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Pralldenl. LleuL-Uol W. Chrllcr I MQLIIO VIM-Pr: . J. B. Burnett, l‘. I L Iccromry Lleut. (JuL I). A. llnclﬂrmon D. l. 0i Idllor and Iuniqlng Dun-tor l. B. qnrncﬁ. I‘. J. I. Aunt-Jute Editors. l-‘rnnk Wager and I). l. Oink.

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Homing Bully (founded M871 $5.00 per you (h: odvuol)

lelIvr-rrd ‘n (‘lip $1.00 on yein tin advance] mulled b

Pllnco Edwin-d tiiliniii. $5.00 p" 1.51- (In gun.) lulled tu (‘uuuilu turd Ullllell Htlldl

ivioxosv, APRIL, 12, 1937

The Public Service Act

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'l'h<-rt- is tin lll'lll‘l that ii the Campbell Gov- ernment lliltl |1l"i‘Llllk'i,l ,1 properly drafted Pub- lic Service .\rt in ifii- Legislature last week it \\'0lIld have tiitl with approval, not only from all its party .\llil1'-‘Z'I\'l'.~, hut iriini the general‘

llouse, of cotirse, the first thing demanded

would be a full explanation.

"Carefully Suppressed"

The comments of Liberal cabinet ministers are surely of sufficient importance to be given in niigarbletl form iii the local Libral organ. ln its legislative report of Saturdzty _0ur conten- porary ipioteil lloii. john A. Campbell as sav- ing that “when a faritier, like himself, goes fishing only once a month he should be allowed to catch more than 10 trout. \\'heii he goes fishing he iiittntls to fish for more“; and of lloii. \\'. ll. Dennis zts saying in reply that "a legislator should be governed by the laws hc intakes.”

What lloii. Mr. MacDonald actually said . say, imfr/iiviileiit of till the zlrl; you [nus /ii'ri:, that when I go fishing, you may de- pend that 1 am going to fish more than 20 trottl. The man ivlio goes fishing every day is differ- ent." .

\\'hat lloii. Mr. Dennis said in reply was: “It makes very little difference whether we pass this .\ct (the Fish and (lame Protection .\ct) or any other legislation, rohirn l-a mmiif/vr

public" as well. _\~ the Prennvi" well s;ii(i_ i1 i5 unfair that illllllli’ siivztiits, ztftri‘ veitrs of faith. ftil service. >lllillltl he (lbllllssttl for in; (win-r reatson that that lllt‘_\->~~~ttl' perhaps tinl_v their parents or rixiitiies—-h;ippi-n to be on the "wri-iig- siili " oi ihi- qoit-rtiiiiciit in power, Pro- viilcil the} h.i\i not uiiuageil ll] partisan tioliiics, thtir right to ioti- its tllt'_\' pli-asi- should he safe- guarded, 'l'hi':"t* is nii iloiibt. either, as to the i laclv" of cfficii-ncy lll\lll\t‘ll iii the present sis-l tum. .\ii-l it is i ienlzirly (lt-sirzihlt‘, as the,‘ l’rtiiiii-i' s ih tiiv inort- iiiiporiaiit positions, l ticciipiiil in- iiii qnalifii-il in vi-ars of pern-iite. sniitilil lit‘ pLiceii on a perniani-iit has- is. .

_ lf ili v;ii\‘~'\\L'l‘l‘ all that were involvctl | 111 1l11' i iiinv lll t'illlllll‘lll‘l‘, n0 objection ‘coitiil l\ll~ uiit" he t. Ewn. lint it goes iiiticli l itirthci‘ lllttll l1 lists. ziniiing the proposed l lltllllftllflll i.:_, n iiip,iii,i-;- “]1l)$c {him I lillilllllvIti i n. .\l i \\ zilxir vl'1ll\'_~ conipl:iiiis., 1* 111111' iwl?""-il srfl-iri‘. ln sltlllk‘ cases faith- ftil llllll iwpwiiiiriii illlH H» wire ilismisscil to Hiiilw rooir ilii-i - e. In other cases ~‘|"""-1l ,l'~‘~~ “ctr v il for them. \\'h_\ shiiull thi pirixpu. ,"_\ of tiiise ]\I'l'_\<i]15 iii of. rcr l-c L'>l s .ii in siaizitc? \\'nh the less- r1‘ pillil joo ' ii i: sti iiiijgrzipltt-rs, lllL"~.tll< 52°F» Cilreliiubln .rs, jail and iiifirniziry 'lllCl"l(li'tl‘l>. i‘l\ r. tzinniht-ll is ivss (Uttccrii. ed. 'l'l_ii' .\i"i \\ .‘ not a1"»lv to ilnm until one N?" -l11v1' thi’ o- x; prov .il general election.

