‘m: ‘nseirius ctsme.

T Ill! Ill-IR!” Pmyjuu; w”

of "thp ilndings of the Duncan repor

Maritime Boards. _

“Pits an undesirable

unfair procedure.

dent that there has been anti- ‘ldaritime propaganda in which the ‘ hands of the government are not

~ vhollyclesu. There is ample room for the opinion that the govern- ment's intention ls to pare and trim the recommendations of the report in the hope that sectional and poli- "M1 YBQIIIIGB may be molliiled or ‘possibly chloroformsd, This being so the time for decisive action is before the paring and trimming be. gin. The Maritime Boards of Trade are unanimous in the determination that the recommendations of the Duncan report shall be carried out in their entirety and that within a reasonable time after the opening:- of the House definite assurance to this effect shall be given. One Nova Scotia Liberal member, Mr. William Duff, of Antlgonish-Guysboro, was ., I elected on the strength of his pre- I election pledge that if the govern ment refused to implement the re- commendations in their entirety, he would resign at the end of the pre- sent session. It is not too mucnto expect that all our Maritime repre- sentatives will take a similar stand.

Such action on the part of the Maritime members will no doubt be interpreted as rebellious. if rebel-

ment in which some of the higher- nps in parliament will concur in. The case is absolutely clear, and has been clearly detlucdnJ-The lliaritimes claimed they had certain grievances. The complaint had continued for years until finally it threatened the security of the gov- ernment. To restore this security the government of Mr. Mackenzie King, appointed a competent Royal Oommissio with one of the most astute and capable men in the British Empire at its head, with authority to investigate the griev- ances and, if found, to prescribe a remedy. The Commission complet- ed its work, prescribed its remedy and now the government is shufll- lug, explaining, temporizing. What can the Msrltimes do but call their representative in parliament to in- sist on the carrying out of the re- commendations, and if this is not done for the supporters of the gov- ernment to resign in protest? And this will be done.'

rm-z FAR AWAY. ‘

t appears to be inherent in human

o nature to look to the distant hills, to look abroad and afar for bless- ings which, if we looked for them. could 41o found at home. There are two fhctors in success- ful one equally important the other, namely, production and marketing.» -uThe two can be made the ‘mosfof by cooperation illstween the: producers and the " market. in thisprovince, with its comparatively [small urban popula- tion, the demand for our home pro duct is relatively small, yet in our home market our farmers receive higher prices for their product than ‘they rpoeive abroad. Certainly the abroad are needed to ab- hhs surplus, otherwise we slutted. But there is "a ions: which is not receiving the attention it ought to receive

1 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1927

sum their claims in the matter

' . is evident from the stand taken by the noun: Bahia of Trade hnd u... Isms-these snnmrt of the other This action is not premature. Ordinarily, to anti- outcome might be regarded as a hasty and in the case of the federal sovernment and the Duncan report it has long been evi-

last awake. sleep too near where they got in at, as the little boy did‘who fell out of bed. they should the awakening.

given some time ago show that im-

dawn; the Way

0F course. the Ottsvls Gsblnit is busy. gsttinl ready for the meeting of Parliament. And that the aiaritimes are anxious to klwW what the Government DPODOBBI l0 do with the Duncan r990“ 8°" without sayinx- Hitherto 1min- tentions had not been in any WHY disclosed. in is now anrafant that the Government had not only not come to any decision as to what it would do, but had not, until re-

ports _. 00f agricultul‘! products, whichimay well be referred to as enormfous, come into those provinc- es every year. it was stated in those figures that in one year re- cently New Brunswick imported 3,828,000 dozens of eggs, 346,000

I

t

of butter, besides large quantities of fowl, vegetables, etc. Prince Ed- ward Island no doubt supplies a! considerable quantity of this but; not nearly all of it which it could; easily do by a careful and business‘ like arrangement with merchants and dealers in those provinces. We understand that much of this im- port comes from Ontario and the western provinces. The cost of freight over such a distance is a burden which our Maritime fellow countrymen could well avoid by dealing nearer home and this pro- vince could show them where they can find I a market-within a few miles of home which would be much more advantageous to them than the ‘far distant western pro- vlnces. ,

Of course, it is regrettable that

quantities of agricultural products.‘ They both have large areas of good! arable land which, if utilized, ‘would provide them with all the agricul- tural food products they felllllfe-i This would mean an immense addi- tion to their wealth, but they have other res0nrces,-—lumberin8. mining‘ and fishing which they no doubt re-l gard as equally important-

ALL DOING IT.

