N The Paper That I All The News I °°"°" Pm“ Emvam w m; Printing Island ‘ All the Ads I Like t“ Dew I \\\\' w ml Readin t o ____. Everybgdy l‘ . g Guardlln, Three Cantu. _ - I “m . ,___ ' ' f1';';';,'1°,f:1'§1i§"1ai-n. Founded 1891. Evcnlnﬂ Guardian. 18g. 7, 1920. BL

NEWIII IINIIE

Time Opportune to Cl Towards China. B

(special to The Guardian)

.\iay i;.~Niginiall-uns are undcr way bctwcenlantiliui and Tolllo looking to iIll':l‘l‘lii‘WIl_ of thc i\ll11'l1i-,'ll1lltlll‘$(‘ alllu <:-- w h

'11‘ :0, ill till-so ilogoi .- llxllv liixprcss points ca: 1111111111111", s-ldiwillivllt arc finding 11 “w-lconlc lllljlilrllllllly t9 solicit a clarification of Japan's 1iolicy to‘- wuril t‘hlna, tltc cruiciul- ijllvtiliﬂn be

LoNDON.

oxpitcs lions tllc

Nlllll JAPANESE IIIIIIINIIE

Preserve Integrity of China. Japan Ap- pcrently Aggressive. I

HIIIIIY Ill

arify Ja.pan’s Policy ritain Anxious to

lng whcllici‘ Japan is willing to cunlliiuc to agici- to tho opcn door policy or \l'hcthcr silo $I‘l'k,s' ulti- uitltc domination. of l‘hlna. Britain ls anxious to prcscrvc hcr (‘hincsi- integrity and ill view oi‘ tho many signs of Japatioso ilggrcssivc and tinnoxzititnzlst iniciltions toward (‘hlna it is rcgarilitd as nloro than likely’ that thc viewpoints of tho two ncgotizlting powers, Britain aild Jllpll" may (zlash. » .

[III FIIIIIIlE

1 LONDON. May il.—4ieorge Bern

(Special to The Guardian)

LONDON” Mil)’ [Er-SIP Robert llmnc. President of the Iloard of Tradc spouklng ut ,1 dinner of tho Louiloi: t‘halnhei~ ofttlomlncrcc, said that tilt» 1iruscnt state of ilritisll lra-lc :=Ilt)\\’$ that the nation could 1111 forward with the greatest con- lidcucc. linctilployllicilt, he said, wits today lowcr thali at any pcrioti

WISH [IIIIIIIIIK

IIHIIISH IHIIUE

before the war althoilgll about 800,000 more people wcro not cn- gagctl in industry. About cighty-' flvc per ccnt of the rclurnctl sold- iers had now been absorbed in in- dustr_v,

Among the guests were Sir Goo. P0110)’, (‘aiiiatliaii lligh (‘ommissitm c1‘ and Sir laimcr Gouiu, Prcnilcr of Quebec.

Theatres to Fight City Immorality

(Dom. Press Spmial.)

ml Shaun, spcaklng Ill London to 11111_11dvoc.atcd the cstablislilncnt of uutjialllwuscs in every city to fight stlutv . Present nzcasurcil mun lclpiililics, hc said, practically en- courage iiiinlorallty and towns are iiiistatl- of IIlll‘I)lll‘I:llli. “It is use- IfFiilllItI Mr. Show "to pursue n poiiqw of strict roprcl-lslon of yoiillg ~Illlflldll impuis '. Tho rcmcily is pro vidctl h_\' natilrc and by God."

Bonk of England T0 Be Rebuilt

(Dem. Press Special.)

l.ﬁ.\'llt).\', .\lay II.~*-TIH' lluiik of Plllvi-lllti. ItiItiWll thc world ovcr as lil" "liiti i-tttly of Thrcadnecdle Slit-ct," i.- to ho rchulli. 'l‘hc iicw struclllrc, iucordlilg In cxpcctzl iillllﬁ. will in- many stories high and will vltiilliltfl‘. some wonderful urchin-clan;

o-ow-o-vvvwbo-vovooo-booc-b4

CONDENSED SPECIALS

' 0»o+

‘WANTED MAID FOR GENERAL iltlllocsvorlt \\'-'li§i',~l $20. Apply 235i ‘ditto-u Hit-cot, 31

1- _.~_.-.~~_...___~ FOR SALE.- Sovoral loads 0f 1111p clay HI ihc tftiudal estate un ‘m? “'ilt‘t‘i. Apply ll. it}. lt‘ar-

tpit-hairson, King st, May’! II‘.

‘FQR SALi-EIGHT-ROOMED __‘"’it't="1 Army its, Water s1, zn

‘F93 5APE-QUANTITL CHOICE iiiiii" flit‘ whoai and .IIlIlI)I.Il,V “'_"‘i- i‘l"til‘it‘1lt ‘Parkman, It}, i‘. lllowil, Ilt/jllii)".

