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_ ` TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1915.

Economy ’

From press and platform it has beenrepeatcd over

and over again that Prince Edward Island is rich, the richest province, per capita. in Canada. And this is true -per capita. Our pioneer settlers worked hard economis- ed lived fragually and laid foundations upon which their suc- cessors might build and on which many of them did build successfully.

Economy, however, no more means saving money and

saltiug it down in the bank or in the proverbial stocking than it means spending money. lt means administration, stewardship, the spending or saving of money or time or anything else to the best possible advantage.

There is a false idea that, because the spending by

government of money may mean extra taxation, that

` economy, as far as the government is concerned, means

not spending money. This is extravagance of the worst kind. The government that does not spend money freely in public works, on roads, on educatic n., is not economical. 'ou the other hand it is wasteful and extravagant.

Thc darkest years in tht- history of this province were

the years in which-not through poverty. for the province has never been poor--but through fear of encroaching upon our somewhat restricted revcnuc, there was a curtailmcnt in expenditures upon education, upon public works, upon roads, upon reaching out for larger markets. It was dur- ing these years that many of our farmers and young pco- ple became so discouraged that nearly 10,000 of thc-ni act- ually lcft the province hctwccn 1901 and 1911. it was dur- ing thesc years that the idea became prevalent that thu province was hopelessly poor, that thcrc were no sourccs from which rcvcnuc could be derived and that consequt-ntl_v we could not afford to build ncvscssary hridgcs or kccp our roads in decent repair.

Time and change have proved. however, that there

were sources of revenue. that there was money enough to spend on education. on roads and on public works. Ad- ditional cxpcnditurcs were made, the wheels of progress began to move again and the people took fresh courage.. There is no longer an exodus but a return from exile, and for the first time in many years the Government has, even after making additional expenditures. sho\vn a surplus.

The economical farmer or merchant, or maunfacturcr

is not he who boards up his profits and cuts do\vn e.\:pen.ses, but he who invests his profits wisely in cxtending his busi- ness and in adding to his equipment. The true economy ia that which administers wiscly not that which boards

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'l`hc "fearful waste of war" in human life has become

a sort of nightmare to many, and there are those who pre~ dict that the human stock will be seriously' lniurcd by the terrible loss of men in the belligerent countries. While the losses arc terrible in the extreme and to be deplorcd, they are, relatively, not nearly as great, nor will the effect upon the future of thc race be as great, as our fears would indicate.

A writer in a Loudon exchange points out that. after

four months of war our losses in actual deaths on land have been about scvcn thousand, a terrible loss unques- tionably, and it thc same ratc of loss continues during the first year of the war we shall have lost on land 21,000 men. The number of men aged over nineteen in thc [Suited Kingdom is thirteen millions. _

So small comparatively, if great actually, is the loss

of lives in modern warfare. in spite of all the death deal- ing implements which have been lnven ted,that it is true of Germany or France. as of Great Britain, that at the end of the war thc population will be much bigger than at the beginning of it.

This writcr claims that the casualties of peace "far

exceed the casualties of the most bloody war yet fought- even the Armageddon of 1914-15. liow are we to measure the casualties of peacc? A modern white community is furnished with knowledge, to utilize which is to preserve life and increase its value. So imperfectly are these means utilised that day by day there are cut off hosts of people who ought not to die, oven while life is made wretched and valueless t'or tens of millions who await

premature death. _

The death rate of Grcat Britain is I5 per thousand;

that of New Zealand is nine per thousand; that»of Prince Edward Island is _eight per thousand. In healthy com- munities in Great Britain the death rate is as low as that in New Zealand or in Prince Edward island. although the average for the whole of the Unit- 'ed Kingdom is fifteen. . lt is clear then, that unhealthy conditions of life in thc United King- dom are now slaying six or seven pcr thousand. Tho population of the ljnlted Kingdom is 46,000,000 so that thc

' peace casualties may bc rcckoncd at between 270.000 and

820,000. These arc the killed; the number morc or less seriously injured in a year by accident or prevcntlble diseases runs in the millions. _

of 68,000,000 and a death rate of 15.5 per thousand (it was . _ JB per thousand ln 1908) there would be a saving of be-

fi .were ls they ought to he. Besides such figures as these

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tion was by no means a crushing one

'rum are time may with wonder he# Germany is

going fo pay the indemnltiea that she will be called upon

000 and many believed that it would be severely felt. As a matter of fact, although there was a brief depression, .which was due anyway. and they have occurred before and since without the aid of a war. the country rapidly ad- vanced to an unparalleled boom and to better times than

Henry Clews & Co.’s report for the week ending

February iitb, still breathes growing optimism.

