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liIIAlILT"TETOIVII GUARDIAN

Morning Daily (Founded 1887)

President ucut. Col. W. Chulcr S. Mal-urn Vino-President: J. B. Burnett, F.J.i. Qecrelary: Licut, CoL D. A. Macliinnon, 0.5.0. Editor and Managing Director: J. B. Burncfl, FJ-l- Associate Editors: Frank Walker and Llfll- ill A. Burnett, R. .N.V.R. (On Active Service)

“The Strange; Memory‘ lio_TVie_aker ‘Thlan the Weakest Ink."

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A Raw Deal Again

In a series of articles on the recent Domin- wn-Provincial conference, an Ottawa corre- spondent of the l! llllllflff/ . rce Prcrrdlscusses Premier Jones‘ objection to tlle Donllnlon fls- cal proposal from the standpolntvof Prince Ed- ward Island. The llolulnlon offer was ‘to pa)’ each rtrovince a llllullllunl of $12 Per FIB-PIN! an‘ nmll, j,,,~,-4~1.~.l \\'ll(‘lI'_‘\'L‘l' the gross national in- come cxcccds that: Hf W-II- llle l)r°"'"°9= m rc' turn to fol-ego the inlposilion of personal in- come taxes, colporaliolt taxes and succession dug”. 1; w‘, Prr-nticr Iones’ contention that far from improving tltc lot of Prince Itdlvarti 15mph 1h.- oiicl‘ uould rcstllt lll a llct loss 0f $110,000 pcr YCZII’ to this province.

"Mr. lone-s," says the Free Pros: writer, “based his estlnlnte 0n the I941 base figure “ml did not discuss the po-tsibilitv that the per cap- ita figure lllav for a. while at least rlse sub- stantially above that lnirlirnunt. In 1944 Pflfwe Edward Island's position would have been $430.- ooo better than if the 1941 base were employ- gd" while at the figure of national tnconle for

7 . n . u which {he Doluitlion Government ls almlng ill the post-war years it will be at lcast $200,000 better. Then there are a number of costly soc- ial serviccs such as unemployment assistance “vhigh the Dominion goverllznent has offcffll I0

euary modifications made to it to Anable it to handle the converted vessels while.the last en- emy shells were still crashing into the area.

All the preparatory work for this vital part of the plan of invasion was done under consid- erable difficulty, owing to themany pressing commitments in other directions. Thankp, how- ever, to the co-operation of everyone ‘directly concerned, the whole ferrying programme got off to a. flying start. A steady stream of all classes of locomotives —— from the biggest main- line types down to the smallest shunting eng- ines, together with breakdown cranes, ambul- ance trains, wagons, coaching stock for leave trains, etc., poured across the Ch-lnncl in the wake of the advancing armies.

-EDI IURIAL NUTIES- \ i?‘ Yesterday made up for the too refreshing showers at the Exhibition Wednesday. i i i I The Pacific unit training in British Col- nmbia having ‘been ordered to return to the East, that means the erld of thc Japanese EX- peditionary force so far as Canada is concern- ed. i U U D Tonnomufs issue will contain the full text of Premier Jones’ Domiuion-Proviucial Confer- ence address which has been appearing serially in our columns. Readers should study it and preserve it for further reference. i i Q I lVhen the Ministerial Association arranged for services in each Protestant Church in the city immediately on proclamation of the sur- render of japan, they did not foresee this would happen in the middle of Old Home Week when most people would be otherwise occupied. w n: n: m

Edward V and his brother Richard, Duke of York, smothered to death this date 1483 m the Tower of London by order of their uncle

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Ono of the bccbknown tilled wo- me“ Fafihorle owners had a hunch that all the slx favorites at New market would win. When the last °n° used ‘he Dost. she had clear- ed a ut £10.000.—London Express.

