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THE“ l cllllnlorrtrllwll GUARDIAN

Alurlllllg Daily ll-‘ounucd M1887)

President: Llrut. Col. W. Chester S. McLura Vi -l‘re.slderlt: J. It. Burnt“. F-J-l- Seer-eta. -: L.ul.. Col. l) A. Maclilnnon, 0.8.0. Editor anu Man- illg Dirt-cull: J. R. Burnett, F..l.l. Associate Editor; l-rul-Jt Vialkel- and lan A. Burnet_t

SUBSCRIPTION RATES: By Mail in I’.E.!. $4.00 per yrar; $2.50 for 6 months. $1.25 for months: 50c for one month (‘lty Deliver): 55.00 per year; $3.00 for 6 month: SE75 for 3 months. By Mail In (‘alluvial und L‘.S.A.: $5.00 per year Ealurdlly Weekly; $2.00 per year; $1.00 for 6 monthi: 501- fur 3 months.

"The Slrlntgest lllcnlory is "Wall-er than the Weakest Ink." ‘

'l'llURSI).-\\', DECEMBER 5, 194W

Potato Bonus

\\'illl llll‘ lllllllulllt" llhjl-cl of llxllcrillg the fir.» ~::llll» of our llll’llll‘l\. tilt‘ lll<>\‘t‘l'$ of the "p. r t‘ llltlllls .‘ ~ lll" llll\t‘ illlllllvll the field lll‘ l'l<-:l-»lllll‘ inf‘ lullllillq power l5 to b6 llrt;lchl-ll lll-lll lllllL lasing puwrr. the latter t0 l>€ pp; ~,._l.l by pulling ill l|l"l\\L‘t‘ll the two. a gift flv-nl .\';ull;l flan» lll s.» lllucll per zlcrc. “itch has l/Utll \\'l'll'.t’ll c-lllawwlillq the lplcstillnctl ex- istence of this llluch lll\'t'll gcllllcnlall. so before JUlllQ nrnch further it would be well for our i ». ',l}ll_ Ivllllllt lll llt‘l"4 to settle tllat ques- l-ll ulc- {lllll for :l‘l_ for there hangs the whole "l r. \ll' .'lfl'l Hlilll‘ lulu-rs have, zlppcared but _ -.- i. ..l' \'llfll lnnlprlzlllct- that further ‘llhtlll holll in the press and at our frlrlll-slw’ lllecli {IS sllolllll he given.

'l‘h.- ll"l'l\ ..l'\' i:lcrl-:ls<-ll l: union both direct- 1\- m, ~;p» lglvllllv zllld llttlll‘ y on lliln through ‘.\;\l‘ l-.l lI‘.ll'l‘l!.l ll-l lltl\\(‘l' bl-ctlllse of increas- e’ c~<~ }n tho-e clcs he lnllst buy, nlay well llffsal any ilnnllllizllc advantage of the plan. 'l\vll blacks do in" lllalv-e a white. Because lhc \\'l‘l:’i‘.l rlllll zlppll- growl-rs get ffrtwulllllfllt Ilifl it llol-s not lll~.\~a:lril\' follow‘ that the plan is sound and >lltllllfl he zldllpted ill Prince lidward Island. l: lllust also be noted that when tllc govcrnlnenl pavs out money it also assumes the right to give orders, so we lnav expect to have severe rl-glllzllions as lll who shall grow". how mllcll, as wcll as ill rl-g-"ard lo planting. cultivat- ing. and lllZ'.l'l\'('llllQ. .\t best it will be the ac- crplrlllce of the loss of personal liberty in return for tcnlplwrarv security.

KIWI.

