=1>Ao1s Fouu TIIE BRARLOTTETOWII GUARDIAN

Muinfng Dally (Founded In 1887)

President: Llent. Col W. Cheater 8. MeLnre Vim-President: .I. B. Burnett, FJJ. Secretary: IJent. Col D. A. Maclllnnon- 0.5.0. lifter and Managing Dlrecte . .I. It. Burnett, I‘..I.l. Associate Editors: Frank Walker and Ian A. Burnett

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(“The Strongest Memory is Weaker than the Weakest Ink."

RIONDAY, MAY 5, 1941.

Mr. King's Excuses

For the time being at lcast, there seems 110 likelihood of Prime Minister Churchill calling a conference 0f the Premiers 0f the Commoii- wealth in London. Such a proposal was rumored following Premier Ucnzies arrival 1n_the_ Old Country, and gave rise to some discussion in tnc Canadian Parlizmiciit 111st wcck. .\lr- P18115011 raised the issue of the advisability of Mr. Mac- kenzie King visiting iiiiglautl, not for a formal Imperial Conference. but for a round-table dis- cussion ivith .\lr. Churchill and the P18011615 0f the other Dominions about the larger problems of war strategy. Mr. lxiiug w".1s prompt t0 find reasons for his remaining at home. One of them was somewhat curious, and could only have originated in the mind of Mr. lxiiig himself. l! was to the effect that the confidence ureposcd 1'11 him by the Roosevelt .\\'lI1lillls‘ll'Z\llOI1 made his continuous presence on this side of the Atlantis: an asset to the Commonwealth. _

About the merits of .\lr_ King's contentions, comments the Globe and .\l1iil, there will be dc- bate;bu1 he evidently took no account of the fact that the personal presence in London of the lead- er of the Canadian people would be a heartening source of com fort, encouragement and inspiration to the whole British nation, If Mr. \Vcndell \Villkie, the leader of an opposition party in a foreign country, could evoke their deep gratitude by a brief visit, how much more would their hearts be warmed by the presence of the Prime Minister of the senior overseas Domitiion, tell- ing them to their faces that Canada stood with them heart and soul till victory is won. Mr. King also talked about the necessity of reaching dc- cisions at Ottawa after close consultations with his Cabinet. 'I'l1erc is only one decision of first- rate importance now t0 be made at Ottawa, name- ly about the policy of recruitment for the active service force which is to be atlopted, and it should be made without delay. The other im- mediate problems in Canada relate solely t0 ad- ministration and organization and can easily be handled by the other .\liuisters_ lt is in Lon- don that the real decisions about war strategy must be made.

But the most regrettable part of Mr. King's statement concerned his inability to understand "just fully what are the grounds on which cer- tain people are so anxious to have me out of thc country at the prcscut time. I know what the criticism will be the minute that l leave; that, if I had understood my duty aright, l would stay in my own Dominion at this time, seeing to af- fairs here."

Here spoke the party politician obscssctl with the passion for safcgiilirdiitg his own prestige and the personal fortunes of his party, sensing dark conspiracies against them, and incapable of rea- lizing that any criticism of his Government 0r

any stiggc-"iir-n to it might be offcrcrl from quite disintcrcsted motives in the national interests.

By Slow Degrees

Colonel Réllslflll, Minister of Defense. has an- nounced another sicp in the recruiting program. This elicits the following comment from an ex- change:

First we had a tl1ir1_v—da_vs' compulsory train- ing pcriorl for home rlcfcusc by age groups. Af- trr the initial cxpcrinicnl it \\'ZlS abandoned as tiiisallsfzictoryz lt cost much money. gave a num- bcr of young nicn the idea that they had done their llll, fitilcd lo livlp voluntary enlistment for ovcrsvus scrvivc i1rilicc.'1bl_v, and gctierally was frowned upon by ClliZCIlS who wished t0 see Cati- ada take a rczilly viigorous part in winning the war. Then came the four-ntnuths’ training period, promising an improvement by reason 0f its ex- tension, although pronounced inadequate by military 111011, still howcvcr for home (lcfcusc. without an opporiiiiiirv as yct to show how it will contribute to wiutiing the war.

