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MONDAY» MAY. 29. i933.

PROROGATION

The prorogation 0E.PBl'llBfl'l€Ilt on Saturday brought to a close one of the most strenuous sessions held in recent years. The two Houses met on the 0th of October ior the ratif- ication of the infra-Empire trade agreements negotiated at Ottawa. This important business was com- ipleted by the end of November, ‘when Parliament adjourned till the rend of January. The past. four months have seen important legis- lation brought down, notably the Budget, the Railway Bill, the new trade treaty with France, the ap- pointment of a Tariff Board, and the Redistribution Bill.

1t is reported o... the Prime Min- ister plans to sail on June 0 for Lori- ldon to attend the International Economic Conference, which because of the number of countries and widespread interests involved, is not expected to conclude its general work under two months. As was the case at Ottawa last year, Mr. Bennett will endeavor to obtain definite agreements rather than vague acceptance oi principles, and there is every reason to hope that all the leading statesmen participat- ing will be imbued with the same de- termination to effect a substantial readjustment of world economic af- fairs. It is expected that the Prime Minister will be accompanied by l-lon. B. N. Rhodes, Minister of Fin- \nce, and possibly by Hon. R. J. Manion and Hon. 1-1. H. Stevens as well as by Dr. W. C. Clark, Deputy Minister oi Finance, and s. number of officials. If success is achieved at the conference and agreements affecting Canada are negotiated, it it likely there will be a Fall‘ session of Parliament.

It is regrettable, in view of the importance of preparing for the conference at Londonpthat proroga- tlon was delayed so long in the House of Commons by acrim- oniousdispute over the Redistribu- tion Bill. At an early stage in the debate Mr. Mackenzie King com- plsined about the proposed changes in the boundaries oi his own con- Itituency oi Prince Albert, Sask- atchewan. He maintained that Prince Albert was traditionally Lib- eral and had elected two Liberal Prime Ministers to Parliament; that the change proposed would elimin- ate A number of rural Liberal polls, wipe out his majority and destroy the political and historical character of the constituency.

The Opposition leader's statements were refuted by the Prime Minister, who pointed out that sir Wilfred Laurier had never been a candidate in Prince Albert, that the constitu- ency was not. "traditionally Liberal." Since its establishment ih 190a it had been represented first by a Ub- eral, then from 1911 to 1917 by a Conservative, thereafter from 1917 to 1921 by a Union Government sup- porter, and from 1921 to 1925 by a Progressive. Sir Wilfred Laurier was elected in 1896 for the old con- stituency oi Saskatchewan which A included the territory oi Prince Al-

IIt. but on that occasion he was also elected for Quebec and prompt- ly resigned the Saskatchewan seat.

0n thc argument raised by Mr. King and other Liberal members for opposing redmribution, the Sydney Post-Record (Independent) thus romments:

If no more serious complaint can be ilrgcd against it (the Re- distribution Bill) than that. it tends to break down traditional- lsm in any parliamentary con- stituency, it must be assumed that it is reasonably good legislation- "Traditional" constituencies, Lib- eral or Conservative, contribute nothing to national progress or to high standards oi representation in parliament. A ‘traditional’ cor ‘tuency means one that 11088 not vote on the merits oi any Dilb- iic question but simply continues to record its adherence to one or other oi the political parties. be li- rlgh or wrong, wlse- or unwise, unprogressive, with respect to the issues before the el- ectors. There are however few such electoral divisions in Canada at the present time. Never did so gmgll a percentage of the Canad- lan electorate vote according to tradition or so large a DNPOYW"! of them vol/s regardless of mere party allegiance. And it is for- tunate that this is so. Party hives are cradle! of mlillcai atallllirlm

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MAN'S ORGANIZATIONS

What, in brief, isthe 8M1 to which world statesmen are striving today and what differentiates their problems and their aims from those o1 previous generations? one answer to these questions is given in the following arresting comment from the Manitoba Free Press:

There have been three great per- iods in the history of man's social

remote ancient tribal days, was an era when the world was populated by a great number oi small, self- sumcient units, each of which was held together by the bond of loyalty of neighborhood.

As these units grew, or absorbed one another, a. condition arose that transformed man's social organisa- tion from the tribal era to the era oi closely-knit nations. In the sec- ond era, each national state was held together by the bond of loyalty of patriotism.

