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TUESDAY,

Upholding Liberty

the movement to itnnnend the present dras- tic torin of the Canadian Defence ltegulations is gathering weight. The latest ttlflnlltfilallon of this feeling is to be found in a letter address- ei] to the lciiilers of all thc- political parties ill Canada. li tirgcs that all of them, during the election cztnipztigii, should pledge themSelVBS l0 have all the regulations stibinittetl for systema- tic l'L‘\'l>li)ll to a cwniiniitce of Parliament. 8S D011 ls possible.

The letter, signed by an inflllfltflll ETWP "f Uiititriu citizens iiiclinliiig Liberals, Conserva- tivcs and iiiciiilii-rs of the C.C.l‘i., POIHlS 0U! lllilt 1hr- present rcgiilaiions, if applied without mod- “qufnn “nil giitnl seine, would impair tlie pro- s-ggtitiim of the war in Canada and the recon- struction which Illll\f follow it. It is address- q-d 1Q Prime Xlitlistcr King, Dr. R. Manion, Mr. S. “ioiudsworth and .\lr. H. Black- more, and reads as follows: _ _

“In war, the duty of govcruitieiits is t0 be vigi- hm 1,, Supprt-s. salmttigc and other forms of it.» SIIIIICL’ It) IllC (‘ll(“lll_\l.

"For this purpose emergency powers are ne- cessary and regulations are passed which must incidentally ititerfere with the traditional lib- erties of democracy.

“But this interfereuc should not be more than is needed for the efficient prosecution of the war. Thus regulations should not, by vague- ness of expression and unwise application, b0- coine a means to the unnecessary curtailment of democratic rights.

“This has been niost clearly recognized in Great Britain, where freedom of expression has been substantially retained. When emergency regulations came before the British Parliament, they were criticized from all sides 0f the House and were submitted by the Government for re- vision to a committee of all parties. As reen- acted, they carefully define the powers and of- fences involved so as to safeguard personal free- dom and freedom of expression.

“We believe that Canada. should follow the British example.

“Defence of Canada and censorship regula- tions have been passed in Canada under the War Measures Act, but have not been submitted for Parliamentary revision.

“The regulations, if applied without modera- tion and good sense, will cause bitterness and divisions which would impair the prosecution 0f the war and rcconstructioti thereafter.

“FllflllCTHlfirC, the good will of the United States and its citizens towards the British Eni- pire as a. WllOlC may be prejudiced if it appears that the totalitarianism we are combatting in Europe is making inroads in Canada.

“\\'e therefore respectfully tirge that you, as the leader of one of Canada's political parties, should publicly undertalte that, upon election, you will take steps to have all Defence of Can- ada and Censorship Regulations submitted for sytstctntitic revision to a committee of Parlia- nieiit as soon as possible.”

No Concern Of The U. SJ?

lJr. Nicholas .\lurr:i_y Butler, president of the Carnegie lfoiiutltition for International Peace, outlined to the people of the United States a fcw days ago the stand that in his judgment that nation should take in the present world crisis in world affairs.

llc \\'fll'llt‘il his hearers bluntly that if the Americans desired to save their 0\vii institu- tions and_ protect the foundations on which those institutions are built, they must take ac- tive and inmit-tliritc steps to aid in putting an end to the rule of force as a substitute for the rule of rezisotio -

l)r. Butler said that the high reactionary so- cial and economic doctrines that have been preached throughout the \\'estern \\"orld for nearly a century vuere harmless enough so long as they were confined to words, but when these words are translated through acts of despotism Ind shocking immorality anid lawlessness on a huge scale, they could no longer be viewed with unconcern.

l\'ot only i< there a new challenge to every fundamental doctrine of the philosophy of lib- eralisni which has grzidiially spread over Eur- ope and the Americas for 40o years, but this philosophy is siieerctl at and treated with con- tempt, lie said.

"In Olllgl‘ ivorils.” continued Dr. Butler, "our civilization has been put back to the point were the ancient human civilization stood when it was challenged and attacker] by Alaric the Goth and Attila the llun. lVe have our twentieth century .\laric and our twentieth century Attila."

Dr. Butler was outspok-en in declaring that the excuse that such a condition as this was no concern of thc Vniteil States was “fantastic non- sense." lle firmly believes that this world-wide

strife should be met by the open declaration of

a world-iviile policy and that the United States

is challenged to give leadership. 1

‘Of Dre-Military Age i

The problem now being anxiously discussed in the ltlnther Country of what to do with boys between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, after they have left school, is of interest. It is inter- esting to Canada in a special way, because one sitggcstinn, sponsored by Lord Derby, is thatri proportion of those who are nimble to obtain

suitable occupation might be sent to the British Dominion: and colonies, to work on the land or in the forests.

