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WEDNESDAY. JULY 23. 19H

What About Election ?

Walk r (On Active Service)

The political dovecats at Ottawa and

I throughout the nine provinces are all aflutter at

the prospect of a Dominion general election this Fall, next Spring, or after the \Var, when- ever that may be. The present Parliament was elected on March 26, 1940, so that its legal dura- tion expires in that month next year. It has not been customary for Governments to let Parliament run its full course before mak- ing an appeal to the electorate for renewed con- fidence, but in the present instance, Prime Min- ister King has more than once expressed the opinion that he ivas opposed to a wartime elec- tion, and at the same time that he would not seek to have a legal exteiisifl of the five-year term, as l’riine Rlinistci- llordeii did during the last war, and which the British Parliament uii- aiiinioiislv decided upon iii the present war. Prime .\lllll>l(‘l' then has lltJ choice but to go to the country llL‘l\\'L‘L‘l1 now and hlarch next year, whether or not an zirniistice has been arranged or peace declared.

According to The Canadian Press Ottawa correspondent. the liberals are not anxious for an early dissbliition because, forsooth. the Gov- ernment has been so busy that they have not had enough time for party politics. The cor- respondent must be a pretty raw recruit to be taken in by such propaganda. The Liberals have been working 24 hours a day for months pre- paring for the inevitable appeal, using every means within their power and control for that purpose. The machine has long been in opera- tion and well-oiled, iiiriiiiig out data in support of t-he (iovcrnmeut at a rate and of a quality to surpass anything hitherto accomplished in this connection. Everyi department of Govern- ment has been tuned to the party's song of "ho\v good we are, ho\v good we are, Heaven only knows how good we are." They have been busily mending fences, sending broadcast pol- itical propaganda to all and sundry newspapers, including articles and editorial correspondence denouncing their opponents and boosting them- selves. Whatever else may account for delay in calling the election it cannot honestly be claim- ed that it was because the party had not time or opportunity to enlighten the electorate on their past performances or future promises.

Wartime Farming

flown through the centuries agriculture has kept fairly well apace of change in its some- times slow but steady progress. It has passed through many "eras", yet always held its place as the basic industry. And, like the land it- self, the farmer is a primary need in the serv- ice and survival of the community. The de- mands of war have emphasized this and. as a "basic", the farmer has not failed.

For an older generation war has brought back an earlier period of farm operations. The horse is in the field again, doing his age-old work of hauling things. Pictures of farm act- ivities recently stirred memories in the mind of this older generation. There were reliable nags “hauling in" loads of hay “pitched on" in the old hand-and-fork fashion-the only conipara- tively modern touch in the scene being provided by a boy on a “wheel."

In contrast was a picture showing a horse- drawn tank for spraying potatoes proceeding leisurely through a field of "spuds"—this in it- self a great advance on the old and wearisome method of killing potato hugs: hand application of a pailful of paris green.

These pictures, says an exchange, revealed a betiveen-time period in agriculture. Begin- ning of the war saw oil a dominant motive po\v- er in farm work. Its use had not become gen- eral, but it was rapidly extending. Marvellous machines hastened the business of soil cultiva- tion, seeding, iuscci control, cutting and thresh- ing of the crops. Iii that evolution the horse became something of a relic. The village sniithy yielded to the g.'ii'agc. lixpcrt horseshoers had to find other work; and this, war, the “boun- tiful jade," |)l‘l)\'l(li.‘ll iii great munitions plants.

The scene had changed. But iiianfully the farmer carried on. In wonderful fashion and h difficult circumstances he set out to meet a wartime demand for ever-increasing production of food when that production brought new problems posed by YCtlllClIOll in powcr macli- inery and scarcity of help. _

Agriculture is passing through what will be I. brief period of transition; not a backward movement, but a halting in progress._ The basic industry remains just lhzit: the basic industry. Today the horse-drawn iuowcr continues in the perfumed hay to provide ils_s\veet music. Iflay is hay, and Nature is proceeding in her ancient fashion. Scedtinic and harvest come and g0 as usual: and there is $criptural assurance that these shall not failaTlirougli all the vicissitudes there remains in this favored land nothmg more beautiful than a well-kept farm. lvfil} "5 mm‘ fortable home and spacious outbuildings. Al- ways these will dominate the Canadian scene.

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An interesting booklet has been prepared by the Reserve Army showing Kffillllcally the types of training the enlislee receives, and the specialized forms of service he may eiilfii‘. 1119")’ of ivhich afford the opportunity to lcarn trades and skills which would be of great Pfflfillfifll use in every-ilziy life.

