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nerldent: Lieut. Col W Cheater 8. Mel-are ‘ML-President: J. R. Burnett, l-‘JJ. Secretary: Lleut. Col D. A. MscKlnnon- 0.8.0. lfior sna Managing Director: J. It. Burnett, FJL Associate Editors: Frank Walker and Ian A. Barnett

SUBSCRIPTION BATES I! Mall in P. t.‘ l., $4.00 per year; $2.50 for 0 month 81.25 ti-r 3 months; 50o for one manta City Delivery: $5.00 per year; $3.00 for 8 months $1.75 for 3 months By Mall In Canada and U.S.A. $5.00 per year Iaturday Wei-lily: $2.00 per year; $1.00 for 6 moat-Ill. 50c for 3 months.

The Charlottetown tiuiirdlan may be obtained It Hauling’! New: Agency, Timer square, New York; Ola Iouth New: Anni-y, Corner iillii anti IVaeIiIiigton, Bolton Metropolitan New: Agency, lri-fs l'eel sr., Montreal; J. Ilne, 8M Bay SL, Toronto; New: Stand, Chateau Laurel, Ottawa; Wolfe‘; News sitiind, Builliury, Ont; Hub Taiwan Ihiip, Iloncton, N. 8.; Ellen Ruherteiin, Amtieret, N. ti.

fThe Strongest Memory is Weaker than the Weakest ink."

MONDAY, MAY 26, 1941.

Another Milestone

Another lllll0<l1lll0 in the educational history 0f our Province will lic rczichctl today with tlif‘. commcnccmcnt t-xcrciscs at St. l)iiiistan's Uni- vcrsity. Tilierc is scarcely a province in Canada, and few States iii the .'\lllCl‘lC2lll Union, ivhere St. 1.)Llll_<lflll‘5 i5 not rvprcscntcd by graduates holding proniiiicin pcn-iiicins in clerical, protes- sional or l)LiSlllCs$ spheres. It is encouraging to reflect that the war has not curtailed the activi- ties of this and other institutions of higher learn- ing throughout (iaiiada, where the torch of Chri-tizin culture has llVCll kept burning.

The vital IIIIlIOFlLUICE of e d u c a t l o n must have been in the mind of Hon Ernest Lzipointe, Rlinistcr of justice, 1n appealing t0 his Qucbcc compatriots for voluntary recruit-

ing in the couiiir_v's enlisiniciit drive. Mr. Lzipoiiite illusirzitcil the cliziractcr of I\azisni and the savagt- and hctitlicii ciitls they seek

to gain, by quotations from llitler and other Nazi leaders, which he said should be sufficient t0 galvanize all our cncrgics and help tis to accept all sacrificcs. “lihe Nazi aiiii," ho declared ex- plicity, "is less to couqticr territory and to ivork towards the future greatness of a greater Ger- mnay than to destroy a civilization they are un- able to understand or share. That accounts for their attacks on God. honour, humanity, family traditionpon the scctirity rind freedom of the in- dividual. They plrin to replace the beliefs and virtues we respect by their vices, their atheism, and their hatred of all that is great; and noble."

One of the first things the Nazis did was to prostitute cdtication to their own base purposes, subjecting their schools and universities to a flood of lying propaganda which has never ceased from the time Ilitler came into power. A fanatical faith has thus been etigcridcrcd in the rising generation, a faith which can only be defeated, even after we have smashed the ilazi war machine, by one bascd on noblcr principles. This it is the function of our own educational institutions to implant. lt is a function which takes prccvdcncfl ovcr all other claims when the question of education for democracy is concern- ed. So long a5 this is rccogiiizcrl -—aiid there is no question as to the recognition given it in such institutions as Gt. Dunstan’s —-we shall have no difficulty in defining one at least of otir essential wai- objectives.

