‘t’ ti??? sis-l- »=:&1.z§¢.§s- " miits-iHwiisntf-rvrni.;i;.,g.;g§r..; -r a wiauruian I IeelllOl. IleUi-AIILI-UBONII-fiill- Q Iceman“? 'n1‘.'€$§L'i>.'A.‘MJ-. ma. o. rjew in such a transaction P ' fi fi fi His Honour the Lieutenant Governor lives unq- a“ , Illnesses. s. n. v.4.» y _ "W!" "hh" "4 h- “'5'- up to the Scout Law. and does his good turn ' l. daily with the rest of the Boy Scouts. Of course, Ids-eh; D$‘(DIIQI 180C.“ we (In n! ) ‘fa-Tonal: seam. Your (in ldvnnee mulled to C so do the Provincial President and Provincial Commissioner who giro gankers. i an the.'exddus of the Jews provided they leave their assets behind them. Which is the proverbial n Notes By The Way The belle o! Si». Paul's Cathedral, London, while undergoing retuning and in some instances ieeastins. have been silent for many months. 0n Christmas Eve the carillon again burst forth into joyous peais of many hymn tunes and carols. including that first and perhaps THE ciianwr-rii-rqwn ‘euannian SATURDAY, JANUARY ll, I936. The Lale ‘ Premier Lea , For the second time within three years the Premiership ofthis Province has been made vacant by death. It was on Oct. 1o, i933, that Pnnsmaiz STEWART passed away. Today it is our sad duty to chronicle the death of the HON- W M. LEA, P ' , Pro 'ncial Secretary- _ T122553; and Imnljgxlerof Agi-icujture’ whose doubt about the cause of his defeat. He told the ill health had‘ . There is no doubt that the grave COIICCYII for some time been a matter of Premier HEPBURN has sent his wife, adopt- ed son and secretary home to look after the farm. but he himself remains in sunny Miami. Ac- cording to Mrs. Hzrnunn her husband's health is not particularly good, but he is. feeling much better than when heafilef; f0; the south. Evidently Mr. WILLIAM IRVINE, the de- fcafed C.C.F. candidate in Assiniboia, has no Canadian Press : “It is evident, of course, that the. Conservatives of the riding joined forces onerous duties of office hastened his demise, ‘Vllh the Liberal’: thus lhaklhl a wlh £97 "5 hh‘ as they did in themase of his predecessor MR. P9559315" STEWART. ' MR. LEA election of July last placed him in power with “kdhesdaY Fdhhhrl’ was a sick man when the general t f eve constitucnc in the Prov- _ _ _ 3,1350: rgmd Sufi/fluently ,0 ytakc pa“ in Bishop of Charlottetown, will ofliciate at the government activities but never regained his old-time health and vigour. The burden of_ lead- ership was altogether too heavy for one in his condition. His party's unwieldy majority added enormously to his responsibilities and difficul- ties. Chained to his desk when he should have been cunvalescing in hospital, he had, little ‘chance of making recovery, or of obtaining release from the political worries which followed him even to his home in Victoria. MR. LEA must himself have realized the hopelessness of his condition under such handicaps, and would probably have cheerfully relinquished the mantle of Premiership had it been possible to obtain agreement among his aspiring successors. Like BRowNINos hero in “Prospice," Mn. LEA was “ever a fighter." He gave hard blows in political combat, and took them for the most part in the same lusty spirit. He had experienced the ups and downs of public life, and was by no means wedded to the partisan creed which divides Liberals and Conservatives into incom- v patible camps. friends among Indeed, he had as many sincere political opponents as in his own party. He had the characteristics which dis- tinguish men of marked ability-rugged in- dividualism, capacity, for hard work, relish _for the simple pleasures of life, a robust humour, a personal integrity, a strong sense of dignity. His actions politically were open to the criticism which every public man must be prepared to face, and ivhich if he is wise he will accept graciously. But we speak. In or out of office, he was always easily approachable, always courteous, often- generoos. Theeexare-rhe hallmarks of a gentle- HID-fl, it is of MR. LEA personally that MI; LIX made his reputation as a progress- ive farmer long before entering politics, and ag- ricultural interests were always of chief concern to him. He was for several years editor of the agricultural section of The Guardian, continuing this, to him, pleasing duty even after he was elected e. member of the Legislature, and re- l: only when his party came into is association with the press enabled lhqishin power. him lo appreciate the value of publicity. He eould dictate, at a moment's notice, information on any subject connected with his