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THE protest of “A Former Island- - er" which novel?“ 111 The

Guardian of MondBY 1w 101d "1 ll Lmeoenzesl PkIlocd-l t in‘ 0.';oll.tns,.l£slt aMZI-Trfi..." lamm" msumce’ one o ma“ “ * n: m ‘ * strut, which our island Province was 13'-

lnn A . x-Twe,‘ m Elm M.‘ "‘ i uored, and by so much beiittled dis l-‘red 01mm, onu George street. honored and has suffered loss. A, In. Jacobson, Doreheeter- street. sportsmen‘; Exmbmon w“ heldf In Boston recently. open for s Week n a tantra; g gnu Aygniog‘ in the interest of tourist business; r I r lea G d C r ' Ase-nae, f0ppolftzutllmbelnarotnrnand‘ A large revclvlug map “as a Street Entrance, Woolworth Building. 10f the show, "a marvel in itself’ - ‘as it did furnish a graphic view of,

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' ' IOIQMIII—IJIII. COL and Imogen-J. l. Isa-nets.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1927

all theProvincss but one and that! one Prince Edward island! The‘ omission might have been consid- .ered a "marvel" to the many ls- landers and Maritimers who re-

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ADVERTIZING CANADA.

ONE time ago we referred to a

publicity campaign conducted by the British Government for the pur- Dobe of stimulating Canadiantrade inthe United Kingdom. The British Government appropriated one mil- lion pounds for this advertising scheme, five hundred thousand

pounds to be expended during the,

current financial year.

The campaign is being conducted by The Empire Marketing Board, an organization appointed by British Government on the recum- mandation of the imperial Ecunu- mic Committee. ‘

We are in receipt of an adver- tisement published by this Board in‘ all the leading newspapers in the

the

United Kingdom. Under an attrac- I

tive orchard scene with apple-laden‘

and the country not only be none‘ mme“ somemting m“ ‘s 1° be ex‘ the worse, but the better for it. A peeled‘ ‘ glance at yearly financial, This sort‘ of thing has occurred Iatatetnents will convince the most ‘"111 1' "W51" 111 "111110115 1071115 Vcasual observe“ ‘ha. we need econ,‘ from time to time, but calling forth only m our spending departments’ no protest from our PEDIESEIIIHUVEI;

m“ l h ‘ill Parliament or other official v‘ e H’ new“ o! Hansard Wm "j sources. Maps have been sent out

equally convincing as to the neetl-(mm Ottawa’ mronmuon from the 01960110111)’ ill Speech-milking. There‘Bureau of Statistics, or reports are hut few occasions which neces- 1mm P1111110 depart-WEBB. 1111111011" sitate long speeches, and but few m5 1° speak I01‘ ‘In I119 "1119 Prov‘ men who can discourse informative-I “was but makmg M. reluence to 1y or convincingly for even Meier owmgiving no hint tha; ‘Prince

Edward island has an existence. Sometimes the letters "PEI." ap- pear on n map somewhere in the

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hour. indeed, it would be no loss

to the country if it were made on

indictable offence to prolong aCulf of St. Lawrence with little gpeegh in pubug beyond 1m]; an! more than a dot or a blur to show, hm“. ‘that a province is intended to be

‘represented. it is evident that 0t-_

GREAT BRn-Auws BOND‘ tawa officialdom is doing about as,

much to hinder as to help the, praiseworthy local efforts to bring, tourists here, and is mainly con-‘ cerned to have them go elsewhere.]

T matters not, says the Sydney

Post, what opinion may be en-

,side in Boston and there ahead“,

What 80112 . nf . ours

B; Issues W. Barton. MD-

- WORK ’AN-D LEPROBY.

When you think of leprosy as it is described in the Bible, and 1n the book, play, and film of ‘Ben Hur, its hideousness, and the ter- rible “plight of its victims eppal

you.

So it is with deep and heart felt satisfaction that we read of the re- sults of the treatment of this dread ailment fin iia-r off Korea. Dr. R- 1M.

' lson gives a history of nearly one thousand cases of leprosy lhere.

ru not describe the symptoms ireorause you are not likely b0 even see a txase of leprosy, but the treat- ment is of interest to us all.

A medicated‘ oil was injected un- dor the skin once a week with a heart stimulant to help overcome any ‘reaction from nhe oil- But Dr. Wilson tells us that the ‘h-yvgenic measuens are of great importance. "All are encouraged ‘to take some active farm of work in t-he colony. Hot baths are insisted on, teet-h cleaned twice daily, and decay re- moved. Work in nhe gardens and exercise daiily- Cheerfulness and avoidance of aiuiexy- Avoidance of wild and exposure, IAvoidance of constipatiion. - .

