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AT OTTAWA

According to latest news des- patchee from Ottawa the intention of the Government is to prorollle Parliament in the middle of May and hold another session in Gold-lef- its command the Government. may do this if so disposed. It is very un- likely, however, that the closure will be requisitioned as the lcyfll i Opposition u as vitally interested

Imperial Economic conference as l; the Government. The Conference Is certain to prove a very much greater event than was anticipated when the idea was first mesa-wed by Premier Bennett in London.‘ The Australian ‘Minister of External Affairs, Mr. J. G. Latham, for in- Itance stated in London on satur- day that “failure at the Imperial Economic Conference next July would mean disintegration of the British Commonwealth to small and insignificant fragments." “Our success," he said, “could be attain-

new trade agreement must be based on genuine reciprocity." ' Nfr. Latham also described the

Tucson’. APRIL. 12. 1932

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repayable on the amortization sys-

started its board off with 5.000.000 in capital. As this money wag given free of interest for three years the Dominion has already contributed‘ $250,000 a year interest to the board in its three years of opera- tion. Ioans to an amount of $7,- 600,000 were made w March 31,‘ 1931. As these are long term loans: the success or failure will have to be determined over a long period.

NAIVE ADMISSION

Sir James Jeans, the eminent scientist, asserts that the universe is like a vast soap bubble or huge balloon constantly expanding and exploding, and that the stars and planets are like tiny _speoks on the surface, constantly moving away from the soap bubble at terrific speed. This view, Professor Jeans says, is the outcome of the theory of relativity discovered by Professor Einstein. He describes it as the “sixth and latest great milestone in the whole history of science." Interestingly enough, Sir James concluded his lecture by stating

Empire as “a. vast system of mutuali

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political security, in itself a very real commercal asset." Australia is busily engaged preparing a tariff on reclproclal basis. and no doubt the other Domlnions and colonies are doing the same. It is essential that Canada should have her ar- rangement completed so there may be no hitch when the discussions take place. Of this the Opposition ls cognizant, and is likely to put no stumbling block in the way or tho devising and developing pf preparatory measures. _After the Conference the Govemment intends calling Parliament together at the carlicst possible date, October be- ing suggested, for the purpose of ratifying or otherwise the arrange- ments made with the other parts of the Eimpire. Good progress is bekig made with the estimates in the House and the debate on the budget itself is not likely to be prolonged, especially in view of the fact that nearly every member of the opposition had an opportunity o! expressing his views on the Iddress.

BURNED FINGERS

One of the contentions 0d the Opposition at the last session of the Legislature was that the Gov- ernrnent should take an excursion this year into the farm lending vetoed

dfcld. This suggestion was by the Government members, Hon

Mr. Sharp, Minister of Agriculture, po'nting out that there were other and more practical ways of assist- ing the farmers. The methods out- lhed by Mr. Sharp were endorsed in a resolution which is being for- warded to the Govemor General in Council, particulars of which have alrcady appeared in The Guardian.

What this Provmce would be saddled with had the suggestion of

the Opposition leader and 11's fol- lowers carried in the Legslature. may be gathered from an article which appeared in the Financial Post on April 9. The Post, a politi-

cally independent paper, says thatfl

"per-Meat encroachment by gov- ernments in the lendng field dur- ing the last decade is r ‘ng a matter of serious concern not only to the large lending institutions but to the body of taxpayers every- where in the Dominion. Already two large scale government plans. those of Sackatchewan and Mani- toba, are glaring failures and two other state bodice are lending money to farmers under conditions as to interest rate and as to security which cannot be safely followed by private lenders."

