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Read by Everybody Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

lhvite Enemy Countries To Participate

Peace Conference De- liberations Begin On Saturday

(By Joseph Dynan

PARIS. ‘Aug. 'l—(AP)— a M- power European peace conference tudlly invited five former enemy countries to artlci ta in their deliberations eginn ng Saturday as the rules committee. gutting aside acrimony, moved wit high speed and a show of harmony to- ward completion of its task.

Under an amendment offered by State Secretary Byrnes of the United States and ado ted un- animously by the commi tee, rep- resentatives of Italy. Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Finland will be heard in the plenary sca- sions of the conference, as well as appear before committees.

Rules committee members plain- iy showed the stral-n oi Tuesday's long and tempestuoua session. which broke up at 2:30 a.m. in a victory of the western powers over the Soviet Union on a procedural Lflliel".

Neither Mr. Bymes nor Foreign Minister Molotov of Russia made reference to the unpreceden- ted diplomatic battle of words

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Coming Events

"Talkies -- Canoe Cove. Friday. “mgr-w "v- s -

"Tallslts - Cropaud, Saturday. "Movies at Victoria, tonight.

"Talkies—Cap:Traverse, Thurs- day.

"Lawn Party and Dance. DeSsbla School, Thursday, August 8th.

"ice Cream Festival, Wood Is- lands CburohJ-iilli, August 9th.

"Dario: in Ernyvale School Fri- day, August 9th. Luncheon.

"Dance, Morell East school. Friday night, August 9th.

"Dance. Kosv Corner. Vernon Bridge, Thursday. Aug. 8th. Rol- lie MacKenzieb orchestra.

"Regular mcetin Abegweit Chapter No. D06. Kings n. Friday. Aug. 9. K. B. Young. registrar.

"Open Air Dance Cavendish Res- taurant, Cavendish, Thursday, August 8th.

"Notice — My sho from August 9th to 1st. Lcod, Vernon River.

"There will be a Dance in Indian River School on Thursday. April tlth. Sale oi sandwiches.

"Sale oi Home Cookin mans Saturday, August 1 begin- nlng it 2 D. s. T. a the Ladies Aid Orwell, Vernon an Cherry Valley.

"Coma to uie dance in stfret- ers Harbor School, August 9th Rfllillfs music-

"Meeting in Wiltshlre Hall, ‘rhurada at. 830, re proposed Rink magma eld. All interested please

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"Rvlular Hospital Dance Curl- lug Rink. Montague every esda; Ind Saturday. 5-22-LlThut .

"Coma to the Field Day at at. Teresa's. Monday. August ‘nth. lg‘?! o'ciocw. games. refresh‘- Websiéfs oi-iiifiiiafm ‘ nth .

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Supreme Court Justice Robert B. Jackson gets a big ill! from Mrs. Jackson on his arrival in Washington from A‘ rnberg, Gor- tnany, where he was chief Ameri- can prosecutor at the Nani War Crimes Trials.

Fight Fires In Westlnorland Co.

(ByThe Canadian Pres!»

MONCION. ii. 8.. Aug. 'l—Mod- crate winds and damdllwfii Wm‘ blned with a. forecast o! rain spurred the efforts of ilre-flzhlfls tonight a their battle will!" tor-est ma; Westmorland Coun- ty stretched into its third WW!-

Woodamen, some cf wl-"Klm 118W been working on the fire-fronts with only brief rest periods for m, last l3 days, pushed back four fires burning between nve and l4 miles from this railway centre

As high humidity slowed down progress of the fires at nearby gem Lake, Scotch Settlement. Sooudouc and in the St. Phillipe- Ilvangollne area. flIe-ilshtas Pli- ched 1n to smother the flames while forecasters predicted heavy rain for this ares tomorrow.

Meanwhile. ilrc-ilgtitlng head- quarters had no reiX-lrts tonishl on progress being made against flames in Kent County Whit" earlier in the day woods 011w! fought mes soross the Aidouane River, eight miles north of Richi- liueto. itself menaccd by flame! last week.

