p- . tum-q‘,- "a..." . lwe-oovvv-oe-vvv- o'er ~ PAGE roux _ Morning Dally (Founded in 1887). Authorized as Second Class Mall, Post Office Department. Ottawa. _ President, Ian A. Burnett; Vice-President, Win. R. Burnett; Secy.-Treas., G. M. Burnett; Editor and Via-raging Director. J. R. Burnett; Associate Editor. Frank Walker. . "Tire Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink." ' CHARLOTTETOWN. SATURDAY. DEC. 6. i941 Speaking With One Voice As the Provincial election campaign draws to its close, it is worth noting in connection with many of the pledges given by the parties in the contest, that Federal co-operation is not only de- sirable but necessary. This means that the can- didates should be in line with their Federal’as well as Provincial-policies and leaders; other- wise their words are "as sounding brass and tinkling cymbals." This is particularly the case in connection with pledgeras to obtaining Fed- eral support for building Brighton Bridge, of ob- taining reduction in the still exorbitant rates on the car ferry, of constructing a marine railway slip, etc. On these issues, whatever the Liberal and C. C. F. candidates may promise, their Fed- eral party leaders have remained silent, and the electors have no assurance whatever that they would be able to implement their pledges. The Conservatives, fortunately, are in a different position. Their Federal leader, Hon. John Bracken, is specifically pledged in these matters. Hr.- has taken the trouble to study our problems at first hand, and is 100 per cent behind his party colleagues provincially. Here, for ex- ample, is the Conservative policy as announced a Mr. Bracken's meeting in Charlottetown in Mai, i945, and again enunciated on his recent visit a few months ago: ' "One of the aims of Confederation was that there should be no barrier to inter-provincial trade. Your geographical position has imposed such a barrier. We see no reason why that con- dition should mt be rectified and promptly. We believe that the water rautefrom Borden to Cape Tormentine should be in effect a national highway. Accordingly, the Progressive Conserva- tive Party pledges to the residents of Prince Ed- wa"d lsland that the increase in cost of mov- ing farm products and other essential freight, by truck or rail, occasioned by this water route aver the normal cost of moving such farm pro- ducts and freight for the equivalent mileage on land, will, as a matter of national policy, be borne by the Government." Also, Mr. Bracken is pledged ta the con- struction, without delay, of an additional new ferry for the Borden-Tormentine route; of effici- ent repair and maintenance of wharfage facil- ities at Charlottetown, Summerside, Alberton, Georgetown and Souris; and of a marine railway slip at Charlottetown for the repair and servic- ing of ferries and ships. On his visit here last August Mr. Bracken repeated the pledges he had given two years previously and added: "l saw today that you have to drive fifty-two miles by road to get from Borden to here. The direct route is thirty miles. This afternoon it was my privilege to drive out with Dr. MacMillan and MrQBeII and see the site of this so-called Brighton Bridge project. I think this is something that ought to be done; it is iust fair play and common sense. "Also with regard to the Wood islands- Carrbou service. Some assistance has been given by the Federal Government towards transporta- tion in that section, and deservedly so. Person- ally I don't see why, if assistance is justified in improving that section, it would not be justified if 't were done from West Point to Buctouche in another part of the lsland." These statements—and others which could be quoterL-indicate that the Progressive Con- scrvative Party-Jiedcral and Provincial — is at one with regard to its policies respecting Prince Edward lsland. It speaks with one voice, and this unique CVKlEIICG of sincerity and unanimity is something well worth considering over this criti- cal election week-end. lloiFree Liberal Handouts cibcral spokesmen have been proclaiming to the housctops that the subsidy received from Ottawa undcr the Dominion-Provincial tax agree- ment is more Federal revenue than over came to this Province before. They credit this to the Jones Government; but they neglect to cite the huge tax collections which Ottawa now takes from us. For thc first seven months of this year, for example, the Dominion