\

1

Tract: rout: _ TIIE CIIAIILUTTETOYIN GUARDIAN

Morning Daily (Founded in i381)

President: Lleut. Col. W. Cheater S. ‘Mill-WI vice President: .1. R. Burnett. FJJ- Secretary; Lieut. Col. l). A. MIcKlnnflIl. 0-5-9- Edltor and hlanugiitg Director. .l. R. Burnett. FJJ. Annotate Editors: Frank Walker and Ian A. Burnett

SUBSCRIPTION RATE! By Mall in P.l-.‘.l.. sum n" rear: $2.50 lflr ll lvllllll" $1.25 for 3 months; 50o for one month Cltv Deliver) $5.00 per your; $3.00 for ii month: $135 (o; 3 months; 60o for one Month.

I! Mall to other Provinces and U. S. A. 55-90 P" N"

Saturday Weekly: $2.00 per year; $1.00 I0!‘ 5 llllllllhl- 50c for 3 month:

Cllllrlnllulultll unartintn may be obtained at A iii-y, 'l'iu|ea Square, New hull: Old Alllla drill W! llllilol.

The llntnllnfa News

South Kenn Age-troy, turner Boatunt Metropolitan hens Agency, li-ll Peel Sh. Montreal; J. Hue, liq! Buy St, Toronto; New: Stand.

Chateau Lnurier, Olttiuai \\‘u|I|\’a Ne“! stood. tiudbury, Ont; Ilnb Tubtwco shop, Alnnctun N. B.‘ '

“The Strongest illemory is Weaker "It!!! "W Weakest Ink." S.‘\TLVRDZ\\', FEBRUARY '1. 1942.

Despicable Double-Dealing

'l‘h¢ Ring tjotcrnincui is again at its old dcs-

- pigablc gflillc of double-dealing in Quebec. All

‘imam... “flan (if the cvnicisin with which ~ .- - . .

this gititit‘ lit-tit; vt-iilliictrctl \\';l.s' gl\"lll lll Ill-

Cctuzitliitii l'r~‘~.- iii-tar". of iln- llniist- uI Com-

mons dcbltlc on ilillllliskllly. - "During the question period," says the report, “Mr. King refused to enter into a tllSCtlSSlOll when Consciwaiive lloiise l(‘(l(l(l' IJIZLHSOH asked him ii lii-ticc .\lllll>lt‘l' 5t. Laurent spoke with government authority whcn, it was rcportcd. hc said in a radio spccch that conscription would harm the war effort. ‘l do not intend to be drawn into cotiirovcrs_v by the lcadcr of the Op- position,’ .\lr. King said, He was ‘cndcavoriitg l0 avoid llllllllvlll C-lllll't>\'t'l‘.\'\' arL-itig front the current by-clcciivin catiipziigns whilc dcvutiiig his thought to the war effort.’ ”

As Minister of justice. .\lr. St. Latirent is not only a lllQlllll(‘l' of iltc King Government but 1t ntcitihvi- of tin‘ lalliiivt \\':ir Coniniiticc, rc- sptrnsiblc fin- fortlllil iting the (iovcrimtciits ~war polici x llc was undoubtedly intcrprctcd by ‘his hearers as spCflltlllg with full government lauthority. The evidcitcc of this is that Paul La- -toiiclte, Liberal anti-cl’ipcriptiniiist candidate, has withdrawn front tho coiiicst iii ihc same riding. Only a fcw clays cttrlicr the Premier 0f

Quebec, Mr. Godbolit—\vhoin Prime Alinister ll/Iackenzie King took occasion to culogize in his speech dealing with the forthcoming plebiscite on CO11<CYlPll4lll—~lllillllt‘l)' stated that 'hc knew Hr. Kittg i0 be a coiifiriucd zlnii-coiiscriptionist.

The people of Canada have a right to know

how much crcdcncc to place on Liberal catnpaign statements in Qiichcc. In the casc of Justice illinistcr $1. Laurciii ihcv lmvc‘ a right t0 insist that Mr. King i‘itlt(‘i' indoia-t- or repudiate his statements on hchztlf of ihc (jovcrttinciit. Mr. King himsclf refuses to itialcc "any fresh com- mitments" with rcgard to his action following the plcbiscitc ; but what of lll~2 Cabinet UOIICZIQIICS and supportcrs, “llll arc Hill carrying on their mis- chievous canmiiigii. pminq as iion-conscriptioit- ists in one province, as iictttrals in othcr prov- ‘inccs, and as crnivcris to conscription elsewhere? lVhat kind of "natinnzil nuifv" may bc cxpcctcd ‘to result from ihv-"t- tactiis. and what ntolivcs, other than political in iltt‘ \\'u1'SlS(‘!15C 0f thc term, can have in<pircrl ihciti?

