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CHARLOTTETOWN. TUESDAY, NOV. l, If)”

A Mastorly Report

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._" The report of the Commission appoint- ed to inquire into conditions in the Royal Canadian Navy, of which summaries have appeared in the press, makes exceptionally interesting reading. This is due, not only 1o the importance of the subject with which it deals, but because it treats the King's English with due respect. Rumor attributes the literary merits of the report to Mr. Leon- ard Broekington, K.C., one of the Commis~ sioners. Be that as it may, it is a masterly effort, botll in style and content. The com- passion which permeates it cannot fail to influence the reader. In the words of one reviewer, it is "the Navy's best piece of pub- lic relations in many years."

"Wise men throughout the ages," the re- port notes, "have observed that just as the sea after a great storm is troubled for many days and it is a long time before the winds are lulled and the calm settles upon the waters, so after every great conflict, there are turmoil and fernlent in the affairs of mankind. The social and economic uncer- tainties and changes, which affect Canada as they do the world and the general deteriora- tion in the discipline of family life, which is one of the misfortunes of our time, press

-with particular intensity on the lives of young men. It would be a miracle if the comparative isolation of men within the walls of a ship at sea should protect them from the disturbing influences which harass their companions and contemporaries on shore.”

Its object being to probe complaints, the Commissionwarns that its report must nec- essarily be critical. “It must not be assum- ed," it adds. "That there are not many rea- sons for great national pride in the achieve- ments of the Canadian Navy past and pre- sent, and in the men who inherit and guard its traditions. It is certain also that wis- donl, experience, and the passage of time will, by their own momentum, work many great and lasting improvements. We were asked to find out what was wrong with the Navy. is wrong, it should not be forgotten that a great deal also is overwhelmingly right."

A significant feature of the report is its emphasis on the lack of training in what is known as the "humanities"-a lack reflected in too many modern institutional trends. "This pregnant word," says the report, "which has survived in the Scottish Uni-

versities and at Oxford under the _name of

‘Literae Humaniores‘, ‘embraces the general study of the literary, artistic and social in- fluences which have affected human life and touched it in so many vital places. . . . It I is increasingly recognized in universities that

no training for a medical degree or for a

scientific degree can begin to be complete without some knowledge of the so-called humanities. We therefore recommend that some additional instruction be given in liter- ature and in history in order that a wider experience of men may be joined to deeper knowledge of human affairs from the re- corded pages of history and literature."

If, therefore, we have stressed what

Commenting on this passage, the Ottawa Journal says that “grounding in the humani- ties" is what our great soldiers and sailors of the past possessed. “Wolfe reciting lines from Grey's ‘Elegy’ on his way to the Plains of Abraham; Wavell with his poetry on the

Cross hospital at Cliveden, which among other things is a research centre for rheu- matic cardiac conditions ill children.

The London paper remarks: “All this work had its source in thousands of local committees . . across Canada; and on this side of the Atlantic thousands of men and women remember gratefully benefits receiv- ed through this great spontaneous ‘Welling up of Canadian generosity."

Canadians generally, as well as members of the Red Cross organization here, will take considerable satisfaction and pride in this tribute.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Scout rallies.

This is Remembrance Week

O I I John Milton, English poet, died this date 1674. I-lis greatest poem is “Paradise Lost". In 1644 he wrote Areopagitica, a plea for the freedom of the Press. ~

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It's an ill wind, or even blizzard, that blows no good. The first snow means to the dry goods merchant that his winter stock will move briskly.

O Dr. Alan Roy Dafoe, the little countly doctor who gained overnight fame by deliv- ering the Dionne quintuplets fifteen years ago, is being honored by a memorial to be erected at Callander to perpetuate his mem- ory.

o a ‘ i Mayor Curley of Boston, who has served two penitentiary terms, is again a candidate, with four others opposing him. He is a born optimist. Approaching 75, he says: “I expect to live to be 125-—and I expect to be mayor all that time." , I

The idea of a Bill of Rights is nluch to the fore just now, and rightly so, but it is axiomatic that freedom is indivisible. Cana- dians must be alert for the infringement of the rights even of unpopular minorities or freedom will be lost by default. O O O

lt looks as if there is to be another great British Dominion in the Western hemi- sphere. The islands of the British West Indies have close economic ties with this country which we hope will be strength- ened under their proposed status.

The Kinsmen have followed the good ex- ample of the Boy Scouts in publishing im- mediately the takings of their peanut street sales on Saturday. Contributors like to know, and have a right to know, the total money realized for charitable and philan- thropic purposes from street solicitations.

‘ o Tonight's panel discussion at the Legion on fisheries problems comes opportunely during passage of ‘a new act governing fed- eral inspection of fish and marine plants. The public will learn more about the pro- posed legislation and our legislators should gain a further insight into the industry. O

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Following our example. The Ontario Federation of Home and School Associations asked the provincial government to include a course in alcohol education in the curricu- lum of the province's schools. The federa- tion said the alcohol problem is growing and a course regarding it should be taught

in Grades 7 to 12.

