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Y, S. PTEMBER__10, 1920 _ TARIFF TALK. ,. .-+-——----

With all the fuss our Liberal friends, or'a sec tion of them, are frtaking about the tariff, it may bf interesting to remind "them that the tariff iwhicl they are so anxious to reduce is lower today than i has been in any year since 1896,‘six per cent lower than that produced by the Liberal, party whey the; came in on a free trade policy in 1896 and _three pe" cent "lower than when they were put out of office ir 1911 and very much lower than the tariff wall witl which the United States raises its revenue and pro tects its industries. The following comparative lis

ofthe average ad valorem rates im-posed by Canadr and the United States from 1897 to 1919 will be 0"‘

ihterest:-- _ . Canada United State: Per Cent Per Cen‘ 1897 . . . . . 29.967 42.17 1898 . . . . . 29.222 48.80 1899 28.652 52.07 1900 27.634 49.24 1901 27.427 49.64 , 1902 27.265 49.79 1903 27.064 49.03 . 1904 27.426 _ 48.77 27.692 45.24 26.835 44.16, ' 26.339 ‘ 42.55 26.582 42.94 27.315 43.15 26.713 41.52 25.797 41.22 25.963 40.12 25.928 40.05 25.982 37.60 27.195 33.43 27.032 30.67 . . . 23.643 27.18 ..(a) 29.80 24.11 i. ....(a) 30.02 23.57 0f 7'/_- per cent added to ordin-

(a) War tax ary rate.

As the 71/; per cent war import tax, which ob- tained in 1918 and 1919 was this year entirely wiped out, the present average ad valorem rate is less than 23 per centr-more than six per cent less than the much-vaunted FIELDING tariff of 1897.

What then is all the tariff noise about? The late Liberal government gave Britain a preference on a list of farm implements which were not being manu- factured in Great Britain; implements which as a matter of fact were being imported by Great Britain from Canada and the preference, with one or two ex- ceptions, was not worth a dollar a year to Canada. This was before the word “cam0uflage" came into general use but. to this‘ extent at least, so far as thr- farmers were concerner, it was largely a blind, equal in every respect to the more modern “camouflage-"

G ETTING 'l‘OGE'l‘l{ Elf.

It is universally recognized that for nation 0r community or family the surest way to success is tr get together and to act together, for the common and not alone the individual, good. So generally is this principle accepted that it is being preached, lectured, published the world over—and never disputed. Equally true is it that the way to failure is through separation, through want of unity through pulling apart.

In this little province of ours, a mere commun- ity in which our commercial and industrial interests are so interwoven that the one cannot exist without the other, there should be more frequent copferen- ces, more getting together between merchants and farmers, between city and country, between the farmers themselvesland between the merchants them selves; in short there should be more of the commun ity life. One frequently hears of different interests receiving more attention at the hands of the gov- ernment, federal or provincial; of the heavy burdens upon the farmers as compared with those borne by the city folk, and vice versa. Occasional conferences between the two would settle many of these miscon- ceptions and create a more sympathetic mutual feel- mg.

Some time ago a move was made with the cus- tomary first-love enthusiasm to provide a waiting room in a central part of the city where men and especially women from the country could rest and “put their hats on straight” before beginning the tire some work of shopping and where, also, merchants and farmers could meet for a friendly chat, but noth- ing came of it. True, a private business concern plac ed a commodious waiting room at the disposal of all who cared to take advantage of it and many have gratefully accepted the convenience. Yet, the ma- jority feel that under the circumstances they are im- posing upon a business establishment, particularly when not buying. All would feel more at home in a waiting room or suite of rooms specially prepared for their accommodation.