And what are the results’!

“We have paroled 23S cases, and a. number will! soon be senit out. We have seen zipparent cures in 3O percent, and in spite of’ the Mot that many of our case-s have come in the advanced stages. We timd that 75 percent of our case's have had the disease anrestad so that they can take an active piamt in some form oi’ wnrk- They min take the oil with less pain if working.

And. his conclusion is "The lepe

The Public Forum

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O BRITISH IMPERIAL CONDITIONS

question i!

Shy-Referring to The Gllltfd‘ inn‘; correspondence favorable to Imperial Preferential Trade 1t is m be .noticed—and not to be for- gotten-tbut "the British Empire comprises one quarter of 111B world's population and occupies tsrritorially a quarter of the earth's

[Empire trade. This can only b9 w‘ compiished. however, 117 911!‘ 3°" ernment showing a whole-hearted interest in the matter, and. no far there has been little evidence that this is being done.

bat us all hope that there will

;ba noticed a change in the near

ufuture.

l am. Sh. etc,

i A BRITISHER

lChariottelowu.

: Feb. 15th, 1927.

_._j¢0->———- I UNEMPLOYMENT IN CANADA

,‘ Sir,—l note a telegram from ‘Quebec which states that that cily fin spending another ‘$4.600 on it! unemployed to avoid starvation dur-

§ing the winter months." Surely

surface. 1t has the largest buyinsimere must be something wrong in power in the world. it possessasithe 0001mm“, condmous of cities the greatest variety or‘ natural rc-mke Quebec arm. Moan-w], when sources and has the widest range ofilhousanfls of men are o“, o; work, productive 1t 11“ 815° 11""- "wana have to be fed by public @111"- marked that “Canada is particular-fly, is no, Canada importing [pg ly well situated l0 DYOGi-ICB mllchImflch and nor, making enough? that other parts of the 1211111119 reqTbe papers report inordinately 111-11193‘ - ‘ ‘ i ts,-—-th mono to PB)’

Consequently Canada stands togigigihiixzxgogoes o“: of theycountry; benefit greatly from any scheme ofland when Canadians ask m, work Imperial ‘Preferences. We shall see

REPELS

INFLUENZA

The Family Medicine Chest -

trees and with the large type beam‘ tertained generally of the fairness m: "Buy Canaan“ Apples" the {UL of the United States in collecting lowing advertisement is displayed ‘he w“ debts owed he!‘ by we m"

within borders in a spaceofeleven Hons of Europe’ ‘t Wm be “Divers? by seven mches,__ ally agreed that Great Britain's ac-

“You cab eat Fmmre applm a“ tion in promptly acknowledging her

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the year round. Just now home obligation and lil taking s epa to meet it was the only course thatl

' . .iii I ilk th I and in the orchards of Australia “as DQSQ ‘ e w a new e e e; British. The reputation of Great‘

and New Zealand the apple har- B _ _ f i h d b d vest baa yet to begin. But now ‘Maw or puyungh er (f t: m“ is the time for Canadian apples. (‘arrnng out a er ‘m er a ngs Ask for them! ter months you'll enjoy this 811-,» _ _

_ _ ‘only is she liquidating her obliga- perb fruit, ripened, colored, and

. _ tions, but she has asked for no fav- mellowed by the golden sunshine _ . for and looks for no consideration‘

grown apples are becoming scarce

i remains now, as it always did, llll-I

in the grey win- ‘ assailablc.

it does so because not

of many a long Canadian summer

_ _ ‘beyond those usual between honor-i day. British Empire apples are

able and self-respecting countries.

from different provinces.

[who is given gardening andtworl; ‘ to do will respond ‘to tree. men A big task confronts the Railway mom readily, ghbw quicker re- Commlsisan now sitting at Ottawa. 211115. initial-firs?‘ 40891; 01:33-12:15 ._ einareter ranteo m

The Board has before it over set ‘if these tasks Me not giver“. “d complmnm. You and I ‘were taught that "by These the siweat of‘ onrr brow’ we should - lent our bread." are conflicting one against another.‘ Not so much mm wish“ m we It is pointed out that. if Albertas de ‘nlovgl by the Sweat m, pwsmrw mnnds, or those of British Colum- “on, bu, the activity of the heart, bia were granted it would put thelungs. and muscles. 5111111118188 1119

enty submissions

-,sugar refineries of Halifax andgdrcwatmn and strewn‘ ‘is “mum

. , . also. Saint John out of business. This; It is certainly gwatflymg m Jam-n is lbut one instance out of many about the cure of this ‘terrible ail- where the interests of one province Neill 111 SW11‘ a 111189 1191091111189

are in conflict with another in i'e-;°f_,l%‘: gasssficia] effects of me gard to freight rates.

