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jﬁ-CEMEQUR IIIE CIIABLUTTETOWN GUARDIAN

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IWesidt-nt: Lit-tit. Col W Chester B. Mobil" Vtta-Prt-sitlettt: J. R. Burnett, IJJ. Secretary: iacut. Uut l). A ltlaclflnnon. 0.8.0. 51g," Mm “dnngillg Director: J. IL Burnett, IJJ. ﬂhﬂvltlillt Editors: Frank Walker and All! A. Burnett

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fTho Strongest Memory is Weaker than 8m Weakest Ink."

'I‘llL'l{SI).\Y, JULY l0. 1941.

In Memoriam

For once it scents fitting that The Guardian ltztff shnuld “take otter" from the editor and ntanagiug director, Mr. Burnett, to the extent of voicing in tltcsc Cttltlmns their personal tribute t0 a former fellow ivorlccr, loyal comrade, and friend. Scrgc-Piltit Niall llope Burnett, R. C.

A. l'., n11- : of these, and more, to every ntcuibcr of 1311- szuff. To the older members he was l<ll\'\\'l1 aiit-t".i-ttirttely' from his childhood days. llis cart-ct" at Cttllcge and University, in the .\l -"-'tt:i 1'11‘. 211111 suhsetptently with the Air

Force, u t: a tnittcr of tit-rsottal pride and con-

cern to all \\1'.lt whom ht- had associated so in- titluttcly ozt this ntwvspaitt-r. llis last visit home was on the <\c of his departure for overseas. after ht- lntl r... .c<l his l_'ilot's wings. The rc-

crtllcctiiin of his sttulr’ and parting ltantlshake, his moth-st ll(‘Ill"' ', the very accents of his voice, ct-me back p g: _' tiow! Yesterdays news of his Blltllitll tlcztilt in litiglztnd seemed altogether iticrctlible. Yet it it-as a death which, under some such Cll(‘li.’ll\l.'ll1\\"\. he uuist often have contem- plated. ll: was under no illusion as to the haz- artlotts nature of the (lutics for which he was prcpztrittq; ivas anxious only, like all his gallant contparutitis, to discharge them faithfully and well. One feels a sens: of something other than l0ss-tltottql1 that feeling predominates now-in Niall’s pas-ire. ln all such tragedies, where the elements of high service and sacrifice enter in, there is trulv "music in the midst of desolation, and a glory that shines upon our tears."

Financing The War

The mounting scale of our financial require- mt-ttts this _vcitr foreshadows the end of a period irt which tfanatla has had both “guns and butter" 0r, what is perhaps a lictter analogy, both “guns and autctttictltlles", says the current Monthly Re- view of The Bank of Nova Scotia. In the pre- sent fiscal year, the Dominion Government re- quires about $2,650 millions—75% more than in the past fiscal year and over three times as much u the largest annual outlay of the last war.

This huge outlay ls likely to represent more than 40% of the national income and that part of it which is for war purposes may be equivalent ho about 35% of the national income. This pro- portion la, of course, less fhln in Great Britain when over 50% of the national income is being diverted toward the war. It is, however, at least u great u in Attstralis. and Iubstantially larger than in the United States.

The Review makes It clear, however, that the use of over one-third of the national Income for war purposes does not mean that the people of Canada are getting only two-thirds of the in- come to which they are accustomed. "The truth ls that the war has thus far been financed mainly by a pronounced increase in the national produc- tion and income, which has been sufficient to provide for the war effort and to leave even more than formerly for civilian consumption". In the past fiscal year, the national income was some $1,200 millions larger than before the my while the increase in the Domlniorfs outlays causedby the war was about $1,000 millions. In other words, there was still more income left for civilian purposes than prior to the war and “one only has to look st the statistics of retail trade, automobile sales and housing mnglmcﬁgn m m that more was spent on material welfare than for many years past."

