,...' C J39’ iv .. i .sa¢n-h.~r' "AGE FOUR rill: clunlonrlovlu culiliiii Pllllllni-‘G’: _ Iltitude ‘about the prohibition situation, 9°30 "1000 lantlemen supported the must have been a marvellous per- Iu Iolnl\ I. l’. I. Yes-a ca‘. o. t0! Aunslnh Idltoro-Irnnk Iarnlnl) f dndlllfillimlrvlyonrilnndvnnoo) u” p: 1L, (inf-advance) mailed In MONDAY, JULY 13, 1931 What About It.’ Dr. Cyrus Macmillan, defeated Liberal candidate in the federal pose as prohibltlonmml but the“ Pmtmn» '15 m” actively campus!” stock has fallen considerably below par among the "right thinking ele- \ng for the Lea Government. It was Dr. Cyrus Macmillan who headed the “non-political" Educa- tion Commission which recommend- Fd, over a year ago, the establish- merit, of‘ a portfolio of Education ind Public Health, a separate De- puty Minister for each department, the re-organization of the Board of Education. the establishment of consolidated schools and, failing an increase in subsidy from Ottawa, a plebiscite to determine whether or= not the people should tax them- selves to pay increased salaries to the school teachers. The report of the Education Commission provided that "before the submission of any plan of revenue to the people, every possible means should. b: takrn by the Board of Education to inform the people of the conditions and oi the real meaning of any suggested financial arrangement.“ The Education Commission cost the taxpayers of this Province over three thousand dollars. and its re- commendations have not yet been implemented. It surely cannot be on this ground that Dr. Cyrus Macmillan is indors- ing the policy of the Lea Govern- mentl Disgraceful Episode The manner in which the Pro- hibition law is being flouted under the Lea Government was exempli- fied in a. disgraceful event which is reported to have occurred in the West River District last week. The Guardian is reliably informed that a. party, held under the auspices of a most respectable organization of ladies, was invaded by bootleggers with a car of liquor and that the temptation proved some young men in the vicinity, who became intoxicated and were Ml be heard quarrelling far into the early hours of the morning. Later, an the same morning, two empty liquor cans and two potato sacks containing empty “teddies" were found on the scene of the disturb- once. Naturally the ladies of the dis- trict are deeply upset, though the affair reflects in no way upon their admirable organization. I It was on the pledge of strict en- forcement of the Prohibition law that the Liberal members of the West River District, Hon. '3. w. LePage and Mr. Angus MacPllee, were elected in 1927. They both as- sured their constituents that, if el- ected, the District would receive "the boon of a banished liquor traf- fic,” and that all that was required ‘ to achieve this result was honesty and sincerity in the administration of the law. Immediately after the 1927 election, at a meeting of the Temperance Alliance, Mr. LePage ulld: "We are going to leave nothing undone to enforce the Prohibi- tion Act, and this can be done. There is nothing impossible in this Province. We have a clear mandate to go forward and en- force this Act and I for one will Itand for nothing but enforce- Inent to clear the Province of this cursed drink traffic. You will not find this Government lack- ing in anything it can do." ' Similar assurances were given, both before and after the election, by Mr. MacPhee. Both these gentle- lnan maintained, in every speech jhey made in the Legislature, that this promise had been fulfilled. ey maintained that their own trict was free of liquor and that situation throughout the Prov- lnce was satisfactory-notwith- Intending the fact that arrests for llninkenness have been greater dur- ing the last four years than at any time since Prohibition came in- I0 effect. And while maintaining an of smug complacency and llllllln' planter-J. B. Burnett to release convicted bootleggers on ‘ricket-of-Leavel 'the official organ of the Lea Gov- too much for - at Hunter River lfriday night, "read the Liberal provincial platfo in of in’! and showed how plank after plank had been fulfilled.’ vloo-Proaldnne-i. B. Burnett A- Iuokinnon, D. 8- 0. Wnlkol llll D- H. Olllfll dnllvélofl. Onnndn nnl Ilnltod ltntea. Meals. iePage and MacPhoe still ment" in their constituency. The Western Situation “From coast to coast," says the Ottawa Journal, “newspapers of all shades of politics rally behind the Government's decision to help the West." There is but one unfortun- ate exception to this unanimity, and, to its shame be it said, it is ernment in this Province. Alone of all the newspapers in Canada, the local Liberal press has not henitat- ed to declare that the Conservative members from the Province were negligent in their duty because they did not object to the Bennett Gov- ernment's emergency measures for the relief of the drought-impover- ished farmers of Southern Saskat- chewanl Fortunately, while the situation in Southern Saskatchewan is still critical, there are signs of improve- ment, while crop conditions in oth- er parts of the West are encourag- ing. The situation is well summed up in the following editorial com- ment from the Vancouver Star (Liberal) of July 3: “He gives twice who gives quickly. The Federal Govern- ment, having become aware of the dire need of part of the farming population on the prairies, is act- ing with commendable celerity. “In brief, there will be no liar- vest for many of those who sow- ed their land last spring, while for many others only the most meagre returns can now be ex- pected. The terrible drcught of the late spring and early sum- mer has proved disastrous to the growing crops on five million acres of land, and a hundred thousand people, directly depen- dent on those crops, are confront- ed with ruin. “Luckily, the damage has been done in what is. after all, only a fractional part of the wheat- growing belt. Thanks to the rains that came in time elsewhere the prairie crop, while not of the great volume of those of some recent seasons, promises to be one that a few years ago would have been deemed of very satisfactory proportions." The Voice of Labour It is significant that in Canada the strongest secular voice raised against communism is not the voice of capitalism but of organized labour. Practically every issue of the Canadian Labour Press, publish- ed at Ottawa, contains a front-page broadside denouncing Communlgm as being based on unsound philoso- Dhy and wrong economics-destruc- tive to home life, to civic and re. ligious freedom, and disastrous to the country, ' The attitude expressed by the Canadian Labour Press is particuI. ariy interesting in view of the criti- cism in Liberal quarters that the action of the Bennett Government in placing an embargo on Russian Soviet products, especially coal, was dictated by capitalists. The fact is that no action of any Govern- me“ m @111! 0011111111’ has received 511011 Wldflflbread approbation as the decision of the Bennett Govern- ment fo have neither truck no; "1100 With the Bolshevfsts. _________ Editorial Notes Between suppressing revelations in the Prohibition Court, discount. ing the evidences of disintegration 011 the McIntyre Highway, and 8011111118 the speeches of visiting economic experts on the improved business situation throughout the country, the Patriot's political cen. sor has his hands full these days. According to our contemporary, Premier Lea, at the Liberal meeting This In! Government's electim dodge fonnance. It was also unique, for NOTES av rile will There are some critics who nay that too much interest is given to sport in Britain and elsewhere. hav- ing regard to prevailing economic conditions; but clean sport, as ex- emplified in such events u the Hen- ley R/oyal Regatta, and in other amateur fields, is a. factor of first- rate value in nation-building. The Greeks knew this. For the fourth time the historic Diamond Sculls, the world's greatest PAIN IN STCMACH. Your physician will tell you that more patients come to his office trophy in the field of I ‘ scul- ling, comes to Canada, but the vic- tory won at Henley by Bob Pearce is even more noteworthy as a person- al triumph. raising the Hamilton, Ont., oarsman to a position of un- disputed supremacy. The New York Times says that low flyi is a modern variant of dangero driving. It bases a hom- ily on the subject, on the text that the Queen's Court of Special Ses- sions has fined an aviator $100 for flying low over houses in RDS€dEiB and moreover, warned the oflender that another violation would bring a Jail sentence in its trail. The department of public works in the New Brunswick Government has made provision for extensive ex- periments in competing the dust nuisance. Tests are being’ made in the vicinity of Sussex with ground oil shale and it is expected that in the not distant future this modern menace will have been conquered. In our own province-one of the un- implemented promises of the gov- ernment is the failure to make any effort towards removing the dust danger from our highways. All accounts asree that even on the low scale of living in Russia, there are great inequalities of wages and rewards- Piecework has been found necessary, there are privileg- ed and unprivileged workmen with the corresponding differences in the distribution oi the tickets for food and other necessities. Wealth, after all, is a. relative term, and l11°118h there may be no large in- other nations in