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The Charlottetown Guardian

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llorniug llnily lltiurillrrl mm arm on rev (in Idvll") ,

mun-rm ll tit; $4.1m per yrin iiu iuhnnreo mulled to ,

Prim-e lamina li-limll I61» o" 1"" l" “"9"” lama i.- eiiooii- iii-u culled dram

XXOSDAY, MARCH l, 193T

B. N. A. And Dictatorship

' ,- rtci-ut d ci-ioii of the Privy atiosi-azirl the Plgllilll-‘tll li..\'..\. .-\ct “The

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cunistzince. And it might do much niore_ than people think to satisfy the urgent need for intel- lectual enquiry and choice in matters of na- tioiial and international nionietit todayx"

Has The League A Future’?

Priint- .\lini.<ter Stanley Baldwin, closing de-

- b-‘ite in the House of Commons on the 400.000,- l ' t w . . O00 pound» l.~_>.ooo.ooo.ooo) defense loan, ivhieh

soon aitenvrud passed first reading by 329 votes to fig. sought to replace the League of Nations 11s lhv ktgvflmie of British foreign policy, In doing llll: .\lr. Baldwin was attempting to re-,' pair the political damage wrought bv Chancellor: of the Exchequer Neville Cliatubitrlain, whol made the first adtnission by a rtiember of lllfi

, Uahint-t that tiie league “'35 dead as a doornail f

llotvever. in gentiflccting to the league, the Prime .\lllll~'l0l' showed that he had n0 faith in;

THE CHARYXTITETUWN GUARDIAN

llotos By The Way"

Cntleluii of tlptlllullllfliflllll

Canadian legatlona in otuer couii- . trim vtne expenditures naie been; iar from heavy; seem uncalled ior.

u we are going to have ieganons in ioreign capitals tnen we siioulci maintain tnein with dignity as are the foreign legaiioi-is in Ottawa. "shiriseeves" diplomacy never Ev!- any country vaiy fan-Ottawa Jour- nal.

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Blaine“. be it noted, can bear no more taxation. In some cases the aw of diminishing returns is ai- ready in operation, The taxation will have to be direct taxation. That will be pauiful. It will be unpopular. We shall all complain and prob- ably blame the wrong people. Shall we try to avoid the burden as Ger- many a-nd , to a lesser degiee,

f i" M r "f 5mm ._ _ _ _. _ , W, , _ , France did, or shall we, .i.ke the peo- '

j " "v out lltw~c til<l 1. _l»_y speaking nt the Hd\.'lSZllllill_\' of (treat bri- pie o; me Qjd cQiiiiii-y; on me oe- ,

. i p. tani \ entering mlri regional pacts. Oi‘ course, casion when the national govern-

-~ of the-e regional pacts are alwavs referred to as men‘ firs” challenged m?!“ w pun " I ‘ . ., - y ,» . __ - ,, , themselvm out of the morass, line l ' "‘ ‘ "i \" nib“ file “am” ‘lrk 0f the lcil-Ellc- but the)’ up in queues ii mile long to get into ._. i i , of are in effect a tiegzititin of the league. Collective the tax office and pay uifl-St. John . ,, upoqil eunpyiii. i}. action and by-lateral agreements catinot possibly T619373?!‘ J°umal~ -

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_ my fl‘ii"l‘ of flit‘ Provinces has z-li lllc HX .\. \ct by auiiid zu rllilliffllllétllllg the

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".‘.»w :' =- i‘li'.'!? "on ll.t~ evidently made up‘ its ruiivl :u_"<.~t"e time iiiwer of auietiilziiitii. and no I!» ' tin prcr oi’ provincial ac- Q‘ll('~"I,‘lH' lift‘ to rite Prinitices the pow“; er of -.:. "he kourt- to the legisla-I tive l-rat: l -ri‘,nit-rit. .

