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Pnildelt: l-leut. Col. W. Chester S. Mel-Io Vice-Italian: J. l Burnett, I‘. J. I. leonlnry: Lkllt. Col. D. A. Iulhlon, 0.8.0. lditor and Inning Director: J. l. Burnett. IJJ. Associate Editors; Frank Walker and Lien. In: A. Burnett. ILC.N.V.R. t0 Active Service)

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink."

THURSDAY. NOVEMBHZ l. 1D“

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Soviet Attitude Reassuring

It is reassuring to note the attitude of Mar- shal Stalin, as expressed in a recent speech, with regard to plans for post-ivar peace and security. 'l‘hc-re is no reason to doubt the Sov- iet leader meant what he says when he em- phasized that the alliance of Russia, the United States and Great Britain is “vitally important lle saw in the firm front of the Allied Nations a proanising augury for the future. “Some people speak of discord," he said. "There are differences of opinion. . . The amazing thing is not that differences ex- ist, but how small they are and how well they In solved ocaccfullyz"

Declaring that the dccisituts made at Tch- eran for joint blows of the United Nations against Cicrmany had been carried out with "amazing prctisioii," Marshal Stalin said: "'l‘hcre can b: no (lOilltl that, but for the launching of the second front in liuropc which engaged up to 75 Ccrman divisions, our armies would not have been able to overcome German resistance in such a short time and to expel them from the Soviet Union. Rut it is equally be- yond (lmilit that without the piwt-rftil tiffrnsivt’ operations of the lied .\rn1y this stinimcr the forccs of the :\llit-s would have hccn tniable to deal with the German forces as swiftly as they did and lihcrate France and llcltgitiin."

'l'ltcse >tztzrntcuts are in line \\"lil articles which have been appearing in 1ntltr:1r.iti0;z [inl- Ielilt, a publication issuctl by the Soviet lim- Lassy at “ashington. In one of these BFIlClCs‘, dealing with the rcsults of the Xltiwiw conver- sations betwcrn Marshal Ft; ' and Pruitu Alin- ister Churchill, the Hit/Infill . ._' "z

“This concluding tihzts-L- of the great strug- gle of the democratic countrit-t fut‘ emancipa- tion from a Cierman-l-‘ascist rapine and bar- barity is at the same time an important stage in the laying of the foundation of a prolonged and stable [icace among nations aftcr the de- feat of the common eticmy. 'l‘here is no sense in minimizing the complexity and diffi- culties of the problems which have already risen or of those which will arise in the future. How- ever, thc historical experience of co-opcration among the Allied powers, the experience 0f the Moscow Conference of October, I943, of the 'I‘ehcran Confcrcnce of the leaders 6f the three Allied powers, and of the present Illoscow meeting, demonstrates in the solver light of facts‘ that there are no difficulties in the relations among the Allied powers which cannot be suc- cessfully overcome, given mutual understand- ing, goodwill and respect for one another's in- tercsts. .\nd the concerted policy of the leading peace-loving powers, the principle of imanimity and concord in their actions and decisions, is the guarantee of a lasting and stable peace and security for all peace-loving nations, large and small."

A Poor Alibi

This battl-r over conscription for draftees is bad citough, .~.."._\s the llfiintlsor Slur, with- out responsible atithuritics using sham alibis for failure to make use of the troops. If the (ioverument is determined not to send them overseas, lct it at least say so frankly, and not attempt to find ntislcatling excuses.

One of the latest oi thcsc is the argument that many of lhc homo dpfeuce men are engag- ed in "sedentary" duties, and so are not in yihysical shape for zictivc service. This is 1 rldicnlotis zililii. \\'hat more, it reveals a worse statt- of affairs than most people ltad imagined.

If high czncg-tiry‘ men arc in such occupa- tions, an explmzilitui is duc. The draft was in- troduced for lllc :ivt~.v.'cd purpose of raising a force to deft-tn] ('1 not to perform clerical

' ' -it-d out by men in lower physical classifications, or by members of the Canadian Womctfs Army Corps.

Any “.\" nitn who have been permitted tn “go soft" in offices, suggests the Star, should be jerked out of there at oncc. Obviously they would not lzc tihysicnlly’ fit to go overseas im- mediately, but they should be put in training and hardened up as quickly as possible, so that they will be in shape for active service if and when the (lccisiun is itiatlc that they are needed at the front.

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The Navy Minister's Position According to the (i/ubc and lllail, there is much speculation as to ‘why Hon. Angus Macdonald, .\'linistcr of the Navy, did not resign from the King Cabinet simul- taneously with his fellow-Nova Scotian and close friend, Col. Ralston. Isle has ncvcr tnarle it any secret that he disapprove-s of the reten- tion of the "Zotnbie" army in Canada, and has long favored the removal of the existing limita- tions upon military conscription. In April, i942, just before the vote on the plebiscite, he told his constituents in Kingston: “It is my per- sonal opinion that in a \var of this magnitude only one pledge should be given, and that is the pledge to fight the war to the utmost limit of our strength. Any other pledge may well hmder the successful prosecution of such a

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If the English language has any meaning. Mr, Macdonald more than two years ago was publicly expressing his disapproval of the anti- conscription pledge bv which most of his cul- lgques chose to consider themselves fettcred.

