.,;-, .-f l fr .' it 'f li,-;-“fi \ ~».-,g i _ _ ‘ .j." is IJ. 1 r `»" Q 'li which the conti actor is willing to undertake the job and in iii f~ ff .2 ' _ - ' ~ _ < ' ' _ _ i li _ " »= many cases, through eagerness to get the contract, to a fig- f° L i* iw i‘}“,‘ -iv. , - ' ° l ’ _r b- `: ig, __ . - no .f' ip ,-,_'_ .i‘_l,il‘ _;i',{» i, _w \1 _ _"; __ '£3.51 ;- _ . -N *_ _ ....,_.__~ » sr- `.. ik. _ -.>,.' , ' __s. ~ » $12.- i .if "_ '-fit; ‘5l‘1“!~_'_<. _'~' _ ,»'§_»iS*: the Postal Department, according to the Island F arm€r’S K. 'i -f:»_ fu _ ' the couriers shall be employees on a stipulated wage IS . rather than contractors on a cut throat wage set by ir- fa responsible contractors. The argument is that. under the 011 _present system, men personally unqualified and with in- U1 -. u » f . ` =. “B” horses and rigs and are otherwise qualified to do the __ , %'=~¢” _ il ii _ ~» itll f-‘..":-if-y" ‘ z 2”'-iii l ' .-ju' ' 'ser -?-,; . . '-as-.~ :.».._, ;r‘.~.s.. L" "4" i_.-_.gi _i _ l 5' __-is-iii. __ 1 *il iilgil if QQ? ,_ - : 5 , -f 4.. . '§ ‘ ~§..-i.;l;l.;» _~. ; '__ .{_l;5__:f>€~'¢ _ 1,. i_. u»‘.~‘i '~- Z3 . ,:i'l.;<»-Ai' 4.... .‘i.';-__ ith -'xr ‘_ gli., ';i”.-d"- flaw. .i i -iii, ,- ~ =_' . “_‘,_g5E " :_ _tsl -'.;l___=___e?.' " “ = i rl fr; _'a i_~l.r: \.- F»__>_';l1_="~11,_ .la',_-1; ».",.~. _' l`?if\,_:>>‘_ ' _'¢¢»‘?'. i . .~ \,¢.,__. ,. _,.3 ,,,ai,.:. V I., l Wiz. _.j' _ fn t -_ .i - iggéfit’ "-1 it _ ';t."'“_;.-;14'-'-i-"ro --~» ° ig-;';1.¢.s.;__»_ _ fr- _ -_ _ _ 1.. * z _f i ;»' :il _ _ _. : l r . tl_ __- .i_ - , il \i'_‘ fl'.iI;:.l.' 1 L ._ ij 'ii :QQ i¥;"§'°vf_‘ _ . ' i _ :g li, -.-~§,l_¢._§,__,jj There is no doubt that through the system of tender- , Z. '.i,;,‘:il€ix ` ‘ ‘ ` tg i‘ . . _ . fr »"ll”iillfl`_l A be more acce table but this would savor of patronage _"` '--~i=~‘i ` i . _ _ __i_f;_ff,-_ _ ~ ~ -f ~ _ having been made up to September 30. Should they §‘ 4 ix' L ight s . . _ _` ‘ll _ , ,_ . ..‘i. 1' i ~ of contract. "f l 5, \ (xii _ 0 i Y \ * _ .miie V - ifhif. ;»?;i l f _O ,in `~` '<1 lv-~¢-'i-h . ' . . . ` ouestion of teachers’ salaries at its recent meeting here 5" l . . ‘ living wage.”/lVfoi‘eo\'ei', the Church stands behind the ~7 ’qii ' . . I a .~;,é . 2 ii _ _ ;i"i f ' . He asks pitifully how in the face ofthe people’s man- l ‘ Novembei',22nd.” How far the strike is to go or how many ‘d rural mailcouriers are involved is not stated and enquiry 19 at the Post Oflice here throws no light on the subject ex- lil of the Rural Mail Col1_riers_’ Union of Canada,” intimating 21 that “the rural mail couriers are to strike on Saturday, in 1' cept thabnothing. is.kno_wn of- it by the Postal authori- 2 ues; ` » - pr ’ The deinand ‘made by the couriers and ignored by d presentation of the case, is that the present method of Cl nd perhaps 2 dlmgeroiis fiiiestion, nameiv, which snail: U16. the city or the country. The rural population still! -'il minates although the cities are rapidly “catching up", Inl Qin 01 the rural population of Canada was 3,349,516 and' e urban 2,021,799. in 1911 the rural was s,925,67o‘ 0 Il d the urban 3,280,964. The next census, in 1921, willi obably have further iiarrowed the gap or placed the ifference on the side of the urban. _ ' In Prince Edward Island the rural population, adequate means of properly doing the work. tender at '__ cut throat prices thus shutting off inen who have suitable work as it ought to be done. 0 ‘ _ tiring the decade between 1901 and 1911, decreased by, tender be abolished and a system substituted by which 9.546 While the Urban P0PU13ti0U in°1‘9'2S€d by 15- If not probable that the next census will be any morei vourable to the rural sections than the last and this is' e of Prince Edward Island’s problems, namely, ; aintain our rural population. O __-________'___t______- lll\'0l\l§h the lstbmus to‘Veiiezuela and Woild’s (lil Passing 7::-r E. i.!.l_ii_ The Alves group is the -.