“lib! pi" ii-tiin." s.iis ti. l‘ri-in‘vr_ "was lll- icrtcii ‘ll i-ril to inipii s. on the public the laur- ncss of the fvci." llz“ wliv lniiii such a fair tiroii-o to the sin.il' i- s i; ll gin“ of pniilj,» servants? \\li_v 1.»: i. |ll"l.' all appointees to '-cl‘\<’ ‘A 111i‘ year ' pr-il l1'lll\i'_\' term? .\rel the lillflllllCiilliills iii tllc l g i-r sillltlltdfl nncs oi‘ less inipiirt.tiii"v if‘ n tho-e of incssrngers, care. falters and stvno; ‘l ‘

The first inii l'lll.i:l‘1ll 1hr lxqi Zllll‘.'(‘ should demand from lll\' l'l'l‘l'|1t‘l'_ oi eonid; i, a ii“ of the orvnpariis oi {til tlzt- positions which the‘ hill proposts to tn-‘t - ptrn !.‘(‘lll, together with lhcir length of si'i‘\ict'. lllilvr officials, who have si-iweil s;-.i faciorily lllllllT both partits might thi-n be ihfft-i\-iiti.-.=.vil iri >111 the later twp l)! partisan .'t]-i-I>iiilt't‘s, \\ll(\ have ycl to prove [llt'll' fitness and should propeilv he rt-iitiircd tn rem:iiii lll the "si-nif-iit-rniztiieiit" class. on pro- baiiiiii llixt‘ iiiiir li~~s remunerated fellow serv- ants. for for _vi i

\\lt_\-~—to sun, _'i matters and prove the “fairni-ss" of i niivi-ziiinciirs motives- should not ihi- \\l',~lt' \i‘t be aini-nilerl to pro- vide for its convnq lllill force "ii! 1i diili‘ our‘

_1'1‘111' H/i/Fl‘ hi‘ ifiI/u o] l/tt‘ iiixr/ froeinritil gin- Grill i'fi‘i‘i'.~i,t l

I , \\f,‘ \\I .i this in all seriousness to the Premier, btiuin-i- liii‘ lcgitiniznr- object involved is liillflitlllt; Hllil iniporiziiit. All the more r935"- pn why it slitullii he nnilertalven with scrupu- lous care. Zlllll-poltlll sincerity. King David, i! mﬂll of "hlooil", 'v.--.~ ilisipialificrl from build- ing the Tl-mpli- at lirnsaleni; that task ivas" re- served for hi» clinn-lviiiderl successor. Solo- mon. \\'e siilimii that the Lliiiipbell (ji-ivern- ruen-t-uhow- hands are ilripiiiiig. metaphoric- ally vviih thi- blood of sliltlQlllt’l'('(l innocents in every fll'i1.'ll'lllll‘.'ll of the pnhlic services-is the last iiiliiiiiiz-irxiiiiiii to be entrusted with enact- illi: 11 "V111"]1i1l‘l'~'l11l (nil Service mezistire. Let Yllrtii l'>_\' all lllPIilIs si-i to work on its plans and spct'ifir:itii-vi~; in;- for their stircessors in of- fict- zlzi- lll\i\ i-ii P-lllllilslfllljl nnil "consolidating"

it after the next Qoticritl election.

Legislating In The Dark

.‘\'ow- in committee in the Lt-gislzitire is a hill Klitll.l'1.1lllli" llonil \\'l. P1311. contsiiiiiiig the proxoziin that "no .\l'instrr, official. or em- plojiiii of ilii» llriiiilllllPlll of l’iiblic \\'0rl<s Hrtl ll§1il»\-,‘-~ sliiil in‘ porsoiizillv liable for any rl-nimgi - 1l\‘.<l"‘1lit‘l l-_\ /‘I'IIil [ii/v performance

of flit‘ E "ii/ire (Qumicil grfs Io his flTf on f/iv flour of llifr fluuiv and sfiilrx Ilia! if fit’ is g0- iuy far/titty Iic will no! slop n! .20 fruiit craft if Ilie law provides‘ lliiil f/ltlf is flit‘ rust’. Under tho-c conditions l say it matters little whether

' we pass laws, if we, as legislators of this Prov-

ince, will not he governed by the laws we malsc. 'l‘hen I stibmit that we might as well wipe the slate clean."

