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THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

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APRIL 17. 1936

l;AGiE FOUR ‘ 'I'lie ciiarlottetown Guardian

Prunldnnt. Llaut.-Col. lV. (‘hunter 8. Mnlmrn. , Vloo-I've-uldrnt, J. It. Burnett, F. J. I. locretnry. Llent.-Col. D. A, Ilneklnnon, D. 8. 0.

ldltor nld Ilnnnglng Director, J. ll. Burnett. F. J. I Auoclnto Editors. |-‘rnnlt Wnllier and D. E. Curtis.

Iornlnx Daily (lannded IM'lI II.0o per your (In ndvnncvel dollvorrd In Clty. 33.00 per your (In ndvnnre) mulled IO

Prlnno Ifdn-ud Inland. 84.50 per your (in Idvlllrol Ilnlled to Cnnldn and United Staten.

FRIDAY. APRIL 1'1. 1936.

Hon. Mr. Dennis The lngenuous

Everyone must admire the apparent naivete of the new Minister of Agriculture in explain- ing away the deal for the Brewery Ilorse.«Of course, Mr. l)i;NNts poss . -s the saving sense of humotir, and we almost see the twinkle itt his eye as he advanced the argument that “the end justi- fies the means” in getting a "g:o0<l" Sire fi‘0m 11 “ba(l" litisiiicss. .'\ll liiiglisliiiiztti visiting Scot- land in Dr, ’loii.\'so.\"s da_v remarked \\'itli sur- prise that Scotsiiieit ate oatineal. “\\'lty,” he ex- claintcdy “_\'im ,\ttil>illCll (‘fit \\'ll£ll; we feed I0 ottr horses!" "Yes," replied the Scotsman, “and wherever did you see siiclt men and such horses!" ‘

Mr. DENNIS nterely stibstitiites “beer" for "oats,” and gives our Proltibitioit propagandists I like ans\ver_ \\'e hope they are satisfied. Mean- time we like the ingeiiiiotis \va_v Mr, Di-:NNiS talks of salviiig his coitscieiice. Dawes Brewery (ive ltope ive shall not be prosecuted tinder the Prohibition Law for thus advertising them) act- ed philaiitliropically so far as our farmers and horse-breeders are concerned. “Here,” they said, "we ltave the fittest stallions on the American contiitetit, all guaranteed, raised on beer and bcer—masli. \\'e want to help the poor, depressed farmers of l'riiice Irldivard Island, and you can have two of them for the nominal sum of $2 per service." “Done,” said Mr. LEA, wlto was a practical stock raiser, and appreciated the value of this cut price for the highest bred stock, and closed the deal without caring a cotitiitental what effect it wotild have oit aqua purists.

But the story got out, and the Goveriintent rued the bargain. .\lr. l)l-1Nl\‘lS took over the portfolio, and found the Daivcs licer Stallioiis on his door step. lle frowiied on them, btit had not the heart to chase them away; so he started to compromise. He would only keep one, to which Dawes Brewery 'S(‘ltlc‘tl.

Then .\lr. DI-1.\'.\‘lS discovered that the \\'o- men‘s lnstitiites were raising ructioiis and pro- testing bitterly that a l'roltihitioit (iovernmeiit should he iii any way involved in the accursed Drink traffic. Next, too, .\lr. l)i-:.\'.\'ts recollccted that these \\'oiiien's liistitutes would be ltolding their anuu;tl conveiitioit iit Liltarlottetown in July and that, as .\linister, he would have to meet and address them.

This was a dilemma. llow on eflfili L'0lll<l he meet and address them with an accitrsed Brewery Stallion on his conscience? The genial 1\litiistcr is nothing if not asttite. He does itot believe iit penance for liiniself, but the thought occurred to ltitn that he might lll.'ll\'C the farmers aitd horse breeders who wanted lire\\'ei‘_\' li0I'SC service do penance in his stead. So, ht‘ \\‘(‘|it 10 Dawes llt'ewer_v (not an £lil\‘L‘l”ll.~('lll(‘lll).£lll(l

Siiiilf “(i'l‘l”l(‘l“L"‘- .‘‘“‘i‘" 55"‘ m" ‘” 1‘ dent“ of I.e:iglIe in :il‘lil,"iti1-.' xaiictioits or more Sti‘lll‘,.IQllt actioit on her owit.

