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IfAAGE route" TIIE DIIARLOTTETOWII GUARDIAN

‘ Morning Daily (Founded In 188'!)

President: Lleut. Col W CD88"! 3- "W!" VICwPIPSICIEIIIK J. B. Bnrnetl». F-l-l» Secrets ,= Lleut. Col D. A Mnlilnnvn- 0-8-0- l-Xior and Managing Director: J. ll. Burnett, FJJ Associate Edlluls: Frank Walker and Inn A. Burnett

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MONDAY, JULY 14, 1941.

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Improved Farm Prospects

Prince lflliixiixl lslzinil Fafmcfs 3Y6 Pllce mo‘? mining into lllcir own, and when agrlcultu"! l5 rcceivi-i-r ‘ICWWV rcturiis all P. E. I. en-

“o ‘ ‘ y . . i,“ ,3“. i i, there is practically no uizlem‘ pllwillcllf lllill ziu incrcaslligly higher Stand?" 0 pvfnq ,5 ‘1[[[\‘[1 n; consumer dollars become more filclllillll. .\lvrcll.lllls_rcpi.n‘t that they are experi- encing hi“, I[~4‘II lilhlllfiéb‘.

[Tucmyg- in hrinqiilg agriculture out of the de- ressitin it llzis liccu iii for many years are prin- cipillv "i: "router rlclnand for foodstuffs in other P3113’ of ihl- lloiiiinion, and the war contracts willi (irclv llrilziili. _ _

Tliqnlgim thi- bacon contract with the Brit- ish Xlini rv of IFnnil, hog production has become pmfpqpge mp1 nur fnrlilcrs are taking’ ftill ad- vantage pf ilp-{i- <ipp.iriiinity' of bulldinguip a trade lmil arc carcfully guarding the quality 0f their shipuw-nts that they may retain this market after the war. _ _

The price of butter is another bright spot ln the Provincial outlook. Cheese also is giving 5a!‘ isfactory returns- _ _ _

T\\’O Iflllplfe :\ir Training schools located in the Province with a permanent complpement of two thousand men [irovitle a. large local market 3,1,1 s, =zcallv source of revenue to tradesmen. Bllllillill! hoili iniliiarv and civil has been a ctivc for iheixiu two \'L".'ll‘S and continues as additions to airport and arnlv barracks are still being made. Charlottetown mill Summerside are meeting [yryypqinlr tlpirlligi-s by making over many large liouscs ililo liplirtliicnis and the CYBCUOH 0i 115W hoiilcs in tlic suburbs-

The flirt that the Province was the first to O\-,~,-_»p,!,=,~ril»i- its objective in the rcccnt war loan {nmt-iiiiiiii lint only of the fine spirit of the

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is Illl _ _ _ pa,“ bu: ihrit ihcii- economic condition is very S.llisilll“l\l‘_\'-

.\rl-l lTll. councctlons with the mainland via the urn; \\‘oo.l I-"laurls-Carihocr Ferry is EX- ptcicrl to rc-‘lllt in a brisk il'ilCl\'ll’ig trade for our fzlrinrrs and fishermen as well as an increase m the iznuilicr of tourists- ' f’,

FTAKIIFieTry Army Corps

Hon. T. TlIUTSOII, new llliiliicl’ OI lval Services. has annouuccd that women volunteers will forthwith he enlisted to serve as fulltime an. cs in the armed forces. A new page is to be willicn in the slory of this country.

In (ill-cut l-lrilain this movement, initiated in the last; (irtnt \\'ar, has so grown as now to be a fullv accepted and valued division. Some fcw weeks ago Australia announced the formation of such a corps. Moreover women in Canada are now being enlisted for the auxiliary services in Great Britain. .-\ few Canadians are already there and have been for months. Canada is not entering a iviltlerlicss of pathlcss wastes. She is a follower, not a pioneer.

