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THURSDAY, MAY' l3, 1N5-

EMPIRE DAY

, Empire and Arbour Day will be celebrated in schools throughout the Province today. It is fitting that the flag should be displayed on such occasions, and that programmes of a patriotic nature should be carried out. The public holiday tomorrow, which i.s known officially as Victoria Day, will be celebrated by our cit- izens as the real Empire Day, in accordance with the custom prevail- ing throughout the rest of the Em- pire.

Enlpirc sentiment runs stronger than ever today throughout the vast British Commonwealth, as was evid- ent on the 020218101! o.‘ the recent celebration of His Majesty's Silver Jubilee. Nowhere is that sentiment stronger than in Canada; nowhere In Canada stronger than in this lit- tle Province of Prince Edward Is- land.

high i,

A RELATED, ALIBI

cannot forgot.

ing them with

on the Budget last session!

reported in the Patriot, was to say: “TREASURE ISLAND"

you In which some lululual or car- ried ova; expenses, will be olelrled up.”

The Ica-McIntym-IlcPagolcggre-

Uncle!‘ this caption the London Eveninipstandard has this to say about our province:

“Prince Edward Island is the smallest province of the Dominion of Canada.

"Nevertheless, it is a. territory of high importance to many people in Britain. Thereby hangs a tale which belongs to the series of paragraphs which X have been pr nting on the subject of British taxation and the devices by which some of the tax- payer: contrive to make their bond- age more endurabha.

“Prince Edward Island, by reason of’ the merciful incidence of local taxes and duties, has been found to be a convenient headquarters for trusts which enable wealthy Brit- ishers legally to nelleve their estate from payment of United Kingdom death duties.

“The method is to enter-into a

that they loft nothingln the till but a million and a/quartor dollars of bank overdraft and unpaid bills.

EMPTY RHETORIC

"Germany," says Hitler in his declaration of foreign policy before the R ‘ ‘ ‘..,, on ‘Zmesday, “favors suppression of air bombardment outside the aoneof battle, and lup- presslon of heavy artillery andfsnk warfare." How long. in the event o1 war,

suppression of anything calculated to achieve their ends? Such assur- ances aro not worth the breath ex- pended ln uttering them. The launching of the first gas attack by the Gerlnansat Yipres in 191b, in contravention of every rule of civ- ilised warfare. ll not no easily for- gotten. Certainly not by the war veterans or Canada who portlclpqg. ed in that engagement and bore the brunt of the attack.

eign assets are settled on trustees who are not United Kingdom sub- jects for the benefit of one's heirs.

"Even though the granitor may dbrwithin three years of the set- tlement, the asets of such a. trust are not liable to estate duty in this country.

“There is a. further advantage in trusts of this nature in that the estate duty position is not aflect- ed even if the grantor takes powcr in the deed to revoke the settle- ment at any time; but he would not cease to be lable to United King- dom income-tax and surtax on the income of the trust unless this power o1 revocation we;e exercis- able only with the consent of the kustces or a majority of them."

EDITORIAL NOTES

Two good men, none‘ better, have been enthusnstically re-nomlnatcd to represent the City and Royalty as Government supporters at the

’ , election.

._._,_

An annual uahlbbflflll under the auspices of the Prinoelldward n- land Art Society m been inaugur- ated. n a for the Lades Music Club to follow this up with an an-

A COSTLY "VICTOR!" nus! ' l competition. In in -. Halifax. '

The taxpayers of Canada, for the i next twenty years, wll1- lose $700,000 We have reason to believe that

per annum as a. result of the On- action

power

another Queen's County Liberal Convention is to be called early next month to choose two new Lib- eral rlederal candldatol.

House 0f Commons on '1‘ ‘ay by Premer Bennett, who explained that Hepburns repudiation of On- tasws obligations unit's: the con- tracts in question hols had the effect of forcing the abandonment of a $140,000,000 conversion loan which the Dominion Government was plmlrfng to make in Inndon. The loan had to be abandoned by reason of the blow which Canada's credit suffered in consequence or the pauing of the Ontario legislation. The Canadian Chamber of Com- merce, which certainly cannot be accused of Conservative bias, is evi- dently of the same opinion as Pre- mier Bennett with regard to the llama ing consequences to Canada's credit of the Hepburn Government's action. At a luccnt meet ng of the council of the Charlottetown Board of Trade. a letter from the Cham- ber of Commerce enclcning a brief prspued for publication on this subject was read, and 'cn motion of Di‘. J. A. Clark. seconded by Mi‘. B.