The Dominion Government, en- lerng the farm loan business in Fanuary, 1920, and malrng loans to the provinces for 28 or 33 years

that the Einstein theory dissipated ‘the belief that, nature moves ac- cording to fixed laws. "and left room in the great scheme of things for spiritual matters, such as relig- ion.” This is the mode-m interpre- tation and confirmation of the old time-worn maxim that, "there is nothing new under the sun." The

astrologers and wlsc mcnsof prc- historc days reached the same

which Sir James now says modern scimFsts are prepared to admit.

conclusion

A DIRE PREDICTION

If civilization advances along the lines indicated in the past. few year's, literature, as an art and even as a recreation, is doomed to extinction. This, at any rate, is the opinion of the anonymous‘ author of a book entitled "Today and Tomorrow" in which a forecast is made of the cul- tural conditions which will prevail in 2000 A. D.

The forecast is anything but reas- suring to lovers of literature. At that time, according to the author cited, civilized people will have lost the art of sustained attention to anything that does not immediately tickle the mental palate. Distractions will have multiplied so rapidly that it will be rare to see a person settle down for an evening's reading. The television screen will provide every home with a. continual feast of en- tertalnment. In a few more gener- ations “most people will be unable to read for more than a few minutes at a time; they will have become mere lockers-on and listeners-in, lazily absorbing visual thrills and predlgested mental food." Book learning will have been entirely sup- erceded by the radio, the cinema and television, with their all too fascinating lectures and clever pic- torial demonstrations. Our pamp- ered children will undoubtedly ab- sorb a. great deal of knowledge by these delightful means, but that knowledge will not be‘ sufficiently sharpened and deepened by the amount of work they do themselves, and this lack of a reasonably severe discipline in reading and writing will make for supcrflclality and‘ lack of culture.

The moral of the story is sum- med up by the author in the follow- "18 Paragraph:

"True education cannot be achieved by the entert .g route. Since reading is thus dis- couraged in schools-not by de- liberate intent but as an inevit- aole result of the many ingenious means of imparting informatlm —there la no hope of arresting the decline ol‘ creative literature until book leaching resumes its right- lfll Dlace in the EduCRWIP-‘fil px-n The last gcmraticn m largely los- l"! the lmbit of reading bciausc of the restless whirl of amusement that fritters away even the long hours of recreation that every one now enjoys: the new gener-

NOTES BY TIIE WAY

Herelstheoothdraftedbyla- lllOn m Valera in l93l.—“I....... do swear to bear true faith and BUEEiBnce tn the constitution of Ireland and the treaty of associa- tion of Ireland with the British Commonwealth of Nations and to recognize the King of Great Bu. taln as head of the associated states." The oath eventually m- corporated into the treaty and which Mr. De Valera now wishes to abolish is as followm- "I... ,. ,_ do solemnly swear true ram; “d allegiance to the constitution of the Irish Free State l8 by law q. tablished, and that I will he faith. ful to Hie Majesty King Qgofgg, Fifth, his heirs and successors by law, in virtue of the common citi- zenship of Ireland with Great Bri- tain and her adherence to and " ” ~-‘-i-.- 0f the group of na- tions forming the British Common- wealth of Nations." In the clr- cumstances, the more practical Irish people are scarcely likely to want to sacrifice a. szoocbopoo market for the sake of a few hair- splitting phrases. Mr. De Valera himself may well see the folly of it.

There ls the story of the New York matron with an income she could not. spend if she tried, who i8 Said to have explained to a friend that she was sorry to have dismissed her chauffeur. The step had to be taken, however, ‘ the fact that he was a nice man and had a wife and three children, because it was imperative that every one economize at a time like this and she wished to set an ex- ample! It is similar psychology which is preventing many meu from buying a new car or a new yacht, or having that addition built. They either believe that they are furthering the good of man- kind by keeplng their excess dol- lars, or they think that their neighbors will consider them “bloat/ed plutocrats" unless they too do without somethln which they can very well afford. Anyone buying anything new these days is to bc congratulated, not condemn- cd.

1f there is one man in Canada who today is not playing politics, it. is the Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett. The pity of i‘. is that Mr. Macken- zie King and the Opposition can- not see their way clear to put country before party and to give the Government of the day a rea- sonable support until the nation emerges from an acute world-wide depression. That 1s what. Hon. C. H. Dunning has said they should do.