The war has greatly increased the difficul- ties of these young people. When they reach the age of twenty. they will be liable for ntilitary service, and that fact militates against their pros- pects of finding jobs in British firms, which na- turally seek stability when appointing their staffs. It is said that the proposal is meeting with much favour.

The idea is to form a voluntary labour unit, for placing the young men on the land and, in- deed, of trying to find them work of any des- cription. lt is hoped that in this way consider- able numbers would be absorbed in the United Kingdom itself, but that the Empire would not. be averse to extending help where possible. Oc- cupation of this kind would contribute to the physical benefit of the workers, and might be regarded, in some respects, as preliminary pre- paration for military duties. In any case, they would be placed on an independent basis in tne meantime, doing 1‘lSE’Illl work, being well fed and clothed and paid for their services.

The Root Of The Matter

Nazi propagandists having broadcast prompt- ly the Hepburn resolution of censure on the King Government's war record. Hml- T- A- Crcrar cites this as a reason for condemning the Sponsors and supporters of that resolution in the Ontario Legislature. lhit, ColntllfinlS U16 Sydney Post-llecorrl, would it not be striking at the root of the inatier to condemn the feeble “record" which provoketl the resolution? Critic- ism has been known to have been silenced, more than once. by removing its cause. So far, how- ever, as the Berlin propagainlists are concerned. Mr. Crcrar may set his agitated soul at rest. for they can ilci-ive but cold comfort from the demand of the Llntario Legislature that Cati- ada's war programme be pushed with greater efficiency and dispatch than the King Govern- ment is ilisplayiiig.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Massacre of Glencoe this date, I692, when

the Macdonttltls were ruthlessly betrayed and slaughtered by the Catnpbells. F F # i

Tomorrow's Civic election day in Charlotte-

town — for Mayor, Water Commissioners, and four City Councillors in \\'ards I, II and IV. A ll‘ ‘l! =0!

The unexpected early general election upset things tremendously, and now the lamented de- mise of the liea-d of the State plays havoc with the early plans for the election.

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It may be recalled that not the Earl of Elgiit but the Duke of Devonshire accompanied Major- General McNaughton in meeting the Canadian Contingent on arriving in l-inglautl. Any signi ficatice in this?

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The lrite Governor General was first, fore- most and all-thc-time a Parliament man: it must. therefore. have been with poignant grief and sorrow as the constitutional head of the State he anpentlcd his signature to the order-in-council untimely dissolving thc Canadian Parliament.

v s 4r - \\'licn Benjamin Krall, St. Lotus, paid off a loan to a. finance company" lie made an error and sent a check for one cent less than the full amount. IIe got a letter asking for the penny, but did not take the dun seriously. The coin- pany showed it mean‘ usiness, and sued Krall. Including court costs, the bill rose to $6.01. Ur, Krall was astonished but again let the inat- tcr ride. Now hi: salary has been garnislieetl. There was a $6 charge for this. So with his bill now $i2.oi, Mr, Krall is beginning t0 get mad. Ill I‘ A‘ 1C Yesterday, Feb, i2—.i2 days before tlic elec- tion-tirban enunieizitors inust post copics of preliminary voting lists and send two copies to the returning officer. On Blonday, March 2, 23 days before voting day, ii printed copy of elec- tors in any one district must be mailed to each voter individually; (lf his naiiic isn't on, na- turally, that's the time to stand up on his hind legs and kick. The lticking should be done to the returning officer whose name and address will appear on the lists sent through the tiiails). On March 6, a revised polling list is posted. Any errors of oininissioii or commission at this time may be rectified on March 1f, l2 and f3 when the electoral board of revision will sit to draft the final listings. Tcn days before the election, that is oti March 1G, the revising officers must submit their final drafts to the returning officer who, thereupon, has tlicm printed and nailed to the mast. If your name isn't on by then, the only thing to do is to stay away front the polling on March 26 when Canadians from coast to coast will choose between thc Liberal Party of Prime Minister I\l£lCl\'Cl"lZiC King and the National Conservative Party under Dr. Robert j. Manion. l! 1F I ll‘

"Jill." writing to the Montreal Gazette: — Sir,—I was much interested in an article in The Gazette giving ilie names of officials on the War Supply Board who are listed as “filif-a-year" men. This, of course, as your article reveals, is a misnomer, and should really be $4,000-t0- $6,ooo-a-year men, The term "Sif-a-year" men at first gives the impression of sacrifice and patriotism on the part of many well known men in public affairs who were giving their time and experience free to the Government during war time, but when it was learned that these men were drawing $15 to $20 a day expenses the disillusionment was complete. It appears to me

