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WEDNESDAY. MARCH 17,1915.
OPENING 0F THE SESSION
'l‘hc fourth session of the Legislature opens today, with
the usual ceremonies. The business to come before the members will he largely of a. routine character, most of the programme on which the Government came into office having already been carried into effect. Interest will cen- tre in the financial statement of the Premier, and every- one will be anxious to learn to what extent the general depression resulting from the war finds echo in Prince Edward island. Every Legislature, almost without excep- tion, throughout the Dominion, has recorded a deficit and found it necessary to impose additional tuit- atlon. Under the old regime we would be in no better position than our neighbors, but the successful financing of the present Government leads us to anticipate that what- ever tiie results of the year's working, there will be no increase in Provincial taxation.
There should be some interesting discussion on the gen-
eral policy pursued by the Government since the last scs- slon, and we may hope _for a good deal of enlightenment from the elected representatives of the people, concern- ing the attitude of their constituents towards theAdmin- istration. We have had a superabundance of criticism from the s<\ll`-constituted "representativesi" we shall now expect the duly elected and authorized representatives to tell what they know and feel regarding the Administra- tion.
ln the inattcr of legislation, the principal measures will
deal with tin- Companies Act, lilo Fox lndustry, and the l'rohiiillion Act.
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ST. PATRlCK’S DAY
This is St l_’atrick's Day, the day celebrated the world
over in honour of lreland`s Patron Saint. lu Charlottetown the day will be observed, as has been customary for many years, with church parades by the Benevolent Irish Society and the Ancient Order of 1-liberniaus in the morning, to he followed in the evening by a comedy drama in the Opera llouse. ‘ _
As yet St l’atrick‘s Day has not been included in the
list of public holidays. an omission that has more than once been complained ot, and by more than the chronic holiday seekers. The long ’tween-holidays term from New Years l)a_v to Good Friday, with the dismal prospect of uninterrupted work till Dominion Day might, without tletriiiiciit to the gem-ral wt-al, be broken by it St l’atrlck`s holiday. llut that by the way.
There is some uncertainty as to the dale and place
of birth ol' this great missionary, and it is not to the tliscretlit of his memory that he is claimed as a fellow- countryman by Scotsnieu and Frenchmen as well as by lrlslimen. Ot' the place of his birth, it is only known i'or certain from fragments of an autobiography that his father owiied a small “farm near Bonnvem Taber-nlae"; and in one of the ancient chronicles he is said to have been born at Nemtlftir. Arguing on these data, connected with other colateral indications, some writers assign hi lilrtliplncc to the present Boulogne-sur-Mer, France: others to a place in the estuary of the Clyde, called after him Kilpatrick, at or near the modem Dumbarton.
ln his lfith your hc was seized while nt his fnthcr’s
fnrni ut lionavcm Tubcrniac by a band of pirates and with n number of others was carried to lrcland and sold to a potty chief, in whose service lic rcmaincd for six years, after which he succeeded in making his escape. and prob- ably after it second captivity, made hiswny to' France, where lic became u monk. in 431 he went to Rome. whence he was sent by thc Pope to preach in Ireland. Another authority says he was ordained in France and wont to ireland in 432. According to accounts of his Irish biographcrs lie foimded 365 churches in ireland, baptised with his own hand 12,000 persons. ordained ‘a lnrgc number of priests. Tile date of his death, like that of his birth, is uncertain; most historians placing it nt 493. Oi’ the good he did there is no uncertainty. A lie planted Ulirlstiuiilty in Ireland and from his planting Christianity grew not only in ireland but in Scotland and England.
THE “PREFERENCE” EXCUSE
ln casting about tor excuses for criticism of the Govern-
uioul's war tax policy, the Opposition has made much of the British preference. Sir Wilfrld’s amendment to the budget especially condemns the war tax of five per cent. on goods imported from Great Britain and it is argued that this will cause a falling off in‘the lmportations from Britain.
While the preference is undoubtedly an advantage to the
llritiah as compared with the foreign importer. it is inter- esting to note that it is only one factor in influencing the course of trade. The preference in favor of British im- ports was announced in 1897. In the previous year. 1896, the value of British goods entered at Customs in Canada was $33,000,000, while in 1914 It was $132,000,000, an ln- crease of 300 per cent In eighteen years. _
lu the case of the United States in 1896 the value of
goods entered for consumption in Canada was $58,500,000, while in 1914 It was $410,700,000, the increase belug 600 per cent. ln the case of all the countries from which Canada imports goods, the value entered for consumption was $110,500,000 in 1896, and $688,700,000 in 1914. the ln- creaso being over 450 per cent.
