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TllE GIIARLOTTETOWII GUARDIAN

Ilgntniz Daily (Founded In 1887i

, President: Llcut. Col. W. Chester 8- Mel-III’! Vice-President: J. R. Burnett, FJJ. locrotlry: Lieut. Col. I). A. MacKlnnon, 0.8.0. ldltor and Managing Director: J. R. Burnett, I114. ‘ ‘ ‘ Editors: Frank Walker and Inn A. Bllmfll

SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Iy Mall in P. 2.1., $4.00 per year; $2.50 for 6 Inontllli $1.25 for 3 months; 50c for one month (my Delivery; $5.00 er year; $3.00 for C month: $1.15 or 3 months. By Mall In Canada and U. S. A.: $5.00 per you Saturday Weekly; $2.00 per year; $1.00 for Ii month; 50c for 3 months,

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker than the Weakest Ink.”

TUESDAY. FEBRUARY l. 1941.

"Guns For Police"

Citizens and the people tit" large must have opened thcir tyts lll bcuiltlt-riticiit at thc an-

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r contributions to War Savings Certificates. But that notwithstanding, when the number of volun- teers for active service and the percentage of War Certificates are taken in conjunction, it will be found that l'riiice lidwtirtl l<land is making its contribution to the war lll as creditable a propor- tion as any of the other Provinces.

The campaign ha; been planned so as to reach every wage-earner and home in this Province and cottntry, and no income is tuo small or too limited to be unimportant in this emergency.

paign, for the ntost gctierous response in a cause

--. EDIIORIAI. NUIES n

Dollars count froiri now on in saving certificate campaign.

n- w e u v He who is peace minded will hasten to con-I tribute his mite or mighty dollars t0 the “lat

nouncciiicut that ii is nt-ccssziijv to 2ll'lll out‘ police force zigziin-i luwlt >~llL'>>, tyiii- pQQlllc 11a“- [Ui- htintlrctl- oi _‘.c.il's ltCCll iuputcd thc most l.'i\v- abiding and t-xt-iiipluii" in the witlc Uoniitiiuii of Cunttdzi, si-ritiit- crime has bt-t-ii practically‘ un-

known, and llltirl /.t.ii_. t-uuhl go to bcd tit tiight without t-vvn 1.1km; iiic lftilllllt‘ to lock their (IOOYS, ilillti-v lll tlit- c-itiutry always httd thc latch string till iiit tuzt- iiix. .\ti\v it i, fliiilgiuiigQd llléll fttl‘ limit‘ i.\\Il i'\‘:‘\ii;i;|l plwilcigliiiii Um‘ (‘iii Police nut-i Qi- with l. klLtllIIiltltHHl is not a ciisiiiuptilitiiii lllttlitliiiil- \\:'.li it hug-ti nut» of llllllrltlll- vi i1 <"i'l gi/iig, up‘: is its pt-ptilzitioti ciinipiistwl tit . . t"tl.'~.iltl'.'llllt‘ <.\lt-iii of luff-lg]! clciiit-iiis. l i, Jill‘. ii pLiinZi .iiid without varnish, Charlottetown :- ll .w<:ii,i.;ti:iti\t-Yi" small country’ town, inhzibitt-tl lit. pgiiliit‘ Wllliat‘ ancestry cttu be trztcml burl. i il g lit! iuii- .'l~ lslzuttl brcd. liverylititly ltl.1i\\ _ t \\'l'\‘ i-z tr hotly, Jllltl probably iiioic tih-wii " ‘ 'i.t.i iu.v know themselves.

