- --w».n.a-....;_-t.~m

fusion FOUR l

- ‘Victoria a group 0f plutocrats, in Montreal

‘Cabinet is suspicious and indicates

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Vloo-Predlono-J. lung“, L, Ilollllll. no.0." AaoIdlloIdltoo-Inlcurlo,

‘MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1926

been recognized that "the gods help those who help themselves." lt is equally true that "the gods" will not lift a hand to help those who will not help themselves.

A8 TO ARGUMENTS

There is some excuse for ingenu- ity in argument when men are hard pressed for reasons for the faith they profess and we are not sur-

prised to find our Liberal friends, Such-hie, 53B" and dggjlng with‘ in the unpleasant turn oi affairs mummy magazine puhiiuhuu in.‘ mrmlgll which U"?! l4"! Palllllllil- the industrial and commercial life‘ using arguments which are absurd or [he Murmmen’ in "a cuneul L... and ridiculous.

There is one line of argument,

sue proves very conclusively that

r 1

lIOWBi/BP. lll Wlllcll lllllY lfPiillfillllY often charged, confined to the con-i

lake refuge and for which there [ml will “"5" llmvllli-‘ell- The"!

can be no justification. attempt. to set class against class "Th? Bu")! P333“ 3nd race uguirigt rum, The 30.(_~al|. them on its artistically illustrated ed "constitutional issue“ belongs 00V" llllile- Alllllllt; lllem- Wllll 9X" to the latter variety, iiuvirig prov. cellent photos of the plants refer-l etl a boomerang, hitting where itrell w» are "Neel allll Coll?- Syd- had not been expected, it has been iritu u mined," "Attiherst Shoes," “Good paper is made in Bathurst, N.B.," "Where White Lily Biscuits are made," "imperial Mar- ine Motor made in Charlottetown."

"revised and corrected" 30°15 ‘mil

shape in which the original is un- recognizable and in which also it will prove-as much of a boomerang

as at first, and is harmless. 0n the inside pages also are well

set-up advertisements of Peerless Gl Al . l’ ‘t d vb J. & servative party is tied up with the “gar e man“ at um y _ T. Morris Co., Ltd., Charlottetown; "interests" and that there is an in-

Now an effort is being made to give the impression that the Con-

B' itC..Ch- fernal plot 0t‘ some kind heinglme P E I Fox we“ O 8r

‘l ' - . h ., b hatched to throw the Canadian Na-l Otteulwlm A L0 hues! f1 Co riohm

- . . t . tional Railways into the hands af'manu amurerq C are e own e

Hotel, Charlottetown, & Co., Charlotte»: town. and many others in the Man‘

tl3ruce Stewart or somewhere. with the contiivatice]

of Premier Meighen and his leagues. newspaper as the Mot tr al Wit es

l e n s-have their homes in the Maritimesu once was, which now poses as on

and the point we wish to make here independent newspaper but which

is that if the Maritimes are true is rtsbldly Liberal and a source of

to themselves and want to help frequent quotation by Liberal news-

themselves and so secure the help papers on account of its alleged tn-

of "the gods," they can do so dependence. has, politically or cred-

-l ~t i l ti i ' l d s- ulously, fallen into this style of n; m "ml "g ‘er own n u fr es.

col-. ‘itime Provinces.

We note that so staid a Very many Canadian industries

only

argument. it issues a “warning"

ma! the formation o! we ‘volghanlthnt the Mariti-mes are being bled

white by the

Central Catiada. If lllele l-‘l all!’ own blood. "lull l“ Callallll Wll" ll“! l"?! lllll lfl-(fll can strengthen the iblood stream by

manufacturers of a_ desire to play into the hands oi Let us "as m".

the “intercsts". li we are aencmlc we

Canadian. National

Notes lllie Way

The collection and y! tectlon of the revenue in and always has been tho duty of the Minister and otncialc of the Customs Depart- ment. There have been many dif- lierent ministers in succession at ‘the head of that department dur- ing the past sixty years and down to the date when the King Govern- ment took ofilcs in 1921 no minister or prominent oiilcial of the Cus- ltoms or Excise Departments, which are new united

with ‘a berioul dereliction of duty.