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VIr/ANTEQEXPERIENCED MAID 1f" illlttil faintly. No wilshlng. 1'9"" “VtlKP-‘t- Army to Mrs. c. 1.. iiiii-s, 2i! Longworth Avg

ITYIZ-ﬁjf-MEIT

Pa’: ﬁtthli-Jzomptsre counss _' 11 _- _‘ , ll ll . 11m Onlcocl" ililll) W Guard

.__.._.

87l7-5-7-MEZllpd

g 1 ______..._. wSfl\i‘iTE_D-—COMPETENT LADV qniiilllllltlfiilcr ut oncc. Good Der- 1 no ily. billﬂfy to start $100 per "mini “mi Ollllertunlty for ad-

vana 1 _ _ "rinltﬁllghljllt Phone Mr. llull Vict

t wHltNTsrx-mxlo FOR GENER- V housework. No washing. Mrs. - w- Owen. 14s Pownal st. g 8865-5-5-3! 1 -i______... WlAllwllTib A MAID FOR GENER- g casework. Must be able to 0 plain cooking. Good wagon.

Avlilyt M WM” 501m 1111. Bruce Btcwarqm

‘vgaltnreo TO new SMALL 113ml“- AUDI‘! L. J. Shaw Groc- ' Q;

‘FOR aALis-A QUANTITY or

‘ in vicw of what has occurrctl, says

tlmoth d v Maumflellaeo . Alex. MacBentii, ‘ ---_- .._- ,1 8098-54-2!

Col. Peck Resigns From Pension’s Board

(Special to The Guardian) O'I"I‘AWA. .\'lay 6.» -'I‘ho (‘ilizcil

INIIIIIN IIIIIKEII IIIII IIF IJEHIIIIIIN INIIEIIIINIIIES

Joint Action t0 be Ta ken by France and England as t0 Deﬁ nite Amounts t0 be Paid Yearly by Germany.

(Special m The Guardian) 1 LONDON. May iI.——A (ierlllilli i-UNIION- iiilly C» 'Till' niiiiydlﬂiﬁilllllﬁli hcadcil by l)r. Zellitiger ('Ill‘f)llI('Il"fl dlplouiatlt: corrcspolitl- 1111s- ucrivcti in London to settle- cnt says tho inaiii tlucstitm to ilciwith tho Iiiaritimi- scetion m‘ tho ilccitlcd at th_c forthcoliiing contrr-t1-1-11111-111101111 11111111111191. 1111- 11111111111111 cncc in Ltllitltil] botwcon Nlillcr~,11|' 1111. 1-111111111111111 51111111 111111.11111111_ tiixil, llcrtllclot, liloytl (lilorgc Zlllfllqyq] 11111-1-11111111 11111153 Ausicn (‘hambcrlzlln will hi: thoir1 ticfiilittl joint lino of action t‘t'i-llll‘ti' I Gemanyi; Cannot take Part in Corl- lllg thc (lcriiluil intlcniillty all'.tl' _ quench \VII\I‘II till‘ IIFFZIIIKPIHPIIIS lift‘ (‘flll- _-.__ cludcil for thc rcccipts of ccrlain 1»,\1111.-_ 11111, 1-,1_.,\1111.11 111111111111 “lliliﬁ Yl‘ill'iY [Ytllll (iPPlllillLV- have (lccidcil ‘against allowitig (lcr The budgets of Franco and Ilrit-1m-an l‘(‘])i"t'St!lltilI.IVOH to take part ain will bc COHSIIIPYZIDIY itlodifictl. 111 111.. 11111111111; 91111111111111 111111111515. The correspondent adds, that tho 11111 111 511m 110111111111’ 1111. 1.~1-1.111.11 Turkish treaty will be 1irtrsenteil to p01-1qg11 1011111111 11111111- 1111111111n1-1t11 the Turkish delegates, in Paris ilcxt 1x11113113 11.111 1111 111051.111 111111. 111 lucsdayTIlc lilrklsh delegates, lie 1111. 111111111111, 111 11111119111111 P1111111. 533's. iltlvt‘ ilPPll lllﬁivlltiiPti iii’ lilPll" wzili he called in and questioned govcrnnlcili to sign tilt‘ lftillli’ ill" bv the allied 1ircmicrs bllt will its oilforccmcilt is another maittcl‘ 11111 111. 11111111111 111 111959111 1,911,111 and a sommvhilt RIoonrv view is tak 11111111111111“ 1111 11111 11 - 111 911111111 “ll i" Oiiiciili l'il‘l'_i“5 ‘Yiiil Wgilrii i0 (is-rmaii i-eprcsuntlttivos. tho forc- the ‘Turkish Nationalist movement 1g11 1111-11111 111111111161111111111 61111111111611 of which Mustaplla Keinal is the “.111 111, 11110111111 111 111N111 1111111- Uiliei illiiiifll‘! iii-ii"?- ‘estimzttes of Germany's ability t0 ‘pay indcmttities but the allied lean