As for the present fiscal yenf, flit war ‘R- quires about $1,100 millions more than in the past year. A very substantial part of this in- crease will in reality be financed by s further rise in the national income-a rise which may, at a very roucb estimate, be put at around $850 ntillions. Arltlitionrtl funds and resources of l. loft which do not immediately affect our every- day life will also become available for the war throttglt curtailntcnt of new capital investment for no1t-\v.'1r twurprtscs. By and large, it would appear that tltc zunottttt of production and in- come lt-ft for the current use and consumption of the people of Canada may bc as large as last year thnttqlt it is tttililtcly to be mttch larger_

It is tbc job of finance to subtract enough from the tt-tal of individual incomes, through the use of taxatinti and borrotving, to kcepthe total of stwndiug in litu- with the probable output of dVill-‘ln Emds and services. A policy which lEYWFWl 111's flllltlfllll/‘lllfll problem, relying on the crcatiort of atltlitittml qrmlit and currency to fim ance war (tll‘l7l\'< rntbcr than on the methods 0f taxatirnt zttttl l>o1"1'o\\'i11g, would mean inﬂation For inllatioti invvit:ibl_v rcsttlts from the attempt to spcnd tuttrc tufmcy on the same amount of

grinds,

Th" rtttrrtitttltr of the Review contains a dis- cttww-it t t “ll l|1|‘ll‘|t7(l‘€ with particular ref. "l "'<‘ l i v l lllilitr-t and the victory Loan, l‘ "m? /“ .1.'l""»\"HQ tutpurtanre of income

ftnraﬁiutt t»'1'|11't1'_' out that “the estimates of in-

ft-ld it~ w .i~t~ n1 .- 1lu~ n-c-tvar lcvc . t t’! I 1n v11. flvwtlirti fut" :17» tut ("Mri of the increase in total

conic tax rtttnttt-s for this year show a. five-

tax revenues since the outbreak of war."

The Review describes the Victory Loan as l “splendid job from a money-raising standpoint". It adds, however, that the raising of money does not itself assure a corresponding amount of cur- rent saving or, to put it another way, does not assure a corresponding restriction in the income which may be spent by individuals and corpor- ations for non-\var purposes. The test of the Victory Loan in this more fundamental respect will come during the next eight or ten months, and will depend on the degree to which the pur- chasers of the loan draw on their spendable in- comes to rebuild their savings balances and t0 meet their instalments and bank loans.

as EDITORIAL NOTES a

The first Provincial General Assembly open- ed in Charlottetown, this date, 1773, a a n- n-

It ls usually wct on Montague race day, though last year wa: abtilliant exception. I

_ Crops of every description seem to be promis- ing well, thought more sunshine would be ap- preciated.

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Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell, according to the New York Times, believes the stiar will be fought to a decision in Western Ettrope and that the man-power of the United States will be necessary for victory.

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Mr. Wendell L. \\'illkie's assertion that un- less the United States uses its navy immediatelv "to insure that England receives the products of her toil and sweat, England will not and cannot survive," has caused a sensation even in isolation- ist circles, though the Anti-Conscriptionists here do not sec why.

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Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, died this date, 1920 First Sea Lord 1914-15, resigning on the question of the Dardanelles expedition to which he was opposed as impracticable. Initiated the Dreadnattght (all lug-gun ship) policy, and thereby created a revolution in naval shipbuild- mg.

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Here are a few samples of Finnish ingratitndc. The 120 British volunteers who went last year to fight for Finland ltave been ordered ottt of the country, and were allowed to take with them only 2o per cent, 0f their personal money. The forty Blenheim bombers lent by Britain to Finland last year are now fighting by the side of the Lt1ft- vvaffe against the new ‘British ally. The n-toney remaining from the "British Help to Finland" funds have been placed at the personal disposal of Field Iilars-hal Mannerheim “for whatever use he might choose." The $60,000 Children's Home in Rovaniemi, built with the money of the same foundation, has been put at the disposal of Ger- man troops.

