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THURSDAY. MAECH; l3. 1980

Defense Policy Denounced

Recently an article appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, leading Liberal newspaper, written by a staff member with special knowledge of aviation problems. In it was set forth, in guard- ed language, the extreme dissatisfaction felt in aviation circles with the conduct of the Depart- ment of Defense. It was also stated that this dissatisfaction had reached such a pitch that it was generally believed that the honorary ad- visory committee on air defense had urged upon the~Prime Minister the need of replacing his Minister of Defense.

“Mr. King's denial that such a communication had reached him will be at once accepted,” says the Free Press, “but Mr. King must surely still feel the need of taking the action that seems most fitting to him in order to re-establish the confidence in the Department which is now fast disappearing. His statement unfortunately did not do that. Public confidence has been badly shaken and it has been shaken at the very point at which, in the light of the con- tinuing crisis in Europe, it is most needed."

According to the Free Press article, the ap- parent decision of the Department of Defense is to purchase only planes of British design, when even the British themselves are buying planes of U. S. design from sources of supply much nearer us and more available than those actually selected. The result is that we have not yet got the machines. In addition there is the apparent determination of the department to buy only British Bristol engines (which are being delivered at a higher cost per unit than similar engines built in Canada or the United States) through an agency headed by a close personal friend of the Minister.

“When these facts are set side by aide by the inability of the Minister to explain his policy in terms other than those of personal abuse of his questioners," says our Winnipeg Liberal

contemporary, “the various conclusions boil themselves down to a very general feeling that there should be a shake-up of a drastic kind in the administration of our whole Defense De- partment."

Returning to the Bren gun inquiry, the Free Press says: “It is abundantly clear, looking back at the record, that in that case the House of Commons was denied, by every form of parliamentary subterfuge, access to infomtation which, had it been made public, would have de- stroyed at one blow the contract made with the John Inglis Company. In addition, it is now known (and it is so stated in the Royal Commis- sion report) that the Department of Defense used every weapon at its command to enforce the cooperation of the British Government in that contract ‘let, in t-he face of that report, the Minister of Defense sets forth his apologia to the House at Comm-mi that the exact con- trary is the case. How can this be defended?"

Again: “Since these revelations were made, Ionic facts have been made known regarding a contract for r8-pounder and 4.5 inch howitzer shells, granted by the Department of Defense to the Montreal Construction Supply and Equip- ment Company. The contract was, apparently, a trial order. The compai, was to set up what might be called ‘a pilot plant.‘ Some of the equipment was supplied by the Government and the contract was made on a cost-plus basis and Dr. Msnion very properly asked why this com- pany was chosen to do the work when other companies, with actual experience in shell-mak- ing, were left out in the cold. It then appeared that the company was cl10sen—not by the inter- departmental committee which was set up to provide all the proper safeguards-but by the Department of Defense. Why? Nobody knows. It looks like the Bren gun case all over again,"

Until these and other questions are answered satisfactorily, the Free Press concludes, “it is certain that public discussion of the whole ques- tion will continue unabated.”

Mr. King's Record

In the course of a verbal clash with Dr. Man- bn in the House of Commons last week Premier King doffed his customary mantle of modesty and made this interesting observation: “May I say that since the war I have been be- fore the Canadian people five times, and four out of the five times I have been returned as Prime Minister." .

Mr. King, comments the Sydney Post Record, boasted with rhetorical disregard for the record. In the five general elections in which he has led the Liberal party, he emerg- ed twice witha majority, and three times in a minorit . In one of those elections, that of r925, he suf cred personal defeat in his own con- stituency. '

Analyzing the results in the light of the of- flcisl returns, one finds that in r921 the Lib- mu were in a minority of one; that they lack- ed‘ 22 of a. majority and were l5 behind ‘the Conservatives in 1925; that they had a clcar I sd over all in r926‘; that they fell 49 below t Conservatives in r930; that they scored an abnormal majority over all in i935. ._ . ~/_».Whilc, therefore, it is an historical fact that [King became the leader of a Government Independent House support... following (allure of his party-to win a majotipsqfflthe .n¢h¢i¢= in 1911mm was.

