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“AGE FOUR I’

THE" GIIARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

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Morning Daily (founded H007) 8.3.00 [ler your (In advance) delivered. [4-50 per year (in uiliuum) mulled lu Cuuudu lllll United Btulel.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11,

1931

The Premier's Responsibility, “'05 bfl-Wd- Thfli 105010000 “'05 0M- ; ried, Mr. Lea supporting it; a bill was Our local contemporary says it has! accordingly introduced and the Dal- never denied the fact that this Prov- ton Sanatorium became a thing of fnce had a just claim upon the‘ the past. Subsequently its need Federal Government for compensa- was so badly felt that in 1929 tion in the matter of the public subscriptions were started for Sanatorium. Then why does it com-l the building of a new Sanatorium. plain of The Guardian's insistencei What a magnificent asset. the sum upon the duty of Premier Lea, as of $75,000 or $100,000 in the way of representative of the Bell Goverii- Federal compensation would have ment at the ottaivn meeting m 1021. been at that time? Protest as he to have pressed that claim at the} may. or as his party Orson may, the psychological moment when the l-lonl FP-Slliilliibiiily f0? 0U!‘ 1311MB i0 Mr. McCurdy, Minister of Public; secure that compensation rests very Works in the Federal Government. largely U000 the 51101110013 01' the asked him what amount the Beill Hon. W. M. Lea, present Premier of government; wguld consider as nl the Province whose interests in the satisfactory settlement? If we had’ matter oz the Dalton Sanatorium he any claim, surely that was the time 110d failed S0 mi$0T3b1Y' i0 ERYEEi-lllfd to have advanced it. why did Mr, at the conference with the Federal Ina remain dumb? According to his authorities in 192l- own statement in the Patriot of Sept. 1'7, 1929, "Mr. McCurdy asked ma what sum 1 had in mind, sug- BBSMHK was it $25,000, $50,000, or 815,000." There was Mr. Lea's gold- on opportunity. But unfortunately for this Province the opportunityl found him unprepared. lie had nothing "in mind“; nothing, that is to say, except to get the Bell Gov- ernment released from the respon- sibility of operating and mnlntain- The gathermg o‘ pmvhmm] Pm‘ ing the Sanatorium in airy shape orl 11:11:: tfdihwelek “fislogzlfi me its; Sl o e mpe a 3.113165 . ‘Teaming to his own udmLsslonl i926 and of ‘the celebrated declara- tion which was supposed to confer upon the Dominion the tlibvg called equality ct’ status, or, at nny rwte, to confirm in formal terms an existing status of equality. After the declar- ation had been made and the tumult and the shouting had somewhat sub- sided, it was found upm examina- Hon that the conference had done

Dalton

The Conference at Ottawa

It is reassuring tc note that the decision has been taken at the lute.- prcvincial conference at Ottawa. that the status quo of the provinces shall be maintained in respect to appeal- ing, altering or amending the Brit- ish North America Act.

in the ‘Legislature last year, when Premier Lea and his colleagues went to Ottawa “these gentlemen] (the committee of the Federal Govern- ment) "did not know what we were coming to lay before them." Can anyone imagine a ease of more gross negligence than that a. delegation from the Provincial Government should seek an lnlervlew wllh llle nothing more than agree tar-m some- rederiii authorities without first ad- "hlllf which 118-0 W" Pro-"WSIY “=- vulng them or the nature Dr the“; complished,.the fruit of nn Udill?!‘ mlsslon? ‘ statesmanship which iiai beer: more

luoreover’ M-L Ma aclmlllcdl my cvwtive than clamorous. Mr. Mac- me last session of the Leglslnlurm! kenzie King himself was constrained that he hllnself dld not know wllali to admit all this when the facts damn we had {or compensallom He] ire-re brought to his attention subse- lmd not even read we agreement] quently in the House of Commons. all ls clawed;- lle will irlllnl lllcre It was made clear on that occasion that if’ equality of status was to have any new meaning‘, and thereby jus-

Waa an agreement to that cffcct“l the institution should be. handed back in the condition iu which it was received, which the Federal Government failed to do) "but I never saw the agreement.“ Why had he not made it his business to see and study the agreement? Mr. ma’ at the ulna was Provlnclal 50C. - A technical committee whiilh met rotary-Treasurer and he should have at a suliplmiiemary m had the whole nmller at llls finger 1929 reached the prudent conclusion “p5 before golng lo Ollawfll that its recommendations should be

