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Morning Daily (lfisusided In 1881) ‘Authorized ill Second Class Mull. Post Oflloo Department. Ottawa.

Prenlrlcnt. ‘Inn A. Burnett; hue-President. Wm. It. Burnett; bevy-Trails, u. M. Burnett; Editor unu "muslin: Director, J. R. Bartlett; Associate Elmer, Frank Walker.

‘The Strongest lllemory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink."

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Premier Jones’ Brief

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A strong paint was made by Premier Jones before the Board of Transport Commissioners at Ottawa when he maintained that if the proposed 30 per cent increase in railway rates is granted, the cost so far as the Maritime Provinces is zoncerned should be born-z by the Dqmjnjqn Government. There can be no question but that the Maritimes in general, and this Province in particular, would be very adversely affected by the rates bcost, and that it would in effect stuf- tify the effects of the Maritime Freight Rates Act, which we obtained after hard fighting as an award under the Duncan‘ Commission of I926.

The Duncan Commission went thoroughly into the case, finding that the lntercolonial Railway was built as an inducement to the Mari- tlmes to enter Confederation. Among the im- portant sections of the Act is section 2 which declares the rate adjustments then made to be statutory and not based on any fair return.

The principle findings of the Commission on this point are succinctly summed up in the preamble of the Act, which says: "that the Inter- colonial Railway was designed, among other things, to give Canada in times of national and imperial need an outlet and inlet on the Atlan- tic Ocean, and to afford the Maritime merch- ants, traders, and manufacturers the larger market of the whole Canadian people instead of the restricted market of the Maritimes them- selves, also that strategic considerations determ- ined a longer route than was actually neces- sary, and therefore that to the extent that com- mercial considerations were subordinated to na- tional, imperial and strategic conditions, the cost of the railway should be borne by the Domin- ion, and not by the traffic which might pass over the line."

This is the gist of the matter, so far as the Moritimcs are concerned; but there are special claims which Prince Edward Island has for le- duced-rather than incrleased—freight rates, and these are convincingly set forth in Pr-emier Jones‘ brief, which appears in today's issue. Sub- stantially, the point is that the proposed in- crease would upset all the arrangements under our five-year tax agreement with Ottawa and would force Island shippers, either to greatly restrict their freight movements, or else revert to water transportation as formerly, together with developing the truck-carrying ferry facilities to Nova Scotia. In either case, the Railway would be the loser. Conversely, by lowering existing rates on island exports-a consider fion to which we maintain we are entitled under our

‘r peculiar circumstances—it would be possible for the Railway to double its business in Prince Ed- word Island to the benefit of all concerned.

A Footnote Tn History

Outstanding among the tributes paid to the lute Viscount Bennett is an article in the Ottawa Journal by Mr. F. D. L. Smith, a former editor of the. Toronto Mail and Empjre, who knew "R.B." intimately and regarded him as one of the three most distinguished Prime Ministers since Con- federation. Mr. Smith shows pretty conclusive- ly in his article that during his five years as Premier it was the much-criticized Benn-ell tur- iff policies that saved Canada from the auction block.

That, it will be recall-ed, was in the early thirties. Coming into office in I930 Mr. Ben- nett taok over a Dominion which had already slid far down into the deepest of world depres- sions and was to slidc still further. Under the preceding Ottawa government and largely as a result of successive advances in American tar~ iff schedules, this Dominion had developed a heavy adverse trade balance with the Republic. The Bennett Government introduced and placed on the stotutcbsoks cmcrgcncy legislation to as- sist in correcting thlsfiscal maladjustment, so that witliin four or five ycars we were selling two hundred million dolicrs worth more produce to the United States than we were buying from that country.

