h" i P f i n ,7 .._ -lme qkanaq,‘ ‘ PAGE FOUR THE CHARLOTTETQ fi w 5o it is no wonder that iragiiltiry‘ I political ' 5.23125 ‘u? "°"°" “y “"’ ‘m PUBLIC FORUM W Cheater l Alelmn ‘Wlfl-Pfflallltflll, J. l‘. Bulllull, l‘ J l. Donna-r; Llcul. Lnl. l) A. Miwluu stiiutc- the body of the Privy Council's jurisprud- elice upon Canada's constitutional document." "lt nlay he." add the Law journal editors, "that iii the realm of practical politics the et feet (of the B.I\’..\. Act) is to give the Pro- vinces too nlueh power. But after seventy _\‘t'll.l'.\' of that same federal systeiil, _it does not seem to have been tlle system that failed, but rather those to whom the electorate have eu- trtistetl the zidniinistrzltion of that systcnl- Cur- rent dictatorship and bureaucracy which are not tlle essential products of any system or any rank and file of the KING Cioverninent sup- ‘ll"l»‘l"" "f l’°‘\'°l‘5~ 87° “Tcdtlllg Cmllcdcrallm‘ porters in lfiiriialiielit would oppose the motion l" éllllk‘. Tlfil l-‘CCIIIIBC 0i lllc B-N-A- ACI- I" i391 of want of confiileilec llllltlllilluthlv ,‘,,,|,,,;,,.d b, only that statute in its full force and independ- all the (lpprisitllitl groups, on the sttlljtct of ence of the Courts stands lietlveen the politician the ijiiieriiini-lit’; failure to m]..- Qffffliff “1635- and the disruption oi Canada's constitution,” U. l. O. ldllarilnd llun glu; Dun-ton J l5 flinruetl. I J. l Lnlwlalv Billiard, Fnuilc Win10! and U. K. Currln. Illrllllll Dally (fuunrh-u wit?) 85.00 per you (In nllvnnoe) Iullvrrl-d n (‘in 8-1-00 our yarn tln mhlun-ol mulled II Prlnu Eduard luluml “.00 par your iln all/ulna) lulled to Cunuuu and Untied Stqtu CPIIIRSDAY, MARCH ll. I937 ' This \Vas The lssuel It ivas to he expected, Oi course, that the- lll'('.\ to ileal with unemployment. \\'h:it is of nlore slgniilcailee than the Liovernlnenrs political J- Editoria] Noun I lliétjilfll)’ it is the fact that .\lR. \\'ll.i.l.\.\l H. ooltr. laotl ll lncnilitp tor Ontalio and toim Bngrlztd was captured llV the British troops t-r chalrliicul oi the ldrlli llozlril inidt-i- the til-at (‘hp (Mk I917 ' . , 5 K 1 o l\l.\l; tiiiii-riiiiiiiii, “yulnped the traces" when i. a s F" W“ “t; “H”? “ml “‘ll’|“"'l"|'l d?‘ (ll‘l""‘" Tn the CZHK‘ of Prinlehliilister King, absence M.“ .' l“, ‘ 1H3,‘ d; Ifhiillihil ‘in. “if. l‘ mlil “w” will hardly make his heart grow follder for his Finn-t in lily noltia pally, _._ind ll-llx (']\|ttlll tiat ‘Tlwuiouh exiquu-rlnzu, O,- flK. Tariff Boarcp _ii. l> ‘ldl Iliilil l\lllQ‘,\illl*ll((l \\lll tit nlanntl “pm Hm caps away He“ ma“ Show a spirit In Wllldl Liheral employ inent pledges have been M- independence iniplvllit-nvid. i q. g. ‘ ‘\__""v " 1”“ Tml""‘f_“g7_ ‘Hmdhp mud‘ hmflhl‘ \\';ir thrills in lll)ll_\'\\'lIUfl fashion brought w niioiigrl ~tlliilli~ til W‘ l'-"'l'l".““"“l U‘""i ili-ri-‘ivt- limits from motion picture theatre audi- tllb-li-li s‘: up 1n grtzit expend: hi the l\l.\'t. eees in .\ladrid where the real thing is a part of the daily life. “Pull down the shade, yon foolll" the zindienee shouted ivheu one of the film characters, iluriilg a night air raid, rushed iilto a room, turned on the lights and started dashing off a ciraniatic letter of farewell. lonrrli il- ml ' flvllll \l'lll('lllh llll llilllVli. fr-ini tin‘ z i and figures present- lh '\lo.\ .\l \--l v, Lon>t~l'\;itive men.- llq-npp, (i1'L't‘]]\\(Iilll, during the pro- \\e quote. from .\il<.- itti‘ I'll i‘ t\!ll' ‘.‘-l li\ llil’ Lin». oi the lllllilll‘. h n- reel-r Ii-d n1 llZlIl-(llill "lit u- l‘lill\ :1" the record. The figures I " * * sluwll u-l- ire Clltlljlllvil lu- the bureau oi siatis- C;ni.'id.'t'.< purchase of two destroyers from lw ~. lu .\l.i.. i~ 3i, there were Ipmoti iineni- the Britt-h government was mentioned in the plotid 5» t iiiadl; ll] lit-hru:il'_v. l~,i,t3_.tlit~rt- were llotlse of Commons when Lord Stanley, par- lhlyllilltli in lihrilziljv. l4i_l.;. there were 5.\'_p- liamentai‘ serrctaryr to the Admiralty, said the (uvnj o, l Ia i, io;:_ th, i". \\t'i'<‘ ;;_*.ooo, and. .'l"l'L‘l‘(l nice for the two vesselswvas $.2,0o0.00o. _ _ _ . .. .. , h v _ in I ‘.2... r oi ‘ vilii-n llio-e who were pro lle J-zild the ‘Cl'('.~(,'(lll and the C_V§ZllCl.-——l'CClll'lSl0fl- yioundni; lW» principles of l.llli'l'.lll~lll“ ed the l7rziser and the St. Laurent —- were sold “lore _.,.i:i..lI,.., Ulltfllitl etill irozn Cihbl iof to die Canadian government at Otla\va’s request toad. and l~ IL: in no 1tlll'\l'l'llll terms to t9 replace the Vzineotlvei" and Champl.'iin_ condition, in (' Ltlit as th-r}: \"i\\‘ thi-lil. there a‘ * y‘ “in: ‘hfium uiiiiliillillii 4' Hill“, ‘lilniiiifliiilil-f‘ If the light he let in ion Mr. llephtirlfs sur- WW ‘min: “up Thimm illuimimiui an‘ l: hln< it will no doubt lirovt- to he 1s non existent . ' - 3 l s", "OUJXKJ. . . . .. . h?“ i wq-ll. ii. . 7 I f» as that ol .\lr. llacdonlildis ni i'\ova beotla. l! .\lli. l\llllit{.