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“il- L L Iprlett. Tn-allent. J. III Darnell. Idltor and Publish: D. K. Olrrle. Aloocllto Editor.

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' TUESDAY, MAY 1s,_i920.

, THE ACT MEANS \\'H.\_T IT SAYS y!

The time has gone b_y for camouflage politics and the Patriot may as well realize this at the outset. The government organ accuses the opposition press and certain interests of attempting t0 stir up opposition throughout the country by magnifying the taxation burden and by claiming that there is no need of taxa tion.

The Patriot knows the opposition-mot to taxa- tion as it pretends to argue, but to the present meas- ure of taxation-did-not originate with the opposit- ion press but spontaneously and simultaneously throughout the province as soon as thegovernmenl press and the tipposition press published the terms of the bill.

The Patriots explanation as ment’s good intentions with reference to the

what is “nominated in the bond,” by what is speci- fied in the Act.

The explanation that the farmer “shall be tax- ed upon his farm lands only and the merchant upon his income derived from his business" is not accord-

ing to the Act. Nor is it specified in_ the Act that only‘ when the latter _(the merchant) fails to make a cor-_ rect‘ return of his income he may be taxed upon hi8

goods or plant or the capital represented by such.”

- The Attorney General repeatedly made it clear in the

House that the tax -“'ll-\ l-l; be levied on the larger amount. If the income tax is larger than the tax on

the goods would be then the income bll-U-ll be tax-.

ed; if that on the goods is larger then the tax 5115\n- be on the goods. The Patriot andLiberal expositors at the citizens meeting the other night tried t? camou flage this by asserting that the government s inten- tions were honourable, but the fact remains that the Act has not been worded to suit any other interpreta- tion than that given above.

The fact also remains that the country has been aroused as seldom, if ever, before over the present taxation measure and not alone over the simple question of taxation but upon the mannerlof it; UP"

' TI"! OTIARLOTTETOWN GUABDIAE " "_ “wéu-

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w Delegations more numerous than‘ u illsmll have been after the Govern-j it ls now permissible to admit mont. lhas been in the interest of what-Any one who-made that admission ‘they believe to be equity and Jul’ during the past thirty years was tice. A kindly ear and reasonable wrodaimed m; enemy or m; (mun. Cohﬂlilerﬂlloﬂ 0f their lfglllllelll-gtry. Mr. Kipling in his noble verso could easily be of benefit allks l0 lat least impliod that snow fell in ‘Government and pcoplc. But un- Canada, and he was assailed with OOlIlh Illellwds have M1011 Elven i119 a chorus of protest. Tho Canadian , preference, and those transiently fwinter was the great secret. it may ‘holding the ‘seals of public ofllce.l‘now be declared that the winter lforgetful or else ignorant oi their ‘can be enjoyed. Thirty, years ago ‘relation to the public. undertake to lit was so enjoyed. "Palaces" were treat witii contiimely representa- built of ice; they were illuminated *ive delegations consisting of some ,with coloured ilre; the streets were ‘of tiic bcst citizens of the land. __ filled with snuwshoers in blanket, - sash and tufue. Skates rang on the Sonic members oi the Govcrn- 1m and be"; on me slcggym The ment lire iiiorose. petulant and {hillsides were alive ‘with swift to- wuchyw (‘orsvrcd uii as they have ‘sogcaiis, illlll the young people had been in the entagiemcnts of their n chance to view [he 5mm 1n {he follies, there may be good reason huge and silent night.‘ But this was

tions are described as "arctic." Tho mean nnnuai temperature of Mani- toba is just at the point of freez- ing; the mean for winter is seven degrees above zero, while the range for the yeur extends from 43

lll all @8595 lllvll‘ "llsiloll ithat the winter in-Ciinada is cold. degrees below zero to 98 aboveAnd

yet Canadians require for comfort an indoor temperature twenty ds- groes higher than is considered ample in England. »

The consumption of fuel involved in these conditions is serious. in England the heat engendered in the process of cooking the food is held to be sufficient to warm the house. ln Canada every i'ooni must be warmed to an equablc temper- ature. For their very existence Canadians are dependent upon coal and the country produces only a quarter of the amount consumed. Worse still, tlie deposits lie at tho extreme cdires of tho continent. or ratherbeyonzl its conﬁnes. for both

in Nova Scotia and British Colum- bia the main seams are now in the

part of the winter at least. From the West relief is dlﬂlcult on ac count of the immense distances. and California must remain to most persons as an unfulﬁlled de- sire. Permanence of residen is the essential of immigration since migrants soinetimes forget to re- turn.

