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i . flpeilltlllg during the Budget ile We p, [he Legislature on Thurs d", Marclr 25th, Hon. Dr. McMil- lan suldi

Mr, speaker. the hon. tile Ieadcl o‘ the Opposition was right ir about one thing, ill hl-i speech; that was that I would follow hiin 1i i were to take up as much tlul-z a; ht- did l do not know that l could point to one other thing he has said that can be substantiated

in tho first place I wish to say. nu a member of the Stewart Gov- ernment, that I felt highly pleased at the [air and concise way in wilichhhe Premier placed the fin ancial situation oi the Province be fore the people in his able budget speech last night. I think, perhaps. if this debate ceased now the peo pie oi Prince Edward Island would be ahlo to judge, and judge intelli» gently, between the record of tht Government and the criticism oi the Opposition. However, there arc statements made by tlle-Leailcr o the Opposition oi so glaring and misleading a nature that it is noi possihlo to lot them pass withoui endeavoring to show both llilll and the people whom he attempts to address that he is incorrect. Wi- have been at this job oi corroctinp, my hon. friend, now, for nvor two yoars, and I am afraid, from his utterances tonight thut we have not

_succeodo<l vory well. Ill iact. would suggest that lie avllil ililnsol oi the privilege of some oi oul night schools that are now in oper ation throughout the Province, in order that he may get n knowledge oi iilgures to submit to the Housc with a liltlo more exactness.

He begins first with tho deficit. He did one thing very cleverly, he proved to tho satisfaction oi‘ the House that the , gentleman who made up the Public Accounts this year. Mr. Anderson, is the c vory same man who made thenrup four. V8818 "s0. We were satisfied with his proof on that point, and that is about as far as he could go in 1119 matter oi accuracy-giving us something that is self-evident. There was no one doubting the statement of the Provincial Audit- °l'.‘ but before he finished he ques- tioned it himself when he referred w page 1s oithe Audit oi this Year and said that whilst it showed a deficit oi $65,791, the actual de- ilcit was really more than that. iii order to show what it was he took an amount oi $8.00! oi cash which lies to the credit oi the Province in the Gasoline Account and added this to the deficit. so as to bring it ("or $70,000. That is a sample of the manipulation oi figures to which we have been treated by tho bender oi the Opposition. We are satisfied to take the statements oi the Auditor, and to take them in “Y will’ he wants Ill: but he pre- lels to figure the deiiclt up in his 0Wn way.

The Pubi lc Accounts

I think he agreed with the Pre- mier last night that the best way. llllllr all. Was to tllle the Public Accounts. leaving out the- revenue Bssots. I lemsmbor last year that l had some trouble to convince hilr‘ 0n this point-that those revenui assets were not worth very much. and the only way to value them lllvporly was to figure up what they would actually realise. l am glad l0 boar that he was of this opinion llllll yemg

ll. is quite a simple thing to take the Auditor's report for the year 1919, when the Bell Governlneili time into power, and show that the debt oi the Province was $1,108.- 682. Then you need onlylhko thc ‘llllllllllllflllli. report of lhe-"Atlditor. Mr- Illailchet, and fiiiid that when "ivy wont out oi power tho Ila-bili- llus were $1,791,000; cc that the 3°" Govcrnmentgiivhlic in power, increased the liabilities $602.000,cr xnfverlne increase cf $148,000 a

Clllllpare that with the record oi this Government. Allyou have to ll" l! lake the two‘ yearn which we have been iii power. The lllbilltldn Wllvn we took office were li,79i,000, "l" your my wm 02,040,000, -a difference of U!" or an aver- lll Increase In liabilities c’ I12!»

