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TI-IE CHARLOTTETOFVN GUARDIAN‘

DECEMBER 26, 1941

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President: Lleut. 00L W. Chute: S. McLnIO Vice President: J. B. Burnett, FJ-I. Secretary: Lleut. Col. D. A. Maclilnnon. 0.8.0. Editor 111111 Managing Director. J. R- Bllflwlt. FJ-l- Associate Editors: Frank Walker and lull A- Bllrllfll

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I-‘IIIDAY. DECEMBER 26, I941.

The Fall Of Hong Kong

atflOilltf chapter has been added to the annals of Uri; .1 ll€l'Ol:lll by the gallant defense of Hong an and other Empire troops. The ":1: the colony had fallen under 11ft by land, sea. and air for- ; indeed, it was regarded "iusniii. No rclief could be cx- oo-inile sea route from Singa- rii beleaguered. Yet our forces spouse to the orders received, : ge Japanese army engaged, “us time for the strengthen- and Manila and Hawaii "So . t against overwhelming odds," tfliiice declared last night, in an- I<1lTl\‘1l'l'L'l'. Lack of water was one xanliczuvs of the defenders. It is altics have been considerable. arply home to us the realities of 1. \\'hile there will be sorro\v in an homes as z. result of yesterday's wail be pride also in the fact that

news, 1e our troops l‘.1‘.'C livcd up to the highest traditions of the service. Their sacrifice should inspire us ull to grearvr effort in the cause of victory.

Courageous Liberal

Mr. Ralph Maybank, the Liberal Federal mem- be: for South-Centre Winnipeg, has emerged us an advocate of lhe removal of the present absurd limizatioits upon cunipulsory service. ln an ad- dress delivered to a local branch of the Canadian Legion he endorsed the program submitted by the Legion to the Prime Minister, which called for a total war effort by the complete and scientific mobilization of all our resources and urged the removal of the provisions of the National Re- sources hlobilizaiioit Act whicll exempt men called up wider it from liability for military service over- seas.

It is true that Mr. Maybank professed not to be a critic of the voluntanv system and maintained that so far the Government had followed a wise course for the preservation of national unity. But the fact remains that he has reached the conclus- ion that other things have become more important than the so-callcd preservation of national unity, and that he is ready to part company with his leaders if they persist in refusing to take the meas- ures urgently needed for the strengthening of our fighting forces. i

Mr. Maybank, alter serving three years in the Manitoba Legislature. was elected as s Liberal to the Federal Parliament in 1935, and since he went to Ottawa. has shown at intervals u streak of in- dependence all too rare among the occupants of the Liberal benches. Now he has won for himself the distinction of being the first Liberal member to pronounce openly against the stubborn adher- ence of his leaders to a policy which makes a mockery of their pledges to organize u total war effort to the limit of our resources.

Dominion-Provincial Financing

Coupled with the announcement from Ottawa that s. formula has been found for arranging Do- minion-Provincial financing was the statement (unofficial) that the blaritinte Province; and DZISlHlLCliLWYilll would accept the Dominion pro- qosal 1n the form of payment of carrying charges an llic provincial debt and that the others would make granls equivalent to the revenues from in- some tax. Thc Dominion proposal is, in brief, that thc provincial governments leave the field of personal and corporation income tax exclusively to the Dominion for the duration of the \var.

This was an essential part of the plan under the Sirius ijominissitili Report. The Commission's tax rccrmmu-1ul:1liri11s wcrc based on two grounds: (1) The wilhdraival of the provinces from the fields of income, corporation and inheritance (or succession dilly) taxes would enable the Domin- ion to assume all dczulwcight provincial (lcbt, rc- spousibiiily' for 1111vinploy'cd enlployablcs, and ncw llllllillllll zilljuslmciil grants 1o certain provin- ces. All PFOYlIICCS would, under these circumstan- ccs, rcccive an adequate quid pro qua for with- drawal from 1hr- tzix ficlds specified. (2) The transfer of 1l1(‘$(‘ l:1.\' sources to the Dominion and ilirxir 11w by .1 ~inglc jurisdiction ivas csscn- tial, bolh 111v 1'<‘.'l~r1i15 of Cflllliy as bctwccn prov- ihccs, 11111l'1"-r nsuiring that ihcse lax fields would be cxpl-fltczl \\‘i'.l1 lcalst harm to the national in- coniv. _