. - - - , ' . a hole. \ou ll.’l\‘e ioisteil one of your goldririi ted lirewery atlvertisitiq

hint. He has even resorted to the very plebian habit of answering telephone calls_

But we quote front the reminiscences of Mr. \\"At.Tr.it McRAvt:, once well-known to many here as an entertainer, and partner of Miss PAULtNt-: _]ottNsoN, poet and litterateur. In 1906 they were in Loitdon the guests of Lord and Lady STRATHCONA, and this is the quotation we make apropos of the Premier's ultimatum :

“London now had a new sensation that year in the visit of three Coastal Indian Chiefs who had gone across to lay their grievances at the foot of the throne. The Grand Trunk Pacific had rtut its surveys through the graveyards of ‘heir RIICCSIOFS and their game was being restrict- ed, so after a. huge ‘Potlatcli‘ wlterc tiiiich nton- ey had been raised, they started, a_r/ainrt (lie -wisli of the 1-iitlian agent, the Brilisli Colmubian gov- crnmrui, mid flic gozwiiiimii at Ollriwa. After a rough passage . . they arrived in Erlglzintl in their blanket stiits and bits of boite and tin tied on. They represented nothing, stood for nothing, aitd were nothing. \\'hat was to be done? Lord STl{A'i‘HCUNA was in a quandary. He lodged them in the \\’ar ofiice, and the Press could get nothing out of them. They were all too SC<”iT€<l for ullefilnce. but were sure of one thing; they had conte 5.000 miles to see the King and were going to see him. . . . The old Chiefs were received after all by their great white father, EDWARIJ the Seventh, and his Queen .‘\Ll-2.t‘;\Nl)RA, zit lhiclciitgliani l’;tlaee—a tribute surely to the great tact and kindness that were part 'of litig- l:iiid's Kiiigly diplomat. . . “'6 saw tniiclt of the old Chief ‘Joe’ after this and met him again in Vancouver yerirs afterwards. The Chief's vis- it to the King left an ittipression on the old fel- low that stayed. P.\t:i.tNi~: would ask him about his visit. The old boy would smile and say with a knowledge never learned iit books, ‘Ah, Miss 1’A1'L. in this world two kinds of men; number one kind, wlieii you meet ltiiii, he stand still. make you come to him; number two kind. wheiii you meet him, he step forivard, sliakc your ltand. King iiumber two kind." linotigli said,

Editorial Notes

A cat tiia_v look at a King, but an elector may peep itt on tltc Premier only at his peril. l-'.veryonc”w:is glad to see llon. I.L'c.\s R. .-\t.i.i-tN in the l..(‘glSlr'lllll't‘ this week after his rec- ent ittdisposition.

Mr. D. A. .\l.v\CKlN2\'().\', l\lait:tgcr of the local brzincli of the Central Bank has returned from his visit to .\lontre:tl, Toronto and Ottawa, at the last of which he was decorated for long service in the l\’ed Cross. \\'liile oti tour the gen- ial banker had iiiittierotis interesting c.\'periettees which will serve to regale his friends for sotiie coiisiderable time.

9|! R if

llritxtiit is coitsisteiit in her Italo-Etliiopian policy. Froiii the outset she proclaimed that she would take no iiidividtial action against ltaly, but insisted upon collective action itttder the l.e:t;:iie's Coveiiztiit. She still is of the same mind, and refuses to be inztde “the goat" of the

Notes by the Way

No one nppean to doubt. tlut sooner or later, and sooner rather than later. the Nazi government will venture some bold st.rok.e to re. cover 11 part, at least, of those great blceks of German population which the peace treaties separated from the Reich. The first objective would naturally be Austria.

Germany’: fear of Russia is per. fectly genuine. She knows Russia‘; manpower and that it. is now train- ed and equipped as it never was when she with difllculty saved her- self from being crushed by the steam roller. Nazi-ism is founded on fear and hatred of Communism: it blames the latter for Germany's defeat and most. or her subsequent troubles. It is no pretence when Hitler says: "Berlin might easily in a few hours be reduced to a heap of ashes by 3 R115 hut air attack be- fore the League or any other body wou'd even have begun to discuss the question of ltow to deal with it." This eppreltettsioti must be taken into account. It may also be usedi to bring Germany to some appre-J elation of France's state of fear] and hatred of her whlclt is as gen- uine as Germany's sentiments to-l wards Russia. y

A Jewish cattle dealer has beenl sentenced at Nttrnberg to six weeks imprisonment for wearing bf'oVl‘ll trousers. or rather pants. the ren- satt being that they might have been mistaken for Nazi stormtroop- er garments. It the judge had a sense of humor he would have known that no decent. Jew wou‘d clreant of imitating ii Nazi soldier's unlzcrm.