T° 59m‘ AilfJl-li ships- lot-st will act on their own judg- . l‘t' ~ .-li-~' tl>G l (special m The Gunman) l)lrl“l)ll1nsiltl1ol1.siillSt(l|lljl{ it ccinln

I 1Gerinans Hope For LPAU‘ n???‘ T 1 U.S. Representation gains 0 ax

(Dom. Press Special.) At a special nlcoling of thc L. iltivttrnnll-ni

BICRLIN, May ii.——-'l"llt- (Icritlail Iinpos llloro lvill ho

will publish the following tomor- row '....: a protest zigainst rccout curicniaes and statements of Gcil- cral ll. ll. Alclican before tho Par- liamcillaiy (‘timmlttelv on Pcnsioits. Licut. (‘oi ti‘. V. Peck, V. (‘., has tendered his rcslgilatioir from that hotly in a letter which lie has addressed to Mr Hume (ironyn, chairntzin of tho (‘timmlttee on Pen- sions and RGPBIRIJIIHIIIIIGIIE. (‘ol. Peck after stating that he consid- cri-l it his impcriltive duty to rcsliéll

that hc did it ilot only to proiosl itl lho 11am» of tlli- widows of ihc lluildrctis of bravo mcn whom l had lilo houur oi" leading iii tho luto war, but as a 1irotoat ilgaiilst thc tlcploiablc attempt on two ant-cos slvc days to camouflage tliejnciil cut and also in thc namc of the conluion rcspctt and ticcﬁlltli?"

Immigrants Arrive From England

(Special to The Guardian)

'l‘0lli).\"l'0, May Ilf-A potty til settlers. front Britain arrivcil yes- torda_v ut noon in Toronto, having i‘illllt‘ nvcr on thc Victorian. During lhc trip across tho party was in chtirgc of Maijor J, ‘M. Clark, Sui)‘ crliitcntlcul of lmuligrnilon attach- cd to tho lumdilil, England, of- ficc. Tho party coilsistctl of I50 cx- porionccd farm hands. ‘.55 domestics" and scvoritl familcs, ton oi‘ which arc ])l‘I)‘l]\t‘('iIVl‘. purchasers of farms.

The Preach Strike Practically Over

(Dom. Press Special-i

l‘.-\llIS, May tl.~—l-‘ranoc's general gtriki- oi‘ ritihvay mine and ‘dock wilrki-rs. clillctl to Itil‘t't‘ lllilili‘ ii ii“ inund for nationalization of Iltlﬂiﬂ lildustrielt, lllill°ill'l‘li i" h“ "V" i“ titty, Mull)’ "aiiwilY i"'1‘i_i ivw" '0' 11111111111 11> their posts. lhe govt-ril- mout continued to round up radical luboritci-l. The strike leaders ndntit- tcil their position had hccu wcuk‘ 1,111.11 '11“. 111.111-rnl (‘onfcilcrzltion of Labor annmniizcil il Wtllliti tii-“Tiliir agc othoi- trades front joining tho strike, (iovcrillncnl oillcials said the govcrumoui would hold firm in i111 refusal to ncgotlatc with the strikers.

Ngw Developments Alarmillﬂ-

(Dom. Press Speﬁili-i

11/111131 May (l,~-»Devcioptilenla_ of the French strike are asaunlll1ig arming proportions. '1 he pos t on I gguporls is becoming lncrcusinﬂ Y serous, Ninety four Rhips with thousand 1ianuengers ate strum 1 at Marsalllca, unable if) confining their journey. The strik; twbrsl] pa; hitherto been confine 0 mid 1111111 111911, docknlell, acumen. mlnqrg new threatens to overrun‘ the coal and buildirt! l-Flliiok MP“

I’. l’. tho following rcstilutiop was 2\IIlI‘I‘Ii“ ll‘t‘ll1'l‘*li‘llillii°li llt ihc Sllil 1111111111111111511, 1111S§1-11_ and llrusscls confci'citccs, evident- l{l')S()l.\’l1Il), that IIH‘ luihorcrs ‘ty ill tllc bclief that Amcri l's

cont-option of (‘.~.-l'lllaii,\".-. liability is liluch more moderate than that of thc Allies.