(Jur conteinporziry, at any rate, pretty nearly sticccetled in “wiping the shite clean” so far as its report of_ this part of the proceedings was ls it afraid to let its readers know

converpcil. what its tioveriniictit members are saying on the floor of the House? I Editorial Notes J

The snow gave iis a parting lvlCb over the week-end. F ‘ l‘

.\iiiiiverszii'y of Rodnefs i ' i781, when he defeated the l~'r

'll.' naval victory, icli fleet off the

Leeward Islands. making Britain tiudispiitetl Mistress of the Seas. 1 ‘ F lt is pleasing to finil the Liberal nioiitiiiiilists of the Legislature exhibiting sortie indication of inilivitluitlit_\'. 15y the end of their term there may yet hi: a (listiiict cleavage between the “llavesfl and the "llttve-iitits", ¥ W‘ *

llis llonotii‘ the ;\Llll1llll>'lI'.'llOl' has served iii the capacity of (iovcritoi- nearly as; long as sonic of the [iovernors themselves". lle has zicted in

the absence, illness or death of every tJCCllilltlll of the office since i915. i Ii l1

'll‘ht- Liberal (jovcrinnetits at Ottawa and Toronto have no bed of roses now that indus- trial strife has loomed up in their (lomaiii, .\ll respecters of law and order will be behind thigin iii so far as their efforts to maintain peace. free- dom and goodwill are concerned.

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Living animals were imported to the value of $i_;.75.t in February eonipari-tl with $11,418 in the previous month and $|1.S48 iii the saute month of 1930. The United States stipplies to the value of $7.45. ' Animals for the implore- meiit of stock accounted for $7,176.

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IF n‘ Congratulations will be extended to Dr. T. E. Robins on being selected to sing in the \\7e,st-

iiiinstcr Choir at the Coronation. No inorepop- ular choice could have been made, as he is both a. soldier and a ‘singer. Overseas he will represent the Legitiii in attendance at an lin- perial Legion Conference next itionth. at A member 0f the Nova Scotia (iovermncnt, lloii. C. \\". Anderson, has resigned because Chief Forester. (i. \\'. I. Creighton reptirtetl that the Nova Scotia Lumber Co, of which Mr. Antlerson is president, had been assessed $.i_,- 513 for trespassing on lumber areas to which they were not entitled. =l< in v 'l'he animal convention of the United Baptist Women's Missionary Union of the Maritime Provinces will be held in Cliarlottetuivii from August 23 to 1o, it was decided at the meeting of the executive of the Union in Germain Street Baptist Church, Saint john, NP». There will be a succession of conventions ltere this stimmer and fall. v si 1r Aniiotinciiig the Canadian representatives for the Cortiiiation choir, Sir Ernest MacMillan said

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN’

. . an l knowledge of any

PUBLIC FORUM

‘Ihln alum In open for the illoclnllol by corrupurulnllo of quolﬂllll or Interest. The Charlottetown Guorlllnn don Illl noeuurlly undoru Ila Oplnlou n! oornlpcldelltl.

Notes By The flay I

Early in the last century, a clerk ,1“ the United States Patent Office q-esigned because he said there was‘

nothing left to patent. On the thres-

subject, for all: elementary knowl- edge of n. subject may be very thorough as far as it goes, and. 1n the can of Inf-in. very useful 1n- deed; and it 1s just as incorrect to say n. thomuzh knowledge of the Latin declensfons is a smattierlnti of Latin as tn say that a tborouBh ‘ ‘ “ of the multiplication

hold 0f reality stood the telephone, telegraph, motor car, eiectric lights‘ airplane and radio, and this man THE PBEMIEIPS

saw finish and a closed bOOk. W911. SMOKE 5CREEN5 there are people like that: in our ____-

dag and time. There are folks who Sir —Camouﬂage b0 be effective ‘say that there can't be mymlﬂs should not be too transparent. “new under the sun" because man Premier Campbell's effort to min-

has exhausted his imagination. imize my argument, i; wo mm Don't you believe it! You know even for partial concealment. more. See more. hear more. d0 In challenging my claim that

more and enjoy more in a year accidents and fatalities 1p 1936 now than did ourvforefuthers in were in excess of 1935 he knew full ten times that period Arid our welt that the use of increased llq- childi-en will look upon us as pik- uoi-s was the whole subject of my ers in a great many lines of‘ letter, and that I referred ex- endeavor. “The world do m0v0"—' cluslrely to "accidents and fatal- and it must coiiainue to move ,ities" due to the inﬂuence of 1n- lTliaf which does not grow, stagnw toxicimts.

