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riiunsoay, auovsr a. 1m Legion Activities

Of more than ordinary interest are the re- ports and resolutions adopted yesterday by the rovincial Command of the Canadian Legion in annual session here. The efforts of the Legion during the past year have been devoted to straightening out difficulties in the interests of the service nien and women of this war, and of their dependents. This is a very important work indeed. (Duly the Legion, with its Canada-wide organization and long experience in dealing with such matters, could hope successfully to grapple with such a task.

Some day, when this war is ovcr, the whole IOOPY of what the Canadian Legion has done and is doing for its younger soldier comrades will be told, and it will hc a story well worth the reading. In the meantime, it will go on fighting bureaucratic negligence and red tape, and prodding those in power and authority. The Legion can do this all the more effective- ly by reason of being a strictly non-partisan body, with an indisputable right to speak from experience on behalf of our fighting forces.

While the latter are winning battles over- seas, it must be a source of great satisfaction and comfort to tin-in to know that the veterans of an older generation are fighting their battles back at home.

Secession Whisper Again

The Halifax Chronicle (Liberal) notes that l "considerable stir" was caused recently in the House of Commons banking committee when Mr. W. A. Tucker, Liberal member for Rosthern, Sask, bluntly stated that "there is a growing feeling in western provinces against the continuation of Confederation because of the discrimination by interests in the central part of the Dominion.” Mr. Tucker was told by another Liberal member that his state- ments amounted to “downright stupidity."

The Chronicle evidently does not agree with the last mentioned speaker, though it is not prepared to go as far as Mr. Tucker, who linked the hlaritiitics with the western provinces as tending to (iailyt with isolationist sentiments. “There is tindoubtedly a tendency to‘ think of secession as the solution for Maritime prob- lems. In some circles it is a comparatively strong sentiment which it would be unwise to ignore. Yct the idea of secession is not what one might call a pritnary" desire of anyone. It is one that has been induced by conditions. In the west, ac- cording to Mr. Thicker, it has been the lack of facilities offered by the banks that has produc- ed it. In the east it has been the obvious neglect of industrial opportunities and the difficulties that have been placed in the way of local de- velopment of natural resources.” The Chronicle thinks this tendency to disunity is one of the most vital problems facing the people of Can- Ida today. It dcplorcs the pettifogging attitude in politics, the tendency "to examine every pro- position for improvement from the provincial and local point of view” and suggests that it is time "our political thinking caught up with the mechanical and scientific advances of the times and began to see things as a whole."

These are good words, but with Provincial 1nd Federal elections in the offing it is doubtful if they will be seriously heeded by the powers that be. There is no_ doubt that the central prov- inces have gained the lion's share of the indus- trial and financial advantages under_ Confedera- tion, and it is to be feared "that they will con- tinue to do so until we send men to Ottawa with sufficient brains and intestinal stamina to stand up successfully for our rights .both east and west.

Suspicious Haste

Doubt as to the legality of the Govern- ment's Family Allowances Bill is not just '4 bit of froth raised by opponents to the plan of cash grants. This Mr. Dicfcnbaker was able to show in his speech in the Commons last wcck. Since there is a doubt, and it goes further than Mr. Dicfenbaker and the others who have spoken in the debate, the Progres- live Conservative member's suggestion to test the bill in the Supreme Court was not out of ordcr.

As the Government is posttlztting the che- ques until July, i945, before which time there surely will be another session of Parliament, and before which time there surely will be a. Dom- inion-Provincial conference where some effort might be tnadc to relate the scheme ‘to social ggcurity planning on a reputable basis, there could be nothing lost by testing it. Nothing, that is, suggests the Globe and Mail, unless Mr. King has some reason other than social better- ment, such as an election in Quebec on Aug. 3. for giving it the veneer of legality which pas- sage by Parliament will do.

The Prime Minister's refusal, his ill-temp- ered haste to cram the bill through Parliament ir months before it is to take effect. only heightens the political complexion of the meas-

lift.