lhrlt-i- llli? Sirnis Commission plan this Prov- iiicv. ailcr rlliiupiisliing lhc laxcs transferred 1o llic linmiiiirrit ($244,000) and its former subsi- rift»; (.Sfl_-‘.7_(7fl(7l would have an estimated annual

l‘ "M11111, lo which it 1111s proposed to n’ l In 11:1: i ' iriliinnil adjustment grant the stun of f" 50.0111» _\.~.irly, mzilciilg a lotal of $1.430,oo0 - vr ~11". vidi- of lhc budget on current ac- (Vtlllli. Our ordinary annual expenditures were 1- 111111-11 :11 $1,170,000. leaving an estimated sur- Jlllls‘ ._.f $_3(i').f)1>() annually 1o apply to public wel- fr-rn. nliicalinii and developmental expenditures, :1r~~l f-ir i'<‘ll11l‘fi41l1 of taxation.

'l'li<: Sirbis ("nufcrcuccy-hcld at Ottawa Jan. 14- 15 last, proved a failure, the Ontario, British

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Columbia and Alberta representatives refusing. 111 the words of Premier Hepburn, to “sell out" their respective provinces under the exigcnflti of war. _

At the close of the conference, Finance LIMI- ister llsley intimated that the Dominion might find it necessary to invade the income and cor- poration tax fields. “The war burden," he said. "cannot bc distributed fairly so long as tile PIQV- inccs occupy the progressive fields of taxlltlmi and use them in such a way as lo produce a tax system with varying rates of burden and of 111- cidence in different provinces, and with inevit- able conflicts, overlapping, duplication and need- lcss expense and waste.” Under the British Ikorlh America Act the Dominica's taxing authority 1s not limited. Under the \Var Measures Act it may do what is necessary as a war measure. In view of the failure of the Sirois Conference RcPofl it would be necessary to make arrangements with the provinces individually.

This apparently is what has now been done. \Vhcther we have made s. good or ill bargain re- mains to be seen. Doubtless the whole question of Dolninion-Provincial financial relations will be thrcshed out at the next sitting o-f the Pro- vincial Legislature. In the meantime it seems to be a case, so far as the provinces are concerned, in relation to the Dominion Government, of “every one for himself."

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Boxing Day. w n- 1-

S1. Stephen's Dayz 4: u u Lord Baden-Powell, Chief \\’orld Scout, .eft an estate worth $3,355, But his heritage in boyhood wclfurg i5 l)Q_\'t')ll(l calculation, i1 *1‘ If‘ 1k

Rev. Johu Calvin Macliay, a native of Luck- now, Ont., has been chosen Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland for next year. His father Rev. r\ngus Mzlclizuv, liiiigussie was Moderator in 1916, and this is the iirst time in thc past forty years that a son has stepped into the Moderalofls chair formerly occupied by his father.

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His seventh was unlucky. Four times torped- oed in the last war, and captain of three ships tor- pcdoed in the present war, Captain John D. l\Iuir (63), Glasgow, has been killed at sea. by enemy action. Captain hluir had survived two sinkings in this war, but on the third occasion he lost his life. His aged mother said that he had intended to retire after the voyage on ivhich he lost his life.

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When Ontario Legislature meets in February, Col. George A. Drew, Conservative Leader, will move that thc lcrni of the PICSCIlt lcgisluiurc be extended until after thc war iustcud of expiring in October. A precedent for this was established in 1918 when blr. William Proudfoot, K. C., leader of the Liberal Opposition, moved that thc duration of thc Assembly which had sat siucc 1914 be ex- tended after the closc of thc war and for a suffic- ient time thereafter to allow the return of all Oli- tario soldiers. The Government of Sir William Hearst accepted the motion and it was enacted.