Most foolish oi all is the prac- tice oi‘ establishing colonies. and protecting the colonists from the results of their own folly, mistakes, or idleness at the public expense. if a man will not work. neither shall he est, that is a doctrine which must be continually enforc- ed. And yet we are repeating this folly by assembling returned soi- diers in the northern wilderness. The men know that for a time at least they will not be allowed to starve, and they prefer to sit in their comfortable, warm, and well lighted buildings. eating "canned stuff,” and waiting for the daily

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to the govern-- en-~ forcement of the Act is not likely to carry muchf weight in a court of law when some unfortunate is sued for non payment. The court will be guided by’

for a feeling of discomflture and gloom, but no matter how aggra- vating their diﬂiculties, it is no justification for coarseness and tiis- courtesy to those who are nomiii- ally. if not now in fact, their mas- ters. l; has long been the custom to cnthronc courtesy in all depart- ments of public administration. So pronounced has this been that tlic bittercst of political antagonism >has failed to make a breach in the behaviour of ilitJse whose positions are required to be filled by gentle- men.

Premier Bell has his faults. but ungentlemaniy conduct in his per- tson towards others either in official or private life is not one of them. He is urbane and mannerly. But is in urgent need of some back- bone. There should be sufficient strengih,.in his make up to put a curb upon the coarseness of his lieutenants. Though allowing some slight levity towards strong oppon- ents he should at least protect his best and strongest supporters and prcvcnt his own political friends. ‘men oi‘ irrcproacliablc honour, he- ‘lllg classified as (ogues. Those other Liberals. in the rank aitd fiic. who tieclarcti that they wiould rt“; sign rather than stand for stichj conduct, lilivo 2m appreciation of; what is right. By doing so they, would add dignity to a good repu-i tation. Talk of assembling in bod-l

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ily force “like Cromwell of old, eir’

lof today, but ere long its "fare

-bad advertisement. immigrants would be scared away. Better to ‘insist that Oriiiia was in the same -latiiutie as Cape Finisterre, * and ,\\'innipt~g lIS far south us lizivre, ‘Mainz. or Prague. It could not be denied that Winnipeg was cold. The argument was met by saying ltiiat, “if it wits t-olti you did not "feel it," and that any wily it was lioi in summer.

The authority of climate will in the long run assert itself since the ‘main concern of the race is to keep ‘litsc_li‘ warm. By a temperate clim- ‘iite is meant one in wllich nion will not perish of cold or by iicat. it is the extremes tliut count. A lowering 0i‘ five tiegrees below the normal would destroy the iniiab- itants of India. The climate of illnglnnd is the best in the world because it is the most temperate. [The mean for the winter is 40 de- grees. for the summer sixty, for ltiie whole year tifty. if the weather lshould remain below freezing for three consecutive (lays, the condi-

.t’d in resign. is their unpopular- iiy to be int-roused iiy tlie added insult of tlic party organ? it may

ibe fine sport for the Court Jester

llwi’ Well. and ii forever~fare thee well" will be only ton literal, and without the qualifying “ii."

The Patriot says, "The chief and persistent objection raised to the

ocean bed, and every year more dif- niall, rather than extract their liv-

Store ,

flcuit oi‘ zlcci-ss. The quuntity rais- ed lilsi _\‘('l\l‘ in Nova Scuiili fell short of llio noriiiiii by illc iiliiiitui ions. Tilt‘ main Ii4'[)(‘l‘l(ll‘l1(!C is up- on the i'nitctl States, anti that sup- ply is precarious. llasi ycai" Can- ada was restrictctl to 77 per cent of the usual supply; 65 per cent to Winnipeg. 50 per cent to the ‘re- mainder oi‘ Manitoba: but none was allowed to proceed further west. For the pal-it twenty years the price in the Fnited Slates liiis ndvancwl by (mo. per cont a year; and ninety years is now set as tho period of ﬂnul exhaustion. by which time botii countries will have be- come involved in a common cal- amity.

Contrary to tlie common belief the further north one lives the less open air one breathes. The dwell- er in the tropics breathes only fresh air". the Esquimzlux breathe none. Temperature is only one fac- tor in climate. Elevation and iii-idi- ty are even more important. The race from which we arc sprung dc- mands an cquahle temperature and a humid air. in the high central plains the women especially "go to pieces," and il is upon them the permanency of any illlllliilﬁlilfln de- pends. Evt-n from {Montreal the summer exodus in the sea shore. mountains, and I'iV(‘l‘ is tiic normal,

find all persons who can afford the,

Journey arrange to escape for il

lcentive to labour is tlcsiroyeti by

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ing from the niggartliy soil. All in-

the assurance of public sustenance.