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The agreements signed ill Paris yester-

day linking the social security schemes of Great Britain, France and

the Benelux

African deserts; Nelson adding to the glories of British literature with his wonderful prayer on the eve of Trafalgar-all show- ed those qualities of soul and mind which come only from true education; from the

humanities."

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Noting the closing down of the Canadian

_ Red Cross in Britain, after 10 years of ser- ~' vice since the beginning of the last war, the London Times remarks that its performance

‘g in that time has provided a most remarkable ‘ instance of the practical friendship that ex-

lsts between Canada and Britain.

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_ The Canadian Red Cross was organized l;- and supplied by voluntary effort, and look- ‘ ed after many needs of not only Canadian

- but British forces in the United Kingdom Among its other work, it sent over 16 million par- cels to Canadian and British prisoners of

n also played a leading pm in relief ' work behind the armies in the liberated When the war was over, it be-

countries mark a step towards a wider citi- zensllip. It is a pity that Canada should have taken the lead in destroying that pro- totype of world citizenship, the once mean- ingful status of being a British subject.

We were recently advised that the strength of the Canadian Merchant Navy is greater than it was before the war. So ’ also is the case of the British Merchant Navy. According to the President of the Chamber of Shipping, Mr. Colin S. Ander- son, the British Merchant Navy has now regained its pre-war size, although the pre- war balance of tonnage has yet to be re- established. By the end of last year the fleet had expanded to 17m. tons gross, com- pared with 17,750,000 tons gross in Septem- ber, 1939.

The notorious Dr. Chisholm, who, while deputy -Minlster of Health, Ottawa, in- augurated a campaign to abolish Santa Claus, now as an official of the League of Nations, tells us “war is out of bounds", there will be no more need of defences. He does not know, or wilfully ignores nature. Even oats can go to war. The Governor of

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He sits‘ above the cluig snd dust o e.

With the iron-id's secret trembling on his lip.

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In the cold starlight where thou ellnst. nct climb.

The undelivered Udtlhfli in his breast

Suffer him not to rest.

He sees afar the lmmomorwble throng,

And binds the scattered ages with

a song. The glorious riddle of his rhythmic breath, I-Lls might, his spell, we know not. What. they be: ' We only feel, whawer he uttereth. Thlgsavours not of death. This hath a relish of eternity.

——Slr William Watson. Old Charlottetown use r. a. L)

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ANGLICAN PARSONAGE FUND

“A meeting was held in St. Paul's Church on Tuesday last, pursuant to notice, when it was resolved that a subscription be set on foot, among the members of the Established Church. and other well-wishers to the mission. for the purpose of raising s fund to build a Parsonage-House for the Missionary. It was further de- termined that a subscription be also opened for the purpose of raising an annual sum of £55. to be applied as follows: £30 per an- num towards the maintenance of the Missionary, and £25 to be paid him annually, in lieu of rent, un- til a Parsonage-House is erected.

"Upon the success or failure of these subscriptions will depend. probably, the continuance of the Mission in this place, ss the Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Paris has made applica- tion to the Lieutenant-Governor for s Glebe for the Rectory of Charlotte-Town. and to use his good offices with the Vestry, &c. to induce them to build a Parson- age-llouse thereon. and further to contribute the sum of £30 per an- l-lum for the maintenance of the Missionary; and it was communi- cated to the meeting from his Ex- cellency that he had reason to ex- pect that the Mission would be withdrawn unless the requisition of the Society was complied with." —Prince Edward Island Register, May B, 1825.

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This column in open to the discussion by correspondents of questions of Interest. The Guardian does not necenar- lly endorse the opinion of col-respondents.

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Sir,—-With your permission l should like to say a few words about the new song contest which is being sponsored by the Cana- dian Broadcasting Company. Offer- lng a prize of $250 for the best lyric sent in between now and the first. of the New Year-

I have before me a copy of the rules of said contest. which are anything but. clearly defined.

Frankly, 1 do not. like such con- tests. as the song-writer is put to no end of trouble. making coplefl. and expense in photostating extra copies and for what? There will be thousands of entries and you stand about as much chance of winning as a snowball in a furnace has of remaining whole. I speak from personal experienccl when l-lon. Mr. Kelly of the Toronto government. held a contest for s Canadian song, some time bhck. a friend of mine wrote the music and I the lyric. Thousands of other Canadians did the same thing; and then Mr. Kelly decid- ed to return all the songs with the criticism that not a single ell- try met the standard requirement. The contest "sturlk" . . . and h: entersnts had all their trouble and expense for nothing.

I have resented Mr. Kelly's ac- tion for that because l figure ha should have chosen the best song, whether the public pitched in and amended his selection, or not.

The present contest b the C.I.C. reserves the prlvlleg of not awarding a single prize; ihey I'l- quil-e piano arrangement: they want a Canadian setting in the lyric, apparently. and the omb- mitied entry must not bear ellhfl‘ the name of the lyricists or the composer, the ssrne to be set forth only in the entry form and judged by members. Furthermore, the lyricist must give s written guarantee he authorized the com- poser to write the musical set- ting. elc.

