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Secretory: Lieut. Col. D. A. hineKlnnon,

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“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink."

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MONDAY. JANUARY ll,

N0 Time For Complacency

'l‘lir~ llll'll for the better which tiie war has rnlwu in rccriit months has caused u. resurgence ul wislittil thinking as to its speedy termina- w .\ glaring, and most unfortunate, ex-

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a was the flat prediction of "victory this yrmr" by .\(llllll‘fll Halsey, U. S. commander in th; Siiiiih lfiiiriiic. lt was promptly zinswcred l». .\li_ lihtici‘ Davis, chief of the War infor-

llidlltlll Department at Washington, who said he "ilJJl no information to support such l. predic- tiiiii." and went on t0 say that the Germans Still Silt‘ llillltlliig more submarines than the-United Nuions are sinking and are causing continued l; ..i.-, iilhaCfi iii ships and in the cargoes and men iliaz go with them. Saturday's Guardian car- ried a warning along similar lines from Admiral Stark, rriiiiinaiirler of US. naval forces in Eur- rift-i ‘-“illt‘l'>‘ and former chici of L15. Naval on‘ viin.

In every community one finds ivell-interitioned bu; over-optimistic persons who have already practically won the war with their mouths. ’l-lii‘\' are capable of doing an immense amount oi li.n":ii it lll\'_V llitllplfl] to he plILCflI in positions of ii-qiiiiisibility. Nothing would suit I-litier better iliaii to have us believe that these people iirc right, since it would follow logically that we can allnrrl to be complacent about our efforts. ' .‘~l»"'il.iiic5 tho nllIPl‘ day at a government train- n1; mum», the British Labor blinister, Hon.

Ftiiest Bevin, expressed the believe that 1943 _

was Britain’: big chance-not to "win the war”, but "to take the weight off Russia".

llii this point, as on others, it is to Prime Ilinisicr (jliurcliili that we turn for an author- itative statement. This is what: he said in e recent broadcest:

"l know of nothing that hs: happened yet which jii<iiflcs the hope that the war will not be lull}; ltl' ilizit hitter and bloody years do not lie aiiiyirl. “Clliliilly, the most painful experiences Wiilllfl lie before us if we allowed ourselves to relax our exertions, to weaken the disciplined unity and order of our array, if we fell to quar- rcliiiit; about what we should do with otir vic- lurv lv.~£-~i'<- iliat victory had been \V0n.

"\\le must not build on hopes or fears, but Dilly on the continued faithful discharge of our duty wherein alone will be found safety and peace of mind.

"l\‘ciii<iuiiri- that Hitler, with his armies and his sci-rot police, holds ticariy all Europe in his grip. Remember that he has millions of slaves to toil for him, a vast mass of munitions, many mighty arsenals, and many fertile fields. Re- fll(‘l‘lll)l"l‘ that flooring has brazenly declared that Wil/JPVPI‘ siari-r-s iri liiirope it will not be the Ger- nuns. Remember that these villians know that their lives are at stake.

"Remember how small e portion of the Ger- man Army we British have yet been able to en- gage and to destroy. Remember that the U- liuzi! murizirc is not diminishing, but growing, élli'l that it may ivcll be worse before it is better Tllfli, facing the facts-the ugly as well a: the encouraging facts-undaunted, we shall learn to use victory as a spur to further effort and make good iortiiue the tnczins 0f gaining more. This iiiii;li only will I say about the future, and I stw it with acute consciousness of the fallibillty of my own judgment-

"It may ivell be that the war in Europe will Cfillit‘ to an ciid before the war- iri Asia. The

\il~ l." iiiav he calm while in the Pacific the hurricane rises to its full pitch. If events should rake such a course we should at once bring all our forces to the other side of the ivorld, to the .".~l oi tlir- l'uil<'il Slates, to the aid of China, ‘ d. JlHWI‘ all to tlic aid of our l\'llll :iurl kin in \"; diuiliri and New Zcaland in their valiant strug- c‘: against the aggressions of japan."

Rationing Announcements

In announcing point rationing of canned and frozen fruits and vegetables in the United States, Secretary of Agriculture \Vickard remarked tfim nearly lizilf of US. production of commer- Clillih‘ lll'(lt'('~'$(’(l fruits zind vegetables will be ll<I(.‘(lC(l by ilic armed forces and allies of Am- erlCa in the coming year. In i942 more than : third of the total production was used. And to completed the picture, only thirty-three pounds of CIiiHlPll, frrizcii or dried fruits and vegetables are cxgiirzcd to he available to each civilian in 1943 as compared with an average of about forty-six pounds 1 year from 1937 to 1941.

