:rr .»'. I-i '- - i ».i < .3 l - » . if' ,.. l ..r..;..;.>_\<»i='-\.s.§_~.'\¢zf_';.'.;; l l _l .i- 3.' 'l il- I, f i`~ fi i ,, f‘ lf, r., l it 'E l- l _l_ ,' if ‘ 1.! l . ly- l ii ‘r ,ri i "s 1 ii .-_-_,_n,_;` :l 1 -“il ,. i li ;. X, ...., lil 'fi l tl 'l ii i . -ii .A5 l 4,, si ., (_. .(- ~.' f 1 2' l l in . i l ,l *L-af -_~ l‘ ,i ,. l i .- .t»_;»-7 1 ,, ._ ,,.,,\-,.,,-._l .,.,,.` il a i » l ..._ » ~ ,_ "i '.1 . ' , -' r V `- rl. T, , _ ' 1 .' 5 r - . ‘ ; ' ' ml caAnr;o1-nzmwni rmamp ~- - ' ~ I r ~ . '»~ DECEMBER”-1915 .' w _ ' il il am extremely profil! oirtlie great work my Cotmffy Y CT l *_* ' r F( TT .._. vs. ._ . . .. `. *‘"f~"»‘*‘f+»-.~\..TfYii-ra-if' ITA" ' ~ I , ' A f _r *_ ' ‘ . fr .rl ’ _,~’< r-lt... t re ln tins cl of e. _ - ~ ‘ ' - ~' " if l ' » ._ ‘- _'- -_fl /Ip-.1-_ »- -- 0- --- - -» clnrlaorrsrown 'ro - which I_have the honour 'to be 2 member. IS V¢"Y ` ’ ' ,_ ~ ` ‘ ‘ \_ 7 l _,... V active towardsthe Patriotic Fund. I trust_this article _ I r ‘ .~ ' _~ ` ' F' i A ' .~ , ~ ~ r » v ` “ will be of interest to your esteemed paper and to lts. . ` M' nd / , I ~ ‘ :. many readers at home and abroad." » . ,. , _ l. ' . 1 ' T `, ` “-u ’ A 1 V” _ , ' _ ', s 1 i _ ‘ I . - The article is as followsz- . , »,, ' \' A - g ' _ I _ , ‘ 'M A .. r -- - -' ~ » “ All the lives sacrificed and all the treasure ex- , , A . , V, _. - .2 lp \. i . perrded in this -rr-ggi-r."-rar-1 Premier Border- in his yi r A e _ WISII EVefyb0dy ‘ I Subscription Newoand Edlt.Uay Phone .. . 133 Advertlaing Phone..........,......................182-3 Newa-and-Edlt.NlgM Pl\onea............. ...182l.133 Head Otllee at Charlottetown, Branch Officer at Summer- ulde, Atherton. Sourla and MontaIU°- London Offieol Marconi Hound, Strand. W5- - Preaident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. A. A. Bartlett Managing Editor . . . . . J. R. Burnett ‘SArulmA\', ]A.\:uAlu' lsr, llr:lN¢.{ NEW YlzAlz’s DAY. Ayn A Sr.\1‘uTol<\' Pulllac HOLIDAY, THE MORNING (it'AruuA.\' wll.L Nor ln-: Issulzn ON MONDAY-` THE F.\'l-;NlNc. fil.'AltolA.\.' \vll.l. xo'r ol: lssulao oN SATUR-` n.\v, nur \vll.l. lu: runclslllio As UsUAL on ;\loNDAv.` .\r`wlf.lzrlslzlas Pl.|f.Asl2_No'rlz rllnsr. CnANcl-;s. \\’lzuxl2sn.»\\', Dr.cl-:_\iluzl< 29, |915. , AN INFAMGUS ATTACK 'l`hc exposure wllicll we make to-day of the l"a\riot’s alleged revelations of a Public Works De- partlnellt " scandal ” acts as the proverbial boomerang. llard up for a weapon with which to attack the fioverunlcnl on the eve of the Souris nominations, the l‘:l\_riot came out yesterday with a manufactured charge ol' corruption against the Ilon. Jas. A. ;\lcNeill, (`onlnlissioner of Public \.Vorks. The charge is with- out a sliadow of foundation in fact, as \ve show by the sworn statement of the Secretary of Public \Vorks, published elsewhere ill this issue. The allegations are contained ill all affidavit by Mr Philip Arsenault, tnade ill the .presence of the la\v partner of the Leader of the Opposilioil, alld bear on th_e face of them the impress of all clectioneering trick. Everyone \vho kno\vs the llon. _]. .~\. .\Ic.\'eill and Mr L. B. McMillan will dis- credit the story which, on the face of it, is prepos- terous. llolh gentlemen have unsullied reputations and arc held ill the highest esteem for probity and honour, and the positions they both occupy in the Church as wcll as ill public life should be sufficient lo' save them from such an infamous attack by a party newspaper and a party leader. The Hon. J. A. Mc- .