The iicw announcement is to the effect that the four-mouths‘ period is to be of indefinite length, in 1hr scusc that lhc iiicii callcd up for training will be 1l(‘l;\ll(‘1_l afterward for active ser- vice in C:111ail.i_ Some 10,000 mcu have gone into Camp. A ncw vlnss will be called each month.

hfmuwhilc. the .\ll1llSlCf‘ SIJIICS that a limited recruiting drive will commence to obtain 22.000 men on a vr>l11111:iry' basis for the overseas Cau- ailiait Army. According tn his estimate, at lcast all the mcn who form the first two classes iii camp, leaving in July and i\ugust, will be need- ed to rclicv-c mcn on duty in the country who have volunteered to scrvc abroad. This would appear to mcan that some 22.000 have volunteer- ed. Yet it is slalcil that i11 the last few months recruiting for active service has fallen short of the quotas sct on the basis of nit-n required for reinforcement due to (liscliargcs and allowances for battle casualties.

Scriotis-tnindcrl people cannot be blamed for wondering ivhzit the (lovcrnnient is trying t0 get

at. Is its aim to introduce full conscription by stages in a circuitous manner, hoping the public won't notice? Docs it ferir to come out, admit it under-estimated the needs and say that the critical nature 0f the situation demands a coni- plei» reversal of original plansZ

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

-. EDIIURIAL NOTES n

The object of religion and of systems of morality is to take possession of human life in order to save it from being abandoned to pas- sion or allowed to drift at random, and to give it some durable and lasting happiness.

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This story is told by an Australian airman who has been training at the Maclcod, Alta, Em- pire Air Training School. On a recent training flight, the airman said, he was forced down in Montana. The wife of the farmer on whose field he lauded rushed out and in the conversation which followed, asked him where he came from “Australia," he said. "My, but you've had a long trip," she said.

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Pilot Officer Richard W. S- Inge, 25 years old, youngest sou of Dr. \V. R. Inge, former dean of St. Paul's has been killed in active ser- vice. A clergyman, he enlisted in the Royal Air Force as an aircraftsman and recently obtained his commission. He thought like some other patriotic youths, that air pilots were more need- ed than sky pilots at the present juncture.

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A return tabled at Ottawa shows there were 18,852 commissioned officers in the Canadian Army, 170,326 men on active service and 172,- 909 reserves. The Navy Department said there were 1,980 commissioned officers in the Royal Canadian Navy, 14,662 ratings on active service and 1,517 reserves. The figures given were for “arch 1. The return said that the pay and allowances of warrant officers, non-commission- ed officers and men of the Canadian (Active) Army are exempt from income tax. Pay of rat- ings in the naval service is not subject to income

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Here is service for you! The Godbout Gov- ernmeut will hire an expert to teach members of the Quebec Retail Merchants’ Association the modern methods used in retail stores. The ex- pert will tuake periodic visits to the business es- tablishments of all members of the association in the province and will teach them the latest methods being used on this continent. He will show them the latest purchasing and selling methods, bookkeeping systems, store lay-outs and (lispliw ideas for store windows and tlic iii- terior of the establishments.

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Napoleon Bonaparte, the Charlemagne of the 19th Century, died this date 1S21_ He was a Corsican, a French subject though of Italian nationality. Uuhampcred by tradition, unmoved by moral or religious influences, he was, as near- ly as it is possible to be sheer intellect stalking through the \\'0I'l(l, bringing all problems straight t0 the touchstone of his ardent brain. Excess of logic rather than excess of idealism ruined him in the cud. He fought the desperate final caut- paign of 1815 with cousuiutnatc skill, and it was only at “lzttcrloo aftcr his bolt was shot that any obvious wandering of his powers was pcr- ccptible. lle was only 4U yclirs old whcu his carecr came to a close.

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Iiiugsttm, 0111., is looking fomvzird t0 a l'(‘lll uld home wcck on ils owu acciuuit ucxl liall. The Lio\'cr110r-l}c11c1'11l, lhc E1111 of .\thl011e, will be awarded an honorary degree at the centennial ceremonies of Queen's University in October, and also be installed as rector of ihc University giving the rcctorial address. Other distinguished visitors who will address mcctiugs (luring ccrc- monies include an Islander, Sir Robert Falconer, former president of the University of Toronto; Sir Thomas Holland, principal of the Universtiy of Edinburgh: Sir Edward Peacock, governor of the Bank of liuglziiirl; Dr. Nathaniel Micklem principal of .\l;l1l5fif'l(l College, Oxford Uni- versity; Dr. llciiryi Sigcrcst, of johns Ilopkins University.