In a forcward to the publication. the Hon. I. L‘, Rglston, Minister of National Defence, says l; part: "The necessity for the Reserve Army

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still remains. The war is not over and Hitler and Tojo are not licked—yet. Your job is to keep on training reinforcements for the Army overseas - - - to continue to provide depend- able insurance in Canada, against the uncer- tainties of war."

The “Citizen Army", which in the early part of the war played a major role in the defence of Canada against enemy threats of attack, is made up of men, over-age or between the ages of i7 and i8 1-2, or not otherwise eligible for service in the Active Force. It has an enroll- ment strength of more than 90,000 men, drawn from all ranks of civilian life and occupations. and is organized on the same basis as the Active Army.

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Saint Anne's Day. The feast of Ste. Anne has been specifically cdebrsted annually for the last 275 years, at Ste. Anne de Beaupre, and at- tracts thousands of pilgrims every year.

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The new Veterans Insurance Act is ex- pected to be along the lines of the one which provided insurance for returned men following the Great War in which some 48.000 veterans were insured. Under that act the Government provided insurance for returned men without any medical examination at approximately the same rates as a life insurance company would insure physically fit iiien of the same age. w m s w

A full-dress debate on Canada's position re- garding world security organization, both as an important belligerent and as the senior Domin- ion in the British Commonwealth, will feature the closing proceedings of this session of Par- lianient, for some time ago Premier King stat- ed, in answer to questions that he would ar- range for such a debate when the biidget's res- olutions were cleared from the order paper.

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Prime Minister Churchill is not going to be rushed in delivering a. statement to the House of Commons on the war situation. Foreign Sec- retary Eden says he will probably speak on \Vednesday, August 2 when the House is ex- pected to rise till Sept. 26. In the interval the members will in all likelihood go shooting or renewing their acquaintance with their fam- ilies in the old home town.

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The question of the admission of women to the eldership of the Church of Scotland, recom- mended by the Commission, aroused consider- able discussion in the recent General Assembly in Edinburgh. By a majority the Assembly adopted the recommendation and also by a majority resolved to send down for the consid- eration of Presbyteries the scheme for the siip- ervisioii of the ministry by the appointment of Permanent Moderators of Synod, who would hold positions eqiiivalen; to‘! bishops.

George Bernard Shaw, author, dramatist. cynic, born this date 1856; an Irish journalist who went to London and made good, making

fun of both his native land and the land of his adoption; outstandingly the greatest litterateiir of his generation; “The true artist will let his wife starve, his children go barefoot, his mother drudge for his living at seventy, sooner than work at anything but art. - - - In the arts of life man invents nothing; but in the arts of death he outdoes nature herself, and produces by chemistry and machinery all the slaughter of plague, pestilence iifldjiélllllni."

Empire casualties up to August 3i. 19-13.

after four years of war totalled 667.159 in- cluding 158,741 dead. The World Almanac re- ported Empire casualties in the 4 1-4 yiears of the Great War totalled 3.190.235. including 908,317 dead. Here are the latest casualty totals: Navy Army Air Force Total Dead-presumed dead Missing Prisoner- interned Wounded

9.033 2,906

1.499 829

14-317

17,022

6.79s 3.66s

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1,146 329

8 184

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5.136

3.629 i 1.850

. . . . 10,837

Total 1.667 21,639 37.673 i- a a n In the recent House of Commons debate 0n the utilization of the home defence army for overseas service, Ross W. Gray, Liberal mem- ber for Lambton West, pronounced himself as follows: “l still urge the Government to en- force the statute by order-in-council, especially having in mind that the reserve forces are now well trained and capable of being utilized, if necessary, as an active home defence force." Iii thus declaring himself in favor of turning the home defence forces into active service troops, so that they would be ready in case of need, Mr. Gray publicly expressed his own opinion, and doubtless that of the majority of his electors, on a subject that is being widely debated throughout the country just now. "And it may be noted," says Montreal Gazette, "that he was not expelled from the“ Liberal party because his view was different from that held by its leaders; in fact, it is more likely that he was widely admired for his independ- ence of thought.” a a s s Live births in Canada during the third quarter of 1943 numbered 72,245 (preliminary figures) giving an equivalent annual rate of 24.3 per 1,000 population as compared with 70.019 births and a rate of 23.9 for the third quarter of 1942, Them were 2,732 illegitimate births forming 3.8 per cent of all live births, as com- pared with 2,639 and the same rate. _Stillbirths amounted to 1,616 or 22-4 Pt?!‘ 1.000 llvfi birth! as against 1,745 and s rate of 24.9. Deaths totalled 26,091 with a rate 0f 8.8 per 1.009 population as compared with 26,092 and a rate of 8.9. The natural increase for the quarter was 46,154 giving a rate of 15.5 per 1,000 popu- lation as against 43.927 or a rate of 15.0. Births in P. E. I. totalled 616, total deaths 185. Causes of death: diphtheria 1, T.B. 13. can- cer. 3o, intcrcranial lesions i9. heart disease 37, pllflllflfilllfl 7, nephritis i3, suicides I, homicides 2. motor accidents 4. other accidents

9, other causes 45. unspecified oi; ill-defined 3.

