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APRIL 14, 1924

THE VETOiING POWER

Much interest has naturally beeu| aroused ‘by the recent action of His llonour the Lieutenant Governor in refusing his assent to a bill regular- ly passed ~by a substantial majority in the legislature, The right of Ills Honour in theory to exercise his prerogative in assenting or declin- ing his assent to e. legislative enact mont is not questioned. This is his constitutional right as a lieuten- ant governor, as ‘His Majestys rep resentativs. The right is ‘inherent ln the King as the constituted head of the British government; it is transmitted ‘by His (Majesty to the Governors General and to ‘the lieut- enant governors of ‘the dominions and provinces overseas respectiv- cly.

l In ‘the British ‘Parliament the ‘ve wing power, formerly a prerogative of the House of Lords, has been ab- oliéhetfleavihg it exclusively iii the hands of His Majesty who exercises it solely on the advice of his council Canadian . Parliament the

vt-to over ‘thc Oomrnons while the exercises ‘the

‘ to"a"llow er disallow enactments

- the General Assembly ~but this coun- every‘ i cil was abolished and the only veto-

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i who _ from thc people but from the Crown

right on the advice 0t‘ his council

whiififhave l-écbfved the assent of both houses. ln this provlucc in for- mcr years the Legislative Council held the veto power over acts of

ing authority remains with the ‘Lieu- tenant Governor.

NOTES BY THE WAY.

The Budget speech delivered by Hon.‘ Mr. Robb on Thursday last. was an Innovation based on a radical change in the book-keep- ing methods of former years- It wns devised to show a. surplus and

reduction of the national debt which have no existence in fact and could not be made to appear without this change of method. The main feature is taking the rall-

natlonal account altogether and thereby conjuring up a. book-keep- ing "surplus on ordinary account," quite alter the manner of the Bell government in this Provlnce- In this way a surplus cf $30,000,000 is made to appear instead of a. deficit of $20,000,000 which would be ap- parent if Mr. Robb had followed the course of Mr. Fielding last year and of the Meighen Govern- ment previously. 4,

This was pointed out by Sir Henry Drayton in a few words when be stated that “the surplus claimed was obtained by the eli- mination of ‘railway obligations to the extent of $72,500,000!" By so much the book-keeping surplus and alleged reduction of the not debt of Canada is a fiction devised to humbug the people. "The Govern-

nliy obligated to pay the railway debt and the interest ‘thereon as they are to puy any other dcbt con- t-racted by the Dominion-It is decep- tive accounting which has conceal- ed a very real deficit and mado a vcry rcul addition to the national dcbt assert itself as a reduction.

The question naturally arises: Is

crnoi-‘s prerogative? The limits of constitutional government here are not as clearly defined as they ought to bc and we are ofltbe opinion that a definite, authoritative ruling on the matter should be obtained. in the present case for instance the his constituted advisers, '

As matters now stand the provin- cial legislature; the elected repres- entative of the people, is powerless.

_v lit may enact legislation in accor-

dance with the will of the majority

the legislature and its legislation may lbc nullified without explana- tion by tho Lieutenant Governor receives his authority not

OLD HOME WEEK

The intention of the Tourist As- sncintlon to hold an Old Home Wcek (luring the coming summer will commend itself to all our peo- lilc. There are few families in the province that have not members or near relatives abroad, many of them within comparatively easy reach of home and who will avail themselves of the opportunity to join in, a, general home coming The arrangements are in good hands and, while the details are not yet worked outhvre may g3. pect that every possible advantage will be placed within reach of those who desire to come home during the‘ appointed week, and al- so that ample provision will be made for their entertainment and accommodation when they come. The main thing at present is for

msnt. to tell their Iona and daughters abroad and to aaarpen

uboladealre to cone homo at that‘ h... newts no atlltioottnl,

‘ cmaaprjilv not"

there a limit to the Lieutenant Gov-l

Lieutenant Governor acted without!

everyone to let bdhlnd the move-

What wlll cause much more dis. appointment and disputation in

political and Industrial circles is the reduction of customs duties on agricultural. mininlziand lumbering

machines.‘ tools. and implements. 'lhcr0 urc scores of Canadian

manufacturing establishments ‘em- ploying thousands of artisans en- gagcd in making these imple- mcnts and machines and a much larger number of dependents upon those workers who will be hard hit. Resentment over this treatment arises from the assurances given

during the present session of Parliament that Canadian manu- fucturcrs in these lines would not be in any way injurlonsly affected by tariff chsngesffhsse assurances have been but little regarded by the ministers who made them.

