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y are cruintonzrnwu GUARDIAN

Morning Daily (Founded ln 1337)

President: Lleut. Col. W. Chester S. McLurQ V President: J. II. Burnett, F..I.I. St-crrl: lwut. Col. I). A. MucKInnon. 0.8.0. Elder am! ﬂlanagiirg ﬂirrrlnl‘: .I. R. Burnett, FJ l. Aastwiute Ildlrtns: Frank Walker and Ian A. Burnett

SYIISCRIPTION RATES By Mail tn f’. L 1., $4.00 pm- year; $2.50 for 6 months $1355 for 3 mouths: 50c for one month City Dt-lu cry: $3.00 per year; 53.00 for 6 months 51.7.3 for 3 months Ky Mail in (‘anadu and LKS-A. $5.00 per year nturduy “vi-rm: $2.00 pi-r- year; $1.00 for 6 months, 30c for 3 months.

f‘The Strongest Memory is Weaker than the

Weakest Ink." “Altfﬂ 3, 194i.

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Census \Vill Cost H2 Spitfires

The li\r\<",I.'."' t i $ll\ tilt.‘

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Kn b» '.lt.':‘l lrlfCC \\L'k‘l\S ago when it “a. rt "

-l ir-nu rirt- llili that the Govern- lllvil‘. \\,.~ litl giving a thorium" w the Sill-l‘ pt-stion that tht- t"~r:.~1rs lk- postponed and the [tut-mu of Fikiitx- \\Il> telling us we ivnuld have to zuntnrl tfri- ‘liitttitttl, which would be

- " ~ .t..l'k\', if we didn't take the

ll-tclﬁrrrron, Minister of rrftiserl to make a defin-

~',t~ QrtYUFIllllClll on the

' the Minister

u; commissioners

t- aririttrl significantly,

prrrt , with." Ilte 17.900 I \\*t'.litl be zrirpoiniril without bu. That "if", says

mes that public opin-

' CiltllZUllﬂﬂ people is r have it both ways if the public is ex- : next year that in the more than half the na- " li>lo_v\ tinrl if the coun- 'tl'(‘ in the war with- tvirlc llr. King), their it ~c to tire average Can-

put off. ‘ti tltat the census would ttiyi‘ the (‘tllltlnyltlﬁtlt of l. The price has gone up previous experience is any "‘it".lli\' an undcrstatcrttcnt.

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.‘ buy 8o Spitfires, and u-nulrl be more valti- lltrtirinirtn ccnsits. The i Futurity) brings the total r with mom-v for the _ If the business is gone . o to <.'l\' that there will be i"r'rt1l one end of the coun-

lircsnlicr King Should Have Spoken

tttiPlll on behalf of the AIAAIK‘ in Parliament last lrrpoirtrc, .\lnri.ster' of an: t-oit-rrrrnmrrs attitude ;t.s fur a rrztticmal war ad- ur-iilrl rzvpcct the Prime t‘,i~ rrirr-iiuir himself; but "z u was tire ,~{)(ll\'(‘SlllZlll, and tlti. i; . i- ‘l: “.\l_v Province is un- anirnotiviv or i to lirat proposal. The mere mitniiotr irf ii u.» such memories that it: is really a riitiir- to trttnmrrit the word. I don't tliinlt I Ct-llitl s-i in <ll('ll a National Govern- ment and claim to i'(‘l>t't‘!-i(’lll my province, and I belicre tlu. f l t" "rot irrrbody else can.“ ' cnnrments the Globe and nnicnfs reason for opposing the sir-soc '-' l country; front nrany parts of Can- ada, fr-rrn cert-traitors both Liberal and C011- scrvativv-x that true national unity and a cont- plete p115. rai v.:1i' effort demand the co-opera- tron or r~ prt -<~r::»"v<-s oi all parties. The coun- trv is tolrl iirllf lizr-bt-c u-oulil not stand for it, and arrr-rtlinglv. ir may be assumed, would not vote Lil l it‘. the next election if the present Govrrnntr-nt lm-zcnvtl to the call from other quarters.