Russia, there are great inequalities on the lower level. In fact, so far as individuals are concerned, the experiment is not one in Socialism or Communism, but in State Capitalism. The State of Russia takes on the whole meth- od and system of capitalism and en. 1181100“ to play capitalist w its Cltlzfiflfiu-LOHGOH News Chronicle. There is a tendency amongst p90. pie when referring trade betwegn the Irish Free State and Britain to speak constantly of Britain as "Ir-e. land's best customer,” says the Dub. 11p Evening Mail. True it is that more than 9U per cent. of our trade is with Britain, but there is anoth- er aspect of the relations which we are inclined to overlook—the fact that we are one of Britain's best customers for certatin goods. The value of the Free Statespurchases of British cars exceed that o1 the aggregate purchases of all foreign 0011001165 and exceed. also the total 11111011110 spent by the Overseas no- minions. The Soviet authorities are extend. ing the hours of work in Russiu {mm seven 00118110. in response, 1110i’ 80v- w BPPBal-s from the work- ers themselves, who "have beenicla- 11100118 for permission to put in an extra hour daily." A Victorian phil- Muller said that Socialism would be imlwssible "until men were ans. 61s.” Can it be that in Russia, the antecedent condition is approaching fulfilment? 4900111111: to mam Stokes’ book °11 "New Imperial Ideals," there are 110000.000 people in Nigeria alone, or about twice the population of Can. “*1- 1" 001M or PVDl-llation it a the “11111 ""11 1n the Iimiiilre- Mr. Stokes says there are over two hundred and thirty lung-um“ spoken m Northern Nigeria and as many more 111 111° 00001- He says further: "Be- tweii" "1" 110810 peoples of the south, the negro or negroid gnu“ peoples north of them, and the Fu. iani rulers of the north and norm. Wm’- thm "9 sulfa fixed that may well take centuries to bridge," The $110011! 0f government applied 10 the preservation of the native in. atitutions in each area, and M19 b0 develop them 5Q that they may m “"10 0418M» themselves m tn; modern world. That is to "y, m, people are to be gavel-nod by their awn rulers respecting m“, ‘nah i m“ "<1 develvplna IIICh distinct"? "1 0014 M may beiof value, and 1°‘ 1110118 the path of culture to n Possible civilization that may ecu. tflbme "111011110. 0f real value m human prom-g‘. . never before have either the Pram. ier or his followers attempted to 1000» 1n Public, that famous pm. form on which they secured pow“ 1" 1110 11st compalan. and which contains as many broken promiggg u there are quills on the‘ fretful porcupine. comes according to the standard of _ ‘ ininu of ‘.. -“ “ dys- pepsia, pain in the stomach, than any other ailment. Now although the world seems to be filled with special foods andspec- ial diets, neverthelea your stomach if in good condition, can digest practically all the ordinary kinds 0f foods. If your stomach is upset, you have pain, and some vomiting, you naturally blame the stomacl’, whereas the cause of the digestive disturbance may be at some dis- tance from the stomach. an analysis of 500 cases of "indig- estion" found that 175 were due to some organic trouble, but only 12 of these were found in the stom- ach. What does this mean? That finding the cause of pain in the region of the stomach ma/y re- quire time and effort on the part of the physician, and the patient must not become restless on im- patient if his physician seeks the cause instead of just giving him something m relieve the pain. Sometimes a slowness in the movement of wastes in region of appendix gives rise to pain in the stomach. 1 Air swallowing is another fre- quent’ cause or stomach pain, the bubble of air becoming so large that‘ it presses against stomach walls upward toward the chest. One of the commonest causes of pain in the stomach is some disturbance in the liver and gall bladder. There is usually much belching of gas and tenderness extending over toward right upper part of abdomen. ' Not having enough grinders or molar teeth, not being able to chew the food properly, is a. frequent cause of stomach pain. Pain caused by “nervous" troub- les-worry excitement, tal work is simply due to the fact that the muscles of the walls of the stomach do not receive their ner- vous impulses from the brain, no churning is done, the food lies in the stomach for hours in an un- digested‘ state. A l Pain from ulcer stops when food is taken then in oneor two hours re. turns and remains until food or some alkali is again taken. Unfortunately in cancer the pain is not always very severe in the early stages, but if the person is approaching middle age this should be the first thought as only early operation can save life. Remember then that while pain