Pnrtyisln And Democracy

There is t0 be no free transportation f0!‘ members of otlr fighting forces on Christmas leave. Xlltlvilllslalndillg lllc weight of public opinion expressed ill favor of tllis concession, the Uorcrllnlenl has decided otherwise, and its party supporters have fallen nleelcly illto lillc. The matter is now a dead issue so far as Ottawa is concerned. The filial reference to it appears ill llallsurd of Nov, :9, and is worth quoting:

".\lr. il.\.\.<l.l.l. tklaclctld): Un several occas- ions ill this llousc during the present session hon. lllelpbcrs have risen and urged upon the (jnvcrnlnellt that it give free transportation lo soldiers for (‘hri.~llll:ls have. livery‘ time any‘ hon. lll(‘llll)t‘l‘ has urged that action, whether he be a Liberal lllClllllCl‘ llr Zlll opposition lneulber. the Liberal side has applauded the suggestion. Yesterday the Associate Minister of National Dc- fcnsc (.\lr. Ralsttlnl, positively stated: ‘It is no use. gcntlenlen; our policy is that no free trans- portation will be granted." That was final. Now, what happened? The hon. nlembcr for \Ve_r- burn yesterday afternoon urged once again that free transportation be granted. Did I hear ap- plause frnnl all those seals lllcn?

“llllll .\lr. lr-lxsox: Yes, from llcrc.

“.\lr, 1l.\.\sl.l_l.: Do not lnisjudge—ycs; the Opposition did. but not one Liberal member applauded. \\'h_v? l~

“Mr. _lﬁll\'.~"l‘!1\' (Row River): They were \\‘llll\ll('1l into line.

" .\lr, .\lt‘\'l.\‘l.\'; plaudctl.

“.\n hon, .\lF..\lIIl5R'. Tilt-re is one never lllnke the Fcnalcl

" .\lr. ll/lxslirL: l t‘illll|\lllll(‘|ll my hon. friend lrpoll his courage. lint there was a vcry markcrl difference between tllc applause then and that of earlier fillies when the matter was brought up "

You are lllfSl£ll\'('ll, sir. l ap-

who will

lnvillclll:llly', .\lr_ llzluscll noted that when lllt‘ Wlwllllrll llll-lllbl-l- (.\lr. llollulasl spoke on :ll3s sllbil-rt on the lll't‘\ltlllS day‘. there were only sixteen Liberal lllf‘l‘llll(‘l‘S in the chamber, with our (Isbinct nlinisler.

llc also CIlllPtl ironic attention to a govern- ll|t‘lll circular, rxtollinq the bllllllfils of demo- cracy live-r lliclllllll-sllips. in which appears the colllforling zlssurallcvt "l rltics of the govern- nlcnt serve all inllltlrtallt function ill the Calla- dian pill‘llilllll‘llll'll'_\' svstclll"

Government Sacrifices, Too

l'lle ‘~'l2llt‘lllt‘lll that lllt‘ (Xlnadizlu l)('t7l)l€f must prepare tn ligllll-n lllkll‘ bells for war purposes. go ti, llll’ lllllil ill sllcl"ifi;l~~, has llt't'lllllf‘ familiar llul, :l»l<< the tilobl- lllltl .\l.'lll, while public nlrn, I1I(‘lllll s of l‘:lrli.-llllclll Zlll‘l others, are drilling the Cill'/.l'll~ for lllrial sacrifices. how uluch do we llt'ill'. what l-villvllce is offered. to show that relief is fl-rlllclllllillg from the crinlinal ex- llfZl\'l'lJ{lll(‘t' bf our Qtl\‘l‘l'lllll('l‘llZll syzslcnl?

