sensors because it is non-produc-

Aen roua ‘ . live to tho owner, and the enter-

THE BHARLUTTETIJWN llUARDlANi "WET 50mm" ,_

I 23, 1920 Hon. Mr. Johnstone. in one of birad m (mun-mum un,n.fly in u“.

":=__.._§—— _ illllllillOul effusions. made the Blflf!'iati0n\_ because of this non-contri- “TKONG END FIRST GO‘ ERNM ling assertion that the statenientqyuuns 95mm, noun“; necommo. C"

l” ‘l membe" ‘Pilki-‘n °l1 i116 ii0°i'.dation is scarce, municipal and gov Ex-Premier Arsenault very properly directed "i "is iiviiis- “i! i“ "lie i“ svsiwi-ieiilme"! ievfliiiiév m in mm ur-

- ' r .nd incidental] and must be accepted as suciiflselit need. By imposing a double the attentlon of the leglslatu e d ’ y’ Like others of his political cult be ; ta: on vacant land it would compel

uwered at note of warning concernlng the “talbend- lhss his wild freaks and whims, Bl-l a freer selling, tend to reduce land on ’ programme 0f the government. Measures havenhouguu-onen sheltered behm npvmea m, m" encourage,“ bum, been introduced providing for almost unlimited ex-‘iupcrior craftiness. One of bis,ing oiiwuses iirovidins much need- pcnditure. A propaganda has been in progress forlaiiinss is in iiresumins we muchliiii iwmesivr our increasing nonu-

some months past with a view to “educating" the~“i’°" iheiiflimli“ "l"! "iiiliiiiy °'i'“""“- “ii °““"g‘“g ‘Pi’ °‘°P‘"‘Y iiis hearers. Rules of parliament gassessnient rolls to increase muni-

people in the governments new pi oJect of incieaseu 0m properly enforce courtesy’ The , cm, FM government revenues taxation; a frenzied finance baloonhas been float- smmnan, , a member m mam" [mm m, mum, Wm, m, m, ing continuously over the province since the presentipsrionsi to himself and of which he l viiwiai soveriimsut are 0n this P government zissumcti power. The ODJQCL of this pro- riionc can know the facts must beiuueailon of iiixaiioiuii might be ' paganda is to makc the people believe that the prov- “scrim-ii- iiY "is KW“- UHMP iiiliigfliiiv“ i° 8"“ “Milli coiiiiiiiei- ince is zilmost hoplo5ssl\' in dcbt through the faultwlmm’ "l"“" "Wmm"! m“ “amoiiitxfn w m“ land” m“! “"m'°“”““'i - . .. . . - L‘ t 0.. '. iir us. , otf the late QUtVlBYIIITlCIlTt ipliitl that taxation in indefin- iLzxurjfiztluntéllffnzfljzgiiednfl‘: i e ways mus 1c rcsor c o.

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_ _ _ ‘iiiirfifl regulations are not designed‘ _ The External Audit, which, like tho sword 0f,'f) transform falsehood inlo mini, A000,, d,my,,o,,,e newmum, c, Damocles, has bccn hanging by a single hair over the scarcely a day unset-s in which Honfillli? government's (llilbollsllfl comes‘; heads of people has fallen, the Patriot after long "“"“"““ m“ M.‘ “m” "’ “°°°‘"" ii" "giii-‘iiiemvn- iurticuiiiriyin its‘ threatening, having cut the hail‘, and the only cfiectn‘? m3‘; "“"l'“"°”,“‘;“s,' Tm“ ,l:.‘;:l"‘““““"“"°“ “me P"""° “°“°‘“““~‘ has been to intensify the suspicion with which every 3,0,: ‘£002’: tnhgensieisignifmixg; 11811;‘; Sfgyfvffs” gzz°m‘g"'ed,za'ggs'tils‘l act of the government is being regarded. The Exter- llin- i.) lflllll dcmaiitletl it. h...“ g0,,,,.,,m,,,,,‘,,:,:,:asep,y 80,8‘ nal Audit report, literallly’ correct as far as the {when u... Libempnook charge" B0,, Auditors‘ instructions were concerned, is seen at a glance to bc only an attempt to swell by all means, legitimatc and (llll0l'\\‘l.~‘8. the debt of the province and so make a pretext for increased taxation. The very fact ‘that the External Auditors’ report was held back. only one typcivritten copy being available for all the members ofthc l-Iouse and for all the news- papers, is iii itsclf a ilaniiiiiig" circumstance and gen- erally regarded as a subterfuge to conceal the truth. The Road Act 1920, with its necessary expendi- . tures; thc lddiication Act Amendment introduced‘pxlyplldm, ,-,,,. .,.1,.,~i1.,,, panics-cal Thursday night and, along with each, the continuous I ,.,,,,,,,,.,,,,_, 00S my Mum ha“, ,0,