‘All ‘the evidence Premier Lea has‘ T's-wed 119°“ by the Impcm“ cmim“ Blnce been able m produce to Show ence of 1930 before being submitted that the Bell Govcmnient presented t” the parliament's of the Diamm" any clam’ ls a Mm. to the lam‘ ions for ratification. This course was Acllng‘ followed, but there occurred, in the

tify in some measure the fuss and fireworks by which the conference announcement had been accomyau- . led, some important statutory chang- e.~; and adjustments would be neces-

sary.

conference

Premier Beil from the Depuly Mlnlslel. of soldlcrs. Cl“: meantime, a change of Government

lllal‘ in Canada. The electors, disregard- modest representa-

il Re-cstablishment, stating l he, the Deputy Minister could in? Mr- Kings see nolhlng mm seemed w lus,‘ ticns that only he and his colleagues tlly any Cllllnl “mm l5 no owl ivere competent to speak fnrlcanada ldence mm ML Lea llcrsonnllyl at the conference. gave tht-zr man- concerucd himself with the mat- date toflih" men‘ m“! when the ter at all; no evidence that he wrote, “miemnce wok place it was found ighny, the new Canadian ministers

to Hon. Mr. McCurciy, reminding himl of the conversation that had taken place, or of the terms of the con- tractual agreement, or the desire of the Provincial Government to have the whole matter gone into by the.‘ Reparations Conuuisslon, the board properly constituted to (it-til with! such matters at that time.

In spite of liis admission that Nlr. McCurdy had made him tentative offers up to 575.000, Premier Lea has tried to place the blame for his fail- ure on the Conservative Government then in Dower at Ottawa. But what are the facts? The dclctlfitiilll 00d the letter of the Deputy M11110" were sent in 192i. The Lliwriils 00-010 into power in December of that year; so Mr. Lea had an excellent opportunity to try his persuasive powers on a Government of his own choosing. Did he do so? On the contrary, the Bell Government brought in a resolution in 1922 for] the dismantling and demolition of the very institution upon which our equitable claim lfor compensation

were less desirous of severing old Imperial bonds than they were of safeguarding the constitutional bas- is of union in the Dominion itself, a matter which had given Mr. King. Mr. Lapointc, and the others, very little concern. Thus it came about that. the rights of the provinces t0 consultation upon matters of con- stitutional change was asserted and recognized.

At the Ottawa conference this week all the Provinces were repre- scnteri and the decision arrived at fully Justified the cautious attitudel adopted at the Imperial Confercncel by Premier Bennett. Commenting, upon the ovnstitutnnal questions in- volved. the ltfontrcnl Gazette pertin- cntly remarks;

"However innocent nud reason- able the proposed changes may . appear, there are some aspects of their origin that are not likely to be overlooked. The whole enter- prise was born in a splint of ego- tistic bravado in which the people of Canada, as a people, had neith- er lot nor part. It has never been

l regarded by the majority of Can-

adians la expressing an earnest or

cessit," commonly associated with Scotland in the public mind is prop- erly that of the Scottish Order of the Thistle. An illustration of the Kings crest for ‘Scotland with the motto "In Defens" appears in a me- morandum issued recently by the Secretary of State for-Scotland. This crest is quite different from the King's crest for Etngland which, since 1902 has appeared on the reverse side of the shilling. It is the crowned Scottish lion upon the Crown of Scotland, which is of a slightly dif ferent shape from the more familiar Tudor Crown. The motto "In Defens" is on a small scroll below the crown in the illustration.

The Ontario Government announc- es that a nominal sum 0f $500000 will be put aside for old age pensions in 1932, in view of the expectation that the Federal Government will bear the cost. The association of half a million dollars with the word “no- minal“ recalls a joke in the latest Bystander. A plumber has presented his bill, which the lady in the mag- nificent home regards with raised eye-brows. "Why" she says, “this is a small fortune!" “It may look small to you, my lady," replies the plumb- er, "you bein’ that well off."

Judge Hanfllton, of the Manitoba Juvenile Court, gave some interest- ing information regarding the effect of Boys Clubs in saving boys from conduct which would bring them into the courts. In one area in Winnipeg there was a gang o1’ boys, thirteen of whom ultimately found themselves in the penitentiary for long terms. Half a mile away, in a similar aec- tion of the city, a similar gang, or- ganized by the Y. M. C. A. commun- ity workers, after a. Juvenile Court had reared the framework, has not produced a single convict. One boy, halted in a career of crime, and having one brother in the peniten- tiary, became a fine type of com- munity worker. Judge Hamilton said lt has been proved in six tough neighborhoods in Winnipeg that under guidance of Y. M. C. A. work- ers the youthful gang can be convert- ed into a law abiding and right liv- ing group of young people.

