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Morning Daily (Founded in ill?)

Ire ldeni. LleuL-Col. W. Chelier S. Mill-III Vice-President, J. B. Burnett. FJ-l- Secretary. Lieut_.-Col D. A. Mncliinnon, 0.8.0:“ “it” nu Mlnlginf, Director, J. it. Burnett. F .. F soclnte Editor. Frank Walker.

SUBSCRIPTION BATES n $5.00 per year tin advance) deliverei‘ lo C v $4.00 per yelr t t advance) mailed to I‘ l, lsinirlids $5.00 per yenr tin advance) mulled to Clnnh, and . - Members Audit Bureau of ClIculM-lvnl

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker iliiplieqketzlieh"

TUESDAY, DECEMBER Z6, 193D

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His Majesty's Message

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fits hlkijtsiy lxing tieorges address to-ghe Empire on titrtstiitzts- Day was a tlwdfi 01 it 11 sitch addresses shoitld be, both in length and subject tttzttter. it dealt ol necessity’ wttlt the liiitltiros \v'it‘ eiiort and the reason wlty. Wllfl Cl("\i' cottscicttces the tieopie of the British Cotttiitottttetiltlt could celebrate the birth of the Prineg- of Peirce and at the saute tttne renew their dcteritiitttttititt tit ftgltt Nazi aggrcsgion to_the bitter tititsli. lhe past few‘ weeks B16 Bgfwfl" ltriktttg (‘\‘ltl(‘l1t‘(‘ 0t the power of the 1'1it>1 Navv and tiir ftti'e\">l ltltl 111911‘ “'35 11° "me °f tioastfttlitess in His l\la_test_vs statetiietits with rcierctice to these achievements. lltfirfi mlfii have ltt-cit iitzuty iii liertttattyi wlto heard the "Kitigk lirotttlczist, and the ctiittrzist between tt and i]..- $|tCt‘Clit‘> tltev are accustomed t0 116111‘ from their owit leaders will ltavc left a strong lfl1|ti't‘\$it)li. lti tiroptigattdzt. as iii other tornis ttf art. the greatest sttccess‘ is achieved by illicit‘l'->iiiit'liit'lii. llts .\l;t]cstys_spcceh was not [tropaetintla tii .'ill\' si-ttsc. yet it will tindotilit- rdlv ltnve -Zll"i'CltL'lllll:l( ctttccts as stiyll. 111 rtiiplttisiziitg the retil tssties involved tn 111E qt-est-iit cottfltct. To lfaiitttlizins. who but a fcw flpinills‘ zigtt ltttd the ]1t'i\'ilt'§_'_c of greeting their _\‘(,\-(-n-i;_oi§ p,~;~<.tii.t!lt-_ ti was a tiantcttltir pleas"- ttre to llt‘2li' iii. Xlnies-tws voice in a broadcast “hid, rqcgtilc-il. tltoiigit ittitlei‘ tar different ctr-

Clllihflllltc- tttt- cup-Hm “oftls uscd on iltc Occtisttttt oi his ctirtittziiititi. The Air Agreement n tttat- he lillwtt ftii‘ grtiittetl. says the Mon-

m-Ht |_i.'i.'.<tlt', tlt.tt ttlt;ite\et' delay took place in tht- tttetitttititttis lctiditt; to the conclitsitiinof 1;... Hook's ;t;_'I'\'t‘lIl\‘lii iot" tltc dereloptncttt oi a ltugc air-tratitttt; enterprise in Canada was duti to a frltli/Jlllolt oi the tretitetttltitts cost iitvolYCtl- it is all the ttttirtt grtitifyiit", therefore. to lCviiYll tiitii titt- tlitttttliatttt lttirt-rtttttcttt 11M £1111? "110 this tttttlcflnkthf; tii iill iiiggartllv spirit bttt is assuttiitig; stttitetltttt; titore than fifty per ccttt of u..- (-~.li]]|;t',('tl Qlbl of the tit-tijcct for the three yttttrs wlttclt the ttgrcctitcttt covers. If there is to lit- .'t ‘ttttig wit; itittgt-t‘ than the three-y at‘ fllllll. lililitll\l'i_\' sci lt_t l'i'etttiet' Chaiiiberlaiit. the nert-etttt-ttt will ltt‘ tixtt-tttlt-tl! on the other ]t,'\||(l_ if pout-e ('>tlll('\ wtthiit ilte tltrcc-_vc:tr limit tit,» pltitts nthtltlvtl at ttttttwa will he adjusted

awtirtliitgl}.