éigtjittéiist. r lotus thunder

beginning of his leadership in r919.

It will be interesing to note how he fares in his sixth electoral test,-now only a few months away.

Peace With Honour

When Right Hon. Neville Chamberlain‘ re- turned from Munich he proclaimed that he

other party to the transaction has broken a solemn pact, is it reason, asks a contemporary, to condemn him if the best laid plans go astray through no fault of his own? If he has kept the faith himself-and who dare deny he has? ——that honour, which he brought, is still intact in his possession. The victim of a fraud is cer- tainly no partner to the crime.

Those who sneer to-day that “Britain has lost her honour" might inwardly digest the sig- nificance of one sonnet Wordsworth wrote, whose words endure, because they are truth:

“BoywhltlsHouotuITlstheftnestsenss OfJtistioswhlcht-hslutmanmlndcanfrasne, Intent each lurking kallsy to disclaim. Andluanlthewayofllfo fmmalloflbnoo Buffered or done. when lawles violence Invades a realm. s0 Pressed that, ln the seals Of perilous was, her mightiest armies fall, Honour ls hopeful QIWSUOH-‘Whtfwo

Glory and triumph. with politic skill Endangered states may yleld to terms unjust; Stoop their proud heads, but not. unto the dust.- A Poe's most favourite purpose to fulfill; Happy occasions oft. by self-mistrust

Are forfeited; but infamy doth kill."

Does this not apply to-day, when battles are won without clash of arms, and conquests made by ruthless threat of might?

1 Editorial Notes I

The Hush-Hush Committee is the name now applied to the Public Accounts Committee of the Provincial Legislature. I U I If ever there was a flaring example of Laissez Faire it is that of Premier Campbell's long de- layed reply to Mr. Fitzalan Stewart's charge. U i i l

Alfred, Lord Milner, born this date 1854. Lord Tweedsmuir is one of the brilliant young men he chose to train for Imperial Statesman- hi . '

s p a s u a

the drimken, reckless driver in New South Wales, according to the Minister for Transport. Of 408 recent accidents checked, only four were due to drunkenness. “License cancellation is a far more effective deterrent than heavy fines,"

the Minister says. u a a a

sit till the middle of April. There will be an ad- journment over Easter, and then a resumption for a week. The work of the session will not

into weeks and weeks into very nearly a month, but the members may be able to draw their $400 indemnity with better grace when they are able to say it represents only afloo per week.

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Commons. This was based upon the areas in which eggs were laid. Vigorous control efforts adopted by the provinces with the federal Gov-

from this pest.

a a a a Who is afraid of the Big Black Wolf? The Wieczor Warszawski, Polish Nationalist news-

“first important mistake. This step in expand- ing Gertnany's Empire, the newspaper said, fol-

attributes Nazi successes to Europe's fear of

such alaram does not exist in Poland. i I I W

schools with the aim of more closely relating education to actual experience. Under a new system, instead of working out problems about what A bought from B in their arithmetic clas- ses, pupils will theoretically buy a house, work out the cost of furnishing it, raising a mortgage on it, work out interest rates and other in- cidentals in the prioceis. l.

