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Frank Walker and Hut. Ian A Barnett, B-(LNNL (On Active Sarvlea)

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The Navy League

The visit this week of President D. H. Gibson and managing secretary H. R. Gillard, of the Navy League of Canada will, it is to be hoped, result in the reorganization of a branch of the League in Charlottcto\\'ii. This is something which should have been done long ago. The League functions in every other province and has been a most important factor in stimulating interest iu naval affairs and in promoting the tnoralo of our naval forces. The good ivork which the lucaguc did here several years ago will be recalled by iuany, who will '\\'€lC0lll€ the opportunity of getting behind the organization 00ft more during ivartime.

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The lzlrgc turnout of citizens at the formal launehiq of the Sixth Victory Loan on Queen Square yesterday is a good augury for the suc- geq 9f this most necessary and important cam- paign. It was announcctl from the speaker's stand that already the service men in training at Beach Grove have exceeded their objective, an cxztmple which should be an inspiration to Prince Edward Islands record in previous loans, as in enlistnieiits and in other phases of the war effort, is an enviable one. and there is no doubt that with the same will and enthusiasm we can achieve our quota this time. The campaign committees are well or- ganized and can be depended tipon to do their part. It remains for the general public to co- operate to the very fullest extent. Every dollar counts. The competition between the three County organizations will be keen. Subscribers can help by purchasing promptly as well as to the limit of their purses, as the catnpaign work- ers will be the busiest men in Canada during the next few weeks. It should not be necessary at this late date to emphasize the gilt-edged nature of the sectirities which Victory Bond buyers are asked to purchase. It may be worth recalling, however, that these bonds represent the guns. ammunition and other vital material with which the war has yet to be won, and that the wider their distribution among our population, the greater prospect there will be of avoiding post- n-si- inflation and of realizing social and economic security in the years ahead.

Mr. Bracken on the Commonwealth

Mr. Bracken's views on Canada's position and proper function in the British Commonwealth, given to the country last week, tell the sensible, manly attitude Canadians are learning to ex- pect from him.

The heart of Mr. Brackeifs thought is in this paragraph :

"I am in favor of Canada acting, as an auto- nomous power, to strengthen the ties which bind the members of the Commonwealth together, and to this“ end I believe that a plan for con- tinuous consultation in matters of common in- terest should be worked out by us all. By that I mean consultation not just for purposes of talk whether described as ‘exchange of views’ or as verbal ‘collaboration’ but definitely with a vicw to a meeting of minds on matters of prac- tical policy. It has not been stiggested, and it could never be considered, that there should be such rigidity to any plan as would subtract from our sovereign rights. It has been stiggcsted nulv that we. with other lloiiiinions and Great Britain, glitiiild ft'.'uil\l_v set forth our ideas or proposals and should seek to agrce, if we can, on common principles of policy and especially of foreign policy, (lirected to the great ‘purpose of world peace. On the rare occasions when in other vcars we have so tried we have succeeded. Stircly it must be manifest that the failure of members of this Comuionivcaltli in the recent past t0 do that very thing has contributed to the catastrophe of this dcsolating war. No sys- tem, or lack of s_\'$l(‘lll, guilty of such a failure can set itself up as the highest evidence of our capaciuv to serve ourselves and iiiankintl."

Dead Or Sleeping?

\\'batrvci- became of the Department of Xa- tiunal \\'.'tr Services?

This (picstion is posed by the \\"innipeg IFree Press (Liberal: which goes on to relate that last fall, ivhen the Canadian Aid tn Russia Fund was latmching another" drive to aid the people of Soviet Russia, the caiiijiaign was called off on the advice of that department. The reasons given at the time seemed valid enough. During 1943 the Canadian people had taken part in three major cttilipftigiis on behalf of our Allies. There was the ill'l\'t‘ fur Greece, for China, and, of course, for ltussizi. The department decided, wisely no doubt, that one concerted campaign for United Nations relief would be more satis- factory and more successful than having a num- ber of independent campaigns.

Six months have elapsed. It is now mid - pencil.

The inaction of the Department of \Var Ser- vices is tuifortunatcly not confined to the ques- tion of United Nations relief. The United States Grwcriimcnt put on a vigorous campaign throughout the Winter to have houseivives save WHSIC fats. ln Canada this campaign got start- ed lalc and was carried rm without much vigor. Similarly while the Lhiitcd States goes all nut on a drive in "tve waste paper Canada is do- ing little or tiothing.

