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Preulilenl: ueut. Uol. W. Chester 5. Mel-urn vicu-Frenldenl: J. It. Burnett. lt-J-l. ‘ Secretary: LiCllL U01. l) A tvluufflnnnti. 0.5.0. Edl-ur and itlanaging uti-eciur: .l B. Burnett. l-‘JJ. Alioeiule Editors: urank Walker and Lleut. llll A Burnett, lLuuNJhlt. tOn Active service)

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Thad the Wen/rest Ink."

SATURDAY, FEB- l_

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More Money For Apologies

The (Iaiiadian public, says the Globe and .\lail, is reconciled to Budget figures of astronomical size, but it will view tritli a somewhat jaundiced eye the increase of about 54/.» million (lollars, bringing the total tip to $701,300,009, in the noti-tvar estimates. The estimates for the war expenditures have been stibstaiititilly- pared down, the reduction lining roughly 331 million dollars, but if there had been an increase ltere, there would have been little disposition to cavil at it. Certain items, ltotvever, which show in- creases will properly lie targets for criticism and none more. deservedly thait the increase of 5o per t-r-ttt iii the appropriation for lhc \\'ar- time Information Board from $038,000 to $995,707-

Tlie appetite o! this fledgling fillfipflllg of a triumphant burcaticrttcy for public futitls has grown steadily every- year siitcc its birth and it has today become ravenous. Some of its activi- ties and functions may be essential to the iia- tional war effort and profitable to the common Cause. But it should not be forgotten that iio small proportion of its funds, time and energies is expcutled itt efforts to undo the tlainzige done to otir national prestige in the United States by the follies and tiitiidiiics of our Liovcrnmcitt in certain SplltJrCs‘ of tioliqv, The .'\lll€l'ltlllll public finds it difficult to understand why Canada at- ter fiittr years of war has been unable to evolve an effective iiiautiowct- polity on the saute lines as its owit. It also is puzzled that the pro- vision of adequate labor for vital forestry in- dtistries has been so grievously neglected and the press of the L'nitcd States, which, as a SllllCfCl‘ front this neglect, has freely voiced its feeling of grievance has to be coaxed into tak- ing a kindly view of what are alleged to be l!‘- superalilc difficulties in Catiada about the ef- ficient allocation of uiaiipoivcr.

It may be that criticism of the shortconi lugs 0f some policies has been ntounting south of the border and that therefore a more exten- sivg and elaborate campaign of defense and apology, which entails greater expenditures of T710116)’. i: now rtwiiiircd. lut the point which the Canadian public should not pass over is that if otir Govcriitneiit lia< shown reasonable cour- age and intelligence about its inanpoiver policy. there would have been no itecd to expend so much money and energy in [ierstiztding the Ain- erican Ilcflplc that tht- obstacles to a sound policy were quite unstirinottntablc and that its absence ls only a minor lilot ll|_)0ll an otherwise magnifi- cent war effort.

The Coal It seems almost tntbelicvttble that Western Canada should be worryitig about too much

Surplus

coal. Hut then the climate of the Prairies has been tinbelicvable this }<‘tir. .\iid there is a very direct connection between the two, the

_Saskato0n Star Phoenix says.

Another factor entering into the situation is the SllCCC$S"'fll'"lFlSlf'Sltl1llllCl"S caitipztign to en- eottrage people to put in their fuel stocks early. The zimouiit of coal mined and stored last suin- mer was most S£lil~l.'lt'l0l'_\‘ and people with still pletitly of coal in their bins are llot ordering any more.

The stiggestioii that ciiitstimcrs begin iitiw to lttick tip for next winter is a flood out‘. strange as it itiay seem. The over-all tianadiaii coal picture is not inuclt brighter than ever and if a substantial portion of Wcsicrit Canada's needs for another year can ll" tiiiuctl in lllt‘ liPXt few months. if may then hecotiie possible to opt-i

Eastern llllll'l{t“ts for \\'cs:t~rit ct-ztl, i reliev- intr the situation in other itiarltcts where there is still tlangct- of a shortage.

