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.CURRENT lcoiilinu

tlun that the TAXATION

_.__... _______‘ __ ____ I THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1920.

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r “INDEFENSIBLE POSITION

l _ liikc a child who ceases crying when his atten- tion is directed to a new toy the Patriot turns from its defence 0f the Bell taxation to find relief in an at- tack upon the new federal taxation imposed by “the Guardian s friends at Ottawa.” The diversion is buts momentary and even the Patriot will find that thel two kinds of taxes are poles apart. The federal tax, onerous or not, was necessary; the Bel] tax was not_illll‘lf‘ approval of thc policy, dir- We had been told months in advance that the fcd-ifflll‘, °l’l’°?"° l” “l” "ll" “°“l“l“' eral tax “.05. Coming; we had been told months in ad_ int: in their mandate of last year.

vancc that the llcll tax was not coming. '

mistaken.

serious mistake.

ple's business.

issues.

This principle would be recog-

Thc war brought us many undesirable expcricn- lllllrll lo" low sralcanwil. You ccs, the least of which to thousands in Canada has“"’“"l m“ ll“‘l l‘ “lllsllllllllllllll

been the new tax. We have borne the war’s burdens‘

Government in thc civilized world today, that would willingly cling

and experiences patiently and patriotically and u'ej,,,.,,,,,,.,. ,,,,,,,., m.“ cx,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,r,.

shall, when necessary; buy

the goods upon whi-ch th€,‘ctindillcns as this.

It is thc funda

ttlX iflVlcti 01‘, when wQ can (10 without the gﬂQfistjlllilffiili law of responsible govern We Shall g0 “qtljgut [hen] and 50 evade the tax, whichflflfflll, and nothing above thc petti-

is one of the purpoces of the enactment.

From the Bell tax, for which no justification has. been shown, which was enacted for false and spur- ious reasons and in the face of promises to the con- two constiinciicics,

ifﬂgglng political opportunist would jhang to the flesh pots a moment longer than they could help, in. do- liiance of thc will of the people. in (Yliiirluttcloivn

trary. there is no escape. And for the Bell tax there and Si. Petr-rs. that will has al- shall be no adequate return except to the licclcrs of'l"““lY "w" "lwllly illlll llllllllcll’ "X

the government who will bc rewarded with well paid

oflictis: f

The federal tax is onerous, we admit; so was the 0.01 hi. nl_t_,.,s,,,,., both been imposed upon ugpict- of respectable polities, the one

war and they have

pressed. N0 doubt tithvr parts 0i ltlic province will be similarly heard from. But such demands should 1t is the prac-

thfough m) fault of our OWIL We have‘ the Kaiser zlndiﬂlilr$fl and the only one open to his circle of inilitarists to blame for both. Who is theillllllllllllll" ‘llell- Ally °lll°l “lllllll l“

‘Kasicr in Liberalism upon whom we shall la

y the] blame for the lcll tax? The Patriot was vcry-closejro, m, ,.,,.C,,,,,,_

the climax of dishonesty and false pretense. flight and justice calls Will right and

to thc central (irganization that engineered it; it was ‘justice prevail?

thc mouthpiece through which the anti tax propa- ganda was conducted before the election; it is the] samcl.

mouthpici-(i today in justifying it.- Out of the

mouth have proceeded blessing and cursing and thc l,,,,.,,.,,_,,.,, lifc of thc government today hangs upon-the cred verily a brittle

ence to be placed in thc Patriot;

thread.