-1i important. iinil this ls wholly 'l- -1, .~ _ T ently no fault can be found. Doubtless a fixed wage, if -vlifi-ii has iilwiii hull' or uw coai of _'~/. , ' , 1 : world, and ii0\\' iuiiies it fur cheap- tlniii the Europeziii countries, will p ’ . 'iw it greiit advnntiige liencei’oi'tli_ :_ .1-I*§f'li i _ _ , _ ` “ winch, possibly, the _Island Pai'iiier would not ob_]ect to fm, l'~il'.§‘; under present conditions. ,,, As to the possibility of a couriers’ strike there does -_»_ not appear to be any danger at present. The couriers Tli .shipping is no longer dependent coiil. Loconiotives need not use Aiitoiiiobilo transport does not use li. e new great worlil. cominoli/vs ifiiiiiwl oiineiiiiiiilus- es and services, is oil, and gasoliiie. this. the United States has been strike on November 22nd, as intimated by the Farmei _pm ahead of me 0,116, countlm . . Q , ~ f ~» they would forfeit their wage from September 00 to tne -_,,, .ng cially responsible nen, each liable for the nonfulfilment lie t today, with fields at home show- signs of exhaustion, the British ii is siiiing tight on a lioii's slizire the oil i'e.=;oiii'¢-cs ot the world. Far- iglitoil }_}i‘itisliei‘§ cluini that in len 'ears the llnited States will be paiy- ; FEA( 1" E RS 5-\ L-\ lilly" _ ng back Britain’s war debt by inipor- That the Social Service Congress should take up tne was to be expected. The Social Service organization is g Briilsli-'owned oil. ii b;irrel go into coiiirolliiig British '_ lllililli l`l'_`»'i9ll. Mnliiy Suites, north amd \“-5 ~ - . oniiili ihina, Siam. Striilis Settle- striiil coiiiiiiodity willi wliicli thi* 1-1:fii::i`a:‘.i"i, Egypt' ve,mzuem_ Trmdam' i l . i mi-iiiii. and Philippines. _Soon it will! coziiriil r. four-fli oi' the \vorld's sup-| i l‘lI»'. iii Iliesopotaziiia and Pei'sia.`l3ri- ii~.=ii iiiicrcsts are in ovcliisive control. When`the U- S. Pays. ,\ii o:¢1i:>rt on iziteiuiziiioiiiil eco-l I Iioinii-f; says that ilritiiiii now holds; iii her hands 'conlrol'oi` the larger par* iii' the \\'orlil`s izreut iiew iii- ifii.-‘:i'i:il_i:oiiiiii.iili‘}'. Steel :ind coal :irc !i~=iii;< ivpliicsil by oil, \\'iii“ship iiriw use oil fuel, insieziil 'JT iriuil. (`oin~ iiii-‘iwiiil ships are bi-giniiiiig lu burn oil. l’ci'lizips‘tlic ne;-;t iiiivies will be nqiiippi‘d with iiitei‘nul_ coiiiliusliiiii oiigiiies. like thc i`nst.`iiiotor-lioiits. lif- <'sii:ii;i:i\.s t_hiil if llic coiisuiiipliun on this (‘ontiiieiit continues to rise, wiiii- :n in ten _\'e:ii'i; ilie l'iiiti:d Stgitcs will' ‘ I have to impo.‘ 500000 000 biiitls o' mkets Then the four billions which _ .V 1 _ \ ,Q I fd. :V * i~._~_-‘t»;:_i .:.-if s ; .1 _~__yr;" e. tg.; :-' ._, _ ;_'. _ .. _iv __ __- -‘:;; fu `. pi' , , | - one of the speakers, the Chuich must stand behind .i ii. me of nie on iiaiiis in nit- i~nii.».'. sum' pfsiinciion or pci.-o~,c=ib1@. and iwrliaiis Caiiiidluns will ilwii iiiiiern snnes is only 29 re=ii~.<. ii-nm is iii: rwr cent. or the ivoi-ifrsilie using Ihfrsiaii of Roumaiiian gaso- licr reports have 1-sliiiizitoil ai lot-»il, :ind i:oii.~'iiiiipi,ioii is soine\vliiit.||5l`i0 in `!l\¢‘ll' illllfllllllllll05*lf""SCil'l`CllY an outcome of the Christian Church and, as stated by in £6 . , ` ur ' , I ' ‘o schools of the country as its hope lies in the intelligence fi" lii>i'iier ijnic. lt is coziiniiin knrii\'» l;i,;'goi'_ But thirty or frilly _ro;i|~5 ;1g0_lui’ giisuliiie has not by lheii fm‘c9Sl<‘- C0mlll€l`CiHl 00llllll0Ei=ENs|\/is i.O.