.\lt'£lll't\'llll(‘. iliu thivertiziicnt has ftill control of thn coal industri- and it uitist not allow the Wcsit-rii mines to shut tltt\\ll and the tiiiners itiriveil (‘lsC\\'llt‘l‘t\_ unless ihcrt- is assurance that the whole fuel picture will be tliffcrcntiicxt wiii- tor, Tht- t'(lllllll'_\‘ has had ttllt‘ sorry experience with lllltt\‘.lll§_' miners to leave the coal fit-ids zxtid it (lop, not want it repeated until every zlait- ger of futttrt- shortages has ltdfll avrrlcil. \ general ievit-v; of tht~ who]: fut-l siitiatioit liv a l't“>'])f|ll-ll.'t' atulioritv might clarift public. thiiilz- in}; and ll(‘l]) to stimulate llllfCllilstfls now iii a

'10 0f apparent surplul.

"fiA New ChemiEaT

."\ chemical that makes cattle blrctl to death,

Tlictiiitariil. is iuiw saving human lives‘. says 'l'iiiie. lf a itiaii takes Dicuiitarol capsules lic- inn; tn- ttftny nit tiperatiiiii. ‘tlaiigertius blood

clots may not form iii ltis veins. 'l‘he discoverer of the ilrtig, llr. Karl 1'atil liinlt, PFOTCSSOI‘ oi biochemistry at the “isctiiisiit Agrictilttirztl lix-

pt-riineiit Station, recently told the llilt'\'k‘1'_\' 50- einty at thc Xv“,- York Actidcinyi oi Medicine about it. lle niadt- his tlisco "ry when cattle-

iiieit in Ntirtlt l_).'tlttita and Canada eoniplttiiied i that some of their stock died from bleeding scratches and buinpsfdlkt: human lieiiiopliiliacs". llc found the gtiiltv chemical in spoiled sweet-

‘ mclover. hay, iiainetl it Dictiiuarol because it is

gforitietl from the ltartnlt-ss chemical. couiuariii.

. ivivhiclt gives fresh clover its smell. The Cow-s’ .

iprolileiii was siilveil by planting elovcr with a low cotni-y-In content. l)r. l.iiik and vo-tvorlz- ers wciit on to yiet Diciniiarol iii pure form aiil lifllCll t0_ .$_\‘lllll(‘.<llt' it. They found that in flu.-

body it nrtltcs salicylic acid. Another anti-

coagulant, ltepztriii. was .'lll'(»'ll(l_\' on the market.

It is also used lo keep donors’ lllOtlfl fluid until -,.il (‘I111 h: |n'ot-t"~-»i_-d. llui. it is an expensive ex- tract of ox lfllltf and liwr. nuts! lit: given hy itijectii¢_ and is hard m rntitrril: Therefore stir- geons _(who uorry lest. a fatal clot undo their

worlcltoolt tip Dicuiiiarol. A patient taking Dictiniarol need not fear that he will bleed to death. l)r. l.inlt explained that it can be coun- teracted by ti) a small iranslusiott, (2) a large dose (an injection) of vitamin K, the aiiti- heinorrhagic vitamin in leafy vegetables.

EDI IURIAL NUIES .-

Menibers of the Legislature can enjoy their lalhurs knowing there is not iiiueli for -._theni to do at home these (lays.

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According to Dr. .\Iureliisoii some person or persons committed an unlawful act in taking out inmates of Falcoitwood to vote at last election. If that be so it is for the Attorney-General to prosecute the individuals itained by Dr. Mac- Ivfillan.

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Evidently, like the poor, the bootlegger is ever with us. According to a “Second Queens” correspondent in yesterday's Guardian Forum away back iii Pope and Land's time complaint was heard in the legislature of the poisonous COIICOCtlOIIS being sold here in competition with “honest” liquor. -

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Because of the earnings of her merchant itiariite, the fourth largest in the world, Nor- way has been able to pay her own way all through this ivar. That is not all, the Royal Norwegian Government in London has also iuantigetl to meet pre-war obligations. and has paid interest agd amortization itistalitients on Xorwegiait foreign loans.

