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Airport Mystery

What must perplex the average newspaper reader and man-in-the-street is how important decisions affecting this Province can be reach- ed at Ottawa, unknown and unheard of by our duly elected representatives. There must be something seriously wrong somewhere, when both Hon. Dr. Cyrus MacMillan and Mr. _l. Lester Douglas, M. P., declare the first they knew of the proposed transfer of Charlottetown Air Navigation School to Summerside was when their attention was drawn to it by one or more of their constituents. Either we are a democracy or we are not, and if a democracy, then nothing affecting a constituency must be permitted without the knowledge, (not necessarily con-

sent), 0f its duly elected representative. To ride roughshod over a constituency, and to treat it as though it were dirt,

is the acme of iron-heeled dictatorship. Yet that is what Queen's County and Charlottetown are called upon to suffer at the dictates of the present regime at Ottawa. It may be there are good and sufficient reasons for moving the Navigation School from one airport to another; that is not the question. What we, as a dern0c- racy must indignantly protest against and at- tempt to frustrate, is the ignoring of our dilly elected representatives in dealing with such mat- ters. It is trite, Col. Gibson, acting head of the Defence Department asserts that Dr. Cyrus MacMillan knew all about the proposal, and surely as assistant Minister be ought to have been so informed, but we have the definite as- surance from the learned doctor, that he knew absolutely nothing about it, and we have no reason to doubt his word, especially as he is backed up by Mr. Lester Douglas who declares the change came as an equal surprise to him. The notice affecting the change is short, and we can well understand Premier Jones being loath to go on another "Mission to Ottawa," after the unsuccessful experience he had on a previ- ous occasion. So far as the electors are con- cerned the most they can do now is to forcibly enter their protest at Ottawa, and if their wishes and petition are not given heed to. then to take means to change their representatives and Gov- ernment as well. As some of the speakers at Friday's protest meeting declared, if we take this rebuff lying down, we might as well aban- don a representative government-which ignores the first principles of representation.

Why We Lose Out

r ‘Any n07 fiat tolerates interference with he frendnns fie Press is on the downgrade. This has been a live subject of international dis- Qiaeion recently, and a delegation from the United States is now touring European coitu- trias with a view to frustrating efforts on the put of bin-cosmetic powers-fliat-be to suppress that floadom. Would-be suppressors hare are not wanting. Ind it is just u well so let it be known that that way the freedom and liberty of Ise individual goes as well.

In the willy democratic countries freedom ofbahessisageofthemanyfundnmental freedoms guaranteed. In sense countries, such as Switzerland, it is one of the inalienable fun- kniontal rights laid down in written form in the Constitution cf the State, whereas in others, llselagland,itle“tnlnanforgraeitedaspart of our democratic way of life . . _. and rests an practice rather than precept."

Whether this freedom of the Pleas be laid down in writtan form or whether it rem on practice rather than precept is immaterial. The relevant fact is that it constitutes a fundamental democratic right, which is only very grudgingly and temporarily surrendered h time: of nat- ional emergency in the higher interests of the security of the State. The clsrnour for a speedy and swift abolishmcnt of censorship in every fonn after the conclusion of hostilities is a very healthy pointer in this direction.

Freedom of the Press means free- dom from influence of any kind, be it the influence of tlis authorities of

the menennwhomightlilieso have certain things published while leaving others rnmld, or be it the influence of big advertisers who might try to exert pressure on editorial policy through signing or withholding advertising contracts. Freedom cf the Press-and this applies 1o any country-also moans complete freedom of oom- ment on the internal and external policy of the Government and, negatively expressed, the re- fusal on the part of the Press to be used by anybody as a means of propaganda.

The British Press has, during the whole war, been a shining example of how a free Press, while receiving certain guidance on problems involving security, kept up the flag of political freedom and time and again demonstrated this by criticising the Government on this or that political aspect or even on matters relating to the conduct of the war. ,

It is surely no mere chance that dictators and regimes, infallibly eommit their first acts of aggression internally by abolishing the freednm.of the Press.

A regiineiitcd Press is the first precondition for the successful‘establishment of a dictator- ship, and as all aggression in Europe and else- where which led up to this war has consistently been committed by dictatorially governed coun- tries it can certainly be argued that a free, virile, critical Press in every country can play

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Any attempt here or elsewhere at doing away with the freedom of the Press might to be taken as a wanting symptom by the truly freedom loving peoples and treated accordingly.

Where And When We Failed

We are being told now, rally interested, that what desertion) among that conscription sible from the right all along.

Little could be less true. comments the Qmiura Joumal. It may be that, at the begin- ning, conscription was neither desirable nor necessary; the prospects seemed to tell of a blockade or economic war, with little probability of its development into a global struggle, de- manding vast armies of men.

Where we failed was when with France fal- len, and Dunkirk before us, and the Nazi tide rolling over Europe, presenting desperate peril to freedom on all the earth, we continued to talk and pledge“no conscription" in our old, easy, complacent way. Those who led us failed to perceive the terrible character of the thing that had broken over the world, failed to under- stand that this was not merely world war but world revolution, and continued to talk the old political jargon. They used, with respect to conscription, the political words and slogans that had served them in peace; used a wogd— “never"which has no place in the political dic- tionary, and which certainly has no place with respect to any course whatsoever, except tren- son or vile surrender, in s world being en- gulfed. _

There were the dark days between Dunkirk and Pearl Harbor. Had those days been used by our leaders to impress upon our people the awful peril facing them, and what that peril called from them as freemen and citizens in undivided loyalty and service to the State, then who can argue that with Pearl Harbor come and the United States, our next-door neighbor, drafting all Its young men regardless of racial origin or creed or rank, a similar course would not have been possible here?

"Conscription — compulsory military serv- ice — could have come and should have come with Pearl Harbor," says the Journal. “Our people fliould have been prepared for it, made to tinderstand its need and its fairness, made to grasp the truth that in a world threatened with destruction all normal slogans and shibboleths must go bv the board. Alas. no such course was taken. We went on in our old complacent poli- tical way, mouthing the same party accents, maintaining the same party practices, catering to the old prejudices and hates and suspicions. There was no Lloyd George, no Winston Churchill, no Franklin Roosevelt, to speak winged words to the hearts and consciences of our people-no one man to rise above the con- siderations of petty politics and party prestige and rouse the souls and unite the hearts of all sections of our country into one great stream of common affection and common loyalty for a sound cause.”

-EDIVTORIAL nones-

from quarters politi- this absenteeism (or N.R.M.A. troops proves is in this country was impos-

Car Ferry trouble has begun early this year and we are still a long way off from March and its transportation difficulties in the Straits.

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It seems, as the outcome of the recent :on- troversy, that the Dunstaffnage cheese and butter factory may be forced to close down. This factory has been in operation con- tinually for over 5o years and has a capacity of 24,000 lbs. milk daily.

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Getting back into his stride. Hon. I. L. Ral-

director of Barclay: Bank (Canada) to fill the vanncy mused by the retirement, for ns of ill-liaalth, cf Mr. C. S. Macdonald, M.A. Col. Ralston was first elected so the directorate of the Bank in November of 1935. He . igned in

tember, i939, on his acceptance of Cabinet O fice. ' i t .

1st Earl Haig of Iernereyde, O. LL, Brit- ish soldier, died this date r908; had brilliant career in the Army in the Sudan, South African and Great Wars; made Field-Marshal on Jan. i, i9i7_, and Knight of the ‘Thistle in the fol- lowing July; In i919 appointed Field-Marshal Commandirig-in-Oief of the forces ‘n: Great Dritain; received the Order of Merit in 1919, and in the same year the sum of $500,000 and the thanks of Parliament for his magnificent services in he Greet Wu.

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Major-General C. I. Price provided a aw- prise in aruiouncing in London, his immediate retirement from the poet of Overuu Commis- sioner cf the Canadian Red Cross, and his ro- tumtoCaaadasontorpolitics. Hewill be Progressive Conservative candidate h St. An- tone-Wostmount constituency at the forthcom- ing election. He has been succeeded as Over-

fax, who for five years has been assistant Red Cross Chief in London. Hirdeputy is Cap- tain David IAgate, now in Paris, son of Rev.

Dr. R. Moorhead Legato. O U I O

householders 1,", nt in shovelling snow. Act- ion followed quickly on the heels cf the appoint- ment of s committeecf three by the Common Council to enforce the by-lsw on the clearing of snow and ice. The committee was appoint- ed at a council meeting on Tuesday, and next day, 19 store proprietors and residents of Charlotte Street, King Square North, Sydney,

ed. The committee appointed consists of Deputy Mayor Kennedy, Chief of Police McLcese and Works Director Smith. The penalty for fail- ing to have snow removed under the by-law is

a vital part in preventing the recurrence cfsmw i! M! l9m°V¢d~

$2 and a further penalty of $1 for each day the

beginning, that Mr. King was pm."

aton, C.M.G.,. P.C., K.C., has been elected a th

seaa Commissioner by Col. C. A. Frost of Hnli- 051""

Iii Saint John, N. 3., they are getting after mi.

Waterloo, Union and Mill streets were wurri- "A

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This .wsr .hu Jnstcd. a .yaar lonser than the Grout War and If Iynouflwonrlter soinctun: about g;

OI’ Q 0 Clll‘ p00) , {Qlflfl that In the sixth year such an avcnt a little weartncss Is not sur- .-—Vaneouver Dally Province.

Souls 8hr nail. "Illa Ilse brida- nny r t to expect nctlca at din! c can

. King has d this glut. by crdsr-In-coxchmottawa

We must steel oninelvca for taah of a magnltude far renter than chose wc thought we a few wceka ago and the Inevitable losses In that than blah wlll such s. situation the use of every trained man will be needed. and our future Army drafts should. In all likelihood, be stepped up just la they are being Increased In bnh. a United States and Great Bri- .-W1nn1peg Free Press.

What appears to be a new Idea 1n connection with the manufac- ture of sugar from beets Is beln lrlcd 1n Russia, says the Saint John Telecraph-Journal. Sugar beet Juloe ls being extracted and concen te at the place of pro- ductlo to reduce costs of trans- portation. By this method the ex- tracted Juice Is subjected to eva- poration and converted Into brl- quettes. ‘rhese sweet slabs are sent to the large plants for processing Into sugar.

lwrfllna tn IINII reports, a teacher In B, secondary school down 1n New York 1s weaning his pupils rom modern slang by teaching them Shakespearean phrases. He says that memory work has al- Ways been a busbear to B major- Ity of student-I. but not. now to those who twitter In the language o1 m; immortal bard. As an example o1 the youngsters’ Improved language he Bflys that when Ink 1s spilled

on the desk they say. "out, damned IDOL" To which we supposes he replies, "Ho. thou cream-faced

l00n."-—Wlflf1lpeg Tribune.

A Flllplno comedian appearing on the stage of a Manila theatre, need-led the Japanese for the loot- 1118. Particularly of watches, after the city's capture. Wearing a plsiIn, nondescrlpt uniform. he walked to 8518c centre and stopped before a stooge who said: “Ch, you're a soldier?" The comedian nodded.

“AmericanW "Well. what kind are you?" the comedian opened his mouth In a toothy grin and pulled up one sleeve. His arm was cov- ered to the elbow with wrist. watches. That night, the actor was hustled to geridarmerle headquart- ers-From "Untll They Eat Stones" by Russell Brlnes.

ln a speech In England, said: “A little time ago an American friend of mine said to me, ‘Now. I am really convinced you English be- lieve In liberty of speech, I wag driving my car through Hyde Park today Mien I heard an oral/or vigorously denouncing the brutal and corrupt Metropolitan po- lice. I stopped my car to listen. but wIthout stopping the engine. Just. then I saw a mountain of a man. a member of the brutal and corrupt force. stalking In our direc- tion. I thought-now there wlll be some funl I suppose he'll seize the speaker by the scruff of the neck and rush hlm off to gaol. But when he got near, to my sur- rfse he turned, not to the speaker,

t to ma. and said, quite politely, ‘Would you mlnd stopping your en- glne. slr; people can't hear what a gentleman ls saylny?"

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adolescents a llttls of the sainc trufinent applied at hOIIIQ it an earlier stage might. have prevented delinquency from reaching the

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he be elmtobstopsfnthodlctator trade. Ibr Lopes of Paraguay, who fought Brnnll, Araentlns and Uru-

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breast. The women of Barlfoall. 5min. gave Napoleon an aw u! jolt. when hey sto Maribel Le der the end hIp of their o and Marla

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s It 1| not logical so expect a married co to run- healthy children and educate mom on n wags which may only nupport one person. The Government can to some extent lsmn this Inequal- Ity b assisting all persona aooord- tlio extent of their faintly responsibilities. In this way, ‘the children of the nation will be on. sured a greater measure of well- belnz and a nests:- equallty of opportunlty. 3- ‘PQ. How w1l1 It bsnelt rural

areas

A. In the put tbs balance has been Ilulnst; the rural communit- Ies \w1th respect to social services, education and the llkc. Family allowances will help the People In rural areas improve the health, education and welfare of their children, and W111 [Ive a reg- ular money Income to ensure their well-being.

4. Q. Apart from humanitarian aspects 1| there any other reason why we should have faintly allow- nncel?

A. There certainly 1s. Experience since the last wai- has shown us that our prosperity depends on pr im- and pi ‘ “ " on markets and buying power. The distribution of $250,000,000 a year In family allowances to people who use the money wlll add enormously to the buying power of the people of Canada. Month In, month out, they will be able to buy more food, more clothing, more of the prod- ucts of our farms and factories. Canadian farmers and Canadian workers should be all for family allowances because they help guar- antee good prices and steady em- ployment.

Experience of Other Countries

5. Q. Are there other countries that have family allowances?

A. Yes. Family allowances In one form or another have been Intro- duced In over thirty countries- mostly In Europe, but also In New zenland and Australia.

6 Q. What has been the exper- ience wltli fnmlly allowances In Australia? -

A. In Australia family allow- nnces were introduced ln 1941 and reports Indicate that the system 1s working very well there.

'1. Q. And ln New Zealand?

A. New Zealand introduced fam- lly allowances ln 192B and the amounts paid have been Increased several times since. As a matter or fact the last Increase was made after the Canadian Act became w. At present family allowances In New Zenlarid are, In the amount of payment. quite close to our own although all things considered the Canadian scheme is more generous than any 1n the world.

Q. what 1s England doing family allowances’!

SIr William Beveridge In his famous report said that the system of soclal security he proposed must be based on three assumptions and the first of these was that there should be a national ‘* l’ family nlllowances. Since then the Brltfsh Government has Issued a White Paper declaring It. to be government policy to Introduce Im- medlately after the end of the war, a plan of famlly allowances under which payment would be made to parents for every chlld after the fIrst. In Canada we have included the first child and our rates of payment are much more generous than those In Great Britain.

9. Q. Have any countrlea aban- doned family allowances once they have Introduced them?

A. A good many countries have been forced to stop paying family allowances during the present war because they have been overrun by the enemy but no country has aver

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lowanees. To the contrary, In ev- ery country the tendency has been to Improve the schemes and put them on a more universal baals so as to give larger benefits to a greater ninnber of children.

(To be continued)

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HON. WILLIAM HUGHES, Minister

_ irAMiLY ALLDWAHCES Important Message to Parents

On or about July l. 1545. u" Dam” , ionGovernrrtcnt a1'0f.tawn will l!!!‘

making payments under the new Fam- lly Allowance Act. of your children have not. been III" lstered In the Vital Statistics Office, IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU no so IMMEDIATELY. 0TH- ERWISE PAYMENTS T0 YOU MAX BE DELAYED. .

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