\Il`l().\’. Nov. 10--.\utlioi'aili\'e :iii- iinos. s:i.il Mr. Allen. The iiiaiigriiziiies \'ii'f‘.HgDii lliii ltitssiiiii iiill."i:ir_v silin. ion .how ‘thai llir~ iiiitl-ilrilsliiwik _ lirzulfirly ili!`i'¢‘reiit from issues ft>i'iiier-1!`Ul'l`l`fi llf'»\'¢‘ U00" f`0Il'lD0ilf‘ll lleilfll' ly ],m,|||C@(|_ he ,u|de¢|_ _ ov<\rywlici‘o io assume iii; ilcfenslvii U wing to the increase in the Bolshe- “'i`lic~ ‘\'a.°_ations’ iiidiil_i;f‘il in by Vik fm-_-@,,_ 0,, me easier” Scum. me the coiiipositoixs liave ‘broiig.',lit 10| gevepegt H,-_-hi-"ng 1-_omimms in the ,H_ ei-tion oi' Tobolsk. Ynlutorovsk and Kiirgaii, where the Reds liuvo rcaclicil he Isliaiii River. On the soutliern front ihe ilolslie- C0SS.- l'fl|l=`.ll ‘lJl11ll0Hl'Hilli'c lll'!“.lillL§I viki are counter-aitiicking along ilie whole line betweeii ilie Volga iuiil Duieper, and ure ;zmier;ill\' uilvanoiii; ext-i.-ot in ine vii-iiii‘_j.' ni l'b'iiinsk, soiiiliwest oi’ Or.-l, \\ii»_::`c (iciieril ilciiikine is attacking. oi' the p.ipt|~ ina; he piiniod slinul- Stublborn eiicoiiiitcrs are ri'il0l`lf‘i'“- i is--. -~.»-~-.- _ ..- .__ _-1 _.___ ____ __ date on the referendum, the government is expected to lie petroleum coiicessions are held by 4 capitalists tried to get iroin the Can .lritisli groups. These will he dcvrl-iiiiiiiiii Govi-riiiiieiit a bliinket conces- iii’ raise the money! Why did the peoplevote against the “ ".'T"Z'.`._ < . 4 ` if." .__-_ _ _il _ ._ . and his candidates misrepresented the whole situation! l`j§.;'f_;:_T»___', They claimed the proposed taxwould mean an increase of $22 on every $6000 farm and that, besides this, the ex- arf " ’ _~ ._ '-"i'~li"‘§'-I~r*»'§~~`e;j _ _ tra taxation was wholly unnecessary. now he pleadingly si-». _ I _ , _ V _Z ii '"4 asks Whele 15 the money to Colne from? " this or sonic other group oi' British .P - ri. 1-_‘_,.i.i‘, _ _ _ _ What are the people of this province to think of i'.‘_g»f=,=f;’li,.§~'._'i-;~` Mr. Bell in his helplessness? _ ‘ti iiiii 3 have to any outside corporation. But I ~ » l"l~ '~n ' ' i ' -il that aiioll belt runs from Mexico of the "fit l,,.um3_ This was turned down, becaiiso (funudit does not wiiiit V io yield izoiiiplete control of oil it may in time io time the world he.ii~. of ina. s_$.C` .'11 SLG i ° oil ciipitiilisis acquiring new ilelils, . Q 0|- control ot coinpuliies like the Royal l Dutch. The British Goveriiuient hus e - - '~ ' ' in Furnished by W. S. Louaon ,i b.en .iitivcly engaged ln assist _q N this liiisiiiess ot getting control of oil ;_;,<5,.,i:¢_;_.~ _ ~ _ neil hy Bi-itisli suliiecls- Geelvsl-slsfsimi of on i-igns in ine viiimiiiani . y__ig"l__;»;;- proposed Education Tax? Was it not because Mr, Bell ..._ .,._.,,,,,.,n,, ,,,,,.-., .md ,,,,,,,, c,,,,,,,,,,_,,,.,_S,_ .,.,_____, “_____c w,,,,,,g ,O yield ,mn i l" "l li iii ciiezuelu and ECl1<10l‘.h0UllllS@ m°5! 0! i Not long sign, the Shell group of oil " ' ~ _ i ~ [KW - i 0 Have Your Job Work Done at Home l ` Ei 1/ _ l11'f§1‘.-;"’,.iZf W l <`-,'.,`¢‘_ jg' ~.f-. i. "‘_"i.i if *Iii l. it __, ,vw .,__:. -.. . . Ay ii. ig ‘f`i .1 ‘~ 'r ~i _- .iil§__’__ _ ._- _..'-_;_ L-_f.»~;5“.“'___ _f _ _-1- `l»_:a- -"' 2 ex. i .'»E'? 1 .ii s ‘ -\-‘1»"il!': 1" ' ~ ~ ' - ~' ._ is that the urban constituencies are larger than the rural. ’§'ii§§l{l;l;?if"?. ' The cities and towns elect a _representative for every 50,- iq . ‘-l.'l .. ._ _. _i __i1s_*..~'.~_<., _i f»sttill%iy.l >_ H, wit., I ' i i`,‘ 1 i i i ' .iii " . -/.