is eminently satisfactory, _considering the strain through which it has passed and the world-wide demoraiisation resulting from the war. More and more foreign nations are tuming to this side for financial aid. now that the British Goerument has refused_to permit new capital applications until its own requirements are amply .satis- iied. Other foreign governments- have already placed very unusual credits ln this market, which will be used for the purpose of financing the extensive orders for war materials coming to this country. Another form of financing is presenting itself to Americans, that is the floating of new enterprises in other paris of the world. which have until recently been placed in London and other European markets. lt must be remembered that with such financing come the much needed orders for goods. Our manufacturers will be exceedingly eager to secure the orders for merchandise. It remains to be seen whether they will be as ready as Europeans to accept the customary forms of payment in the shape of' bonds and notes which the European investor has always absorbed more readily than the American. 'lf this tendency continues and succeeds it will be necessary to establish a better market here for securities of this class. Here is another sign of the times-that the United States must take its proper place in the world`s markets.

in conclusion thc Review says: " The whole situation

is one that warrants continued hopefulness. with much caution in regard to investments anected by foreign affairs. For securities entirely under the control of domestic influences the outlook is much more stable; not a few of our industrial establishments being sure to profit largely' by the war while it lasts. At the West conditions are reported generally improving. in the East we are still suffering from industrial stagnyion and general depres- sion. The latter, however, has lcon its worst and is now largely' a matter of history. Ilenceforward wc should experience stcady business improvement, barring of course unforeseen disaster.”

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On thc strccts of London last your thcrc were 25,000

accidents. Probably that is a world’s record. The great cityis traffic is well regulated, but the most cxpcrt rcgula- tors and the most perfect rules cannot prevent mishap and fatalities daily on roadways that arc crowded with vc- hiclcs of cvcry description. Then London has famous fogs to contend with, and in the last fcw months thc .strcct lights have been dimmed on account of possible danger from above. '

A decree bythe Emperor William published in Berlin

is as follows: “ In recognition of the faithfulness to duty displayed unto death b_v the immortalised ones and sincere sympathy i'or their great loss, I will prcscnt to thc dependents of those soldiers of the Prussian army who havo fallen in the struggle for the dcfcucc of thc Father- lnnd u mcmorial shcct made according to a sketch laid before mc." A clcvcr cartoonist shows Emperor William surroundcd by urmlcss, lcglcss cripplcs and broken human bodies, to each of whom-or which-he is handing an " iron cross." Who wouldn't fight and give legs or arms for such a hope?

Serbia, says un exchange, needs aid as much as Bel-

gium. There is a starving population there that, compara- tively speaking, no one is caring for. Servia was attacked just as Belgium was. She defended herself successfully because she had the Austrians, not the Germans, to fight, i but her triumph has left ber land a complete desolation. and her people starving. We may say that we are not so much interested in the Servians as in the Belgians. They are comparatively a turbulent semi-civllied people. whosc king came to the throne by assassination, and who have bccn much at war with their neighbors since the bcnumb- ing rulc of thc Turks was, a short generation ago, with- drawn. What then? How de we know what they would have been had they not been oppressed for long ages by voluptuous pashas? Any way what does that mutter? The claim of their need remains the same. They are a nation that is in a position to be entirely remade, and any broth- erly kindness they may receive from the western world will be of the greatest possible service -in dctermlning

what the future nation will be.

ln justifying Gcrmany's violation of Belgian neutrality

the editor of “Dle Zukunft," of Berlin says: "Wu do not .stand before the judgment seat of Europa; we acknow- ledge no such jurisdiction. Our might shall make a new law in Europe; it is Germany that strikes. When shc has conquered new dun-nins for to-r genius then thc priest- lt.-ftls of nil _:oils will praise the good w;\r.'° As rsrgart-is lh.-ifzium. hc tlmlarcs that there was ncvt-r at more rigin- cous war inztn that which crusncd her, and never nnc whi.'_:h conferred a greater benefit on the conquered. Germany will remain fn the Belgian Netherlands, :uni :ull thereto thc narrow .strip of coast as far as Calais. “Tho object." he says. "ls to hoist the storm-flag of th: omplrc on the nar- row channoi that opens and closes the \-my to the Atlantic." What it would mean to Europe and to the world that "our might shall makc_a new law," would be dilllcult to lmagluc, and Europe and the world may well thank .God that thcre is llttlc prospect of such law making. Nevertheless the German habit of thought, of which the above cditorlai ul- tcrancc is the expression, is interesting. Verily we con. not think in German.