l‘rr-tittct‘ lxlttg has tttkctt the trouble to git rivet‘ ttltl grt-itttd ut rig; rd to the lloittitiiotrs (itilslilttlttttlnl pit-mutt, drawing a distinction lie- twcctt the original lltitislt tiroposal for the tratitttrq of llrtttslt air iticn in kifiillidll by the llritish titttcriitttcitt. and the training of thosc and rtlhct‘ flit-ts" itiiil.r canatlttttt control. That lll-llilUllHll, the li.‘t/.<-'ttc, has" itt-yer titt- prcssrtl the liliiittlldll people as a whole, how- ever .‘icccpt:tlili~ it rttav hate been. attd iitay still be. to a vt-ry litttitctl iiuttilii-t‘ of sttpcr-sctt-itiw‘ cttttstttittitittttlt-‘ts. ttttiztdittti public itptitinti is less (‘1t1lL't'i'llt‘<l with eotistttttiittiiztl tticetirs itt 111v‘; fiupitti day. thiiti it is tvitli getting things done :ts >pt'('<ltl_\';1< possible ztittl with a niaxiiittini of E'fflt‘li‘llt‘\'. and the circtttttstattccs do suggest that soiite lllllt‘ lttts liccn lost throitfglt over-citi- phttsis of (Yzrtztdiatt ntttititial authority in the fave of an littipirt- crisis‘. The llritish fatiiily relation-hilt. ]till'llt‘lilfll'l_\' itt tiiiic of war. tittqltt m 1m plow ctitttigh to tiltvitttc atty strict arlltcr- cttcc to cit ‘illllllftlllll fortiizilitics where prac- licttl ttcci-ssi c:- :tt'e t‘ttilt'l'l‘li(‘tl.

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The British \Vay

One ttf tltt grcalcst war jolts itt littglattd, itritcs tht- llttzittti ltturnal, is" being done by the lii'lll:li l'at‘ii:ttttttttt. ltttitnittg to play pttlliiC‘. brvalvttg all party tics, it ts at cottstattt prod to the ljtitcrttttititit. cottiptilltttg Ugor and alertness. flay rtftct‘ d:t_\ itt tlt<i llouse of (‘ottttttotis l’ritti~: .\litiistci' Citattibcriaiit attd his itititistcrs have ‘t1 answer qucstiotis. to tell ttiiy thttigs are (lone, or to it'll why tltittgs are not iloite. Not‘ are qucstiotts and crttictsiit cottitttetl to the Opposi- 'i0ti. Tiltcy conic just as freely front Conserva- tives, front the .\itiiistry's supporters. In the attack on the censorship, ft-r itxtttttttlc, the tiiost trettehattt criticistit ctiitte front the tjoverti- nit-tics own ltvttcht s.

\\‘hat tltis l(‘ll.~, iiiost of all, is the intelligt-ticc and the tiittghtit-ss of llritislt tl(~itioct‘ac_v. 'l'ht~~e peoph‘, the liritislt. know what they‘ are fighting for; know whzit tlcititicracy is- Ftliillll. Tiliey are not afraid of criticism. ttoi nit-aid of the truth; rcpt“ to find lll('lll_\t'l\L'>. or to let attyltoilyi try to fool titrtu.

llttrolil _l. Lriski, fJitiiotts critic of gtivcrtttiitint. “Tilt-s of rt “ri'itt.'irlt.'ililt> rt-ttotatioti" itt the British p:tt‘li.'tttiettt:tr_v .~_\'.~lt'ili‘-"i1ll'1iil1(‘l'S fer-l nttire free front party tics; tht-y criticize with vigor: ,L't'ic\'anc(‘s are ventilated with a pcrsi=t~ eucc- that is‘ i11Ilill1l(‘~