Man is now in his third era of social organization, that of world economy, made inevitable by thc

tiorl, finance, and commerce. But, unfortunately, no adequate bond has yet been discovered to hold together this new organization.

A vast and complicated structure has been erected, but there is no cement between the blocks to bind them into a. comprehensive unit.

‘There is a tendency for nations to seek to revert to the second nation-

alistic era. And if a. sufficient nulli- ber of the loose blocks are withdrawn from the edifice oi the world economy, it will tumble into a chaos of confusion.

The imperative need of interna- tional comity has never been so ap- parent and Pressing as it is today.

2v. B. CABINET SHTJFFLE

Hon. L. P. D. 'i'iiley, New Bruns- wick Minister of Lands and Mines. and a son of one of the fathers of Confederation, has been chosen to succeed as Premier the Hon. C. D. Richards in view of the letters an- ticipated early appointment to the New Brunswick Supreme Court bench. The leadership falls into ex- perienced hands. Mr. Tilley was first elected to the New Brunswick House of Assembly in 1912. Ho was re-elected in 1917, defeated in 1921 and re-elected in 1925 and 1930. He became President of the Executive Council after Hon. J. B. M. Baxter's administration came into power in 1925, retained that post following the general elections of 1930, and assumed the portfolio of Lands and Mines when Premier Richards form. ed his government in May, 1931,

It is expected that Mr. 'I‘llley will retain his present portfolio along with the Premiership, and that the Attorney Generaiship, which w“ held by Ivlr. Richards, will go to Hon. W. H. Harrison, president o; the Executive Council. With these changes the government member- ship would be reduced from eight to Seven, the other members being: Hon. D. A. Stewart, Public Works; Hon. H. I. Taylor, Health and Lab- our; Hon. Lewis Smith, Agriculture; Hon. A. J. Leger, Provincial Secre- iary-Treasurer; and Hon. E. A. Reilly, without portfolio.

EDITORIAL NOTES Unemployment in Britain is re- during April and this ls substantial

evidence that business in the Old Land is on the mend.

The annual loos through forest files in Canada amounts to up- prcldmately one dollar for each nun, woman and child in the Do- minion. According to figures com- plied by the Forest Service, De- partment of the Interior, the av- erage annual forest-firs ion in Canada for the ten-year period 1910-31 was $10,001,011, the pop- ulstlon of the Dominion according to the census of 1991 beln 10,- 370,790 r \

mill. a.

organization. The first period. that of '

ported to have decreased by 80,000

NOTES BY TiiE WAY

Now that the 24th of May is safely past we may consider our- selves fairly launched into the good old summer time. ____.-

One of the regrettable features o! the celebration of Empire Dal! W‘ mgfked upon by many good citizens was the slbscnce oi flags through- out the city. The general appear- ance oi the city on a national holi- day should at least indicate our nationality. 0n the holiday referr- ed to visitors to the city could not tell whether we were Bolshevists. communists or bandits. This is not as it should be and it is hoped that the next holiday, the King's birth- lday, June 3rd, will bring an im- provement. We trust our citizens will make the necessary arrange- ments for this event and display their flags, either at their residences or their places of business.

De Valera is still intent upon sep- arating the Irish Free State from the British Empire, though, as a re- sult of his policy the people are suf- fering severely from the loss of the United Kingdom market. Prior to the elevation of the Spanish-Ameri- can President of the Dali to office. Great Britain took thc bulk of Southern Ireland's farm products at profitable prices. The loss of that market has dealt the Irish farming community a, serious blow. In view of the heavy slump in the prices oi what they have to sell lhe Free State farmers are seriously quest- ioning the wisdom of going out of the Commonwealth. ‘They are so concerned over a grave CCUilOllllC sit- uation, which daily grows worse.

irld of the Oath of Allegiance and other British ties is beginning to leave them cold.

"The work of the Junior Red Cross is helping in many ways to increase among the different. nations know- ledge and understanding one of another. This is the true basis of international peace, and to streng- then it is one of the greatest ser- vices that any individual can render both to his own country and to the world. I and all who are trying to work for peace cannot but wish all success and prosperity to the Junior Red CrossP-Erlc Drummond, Sec- retary-General of thc Ireaguc of Nations.

