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A Nasty Insinuation The Lea Government organ- whose whole campaign, apparently. consists of abuse and misrcllft?‘ sentatlon of the Bennett Govern- ment-is still bitterly criticising Mr. W. Mel... Clark, secretary of the Canadian Chamber of Coin- merce, for having brought to the members of the Charlottetown Board of Trade a mcssauc 0f 0111'" and encouragement regarding C811" ada's present economic condition. Mr. Clark, it would seem l"Ulll our contemporarys innucnrloes, should have been gagged before taking his seat as a guest of the Board of Trade! He should not have been allowcd to speak on lIlC subject on which he ls an expert, a subject of paramount importance at thc present time. and one on which he bad every reason to suppose he would be heard with great interest and lppreciation by his audience! - Mr. Clark was introduced by Mr. l. A. MacDonald, jiresidcnt of the Associated Boalrds of Trude, as an International figure in Canada's trade and OOinincrcc. His ience as Tracie Commissioner in

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foreign countries, his close connec- tion with leading financiers and in- dustrialists, his spccial knowledge and ability which hc has devoted to furthering the beneficial objects of the Chamber of Commerce-all him to speak with authority upon econ-

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qualified I l omic matters.

Does the Lea Government ‘organ suggest that a ganization like thc Charlottetown Board of Trade W215 NOT pleased

‘ to hear from Mr. Clark that econ- omic conditions in Canada are on the upgrade? That, certainly‘, is the lnsinuation conveyed in its editorial

non-part isan or-

columns yesterday, and about the nastiest thing that could be suggested about any body of even by thc Lea Gov-

ernment organ.

citizens.

It is a sad commentary upon the great Lib- \v:is

decline of a once eral newspaper, whose editor present on this occasion with note- book and pencil, that it should stoop to suppress the vital part of Mr. Clark's cheering message in its news columns and to abuse him cd- itorially because, forsooth, his state- ments» did not happen to co- incide with its own bitterly par- tisan propaganda against the present administration at Ottawa.

Those Election IIig/urays

It is somewhat late in the day for the Lea. Government apologist to invite the public to "drive over the McIntyre Highway" and see the cracks and crcviccs for themselves. This is precisely what the public have been (loing whilc thc Lca 0r- gan was declaring that thcre were no cracks and crevices!

Here is n highway. built at a cost of $27,000 a mile; and in thc portion of it completed this summer and opened to thc public a fcw Weeks ago thcrc are nheady gap- lng fissures right through the as- phalt surface in about a dozen dif. Ierent places, many of the crevices being several inches wide and sev- eral feet long!

The repair work

now necessary on this highway is‘

not u small matter, as the Lca or- gan contends. If it were, why has it not been atfcncicd to? The fact is that the road has been huilt without any solid foundation and with reckless extravagance, simply

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cracks about two or three feel long, They had been led to ex- pect that the road would be a mass of ruins."

Who were these people who had been "led to 6x060!" 8 mass °I ruins, and were "delighted only to discover several small cracks" in a brand-new highway costing $27,000 a mile? They certainly had little in common with the majority of our farmers and taxpayers who have sense enough w know that even a poorly paved road does not become impossible over-night but falls to plCCCS in precisely the manner in which the McIntyre Highway is now disintegrating under the summer sun. We shall leave it to the elect- ors to judge whether such govern- mental incompetency as is evidenced in the construction of this highway i5 worth the enormous expenditures that have been incurred, apart alto- gether from the additional cost of repairing and rebuilding.

i I For Service Rendered!

'l"he Lea Government's political appointments are being doled out to its own particular friends; and as there are a good many prominent Liberals in every part of the Prov- ince who do not qualify as special pets of Premier Lea (whose say-so represents the decision of the Gov- ernment in these matters) the con- sequence is that a. good many prom- inent Liberals are being left out in the cold.