The Last Lap

Quebecnnd Alberta are now on the last lap of their Provincial elections. It is generally con- ceded the Social Creditors will win in Alberta, but in Quebec the situation is different. In i930, the Union Nilbioimle went down to defeat iii

~Quebec thtdttigh the very forcible intervention

of some Federal Ministers, the issue being as mug; g question of Federal politics as it was of

Mr. Duplessis’: administration. The present Provincial elections, even more than in I939. are being fought on Federal affairs, despite the efforts of the Liberals to keep the struggle lim- itcd to Provincial politics only. The leading op- position speakers-Union Nationale and Bloc Popuiaire-charge the Quebec Premier with being the henchmen of Mackenzie King, with never making any protest against the Mobiliza- tion Acts, hich according to the “De-imir" are tjc blackmail." Platform speakers and

papers are making-the most of the

. ttered by. the rlraftees who' lament

've been forced to “sign on for active

"And of course, much is being made

of the Guenette affair, 1 young conscript of Saint Lambert who, having failed to answer his calling-up notice, was killed by police officers ivhilst trying to make his getaway from his father's house in the tiiiddie of the night. The Liberals are thereforq facing a difficult situa- tion: their opponents refuse to discuss Pro- vincial administration, harp on about Federal matters. There are observers who even say that conscription, which after i017 was a great help

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lessness. those who have

to the Liberals in their triumph over the Con-t servativcs, is now playing against them. while Nationalists are asserting that the English- speaking population of the country would be opposed to conscription if French Canadians ap- proved of it, that the Imperialist elements make such a shout about it just to annoy Quebec Prov- ince. ' The Nationalists papers claim that the present system of voluntary enlistment is only conscription in disguise and that the conscripts are frequently the object of harsh treatment.

EDITORIAL NOTES .-

It is understood a large delegation is ex- pected from Saskatoon to canvas New Briins- wick in the interests of the C. C. F. for the Provincial election on 28th inst.

O i I U The Provincial Legion "did itself proud" yesterday. And that was only the beginning of greater things to follow, when the new vet- erans return to swell the depleting ranks of the "has beens" of the previous Great War. n n- u a-

St. Paul's, Charlottetown, is to be congratu- lated on being so speedily settled with ii rector in succession to the greatly loved departing in- cumbent, Rev. Mr. LeDrew Gardner. Rev. Mr. Abbott is rector of the famous old Garrison Church of Halifax, where he has done much to restore it to its former greatness.

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The Council of People's Commissars of the USSR has set up a. Council for Religious Af- fairs to maintain contact between the Govern- ment and the Armenian, Georgian, Old-Believ- er, Greek, Catholic and Lutheran Churches, the Moslem, Jewish and Buddhist religious com- munities and the sectarian organizations on questions relating to these religious bodies on which the decision of the Government is re- quired. I. Polyansky has been appointed Chair- man of the Council. l I I F Rt. Honl Earl Baldwin of Beivdley, K. G., P. C., LL.D., British statesman, born this date i867; educated at Harrow and Trinity Col- lege, Cambridge; was Unionist Member of Par- liament for Bewdley, Worcestershire, from I908 to r937 when he was raised to the Peerage; was Prime Minister from i924 to 1929, and again from 1935 to i937; he guided the nation suc- cessfully over the crisis connected with the ab- dication of King Edward VIII; he visited Can- ada, including Charlottetown; his publications include: “The Classics and the Plain Man", "On Eng- land", “Our Inheritance”, "This Torch of Freedom", "Service of our Lives", “An Inter-

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Many of his friends and admirers here will regret to learn that Hon. Capt. Rudolph J. Ber- lis, Presbyterian chaplain, has been wounded in France. Son of Rev. H. A. Berlis, associate minister of Dovercourt Road Presbyterian Church, Toronto, Capt. Berlis was born and mainly educated in Ontario. He took his Bach- elor of Arts degree at the University of Tor- onto, then went to Union Theological Seminary, New York, for his degree in Bachelor of Div- inity. Later he studied in Germany at Munich University and then took‘ a year's advanced study in St. Andrew's University, Scotland. When in Scotland he took duty as acting min- ister at Craii, Fyfeshire. Prior to enlisting he was student missionary at Hunter River, and

“Peace and Goodwill in Industry", b1

see war ln all its cruelty and ‘ruth- Only

llved throufih it can have under- Stendina- And when they come back hOme with those eyes so used to death, what are We going to say to them? —St. Thomas Times-Journal.