in stomach is not usually due to or- ganic trouble it should be investi- gated if it persists or occurs fre- quently, EMPTY ROOM she was disturbed by shadowlngs that came I Across her mind when evening winds were blowing- Elusive, vague, unworthy of a name; And she would pause a. little while, not knowing Just why she stared so at her idle hand, Or what it was that left her so aware Of tiny sounds she couldn't under- stand, Like slow, reluctant feet upon the stair. “Too soon for ghosts,’ she said, and closed the door Against the first chill of the coming gloom, And lit the larnp, as oftentimes be- fore And never guessed how in an attic room, Between a toy house and a Noah's Ark, A wood orse rocked softly in the ark. —William Harold McCreary, in Poetry. The Causes of War ___I_.. (Boston Christian Science Monitor) War is in a large sense, ,a social economic problem. It is out of distress, unemployment, upheaval and despair that wars are made. Millions of men and women out of work, countries plunged into the deepest difficulties, ruined trades- rnen and impoverished farmers are the raw materials of conflict. The profound discontent of poverty with all its harmful potentialities. ia not only a result but accuse of ‘ctrifa, _ a rHF pngLLQrT ITUWN GUARDIAN \ MUCH TO REMEMBER! Dr. Alvarez of_ the Mayo clinic in‘ hard men- I le Continued from page i ~ That at the end of 1930 the Iiea Government came out lqith increased liabilities of $234,491, a deficit on current account of $32,882, and a total increase in pub- lic debt in three years and four months of $758,994- over three quarters of a million dollars. That this enormous liability was incurred notwith- standing that the Lea Government collected and ex- pended, since it came into power, two and u half million dollars over and above the revenue received by its pre- decessors. r I919 CAMPAIGN RECALLED In 1919 Premier Lea, Hon. J. P. McIntyre, Hon. B. W. LePage and other members and supporters of the Lea Government canvassed the Province abusing and criticising the Arsenault Governments road policy, charging it with committing the Province “to wast ex- penditures amounting to $875,000 _ln five years under the Dominion Highways Act. They damned that policy as an “infernal scheme." Today, as the electors are aware, the Lea Government ‘is spending more revenue on one mile of roadwork than would build several un-. der the Conservative policy, and its election speedway on Malpeque Road, built at a cost of $27,000 a mile, is already falling to pieces under the summer sun. The electors will remember, also, that despite its increased squanderings _and_borrowlngs l_n the Public Works Department, which is today costing as much as it cost to run the whole affairs of the Province un- der the Stewart admlnlstratlon, tile Lea Government has secured not one cent of additional subsidy from Ottawa. And this in face of the Governments solemn ' ‘ ' ‘ ' 1 tf . t t ‘t Hlliettringroestealllllloetyafrgntdtspfigggtyllir pc liailaamforo ilelfgaslces subsidy" and the argument advanced by the Liberal leader on the advantage of having the federal and pro- prolzlglcflal goverfnmerctlts tine linegvsohthat thelProviifice wou ave ‘a rien a our ‘w en our calms _or subsidy settlement were presented at the inter-provin- cial conference in the fall, of 1927. PROHI BI TI ON ! Nor are the electors likely to forget that tile Lea Government pledged itself to 100 per _cent enforcement of the Prohibition law, as admitted in a post-election editorial in the Patriot (June 27, 1927) in which it 1S stated that “bootleggers, home-brew makers, and Sell- ers and smugglers of liquor, if the Liberals remain true to their pledges and true to their affiliations with the Temperance Alliance, must be put out of business." And that instead of this promised “great boon of a banished liquor traffic” (Patriot, May 23, 1927) boot- leygers flourish in greater numbers than ever before- protected and encouraged now under the Lea Govern- ment's Ticket of Leave Act which enables them, even after conviction, to __evade punishment-and the result is seen in the Police Court records, which show a great- er number of arrests for runkenness, a greater num- ber of accidents caused by drunkenness, and a greater number of deaths from drinking liquor, than at any time in the history of the Province since the days of Free Rum. , .. . OLD AGE PENSIONS The Lea Government (the electors will remember) endorsed the King Government’s old age pensions scheme whereby this Province would have to pay fifty per cent of the cost. They promised to put this scheme into effect in this Province “in a manner consistent with our revenue.” Thispledge, embodied in their el- ection platform, was absolutely ignored, the