MIJPAGE rout: -r-— . TIIE ouiitomrowii GUARDIAN llmln: lulu (Founded ism a. Italians. Hana-Col. W. Cheater B. Mclmn r; VIM President. J. B. Burnett. IJJ. - jlasrotary. LlcnL-Ccl l) ‘A. MacKlnnula. 0.8.0. lilo: and Man Dlruetoe. J. If. Burnett. FJ-I. wr. Frank Walker __ SUBSCRIPTION BATES ' IBM [u year (in advance; delivered to thy. pu- year (In advance) nailed so l‘. l. lllsnd r yea: (ln advance) milled to Cmada 5nd U]. Members Audit Bureau of Circulation 2171c Strongest Memory is Weaker than the Weakest Ink.‘ 4, TUESDAY; smut. is, 1m That "Sinking Fund" Alibi Our local Liberal apologists are‘ makingfran- fic efforts to account for their failure to imple- . ,_ n f . merit their balanced budget pledges. Ther chief alibi sec-ms to be that they had to provide interest and sinking funds on the debt which ti“? Conservatives left on going out of OHICE.’ The same argument, of course, applies t0 every government. The Cofliciflvitli/‘QS We"? confronted with the same responsibility ivhen the Lea Government was defeated. This fact was cornpletetl ignored by Liberal campaigners in 1035. This is how the issue was presented t0 the electors in the Patriot ne\vs- paper qi July 10 ut that vear:— “The revenue last Yea-r 0Y1 0mm“? “Emmi "mun-ted to $1,385,777.31 and for this year and subsequent years we will have an additional‘ i merit; from Ottawa of _$150,000, so that 311! counting federal conti-lbutions under the Re p Act or for other services, there will be avuilebe over one and a half million dollars for all pur- The ordinal’! expenditure 111 1930- “he 1B5‘ rmer Lea Government, was $1.- including capital expendlw" "I amounted to $1.455.673-'73. so that it w“ "filly be seen inst the Libergitlnplai/form of a Balanced midget. is no idle boo . This is a very interesting statement, in the light of present-day Liberal alibis. Tn the first place, it will be noted that 1930 is given as’ the lust year of the former Lea Government. In the eight months in which the Liberals held of- ficc in the following year, 1931, they piled “P jun‘ additional debt of $544.035, £01: which, Ql course, sinking funds had to be provided by their l: Conservative successors; but the Liberal organ {takes no stock of this at all. It takes no stock "of the Libcrrtl overdraft of $1,041,240.88, plus accrued interest and unpaid bills of $151-$6- “plus many other Liberal liabilities including ;,$78,ooo which had to be raised to redeem a 6 ,per cent Liberal bond issue. _ _ While the extent of these obligations jyu unknown to the Conservatives in the last jclection campaign, we must assume that it was Jmcvwn to the Liberal candidates and party press. ,Yet in computing the necessary expenditures of government these items were left entirely out of account by otir contemporary. It will be noted however that the increased federal sub- jdy of $150,000 obtained by the Conservatives and paid for the first time in 1935, was credited to the revenue account. Thus our contemporary arrived at the figure of one and a half million dollars of revenue with which the Liberals un- flcrtook to balance the budget annually. The deficit in 1936, their first full year, was $24,654; but the revenue, meanwhile had in- creased to $1.718.464 instead of the anticipated million and a. half dollars. In 1937, with a further revenue increase to $1,951,034, the dc- ficit was $120,773. In 1938, notwithstanding a further revenue increase to $1,974,248, the deficit was $80,113. The last revenue figure represents an increased ordinary revenue of more than $430,000 over the revenue for 1935. which was the basis, on our contemporary's ‘showing, of the Liberal pledge to balance the i’ budget annually. ' Even allowing for the increased sinking fuiid and interest payments of $65,000 resulting from the I935 expenditures (partly incurred by the Liberals themselves) we find them with a rev- enue surplus last year rm ordinary account of tome $373,000 over ziiid above the 1935 rev- enuc, with which to implement their pledge. All this surplus rcvcnuc has disappeared and they come nut with an $80000 deficit; in other words about $450,000 short of implementing Plank No 1 in their election phitform. And that, as wc have stated, is after crediting them with their increased sinking fund and interest payments which they. when in OpPOSiIiOII, re- ‘fused in credit to their predecessors under sim- ilar cirrumsiiiiircs. In addition. there