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Ferry

Premier Jones does not seem to have made much impression at Ottawa so far as the urgency of our need for a new car ferry is concerned. The informati-cn he brings back is anything but satisfactory. Ile says that under "ideal condi- tions"—that is to say. if instead of talking about it they got busy and started building at once- we would still have to wait until August, I945, for its completion. That is an amazing state- ment. The Premier seems to have accepted it without (iuestion, but it will require more than the proverbial grain of salt to make it palatable. Modern shipbuilding is a streamlined industry, like everything else in this age. If the PIOPCI’ facilities were provided and the work giyen prior- itv as a necessary war measure there is no rea- son why the steamer could not be built in a few months.

A twenty-six moutlisl dclav is bad enough, but the Premier has no assurance than even this will be sufficient. “Tihere is," he reminds us, “a war 0n...:1nd there is likely to be further delayx" No doubt the fzict that there is a. war on was duly iln]u'es.<t‘(l on him at Ottawa. But he had a good answer to that. The answer is in 111L- text of the resolution passed unanimously by the Legislzmire at its last session. Inasmuch as the whole issue rests on this point, and as it now seems to have been forgotten by more than the federal authorities, we make no apology for {uoting the resolution here in full:

WHREAS the citizens of Prince Edward 1s- land through their several organizations have re~ quested the legislative Assembly 1n session as- sembled to 1nslst that the Domfnlon Government build a new car ferry at once to replace the 5.8. "Charlottetown."

AND WHEREAS all the members of the Leg- lzlatlve Assembly fully realize the dtrc cftuatton 1n which the Province finds Itself u regards transportation facilities with the mclnlmd.

AND WHEREAS the Dcmtnlcn Government 1s emphasizing the increased production of food products for 1943.

AND WHEEAS almost the entire export: of the province are food products essential for war rcqulremcnts, and the total outward movement of frelght. can for the year 1942 amounted to about 17,500.

AND WHEREAS the very oxtsmnce of the cltlzens of the Prcvlnce depends upon conttnuouc transportatton facilities because almost all the essential fuel, fertilizers and large quantities of mill feeds and concentrates for the production of butter, cheese and meat products must be Imported.

AND WZEAI lhc ouenthl roqulremcntl of the various urvlcoa of the armed forces 1n the Province greatly increases the tax on transporta- ttcn faculties and greatly decreases the carrying capacity of the cu- ferry for other purpccel.

AND WIQEAB the present car ferry ll being workod lo the utmost llmlt of 1t: capacity and hm proved lnadequobe to cope with our freight: lltua- tlon because the 5.5. “Prlnce Edward Island" has only two thirds of the frelght carrying capaclty of the 8.8. “Chorlotootowu?

AND WIIIZIAB the vclumcof lrofflclllncrou- lng ormounly and tn nddltlcn much of the freight. formerly moved by runner mull: now be ferried.

l AND WHEREAS 1n the opinion of lhll Mikh- turc it 1s totally unsafe to rely upon one aged

lfcrry_ over 90 years old and which bu already met with two serious accidents thfl winter, to mutntnln the essential ccrvfcel already let forth.

j RE RESOLVED that the Leglslutlvo

' Assembly of the Provlnce of Prfnco Edward ll- land petition the Government of Canada. to this steps to bulld a new car ferry, a; u war measure to be ready for the 1943 fall trade.

This is the resolution which it was Premier Jones’ business to have pressed It Ottawa. If he needed further arguments he could have pick- ed them up on his way to the Dominion capital. When reminded that "there is a war on" he might well have called attention to the huge new C.N.R. terminal at Montreal, built during war-

D keep the cple, in the countries under the Nazi tyranny, informed of what in going on, of the progress of the war, the Allied successes ‘and the mounting preparations which will, in time, smash all the gangster powers. Thcy lift these oppressed people out of despair and give them a great hOpQ, They fan the sacred flame of frec-

sistance.