\f lla- tne hon. ni-wliit-r tie lg- , . I _ H p] V. 1'1‘ l ' for l'il1ll' ' logo“ . is a sniipi- in.itt<l siounlg a laance on tie ure- . .. , . . . . . ~ ‘ - -, _ r ht .'l le l ' i -rel leavm" out of 'i‘c0unt tn- "_\[R, _\l_ _\'; ] have the figure tor lftllllllf) ‘i: T‘ '1‘ l" y. ‘ _-* . “ . . , . v - v , C<)ll\'t'lllt‘lll. items \\'lilL‘lI should rightly he lil- wRI»: u is www- lii luv Iii-w "i 11'.‘ r" i-it-t J-‘ ~ _ p ~- \l‘ ll'f'l‘lll"‘lllti ll vediii V,‘ I m" We ‘hfmnm WM‘ Hm i .l.tl . oi nis alitt. . 1. .1 c s 0\ “l” ‘ . l " 1 , _, the .\'. S. leglshittlre that the Macdonzlltl gov- hlm “I [m i!" Cum “Hm t" If“ ernmt-nt had hiled up ‘Ill cilorlnous funded deht uarv, . - ~ - . _ -‘ 4 (1 svoooooo for whleh the» had irovltled only “l have. too, a Wiltfllillliltls talili- \\lllLll lays l p" . _ . _ l- _. I 1 - . x . . ,_ _, , _, I _ p . ,. ilr-tilnzil tour per tent. oi a sinking film, Or H1 mtt in exact or...» liat mull-lat) n iiiou .l~ l _ _ _l> . p“ pp t] _ ,, -00 T“. to nymph l p‘. H, .;, .,\ h “Win, b, h oi lir \\t)ll.\ it \\t .1 te Kill -.; _\ l s nlllnl" “ _ . ' ,',I' ' " ' _ f7, , pav oii their inilehiness at the rate thev are EIIIOFIlWl YPlWl “"1" ~*‘.\'~ l'i"~- l" .l*"l"\i'." 3" tl<l4\\. finlncinv i037. The flcgtlle» are ;;:\.eit per rnlitilli 11ml 4ft" ' ‘ f" ,,, * * '.' o t- ' l ;rt_ K-‘i vi‘ will‘ (ll- _ . Fll\l(l(f(l]‘llylli.}‘1ll.;]l two 1p if s‘ it; a Lfndprl Thv Pmlmp of Lomhm‘ me Right RC“ Dn rect re lt‘l ant n ier rt u- niui-i ~. \. y .. . _' v direct rt-liil-f ‘dart- are the 5llllrlliiriliil> ‘not in- him". J"’l"-" “mnmflnllilngl‘ml’ ‘l5'\‘"hng' the . . " '~*"l>lt~ iropzl-izlllrla for hirtli control" as- ‘, _ l, p ,1 p, _ lilltld 1 c p , fnlltlmfi ‘lf-‘lfmllt ‘H: 5 will, ii I ii (ihlliirihwi serfs that a larger population would solve the Vfll earn o t ir-l‘ W0 di-H -~ \‘- > s - » ‘ -- - , . , . . ~ _ ._ _i tritllll‘!!! of railroad deticlts. Recently retutn- -“l""l""‘l“‘l "H" hull‘ U] .31.‘;Hllilxitiigiiii!l (l-ll from a trip tri Canada. the llishup told the l t‘ ' l ‘ I _ I _ . llotlse oi Lotus in a debate on the empire set- tlement liill that he had found railroads there indivi-hlzd Ina-rs zind told. _ _ .. l prvriutts‘ the slililhvl-iillw are zi< llillmk‘? NlIQlQ-I . .__- -- ' <'; i "l - Tr; l‘ -killlli'l(lil hi-lh- _ . lmmdl" ‘ l’.'"\,'lm ‘l, lump“ lilnm n fU-‘jopl that could not pav their own way without a -< ; ;~ e2; 'l 4 - , . “M ' mmmlli“ “mm i-rlln llpuji “flu. mrp ln-qer populailoti as potential patrons. He said . .- . . .1 - ' -; \ g ' I .-‘ ' \. 2 i ‘ - , . . . Willa‘ mm m" M Iimi m,‘ m} - l he .'i"reerl fullv with a railroad official who rl-hqf gt-lllftllidll. lhvn lilt'l'<' .\ :l tl-hlnm >ll<\\\'l I“ ' - - ' ‘ “Whit we want is 10000000 more \ H v ' _ ,1 m . _ 1 hive‘ flllil ltlni. . v I _ an? tlhe gland total oi all tht clllatilllc: t Urmshcrax, ‘ I > P‘ - ' x v a "Picltiilg tile il“_lll'f'~' Ill randlilil. lvt its lrifili a! lfrlifll-IIY- "n l" ‘hill "wmh “W” “Tm .'\ll is not well with Mr. King's majority in 1533.34; on ll I if: ill Frliflliwll W54‘ lhclic: the llouscw of tfonlmcins. 1n addition to the ele- \\'('l't' ]_,|'ll,<.‘_§i|I in lfi~liril.iry'. 1935. l-lkl-"UI; W} moot for which Mr. i\loore is the spokesman, 5i't'l\‘"ll" *3 l‘ 5F- ‘WS-Jx"? l“ 5“l""“‘l""i 1930"! there is the other element at the other exlfielne 1_o_~l,i_:o .'lil'l in lanilarv. io37. igoljfjfi- lm‘ which Mr, Jerry Alt-tjeer is the mouthpiece. “h, \;,.\._- of llu-i- f.._-ln1»< it is dlllleitlt toll [NW it w,“ he [UL-auto], Caua-(id a Sensation in ]||]lll‘l‘~l ind how am l!"ll. iiirilillvi‘ “ll” tilt“ m“ {he ‘Home last session liy charging his leader fnn- llll‘li‘lll oi-rlo-vtl r-ul WW Iltlillml lit": with (luplicity- over his Central Bank policy, allcl an odor-int n.- ll l» \»'ii'\li\l- in" W“ “l “"-" “'3 was summoned to a caucus for (liscipline, but l-H-d l\ to W‘ palnd ill its I‘\"~l‘ill~, not in. the,‘ plum] m “Hump 1C"), 51m g0“ Strong as an throlv ‘that lli‘|ii\tll(‘~ it or in the ni-atnt-Ls U! PM“ independent Liberal, and may yet head an or- i",'t'i‘~‘i"'i l"'ii"'i‘l‘- -\l‘-“" “ll- ll ll“""' f‘ a 1M’; galiiletl revolt zlgziinst the King-Dunning Leader- ol nai-rl. lo h. doni; the t~iii\.t'll\l‘ll\"* oi tlienit- shin h “m h‘. rpcnncfl 11ml [ho pricp _\1r, hing illlil‘l"l out?‘ i~ l" l“ """l"l l" ll" 'i"‘“l"" HM.‘ paid for .\lr. lZllI i\lacl\'en7.ic's previous‘ revolt inf lion. nu ll‘i'l r- lilllal admit. Tin’lllllfilltllllUlll, “w; the ‘IN-mite lmmfiho m 1pc rcppmmlt 51mm;- slai- ~ that Ill oil rnllil-nt has failed to taLe “of a PM“, in m}. khuytnn," “'l‘|(\|] 11¢ got in t0 ‘rii"~l‘\l' 1"" ‘ "' ‘lwl “'l|‘ m“ lmlldm‘ ‘if bower. 'l‘hat's wh)’ Ian is now Military dictator. u|]l']]1l-ltlv‘lll"lil‘ and in tlu‘ fare lif flit‘ illfilllifiil - ‘l I’ ‘ will, “is, I‘ H”JillKifiliijiiil,hi?‘iii,i,ll,.iili,.,iil... I\lr. llernarrl Allen. of the Canadian National llllillti‘ ti. i. l 1 l niwi-llla- lllit_\‘ h:i\l~ been. no, l{:_ill\v;i_\'>, lug-caring hetore the“ RZIll\\'€ly“LOlIl~ . ~ _¢,-»,.,<,. ,,,,,\- l|,‘{\(‘ ln-uil their nioti-i mlttee, ill-scribed the effects of cutthroat coni- "H M “ i‘ , ...' .11.,’ ,,, ,..,. ,,, m,- K.‘ pvtitititl among truck operators, and (lcclarell l.’ hi] Hihiililiil-i M‘) H!