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It is an ill-wind that blows nobody good. Dis- closing a $700,000 stirplus for the last fiscal year -l\'e\vfouttdland's first in many ycars —~Fin- ance Commissioner j- l-I- Pcnsott annotutccs

$1,600,000 surplus in 1941-42. The 1940-41 showing was made 0n all-tints peak revenues of $16,200,000, the commissimter said. The increas- ed returns were attributed to increased imports, employment on Canadian defence projects and United States bases here and improved economic conditions generally. Estimated revenue for the coming year is $17,450,000, against estimated expenditure of $14,865,000. w n- 41 u

An indication that Lord Beaverbrook as Min- ister of Supply will concentrate on production of tanks was seen when M11 Garfield Weston, Tor- onto-born member of the British House of Com- monl, inaugurated a tank fund by presenting Lord Beavcrbrook with s cheque for £10,000 ($44,500). Mr. Weston said he was convinced Labor would back up Lord Beaverbrook "in the gigantic effort I know he is about to make” and called on the United Kingdom and the Em- pire to make the tank fund "even greater proof of Empire loyalty than the Spitfire fund." The Canadian-born parliamentarian said Britain must be tank-conscious and that he believed the tank fund would have the same stimulus to produc- “on glut ﬁr; Spitfirg fund, which reached £13,- 5oo,ooo, had on aircraft. Mr. Weston gave £100,000 to the Spitfire fund last year. Lord Besverbrook, who u Minister of Aircraft Pro- duction was credited with quadrupling the out- put of planes at a time when theg were yitally needed, was named Minister of upply in the recent Cabinet IIIUIIIQ;

A Toronto firm wrote to s New York manu- facturer concerning his tardiness ln filling an order. Back came s reply in the form of verse. t Here it ls-cnd ft ll not copyright, should any lupply house wish to use lt.

THAT OLD BACK ORDER

KEEP gout temper, gentle, sir, WRIT S the Insnufacturer.

THAT your goods are overdue FOR s month or maybe two HURTS me worse than it does you.

I CAN'T help It, no, by heckl

’Ca1tsc I'm in a bottleneck.

A man can't get yarns, can't get dyes, Don't give s darn how hard he tries.

LABOR’S scarce, my looms ain't stuck THEY'RE busy weaving Army Duck. (lust looks like we're out of luck). 'HARRY'S drafted so is Bill,

CAN'T get Boy Scouts to run the mill.

SO, your order, I'm afraid,

.MAY be still a hit delayed.

, BUT, you'll get it, don't he vexed, MAYBE Tl-lIS month, maybe next. JUST KEEP ltoping, don't my di¢_- I'LL fill your order

Bye and

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NIITES BY IIIE WAY

It would be foollsh to take Mus- sollniks word for it. The Italian people may be persuaded by I1 Dune’: latest speech that they are to possess Greece 1n the Axls set- tlement of They may even

more tthtm Sardinia or ‘Iamlsla, the prizes originally promised fur Italy's backdoor attack on France. But we suspect that mantv Italian: have their fingers crossed, and certainly the Axis sngi over thelr heads need not take 1s part of the speech any more seriously than that 1n which I1 Duce wept. for Americans, who he said are doom- ed to live under a dictator because

Three reasons for doubt, are plain: 1. Hltler’; promises to lve Greece to Italy mean no more ban brom- lses not to attack America; the Nazi system does what its necessi- ties demand. 2. Mussolini has less power to entfome observance Nazi pledges than has Petaln to prevent the modification of his armistice terms. 3 The Greeks are sure to have something to say about 1t. Imagine how gracefully they would take domfnatfon by n. Nation they had thorouzh-ly defeat.- ed. Ital w1l1 “hold" Greece only whlle azl tanks hold down the weeks. ‘Ihat may slznlfw "posses- slon" to Mussolini. but no one else has to believe 1t. Nor will anyone who knows history believe that. such a settlement means peace the Balkans. It ls rather I example of the sends of hatred, dtstntst, and ignorance otf man's true nature on which the Nazis

The naval casualty lists of gal- lant vessel; fallen vtcums to the double stresses of this wtu have placed ‘tn the death column two British ships of different character, each famous in its own category. Tine guuboat Ladybird, long the dread of Chinese river pirates. has sunk under German bombing Tmruk Harbor. The monitor Ter- ror, veteran c! innumerable skirm- ishes in the blockade of Belgium tn the last war, has been caught at. twilight by a whole fleet of Stukas off the coast of Libya and‘ pounded to a mortal end. A British cruiser rescued her crew and sent her to the bot/tom with a tonpedo. The Ladybird, built. for the Yangtze patrol survived an attack by Jap- anese bombers off Wuhu 1n 1937