There is no evidence that his views have chang- ed, and his convictions on the subject of military policy must have been strengthened by the re- ports brought back by Col. Ralston about the situation on the fighting fronts in regard to reinforcements.

It may be that Mr. Macdonald has pre-‘

{erred to delay his resignation until the success of the Seventh Victory Loan is assured. In the-end his sense of public duty may assert it- self, and he may wash his hands of all further responsibility for a policy of cowardly evasion with which he never has had any sympathy.

EDI IURIAI. NOItS

During the five years of the war, Lmidon’: Trunk Exchange telephone operators have handled 150,000,000 calls, remaining On duty during all types of enemy raids.

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The Provincial Government having no liquid surplus, borrowed $500,000 from the Bank to help out the Victory Bond campaign. Why cant individuals, whose credit is good, g0 and do likewise?

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Under British criminal legislation, juveniles are not treated as prisoners, but are sent to Borstal institutions, where their mental, physical and moral development are supervised by ex- perts. According to the latest reports, 63.5 per cent of. boys discharged after from one to three ivears of this treatment never again break the H\\'.

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Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, R. A., F. R. I., B.A., D.C.L., British architect, born this date 1880, designed the Cambridge University Library ivhfch was opened in 1934; an extension of the llodlcian Library, Oxford; other works included Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, new nave of Downside Abbey, new work at Applcworth Abbey, restoration of Chester Cathedral, and new buildings at Clare College, Cambridge; president of the Royal Institute of British Architects 1933-5.

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Le Droil, Ottawa, ltas this significant inter- pretation of the situation at Ottawa: “This (fabinet crisis has well and truly been a fight among those who are in favor of military con- scription for overseas. Those who want this done indirectly have carried the day against those who favor the more direct method. The defeat of direct conscription, however, will

please French-speaking Canadians. Politically,

Ur. King could not have taken any other stand than the one he has taken. To have given way would have meant sealing hi: political fate at the next general elections even before they were held." Again, politics and personal inter- t-sts before principleand patriotism. O U I I

Since the outbreak of war more than 26,- 600 members of the Dominion Forces have married British women ivhile stationed m Ilritain. Canadians alone have married 25,000. Australians about 80o, and New Zealaudcrs ap- proximately 860 Of the Australians, almost all are airmen, ard their wives must wait in Brit- ain until the war is over. Then their passage to Australia will be paid by the Australian Gov- ernment. The Navy, on the other hand, accounts for 300 of New Zealand's total-an average of a marriage a week—while the Army had too weddings and the Airmen 462. The 25,000 Can- adians include all forces and ranks, but every man must have 200 dollars before he can marry and must wait three months after permission to marry has been granted. Both parties of the marriage, too, must undergo a. medical examina- lion.

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Canada's butter stocks have been reduced be- low the level of last month and are much lower than they were a year ago. Creamery butter stocks in nine of Canada's principal cities at the opening of business November r totalled 43,052,737 pounds compared with 45,79l.305 on October I and 48.739.549- Some of the previous reductions were followed by cuts m the weekly butter ration, but the Prices Board liZLi not indicated that new CHIS ill r350" We"? imminent. Cheese stocks on October l total- led 37,869,687 pounds compared with 45.144335 on Qcmbgr r and 40,463,681 on November t, i943. Stocks of cold storage @885 amimnmd to 1,376,800 dozen compared with 3.437.947 a month ago and 195,466 on November I, I943- Fresh eggs in store amounted to b04558? dmfi“ compared with 2.310.231 on October r, whi-e frozen egg stocks totalled 32.590324 130M155 compared with 33,675,l8r on October I and 11,139,975 on Noyemllier‘ 1x1943-

Cansda must refrain from national vanity and should, like the poets. 145"" l° ‘hlllk l"

universal terms of the horrors and sacrifice of 1n

war. In this way. Said M1’- P- .l- Plllllll- 0t‘ tawa correspondent of The Nezv York’ Titties. speaking to the Montreal Douglas ladies I-ll- erary Society, she will make a better contribution to a post-war brotherhood of mim- Canada should find it easy, he continued, to acknowledge the good qualities of other peoples for she has had, in her many overseas contmgents, represen- tatives of every Allied nation. He explained that he had, in the spring of this year, crossed the Atlantic on board the Queen Elizabeth with 16,000 other passengers. Quarters being cramp- ed it had been his custom to stay 0n deck Wheffl he and {companion had spent the time dis- cussing and reciting poetry. Mr. Philip read some of these verses which, he said, illustrated the trend of poetical thought during this war 1! personal rather than IIBlIOHRbIH sentiment. 0m! of the best examples, he claimed, was the sol- dier's prayer before battle-Stay With Me, God —and he also read others voicing prayers for coinage, and for strength not to fail a fellow man in the hour o'f strife. “There is pride in England," he said, "but no vanity and the peo- ple are turning more and moregto a personal God." He added that a sense of humor is still outstanding, and read verses and related anec- dotes of London establishing this English quality. .1 ' '