= -4. A `E';E ,¥*j€‘?j?f~;`~1?' _ .-_-;'.--s:-.»~»'~ .tit-,s~:~’.°'.~ ' R -`_';" 000 people while the farming sections elect one for every i ` If ` the principle of Representation by';Population, the United United Farmers platform is to establish proportionate \ i. ‘Iv _.63 ~_\.~‘ ' ~_._ _ l{|"Il’l{ l'I.\‘l‘IN'l'.\'l`l()N HY l’()l’l' Ii.\'l`l().\ ‘ tions now being made public that , as far as popular vote is concerned the United Farmers, although 'winning the als. The returns from all the rural constituencies have not yet been analyzed and it is quite probable that the - complete count will be more favourable to the United Farmers than these figures would indicate, but it is pretty certain that the Hearst party has received the ma- pority of votes in the whole province. The United Farmers, when the totals are made up. will be found to represent 'less than half the votes polled by the Conservatives and Liberals. The reason for thi Z0 000. Had the election in Ontario been conducted on Farmers would not have been in it and the Hearst gov- ernment would have been returned by a good majority. It will be remembered that one of the planks in the ~ DIVIDE 'l`hei‘e is iiolhiiig truer iii life Lhiin hail there is glory enough foi‘ ull. Seliisliiiess is always disintegrat ing. Get-oh, yes! But keep divid- ing what you get. Keep ilistrihuiiiig it. Keep giving it away. it is the process that 's iinporiant. Ii’ you have a child, the very iirss to dlvirle its gifts and possessions. fiiliiess iin,| enjoyment. All othe\ liiilliliiig -s open the sand. _and unable to serve even his own in terests. l')ividc-and grow rich! divide while _vou can. Let the children rim over you parks--new grass will grow. Le them pick your flowers-new one will' bud. "Lend ii hand. Give ii lift Divide. ' ' Only the smiling facei'is beautiful only the working hand iii fine. Th Tliere can be no civilization willi- oni coniiniiiiiiy of interest and hi-ip- The man who ilnds no time for the granting ot happiness to others will some day look into his liands to sec them very empty lndaed--cramped What we are able to earn and own is for biil .i little time anyway. Sn ie l'ers'a ` ' re s eclul ac uire to 0 Fountain Pen C Ended the War E For Sale by 4 e mily heart in the world that is big, is _ the overflowing one. _ which yous-DIVIDE. ' » ‘ sv o. M. ADAMS. The only things which you will r-ver he -able to enjoy will' he the things 'l he Store for Wallham Watches ' Signed the Treaty tliat ' sources. Before fthe war, the line, d i ii ilelds we p ly ii ensure ii full supply for naval pur-I poses. Uiiquestlonably ten years from kills! lesson you should teach it should be .W -7;; G .' .)f` L _ _~ »»~.~ iii'_ ‘ " Best by Test 7 iii li 'tl li efficiently. l l 'G H TAYLOR O O @,,,,. ,, ' . 1 i 1 _- The Guardian now has every facility for turning out .liigh Class Job Printing Work, including a Model C In- tertype machine equipped -with side magazine units the latest production in type setting machinery, and there - is no longer any reason why manufacturers, merchants and others should send their orders out of the province. ` GI\'l‘} l'S A '1‘R[.\L ORDER AND BE CONVINCED `_ 9 fl, 3 , ` Wa termau S Idea We have a new office and up-to-date machinery, all run ~ l by electric power, and can turn out work promptly and ' Ii' You have ii Job oi' Printing (Juli " Up No. 420-L. We will do the Rest. The Guardian Job Printery 176 Kent Street. _ `Cl{ARLOTTETO\VN. P. S. TO INSURE A GOOD JOB-BUY VIC'l`Ol}Y BONDS i , _ _ _ I 'Y gxixmxuaxzsz I , __-»...-». .f_..._ ..... ,. .- -.. _ -