that which sank the Pansy a few days later. Her crew assisted tn saving the Fanny's men and her- captaln, Ccmmander Barker, re- ceived our Congressional Medal of Honor. Lightly armored and hard- ly more than yacht size, she was ill-equipped‘ aganst air attack. But 5H4- met g glorious end, firing to the last with everything she had, even after two SOO-pound bombs had ripped off her stern and torn her apart amldshlps. The ‘Perrcr, fatnotts, for her part 1n the British attack on Zeebrugge ln 1918, was actually a mere heavily armored gun platform carrying two 15-inch rifles besides a strong secondnrd battery. She patrolled the Belgian coast in the later years of the last. war, shelling Gennan shore batteries and effectively keeping 1t»..- r craft. in harbor. In this war she played a part. 1n the reduction of the defenses of Bardia. 1n the brief dusk of an African evenng a squadron of Stukas rained heavy bombs upon her until she caved 111 tttnidships and had to be abondm- ed. The hulls of these t-wo 1c torn and twisted 1n the peaceful grate- yard of good ships, but. other Lady- birds and other Terrors will take their places and emulate their deeds. The British Navy perpet- uates such memories. — New York Times.

Damascus, now fallen to the Allies, ls one of the great prizes of tine Arab world. Beirut may be of more strategic value, because of its fine hat-tbor. But Damascus, "Eye of the East", ts uhe political and cultural citadel of the Syrian states. Whoever holds 1t controls the nerve centre of nationalism 1n the Neu- East. Elna its captors come not u conquerors but u llberators, the news will weep ahead otf them, opening a mad for their troops. Damascus has been captured a. hundred times before. Always the control of Syria. has pissed with. 11.. Tradition pictures t u the oldest clty ln the world. I» was flourishing before Memphis, Athena and Babylon were founded. It was n famous capital when Abraham passed this way, gursu-

Obah.

Europe. believe that Greece will be wortvhl

les who do not have|

tthey insist on getting into the war. “u,”

“4- we provide not only for our own

"new order" w:u.ld be built. —-.

l stznilar to though less severe than‘

“Our Just Exultation”,

(William Pitt 1n the House of Oom- I mons. April 26. 1804) I need not remind the house that we are come to a new era 1n the l ' history of nations; that we are - called to struggle for the destiny, not o1 this country alone, but of uze clvlllzed world.

We must remember that. 1t 1| not for ourselve; alone that we submit l to unxampled prlvatlons. We have I | for ourselves the great duty of self- tpreservatlon to perform; but the l duty of the people of England now

WORDS OF CHALLENGE

A THOUGHT A DA! POI A PIDPLI AT WAR

"We must be mmlted. ‘:1

1s of a nobler and higher order. We 1111151 b9 lmdwn “. we b0 - , are ln the first place to provide fot Iltlenmelilm?“ urgmlm“ '12“

our security against, an enemy lwhose malgnlty no thls country knows no bounds: but this 1s not to close the views or the efforts of our exertion 1n so sacred a

Amid the wreck Ind the misery of nations, 1t. 1| our {ust exultatlon, that. we have cont nued supetzor to all that ambition or that despot- ism could effect, and our still ‘higher oxultatlon ought to be, that

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safety, but. hold out. s prospect to nations now bending under the tron yoke of tyranny, what the ex- ertions of a free people can effect: w and that at least 1n this corner of -- t-ho world, the name o! liberty ts stﬂl revered, cherished, and unatt-

AD IASTBA

Vi” 11m do apt 41o. - ———————-— m shlnfm: t» , The World-Is Navies Wigrmt a sllvﬂonbz 1.11% lg.

Rom hots ' t. my rsuVQQﬁ-h not matter‘

1m ‘mm us ms can... .1112? W '

(Exclunlo) . .

Althmtdlt Hitler's war has been less than two you: ln 7108"". IA has already witnessed remarkable changes 1n the relatlve naval strength of the belllgerents. Cler- manyk naval losses, 1n proportion to her strength when hostilities b0- gan, have been far greater than 1n Fm. m“, they ma‘. cums“! the last war and have reduced her And. unseen. circle far above the to s more helpless posltfonttlfhnt; CPOWQ- she occupied after the Ba e o Julllmd- Italy“ “WY h” been re‘ AfIIIJIIdfV1YIHISIS and silver rain. duved l0 lmlwlﬁm? ls 8 118ml"! And. uallaritly immortal, guard our force, 1n consequence of its clashes sky, Mel

‘with the Royal Navy and the "O YOUTH WHOSE HOPE IS HIGH"

Lot us not ween.

