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"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest |nk."

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DIIARLOTTETOWN. SATURDAY. Ill-VIC" 5. 1949

..Federal Fiscal Evasiiiiis

"The report of the Auditor-General of Con- nda might not seem to su99°5l “i” l"l°'e-sl'“g pgqding" says Montreal Gazette. Anil Yel lab“ l; cent official documents have proven to e_

greater interest than_this report of hiarh/Srgiizp Sellar. For in preparing the few": ~ _ ' looked into

- ' ' r-Generol, ofutihlfedntllorgsciiknilcliiiffed of the Government's actions and has found them to be irregular; And this irregularity is particularly inlereillll9 l" ‘l has to do with the way of handling the taxP°Y' It's money. - _ ,,

"Th; phrase "order-in-council government has often been used to describe the Liberal re- girlie at Ottdwo. And the description would seem to be objectively confirmed by this public offic- ial, who, by his special office, is above the GOV- grnment and apart from it. He has looked into corners not easily accessible to others. What he reports is what many others have suspected-

"Orders-in-council are a very swift and ol- tels a very secretive means of legislating. They have their proper uses. But by their. na-tiire they are particularly likely to have their improper abuses. They can do things that are irregular, with the apparent hope that their secrecy may conceal their irregularity. _

“In his report Mr. Sellar draws attention _to the way‘ in which a whole series of orders-in- council concerning the Department of Notional Defence have violated some of the most elemen- tary and basic principles of government spend- ing. For these orders-in-council made payments ln advance, thereby evading the control of Parliament. _ _

"it has long been a fundamental principle that the Government cannot make payments ex- cept for goods that have been actually delivered and for services that have been actually perform- ed. By this means, the record can be kept straight. When at the end of a fiscal year a de- portment has on hand money lhat was voted to it by Parliament as appropriations, but has not been spent, this unused balance must be "written off." The estimated expenditures for the next fiscal year must be embodied entirely ln a new vote by Parliament. As Mr. Sellar points out, this practice is imperative "to ensure that the Executive be ever in a state of dependency on Parliament for funds."

"But this well-known and essential prin- eiple was apparently violated in these five or- ders-in-council. These orders-in-council involved the expenditure in advance of a sum amounting to $680,967.28. They authorized payment! t0 ""5 amount before work was completed or materials supplied. _

"lt is a significant fact that all five of these orders-in-council were issued in the "Wlllll of March, i948, one of them as late as March Z3. As the fiscal year ends on March 3i, it would appear that the Department of Notional Defence was attempting to dispose of an un- spent sum by making payments in advance, in- stead of allowing it to appear, after March 3i, as surplus that would have to be written off and re-voted. By this irregular procedure the Gov- ernment has, in effect, spent this sum _of near- ly $618,000, which would otherwise have had to be requested from Parliament as port of the esti- mates for the followin-g fiscal year. /

"lt would seem that the only vestige of leg- ality thotwould justify such on irregular method

, would lie in the Transitional Measures Act. This act is a remnant of wartime, when the Govern- merit empowered itself to do extraordinary things in order to cope with emergencies.

"But a mem-ber of the cabinet has admitted that not even the Transitional Measures Act

. justified these five extraordinary orders-in-coun-

braid across the chest, a sword and block cock- ed hat with‘ white ostrich feathers — at official

ceremonies. The others wear morhiiig clothes, as‘

does Viscount Alexander, the governor-general. when he officietes at formal ceremonies in Ot- tawa. The lieutenant-governors of Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, ‘Alberto and British Columbia still cling to tradition and appear in ‘formal levee dress at official ceremonies such as the opening of legislatures. ln New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Manitoba the present incumbents wear formal morning attire only. Levee dress was worn by the Hon. Frank Heartz when he filled the gubernatorial position here some years ago.

IEDITORIAL NUItS f

Tomorrow, first Sunday in Lent.

James Vl a. i died this date inn.

Tonight Boy Scoiits ‘and Cubs entertainment. l‘ 7 I

Good progress being mode at the Legislat- ure, with the prospects of the budget debate

early next week.

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The St. Lawrence seaway project seems to have suffered another setback. One of the lost acts of United States Secretary of Defence, James Forrestal before his resignation, was en- dorsotion of that project._

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Charlottetown has long had excellent taxi service at remarkably low rates, particularly for one-fare trips. There can be little complaint that toximen now find it necessary to make a tell cent increase on single fares. The move also brings that rate more in line with values for trips for two or more passengers.