The Kent. County fire, near Si’. Imlis tie-Kent. was described as the most serious fire burning in parched New Bnlnswlck.

Attacked

OTTAWA. Allz- 7-—(CPl- Tile Progressive Conservative HD9051‘ tiorl in the Commons today launch- ed a brisk attack against tho Government's proposals to carf! the Exchange Control Board into peacetime to control and brotect the ‘Canadian dlollar in relation to ore gn currcnc es.

Btrenuous o pfiition developed u the Rouse began detailed study of the ‘l4 clauses in a voluminous

D ll b M M~=**l.ae....i_'. .. " "u" salt. '.§:i.:."t"tt:l _____ ' created the board.

i e - tarmac“ a °“"’°l’.'...°..'t“”..l.‘ txrizt-iii“ martin. “us. good muglg "g ’ y‘ 3g 01'; the board» "rigid and uncontroll- iine {Oiltifli- ‘ni t n able" powers for an lndtflllllfi

'- n‘ ____' gdtiod while Social crsaitth andnC. "u. . I‘, pe k r endorse e m - Davis Emmi .'.'.;i.’°"" i‘; s re a's a. resident oi in: the For in»; km f f ' abuses ol capitalism. o, u, ,,,,°,,, ‘a, ' M’ m‘ Speakers lncludedkJ. 1% “units- a-ii-i -i'I-int-a_\r gglgeil lJo-hrrmae"): 4-D "_" Ba J k an (PC-Toronto ose- S |¢h m. ‘Union w m1’)? Jiichrin Rackeit (PC-Stan- Iee ,‘ stead) Jean Francois Poullot lififl lffl .n Nisan“ ' To“ IrTenflscouata). ‘Vli-‘lfi QM!" ance "n" h‘ ‘“"M' (SC-Acadia) and William Irvine '_—‘ ailments. Wood ed. 11'1"‘ ‘l, "fiw" rsizrefuvtidisi Rgi-iewi- Thursday. has; '_ a a Alluat 0th. In aid of School. ". ‘, . . ‘a ‘in 0 a“. evorv 1- 5W?" 3.1a ‘Thurs-tiny r M 58m... uses. lg, s; N i-s-stla-ast i 5”" uafl q -- a: o» s —— ... a... m Lid for ,,,;'{{',',,Pf§.f.{"ndi"ss mywbwi Qt! Ciel-r; m, demand. Unloading a car any Newton. ' “ now. an“? from mines last 11-11 It. P. .1. e nnh, Borden.

Mr: MqLuret A gainsti Siiii

Predicting that at the present "6 0 regress the new car fen

"MWIW l" lmy mt be ready o: tore December 194'! or even later, Mr. W. Chester B. MoLure. M. P. 1°! Qllfieifl. makes a. strong ap- Pesl to all classes in Priaoe Dd- Wud mind l0 "Set wdcther and

order this Government in one strong voice: Pul speed ahead!" Private information reaching him "Om QWUCC. McLllre

states. is to the effect that little if any, carpentry work, no plumb- ing and no electrical work has yet been clone on the fe ry. n! Mhbelldc- HS. is in; broadcast this evening over tne local radio station:

“Greetings from Ottawa, ladies and gentlemen:-

"As I sit here in the Green Chaznber oi the House oi Con:- mona, in a committee room or in my office, when the blazing sun beats on the windows, I thin-k cf my own Prince Edward Islam and envy you all

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Government's Proposals‘ Re Exchange Control Board in

_ (By George Kitchen. Cllilliili" - Press Staff Writer)

es oi Cavendish, Rustico, Stanhope and Canoe Cove peaches seems to cool the air a little in this hes‘.- ridden Os- ital.

"The Br tisn House of Commons

has adjourned ior its siunme recess. "Our friends of the nlted

States Congress in Wash ngtun are homeward pound. But it looks to me notw thoughnxour Mem- bceig- of I“ amvot» a be time w rs or a month on the job be- fore the House prorogues and I can get back to Charlottetown. “The old days of short sessio

of Parliament are gone forever. And this year, I believe tne Government and particularly the Prime Minister l.ave learned thu-t in order to cope with the increas- ing volume of public business. the Government milst have legislation ready and Parliament will have to begin work in January. 411d not in the middle of March as was the case this year.

