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FIZIIEJEHARLOITETUWN Glliiiiilllin

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Editor and Ila-aging Directional. B. Burnett. Aaaoelueo IdItura-Iraul Walker and l). B. C Ierulng Dally (founded l!!!) 85.00 per year (in advance) delivered.

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“.50 p" year (in advance) mailed lu Canada and United Statoa.

WEDNESDAY,

MOUNTIES HERE

‘The pleasing announcement is ‘made i.u our news columns today that Premier Stewart has nego- tiated a satisfactory arrangement ,with the Department of Justice for the policing of the Province by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. rmu is in line with the other Prov- inces throughout Canada. Arrange- ments have been made by 7Alberta,1 Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia ior the substitution oi the ‘Mountiey’ for the local pro- yincial police, on the ground both oi increased efficiency ‘and-econ- omy.

I If the arrangement made with the Department of Justice by Premier Stewart is on the lines in- dicated by him while the House was in session, it will mean an im- mediate saving of from 50 to 80 per cent on our last year's police ex- penditure, as well as the securing of the services of the most efficient and highly trained police organiza- tion in Canada, if“ not in the world. The duties to be taken over by

the Royal Canadian Mounted Po- lice will include those oi Prohibi- tion enforcement, and in this re- spect also Premier Stewart is _to be commended on his enterprise; for it will mean the taking oi the enforcement of this law out oi politics entirely. i The new arrangement comes into effect on the first oi next month, and thus we have another testi- monial to Premlenstewartn promp- titude in having things done. With- in practically ten days oi the clos- ing oi the Legislature all the neces- sary negotiations have been made, and the plan is now practically ready to be launched.

The present forces oi provincial police and prohibition inspectors have done their best to discharge diffciult duties, but no provincial organization, however conscientious,

can compote in efficiency with a

Dominion-wide organization such as

lloyal Canadian Mounted Police.

This is admitted by all who have

any knowledge-or experience in the

enforcement oi law and order.

Moreover, it is probable that the

opportunity will be given members

oi the present iorce oi joining the

Mounties. The present Police Com-

missioner, Mr. Trainer, has himself

seen service in this famous or- ganization, and it was this exper- ience that qualified him for his position. Under the administration oi the Mounted Police the question of the enforcement oi all the laws, federal and provincial, will be placed on a basis of economy and efficiency which is bound to give the greatest satisfaction to all law abiding citizens in the community,

BUDGET DEBATI.

If the speech of Col. Ralsfon, the Liberal financial critic, is io be YECOKHII-od as the cue for successive speakers it betokens a marked

bankruptcy of constructive finan-'

cs1 ideas. Col. Ralsion moved an official amendment which is char- acterized by more adjectives oi as- sertion than criticisms of facts. It

tells us that the Governments ils-i

ml policy is "nrbitary, ill-consider- eri and lilordinaie" wh'ch would have the effect of "stiflng agricul- ture and other industries, restrict- ing trade and commerce and in-_ creasing unemployment." This is, merely setting lip a straw man and knocking him clown for stage effect.

arnu.’ 1s, 1m

applicable to a crisis.

With regard to Liberal fiscal

policy, it may be recalled that the

years i928 to 1020 were the -most

prosperous in the history of Can-

ada, not due to any foresight or

policy on the part oi Mr. M's-c-

Kenzie King. but to the fact that they were post-war years when Canada was in the fortunate posi- t‘on of being able lo supply pro- duce and manufactures for the world's markets with the greatest ease and promptitude. In every in-

dustry in which we were engaged we found ready markets and highly remuneratlvepricas, andwealthroll- edintotheooficmnotonlyoithe individual but the Government as well. Did Mr. MacKenzle King lighten the load upon the tax-

payers on that account? Not at all. He steadily increased taxation, practically doubling what it was in the last six years of the previous Conservative administration. For example in 1923, the second year the King Government was in power, they collected $335,000,000 in tax- ation and in i929 their second last year, they collected $395,000,000. How could they collect more revenue from the people oi Can- ada without an increase in tax- ation? The decreases, the King Gov- ernment clafmed were in a large measure the reduction of taxes they themselves had raised; For instance they raised the Sales Tax from 3% to 8% and in the seven succeeding years collected from it $612,000.000. If it had been left at 3T2. the a- mount would have been $424,000,- 000. In other words, the King Gov- ernment collected an excess of $188,000,000 of Sale Tax which they would not have collected had they left it at 3%. Now that the Bennett Government has decided to reim- pose the 6% tax, which the King Government initiated. it ls beng criticised by the very people, who frst had resort to it and collect- ed from it an excess of $188,000,000. The Liberal Opposition would ye. quire to have clean hands fscally before attempting successfully to criticise the iscal policy of the Bennett Government, '