ates. We have only scratched the] He quotes RCMP. reports ofthe surface of science. Invention is, accidents of those two years. Of still in low understands and has conquercdl enforcement of the late govern- evcrythiiig but. himself That isl merit, 1935 would show an excess lthe next S[€|).—-MﬂI‘i[lm€ Farmer. in the total. With ordinary miid

The investigations of the Brain; must implssable by-roads during Institutes department of morpho-r construction of permanent high-

hlghways, and detours through al-. ' Outline by J. W. A. Nicholson-the

‘logy of the nervous system refute‘ the assertions of those bourgeois;- scientists wtio divide itiankind 111-; to higher and lower races on the basis of differences in anatomical brain structure These scientists assert that the fisstues and con- volutions of the European brain, especially the Aryan, differ from those of the so-called colored peo- ples, and that the weight of the brain of the latter is less than that of the European. The vivork 0f ill? Brain Institute has not only dis-l proved this conception, but has‘ vise proved that the structure and‘ development of the brain of color-l ed and "savage" people have the]

prerequisites for as great a cul- Ltiral development as that of the Europcziit.—lvloseo\t‘ News

In blunt words and strait-Inf.

Hon. George Pearson told iudtistry. the other ch10‘, “T1111 111¢l11~‘L1'Y‘ should have realized without tell- iwg-tihat on industigvls sliottlders must tall the full east 0i tiucmploy- nienl as well as oi’ einp oymeiiL. There are no other shoulders to‘ bear it. Governments ma)’ 17901’ "i, or seem to bear it Leiiii>01'511'11.\'~ bull in the end the load etimcs bark on industry. Had ll1(ltl$l1'_V kept its payrolls uiniepvtrtt. there would of course. have been no unemploy- ment. l-Iad it provided an uti- employment. itisurrtiice scheme or had it paid. iii taxes, for unemploy- niciit througtliotit the years 0f the depression, there would have been,

no b: s to men‘ l10\\'———i\llfl there! are tiemeiirlous b ~$7.000,0‘0 for the province to for last year alone. Illflllnilfi. hoivcver, flirt none of these fliitics. Some o1 them it did not think of. Others" it, "tutrdy ed as impossible. so the bii is to pay —V:uic0tiver Province.

If 3 mun WPFO to bet Sl7.000.000i agzrnst s1 that he C(ilf'(l toss a‘ booklet into the air. and czileli it. as it falls, he C(‘l‘iﬂl1ll_V would be thought to be foolish H" prob- ably would win, but the small tin u would not be worth the tremend- ous risk, By the Fame token. the pedestrian W110 risks all the re- maining minutes of his life just to save a sinclc m mite by era-sing the street recklessly. is an exceed- ingly foolish mﬂH.—KllClI(‘l\ Re- cord.

-Evcn strong peace prnpagandists should reahze that, the peace. the freedom and the Ifbertv we enjoy would disappear if the British Empire crumbled As for con-l stitutional questions, they time been nearly all sr-ettletl at recent! conferences. It. is hard tn sen ivtiat more autonomy we can have apurtl

ways. there was an excess of min- or accidents reported ln 1935.

Tlie bulk of those were purely road accidents, due to difficult travel. and without any relation whatever to the use of liquors.

My information is taken from the iinconcealed reporLs of court trials and published facts covering fictions criminal and civil directly chargeable to, and indirectly asso- ciated with. driving “while under the itiﬁuence of liquor". These are open pages to temperance obser- vers.

’I‘l1c Premier would not detract from the dignity of the high office he holds by conﬁning himself to the facts under discussion without seeking subterfuge behind irrelev- ant. and tinconvincing ﬁgures.

I ant. Sir, etc., READER.

REPLY T0 PREMIER. CAIVIPBELL

Sin-Commenting on my prev- ions lcttenPremler Campbell says:

“The writier charges that under the consolidated Prohibition Act. the public is refused inspection of scripts and otliei‘ information about the enforcement of the Act. Under the old Act, under various Governments, the records had never been open to public inspec- tion. If Protiibitionist. as he says, has been allowed to inspect these scripts there had been a breach of conﬁdence on the part. of those who showed them."

