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THE CHARIXYITETOWN GUARDIAN

TIIE GIIIIILOTTEWmI Gllhllllllll

Morning Dally (Founded ll I881)

President: Llent. CoL W. Cluster B. Mature Vlce-Pruldent: J. B. Burnett. I‘. J. l. Secretary: Lleul. Col. D. A. Mnclilnnun. 0.8-0. Editor and Managing Director: J. 8.. Burnett, l‘..l.l. Associate Editors: Frank Walker and Itleut. Inn A. Burnett, lLC-NJIJI». t0n Active Service)

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink.’

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2s, 1944

St. Andrew's Anniversary

Tomorrow, St. Andrew's Day, will be hon- oured throughout the world, wherever Scots- men have the optmrtttttity to forcgatltcr. The life of Scotland's patron ‘aint was a model of zeal and piety. and it is these virtues which have shaped the itatiottal life of Scotland for many generations. llnrns, in his “Cottafs Sat- urday Night." gives an uttforgcttable picture 0f his own .~l\‘l‘lll_\' religious ltackgrnttiltl. with loucltes such as only gt-nitl- could bestow. and a sytnpatlty in-piretl in" iiliztl pride and rever- ence. -\\'hut a vontrztn bt-twectt the religion and true [iekiotisttt of those days. and the monstrous erred. ttltit-h lIllYQ stirung tip in littrltpc and t-lst-nltere in recent titties! It is not

'in: that in the struggle we "ate now wag-tit; .-t;_r;tinst .\';tzi t_\'rann_v. so many sons of Scotland are playing their part. llnr Highland rl-giittcrlts N’! zatnottg the ltravcst and best of all the Allied forces. and ltavc added fresh lattrels to those \\t\tl m the last war, and in many earlier Struggles in the sacred cause of free- dom, Few n: ons itidrerl can hoast such a glttritttts list of iwnal lterocs. or such noble literature in val 71.x their deeds are enshrined.

ln lit-oping “m, a grtllul old custom, the Caletlonian Club will connnentorate St. Andrew's alntivt-rsarv zotttorrotv ltigltt by a banquet at 'l‘l;t~ t'lt;tt-ltttat-lttttti_ nith lhv traditional cere- lll\lll_\‘ and spvvchttttlltitig. The haggis will be dnlv htmouretl. and the iznne of .\uld Scotia recalled in Sllllff and story. It is hoped that tho attcndatlce. as in the past, will be large and represent 'tli\ c.

Mr. King's Position

_It is. no doubt extremely ltard for partisan fllllldi “hell their views or policies are challeng- ed m‘ criticized, to credit their OPPOHEIIIS with sittcerity or honesty of purpose. Their favor. ite tactic is to invent and attribute some sinister or unwortlrv motive to their opponents. This is prc-cuiinct1tl_v the tactic of Prime Minister hlackenzie hing when in difficultv. and it was exercised quite obviously in his speech in Par- llamertt on .\Iondzty.

but the cause of the crisis which brought Parliament together at this time was not, as Mr. lung suggested. of his opponents’ ntaking. It was largely of his own making.

.-\nal_vzttig his present position, the Ottawa Journal has this to say:

Mr. Ixnigdtas had to change his position in the tnatter or settding conscripted men to the battlefront, and he has not done it too grace- fully. (lite day he read to the Commotis his let- ters to _Lol._ Ralston in connection with the latters dismissal from the Cabinet. He wrote that cottscription for overseas service would ulvvlrentlte Il$l( of “widespread national dis- senstott and he did not believe it was necessary. The next day he read an Order-irt-Counei] which gives the Minister of Defence power to send 16,000 Zombies into battle. That is, Mr. King announced one day a. policy which on the previ- ous day he had said was unnecessary and would cause dissension.