l4 GOOD BEGINNING

The poets, ancient and modern, have delighted in paying tributo to what Keats called Music's “golden tongue." Milton loved best the Dealing organ, playing to “the full- voiced choir below"; but he enjoyed also "those Lydian airs. .' , such as the meeting soul may pierce, in notes with many a winding bout of linked sweetness long drwwn out." Shakespeare, supreme in this re- spect as in everything expressive of the emotional nature, has many passages of magnificent poetry in prase of "the concord of sweet sounds" and "the touches of sweet harmony." From the contemplation 01 calmly music the Bard oi Avon rises to the loity conception of the stars and planets moving along their orbits to angelic strains, each "still quirlng to the young-eyed cherubims." Such harmony, ho

Wfitcs. "is in immortal souls; but whilst this muddy vesture oi decay

doth grossly close it in, we cannot hear it."

Existence without music would be a dull and uninspiring affair, The P°Orest kind of music is better than none, yet there is little excuse for Dreferring poor music when better is available. It is not here a qusg- than of technical knowledge or

'As l-ion. Mr. Stevens, Minister of Trade and Commerce showed later;

training. but merely of satisfying a normal appetite in the simplest

NOTES BY_ TIIE WAY

The Princes of India, who rule over one-third of the Empire, have unanimously agreed to enter an all-India federation. That is a Brest forward step, but further Pffllress is retarded by the clash ‘ ‘ the Hindus and Moslems. The Hindus assert that the Mos- lems demand too large a share oi the legislative and executive pow- er under the proposed wnstltut- ion. Their leaders profess to be an- sry. and warn the British Govern- ment not to support the Moslem case. The British. Government, 18111118 an nt between the two. may have to decide the issue, and there is no likelihood that both will accept the verdict, how- ever just it may be.

We have no sympathy with those who criticise the schools of the people for “ neglect oi moral training. Every teacher worthy of the name is a tescherl

of morals. But it might strike the imagination of children powerfully ii every week there were a half hour address by a judge, a magis-l trate, a police officer, upon crim-| inal law, the penalties of crime,‘ and the life story No exaggeration would be requir- ed. The colors would not be all purple and crimson. Dirty greys and drabs would predominate, and the picture would be discourag- ing enough ior any boy or girl oi ordinary intelligence. To say that honesty is the best policy is not, it is true, to put the matter on the highest ground, but it is practi- cally effective. It lies at the root of all punishment for crime. Then why not use it as a 1 eventlve and not wait until the crime is com- mitted?

“British politics is more flexible than ours," says the Detroit News. In a national emergency, groups can coalesce, frame a united pro- gram and submit it to the people within a few weeks. In this coun- try such a swift arrangement is impossible. Yet there probably ne- ver was a time when a majority

union for national purposes was more necessary. Such a. union might be accomplished under a

strong leader; and we suggest to the Democrats that ii they cannot present such a leader, and rally under him, the country will turn. as it has turned in the past. to the President."

‘If; new tax bill, says the Chi-

cago Tribune, is a calamity with- out precedent. Every day oi its drafting has been a day of falling markets, oi loss of confidence, of defeat and despair for the people of this country. Congressmen in their blindness have proceeded on the assumption that the only way to balance the budget is to in- crease the taxes; they have toyed with the notion oi reducing expendi- tures, but their accomplishment is insignificant. If the Senate does not crush this infamous tax bill and if both .houses do not set themselves to the task of slashing expenditures by at least a billion dollars no one dare predict when the eight million unemployed will find work or when the ruinous de- flation oi values will cease.

fix-Governor Alfred If. Smith declares he is in the Democratic Presidential nomination race to stay. He also denies any misunder- standing between himseli and "any other candidate." Presumably his latter reference is to press re- ports of the impending split in the New York Democratic camp over the rival candidatures oi Governor Roosevelt and his predecessor in office.

across two centuries, as interpreted by good artsis, is immediate and irresistible. The grace and charm o: m; melodies linger in the ear. Compared with the unendursbie monotony oi modern ja, his oom- lpositions are heavenly. And there are others-Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, to name but three among Hadynu immortal successors-who have created magnifiot chamber music out of iolksongs and simple themes of daily life. These are masters oi the sublirnest of all the arts to whom the civilised of every generation tum for musical in- miration and refreshment.

