Loan Board has been operating it has shown profits in five years and losses in three, it was said in a return tabled ill the House of Commons by the Finance Department. "Ex- emption from interest payments over a. three- year term on $5,000,000 borrewed from the Canadian Government is responsible, in part, for profits shown in the years I931 to 1934 inclusive," the return said. The board showed a $69,554 loss in the fiscal year ending March 31, 1930, its first year. Then came five years of profits: 1931, $156,423; 1932, $271,- 322; 193s. $298844; 19s4.$1<>9.-63<>: 193s. $59.- 392. Losses in 1936 and 1937 were $126,138 and $42,386. At the end of 1937 the board held lands for sale in Alberta valued at $59,867, ex-

tions valued at $21042.

n: 11 4i Glancing through the" Public “forks ac- counts it is enlightening and amusing to find the names of the people gleaning pickings from “the public trough". For instance: W. A. Gaudet, seat covers, $12.45; W. A. Gaudet,

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In time a moral in it? it would tulle ant-LG. Wells to d0 complete illlliee to the story o1 IJOG and ml mo: which was lately re- vealed 1n a Inlidan police court and briefly recclmted in the Spectator. The hem, or victim, was a qu.et. unumming liitle man. He was an u-thaxl receiving‘ a. modest weekly m; Be never gambled in m. _J-_

c: pcols o1 an kind 11,. 11 one dc antes in

y his workmen eeecc- him to try his luck in l. ootbei. pool. In a week out he fel, ven slzpcnce. A week later be received a cheque for nearZySILOOO. his winnings in the 1. He planned to carry on just. as if nothing par- hecl happened. But his refused to work with his. on the ground tlhat. he was l. capital- ist holding on to a job that an honest werkingman needed. So he was forced to give his Job up. Having no _ to do he bought a motor cal: gait royally drunk. whereupon he was an folr being drunk while 1n marge of a car. found guilty, and sentenced to a. month's imprisonment without the option of a. fine. On the ud- vice of a solicitor he appealed the sentence. lost mu and had to pay additional cosh‘. When last sten he was wallkl dejeatedly bet/ween two btrrlyfigpl emen toward the Black Ma . What. will hanpen when he comes out of Jail? If he tries t0 get his old lob back. will the boss give it. 4n him? In which ease. would his former mates ob- ject. to working lfongslde a fellow with a prison record? All of which 1s not an argument against pools. lotteries. sweeps-take‘ and the like —0r ls itlh-Wlnnilpm Tribune.

When it comes to prcflteerlng in the grand piratical manner, priv- wte enterprise can take lessme front the one country, HD5515, where private enterprise has been outlawed. Great numbers of Russ- ian emigrants throughout the world are eager to help their in- digent relatives and friends 1n the 01d country. ‘Ilhe sendlng of cash 1s usems. The pllrchaslng pswer of the dollar, W en turned into inflated roubles at. the fictitious official rate, ls reduced to nearly tlhe vanishing point. The alter- native is lo send merchandise 11111.0 Russia. 1n resvponle to desperate pleas; packages of food, clothes, household neoesitles. The Kremlin ls making a. good thing out of 1t. for ts own treasury. It. is system- atlcaky exlploitllng the desperation of its cruzemy. and the charitable impuies of Rnsstam abroad, By means or staggering import duties --payalble 1n advance 1n 330d gm- reneles-and exorbltan. licence fees and handling charges. the Soviet regime makes a profit of between a hundred and several hundred percent on every pound of flour. cake of soap, yard of tex- tiles. or spool pr thread sent to some indigent citizen-By Eugene LWYIS in The Commentator.

There may be something in the new ‘solution to tlhe problem of penpe-ual mstlo uncovered 1n Scent. Oregon. lot. o1’ 15 acres 0f State school lan was apparent- ly not 1n use and on being ques- tlloned the Lard Superintendent replied, “Oh, no! We raise hay on that piece cf land b0 feed our team of horses." Upon being further guestloned as to what use the school had for horses. the Superintendent. replied: "Why. we use the horses to cut the hav we gay; to feed uhem." Evening Tele-

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It's news when a provincial ov- eminent w:n‘t. take money rem the Dominion treasury. AgLcult/ure Minister Gardiner told the Hcuze El.......°°".3.'§‘°“ “am”. “filtlolfit V3905 Pal/TIC . last. year b0 Alberta for feed anld fodder assistance in munlcipcllles frinlzins the drought. area. The province. however. revpreesented that 10 muncllpallties north and Wes’! 11f 118111111. Altm, only should be includes‘ in the dmurgnlt area, with the result only t100l000 wits requested for the nlarginal muni- cipalities. 1111c money l5 not re- payablm-Ottalwa. Journal,

The lnndon and North Eaiern Rnlliwflys Pacific-type locomotive “Dominion of Canada," which pulls the Empire's fastest train lrom London to Edinburgh ls now czm- bletely equipped with all-Canad-

autonlobile, etc., $1,425.60. Good Roads Con- vention, where Mr. Maclntyre shines, $260k Sundry parties Christmas bonus, $60. J. O. C. Campbell, Sundries, Road work, $14.00; O. C. LePagc, $23.76; (iarage Repairs and Machin-l cry. l. J. Yeo, M.D., Motor Q11, $314.98. T. A. l Campbell, Labour $1730.95. Public Buildings I l. Yco. professional service, $2.00. Prince of Wales College I. J. Yco, MD. Professional ser- vices $37.00, Falconwoorl, Dr. I. J. Yeo, Pro- fessional services $14.00; Trustees—~ Hons. T. A. ("amphcll $42.86, T. P. McIntyre $42.86; l.. R. Allen. $42.86. llon. T. W. L. Prowsc, $42.81.; Dr. l. J. You. $42.86, B. \V. LcPage, $42.80, \V. ll. Dennis, $¢2.86. * Q1 111 i‘