/

ln all those yearsothd ‘revenue was

“The Bu" Ea“..- a _mode,r;collect_ed and -it wfi protected.

Q f_ What has happened during the past few year: in the same Depart- ment‘! It is told in the evidence‘

given before the Customs Commit-i There was failuredo collectlpracllcfllll’ blwdlms- “ml 11° aul-l‘

tee.

' - ion was ne th-l t id u n ti t imp“ ”°'“' all Catludlan industry is not, as ltl.‘ ‘ a“ " " “a °" “m” mp“ ” cause the electricity lwllwlly kept m.

coming into the country; made goods, which are prohibited from coming into Canada, were

This is the are industries in the Maritimes and lllllllgglflll lll—lllllllll'9llil Of CORE 0f. _ __ "mun-UM many or it at a single port—and intoxicat-lme lmponnm pom!” in an ope]

ing liquors were smuggled into the country literally in millions of gal- lons, to be afterward "bootlegged" into consumption.

enues of the Dominion than was revealed at several has not occurred in any country in a lifetime past. instead oi’ the roryenue being protected it was robbed and plundered under the eyes of the officials paid to guard it. There are thousands of hottest, faithful officials in

ed number who would be tempted to wrong-doing and the infection spread. Those higher up were pro- fiting. cure against being caught and Lhey relied upon political friends at court to ward off punislu ment if caught _ _ _

Those of our readers who were I

, l privileged to hear Prcmlcr Melghen

within the past few days will have no doubt of the gravity of the Cus- toms Scandal and the appalling‘ loss, disgrace and humiliation‘

we should know these things he- The younger son was a reckless in Parliament who voted and com- which it. has inflicted on the cottn-‘cuuse someone i5 apt to r561 that nepr-tio-well, of the estate anti went into a far where he led a wild life afterwards said that. although they

try. His words of truth and sober-

ness curry conviction with them. IllO-‘ll- "lwlellll-llll" l-Pefll-Illellf. ii’ he ciflllllrY- _ l

electric knife and presently was pElllllIt-Bg ant ln that mood he pro- should have y buck t0 his ernment to finish the work of the‘

During 18 years in public life in

C d n n t d ' ~ The complaint is frequentlyhettrti ‘man e as o] the truth m

ptlvhllc and private. He has stood unwavorlngly for the best ideals of Canadian citizenship. He is now at the head of a new Government that stands pledged to honestly protect the revenues of the country which have tbeen spoiled and plundered ‘so

I ":15 ‘ever chargedhhe wonderful new ‘being used in surgery,

the Customs,‘ but among them there was a limit-idestroys me

5 pected _‘operation more thorough.

The tempted ones felt as‘, However the

~ the method in

‘more than outweigh the advantag-

l

THAT ELECTRIC KNIFE

The newspapers had some inter- esting articles some time ago about "knife" now

These articles were all illustrat- ed and made the matter of an oper- ation almost an attractive thing in the mind of the patient.

' The “electric knife", as it was

The Man Nobody Knows

INBTALMEN/T XVI SURE OF HIMSELF

and after-dinner talk. was criticized BECAUSE I16 9

his mission.

called, really severed or separated the tissues by an electric spark which had ths advantage of being

cessary, be-

the wound surface free from any infection.

Now there is no question but that this knife is useful, because one of

ation is to secure any bleeding vessels and tie them off. The oozing oi’ blood, smother complication with which the surgeon contend is likewise prevented. To feel also that there ls no danger

of infection by this method is nat- ney’ "Where Bayview coal istwfiegrog: sgircthrlrrel ‘it lenherwtrally reassuring to e e a u r°""surgeot| also.

patient and

lEurope. has really only a limited ‘use, and Dodorloin the surgeon ‘who has recently revived this type of surgery warns his profess»

‘ional brethren. and the public at according m the mm“; provided"

,lurge, that cancer ls practically the

‘only condition in which it should

be used.

