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Charlottetown Guardian don III lnalQrll) IIIIOIOO Ibo lplnlltll at olrnopcldcll;

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The article suggests to the Canadian Govern- RW-lfl- 1W! will ""1""? l" "19 dv-B)’ in arriving at me decson.

lnem lflthzlt it is Canadals duty to stfengthen much criucisnr uoes not. take lnw| its At antic bases for naval and aerial pur-l Lccomt me dmlcumesoxm” prop- poses. Halifax, once impregnable as u navl lc-tn. 1r were are inurvnuaa in a station, couldbe tirade far stronger for defense s convsniori, m a committee or $1 than it is now. Then there isVSt. John's, Ncw- ‘l’ 3m)’ “m “*1 ml he perm“ ‘

. ,, tisirnpossnletopcrauade them foundland; not m Canada, it l5 true. but for all , gm no Dmme can w attached u,

mum... km! llillv-lfllll] Dita-tor l. I. Bil-Iota. I. l. I.‘ z \nnu1l.Alr Ailllilll lnanln Wl-AII Ill I). L Cllfll. Uurntng lint) trout-nu mm 83:30 per you (In Mun!) dtz-trv-u i. ill) $1.1m ui-r yen: iln advance) 10d l0 Pflnru L-tn ml lnlntltl 55.00 pa: yea! (In udvnlan)

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"Friend, how cameat thou hither net having a wedding garment?" MKJFPHIIW XXII. l2. ‘

“WRITE YOUR ELLA."

Sin-The minister 0i IBYlCI-lltl-l-IB speaking at the Central Farmers" nstitute on the Educational Reso-

This is a very peculiar picture. We see a sinful man who has pig;- ed succasslurl! the sates of death

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cuiunzmv AND vourus uezn none runs scuoot. BOOM

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p. ‘QGIIIOUHB-qflmtd’)fl=vmzcgmmgagvrqeogerzzmq

—inrpracticnble for

...ion'g Atlantic Provinces.

. , . . ' v - _ , » ~. g .. _ and entered into the it f God, LII m] [wnmuses REPUdIaIEdQ practtca purposes of defense a part ot the Can those who rmdyaise w rd» fallen Hum“. n“ u we waned my . TWADING one would 5a m‘ d _c y o

admn mamland A - . . deaf ears. 1n t...» case jiersuaslon . . Y all!" W83 110W

. . strong encrm flcct might ,0‘: no “d. w“ “mu we _..:\..ge in our present system the over The problem with men has

"'_ - . ' . . - “hi” _ ~' _ , ni'v; we would get. it was to f h i, “m5;- po- 17 ' .. Ff l l mllllwii §'°$l@l'd3l' be able w capture ‘ha! port m d length} “m- and “Lie “ioruswem backed by a‘ “Heal tiieziln glob with Wm‘ members of an?! lglygfirsriillgtrrie to beggvaniisned fiviiiiiiriieernuslh fill‘ gisggoiieltieirliitf

Alclixtyrc. Minister of ' _ rczirl The Guar- ~ulil i: it ;tl\\'tf_\'.»' agree ' '» tool. Jijvctiou to the , l_i‘l..l'-l‘.'tll clitorizil of

.-CounciZ!' How often n» of this dictatorial

‘ti-Wu was that he "did ~ ~nt was committed to ~ .. izicrcase taxation, 't_v of refreshing g imprlrtzltt: point. t. oi _lui_v to, r935,

editorial assurance, - 1.1 catitlidtites:

..r on ordinary account ‘kl for this year and re an additional pay- mODOO, so that without rations under the Relief are will be available s of dollars for all ‘cridizure of 1930, the r Lea Government, was capital expenditure it. .73, so that it can easilybe platfomt of a Balanced

Under the careful and W. u. Lea, it can be ac-

ADDITIONAL TAXES, NC. OF SALARIE, WITH- JOUS CURTAILMENT OF fr’ SERVICE."

