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MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1929

LIBERAL ' DIFFERENCES

Premier Saunders and hLs follow- ers are not all agreed as to the reas- ons for abolishing the external aud-

' ‘it. The Premier gives as his reason

that the oxtemal audit tends to con- fuse. rather than elucidate. The Pre- miers ll evidently a single track mind and if by any chance extran- eous questions arise, he loses llis bal- ance and confusion results.

This is the way in which he dis- posed of the external audit this year as reported in the Liberal organ on April 6th:

"As you doubtless know, Mr.

Speaker. he External Auditor's report tends to confuse llmtters and this Government feeling the wisdom of dispensing with the ne- cessity of an external audit have thl! year clone away with it."

Mr. L. R. Allen, Liberal member for 5th Prince is chairman of the

not compete and earn Furthermore the trawlers which cap- ture the nlinatnre nlature fish, are depleting the fishing grounds and lllaking the fu.ure pre-

course point out that tllc trend of llli industries i; towards greater pro- duction. through mechanical means Tlleyuse the sonlctvhat misleading analogy of what is happening on the farms. Farm machinery, it is true. takes the places of horses and men, but a farmer is (‘llibdéd to ally ma- chinery which benefits him without injuring hi5 neighbor or ‘community: a farmer. who ivllile bcilefitting him- self, owned machinery the operation of which, would drive his neighbours to another laild would not be tolerat- cd. The supreme test of any indus- try is not the amount produced, nor its value, nor its profits to‘ the pro-

Notes By The Way

So we are going to get cheaper liquor and more of’ it from our "Prohibition" Government, at least

. 50c per bottl: cheaper. How this can

be reconciled with a Prohibition policy would beat a Philadelphia lawyer to find cut. but then the ways of Mr. Saunders‘ Government have for long bezn past finding out. They have already increased the number of doctors certificates from 25 to 50- and double that if the‘ doctor happens‘ to be a member of the Gov- ernment. All this in anticipation of a plebiscite is illuminating. What the sanctlmoilious Saunders Government say in effect to the electorate is: “Don't worry over voting for govern- ment control, just leave us alone and we will give you all the liquor you want and call it Prohibition. You can then be a drunken teetotullcr and enjoy the label of being a Prollibitionist."

What the doctors are going to any in the matter remains to b: seen. They are not going to issue scripts at hall pricc merely to oblige Mr.

Saunders. so we will more than

probably find the Government in- creasing the numbers to be issued

from 50 to 150 per month. a tempts‘

tion for increased revenue which some doctors may fall for. Alto-

gether, we are sorry for the sincere temperance people who have been so

badly sold by Mr. Saunders‘ sooth- sayings. We know that one ex-Liberal

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(Condensed from the Forum-Everett Dean Martin)

v . § . 8b lulu-W Baton. ID THE FRUIT DIET

“There is so much written about; food these days that wonder where all the ideas get start- ed and by whom.

One man will advise fasting for at number of days and then going on a, fruit juice diet for another week ori

Individuals following this advice will show different reactions.

In one, this doing without food for days and then going on a. fruit juice diet, will be of great physical benefit, He will feel brighter, clearer headedJ and the lcss of a few surplus pounds make him feel much better, and nat- urally so. This was the right diet for him for that period of timeJ

Others following this same system of diet hate bitterly repented it, as it has so lowered their vitality that weeks in bed have been necessary to get back even a semblance of health.

Others have suffered a complete collapse irom which they did not re- cover. Now there Ls no question but 1i that a fruit diet, intelligently used, can be of help to practically every-

Public, Accounts Committee, and in that capacity no doubt realized the ._. necessity for an external audit, to i” A ‘G make inc Public Accounts intelligible 4' nid on April 11th;

"What does the External Audit bring out? It certainly would bring out n. little more information. but it does not change the finances of the Province in any way. An external audit would give yoil the anloun‘. of uncollccted and arrears in taxes and the amount of unpaid bills which is not supplied in the Public Ac- counts. There is no disadvantage in receiving that but l‘. has no particu-

' lar bearing on the financial standing

n. book-keeping system which is Wworkedout by rerrilm and expen- ditures."

