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TIIE CiT1R'J'TTETO"'.‘i GUARDIAN

It Morning Daily (Founded in i881)

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Vice President: J. re Burnett. l-'. 3 l. Secretary; LlBill. Col. U. A tiluciisnnun, 0.8.0.

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liberate Editors; trunk Walker and l-icul. Ill A. Burnett. moat-Jun. illn Aouve service;

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Tuna

both for study and for general reading. It was designed by Charles Bruce, London sup- erintendent who was formerly on the CP staff at Halifax. The cover and maps were drawn by William Stewart, CP war correspondent now on assignment to the South Pacific. Mr. Stewart is well known in Charlottetown, where he serveil for some time before the war local Cl‘ correspondent. The booklet is not sold commercially, but copies have been sent to prominent army and government officials,

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Notes By The Way

A new headlem which fer towards solving he problems of night-motoring has been produced by an English firm ebeam has , a flat top I off level. ir aszl is

ot only a distant view of the roadway ahead out a sha 1y defined picture o he road si es. The ra e of the amp ls stated to be wel over 1.-

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Equality

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Sacrifice (Text of an address deliv- on. I teal.- .1‘ l? floatation In Ottawa. March

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j OUR QITY SCHOOL PROBLEM

_ So far we have dealt mfilllly with conditions existlnfl generally throughout Prince Ed-

, ‘ National Efficiency", I

ln the battle i i, F Accident and T129133] militia: lvgv

Thrift is vital to the war effort, Premium savings add m u“, mjgm

iollars that is helping to _win the bail-tiny M fighllligi

"l. adcq g a miller libido?!”

d. Let. o consider mrdogiianimmedla? xlnvtlereat. the ghouls of ChS-IlOlLtSTIDWDJHEIG W8 find l-hiit, although we have

lightly in

v it is a privilege of the Life U d - peoples future more secure. n erwruert Life man for a suitab!

quirernents.

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Allison r. McLean. c.r..u Dim-l

Cyrus A. B. Shaw-Distrioft-litanafiernzlnllfiwfitsnt Earle S. Jeliey-Beprumtatlvc at Omen-y n Peter G. MeEsehern-Beureseatetlve at vial...“

mg Wgalrefl jnle,” 000 feet and it is further claimed

sarunnaigfaiancn 1o, 194s

Controls‘ And Mr. Gordon

Consult thenéiggtfilflie.

provincial ministers of education, military train- that time's ecial lens employed makes c Dian to meet your speulal“ . re.

ing centres and universities. It is e sequel to two previously issued booklets, “Red Patch in gum“ r“ “ °" “w” “"13"!” l° the Sicily" and "Maple Leaf in Italy."

There were many other lessons in the results of G N many in addition to t

have mentioned.

iverx-Moncton Times. v u“ average. more‘:

Hitler's recent utterances only strengthen the argument that he should have submitted to psychiatric treatment many years ago. His lat- est gem, that Germany Ls an “un- shakabie ccmmunlt of people." is hardly more at han an earlier statement to t e effect that the horrid fate overtaki country would be mastered in e end. "Un- shakable" was hardly the word, Tho gomhlniied Ailled a1?! mggllit has rtigt

een ropp ng pu a s on e the Part)’; Reich. Not even the most fanatical adherence to a national faith could withstand that shaking. - Victoria Times.

army tern, on the unfair cell-up. on reiyome. ments. on the piecemeal draft, and on General McNaughton; there was also a lesson on the C.C.F. That party mrffered a severe set. back. Its candidate lost his de- posit. He got less votes in- e by- eleetlon of National rgqucg than the C. O. F. candidate gotl in the Provincial election of 1948. And that set-back was for good and obvious reasons.