The iiirnrrrriis the term rouscs are those as- Bnviiilc/l niib c trwriiriioir, which. 0n the word 0f Air. Win; and .\lr. Laprrinte, will not be adopt- ed by the .\irrri-ti'\' in office. The Minister of

' a’ lr'rr<'tiii\‘ uoitlrl have it known this is

V rut which his [rrovince relies, and

it'll! it _ rt, notwithstanding tltc Ill’rt~'lll’(‘~ (ll [on for borne (lefrnse

Th" \\w7~‘ " ‘i; .\lr: Lapointe up to ﬂit-Kr a s" ~ is t-r-r-tainly open to chal- lctrge, lip no: lv- aalwrl t0 represent the Prime H: lrviig rloivn broad policies 3UP“ ‘ 1' ‘ ' - 71' do ~ not iindcrstatirl. Ilis fry-ital r<~ irrrt has not been fortunate. i ‘r t ttvtrlr it so plain that he repre-

inro in litrlinirrcnt. nothing b9-

' ‘ti iv‘ "Xltvctcrl of him. It would

[ii i tr zrl! ("Ill"(‘t'tl(‘tl if the I‘rirnc

if would Il<<lllll!‘ responsibility for t ‘i p“: “lIltF nrrnt» lir: at least has bet-

ter (“nun tr» .'| n ‘rrrrzrl blurring than a llinistcr aptroirrtwl t-r l'tllt't'~t'ltl a sitction, as is the policy Willi all Liultiru-t appr-ininreriig '

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M r. H owe's Prmuises

Recently tho Minister of Nutrition; and 5m). ply, lion. C. l). llotvv, ptihliSilCil across the nat- ional Itf‘l\\<il'l\' of tht" (Zuuirliarr lirozulcustitig Cor- poration lilf‘ \l.'ll\'lll1‘t1f rim; liq- (luvs not mind cn’- ticisnr brri he tiriulcs the pro-s sltutlitl be better, lllfirfllliwl.

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Canada's navy programme called for 242 ships to be in service by March 31, x941. The results will fall far short of the promise.

It was Mr_ Howe who said in July, “early in 1941 we expect to ltave a production of 360 plane; per month." lle added that a urther produc- tion programme was being discussed which would materially increase this otitput. The results are falling far short of the promise.

lt was .\lr. Howe who said in July that it was anticipated that Canadian production of Anson planes would commence kliefore the epd of 1340. Un November 2o Mr. owe said tiat pro uc- non of airplanes in Canada covers Cpracéically every type of training plane in use in ‘ana a. So far Cairuda is yet to produce its ﬁrst Anson train- ing plane for the air training plan.

it was Mr. Howe who said last_]uly Canada was producing about 600 IBUKGIIIOIIVQIJCUHQI! peg day for rnilitaryt purposes. n t ovcm r e sai production was cortsidcrably “in exaesispf ﬁfe units r day but had not u y rcac e its u r- mate ciitcpacity of 600 units a day. y

It was Mr. Howe who last July dﬁﬁflbﬂl Canadafs "largest gun plant" and said it would be in production before the end of 1940. _ _ _

These are tncrcly typical 0t the super-oplluuﬁtlc promises that .\lr. llowe has s0 Rilbl)’ made “Pm time to time. They are among the many promises and forecasts that Mr. Howe has made that have simply failed to come to maturity,

if the irress of LIanada is ill-informed about our war production effort is there anyone whorl more to blame for it titan the Minister himself?

EDITORIAL NUI ES n

The L'.S..-\. Federal Board says that if it can be assumed that rapid progress will be made in American production, and the British share 0f this output is increased, United States exports t0 the British Etupirc, which amounted to $2,- roopoopoo in I940, may run as high as $3,500,- 000,000 (£875,c>oo.oo0) in r041.

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According to information received in Belgian circles in London, writes a Belgian correspon- dent, the walls of Brussels are covered with tu- scriptiotis in praise of the Royal Air Force and with anti-German remarks. Belgian children amuse themselves by cutting the letters "R.A.F." in paper and distributing them about the streets. The Libre Bclgique and other illegal publica- tions are very popular.

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Iliglily creditable to the publishing and editorial staff of the Truro Daily News is its golden jubilee edition, Feb. 27, which contains a wealth of information about conditions, past and pre- sent, in Truro and sirrrotinding communities. The edition runs to more than fifty pages, replete with illustrations and articles well worth preserving for future reference. The occasion of the edition was a notable one, and our Truro contemporary has risen magnificently to the occasion.