Lord Baden-Powell, Chief Scout, due here in July, wishes to meet all those who have been Scouts And are not now directly ‘connected with the movement. There must be a. good few here whohave passed through the ranks and are now resting on their laurols.

Premier MaoMillun on Tuesday made mince meat of- the Leader of the Oppositoffs criticisms. Mr. Leo's policy in ‘sword is-dcprivc the working man of tho opportunity of making a living at public works. In every other part of the world public works. llecunry and oven unnecessary, srebeng promoted to provide wolt for the unemployed. Here m. Lu and the Liberal party would shutdown public works to get a balanced: budget. Much good a balanced budget would be to people deprived of the met-nu ming a lihlihood." . ~

Hitler is‘; lnaltorlmld. at prop- aganda. Ho broadcast ovcrjuropc

stun»

tunnel-e of Canada ~oomcl pretty

The fact that the Ina Government piled up increased liabilities of over half a million dollars in the last eight months of their aclminhtra- tlon is something that the electors Naturally Mr. Lea and his followers find it an em- barrassing record, now that they are posing as economists. And so-four years after the event-our contem- porary endeavors to reduce the Lea debt increase by $185,030 by credit- "revenue assets." Strange that this alibi was not ad- vanced by Mr. Lea or any of his supporters during the past four leg- islative sessions! What a chance the Opposition leader lost in his speech His only defence on that occasion, as

"Election year will aIwI-yl be the

gation "cleaned up" so thoroughly

Notes By The Why A

A mlnl of the hi!" reverse the cxlstlnl 810119-011. In ‘ which Germany bu soiled the in- itlativc while her neighbours look on in bewilderment. It would im- p“, on Germany the necessity of getting back into the Lolsue as tho only means by which shc oolild make progress in the development o; European politics and the Yen- eral expansion of world affairs.

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of a

In- I’.

News says: A IIttIQOdOl-lental fatul- u; ism would do us g . every one The outstanding symptom lg in of us did whatever/work he had. ’n the lower m to do at the moment; enjoyed good.’ .ith tenderness over the joint that food and a. warm bed when he had onneots the last wedge-shaved bone them; listened to the birds as he i1 U19 891116 W m0 NP b0119- went to labor and had an eye for A311‘!!! the‘ usual tests for this the colors of the setting s0: as ‘its: J? 9821:“ Mm km” numb‘ r t, d ' .

xflumedhxwlrl‘ i! axzhm ‘vb’? l e and trying to bend forward causes play°d'~tb°‘,'_:n€,° m’ smut p53; pain which is much more severe m“ P" “ e‘ f" “ t than when the Patient bends the ""14 "W" W" “l”! “b?” i“ trunk forward while sitting with it does now. but with its citizens a knees be“

good deal loss agitated. A wise fllilll m Patient lying ‘on back on u once said that we must l‘: on table wlui knees bent but feet on the theory that we are go , to me table, pain is felt when the leg live forever. That is obviously a Ls straightened out. Pain is not only theory, n t a fact. An equally good

down theleg but in the small of idea wo be to lim on the theory the back also. that the morrow wilibe no worse 3. Pain is made worse by yawn- than today. ‘ ma. columns. sneezing. or lf nut- ient steps down a few inches think- Thc Silver Jubllec celebration in Old London filled a. week with

lag he is on the level. popular celebrations which for

4. The baok is usually held

straight or rigid-poker back. There magnitude and enthusiasm were . nmatched in the past. The King

is n tendency for the trunk to be

hteild tovar ‘t: the‘ side away from tho

. _ aecedsewen epatientls

:22. 5‘;“..“.“‘°i3.?§t.‘.’.i s: ma“ He we w “we British peopbe. The tribute was spontaneous Pmoessions can be or-

away from the painful spot gflnifed and spectacles can be stag:-

s. Pain ls relieved by 1y‘ dowh

Especially if cushion or pi ow is managed, but not the cheers of mil- lions of free men and women, at

placed under the sore spot or under liberty - to express indifference or

the knee.

