CAGE FOUR m: c IIARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

Mun-in; Daily (Founded in IR"

Pre ident. LieuL-CoL W. Chalet 8. Mclslrl Vice President. J. R. BurneL, IJJ. Secretary. LieuL-Col D. A. “ICKTIIIIGI, 0.8.0. Editor and Mimagin Director J. IL Burnett. FJJ l‘ soriale Editor. Frank Walker.

SIYBSFIVPTION RATE! $5.00 per year tin advance) leliveri s; Cih 14.00 per .ear i . adv-kneel mulled to P I Island 8.1.00 Der year tin advaneet mailed to Canada and 0.8. Membe 1 Auiiis Bureau of Circulation;

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker than ______ the iijeakesfwfrlk.‘

VFEDNESDAY, MARCH C. I940.

pening Guns

The

candidates for Queen's 'l\'. Liitcstcr S. McLurc and cave lr-‘till made their initial w-ci...» over the radio, and reports the effect has been Both speakers are widely ed. 'l"neir arguments as to the l (jovcrnment to conduct in an efficient and non- id of the ability of their ion, to form such a govern- . 'ns available throughout e expressed with convincing ':~ on the needs of this Prov- ‘ of our farmers and fisher- o have been the worst suf- .. Li.“ niisrule, was also well .cre is no c ubt that what the County 1s uzsrc ezn-rg 5c representation at Ottawa i) rtpzoze Luilifwl as has been the case ' ; llfififlllllfilll but by competent

. r recognition of this fact has .er elliizziccd by the candidates’ open-

"s County Dr. A. A. MacDonald, a

i”, is rt-cciving enthusiastic ovations $.15 at xvhich he has spoken, and plugs to his victory by a hand- ' riiy ovcr his Liberal opponent on

._-, Dr. J. A. MacPhee was ~= a meeting at Tignish last {tLil (‘rfhllltilllg speaker, there is it: nill give a good account :1: ciiiipzitgii. I-le is held in the ' sections of the County r-tll_v, even among his op- scntimcnt in favor of

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Prince Albert Qonstiiutents

1 These imported hogs are practically all corn fed, and their production is bonused by the U. S. government. Hog prices south of the line have been running from $3.00 to $4.00 per loo lbs. lower than Canadian in recent months. In the circumstances it is not surprising that there has been widespread demand among Canadian farmers for an embargo on all American pork. Our Maritime farmers arc, as ti>ual.at the great- est disadvantage owing to €XC(‘:€l\'& feed costs and freight rates.

All of which proves that the Mackenzie King Government's pro-American instead of pro-Bri- tish policy has played havoc with our farmers at u time \\'hen their assistance is sorely needed fcr the development of resources for the defence of the Dominion and the Commonwealth.

— EDITORIAL NOTES .-

Elizabeth Barrett Brmvning born this date, 1809: u a e a \\'hat a lot of good things are, or have been, accomplished by .\lr. King. according to 111g Grit propaganda mill now working overtime at Ottawa! U U U U The Prime Minister does not believe in con- tinental travel at election, or any other time un- less in the company of Their Majestics-ivho do all the talking too! l i U I Good critics, who have stamped out poet's hope, Good statesmen, who pulled ruin on the State, Good patriots, who for a theory riskcd a cause,. . Now may the good God pardon such good men! I U i U

According to the Canadian Press, the only Minister of Agriculture from the Maritime Pro- vinces who would be interviewed at Ottawa, was the IIon_ Mr. Dennis. IIc alwavs has been ac- cessible to newspapc-rmcn at honic, and it is nil- tural he should be when abroad.

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According to the New Brunswick Associated Potato Growers and Shippers what we need most at Ottawa are mcn like the Sccrctanv of the .\Iaritime Board of Trade Transportation Com- mission, familiar with freight, costs, etc. Well, if we send .\lcLure and Ilyndilinn to Ottawa we'll have the very men for the job.

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The popular spirit has been roused in Prince County, and no doubt will result in such a rally for the local candidate that hc will be returned at the top of the poll. Dr. .\lacPlicc is not only a good physician but n good patriot as wcll, who rendered unforgettable service for his Country in the last war. At Ottawa he would adorn the position of representative for Prince County and command the respect and etijoy the con- fidence of the powers-tllat-bc.

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The New York 'I'imcs opiiics that to Am- ericans the British decision of $7t000,o00 pcr annum grants for ten years “to its almost bank- rupt possessions should havc spacial sigificance.

-. .\-l.'ll'i\'(.‘llZl(.‘ King attempted to de-

nq his period of office by re- ‘Flllfilll he made in Parliament last .," lie >ZilFl on that occasion, “far x . and iztlk these days on the part 0i in: _ p ‘ and from too many sources I intend it» r ~ l zit the hchn of this ship just as lung as I Iwlte ille confidence of the people of Canada Fflill the strength to perform the duties of my of’ llii: if I have to gain that con- fifjfifltjé by [,1 ., l’)fiCl( and forth across the coun- try making SpccCllcS here and there, and by seek- ing to cater to local casts and prejudices, I do not wish to occupy office for a day."