is of course the increased capital debt of over two million (lolhirs which our “budget bztlaiicciiw" have piled 11p since com- ipg into nfficc tint-e z-iid :1 ltnlf years ago. There is also tlte alarming fact that at the end of 1938 the Province had a hank overdraft of $1,200,000. ( And all this extra expenditure was incurred 7 'witl1out one red cent being received from (7t- tawa in the shape of additional subsidy. The last subsidy inrrczise of $150,000 was obtained Wby the lllaclllillan (iovernment. Why All The Secrecy‘? _ In the course of discussion in the Legislature last week Hon. Mr. Allen defended the Gov- ernment's action in withholding right of appeal i Pita the courts in expropriating the National Park u-iarea on the ground that it appointed an “in- dependent" commission, whose report had been "as a guide" in making settlement with t c landowners. When 'M'r. _W. F. A. Stewart ~01 “fifiintcd out that the auliowners were not rcp- fckntedon this Commission, Mr. Alien" arguadi ‘t the‘ Government‘ hud““-'doire '_ bet ‘ fli " by appointing two,‘ f ly of Government appointees, and Mr. Stewart's objection that the property owners should have‘ been allowed their own representative was per- fectly valid. In the second place, the Commis- sion's report has never been published, and the public has no means of ascertaining how far it corresponds with the settlements finally made, which also have been kept secret. There is no legitimate reason why, at the present session, both the settlements and the recommendations of the Commission should not be tabled in the House. The supporters of the Government have a right to demand this information, and their failure to do so can only be ascribed to con- nivance in the Star Chamber methods which have characterized the whole procedure in this matter. ‘Siriilarly with regard to the land expropria- tidns under the Road Act. The Government appointed Commission “may" fix valuations, but the Government decides whether or not it shall do so, and the public has no information as to how far it has gone in this direction. Here again the only way for the Campbell administration to refute the charge of politiccl favoritism and dictatorship is to table a full repore of its laud settlements under the Act. Since it has not done so. the obvious conclusion is that the charge is justified. I Editorial Notes I Judge jeffreys died this date, 1689. n- v w x From now on the voice of the politicians will be heard in the land. i w it s- s: Dr. Alan Roy Dafoe of Calender, Ont., is now a “D. L.” having had the honorary degree of “Doctor of Litters" conferred upon him by the Dexter Fellows Tent of the Circus Saints and Sinners Club of America, with headquart- ers at New York. n n- n» a- As the Hepburn Government dirough its Premier has announced it will not support the King Government on "its next appeal, but Hep- burn will vote for Manion, and though he has not said so openly, Duplessis Government adopts the same attitude, the Liberals have slim chances in Ontario and Quebec. n: v is There are just two men we know to be habitual umbrella. carries —_Prime Min- ister Chamberlain and one of our Deputy Min- isters. But from now on the ‘brells. is likely to gain in popularity. The first to make full and adequate use of such a protection from the ele- ments was Queen Victoria's uncle, H. R. H. the Duke of Cambridge, Commander-in-Chief, who used to review the troops, in inclement weather from under cover of s huge family umbrella —-one capable of sheltering two or three at the same time. s a w u- Production of cheese by provinces in 1938 with figures for 1937 in brackets: Prince Ed- ward Island, 446,317 Wlmds (455986): New Brunswick, 540,392 (597,162); Quebec, 27,- 308,202 (29785199); Ontario, 85,643,767 (92,- 255-834); Manitoba. 3.301.754 (2,913,873); Saskatchewan, 423,292 (343,449); Alberta, 2,- 452,904 (1,838,589); and British Columbia, 609,377 (244345. Consumption of cheese in Canada is less than 3 1-2 pounds per capita. but butter consumption is nearly 31 3-4 pounds. That is why most of the Canadian cheddar cheese is marketed overseas while butter is chiefly consumed at home. a: r n: ,1: Forty per cent of Nova Scotiifs revenue is required to pay borrowed money. Yet ad- ditional burdens are laid upon the taxpayers as the result of capital estimates totalling $12,- 082,098 just tabled in the Nova Scotia Legis- lature last week. The province will use $3,- 584,000 of the sum to retire bond issues matur- ing this year. Besides that for retirement of bonds, largest single item of expenditure will he $3,055,097 for highways. included in this item is‘ $464.022»for relief. Capital estimates brought down last year totalled $6,625,427. The provinces funded debt at present stands at $102,666,380, which includes $14,131:!