rltction, as Mr. McIntyre ?= own department have l: salaries (except those AA11‘ETS and legislative sup- ' ' {and left; additional , b-th by legislation and "1; and the Budget has not

he argmed that what might tfi the Government “under guhlance of l-Ion. W. M. - - binding on the Govem- --- t : urpbcll. We do not think 1"! advance any such abili; - ., Ail-Cl he any doubt as to the election obligations, let us ‘ lfiitriot, this time of July I3, _\Ir. Campbell, then acting _ s- , t-tl as stating at the polit- at l3? "unfit-id: Teri said in Tlgnish that we 13c‘. eztcept by increase of unemployment relief, or ‘Cris. BUT I SAY TO Ab?!) MUST BALANCE

Mr. ll»: _ ts rI-t yet c-HllplClCd his spec-ch on tl c l jv-I/it“ ‘a. ll: \\.'lll therefore have an ' vanity of telling tltc‘

.: nrcrttr, it they do not

House writ t» e ~ . ~ very plainly zmvl emphati-

mean wharf}: _ {ally to imply’.

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Our Vulnerable Seaboard Prwunm Ks; .'< oft-ritlciitctl dcclziratioit that Canada is no: H ‘ . t.» i! to c1 me to the defense 1

0f the linuflr- i‘ '

the stthjctri o:

current is-tit:

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\\'ithout t' I, t. _ atmudm ,1. ,. p, n. I/llt that Canada, m. the; QYQY.‘ If -' itivtiifllzfj the liurpire, would i be an t-t. f ‘Li- in u .~(‘ll\L‘. not even cnntcmpliwri . \v:-.r. Stilunwritu-s. for‘ exnnipl. 1' .1 . tr rzwgw torluv and their C;,I,;,<i<t r w 111m >t‘l'll1\l~l_\' ZillglllPllF; Q11: fir’. t! . . " z vnmlil be tn starve tircat i Ijritnin M- ri-i" wit‘ its shipping on the great 0mm rmi‘ -- L ]»i..2i which in r9r4-18“canre too nun. W. ; .,- “c t0 fccl comfortable about the {-,,~,..;-;- ‘ r cvcry facility for defense xvhicla tl~ : linrpirc affords is utilised to

\ 1T it P121." th(1-1l:}5..,~j, "ion being made by Canada

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in lint: vrfth t. ill}: WW5 0i YOdHY?" 35k!‘ the writer. "Nfybgfly SHyS l0. along it i135 been the sanre \l0l'_\' that has hccn heard since the Canadian Qnnfuinrutiorr was effected m 1867-1110 sturv that the Brlish Navy is-all- sufficiug for Canada's protection." \Ve quote ‘me sztv lprlrlv and frankly, that if that was 011cc the cnstu it is not so at the present time. There will be many entirely ncw conditions and dcvrlfipltivtils in the next war. One of them will

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be attack; m, Cnnqtlfl :15 severe and as frequent

a; the enemy can make effective. The vef)’ first move will be to secure basesoft Oi: "C37 the Atlantic seaboard of the Dominion if enemy be Etiropcnu, or on or near the PKCIlIC seaboard if the enemy be Asiatic." _ . Viewed from the North Sea angle, 1t is urg- ed that “not a day should be lost trnmakmg rt an cncmy to establish a base distance of the Domin- The St. Lawrence, that mighty wntcrtvny of CQHHClFVS lnleflol‘. Will "We, be ,,'_,.,1 by an (rnr-ntx for the obvious rea- rm that wrrrllifrs coulrl be bottled up 1h Cjllwk ' .-_ 'l",r_- (jniv-lllllf‘ of the Maritime ProvmCeS . .,,, _\-,,,._., _Cgnflrl_ New Brunswick and l-‘Ju- r-l Islcn/k-arc. however. fiilffifm‘ vulnerable. Some British warahlP cwldfnve partial protection, hut only partial. Pmvldcf- which is quite probable, the Royal Navy fro" d need‘ n. concentrate its efforts on this side 0f

or bases within strilziu?!

