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THE BHABLOTTETUWN GUARDIAN

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TUESDAY. JULY 5. 1882.

Irish Free State be represented It the Conference. livery endeavour is being made to get a workini arrangement so that the Irish dele- publicist like Lord Rothermere on "m; may M‘ and themulv" o“; question of inter-Imperial relations, m me cold. “d hope is “m hem‘ it is well to bear in mind that his iexpmmd u“, ‘mum, mvemuan, lordship does not speak officiallylwm take PM“ between m. up for the British Government. As a rflepuuves o! we 3mm, Govml- matter of fact, lord Rothermere iflment “d the n," an“ G°vem_

. i m‘ a perwn“ ma” Wm“ me Ram" ‘ment to pave the way for an amic- able settlement in advance of July

lay MacDonald administration. He‘ fell foul of Mr. MacDonald and his ‘mat Labor Government on questions of foreign and imperial policy, and mdeavored to wreck the govern- ment. Then he similarly was at varlance- with the Conservative party on the question of tariffs and he. along with Inrci Beaver-brook. endeavored to oust the Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin and the Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlain from the leadership . At a trial of strength at successive bv-elections Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Chamberlain won out. and lords Rcthermem and Beaverbrook withdrew further opposition, but were not admitted into the inner councils of the party. At the form- ation of the National Government both of them. as well as the Rt. I-fon. Winston Churchill, whom they were boosting for the leadership. were excluded from office. It may be taken for granted, therefore, that the present campaign, started by Lord Beaver-brook and followed up by Lord Rothcrmere, is a well organized attempt to steal the thunder of the Ramsay MacDonald administration in connection with the Inter-Imperial Economic Con- ference at Ottawa. The policy. and detailed tariff plans, outlined by Lord Rotheremere may be the basis of what will be discussed st Ottawa but is not necessarily official.

THUNDER STEALING

While it is intensely interesting to learn the views of a distinguished

AN ISLAND PIONEER

"A solitary depression in the level surface of Brudeneli Point," writes Prof. D. C. Harvey in his history of the French regime in Prince Edward Island, "is the only reminder of the fact that for thir- teen fitful yes-rs a man of unusual energy, unflinching logic, and great capacity for taking pains, paced restlessly to and fro upon the level walk which he had made, IOr looked out upon the waters of the haven, dotted with the sails of his little fishing fleet, and dreamed dreams of a great emp- orium in which he would be a merchant king, giving laws to both fishermen and habitant, and per- haps in momenta of calmer reflect- ion, musing upon a happy old age in the bosom of his family, sur- rounded by grateful villeins to whom he had given a less oppres- sive existence in I. new world."

The man thus referred to was Jean Pierre Roma, the 200th an- niversary of whose landing at Brudenell Point will be observed this year at the Women's Institutes District Convention for Brudenell and vicinity, which takes place on July 20. Roma arrived at Three Rivers in June, 1732, as director of a French trading and colonization company, and chose Brudenell Point as the site of his establish- ment. I-le cleared land, built hous- es, bridges and roads for the ac- commodation of his settlers, work- men and fishermen and it was his ambition to make this section of the Island the headquarters not only of a contented colony but also of.a far-reaching commerce and

an extensive fishery. His proposals. however, were not well received by

his partners. Eventually he became sole proprietor and commandant in his concession, but crop failures, loss of a valuable cargo and other misfortunes followed, culminating in the plundering of his establish- ment and the burning of his build- 11188 by a party of New Englanders in 1745. Faced with starvation, Roma went to St. Peters and thence to Quebec,‘ and Isle Saint Jean knew him no more. His memory,

IRISH SITUATION

Latest advices intimate that the Free States delegation may not leave Dublin until after the dis- cussion in the House of Commons on the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which is scheduled for this week. It has been currently reported that trade re- prlsals will be taken by the British Government against the Irish Free State. in order to collect the land annuities. totalling about $12,300,000 a year. The cabinet, decided to in- troduce a bill in the House of Com- mons this weck asking authority to place special duties on Irish goods under the Imperial Duties Act. When the Anglo-Irish Treaty of i921 constituted the Free State a bond issue was floated to buy free lands for Irish tenants from their landlords, and the annuities to Great Britain go to defray the in- tercst and sinking fund of this loan. ‘As President De Valera has threat- ened to force a default on Irish consfabulary pensiong Ind other however, has survived as that of a charges which the Free State hadABWTdY pioneer. whose failings. as agreed to reimburse to the British, Prof. Harvey well says, do not de- tctalling over $30.000-000,000. it is tract from the epic nature of his believed that other measures may be’ aspirations which were in strong taken by the British Government to contrast with the sordid mctives of remiburse them for this default. The I his partners in this enterprise. Free State is almost the sole coun- Roma was really of the stuff of try with whom Great Britain has‘ which heroes are made, a man of l favorable trade balance. Last year indomitable perseverance and broad Great Britain bought roughly $10Z.- vision. It is fitting, therefore, that 000-000 wilful 1T1 80055 Yfflm "l! the 200th anniversary of his arriv- frlsh, while the Irish purchased a- a] in wing 1; now prim, Edward bout 8123000000, mostly in manu- 15mm; would be duly wmmemor_ factured goods. At present Irish gm; goods enter Great Britain under imperial preference, and more than half of them, comprising live stock on the hoof, pay no duty at all. A The successful display of Mari- lDCClBl surcharge against Irish time handicraft at Toronto re- cattle is almost certain to be placed cently, which obtained favorable ln thc readjustment tariff. Greatlccmmenf. from the thousands who