Protective \'nloil views with alarm the 1irospcci of tllc Local Govt-ril- menl imposing n poll tax of three dollars pcr iii-ad on thc t‘it_v of Charlottetown.

in vicw of tllc fact that tho (‘ity of (‘harlotlctolvil alrcatiy pays con-I SIIIPTIIIIII‘ to tho government in iti- comc tax. and thc govcrnmcnt r01 cclvos thc greater portion of tho auto tax front residents of thisi sat-w (‘llffﬂl-ljillllilkﬂll sent out thc or (‘ity and a largo sum of mono)" igiilal story that thc Poles hail oc- (molc than (inc oighth) ol‘ lIlt‘ (‘IIIHIINI l\'ii>l‘f,saltl llolshcvlki state Dominion subsidy, on account of niont ilisptisctl of story. llcavy fight tllc (‘ity o1‘ (‘liilrlottottilvii alld1 i111; llciwccn Polish and Soviot fol spciltis but lilllc of this amount on col: was rcportctl, from the rcgiolt our city; and an wc uro tilroutiy tzlX of Fastnft’! cd h_\' illo (‘ity (‘orporatitin for lllc rccort inirctise lu our tcttchors whose salaries have llocn cheerfully‘ ruisod on morc than one ‘occasion latcly by our (‘ity School Board.

‘lililtlltltil-‘Olllﬂ lllfSOlAlltll) that this tinion protests lllllttillﬁl tilt‘ lcv_vhlg of any furthci" tax on tho

(Dam. Press Special.) LONDON, May C.-»“0ur troops arc fortifyiilg themselves in now position west of hieif" a Bolshcvik nilicizll communiqut- received today said. The Daily News, whose War-

Special Meeting ‘i of City Council

.»\ special t mcting of tho (‘ity

Titil/ITIS, 1iif.1.t1i1i,i1z,i.r,1l1iil‘Emmi by ‘he (‘tiuncll was hold last evening willt ln1i~1lv11iij111w11 111r§o1vr1r11 111.11 11 Mayor ltiloy in the chair. All thr

- -. -. (‘ouncillors wcro prctscnt with one - , - ' - ilo thi. ' , . ummiitto“ i“ “mwmhd m \' cxcopiitwn. Tho now tax hill now

~ .>,. .'111-1-.. iirilifrzniél qmailrtil“ﬁlyil1i11i1f '\1.:);1i11l1,‘11 lnforc tic House was tho stibjcct .- l -. I ‘ . 1 1 _ _, ,, “m1 111111,” m“, 111.011,“ 111,11)“, 1111.111 of_ ilisil or. and ‘the llldiil “as lclt. by rosolutlon ill the hands of‘

without delay’ tho (‘ommittoi- on Legislation.

PM“ Moifthly Meeting City School Board

Tho rcgulai- monthly mcciillll of Ihc (‘ity Schol Ilourd was held

Armenia. Recognized By Argentina

i\\'A.‘illl.\‘(i'l‘l')N,“lilay o.- --'ruc Ar- gontinc govcrniucnt has ITIIIKTIZLIIY rocognlzcil illo lit-public of Armcn la and has pnbllshcil a lII‘l'I"‘i‘ crvtt

m": i‘ ‘SW-Phi dmmnmilnl i" H“, iati cvoninr ‘ii ‘l (ft-hick ‘Fhcrc Forolgll Olllctl to hailtllc mattclx-l ‘v“‘_‘ “H51 '11 ‘ q .11 1'" 111W 1.1111‘1.1.1.1111111 1111- )l:i“llj1{lll‘ ‘of Naiijmj, 1211111. Kllmtxstﬁﬂm15.111111111111111 carat)“;

Hi" 5m“ himmuui‘ Wm‘ "U Mr. lmniuvorth. Tho Principals

"ffiiimiiy "ilvismi imiiiy‘ oi‘ tho schools and tho 'l‘ruant of~

ficcr wcrc also prcst-ni. Ap- plication ivas lillidt! by tho l’rincip~ all: on behalf oi‘ tho icachcrs of tliw (lity Schools for an iliitrcac in SilIllfy or for a bonus for tho cur~ rcni year. Tilis mailer utas lak- cn up by thc hoard and a spccial commiltcl» conﬂsiing of Dr. Jon ltins and lticssrs. Lotigwortll and (lordon \\'.i*‘ uppolllit-11 in moot ihc (‘ity Council at its noxl regular itossinn regarding the matter. The ordinary routine business oi’ the lloard was dealt with and Ar- bor and Elnpirc day was fixcd for l~‘riiluy' tho 21st day of May. ,

’l‘hi- visitors for tho nlonlli woro nlrt‘ aptioinicll.

Nilozle Tho Sunstlliiii- Kid.