The situation of iiiinligrtlnis in ureiis which are subject io periodic- al failure of crops is only ti little lossidcplorablo. in more rational times they were warned by famine to avoid the desert. Now they lll'0 taught they will he relieved by public charity, and they have come to demand public charity as an in- alicnablo right. ln Alberta tlicrc is ii vast semiarid region which ex- tends 200 miles norili oi‘ the Am-- cricttn border and from the Rocky Mountains to the Cypress iillii-i. where tlie settlers must be suc- coured at regular intervals. They are a charge upon the public and a drain upon the fertile lsndsffhey will not evacuate the region so long,‘ as they are assured of public sup- port.

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Under a present arrangement we are in a better position than ever to attend to our large clothing trade Come in and look the new goods over: we will be glad to show the new spring model. ‘ t

Men, young mens, boys, and child. ren’s clothing. merit in the city to- choose from.

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iricve the disaster, and no charge in mﬂlmatlc. No private person can colu-

The largest "assert-

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justify the erection of an hotel. , ()ut of this process arose ii. Jar‘

country nrc at his tiisposzil to rc-

iiiatter of immigration, must be conﬁned itliin the limits proper to it. Banking must be conducted tic-- cording to its own laws and lint by the vagaries of finance. The one thing ti government cannot dn is: to engage in business. The law of business is that tlie loss iilust fall upon him who makes it. The business minister is lflllllllllt‘. lie lie may launch ii ship in Decem- ber. and all the resources oi‘ the

common (‘zinzidii is u business concern, tile perfect produce of the hus- liicss nian. The natural resources were

most

pete in iln enterprise of that kind. ‘E011. a series of formulae, in which Tlic government lnust do all or ' none, and that is“ tlie end of in- tlusiry.

boast that

Money was lﬁlli-Z Vlﬁwfloint.

(To be Continued)

‘he word "potential" “Will's iiild a ‘ place. Tile most popular reading» was——to convert potentiality into" "Clllllllly. Mr. Clyde Leavitt pulp tho formula in more eliiboritte form ' ~l0 trilnsmute possibilities into permanent llCillllllilﬂill (lcnlaml; a Tiic formula is borrowed. Itaiiwuys were built far Hill)’ a statement not a solution 0i‘ in excess of natural needs. liiiiiii- lllb‘ ilwblelll. grants were to repay tlie expendi- .

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‘Governments taxation incasiirc,.. is that with respect to the qroperty tax, clause 4

on the false pretences and promises under which the. [ﬁring u... noust, grabbing the ______ H government came into power and violated everygtitice and scndingllonoura-blc Mrln-‘peradnm promise it had made; upon the manner of imposing,i)t‘l‘ﬂ back to their respective

. . » homes" aipears in the Patriot aiiand 5'" and n argues mm this is the taXd/Vhlch ln many cases 1S contrary to everyiiiublicinnti Drivate gntherinBs ‘and tomy an anemaﬂve mx “for the

principle of business. This is the interpretation of on the street we bone“ m andlpurpose of preventing evasion by I ‘

H13 Present UHFGSt and illdlgnalliOll and n0 eXplanThiive advocated llll5ll9n4tfsi_pcrsonsffgThis is Dill lllvi ~—~ i i

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Consmiluonalitruih. Tile act is mandatory- The,‘ O} ' Q‘ . Trim A a "Y tire Prepared t0 Lend its _' Hand, ill Furntsilng 0i aiig the FascinatlilgsDctaiis.leaf-tilellridels Trous-seau ,

it says will avail. The opposition suggested manwlrcsinitligtcpétz: ::r:0“i$r:lc';;1cc]l:.~,,,,, m, ,,,, persona, 9mm,” H alterations in the Act, which if they _had been acceplgililfv; 3W 1mm m CGndPmHi greiitcl‘ than ihe ilfllOllllt of t.“ on ed by the government, would have given the Act the ' his income. SHALL as THE ONLY

' ' ' for it b its liberal ex orients‘ Under thc ciiplion, “FUN m TAX PAYMM IN RESPECT To biietziltiiiregidlgtvtilrhldlyinggncral pogitively declineg to ac- Till‘- <‘0l'-NTRY-" the Wider Hl-iBOT" ‘WOW’ “N” PERSONAL _ ‘ ‘ L. t} , .k' _ l f [he ,I,.C_‘:DROPERTY" and “if the ttix on

C€pt such SUggQStIOIlS and the ACiJ means exactlyi ‘mp q 0 ma p ‘pm n i income is greater in amount than

h t .t yg nd ‘vhdt the great majority of the e1 tors of the 2nd District of Kingsi W 8. 1 S3. .‘ a ' '

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ations 0X‘ a$$CFtlOflS that the Act (1095 not meall "mains" bu“ H “mum t, clause distinctly decrees tliut W

County.