EDITORIAL NOTES

Britain absorbs 00 percent of all the daily visited the exhibit. has promp-' Free ted the Maritime Provinces Trade‘

Free State's exports. The State takes about 6 1-2 percent of Commission to arrange,

Great Britain's. The new nah m- ‘operation with the Canadian Handi-

Ills have already seriously reduced crafts Association. for the opening "m" "cremmu- t°°~ The "Bumfllvfllllw l! ll’! Qllfemely

NOTES BY TIIE WAY

Tbs Imperial Conference has au

opportunity to perform a. fine ser-

vice for the British peoples, has l! chance to lay a foundation upon which the future may build. If 1i to that extent, if it can lay down p, set of principles which can be extended and built and im- proved upon in the years to come. it will do all that reasonable peo- ple have a right to QXPQCt. To 0x- pect and hope for more, or to be- lleve that in is. weeks the whole economic organization of all the na- tions which make up the Empire can be changed, is to believe in the impossible Bod to court a grave disappointment.

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Slr Wlllllm Bu“, aistinzuhhcfl British scientist, spoke at a recent meeting of the limglish Association in London of the great importance of a thorough knowledge cf English in relation to scientific discoveries. Teachers of English. he added, had so divorced themselves from science that it was hard to get any help from them. Rising to rebut, a teacher of English might have said that scientists had so divorced themselves from clear and simple English that it was hard to Bet any understanding of science from them.

Only yesterday thunderous cen- sure fell on dime nove‘s for lead- ing boys info the paths of wicked- ness. 'I‘oday, says The Rotarian, the target is the press and the motion picture . . . "It has become fash- ionable to blame on them the sins of our generation. The stock mar- ket crash? The press gave out fal- sely optimistic information. The gang menace? Newspapers and movies made a hero of the gang- ster. . . And so the bill of indict- ment runs. Perhaps some news- papers did print incorrect inforrna- tion about economic conditions, but is the press more to blame than the institutions which supplied the stuff? Maybe some newspapers and certain films have made Robin Hoods out of gangsters. but isn't it an indubitable fact that public opinion, aroused by a steady rain of publicity, put arch-ganster Al- phonse Capons behind the bars?"

Here's a. new way to find out if business is good or bad. If alarm clocks are selling well, you know things are picking up. If the alarm clock business is slow, then things arc not so good.

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

B! Iain: W. Barton. ALD

COLONIC IBBIGATIONS-WASH- ING OUT LARGE BUWEL

You are hearing and rcadins about colonic irrigations and may be wondering how they differ from enema or old fashioned inflection.

Tho enema or injection is allow- ing one or two quarts of warm water to flow up into the lower bowel by having the bag or con- tainer placed two or three feet higher than where the tube enters the lower bowel. The object of the gngmg, is simply to induce a move- ment of the wastes from the bowel.

The lower bowel is called the colon and colonic irrigation means irrigating or washing out the lower bowel. Before colonic irrigation is begun an enema is given to induce bowel movement; the irrigation is meant to wash out material lying farther up the bowel, and to wash the wall of the bowel as high up as the water will reach.

Dr. Waiter A. Bastedo describes the methods used in colonic irrig- ation, one method being the using of one tube which allows the water to go up into the bowel and return through the same tube, and another the two tube method, whereby the water goes up one tube and returns

by the other. Plain warm water, about the tem-

perature of the body is the liquid used, and as much as 6 or more gallons is used at one time. Instead of using a long tube or long tubes, Dr. Bastedo recommends that the tube be inserted only about 6 or 8 inches. The water is allowed to flow very slowly; with the first gal- lon the patient lies on his side with knees drawn up. After that the pat- ient lies on his back.

