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MONDAY. JU l’ -_ Strange Fulfilment

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It was one of the campaign eurauees of the Lec- o-overmnent- in 1927 that by a strict enforcement of the prohibition law there would re- cult a. decrease in traffic accidents. This assurance, like many others made by Liberal candidates at that time, has had a curious fulfilment. According to the latest report from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, while therzrwas a decrease in the total number of deaths from auto- mobile accidents throughout; Can- ada. in 1930 as against the figure-i for 1929. deaths from the some cause increased in this Province from 1 in 1929 to 10 in 1930. In other words, our provincial death rate from auto accidents increased from. 1.2 per 100.000 population in 192s, to 11s in 19x0. uhcrcas ll’) lhei same period the death rate dccreas- i ed in Nova Scotia from 11.1 in 1929‘, f0 9.7 in 1930. In Manitoba the dc- l crease was from 10.3 in 19:9 to 8.91‘ 1n 1930; in Saskatchewan, from 6.5! in 1929 to 5s in 1:130. Ontariol showed a decrease of from 17.0 in! v 1929 to 156 in i030; British Colum- i

bia of from 101s in 1929 to 18.6 in 1930. The New Brunswick death rate increased from 11.2 in 1929 to 17.0 in 1930, and ihcre wcrc small increases in thc rote in Qucbcc and Alberta; but in no province do the figures show such an alarming 111ml) fls in Prince Edward Island during ihc your 1930. From being the banner Province so far as the death rate from auto accidents is concerned, we have slipped, in one year, to fourth position, despite {he 180E that the heavier death loll naturally occurs in the more con- gested ccnircs of population.

These figures, taken in conjunc- tion with thc heavy increase in the number of arrests and convictions for drunkenness undcr the Lca Gov- ernmcnt-now grcntcr than at any time since the days of Free Rum‘ and the revelations vl-ith regard to political interference in prohibition cases WlliCh have come to light in recent wccks, should give the mm. pcrance clcctors in this Province food for serious thought. Are these the results which the Lea Govern- lllclll- Promised, and which it was elected to accomplish? One heed only recall the post-election assur- ance 0f the local Liberal organ, given editorially on Juno 27, 1927, to see how far the Government's achievement has fallen short of its

$199501‘! Pfmniscs in this respect.

Here is the Patriot's statement writ~ '

ten whcn the promises made by its party candidates in that Campaign were fresh in mind,-

“The incoming Premier and his t executive when selected, as well 3,5 Zhis supporters. will no (loubt fully realize that the country will look for thc most rigid cnforccmcnt. hr the Prohibition law that has over lakflh lllflce hcre. Thorc must he J10 X71011: winking at violations of v thE 13W. Justice must "Qt be ‘on much tempered with mcrcy; too Often it has bccn so. Booilcggcrs, home-brew makers, and gpnprs and Slllllglllcrs of liquor, if tho Liberals rcmain true to Lhrir Pledges and true m their affilia- tions with the Temperance Ai- llance. must be put but of bush ness."

It is on its record in regard to

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LY 6, 1931

Dominion Government, and 5mm“ this decision be continued nothing

izatlon of radio ln Canada as recom- mended by the Rflllhl cmhmlslmh mam-d by Sir John Alrd, which reported to the Government in 1930.

It is interesting, at the Present juncture, to note the increasing dis- satisfaction with the commercially controlled radio system in the Unit- cd States. The must formidable as- sailant of the system is the United States Government. On May 131 1930, the attorney general 0f the United States nied a suit Beam-ii the Radio Corporation of America

and nine other companies» 81163‘ ‘ling them to be a moncllvly lll le- straint of trade. The special attor- ney retained by the Government to prepare lhe brief is still collect- ing data, and the case has not Pl?-

cccdod. _ Thc Corporation and its allies or

indeed subject to constant fire from many points. The chief objec- lions full into three categories: its avowed policy of arranging radio progrmrinics to stilt thirteen-year- olds and the rcsultant degradation of public taste; its use of economic flOWOl‘ to dcstroy competitors and obtain monopoly prices; and its control of public opinion. The revenue of the National Broadcasting Company comcs from pro-

