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DECEMBER 9. , 1943i w”, w- _- _

what he’s_ been wanting

Soy "Merry Christmas" to him in o woy tiiot will thrill him. Give him the kind of gift he'd choose for him- self-something he con really weer. We hove every- ifliing for that mun about the house-

TIES, GLOVES, MUWLERS and SOCKS

s. A. McDONALD

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This column is open hi the discussion by corro- epondents oi‘ questions a! interest. The Lisarintwtown Guardian does not necessar- ily endo the opinion of correspondents.

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island are not going to be misled by men who support a Federal 001W which in taking the bread and butter out of the mouths of tiicir clliidfCil.

Then in another breath Mr. Barbour said that Mr. King was Canada‘! greatest statesman. He should have substituted the word Politician for the word statesman. i wonder if Mr. Barbour ever heard of the following great Can- adian statesmen: Macdonald. Lllliliiil‘, Borden and Bennett. To but a man who dlsrlalmed any roiuicctlon with the $120,000 Beniihnriiois scandal when his °"-“ "iimhalsn manager of 1930 and Senator MacDougall were Pliilflll guilty of sucii-and this

in0lls—on the some level as these Brest men, is certainly a "travesty an Justice".

u In his own words Mr. King said. out‘ llfirty is in the valley oi

‘he K1111.’ Government has Placed

the hands of greedy speculators.

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“as dlsclaimed by Premier King i111 the floor of the House of Com--

humiliation." Now 1 maintain that

the farmers of P.E.I. and the “We hos. dairy. and poultry ytiaikct in a veritable valley of fmllllilluil. made so by a very “hm sishtcd policy of releasing T9911 subsidies and allowing the hliole feed business to fall into

Kym" I ‘saw s photo of Mr. ‘kills taken as he sadly placed a oicalh on the grave of one oi “fill lliieroes over there my heart ma: Ii iter us I though of the man- mmii which he refused to send “r Oécements at Col. Ralstons qiegfnl "quest. and as a result of bravm fluted ranks many of our u I 0 lads were~sacrlticed on the ‘$11211’ 0i political expedlence". cant does Mr. Barbour say now? as "We but him in the samo class ab” fest! four great men mentioned “who whose names will forever M _ i1 the hearts and minds of all “itfllliic generations of Cane-

WQ: to his reference to roads. It t an election announcement ‘:5 ieve] out, the “hog back" l‘ _ Jeoseut Valley over which many . lo It: have been tossed to and fro auras”, Years. Never was there “v h-msmanagement and stupid-

. m: °Wn by the Public Works De- wgienl during the lest summer.

. tom En the flirlngfleld road wee “to "D the public was‘ forced to ma" uvcr e mad through North phcusfluih Granvllltl ivl-iich in

,_ huh has so torn up by spring m 9i! that one was compelled "rllap std welt for sn oncoming you ‘ Pill. end they left thmerk main n this condition until the m road was finally opened. f" to complete the comedy

m... detour end made a nice road of it while we for the rest of the sea- son wallowed and rolled through “Harbours Ref-that's stupid- ity. They tore up- both roads to Bor- den at the same date and made such s. mess of both that tourists turned back and left the Island alter some of them hsd the bat- teries and mufflers torn off their ears_that's stupidity. What did the people of North Wlnsloe ever do to this Govern-

electrlflcation p.

stupidity. I

two months-that's stupidity.

As She Goes" t 1 am. Sir. etc.

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Britons get one ounce weekly. __._______...__.._.

Good m-ws for

COLD SUFFERERS!

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momentum virlli carry them

y!’ and

D serve ell to abilities.

In conclusion. I urge e11 those rcise the franchise, heir best effort: in Under the

eligible to exe and to exert t getting the vote out. democratic form of government _ which we all cherish so much and whmh we" made i" U19 Yfqilcili which was so ritcently maintained b the utmost secnitioe of many of our best young men, we are ea- pecielly privileged, Don't be influ- enced by the Llbenal cenvassers who are asking you to stay homo _ "u," than vote Progressive 0MP industry. This is a valuable indus- servative. Use your franchise ac- cording to ypur convictions. Lib- eral governments too long 1n of- fice have grown, indifferent. inef- ficient. autocratic -- and irritable in office. The Progressive Conser- votive Party with thirty able can- didates, combining yoiith and ex- _ perlence, with s Well-conceived, “m1”? 1mm" YER" have bee" linen“! and [toward looking anything but a. tourist attraction. statement olf policy-are the loglca alternative. vote Progressive Con- servative on December lilth and give P111. the new deal that is so

