wvv v QAAA A vvVV vv ‘A1 7 I».»+Qw-e-_-...,.. .,.....,.._., ‘Asa-Gr! FOUR t; THE GUARDIAN Morning Dally (Founded 1n 1587). Authorized aa Second Class Mall. Post Office , Department. Ottawa. President. Ian A. Burnett; Vice-President, Wm. B. Burnett; Sean-Trees" G. M. Burnett; Editor and Managing Director, J. ll. Burnett; Associate Editor, Frank Walker. "The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than' the Weakest lnk." CHARLOTTETOWN.MONDA\', DECEMBER l. 1947 0. 0. “Policies In l\ction_ _ Here is a sample of the bureaucratic regu- lations one might expect to see enforced in Prince Edward island in the unlikely event of all the sixteen C. C. F. candidates being elected on Doc. ll and forming a Government along the ilines of the C. C. P. administration in Saskatche- wan. The item is token from the Saskatche- wan News of December i, a weekly news bulletin issued by the Bureau of Publications of the Sask- atchewan Government: "Regina.-—Employers of individuals whose health region fees are in arrears have the legal right to deduct amount of fees from salaries and wages, and forward them to municipal offices, ac- cording to Dr. L. S. Rosenfeld, director of health regions in the department of public health. _ "He was, commenting on a recent case m which several Swift Current employers were in- structed by city officials to deduct health reg- ion fees from salaries of certain employees who had not paid the tax._ The employers queried their legal position in making such deductions. ”Employers were protected under the Health Services act, sold Dr. Rosenfeld, adding that municipalities are responsible for collecting the tax, and have the right to have employers deduct amount of fee from wa es of delinquent tax- payers. Employers who o not comply with this provision are liable to be imprisoned for a maxi- mum period of 30 days, There is a similar pro- vision under the Hospitalization act for collec- tiorr of fees in arrears." Our local C. C. F. candidates are asking the electors to "compare the results in Saskatchewan with those achieved by tho Old Party Govern- ments of Prince Edward island." The above of- ficial informotion should enable both employers and employees in this Province to do so very effectively. Glgarettc Prices _:._._ The new increase in cigarette prices means, to; Prince Edward island and_New Brunswick smokers, that they are now paying 39 cents for packaged cigarettes which sell in other Provinces - for 35 or 36 cents. The reason is that both New Brunswick and Prince Edward island have a provincial tax ostensibly applied for health put‘ poses. in New Brunswick, we understand, this tax goes into a legitimate "tuberculosrslfund. in this Province the Jones Government, while coi- iecting the revenue as a health fox, hasali along refused to so regard it and has placed rt in gen- eral revenue. This being the case, there was no excuse for the Jones Government nobabsorb- int; the extra cost WlllCll was imposed this week- AII but eight cents of_the 39 cent price on u" ordinary package of cigarettes rs actually tax, including sales tax and a special War Revenue Tax. The Moncfon Times notes that the already high coat of cigarettes has brought about. a growing ”black market" of smuggled American byands in this country, and from all reports the ramifications are by no means small nor con- fined to rertoin areas close to the border. An examination ol comparative prrcesun Canada and the U. S. A. demonstrates why this situation ex- ists. Standard brands of American cigarettes cost from i5 to 20 cents (depending "P?" file State) for a package of twenty, and this Ill- cludes both Federal and State tax._ in Canodfl the lowest price is now 36 cents-with an‘ extra three cents added, as above mentioned. l" ll"? case of unfortunate smokers in New Bfllnswlfik and Prince Edward island. in this Province the cigarette and tobacco r-nrr, nlong with liquor profits and taxes, have gone to provide the Jones Government wrth.an election budget. This is a sore point of griev- ‘once with tobacco users, as well as .Wliil the "workers of the Tuberculosis League-mt whose request the so-called health tax was introduced. The tax legislation was passed Willi _thc 0P‘ provoi of the Opposition, who haye since been strongly critical of the manner m WllICil th? ' money