Amongst mo“, i, holds the amount. of the tax on personal

ectors Object t0_ property. Tim AlliOllNT 0F TAX

0N INCOM-E SiiAlil. BE Till.‘

ONLY TAX PAYABLE 0N AC-

COUNT OF INCOME AND PER-

SONAL PROPERTY." The Govern-

,mcnt or its izlx collectors have no

‘ioption but to collect ihc tax which

largest

whether the taxpayer is as dishon-

est as the Government or its limit-st as tlie common people.

up to ridicule. principally former stipporiers of the Bell Government. was Mr’. Anthony McLaughlin a faith iful memberl of the lute Liberal government, and all excellent repre- jseniatlvo of his district. Ancient ‘Scripture, English history anti

\\'lli'l‘lll'ill .\i:i-: wi-z i)ltll"i‘l.\'(i'.’

It is the same the world over;_ indulgence is hm ransacked in me Search M taking the place of duty,_pleasure the place of work. mmrhl, m Show mnmﬁp, m, m, The other day the Principal of the Collegiate Instl-Ha-iipit- ni’ this District Wilt) had tute at St. Catherines, Ontario, said there Wouldillli‘ mtinlY drums» w declare the"

wcprobably be many failures at‘ the annual examina-gprtitest against the most iiiifzimous

. . _ _ - ‘ political perfidy in. the history of hon this yeal because of the Surfelt of late parties’, the Province. Messrs (fox and

dances and entertainments; the had lcnmeiblclntyro, who represent this dis-

l-O SChOOi faggetl Out and (on the day before State irlct, are already ‘strong t-nougii up-ﬁ mssence, iii. as far as it applies lo

, o 17 [ ment was made) sixty of the pupils were absent. ion in». block books or those who

Pleasure seeking, avoidance of legitimate work“ elected them. They have been ask. demands for shorter hours and all the rest of it may,‘ be psychologically explained as a natural re-acttonf from five years of war pressure but it is not a sui_i'i-l““‘““”““_ _ " ””‘“, cient reason for the continuance of present condit-l "my Sglectumg 1 ions, not a sufficient reason why the very school, G d." Radars children should be deliberately and systematically, "all drawn into the maelstrom of pleasure seeking. l ‘ Furnished by w. o. Lnuoon.

That there has been a natural re-action from; "’””“*“"’ the sustained pressure of war is conceivable; that; m: mmnoa mo "rue woaLn such reaction was unavoidable may be conceded; that; In W m“ “m, W, Snmos, "non, such reaction is a diseased condition and preventible Jr. ieqftrﬂlwl‘ h I” will not be questioned by sane reasonable men and, ,n*,“,,’g",,f,,§'ghworiaysiie ti... ilupcsl] ""°"‘e“- - - ‘ s “."°_"‘.il'lf;l.“‘i. t.»

What are we doing to prevent it, to check it, to, l-Tqjgjﬂfjg, Lonembvh, ,;,,,,,,,,,, n,

cure it? Absolutelyi nothing. On the contrary weliilm who looks therein. Smile is . . - - g u ' - , are doing everything to perpetuate it and to intenq. Q‘,‘,',‘,',§“,°,‘,‘,,",‘J0§{§‘Zgﬂfjtffg‘; Si;

sify it. Are not our churches, our schools, our col-l Ollsngiédtizswliléliitnll: Baiillillllolﬁlglg “i: ' ' t H. - i," leges, our benevolent and charitable and social or-; w", H9 2,," m”, n on 6v",

ganizations placing undue emphasis on entertain-l hand. DOCS m» seek goodness? lie

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‘Pantheon oi heathen deities havo-HTPlT-‘mllﬂ llll‘

ment? Every move. spiritual, moral or beneficentl M" "M "i "" “Mm Mm‘ mkm“ must be launched by a banquet or entertainment ori both as if eating and drinking were the main incen- tives and the cause merely incidental. Are the days of solid work for the work's sake gone forever or must men and women and children be inveigled tol work under cover of an entertainment or by some-i

thing to eat? We do not believe it. We have simply;