Canadian cities even as fnr inland as Blon- trcal, Quebec, Ottawa, 'l'oronttw. and perhaps Winnipeg. over a thousand miles further west." The vulnerability of the Atlantic ~'t‘.'|l)0;4_r(] i,‘ clearly the dominating factor in any practical, _oonsirleration of Canada's position in the event of war. To say. as PREMlER Kim; has said. that Canada will take part in no war "without the apprflvfil 0f Parliament" sounds very reus- suring: but the fact is that so long as we re- main a part of the British Empire we may be drawn, willynill): into assuming irhlizations for its defense. Hmvever unpulutublc this fact may be to some of its supporters, it is the duty of

the Dominion Governutcnt u. fuctg the l>'\ut‘ frankly. r Editorial Notes 1 \\'clc0tne to the hrotht-rhool of learning. i I J< The hard-worked local legislators will be

making preparations for their Ea=ter vacation wdn_v_ i

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“As you were" is the state of; parties in Ot- tawa as the result of by-elections in Ontario and Quebec.

i It is announced by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin that the British Budget will be brought down the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mir. Neville Chamberlain on Tuesday, April‘ 2o.

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It cannot be alleged that it was due to un- favourable weathcr that the fish landed in this province in February was less than half what it was in I936. Coulrl it have been the fault and apathy of the Liberal Governments?

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The Governor's speech at the opening of the Legislature could very well have been dispensed with, for it forecast nothing, and in review con- sisted of a paragraph stolen word for word from last year's speech. The Governor's advisers are evidently too indolent to tnlre the trouble to pre- pare a rte\v inaugural.

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‘cral purtics in linglzrntl made vehement ef-

\Vhen it comes to effective anti-Communist

,j measures, the farmer can put it all over his citv

brother. A Michigan farmer faccd by a sit- ting farm hand who demanded $8 baclc pay. the farmer pondered, argued, then released a bull. The sitter stood! The strike ended. I U I Hon. John Buchan, second son of the Gov- ernor-General, who has been visiting his par- ents, has returned to London to enter the ser- vice of the Hudson's Bay Company. After two years experience at headquarters in London he will return to Canada for further training here. I i l They are arguing d0\vn in the States that if, in the opinion of the President, the Supreme Court's decisions on constitutionality arenot to be relied upon, why should strikers be bound by Court decisions when they rule aganist “sit- dovvtr" strikes? One inescapable consequence of yroliticzfl interference with the administration of justice. l

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It is not so long sitict: the Labour and Lil)-

forts to deprive the trnivcrsities of their repres- sentation in Parliament on the allegation that

‘all intents and purposes the LCglSlIlilIFC, con-

it was invariably Conservative. Now, about the ,

, only independent members who can got t-lcvtevl arc those for these itilcllcclunl cortstittit-ncius. l_

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In the days of constitutional government hcrc. l

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._ in a private room in the Provincial builliujghl 1,0,, ,

Now the Legislative (Ihrunlv-r is ust-vl, null the I IIlllJllC are more 0r less1niltiuly_tol<l"to git". To trary to Magna Charta, is held with closed

doors.

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“These Be Your Kings", a hatidsomcly pub- lished booklet containing an abridged record of the lives of English Kings from 1066 to the present time, has been issued as n. Coronation souvenir by the Northern Electric Company Limited. As an abridgment this little work fills a long-felt want, and it is no less worthy of commendation as a fine specimen of the pub- lishcr’s art.