‘This is followed in the majority of hostility, if they choose, without fear of ,_unishmerlt. The popular

cases by a belt made of leather and steel which not only holds the joint in place but keeps the back ‘

tow BACK rllnv - rrs csuss AND mummy-r

P00!‘ staerrcling or aittllll Pilcltion (P001.

back and down one leg

would the Nazi war lords favor the to

erty-cnjoying ‘ iumph that crowned the Crown.

ccpt Italy can be judge in “this most delicate matter" of the dis- pute with Ethiopia, late Abyssinla.

the other powers, whilo the tens of thousands of soldiers he has sent the scene of disagree- ment in Africa. are there for the very definite purpose of letting the Ethiopians know that Italy will not hesitate to do- clue war if her demands are not reoognlmd by the threatened land. Ethiopia hllsrcpeatedly appealed to the league of Nations, but may have to place its reliance upon arms in défenee of its rock-boon territory.

.-

_, l: presumably buying Canadian nickel indirectly. and an embargo could obviously be circum- vented. Yet France and Canada have almost a world's monopoly of this metal, without which Ger- many could not have carried the last war so far, and without which aha will be unable to make success- ful war in the future unlem a sub- stitute for nickel ‘is found.

Sumo atlloritlel in Berlin are convinced that the future Belch penal code should provide a more severe penalty than the ‘- -‘ '5 ue for treason and other crimes against the state. Apparently there are German ofllclals who believe that criminals should be punished rather than “reformed" amid sur- roundings as pleasant as can be expected in a prison. Th: Nazis are relctfonarles. '

It cannot be denied that the (ll- bour) camps are serving a useful purpose. They provide temporary homes for men who formerly were drifting aimlessly about the coun- try. They give them a chance to cam their keep and some money, and every encouragement is given them to secure work elsewhere. No one is compelled to remain in a Cflllp against his will. Those who are abetting agitators in their de- structive campaign are not serving the public welfare-Calgary Herald.

Molt of them (students) think the United States could remain out of another major war-a wish ful- fllment. A great major-"ty would fight if the United States were in- vaded. Almost the same majority would refute to fight if the Unit- edStltos were the invader ("pre- fer not to" would pfflbilblytbe the more accurate tcrnl.) Sixty-three per cont think the largest navy and air-force no help to peace. Ninety- per cent favor munitions control. Eighty-two per cent want univer- sal (wealth as well u manhood) oomcriptiom. But for the purpose of this piece the vote on the league of Nations is the most revealing, If virtually half the student body of the country would like to sec the United States in the League, how many more would advocate entry: into the World OourtT-Iitonry Digest.

acclaim of liberty-loving and lib- subjects was the

Mussolini was acting true to form when he addressed the Senate at ‘Home and declared that no one ex-

l-lis words were for the benefit of

from pulling on the joint. In severe cases a plaster cast is applied ex- tending from the chest right down to the lower part of the spine and thighs and including one or both ‘egs almost downto the knee. The belt must be worn for months and sometimes for years; it not only relieves pain but enables the patient to be up and about, thus re- taining or regaining his general health. For ordinary infection — rheuma- tism or arthritis-rest in bed does not give relief. In fact walking often relieves pain and stiffness in arth- ritis but aggravates the pain when it is due to injury.

Reds And c. c. F.

(Toronto Globe) '

Writing in behalf of the National Council of the C. C» l"., Mr. J. S. Woodsworth has replied to a proposal from Chairman Tim Buck and National Election Organizer Sam Carr of the Oom- munlst Party that these two or- ganlzatlorls join forces for the Federal election. The most interest- ing feature in this exchange of let- ters is that the Communists, who usually depend upon "boring from - within" and militant action, seemed to sec no reason why they and the C. C. l". should not hitch up amicably in g common cause. “Only unity," says their communication, “will make possible our common mobilization against ll-ll Liberal and l‘ votive “‘ and for a struggle to scbiew improve- ments in the economic and political situation of the workers and fum- crs and farmers"

Mr. Woodswonth in his reply does notquanel with the aims cf the Communists but with their tactics. In foot he says “we very much appreciate the sentiment cx- Wfilbed in the last lImIrl-nh of your letter which urged: ‘bot ull It aside the‘ accumulated prejudices and bitterness: let us have u our main guide the needs of tho Can- adian toilers. Unity of tho Can- adian toilen in the struggle against war fascism and poverty must be achieved. Let us do our utmost to remove all obstacles in the way.‘ "

"The C. C. I".."-liko the Com- - munist Party-"is organized to do i away with capitallmn." But w. Woodsworth has found "scurrilous attacks on the C. C. P. and its leaders" in the files of tho Com- munist papers and in Communist

s while “in oontrut the whi‘ - and speakers of the C- O. I. have refrained from saying any. thlul lllingt the Party. except in so far as oll oo- eulon they have sought to defend themselves against tho

we are indeed Labor ‘flkirf-m is it spoiled ‘falters-yellow doll.’ ‘traitors to the working club,‘

‘locial Fascists,’ ‘the third party of capitalism,’ why should you look to cry-operate with us?"