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advcrtiscrs who “s;m~lsor" grammes in rclurn for the oppor- tunity to proclaim the merits oil their products over tho air. The rc- sulr, of this system, n result famil- i that almost cvcry progralnmc is interlurcicd with “selling talks." This might be bearable within limits, but on the American chains the honcyed voice of thc booster has become so pro- mincnt n feature of the entertain- ment that radio, instcaci of being a delight, is for many a borc, a nuis- ance and an irritant,

, \Vorse than this is the cffcct of commercialization on the quality of

inr to Canadians, is

broadcast programmes. The “spon- sor" (lcsircs, of course, to reach and hold fhc attention of the larg- cst, possible number oi listeners With this object in view, it is the ldcclurcd policy of the NJS-C. to ar- nnge programmes which make lit- tle if any (lcmund upon taste or in- tclligcnce.

Educational societies have tried scvcral timos, always without suc- cess, to have certain air channels sct aside for educative broadcasts, moaning not necessarily “highbrow” programmes, but the sort of pro- grammcs which the B.B.C. furnish- cs in Great Britain. The movement has failed because of the grout strength of the commercial com- panies, especially RCA. With the number of channels limited by nat- ure, and each channel a potential source. of immense financial profit the big companies have an incont- ive to crowd others off the air.

The most damaging charge made against the RCA. group of com- panies is that thcy are a standing menace to freedom of spcoch over the air, and have much more in- fluence over public opinion than

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NOTES BY THE WAY

"an hands m the pumps!" The order comes from the Lea side of the ship of state which is due l0 cross the harbor bar on August 6th- _____

While our Liberal friends for want of a. better argument rte try" ing to raise a furore about unem- ployment in Canada. it is encour- aging to note that according to the bureau of statistics there were 13.000 more employed persons on June I. than on May 1, the increase being chicfly in construction, transporta- tion, and public utility services. while there still are many unem- ployed in various callings and while none but chronic critics expected that unemployment would cease im- mediately on the assumption t0 P°Wel of the Bennett Government all ex- cept tho chronic critics will admit that conditions are gradually 1m- proving and that all the. prospects point to the prosperity that is pro- pcrly clue to the Conservative policy of Canada for the Canadians.

The plea, of rresldent Hoover, says La. Patric, notwithstanding his de- nial, is an avowal that the United States would have served the best interests of the American nation if it had consented at the time the proposal ‘was made by Great Bri- tain. to an erasure of inter-allied debts. \Vhat was needed in order to open the eyes of the President was realization of the fact that the payments exacted from the debtor nations was bound to have a harm- iul oilcct upon the export trade of the Unilcd States. That realiza- tion has comc about. The deplorable consequences of debt exaction will not bc wholly repaired by a mora- torium of one year. But if it has the good effects that are cxpcctcd. it may happen that the respite will b0 prolonged and its scope extend- cd. On that point many people will shnrc the opinion of Sir Thomas White that the proposal of Presi- dcnt Hoover marks the beginning of thc cnd of international war debts-

Sevcral years ago the Vancouver Board of Trade made a determincd effort to have the Government put an cud to the maintenance of the‘ Canadian National Steamship lines. Now ihatthe head of the Canad- ian National Railways has reached the conclusion that their operation is unprofitable and undesirable, Parliament should quickly rid the country oi responsibility of the fleet. The cllect will be to put an end to Fl WW1)’ loss which cannot bc jus- UllPd by business or other sound reasons. >

. Hr who complains today that he has loo little time 15 he wmse 01f than the man of the past, since he has all the time thcre is.

The remedy-a simple one, yet oficn illusire and unrecognized-As tho cultivation of the habit of dc. cision as to what is important. He who knows this and lives so is a frcc man. If there is, indeed, a bles- 8111f,’ in the modern fashion of lifc, if is that such choice is now 1105. “ible- out "l hlflhy opportunities n ma" Ill-ll‘ choose the best and let the "is! £10- Prom many things he may take tmhimsclf those of most worth. If hc shows wisdom in the choice. his lifc will be full and of

The Defoe Bicentenary

(Montreal Gazette)