“Going brick and forth across the country mak- ing speeches here and there" was ho\v the same Mr. Mackenzie King filled in most of his time when he was leader of the Opposition. He is too important now to bother about _the common people, But for the fact that Their ‘MQJCSUCS visited this Province last year, Mr. King would probably not have done so, and it was the only visit he deigned to pay us since the general elec- tion of I 35- _

Premiegr Campbell showed the same high- falutin’ notion of his own importance when he yectumd the taxpayers agaitlSll coming to visit him in his office in the Provincial Building. He was, he said, to busy to bothef W_"h in)’ but those from his own particular district.

On what meat do these our Caesars feed, that

they are grown so great?

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U. S. A. Pork Dumping

At the time of the infamous Mackenzie King trade treaty with our neighbour to the South,

we pointed out that both our farmers and our"

fur ranchers had got a raw deal. The other day Washington went a step farther than even the original treaty provided, and discriminated still farther against our fur industry. Now on the eve of the election, a despatch from Ottawa an- nounces that Dominion Government officials are dgyglgpjflg a plan to apportion themonthly quota of fresh and frozen pork to be imported from the United States under the recently-announced restrictions designed to stabilize Canadian pro- d t' n. _

"Tlli: monthly quota has been established all.’ 626,769 potinds, based on average monthly im- pormtiuns from January to Scplcmbfl‘. 1939-

The restrictions were imposed February 26 to curb growing importation of the U. S. pork products. It was feared Canadian production might 1.1g thus affecting the continuity _of the flow of Canadian bacon to United Kingdom markets under the agreement with Great Bri- tliin to supply a minimum of 4.300.000 Pwndi 3 “jql-‘llilc United States, the Mackenzie King Gov- cnnnent pointed out at the time of the announce- ment, would not suffer loss under til; Uflllttd Sintcs-Cnnatla trade agreement, MIKE t ¢ 11"‘) 3 esinblisllcrl was based on the aver!!!‘ mmlhl)’ peacetime volume. Canadians pay a duty of | [-4 gents a pfltltld 0n imp0ft€d U. S. fresh nnd frozen pork.

Since last November more than 3°r°°°»°°° pounds of American pork have entered Canada in comnmmon win. our on bacon producers.

Those who cry aloud for the United Slates to ‘take ovcr' the \\/est Indies in compensation for the war debt should realize that as the islands must be supported, and that with cash, we would be piling new debts upon old."

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It is just as well candidates are forbidden by law to make written promises for here is what the Minister of Transport vocally promised Moncton if the Mackenzie King Government was re-elected: “Centralized control of traffic on the Canadian National Railways between Moncton and Truro, which when completed will increase traffic movements up to 1,000 cars per day, Moncton was to be a base ‘on zl vcry large scale’ for the Empire ‘air training project and as- surance that a new erecting plant was to be add- ed to the C.N.R. shops there." Yet we are told Mr_ Howe is no poliliciztnl i i ll U

An increase in January of 48 per cent was re- corded in the number of marriages registered in 67 cities and towns of Canada having 10,000 population and over, the total being 3,547 as compared with 2,396 in January, 1939. Dur- ing the first five war months 28,814 marriages were registered in thcsc cities as compared with 18,331 in the comparable period a year ago. Births registered in January in the 67 cities and towns numbered 7,146 and deaths 4,828 as com- pared with 7,113 births and 4,611 deaths in Jan- uary, I938, showing increases of one-half per cent in births and five per cent in deaths.

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Drastic rationing of petrol was reintroduced in New Zealand on February l. Private motorists are allowed from eight to I2 gallons a month for domestic and pleasure purposes, according to the size of their cars, and commercial uscrs can obtain supplies only under licence. In ac- cordance with the wish of the British Govern- ment that New Zcaland should conserve petrol as much as possible, the Dominion Government has taken steps--(1) To effect a reduction in consumption of approximately 30 per cent; (2) to maintain all essential services and national production; and (3) to avoid as far as possible hardship and unemployment in the motor in- dustry.