Carrying coal to Newcastle is nothing in Australia, It was recently revealed that Aus- tralia, despite her position as the world’s prin- cipal wool producing country, still has to import s. small amount of wool from overseas. This in- congruoua situation is due to the fact that Aus- tralia occupies her position of supremacy only in regard to medium, fine, and superfine merino wools, producing very little of any coarse, crossbred wools. When manufacturers of heavy woolen goods need this coarser wool for blend- ing with the finer Australian types, or for use alone, they must import it from other coun- tries. a s a a

System is wanted in bacon export. The latent demand for Canadian bacon in the Glasgow and other Scottish markets is shown by the fact that 79,731 samples were sold to the public at the Canadian Pavilion of the Glasgow Empire Ex- hibition during its six months’ run in r938." Mr. G. B. Johnson, Canadian Government Trade

r938 were down by about 14 per cent. as com- pared with 1937, evidently due to the re- duction in the supply of bacon hogs, especially in western Canada, following s shortage of feed supplies. “Spssmodic or inadequate shipments are the main difficulty facing importers of Can- adismbacon in Scotland," states Mt‘. Johnson. ‘There may be a fair fun of it for s number ‘of months, then sumlies get scarce, and. traders are forced to purchase from other‘ countrisu lsr supplies lean bacon are-essentl jths of the-ale» ' '

i cure snii"qiisliry-sre.eoneenied1there l no oc- i

. , P . - . , _ so returned, __f those elsctioni, only carried ithe- country twice slnos ‘the

cssion for irritlcism but it should be in. mind tint fat bacon will not sell ‘in Sgotlsnd.”

had brought peace with honour. Because the ma“, "w,"

or Fear of losing licenses has almost eliminated sufficient care and do not report.-

questlon to himself

gelfistami-J The prospects are that the Legislature will -

actually necessitate this spinning out of days highly

allpplng the crook of the mnbml- Grasshoppers are expected to infest a larger l‘ bu“ W" i119 m“ 0f We mm

ares. of Western Canada this year than last, detaches me

Agriculture Minister Gardiner told the Houseof $811M l-he lady himself, and dances nil’. The displaced male ls left with

ernment co-operating, and control efforts in the puma; United States, were expected to restrict the loss g1 the dance finishes-or the free

paper, calls German occupation of Bohemia- Weigh? fifty oen Moravia and Slovakia Chancellor Adolf Hitler's ‘in, '

lowed “the bad tradition of the Hapsburgs." It 5:49,. "“‘,,,’,’°‘§,l‘,’,,,“° ' M‘ mwd

becoming involved in another war, but declares A m“ “m” feel‘ dlimmfi “Id

Tests are to be made in Victorian (Australia) m

Commissioner ‘at Glasgow, states that imports of “m. bacon into the United Kingdom from Canada in mod

’TI_‘IE (J1ARLO1TFIUWN GUARDIAN

NOTES‘ BY TNE WAY

Alberta during the past tun years. 14st. yea-r amnlaslons the sn- tus reached a new blah mark. 6.851.684. This ls could- arabb more the at-

las 1981, when 1t was I,- 241000. In , l“ man's llr

t. yeas- wan pasta than all Abert-Us la 1931. qlldmonbon Journol. _

Iellsldtonldbaaonsldandasa

last M011 The tumble with tells! in Canada today ls that ft has developed into an lnstlttstlon. Possibly it 1s os- lnz tabs: too much for Ira-rated. Perhaps it. ls killing off that tlme- honored

after oneself lnsotas alt

looking

gable. In some cases relief has n encouraging sloth and indo-

lence. —Rexlna Leader-Post.

Sines Munich. we have wlt- gtrengtbonl‘ blunt-lush usual.’

n; - memonthessaandlntiltesk: a substantial recovery of morale and economic strength in France, ln marked contrast to continuing economic deterioration ln Ger- many and Italy; an unmistakable swing df American sentiment toward an amendment of our l Neutrality Act which would enable nations defendl them- selves agalnst unprovok a/ttack to acquire 1n our markets 1n a time of war the weapons of self- cleferice. These are all factors making for the preservation o! l peace. For they tend to build up ' suoli s preponderance of strength nn the art of the law-abiding countrta that no predatory pow will dare to challenge that author- ity. —New York Times.