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The repeal of the obnoxious "autonomous" clauses in Prince Edward Island's trade union act removes the anti-labour stigma which had attached to this Province. Our union members lore comparatively few in number, but depriv- ing them of the fundamental freedom of asso- ciation was a threatito itheifreedom of all.

_ Agriculture Minister Frank Putnam of Brit- ish Columbia hos been negotiating with other Provinces in an effort to bring in uniform legis- lation on margarine across Canada. He said all the provinces but Quebec have agreed that if!" 9°Ye|'""l9 the sale and manufacture of the commodity should be of similar as possible,

The Paul Flying Service has been exception- ally busy during the last few days in emergency flights. ln addition to carrying patients from outlying districts to hospitals, it also has been employed tofing private isolated individuals to their destinations, besides conveying Dr. Harold Stewart, Eldon and Dr. Shapiro, New Glasgow to their patients.

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Postmaster General Ernest Bertrand an- nounces that the Post Office Department is planning to issue a 4-cent postage stomp to

commemorate the entry of Newfoundland into Confederation with Canada when the govern- ments of Canada, Newfoundland and the United Kingdom ratify the union. The stomp will be on sale at all the principal‘ post offices in Can- ada and Newfoundland on the ist. of April.

Hippolyte Adolphe Taine, French historian, died this date i893. Was a foremostvliterary critic and man of letteis, enjoying a high repu- tation both in France and England. His great historical work (unfinished) is Origines de la France confemporaire, analyzes minutely the cause of the French Revolution. He was a con- cise yet powerful writer: "A society cannot be founded only on the pursuit of pleasure and power; a society can only be foundedon thc respect for liberty and justice."

Five years ago, in March i944, Canadian troops fighting with the British 8th. Army in Italy helped clear, with o few exceptions, all

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--- Blr:—-The following lines, taken from “Locksley Hell." written by Lord Tennyson about. one hundred years ego. might be of interest to some of your readers, at this time:- "For I dlpt lnto the future, for as human eye could eee. saw the vision of the world. and all the wonder that would be; Saw the heavens flll with com- merce nrgoslee of magic sails. Pilots of the purple twilight, drop- plng down with costly bales: Heard the heavens fill with shout- ing, and there rained u. ghast- ly dew, From the nations‘ alry navles. grappling ln the central blue; For along the world-wide whis- per of the south-wlndrustllng win-m, Wlth the standards of the peo- ples plunglng thrdlthe thun-

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'I‘ill the‘ wardrum throbbed no longer. and the bottle-flags were furled

In the Parliament of man, tihe Federation of the world. There the common sense of mast.

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arose. condense and drink water. but he can’! make it fell. —- Moose Jaw Times-Herald. _ . The great fear oft-many email European nations lr that they may be selected as the "soft underbelly” lnla future war. '- Edmonton Jour- na. ~

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"rise black Bamaagweooe of Boob- uoneland lti South Africa have something tn common with the white people of Mississippi. ' They ate both against mlscegenatlon, or marriage between whites and ne- graee. The" Bnmangwetoe have giv- en ‘the boot to King Sereste who

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Tw mecy folk of the Southerrf Unload

‘album’ m‘. Stated fio learn that, on mother

CRO“ tWIDS continent, the blacks feel 1t on ln- sult to have their king marry e

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After a four-year fight to organi- lie low-rental housing for pension- ers.‘ success seems at hand. The Provincial Government his: Stunted 366.000 toward the project, Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation has pledged a $150,000 loan and a largo eum of money has been raised privately. Whetf Mr. J. E. Payuter a retired contractor who has a com- fortable home of his own and who worked eeiflshly lo provide decent. low-priced accommodation for lite

shall hold n fretful realm in ewe, ~ And the kindly earth shall slum- ber lept lri universal law." I em Slr, eta,

Old Charlottetown

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MARCH WEATHER

Rice Point. P. E. I. LIQUOR FITS AND DEBITS Blt-Frcvri your editorial of the 28th. I learn that the Government netted lust year e profit of $522.- 000 from liquor from gross sales of s1.a4'r.ooo. "This ls a veritable bonanza in the way of profit- maklng.” so the majority of per» pie may think; but the delbll: side ls hardly ever examined. People, say off hand. including the Gov- ernment: “This ls easy money.“

‘Let us look at the other side.