departments, and he was never too busy to grant interviews to reporters. Such interviews usually terminated in an exchange If the reporter was new to the job, MR. LEA would go out of his way to be obliging, and this regardless of party politics and the controversies of jokes and a hearty handshake. which might then be going on in the House or through the press. The loss to the Province of his experience and ability at this time is great. Still greater is his loss to the Liberal party. But it is to the bereaved family, most of all, that sympathy is due, and thiss mpathy The Guardian wishes most sincerely o extend on behalf of all its readers. Books As Germ-Carriers By order 0f the Toronto civic hcalth author- ities, Public Library books found in homes where there is communicable disease are being confiscated. This, says the Globe, is a necessary health precaution. Well-worn volumes are re- garded as potential germ-carriers, and if lib- rary books read by sufferers from contagious diseases are continued in circulation it may be that they will spread the malady. The Globe adds that public library attend- ants have, of course, no way of knowing where such diseases exist, and it is requested by the of- , _ _ _ p I ficiajs that borrowers be warned against taking manys former allies, and yet sbe is the one that A t fi X fi At the St. Michael's Cathedral, Toronto, on 19, Archbishop Mc- GUIGAN, an Islander, and Bishop O’Svi.i.ivan, Consecration of Msgr. CARROLL, Bishop O'Sui.- LIVAN'S successor as president of St, Augustine's Seminary, to be Archbishop MCGUIGAN'S suc- cessor as Bishop of Calgary. X i! fl japan, continuing to stand pat on her dc- mand for equalization with Great Britain and the United States in Naval strength, the Naval Conference is likely to collapse. What amazes most people is that all the cost and trouble should be, incurred in holding a confercntc when Iapan had definitely decided beforehand that she would not give way*ir1 her demands. 3K 5K One was under the erroneous impression that high blood pressure was a consequence of not dining wisely, but dining too well. GANDHI, the ascetic, who lives on vege- tables, fruit and goats’ milk has been ordered to abandon a journey from Bombay to Ahmeda- bad because of a sudden increase in his blood pressure. 3K It if MUSSOLINI announces from Rome he is prepared to “call HAILE SaLassn-fs bluff" at the L to the Emperor's appeal for an inquiry into the methods whereby the war is being carried on, provided Ethiopia's methods are investigated as well as Italy's. He says “it is certain Ethiopia conwience. it has 110 future B8 1111 would have more to lose by such an inquiry than Italy." But Italy's press propaganda, circulating alleged photographs of Ethiopian atrocities has already been discredited by the fact that the sur- but an hotel W118“ 8J1 5N Welciml- roundings of the victims were proved to be in Italian Eritrea. 9K 5K 9K has been experienced in Scotland since I919. D. for December, and a. minimum temperature of 16.1, which is 19.8 below normal. One night 19 degrees of frost were recorded. if 5K if Susan BUCHAN‘, journalist and playwright, has become an honorary member of the Can- adian \\'onien’s Press Club. known as Hcr Excellency the Lady T warns- Otherwise she is MUIR, wife of the literar Governor General. Y The only previous woman journalist occupying Rideau Hall enrolled as an honorary member was Lady BYNG, who, under her maiden name, Mann: EVELYN Momzroiv, contributed to the Women's pages of the London Press, and pub- lished two books “Barriers” and "Anne of the Marshland." ' it 5K ¥ Mr. WILLIAM RALPH Parsons” Chief Fac- tor and Fur Trade Commissioner of the Hud- son's Bay Co., who is now making an oflicial visit to the Province came to Canada from New- foundland, his native land, twenty-seven years ago when he had already been in the Company's service nine years. He has risen by his own ability and merits to his present high position, and knows more at first hand about Canada's potentialities and possibilities probably than any other business man ln the country. He makes his home in Winnipeg, the headquarters of his old and renowned company. Austria is possibly the most pacific of Ger- . i’ i , borrowed books to homes where there is sick- "lost hhlell)’ 7559"“ Phesldfht, Rmshvhhhs lat‘ m,“ regarded as co,,,n,unicabje_ This w," assist est neutrality declaration. The leading newspaper the health authorities in stamping out any epi- 0i vlehha Cmhmehtlh! °h th° Cmlgfess 5P¢e¢h ' dcmic that may threaten the community. _ In the course of its wanderings a borrowed "Y Wmlld h¢ Puhchlhed the m°m°ht aflmd and library book may carry into many homes, board- sabfefllllhhg laPa-h makes h" hPPeafahce °" lug-houses or other living quarters the germs said: "President RoosavizLfs policy of neutral- the world stage. At this moment America would of contagious disease. It is a reasonable request b4! dePehdcht "Pb" °°'°P°l'3tl°" will! Great Bll‘ _ ingpublic in other library centres as wcll. Editorial Notes, w‘ p‘ 63,151 Prayer eoiiztelngesgornorruvm. _' poor sports to throwaway Anotheifjantiary thuawijs due. _.. ‘ It is rumored yetqanother Paving Co. will been the scene are. ' ‘It. the Protestant Churches thepUnivei-sal u .\‘ N the Toronto public library officials make,’ and ml". P°55lh1Y We" with S°Vl°t Russla- This .. .should enlist co-‘operation of the book-borrow- meslthge d°e5 h"! Thea-h "lull "Khhh but °hlY equal injustice for all. For this reason it leaves a bitter taste, despit; it; pacifist keynote." ' . lit Cigarette smoking becomes such a deplor- ably bad habit thatits victims "light up” with- out regard to the fitness ofthings. It is not un- usual nowfidays to see youths leaving church or meeting with cigarettes in their mouths. But it has been left to a Monti-eater to make a human torch of himself in the bath room. After taking a bath and rubbing his body with aicohohn hi8 home Joaciiur ‘Pusiicaa, 52. of 2010 St. Dom- inique street, decl ed to have a ch10"- A! 11¢ ~ struck a match to light his cigarette the alcohol castaway ignieedwithtiie reeultthathe t. win: greatut "Nowell." Midnight wor- shippers also heard “O Como All Ye Faithful," "Joy to the World,’ "God Rest Ye Merry" and, num- erous old-time English favourites. The old rope pulling method which had been in use for centuries ‘has been superseded by a new keyboard The cathedral bells have become a tradition in Iondon and when they become silent people feel that some- thing has gone out of their lives. —Milverton Sun. been Virginia Glider-sleeve of gems-rd College, New York City, nsider the growth of illiteracy among ooliege students: "are we right in feeling that the present student is rather more illiterate than were the students of the past? Has this condition grown out of the rapidly diminishing amount of reading done by our young people? They take things in through the ear, by the radio and the movies. ‘This has a lamentable effect on their spelling and on some other aspects of their writing-Toronto Globe. In a- page magnum; advertise- ment of a. largo insurance company in the States appeared the follow- ing statement: "It is time to stop death and destruction on the high- ways-to stop killing 4,500 children and 31,000 adults every year-W stop slaughter on every street cor- ner, ion every mad in America. It is time for decent people to join together to send unfit, incompetent. drunken drivers. along the wa/y of the gangster, the kidnappcr, the a keteer." “Yes, it is high time. While this item refers to conditions across the border, the same applies to Canada. in a lesser degree, as we have a smaller population. Every effort must be made to keen the drunken driver off the public highways ,and if they can be kept off in no other way. they must be looked up. Human life is too pre- cious to take chances with a. drun- ken man or woman. The public driving a car.—List0wel Banner. Until the League agent of peaceful progrem. The ed and no questions are asked. That people still continue to stay in it is a sign that the world is ready for a real experiment in world gov- The present winter is the most severe that °mm°hh T° We that will e!!!)"1- inent does not perish amid a wel- ter of political rhetorlcjs the first‘ part from severe spells in the winters of I9I8 duty o; an decent peopjg Bu; ma nd I919, there has been nothing comparable experiment, in world government is to the present conditions since the last ‘century, h" W’ heghh- Th° ‘we when Loch Fyne, Loch Lombnd, and other locks were frozen. The readings at the Metcreological gm, beginnings o; an attempt to Observatory showed a maximum temperature in apply 11101111 Drilwlples t0 Dfllll-lcfl-l 17*“ m lh° 51m I $5111 he shade of 31.8, which is 12.3 below normal lhwblem-l" awe“ 5°°d "uh a“ the“ or law has not yet been attempted, nor have wé even begun to see the hings can be attempted and seine humbug and conceit.