Hospital Activities

The trustccs and staff of tlic Prince Edward Island Hospital are to be congratulated upon the success of their efforts during the past year, as shown by the reports presented at the 58th an- nual meeting of the Hospital last week. The number of patients ziditiittctl and (lischargcd was the largest in the history of the institution. Tlic operations rcsultcd in a small surplus, but.it will come as no stirprisc, in view of the large amount of free service given, the number of unpaid fees, the improvements ncctlcd in the ncar future and a bond issue maturing in i943, that increased support in sonic ‘form will be nccdcd. Hospitals cannot be run on a ctisli-aiirl-carry basis. They perform a community service which, if other- wise tuisupportcd, would have to be taken over by (he 51319, It is [ll thc crcdit of our hospitals iii this Province that they" are not only conducted economically, but arc able to qualify, year after year, among the standard hospitals of the con- tincnt for all-rotind efficiency.

Also held last Tluirstlziv ivas the 27th annual graduation of the Priiicc (fouiity llflSpllfll, at which five nurscs rcccivctl thc-ir diplomas. This is a rcmitirlttr of another important function performed by ihcsc institutions, that oftrainmg young wmiicn for-the nursing profession. We have graduritcs of our l’. Ii. I., Charloitctoivn. and Prince County Hospitals serving dcvotcdlv in all parts nf (Trinrida. as wt-ll as in the bomb shelters and hospitals of the Old Country. in the noblest CIIUSC in ivhich human effort can be cm- Iloyerl.

P. E. I. Industry Discussed

rlansartl report of the llouse of Commons dc- bates for May f3 furnishes another example of a subject of prime interest to Prince Edward Island being ilisctisscd with our owii rcprc- sentatives sitting idly by. saying nfiihlllfi- ll devolved tipon Mr. I. H. Harris, _l\l. I’... for Danforth, Toronto, to make inquiries regarding illustration stations in connection with the fur farming industry nnrl-tlic question of increas- ing our export of silver fnx furs undcruhc rc- ciprocllty treaty with our American neighbors In particular. Mr. Ilarris strcsscd the import- once of this industry in Prince Eihvaril Island. whose representatives, ho nntcd. did not appear to have ii word to say. lii pointing out ‘that the industry had its oriqiti l" "115 P_r'""'"°°' l“ erroneously stated that the first siw" foxci "were brought here from the Klondike are." dur- ing the gold rush." lslanrlcrs Will zinflrffifll-T Iinwever, his irihiiiem the nlace “'1' lmltl "1 "l" industry, and to his evident concern that w¢

should receive recognition and consideration.

One would have imagined that one at least of our own elected representatives would have taken the cue from Mr. Harris, corrected his error with respect to the origin of the industry here, and associated himself with Mr, Harris’ other statements, which we quote elsewhere in today's Guardian.

Rose Day Tomorrow

Tomorrow is Rose Day, an anniversary creat- cd in honour of Queen Alexandra, proceeds of which go for Imperial patriotic and social pur- poses. It is fathered, or perhaps more appropri- atcly niothered by the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, and is signalized by the sale of roses, hand made by the children of Queen Alexandra's Orphanage for Crippled Children in England. The Daughters of the Em pire is the largest organized body of women in the world, and during their existence have been responsible for the inauguration and carrying through of inriiiy iniportatit schcnics for Empire, Education and Youth advanccment_ Rose Day is one of the means taken to raise necessary funds. Members of the order will be on the streets to- morrow offering roses to all who care to make a contribution to the funds, and at a time like this few there are who will refuse. It is to be hoped Rose Day 1941 will prove one of the most successful financially and otherwise in the his- tory of the local order.

-. EDIIORIAI. NOTES 9a

Full steam ahead is the order of the day for the forthcoming Victory Loan. m it iv v

With Empire Day over, students and others will have only the King's Birthday, June 9, be- tween them and their annual vacations.

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It will be observed the British government is being severely censured for delaying the coordin- ating of the different fire-brigades in the inter- est of national fire defence“ We should make stire that our fire-fighting organizations are all in order and ivith plenty aides —f0r it is better to be sure than sorry.

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Queen Mary, Queen Mother, born this date 1867. Mother of King George VI, daughter of His Highness Francis, Duke of Teck and H. R. H. Princess l\Iary Adelaide \Vilhelminia Eliza- beth of Cambridge, President of the British Red Cross, married H. R. H. Prince George, Duke of York, Earl of Inverness and Baron Killarney, Prince of \Vales and Earl of Chester who suc- ceeded to the Throne as King George V, May 6, i910 and died jari 2o, I936. 1i i A1 1K

Here is a good one, connoting Confederation amity:

To the Editor of the Gazette:

Sir,—Oiir attention has been called to an art- icle on the front page of the Wednesday issue of The Gazette, May 7th, entitled “All-Canada Torch to Aid Loan Drive.”