There was no “breach of con- fidence" Under the old Act the only secrecy required was on in- spectors after itispection of scripts, and even these were permitted to disclose itiforinatiou “in any case where he considers the law is be- ing vitilalecl."

EVPPY detail. showing nature and number of scripts. the name by whom and to whom issued. the names of those convicted. amount. and tenure of ﬁnes and imprison- ment, how these were executed, total quantities and values of liq- uors sold and every detail of fri- formation concerning enforcement: of the old Act was required to be furnished the Commission by all subordinate officials, and these, compiled by the Commission, re- quired b0 be reported to the Gov- ernor in Council, whence they be- came state documents for public use. By a by-law secrecy was re- quired where necessary to efficient. enforcement as in withholding names of those giving private in- formation as tooffences for prose- cation.

If Premier Campbell will look over the pages of the Temperance Bulletin and Temperance Advo-

frcm complete independence. Plans CHER, mﬂllﬁd t0 W811’ 1101119 111 the for Imperial flll‘ rotitcs are im- province. some I believe used in poi-unit, but irﬂflf‘ questions as ftlf‘ his Prince County cnmimlsn of as Canada llff‘ concerned are ‘ai-ge- 1927. lie will ﬁnd the names reg-

ly linked up with the trade ance- ments. nmv approved for another three years-London Free Press.

"An Item says n youth has been given a 20-year term in St. Thomas. We believe in punish- ment. but isn't this going a little lbeyond the limit?“ --Chntliam News. The limit the judges urns permitted tn give for the offence on which the youth was con- victed was life Imprisonment or death. And, in view of all the circumstances. the sentence he dict pass was considered ‘etiienL-St. Thomas Time Journal.

There is a feature nf the home

oi ll}: iitny’ own mn-ilpivilj.’ out of imlorsairvitl- ‘ _ p l i p l s _ l 3 ' _ l V improvemmt ma“ that“ has already ._i..p. 1w. !\lll in ‘him iI-Illll a stipcrior, H that in sc ectpiEtiedsiugei-s tie alimcvklvas to iavc come mm evidence‘ and that is

r- Dill part oi iii- section as origma y every part 0 ana a represeiitct. Dives‘ WCYC that the enthusiazm that has been

. i-il, \\l‘l<il ttllliilllllll lllt‘ following adrli- made on recommendations and information siip- Ormfﬁd 11v thevifﬁmplilllﬂ has 1n-

.. worils "lllllrss ll is eslahlishcrl that such plirrl hv Sir Ernest's representatives in other “plled ‘elfral “Mel's wh° h“! n”

.. . . . - .. . need of making loans to go ahead

I\l-in~ii~r, oiowcil. or i-niplii_\t-i~ has Iii-en guilty provinces. Since no funds were available for with 5mm improvement viork of n<-1;li~_-iii~ <- tI1' l]l's"I>llIl\l<'l Ill ~ll\'ll act or pi-r- expenses, he said. only those who could arrange That has been the experience in fii'iii,ii_iri_“ This lltllcl‘ phrase was on motion their own expenses were considered. the lunlled 5111"‘? W115" f0!‘ m’ ilii- pi-oni-itir. lloii. i. l'. .\lt‘llll\'l'(f struck * " Seven years a “Tome much . - -. ‘ . . ll l .

opt. and llll scvllirll \\J\> agreed to in the form Claimed] and‘ ppaserved fruits ivelrc imported mnalilnm glrgcegffllllllldlalgpgsgosf