Mr. Burnett's n:::t slcp was to seek closer trade relations with Grcat Britain and the rest of the Empire. Backed by a strong mandate from the Canadian pzcple he mode an off-er oi two-way preferanccs to the United Kingdom. That was at‘ tlih time of the imperial Confer- ence of I930 in London. He proposed that the internal trade of the Emma should be reorgan- ized an a reciprocal basis. The other Domin- ions backed him UFTGJLEIIUSlY. The British Gov-

‘which are at present under way."

w. l0l the Empire in face of, at that time, prohibi-l live foreign tariffs, quotas and embargos. l‘ i These treaties were indubitably a main lac-y jtor in causing this country and Great Britain to, rlead the way in world recovery from the depthl Beauty l: free. 1ft: inf-he porpoi- of ‘he dcp,e55;qn_ Trude 3gb" began h, flow ual posqesslon of all who can see with ‘increased volume amongst all parts of fllel w figblssays 83:: bvmléfrl" calm“ l..." Sh fllal) f"l I iii" l” ”'"""” pile. uc were _ one icla resu ts a tie night in me near mu m m, n. ‘conference that successive governments main-i more corner 0f the universe. 1t ‘turned the Empire agreements when they came-ml?‘ “SW l‘; 5° lfmglllled l" l" ."nto office. “No one can deny," writes Mr. s? ljiléafagzdtnm“ "gall" ‘ "ti rh trad treati tl - y - " e “y m w ,Smith, tat _es_e e_ es grea y en be plucked or gathered, like a lionced the position of Canada in the Empire flower that wllts when detached or that they enabled the Empire as a whole to fizfllclerléléeasxfgllbetllinlsmw": “ml-hf put forth a greater effort in the winning of the everyone: .y e ‘n?’ °‘ Second World War by the free democracies. .___ Times have, of course, changed, but l see no Remember when-We Ind organs likelihood of the Empire Trade Treaties being l" llw Parlvf- Elmflrlei 1n sllded abandoned in the international negotiationsl gzffigylfifffnfxix°ébiixg‘ldzlzfieg°gsjl- flclent to live on, cheap food, low rentals, no world wars, no income tax, no third party, no Left Win; grid a lot of fun just. Ilvlnxl-Lion- on Free Press.

holes By The Way

- EDITURIAI. NUTkS r-

' | ' ' ' ' A hi; lunburn lp a [gut rug}; Evidenty if you go to jcil for fraud lllwhe doctors 1mm‘ is very danger:

Boston you are entitled ‘to draw_ your pay-—if~ous and H we.” wise We“ “vow you happen to be a machine politician. lf. So, now that Summer's here,

" " " * let's take It easy. let's do our surl- The prorogafion of Parliament has been ex- l balm“? ‘enslbly- Te“ mlmll" ll" _ . , . . l first. time, increasing the dose daily, pedltcd by the sun s ‘rays, which have a curative 1 1S me prcpel‘ way, say the experts. affect upon voeiferosity as on other complaints. We'll burn just as beautifully and

* r * r‘ look just. as much like is native of Samoa 1n the long run. -Van- icouver News-Herald.

I There are only two two-member Federal seals left with the coming into effect of the Redistribution Act at next election, viz. Queen's

here, and Halifax, N. S. ‘k 1r k

Long after people have cooled of! about the economic system, the diet w of budgereegahs, the decline of music and the value of vitamins in. growing new hair, they will atul be whipping themselves info B fut- ile lather about men's conserva- tism ln dress. And doing nothing about 1t. Of all evolutionary pro- cesses tlils one seems to have come to the deadest. stop. One only needs to reflect. on one aspect." of it; namely the development ol the collar tn the last 40 years, to see what. that. resistance can be. The collar has gone through some ml- nor distortions, but we hang grimly on so it. -Hamflbon Spectator.

Even though monkey: have shown a "solid" reaction to a acctna designed to fmmunize them against pollomyelttis. there is no reason to conclude hastily that the dis- ease had been defeated. It la well known to scientists that. there in no positive proof of the GfflCBcy of any remedy 1n the effect ft. has on animals. Such experiments can only provide a lend for further re- search. Nevertheless, the results are hopeful. A vaccine that; will prevent the dread infantile paralysis ls the dream of all medical researchers. The profession knows enough about the disease to be sure that. there is such a susbtance waiting to be discovered. Up unbll now, however, the only effective serum has been one obtained from the blood of a. fornler patient who has recovered, which is obviously difficult to 0b- tain. some will think that. the ex- perimenters should at once go \- head on the strength of the mon- key tests, and start shooting the new vaccine into children Indis- crlmlnately. Fortunately this fa not: how intelligent. science works. It proceeds cautiously, proving each step along the way. That 1s the safe and sure method» Windsor Dally Star.

