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Favours Dr. Manion's Policy

The Motltreal Gazette which blilnderingly rushed to the support of tlte King Government an the dissolution episode, has repented its rashness, alid now comes out wholeheartedly in silpport of Dr. Alaniotfs policy of National Gov- erliiueilt, but unrightcously proposes that Mr. King should steal this Opposition policy.

Says tlle organ of the Big Interests:

"Unqiicslioinlbly there exists a very strong‘ ind very widespread demand for a noll-party Liorcrultieili for the duration of the war, a Gov- i'l‘lllllClll rcprcsclllative oi all political parties and inclildiiig mcil occupying positions of leadership outside the field of politics. Dr. Manion is re- spoiidiilg to this deniand and it is for the Prime lllinistcr to CQll-sltltll‘ whether or not he can af- ford, from the party point of view if not from that of the national interest to disregard com- illctely a practically universal public sentiment. There are weaknesses inherent in party Gov- ernment which ought fo be eliminated in time of war, a time when unity and confidence are paramount considerations. Dr. Manion says that if called upon to iorin a Government he will exclude from it no outstandingly able man on the score oi his political affiliations but will seek the best brains that are available. He sug- gests that this proposal be acted upon in the various constitiieilcics of the country in the scl- ectiou of candidates. Politically, as well as pa- triotically, the Conservative leader is pursuing the nlost promising course that is open to him.

It is a course which threatens the safety of the Uoverniucllt, and the threat is very real."

Saving Western Civilization

Miss Dorothy Thompson well-known New York columnist, has been summoned before the Dies Couiinission on un-Anlerican policy, be- cause she is strongly pro-Allies. The column- ist the other day said the Allies were not anti- Germany but pro-western civilization, and de- fined this term as the synthesis oi three things: the Christian ethic; the scientific spirit; and the rule oi lmv.

The essence oi the Christian ethic is that the iveak have rights as well as the strong and that the strong lnust set linlitations upon their own power.

The csseilce of the scientific spirit is that the search for truth transcends the State alid tilay not be liiilited or suppressed by the State. It presumes the separation of state and culture, i.e.. the separation of'cultilre from force.

The essence of the rille oi lawlis that con- tract is silperior to arbitrary iilrcc; it presumes a contillilily of relationships, constantly being modified bilt of iluiversal application at each moment, and froill whose sovereignty no one is exempt. not the King. not the President, not the powerful. not the wcak. -

TheTSouris Meeting

Ilad the result of the Soilris meeting on Fri- day night bccli l\‘llu\\'ll in advance by Premier Campbell, it is doubtful whether it would ever have been callcd. The pcp and confidence which lnarked the Frontier's campaign appeals last hlay, when he sprung the general provincial election in the shortest possible time following the ad_ioilriniicilt of the House, was noticeably lacking ill llis address oil behalf of his party tattdidate. .\lr. Kickhain. on the present occas- sion. Given three-quarters of an hour, he laboi- ed vaiolyi to fill iii his time, excusing his in- iltlCl|llillC pvrforillzilicc on the ground that he Irlllill not coiilpetc with the Opposition leader, lloil. Dr. .\lac.\lillail, iii the matter of long F])('L‘Cll(<. The Premier coilfiiled his remarks chiefly to criticising the Conservatives for con- testing the Irv-election aild enumerating the zillcglwl bciii-iif-l rccclvcll by King's County front the Public Works Dcpartlncnt under his l't‘;‘_'llllC.

Ui his famous farm rehabilitation policy-— ltllC of the two chief reasons given for spring- lug‘ lllt‘ gcni-ral clcctiou last May-the Premier hzld not a word to say. llis only continent on the financial situation iras to state that the atltici-'

piilcd dcficit on cilrrcllt account of some $8o,-l

ooo for lQjl) was about correct.—a statement which llr. .\litc.\lill;ill, quoting statements ap~ pcaritlg in connection with the last provincial bond issuc—vcnttlrcd to predict would be found several fhousaild dollars wide of the mark.