Signs are not wanting that the

all tpxailgn 1s arbitpyy became and mostnaturalmanner. Many, for popularity of good music will be

necessity makes it so. With regardFX-Bmulc. who heard the Hart House enhanced within the

next few

to lack of consderation, or ill- Quariet on Monday evening were years. The current jazz crale can- comldemuon, m one m m, sensesmnversed in the technicalities of not last, in spite of the determined

will accent such criticism in

of a crirninai. ,

rm: CHARLOTTETOWNGUARDIAN

Father of Broadcasting ’ Denounces Its Abuses

"It would be bpillllile lo lld lu an the history of scientific advances another instruruantality which through erase e and lreed been so Ill abused as radio broadcasting," Dr. Inc do Ioreat, father of all radio broadcasting. wrote in a memorandum sent to Graham Bpry, chairman of the Canadian Radio League. _

Dr. Dee do Iorelt commends .tlu efforts of the Radio lalgua to estab- mh Q national unoosnlnereta! aysferu In Canada and In a long mononu- dum unnlylel tho weaknesses of the North American broadcasting lys-

"'3'. s. Iorolt was invited u appear before the Radio Cemuslttoo at 0t- lawu but found it impossible to do so. Ills statement to the Canadian Radio Leases follows:

I think it would be impossible to find in all the history of scientific advance! Biiifllcd to man's social needs and benefits another instru- mentality which has, through crass commercialism and greed, been so ill abused as the Radio Broadcast.

1 refer wholly to ifs development

‘in America- Conceived twenty-ave

years ago as a unique means of mass contact, designed chiefly for the dis- semination of music. of elevating forms of aural entertainment, ior education, and national political appeal, it semed destined when pub- lic interest in its etheric voice was first amused to prove itself an Ev- anuci, 0d irresistible power. musical- ly to uplift, benignly to counsel- en American invention, of which America, before all mankind might justly be proud.

In grievous contrast with this fair prophecy we flnd today Radio broadcast given ove- largely ‘.0 dull saiesmanship—its music insistently interrupted by staccato announce- ment, its “Old Sweet Song" crcen- ingly degraded."

‘re most of its sponsors Radio to- day is merely another medium ior sales exploitation- The boasted Am- erican freedom of the air has been seized upon by "shrewd business” to exact heavy foil from advertis- ers to impose impudent mediocrity upon a helpless public who ‘must listen.

Paying nothing to the peoples Government for their priceless iran- chises these etheric squatters con- tinue to mar imaginable 111811101165 of beauty with garsantuan sign- boards. Culture and education have been shouldered out. Until recently each month has witnessed less of loveliness, more 0f direct sales, bal- lyhoo unashamed.

Frauds, nostrums, and senate! nuisance crowd behind each radio dial, clamoring to distract our hom- g5; a, few hours are really fine, for even quaoks‘ pills must be SHEET‘ coated-

But a tendency, even more men- acing is evidenced. The bulk of Am- erican broadcasting isfoday direct- ly controlled by “big business," the electrical trust foremost. While its pmgrgm policy l8 mostly difitltfid and degraded by its advertiser pat- rons, the only censorship in forct today is exercised by the URN" interests of “The Chains."

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ON SHAKESPEARE, 1830

What needs my Shakespeare for his honoured bones,

The labour of an age in pfl-gd stones,

Or that his hallowed relics should be hid

Under a star-y- ' pynmjd?

Dear son of memory, great heir of Fume,

What needbt thou such weak wit- ness of thy name? _ Thou in our wonder and astonish-

ment . Hast built thyself a livelong monu- | ment. rm- whilst to the shame of slow-en- deavouring art, Thy easy numbers flow, and that each heart Hath from the leaves of thy unvai- ued book, Those Delphic lines with deep im- , pression fook, Then thou our fancy of itself be- reaving, Dost make us marble with too much conceiving; And so sepulchred in such pomp dost lie, That kings for such a tomb would wish to die.

—J0hn Milton.

lows that the more omortunitiss given for public enjoyment of good music, the wider and more en-

Tbatwordalreadyanrunesosin-I imi- signifiesnce. 0i late it is en-

ter Winchell, blatant mouthpiece of Broadway and all the antithesis of culture which that institution represents. is nightly mm listened

prgpqkjng wflftfl as_Arthur Kil- bane daily Hid. »

f-low long then before the private owners of broadcasting insidioully b08111 t0 control the publiewotef I; it humanly possible that such gi- gantic and insidious power should not then be cunningiy used?