——Douglas Jerrold in the Nineteenth Century (London) Even the Issues of the election, in _so far as there can be any others than a weighing in the bal- ance of Mr. Roosevelt and his New Deal, are as yet doubtful. There nos seemed much reason to sup- pose that the revision of the Con- stitution might be the chief issue. The Republicans certainly have looked as if they wanted to make it such. Mr. Roosevelt has talked at times as if he would gladly take up such c. challenge. But not until after this session of the Court has concluded its work, or until both sides have discovered what they nan of public sentiment on the point, will even that matter be definitely settled. For the moment foreign observers would do well to do what Mr. Roosevelt invites Am- ericana to do, enjoy a welcome and overdue breathing-space so far as American domestic developments are concerned-Frank Darvall in The Fortnightly (London) Italy has not even denied that the bombing of Red Cress hospitals is deliberate. The destruction of a Swedish I-‘ted Cross unit is defend- ed on the ground that it was a re- prisal for Ethiopian aavagfiry in beheading two Italian avia rs. If the decapitation story is true the Ethiopian Emperor should be ex- ecrated if he takes no steps to pun- iah the criminals But one outrafle does not justify another, and be- sides, the Red Cross is not an Ethiopian but an international or- ganiaation. A nation that refuses to respect its emblem of mercy puts itself on a level with savages who behead their enemi ~ charge which the Ethiopian Emperor unl- rily defliQt-Jk. There Is an element of “opera bouffe" in the situation in Iii/INN. French and ‘ statesmen pro- pose o plan of peace and send it on to Mussolini. He solemnly re- jects it after all nations in the league have already vetoed it. At the some time i: is suspected that Italy would like to have been able tooooeptitinordertohaveen excuse for calling off the African war. which isn't nearly as much fun as she thought it would be. All the while everyone looks solemn and eeowle to prove his importance. It has been said that the Germans i "'4 t'"ar"ta“ttt‘“.rr.tmntt"st.irs sarcasm“: .:.:'. w“ lqvemadesnre er ympie ere .v _, hm I u ‘ m“ o, “mm”, . Th, pIaOIifllIllKfiQli I I n7 rhjh ‘ "l M? h" "°9"' oer-sun that can m‘ said about , I In! ' m; , ¢hlnlm""hl¢hflderairefaeeeoeialinfl - agpggmi my, _ has u so no an evident us» which renders playing much easier.- sunoioai. rnnanmrr or ano INA PEOTOBIS I have written before of e wonk done in Boston and other c ties in removinl the thyroid gland in the neck in very severe cases of heart disease. The juice of the thyroid gland acts as a sort of whip in making the processes of the body work more rapidly. It has been compared to the draft on a furnace in that it forces the food stufls to binn fiercely and create more heat and energy. Naturally therefore the thyroid Juice increases the rate at which the heart beats because the heart has to pump more blood to all the processes and ‘ es of the body because they are working more rapidly. By removing the thyroid gland the processes all work more slowly and as the heart does not have to work so fast or sohard, it gets a chance to rest more and does not fail or give out as it might other- wise do. Similariy a number of surgeons have lately been removing the thy- roid gtand in severe cases of angina pectoris where the L‘ ‘vessels supplying the muscular walla of the heart have become partly blocked. The walls of the heart have not been getting enough blood to main- tain their strength and attacks of angina and heart failure occur. There have been cases o! angina pectoiis where the nerve from the spinal cord which tightens the little muscles in the blood vessels has been cut, thus allowing more blood to get to the heart walk. but the results of this operation, as a whole, have not been satisfactory. Dr. T. C. Daviaon, Atlanta, Co., in southern Surgeon, states that. the removal of the whole thyroid gland- gives immediate and pro- longed relief in the majority of cases of angina pectoris, apparently be- cause the lower or slower rate at which the body processes work (with no thyroid juice in speed them up) has decreased the amount of work the heart has to do. Sometimm when the thyroid eague of Nations. He says he will not object Benerally will approve of jail sent- gland is removed and the processes enees for intoxicated men found work at a slower rate, the fat tissue in the food or in the body doesn't get completely burned and the indi- be given which will remove the fat moat discreditable featiue oi’ the “"1 Y“ 11°‘ slhnllh" h" he“ °°° League today is its personnel. It is not a. club, nor even a good hotel, much. Of fifty-four cases