“ b01- rowcd on behalf of the Nova Scotia Power Commission, a self-supporting arm of the gov- criiment. Subsidies to stcamsiaips, motor vessels, ferries and landing services were estimated at $41,155 for I939 as compared with $41,280 in the previous year_ m iv n- Rt. Hon. W. S. Churchill, who is mentioned as a prospect for the Chamberlain Government as hliuister of Supply expresses himself thusly on the question of the totalitarian states and ‘their danger to unthinking, carefree demo- cracies: “As Byron wrote a hundred years ago: ‘These paged things of Sabre sway, with fronts of brass and feet 'of clay.’ “No one must, however, underrate the power and efficiency of a totalitarian State. “Where the whole population of 's great coun- try, amiable, good-hearted, peace-loving people" arc gripped by the neck and by the hair by a_ Communist "or a Nazi tyranny-Joi- theyuire the same things spelt in different ways -—-,the rulers for the time being can exercise a powerfor the purposes of war and. external domination before which the ordinary free parliamentary aociefles are at a grievourpractical disadvantage. ‘We have to recognise this. ‘ ' _ "And ‘then, on top of all, comes thiswoiider- ful mastery of the sir which our ceiitury hill far shown itself unworthy. , , "Hers 1's thisair power, with deli! 0* 1 ‘tgenmsoiicnoi-m m yam-ma chil . MW! .°.‘.’i“““l“ discovered, but of which. alas, mankind has V", m . What a cimqucdl-North Buy Nunet. in confidently that. Chins has been completely and utterly beat.- Bll by Julian. is very con- temptuous of those who suggest that them may be s. revival of Chinese sire . - Vancouver Province. The (people would be shocked witih alight if clean-looking trains again rolled over the riizht of way oif our railroads Why gratify the craving for attractive passenger vehicles? who kn . maybe one great. reason why so many people do not patronize rail- road trains Ls t/he dreary aspect: of the passenger coaches. We yea-m to have our fine aesthetic taste satisfied by the sight. of clean and bright Pullman cars and coaches drown by shiny loco- motives. -— Si. Thomas Times- Journal The Port Huron Post. of the American Legion wishs to join with wu- of a in paying honor to the Kine and Queen. A communication has been received by the Samiis branch of the Canadian Legion to this effect. Whether if; will be possible to make such arrangements is not lately known. It is to it can be and gard held by c United Statics or -Windsor Star. A few weeks menmed on the talc eonsi “ number of instances f possess wilds are rarely opened, and which, indeed. have no steps Their Majwtiea. 0W0 00m- Sopercon section Wll without a front door, but wig‘? - e v/htoh she daughters cou with iilieir escorts. With only a back door in commission, however, he could see with whom the various daughters were “walking out," and. if necessary, question them about their destinations. —Brock- ville Recorder and Times. In India and Persia, [row real rose trees. izall enough to stisde promenodes wiiih their flowers. In America grow fine apples. The bwo be iio the same botanical family, and in 55.11178- Barbara tafis reverend iosi culburlst Faitiher-Schoener, wihcse avenue of giant. rose trees there is famous, expects that his - hridiacticn of Spltzenberms wi Ross pouiiferirs scarlet seed will ipraently give the world a fairy fruit, mu in years ho come we shall harvest. apples from rose bushes; spicy, small and ‘sweet Father- Schoeneivs apples are reminiscent of roses that even jelly made from tiheim retains that scent - and undoubtedly this ls vmam Meredith's delicate lass. in future poetical ages, will spread 1111011 a rice waiter. at tine hour of birdsong and dew: the faint. su ion of just a taste of rose- alp 1e jelly, -New York Herald Tribune. There may be time-everybody will devcutly hopeso-Joo bring the Aiistrali Navy to the high point of streng and efficiency which it is planned to reach in 1941. Our first line cf defence lies on the sea: and the fact