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President Lleut. fol. W. Chester S. McLuro Vice President. J. R. Burnett. FJ-l- Secretary, LIuul. Col. l). A. Maclilnnnn. 0.5.0. Editor and lllanagliig Director. J R- Buruett, FJJ. Associate Editors. l-‘rank Walker and I811 A- Bllfllfl‘

suusi"itii-'ri0s [IATES 3, M311 111 r. u. 1.. sfoo pal" year. $2.50 for 8 month». $1.25 tor L; niuntns. 50c for one month. Clly lllclncl). Sunni per ywr. 53-90 W! 5 mflm-mi $1.75 tor 3 IIIOIIHIS-sauo c" By Mall tn ‘Curran-a and U. S. A. - P") - faturuuy “truly s.»~..1_ 119i" rear. al-W fur h "Ilium! buc Iur 5 uiuiitt . “The ‘TSIFOIIQCSI illcmory is Weaker Hull the Weakest lnlc." votrsr l3, 1940.

Canada's \\.ll‘ expriitliliife Will amm-mt I0 pqyqllglnx 4.1- to present commitments. .~\'ct1i:1l.'1p'.-l~ for the various defence SCH-kc, ‘lllliil i; i.) .\\\‘1o..1.<.\‘.5o_> and there are other t'llll‘_1tl’..l.‘-l.>. aggit-galilig 531915391606-

FrQm the grand iotal u," these two sums there ii deductible 11:1 estimated $90.000.<>00 “dlich the [ioveriiuiviit rxptcts i.» rcctivcr from the British [ioverruncnt on iiiuiiilioiis and other contracts. The grauiiicut givcii to lhc Commons on Friday by the .\l oi lillllllfC indicates a gap 01 not much less in $tltt,000.00o Wllldl ‘he Trcasurv llll! l out of its available cash or by l\1ll'l'li\\ ‘p- ' at» 11-‘111 l'L'\t'llllL‘ fur the year has hem Q-‘lllll 1:. .1: Siqtiyiiloyaio on the old taxa- tion lJila-S, 1 \‘_'.\‘t»,i ~<.-.1_- YUO which the new war taxes are 0X] ‘ thice, bringing the total to $.,;.,_.,... is still to be considered the ‘M. ,,.. ysfloooooo provided for in L_",,1,,.. ‘1-1 dildrt-ss of lune 24, and at t l\‘:1I.-".uii predicted a margin of 5;‘ M‘

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cn\-‘i1"?[I l,‘ , _ l, ‘ ul or by l)0l'I‘O\\'lllg. 1. i; .1...- ,;.\',<utl\.()OO, says the .\lont- rual (i.l’l',. < l.. '11 tile crop of the public.

There is .1 v-i, u‘? ~prc..l cuuvictiob that the sum is f“; l». that so-called u1icoii- trollahh? ex, n zirc in fact controllable,

that it‘ 1 \\ ll on the part of the Gov- eriirilt-lil :11 .- . 1' t‘ \\'...\' lo :1 \'L‘l'_\' drastic rc- (luqiilni :11 1.1.1" * si-iwiccs and their Cost. It siititiltl 11.". l»: v to say that the more thc (]/i\'€l'lllllt‘2l[ s ll ‘the reduction of services

. to the conduct of the war, ‘ - support of the fight- iiinicy it can divert in ._ have to borrow or ill have to take from the '. (‘lutsitle the limits of 15rd.- outlays there seems i .11 rctrriirliiiictit, although 'll'llllt‘lll not directly m of the war otight to ~_v of q-ivc-rnnictit in these most that can be saved and is not

:11id no government lilllllvV of wasting millions v iit-cvlcrl in furtherance the ciivrgics of the to lit‘ directed.

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Ftirin Living Costs ‘iult-x of farm family living .1.-e of 6.5 pcr cent to 87.2

The semi-anal: costs showed at: ..

for the lll»: ~11 llt‘f\\‘t't'il the fall 0f I939 and the SIIITII" o. 11.,» The eastern and western regional tlt.\».> w. "ch are combined in the com-

ait-tl slight differences, the v ".1 per cent to 88.0 and

posite figure :1 eastern series a.ivanc‘~ g ,

the wcswru index gal 'u_:,' only 6.6 per cent to 86-i_ An izxdcx a." llini iidn urban living costs rose 3.3 per cciit to $5.," in this period or less than one half [lEC amount recorded by the firm index.