Government hoarded a surplus oi S56l,673,240,—-and this at a time when taxes and the cost of living in Canada are about the highest on record. Lost year, accord- ing to returns tabled in the House of Commons, this little Province paid in personal income taxes the sum at $i,286,i63, plus $7l4,670 in corpora- tion taxes, or a total from these two sources of $2,000,833. Thcre are, of course, other Domin- ion taxes, including succession duties (which amounted last year to $26,085), a 25 per cent excise tax on many commodities and an 8 per cent sales tax on practically everything, for which no figures are available but which must run into many hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. Here are figures for previous years, cover- ing a portion of our lsland contributions to the Federal treasury: and $130,926 in succession duties, or a total of nearly eight million dollars on three tax items alone. The fact of the matter is that the Dominion tax agreement, under which these collections will continue to revert to the Federal treasury for anothr three years, was forced on the Jones Government. They would not have gotten less in return had they stayed at home and argued the case by correspondence. The King Gov- ernment had the whip hand, and used it. Now Premier Jones and his followers are trying to make a virtue out of their necessity, by painting the agreement in its rosiest colors. But this will scarcely fool anybody who has read the Prem- ier's own briefs presented at Ottawa, in which he complained bitterly of the terms prsuiosed, and maintained that this Province was being "by- passed." - EDITORIAL NOTES ... Tomorrow 2nd Sunday in Advent. . g e a 1r w Three more days for activity prior to the election. i I I I Governor Bernard is obtaining quits e lot of free publicity for the lsland in Boston. I I Q i The wind bloweth where it listeth, but the politician consults the meteorologist to make sure of the direction. i I i I Even Royalty, H. R. H. the Duke of Windsor, recognizes that to effectively reach the public tho Printed Word is the surest, most reliable medium. I I I O The New York Times divides the "cold war" into the labour front and the diplomatic front. They might well have added the food front and the scientific lfront. I O I I The threaten-ed loss of English markets for our foodstuffs is a direct result of the high price level prevailing here. We have followed the United States in pricing ourselves out of a mar- lret. I i i O Tl-l_E__ GUARDIAN. cnAkLQrrefrowN __ A Minnesota hunter became lost ln the woods last week because .ie Ieft home in the dark and picked up his wife's compact. in mistake .ar his compass. He may have ieen mad at himself for msklru, the mistake, but not likely as annoyed as his wife was when she reached for her compact and picked up a eomyase. -- Fort Will-lam Times- Jnumal. - An Australian government af- flclal has brought tram Japan special instruments used by the Japanese when operating on oys- ters used in pearl culture and t. 1-? lwlwd to establish the industry in the north. The Japanese, the official ascertained, conducted se- cret experiments on Australian cysters on Thursday Island in 1923 and in subsequent years took many oysters to the Celebes and Palau Islands for pearl culture. The cost. was tremendous in oyster- niortslity, but. the Australian oys- oer pesrl was worth ten times that of the smaller Japanese product. -Brsndon sun. It is easy to ba wise after tho event. Rree ‘Trade ideas dominated rhe 19th century, and in 1846 it was hard to resist the spirit of the age. But we can see now the fear- ful gamble Britain had taken. She ‘sad placed her destiny at. the znercy of world forces beyond her control. Even then there were warnings that her industrial pre- eminence mlght not lust and that. ff ever Britain could not sell en- ough goods to pay her way her position would be perilous indeed. That is our position today. and it La not entirely due to the war. Since the 1850's we have slwaye bourht more than we sold.— Lon- don Dally Mail. One hundred and sixty boys and girls in Britain are being chosen to form the vanguard of the na- tion's new generation of experts 1r. nuclear energy. A government apprenticeship scheme has just been announced by which they wlll -' if PUBLIC FORUM i‘ This column is open u. 501s dlaeuliou by corro- s spondents of questions I" . Interest. Tho Charlottetown ' Guardian does not necessar- lly endorse the opinion of correspondents. >fiPsl'h‘s‘i'h'ls'u's'\s'n'|'-'s's'b's'sl'-'Is's‘s POTATOES AND POLITICS i Sir, _. 