Rationing of more than 20o kinds of foods, such ;is canned or jarred fruits, vegetables and soups, livgiiis in February, to be followed by meat rationing. The "point" system, already in use in lingland, is to be adopted,

The plan to ration was announced more than a uinmii in advance, partly because of enormous rliltiirullii-s in adniinislratioii, and it is interest- iui: nurl instructive to Canadians to notice that tlie 15.5. (lovernincnt runs the risk of hoarding n" 11v‘ ii-"gt of the public with apparent calm. 'l'lic 11F. i-ilizcn is put upon his honor not to rlifat his fl'll0\V citizens. And as in Canada, cou- Fruuliuiis TYlIIllPTS are seeing that the boarder (inns not 14kt away his ill-gotten goods. Buyers m- wurlrr-rl carefully, and so far there has been my little rush buying, except in certain areas

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glee! Isaac: cum: into plly. All this, comment: an , will seem strange to Canadians, who are now familiar with week-end announcements on the part of their government, which cannot resist the temptation of springing surprises, on sulfects ranging from election: to butter. And it r se: the interesting question as to which is the better method of an- nouncing a new adjustment in the national stan- dard of living. I: there more urge to hoard. for example, when the public i: aware of the necessity of rationing, as in the United States, or when the whole subject has become a. kind of national guessing-game as to the next article to be restricted? Canadians, surely, are mature enough to accept any reduction in their scale of living u :. netionsl necessity. They do not like to be treated like children when the facts, however regrettable, are to be announced.

Hilter Version -And The Truth

lnfon-nation Bulletin, publidhed by the Soviet Embassy in Washington, analyzes a. statement issued recently by Hitler’s headquarters about an alleged victory for German troops “near the town of Toropets." The German statement declared e group of Soviet troops wes surrounded and annihilated—the Russians, it said, losing 15,000 killed, 4,217 prisoners, 542 tanks and armored cars, and mucii other war material.

This statement, say: Information Bulletin, “does not contain e single word of truth from beginning to end.” There has been no fighting near Toropets in many months — last Winter the Red Army drove the Germans back 70 kilo- metres west of the town and 10o kilometres

south and southeast, and there the line: stand]

today_ Toropets i: not within the sound of even the heaviest guns.

The Soviet Embassy suggests the possibility that the Gemians really were writing of an engagement near the town of Bely, and trying to make : defeat sound like a victory. There the Russians, not the Germans, took the offen- sive, and it cost the enemy 7,000 killed, 110 tanks, about 57 guns, S60 trucks, I7 aircraft, five ammunition dumps and three fuel depots. The Russian losses also were hesvy-zpoo kill- ed, r15 missing, 7o tanks, 48 guns, 36o trucks —biit they utterly routed the opposing forces.

The Germans know they cannot fool the Rus- sians with their lying stories of mythical vie-- tories, and it must be they put out such pre- posterous yarns as the one Information Bulletin exposes for their effects on the German people. But national morale bolstered on lies is in a highly precarious state and headed for collapse.

- EDITORIAL NOTES —

A little sand or ashes on the slippery parts 0f footpaths and crossings would appear like a God- send.

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So long u we hsve not :. second string to our bow, the icy months from January to March will be a perpetual menace to our safety and well-being

W U i i -

One British Colony that he: benefited exten- sively by war Americenizirig i: British Guiana, commonly called Demerara. The closing months of i942 find the Government in a strong fiii- ancial position, according to Mr. G. A. Newman, Canadian Trade Commissioner st Port of Spain. Revenues ere expected to meet the year’: ex- penditures, and a surplus of $2,444,000 from 1941 remains unspent; government currency notes in circulation have risen from $767,000 on December 31, 1939 to $3,336,000 in November, 1941., reflecting in pert the moneys spent on United States base construction and the expan- sion of bauxite mining. An unexpectedly light

expenditure for foodysubsidies initiated in ‘J1me

and July, and the lackwof materials and staff for carrying out contemplated public works, have kept government Glipflldllgfl! st : low level.

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Sir john Moore, British General, killed in battle this date, 1809; born in Glasgow in 1761, was an officer in the American War 1778-83; entered parliament for Glasgow 1784; wounded in the orsican campaign in 1792; served in the West Indies, Ireland, Holland and Egypt; appointed commander-in-chief in the Mediter- ranean, 1803; famous for his conduct: of the Spanish resistance to France; march of the Light Brigade :nd the battle of Corunna. where he was slain, and buried, by his own dying wish, in the ramparts: Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note... He lay like a. warrior taking his rest,

With his martial cloak around him . . . Few and short were the prayers we said,

And we spoke riot a word of sorrow;

But we sledfastly gazed on tiie face that was

(lead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow We carved not : line, and we raised not : stone, But we left lllm‘llO:lQ with‘ hi: glory. l