Unions calling strikes bcforc thc end of the 30-day “coollng-off" 911°‘! ml)’ be sued for damages Y employee! ll well as employers, ail! 5011133.‘, Ongtsuch Sh“) fir; roug rcccn y P335111‘!!! I?! I worlclncn who ro- fuled to rec on illegal strike :2: 121111854 within amguitt o‘: dalm- fllcted by the gsetlllfenrs. "I" e‘ m

Llflc sums of mcncy have been contributed by British citizens for charitable pu oses 1n other mun. tr1¢= durlnz t ls war. The three main funds have been Mrs. Chur- Chllls Fund for Russia, for which 7,000 pounds ($31,010), has been contributed. Lady Crlpps’ for Chin». 1.497.000 pounds ($6,631,- 710) End 10rd Wavell’: fund for 3971851. 37.000 pounds ($168,910).

German prisoners cf war have the job of demolishing an $18,000,- 000 shipping base established by the United States 1n Alaska when the Japanese occupied Klska and Attu. With the enemy driven from the Aleutlans the base no longer 1s of use. 1s one of numerous facilities provided for temporary use in the war, or for use 1n case war developments made them needed. Some of them probably never will be needed. but th cost was not waste; 1t was a pru- dent: investment to meet eventual- ltles-Pasadens Star-News.

Since the very start of the war the great distances of the Pacific have been the chief all of the Japanese. The steady Alied ad- vances from New Guinea, the Sol- omons and across the Central Pa- clflc and the Increase 1n power and range of the Allied fleets and Am-

jDhe Japanese Emperor (United Kingdom Information Oggic)

The Japanese emr’: constitu- tional position is defined tn Chapter I of tbs 18w Constitution. from which extracts follow:

Article 1. “The empire of Japan shall be reigned over and governed by the line of Elnperors unbroken for ages eternal."

Article rlayc down the ruin fol‘ succession by male decrendcnt; of the Imperi . use.

Article 3 slates the lllnpcror 1s sacred and lnvlolaible.

According to article 4. the Eln- peror 1s thcla head of the Buplre,

cm coco t-hc provisions of the present constitution.

Article 5 says the Euweror cz- erclscs legislative power with the consent of the Imperial Diet.

Under Article t1, the Emperor gives sanction to laws and orders them to bc promulgated and ex- ecuted.

Article '1 says "The Emperor con- vokes the Imperial Diet,‘ opens. closes and proroglles it. and dis- solves the House of Representatives".

Article 8 and l) deal with Immer- lal Ordinances with the force o! law that may be issued 1n an cm-

ergency.

Article 10 defines the Emperor's power of determining the eman- lfElIlOIi of tho central administra- t on.

Aocordlrlg to article 11, the Eln- peror has supreme command of the Army, and Navy.

Article 12 says the l-bnperor deter- mines the organization and peace standing of me Army and Navy.

Article 13 slates: "The Emperor declares war, makes peace and con- cludes treaties."

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The framers of the 18f!) consti- tution while apparently granting Japan a form of Government based on western democratic models, un- der Article 11 deliberately gave the Imperial General Headquarters dir- ect. access to the Enupuror. Provi- sion was also made for the War and Navy Allnisters, who muslt be officers of their Servlc-s, to have similar (IIFBCZI ace" to the Em-

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Richard III; an insurrection ensued organized by the Duke of Buckingham, which Richard suppressed, but shortly afterward Richard was defeated and killed at Bosworth by Henry of Richmond, who became Henry VII.

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erlcan ’planes have taken from them that advantage. Now they lie open to attack from many quar- ters and on every day the weather permits. Whatever the thoughts of some people at home, apparently our commanders are taking noth- ing for granted. Nor are they 1n- dulglng 1n wishful thinking. 'I'hc'_/

