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i oet-he Birthplace: Dairmstadt and Many

Smaller Towns in

Hands of French with

Little or no Resistance and N0 Blood-

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(Special to ‘_I'he Guardian.)

'l"RAN'Kl"lllRT-ON‘MAlN. April The ancient Kaisorstatlt strut-

c rail junction. financial centre ti birth-place of Goethe. passed ‘to the hands of French troops five o'clock this morning with- t bloodshed or disorder. At the me time General Dcgoutte com- nder of the Firench Rhine army copied Darinstadt, capital of the rmor Grand Duchy of Hesse, and number of smaller intemiediato wns. All will lbe held until the man Government troops sent to the revolt ridden industrial ctions of Westphalia. have clear- i out. The tri-coior flutters from e ancient town hall of Frankfurt. ailing t-he duys oi the Napole- ic_iuvaslon, the historic Roemo- rkt (Roman Market) where in 6 Napoleon's troops levelled the tes that fenced -iu the famous ' etto. swarms today with French ' onlnl troops. seasoned veterans the great war, and under the n discipline ingrained by their , Degoutte, who has spent the at part of his military career ndllng black fighters and who ' t won fame as a commander of o Moroccan Division. Upon the st flash that the French were n-lnlg the garrison commanders 'the Reicliswelir troops. both and in Darmstudi. received

ers lirom Berlin .to withdraw ' r troops immediately ten kil-

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" PALRIILS, April 7.——The internat- nnal political situation is assum- ng ii novel aspect through the

A closest eiitrnte between -Franc‘e and

taly verging almost on a hard p‘) fust alliance LWEDECh is becom- iig daily more apparent. The re- tions between the llwo cmllllfifli ve never been so cord-lii as they ve been during the last fortnight d this is interpreted by iliploni- . as meaning that France has

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ncll will meet in London toiuor- to consider the German situa- n it was nnnounced today-

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oiiietres (more than six mles) out- siiic the city liirlils the French found only lllllllilbllfil police tlnp, there wan no resistance of any kind. (Dom. Press Special.) LONDON. Ailrll 7.—--Greatest‘ap- prciiension prevails here in official and (liplflllluiie circles an m event. ualitics involved in the German in- vasion of Ruhr district and subse- quent French retaliatory measure oi occupation oi several points in Frankfort region. While admitting that German technically have vio- lated the peace treaty, the Brit- isli government officials yesterday were inclined to regard the ace as justified under the circunistan- 00s and at the same time deplored France's headstrong ill-considered. oiio-handed game, England. Italy and Ilnited States will not ac- quiesce lu the French coup game as nu unexpected jolt. (Dom. Press Special.) LONDON. April 7.—-French oc- cupation oi Offenbach, l-lemburg and Wlesbuden has been completed uii exchange telegraph despatch from [Berlin said today. (Dom. Press Special.) LONDON. April 7.—More than 2.000 troops of the defeated Ger- man Communist army have fled into British zone oi occupied ter- ritory where they were interned. n dispatch from Coblenz said today.

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agreed p; . back Italy's Adriatic policy and the ltallau claluis in the near oist. as against Presid- ent Wilson's program, while ltaly in consideration ‘ior France's ser- vices is slupposed to back the French enterprise on and beyond the Rhine. Tho decision for such an alliance is said to have been reached lry the French and Italian foreign otliices after the positive rc- fusal oi the United States to ex- tend further financial help w EH1‘- ope.

DEATH 0F MR. HARVEY TDGMBS

Citizens heard with n shock last evening of the death oi one oi Char- loitetown's best known Yflufli-S hilill ncss men, in the person of Mr. Har-

vey w. Toombs. drugglst, who passed away at 7 p. m. after a B110" illness, it is only a week ago since Mr. Toonibs took to his bed and though lie had been in poor lieaiih for some time. few realized that ills condition was such as to war- rpnl any alarm. Deceased. Who W05 in llls 40th yenr was a son oi Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Toombs 0i ihii Qlly and also leaves to-mourn a widow and four children besides two brothers Albert and Harry fiiiii three sisters, Mrs. L. J. McPher- son. Mrs. Harry James and Flor- once at home. _