‘Bcith Ihwwork can be taken ‘to heart by 11's great railway systems are opposedflu, to any general reduction of freight‘ rates, as the cost of transportationland indemnitiei The maner o; is ibeco-ming greater from larger‘

unsurpassed in quality, They cost no more than foreign. Buy them from Canada now, and so ‘keep the money in the family’ for the benefit of your own people and your own friends. The Best Fruit Comes From Empire Orchards."

The advertisement. displayed, is a

generously striking one and

cannot fail to attract attention to?

Canadian apples. Other commodi-

ties are taken up from time to time!

--all boosting Canada and with the

object of “keeping the money in the‘

family.”

In carrying out its publicity cam- paign the Empire Marketing Board!‘ aseks to collaborate with Canadian trade representatives in the United Kingdom and with the trade gener- ally in Canada. The campaign is a splendid one, but Canada, if she is to get the full benefit of it, must ctr-operate with the Committee and do hsr share of the boosting.

--—-¢o->--___ ECONOMY

"ECONOMY," like "Patriotism,"

has become a sort of last re- sort for politicians. When every- thing elae fails the word Economy ls rolled as a. sweet morsel under the tongues and the audience, be it in a country schoolhouse or in the House of Commons, is suppos- ed to he impressed. It is really liitlltil to listen to or to read in Hangar-d a two-hours speech which.

. entirety. "Them's the words, Wil- was Premier of that Province In t! boiled down to its essence. could lumy 1911-14. it will also call for a bye have been delivered in five minutes election there, which may or may as oven less. if the "Great Trfumerate," as not be browzht on before the ses-

Olnsds has been and is extrava- Alint. She hu poured out her mil- lions for public works, the main purpose of which was to bribe con- stituencies. if the time wasted in tile‘ House of Commons in long- Iiiniod, speeches, in reporting and

they are now called, Balfour, Cham- berlain and Baldwin, cannot settle the Chinese embrogiio without war, then it cannot be bottled except by war. There is good ground for be iisving that the trouble is practi- cally over. It is a remarkable fact

iabolition has proved to be a very cost in wages and fuel.

Dr. A. V. Baillie, the King's chap- lain, in addressing the business men of Yorkton, Sask., put the matter .in a nutshell when he said that "it ;had been stated in various quar-, lters that the obligation to tha‘ United States should have been ig- nored, but that financial loss to the ‘country as a result of its repay-

‘mem Wonk‘ be more ma" onset‘ by fore the filial recommendations of the gain in prestige and reputation‘

‘the Board shall be completed arc {as yet quite uncertain. Betterment {for the Marl-times in the way of piubsidies seems apparently nearer lthan better freight rates.

The ‘Railway C... mission is at- tempting to do something that the inter-state Commerce has never tried to do. that is, to investigate and recast the entire rate struc- ture of the country at one time and the task is admitted to be en- ormous. fl-{ow long the inquiry and subsequent deliberation upon the conflicting evidence and claims be-

i {for straight dealing." -_--40>-_--

I EDITORIAL NOTES.

Good sleighing 1155111- Nothing would be lost and much

gained of the spirit of courtesy which the leader of the Opposition and other prominent members of the Commons have so far shown were observed by all. ‘Parliament has a big task before it which may prolong the session till midsummer, and official courtesy across the floor such as lion. Mr. Robb for one always has shown, will ‘best serve to promote progress in neces- sary legislation. He has promised 11181 1114? budget will be brought down early. Mr. Church of Toron- to seems erratic In his frequent de- liverances and Hon. Mr; Dunning is usually aggressive when he speaks. The country is not a little impati- eat for Parliament to get on with‘ the big job before it.

Being between the King Govern- ment and the Duncan Report is,‘ to the Liberal press, like being bo- tween the devil and the deep sea. if they demand that the recommen- dations be canted out they will please their Maritime readers, but embarass the King Government. if they say that freight reduction is not necessary, their readers will be mad but the Government will be relieved, and there you are.

