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Illlfav and lanagnr-J. B. Burnett.

FRIDAY, APRIL s‘, 1929

_ ‘rm: BUDGET sraacn

' Premier Saunders’ budget speech may not go down in history, but it should prove of undoubted value to his future blographezzbs it was per- haps the most typical address he has ever delivered in the Legislature. It fairly brlstled with inconsistencies, with inane refutations of opponents ‘whose arguments he either misun- or deliberately misrepre- Iented. It wasyreplebe with moral self- ’ complacency, with oratorical flour- ishes towards the gallery and the country at large. It‘ was a gos-

aipy speech, aboundlng in persOnal‘ references, Ill allusions to his health I F: Bd broken down after the el-

ectioh campaign as a result of stren-

iibiii! exertions “for the welfare of , ‘falls Province;"tohis integrity of pun,

‘ ping/his conscientious devotion to, duty, his surpassing ability and tii-.1t j of his Government which had given “a. greater service than we have ever had in the history of the Provincc." And these statements were made not challengingly or hesitatinglv: they. were set forth with the calm zls- surance of a pedagogue demonstra- ting a proposition in Euclid. He, Premier Saunders; had said so; ergo, I they were true, and it was incon- ceivable ihat any sensible person» could doubt them for a minute.

It seemed to be his cliicf grievance that the Opposition. still remained sceptical. They l-iad impugned even his‘ "religious convictions"; they had "heartlessly" criticised him for tak- ing “a well-earned vacation" after that strenuous campalgn—the first

_ he had had "in thirty-five yearsi" they were continually asking un- expected and embarrassing ques- ,ions,—a.bcut ‘hilriilment oi pledges: -. about the tabling of iniormatloni and correspondence in connection‘, with’ matters which the governmenti had no intention of divulging at the present time. They were carping, too, 1 about thc mere absence of n11 cxter- nal audit. He, Premier Saunders] could never understand why we ev-_ er had an. external audit. since “it, only tends to confuse matters." Thci Guardian was another thorn in the; flesh. It was always misrepresenting! him-saying that the gross debt for: the past year was over $193,000, when everyone knows that that was nnlyi the liability, and that "there is ani entire difference between the liabil- ity and the debt." Wily didn't the‘ Guardian point out that “we have: liquid assets of $111,000. and if youi,

take that from $192,000, at most we. have increased the liability of the,

“mllirovlnce only to the extent of silk-i}

‘O00? Why, in short, shouldn't The "Guardian take his word for it that, the real deficit was only some $1,500 i and not go broadcasting the factl‘ that we have gone behind to the: tune of nearly one-filth of a mil- lion? Considering that he had budgeted was... deficit of $15,000, a little de- ficit like $1,500 was surely worth flowing about. "I am pleased to re- ‘port that conditions-in this Province

lpated a year ago." "Looking at it 1mm every angle, the financial posi- “tton of our Province today is s. very ‘prosperous one." For that reason jtperhapsl) "we are going iobudgct ‘so: another deficit, this time of s20,- ,500." The deficit, of coprse may 4min to be less. and in that case. "*1 shall be‘ ‘as agreeably surprised as

1 have been this year." “Bis year, too, Premiei- Saunders "really hopefuif that the _ of provincial subsidies was be settled. a ‘oommiioo at experts hesi- the case, “in the summer or fall, previously stated, but some time autlmn or-fail."_'l‘his com- " wclliiuh-n feporvibaok to the Government. I-iqw long the m" wouldtcke to imple- "tlcl oommlweele he ‘ttbegbeetof aaldeeJAsto N shall Mfeu lucrehsc

Vlce-Pvealdent-J. B. Burrs-It. S. 0. Associate Edison-l). K. Con‘

o forecast." So there you are.

Across his heart, Mr. Saunders confessed to some disquietude about the finances. “It is true that we have been gradually increasing our liabil- ity without making any attempt to fund our debt and pay it off. I be- lieve the time will arrive when we will do that. There are only two ways of doing it; by getting- an in- creased subsidy or by increasing the taxes. I think it is a poor business year after year to be increasing u" liability." A poor business, but ap- parently not safe to touch at pres- ent.