_ Qleafl)’. Mr. King is in a tough spot. He dismissed Col. Ralston because the latter in- IISIEd upon conscription for overseas, and he loses Mayor Power because Ur. King later ac- cepted the ltecessity for conscription. He ac- cepted ‘COIISCMPUOII because continued refusal to accept it would have cost lntn more of his Eng- ltsh-spealctng cabinet ministers and would have compelled the Governmcttt to resign; but he tries to tnlacalc the attti-conscriptiottists by an attempt to disguise conscription as something else. "

Clearllv, Mr. King is ltcatl of his party Prime Mitnstcr he docs not sec

afraid—ttndispttted for more than 25 years, and the greater part of that time. a positive way’ out of this em- broilment. .~\nd the explanation of his fear, no doubt. lies in .\lr. Kilttfs intense and abiding Imartisattship. his pt-tifessed conviction that the eoutttlys ll(‘\l l|ll<l‘l‘>l\' dt-npand a Liberal gov- crtiltleltt. preferably with ltiittseli at its head. 1f wc accept that theory of his political behavior we can follow its pattern—perhapl add“ ltil dexterity if not its purpose. Eisenhower's Warning

(icncral litsclthouct‘ has declared hitnsclf t0 he optimistic. bnt- with a warning against assum- ing that victory is itt the bag. llnc nlay be sure that the warning is for the lttnnc front, for tneu at lhc fighting front can have no illusions about the tottglt fighting they are up against, both from the enrnly and from the weather.

'l'he good news front (icilcnkirchen. Metz and llvlfort doc; not ntean that the Gerlnan 1‘\l‘lll_\' is cravkittg and that a decision will be reached before spring. Now that the Germans are fighting in their own cotmtry an Allied ad- vance will not mean that a break-through is imtnincttt, such as ltaptiettcrl in France and Bel- gium preceding the lllllllltlltlllllClli of those c0tln- trics by the licrttunts. The (icriuans appear to have given up the folly of "Stalingradistn" and their retreats for some time to conte may be expected t0 ht: mwlcrl_t' and strategic. livery time they tnakt- flll(‘ mid take up new positions near- er to their ltascs. it tucans that the Allies must bring their bases fnrtvard and reorganize their supply system. just as ltappencd to General Montgomery when hr was fighting against RouuueYs rctrmttittg fnrccs in the (lest-rt. Thus. each successful Herman retreat tnakcs the job 'in sonte respects more difficult.

. Anglo-Canadian Trade

A British mission, headed is expected soon in Ottawa to discuss ways and means of sustaining Atlglo-Catladian trade at a satisfactory level. Meanwhile. notes

by Lord Keynes,

ish hiinistry of Food has contracted to take 50,000,000 pounds of beef from Canada in 1944 and a like amount in I945, and is prepared to take larger shipments, indeed to purchase all Canada's surplus beef in I945. Also there is urgent demand in Britain for more lumber. Of Canada's total estimated production of 4,700,- ooo,ooo feet in I944. the quantity earmarked for the British market was 1,000,000,000 feet, while 900,000,000 feet was destined for the United States and 200,000,000 feet for other countries, leaving some $000,000,000 feet for the domestic market. The need for lumber to re- pair bombed buildings or replace those which have been destroyed is keeping up th! British demand and since the liberated countries will also need large supplies, good export markets are expected for some time ahead. Since the eonstrltctiott of war etiterprises. which has ab- sorbed a large proportion of the lumber ear- marked for domestic use, is nearly at an end, more lumber will be available henceforth in Canada for civilian purposes.

E DI TURIAL NOTIIS

St. .'\ttdre\v's Day tomorrow. I‘ II ‘I i

The big guns were in action at Ottawa

Monday and yesterday. v s n-

The North Nova Scotia and P. E. I. High- lattders are appealing for sox—to be forwarded c/o the Commanding Officer, B. \\'. E. F. Shall they appeal in vain?

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Martin Farquhar Tupper. English author, died this date I889; among his principal works is Provcrbial Pltiloto/t/rv, a :~Cl'i£‘5 of ditlatic tnoralizings in blank verse, published serially front 1838 to 1876: Of Education, the beginning, a babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love. . . . Well said the wisdom of earth, O ntan kttow thyself; But better the wisdom of lteavcu, O man, learn thou thy God.

