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THE GHARLOTTETUWN GUARDIAN

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(‘lh-sirr S Iivlmve M l’

Vlcs President-d. ll. Burnett A. blscKiunou. D. B 0.

l-Ziiilor nnil Managing Director-J. R. Burner;

Associnle llili iors—l~‘riinl

Walker sud D K. (‘urrls

Morning Daily ifnunded i331) 85.00 per yesr (in sdvnnce) delivered.

Milli per yen! iin aiivuucc) mall

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Building . _ lug. Kn Cil_\'_ ‘vlllflllglihy ‘Power Building, fit lililllil fllcnu Builillnf: Francisco; lifif. No, 65th Street Phlln

ed in (Tsusds sud United States. HTATIYES

New York Cenlrsl

Chicago; Syndicate Trust

Building Afounduock Building bsn

Atlanta; di-lpliiu

Morning Maxim

Charity should begin at home-that is if there ls anyone at. home.

MONDAY. DECEMBER 19, 1932.

514R)! PRICES

Wh-lc our farmers are feeling the, effect of luW prices, the outlook for the immcduic future prescntg some features decidedly encouraging, For example, the Dominion Buregu 0f Slfltibtlk‘; l'(‘1l_~l"iS Ciin1l\llilfl' hcidlngs cf storage eggs as 4,508,772 dozen, compared tviih 5,658,380 dozen a N" lilo and storage poultry 3,473,- 547 pounds, auupmred with 6,929,525 pound! a your ago. The boiiwm o! the p u‘. been IBJQHPG rind passed, iui omciai

It appears to have

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ropmt stat-es. Rel-e pt; m, me larger markets "are no: as heavy as they were, and prices are inclined to be s little flinicr Among the trade the opinion prevails that supplies of poultry for the Christmas trade will not be m ci-ca: 1s at first anticipat- ed, bccuizx» n: the hcnvy exports of turkeys to Litwa: Britain in recent weeks. Anorhur ‘mportant factor is that the. p:'e'.':\‘,l'i:g 10w pflcgg, (Q1- poultry iizwc rfiruzizvcd a. very ac- llve immediate consumptive demand, with the rerult that the quantity of poulu-y packed for storage so fur this seflavn is probably lighter than for several yicmu.

NEW FRENCH TREATY

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Ibr some time Hon. O. H. Calmn, locretuyofsurcnubeeninciou lollabomtion with Hon. Philippe Roy, Canadian Minister to France and with French Ministers, with n View to negotiating s new French triads treaty. Canada. desires n better French market for its wheat and cattle, while France looks to this country as a, consumer of mHliCiIlBS, Iurgical appiiiiriccs, ivomen‘; wear Ind wines. ‘Yhcm is no doubt that vuhika the (‘tiflirlian Prime Hlinlster Ls in England 1i“ will bc in wuch with the ivguiLnLlQns being carried vn in France, though the fail of the Herrlot Lfinfstry may delay progress for wine time. It is greatly

u; be desired that the relationships

between Ofci France and Canada, which lhtlliflt‘: New France, should be upon a happy reciprocal basis- lspcciciliy iu the matter of trade snd commerce. But any agreement made must be fulr to both partici- pants, which the old fiance-Can- ldlBfi trcnty, made by the Liberals, certainly was not.

i4 PERTINENT QUERY

A New Brun wick exchange, in- flepr-fidfllt in Iiolitles, raises the fol- bWlPg pcr‘ 1*, tiuory:

ables, the political speakers sud writers in Wpflsiticn have shown themselve; supporters of the Eznpire first and partisans after. These have certainly not generally declared the conference -s failure.