has been misapplied. More Food For Thought Noting that the National Convention of Newfoundland has been listening to certain ob- servations made by Premier Jones of P. E. i. on the disadvantages thdt province has suffered un- der Confederation, the Halifax Chronicle-says: "Apparently the matter of these observations has caused tho Convention to think deeply on the proposal that the Ancient Colony should form the tenth province. "Ono imagined that Newfoundianders would not take too much ‘of a leap in the dark. With all due respect, however, to the situationin P. E, I. we might also suggest that tho National Convention should take o look at the Rogers Rs- ports on Nova Scotian economic affairs since Confederation took both prosperity and status away from this province. There it nfay read n story of systematic degradation of Nova Scotian "trade and industry and consistent elevation of the industrial fortune; of Ontario and Quebec. "St. John's, after all, is further away from Ottawa than Halifax. With the representation {it would receive in a Dominion Government, if it f-‘wero to coma into Confederation, do Newfound- iiandars really believe their island could pull more Qywalght in the Canadian capital than this prov- ‘inco or its Maritime sisters? This is a funda- mental quoationlf ‘ . ’, I D - corrorzmr. riorcs - Two more days till the election. W i l‘ fi Jmndon-Austraiia air service this date i934. I inaugurated I Q i Everybody is receiving promises just now _ except the would-be householder iyving with his in-lows. I I I I Washington is studying psychological mot- hods of preventing other nations from starting another war. Teddy Roosevelt knew the answer a long time ago. Speak softly, and carry a big stick, ' I ‘l I I Unlike Mr. Lester Douglas, M. P., Mr. J. Watson MacNaught, M. P., has absolutely no doubt as to the outcome of the election. Where doctors differ it is left to the patient electorate to decide. I fi i I For Canada to ploy its role in world eco- nomic security, its own economy must be sound, Hon. Louis St. Laurent says. Much of its fin- ancial security depends on world trade-trade which permits men of diverse nations to co- operate and understand each other better. I I W W The British House af Commons has decided to present to the Library of the University of Coon, unhoppily destroyed by British bombs, the 23i volumes of historical French documents, going back to the 14th century now in its own Library. A i \- I The Toronto Telegram expresses great ad- miration for the remarks of a 19th century Can- adian statesman whom it quotes as saying . "Perhaps our present day politicians could study these profound observations with profit to them- selves and pleasure t2 their; listeners." Tho world has lost much of its material wealth as a result of war but that can be re- placed by hard work and improved techniques of production. What is more difficult to re- place is the loss of education by the youth of every country involved. Education today should have high priority, or the younger generation will grow up in a less intellectual world than their fathers. I I I Evidence that man walked upright and used fire 1,000,000 years ago has been found in the Transvaal. Several expeditions, including one from the University of California, are seeking to confirm the theory that man first existed on the African continent. Apparently he, lived in a very low state of civilization as no weapons have been found. I I I I Apropos our Provincial general election the Ottawa Journal predicts: "As between the two, old parties it is likely to be a close fight-dour years ago the Liberals had a total vote of 35,396, while the total Progressive Conservative vote was behind by only about 3,500. The C. C. F. then polled only 1,436 votes, and there is no reason to suppose its candidates will do much better, or any better, this time." I I I if backward in other respects, the Ancient Colony is up-to-the minute in the handling of "price offensives". Striking farmers stopped sup- plies of fresh milk to hospitals following gov- erfiment refusal to grant an increase of eight cents a gallon for milk. There has been a rush to buy up available supplies of tinned milk. Some formers are selling their cattle as they claim they are too costly to maintain with the present high