We put the following on record for two good and sufficient reasons, viz. (a) to show that Islander: have trustworthy precedent for re- ferring to outsiders u “foreigners" and (b) to show the respect and regard for the Press in the capital city of Scotland: Press “facilities” for the reporting of the Prime Minister's recent speech in Edinlburgh, when Mr. Churchill re- ceived the Freedom of the City, were so inade-

quate thet the Committees of the Edinburgh 1m

District of the Institute and the Edinburgh Branch of the National Union united in making a written protest to the Lord Provost (Lord Mayor) of the ci , Mr. William Y. Derllng. Their letter to the d Provost brought to his notice the inadequacy of the accommodation provided, and stated that “whatever the causes, we are of the opinion that there should be no outside interference in the handling of exclu- sively civic functions." Lord Provost Darling promptly replied, saying that “What you write in your letter readily finds me in agreement... I am impressed by the proposal which you make should : future similar ocnasion arise, and I put it on record that when another influx of ‘foreigners’ i: expected, the Press arrange- ments should be in the hands of the three chief reporters of the three Edinburgh papers, and the representatives of the Edinburgh Branches of the National Union of Journalists and the Institute of journalists, who would consult with the Civic Authorities.”

“entree, one we; : nllroed p Jlllll WWW...

While it i: heerteninl to observe that on cad: major front the Allie: ere mun the mltietlve, it should be born: in mind tint the ion‘ pull he: only begun, tlut them t, u yet no clear llln o! the Neat giant sagglnz at the meek-Winni- peg Tribune.

Pilot: bnelt from Gnuieleenel week told e tnli blrd star! rlne, they said.

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Joe!" a: greet to, Jen. He book the parrot, the t lines. when ft shouted the greeting all day. Other parrot, free in the jungle learned the nee - Boon the jungle behind the J: e: re- sounded with nerve-rock n; U. 8. accents: "Hello, Joel Hello, Joel . . Hello Joe! . . ."-Tlnie.

By all reasonable ‘ ‘ we had lost the war in 1040. But there 15 nothing reasonable or retlonnl in the British attitude tn defeat. We just don't believe it. Our disbelief in defeat and our instinctive belief in ourselves kept uii whole. For a. year we faced Nazi-dominated Europe un- aided. In that year we laid the foundation for whet has become e world-wide counter-stuck eel-inst the aggressors. In thst time we suf- fered sorely. In our home; there were many casualties. We fought _with bare hands against fire, blast, and terror. Like that other island’ people of Malta, we stood up :- galrist the enemy’: heaviest blows.‘ And we won through. ‘lbdsy our- belLs remind us that it we: worth while. Today they say, "Be thank- !ul—- and work on!" -Sund:y Dis- patch (London).

The oeil in tihe country’:

force: l: admittedly en ettrecton ‘oulwelghlng everything elu. B“? whether she enlists in active ser-l vice, or stays actively engaged on the home front at present the nurse Ls a. vital and important asset to the country 1n war and peacetime alike. An ettrlbute Peculiar to her pro-l feselon is the maintenance of her usefulness, long after she cease: to be an active worker publtdly in her vocation. In tliehurslng profession lies the key to individual end na- tional health, and consequenti , the key to n normal happy mode of life-Regina. Leader-Poet.

We know that the Axle obtained one or two renegades to spread lies and lnsinuatione by radio, but H11 who are thus used byithem are 110i willing traitors. We know well en- ough the brutsitty end mental tor“ ture Japanese or Germans will ex- ert to obtain what they want. Lei: us refrain from judgment there-l fore, but meanwhile reject all

and other propaganda. About thel only chance now remaining to the‘ Axis ls to eeoepe total defeat and save something £10m the wreck b! dividing the United Nations. To ef-

nothlng, and it. is for us b0 be on the alert against whatever spreads distrust or promotes disuntty. - Setnb John Telegraph-Journal.

After e doubtless life-sustaining but definitely dull wartime meal, we found it s. little trying (reports “W.") recently to have a caller whose slmlles and illustrations seem- ed to have been suggested by ‘rsntelus, Describing ruspec‘ ’ - sincerity, ghO opened the trlei with "Butter wouldn't melt tn her mout ." A favorite niece’; com- plexion was likened to peaches and cream; a discussion of children's party games induced special prefer- ence for "oranges and lemons." The suggestion that it was like "giving a. donkev strawberries" we: per-ti», culurly painful to one whose pre-i war summers were regarded as en ‘opportunity "for a strawberry fem“ so hyper-sensitive did we become by the end of the visit that her lest remark, that the rein was onI "e. trifle," seemed to u: to be delhnr- etely designed sq the limb turn of the screw! —Manchester Guardian.

The Russian offensive was‘ so un- expected and so crushtnog that _lt sintterw nil the plane the Cler- man-Rumnnlim high mmend. We leaned about Russia's offensive cap- acity last Winter, ‘but we did not think the Red Army could do it now on such a large scale. The preparation and execution of the operations were classical. -Ospturmi Rumenlen general.