are far too many arms in prlva/tc custody. and everybody who owns a pistol is quite prepared to let: his neighbors give their up. If the safety of person and property ln a were Judged -by the number of arms known to be possmsed by On ‘tans, It would paint anplotune of a most insecure tfe. at. is‘ a rank absurdity. It ls strongly suspected that the present registration ls not oom- ebe moreover, which makes the situation worse. It has been post- tlvelv proved that many crimes of violence or with threats of v1- olencs are conunltted by persons who have stolen arms from pri- vate citizens. Evidently possessors arms do not sun-rd them with

perhaps do not. even know-when the’! are stolen or lost. Now there- fore ls an opportunity for eaoh Canadian who owns s revolver, pistol or automatic to put the : Do I wally

need this weapon. is tthers an

reasonable prospect of my av it 118M117 —Salnt J

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A"! over ln France there seemstobeagrowlngneedfoss certain amount of umbrella con- trol. According to a message from Rotten s. new measure la proving in the dance-halls of Normandy. when hhe dance 1n question ls ln progress s. lone male who has been ett over is presented with an umbrella; with it he wan- ders round until he sees a parhner with whom he would like to dance.

with whom she ls dancing. he then unneeded partner,

l-hB umbrella. and he himself has to plunder round until he sees ano er dancer h h d 1

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Mwre. a barber In was arrested for hamwtagers with l4’ of trade, l-Vemke price of a hair cut. . tt appears, violated a local price-fixing ordinance, but, law vrrwlamwettunaitwsssgooa

we have

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to kee the D looking feeble-minded apparition; hard to be composed in the face of hints that soon the hair may be all gone, revealing the barren. wintry lflndbwpe of the skull. A hamburger might be Just m, wins m ward off the despair that. seizes 11s at; times like phase, a little red meat Just the preecrtp- tlon for courage and urbanlty

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show that the patients chances of

reoov are distinctly ' proved when methods of treatment _ are used instead of either method

When Dictators “W” - ~ Flourish atrial-ii“ iistlliiuthgfcalvsbniiim loo. en. treatment by

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bs refuted ln print; can't

ogrslaed a o’ ed, m Mmpe t» m s iiinmfaiiv ‘rhsulonsili’ ii: Mgfglwl, 1M w‘ dvwn on censorship the greater the Jitters ‘it g If"!!! a dangerous at home. The process contributes o1 _ fir", nmnrahant: fiupfi: much to the blow-up in which tvr- enough “one mm “on B °B um ends. '

Man d we norm‘ mm m“ fond celebration of the Bl of

fantaslc. But nobody ever tzulte ows. or can know, whether hey are brue or false. And the Hitters. . Btallna and Mmsollrtls, powerful but everybody knows that ft could, though they be,.don't date admlt m rtents the existence of the stories.

Buppose. for example, th

ollasar um _ a double is subbing for him. M" “ma” lééwlllk- 3:‘ u’:

be no more welcome on that the double. not Hitler. who met ‘

with Ohanvberlaln. Or that the n, dfififlllllndlgflflufifiifigfifi

reason h Hit‘ dossnlt alwa g g sound tlvisysamslatirvcr the radio l’: snow "en————————-———-M the be" m“

that dogma a: serving to i.“ l "‘° “°' ’"' BACKAGI-IE m EN WARNING

Or suppose Stalin should icly claim that he ls actually alllvifflassd that lt Isn't true he ls an tinder- study who Just looks lllns Stalin.

Yet such stories are circulating throughout. Russia, Germany and the world-as they have many times ln the history of absolute monarola, under whatever title ‘ thw swear-mum. Dune m Issssrodlseisehnllseaass. Aussie minim“ use lofth M»... u sub-y“

oss are s coupe s ’ m; s u, most cook-eyed. But the sum total hmhy-qj-nh, l-

l0 of tales that flourish when the lld odd.‘ dn'y

under the sl1oB.rs.-—’I‘he new Yorker

The whole (dofen ) te . Pears to be run on sgceonythtiiilstitlis, Evacuation has produced ' Plan-and an immediate outcry