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In order to get rid of the expression "safety first” the National “Safety First" ASSOCBIIOH held an emergency meeting at the lteadquarters of the organization in London. The new title 0f the association is to be the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, and it was stated that it not only described accurately the work of the organization but, on the recommendation of the Home Secretary, it had been approved ‘by the King, ulro has been patron of the association for i5 years.

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A correspondent writes: “I would suggest that Mr. R. B. Bcirnett be asked to return and provide us with tlrc leadership we so sadly need. ll, .\l. the King has said ‘this time we are all in the front litre’, and therefore we are all men and women alike, soldiers of the King. \Vhat a fine thing it would be for Canada if we could take as our tnotto for the rest of the war, the words of Field .\Iarshal liarl Kitchener, when addressing the House of Commons, ‘As a. sol-

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The Attstralian Government have decided t0 establish a child endowment scheme. Mr. Menzies, in airnotrtrcing the scheme, said that it would be designed to cover the payment of an allowance at the rate of 5s. weekly for each child after the first. The scheme will not be confined to basic wage earners, birt will have a rnuch wider scope, the aim being to meet the difficulties of as many wage earners as possible without placing an undue additional burden on industry: A Cabinet committee has been ap- pointed to propound the scheme as early as possible.

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Thomas Otway, dramatist, born this date, r652. He was long associated with Mrs. Eliza- beth Barry, actress who created many parts both in tragedy and comedy, and shone particularly in Otway's plays. In I680 he wrote a poem "The Poet's Complaint of his Muse", directed against Mrs. Barry who had enbittcred his life. His plays included the fine tragedy called “The Orphan” "Cains Rfaritis", and his finest drama “Vrnicc Preserved":

"What mighty ills by

woman? \Vho \yas't betrayed the Capitol? A womanl Who lost Mary Antony the world? A woman! \\'ho ivas the cause of a long ton years’ war And laid at last old Troy in ashes? Woman! Destructive, damnable. deceitful woman!"

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have not been done

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Larvycrs are not supposed to plead in s case in which they have an interest. Mr. jus- tire hcliarnbairlt, Montreal Superior Court em- phasized this in a case in which Mr. Edouard llasson, KC, appeared on behalf of his wife in an action for breach of lease of orrmises Own- ed by bcr. llis lordship said: “There is no lniv which prohibits lllr. Masson from so acting but professional etiquette of the best interests of the profession to which he belongs would

Tilris is fair enough, but. the Iiiuattcial Ilitsl.‘

llow are tho |ii"\v<ii.'ip<-r< of Canada tn become bttltrr ittfirruii rl nu (';rrr:t<l:i's war "fTttrt? i

\\'ill their ltiimtlvrlgi‘ arr-l rtnili-rstatirlirrg of what is gluing on b" enhanced bv ,\lr. llotvc's lir- cliic-fs that they must not give itifnrinati-rrr to the press?

\\'il| tlu-ir l\tt1»\\li'ilt_'(' be incrcascrl Ilmves own facts and Figures?

It ilras Mr. liowe uiro said last March that

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street-st to him to desist, and have his case plead- ml bv another lawyer. The Supreme Court of Canada on several occasions, and once just re- cently, refused to bear a lawyer when be was a pnrtv to the litigation. This rule is wise. espe- cially when the larvyer is beard as a witness. In the present case, painful contradictions took place, and while reluctant to rlo s0. the Court would be lnclcitt" in its duty if it did not draw conclusions which are imposed from the evid- ence." _

IIOTES BY TIIE WAY

urazumr, ux root. tour llullnn General, who failed to 520D the Brltsgsh ln L.bya , was known m Ethlopla as Tne Butcher, m Lbya n; "The Scourge cf Lbya." lusc- ords of the Brlttsh Foregn Oifce have him as the author of whole- sale crueltles. He “paczfm? Lbya with an average of thirty execu- tions per day over many mcntns. One of his favorite method,- was t.» drop natives from airplanes, their bodies to crash 0:1 the rocks. Other; werg dragged through the streets by fast-travelling cars 1n Addis Ababa. alone 6,000 natres were killed in three days. Hua- dmeds were burned alive in their hotnes. Women and chJdren were bludgooned to death. Now he has nothing t: do but tthtnk <4 Hi5 tec- ord and Lhg reward of a grateful Government. No. RIP. here. -—Pcrt Arthur News-Chronicle.