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HIGH IDEALS AND SCIEIN FOB. RURAL SCHOOLS

physical development through

erciso and lames; good 1135mm, 800d heating; and-school rooms that would models of beauty and comfort and neatness for fut- ure citizens. Who can deny that our chltlirgn are entitled to all

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remember one day tn Septem- ber when I visited a rural schoot house. There were - no screens and because ofthnt, , Window was open though the air was stifling. Through that win. dow the flies came tn droves. They were as thick upon the children as bees on a honey comb. I can't; forget one little fellow with some ¢Y11P£lon on his fa

tulle: 1115i; sanitation was appalling! U inquiry I found that there argma‘ glrlztaat many rgrnlitlschools with- screens an w t

toilet facilities. l l“ such

50 I Sill’. let us work toward at- taining those objectives by Dr. McMillan. We cannot hope tr. do so within the next two or three years, but. we can set our. Selves n very modest goal for the very next year. Screens In everv school-room ivlndoiv-a sgreeneh door too. wh

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but. without cthetiiuiilnyie heiilgtlliniaxfciif gram in our schools ts meaning- ess.

I am, sir, etc. RUIIAMAH SCHEINFELD FRANK ______________

Notes By The Way

The dollar is cheaper than it W115 brfurc the war. but. We nope the inOCme tax collector doesn't. find that ouL-Chatham News.

Churchill warns u; thgfl the Nazis may surrender a little at a time instead of a1 at; Once. It would be just like tncm to spun the Allies’ plans tor a big V-Day celebration-New Yorker.

A whirling Jitterbug railed through an open window and full to the stret below. Fortunately for the fellow, he landed on his bend and consequently felt no ill effects-Ottawa Citizen.

Some enterprising manufacturer of women's handbags turn out one just a larger which, by pulling a string,

can be converted into a handy raincoat. with an inside peeks;- Wtnnlpeg Tribune.

"The old lady. as I've said, was very devout. and she said. shaking her head, ‘I'm afraid this war may have been put. on us because we havent been all we should nave been in the past.’ ‘How.’ I asked. and got a silxpfislng reply. "Well. for one thing,’ she said, ‘we didn't. finish off the Germans as we ought

have done when we had the chance last warh" Tom Clarke, 1n the BBC overseas Letter From London, ls responsible for this gem.

The struggle for freedom is n fight. to the finish untll the gang- sters are knocked out. That will take stamina and weapons. Can- ada's fighting men are contributing their share of stamina to the A1- lied cause, and Canada's civilians can help to provide the weapons by lo ally buying Victory Bonds- Hamt ton Spectator. English racing stallion Zalmls arrived in Australia after a long and stormy voyage. In a cyclone his box, which was lashed to the deck, was smashed to matchwood, and washed overboard, but Zalmts was found by the crew on the open deck balancing himself like an expert as the ship pitched and rolled-Australian News Letter.

Oranges from South Africa are beginning to arrive ‘in this coun- try. Colonel Llewellln, Minister of Food, expects there will be suf- ftcient supplies to give a distribu- tion of 1 lb. of oranges for each ration book between now and Christmas. At present oranges are being distributed to holders of children's ration books in North- ern Ireland, Scotland, and the north of England. - London Times

Perhaps the ‘healthful New Brunswick climate has something to do with it. We aren't sure. But we are sure that. i! you want to live to be a hundred Years old you have a better chance in this than other provinces. We any that. because so many people in this part. of the country do manage to attain great ages. There was

of our cttldens. for instance. who took a new Job as harbourmaster of Richibucto on his 100th birthday. and celebrated his 104th birthday by playing his fiddle at a dance. We can boast the oldest

house keeper. the oldest active stream-driver (he's driven log every lprlng for 55 yeBIlJ-Sflln John Telegraph-Journal.

FIRST SNOWFALL

Falling. falling. falllnz. 80ft. as the wtnus of ninht. The snow floats down from the pearl-gray slcv, Lenvituz l world of white.

Softly. softly. voftly.

Soft as the tread of sleep

It falls in a silent monotone. On a world in slumber deep.

Driftinlr. drlftintz. driftlnn.

Down through the frosted air.