We have e right to he hopeful But our hopefuihese muel. not be- tray us into any slacking of effort. our fighting forces will not let down. 'I‘hey know that the enemy is still formidable, making destructive use of any lack of vigilance, any failure in supplv. We know that. ship for ship, Run for gun. tank for tank. plane for plane. man for man. We hold the advantage. It is for the elvlllnn population, those who work in wsr industries, those who must y taxes. buy war bonds end go th- out luxuries, to see that the ships, guns. tanks. planes. s11 the innum- erable necessities of war, go for- ward incessantly and increasingly for the fighting man's use. There ls no harm in hoplnz for a one- year road to victory. There l: greet denser in prepei-ine for env Iueh short cut. We must continue to plan our war not one veer but two years end three years and even more ahead. let us not deceive our- selves _our enemies ere plennln . They have mo much st stake drew : breath of relief. toreiu. We cannot afford to indulge that pulse. We can shorten this wu- Oflly b? unrelenting effort. -NeI York Times.

oeunm w p1 tliroulh of

verbiage concocted or the lilfll- tmree of verloiq sdmlnletreber: end controllers may be comforted in Ieemtn that the lent mind is not invert ly hypnotlsed words. It l: told of 51i- William ulock, the retired end old msn of Ontsno‘: bench. t. at e few year: qo he re- ceived for comment e. judgment written by one or hi: colleagues, n newly-appointed justice of the 0mm of Appeal. The younger judge had taken a great deal of pein: in writ- my his dgment, going info every pont e sueltvely, end

Dffiduotn I carefully 1 document ‘of many typewritten lee. He It, eonf dentlv expect l’ some words

of praise. while hi: senior reed lil: work from beginning tn end. But B11‘ Wlllllmfii comment wee: "It's 1m ‘long. Out it tn two and throw awlV half. It doesn't mstter wind: not." 41m Printed Word.

ii av ‘lll WAY] if

could earn his I wo

. A captured e wild pen. mt and taught it be ehout: “Hello;

l . died go. He came after hun yum a m.

feet this they will stop short. of d

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on ovv, were 17y bend V! volunteer: who the tower r m Guildhall. ‘lite

o wreaked [Ancient society of College Youth:

Inn; ibhQ belle in static/name: tw! liifiii. we touches or

n»; renq t Ito ring peel: in Btiepmey iii-eh. Bow Bells were silent felien with their belffY. and the Rnyei Cumberland Youths rang chimes at St. Martin-An thedlielde lend fei- up the Theme: at. Windsor the bells cit the Our-few ‘mum- the oeetle ram e victory ml- They are the belie ‘illlli M" rung for all of Englands victories slzwe the days of Henryngg. Henry relgnedht W r seven

John, and rebuilt

(It-unit st W . When the belie soimded over England for the success granted in the Battle of EBWY- lest month, the 001K811

‘Youth; rang 540 changes of Sted-

men triple: on tire Abbey bells.

It 1e mom than six cent/urine llcwe the bells 1n the Curfew Tower at Windsor rung for viieceeeee on the Welsh Marches and at Falklrk: old belie whose legends have en- dured longer than the memory of the quarrels that bred them. Orecy, tier: end , . the detest of Phillips Armed: end the victory at the Boy-rte. Blen-l helm, Renullte; and Oudexiarde. Quebec and Plaeseiy, Trafalgar nnd , Waterloo, the bells L-i the Curfew Tower el, Windsor rang for them all in mm. Yet these were not the victories in which the strenCth 0i’ m, mglim gpifll; was built. These were the try-products. The great triumphs were not celebrated with bells. ‘But It is written that B veer after the Battle o1 mwes. when gtmen de Mtmtfoirt could still tell

whet 1m‘

Iilenry wee good Mm. atrium or were first nmimoned to sit in the Moe's

ommellwltihkinlghlsofth and the bishops and the barom- Amuxreesomgfor it werzveg

yeeiml-meeblae the Qlrit- efthefreemenvihoimlflhtmdi woinflie Bettie of miypt the other

if: ‘h1g1; the community of the realm?

they who make daily trials of them elm best acquainted with them; and since it is their own affairs which axie at Shake they W111 "k0 eere and will act with en 0Y0 t0 their own peace. . . . It eoixmernl the community to see what sort of men ought justly bo be chosen for the weal of the realm. . . ."

Henry reigned at Windsor seven hundred years ago. from Marble Arch in the desert the Elimh Army moved on toward: ‘Iripoil. In London, while the meet. cleaner oif Westminster bells rlnstne Shed- men triples blew across the park, the ienerailty-Mqzirhom ttholr laws. are beet known were gathering es