I year. _

Efforts have been made to show lhnt the lBcll oovcruhisui while in llllllar decreased the debt by $100.-

-l=ll\ flu scum-cl the Auditor. ll l hlve shown. do not beer that °llt- ‘nut in the diam-once. They

. l1" la ~ . ‘ iilc h. rim-my whether ilisre ill ofl—~ rocrlltilillad with it u clalilr '1 fiswf i: poll); to be a deficit or a surplus‘, Sh” did ‘with a great many other 111: dciliit to tlilt amount. we lay -whcn we say that weflsayh spmo- “gummy, bfllg,

Y d not. we lit for thin which we bones 1 '0 B"- _, i . .

proof to the i?» thzolliilolwr. lnd'wltiolt we think the , ,' of c Mli-Ill W0 ldnlit iluilwo til-nun u» this mum will believe lllo.

M ulna we and fiend Wllnbllr 1m. frilildl ruin-i The Leader or nu on nmon Auditor‘. “gm h, new this dominant ls a government pa: fjlttlllr and lmtllnt lliwi

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ottetown Riddles Op- nd Proves Conclu- Governmenifs Posi-

ew Campaign Against l.

much. We don't deny it; ihe l... “leased lllibt is there ant] the iii;- ures are there to show it.

It is absolutely oi‘ -no use ior the‘ Leader oi the Opposition to M.

the Bell Government reduced the debt by $100,000 during their re- kime, when the figures oi no audit. or will bear him out. _ And ihe debt will increase. l have fllwflyg M11911 U118 Ground. We have had increases oi debt in the past; there has been an increase this year, and there will be an increase next year so far as our revenue and expendi- ture is concerned. ‘ ‘ The Leader oi the Opposition re

ierred to a letter to the bond houses as proof that the Bell Governmeni reduced theydebt. it is quite true that that letter went to the bolili houses. ‘It is quite true that the Stewart Government was in power when it wont out. But it is also a iact that it was not prepared by this Government. lt was prepare-ii by the Assistant Provincial Secre- tary, who always attends to those matters in negotiating a loan. It is also true that the letter went out before we pct the report of the Ex- ternal Auditor on the true condition of affairs; and it is true as well that the letter that went out at that time did not, in the light oi later events, state the truth ac to the financial condition of the Pro- vlnce.

Tax ylrrcars.

My lion. friend complains hiilor- 1y tilat-in 1923 taxes to‘ the amount oi $25,000 were carried over into the year 1924, which slloillil pro- perly be credited to their your. H0 said it was not proper iizinllizing. But he never said a word about the fact that In 1920 just the same amount of uncoilected taxes in the hands of collectors were carried cver5$25,000. .111 ourcsse he calls it manipulation, it was not proper management 0n the part oi‘ this Government to have that money come ill in 1924, which he says should have been paid ill 1923, not- withstanding the fact that, their own machinery was in operation.»-

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Lord Byng of Vimy Entertains at Ninth Annual Dinner of World War Event at Government House.

. OTTAWA. Ont.. April 0. —- Many Jf the officers oi the Canadian Corps from all parts oi Canada

l who took part in the Battle oi Vimy i ltldge nine years a-go today, were guests at the anniversary dinner Wyn," “m. a, Govern," Gene,“ tonight at Government House given of Canada will be completed next bY 1'11! EXl-‘ellenci’ GBlIBTlll L°lll summen ib)'flg of Vimy, who was the Cana- lfllflll Corps C\,lmauder at the hat- ltle, in plab and in tactics one oi" ltne most notaible oi the war.

“Wet” Candidate i FQr Governgrshjppis Governor-General i-h 1921 the

Vimy Ridge anniversary dinner has ‘been an annual event. in view ot‘ the iact that his term as Governor- Ge-ileral or‘ Canada will be complet- eii noxl. summer, the dinner was the last oi its kind at Government

NEW YORK, April .‘l——'l'hc name or Dr. Nicholas lMilrl-ay Butler. pro- siilollt of Columbia University and iln outspoken illlvocatc oi’ govern-

_. _ _ Mouse uilti consequently it wall " .1 i» l .' -. l ‘- “Pi tor his nomi lat on as the Ittplllll 1 rho capture of Vimy Ridge was

can candidate ior ‘governor oi New

Yrllgpfihlllilaallhllclildll; feoi that a. Bcorod ‘b5’ 1119 ‘Clllllldlli-ll Corps and