Prime blinistcr hlackenzie King feels are pressing the attack with all their strength. They know that, 1s

awfully sore at the unfortunate radio break in the shortest way to victory. __ New conrloctlon with the japs surrender. I301 l" York Times. plumes himself 0n the fact, says The Canadian n ‘h b;——— I m l I Press that he has been E01"?! about 011-111“ that Elree b“: Pgpcliblli: is fleCCgpaifiIg will Q-h- of tl- w-rld- u» i-m- 3i...l.’}.°.1‘§3‘.f.§§‘.l..ff.’}~*€h§l325.1231; {IR 30m“? bQmb and Russia" entry mm the conceptlozutn constitutional theory, war-under hls hat and, he told reporters last of what a republic is w1ll perhaps night he was m-iethty clad when th= no“ Elllfilliilmfl”mlfiirleh°“°rllh°shim

' . . . ' , - e Hm broke. He admitted 1t was a strain m know hntlthess that has hitherto exist- that Russia was going to declare war on Japan ed between ‘Ppubm “ml mmlamhy and that the Allies were about to loose the

peror. Hence the Japanese Gov- ernment. cannot. issue orders to the Army and Navy, and any command to lay down arms must come from the Emperor personally. lust as ln 1936 his personal Intervention was needed to bring about suppression of the Army mutiny. Regarding the divinity attributed to the Em- peror. 1t ls pointed out 1n London than: the restoration of the Em- peror in 1868, and the 1889 Con- stitution, folzowed a period char- acterized by varying degrees of local itlleghzzre to feudal rulers. while the Imperial House, though venerated. ltac." played no part. 1n national life.

In order to focus popular alle- giance on the new central author- ity, the Japanese leaders then be- gan a dellbe‘ to process of indoc- trination, wl by the Emperor, al- ready endow... with a mystic aura through his remoteness from pub-

assume."

This argument is not a refutalion of Pre- mier Jones’ statement. Indeed the Free Pres: writer concedes that “atlalysic of the offer ln terms of all provincial budgets showed that Prince Edward Island and British Columbia appear to be the two provlnces making Th6 lowest relative gain‘ from the PYOPNEd $13 P" ggpita, payments in exchange for tax revenues."

This is an ominous admission and shows that Premier Jones was wcll advised to protest l6 he did. And it will be his duty to keep on protesting until he gets a. square deal for this Province.

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old son, Crown Prince Aklhito, and four daughters.

His public Life has been described as that. of "the ffgurehesd of a ship which he has no Dower to steer." In private, he ls known to be of remarkably frugal habits. while in.

n Ye..rs Ago J. A. BENTLEY K u attending to affairs o! slate he has

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methodical worker. In peace time AUGUST 17 19“_ 3mm, and 1'

I‘; 53W” muclulelsurc m Russian envoyb issued i. second 154 Prince Stmt mgndelllmn“ fie ‘Yllgglflfnlfégégdsy huend ivhrnlnc to the Iranian soverm- vlly 1n Jlipallme Industrial enteéi- mom over German Influence In 1111-565. the Imperial House pogsgs- slngvast estates in llddltlolt to its annual income from the cfvll 11st.

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anon or Nlkolaev, Black Sea navlui base. Australia orflaniled 8 Women's Home Anny. _

Surplus School Equipment will be blurred; for it appears that

a republic can act through a king

Hon, C, D. Howe, Minister of Recon- nruction, has announced that surplus technical equipment which is not readily saleable in its present form and is now being turned over to the \\'ar Assets Corporation, will be made available to Canadian educational institutions. These supplies will be loaned to the institutions for an indefinite period ivithout charge.

There should be a considerable volume of materials and equipment formerly used by the armed services in their various training and educational courses which would be equally use- ful in civilian classrooms for demonstration and research purposes. In allotting this equipment, suggests the Svdlnflv Pint-Record, care should be taken t0 ensure that schools which have been unable to provide themselves with these teach- ing facilities because of size or financial weak- ness should be given a priority. If this is done. the plan could prove to b: a boon to many smaller and handicapped schools.

Here is a useful hint for our Provincial Department of Education, Women's Institutes and all interested in the school equipment prob- km.

Speaking About Car Ferries

Our dcpendallce on car ferry transporta- tion will enable lls to appreciate better than most Canadians Lhe tnagnificellt achievement of the Allied expeditionary‘ force following D- Day, in establishing a cross-Channel train ferry service for the troops in Normandy. The story is related for the first time in a recent issue of London Clo/ling, the overseas journal of the British Broadcasting Corporation.

During the early planning of the invasion of the European continent it was realized that railway communications behind the lines ivoulcl be of nlajol" iltlprlrtnnce, and llifll locomo- tives and rolling stock captured would be in no condition to satisfy requirements. Consc- quently, in addition to the provision of port facilities for various special purposes, it de- volvcll on the \\'.'ll- Ufflle to arrange for suitable vcsscls for shipping locomotives and rolling stock from the, United Kingdom to France. It was decided to equip the ships with special QPFII‘ so that these could be picked up and landed at any quay which was rrlil served, 0r could be quickly liltkcd up with a nearby railway system.

In the case of the Southern Railway ves- sols, it was not practicable to have them fitted with hc.'t\"_\'-:lllt_v loading ramps; but, in addi- tion to thl-ir cranes. illcv were to carry a lighter ramp to handle wagons, etc. The design pro- duced for the London and North Eastern Rail- way vessels enabled everything to be shunted direct inboard.

Both Ann-vicar, and llritish ferries were converted as they became available, and some fifty craft were fitted out successfully. These trzlltsportcd upwards of ,*,0,00o locomotives, wagons and cozlcltrs to Illt’ continent. New tcrnlinnl facililil-s wcrc also built as required.

(llcrboltrg \\','!-' (‘JIIIIHTCII on lune 26, 1944. and on July 2o [be "'l‘\vicl.eltllalll Ferry" de- livered her first rat-go of locomotives. As tlt: tide of war sin-pl l‘.'l\ll\’fll"l5, further terminals were developed :lt llicppl: rutrl (Aialais. It is of note that, the I('1’l‘_\' duck at Dover, which cattle

atomic bomb on Japanese cities. "\Vas it like keeping the secret of the date of D-IDay?" he was asked. “Yes," he grinned, cvicleltlly well- pleased with himself. a x 1- m Canadian drinkers may remain on the lo\ver- strength wartime spirits they have been ob- taining in rationed quantities for the last two years, according to a. Czlltadlan Press despatcll from Ottawa. When the Wartime Alcohol Bev- erages Order was imposed the strength of all spirits sold in Canada was reduced to 3o per cent under proof. The order now is repealed and if the provincial liquor commissions wish they may obtain and sell liquor at ally strength. Provincial commissioners will meet in Toronto this week and this will be among the questions to come up. Informed circles consider it prob- able they will not go back to the ore-war‘ strength. i l I I “Gladstone (Dr. N. L. Stewart declares) said Liberalism was trust of the people, temp- ered by caution, while Toryism was distrust of the people, tempered by fear. That docs not llelp us to understand why the. British electors have come to discriminate so definitely in favor of Tories, Perhaps another contrastI once heard, from a vociferous Canadian Labor man. may serve better. ‘A Tory,’ he said. ‘is more of a tyrant than a Liberal, but a Liberal is more of a hypocrite than a. Tory.’ The action of Major Attletfs followers becomes intelligible if we suppose them to share that view, hating what they think hypocrisy nlore than what they think tyranny.” iv u 4- a Burnside Honor Roll was top priced animal at the Burnside, N. B. Ayrshire cattle sale Sat- urday. The price was $1,075 and the buyrr, the former premier of Quebec, .'\(ICI.’IT(I (lodborlt, who owlls a farm at Frcligilsburg, Que. The sale was described by Dr. L. A. Donovan of Saint john, past president of the Canadian Ayr- shire Breeders’, Association, as "a decided suc- cess for the future of the breed, xvith the right kind of cattle, the right sort of lnzlnageluent, with no by bidding." Nareon Norina, consign- ed by Col. W. E. Phillips, went to W. A. New- ton of Vankleck Hill, Ont., for $675, while the third from top was River Edge Ilcrtie, which went for $650 to Shorley Ayr ITIIFIIIS. Mount Union, Pa. a u British engineers are expected to start work shortly on the big Tllngabhadra River project, to irrigate more than one million acres of Indian soil. Outstanding features of the project, are a masonry dam 7,000 feet long and 13o feet high, at a point where the river passes through a range of hills, and two canals totalling 36o miles in length. It is estimated that the lake formed by the impounded waters will cover nearly 20o square miles and provide enough water to irrigate half a million acres of Hyder- abad territory. Hydro-electric power will also he generated and two drops on the Ilytlcrabari canal will provide 75.000 kilowatts. which can be trallsnlitterl to towns within 40o tniles range. During the last 2o years British engineers have carried out various large-scale irrigation projects in India which nnlv has an irrigation F_\'5I(‘ll'| covering 53 3-4 lllillion zlcrcs and Costing

