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THURSDAY, APRIL l5. 1937

Last Days Of Parliament

The 111st 111).» 11f the Eighteenth Purliftnient \\'1-re cl1:1i':11-111i'1/1d by a great tlezil of reading into lliinsrird of 1-l1'.i1111.s1y- direct ;11111e:1ls to the o\1-r-s1is11iei1111._ 111-1-111111-1111-11 1112111 with a1 111:111_v- sided _Ql'lL‘\.'lllC<' 1-1»11111l1'.\' 11111 numerous to figure in statistics. llnn-ter 111' l.;11111nr Rogers, says an 1111,1114 r-1rr1-s11oii1leiit, led a ministerial l1ri;,n1.i1-'i11 this 1-1-s111-1-t- 'l‘i1e zmti-Coinbine l.'1w \v:1s his 11111-111 instrtnneiu. lt developed dis- Culils.

'l‘11e sznne .\lini-t<-r 111111 foiled in creating pop- ulzir e11d-111s1-1i11-111 11f his 1\'.'1111111;1l lintplcrvment ("onimis-ioii. 111s 111111ro\ed housing plan can- r1111 be 11.111111 zis a success. 'l'h1-rt- zire duplica- tions. qoiiiusion 11nd itzistetl effort. That money h..- 11111-11 -11ll.'.ll\l\ r1111 11 zis 11111111- till 11111 plain in

1-1-11111-1111111 11.1111 1111- i11rn11-1'_ 'l'here is much “\1;1i1-z11111~s1-1-" 11111-111-11 in 1111- latte-r. There are i1111'1-1't;11n .'1it1-1'~1-'ii1-c1s_ regarding extensive 1111111111; 1,1111. in the minds-i .11 those whose in-_ itt.1l 1-.~1-11i1-.'11~ i1.1\1- 111-1-11 c1111le1l 11y reflection." '.lil11- T111511 \\11l'i\-1|1ll i» 11111 s11 111.1111 in practice

as i1 1111s in tin \\.1l1-l_v l11'11z11i1':1st wortls of pre- scale

1111111111. 111111-i11g i 1111-111-1-1111111» on the 17111111111111.1111], :11'1- i; mg a 111;11\- 21s a ll: h itt 1111- 11:111. ;1:111 :1n i1h:~11,1- und 1111111111111 project. 111-111‘ 1111- 11111111-1111111 11111111» the sunie minis- m‘. n111i-tl1111l1111e 11111 1.\.'1s offhand shoivri to 111' .111 Illli1J\’l'.1l1\‘ .11111 1111111'1-1'1~1l1'11t1'd invzisiou 0f the l2l1t'l'l_\' of 1111,- snbjvci. Those under suspic- i1-11 11f (11111111111- 111";11-t11-1-s were indiseriminzite- l_\ 111:1r|\1-1l 11111111 i111‘ \_i1l'111ll> kinds of keel-haul- ing l1_\' the 11111111115-111111-1‘. The contenders for th1- ohslruince 111‘ 11':11li1i1111.'1l lrlritislt law, in Cétsi-s :1. i111111.'1‘1-11. 111' 1:11-11 suggested, in the bill. sent-111 111111111- 111 1|,=-.1' eitzuions time after time. 'l‘111-1'1- 111-re pnniiul pziuses to the right of the

