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TliE CHARLUTTETOWN GUARDIAN in '_Da1ly(F¢\indodlnlll81l

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1942

Old Mon In Vichy

It is tragic to reflect that the advent of Petain and Weygand to positions of influence in Francs was pert of Premier Reynaud’: plan to rwvivo Ind sciffen French resistance after the debacle of Sedan in mrly May, 1940. As the \Vinnipeg Free Press notes in a striking edi- torial, Pctain was to represent the spirit of Verdun; Weygand, the spirit of Foch. The lat- tor, brought by plane from Syris, was at first flnernbodimentof emsngemdeuergynPetain, too, meant well. But st once the defeatist forces in the cabinet set so work upon them both, sowing doubts about the British, recalling to their minds in wen‘ es of the Republic, he ‘Srnllglonl’ it; pronsness so "Communist" influence. As lete u May s5, sll seemed well. There was resistance to the treacherous drive inspired by such figures as Pierre Laval and Paul Bsudouin. Bu: only three more days were needed-days of axillary disaster-to sap the rnonl strength of the two soldiers. Before May was over it wu being whispered in the Paris salons that-all was over and that France must expiatc her sins by the acceptance of defeat; and, by , "' bowing before Hitler's feet, build s future void of die faults and influences of democracy.

Thus men who were truly traitors drew to their purposes the bigotry and stupidity of two old soldiers who foresaw with confidence the immediate surrender of Great Britain, and put no faith in the assurances of President Roose- velt that the preservation of France was s. goal which lie had set for himself. Two years ago in th; sweltering, hxunid heat of Bordeaux, Pe- tsin snd Weygand dlnnissed Churchill's confid- ence in the future as a med-men's dream snd refused to put reliance in the hope snd faith of an American president.

Last week in Vichy, these two old men sat togethnr, pawing over the reports from zlie front-Abe new front just formed-and did their best to explain to eadi other how right they had been in Bordeaux in June of 1940. The task was one that must have overwhelmed their minds, for they were haunted minute by minute with facts that would no.1: down: dist the Americans were sctuall landing, that their own man Dar- lsn had AClVISCd the capitulatiori of Algiers, that tlwir cnllmlul officers were sending hourly mes- sages of despair; while outside the door stood Pierre Laval, bearing the latest ultimatum from Hitler insisting upon resistance and upon new and stringent measures to co-opcrate with the Axis" in all sfcps necessary to maintain the New Order in Europe of which the Vichy regime is s part. Every factor in the 1940 decision, save that of temporary military eclipse, had been falsified by events. Faint-hearted and senile generals had failed to gauge the ultimate bal- ance of the scales; their policy had ended only in the coils of the Nazi python fastening tlicm- selves ever more tightly around them.

They had not understood the qualifies upon which freedom rests. They lied interpreted the summer of 1910 in terms of the appeasement policy of 1938. Tlicy had not understood that the world had changed and that the massive irn- ponderables of the human spirit were infinitely more powerful in the long run than the immedi- st¢ impact of Nazi tanks.

ng’: Promises

1n his recent speech st the A]. o1 L. con- vention in Ottawa. Prime Minister King set a “national minimum" for the post-war period and this 111l11l11l11n1 includes useful employment for all who are willing to work; standards of nutri- tion and housing adequate to protect the health of the whole population; social insurance against unemployment, accidents, ill health, old age and the demh Qf {he family brand-winner. So much ls being said about the post-war world these dsys that these promises by Mr. Kin may have seemed commonplace to many Cane ians. Plac- ed against Mr, King's past record they are seen to be revolutionary, Mr. King has been in office in this country since I921, except for a period of five years. In s11 that time he has never produced or seriously attempted so pro- duce, the "national minimum” which he now lays down, On the contrary, the whole philo- sophy behind his government has rejected the notion that the state should attempt 11o provide my such minimum. Mr. Kin has striven, of course, for such a. minimum, t gh the oper- etions of private business, but he has never ac- pepted responsibility for it. Can confidence \ow be placed in his pr0p0sed post-war policy? Skunk