“ i‘ l the provinces in ten areas within which they W” M“ 1W“ _,,_,_..__. .. had f‘.\it‘lll>l\'c‘ jurisdiclion were not even ex- - » . w iroie revulatioil. llc char cd too “l” Clmlhluhnnifl Safeguard llll‘!ihlllllCllllhQOVCFIlIIICIIlS in objfictiiig to ‘ ' . . '~ ;- ' , ere ininimizin the ex- “D""l"l““‘ "fl H” llllill-"iwhlllllhmglfl Idlmilllni] til-ill; ltiltlli lifuliigliiiizll; eliiiillltilition with thegraihvays, P1P‘ 1W‘ .\"*"'“ "'~‘" "l" Um‘ f l‘, . ; rg; ‘r l' i Ontario alid uehec to- lmml." "I. ‘il.'"l"“l"‘im.""' in Himluii." ‘h?! ilflhdl: tlilcrcilifwl-rlc tSI-iiiiollieences issued llglzllflCh Pro- lt_v ot lltllllllliptll ll-sil-lziilon as against fiat oi ‘ma: m “for him" trucks, that ‘he increase in "W h“ MT“, ' y _ l the ntunlier of such trucks, in Ontario especially, 5W“ “"“‘ m“ “llnmmml mmh‘ M Hm- LM was out of all Prohortion to the growth in trat- i<'~—i"ti "l ll" 11"!‘ lt"l""" W l""'7"“'"{ LAM.“ fie. llc estimated the loss to the Railways 3i mil. in dvicndilr; m‘ srhfllil’ l" »‘"""l’ H": 1m- s oooooo cr annum ti~h .\'~rih .\lllt' {in .\cl 11% ;il| Iliipl-rlal statute. *3‘ ‘ l’ ' 'llii* ellrri-llt i~~tie of the hfllllllllllllY Lml/l i l. i‘ _ _ ' Jlrllrlljtl, colonitlniiig on recent Privy Council Lnnilt>ii_L:ib<_>r leaders regard their victory in tit-visiting I|t|i('§ [wrlicttliirly “the complete ah- London Louncll election as a mandate to con- Bl'|li‘l‘ of iill\' ~i;_-~n of the lll'l'.'ll1l(‘ll pro-lJruiliniii-‘i tinue their [irogranlnle of slum clearance and trend of Privy (ouocil jullyqlnvnts". And it other social rcfumis. Final returns gave Labor ,,,-,,,-,.,.,p_- l-Tp} flllq-ljriil fnVOtIFlllSIII showipby 75 seats to 49 for the Municipal Reform Party. liiiferelii ludivinl ("oniniilu-rx- from time to titre It was a net gain of six for lsabor, as they (m; 1m,” ‘a fro/furl of for!‘ ilmll/ilirlliull gained to seats hut lost four. blmllarly Mum- '|‘i,,_. 1 my (‘Mun-it pa, (‘lung to strict principles, cipal Reform. made up largely 0i Cotlfiflrvflllvfl» When the National Anthem be-y comes compulsory It. really ceases tot have much value. The playing orf singing of it. should be voluntary. a- movement of the spirit. If an orch- estra does not give the cue some member of the gathering may act as precentor and give the lead. It is certainly no act of true patriotism If people have to be coinpel.ed by. law to make the gesture. If people do not want. to pause for that pur- pose but grab their tints and coats and start for the exits tt. will only irk them to be compelled to stand still for the extra minute. Happily, In this land the people are almost unanimous in paying tribute to the klng-Slratford Beacon-Herald. A great historian once said that the British Empire was won In a moment of absent-mmcledness. It is tme that there was little calculating foresight or diplomatic ski l display- ed tn acquiring It. The Empire em- ‘ erged as the result of characteristics i Inherent In the nature of the people who brought It Into being. It was an expression of their life. Its founda- tions were laid in the character of Its people It: has endured and ex- panded because their spirit has re- l malned strong and virlle. In face of tremendous opposition and severe losses It has become the most. as- tonishing achievement of modem times-Melbourne Argus What is going on in Russia a], the present time says Isaac Don Levine, an American who has written ex- tensively on subjects connected with Russia, is "an invisible struggle be- tween tlie Nationalist Red Army and the remnants of Lenin's inter- nationalist old Guard. It is," he says, “a struggle between the rls- ing force of Fascism within the Red shell of Russia and the re- treating band ot‘ diletrinalre Com- munists who made the Soviet Rus- sta X'€V0lLltlOtl."—StJ.ll'L Star. Outside of Great Britain the must prosperous part of the British Ein- pire is South AfrieaflThe revenues of the Government there are nvvi- taming steady and substantial tn- creases. In December last £3,143. -' was collected on Union revenue ac- count. as compared with £2.444.228 In December. 1935. There will be another budget surplus at the end of the current fiscal year. South Africa has set its financial house in orden-Victoria Colonist The truntinunus effort of Germany tin produce soldiers stronger. harrlier and more enduring than other nat- ions. has mQLivatvcI the discovery of a. process that; may be of consider- able value in reinforcing human ef- ficiency anti endurance in physical tests. The method was otttlined be- fore the Berlin Medical society by Prof. I-Ielmut Donnie. of the Robert Koch hospital in Berlin. The pro- cess consists of increasing the alk- aline content of the body. tlius en- abling it to rid Itself more easily of acids. especially lactic acid, which is one of the special causes of physic- al exhausttuti-Galt Reporter. A bill has been introduced at Ol- tawa that would make the words, “Quin? "Quints" and "Qumtiutlets" the exclusive property of the board of guardians of the fMIIOUS Dionne sisters. This seems to be