All o_f_\\"l flu1111sJlieslinealness. prompts om- fTn-enqiiire about the Department of National War Sci" t l.»- il still i|| operation, or has it folded its lent like the Arabs and silently stolen

past .\pril and nothing seems to have hap-

Memory is Weaker Tlul

current trend of the war, "with the initiative

minded his listeners that there had been "those misguided prophets who predicted victory by last Christmas. . .antl immediately bcgaii to turn their thoughts to post-war periods." the tiniejhe said, for the peoples of the U ited Nations to put forth "nnr utmost effort (w rile) we ltave the llun on the rnn...we can do no

fogs, but yesterday morning was the proverbial exception.

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The armed forces are leading the way with

increased Bond quotas—-thcy offer both their

incomes and their live: It: thfir country.

H.R.H. the Princess Royal (Victoria, Alex- andra, Alice, May) Countess of Harewood, born this date 1897; the third child and only daugh- ter of George V and Queen Mar ; married, in 1922, Viscount Lascelles, now Earl of Harewood ; has two sons, Hon. George Henry Hubert, Vis- count Lascelles, and Hon. Gerald David Las- cellcs, both on active servim. i i 3. Some 14,392 fur-bearing animals, valued at $586,638 were sold from Prince Edward Is- land farms in 1942, according to a report just issued by the C.P.R. This was an increase of 3,345 animals and $119,343 over the previous ycar. The silver fox is still “tops" with sales in 1942 amounting to $515,470, followed by new-type (platinum, white-face, silver blue, etc.) at $67.09. n- a a n- The Royal Canadian Navy has undertaken to raise not less than $3,500,000 in the Sixth Vic- tory Loan, an increase of $1,000,000 or 4o per cent over the fifth campaign quota, it was an- uounccd today. A Navy statement said the money will be subscribed by approximately 8o.- ooo uniformed and civilian naval personnel. Quotas have been set for each command in Can- ada, Newfoundland and Britain.

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More than three billion rubles have been al- lotted for Soviet vocational and factory appren- tice schools in 1944. There will be a 2o pcr cent increase in the number of vocational schools and a 3o per cent increase in factory apprentice schools. Vocational schools have already been restored in the Leningrad, 1111a and Rostov re- gions and in the Stavropol territory, and 30o schools for training 170,000 students will soon be opened in nine liberated regions of the Ukra- ine and three regions of the RSFSR. More than 80 schools are now functioning in the Stalinn and Voroshilovgrad Regions and in the liber- ated area of Byelorussia.

, l? i‘! l! Ill As a counter-blast to the pessimism recently expressed in Britain over post war employment. (lll0f3llOll may be made of the belief of ;\Ir. Henry j. 'I‘aylor, special correspondent in Lon- don for the Scripps-Iloivard tiewspapers, that there will be a boom in British business after the war, with Britain beating the United States in the race for world Iii‘ 'kets. IIc bases his prediction on Britain's quicker conversion from war to peace goods compared with Antcriczfs complex mass-production factories. ' u i: u 4-

Air Marshal Bishop, V.C., told the Canadian Legion in New York that any man was "crim- inally indifferent" who 3.llO\\'C(l himself to bc- come estatic over the future fruits of victory without counting well the grim cost to be paid in the days "immediately before us." Post-war dreamers were not among the returning warriors he had met. 'I'hese men told him they wanted to get back and finish the job because they knew the work was left on the shoulders of the friends they had left behind. “The minds of these lads are not. occupied by fancy dreams of a life of ease and luxury to come. In their minds they still ltave a picture of a live, vicious, powerful enemy who still retains tremendous killing pow- er. ln their minds there is btit one objective-

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Adolf Wagner, Nazi gauleiter for Munich, has just died after a lengthy illness. Wagner, one of Adolf Ilitlcfs closest friends, participated in Hitler's *3 hccr hall putscli. Ile was one of the first N s. In 1937 he closed allflCatholic schools in Bavaria and reopened them under State supervision. l~le attacked Pope Pius XI for “using the Catholic Church to stir up religi- Otis strifc and breed national disseusion.” \\'ag- ncr, who could imitate perfectly the voice of l-Iitler. had as one of his duties the reading of Hitler's annual proclamation at the Nurnberg party rally, and the two men often were re- ferred to as "Little Adolf" and "Big Adolf."