It drift: wit-h the sl 0f weeplur: wind

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The Electoral College

powers and re-

ee He was to repre-

sent the nation and to be above politics.

Hence, the indirect system of electing him, or the double elec- tio adopted The tico-ple were to elect. men of a high type from all the states, and they were to choose Us :_ President, free from political mnluderanlons and hav- ing rtetgard q fly for his qualifica- glons or that most. important o1- ice.

Tin», individual states were to choose, in any way they preferred, g number of “electc-rs" equal to the whole m.niibei' of their mem- hers of both Houses of Congress.

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‘The electors never met at Washington. but at first the elcclots of ea sh state met separ- ately after a prcsidental election and independently, they in: ated thel/r choice for prest- deut. But lr. a fe\v years. patty lines- became clearly marked and

There ll ltlil a nice selection of

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SPORTS STYLES

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Come in and look them over

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t-he ixeotile tcamc to chcose the “elec " as well £5 their reple- sent." res lu Congress, acccrding t4) their party affiliations.

The electors were chosen by the ststo legislatures at first in many of the states; tlzrn they cattle to be elected county by the pcople,

in all states. ’l‘h.",\- are elected from the whole stat: and not from elect/oral divnions like the mem- bers of Congiuss. The result is that the party that wins 1n any state usually elects all its candl- dates for the electoral college, so- oalled; und tt 1e tctal "clean-oral" votes for that state is cast solidly for that party: candidate for president. Thfls is to sin‘. the states now cast. bloc votes for the presidency.

The small slates have relatively more influence than the larger states 1n electing the president. That. is because the small state has relativelv more members 1n the two housus of Cotigress than the large state. 1t elects members to the House of Representatives according to its population, but every state. Snlklll or large. elects two members to the Senate. Hence any nsrtv that gains the sitpport of most, of the small stat-es could el at the president. with a ml- mikty of the popular vote, and th t has actully pccurred.

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the failure o!‘ the original plan lat down for the elect-fen of the president. w,“ like the failure of the original intention tn the es q.f the Canadian Se ate. The mttinbers were to act. tn an indepenovnt. non-irarttsan wry in dealing with legislation co nlng from the House cf Com- m us, and they ivcre chosen on n te rltorlal basis to rep-resent. the pr vinces. They were to be out of politics. and therefore. they, w e appointed fur life. But every- o n knows how that plan has mls- ca "rled. -.

9313419. 1n his American Com- nwealth, noted that the work of e “electors" t; merely a. for- ailty tn the choice of n presid- er t. They were intended by the cfinstltution to be chosen for their prsrnal merits sn that. they ivculcl b4 better qualifier! than the masses to select an ab): and honorable

n for president. But; the elec- t rs have become just a cog 1n the nachlne Tlrntr pursmal quialifl- e tions are a matter of indiffer- ei ce They have no discretion b t. are chosen under a pledge to v tn for a particular candidate. In c ocstng them. bill} people virtually ciocse the presldant. the thing it att the men of 178'? tried to pre- v n .

But the people of the United S ties think that libero is much to T

sud for the JITESOHD system. iey believe thnit. commendable a were the intentions of the fram- es of the constitution. the direct t be ts more democratic and there- fre preferable to the 1c

Attentilon

Truss Watarers l

To those of von who are unfortunate enough to have to wear a truss we nak th question Are vuI nflsfl with the one van are wearing? Does It fit comfmrtahlv 0r is it tin antiquated and nut-of’- dale stvle-mllzruwn Its une- fuineas so tn sneak. thus causing untold agony. than why eontinun nut urine when we can alleviate the came by o rrln: van a nerllert. lifting. modern nmi urv-ttv-dati- one from the large assortment just received All sizes and styles at nrlcel to suit every- body.

Gascy S-toluachs Relieved

Every person w o ll ironb- led with as In t ie stomach and bowe should pet l bol- tle oi‘ "Dr Buns‘ Stomach Mixture and see how quickly It will relieve all distressing ly-lnpimnl

Evans Stomach Mi:- inre taken at Ines] tlmel. not only prevents all lnui effects from gas. but It nrnmotee the functional nativity of the ltomnch. ulslstu I'D fiction Ind improves the nnmil te. Price 35 0e ts ner bottle

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Notice of Annual Meeting 0f Progressive Conservative Association

. _ The Annual Meeting of the Queens County Progres- sive Conservative Association will be held in the B. I. S. Hall on Grafton Street. on Friday the 17th day of Nov- ember A. 1944 at‘ the hour of 8 P. M. The Chairman of each_Poll Ill the County is kindly requested to call a meeting of his Poll and have FIVE accredited Delegates appointed to attend the said meeting. The Delegates from each Electoral District are asked to meet in the Hall at. 7:30 to appoint their Executive for the ensuing year. All Progressive Conservative Voters are invited to be present. MAJOR T. B. ROGERS, President.