\'cill is not a lnall to take sucll all attack lying down, and, as was lo be cxpected,°he has immediately re- solved to prosecute I\lr Philip Arsenault, who swore lo the affidavit, for perjury. But what are we to think :lf the party that would descend to such low tactics lo serve a political end? It- must be lost to all sense of self-respect, honour and fair play. N0 public mall, Ho Churcllman’s reputation would be worth a moment’s purchase were such infamous attacks to be allowed lo pass ullpuliished. The coucocting and publication of this ullfoundcd charge will prove the _greatest political blunder ally party ever made in the Province. “ MR. J. J. HUGHES QUIBBLES After a wcek's cogitation Mr J. _]. Hughes returns lo the attack on"the"subsidy question, but this time in :i somewhat subdued mood. He does not denythat llle .\lathicson Government' deserves all the credit for obtaining thc additional subsidy, but he quibbles over some correspondence on the subject which he asked, for alid obtained inltlle House of Commons. He says the Finance .\Iinister did not .lay on the ‘table of the llousc the report which' the Mathicson delegation presented to the Lieutenant-Governor-iluCoutlcil, therefore no such report was presented. Alternatively, if the report \vas presented and was not laid over then the Minister of Finance lied! This is lllc logic of Mr _]. _]. Hughes, M.l". Now, if .\-Ir Hughes asketl_ for Coluuzsrouolsncl-: rl' the l’.lE.l. Subsidy, which he says he did, and did not get the report, it was because the report did not take thc forln of correspondence. If Mr lluglies would take the trouble to refer to the report sub- mitted by' the delegates to His Honour the Lieutenant- (rovrnor-in~(`ouncil he will find that it is im;-0¢]u¢¢(| as follows :-" ('ln_the Seventeenth day of February, l9l2, the Privy Council of Canada granted your dele- gates an audience, when they verbally placed before the"sn_i_,d Council the claims of this Province and deliwrcd to f.-/lem at Hur some time a Memorifll, of 1l'h|¢'h` file-following ir a copy,” g Claim 2 of this Memorial contains the following paragraph-'-" Compensation in res ect of the Public lea-2; speech before the Newwllngland Society, “will have been in vain ‘if humanity must still endure mllitglsm United States, are not a militaristic people. They desire to follow the path of peace and orderly demo- cratic development. They believe that the Golden become a forgotten profession. They_ believe it is possible to create a well ordered world whose harmony shall be based on a mutual respect for common rights. They reject the -Attila philosophy that teaches that places in the sun must be won by the sword. _'I`hey recognize that this principle operated in the past, even ill the Empire of which Canada is a member, but they have faith that better things are achievable. In view of these things Canada may well claim that -she is giving plentifully of' her blood for a great cause-for a cause in whose triumph all members of the human race, not excepting the Teutonic family, are vitally interested. Canada, the world’s second largest melting pot, child of the United States almost as much as of Great Britain and France, has reason to feel proud of her record during the last seventeen months. Whatever sneers may be directed against Great Britain’s moral pretensions, or however plaldsibly it may be said that lingland, animated by nationalistic fears, is in the \var from essentially the same motives that animate Ger- many, it is difficult for even the most cynical to withhold whole-hearted recognition of the high mor- llerself. She is and has been in no material danger. The break-up of the British Empire would not affect her prosperity. Her participation is altruistic to the verge of knight errantry. Site is testifying in the lnost practical ways ill behalf of what silo regards as supreme rigliteousness. . Canada has no enmity to the German peoples who form so large a part of her population. .She would give them due place ill the sun-the only place she asks' for her own children-the right to earn their livelihoods and to develop their highest qualities as brother members of the human race in peace and quiet, without 'a soldier' being on the bakk of every‘worker. It is a big emancipation movement in which Canada thinks she is engaged. No fort mars the 3,000 miles of border stretching between the United States and Canada. No warship frets the serene 4' surface of the Great Lakes. .