Grave Questions

The vcicrziii old war-lirn-sc, lion. C. ll. Caliuit writcs as follows to the Prcss ovcr the lslong Kong mishap:

“Coloitc-l l\'.'1l.~tl|i1 stall-ii. in the lluiisc of Com- ‘muns that on Scpicnibri‘ 111th last a uicssagu was‘ illllrll \i0\'('l'lllll<.‘lll ask-

rcccivctl from illt: ing the Llaiiatlizui ijovsriiiitcitt lo iiiritislt ‘one or two battalions it» >ll't'llglllCll ihc lloiig

Kong garrison. llt‘ aillls iliai icn days laicr, on "Scptcntbci" 10th: '.\ftt-i" diii- Cilll~llli'l’illlt)ll of all tho factors. and. tin ihc rt-cpnmzciitlatioit of our ittiliiary‘ illllllllfllltr, who had studicd ihc subjcct.

the govcritincitt llllllll\i'l/.L'll for tlisyriiicb to lloiig lflnig a Liztiiailinn fnrrc cuintni-ctl siibsiaiiiizilb: of ttv-r iitfziitirt‘ l 1111s.‘ --r apprnxiinzttclt‘ 2. 00o inrn, llili ‘or. .n:li:.ti'_v aiuhurZtitnJ in iuak- .i11g ilti- l't'l"'lllll'llillillildl. rt-Jtlilc,

I. 'l'l|:ii war l _l.tp:tn uti- tlit-it iinnrincitt.’ _ 2. 'l‘h.it iii- " nf l\' Hlllrlll, ill] the innin- lzitul. ~11 lit“ ~pi~ wit l1f1l1<*it7ti'l1<i1' from ih_- ‘l."'l,\'~l\I“I‘-l1-l.“norm f-friificd in rcsin u land attack?

3. 'l ai 1h.‘ l~l.ii.d of lion; tort... had n0 ade- qiiatt: air fllrcc and n» inlctpiztit‘ protection against t-ncnrv ih-Itllli- from 1hr air?

.1. Thu: ‘tilt’ tutti-r -iippl_‘.‘ of Hon‘ Kong on,‘ _pii1npt-d from liutvl-ntnl“

i 5. Thai itiiii l\'l-\\h»~»n iii lht- pl)\>\‘$>li)ll of ililllllllt‘ ll v flirrw. iltt‘ fzttt‘ of llong Kong hva- iin vital

ll. 'l'lt.ii tin‘ l'-t'iii~l| nziial fuicc- in ihc “'11s;- (‘r11 Pacific twrt‘ llill 1'l_\ iirnlr-ipiitlt‘ ti: l‘t‘>l5t 21g- grcs-iti: ticlz-ni lit tit» silllvllllr‘ viil[lllllL'>l' naval

_ force.- P

f. 'l'lt;tt. lll ca» of war arising. tllvsri" woiiiil b0 no llll~*llllill_\' 11f int-iw‘;i-i11;; lllt" lritislt mili- larv forrcs a1 llnng lining. nor 1.1’ incrcztsiiig 1h‘.- supplic- 11f ilu i"-1'<'.- .ilr-;-tl_v stationed ihi-rt‘?

8. 'l‘h.'1l. iii fart. i-t czi~i~ of war ttrisiitgf lhtu,‘

_ I :‘:».i1~ nt-rv lit-tug llispairhcrl U‘ their im-viialrh iI't.v‘]] TuilaVv “Gar Pigeons

I . its‘ \\'l‘ 1ll‘(‘ l'l‘llllll(lt‘il

This i- .1 '11 i"it.‘.'t'/ fl w:

‘daily in . ll‘~ll'lil'ilt‘.\i _\i‘1 iln- rarricr ‘pigvnu i~ i i-Fi. \ \\'l'll4‘l' in "l lur Dumb i’.'\11i11t:1l-" ~~iu< l-f iht‘ wrvicvs rt-itilcrcrl

y ibv-t- liirli»