One of the latest appointments IDI the Lea Government has gone ito a very special cronie of the Big

Boss. This "favored gentleman is iMr. James McCardle. of Kinkora. iMr. McCardle has been appointed lReturning Officer for Prince Coun- ty. Whatldid Mr. McCai-dle do u» secure this coveted plum? Mr. Mc- Cardle did plenty. Mr. McCardle is the deserving democrat who moved Premier Leo's nomination on May 26 at the Liberal convention for the. Fourth District of Prince!

Said Lea to McCardle, "We'll work things fine,

I'll scratch your back and you'll scratch mine."

said McCarcllc to Lea, “That will suit my turn,

You scratch my back and I'll scratch yourn.”

'As Others See It

“The official announcement that the Prince Edward Island Provin- cial election is to be held on Aug- USI’. 6," the Sydney Post, “means a midsummer political Campaign, with polling and hay. making being carried on slmultan. eously. It is'an amazingly incon. vcnient election date, and its selec- tion can only be explained as being due to a. hurried decision of the Government. prompted, at last, by the Opposition barrage which has been directed against it for defer- ring its announcement ever ‘since the close of the last session of the Legislature. Premier Lou's original intention seems to have been to postpone polling till autumn, but public opinion was so obviously aroused against the Govcmments clinging to office till the last hour, that he suddenly decided to take the plunge within the next four weeks."

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Editorial N 010.‘;

The federal unemployment grant having expired, our taxpayers will have to foot all the bills for re- pairs to the Lea-McIntyre election highway °" Malneque Road, as well

Io make an election showing. It never occurred to thc Government, of course, that it might go to piisres even before the election. Yet this is precisely what it is doing, though rthc road is scarcely a month old.

as for the work now under way on thc St. Peters’ Road,

The question of a ﬁxed mqgm- has been brought up again by the re. turn of Dr. Marvin, chief of the , The mum, or the propngmflﬂ United States Weather Bureau, ‘used to offset The Guardian's cx- [rum a meeﬂng °f the tram" Wm‘ posure of the Government's shoddyJnntec of the League °r NEUOIIB. election hlgdravay work may bclwhlch 1am ma!“ ‘m’ ("5011551911 I" gauged from the follozvlng state- October °l 5 pr°p°sal m? 9X1"! I

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

NET-ES BY TIIE WAY

Awarding 0o the June lslue of the Labor Gazette the various pro- vinces, railway compmles M"! GM‘ emment departments ﬁv-OPQYFW"? under the Unemployment Relief Act, furnished statistics showinB that up to May 81 employment had been given to 291.735 M1110“. Km" ounting m emaaza mun-dayﬁ’ work- Tnese ﬁgures do not include the very large number of individuals engaged in the production and dis- tributlon of materials oi’ all kinds which have been necessarily involv- ed in the construction of the public works and undertakings referred to. If account were taken of these ad- ditional persons engaged in work B5 a corollary of the Government's ef- forts, the total would of course be very much larger than the 291.735 officially recorded.

The suggestion put forward by the Liberal press and Liberal poll- ticians to apply the party spells system to the Federal Tariff Board is anything but reasonable. ‘rhe type of men required for such a tribunal would never accept office on any such condition. The work of the Tariff Board is important; the tribunal should be judicial in char- acter, and not partisan in outlook- Eﬁicient service cannot be expected from any Commission which knows its official life must end with the ﬁrst change of’ Government that takes place. The criticisms and counter-proposals emanating from the Opposition in the House and the Liberal press sound thin and insincere.

William Randolph Hearst l5 strongly opposed. to France being forgiven any part of what she owes the United States. Mr. Hearst can- not forget what he owes France, to wit, expulsion as an unddsirable alien-Mall and Dnpire.