In the second pargaraph it states that the torch will be carried from Vancouver to Halifax. This, of course, is incorrect as the torch will be started from Victoria, the capital city of the Pro- vince of British Columbia, and from thcre will be dispatched across the Dominion, to the At- lantic.

\Ve had thought that this ohl and erroneous m"- prersion from Halifax to Vancouver was today obsolete but apparently it is still tired by some eastern writers to describe the breadth of the Do- minion. GEORGE I. WANEN,

_ Commissioner.

Victoria 8t Island Publicity Bureau.

Victoria, B. C., May 8, i041, ,

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\Var graftcrs are being sct a fine example by the Quebec Legislature. The more the circum- stances of the Quebec legislators’ vote to increase their own salaries by $500 a session are scrutiniz- ed, says the Gazcttce. the more disgraceful the action appears The Hon. Martin Fisher stood isolated and alone —aiid vcry honorably alone -—- wbcn the Government nicastire boosting scssional indeninitics from $2,500 to $3,000 a year, plus $300 for travelling expenses for each member, reached the Legislative Council for ratification on the cvc of thc prorogtilioii of the Legisla- ture on Saturday. Strong and vigorous in the right, Mr. Fisher, tinfortuiiatcly, was not a match for politicians tcnaciously and selfishly in the wrong. They and tlic government wcll dc- scrve ihc CiliiSllC castigation of the former Prov- incial Treasurer. What sacrifices has the Gov- ernment accomplished to help win this war? he pcrtincnily asked. He who runs may read the answer. Though Mr. Fisher's cry of protest was vain, he has the knowledge that the views he courageously expressed rcflcct the opinion of the public towards this iniquiioiis mczistire. a n- =i< x

No fiilC-—OI‘ hardly any one except farmers, fishermen, lumbermcii —is now free to enlarge his plant, add t0 his buildings or cvcn install new equipment and repair his property, without ‘.1 special Government permit. Upon the recom- mendation of the Finance Minister and the Munitions Minister, an Ortler-in-Coitncil has been passed prohibiting any such projects ex- cept tinder licence issued by the priorities officer who is the Director General of the Priorities Branch of the Department of Munitions and Supply. Buildings and machinery for use in primary industries, farming, logging, mining and fishing are exempted from licence. So too are (livclliiig houses. But apartment houses are sub- ject to licence. Permits will not be necessary to cxccutc building repairs not exceeding $2,500 nor for installation of equipment of which tbc installed cost does not exceed $5.000, nor for new buildings ilic cost of which docs not exceed $io.- 000- Back of the order are the objects of coli- scrviiig foreign exchange, cmitrollitig thc demand for labor, new facilities and materials necessary tn tlic ivar effort: and the posiponcmcnt of such demands iuiiil Illt" piisl-iviu- puririil in nrdcr to [maintain employment and economic activity at that time.

T"? CHARL°TTET_°WN_ _ fiillshliPlflN

Uncle Josh says It's very dlii- conceriiiig alter you have paid out a. hundred dollars for a good v.olin iina ten dollars for a bow and ttieii can't make a squeak on the instru- ment until Yhu have paid fen cents for a piece of rosin! - Eitchange,

Captain Romano Tornlcllh, o! the Italian steamer Belvedere lot the cat. out of the’ 178-8. and proved tiliie extent. to winch the Italian em- bassy 1n the United States follows along the same lines as do the German embassy and consulates and Lakes part in piOls and enccur- lagcs sabotage of all kinds. The captain's defense regarding the damage to the Belveclere was that, lie only did what. the Italian em- bassy instructed him to do. It 1s too bad that diplomacy should make a poor captain me scapegoat; and should not be able to touch the men higher up. - Fort William ‘Dimes-Journal,