Lea Gov- ernment not bothering even to ascertain the cost of such a scheme or the number of pensionable persons in the Province until a few months ago, when a census was ordered to be taken by their road superintend- ents, obviously as an election gesture and to mislead the people into supposing that they had some con- structive policy in mind. Y Now that the Bennett Government, pending the time when it can assume responsibility for the full cost of old age ‘pensions, has increased the federal pay- ment to 75 per cent, and Hon. J. D, Stewart has stated that, if elected, he willput old age pension legislation into effect in this Province, the Lea Government has nothing to offer, one way or the other, but abuse and criticism. MONEY T0 SQUANDER It will not be necessary, either, to remind the" el- ectors that the "Lea. Government, though it had no money to pay old age pensions, to increase the teach- ers’ salaries or to fulfill its election pledges, could af- ford $8,000 of the taxpayers’ money to cover up the Andrew Fraser Mitchel scandal-a scandal caused by the bungling and stupidity of the Bell Government of which the present Premier, Hon. W. M. Lea, was Pro- vincial Treasurer and Minister of Agriculture. Nor that $1,200 was paid, without Legislative auth- ority, to the Temperance Alliance out of the rum rof- its of tile Prohibition Commission, and another 1,400 tons-detective from Montreal, who, according to ex- Premier Saunders, washimself a drunkard and was incompetent to deal with the organized activities of the bootleggers in this Province. Our school teachers will not need to be reminded that the recommendations of the Education Commis- sion have not been implemented by the Lea Govern- ment, though these recommendations were presented over a year ago in order to settle questions which even then were considered to be of the utmoaturygency and importance both to the teachers and to the Province. Nor will our farmers be likely to forget that the Lea Government in its election platform promised "to promote the yrowlny of cranberries, bIue-berrlu and small vegetables, and to thoroughly teat the feasibil- ity of establishing a canning industry in the P210123 lace,” and that Premier Lea, (who is also Minister of Agriculture) has not only ignored this election plank but has done his level best to discourage his colleagues from putting it into effect. THE CONSERVATIVE GUARANTEE Furthermore, the electors will remember that the Stewart Government's platform of 1923 was lul lem- ented to the letter, and at the earliest oguporf d!- tcr assuming power, and that-thin t: the t guarantee the can have o! tile good faith o! the Cnllclrbulloo er in the present campaign. These are the things that concern the in the coming provincial election ennpa - an are thetlllngn about which they will Go mm candidate! t9 Illllk. They to given a reballl ofila hem! JQLY T‘.___1_"31 ‘a es! Theyalread kn tll ttb d t kesulaie King Govegnnierl: was a§c°~$h§ like inability» to soothe economic crisis that was fac. ing the country-to its tariff tinkering that resulted in the exploitation of the home market, and to the boast typicalof m leader’: attitude towards his responibil: ' ities, that it, “would not give a five-cent piece” to re. lleve unemployment in any “Tory” Province. They know that the Bennett Government. since its election, has gone farther, in less time, than any previous govern. ment in giving effecttotbe comprehensive and construc- tive programme which Rt. HonJLB. Bennett Submitted to the people at the general ‘election. They know of the special session called to relieve unemployment and of the voting of $20,000,000 for ‘that purpose. They know of the revision of the tariff for rtlie protection of Canadian agriculture and industry, of, the extension of federal» aid to agricultural and technical‘ education, the increase by 50 per cent in the appropriation for old age pensions, the formulation of a uationabfuel p0]. icy-the most "comprehensive scheme of the kind ever launched in this country-the appropriation to aid in the transportation of wheat amounting to more than $10,000,000, the enlargement and application of the anti- dumping provisions of the Customs Act, and many other measures directly in line with the assurances given by the Prime Minister during the campaign. They know that no, Government that has ever held office in Canada has gone so far in honoring its pledges in its first ten months of office, and that, with the im. provement in the economic situation already noted by Mr. W. McL. Clark, secretary of the Canadian» Chum. ber of Commerce, in his stimulating addresses before the Boards of Trade of Charlottetown and Sumrnerside, there is every reason to expect that the Bennett