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Mr. King, while stubbornly refusing to con- sider alterating the complexion of his Govern- ment, has been a little shaken by lhc force of the demand for a union government, says Mon- treal Gazette. Ilencc his promise that after the election-if he is still in power-he will enlist the aid "in an advisory capacity" of a still larg- er number of men of outstanding ability and experience whose services may add strength to the war administration. Ile is not yet sure whether the services of such men might be cou- solidated and used either in immediate associa- tion with the War Cabinet, or wrilh a member of the Cabinet intimately associated with its war activities. I-Ic is uncertain about this change, as he is about most filings, but there is a great deal of significance in his willingness to rein- force his Government with the advice of oustand- ing Canadians, even if that advice is to be tend- ered, and is to be accepted or rejected, outside the doors of the Council Chamber. The point is that Mr. King thinks that he is making l con-

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THE CHARLQTTETOWN GUARDIAN

IiOTES BY TIIE WAY i

One hurl, "What do you hw- pie ub uvuzg in a small town?" ‘lnereis pkuly w \.0 .n a srmu 1mm if one wants to 0o 1t, and l! a clty resident became acuvel, Ll-

tlvitles that are at n: or ner (1.;- ;.sal we'd wager mat it would keep tnem so bu y mat mare would be no time whatever left to even thuik about. wnaz a tough bleak life has ltandcu them. 0r tome- thJlg. "What do you p2op.e (10 liv- ing in u snail town?" Next tame you near may, kind of supercufous talk open up wan bom barrels and convince we czty speaker may re Jim. kidding LIIGKDSOIVJ but not others. Although we have nab Buntlngdorl m mum when writ- trig the answer to this question, all the outer towns are alike. — Huntlngdott Gleaner.

Along the coast of Scotland yes- terday roared a l-lclnkel bomber with Royal Al: I-lorce planes spl- tirlg fzre at it; hulk. l-‘iriauy it. gave up. came crashing down in s clcud of dust. vttth only one of its four occupants hurt.’ A large num- ber of people nan stood quietly watching the fight. Thse aerial ens of the new Germany were met. when they landed, not. by armed. sentrles or outbursts. but. by some stolld Hobbes, who escorted them to the local pOJCB station In that "Jug? they’ were put promptly under key. What a comedotwxi for Siegfried. to find only a welcoming committee that might handle with equal coolness a. roftcrer or a petty horse tnezti We can think of no moment that. more clearly illustrates that talent of the British-m the words of an American writer-for "flying into a great mint.“ - Hamilton Spec- tater.

A dish of tinned prawns for supper on the bottcm of the Hellgcland Bzgnt is one of the oddities 0.! naval warfare. Vzctual- ling for the crews of ‘the submarine service includes a. large number o! delicacies which are not l.rl the messing of surface sitwps. ‘line rea- son l-s health. The men get no nor- mal excrcfie fcr the seventeen or more days they are on patrol. Many of them do not see the sky the whole ‘time. Consequently they lose their appetite, and the pro- vision of dellcacles is intended m tempt. them to eat. moreover, 1116.1’ diet for the Whole time they ara away ls carefully drawn up m give balanced nourishment. The vtct-uall- lng department at the Asm ralty has another wartime problem — the provision of stores for ships working far from the normal base; of supply. There has alto been the question of dispersal 0f stocks t0 prevent total interference wztli the Navy's IRUOPS 1n the event of severe l-lir attack. A number 0f supply shim have been taken Over. fitted with refrigerating plant, to

forested in the many forms of ac- "

PUBLIC FORUM

flail cell-l ll upon In the luau-Zea by correspondents cl auction of lures‘. Ila “no lotfolowu Guardian don II! II- canal-II; endorse (he cplulnn of eorreloouluh.

WHY NO INFORMATION?

sin-I haven't. seen anything yet about. those rates that. are go- lng to be charged on the new Wood Islands . Is the service going to be tn operation on the first of Milly? Why all the secrecy?

am. Sir. etc» ONE INTERESTED.

T0 AVERT BANKRUPTCY chug"

sun-The facts that. are being ted against. the liberal Govern-

extravagance has marked the terms of succes- sive governments, Canada's system of financial control cannot. Dro- beet the treasury and thereby i319 taxpayers from Dblltlcal 1055911’- The Federal estimates for 20v. ernment expenditures are prepar- ed by the various dcparunents and sent to the Tfeasu.rv_B0a.1d, which consists of a committee of Cab- Minlsters of which the Fin-

n’? Board with him. He has no richl- of veto: he Ls one utlnlater amoum many. Such financial control in-

vites log-railing. In Great. Britain h,

departmen estimates are sub- mitted not so n Treasury Board ministers. but to the Treasury

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itself. The ‘Treasury officials are under instructions 0d’ the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer as to the total amount. to be spent. A mem- ber of Parliament. in Canada, b- eral or Conservative, to be a suc- cessful politician must obtain by hook o: crook, as many new pub- lic works as possible. Members of Parliament have public interest at, heart. It is the system not the men that needs reform.