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Since the war began vegetable seed produc-

tion in Canada has become a relatively import-

root and vegetable seeds used in the Dominion were imported from European countries, but when those countries were occupied by Germ- any, home production became a necessity. Now Canadian grown seeds are of even a ltiglter quality than those which were grown in Ettropc and are produced in sufficient quantities to meet all domestic needs. I II i I

Let no one imagine for a. tnomeut that the crisis at Ottawa is unreal; whatever the immedi- ate result of the debate and vote, the ultimate consequences may involve the peace and har- mony 0f the Dominion as a whole. This is a time, if ever, for wise recourse to that much despised policy of appeasement, the dictionary meaning of which is to allay, assuage, quiet, satisfy, pacify; only the interests concerned must show themselves capable of being appeas- ed; and Prime Minister King gives no indica- tion of this; it must, he says, be a Liberal (lov-

ernment or chaos! I

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This year for the first time in the history of Protestant education in Quebec two high schools, Ormstotvlt and Lachttte, are offering courses fit vocational agriculture. The course has been authorized by the Protestant Cont-

one for high school leaving credit and, should the experiment prove successful. it ts possible that in the future vocational agrtcultttre will he included in the curriculum of other rural Que- bec high chools. Financial assistance to the ex- tent of $4,000 was granted by ‘theprovtnctal de- partment of agriculture to aid m introducing the work. a u s a

If all plans suggested for post-war enlarge- ments oflits buildings and laiboratovtrtes mature, McGill University will need two-to-three times the space it now covers, Df- F- CYFIl JBWQ. principal and vice-chancellor of McGlll Uln- versity, estimated in an address before the An-

Discussing the university's plans for demobil- ization services, Dr. James stud that r00 vet- erans were back attending classes therealrearly and added that “that this is only thebegttttnttg.

He pointed out that 45,000 Catladlan service- men qualified to enter college on demobiliza- tion had signified their intention to do so. Plalns were being luade now, he added, to provide tte necessary accommodation at lleGlll f0!’ “W5C servicemen. On January 8, a new course for veterans would commence to carry through t0 the fall and would amount to a comPl¢l° 3C3‘

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Pi-inte Minister King dislikes the suggestion that he fired Col. Ralston and after having cal- led in Gen McNaughton. The Prime Nlinistcf recalled in his r6111)’ on November 3 f? ‘he ‘ti: ignation letter that Col. Ralston salt 0n Sr eral occasions he would have ‘ttkfeillln l‘ "5 recommendation ufglflll _¢Q"5¢"1Pné’"hwé'°bir::t accepted by the Prime Mtnlster_an t e _ B» _- "Subsequently," added the Prime Minister m the Novetuber 3 left"- "YQ" slated that yo“ saw clearly that the Cabinet were not disposed to accept your recomtnettdatiott. In view of your possible resignation fm tl1¢5e_ llfmmélsgenfclltdéf necessary yto ascertain the vtlelws ((11 mwted. near Nattgltton. Mr. Kmll ffallf)’ f; ‘i Gen the end of that letter that a ter earn ntlfie no: McNaughton was prebarerl to continue conscription method of raising remforcementfi "I expressed the opinion that there should n01 he further delay_in read"!!! 3 fkclfifm- Gel" other words, having found a friend lu ll-

McNattghton th¢ Prime Minister told Col. Ralston he would have to go

the Bank of Montreal monthly letter, the Brit- so

ant industry. Prior to I939 most of the field n

mittee of the Council of Education as an optional x

nual General Assembly of Macdonald College. o;

Notes ny Tho Wily

“Do some leg work ‘-— to help mother." ls the advice o! 1.01s Leeds t0 xii-ls. A little more 0f 1t. that ls than a daily mint 10b. — Wino-

r Star.

Ilia lnyona considered the p05- slbtllty that the minim-advertis- ed German secret, weapon might be the spreading of tear of a secret. weaponlt-Wlndsor Btu‘.

made from poisonous plants ls the latest discovery of which the Japs boast. Mltzht, w‘: venture the hone that they all set. a snootful. and then find that. the factrrnulll, was wrong? — Windsor

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The death of one million child- ren in France Ls attributed to mal- nutrition. caused through Gennan cruelty durltuz the war. That's a heavy debt. that Germany can never repay no matter how stern the peace terms Imposed “Den her- Chatlulm News.