'l'l1l- 1"‘ _ <\ Illri", lmvt‘ IIIIHIIIIYI Illl nlrl slum t‘. . it i. lilivil 1 nvztrtl ihi‘ cud of thl‘ first “iorlll \\'.'ir. .\'uiitll !_‘.'l~ balloons ztrt‘ litictl with Illl‘l.'ll riug- that wprlt1lllli'r'liIlllCJlll\' at :1 pre- (ll'l(‘l'llllll"(l timt‘. Iilf"flll\ 1r.» plat-ml in baskets ('l|lli])|)t‘il with vtnill paiwr-slnitv- \\'Ill'll wind and trcaihrr pcrniii. thi‘ l1l~l\'t'f< m1- sinippctl onto the llI(‘l.'1l riu;g< :tinl llll‘ ball-uni. snnt sailing inf/r

ciicmy flfiflllllCll territory. Aftt-r tltc lapse of a

. certain period of tiinc, the metal rings part, al- luivlllg pigeons and baskets to descend gently t: curlh. \\'iihiii catch basket is a ittcssage asking frictidly‘ French, Dutch, Czech or other allies for definite information valuable to the English. The finders arc instructed to slip the answer into a coittainci" on thc pigeons foot and release the hit-d. The bird ticarly always docs its part, and lllc ticxt morning English bombers may be un- usually fortunate in locating ammunition factor- ics, airdrontcs and troop concentrations.

British miitc sweepers and trawlers, not equip- pcd wiilt wirclcss, carry‘ pigeons along for emer- gcticics. \\'licn danger threatens in the North Sea, or English Chaimel, the birds are sent winging front 50 to lO0 miles to shore for help.

Since the last war, the United States Armv has dcvoicd considerable ziticntictt to raising car- rici" pigeons.

Over a period of years methods of breeding and training ltave resulted in striking improve- ments of speed and stamina. At one time a sustained flight of 200 miles a day was consider- cd cxccllcitt, and a milc a minute was thought to be thc limit of spccd. Today, however, the pi- geon that falters at a joo-ittile-a-day stretch is not considered worth keeping for war purposes. Some fast Army birds ltave brcastctl the breezes at ovcr 70 tnilcs an hour.

TfillllCfS arc proud, too, of thc progress in night flying. Formerly. a pigeon would fly from sunrise to dusk, thcn pick out a convenient tree or POI!‘ and wait for lllt‘ I)l'(‘.'ll\' of dawn. Trained Ill(‘l‘.~'- now can be rclicd upon to c.'trrv messages ciihcr b_v day 0r in the dzlrkcst of nights.

EDITORIAL NOTES

llcmbcrs of Parliament are doing more to de-

vcloi) or intensify‘ division in our ranks than any foreign quishngs in our midst . w v n: n-

Toitiorrotv let our thoughts and prayers be in- flucuccd by the heroism of those of our kitlt and kin iii Hung Kong, Singapore, Egypt, Libya, at sea, in the air, and ltoldiltg the fort in Britain.

U U i

In duty bound, all the civic candidates for clcc- tion or re-clcction will bc in chitrch tomorrow; whilc thosc returned unopposed will no doubt join thcin in thanksgiving for favours received.

u it it it

Rev. Dr. D. _l. Fraser, of Montreal Presby- terian College, who is being itontiitatcd for the Modcratorsltip of tlic (jcncral Assembly, would ltave been Moderator for the current year but for a mishap. His proposer did not turn up at last as- sentby in time, with the consequence that Rev. Mr. Skenc, to his own and almost every other body's surprise, lizid a walk over.

it >1. =1-

The curlers speak very highly of the magni- ficent reception thcy had in Quebec, where they were the only representatives of the Nlaritime Provinces to participate, in the bonspicL At a great banquet in thc Chatczlit Lauricr, at which the ‘Mayor of Qucbcc presided, and the Lieut Governor and Premier were present, this Prov- ince was singled out for special praise, and that (l0_vcn of curling and scouting, Mr. S. C. Moore, was cztllcd upon t0 iakc the bow. Good publicity this, which should be appreciated.

it n- -i >1:

A welcome reversal of policy for waging the sccoitd Victory Loan cantpziign is made known in the official release aimoiiiiriitg the plan to have at least 2,000 beacon fircs lighted across the coun- try, It was to be a blackout, but, thanks be to somebody, this strange notion has evidently been laaskctcd. It is proper that the nation should be lighictl, not darkened, when the citizens are reaching for thcir itioncy to invest in Victory. lust think of thc psychological devastation of a itation-tvidc blackouh-citizcns having to use flashlights to gct home, flashlights to find their way about in the itiost familiar places on earth. which arc their homcs, and flashlights to find ihcir check-books wlicn the cattvassers call. Tltc objections to this plan wcrc too itunterous to men- tion. Nationally, locally, psvcltogically, politically, fittaitcially". itotlting could have been worse.

i

Dcaliitg with thc imperial War Cttbinct issut‘, Lord Bcunclt in his itiztitlcti speech in the House of Lords said: “Thc difficulty is that a war cab- inct ltcrc is responsible 1.0 this Parliament and not to the llontittion Pllflllllllflllté. Representation of ihc iI0lllllllOll must ht‘ b_v soniconc responsible to the govt-rituiritt and the Parliament of which hc is a 5pOltC<lllZlll." llc rcfcrrcd to Prime hlinistcr Ciirtiifs spccchcs in Australia, and added: “‘l pray you in fCllltllilltl‘ that strong litnguagc is one of thc ltallntarks of ncw (lcinocracics a5 itiodoraiiun in language is one of the ltallitiarks of this old Parliamcitt. Thcre is no need to be under a misapprehension as to :'\tistralia's loyalty to the (‘rovzn or hcr willingness to make sacri- ficcs until the curl." Lord llcmtctt said thc pro- blciti was how to guartlnict: that iltc (lomiuioits >ll0lll(l bc ahlc to cxprcss thcmsclvcs on the po- licics bcfnrc they bccnittc effective. There arc tour mcthotls of iloittg this, hc said—lmpcrial lkntfcrvncc, inter-gtivcrnmcnt dispatches, use of ilircct cabli- and tclirpltonc cinnzitiiiticziiioits and occasional consultations.

v

ill 1N

(flttlrltns Dickcns, liuglislt novclist, born this (lute 181.’; Ills t-hildlionrl in its general outline, 1n:i_v bt‘ siuiiicd in tlic carly chapters 0f "David tTup|>ci-fi<‘lt|," -—lii_~ ina-icrpit-cc, had he written uvlhillg vl-"c. his plzicc would have hccit little ln\\'(‘l' than that 11f liicltlgittg-also in his picture of young |'ip in “Grczii lixpcctatimts,” mid pct‘- ltzips in sonn- traits of Litilc Doinbcy; hc must have hvcn ilic llltL-l observant of cliiltlrcn, wise btjvuntl his years. things 1ilr(‘.'uly' striltiug his pcr- CCpllOll and appcaling it» his scnsc of thc grotcsqul‘: his list nf llll\‘l‘ls‘ vita, rcilclics tn ovcr .10, and bcsirlcs itiany of the voiumcs of "llousc- hold Words" wot-o in al‘ intsnis and purposes his mvn prnrluction : his fault, ifitbc a fault, “'11s an i>\'(‘l' ahinuliinct‘ uf r-ncrqt‘ and nvcrfltnv 0f lift‘; he pniircrl his treasures forth with tun lavish 1 bnml. in loo m.'in_v fields-theatrical, social, philanthropic. as wcll as literary; of r051 in hi5 work he kitciv nothing. nflt bccauso he gither itectlcd or (‘tm-ictl 1nin1t‘_v,"biit lWCllllcp hi; Swing drove him to bz‘ always (lning: "The men wh0 lcarn cmlurttitcc. arc they whocall thc ivllnlg world brother . "

511E CHARLOTTETOWN “GUARDIAN

NDTES BY TNE WAY

Th. annnuncemtfiiil. made l»; rtmetlt of millions an bhtfpplilipit Ottawa mat. $7.000.- 999 is to be extmtied on the eit- largecnent of me plain. of LL12 Al- zoma Steel Corporation in the next two years is the mcst un- portant news the Saull has hwlli l; many a long day. Ultdelxakeu as a. war project to ntake uP f°l the depletion o! scrap iron resolut- e; and to help meet the increased demand for steel in the Dimlnlon. lesultlng from the general expans- lon of the Govcrtimcitils war pro- gram. this new constriiolloit will for the most part be of a W118 which will fit into psrttianent de- velopment hert- ancl will go far t0 realize the dicam of Sn‘ Jlllllfs Dunn, president of the carporat-loit. to make the Sanlt the "Plll-“illllfgfll of Canada." - Satilt Sze Marlo Star.