“I wish more people would bother to be nlcfi

lo skunks,” says Imiise Dickenson Riel in The Aslnntic Monthly. “We were, snd it paid. Rollo, In gpito of being spoiled, made s perfect house pet while he was with us. We never made an effort to confine him, so it couldn't last for- ever. He was always free to come and go as he pleased. We even untacked a corner of the screen in the kitchen door so that he could get in and out at will. As he grew older he bcgan to revert to Nature, and the skunk nature is . He slept more days and roamed

“bmitfilghts. When we went out to the wood- shed in the early, dewy morning to get kindling to start the breakfast fire, we would more Ind more often meet him just coming home from s night's ramble. Then for s. while he would not come home for two or three days st all. We'd iilfict him sometimes s mile or more down the

lllm 111).. He never forgot us and we never forgot him. We just grew apart, u those whose interests diverge always grow apart. we stopped seeing him altogether." The author of this article if she came to Prince Edward Island would find s somewhat different sentiment prevailing about the skunk’s qualification u s house pet. ‘

t- EDITORIAL NOTES.-

_To1norr0w the local Conservatives will have s £1€ld day-three Illaritimc Leaders to be heard F0111.

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Col. Drew, Ontario Conservative Leader enm- pllins of being the victim of Gestapoisrn-sure- ly dictator King has not fallen so lo\v as to resort to the most degraded methods of the cncmy for his own “liomc defence."

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Who would have imagined this of the recent rising hope of the Prohibitionists in Parliament, now securely settled on the judicial bench? “Hon. j. T. Thorson and Mrs. TllOFSOl] are giving n coclclail party on Saturday afternoon, in honor cf Mr. Justice and Mrs. T. C. Davis."

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_At s. dinner table of many families in Bel- gium, one seat is always left vacant. “'l‘lizit,” said the Independent Belgian News. Agency, "is the Englishman's place" reserved for the time when the British will liberate Belgium.

n- »- n a Income tax collections during October amounted to $130,051,696 compared with $30,- 548,915 in October, 1941-4 net increase of $951,- 5oz,781--c.s shown in figures released by Rev- enue Minister Gibson. Halifax $18,924,551

($9,816,000); Saint john, N.B., $11,004,657 ($5,684,600); Charlotfetoivn $1,012,018 ($403,- 91o).

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Looking after the comfort and interests of the “Strangers within our gates,” is one of our primray duties, cspeciallv when the strangers belong to the fighting forces of our Empire. Mr. Hemming is therefore to be commended for his generous offer to act as go-between in the matter of those having spare rooms at their dis- posal and the married airmen among us tem- porarily as citizens in need of accommodations.

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john Welter, English publisher, died this date, 1812; father of the modern newspaper; lie founded in London in 1785, The Daily Uni- versal Rcgisler, which three years later lie re- named The Times, and firmly established it as the reliable guide, informant and friend of the British people; he appointed representatives in every capital of Europe, and was in constant touch with events, happenings, policies and plots of governments and oppositions; when he died in 1812 he left The Times sn institution, not s. news sheet, s pattern his successors have striven to maintain and develop, and all other worthwhile educators and directors of public opinion have followed; he originated the “spe- cinl war correspondent", and in the early years

depended on The Times for graphic descriptions and reliable details of continental and other

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In s recent brocdust, Mr. J. A. McNeil, man- ager of the Canadian Press, the co-opcrative ncwsgathcriug agency, which supplies the bulk of the news to Canadian newspapers, declared the part played by the Press of Canada in the wu- effort and ln the success of the campaigns for war funds in the put three years is no small one. Incomplete records showed that in the recent loan campaign some 25,000,000 words of free publicity were published, in ad- dition to factual information about the cem- psign and the stimulating effect of the general news of the war. "Remember that space is the publisher's slock-in-trade, the commodity from whose sale he derives his revenues and his pro- fits, if any, and its donation re resents s real financial sacrifice," he added. clining revenues, increasing costs and shortage of labor, the makers of the newspapers have no easy task, but with their fellow-Canadians they realize that no sacrifice is too great, and they cheerfully carry on their task of purvey- ing full and accurate information of tlie war and domestic and world affairs, coupled with the support of all good cruises and particularly of the drive for victlpry‘ and peace with honor."