In a few weeks more the cool fall weather will be upon us when a cheery room, all their own, with fire, water and other necessary conveniences would be an acceptable retreat, especially for women aftera long drive. Such an institution would cost the merchants jointly but a trifle in comparison with the benefit it would prove both to them and to their customers. It would also afford opportunities ‘or an exchange of ideas, for friendly intercourse, between city and country and, besides, it would show that we merchants’ interest in their customers was not

holly to get their dollars. Why not resuscitate this d intention‘! c '

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Several weeks ago we from the , Mackenzie

King 0V6!‘ ‘TILE LESBDNTNQ POW ‘ '3“- OF 11355551115“? AI M! Pu‘ found in the chlngonbleneci- of

nment of the Hon.

rimapo continueg he is becoming

_ ioro and more convinced of the

opclell. Wbspect before hing Un- ible to muster up a solitary sand-i- Inte to risk biopoliticnl skin in my ‘if the‘ pending byeelectionl. n special envoy-has boon Fsent from Jtfawa to 8f;;,1oi_ln.-N.~Bj, in the aint hopefhut n possible stimulus -f new life may bo injected into lie um ma psi-o.‘ and ‘some rum, f even only a factions opposition, my he improvised against the lion ldr_ Wigmorq Whether or not n victim will be loch/fwd is not yet ap- parent but the apathy of the local ‘brrals may reasonably be accept-

ed as a safe barometer of the low

“E-SUIU (ill the, atmosphere of

few Brunswick Liberalism. '

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Aud at Guelph, 0nt., the erst-

‘ave utterance to his loudest ln- varty was "weakened by the maln-

lie unfortunate‘ and cal situation in Canada today ls hat THE FORCE WHICH IFN lIlJAZLlTY lS-TORY l8 KEEPING ‘TSEIAF UNiTED_""l‘he- Eibernl iress are worrying over this as, “n veak spot in the body politic." ‘instead of uniting under the bun- ier of Liberalism, class interests ave sprung up, weakening by div- slon the democratic strength of he country." And in contra-dis- lnction to this they wail their la- unt that, "the Tory element has fcld together, and 1S NOW PRE- lflNTfNlG A UNITED FRONT TO CHE S-GNTTERJED FORCES OF "RCGRESSION." And the Hon_ .Vir_ King pleads, that if only the "JHIICTS and Labor, whose plat- orm can be "found within the ‘old; of Liberalism," would camp with them, with “these forces un- "cd they could sweep Toryism off ts feet." But what a hopeless chas- ng after shadows.

Thero are some truths lo which he Liberal leader is thus giving mely recognition. Of these the nest significant, and to hlm the nosf important, is the defection oi’ lnrgc sections of his part y into Farmer's, Labor and ofher par- ‘ies, with the apathetic luke-warm- ness of hhe few that remain Why is it that all these are leaving this "rafernal, and so called democratic circle? lf. as the Hon. Mr. King urges-there ls nothing which they ispirc after "that cannot be found within the folds of Liberalism," "vhy are they thus jumping tlhe fence of the fold?" There must be a reason and if he were half us isfufe as some of his followers be lleve him to be his discovery of these would be prompt and con- clusive. Has it ever occurred to lflm that the overage of public in- iellifzence is higher today than ev- er before in our history, und that ‘he variations between Libs-w‘ promise and Liberal performance have been the more readily dis- cerned That the Farmers and Lab or who hnd been fed upon the clap trap of free trade and tariff reduc- flon for many years, were not con- firmed in the confidence of their

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Ddlv Selections Guardian Readers

Furnished by W. l. Lennon. O O-OOOO-o-oooooo '

OPTIMISTIC VOICES.

Look at the bright side-it's the rlgh-t side.

No one ls useless in this world W110 llirhfens the burdens of it for someone elso. Dickens.

gighenover you are feeling blue, mefhing for/someone else go do.

Success is not in never failing, but in never fearing to begin again. ' Henry P. Cope.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you.

Let the evening's amusement be such as will bear the morning's re- flecflon.

T. Edwards

lf you have a good temper-keep if; if you have n bud one-don't lose if.