reported there were only two deaths, the majority of the patients were relieved entire- ly of angina attacks and the others reported only mild attacks. GOD THE OPEN AIR Would have thee take away: Malice, and" cold disdain, of them can be achieved. But first H“ ‘when mum hale- of all we must clear our minds of Scorn of the lowly, envy of the erect. And. discontent that oasis a shadow ETBY On ail the brightness of the oom- mon day. Thme are the things I prim And hold of dearest worth: 1118M of the sapphire skies, Peace of the silent hills, - Shelter of forests, comfort of the crass. Musicrpfis birds, murmur of little Shadows '0: clouds that quickly D855. And after showers The smell of flowers And of the good brown earth,_ Arid, best of all, along the way, Friendship and mirth. So let me keep These treasures of the humble heart In true possession, owning mam by love; And when at Last I can no longer move 51110118 5116B! freely. but must part From the green nelds and from the waters clear, Let me not creep Into the darkened room and hide From all that makes the world so bright and dear; But throw the windows wide To~we1come in the light; And whlged I clasp a well-beloved Let me once more have eight, Of thei deep sky and the far-smiling m _ Then gently fall on sleep, And breathe my body m: to Nature's care, Wmlritouttotheqflodoftho open air. —Henry van Dlyka. of the spirit of self-help. When a family is draung enough money from relief funds to provide food, clothing, shelter. and fuel, with aii the children going to the best schools, the heed of the bong is afraid to strike out for himself. His personal efforts or his private job might be less certain less lucrative than th, public do . Ha list, and loses courage, energy end manhoott-Dr. Albert Shaw in The Review of Reviews (New York.) INCORPORATION! _ / (CI. By Ollffllllfl/ Speck! Wire) UITAWA. Jib. IG-NONU 0f the Gaeette: - Leslie ktates, Ltd. 10,000 snares, N. P. V. Chariot own; Irvin: Roesi. Ltd" 0185,1110, Clllflotietbwlll Charlottetown: 05rd Development 1.10300 Corporation Lid. $50,000, Ohlflilth- MIL SUCKS l0 bffl IQVGfIImfllb fill“ following inoorpoi-etioneh given in the current issue of the Canada Oedarhurst Investments Ltd. 06-000 Wm” illilltifl. ~ . - . ! t-unuc roam ew-xr: m ~ ..:§ anaemia "IIFW" iunwnnanwnrrnsansrnn Sin-ii under that lie public may learn the full extent of the injustice which w. Wheafs letter attempted to do me‘! will now give facts that may help them to vote understand- ingly in the coming election. The charge in "effect is that w. Whear, Mr. Holman, an expert from Halifax (e Mr. McNab, I under- stand). representativm from Mon- tague and, Geoiietbwn, and Premier MacMilian “were all unanimous in pressing the matter (i. e., a reduc- tion of the light rates) to a conclu- sion but we had a hostile Mayor trying in every way possible to thwart our eflorts." - It is strange that when I am charged with do so in every way not even one s e way was men- tioned. The charge is moat vague. To thwart, one must act, must do something. It is wholly untrue that I ever spoke on the subject to either the Halifax expert. W! NP?!‘ sentativea from Montague and Georgetown. or Premier MacMilian. much less any attempt on my pert to thwart any of their respective efforts. Iwillnowgiveefuiiandtrue account as to what took place so far as Mr. Whear, Mr. Holman and I are concerned. . Mr. Whearts letter states. "In the fall of 1983 we had a properly pre- pared and legally correct petition filed with the Utility Board. I was one of the signers of that petition." There was, however, a petition they prepared before that one. When it was presehted to the 0225 eil previous to its being forwa to the Utility, I discovered two rather serious mistakes which in a helpful manner I called their atten- tion to. The law required that the petition embodying the complaint muat be signed by five light users. It was only signed by one. I also pointed out that the law provided that if any commissioner of Public Utilities should be directly or i-n- directiy interested in any contract of any public utility, such as the Light Company, his oflice should thereby become vacant. It was well known that all the commission- ers as light users were so interested. I felt with the city as complainant, and so said. that it would be un- wise to’ take a chance to have the case carried to the highest murt 1n Canada when such an objection “who, ‘ v1dua1 putg on gag In the” m,“ might be taken against the city. small doses o; thyrohi mm; may They were, however, in