KOt llltO 3. habit and it ls a bad one; bad especially’ Believe in good and expect gum-LIEU! their resolution commended it

for the young who should be taught that work and service take precedence of everything else; that nothing but work and service really matters; that‘

‘entertainment and amusement, quite legitimate ini

themselves, are but occasional condiments to the sol-i

id food of real and useful work. t i

in unexpected places. The tritvcler, intent on watching for obstacles or enemies. misses the wayside flower, the song of the bird, the

music of the brook, the smilo of a | Mm; I)uSin‘]/sa m

child. if he is on tho lookout for evil. it comes in meet him. and the good is unseen. Are you possess- ed oi fclir- You see danger in every, shadow: you hear threats in thc= wind. Smile on the glass. Smiley on the world. Hope and fear not. i

in others. and you will find it. Look, for sunshine, look for joy, look fort love and kindness. Do not miss‘ the good w/hile repining over wrongs. real or fancied. Be youn, self what you would see in the mlr-, row. Bo yourself what you would find in the world. ;

—-The lmoltotit. l

tiling there is.

What the real objcctioii to the personal property clause is, WilS being laid before the (lovcrnnieiit by the fox dealers tieiegntion when they were cut. off by iiicivility. in

companies, it. prohibits mergers and tan-operation, not only in the fox business but in. all associations intiustrini or mercantile. To illus-i‘ irate that take ten small business concerns. each earning $1000 net per annum. Each of these becomes liable for 1% per cont income or $15 each. These concerns iifllili gamate undcr one head. ’l‘lii-y have no more stock, do mi tuorc business and have no greater in come, but under the TAXATION ACT they become liable for b por- cont income tax or $50 ciicli in stead of $15, is before they iluial- lgamatcd. This is not taxing iili' ,rlch and relieving the poor tis iill'_V claim. Each oi these ton parties arc as poor after they iimaigiiiiiaic as they were before, but because they choose to do business togeth- er as a company they iiro taxed an extra $36 each or $360. extra on the company. Tho only result this taaii have is to prevent organization of companies, and tan-operative lnsii» lutions, and to compel those now -disband and divide up lnlq smaller units, or leave the province. The companies did so; object to the personal pro- perty inx ii used as an alternative to chehk actual dishonesty. in

for that purpose, but for that only. This the Government have so far refused to accept. There is now nothing of an alternative charac- ter in the act, and the Patriot and every member of the Government knows that it is un untruth to say

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FINE FABRICS FOR THE ALL IMPORTANT WED- DING DRESS

i‘ Most thought of will be

the wedding dress itself.

The secret of a real beauti- ful gown lies to a great ex- tent in the texture of the

fabrics from which it is created. The bride cannot make a mistake if she

chooses for her gown from among our present well sel- ected stocks of White Georgette Crepe, Crepe-de- Chine, Messalines or Satlins. There are other charming materials, too.

HATS THAT ARE JUST

RIGHT FORTHE ‘ HONEYMOON

Smart going-away Chap-

eaux, Sport Hats and Lace’

Brimmed Picture Hats are all among the necessaries of a trousseau. And then, of course, there are lovely un- necessaries. You should ‘see

our present models. .

Coats, Costumes, Skirts, Frocks and Blouses For. All Occasions

COATS of smart cut and

fabric.

COSTUMES with liand- some vests or plain.

FROCKS of every type from the tub gingham to the embroidered georgette.

SKIRTS in plaids, stripes and plain colors with pleats of allkinds. ,

SLIP-OVER BLOUSES of. tricolette or georgette.

These should all be f in- tel-est to the" June ride. We have them all.

TRIFLES THA T PERFECT THE COSTUME

Silk Hosiery

i Sheer and lovely kinds in colors to harmonize with suits and frocks. Some have lace" clocks, others are plain colors and excellent qualit- ies. Tweed Stockings are al- so showing among the nov-

elties and are in many

smart color combinations.

Underwear and Corsets in the loveliest lines. i

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Separate Envelopes, Gowns, Bloomers, Vests,

Skirts, Camisoles and Brasy

siers are made of Wash Sat= ins, Silk and ﬁnest Nainsook. Corsets are in ﬂesh color or white. Somebeauties are

in handsome Brocades 01' Plain Satin.

Kid- “cloves French Kids-are in white, greys, tans and browns; al- so whité with black points.

French Suedes in gfel’ and fawn.

Sac Wrist Cape in brow!“

tans and greys.

. Silk Gloves in plain‘ and

novel varieties. _

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