It is ilililecess.'iry' to deal in detail with the issues raiscil by l)r. .\l:ic.\lillati and reported ill today's issue. llis iplcstiillis, alld the Premier's replies or rcfilsals lo reply, speak for thetn- sclves_ Uiie point. however, is worth noting particularly. The Prcltlicr took issue with Dr. .\lzic,\lillzin's statculcnt that fishermen's loans given to liicn who were not fishermen, reduced the zuuouut available for really deserving fisher- nicn. The only coilstruetioti to place on the Premier's attitude is that there is no proper ac- counting of this money at Ottawa,-.-that it can be handed out indiscriminately by the Provin- cial Govermtleilt, which in effect meilns that it is administered lavishly on a partisan basis. There have been rumors to this efecLwithre- gard lo Fisheries Minister llfichatirljs admiri- istration of this money at Ottawa. lllll ll Com" its a silrprise to have Premier Campbellscyniml ronlnient on the expenditure which, of course, like all other federal grants, cornea out of 1 q-

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pockets of our taxpayers.

i The ‘favorable reception given at the meet- yingto the Conservative candidate, Mr. john MacLean, augurs well for the success of Mr. MacLean’s campaign. There is no doubt, as he and Dr. MacMillan emphasized, that a strong and vigorous Opposition is our chief require- ment in the Legislature, and the Campbell Gov- ernment has yet to show why it should receive any vote of confidence on its (lo-nothing record since last May. The by-election, necessitated by the death of Mr. H. ll. Acorn, will be held on Thursday of this week. The Souris meeting is the only one that has been called. It proved even a. greater triumph for the Conservatives than was anticipated.

_ EDITORIAL NOTES — The last lap before Lent. l a a a Qwing to Mr. Mackenzie King's uncon-

stitutional action, we will not have the custom- ary Lenten lull before haste!‘- ni t it 4 sn Robert Peel born an; dine, {788- Be- came British Conservative Prune hllnlfvlfif I84‘- Restoredordcr in finances. Eyeorgaruzed L3H- don police, hence terms “peeler and bobby- I l U T The Argyiffnmvspaper of Propaganda Mill- ister Joscph Joebbels, thinks the diSSOlLIllOH 0f the Canadian Parliament deinoilstrales ihill lllfi British Government is “ravishiiigfanyflda. ' ll it substituted “the Mackenzie lxlnll Goverll‘ ment for British it would not be far wrvflfl- i i I i

One of the gravest scandals at Ottawa is that the King Government has dispensed with an auditor-general for two years.—lt ls so incon- venient. you know, Iicing called upon to. answer awkward questions raised bv such an indepen- dent financial authority! '

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Here is one mother who believes politics far superior to art. Mrs. George M. Dewey, nlotli- er of Mr. Thomas l-i. Dewey, a prospective lie- publican candidate told a gathering in i\ew York she was glad hcr soil had dropped a boy- hood wisli to be a singer. She called politic= a “much nicer career."

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The U.S.A. is fast becoming a sink for the people's hard won earnings. If expenditures asked by the President are granted, and the rc- quested taxes raised, the ilational debt at the end of the fiscal year 1940-41 will stand at $44.938,ooo,ooo, close to the statutory debt limit of $45.ooo,o0o,ooo.

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Presiilcllt Roosevelt wore a black felt hom- burg to a ltorseshowi. at \\'t'lSllil‘lgiOll, and aides say that henceforth there will be no lnore of the silk tall hats except on extremely formal oc- casions. Mr. Roosevelt was said to consider the hamburg, ilopularizeil in the Ynited States hv Mr. Anthony’ Eden of Great Britain, as suf- ficiently formal for ulost dress functions.

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Liberals are fighting among themselves Fed- erallv as well as Federal v. Provincial. lllr. Hugh Paxton. .\i.P.. who figured so promin- ently ill the P-rcu Gull procerrlinqs. has an- nounced he will conte<t 'l‘nrolifo-'Triliilv zigaiil against .\lr. .'\l'illl‘,r lloebilck. Liberal Ill(‘l'llll(‘l' of the (lntario Leirislzltilrc for Tbroitfo-P-ell- woods. l\lr. Roebuck won the liberal iionlina- tion in Trinity‘ scvcrzil months ago.