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For the six months prior to December 8, or it may have been longer, says the Gazette, it was thc habit of the Chicago (“No Recrifninations”) Tri- bune to print at the head of its editorial page out- of-context quotations from Abraham Lincoln, or from the Founding Fathcrs or olhcr great figures of the past, often supporting an insolalioilist point of view. Since Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, the Tribune has stuck to one question, from Stephen Decatur: “Our country! In her intercourse with foreign “nations may she always be right, but our country, right or wrong.” May we suggest an addendum? "An open enemy is better than u false friend.”

Whoever else may have doubts of the outcome of the \Vorld lVar, Aberdeen, Scotland, has absolutely none. A draft scheme of works, cost- ing $11,438,775, and providing employment for 2095 men for periods varying from nine months to two years, which could be undertaken after the war has been given general approval by the Streets and Works Commiiice of Aberdeen Town Council. Other committees are making up similar lists of works, so that by the time the whole of the counciYs scheme is completed it will involve an outlay of many millions. Nothing like taking time by the forelock.

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Hugh Conway (pseudonym of Frederick John Fergus), English novelist and poet, born this date 1847; devoted most of his talent to writing pop- ular novels at a time when the printing press and cheap paper induced publishers to flood the market with sensations; his best known, most suc- cessful novel was “Called Back”; contributed verses to magazines and published volume:

“I know not when the day shall be,

I know not when our eyes may meet;

What welcome you may give lo me,

Or will your words be sad or sweet,

It may not be 'till years have passed,

"fill eyes are dim and trcsscs gray;

The world is wide, but, love, at last,

Our hands, our hcarls, must uicct some day.”

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An appeal against the judgment of Mr. Justice W. T. Henderson, Toronto, in dismissing action of Angus McIntosh against Homewood Sanitar- ium, 011011111, Ont., “dciinilclyi will be launched." Dismissal of ilie action and nullificalion of a Sup- reme Court jury's award of $337,554.46 to l\lc- Intosh in his (lamage suit for false imprisonment at Homcwood was previously announced in Tor- onto. Mr. Ilobson, Associate Counsel, said the appeal would be made against the previous dismis- sal of Mclntoslfs joint suit against Dr. Harvey Clare, Ilomcwood superintendent, dismissal of the action against the sanitarium, and a ruling by Mr. Justice Henderson at the beginning of thc trial that the conspiracy claim in the suit should be tried scparaicly from thc claim of false im- prisonment. McIntosh is a former ‘Montreal and Hamilton businessman. l-le sited for $l.600.000 rlaiuages, charging false imprisonment from March 4, I934, to January 14, 1938. Mr. Justice Ilendersons ruling came on :1 motion for non- suit itiarle :11 1hr lx-ginniltg of ihe 1rial_ IIe reserv- ed judgment aflcr thc jury returned its verdict

two necks ago, and then dismissed the cast. g , , 1

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NOTES BY TNE WAY

PUBLIC FORUM

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Should the Canadian P c‘ adopt, the "permanent" t-ytpe o! automobile license plates’! Obvious- ly this 1.s hardly e question that. can no given any offhand answer but 1t. 1s one of current interest and importance ln view of our critical shortage of steel. Ontario requires about. 350 lcns of steel an- nually for its autcmcrblle license plates. Allowing a proportionate amount for the other ovlnoes this means that at. least '7 tons metal 1s issued for this purpose every year in Canada. Probably much of this can be salvaged, 1n fact. 0n- tarlo motcrists are being specifically requested to turn 1n old plates. but; would not u. permanent marker be still more worthwhile? In the United States, Connecticut has been pioneering the use of "per- mant." license p ates for some time. After next year, Calllorzila, Dela- ware and Wisconsin are going to ado “pennanentfl plates. —'1‘o— ron Financial Post.