"But there have appeared both writers and speakers who have taken it upon themselves to make this assertion of" absolute failure and one would be interested to know why. These people do not content themselves with saying that things might. have been better; they pos- ltively deny that the assembled leading statesmen of the Empire achieved anything at all worth any- thing st ell. They mostly convey the impression that tiny-sometimes they clone-could have settled she whole Affair. What they imply is rcrely- weakened by modctfiy. sfidom, if over, an they people of whom the‘ would has taken any note and perhaps that is the explanation o! their outcrop; the cry of mediocrit- les wounded in their egotism, But if this is not accept/ed, and in view oflthe general attitude of politicians of ell parties that, no matter how far it fails short of the ideal, the conference was s very long way from being a failure, it is necemury to ask who Ls inciting these people, what is urging them to do it?"

BIG TRAFFIC PROBLEM

One of the questions which ma! come up for discussion st the Dominion-Provincial Conference st Ottawa. in January is the control of highway competition with the steam railways. It is suggested that some agreement might be reached between the Dominion and Provinces as in jurisdiction in the matter of tnicks and busscs engaged in inter-provin- cial traffic.

Prominent railway offlolals have told the Duff Commisszon that the railways were prepared to establish their own highway services to ll limited extent. That, in fact, they would be compelled to do l0 1f th?! were to preserve the business left to them now by the‘ trucks and buses, and some of the ‘provincial govern- ments, notably Quebec, have already offered the railways the exclusive right to operate motors on highways parallel to rulway lines. ilifhethcr or not the railways decide finally w engage in this service the remvw ai of unfair competition would 81W them an even chance cf holding their present traffic.

It has been suggested, moreover,

s, distinct stop forivzird was tnkczi, even whilc fldhCfRIlg to lllCli‘ bclicf that the ways they advocate wouid have advanced the cause yci more The political function of an oppo- dticn is to crticlzc.

"No rozisonuoic person the last xvord to bc said ut Ottawa. Most. were wcil satisfied with the lcflnlte establishment of the principle vf Empire prcfcrcncc in trfldfl, 60m- blncd with an invitation to the wholc world to trade with British nations as irccly fb5 it will, and with the cflficliifig; of the general agree;

H} "vliint c "y spirit ls it, one 11:, wonders, i... '. i013 ccrtfiin lec- N turers zmz‘. tci-s to attempt c. to muke 4 ., flint ihc Ottawa t‘ Dunference iviis, n ifiit failure? One 1' understands lllf‘ mi-igv politician cx- “ - pressing doubt and cvtn opponticn, S "~ . although 1L5, lmil worthy iliut .n tlllfi ,, lnstunw cvuu time nrc compar- i ntivcly fcw in flillllllhl‘. Alisa who are . m opposmgn by the gcvctnmcnta : f.’ that, negotiated uic creams are g frankly in favor of the general ldua. l nnd gunerousy rcncly in nilmlt lint ,.

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that the only means by which the {motor vehicles can be compelled to meet the railways on a more equili- iable basis would be to increase the ilicense rates on the heavier trucks ‘and also to compel nli commercial vehicles engaged in inter-provincial “raffle to fyle their tariffs with the ‘Dcninian Railway Board and on lthe same conditions as now apply to the swam railways, that is, that the tariffs. fyicd shall remain in -fcrce at least a month. Such n step ,would ennbic the steam roads to ‘kocp abreast of the frequent chang- cs in truck freight tariffs. It will remain for the January conference, however, to secure an agreement iirom thc provinces to concede lfcdcral juriediction to the extent of cciitrollng through the Railway Board, tlic freight tariffs nl tlic trucks.

EDITORIAL N0. us

| Canada will participate in the special trl-pnrtitc preparatory con- ference called to meet in Geneva on

motif. by zpccilic trnde treaties which January 10 to study the technical

arc not considered as more 111311 the bignning of what will subse- yurintlf,‘ be cxbvmicd. Nobody imng~ m-d ilmt the idefil could he reached n. one jump, and most are Wcll mnlcni that tlzc p1acticiii outcome is its gliflfl as it ls. Ami as mentioned acfoic, apart from a. few lrreconcfl-

problems included in n reduction of individual hours of work by inter- nntonai agreement. An Order-in- Ccuncii has been primed authorizing the participation in thc Conference of a Canadian Government delegate, an Employers‘ delegate and a Work- ers’ delegate.