In some ivays this makes the ivay easier. Mr. Thorson has evidently studied what has been done. Ile has his plan ready, and it is solidly based upon the auxiliary services of Great Bri- tain. The wouicu will undertake to become driv- ers of light motor vehicles, cooks, waitresses in hospitals, canteens and messes. They will be in charge of stores, and employed as telephone oper- ators. messengers and clerical workers, It will be noted that these are tasks which in Canada in times of peace are largely, almost exclusively, in charge of ivomeli.

It is the purpose of the War Services depart- incnt and of the Department of Defence that the C.\\"..\.('.—-llaviiiq arrived at the dignity of an alphabetical designation -—shall be organized on aniilogntis lilies to those of the regular army. "All applications for enlistment will be received by the Dcpnrtmcut of National War Services in the rziul: "l[lll\'.'ll' ill to that of army private. Pro- millions l» l~ "r <'1]lli\'.'ll(‘llf ranks will be made by llli‘. 5i i ~< vrinccrncrl. The corps will have

,its own of i-crs. 'l‘h<- nlcnibers will wear uni- forms."

The l-rgllllizillioli of this Corps will not be un- (‘ICFIIIIWII Ill wlci: on a cross-Canada scale. It is €X[i(‘L‘lI.‘tl lhnl iluring the next siicmonths two to three tllolwlliil women will he enrolled, these in the ziiuiv << l-i-‘vw. .\':lv:ll and air force auxiliaries will follow‘. 'l'.:.~ rvrisoii for this is the practical our of Il".‘!lllllll1IflJlIIOfl which must be built at

calllps, or hilli-liliq [ilaccs scctlred.

Crisis In The Collierie!

Since the illllhllf! of April more than 150,000 tons of coal have liccn lost in the mines of Nova Scotiri hccau=<~ of the production curtailment schiuliv in operation iii the collicries. This coal is li(‘(‘1l(‘ll iii Cilnzullfs factories and foundaries flu‘ thc piwllliirlion of the tools of war. Prime llliiliuvl‘ iflliirrliill has iiilprcsscrl upon the peo- pli- of (Iilrilln llk‘ lll"_ft'lll nccrl for providing those tools Ill l l‘ iwlrlii-st [llikiilliv m0mcut_ Yet, says tln- lln “iv i hroniclv. an cli-uicnt among the Illllll‘l‘~ of .\'or:i Srotia hive [icrsisicd in plac- ing svlf lil-fori- v .lllll‘_\’, and by their actions have

seriously Iinparrwl thc efficiency of their couii- compulsory overseas scrvice can be made effec- ) tive across the country.‘

"WIS “TIT Lil-filli-

A showdown is in immediate prospect. The representative of the International Board has announced that the policy of production curtail- ment must be abandoned. The provisions of the Defence of Canada regulations will be invoked against those miners who persist in actions which hinder the wartime output of this country. The production curtailment policy is in direct opposition to the wishes of the United Mine Workers.

Settlement of this long drawn out, harmful dispute between operators and miners in the Nova Scotia coal fields, says the Chronicle, can- not come a moment too soon. Fair treatment and reasonable working conditions are the right of every miner in this province. But when a certain group of miners refuse to resort to settlement of a dispute by arbitration, and insist upon a policy which is neither reasonable nor econo- mic, strong measures in settling the sittmtion are justified. In wartime, individuals who by their actions interfere with the operation of our de- fence program are a menace to our country. The law provides machinery to deal with such people. Interment camps are available to receive potential saboteurs. Curtailed production must be ended, The miners themselves should put a stop to this situation. If they are unable to do so, the Fed- eral Government should invoke the provisions of the Defence of Canada Regulations to settle the matter once and for all.

.- EDITORIAL NOTES _

Understand men of military age who have my volunteered for service in defence of their “Kunlryi a" lffllng refused employment at the Airport extension. n- a e n» ' | o q r n , ‘ ‘In that hour Jesus TCjOICCd in spirit, and said, I thank Thee O Father, Lord of Heaven and "Fill, that Thou hast hid these things froiii the wise allcl Pllldellf. and has rcvccalcd Ill(‘l1l llllIO babes (sliripletons), even so, Father; for it 509,11. ed good in Thy sight." 1- * ii- it _

A premium of 1o per cont must be paid on gnitedfstates silver as well as paper currency.

ereto ore n. premium of 7 pgr cent ha, been paid for United States silver coins and IO per pent Ofll-l paper currency. This difference arose gomutc higher cost of shipping cgmg back w i e nited States for redemption.