Crewe, the rnilivay city of Brit- ain. is to be the centre of a new crea-mery which will be one of the largest in the coittitry. It will linve an output. of over 20.000 pounds of butter it day. A Circle of feeder ;t.aiicns will be established within a radius of 25 miles, but milk will be drawn front the farms as far as 50 miles away. 'I‘he‘Danlsh system whereby the cream is separated from the milk at the Creamery or at separating stations, is being adopted. since it. gives a quality of butter for which the pubic is pre- pared to pay 11 higher price. The New Zealand s_v.tem whereby only the cream is sent to the ac cry is cheaper as it. eliminates the otst of re.umltig the s:pnt~.:tc,1 milk to the farms, but it is not (.‘Clll.“..(l(3le('l to give good results,—-St. Thottias Times Journal.

Happiness arises from unself- lshne s, consideration, and appre- ciation fcr the lovely things in this world. Mri 1: cannot buy under- standing and appreclttiiori. To such as have these gifts. however, money can add to them, bu: it is not an essential. The child is as happy with it penny toy as with one that has cost a hiindrcd dollars, bezause he knows nothing about false values. 1 A mailer flint is causing consid- erable anxiety itt intcrnatistiiil circ-' les is the re-enttc motif of can-l serlpt;on itt Allslllil, coltt.ldi:ig as it‘

it must he collective action or

does with the new pact or bond or‘ league (or WllllL(.‘\'Cl‘ you ike to caill it) which now unites Austria with;

beer—aitd-beer—iitasli ~ . stallions on itte, (wliiclt both nt_v (lL‘l)(ll"llllL‘llt'£lll.(l nmhmg' 9K §tf"‘1€;;eR§é‘$:‘gOxf’Fl’Z‘:f"S£‘°a “'15 f3"“‘“"5 “C “'°“"° “l’l’l'CCi‘-MC‘ liccilllie it. ‘S Ma\' we direct Preniier C.\.\frni:Lt.’s atten— 9193’ °°““°°“°;‘ b°l“‘3-‘ll Thisel reputed to he one of the most Ollt>lZlll(llllvg sires mm to’ the (k_CIm_mi0n of A_\tmmey_Genem1 events.

on the Aiiierican t‘iillllll(‘lll). btit fariiiers wives The story II:

and daiighters \vill not stzuitl for it ll 35 "N0 there is no electioti for five years, littt I liaveto meet these ladies en ttiassc in _llll_\',V‘2lil(l bani! Peter (wliotii I hope to meet at the (rate sortie- (lay) could not save me front their \vrath.for betraying the Proliibitioii cause for $2 a Unit‘. However, we have been trying to get these \Vom- en's Institutes to contribute to the support of the T, B. Saniiorinm, and my suggestion is tltatwve, charge the farmers and horse breeders $i0_ 3 time instead of S2—and give $8 to the Sanitorinm Funds. No woman, I feel, would object to the importation of a beer fed horse to provide $8 per service for T. B. Patients.” ' . The Brewers similiiigly said, “O.K.. ii '5 all the same to us, though we would rather the farmers and horse-breeders spent the additional $8 on Dawes Famous Black Horse Beer, now to be had in abundance at all vendors throughout Prince Edward Island.” (This is not an adver- tisemcnt.) This is how Mr. DENNIS saved two birds with one: fee and salved his conscience besides. This, too, is why the honourable the Min- ister compares the Women’s Institutes Annual Convention in July to Saint Peter at the Pearly Gate, counting upon their Prohibition_w.atclt- fiilness being allegedly as remiss and their judg-

pgnt pqually lenient.

