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II ;r:’ 'I ‘. lI".i‘If "of ‘---.- .- Jw. .. __;vf -I . lI'I..i`-I- ' ..'.I~-I* . I J’ l“»’Ill.- ml. f -.,. ~'~-I I I' .II-.-I =-It-_ ah -I 't-: hill* l,.l('.-. hp* 11 .,£‘; Aj'."`_;_' " II? li rl-= / ;_','.- " ,lr-` PAGE FOUR .af--___..._..`. .. ___--`. . _ _. ..._ .., __ v -~ ----- The tlharlnlleluwn Guanli f..___~a“. -- , --~~"- -load Offlco at Charlottetown. Branch Offlcol at Summer- lm-. Atherton. Sourla and Montague. Eaturday Weekly (foundoa 1887) $1.50 par annum by ' -in-.II in canada or u. s. A. Evening muy Intimate. 1901) '$2.00. (deliver-=-1'°f by Il .. I _ -- _ _/_ _ _ -' 1 ' 1~HE'cHARLo'i'i'ErowN GUARDIAN 1 _ I \ I MARCH 21.1917 for 1916; and there is reason to expectl-»++++-H--09+ 0-N-+++****o-n»ou_~+é|»+oo-ooooooo that equally satisfactory advances will bel* shown in March. ' _ This is satisfactory in a double sense' it shows that despite the war the country’s ~I prosperity continues on the upgrade, andy: t acts as an incentive to the nation to lift _that prosperity to a still higher level. During the past two and a half years "“'l I" °="°“°° ‘"F’ ’2'5° '°' U' 5' A' I the nation’s energies have been chiefly de- Mfwnlna Da-ly - $3-5° P" _Y'"' ‘°°""°"I"0ted to the war, and rightly so, because an In =dv=nce: $2.50 nv rw I"-~“'°d> i" =°"“'“'°- "’.the whole future of the Dominion and the hand., c_.d $3.00 for U. S. A. 'i‘|| |~: \\'.\ Ii. I __________ I The war news of the past iew weeksl and particu`larl_v of the past two d-.i_vs,_ is_ most encouraging. The sweep of the Allied armies along a hundre_d_m1lcs on_the west-_ ern front was a magnificent achievement; Empire depends upon the succe`ss of the; gvast issue in Europe. Butit is nevertheless "_ _ Iimpoi-tant, if not ‘vital, that the commer-_ “"‘l“"""“-"‘ “"""" 'L "H " Icial andindustrial activit_ies ofthe coun-| _»...»»~. ».~~..»~-»-~,------ -~~ ~°~ Itry be maintained and extended in ,every possible way, if only to bring about a con- dition whereby the Dominion will be in :I stronger position to meet the heavy bur- dens that will necessarily be imposed upon it as a result of the war. And, in addition to that important as- pect, there is the future development of the country to be borne in mind. After the war the liberation of two whole departments of their-‘ Will be all lml00‘5-elllng Of the U2lti0l1° I France after they had been dominated, bled white and tyranized over by the Ger- mans for two years was glorious. And \ve can iiiiagiiie the wild joy with which the al energies now concentrated upon a tem- porary but vital enterprise. The frreat ar-l mies now battling in Europe will be for- ged into industrial armies and eoncentivit- mcn and the women of these places wel- Cd “D011 the task Of 1'e§'@U91`2ltlll8` the d9'I coined their fellow-countryinen and their allies, their liberators, as they entered on theliecls of the departinil' enemy. I llut we must not be too Sanguine over this. which is only the beginning of victory. = There was practically no fighting, it was »f~:inipl§~' a German retirement. In many Ilat-es doubtless, especiallv at Bapaume vastated industrialism of most of the na- tions now dedicated to War. There will have to be great reorganizations, and there will necessarily be great upheavals, and it would be follv