The brave and patriotic men who are engaged in this extremely dangerous business deserve great recognition and honor in the United Nat- ions that are free. The old struggle for frec- dom of the press was historically importanh strange new chapter is being written, and it 1S notable for the ability with which this free press of Europe is conducted, for the high courage and sacrifice of the men who do it, and for the contribution which they make toward the ulti- mate victory.

Pantelleria

The tiny Italian island of Pantcllcria. is the stepping stone to Sicily, and Sicily is the road to the Italian mainland. Pantellcria is only 44 miles from the coast of Africa, 62 miles from Sicily, and the attentions this island is receiving from Allied bombers, from the British fleet, may indicate that it will be the first objective, or one of the first objectives, of the oncoming Mediterranean campaign.

Pantelleria is entirely of volcanic origin, and hot mineral springs and what the Britannica calls "ebullitions of steam" are characteristics of the landscape. The island is fertile, says this authority, but lacks fresh water. The population in 1931 was only 9,679, of which 6,874 was in _the main town, Pantelleria, which then at least had the sole harbor On the island and it is fit only for small ships. . Since 193i Mussolini has had air fields built, and no doubt stout fortifications, probably has improved the harbor with the idea of nmlting Pantelleria "another Malta." It must have a considerable Italian garrison, prob- ably German troops also. But its defences have taken a frightful hammering of late and it re- mains to be seen whether Pantelleria can “take it" as Malta did.

Pantelleria is the ancient Cossyra, and comes into history in 255 B.C. when the Romans oc- cupied it. The Romans used it as a place of banishment for prominent persons. About 70c A.D. the Arabs captured the island, slew the Christian population, and held it for some cen- turies. In later centuries the Sicilians held it, the Spaniards. and the Turks. Now it is the out- post of Axis barbarism in the Mediterranean.

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Average war duties supplement to be paid to civil servants under new regulations will be about $15 a month. The regulations provided pay supplements for civil servants in war de-

because of the war.

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Table etiquette will become a war casualty if the Farm Security Administration has its way.

i, In the interests of conserving food, the FSA ad-

vises vigorous stirring of coffee; eating baked

potato skins; picking up bones in the fingers to

get that last bit of meat and wiping up gravy

from the plate with bread so that none is wasted. n: a c w

Bonaparte crossed the Alps this date 1800; Italy was almost completely lost when Napoleon was made First Consul of France in November I799, and the only hope seemed to be for Gen- eral Moieau’: army, then in Switzerland, to march to Vienna; but Bonaparte desired to strike the blow himself, so he led his army across the Alps and won the great but lucky victory of Marengo.

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Mr. D'Arcy Osborne, British Minister to the Holy Sec, has left the close confines of the Vati- can City for a lhort period home on leave. He ha: not been in Ivcndon since before the war. During the months when Italy was waiting, judg- ing her time to pick up easy loot without much fighting, Mr. Osborne could leave the Vatican, but since June, 1940, any step outside the boun- dary would have brought him on to enemy terri- tory, and for over 3o monthl he has had to live within the 108 acres of the Vatican City. When he left to begin hi: leave he was taken to the acrodromc by Italian police, and Italian officials were with him in the aeroplane during the first stage of the flight.

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time at a cost of many millions. How many thousands of tons of material on the priority list went into that structure? How many cor- vette: could have been built out of its steel? How many fuses made of its copper? How many implements of war forged from its metals? Premier Jones might well have demanded an answer to these questions, as well as of the why and whirefor of such work taking precedence over the much more urgent requirements of this Province. .’\5l<ing such questions wouldn't make him popular zit Ottawa, but he WCYUlCl b8 better so employed than in bringing back more alibis.

Free Press In Europe

1n the face of constant, deadly peril, a free press is being skilfully maintained by hundreds of heroic men for the enslaved peoples of Eur- ope, and it is rendering eminent service to the cause of human freedom. This underground press. says an exchange, maintains an active ex- istence from northern Norway across Europe w (ireece, defying the Gestapo which, in spite of numviwviis exccutiigis, is ivowerless to suppress it. Iii-cause it says what it likes, without curb or re- strietinii, it is a frcc press, whereas the news- papers wmlrolled by the Nazis give a carefully

limited mws service and much propaganda.