Statistics of the Ontario 1),- partnient of Education show that for the year 1938-39 (latest com- pilatloii availablei the average 59,1- airy of male teachers in rural sc ools was $823 and the lvcrsge of female teachers $714. some, both male and female, made as lit. tie as $500 i1 year. Beyond ques- HOH. as The Ottawa Journal de- 0111195. "many rural teachers In this province are shockingly mid when one considers their training and qualifications, the responsi- billty for which rests upon them", Th ls one "educational reform" which should be added at once to the list already inaugurated by the tzglpartment. --- Braniford Exposi-

MIYf-Iilng which rheda l. momen- tary gleam of humor as relief from I119 f-Tflifedy of war ls welcome. 5110b ls the recent dispatch from London telling of the frantic 591119111111; for pins by Saville Row tailors. They are said to be dew- 1118 between the cracks of their floor boards, where pins may have fallen 1n better days, for the little implements to hold suits together while they are being fitted on British forms. Pins are currently iniobtzilnable in London. _ 55min Canadian Observer.

Iraq Ir a new country [n 113mg but: its civilization dates to the earliest periods of history, Here was cradled the ancient. glory 0f Baby_ ion. It is the country oi large por- lions of the Old Testament. Some writers say the Garden of Eden was located here. Todiiy Iraq m; an area. about the size of California and the population ls slightly under 591170.000, — Strstiford Beacon- Her-

Although Londoners expected to see many dead pigeons after 1551; weeks bomblng,_ not a. single cas- ualty in the capital's pigeon colony has been reported. Mr, D_.A Raw- lance, an official bird watcher, said‘: When a bomb explodes near them 1419 91860115 fly up, circle round, and return in {till force almost. 1m- 111913111161’. They seem impervious to concussion. 1t. may be that their felvllefs act as a kind of insulation against blast. “The larger birds, $111111 Bs crows and jays, have u-i_ creased recently probably because of the refuse ircni cruri-IJS. but: the smaller blffls have been driven away by the barrage." - London Express,

London's mast QXOIIISIVO clubs may be opened to the hungry if a supper blitz ever IJYGBIE down pres- ent. communal feeding arrange- ments. To the L.C.C.. the dignified‘ establishments of Si. James’ and Pall Mall, wit-h their deep leather armchair. libraries and religious hush, are caterers. So clubland is b91112 surveyed by the L.C.C., which has dictatorial powers b0 re- quest caterers to serve meals at special times and prices. Cafes. hotels, restaurants. wzuld come under the L.C.C. in an extreme emergency, but the clubs are rc- garded as a particularly suitable proposition. Most. of them are large well-equipped and -_ a, particularly attractive feature when gas and electricity may be out off over- night. - many have facilities for cooking by coal and coke. — Lori- don Dally Mirror.

Major-General B. f3. Freyherg, V. 0.. has been named‘ Commander-Ln- Chief of the Allied Forces in Crete. Until now he has ccmmaxided the New Zeiiland Expeditionary Force. Behind that. bare announcement in the news is a dramatic story of courage rewarded and a hero re- turning to the site of his heroism to make another effort. For Gen- eral Freyberg, as n colonel in the famous Royal Naval Division ‘in the First. Great War, won his 11.0. at Gallfpoli. an lilstwric battlefield not. far frcm the scone of his new com- mand, The dispatches describe hlm as a V.C. but do not tell how he won it. The official ctai. on does tell a thrilling story in cold language, but. Sir James Barrie gave it. warmth and vlvifieci it as he told it in his Rectorial addreSs at Si, Andrews University. An embarrassed General (then Colonel) Freyberz was on the platform as Barrie described his feat: "There is llll officer who was the first. of our Army to land at Gallipcll. He was dropped overboard to light decoys on the shore. so as to deceive the Turks as to where the landing was to be. I-le pushed a raft. containing IIICSQ in front of him. It was a frosty night. and he was naked" and painted black. Firing from the ships was gitng on all around. It. was ii two-hours swim in pitch darkness He did it, crawled through the scrub to listen to the talk of the enemy, who were so near that he could have shaken hands with them, lli. his decoys and swam back. He seems to look on this as a gay affair. He is a v.0. now. and you would not. think to look at him that he could ever have presented such a disreputable ap- pearance, Would you? (indicating colonel Freyberg)". This l; the calibre cf the man who now leads the British. forces who have with- drawn from the Greek mainland to Crete. - Montreal Btar.