‘Ilhe record of

taken since Hitler

The Red Army is g magnificent Pmand l" 1959- l5 911911811 $0 fighting unit, as its achievements d ‘ the eyes of all Can- have amply shown. Yet, if it had “m” mmesled l“ "(ii-OW-

not been for Anglo-American pres- The record oi’ Mr. Cold-well and sure on the West, and the 12,000 hi6 Dawlgy is clear for all to see. ‘planes. 362.000 motor vehicles, 1,- It is tt . C. F.

045 locomotives, 7.180 fiat cars, 1,- . in

C. l". leaders

dump cars. 100 tank cars and B0 power trains we Lend-Leased . So little did the C.C.P.un.der- stand the menace of the for“;

Russia, would the Red Army have

been able to "tear the guts out of that had set t to world that télliguC. Cfogquu m’

the German war machine"—to use "19 Mn, ‘oven vol-

Mr. Churchill's vigorous phrase? 5W unteers. to f ht Naslnn. N . n l8 , o u

Over One-Third Farmers

It is worth noting that forty-one of the 121 Progressive Conservative Federal candidates no mated to March I‘, or slightly over one. third, are farmers. This fact was brought out b)’ Ml‘- R. A. Bell, national director of ‘at the recent annual meeting.

Events move so fast in modern warfare that it is open to question if the home front has kept pace with the terrific efforts of our fighting forces, or whether we realize bo\v vital it is for us all to maintain our efforts on the home front in the immediate period which lies ahead. This importunt fact was emphasized very strongly by .\lr. Donald Gordon, chairman of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, in a recent address before a womcns organization in Toronto. ll has been stressed by .\Ir. Gor- don and others before. but it can hear repetition. The closer we draw to victory on the European front, the more necessary it is to remember that our wartime economy is not something W6 C811 drop at r moment's notice.

blot-cover, as .\lr. Llordon also pointed out, many people fail to comprehend the magnitude of the effort which is still needed to defeat the Nazis -— not to speak of the laps. This is il- lustrated by the appearance of recurrent waves of wishful thinking in which a (lefinite date for the end of the wur is conjured up and used as s reason to justify the slackening of efforts on the home front.

“In that frame of mind," said Mr. Gordon, "some people become resentful about the continu- ation of necessary wartime controls, and criti- cal of the shortage of any commodities which they ivant to buy. In a, mood of fatigue and irri- tation, some people are apt to make sweeping generalizations about red tape and the ineffici- ency nf the so-called bureaucracy. And the worst case of all is that of the people who try to clear their own consciences by blaming their 0W1! shortcomings on the regulations. They evade wartime regulations or they indulge selfish de- sires by grabbing what they \vant out of short supplies just to prove they are smart in so doing, and then excuse themselves by attacking the regulations uihich they are breaking."

In military parlcnce, the best defense is at- tack; and it is characteristic of blr. Gordon that he should answer criticism of bureaucracy by turning the tables in this fashion. He likes to "shoot it om" with his critics, and has neither given nor asked qtmrter on the many occas- ions in which he has spoken in defense of his department. Perhaps that's why he remains, despite his difficult and thankless job, a popu- lar and trusted figure with the public. In his statement above quoted, he makes a point which it is salutary to bear in mind at all times.

T119115 are other people, hlr. Gordon says, who go to the other extreme. Faced with minof and oficn temporary shortages of this or that item, they set up a clamour for more and more controls and more and more ‘regulations. They ask the Board to prohibit the production of so- called tion-(ssentinl items, ignoring the vast ad- ministrative load which extra rationing would pile on the backs of trade, and the real in- convenience it would create for the public.

It is the job of the Prices Board to "steer a middle course between these two extremes,’ bearing in mind that controls take manpower to operate and enforce, and that every regulation

is one more burden on production. That is a very good objective indeed.

_Mr. Gordon can be tactful as wcll as out- spoken. “In every walk of life,” he told his audi- ence, "the real arbiters of social conduct are the women." And he suggested it would be a "very healthy and beneficial thing if women were to take a hand in disciplining some of those annoying people who are constantly belittling, disparaging and complaining about wartime re- strictions.” Implying, of course, that it is the fnenfolk and not the so-callcd weaker sex, that _nre doing the grousing.

failures atwnvt to ‘PW

from Grade 1o in the bublit mhovb

Grede- l1 in Prlncc of Wills!

ege via the "issuance exam-

. Added to these We have

another problem-the overcrowded condition of our schools.