“torh ll‘ i and Provinces have found. that lll’ f‘ i- --Y lo dictatorship is blocked byi the iivfe one of Tie (iourts. so the sub-l

ordinawin- of oi both. ll “The lioiiiinirin therefore nan-l- to lose nnth-i

tiit Courts is the prime olvtet

iflg if ii f1--l‘_f‘i . u. firi- Province.- tln- power they w-h. to Yt'l!'l|t\I the (hurts as an nhstarle to pIiililFHl progre“, and in fact if the Provinces

. ~'l to do so rhe lhviiiitiinii may » to achieve an olijwt that it would iliffivult for itself. inn-l in glove the llliillllilfill arid, the lrt-t gulf betivet-ti

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t in wil alto-lute lrgi-lzitive freedom which is‘ 1i “illr-i p, ‘liir iiiinblv form 0f rlt-iiiiiiriity will, r wa» to he e-w-zi ni-t"<--~:ir_v and dictatorship i-ni

rue one in form. (lisriiptitin of

firl vril iii» "Tin- woinpiilc " w. wider we rfi-trust the [iroposal to ac- pnw-r to .-ii=.titiil the H..\'..\.. Act. s giiariiiter- of Canadian unity. and Léildtfltzi: (‘lllllfllirll member-hip in the Empire."

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Education And Culture

A rcveiit islue of the $_vrlriey' Pf).'<'l-R('(‘FYY‘(l-——

whoa» Wlilof‘. i.;.~ the way. is a former l>lilllllCf iinil l’l'l1l4‘t' of \\. e»; Lwlhflt‘ gradtiate—-coutaitis an inure-ting editorial on the subjeirt of higher

lthirritiiiu. \'i'r; quote:

"ln ti...» UQWWHII- days, when utilitarian

iliries ill’ inuirpaiit in ctlticaiiouzil circles, one iii-an. regri fully little iif ednciitioii for its own mil-e. The aiui- of lulucation have no (luuhl. lit-en rrciwfy taiiulitti-il by ou-r ticdzigtigical ex- pert-, ye; out Tilllwf yearn». fora reurn t0 some of lill, [ii-imfiile- that appwireil to ziiiitnate tt-zirber and i. luff-re the Ilay- of lll-.|(l'.l{l§’l' bYi-icxrii.‘ and iilt liter l'r.'i<_'iu.'it:-i-. fgjrlucaliriii iii tho-e i..i_\.-, \\i' wiuttely l'l'\illl_ wa- not mere learnitig. lt un- Ku-ltin who Il1l'll'tl that it did not mean lvfitillij; people to Lin.“ “that they do iioi airt-aiiyi l.i.o\v. And a further oliii~etive \\:i~ t"il‘tl’lllii'.' f"\ l'<"\.~i‘fl by a coutetiitiorary: "l/ic (15:11 w! u’: Foil rhniilil Iii" lo courrrl l/IL’

iiitiwl in“; i; It. Hi1] foioi/riiii, um] lit/l II VHSFVZTIW,

Thor 1.0». l: .. p/hvl Irv mrrclyt pain/titty m, zen’! be r|ii_,'.‘:.i/ /Q firm/fur! out’.

“l; i. Iilnitllld, of course, that life today de- niaiii- a lll‘~l'l‘, practical orii-ulatioii: that in or- flPf in itiip pave with progress we tnust kuoiv, him‘ to \\'/ll\ and plan. All die more reason, it,‘ yuiili] jiiuly aptit-ar. for an lll>l,~[€l‘lC8 on the, rulturai 7l.~ltf'l'i\ of eduratioii. $uvli a-pects lime‘ really no wiutitetioii with tnauu.'tl dexterity or ilhiiiiii-iiwiiiit- >l\lll. The fnriiicr may or lllll)’ not exi-t with tlii- latter. Our age, after all, is

not really lIJll'l\\\-'ll'll in flu- art of material ac- voiupli-htuetit". \\e need hau- no worry about Hi4: pracliiul or more Jll'I|lll$lll\'(.' t-utls 0f educa- litni.

“liilucntioii ~houlrl give us an awareness of

all that h.» quinine-s. balance, and sanity. A cultural tiupiia-i- will be pro-luetivt- of ClTlfllfl pap,“ ,,|' (li-(Tlllllllilllrlll that are essential if one

is m \-('p Life and see it whole. lt will have room for lioulvs, iuusie and art, for latighter and criuversatioii, and for what L.\\lti aptly called tne

I sink or disable a merchant vessel witliottt first

‘innocent vitiiilit-sf ll will ttiitlw it'll-sill“: PUFPWE" ful and sati-fviiig. ziud it will HllllllllfllC a gen- griills susceptibility’ toward truth and beauty- \\‘ll(‘|l(_'\(‘[‘ tiny are found.