Whatever the preference brings to the British manufac-
turer .and it is unquestionably considerable. it has not, as has frequently been pointed out, both during the debate in tho_ I-louse of Commons and through the press, been abol- Iehed,hy the war tax. `
The' schedules of customs duties are the same as they
were when Parliament usempled. The British preferen- ¢\°l HM _\_rs.st\l\. .1a.t¢r<>e. .f1:he.vu-, mn in mom in lo favor thellrftlrh an compared with the foreign exporter to Conndnz' ‘ln'flle'¢dle'0f'f,wo` `l.riléIe`|' 'of I.h`e 'ladle kind and the :ann value- entered. at ooetonis- for consumption 'tn canuaena-afron the-value ltem.forinet»e`oe. will y
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taxes what her Parliament thilllifi Will Net provide for her needs. Her pooplg My me levies. While treaty qhllga tions are respected, no one outside her bordorshas e right to complain. The customs surtax an it means of providing the revenue mode necessary by war conditions. is a legit- lnmte means to an end. and the manner In which it has been arranged gives to those who favor the preference even above the interests ot home Institutions no right I0
complain, _‘Kim _..
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' WHAT IT COSTS
`An idea of the terrible nature of the work in progress lil
trenches in France and Flanders. an idea. that brings the
war home to us, may be gathered from the tact that of the Princess Pnti-icia's Regiment, which last Autumn left for on a German supplyitrnin. The at-
dl , tack, made at twilight, was led by
the front accompanied by the plaudits of all Cana ans! __x____F__ance_s _°___he_a____whose_
only about one half are now in the trenches, the other ha being dead, wounded or sick. The total number of deaths in action in this regiment is now about fifty while three or tour times that number have been wounded and many more laid aside by sickness. So far as is known only one of the senior officers. Lt. Col. Farquhar, is left. There are no par- ticulars as to when the casualties occurred, but it is known that the regiment has been badly cut up during the last week, and that they have been engaged in many of the attacks recently recorded. The brilliant charge mentioned by Sir John French with a. complimentary allusion to the Canadians, it is now known. was one in which thc Princess Pats figured bravely and suffered severely.
This is only one body of Canadians now lu the battlefield.
There are many others and they are all paying the price, making the supreme sacrifice, redeeming the Empire.
And we? It is our war as much as theirs. What are we
doing? Doing “business as usual," making the most of our opportunities, commercially and industrially. A few months ago we were eagerly helping; today we are com- placently reading the daily reports of the fighting, and- a.re we-wondering if the war will advance the price of oats, potatoes, pork and eggs. We have settled down to a sort of assurance that it will all end all right, that our Em- plro will, as usual, come out ou top, without our help. Does it make any difference to us that one half of the only regi- ment of which we have definite information has already been wiped out, and that we have other regiments still to go through the fire and to be heard from? Are we doing our part? We have sent a few men to the front and to gar- rison duty i.n our sister cities; and we are sending a, few morwprobably as many as we can spare from the farms and the stores and the offices-and complaining about the war taxes! '
The war is by no means over yet. \Ve receive encourag-
ing reports-of a few hundred yards of trenches captured, a few villages occupied. a few submarines sunk-and the re- port thut the half of one of our own regiments has been cut off. Others of our British and French and Belgian and Russian regiments are similarly paying the price. The end is not yet.
U. S. FINANCIAL REPORT
Of conditions in the United States, Ilenry Clews & Co’s
review says that there is unquestionably a larger amount of funds awaiting investment than is generally supposed. Lack of confidence, the review says, has induced many investors to hold back for more assuring conditions. The belief that European liquidation is incomplete and that the placing of enormous Government issues abroad will insure better rates for capital has also been a factor in making investors hesitate. Security holders have had to race very discouraging influences abroad and at home. So far as the war is concerned, it looks as if its very severity would hasten the end. Public opinion has been considerably stirred by the embargo activities of the belligerents; but the worst effects of these movements have already been fclt. and there is no reason for Americans to take other than calm and hopeful views of the outcome. Peace can- not he expected immediately since the better prospects of success to the Allies will only strengthen their determina- lioii to carry the struggle on to an end which they deem satisfactory. The strain of the war upon the belllgerents has thus far been less severe than might be expected. Great Britain is showing extraordinary financial strength, having so far met expenses with little difficulty, and also afforded important financial aid to Russia, Belgium and other bellig- ereuts. France is meeting the war successfully, being a country of exceptional financial strength.
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To make of "buylng for the liomc" tt problem of first im-
portance ln the houi e-making is lu ilnd more of"thc joy of living"-as nd-readers do.
One of the most amazing things in this war is that
Germany, a police-ridden country, has developed into an international criminal and outlaw. The same nation illustrates the extremes-too much law and no law at all.