.\nd as with the ilritislt Parliaittt-ttt. so with the British press. The Lottdott Titties‘, sonte- tinies referred to as" .'i “daily (itirertttnettt White Paper", itisists there must he n0 rcstrictioit of sound criticism. "The authors of YIIIIIPCYI-(‘til plain-t and the biittgiers of good platts. tt stirs, “cannot claim iiiitiitiiiity from coiistrticttre criticism iitcrely lieczittse we are at w'ar."‘

The licotiontist, greatest of financial yotirtials in (he Iipglislt-stieztitittg trrirltl. agrees. ltt otte of its latest prints‘ the liconoiiiist. lF8t1$1f11111l1 the abstract ittto the cottcrete. carries a vigor- nits titttich on the aptiriitttttiettt of Sir john (1th nioiir .'is .\liiiister of Shipping and condemns

ltsstsawiismmattxisiiestn

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clusiveiy front a itarrotv ring of titled medioc- ritcs. . ."

When our own Parliament meets, says thc journal, it is to be ltoped it will take a leaf out of the book of the British Parliattiettt. No- body will want party criticism, but irltat 8\'t‘l'_\'- body will want, or should want, will be coit- structire criticism. and, above all, iitfortttzttioii. As it is, ive are altogether too tongue-tied. T4110 much tinder the spell of that bromide so lie- loved by bureaucrats about "being at war." as if being at war involved surrender of public right to knoiv how the war is being rttti.

—- EDIIORIAL NUIES =

Next holiday next .\lotttlzt_v. 1i‘ 1K 1K

Boxing Day. Officially ohserverl tit at it >i<

Evidently Premier .~\bet‘lt:irt believes itt Santa Claus for he has just sent his Proriticittl Treas- urer and Proviiicitii liittister of Public “lorlts t0 Ottawa in the hope and expectation that tlte Prinie .\liitistci" tttll prove at lctist it Santa Pal.

in at it >t<

Beginning .\lrttitl:t_v, Ccrtittittws frontiers with Denmark, the Netlieriattds, Belgiutn. Luxctn- bourg and Switzcrltittti will be closed from S p.ni_ to 7 a.tn. to prevt-ttt sitttigglers and spies from reaching the Reich. The order dries not affect tkflqttlzit" railroad schedules, lint there are few night trains, £ill_\llU\\'.

‘l1 $1 K I‘

Canada supplied approxitttzitely 8 per cent 0f total imports iiito .'\li:.il‘ilil£l titirittg the twelv»: iiioittlts etitlitig _ltitie 50, tollowiti; tiretit llri- tain and the Lltitctl Statics‘. Poi‘ the sttttte period tiermatty stipplied less than 4 pct‘ ccttt ofytotztl imports.

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The (iity Council 0f 'l'orotitti the titttid offer a retv rd of $50 to any citizen who is able t0 furnish itifortiitltiott tthich will lead to the ar- rest Lllltl cotivictioti of any pcrstiti guilty of ap- plying for an elcctiou ballot tn tltc tttittie of zin- olltct‘ voter at the civic clcctioti on .\'<-\v \'<;tr's Day;

>i< 1i‘ >l< 1K

Ciattadiziit (irt-eti .\ltittitt:i§ii \.'.it"icty of §K‘('<l potatoes will zigaitt be tested itt .\rqctititi:i on .'i lttrgc scale dttritt; the cottttti; scztsott, the Ile- partiitetit of Tirade and (ittliiilikTCC is atlvisctl. The future detntiiitl for this \.tt‘icty itt .\tj;en~ tina and C(>I1\('t|lll‘ilil_\‘ the price illlll ltictil htty- crs will ]1t'l_\' ftit‘ it as cotnparcd with the Katali- diii varictv \\'1ll tlcltctlll lltlgcly t-ti lhc results ctlitaittctl this sctisoti, .\t"t"it;tl of tlitttttliztit seed tiotatties itt .\r_;ctitttt:t this >t'll><ttt to tl.tte ttttltl 277.132 critics.