Gov- ernment will contiuue its splendid record, holding the confidence of the people and the ‘approval of all but a disgruntled remnant whose political aspirations have been defeated, and who, it maybe expected, will be- come gloomier and more vituperative with every step _which is made, under Conservative policies and ad- The Public Forum This oolnlun is Ivan for the discussion by 00118111103911“ of questions of interests Tbh Cli/arlottetown Guardian does i106 necessarily endorse the uplnlflnl n: correspondent GOOD ADVICE Sin-A few electors may be some- what indifferent towards enthusias- tically entering into the work 01 i116 Election Campaign. Let them re-. member that nothing is to be gain- éd by such indifference. The con- test is necessary by reason of the lapse of time. Hence the electorate is called upon to re-eiect the same members as held seats in the Legis- lature last term, or to choose oth- era who will promise to be superior legislators. Are those who voted against the Conservatives in the last campaign satisfied with the 80W!“- ment we have? _Let us attend the meetings soon to be held, and" pay strict attention to the argu- ments advanced to condone the ac- tions of the Lea Government and its predecessors. 1n point, have the laws now in the statute books been adequately and impartially enforc- ed? What are the results attained by these administrators? Have they worked for the greatest good of the whole Province? Have they rpro- duced effects superior to those ob- tained by their predecessors? Or have they legislated to tin end that they might be re-elected’! We will hear these questio discussed It the Joint meeting and we will have the privilege of demanding a rea- son for anything done that was not for the“ country's good, or of chal- lenging the Liberal candidates to give reason for failure to carry out many of the promises made. Do not let us be satisfied with a sec- pnd-hand report from some person or persons that were there,, but, go ourselves. Get the qnatter first hand, also present our questions and demand that they be answered. Then we will be not only getting the information for ourselves, but we will be securing it forali. In the private canvas, a can- didate rnay try to deceive us by specious a. ment, but in the public meeting, he will be cautious, and not risk too much deception. Lastly, let us read both aides and hear both aides, then we will be qualified to adjudicate. Look into the future and envisage what ll ‘ Potflnao-Biltlln-HAILU “Mrs-ar- V _ Orealnlotnlla m _ Cope Bobtail-ll, wan- Winn MZIIIIIQI our cu. zines; bnuoeroau- - luorquloinaoclmp , ,j ‘migration, towards rehabilitation and prosperity! _ y to obtain the best possibli results, scrutinize the record o1 00°11 P111)’. and we will, beycng doubt, conclude that the great and good Liberal-Conservative Party should now be placed in power. I am, Sir, etc, ELECTOH TAX! CHARGES Sin-A few days ago complaint was made in your columns of an al- leged excessive charge of $14 m; illfrylns a visitor, where the regu- lar charge is only $7. l‘. am informed that it was my Taxi Service to which this had re. “T91100- Rtkfettflbly fake items Prw not only reflecting unjustly upon those giving an honest public service, but also bringing injury u; the Province by intimidating 5X1- tending tourists, giving an impres- sion that our beautiful summer re- sort is also a habitation of sharks. Th! Ntular charge. to Dalvay, as you-remarkxia $7. This “visitor”; there . was in. raalityetwo of - hhliihq W"? Wflwyfld. pnder flsfeement, at the reduced rate of .86. Later their convenience demanded a d trip out and for thou two trips, outward and return, they were chgfggd 31g‘ not 814 as published. -I am. Sir. etc. nan o. acoau, \ ' Prop. Ben's Taxi . ' Di Trading In Futures " (New York Sun)‘ The report of Canada's Royal Commission appointed to investig- ate trading in grain futures cuts "1050 07 0119 around from under agrarian radicals in the United States and Canada who for years have advocated statutory prohibi- tion of inoculation" in cotton and Iflln. At Washington and else- where there are always those who attributed» speculation in futures all the woes that beset agriculture. It is not to be expectedithe Royal Commission's report‘ will silence this olamour, but it ought to make it less effective. llave You Thought 0t Your Liver? h When yo! get up with s 113V! dull beodlohn and: badtuioinyolrrnoutntiio obanoolnn your lfvuneefll cleaning Onboftlleoaeieatwoyl" gatintoabapo la toatlrtwe tealpoonlula of Livorflaline fntobnllaflalaofooldwater IIIIIIIII_IC in! before breakfast. Tbornlultwiilbe inland Iloillfinllilll 'aotivol|v'ot. I g ' rulsull i liven "sum: lflunlflhioldlh only-I" of this character find access to the ‘