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Canadians Have Cause to + Britisher," When They Thats what many editors think, at in surveying the budget of Chan- of the Exchequer, Philip Snow- den, which provides for a 22% per ¢entage of income tax, and involves, as London press dispatches advise us, & mew basic rate of $1.12 on each $5 of facome. While relatively few Britons pay the full rate of the income tax, cables a London corr t vast b ritain's Huge Tax Incubus oice, and Say: "Lo, the Poor His Income Tax Government, the London Daily Herald, official organ of the Labor party, de- clares that the. budget "places bur- dens on broad backs." On the other hand, the London Times remarks: "The new taxes will certainly deepen the disquieting impression that the wealthier section of the community is merely being exploited to provide for the of 'social' services for are obliged to pay something, begin- ming on incomes as low as $675 for * single persons and $1,125 for the mar- ried. Under the néw rates, ihis informant adds, an unmarried man would pay ap- proximately $254 on an income of $3,000; $442 on $4,000; $629 on $5,000; $2,348 on $12,500, and up to $43,190 on $100,000. A married man without children, it is further noted, would pay $528 on $5,000; triple that amount on $10,000, and up to $2,964 on $15,000. Championing Mr. Snowden as the which the appetite of the electorate is not likely to diminish as long as the voter is protected from the fiscal con- sequences of his own extravagance." Ever since the war, writes a special correspondent in the London Morning Post, Britain has been groaning under a load of taxation. In comparing Bri- tain's burden with that of other coun- tries this writer cites Mr. Stanley Baldwin's Government, as having given the House of Commons in De- cember, 1928, the following figures showing the national taxation per head in several countries: - Chancellor of the MacDonald Labor | Hart A. Massey fellowships have been awarded by the American Univer- sity, to two fourth-year University of Toronto students: Howe H. Martyn (left) in philosophy honors at Victoria College, who is the son of H. G. Martyn, vice-principal of the Stratford Normal school, and John T. Wilson (right), in physics and geology honors at Trinity College, who is son of J. A. Wilson, director of civil aviation, Ottawa. ; et-glove" Policy fn vegleyS oly Then "violence" and "the fron d" appear. Edd ttempt to make a newsreel of) 'widely scattered developments in " ds told in the dispatches, would show at least: : Weazened Gandhi, on speaking tour, preaching non-violent civil afs- obedience, even to death for it. In-| The new king, it appears, has spent a lifetime in the army, is an experi enced soldier, and is keen on improv- ing and bringing to an efficient stand- ard the forces of Afghanistan. He knows, declares this Peshawar correspondent, that on this army as on nothing else depend the peace of Af- Great Britain Fran: Italy . United St tes National Taxation per Head 1913-14 192.-27 £3 11 4 £14 11 8 3:4 T 20 20 4 4 0 » 1 4 0 4. ¢ 0 This corespondent of the London Morning Post (Ind. Corns.) goes on to say: "Great Britair was thus paying in 1927 four times as much per head as before the war, and twice as much as any of the other three countries. In January, 19:0, Mr. Snowden informed the House of Commons that, according to the latest figures, British taxation was £15 1s. 6d. per head, while that of the nited States was £5 13+. 6d., so that Brit:in's position had Fecome re- ratively still more unfavo able as com- pared ith 'he United States, "This basis of compurison suffices to give a very rough idea of the bur- den of taxation in different countries. It is nevertheless admittedly inaccur- ate "s a guide to the real burden of 'For, in the first place, it takes ac- count of the national budget and omits local taxation, the proportion of which to the national budget varies from country to country. And, sec- ondly, it does not allow for difference in national income, which is an im- portant factor in determining the ca- pacity of a country to bear taxation. "Unfortunately, exact calculations of national income are impossible, but sufficiently near estimates can be made which leave no room foy doubt that Britain is the most heavily taxed of the great countries of the world in proportion to her income. The follow- ing table, based on approximate fig- ures, shows the proportion of the na- tional income paid out in all taxation, national and local, by five principal taxation. countries: National All Percentage Income Taxation of Taxation Year £000,000 to Income Great Britain .. 3,750 825 22.0 Germany 3,100 626 20.1 Italy . 