J. l'. Morgan confesses. says an Amcrlcnn exchange,

that he docs not know the remedies for all our industrial ills. He will be denounced because he represents capital. by tho wise men who know all causes and all cures. it is a sin, if not a crime, to carry on business lor profit, they tell us. lndustry should be for service only. All accumulation belongs to that indefinite thing called "labonr.” We hear Ruskin's teaching that the taking of interest, no matter what the rate, is usury, "just as

in ray when the present our ls over These indemnltles (BY L G H|QF["'”'f“oNEy M P ) “W Dl'°°°1\¢ ¢lllll\°»|SD is ¢=0\lC\\ld¢¢i 111

tl nm | ,d g ' qyear or so. as may well be the case,

-._ niiilluhidoubtedlydbe vciy muiiil slefitibii airlnrecoier mpost Tho fact of -the matte is that B0 e I; wi’ be long hem” Bdgium an

|’ "““"°» *ll “he °° “' m " 'P receive from Germany the monetary

The South African war cost Great Britain £225,000,- Of Ulll' ‘Bland P°0Dle do not know how mnilwnuuon which we “han each

lucky they are.

but thoueandsiorpenons. were .pro-

had ever been experienced. . .pared 'i6"e!p"Und"'el6q`l|ence and 'time

all

nd hard cash t.B“`i|r'gv`eut our taking'

_ """""'°”"` `up thecudgela on behalf of Belgium. F|NANC|A£ REVIEW :__ _:;oia_:|;:;¢¢e_;~__»;t:_ r;;:_<;g_ _ 0 n S ug

who -were maglcallydurupplled with money which enabled them to book large advertisement spaces in the newspapers to make a most extraordin- ary appeal to the British people to dlsown their treaty obligations and to be dishonored. Not one newspaper, but manly newspapers, were found pathetically closplng Germany in their bosotns up to. ‘and even past. the eleventh hour. The melancholy spec- tacle was presented of not one but a round dozen of Members of Parlia- ment getting up in succession in the House of Commons to wash their hands of the privilege of coming to the aid of our friends across the water.

These unhappy things were done in

perfect sincerity and in all good faith by Islanders who forgot that their very luck as islanders was not so much an excuse for non-intervention as a clear and .stern call to duty. And it was something more, for even an island is not immune from the danger of invasion. if wc had stood aside and consented to the crushing of Belgium and France by the Power which, with thc British Navy skulking in harbour, would have had the absolute com- mand of the sea, we should soon have had facing us at short remove a hos- tile coast. From that vantage ground would have been launched forces by sea and by air which would have taught the most insular of thinkers what war means when fought upon onc’s own soil. it is not commonly re- alized that the German Navy at this moment is more powerful than the British Navy as it exists in 1905. 'I have often wondered lately what the persons referred to-and he' it caro- fully noted for the point is most sig- niiicc-nt that they are the same per- sons \vho during the last few years have endeavored to pull down thc Bri- tish Navy to .such a small degree uf superiority o\'cr thc (icrman Navy as would have made our conditions most periiious at this hour- would have felt if their counsels had been adopted, and if, possessing the com- mand of the sea, the Germans had landed great armies at suitable stra- tegic points on the French coast and so battcrcd France to her knee in a fcw short weeks. What would they _have felt when, as a further consc- qnence of their advice, British mer- chant vcsscls were held up by Ger-

tlitional contraband, and suspcctcd contraband? Of one thing we may be certain. that if a Government of pol- troons had been found to leave Bel- gium ln the lurch public opinion would have hurled them from office and sub- mitted thc rulc of any party of any colour nfhich would save them from so grcat a shame. And I think they would have matic short work of tnc gentlemen. the editor of a well-known financial weekly, \vho wrote to the papers on.August 4th, and told the British pcoplo to retualnncutral and to make fortunes out of the disaster of others by doing a roaring neutral trade. _ _ _

Let us carefully renieinber the

things of which ~l have spoken, for, be it observed, when Germany is' beaten. the same people will durely be found .fighting to make terms for the- enemy. as, indeed, some of them have been already .going _in the columns. of, the Press. ` " -‘ " ' "

The luck of the British pcople in

living in two ‘excellent islands, well sit- uated) and provided with ono of thc fcw really good coal-fields in the world, is as great as it is imperfectly realiz- ed. When _a majestic phenomenon happens every day, as, for example, the very majestic phenomenon which causes every-day; it ceases to be phe- nomenal to thc unthlnklng. The eco- nomic position of llritain is wonder- ful. so wonderful that you can do many foolish things in respect of it and _vet produce more .wealth than could hc gathered by the greatest and most careful endeavour in, for very pertin- ent cxamplc, Belgium. But, to those who enjoy the luck of living in a coal-dowered island. what marvel is there in 'a position which has obtained for so long? Ncvcr was yet a man \vl\o did not think that* he deserved all the luck that he got. and never was _vet a nation which did not attribute all its wealth to its own prowess.