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I, is mgarivg actually Dbtumedvlllillillltie they added $12,329.72, not Wlllll a (THIOS of incongruiiy be- ‘mm don“ M which w“ (“'9' i“ the“ ZWtPIl pairlliiiiiciit and pcople. Forlmibits “gamsl Th“ irmlmcm-‘ns of Instant-v the legislature would helm" pravwus eight “lonuls- Wm‘ vf.,,,,,0,,“,,0 ,0 0009p! us ugospeHTlllS also they had ii further item.-

riiih" the stiiicinciii ,of Prcmicrgbmh public “wrmb "T $21346~39 a ,3,“ ma, 0v". $505,000 “.05 0P0", grcaii. portion of which belonged

Ills! year by int» Public Works De- i" ""1 "lei i'°“" "lililllis (""19 Yelli- llilfllllPlli. 'l‘liey would further he,“ shill‘! the debits up to D80. 315i: ,'llltlf‘l' compulsion to "accept" hisf“'""’ "H “hmfged- m“ i“ n” "Mel irilil siziii-niciit thiil $200,000 Wllsldhl i‘ “W411 ‘mi’ "“Y""tl 5'l"~ i

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‘ ' ' ' THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN‘

lio puff up their already overstuffed operative after

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0pen Letter ‘to F the Members oi the Legislature!

'l‘olthc members of the Provincial Legislature;

Geiitlemenz-The Teachers’ Un- ion having been denied the privil- ege o! discussing the Education question with you as a body, I am obliged to use the press for the pur- pose of addrcsssiiig you on this most important subject.

lt is needless for iiie to detail thc steps that led to‘ the formation of_ the Teachers’ Union or to relate the ‘, steps taiken up to last October. As | there is a misunderstanding on the part of some pcrsons in TC-fvfeiififl to the arrangement inuile with ill’ government, I wish to state clearly ‘ the teachers‘ position. ‘Fibs teach-g ers after repeated attempts t0 Eel‘ satisfactory remuneration asked for 1 ii minimum siihi ry to provided for‘; when the Legislature met but r0 iroactlvc to the first of Jitniiary; failing which a general strike was»

to be called in December 9th. Thc, ’

government replied that the mini-’ mum scale would be provided for. the close of llll“ present school year. The officials, rescind lhc STRIKE VOTE llfliltW‘ tho circumstances, which they coir‘ scntcd to do, on tho lllSilllCf untlei'-; standing that the. governnienVs oi-i for was noi satisfactory, and that‘ clioris would continue to be made: to sticure BETTER TERMS from: :lio gzoverniiieni. _ ‘ To give lho govcriiincnr liSFllf-l anci- tliiii tho pcoplc would support - it in any reasonable measure -io' ri-nivdy existing coiuiiiions. ii scrim-s ‘

55.231;