The Sunday Dispatch has nt- ready sounded a warning about "The Starvation Trick," by which Hitter hopes to break d.wn our blcckade o4 Eurcpe. Now lt is an- nounced that. the British Govern- months: ﬂares-d to allow lzmtcd supplzes of vitamin concent/Jaies. condensed milk and babes‘ 010211.213 ta be sent. frcrn America to unzccu- pied Iﬁ-ance. What could be more plausible? In what mare modesa, grandmotherly bonnet could vicious attack on us near its head? The Continent strains, and sweats l . Nazi domination. Their wwksn ps nro- (rganized ‘to munrtron our enemy; guns once int/ended for our mutual defence are redirect/d to bring death and disaster to me British I<les, So we must ntrrture them. - Sunday Dispatch (London

Because Henry ‘Ford refuses w ac- cept. United S' t Government. l tract. L: 11,881 Mstor Corporatxn of Detroit. Fa:- g0‘5 bid c! $10,298,123 was $250,600 higher than the Ford bu. Heirvy Ford has always been an independ- ent. employer. He has steadfastly refused to permit unfns to contrrl his plants. Yet. he has bcen more generous to wnkmen than almost any other employer in the cottntiy. He pays wags often above tie union scale, anti he does n t think a man is too old at 60 or even 70. —St.. Thomas TLmes-Jotunal.

MQIVBIIOIISI)’ mild weather has favored our British Cclum-bla coast- al regLn. It has, s0 far, been Win- ter in name only. Easwrtr Canada has encauntered some exceeding- ly harsh days. Central California has seen an unusual mnount of mtn lately, culminating with heavy dovrnpours in San Franosco. First thing we kHOW in Vancuiver 21111113 will be here. _ Vanccuver

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Ottawa Is really an place these days. It. ﬁpfﬁwls all over the countryside and up and down the Ottawa River and is as cruwded as Mtscow during the revolution. But the trmporary office buildings that spring up 11k‘: ugly toadstools, the jannncd tro- tels and the fa-mtlles searching for a. roof of any sort are not the in- teresting thing tn Ottawa. The 1n- terestlng thing is the gr wth of govcrnment. Government is spread- ing and swellttrg and distendarg and percolating into every aspect cf our life. Government, which used to be a. minor part. of a man's exist.- enoe, rather i1 necessary evil that he tolerated, i5 becctnlng the cent-re and core of all life in Cattada. The new structure is ben ming vast and interminable and so com- plicated that hardly anyone KIICWS his Way around 1n it. Many old- timers who used to know every orifice in the Ca-pltal, and every office holder. hardly knows who their b as is now. If you want to fknd your way around this labyrinth of authority you must have a compass, a road map and the nose of a btoadhound, It is get- ting so that. everybdy 1s working for the Government, You yourself, though you don't know it, at; wnrk- ing for the Gcvcrnmcnt about half your time. But the thing ts m re tn- tercstlng than that. T119 questicn ts not whether we are working f r- the Governme-nt. a lot of cur L311’), but. wbeLher we shall ever st/m doing it. Until th¢ war is won, I stip- pose the question ls academic, but s ime day it will art-e in acute form and will be the whole ("re 0f our politics and involve the fu- ture c! all at us. Every day the Government is going further into our lives: not because it wants n, b1" lﬂatnst. its own personal wish- es. at the demand of the pcople themselves. It. ts the people who are importing m; Government, mt the Government which ls invading them. And the Governmcnt is g:t,- ting in so deep zrw that you won- der whether it will ever get out again. And the final question is whether we are building tip an en- llﬂhteutd svdlike direction of our llws or a Frankensten - By Bruce I-futcheson m the Victoria Times,

Incredible

Can catastrophe be averted? All reports from Italy revcal that the country l5 just beginning t: pre- pare for a death struggle neither government mr people every ex- pectecl to face. Only now, when they have been defeated by the Greeks, routed by the British, har- ried b0’ the Eihhpians, and at last attacked by the French. in Libyg, are the Italians at home being ta- ttoncd and organized for war. But new It la tto late-tco late, at least. for independent ncttnn, Italy must. be organtzed, tf gt, git, by the Gemums, and this process is evi- dently under way. In the govern- ment, as in the army Nazi "advts. ers"_ may be expected to replace the li-Illlhs cone m the front. The country ts "clearly on the Verge of new decisions", writes Mr. Matthews frrm Rome, and this can only mean that either Mnssclint o- the nation must solve the trayc dilemma tn- to which they have been led. Their choice at best is bet/ween two de- feats. between surrender to their historic frond o- h their historic enemy. - New York Ttmes.