that. we must rely on the Royal Navy to provide the heavier battle fleet required to meet. an enemy in strength at sea does not diminish our duty to mn- tri-btiie the maximum force neces- sary to play our pant in those operations, even-ch the Gov- emmenit does not. agree- to the extent of dDR one battle- ship, as well as cruisers and lighter croft. Today our cruiser strength Ls numerically below the standard of 1928. Then we had four cruisers in commission; now we have three. There were 12 destroyers then; now there are three. Of course, the com- parison must not only be in point of numbers, and t/he building and modernizing program now in pro- Bfefls will P154? the Navy i/wo nr three years hence in a fai- stronger position than over it has been be- ore. Sydney Harold Pale blue light fatal lure to the grape leaf ho - pers, is serious pe n vineya s, as reported by J. K. Ellsworth o! the University of California. males of the species responded most readily t/o the l t, Counts of lame sample cam es mowed 88 percent, female insects. fence. lint one Canadian and one Enl- lidi will aboard PIIIVBS I 8 . should mo great bus lines m l” nioii educational r __ ‘ Public For-um Sin-Some regrettable mis-ataiic- matte than bepnwgiaio 1n the 188W! “lb IIIOII 8001M! vmlch iif allowed to ' Society and its Council ln a most unfair position before the public. 1. The statement has been made that the law Society and the lolal profession is l. close corporation. ‘finite/umber is quoted as having “The 1am Society is regarded as a closed corporation." "It is very strict. in admitting embers." Another member atatod: ~ "Certain. young men have applied for admimlon to the bu. Ind the attitude of the 14w Society looks like an attempt to keep them out. in order to prevent more men eri- tenng the profession and m keep in the niuirow circle of the Society the limltfad law business in this Province. Nothing could ‘Es farther from the truth than ese statements. The legal profession is open to ev- ery member of the public who possesses the prop? qualifications to practise law. e Law Society welcomes to its membership any person having the necessary ueli- flcation who applies for iidm ssion (tpoizhe Bar and is admitted by the urt. It was the legislature, not the Law Society, which insisted upon equire-mentsmud it. was the legislature, not tine Law Society, which prescribed the met-h- cd which the possession of such q 0.140115 should be ascertain- ed. The method so prescribed will be referred to. 2. ‘The statement has been made that the law Society improperly wecludes fmm admission to the Bur peirtsons who are qualified tn requirements of the law and who wish to practise in this Province should have a perfect right to do w” Statements such as these are being made with their implications or express charges a st c So- ciety. and the claim is made that s Judge of the Supreme Cour-tend not. the 111w Society ought to be the proper tribunal to pass upon the qualifications of persons ap- plying for admission. or that such Judge should at least be constitut» ed s. Court of Appeal from theIAw Society. . -‘ It. may not. be known in mem- bers of the legislature who voted for the Bill that not; for well over a. century-if indeed they ever did so-have Judges in this Province conducted the examination of por- sons who have applied to beoom member of the Ber. Such exam- lrmtions have invariably been con- ducted by members of the Baignot by the Bench. ‘Phat. task and the duty of examining and passing upon the qualifications of applic- ants has been delegated bty the Legislature to s. Committee o Ber- risters. Not, within the mem , of any person now living. if indeed it was ever done. has the examin- ation been conducted by a Judge. Never within memory has any compliant been made of the eon- duet or finding of such Boa-N of Examiners except. as‘ is reported. upon one occasion some 25 years ago. In that case the examination papers were understood to have been submitted by the Examiners to a Judge who aft/er their perusal approved of the finding of the Examiners. If it. were desired that the ex- aminatlons set by the Board of Examiners and the answers Riven and the markings of the Examin- ers should afterwards be submitted by the applicant or any person in- terested to any Judge or to v.11 the Judges, for their approval, the Law Society would have no objection whatever to such