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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1938.

What Next, Little Men?

“Clothed in a little brief authority," what fantastic tricks our local dictators imagine they can play on the public and "get away with it"! Ever since the CAl\fl’l3l-.‘LL Govcriiiiieiit assumed office it has pursued a ruthless policy of political head-liiintiiig, Competent officials in every de- partment, without the slightest excuse except that they or their dependents were suspected of Conservative leanings. have been dismissed, to make way for party henchmen whose claim to recognitioii is based. not on efficiency but on their political services in the last election cam- paign. Even returned soldiers, with records overseas which should bring a blush of shame to anyone secking to deprive them of a liveli- hood, have been discharged. sometimes without even the courtesy of a few weeks’ notice. and their places filled by Liberal partisans. The et'i'icEtii.~i- of the civil service has been sei"tousl_v inipriiicil by this scaiidalous wholesale applica- tion oi" the (‘.\.\ii~nEi.t. policy of "to the victors belong the spoils.”

.\'ow cniiies the announcement, made at a Liberal political meeting by Premier CAMPBELL, that he has in view “the introduction of legisla- tion establisliiiig a provincial Civil Service which should tend to make for more efficiency in the public service"!

lii other words, now that the “spoils" have been distributed, .\Ir. CAMPBELL would seek to tie the hands of his successors in office, to en- able his political appointees to hold their jobs in p(‘l'l)(‘[llll_\'. \\'ith the help of an all-Liberal Legisiattire, he plans saddling the Province with a. Liberal bureaucracy.

Premier CA.\Il’BELL and his colleagues should bear in mind that there is a day of reck- oning coming for them as well as for the Tnscni-zm-‘.AL's in Quebec.

Blank Cheques Again Legal

Those Liberal election promises vanish like snow before the sun of a Spring day. "The blank cheque" has just been legalized for outdoor re- lief after all the hulla-baloo which Messrs. SINCLAIR and LARABEE raised against it on the hustings. In seeking authority the Minister of Labour, .\lr. Rooisns said several provinces had neglected to make their application for relief in time. It was proposed therefore to give author- itv !"l<l';'l‘ oi'.icr-in-council to meet their require-

is the Federal Treastir_v,” retortcd Mr. .'ir, "to be disarnied for the purpose of en- raids upon it to be carried out success- l jnrlge from what the honorable gentle- i . :',l till a previous occasion, that it was to 5.. ‘.i'.rtl the licderal Treasury against the at- t.‘.t'i—..» that iniglit be made against it. that he had pI‘fI\'i(l(‘4l it with such heavy armament that there was no doubt the defence would be complete. Now it appears he has concluded his armament is entirely too lienv_v, and that he mtist dispense with suiiic of his heavy artillery with a view t0 enabling the approacli of the enemy to be facili- tated. The blank cheque does not cease to be a blank cheque because there is an ultimate restric- tion placed upon it." The resolution was agreed to and a bill based on it was introduced by Mr. ROGERS.

A Dead Amendment

THE CHARLOTTETOWN

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life by the Conservative leader Mr. DUPLESSIS, may have been the final blow, but long before that, more than a year ago, rebellion had struck the Liberal party, and from within. It flared when PAUL GOUIN, son of the late Sir LOMER, and F. A. l\'.l0NK, son of the late distinguished F. D. MONK, two young men of talent and cour- age, organized L’Action Liberale Nationale. A party of protest, it appealed to youth, summoned and mobilized discontent, and while it was ideal- istic and visionary it was practical enough to ally itself with the Conservative forces under l\lAURlCE DUPLESSIS.

A new force had arisen in Quebec. In the provincial election which came last November, 5.000 students and graduates of the University of Montreal and other French universities and colleges took the stump, stormed the most pow- erful Liberal coiistituencies for L'Actlon Lib- erale Nzitioiiale. Serving without pay, campaign- ing with evangelical fervor, they all but swept TASCHEREAU from power. English-speaking Canada. regarding the Liberal regime as an in- destractible tradition, rubbed its eyes in disbelief.