THE citizens of Amherst, says‘

the Halifax I-lerald, always i

vto ensure the passage of the Dun- ,can Report in Parliament, as the ifollowing dispatch from that town? indicates:

“Telegrams were forwarded by the Amherst Board of Trade today to Hon. Mackenzie King and Hon. J. Layton Ralston, urging that the recommendations, of the Duncan Commission be carried out in their entirety. The action followed the receipt of telegrams from the Pre- sident and Secretary of the Mari- time Board of Trude urging that general and united action was now imperative."

This is action of the right kind; and it is to be hoped that other organizations throughout the pro- vince will lend their weight to the campaign. The benefits proposed in the Duncan Report can be se- cured—if there is determined illliI

concerted effort to secu

400- EDITORIAL NOTES.

if the month of February does not bring snow nothing but March will.

A year ago Saturday, 5th Febru- ary, the common form of entertain- mont was snow-shoveiiing, not Bridge, although the latter was not wholly neglected.

Spend your money at home, and it will return to you before many days. Send it abroad and you will never see it again.

Will the Liberal members of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island stand b! their provinces or by the Bovern- ment? Next week will probably tell the tale.

The liilaritime Provincefare at lf they do not go to

proilt by

lid which, if developed, would a very profitable one. We

totho sprint in our sister i Provinces, New Bruns-

hsve been resuscitsted or formed in the last few years have crested s. healthy appetite for the worth-

The literary organisations which t

t

Nova Iootis. figures while

pounds of cheese, 1,460,000 poundsi

I

cently seriously .10 idered the matter in council. ‘brief des- patch from Ottawa under date Feb- fruary 2, has thrown a-fnint light on ithe situation and a few intimations have been given, apparently as a “feeler" to test pdbiic opinion.

The sum of these intimation: appears to ibe that the Cabinet is divided as to what action should be taken. A rumor is given that coking plants may be established this year, along with the proposed increased subsidies to the three Provinces. pending a revision of all the provincial subsidies, but this may be regarded as a test of public opinion and to call forth further expression of the views of members of lParliament and the press of the Central and Western Provinces. Further we are told that, "subsidised freight rates," whatever that may mean, is said not to he likely to go through at this session.

From the Maritime view point oquallsation of freight rates is an urgent and inlmediate need. What has been disclosed will pro- baiblv call forth renewed discus- sion in the press and further at

‘Byjssigs W.B¢rfon,M.D. "

HURRYING YOUR WORK

s

You have likely met m0 indivi- d l or are the individual who feels . i9 be his or her duty to “clean pp" a. job all at, M100. B0 111M b9 can have a goodbest afterwards.

For instance you ‘want t0 86i- away for a vacation. for a Same of golf, perhaps on some special bus- iness, anrLyou work day and night to get your duties cleared away so ,that you cam go away and endoy i yourself with some peace c: mind. I Perhaps you work physically. and are working all day and> doing some overtime work of two to four hours every night, also with the thought that after you get through with this special work you will take a good test.

Perhaps you are a housewife, and after preparing the evening meal you hurry to gather up the dishes. sweep up or vacuum the floor, and get the dishes all washed so that you may have a real restful‘ even- lng.

Now what about this‘!

Well the idea behind It In 811 right. Getting your work out of the way as soon as possible so that you may rest, would seem to the very sensible from a physical and mental standpoint,

However a Berlin research man studying the effort of continuous work tolls us that if we continue to work "when we are tired that about twenty per cent more energy is re-

- quired to do the same amount of

work than if we aire not tired." What does this mean? That if we do work when we are {tired we use up that much more

. our two sister provinces should find tacks from those who are opposed _enel'EY and u"? maritime 8°“! 1°.

IParlisment providing for a new national fies. with the Union Jack omitted . The bill ‘Wag withdrawn later but with a promise to re-in. troduce it at next session. A Cans- dinn Press despatch from‘ iCapQ- town under date January d1 1511; that in the House of Assembly the Premier Smutl, declared that the Govern. merit vwould shortly introduce n measure in t’his_ connection. pubulhed desnston concludes: "It Ilfllmbeen stipulated that the pro- P°l°d n" flu shall not contain

“new status" is producing!

it necesgary m import such large‘ to any real remedial action in ourfrequirre much extra res-t in orde'r to

favor. But the Maritime cause has hlready made a strong appeal to lovers of right and justice through- out the ‘Dominion and we are con- fident that among the 245 members

of the iliouse of Commons a major-i

ity ‘will be found who will endorse immediate and substantial mec- aures for our relief.