Just how serious is the falllntl off in the enrolment in the 1118M!‘ males may be shown by the fol-

lng statistics.

Offices:

Summeruh

Other interesting facts pointed out byfMr. Belliwerc that 45 per cent of the candidates are service men of either this or the last war, and in some cases both. In ranks they range from Private to Major General. One holds the V.C. and others have many decorations, including the 1150-. D-F-C. and D.F.M. A significant fact is that the average age of candidates nominated is under 45 years.

Prince Edward Island and the Yukon are the only sections of Canada in which the Pro- gressive Conservative party has- completed the required number of nominations. The tempo of nominating is being accelerated in the other

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in Form V. names of new naval vessels are not

Here is a situation that will 1°!‘ generally given until the ships me serious study In what way are our 1n lull commission. Apparently the school; failing our children that mm vanguard Wu, m; envisaged y leave them lust W119i! when the kecls for the two latest

their need is greatest? The school battleships were laid. 1t was is planned to meet the educational thought when the building program was authorized that they would be= called the Li

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on and the Temerglre,‘ The names of British war vessels’ make en interesting record. Cruis- ers of the Arethusa class bear the names of cal reek c- W”. ters: Arethuaa, Galatea, Penelope, And Hams thatshinesrr 511M Aurora, Amphlon. War vessels nev- with dinning girls and sweet filial; "m" °§"§_if‘m°“'h‘ nsiuninfds t a even . 8a eways of . cntly are And that no-placle which 2:, bfl close

famous als, as b , Hood, Nelson, Jelliocoe, Bentty. or The rainbow monarchs or members of the Royal family. The oldest name borne by a sea- going British w todryyaés lrirkiii-

. e I s class of destroyers include 0f Ions and flower and Cossack. Eskimo. G see my M Nubia. The Intrepid class have the And count. and touch, mu m g names of Icarus, Impuls- them o'er,

mmlntrepid and Ivanhoe Musinghupon them; es e moths,

w o Has watched her children ill h rich day throu h Sits. uiet-handed, if. u. tun; When children sleep, ere night. -Rupcrt Broth. I

ATTENTIUII TIIIJSS WEAIlEIlS

To those of you whom unfortunate enough to hm to wear a truss we u! tin

uesiion. Arc vcn ntbfled

th the one you arnmr- ing? Does It fit comfortably or is It an antiquated uvl out of date styi i: usefuhliess m“

us cans ng an agony than why continue suffetfl when we can alleviate h cause by offering you a w

THE TREASURE

Stalin ought not to be all Whe 1 ry force. even of vc1un- n co or goes home m” h

forget that he ot a little assist- ance from his Alies in keepirgthis 9-"- ere. said Mr. Caldwell. And that was not his view alone. It was the

date in Berlin-Detroit Free view of his whole party, as la;

provinces. One result of the gasoline short- age-and it has its good points — himmu Maud 1n the non“ Commons. Even as late as May i040. when

Occupations of the 12f candidates follow: 15 that l; has brought about a m_ Farmers, 41; business executives and merch- yllval of the forgotten art of walk- ztmtsil 38; lawycelars, 2:3; engineers, 6 doctors, 3; gizllelalQolhld-flueii, when m; my: eac ers, 2; ruggists, I; newspapermen l‘ 183N590“ W" B0 0W’- housewife, f, and others, 5.. ' , £’,‘I,‘,"§"§,‘§;,,,,‘§‘°“,h§,f° “fizz; trim’;

There are I24 seats in eight provinces where would conquer Emlflid- Ind t0- nomiixations have yet to be made. Nine are in gfifffigflh‘ w°"d"°v°“ "he" w‘ Nova. Scotia, nine in New Brunswick, 6f in Quebec, 2o in Ontario, eight in Manitoba, nine ill Saskatchewan, four in Alberta and four in British Columbia.