The climax came, not with the Premier's speccli, but after he had 1 sat down, ivhen the Speaker absent- ly put tllc motion to g0 into Supply and the nintion was carried._ Well might the Leader of the Opposition remark, \\'il(‘!1 he_ rose to his feet, that i~c ivns in a dilemma; for he must (‘liilciflbréflli a fundamental ruin 01' the debate or leave the bud-~ gut There

speech unanswered.

i u a: no motion before the House and

nothing to speak to.‘ It then seemed to dawn upon the Liberal members that there was something wrong. Anxious glances were cast in the Speaker's direction; but the Speak- er was looking at the Premier, and the Premier's attention seemed to bé"'conccntl"ated on something in front of him. There was a. silence as Mr. Stewart proceeded that was rem- iniscent of the schoolroom hush when the master is advancing with the fcrule. .,

WHERE chann- IS DUE

A Libcral journal, the Glace Bay Gazette says : .

If Mackenzie King had done rio- tliinil hiss for this Dominion, his translation of this group‘ of railways lTlle Canadian National), aggrega- ting an annual deficit of $50,000,000 in 1921, into a. smooth-running sys- icm shoirlng a profit of more than $60,000,000 1928, would have stamped him and his advisers as great silatesmen.

The Glace Bay paper is in error in making this statement, says the Moncton Times. The translation of the Canadian Northern Grand Trunk -and other roads into the Canadian Naiilonal was undertaken by the the Conservatives during the war, as the roads were unable to meet their obligations and were in danger of passing into the hands of receivers, which at ‘what time would have been n national calamity. The work of cc-orriinntiing the various roads as

in

one great unit v/as completed and the operating deficits were about wiped out before the King Govern- incns- reaclied power. Great credit is dlie Sir Henry Thornton and his colleagues for the continuance of the good showing made by their prede- ccrscrs, and as the Canadian Ne.- ticnal is supposed to be free from Gdvemment control, it is difficult to see where the success of iihe sys- tem can stamp Mr. Mackenzie King 0s a great statesman.

EDITORIAL NOTES If the roads last year were not as good as they ought to havebeen, it certainly was not for lack of equip- ment and personnel.

Premier Saunders’ d-eiiiclt is like Pat's pig. When asked how much the pig weighed, Pat replied: "Not as muchas I expected, arid-I always thought it wouldn't." The Premier is again budgettlng for a generous deficit, but thinks it will not be as large as he expects.

The country roads are now in a condition that requires amphibious transportation. being fit for neither wheels nor runners. Bo ‘far is we know there is only one vehicle in the province that is equipped with both runners and wheels. The change from-tho one be the other is edectcd in a moment by wens of‘a lever. This amphibian was invented b! Ilr.

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euce is a. sham and a fraud was clearly demonstrated by Hon‘; Stevens, M. P. for Vancouver in" a recent speech. The K1118 Govern-

‘ merit has so framed its tariff that

our trade relations with Britain and the United States have been going from bad ‘to_ worse. Taking up the record from 1923 to i928, covering the period of the King Government's complete controlof tariff legislation. Canada's imports from the United States were nearly four times as great as from Great Britain-Al,- 29B,000,000 against $l,106,000,000—- while of the imports from the States but 58 per cent werq dutlable and 42 per cent free from tax, and of the imports from the Mother Country 82 per cent were dutiable and only l8 per cent free.

Th9 Guardian has all‘ along con- tended that in its tarifilpollcy, as in other matter the King Govern- meh‘ has been from "thebeglnning not only pro-American, but anti- British as well. The indisputable trade figures speak for themselves. As for other indications, where do Premier King and his Cabinet col- leagues spend their sessional vaca- tion and their mid-summer holi- days? Under the Stars and ‘Stripes. All these ministrlal trips across the border have cost Canada a mint of money. _

Looking in Washington, kowtow- ing to Washington. fawning and bending the knee to Washington has become a habit with some Can- adian Cabinet Ministers oi the Lib- eral stripe. And imitation of Wash- ington is ‘the ambition of the Liberal regime. 'At e. cost of millions Ottawa it being reconstructed as a Wash- ington in miniature. "The Washing- ton of the North" as it has been proudly named. Little wonder that many are led to think that ‘such Washington-loving and admiring statesmen hold in their mental vision and are preparing the way for a time when the British Flag» shall no longer oat over the Par- liament Building. --~- .

The crazy vision runs toward gradual change first an all-Can- adian flag with little or nothing British or Imperial about it, Just to extend tho separationist policy by so much. and further weaken the tie which holds the Empire together. This mystery oi iniquity is already working. Against which all loyal and patriotic Canadians should pray the Supreme Goodness in -“confound their politics and frustrate their knavish tricks‘. -

' Rudyard-Kipling ls visiting Jeru- salem, having arrived there from Egypt to spend Easter in the Holy Land. Mr. Kipling is a member of the Imperial War Graves Commis- sion and the purpose of his visit is the inspection of the‘ war "em-tries

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B; lanes WJiulen. ID. TWO KINDS 0F ASTHMA

That an innocent beloved cat crea- ted unhappiness and financial loss in a household was amply demonstrated a couple of years ago by one of the health magazines.