going pretty far. A qnin may be a qiiin outside the Dionne family’; likewise quints would strl be quints lf the Diotmes had not appeared. and quintuplets will still be quintuplets no matter what. Ottawa may do about it. For these reasons the bill should be UIYOWII out at Ottawa. There is the further argument. against it that. it may (ltscotlruge other families from having quin- tuplets-Regina. Leader Post. They restored order in the Guelph Reformatory with the strap. In other words the lads who thought; themselves "touglf" were given a sound thrashing. Many self-styled humanttarians \\'tll proiest. violently at, such bruta ity If they had ever seen an angry; mob milling rotintt, they wouldn't. Mob violence can only be met. with violence of some sort, and we feel that. the relormatory authorities showed great restraint. in handling the situadon. In some penal institutions‘ not In Canada, machine guns would have been barking and there would have been quite a few funerals. The thrasliings may have knocked a little sense Into the young chaps who stilt have u chance to make good after they leave the place-Northern News. Canadians have read with friendly interest. accompanied. of with strong disappr ‘ called "rackets" practised by gangs in New York, Chicago. and other large cities tn the United States, by which they exacted payments for alleged protection. It lsanother mat- , just working conditions should pre- ivall and also that adequate and ter, however, when they are told by the special prosecutor that. similar methods have been practised in ‘ Montreal by which the citizens nave been compelled to pay a million and a quarter dollars for protection. "When you have an illegal bust- ness," he said, "flourish and get cus- tomers for a year or two years un- dtsturbed—well there ls something wrong somewhereF-Brantford Ex- pvsltllir.._........_ Having worked for three days with a dislocated neck, an Australian doctor had the dislocation pushed back into position when he was flung six feet after receiving a 11,000 volt. shock from an X-ray machine. The doctor, a resident medical of- - ~--near~by"cft5r."'ur" i big fashion shows tn New York, flcer of a Sydney hospital collided with a man in the surf. I-Ils neck was Injured, but only a sllsht Bflfl- i ness was felt. An X-ray of the neck was taken and, while waiting for; the plates to be developed, the doc- tor continued his work. While he was asslstln, with the X-ray mach- lne the doctor's hrad made contact between the aide of the transmitting valve and the steel casing of the m8l2hlfl8.—AU-§l.I‘8 tim Press Bureau. Mussolini seem: tn have [one right up in the air over men for Italy's army. A real national short- age of potential soldiers to defend n. country In emergency ts a serious of p“- wld lPl lln- vii-tow fall to one side or dropped l0 and gained four. “fhankyflu WY)’ th" o-loi- a. lllt‘ ill lll‘t‘ of the lnsittrr. derided liNlFlll l-"ll'l°"-" 51ml “when “Iorrlsoni 13' ,“.,.,,,.,|,,,,, p, p ...,| Wyn. h“, ,-,..p|,'r(-,]_ Tin; b“, p-aurr of the Council, in a statement on the lmpwpol :"ii|y»ltlll‘lllt‘l».~ll no not own lit-en a sec- result. Describing the rcstilt as a "splendid vow wnlirv conndi-iwitiiiii. they have her-n no con- of confidence", he addcd. ‘_'1_ll""l\' {W deflffve M, ,..",-H,, H; H“, 1| |l|u~t surely- he obvious, it." Lalior would go on to finish the yol) of ’glv- .,,,,,,..|, ,,,.,,- u, l,,- _.,,l..,;-i,..l that no (‘min cottllll ing London good government, he said. The y...» ],l|\!‘ll liit\'lllllillt‘\‘ in so delicate a ntatter party has been in office since the last election, ind -_:.ll ll'l"llllllll the tllll\'l‘l‘w'll i‘l'.<p(‘(‘t iii which in If)_§.l, lvllett blllfllClPill Remnlls 241E301’ ‘Kill? I“, p,.,-,_,. ( ,,,,.,,-,l ,3 p.14. lint the llltllllflflll ls \V.:l§_(‘l1(lC(l. More than 5o pelr Centhof tilncoins an.“ n pom} ind-r. and the .'|\‘.‘lllt‘lIllC flllillfiflly nnlllons of voters went to tie p0 F. a HUI" increase ovm- i934 when public apathy resulted‘ has alwav-z pin-d for a method 0i conslrlltfllflll ' in but a 33 per cent. vote. 0i the ll..\'..~\. Act unknown to practical jurists. matter; lt, ts. however, a desperate measure deliberately to encourage tn peacetime raising large families safety for retirulttniz and to hold the whole manhood of a nation liable ‘rich curtain hides ’ within. and the door, barred by a to he conscripted from only youth ‘Ihll column In open for the lllnuulon by oorruplndqntn of quutlonu of lnlernt. The Charlottetown Guardian dun no! nan-until; endnru tho Qplnlunl i of ourrolpaldenll. UNEMPLOYMENT Bin-Unemployment is rapidly In- creasing in this province. We now, have more than seven hundred Idle ' men in Charlottetown and also a] great many tn Summer " . Bowls; and Georgetown. Without questlonl this ls a problem for the governw merits to solve. First of all the gov- ernments should see that fair and reasonable wages should be paid. In a time of so much unemployment as this the Federal government when supplying money to the province should carefuily consider what