Weather prognosticating varies all the way from the metcrological sur- veys maintained by the various gov- ernments to Uncle Hiram and his rheumatism. A new method has come to light in Saint John which is prevalent along the water front, declare officials of the Canadian Na- tional Steamships. Mariners versed in this weather lore on leaving the harbor pay attention to the “staricc" of the seagulls as they perch on structures. Those who have taken note of the matter state the gulls all face the same way and invar- iably look out toward the direction from which the wind will come. Suddenly the gulls will turn to- wards the east with the wind still due south, but the seaman weather prophets know that the wind will soon be around in the east in about two or three hours. And you can “believe it or not."

Roosevelt, whatever he may be, is surely much more than s. coiling- eous or foolhardy adventurer. Some other thing in his character must account for his extraordinary and sustained ascendancy over Congress and the public.

A raid by police on the Winnipeg headquarters of an organization called the Canadian Fascist-i has resulted in the seizure of literature which indicates an objective of se- curing the expulsion of Jews from political positions and a 10-year moratorium on war dcbts. It is al- most incredlble that an organiza- tion with anti-Jewish aims of this sort should exist in Canada. Yet we suppose that it takes all sorts of people to make a country any- where. Fortunately, most Canadians are too, sensible to be led astray by persons of this kind, so the Can- adian Fascisti might be well advised m journey over to Germany and hook up with Adolf-Border Cities Star.

President Roosevelt's message to tthe heads of other nations is now several days old, and the whole world limits with bated breath t/J see what comes cf it. The fate of the Geneva Disarmament Confer- ence, now in seszion, and of tlzc London Monetary and Evxmomic Conference, hangs in thc balance. As far as can b0 gathered from press despatches, much uncertainty still exists as to just chat Germany and United States will do. Mr. Hitler's speech to the Reichstag on wed- nudgy was unexpectdly pacific in character. but was it only super- ficially so‘! This doubt remains in the minds of time who remember

I of health on part of parents, better

B; Ianei W. Barton. ALD.

HEAVIER THAN PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS

75 to 100 years.

grandfathers, fathers,

to buy new beds.

in previous years.

that some of the causes for the in-

creased stature in the student group

are as follows: | (l) Increased medical attention in i preserving those children who have ‘outgrown their strength until they

conditions of modern iransporia-l that De valews mama for getting have become mature and acquired a

normal state of resistance to disease.

(2) Better food, in some abund- ance and in greater variety.

(3) More exercise.

(i) Thoughts about health and physique on the part of the parents ,before entering into the married state.

(5) More varieties of occupations for parents.

I believe the first three causes mentioned above—more knowledge

food, and more exercise—are worth the serious consideration of all par- ents a.nd teachers. In these days when the facts of health are avail- able for use by everybody, it be- comes the duty of every thinking individual to use these facts for the benefit 0i themselves and their children.

It is certainly inspiring to the young generation to know that phy- sicaliy at least they are better men and women than their parents and grandparents.

But the big point is that it is be- cause their grandparents and par- ents have been using these basic laws of health that the grandchild- ren are taller and heavier than they were.

It is therefore the duty of the grandchildren-the children of to- day-to remember why they are bcnefititng so much.

TlIE SPARK

Calm was the evening, as if asleep,

But sickled on high with brooding storm,

Couched in invisible space. And, lo!

I saw in utter silence sweep

Across that. vault of twilight calm,

A sliding spark, as blanche as snow.

That burned into dust, and vanish. ed in ‘

A hill-cropped meadow, smooth and green.

A meteor from the cold of space, Lost in Earth's wilderness of air? Prestige of lightnings soon to shine 1n splendor on this lonely place? I can not tell; but only how fair

It glowed within the crystalline Pure heavens, arid with its strange-

ness lit My mind with joy at sight of it.

Yet what is common as lovely may be:

The pctallcd daisy, a honey bell,

A pebble, a branch of moss, a gem

Of dcw, or fallen rain-if we

A moment in their beauty dwell,

Eiltranced, alone, see only them.

How blind to wait, till, merely unique,

some omen thus they all bespeak.