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We must not be understood as believing that the increasctl siilar liUEi of lhc department heads, or the l scssioniil indcmnitics iivcrt- in fact a wrong. (‘ompiirctl IWilll the liiglirr cost of living and of man power in every detail of liife and industry, the zidvnnce ls liinly reasonable. But it is positive- Ily wrong in its imonslstency and irlu- want oi principle behind it. ,'l‘hv~y told the people that salaries lwcrc already too high, and they

lgzivo thcm their solemn pledge tol

Tilill. ZlQFlCllltllFC lLllO basic llldllStlly 0f ninlfc reductions riithcr than ill province, thc industry upon which all other lines of "lrms- "'5 WW1 lmllll" l5 l“ qctivitv live h,“ been reiterated Over and Over again its selfishness. 'l‘hose who lnhor 1 l , ( .

and it Will not be qucstionctl, Nor will itbc questiom, ed that this basic industry’ is entitled to all the whole l,,.,,,.m,,_

iior the public just as dcvotcilly as llicy do. wcrc not iiicluili-il in its (Messengers and door.-

somc zissistance that can be given it, not the charity ikccilors, Ctlllfttlilils and the best-Of zissistancc that will give it something for nothing but ll-lilsll. wm- allowed =1 paltry $15

the strong, helpful, educative assistance which will

enable it to develop on its own merits.

For many years past it has been customary to gum Wm, 000mm,

lcxtrii, just bare enough to pay lhelr lbonrtl for thc added length of the session. Perhaps it was because soldiers that

give prizes for he best animals, the best seeds, vege- in“, Shaina“... w... gliowlp

tables and other products. This good old custom has had thc effect of bringing together in one place the best zinimals and the best products f()l‘-.ll'1S])0Ct1()l1 for emulation by others. The prizes, it is truc, have generally fallen year after year to practically thc same exhibitors; thc ordinary rank and file 0f farm- ers arc not in a position to compete successfully and it is only once in a while that a new name is added to the prize list. Nevertheless, the lectures given by the judges and their reasons for their awards have been helpful and educative and although the expend iturc has been pretty heavy it has no doubt been a

good investment.

‘ We note that theDcpartmcnt of Agriculture is offering" gcnerotis prizes with the (ibjcct of boosting; are generous and welll

the Dairy (low. The prizes worth competing for.

dotibtfnl if it will materially help the rank and file

And the School Teachers, Qork-

lug and labouring all thc )'l‘lll' round, in thc lit-st and inosil proli liililc to thc couizlry of all work,

are not esteemed worthy of any like consideration. The lnclillicrs‘ $500 indemnity ls for six or scvcll wi-rkS work, of vcry short hours. dint how about less than $500 to ltlio teacher lior u whole yﬁlF-‘V ‘work and longer hours? Ainl thc educated tcachcr mus; content lilin- 001110 grub out an existence on aboutlone quarter the salary of the ilcparlnieiitul head. and Willl- (my, hi3 perquisites, or private cur. in the light of those things the l

rfllC aim of this competition is laudable, yet itis; Daily 301000000 E Q

among our farmers and they are thc ones to whom all possible assistance and encouragement should be ex- . tended. The progressive farmers and the professional prizc winners will secure the bulk of_the prizes as usually happens in the case of our provincial €Xllll.)ll.-- ions and without the merit of the inspiration to be re ceived from a gathering together oftlie prize winners

Whilc regular, systematic individual cow test- ing is the ideal method of ascertaining the actuali value of the cow and should be encouraged to the ut-- most limit, it is doubtful if 25 per cent of the herds in thc pi-tivincc are so tested or will compute for the prizes offered. That they should be in a position to do so would be most (lesirable; that they are not and can

Guardian Readers

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2 SPRING WAKING

A snowdrop lay in the sweet, dark ground. "(Dlﬂil out." Still the Sun. "Ptllll" , out!" iilut she lay unite slill and shi- lit-an] no sound. “Aslt-cp!“ said tlii- ‘Stun. “fl lic!" "You cull too soon. Mr, Sun. Y0" do!" '

"'I'hi-ri~‘s something above nnill canft scr- through.“ "it's snow,“ said ihc Sun. "lllill

not bc within the next three or four years, is what, H

we are up against. l\ system that would extend to; the pooresti herds and build them up, to the poo I est farmers and encourage them 1S what ﬁlly 01'0- vincc now needs most and any system which will ex-

clude these will fail of its object.