1 notice the Jones Gov- ernment are claiming a lot. of cre- dlt for marketing the 1946 potato crop. The farmer's of Prince Ed- ward lsland were made the "goats" for stabilizing potato prices in the rest of Canada because of the Government order forbidding ls- land potatoes to be shipped any- where in Canada until the British contract was filled at. a Price so low the New Brunswick growers would not fill their share of the contract allotted to them. One dealer who has been in the pola- to business for years told me he could have paid twenty cents a bushel more tb the growers and could have sold the seconds if he had been allowed to supply his customers in New Brunswick. On- tario and Maine who had been buying their cobbler seed through him for s number of years. In- stead of that he was obliged to sell his potatoes to the Govern- ment agency buying potatoes for the British market. and no sale for seconds, with the result. that the farmers whg grow cobblers were left with the seconds which com- posed slxty to seventy percent of the crap last. year. on their hands. Sorns who shipped to the starch factories received from eight to fifteen cents a bushel after the expenses of shipping were paid. with the result that. hundreds of tons of lost year's fertilizer are still to be paid for. Now when there ls s world shortage of potatoes and the farm- ers have a chance to get out. of the red, the Government reimposes a price ceiling on potaloesdower than the farmer received for their potatoes in the short crop potato years during the depression when he could buy his farm equipment. and supplies at. one-fifth or one- The intimation that "Big Business" would not press for sale of margarine followed im- mediately after Mr. Lester Douglas got to Ot- tawa and advised the powers of the political risk involved here. Prim: Minister Mackenzie King is seriously Impressed with the lowering clouds of war and starvation facing western Europe—not to mention Palestine which was not included in his month's itinerary. l" I lt was Sir John A. Macdonald who declared that the prediction of an election winner was as uncertain cs the winner at a horse race. After many years experience Mr. Lester Douglas, M. P., has come to the same conclusion. W i‘ i Russia's currency troubles stem from their basic system. Workers carn and may save money but investment and interest are taboo. Large sav-ngs in years of scarcity of consumer goods were available in highly liquid form so that the threat of devaluation caused a panic to exchange money for goods of any kind. i 9r I i Encouraging? rumored (says The Financial Post). say that no decision has been reached but they point out that they can't go on paying higher costs without some compensation. lt would seem wise for Canadian newsprint producers to con- sider their pasition very carefully. They should rea‘ize that too high a price would tend to jeop- ardize much of the goodwill that has been won among thcir consumers as a result of the -reoson- able pricing and servicing policy during and since the war." Over 30,000 European volunteer workers are to he recruited to Britain's coal-mines during the next i2 months undcr a scheme which was rec- ently approved by thc National Union of Mine- workers’ Executive. lt is also proposed to bring over l0,000 homeless German orphans who are now in camps in Germany. are already coming to England to work in the mines at the rate of 100 a week and this num- ber will bu stopped up to 2S0 by mid-December. The foreign workers will be taught English of special camps and given training in coal-mining before starting work in the pits. Herc is evidence that socialism costs more than free enterprise, as is taken from the Sask- atclrewan News, the official organ of the C. C. F. Government there: "Regina-Living costs are rising morc rapidly in Saskatoon, which is repre- sentative ol Saskatchewan, than they are far the Dominion as a wholc, Co-operotives Minister L.F. Mclntosh said recently. of Stdtistics in its latest report showed that from Sept. l to Oct. i the Saskatoon index rose an addffional 3.4 points while the Dominion index rose only 2.8 points in the same period, he said. Since August, i939, the Dominion index has climbed only 4l.6 points, while in Saskatoon dur- ing the same period thcre has been an increase of 44.0 points." The Feast of St. Nicholas. Saint has enjoyed a more extended popularity.