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It long has been mantaincd the factory whistle is the most effective “cease fire" alarm ever invented, and now the latest word from Lon- don proves it. North London re-ccltoed with strange wails, shricks and bangs as the llomc Office air raids precautions department conduct- ed tests of bomb warnings. Eleven types of sirens and three kinds of explosives were test ed at short intervals. Stationed at sectors in concentric circles about the testing ground were sixty-four policemen, the nearest half a mile away, and the farthest four miles away. They all had watches synchronized with a master clock. As each siren or explosion sounded. the constables were supposed to listen intently to record the time and the intensity. Officials said they would be quite pleased 'to findvmy type of warning which would carry two miles in the city. A sound which would carry ten miles at sea, they said, can scarcely be heard at two miles in a congested area, where builtlmgs and trees act as mufflers. Among all thr- tricks and special devices, it was found by a [tfclittii- nary check-up the old-fashioned factory whistle

,did about as well as any, '

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make it a base fol’ dlfiwlrfllli Ollermloni against or war. lhat turned the trick, but f i: was to avo.d such a sztuatiou v

that. the XIOH-UKYLIVEIIHOXI com-

. nurtce was Qolabllifléd. Now that Pvfillgdl has at. last. come ill the ' an of tire nations is com- l

a; reel ;r.c'_c.—'lor0tit0 Telegram.

Herr von Blhbentrop, (he present

German Anuussador to Ecigiauu.

.5 evidently d-Liermined to keep hLs rrarue belcre the public a.» much as possible, though the methods he ‘ adopts are not those usually assoc- q iated with the decorous practices of diplomacy. He created a. dadd- ed unpresslon but by no mean; a favourable one, b; iriJsting on giv- 111g the Nazi salute ui the presence of litng George. His departure from the ordinary etiquette of Court: “as considerably resented in Lon- don, but he has continued giVLnK the salute as practised by the Gd‘- murr Xaz; parry whenever he goes into the Kzngs presenoe.—Belfast Telegraph.

In the year 1710 Jame: Watt needed a measure by which to state the rate at which his steam engine did its work. He hitched a . strong horse to a pulley rope, at the end of which, down n. mine shaft, he fastened a. lSO-pound weight. The horse drew it up 220 feet per minute, so Watt multipli- ed 220 (feet) by 150 (pounds) and got 33,000 (foot-pounds). Thus one horse power is the power required to iift 33,000 pounds one foot. in one minute.

Hitler’: circus clown. Goebbels, has given the world another laugh. He says that failure to have child- ren is a crime against the Nazi State and a sign of distrust In Hitler. ‘That confirms the widely held orfnion that Hitl , childless bachelor, is Nazi Crimzual No. I. —.\fanchestcr Sunday Chronicle.

The situation is a little easier than it. was; but no permanent. im- provement can be expected until French c"pitat plucirs up courage to return to fiance frrm abroad and to venture out. o‘ its hiding- places at heme. M. Blum‘s real problem is not in Parliament. where, even if the Frcnt Pfllllllfllfe were not so solid as it i5. there could be littlcfdizposition to dia- place him in favour c-f his critics. He is on strong grounds when he mdntains that at any rate he has done better than they did when they were in office. There are un- mlstakmble signs of econimic re- covery, which, however can only be made permanent if, without forfeiting the confidence workingt-class voters who tplzoed him in power, and whose continu- ed support is necessary for crderlY recovery, he is able to dispel the fears which arc still causing cap- ital to hold back.--Londorl Times.

At the Cosmopolitan hotel a young lady of very nice locks and with sp‘end'd demeanour and c111- tivated r~..,.ch was walking among the dlrtitrg room guests and to a companion at the table I remark- ed on the girl's attraction and particularly on her clean Etiflllsh and soft, well modulated voice. “You will be surprised," said he in reply, "to learn that. that 11118 woman's parents came b0 lair- more from Rumania not very many years ago and that nefther one of them could speak a word of Eng- lish and have a hard jcb speaktn! any of it yet/k-Calgary Albertan.

Looking back on the lfstory 0| P: ‘tcdlon for the British ircn and ‘ industry, who would have that. within a few s ‘he Government would be

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. . . l 5. .- q, 1 3 the czmcus of the fCSpCCllYP pafllCg \\'il,\ held l mm“ l” ‘H’ pig mm o“ he me

list. ti?” to .- "u; dorm the duty on l sflrl nroducts l0 10 D81‘ ~ mnrnt, or, rather, the Bllpilil. Dulles Advisory Corn- mittee, to which it hag let out its thinking, ls not, however, actuat- ed by mere tenderness towards consumers. It is feeling the pinch itself. A dangerous shortage of rs/w material; has been created not merely because of the Govern- men/L's restrlcVon of import-t in the interests of British makers but because the whole world has de- veloped a voraciou; and ever-in- creasing appetite for iron and steel for the armaments race.—-Man- chester Guardian.