On the other hand, a. sharp increase of 23.5 per cent to 72.1 was noted for the Canadian farm products \\'lllll\‘~.'lltf llrice index between August, i939, and Apr-i, 19.10, thereby reducing mater- ially the spread between the things farmers buy and those they sell. Tbc bureau of statistics gen- eral wholesale index of 507 commodity price series moved up 14.8 per cent to 83.! in the same interval. C-Jittpflred with Dominion farm family index levels of former years, the I940 Ipring level was the highest since I930 when the index was 94.3. This was true also of the eastern series, but for the west the current index was still fractiounlly liclow i931 levels.

Guided By Bible

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During Gcncrzll Ailviiliy"; can-ipaign in Pales- time against the lurks in the field \\'0rld War. the capture of the stronghold of Michmzish by a small British force opened the road t0 Jerusalem. The inside story of this feat, an related by Major Yivilii tlilht-rt lll his "Romance of the Last (‘ru-ailc," his a >li"tllfll interest for biblical scholars.

A certain brigade major had been ordered to attack a \'llli'l'.’l' llfllllfiil .\llt‘lllll-'l.=ll. He knew nothing rihou: . i. rfllzigi- but tlic name seemed

vaqnrly f?llllll‘.'ll‘. llv u 1s almost ccrtain he had srcn i1 iiiviiliiiiu-il .i»iii~11!ii~rc. in the. llible, with wliost- c-nitviii- hi‘ \v;1s wlill v1-r.-r-d_

Fo ll!‘ srirtiid ti» rim llirriigdi the likclv chap- ters \\lll'l't' -ll"ll :1 illzirv iiiiglit have bccn mcn- tioucrl '*'lll‘ .11\. I ‘Rd ;i llililc Wllll him —- anrl iii l .\':1ii:1i1!. tliriptri‘ l3. he came across this \'t‘l'.~<‘f ".\iid Falll and _|1iii."illi:1li abode in Gibmili of ll-niduiiii: l-.il thc Pliilistinrs encamp- ed iii Alivliiiil-ll."

Flaiiiul \\‘t'.'ll nu to du-"crilic llicliumsli as br- ing sflliai id It‘! :1 lrlf :icr1- of flat laud rcaclicd flll‘.'ill"il :1 i»... din lliltl ":1 !~'ll.'ll'|) rock on lllf‘ on" 'd - :1" l '1 ~71 "ii l’1.‘l\' i111 lht‘ iltliri" aidc." llc p ‘ l '~. [.1~~ p int-dr- n, surprisi- attack on the T1,!“ = , -,‘ ~‘| 1N: pris- who tliotiglil lllI‘_V

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Turks reacted as did the Philistines. They believed they were being attacked by the whole army of Gen. Allenbyi and fled in disorder.

S0 after thousands of years the tactics 0f Still and Jonathan ivcre repeated by a British fort! and led to victory. IIISIOT)’ was made at blich- mash because a good soldier was also a good biblical scholar.

.- tDIIURIAL NUIES -.

Now for a real Old Home atmosphere. fi i F!‘ i

The Mechanized Horse are fast getting into

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Next week will be National Registration for all, of both sexes, over 16 years of age. Sub- scquciitly each one as be attains 10 must register at the nearest Post Office.

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The most discouraging thing about the pre- sent day religions situation is that those most loud in criticism and faulr-fitirling do not at- tend Church and lend a helping hand.

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According to Amos and Andy you can get away with anything in this Province of ours, but that docs not include failure to register for which the employer is liable to $200. and the employee to instant dismissal as well as fine.

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The Amherst Car and Foundry Co's works are having plant installed for ilie production of war material. When are Bruce Stewart 8t Co's works to follow suit?

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Is there lack of harmony in the Campbell Government? Interviewed yesterday, Hon Mr. Maclntyre stated he did not ltnow why the Pre- mier bad gone to Halifax, although the latter had taken his deputy with him to attend a con- ference of Maritime Premiers there.