The lftitntfnn In Norway today In tho very reverse of stable. 1414- pas- sive resistance of the people ts strong and appears to be from“. lag; and at some time tn the future tho counter-offensive of the de- mocratic forces will, 1t ta to he hoped, intervene with ahattr ring effect. Nevertheless, it ts already possible t; gain a ¢enenl picture of the llzy which th Nun!’ are Attempt n: t; mptply tn those North- ern and Western mute an coun- tries which are not to treated ltko Poland, as more slave-crumbs The Nuts are seeking to achieve a "permanent. revzlutton" tn 57inch": that 1!, to provide, as they have

done ‘n Genm-nv itself, u prfttmt u well is a mtlituw buts for their oonquesta. The "New European

PUBLIC FORUM

Thlu column In IDII lo! the tlllulllllfll by correspondents of quantum of fnterut. ‘Ibo Charlottetown Guardian don Illl nocannrlly endorse the ODLIIAOII 0| rrunonﬂentl.

THE GAME ACT

Str:-—1n your issue cf Mamh 1st. appears a letter sgned "Farmer." in which he states, "We have been told by some <4 the ortsmen that. they have been advsscd that. they are at. perfect. liberty to go on our proper-Les to shoot away, and that. we cannot stop them, unless we can prove damages, ctc."

I may say that ace Ming to the Game Act this L! not correct. The Game Act, page 7, section 22, reads as follcws: "Ever cne L; guilty cf an offence and table to a penalty cf not (xceedlng ten dol- l$l0.00) nor less than five drllars ($5.00) who knowingly hunts or

shes on any enclosed roperty without. the pennisslon of e own- er thereof." Sub seebon G, the ex- pression "mrhsed Property" Shit" mean and include "any property winch has been adwtrtsed by the owner or lessee thereof, as being prohibited by him to [angling or

untlzig. Such advertisement of prohibit/mi shall be given by mtlce m a newspaper published In prince Edward Island or by notice posted in frur different places on the pro- pcrty. Section 2'1. The admfnlstra. tron of this Act shall be un~ der the Department. of Agricul- ture, which stall furnish at cost notices with the legend "Fish and Game" and have inscribed ln large lettt rs. "Enclosed Property." Section l5. "Every OWTIEI‘ cf enclosed pro- perty is hereby c nstltuted a war. den rnscfar as his own property is concerned." This clearly shows that the farmer or Pssee has the right. to prOhLbLt, shooting on his pro- perry.

I am. Sir, eta, ALBERT E. MORRISON

LARGER unrrs 0F 5011001. AIYMINISTRATIQN

Sin-Each year rt report of tlie Dcpartutent of Education ls pro- rznred and copies are sent to teach- ers and school secretaries. 1t ls a mtv that the information in thee reports 1s not made more general. Our Stinerrntendent. of Eclucatlon and supervisors have spent. thctr lifetime stiidytnz our elucatlottul conditions, and are therefore qua l- fled t0 Susaest remedies for defects III our educational system. They are the experts to whom we look for EUIClZIIICO. cottseqtientlv their recour- meudnt-ions should, be _5er1ou51y studied by the public. and if feasibe shouldbe acted upon bv those 1n authority.

In tlte 1038 report. writlniz about Ltirrzei" Umts, our superintendent says 1n part: "In our system where the pupils remain for ten years in the one teacher school. an attempt 1S luﬁde to carry on the I-Iirzh school stlblects in one course only. No at- tempt IS tirade to offer optional sub- roets so that ntany pupils forced to take a course for which they have

no iucllriattoxr so Withdraw from 5811")! “ﬁlth their capacities for use- fulness m other directions wholly undeveloped.