A strong impression prevails

that the danger from dogs is not

over and that no further relaxa-

tion of the restrictive regulations

should be made until further assur ances are received from Ottawa. A

gnumiber of dogs have been abroad n. on the streets without muzzles and lious"it is perfectly justifiable, "5 the forefront of movements for the, unattended by any one in charge. rebellious sometimes are, a state-‘general good, are doing their partAln one case a large dog, barking and defiant. caused much alarm to,

ladies making a. call when a. ‘pront- inent citizen who was passing cuickly ' stepped in. Dr. Croken and -Dr. McMillan are not slat-mists and the Board of Health do well to heed their counsel. Ilf Dominion authorities should assume charge o! the situation iboth regulations

garded ‘would be enforced.

"silfly first" is a sound prin- ciple applicsible not only to the dog menace, ibut to all places of public assembly and in hundreds of other ways. lit was prudent and neces- Barr precautionary wor-lr by the committee of the City iCouncil who illflbected a number of places where Dublic gatherings are held, arrang- ed for improved exits and provide/l for monthly inspections in future. Many tragic happenings have creat- ed a somewhat painful sense of dan- BBI‘ in many minds the 'best anti- dote to which is found in what is: b91116 done to promote greater salety.

Uncle Sam. through his census bliffli" Droudiy estimates the num- bel‘ 01' III! Donnie. .'l‘he estimate makes out that at the beginning of last July there were 117,138,000, and that on July 1, 1927 there will ‘be '118-623»999 Deople in his United States. He reckons the increase 9m“ idle" Years ago, that is since the first of January ‘1/920, to be about 10,000,000 in round numbers “Id Wmlln l1 yell!‘ Past at over a million. ‘The reduction of the rats of increase apparently comes from the restrictions Illlpgged an gmmgg. ration from European moan-ML

‘P'°""I°" ‘H°"'1°0 Isst yssr intro- duced a bill -in the 15mm, African

in reply to General

The

he Union Jack design." _ T)“; g5 he kind offing. which the boasted

Ally man who repeats half he

and penalties, now lightly digre-

B

syllable.

OITIN Ml-SSPIEILED: pto- mainc; note the pug .. GYNONYMISI fete. priilestin-

ation. foreordinstion. destiny.

get the extra fatigue products out of the system. , .. i This extpains your extreme iat- igue when you first go on your| vacation. It takes days to make up |‘or the extra energy you used in order to get your work done on I time for your vacation.

It also explains why -the house- iwife is often so tired after cooking and cleaning up the evening meal. that she does not feel like going out although she has kept the evening free for that purpose.

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- Dally Selections A I FOR Guardian Readers February 7, 1927 nxrnnluzvcn FAITH:- Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness; |was Illi distress;

Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. Psalm 4:1.

hearts.

THE CHANCES OTHERS HAVE

“I might be rich, I might be great.” I heard one sadly say, “Could I have had my master's chance to start upon the WEI-Y; Had I been favored as he was I placed. men would not praise his name;

Hal I been favored‘ as he was would have greater fame! They that ignore me now would all ' be sycophants, to dance Attendance on me here if I had only had his chance!"

The wires whereby men's messages are sent beneath the seas, The gleaming rrails o'er which men speed what time they loll at

ease, The graceful domes that rise until they seem to pierce the sky, The mighty ships that cleave the mntni as fast as eagles fly, The disks n_'nd tuibes through which men see o'er space's broad expanse Are not the works of him who sighed to have some other's chance.

The songs that live through centur- ies are not the songs of men Who longed for favors others knew and tossed sway the pen: The names upon the noble arch that makes the artist glad Are not the names of men who ywrned for chances others had! Of all the wonders of our age that rise at every glance

one came from him who might do

much had he some other's

chance. ,

m-dom ¢ ‘v eo-o-ooo-oo-eo-ooe-o-o- DAILY LESSONS

IN ENGLISH By W. L. Cordell

LLA

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QUIOKENS was’

PRAYERz-Ih/iay our prayers, 0ur¢ Father, ever rise out of sincere

give free course to; lenient. "l-ie is the plmpered son of an indulgent rather."

