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TNE C NANLDTTETDWN GUARDIAN

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I'm ltlent. UeuL-Cul. W Cheater l. Mellara Vlce-Prealdent. J. IL Burnett. IJJ. ' Secretary. Lleut-Col I). A. llacllunoll. 0.8.0. Editor and Manazln- Director. J. B. Burnett. FJJ. l‘ soc-latc- Editor. Prank Walker.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY l, IND.

"Cerebral Heat Wave"

All press correspondents at Ottawa are agreed that the sudden dissolution of Parliament on 'I‘hurstlzl_v was as great a surprise to the Liberal .\l.l’.'s its to llllY other members of either House. It was yiroliably allutist as great a surprise to .\lr. Kill}; hiuisclf. who is believed to have dc- creetl it tut the spur of the moment, while in the

throttle-grip of :1 cerebral heat wave. The Ottawa journal's Parliauleulttry reporter ivrttes: "Opt own hunch. and there's just a nip of in- foruuttioii lit lllWlv it up, is that .\lr. King pulled this stunt pretty much by l1iulself_ And he pulled

it betiveelt lltilll] of Thursday’ and 7 p. m."

'lhe Ultaita journalist titore than hints that 111t- prnspect of a rctl-litit session had frdyed the l‘retniet"s l!t'l'\L‘>. and he decided at tlle last lnoltieiit to pustptitte the show indefinitely. Hav- ing so decided. hut not being possessed of any valid rctisou to _itt~tii_v his action, he hastily dress- ctl hlitcltcll lleplitirti up into as ticar an imitation

. of an issue a- the tixigcttcitts of the case permit-

ted. This lttllhs lll\t‘ a far-fetched excuse for an elevcttth-hotir, emergency decision to dissolve Parliament, “httt," writes the Ottawa reporter, “if lhirliaiueut was to meet for several weeks, the Cotiservativcs could create other issues, could ask for documents and correspondence per- tainiug to ivar contracts, to the Ian Mackenzie lllZlCl\'tIlll, to ‘dollar-zl-year-iuen’, atid so on. Maybe soinc of those things wouldn't have been too healthy for the Liberal party to discuss on the hac streets-at tiny rate not so healthy as blitclfs meat-axe tactics. So Mr. King decided (tuay be) to close up Parliament and fight the election witlt the facts of the past in his o\vn possession."

Potato Crop Estimates

According to figures compiled by the Do- mitiioil llurcxttt of Statistics at Ottawa the esti- uiatcd value of the Prince Edward Island 1939 potato crop is $3,596.000. the New Brunswick crop $5,_~',i13.ocx> and the Nova Scotia crop $2,- 358,000. The Quchcc crop is valued at $11,681,- 000 11nd the (hltario crop at $8,189,000. The estimate for the three Maritime Provinces is considerably larger than the I938 value. The acreage planted in New Brunswick was about the same iu both years, hilt the yield was greater lll I039. Both Prince lfdtvard Island and Nova Scotia showed slight increases last year in planting and in production. In all Canada there was planted in 1039. 517.700 acres, which on an average tiroditcetl 7o httndredweight per acre with a total valuation of $39,040,000 at an aver- age prigc of $1.07 per httndreduteight.

They Can't Be Neutral

Religious leaders in the neighboring republic are giving profound thought t0 the ethical is- sues raised by the war and are finding it more and more difficult to reconcile neutrality with Christian ideals. In a joint statement recently issued, thirrv-fhree prominent Protestant clergy and lavnieu have declared their conviction that United’ States churches are "under obligation to lead their nation to assume a responsible rela- tionship" to the conflicts in Europe and China. Their statement continues:

“To stigge-t that nothing of consequence is at stake in thc sitcctrss of Japanese, German and Russian designs on Cltina, Czecho-Slovakia, Poland and the Baltic States, or in the success- ful rcsistallcc of these latter nations, is to be guilty of moral irresponsiblity. A victory for the Allied powers or for China would not of itself assure the establishment 0f justice and ticacc, but the victory 0f Germany, Russia or japan would inevitably preclude the justice, free- dom of thnttgh; ziud worship, and international co-operitiion vihicli arc fundamental to a Chris- zion world I)l'(l('l'. Therefore, Christians in 1let1- tral cotultrics cannot evade the ethical issues in- volvcd iii the cotiscqltcnt claims upon their sym- pathy and support.”

Auiotig sfrguers of thc statement were the Rt. Rcv. lleur_v St. (icorgc Tucker, presiding Bis- linp of the Protestant lipiscopal Church; Dr. Robert lC. Spi-cr. foruler president of the Fed- eral (‘titiucil of (fhttrches of Christ in America: l)r_ William .\ll<-11 Neilson, president emeritus of Smith (Villt-gc: Dr. (‘harles Seymour, presi- dent of Yale l'niver.sit_v, and Dr. Henry M. \\'ri.~toit, 1irt-s‘ilent of llroivn University.