cost of feed grain. i‘ "k W I The Scottish Seaweed Research Associa- tion, which has already done much for the scien- tific and economic exploitation of seaweed, has now opened its new headquarters at iverosk Gate, Musselburgh. its present inquiries are directed to discover tho food value and digesti- bility of seaweed as fodder for sheep, pigs and poultry. in addition, further use is to be mode of seaweed as a fertilizer. it is believed that seaweed from Scottish coasts could yield chemi- cals worth $60 million a year. ‘A Ir h i Thomas De Quincy, English essayist, died this date i859; was one of the literary circle composed of Wordsworth, Coleridge, Lamb and others. Was a contributor to Blackwaod, and went to live at Lasswade near Edinburgh. His Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, appear- ed in i821, and was followed by critical writ- ings and autobiographies. His reading was very extensivoarnd he had great intellectual en- dowments. As a writer he was one of Englhnd's greatest stylists: ‘it is most absurdly said, in popular language, of any man that he is disguised in liquor; for, on the contrary, most men ore dis- guised by sobriety." I I I I This is an island of relatively small farms, as is also Britain, where the average is about eighty-four acres, without counting farms of loss than five acres. Two out of three farmers there are tenantsAand only one an owner-occupier, which shows the extent to which landowners have clung to their family holdings, even if they must give up their great houses and private estates. Tho urbanization of Britain has been inevitable since the industrial Revolution. So has the bet- terment of the lot of_the_"|ower classes," (a: evidenced by Hon. Mr. Gardiner endorsed this week by the Prime Minister) but the special em- phasis upon the working class is a new and doubtless permanent feature of British social life. The Labor party is not so much a cause of this, as a result. No government today could deny a higher share of the national wealth to the laborer than was previously accorded to him. Tho proportion of British people living below what might be called the poverty lino is smaller today than over. The opportunity for a good, higher education lies before the tclentedchlld of the worker, thanks to measures started by c Conservative Minister of Education, Hon. R. A. Butler, in tho Coalition’ Government and carried on by his Labor party successors. nna-xnvwv-xrv n-u-wmamamm r 11m cannons. crrnnoorrrs-royvrv ._ diets: By Tlrolfsy- Today, like moat other things, the editorial page has vastly changed. No longer are its read- ers confined to the distinctly set- rous-minded. It has come to have a much wider scope. No longer does the average editor strive for a jofty, ponderous style that was the acme of exceileney in the days o1 the IQQ-oflmutton sleeve. » Ho realizes that. there 1s a vast differ- crrce 1n the people whom he wishes 0c interest and adjusts his mater- ial accordingly. -Chat.hsm News. Crime ooata the people ot Can- ada money in various ways. Crime destroys property. involves loss o! time, which means loss of money. ll involves police costs and law costs and prison costs and the ter- rzble costs of recidivism. And .111 these might be avoided. _so far at least as a good proportion of the r-rison population ls concerned .f steps were taken to lead the weak and the stupid into paths of indus- rry and virtue rather- than to allow the conditions vrhlch push them znto crime. - Vancouver Province. To say that the teed grain attun- tlon Ls desperate 1s an understate- ment. Not only does if. threaten the very existence of livestock farm- ing 1n Eastern Canada, but 1t, means higher prices for consum- ers, says The Woodstock Sentinel- Revlew. It 1s forcing up the price o1 milk; 1t 1s forcing poultry and hog breeder-s to out. down and even eliminate their stock _ which 1s going to moan a shortage and higher prices 1n the future. Mean- while, thousands of bushels of good feed nous are going into tho making of liquor and beer..lf ov- cry brewery and dtstliiery in the country were closed down, the benefits would far outweigh the ‘cases. There would be more [rain 'or livestock, probably at. lowu cost to tho farmer. And a lot less money would be tbs-own away on drink. This would not aoive the whole feed