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More than 50o Nazi planes liavc been shot down by Polish air squadrons based in Britain, since the organization of Polish flying forces on English soil in i940. Poland's air strength iii Britain now numbers 12,000 men. In all, Polish airmen Qve accounted for upward! of L500 Nazi plaiics since the start of the war.

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In a laboratory otitside London, British scien- tists have discovered a way to double the size 0f fruit and vegetables, and of flowers, and to increase their quality and their ability to resist disease. The means they have used is the col- ehicine drug, and the method is described as giving ati "anaesthetic shock" to the seed. This doubles the number of life germs (or chromo- somes) in each seed which has the effect of making a bigger plant 0f‘ finer quality.

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The U.S. Public Health Service claim (i) “There is some indication that the rate of in- crease of the death rate (from cancer) is slo\v- ing down.” (2) Many doctors suspect cancer where it does not exist. In southern cities, for example, the Public llealth Service fotiiid that, under microscopic examination, 50% of the illness diagnosed as cancer proved to be something else.

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hlaritiiiie Telegraph and Telephone Co., Hali- fax, reports net profit for i943 at $493,344, or {)5 ecnts per common share, compared with $579,426 or $i.o8 per common share in i942. Income and excess profits taxes last year were $830,178 as against $557,224 the previous year. Current assets are listed at $I,597,600, net work- ing capital $705,066.

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As anticipated, Dr. N. A. M. Mackenzie, President of New Brunswick University, has been appointed to a similar position in British Columbia. University". A native of Tltorbtirit. NS. Dr. Mackenzie has had a distinguished scholastic career, and has done much public work in the furtherance of education in the Maritime Provinces.

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Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and phy- sicist, born this date i564; supported and sub- stantiated the theory of Copernicus that the earth and other planets revolve round the stin, at a time when a ltecn controversy raged, espe- cially in ecclesiastical circles; an edition of his works, iiiclttding “Dialogues tif the .\'ew Scieiices" (first published in i638) was issued by the Italian Government in i800; and an litig- lish translation in i9i4 in which he sets forth that "the sun is the centre of the tinivcrse and iinitiovablc, and that the earth moves."

\\'rite5 Bill Stewart, C. l’._ war correspon- dent, well known here where he spent iiianje happy dai: fiXcxt to. rations, mail is probably the most important thing iii the llit’__lll_f___ll_l_L‘_ll§lll- itig soldier. It's his only dircet link with hon relatives, friends and sweetheart. Some offic- ers 53y its a toss-up whether food or letters takt- first place iii ticrsottal importance to the stiltlier, though most agree food comes first. \\'hcii there's iiiail parade iii a battalion, word is qtiicltly passed around. Then men who get mail cannot conceal their (lcliglit. Those who don't can't hide their disappointment. The average soldier probably would go through lIell and high water to get a letter from someone who means something to him. It's probably safe tori to say that no person back home knowing a sol- dier in the field can do him a more welcome or greater favor than to write a chatty letter about ltouic, (lCSCFlblIlQ living conditions, what peo- ple art- talkiiig about and littlc bits of personal news about the folks on his street.”

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Ont Wt-st tlicv are “arcariiitf to get hack into hog raising on a large scale. With the de- cision to pa). the premiums on the high grades. tltc melt tn gq out of production, which caused 5n much alarm in the autumn, has been stem- med. President iltllcn, of the Alberta Livestock (Io-operative Pool, expresses the belief that the northern part of the province will stick to hogs, which brought more than $50,000,000 last year h) Alberta farmers as a ivliole, though possibly those in the south would be enticed into grow- ing Illuft: wheat because of the itierezised price. “The sitiall farmer," .\lr. .\llcn declares, "has conic into his own in raising livestock in. an area wcll suited to the growing of oats and bar- lcy and uiistiited to wheat.” From every stand- point it is most desirable that there be no fall- ing off iii his production of hogs and other livestock. .\lr. Allen's statement that the hog iiiditstryi has meant more to Alberta than any

other tirancli of agriculture cannot be success-

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Notes ByTheIWay

International affairs are import- ant, ct 1.0111539. lint Canada has nad small exiucrlenue of them, and she would do moon better to attend to

plrlng to and conspiring for world ieadership.— v GDOJUVCI‘ Province.