_.F__. A lurid girl working on g [gym where Italian prisoners of war were also employed was often ac- wmlianled by the small son of the armer. She asked him one day what he would like to be when he glrew up. Expecting him to say, ‘A fflrmer. like daddy." she was surprised when he replied enthus- lflsiifilily- "O-oh. miss an Italian prlsonerW-Manchester Guardian,

The other evening we Illtened to some announcer telling about a patriotic song written by l great and patriotic Englishman. It was quite a build-up. The so-called patriotic Englishman seemed of more importance than the fight- in: men in Italy or Normandy There was lust one flaw 1n the rholg affair This chap who was described as being so super-patri- otlc had recently finished serving a term 1n jail for driving his car with gasoline obtained wrongfuily and in contravention to wartime ‘istégplstlons - Clark in Windsor

Bight on our main street we Pn- countered a YOumz woman wearing shoes. an abbreviated skirt, and SOme klnd of a backless affair above which left, in front, what we may delicately refer to as her mldrlff exposed to view. A fe moments later we encountered an- other young woman-not a child- wearing sandals. a pair of very short shorts and what we believe Ls called a brasslere: nothing else whatever. Our steps took us tn- doors at that‘ moment. else we might have proceeded a few yards farther and come upon another young woman in the sort of C15- tume that Ave wore-St. Thomas Times-Journal.

Never advocate needles; suffering as a spiritual discipline. if only be- cause the fact that it Ls needless make it psychologically phony. But there ls real truth tn the old be- lief that a man who has been tried by fire ls likely to achieve a great.- ness beyond that of someone to whom everything ha; always (nme easily. It as been aid, and flBhmlilll. that from a co d scienti- fle standpoint, the men who have returned "handicapped" will be the supply from which some of the nob- lest leaders will spring. One of these may be that same man of yours. whose future you were tempted to despair of when you first, heard what had happened to huff-Home Economics Department 0f the National Grange.

A popular hymn has hidden us “Count our blesslnns one by one." But during these war years we have not been in a mood to count our 88811188» On the contrary. We have flflluflilly been concerned with the many disadvantages the war has inevitably brought. For the time befniz We are not our own. We are Ill at the call of the State. But even so, all have much to be thankful for. There ls not n coun- try in Europe the majority of whose Inhabitants do not envy us our lot. There are 30,000,000 who do not know what it l to have u qond meal n day in ot er countries. Yet in Britain, after nearly five years of the grlmmest war, not even the most needy goes without his daily

plre News.

"ll we were nble to laeemble n thousand typlcal homes from the farms of western Canada and ar- range them on a rural street my out. we should probably find that

which ln most of its physical res- Dects was just. another slum." The above statement was made by an architect with an intimate know-

Canada. Most farm families are

later he was assistant minister of St. Andrew and St. Paul of Montreal Capt. Berlis arriv- ed overseas in Decembfl’. 194°» “lilh 111° C311‘ adian Forestry Corps after transferring from the Victoria Rifles in which regiment he first served as chaplain, and several of his letters and addresses have appeared in our columns. l I l I

Despite the violence of Gqman resistance to every thrust made in the Caen sector (writes Mr. L. B. S. Shapiro) feeling grows among all ranks in this portion of Normandy that the war in Europe may fold up quickly. The notion that the war has reached the stage comparable to August i918, becomes more firmly fixed even as the German defensive reaction be- comes more stubborn and effective. Events in» side Germany, the phenomenal Russian advance, and Prime Minister Churchill's pointed ob- servations—all these help to make firm this ex- pectation. But the real explanation maybe found in the battle situation on the Normandy front- Men fighting on this front base their calcula- tion on three points. The first is that the whole line from southeast Cacn to the western shore of the Cherbourg peninsula contains a single battle which now is in process of being fought. The second is that Marshal Rommel has brought almost everything lie has into line for a last- ditcii stand and has very little else to back him. The third is that General Montgomery is firm- ly holding the initiative and is fighting the sort of battle of which lie is an undoubted master. Tile actions fought here and there along the line are still jigsaw pieces in General Mont-

housed under conditions far below modern standards. Two out of every five farm dwellings in Can- ada are in need of repairs to foun- dations. vrall. roofs, chimneys, and doors. Four out of five have no electricity. In every hundred farm homes ninety-three lack bathin

facilities or flush toilets. A sub- committee of the federal govern- ment has been studying farm hous- in: and community planning. It recommends that 94.000 farm homes be built in Canada in the first ten years after the war. also in the same period the repairing of 188,- goolfnnn homes-Alberta Wheat