grain problem, but 1t would do a, great deal to ease the situation. President ‘Human bad the courage to suspend such op- erations 1n the United mm, to save grain for starving Europe. The same could be clone here. This country needs milk more than 1t. does whisky, butter more than beer. healthy young people more than drunken men and women, a sound, ‘livestock industry more than liquor profits. Ottawa has been warned by Royal Canadian Navy observers on this coast that. thousands of Jap- anese rninea are drifting toward our sea lanes and that there 1s very little to stop them. British Columbia has no means of deal- ing with the emergency and 1s depending on the navy and the‘ government, to meet, 1t. Those of us who travel 1n coastal umters hope Ottawa. will not daily with protective measures until o. tra- gedy demonstrates their necessity. Some sources estimate the vip- pcnese sowed 50.000 mines 1n the Pacific during the war, Now the mines’ moorings are disintegrat- .;1g and releasing the mines to float. with the Japanese current toward B. C. since the boglnnmg ct this month nearly 20 have been located in Pacific Northwest wat- crs. The danger 1s urgent. This coast. must. have more protection and 1t must have 1t as fast. as n1i11$W€ODfl5 and lookout ships can reach these waters. - Van- couver Rpvlnce. Senior members of committees at the International Plowing Match this year said that, some of the farm boys were not, too good with the lines. It was implied that their education 1n horsernanship was ‘lacking, states The Farmers Advocate. Counter arguments were advanced tn the effect- ttoat some of the teams driven by the boys had miserable manners. which, of course, reflected on the horseman- ship of the. men who owned the teams. If. may be that. n11 across Ontario mechanization 1s lowering mo standard of horsemnnshlp a- mongst farmers generally and farm lads will grow up better trained in the use of the clutch than ch". reins. Perhaps this is inevitable. but 1t will be regrettable if future farmers lose their fondness for the horse and lose t-he knack, mo. of getting along comfortably and irarmonlousiy with the horse, the prince of all farm animals. A IIPP! hole from the doplllr meat of mines and resourcoateiis about a plan‘ to give practical edu- cation to Indian boys 1n the far northern reaches of.Ont,ar-1o. Up e1 Moose Factory some twenty boys, are the proud operators of o trapping section an she Kesamagl beaver preserve. with the permis- sion of ttre- Ontario government, and under the guidance of a vet.- cran Indian trapper, Daniel Sall- ors, the boys are taught the furr- damentais. of Woodcraft, cama- nraft, beaver conservation and trapping. Every fitday night, aur- .r.g the autumn and winter trap- ulna season, the boys put aside their textbooks ‘at. the Bishop MQlTlOfini ‘ ‘ and head for the trapping area. When tho beaver are brought back to the school bythe boys, the Indian girls skin the animals. sales or pelts already tom $185. which 1a belng ..eld In trust, for tire-pupils of the school. A similar schema la undsr way at sloux lookout. and at Aklavtk. 1n the North West Ter- ritories - Fort William Times- Journal. ‘ _ _Aealnplotoruieaatltsgot,' ‘ l rrcnstltuenclu 1| now ready for subrnlsalan to-ttre- Hound o! 00m- rnoru This redistribution, recom- zlldlaQd by the boundary commie- rlons, will. when approved. take affect at the nut anon! elec- vursuc rorzum ‘Ibla oolaraa 1a open to the duolfloa by oorrs» , ‘ of , “ II labored. The buarlottotaln Guardian dooo nornooenar- fly endorse the oplrrlou of our-respondent. _ .. HERE THEY ABE! B1r.—Ia response to o. request 1n your paper for the publishing of the names of those men who voted against the Cullen Amend- ment. and because 1t is already public information, the names having been published at the time the Vote was taken, I hereby pre- sent; the following names from a list at hand: Messrs. ‘Horace Wright, George Barbour, Allan Stewart, George Seville, liked C. Ram-WY. E- H. Stronfl- Heath Strong, and Murdock McGowan. There are also other candidates in the present election who will support. the cause of temperance and who are worthy of support. The elect/ore are urged to ascer- tain the attitude of-thelr respect- ive candidates. I A1711. Sir, etc, _, C. A. HICKS Sear. P. E. I. Temperance actors Tryon, P. E. I. MR,- MaoCAULUS STATEMENT Sin-Congratulations on your timely editorial of Dec. 4th emit.