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PROGRESS BRAND Cioniias 50 Kiddies’ Suits Fit boys from 3 t0 7

years, in grey and brown tweed. This lot would sell

.1 reference to the overhanging cloud of enoi"m<iiis;.ii-;i-~v.- ihui m.» Public Accounts} ‘ show-lug the total years cxpctidi illft‘ of illls ilcpartincni at $163,- 353.02 i-t absolutely faiisc. What an awful pill to ill‘ forced down this

debt, arc all calculated to arouse the suspicion thati all is not square and above board. Revenue is ncededfl 9V6l'_Vb0(l_\l zidmits that; but how much? Why the everlasting dwelling upon the enormous debt? Why

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t li-riils in this province who iii up- irigh-i dealing hiavc a rcpuiiatioii

iwhich they [iropi-rly value.

‘lllfflill of Honourable niid educated wmml Sklum m “m” m a cdmomp‘

the (lelibcratc misrepresentation of the enormity Ofipullllc ma“, and “Hm, my wow, ; iibic iicui or have iiitJil‘ names as

to the debt. zidilitions which in no way belong to it? And then why bring in measures expenditure bcforc a hint is given as to how those; now needed cxpcnrlitures are to be met.

doctrines and promises of the Liberal party as to creq ate ' vcriizihli- panic among thc people. The attitudci 0f tic [il'il\‘lill‘i‘ iv- ihat of. a pcoplc living under a; threat and thcrt- will bc neither peace YIOFTBSL until; the true situation is laid bare. Through the propa- ganda carricd on by the Patriot, which no doubt draws its lll.\‘|)ll‘2llliill from tho government, the peo- ple have been lcd to believe that a cyclonic taxation scheme is about io be launched and every act of the’ government since the House met, has been calculatedi to give color to this fear. Added to this is the fact? l ‘ that‘ the government have not taken their own follo ‘

wi T ers into their confidence. In every measure brought}

ber, this ivziiit of mutual confidence has been maul-l fested. Neither the members of the government nori the rank and filo can agree upon anything; we have; , . had the Spcalttii‘ ilciiouiice as disgraceful a measure| I1 brought down by a member of the government; we! ' have had thc Attorney General threaten to withdrawi a bill rather than amend it as proposed by a lawyeri

in the government ranks. ‘ ‘ That a body so constituted, so diverse in opinion,l so utterly at sea on everything they have introduced, l should havethc 1iowci' to impose taxes, the need of which they have grossly exaggerated, is in itself, a‘ matter of such grave concern that the people would: be justified in calling a halt before matters have‘ reached the irremediable stage. ’ l~1li:'(‘.\'i‘i().\' REPORT

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In a previous issue we referred to the statistical part of the report of the Superintendent of Educa- . tion. The second section deals with the condition of the schools. Following“ the decline in atendance, the decline

in enrolment and the regrettable decline in the at- tendance of boys it is not surprising to find that the Superintend reports “The past school year was in many respects one of the most discouraging in our educational histoiyv." “A wide spread and exceeding- ly severe epidemic of influenza” accounts for one part of the discouraging feature, all the schools hav- ing been closed for varying periods. “But the epidem- ic does not by any means account fully for the- retrogression.” s ‘ Succeeding governments have grappled with this matter for some years but the underlying cause has not been mot with suflicient strength to avert the ul- timate result. Teachers’ salaries’, alhough increased from yflill‘ to year, have not been such as to attract our most capable young men and young women while more liicrativc calliiigs in the commercial and indus- trial world havc been opened to them. This is only one of the causes. Others may be found in _the modern craze for setting the children to work earning moncy hcfore they have acquired sufficient education: in thc growing (lcsire to make money to- gether with :1 lessening desire to asquire even an elementary education as money can be made ‘without it. The inducements offered by the government, after the long wmpaign for bet- ter schools, for better paid "nri better tvainod tench. '.r~. as indicated in the resolution reported elsewhege. in this issue will we fear fall like a Wet blanket uponl those whose cxpcctzitions had been pitched to a high-i C: key. We have not yet found the long sought rem- 0 y.