Royal Example To Premier

It is quite excusable under the extraordin- ary circumstances of the Premier's autocracy to hgve recourse to SIIAKIZSPEARE to “condemn the

, fault and not the actor of it”:

"But; man. proud mini Brut. in u little brifi nut-hority.— ‘ just, ignorant of what he's most. assured.

i Q .].ggy guei-ioe,—like an A1181’! ODE. ‘ ploy: such’ fantastic trial; before hioh h“‘.’°“-

, Al mute: the mock weep-"

We have shown that as regards public ex- "tore and prohibition the Premier does not week by the book‘ but merely makes assertions there isino one in the Legislature to mullet him. Our correspondent, "Pro Pairia,_" ' dlownconelusively that Premier CAMPBELL 5 lot the B. N. A. legislation and pro-

’ i .. . any and inaccurate; and now

that lilo refusal to see citizens

ilhltd who may want to inter.

- not or lnnglnlfy. it

1' i can practice of the - ' .;~.;v . ,.. .. r~'V Enwluto VIYIL, iiui ’ ' ' ’ ' '

views with those otltle

Jltrcii.i., in an address at Calgary that .’\lbcrta's debt problems will be forgotten in a compara- tivel_v short tittie and the province will stand ace-higli iii the itiarkets of the world. The rea- son? "\\'e are going to try to live within our in- come." If the object is achieved a happier day will (lawti for the .'\lbertaiis, even though the debt problems are ttot completely forgotten. The policy which the Minister promises is a tried and

proven one. alt lie ale

The progress of the German Dictator: l'llTLl-LR, I934. Elected with no opposition in the Reich. Four titontlts later declared all opposition in the Nazi party to be treachery, and on “bloody Sunday" wiped out 60 Nazi radical leaders who differed with him. Faced with a potato shortage and financial stringency, HITLER in July tight- ened Government control and threatened mili- tary action. On death of HINDENBURG in Aug- ust assumed the Presidency as well as the Chatt- cellorship and issued a decree that he alone “shall determine who shall be” his deputy or deputies. He was now a full-fledged Dictator.

ilfi NE 9% Progress of our own Dictator: Elected (as Acting Leader) in I935 without an opposition. In October abolishes Prohibition Commission and assumed supreme control. In January 1936, on death of Hon. Mr. LEA, assumed the Premier- ship, and in February refused an interview with the Mayor and City Council. Later decreed that any one voting against his nominee shall be ostracised and deprived of patronage. In April abolished appeal to law courts on land disputes. Budgets “blank cheques” for unlimited expend- iture without detail or explanation; and declares any one other than his own constituents, seeking to interview him on Government business shall do so at his peril. K I

Are we going to have it League, of Nations all our own out the American continent? Propos- als from three Latin—Amcrican governments that a league of American nations be formed to pre- serve peace in the western hemisphere were made public by the State Department at Wash- ington Monday. They were among the specific suggestions sent to President ROOSEVELT by the heads of 17 South and Central American states in their formal acceptances of the United States Government’: invitation to the forthcoming inter-American peace conference. Included also were recommendations for America-wide‘ co- operation in limitation of onmnieuto and‘ mutual collaboration in the economic development of the respective countries. Thecoriferience is planned » ,1 .. aummer in Bucnpi Alres. Will Canada

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ill. Sir Austen Chamberlain sir Samuel side are mentioned such names as

semi-annual _ miracle. on March 19 the swallows; of San Juan Capt trano Mission re-| turn from their Winter habitat, nl-. though where that may be even the most astute omltitologist. have not been able to determine. For sixty- elght years those beautiful birds have arrived promptly almost on the hour, driven out the swi is that: have made homes in their Titstl year's nests, and settled down for

the Summer. On October 23, as they} have also done for the past sixty-

eight years. they suddenly take to

the air in a body and go winging, their way to a destination unknown. The following March 19 they are back again, regardless of weather conditions. This year, once more, their arrival was as always. Noth- ing more than this need be said. Perhaps to the bird-minds of the swallows there is nothing wonderful or remarkable. or any cause for ex- citement, in this undcviatlng schedule of arrivals and departures. But for men with the wit. to pon- der it, a. world of meaning, and of beauty, is then.-in.~New York Times.

It In indicated that strange and unexpected divisions and alliances have been caused by the problem which the French position has rais- ed. Thus, although it. mlght. be sup- posed that because of its strong anti-Fascist position, Labour would favour Prarrc, it seem; that. the three leading exptttents of the French t.hesLt, outside of the Col)- inet, nte 'I'orles,—Winston Church. and Hoare. On the other air Whiter Loyl/On. the Marquess of Lothian, the Marquess of Lon- donderry and Labour's parliament- ary lender, Major Atlee. Plainly the issue is not peace—slnce au Eng- lishmen unite in wishing to pr-9- serve that.—but. how to preserve peooe.—Bo,lt.lmore Bun.