If Maritime Liberal newspapers have any influence at Ottawa there is little hope that the Duncan re- commendations will be carried out. This will be hard on Mr. Duff, M.P. for Antigonish-Guyaboro, is pledged to resign at the end of the present session if the recommenda- tions are not carried out in their

‘The death of Hon. J. _‘K. ‘Flem- ming, M. P., for Victoria-Carleton. N. 'B., will relegate to silence some caiumnies which reflected upon his administration unduly while he

who

sion of Parliament closes, accord- ing to the decision of the powers that be a; Ottawa. Mr. Flemming long held a strong hold upon the favor of the electors of his native county, by whom his demise is deeply regretted. Mr. Flemming was born in Woodstock, ‘N. ‘B. in

difficult one and what the outcome of present efforts yo that end may be, or when the abolition will be finally effected are matters that are still in doubt, but in the end the popular will in favor of abolition must prevail.

Premier Bracken of Manitoba has promised to submit a bill auth- orising a referendum on the beer question. ‘The bill, he says, while before the House will be open to amendments “to suit all parties." which may probably be difficult. The prov-lace already has govern- ment control and the bill is expect ed to offer wider latitude for tha sale of beer should a majority oi.‘ the electors so decide.

Ottawa telegrams to leading Lib- eral journals Interpret Hon. Hugh Guthrie's motion for correspond- ence as preparatory for “a big on- slaught on the King Government," although his has turned out other- wise and the correspondence has been brought down. His motion calls for correspondence between exlPremier Meighen and the then Governor General Byng in June and July last and also all correspond- ence between the present Prime Minister and the then Governor 96119181 PBflDeciing the resignation of the then government and the dissolution of Parliament. This may yet bring on a debate which onkht not to ‘be prolonged. Nothing is less desirable just now than ,1 1on5 threshing of old straw, in which little good grain seems like. 1y to be found.

That Germany ie prospcring and P104110 hcr debts go other nations, with all her workers apparently employed, while in France and 11311! also there is no unemploy- ment, from which our own Mother 90111111‘! is still suffering so grani- Iy. seeims an amazing and in one way a disheartening condition. Ger- many, although beaten at last in the ‘wanwas not invaded as Fiance and Belghmt were, which accounts for much, but in large part ac-

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‘and distributing them, Vfigrbckoned at its actual cost to Luann-y, it would sdd more mil- _ to the oolt of our other ex- "jspnoee. . . {I've/strove per cent. of the “ delivered in the House of and spread over pages

that -in every crisis that Great Britain has been called to face she had men big enough to tackle the job, and to settle it, peacefully if she could, but if not, then by the sword. it would not be too much to say that. no other country in the world could csll three such men as those mentioned to perform a diili- ouit task.

1868. counts for her present relatively

prosperous condition.

Premier Rhodes of Nova Gootls ' hopes to succeed in abolishing the needless Imgisiative Council in that province. a provincial Upper House which only exists there and in Quebec. Nominaliy the Council! in Nays. Scott: consists of 21 mam- hers, nearly sil of Liberal appoint-

A cold winter night is usually s very bad time for a lire, but a rare exception was when on Monday night it was only the burning of s mortgage that caused the bless. as was told in yesterday's Guar- dian. Gureiy that was not at‘ sii aiarnflng but s. fQI-I canes for grat-

what the Ilickenzie King govern- merit will do about it.

i note that the Financial Post of Toronto remarks that “Our delegat- es to the recent Imperial Confer- ence shoivcd no appreciation of the tremendous importance to Canada of further development along this line. At the previous Conference in 1923, an imperial Economic Com- mittee was appointed, to consist of representatives ‘from each compon- ent part of the Empire- For some time Canada. refused to appoint a representative. ‘Later on we did make an appointment but we have taken only a half-hearted interest in it. This committee should be able i0 work out some practical methods for the extension of inter-

Gilardian Readers

of Jehovah is

the eyes. -Ps-zblm 19:8. 1PRiAY1Eli:—-M-ay Thy truth

better to 11S than food or drink.

LIFE IS NOT IN _VAIN.

“This vain:

toil, guile"

bike sunshine, darkest between?

Forgetting health-shalt blessed thingi-

Attends upon our labouring.

And o. pure joy we reap in this--

Denies to bread in idleness.

Nor is i-t righlt, because we mope,

T’ exclude each kindly ray of hope,

iCourt the ‘dark mood, and idly rave,

10f cheerrless dlfe, and welcome

gmace . And deem this worlds. living

bomb, Where death alone increased the gloom.

01')’. Shake oft thy soul's lethargic ‘Jami

And round thee view the works of God.

Each ithi-ng created has an aim;

And ‘life vras never given in vain-

Ware it ‘but clearly understood

Thait aiil have power of doing 80°11; ‘

‘Iihen happiness to every one,

Would. spring from conscious drmty done-