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Farm Problems In Canada

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(loyal Iank 0f Canada News Letter)

("uicluded from yesterday's Guardian)

Complalnt has developed tn rec- ent years tpat farmers do not re- ceive their fair share" of the nat- loniil income. It ls logical that the M110" 801118 to farmers should ave been decreasing since col- imlsl dew. because at. iii-it all the national income came from agri- culture, t-here belu: no other in. dull?! in the 00111103. Gradual] the settlers achieve time all from their farming to devote to other pursuits, and they progres- sed. generation by generation. to make more elaborate goods supply additional services. With develo lng methods of agriculture, a sins er proportion of the popu- lation was required on farms to feed all the people on an increas- ingly better standard. Such ad- vancement eannot be frozen. Few will deny that the majority of farmers llve on a higher plane than they dld a score of years ago. and infinitely better than twenty years before that. Their cash in- aiume ls now a third higher than the 1026-99 average, until a little while ago regarded as the peak of hope for farmers, and ft ls more than double the 1035-39 average. The increase of farm cash income to a new high level of $1,397,000,- 000 ln 1943 was at least as much attributable to place, time land 00mm!) '1' "Wily BS to rises ln prices.

Some farmers. and s few farm representatives. have spoken ln favour of inflation. an exhllerat- trig experience which, however, leaves an exceedingly bad taste as an aftermath. Bigger cheques make the recipients feel better and encourage them to increase pro- duction and expand holdings of land and llve stock. The trouble comes when the demand which caused the lnflntlori ends, as all war-created demand does end. To avert runaway inflation. the Can- adian government has adopted war measures of control and sub- sidy. Close to 7'7 million dollars were paid out in the year 1943,

farmers and some indirect. Big- gest bulk went to Saskatchewan. with Ontario. Quebec and Alberta following in that order. Substan- tial subsidies and trading losses, financed out of public money, stood between the higher prices to farm producers and the cost. of living. From August 1939 to April 19-14 the lnclex of farm products prices increased 78 per cent. while in the same Period the cost of living index went up only 18.2 per cent. Industrial Development

There are new and expanding uses in view for agricultural raw materials, because science is trans- mutlng crops into the baslc com- modltles of industry. Tlie raw material of some of our oldest. and largest industries ls exclusively of agricultural origin, but lt ls only

comparatively recently that culti- vation of crops particularly for industry, as against utilization of farm waste, has been seriously developed. The basic economic idea to keep in mind ts that tlie substi- tutlon of one Material for another means progress only lf the new material is cheaper. ‘more abund- ant or more beneficial than tlie one lt displaces. Organization of small factories lii agricultural uls- trlcts to use local raw materials and employ local workers may not end all agricultural ivorrles, but it should prove helpful ln maiii- talning a more balniicedtiiid urns. perous economy. if carried out in tune with solution of other prob-

lems. Post-War Prospects

For their work in the war, farm- ers deserve the finest medals Can- ada can design, and their contri- bution townrd rehabilitation of the unhappy victims of Germany ln continental Europe will be equ- ally slgntflcant. Whatever develop- ments there may be mechanistic- ally or technologically. farming will continue all over the world much

as 1t ls carried out today. Using new tools and methods, the farm- er will still remain close to the soil. He will enjoy many; of the advancements made in ot er fields, such as those which ameliorate the hardships of isolation. but hls work. fundamentally. will remain unaltered.

In Brltaln, with 40,000 skilled agricultural workers ln the armed services. the acreage under plough has been increased by 50 per cent. Canada's record ls good. too. but Canadians have no room for self- complacency. This ls an agricul- tural country, lt ls boasted, yet in the year 1938-39 the farm output of England and Wales was only ll per cent short of that of the whole Dominion.‘ Wlth its lxiten- sifted production. its spreading acres of arable land. and its ap- plications of new methods ln a way that has brought success to productive efforts and prosperity to farmers. Britain provides an example that can be appreciated only through war, great opener of

men's minds. Wales $1,098,406.50

‘nigland and n Canada 01.170.943.000

I BEAR. AMERICA SINGING I hear America slnzlnl. the varied a:

e . Those of mechanics. each one alnl- lnl hls as it should be bllthe and stro , 'I'ha carpenter singing his as he measures hls plan or beam, The mason slnszlna his as he reuiv for work. or leaves on’ woi- . The boatman ‘ ‘ what beloiin m hlm ln in. boat. the deck- liand slnnlnn on the steam- lrsloat leek. d“ l h m soemaer gng n! g5 on hls bench. the hatter sins:- lna as he

wood-cubtei-‘s aonlz, the blow- boyb on hls way in the morn- a/t mon intermission