The voters must. require of their favorite member that. he will mess for reform in acoordancewith the British ccntrol of expenditure and so save Can from bankruptcy. It the reform suggested was brought about by a Lllberal or Conservative pJrlv it. "would as usual be exploit- ed against the party and there- fore, politically speaking, it should be instituted by a Union or Na- tional Government. Our existing political party form of govern- ment Ls not truly lxmocratie, be- cause which ever parry. Liberal or Conservative, f; in power. the backers of that party an the chief bEn€IlCl6l‘!€S—-B truly demo- cratic form of government should be COIIWO-fied of the best men in all respccts, uiespectlvc of puty affiliations. Tne existing waste and

they are only being fooled by being bought wlLh their 0w." money paid by them by means Q1 taxation. bet us all, therefore vow

serve vessels in out-cf-tne-way places. -— Nlanchener Guardian.

The Finnish people, as Well as the Finnish armcs. have given a performance that entitles tllfm to receive promptly, aria nit merely at the convenience of others, sucn help as we outside world is pre- pared to g.ve them, whether that

help takes the Iozm ct loans for "ncn-munitzons." muntzons them- selves, volunteers or CCZILTIDUZIIXIS for relief. No people ever came through a bitter ordeal with a finer record. From the -stait they faced the fact that the longer fnur armies fought and the more dam- age they dld to the pcstige of the invader, the more terrible wculu be titer punrhment tn defeat.

They have not let thrt przspect rob them of their courage. ‘they have not. lcst their fire or their self-restraint. To the bravery 0f their own troops they have ra- slponded with quiet 886111103. To the cheap taunts azd the vicious slander of the Kremlin they have replied with dignity To the out- side world they have given an ex- amlple of democracy as every

democrat must. hope to fnd lt 1n the hour of its trial; reaourcelul. self-reliant, generous, determined. ‘The example humble; those who are forced to wonder whether their own faith could meet tnis

cruel test. — New York Times. ‘From many sources come sug-

gatlorls that. we should aittr our lwblts by making “early to bed" and "early to rise," our rule for wartime. ‘lltere should be the less difficulty mbcut. that. when it. s rc- membeled that. it would be no more than a TEVLSICZI to old cus- tom and habit. Tlhus llocker nrit. ing at the sgnruung of Q.een Elizabeth's telzfl. notes that. the Houie of Commons met. every day. the usual time of sittn s being from eight till noon, A few years later the time of mcetlng was put. at. seven, and there ls record or.a sitting which begun at 6 a m. In the second hall! oi’ the szventcenm century the time of meeting was advanced to ten. But all tnrougn that period there was complaints against debating by artffzclzl ugrlt. It we pass from Parliament to the thcatre we find that. in 1663 s usual time for opening the theatres was hall-past thrice, though by the end of t-he oenury the h-"r n"ri advanced to five. But then. It! now. ft was not safe or plcua .1. busznese to navigate tcwn streets after dark, and so business was got tlhmugh in the morning and pleasure in the afterriocn. "pp betimes and very busy all the morn_ ing end dined at noon" ls an en- try which is common enough in a business man's diary. People din- ed heartily in those days and were aooordtngly anxious no get. their bualnem done first. by wh ch means they could keep the alltemoons free for private liffalrs; lawyers could be at their brightest bzfofe wnatis now lunch-time. and there was l less danger of Parliament men “sheathing their swords in one Im- otrhefs bowels" befcre noon than after. - Manchester Guardian.

Sir: Distances an be measured I am reminded, by gauges recomng nelthefr minutes nor miles. Head- ing across countrv, dawn in Long Island, by a route that had been suggested to me as the most. direct. I stopped a man 0n the highway named my destination and ark- ed "How for?" "on." he ma, tak- ing note of my ever-present. pipe, "just about two plpefuis." And, surely enough, he called the turn. I was just about ready for a third

light-up as my gcql w“ re-ened. Out, in Oklahoma or 1n the Ozarks that way of reckoning dam-be is e eommonplaoe. Rtumlng into it, in the suburbs of New York I mar- velled that o, backwoods lccarsm had strayed m far ffern its home

haunt/s. — better to the New York

for a Union or National Govern. mcnt. compcsed of the best 1e - 611-». llTeillcctzi-o of party, which, with the control of expendlturg by tiie Treasury. under the direction of the Miniszer of Finance, will C3l'l'y_0l1 the government for the benefit of all the people of can. Mia instead of under existing con- dltiolls, for the benefit of the backers of the particular party ma! hflPf-‘ens to be in power,

I am. Sir. etc

Aivoivvitrovsl

ll The Health League

Lhtlzohlfl been supporting this Lakis-

reporwd a. decrease ln the cases

l Of Canada

TORONTO, Much b. — Premier Hepburn’; statement. fu the 1488-5- mtun that already evidence was de- veloping that lives could be saved by

pasteurization of milk was r8- oelvea wit-n kntiflcatlon by those

Th: evidence was in the flzures 0f

er n: - me ref klacfiilfi‘ iv midi‘ mtxfever and typhoid fever. He also

bovine tuberculosis coming from the country to the Hospital for Sick