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Lord Catto, the new Governor of the Bank of England, is the first to acknowledge that Bri- rain cannot exist unless some kind of system of trading and credit can be reestablished at wars end. The paraiuotuit question will be: What kind of system? This training as a bank- er and as a trader put him inevitably on the side of those who in the long run wish to see the creation of a larger multilateral system of trade and investment in which Sterling and the Dollar are bound together. The question mark in his mind is ivhether the U.S., through its tariff and currency policies, will in fact help or hinder the growth of such a system. In the 19th Century the Bank of England could go it alone. In the 20th, leadership must come from both sides of the Atlantic. I

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The war, United States Navy Secretary Frank Knox warned a Toronto audience, "is far from

and the roads to Berlin and Tokyo will be “long and bloody," he said. The Navy Secretary, in- troduccd to the gathering by Canada's Navy Minister Hon. Angus Macdonald, conceded that great encouragement was to be found in the

firmly in the hands of the Allies." But he re-

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Anyhlstorleal surve of the

050W! sin-A few years ago a licence fee of $1.00 was on city

all who wished to flan Some money was spent for this purpose, but it did not show very good results as the work done has been washed out.

NowAn blaoe f rebulldlnu these washed out dams. the money 00 - lected for th

prize money for most crow feet. Now the tanner doesnt. have to purchase miv licence to fish or shoot. but stlll he is the logical man to capture crows.

Why not, seh a ncence to kill crows and confine this to the country sports. and use the fish- int: and shooting licence monev for what. it was intended for?

I am. Sir. eto FAIR. PLAY.

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- Thousands of botzles of l ngifnpqpubsy rloed, domestically ntade wiuskv. ii; wind-W m8"- dlerit waste Wf-Bwfi- "9 bell‘: sold to thirsty New Yorkers Glmbel Brothers’ liquor SWYB- 3mm‘ way and 32d street. The WhlE-ki‘ l5 composed of 20 D01‘ W11‘- shralgl}? whisky and 80 per cent neutra spirits made from culled WW1?“ and. according w a. Ginibel BXNUHVG. favorabl ccmipfllifl ‘"1911 mam’ °l the tra tlonal brands made 5mm grain alcohol. Selling tinder the name 591d 9°?“- the whlskiy lS priced at $53} , °' four-fifths of a qilflri. 19-92 ‘"2 82 half case of six bottles and $3 -h for a case o! twelve bottles- Eac customer is limited to one c559- Aooordlniz to the store execu- tlve the neutral splrlts are distilled bv Galswerthy, Inc., of Idaho Falls. Idaho. The distillery was fcrmerll‘ operated as an Cflpeflmenldl “a: 10,1 by the Unlvcrsitv of Idaho u" uses culled potatoes from two neoflil! Government - Operated dehydmlllg plants-l Tgtet Wflefiél? POI-films “'9” former 3-‘ 651133’ - This executive said that Dlfldufl‘ ion of the alcohol frcrn potatoes “B5 on m0 small n scale to} nave appreciable effect- nn tie over-B alcohol pletureplstlllatlon of alcohol frrm potatoes is not new. he point- ed cut. Most. of the botalme alcohol i‘l‘t\(lLl('(‘(l in central Europe ls tiiiidf! from potatoes. and a pruiczpal in- grccucnt of Irish whisky is potat- crs. he Siliil- _ l-‘rcin 1m rcouzitni- rs wcll as frctn a thirst quenching viewpoint. would it nct. be a flood itica to turn the jails over to 11:’) par cent FY0- (litetfon of distilled irorlur-‘s itisieiid or limiting pi:- output to lircr of "31 trcv cent alcoholic contents. g Tre farmers would have a Drofllilblv outlet for nntnto culls. I am sir. etc.

ISLANDER ABROAD

ADULT RESPONSIBILITY

or Mathematics ln the schools Illus-

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w th By W. E. Bentley, LC. IX ‘the present method of

trates the prevailing divorce be- tween information and character, between knowledge and social ao- tie".

severed from the place it occupllel with reference to use in social lfe. ft becomes unduly abstract. It la presented as a. matter of’ technical relations and formulae apart from any end or use. It suffers from lack of motivation. Let the child get a. consciousness of what ls the use of number. of what it ls real- ly for. and half the battle is won. To train the ehlld ln mathemati- cal operations, while paying no at- tention to the business realities ln which they are of use. or to the conditions of social llfe which make these business activities ne- cessary, ls neither arithmetic nor common sense. As we now man- age the study of arithmetic, It ls the old case of learning to swim apart from the water.