1,100 200 18.2 TRIE ie. creiivirinsiisiisnisiaiien 2,050 350 10.1 United States . 12,000 1,270 10.6 "It is thus clear that Great Britain bears a substantially heavier load of taxation in relation to her resources than any of the principal European ex- beligerents, and one of altogether dif- ferent Tuleullide from that of the mited States. Both the size of the Bri- tish contribution and the comparison with that of other countriés speak suf- ficiently Jopdly for themselves, "But we have not yet surveyed the whole field of taxation. Not included In either national or local budgets are the compulsory contributions paid by employers and workers to the social insurance services." This is an item-- Whemployment isurance, health insur- | ance, widows', orphans' and old-age | contributory pensions and workmen's | compensation--which costs the em- ployers some £55,000,000 a year, in addition to over £40,000,000 paid by the workers." The Strong Man - Of Afghanistan The Hero of the Hour in Afghanistan, It Seems, is | King Nadir Shah Through rare courage and intellect, it is said, he is endeavoring to win for his country, peace, prosperity, and prestige, The great revolution left %Afghanis- tan both sick and prostrate, writes the Peshawar correspondent of the Calcutta Statesman, How King Aman- ullah was forced to flee with his wife and retinue to Europe, and how his successor, the "water boy," King Habi- Bullah, was overthrown, has been told fu these columns. The new phase of Afghan progress da now called to our attention. Mean- while this Peshawar informant points out that: "In some respects the great upheav- al resulted in conditions most satis- factory to Afghanistan as well as to the peace of Central Asia, "It is not an exaggeration to say that the peace of the world would Rave been in jeopardy had it not been for the patience and great political foresight on the part of the British Government and the Union of Soviet socialist Republics, "The way in which the Afghan situ- ation was handled by both these great Powers will go down In histry as a marvel of diplomatic skill, "It is a mistake to think that Ama- mullah's reforms were the basic cause of the revolt. The real causes were quite different, and the question of reforms and West- to discharge the responsibilities: of Government. We read: "Two of his brothers have taken charge of the whole civil and military administration at home. One is Sar- dar Mohamad Hasham Khan, the Pre- mier, and the other, General Shah Mahmud Khan, is Minister of War and Commander-in-Chief, "Again, two of his remaining broth- ers have been placed in chargd of the two most important centers of for- eign diplomatic intercourse; Shah Wali Khan is Minister Plenipotentiaty to the Court of St. James's, in London, and Mohamad Aziz Khan is Minister at Moscow. "He has thus distributed the most important offices of State to his broth- ers, each of whom is to my personal knowledge most capable of discharg- {ing the duties entrusted to him." Other salient features of King Na- {dir Shah's Government, this Pesha- | war informant goes on to say, are al- most identical with those of ex-King Amanullah's Government, But, he adds, a wise step has been taken by the present king in securing the co-operation of religious leaders in his administration. Two well known religious personalities have been already absorbed by the Govern- ment, this narrator states, and con- tinues: "The Hazrat Sahib of Sher Bazar, the famous religious leader who was responsible for Amanullah's downfall, has been appointed Minister Plenipot tentlary at Cairo, and has already left Afghanistan to take up his duties. "His younger brother, the Hazrat Sher Afgha, is now Minister of Jus- tice at Kabul, "Again, in order to provide an op- portunity for the expression of their ern modes of living were only brough . In to give the Shinwaris an excuse for a rising. "Whatever the causes and the eourse of the revolt, it is now clear that the revolution has vefulled in the [ lishment of a stable and strong t, and the lon to the collective opinion, the King has con- stituted a Jamial-al-Ulema (Grand As- sembly of the Learned) which will of thelr duties toward questions re- lating to the Shariat of Islam, 'This Assembly will indeed be help- ful in maintaining the eguilibrium when ever the fanaticism of the tribal help the Government in the discharge] and the stability of the Government. Turning to educational matters, we find that: "King Nadir Shah has lost no time in re-opening sclools for boys. The education of girls 1s for the present out of the question. "He has not laid down any clear line | of policy with regard to the system of education in Afghanistan, but so far as I am aware, the system Tomtem- plated