Hitler ls undoubtedly planning fresh invasions. He is making an enormous 1iiitnbci~ of glitters, each capable of carryittg .~.t‘\“.‘l‘€\l ton’... He has seized all the silk ntaicrial he can find 1n Europe, and he doesn't mind who knoivs that it is tittend- ed for parachutes. Is all this meant for Invasion of Britain? It ls as likely as the invasion of anvwitere else. Hitler has tirade three big di- visions to scatter British strength outside Britain, He expected a fourth. We ltave to disperse Em- pire forces in large numbers: (ll To meet a Gcntian swoon through the Caucasus or across Tuikry t-o Iran: t2l to holtl Gcriran forces in Llby-a: 431 to kcrp tl~v Japansse quiet. in Iztdo-Cltina, Tllo fcurth and biggest diversion did not. come off. It, was intended to be a Brit- ish Invasion of France. A strong invitation was issued to us bv an almost complete withdrawal of German tcrccs We declined the bait- Despite Gcrman h. xhips ln Russia tlicro is nn sign yct of German wcarlness of war hi better climates. In fact. many lower- rank German officers are l‘€&dl€f than Hitler for Crates and super- Cretes. N-azl schoollntr was 1n- tended to make them like that - Dally Express (London).

The battles of the Atlantic of the Mediterranean. of Europe, cf Africa. and of tlt- Far East. have yet. to be won, and ll- would be the shecrcst fotlv for the free pcoples of lilo wni-ld to lakc a ccmtfacctit 0r lacl-"accliacvsal attiindc. So fat‘ fmm ltaviitt; "iurucd the czrtiot” we have not ,\'ct rcacltod it. We are only in sight. of it, and l-ltere is n. long. herd stretch ahead. But wrhavo this consolation - that our position in December. 194i. and our Ito-Wes arc lrttmcnsiiralw-ly‘ brigh- ter than thev were‘ in December. 194-0; that. whlh- wi- hav" not yet won the war. wn have slaved the rush which. if Hitler and his gang had laeen as clever as they thought they were, mizht have ovs-rvrheflm- ed us. Now the folwrtitla for win- rilnc this war. for destroying Hitlerism and Nazi lvrnnnv for ever and ever. ls very simple. Fight in unison. vrork in umson. give in unison, to the verv utmost of r1111‘ streneth and resources _- Roval Gazette and Colonist Dally (Ber- muda.

Hitler wanted to unify Europe In one sense, he I5 succeeding. I-le ls making frlcndslltips between peo les who once thought there coud be nothing worse then each other. He is making their tradi- tional quarrels look petty hldccd. He ls deflating historical enmities. He Ls educating nations to the necessity of unity. In London the Govemments-ln-exile of Greece and Yugoslavia have just slqned an agreement lOGklIlt! to union b2- tween the t-wo countries after the war. This news follows by more than a year the reports cf a similar agreement. between Czechs and Poles. which meanwhile has been developlnc. Progress toward settle- ment. of Balkan problems ls always encouraging to the rest of a. peace- seeklnc world because rivalry be- t-ween Balkan States has sometimes bffillihl lnlcrcst. Great. Powers lntO conflict tvlih each other. produc- lllk major wars. and because Bat- kan Jealousles have provided op- "Oflllflllw f0!‘ aggressive Pzwcrs — like Nazi Germany _ to divide and conquer. The Grocn-Yiigcslav atzresmentf, though academic itntll Allied victory 15 achieved. is a use- ful document. It discloses marked preparation for solution of prob- lems which after World War One, remained to Dlaglli? t-lm puree con- ference in 1919: and which, 1:1 fact. were never reallv solved. It. also proclaims that Hitler is not the "Ply 0110 busy tvltlh plans for uni- fication of n-riticit While Allied attmlas and navies are Dmpafltlfl to talli- the offcnslw in the military field. an Alllccl cllfmsivo in the diplomatic and pclillCnl firltls is al- ready under vvav Whll" those plans cannot. be credited in any con- structive htstplratlon from Hitler, the chief Nazi has contributed ‘to their ultimatf sticccss It peoplcs are eve-r azain lemon-cl to recoil frcm thr- tcntpornry scll-tlonlztls rc- nulred for building a bc'tcr world they new‘ only cfntpzirc those with the sacrifices imposed on t-“cm to “USU Hitler's amhltim to build a Nazi world. Christian Science Monitor.