“.\ii.l iximi uf the joy that comes from pure- ly iiii.ll.-.~i:i.ii flrtllllllrll<lllllPlll? lt is truly gpolu-it that ulll of llie sitpreme rewards 0f a tuliureil life is flu iuspiratioti that springs from | viillllllflrv ('\'(_'l'\"l\Q of the intellect. Probably no “emu; ha, quite the same fullness as that '_ll‘l'l\"ll from siIIlTCPS iiivlepeiirleiif of pfltilllill‘ fn~liioii or inuty. lf represents power in a

‘(iugtlom which. though nfli-ii assailed. can never ‘je conquered; lt leaves the possessor untouch- Id by all the vagaries of time, place, and cir-

‘ tem," a spokesman for the Association said.

so haud-iii-hanrl. “I believe that in the immedi-

\. oiij ate future there is a more hopeful prospect ofa , of

regional pact. If it is worth anything, it isf worth eii-rythiiig. In Europe today, if they: could get a feeling of iCCllflly in one part, that‘ fut-lei: of security tnight spread to other parts of liuroptn" In [llL',~€ lasi words. the ‘Prime AIIHNQF fviliitirved the llllllffwlfifl first given

by l-Unw-ign Secretary Anthony Eden that Bri- tish had abzuiilouerl its lllrlSlUllCL‘ that the Soviet l'uiou nut-t be brought into any European set- zli-tueut. This foreca-ts yielding to (ierniaiiy on

p the pwlll that any pact must be strictly a Wes-

erii European a

I Editorial Notes 1 St. David's Day. U i i \\'e now cntertiponflieuiotith of equinoctial gales and St. Patrick celebrations. X $ i “§it down strikes” in a comfortable, heated factory m‘ warehouse is one thing; in a cold damp mine it is qniie another; in fact suicidal. v t‘

Will the present lowering of the tariffs af- '

- feet lilt- (‘lllliilllllltlll situation? That is a ques- tion Wliltll time only will answer definitely.

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Strange are the “tiotices" that find their way to the "agony" columns of the London news-. papers. \'iz: ".-\ parent has lost the respect of‘ his small son through his inabilirv to spin some f.‘l<l'll_\‘~llf.lll_L'ill old vlflffilllC-‘C or Clll|lC>C tops. ls there any book giving instructions, please?"

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Protest against mail ClPliV€Tl€S on Saturday zifteriiovni and statutory holidav was made by the Canadian Postal limplov \,\.<l)ClflIlOll dur- itig the zuiuual thrve-tlay convention which end’ ed Saturday. The association also asks for a return to the ivorltiug hour schedule iii effect tuitil trip. l-Eior to that date employees oii

night worked .\(,'\'f.‘fl hours. l!‘ >0! 1

The pft'.\('lll orgy of educational. literary and musical propaganda recalls that ancient Egypt's‘ golden age. preceding its decadence, was a per- iorl of literary activity". Sitafches of song were written on tomb inscriplitiiis. and rolls of papyti were put into mutiiiiiy coffins. containing love rlitties. philosophic poems and wonder stories, which ivere to provide entertainment for the dead in the next world.

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Mr. R. .\lar.\'ictil, I\I.P., raised an import- ant objection to compulsory voting when he cited the case of northern constituteucies where the weather man not infrequently puts insuper- able difficulties in the way of ordinary folk getting tn the polls. 'l‘lien. too, there is the con- scious objector tog proud to fight and too in- dependent [0 vote fm‘ either 0f‘ any candidate.

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The sixty day private debt moratorium in Alberta is designed to stop a flood of mortgage foreclosures as a result of the Alberta Supreme Court decision outlawing the Settlement of [Jebts .\ct. It will give the Government time in which to draft new legislation which prob- ably will take the form of a reduction in debt principal. The Aherhart Government has power to proclaim a debt moratorium by order-in- council.

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It l9 joyfully announced that Russia has agreed to adlicre to the London treaty govern- iiiig the action of submarines. one provision of which requires that an undersea boat must not

removing all occupants to a place of safety. As this would be an itnpossibility, it is to be feared that in the event of another war some sub- marine conimzutilers will be tempted to “sink Wlllltilll, trace", a thing that happened more than once in the late conflict. ll‘ I i

Because ex-Prr-miei- lleiiry stiggestcd in the Ontario Legislature that the Ilepburii Govern- ment had ";i|:iy-etl-ii|i"to Senator Frank O'Con- nor, who had since left them, Premier Hepburn retaliated by stating that he intended introduc- ing legislation to compel Senator Meighen to show how his interests were hffectcd by the .'\bitilii (Taiiyon power deal in i934. As the 5enatur has already passed scatlieless through previous Ilepliurn investigations. he is not like- ly lo lose much sleep over the latest threat.