It. was the patriotic ideal that moved the Hon. R. B. Bennett when at the Imperial Conference in 1930 he proposed for the whole Empire the policy of economic co-operatlon which has since been ‘adopted by a powerful British Go- vernment and by the British elec- torate. It was this that he had in mind when he called'the Imperial Economic Conference, which is to meet at Ottawa next July, with a view to improving this Domlnionb position and to binding all parts of the Empire more firmly togeth- er in closer trade relationships.

Britain's tariff on fonlgn lm- ports is lower than that of Cana- da, and our tariff is lower than that of the United States but in the matter of taxation on incomes ‘the people of Great Britain are 'hit very hard. Smaller incomes are exempt in this Dominion as in the United States. but in Great Bri- tain the tax on our income of $2,000 is $148.00 a year or more than '1 per cent., while on 85,000 it is $747, or approximately 15 per cent, and on $10,000 it is $2.143. or more than 20 per cent. Of course there is taxation in other forms but in comparison with those of Great Britain the people of Canada have no greet realm to complain.

In August. 1021, Mr. Roosevelt arrived at Campbell's Island, where he had a summer home. Before landing he tried his hand at catching cod, and fell over- board from the yacht's tender. On landing the next morning the par- ty Jolned in fighting a brush fire all day. Next morning Mr. Roose- velt's leg gave him trouble, and within three days infantile paraly- sis had him helpleee from the waist down. It was believed that he had picked up the germ in New York, when the disease was epidemic. About the' middle of September he was removed to New York. Five years later he was still using crutches, and as late as 192B wore leg-braces. Thus for ee- yeare or more Roosevelt labored under a severe physical handicap. 1t did not, however, prevent him from taking an active part in pub- lic life, and in 1928 he bcame gn- vemor of New York. Hie physical condition continued to improve and he is now very much in the

atlon is not even acquiring the habit."

nation.

By lame: W. Barton. M.” ‘ti’! YOUR HEALTH BAN“!

some years ago I wrote I llwrt series comparing the bod! to an automobile-the stomach was like the gas tank. the small intestine like the carburetor, the gas was the food eaten, and so forth.

Once or twice a year I like to compare the body to a business, with its assets and liabilities-the assets being the body the folks gave you and what you have done with it, and the liabilities any inherited weakness, and any lack of care, or unfortunate happenings to your body.

A short time ago I came across a little booklet called Who's Your Health Banker? written by Dr. Geo. B. Lake, Chicago, which likened your health to your financial ru- sources.

"You start life with a deposit of energy and resistance to disease bequeathed to you by your parents. You make deposits from day to day in the form of food, air, and sun- shine.

Every physical act of work or play, every mental act, and every emotion (fear, anger, excitement) is a check drawn against your energy balance.

Do you keep your health balance in a sock ‘under the mattress and spend from it hit or miss’! Or have you made a contact with your health banker (your family dccwr), so that he can assist you in keeping your energy account in a sound and flourishing condition.

A burglar, in the form of a long and serious illness may steal the savings of a life time tomorrow night."

To prevent losing your savings, your health, you should consult your family doctor and spend not less than an hour to an hour and a half having him examine you thoroughly. Tell him everything about your family and yourself that may have any bearing on your health. With all that you tell him, and all he can flnd for himself during the ex- amlnation, he will be able to advise you whether to increase your de- posits-food, air, and sunshine-or decrease your expenditures-mental, physical and emotional-or both.

He may discover that some of your investments from a health standpoint have been unsound and are likely to result in serious loss (disease) In that case he can almost always tell you how to es- cape from the threatening situation, or at least lessen the risk to the lowest possible point.

The thought then is that you should see your family doctor at least one or twice a year, and flnd out how your health balance stands. Remember, good health is the greatest human asset.

11m oannurr uawrio

I never had great i0? 1" lard“ beds,

That make an endless film with life and death,

I love to see the trees lift up their heads

And shake them free. take their breath.

They say God walks in gardens. but I wonder

If He could call a buttercup a weed! -

so give me space where live 801d is no blunder, .