Who here below look u 111 vain.

Andk watching ever, oneLv vigil een

Butbewemwd

RAP‘. That. of France went lnto l the realm of chaos after the Franco-German armistice, a con- t__. sitter-able purl; or 1t having been O Youth whose hope is high.

‘elm by the 3r“,15h_ and the who dostttotrttth aspire. remnant under Vlchys control be- yam, egofih‘), u 1'1 ‘Egg:

lng scattered between Toulon, Cas- Thou that art bold to fly

l ablanca, Dakar and the West India ‘through tempest, flood and fln. Nor dost not shrink to trv

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CHARLOTTETOWN PHONES 105-1301

Britain fsconsequently very much ~ stronger m her mastery o! the m,“ Thv heart ln torments dire. face of the ocean than she was on n thy“ “m; Deng-l “m September 1, 1939. The United If thy faith 1s entire - states 1s s, close second to Britain

1n naval strength, and 1s now en- igaged 1n a building programme ‘which, when completed, will tllve

her a comfortable margin over the

Royal Navy. As at present, other

the British or American Navy alone

ls n more formidable fighting force than could be marshalled by all other countries combined.

O O O l

The following tabulation of the naval strength of the bellilgerents ‘and of the other countries which l possesses navies of any importance. its taken from the 1941 Britannica Year Book. It summarizes the situ- ation as at December 31. 1940: BRITAIN-

16 battleshtps and battle cruisers 3 coast defence ships, 68 cruisers; 8 IONDON. July 9—(CP) —Wm' aircraft carriers; 230 destroyers; 40 has caused a small boom 1n stamp torpedo boats; 45 submarines; 55 ‘collectlntl. a hobby that. has been sloops and smaller- craft, found to provide relief from the UNITED STATES- {rams of war.

15 battleships and battle cruisers; H. R. Harmer, phllatellc expert 3'1 cruisers; a aircraft carriers; 162 who conducts an auction of rare destroyers; 9 torpedo boats; 104 stamps in London every week, said submarines; 10 sloops and smaller doctors are among the most. en- craft, thuslastlc phllattellsns and many re- JAPAN_ commend the hobby to nervlous

10 battleships and brittle crufsers; Patients for the blackout.

5 coast defence ships; 8'! cruisers; “Once s P911011 i! 111101595 with ‘l aircraft carriers; 103.destroyers; the collecting germ. the hobby 1n- 12 torpedo boats; 62 submarlnes; 2 volves deep concentration, which sloops and smaller craft, means forgetfulness of outside 1n- mmvcp- fluence," he said.

7 battleships and battle cruisers; Prfces are higher than before the 2 coast defence ships; 18 cruisers; war and some persons are invest.- 1 aircraft carrier; 53 destropers; 1mg their money ln starnIH- “which 1'7 torpedo bouts; ‘I4 submarfnq; are a better investment than diu- 9 sloops and smaller craft. monds."

ITALY- The number of rare stamps 1n

fl battleships and battle cruisers; existence 1s known and the Pm! 20 cruisers; b3 destroyers; 135 tor- internationally ls the same." Har- pedo boats; 96 submarines; 1 sloop. mer said. "Thus the owner of a Gmmnxgu. rare stamp can get its value 1n

I battleships Ind blttle cruisers; 10114011. NQW YOTK. BYdUQY. CAPE a coast defence ships; a cruisers; 1 Town. and. 1n peacetime. at any aircraft carrier; 19 destroyers; B0 Continental city-

Shtsll see bhv heart's deslre.

Beaulv llnd love are nigh. Arid with their deathless quire Soon shall thine carer cry

Be numbered and expire.

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WESTON-SUPER-MARE, E113" land-(Clﬂ-Refused permission to use whistle; 1n an alr-rald alert, suburban fire-watchers now open garage doors and sound motor horns.

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