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Notwitlisltilidiilg the general clcclioll. Prinlc hliiiister Mackenzie King has dccitlctl to with- hold the report oi the lloivcll Loyal Coilintis- sion. The [iiiblic are told now that ils contents are to be kept secret until the new Parliament meets and that ltonc of the political parties is t0 have any knowledge oi its contents (hiring the progress of the canipziigil. Actually this means none of the opposition parties. since it is incredible that the (iifivCfllllifillf itself can be tinacquaintcd with the Collilnissioifs conclusions and recommendations, the substance of them at any rate. The (plestiotl which arises, ilatilrally and inevitably. is as to the reason for the policy of secrecy which is to be lllaitltziillcd.

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Does Prince lidivtird Island constitute a part 0f Canada, or the hlziritiiilcs cvcll? Evidently not ill the opinion of the Minister of Fisheries. He announces he has appointed a Wartime Fish- eries Board of eleven nlembers. and here is where they hail from:

Ottawa

Montreal

Quebec City

Halifax

Ltlncnbllrg

llalifax

Blacks llarbour. Nil. Prince Rupert. B. C Vancouver

Montreal

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Poor Prince lidivztrd Island — ignored and despised by the l\lilCl\'(fllZlC King Goverillnentl That's ivhat comes from having zibscnfce repre- sentation in Parliament

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All editor of The li)aily Ticlcgrztph of London entered the London Library the other day, sat doivn at a recently acquired desk, alld wrote: “I am vyrltiug this note on Carlylds desk, which has just been given to the London Library by Hermione Lady Stephen. That great Victorian lawyer and judge, Sir _l:tnlc> liitziziltlcs Stephen, called on Carlyle one day and found him making his will. Carlyle asked what he wanted. Sir James, a little embarrassed, looked round the study and chose the writing table as soulcthiug having no more than a sentimental value. Sir James Stephen alwayis ilscil the table, bilt made two improvements. He added a frame to hold the inkpot and a rim at the bottom of the slop- ,lng surface to prevent the paper slipping on to the floor. It was the absence of (his, he liked m maintain, which ivas responsible for Carlyle's pessimism. Lady Stephen's gift, which she has made through the intermediary of her brother- in-laxv. Sir Harry Stephen, the present baronet. has one condition. it is that the fable shall not he regarded as a lntiseiun piece. lull shall be used by any member of the library who cares to write at it. Hence this ilofe."

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'I'HE (IHARLUTFETOWN GUARDIAN

IIOTES BY TIIE HAY

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We think pic's

should be dra "t: Banff. Here is I» town whose gay, pleasant atmos- pnerq of fun and holiday seems the very aunt-hats of wartime strata and emergency. The casua. thinker might expect Banff to be stunned, almost obliterated in wartime. Bu: that la not. the case, Banff ts goals ahead with plans foi- n big season ‘of winter sports. ‘They axe trying to xet the Americans who tn days of peace went w Switzerland and Austria. - Calgary Herald.

When Henry Ward Beeche was appointed to his first ministry at Lawrenceburg- his ardor was not dampened when he discovered the church to be very small. with a membership of only twenty, of whom nineteen were women_ Tnere was only one hymn book. and there were no lfglits. Henry wrote to his friends asking ald to buy books, lamps. and oil, and attended to the lighting himself before the services. Pfthlly he remarked o! those days: “I did everythfng ex- dept come to hear myself preach!" -Chrl.st1nn Science Monitor,

The Orient is the one section o! the wfde international ffeld in which the United States seem-s dis- pcsed to use its economic power 1n support of prfnples upon wnfcn the security of the ctvtllzed world rests; and 1t Ls certainly not the time for the blunders of 1931 no be repeated. There 1s, of course, the chance that economic sanctions Wlll involve an appeal to force; and ft ‘has been the refusal of the demo- cratic nations to amept this risk 1n the past that. has landed the world 1n war. If the United States should now undertake to enforce by these means respect for a treaty which a great power has thought it in its interest to repudiate, sue should and we are sure will. get the co-operatfon and sympathy of all the countries that have an in- terest ln seeing a just peace brought about 1n the Orient. - Winnipeg F‘ree Press.