- ied "Mr. MacCaullb Complaint." The charges mode by My, Mm- Caull are so serious that, all hon- out electors, irrespective of party affiliations, should appreciate see- irrg them receive editorial corn- ment, and should press for a thor- ough investigation. 1f Mr. Meocnuli cannot prove his stotrerrvents made over the air and 1n the press he should be dis- credited by the electors of Second Prince and at, the earliest oppor- tunlty should be replaced by some- ono who has a proper regard for speaking the truth. On the other hand 1t an invest»- tlgotton proves his statements true the Minister of Public Works should take tmnredfeto action against the guilty parties and thereby show the people of this Province that such dishonest acts are not. condoned by his deport- merit. But can we expect. Mr. Barbour to call for any such investigation? W111 ho even challenge Mr. Mao- Cauli to back up his wards by giving the names of the guilty par-ties? I doubt. it. If challenged to reply to these charges Mr. Barbour is more like- ly to cite similar acts of dishon- esty on the part, o1 the Causewa- tlves n1: some time 1n the past and thereby think that, he has disposed of the matter quite successfully. Meanwhile as a result at such indifference on the part of those 1n ‘high positions the standards of public honesty fall louver and low- er arrd party stalwarts wonder why more and more people are looking around for a third party to sup- port. Mr. MaoCaull is a prominent man seeking public office. 111s words should carry weight. It ls the duty of the Minister of Public Works to see that he either proves or retracts 111s statements. If Mr. Barbour foils to do this he 1s ren- dering a disservice not, only to his Province but, also to his party, for there are many honest people among the Liberals who are more fearful of the political corruption‘ of the old parties than they ore of the,C.C.F. I am, Sir, etc, “LIBERAL” C. C. l". APPEAL Sin-Another election has been called for Dec. 11th 1n our Prov- ince and 1t. 1s interesting if not amusing tomes: the old line par- ties discussing the pros and cons of each other! political failures, which “jive" almost identically with what our fathers and grand- fathers listened to down through the ages. Only 1n those days, prior to an election they did not hide behind n microphone 1n some distant studio and ridicule theLr respect- ive opponents, but appeared in public places 1n true democratic style and discussed the issues of the day. Since the advent. of n. third party, known as the Co- operative Commonwealth Federat- 1011 in this Proylnce, this pre- eleolon practice has ceased to be a reality. ' Arro the Ubocai and the Consor- votive candidates and their sup- porters afrald to meet, the 0.0.11‘. nominees 1n this campaign on the platform? one advocate of Lib- eralism says “The C. C. F. 1s only 1n the diaper stage 1n this Pro- vince and won't get any further." 1 think some of those some gen- tlemen hevo reached their own second childhood-judging by the childish accusations we hen: and road. As a final vote catcher I sec that, no matter which of the old parties 1s elected on Dec. 11th tho land and road taxes are to be ab- olished.’ They are not. telling us where the money is coming from. At. any rate, we are going to pay it either directly or indirectly, and roost, likely our tables will suffer most. I am afraid that. Premier Jones or Dr. Mach/illicit will have to issue a. three-dollar bill on be- tne elected to power. because one dollar and even a two dollar bill not be largo enough to pay the lion. The proposed new constitu- cnrles vary from 41,000 to 83,000. The average number of voters per member is 111,100. The English average 1a over 59.000, the Welsh, 08,000, the Scottish. 40,000. The pro- posed atrenlt-h of the House ls 021‘. This Includes an for Wales, 1t tar Scotland. ll for Northern tre- fund and 11 for the universities. \ w time? the lost, excuse I hear is leave. are our young men and women. leaders tell us; but. don't lei; them Central Canada. tells our Govern- it; because Capitalization is mon- 011011’ and monopollzatlorx 1s cap- italism. and ever the twain shall meet. Now 1s the time for Reveille, fellow Islanders. Lei: us be ‘like the C. 0.1“- a People's movement. urtrlch helps us to help others and 1n so doing we shall help our. selves. 