HMIN‘ givin. to t e va tie o aiout 155L000 in <e)rt1ary' com- Petierborotigh Eud . .\ll1llll('l‘ >1‘\"ll1Ill illﬁﬂlflvs that the ami-nilment pared with $05,000 in the preceding mouth and ————— shall be con-irniil a‘ hiking effrct at ilic time $72,040 a year ago. The leading import was Adzfmslwd‘ ‘nan: “f wuurlz‘ lllf‘ ;\rt ivnni- inrii iiirri» lzisi year. and to apply canned pineapples valued at $17,102, of which Klgverlllimzugngnp a0; n“? belsliolm: to “all zictions hen t-ifiirt- or hereafter to he $tt.0o8 came from the Straits Settlements. llo- vesimenp; a business can mains n, foulliwtuwl iu rhiirvl 1o any art or perform- mestic exports of canned fruit amounted to $8.t,- wlll aways pay dividends. Printed Burr ilii-rennilii." oii, slightly more than double those of the "v°1"'l"$g:00‘0"oog‘15 awfélgil-l’ mg": \\'h:it iloes this nii-nii? ls i’: zni attempt on the same month last year.’ The export in the latest mlfeﬂsmg‘ rabid,“ Tlhat is not part iii the Public \\’orl<s .\liiiisicr to “get out month included the following main items: caii- taking mm consideration the cost, front lllltltl" his l'i~]1l1ll\llIllll_\’ to compltle 110d apples $42,727, jams, jellies and preserves of writing the advertising window properly, nnil lllillllldlll in good condition. the $0.308, canned pears $20540. The United gtlgvlﬁy‘: ggggnidilgilillllﬁt ggguggslglf‘; fljfﬂl ‘yin-l,- ini-hiit-ii li_-, his Conservative prode- Kingdom was the chief purchaser. alpwvenmmg were made it would cessiirs ill oiiii-e: "' "' " tati it doe-s tn the United States) \\ ll.'l'I \=‘l' ll lll"5lli~_ \lr. Nlrlntvrv has trliosi-n The Minister of Agriculture is taking ad- COMPBPB favﬂfﬂbly W1!" "l? 0°“ 0f so far to l("l"‘ the pttlilli‘ in thr- dark. lle vantage of an opportunity of exchanging with "l “hwls-“Marltlme “we”

ltii1'iil\ iii-wt ii il,.ii i: ( n1; \ni| WI‘. .-i single tlie_gan1e warden of Ontario a number of Hun- "om n" Mgmnln‘ the “n, “m In-iiiHi-i 1I| liil i’. mitt-ll the why ‘or gztrian partridge for ring-necked pheasants»; the Brita-h government, has been \\ilt'l('l.d|l4'_ ,\‘i,- iwhi ilii-_\- li,iil hcrii wr-ll drill- /\s will be sci-ii from an adverliseirient in this lmvkeep France out. 'I'his 1x freely :-il in l'.'ll1l'll~.' llll pi-i fiii-iiuinci- bore every ap- I issue, he is asking for too Hungarian partridge zigzag xgluctlhethmrell?" ‘Zmczbrgf Iiﬁilljlllfl‘ in‘ Iuitiiii; ll(‘I'|] ibi.i_iiiielil_v' well re-i to he‘ brought in as early as possible, for which pmlsani and shorbsfgwed m me |i,,n.,-.i_ 'll|i iii what ll('ilt'lll is that kind of the (iovermiieiit \\‘l_ll pay the same amount ﬂﬁlgrmgh dggei-minagiqn w heap the oi-rmriiiniiii- lit ihi- i:i.\p:i_\i~r~? 'l‘1ie_v have a fiiinii-rlv. 'l'lii_< is a_ commendable move to npn-lnteimntipp choigplfitfﬁwﬁilgze right <nri~i'_v. to know what tlii- li-gisltition is .\llit‘l\' the Province with a most desirable tyne," ‘my; m “fags” on’ bﬂdg; 1 f r b' d iid it is ho icd will rovc a siic- ' ' - '

i011 ‘l km"? '1' i a l P at n time and never to be definite

Lf there were aui Opposition member in the

CCSS a

about the future. A Franco drag-

iularly listed of those convicted, nnltire of penalty, etc, and ln some isstfes the record of script. issued, the number used by each 1 M.D. and a volume of matber that lwoiild much refresh his memory i upon these questions which he now disputes.

Then he adds to the mythical "savings" of $6.090 to $8,000, an l alleged save of $300 tn rentals. My i‘ advice would be for him to go easy ‘on these items. There is danger l that by oft repeating he might. in ‘the end deceive himself into a half belief that they are true.

He and his press have several times been asked to give detallsof those savings, but has carefully avoided doing so. If they exist Jhey are hidden in that deposit-l ory of secrets where the public complain so many‘ ‘ matters corr- cernlng prohibition sales and en- forcement gre so sedulously pigeon- holed.

If we can induce him to throw light. info this darkened chamber it might be very helpful to ac- count. for the increased cost of the R.C,M.P.. and what part this plays in the alleged "savtngs“ by aboli- tlon of the Commission.

I am, Bir, etc. PROIIIBITIONIST.

SMATTERING 0F LEARNING, OLD AND NEW

sin-Over a hundred ford MacAulay ‘ “b ‘ . "a little learning is a dangerous thing" as a stupid and vicious one, |iind he proceeded in hip own iri- imitable manner to smash to piec- es the arguments in favor of this I stitpld maxim.

