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"The Strongest Memory is Weaker than the Weakest Ink."

TUESDAY. JULY 18, I939

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Ari U nqualified Success

Confederation \\'eel< got away to a magni- ficient start yesterday. The street‘ parade was unqi‘iestiouably'tln-. ntost colorful spectacle of its kind ever seen in.(_'l1arlottctown, while the historic pageant last evening at the Exhibition grounds eclipsed all expectations, and reflected credit not only upon all concerned in its produc- tion. but upon the Province as well.

One of the thousands of enthusiastic specta- tors at the pageant was Mr. J. R. 1\«[acNichol, M. l’.. of 'l‘ot-onto. who suggests that a spectacle of this l\'lll(l. presented with such skill and at- tention to historical detail. has tremendous pos- lil)ilitlt‘5 in the way of promoting national unity Ind patrioti_<‘ fervour. it should, he believes, bfi shown right across Canada_ Federal and provin- cial assistance might be required for such an undertaking, but it would be monev well expend- cd from the educational standpoint alone. He had seen many liistoricztl tableaux, but none which 'npre.ssetl him so powerfully as last eve- ning‘s production.

Mr. MacNicliol also expressed the hope that before the celebration is concluded, a group picture will be taken of the sons and daughters of the Confcdcmtioti Fathers who are here for this unique occasion. Such a picture would be invaluable in years to come, '

Interest today centres on the Firemen‘: Par- ade, the aquatic sports and yachts races, which will be followed in the evening by the concert at the exhibition grounds by the Disciples ot Massenet Choir of 1\lontreal,——a well balanced program of first rate entertainment.

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Prophecy And Fulfillment

The inspiring addressesdelivered at yester- day morning’s formal opening of Confederation Celebration Week would have done credit to the Confederation Fathers themselves. Certain- ly the sentiments expressed—the emphasis which was placed on the virtues of courage and optim- ism in facing theproblcms of the day, the need of forgetting sectional differences and working harmoniously and wholeheartedly in the inter- ests .of a united Can'a.da—-were precisely those which guided the deliberations of our elder statesmen and enabled them to achieve success. The moral is not a new one; it has been preach-

‘ ed at every Dominion Day anniversary, but that - does not detract from its vital importance at the

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present time.

Through the courtesy of a subscriber, The Guardian's attention has been drawn to a sev- enty-two year old pamphlet, the contents of which are of timely interest on this occasion. It is entitled “A Plea for the Confederation of the Colonies of British North America, addressed to the people and parliament of Prince Edward Island,” by Matthew Ricliey, D. D. In the flow- ery language of the period, the writer declaims

‘ against those who were holding out against

jination, its guilty perpetrators? I‘-lave

union and predicts an era under Confederation of development “in every sphere and depart» merit of useful activity, professional, commct cial, and industrial. . . to the magnificent pro- gression of which the human imagination can assign no limit.” llc rebukes “those sticlclers for the‘ preliminary fractional adjustment of every imaginable pecuniary claim, immediate and con- tingent, before committing ourselves to the pro- posed compact," declares that the greatest safe- guard of minority rights is not to be found in written pacts but in public opinion, and goes on with perhaps too much optimism to suggest: “Were the anticipated Confederation at this moment .1 fact-—(lid this Colony now feel her- self surrounded by the zone of a new Colonial constitution, embracing in the amplitude of its circle every I-‘roviiice of British North America, ind did \ve feel, in our novel relations, the pres- sure of inequitable and grasping exactions on our limited resources, are there no men among us able to make the halls of the central Legis- lature revcrberate with the thunder of their. de-

nunciations against the shameless outrage; and

Icathe, with the bolts of their indignant crim- wc no Grhy not-,Coles, no .1-Iensley nor Haviland, no

i (Pope u‘o'r l'l_reckcn,'no Whela_n'i nor Davies,‘ to

bring’ to the vifidication’bf'the claims of their injured country powers of argument and appeal

;. that would coinmnnd ltttention a.nd,wakc respon-

stv_e'échoe's on the most august

tic _epntcstP’,' - . ‘r If declares. this

l "arena of poll-

Away. ‘then ‘Confederation tidvoeate, "away with such" pusillanimous and ‘baseless’ appl-ehe_nsions'tl1at we are about to be ‘w 'm_cd_; in the.yortcx‘ of Confederation !--that

.. consequent

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’ 20- em and must be

, . might. ‘ P°.m°n5 Of . 9 Old .world in the mantling flame of revolutionary viplcnce, or of a general war . . . it is uneasy calculation to estimate the advantage of living under the aegis of an Eni- pm: with whose power and grandeur Rome, in

pared." .- The writer concludes with the prediction that "when theagitations of the present generation '§0I1C€I'I'Iing it’ (Confederation) have subsided into the solemn, quiescence of thesepulchre, the course they.‘:,now take in reference to it, will

destinies of the living.” Words 'truly spoken, which we are better able to appreciate today, after the lapse of three quarters of a century. Not all, it is true, of these rhetorical assur- anccs were implemented 100 per cent. .There were handicaps as well as advantages resulting from our entry into Confederation a. few years after this glowing panegyric was published in Charlottetown. But what noble vistas it opened tip; what sublime confidence inspired this and

then _unpopular movement, upon the consum- mation of which we now look back with so much‘ pride and satisfaction!