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Qiiceliee Legislature has been petitioned by the .\lontre.'il Provision Trade Associatiorrioin- trodiicc the i1$essary_ legislation making the grading of butler compulsory. The Quebec dairymen have zilrt-atly gone on record to the same effect. Ontario passed such legislation last October, and British Columbia, Alberta, Sas- katchewan and hlaiiitoba have had such regula- tions in force since I935. "Tlw PF0vlY1C€ 0f Quebec produces a higher perceufHf-W of m5‘ grade litifter than any other province, so pro- ducers do tint fear any compulsory grading sys-

Selenoe has come to the defence the woman driver. If she 1S no: so efficient as are the men it is not because of her sex or "innate abili- ties, but merely because she lacks; the driving experience necessary for greatest skill. This is shown by tests of more than 2.000 persons on vision. reaction, time and other es- sential ablities for the auiomobile (lFLVBI made by an American expert. —Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph.

The desire for individuality which i.» universal among men, can now and should be used as a basis front which to bring about character re- foim. Fostering a spirit of respon- sibility by means which are recog- nized and advocated by such en- lightened and progressive ofiicials as Warden Latves of Sing Sing and others is likely to add to the good effects produced. Neither the Rev.‘

C. E. Silcox nor those who think'

with him are advocating that pris- oners be “coddled? but only that the penal institution should take on its proper function~the reform- ation, as well as the punishment, of the criminal-and should not deter- iorate into n mere instrument of un- remitting revengtm-Globe and Mai, Toronto.

Manitoba has tried heavy tax- ation, and many economy measutes, but the province and municipalities are both in desperate straits, The other provinces are ln an even more desperate condition. They should at least have the opportunity of stat- ing their ease before the new com- mission. Then Parliament should be able to take some intelligent action. Of course, the question of conflict- ing jurisdiction is bound to arise, and once again the necessity for overhauling our constitution be- comes evident. but the crisis is so important that. immediate action is essential-London Free Press.

Mr. Belloc has something like ninety books listed in the British “Whols Who." For a writing career of about forty years this is more‘ than two books a year, Not count- ing journalistic work and ltcturiiig. Maurice Baring at the age of‘ 6'3. has , more than 60 books listed. Cliester- l ton. the greatest of the trio, died at the age of 62 with something like 65 books to his credit and an immense amount of journalistic work-New York Times.

The number of Canadian students ln the universities of Paris has been growing considerably for some time. A despateh from the I-ravas Agency reports on this: “An increase of twenty per cent ln the number of Canadians studying in Paris this year has been estimated. There are 108 of them at the university. Twen- ty of them are studying medicine and about thirty taking literary courses. Canadians and Frenchmen fratemlze at the university and ac- custom t‘- . ‘ves to the manners and the thought of the two coun- trlesfl-Ex.

R was Hamilton, his federalist papers defending the then-debated judicial system, who wrote: “. . . independence of the judges ls equal- ly requisite to guard the constitu- tion and the rights of individuals from the effects of those lll humors, which the arts of designing men . . . sometimes disseminate . . . and 1 which have a tendency to . , .100- cnsion dangerous innovations in the govemrnent." — Christian Science Monitor.

The shadow of tho gallows not only causes reluctance on the pat-t of juries to convict. but also arous- es much maudlln sentiment for n‘ murderer after conviction. Human, sympathy should be with the vlc-l tlm, not the murderer. But once the victim ls buried and the accused ls in the dork fighting for his life sympathy frequently swings round to the man in danger of the gallows. It la not. uncommon at such times for a great wave of popular emotion to sweep over a country, and thou- sands of persons will sign petitions of mercy for persons under sentence of death who know nothing about. the details of the crime and trial.- Wlnnlpeg Tribune.

Publle apathy in the past has been largely to blame for the un- checked growth of the beggar nul- sance, but there has recently been a strong stirring of oplnfon on the subject and a demand for some- thing more than procrastinating oommlt ees, pious resolutions and abortive meetings. It. is intolerable that the present state of affairs should be allowed to continue. Whllo Bombay. Lahore, Madras and other cities by constructive policy have gone a long way towards c eating their streets of the dis- eased mendlciint, careful estlmatu showthat over 4,000 beggars con- tinue to infest the highways and byways and markets of India's com- mercial capital, of whom 1.000 are leper-s, 400 blind, and 000 sufferers from various other diseases and lnflrmltleo-Calcutta statesman.