¢l1;1i1'1n:111. .\l.'1ny essential zunenditients were Oflltlpvllrtfl in 1111s fashion. 'l‘he_v1 were accepted, in \\'lll)lt' 111' 11211-1. 111-spite the overhang of a parli'.1n11-111.'11'_v lll;l_1(1l'll_\' held in reserve- This fnetnr the} 11111119111111 zulmittetl freely and kept right 11n. The uhinizutim of a f11r111:1l vote was r1111 invoked. l‘r11;_1r1-ss wzis reported from time to time in 11111110t11n11us fashion. The resort to a division 1111s rtvoiilcrl. The governntent was obvionsly- .'11'r.'1i1l of discontented Liberal ab- st-ntees. Tihere 111-re dissenters on the govern- ment side as indicated 11y questions involving criticism put up to the minister. The Opposi- tion 11l2l_\('tl_ for time 'l‘h(-y relied on the “sink- ing in" pf their LlllZlll~'\\‘t‘l‘lll)lC presentations. ln the end th1- scope of the Q10lllllll$$ll1llCI'n‘ juris- diction was \'Zll'l(1ll>l_\' .'1n1l sensibly modified, zul ave-hue \1~;1s opened for final zippeul, with great- er 1'.'1cilit_v 211111 se1-1n1i111-ss. lt may be assumed thzn 11111-1» r1'1;1ll_\' g-nihy of 1111111111111 practices are now f11r<-\\';1r111.-1'l and so i111‘e.'1rn11-1l in pursuit of methods 11f caution. There are still teeth 0f an inqiiisltoriul ntnure in the Commons attienderl1111-:1sure. Hut t'('lT'l£llllS the further considerzith1n—-tht: latest anti-Contbine law has yet to he t1-s11-1l.

.\lini-t1-r 01‘ Pensions. l"11\\'1-:11, announced that a 141-111-1111 111111.- '\\11uld not be added to tl1.'11 of the provinces 111111 municipalities i11 the case of non-pensionerl returned men, some 27.000. The decision “'11.- 1n:1111- with final emphasis; it put aside an 1111:11'c1-111;1111e principle which the gov- ernment would r1111 sanction. Relief for un- employed _\'11u11q1-r \'('ll‘I‘llll> is 111-int; planned u11- der g11\'<-1'n1111-11t owrsiglit and that of promin- ent citirens. Tlhert- 111111111 be the factor 0f self- h1:l11 i11\11l\'111l- 'l‘l11- 1l1-eisi11n of the minister zigznnst 111111111 ;_111\'1-r111111111t doles wnS antiouticed i11'1l11- 111111- 111' q (oinnnssiotfs favourable re- C1111t1111-111l.'1ti11|1. This l11111y was of HON. MR.

.l'11\v1-"~'~ min :1111111i11\n1e11t. .\lR. Bl-LNNICFT made a 111121 i111" 1111- 11111-11111l111uble veteran. telling the 111-11-11-1- 11111 111111- uai- coining when a perman-

1111 1111i11-v 11111-1 111; .'11l111111-1l_ 1'1-|'h:1ps (faitzidzi sh-vahl 1111111111 1111- lftlited States and establish 11111111- 111' 1-111111111-< 1111111-1- unemploy-aliles could be 1111111 1111'. 'l'i1r- tninister agreed .'1s t0 the 11'11~~1t_\' 11f .11 11t‘llll-'lllt'lll' 11l1l1C'\', promising to ~11111.1-1 --1»1111- 1-1111111-11: 111'1111o_~;1ls to Pailiziitient ti: “.1111.

1w- ,~1»1~11l 111 111-lute were charges of un- jn-t 1h-111i- 1.111 \1'l11';1tts from government ser-

1'11; '! .,1- 111-h 11111111-1-11 \\'L‘l'(' not given an n11- 11-1111111111: 111 :11.111;:1l to establish their innocence 11| ~'-"1i/':|11 11111111111.

I11- 11111111-1111-11 Leader’! proposal of ear- r11~-,',.1-1l [1-11111-211 1111111. for municipalities, 11 plnn 11'- "11111 111111 fziionr by the gow-rninctit. will

11 ~ 1111-. 1-1v11-1 111 1111- 1111-1-1111-111 111' hnrd pressed ri.i1- uulioritii-s. ;\111111-_\- will not be s11 "tight" 1211-1111 1t11l1-. 111111-11 the 11111-11111loyed returned men 511.111; 111111 1h1~ 11111111" workless.