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With lamlrlike submission President Wilson apparently
accepts the sinking by the Germans of an American merchant ship as n, very ordinary proceeding scarcely worth bothering about. The pro-German vote, however, is still afloat and Wllson’s eyes are on it. ` _
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Jolin Bull would prove himself a true huniourlst if he
should ask Uncle Suunto guarantee Germauy's good faith on anything. lt’s' about as easy to guarantee the way a scrapof paper will blow in a March breeze.-Brooklyn Eagle. _
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Sir Thomas Lipton. who brought a Red Cross party to
Serbia, has become a.-veritable hero In the eyes of the Serbs, who have nicknamed him Tehlka. Tomo, in English Uncle Tom. _Tehlka Tomo has the gift of making himself popular wherever be goes, whether on a sporting or _more serious mission.
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The‘press of Montreal, French and Englfsh, ls prac-
tically unanimous in upholding the Government in its tariff and other proposals. This fs significant, as Montreal, the chief commercial city of the Dominion, will bear a full share of the tax burden, and will stand, more than any other part of the country, to be injured by any unwise measure; La Patrie, established by Hon. Mr Tnrte, in his
says: " The people of Canada are willing to make all the necessary sacridces to aid the cause of liberty, right and Justice. They are short-sighted politicians who would _attempt lo lxlnderthe people in accomplishing its duty- tlie whole of its duty; u\d~to'|-also premdloo against Sir Robert Borden and his colleagues merits only reprobotion. what the opposition .mum nm 'better-'ao lu to support
cout; or one-‘third lou. It is Cauadn'l rilbt. to make her T
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Past the curtain of the censorship
which hides the battlefields of Europe there occasionally comes some fras- ment of romance, some broken recital of Homeric deeds, which lights up for the moment the nombre records of ter- rifying' casualties In this war of me-
Such n tale was brought. says the
New York Herald, in a letter from it French aviator to his sister, in which he tells of an attack from nionoplanea
identity is a mystery. but whose ex- ploits nre trench and campfire talk. Day after day in his great, swift mono- ' plane, which he cares for as men care for their dearest things, lie cruises through the air, defying German marksmen, automobile guns and the elements. '
Through his daring he has become
the most famous scout of the French aviation corps, to whom ia entrusted the most difficult and dangerous of re connalssance missions. This is the story of one of his exploits told by n brother aviator:
“One by one tho aviators arc com-
ing buck to their resting place. From it point on the horizon marked by bil- lows of clouds that seems to weigh downward until they touch the earth
afar off they come in a long shivering ne.
THE ARRIVAL OF "X"
"High above the sullen whld, which
seems to snarl and bite at them,sounds the song of their motors; plerclng,rau- cons, defiant. They are above the hangers now. The engines are shut off, Silently, like monstrous birds, whose wings are taut, th`cy descend, swinging and dipping in ever decreas- ing circles. ' ' "As the monoplanes skid along the
rough, frozen earth the aviators, and the passengers fall to the ground where they lie exhausted, burning with a langour of exhaustion from which they feel they will never recov- er. To move. is seems, is to die. A numbness that is cold and that it ut- ter weariness encompasses them.
“_But now we rest-it is delicious
this very numbness.
‘llark-'-a faint buzzing reaches our
ears. All raise their heads. ls it a German in his Taube? (‘Tliere lic fs! There lie is! The cries come from nil. Darting from the confused mass of gray clouds which brood beyond not there comes a trim, sleek monoplnun. in tt moment of clear light wo recog- nize it. So neat it is and so clean ev- en at that distance that we know lt. Little by little this monoplsne, which flies so daringly, so surely, come, down. lt is “X."
Off on Night Attack
“Quickly he tells us that he has como
down for a purpose. An important German convoy of munitions and sup- plies is to pass along a railroad fifty kilometres to the northeast. 'Die languor which oppressed us flies like magic. With a word we are up testing our motors, calling for petrol. The commander telephones the gencrsu. One by one they full into line behind the chief of the squadron. Alieutl oi' us all is "X" flying high, gayly leading us on our way.
“Suddenly our leader dips straight
down; our cominuuder follows him. A great blotcli drips away from 'X's‘ inonoplane; another falls from our chief's. Then from all our mouoplanes fall these black, sodden things. Where they fall we know not. Our leader has seen something which inclines him to make a fuss and to order us to do like wise. A flame-another-many or them, shoot up with screaming exa- ploslous as those things of dynamite which we dropped land on the earth.