Hundreds of men-professional newspaper men and umateiirs-have given the" lives t0 maintain the underground newspapers. 'lhey

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writes: "The habitant is changing his ideas or having them changed for him. Only‘ 37 per cent of the population lives in rural areas, and the largcr life of the province is to be seen in industrial and commercial centres like Mon- treal, Shcrbrookc, St. Hyacinthe, and other places; among miners of the north and west; in forest domains from Labrador and New Bruns- wick to the frontier of Ontario; in shipyards on the mighty river of St. Lawrence; in the pulp and paper mills of the specious valleys; in the great water-power projects which are now aug- menting the industrial possibilities of the pro- In the Universities of Montreal and Quebec students are alert to new world move- ments, while the growth of urban areas under the impact of war has increased and activities of labour union leaders and those who pro- mulgate new social and economic theories. The problems of race and sectionalism which tended in the past to establish two Canadas within one territory are being given fresh examination by many, and a new appreciation of the country's political future is emerging. The issue is join- ed between nationalism as applied to Quebec and nationalism as applied to Canada. The near future may show the opposing strength with some clean-less, but those who favour a broader Canadianism will not be rejected by initial de- feat. They envisage Canada approaching its greater destiny-a North American country with European associations that has a powerful part to play in interpreting and harmonizing the con-

flicting policics of the old world and the new."

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Now that. moat o! u: have llw- ccufully mastered those Tunisian names 1t appears that the war Ls about to move elsewhere and there will be l. new crop of jcwbreakers horn. —Bskatcon star-Phoenix.

Ion‘ Inland man ldVtffl-lfll for n. wffe and got. 400 applications. He la now convinced .. that advertis- lng pays. We hope he holcs the came views a few years hence. 1f ho accepts one of the applicants as hls partner 1n llfe-Chathum Nelvs.

“Ill health" la glvcn u the cause for the replacement of a number of Fascist officials 1n Italy. The epidemic bu: obviously spread from Germany. and the ailment 1s scien- tfflcally known as "Axls txemulltb." or, more co ‘y. the jitters. — Wlndoor Star.

Acorns, cltrul fruit seeds and the pulp of the Jerusalem artichoke tire among tahe products officially au- thorized 1n France as coffee sub- stitutes. Ah order issued late 1n 1942 placed’ the entire Frepch harvest of acorns at the disposal of the Na- tional Group for the Purchase of Coffee and Coffee Substitutes. - Exchxige.

The problem o1’ the United States after the war wlll not be “what can I sell," but "what must I not sell." America must. buy back goods to the volume of her exports. ‘Ihere are B number of basic exports which rank long before motor curs. Cotton. tobacco, wheat and meat. —Lcrd Perry, British auto manufacturing magnate.

It l; thnc that. the place cf the bagpipes among musical instruments be finally established. An enc should be put to the slurs 0n this noble creator of martial airs, because of the need of fostering international accord. The Scottish people may lg- nore and even laugh at jokes on their penurlousness, but there is a Ilmlt. That limit Ls reached when the duality of bugpipe music 1s ques- tioned. —Ca1gary Herald.

We arc won‘. to libel animals with the wrong attributes. All specialists will agree that the big, if given the chance, is one of the cleanest of all animals, especially in the precise care taken not to dirty its straw. The piglets are “house trained" almost from the day of blrtly as _I have lately seen. The alleged dirti- ness of pigs 1s due whtfly to the ill-equipped slums 1n which Iou often they are prisoned. _Lcndon Specta- tor.

.,____ The question of’ protecting the people now dominated by the Ger» mans Ls not merelv of ssjntin". Germany is desperately usmfl evfirv man and woman she can coerce. The defences which are being‘ cu against us are the work of un 'll- lng but effective hands. If we can strengthen their powers of resist- ance, 1f we care to match terror with sternness, we can hope to save those marked for victimization in the future and at the same 111110 slow down the enemy: militarv ure- parations. Whatever other consid- erations may arise, care for the preservation of Nazi ridden nomi- t-lcns must not be allowed to stand 1n the way Dispatch