Sﬂlllt‘ rl-fl-rl-llcl-s hllvl- been lluldc in Parlia- ment to lhr lll'f1‘\‘ll\' uf cllrtzliliuq on non-es- $f‘llll.'l‘<, but nothing such as ought to be expect- ed l\llf‘ll lull-llill-g is giwll at regular intervals uf lli‘il\'fl'l' ]|l'(‘~ lrl~ on the people's pockelboolt Thr- llllfl‘,’t‘l until" led a reduction 0f $77000.- Iloo flvlnl llsl \(‘ll‘\' ll4lll~\\'Rl‘ expenditures of fkgfxxwlilop. 'l".lis \\'.'l~; zltlrihult-rl cllieflv l-l low-l . "I oi in lllr- position of the Canadian Na- ffl\ll"l l"i':fl\\.'l\'\' Jllltl the relief situation. Last \\ \l" llﬂl-v l'f"lfll'lf‘fl that non-war expendi- ll""‘~' "."l'r' doll-ll Qoxlotloorl for the first six mslvbs pf llw \'('.'ll‘ and he looked for a greater ' -s< bl lht‘ srcrlvwl lrtlf-veal‘. resulting from ~- w" l't‘ll('l Illtrl public u-orks. No credit is ill-n rlll- (‘llverllnlrnl in resnect lo these two Where has a real effort been made tn do what i-= lIPlIIQ asked of the neople themselves —tl ‘Pllflfllllllcnf on non-essentials lo help the war.

1' m4,

lsellt approximately $2 goes to war expenses and '

[$1 to lfcderalulotl-utu" purposes. The excuse is always trotted out, of course, that lllUr-ll of the latter is beyond control. So it is with lllt.‘ tax- payer's expenses, but he will have to do with- out things looked upon as essential to his way of living, whether he wants to or not, although lthc illcollle of the taxpayers ill aggregate has llrlt lkecp pace with the Lioverlllllents [leacelillle rev- l-llue collections.

HEncouraging" To Whom?

.>\ Washington tlespzltcll ycslertlay quoted the U. S. Slate Departlllellt as finding it “encour- aging to lIOilE that Canada does not intend to en- courage the building up of domestic industry at lllt! expense of inlports." The reference is to the illlportlllion oi United States fruits and vege- tables, which will continue to enjoy free entry into Canada in competition with our own farm producers, notwithstanding the prohibition plac-

‘arlisaus. nffcrctl elllplovecs ill

ed on the importation of “luxury goods" com- prising 30 main categories of lllalltlfzlctllred articles.

\\'lly the King Gllvernlllent should not be desirous of encouraging “the building up of domestic industry”, when the industry in ques- tion is. according to Liberal pre-clcction assur- ances, “the backbone of the country", may take some explaining. Naturally", our Alllerican neighbors are pleased at Ottawa's attitude, which encourages them to build up their own farm industry in Carladian markets.

— EDITORIAL NOTES —

It is- not too early to make your Christmas purchases. _ m a- ll- n:

The debate on llle Address at Ottawa has ended, and so, too, ally chance of getting ally- whcre until next year.

w m m m Renlcnlber/thc poor at this season alld think especially of the needs of tllc Dispensary and 5alvation Army, who will look after those Santa Claus may forget. x 1r n- n:

The first frllits 0f the Union Gllvernlnent in Manitoba is the reduction of nlelnhcrs iudcnln- flies by $37 each, of llliuistcrs salaries by $550 each. and the wiping out of the $2,200 paid the leader of the Opposition.

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Mcssrs. Bruce Stewart and C0,. Ltd, have sold out their interests in the old established firlll of Kennedy alld C0., Lld. Hope this is all in- dication the firlll are preparing the way for Gov- ernment contracts, so much needed to keep our mechanics eluplovcd at home.

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Martin Van lluren, eighth President of the United States, born this (late, i782. Ht- suc- ceeded General Jackson as“ President ill i837, and it was due lo his uueconolnic financial policy ‘that the crisis of I83!) occurred. when many banks stopped payment and chaos prevailsd on stock enchanges, ill industry and trade and coni- mcrce generally. He ran a second and third time for the presidency bllt was defeated on boll‘. occasions: “I trcad ill the footsteps of illustri- ous lnen . . ill receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious prede- cessoW-rcfcrring to Ciencral :\ll(ll"C\V Jackson. who, however, had been elected to a second ternl.