NOTES BY TIIE WAY

The Maharnjah of Burdwan says in his recent. book "The Indian Horizon: “Ewen although one may admire Gandhi in n, religions sense it is imposlbie to forget. that his civil disobedience movement and

the-r sham of the harvest."

One of the greatest pieces of

Prevention dykes which have been built in central China, iricludinfl along the Yuntgse river and its more important branches of the Grand canal. The stupendous nature of this undertaking is indicated by tho fact that in the height of the op- eriitons there were 1,400,000 natzve workers employed. The task was undertaken following the terrible flood disfister of spring last year, when hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives by the over- flowing of the kiangs. An English engineer, Blr John Hope Simpson, was put in charge, assisted by John Earl Baker, an American.

All the countries in ‘which the Canadian dollar is ct a. premium are non-gold standard while all the countries in which the dollar is at a discount are gold standard with the excepiionof Italy and Austria. The Canadian dolfar is at par in New- foundland, In the nineteen count- ries in which it is at u. premium the exchange rate, omitting fractions. ranges from 48 in Japan to 7'1 in the United" Kingdom nnd British West Indies. Where .t is at a dis- count the rate ranges from 110 in Austria w 116 in the United States where the discount is heav est, ex- cept in Cecelia-Slovakia, where it is fractionally more.

A London cable quotes m c6190!’- ial which appeared in the London Morning Post of Saturday, which says: “Tomorrow the Premier of Canada. arrives. Great Britain offers him a special welcome and oppor- tunity will no doubt be taken to thank him for his dominant part in the Ottawa Conference and his ef- forts to bring it to a. happy end- ing. It must be recalled that with- out Premier Bennett/s ad the 00n- fcrcucc could never have been B. suqccss. This assembly, which has altered Empire history. was his own inspiration. A lesser man, after the rebuffs of Socialist members of the Conference, might have left Great Britain to stcw in her own juice, but to ths great Canadian leader the advancement of the Empire ls a. rul- ing pamlon.

The Imperial Confer. ..., idCfid a most difficult task. It tried to do the best possible. when its work came before our Parliament for rat- lflcution, was there a real word 0f appreciation or sympathy by the Liberal leaders? Not a word. Even though they did not th-nk the details, or some of them, to be wise, could they not visualize the splendid nature of the attempt and say B0. the royal aspect of that. great, world gathering of our own British folk; and try to judge the result. not B5 partisans determined at all costs to attempt to deprive the opposite party of any credit, but as British and Cnnnd an patriots anxious to help the family cause? There was

sign of any spirit but party bitter- ncss-inclccd iarncticniiy none.

to sink in?

Germany liua iccctled from her

idcmunds for equality wcrc accepted

virtual assurance that the French

is apparently nil and nugurs wcll for towards gcmiinc the ncar fulurc.

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his ncncooperatlve movement have brought about horrible camage such as the 193i massacre at Cawnpcre beside threatening paralysis of the machinery of government and the everyday lfe of the people in agri- cultural nreaa who exist by getting

construction work in history has practically been completed in Chine, chiefly nuanced in China, and un- der the direction of the Na-nking government. This is the vest flood

hardly a. trace of that. There was lllllc but growl and crouch. Pm‘ longed for ivccksf 'I'h'cre was little

A New York paper says 90 P6P‘ cent of all money borrowed from the United Slates by Great Britain during the ivnr was expended in the United states to buy mun lions and supplies. Can it be that realization that the U. S. got the chief benefit from those war dcbls is beginning

former uncompromising decision to stand out of all discuss on until her

in cvcry detail. Now, with the prin- clpie of her demands conceded and

demand for security will be given equal weight, Germany consents to participation. A clvlian chancellor would probably have been accused of cowardice and even treachery. in vcn Bchieichez-‘s case such a charge would be ludicrous and so perhaps none but'a man like himself could iiuvc brought Germany into linc. It very satisfactory real progress disarmament in

The New York Journal of Com- m"rcc says: “Tiis steady ucrumiril- in

B» 1...; w. 11...»... M.D. nuucrs n: srsucn

You will likely be surprised f0 learn that nearly one in every hundred children of school age has defects in speech.