As soon as the father-of the house

moved to anothei- city or climate he was free of asthma, but when the family, including the cat, followed him, his attacks returned. i Investigation finally showed that the asthmatic attacks were due to “sensitiveness" to “ailimal" protein. When the cat was removed from the home there were no more attacks.

As you know lt is now amply prov- en that many cases of astluna are due to protein substances either-in the air or in the food we eat. _

Dr. H. K. Detweiler outlines the at- tack about as followsz-When the patientlhas been exposed to protein substance ‘to which he is sensitive there is usually a feeling of tightness in the chest, which rapidly grows more. and more intense until the breathing becomes little more than a succession oi quick gasps, followed by prolonged and wheezy explrations (when the air is going out of the lungs.)

The main difficulty is in getting the air "out" of the lungs. Fortunately, just as it would seem.that the pat- ient must suffocate, he coughs up a thick jelly-like material and gets re- lief.

The attack may last from a. hali hour to three hours.

Between attacks the chest is quite clear and the patient suffers no in- convenience.

In the other type of asthma, the kind that follows bronchitis, the pat- ient has difficulty in getting air into his lungs, instead of getting it out. as in the proteid asthma. And even between attacks the chest will show signs of bronchitis.

Further, in the proteid asthma the skin tests for the proteids is always positive, while in the bronchitis type of asthma. all skin tests are negative. Another point is that the sputum that is coughed up is clear and jelly. like in the proteid asthxna,-wlicreas it is gray or yellowish in the bron- bhitis form.

Now these little differences may help you to get an idea as to which type your asthma belongs.

Adrenalinds the best treatment during an attack.‘ Your doctor will give you the correct dose. Injecting it is more quickly effective than by the mouth.

in Palestine. We are told that he ex- pressed great satisfaction at the beautifully arranged British milit- ary oemetery near Jerusalem. All of his many admirers will in the hope that apart from his official duties he “may feel inspired by the historic and sacred sights and scenes about him to give the world in his inim- ltable way _a poetic pen picture of his impressions.

Mimi fmnlne is being adopted in the Prairlg Provinces irom year to yearas compared with grain grow- ing alone in former years. The grain grower mills his grain and feeds the waste products in farm animals and poultry thus producing beef, mutton. pork, butter and eggs. The dairy records of Saskatchewan have be- come am ‘ , and Manitoba and Albei-ta ui-s following the same line. And along with mixed husbandry on the farms manufacturing industries are multiplying and prospering with the aid of cheap hydro-electric pow- ers. -

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A provincial budget and ‘her provincial deficit --have been ari- nounced together. with the promise of e. plebesclte onthe liquor question to be taken in the month of July next. Our Province was made very faihilier with deficits ‘during the closing decade of the ninteenth cen-

present one, when under Liberal rule

revenue to

with lsrgeiglrfioue tnm ever be- f another Liberal Government re- la to a bed old habit. ‘

v Piebiseites onyaridus aspects of the liquor question have also been quits numerous ‘within the pest thir- ty o1- forty but never, boioio under circumstances such as new eiist. fills Previnbe ‘ m. now had Miler experience ofprohlbltlou than it ever before hell. lad other prov- incee have also lied experiences that throw light on the temperance ques- A new generation of voters men 1M hut arisen since the 1hr

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THE LAND WE LOVE BY FRANK YEIGH

THE SANDBANKS

Q. Where are the Sandbanks?

A. The Sandbanks is a noted nat- ural feature of the County of Prince Edward, Ontario. They extend for miles along the shore of Lake On- tario sometimea rising to a. height of several hundred feet. The sand is constantly being driven inland, cover- ing forest, farms and roads. No way has been devised for preventing this state of affairs. The beaches formed by the sand deppsits am of tl\ finest character, and make an attractive summer feature of this section of Ontario. I ~

FAREWELL T0 ALL MY GREATNESB

Farewell! a long farewell, to ali'iny ‘ greatness! _

This is the state of man; today he puts forth

The tender leaves of hopes; in- morrow blossoms, W" ‘"

Amibesi-s his blushing honors thick upon him; 1

The third day comes a frost, a. killing frost; _,_s '

And, whelrhe thinks, good easy man, full surely - 1

Bis greatness is a-rlpenlng, nips his root.