1i‘ * >1‘ i‘ _ln a general llllllClf on the (l\‘ft‘llt‘t‘ regula- tions as “encroachnlents" on pl-rsilllal freelloln at stake in thc present war, Col. Lieorgc ;\. Drew says that laws for the control of subver- sive clelncllls should not he enacted by order- iu-cotlucil but bv Parliament, that each person charged should have a fair trial. even though 1t nlight have to be held lll calllcrzl, and that provincial Labor hlillistcrs, the representatives of organized labor and provincial legal officers should have a voice in the drafting of regula- tions. Col. Drew proceeds: "We arc all agreed on the lulrposc: if is the nlctholl which is so dangerous." He did not impure bad faith to those who have made the Defence of Can- ada Regulations. Every person who threatened the state should be imprisoned but there should be no imprisonment of the innocent and their ill- nocence should be established by iullical pro- ceedings. . I I I I

\Vllile nn direct attempt is being made to con- trol or to fix the level of industrial wages in war plants, the recent order-ill-cullnttil passed pro- viding a heavy penalty’ for "vllticcnlcnt" will have the effect of checking the disturbing wage- blddiug bclwecn war plants, a check that will he cqnlvalentdo pulling a ceiling on wages. This move applies only to war plants but if is rumor- ed that steps may be taken soon to also curb, tn an indirect way, the wage-bidding between peace and war industries. TlllS latter" evil has grown to considerable dimensions and there are nlany instances where this bidding has rcstlltcd ill iloubling the wage originally paid by lhc peace industry. The war plant, eager tn get certain tllc peacetime plant an increased wage. The latter plant, in an effort tn retain its lllcu, raised the bill but fin- ally the war factory won onP-but at a greatly increased wage.

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A foreign correspondent is credited with tllc story that llitlcr took the statue of hloses from the louvre ill Paris and set it up ill his garden at llerclltesgatlen llis entourage then was amazed to observe that every day the Fuchrcr wrnl and stood before the statue for a solid hour

. curiosity finally lxrcalue loo nulch for his aides, and a menlhcr of his staff one day lip- loed up behind llinl Ln sec what he was doing

And llitlcr was nnlrlntlrillg: "Tell nle, Moses-how did vnll ever get your hosls across that body of water?" Another correspon- dent reports that the inhabitants of mucll of Europe call the Yazi armies of occupation the “Salvation Artur" . This not so mllcll be- cause the llcil-illg lrqlolls claim trl have saved lllﬂlll’ lands from a fate worse than death. but clliz-flv because the German name for the Sal- vation Arlnv is "lleilsrlrlllt-e" . And a da~ mesfic idr-a he'd like to pass on rl-rlcbed the cor respondent via a rear llulllnel" sign hr nbscrvr/l along the binhwav . . ,. lt read: "Don't llit

Out of ovary $3 ukul from tllp people u pu-

Mr-Hit Hitler l"

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iAt the time of Munich, Si: Nevlle I-Ienoellson loveals, Blxtaln hadn't. l! male Silt-lire. only one or two experimental HUILCGIICS and ex- actly seven mzaem anti-aircraft guns for the defence of London. ‘that, umbrella was ribbed wrong.y. Windsor Star,

Late arrivals at the Rach- manuloff concert arc said to have created an utterly indefensible lllnsame and marred the pleasure of those who got; there on time. A regrettable trend of till; age is the inclination of an inconsiderate minority to ccmpete with the. ar- tzsls, be it a stage performance. l. moving picture or a classic con- cert. - Hamilton Spectator.

Windsor will have ll distinctly new experience if permission is Riven to allow ilvomelll m drive taxlcabs in this city. There aeenls to be, of course, no real reason why this vocation should not b0 Owned to the fair sex. It has been tried out successfully ln other P181165. and certainly there are many women with quallficalicns as h gh as those of any male driver. It will be eminently sensible, however. 1f such. driving on the part of women is restricted to the daylight hours, Wcmerl are, after all. somewhat fraller creatures than men. and taxicab driving at night carries with it, rlslq of which they should not. be exposed. — Windsor Star.