per- cegfage was going to be paid out to ur. We reed of $200,000 for harbour improvements at Wood Islands. We can be assured that a. very small percentage of this money will be paid out to the unemployed of this province. Harbour improvements f‘ think means extensive dredging. etc., and as our province has not. any machinery for this kind of work the money would have to be paid to outside companies. There is no other amount. of arly Importance In Ltie estimates for this province w relieve the unemployed. What Is to become of all the Idle men In Charlottetown? Spring is just; around the corner and not a word about; any working projects. Is It possible that: the govern- ment expects the city to find work for all those men? Dld l-he local goverinncnt make a sincere effort w obtain money from the Federal gov- ernment. for the Brighton bridge project? It applears to me and many more that. there was not very strong or determined efforts made in this case. On the other hand some per- son or probaby a few persons had SOIIII: great. pull with the Federal Finance Minister as the $200,000 was railroaded through In a hurry. Now tilts or any other amount would be very acceptable If t.‘ nloney was going tn relieve unem- ploynienl. This car ferry at Wood Islands may be of some benefit. to the prov- ince but at. the present. time the unemployment problem should re-l eelve first; consideration. Some big project should be commenced that would employ a great. number of men. The Brighton and West; River Bridges would end unemployment in Charlottetown. It: is needless to ex- plain the benefits that tourists, farmers and business men would derive from those projects. they have already been fully explained froln the platform and in the press. The wage earners of Charlotte- town are dtscoiuaged the way things have been going. A few days’ work now and then during the summer months is by no means going to keep them. I read a lot about. bour- ists coming to our provime and it helps to a great extent to have them visit iis. but ff something is not. done soon the tourists will visit a province that has a large num- ber of idle, hungry men. The Legis- lative Assembly are soon going to meet. and perhaps some kind-heart.- ed member will! take up the unem- ployment question and gel; some- thing under way in the euity spring. Dt)ll'l; leave off eveiytahtng until midsummer, as has been done In the past. WN GUARDIAN I don't expect too much from our city representatives as I don't think they have much pull, but still they could give a rally on the unem- ployment question. ‘They could, If they felt. so Inclined. speak a little on the amount of relief that, ls be- tng distributed in the city. If our local government was more generous the city officials would give more, but anyhow let them get busy and give the men some work, and try to get started before the weather gets exceeding y warm. I am. Sir, etc., FRIEND 0F LABOUR FASHION NOTES Sir,-—I remember, when I lived In a. small town, that I greeted every friend, newly returned from New York, with the anxious ques- tion, “Whnt were they wearing when you left?" Lang ago I discovered how need- less that. question was, and hav- ing recently come from the great city, I take this opportunity to re- port on my findings. Here In Charlottetown. "they" are wearing exactly the same coats, dresses. suits, hats, shoes, and oth- er articles of apparel that "they" are wearing tn New York, or for that matter, London and Parts. There are no fashion secrets nnymore. The same styue books nre open to the secluded farmer's wife and to the most. cosmqioll- tan lady. The same patterns are available to the humblest seam- stress as to the most sought after modtste. The owner of a dress shop. fn the smallest town, either buys her gowns personally from the largest W9€l‘§_"v'ilfl'i'"iilim- plea of merchandise oolme to her 1n either case the goods was boilght originally by men and wo- men who themselves attended the or even Parts. Nor are there "emluslve stytel". A lady may pay a fabulous alun for "an exclusive model" bought at one oi! those "satons” when a the treasured dazzling porter. shows l tiny card. "By appointment only", and may, tf she Ia so constituted. dte 01' chagrin, n few ddys Inter, when she sees her gown. copied to the last button (of course of shoddy material and with machine stltch- tng) In some horrid little shop and marked $5.95! Or she my faint. at her UWII dinner party, on .