Recently titre House of Rep“. sentatlvea approved an ilppropt-lg- Lion of $546,226,318 for the army for the meal year 1936-37. This was a peacetime high record. But the senate Appropriations commit.- tee has increased the rum by 358.- 000,000. bringing the figure to $002,230,004. The United states pro- fesses to be isolated from the wrangling nations of Europe, and other dancer 301108. but it feels the medals do the nations much closer to cross of impending oonf!lct, to expand its fighting forces. The cost to the American people of the army' in the year me-37 will be 50 per oent. greater than at any time

‘ tabllslilng classes to prevent others

Zffbat ifiohp of flours

Bu Jane: 10. Burton. MD. RI-ZSTORING SIGHT TO THE BLIND

Physicians and others who come in contact with “b1lnd" individuals and "deaf" individuals will tell you that. those who are blind are more cheerful than those who are deaf. The explanation is that while the blind cannot. see people and sur- roundings they are aware of their presence and enter into the conver- satiou of those about them, thus be- coming a “pa.rt" of the company and surroundings. The deaf, on the other hand, while seeing those about them, are unable to enter into the conversation and are not therefore a "part." of the company. This has the effect of making them look and think inward with its harmful ef- fects, mental and physical.

However by the use oflhearlng i1ll'S many of those who are "hard of ltcarlng“ are now able to enjoy moving pictures and the radio, use

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PUBLIC FORUM

This column In open In the dlunulon by oorrunoniluu of intention of lltorent. The ‘huloltounvn flurdlnn don nol neconnrll udono lie oplnlnnu ef aornopoldentn.

A CAMPBELL MISSTATEMENT

5ir,—Premier Campbell is re- ported as saying that 38,000. has been saved by abolition of the Pro- hibition Commission. I cha.l‘enge that statement. and dare him to produce the details in proof of his assertion. I challenge him, or any one on his behalf, to show where one half, or even a quarter of this amount ($2,000) has been saved by

this act.

I am, sir, etc.,

0 It I T I C.

CIHCKENS COMINCMIIOME

Slr,——What. neveriibeforc occurred in a. budget speech in this Province was the Premier's vicious attack

13. N. A. Act. Since the right of legislation is strictly limited. lhe court. declares whether or not Par- liament or: the legislature Went M- yond its limit of power. When found to be within the limit. the legislation objected to is declared to be irrtra vine and constitutional; when found to be beyond the lim- it, it is declared ultra vireo and unconstitutional. This most valu- able right and privilege has been exercised on many occasions since 1867; it great number of the cases being decided by provincial courts without further appeal; many by the supreme Court of Canada. and many by the P:lvy Council in Eng- land.

If B change in the Constitution should ever be made by which in im Act of the British Parliament it should be’ declared that it will not in future be necessary to resort to the British Parliament to amend the Canadian Constitution, and that such future amendments may be made in Canada. ii. new and a. '.'cry important question may well arise whether any such constitu-

upon those who elected him and J tiotial question as heretofore can in his party. Denounced and descr‘ibed- future be raised regarding the val- ks parasites and pests of unbear- idlty of future statutes enacted by “me kind» 118 Cfflckied the Whip the Dominion Parliament, whether over them with no mlncing of such statutes be passed in amend-

words and phraaes.

Almost every voter. either by Personal canvas, radio address, or newspaper promise was assured that they had but to vote Liberal and they would immediately be

the telephone, rutd hear ordinary L".JllV€lSf1ll0l‘l.

And just. as the society for the Prevention of Hard of Hearing, New York City, is helping partially deaf people, so the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, Phila- (it-lphia. is doing an excellent work for those whose sight is so poor that they are considered blind.

in a paper read at the Annual .'-letllllg of the American Medic Assoeinuoii some months ago Drs. Catirad Berens and Misses C. Edith Kerby and Evelyn McKay of this orgrttiizatlon were able to show that much relief can be given to many who are considered blind.

at their word. and sent: him

ushered into an elyslan paradise and employment, government spells and an abundance of all that goes to make happy the lives of those who win.

They took ‘him and his colleagues 100 per cent strong to fulfill his prom-i