--Walter De La Mare, In Queen's Quarterly.

and Vice-Chancellor

to prove that

THE CHARLOTTETOWN

CHILDREN ARE TALLEI AND

Notwithstanding all you have heard about the mighty men of the past, their great height, their width, and their weight, it has been found that the men of to-day are taller and heavier than those of the past years. And a great amount of this increase has come within the past

In an old preparatory school in Toronto, Canada, a school where and grand- sons have attended, it was found r that the bed that was long enough for the grandfather and also for the father was not long enough for the grandson and it became necessary

In. Harvard University and at r Eastern Women's College it has be- ‘ come apparent that the members of the present generation are on the average taller and weigh more than did their parents and grandparents who entered these same institutions

Gordon Townsend Bowles who has been investigating the records at the above institutions is convinced

the Chancellor's glorification oi war Von Papenb militaristic speech only a few days ago. As one cable correspondent says, the British have reached the point wficre they demand deeds, not words the Nazis really mean peace. Germany's reputed ac- ceptance at Geneva of the British

disa ‘ plan. as approved by President Roosevelt, is apparently i

GUARDIAN Reindeer Herd’s Irong Trek

(Montreal Gazette)

The annual trek of N10 “P111911 in the barren lands of Canada bu. m some respects, been rivalled W the great tramp of some 2.3.00 odd reindeer from Alaska to a. newly- cstablished reserve east oi the Mac- kenzle River delta. These animals have been four years on the way. their wumqy having been made along the Arctic coast, a distance of 1,900 miles and they have but an- other hundred miles to 8° hem" they settle down in their prepared home. Care has had to be taken to rest the animals in the calving .xa'wn and until the calves are able to proceed with the herd. At pres- ent the animals are resting for the summer, and when Decembc comes the filial lap will be made over the snow and ice. Then reindeer will be established in northern Canada on a grand scale.

This extraordinary experiment is being made under the auspices of the DomifllOn Government in behalf of the lihkimos and Indians of that far country, and it is believed that the presence of the reindeer “will see an end of the periodical food shortages in the Arctic regions. The reindeer arc fit creatures for such a purpose, for they arc a source of food and clothing and means of transportation. ‘There is no more serviceable animal in the northern country and the herd should prove

772a Session At Ottawa

A series of articlcsdeallns with

the business of the recently

promgued session of theDomiri- ' ion Parliament.

A Maritime Advisory Council

(St. John Telegraph-Journal) The suggestion of Mayor Blakeny of Moncion that {Maritime econo- mic y council be formed for

the consideration of matters of in- terest to the three provinces is not

INCOME TAX III.

The following is a summary 0! the taxation changes announced by the Minister o! Finance:

Corporation Income Tax-Al I- ineans of balancing the 1938 Bud- get, marked increases were maids in the income tax, and every precau- t'on taken to see that holders of securities did not evade the tax by hiding their investments behind bearer bonds.

Corporation income taxes are in- creased from ten to twelve and one half percent.

Personal Exemptions-The ex- emption for married persons is re- duced from $2,400 to $2.000 and for single persons from $1200 to $1.000- The exemption for dependent chil- dren is reduced from $500 to $400.

Schedule of Rates-There is no escape for the man. with bearer bonds. When he takes the coupons to the bank he must attach to them a. certificate showing the name of thc owner and thc date at which they were acquired. The bank then caslies the coupon and sends the certificate to the Income Tax Branch at Ottawa. There it is

of inestlmable worth in Canada as similar bands of the species have; done for generations in Lapland. Stefansson, and other authorities, have declared that reindeer will be able to live on the land in thatl part of thc Dominion and it is bc-| iievcd that because oi their pres-. ei-ice the hardy Arctic people will increase in number from now on.

It was a dimcult task to convey t/his vast herd from Alaska to its new home by the Mackenzie. The

Ehkimos men and four Lapps have‘ taken orders from him and the hu-l man party included a number of; Eskimo and Lapp wornoh iilld child-i ren. 0n the nearly 2,000-mlle jour- ney a. number of the animals were killed for food, and wolves also took a toll. Others perished in wild storms ‘ along the way in winter and it is estimated that altogether 1,000 were killed or succumbed, during the march. Probalbly nearly 2,500 will trek into the» permanent reserve, there to provide an endless supply of food. It is within the bounds of probability that in due time rein- deer meat, like that of the buffalo, will appear on the market in the older sections of Canada. The pro- ject is a spectacular one, but it has