The Mackenzie King Govcrnlnent would not he sorry were the Campbell aggregation turned out by the ranlt-antl-filc, as they have been a source of weakness to Ottawa. The unpardon- able blunder of depriving the people of the ac- cess to the courts. has made Mr. King and his colleagues look sillv in condemning Premier Aberhart for a sinlilar attempt. Then their de- mand for a fourth juclgeship in face of the fact cited by Chief Justice Rowell that we have one judge for every 30,000 of population as com- pared with one for every 170.000 people in On- tario. must have made the Minister of Justice question tho sanitv of the Campbell outfit. Al- together, neither Mr. King nor Mr. Dunning would be sorry were the indignant rank-and-file in the Legislature to take the bit in their teeth and run the misfits‘ on: of office.

The movement in Ontario for the legalizing of sweepstakes is the natural sequel to the pub- licity afforded by the Canadian Press to the winners of‘Irish ticket holders. The Canadian Press mtllt bear a large share of the respon- sibility for the heavy drain of money out of Canada to Ireland that has occurred during re-

sweepstakerl publicity which, as advertlllng. would have coat __of__thousands of jol- larll. They have em will the winnings of

cent years. It and the radio have given Irish ‘

la/n equlpment, rail-way nlflflclals a-"nwnced W118i‘. The lamest piece 01' 61111111111911. ls a. Ceneiian-type locomotive bell which v15 present- 8d l0 the L.N.E R. by tlhe Canad-

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(Charlie McKenzie), who wrote from knowledge and vast observa- tion and experience. 111s letters save Island readers considerable to cont/ate. He was oblflled for a while by Mrs. Dr. Frank. The de- bate was most courteous-a weal Alphonse and Gaston affair. lng to that. and the ‘earned disserta- tions of J. C Lewis of Alberton, Mrs. Frank was evangellzed-re- nounced her first leanings toward radical reform. and came out. 1n the “For-um" for the dissemination o" knowledge of the “higher bran- ches" in all scncols. In passing it would be consistent with the am- enltles to remark on the spectacle of a. lady of Mm. Frank's education and culture. coming here from one of the most thlcklv populated hives of humanity on earth, where the lzeneral code of ethics is the surviv- al of the fittest. taking an active, kindly interest. in the well being of our institutions. and ilklng the vrays and manners of our people. It 1s an argument in favor of our educational system.

Everyone who wrote on the sub- ject contributed something worth whtle—partlcularly J. C. Lew , whose rendition of his side of the case would he hard to duplicate- The radio addresses by Rev. J. W. A. Nicholson. Dr. G J. Mclellan. and Hon. Thane A. Campbell (pre- mier) on general education and topics connected therewith were 1n- splrlnlz. It was rather 8121115108 as well as blsbiratlonal 1n that Dart of Mr. Nicholson's address in which care- lessness of schoei grounds and flthlness of latrines was described, a. pure Latin word was used 1n one lnswmce-the some thin said in plain Anglo-Saxon woud sound vulgar lndaed.

It is rather unfortunrte after be- lnlz instrumental 1n arousing s h a. deep interest in education, th t. in Mr. Nicholson's last letter (Mon- day) he 1s slightly embtttered—.rls weakly to refute some of Premier Campbell's statements 1n his speech on educational matters in the Draft Address and no doubt 1m- DTBSSQS the truth of ‘them more forcibly on those who reed it. Truth 1s mighty and will prevail.

frankly and unequivocally, are the generally accepted theories and practices of high authorities on educational affairs the world over. They are the Alpha and Omega of the whole question.

We ought to try to visualize the future-immune cause and effect. Those hypothetical propositions on educational mat/tent. 1. put into practice might. work much harm 1n two or three generations. It. would d to create "class" and "caste" lines. Some would be the counter- parts’ of the "untouchables" in dill. 1n a few years. Every child needs cl the education he or she can get. I feel absolutely in accord with the Premler that one should net a vast general education before attembtlnlz b0 specialize. Children attending school up to the ages of fifteen or sixteen have a v ue, uncertain idea of a. vocation in ife. They will find out later that it would have been to their benefit to take everything on the curricu- lum. There are mo many following the Def-h cf least resistance those

11111 PM 11c Railway. The bell has been 1no.al1;d on lillé loiomoflve along with the Canadian-type locomotive-whistle which officials of the czmdlan railway had 1n- 1 shale-d on the engine when 1t was 1 christened and put 1n ref-vile l"st | W111‘. The lcoomotdve, which pulls the Coronation Limit/ed was 1 christened bv Hon. Vincent Massey W119i!!!“ Hlmh Cotmnlssloner on June 15, 1W7. It will be 1n regular ss-rvleelcn the London m Edinlrjrgh run ths year carrying: ylrltcrs co the Empire Exhibit-on in Scotland. i

' A movie gervtbman. one cf , ‘mcse known to live 1n a. Welter of | higlhy it's rlcnlc d-cmesticlt". Mme E1181 1'" 11111111: visit recently and begun gettnz on the ‘phone dolly to kesrp 1r» touch with the loved ones beck home. In the course f one of his calls. utter abcut t?!

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