1 Editorial Notes 1

Off to a good start!

Iltlkt

Jane Austen, “Pride and Prejudice, etc., died

this date, 1817.

#30!!!

“I never saw so many kilties in my life, clared an onlooker on witnessing the past yesterday.

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n def march

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The visiting Naval and Military Units, as well as our o\vn boys, got a genuinely hearty welcome from the crowd at the saluting base,

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“If only Hitler and Mussolini could see this sight,” sighed a lady on Sunday, “there would be no war." And certainly the military parade was inspiring——the “greatest ever" in our his- tory.' it ex It ni- So many Cabinet Ministers are here that they are going to hold a meeting of the Dominion Treasury Board in the Confederation Chamber We could do nicely with a hundred thousand dollar vote for unemployment relief. # # i I

Vile who live by the shore, and take all it implies

the not very distant interior of Canada who witness the rise and fall of tides for the first time. There are many such here at the pre- sent time. s ex is »r

Sir Percy Winn Everett, deputy chief com- missioncr of Scouts for Great Britain, will make an official tour of Canada this summer “to secure a better appreciation among leading professional and business men in the Dominion of the national value of the work of Canadian Scouts," He is due here September 4, Labour Day. '

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The National Association of Broadcasters of the U. S. A. have decided to follow the example of the B. B. C. and C. B. C. and ban con- troversial talks over their radio systems, except for political broadcasts_ The code cotttends that fair and impartial presentation of both sides of controversial public issues is a duty of the broad- casters and should be done without pay. Selling of time for the presentation of controversial is- sues is prohibited except for political broadcasts. This exception was made because there are times when contending parties are entitled to use more time than a broadcasting station'can afford to give at no cost. ’ ex It i- is

The fact that British imports _of 1938 were more than the combined total of imports in the United States and Germany is a fitting ‘answer to critics who charge that Great _Britain has hindered world trade by excessive tariffs, Mr. Robert 5. Hudson, Parliamentary Secretary for Overseas Trade, says. Speaking at the X912 Club, a Conservative party association, Mr. Hudson said Britain is sincerely collaborating with other nations to improve international com- merce. “Our imports last year for a population of $43,000,000 were more than the whole of im- ports in the United States and Germany put to- gether,” he declared. “We actually imported from foreign countries £I,548,ooo,--- (about $6,i44,64o,ooo) worth of goods. This figure in itself is _greater than the total imports of any counfry. “This shows the extent to, which we have played the game and assisted in world re- covery. “It is equally true that the Dominions

ave gained very materially. I am not here to as- sess the exact balance sheet as to who has gained the most. It has been said that we are treatiya New Zealand very badly,’ but I stress that w,’c_ buy 2 1-2 times as much per head of her papil- lation from her as she buys from us, ' ’

1: II at It

.Soutltern Rhodi-sia’s readiness to fight for "democracy, freedom and justice" w,as,reaffirnjt-_ 'ed by Prime Minister G. M. Huggins at a din- ner commemorating the birthday of the -‘fEm- pire Builder,‘ Cecil Rhodes, in London.

power as it did in the Great War," Southern- R.l'lodesia's industries have developed in the-pest‘ dec aring: ,4 “It is a fine thing to figlt

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u . p‘.. t for,‘ net. Ki" ° t "fl

t Y

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soon ensheett the ‘lfairest

the height of her glory, was not to be cbm- h

other pamphlcteers of the time in support of a D

as a matter of course, can hardly imagine the 5

speaker warned that in ii future war his country ' may not be able t’o contribute as much mini"

leave its impres_s——it may be for ages-—on the Mn

Montreal Ster.