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hlorcnvcr. t ' do.‘ youngsters would not have

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the ghost oi cii.iiit~i~ iii c-vztp; were they t0 run riot lll t-nr m. \'\ ~ 1i: .- ll khristizui. religious, Chtirtsh-gow ii i ' - tillt‘ llltift‘ so. Yet, notwith- stzuitliiiu .1 t. li i .<l iit-tttz-saiiy iii the tnidst of a \\;il' i inc". LY ‘Uillllll’ £lll(l civilization

from out. ‘.t- .i.riii tiiii- police against our U\\ll tsiii/t

'l'licrt' nut-l li.- .'l uuiuzic-t t-xplrmtition for this, iind while it iii.iv |~t~ tiuicstl liziclc a good llltllly years. _vt:t it llZlS Udllt‘ tu fruiiitui during only the pztst fcw icas. lu zlizii pcriiitl there has been a growing ih-rrgzziwl for lll\\' znid order whilc our lztw ctitirts hziic ltt't'll lu-hl more or loss iii con- tcuipt. Ciillitl mic i-icr forget the shipping back to .\Iouirc:il C. t), l). the rcuniiiis 0f a detective hcre zit the iiisizuicc of tlic Gov- crnniciit. “llil ditd tiiltlci‘ stispiciotts cir- ctniistiuicr-F \\h_v. the authorities did not con-Edit‘ it tivcu \\lll'lil while to hold an inquest! This CZlll<Jll>llC>~ htis lit-cu characteristic of the

yireseiit regime from tho outset. 1t is needless to set out in ctiltl ivpc the fatalities that have oc- currctl \\ lllliilll anyone paying the petizilty. They are fr<~<h in cveuvi-ut-‘s memory. Tihcre seems to be little respect for lZl\\' FHlIIIlIIlFIITIIIOII judging by thc cndli ;~- ttpptzils cur-l st-tting 1l.\'l(lC of jitdg- ments in lii\\'<‘I‘ court cuscs. It means one of two tliitigs, eithcr tho lc-wrr ct-tirts are incompetent or enactments such that a carriage arid pair may he (lrivcn tliriiti_.. i lll(‘|ll with iiuiiittiit)‘. \VlliCll€\'6l‘ ll is the onus is on the llcpzirtiucut of Justice. Where the source is tainted tlivrc is little hope or expecta-

tion of the average lziw brcakcr caring a hoot whether he respects the law or not. This let-ling is growing" to such an alarm-

ing extcut that iiu luiigcr do our citizens rest at night free from anxiety. The reverse is the case. Call is being made for locked doors and more police protection. The tragedy the other day has convinced the (Titv ‘Magistrate of the dire necessity of arming our prillCC zigaiust the hooligans and would-be murderers of our own race and up- bringing, Think of it! A City of churches and Christian-reared people in an agricultural and fishing Island, deems it necessary to provide fire- arms for its civic pence officers, \\'l'lllE at the same time Crmtribttlitig in missionary funds to conyert the heathen abroad, and buying \\'ar Saving Ler- tificates to keep heathcns from invading our own shores! If this does not indicate therebe riot gnmgfhing remiss iii our administration of Justice, we should like to get another explanation.

Let Us Lend To End

If we are justly proud of the contribution our young men from hero arc making to the active service forces in this War, we can show our attitude n0 more effectively than by going "over the top" in the \\':ir Savings pledge campaign now under way. The purpose of this campaign -- to enlist an army of 2,000,000 Canadians who will pledge themselves to invest regularly in War Savings Certificates for the duration of the \Var —is not only to divert as much money as possible itto essential war expenditures, but to encourage systematic saving and thrift. Both objectives are of vital importance, and offer an outlet both for patriotic service and for safe and profitable investment.

Canada must raise this money, and it is our ditty and privilege to subscribe to the utmost limit of ottr means. A dollar a week will purchase one $5.00 Ccrtiliczttc monthly, at 3 per cent litter- est compounded llilll-yfllfly, and larger amounts will realize corresponding returns. When we re- flect that evcrv ct-nt subscribed in this way goes to defeat the Nazi menace and restore world peace and security, can we hesitate a moment in pledging our fullest co-opcration and support?