Worry kills more people than ‘work because more people tnclclo f. '

When the outlook is not good fry the uplook. l! You bro nlghlng for a lofty work - {if "reef. ambitions dominate your

J...“ volclljmlfbfll and nee you do not shlrk.

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The cgiminon limo ways of be- ‘ '3 would

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pnrtr by an 1min! fictions in

duties of about" timo- par olnt

. filling, the former fifteen‘ y n of Liberal mm, a " '

Another of the rcuo maybe their militant policies. The press 1m becomc- n dangerous obstacle to those who have n lpcclnl hind of bait for each particular section. and their obtrusive practice of ro- jwrtint to the Welt the deliverance 0f political orntors to Eastern-and fences, and. likewise advising the ' East as to what these demugogues prsaéh in the West, is‘ surely an in- surmountable barrier agsinsysuc- cessful results from their unstable and erratic teachings of policy. Democracy as the people have un- derstood it, ls rule by the people and for the people, but as inter- preted in the actions of the Liberal party, both locnl and federal, it as i! decoy to be used for carrying elec tions, to he relegated to the was-lb‘ basket as soon as they grasp thb‘ purse strings o! oiiica it is be- cause of this that the people, even

,-lille l-edoubfable MacKenzle King of l-uelr own following, have nbsol; The “c, 15 also cued ma; ma

utely lost fnifh in them and

.ienis._The plnint was, that the through the Farmer.“ Labor and one discarded by!“ Pullman porter,

other parties are looking for the

home. of‘; _,_. Since writing oni- flrsf comment above word has come that the spec I lal Grit envoy from Ottawa has‘ met with a measure of success, and l Dr. Allan EL Emery has accepted‘ the vacant place again upon the po llticnl sacrificial nltnr. At the inst g-enerel election he was the party candidate, wns- at the bottom of the poll, and lost his deposit Natural- ly he did not Wish to repeat this experience, and only under extra- ordinary persuaslons, probably of this special missionary, could he b‘. again induced to accept another "uclfdefeat. Presumably fhs party have provided in advance for the payment of the lost deposit so that personally he will not again be the loser of the $200. Something had to bc done to save the face of the party for the time being, even” in the way of sacrifice, and the Doc- tor, n strong Liberal, reluctantly takes his place in the cauldron.

Our reference to the shameful conditions of the roads in a recent issue is not strong enough in the opinion of some of our disgusted Liberal friends “Why don't you show them up in dead earnest and wlthouf any beating around the hush." “They never wereworse in the history of the province," was the way in which u prominent Lib- eral got nfter us, The North-River road. lilways bad enough but now worse than ever, he particularly cited, as impassable. Another com- lilninf was of fhe Zifulpeque road. instancing particularly the bridge three miles out, near the Wale?- wnrks, with f-he rails off one side 1nd where, an auto was recently ditched and human life endanger- ed. These two approaches to the elfy are so closely under the sight of the Government that there is no excuse for these things, The)’ have this year enormously taxed the business men of Charlottetown rm- moneys presumably fo be ex- pended upon the roads, and the re- turn they give is to keep the 8P- proaclios to the city impassable. and to s-huf out the farmers from bringing in their produce and trud- lng with them. The fall movement of produce is commencing and farmers must travel over and navi- gate these ditches. or slay at home. Again from the more distant polnf of Mill View rllts deep enough to overturn an auto or wasiwll, and l“ other spots piled up sand hills and mud heaps are the grounds of com- plaint, and these are only samples of what, comes to us from many oth er parts of the province We have done our best f0 arouse the Gov rrnment into activity, but l! looks l5 if only tho sound of Gabriel's trumpet will be strong 800N811 1° wnken them out of their trance.

On these thlngsgtlie Government organ ls- dumb and speechless. They have been challenged, to give a reason why, and been made sport of because of their puerilliy and empty boastings, but yet they can any nothing of n__,s_e_nsl_bl_e__ehnr80l9f in exienuation or even in apology -for these extraordinary conditions brought upon the people by a Gov- ernment which it ls the Patriot's duly to defend Because every time it has spoken hitherto if has "put its foot in it.’ and has been com- manded by superior authority to have." But this silence will n0! keep silent and "bear these ills we satisfy the people to whom nn_ ox- plnnntion in justly due.