With the President‘: veto of I. plan for the construction of ii small dlrlglble, the future of this type of aircraft remains es un- certain as ever. The project for the purchase of ii. craft about half the size of the Akron, Macon and Shenandoah, lll-fated ships of the ‘ list. had been espoused ln the ope tliiit: A smaller llghter-thsn- air ship might be safer than its redeceasors and that 11; might ove useful in costal patrol and n observation work. The report of authorities that the craft would be even more dangerous than the larger ahlps has. however, caused the project to be dropped. and with it. so all plans .-for the im- ediete construction of s new

dlrtglble of any size. -— Hartford Courant. The present weakness of the

Chamberlain Government‘,-, oosltlon in dealing with the totalitarian rulers la the dlfftcultv in making, ‘mem realize that 9. Ministry which showed such weakness ln-'-its rela- tions with them in the past, has really hardened its heart and st‘!!- ened its neck and means business in the o‘d way from new on. A realization of this could quickly be brought about by such a recastlng of the personnel of the cabinet as now seems in prospect As a first step in this direction the appoint- ment of Winston Churchill to the post of First Lord of the Admiralty would strengthen the Chamberlain Govemmeritls nnsltlori immensely. —-Sydney Post-Record.

What. is being done ln western amide is said to be the reason he- ind 3 projected program on B smaller scale for the Tantramar marshes. These marshes at one time were very productive, and 1&l'8e herds of beef cattle found their sustenance from this growth; but within the last few decades the lands have been deteriorating and the production of bay has been small as compared with the earlier. Much of the drainage has fallen into disuse and onlya ll’.-tle atten- tion has been given to the soil it- elf. The consequence is seen in the growth of more broadleal and

considered hardly worth the ex- pense of harvesting in the tall. Part: of t.’l-its neg‘ect ls due to the fact that in many seasons there has been less demand for hay than usual and the price has been at 5. figure to make 3, profit practically lm sslble. When this commodity sel at only $6. a ten or even at $8.. as has been the case quite fre- quently within recent years. the farmer has to consider whether there ls not. a more profitable out.- let for his energies than trying to mi-ike_ a profit; out of broacllee.l'.— Amherst News.-

The black bass is king along the Rldeau Lakes. His presence there means thousands upcn thousands of dollars each year to the psalms who operate hotels or provide other accommodation, to the mo- prletors ‘of &.=.ei-ages and filling- sttitlons. to guides, the grocers, he butchers. the purveyors of ball. the vendors of tackle-—to im- re communities -which are vitally dependent upon tourist revenue. and which would suffer dras- tically if they were cut off. Those revenues will be retained only in the measure that the black bass, lighting sons 0' guns that hey are, continue to rise to the lure and tozfilp their tails tn the alr after they have been hacked, and that fact ought to be’ more widely appreciated than it ls. If evefibody who lives near these 13 es and who profits from t. that the black bass brings will constitute himself is deputy game warden, the illegal

pnsctlccs which are capable of doing such great: harm tothls leading tourist attraction, will

soon vanish. — Brockvllle Recor- der imd Times. i at

Pet’: Comer the z... seems likely to become noted for its unusual friendships. Last Sum- mer en ordinary farmyard pig caused much amusement because he was on visiting terms with an elephant, ii. llama and s ‘ of penguins, while his regular plii - were emu chicks, wolf cu

black rabbit cs Smoky who is malcln: I repute. on for himself because of his ,reference for queer conipon . As soon ‘as be was in- troduce lnto Pets” Corner he began be culthate the acr4u7.n- tnnce ol‘ bear cubs, deer and ponies, and now_~he is acting as nurse and com ion, to a baby 53;" '“dps'ne¢“' timti iifcud . e an ‘cse . by orb .'wI,.|:eenl: to the I500 to smeared» Y hninu. He soon be- came recent: (1. to s feeding-bottle but tie.i-ex sil.to- t.ika,itny nqtioé bu goats} Ind-

‘,b,l;~;lis_ii v endly, ml inguin- , _ he .wu.prompl-lyrmsde. ledpjiz, avl,t.h»,the result t at. the

X’ .,,lhe‘sr.m arc‘ to s,:§":l.d.ebyslde.-—,

Lon rreivinenl

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kept alive, he ‘ explained‘ an

matvefi . and lngo pups ‘This year it is a

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A LARGE UNBUIUIIED BREAK- FAST MAY OOEBIOT CONSTIPATIONR

"rhs hustle and buautlle ll: um eve person's daily e

maifiirie age, the luck of time to create is habit, lm freak diets, pends I» to the al- most unlversel desire for slender-

ness, insufficient fluid lntehe. and other factors contribute to the pre- valence of constipation."