There peelns to he llttla reason for resisting two broad conclusions: first, that, clone among children has increased. and is likely, failing some vigorous constructive policy, to increase further; and secondly, that the war-time environmental background against. which~ these dead-end children of the evacua- tlOn areas develop their anti-social activities is, 1f not a primary cause. at. least the trigger mechan- ism for the release of latent crim- inal tendencies held under normal conditions 1n dieck. Obviously, the problem 1s not one that shculd be viewed as peculiar to war condi- tions. On the ccntrary. it is one that 1s always with us, fer 1n times of peace every home which con- t-slns an unhappy child contains e. potential delin uent. For this teas- on the psycho cglcal examination o1’ children so soon as they ex- hibit, signs of emotional disturb- 811110 i5 the ideal at which \\'e should am. so that delinquency can be nipped 1n the bud, as 1t were, or removed 1n the masked stage of potency. Along wit-h such expert examination must g9 also medical investigation and a review of the social background of the 611111 - George Godwin 1n The Contempor- ary Revzetv (London).

When Ottawa falls: about the necessity of curtailing production for civilian subtly a distinction ought to be made between those things which are necessary for making muntion; and oitier things which are not. directlyrequired for war PIIFPOSCS. There will be no (115- agreement with thepollcy which gives the munitions factories prior- il-Y 0n Site}. 69111191’. Zinc and alum- inum required fcr alrplane=, ranks, glms 11nd sheils._ On the other hand, the production of fond. cloth. ing and other articles which do not interfere with U116 require- ments of the armed tomes ought to be encouraged. In these things it is not less prcductim. but more prcducticir, that is requlrejnflltg Government has handed to the Warrme Prices and Trade Board a job which hfls implications beyond that of controlling inflation. It. must determine whether some of 1Y5 ‘Plan-s may not. curtail pl-cduc- t-lon and the-relay harm lather than hell) the national effort. ‘There ls the furlier question as to wheth. er it desires to see Mrmers and business men. big and little, forced to the wa11—and lf not. new 1t is to be prevented under u hard and fast, price ceiling policy. -Toronto Telegram.

“R395 Experts on children's be- havlcr who talk profoundly about the problem child are giving Aus- tralia. a new race of problem par- ents, declared a. Melbourne Child- ren's Court magistrate. “The great majority of Australian par- ents are rid en with infericrity complex when the proper control of their children has to be faced” hp said. “T1111 1a because they are sways being told they are Inca able of controlling their own ch 1- dren. “You can take up scarcely a bcok or newspaper without seeing articles on the ccntrol of clrldren and false criticism of Parents. The result 1s that parents are slrmost afraid to deal with their children. "Very often these critics have no children of their owq __ but. this does not 510p them setting then-selves up as experts." The magistrate adjourned 1s truancy case with which he was dealing "to enable the father to amert 111m- self." — Australian Press Union.

Those In close touch with the Prime Minister. ncw only three years from his sevezitletlt blrth- day, are equally amazed and de- llfthted by the Way he ll standing up to the hnmeinae strain 1nd 1n- cessnnt work. One at Mr. Churchill's intimates told me not, long ago that Winston seems to revel 1n an ordeal winch would wear down ntcst men who were l0 years younger. The Ps-lrne Minist- er does the mter part. of his wbrk st. nigh , and most. of that after midnight. But no shares L. Gfs heaven-sent. gift. of being sble 10 snatch sound. refreshing sleep whenever he feels like 1t, and he "$113115? manages to get an after- noon na In addition to sleeping late in t e morning. No doubt hi; early Army training and hi5 polo- Dlflylnfi have helped io keep Mr. churn 111 remarkably flt 1n the 51X- ties despite the fact that he has put on a gocd deal of wel ht. His one bad habit, frcm a str c1. med- ical point oi’ view. smoking. Winston practically chain-smokes strong c1 ars. But h; 1s no doubt, thoroughy seasrned to nicotine, and even strong c158“ are said w be less pernicious than inhaling a mild cigarette. Advancelng years have not 1n the least. impaired Mr. Churchill's terrific power of arm. oentmtlon. -— Ottawa Journal.