While commending the evident intention of this: competition we are of the opinion that it_will vcigylnw snnwdmp S,K,,,_,,_ ,0, _,,,,, uk_.llllllflll‘l~‘ tum llraon toilily Wﬂﬁ largely rlcfcat its own object in limiting its assis -, ancc to the coniparativelyi few who are in a positipln, to compete, while the great majority are out 0ft e; race and cannot hope to get into it inside of three or, four years. The outlay of $1000 to better the condit- A I ion of those who are already on the upward way may l" be justifiable but what is most needed is to reach.

down to the less favoured and help them up.

SHOW.

1‘- l"llut l say, Mr. Sun. are the Rollins hero?"

"Maybe." said thc Sun. "mayhem" “There wasnW :1 bird wlicn you ,l called lust yeir."

l "(Yomc out." said thc Sun. "and sci-l"

ed her nap.

And thi-ri- wash‘! a bird in sight. But she popped out, of bell in her while niglitcap; “That's right." said thc

that's right!"

Sun.

. soon as flint small nlghtcap WWI! SPF“,

A Robin began to sing.

lThc nlr grew wlrm. and thc grass i turned green.

l " ‘Tls Spring!" laughed thc Sun. " ‘lls Spring!"

The Hon. A. E, Arsenaulfs resolu- ACT shall not conic into effect iintil the electors shall have approved of the same at s general election, was the mos; proper one to meet an ml- llllllcd emergency. The Government was returned upon ii distinctly no lax policy. it they bad not deceiv- ed the electors they would not. huvc succeeded ln gaining power. They claim that when they entered of- i'lce they discovered that they were The people also dis- covered that they too had made 8-. it is the peo- lt is their unques- tioned right to tictcrmintvthelr own Then the only proper and honest course is to g0 to them. ad- ,inlt the errors of lust your, nnd ask