"One by one we cut off our motors
and slide toward the earth. Always we hurl bombs toward the smoke which shows in thc dazed light. Then we see that nt which we were hurling bombs. Along the side of a lilll a locomotive and n long string of cars are twisting, slowly and painfully. Behind it and along side of it thcrc are flames and ruins. Behind this train is another.
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A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY
A thoughtful woman once said, ‘l
wonder that any woman dares to be- come a mother, lliat she dares to think that her clilld will thank her for the gift of life.” it ls a fearful responsibil- ity, indeed, to create another being, who must accept life with all its limi- tations and possibilities, its weeping, and its glndneas, its failures and its successes. The woman may well pause where "angels would fear to tread!" To dwell upon the responsibility alone would preclude Motherhood. But since alle is appointed by the Lord to
stand in Els creative place, this crush- ing nens of responsibility, and love, hope, and faith find fruition in her child.
"‘She made home happy'! These few
words l read
Within n churchyard, graven oon in
, stone
No name, no date. the simple words
alone
Tolddme the story of the unknown
end
A marble column lifted high its head
Close by, inscribed to one the world ' has known
But oh! that lonely grave, with more
der grown
Tltrilled me far more than his who
armies led.
She made home blow I through .thc
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The Mother toiled and_never stopp-
~ od to rest . . ' ‘
Until they crossed har hands upon hei-
And closed her eyes no longer dim
with tears,
The simple record sho left behind f
uiway our monoplanes after tossint
` from Kiel and Hamburg, says the An-
ff
'X’__l_Iitl0l passes he
a puff .and moniontthe OODVOY, I against the
Bomb: Wreck Munltion Train
voy in the rear. and still another one that we and has preceded the one de- stroyed by 'XJ Bombs are still, falling
said, Germans who aided in getting th convoy through are hidden. Ae_wo glide over them we see spewfng
black fleas. Bombs fall, smoke an names rise from the house. Our work
turn an automobile cannon coming up too late to aid the black fleas in the
volleys of sharpnel.
‘Below us as we mount higher and »
higher the ammunition trains buri;__~
of white light greets us; we make to it, for that light allows us all is well and that we are nearing “°m€- 0110 D! one we glide downward to the hard. frozen earth, where 881990" trundle
-blankets about us. Once more we fall to rest."
PEACE TERMS NOT
MENTIONED BY PRESIDENT
OF REICI-f8TA_G.
LONDON, March 14.-The President
of the Reiehstag, reviewing the war situation. at the opening of the Reich- stag yesterday, said according £0 B Berlin despatch received bl! Reuters Telegram Company, by WHY 0f Am' sterdam:
"In the West, from the Vosges to
the Channel, and in the East from the Baltic to Bukowina. our armies and those of our Allies are standing like a wall of steel and iron.
“In the South, the brave Turkish
army is guarding the Dardanelles, which a great Anglo-French fleet is vainly attempting to conquer. This army is also threatening the Suez Canal and Egypt. which has become the prey of the British Empire.
"England declares that she cannot
forego the right to starve Germany. Germany has replied with submarf Ines, the crew of which have already given many proofs of their heroic bravery. Germany is not to be con- quered by starvation. Our enemies did not reckon with om' economic strength, with the organized strength of our agriculture, commerce and in- dustry, the unity of the nation and our firm determination to win.
"Our sacrifices are gigantic but on
the blood soaked battlefields a lasting peace is springing up, which will lead our great and beloved fatlierland to `new and flourishing power." .
THAW LOOKING FOR DISAGREE- MENT.
NEW YORK, March 13.--The jury
trying Harry K. Thaw and four others on a charge of conspiracy to effect Thaw’s escape from Mattewan in Aug- ust 1913 spent the night delibernting, and indications were that they were still far from it verdict when they were taken from the criminal courts and glvon breakfast this uloming.
llonvy~eycd from luck of sleep, tho
jurors walked, escorted by Supremo court attendants to n nearby liotei in silence. Theeffect of the all night strain was visible on their faces and if they had finally reached n decision they gave no sign of it. After break- fast they returned to the jury room, there to remain till one o’clock, the hour set for the re-convening of court today.
The jury retired at 5.29 o’clock yes-
terday afternoon. -Having failed to agree upon a. verdict they were locked up for the night at 11.22 o'clock last nighv. Thaw’s counsel expected a.dis- agreement today.
GEFIMANB BUILDING MORE . SUB-
MARINES <
AMSTERDAM, via London, Maréa
13.-Five hundred German workmen
twerp correspondent of the Telegra , nownre employed in the dockyarda at Hoboken, Belgium, assembling and building German submarines, the first of which probably will be launched soon. The occupants of houses in the vleinfty of the dock yards are reported to have fled in fear of it raid by air craft of tho Allies. ,
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