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Inthefocc of sllthissucceoskithebsttle- fields of North Afrim end the remarkable res- ponse of the Canadian people to the loan appeal, there is still something wrong with the war ef- fort, says the Montreal Gazette. There is “sen- ile sadness” in Quebec province, confused think- ing about war aims, according 11o Chaplain Ss- bourin of Les Fusiliers. Evidently the war has not yo: been sold to Qpcbcc, and in spite of the claim of Hon. T. A. Crernr that Premier Mac-

apperrs so my united it is because the soft pedal has been used in Quebec province. There hasn't been the same vigor and enlightenment shown by the administration in convincing Que- bec people of the urgency, the immediacy of the manpower question, as has been manifest in other provinces. Prominent citizens of Quebec province readily admit this inadequacy. Wlia1’s more, some of them deplore it. The Prime Min- islcr is probably waiting for the election of Major General L. R. LaFleclio in Outremont to open a sales campaign in that province, but tlicrc has been a lot of waiting for three ycnrs in Qucbcc. So far as that province is concern- ed there has been mighty little wnr leadership, and in its absence the Quebec people have had lo listen to utterances from those who not only 0p- pose conscription but oppose aid to Britain, And after all lliat they still ask for whom and what ere we fighting.

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Finally ,

of last century governments, ss well as peoples, Mop“!

“ aced with do!

. . . . . P“ A_ _ kcnzie King has kept the nation united. If it soda, vmts as “he Km,‘ when”,

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THE CHARLOTTETOWIj GUARDIAN

NOTES BY TIIE WAY

United Slates laconic sues high- est they have ever been, ere still lower than taxes 1n Great Britain and Canada. In uhe United States, for n married man with no de- ‘IGEDBS, federal taxes go above Len moons of lswome for people earn-

more than $2,000 s veer. m me ten

of $1

n, $1.000. T Unite States tax rate 1s about evv Der- cezit for moo-mes of $1,000,000 or

- ve on es pegcifnt met-hemhlsh t brackets, 1n Gran/t Britain ninety- sevem percent. —Be1nb John R10-

When the Domlnlon was relieved of educntlon costs 1n 1867, education did. not. cost very much. Most pupils

never got be 0nd the schooLmiéya ewreschedtfignlg

school an an odd one the unf- versity. There was m rem-nuns! education, no adult education, vocational education, no attempt at education for recreation or leisure. Health. was g matter not for the school; but of prlvfllb concern. Edu- cation has broadened Brest-ls’ ltnoe 1867 and the costs. which have gone up enormously, have all fallen on the province some of which, as Luc- Rowell-Sizois Commission dis- covered, are quite unable to bear them. Under the circumstances. then, the Dominion, which hes larg- er fixiariclnl resources than the provinces acid 1s interested ln ele- vzvimg tho level of cltlunshflp, migm Well assume a portion of the ZKlfllIlOFlXtl burden, leaving, 1f 1t muss, t-he handling of details to £11m provinces. -Vmicouver Prov-

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Once more the Psolflo fllll so live up to its mime. --'Ihe Brantford Expositor.

The best way to ellmlnaM flll anonymous or polson-pen writer nughibetcoompelhlmorhsrw look s lftule more intently into the mirror of conscience for some re- flection of self-respect. —Ne'w York ‘Times.

That was more than a wisccrmck John Edgar Hoover handed Almeri- osn police chiefs when lie out that 11 an Austrian paper- hanger named Hitler had not been DIlTOlCCl nearly 20 years ago, mil- lions of lives would have been saved. Hitler, then s relatively obscure agitator, was convicted of “violent and treasonwble demon- strations against his governmen ," and imprisoned 1n Munich. Against the advice of the Bavarian police director. he was paroled. --Kitchen- e1" Record.