on the part of Canada if, while expending her energies now upon the supreme issue in Europe. she did not, at the same time, make some preparation :Iind Tlcroiiiie the Geiunaiisl found their po- to maintain f0l`h@1`-*elf aft-0" the Coming Ofl sitions untenahle and thev retired to other po;|~I-. A (lor- innn l\Iii~oI\In‘~I'ait, NI-ssl l:'odI‘. \vlI0 I-ould um cvfeii spI.ik the llus- ..E;I.i liii\p:\i:iI.:I‘, lo-' l'ortv _\-I-.Irs cont-'olli-.Il as l~`orclI:u l\lii\is\I-.r tlu- policy ol' I hi- lliissiaiii l-Jiuplre. I-Iveii as his grunIli':ttlior, l’1-lor lll.. I-.von :is his liroilior. _-\lox:\nIlI-r l.. had saw-Il l'russi:1 l'roni dr-.; tht- <-l|o».<;I| |'nvouriIf- oi' l lil- llusslnn f'ourI. and ll` llo_lI:id t-ho_~:I-n I-ould have lifeoziil-. 4| .\linisII-I' of tlin 'l‘s;ir. An II-wilrmslziliililig with lliis.-;i;I liI;c;iiii‘ thu rhiol' iloiziim r.l' his politiczil cretxl, :ind il rcnialuod so until ilio end. ll w.-.I lllsru:irrlt‘s ;iIll\I‘i'I‘il<‘c to tho litlssuii-l’russl;in _-\lllanco which was one oi' the ciiusl-s ol' his dlsiniss-al. .-\l1‘x:iii1lor ll, did i|olliin;.-,' to gurird =\'1..'iiiisl the tlcrinaiu pI-rii. Ile iniglu lnzvi- lit-I-n ilu- ninpl I. ol’ t‘I»nIrnl lCu- rope. :is Alexiilulcn' l. had lion-ii lll't_v _vr.iI-.~' ln-l'oi~c. llc Ilrnniiuleal no coin- pi-iinaticii for the I-noiinous at-cessioii of power and territory wliicli (lr-.rmaiiy had i-r-c-el\'oIl through _Ihr victorious w:irs oi` 1363, 18645. and lli7(l. llc in- sisted on no gusivniitoes. \\'licn, :ittf-r Stdnn. ’l`hi<-rs came to St. Petr.-rshiii'g io obtain the iiitervciitioii oi' the Rus- sian Empire, he was disniisscd with e.inpt» words. Ono v ' "to~ 'ci _ 5 _€\1l.,iil I ’l‘hi rs'. fruitless _loiirney lilinpt-i'or \\'lllluni' Uilid ani olllcinl visit to his iieplif-w Alexuiitlcv' ll., and tht- '[‘¢,-nr oner- niore proclaimed tin- inrllssoluhle sc-‘Q idzirity oi` llussia with t`lcrinair\'. l.'u- tll the I-nd o|` his rc-lgu the tlcruiau- _-~,..,,.»~.- vv ~- .....-~ fv.--, -.~t~..`»¢~». rv 5 -I-v POL|lICllL C0 OPERATION llefir Sir.- Al the .~'.Iipper given hy .‘.|I'. l~‘. Il. lleariz In Ihr- Iiioiiilie-rs of tht- llevr-lopniciif Coiiiiulssioii on \\'r\dIiI-sfliiy. Tth inst. .\lr. J. A. I\-lnc» donalll, Illroctor of .\'nlional Service. iu.'|dr< n .nicer-li uliich nroiug.; to mo is one ol thu in-sl tlilngs that havo liven ,~-Iioncd ln our papers, and which is Ifilciiliitoll Io he ol' much .-:r-|'vl¢-I- ut this I-illit-.il time. ’l‘hf-ro ni-ver was u :nuff when Ihr- r-o»opr-riitlon oi' 1-.very enizcii was iit.sIloo~opcraIion l`roiii I.-hr lenrler.-i? Cui' provincial logisliitiire. is now in session. The uiajorlty on the side oi' the governnient is small. We all rc- iu-'_-iiibei' tho tloliigs of lasl yo-.ii-. Would li not be il grand object. los- son for tho people to seo the two pur- tlcs work in luirnio|iy» co-opcrnto lu tlculliig with the great aiu:-sIiI~.is ihnl conie up. and instead ol` opposing. or i‘a\‘orinr; ri question. hccniise ot' their p.irt_v: all working together l`or the advnncenicnt and \veli`are.ot` our i'alr provinre. Surely this ls no time for pnrtlzanshlp on ollher side. if we lnive good nicu, czipnhle of reiitlerlnix their cnuutr_v :i service; why not usi- lhein regarrllcss of the partv ullllia- tlons. I nm sure that it lias`h:id ii had effect on the people lu gent-rnl to read soiiic ol' the liar.