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Farmers wishing fo make money out of live stock should kee pon breeding aloe’! whefhor ‘profits re low or hlgb-~ that is they cone brooding alto-

’ , 31.,» ',. mum on; no vvoiild be in; cojitdqt with better brninl than hll own and would speedily bo

0" "Jiwifvilll .. ..

As n representative of the Ansoci l’ _ . nted Press, for which institution Afimllw‘ ‘Y 5'7."- I Vllls had a profoundrelpect, Mr. Tom Steep came frequently in con- tnctgwllh the bandit, and his im- presslons of those meetings have ‘been communicated to the New York Tribune. He any: that any‘ one‘ who has esen Qtis Skinner in "Kismet." will have a very fair idea of Vilin. He is n scoundrel, all right, but a laughing one and Mr. Sheep's opinion is that Villa has survived because he has n sense of humor. We are free to ad ml: that the specimens of this sense that the writer presents are not wholly satisfying. For exam- ple, one evenlng before the bandit began to laugh immoderately. One

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ylYet this is the bandit that the ineffmble Bryan once fbduzbi was the man to lead Mexico out of its‘ chaos. Mr. Brynn bad nu idea. that Villa should be president, and

receiving a hint from Washington, he queried Villa as to his ambition and the bandit notion of ousting Carranza, saying thealricalLy that Villa's heart and Carranza’: were one, despite the "oforious fact that two beings were never known to be more at vnrl- ance. Another correspondent ask- ed Villa ihe same question the

of his staff asked: “What are Y0“

next day, and the General flew

‘laughing at, General?" When Villa could recover himself sufflcientl-y to speak he replied: "l am laugh- ing to think how many toes will soon be turned towards the stars."

into a. fury, threatening to have the reporter chased out of the coun try if ever again he dared to raise the question of Villa's ambition.

The actual breach between Carran-

za and Villa was caused when tho first uniform Villa ever had was president telegraphed Vllln un ord-

cap and all, nndthnt the general ra/nm had been trying a bluff, for could do little to subdue him. Car- rnnzafis successor has hlt upon the plan of buying Viils. off. lt can- nothave less success fhnn the ofh- er methods that have been attempt- 'ed in dealing with this picturesque villain.

Lord of Chihuahua. Very interesting is the Picture‘ given of Villa living in ‘Chihuahua between raids. His was the only flaw through the lenght and breadth

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worsted unless be reverted to the'

when he wns- Secretary of S'nte,! Ills foreign policy was based on! this desire. Mr. Steep says thntf

disclaimed any ;

er which he refused to obey. Cnr- FIRST THREE MASTER

"mm" °‘ “m” ‘“"“‘°“°-" “Ml” bread they need. rather than the ‘wore it with great pride. This unis feared Villa and knew um he. v REALLY stone that was offered them at another mud o; humor, UAfNGBROIJIS aspect of the polit-

- We have a splendid ran A ~ "school, children combining fifeedf. 1°? with extra wearing quality, Just what 3"“ quired. . ¢ i " _~

gee lines inlour window. ' y. rices areqower, ualit con ' ' 1' thosefihown elsewhere? y. slqeredithan Boy-s Boots, slpés 1.14m from $2.50 35,0111“ ‘ A Youths Boot: nines 11 to 13 from 93.6040 8d. Misses Boots, sizes 11 to 2 from $3.26 to $6.00, t Children's Boots, sizes 8 to 10 1.2 [mom $2.25 to $4,“ We have just received a. large of Ladies Boudoir and Felt Slippers, The season for buying rubbers is have everything in rubber footwear. all catalogue: Prices. . .. . . . .. Call and see us. _

LePage, Brady Co., L¢¢

Wholesale and Retail. ~

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Reliable lifcrchnfiflisw-Rellable Method;

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In passiiT u be W‘ h-l?-finfil";lf:.'l" s/uuue SHlP FOlR vzaas, in Order to set through. Th, 1;

' .A-|- MQNTREAL Jmchess" files the Russian lm

‘inf flng and forms part of the .