Hon. Mr. Fielding in hia laet year's budget apeech argued strongly for tariff aiablilty on a level with the rates of duties then existing and refused to hold him- self or the Liberal party bound by their pro-election platfurm- But the western Free Traders and Pro- gressives have captured control of the-Government and another Budget Maker has arisen who knows not Fielding. The old time "ltrllilllle of i878, 1882, 1891 and 1806 between free trade and near frne trade on the one side and in- dustrial protection on the other is 5995790"! lbout to be renewed "ifmlshout the Dominion. instead of tariff stability |ll mined last. Year. Mr. Robb has given tariff

unsettling character,

9"‘ "f"? “Plfibn la to resume hla epeeoh on the budget g“. and will throw further light upon which will be awaited with in. loll. in the meantime" Jan

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way deficit and debt out of the ‘

mcnt and the 18X PBYGTB are Gilli-i

frpm time to time by Mr. Fielding I lust year and from Premier King ‘

flllflllltion of a very disturbing and’

SNORINO

A British physician has nuuounc. ed a cure for snoring.

You are trying to get to sleep on "18 Emil. in a hotel, or eveu at home, and some on near you is snorlngso loudly tbs-t sleep be- comes, impossible.

Whs-t causes this snoringi’.

Usually there is some obstruc- tion in the nose, and part of ‘the air necessary for the ludgs goes through the open mouth, which was opened up to admit a sufficient quantity.

This physician's idea is ‘to en- large the two openings at the back of the nose leading into the throat.

As you know these ‘two openings are very much like the two open- lngs into the nose in front. ,

Just how he intends to enlarge these openings was not stated in the article, but the idea is cer- tainly a good one.

in a former article I spoke of an athlete I aw in England some years ago, who was wearing nu apparatus to keep his nostrils dilated during a foot race. Experience had taught him that at the critical moment in a race be_ might need an extra amount of ulr, and hc didn't want to inhale through his mouth, as that would admit the dust or dirt of the track or road to enter, and thus irritate his throat.

Mouth breathers have irritable throats as the moisture that should come from the l-lning of the nose to moisten the air going into ‘the lungs, is taken from the throat instead. ~ Many people have slight obstruc- tions in the nose, and when they fall asleep the mouth gradually opens, and so snoring begins.

Sometimes it is only a habit be- cause in desperation they will actually strap or gag their mouth, and sleep all right until morning.

Sn if you are affected, or are afflicting others with snoring, it would bc well to try putting a.

If- you find that you are unable to got enough air this way, it would he wise to consult a nose specialist. in the meantime we'll all wnit to learn just hnw this physician spoken. of above, proposes ‘to on- large thc hock openings of the nose.

Daily - Selections

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:“ONE EASTER-LILY IN A HQT- l HOUSE POT"

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The readjustment of ihe cus- toms tarlff and the sales tax come under a different class. The sales tax is reduced from 6 per cent to 5 per cent which is generally con- ceded to be n short step in the right direction although in that respect it takes off but about one third of wha-t Mr. Fielding added thereto, The number of exempted articles is, however, somewhat in- creased thus extending further re- licf in that way. The sales tax on boots and shoes is cut in two and should have the effect of reduc- ing prices to customers.

By CHARLOTTE BECKER.

One Easter lily in a hot-house pot

May bring buck all the fragrance of the spring:

And one caged linuoUs wistful

enrolling Store nil the music of some wood- land spot; Within the down of our forced apricot May he the glory of an orchards gold

And one wee fountain"s trickling sighs may hold A river's rippling through a forest grot. - So may a woman's subtle charm convey Bounty n myriad Limos boyonti bur own. Suggestion from a giunce gesture thrown, As dnwn. may hint thc splendor 0f

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British open golf chnmlnn. MW won the unofficial world chem?- lonahlp over the United Staten, when he defeated Bobby Jonll recently at Atlanta, Georgia.

_i_— adopted at their own instance and al the price of- tbeir continued assistance to the Kill! 56'9"" ment. The industrial communities oi Ontario. Quebec and the Mari- times have other views which vrlll

day,

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The Public Forum

This column. la. open for the discussion by oorree- pondente of question; of in tel-oat. The Charlottetown liuardlan doea not nooeaear lly endorse the opinion eie greased by its correapon dents.

MOUNTI E8 PENSION GRIEVANOES

Sir,—Owing ‘to inadequate pen. sions, the little band of surviving veterans of the Royal Nor-lb ‘West Mounted Police are living in many cases, in actual ‘want. The Royal North West Mounted Police Veter- ans’ Association, through ‘their friends in the Dominion House of Commons, intend to press for su adjustment during the present see- sion of Parliament. This ‘appeal is to ask you ‘to help them -by pus-hing their claim with your representa- tives in thc House.