, that a good many of thc names mentioned are

of men who could well afford to do without the money paid by the government. Most of the names mentioned are of men who are already drawing large salaries 0f their own or who have large incomes quite independent of any moneys they receive from the government. At a time such as this, surely, men who have any sense of

responsibility should be aware of the importance

of being honest with one's self as well as with

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IBTES BY TIIE lYAY

W; commend Mr. Kllll‘! will!!! to deep oonslderatlon o1 the Amertnun people. no aPPEBI-‘l 111- mqy u; mg people, knowing full well that they may follow other leaders, choose n new Ivlltimmfl" Yet he woept: the challenxe and places hla whole mmtntstraticn upon the vottxig block. There t: no ‘nonsense about L moratorium on politics for the duration of me emergency, nofinzh talk about the idancer: of changing horses 1n the o1’ the stream. The people may decide to change horses at the very tune the waters become more turbulent. It; might even be the best nhln: to do. That ls for the people to determine. and Mr. Km: is wllllng to leave 1t up to them. lie makes no claim to be the best, the safest, the most. efficient. man to dlrect the nation 611111.118, the war. The American people should re- member thLs when they are bold, as they already have been, that the international situation requires Mr. Roosevelt's continuance in office. They should point to Canada the very next. tune Mr, Ickes or Mr. Wallace bells them to be wary of changing horses let-t an emergency dilstmy them. - Providence Jour- Xl .

That l; u pretty searing comment the New York Herald Tribune makes upon Httler being smuggled to the Berltn Sportspalast to ad- dres the German people. Thus: “When the godltke leader of u fanatlcally united people ilossessei of dlscfplfne and ‘insight’ has to be smuggled before a picked audience. with a heavy guard around nim and the spotlights turned on the listen- ers. tn order to speak his mind 1t is evident. that gcdtiea-d must be wearing a little thin. There 1s no doubt that the oratory is." Thts does not mean that the German people are likely to rise rp against Hitler: rising up against modem machine zuns 1s bad busuiess. But what 1t. (lees mean is that Hitler?) a1: about a. “fannttcatly ututed people" must be honey; that apart from the Nazi party, which will fight unscrupulously and des- perately. there are nevertheless a tot of people 1n Germany that Hit- ter fears. A smashing defeat of the German army or air force wcuid undoubtedly increase the number vastly. Hitler, 1n his speech, pro- fessed contempt for Mr. Chamber- lain, the "old man with a bible" But the "old man with a bible," n5 he himself remarked calmly and simply found no need to conceal either the time or the place of his address to the people of his coun- try. -— Ottawa Journal.

Salvador dc Madarlaga has gone deep into the documents on Christopher Columbus to emerge with n rensitve portrait of the cus- ooverer and a. theory a-mcng others, that he neav lnv" been a Jatv. Professor Samuel E. Morison has gone down to t-he sea 1n Cclumbusts track, to return with the em-phatzc verdict that. he was a "very great. seamen." He may have proceeded, like the traditional Yankee tktp- per. "by guess and by Grd." but he got there and back again; he was an accurate dead-reckoning navi- Bator. a ctcse observer and a care- ful reporter of what he saw. Pro- lessor Morison knows because lie nas sailed his own barkcntine over the routes of the great admiral: he has made the lanutalis and tzzkcn the departures, worked through the channels met the scme rcas and the same weather that Columbus knew over four centuries ago. It is u fazclnating kind rcszarzh to bring to a sailor's mem y, and though none Wlll ua-"pralse the careful and imaginative reconstruc- tions from the documents (t-o when Professor Mcriscn is. 0t cou stranger hlmselt) this direct mg frcm the sea and skes shcals against which he

‘HUG pitted lun- self must surely bring one c105 ~

t-o what was essential in the man. It ls B. form o1’ research, unhap- plly, for which few historians and btcgraphers are equipped. Not many competent to write about lyfagcf- Ian. fer exampe We (‘VIP lf'::~'i> ‘w claw thefr way through the bitter “P313 11B 019M160. conning l.ll‘.‘ll‘ o'vn shlos prst. the dinners; the other great navigators are unlikely to have their greatness so (tircctly confirmed, EvenProfessor Morison, WW1 all the Bids of modern naviga- tlon and a handy barkciitnc in place of the clumsy little cririivcls of the fifteenth century can come only so near. and no nearer, to the experience of the Admiral of me

Ocean Seas. He can check ony some of the problems, feel only a distant 213w cf ‘he e"h“."rat'"n ct

these stupendous voyages cf 4C0 Years 8E0. But to ccnze a. nrar (Li he has done 1s somethlng, _ New York Herald Tribune.