Running a little ahead 0f form. Nazi bombers attack three well- llgnwu and marked hospital slum. slnklitg one. Again 1t. may be re- called that a ferocious wild animal never is so desperate as when threatened with extinction. No numan instinct appears to be left

the Nim nature-Toronto Globe and Mall.

There 1| probably no truth In the rumour thuttne United States is . g to issue a counterpart of British honors L-sts, but. substitut- tng for otu- cataloguing of mentlons n dispatches the number of times each general has been mentioned ca n. possible Presidential candidate. —W1ndoor Dally Star.

According to a new order, lalued by the Ontario government, mem- bers of the legal profession desir- lmz to have the distinguish! mark of K1113’: Counsel (K. C.) have to make application for the same. Sort of halt 1i hand

i procedure which k understood to be foreign to the ethics of law. A danger lies 1n this. 1t; ts that merit. may be sidetracked ‘and political activities. fls-Sociutlom and a ents lven a nreuiler places-Winchester ess.

The trouble hn been In the past that there was too great a ten- dency among young people to in for education, not for educa en's sake, but merely became they think that b an do they can theiimeves ofw M2810 known n "soft collar" or "cushy" Julia. In this perhwl they may have been correct. but oven if they were cor- rect they were unfortunate because 1n the ease of such jobs the supply became infinitely eater than the deiniand, whereas t. e field ln othel usineasea where real workers were demanded was by no means filled. —Gilelph Mercury.

If u l5-lon rocket flies through the alr for 100 miles, some experts say that the weight. of effective ex-

tlnm 4 ewt- That Ls speculation. If La ‘ bomber files 600 miles through the tili- 1t dro somethligi like three tons of exp oslves. is fact. The second equation hap- pened Berlin recently, once again. The first may happen some- time. or never. to London. It’ it. does. then this schoolboy sum can he done. ff approximately 500 bombers can-ylng three torts of bombs apiece drop LW tons of bombs on Berlin. how many iiock- et. emplacemeiits, etieh launching an illtlm-ate explosive vrelght, of 4 cwt. at a. time. will the Germans have to out lnto action to zit-tn a.

similar result on London? The answer Ls '7. Fifteen times as many-Dally Etxpress (London)

Every Brltish bonihur is now flt- ted with iS-oable-cittting devices. wliloh are so powerful that they

1n one-thousandth of a second. The devices welttrlt only a fe\v pounds and are about the size of a. brick. They enable bombers to sweep a field of operations clear of enemy barrage balloons before starting low-level attwks.--St. Thomas Tlmes-Joumal-

It has become standard prlctlea for cities which are fortunate enough to occupy a strategic posi- tion on the alrllne mop to provide alrflelds and administration bulld- ings from which port. revenues are available to cover building and ud- mlnlstratlon costs. Thus the cities provide early in airline develop- ment for the lIIIlOJ stations which 1t. has been dlffrcillt and ecstly for most larger cities to secure to serve their railway iteads. The airport. when it belongs to the municipality, can be made available to any air- llne which may secure a charter right to fly into the city. and that appears to be good business-Lech- brtdge Herald.

Forecast nf a rntlit-r unuiral ex- port to Britain has been tirade by E. Earle Valle, tlie known tl that the grass ir. New Zeaand. . . cantprcss- ed liito cake form, wculil be rx- portetl to compete ivltli cattle cake. He pointed out that grass crows eleven months n the year hi New Zealand. whlc-E enables the butter- fat ylclcl per acre to co as high as 300 lbs. 1n the season. compared with a peak of about. 10'.) lbs. an acre in other :l:tlr'.i product cotin- tfl8S.—B1'l1l‘t.'lOl‘l Sun.