‘ ceiving practical radar and O I I i very sponsible for the e a radar. - United ultltlbfl Office. n to re the guests. ed host, _ "Another increaseof from _$6 .§,‘1,‘,§f,‘,‘,,“’,‘,§,‘_.;,',,,_ to $l0 a tan ln the price of newsprint ls being Journal. Producers and creed made to total war. complete Free Press. s. w w w oral hospitals. the word practicability of Foreign volunteers ten. lomc. Anlerlcan n frontier l-abln _ _ the eldest. of a The Dominion Bureau humbly into rthe /\ prominent women's magazine announces tlrc gradual disappear- ance of maids from the American The cause: icnls. costs. taxes. The result: peo- lie will seek smaller houses. more labor-saving devices. By a curious mechanized process this brings the housewife baick to the old American virtue of Ilance. But self-reliance in s mod- ern apartment with help from an elcctrlc dishwasher is not the same think as self-reliance in a timid suggestion to the Now comes the machine. the mighty leveler. with its suggestion to trade be trained in atomic engineering and Jet. propulsion as well as re- instruction in telecommunications. They are being recruited by the usual method of competitive exam- inations for appointments in Brit- ain's civil service. Girls will be eligible for work at the Royal Alr- iraff; Establishment where research into supersonic flight ls carried out and also at the Telecommunica- hon Research Station, which is ~0- sturly, practical application and potentialities of Kingdom Infar- The newlyweds were giving their first. turkey dinner. since her hus- band was a novice at. carving Mrs. Newlywed insisted on his learning v.0 carve from her new cook book, lest he display his ignorance be- The turkey was inter placed before the inexperienc- who was plainly at. s loss to know how to begin. "Ga on, dear, carve it. You know ex- actly how to do it." the loyal young wife. "Of course r do, b'ut. 1 can't. find any of the came whispered back the - Wall Street Rscislism has no part in a na- tion whose soldiers every race and from every con- tinent. Barriers of class and creed, lztalerable anywhere, are doubly so in Canada where every class came from its contribution Inequality of op- portunity should not. be to exist when war called for the equality. —- Winnipeg allowed The On 1"io Minister of Health says the government. is consider- ing the construction of convales- ncnt hospitals as much cheaper -;o ‘build and operate than active gen- The definition of "convalescent" and the working within ‘l ls a very essential part. of the problem that, ls apt ta be‘ forgot- -- Ottawa Journal. high wages. sell-ire- quite with help from bouncing broad. Emerson, the prophet of self-re- liance invited n somewhat. abashed maid to eat with the family as a sign of democratic egalitarianism Since then the situation has chang- er; and. many a mistress creeps kitchen to olfe; maid. . ll. your cook for a pressure cooker i‘ i I’ t Perhaps m, Monitor. i942: personal income taxes, $483,803; He is regarded as the special guardian of schol- corporation taxes, $263,733; succession duties, ars, of virgins, of children and of sailors. Schol- $2,l38. ars, were particularly under his protection, and u", o, weaum. i943: personal income taxes, $594,347; churches in university centres were dedicated to corporation taxes, $8i5,994; succession duties, him, and for the reason that students were orig- $l$,727. inately denominated clerks in holy orders, the i944: personal income taxes, $l,i57,775; fraternity of parish clerks placed themselves corporation taxes, $549,933; succession duties, $40,843. i945: personal incam corporation tqxss, $630,6 ; taxes, $i,353,927; succession duties, Thus in fivs years, 1942-46, we paid the Dominion Goismmellt $4,876,105 in personal income fuss, $2,974,953 is corporation taxes, under the guardianship of St. Nicholas. An im- partnnt function assigned to St. Nicholas is the protection of children and sailors. iss churches dedicated to this Saint ars popu- ,i lar for baptisms and marriages, while sailors in such seaports resort to churches of St. Nicholas to return thanks for preservation at sea, by mak- ing offerings for the furtherance sf their faiQ. In many cit- imd be undisputed mistress of your home. - Christian Science Regarlllens of all this. however, we will never have anything but pity for anyone who prefers that. in which one must. run himself ragged in order to keep warm at nil times when in is outdoors wade through knee- vleep snowdrtfts, struflle through s biting, blinding blizzard, riazardausly over icy streste, nPuftle himself ta the ears tn layers of heavy clothing, snd shovel coal and dig his csr out. of the snow. We Just. can't seem to appreciate lt.. when the first snawfsils come we'll sceept the Winter, but we'll slither .rest. of Canada..