1 H111. Sir. etc OBSERVER. Eimsda-IG, P. IL I. XI GOVT. ACCOMPLISHMENTS 5111-1110 Jones Government 1s appealing to the electors of P1111. to return them to power on Dec. 11th, but, we, the electors, must be the Judges of their past perform- ances of four years. In this dis- fves Premier J. Walter Janos, n scientific farmer, and. Dougeia MaoKlrmon, a scientific fisherman, both of whom strould be pretty well acquainted with the wants of the farmers and tbs fishermen. I will tell you what. they have accomplished. As you know, the Dominion Government and local Government. have several agree- ments drewn up and no doubt with the consent of both than Icroements are put into force. The one which vra people are inter. ested in 1s the leasing of the bar-t ren shores for the cultivation of oysters, a very precious and costly fish at the present time. And so the teasing of ahoru took place in Pownal Bay 1n the Cherry Val- ley area when 1 reside. Not one trrcb of barren shore was leased, but our public producing oyster beds. to a new class of nsbemren. that we never before have heard ofi-a syndicate composed of weal- thy people from Charlottetown and Cherry Valley. Some were fathers and some were. mot-tiers; some were grandlsthers, some grandmothers; some were uncles and some were aunts; aome were sisters and some were brothers. composed of fishermen and fisher- women. ' well that none of those people 1n their lives. to close this bay. there. And 1n a. short time the Government passed an Brder-ln- council to close the whole of Pow- lives were driven from and Moun Led Police. Government, loxtra taxes which the cltlaana of tbfa Province will be asked to bay. Why. may I ask, are so mossy farms 1n Queens County being sold for the taxes at. the present We are told that, they are coins to keep the young men and young women on this Island, and "the climate" 1a too good for them to But. our citizens cannot mastlcate the climate, not even with MY. Jones as their Premier. This Island. is widely known for its exports but. our richest, exports Keep them home we must, our have the protection of a Union lest they get paid for staying home. Yes, stay home, young man, and starve while Capitalism in ment what to do, and haw (.9 go the people of Seskat/chewan—back trier we have as our represented; And so our public fishing beds were taken from us. I know quite over ma a license to flsb oysters They then sought protection from the Government, so that only themselves were allowed to fish nal Bay to public fishing, and so Mr. Farmer and Fishermen who had gone there to fish all their these shores, by the aid of fish Wardens Since that, time a full-time tlsh warden has been employed by the and you can hardly bour. simply bocluu time moo pared the Cullen Amendment. I. like Ml’. Brawn o! Bummer- alde, am a teetotaler, never hay. 1118 taken a drink of hard liquor, beer or wine in my life, even for medicine, but I would not‘ go-ao far as Mr. Brown 1n condemning the Federation, on the grounds that they are sincere, and their desire for total abltatnence 1r a Worthy one. Bus inasmuch as I also arn a candidate for Oouncllior 1n the Itourth Dim-let, or Prince; 1 1m that these men should at least be "if. because alter- ali, “ignorance of the Law is no excuse". and these peupie are, certainly, ignorant of the first principles of Prohibition and the responsibilities o! mem- bers of the Cabinet, such as the Hon. Mr. Wright, the Hon. Mr. Barbour and others, who have dia- TBEar-ded their temperance prin- ciples. for a mess o1 p0ttage~l.e.. a seat 1n the Government. The real reason why I nominated as a Councillor. when I could have taken more votes aa an Assembly- man, was due to the fact that Mr. Heath strong, is the only member of the present Legislature who 1s reall entitled to the support. of all rue temperance men 1n the Fourth District o1 Prince, for 1m. filling his pro-election promise to support Prohibition. You will have noted the hi1 page advertisement 1n the Guard- ian, inserted by the Liberals. which reads: “History Repeats. They dld 1t before and they will do 1t again". That history repeats. 