For the sixth time, a Nova Scotia lad has run away from home and snipped aboard a schon- er-a tyncal case cfiio<culs resist.- anoe. -Wlnn1pcg TTlbllflé,

An educailunalist says that by the age of 10 every child should nave an afm. But the trouble w.th some boys of that. age is that thetrs is the glas, on the telegraph poles. —Torotlto Star.

As the bakers wagon turned a corner, a. loaf bounced from a bas- ket. When it. hit the pavement a crumb broke off. Qu.ckly three sparrows made a SWLCD for the crumb. When the szramble was over, two of the birds flew away without a bit, and one carried off a little p.ece of bread. And all the while, me bzg lcaf lay UIlIGUClTBG and llnreccgn zed. —- Chrfltlan Science MCll.tCl'_

inasmuch as it would take quite

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‘Ilia column in on. (u sh all-p- ‘-.

I bnnlou 0| Interns. In. on; iotlolowu Gurdin loos no! no- "lllfl-l! undone lilo opinions of l nrrolnonllnnh .

NOTICE BE TENANCIIS

urban ’.t“‘i‘“°’tl, “s.” an urns: 0 m- sfon of the Lealalature. bat-t of

to duff. shall be deemed to have been ltfvenz-

"ic) fn the case of I . to veu, three months‘ ndltia, ln the else of a tenancy originally fmm vear to year. with an a-nnfvei-sarv 0t title last dav of the first veni- thereof. and tn the case of all other ten- ancies from yea: to year. with an anniversary o: the last dav of the orllzlnal tenancy."

Apparently from the above. 1t 1s implied that. 1f efther the land- 10rd or tenant desires to te

given by the one to the other and. l! the notice be not given. the

veer

The above would mean that May 1 tenants. must give or be given not-ice on Jan. 31. and J1me 1 ten- ants 28. and so on durl-nx the year.

It Ls possible that some readers o! the Guardian may not be aware of _ the charities that were made ln this matter durlnlz the ripest session.

am, Sir. e .. H. K. S. HEMMING

CITY MANAGEMENT

Sli-z-Il’ citizens study our Incor- poration Act, t/lley wlil learn that 1t entbraces a perfect system of Qty Management, and tnose famfilar with cIVlC history will the proofs of its efficiency in earlier days.

MS pioneers there was Mayor Des- brlsay who, with a $300. Recorder. satlsiactorlly conducted clvfc bits.- ness, lnicludng that of Mayor, l-re-

$16111’? Magistrate 5,110 law advise- {11811 . bucceeding these were men c!

business capacity such as Nell Ran- kin J. S. Carved, ‘l1 Healal havi- land. Henry Beer, W. lil. Dawson. and R. R. Fltzger .0. Recorder. W; eelving a salary "lll lieu of all fees.

These were competent buslness men, realized the _ unporcaitce ct their offices, exercsed their author- lty over ElEIBHS, and saw L0 ft that. officials dld their duly.

Mayor Carvell, tlaiei- Lleut. Gov- ernor), was first to introduce an fp- to-date system of aocounting- All n- bdlQ lvlayars kept. watchful eyes over details cf revenues and expenditures

I recall particularly Mayor Bear, who would not 0. K. a p 53c item without cosest inspection. Mayer Lawson was equally dllgent and

circumspect. In those days there was

no dzmand for $15,000. special au- dfts and AdJustmenoBoards, and no madcap upheavals to smoke- cloud the good reputation ot 0L!‘ people.

Vvnllt was doile then can be re-

pleated toaay. A practical and 6U"- iment bll5lll€55 itian- as executive

a long Lame to get a treaty agreed to and rattled. obtain on both 'SlCl.°5 of the border such lilcldeilt- ‘al legislation as might be neces- cary, dredge out, the seaway. can- struct. cams, get turbales to tilrn- lng and brfllLzll stall for suvice. lnilsseill. uyscagutis may be pardoned for wcilde Wllibllél‘ l; is tar his war or s l3 future one that Canada is sun s-l ‘ed to be preparing. — Nciv Y k‘ Sun. |