A French scientist has arrived in New York and has declared that within fifty years it will be necessary for inhabitants of that. city to use artificial hearing apparatus. He says the continual shrieking of the mod- ern woman alone is enough to bring this about. and that it has reduced the modern husband to a pulp. We are told on high authority that a “soft answer tumeth alway wrath,“ but in modern life it has not been proved. I find that if you smile kind- ly and make a soft and well-modu- lated reply to an angry woman you only succeed in inducing renewed volume or‘ sound. It is therefore pos- sibie that it will be silence rather than noise that will have the worst effect on the future of the race. It certainly jungles the nerves of an already nervous woman to offer her too much o! either silence or of richly dulcet replies.

The Right Honorable R. B‘. Ben- nett is a man of courage. It is for- tunate for the Dominion and en- hances the merit of his statesman- shlp that this characteristic courage has been tempered by early train- ing and by the restraints of his pro- fession. The Prime Minister has given special proof of his courage since he assumed power. More than once he has disregarded the pressure of the politicians in naming men to high office. He displayed both cour- age and tenacity of purpose in the Imperial Conference, which made him the cynosure of the Empire. It was the act of a man of courage to refuse the temporary advantagebf Soviet Russia's orders, aggre- gating ten millions of dollars, on a question of ethics and high princi- pie.

We note that there is some specu- lation as to whether ii’ Gandhi is in- vited to dine with the King he would atppear in a loin cloth, carry- ing his own provender. You never can tell what Gandhi will do, but our confidence in King George re-

mains unshaken.

sincere desire to foster a close re- lationship with the Mother Coun- try, and the provinces have good reason to insist upon the presen-

tation of very strong grounds be- fore sanctioning any changes in the Constitution. It is very easy

| to open the door to constitutional

amendments; but a closed door is sometimes safer. The statement of the Prime Minister. Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett, yestzrdry, that another meeting would be called within

_ two or three years to consider the l matter of amendinglthe Constitu-

tion, serves but. to emphasize the importance of caution. It must not be forgotten. and so for us the present Government is concerned. it has not bccn forgotten, that (‘ie Canadian Constitution is a deli- cately balanced instrument and that upon its preservation depends in very great measure the strength of the Confederation

Notes by the Way!

The motto: “Nemo me lmpune la-i

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By lame: W. Barlon. M.D

cunuvo noun-iron AND mn- ALYZED rumours BY UIATHERMY

some time ago I spoke about the wonderful results that were being obtained in treating dementia and paralysis, by means of malaria. The malaria organisms were injected into the patient, and he went through the regular attack of malaria-high fever and chills-and was then treat- ed and cured of his malaria by means cf quinine.

It was first thought by many that the attack of malaria, because of the organisms, was the cause of the cures that occured in some of these cases.

However that it was the heat, the high temperature induced in the body by the malaria, that caused the cures was the belief of most investi- gators.

Therefore different methods of raising the temperature in the body were tried -— injecting certain sub- stances,the use of hot baths and to forth—with some degree of success.

However a method that has given brilliant results has just been re- ported by Clarence A. Neyman, M.D., and S. L. Osborne, B. P. E., Chicago. It consists of the application of heat to the inner part of the body by. means of electricity, diathermy as it is called. By means of a speclallyl designed experimental machine the_ inner part of the body is so heated‘ that the temperature rises several de- grees, and is maintained there for hours at a time. Temperatures up to 106 degree F. were obtained in some:

cases. Twenty-five cases are reported. Three were of the depressed type, seven ofthe grandiose type (thought they were kings, emperors and so forth) eleven were slowly losing theiri minds, and five were totally dement- ed. The eleven that were slowly de- menting (losing their minds) all had lapses of memory, and showed lack of Judgment.

Of the twenty-five, after the treat- ment by diathermy, sixteen were able to leave the institution and maintain themselves. ‘That i064 per cent‘of the entire number. Two were able to maintain themselves at home with some supervision. Seven, includ- ing five who were totally demented were unimproved.

Remember however, that it ls only ' acertaln type of case that can be helped by this application of heat.