The‘ inf0l1nati0n Mr. Allen admits that an external audit would give, f; just the information that the pub- llc are looking for at present. and

f, without which the public accounts and misleading. It is quite true. as Mia. Allen states, an exeirnal audit " "has no particular bearing on i113 financial "standing," that is. tllc pro- . I vince would not be ally richer or v ' poorer because of an external aud- " 1g, but thglpe0plfl would be givcn some idea as to what the actual firi- arlcial- position of the province is, grid’ this i"; what they want, to know. m, ‘cccpic in this province are I content to close their eyes to the t" atom-let- in which their revenues are {administered on the ground that they would be no better ofl’ if they did know. Thcy want to know. grid they should know, whether we n, gqmlng or going on the much- taiked-of road to prosperity. Many questions are being asked as to the disposition of certain funds. the Pro- hibition Commission funds for in- stance. and others which might be mentioned, but without an external uudit: these questions cannot be all- swered.

rnc HARVEST or THE SEA

Recently there appeared in these Columns a short account of the Can- udian fisheries, which concluded by doploring the decrease in ‘the Pfirsfm‘

-nel of our fishing fleets. There is abundant proof, as the Royal 00m- mfaaion investigating the ‘Fisheries found. of a deccline in boats, small vessels, equipment. and DODulatlon. Young men are not entering the chore fishing industry in such num-

. born as they formerly did, and this

I not because of it; hazardous char-

gem, but because of its lack of in-

“ lucement u a calllnll- Thovilh the

vpgcilc of the an must be faced, the

' gmployment offers independence in

labor, 3nd aforetime yielded a large

g l- flhitn toi- labor and cinitel invested

- wmpgl-ed with farming. for in-

‘ Ffllilbg. But u thinca lre, it would

,. um the ftahlnl villa/zen M the

El will lliflfl’ further dema-

._ full. problem mm w l»: which u “go, the swam-thym- or UILIYIGII

‘y m mul- nrma thlt i ‘i mm with it! tum m»! ' m; forced the mums

as they now stand, are incomplete,

seaside too soon.

the fiohihition Act and the coun- try la paying for it. and ye; m, his speech in the Pitmitl‘ (106! not wish m “k9 (mg oent from ‘the Prohibition Oommls- ciou to defray that expenditure. The hut the“ Oommiliaion should do u reimburse tbs h-ovincc for keeping

dilcer, but its efiect, in general pros-

test. It cannot absorb all the fisher- men; it displaces them and then de- prives them of the chance of making

men go, aild the fishing commun- ities are dying out; and once de- stroyed it will be inlpossible to rc-

eign‘ trawlcrs. chartered abroad and should not be permitted to fish from Canadian ports as Canadian fishing

lowed to operate during spawning season‘ they should be permitted to

half in.crcst in the trawler ‘is own- ed in Canada. All trawler-rallgli‘.

to port each fourzh day and the Northumbcrland Straits and certain

fore the Royal Commission: their value can only be gauged after much further research. but it is a happy

EDITORIAL NOTES

It is expected that the Legislature will close this iveck.

Prince Edward Island is at pres- ent in cold storage, the North Shore

birds reported to have been seen on the North _Shore probably find by

that there are many‘ prisoners and "16 upkeep seems to be increasing

groceries and such thlnll at thepub- ilc oxponcefl-Mr. A. I. Anemult, in

the Budnt debotqi‘

Minister said he had no objection “my “d °°“‘°“““°“‘ °’ ‘he imp‘ being called a. Tory but he did object ulation it servos and especially of to being made a damned fool of in the workmen connected with it. the‘. name of Liberal so-calied Pro-

Steam-trawling fails under this lllbitiorl-

In those who are overweight it can. be particularly helpful because the use of fruits, two or even three days a. week for a few weeks will "ensure a gradual and pleasant reduction of . weight in a harmless way." In those with high blood pressure, heart and kidney ailmellts,ia fruit diet a couple of days a week will be of great bene-

Then we have that fine type of family doctor and dispenser of bodze, a. livelihood. It is not easy for a fish- dgfihgexgfigle‘ggfiijsxirgsrigitg; crman to change to another vocation, that whlske,“ mm and other drink he mil-it Stay by his nets, poor thflllsh should never be dispensed for med- the result may be. But the younger icinal purposes, that it was detri- mental to health. and should be ab- solutely prohibited. Shortly after the election it was declared salne Dr. MacNeill was isuingtwice "We ‘mm as many booze scripts as any other Another C1855 0i ObJECi-iofl i8 that doctor in Summerside, and the ex- some of the JPSWIEYS in use are ‘for- cuse he gave was that he was issuing those of another doctor as well as his own.

In constipation this fruit diet is.‘ generally speaking, excellent treat- ment, but there are quite}. number of cases where the fruit diet causes spasms or cramps, and the distension from gas ls most distressing.