And let me plant a hawthorn for my need.

and freely

I love to know how many trees are

greetink

The Spring because I gave them second birth;

That trees of mine will witness lov- ers meeting

When I shall be substantiate with the Earth.

Ah! make whet garden Plot W“! 9Y6 may please,

But do not die till you have planted trees!

-I.eo Chosza Money, in Time and

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PUBLIC FORUM

This column ll open for the dimnelen by eonelrllllllflflll‘ efqueetloueollutereut. Tho-- Charlottetown Guardian duel

ELMIRA BRANCH SERVICE

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Sin-The people of the extreme Eastern-section of this Province are today facing an alarming situation in the proposed discontinuance of the daily train service to Elmira. and through your com-tel! I "deem to point out that a very serious in- justice is being done.

It is argued in some quarters that

prior to 1012 and the people got along very nicely without it; that it is not necessary in 1932; that the cost of maintenance and operation today greatly exceeds the revenue obtained therefrom; and that the Railway management is forced in the interests of economy to discon- tinue the train service.

New, it must be borne in mind that previous to the opening of the Elmira branch, the people of this section suffered untold hardship in hauling produce to the end of the rail at Sourls-ln some cases as far as fifteen miles. Very often produce was hauled to Sourls over almost impassable roads in the spring and late fall, for instance when the mire would be almost to the axles. The whole district was completely isolated and when the roads were blocked in winter, communication with the rest of the world was prac- tically cut ofl’. An agitation com- menced for an extension of the then Prince Edward Island railway from Scuris, east to Elmira or East Point, and the question was a prominent issue at every election. The need for the extension was recognized on all sides and the agitation provided excellent football material for the - liticians of the day. When finally the Government opened the Elmira branch the people obtained long- delayed Justice. and a new era dawned. As a result Agriculture re- ceived an impetus and the markets were placed within easyfreach of the farmers, fishermen. and mer- chants. The road continued in op- eration for some twenty years with- out impairing funny way the ef- ficiency of the Railway service. to other parts of the Province, I

The cost of operating the whole Canadian National Railway system is disgracefully in excess of rev- enue. In recent years, this system squandered millions of dollars in building and maintaining palatial hotels in centres already well and adequately servedin this respect; in building branch lines in sparsely settled districts in Western Canada districts incapable of providing business for generations yet to come, and in equipping and oper- ating dc luxe trains to run parallel with other roads with whom they

“ to compete for a ‘ mesa in- capable of supporting two systems. Year after year these same Railway

mpanles, later merged into one system, came to Ottawa and "milk- ed" the ' Government. The tax- payers footed the bllla and the orgy of extravagance went merrily on. large stalls of officials-were, and are, employed at fabulous salaries.

Today, with a. huge deficit, with

of our Railway system proudly an- nounce a hitherto unknown policy: economy. They are to eliminate "unnecessary" services. They reduce their employees’ salaries and wages

when the reduced incomes of other enterprises are concerned. They are to close down "branches" that are not paying expenses. Yet the exces- slvo salaries are paid their higher omclals providing them with little short of a perasltical livelihood. The whole Canadian National system from Vancouver to Charlottetown is operating at a loss and if the rall- way authorities were consistent they would not only close the Elmira branch, but close down the whole system, take in their elgn and go out of business altogether. The railways of this country are maln- tained and operated, not for the purpose of paying dividends, but primarily to eerve the interests of the country. (I except of course the O. P. R. ‘and other privately owned roads). '

It must not be forgotten that. the taxpayers of every notion of this Province have for over half a cen- tury contributed to the railway de- velopment of Western Canada. The people of this Province have seen their population dwlndle to a little over 80,000 because of-the non-ful- fillment of the terms of Confeder- ation aud the lose of our markets as a result of that union with the rest of Canada. from i873 to 1922 the people walled for steam com- munication wlth the mainland, the meanwhile seelnl our growth re- terted. Today the "home market" wblchwupromlndinfnrettn-rule cloned to Ill by the exhorbltent freight rates imposed by the Rall- ' ways. Bin-sly the people of a large