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Isn't lhc use of the word “Epic” being over- done these ltyslcrial ilays? The blrunc, of course largely falls on the shoulders of editors who fail to blue pencil the “barren verbiage current . . light coin, the tinsel cliiik" resorted to by report- ers and other writers endeavouring to embellish their “copy-" For a time the current phrase was “suicide squads" applied to the self-sacrifice of that comparatively small body of heroes to whom Churchill declared Christian civilization owes so much. Now the other extreme is featured, and ordinary, "garden" descriptions 0f press corres- pondents, even the dry, terse diplomatic phrases issued officially are designated and dignified as “epics." Shades of Homer, Virgil, Dante, Milton, ct all Epic is the highest and most dignified form 0f narrative poetry, and even the highest type of spcciiil corrcspoutlciils i11 London or elsewhere are far from being evcn average

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Canada's domestic exports in Match were valued at $101,616,064 as compared with $82,- 719,395 in March, 1940. The total for the first three months of 1941 was $288,134,784 as com- pared wtih $243,898,474 in the same period of 1940. Exports of foreign produce in “arch this y'car totalled $1,076,608 compared with $745745. in March 1940, while during the first quarter of 1941 the value was $4,043,690 compared with $2,734,574 in the smite period of 1940. The fore- going figures do not include cold. Leading do- incstic exports in hlarch follow. with 1940 fig- ures in brackets: whcat, 159.794.5135 ($8-|4l-' 245) ; wheat flour $2,011,813 ($2,864,163); fish. $2,260,484 ($2,237,305): furs, $1,165,186 ($1,- 400,212): meats. 313111.663 ($654967)- platiks and boards, $5,061,055 ($3,743.494) , wood pulp, $5,987,038 ($3,547,991); newsprint, $10,811,366 ($8.o84.203)2 automobiles and parts, $9,732,404 ($2,227,520). Leading domes- iic exports during the first quarter of 1941 were as follows, with totals for the like period in b1 ackcts: whcal, $21,624,648 ($23,166,647); ivlieat flour, $5,255,279 ($7,612,248); fish, $8,- 636.05 67.656372): f1lfS,$41982v967 ($5.314.- 320); meats $17,580,861 ($16,528,721); planks and boards $14,241,607 ($10,835,607); wontl pulp, $17,679,227 ($11,267,682); newsprint. $.l0.303-373 ($27,012.03); automobiles and

parts‘ $24'3l2'l8Z (%r84o1242)a_

IIOTES BY TRE WAY

Addie Ababa. cspltal of Ethlopla. fell on the very day Germany launched a new war 1n the Balkans. It is onl five years since Emperor Hsile 5e sssle, now preparing a tri- umphant return, fled from his pal- ace and Italy annexed his country. Italian energy ln the brief period of occupation has been spent chiefly on road-building. As ln Libya, these well-laid military highways have served the Britten well. But It was the railroad leading up over the Etlitopiari escarpment that brought the victorious South Africans to the city gates. Thus the one avenue by which II Duce’; armies might have escaped destruction became the 1n- atrument of their quick defeat. A: a symbol Addfs Absba 1s a prize beyond reckoning. This capital 1s the heart of an empire of 1.725.000 square miles, a. vast region support- ing 12,000,000 people. Its capture 1n what seems aimcst. a single leap of ninety rnlles from the Awash River shows the complete demoralzzation of its defenders. Both 1n Ethiopia. and Eritrea there are still isolated Italian forces. but their fate is seal- ed, for they have nowhere to go, m point at which to rally. Strate- gically the campaign 1n Ethiopia ls over. Al. the best its sequel will be a quick mopping u-p, at. the worst a hopeless attempt by the Italians to wage guerllla warfare from hos- tile lerrltory. The British conquest of Ethiopia promses earlv rein- forcements both. for their armies 1n Libya and on the Greek peninsula. Its effect on the tune-table of the war will be substantial. - New York Tfmet.