- . half the price he can today. Why the necessity of reimpflsing a ceiling price on potatoes lower w than the farmer received during the short crap years of the de- presslon and let wire fencing, farm machinery, boots, shoes. clothing and everything the farmer has to buy continue ‘to advance with the a sky the limit? There is great; dis- satisfaction at the unjust way ceil- w ing prices have been relmposed on while manufactured articles, which the farrncr has to buy are allowed l) ernment takes such pride in be- ing in line with. Farmers of Prince Eli-ward Island should mark their ballots on Dec. i1 for the Progres- sive Conservative candidate and show the Jones Government they rw will not. again be made the goats to stabilize potato prices for the I am. Sir, etc., JOHN l'.C. MucDONALD Monticello. Kings County. (Patriot. Please Copy) UNKEPT PROMISES Sin-On Nov. 28th last. I had flhe pleasure of listening to the Hon. Mr. Barboufs address. I sum sure on the silbjeets he had to deal with, h. however, I do feel Mr. Barbour needs to be further enlightened be- o‘ people of P.E.I. of tlhe benefits to be gained under Liberal admln- m tstratlon. Rn. Potato Prices: Mr. Barbour m quoted prices as of 1930-31 to 1934- 35 as being eight cents, eleven cents, twenty cents and thirty three cents respectively. These quotat- I ions ahaw an all-tyne low at. the time the Conservative Government came into power in 1931, and prices DID increase during the ensumg four yours. I wonder what. might. I have happened under Libcral Ad- ministration‘? Mr. Barbour did not. state when making his comparison that. in 1931-35 we were in uhe midst of the greatest depression this country has ever cxperleilced. would any fair-minded man glvc the credit to lilie Liberal Govern- ment or the efforts of "our farmer premier" for the prices bo- tng paid for potatoes today, when half of the world is utter starvation and we have more so markets than we can supply‘! flow"- ever if Mr. Barbour insists on tak- ing this credit to his party no doufbt. he will be wl-lllng to take the "cred-- feed grains. the ninety per contin- crease in flour prices and the gon- m-al increase in prices of most of the necessities of llfc. Perhaps Mr. Barbour does not ro- member blur depression years or was little affected by them as he was secure in a. "Government pael- tion" during those years. It. is not. likely that either Mr. sl Barbour or Premier Joncs was armong the farmers who the shares of Northumberland Strait wihh racks of potatoes on their backs trying to get trans- tiheir potatoes. I would ll-ke to re"- mlnd Mr. Barbour that it. was not. D until the Conservative Government was elected under the Hon. R. L. Borden that the Ferry was an ao- compllshed fact. lloade: Through lack of work I was compelled to leave P.E.I. to seek employment in another Province el where I could make a living wage. In 1941 f returned and found ms Luke Road in Lot 11 in an impass- ible condition. Since this is the only rand connecting with the Ohumh attended by ninety percent to learn the unquestionably admir- able art of skiing. We'll just hiber- nate by the fire and watt. for d-zm- still afngerly climb into our over- ehoes end sully forth only when it's necessary. Ne. we don't Isl , 1A4‘! ~“‘UI‘ <m nui- wr-‘w- potatoes and other farm products. Charlottetown. sneeringly referred to as "Prowses fore he attempts to convince the take m "'5 m“ meaning’ asked me if I was ivlllirig for it. Twmperauce Federation political but. is an organization (omposedolf facing lmen and women from the different portatlon across the Strait tomarket making a personal appeal signed. pledging carry this through: and ws are sp- pealing to all intelligent who have the future welfare of this Province at. heart to see that they cast their votes for men who are a! the residents of this district. i! Barbour requesting that he make some much needed lrmprovelmenta in the very near future. In my let- ter I