,. .. , he supporting units oi the U. E. ll‘. wot oi’ his type would hc .11 _. _ _ _ . . I strong candidate lo cut down 0n mum!’ U“ Wm.‘ Vlmy 1.1m“ w“ Hm “mm, Jmmocrauc swmm of H", the most dominant position held my which so "pqllnufly has Mm by the tlcrlnulls on till.- western mjpwmhlnce of power in Mme ilUlll, and was so ni-\)1,3‘ly iortiileii cit-cl ions.-

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llll‘ (lflicm hilt ills friends llopu to 1‘l_‘1l'lllll1’l"~ F1111" “"3 91111191‘ 1131'" “my, him H ,“,,.(,G,,n,.y‘ ‘(it the war i-n 1914 it hull been the .__.__.________ _ ~__ HUUIIO oi‘ Ilittcr lllgllllllg. Abtempts by the French Army ill 1015 and in.“ extravagance I relwlll l1 W°llld 1911i til capulrc tllc itillgc lrollltlle be boiler f0!‘ "Wm ‘l0 901'" m" the tier-mulls llilfl fliilcii, at U. cost oi specific items of extravagance and “M000 ,.,,3,,u|u(,_.;_ q show where theymain be decreascdd) General mym; began h, ‘January, Tllll l1l‘l1l1l11‘ 01 ll"? nllllllllll-llll‘ 191/, to make prepilriltiilns for tile wont hill-k over ancient lllsitirygallil mlmn-U of vinly ludge_ After he l em sorry llllll I Wlll llllvll l" ‘~'° lliitl workcd out his plan oi" Attack "VET ll Olll-‘e lllllle- lwlllllil-‘l W111i“ he colnnlillllcllteil it ill detail to a. sllilltsicncy of reviews we will get under m5 command, an entirely illto ills head tho real facts of illl: new departure m Brmsh Army cllfle- Hi! llll-S Pelflrll-‘ll "Pill" l" 11ml practice. For weeks tile plan was $2.000 lllll 01' 31111911191131" llllmljl" rehearsed behind tile front line, and or MoKinnoNs, and l F9211‘! 1"‘ the glorious result fully instilled llfiflll llllll ll- lll ‘lllilcelllllllll fill‘ m“ 1° <Sir Jillian Byng‘s brilliant strategic no 0V9!‘ 11119 lllollllil 1°? lllll llellelll- conception and illle battle tactics. lie says now that the bill was con-J‘ The attack mégan M ha“ pa,“ slllereil by the Bell Government n“ in u", "lowing of Apr“ 9’ u“ a illlfl tilrned down. He said the i-inlllc-(lzqnna prom’ the final objective be_

Inst year, but when driven into a‘ it l y y corner by facts he could not con-Kalli] glilasllélnrrllses ‘goznlethlélgsx2phxlg

=Since Lord Byng came to Cauadalmss wllel“ “The

the oiltstantllng triumphs;

that tile UOFUHI/ll illgll Command I)r. llutlcr is not a truniliiilllc for l"’l-'-“l"l‘*"l ll “ll "0""; Wllcl-WHY “Wifnl n“, bmadchgiihig plant,

but it was all right ill 192i) lo take that $25,000 which should have been credited to the Conservatives in 1919; and carry that forward. is that lair or ccnllste reasoning, I ark, Mr. Speaker’! (Applause)

I also wish to call his attention to the fact that ill the Public Ac- counts oi 1920 he will‘ find this statement. which be will never find in any Public Accounts issued by the Stewart Governlnellt-“NO llN- COME TAX FOR Tl-IE CURRENT YEAR ltldCldlVED WITHIN THE PERIOD ENDING 31st DECEM- BER, 1919." I think any Govern- ment that new fit to put that in their Public Accountu-thct they made no effort in the first months they were In power to collect that large source of revenue or tc credit it to the year of the outgoing Gov- cmment-should never have any rcalcn to complain of manuipula- tlon of accounts or or anything also.