1t is terrible to think of the things one get used to. says the London Daily Eixpress. For the moment a woman smoking a. cigar in a zest- aurant is as unattractive a. novelty as were the women thirty years ago who started smoking cigarettes in public. Thirty years have been enough to convert an outrage and u scandal into a. pleasing and com- panlonable pastime. Will another thirty years reconcile us to cigar- puffing women? What now looks like a bit of unbecoming bravado- will it then be accepted as a. matter of‘ course and an additional charm? We hope not, because the interim has to be lived through, and the thought of delightful dinner com- panions tumlng greener and green- er in their efforts to cope with a Havana is not exhilarating.

A bill to amend the Consolidated Revenue and Audit Act has been introduced into the House of Com- mons by Premier Bennett. The aim of this measure is to tighten up control of expenditures and to place ministers in a. position where they may know at any moment the exact ﬁnancial position of the Govern- ment and of every department in the Government. A new officer, to be known as the Comptroller of the treasury, will act as a check upon Spending departments. T h es e changes in the system will make for the elimination of waste and thus for greater efficiency. At home in the realm of ﬁnance, Mr. Bennett recognized the weakness of the present system' long before he achieved office, and he is now tak- ing the steps necessary to remove these weaknesses and to strengthen the country's ﬁnancial position.

A ﬁhlllment of forged pipe moulds from Manchester, England, is due to arrive in Toronto in a few days. They are made by the English Steel Corporation, o. subsidiary n! Vick- ers, Limited_,_at Sheffield. They are of special steel made to withstand the hard service of casting’ iron P1988 by‘ the centrifugal process. 7116i’ are consigned to the Railway and Power Engineering Corporation of Toronto, which will complete me machining operation and deliver them to the National Iron Corpora- tion of Toronto. Until now these forgfnss have been obtained from the United States, but, thanks to the Bennett tariff, the grade has been transferred to England.

One feature of the shipment, out of the ordinary is worth stressing. The moulds are casedin packages which bear placards telling what the goods are. On one side of the placards is a Union Jack and on the other a Canadian red ensign. In between are the words:

"Made in Great Britain for Can- ada, Canada sent. us this order. Buy Canadian produce."

How's that for practical imper- ialism? We can almost see the hand of High Commissioner Fer- guson in it, for it's just the sort of Empire reciprocity he delights in.

British Parliament, Dr. Marvin said, has suggested ﬁxing the date as the

meat. in YCIt_'l‘(I.‘._')"S issue cl‘ theldeﬂmie due m’ the mwlm" 5985i Liberal press: Or Easter-I 5° ma"? $061M ﬁnd "Last niuht many pcoplcg ex- cconmmc matte" dePend 0n "19 Pectin: this road in be impasslblc. date of Easter that it is considered

drove over to their vrcat delight only to discover several small ‘m Immmn‘ quesum “W” n“

ﬁrst Sunday after the second Sat- urday in April, but the suggestion depends upon the assent of the re- 11810115 bodies which ﬁx the date.

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n, IoiuilKBorhn. am. TEE EH01‘ CARRIAGE

I have spoken before about the controversy between Brltlslf and American surgeons as to the rela- tion between the way you carry your body and certain ailments. British surgeons are of the opinion that the illness or ailments cause a poor posture or position of the body, whereas American surgeons believe that the poor posture, the poor standing or sitting position 0f the body, causes the ailments.

Now you and I are not interested in the controversy but we are inf/er- ested in trying to prevent a slouch- lng or stooptng position of the body.

With most individuals the slouch- ing attitude is not due to illness or weakness but just to carelessness.

Nature put a mass of muscles on the front of your body which would pull you over on the front of your face if there were not a mass of muscles on the back of the body, working to pull you backward. Thus each set of muscles balances the other and keeps you erect.

How can you keep erect? Dr. Philip Lewln gives us the following ten commandments to be followed.

l. Stand tall.

2. Sit tall.

3. Walk tall and chesty, with weight on the balls of the feet.

4. Draw in abdomen, pulling it in backward and upward.

5. Keep shoulders high square.

6. Pull chin straight backward toward collar button.

'1. Flatten hollow of back by roll- ing hips downward and backward.

