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V - ` 2 THE GUARDIAN. ¢`»HAR|.OT'l'ETOW'l}T PRINCE EUWARD ISLAND APRIL 18 gi _iw , 5 ________ V ls- _ cg' _ , ._ _...c_-__. _ ._ THE GUARDIAN An independent Journal. untraniniellcd and i`eai'ie.~is; aiming to he Juv, !m5ni-tial, Reliable. Newsy, sz:-i-liiiifc :ff all iiincs to fiirilier the best iiitcr‘e'.~ts of the people. :ind ii-.ccrimi l‘»ooi.;_~torc f ll. S \i"" ‘ " \. ‘ . i'_'..`.l1.- Q`l`lli. Soiiris E-I.;~er. `i`i“ii-plzfiiic oiiii-e ll. Sviiiiian _-\_:."cii;. ll-I. ll. P-Ii\L`Rl-I_\D`i'_ ` -l. l’. llilOll_ i{iiit|ix‘. lI;i~i::i~.\\ _ _\l:i:;;i__:cr .000 yearly for naval defence alone. Not .the most pronounced imperialist would contend that we ought to pay so much as that, but it seeiiis clear that we ought to , pay .soinetliingi l 'i`hi- we:ilih of the Mother Country, her vast coniiiierce, her insular position and dependence upon lands beyond the sea for her fooflstuifs. and the raw materials for her iiiaiiiifacturing industries, all render it iniperative that Britain, for her own sake. and to siicurc her vcrycxistencc its ii nation, inust have and keep the coin- niaiid of the sea. To no colony or depend- eiicy is the cxistciice of the navy iiny~ tliiiig like so iinportant as it is to the ' Viiiteil l{iiigiloiii_Biit let iisiissiiiiic that to _ o'.~.i~ people i ii proportion to their nuinlicrs, ‘ (Im l the security afforded by the navy to our homes, our commerce and all our varied interests is only of one third as much ini- portance as it is to the people of Great Britain and Ireland. In that case our fair rontriliiitioii toward the cost of maln- taining the Imperial navy would still be live millions of dollars per annum. These brief and hasty calculations hiiie taken no account of the vast cost of con- structing and iiruilng the navy, and the coaling and naval stations and docks about the world that are necessary to its ellioient operation. That cost has fallen entirely upon the people of the United Kingdoin and they have either paid it, or are paying the resultant interest charge ‘plicated one, yet it is one with which our people should be more familiar than they have been When they have fully con sidered it, in something of the samespirit which prompted the sending' Of 001' lcoifiiers to south Alma ii win appeal very powerfully to many patriotic minds 0 _ throughout the Dominion or ani A hundred imitatlons nrove the ii icii a ay 0,211 Pell SN ce si nature of Poison &Co on each ll I1-_CWB » _ F h ' Vi HAT IS NEEDED Mr GPU L Hanan ‘ B) every man and woman if they desire to ll&I8 Of DEC 20 SIf&t»8S H18* 'IQ I secure comfort in this world is a corn shel . l‘l5..P.§1‘?i'.‘l2.`.‘f§§3 ff§T.i'i‘v‘iii’.‘I.‘I.‘l°.i'isf.F.3l.l‘?0‘.‘l with D°“"b°““ 'B P@1'f°°*» Blkill rneiiitof PutnamsPainless Corn Extractor, 11', eqilal, If llOl'.lb8l.I.€l', fill!! 'h I 's lw ssure saf d llc bottle Jgold by medicine dealeis ' Christian ls chief ‘wok of the yearly. The subject is avast and coni- Cartersf for Wai! Paper e Q. Q Acadia - - ' 1 _ _ . - ._<_ -7 is *V l \T` I~lDNES?TAY. APRIL lil. 1908. l.'1lPERl.1il. DEFENCE. lriiely' :Tie Imperial Federation Defence Committee on the request of Lord Salis- hury oiiered sugestions on the or-ganisa tion of the Empire for defensive purpos~ es. The sziggestions took the line of estabibhi ig an Imperial Council and the creatioziofaii Imperial Defence Fund in'o wliicfi should be paid all the money-‘s voted for Imperial Defence. This fund to be ad:riini~ cred by the Imperial Council, and this Iworly to be informed on all mat- ters of foreign policy necessary toenable it to deal adequately' with questions of defence. Perhaps it is yet too soon to formulate a deiiiiitc plan for the object under con- sideration, liecause the sentiments of the Outlying colonies and dependencies in regard thereto are yet in transitioii state. There is no doubt a growiiig feeling in Canada and Australia. in favor of assum- ing a share in the cost of national defence. In that regard the Australian colonies have led "he way and have for years con~ tributed Zoward the cost of their own naval protection. At the time of the Queens Jubilee Cape Colony made a for- ._. .