Labor Disputes "I said the weather in Ottawa

was hot. but hotter still I can assure you is the diqsute between

Delay (in New Car F erry‘

M.P. Warns. Further

stro iitlcal - - Johgg groackeri, Pfttgerstsidiilged “whine baby out. of the laps a; Labour Minister lvfitchell and lgélllile Minister King. However, l eve this committee has been 11919911; it nas brought all factors oi the dispute into the open; gm] I "We every nope that it will lrring the contending time, w. Kflher in such a. waly ha; a 1st;- settiement can be reached,

"like YOU. I view with ziilsgiving the steel strike. I assure you this Industrial Conlrnittee wants a proper settlement and to plan ior the prevention c‘ strikes. We do not desire to grind down the faces of the workers. nor is tnere any idea that w?‘ must crucify manage- ment to ma e a workers’ holiday.

"To ownership ,1 say, we mug‘, realize that we are in a different world.

‘"_I‘o labor, may 1 point out that their tremendous new powers also carry with them tremendous new responsibilities.

“To ‘ownership and labor I say: You both must realize what you owe to the public at large and the farmer who feeds all, because they my the shot."

Disappointing Budget

“Since I last nad the pleasure of speaking wiiil you over this stiztlon, many things have been done in Ottawa. First and forc- most, Finance Minister Ilsley prc- senteir- dilQ-QYSIQCGQQRI!" beolnuled Budge-t. To most 0,1 us it was a disappointment, because Canadians had anticipated, hoped and longed ior a Peaoet‘ . Budget. The Bud- get delivery was successful, but the child even if it survives to 1948 will still be a. great disappoint‘- ment to the foster parents and entire political family.

“Time does no: permit me to go over this Burigez, but I did hope to see after all the pleas and pray- ers oi the children-guild j.outh 0i’ this country. that that terrific tax of 40% on soft drinks would have

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Viscount Addison

labor and management in the steel strike now under discussion b our House 9i Commons Indust- ridl Relations Committee is is the Committee that the Pream- siv, Conservatives proposed to tlw Prime Minister tc set uv- Reel-M the strike matters had surely gotten beyond control of the Government. Never was it known in Parliament, out Prime Minister Mackenzie King. with out-stretched aims. GPBBDBd 1|‘? suggestion from the Oiliflslllml- "1 might any here that some

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Mr. Macdonneli opened the op- position attack. urgiclg that a tir~~ limit oi one year be placed on the duration of the board's

wars. Then Parliament would

e able to review the board's let- l-vltles and determine whether they should be continued for an- other year.

He argued that the Commons was being asked to give the board a1.B00.000.000 and a blank cheque on the consolidated revenue Zuml to back the judgment of a group of men on what the exchange rite should be. The time had cozne when the experts who ran the country were placing themselves above Parliament.

Mr. cdctineli moved an amendment which would allow an individual making a bona ilde

change of address to ex nrt at least $15,000 without apply ng for a permit. He said the amendment was aimed at taking some of the rigidity out oi the bill.

Acting Finance Minister Abbott said the amendment cmild not be accepted because it. would limit the Government's ability to deal effective and quickly with fo sign“ ox nga p-obiems.

e amendment was defeated on a standing vote of 38-21.

Hr. Hagen said the. bill would restrict the route oi Canada in business. in e and private affairs a d would be a "great stride" in th direction of “centralisation. soclallsation and atabillaticn of Canada." It would do a the Plofls of "iuudamants rights an iusclea."

m. Beckett. termed the hill a "socialiatio" enactment and charg- ed that Canada was making a

To Visit Canada

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» was being towed stern foremost

ll.K. Ministry Files Claim

(By Ed Creagh) . LONDON. Aug. ‘i - (AH-The British steamship Elizabete refused to remove her towiines from the crippled food ship American ‘Farm- er despite the wishes of the im- erican owners and contrary to United States naval advice. zhe captain of the United States de- stroyer Perry said today.