The election over, the crusade marched on. Old political campaigners, scarred by revolu- tions. thought the uprising would die; believed that TASCHEREAU, the “old fox" of Quebec pol- itics, would divide the GOUXN-DUPLESSIS coal- ition, would wean the rebel leaders away. They were wrong. GOUIN and MONK, followed staunchly by others, could be neither tricked nor cajoled; stuck loyally to DUPLESSIS through thick and thin. Selecting DUPLESSIS as their leader in the Legislature, caucussing together

"Even the Senate," says the Sa!ura'ay Niglif. "must have been surprised at the total absence of any indications of popular disapprov- al of its action in throwing out from the con- stitiitinnal anienrlment proposals the. clause con- ferring the power of indirect taxation upon the Provinces. The clause was the result of a con- ference liclivecii the ('iovei'iinients of the Prov- inces and that of the Dominion; it was part Of a coiiiproiiiise lietiveen different kinds of tax collectors, and it is highly possible that it seemed more pleasing to the tax collectors than to those

The taxpayers may have felt that while the pro- posal was a kindly gesture on the part of the Minister of Finance towards the Provincial _Treasurers, it was definitely an unkindly ges- ture triivarrls themselves. At any rate we see no signs of enthusiasm anywhere for the idea that the poivers of the provincial governments to ex-

generoiisly enlarged as they would have been by this proposal . .

“This is the sort of question about which the Senate can be extremely useful. In fact, if we are ever going to devise a procedure for _the drafting of amendments to our own Constitu- tion, it might be well to allow the Senate a very considerable share in it. Nobody can say that a Dominion-Provincial Conference such as that which originated the Amendment now under discussion is an ideal body. for fl” P“"P°5° °f studying proposals for the changing of 91!!‘ fun’

The‘ present system gives the Senate no share in the orlginati_iig_o_f 9'9“ PW‘

sails, and imposes upon it the invidious task of

the public interest. The veto power, to be de- fensible, must be exercieedwith a veryeocuraic gppreciation of what the electors really wan . and in this case these is ever)’ raw" ‘° “P90”

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The Quebec Uprising H

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while retaining the identities of the two party ggoups, they waged war relentlessly on the Gov- ernment, holding up legislation, unearthing ir- regularities, succeeding eventually in compelling a crisis. _In Quebec's stirring political story there has been nothing like it.

Editorial ‘Notes

' The $2 radio license remains. NE 9K 5K

The Red Cross Campaign was a success, JOE if 3*

Everything comes to him who waits, even paved streets. ¥ 9* it “Mr. Sage” has been permanently banned from radio broadcast. Bl! BK Gravel here is nearly as costly as gold, but not to the pit owner. BK 3lE Senator I-loom-:s is still of the opinion that the cure for smuggling is to reduce customs and excise duties to pre-war rates. 9% H6 *6 “Edmonton citizens as a whole stand to ben- efit to the extent of approximately $1,000,000 3. year through the reduction in interest charges by the provincial Government," the Mayor states- "Every citizen should support Premier ABER- nAiz'r’s stand in the present situation.” Referring to Edmonton's estimated loss of $32,372 in inter-

Notes by tlie Way

The nnu-noleei ; as Wlrral, Cheshire, mislead, hm 001119 to A temporary halt w-hue the local magistrnteandotbers concern- ed attempt to decide how much bazplpe pinyin: is enougnt. Neigh- born of one Allan obtafned a summons agalnat him chair; that his izlayins _or the pipes coliif stltutgd an excessive. unreasonable and unnecessary noise injurious to the health and capable of being mltlented. The case has twice been adjourned by the magistrate in the hope that the parties to the con- tention might reach an agreement regarding the maximum number of hours each day that Allan might play the bagpipes.-—New York Sun.

It is always hurt] for the old to understand the young, and for me young to understand the old. The two generations have always been in conflict. Parents are always say- ing that their children are full of unreasonable ideas, and children have always claimed that their parents do not keep up with mod- ern conditions. Youth needs guid- ance from the experience of age, but times have changed. and the customs of 40 years ago are not the customs of boday. However, the older folk can see pitfalls in life into which the young crowd may fall if they do not have 8. care. How shall age and youth live together in the face of these d1siigree'r.*.:r-‘S. and get along without constant quarrellng? If the older folks do the new things as they come along, play new games. read new books and read the newspapers that re- flect modern life, they will be a part of the new age.—K1ngston Whig-standard.

All of us know people who get little out of life because they are continually fussing about their bodies, swallowing this or that nostrum. when ,ei'hat is needed is to forget. bodily functions as far as possible. A good car can be spoiled if one is continually making adjust- ments and if there is too much fuss made with the body. the same result may 1'ollow.—Nlagn.ra Full: Review.