The demand in our system of school education is for social in- telligence, social power and social terests. Social nsclousness should have its beginning tn the schools. What we need ln edu- cation is a genuine faith tn the existence of moral principles which are capable of effective applica- tlon. Moral principles need to be brought down the ground through their statement ln social terms. We need to translate the moral into the conditions and forces of our community life, and into the impulses and habits of flu. individual. The 011g thing needful is that we recogntu that moral principles are real. In the sense 1n which oth- er forces an. real; that they are inherent in community llfe. and tn the working structure of the individual. If we can secure a genuine faith hi this fact. we shall luive secured the condition which alone ls necessary to get from our educational system all the effec- tiveness there is in it. The teacher who operates ln this faith will find every subject, every method of in- struction, every incident of school llfe. pregnant with moral possi- bllity.

Economic Conditions

As has been slioivii. the econo- mic factor. poverty, parental un- employment and poor liousitig cou- clitious~all conduclng to ill-health —are conspicuous among t-lie many causes of jitvenlle delinquency.

That these cnilses are remcdiztble. and that we have ari 'ed at a period when sucli c. ‘s: condi- tions can be elimltuttctl, ls shown upon the authority of Donald Gordon of the War Production Board of the United States. Uti- cler the text "More Than Enough For E\‘E‘l'y'l)0(1\"' Mr. Gordon states:

when mathematical study ls

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egg for the future . . . as a as an essential help to the Canada's resources.

terms. The interest on pavable on the Bonds. without expense.

WE'LL LEND MON

lt is not necessary to sell Victory Bonds to 0

"For the first illllp in the fits- Lory of the human race there can

Silt-We hear and read and know about juvenile delinquency today. and much will have to be done (If it is not nlijeady too lat-z) to save this fIEliCPnilCn but 1n 0i‘- der to do so we must start at the sourcc-"that of the liarents". Phelr blood is upon our shoulders, _to its has, been given the responsibility of training the youth. Have we done so in the right way? We have net. cr We would not have condit- lCns as they are today hi our own town and tllllETS‘ all over our Do- minion. L-"t us list a few of the things that we have been doing and letting be done and sen how ft compare; with our children's actions

We start right tn infancy. We 111W!

fates fit. for ourselves, ivhilc moth- ers gullible at bridge tables, _ sip their cocktails. smoke their cigar- ettes -No Bible stories read. no prayers at mother's knew-Na stressing the necd of purc live . im- sultalzle movies which a child lust (lflllkc, in which are considered smart.

Quibbllng In dealings with our fellow man or evading the true ls- sue. teaching that it is wrong when information ls sought to reveal the truth to those 1n authority. Drinking. rtim selling, gambling, all forms of it. Men endeavouring to break down our prohibition law instead of’ striving to put the stuff out of reach of all children and to

those who are examples to our children. Bars have been let down and

laws have been forgotten. nothing is wrong but the child and the parent who disciplines their otitld to-day ls counted a "reproach to the town" by many.

Cigarettes sold to Juniors - everybody Ls smoking, so Why not the child?

Disrespect of all laws such driving cars while under the influ- ence of liquor (may be not. drunk), exceeding the speed limit. impro- per buying of gas, etc.

Failure to respect other people's property. so that. lf a person informs on destruction, or common use of their property ‘by others to those ll'l authority they are laughed at, and looked upon as complatners, and children are taught to sneer at such. Children allowed to make short cuts from school. seemingly all property belongs to the “Gov- ernment" and is for free use Prevarlcate in order to laws and punishment. accomplices in booze making by

evade

molnses etc (while little ones go

deals, let the Government be the goat")

Blot machines - lottery tickets- any thing and everything that can ptcl: up the penny. these not even manipulated honestly.

Monies invested in breweries by men who would not want their __ehildren to know of It. and at. the prlcn of the soul of s. child.

We could enumerate for pages the examples we have been setting our tlilldren They are learners, imit- ators. to us they look. The home ha; gone with all its teachings of the worth while things and for the gain of material. The love of gain and greed for gold which to-day is worthless has almost brought des- tructlon to our door.

The security of our country or

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ghe toil‘: or scarcity. ‘its pin selling quantities of foods such L! hfflpfulffgsshi’ ‘he ‘l’ Y" °l