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Florence Nightingale, “The Lady with the Lamp," died this date, i910. She revolutionized both army and home nursing; with a itatiotial gift of $250,000 she founded the Nightingale Training Home for nurses, the first regular training school for nurses for both army and domestic purposes. lt was in connection with her labours on the battle-scarred fields of the Cri- mea she was designated “The Lady with the Lamp."

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The United States is seeking to trade Great Britain prunes and raisins for tin. The Re- construction Finance Corporation and the Brit- ish Empire already are negotiating on the barter proposal similar to the one in which the United States trades cotton for British rubber. Agricul- tural products estimated to cost $22,500,000, in- (‘lllfllllg 70.000 tons of raisins and 70,000 tons of prunes, bad been offered to Great Britain as part privmcnt for a supply of such strategic war materials as tin.

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It is illtuiiiiiatiiig, as well as profitable, to compare our own position with that of others: Flffy-SIX per cent. of Britain's national income is bring spent on the war. About half this sum is to be raised by (lircct taxation, the other half contributed —nio.=1l.v by P-ritons themselves-An war loans. Even the most rabid atlvocates of a pay-as-you-go policy could scarcely quarrel with this division of the burden, remarks a. contem- porary. Rich and poor. old and young must pay what they can. Almost all are hit by the in- come tax, for example; wage-earners and low salaried persons face an upward revision, but it i: the comparatively well-to-do and the rich whose contributions under this head rise to fantastic beiglits—a married man with two child- ren earning $2,000 a year pays nearly $80, but he who earns $15,000 will pay over $6,000 of it to the Government, while a $50,000 earned in- come is charged $35,000. The excess profits tax is increased to I00 per cent, in a \vord, to simple confiscation. The poor maifs beer and tobacco are hit again,a penny a glass and two shillings a pound respectively.

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Arrangements for the establishment of a Un- ited Kingdom security deposit in Montreal to hold in custody American and Canadian securities sent to Canada under instructions of the British Treasury are practically complete. Establishment of the deposit in Canada follows a ltatement re- cently in the British House of Commons by Sir Kingsley Wood, British Chancellor of the Ex- chequer. "In order that American and other securities which are marketable outside Britain may continue to be realized on in an orderly fash- ion," said Sir Kingsley, "it is convenient for them to be held in North America, and, accord- ingly, thc bulk of these securities in question are being held in Canada pending their realiza- tion." Mr. A. S. Craig, an official of the Bank of England, arrived recently with five other of- ficials who will be responsible for the general supervision and safe-keeping of securities so they may be dealt with promptly, as the need arises. He has been assisted in preliminary arrange- ments by the Bank of Canada.

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In two instances in the history of England her Admiralty was obliged to act as it did at Oran, says the London Times editorially — both in i807: “When Napoleon, still intent on an ulti- mate invasion of Iinglatiil, was searching Eu- rope for a fleet to replace tltc one destroyed at Trafalgar, he sent Marshal juiiot into Portugal

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to scizc the ships of that country, and Admiral iSir Sidney Smith determined to prevent it. This was accomplished by heavy pressure on the l‘rincc Rcgcnt, u-lio accepted one of the alterna- Jiivcs put to Admiral (icnsoul at Oran, placed liinisvlf undvr the prntcction of the British com- inaudz-r, and sailrd out of Lisbon to take refuge in Ilriizil. Iiarlirr in lllf‘ yicar the British Gov- Cl'lllll4'!ll bad discovt-rt-d lllf‘ existence of a secret clziusr in the‘ 'l'r1~:1l_v of 'l‘ilsit, under which Dcn- lll.'\l'l\' \\'.'ls to lit‘ (‘(illl|1t‘llf‘fl to place licr navy at ltlic tll<pfi<ill of tho Allied Emperors of France laud Russia for the war against Britain. Can- iiiiiig determined to forvstall tlicm, and dispatch- cd an cxpcditiou undcr Admiral (iambier and (icncral Lord (Tallicart to zlciitgmd the gurrentl- er of tlic ships. \\'licn tho Danes rcftiscd, Copen-

namc lllflllCllVt r as that of the Iifiwlllcs- The ha?“ “'35 lmmbflrdcd “"4 inc “at Winds’

NOTES BY TIIE WAY

It Is about time Canadian read- ers began to cnuck into nae ash- can tnose American magazines which adopt an anti-British sati- tucle In their home editions and change Into a pro-British outlook in the Canadian edltlons.—Brock- ville Recorder and Times.