Min Agnou Mmphnll npulu alg- nlflcantly of the British ofiicers in the Canadian forces. Would she sooner nee them German-trained or

lative prices. Fastidious tastes re-

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I'm column h one: In lln i dlneuulol by oorrurioudoah of question: of Interact. ‘Ibo Charlottetown Guardian does lot naoenufly undone tho opinion of ownupondieiitl.

CHICKEN CANNING

Sin-Some statements have been Published. by Mr. F. it Nash and others, which, while true in fact. are liable to be misunderstood to throw a wet blanket over the canning factory project. To dispel those ghostly shadows let us view the

I whole subject ln the light of fact.

Poultry could probably be raised in quantity at. a price to permit canning, but not to make it reason- ab y remuneratlve. of itself, to jus- tify specializing exclusively for that. purpose. .

If we review the modes and pio- cesses we will learn that in very few products the raw material is proouced solely with the canning. in view‘. l

In the great fruit areas enor-

. mous quantities are grown of plums.

pears, cherries, peaches and ground l vegetables such as tomatoes, beans peas, beets, etc. vastly in excess of he demand for immediate con- sumption. This is true of practical- ,v everything used in the canning‘ factories. The prod-teen after . in; all the selects that the rt suit-Eng market will absorb, se.ls the surplus to the calmer-s, from whom,‘ lie must be satisjieil wiih the tzin- ‘ ning value. Viith this outlet for his Pent-plus the grower has no worry over heavy production or gutted markets, and can get top prices tot his fancy s,ock with the splendid .llCl( Ol at least. cost iarice i0: his surplus. I Without this outlet lflllt farmlngl

on a large scale would not pain; wliilr with this advantage lt is; highly remunerative. Today you,

have to pay 20c for lb. of frzsh tomatoes, a profitable price to the grower, yet you can buy a 2 ib. eaii of last years surpus for 10c. You don't find stall fed beef or quality meats going to the cannery, but if you Blutfsd the market with the medium qualry clown would kibble the price of rize beef. This ls llkevtdse true of poultry. Being at all times of the year a seasonable food there is a very ‘heavy table demand at remuner-

quire the finest and most fanny stock. But even this market is lim- red. and who can estimate demand and supply. But with the CPTHiBZ‘ ready to absorb the surplus there wiil be no unsold stock to send to the dump, or i0 lzlu" Lit-s Iflllkéi into prices fess prozlfal-igtfian the canning price which soup are ii-i- cllried to grumble over. Too many have eves to see the bar- rrst price of canning stock, when- they are blirir‘ to its stimulant, force in giv- ini! fancy returns on their bulk of stiles.

'I'hen the larger the proclueilon the lower the average cost to pro- duce. and the less number t) select from for table marketing sales. With a cannery at hand to absorb

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the surplus the farmer may pro- duce in greater nuantltv without fenr of exceeding the demand limit. Rut ivifhout the canner he must llniit his production and that w’th four and trembling.

And the cannery cannot live ivifhoitt raw material ‘If our pro- ducers want this boon They must prepare to izlve it a working chance. rind that ls b_v lnsitrlng a supnly of iivhatever is needed, without the greed for table sloc-k profits.

And bv canning al‘ medium and third class material. retaining the cream of‘ our products for the epi- curr-an markets, we elevate the name and character of our izoods. securing higher prices, and greater average profits.

I am, Sir. eta. ECONOMIST

CANNING OPPORTUNITIES

Sin-The reprint. in Saturday's Guardian of a recent article in the Financial Post, telling of the propos- ed himbandlng in Great Britain of canned and other foods. as a pre- cautionary measure ln anticipation of war, ls of special interest to the people of Prince Edward Island and should be the means of allaylng the fear regarding the risk of dr- veloping a modern canning fnetrry. as evidenced by those who appar- ently are unaware of‘ the immensi- ty of the Empire market for food and feed o." the kinds-that can be produced by our farmers and fish- ermen. Moreover. the fact that the British Government is already formulating its plans for the stor- age of the food should stress the need for immediate action,