You could even have oysters hjere-at 8t) pfennfzs an o; * . Five of us nearly crdercd a clczcn each the other night, but a Kan- san. with native caution. asked the prlce. We ftguredthat even 1n regis- tiered marks that meant Just about $10 worth of oysters, so we had potato soup instead. This bill doe-i look a blt steep, dcesnt 1t. Six marks fifty for an cmelette, piece chooclat/e cake (which ycu couldnt have had any place er." fn town). and a half bottle of elder. You're lucky you're not. n regular resident. With your reg- istered marks, that casts you Just $1.20. Those boys over there who are permanent correspondents git only two marks fifty for their dollar. Your lunrh would have cost. one of them $2.60. That's the French Emba-xsy across the Plutz. Loneltest man 1n Berlin lives there. He's the French caretaker. The Germans let the French leave one man 1n thelr Embassy and they have one 1n Parts on the same ‘heals. At ftrst the Frenchman was only allowed to walk across the Platz to the American Embassy, but now he has a little more freedom. 'I‘ake a look at that. German sol- dier on l-‘he motcrcycie -—about the most eYffcienit looking military ob- Ject I~ ever saw. That raincoat 13 real rubber. The whole nrmy looks efflclent like that. No ersatz there, The uniforms are real woof. A tot 01' clvlllan thtngs about. this enun- try look shoddy. but never any- thlng 1n the Army. The ‘best. of everything goes into the Army. Everyone sacrfffcea for the Army_ The strength of the country Ls the Army. Perhaps that's why 1t doesn't matter quite so much here what the ctvlllan thinks. Itls dark outnle now. Put this button 1n your coat. lapel. They call 1t. a "llluwur- mchenW-qahcsphoresoent button -- mlght keep someone from bumping tnto you In the dark. If you want btlnethlng more decorative. you can buy one llke an edelwbtsa. or l. " , or u monkey climbing u ladder - quite a business now 1n designing individual phosphorous OIHBJIIQIIlB-Ili’; the way YOU. find I:

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TWO WAR VETERANS

S1r.~As one who has been “over there" twenty-five ears ago. I must express my gra flcatlon that two veterans are 1n the ffeld f0‘ eiectlon as City Counclllora 1n ward four. Fellow Citizens. they have borne the brunt of battle, they now bear lts scars, and they deserve your support.

Who better know the needawf our country tn this time of stress than these two men? 1 know them to be good, straight fellows who are now cmce more ready to serve their city 1n a thimklm o1’- fice. I lxtspeak for them your sup- port. They fought for you—now let, Lhem continue to serve you.

I am. Str, eta, VETERAN.

Mr. Brockingtows Job

(Toronto Globe and Mall)

hy Leonard W. Br . K. 0., Interpreter of the natlonb war effort. should be patd as much as the commander of the First. Div.sl0n of the overseas forces calls for ex- planation. The $9.000 per imnum, plus $12 per day for living allow- ance. actcLs up to more than $2,000 a year, which happens to be the re- muneration of tumor-Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton, who took a $3,000 cut. In salary when he enllstea for ser- Vlcg at the front. Moreover, 1t 1s $4000 a year more than the salary of the Federal Cablnet. Minfsters and DJHOST. as much as the Prum Mm- Lster himself ls bald.

The salary would not be excessive lf the country was compensated 1n service. But there is nothtng 1n the de crtptlon of his duties to suggest that he i5 worth half of what m; 1s paid. According to Prune Minster King. he is "to act 1n an acivtsory capacity to the war committee of the Cabinet. 1n the recording and inter- preting of Canada's war effort; to advise and assist the Government; in providing accurate and essent a1 tn- iornmtion 1n these respects to the pec-ple of Canada and to the Gov- ernment oi the United Kingdom by keeping a chronicle and other essen- tial records of the progress of Can- ada's war effort."

It would be interesting to know preclsely what. information has been provided to date by Mr. brecktngwn about Canada's war effort, and whe- ther the interpetation thereof 1n- clucles the preparation of mater-a; for use in the electton campaign. Jl the answer to the latter question 1s 1n, the affirmative the salary ana living expenses of this Government. pro-Liberal Party and not; by the tax payers of Canada.

The conduct of Mr. Brocklngwn is a strange contrast to that of men like Aubrey Davis of Newmarket, a ‘number of the War Supply Board, 1n charge cf the productnm of lea- ther 1o:- military purposes. Mr. Davis is a real sl-u-yeai- man, Since he has refirctl to accept either travelling c" s s or the sl5-a-day living ex- to which he 1s entltled, and ' upon izlvlng his services to th nn ion as his contribution to the \\'."1l' effort. There was al o the re- fresh n1: example of alter S. Tncmpson who accepted no salary for his work as chief censor. and 1n- rnstrd upon his expenses being cut to $10 a day.