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Pretttier (“atttpltell has fouiitl an ztpt pupil itt Pitt-tnit-r tiodlitittt. ljitcbttc, lit lltc ltzttitliittg of an ettibarrassitig sittttitttttt. Tltc lattcr hzis just (ll$ilil>S('tl 1.500 l'rttvttici.il Q<i\<'1'l1ttl\‘1li t'ii\- pioyces, and is so sorry for tltcit" tiistrt-ss that he itttitttzttes" his itttetttiott of ititrotlttcittg 2t systctii of [it-rntzttietit (‘ivil Sertivc. titt-h-t‘ ti (“tiil 5711'- vice k.f)lil1lil\silt|l, it tti;:_t' ltt- itott-tl titzit his "sorrotv" is of lltt" prospcctitt- kittt. for iii"

Liberals who ittay bt- ~ttb_ttct to "tltt- aw" after next elcctioti. 1R 1k ill til

llttgh (liitwziy, httgli-lt ttttzili-t zttttl poet. liorit this tl.'t_\, tt\',-.|.— "l know‘ not wltctt thc tlt;_\ shall lit.

l know not \\llt‘il 1tlli'\'>\(‘\ ttt.t_\ llitti; \\'lt;it vtcleotite you tiiay ‘to ttt tilt‘.

llr will yuut‘ wt-rtls lV(' -.ttl or stittt, lt ttiav not lie 'tt'tl ietrs lt.t\t~ ptis-r-l,

'Ttll eyes are tlint and trrssts gray; The world is. widc; lint. lotc. zit lzt-t.

llur luinds. our ltcarts. tttttst tttttct sonic tilt)‘.

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Little adnii on for tltc l\".:ssi;iti ;ti'ttt\ a- a fighting forte. ttutsiilc the lit-d .\tpt‘trt-". was expressed iii tin ititcriit-w itt .\ltitttrc:il lty .\lr. S. C. Lantport, oi .\'t-tt- Ytttk. a tlttlt-ezitt- of the Good Nciglthoi" lxagtic, who lilts httt-tt itt Russia seven fililCS diirittj; the pztsi -lX V\t‘.'tt's, atwl ttiade a stirvey of l‘.lll’<t|)t‘llll vtiittttrtcs for .\1li'. i'lC.'ill interests. .\CClll'(lllig to .\lt'. lilllilittfl. the Rus- sians are itnpres~ivt~ iii tltllllwlhlfitiltlils‘ whcit they are pttrztdiitq in front t-i Ntalitt, “littt out- side of the bed Square l don't think tlityri- worth iituclt. lf a littlt- i'1tliiili'_\' lzkt- hiitltttitl. tilottc and tintiitletl, can ttt.ti.<- stich ,1 sttttid agttittst Russia, what tttll Qtc be tililc to do if site gets the sitpport >lit' sIttttil-l? .\l]tl I tlttit': ttteatt stiecches. l ittt-titi plzitics and lgtttts" and litiliets." llt- llL'ilL'\(‘ll that Hus-itt had given ilitltr the "biggest dotthlc-trtts. itt lti>itit'_v" liy gaiitittg the licttcr part of l'ol:iittl. attd he was tiefitiitcly of the ttpittiott tltztt the httssiaiis would itcver fight alongside the Nib/lo, or lose 2t sittgle titan itt any battle that would adtaticv Nazism. llis pcrsottal ltelief is that biissia. if licrntzitty breaks up, \\'tll start a tttoictitctit to create a flolshrwik state itt the latter cottntry. it itr it =i=