In what kind of case's is colonic irrigation used?

It is used in many cases where there is poison in the system re- maining after the cause of the in- fection—in teeth, tonsils, gall blad- der—has been removed, such as rheumatism, neuritis, intestinal putrcfaction, anaemia and other run down conditions.

There can be no harm result from colonic irrigations given properly; they remove abnormal mucous, and clean the intestinal wall, leave the colon more or less empty, and thus exert a beneficial effect on its blood

Nothing could be a greater ad- vantage to the world than that the United States should solve her own domestic problems. and, by solving them, provide the stimulus and the example to other countries. But observing from a distance-m. nearer view cf the prospect might modify my pessimism-I am unable to imagine a course of events which could restore health to American in- dustry in the near future. I even fancy that, so far from the United States giving the example, she will herself have to wait for stimulus from outside. I, therefore. dare to hope, however improbable it may seem in the light of recent ex- perience, that relief may come first of all to Great Britain and the group of overseas countries which look to her for financial leadership. It is a dim hope. I confess. But I discern less light elsewhere-J. M. Keynes in the Atlantic Monthly Boston.

If there are Japanese-American "incidents" in Manchuria or other parts of the Far East, where the Americans and the Japanese cross each others paths (e. g, at Shanghai), where will it end? Will not the Americans then decide to fortify Guam and the Philippines. with naval bases and all? And by this stage we are confronting the spectre o.’ the next world war: a

and aland warin Chinaca war-with American. and Japan for the pro- tagonists, with China for the stake, with Canada, Australia and New Zealand for America's allies. and with the United Kingdom sitting,

as a bereaved neutral, in Ultimo. Thule. Therse speculations may be alflffflinif, but they are surely not fantastic; for the destructive effects of Japans actions have been ex- traordinarylly far-i-eaching-Pro- lessor Arnold Toynbee.

naval war in the Western Pacific’

supply and tone.

While colonic irrigations may be readily given in the home, they should be given by some one train- ed in this work.

Fast Mail Service

(Ottawa Journal)

Behind the announcement that four R. C. A. F. planes left this week for Belle Isle to finally test a shorter mail delivery service be tween Great Britain and Canada there is a big story. It is a story which affects every part of the continent and is a striking indica- tion of the splendidly constructive work of leading public officials.

The fastest Canadian steamers now make the trip from South- ampton to Belle Isle in three days and sixteen hours. From the Straits to Quebec it takes another forty-eight hours. The quickest de- livery of mail from London to Ot- tawa is something over six days. By the new air mail route a day

m and a. half will be saved.

The planes will pick up mail from incoming steamers at Belle ‘Isle and crossing Anticosti fly up the St. Lawrence. Both airplanes and seaplanes will be used. Pre- vious tests have proven the feasi- bility of the scheme.

The Economic Conference period has been chosen’ to demonstrate this service. Leading statesmen and newspaper men of the Empire will be here. World attention will be concentrated on the Capital. One thing our visitors will be able to take away is the knowledge that Canada has the speediest mail route between Europe and Ameri- ca.

This is proven by the fact that postal matter handled by the Ca- nadian air mail service can be de- livered in New York eighteen hours sooner than by the fastest stcamer

We ars Inclined to think that top-notch bridge players take them-' selves and their chief interest in life altogether too seriously. After all. when a "game" becomes a "busi- ness" we venture the opinion that

charm. ‘This applies to golf and

service from Southampton or Cherbourg. Also it can be delivered about eight hours sooner than by the United States Air Mail, "Cata- pult" service. This service has mail planes aboard incoming steamers which take off the decks

in co- it has lost about '75 percent 0i it-flatsea and fly via Nova Scotia and

Sable Island to New York. The hazardous

Brltsh sales in Ireland of manu- of a Canadian handicraft shop in for mo“ game's i“ m“ they “We atone’ involving almost“ I wntumu‘

a cheerful and needed relaxtion sea flying and all the risks of fog

from the cares of business and prO-‘flnd si.orm. It cannot be compared

_ I femlonal life. However, if the busi-‘with the safe, easy flying via land

1011111 Strike Bkainst the British is provide a steadily enlarging mar» hers or profession!!! man is merely|and river of the Bcile Isle-St. in regard to motor cars. The ques- ket for Canadian handicraft and l° "Change his business worries for Lawrence route.

lion being discussed in diplomatic lbculd bring thousands of dollars bfldge °r 3°" ‘mmui he hm“ 5°‘ C°“"’d°fl“5 the“ “d""nt'5" Al’

lished very much in the way of cirl is. h t mt a th u. h “m” c es I w ‘in a u emem o “glen i0 the “Flume Mm‘ securing recreation, "'I‘he game for Winning or losing is wiggles]; “n.