The Victorian usage that requir- ed a lady bother to attire herself as though she were about to em- bark on a stratosphere flight, and her male escort (with cliaperorne in close attendance, of course) to rig himself out like an organ-grinders monkey, ls fortunately dead. It remains are comically preserved only In the old family snapshot al- bum. Fashlons change, whether In bathing costumes or mental out- look. Obviously suchchangesJot-h in regard to sense and sensibility, have been. in the main, for the better. The occasional reverslons 1n Victorian type only servo to em- phasize this progressive metamor- phoslsr-Brantford Expositor.

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For the moment Hitler may have all he wants. No doubt he thought that. once he had estab- lished by force his mastery over the European Continent England would surely give up. It ls qulte llkely that he oonvmced Mussolini that the Battle of France would be the last battle, and that Italy would not be called upon to fight. the British fleet to t-he finish. All his plans were based on the safe axiom: “Britain wlll never fight alone”. But England has disappoint- ed him and he holds back from his ultimate "Putscli" apparently because he cannot bring himself to believe that his war will not end as he willed It to end, on his own terms and ln his own tlme.-—New York Times.

Research at the Vlrglnla Poly- technic Institute has developed a new use for apples, one that might. reach sizable proportions. Whole apples are ground into a pulp and mixed with skim milk to get a drlnk that: has been named apple milk. Cost of the mbtture including labor and packaging, is estimated to be about one cent a p01md__. Boston Advertiser.

General Franco's demand for return of Gibraltar to Spain could be foreseen the day Italy entered the war. However General Franco may phrase that demand, with whatever references to the legacy of Isabella and to Spanish glory, he cannot. escape the lnglorlous Implication that he Is merely a. subsidiary dictator, and Spain under him a subsidiary member of the totalitarian axis. When his paraders shout. "Gibraltar; Spanish!" they are really saying, ivhetlter they know it or not, ‘Gibraltar: German and ItallanP-Chrtstlan Science Monitor

The bellcf often expressed In au- thoritative quarters that regardless of the fate of its one-time allies, Great. Britain has one unbeatable colleague. General Hunger, fignting strongly for It in the present strug- gle, is supported by the statement of John Maloney, American Red Cross representative. who has just. completed an investigation 1n Con- tinental Europe. Tne investigator reports that at least 35,000,000 peo- ple will be on near-starvation ra- tions by November, while millions more will be definitely short of food, with famine facing them In the sprmg-Snerbrooke Record.

One of the most useful services of the Opposition m these times ls to watch with special care all pro- posals tollnut. or SLLSIX-llld ordinary democratic methods. Such a pollcy on the part of Ml’. Hanson and his associates, coupled wttlt the Prime Minister's natural inclination to- wards moderation ln tne use of extraordinary powers. will result in Canada's governmental system re- maining steady as well as effective. It. W111 aoliere ln essentials to that Luberty which with necessary war- time safeguards, still remains the fundamental strength of me deni- ocratic cause contrasted with the unreasonlng compulsion or dictat- orshlps-Toronto Star.

President Roosevelt, necking ro- electlon. should be mightily pleas- ed by the boost. that, has been given hun by the Frankfurter Zeltung, which says that he ls largely re- sponsible for Brltalnfs blunt refusal even to consider Hatter‘; go-cnlled terms. fnm should be enough to make his re-election sure. The Pre- sident, it ls said, is mainly to blame for keeping alive in Britain the "il- luslon that. the United States la sympathetic to the British cause. And of course the Frankfurter rag known that it. was only because of orders from Roosevelt that almost every newspaper ln the United State-s united in saying "Phonic" at Hitler‘: speech. -Wtndsor Star.