And then he falls,4ss I do. I have ventured,

Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders,

This many summers ln a see of glory,

But fer beyond my depth; my high- blown pride _

At length broke under me, and now has left nie. ' ‘

mercy _ '0! a rude stream; that must for ever hide me.

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TTleJAdvantaIgPes and

J Disadvantages of Confederation

The following address was deliv- ered recently at‘ the Csledoulan Club by Senator J. J. Hughes:

The title of this paper assumes that, like most other questions, there are two "sides to this question, and we shall begin by considering the disadvantages, whatever they may be, first. A .

From the time that this Island had beencstabllshed as a. separate Colony with a Legislature of its own until Confederation, exactly one hundred years, its growth and PIO- gress had been steady ""1 ffllfly. satisfactory. Walled opened T0365. erected public buildings, construct- ed wharves, breakwaters and light- houses, and had established and equipped a creditable eXpeflmeni-Bl farm. All ilhese things we haddone with the revenue obtained from com- paratively low customs duties, with- out direct taxation. and without in- curring any public debt worih speak- ing of. Moreover, we had establish- ed many small manufacturing in- dustries that supplied nearly all our local wants, so that we imported little except iron and steel, shelf hardware, cotton‘ goods and 811m?!“ ies. and our growth in population was maintained at a. steadily in" creasing rate. In a word, we had be- come a fairly prosperous self-con- tained community, ‘having few? wanis we could not ourselves suP- ply, and no doubt we could have continued to lead this simple life for a few years longer, but could we have continued to do so indefin- itely? I doubt it. We could not have continued, cut off from, and indif- ferent in, the life ofprogress, and the development of the. great world around us.

"There's a divinity

our ends,

Rough-how them as we may." Our greatest draw back was our extremely antiquated means of com- municaiilon with the mainland _in winter, and our greatest and _must irriatating trouble was the landlord system which had been foisted upon us bLme, Home Government. Confederation removed one of these grievances, and has greaiily improved the situation in regard to the other.‘ True, the improvement came slowly, butthere were many difficulties in the way, and the Fed- eral Government have recognized their liability for the losses we sus- tained becaus‘ of this slow improve- ment, and have given us monetary compensation therefor.“ Whether t-hlsgionetary compensationwwas ad- equate, it is'not my purpose a: the present time to state, but I do be- licve, after having had some years of opportunity to study the matter, that the Federal Government and the people of Canada are prepared

that shapes

‘ to give justice to every province of

the Dominion; and to every citizen of the Dominion, and I would not ‘Eel so proud of my counilryif I did not flmly believe this to be the fact.

Most if not all of the men of this Province," when _ Confederation was being considered, thought the higher customs duties of Canada would be our greatest disadvantage, and the different delegations to Ot- tawa who have since asked for bet- ter terms have held similar opinions and some seventeen years ago a. cal- culation was made upon this basis which showed that at the time of Confederation and for some years afterwards, we had contributed to the Federal Treasury one hundred and fifty tihousand dollars a year more than we hali received. Presum- ing this calculation to be correct I doubt whether a similar calculation made now would show like results, because of ilhe large Federal experi- ditures made in the Province in re- cent years, and anyhowI am satis- fied that any just claims we may have, if properly‘ presented, will re- ceive careful consideration at the Capital.’ " '

On the whole, I am‘ convinced that Confederation has been to our advantage, and in any event it was inevitable. A thousand forces would have operated to bring us into the Union for the one that would have operated to keep us out of it, and I believe ..this fact will become more and more apparent as the years go on. I fear that we Islanders and. ev- en we Canadians do nofyet fully re- alise the vest heritage which lspurs. and the/advantages and opportunit- ies we possess. Let me try to enum- erate some of these advantages and opportunities and to visueliu the prosperity and prestige which must

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cometousassnlntegralpartof this great Dominion, and which we never could have possessed as a smaliisoluied Colony.

"Weown sic occupy half the land area of the North American contin- ent. Our fisheries are the most et- tenslve, and potentially the mosh vul- uable ln the world. Our agricultural resources are greater ‘and potentially moremoductlve t-imll“ those of any other nation m the world, outside of Russia. Our forest wealth is at least equal to thairof Russiawand some consider it to be even greater, and wiUh proper care" and conservation it will be a perpetual source of in- come.