Dental plates and fillings may be things of the past if research workers can iron out a few difficulties involved in the use of flurine. ll has been found that a certain quantity of the gas in drinking water prevents tooth decay.

Dominion Government estimates include a half million dollar appropriation for Toronto harbour developments. lt looks as if Toronton- idns are anxious to be ready to tak-e advantage of the St. Lawrence waterway project as soon as it becomes a reality.

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Everyone is talking about lowering trade barriers but action is all the other way. Now Mexico has introduced restrictive measures an 23 classes of imports in order to conserve dol-

lars.

In future inscriptions on coins will no long- er bear the legend, "Ind. lmp:" and the title Emperor of India will be dropped. The royal cypller will no longer be G. R. I. but simply G. instead of the l0l gun salute His Majesty will be entitled only to 2i guns in India as in his other Dominions.

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Rev. Dr. lsaac Watt, English evangelicall poet, born this date I674; famed for his hymns and metrical version of Fsalms-"O God Our Help in Ages Past."

Time, like an ever-rolling stream,

Bears all its sons away. ~

They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. A’ k A‘ A‘

Inquiries have been made as to what "Q. S. M. V." stand for under the illustration in the ad- vertisement of the new Car Fc-rry in yesterdays issue. They are for "Quadruple Screw Motor Vessel." That is all right, of‘ course. fr“? ll shipbuilders point of view, but is not recognized by the Government which invariably uses the let- ters "C.G.S." (Canadian Government Slltlp) in the some way as H. M. S. (Hi5 MflfeslYi SlllP) l5 used in the Navy.‘ It fi * .

For the information of shopkeep- ers, merchants, restaurateurs and tradespeople tn general, and with no one particular in mind we give voice to the rumor that. during the past. long. lean years there were people who kept a little list and that. they intend to refer to this 11st as increasing sources at supply allow them more freedom of choice when buying. They are the people who, rightly ol- wrongly, believe they have been bullied, snubbed, mack- ecl, taunted and humiliated, and who have gone their brooding, embittered ways jabberlng about. worms that. turn and muttering In their more lucid moments than: ‘There will come a dnyP-Tnr- onto Telegram. ,

Some 2,000,000 engineers in Britain have agreed to the introduction of night shifts next winter, a measure which has always been high- ly unpopular throughout the whole of industry. It will have valuable repercussions on United Kingdom production since it will mean stagger- ed working hours and thus an important reduc- tion in the peak demand for electricity.’ ‘New power plants have a high place on Britains re- construction programme. ln the meantime, ‘the shortage of existing plant hos made llgdllll- cult to cope with concentrated demands in the peak hours and has thus sometimes led to a slow- down in production.

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A dye used in photography may turn out t.o be a cure for elephan- tinsls, sometimes the aftermath of chronic flllarlasls, n worm-caused disease. Cotton rats infested with the worms almost invariably were cured by the dye_ Dr's. Arnold W. Welsh, Lawrence Peters. Ernest Buedlng, Arthur Valk, Jr., and Acme Htgashl of Western Reserve School ol Medicine report in Scl- ence. .The dye they used, known as No. B63 for short, ts one of a number of cyanlno dyes indispen- sable ln photography as color sen- sttlzers. No. 863 has been given fio 27 patients at the school or Tropt~ cal Medicine. San Juan, Puerfo Rico, but months must elapse bl- tore results of this cllnlcnl trial are known.

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Federal taxes must b-o paid even in C. C. F. Saskatchewan. increase in sale prices of radio phonographs produced by the C. C. F. Depart- ment of Education for use in Saskatchewan schools has been necessitated by a ruling of the N'Cl'lOl1f1l Revenue Department, Ottawa, making the machines subject to the Dominion sales tax of eight per cent and on excise tax of i0 per cant. Buttery-operated radios will now cost $89.70 and electric sets will cost $l05.45. In making the announcement, Education Minister W. S. Lloyd point-ed out that the former sale price of S80 covered only production costs pnd mode no allowance for the additional items of taxes. The tax levies will have to be paid not only on new sets, but Elsa on‘ those already sold.