(As noted in Tuesday's Guar- dian. the Eiizabete sailed from Georgetown, P.E.I., on July 23 with a cargo of pitprops from tile Bergmann Construction Co. Ltd. for a United Kingdom port.)

This first eyewitnevl- accoint of what British newspapers called a salvage "battle" of the high sear was given by Cmdr. C. J Van Arsdall in a report to United States naval authorities here and in an interview after the Perry docked at Dartmouth.

"At no time did we see any violence, nor was any reported to us." Cmdr. Van Arsdali said. He added that he refused a request from the Elizabete's captain to stop merchant seamen from the American Ranger from going aboard the damaged Farmer to bring her into port.

Under Own Steam

Seamen from the Ranger, a sister ship of the Farmer, are bringing the Farmer with its rar- go of food into port under its own steam. probably late tonight or tomorrow. The 2,000-ton Eiizabete had started towing the 8.000-ton Farmer. damaged in a collision and abandoned 1.700 miles off England a week ago.

Cmdr. Van Arsdall said that when the Americans cast off the Eilzabete‘: towllnes. the Farmer

at one knot, with the Eliznbete yawnig (zigzagging) 60 degrees to either side of her course.

Half an hour later, under her own power. the Farmer "stay-ad on an easterly reading makmg four to five knots and riding cas- iiy." Her speed rose to 7 1-2 knots during the night. Cmdr. Van Ars- daii added.

The British ministry of trans- port has filed a salvage clai-m

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Guam Hero Keeps His Promise

Navy radioman George Tweed. who for nearly three years escaped capture by Japs on Guam while living like a hunted animal in the is- land's hills, promised to send an automobile to Antonio Artero, one of

l-lc recently kept the five-year- now a. Navy lieutenant (i.g.) and

H. S. Arner, of General Motors, stand on a San Francisco dock, watch- ing a new Chevrolet, addressed to Antonio Artero, being loaded aboard a Guam-bound abip. inset shows Tweed shortly after his rescue in 1944. .

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against the Farmer and her car- go. vaiued together at 54.500300. The U-zlited States Lines. which owns both the Farmer and Ranger, has offered to post cash security against salvage claims.

~Cmdr. Van Arsdali said crew members oi the Ranger and the Elizabete were aboard the Farmer. stove in on one side. more than two hours together.

Mtlliliil‘, Children

Viscount Addison. Domlnions Sec- retary, will visit Canada during September on invitation of e Minister Mackenzie King. the Do- minions Office announced today. He will be accompanied by Lady Addison.

Title announcement said they will leave Eingland at the end of August. returning early in Octo- ber.

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Lose Lives iii Fire

(By The Canadian Press) ST. OELESTIN. Que, Aug, 7.. A mother and her two children lost their lives in a fire which doitfflyed their home here yester-

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The dead: Mirs Robert Bergeronf; 28. her three-year-oid daughter Jeannine and her two-month-oid son Maurice.

The body of Mrs. Bergeron was recovered from the smouldering ruins od the house, but those gf e

OTTAWA. Aug. ‘l-(CM-Totei marketed value of fisheries oi Prince Edward Island in 1945 was s3, , compared with $2.598.- 7 in i044. the Dominion Bureau oi Statistics reported today. The

increase was due both to larger quantities caught and higher prices.

The total quantity oi iish land- ed in i845 was 310.536 hundred- welght compared with 272371111 944. The value at the point of landing fwaa $2,809,147 Ql/IVLQOS the previous year.

There were 8.885 persons em- ployed in the fishing induaty in Prince Edward Island in 1945 compared with 4.045 in i044.

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the 1W0 Wunesters could not und.

(By The Auoclaied Press) OIUDAD TRUJILIJO. Dominican Republic. Aug. 'I—The known dead in Sunday's earthquake and tidal wave mounted to 28 today and the Donlinicsn Geographical and Geological Institute said the tre- mor hight have shaken up and changed the ocean bed at its

deepest point in the Atlantic. ‘Tremors still shook the island

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Official reports indicated that the tidal wave which hit Bahia Escccesa (Scotch Bay), levelled the towns oi Matsnsas. Nagua. Arroyo Salado and El Baioi.