\ dlnonstration has been given of the practicability of democratic nations,_in many ways not \vllolly loving one another, d\vellil:Ig side by side in amity. The -American peopl_c_tru°st_lhe people of Canada, and the people of Canada 'trust the people of the United States. When the pre'seiit 'wa‘r"‘began and suggestions came from across thlegvvater that an opportunity was pre- sented to us to assail Canada and to carry our flag to lludsoll Bay the people of Canada only laughed. They had complete confidence ill the American people. They knew that our belief in the principle that just govern- ment is derived from consent of the governed was too firmly rooted to make it conceivable for this country Canada in the fac/e of,,tbe nations has shown that lt ls possible to unite the spirit of pacifism with the ability to fight maufu'lly.'- At Ypres, amid clouds of .poison gas, Iler intrepid soldiers saved`the day. Rc latively Canada is making a contribution to the war equal to, if it does not exceed, that of England or France- And. so doing, Americans true to tlieirzbetter traditions perceive tllat she is lighting not oftly for her own future but for the supremacy of those great principles that \ve fought for at Bunker Hill and revindicated at Gettysburg. Canada is a worthy sister of the United States. Should a crisis be forced on us, should we also be called on to testify by deeds in behalf of things without which civilization is a sham, may wc prove ourselves as worthy and as self-sacri- flcing as have the Canadians. “WAS lwlnt rllus" Commenting on the disagreements, apparent and real, in the British House of Commons at present, an exchange points out that nervousness among those who sympathise with the Allies over any cabinet _shindy in England would probably begquite without warrzynt. That is the way john"-B`ull usually ,does it. In 'file » liorsham Battery sends the Guardian a letter .ln which he graphically, and with a liter- ary touch rarely found,U soldiers let- ters, describes the journey from Char- lottetown to Horsham. Guardian readers are certain to greatly appre- ciate tllls literary treat and to look for more in the some delightful strain. Slrr- Some of your readers may Wish to read a gunner'a desultory ro- marks concerning the trip of the Is- land Battery from Charlottetown to our present quarters ln Raffey Camp Horsham, England, and hence I ask you to kindly give this letter space in ‘your _oft welcome Morning Guardian. We have arrived in Old England-the land of pounds, shillings and pence- and all are pleased to be here. On Friday morning, Nov. 26th the S. S. Northumberland carried from Prince Edward Island the first com plete artlilary unit to leave its shores.. It was the luck of half the battery myself included. to be ordered to the starboard so as to maintain the ship's equilibrium while friends and relatives wishing to give us tl farewell stood on the wharf on the port side. Wie were unable even to see them. Thus far it seemed unfavorable for us, but this is nothing to complain ot’ in time of war. Quite a. number were sea- sick on crossing the strait but this - _ .