the game's sake" is still a good rule. important

factured goods, and the on‘y real ‘Ioronio. This new sales outlet, Mr. blow which it seems the Free State'Bumaby predicts, will undoubtedly I

Leaders At Ottawa Parley

RT. HON. WALTER. RUNCIMAN

(By The Canadian Press) Rt. Hon. Waiter Runciuian Presl- dent of the Board of Trade, is bound m be an important factor at the Imperial conference. With com- merce as his first love, but with an outstanding contribution to pub- lic service, he administers the De- partment most closely auociated with the interests of British Com- merce.

A leading shipowner. eminent financier in many fields and an author of note, Mr. Runciman has travelled far and wide in his yacht “Sunbcamfi formerly owned by 10rd Brassey, father of Lady Wiilinzdbll. recently Chatelaine of Government House at Ottawa. Two years 8B0 when the crisis in the shipping world became acute.-he gave in-_ ternationally recognized efforts to bring order out of chaos. A mem- ber of the old Liberal school, Mr. Runciman remained true to As- quith in those days of 1916 when Lloyd George became Prime Min- ister. While he entered the British House in 1914, Mr. Ruriciman was out of politics from 1916 to 1929. He was born in 1870.

Old Victory

(Time)

In Edwardian England 25 years ago a famed ‘sculptor swung a hammer into a stone face of the Duke of Clarence and exiled him- self for i8 years in Bruges, the Dead City of Belgium. Last week the same man, old and long for- gotten, bowed low over King George's hand; stood before Queen Mary in silence, then flung out his thin arms in a Baroque gesture of gratitude.

Alfred Gilbert, '18, could say that he had never changed his mind for anybody. In 1093 he was Bri- tain's most fashionable sculptor when he began a long woe by doing the winged Eros for Piccadilly Cir- cus honoring the 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. It was paid for, re- fused, abused. Gilbert bought the bronze, $15,000 worth, himself. He refused to do another design.

Six years ago George V remem- bered Gilbert, asked why he was not in England. Indomitable Gil- bert went home at last, began a memorial for King George's moth- er, the late Queen Alexandra. As he neared the finish, his anxiety, his insistence on perfection, en- feebied him, left him almost mor- tally ill, yet he prolonged the work until he was satisfied.

Last week the flower of Georgian England watched George and Mary unveil Queen Alexandra, con- gratulate Edwardian Sculptor Gil- bert. Watching were Edward, Prince of Wales who had put on his Welsh Guards uniform, the Duke of Gloucester as a hussar, the Duke of York and Prince George as naval officers. Premier Ramsay MacDonald, the Duke of Portland» Next day King George knighted Sculptor Gilbert who had outwaited the world.

Scathing Comment (St. Catherlnea Standard)

Here is part of the report of the British Royal Commission which was sent to the United States to study penal institutions:

“As nurseries of crime and cess- pools of degradation the county gaols are unsurpassedl The au- thoritles allow and encourage the prisoners to form themselves into a bangaroo court which exacts mon- cy from newcomers, maintains a rough discipline and exercises shrewd charity. The sight and smell of these places were familiar to John Howard and Charles Dickens, and the continuance of their con- dition is a strident challenge to civilization. No one in the States denied the scandal, but while the area of authority is so small and local politics are strong, public opinion is impotent to cleanse the human stable. The only remedy is for each State to assume the con- trol of its county gaols and bear the full expense."

'I‘hs New York Sun quotes the ru- port and says that it is true in ev- ery respect and the same sugges- tion for reform has been made in the States frequently. But the authorities are powerless to effect reform because of strong local pol- itics, so many political "hangers- on" and the constitutional difficul- ties which would havo to be over- come. »

is certain that the services will be- come permanent. A pleasant con- sideration at the present time is that it will cost the tax-payer practically nothing except the out- lay in its formative stages. At the air mail rate of six cents it will handle a. hugs commercial mail in which speed in delivery is the main consideration. This will produce more than enough revenue to make it self-supporting. It is also pro-

ON THE MOUNTAIN

He meets me on the mvllnillnllfl- Where the white van of snow Bursts th the sentinel grey

pines . 'I‘o shatter on the carried lin Of fir-wood far below.

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I never see him. but hi! m" Bounds Just before my 0W; - One thought designs the task 0 <15)’.

One effort wins the onward way. Dividing, yet alone;

One hope, one vigour of intent. Swayed by one resolute consent Of sympathy unsold.