-___-—_- A» --- _-_._-. to old age. It suggests the afterm- tlves of national decadence or ll- gressfve intentions. In any one. it ls placing false emphasis on the military stde of national llfe. Big battalions with little or nothing be- hind them are both costly and. pur- poaeleam-EI- seeing her cherished dross Wm triumphantly by her moat hated "friend". This happens almost as often at; fashionable igathcrlnll B at. a vfllage-dress-dance. But there til no help for It. There Is a copy- rlght law on styles as . Well l8 books, but how enforce It whflll the mere tiwlst of a ribbon, can technically label a gown as d11- ferent. though It Is absolutely similar tn every other detail! Every dress manufacturer has scouts pntd to ferret out and copy anything new tn style even be- roi-e the original t: completed. Apropos of this point, when 1 left New York, I. Miller and Co.. one of the moat select “booterlea” on the Avenue. prominently displayed In their window. a Spring slipper. new In color and style. A few days later I saw the same shoe, or it. looked the same In color and material and style, In a 1!! Charlottetown. The pi-loe here was just one thtrd. Why, or how, I do not know. Coming down to details. black coats In New York, as well as here, were predominant. The bestgress- ed womenmhose seen In the fIn- est shops, theatres, cafes, wore simple black coats trimmed with silver fox! My loyal Island heart leaped with Joy when I noted how often two silver fox scarves were worn at once. Surely, thought I, many of these must come from Prince Edward Island! In the matter of hats. I believe the women of the large plttea are- g-utded more by what: is becoming than those of smaller towns. or amuslngly enoughdlhan thoseof the outlying districts of New York lt- self. The women of Brooklyn, or the Bronx. for Instance, stolcally’ wore the extreme cossack hats. the absurd pill box, the grotesque witch's peak. with less reservation than dfd her ulster on Park Av- enue.'A truly sophisticated woman adapts the prevailing mode to her own type, while the less self-as- sured one swallows it whole! I saw nothing new In the Spring displays. As always, suits claim- ed the centre of the stage. 'I‘he adorable little bolero packet suft was featured. but the regulation mimnlsh suit of tweed or serge or worsted or flannel, was still the most popular. Perhaps more ls made of contrasting "accessories" in New York. For example. n. navy blue suit. hat, shoes, are worn wfth brown blouse. scarf, bag. gloves, or w"'th red or yellow blouse etc. A brown suit is combined with vivid green, yellow, or red; a. gray suit becomes more effective when worn with touches of plum -oir the new carnelian shade; a tuiiqudse blue tweed may have a title red blouse —a Venetian red Jabket. Is subdued by a dark-green skIrf,—an lnfinne variety of colors are arranged to make the Indispensable Spring sult- interesting. Agafn. the most expensive and beautiful suits and coats were trim- med tn silver fox. However, in the display windows of the best knollvn furrlers on Ffiftih Avenue. luxuriant cmSs fox scarves were as much tn evidence as those of silver fox. Thus, not only need we n21: cast yearning eyes towards the great cities, as far as style is concern- ed. but we can be proud to know that for her loveliest adornment, the most; fashionable ladies, every- where, are dependent. tn part at least. on our own little Island! I am. Sir. ere. RUIIAMAH SCIIEINFELD HBANK RAILWAY “HIGH ENTQNCES" Sir.~In a recent letter to the Guardian, Professor Jaekman of the University 0f ‘Boron-to charac- terized the Canadian Nattonul Re- ca/pttalfzatton Btll as "high finance." and drew attention to a neat bit of legerdenmin whereby the Bill provides that the accumulated de- ftcits of the Canadian National wttI In future be shown as a. surplus! An equally remankabie example of “bhwk mfllzlc" In railway-govern- ment finance ts the astonishing decimation that. present bookkeep- lng methods, whereby loans made to the Canadian National Railway and shown bot/h on the Dominion Balance Sheet and the Canadian National Balance Sheet. constitute a “Duplication of Liabilities." This contention wtli bear the most careful investigation. It ls the read crux of the whole case for writing off liabilities tn execs of 31.500.000.000 from the railway balance sheet; for the proposal that the railway accounts shall "We! asntn be required to remain to remind the public ct the facts 0f the use; for allowing the pub- fished results to ignore entirely the interest on the hundreds of millions 0:‘ dollars of money borrowed by the W-XDBYEI’: w lend w the rall- way: and for the highly Interest- ing thesis that, notwithstanding that the taxpayers still pay ffxed Interest rates on money they lent to the railway. tlhe latter will be en- titled to ream It u extraneous m railway liabilities. Proponents of the Bill have stated that. "the Duplication arlm out of the assumption in the net ddbt of Canada of loans, interest thereon. and capital coat of the Canadian Government Railways ntly with tlae-lmluatmrolf the sump liabilities In the accounts of the National ‘Bye/tun." It fa informative to look at these accounts and to nee what Ia the precise position. The following table shows the items eolnlprlstng the alleged duplication of $l,500.0tl0,000 a: liabilities u they IIDPOIP tn the railway diamante, aide by sldc with thealuneltiemsncarrfcdmgolv- ernment 0000mm: DB5. R38. AIM, Bldl Lin. Ede Inna and Advanced 0045,0075! 