intimated my intention of writing to the Press regarding t-hs condition of this road. In due course I received Mr. Berbourfls reply and I quote from lhls letter of Aug. 29th, 1947. "Dear Mr. Skerry: ‘Your letter of the 25th., instant received with reference to lihe con- dition of the Luke Road and lshe need of improving tt. I may say I will take the matter up with the engineer and the Road foreman and trust it. will be completed to your entire satisfactdon, "I note your rears-ark; st. the end of your letter re your intention of writing to the Press about the condition of the road. Alter we gal. the rand fixed, it. might. be quite all right for you l0 give the Press an outline of llho improvements made there." ' "Yours very truly. G11. Blrbour." I presinie Mr. Barbour and the Liberal Party have been boo busy eonstrucfing private boulevards a.s potential "vote catchers" tin the forthcoming election to give much attention to peat promises. At. the $00k the liberty 0f writing b0 Ml‘. - YOUR » FUTURE SECURITY llYllllMllll 8r 00. LIMITED ALLISON P. McLEAN-Dlstriot Manager at Snmnserside, CYRUS A. It. SHAW-District Manager at Montngug, THOMAS MoAVlNN-Specinl Represented" I‘. L. MsoNUTT-Iepresentntive at Dsrnley A. L. ROGE"S-Representnti .. at Kensin DECEMBER o. 1941 - ‘.2; Offset the risks of business or household affair; by carrying adequate Insurance, including Sup. plemsntol Covers. insurance Since i872 Charlottetown - dummerslde - Mouton; Agents throughout the Province time of writing this letter not one hour's work has been done on this road. If hhe unkept promises of the pest are representative of what: w! may expect. of any promises for idle future, then I fihink it is time we who have the power to elect our representatives see that the future administration of this Province is placed in the hands of the Con- servative Party. I am. Sir. etc... B. D. SKEIIRY "OAIWPAIGN OI‘ HATE" Sir. / in no previous election eamoelsn that 1 can recall has there been so much spite. ill-will and in fact the spirit of hatred shown as in t-hfl 15'9"“ mm-‘Plilflfl- It; ls neither interesting nor ef- fective. This is a Christian com- munity and Province and the spirit of hate or spite is contrary to all Christian teaching; and 1 for one have faith t4 believe it. will end in failure. It is contrary to One of the pleas made in our Lord's pray- er which is offered daily by thous- and of our people and therefore ill be resented by all right-think- ing and decent. living people. The author of these diatribe: is well- known and tt is simply amazing that. an person should lend himself to such otherwise well-educated course of act-ion. There ls just another matter I ould like to refer to, namely, the providing qf s Marine slip for This is being rydock“ to cost four million dal- lg skyrocket by the Government hire, It is not g, drydock at all nor at Ottawa. which the Juries GQV- will it. cost. one-fourth of the am- aunt conversation I had with our Federal M.P.'s, he told ma that. he had the promise of the proper Cabinet Minister that after the stated. Furthermore. in a one of artlme expenditures were cleared up he would consider favorably p, Murine sit Therefore 1 Iwewant. a Marine slip here it would seem to be the course of prudence to have the local gov- ernment in line with Ottawa. for Charlottetown. I am, Sir, 0t.c., J.F.W. A DISCLAIMER Sin-Today a letter with my 4 name to it. appeared in your paper. he spoke to the best of his ability Yesterday the ubeml candidates om this constituency came in and showed me a typed letter which I read part. but. did not They be sent‘. to the paper. I sold that. it. didn't matter to me as l daft know anything about: the 0.0.1“. I thought they wanted me to sign that I was willing for them to put it. in the paper and did not know my name was to appear to do harm ho my neigh- bor. I have been laid up under doctor's care far three years and consider this to be an unfail advantage to take of me. 1 am, sir, etc. ROBERT MaoLEOD. Long River, P. E. I. Dec. 5, G947. PROHTBITION PL-EBGES Sin-The Prince Edward Island has no affiliations whatsoever, cttons of this Province who have as their aim the promotion of true ttm-pcrance by restricting the sale of alcoholic beverage and also of carrying on an educational cam- lt” for tihe ever-increasing prtcesol palgn for total abstinence the rising generation. amen‘ Since the inception of the Cullen Amendment to the Prohibition Act in 1945 the tremendous increase in drunkenness and crime l; cruising grave concern to nl-l right-thinking people iln our Province. ~ The platforms of our political groups offer little redress from this tuatlon. ‘Iiheir references to the Prohibition Law are so carefully stood on worded that when they are 0110B established in power they can make their awn interpretation. In view of this situation we sire to the candidates offering for election on eoember 11th, to pledge thmnsel- ves, if elected. to vote for the re- peal of nu.