Alderman Wilson will move at the next convenient dale that new streets and thoroughfares as they are opened shall be named for our great leaders and our re- porter has already suggested that. the near future may see Wavcll Walk. Wlllkle Way ard Bevin Boulevard 0n the map of the city This has been dine in many c1ties‘ol' the Old World but it never seems to be a success, nob"d,v knows after a genertwon or two who on earth. the chaps we1c.| Even 1n Vancouver people have asked me what 11 "Trutcli" ls,l and it wasn't L111 a vcty snort time ago that! d; czvcred foi' my- self that it was a form of lieuten- ant governor preilzusly pracii 111g 1n these parts. It is 110w me clv‘, another street. If. is prorhnps belt-r t.» stick to the great lcridcrs of the Bast, fellows ivho-"r. gfdlrvfis 1111s stood the test of 11110. We ulrutly, have such streets in the city. Among‘ the admiral; there are Nclstiu and

so right. through all 111v.- [IP05 we grzw and some Lllfll, w» flO1l'1 It is not. fair to giro a mun a chance of being pubuclv IOIQOIICII. —J. B. in Vancouver Prsvincc.

When the Yankee Clipper took ofl fcr Europe from 14110111111111 I<'1;.d one Monday rcceiuiy, P111 Amt: can Airways coiupiu : ‘ 1 of lTllIlS-Abilllliib‘ t

11... scugers ZILKI more 51,11,101)‘ pOllllKlq 01 mail have bl-eii 1;..r1'1~1l. Lb has been but a s11 rt 1.11111 the izsks 01' t1'1111s-.»\tluii.1u were considered 1.0 be 10o g ~ the gcucial puslc. But s1 c .111: war started ilying 11.15 11111-11 1110 prefcirccl szifciy iuutc 1o .1110 11.111 Euro-pa. The dangers on 1119 W11 are regazded a. greuLr by many,‘ and are not astuucd by tlicsc who Call SCCUIG KCCCIURIIOHIIUOIIS fUl‘ lllC quicker and safer flight by 111-, '1l1e cosniopollan chsractcr cf the traffic ls shown in the fict 1111.11. during the year fcruy-scvun 11111011- allties have been reproscnlcd on the passenger list. Refugees from Europe, Ambassadors aud- speciiil agents trsveiing by air have been the principal means by which our government and our people have had firsthand liiormati 11 about what 1s gong on abroad. The speed with which (tlstatice can be catered Ls the prlipél‘ mmsure o1 mileage. Judged by this standard Amcrca is closer to Europe than she was even three or four years ago. It is cer-l talu we wlli never be ally itirilier. distant, and the fast has signfi- ounce in the present and future foreign pallcy of this nation. ~. Pliladelplila Bulletin. l

The bonds of Empire fraternity‘ are being drawn tlgater its a con-l sequence of the geiieious action of Canadian Holstein breeders 1n d:- natlng from seventy-five m one hundred heifer calves, which will be sold at. public auction 1n Brampton in May. and the proceeds turned over to the British Cattle‘ SOClety Of England. The mvncyfl raised will be ustd to further the British war effort. The Cttflllillfllli breeds are mt. dicatiniz how it.‘

Howe; battles are lflllll’“.'ll‘l 0d

by Balaclava. wa. c o», 111111011 hit \V€‘s1t‘1‘11 Canada in 1933, Blenheim, and n11 . B111 n farmers of the prairies were stead- most. distinctive of cur $1.011: 'l'~' 111011‘ 1111“? dfllfv (‘WV-i names and lh mcst lasting are . ' vahlfll- The lime our "tree" 511",- 1 — A1101" P110,’ nnriroacliinq ivhen Canada Cedar, Fir, Oak, Hcmlock, and 111i bl‘ on an export bnsLs.

Army Chapels

Instead of worshlpspln: ln N- creiitlon halls or "hu " rested W the various auxlllury services as Canadian soldiers 1n camp d0. 811d as United States soldiers have done 1n most. cmergenc camps 1n the past, the men ncle Same new army am to have chapels erected by the War Department for that Pur- pose alone, There will be 604 o! them. according to‘ present plans and the cost. of their erection will be $12,816,880. including the cost vi the electric organ which w11l be installed In each. Built from unl- form plans. each will accommodme 400 worshippers.

The same chapel will be used b)’ chaplains of different denomin- ations, Protestant. Catholic and Jewish, and with services held B5 various hours. each chapel will ac- comodate many more men than 11a seating capacity. Provision W111 be made for such equipment. as may be required bv different denomlnatlmtfl- lncludini: an ark to hold the Jewish Book of the Liaw.