I am quoting Dr. tori 0. Perry, Cleveland, Oh . In an article on Constipation in Medical World‘. —

I believe 1);. Perry’: statement that "the lack of time to create I habit" is one of the greet truths as to the cause of constipation. with ii great many individuals. there is the hurried braikfsst and no time for. or thought. of, the

constipation that he states furth- e

r:

“It ls so rare in my experience to find a patient who’ tq not con- stipated that I have come to look with awe and wonder at those who tell me that their bowels move naturally and regularly. A review of 200 consecutive case histories of patients examined ln my office (except cancer tlents) revealed that 129 complii. ea, or constipa- tion nad used cathurtlcs. Among the '11 non-constipated ‘patients, however, there were several with diarrhoea and colitis. If these cases are exclud ". the number with normal bowel habits is small." one of the conclusions come to by Dr. Perry ls that a large break- fast is one of the most-lmoortant. factors ln correcting conslnstmn. With this conclusion m l:phy- stclans will agree because a hur- i-led, llizht. breakfast doe, not give the -impulse to the digestive tract to move and drive wastes down- ward The very welvht v"' ‘"“‘"'- ness of a meal will. .l!'l itself. give stronizer lmbulses to the whole di- izestlve tract — stomach. small in- teetlne, and larize intestine.

It is d'ft‘lcu'l: for the averase in- dlvlflual to sit down‘ and eat a good breakfast ‘In 2» leslsurely manner md to take time to sit and re the paper for a. few minutes after breakfast seems lmnosslble Yet. it. this same l"!dlVl"W!Y were to retire Fl. half hour e’-rller. and not up I

an F lwrizer‘. unhnrrled breakfast.

surprise and interest aroused in‘visitors from less real buy. some of which is rearl his name. nna r-v»-H 0111-39 or

factory in n‘-nt_v of time.

Lightning Bolts

Th lmoudwn th e egen wry ‘ o;m 0- bluz" gave ugly proof of its sub- stance in Ontario the other day. Two men were hanrestlng on a. farm near London. The ow:te:, George Maaren. was.on a wagon l-oadlitg he . A friend from the cltfi Harry Be t-tie. was walking best the load guiding thehorses. B-cattle describes the tragedy that followed In this way: He it! a sharp re- port like that of 0. pistol shot. He‘ then saw 9. bsl‘ of fire about the size of a baseball moving slowly be- tween Maaren and the hoses. He felt ii sllzht numblnz of his feet. ‘and recalls that he saw other mem- bers of the Maaren family runrrlns_ toward them from the house. Bo‘h horses. he mm-ed, fell s'ovwly as if some one were laying them - . The h-ay caught fire. He looked for Maaren on the top of the load. and was told tbathewssontlie V

on the other side of the load. He was one of tzhehorses was also

. . The doctor who examined the vic- tim gave this d-escrl tlon of his in- juries: "Tile bolt of ghtlrig made I hole near the‘ left eye likes large- callbre bullet hole. Itpiiasd through his bod bls.ckenlng~ t. and showlnc the bums of: flame. It evidently went. out the-migh the left foot. prac- tlrofly tearing any t.he'lieel." ,

Ttieskystthetlnieoftihetrscedy was fairly clear. Ind there was no rpgkgn the field before or after the s . ' -

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arms tsld . And it h

under olbdalss social milpiibcuiirfntitiimict Order many people are in motor firs most of the time t.«lie.v‘rc not

bed. '-— Brandon Daily Sun.

l—Ga'ssy stiiiiiachs hollowed

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U“ . ,.a,oiiIi|"~itIm‘,.ylt' re-‘V

..‘“fl’ti‘:'i.".‘.h.‘,.".l“.‘i‘?.f.:.".

diIe‘.euV ut;_ia;_.‘-‘.5 plunge. . .

oper foods or _,

testlnsl habit. And so common la 1;

half hour ->°.r"'=r. he f'C|“'l essllv mm

. on-nub. . cirrcouncn. Blr.—! think ln view or the re-

velntlons disclosed by the "special city Audit" and the subsequent talk cltlsens that the Olly Counc , should resin at onbe % for a vote of confidence.

y be in such a hurry to no- polnt. a city Clerk? That office is: been practically t. for the past six months and e appoint- nientnof a new clerk is an - ant matter that should‘ not be left in the bands of the Councillors. oh, you win any. we put them .11: there to run our olty. Yes. that , true but need I Idd—AfO they Qulllfled ‘i’ ‘

The tax peyeis should can mass meeting to ‘show that they are interested where their money is golnit. However. this me? Ill come out if the Attorney General. as stated in the Press, brim: in 3 mental expert, ,

It is only rich-'0 that Justice be done and let the chips fall where

they may. I am. Sir. etc.

’ TAXPAYER Charlottetown. July 1'!

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Mirror Of The Nation

' By “Commoner”

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’i .81-'iI’ii> .oiiieee:t Charlottetown. S|ll.‘!||l'|.H|.e»~

delule-A the refuge . of

gm; ......... or J hMe.rve'1ounht the cooidnliéli Ltbeni prospects-were

present ltoxbe

They’ Whén E030 ‘ v ‘““‘ or which act-

uved evidentsly

ion with wheat.

manta tor the senate vscanclu- ,’1‘°°"-_ members o1_e K,o,vel'nl_n6,l_1

O "‘l.'i" to tb mliihbad S