‘ . . . was ly fo h .At Pl - allty back of Canadian action._ Sh_e is not fighting for .tom gilter tvzoalilouggf ,zgiifng we ef; trained for Halifax where we arrived at 6.30 p. m. Our Colonel kindly gave us permission to see what we might of the town, after which we made beds for ourselves ln the cars in _which we travelled. I must not lor- get to mention that we were hungry on coming aboard train at Picton. This was a cause forthe accentuation of gratcfulness we entertained for The Daughters of the Empire, and the Ladies of the Frst Methodist Church in Charlottetown. whose delightful lunch came to us when we little ex- pected lt. Every soldier got his share and we certainly enjoyed lt. All wish there were more like the Daughters of the Empire and ladies of the First Methodist Church. ;. _ ON THE LAPLAND. Saturday morning we em- bnrked on the S. S. Lapland along with upwards of two thousand other ` Canadian troops. ghese in- cluded a battalion of the ' th Infantry more than eleven hundred strong, a company, two hundred and fifty strong. -of Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry, a company also of two hundred. and* fifty, iof the 92nd High- landers, a. companyof the Canadian Army Service .Cor-ps, and a platoon of cyclists all from Toronto, besides u large number-of Artlllerymen. The band of the 37th accompanied. It is a good one and gave us daily treats of splendid music. 'I‘he'P. 'P. C. L. I.. are arflne intelligent looking lot of men of good stature and quite proud of the name the Princess Pats have won on the battlefleltls of France. Most of these are well educated'-*-' more than half of them being unlvera ity-menu The Highlanders are per- - . - baps as good a sample as any. We to seek to 'mposc an unwelcome d0""m°"~ ‘ prefer 'our uniform to theirs, especial- 'ly for winter wear. Their kllts are so short that they do not extend down to the tops of their socks thus leaving their knees colnplotply bare. The Cyclllsts and the Army Service Corps, and llkewlse the Canadian Field Artlllerymen are also good ro- bust fellows. but when lt comes down to real strength the best of them could not match our heavywelghts who had the sport of pulling an equal number of their big ones along the deck of the Lapland ln two or three interesting tugs of war. ` SEASICKNEBB. No. 2 Battery were allotted two of the poorest sections of the hoat-- tbe forward parts below open deck. The bow gets more tilt than even the stern owing to is combination of causes; first it is lighter; second, it is 'narrower and third the tilting point ls abaft mldahlp. This position of the tilting points results from the shlp’s forward motion. Nevertheless- our Island Battery pulled through fn fairly good form. Occasionally dur- ing the trip our ofllcers gave us lu- ,olllu ,sstncrlqlls for x ' oultaolllll aEal>£ll$:.;l " Lands of (fhnada actually tmnsferrgdl or proposea to-life-or-death struggle with Nl1P0|eon he turned ilutf, -L f . _-f 'Qi-rMm_‘,5',‘W be transferred, to certain Provinces of Canada.” ‘ Thlii Sjllrffly. is_as clear__and specific as it is possible 1° milk” mil/ '§|,Ulm? Bl". Mr Hughes says, Mr Matluegori _rind-_Mr McLean .leased verbally at public "l°.°t,'"35 _F.'f‘.°,,§, "ml fh¢y..U1qde Any s\ch claim. All wp can saywls, that Mr Hughes, intentionally or miie,-. :)"f"°:;;Z"vf~l" 3" °"`°f‘°°\.'S Impression of what either Efftlllenflnn said on the subject. As a member ilintpzriiimem iii' H“.g‘f°s f°'5°*5r if |‘° ¢*'¢f'kt1=w. 0 .”*"' 0 "gf *PPWS HS mllch to controversy-asa it does to. manner of life. -_~____'_..»‘ . half-a-dozen cabinets. He fhad no 'sooner g`ot"the ministry. When foreign relations are as bad as they _lean be and brickbats are coming through all the win- * dows like hail, ]ohn's(first idea is to grasp the Govern- ment byits whiskers, break a chair over 'its head and kick it under tlletable-after which he feels fit to attend to fherilittle matter outside. We have ghoard good deal latelymbout British decadence, llrlt_|“maybe it is all so. But to judge simply by the pastyvgf should say that when England is all yammer and* '“_e‘verybody s'llald.ng`_llis fist in everybody elae_'a",Kc`e, and 'Till WAR York Canada liilllifbftl lv A. _ _ aa _lalindarril tligfeu li num lin-e over it broken li¢r».elf.l.l*““?t..j,~ *§£l;l:rya%lli_l:.tf,te; &p:ssln§¢,Qrg1$y W a rlvod at our dmiilbbonua MLM .ra The lls in I* 1 p |` and armaments. Sucll would be the result off an a g I 1 A P C inconclusive Peace. The People of the Bi'iti$h ” "~"<’ “H T """" ` » ' dominions are animated by a stern resolve that there* fi _~ ~ ‘ ` shall be no such outcome.”