0046521466 Can. 00v. Rattwuyi MMMM 306,300.94 Unpaid Ira-meat x 406.000.!" x not wgnguted, Included in Con- solidated Fund. ' It will be clearly noted that on the Dominion bounce nheet, the curried u i-allriny accounts are assets. and not u liabilities u one would infer If than was a duplica- ron of liabilities. They are curled _ as nan-active, which places them in the some 01088017 u our partin- mont buildup. mutton proportion. F01‘ ORANGE italitu alwag; BRAHMI. iPE KOE ‘MARCH 11'. _1_9_,a1 .._i._____ __ .. . m 1H9; TEA canals. harbours and whnrves. The unpaid Interest l5 curried In the Consolidated Fluid. This set-up was adopt/ed In 1920 by the Minister of Finance, Btr Henry Dmyton, with the full approval of Parliament. J. C. Saunders. deputy minister of finance, drew attiervtlon to the change In his annual report for 1920. and stated that George Edwards, of the Toronto fin-n. Edwards. Morgan and Company, had been consulted, and that they had sought to have the accounts "set up more in QOMOPIII-li-Y will): those of banks. railway corporations and other flnanclaljxistl-tuttons." It Is incon- oelvalble that a combination of the best legal, financial and accounting experts In the country would. after mature consideration, set; up a system of accounts as bet/ween the railway and the government which Was "without corporate precedent anywhere on the face of the earth," or one which would produce, a “dllbliwllfln of liabilities" prejud- Iolal to the national credlt. I: l] Impossible to believe that in t/he fn- WWWIH: Years. when the goverr meat/a commitments tn respect of the railway were mereasblg s0 rflllldliy. no responsible person either In the railway or‘ the government noticed thatithls practice created i; “dunllwtloxu until after the Royal Comimisfon drew public attention t» the huee cost oiinuie national railway adventure. was not until 1934 that the railway auditors they termed a. “ntfsconception” as to duplication In the net debt. Toe Present Bill goes farther and has translated this misconception. of a dfl-lllllcatlon Into an actual “t llllCfl- tion.’ It is now argued that ‘since these tbems are treated as “non- wflve assets". and Included fn the net debt of Canada, they me ac- ffYIWIBdBW-‘d by the Government, as Wflllen otf" and as "not having any asset value.’ Hence. It ls claim. ed that to record what the Can- adian National Railways ovaes the Government on the railway bfl'fll‘lce Slim is "duplicating Fabillilus" and Cflmlllules an unreal transaction. Such reasoning. of cou- lgnore all sense of l7ll<!‘(‘$5 re. lflflmlslflp and prrportivn stun-l one treat the parliamort hoffli‘ q~ and the canal rysfom, whim, an. also Included as non-metre 8.5.15 ‘n net. debt. as "written off" nml as "not having any asset value?’ Dwblle the apparent cnnvictum with which proponents of the astute ravai. - . e s no n ni or unorthodox tn thge mciinnei-Dzsl’ QXPPB-‘Sill: the relationship be- tween the railway and the Gov. ei-nment in the Dubltshcd accounts of each. This ls clearly shown by the evidence given before the Rail. WRY Committee In April. 1935. by B. J. Roberts. comptroller of the guarantee branch of the depart- ment. It has been well said that “the WPOIB fllwrv or recflpltallztifitu’! is obviously dominated by a misc-on- eeptton." The small group who ‘favour recapitalization have set out to eliminate duplication of 115.541. tttes and losses of sortie one Btlltrm, Five Hundred Mdllon Ikrllars be- tween the published accounts or the Nat anal Railway s m of the Dominion." me and those It fa unbelievable that any Tfllflllllzed authorities not wnnecled with the railway or the (lovem- ment can be found who will admit; the existence of any such duplica- t'on of Itabdltttes. n R is yeti-Italy high time um the Seflmh-HB examination’ reel-red to by Mr. Dunning, and urged by Hofeasor Jackman. should com- menoe. The present controversy mlshl Produce lasting resillts tr It awakened a real public demand for constructive act-ton to solve the 79-11%!’ Problem. and confounded those who would see this pfgblgm mtnlmtzed by a calculated decep- tion of the Canadian people I. am Sir, etc. A. L. A. RICHARDSON monto March a, 1937. CIVIC nnxncnvo EXTRAORDINARY SI h-At a meeting all the city Council held on May 11th last the YOUOWIHB resolution was moved by fir. Russel Chandle, clmlrmgn o; B 118M committee. and seconded by“ Mr. G.W. McLeod and carried; t “"1” "is 01w or cl-iiiriotte- own In the complainant in an in. gfiflflflfltlon now being conducted by the £0810 0f Public Utilities of laxtlld movlnca of Prince Edwin-d 1;- to the rate structure of tho Maritime Electric Hunted 4| ' m Alild whereas the accepted prac- e n conducting public Investig- ations 1n other provinces has been fluent when i ' shown w I 00ml) atnt has been l-lflfltlom against the Public Utility Cerium, “And whereas chill assessment canboimduonlyafterthaoom. pletlon of the fnveatlgatfo whllg “"1118 the conducting of the nee. $5517 ‘P1381831 audit, QM" the" an certain current. expenses to be ‘lglmyed and whereas u» goal-d t0 Public Utilities hu asked both h! c"? ll complainant and the Maritime flectrlc Company Lain“ u" Pllbllc utility concerned to pro- vide the money necessary to carry on the lnveattgatlo . therefore be it resolved that the City (‘munch of Charlottetown hereby authorize flnllnoo omimtttee ,0! this Council to provide the Board of Public Utilities with half the sum necessary for the conduct of the ‘nveotlgdtfan provided the Min-l- ‘me Electric Company f ‘ '. under- ikea to pmvlde the remaining mlf of the cost. and be it further resolved that tn the event of the Maritime Electric Company Limit- ed Musing to provide hall the sum required this Counctrh? authorlze the finance commute!