Just as some folks abstain from meat once a week with benefit to their health, so likewise one day a. week, with fruit as the only article of diet,

would help everyone of us. It can be consumed raw, stewed or cooked. Un- fortunately, fruit is not rich enough in the protelds or building substanc- es to make it a complete food. There- fore, if you work hard physically, and ‘attempt to live on fruits alone, you. are hot only golngto lose fat or- sur- plus tissue, but will lose good solid And that body of ,yolirs needs that kind of tissue.

If you want to stick to fruits and‘ vegetables eat one or two eggs daily, if you wish to avoid meat.

It was the same high-professing “Psseis- principled m. MacNeill who signed the

Mani’ 511838590115 have been mil-l‘? Temperance Alliance Secret pledge, to minimize the ills affecting the making the proviso that the fact industry. Trawlers should not be al- slwllld 11°‘? be d35°1°5°d berm? m‘? election as it would play the devil with hiln among “the boys" ' , _ 4 ‘ bring about his certain defeat. It is ‘fish only ln the winter illOlltiJS they conductsuchas this “mums brought should pay a license fce. A duty of prombmon m“, one-half cent per pound should be right-minded people. There is a class imposed on trawler 55h “up.” om. like Dr. MacNeill serving their own clids by pretendfng to uplloid pro- lribition and at the same time doing" _ all in their power to successfully. fish sllould be under a tariff on ent- wade me 9596mm carrying out of; cring Canada. The said fish sllould the Dopey NO me has any respect be identified ill tile market by some for mark Trmvyers should report; back menace to the best moral interests oi any community.

contempt with all

THE LAND WE LOVE

BY FRANK YEIGII

wch a class. as they are a CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS Q. What are tile latest figures re- '_ ' Enrdlrlg the Canadian National Rail- . In this connection It may he well‘ other waters should be closed to to recall what R0,, A A_ Mcmoi trawl fifihlllg- lzltc Field Secretary of the Temper- Sucll are the suggestions given bc- allce Alliance said on this subject:

A. Tlfe latest report of the can“. ian National Railways for i920, shown ed substantial increases, making new records. The gross earnings in 1328 Were $276,631,921 compared with li32li of $248,710,374. The increase in 192ml _ ' ‘A Prohibition Act, the chief cause lay ; of $27,915,546 or 113g pg]- cent Tm. augmy m“ we “m awakum‘; to m“ in the manner in which the Act had working expenses were $218,248,343 in‘ importance of presto/ins 1hr harvest been mill-administered by p2rmit-:1928 as ccmprlrcd with $203,315,634 iu, of tllc sea. "w: lirivlleztd persons to obtrllnilozv. The net earnin liquor for beverage use tinder tlleji$58,384,577 as compared with $45,400»; i680 in i927, showing an in reuse oti

“If the Act is evcr to receive the . $12,982,837 or 28.60 per cent. support wilicll was intend:d, an end ‘ i the matter was ended on tile very‘ first discussion by some of my own followers," was he seeking to preserve the special privileges of his "friends" or d’d he declare to his friends that Vthe law permitted no liquor to be

given out for beverage use and that none would be given for such’ use. even under the cloak of a medical certificate? when we find Premier Saunders himself "Sufficient revenue would have to be obtained from the sale of liquor" to Ply the pxpensea of magistrates, in- Swciiorl. etc. and that, "The admin- istratfcl. of the Act would have to be self-sustaining." was he declaring that the law which stated that liquor should not be sold for beverage pur- poses should be strictly and impar-

paign it WES mad: very clear that wherever opposition existed to the

Who was so beautiful, gs in 192B were;

gills: of medical ccrliflcatrs.

must be made to this fraud and llyp- I o:risy in its administration. the Act clearly and specifically states __"" filo: liquor shall not be sold or used

Tile war on dogs opened Friday m. tcvemge puypomkx wl.h two casualties. There are mot? tioctors‘ certificates, when reputable to follow, nlcdlcol men claim that not even as many as ten certificates per month fire required for honest and bona fide medical being closely packed with ice and arbitrary rule be fixed by the com- mission under which certificates may considerable quantities still remain- b;- gssued to the number ‘q; gmy pel- ing in most of the harbors and river month? when the Premier and the rilouths. Tile roblfts, crows nlld black 1119mm" 07 m5 Gm/"nment “and pledged to an honest, effective ‘and satisfactory eniorcemen of this law. this tame m" the h when the Premier openly boasts ' ' 1' “e 3°": m m‘ about his sincerity

.mcnt, why should the Premier de-

Men have always communicated their ideas to their neighbors; have sought to convince them and t0 in- fluence them for causes which seem desirable. The right of self-expres- sion and the desirability of the" wid-

est dissemination of truth are 1v

important that we have determined. to secure them in this country by constitutional law. To the extent that prescrlt methods of propaganda oper- ate to increase general knowledge and to keep open in public life an arena in which truth may have a.

| fair deal in its endles ‘ with ifalsehood, no reasonable mind could i object to lt. I am convinced, however. i that propaganda does not often serve 1 these ends.