Two centuries. it will be recalled. was the time Emerson mentioned as being neeziful for the right under- standing of a. great man. That time he; elapsed since Daniel Defoe died. His lzicentenary is afresh amusing intereut in the career and work of a ma}: who has been hailed as the father of the British novel and the dean of journalists. Known the world over as the writer of _ Robinson 0-: foe,“ a. romance which Rousseau decfered to be in itself a natural education, and a. work which passed luto seventeen edlthzs filly Nears after it was penned, and has been translated into more than fifty languages, Daniel DcIOB did not be- gin his more famous romances until he was more than fifty years o! age. Yet 1n one of the mast productive psvfcds of English literature, when the effusions of men like Steele, Addison, Swift, Pope, Prior, Atter- ouzy and Gay o'er: discussed in every coffee house, when the Spec- tator and Tatler essays were the talk of the town, Daniel Defoe was making himself known as a "free lance" pamphlctecr and editorial writer, being termed tile prolific and unflinching advocate of religious tolerance and the most forceful as well as the most fearless champion of the Whigs. Much has been writ- ten about his terse style; his amaz- ingly fertile imagination and force- f'ul intellect; his gift as o. satlrist,

compiling data, so as to give his de- llneations an air of naturalncss and realism such as makes good "copy." No writer ever better knew how to arrange‘ his materials and dress up a subject in such fashion as to sc- cure the largest amount of public attention. Of Defoe it has been said that he took delight in beating uiith their own weapons the most astute intrlguers ln the most intriguing period of English history, and that in writing for the entertainment of his own time he took the surest way of writing for thc entertainment of all time. That he knew how to work and loved his workds evidenced by the fact that in 171i Defoe issued no less than seventeen publications,

political tracts. Altogether he is credited with having penned more than 250 effusions. not counting his novels. Few of these were reprinted during his lifetime, and they have never been. collected as a whole. Yet the man who could discuss such-top- ics as the "Black Art" and “History of the Devil," change off to “The Plan of‘ English Commerce," “The Complete English Tradesman,“ “The Union of England and Scotland," and formulate a. scheme of political "Projects: in which such problems as free trade versus tariffs are vig- orously ventilated, cannot be said to have lacked range for the appli- cation of his genius, ivhatevcr may be thought of his chequered career, his personal motives, and the quality of his literary efforts in their general trend and total. Indeed, next to the number of prominent literary craftsmen who were manifestly influenced by the writings of Defoe, a, dynasty which includes Richardson, Fielding, Smollctt, Swift, Sterne, Goldsmith. Godwin, Scott, Lytton and Dick- ens, thcre ls nothing more interest-

cudbrinr; valuc to himsclf ul-l hp,- fellows.

which 5'01! are to live all your days. You cant move into another, you "mi buy or rent another, you must;

clsc you will find it a very “monk fortable place in which to live.

Germany's total indebtedness to all countries on war account under m9 "Yollllll 111811" which went into force in the fall of 1929. was fixed at more than $27.00U,000,000, o; “m” "llW-lffle‘ 0f 826.090.1100 00o was fol‘ lfllllllflllolls and the balance for ‘he Tepflyment of loans and special compensation to Belgium. The

this ctl led . ‘ . . ' ' 919 0h D 8e. ‘ind not on thefwn easily be entrusted to a small ‘Xoung plan amortized thls huge subject of Dominion politics with cotcrie of financiers in a demo- ‘mm Over a period of 53 years of

Ewhich it h“ hill-hing ‘Whatever to llO- that the Lea Government will have to face the people on Augugl 8.

Radio Control

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The decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in the matter of radio control has been handed

‘I cracy.

Editorial Notes

‘i "NBW-ihfihcrs of todayl" trays Mr. §J.W. Dafoc, vctcran editor of that great Liberal newspaper the Manly). ‘ha. Free Press, "are far more courag- eous in presuming the news than

‘mm "l lllc ow." Mr. Dafoe has

ld°wllr and While the Court was not ‘evidently hut rend the dictum of

unanimous, the majority of the livdzea ruled in favor of the Do- minion‘s claim to full jurisdiction over radio on the ground as ex. Pressed by Chief Justice Angllh, o; "convenience amounting w ncces. wily." The Provinces objecting to ‘federal control of radio broadcasts l" Canada mnv appeal the case lb the 911W Council. In the meantime, however, the decision of the Su- preme I‘: I ‘v when?! Itho p1 itlon ‘taxln by ‘ the

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the local Liberal organ with regard to the publication of evidence 1h the Lea Government Prohibition Court.