The Prime hliuistcr announces that further contingents arc ready to go overseas almost ini- mediately, including the Third Division IVIIIClI. is now in training in tauadn. These boys require sustenance and niuiutc-iiziiicc, and the War Savings Certificates arc just for that purpose. Our ser- vice forces will be strengthened and encouraged by the knowledge that those of us who are left at home are. cndcavoriug, in this manner, to “do our bit." v

This Province is almost exclusively an agricul- tural and fishiui! Pllllllllllllll)‘, with vcry few indus- tries benefiting from ivnr expenditure It is not t0 be expected that our returns “Ylllltl lit’- mmmen’ surate with those of the larger Provinces where munitions and other wur mniiufncttirrs are pro- viding nbtintlnnt ltllilllll‘ illltl uuuicv to carry‘ 0n with, and froiti which the employees can make

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Savings Certificate Campaign. 1F It‘ ll‘ A‘ It may be mentioned that the R.C.I\I.P. though authorized to carry firearms, have never had oc- casion to do so in this province, except once in the prevention of rum-runtiiiig. it‘ >F it ti‘ Hepburn tnay bc a thorn in Mackenzie King's flesh, btit he can finance as well as finesse all right. He indicates the Ontario Government willi have a $2,000,000 stirplits by the end of hlarch,‘ any portion of which he dccliiics to share with Premiers Godbout or Campbell, ct al. s- -i< y n:

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Saint John Museum is very fortunate in having such good friends and supporters as Dr. and Mrs. Clarence \Vebster of Shediac. Mrs Webster has just announced Shc will finance the department of :\rts and Crafts and will pay the salary of the curator. In reply to a vote 0i thanks, Mrs. \\'ebster said this was not a temporary but a per- manent arrangement, so she must be intending to give an endowment. Dr. Webster ititimated at the sauic time he would present his History of Canada library to the hlusctitti-a most muuific- ent gift. 1- : s 1k Sir Isaac Pitmau, inventor of a. systcnt of shorthand. born this dzuc i813. llc was a school- master and while tczichiug at \\'ottoii-ttnrlcr— Edge, published his Stenograpltic Sound Hand (i837). Ilc conducted for sometime a school at Bath, and then devoted himself to the develop- mcnt of shorthand, and also to spelling reform. His method of shorthand bcczuue vcry popular and was adopted for use bv the staff of Hansztrd. He began publishing the Phonetic Journal in 1842 and continued it till his death in 1807. In I894 he was Knightetl for distinguished service to education and trade and commerce. Ilis advice: “Never waste a lcttct; when you can write a sound." it w s a There are no‘ flies on Vi‘. Jap. He agreed to mediate between Thailand and Indra-China, but grabbed Indo-Cltinifs rice crop in payment The Japanese plan calls for a practical monopoly, at least 80 per cent. of the rice crop being bought by Janapesc agents, assembled in Saigon. and thence shipped to Japan. The rctnnzlnts of the rice crop will then be sold to China. the Philippines and other possible buyers, but Japanese agents will gt-t first choice. This practical tuonopoly of rice opens for Japan a new rich ficld, as Indo-Cliina produces two or thrcc crops Yearly, and the rice will be sent to Japan both as food and as sced for next year's crop. Also the importation of stich qtiantities of rice will relieve the acute shortage within Japan itself. u n: w According to the January Monthly Letter of the Royal Batik, throughout Canada business conditions (luring i040 were profoundly affected by war conditions The transformation to war ec- onomy was effected without undue dislocation and barometers of business activity practically all recorded expansion during the year. There were few branches of industry where the increase in operations did not reach substantial proportions. Employment was at the ltighest point in history although Canada's war effort has not yet reached the peak of its activity. Merchants throughout the country reported retail sales considerably bet- ter than last year, many stores enjoying the most active Christmas season in ten years. Canada's foreign trade had r greater value in 1940 than in any year since 1928. Gains were reported over a wide range of commodities but the basic reason underlying the great advance was not far to seek —huge imports of essential war materials from

May we appeal, On behalf of the workers who!

are giving their services voluntarily in this cam-i‘ ihgflxtxiéd. some!

in WlllClI we are all so vitally coitcernezl. l

INITES BY TllE WAY

i In the year "‘ C ' ‘ 3°» i940. Hen No. X13351. laid 339 new- Ilaid. brown ems averaging 27.1 ounces to the dozen. This was a record for Canada and bnught

I pride and satisfaction to the own-i

ers of Hen. No. X13551. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Day. cn their Abbot/i- Iord poultry famn. For Hen No.

when she ontlald the Leghcms and all the tt-her fancy layers, lt seems hmg. - Vancouver

Not the lent important recom- mcndaLLn made by the tourist con- ference held 1n Ottawa was that a common system o! highway mark- lngs should be adopted by all the

rovlncea. Even without. any ex- al tourist trade, this would be

n. sensible course for the PIOVIIICLS to pursue, because the different markings and signs iiw in use are as confusing to lnterprovinetal Canadian travellers as to any one else. And so are the different pro-

vlnclai traffic laws and regula- tions. - Brockville Recorder and Times.