To make this half mllllon doi- lors they had lo take from drink- ing people here nearly four tl-rnes as much: That is. for every dol- lar revenue there ls extracted from the people of‘ PE. Xslistld nearly four dollars; and for this they receive e dangerous narcotic drug that ls filling our jails. menacing life and safety on the highways and tempting our youth to become drinkers and thus sllp- ping into drunkerd habits.

Chief Justice Campbell had something to say about this, re- ported ln The Guardian e few weeks ego: "Of the cases appealed to this court 3'1 out of 41 hove to do with the unlawful use of ln- toxicating Liquor. 0'! the 342 iii the Queen's Co. Jail 183 are there on the charge of being drunk and incapable. 22 of them for drunken driving. “In fact." the Chief Jus- tice goes on to say, "practically the whole of the low-breaking in Queen's 0o. during the last slx months may be trained dilrectly or indirectly lo the unlawful use of intoxicating llquor." »

The great. brewing interests this can afford to spend here in 0a- nedis upwards of $200,000 annual- ly for goodwill advertising, in which iiheyyclalm la be benefac- tors of their country. seem- to care nothing at all that. their business ls causing so much waste and crlme throughout the coun- try. They are getting their abnor- u-iul dividends which seems to be what they care about.

The moderate drinker claims to gel. a lot of fun from his drink- lng and so he does: but it ls not. the natural and right kind of filn. The irian who has to be more or less intoxicated before the can think or crack ii. joke or be jov- ial in coma-any ls less man's man: and rvrht to be ashamed to admit

of the year.

maple sugar commences. mouths of the harbours} where the tides are rapid, heads of the rivers and preceding months now open:

the southward. In this and the

weight, as the smallest twig will sometimes have an inch of

hours. If the sun happens

dor of the forest. every branch seems enclosed ln dlu ands, and reflects the rays of the sun with

occasionally exhibits. gllflstlli. &o-. by John Stewart ,Esq.

D8113! Worker to try to force -M.t

dent disagreed Willi

were not worth printing.

Though the weather here ls nev- er so severe ln ‘March as frequent- ly happens ln the two preceding months, a great port of it ls some- times boisterous and cold, and that most frequently happens when the preceding part. of the winter has been remarkably mlld, but in what ls called e natural winter this month produces very pleasant wee- ther; the days are now long, the sky in general very clear, and ln the middle of the day the heat of the sun very considerable, dissolv- ing the snow end ice rapidly. If is generally in this month that mast of our timber ls brought out of the forest, isnd also a stock of fire wood leld in for the remainder About the middle of the month the sap begins to rlee in the trees. and towards the latter end of lt. the business of making The channels the creeks which have been frozen during the and aquatic birds begln ta return from

two preceding months. a freezing rain, or as it is commonly called. a silver thaw. sometimes happens on these occas- ions: the trees are frequently so encrusted with lce, that many of the smaller branches break with lts

ice around it. This state of the wea- ther generally takes place 1n the night, and continues but is few t

shine while the trees are in thlii Still-e. nelhlnB can exceed the splen-

the utmost brllllancy: lt ls lmpog. slble to describe the effects of the scene that this state of the weather

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Drew on the people than for the

Sun“? (I 1"" "0?- lfylnl to draw I Wmbnrlson between Drew and Stalin). Frankly. Sir. were my lei!- tets not. printed because their con- the editorial D0110!’ of the Guardian? Or was l! simply because you thought they Prob-

old people started his crusade. it wee "‘ ed ” , ‘ Little by little the objections and obstacles have been overcome and at lest about 180 pensioners have e home of their own in sight. About 6O houses will be provided and an ad- ministration bullding will accom- modate about 50 single pensioners lri lla wings. — Vancouver Pro-

Lenlen Meditations

m. TCJZJihi-uiih INWABD DEATH AND

BEUBBEGTI°N - “net All life in Christ moves, throulh 5m“. h“. M t u. u. | defllh ll‘ Pflurleclslml- chflma“ character of the. pdbple a; endrleffys.

faith. firmly based on Si. Paul's interpretation of the Christian facts, has always seen ln the pro- cess of the life. death. and resur- rectlan ofChrlet s prophecy o! Christian llfe ln Him.

As Christ wise born, so in Christ men are reborn: as l-le died. eo in Him men dle so eln: as He rose again. so in Him men spirit-stall!’ rise to new life: and as He ascend ed, so men seek "things above where Christ eltteth on the right. hand of Gad."