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and remain a member of a political organization which l5 held together solely by a klnd. Such a theory has never been advanced before; and it Mr. de Valera suvceeds in up- holding lt, he will have made a small but perceptible, and ohm-ac- teristically Irlsh contribution to po- litical philosophy. Christian Science Monitor.

How does it come about that some seaside places are half-ruined by the amount of oll, and some quite immune. In one North Devon 1t was almost elan- choly to walk along the hlg tide level, so often you came upon the dead bodies of Guillemot, Razor- bill and Puffin. all victims of oil: and now and again you came upon a bird endeavorlng to free itself of oll. Since oll floats and wavca are often high, the rocks are most freely plastered with oll above high water mark with results that are ruinous to the clothes of holl- day-makers. It Ls never safe to sit down on a rock without a careful preliminary inspection. While the

uys of Devon and South WAIOG are fouled with oll, the coast of Cumberland seemed, so far as I could see, uite immune. Doubt- less during t e war it was not pos- sible tn avoid the release of re- fuse oll, but: the offence was rank before the war, and 1t 1s to be hop- ed that, both for humanity and amenity, ships will be supplied with the means of consuming their own oll waste, and owners of uhlps take due care.-London Spectator.

This ls a scientific age and doubt- less the learned men who delve in retorts and test tubes are justi- fled 1n their opinions, says The New York Times. The planting of seeds 1s a sacred task, and the farmer who labors to prepare a mellow soil bed does so with con- fidence, sun and rain will 1n duc course bring forth the harvest. Through the centuries the husband- man has tolled 1n the faith that as a man sows so shall he reap. Science says that. when the good earth 1s ready, warm, moist and 1n good filth-that, 1s the time to sow seed. But there are those who be- lieve that another factor 1s essen- tial. A countryman who uses the help of science ln every way poss- ible. except, for determining the time of planting, takes a look at the Old Farmer's Almanack and waits until the moon 1s right. Down through the generations has been handed the belief that. the crops whlch mature below the surface should be planted 1n the dark of the moon or during the period of waning; crops which fruit above should be planted while the moon waxes or 1s near to full. The De- partment of Agriculture announced 3 long time ago that "moon farm- ing" had no scientific basis. Many farmers, however, still believe that 11 the moon can control the titles of the oceans it. can influence the action of soil. There ls still much to be learned about the mysteries of

plant growth, and perhaps ln years to oornc something will be discover- ed that relates to seed gen-nlnatlou 1n connection with the phases of the moon. Meanwhile. the coun- tryman who works with Nature calmly studies his Almsnack and waits. Science 1s his friend but experience has been his teacher. Aftcr all. he rancmbers a few de- cades ago that scientists proved airplanes and horseless carriages were impossible. For a long time the waxing and waning of the moon has been a good and depend- able guide, and farmers by lncllnl- tlon 1nd tradition are conserva- tives. "Moon lantlng" may not be scientific, but 1's comfortlngly fam- lllar, and there's something to bc sald for a way of llfc that 1n- cludes this point. in its daily