tissue immediately surrounding a cancer. This has the‘

tissues anti makes

disadvantages of other conditions. healthy

es, because surrounding

,tissne may be so greatly damaged

that serious consequences may fol-

ow. Further, despite the "cleanliness"

of the operation by the electric

knife, the healing is very much

slower, which is often a matter of much importance to the patient.

it is therefore just as well. that

he is not getting the “latest" or the

does not have the used in his particular case.

fO6000O404§4+OO40+0¢O¢49 Daily Selections

FOR

l Guardian Readers

Bleflll)’ llifalflst the "interest." own-lpatrotlizing what there is of itwshanmfuuy during the past law‘ , y I (iradually it will grow and become years

ership oi the Rfillwllys. that man is the lit. H011. stiillcietttly strong to provide all Arthur blelsheu. proof of which in‘tnt-. sustenance we need in the Mar- thut in doing so ho has corned for lfliiigg, Oiip of the uutgtundlng himself the tindylitg enmity of tho Maritime rightu, uuu it i3 a duty uu

biggest "interest" in (faitadu. well as a right, is to patronize,

The", “B ‘Wflllllly Jllflll lll ill" wherever possible, our own indns- cannula" l-“rmel? and lllfi Clllllltllllll "0 Th0“ "m" whom ‘m

C°llB¢l"-'l*lli'¢ llllfly- 11B H1011! Hm lll trics, our own stores. our own peo- lllll Llltefill llflrt); Nellllct‘ is any pic. The Marltimes are almost in- Tllfiw Willi '1" finitely rich. Nova Scotia and New

' ve unlimited supplies o! Mr- Vlmw"! Mlllillfi)’ lll illll l-l-b- of lumht-r, coal, iron, salt, and vnlu- eral Cabinet, yet he is a manufnc- flljln turer of considerable means

the worse tor tlictn.

mitternls and by-prodncts ns and yPf undiscovered or tindevelopetl. considerable influence, and doitbt- These, if patronized, will grow and less has interests. The Saint John. multiply. Prince Edward island can N.-B.. Globe. antlruvitiely quoliugthe feed them all, its main business be- Wlllles-‘l’ the ing to provide food which it can ‘do lllllllllcion the Conservatives in abundance. The main thing for the Maritimes is to buy what the Mnritimes produce; to ask In the stores for goods made in the Mari- titnes and to buy no other, if Mari-

"warning", that

eitdcirst-s

are intriguing to do away wit.h pub- lic ownership of utilities and hand- ing them over to designing privnte "individuals." giving as an illustra- tion some Conservative occurrences llllle ilrmlllclll 5T9 1° l"? hall-

’ The Busy East is to he highly commended on its "Made in the liaritimes Number" and the excell- ed pulbllcity it is giving in all its numbers to the Marltimes.

in the province of New Brunswick where, as elsewhere, according to Liberal opinion, the (Toflervntives are a wicked and pervert section o! the community.

The idea is absurd and mischiev- ous, and savours of the political

___-4o>_____ EDITORIAL NOTES

and Liberal alleged

.1.- Ths Liberal press are denying the

agitator. intrigue and self-seeking

and political trickery are not con- orator“

fined to either party. There are in- diviriuai Qmndera in both parties, mittee, investigating the Customs At present the Liberal party is in Dellarmmll- W7‘? "i" Vubllsh "m the sscendant so far as crooked- wh°l° remrt? ‘n the" "9 ‘Bmrds

findings of the Parliamentary com-

ness, individually and collectively,

is concerned. This does not make all the Conservatives saints -by any means. "but, although now blame- less, it is quite possible that in the n9" °" “mm” rum"? the)’ ma!’ There has ibeeu some serious “Mcend l‘) "ch lmllllcal mrrllll" thinking among Liberals since the tion and immorality as have in the past few months shocked all de- cent Canadians, but it ls rather early in the day to anticipate such a fall.

what not to. it is little use assert- ing and denying. The public have a right to know.

recent visit of Prime Minister. Melghen to the Province. His cold, deliberate, unitnpashloned appeal to intelligent electors struck the mark, and is in wholesome contrast to the rhetoric and bombastic ap-

peals to the unthinking and the it hasprejtidicad.

rethe Good-of

—————<QOC_————— HELPING THE MARITIMES.

.__. Throughout all the ages

Surely that sort of protection is needed in Canada! ‘So also is the tariff protection to every Canadian industry needed. The Catiadian markct needs protection for‘ the

producers and manufacturers. litt- der the past Liberal-Progressive re- gime the home market, like the Customs revenue, has ‘been given up to the spoiler. ‘There is a noble wor-k of restoration awaiting the new (loverutnetit when it is return- ud triumphatitly by the people a few weeks ltencci

Stable Government w‘lth a settled and stable policy is needed at Otta- wa, to take the place of the totter. ing tinccrtaittty and stispettss of the immediate past. The new Gov ‘ernment gives assurance of this stable and settled policy when once the election is past. Already there is a revival ofhope and confidence from ocean to ocean since the down- fall of the lute ill-starred combina- tion.

..._._

Let no Liberal-Conservative have any doubt as to the result of the election. The doom of the King- Lapointe-Burcsu combination has long been written in the stars above! ~lt has been written on land and sea, on lake and river and plain. The Customs revelations have closed above it and engulphed it as the waters of the Red Sea closed over Plmroah and his hosts;

The remnant of its supporters, despite their blatant prstcnccc, are

riotic citizenship of Canada are ‘thanking Heaven for relief from a ‘nightmare of mlsrule and rejoicing in hope of a bright and glorious future for our beloved country. All is going well . . .

Edda Mussolini Out Of Danger Is Bulletin

PORbLltsly. July 31- Edda Mus- solini. daughter of the Premier, is declared to be completely out of danger.

19h; ha; been suffering from diph-

rhe act-tetra- -$

August 2, 192s

thou that.

LOYA|LTY-—“Only be ‘strotig and very courageous,

tltounutiyest observe to do accord-r There were high doings in that‘Governor General, ._ comntand- house that day. illlll every one ell-lonly villian wag Mr. Meighen. Mr.

.ing to all the law . -

od thee.“ Jos. 1:7. i‘ltA\'l§R:—- _

goodness

flows, l lift my soul to 'i‘hee."

GOOD MORNING

Jiood morning. Brother Sunshine, ,(iood niorttlng Sister Song,

l beg your humble pardon,

it‘ you've waitcd very lcng.

l thought lheard you rapping;

'|‘o shut you out were sin.

My heart ts standing open;

Won't you walk right m?

Good morning. Brother Glndness; Good morning, Sister Smile, They told mc you were coming, So, i walled on awhile.

‘I'm lottesotne here without you, A weary while it's been,

My heart is standing open; Won't you walk right in’!

Good morning, Brother Kindness; Good morning, Sister Cheer.

l heard you were out calling, So, I waited for you here.

Some way l keep forge-fling

I have to toil and spin,

When you are my companions; Won't you walk right in?

........................ , Daily Lessons

Ii In English

l ’ By III-Gordon

WORDS OFTEN MISUSED:

Use "got" in preference to "gotten." of indecency in it all newspaper- "Elm"? "ll-hill" lliipe- “ma”! ofdome- authorities pronounce men know what w publish undJnt-pendlng defeat. The honest, pat-

"gotten" as obsolete-

OF T E N MISIRRONIOUFNUED: connoisseur. Pronounce kon-i-sur, 0 its in "odd." l as in “it." u us "burn," accent lust syllable.

OFTEN MISSPEIJIJED: lung syne. __

SYNONYMlS: poverty, destitu- tion, privation. want. need, pauper- lsm, beggary.

WORD STUDY: "Use s. word three times and it is yours." Let us increase our vocabulary by mal- terlng one word each day. T0- day's word: CONEEDERATE; Ill associate, ally; accomplice. "H6 fell into the power of the briglllll and his confederates."

theria. and her father arrived at her bedside after a hurried trill from Rome.