no mood to take any suggestions from me, and they simply pooh-boobed both of them and sent their petition to the Utility Board with a demand from the Council for action. After some delay the City receiv- ed a letter from Commissioner G-audet to the eiIect that as the law had not been complied with. the Board would take no action. When this came before the Council I at once made the offer to Mr. Holman if he would secure the five light users to sign the petition I would draw one for him. Ha seemed to be pleased with my offer. But they never came to me about it. It evidently didn't suit'Mr. Whears plans. At that time the mayoraity bee was busily buzzing in his bon- net, and he consequently desired all the credit and glory for himself. He, with four others, signed the new petition. ‘There was, however, another re- quirement, a necessary preliminary to the successful issue of the case against the Light Company which 1 felt bound, in the interests of the City, to bring to the attention of these gentlemen, namely, to procure evidence to prove their case before the Board. If this was not done. the complainants would be ordered to pay all costs. As Mr. Whear says, he signed the petition. This is something that would have an in- terest for him. After some further delay Mr. Whear and. Mr. Holman submitted an offer from the Hali- fay expert to make a valuation of the light and power plant. for $10,- 000. They supported the oiIer as being reasonably moderate and de- sired lta acceptance by the Council. I protested- against the City being obliged to pay such a huge sum without further inquiry, and de- ciared that the work should be done for $1,000. 0f course these gentle- men treated that Wlidl scorn. The matter was allowed to stand over till a. future meeting. m the meantime, through the good offices of one of our citizens. whose son is a prominent and well- qualified electrical engineer with years of experience and a. graduate of McGiii, residing in Montreal, I got in contact with the Power Cor- poration of Canada, which special- izes in all kinds of electrical eon- traots and makes valuations of electrical plants. I obtained an of- fer that this Company would make afuil and complete v- tion of the plant and attend, to give evidence before the Utility Board for an amount not to exceed $1.200. When I made this known at the next meeting of the Council, it seemed to have the effect of staying ell further proceedings on the petition. for nothing has been heard of the matter for two years bade. until the coming election drew near. Ail I have related took plaoe be- fore eli the Councillors and civic officials, and others in open Coun- cil. Unless they have very poor memories, they know it well. Not one of them will attempt a denial unless they wish to be placed in the Ananiaa class. i088 was at the lowest point of the great business depression. All eon- cerns anxious to keep their stafls employed were anxious to cut their prions to the lowest pouible point. n view of this. Mr. Meifeh was aer- otagiiy e hill! Priced expert at tin.- Thasa gentlemen subsequently in the Spring of i934 recognising the validity of the two objections I made to their first petition, secured in the session of the Legislature in i034 an amendment to the Aot to avoid such objections. I have not been in the City Coun- oii since February, i034. I was eon- eequently in no position to thwart . Who has been since? I have given the facts. ‘Iet them, if they dare, give any act of mine done to thwart the I pin te van an. Ilium l. "JANUARY 1936 (n; rnln coon) GIANTS and JESTERS In Public Life (Ofllllfllhl Reserved) BO-BUITIITBEHS‘ The Confederation pact. has been in operation for well over sixty- five years. and during that period them have been repeated wm- piaints from severalofthe provincm that they did not receive a square deal when they joined the Do- miniofli Claims for like readjust- ment of financial conditions ‘have come from east and west, andln lesser degree from the centre-On- tario and Quebec. There have been commissions without number, foi- lowied by recommendations for better tar-ms. and while attempts, have been maids by the Dominion to meet them there is still dis- satisfaction It looked for atime as ifeaohoftheprovinces desiresto play e. hand in its dealings with _ the edersl authority. The collapse in‘ 1934 of the proposed conference to discuss a revision of the B.N.A. Act emnllleiaes the dif- ficulty of collective _action. Some of tbs provinces were quite willing to send representatives to Ottawa to consider