Developments of the highest. lm- portance in Central Europe are foreshadowed by the account of the purpose underlying the German Foreign mnisterls recent visit to Vienna. There are very substantial reasons to believe that the Anschluss, or virtual amalgamation of Germany and Austria. will 500D be proclaimed as an accomplish- ed faet. The union of these two kindred and neighbouring pesples was a German aim long before Herr Hitler came to power. He. being of Austrian birth, ia resolute to realize lt.—-l.nndon Daily Mall.

In France the danger was that Blum‘; Popular Mont Government would be punished by its own supporters into giving open assist- ance w the Popular Front. Govem- ment in Madrid. But Blum has resisted th’; pressure from his own people. He has shown caution and common sense. He has decided to give the assistance of the French Government to Madrid. And in doing so he strengthened his posi- tion, That does not o‘ten happen in politics. it nmy sometimes be right and even courageous to dos-rt

ycur political friends. But It very~

rarely pays-London Sunday Ex- Dfeu.

of thc_

tu - Legislative Assembly.

Now that. was good advice cum- .rr_r from one who knows, yes, when yum think 90 per cent. or more common folk have g0; to study Latin and French, Geometry and Algebra in our common SChDOlS when they would far better be studying the management and care of farms and homes, it's time we had a change. I was pleased to see Rev. J. W. A. Nicholson's letter, 1t is well worth reading the second zime.

Now that the Home ha: ‘mot I would like m see more on this subject.

Perhaqu the clergy would preach a little on the subject, too, for after allIt-hlnkthemainwaytotlhrist is the every day walks of life. Wo should write our MlcAJs

I am. Sir, etc, J. E. DRUMMOND Freetown, PEI.

UNWAERANTED TRUCK LICENSES

Bin-Our farmer: and their sons as. users of motor trucks in this province are at present fucing a very serious problem by the exces- sive motor truck license fee, as purpoaed by the highway depart.- ment. whfch simply spells that the majority of motor tnrck owners will be deprived of their livelihood by virtue of this drastic action on the part of our representatives. in raising the ante on the truck lic- ense that-only a man with plenty of money can take out his truck on the highways at all. A; for the man with his truck still unpaid for, and there are many of them who are depending on the season's work to make their payments, now their prowects are very discour- aging when they have to pay three times the former license fee. True, I admit that the old rates were too low, but to impose a tax, such as the Government are advocating, is an imposition on our motor truck users, in view of the fact that we only have a limited mileage of paved roads on this Island, and at the most these can only be trav- ersed from seven to eight months of the year. Furthermore, you can- not compare our roads with Nova Scotla. or New Brunswick roads, where they have made every prov- ision for snow removal, certainly no comparison whatever. It behooves the Government to use a little common horse sense. and

wake up before it's too late. I am, Sir, etc, . .. . TRUCKER.

TRUCK LICENSES

Slr,—In a. recent issue of your paper,I see where the Government proposes raising the license fee on motor tnlcks. Now that is not what the people were told before the last provincial election, by those men seeking election to of- fice; it was lower taxes for every- body; but they have failed miser- ably to keep those promises. I think I am safe in saying 90% of motor trucks in this province are owned by men who earn their liv- ing by their trucks. Why should the Government try to put. these men out of business as a higher license fee will certainly do? Why do they jump on the trucks alone? Why not motor cars as well? As I think they are a greater menace on our roads. How many people have been killed by trucks in our province? Truck drivers as a gen- eral rule exerdse greater caution than motor ear drivers. as they realize it would be much harder to stop n. heavy truck in a case of near accident. It seems that an outsider gets the preference, as n. man was allowed to bring a heavy bus from Nova scoffs or some