School children have a death rate which is lower than that of any other age, but they suffer from a great variety of ailments and de- fects, many of which interfere with their proper ph_\'5lt‘.3.] deiclopment or retard their education. The medical records indicate that dis- ability and deformity due to such causes as rickets, tuberculosis, and the respiratory diseases of child- hood are much less frequently met with and are less grave than for- merly. It is pointed out, however, that at the routine lrispections about 5 per cent of children have it physical defect of one kind or an- other to which the term “lrremcdl- table" can be properly applied. some of these are oongentliil, but most are the aftermath of dtsease. By far. the commonest defect is dental caries. which is preseritnln over 80 per cent of the chlldren.—Glusgow

est rates on aproximately $800,000 worth of Alberta bonds it holds and on which interest has been reduced to an average of 2% per cent. Mayor CLARKE said: "This is only a drop in the bucket when compared to the sum the city will save as a result of the Government's action.” 5K 3K *6

The revision in sales tax from six to eight per cent. has brought considerable adjustment in hardware prices. Rope manufacturers issued new prices including the sales tax, where these coni- panies have for some years quoted prices with sales tax extra in eastern Canada. Prices have also been raised to include the additional two per cent. on kitchenwares, alarm clocks, watches, some major electrical appliances, gasoline lamps and lanterns, eavestrough, and a number of other lines. Certain manufacturers are in the meantime absorbing the extra tax, without making any change in trade prices, and products so affected include garden hose, farm fence, and roofing, states Hardware and Metal, Toronto, Ont.

The Alberta DOUGLAS Social Credit Associ- ation is getting after Premier ABERHART. ln a letter of protest they assert: “Thousands of Soc- ial Crediters throughout Alberta including a host of your supporters are bewildered by the differ- ence betivceii your promises and perforiiiaiices, and we wish again to draw attention to these points : “Pre-election proiiiiscs——r. listablisli- ment of provincial Social Credit house. (After 10 months, this has not been done). “2. Reduc- tion of taxation. (Increase of taxation by over $3,000,000). “3. Increase of purchasing power (Decrease of purchasing power). "4. No one would be injured by supporting a Social Credit party. (Refunding scheiiie reduces income of large individuals and institutions wliile at tlic- same time cost of living has been increased). "All Social Crediters wouldaklike to know why?" It will come as a boon and a blessing to men. The Lancet, London‘s leading medical journal, recommends a pick-me-up for depression which may be worth experimenting with. It is called benzedrine. A close connection between the level of the blood pressure and the emotions is well recognized, and it has been claimed that fluctu- ations in blood pressure may be responsible for certain mental ailments. Benzedrine apparently has a selective action upon certain parts of the nervous system, and one effect of its adminis- tration is a rise in blood pressure occurring usu- .ally about an hour later and sometimes raised for as long as five hours. The first psychic symp- tom noticed after benzedrine was used was the talkativeness of the subjects. Even the most de- pressed patients seemed able to overcome their shyness and talked spontaneously for the first time since their admission to the mental hospital. A change in mood was also noticed: some pat- ients regained self-confidence, others felt unusu- ally full of energy, and one patient who had great difficulty, in concentration was able after the use of the drug to field a newspaper again. Tests for the mental ability of patients after ben- eedrine showed that they were able to carry out addition lllflu and perform time-interval tapping been: after the drug but been

Herald.

,__.__ ' Some ruthlem Blueher of lo- morrow, contemplating the map of London. might well exclalm: "What a city to bomb!" Trils close-packed Metropolis, not only the ,seat of Government but the citadel of Oral. Britain's trade; set in a part. of the island conveniently near the Continent; with the Thames, for it thousand years our fnlthful sevant, but now an unwitting betrayer, guiding the enemy to the Nation's vltals—what a gigantic bull's-eye

London displays! It is timely, therefore, that the Government have requested the great utility

companies in the Capital to busy themselves with plans against the worst. Electricity, gas, watcr—t.hese services must be secured through- out the Metropolitan area, or one well delivered raid might give Lon- don the aspect of an ant hill kicked by 3 men's boot.—Lontlon Morning Post.

In 1887 2 total celpise of the sun swept across Siberia and Central Asia, throwing millions of peasants into a panic. on June 19 there will be another eclipse visible across Siberia, and the Soviet Government is preparing fcr it by issuing educational films and pam- phlets feiirlng another pimlc. Superstition is an offspring of Ig- norance. and it shows what. R. slow process it is to destroy the latter.»- Ottnwa Citizen