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Though the dead line for Census-taking was Thursday, it is reported that throughout Canada there has been such slowing-up through sheer with)’. that few districts have been completed. It would have been bcttcr to cut out the census altogether and saved the $2,000,000 ‘vhicl, it is estimated to cost,

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The Bastille stormed this date, I789. Originally a. fortress, built in the latter part of the 14th century as part of the fortifications of Paris it lXICflmc a prison for political offenders who wbre incarcerated summarily on the strength of a Ietffe de cachet. It fell before the furv of the mob who Vsgsliltflitlfd their] outraged feelings upon it as re. 2f law lallrllldlgrclleifilr opinion the abused authority

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A watch brought from the United States bv Lieut. Col. Stewart Roddie has been presented l° Queen Elizabeth by the British-American Ani- bulance Corps as a mark of admiration for the Queen's courage and bravery during air raids.’ The watch, specially designed, is in gold and blue enamel, with the wings of the Royal Air Form, In a letter which Licut. Col. Roddie has re- ceived the Queen thanks the corps for the gift that will “always remind her of the splendid work members of the corps have done."

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It is only fair to remember, says New York Times, that we must deduct from the 35,0o0-od:l motor fatalities every year the many thousand accidents that would be recorded if nobody drovc an automobile, but spent his time in some other W3)’, lllclllding the comparatively safe occupation of staying at home. On a. holiday at least half the population of the country must be out for a ride of some length. An ingenious statistician could argue that if that number of people sat 3r home and practiced overeating there would he thousands of casualties. But even if this clever thesis could be demonstrated beyond all question it would not keep our annual automobile toll from being n. menace and a disgrace.

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Hitler making war on Boy Scouts! The New York Times published a radio photo transmitted by The Associated Press from Berlin of German soldiers holding a flag and tinder which was used the caption “Dsiplaying a tropliy-—-A Soviet war flag." This was in accord with instructions issued in Berlin with the pictures by the German Propaganda Ministry. The flag of quggtign w“ not a. Soviet war flag, but the flag of the Pion- eers, a Russian organization corresponding to the Boy Scouts, which it succeeded when the for- pier ivashbartiped. The trpnsllizttion of the inscrip-

ion on t e ag reads ‘ o i ht For the Cause of Lenin and Stalin” and undcfi’ the inscription is the motto "Be Prepared; Be Prepared." This i5 the motto of the Pioneers.

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According to newspaper correspondents who travelled with Prime Minister King, the people outflVest arfe all, Wllfll the PFOVCTIHHQI UTCCPIIOIIS, in avoiir 0 compusory service, t ougi against a. general election. Members of all the Federal parties or groups are both opposed to and fear- ful of the results of such an election. They con- tend that the King administration was given a mandate by the people over a year ago to make Canada's war effort "All out," to make every dollar of the people invested in the struggle buy a dollar's worth of material and striking force, to go the limit of conscription if and when that step, became necessary. There is also evidence that in sections of the country where there has been a traditional opposition to conscription or any other form of compulsion the feeling is that if conscription must collie it should come with- out an election without the suggestion through

an election that this is the only means irliereliy

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'l_‘l:l_E__ CPIARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