8. Separate shoulders from the hlpsas far as possible.

9. Lie tall and ﬂat.

10. Think tall.

You will see how nearly this ad- vice follows the instructions given by a sergeant major when he has his squad at "attention." You may remember his commands; head up, chest out, chin in, abdomen drawn in, hips back, weight of body on balls of feet.

Sitting is where most of the slouching and carelessness occurs. The back should be against the back of the chair, the legs at right ang- les to the thighs, and the feet firm- ly on the floor. So try and remem- ber that by simply following the suggestion to stand, sit, and think tall, the erect carriage may be at- tained.

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The Public Forum

LOOKING BACKWARD

Sin-The date for holding the Provincial Election has been set- Now, before the heat of the cam- palgn has risen to boiling point, the electors should calmly reflect, and recall the many ﬁne promises that were made during the last provin- cial campaign. Have these promises been fulfilled? Have our roads and bridges been placed and kept. in the state of superiority promised? Is there any justifiable proportion be- tween the amount of money spent and the results shovm? Autoists can you attest to any superiority day over conditions obtaining when the Conservatives retired from of- fice? Coolly and calmly inspect the situation and convince yourself. Look into the liquor situation and tell what you see. Has the Prohi- bition Act been consitently and ef- fectively enforced? Has the sale of intoxicating liquor during the past four years been restricted to medi- cinal purposes only? If‘ not, why not? Were we not promised wond- erful results if the Liberals were only returned to power? Has the cause of education been advanced as effectively as promised? Are the teachers satisﬁed?

When the Liberal candidates eith- er privately or on the platform, so- licit your votes, demand to know why all these promises, made dur- ing the last campaign have not been implemented.

The electors should not be in- fluenced by nny spacious promises made by the discredited Lea Gov- ernment but demand to know why those already made have not been kept.

I am, Sir, etc, . ELECTOR

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The New TariffiBoarrlﬂ I

(Toronto Mail and Empire)

The new tariff board to becreafedby the present Government will consist of three members, at chairman and two others. The chairman will receive $12,000 per annum and the other two members $10,000 each. They will hold office for a period of fen years and will be elig- ‘ibie for reappointment. The new board will act under "statutory authority and have full power to summon witnesses. In these respects it will be a great advance on the former tariff board, which was created by order-in- Council‘ and had no proper foundation of authority. The method followed in the creation of the present commission is the only constitutional method. - .

In defending the ten-year period of appointment, the Prime Minister contends that the board should Iiold office beyond the term of office of any Government. The members should be in, a position where they will not be deterred from the discharge of their duties by any thought of the personnel or of the policies of a given administration. Their powers will not be political. Their powers will be fact-ﬁnding powers. They will constitute in every sense a judicial tribunal charged with-not the making of decisions upon the facts, but the determination of what the facts are. The new board will be, like the Board of Railway Commissioners, a federal court, and will require some form of continuity to the jurisprudence which it will create.

In addition to its fact-ﬁnding powers, the tribunal may be used for the purpose, of investigations under the Combines Investigation Act and under the provisions of the Customs Act which heretofore have been dealt with by another method. _

One of the main tasks of the new commission will be to ascertain the differences between the cost of imported goods which compete with Canadian goods and the cost of the Canadian goods themselves. With this information in hand it will be possible to keep the tariff schedules on a just basis that will protect the Canadian manufactur- ers, workers and farmers without imposing hardships upon the general public. But. the present Canadian leg- islation does not go as far as the legislation in the United States. At Washington the President has the power to act upon the recommendations oi’ the United States Tariff Board. In Canada, Parliament will exercise its own judg- ment. Its decisions will be based upon facts reported to it by the tribunal now being constituted.