s. proceedlniz. That is not. the object, however, of this legislation. As to the suggestion or charge that. two applicants who had the necessary qualifications and had complied with the requirements of the law were prevented by the Law Society from being admitted to practise, the statement is quite in- correct. The Lsw Scciefy has ex- cluded no one from practising who holds the necessary qualifications. The power to admit to practise is a. power of the Court, not of the ‘Law Society. The Law Socleiy but: cusses upon their qualifications. The low Society was asked by two applicants to exempt. them from any examination whatever as in their qualifications or fitness. 'I‘his the Law Society declined to do. All information siromimd 12v the applicants regordinq their educat- ional and nrofessloflalqiuallficafions was referred by the Society in its Examininv Committee. The Com- mittee, after due mrisieiersiioii. bronchi; in a report. to the-Society. which recommended that, a few test. examinations should be riven certain sllhkcls, and recom- Whe applicant T111: LAW sociwrv AND THE LEGISLATURE meat has been made that the 14w woonsider or in unoiiellcni- edwuldtendtopnoe‘ the Low pnc two years luui elapsed since the applicant practised in that Province. that. only those who had been act.- ively engaged in practice in anoth- er province within vwo years of the time of their application should be regarded here as in good standing miffed to prac The Council, not. hsvimz the right. or the power to override the ex- press enactment of the legislature. drew the attention of the a plic- a-nf. to the express provision o the Ingislatuze. wit-h the result that the applicant withdrew his appli- cation. Even applicants for admis- sion to the Bar. and the Council of the Lam Sonic’; itself. are not. above the law. Both must obey the Statutes which are enacted by the Legislature. Had the Council of the 14w Boole acted obedience of the S tute, in L of the legislature would have had just grounds for complaint. 4. The statement has been made that. the law Society has refused to exercise its powers of discipline over its own members against whom charges of misconduct have been made This statement is also incorrect. Sect-ion 46 of the Legs! Profes- sion Act authorizes the Council of the Law Socie to hear any com- plains. which made in writing and filed, with respect to the pro- fessional conduct of any of its mmvbers. Aiftcir due hearing the Council may decide that the mem- ber complained of is unworthy to practise and should be struck of! the rolls, or should be suspended from practising. or be censured, or expelled the Society. No failure of the Council to in- vestlgufe and deal with any such e gee over occurred. Com- plaints hsve been made on several occasions which have all been in- ._vesti8flted and fully dealt; wit/h. even to the extent, if irecomm in: suspension by the Court- If any member of the Ingislsi- un or any other person has any complaint to make regarding the i» e551 1 ‘ ct of any mem- ber of the Bar and files such oom- plaiut in writing with the Council. it will be duly considered and will be dealt with. 6. Reference has also boon made in the Legislature in the position taken with respect. to the National Park Act by the writers of the present letter. In this answer to such criticimn the present writers lpeek only for themselves, and make no claim t0 speck for iihe Low Society or its Council. _ The suggestion is made that, our attitude has been inconsistent in that we have protested against the method of proceditm in connection. ‘with the expropriation of land for a. Nutionsl Park and the denial 0f a. right of access to the Courts in that rnaiibeir. while objecting to the amendment now before the legislature regarding the Legal Profession Act. There is no parallel whatever bstiween the two oases. Owners. whose lands were taken for a National Park. had their natural and common-law rights invaded. Their property was taken from them. They had a. right. to justice and to compensation for their lends. They were denied any right of access in a Court of Jus- tice whore iihe Court would hear the evidence on both aides and award such compensation as the evidence showed was proper tn be paid. The dispossessed owners were required to take whatever arbitrary amount the dispossessorii. the Leg- islature, or the Government, might (ywl . ‘The persons