by him will differ in many re- spects from that adopted by ex-King Amanullah, "Although he believes that it is necessary for the Afghan youth to learn European languages, he prefers Russian and English above all others, and he is perfectly justified. "British India and Russia are both Afghanistan's immediate neighbors, and it is with these two Powers that Afghanistan has to deal politically, socially, and economically. "Why then should the Afghan youth be ignorant of<the languages of their neighbors and let the vast field of literature, science, arts, and politics provided in these two of the world's best media remain unexplored? "King Nadir Shah is believed not to be in facor of sending to Europe boys of tender age. He favors the saner policy of having the children educated at Kabul until they grow up and complete a standard at home not less than that of the matriculation in India. Only after such preliminary education will the boys be sent to Europe. At present there is no such item in King Nadig Shah's "Program, for the education budget hardly covers the expenses necessary for education at home." h -- ee Out On His Feet Somebody has pricked the enormous bubble that was Primo Carnera, It now appears that the giant Italian's pseudo-triumphant tour of the United States has been nothing more than a clossal fake from the beginning. His opponents have fallen before his great reach and windmill arms like wheat before a scythe. Some of them, In- deed, timing their falls inaccurately, tumbled to the mat before the huge Carnera's fist established contact with their chins. One held off for ix rounds, which was not at all aczord- Ing to schedule, so one of Carnera's seconds went round to the opposite corner and whispered magic in the obdurate boxer's second's ear, with the result that the towel weat into the ring instead of Carnera. As a result, his license and that of his manager have been cancelled, and now he can only fight in Alaska; the Panama Canal Zone, and the Hawai ian Islands, in American territory. H.R.H. the Duke of Canada joins heartily with the rest of the British Empire in congratula- tions to H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught on the attal ot his ej h birthday anniversary, His life has been a long and active one, spent wholly, until very recent years, In the service of the Crown, and, there- fore, of the Empire. As a soldier he established and retained a high re putation, and many of the reforms ef- fected in the British army were due to his activities. "He was a strict dis-' ciplinarian, but at the same time won and held the affection of all who serv- ed under him. Canada was fortunate in having him as Governor-General from 1911 to, 1916, and he was both popular and efficient, setting a sound example of scrupulous regard for the Fesponet) bilities, as well as the limitations, of his high position. His daughter, known to every Canadian as Princess Pat, endeared herself to the people of this country by her democratic | ways and her charm of manner, and! her name is permanently associated ' with Canada's war record as Honor-' ary Colonel of the famous Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, a regiment that made history and left a reputation that will never fade. The Duke, while in Canada, travel led extensively, made himself acquaint. ed with all parts of the Dominion, and frequently revealed in his speeches a keen understanding and appreciation of our peculiar problems and needs. His tact and his long military ex- perience proved invaluable during the first two years of the war, and when he went home in 1916 He carried with him the good wishes of the entire Do- minjon. - The example he has set the Empire of hard work is one that may be emulated by all. It is of parti cular significance in that it embodies the principle that royalty is no bar to service and that a man in whose veins the bloed royal runs may serve as faithfully and as ably as those of less- er birth, The wish of the Empire 1s that His Royal Highness may be long spared to enjoy the leisure his self- sacrificing devotion~to that Empire so richly merits. HEARTACHES Let us awaken to the divine privi- lege of sharing the heartaches of our friends; of the meaning of good fel lowship; of that independence ' of spirit that does not imitate; of, cour- age and pride that can endure adver- sity with dignity, and without fear. ------ COURTESY Give the other fellow a chance to talk. He'll appreciate the courtesy and you may learn something. er pn : An architect thinks that the smal houses now being built could be much improved. For one thing they might be arranged so that the rooms would fold into the walls when not wanted. ; Green." divi