iioiias at THE WAY

The failure of Raschid All to gain adequate support In Iraq Ls oue i0 the same reason as was the failure of the Regent to pre- vent the coup debai; and that. is, that Iraq la a divided country. It. ls divided not. only between Kurds and Arabs, but, among the Arabs, beiweeii Sunni and Shi'ite. ‘Ihese B-bldlnfl divlsmis an: reflected in POIIIACJ. The Kinds in the north. ern mountainous districts have al- ways been apart. from the Arabs. The suntan between Silnnl and Shlltq-wnlch had its origin ln a dispute about. the true successor of the Prophet, is nowhere more alive mall l" Iraq-h. The weakness of Iraq ls the weakness of Islam as a whole, which is due to ancient schism. The SIIYIWS appear in three distinct varieties in Syna. The Ktiarljltles In Frenon. Ncrtli Africa, the Walihabis in" Saudi Arabia, the Senussi in Cyreiiaica, each in their own particular wav follow the Prophet, and decline to agree that other Moslems can be IllS true followers. This is the rea- son why the much-discussed pan- Arabic idea, is as yet no part. of practical politics, except in so far as the Axis for propagandlst reasons may stimulate ii. - The Tablet (London).

It may be that this nation In the last. twenty years has changed be- yond recognition, but there is no evidence for it. lii the favorite dishes and the spelling bees of the American people. Year after year in the food pollings it is the same story cf steak mid apple Die lead- ing all the rest. like Ab;u ban Acihem. As for spelling bees, a boy of l3 in Detroit. has won the na- tional championship by spelling chrysanlhciiimn correcily when the runner-up omitted the first. ti. And In a world supposedly altered beyond all recognition we recog- nlzethe good old stand-by; or the spelling bees of a geucrnticn ago, antedzluvlari and CliffillllflflllOij and pusillaiiimoils aiicl minafory and mien and halt-yen and beleaguered and ague. For an age of tluumph lincl science the scientific terms semi very rare; we only note acetylene lilid perhaps euthanasia. But these iii-e the misspelled words, and perhaps the scientific word's are very seldom misspelled by modern children. Some day ii would be interesting t3 stage a spelling bee fm- typewrlilng machines. Tney have their idiosyncrasies, For 1n- stance. there is one typewriter not a thousand miles from where these lines are being vrritten which can never successfully negotiate the sliinple name "Joseph". Travelling 70 words a minute or hen words a. minute, it insists on calling it “Jospdf, and the only way out. ls to make the correction by hand. It 8111105!’ seiliis like an incurable prejudzce on the part. of the key- board agiiisi. Lwo suzh able and successful citizens as the man in the Moscow Kremlin and the man in t-lie Berlin propaganda ministry. -_New York Times.

Senator Gerald Nye of North Dakota has let the cat out of the b3“; Bs regards the ‘notive behind Ills lsolationism. It has long been suwpected and even occasionally Charged agliisi. certain of the leading lsolatlonists that they are not so much anxious lest the Untied States should suffer the human losses of ivar as they are out for profit, Mr. Nye, In an in. tervlew, has nc-w tivcwed that, while he has "no dCEITE to see Eng- land crushed", a. German victory might improve United States fcr- elgn trade "by removing our chef comipetltcr". Mr. Nye seriously asks us to believe that he has "no desire to see England crushed". Presum- obly therefore he cle ucles himself with the idea of an inconclusive peace following a Gmman victsryi But then he acknowledges the guid- ing money motive and doubiles some isolaiionlsts are kke hm. Orhcrs probably have different mot- ives and do actually want. to see Britain defeated. Spill more are Just muddlcheaded wishful think- ers ilvlio have not the courage even to glance M. unpleasant acts. Far that matter, the blind stupidity of Nye and I'_llS kind In imagining that the Unlted States would be allowed any foreign trade on even terms by a, victorious Germany is beyond comprruenslori. If this is not, blind stupidity, then it is the same black treachery which impel- led a corterie of French indusiral- isis to urge subunlssicn a year go. One wculd have thought that. the example of orgaxized silollatlcn of France would have stopped the mouths of the Nyes in the Untied States. The United States Isola- tlonlsts are, however, pretty well discredited in their own country. The aduilnlstriitlon knows the mind of the people and its latest act is a fair indication of its policy. It must. have come as a surprise when the order went out. for closing all Geiman consulates and three Nazi agencies: this order includes the departure of all Germans connect- ed with the consulates and agen- cies. It 1s, of course, not breaking off diplomatic relatlcns; it. is sever- ing authorized trade relations and should help to stop unauthorized trading. Mr. Nye may take it as Washington's answer to him and his followers who famously believe they can enrich themselves by eup-

orting Germany. - Saint John elegraph Journal,

It Is Interesting at this mo- ment to recall the prcposiil made in 1901 at Osborne by the cit-Kaiser Wilhelm II to a group of British statesmen. The details are given

|by Inrd Mldleton in "Records and

Reactions". Briefly, lb was that. Britain should help Germany to stake out. a territorial claim in