Everybody’: Business

Strange. ~Jl_\'< flit‘ llamilton Spectator, (In- dt-pcutletttl is the :utittttle of those who argue that l‘retnicr llltltllllfllvllilfl no right to criticise if he saw fit, the itiauticr in which the King Gov- crntltetit ltas been prosecuting Canada's war activities. "It is very mttch the business of the Premier of Ontario as to how the war effort is being hatidlt-d. just as it is the business of every other provincial premier in the Dominion," the Sperfnlar atlds. "And if some of his charges have not been sufficiently proven, neither have they been adequately denied."

None of the other provincial premiers. it has been zlsserfctl. have “n1edtlled" in this wav. “Possibly not." retort: the Spectator: "But it might be catttiotlsly pointed out that nearly all the other provincial premiers are part and par- cel of that virtual Liberal bloc that extends‘ across the coitiifry. And if criticism is, in itself,

a crime, it could be fairly said that to withhold it when it was needed is a worse one." '

Our Hamilton contemporary also suggests that when people talk loosely about divided councils it is ivell to look into it a little further. "There are no divided councils in Canada about the urgent need for Canada f0 put its whole weight behind Great Britain and France in this war. There are certainly divided councils about the manner in which this need has been met to date. Premier Hepburn and thousands of other Canadians have been strongly critical of what they regard as inefficiency and lack of spirited leadership."

One might go further and say that it is every taxpayer's business to see that Canada's war efforts are conducted with a itiaxiintim of effi- ciency and a minimum of partisan waste and extravagance. Many of the charges which the King Government was evidently afraid to face in Parliament had to do with partisanship. A striking example was the ilixscredittible Liberal campaign in the Saskatoon federal byclection, when war contracts in the form of bribes were openly held out to the electorate.

-= EDIIURIAL NUIFS ==

A new month, with all extra (lay. i‘ i C 1U \\’hen .\lcl.ure and llytitlinzlti go to Ottawa there will be something doing for and on the Is- land. 1|‘ 1|‘ ll‘ 1|‘ Nell Givyitne, orange scllcl‘ and actress, an- cestress of the present lluke of '\t. Albans, born this date, 1050. "l‘rcti_v, ivitty .\'cll"—l’cpys. 1i‘ i‘ 1|‘ 10‘ Strange bttt, alas, true, a graduate of Yale Class ‘30 and of the Yale Law School, who was voted “the best athlete, the ntost versatile and most admired in the graduating class" has never- theless been divorced at Reno “on a charge of cruelty" to his wife. 1i‘ >l‘ 1i‘ 1i‘ It is understood that the llon. C. A. Dunning is to remove iu the inunctlirttc future from Or- tawa to Montreal. \\ll(‘l'L‘ he will confine his activities to business, quitting politics entirely. It will be recalled that is what the lltin. Mr. Ral- storl did, bttt it was not lottg before he was back in the thick of it_ v w w wk

I\Ir. A. \V. Neill, veteran Independent mem- ber of the House of Commons from Contox-.1\l- berni with a reputation as a ltumorist, recalled a couplet to describe the four-hour Parlia- ment. It was:

“If so soon I would be dime for,

“What on earth was I begun for ?"

Mr. Neill said it was an epitaph on an in- fant’s tomb “but certainly fits the situation as regards the abrupt (lisrltlltifitiii of lhirlitltttctit."

1|‘ i1 ll‘ * It now appears the licdcrztl (iovcrutnetit ltave decided to pay the "tittt-of-pockct" expenses for sessional employees whose jobs vanished when Parliament was Ilissolvcil. llut since there is a lot of "cleaning-tip" to be done at the end of the Parliamcitt, the SlPllflQfllllllUls will have to work for their extra clisqttt- Five days’ salary will g0 to stcnogrztphtrrs residing in Ottawa. The daily salary varies from $4 to S5. Girls who went to the capital from 'l‘oronto, Montreal or equivalent distances will receive eight days‘ salary. Those going to the capital from further away will be paid for 10 days’ extra work. Other members of the Hottse staff eniplo_ved for the session also will receive five days’ wages. ll‘ II‘ 10‘ ll‘

The Montreal Gazette finds it spoke too soon in backing Mr. Mackenzie King, and in its Sat- urday's issue advises him to steal Dr. Manion’! platform if he \v.'titts to get elected. Says the organ of the Big Interests. “It is by no means unlikely, however, that a National Government, against which thc Prime .\linistcr has set his face so resolutely, would include some 0f tlic stronger ministers occupying key positions in the present Administration, so l/nit coitlilitlily :0 far as flit: prorccltlioiz of the teiir is concerned fflOllfd stiffer no serious fllflllTltftffOll. Mr. King has proven himself upon many occasions to be an astute politician. lle has before him an oppor- tunity to spike the guns of his opponcnts_by him- self adopting the course which thcy appear most likely to follow.” For bare faced audacity this

, would be hard to beat! But it shows that the

Montreal Gazette has discovered it put ifs foot in it when backing hlacltenzie King, and now wants him to adopt the policy of the Opposition to justify any claim he may have to rc-elcctionl

i‘ ll‘ I I Appended is the poem in full, a quotation from which by Kitig George in his Christmas Day broadcast cxcitcd the interest and curiosity of the world. The part which the King quoted was: I said to the man who stood at the Gate of the year, "Give me a light that I may tread safely into the utiktiotvn." And he replied, “Go out into the (larktiess, and put your hand into the llaud of God. "That shall he to you better than light, and safer than a kuotvu way." The poem continues:

So I ivctit forth,

Atid fittding the Iland of God trod gladly into the night.