The lute Mr. Toombs boson his curccr its a ilruggist in the drug store oi Mr. L. W. Watson and re- iuaiueil with that gentleman until his retirement from the drug busi-

ness, when lie entered the emllifly-

of Mr. J. G. Jnniieson, with whom he faithfully served until inst tMay when lio started in for himself. opi-uiug the business on Queen Street known as the impafiili Druil Store and having associated with liini, his brother-in-liiw Mr. James lioblson. who had only Peiiimed a short time previously from over- seas. These young mln by "19" ability and strictatiention to busi- ness were acquiring a splendid Dill mpngo when death interposed. The case is an exceptionally sad one and the deep symimthv v! cliilehfl generally will go out to the sor- rowing relatives in the sudden be!‘- eavement which they have been called upon lo-hesr in which iym‘ pathy Tho Guardian joins. The fun- eral takes place on Friday M 23° from his late residence. 16 Grafton Street.

ANNOUNCEMENTS. COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS, ETO.

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"A mass meeting will be held in ions Ii-Iallwlona. at 7.30 p. m- Monday April 12 to discuss Prob‘ isms of education, prohibition M]! other subjects. Major M. J. Byflw will speak. Admission free. Every- body welcome. Dancins flier "l? meeting. SWIM-THEM]!!!

. liis Royal Highness the Prince of

CH/ARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, APRIL 8,

PROCEEDINGS IN THE LEGISLATURE

DEBATE 0N DRAFT ADDRESS

Motion by Mr. C. McArtbur, ,M.l..A.. Summeiside, Seconded by Mr. D. C. MacDonald, Souris. lion. A. E. Arsenault in ilappy and Eioquent Speech Explained the Steps by which the Bell Government Secured its Election in a Scatbiiig and Merciless Exposure of Promises and Mis- representations. Premier Bell Begins Reply.

The first working session of the‘ legislature, scheduled to open atf ten o'clock sharp got under way at 11.35. Speaker Duffy in the chair and all the members in their places.

The first order of the day was "consideration oi the speech of Hi3 l-lonor."

Mr. (‘reel lMcArthur. member. for 5th Prince. moved the address in reply to the speechuAfter a modest admission of his inability to ade- quately perforni the responsible duty with which he was honored. he paid a fitting tribute to the late Mr. Hubert Howatt, a former member oi the legislature. The ap- pointmeni oi’ lion. Mr. McKinnon to the position of Governor of the Province. the close of the war, and return of the soldiers, the visit of

Wales-ihe most important event of the year willi the exception oi the great event of’ July 24th were ap- proximately touched upon. Agricul- ture, the busie industry of the pro- vince. with sulta-ble reference to the importance oi using improved stock. was discussed at coiisider- able length while the fisheries and fox farming also received due rec- ognition. H» complimented the gov- ernment on having secured as its Coiumissiouei‘ of Agriculture an ex- perienced farmer in the person of llnii. W. M. Lea and felt sure that under his guidance the agricultur- al interests of the province Wililltl ‘be safeguarded. One of the most important subjects touched upoii in His l-ionor's speech. he said was education. it nuns well known that our school teachers have been in- adequately paid in the past and this ivas one 0i the great causes of the decline in our educational system. Many schools throughout the pro- vlnce are vacant and conditions in this respect ore yearly going from bad to worse. Everybody now rec-

from members who at previous ses- sions occupied SEflts on this side of the House W113 that sessions op- ened too late in the season. They realized now, lie said, that it was not always expedient to have the business ready for as early a date as might be desirable. He referred to this only to show members of the

iault with the lateness of former sessions’ they either did not know or they wanted to create a false impression in the country.

The opening of the present ses- sion was not, he said. a very happy event this year. judging by outward appearances. it was more like l1 funeral than the fulfilment of the boast that n party was coming into its own. Even the heavens wept anti there were no signs of rejoicing on the earth or around the provincial building.

lie observed on coining into ihe liouse that the members on the government benches appeared to be almost all domiciled in one local- ity: The Leader of the Government

representing a rural community had his residence in Charlottetown The Attorney General representing the (‘iirdigan ilislriet was a resi- dent of (‘.litii'l0ttetoi\'ti; the Commis- sioner of Agriculture and Public Works representing rural con-slit- llellilivs had also taken up their a- l)i)(lt‘ lll (Yliurlottetoum, tlienieiti- ber for West River. and the iiieiu- ber for the good old district of Bel- fast lived in the city and others also might be named whose hold lunqn tboirmouniry crinstltuenci had been ‘released through the kt- lrnctions oi city life.