Modern reformers of education tn Prince Edward Island today are prone to use the expression "a smattering of knowfedge" to depre-

lcate an elementary knowledge of any subect, especially that. of Lat- in. But we claim that the expres- slon is most lnapl. when applied to

ized into Spain by the sympathies of the Popular mm would be ii

years ago, t-he ‘

weakened France. and British pOllCy at this moment is con- cerned above eveiythlng elite to

keep France stable and unified-- New York Timu

tables 1s a. smattering of arithmetic. We think Indeed. that the =16- precatioryexpreaslon Just, referred to applies far more aptly. 1101 11° elementary knowledge thorough»? teamed 1n school. but rather to that species of knowledge acquired later in life by reading ill-based. SCIBDPY dis on Science Art and Re- llglon; and this sort of learnlnt; may be dangerous. for hence arise the psuedo-scfentlst, the iconoclast. and the blatant infidel; and 1851- but not least, the well-meanln! but ill-advised faddlsl. 1n politics and education. And now. takfnB P?" Yenlmers on the ground of their own conten-

geﬂl‘. Man, it 508111-511 course, under the more vigorous ‘lcourse of study Whwh they pm‘

tiim that a “s-tnatferlnﬂ of leﬂmlnir" is Bl. best a. useless nuns- Ind H'- worst a. dangerous thtn8- 1115f’ 11°11“ we ask. can they assure us ihﬂi» i119

pose will not result in a smatter- ing of lmowledﬁe? Here is a typi- cal course of study Sullllested l“

‘ubdlvlslons belﬂ! 0111‘ liwni“

é History of the Wor1d:-tncludlng geology and biology which includes botany, zoology and anthropology.

r cusses-including the vlrwuﬁ theories of creation, zwwlh “"1 11°" cay: fixed species, evolution, revo- lution and devolution.

Progress of Society: — 1111111151118 the origin and development. of d0- mestlc, social, political and relis- toiis organizations.

Mechanical Inventions; — 11191114" in; everything from a. stone-ham- mer to B. mouse-trap. 811d 1mm 11 mouse-trap to the steam engine. telegraph and radIo-several thou- sand tn all.

Economic Enterprlsez-Trade and commerce 1n their thousand ramifi- cations. _

Artistic and Iilterary EXDTQSSTmZ _inciudiwg architecture, painting. poetry, music, horticulture. cooking,- dress, etic.

Now, when one takes a 51111169 at the ponderous volumes that are written on each and every Sllblﬂﬁi mentioned in the last parBEFBP11— yes, and on each and every one of »a hundred others that could be in- cluded 1h Mr. Nlcholsows general outline of study, one Ls bound to ask just how can our reformers guarantee that the new course of study will not result In a. smatter- I ‘rig of learning. And in the 11109 0f this problem we are forced to fail bacl: on the old-established prin- ciple that the function of the pub- 11c school ls simply to lay the foun-

an elector of a five dollar bill as an inducement to cast a favorable vote, and yet, so long as the Spoils System is 1n vogue, it will con- tinue to be a. common practice, pmong ors, to promise. I! successful at. the polls, to use their influence t0 place 1n a. government ptrttton a man or woman who works and votes on their behalf. In doing so not only do the prospective legis- lators forswear 1n advance their oath to serve in the best interest of the community, but the elector who thus sets aside the general welfare of the country or district in which he resides by casting his vote for purely selfish and personal reasons set-s aside his right to be regarded as an honourable citizen.

No sooner have the votes been counted than the successful can- didate repents his many glad-hand activities, swarmed as he finds himself with a veritable hive of drones seeking reward for their

selfish and not infrequently dts-'

honest electloneertng assistance; with very few exceptions in the Federal Parliament. the members of the House of Commons prize be- yond measure their release from the incessant demands of their so- called friends as a result of the handing over to the Ctvit service Ocmmfﬁion of the selection and promotion of all government em- ployees.