‘ The Association is asking Par- liament to carry out two acts of simple justice; first, to raise the pensions received by the old-tim-

ers of the force to the scale at present enjoyed by the members of the present Royal Canadian

Mounted Police, as from January 1st, 1919, but not at present ap- plicable to men who left the corps before that date; second, -t.o con- cede the grant of laud script as is- sued to all other units, t0 the old- timers of the force who aided in suppressing the North West Reb- ellion of 1885.

The pensions received by these veterans are based on a percent- age of the pay t-hey received when in the service. The pay 0f the old- time constables amounted to the small sum of 50 ‘to 75 cents per day, willie the pay of the higher ranks was in proportion, Superin- tendents, "who had the responsibil- ity of policing vast areas and were recognized as being equivalent in rank to Majors and Lieutenant- Colonels of the army, receiving only $1400 a year. d-lero are some of ‘the YEARLY pensions they receive, under the 1909 regula- tious:

Constables of the old force, after 25 years’ continuous service, rec- eive as pension an annual sum eq- ual ‘to thtirtysllftieths of ‘their an- uul pay, with an addition of one- pftieth of ‘his annual pay for every completed year above 25, the pen- sion in no case -to exceed two- thirds of his annual pay at retire- ment. .

‘Constables of ‘the old force, after 21 years’ continuous service, rec- eive an annual sum equal ‘to twen- ty-liltieths of his annual pay, with an. addition ol‘ two-tiftieths of his ‘annual pay for every completed year of service over 20 years. \.Q0l'[|0l'flil3 and other Non-oom- mlssioned Officers fare little bet ter ‘than Staff-Sergeants, who rco clve not over $30 a month.

These examples speak for them- selves snd provide sufficient argu- ment for immediate action. Compared with these, the pen- sions now awarded to members of the Royal Canadian Mounted ‘Pol- ice, ‘the successors of the Royal North ivest Mounted ‘Police, are princely, though none too gener- ous. These, too, are based on pay. so that nowadays a constable -re‘c- eives $2 and upwards s. day. 11nd for this, may draw a pension after 10 years’ service, if discharged through disability, or after 20 years‘ service under ordinary con dl-ticns. Such pensions are actually being drawn by err-members of the force eligible for them.

The new force after January 1, 1919, receiver

‘Constables, 1st year, $1.50 per day plus 50c bonus (formerly 50c per day), increasing .by 5c pcr day up to third year. and t0 $175 M!‘ day for fourth‘ and subsoqflfln! years; Corpornls. $200 per My pills 50c bonus (formerly 80c pcr gay); lsorgcilfllfi, $2.25 plus‘ 7pc bonus (formerly 31-00); 511117511!” geants, $2.50 plus 75c bonus (lur- merly $1.50).

it ls perfectly obvious that n pension which may have bee] ade- qculo 25 years ago, when the. regu- L-Vtus under which thc veterans of the Royal Northwest liiountc-‘l Police draw their pensions wcrv

. enacted is totally inadequate now.

nwing to the phenomenal rise in the cost of living. This has L100“ recognized by the authorities in granting increased pensions to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. But it costs a veteran of the Royal North West Mounted Police as much to live as it does a veteran or she younger ‘corps. Therefore. m9 pgfllllflfl drawn by the former obviously should be on a par with that of the luster.

A fact that. ‘makes life doubly

. hard for the old-timer of the Roynl

North West Mounted iPollce is m“, owing to strict regulations, he was prevented. lin the old days. from sharing many of the oppor- tunities for making money B11107- 9d by hia ‘civilian contemporaries. to ti! 0|‘- Hiriigii as to {P510 LAND GRANT FOR TH- vs-rsawus of 1885. There is absolutely -no jnstillcatlon-

" for the action of the governments,

of the day, and of chose which fol- lowed it 1n denying the Mounted Police the grant. bestowed to all me era of the Militia who serv- edmighc Mounted Police bore by far the greater brunt of the etrus- glo. and their claim is undeniably

ju t. fro right these wrongs will cost lltle. The old-timers of the force are but e handful and are dying oi! dl . "it i: necessary to remind all? cggadlan, Eastern or Western, of the debt owed b Canada to these ma: ‘Without t em. the new“! npgummg of Western Canada. q, Q reaperlty it ‘has meant to e vetoaanatutgemrives. Ihvt bee n Y WWI" ma tnmiy riehed

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