-di thing! thiit hnve been said ii-bout tho present l’re~ niler of t`mnidn. Sir Rohr-=‘t Borden ninl other leading men. No man yet linvliig occupied the position ho does. has lind to pass through the experien- ces of wnr tlnio. True. there have been mistakes, liul nl'II'~r nearly three yt-.ui'.-1 ol` war. (‘.nin\d:i todny stnnds out us ilu- marvel of lim world. mid never Ii- gnln, I-an she ho slightly spoken u~ hour. \Vo should he- proud nl' our roun- |r_v, proud oi’ mit' lcnIlors.l‘ro\IIl of Sli' lioliorl lloi-den, proud of Sir Wilfrid Laurh r; we have :I glorious roui\tr_v. and we should mako tho 1-rownlni: ol' that glofy re.-It in :road clllzt-.nshlp and the welfare of nil the people. Itl have lnlrutlell upon I-incrorl ground In my advocacy ot cooperation for our Iwo political pnrlies; then I nsk pnrdoii, luit I do think that tho sight ol' har- niony und co-oporntlnn in I hc hulls ol' _legislature would be one 01' the omons nr _tho coming hettor rlnyn. , I um Sir, etc.. W. H. HARDING. Tlgiilsli. March l7ll\. t __.__._.__.._Al ::2-ZOREB FLEE BEFORE IT.- Therc are mnuy who have been amic- fed with sores and have driven lht-ni away with Dr. Thomas’ Et-lect"lc Oli. which acts like magic; All similarly troubled should lose no time in apply- ing this splendid remedy, as there is nothing like lg to he hnd. lt in clienp. hut its power is in no way expressed by its low price. I I I 'I' 4°'l°§4\§|l»**L i~_:<_°* I I famous! l-Iuipr-.r- I Euro~ Austrian-fliisslnii Alliance. the dynnstlc Alliance oi' the 'I‘ln-ee ora, remained tht-_ keystoiin ol' penn policy and the nntlnstny of llusslzin roiictloii. . Xl. - I 'Pho lnllucnro ol` Gerni:ui_\' at Iliol llussluu (‘ourt wus si-'eug‘Ll|enod l|_v,;, the influence ol' -Goiuiiiiiiy on lhoi, llussian lut'I‘iiIici~aI~y. An ngricultur-I ul coiiiiiiiiiiilv without :i middle clnss,; llussiai has luul to ro4~ruil hor <‘ivilI. .\‘I~rvi1'cs iillnosg I-.ntlrcl_\~ froin lilci- oulsidc and nniiul_\' fri.-ni (lI~|‘n\nny.II and inori- I-.~;pcI-i;ill_v t`-'mn thu- (lIrlnuui_ llnlilu l’rovinI~Iis ol`,,l-I.~=|lionlu_ l.i\'oni:i~I :|u.l t‘onrl:i:lIl. 'l`t~|iloui<‘ hurous l`|'oinI Ihr-Io lhillic provliirefi lnive filled tht-I lilglicr ranks ot' the lliploniutic Serv-I lor. :ind oi' the (`i\'il SI-rvico for tl hun- I, drod and |li`|\~ ycziis. The llussluul ’l`s:irs found `lho Germziu barons far, nioro sorviceiible tools than thc* ltus-- sian lir.~l.1i's. in a previotis :ure one Em: peror al`ter_ another had licen- reniovcd by ii "eheliious aristoci'.1I'_\'.I I The highest nobles in the land had I been implicated in I he lleculii'leiI ron- s;‘i`urv at the end ol' Alexander l.’s I rc-iI.gn.' l-Even under Ale.\'anI\1`n :in I-rr-nl L'l'~?11l1`?' |l‘l\\"‘l' ill Ille Russian l'n'i\'cr.-` lies. 'Flicy look full ziilvrtntziizc of tin- |ii‘eslip;e which Gerniuii sr-li-lice had at-r|iIl;'cd in l-Europe, and they lurI:;r-ly flllt>I_l the ranks of the l.iliI‘rul pro- i'f-ssir.-iis. Gerinun Ilorlors. GI-riuau vcterilmi°_\~ siirgcons, (ierniuu “|<‘¢|(|s(-_ liors," German i`ore::ters. (`.crman tn- izineers were to he l'oiiud in cvt-i'_\' part of the Empire. A cnsuzil rI'_idlng oil the Post. Office directories o|";\loscow_,' or l‘eIcI'slni|'I.:.Ui' Kiev provmf-_Q n mon, in- _ ) .'l I-r~