Collected lmnul-w‘ and in- fluences have sstnrtimv Qbsgurgd from nllbll" all‘11'l"11 one conch-I. oratlmt which mlvlit pgint t9 the solution of the Pitkre "Jauanrlse problemt“ Th." sliwlc government service in Caitrdt thvi has 5'1 far remained unscathed b" r-i-itlwlwn- free frcm pnrl a-bore attack. ivheth- er political or uciternl, iwtlle all nther war tamtlviflcs c’. the ccuntrv have been sublcdvt t; a constant. rlmnlnrv tho-l: that provldgrl btl the Fl- C M P Fhlco tho r"=t of the P.C.".P. acFvWI-y- r4‘ vlctvctl its vlrltwllv bcv"r"l 1'(‘"'n"t“1. tvltv should its work ln dmcllrq ivlilt 1'1" “Japanese "m" owl 1's word that the n v1 l< 11"rl'u~-t‘0n‘rf"l, h" rllvtonntrd. (r mrrh w" r\_ over. lcolrerl ln 1'70 prcvvit. wl"r=n'ead will lnilrl darn» ru tlw tnntler? ._ V-ariccuver Nuts-Herald.

PUBLIC FORUM

file nluna la eeaa [or the dlaeaaalea by aerreapoaleota ol qaaatlana 0| laureat- The Charlottetown Gear-din deea no: aeeeoaarlly roe lb eplaloaa al aarnaeeaaeala.

"DO WE NEED IT?"

Sir.—Your editorial regardlrtz the subsidlzln: of canned zrapefrul juice and your censure pf the Com- modity Price Stabilize ion Board for so dolnz sounds not altogether unreasonable. Grapefruit juice is a delightful and beneficial beverage. something that I am sure we would not. wish to deprive any sick person from being able no obtain, but for those of us who are well it in just. another luxury we can easily get along without.

There Ls another beverage that is nslnl no millions of bushe 01 val- uable grain, and a. large amount o labor tn its manufacture which could be devoted to an all out war effort without anyone being any the worse off. that vou devote veltv little space to in your editorial page. The eltmlnatloti of this beverage would not mean the glvinlbup of a

u

n

luxury that we enloyecl, the littimt of one of the ireotest. curses that e found 1n the nation.

One does not have to spend many evenings in Charlottetown to see its evil effects. not. only on the civ-

ilian life of the community. but the c me

young men in uniform, I am sorry ioysay. are not untouched by it I think I speak for very many par- ciits. when I sav we fear what the war will do to the characters of our boys far more titan what it will do to their bodies, How the govern- ment of Canada can ask us to sun- port. a conscription measure. deny ourselves to buy War Saving Cer- tificates and R0 to church and bray for victory, while this liquor curse ls allowed to flourish in our midst is something I cannot under- stand. v I think it ls time christian peo le everywhere get; out and fight. t is evll and insist tnat if our can! men are to be taken for mlitary service the government will see to ti: they are safe zllarded from this, and other evil things. When the church and Christian people stamp out. the curse of liquor, they will have done much to answer their own prayers for Victory. both by raising the moral standards of the people. and the efficiency of all who labour, or fight in the cause of democracy. I am, Sir. etc" LAWSON E. CROSBY West Royalty.

(The Federal Government says this ls a matter entirely in the hands of the provincial governments: lf the conditions in this province be such as Mr. Crosbv states. then the blame ‘lies solely at the door of the Campbell ovemment, which hafidthé prohibit on law to enforce.

An Unnecessary Pretext

(Toronto Telegram)

No pledge from Mr. Klng was ac- cepted by the millions of Canadians who voted against his candidates. How can they vote to relieve him of

any pledge he may have made.

These and many other Canadians can only view with futile anger and profound contempt the lying sug- gestion that any votx‘. ls necessary to relieve the Government of a pledge con- The Government, as such, gave no pledge

against the Introduction of scrlptlon for overseas service.

of this kind in the election of 1940:

the only pledges given were the per- sonal pledges of W, L. M. King and late Ernest Lapoirtte. Mr. Lapointtvs pledge has been absolved. Mr. King's pledge can be absolved by the simple method of stepping

the