"No, no," iiiild thc Sun. "Ola, 0'13"‘

salary increases will be cond mn- ~ ' . " ‘i .... ’ dltpulitiips‘ Mu - » I Early this spring the Patriot was ‘ persistently and blatantly boastful *— ‘ of tlie Mrrlblc things which were _ 30in: ioconfront Hon. A. E. Arsen- “is following "ll "no" ll" suit and his colleagues, when the mo" “owlmrllly ""7""! lll "l" damning facufwhich it foresnniiow- an“ etc" “all” l” lllll 3°" 50'" ed were laid before the legislature. crunmnt at llle 790°" 59'5""!- About a month prior t0 the meeting The “useless olllllell" "l0 ll"! "UV"- it became more subdued in tone, pa“ omclalv "l l-llll mm"? P081010 and lust as the House opened, the “m lucludell l“ llll‘ ll" 0°01 llﬂ tune changed to a whine for mercy. “my were "m" “m " “my ‘"9 and to let the dead past bury its now: dead. Then, from the opening day lmlllerlirvlelll to the closing. it was not the 0 - 00B! 00B! position, but the Government, theft Alton” Gellllllll $1200 $2000 \vns on the defensive. During the sherlm- Tlll" 900, 1500 whole days of an unusually long Do" Beryl"? J0“- scsslon, when they were up agaliﬁ Home“ 100 300 the real presence of the live Clppo- F9" “ll lllsl-llllll°llll‘llli i slllon, there ivaa not a man Jack sllllrellle Court 4000 4500 of them with courage to implement ‘ .he -Patriot’s boast. 0o their own “Lil” cw"! clliflﬂfﬂﬁwn. record however, like haunted rats geelllelilll "lllTY 500 500 Jicy were dodging anrprunning to lle- Elli. repairs 2700 3500 cover. (iollllly Courts ‘i100 3200 Queen's County Jail Thcy were challenged to lay their (fuel increase only) 253,; 3150 finger to a single dollar of money Prince County Jail 2670 2370 improperly expended, or to point to ' lic smallest transaction which Kings County Juii$1070 1570 would reflect upon the honour of Dept. of Agriculture the liiic Government. and ilicy were Commissioner's all silent as oysters. The Oppo- salary 139p 3000 sltlon were not afraid of their repu- Travelling expenses 350 45o tailon and they demanded the pro- Dept. expenses etc. 1450 1500 lucllon of all records and accounts. Exhibitions and judging ~ Knowing tliut these would put 9000 12000 them out of countenance, the Gov‘ vim] statistics 700 1000 crnnient i-iquirmcd and dodged and evaded all thug they possibly could, l (Estimated receipts less by $500 and only submitted what was liter» m,“ h" ,0") illy dragged out of them. Just imagine the spectacle of those poli- (jgrgners 1000950,, 150 250 tical heroes bold as lions when the ‘pr0s_ Executive (0-00001500 0000 viii-my was absent, but as meek and y 31310000 0; “"0000", 500 700 gvenlle iis lambs when i000 l0 1000’ with those they accused. lEducaﬂom _ ______ l r -, 1 , . Tuesday's Patriot describes lhc uglijllusupuﬂlnlendantL0“ 1800 most marvelous fcnt of high vaul-tchlor Supermtendanfs ting and iiir somersauitlng yet ac- _ clerk 1100 ~120\. complislicd by those expert poiitl» loner Superintcndanvs cal acrobuts. the Bcil Govermcnl | _ _ _ H _ stt-nograplicr i100 Gail this latest turnover excelled nlll V others in that the performance took llnhpcctors o‘ schools . (four previously, place at ii greater altitude, one not visible to the ordinary spectator, nnw three) 900 1mm ‘ _ 'l‘riivciling expenses 150 200 "ml “l a lwlgl“ "l" "m" “w” l° Priu r w College 2100 ‘>100 lbe airy flights of the evening or» _' ,0 i‘ I My “ . 0 gan's imagination. it is this. Read w“ I r no p4 _ r“ 170 , , ist Professor 1334 1500 i, carefully and solemnly all yc A , 0 electors, and particularly Y6 PM" “M nor-ohm" u“ H00 riot readers. The uell Government 3m lzrotessor 1234 1300 were not elected “Pronlmng no dill lrofessor 1067 1200 taxation.” The Guardian or for "lll llmlpssor 1034 1200 mm mun“ whoever ohm says so Sorholarship reduced iroiii $480 to llliflfﬂ a palpable, wicked and “ab- Hf“) _ I _ “Mme untruul... And they “m,” Districts Teachers Salaries n no; sot out on "a taxation measure ‘ lllﬁlllllll lmlﬁllll so drastic as to fairly lllkﬁ Ilwlly bupplemcnls 25 p‘ c‘ ‘ tho people's breath." This too [or ﬂuendaizioo ‘L000 says the ldcll prevurlcator,'“is a 19000 19 500 ;;';;j,',,,§_‘.:*'";;,""§§;;1; *0;',,§;;:§, .0. 