ul est that the school work g be more closely re

the everyday tife and interests 0f the child and a judicious use made of such educational aids as Pro-

jects, films and radio.

e problem of the P.W.C. en- ce tions and familiar to us s11. But have we sincerely tried to discover the reason Why so man children who pass without dlfficu ty from Gmde 0 to 10, and in man)’ W996 5116' cesdull write the public whwl Grade I0 examinations, fail to lie-BB nee examine to

and the rose;

I since to their bodily profit. The Bu“ mféeflm’ h“ mt tilts

condition in which it tends to keep men, women and children ls a prophylaxis against disease. The leasures of walking have been auded byhphilosphers and sung bi poets. ey were enjoyed by n mankind until the automobile made the use of legs unnecessary for so many people and unsafe for others. »-Gue1ph Mercury.

Unfortunately for Hitler religi- ous sanctuary was abolished every- where in Europe by the end of the 18th century. Only a modified pol-

ical form oi’ still exists. In England, the members of Parlia- ment cannot be served with writs

5D Where bgéll unpack that scan“

In! m4". even those who were volunteers. to fight the menace that was en- gulfing the whole civilised world.

O O Q How could a Iovornmeut be trusted that would be made up of men who Canada sending

have the courage the standard of too low. as some

gest, or that of P.W.C. too big as other; believe? Or is there a thirdhrcaoon? Have we been add-

suxg t Light ‘fimter and es 11D I invincible and Illus- ly a glorious record. The Br tlsh Navy has been main- tained at prewar strength and_re- , , rliaiainilzt a“ fonaildablg etriklngbiorfiie. r1; “mom-j u u asse now y e 312th? sshoaiufi; if” to the hag? lldron are w "MM m“ time» W" ‘lfi, 31mm m {gr civilization, tanks” m bah-spam ' g nations exer e seavo "w" "awn" not for conquest in a Hltlerlan sense, but for good. and no nation that believes itself need fear - gzesslon by reason of the existence of the incomparably powerfulnav- leg which fly the Stars and Stripes or the Union Jack,

-EDITORIAI_ NOTES-

The total German casualties since D-Day

now amount to almost one million (935589 to - - t d t t

February 28th). Taking the killed and wound- 2fi.“','§,s,,§., ",‘,,“‘,’;.,{l§,,l§,i§‘“§§§,§,{

ed at a conservative ration of 50 per mm of BYXlBéHi so ‘We tir-lauingihof Palace

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the prisoners the proportion on the Eastern m,“ o; 5o years am Fame“ and

front has been far higher — this means about other Irish member of Parliament

a million and a half Germans written off to fll§’,‘,§°“,,,“,f,§’§‘ Ifgssewgi“ £3,202:

date in the Western offensive. The present an? "eyyrd velglurlng beyong the

' ' ‘ ' _ K8788. Xi 6i‘ 8 pIESCH C cum-

developrnent, it is pointed out in Iyondon, tak. stances“ Hmeps best be, m w get en against the background of achievement of the Western Allies since June 6th last, repre- senls a powerful decisive blow at what remains

elected to the British Parliament.

_From Chicago Sun. ‘ of German military resources. e a s a

F. Ansley (pseudonym of Thomas Anstey Guthrie) English humorist, died this date, 1934; was a frequent contributor to periodicals, and made a great hit by his Vice Verso in 1882 which was dramatized; other publications include The Brass Bottle, The Giant's Robe, In Brief Aulhoriiji, The Man From Blankcyir; also his contributions to Punch:

The lark soars up in the air The toad sits tight in his hole;

And I would I were certain which of the pair Were the truer type of my soul."

(A stanza written in depression near Dul- wich).

us and avery?