,_..-___.1.4

i-ro Lisreislrro THAT WOMAN KICK ON ‘THE ‘PRICE OF- EGG-S

YOUDTHINK. 1 WAS

——-¢0>———-

Admiral Benson Partly Denies

“IASIUINGTON, May tl.—AdmIr- III W. ll. Benson, before the Snu- nle naval investigation committee. “today said "ho did not think he . Iold Admiral Sims that “we would es 50f") fight the British as Ger- mans‘? Sims prevloitsly tchnrgcd before committee that Benson, who was chief of naval operations dur-

um WﬁATliEh TEHPERATURE _ tmm, MOON writ

___..

workers declare the!’ Wm mm“

down their tonln lllltl l wor era

bum‘ n‘ inJiEti-ucted to be read)’

have been for labor confederation to call them out, Strikers attacked MIDI?"

trains near LYON will‘ ‘"1" mid simian and labor tenders ‘nltler1 that another lmfwfilll" midimm" strike will become effective today.

lnlz the war, hnd tnld him this jusg before he started ifor England n short time before this coilntry declared vmr." I do not think i said li but I eunh deny it under oath," Bemlon testified. “Whatever was maid" he insisted "wan to impress upon Admiral Sims the delicacy of the sittmtlon when hc was sent to London.

TORONTO, May r-lllzlp Wllttiﬂ fill!‘ and moderately warm.

The tide will be high this aftcr- noon at 12.46 and tomorrow at 1421; it will he high tomorrow morning at. 2.20 and tSundny at 2.57.

iSun nets this eveninll at 7-tﬁ and tomorrow nt 7.17; lt rises to- morrow morning at 4.37 and Run-

1clay at 4.35.

NEW I II] 5i

This Province Chosen of Labor Troubles

TWENTY

(Special tc The Guardian)

AIOIVFILIGAL, .\‘la_v ti.» ~~It was slat. cd at tho offi*>s of lho Canadian llaiiufacturcrs" Association today- that ihcy had rccoivcd inquiries Il'(illl uvcr illfilltt concerns who worc anxious to cstzlhlish brain-hes ill the pro- vinco oi‘ Quebec. The first rcason

NIIIISIHIES Ildl IN IIIIEIIEI]

Because of Absence ‘also to Avoid Duty

on Goods Coming; into Canada.

for this sic” was stated to ho the comparative inlmuttily of this pro~

viiice from serious labor troubles‘

1lvhich have latterly (nurse-ti so much Ins-l to [Znitctl States Industry

ahlish hcrc ln order to avoid tilc ditty on goods coming Illiu (fan- llflti.

Undertake Captur

(Special to The Guardian)

JIIAILEZ, 310x100, May Ii,'* Tell lhous-ililil revolutionary shortly will begin a march upon .\lcxico (fiiy front the State or (‘hill tiahua, ziccoriliiig to an tliiiliyuncc- mcn! nludc horo tonight by Jesus .\I. ('llcn, rccclltly appoilltoil to aid iii tho traustkti" of fcdcral funds licic incidental to tho change of govern meut. (‘ucn formerly was federal judgo oi‘ the Jilurcz district. Six thousand of tllc soldiers will coinc from Sonora, Scum (‘non said. tho othci- 4.000 will join tho column on its way from Juarcz.

Caranzecs backing low.

(Dom. Press Special.)

Valuable Heirloom

(Special to The Guardian) I’.»\l..\llt1l{S'l‘()N. New ‘Li-aloud. .\lay d.- Tllc Print-c m‘ “Ylifhs and thc Royal party left Winganui _\'t‘>-

tcrday morning imd mot- ored twcuuv-fivt- milcs through the ‘beautiful rolling ilowns and wcl

grassed valleys- dottctl with shcop .10 .\lal.on and thcilci- by train to Yalltlcr: on North. wltcro ho was enthusiastically wclcolilctl by 20.- 000 pcoplc. \\'Ililc herr- a white hair cd old lady namcd Mrs. llankiils. whose maiden nalnc ivas I)alr_v- mplo, 1ircscntcii the Ilrincc with two colors of the third foot guards regiment, missing for llic last fifty yw-ars. Airs, liankins explained that hcr grand unclc. (liailcral Salulucl Dalrymplc, accoptoil thcm from a mortally" woundod oiliccr at thc huttlo of Alcxilntlrial in 1501' and ihc colors had hccu an hoirltioin in llci‘ family’ cvor -\'Illt't7, having boon

tho propcriy of iii-norai Dalrymplti

as fiflitTl‘ of lhc day at Ali-xandria. The Princo ilt.'.('t‘])I('tI tho gift with tho wartntlst thanks. Tho I'l'Ili(‘t‘. lat - woilt in Napier" where he was

: oiitliii.‘lstic:illy' rcci-ivcd. llc 1n lVl-Ilingttni totiay.