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Thcre has been a grateful wel- come 1.21‘ Mr. utlvc. cvttcliciit; en- ccuraging assurance mo‘. 1T0 shall ‘IWYHY be uiilc lu export a great range of new’ nruetlcts to trte rest. oi HIGWVGHG- itideea, the rosy im- uiieations oi ttint seiner at inde- finite foresast have ovc i the tar more solid grounds fcr sat- isfric-tlan to be fcuiitl in it text. The Mitilstn‘ of Prct had been castigatiiii; the blindn ss and unintelligent.“ of those who deplore the growth of secondary industries lii the great- primal-y producing countries 1n the fallac- lous belief that it tncaits u shrink- age of the market for this country's products. It wlll. of course, mean a shift. of overseas demand V.) new products and to the better quail- tles of the old staples, btit "the more prosperous people become and the more they develop their own industries the trreater wlll be tho volume of international trade, and inot. less." It. is heartening to find a man 1n Mr. lyttletoivs pusltlori putting on record his tlrm belief in that slmiple and essential fact.- Manchester Guardian.

Russia. ha: at last l! National Anthem cf lier own, and not. one that. belon s to a universal pro- letariat. urslml Stalin's decision to drop the "Internationale" is an action of polltloal om a contmon sense. Apart. from am’- tltitng else. this revolutlotinry hymn ls thoroughly out of date. That in recognized ln the Moscow official statement that; "it. does not. repres- ent. the basic changes that. have taken place tn our country." Those chan as have been far-reaching and nevlitable Th» trend towards more nationalism and less int/er- natlonnllsm ls the evolution that follows every revolution. 1n Rus- sia's case any serious attempt to Bolshevlze the world may he staid to have ended 16 years ago. wien taky, creator of the so-catled Fourth International, was expeaed by Stalin from the Communist Party. ‘Thereafter the Soviet be- came busy with its great. five-Yam- Plium It ls noteworthy that at the celebrations to inaugurate the Sta- lin Constitution in 1938 the first verse of the "Internationale." be-

glnnlna "Arlsenye starve , from . _.......i-i§

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her domestic kruttiitg than go as-i

crown quarantine

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FAREWELL T0 r. u. I.

_. la now when ash Jlltélfi». dii“l.... a...»- geared from Charlottetown and P.

eloome we I18 stay here. Most of us will I0 wherever we an: 301m; with mem- ories allve 1n our minds. of the days we spent. an flu Island. Stlime of w!

DIVINA COMMEDIA

I 11ft mlrie eyes, and all the W181- dows blaze

With loalflsdilll saints and holty men w o e .

Here magtyred and hereafter glori-

And m: ‘mt Rose upon It: lelves dlsl) 3Y5

ciinsrs ‘Paltltlglphi mid the nnzellc roun .vs.

With splendor upon splendor multi- l) 5

And Beatrice again at Dante‘: slde

No more rebukup ilt mules he!‘ wo W41 56-

And then the organ sounds, and unseen choirs

Sing the old Latin hymns of peace

and love- And be ed! ti f the i-ioiy GhDS‘. And mil mgtoltitiitiis will among ti‘

es o'er ali the noose-tops and throi heaven above IflgclglmJlieJ-levayutqn ofjhjj-lt.

Lies in the Home . . ,.

In war u ln peace, the home ls the key. stone of the nation's strength. Life In. surance protect! the home, given the funk lly‘ a foundation of sound financial secur- lty. Only through Llfe Insurance can the . average citizen provide lilmself and his

FEBRUARY 19, '19,,

THE NA TI ON S SECURITY

can out. through the heaviest cable u‘

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ploslve renttafnlng tvtll not be more bifl

undetlm-A fields for pllnflfll his year for inspection and cor- lflcatlon. t2) The Department has also a- greed to allow irrowers to Certtfled Seed, Grade No. those mowers whose fields been recommended by the Inspec- Orlglnally 1t. was hese ‘recommended’ could only plant their own seed Now, however, the seed to their netgiboiirs. It must. of course. b6 bro tagged. and all of

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wmofwis PENSION

Sir,- In your Feb. 16th editorial review of the opening of the Leg- isnturc. you failed to record onmslun in the Throne Speech of any reference to one Election pledge. namely, “That a policy for widow's Allowances would be estaibl New, Slr, the need and urgency for the immediate adoption of such a policy ls best fact. that thls ls the only Province that. has not: such a policy.