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A team of United Kingdom aclen- ilsts are preparing to explore little known areas of the Arctic Ocean for data which wtll solve many deep sea ftslitrig problems and ro- sult. 1n mach bigger catches. The purpose of the expedition Ia to

ernmcnt of the day was not ready for the pro- posal. Nothing dounted, Mr. Bennctt pressed home his offer with the suggestion that the Mother Country should think it ave; and at- tend an adjourned Imperial Conference in Ot- tawa a year or so later. The people of thsl United Kingdom took that offer seriously. When ' opportunity came they voted into office a gov- ernment with an overwhelming mandate to abandon free trade, establish u protective tar- lff and enter into reciprocal, preferzntlul trad-oi relations with the outlying parts cf the Empire.

Mr. Bennett struck while the iron was hot. H: renewed his proposal for. a conference at Ottawa. All parts of the Empire mcepted and the Conference of I932 resulted. This was on: of the most impressive conferences in the history- df flu Embire. It brought the Commonwealth's leading statesman into prolonged consulraliom. Till outcome war a series of halve trails treat-l in or agreements based an the Bennett policy d? mutually advantageous mile agreements. trade agreements saved Canada from in- solvency and proved the salvation of other parts

‘This plan must b: such that all Euro

In France the Independent Left-Wing Soc- ialist/Wrcnc-Tireur" contends that it is the task of the European countries to draw up an economic recovery program and "pool" their resources. They then can turn to America. "Europe needs America's products, just as Am- erica needs our buyers. Let us approach this world conference without any inferiority com- plex. lf- political interests do not pervert the problem of Europe's economic reconstruction for heir own ends, a great step trill have been ‘cries and will be randy for launch- taken toward lastilig peace." The lndependent-ymdgzlglfozef ‘sézylr-trll: t: being Rinhtist newspapsr "Ufpoqlle" emphases: that ‘rem trawl" Wm, swam/g, the economy of fr: Dcnzsan ugion is lac lazy m m; and g m,“ 9f 1g know to ills economic stability in Corcpe and t"1t $503113, humble ineclfliyllly 1o- onl America has the material means to leliabili- r prmm‘ '°"‘ °' lath it. "To do this, the AmericoMgovej-nmenf fi§§,"',',,f§°§f.,,‘f“,§,",f, . - u must draw up a‘ concrete plan for the reorgan- include the wry llmt M» 0! izction of the Danubian market and 'set dawn in black and white the assistance it will fur '

discover why large shoals of cod and ‘haddock regularly gather tn waters around Bear Inland. If. wtll also seek to find out what effect currents and temperatures have on the movements of the fish. ‘mil ln- formation will enable trawling fleets to locate shoals with great accuracy and will eliminate time now lost. tn isgarchlng for them. A special ship fa being built by the Ministry of Aerfculture and Flan-

aoienttflc instrument! for cumin- ln: lea life. ’ __.._...__...

NIAGARA’! IIUGI II-OW Tho tlutmI-l flow of Niagara hi}: b 201.000 cubic Mt of water.

pro- an infimloly greater "ideological of-

fit from it; it must have power of attraction than any fensivs."

. THE _ CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

When It's Humid (Financial )

The higher the temperature, goes, and the more humid 1t. be-i comes, the less work It isn't n more matter 0f comfort. blazer-Be shrines and treasures it l8 _8° mull’ Pwpl? lmezlue- ll’- already encloses. Thls l; a mrmor- lmf- lust a question of lorzettlnrlui which wni commsmorabe to. Ilml the Wfllhvr Bud settlnglsli time the self-sacrifice and m? ° devotion o the our. nlrm n Jllil- WllB-l l-llQ lmdll Will Fllllld Britain, fife Comymongealthe ulld without a. more or less serlouromer lflnds who“ @3111 and “you; “naps” alone checked the German onrush