The erection of the chapels W111 0e a splendid contribution to the re- llglous life of the soldiers. but W0 are not advocating s. 51ml r 11D- propriatlon for Canadian camps. The United States 1s not. at war, as we are, and it. may be able to spare the money; Canada cannot. It ls de- sirable that In making provision for worship. all possible regard tobe to decency knd order. but we are under the impression that prayers sincerely offered 1n a recreation liall will be heard as readily as those offered 1n a special chapel or in a consecrated church or cathed- rel.

Nature Takes A Hand

The expected has haDDBHed. A temporary butter shortage of last [n11 has now become a small sur- plus. As pasture improves 1.1115 511T- plus will increase. From uow on lcss and less may be heard of 11x- 1;._,_; maximum prices and more about. n minimum.

Had Dominion authorities investi- gaLCd lhe 111111 situation six months 1100 thrv mlclit have saved them- selves embarrassment. Prices mlBht have gone a few cents above the maximum sot. by the Wartime Prices Board, but this rise. like fill "ice increases in farm produce 11011 u't.i 'lll_V controlled. would nave biougnit. its own corrective, Produc- t‘on would have been sdmulatcdl ‘other! stimulation ivzis already on

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'_ l)1'0'..ll?b§(;ll 1s a long term DTOpOHllOU, It takes years for a fiirmcr to out. into a dairy business, but 0111-0 storied, he cannot quick- ly m- easily turn output on 0r off.

Prior to the cycle of droughts

The (lTOlWhls of 1933-118 seriously lift 11135 dcvckv tent, Dairy rows 1'01; id imnn g1‘ s. liziy and coarse '!1'l11l1S_ 111111 n11 these crops must more moisuirc than 111310111. ' rows liiid to be llquldwtcd .11 stvrii Cniirdzi during the drv . 13111101" prociiictinn fell off

1's 111's llic ralns returned

. mmitentiliti by . lo fully offset two new 11"1t\r:<_ Those \\':~ ‘lmcasc 111 butter “llllltlll dtic to sharply 1m. ' 1~.'l t‘l1!l)if1_\'lll€‘1lL and

9. A lciiviorzirv (lot-lino 1n butlcr lfrodui-llrii in Ontario 1111c to dam- "11"! 1'10’ 1's“. summcr.

It was 11111111111111. liovicvcr. from fill‘ sharp nrnirlc quilts Mich tisnnth lhnl tlic lag would be brief. Now 11. 1111;". goiic, Butter 1)!‘1idll:)l,1.')i1 is fiflvlvfl‘: un with consumption, 1n it fcw works. ivlirn iaiisture onmts r11 bolh East and West, It will be iii excess.

An IIUTZCTSTVQ Campaign

WORDS OF CHALLENGE

A mononu- a ‘on r011 a raoruc n wan

‘Today the Mr ‘Ihlnlnl Plan appears like a cloud u small as a. men's hand on the horizon. But. 1t will come w pass that. the heavens will be bleak with that cloud, and 11s great rsln will destro the Nazi enemies of men's and progressP-I-Ion. MacDonald, British Commissioner.

reason to hope that 1n this theatre of war, too. Germans will pa a heavy prloe for having occupied a few thousand square nules of wort-n- less territory wltliout. gaining any permanent tactical advantage. While fighting a furious battle 1.11 Northern Greece and at the Egypt- lan frontier, Britain has not over- looked the ultimate pits-pose of the German eastward drlve. ‘The Ger- man's moved 111w Rumanla and Bui- izima. to serve a much larger pui- _ pose than the conquest of Greece. ‘Ihey hope to overwhelm Turkey. and obtain on of the Per-

BritisI-i from the Mediterranean. Bearing this In mind, the British

have sent a. strong and well-equln- H

bed force Into 1.1841. where German ' political agents had succeeded 1n enzlneerlns a coup dctat and u- tsbllslilng a. Government that was not, friendly to the British.

But before thev could drive 1101c their advantage and follow politi- cal intrigue with military action. the British moved in. Tne arrival of British forces has 11101111111. some change of heart. to the new Gov- ernment of Iraq. The?’ Welmmid the British commandinz offlvel‘ Wit-h great ceremony. promised full co- operation with the British Govern- ment and meticulous observance of treaties. _