who have applied to the Council of the Law Society for examination as to their fitness to practise, or for exemption from such examination. have never had the right to practise under any law of this Province. No rights have been taken away from them by any sot-ion of the Low Society. They had no rights which were in- vaded. as had the landowners of the National ‘Park. When the Lew Society saw tit to adopt regulations prescribing th standard of educational fitness and professional qualifications of those persons who should be admitted to the Ber. they adopted rules which are binding upon every mam‘ of the law Society. ‘they did not, as did the legislative in the case of the National Park. prescribe rules for others and not for themselves. Every membe of the Law Soci- lety, every member of the Bur, be hem-noticing or on the Bencnhad to sibmit. to these Rules and show hi: qualifications before being ad- mltteti. lyvhathgie members cg‘ the Boole y ave posed upon em- inlvec. should they wsive, when it comes in f Should others be admitted who may not be qualified \ in ail-- ru yuonrniuz: YOUR‘ rnorznrv Why not take advantage of the Home Improvement Plan! oll! nearest branch manager riculars of the unusually favorable terms to borrow mo“, with which no improve your property. You need not be _a customer ofthe Bank to secure the service,- NOVA SCOTIA OVII A GINTIIIY OI IAIKIIIO SIQVIQI |1|| will gladly furrFrh full pag. Summersids Vlctori; Mr. Tea Pott Says: Use BRAHMIN Full Flavoured Tea. {For a Delicious Cup of Orange Feline Tea or be less qualified than they themselves are? The aim throu out Canade is to elevate the s ndards of the legal professtlion. not tn lowering tioxi-al ., ' enia sionul sttainmen , are in confor- with those adopted in most- of the Provinces. ‘The text-books and curriculum an the same. Law Societies always conduct their u- amlnaiicna. It is never‘ done by over passed in this Prgvince to be dlscovenzl in any available printed statutes can ii: be found that. the Judges themselves conducted ex- aminatlom of law Iliudents or ap- plicants for ldmllllflfflb the Bar. Is it. the desire or intention of the Ingislatufe that that should no! bedmie? finisher-worth» been given for any such change. Is it the intention of the legislature to saddle Judiciary, in the absence of any just mason? l The deprivation of NctionslPuk landowners of their r1 t of resort. to cry Court. where eir property has been destroyed and their rust.- ural rights invaded bears no reiss- ionmip whatever to an eflori; of o. Society, which. waiohfultof the in- terests of the public. desires to’ ace qualification. The Society prescribed rules for evidencing the uolification of its members. To ese rules all its members have dbmit Should the rules not sum q , Jsion, the Soclet/y takes away no right or privilege which any per- son heretofore enjoyed or at. ‘pics- ent enjoys. It. should be kepboleurly in mind that no claim is mime upon the examinations set by the Law Soci- ety in a fair and impartial mim- the purpose of the l, legislation neither the Lew Society nor the present writers would have any objection whatever. The only ob- jection which is made is that cer- tain candidates for admission should not. be examined at. all. The so-called appeal is not. therefore an appeal from any bxaminstion or test given by the Society. It is a claim that in the cace of such applicants the right of examinsb- ion should wholly and arbitrarily be taken away from the Society and that neither should the usual examination or test of fitness be Bivembut that the candidateshould not be given any tent or examin- ation whatsoever. The proposed lWlRlBhlOn l; thus not. an snpenl from the examin- ation of the Sicietv. It is s claim that tho Society should give none, and that there should be a com- plete exemoiicn from any and all requirements of the Society." This is not really an appeal at all. 1t is a prohibition. . ‘ We are. Sir, etc" ' D. L. MATHIESON W. E. BENTLEY, BQONtIIY-TIQIIUNT- ‘I? Trout Season 5Q poHeife _Again. believe it or not plenty _of fishermen i yvould just. as soon leave-their bait and flys at home u to start the trip without s zoodfaupply, of that Old Friend ¢ mos: cnmomu unis Sin-Tho citizen la compelled, by law, to obey all laws, whether M knows them or not. flsy pointed to ham, immaure, cm- solidatnom. 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