Mr. Bennett explains that it is of the utmost import- ance that the tribunal be dissociated from political considerations and thus in a position to ascertain the necessary facts in the way in which high-minded and honorable men discharge their duties upon the bench. The new federal court will, therefore, be composed of three judges-not judges in the narrow sense, as pertain- mg to_legal procedures, but judges in the sense of capability toreceive testimony, weigh it, and draw pro- per conclusions from it. With this machinery, the

Government of the day will be able to adjust tariff legislation m keeping with the differences between the cost of production at home and abroad. '

The whole purpose of this measure is to provide the Government, Parliament and the country with reliable sources of information so that Customs legislation will not be upon a hit-or-miss basis, such as has too often been the case in the past. There is every reason ‘to believe that once tins new board IS properly constituted and has its task well in hand every class in the community will derive advantages from its operations. And when we say every class, we mean farmers, wage-earners,manufacturers and the nation as a whole.

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NARCISSU S

the ﬂowers,

From misty woodlands beautiful and cool;

When needless of the waning of the hours '

Narcissus watched the pool.

And twilight came adown the shad- ow-y way,

Vestured in opal tides of glimmering light; ‘

Softly she passed where the lone dreamer lay,

Then sought her lover Night.

Came woodland nymphs who gath- ered at his side,

And wreathed his brow with starry buds empearled; But in his soul the darkening of the tide

Had blotted out the world.

-Kate Colquhoun.

Literary Good Manners

(New York Times) Sir Arthur Quiller-Coach has been giving some advice to younﬂ writers. Many of them have sat at his feet, when he was lecturlnil. and others have read and profited by his books. He take a kindly in- terest in them all. He believes that they ought to be encouraged, but also that they should be‘ warned against what-heconcelves to be a fault into which they easily fall, It‘ is the fault of literary bad manners. Sir Arthur detects this most of all in the attitude of aspirants in 11t- erature towards their predecessors. l-le has no objection to their being critical of their elders, and striking out for themselves 0n new lines, but he does think it out of place for them to put out their tongues at the great names of the Pant. Sir Arthur reminds the rising tol- ent of today that the beat English literature has always gone olon: with hlgb breeding and good man- ners. By so much, it, has been ur- lutocratic. Prom it the aspiring writers of wday really truce their descent, if they are in the true tradition, and it is not in keeping

The zephyrs brought him incense of t

at their famous ancestors. Besides,

"inferiority complex," and what could be more humiliating than that for a bumptlous young intel- llgence of the day? "

111m is point m SII‘ Arthur's friendly exhortation, but itisdoubt- ful if it will be taken to heart by he modems. They get their vogue partly by being irreverent and startling. If they can not shock the bourgeoisie, they feel that they have failed. Gentle manners they would regard as a. mark 0t dull writing. To be absolutely unconven. tional, unfettered is to them the way of freedom, as truly as it; i; to be unzrﬂynunatical. Doilbtless this la a mode which will pass. The un- licked cub of this year becomes the sleek and purring animal o: the next decade. Meanwhile it is a 8118M ioomfort to know that even the ill-natured fashions which Sir Arthur Quller-Coach deplores are "mil"! '0 he ﬂwllﬂht very stale and flat. They are also unprofitable, be. "W59 they are becoming unpopular. In that fact, more than in any ap- Deal to literary etiquette, lies the main hone that sir. Arthur's views may come to prevail for a time in the publishing world.

Mixed Farming In West

(Ottawa Journal) We are quite aware what West- enera think of those in the East who advise them about mixed farm- ing. We are aware, also, of the arzu menu with which the man on the Prairies counters such advice. Nev- ertheless, it must be apparent to anybody that mixed farming is better than no fanninx, and better also than existing wheat farming. A few years ago the North Da- kota Agricultural "allege made u survey o1 conditions on 78,030 farm; in the urea tributary wthatlnatitu- tlon, found out some things that set the farmer-folk of the Dakotas

to do this implies 0n their part. an‘

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