Unfortunately children do not outgrow these defects, and habits o‘! speech which are formed in early childhood are very difficult t0 alter later in life.

Dr. Baruch Bilvermm, Mental Hygiene Institute, Montreal, tells us that most of the speech defeclz aside from those caused by some definite disease of the central nervous system. can be gelieruiiy classified into three groups, known as delayed speech, 1 sping, and stut- tering.

Of these defects stuttering is the most common, and interferes mm with the happiness and ability of the patient.

There are s number of moor-lea as to the cause of stuttering, but naturally the treatment interests us most. _

The senersl rules of hniene must be observed, because stuttering is apt to so affect the individual that he avoids people, avoids outdoor exercise, and lives within himself so much, that his whole physical makeup suffers.

Dr. silverman remwds adults and teachers that they (an help to devel- op normal speech, and prevent de- fects in children under their cake. How?

i-Physical defect-s of the mouth, teeth, wnguc, nose and throat should be corrected.

3—Pmner food. sufficient sleep. some exercise with also frequent rest periods are necessary.

3--'I‘he child should be encourag- ed w use words correctly, to heme objects, sspecidfiy thing he wants.

Avoid baby talk. li-He should not be allowed to imitate the 5 mg speech of

another child or adult. Muff-handed children should not be urged to use the right hand, ea this interferes with norms! speech development, and sometmee proves to be a cause of stuttering. ti-The child should be kept free of unneceas y excitement, emotion- al outbursts, jealousiee, pelslstent nagging or undue harshness, as this interferes with his self-confidence and his normal self-expression through speech.

The above simple rules should be worth much to parents and teach- ers, who are caring for children with speech defects.

A OALM WINTER NIGHT Heaven's ebon vault,

Studded with stars, unutterably bright,

Tlimiikh which the moon's uncloud- ed grandeur rolls,

Seems like a. canopy which love has spread

To curtain her sleeping world. Yon Semis hills,

ribbed 111 B xannent of untrodden snow-

Yon durksome rocks, whence icicles depend,

$0 stainless that their white and glittering spires

Tingc not the moon's pure bccm- Yon castlcd steep,

Whose banner hangcth o'er time-worn tower

50 idly that wrapi; fancy deemcth it A metaphor of peacm-all form a

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not need it, at the expense cf countries that cannot afford to part with it is a visible sign of the un- workability cf the gold standard under prevailing conditions. Hence. it is useless to call for a return to gold until indebted countries be. come more self-sustaining and creditor countries show greater willingness m buy m‘ m lend M an alternative to den unding payment in gold." ‘The financial experts of the Unilcdvfltatcs see clearly the danger of transferring $120,000,000 of gold from Europe w Amerca this month in payment of war debts. Such u. movement threatens the ex- istence of the gold standard, which the United Slates is more ccnccmed conserving than

tion of gold by a country that does wouniry in the world.

meal that is served spd .

THE OWN GUARDIAN

Reflections On Bacon

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(John Beresfold, in The wectewr)

It pleases me to think that one of the wisest men who ever lived was nsmed Bacon, sud connected his name with the animal which provide; that fragrant and essen- tial article of diet. The whole tribe of pigs, 1 feel. is enobiedbv such, s connection. and u the! have been constantly vilified thfiy c!!! grunt out this retort for thefuture. Natural philosophers among the animals, regarding truth u an eternal trough which never satis- fies the sppetlte, end meditative slumber s8 one of tho

the supreme eenyist

dern philosophy. Roger monk 0f the Order of st. Francis. and inventor, plus! of gin-powder.