-4 mil f-~r“'1 C2‘..."".‘3 5-"..:.‘$-T’ :.11-.: 2'.”-i.=E’.°!'. L“I.23 C-T25 C.Z'..'.‘I..." :Elm l Sf.-:EZ 23:2: 32'! _¢ l ,f-._-`\ ‘ 4~ -§ STIP lllll( an USTER £?§i°if’é3¥£¥?Zi¥i1i%i39)lif%`€¥fl5fli*H iilfilf These three words brought a lawyer a fee of $9 O00 OO A railway company paid that amount to get eu t ab e words for danger signs at crossings There is a “crossing Just ahead of you lf You Don t See Miss l`lcEachern =. Handy Work before Placing Your Spring Ha 10 mal offer to pay the cost of constructing _ / a battleship,and little Natal made offer of 10,01) tons of coal year y toward supplying the motive power for the Imperial navy. ~ Thus the southern colonies were far in I advance of Canada in volunteering their sid. ` The question of defence is a very com- plicated one, and no general scheme can be made in advance by which the cost could be fairly apportioned. Now it may V that is in danger. If India were iivaded by Russia, the cost of defence must be borne more largely by India than by Can- ada. If Canada were menaced by the United States the cost of defence ought to fall more largely upon us than upon India or Australia. The security of the Mediterranean and Suez route, while of some consequence to all parts of the Em- Country than to Canada. It will be seen ata glance that until we know in what quarter aggression may have to be en- countered it would not be possible to equi- tibly apporbion the general cost of de-_ fence. But one thing is apparent, and that is that any danger from warlike attack which may hereafter threaten Canada would probably menace us both on sea and land. In preparation for such an emer- gency we have a small permanent land force, and some 35,iXl0 enrolled and part- preparation of our own to meet or repel attacks upon our commerce or our coasts. In that regard we depend wholly upon the _ ships of the Imperial navy, to whose crea- tion and maintenance we have not hither- to contributed a single dollar. In that re- spect the Australian colonies. Cape Colony and Natal have, as we have seen, pursued A The colonies all to the British navy for defence of their and their com- merce and to thecost of that branch: of the defence ofthe Empire they ought clearly to be regular contributors. The colony ought to contribute must be fgund an intricate one whenever the attempt il made to settle it. To maintain the navy now costs the people of the United King- don $lZ).(Il).0(Il yearly, or about three dollars per head. If we paid in proportion To=-daymv styles, alland in all, in Miliinery EXCLUSlVENES5"”` Is a. feature of our business. Our styles are unique, our hats possess individuality, and time is never wasted in paying us a visit, as we have al ways soimruisc novel and interesting inihigh grade. Ghiffons. loussalines and Hailnos.-We have all; colors and qualities. Lowest' prices. |_g|;¢5_-All the latest and best designs. |nfa|;t%' Head wear;--We carry a full assortment of every Ill . ` Straw 8|-aids and Ngtg,-The most beautiful assortment of slnuns inthe market. ' EVERY WEUNESDlYii'Ii`i.i`i.fii`iii.i _ ` ’ Special Sale of Ready-to-wear *iw* / \ s.. hiv T5 . -\._ He£l1:s.`~‘-sr _ come here for their trimmingsand take in work roon.°is.i Our W0l'k i.;*;"°°!<‘°°°“ ”‘°°°°"‘° °‘ °°“““°“"= two hats a1ike.» Another shi ment of . ° ' i H I Hasopened a first claes‘ i mimi-inn laun on Grafton Street, _ ._ __ dlgpera House. _ _ I' ~ Q and ironed 8c, ironed ' *V ` _f f 70. 10 IW' i I. f _ ._ 1 ~ * _ _ ' _ 4 .1 _ _ _ _ _ pp _ _ untrunmed hats morming. ~ ,_ _ 7),? We will show our second shipment of London Untiimmed Trimmed Hats Hats that were shown Just in time for Mr Paton to get beloto hav* Il. ll Would Escher: habla Prices from to' _ _‘Over 100 to Country millincrs bright and cheerful. .O111‘y.II1i11inery` canul‘0¢ ~ _b@> duplicatcd.r Our his .hill of