Soldiers of France, on their feet. again, are showing _ - . have lost none of the gallant fight- ing spirit that; distinguished them throughout; the centuries. Jtccall the exhortatlott of Henry of Nav- arre: "Now. tcmtlemcn of France. upon them wlth the lance!" — Toronto Globe and Mall.

While Italian prisoners nf war are housed in a country mansion 1n one dlstrlct. 1n Southern Eng- land. A. T. S Rlrls on some of the ack-uck gun sites near them are living ln tents ed on the marsnlands and Brltlslt soldiers are sleeping in converted petrol barzes. —London Express.

An Erlo Beach resident, bases hls forecast of cold observatlon that a couple of musk- rat families have built their houses well u/p. Perhaps the rodents mere- ly decided 0n a higher standard of living. Anyway. tlv: predictions of a cold or. mild winter are now about evenly dlv1ded—as usual. — Brant- lorcl Expositor.

A London speculation has 1t that slant V-2's went so high they never came down. They are supposed to have disintegrated ln the stratos- phere due to friction. Mzmv of us have been lead to believe 0n the other hand that. the stratosphere was virtually frictionless. the alr there being so thin. Perhaps the mlsslng V-2's have merely started off for Mars-Edmonton Journal.

Rev. Terry Harper Maxwell, pas- tor of Hephzibah and Blythe Meth- odist Churches 1n Atl . claims

' says The

tar. Mr. Maxwell says he has read the Scriptures 129 times and ls on his 130th reading . ' chapters a day. four ' each meal. l5 his minimum. the veteran churchmen adds.

New that stray dols aren't roar/- lng the streets and alltys 1n packs. some people have begun to wonder why lt: took a rabies epidemic and two ltydropllobla claalhs to brlntz about this clvlc improvement. Many dog-owners have been so impressed with the chalue that theyye re- solved tu keep Fido home ln the future, quarantine or no quaran-

Ile, omu. of course, is where a valued pet, belongs-Windsor Star,

This is a London victory uhlch is belng credited to Vic Lnlver, who has u sense of ltunor: Oliver dined with Ins fatlter-ln-law, Winston Chllrcflill "P0 '. he asked the Prune lvllnlstar, who dislikes being addressed as DOD. “if you nod ta be a. ulelawr. winch of the cictat- 01's would you rather be?" . . I'u prefer to be a/Iussollltl.“ Churchill , , _ "But, why Mus- __ asked his son-ln-law. Mussollnl ls the weakest. was the first; to succumb and now ls alive only bvrtttg erase or Hitler.” . . . Mussolini. said Churchill. “ls the Only man I know who could have

_ ) law shot and uet. away Wlth ID.'—LEOIIBI‘G Lyons ln lvew York Sun.

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to the nations rallroads. These car- riers have accomplished lWlD.‘ as lob as 1n the first. world WM‘. the axtcluent . ate to bassenlzers and cm- DIOYES. Wlth 22,000 fewer locomo- tives and a00,0tl0 fewer freight. cars. they have tram-ed titty-fly; per ct: more Height. than they did m the earlier euugency. Their nassentzci- trains have bean carrying two lull. lion soldiers and stnlors a month, ln d1" vrblnz added clvlllan mutt ofDtztfitollttg and ees. - a as, exas, Morning News. - Plefldmx for a place a1, the Pence Conference for “neutral countries" (ml-liming Spain) General Franco has spoken of “their serene and dls- interested understandlrte of what ls Just. The lmpertlnence o1 tlt.s suggestion is breath-taking. 'l‘l:e Bflllsll iwonle do not. forget the substantial help given by Franco's Spam to Germany. forget those bombs 1n Spanish _ oranges: the Spanish Governments usa] m release Itallun vessels after Italy had b.- come a eta-belligerent; the attacks on ttv. British Consulate-Gertct-al at Tangier by Falnnulst lmbs: the Rood wishes oubltclv extended to Hitler and Mussolini by Franco. Such mcmorles us these may 1n the not distant future vroveiverv inconvenient to General Fran-to. Yqaisuriltlzgs: tlrtatt fork his lawn sake P. '10 l1 ll Ill‘? BC) I l shut.—Lolulott Dally l‘ . L; “cum ___________