The differences to be over-comb,

Communists will follow up their letter of alnlty with friendly goa- tulu in their prom and on the plstfonlntbero seems to b0 noth-

lenhtion referred to." He asks: "If I

of Canadians. h Prince Edward Island m

the biggest men in America.

which the vast painting evolved.

of research than of actual painting. Many of the Fathers of Confedera- tion had died: others had changed in face and figure; the parliament house at Quebec in which the Oo- tobcr conference had been held was gone. destroyed by fire; the cham- ber had to be mentally re-wmiruc- ted; old prints and primitive photo- graphs had to be procured from all over Canada and elscwhelcf the art- ist had to be quite, certain which of the delegates were clean-shaven. which wore "side-burns." which had full beards, and to ascertain the peculiarity ofthc dress of each, for a. glance ct the picture will show the varied exhibits of the tailors’ art worn by the statesmen.

Eventually the painting was com- pleted! it was taken to Ottawa and formally handed over to the minister of public works, Sir Hector Lange- , and hung on the walls of the llament building. There it re- mained until thlt dreadful night of February 8, 1010, when it WIS dec- tmyed in the fire which made the much loved building merely a lllem- ory. To-day a copy of the original is shown to visitors, but it is not like the original. Three yen-a after the fine the Government asked Mr." Har- ris to reproduce it. The request came too late. The artist waseven then suffering from the illness which took him away: hebegan the work; death came before he could do much with it and the copy had to be made by others who had to depend almost wholly upon lithogrlphed copies of the original. piracies, by the way. out of which the artist never received one single dime. He was paid $4.000 for the original picture, but when expenses were paid he made s. little over-SLOW for his‘ work,‘ while those who stole his picture and sold» it by the thousand in printed form grew rich. ~ -

Robert Harris left behind bim ll-IO portraits cf many notable Canadi- ans; he was from 1N3 to 1900 presi- dent of the Royal Canadian Acad- emy of Aria: he was honored by the clown with the C.M.G.; but probably his unique memorial is the Robert Harris Gallery at Charlottetown. where the l cartoons for the! picture of the Fathers can be seen. together with otbor works of the fclnous Welsh-Canadian.

That Last Splkc on his Superior Section

I note by a pres dcspatch that I celebration of the driving of the last spikc on the north Ahom section of tho C. P. R. was held at Jaokfiah on Thursday and that in it the date of the event is given as May l0, i086. That in not correct. Colonel Oswald drove that spike early on a Monday morning and if you look at your calendar for I085 you will lee that May l6 was a Saturday. Tho right data was May l0. I know. I was there.

A Diet Of 1758

ogallthehritlshooloniel

in Wales,- but since like J0 many others he was “caught young." Ho became one of the most enthusiastic is parents came to i858. Robert was then nine years old, so that in i804 when the delegates lronl Cunada want down to the conference of the delegates of the Maritime provinces‘ he would be around l5. That gathering in the old legislative building at Charlottetown must have been a very big event in its actual- ity, apart from its historic conse- quences, and one can imagine the young artist, for he had already manifested talent, finding his way into the chamber and seeing shere British North

Years later he had come back to Canada after studying in London and various European art centres and had located at Mont/real. In 1088 he was asked if be would un- dertlke the creation of an historical canvas depicting the Confederation conference at Quebec. He. went to Ottawa; he accepted the rammis- clan: he went down to Charlottetown and where the first conference had been, helddncw thecartoon from

The actual work took a year; but that year represented more’ nours

xlvowuno:

What ll mom largo than knowledge

and more sweet! Knowledge of thoughts and deeds, and of beauties, and

of flihtc and moan

. illNorth Amorl . The mm ;

with "l" P1" m‘ “m” “m” -_- Robert J-Inrru-‘cthvn ratlvzly‘ eufiefii‘... life; to feel its great