I learn by the news that a Japanese boy has tilled off same of the honors at t e local Welsh Eisteddfod, If. seems a little Odd of the welsh to permit n Jap to com- ' pete in their ntitlonai musical orgy at. a moment when the honorable Park Board has made history by refusing to admit. a refined and cultured colcred lady to the newly- acqulred Crystal Pool on Beach avenue. 'IIi's piece of egregious biimbiedom I'- wcrthv to be enshrin- ed in the archives of the city along- side a record of the time when l. leading hotel wth ldti cf accom- modation available fold Mr. Roland ifavPs---w".ritl-famoiis Negro ten- nr -- they hadn't any room He went. back to Sriittie iuid Mo)” who had paid to hear him got ralri

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PUBLIC FORUM '

Thin eolunin Ia npen for tne dhennlan by eorreiiparrdentn eI qneltlona at Interest. The Charlottetown Guardian don not necessarily endorse the opinion n! earreepaldentl.

FARM INCOMES Slrz-In your "Editorial Notes" the other day it. is pointed out that “Our farmers are about. the only ones who do not. seem to be de- manding ‘cost of living‘ bonusesfi’ I was reminded of .he following figures which appeared in the col- umns of your contemporary the Daily Record (Sherr/rooke, Que.) showing the “net. income of agil- culture" in three separate years, which might be described as the

depression cycle: i928 $820,000,000 1933 $173,700.01” 1937 $439.400.000 The latest estimate I've seen showed agrlcultureb share of the

$500,000,000. This latt/er figure is only 62 per cent of the average of the base period (1925-29) by whzcli Ottawa. measures urozm wages in relation to ‘cost of living‘ bonuses.

It is true that here and there, through agriculture, floors to prices have been inserted by government actin-said “floors" r. effect be- ing also the “celllngsW-but the modest levels are no match for the steadily increasing costs of the things 03w farmer buys.

Where the tug-of-war will lead us to, the future must be left to reveal; but. I sllkkest that it is neither wise nor clever to deal un- fairly with so large a. section of our people, delivering such essential services as the farmers.

As a farm leader put the matter with vigor and color: "Farmer: ev- erywhere are essentially men of peace. From very earliest days the beating of the sword into a plow- share has been symbolic of the be- ginning of the peaceful era to which men looked forwardunArid yet. it. 1s ii tragic fact. that, iii-rough- out history, the men who till the soil are invariably amongst those who suffer most 1n time of war.” John Wesson, Regina, 1n an ari- dress at Ottawa),

I think it. should not be beyond our wit; to synchronize the respec- tive revenues of urban and rural Canadians.

I rim, Sir, eta, CERES Toronto, Ont.

Glider Allld Parachute

(Halifax Chronicle)

Use of the glider and the para- chute by Nazi typops attacking Crete marks a new method of - vaslon, but. hardly a surprise. T1115 1s the first large-scale employ- ment of these silent invasion de- vices, but: observers have awaited them for many months. Imaginative artists have drawn lurid pictures of possible Nazi invasion attacks on the British Isles, The pictures iii- cluded strings of troop-carrying gliders, bowed by aircraft. and dis- guised troops landing by glider or parachute to seize airfield; and dlsorganlze resistance.

The Germans, of course, have may glider experts. Postwar re- strictions on aircraft led many 1n- genlous Germans to experiment with motorless planes. These gliders or "sailplzines" were known be- fore. but. the art, of glidifrig or "soar- ing" was carried far orward by German fliers in the postwar years. They learned the tricks and quirks of air currents. They learned now to use iliese currents to keep their craft. afloat, without power, for many hours.

They led the world in motorless

flying. What, then. more natural than to expect the use of these motorless planes by @enniin forces in war- time. For gliders have one great: advantage, They are absolutely sil- ent, They can be launched by m0- tlve power on ‘the ground or lowed into the air by heavy planes. But once aloft, they cut adrift from their power source and glide silent- ly through the skies.