Investigating; Cost of Shoes

(Special to The Guardian)

“UVSIII-NUTON, Hay fi.—-llolicf from thc 1ircscnt high 1iriccs of shocs is cxpccicil to rcilull from the passage of 11 hill favorably report- cd to thc House today Ivy ille (‘cits-nu (‘nmmiltcou Tho bill author- Izt-s tho ilircctol‘ of lltc ccllSlls Iii tnkc a tyoniius cvory ulontll of thc number of hidcsi in tho country and makes it nlatulzltory upon all hide owners to give full informa- tion {o the census takcrt-‘j. Thu conlmittco Is of lho opinion, said chalilnatl Slcgol, that tltcrc was n11 ilcctlssiiy’ for tho IliCl‘i'l1H0i-i lu ilic pr oi‘ hides and tho 1ircscnt high pr cs of shoes tirc onilrcly utmccessary, uncallctl for and liti- prccetlentctl, The alleged shortage of lcathcr is a pure subterfuge plil forward as n justification for in- crcnscil prices.

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Bolshevist Minister Still Hedging

(Special to The Guardian)

LONDON. May tl.~t\l. Tciiltchcr- in, the Russian Bolshovik Mliilstcr of l-‘nrelilgn Affairs, in his reply to the llritish note requiring ilcflnitc assurances rogarding tho treatment of Denckinc troops in South Russia, hart lint, sayu the London Times. condescended an answer to a plain question but a-

gain refers to the Polish and Hun- garian questions. These questions. Great Britain in the previous new, said were sldc issues.

WASHINGTON, May iiw-tfarrail- '/.'.i'.~= hacking is lo_\v, according to confidential advices received in

To Prince of Wales

SIIIIIIEHS IIIIIIIIIHBH [IN CITY [II IIIIEXIIJII

e of Mexico City.

Washington today from sources. Representatives 0f Obre-

raltza. would be overthrown wot-k,

(Dom. Press Special.)

.\ll*1Xlt‘.() (‘I'I‘Y, May 6.~—~“lt is mv duty It) crush t.lic rebels and I will not cease my efforts until have achieved that pitrpose," Presi dent Carranza said late today in tlicusc oflicizil pronuncianento he has cd to the nation on the iiistir- lit ion, “'l‘l\e situation will he klrnvn wilen tllc fighting bcgins“,_

(‘arrallzil said. “It is my ohliga-Iiiﬁii iilPil‘

nation to the llresidcilt elected in a

twcnly laigc nianufac- ‘Fhcso flrnls also (Il‘»“iIl'(‘tI to cst- come in); which fornlcrly

‘1itig true to those who elected them, offer the most uncomprolilisiiiz: titl-

1DOSIIIOII to the govcrnnlcnfs tipprcssivi- mcasurc. lil this

The iniquitous ‘fax Act

1 Sir,—iri a 1irevioiis letter, I charactcrizcil 1measurcs in so far as they affect residents of the cit)’

ibelug unfaiir, unjust and ullnloral. I ,.

i lhe

illouso, fully justify the language used by me, 'l‘hc farmers who are now growing rich from ihc vcigv high 1mm»-

Ipaid for all kinds of food products,

of one half of one per cent on values as fixed by themselves,

The citizens of Charlottetown, lliuch lesg able to pay than the farmers, are conlpcllt-tl to [lay city treasurer a real 1irupcrty tax of ont- aild thiec tllltlrltllﬂ4 pcr cont. or over three [IHIOS as iilucli as those living odthcii- farms, on vuiucs

by sworn appiaiscrs. Besides, there

wvhich has been atlvancctl by the economical and fair to a maximum of l0 per ccnl, The whole force of this f)".t_'l"t|ii‘4 ta\ '.\'iii 1fall upon the residents of lht- city and towns.

lly $400,000 that comes from Ottawa

I ‘part of these taxes upon citizens.

Someone who has been hard put to find an cxcusc bring,»- foryvwrtl

zthc injury done to the roads by the autos. There is no such thing, in

Sumivrs ‘gnu revnlutlon today predict“! (‘up1spcnt in the country. The city and towyts arc being imposod upon in

111 at the most SIIEIIIlGIPSs manner by the present govcrnnlcnt. it is ccflfl thigh time for the city representati [themselves and prove their fitness for tllc positions thc)‘ l>l‘t'\lll.\‘.

arc some men who are like electric hilttons. _'I‘hc_v ncvcr zlccomplisll

1 anything ultlcsn they are pushed. If bfessrs lliggs and Duffy wi-h to save themselves from the reproach of being put in this clitss. tIlt<_\'

will take the only stand that men

safety.

tiim to deliver the power of the,

cacoful maimer." The president ox

situation.