1f the conflict lasts Can- ada may be expected to gain ln population. through. transfers of skilled labor and refugees from Great Britain and postwar lmml- gratlon. Her economic structure W111 be stronger because her de- psndenre upon exports of farm products and raw materials will be lessened. Financially, ccrltlnu- ing the trend of the past few years. she will be less dependent upon foreign capital investment. The development. of the Canadian economy. now being accelerated bv the war, ls in feel similar to that of the United Slates between fifty and twenty-five rears arc". — National City Bank of New York.

A peculiar Lll ‘ance l; re- ported from the Hung farm on the ‘Drunk IOBCl on the eoge of the Sao. It is about Gleat, Lakes gulls and ll showy» sonlcmillg or other. It, is related tnat the birds have got into the haba, of turning up ill the farmyard at. chicken feeding time, and disputing the right of the chickens to the feed spread out far them. Ill Iac. seme- times the gulls uull drive the chickens off the range and mono- pclize the foccl. This Fall partn- ularly these fish eatllg birds have paid more attention to Alg.ma farms than usual. Plowmen have been accompanied around the fields by the gulls which have been turned up in the freshly plowed furrcwu‘. - Sault Ste. Marie Star.

It was as if those Italian pilots had been invited to a duck dlnntt by J. Wellington Wimpy. “You bring the ducks." They dd bring the ducks, or a festive equivalent -cllianti and cheese and cham- paglt-s; Of ccurse, the pilots who had joined in the aerial assault. on England came prepared to do s me fighting. The six-mm crew 118d baycrets and steel helmets. They w: 1d give a gcbcl account» of tllclnselvc. if, when arriving at. Cllvrdcn, say Lady Asto l‘ turned locse her sabre-toctlled Pcklngese. A5 it happened, they were plum- meted to earth by an undescrlbed shut before they could spread their plitlllC far-e 1n a Kellsington garden. -- St, Lzus Pest-Dispatch.

For whatever Britain loses in these night visit/altar; site must re- place, quickly. 1n American fac- tories. It is not enough for us to send her 46 of our heavy army bombs, good and welcmle as such it step IIIUSL be. It .s not enough to scrapo our cupboards and seno the BritLsh th.s item or that, in planes cr ships cr guns. Wllat. i; needed ls all-around expansion o! our output. of wal- materials. on a scsle beyond all cur plvvlcus cons-spoons. so that. the losses of the all‘ raids can be offset and the offensive stlcngth of the Royal Air Force increased until u, can become l1 decisive fac- tor in the war. — New York Times.

There appeals to be an lccllm- ulat-ion of evidence that ﬁance is stiffening up agelinﬁt German at.- tempts to tram-pie her into the mud. It is a bit late izl the clay to defy Berlin, an resistance may well be futile, parlcularly ln Europe. But there seems to be an end to ready ccmplalsance. Marshal Petaln met. Herr Hitler some da's $89. and Pierre Laval has ha various con- ferences with German key men looking to the collaboration of the Vlclly government with Berlin.

Collaboration in prtrlci 1e has been premised. But there as been no evidence of collaboration ln prac- tlce. The FPGIIClI fleet, far from being placed at the disposal of the Germans. may be ordered across the Mediterranean to Africa, where General Weygands ncsltlon ls at least. equivocal. And now comes word of a protest from Vichy -an ulna] protest -— against the action of the Gennrms ln forclbl expell- lng French-speaking rest ellts of Lorraine and dumping them ln un- occupied France. It does not, appear that Vichy ls in any poslllon to make good the prof/est. But. at least. lt. has not been afraid lo send ft.- Vancouver Province.

The assllluous reader n! English- Cannldlan newspapers cannon ‘_ tlo have noticed that. for several months they have considerably modified their time with rewd to French-Canadians. They arf pleas- ed to recognlze the orllrlnaltv and the valu¢ of our contribution to our common country; they fre- quently underline our loyalty and our unreserved collaboration ln the Government's war work. Th.- a - tllude of our religious and political chiefs has ln the present circum- stances been worth a loving word l4; us. will this keep on? We do not know yet. Mlsclllevous ~ple would say that. the velvet I the prelude to mothering and that; if our English compatriots are nlce lo us,<lt l5 became they are blannlng something against us. We would wish lo believe that the m’;- chlevous peoptl», are wrontr. It we are seeklnz for han-rlovlv between the two prlncfpal ethnlcal RPIWS. ll, ls because we see ln ll. the onlv wav of assuring the prosoerltv of Cnwada, Whether we be Canadians of French or English descent. we have ccme here to slav. We love our country eounlly and no one luvs/mu its should wish H190 ll. vlwvg l-"v-‘lvslvenl W-~l1=i~ t» rw-M-b "n. snow-m» n-ublbc" Es tbsl it sbslﬂd