“A Government coming into pow- c should not manipulate the Ac- counts." That is tho statement of the Leader of the Opposition; and he was a member of the Govern- ment which prepared those Public Accounts of 1920. Did he make the objection than? If he made it nt that time, he would show to this House that there was some sinceri- ty in his statement last night ‘that the Government coming into power should not manipulate accounts! (Applause)

hably ignored it. That was his all- lnisslon last year on the fioor oi the House. l have the report here, as it was taken down, in which he says that they probably ignored that bill; yet he comes into the House this year with the statement that the bill was considered by the Government and turned down. Coupled with that he makes the very damaging admission that there was no record oi that transaction placed on the minutes of the Execu- tive Council; and be goes further. and says that minutes at best are only a rough record oi the transac- tions oi a meeting. What a glaring indictment against the men who made up the Executive of the Bell Government, that they considered, in Council, this bill involving an expenditure cf some $6,000 alto- gather turned it down, and that no record of the lflct war placed in the minutes! That is the statement oi’ the Leader oi the Opposition. ‘But the iact, ‘first and foremost, is that there is ino record of any such proceeding, and so far as this Government is concerned we must take the record oi the minutes oi the Executive Council as our guide. No man‘, whether a member oi the Bell Government 0r oi the House at that time. has any right to come out now with tha statement that the hill was considered by the Ex- ecutive Council and no record was kept oi their action. It is an out- rageousthlng to say about the members of a Government, 01 W110!" the Leader of the Opposition was himself a follower.

in“; we have another iact in take into consideration. That is the statement oi the iormcr Lieutenant Governor himsoiL-just as credible. probably ,as the smlolnent of my hon. friend-Aha! he could never gut an lnlWIr from the Ball Gov- ernment. Now if they considered the bill and turned it dowll, why

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ilc made allot er glitring stale- mollt in his sp dch lost evening. that with lllls tloficlt of 365.791 last year the Government llali nothing to show. Nothing to shcwl it is rather a sweeping iiialomont for any man to make, yoi. I iio not ro- call that in all his long spool-ll he. pointed to ally part oi the expendi-

trovert, he admitted that they pro-i

on‘ trench, at 1.28 in the afternoon oi the same day. The Canadian itroops were at the final UbjéCilh to the seco-nd; the whole oi‘ Vimy Ridge, with the exception oi ollo point known as “The Pimple," was then held by the Canadian Corps. “The Pimple" was won and consoli- dated the next day. In ‘no other battle during the war up to that period had there been such close coordination by all arms, nor had there ibeen such a terrific and con- centrated artillery barrage.

After the summit oi Vimy Ridge was reached the Canadian Corps and other units oi the British Army drove the Germans further back- ward down to the, Pouai plains ‘he- iow. -In three weel...‘ fighting iho Canadian Corps captured thousaiilds oi prisoners, many guns and much material.

General IByng‘s pride in this great success of the Canadian Corps is shown by -his choice of title when he was elevated to the peer- agc in 19l9-4Byng oi Vimy.

Much oi the ground over which the Canadians so valiantly fought nine years ago today has been given in perpetuity to Canada by the French Government, so that this terrain is now a bit oi land in France that is forever Canada, and upon this is being erected ah im- posing war memorial to the Cana- dians who there iell.

not boon for him and his friends we would have paid another $500 to tho Lieutenant Governor. for tho last yoar, notwithstanding the fact that there is a minute o-i the Exc- cutivo Council oi the 20th October. 1023—a little more than a week afteriwe came into oilice—iu which ii. is stated it was decided to allow the Lieutenant Governor $500 per annum in lieu Ofcllll rent ior tho first four years oi his incumhency. such allowance to exist to tho and