I Personal Property

ln rcviclviitg tho govcrrnnlcifs Apr“ i.

taxation measure tho Gilartilan, 1takiilg its infornlzltitm- from 1rosoluiion with which lion. Boll hail introduced the hill and which was 1iublishcil in a recent 1ls to stated thatzill personal pro- Iporty on the farm, as well as the ifarul itself was taxable. The bill 1however, which was tabled Wed- .nc1-tlny' nitzht loo late to be scruti- [nizzeil for yesti-rtlziyﬂ-i issue makes ]tli~ following cxcmptious:

Section l0.——“So much of’ the personal property of every person as consists of Ilouscholil furniture, w wring anmtrt-l, and household cf- t fccis of whatever kind, books, pain- iiin , otc.

Sci-lion l4.-_—-$n lunch of the per- lsoaal 1iropc,ri_v' of the owner or llcssoo or occupailt of any farm or ‘tirchard as consists of the direct produce of his land. . . and so inucii of his personal property ell tho said land as coltaists of livc siock, zigrlcllltural implements, ag- ricultural machinery, and vehi- cics.

thc

Civilization Depends 0n England and lJ.S.

NIGXV YORK, ‘May C.-—-(‘lviIizai. ioll and the pcacc of the wilrld (lo- poild upon ‘the linking of English speaking people and without this unity it. cannot be securctl,“ said lSir Edward Walker of Toronto. 'i’l't'llliti°llt ni’ the (Tanadian Bank of (‘omincrian last night. Ill an ad- drcsu bcforc_ lho (‘anadlun society of New York, on the occasion of its nnilual banquet, at Baltimore. lSlr Edward said that the fate of Japan and Cilllip and other nations of tho nrlcul depends entirely up- on tho rolntlotlshlp between Eng- lzlnd and the Ilultcil Slates.

1 ‘Sir Edward has just returnctl froln a tour of the for east.

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Queensland a Social Paradise

NICW YORK. May 6.—“'Oursl is a rcal social paradise," declared Premier Edward Theodore. of Queensland, Australia, 18st nilzlii al the Labor Lyceum in Brooklyn N. Y.. in referring to living condit- ions in his country. “We have cur- hcrl rent profitccrs by passing ade- quaie laws and we are not troubl- ed with exorbitant prices for sug- ar or meat. Sugar sells for nine cents n pound and steak can be had for l6 cents.“ he declared. The Govt-mitten! owns all the grazing lands, mince 11nd also operates me railroads. We have laws for the protection M widows and children and compensation laws for em- 1ployecs.

ll prcssctl full confidence in his gov- f‘l‘lllllt'ltI.'S Jability‘ to deal with the

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I

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I

ternls of Premier Bell's tax resolution, us Fllilllllllvtl

amounted to one and one halt‘ per c< nt.

1 The city anti towns take entire ntanzigemcni of all tllt- r tlwll af- t . .

‘fails, and pay the full cost thereof. They rcccivc practically IIUIIIIII); [from tho province, although their share of the animal subsidy of ncar-

' There Is not a pretence of excuse or justification for inflicting any

1iliice of the autos injuring the roads they ﬂlJIllElIIy/IlilDFtlYi‘ thcm a-t everyone knows. They have the eﬁect of levelling and hardening them. 1,._11.1ou_11'f‘hc $20,000 taxes paid by auto owners all go to the province, and arc

vcs anthtiltiiif- oi’ thc lilwils to t-xt-rt

the govcrlllliclifs !.l.\'

and iowils ~t~'

to the

are asked to pay a rcal c-"tuw- t1t.\

the great majority of whom lllt‘

II) Wilt‘

is a tremendous ini-rcast- in tho m

atltl

mindt-il _\lr iiil

Is very considerable.

iuly

'IEIlt*i'o

of honor can take. and by smut‘.- ulolil-

w ‘i y

l am sir, etc. TAXPAYER.

House opcuL-tl ui 11.15.

An “Act fol the butler (lovcrn ment of the Village of Wlmart” was prescntcil and read a fuel. time.

lion, Air. iilcNeill asked- leader oi‘ the Government whcthcr the farn. foreman at Falconwood, Lieutenant l). A. McDonald had been dismissed from thc position and when?

What was the rcsason for such distilissul’!

Was Llcutneant McDonald ever iiifornled that Ills work was not satisfactory in any respect and if we, by ivhonl?

Hon. Mr. Bell replied that the Government had simply (llscontm- ucd this service.

Mr. J. A. Dewar speaking lo u question of privilege road a pert ion of the (luardlatifs report of his speech on taxation, which ho said, did not. fairly represent what he had said.

Hon. J. J. Johnston, K. 6., Attor~ ucy General, also spoke to a (mos- tlon of privllcgo in that the. Guard» ian, cspltcially iii its Saturday is- sue. nlado him tho subject of at-t tiluk. lie read an iicm of Ztiay 1st, which ho claimed xvas a de- liberate misrepresentation of his spot-ch. to which ll had retort-mac.