"linviug paid my respects to the government and lo the mover and seconder of the address.” contin- ued IMr. Arsenault, “i might remark that. stripped of its frills, the speech from the throne contains

ognizes (with emphasis on the now) that a larger revenue than heretofore must be provided. The speech from the throne promised that this would be attended to.

The l-lighways scheme by which n federal grant was made available to tlio provinces bad been taken up by the government, and with modi- TlCHLlOllB suited to our peculiar coli- ditions. it was expected this would have a great boon to the province. 'i‘lie'property of the province was well exemplified in the splendid re- sponse given to the various victory loans by which eight and a half million dollars was loaned to the government. Mi‘. vMcArthur was ap- plauded on resuming his seat.

The motion was seconded by Mr. D. (l. McDonald, First Kings. lie complimented the mover on his ex- cellent address and in n very cred- itable way discussed tho various matters touched upon in tho ad- dress. Willi reference to the re- turned soldiers he remarked that "when the danger is past we are liable to forget those who placed their lives between us and danger. lie regretted this and hoped that all would do what they could to re- instate our returned heroes in the economic and social life which they had abandoned temporarily for King and Country. Referring to educa- tion he said that the question of rural depopuintion must be con- sidered in connection with any ques tion of rural education. One was bound up lii the other and the cause of depopulation would be found in our rural education the tending oi which was to educate for the city rntlier than ior the farm. lie instanced Quebec 8s the only province in Canada whose rur- al population was being maintain- ed and this he attributed to the agricultural education given in schools and agricultural colleges oi that province.

lion. A. E. Arsenault was the next speaker. ill. was customary from time iiiimeinoriiil, he said, to compliment the mover and second- er of ihe address and lie was D1088- ed to follow this good old time cus- tom. Both the junior member for lSumiuerslde and the member for Souris acquitted themselves very creditalbly, they were moderate in their remarks and wantiered far enough from the content of the speech placed lii the mouth of His Honor the Governor. to enable them to say many things ‘and shy ihe-m well, which they could not have said had they confined themselves to the words of the speech. He also complimented the speaker on the position with which his colleagues had honored him. The position 0i speaker. he always believed, should be filled by a lawyer and he fell sure the present incumbent would give the questions arising in the House from time to time the bene- fit of his legal training and forget that he belonged to one or timoth- er of the political panics in the

little if anything blear of the one great matter-the need of more taxation-mad the cautious ap- proaches thereto. We on this side of the House are not going to say that the government is wrong in this——at least until we hear the evi- dencc-but we cannot help remem- bering how, previous to the last election. they shouted from the housctops and throughout the coun- try that the then revenue was suffi- cient for all the purposes 0i’ the province. for the increase in teach- ers salaries’, for public works and for all its public institutions. if prop erly administered. The only thing, then needed. according to my hon- orable friends opposite. was a care- ful administration of the revenue we had. We admitted frankly that the revenue was not sufficient iiii-

the increased cost of material and labor. Our friends would have been justified then, had they admitted as we did, that additional revenue was needed. ‘but they chose anoth- er way, they claimed that all that was required was to make honest, economical use of the revenue we hurl. lii taking this stand they cro- atotl r. sentiment throughout the province that they will now find very dlflicult to overcome. They succeed- ed_ln persuading the people that no additional quired and now they come forward with an announcement-not that they were (wrong. not that they were mistaken. nor that they ilellb- erutely misled the people—but that they must increase the taxes. Now they find tlic sentiment they firest- Pd is set dead against them; Nem- iscs is after iliem and they will find very serious difficulty in dodg- ing it.

‘Continuing, Mi". Arsenaiilt said. the province llfltl passed through four or five years of the most troublous time in the history of the world, anti came through in better shape and less seriously affected than any other country. Our Dro- viiice had taken a splendid stand in the war. our men had enlisted in numbers that were a credit to the loyalty of our people: they had contributed generously and we were all proud oi the record we made. Some of our sons did not return and we mourned for ilieui and their names will never be fortlollfill- Th!‘ mover of the address stated that a memorial gll0llld be erected in their honor. This be agreed with and the government should take the init- iative. They should not leave it to private individuals. and . he felt sure that if the government. made the move they would find the coun try with them.