turo last ysar.--to any legitimate dun-t “my m] him an? we have item. U18! Olllllll 1"!" ‘llellll 1°" "lll- also this fact. which the header of. When llll! Gllllfimmlllll "Ylh-“llll tile Opposition admits, that when we say it Alncerely. thlll- "9 11"" Mr. Bell went out ni oiilco he hand- ondeavoreil to practice economy lll nil that biilover. with other unpaid every depllrtmenll "ll"- W° hi" hills, to the present Premier, as a kept our expenditure Wlllllll m" matter to be dealt with. ii the estimates in every reasonable WHY: Bell Government considered that that we Md unlorsesn llllllllllllllil" hill iii Cbilllbll wii did he hind ii to meet which could not be avold- aver to Premier Q cwart? Surely 0d. Bllll lllllll "9 ""9 °'l'l°"°l'°° the thing is as plain as day. to render to the llllllllc llllll "l" bill was never consider-a when it vice to which they are Bllllllllll lllll should have been; they put that

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of the four years, via: 2nd Septem- lisr, 1m.

Now my lion. friend could not possibly know anything about that until the Public oun s were tabled in March fol owl . What effect therefore could hmhave up- cn the action of the Government hken on the 80th of October when

c “ was ' “ and “' ‘f lt ta absolutely ridiculous for a mm to make the statement that be has saved the Province “O0 by his protest when than ill the written record 0i the transaction to dis- prove it. wcwill llearof this matter. ‘We con- sidered thc bill e legitimate one. He does not deny that there was

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Subject of Address Broadcast from Sta- tion c F c Y Thurs-l day Night by Supt.‘ J. A. Clark of thel Dom. Experimental Station.

Thursday evening tile program ' afliialdclgl tglmdggncér lgfiafiloltltlél 81-year-old writer on the Charlotte- toil-hows‘: parlicularly enjoyable “W” Guardlm‘ “d a 13mm“ MW"

i ' paper man who is replying to pro-

Ml“ Constance when’ soprano pap-ands circulated ‘in the United

. it h d, ‘ll Sig‘! Qgrgog vgaegdia; 811-6658;: States than Canada la ripe for an-

Bueh selecmons as “My Laddieu-nexatlon with a vehement denial and "The Spanish _Cavauer~ by drawn from his long experience. Bel]! o; the He ls ‘the last survivor of the first

;Sea" and "The Harp that Once {Phru Tara's Halls," by Mr. White- l sad. A very interesting a-nd in- lstructlve agricultural talk was de- Eiivered by Prof. J. A. Clark 0i tile lnnminlon Experimental Farm at Ecliurlutlsihwu. This contains lsonlo valuable information for Oil? {farmers at this particular season

parliament of the Confederation.

Over-Supply of Farmer Immigrants

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Squalid Home Near Naples Surrounded by Praying Pilgrims. —-Physicians Explain. -Say Religious Excitation Cause of Good Friday Phenomenon. ‘

NAPLES. April 0—Thousands oi Catholics in Southern Italy are ileeply moved on the eve oi Easter by who; th-ey regard as the fourth successive Holy 'Week miracle at Mollaito, a small itown near bcre.

Elena Ajello, daughter oi a local tailor, on Good Friday fell into a ivnnzltcse state. Immediately there lifter her forehcaii was covercd by a bloody swear and stigmai-zl ap- ‘pcarcd on her hands and feet. It appeared a-s if an invisible hand had torn out her hair by the roots and it lay around her head in the form oi‘ a dlalo.

Guards Protect Home ,

The girl, thin as a skeleton lie-H in her bed. in her father's "squalid home, while pious pilgrims fight to onltor and see the miracle. Guards are fixed in the sun-iioodied piazza lo protect the house from the zea- lous. The ‘ililgnilns kneel for hours praying for a revelation of ills nllr- at-le.

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The Vatican is disinclined b0 re- gard th-e phenomenon as a miracle. but this has not diminished the rsnemtion of the Southern Italian peasant, Preiates as well as med- ical men admit the case is extrem- ely rare, but scoff at the super- human element ascribed ito it by the (ievotees. Tile girl 1's an ador- ant oi St. Rita and ascribed to her several rlllllillfklible recoveries from previous illness/cs.