While other. farther seeing gov- ernments have safeguarded their publics ‘rights in Radio, ours has mugged’ alight powers to a supine Commission, whose members tans- led in technicalities meticulously a1- lot higher frequencies, but ignore fundamentals.

Our broadcasters exfol"'tire Am- erican Plan"—(oi isisses fairs) but our radio industry stagnates be- cause our American public new ut- ilises its receivers occasionally to listen to prize-fight and baseball reports, between cigarette and toothpaste orations.

That radio has a finer voice, a nobler mission is generally a myth. a meaningless tradition. It is in- conceivable that this unhealthy, un- just, unethical situation can indef- initely continue- The inherent as- piring spirit of man inevitably triumphs. Already in the halls of Congress are heard protesting mur- murs. Br dcasters, associated. for mutual protection, exhibit symptoms of uneasiness. “This racket is too rich to last." They seek to forestall an outraged arousing public, an angry Congress, by self-reformat- lon-

What £11112

of . yours

By [runes W. Burlon. M.D

THE COMMON COLD MAY MEAN QUARANTINE SOME DAY

I believe the day will come when an individual with the ordinary “common cold" will be required to remain at home; that he will not be allowed to mingle with other people until his cold is better.

I know this doesn't seem fair to the individual and his family, or to ‘his work or business, but some way ‘may be found to repay him for the time lost by rem ' ‘ at home.

As you know the common cold is infections and contagious and gets passed from one person to the other very easily and very rapidly. The little organism thought to be the cause oi cold is very small. It is found in the secretions of the nose oi the victims, who have ac- quired .'t directly or indirectly from some one else. The cold is transferred by sneezing, and from the articles handled, so that it is almost impossible to prevent colds attacking people.

A few years ago the common cold was just considered a nuisance or inconvenience but when the time that is lost from work by those suffering with it. is counted up, it would show that a great or of time is lost, and much work left undone.

Rlrthcr. I-I you know, some ail- ments never occur a second time in the same individual but with the cold. one attack only seems to break down resistance and other attacks follow every few weeks or months. And the unfortunate point is that these colds are often the forerunner of more serious ailments - bronchitis, bronchu- pneumonia, pneumonia, and tu- berculosis.

‘The best method oi protection, according to the U. S. Public Health Service, for both the sick and the well, is for the patient withacoldtogohometobedii necessary and to stay there until he has recovered. The patient needs quiet, rest, and proper care, and he cannot obtain these in of- fice, shop, or factory. Whiiftbus doing the best thing for himself, he is liikewise adopting one of the best methods o! protecting the seam! While-

‘Until the time comes when every- body with a cold will stay home. and that time hasn't arrived yet,

the 11111516. yet all must have derived efforts of commercialized inioreets thusiastic will become the demand. the victim should cover every

present circumstances; Jnd as to 8011111111 pleasure from the enter- to force it, and notlfng else, upon In Charlottetown in the near Mm‘ ""1 4m” “d "m m‘

being inordmatc, that Wet implies that they are but of the ordinary, and no one will claim that the present juncture in the world's history is to be considered as or- dinary and that adequate measures fr: raising revenue would not be‘

'tsinment. The

playing of

the the public ear. The fact is that future, frequent concerts of the Haydn mcvcmcnts especially was a normal people like good music and kins given by the Hart House

bands many times a day. Remember constipation and over

eating besides cold damp wea-

rcvelafon to some who were under prefer it to bad in the same way Quartet should not be too much to gnu, “l; mgkg 1|; gfllqf m1- a wig the impreaslonl that "classical" that they prefer a lyric of Burns expect, once the swing of the pendu- to 011K001!!! 7°11!’ 111W!!! TUM- mwc is "hshbrow" and thliddfe u» the drivel of Edgar Guest. The lum mu m m and an organised "1"-

uninteliigible. Haydn, indeed, is a tmrsble is that they have ‘lllllbflfllcclllllfl-yethisawcalprwvauted from hearurgit. It foi- sauer elements of public um.

been effort u made w mm: w m

iufon-italuflftyyaarslsm. o,

Ireaen meat was first imported

timly plausible to suyllflse that Wll- ‘

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