A previous speaker. the seconder of the address, llld remarked, con- tinued ‘Mr. Arseniiult. that we are prone to forget those who hall pinc- ed their lives between us and dan- ger. liow true this was, was seen with painful clearness yesterday when every man on the government s'de oi the llouse deliberately vot-

House. '

A complaint frequently hear‘

sol of the few offices bile in the government's

government flint when they found

der the increased cost of living.‘

gift to returned soldiers. l-ic was surprised to see members who, pro vious to the election. liatl prom- isiul, almost with tears in their eyes. to do everything possible for tlir soldiers‘ and their ticpeutienls, vote to a man against these little favors that might have been a boon to and would have been acct-pied gratefully by the soldiers. The lead- er of the government at a meeting in Tryon made the charge that the then government was not doing enougii for the soldiers; the Hon. member fol‘ West River. (Mr. Geo. E. Hughes) had said the soldiers should be given every office iii the gift 0f the government which they could possibly fill. Yet when n few 01' these offices became available we find all that are worth any- thing given to friends of the gov- ernment and the petty 0119s to the soldiers, it is now evident to all. and to no one more pointedly than lo the stildiers themselves, that all these pre-elsction promises were vole-catchers and never intended lo be fulfilled, ' ('oiitinuiug. .\ir. Arsenitult refer- red very happily to the visit last summer of His Royal Highness the Prince oi‘ Wales and the loyal and sincere welcome extended l0 liini both in (Yauada and the United Stat es. lie l0lll'll€il iii humorous fash- ion upoii the referent-e lu the spool-ii to the bountiful lItirVPst but trusted the government did not take credit to themselves for liiat although he admitted that the gen- ial smile oi the leader .though late

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One thing. however, had been brought out in the speech and iu the discussion which followed, namely that the late government had made a most crcilitable sli0w- lug in its agricultural department and that during it regime the pro- vince enjoyed agricultural prosper- ity never before experienced in its history.

One thing. said Mr. Arsenault. we miss in the address. We know that in recent years the late gov- ernment had done a. most accept- able service in supplying mussel mud from the St. Peters beds. and the pres_ent government when in opposition asked many questions and gave much advice as to what should be done to extend this work to other parts of the province, No mention was made in the address as to their intention in this im- portant matter. The only definite _ tiling mentioned in the address was ,:m assurance of additional taxation

but he would warn the government i that the lfarmers would expect something in reluru for" taxation. No reference was made to under- rlrainage, a work inaugurated. by v the into government and which liad proved a grout boon to those own- ing low-lying lands many farmers having taken sufficient crop of their uiulerdroinnti lands in one sea you to pay for the whole outlay. lie liufwri that although no mention

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[was made of this that the govern- ,ment would continue the work be-

gun by their predecessors. A splon did plant had been established and there was sufficient work in sight

lHXBUOn Wmlili be TP-l to keep it busy for years to come.

No ilefiuite statement was given lii the iidilrrss as to what was go- ing to be done in connection with the fisheries although this matter formed the subject of many op- position resolutions‘ during last session.

llouse adjourned till 3 p. m.

AFTEREQON SESSION

ilouse resumed at 4 o'clock. lion A. E. Ai-senauli. on resuming his speech referred to the great and increasing value of the fur busi- floss. "lie thought the time had come when the government should pro- tect ihe wild fur bearing animals. particularly muskrat which are now among the most valuable of our furs, some skins bringing $5.00 in hioiilreal the other day which u few yu-‘ars ago were sold to the buyers for J5 cents. Unless pro- tected by stringent laws this valu- able animal will Iiecome extinct. lie also claimed that the govern- uienl should do something to devol- up the iox industry: The silver fox businrss had made Prince Edward island famous the world over. ‘Fliers was a time when through overspeculation this industry eu- eounlered conditions which in some cases ii was unable to overcome and there were losses. 'i‘liose who held on. however. were amply ro- iviirded and the silver fox business today is on a sound economic and dividend producing basis. When the business was in a flourishing con» diiion some years ago the govern- ment derived a substantial revenue from it. The war and the conse- quent financial stringing, combin- ed with the overspeoulation already referred to brought about condit-