It was a bitterly cold il.t\' with an icy wind sweeping oter the tiirptirt anti drying up its ttstial coating of ntud. when .\lr. tiiztttibt-rlttitt visited France bv airplane. The l‘t‘iiite .\littister. wit.) had left his‘ tntthrclla at ltotiic, looked pale and chilled as lit‘ stcppttl front the platic alllttittgli the j(lill'ii(‘_\‘ had bet-u rtltttircly cotitforlahlc. After their first greetings" lltt- party‘ cntcrctl a lttige haitgct". ithcrti coffee. ltl'.'llltl_\' and biscuits were waiting. tile trzis tiff('l'f‘(l a cup of brttttdv. but lie rcfitstitl. tittd tool. a cup of cof- fee and a hisrtiit ittsleaiht lit tltc caiitcett he ll1t'l a corporal who was itttt-tttltict-ii to ltitit as “a titan front lirntittghattt." ".\ fine city." the Pretttici‘ retitztrkctl. "You rattttot ctitttc frotii a better‘ tilacc." .\ itutttlier of war crirrcspottileiits were introdticctl and one of thctti told the l‘re~ il1l(‘l' that ht- had found the wtir “rather hard to write zibtittt." .'\n ttffictit" prcst-tit ltt-re put itt a retitark to thc effect that “littrtitltitii was better than botttlis." .\it‘. (‘ltatnlterlziiit reflected a mo» tncttt. 'l'ltt-tt. "it is" a titattcr of lJl\'l(‘, l stip- piisc." he said. "l'crsotitill_v, l would prefer to be bored tltatt iiotttbetl." .\s" the l'i‘itnt- .\littis- trr walked throttglt a village on a ltricf totit‘ of ittsticctititi the llfllclt ittliabitattts ret-ogtiizetl ltiiii even tititttts his llltllll'(‘ll.'l and t‘lil‘t‘l'('il ltitti en- tltttsittsticttllv lir- was offered itt the of» ficcrs” mess hut ilerliitt-il saying: “Nowadays I

ltave no time for tea and I set-itt to have the

"r. Cliatttberiziiirs “ltabit of filling posts ex-Zm" 113111‘-

illlTES BY TllE WAY

The license of u large number of road motor services in the Do- inuiton have recently been revok-

ed by me Transport. LtiCt-Elislilg Authorities on the ground that. they are in competition ivtin the

Slate railways which, it is con- tended, oan cater adequately for the need of the dzstricts concern- ed. One of these officials stated mat it was fully appreciated that there would be some tnconveni- ence for the time being. but it had been necessary to C0l'iSlL‘i(‘f‘ the welfare of‘ the public as a whole. Thousands of gallons of petrol would be saved and unnecessary waste tn other directions would be eliminated. Many of the Ratlwav Department's own toad traitspori services have been suspended ow- mg to the ccinmandeering of lorries and truelu for military pur-

poses. — New Zealand Press Uri- ion. A resident. of this city was

coming home from Ne\v Jersty with three cartons of cigarettes, bearing no New York state or city tax stamps. He had purchased the cigarettes, he said. for himself, his wife and his son. A's he stepped off a ferry in Manhattan he W15 arrested. His cigarettes were con- fiscated. He was summoned to appear in court and answer a charge of tax C\'8.$iCil_ This CILIYAEH was less meek than seine. He went to court, pleaded not guilty. got a pcst-pottemetit and is expected to argue tits oa-e. Here looks to be the makings of‘ a good sample case that can be carried, we hope, as lttglt as tlic Court of Appeals and the Ultllfld States Sapretrte Court. to determine \\‘ll£‘lll'.‘i‘ oi- not citi- zietts must accept "eustoiits" bar- riers bctiiveeti AlllCflCJll states or even cities as already accomplisti- eri lflfllkwltli tiiiitititteci niuit pitca- Lions and cxteirtons flll9fld.~N€W York World-Tetegtunt.

Built the War Department and company officials itave kept an effective veil of seertxy arnitnd the eotistruc-Ltoit rif an tttibsiltcvrtbly‘

huge Army bzitiitict‘ at tlie Dftllg- lzt- plant itt Catttoriiri 'l‘1t"tielt a landplatie. it wzll dwarf even the

great Atlanttte Clippers anti w ll be the largest Klit)\\ll 1i.tttie tti the Wflrid. 1t w ll have ti wttig span (if more tlttin 220 fect and \\'ill welgli approximately

compared \\'.Ill potlntls icr l-ll!’ biggie t Cltppcrs and 95 feet and 2411;!) ]i'.lilll(ls tot‘ illf‘ Douglas DU-ll. be: nl l1ll'l.ll'i‘ tisezi in ttte U. t.t1l_\‘ up- glgllfd to have h1.\' iitstors, Lite new tilattc it now to ii.t\e tour of tlte new 2.0ll0-ltors=:-p1\\et' llifjtlifilaqy engines. It will ltaic d tricycle ltittthii; gent‘. will e.tri'_\ a BT-tirllt- itictro ttticrrttt eattiteti. tiittity titt-

cliltic-gttiis, rind some 2U tons ut bombs, but wnl liar: a ctu range of tibuitt tilt/U iit.lc . s,peetl isn't kiimvit. - NU\\'.\\\P'_‘K, New York.