“To meet this situation lt. is uro- posed to rzroup tozether- a number of dlSlHCLS with a central school of two or more departments wheie| facilities vroutd be provided for the older DUDIIS which they are unablei to fret in the elementary sclml where the younger children require and should receive the whole atten- tion of the teacher. ‘Ihe adminis- tration would be through a. central Board who would lure the teachers. levy and cobect. the assessment, and perform such other duties as may be assumed. leavlnrr to each district glgtvmamtenance only of its pro-

“Ihe small district ls the Initial steD In school administration and ls irecessarv in outlying sections where travel ts difficult, but. with continu- allv 1mprovinr< transbartlon facilities the possibility of better educational opportunities through co-operatlcn in this wav is rzreatlv increased.

Tue manaectnrftit of the smnll sclroo. through its Board 0f thrte trustees has 1n many cases be: n quite inefficient. the chief criticism bemrz in rezard to the luring of teachers.

“Under our present system two trustees ‘may titre a teacher compe- tent. orancompetctjtt. experienced c1‘ msxperrenccd. against the wishes if the maturity of ratepayers. tn de- fiance of, the Inspector's report. c1" the official records of the Depart- ment while the Government may bay 1n the rural district, where this abuse is not. uncommon, elrzht. per tent. of the teacher's salary.

“In the levyinz and collection 4f taxes it would appear from a Def- usat of district assesment as pub- lished elsewhere 1n this report tlmt, tn many cases there t: n breakdown of the system: larrze amounts (f arrears are on the books tn many districts and continue so from yer-r to war: in some cases the minimum supplment. of $75.00 ls tinted for a, second class teacher or $100.00 for u. first, larrzely to induce the depart- ment tnto navtniz second or first class pay as the case may be: - tn some cases the monev Ls evled but not collected. and tn a few cases not: levied and consequently cannot be collected.

“Several reasons may be ur ed cs the cause for this state of a fairs: First. an aversion on the part of the trustees to sue their neighbor. and thus incur his enmltv by so doing- second, votlnR supplements beyon the means of the dlstrtct tn ordcr to not. the maximum DCSSIIYQ out tr the treasury (or would 1t be to et the best possible teacher?) Thgd. lack of appreciation by the trugteqg of the duties of their offloe, the lust: W880“ Cited betnl the most. com- mit; cruise of the schools’ fnefffct-

"Ibese conditions would not ob- tatn tn the lurker unit where each district has a trustee on the central Board. Proximity to one‘: nelrzhbcr would lose its importance by reason of the size of the tamer area. A uniform levv by the central Board nVCT the tamer arena would provide

finances. which the smaller and Doorer districts ftnd difficult to obtain: assume would be ‘evted more bromntlv. and collecttonl would be insisted upon.

"The trustees comooslnrt the Con. tral Board would by virtue of tr; contacts thus made take the farm-r vlew of affairs and the local view- point would tend to disappear when

Order" ts no envpty slogan but, l. serious nttenvpt. to establtaim a Nut- controlled hierarchical realms throughut Europe, which will b; prozf against. dis ntegratton from wttgtn as well

n the ennlvo which t.| Ind hor- alltea and 1100b the strength 1f the Internal popular resistance. --W. N.

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the benefit; and odvlntnel accru- azz ‘from the new order become evi- n .'

The supervisor: u well have re-

peatedly exp themselves as

n: the taller unit system of school administration.

On D0119 22 of the report; of the 1930 Royal Commission on Educa- tion appears this statement: "vie believe that In Prince Edward Island the establishment of tamer educational areas Ls hfzhly feulble and practicable."

for ten years and more our educational officials have been ask- tnl for channes 1n the administra- tton of our schools. Th bltc by now are aware of the such n system has to offer. not time those In authority were ta-ktnz some action 1n the matter?

We are. sir. etc" 2.8.]. TEACHERS’ FEDERATION. ALLAH BE PBAIBED (With Apologies to Mr. Hamming;

Bun-Mule perusing the columns of the "Patriot." on Friday evening my attention became suddenly fo- cused on an article on the editor- ial page. entitled "Good News for Farmers." The ver headl gave me a. thrill, not of n exper enced. But alas, u. reading thereof brought me to my senses. and I realized it. was nno her case of the “moun- tain laboring and bringing forth a mouse." The article had reference to the fifteen cent tax levied by the Dominion Government on all wheat processed for human con- sumption, and stated that ln fu- ture this tax would not apply to this Province, and the amount; levied in the past. upon wheat Ezound for the growers use would

refunded.