1a an ac- cepted fact, but why brag about it and claim they will do 1t again. when [,8 a matter of fact both Premier Jones and the Hon. Hor- ace Wrllht lost Jhelr deposits, be- fore the time 1n history when the House ltood 80-0? Now, a little lesson 1n history ma not be amiss, i1 the Temper- ance Federation and the temper- ance people outside of the Fed- eration, (and they are legion) are to know intelligently how they should cast, their ballots. first of all, an Amendment. is not worth the paper 1t 1s written on, until it 1a approved by the lieutenant Governor. Any aohool child. who has reached the age of understanding knows this, ao why all the excitement on the par-t of the Temperance Federation over the Cullen Amendment when as o, matter of record. 1t waa the Hon. Mr. Wright who sponsored the Amendment which sounded the death knell of PrOhIbIt-lon and was responsible for what 1s locally known aa the "Wright Kindergar- ten for bootieggers and thieves". I refer now to his amendment, teeth from the Prohibition Law, by giving the baotleggers a sub- sidy of- $190. for every recruit they got. for the business and at, tho same time made 1t nineteen times easier on the young fellows just starting 1n to acqulrp the taste, or habit, 1f they happened to be caught. This la a terrible indictment to make, but 1t 1s true that when Hon. Mr. wright, reduced the fine from $200. 1o $10., the booiiieggers immediately got innocent boys to can-y the stufll. and when the youngster was caught. he paid his $10. fine and disposed of his serv- ices. and got another led, who had never been caught before; and this was repeated until the boys, learn- ing where all the easy money was coming from, went the bootlegger one better; they stole his booze and sold 1t, for their awn account, becoming a thief and a ‘bootiegger at the same time. As bad as I am, I would sooner have 10st an arm, than sporrso ed that. amendment. and 1 defy Mr, when "Dr." Wright extracted the ' go to the shares to swim 1n peace. I now ask the two men and their vzrvcs froru Charlottetown who came to my lease which I was obliged to bake 1f this statement. 1s not, true and if they were not insulted. I might say 1n passing we petitioned Premier Jones to open this river about. three years ago. We have heard nothing from him since. What did our soldiers in this community ttnd on their return home? That the country they taught to save, a part of which 1:; our shores, trad been given away nnd they were deprived of the rights and liberties they enloyed before they left. Since the writs of the election were posted, they have called of! their fish Wardens and. Mounted Police around the shores. This 1s Deqcmber 5, and non this great road programme 1s in full swing; trucks are hauling gravel pest here to Pownal East, where there have been bonfires burning nearly every day, and 1r ralnlngl Ana the the half-ton truck that. has been driven around bore half the summer by the road n bunch of boys cutting switches and the truck‘ hauling them for miles and miles. has quit at: last. Some "road programme"! 3rd, that a vole for or against the Cui- Ien Amendment was the cause of the present state of affairs, but, let; me there 1s not a word of truth in the claim, and it certainly did take any courage on the part of either.» Messrs Wright or Barbour to vote against it, because that was the very reason elected at, the last election, Wright or the Temperance Feder- ation co show anything illogical 1n the above reasoning or to deny the facts as set. forth, ' Possibly the foregoing irappen- ed before the present secretary of the Federation was on the Job. and before the present leaders of the Federation took an active part 1n the cause. But let ma pOlnt. out one or two things about the Cul- len Amendments. which obviously has never entered their minds. or been given any real thought: To read the Forum at the 2nd, and 4th., one would think tell these people that, not they were The most ardent prohlbitlonlbt 1n the Province could have voted for the Amendment with a clear conscience, knowing 1n his own foreman from Pownal west, with "l" "i" Uwl-"GN/‘YPWF 10PM! would never pass it, or convert it into law and as an absolute fact, he killed 1t as dead as a door nail. and again I defy the Hon. Mr. \ IZEQMBER s, 1m ‘W Wrlkaht, the Hon. Mr. Bar-ho“, c , tint.” ""°"° *1" *- r-n- n. "Politically