South America. If Germany end England had an alliance, the Unlted States could not. reveni. him (the Kaiser) from ending troops there, for the British. Fleet. would then be on Germany‘: side

Once the German troops were there he could deal with "the States" and get together u. German population of 500,000. "You keep the States off me, I'll keep Russia off you", the Kai=er concluded. The Kaiser returned to the same theme when Lord Mldleton at- tended the Oermnn manoeuvres in the following year, showing the idea was no mere madden im- pulse. Lcrd Salisbury refused to

Did . llf d take the proposal seriously and did wakgalrthrgagl ofitwhhmdfl‘ _[ a

not even report. it to the cabinet.- A. L. K. in London Times.

If history does not repent Itself Bl’ h" mwfiml‘

in detail it copies Itself In the gen- eral pattern of

with war supplies, discovered sabo- tage and laid ii at, the door of German agents within the shelter of the German Embassy. Within less than a year war was declared on Imperial Germany. This time we

that Silent. silent. silent.

events. Early in 1916 America, supplying Britain

lFiir Better Schools

(Daily Colonist, Victoria, B. O.)

Many excellent PQODIO who have not given much thought to the I piaitéer eefim to bellilelve the; signage: n e uca onal - cee an e neat.- ‘ tonal programs are due to scholas- tic forces operating within tho school itself. The picture they see [in their mind's eye is that of a learned body of men breathing the calm intellectual atmosphere of od- ucatlonal philosopliy within the ‘ " " halls of learning. o. coun- Icll of practical teachers, well ec- quainted with time possibilities und [limitations of the program of stud- iles. sitting as a court of final up [peal as to what. shall and what, [shall not be added to or subtract- 'ed from the school timetable. Another vlew of the matter is that educational changes, when . they occur. can be traced to the -op- ieratlon of forces tar more powerful than those 0f the schoolroom. It is not: mere scholastic opinion that determines educational policy. Edu- cational oranges are directly re- lated to social needs. Those who support the latter view are of 0p- lnlon that the history of education can show 1n great detail that. changes ln school policy have very [frequently been resisted by ti» schoolmaster until the needs o: so- [clety became imperative and the r demand for educational reform i became insistent. | Educational authqgcs, not with- out some good reason, regard them- selves lis in a sense the natural gukprdfans and protectors of the -sc ooI program of studies. It ls noi- ‘surprisfng therefore that. they have lileveloped something like a tech- nique in resisting proposals for edu- cational change. For example, their are apt. to point out that the pro- gram is already overcrowded; or ‘ that the teachers begrudge the time Itziken from the old reliable school [subjects or that after all the uro- ,pused addition to the timetable ls a mere passing fad or frlll that. WIIII soon be out of fashion; or that the

teachers and Wat until they b6- come acquainted with it and lire qualified to teach it you will neeJ " a. lot of experts and supervisors and everyone knows the trouble they can make; or that the new branch i has but little educational value and can furnish but little scope as an [intellectual discipline; or that. the [subject matter of the proposed new study has not been organized for [effective teaching, and that text- [boolts will have to be prepared. Oi course the educational authorities [do not imlimber all their artillery in every case, Sometimes indeed they depend on passive resistance [n5 their best defence against lnno |vation,

Can any of the above-mentioned arguments be urged against. the de- mand for religious exercises and re- llglous instructions in the schools? Who will deny that. there ls such a demand or that. this demanzla- rlses from an acknowledged social need? Is there any educator of re- pute who will contend that. the [youth of Canada are today suf- Jiclently instructed in the princi- iples of morals? Does anyone sug- ' gest that the moral instruction now