And lie led me towards the hills and the break- ing of day in the lone liast.

So heart he still;

What need oitr little life, our human lifc to know, if God hath comprehctision?

In all the busy strife. of things both high and

low, God hidcth llis intentions,

God knows, llis will is hcst,

The stretch of _vcars which winds ahead, so diiu to otir imperfect vision,

Arc clear to (ind. Our fears are premature;

in Him all time hath ftill provision.

The poem, it was soon rcvealcdflwas writtctt

thirty years ago by Miss M. l.. llaskius at her

(lloucestershirc home village of \Vartuley. Miss

IIaskiils recently retired as teacher at the Lou-

don School of ECOIIHHIICS. The poem was iti-

serted with others in a small book of vcrsr‘,

printed anti circulated 1iriv:ttt'_l_v' for Indian mis-

sions in which she iris" ititcrcstctl. Today she

possesses only one copy of it.

‘rut: CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

NOTES BY TNE WAY

In bulldlng thoae dreaded pocket batrlestllps, the Germans tnuuxnt of everything except ma; sonic- tnlni mliht. hit them. - Buffalo News.

A Tomato editor. Just hack from Eitrope. says that Britain wlll ob- literate the German navy. We think that would be an excellent coa- trfbutfon to a lasting peace. — Stratford Beacon-Herald.

Between 80,000 and 70,000 people are to be Isolated tn Northern On- tarfo this winter and compelled w use the railroad ff they want to travel. There 1s a highway from Toronto w Cochrane and then west. to Hearst, but 1t wul no". be plowed norm of Swastika. The pro- vincial ' government claims than wartime economy will not permit. the expendlture of the moiiev it would require to keep this nigh- way 019811 and therefore the cars and trucks Wlll be confined within the borders of their respective towns. — 'I‘lmmlns Dally Press.

Volunteer spokesmen for an lnar- tlculaLe German shepherd voiced mdlgnatton at the dog's being Obllfled to bear the name Hitler; Rusty. a. sizable mutt, lost seven- 118611 pounds in three weeks’ accl- dental tmprisonment. 1n the vacant house of a dead friend; an elderly woman gave her lite trying 111 V3.11 to rescue her dog from a blazing nonle; a barbers Boston terrier Pull begged nlckles and exchanged them for hamburgers at. the butch- 915. and a Possum hound, trained to fetch possums to ttt his master's pelt-stretching board (take this for what. ttl; worth) chanced to let i115 glance fall upon an ironing board and forthwith vanished never w return-New York Herald Tribune.

Nearly every one who encounters Frederick McNally. of the firm of’ map-makers, asks mm ll lt isn't a problem keeping maps up to date on account of the rapidly cnsngpg boundary lines ln Europe. Mr. McNally makes a 5111-131151113 ans- wer. writes June Provlnes 1n The 511191180 Tribune Great as those 9111111265 have been. correcting EUTODF-‘Bn ma-ps 1s a comparatively ==1mp_;e problem compared Wllh [119 changes that must. be tnaue every Yfial‘ on American maps. There are hundreds of such corrcctiutls some- times caused by changes of llnmcs 0t towns, often by the disappear- ances of towns altogether, as 5011191111195 lla-Ppens when a com- pany move; a business that creat- ed the town 1n the first place. - Wlndsor Star.

11 mllSl be recognized, never- theless that. we have a duty t0 Great Britain to relieve, her of as much responsibility 115 11115511316 at. this tfme. when she t; making 1111. paralleled sacrifices 1n the interests 01 Elmplre and world safety. Any- 1111-118 we can do to IIICFER“: the Pfvductton and use of local food 51111191165 Will be an important contribution 1n freeing ships and factories ln the United Kingdom lrcm demands which might be needlessly burdensome in VICW of the tmmendou. calls in a more urgent direction. The point 1S that While we HPDTQCZDLO Britains wilf- lflgness to help us 111 the matter o1 supplies we LIIBII have to pay 111. tentlon to the advice which the

Governor has given and \\‘l‘llCll ts being eshced by the Food Prcauc. tlcn COIIImlLf/‘EQ 1n a Colonv-tvzcie campafgrt tor increased lccd out- put. —- 'I‘rm1dat1 Guardian,

When one person wishes to dis-

parage anothers courage and \\'l5_

dom. he calls htm an ostrich. For 1t. 1s said of the ostrich that tvneti he 1s attacked o1 senses danger he stops 1n his tracks and burzcs his head ln the sand. Front this 1t 1,: