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THE cnannoamerowu CVCARDIAN

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rut cnlnlorrrrowu GUARDIAN

Morning Dally (Founded in 1881)

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.\IO.\’D\Y. DECEMBER l5, 1941.

Boxing Day Observance

fhe observance of lloxiug Da_v——thc day im- Itetliatcly iullovling (fhristtnas l)ay—is a long established ctntotn iu the Old Country. It pro- vides all extra holiday for overworked clerks, postal officials and others and serves to focus more attvutf u on tie ri-ligiotls aspect of Christ- ma~ [my lln- cit-lulu has been adopted in the Jar-ya" whites in tllntlrio, llritish Col- ulubia zuzi Xczv Brunswick with sal- isfactory results. l: was proposed last year by a Guardian read-er that Charlottetown might fol- low suit: but 1‘ ucstion came too late to be givcn the ("tll-‘ltli. :1 it merited. \\'hy not give it a try-out this your?

Boxing flay falls this year, it is true, on l. Friday. which is our lnnrkcr day. But market day coltld be held on die. fnllowillg §atttrday on this occasion. as lus been done before when public holidays have fallen on Friday.

The suggestion is, at least, worth considering. and we commend it to the attention of our City Council, nterchants and citizens generally

_\Vheels Still Turning

"The "thumbs up" spirit of Old England is amusingly illustrated by the following letter appearing in the London Times:

“Sir:-—-A few months ago I sent you a letter. which you printed under the heading ‘Twice Hit,’ to say that Cronlwcll and Hitler had both succeeded in hitting my oilrnill with an interval of some 30o years between. You may be inter- ested to learn that Hitler has had another shot and pcntratcd the roof 0f our mess-room with a missile, but fortunately we have got another of Cromwell}. cannon-balls to hang with it on the other side of the office fireplace. Meanwhile, day and night, the wheels go merrily round."

Too Many Audits

The shortage of qualified accountants was

the subject of a recent editorial in The Canad- ian Chartered Accountant. It drew attention to the cause of this shortage when it cited the case of In accounting firm which, seeking to arrange for the annual audit with one of its clients, was greeted with: “For heaven's sake please post- one it u long as possible; we have just fln- ished with the fifth set of government auditors and our accounting department wants to get caught up with its work.”

Commenting on the foregoing statement, the Financial Post says there is a growing over- lapping and duplication of government audits of all types of business, an overlapping that is cost- ly to the government and to business. There are squads of government auditors who investigate the sales tax, income tax, foreign exchange and war contracts. Now comes a new’ set of wage and price regulations, again requiring an in- vestigation and policing staff. There seems no end to the burden on business—and the drain on the supply of qualified auditors.

True, total war cannot be fought without regi- mentation but it will be natural for tax payers to wonder whether a better co-ordination of ser- vices controls would not relieve much manpower and energy for more productive work.

An Italian Peace Movement

The current issue of the magazine "Free \\/orld," published in New York, carries the text of a peace manifesto prepared and disseminated by an organization 0f Italian patriots, who con- vened “somewhere in Italy” in secret meeting in October. In striking contrast the belligerent atti- tude of Blusstllirli it demands an immediate sep- arate pcacc with Britain, Russia, and all nations which are fighting Fascist aggression. This docu- ment, according to “Free World," is being dis- tributed throttgltotit ltzll_v. France and Switzer- land. and is producing; definite results. It con- demns l\lussolilti's policy, which it declares has resulted in six years of uninterrupted‘ war for Italy. lt denotmccs Fascist aggression in Ethi- opia, Spain, .\l|>:ulia, (ircccc and Russia. The New York magazine quotes this passage from the tcxt of thc nlaniicsto: "The mcnacc of a winter of intensified military operations in the Mcditcrrutleatl is hanging over us. We must not lose one second in building the Italian people's union around the following programme." This [arograinnlc is sumlnarlzcd in seven points as follows:

r . llenunciatiolt of the pact of alliance between Ilitlcr and Mussolini.

2. ltnltlcdizlte separate peace with Great Bri- tain. with Soviet Russia and with the other countries attacked by Fascism.

3. Withdrawal of the Italian fighting and occupation forces from Russia and from all other fronts.

4. (“lusting of the llitlerian oppressor froln Italy. .. .

5., Ousling of Mussolini from power. 4-,“,-

6. Freedom of the press, 0f organization, of peech. _ _ _

7. Restoration to the Italian people of their sovereign right to give themselves government which responds to their will and their interests.

r! EDITORIAL NOTES —

A tragedy at otlr door creates a much greater sensation than Ilitlcr's fiendish barbarlty flit‘ other side of the Atlantic.

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The new Premier of British Columbia. is en route to Ottawa with his attorney-general to straighten out the Income Tax trouble between his government and that of the Dominion.

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Cadet corps are being formed all over England to train girls for the services. They learn. like O. T. C. boys, lnilitrtryt man reading. drill. car maintenance and routine work which will enable them to become efficient members of the wo- men's auxiliary forces.

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The Provincial Premiers meet with Finance Minister Ilslcy at Ottawa on Thursday for final discussion of the Income Tax and Corporletbti Tax proposals. It is expected all the provinces will agree t0 vacate these revenue fields in rc- turn for a quid pro quo in the shape of sub- sidy or otherwise.

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Thc mother of the new blinistcr of justice was Irish, and when a child Hr. Si. Laurent 11596 to speak English when addressing her, but French whcrl speaking to his father. and so at first dld not know there were two languages. Ile says: “I just thought there was one way t0 talk to my father and another way to talk to my mother." How natural, even where there is only

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Izaak Walton, linglish author and attglcr, died this date, 1683; after retiring as a linen draper, started touring country parsonagcs; wrote several athnirztble biographies, including that of Donne, hilt his tuastcrpiccc is "The Com- plcat Angler,” a dissertation on angling lllfQi'5]3Ci'S- ed with entertaining reflections on life and na- ture; among his choice friends were Michael Drayton, Ben Johnson, and Sir Henry Wotton: "Of this blest man lct this just praise be given,

Heaven was in him before he was in ltcaven.”

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London auction sales for the benefit of various war charities have been reaching a. status where it seemed that the bidders wcrc not trying to ob- tain an article at tninitnttnt but at maximum price. A climax was reached the other day when Sarah Churchill, who has joined the \V. .»\. A. F., and her husband, Vic Oliver, both of the Comedy Theatre, attctioned off a miscellaneous lot for the bcncfit of the R. A. F. Bcncvolctit Fund. On that occasion a carton of 100 cig- aretts brought $210, and eight bottles 0f whisky were knocked down at the same figure. After the happy owners had carried away their pur- chases, a less “fortunate" bidder got a small bas- ket of fruit, eggs and ham for $55.

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At the Scottish Servicemen‘: hostel, "Cale- donia," at Hyde Park Corner, largely attended by Canadians, the executive committee are laying their plans already for giving the Scottish sail- ors, soldiers, and airmctl, who will be visting or staying there at the time a. traditional Christ- mas, Hogmanzly, and New Year fare. They hope to have the customary Christmas trcc, with the tree provided from a Scottish nohlclnalfs forest, and perhaps venison from the same source, and it is proposed to bring ill the New Year with a lively festival. The hostel Continues to draw an increasing number of soldiers and Servicemen generally of Scottish nationality every day and evening, and like most Service-room's hostels of the kind, it is conducted in accordance with the War Office regulations as to minimum prices charged for meals, and the catering is on strict temperance lines.

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In October a total of 550,000,000 pounds 0f agricultural products valued at $60,000,000 had been delivered to the British Government for shipment under provisions of the Lease-Land Act report the Department of Agriculture of the U. S. A. The Surplus Marketing Ad- ministration reported that the food and other agricultural commodities delivered to the British from the beginning of operations in April up to Nov. I amounted to more than 2,200,000,000 polmds_ Cost of the commodities, delivered at shipping points during this period, was just un- d" $250,000,000. The steadily increasing flow of food to Britain reached a rate 0f $2,000,000 worth a day during October. This represented nearly 20,000,000 pounds of agricultural ship- ments daily. Purchases are being made daily to provide for large continuing supplies of the American farm products which are so vitally needed acrou the water. U. S. have agreed to furnish one-fourth of Britain's animal protein necds during the months ahead, as well as a number of other agricultural commodities. Rates 0f purchase and of shipment will be in line with these commitments.

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A defeat 0f the British declare many people, is unthinkable. In one sense, says the Gazette, this is true. Nazism is somthing to which a man cannot submit; nothing-mot horror, not hunger, not death in any form-will give it permanent vic- tory over any civilized cotnilry except perhaps (and even this is uncertain) its native Germany. But this truth is not necessarily a cheerful one. To say “we lose every battle but the last" is cold com- fort when the last battle is not fought for eight or ten generations. This is not what the easy optim- ists mean by “unthinkable.” They mean "too un- pleasant to be contelnplated," and so they do not contemplate it. They prefer their optimism. They like what Gilbert Keith Chesterton called

“the easy speeches That comfort cruel men."

Thcy put red V's on the Windshields of the autos in which they drive along at a mile a min- utc;_ they call a well-paid Government job "war S€i'\'iCC"_; they argue. "Catlada is already doing all she can afford.” When thev sav, after all this, that defeat is "unthinkable," they‘ are still telling the truth -—but the burden of that truth i5 not theirs’ .

llOTES BY TllE WAY

A man who eonili rooali the bombardment 0t Beirut. by British warships m i882 piloted the first. British warship to enter this har- bor following the Military Conven- tion between the Allies and Vichy troops. He L1 t-lw 94-year-old Ibranam 1a.)! Ballegi, and he spoke of the reliat of the Syrian popula- tion at the arrival of the Allies. At. the end ofgthe iast_ war he was regularly piloting British warshl in and out o! the harbor. - In a. Information.

Many men who would otherwise have responded eagerly lo the rc- cruttitlg appeal have apparently been held" back by uncertainty as to the security of their civilian em- ployment. No one could relish the prospect of com-lug back from the wars only to find szmebodly eLse. who was turned down for the army or who dld not even volunteer, solidly entrenched in the old job with n0 intention whatever of glv- lng it. lap. For such men the word from Ottawa is clear and definite. Stop worrying. Step out; in a unt- form. The jobs will be there. This country does not propose that those who serve her in this hour of need will be forgotten after the war.- Rlelzina leader-Post.

The Germans have much to avenge, after the terrible battering the R.A.F. has given them. and the Gcnnans are a revengeful people, Long dark nights will give their bombers the opportunity once more of assulting our cities with fire and high explosives. For- tunately our leaders are awake. Mr- Morflson‘! new compulsory fire-watching measures 1s a bold and necessary stroke. It, will ensure our A R P. services are fully man- ned for the ordeals they will sure- ly have t0 face. It will be success- fui. as all our clvll defense will be successful. ll it. Oilillflltilds the full and nitrite-hearted co-cperatlon of every chlzen. -- Sunday Chronicle tLondon).

The engineers prints, with- out which Britain could not pro- duce a single battleship. tank, or airplane. or even the smallest nut or bolt, are changing their color. The traditional “blueprint" is gradually being replaced by pap- ers giving diagrams in black, blue or brown on white, instead of white diagrams on blue. The new prints, made by the dyellne pro- cess, are positive instead of nega- tive. They can not only be produc- ed much more quickly and ‘m a smaller space. but. they give a clearer background and a stronger line, less subject. to fading. so help- ing the thousands of women and other inexperienced recruits in war production. Moreover, the pa-per dces not. shrink, as (ices the ‘blue- print“ or ferro proper, and the de- signs are therefore mcre true to scale, another advantage t0 the semi-skilled. — British Industries Bulletin.

One of the latest R A F. stories concerns Hitler's suggestion t0 Gocrin-g that they fly over London and inspeot the damage done by their bombs. They took off in a plane before dawn with an escort of fighters. Goering was at the controls. Hitler soon tell asleep. He awoke at dawn and saw below him a devastated cit-y, with not, a single building uprlgn-t. "Wonder- ful, wonderful," he said, compli- menting Gocrlng — who replied: “Sh, go back to slce-p. That. was Hamburg." - Victoria. Times.

Between the Canadians who want. to see how things are being done in Britain and the Britons who want to sec what Canada is doing, it ts no wonder that. the transatlantic air liners and bomb- ers are kept busy. - Brockvllle Recorder and Times.

In the world today are some 4,- 500,000 prisoners. ‘luey are "sol- diers outt of luck" who have been aken prisoner. Because most cf the prisoners of war are young men, the Young Men's Christian Association ltas zone to their aid Just as the Association has sougnt to meet the needs of young men the world over, since it. was founded. The work is reciprocal. Nothing can be done for prisoners of war 1n Germany unless work ls done for the prisoners otf war lrl Canada. Oonaetéuently, whatever the Y.M.C.A. oes for risozlers in one country, it tries o do ln another. It ls now providing atheltlc equipment, musical in- struments, etc and literature for British prisoners. In a single pur- chase lt provided $10,000 worth of athletic equipment for British prisoners, in Germany. It. estab- lishes educational classes in the camps and prcmotes religious work. Because of the work for Gennan prisoners in Canada, the number of neutral Y.M.C.A. secretaries who can work for the British and Canadian prisoners in Germany has been reetoubled. — Toronto Globe and Mall.

Being oondnctreee of a bu: is not. all romance, u my note last week made clear. Here la an. authentic story: During “rush" hour a, few days ago, the conduc- toress was detained on top taking fares. and a boy jumped on and went. lnsde. shortly afterwards an inspector arrived. He round that: the boy. through no fault of his own, had not yet paid his fare. The conduetresa, ccmlrlg down the stairs. received an undeserved "tellln of!" by the l r. She remln eel him that. she could not be in nwo places at. once. Hts temper became frayed and he threatened t0 “repOrtP her where- u n she rounded upon do. limb

offictaldom and said: "Here's the tickets" (pulling them into his hands); "Here's the mcney" (tak- ing off her satchel): and finally- "Press the bell and the bus Ls younsl" - Btnninzham Moll. in i514. during the st of the Dutch aealna the Span t, the city of Le den withstood a. 1on2 and grim sege. The following year as a. reward. William o! Orange of fered the Pmlfle of Leyden choice between paying no taxes Over a period of years and a unl- verslty, They took the university and ll. developed into one of tho great European leata of looming.

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A PATRIOTIC GIFT

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WORDS OF CHALLENGE

A Thought A Day For A People At War

"We have to call upon the nation for a further degree of sacrifice and exertion." - Wtnston Churchill.

PUBLIC FORUM

Thin lrolllml is oven In llw diaonulon by correspondents oi questions ol Interest. The Charlottetown Guardian don not necessarily endorse tho ovinloll ot wrralnondente.

CHRISTMAS OBSERVANCE

Sir.—May I, through the columns of your paper, address a word to our business men, at, this plartlcular season of the year, when t. e great- est feast of the Christian \vo_rld, that of Christmas. ls approaching. There can be no question in the mlnd of anyone that the present world war whie is being wagcd is one in which the contending forces may be symbolized, as Liberty ver- sus Slavery.

Democracy, as we understand it. is founded on Christian principles, which mav not be disregarded, lf ue wish to reserve the true spirit of Liberty. t ls conceded by all that we must be united in a common purpose, if the enemy of Christian- ity and Denlocracy ls to be defeated. As the foundation of success in this gigantic struggle. Christianity must. be restored to its rightful place.

la a fact deeply to be rcgrett- ed that, as the years go by. the trend of the modern world tenos more and more toward Paganism. This ls evident on the occasion 0t our principal Christian Feast Days. for example, Easter and Christmas. In the fonner. the Christian ideal is well-nigh submerged through commercial advertlzlrlg, and this ls outstanding in regard t0 the Feast. of Christmas, the Birthday of the Prince of Peace. The pagan trend is evident in the ChrLstnl-as card, which displays the various denizens of the animal world, while others carry out the pagan lllClllC—"E&l». drink. and be merry. for tomorrow we die.”

Despite the fact that cards of this kind are conspicuous by their num- bers. til-ere is a note of hcpe in the situation in the increased demand for, and in the showing of. the Christian Christmas card. The pub- lic will get just what it asks for, and now that the world ls tiwnken- lug to the fact. that the standard of Christian perfection is slcwlv dis- integrating. its millions cf Christ- ians realize at this crucial period. that. if the Pagan menace is t0 be overcome. and Democracy l5 t0 be preserved then Christ must be re- stored to the place which l5 His, the foremost. place in every walk of life,

Thus. and only thus. can the peace of which the Angels sang on that first Holy Night, come to the earth, and into the ltearls of man- kind. In this real and worthwhile endeavor. the business men of our province can play a part. Theirs is the opportunity to keep the stand- ard of Christianity upright and strong, by putting its spirit into the commercial llie of the community through decorations and greeting cards of a nature Ln conformity

with this, the most glorious of Christian Feast Days. I am, sir, etc, R. M.

Charlottetotvn.

CANDIDATUS

Tl-IE MARTYRUM

All. see the fair chivalry come, the companions of Christ!

White horsemen, who ride on white horses, the Knights of Godl

They, for their Lord and their Lover who sacrificed

A11_ save the sweetness of treading where He first trod!

These, through the dMkIWS-i 0!

death, the dominion of nittht.

swept, and they woke in white , p ces at. morning tide:

They saw with their eyes, and sang for joy of the sight, They saw with their eyes the Eyes

of the Cruclfled;

Now. withersoever He lzoelfll. with Him they g0; White Horsemen, who ride on white horses, oh, fair to see They rlde_ where the Rivers oi Paradise flash and flow. White Horsemen, with Christ their Captain; for ever Hel -Llonel Johnson (1867-1902).

CONDEMNED T0 beam

ROME, Dec. l4-(AP)~—Nlne of the 60 persons accused of conspiracy and activity against the state 1n the trials of Trieste were condemned to death today. Forty-eight others were sentenced to imprisonment. for terms of from three to l0 years. Three were acquitted.