A Problem Of Empire

i "ln r1r1l1-r tl1.'11 lhr- public r11;1_v 111-Her enjoy the 111111111111," 1111- l1ir1111l:1_\' of llis Majesty King

(‘n-urge \ l. whirl! falls. 1m Dec. 14, will be Celt-invited n11 _lt1111~ 1|. ll is :1 gracious 111111111111. and the substitu-

tion of :1 s1n111n1-r linlidny- for a winter one will

he wv1e11n11-1l l11-r1- 7114111 |‘1rit:1in. says an ex- change; 1111' 1-1-r1:1ii1 r1thr-r l)r1iniiiir1ns ahd col- onies 111r11- 1-11111111111- 1l1.'1t its s11oi1<11rs scarcely 3-11 :1;.11111-i.-111~ 1111- 1-xt1-11t 11f this limpire on ivlii-"h 1111- sun n1-i1-r >!'l.~.

1111- in .\11.11-;1li;1 .1111] i-l-iwvhv-re June 9 will 11111 111' :1 ~ll|ll1llt‘1' 1l,'1v. 1111111- 111-t‘. l4 is likely l0 b!‘ :1n1'1;1_;' 1:11 \\.'11'i111-st rl:1_\'< of the_\'e:1r..

341111111 \fri1-.'1 r1111] ,\u~tr.1li:1 1n.'1_v, perhaps. llPCllll‘ I11 111111114 jwgnissiin] to c1-l1-l1rztte (Ill Ill!‘

Ki11<_1'sn.-1t.-1lrl;1_1~, for the some reason

I1riIni11 and (.‘.'111;1d:1 will prefer the Iiffieinl an- ,\1111, .'1t't1-1' :1ll. lllf'l'l‘ set-ms tn be

lll\’(‘|'<.'l ry.

guudri-usoit fur sitggesting that the ruler of the

that

greatest Empire the world has ever known should" be allowed two birthday celebrations each year instead of the ordinary one.

The Bootleggers’ Bonus

Mr. Sziville, 1\l.L..-\.. at any rate is frank enough to sziy that he voted deliberately for reduced [ienzilties for old offenders under the Prohibition .»\ct 11s 11111c11ded at the present legis- lative session. The “ideal tine", says Mr. Sav- ille, “should be just etiough to make a, man feel the pzvving of l! yet not big enough that he will find it profitable 10 go tn jziil instead of paying." .111 other words, the Act is to be a revenue- mziking racket for the Campbell (irwernment. Hut alas for .\lr. Sz1vi1lc's argument: he votrd I11 rrdurr I/ic jail oTHffIICL‘ as recll as I110 fine for errand 111111 .1‘11/1.1'r1]1le11t uflensrs! The ntinimum penalty is to be four 1110111115 or $300. instead of six months 11r $500. So it's Thettds we win, tails you lqse”, so far as the bootléggers are con- cerned.

.r Editorial Notes J‘ Lincoln died this date 1865. 7.’.- i.’ * Ill it

Senator Hughes zittrzicts more attention from the Press gzillery- 11f the august Senate than any member except Senators Datidurand and lleighen. He seems to lutve the flare for dis- cussing other than routine business. >1< llon. .\lr- Provrse is more optimistic than the Premier who has butlgetted for a $413,000 dc- ficit. "lf next year we shall l1z1ve a surplus in l-’r11\'ineiz1l revenues," said Illr. Prmvse, “the first thing \\‘Ulll(,l be to reduce our debt." F I I Hon. .\lr. Pnnvse. 11s :1 shrewd lnisiness man is n believer in advertising. "One thing \\'e fztll 11111111 i11 is our failure to give the Island enough publicirv." \\'h:1t is 1101111 for the dry goods business is good for the tourist business. u =11 =11 According to Mr. \\'. F. A. Stewart of Strzithgurtnej; there is a1 llrtivincial government 11101-115141: of $5.10 on every 100 acres of farm hind, not including arrears of taxes or the inort- gziges plzieed on them by the huge amount of the Federal debt. 1r n1 =11 It is the unalterable conviction 0f Mr. M. Annezir tl1.'11 agricultural production will always be our chief smiree of revenue. judging by Premier Campbell's record. one would be iu- Clint-d to challenge this, and stiggest "borrowing" instczttl. a 1v a It is amusing to rend Premier Campbelhs re- marks on the evil of job hunting in politics. and then rend the Public Accounts and Public \\1'orks reports 11nd sec how. often, and for how- much the nzunes of various members of the Legis- lzttnre 11nd their firms appear. Self-denial is the 111st virtue sought to be practised by our politi- cians. ' =11 1c =11