LL; * n 4-

ent of his stay.

bratlon.

with me for the little wh-lie that we are together . There will be plenty time for solemn thoughts after ority of the

l um gone." This was his

liintself-a bridegroom! The ce

ter and soul of a glorious exlet- s just course? a bringer of news "so wonder- the old Government was defeated

once;

ful that those who rece-lved

should be marked by their radiance ed. Then King started again and Of course he dis- has to rrgardfid the narrow code of the

a; by a badge.

Pharisees.

"You shall walk only so far on the Sabbath," naid the Code. He

walked as far us he liked.

"'l‘hese things you may out and ‘ tllowever this method of surgery these border p()[‘[5.WI1ICh has lately been revived in

you shall not," said Code.

“You're not defiled by what go into your mouth." he

"but by what comes out."

“All prayers must be Sllbmllled

said the Code. "None others a

acceptable."

-it was blasphetny to him. His h i d h 1d e k to “we God was no Bureau, no Rule Maker ority of one, that one vote was y DPOlll S? . 9 W0" 9 e 3 The 818cm‘: spark walls o“ and “God is a Hlllril." a man who should never have vot- Canada.

no Accountant.

he cried. "Between the great Spirit ed at all. _ _ . and the spirits of men-which are dissolution adllmmge m Um it deslroys “To tiny part of Hls—no one has the that there was no vote of censure‘

the‘ intervene with formulae against this Government, and forltbe tuecting wag

right to and rules."

He told a story which must have this the Government that had ask- and three mem- ed for dissolution prior to the last President Mr. J. A. Macdonaid.

bers of iris audience. He said a cer- election. ‘ _ ‘

outraged the self-righteous

tnin man had two sons. The el

er, a perfectly proper and perfect-

ly uninteresting young man, wor ed hard, saved his money, and co

ducted himself generally ns a r95- _ But cause they had been dismissed s0 people were gloomler rather than suddenly, but. the Prime Minister Hc asked never once gave way to a generous island

pectable member of’ society. happier when he came around.

impulse.

‘rcpt-maul. ceedetl to work his wa- futherEs house.

down the road. ran to him. thre ‘his arms around his dusty shoul

ers, kissed his forehead, and boreleven for one hour. him in triumph to the front dooxx, “Bri

ng a fatter] calf," he crie fin/lake a feast. call the neighbors to celebrate.

which was gone has come back; he W-‘ig dead to decency and idesl- taken. tNow he has cleaned up his the people to believe that he

ism. "thinking and is alive again."

joyed them except the older so idle was sullen and

ed. "llere l work and have never had a good time. Th irrrspottsiblo

run through his tnoney, they give King hnd railed at him for holding

him a party. it's wrong."

IThe father did not defend the authority.

younger sOll, but he REBUIK-ED tl elder. smugly complacent members

the attdlence to wltnm Jesus to

lilo story. The intplication was too that

plain. “There ‘which a man m the story said in effect. "One is run away from your responsi-bi ties, causing sorrow to your parsn and hurt to y0||r associates, kl ing your finer nature. That

are two ways -

he is to be received again into h Father's house.

"But the other thing is equnl wrong. God is a

who neither laugh nor sing are o

lng the world a pleasant

front.

Pharisees. iul to give exactly one-tenth of yo incomes down to

You are

fractions of pennies. B

to leave the world cheerful because you through.”

This was his

ters to be happy. Jesus grew tremendously sure

n himself as his ministry progressed. vote that every man on the admin-

5223.531. "'2.

r g s - s ou not e a owe onger o

.‘-71 M tlons of the cheapest, fleg-rlllgthle-‘destroy the fair name of the Cans-

ey ans-e un-

tier the sting, and the crowds laugh- complish anything If he stands in

ed at their discomf-iture and cheel- terror of

ed the young man who dared to calldn aubstance. ‘himself the greatest of the prophets‘

ous Pharisees.

and still proclaimed that life is

gift to be enjoyed, not a penance Baptist.

to be served.

§OO§O0OQ§O

Jesus loved the pressure of the

, h l h f writs. eatlnz crowd t a c" o When he ‘llll Plllll ill"? l° d° 5°’ “M 3° customs department