perienee on some of our roads. The failure of the Government in its Department of Highways is perhaps the heaviest handicap which the tourist industry ls car- rying. We shall never succeed in developing the full possibilities of this industry until we have a gov- ernment conscious of these pos- sibilities. and prepared to do its share hy providing public services of a character which will attract and -not drive away these profitable

ment? This Government that operates in brain waves (rural

electric schemes. dental clinic mo- bile outfits still on their hands). The end of the Winsloe Road was left in a wretched condition all summer and maybe it is so yet. This is e main road to the besch over which tourists travel, and was left almost impossible-that's

When a road is to be construct- ed Mr. Barbour should send one of his engineers over the planned detour and see that it is properly machined and made passable. Last year the detour into Bradalbane was torn up piecemeal by big ma- chines. left almost impossible. Then some contractor's employee stuck up ii. sign which said “de- totir", so we were obliged to plough through loose stones, clay, and roots oi trees until the Spring- field job of that year was done. Even the remainder of the detour from Birad-albane to Emerald was full of holes and hog backs-no machine touched it while we roll- ed, swayed and tossed over it. for

I have often wondered how Mr. Barbour could even maintain a whimsical. cynical or even a half- apologetie smile as he drove up to his farm at Coleman weekly in hle govemment purchased car filled with government gasoline. Not much wonder that his weak and wavering Government are rushing to the press and radio in a last minute effort to save a slnklng.shlp which they in the last issue of their platform say is sinking-yea, sinking, — “Steady

‘ ELECTOR-

ILYLIJSBURY. Buckinxhemshire. England -- (or) - a Pll killed in prosont times l: worth u years‘ bacon .ration for one person said a member of the Buckingham- shire National firmer’: Union.

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where and ours was no exception. failed end refused to carry out the In each election since tho pm- clear intentions and instructions grenive Conservatives have -een 0f the Legislature. The revenues gaining strength steadily and Qhat (""1 lPefiliil tilxcs, earmarked by m“; the Legislature for this important office on December llth. Very few department, have been diverted

votes separated the two parties in fwm their intended purpose and soil-votive candidate for the Third 1968. these end many more have Elsi-Tm °1 P1111“ Cfllinty-

been swung our we

Tribute To Ceilesgue Before closing I wish f4 say

Mr. Leslie Hunter. Being the ‘ member of the House swore of my shortcomings u

counsellor. Dining the first World War he served overseas with the Canadian Expeditionary Force. m“ m. y“ h, w“ a gm-mu- b” 1n agriculture and in the fish- fore entering the mercantile field. m: constant contact with farming people in business and as manager of the locsl cheese factory, along with his keen interest and lead- ership in ell other community ef- forts stamp him u a men excep- tionally well informed on the prob- lems of ell. Hie lengthy and var- ied ewes-fence. coupled with his never questioned integrity and sound abilities have mark d him c" a" “w” 1°“ °!» is m" it l5 as one o! the most valu bers of the Legislature, We need men like him to guide m, "hi" of o“, pmh,“ ‘my I Well. these Governments have urge the electors of the Cardigan M“ i" “"- md 5-" "i" l" 1i"?- Distrlct to give him that strong silpport which his splendid record _ meflym on my own behalf I thank and fishermen and all citizens are the District sincerely for the con- fidence placed in me at the by- election trwo yous ago. Your con- _ “mud ‘uwon w!“ b‘ Mgmy w“ interested themselves in finding "owed and I w", endnvm, m and submitting to Ottawa a rem- the best at my humble

badly needed,

-iiricui_t_i.iiii-

selected immedlat‘, after

serial from which to choose.

Islllol At Stake

spokesmen have made and

promises in an however extravagant, but ymt will judge them.

ably and efficiently have

and imliemonted whatever icles they may have

on Election Dey. .

in el of the msjor depe-

oble neglect.

wliirrv flirt of Hf

“immunization-alums l

dltlon. U! Q

m,“ that; recognize its obligations to those

time, m, Mgcltflllgn ha; been d9- unfortunate and needy persons for

fentgd, by the time; a. h“, 0th,,- whom this assistance was dssign- iii being chosen by you to stand great leaders - the most recent ed "ind inlendvd. r5 calldldflies W!’ W“? 1109 B811- .exemple being Winston Church- ' ill. This time he will be successful and the Island will be governed with a man at its head whose rec-

ord 0g publlc and prlvage servlce we hear the same talk and the industry and joint efforts the pro- stands second to nOne in this pray- same promises of Regional Iligh giess and prosperity of your dis-

ince.