the situation; others were not. The result" was that the conference fell through. Whether anything will develop under the new administration time alone will tail. Meanwhile a special commit- tee or the House of Commons has gathered some interesting data xe- garding the Act. and this will doubtless be found useful. With one of the first provincial. claims referred to a Royal Commis- sion. I had something to do in an official capacty. For several iyears British Columbia had been urging for a. more generous financial ar- rangement than it had. received when it oame into oonfed stint. in 1871. The preaistent pressure Sir Richard McBride; who was pre- mier of 3.0. for Owelve years. led eventually to the appointment of a commission in March. 1913. by Sir Robert Borden's government, "to invesitgate and report upon the claims of the province of British Columbia for exceptional treatment by reason of permanent physical conditions and otherwise." The gentlemen named as oom- missloners were the late Z. A. Lash, K. C. of Toronto, for the Dominion, and the late E. V. Bodwell, K.C.., for British Columbia. These two gentlemen were to select the third man. The late w. Justice Martin of the Supreme Court of the pro- vince of Quebec, then a pmctziaing lawyer. was counsel for the Domin- ion, and I had the honor to be named as secretary. Failure by the two commissioners to agree upon a chairman, it was provided in the rams of reference that the choice should be left with the Secretary of State for the Colonies at that time the Honslewis Harcourt. . During the summer of 1913 the “caae" for 3.0. was prepared by. Mr. R. E. Gosnell, provincial librar- ian at Victoria. and after it had been filed at Ottawa Mr. Martin W88 bit-filly fihflflled on a rebuttal. Meanwhile the two eommimioners had held one or two meetings to endeavor to agree upon a chairman, but late in the summer they had to admit failure. The Dominion gov- ernment had thereforre no recourse than to ask the colonial secretary to appoint the third commissioner. The date of the despatch was Nov- ember 7. i913. The Governor Gen- eral (the Duke or Connaug/htmin due course transmitted the request to Downing Street, and after some weeks elapsed Mr. Hardcourt wrote asking for further particulars. He desired a detailed statement of the dkpute between the two govern- ments the better to enable him to select the right man. It was nud- summer of 1914 when a reply went from Ottawa. and before the coL onial secretary could act the Great War had broken out and everybody was too busy, fn England and in CRIME. to bother about poor Brit- ish Columbia. From that day to this nothinv more has been heard of the B.C. Better 'I‘enns Commission. Justice Martin and Mr. Gosnell have ail imsea away sinoe then, and I alone am left to tell the story. When it became ,,_ ‘ that the commission was dead. I volunteered for military service and sepnt a year at headquarters as one of the the cable censors, British Columbia. la I have men. tioned. had entered Confederation in 1871 (July 30th) V and looking backward. and with some know- ledlfi 0f the situation. I 8m free to confess that the Pacific province had serious cause foi- complaint at Ottawa's delay. The Principe-i featin-e of the Con- federation llreeinent was the eon- struction of an inter-oceanic rail- way within tsp years from the date of the union. and was justified by U!!! Sovernent and its supporters on national : - 1. The ding-out of Confed- eration so as to include the whole of the Brltsh North American pos- segslourpe into ope dominiogi. . n; up an develop- ineritof tobnertile lands of the prairies of the Middle west so ea and Mr. Holman too. for he has not repudiated the conduct of m. Whear. that whenever they attiempt be ready to make en exposure. I am. Sir. etc, W. l. STIW IT ILIUIIIO IJGIIT BATES Sin-Whose primary duty is it to enquire into the question of electric light and power rates which are charged to and collected from our ettiaens? That some action is ne- career! is anneieut from the flames given in your issuaof the 4th in- stant. These fignree, it, appease, made b7 the one Statistics. The! are so etsrt that they will beer repeating. report in question giver the coet of electric liehllna to: a kilowatt £33- r (Coatinagd m Messrs. Lash and Bodwell, Mr. p tosteeiereditandgloryntmyes- V) to remote ncivulsiiw and WOVide an outlet for the commerce of may. trn Canada. Hid ports on the Pacific in order- to reach the Orient. a ' . The statesmen of Canada and Great Britainhs chronicles- stated, weieincitedto, ‘ sealing)“, behalf an account of the danger, which appeared to be imminent at that time, of British 901mm,, throwing in heir lot with the 0mm; Sbtes. 