and crwods disobeying the salt law by making and selling salt in many places. Mrs. Gandhi, minus Carrie Nation violence, leading groups of women to persuade natives not to nse liquor or patronize liquor shops. Other bands of women on picket duty in the boycott of foreign-made cloth- shops. Importing merchants join. ing boycott for a year. Thousands of demonstration marchers in Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Delhi streets sing ing the official Nationalist song "Bande Mataram" ("Hail Mother land"), but also "The Wearing of the ." "Hartals"--both orderly and disorderly general cessation of work in factories, schools, exchanges, and business houses. Protesting crowds outside trial courts, as well as strik- ers, throwing stones in conflict with police. Riot fatalities and arrests by the score, Hunger strikes among salt-making prisoners. . Martial law prevailed in cities where protest meetings and general strikes had been called and broken up. Then a band of revolutionary raiders at- tacked Chittagong a river port ot Bengal, looted the armories of the police and auxiliary forces, killing seven persons, and fled back to the hills. Whereupon troops from Cal- cutta were ordered the scene for pursuit, and Viceroy Lord Irwin reim- posed the ordinance enabling Bengal authorities to arrest and intern sus- pects without warrant or trial. Thus emerges "the iron hand." News dispatches come from a few city-centers and may be subject to censorship, yet they give the impres- sion of spreading revolt, subject to many cross-currents. Correspondents report: "Nationalist campaigners adapt propaganda methods learned from Soviet Russia and China revolutions. There are more kinds of revolt than ever previously attempted in India-- economic, educational, religious, soc- fal, feminist, and political. Com- munist leaders attack Gandhi's disob- edience- program as futile and vision- ary. Some Moslem leaders refuse to co-operate. ~ A 'caste anti-revolution- ary party has appeared. Ruling Princes of native States have come to- gether seeking additional privileges from Government. Besides Viceroy Lord Irwin's strategy in refusing im- mediately to make Gandhi a martyr, but interning his chief leut i, hit H g : | P in a non-stop fight of 17 hours, 38 minutes, 16 seconds. The Lindberghs made the Los-Angeles-New York flight in 14 hours, 446 minutes, and 52 sec onds. Emphatically does Captain Hawks assert that his record has been vice," And Capone, we are told, "has and | beaten. But not so Lindbergh. He refuses to take credit for it in the - elected himself unanimously -- and course of a brief statement fo the "All for Al and Al for All"--that is "he slogan of the new combine, ae cording to The Herald-Examiner, ! press, running in part as folows: "The flight. was purely an mental flight, a flight testing | theory that greater speed and ency can be obtained by taking ad- which then proceeds to tell us more vantage of better weather conditions about this strange development in in the higher altitudes. Chicago's "racket": { "We made the entire flight at alti- "Under the terms of the agreement tudes varying from 14,000 feet to 15, the gang coalition tenance of what m described plates main- accurately be as a 'community chest, 500, Mrs, Lindbergh acting as co-pilot and navigator. Throughout the trip | she used the aviation sextant to take "Into this chest will be poured all observations to keep us on our course. of the earnings of all of the gang's units--earnings from vice resorts, "I want to make it plain that I real- ly did not break the transcontinental from gambling tables, from whiskey | speed record, despite the fact that our and beer distribution, and from labor rackets. ' "Out of the chest will come the pro- tection funds required, and, it has elapsed time was less than the time taken by Captain Hawks on his trans- continental flight. * The reason for that is that we made one stop while been decided, these fees will not be! Captain Hawks's flight was non-stop. scattered indiscriminately, as hereto- "I don't believe that we would have fore, but will be paid to certain desig- made the same time if we had at- nated individuals, powerful enough to keep off the petty graft colectors." "The amalgamation of interests now tempted to come through non-stop." Lindbergh "remains the fore- most knight of the air," declares the supposed 'to have been effected was a' Albany News. The New Haven Jour: characteristic Capone coup," writes nal-Courier recognizes again that Owen L. Scott, Chicago correspondent | "distinctive tang of personality about of the Ci lidated Press A ii ion his feats. "None of his exploits is "It means reduced overhead and en-| meaningless," concurs