No one understanding the tremend-

ous economic contrast between Brit- aln and Belgium could possibly have joined in suggesting that Belgium should be deserted. ln time of peace Belgium is naturally a poor country. while Britain is naturally a rich coun- try. ln time of war Belgium can be invaded. while Britain if ` sho_ has Prepar- cd in 'pcncc a suitable Navy cannot bc invaded. For Belgium at this time there is wholesale devastlon,and death, not only for balligerents for old men and for women and for young childl ren. For Britain, -the lucky island, at this time, there is ,peace and wealth and security, and hapvy people throurc ing the pavements to cheer lightheated- ly the latest: squad of raw recrults._

l have said these things in an endea-

vour _ to accenturate nrat the ‘ call to arms which was honorably answered by the Government and which now only

much as stealing a farthlngis theft, no less than stealing a milllon." Why men should lnnmn- when nm' .mm .mf

a. few perverted minds fall to hear;

W” "‘“'° "“’ °’°‘"'”°* °""’°"°° °‘ mutant or the united kingdom th°’°é?“l~“;£|:;§gn“;i“sh0hld _be proud to contribute some-, “__ u n "‘G°°°°°rmd_ _ __ mon .xiunrto the immediate renet or the

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*to investigate the contents' six bot-

man cruisers for contraband, and con-.

`iutended for some other follow, in thc

_thc dickens could I do? The name on` .the label was my name and the regi-

_know how vague girls are about mill-i

_parcel docsn’t get to its proper dcstiir- ation. One hottie finished. too. and

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no on which has not

Eéyed our good fortune whether in

, _`_e or.ia'war. Out of the very luck

that is pure let us come to the rescue of those wh i uirerl for their ownoountry are vicariously suffering' for us also. _

GGT THE OTHER FELl.0W'S SUP-

_ PLIES.

An ofllcer at the front writes to a

wounded comrade. Had a most stun- ning shock this morning. While down at G. H. Q. orderly came `up. saluted "Box for you. slr: just coming off that A. S. C. lorry." Told him to bring it along to the car. and then I roceeded

ties of a whiskey which i know can' only be obtained north of the Tweed two ditto, cherry brandy. three cigars -very extra specials-you know those things, six inches by one and a half, and with extraordinary staying pow- ers~500 cigarettes of a brand I don't care much about. and a pound of to- bacco. a bottle of port. some walnuts. and a corkscrew, and. last but not least, a card inserted with the follow- ing: "Tons of love. from Dot and Dul- cie, and don't consume the contents all* at once. P. S.-The walnuts are pret- ty rotten, but we had to put them in at the last moment, and hadu't. time to get better ones. I".P.S.-I do hope you’ll like the cigars; the man at -- said they were the best they had. They were horribly expensive."

\Vell, l don't mind telling you that

this card gave me a lingo shock, for I haven't faintest idea as to who the idetnlty of the two charming ladies who go by the .equally charming names of Dot and Dulcie. The unfor- tunate part of the whole thing is this.

other fellows came up and collared the corkscrew, a bottle ofthe whiskey, and some cigars and,calmly and sol- emly proceeded to drink and smoke my very good health. their own very Hood health. the very goodhcalth of the generous donars and wern just dc- bating whether theywvould drink thc very good health of tho Allies-scpar ntcly or as one toast.

it took a ct-rtalu amount of iirnnwss

to dissuade them from this hcncvo- lent purpose, buf. by that timc, ot' course, thc mischief was irrctricvahly done, and _von really would have laughed il' you had sccn their faces wlicndtftor seeing me standing there gazing with a lost look at the card, they came over. and glasses in their hands gazed over my shoulder nt the message. "Lucky devil," grunted uno between gulps. "Tons of lovc from- said another, reading out aloud. “Top- ping name-Dulcle," said Number Three rcmlniscently.

Awakening from my dozo I turned

to the three of them and said: “lily dear blankoly falheads. I agree-pon fcctly-with your various remarks, but do you realize the appalling blank fact that in the first place I have never heard of these ladies; in the second. tl1csc~cr-niodical ncccssarics were

third, Il"

"My" sacred aunt!" exploded Num-

ber 'l"hree-the Seaforihs mah-cob lapsing heavily on to an A. S. C. tar- paulin. where he lay kicking and bel- lowing with mirth and giving an inde- cent exhibition of bare knees and legs.

We all looked at each other--but

the situation was really too funny to stand, and the whole lot burst into such a bellow that we nearly stamped- ed the R. F. A. horses. (\Vell-whatl

'ment, my regiment.)

The only thing i can think oi’ is that

the _box belongs to some chap of t.he same name in another regiment. You*

tary matters. “ln the Army" is a good onouzrh address for them and then they nlay Old llarry if the letter or

another opened; so we drank to the

Squash the Seaforths man‘s proposal

to compromise later hy drinking the

manrlers-in-Chief. which camo to very much the same thing. We then closed the box and put. it in the car. the only 'lissentiont being the Scotsman. who hazy sort of notion flint we ought lo

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