" thG (lébt? Why tilt.‘ Cilllllllilfll raking 1.11’) Of addltlOTlSJio. hound to accept 85 “gospel l. ,trii'l‘i," whllo thr- pnorcst coiiiinotii-i g

of heaviest of the land would be irec to exercise,

his reason and common sense in tho iiiattcr. 'l‘hcn the still greater

DPYOHLT the sublime, and its editor rrti-ni his plat-v in piirliriiiicni would only have to iiuiko the statement when Presto they are iiunsforiiicd iiiio "gospel truth."

The Tax League oi’ Ezistvrn (‘iin- ndzi isiiucd a circular reviving, with nilivr suggestions, the question of taxing unearned increment so strongly contended for some years ago. At that time for obvious FPiiSiliiu it failed to command popu-

down either-by the government-or bya-pri~va~t-e-memi+iirr-1mm.—panama-as plentiful-and

clicap and it was argued that to tux that which was a practical drug upon the would lie an unfair hardship. And s9 it would bu, But today these iroiiiiltitins zirc entirely reversed. Land is scarce and costly. 1t is to too grout iin extent held by specu- lators, not bearing its just share

of taxation and dormant as to anv usefulness to the country. As a rule

it escapes proper valuation by as~

l Dilly Selections Guardian Readers

Furnished by W. 8. lnulofl

GOD'S IDEAL FOR US

IIHVB you yet discovered ivhiii God nieiini with your life? You must either realize ii or full. You must. either finish tlic work, or lciivc it ragged or not begun. As soon as we get on the other side. we shull he be brought fiice to face with Gods ldeiil, iind we shall mea- sure ourselves by what He meant. If we have realized it. how blessed ll will ho in licar lliiii express satisfaction! llut If we have fuii~ cd to realize it, what profound sor- row, wliiit lnilnitc heartbreak, what weeping and walling and gniisliing oi‘ teeth, iis we reflect that we had one of tho noblest chances in the univcrsc. of living iii tho world like this, iind that we misused it and iiilsscil the mark!

-—F. B. Meyer. BROTHER MAN

0 brother mun, fold to thy heart

lliy brother; ‘vvhero pity dwells, the peace oi’ God is there;

To worship rightly is l0 love i-iich other, . [Car-ii Hnille ii hymn. each kindly

dvcd a prayer.

For ho whnm Jesus loved has truly spoken— The holler worship which he de- igni-i to bless Restores the lost. and binds spirit broken, ‘And feeds the widow and the fniherless. Follow zhe reverent steps the ~great example Of Him whose holy work was "doing 30041;" Sn shall the wide earth seem- our Father's temple, Each loving life a psalm of grati- tudo.

market and unsaleable.

sociiiicd with a dislionost lrzinsiic in ii sense thew have to carry ithc odiuiii of sliniiic iii ihc conduct ,of ihi-l.‘ political representatives iivlii-ii such iii-come lost to all

‘lion.

work and cleanse the party of im- puriiy. Let these fearless and h0fl-, lest lll('ll study the public accounts l

li-iivi- iheni the Closest inspectiom. band having ascertained the clcan,; lsulmi" facts go to their [iolilicall llllilktflflhlfls with the influence of‘ -their strongest fiat against this programme of j glery and the black :iri in den iig with affairs 0t Ihc phobic. Thvy owc- such ii course "to their own sense of honor, to the lvplllllliflfl of ihc great mass of out- side Llllflflllfi who are above sus- picion in their own transactions, and to the public of ull political shades who have a right to accurate siatcmonts upon -tbe affairs of-the country. " To iiliistrziii: ihc Patriot's total

iii-SF-"ifiird of common principle and decency wc quote from Thursday's editorial, referring to ihe $105,978.- 30 uncollccted revenue. it says, "these revenues then due would pay for the carrying on of Falconwood Asylum." “This shows an amaz- ing lack of executive ability on the party of the late government; be- sides it evidences favouritism in- asmuch as many parties must have escaped paying taxes altogether." The elusive Patriot knew when it penned that deception, that the 1919 1 taxes were not "due" until after the lAYEGIIBUTI, government resigned. It i further knows that the government Rlcllberatcly wltheld the tax collec-

lllfl because of their action the i019 revenues are carried over for i920. The reasons are obvious and in full accord with the development oi’ their deep laid schemes. It is this:

'l‘hi:'tecn months’ teachers’ salary was paid last year. There will only be eleven months to psy JlBXT. year. And

wait till you see us next your. we have two months less

teachers’ salary to pay than we trumped up against our prede- C’!HSOlS. We have stolen their l‘-;\'\‘ll\l(=, of 3111537830 and car- rii-d it over to i920. We have all tho supplies paid for by ilicm to use in our coming year's work. The big revenue from prohibition we have not accounted for and will have it to spend also. With $400,000 of borrowed money, the tax revenue of both 1919 and i920. the “augnienteil" revenue from our several i-ux measures, the \ supplies bought and charged

up to our predecessors, and two

i months’ less teachers‘ salary io pay we will graze in fields of richest clover.

the f

Thi; is why last year's laws are lc-fi uncollected, iind this is why expenditures and liabilities of years that are gone and of the your that in i0 come are congregated by these political coniortionleta to tru p an absolutely groundless deficit against the former sdmlniltrntioa. ‘

ior from liis regunr collecting tour,‘

i fcrcncc qthey igilllllflllltlil, arc fully cogiiizziiii

' We have many sironi; clean Llb- 0i‘ meetings was held In the coun-

ltlllllllllilllllg iii a grand con- in (‘hui-loltelowii.

i rr.

lthc woiiili-rfiil unanimity‘ that pro-

]lhc coiii1-i'cncc.

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_ _ _ _ ldaiigcr. The Patriot could Inn lts,*"“"=i*i 0i decency it is lime for ‘he? The wholc zlitllllilfi oi the government 1S in such i exaggeration department on fulll

striking' contrast‘ to all the pre-election policies andjiime iind w the extent or its mil {capacity in creating whoppers for}

better outside element to get toil

Yililflil both at lho meetings iind ill This ili-cisitlus of ilicso int-clings. iind oi’ thi- confer- i-iiirc, consiitittc-n lllillldilii‘ ivhlch

should justify you lll providing iliiy ‘liiiiiiiiiiuiii Sillilfy iigrood upon iii tllt- i

conference.

hi- Executive, wu wc-rc iuct with thc objection on thc purl oi’ sonic. that they had no cviilcntie that the‘ pi-oplv wr-rc llllllillll this lllflVtllllfilll.

_ ,f I lliltlci‘, gi-ntli-iiii-ii, that you are‘

iliscussiiig ii iicw ltond Aci, involv- ing tho i-xpi-iidllurc of a largo sum L of moncy. l do not fliril any intim-

ation oi‘ this measure in tho Lead-

er's manifesto issued last July. The

reports o1‘ the public mciatlngs held

during the election canipziign dill

noi coiiliiiii any ri-fcrciicc- lo such

a iiicasurc being in contemplation.

I have not seen any notice oi‘ public

inc-clings having been hold asking

for this measure, nor has u conven-

tion beon held in referenci- to it.

In the Speech from ihi-‘Tlironc. ilis-rc is nu intimation that u iiiczis- uro will be introduced l0 DFUVldP for augmenting the revenues of the province. Was this measure bcforc the people during the election Cillli- pnlgn? Have meetings been called by the people asking for it

Now, Gentlemen. fiiese measures very properly engage. your atten- tion. It is, certainly. y-‘iur duty to enactsuch legislation as will meet the pl-lbllt. necessities. ll’ you can thus legistliitc when there has not been any movement on the part of the people asking for the legisla- tion ls it not manifestly your duty to enact the legislation so earnestly, enthusiastically and unanimously asked for by the people? Will you tell the public why you refuse a miindiitc from