. ,, . _ ,` »- ~ - r ». -- ’-' ' ' 1- Y' ‘ ,._,., _ ‘y The people of Canada, like the people of the F ' I T' . Rule is applicable to international relations and would I A ‘ .- » _ ‘ _ 'T' _ ~-- ~--~~- "rr -~--fr-~~~‘ "-'-rr'-""“*”’f“"" ' 'g|ad|y welcome the day in which Somiering w0u|d‘ Gnr. P. J. Williams of '.he 2nd Siege structions on the donning of life belts 1-S \ p ,,....'- _ ';f' : . r or -.sri To all/ our Polic -holders and Friends /we* extend Best Viislles for the New,Year. Hynoman si co., Ltd. General Insurance Agency, II Charlottetown. - ' _,V ‘T Ex p /fp .4\”.;, ‘®\.», ' ilk" ., 0 !` _-1, _ _- ....__... l F' -.- summer. These are in nearly every! nicely cut off in li line perpendicular ease surrounded by nice hedges which to the ground. . ' tend to enhance theirbeauty., Our quarters here ure nice and roomy and the food is fair. We like FAMILIAR SIGHTS AND NAMES. -ever thin but the wet weather and `Nearly all buildings here are built Y 8 the resulting mud- and the mud here is so slippery that 'tis dlfllcult to of stone- even to the little hen march over or drlll on. ' houses. Here also many of us sawl Well in conclusloll we. all hope tllut for the first time the chimney pots the people ot’ P. E. Island wlll not Thockeray wrote about from his “Canal forcet the adlnrmitions of our olllcers Bottomed Chair." Near this railway “'l‘l1e London and.South Western" are Bldeford Northam, Port Hill etc..- names which our ancestors imported to Lots 12 and 13 in P. E. Island. At Exeter on this line some kind ladies ho 'de ot ‘und filled our met us at t ll water bottles with hot tea and also. presented each with lunch whlcli mort- r ted thanks of the soldiers. At the different. centres we were heartily chleered-men, women and children vleing with each other ln shouting and waving of handkerchlefs., _ It is interesting to notice the euro displayed in the building und thatch- iug of huy and grain stocks. And when a part of the stack is needed this ls not taken from the top but is I A Good, Timely Tip on Plumbing The secret of making your bathroom beautiful I is the installation of high- grade, modern plumbing fixtures. - If your fixtures areold . - .and unsanitary, a new porcelain enamel bath or lavatory will work won- ders in the appearance and sanitation of your bathroom. Decide now to change from the old tothe new and let us quote you prices on these fixtures. They cost much less than you imagine. We esti. 'mate at any time and guarantee all work to . satisfy you. . I warmth, has no disagreeable . This heater has fancy loss. ' heavy nickel mountlngs, cool re the recrutltliilp ol’ men to supplement us ln this s re which has- reached such onlazlng proportions. We trust also that tl hint given by one of them (Continued on page Seven.) L For That Cold. Room ‘&§ -__- _-pn-»i° For th'at room you _can't got worm, whether it be attic, bed- room, holl or any other cold scor- nor of the 'house-~ yotrwlll need a Perfection Oil Heater. I The Perfection ia n whole heating system in itself. It gives instant and satisfactory odor and heats the coldest room ln the shortest poaslblotllue. 'ap _toe-'tlaar' -e., wick can lm' lnd- xuiwl noni oul»lo°,» A You need one of thesis-heat rs. t Our prices-areso moderatd Ou . c_an't afford,to be_wltllout P - .i,,, . lj Fred H. Traino'r,} ; ”"80`G¥l`fl0l\ Sf!'¢et Wlfm Crimean war neatly upon his astonished 'hands than ; _and are amiflfimd lrreguiprly ~.-.~?\l0l'lB '$9314-J _ /. ~ he indulged a parliamentary spasm and fired the _ . ~ 'Wi 9"" Y" "‘“‘°" .“, `3"°°“ vt' | f. _ .. .~---~~~» - . ' ` * r-rrrr-I1 or--di-r , , , . , . . -1.-.f.....~~ ~ . ._-_ .. . 5 Cold Weather < Footwear at