- obnoxlous Aruentiment. to the Prohibition Law, and have the Prohibition Act rigidly forced. en- A nunsber- of osndidstes in some ectorsl districts have already themselves to electors to ‘repeal the Cullen Lmeiramenr. to the Prohibition m. and to sispport the rigid enforce- ment. of the ssld Act. nier to roll around sgsln so we osn I um w” m. once more ride shout in n con- q mg‘; vertible. ll we csn locate one, and 59ml“; p31, admire the beach fashions. - Tqylgq-gneg n4 Owsa sound Gun-Times. _ _ Tqon, PILL ' T!!! LIQUOR. ISSUE Sir. -There is an election Ap- proaching and the fmhlbltlon am- ls still on books of the Province. Candidates have been chosen but what their attitude in regard to the efnorce- ment of Prohibition is gains to be ls an unknown quantity. The Temperance Federation has been active. tlons are becoming interested. The brewers and distiller: themselves on record in favor of temperance or drinking in mad- erotlon. Bootloggers are asking for ' s little more latitude in obtaining supplies and a little more freedom in disposing of their product. The sum total of our efforts to date ln crushing the liquor traffic has been an unparalleled increase in production. distribution consumption of liquor, an unpre- y cedented increase in the revenue ; derived from the traffic and an endment the v 11%,, this procedure if fouawsq u; ed upon would clarity sh. mu“ 11°" II Iwthfnz else could. If the people of 1,1,1; proving. want. a continuation qt the m,“ ent system, they can have it lg the people want. Prohibition 1.1.... estly and fearlessly enforced. how is the time to “l; 1m- m Th. Government already has s clear mandate from the people to en. force Prohibition. Action in 13¢. Ctmbfl‘ i941 may avoid unplug. antness. disappointment lhd q. penss in 194a. the statute Educational institu- have put I um. sir. ate, VERNON canon-r; York. PILL an ii alarming increase in its destruct- lveness. For the lust twenty years we have watched the impact of liquor controlled governments upon civ- ilizatlon, not only in the Domin- ion of Canada but. in the world at large. We are living witnesses to the demoralizing effects bf alco- hol in all its forms. One by one the forces that stood firm against the assaults of the truffle have suffered defeat. Nothing now, but the votes of the people seem to stand in the way of complete and unconditional surrender. "Hand the administration of af- fairs over to the liquor loving brotherhood and they can finance our public services and guarantee health and social security from the proceeds of the liquor traffic alone", is ths latest idea in polit- ical economy. For our manifold psrplexltles one and only one remedy remains - Bone-Dry Prohibition, — That; is a remedy lhaghas never been tried. Temperance talks have fall- ed because temperance means moderation, and to continue drink- lng in moderation is impossible. I have never met the man who could drink and leave it. alone for every drink demands or suggests an- other, and sooner or later drink means "drunk". ‘ A Prohibition Commission is not the solution. A Prohibition Com- mission was tried in this Province a few years ago and abandoned because too much liquor was reaching the public through that system. The Cullen Amendment has failed because it embarrasses and humiliate: the medical profession. gives the bootlegger an easy and welcome source of supply, meets with the approval of the brewer and distiller, compromises theori- mlnlstratlon of justice, and tends to demorallre every service with which it comes in contact. 