The Minister for War 'ound ap- propriate occasion l‘E‘Cf‘l‘lll_V in the lnnugurnl liinchtzon of the 5:ird Royal Tournament at Olympia for retumlng to the Sllb}t‘Cl. of the shcrtaize of rerruits for the Terri- torial Army. I-Io‘oneo more referred to ‘the powerful camoaicn of tho": who are doing vcrythlng in their power to discourage young men from joining the Services." That they are “good. serious and earnest men‘ ‘who honestly believe they are fulfilling their highest duty when they declare that it is wicked to take up arms to defend thelr Martha and homes merely adds to the perils of the situation. They en- courage the possible aggressor with the hope of an easier prey, and they half persuade large numbers of slothful or pli-nsuie-loving young men that ti siibterraneari refuge is as reputable ti. rendezvous in case of an alr-raid as a place in an anti- afr-er-nft unlt.—London Dally ‘mie- mph

Nothing Inceee‘ like Inoeeu. The emfldenoe nlrieady stage; by our progress enoe 1933 e ou not beellowedtowene. Vlaorous en- tierprlu In n. time of cheap money, and courageous spending and in- vestment, can keep the wheel: of commerce turning with speed. Nobody would advocate resh- nm in these things, but bounce and caution are not oontrndlcbary

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slr.—An item isppenred in the public press recently saying in gold- en eagle was shot near Bourls.

The golden eagle is certainly ran here: it is a. bird of the mountains. and although a great wanderer, it is very questionable if it ever visits this Province. It is 3 very ‘wary bird and few are taken. This bird, in all probability was A bald eagle. and although rare in this Province. are frequent visitors. and will breed

here if given the chance; and it seems too bad that such a beautiful, fare and harmless bird should be shot.

In a questionnaire sent out for the year 1934, only one nest was re- ported for the Island, and even trois one did not get a chance to miss their YOUDE. B mlecrennt shot one,

and the other was caught in a trap and died later on, oooped up in a fox pen. What happened to the young we can surmise. '.t'hle nest was also near Bourle.

It is a question If there is even one nut this year. although 3 pm- have been seen near Moreon’s Pond recently. and ii pair have nested near the head waters of the grand River in some prevloua years. Many are the fairy stories mm of tho eagle. Here is one published by the New York Herald Tribune, Sept. xi. 1929.

“George Neill, eight-year old boy, narrowly escaped death today. A bald eagle swooped down, caught him by the overalls and took mm twenty feet in the air before drop- Dina him on his head and stunning him. The boy weighed 50 lbs."

Of course an absolutely impossible lie, as a. full grown eagle cannot 11ft over eight or ten pounds, but the publication of such stun always “GU59-5 “must and unreasonable Popular hostility to the bird.

In a recent article by 3, conserve- tion committee, telling of its nob], appearance, inoffensive habits, con- splcuousness and size, it shoulcl have been given protection. But today, it Li well on the road to coxnpletg ex. tlnctlon. It is a bird of the sea coast and shores of rivers, uves chiefly on dead fish. offal and dead "”‘1"“1l5» Md it-5 Dersecutlou in Can- ada. if continued. will seal its fate. It is protected in some States, but recently incited by the anti-blrd of DYE)’ Pl‘0PB8anda. and deplorable tactics. several states have removed protection from ft. The nest, which 15 8 Very bulky aflalr. is usually on iii hlsh, large tree, and they lay but “V0 9385, (rarely three) in ft. The Y-Lmev required forl incubation and raising the young birds (or bird im- often but one survives) is at least five months. During this long per. 10d both the parents and their young are continually in extreme peril from human enernles, and It, is not surprising that in these days, very few bald eagles are being suc. cessfully raised. Very frequently an attempt of a pair of eagles to nest, results in one or both of the parents being killed. as has been the case of

any Pairs we know of on the Island.

The President of lake County Nature and Garden Club, writing Feb. 11, 1930, says:

“In the last six years, I have made a study of the wonderful blrds 01 DFEY. and it makes one weep to see the cold-blooded attitude of the world at large to them, even the horned owl, whose nest, life 1 have studied day after day brought to the nest nothing from the farm yam, mainly rats, mice and rabbits, and now and then a skunk’ and gmee times only 8. wild bird surely onsets it by all the beauty of the creature, I spent 700 hours on the top of a steel tower studying the eagle, as well as four other summers and never was anything larger than 3 chicken brought in, and that, only four times, its food being 98% fish,

The following is taken from the Literary Digest, Der; 2g_ 1929' show_ Int: the lust some people have for kllllflg and, incidentally. getting paid for it sometimes.

‘It was a great, shot at an old eagle on the top of a. tall spruce. I took 8 fine bead and pressed the trigger. He launched in the air and started to sail away. but. toppled over and dropped with 3 third, A5 I came up the blood was dripping from its head. The instant he saw me he threw himself on his bug, Hts tnlans stretched up defiantly. He struck at me, qulvei-ed, and the film of death closed over his eyes,