Premier l-Iepburn is quite right i11 demanding the resignzttioit 0f any of his kiubinet who (lis- zlgree with his government's policy and insist upon expressing thztt disagreement. A (Jove-ru- ment n111st speak with one voice t0 he respected and effective. Of course. our own Campbell Government doc-s tint live up to that standard. but then it is a law unto itself, or rather a. chaos. =11 =11 =1=

Hon Gordon Sloan 1111111111; been appointed a justice of the S1111re111e Court of British Colum- bin. Premier T. D. Pattullo has been sworn in Attorney-Lieneral in his stead. Legal experts be- lieve that the Premier is the only King's Coun- sel in Canada who is neither barrister nor solici- tor. The title of King's Counsel is automatical- ly conferred upon the rkttorncy-General of Bri- tish Columbia under a section of the King's Counsel Act. His new office is the second port- folio held by the Premier. He was already Minister 0f Railways. =11 1r e

Imports of pickles and sauces. were valued at $21390 in February, slightly lower than in the previous month but on a par with those 0f the same month last year. This came mainly from the United Kingdom. Exports of pickles, sauces and catsups were worth $14,370, about double those of 111st year, but a large decrease from the previous month. Imports of canned vegetables at $8,118.: were about one-half the value of the same month last year. The exports were valu- ed at $214116 against $17,731, of which the United Kingdom took one-third.

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Colonel Grant Suttie. who left with the S.S. Duchess 0f Bedford t0 be decorated by the King as commander of the Order of St. john, told an interviewer that he was thoroughly couvin ced of the advisability of developing cadet work in the schools. The countries of Den- mark, Norway and Sweden went in for youth training in a serious way and yet these count- ries were among the most democratic in the ivorld and could not be accused of developing a militaristic spirit among the young. health of a nation depends on the health of the individuals of that nation," lie stated and add- ed. “The trniniiig of the individual should begin in his youth." _ a =0- a Everglades (F111,) farmers declare that bean and tomato crops on 50,000 acres have been "90 to 95 per cent." destroyed by rain and hail. .\-lr. Luther Jones of Belle (Zlade said the dam. age in the rich Winter vegetable bowl was “greater than that of the 1928 hurricane." Mr. H. T. Holloway. who operates extensive farm- ing interests, appealed for aid in a telegram to Senator Claude Pepper and Representative Hark Wilcox in Washington. "Practically all Glades t farms were destroyed by rain and hail," Mr. Holloway wired. “Thousands are destitute and unless we can get assistance the community will

lie confronted with a serious situation. Aid of

1111- Red Cross is asked for flwfllnldl 0f h.

borers"

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Notes By The Way

reueneu on 1001.. ‘the ICpOH eu plane ekcmpluies: "A passe 01 twenty-live pluxfied mountain climb-

searen 0t a wrecked airliner audits e gnt occupants, vutually given up tor dead. ‘timeli- goal was the rugged western slope o1 wow-foot. batuy Peak where air searchers recentty spoiled the tangled ruin of the tivetity-one-passetiger Dougas ship. . , . Seven nules of pathless snow- covered wflcls lies before the search- ers and the wreckage, almost. hid- den in a grove of trees on the mouutainsideR-Telegrnph Journal.

The situation is a. little easier than it. was; but. no permanent. 1m- provement. can be expected tuitil French capital pluoks up courage to return to France from abroad and to venture out of its hding-places at. home. M1. Blum's real problem is not in Parliament, where. even if the Front Populaire were not so solid as it is, there could be lithe disposition to displace him tn fav- our of his critics. He ls on strong grounds when he maintans that at any rate he has done better than they did when they were in office. There are unmistakable signs of economic recovery, which. however, can only be made permanent lf, without forfeiting the confidence of the working-class voters who placed him in power, and whose continued‘ support is necessary for orderly re- covery, he is able to dispel the fears which are still caustic capital to hold back. — London Times.