“OB8ERVER'8" REPLY TO BISHOP MloDONALD

Sir, The Right Rev. Bishop Alex. MacDonald, in Saturday's Guard- ian, in defense of his views upon prohibition, refers to my "dissert- ation on the wines of Sc "

as “misieadingfi butwzithout er- ing any substantial 1* p? nee against any one of the many proofs which i adduced to support my contention. His quotation from Hastings Dictlonaryof the Bible is wide _of the mark, yet in its vague wording is as much in fav- or of my argument as it is in his. lt emphasises no‘ direct statement of fact on this issue.

The reverend prelate would modify the prohibition in Numbers 2:2, 3, by isolating it as being sp- plied to only a special class of those under "vow, or solemn promise to God, to live a holy life." He free- ly admits that from these “God re- quires total-abstinence from wine or strong drink, “but seeks to es- cape the difficulty by tryiug to se- gregate this class from the rest of humanity. Upon what warrant does he make this division a ‘ God's people, and where does he find the dividing line? Under the Jewish dicipline all of God's people were obliged to take those vows, and to repeat them at regular intervals, and otherwise they were outside the pale of re- ligious favor or obligation. it also included "women", who at that time were excluded from offic- ial position, or what we call holy orders. S0 that the Rt. Reverend Bishop's own admission compells acceptance of this truth, that “God requires total abstinence from wine or strong drink," from all those who enter his service. The most ardent prohibitionist asks n0 more.

His Lordship then adds that “the Author of the New Lnw—— did not legislate against the use of wines or intoxicants," and did not even include "total abstinence amongst the beatltudes." While our esteemed friend asks for posi- tlve proofs—which have been Ell" en-from those of opposing views. he seeks to sustain his own fabric upon purely negative conclusions. Has it occurred to him that Christ did not come as a legislator or law giver, and that He made n0. MW law, unless it was to reincarnate the law of love into a more potent power, and to clothe it with a rich- ei‘ glory?

The “Beatitudes? only touched upon nine features of personal virt- ues, and commending humility, purity of heart and the desire after righteousness. If in these our reverend friend can find a. con- senting voice for the use of in- Itoxicants, I most deplore his logic. l cannot see in the mad drunk that innoffensive meekness and thirst- ing for righteousness included i" ‘any of those affectionate "bless- ’ from Christ on the Mount._ ‘ we were to rely "non negative

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Th“ ha“ Set me at 1mg“ when 1 Ial wealth to be exploited by for-

' r011 THE SCRAP BOOK

A SERIES OF, LITERARY QUOTATIONS FOR BOOK LOVERS

Monday, Feb. 7th

“We have all seem mornings when, lacking salt ‘mackerel, we would have starved to death. Salt mackerel sits upon s. stormy stom- ach like petrel on the ibosom of the; foaming waveP-Slrneon Ford.

'11 respect not his labors, his farm ‘where everything has its price, who would carry the laud- scape. who would carry his God, to market, if he could_get anything for him; who goes to market for his god as it is; on whose farm nothing growns free, whose fields bear no crops, whose meadows no flowers, whose trees no fruits, but dollars,"-——Thoresu.

Dr. Johnson: (Commenting up- on the confinemeut in a madhouse of Christopher ‘Smart a fellow poet, for whom he entertained an affec- tion). "He has partly as much ex- ercise as he used to have, for he digs in the garden. indeed, before his confinement. he used for exer- cise to walk to the ale-house; but he was carried back again, I do not think that he ought to he shut up. His infirmities were not noxi- ous tosociety. die insisted on peo- DIB Praying with him-also falling upon his knees and saying his prayers in the street, or in any; other unusual place; and I'd agl lief pray with Kit Smart as any one else. Another charge wag, that he did not love clean linen; and .I have no rpassion for it."

l v —BosweIl.

I!!! one word each day. Today's word: IINIJIIIIAIENT; disposed to

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u WORDS OFTEN MISUSED:

Twins" means two, "twin" means one of two. OFTEN MISPIDONOUNOED: raspberry. Pronounce ras-ber-i. the as in “st." p is silent, accent first

WORD STUDY: “Use s word

lltill‘- L 9s.

things 0! life.

hears talks too much.

three times and it is yours." Lot ns