0f course the national debt must rise. But debt limit ls a useless barrier, since Congress in effect. fixes the size :4’ the debt by its a-p- propriation and tax measures. Much as we may dilike to see it expand, there ls no nced to worry 8s long as the burden—not the to- tsl-dces not grcw out tf proper- tlcn to the national lnccme. As the president cogently points out, the rise of $30000,000.000 in the na- lions] income under the New D:al was accompanied by an increase 0f only 5400900000 in annual interest. charges. He might. have added that in Britain the national debt ls almost twice as large as the na- tional lncsme. while cur debt L!

‘New Republic. New Yiflt. _

The power of the strongest Gov- ernment, which ever ruled th:s country has ieachcd its limits. Tire Cabinet. will nct fix a plTCe f:r cavlare. Prices of the mete neces- sities of life are determined; even the onion and the lemon have been brought up n the schedules of Whitehall. Whether we can get tiliem or mt. we must never offer more than the appointed penoe Yct from cavlare the Government resoils: lt feels that no authority will prevent scme of us offering all we hiavc f.r a taste. “Give us the luxuries of life and we will dis- pense with its neccssltles." Epc- ures. however, are one of the graces of existence witch we have to dispense with in war. Let th m rcscrt t) the roc of other fishes. What's ‘m a name? - London Tele- graph and Morning P sit.

Africa ls traditionally the contl- nent of surprises. Elaboratlng on the elder Pliny, Rieibelals said lt is accustomed always to produce new and monstrous things." It has al- read contributed a few pzciuresque incl ents ln the present war-the naval clashes at Oran end Dakar. the Gaulist revolts in remover French czlonles-ancl seems destin- ed to play an increasingly import- ant. role in the struggle. The native Arab populations in Africa, par- llcularly in Tunis and Algeria, are almost fanatically anti-Italian. Their delight at the misfortunes that have overtaken Italian arms in Albania l; easy to imagine. would not be difficult to enlist. t-hem for a drive against, lhe Ital- tiins in Libya, and it may be with such a. design in mind that Gen- eral Maxime Weygand prol ngs his stay on African soil. In any case. General Weygantfs prescnce there ls certainly a menace of such o. development, and must be a mot- ter cf deep concern to Italy, if not to tine principal Axis paitn-er One fact some-times overlooked is that. Algeria ls n.t ii colony, nor a protectorate like Tunis and Mo- rocco, but. ls an integral art. of what, was the French. repu-bl c. with full representation In parliament, Any French government that might. establish headquarters in Algeria would not be a government in ex- lle. This consideration might make the Nazis ‘pause before attempt ng t. impose unbearable conditions on the government of Marshal Petal-n. New York Sun.

Nazi troops have been singing a war song about "drlwng towards England.’ but. the words of the tn- l vaston song still remain to be trans- lat lnto actl n. A Dutch farmer, who has probably heard lt sung so often that. the tunc sickens him. l; reported by The Hague corres- pondent of a free Dutch newspaper published ln England to have been waiting a long time to be scrved lii a. Hague store. When his turn was about t: come, two German soldiers strode ln. Then. with a ges- ture and a wink to the storekeeper. he waved the Germans forward and said: “You had better attend to these gentlemen first they are

the United States and an ever-mounting flow of war munitions, foodstuffs and other supplies to Great Britain. This growth in trade is not nat- ural and has already had serious repercussions which will increase in intensity as the war is pro- longed. e e e a