Mr. Bennett wants a round tnlilc conference instead of a Royal Com- mission to investigate the relations between the Dominion and the provinces, s0 that essential socia legislation can be emu-ted. “Com- missions," the former Prime Mints- tci- told a North Reiifrew audience, “are the negation of democratic

govemment." Not. only that, but they are expensive and tisnally more or less pointless-Windsor Star.

Man. In his conceit, ls astonished over his own cleverness in teaching dogs "ti-icks." He 11111 get the crea- ture to imitate 11 few human poses and loudly 1111111211111 the perform- ance. It. might. be better if be were w" try to learn from the dog rather than instruct it-leorn patence, loyalty. obedience. oohtentment. The average dog has little, one won d suppose. to make him satis- fied with his lot. Now that Aprll has come, ushering in long months of imprisonment. with the dog- cateher continually on the alert. the cause for satisfaction ls still less. Public welfare must. of course. receive first cons derntioit: no nui- sance can be permitted. But. it is certainly a. "dogs life" 1n the cities tn the Spring and Summer months for these faithful little compan- lons.—Haml1t1on Spectator.

In a rot-ant. radio. address F. W. Lmggett, Chief Industrial Officer of the British M nlstrv of 1.1111111‘, stut- ecl that the average person etitcr- ing upon life in the ivorkuclay ivnrld requires and should receive these four essentla s: "Security in earning a living, a decent. home. fair wages, and the opportunity to fulfil him- self.” Not. unrensonrible require- ments these. But thousands 1n this rich young country of Canada are denied them. Nor can there be any real happness of living, any dur- able satisfaction. so long as these essentials are locking.

At long last that inofliublo and lrirlescribable something ts 111 the air. The breeze is warm and car- essing. Buds are breaking out on the trees. The sunlight has deepen-

robust. and hearty yellow and lies in vlv'd splashes in the streets and across the window sfls. spring. soft, lovely, golden spring, ls here at. last.

Complaint by Toronto members of Parliament that not enough Fed- eral money ls being spent in this city, while Ottawa ls getting plenty, draws a reply from The Ottawa Journal, which argues that. after all, Ottawa Ls the countryts Capital, the centre of its business admins- trntion, and that. conducting so en- ormous a business ls costly. . . . Successive Governments carry on plans to make Ottawa the beautiful city it ought to be, and these cost money. But it Ls the 00111111101115 Capital, and all Canadians with n sense of the aesthetic desire that; the most. be made of its natural ad- vantages-Toronto Globe and Mall.

In France the danger was that. Blum‘s Popular Front. government would be pushed by its own sup- porters into giving open assistance to the Popular Front government ln Madrid. But Blum has resisted this pressure from hls own people, Hg has shown caution and common sense. He has declined to give the met-stance of the French govern- ment to Madrid. And in doing so he has strengthened his posltlon. ‘That does not often happen 1n politics. It may sometimes be right and even courageous to desert your political friends. But lt very rarely pays.- London Sunday Express.

President Roosevelt's pointed warning that the United States Government. wlll not buy certain commodities at existing soaring pi-‘ces tumbled a 11st of Wall Street stocks from one to five polntas. That. whlle it may have pinched certain speculators. ctm do no harm ulti- mately. It. was a correction. per- haps. badly needed-Ottawa Jour- nal.

The right to strike ls not In ille- pute at all. nor the principle of col- lective bargaining. But it ls perfect- ly clear that 1f negotiations am free and without lastlng bltterneae strik- era have no more right, to occupy company property than a company would have to selze the homes of employees. Fbrce ls a dangerous weapon, and when the novelty wears off public oplnlon ln the Unl- tkd States wlll not sanction its use In lndustrlnl dlsputeo-Ottawe Journal.