"It' had been the general opin- ion." says the Lea Government or- Ean in Summersldc, "that the elec- tions would not be held uhtll some time in September and the new; that they will take place within a

0W1» - in rtcc-rdedia afivindl- ‘month; will “come asjOfllewhflf, bl

a surprise to many." The western

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“hlvh 57 have still to run. 1h round “Fm-i the Sums payable include 14 dillllrsto France. 5 billion to “on t2, “billtion to Italy, and 3 bu. l‘ _ a o her cx-belligerent Al- ieo countries. The total annllltlgg thus payable by Gel-many vary ‘xmewhlli m"?! Year to year, but “Y airlllcc approximately mo. 000,000 Der annum uu the end o; the Deriod fixed by the Young plan, terminating lh 193g Gi-‘Tmllllyis solvency mug-t be maintained, or Germany mus; cease to bc a civilized country in the flcctfllted sense of the term. And a mmllllfy t0 this is that Germany gneust be restabllized economically fore the world can be lifted safely

m" °l "w trough of the present de. pression- '

Liberal wean does not seem to be l" Very close touch with ‘its party. The llllllroxlmate date of the elee. “m” w“ "Refill? known several fljys before the official announce. ment.

Take care of your body, vnh m“!

therefore keep it 1h 300d repaint

lng than to note the singular cor- respondence between some of they social and political schemes forl whch Defoe stood sponsor and the: , problems upflung into the political‘

own day. Defoe has been claimed as ‘a foremost advocate of free trade. 5H8 cvuld equally be claimed as an exponent of the evils of foreign competition and as pointing out the ' need for defensive tariff system. He v talked and wrote concerning the ‘union of European states. It "can l never be done by conquests; it may ‘be achieved by_ agreement and bal- lance 0f DQ/wer." He advocated an mcademy for literature. He pleaded ifor prison reforms. Ifc had a plan EfOt‘ the establishment of savings banks. He stood heart-ivholc for the organization of friendly societies. No writer of his time so vigorously ‘stressed the advantages of female education. From Defoe came the Suggestion of the founding of a, uni- crsity in London. He urged the need for good roads and satlrlzed with- out mercy the coarse manners of the period in which he lived. The "Projects" was published in 169B when Defoe was thirty-seven years of B-Ke. urrmeh by a man who tells us he had known the inside of Nerv- gate jail and attended the court of kings. it has been justly pointed out that had Defoe written nothing more than this treatise he would have been entitled to a secure niche ih the hall of fame. "It/is the in. terest of every nation to encourage their own trade, to encourage those manufacturers that will employ ‘hell’ °Wn Bllblects, consume their own growth of provisions, as well as materials of commerce, and such s; W!" Refill their money or species m; home." Defoe s0 expressed himself in 1728. The dictmn has a thorough- ll! modernist ring. But he has writ- ten at least one book about men

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and his knack of stating facts and]

the vast majority of them being‘

“ma: Bub? of fiance .

a, 1 W-Bflhll-MD. THE WORLD l8 TIRED

someone has been asking the question why the people of the world seem to be more tired than at any other time in history and yet the world is full of labor sav- ing devices-the telephone, the tele- graph, wireless, automobile, easy transportation, labor saving mach- inery, ventilated schools and so forth.

Why are people so tired?

Because in these days of speed and endeavor to make money-or at least a living, brain and body are kept tense all the time. If you are in an office there ls the usualwhlrl of business, the typewriter, the tel- ehone, the going and coming 0! office companions, Business callers, the competition of other offices d0- ‘ing the same kind of work.

If your work ls about your homc there are all the daily routine dut- les which keep you tensed most of the day.

And now has come this past year or two a general feeling that times may not be as good again for some time, and the tenseness is increas- ed because o! anxiety.

Now it may be, as a magazine writer told us some time ago, that when people have worked hard, have been in fierce business com- petition, and perhaps played hard to enjoy what hard work brought them, that real benefit comes to them when business becomes quiet "and they take time to think about the things of life that really count.

And I believe that lust as men and women were finding that to keep up to the times and be men- ‘tally alert, the biggest need was to ‘have a healthy body, so now as ,they get thinking things over they will have this truth more forcibly ‘brought home to them.