Propaganda is not the some as public instruction. It is never dis- interested information. Tile prop- agandist has an ulterior purpose, He is not disinterested party in the pur- suit or spread of knowledge.

It is admitted by defenders of prop. aganda that the methods used are so effective that the average person is entirely at the mercy of those now in command ‘of the forces by which he is manipulated. Who, then, decides whether the ulterior end to which the public is led or driven, with or without its assent, is good? Decision in this all important matter is left. to a. few people-the very ones who have something to gain by manipulating the public. Futhermore, the identity of ere-people is seldom disclosed and hey are responsible to no one. M. Edward L. Bernaya is an eminent champion of propaganda. Let me quote a few passages from his charm- ingly written book on the subject:

"For the masses’ promised to be- come king. ..Today, however, a reac- tion has set in. The minority has dia-

covered a powerful help in influence- ' , ed ideas they are determined ‘to be- '|lleve, or whether they seek it for

dull" I alga/Ital. j

DEIRDRE

lng majorities. It has been found pos- sible to mould the mind of the masses that they will throw their strength in ‘the desired direction.

"There are invisible rulers who control the destiny of millions. It is not generally realized to what. extent the words and actions of our mwi» influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes."

What are the qualifications of our invisible rulers? In what virtue 0!‘ wlgdom are they eminent? It there i1 to be any order in society, those who rule must at least be known and something required of them.

One effect of propagandist mELhOdS is greatly to increase the susceptibil- ity of the public to slogans, catch- words, half truths. Every real educa- tci- and philosopher in history ha‘ noted the dangers of this popular tendency, Mr. Bernays says:

“It was, of course, the astound- ing success of propaganda during the war that showed us the possibilities of reginenting the public mind. The manipulators of. patriotic opinion made use of the mental cliches and emotional habits of the public to prO- duce mass reaction against alleged atrocities. After the war intelliEB'l5 persons asked themselves whether a similar technique could not be anullcd to the problems of peace."

Precisely! The propagandist huf- learned to apply wartime psychology to the accomplishment of any ends whateverl Ho proceeds by utilizing. for ulterior ends, the Pfeilldlces 8nd passions of the mob. 4

Education suffers gricvousiy from

propaganda. It makes all the dif- ‘lfcrenoe in the uni-id whether nlcll

seek truth in order to make d» plausible case for their existing inter- ests and profits and the preconceiv-

light on all sides of a question. The first makes the ignorant more Quill-

‘ionated; the second‘ leads slou-ly u .one‘s becoming all educated and

civilized individual. One of the SCI’-

'ious results of propaganda is that l? ‘has caused the pilblic to think tilt! ‘education and propaganda are ill?

Do not let any woman read this verseH same thing, and thus t: lll3lt€ all It is for men, and after them their,’ ignorant multitude believe it is beiir;

soils - And their sons‘ sons.

The time comes wllen_oul' hearts sink utterly;

tale, And that her lips are dust,

Once she did tread the earth; mell look her hand;

They iOCIKCGJDtO her eye: and said their say,

‘ And she lcplied to them.

More than a thousand years i‘. is, ieducatci- fails unless he achieves an

since she

educatcd when 'it is only being mani- pulated. Education aims at indepen- dence of judgment. Propaganda of- fers ready-nude opinions for the un-

thinking herd. Eduaatlon and p-OPIP, When we remember Dellylre and her; ganda are dtrcctly epposcd both .n ‘ .alm and method.

The education ainls at tic 5101i

iprocess of development; the pffll)’

agandist. at quick results. The educa- tor trles to tcll people llow to think; the propagcndist, what to think. Th". educator strives to develop individual responsibility; the propagandist, mass effects. The edvcatm- wants think- ing; the propagandist, action. The

Was beautiful; she trod the living,’ open mind; the propagandist, unlcs;

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She saw the- clouds.

A thousand years! Tile grass ls stilit