m4

Annual lllledh‘

Men may lly, men may ride in at. 5H1“: OJ. llldfllllllfifi 81110 011 till b0!» o. 111111111111», 11111. uie Ickllly unnecess- iule pat-us o1 me earth niusu soul DU of u , rescue paroy trying w linu a wreck-

ers plunged a1. aayureak many mu: tne mastem Arlzona. "bamanQsJ m

ed from 1L5 wintry lemon shade to n. I

591mm lKBa-bmll THE NUMBER 0F PATIENTS EATTLICINU MENTAL “U511- TALS 0F THEIR OWN AC- CORD IS INCREASING RAPI-DLY

The word “usylum" and “1unatlc" are now rarely used and lt. ls safe to say that. most. of the youngsters of to-day have never heard of them. Formerly asylum meant an lnstltu- t.o11—perhaps almost a, prison-for insane or crazy people, and no fam-

1 11y ivanted it, known that. one of its

members was confined there. In fact. hundreds of fatmlies kept their afflicted member or members at home, sometimes with an attend- ant, rather than have the stigma or taint of insanity placed upon the family.

Today 1t is felt generally that just. as the asthma-hay fever-eczema complex, the tendency to tubercul- osis or other conditions, seem run tn some families, so the ten- dency to nervous ailments-illus- ions, delusions, obsessions, anxiety states, phuntasy or clay dreaming- runs in other families. These ner- vous symptoms may never lppeur unless some shook, some emotional disturbance, occurs, which ls the match which lights the fire.

Further, as most of these cases are as bright mentally as those who are normal. there is not. the “sting" of former times about being sick mentally.

An interesting point has come up ln Great Britain where the term “mt-ntal" hospitui" has taken the place of asylum. Some physicians and others interested 1n "mentor cases have sought to have the word mental left out. and the word “hos- pi1a1“'a1one used in‘ describing the institution. ‘ _ However. an editorial ‘n the Brit- ish Lancet states that tho Board of Control on Mental Deficiency has rightly refused to leave out; the ivorc! “mi-mal“ because whlle the ivord “asylum" may have caused some stlgmatbe term “mental hos- pital" carries none. or at least there ts no evidence that the name men-

tal hospitat prevents patients who»

may go in of their own free wlll from entering. The number of these patients who go in of their own free will. just as they would enter any other hosptal for treatment; of potty ailments, is steadily increas- ng. '

“The Mental Treatment Act ivhlrh allowed those who wished to enter a mental hospital to do so is only five years old, yet last year one person 111 every four who entered a mental tmspital 1n England and Wok-s did so voluntarily or of their 011 n free will.

The Board of Control is of the opinion that as 45 pei-‘cent. of the patients in some mental hosptals are, voluntary patients, it ls only reasonable to expect that very soon r11 least 50 per cent-half-of the patients in all mental hospitals wlll be voluntary patients."

THE Sl-IEPHERDESS

She waks, the lady of my delight, A shepherdess of sheep. Her flocks are thoughts; she kggpg them white. She guards them from the steep; She feeds them on the fragrant height, Ann folds them in for sleep. She roams

mabemul hllls and bright,

Dark valleys safe and deep.

Into that tender breast at night. The chastest stars may peep.

She walks. the lady of my delight, A shepherdess of sheep.

She holds her little thought; In

sight,

Though Buy they run and leap; She .s so circumspect and right.- She has her soul to keep.

She walks, the lady of my delight, A slzepneirdess of sheep.

_—Aklce Meynell.

county by someone who had no 11c- cnse to do so and that. man was fuied. The same skin was then found m the possession of a man 1n Middlesux and he hwd to wine across. But. the elusive skin kept gom8 on. It, was traced to Huron county and another man was up ln court and was forced to shell out. Finally the skin was found ln El- mira, where It had been sold 1G $3.75. All told the department col- lected over seventeen dollars ln fines and now has the skin t0 tihe goods-Trenton Conner-Advocate.

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We oupply the rlflll grade: (q- all uses. lung 1n up on the lulu- phone nnll leurn of our rellonlbh prices for all klnd: of the bent 00d. We shell be pleased to urvo you.

W. ll. GILLIS 0o.

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B1r,--In the April 8th issue of The Guardlnu, a. writer, XYZ, wrote of the mcldenoe of ‘ton. the ndtflteratlw of merchandise. and the exorbitant profits secured by some vendors of goods.