Hon. A. E. Arsenault speaking of the “Taxation Act“, said he had not hail sufficient time and oppor- tunity to go fully into details. 1i was a very large bill, and would involve very much study before we can be reasonably acquainted with its details. lie referred m the provisions made in other pro- vinces, especially for school pur- poses, those contributed to cdu- cation, not only by the government thut through the instrumentality of municipalities. This was partly tho case in this provincc. To a cor- iain extent we too Ilud our munici- pal as well as our local district syzstcmu When wc lakc the tax- ca inlposed by the central govern- ment and add to these that impos- ed in the school districts together Poll tax. Road tax. Land tax in- creased from two mills oil-the dol- Ill!‘ up to live mills on the dollar and with a proposed Incrcasr- of‘ valuation from fifty to one bun- drod per cont, up land values have much increased In the last fivo or 6 years, ii will make a very heavy tux upon the people. Farm pro- ducts have doubled and treblcd in price and everything has gone up , tending to increase land values and to put this heavy tax on an suddenly will have a very bud cf- fect

Anothrr bad feature ls that of the hardship on the working man lierctoforc, the twage earner anti working man only earned a dot. it" ttllti a tluartcr or a dollar and n half a day, and that practically exempted all men of the laboring class. including mechanics. Now the conditions have chm ed and the working man gets L00 or

"WW ll till)’; cﬂltr '.' living have

PROCEEDINGS IN THE I PRUIIZIIIICMECISIATURE

‘ Exempt from Taxi 1:1" _

gono away up; no man can live on $500. ‘Flli-rc should In: an cv- cmption of $1,000 or $1200. ‘flvt-lvt- ltuiltlrcd dollars today is of no more value than fivc hundred xvas then. Antither fealurl- is that it. the laxable- income of a poor man amounts to $525, he has to pay one and a halt’ per cont taxi-s.

Another fcaiuro in that il pro- vides nu discrimination between the bachelor who has zlbsoiutcly no rcsptmslbililjv and tho malt with a large family ilepenilent 0n. him. The married man is a. great. benefit to the country and his children a valuablc :t.~set, Ho should not be undor the sumo hardship in taxation. ‘This is uti- just to the poor mun struggling to bring up a family.

On personal proporty a slurre- IlOIfIQi‘ is taxed upon tho shares; hohnlds in a corporation. The

company arc also IZLXWI on their lncimle. TIIIHFIIH‘ sharoholtlcl- in these companies arc lilXt-ti twice.

Anothcr part to \\'Iiit'Il ho oliji-cr1 ed was the tax on fox compniiics 'I‘hosi- crc largcly i'Jl|lIIllIl'/.t"tI lillll to pay ova-ll a snlall t||\'llIllltI !iit'.\’

will havc In nlukc laruci" lll‘t'i'i'~ anti ihosc havc lo pay a lzirz: r lax. ranging from fivu in ion 1i~'l't"‘Ili lwforc ihc shareholdors got lllli“ thing. ll is to tho crcdit of IIl\~.' companies that during lilo \\’liI. fhcy did not give tip llllllilllht-l‘

I tnaintaln that at lctisl .~Il.ll't‘IiiI tiers who llavc hcroltifort‘ ﬁll nothing. should gct at lcasi a ill- vldend before any taxes are col- lected, Another effect will b- that outsiders will withhold in- vestmcnt. Whcn this drastic- tax comes thi-y will rcmovc thcir foxes anti tako them alvay from the province whcrc lmttor comic tions with regard tn taxes prevail. (‘lnnmcrclal travellurs from mul- sido the province, are pcrmittoil to take orders and scll thcif‘ goods without taxation. ‘Fills ' should hc. 'l‘ltcrc un- when commercial lravcll-ir»

not allowed to do so, and tiic had to hc repealed bocausi- oi‘ tlio dissatisfaction which ii gavc. int we have quite a numbci‘ oi‘ r~~‘- tlcnt commercial travollcrs. som- of thcm fine young mon lfiili; :1- mong us, contributing to lilo l:i\ ntlon of tho country 1ill1] hclplnt: to build up tho cominuility". l7llilci" this tax act these young mcn aro naked in contributo $130.00 tux": This is not fair to those young

men, several of whom \\'i have a- mong us. Another objection is in having

inspectors to make the valuations of the land.

Hon. Mr. Johnnon: "'l‘hat is not in the act." Hon. Mr. Aracnauli: Thc lion.

the leader of the Govornlnonl said yesterday that it wits. ll is a bud principle, continued Mr. Arson- nult, to have an officer of thc Go- vernment, a partimn, to value lho land. This matter of valuation 1a an intricate business and rc-

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