,sl:m volunteer fleet which ., ates between London and

York. fShe ls new loading Q .

of logs; for Sharpness, mnglnm

Q Mom-artful ‘Serif. [7.-——T‘he "Grand Duchess Marin Nicfilnevfia,“ , n full rigged J-fnasled sailing shlpl nufi the first of lfcr type to be neon bare for many years, flocked here , -.--'j<-oc>-__ - this fmnrning from Nrwcasi-loon-l ' NOl-hillf; is more esasnflalio Tyne, uavmg fuken thirty days m, health and visor of an anuiiif . cross, inst-else.

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of this tremendous stats, and the Z

law he imposed was the result of his personal whims. H's estflblllilled himself in the governor's palace, n building said to be about five times as large as the New York Cit)’ Hall and held daily levees to ud- minister what he culled lusllce; Amid beautiful draperies, cufshionsI and fine furniture, Villa, as ‘black|

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How You Love Him l-

ns a. Senegambian, lolled his 1'0‘ volver available at his belt and N9 armed guards at the door. Hlther_ came to him every native who hsfli u grievance to be remedied. A dls- pute between neighbors about chickens would be brought 119m" Villa for adjudication, and be womd give if as much attention a5 he would the trial of a murd- erer. He had a curious method, of arriving at the truth. l-le would

stare steadily into fhe eyfifi" 9t the accused 9975011. find We“ “mum 535m hardly to listen to the evid- ence. At the end he would ban". his fist on the table and order the man either liberated or shot. There was no appeal, and once Vllln had taken a certain ‘course Ibo was fnot to be changed.

' llis - Future

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A Blackmail Scheme.

vma had a source of steady l"- coma meme fabulously wealthy Terrnzns family, the chief of which mid a ranch so great that he wllld travel all day in a railway ital“ and never leave his own estate. Terrazns lived in Chihuahua Cit)’- nnd ‘when Villa mmled l" he “Wm” ly moved out. One of his sons re mained, however, and Villa kelil 111m a prisoner ln the house where he was born. the general charge against him Ibelnfl m“ 11° w” a sympalhlzer with the old Dioz re- gime. Villa at once llfoll°lmced l‘ death sentence on the V011“! ""1"- bui notified his father that if he would pnvy 100.000 pesos. 619W‘ tion would be suspenlled- The mm" 3y was paid, Then after an inter- val Villa would announce that tho stay of proceeedlngs was at an end and that another contribution was necessary if fho boy's "l8 W“

How y u would s.- crifice anything afd cvfryfhirg tf- give l.im cf lilc’s best! You want fim to have (very f; poll-unity. You want him to enter the fight withouthandicaps.

Protect -Tihat Future bristles a twenty-Payment ll" policy with the company charging

m be spnrofi. Again and again he caused Terrazus to pay this black- mail, but eventually the boy was shot. ‘Mr. Steep says that in desl~ lng with his enemies Villa was ab- solutely without mercy and JI-IBUBB- He hates the aristocrats ns d08- porately as Trotzky hates them, and would cold-bloodedly shoot an)’ of them who fell into his" hands-

age to

Not Clover But Fofieful.

Villa is not a man of STEM brill" power. and of course. he is utterly wlthoul education, it being with the greatest difficulty that he W“

the entire twsnty years.

lowest rates and giving highest retufns f0 its policy ho‘ders. (‘f m- plelc protection 'or the full amount of the pc-Fcy is prmidfd ‘fr

For further information, w'vi‘e stating

The Great West Lite Assurance Co. BRANCH OFFICE

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