A poster which the Germans In- iend-cd to paste up 1n this country when they invaded it has been re-

mduccd 1n the Bel fan clandes. lne newspa r La L1 re. Belgique. A 60D)’ of he paper has reached bondcn Along wlih the re educ- tfcn of the poster was pub] shed s.

lcture of a German signpost bear. rig the words "Paris-loudest ueber Calais." A German 10m’ was rum- bling back across Belgium to Ger- many when s parcel fell from 1t. I1. was found 11y psssens-by to enn- tain copies of the ter. - From the London Daily elegraph.

In a factory for airplane Instru- mcnts. recently. a rush order de- monized a hither output. then ever before. ‘me manager met the emergency wli-h a special bonus systrm-kmd music. Production rose by t-wonty per cent. When the "Rh Was over. the bonus was with- drawn but the loud-speakers 1e- malned. 'I‘hey have kept. produc- tlcn ten per cent ahead cf normal ever shoe. In a canning factory Rips were preparing 60.000 tins of 00d u thy-until the crooner!

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questions of interest. The Charlottetown Ounllnn lees not necessarily endorse the opinion o! eeneegendsutn.

WARTIME EXTRAVAGANCES

Sin-We hear many appeals and much pleading over the radio to the people to save and buy War Savings Certificates, but. the res- ponse can not 'be very general while so many people are spend- ing their money in one or both of the two worst, evils that ever beset humanity. Viz: Laquor and tobacco-

We learn from statistics 111st Canada 1s now spending over $200.- 000,000 a year 1n strong drink with the traffic increasing by leaps and bounds. We have no statistics of ivhala is spent. 1n tobacco but _I would csiilnlite that the cost would far exceed that of the liquor be- cause there are thousands who use tobacco 1n one form or another who don't drink liquor. There always were the 01d pipe smokers and chewers, utiicli kept many a fam- ily poor and there were always some drunkartls which were des- pised. But with the advent of the clgarettlc there came s. wave of spending which has developed 1111.0 a. flood of extravagance which no financial system can afford and unless there should come about a general reformation from these two evils. whether there be war

or no war, many will slnk Into poverty and degradation. Seeing the trend of modern llfe

with Its charming habits with so little regard for saving we some- times hear the expression that sav- lng is fast. becoming a 10st art.

And 1f thLs war with all its hor- rors should bring 1n u. reform 1n the saving habits o1’ many people 1t might be a blessing 1n disguise; for n11 savings will be needed af- tcr the war.

About. eight or ten years ago sce- lng the trend of these evils I asked a young man what. his clgarettes cost him, and he said ten cents a clay 1s cheap. And about that time a, school tezchcr told me that the Principal cf a school in which Silt‘ 12nd taught spent 75 cents a day in cigarettes. and a Christian minister told me that he knew a man ‘n an office who spent 90 cents a dav ln cigarettes. and I suppose that. they would each spend more now. for 1 imdgrstand that since the war the price cf tobacco has zone up.

A merchant. bold rge not long ago that young fellows will come into his store and buy two packages n. day so I have tindertnken 1o fiz- ure out what. lI"!s swndinr: 111011111 amount. to 1n a life t-imo. I um tak- ipg n mckagr and a half or 15 (‘Nils as a basis ivhiclt 1s a low average of the foregoing figures.

If a. boy starts at 15 and saves 15 cents a. day and buys War Savings Certificates instead cl clnarettes, and continues saviniz that 15 cnnts a day and invcsts it in Wm- Sav- ings or any safe investment 1-11. 3 m1‘ cent interest and follows that saving 11nd invcstlizz until he is 70 years of age. he will have $7723.75 which will yield him at. that same rate of interest the sum of $231.71 a. year for 111s old act‘. 111110111’. strik- ing another tan, but 1f he spends it in cigarettes he will have nothing and mav have to apply for an old age pension.