Strangenlmolt inconceivable happenings, are featuring life and death these days. Who ever would have dared to hope that poetry by the Editor of Punch would lind a place in a Church Service and also be quoted by the Prime Minister of Canada in his broadcast on Sunday. Yet it has happened in the case of Lord Lothian. In his first speech as Ambassador at Washington Lord Lothian concluded with a poem by Sir Owen Serman, and the Westminster Abbey authorities thought it appropriate enough to be included in the Memorial Service held there. it will be admitted it worthily deserves its place:

"You that have faith to look with fearless eyes Beyond the tragedy of a world at strife

And trust that out of night and death shall rise The dawn of ampler life:

“Rejoice. whatever anguish rcud your heart, That God has given you, for a priceless dower, To live in these great times and have your part In Freedom's crowning hour;

“That you may tell your sons who see the light High in the heaven, their heritage to take:

‘I saw the powers of darkness put to flight!

I saw the morning break!’ "

Hearing it as recited by Mr. Mackenzie King it was not sn efiectivc, hut then the Prime Minister lfell very flat in what was supposed to be an inspirational address.

ln a hurry for the are going to

i Elziglarid." ‘Phat heal, bit of rldlcule rut/bed the two Nazi "gentlemen" the wrong way. Within trn minutes the farmer was arrested by mlli- tary anth rifles and sentenced to eighteen months ln prison for "causing dbl-aspect to the Gennari array". - Kitchener Record.

l The new order. which is the old slavery. may come t/o Lorraine. Bor- r:wlng thousands, drlvisn from their hmes. rrly o.

becomes the German Westmark. But, there ls one spot there which

no decree of Hitler CPD ever make I

anything but. French. It is a magic circle of land ln an ancient village. On lt. stands a humble cottage, tho shrine of many pllgrkrts. Near by la » a grove where ctnce towered a giant ' beech, known as "the Faery ‘Ifl-ee."

It follows andt To this tree tn time: time; came »

l the children to make their v/shcs

and to weave garlands under Its branches for the V . Among these chudren was a lititle mold called Jehanette. destlncd to be re- membered forever. For the village is and the maid was Joan or Arc. 8 o was barn 1n the cotton. There in her father's gar- den and under the beech 32w heard the Voices and saw viahn. - New York Times.

, The mlullea o! Italian bomblnl iplanes have uncovered by accident e new nrdhaeol ‘ 1 site at Siva, 360 miles southwest of Calro. War’: role as an archaeologist has usually been the reverse and negative one -tllut 1.! nzlng historical alter, not exposing than. Conquerors have had the habit. frcrn time Im- memorlnl of xnuhln civilization‘: structures and m g exciting nu for acholmr-dllfltl of the uturejlhe Al-tg of Troy has many levels of successively buried civiliza- tlcns. The Greek: helped make ‘n0 of those IIIIXIICIICG layers.

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time of national‘ X13351 Ls of tho Barred Plymouth i i i w, -' out i I Rook family‘. a “utility breed." and “e s3 use o w“ uulms as

war, the Women's Conservation Committee of the Red Cross m Sarnia made something like 58-000 ,by the coiiectioii of wasttepapet‘, magazines. scrap iron. rags, etc. The town was divided into four section , a collection being made in each district once a month. i Since last spring, this work has been carried on again. on similar lines. Residents of each district must have paper and scrap on the boule- vard. by 9.30 a. m. when a large truck marked with Bed Cross em- blems on each side, collects. During the previous war. the material was housed in a. warehouse, by the rail- way and was sltipped to Kalamazoo, ‘Mich, in carloaxl lots. This time ar- irangements have been made with l llocal dealer. All material ls weigh- .ed on the town scales and duplicate welight. slips handed to the Com- ‘m te

e. I We have an agreed price 11st. and iarrangement. provide. that mould [the price obtainable for material in- crease, a similar increase, must go to the contmlttee. The local Q0816!‘ bears all expense of collecting and forwards a cheque each month to tlie committee.

g The llst of material which can be turned lnto money has grown ,(fat is clarified and sold to local firms, bottles to paint. dealers, bas- ikets to farmer , etc, licence plates collected.) The monthly income prcmlses to surpass that of the last war

I The work of the Committee is rectly to local Red Cross Society. IAs ln the former war. Women's In- stltuies are as lsted ln sale of waste products.