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The ' of lh mother. oi- of the young wife

st work. or of the girl sewing

or wash , Each singing what belongs to hlm or her and to none elu. The dnv what belongs to the (lawy- a/t n ht the riartv of young fellow-s. robust. friendly, Blnulng with open mouths their strong melodious songs. —W&lt

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PUBLIC FORUM

TIIE BAND STAND

Slit-The good old summertime ls swiftly. movlng along. Now ls the time when our citizens. y

and old. need to be kept. cheerful. HOW about Blvlng the 01a band stand on the uare a fresh coat 01 Paint? And iivlng some band music lblezfore old man winter sets

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1n ag I N11. 811'. etc» CITIZEN.

___.____.__ MAKING FUN OF TIIE ISLAND AND ISLANDERS

Sin-I am enclosing tlils clip- ping from the Toronto Star which made me so mad I Just wonder what this writer thinks Islanders are. The Maritime Club members are going to take lt up. as they are tired of having the Marltlmes made fun of by smart Alick Star reporters. You remember the silly report they had of the vlslt of the King and Queen. They seem de- termlned to make fun and fools of us for the amusement of their readers. I am, Slr. etc.. ISLANDEI

Toronto, July m.

(ENCLOSURE)

By Andy Lylle. Sport; Editor Sununerslde, REL, Jilly 21 —- 1t costs 50 _cents to go to the races here and when the gatcman sticks you an additional dime zoi- n pro- gram. he apologizes as though he felt he was gypplng you.

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‘This ls a, centre of about four or flve thousand. 1t slts flatly and with few trees or shrubs to shelter it from the suns of sunxmei- or tlie winds of winter on the saity fringe o! Nortliumberluiid strait. Is the second largest of the island settle- ments. Like Charlottetown, li. has two papers, issued seml-yveekly. Three minutes from Main St. is tlie trotting track. ‘

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It. l; no wonder all of the island- ers are sun-bi-onzed. because they llve out lii it. Many of the farmers are tanned so deeply they resemble

a ans or Basques. especially on the east side, where tliev ‘Yolk 001i- stantly ln sun and breeze. Battier little as to dress. so long as it ls strong and serviceable.

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Though the island folk are friend- ly and hospitable, n stranger ls spotted 13v them as quickly as a bookie at. the Woodbine can flush n, dick. A pallid gciitlsniaii, ulio came in IIClh Nev: York and strcde Clisrlottetowiis main stein ln a. Palm Beach suit with face to match,

was followed by a bevy of urchins begging peniiics. 'I‘1i¢ old boys who uliitile niicl spit a5 they ODSEYVE,‘ lift,- prss at. the polise szalloli. reck- oned he wae a walkin’ hospital easy or had just come out of jail. . . -

Perhaps 200 racing addicts climb- ed into the bleaelier seats in a boll- inl; sun to watch the ti-ottcrs and ipacers and when the unsullisd heal.‘ had driven ine thence before 6‘ o'clock. llllkCtl to a turn ivitli a fnce doiie in broiled lobstci- fonts. they were sflll there and nary lflllll or woman. chick or chicken, had turned a iiioverbial hair or had attention drain-ii from the Job iii‘ iinntl, which wae net lo bet on the spot-n of tho horses but. to study. fonn. observe specds and comment 0g the sklll-or lack of it. —display-‘ ed by the drivers.

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Smack dab 1.. front of the stand was a gadget called a mutuel ma-l chine, operated by three or four men. and kcpt only reasonably busy.

Freddie Omen or "Wicksy" would have gone speedily wackv observing} the betting indifference of the cus- tomers. No lslanfer is imbued with much desire to improve the breed as we are ln Tcronlo. Inspector Doyle and his myiinlclons could, shake tins island down from end to‘ end and nevcr flusli a bookie. Baclol ward. arent they? . o -

I guess this is a trotting man's paradise and it ts tco bad l-liil 13., was born to blush unseen. compara-

e cordlngly.’ Shulmnii nodded at the

tlvely, in Ontario. where the ruii-

Here he could have full scope ln the papers and fractional times noted. One Charlottetown sheet, devotes two full columns to the trotters and pacers every week-end. Owners nre obliged by association rule to file their Elli-fit‘; days in advance :0 readers can examine ttiem at. leisure. Yet the total wagered at island tracks in is full season is less than the sum of a poor day at. say. Stamford or Fort Erie.