1f there are twenty men in the Province who believe in Bone-Dry Prohibition, they should get t0- gelher rid make plans ta oiltlaw the ma faclure and sale of alco- hol for beverage purposes. We would outlaw alcohol [Orfthe same reason that we would outlaw the atomic bomb. One or the other unregulated can destroy civiliza- tlon. Prohibition is an uncompromis- ing concept. It interferes with one's right to do as one pleases. Of course no man has a right. la do as he pleases in a well-regula- ted soclety but he sosnctlmes as- sumes that he has. Prohibition ls unpopular with the unthinking minority. It necessitates taking sides, and taking sides or making a stand on a question of morals requires the expenditure of more gray mutter than is generally used in that direction. Even grown-ups may go so far as to vote for a supporter of the Cullen Amend- ment rgther than to ask disturb- ing questions. With _thls new method of Rov- ernment by proxy. the radio fits in nicely. Controversy during n ‘political campaign is to be avoided at all costs. Onqe upon s time elections were interesting and en- tertaining. we attended political meetings; candidates for both sides were on the platform. They were good speakers and well-ln- formed and wanted to meet the electors snd the Opposition face to face. But now all this has been changed. Just write s speech. or have some person else writ-o it for you; say it over the air. send s copy to the Press and the thing is done. The growing indifference of the electors during an election campaign ll not to be wondered at. To most the candidates in per- son, to have them explain why they are asking for the support of the people, - to ssh them why. in spite of the disgraceful situa- tion under the recent amendment to the ohibition Act. its? still continue make apologies or _ snonunasns Gentle tides, soft. winds, seabirds outward bound; Cosstwlse lights in vigil, Moaninx buoys’ sound. White sails, yard um; Tacklng up the Bay; Merchant men and King's meg Men ad’ yesterday. Witnesses, Memories, salty tales of yore; storied spot. unheralded. Along the Hilisborailgh more. --"Plumblins'. ‘Lines wrltted st s. point as Illllsborotigh Bay, P. I. 1'. Old Charlottetown (All P. I. L) YANKEE DIPLOMAC! “The Pr! co Edward Islanders nave anoth grievance arising out b! the Treaty of Washington, and n very Just. one. apparently. "It appears that on the same du that. the treaty was signed, Mr. Hamilton Fish, than U. B. Secre- tary of State. proposed to the British Minister at Washington, that as the treaty could not. come into operation until the necessary legislation had token place, snd If ll seemed to him in sccordancr with the interests of Great Brit- ain and the United states, snd fr. furtherance of the objects and spirit of the treaty, United States fishermen should have the llbuty of fishing on the coasts of Cen- ada. Newfoundland and Prlnci Edward Island during ths seasons of 1871-2. This was on the 8th. of May 1871, and P. E. Island was then an independent colony. Ml‘. Fish stated that. the United BMW would be prepared to similarly Id- mlt. British subjects to United dtates waters, and that the Presl- dent would urge on Congress at ltl than next; session that a rebate all duties on fish oil and fish should be allowed if a similar arrange- ment were made by the B. N. A- colonice. Canada and Newfoind- mnd would not; accede to lb. M" Prince Edward lsland threw one“ its ports, and relaxed its reel!!!‘ ttons. "The Prince Edward Island mer- chants stripped on the faith of lhI troposal large quantities 0i iii-l‘ and fish oil, the season helns I" uncommonly good one. for boil! parties of course, and in cowl"! the goods for duty, did so 11nd" protest is w the rebate. which l‘ mounted to some $50.009- Fwm‘ s little apprehensive about son" zumors. one of them wrote to ti" uleutenant Governor to 58y "l" .16 feared the United stale» Wt" going to evade the provisional ll- rnngement on the scoro of ti" refusal of Canada and Newfound- mld to sseent. to it. The Lieuten- snt Governor referred this it"? ‘a lord Kimberley in full cor-l‘ dence rm the smurfs! °°"°"" ment could. for the sskins. W; l.aln an assurance that such brag‘ . vi faith was not to be thought .- But this was just the oowrillnlri- for whst the United States lid-it" ‘diplomacy’. and the Imlttfliil {°‘_ crnment found that the arrow?" ment, in spite of its execution u the best faith by the rslsnd- W _ repudiated on the qulbbll" F"; ion. The lobster can dodsl ‘t’ nothing to it. ‘Application was made t0 ‘ti; imperial Govemment in i373 indemnification. but it. wslrcf: snd now the Islanders are log‘? memori lislng the Governor-mm oral for s reruns of thenlm out of the l-Isllfnx sword. ‘I m -0t.tews correspondent 0 n- Holitrlli amiss, mm». 19°-