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PUBLIC FORUM

7N0 column h upon for Ibo lllnonuloo I; correspondent: o! qnutlonl d lnluoﬂ. lb ﬁnn- IIMMOII ‘will: loco not l0- ' onlnlll; undone tin onlllnn d oonoolanlnn

PIT PROPS

Slrz-Jinowlng that many of our people purpose cuttln plt props during the winter, wi the idea of sap-feeding them In the sprlnB. and knowing that. 1f the Brltlsh Plt Prop Pool could not handle this lumber during 194i it. would be a calamity to our people, I wrote the Pit Prop Pool in connection with the mat- ter. They any that they have closed only one contract for 194! to Berg- man Construction Company, and vrhlLsl; we ulere considering the con- tracts for the two other counties we have been advised from Loll- don that. there had been chang- lng policy and that the require- ments of the controller were dras- tically reduced and that no further purchasing could be done for 1941. Ihelefore, I am asking our farmers and lumbermen who am lnlereslel ln plt props to pay due attention to the above and see that there will be no difficulty ln disposing of their cut, before getting out addlt- lonal plt. props.

I am, Sir, elc..

W. H. DENNIS, Minister of Agriculture.

WATER TRANSIT OUR. FARMERS ONLY HOPE

Sin-In my letter of u day or two ago I endeavoured to stress the urgent need for water shipping and elevator facilities for the 1m- portatlon of western feed groin to Prince Edward Island. I also point- ed to the fact, that. the docking accommodation required for the large grain vessels that ply the St. Lawrence could also be used by ocean going ships, to provide the farmers and fishermen of this Is- land with direct access to Britain and the rest of the world. for the marketing of their products, such as butter, cheese, bacon, chicken, eggs, fruits and vegetables. both fresh and. canned, all kinds of animal breeding stock, oysters, lobsters and other fish“

Had the Dominion Government kept its promise to improve the Charlottetown harbour during the past Summer. we should today be in a position to ship direct to the Mother Country much of the food. so greatly needed by the British

people.-

Dllrlllg the past ylear Germany has gained control of every Euro- pean cotnltry from WlllCh Britain has been obtaining the higher grades of food supplies such as those named above. These coun- tries Include Denmark. Netherlands. Belgian, France and the Channel Islands. As a result of the debacle, Prince Edward Island ls today the nearest country or district capable of supplying the foods that the Mother Country ‘requires.

Notwithstanding this fact, no ef- fort, so far as the oublic ls aware, has been made by either the Dom- inion Government or the ‘Provincial Government to provide the means of direct and economic transporta- tion. "Why not shin via Halifax?” ls sometimes asked. Simply that. the rail freight from Charlottetown to Halifax is more than double the ocean freight from Charlottetown or Halifax to Great Britain, with the result that no one attempts to open up this export trade.

Instead of reaching out for this most valuable business, our shippers rnntlnue to look to (Banana for their market, which is sllnply a case of "carrying coals to New- castle." “What. better proof could there be of tlto folly of this course than the fact that the pota- toes, for which our farmers are be- lng paid 25 cents per bushel, are being sold to the Toronto retail dealers for 68 ccnls, n-nd by them at $1.00 and more, to the consumer

Were our farmers provided with the ordinay facilities for the dis- posal of their products, suﬂo as are erloyed ln the Central and West- ern Provinces, our farmers would be lhle most, prosperous in Canada, instead of “becoming poorer and poorer each year," as envisaged by our Minister of Agriculture. Are these filings going to continue for- ever? Is there no way of arousing our people and those in authority in Charlottetown lrncl at Ottawa? Such conditions are certainly far from creditable, not only to our- selves but to the whole Domllllon of Canada. 1f for no other reason the fact that this Island ls closer to Britain and better llble than every other Province to provide the required foods, makes the whole question of shipping facilities a war measure of the first moment.