the Philadel hanced profits, inasmuch as the main- tenance of private armies is about the costliest feature of the gang business. Good gunmen draw about $100 a week and keep. The number of men on pay- rolls could be cut sharply with peace." Close behind this news came the an- nouncement, in the Chicago Tribune, that Capone, who. recently completed a year's term in a Philadelphia jail, was "seeking new realms of profit, and had invaded the stronghold of po- litical patronage, planning to seize public jobs, public contracts, control of budgets, and the power that attends it all." Reading further: "The plan, as it has been described, has been to have a Capone man ap- pointed commissioner of the Bureau of Plumbing, with power to hire and fire the city plumbers, to create re- strictions and. rules for building in- and taking necessary military meas- ures to suppress 'riots, it is surmis- ed that the report of the Simon In- vestigation Commission, withheld for two years In London may be thrown into the ring for a compromise settle ment, short of independence at an op- portune time." Most of our papers find it dificult to understand how Gandhi's psycho- logy can possibly win, although many R to hasize - its 4 character, and hedge enough to sug- gest that what wouldnt go in the West may or<may not go, far in the Bast. Uncertain 'editors agrea that the one certainty seems to be that Britain has one of her hardest em- pire nuts to crack. Wins 133-Mile Dash For Sputtery Sea Fleas stallations, resulting in a czardom over all plumb work in the city." Meanwhile, Capone men were re- ported to be "muscling in" op the la- bor unions. The po¥ce saw a tempor ary setback in this scheme when a lone gunman entered a barroom and shot to death three alleged members of the Capone gang. News of the Chicago crime merger seems to shock some of our editors, but most of thém write of it fn an ironical vein. Thus the New Orleans Item wonders whether it will bring\an |" investigation by the Department of Justice "to determine if the anti-trust laws are violated." -- ---- The Economic Crisis in Canada Review of Reviews (London) ) : The fall in wheat, wool, copper, cotton, and other products will not in itself prove to be a bad thing eventyally; but, temporarily, its effects are disastrous. It has caused serious embarrassment to the chief producing countries like Argentina, Canada, and Australia. In the first-named country th. gold standard has had to be suspended for the time being, but that country, un- |" like Canada through its wheat pool, was _wise to sell its wheat and other products at whutever prices they would fetch. Canada unwisely decided to hold wheat off the market in the hope that the price would improve, The opposite has happencd and the situation in Canada 's serious. The Tunds of the banks are tied up in phia Record. "It was adventure." But, continues the Syracuse Post-Standard, "it was intelligent and purposeful adventure; the intent of America's foremost aviat- or was to secure data useful in high flying in transport and express service across the continent." . Fu Sopaeill 2a further 'experimenta- tion by the Lindberghs and others, but the New York World thinks "it may fairly be assumed that the npper- air levels will be increasingly used for very long flights." As the Cleveland News asks: "Since storms endanger airplanes along the regular routes and dense at- mosphere holds them back, why not ride above the storms in safety; speedily through the lighter air?" ie \ py Babe Ruth Beginning - to Earn the $80,000 : - Hitting at .356 Gait Washington,--After his slow start, Babe Ruth is beginning to play the kind of baseball he is expected to de- liver for his $80,000 annual salary. Babe led the New Yor': Yankees at- tack in their 9 to 0 win over the league leading Washington Senators, with three hits in five times up His re- cord for the game: First inning -- Singled to centre, scoring Combs ar? Koenig. Third infiing--Rolled to Judge. . Sixth inning--Fliad to Rice, who made a tacular catch inst the scoreboard. i Eighth inning--Singled to right, ad- vancing on Gehrig's walk and scoring on Laz: ori's single. Ninth inning--Beat out a bunt along the third base line, took third on Laz-- zarl's single and scored "on Byrd's sacrifice fly. The excellant batting performance raised Ruth's season batting mark from .8225 to .356. His v3cord: » G. AB. B, H HR. PC. 11 45 12:18 2 356 > RESPONSIBILITIES 'all shrink, like cowards, from new duties, new responsibilities. We do not jo + ob out of the beaten track of our daily life. Close to us on each side of the road are those whom we might help or save with one good action, one kind-word,. But we r We say: "I am not pre-