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record of patriotic service behind them. 1f, as there is every reason to believe and hope. a new Pro- gressive Conservative government will be formed and a now cabinet visitors. Dec- ember 11th., there will be an ab- iundonce of excellent cabinet mat-

When you go to the polls mark

making numerous and extravasant

their hold on power. However, it is not by their present promises upon their record as a government that

You will ask yourselves —- to what extent have they fulfilled the glowing promises which they made to you four years ago? -—hoav cap- they managed and administered the af- fairs of the Provlnce- -— how pru- dently and wisely have they shaped

and of our: general economy fol- lowing this government's four year term of office? I am confident that your answers to all these questions will be such es to com- pel you to mark your ballots

d1 policy as to toads, education, pub- aum" m’ government can date. iic health, rural electrification. ag- riculture, the fisheries. the tourist ‘us; Qgetzomgozqlgolgl 319,8‘: industry, and all other departments no opportunm m (mm. ‘m, mm“ and activities of Government. o‘ u‘: flrangraweigf new financial agreement which he ment. That. herbeen done on other ‘occasions. The _ situation may feirl summed up by saying ma.

government there he: been on ob- _ eence of n clear and consistent policy snd the presence of extre- vegenco end e-groet deal of cuip- . Ihrery. one knows that our major limb

public services are in an unsatis- factory condition. The Department of Public Works has been very active and he: spent s great deal o! your. money during the put two or three months in preparation for this election. but except foguyliis that Department hse been n1! idle end negiiglnt so that our baloney: end our secondary roads ero in s most unssmfectory cou-

The sine snd insistent pree- qpiurn he tend

o

THE sGfiéRPléN- S7HARPQTIETQWN

Public Health. It is clear. how- ever: that the Government has felled to evolve any consistent pol- icy 1n that Department, and has

the Government has refused to

lfillonsi lllth Schools In the Department of Education

Schools that we heard four years

has been done by the government

ucation during the past years.

erles, the Goverment does not et- tempt to suggest that conditions ere satisfactory. It only attempts to excuse itself by saying that the unsatisfactory conditions ccm- plained of are due to Dominion Government and not Provincial Government policies. That, of course. is true in part, but we must remember that one o! the argu- ments, which Government speak-

n great thing to have the Provin- cial Government in line with the Dominion Government at Ottawa.

and one criticism of the Jones Government which our farmers

properly making at the present time, is that. the leaders in the Jones Government either have not

edy for these problems. or they have so little influence at Ottawa that their representations have been ignored. in any event the farmers and fishermen are suffering and are losing itioncy. not merely pmg. its. but actual capital investments,

of the government, and the King government and the Jones govern- ment between them have done nothing tn remedy the situation. The Government has attempted to take slime credit for our tourist

fry and with ‘vigorous government assistance it could be developed to bring to this Province a. revenue many times greater than what it now produces. One of the first re- ovisitcs ‘for the development of this industry is good roads, anti road conditions in this Province

Conservative Platform

to contribute his bcsl.

be

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160011011’ by lit-L. Edward Arnett:

this evening as Progressive Con-

My colleague, Mr. Peter Gallant, and myself have been honoured

ago and have been hearing ever Prince Edward Island in general since .- but not one Single thing owes so much The present Government led by to implement these promises oi- to Premier J. Welter Jones. for rel- y", won}; an be“); o; my “menus translate this talk into action. In sons best known to itself, has seen the meantime our primary schools, ilt to appeal to the country at this which are of first importance. have lnost unsuitable time of the year. been permitted to suffer and de- This will, no doubt, make it dif- nmh l; h“ bu“ my n“ ‘onune cline, so that the government which flicult or impossible for many of h, h“, mm u u, "web" “d succeeds this one will have as its the electorate to reach the polls first task the winning back of that and exercise their franchise. You Krulind which we have lost. in ed- will all recall the circumstances surrounding the announcement of the pendin, election. Either Pre- mier Jones was kept in the dark concerning the event, by his De- lruty, th-ue confirming that dis- unity does exist in the Liberal nd- " ministration, or his statement of denial issued in Central Canada. was made for the express purpose of misleading the people of this Province. A Government is judged by its

plainlng to that body that this ag- reement had been accepted under protest. Every one knows that it ll riot satisfactory and does not do justice to this Province. Bvery- one lmows that w,» have given up to the Dominion for it: use our most profitable fields of taxation. and that what we have received in return is not sufficient for our needs. Everyone knows that this boasted Agreement makes no pro- vision whatever for the settlement of our just claims against Ottawa flor its breaches of the Confedera- tion Agreement.