Two years ago, on November 11, German and Italian planes launch- ed their big attack on London, which city silffemd the worst bom- bnrdmen-t 1n history. The blitz serv- ed to rouse s11 Britons to a vastly grentcr war effort, until now they and their allies are 1n a position to return the visitation with inter- est an the time o! their own choos- kig. ‘Fhe tafnles have been turned. -Montreal Gazette.

The recent announcement of the Price Board that. henceforth dyed rabbit must be called dyed rabbit: and nothing more sent a ‘Toronto Post reporter lzi/bc the trade to flnd out. under “half. guises the ra/bblt lisd been operating, His list fol- lows, Arctic Seal, Australian Seal, Supcr Seal, G10 Seal, Electric seal, Baltic Seal. Russian Sea], Siberian

Seal. French seal, Baffin Se Northern Sea], Near Seal Nordic Seal Nubian Sea], Sea e Seal,

Baby Beaver, Baltic Pox, Baltic leopard. Baltic Tiger, Bay Seal, Eenvcrettc Bclglum Beaver, Bel- gium Lvnx. Electric Beaver. Eli-min- ettc. French Beaver, French Chin- chilla, French Leopard French. Sable Lapin, Mendoza Beaver, Russian , Molfne, Squlrrellette, squlrrellne, Twin Beaver The re- porter also found out while he was a-b 1t that Alaska Sable now be- comes natural or dyed skunk. Genet 1s d-yed or natural cat Moufflcn 1s 80st and Wolf Flox is dyed dog. We can just. hear Mrs. Jones cell- ing out the window to her friend 1n a waiting car: "Half s. 1111, I'll just ‘ihrow my skimk over my shoulders and be rlglh-t down." - Oti-aivn Journal.

The London Dally Mall says thst the German radio he; 111mm! time the Nazis may scrnp the Geneva con. ventlon lnsofsr as 1t relates to pris- oners of war This hardly con- stitutes news. It merelv fivrnlslhes another example o1 the kind of people Germans m, from the very start of Nazi-ism they nsverleadfly gone ahead along e. course of 1n.- creaslnzly flagrant abuse of all dee- erit and honorable practice. No convention. fmeuty. agreement or protocol has restrained them from doing eimctlv as they like ca- ‘talnly they fry their utmost to de- ntnrid starlet observance b their op- ponents of 11.11 that 1s m-perlng, while for themselves thev claim the right of "necessity," violently and gcncralli; falsely alleged, w brenk K1711‘ Dlcdce which inconveniences them We need expect. nothing but deceit nnd cmellw from Germans We must not moreover delude our. selves that this 1s the result of Nazi-ism which has meiielv incltrd Germans m pTRCUCO ormilv and slinmclr-fislv all the black and bloody fhouizhts and impulses that. at all times fesler 1n German minds - Saint John Telegraph Joumsl.

A new roblern 1n Itnvsltv heed the King his week, Besides him- self. only the Duke of Gkmc c 1s1efl as senior male mcmher o! th Rovnl Fnmilv ycl. thr- cnlls on Royal time, the requests for Ravel presence M. war cent-res snd func-

ons, increase steadily Doing s. full-tune {g2 u lieutenants-Gen- oral, the ke of Gloucester has. 11nd no opportunity of taking on ofhrr ensuufemenfs. ‘The late Duke o.’ KGMZ (lured into his schedule of F. ivrrk man factory and cem-ry. Snmethin like s eornnlegg remlmfliv-Roitc. of e monthlv Royal (l-IJLW will nnve to he nlsmicj by the Kirvz lo meet the new slbunflon‘ Most. lnteresumr nuggsvilon: that Princess Elisabeth shall emerge from the chi-dish seculslnn to carry out some of the less important 1n- MJQCUOTIS and visits. 1s won have the double merit. of esslm 1111a difficult sltunllm and of nflordlng her n flltlmz opportunity of entry lntn mlbllc 1110 which she must some dsy make. -‘Br1llsh News Review.