Whittling

(A. J. C. in Vancouver Province) The homely old art of whittling survives in our camp and flourishesl in competition with modern dis-i tractions. It results in shavings all over the floor on a, winter's evening and there is a rule against this, but I am frequently the worst offender and it has never been more than half-heariedly enforced, the boys claiming equal rights in the matter with me. These old cave-habits of working by the fireside crop out in a masculine household where there is no modern descendant of the cave- woman to suppress them.

I suppose one can do more various things with a jackknife than with any other tool ever grasped by the ambitious hand of man. The selection of one is not. the matter for a moment; I once spent; a. long'fore- noon with one of the crew in search of the knife he wanted. Once his fancy is fixed-on a subject so im- portant—it is not to be turned aside by any thing what ever, and we wearied several clerks and examined hundreds of knives that mornlngj The "sales-resistance" of this boy is’ proof against the most persuasivel patter; while the merits and fine‘

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ljabors of Mr. E. Z. Masslcott- on

The Public Forum

This column l: open for the dlccusllon by correspondent! of questions of Intel-elk Th1! Charlottetown Guardian docs not neecsllrlly endorse thr opinion: of correspondent:

JUDGE FOR PRlNCE COUNTY

Sir:-—Could there not be 8110b I way for the local Legislature to pass an Act to allow a Supreme 0001i Judge in Prince county. as it W010 save people from Tignish and other

down to Charlottetown to have their cases tried, and it WWW-l B150 H1901! 0 great advantage to these P901910 i" they would save time and expense. 1 am Sir. etc. PRINCE COUNTY

EXPLANATION

The following explanation 11M been made to The Guardian by Boultcr, secretary of the Potato Growers‘ Association, in regard to the bill introduced in the legislature by Hon. Mr. Wright. It is republish- ed from yesterday's Guardian. 1X1 which a regrettable typographical error occurred-Ed. G.

“Members are unnecessarily alarm- ed over the amendment asked for. It is not changing what has been done 1n the past. The. Association has al- ways been obliged to get large loans from the Bank to bring in their fert- ilizer and to pay the advance on

The Association's credit is today as good as, or better than, it has ever been and the Bank has no hesita- tion in advancing all the money they require. During the winter the As- sociation had a large loan from the Bank which paid the advance on the potatoes in storage. ‘Ibis is entirely wiped out and the Association is busy making the final settlements on the seed. There is however, a difference of opinion among legal menrcgard- ing the wording of the Act of In- corporation, and the Bank's solicit- ors have always maintained that the wording should be made more clear. That is the sole object of making the amendment. It does not give the As- sociation any more power than it has ever held, but in case any legal action ever arose it would avoid the

Tracing Lost Genealogy

(Montreal Gazette)

An appreciable amount of what may be, ienned raw material of French-Canadian genealogy has been made available by the earnest

some of the old notarial files that are committed to his keeping as archivist at the Montreal Court House. These files date back to the French regime in Canada, and they contain 13,000 mellowed manuscript contracts between young pioneers and old French fur traders and others. It would entail no slight ex- penditure of vital effort to gather from these pages of old French script names and dates and especi- ally detalls showing the destination and purpose of the hardy adven- turers who in those early days went forth from New France, few of them to return, most. of thelm to settle in the Canadian West and North-west, through Ohio and Illinois, and along the valley of the Mississippi down to the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Massleotte devoted many months of labor to the task, and his research has obtained re- sults of considerable value in their pertinence to the history of the French-Canadian race on the North American Continent. By tracing the origin of thousands of families of the old French voyageurs, and ln- dicating their places of settlement, Mr, Massicotte has supplied a number of links, hitherto missing, in the ancestral line of several gener- ations of French-Canadian families

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potatoes held in storage in the fall. .

qualllles o; lhls m. m“ nmalw- were which will help to a more complete being melted he smndly mspecled study of family history in Quebec knives for himself, opening and shiit- and in many lnstancosmov give to

ENDOWAA HOSPITAL 0R AN ORPHAIVA GE ,1

Our Island Hospitals and Orphanages are always in need of financial that they have not an ent income can be de. rived to help offset expenses, such as have similar institutions in the

support. One reason for their constant appeal is adequate endowment fund from which a perman

large centres.‘ A suitable fund for this purpose be accumulated and Hospitals and Orphanages be supporting if a number of interested citizens in to take out life insurance. policies drawn in favor of

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l A recent ruling of the Dominion Income Tax Department is that premiums paid on such policies may be deducted from income return to the Department, as a charitable bequest.

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