“ ‘advance to the ‘Board of pubu Utilities a sum sufficient to m‘ dtlct and complete the Invesligatl ion." I am quite sure filmt neither q. mover nor the seconder hay; least knowledge of what: the pm. tJce is In other provinces Iespgq. Ing assaulting the costs of int/em gations against public utility m, cerns. It ts plain common Se“ that. If It Is proven to the Boa“ of Public Utilities that the Mari- time Electric Company? chat-gs are excessive It can be made q pay the costs of the Investigation because ft has 10st Its case, bu; its charges are reasonable and“ beyond a. profit of 8% valuation of its plant, , City will and should be ordered l; pay all the costs because it. h“ lost its case. The mover and seconder in q. l feet admit this In stating “@114 whereas the assessment can b, made only after the completion o! the tnvestlgatfo ." No member n the City Co II has yet told uf the Electric ompany has gym to pay half the cost. In my letter published tn you Monday's Issue, I stated that m4 City Council employed a firm oi dIscovered what - lizens have a right to know all l valuators to appraise and place I valuation on the plant and prop. erty of the Maritime Electric Coin. puny and that they made theCity liable to pliy the cost which wlu said to be $10,000. I also said cit. about It. The only explanation‘ the Mayor liiid Councillors choose to give thc citizens was the defiant and tn. natured characterization of m] statement as being "absolutely false"—was It? Their resolution makes it clear beyond a doubtthal they obligated the City to pay tht whole costs of the Investigation whether $10,000 or more or less. It also makes It clear If they didn't directly they dId Indirectly employ the valuutors for their resolution authorized the Board of Public I Ilttlitles to employ them. It was the duty of the City Council b0 procure such evidenol as would establish a good case against the Electric ‘Companymhil could only be done by a proper valuation of the company's plant, and this ls what. the resolution authorized. The lwtlon of the City Council set the whole machinery of valuation In motion. Mr. Chand- lei-‘s characterization was simply a piece of Imperttnent qutbbitng. Ho ls, however, only young, inexper- ienced, and not yet. onto his jobt he ls not: nearly so much to blame as the Mayor and chairman ofthc finance commlttee who sat. silenl well knowing that Mr. Chandler was conveying to the publlcafalnl Impression. They are old Coun- cillors and should know better. The bold attempt to deny every- thing received an unexpected Joli from Councillor I-lennesseys query to the light chairman: "The ilm- ount was wrong too, wasnt It?" The chairman of the flnanol committee had little or nothing to say. Their policy evidently is w keep the 1Id down, tell the public nothing. I-Ie did, however, venlum to say “Tax collections tt ts true, were not up to expectations." Thll was followed by the Mayor's sap- lent; remark: "I think we are all determined that a definite policy of tax collection will be put Into efleot." _ But. this was not. by any means the song they sang at the annual meeting a month BQOw They then boasted that ‘they collected liwl year more back taxes than ever before,and that. is quite true; they also had the extra '4 of 1% real- lzlng over $18,000. What have they done with the money? With all this extra revenue they made a worse showing than In any prev- ious year. The chairman of the flnancl committee complains that. the crit- lctsm offered Ill not constructive. What, ls that but. a. confession that the Council ts not big enough or competent enough to govern the City? 'I'hey In effect ask newspa- Del‘ correspondents to show them the way. Such ptttable helpless- ness ls indeed astonishing. In such circumstances the only decent thing to do would be to resign. l am, 8dr, m. CITIZEN. BONNET The world is charged with 81'8"!" f o God. It will flame ollit, like dilnln! 9°" fol ; Itgnmerawagrenfnbsnllill“ ooac oil Ofllhod. Why do men uisnmwmt rook his rod? Generations have tcod, have W4- hnve trod; And Ill l5 neared with trade: 0W9‘ ed, smeared with toll; And wears man's smudge and sham! man's smell: the aoll ' In bare now, nor can foot feel. w" ah nut. m» ni this, nature h W" 0- 5P9" lived the freshflfll deep down l: And though the last llflhll of thO black West went, m. Oh. momlnga at tlhe blown b us "tar , lpl‘ nga: 590M"!!! - Holy Ghost 0V" n" Thil‘! bent World hf‘ eds with win-m hm! ‘"4 Wlth-chl-Ufllhi- WW!- -Gerard B09311"