“In the temple of God within thee." wrote William Low, "the birth, life. sufferings. death. resur- recllon. and ascension of Christ- are not merely remembered but in- wardly found and ‘enIlOYBli l! "l? real state of thy soul which has followed Christ." So the whole drama of the Incarnation repeats itself in Christian experience.

To Christian faith life's experi- ence is interpreted ln the light. of the life-history of Jesus Christ. Life in Him le no meaningless chaos. but. a progress through death fo a proposed» fulfilment. Hope l! no delusion. for l! "maketh not ashamed."

Contemporary llfe suffers from e dreadful doubt about the possibility of escape from lrretrlevable disast- er. Truly "the sorrow of the world woi-kcth deottW-deatli without. res- urrection. In multitudes of thought- ful minds hope lies buried and there only survives a stark resolu- tlon to carry on, which tends to become is total negation o! spiritual values. l

The one Gospel that can save mankind from complete collapse of faith and hope ie the Gospel of Easter Eve. as Christians read lt ln the light of Easter morning: out of the worst, the best; out of de- feat. victory; out of death, life.

and no city ln Scotland suffers mote—-or rather enjoys-from the "cracks" at their habits of saving. than the people of Aberdeen. Per- haps the reputation ls justified. for the annual meeting of the Aber- deen Savlnge Bank. a purely local and county institution. showed that the ravines at their credit on Dec- ember 31 lest. amounted to 5236.500.- 000, of which £22.000,fDO were held by the people ln the city itself. The number of city depositors ls 101.000, or 56 per cent of all the men and women of Aberdeen, which ls a city about the size of Hamilton. Lest year. 25.500 new depositors were. added. In addition. they put $5.250.- 000 into national savings certifi- cates through the bank! The bank almost entirely caters lo the work- ing classes, there being eight chartered banks with offices lti the city, besides a number of mortgage or loan companies. And n lot. more goes into insurance. — St. Thomas Times-Journal. I

heard. lie‘ smelt the old land. Often he hisd looked at the Rockies and seen a picture there like Ben Chal- len that. stands over the head o Loch Brenden. The forest along the slopes he had, by half-shutting his eyes. turned into heather and moors. At Dauglafis suggestion. he saw ln memory the seaward fringe of Scotland. undulallnir to thc tides that poured ln from the At- lantic. ln his reverie saw the ell- ver reflection of the weaving gulls ln the dark waters of thc ipoch."

After Niven’: death, a memorial service was broadcast to Britain from British Columbia when tri- bute wee paid to the men and the writer.

Under his widow's award, the ‘sum of £100 will be given every 3 yearn fps‘ the most outstanding contribution to some branch of_

' SCOIlBIId ll] Hi8 Heart literature by a Scotsman or Scots-

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hotter the chase after it, l“ harder it ls to hold. -_ Qu l ChronlcleTelegrallh. ab“

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Same of Isa up" time any: ls tentlnllcentflirflh "m lelenllfle lenluier who were ,° l“ ing their holidays on e farm a steer was switching ife trill u. tall slipped through e knot helm‘ the side of the born. on, 01"" welfare noticed ‘lt and u“ anden . how this ' ' thrwsh that hole." i T.‘.“'.,“,‘§1,M plied; "The malts problem u, I l.‘ it ls liovv It ever got through lilg for if it can't get through the i y! the way!’ — Toronto Telegruyiiym

Work hag be

wall belng bulftuifnollh: fiazntlm London. It will extend abaug 17m feet alone the south bank o, ‘m. river between Westminster 3nd

and Waterloo Bridge. About (on and a half acres of land will b, m‘ claimed from the river. The n. wall will follow the general ca" of the river but will be about 1i; feet beyond the present w“,

front. Part of this land will h: laid out as an open promenad from which vehicles will be barred? Government offices. e new comm gall and“: national theatre will be utadonl lt.~_U'

lion Office. n; h '“'°"“"

Perhaps the woret m1"; m,“ anti-ole is that so many COD!!!)liq-g ke them. It used to be. ln ilmeog

pence. that the only pegple Wm needed a ehootln‘ war (the smaller the better) now and llieii were the professional mllltarisls. mid, “g these. only the more stupid. hvh" wifswanted was the most glm with the least flow of blood. Bug now there- le a class of e dlfferen stripe. They don't ivear uniform, though they own stripoil pang, They are furrowed-bi-ou-oa ind}... lduals whose joy lt. ls lo plan and carry out plane for controlling the llvee of all. If there ls no Wfll‘, pub. llc demand may" end their jabs, 11 there ls a war, oh boyl-Tlie Print- ed Word.