Puuled" h“ a pertinent question, and he fr“ titled to a truthful and u. °“‘ swer, which 1s not 1i forthcoming 1n time ketloyr m‘ b0 peopllouto digest it. h“ I e eve n klvln credit 1a glue, and I iiiflcbrfietl: I'm‘ itlve fact. the , regardless “For. voted for or acorns: the c“; Amendment, chi; amendment ‘tn killed by the action 0! Lieng u“? ernor Lepage, coupled "m, m; provocation of the House, mg such ceased to be of any value l" sardine to the best legal unto‘; ties in the PNVince, . Furthermore I also atato u fact. that. this present law u 5 now stands was brou h Order-ln-Council. g t m b, P‘ This means that on] of the Government canybomrigig‘? be responsible for scour-ram“: this defunct amendment and caus- ing 1t to become law, and n; m. same time putting them 1,, m. rum business on a large mrg Under British Parliament," procedure each and every member of the Government is Just or u. sponsiblo [for what 1s done or 1m undona as the Premier- hlmuu. and the only way they w, pp"; to the outside world, that tnq were opposed in what, yo; don,’ y. by resigning AND STAYING 1m. SIGNED. This requires a comm amount of courage which was can. eplcuoua by its absence, new," all these men are still 1n y)“ Jorles Gflvernment, For the above reasons I m]. that the Hon. m. Wright has i... felted any and all rights ho ms hat-l to the Temperance vote, my ask the secretory and leaders d tho Temperance Federation 1! they honestly feel the Hon. Mr. wright did the cause of temperance a good tdrn by sponsoring tho 01-131“; amendment above referred to, m; 1f they still approve of hla part l; transforming a defunct Amen-yd. rnent into the present law by M. der-ln-counctl. Because while "you c n fool all of the people some q t o time and some o! tho ponplg 1 of the time, you cannot fool s11 the people all q the time.” I am. Sir, otg, JOHN L. READ lflcll an. borden, PEI. FROM: OFF BWIEBI DU LOU! O ship incoming from the sea With n11 your cloudy tower of salt, Dashing the water to titre lee, And leaning grand]! to the gala, ‘Ibo sunset pageant 1n the mt Hos filled your canvas curves will: rose, And jeweled every toppling qut ‘flint crashes into sliver snows! _Dunbm Campbell 800M. Old Charlottetown (an r. u. 1-) -__¢ O FIRST LIQUOR, TAX In 1774 the House of Assembly passed a number o! acbs, of which one, "An Act. for the Laying an Imposition on Retailers at Rum and other Distilled spirituous Liq- 1 oars", which passed its third read- lng by the Council, and was agreed i: on the 11th. October. 1s of in- terest, as being the first out. other than s, license act, to regulate the liquor business and also as b21116 the first attempt to raise money for pubiio purposes by a 11W- Ctrly twenty pounds a year W" expected from 1t, and the Cov- ernor‘: reason for assentlnu l° if was the absolute necessity for l little money to answer the com- mon exigencies 0f government and bu pay off some small debts ll- resdy contracted. - Warburwnl History. sronu? IINIMENI I nnght, say I have supported the Liberal Party n11 my 111a. I have hauled a great many electors to the polls on election day. 1 out my first Conservative vote at the last Dominion election. Now I 1n- vite any Liberal or Conservative to read the results of Povlnal and Cherry Valley polls st the lent, Dominion election. I now appeal to every fair- rninded cltlzerb-und particularly the common poop1e~to go to the poiia on December 11th and vote against. the Jones Government, which has taken our rights and privileges from us. If this is done, it, will teach this jsoverrrmcnt, a lesson which will long be remem- bered, and also a warning to Gov- ‘otmnenh to follow. I am. Sir, m. I. LIO IIAUGII‘! Cherry Valley, PJJ. can. suran It?» out vvnrurrr Sir, - The "Public Forum" ban developed into a "Political lbrum" as the mun of the Temperance Ibdoratlorfa Ilfltlll to all socially minded persons enjoying the franchise. to aupport the loft. liar-an Wright and the H011. It‘. fairs fifteen minutes and add ILL. a dun arroaoa n. will in o few minutes , DESTROY the . SAVINGS OF YEARS You arsilconstantly adding to your homo ofopartmont such important articles, as Rugs, Furniture, Radios, Clothlno- Ara you increasing your Fire Insurance ct tho some time. oo, rr uovr tomorrow MAY or roo m: General Insurance up what you have. SEAR’ .- “mum-renown? i