It was no thanks to Mr. Cold- well and his party that Britain mmabg; to stan the

ums. It was no thanks to Mr. Caldwell and his supporters that fewer than 500 air crew finally tumed back the German Luftwaffe in the battle of Britain. It was those young lads, few of whom are today alive, who defended us all. An yet it was Mr. Caldwell and his rty who opposed our sending em even volunteers when their need was so great.

We all remember what happen- ed when Mr. Caldwell came back from a visit overseas. The crisis in reinforcements was acute. Major Smythe had. from h tary hospital, told what he knew about undertrained men going into battle. of the shortage of trained reinforcements. What did Mr. Caldwell then say?

What did Mr. Caldwell then do to help get aid to th seas? He let the nation think

was fine. He oven pre-

quote General Simonds that everything was fine in the way of trained reinforcements. He led the public to believe there was no crisis. '

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But what did Mr. Caldwell really find? What did he tell his 0.0.1". colleagues? According to Mr. Noseworthy. his member in York South. Mr. Caldwell reported that he had every reason to believe that the situation was acute To

more fortunate are sent away t0

cademies at Bonslderable expense

to their parents and a financial loss to the eommunlt .

This brings us to the problem

that, although not the most eer-

ious, L», most in need of immediate

attention — the overcrowded con-

dition of our schools. After the

r the increased enrolment

build additions to on;

e

lugs are so overcrowed at

is necessary to carry on prime-FY

classes in damp basements, make

use of third floor classrooms. and

in one school to stagger the school

child," piustlatmidlficelasses from one to our n 1110011.

‘Iihnt bzfiore ions something must be done rr-zari the in- crea its an the 1m- provement of the entire school system is recognized by those to whom we have entrusted tihe man- agement of our schools. Let us be well informed and able to advise and $179011 them when this move

m

e.

We citizens of Charlottetown are proud of our reputation for being in the forefront in answerlng all appeal; for worthy causes. He»; is a cause worthy of our best efforts

he building of the future cit- izens of our country.

We deplore the lack of raw ma- terials that would make it pos- sible for us to have great minu- factoring plants, but here, at hand, we have the best of raw materials, boys and girls of the finest stock in the world. Let it bee matter of civic pride that we g-ve them a real chance to develop the best that is in them.

This is our problem and it will not cease to exist because we is nore lt. Let us rather face it squarely study the situation thoughtfully, and plan wisely for the future.

In our next letter we will show

We take from a London newe- paper the following advertisement, dealing with coal Slllgpllbvs, by the British Ministry of e1 and Pow- er: "Durlng the three months of November, 194-4, to January, 1945. inclusive, no premises may be sup- p1ied...with more than 15 cwt. of house and kitchen coal in the South of England or 1 ton in the North of Englan, Wales and Scotland. "During the same period the maxi- mum aggregate quantity of coke, small anthracite, small Welsh dry steam coal nnd manufactured fuels which may be acquired in any part of England and Wales and Scot- land ts 15 cwt. and stocks of fuel in this group may not be raised above one ton. These are maximum quantities. Merchants will not have enough coal to give everybody the maximum quantity." A ton o coal or coke, or less, for three months! And that not certain. Yet we raise a rumpus over a scarcity of silk stockings l-Ottawa Journal.

Churchill has thrown out npretty broad hint to the Empire that Bri- tain ls not likely to foster a delib- erate policy of emigration. The war has not only; brought about such damage in ritain that her issslr. with r::'=:..::t.*s°':=.z? "a us» M» also“ we awakcrilng of the British people vgwon‘ To "is "w" party l“ gave In all strata of society the British a her’ The mes’ the limbs’ the have a new regard for: each other s y of young Canaan“ we" 5i and nrc determined Britain is to 5W8 and Mr‘ culdwe“ "lam m‘ take advantage of this new spirit w" l“ 13mm“ I“ “cl- ll" Ye,‘ for .ier own advancement. What g2: tgftnhslgmglglléiélaglelliiunecdfifitlgfl: Britons could do in the Dominlons 9 P" B