After living etit iilf slut-c mobil- mtiioti t!.i_‘. Partsiztlz. tit.i_\' now lelepltutte tri tlzc l).tl' on tttt» CJYRTI‘ to ordrr a b?) t.e of wyn" oi‘ it) titc l'l‘:>t.1lll'flill. ti.w ..tti‘.s for ti couple

of to‘ 'l‘ltc l\l.ti st; i‘ Po>t . ztjiii anti T. it‘ - has nrtiercti llit- rc-c thtt:

l(‘i(‘])illlll“ stile: lii . Lirtttils anti bJts‘. (ill ntt . . u tl l .'~l (lav i4“, lstliilicc C:t.lx however. are

A tightening iif rffi iaii cotiiriil over Umntttnvs tncltil trade is iii- tiierited iii li.\\ gI)\'('l'l1li1"lll re ua- tlntts wlizcit ttrohtbit. tce cult tiinp- ttoti o1 ligtit nictzis and tiictr alloys‘ 101‘ all but s c: . i‘ tit l1lLOl‘.(‘ll ptzritn cs. Iii ttltt- lulttrc, lzgltt met- als itiay 110 t-titvutiicrt. tv tcotit sticetitt ofttetai pvrnttt. ot.l for 111 prcctticis t\-li‘tr'i hate cot Iil8ll1lfRCYlli"‘(l rrgttlziriy‘ by inrltv (1_ llttl fiitns Ill ti": past, tZt in Jrtals tor ntilltnijv use, tilt prgji‘, tiurtl for export attti 141 ltiltiiil pzzrtrscs sttccll tttiliy ed by the trade cotttrol autitcrt- 110i.

‘tiletlinzls for turiiiitg the e0'tl lrtiiite into a itrtlecrt were rtevsr-d \‘-‘l'l'_‘l1 electrt at science turned its attention to t-lic problem lit lite old riavs the mid lrttme was "heated" itt Winter‘ with an appli- cation of ittanure. Tofltti. a .=_v.st"in for heating the sriil by (‘lf‘(“l‘lt'i\’.

and. iii some ilkldilerfi, fllfllifi‘ augttiettteri by stippleittetttal cer- trte ltghtinc, has proved l'C'all\'C— l_v inexpensive _ and is (“rtmtiir

ntore pleasant than the otrl. Etc- trle SOII-ilfiélllliei! cable is an tn- ailated. lead-covered l‘C§a.Sl‘ll(‘? ~<rc thermostatically colttrozieu srt that the tenitmrattire iiiziv be set hlgli enough to germinate sretfs. lowered for the s~eritnizs and turned ofPetittreiy when it Ls dr- slred to harden tlteiit oft. 'I‘lii.s last. of entirse. is tatttantoutit to the hotbed l1(‘lll£‘,’ transformed into a cold frante.

Extract from "ll Tax History of tthe TWvt-titleth Cfilliiify and Litt- rr:" "The balicmt tar. lrivtr-d on the small balloons used hv ciitl- rirc-ii. opened up a new field for

taxation. New York rtr liil1‘0‘[‘(l the first such lax ‘n 1'13“, b~t s2»: months inter a similar tnx was imposed by tn" State of New York. As n rrsu't of ill" lmnost- tton of this dwtblr tax. it l)(‘(‘.'1lll0 the practice nntniig some Nwv

York children tn R0 to New Jer- sey to purchase balloons f"r lli"l1i- selves and their playmates, When tl1i= tax yield lisgan tn fall it b?- came necessary for the city and

or; on the fe-rrvboats and tube trains. As n result of these meas- uers many children who hart ban‘- legged balloons into tit" city were apprehended and received heavy fines. - New York Stin