0n the other hand, in Eastern Canada the general attitude or mind was that the terms of union with Brits-h Columbia, krespeetiva of the railway, were unfair am unjust to the other Pmvinoes; the; the railway. imvins been inoor. poratediritlseteima ofunioniu the prise of B. C.’s admission, wag for the special benefit of the peqpj, of that province. who numbered at that time lass than ten lilmusanq souls; thetthe railway was beyond and that the construction of m, mad in ten years was a physiga] impossibility; that railway would impose an almost iiieuperable burden on the eastern provinces 11 indeed, it did. not bankrupt m,’ whole of Canada; that British Colunrabia, on account of its moun. tainous condition. extent and isola- tion. would impose additional burdens on Canada, and would for all time remain e. drag on m, Dominion by costing can}; ygay- more ‘than the revenue hobo derived from it; thatthe railway when bu“, ""141 I!“ for mcwyem pays the cost of operation. _ , back through the vista o; the years, one cannot but be or fl-IIISIOG it the ahort-sightadnesg o; the Opmnenm whose argument; 1 M" attempted to sinnmeriae. r need not detail the events which "ill-Wired between i871 and 1800 when the agreement was made with the C.P.R.. Syndicate. as a prion foi- the construction of the railway, 3.0. has handed over the railway belt. the Peace rum- bison, m4 two million of land q; y“, couver Island, the latter being e.‘ subsidydowards the oonstmobeon o1 the Esqiiima-lt- and Naneimo Rail- WW- As is sends-ally known. the railway belt was a twenty-hula ill-Fin on either side of the C.P.R. from the easterly boundary of mo‘ Province‘ to the New Wesiuninstse district. while "the Pence Riven hloq oonaistedofarectaneleorttseeesu ahaifniilliosiameslyingtqflsgqq of the Mouniialm. rearrangement of the temis of union and evmtn. ailyin 1927 Hon. WJAI lifartfmone 0f ti; Judaesof the Coirrtolhppm for sskatclsewari. was appointed by the King government a canals- 8l°n l0 inquire into the arguments of the government of B. C. in sup- IIOrt ofits claim fnrthoreoonvey- anoa of the raiiwa belt and me P6800 River block filo paying; In h“ flndinsa the oommi-Uioner ¢Xm'essed_ the opinmi that the province could not, by season of m °Wn w. wt advance any legal claim. but that its request should be wnsidered from the standpoint of fairness and justice rather thm from the strictly legal and eon. tractuai position, He 1y recommended that the lung m question be restated to nrttui Columbia. As e result of this report itie gov- ernment was naturally obligated to take action. but many months elapsed before the parties got to- gether to discus the conditions of transfer. Eventually an agreement was reached and signed at Ottawa on the 90th February. 1990, by Hon. E. Lapointe, minister of justice. and Hon. Charles Stewart, minister the interior. for the Dominion; the Hon. Dr. Tolmle, then premier and minister of railways, and Hon. F. - ’ . minister of lent. NP"- senting British Columbia. In the agreement provision was made that the province should carry out every contract with respect to the lands which had been made by the Do- minion with corporations or indi- viduais; that the Domlnion should retain all payments which it had received from any individual, but that the province should be entitled to receive and retain any payments made after the coming into force of the agreement. The reservations which were agreed upon included ordnance and admiraltv lands, pub- lic works, harbors, Indian reserves. national parka. soldier settlement lands. and historic sites and bird sanctuaries. After all, this was n splendid gesture by the Dominion to the Pacific province, uni all the more so as the extra subsidy of one hundred thousand dollars a year minted by the terms of union was continued. The Incomes-it having been ap- proved by the Doniinidmrariiuneni and the legislature of British C0- lurnbia had then to be retifed by the Parliament of the United Kins- dom. and on the 10th of July 0i the some year the Imperial Parlia- ment passed the measure ‘The B.N.A act i080." (Chaps, 30. Geo- Besides ratifying the egrocnent with 3.0., this tute bodied the tau,- agieemente want in one?” non vntiiont any lormelitiea. The affect was to dievlw scores of civil PM‘ . four uietthsyaninpoeeeesf nauirsi remnants manner o" ibantheywneeithointhesn. ‘i the financial resources of Canada, _