Y“ Pa“ llll" 1"“ 8° l". w‘! lat: rile height o! It; inlet»... succesl. This memento of those who died In l?" -l'°“ b)’ °°°lmll Y“ °ll llYjtlie Battle of Britain was unveiled “lawn”? lllmlllrllllml- Blll- recently by the King ln the pres- when Petsplrallll“ balm l‘) d9‘ ence at the Queen, the Princesses ‘c???’ 322Gb“ bell“ 51°“ ‘mwn- and the distinguished assembly.‘

glow mudyolal-eavtvarrciérrxg.‘ man The Primeulvllnlster was‘ prenaeint,

with Mrs. A Lee, n; were r. so at. er stand and be efficient 1n his work? members ‘m; emmembevs of the‘

Baffle Of Britain Commemorated

(Ullllfll Kingdom Information) Westminster Alcbey has added

How much work can he do under Government’ me H5811 conmysJ Germ“ cmldlflom f’! he” and cloners for flit‘ other Brltlsb Com-l clothing? The United States army, monweanh GIVQmmQnB and ‘he with an Interest in the tropical Fore“ of the Crmmh Even. Se“ islands 0E H18 PECLHC, wanted b0 1n the have and the ch01: w‘, ‘m, know the answers. It wanted ed, with mo", mm 2M0 nqflr_,.ey_ acts‘ celrlgm m5“ l: tastabllsh- alive: of those all-men named lrl theses rattan m were ugher alts/ice?“ by we Ho" o! HOnwr_ scbooluoforfliiaeslrfdtana eUnlverslBa A Small chap e1 In the mo“ h“- , _ , y‘ torlc part of the Abbey has been set apart for r-he memorial and en- rlched by o. superb stained-glen window of appro rlate design. This new‘ window take the place of the one shattered by a German bomb, which destroyed the House of Commons. As long as fr endures tt will give an unfailing artistic do- ll ihc to those who examine If. It. dangenlsg composed of 46 lights and ex- tends acrocg tne entire east. wall. O Q O

The lower light; contain the badges of the 63 RAF. squadrons which took pert in the Battle of Britain and the flags of all the countries from whence came these young men who, ln Mr. Church- 111's words, "went forth every morning to guard our native land and all that we stand for". A hea- venly seraphlm fills the upper por- tlo-n with ‘blue and wine coloured splendour w-lli-le the four panels depict the typical British airman. At ch: foot is the most perfect quotation {or the occasion, chosen from the wr-l-lss or Britain’: lla- mortal poet, Ehnkoapeore, “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers." Individual names m-

_ shrlned in roll of Honour -- ‘3Z.“.§§.‘°.‘l‘.2°..‘;‘."%.l3.l§€“l2“‘..§ll. in rid-u». u» cur-n h»-

how dangerous ft could be to men bee" lldllrmll "lllll " “m”? tn conv tfonal business cults with Wfllmll Ell"- ‘Wllih lllllllhylllli‘ "l

candlestick; of aflver while thy “gm co a” B-nd- “Eh lectern carries u. beautifully lllumv invited and bound Roll o: Honouij. Its hundred page; record thp names of nearly i500 pilots an aircrew lallled during thin mo! crucial battle of history. y The moss humor-om are naturi- ally the names of the ‘vounfl mm o! Britain and the Commonwealth. But. airmen from the States. Poland. Belgium and Czechoslovakia appen- l-n its pages too. ~ This book has been carefully and lovingly made in the trarllflon 0g rim-Se nrlssuls and psallers Ple-

They discovered that a. man in good physical condition, accustom- ed to high temperatures, and dressed lrl the equivalent of a tropical uniform -.short,s,_ short. sleeves, loose neck and light por- cus material-could work in n. temperature 0f 91 degrees for a six hour stretch without: or serious discomfort.

There were some qualifications. The work was not heavy. The Lest involved walking at: a 3 1-2 mlle an hour gait up a 2 1-2 per cent; grade with the temperature at. 91 1-2 degrees. Sufficient. salted water was allowed to compensate for loss from swealfing.

It was discovered that: the group tested, sweated profusely the first hour, but less and less as the test. continued, until the body tem- peratures rose to the danger point. Beyond their heat protratlon was imminent.

‘rile amount. of clothes proved a. vital element 1n the amount of effort. that. men could stand under heat conditions. Dressed in socks, shoes and shorts alone, men could stand temperatures that were