The annual llilf‘ of rnnfls- cated lireariiis. fisfiiitg filtlltllliPlli. etc, tnok iirco ins. 221’i"l\ All told. there were on vt<tv 321 fro- arms-tffies and shotguns. rvit‘c"i represents iili inrrrinsn of fill!!!)ii 100 over l’\"‘ year Pt")l’)"1‘il\' the first thing that atiracfci the tit- tendon of a visitor to the (lliiplily

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

PUBLIC FORUM

Thin column ll Olen In the dluouniel by oeerelplldull of attention n intrrut. Tin Chu- intiotown Guardian don not le- eennrily eminroe tin epinlnu of eorrelrlonrlenfn.

(.11.! UUVLIINAIAENT

Sirz- A shot-r time no you an- nounced B. divided Council u 7-0 Y-h! need for ii change in our s stem of clvlc administration. some "favor of a "commission", other; the stet- us quo". etc.

Now that. Christmas enfllflmflltl have pasied, and city elections ate 1n the offing. ism it time for our live business men to take hold and insist upon some practical system to replace the obsole and costly method which stioulct have been scrapped tong mo. and which ts forcing us headlong into prospective bankruptcy? ,

we cannot: continue u we are now doing, t0 0n increasing our staggering to of debts and taxa- lions.

I am. Sir. ete.,

REFORMER

Hans Langsdorff

t0ttawa Journal)

Chivalry will have pity for Hana Langsdorff. An officer in the traditions of the old Imperial Ger- man Navy. fat-e and Adolf Hitler made him the central tragic fig- ure in a pitlable episode which stained his calling. He had brought. lils battered ship into Montevideo. iiad been worsted in fair fight, but. the world, we think, will say for his memory that he would have sailed out again. That is what his suicide, with all the terror of a. Greek tragedy, now tells.

When the Graf Spee. driven from battle by British seamtmsliip and K111111913‘, tmchored in Montevideo, Captain Langsdorff paid tribute t0 his fees. Their marksmanship, he said, was “lncredlblefl had brought “eitorni0us" damage. Yet. Langs- dot-ff, clearly, was ready to go out. again; would have gone out. to wthalever Itilejind British gunnery liada in store for him. He refuel- etl his ship and provisioned it, made what repairs he could. It. was ut: y two days later. after he had talked with and received or- drrs from Adolf Hitler, that. he changed his story. Only then he became, not the seaman of tradi- tion but the political puppet of a Nazi tiolltlcian. He took his ship, brat-er of a proud name, to ignom- iniotis suicide, left; a blot that will be forever ‘indelible on the German naval story.

Now Halts Langsdorff, his hu- ntiltation unbearable. is dead in Buenos Aires. Dead by his own hand. It. would have been better ltail lie disobevccl Hitler's orders anti taken his ship to battle; bet- ter liatl he, even obeying orders. gone (town with his ship when he scuttled tier. That he outlived his stiip by t-liese three days perhaps is explained by a good eontmand- (it"s regard for his crew. He want- ed to know his men were sale. wanted to be int a positloit to do it's titrtiost for them. That duty ac- eotitplishod. life no longer uppers‘.- ecl to ltuit. But what his suicide tells tit arty event. was his sham in the witole episode, his contempt. for tiie cltaracter of the orders he felt he must, obey. That it will be a shame and contempt. shared by many of the German nation, w: need not doubt. German pres- t": and itiorale-aiid above all the iegettd of German courage — will mt tasziy stirvive this blow. Not. again can Goebbels tell the 1't‘lli1't1tl people that this was a German "victorv"

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Anti what can the world think

or sir o! lite scuttling of the Columbus? No matter how look- cti at. the story seems baffling.

flert- was it great. liner which. the Vlllt‘ over, would have beenof great vtiitie to Germany. Yet it, is taken ottt of a safe neutral harbor on an l’."t'f‘llilll‘l‘ which did not have one c“; t" in a thousand to succeed. and tiien when failure came, as it. . " ttllfl to come, lngloriously scuttled.