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The flying bomb which h being used by the enemy against South- ern England may represent one of the last devilish resorts of n doomed " ‘ seeking to ce- ciiiae retribution. but is there any reason, ethical or military, why murder of civilians should b; tol- erated for s moment lon er with- out reprisuls belnit under ken af- ter due warning? A stern answer should be returned. Let the Ger- man people-who have hailed the flying bomb as a means to victory throu h terror-be warned qulu deflnl ely that if mus murder by indiscriminate bombin contin-

wlll brln them witty to a real- ization t ut mur does not bay. 1n an article quoted recently, Mr. Sydney Carroll ask; if. in addition to a oerefuliy directed onslaught upon bomb-discharge plat- forms. there should not be at.- tacks upon all the prlnclpal Ger- man cities, obliterating

building-not upon the civilians. but the towns and cities ln which they llve. Let the Germans eon- alder that. They know we have

the mean: to do lk-Bheffteld,

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of physical

of the coun- before it was re- yslcal develop-

of its peope may be a pre- requisite to u. nation's survival. All that was said last evening about nutrition, health, education. train- fng as prime requisites to proper physical development, cannot be 0- ver-emplinslzed. The National Physical Fitness Act is an outcome of the recognition of this need While the subject is in its llifilfl- e_v is really no time for divided rc- sponslblllty. Whether we regard ourselves as citizens _of the Pro- vince or of the Dominion we should give our undivided support to Miij- or Elsenhardtls splendid program and back up in every ivny possible the objective he so clearly and comprehensively expressed. It is farthest from my purpose to do anytlunz which would impede this program 1n any way. Let the Pro- v joln with the Dominion wholeheartedly, in every way, brlniz about the desired result, even if it means the Province should for the present assume an obligation which I regard as ii national one and not merely a pro- e e v owevcr, vuiiim Tiff u m1 in: h when a she-k up of national and provincial responsibilities must be effected and it ts desirable. ns I sec it. that there be a clear under- standing upon whom t-he respon- sibility les for effecting this very desirable aim. Peace, order and good government, in relation to matters not exclusively ussigntd to the provinces, was regarded as affecting the nntlon as a whole, and was never intended as having

pect. Matters of national import were above provincial differences. The status of the citizens of Can- ada has always been regarded as a matter of notional concern.

Who shall be regarded as a Cen- adian citizen, ts a. question for Canada. as a whole to decide Therefore fltvaturnllza-tlon and A lens.“ are matters for federal 16R- ..atlon. Who shall enter or leave Canada, ls a matter for the Dom- lnion; immigration and passports are regulated at Ottawa, not iii provincial capitals. Stutusof Gim- adlan citizens is affected by mar- riage, likewise bv divorce ‘Iliece. aocordln ly are subjects of federal jurlsdlct on. It is fitting that this should be so, for the status of a fitigfzent of Canada. has international

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A person's status. his capacity to enter into business relationships with others and to fulfill his civil obligations is affected by his bankruptcy or his insolvency. These tire therefore matters for

portion-J. Hugh Edwards in Em- l"

we had on our hands a community a1

ledge of farm homes in western M,

ues. we shall take re r uh which at

federal leidslation. not for provin- clal

A citizen's obli atlons to society. in matters affect m: utelfnre, per- sonal rights and freedom from personal lnlury. ls a. matter affec-

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are matters of federal Juris- diction. Ldkewlse the maintenance of penttentlaries which interfere with the status ot those citizens who violate the status. or personal free- dom of other citizens.

The defence of Canada. in time of war, submission of its citizens to discipline, the qunlltv and qualif- ications of persons who are to scr- ve ln the Forces. are propcrlv fed- eral matters, since they nrc of nat-, lomil interest. The personal qua- lification of its citizens is thus the concern of the nation. It is not, n parochial pr provincial mutter. Luck of health affects bersona qualifications. It affects fitness c status. Likewise cxfucatlon. It is a mattcryof national interest that Canadas citizens should be heal- thv. that they should be fit to ser- ve Canada and that they should be educated. Why shoud these be left. to provincial jurlsclction?

In the National Phvs cal Fitness Act the responsibility for the fitness of Canada's citizenry is soulzlit to be placed to a large extent, upon the provinces. The Province must sub- mit and enter into an agreement with the Dominion before it nniy share in the benefits. The Dom-

lon will "assist the province." (section 8), by llfbvlfillll! financial assistance to the province. the province supplying an agreed-on proportion of the cost.