Honeymoon: were u mrlty. 1n most; cases the wedded couple: went back to work the next clay. Propos- als were fast and furious Just be- fore the supposed deadline: One young glrl who married a clerk In a steamship company (she natuy. ally refused named) confessed yesterday: “I was almost beginning w IIW “D hope about getting inur- rled. Arid then, bang-It. all happen- ed on Saturday. It's an lll wind, Isn't It?" She looked pretty happy. This same young lady admitted that Mr. Gardiner had dropped a bomb- shell Into her new home on Tues- day morning. But we Just laugh- ed." she said. “After all, what elso could we do? Anyway, I've got. a lot to thank Mr. Gardiner for."- Montreal Gazettn

The surrender by Great Brltaln In this matter of the Burma road ls already revealed as futile, though lt ls less than a week old: as L! made only too evident b the dec- larations of members o the new Japanese Government which are filled with a aplrll. of hatred toiiirarda both Great Britain and the Unlted States, and with boiiattngs about further conquests In the Far East. The Incident ls crowded with lessons for British and Unltcd States statesmen, the chief of which L; that, falling co-operatlon In the Far East, there lles before both countries the certainty of their ejection. under conditions of humil- iating disaster from China, Eastem Asia and the Islands of the adjoin- lng seas-Winnipeg Free Press.

Responses which have been re- ceived bv tlie Essex County Tourist Association to Its campaign to pub- llclu throughout. the United States the ease with which American via- ltors may enter this country, again diemonstrate the friendly feelfng which exist-i for Canada across the 11m. Chambers of Commerce, ad-

vertising agencies. newspapers and other such ormolmnnnn In r-hq

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

Senate Leadership

(Montreal Guetu )

Among the things that an wmnl with the Senate of Canada ta legi- slded leodersmp. Nearly evenl - vlded in numbers. his Upper 01in has u Conservatlvo Broup 10d by l- former Prune Mull-SW’ 01' Gin“! and one of this coir-rim"! 151*" parliamentarians. It nu u Liberal group led by a Minister whose only claim upon the position is length of party service. Senator Dandur- gnd was appointed In I808 and ranks as the senior senator In polnt of time. He is now In his seventy- ninth year and although remark- ably gctlve tor an years has reach- ed the aize when most men are content to make WHY 101' $011118"- tnore vlrlle associates who must necessarily be in a position to ren- der the country better Having regard b0 the further fact that Canada ts engaged In a war the issue of which will determine the future of this country, lt. seems particularly daslmble that the Government's r kesmw 1H Senate should be. whether he be an EIngILsh-speakhig or French- speaklng Canadian, possessed of r‘- record calculated to inspire the confidence of every loyal citizen ln this country.

The Prime Minister himself ought to be scrupulously careful as to t-he character and qualifications of’ the colleague who ls to represent the Cabinet as Government leader ln the Senate and it ls inconceivable that Mr. King can be satisfied with a. deputy who quite obviously con- siders the Liberal element. In the Senate to be nothing less and oer- talnly nothing more than an Insig- nificant part. of the Government's legislative machine. That. Liberals ln the Senate have any right to think or act for themselves ls a conception of which Senator Dan- durand appears to be wholly Incap- able. Quite evidently he considers that. his own responsibility beglns and ends In securing the sanction of the Upper House for all govern- ment legislatlon vrithout regard to its character or implications or to the expenditure Involved from time to time. There has never been any- thing In Senator Dandurandk atti- tude or conduct, oertalnly nothing In recent years. to suggest, howev- er remotely, that he regards the Senate as an Independent legisla- tive body with functions of Its own and a. will of its own. Leadership of this kind ls utterly inconsistent vllth the sptrlt and purpose of the constitution and from this stand- polnt alone a change has become an imperative necessity. Upon cer- taln of Senator Dandurands other defects and shortcomings It. ls un- necessary to dwell, but a. member of a. govemment and a leader of an important. branch of Parliament Is not reflecting credlt upon hlm- self. ls not enhancing the dignity of the Senate, and ls not doing justice to his colleagues In the Ministry when he descends to cheap personalities as Senator Dandurand did on Saturday laat and on other occasions. If the Senate cannot be defended without that; kind of thing It would be far better to attempt no defence at all. However lacking In other qualifications a party