and name of Bacon among men the marvel is that we are not all or almost all, Buoons. though we could not expect all to he philoso- phers. For in ancestral times, time: before and since the Normsn 00n- quest, iimglsnd was s ‘perfect purs- dise of pigs, and the rium_‘ of swincherds must have been enor- mous. In the glut inventory which the Conqueror caused to be com- pccedoftlpo wealthcf hisnew realm one of the entries which you hardly ever fail to find is the cal- culation of the amount 0f susten- ance in the manor for our immem- orlnl friends. "Wood," or as some prefer w can i “psnnage" for a thousand pigs (porcls or pcrcorum as the Ncnnun scribe penned it). for four hundred and fifty pigs, for two hundred P185. for one hundred pigs: there it all is in minute de- tail. Bo that one of the most dis- tinctive sounds in the woody pur- 11811.3 of the vfllsgee cud townships of England must have been s deep, contemplative, philoeophising grunt, interspersed now and sgsfn by s. sharp sud piercing squeal and rushing sound of heavy bodies dis- appearing among the trees. ss the traveller from sfs-r startled and distubed m, placid 1min‘.

Why have pigs been so notorious- ly abused? I tum up my little 0x- ford pocket dictionary, 11111189911‘ sable companion, under "Fifi I read "swfn, nos: mm like bi: in greed, dirt or perversity!‘ I lwk up "swin ", and after being told that the word means “kind of non- i-uminant carnivorous animll." l“ also informed that it can child M’ a "bestlai or degraded perwn. l0‘ ver of filth." Afici- this one can hardly bear w look up "hos? with my present passion for pigs I find it melancholy to think in» naughty children in the. nur- sery call one another "greedy D185" or "horrid little pigs," 01' thI-ii naughtier omen refer to one alibi/bu‘ on occasion, es “Bwlne" or as "bes- tfei hogs." Nor can I escape from this grave slander on the pig i109 when r seek relief m lltcfltilffli “To roll with pleasure in a sm-

‘sual sty"

I rend 1n Comua, or 18min:

“for swinish klutton!

Ne'er looks to Heaven amidst his gorgeous feast,

But, with besotled base insretltudo, Grams, and blsapbemes his Feeder.” Now, as for dirt. Pigs are really very clean creatures ff given pm- pei- w- mmodatlon snd some de- cent straw.

As for greqf,,_.c_etytgiriiy not even the most sincere apologist of pigs or lover of bacon can deny that they enjoy their victuais. But N- flect, reader, how it would be with you if you had an immensely long, barrel-shaped and capacious body carried on four very ghort legs: if you had a. nose (or snout) especially constructed and designed to go to the root of matters: if you had a mouth of peculiar capacity, stretch- ing almost from ear to ear (and, by the way, what charming eiirs,

scene ' too, eminently adapted for flapp- whe" “"51”! s°mlld° mlglli 10v" ing and, at the same time, mi- him that "the slght of flilclii-s up- Her m1“? composing the eye for slumber be- on the rack tends more to kaep a m‘? “ ‘m’ m5 sphere °5 "mi" heath their ample shadel) Would man from poaching nnd stealing "'“?55' you not enjoy your food even more than whole Volumes of penal sta- whe“ 511mm "ndl-ltiifbfid W811i than you do now? Wuld you not tutes. . . . . watch “km” Eflliit. and even 511811“! squeal, They arc g-‘eat softeners of the 5° mm» 5° “"91", 5° Sllll- with the excruciating ecstasy o! temper, and promcicrg of domestic. 41191193" creamy, rich barley-meal as it en- harmony. They are l1 great bless-

tcrcd your long and wide mouth,

Think, foo, render, that all thi eagerness for sustenim is for you: that this anxiety, mis-named greed is essentially vicarious; that, in short, these pigs are, with an ex- traordinary diligence, haatenin to the supreme end of things in all its rich variety of pork, of sausa-

supreme gifts and joys of life, their name, or the name of their flesh has been honoured not only in the person of but in t-lw person of sn Oxford scholsr, cue of the early fathers of medlaevai-mo- Bacon,

But wdeqaresd u is the family

gurgied in your roomy throat and flowed on into that vast stomach forever clamouring to be soothedj