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HAPPENINGS 0F THE WEEK

Wednesday's brilliant wedding at Saint hliirgarefs, Westminster. when Harold MricMlllan, son oi’ the fiiinous publisher, led to the nltiii" Lady Dorothy Cavendish, dangli- tor oi‘ the Duke and Duchess oi‘ Devonshlre is of interest to all Canadians. Liidy Dorothy had chosen a Botticelli wedding. Al- wiiya distinguished for hci" orig- inality iind artistry’. Lady Dor- othy's briihil gown was of cream VPTVBI with priceless old Brussels lace, silver tissue Botticelli bodice. iind full court iruln. The brides- maids, iill children and relatives of the bride presented n lovely color scheme oi‘ porlwinkie blue silver wltli blue hose, pointed shoes, Botticelli fashion. Th4.- brideamitlds were crowned with silver hnndciiilx fTl‘i\|l(‘(l with clus- tcra of shade-d grapes, wlillo the page's enllre iii uiiseiiu was oi‘ riiinli mitnuinciure. The bride's grandparents, lord and Lady Lans- dnwn, lcnt their magnificent Berk- ley Square residence for the rec- eption. A few HIIIOIIK the several hundred gifts already received are as follows: Princess l\liir_v. nnilque mahogany table; flirt-heap. [luc- nioiuizh, pxilr ui‘ nllvc." sugar rtns- inra; Marquis iind-hlarcliiimeiia of linnsiiowne. TYTPE-ifltlil china dinner service; Duke iind Diicseas of Ab~ ercorn. mirror; Duchess of Buck- ingham. glass pitcher; Lady Mon- tague Cavendish. breakfast set; Lady Edward Cavendish, fitted dressing case. Canadi giftl ln~ eluded: Sir Robert and dy Bor- den, workbox; Miss Heel, Chinese

i i f in discussing this qiicsiion Willll i i

‘hem asking for _

I choice while they the

; Air. and Airs. iind ilic _ -l'. liniilriiiil, silver dish Alias (lfdfflltllllit Piiilcrsoii, Mini- lruiil, Pflillilttl howl; iii-veil (Hluwii liidlcs aquamarine m-cklucc . l I O

The cvonini: sessions 0|’ the Log» isliiluro itro having their usual quota oi‘ interested spectators, all 0i‘ whom were deeply inicreiaii-il ill the ncvcral debates of tho wot-k.

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Tho usual illnncrs in honor oi‘ ihu iiiciiibcrs oi‘ tho Li-giislziluri- tiri- to bo hold at (loverniiient House next wi-ek.

A widc circle oi‘ friends iiro in- ierosteil in the iiiiirrlzigii vahlch takes plat-o this iiioriiliiii in St. Jiuucs Church oi‘ illrii. tlliuiys hic- lloniiid to Mr. Wilfrid C. Wright, one of our riiliirneil herons who wears llic Mons ltiediil. Ilotli par- ticipants lii this happy evcnt iii-i» DOPULZH‘ \vli.li iliclr friends niid hiivc received several tokens oi‘ their upprcciiiiion. Mrs. hlclloniilil was one of the valued teachers of Prince Street School iind prior to her departure received a. very charming gift of silver from her fellow-workers. Mr. Wright was the guest of honor at a Banquet at the Davies last Tuesday evening when a veritable "shower oi‘ gifts" was presented to him by admiring friends, who all join in happiest congratulations.

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Mrs. H. James Palmer is being welcomed home from an extended visit to Montreal.

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ll is generally understood ihiii ‘lilfflll. Ernest Weeks, M. i\l., M. C.. i has received ll. government appoint- ‘iucnl and is lo lciivc very shortly for Ottawa where he is to be i0ciit~ l-d. Whi-le being cnnizrutuhiicd oii his itpiioiniinent rcgrci hi PXDNEBS- od on every hand iluii Chiirloiic- town is iii lni-o so popular ll yiiuni; citizen.