For the Ger-menu. those thieves mid lncendlzrles who mutilate 1n- ranlsi nnd rape women: for the Ger- mans who are able to gloat. over the sinking of n lhkp 1111M wlln inno- cent pnsssnre a: for flee Geflnans who use poison was. mercy would be treason to ones cmmlrv and to mmklrd A vwr cf extermin-

nllon must be met bv s war c1 .

emteirnmalloci- Benita Mumollsil

~out fat bounds: that were paid on

lliistory of m Perth Dairying Company 1892-1942

11;; John. A. Dewar.)

Asllookseross theyxoars Ilsn amazed at t-he vitality t e oo-oper- atlve system has displayed. the obstacles 1t. has overcome, and its endurance and triumph over the fiercest opposition. Its destinies were evident resided over by a "divinity the pod 11a ends.’

It. 1s not very often that there 1s s. complete crop failure 1n Prince Edward Island, but the excessive drought of the summer of 901 caused a. serious fodder shortofle 1n the winter and i???“ a mlnofQeboehadan

goon peep e u ample supply o1’ 300d he)‘ which

caught in s, pan of ice and drifted helplessly in _ Strait for weeks, while live stock were suffering from lack of feed. But the industry Ill-d 01100811 N" cuperatlve powers and rinsed s. good come-back m 1906;

It suffered 11 slight ecilpse durlnl; the height o1’ the 10x craze. It; nus not fair that e. stabilized industry like dstrying with 11s hard earned dollars should have to 008113110 with the frenzied finance of the scezi potato and fox ventures 1n whzcn a. great deal of money was moss and lost, when every class engaged 111 the mud scramble 1'01‘ the 1m- eariied increment. Had the Legis- lative Assembly placed s. ceiling on the oapusllzinz of 10x 0611110011185 1t wou.d have stcblized the bus 11955 and saved p. number of them from the strangling process of the Wind- mg-qip Act." But there was goccl revenue from the taxation 01,1111- vate bLIs, and they resB-rded it as e matter of pride, rather than as l gamble, that. was tn out-rival the smith Sea. Bubble. A pair o! foxes normally worth $200 were capitaliz- ed m, $20,000 upwards. I have heard a man offer to buy out. s11

$30,000 and the offer was refused. It valuted 111w the clouds where 1t awaited the shock of the tragedy of Sarajevo which broullhp lt to earth with s crush that was heard around the continent.‘ . . The dairy oow has her product bonused and this should have come during the terrible nlghtmme of the depression. During my first po- litical campaxgn ln 1910 I advoc- ated a bonus on catne, pointing

coal and iron while agricu lure, e greater basic industry, was neglect- ed. It only met with Jeers on the part. o1 some of the narrow gauge pqutclans, but the idea has not been downed and never will.

The futuie o1 the dairy industry mposesintihe “lap of the gods and will depend greatly on the wis- dom displayed during the Dost W“

rlod. It 14 difficult for s. farmer l); hevq s planned economy or to have a. vision o1 n. fixed revenue frcm year to year. His horizon 1s clouded by parasites which he 1s called upon to fight, with adverse

m they were ready to supply at a. 10w , price, but the good ship Stanley got.

lioi-tliunberland '

the foxes 1n n. certain company for 1

weafher conditions and storms that pings 1311b Eopskulyllfiiilsyets are c e sn o con mgr! to the emotions of the uririgh us law of supply and demand bhflli 118-5 robbed producer and consumer by turns. The price ceiling and floor 1s a much fairer system or the con- trol of marketing, and mfght very well be extended into peace flit-op, with proper sufesflfldl es! arbitrary official meddling. I I O I There 1s, however, one factor dist 1s under the farmer's control, nam- ely, honesty and good management. You eon have mismanagement without dlshonmy, but you can never have success in any business with the canker of dishonesty eat- lng into its Vitals. A great deal of the success of our co-operatlve 1n late years has been due to the skill, dllllgsnce and honesty of our nimasor Mr. Hiram Lane, and 11s success 1n future will be largely due to the extent the manager and directors make the qualities I have mentioned their rule of con- duct and law 01' life. I1’ the do his the patrons will not fall em. I will conclude by quoting Pope's familiar cmlplet: “Honour and fame from no eon- ditlon rise; purl, there all the