basis of our minimum financial requirements the settlement which we have received is inadequate. No onc blight to know better than Premier Joni-s himself that this settlement will not make it pos- sible for our Province to develop its resources and to give to ‘its people in roads, in education, in public health, in agriculture. in rural electrification,‘ anti in other directions. those public services such as the other Provinces enjoy and to ‘which our citizens have the some right. It would be a serious

Many tourists. attracted to our beautiful Province by the excel- lence of its natural advantages, have left hurriedly after one ex-

Our Party realizes that while it is its duly to criticize the Govern- ment record and point out to you the shortcomings of that record, it has also the positive duty of in- your ballots on Dectlon day, I forming you what course it shall suggest that you keep Certain things in mind. The Government of Premier Jones is asking to be returned to power. Its leaders and

pursue when elected to power. Conscious of our duty to you in this regard. we have prepared our platform which we presented to are you immediately after the Election was announced. This platform was effort to retain formed after the most careful thought and study by all of the Progressive-Conscrvatlvc candid- ates. It. is. not. the work of any particular person. It is a joint ef- fort to which each of us has tried

It is a summary and a, plan of what we honestly believe will ad- vance the interests of our Province and the welfare of its citizens. We realize fully that its implementa- tion will involve the expenditure of a great deal of money. We |,g]- Hlnkly admit thlt the Provincial o __ m“; what, revenues now available may not y, the slate o; our public serylcgs permit tho iiill implementation of

every planlq in this platform. It is our firm purpose to remedy that situation first of all. and to en- deavour to place this Province in that financial position “liicrc it will be able to implement a proper

Premier "Jones now boasts of the

made with Ottawa. Only e few months ago. he was apologizing to

i e veriimen increase ex- ' ‘v “m” Shit"... t. it? sesshmiii. a Congervahve Address By Mr. Edward Amett

i The following sddress was given past performances end the fulfill- znent of its promises. The present I am privileged to address you islberal administration, practically devoid of veterans, holds itself out as the champion of the returned men. The basic privilege of any citizen, civilian under our system o! responsible government, is that of voting for his elected representatives in Par- cultural and fishing community, liament. As populated by the descendants of those four great stocks, English, Irish, Scotch and French, to whose

Everyone knows that on the

matter if the government at Ot- tawa were permitted to believe that this settlement which was made with this Province was re-

edmtnlsustion Iii-llfqlresentation in this by our opponents. Thus lt is ap- past performance, trot the Conservative Party is one which 11m up to its commitments. 1k. Jones bu. in no uncertain ‘Jrml. told us whet he is prepared to do with organized labour. I sub- mit that the interests of labour are the interests of the farmer—- one is dependent on the other, The farmers of the Province wish to see the labouring men‘ rgcolvg This is another matter on which the, Premier and his candidates seem to differ in Policy. The Liberal candidate for Charlottetown Royalty, Dr. C. I". But-Wm. in a recent address, pre- sented hlmself es s champion of ‘abour, as did also his colleague, Mr. Protvse. Dr. Dougan stated: "Labour must be given its place wit-b adequate rates or pay", H“ Party two policies’! How_ than, csn it for-m s govern- ment? All ministers in s Cabinet must be of one accord on policy. If differences arise in this respect, the-dissenting members must re- sign. The Progressive Conservative Pl"! W111. 0n assuming office. deal with this problem of labour

parent, from

e living wage.

now this right during the Provincial election of. 1543. when many of us were serv- lfix overseas The Dominion Gov- ernment and the Province of On- trlct and of the Province of tarlo made provision for the service vote. Why did Prince Edward Island not do so? consideration

the Liberal can you veterans nope to receive from a govern- ment which, in the first instance, deprived you exercise your franchise?

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Pledge to Veterans

The Progressive - Conservative Party pledges itself to look after your interests in the creation of e Department of Veterans’ Affairs snd ubour at the first session of the Legislature following its elec- tion to office.