In the matter of the efficiency of the service there are two ques- tions to be . considered (l) the character and ability of the em- ployees (2) as emphasized by the Premier, the fact that all new ein-

ployees, no matter how capable, require a considerable time in which to ecome conversant with

their duties. Moreover. 1f these em- ployees feel that a change of gov- ernment, within a few years will deprive them of their positions, they cannot. in reason be expected to devote their best efforts in the fulfilment of their duties

There, are two features in the the proposed Act that; are particularly undesirable. In the first place, by openly leaving all but a few “high- er-ups" to be “thrown to the wol- ves" in the event of a. change in party, politics, the government of the day not only confirms and per- petuates tlie spoils system, but. it says b0 its employees “Now you know what. you have to do both now and at. the next election-you are all party healers and must work like thedevil to keep us. in power if you want to save your own scalps". This ls an abomin- ation, for no government em- ployee should take an active part in elections. Then again the gov- ernment tells their many political workers of the past, for whom no portrions have been found that ff

dation on which to build the super- structure of learning. 0r, speaking In terms of biology. to implant the i roof. of the flne tree of iknowldtlﬁ‘ whose branches may yet. fill the; whole earth. and which has been so , well described in outtne by Mf- J-: W. A. Nicholson. Arid for such a; purpose, we boldly claim that curl present common school system.

with a little subtraction’ from it. and a. lesser addition to it. will be hard to improve on. In the spirit. of that old "Island girl in Boston” -may the grass grow green on her g-ravm-we may well say, "what other system is there?" I am, Slr.‘ etc, AN OLD TEACHER.

TIIE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT

Slr,—-Now that, the Premier has started the ball rolling, fl; ls no be hoped that he will be satisfied to allow the Public Service Act t0 stand over until another session of the Legislature. By so doing he will give the people of the Prov- ince time in which to consider the pros and cons of this rirore than ordinarily important measure. the introduction of which has come like a bolt. from the blue.

Apart. from the fact. that the move has not been expected there would seem to be some justification ln deferring action in that the in‘ troductafon 'of the Act- appears f0 have interrupted the accustomed hatgmony of the Iiegtrtatlve dove- co .

The chtegreason for delay, how- ever, ls that; the proposed legis- lation is of basic and Indeed of vital import to the future welfare of the Province. The Act is an effort, quite sincere I believe on the part of the Premier, to rld the Inland of that most pernicious un-Brltlsh and unnecessary barn- acle to the governmental structure known B5 the spoils system.

A product of Tammariy 0f New York, the Sodom of the modern civilized world, the spoils system cannot claim for itself even so much as a single redeeming fea- ture as an attribute of honest and efficient government. Under our

stlc system of politics there ls probably no practice that. s0 completely robs a community of its

lie spirit on the part of its citizens. It; ls the driving folco of o party political machine that crushes in- dependence of bhought _snd dis- courages the better type of citizens from accepting he burden of slate- craft.

The Spoils system lowers tho whole tone of our so-calted free electoral system, so much w that a widespread feeling of indifference ls engendered. while many self re- specting citizens refrain from availing themselves of f-helr rlglft ofthe franchise.

No honest candidate will con-

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they are returned to power lihere will be no vacant situations to of- fer them, all having been fllied permanently under the three and five year system. To say the least, this ts not good party politics, for the class of men who work expect- ing personal reward will have no compurictlon In turning their pol- ltical coats. The question of per- manency is one that, no other party can depend upon, for the oppos- ition is bound to claim that the measure Ls one-sided and unfair. In fact it might be made a plank in the platform of the oppositlon_ a mojt. undesirable feature-There is, I believe, a way in which this difficulty can be overcome, viz, by

and agree upon the leading points on which an Act can be framed. Such a course is not only reason- able but feasrible. Indeed unless some such course is followed there would seem to be no object, in giv- lng the Act further consideration.

In introducing the Act; the Premier stated that. he wished to avoid the cost of an expensive cir- ganlzatlon such as a civil service commission. It ls gravely to be doubted whether any method of selecting employees other tihan by men of undoubted impartiality. in- tegrity and ability would ever sat-

ose seeking public hon- ,

inviting representatives of the two political parties to sit ln together

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be materially lessened. In saying this I am not; reflecting upon either party, but. am simply criti- cising the whole spoils sy tem.

Confidence in the honesty and ability of the Govetimient ls tlu one and only means of obtaining stable government. It it quite evi- dent from the way in which the tiwc parties have followed one an- other in office in the past that the mass of the electors are indepen- dent, and so long as the spoils system is allowed to continue neither party can hope to win their goodwill. If in need of proof of this fact one ha= but. to hark back to the 33 years of Si'.r Oliver Mow- atfs excellent. regime in Ontario and the short life of his falfhless followers. Again in Quebec the Gouln and Tascherenu Govern- ments were thirty odd years in power, but once the wrong doing and partlzan spoils were disclosed they met, with immediate punish- merit.

This ls an important question and should be treated with the utmost caution. It was, I think Molfere who said "Unreasonable haste 1s the direct. road to error.”

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