A good piano arrangement wfll cost between $5 - $10 - P1!!! “l9

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and probably the choice would go to a classical number rather than a dance song, or would it? l think lt wlso that I should point out these things to Guardian readers who might be dreaming of pocket- mfg the $250.00 before they incur any expense or trouble in' this venture. I am. Sir. etc"

F. H. MscARTHUR Cornwall. P111.

iWEAll. A POPPY

Sin-Once again this year the Canadian Legion is asking the people of this Province to wear a poppy for remembrance. This is an excellent appeal and one that should not be over looked. Dur- ing the years since Col. John Mc- Crae wrote the challenging poem “In Flanders Fields" the p0 py ha‘; taken on a peculiar signiicanec. It has come lo typify in many countries of the world the debt which we who live o\ve to those who died in battle.

One day in the year the people of Canada are asked to wear a poppy to show that they remem- ber. One day in the year they are asked to pause briefly to hon- our the dead. That is not enough. While remembrance of the dead of the two wars is the spiritual aspect of the poppy there is the other practical purpose of assisting the living, for the money raised through the fund is used fql- em- ergency assistance to veterans and to families of veterans. While it is true that veterans under certain circumstances have the advantage of specific legislation such as war veterans‘ allowance it. should be remembered that when an em-

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ersenvy crops up in any family speed is the essential requirement in providing assistance.

There are many cases on record with the “Poppy Fund" where the necessary assistance has been forthcoming in a matter of hours. It should be remembered also that there are many worthy vet- erans who hesitate to apply to any of the organized charities. Many of them have twice gone into uniform and have given ten years from their productive life to the service of their country.

Through the comradeship of the Canadian Legion their needs are learned and the assistance is forth- coming. lt should be lemembered too, that while the "Poppy Fund" is a national appeal the money raised locally is used locally to assist veterans and their families. The Legion! slogan ‘Wesl- a Poppy for Remembrance" is s good slogan. lt is one that de- serves the support of every citizen.

I am. Sir, etc. J. ALBERT GOODWILL WALKER Vice-President of the Virny Branch Canadian Legion. Halifax, N.S.

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There are still Inany Jet plane problems to be ‘overcome before the conventional propelV-ty-pe aircraft are displaced on pasenger lines. Jets are inefficient at low "speeds and burn so much more gas than ordinary planes that the‘: cannot be -"stacked" at. crowde-i airports while waiting to land. But these difficulties can and will be overcome with speed becoming more and more essential to success in commercial flying. —_ Van- couver Province.

The Government may shrug off the loss of three seats in the light of its huge majority in the House-—especially as it is assur- ed of the support, in the main, of the Independents. It is not un- known. however. for I dependent Liberals-or Independents of any other political faith fur that mat- ter~to become anti-Liberal. or anti-something else. Government leaders might do well to take warning from this week's develop- ments and extend some sage ad- vice to certain elements in the party organization who. by their manoeuvres, are doing the par)‘ cause more harm than good. Montreal Financial Times.

Old time Caballero “Ifflllld with a sentimental glow last week when the first new mill in many, many years was brought into pro- duction at the world famous silver camp. Cobalt has not been ex- uctly dead since the last of the big producers went out of opera- tion a decade or lo ago but ll came pretty close to being a ghost town as far as mining operations go. However, a band of leasers. some of whom have done pretty well by themselves, kept mining sllve and for many staunch sup- porters it was only s question of time until Cobalt should again prove its worth as a mining centre.——Northern Miner.

An appliance hu now been crested which holds the promise of grutly reducing the numiber of grade-crossing accidents. l! consists of a magnetic eye which can be installed in a motor vehicle

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who emigrated unliiiiolfififfllu. w“ Y"?! "I0. has written law" Ottawa Journal in some bew9lTtlu ment. (About . the unmaldur. haste of an Ottawa audio nneriy lcavlfls a concert hall) n" m wonder that this new funsmFu cannot understand! Many grid“ rest of us cannot undorslanqil?‘ either. It is a well-establ‘ Canadian custom. we“, 15h.“ seems to have’ a quota d; {hwy Hillel)’ Peflple who cannot “F for the end of a play co w“ lecture. or whatnot. They Mm’ be"! 0h Kettin! their l.--, 51"“ coats together an ' building before thi fiileaeltlg T?’ is hardly a reflection on the u is lty of thel entertainment m? l“ struction. for the phenomenon n. curs at events where tickets ha? been in great demand. And m‘: to leave before the end hgrijfiiltfm‘ for hours in s ticket-line Ol‘ hi? paid out hard-earned money f: "16 Prlvllele of attending. lt ll r curious practice-and, of course l rude one. Perhaps the Rgya, Co}; mission on Arts and Science m. 5° "mflhifll about it. — Halifax Chronicle-Herald. '

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