Well, ever little helps, although only a smal portion of our farm- ers stand to benefit. from mls new ruling. ‘The rcentage of farmers who row elr own wheat to manu acture tn-to flour, ts rather small. Farmers who do grow wheat, do so to an extent, rather more than they require for their own use. Any surplus beyond that amount, I presume, will still rc- maln subjec to the tax, if rocess- ed Into flour and offered or sale. Farmers, and others, who are in the habit of buying their flour will hesitate to pav this extna cost as against the ‘price of Imported flour, eepectaly now, with so many chances of "sharing the wealth" offered tn these get-rich- qulck schemes, attached to the sale of various brands of high class flour. S0 the cancellation of this tax _d0es not appear to cover much

territory.

The amusing Bart. 0! the article, however, was t e editorial com- ment attached to the announce- ment, as ln the final paragraph: "This matter was taken up with the Department. by the Federal representatives for Queens, and lt. IS plenstn to know their efforts 1n having e_ levy removed and amounts paid refunded, have been successful."

If memory servcs correctly. lt. seems to me a gentleman M. P. for the mainland named Hatfield claimed credit for having this tax measure rescinded, but. it. now looks as lf lt were only eased up, to the extent that you eat your own flour. If so, It's value ls so ln- slgnlflcant. that. politicians would be hard pressed for evidence of service to quarrel ever it. _

However, it ls always refreshing as we waft. by the inanimate form of those upon whom we have de- pended for sustenance, to catch

denoting the presence of t nt. feeble spark that may pet-chance form the basis for a ray of hope.

S0 too, our Federal representa-

How Are Your Eyes"),

l! you on having lymptomn 0f ltrnlu - headache; gore eye: or dlulnen - conlult I vpoclalln.

At your net-nee with run of experience and n thorough mlhctln] urvloc.

Ulll In Ind dllcuu IIIIII Iulllnll-lllﬂ-

ti. F. Ifutcheson ~

F. G. HUTUHESUN G. l‘. HUTUHESUN

C. considered It ry to assign acommentratottotttretaskofd- cussing tzhe broadcast.

Nor are these the only instances.

The average listener can readily comprehend trhe clear, drect lang- uage of Mr. Churchill, Mr. R0356- velt, and other international lead- ers. Any local “explanatloxf of their reunarks Ls an Insult to the leaders and an insult to the Intelligence of

the listeners.

By oonsen‘, Mr. Roose- velt and M1". Churchill are the two greatest masters of radio speaking 1n the world today. Both of them are gifted not only tn delivery but. 1n simple eloquence. A conrunentator, even a good commentator, who 1t»- tcmpte to explaJn what they have to say merely provfdes an unwelcome anti-climax. _

One Wt-B/tahy visitor to this office exclaimed: “When I've heard Chuzchtll, I don't want. to hear anyone else on the radio for two or three days. I want to retain the full flavor of his words"

'I‘hat: is a pcmicnable exaggera- i

tlon for the sake of emphasis.

lnly, no one wants to hear the fine speeches of Mr Churchill warmed over by a. Canadian corn- mentator immediately following the overseas broadcast.

The practice ls pathetic and ridi- culous. The commentator says. 1n effect, "Now here ls what Mr. Ch/itrohtll (or Mr. Roosevelt or Mr. Bevin, was trying to say. He pro- bably didn't make himself clear and you probably wouldn't understand him l-f he did. but I'll take it slowly and explain tt. to you as one Wﬂuld to a Wblewftt/sd four-vear-old."

Small wonder that listeners grow impatient.

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WHY HAVE

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tives of Queens may yet emerge from that. comatose state ln whtclr they have been. possibly subcon- sciously, floundering for such _a long period of time. Maybe we will yet have representatives who can really represent. 1 am, Str, etc. HOPEFUL.

Irritating Policy (Halifax Chronicle) Listeners are growing irked with

a. policy of the Canadian Broadcast- tng Corporation. That. is the pract-

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Recently Mr. evln .. cast from London. Mr. Bevin speaks with a bluntness and forthright.- ness which makes his iheanlng per- fectly clear. Lord Beaverbrook spoke thoaksmuowfng sungiihtnilf’ ape our 511811118! ur accents. Yet. on each case the O. B.

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