200 many feats of eontortlon by 111080 lmlllllmls - “loo 1700 double pointed stars 0f the loquacl- l,» W~ (lollege- llleli l'l'lll‘ll'll ous gymnastic school, lint this eelip» "lc- 5000 3000 sea their“ an‘ I Falconvvood l-lolpital And why is it. an “untruth'.'" lle- “ﬂilCill Supcrliltfs-ntlnnifs ,,,,,",_,.,. ,1... piasrnrin of “flur. ‘iii-ii. salary i350 2000 Leader of the Opposition, “i-itiitcs Maintenance 85000 125,000 nothing of the sort." All that pro- Legislation cious document contained Wiis of Members srsslonnl the inoccuous brunt]. It was nol zilloivimeo 0000 15000 quoted in thc ‘iiousc on “more than Officials disbursements one occasion" as stated by the 3000 $500 Patriot. in fiict it was never quoted, Journals, scsslonal laws at, least by the Government side, 1400 1800 for the simple reason that it coir Lgqlglaﬂo" Llbrgry mined nothing to help them out of . their difficulties. l; was oncc r1‘ Libnrliin 700 900 ierrcd to by lion. Mr. llcll. not fol Assistant Librarian 480 600 what it contained, but with special School for the deaf, reference to a something not found Halli,“ r 1000 1500 in its make up. in point of inc}. School for the blind, this so called "platform" was not dfullfux 11250 1500 the one upon which they sought to Fl"; 900p Summerﬂdg secure their election. it wns scrap- _ 150 250 pcd when they got before thc pco- Fire Warden‘ 500 plc. it ivna not inndc to get lll on. calipers Z100 ‘i300 but now bccnusc of its very "lllllll" Postage 1000 2000 noss lhcy imagine it a loop ililit‘ to prmq Auditor’; gulﬂfy 1500 1500 cruwl out of uit-ir rilisriint vl-rflil- Printing and stationery ics. Later we will turn the mlcro- 300 425 scope upon this precious document pm“ 590011-900, par-t, and see if lt evcr did collllllll lllly~ salary 600 750 thing in the line of ii promise, Chifkg‘ 3250 5,700 which the Boll combination fui- 11,10,100 aﬂvgrﬂghig "m1 lfillctL. stationery 1200 2000 l _ _-"—-<°.""—"" Prov. Building, light, British Ambassador we ew- to“ m" . . Public Works. Coin. 1500 2000- Ilofentls Britain Druughtsmim and ma... 850 1000 ""—-' Stcnoruphcrs 1300 1050 Printing, advertising etc 1300 .1000 i NEW YORK, May 26.—A sweep Assistant Registrur of deeds lng dt-nlul that Great Britain ls 750 800 ﬂocking to mnntiptillzc lhc world's Stcnographors 1300 1650 fuel nll supply was mailc licri- to- Books, stationery etc ‘J00 600 l lllKllt by Sir Auckland Gcddes. Registrar of Deeds. Jfrltlsh Ambassador, speaking at Summcrslde 850 1000 ,tlie Pilgrim's dinner. Statements Assistant Registrar. ' ‘- - ,that Great Britain had such in- Summcrslde 700 750 ltenllnns, he added wcrc its com- Clerk Registrar. llllclt-ly without basis of furl as the Summcrslde 700 750 Ferries, Queens Co, 756:1 17630 ‘movctl by fIlllilllflSi impulses. “i say l-‘errlcs Prince Co. 2200 3300i ‘without fcnr of informed criticism." Ferries Kings Co. 6050 9050 Sir Aui-kliiiid dr-cliirtltl," British Whurvcs 3000 5000 lfow-lgn policy is directed ngulnstlPackets 3725 5500 ‘no man but is inspired by llip ti». Roads 10000 30500l Wire t0 Beck peace and bring criim- Bridges 20°00 45°00 ‘out of chaos, to cxicnd thc boun- Telephones 750 300 jdnrles of freedom; improve a lot Miscellaneous -i'ub. Works lof the oppressed and to lflcrcnpo 4500 lllollll lihs material prosperity or the unforeseen 500 1000 ‘World. (‘ivll Engllneers salary 2000 2400

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I-O-OOQ-O-O-GO-QQ What He Intended to Say

Sir:-1n your report of my rv marks on tho clause in the Tax Act dealing with exemption for soldiers, you publish a statement which conveys a different mean- ing to what I intended.

My statement, was that wealthy officers and men W110 could pay cash for farms were able to pay taxes, but soldiers who had to borrow to buy iiirins were up ii- gainst it, and should be exempt. The drawing rooin officer has beet. n feature of every war, but are. happily. thc exception in tlic (Ju- nndlun breed.

in justice to mo, you should have published my statement that we had good ofiiot-rs who did their duty at llie- front.

With tho amendment exempting soldiers from taxi-s. i am in ac- cord and think it only a matter of Justice t.) our returned heroes.

1 am. Sir, ctc..

J. A. DEWAR.

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