What the L-lll-LLLHS proposi- is.' almost pay-as-ycu-go war, They are borrowing a, little as pcsszblo; and what they borrow LllCy will] pay ba;k early out of funds ivhicll tncy will belml to set aside. pres- umably, rely sccu. TlICSC wllo tight. the present Will‘ will tliance 1t. The DiflLllfCll thus hopes to find ltelf at. the end of lfcstiltkcs, ready for a peace relatively unbilr-, dened by d€lJll-—Ol‘, lildeed. and ‘more grimly. all the stronger fcr

any nece- ry lift-st‘ Lighting. Aside from the novelty of a ssizanzed war bond issue. there are llll€l'CSL—

lng impllctlitibn; in the stipulated payment dates. The Finance Mili- fstry seems to wager, in brief, that the present war Wlll be over ‘in eight years; at least tilat the catn- try Wlll be able to liquidate this much of the war debt iii twzlve years. It ls an asumptlcn for whose accuracy everyone will nope. -—B8lbl.l'nOl'€ Sun,

If the people of Canada were asked their opinion whether math- ers of soldiers in Canada's ;:t.ve service Force should receive from ithe Government dependent. allow- ances, what would they say? They would say, we think, and pretty vlizorously. that the Govern- ment shculd pay the allowances, and with no more fooling or red tape about 1t, either; Because the Govemment muit know this. l1 1t has thought about the matter at. all, ft fs hard to understand why these mothers, some of whose sons enlisted four months ago, are not being given allowances, It fs one of the incomprehensible things in this Government's war effort about which The Journal spoke yesterday. What. exactly. ts the position? Briefly: That while the wife of an enflsted married man (without children) receives frmn the Gov- ernment $35 a month separation al. lowanoe. plus $20 assagned pay from her husband. the widowed and de- pendent. mother of a soldier who happened to be unemployed when ne enlisted receives no separation allowance at. all; ls expected m lfve on $20 of assigned pay-or go on relief to save her from destrurtton. -0t1awa Journli.

It would be a great mistake lithe Canadfan trustees for the Dionne qulntuplet; should allow them to be taken to the New York World's Fair this year and put on exllfbl- than before a gaping populace. The World's Fnlr needs a great attraction to pull 1t out of the li‘l— anclal hole. If. could have no great- er one than the famed quintuplets. The welfare of the children ls the first consideration. Tile danger to their health might be considerable. The psychological effect on them Wlglli. be very harmful. It cant do he children any good t4) feel they are considered freaks. They do not need the money. They have S750.- 000 fnvested for them now and the money from picture rights. em, 1a rolllnk 1n fast. What would the $100,000 that New York offers mean to them. The Fair authorit- ies are enthusiastic over the pros- pect of getting the children. How- ever, Canada does not share the enthusiasm At least two of the trustees are flatly opposed. That. f1 the sensible pqttlon. The quintup-

thitf, exercising with a strong hand the powers vested, him under the Act. could bring civic business lnto shape and offlclals under contrcl wltnollt hurling thousands of uol.ar.l into the WhlfipOIll o1‘ waste to ro- ciuce a chaotic tlnancfa. mess w ich

‘ no cite appears wllllllg to lather.

Anlongst, those outside the cnai-nl- ed circle. Mr. J. P. slmmonds his been mentioned as a prospect for Mayor. A gocu mail. if he accepts. 'I‘h.re are otflCfS. Withbut. their con- sent. I take this liberty of naming scale, any one of whom could lln this office with credit. and satisfa- tlcn lf they could be allured into the

‘Heidi-Messrs. Reginald Altken, n.

L. Cotton, taready spoken of), John P. Gordon (of Moore and McLeods) m. h}. lVltlbCll. b. H, B. mngworill. Howard Hilson, C. N. Blssctt and Xblfb/Jllld raLon (l1 their business permits.) _ ,

‘inese are buslnew men faint far wftlt business and accounting and capable ol seeing from begalillilg lo end what. common sense business demands. There are no QOLllJL otners from imam competent selection‘ could be made. Of course these are, men to whom it_ would mean mu.n of business 54211-106, yet. tot‘ me good of the City, Hlkl the honour it con- fers, some one should be wllllng to make that sacrifice. Without axe to grind, and no particular favor to nny one, I make the suggestion, that. flflly of them would give SPlGHCl-ld re- su ts. "