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i (By Russell Brlncs ment, Admiral Okada related. ‘TOKYO. Alls- 7 — (AP) — A came from a four-man group of; satrangeiy-assorted group of top- Japan's elder st-atesmen—one of ranking Japanese—lnciuding three the top advisory bodies around.

who have been named as war criminal suspects-worked two years behind the scences to man- oeuvre Japan into a position to surrender, former Premier Ad- miral Keisuke Okada said today.

The group had the ear of Eln- peror l-lirohito. and on at least one occasion his active interven- tion. But it was not until Aug. 13. 1945. Okada said. that the ruler broke up a stormy session of the cabinet and made the fateful de- cision by which Japan accepted the terms of Potsdam.

Peace overtures were started through Soviet officials in Feb- ruary, i945. Okada disclosed. Fhc basic point o-f these peace fcciers was the retention of the Emperor, although the army insisted Japan not be occupied.

The admiral said Japan would have been torn by an "internal upheaval" ii the Allies had insist- ed on removal of the Emperor.

Asked if the peace group would have agreed to Japan's surrender without the retention of the Em- peror. he replied: _

"I would not have been alive today ii the Emperor had not been allowed to remain."

The origin of the peace move-

the throne—a group ncw extinct because oi new political develop-i ments and the jaiiing of many ofi its members.

Okada, highly regarded in Jop- lin today, escaped an assassina- tion attempt when premier in the uprising in February oi ‘.936. It was only after the outbreak of the Pacific conflict that he returned to an active role political affairs. He said he was anxious to, restore peace was wrcmg from the start" and he wanted to save Japan from anni- hilation.

Japanese successes of 194‘! nulli- fied any peace attempts st first. he continued. but reverses begun the following year. Then four elder statesmen_-a group com- posed lrlcipaily oi form-r pre- miers- egan meeting secretly to discuss means oi suing for peace.

Besides himself. Okada said the group included Baron Reiilro Wakarsuki, Baron Kijuro liir- anuma and the late Prince Fum- imaro Konoye. Prince Konoye was premier three times and killed himself cm the eve of his arrest as a war criminal suspect. Baron Hiranuma was premier in i939 and now is on trial before the "-11- ternational military tribunal.

' Senate Amends L Bill

(By The Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, Aug. "l-ine contro-. versial bill on the future name for July 1. DOmJDlDn Day was on its way back to the Commons to- night with a Senate amendment cglling the holiday "The National Holiday o1 Canada."

Before the main motion was carried on division-without a re- corded vote-the Senate had voted 30-00 against a motion to send the bill back to committee for further consideration.

The bill. which originated in the Comma and was des ed to change the name Do ion ‘Dav to Canada Day. was launch- ed by a private member-Pullers: Cote (L-Matane).

Ea-rlier today a committee had recommended the amendment and now that it has passed the upper house. t-he bill goes back to the Commons ior approval. If the commons declines to adopt the Senate amendment, the bill will once again start through the l - islative processes leading to t e upper house.

The bill was saved from shelv- ing in committee by the narrow margin oi one vote. Senator C. C. Ballantyne (PC-Quebec) offer- ed a motion which. in eilect. would have given the bill a hoist. This was defeated iii-lb.

wording of Senator Bellan-

;Rename Dominion Day

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IMM RATION

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Britain i. Blockade Palestine

Thousands Of Jewish Immigrants Entering Holy Land Illegally

(By Glenn Williams)

LONDON. Aug. 'l—(AP)—.A Bri- tish officlai source said today Bri- tain is prepared to blockade Palestine and launch naval and army operations-perhaps by the end of this weelo-to choke the f-lgwd of thousands of illegal Jew-

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In Paris, a spokesman ior the Jewish agency executive declared that if Britain turned back illegal Jewish immigrants at the shores o-f Palestine. "the result may be catastro hic."