I am, Slr, etc. ll. K. S. EMMING.

THE SIROT§ REPORT

Slr:—May I respectfully cxps-‘ss the opllnlon that the propaganda which has been circulated for many years, to promote the centrallued pro-United States economy {and which ls a serious menace to the existence of this Nation, as the an- polntment of the Slrols Commission shows) ls noticeable in Mr. I-Iynrl- man's letter when he refers to our part. of the Enlplre as one of the "parts of the Dominion" and re- fers lo "every section of Canada" instead of to each Province as an economic unlt. or member of Can- ada, which ls trying to work out

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other parts of the British Empire under deflnllle documentary prin- ciples, established to direct and control the General Government. which fxansacts lla buslness under the name of Canada, which name

the msull of twp different and oom- plllnelltary cultures. - Le Can- ada (Montreal).

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the subjects under the jurlsdlc loll of the Provincial Legislatures, as shown lll the Brltlsh North America Act 1867, and lu the Prince Ea- ward Island -Canada, agreement of Union.

I have been advised by lllgll British legal authority that. Prince Edward Island could, through the courts, compel Canada. to furnlsn Prluoe Edward Island with slnlllrll" services to those provided for lllIY other Province, as well as enforce the carrying out of your oontedtxa- tlon Lrulsportatlon agreement.

Wharf Mr. Hyrldnmxfs letter touches transportation, he touches the economic nerve centre of this nation and like him I am wonder- ing what will flap n tn our corn- federatloo trnnlpo tlon rights no n result of the proposed Dominion Provincial Conference.

Whether or not the present pv- emment of New Brunswick will ad- here to the stand of the previous government, respecting transporta- tion. I don't know.

I presume your readers noticed that ln dealing with "freight. mt- lng" which ls transportation ln op- eratlon, that the Slrols Commis- sion ignored the instructions of the federal government to go one}: “seventy years" and I may toll you that ft, broke its wrlttell promise to New Brunswick that. it would go back seventy years as lnsfructed.

There ls no doubt that the Com- mission realized that lf ft disclos- ed the historical background of the so-called national freight rate structure, ft would disclose how the centralized pro United States econ- omy was developed, desplte the doc- uments of confederation to the contrary and how gradually but ef- fectively the Maritime Provinces were made economic vassal states of a few interests centred ill Moll- treal, Ontario and the United Slates, especially tn New York —'.l:at ls why the Commlsslm refused lo lzo back of 1925 respecllng "freight. rating."

Your renders may have noticed also that the Comlnlssion admits that CBJIBGB’! so-called nclllonsll economy is “a part aP-(notfce "a part of") the economy of the Unit-

mlssloirs recommendations are de- signed lng conditions ln the interest of Onlalrlo and Quebec. which com- prise the majority of "the public."

I don't know whether or not. your readers have noticed that the Brit- lsh North Amwrlca confederation ls unique, ln that It ls a. fedora. union of Provinces or parts of the Empire and not a ‘federal union of peoples like the Australian Dom- lnlon and United States of America, and is not a unitary or legislative union like the United Kingdom, to be governed by the majority of the representatives in lls Parliament. Canada, its a lllarvellously well de- signed governmental machine tn meet the peculiar Bntlsh North America geographical economic and racial conditions with the Federal Parliament legally obligated l0 pro- vlde services for the Provincial ml- fts which are members of Canada, regardless of population; not. for “the public" as the Commission er- roneously slates ls its function.

If you can get your provincial unv- ernment lo protect t-lle transporta- lloll rights of Prrrlee Edward Island” you will do a great national and ‘lmberlol . '

I am, Slr, elc._

INTERESTED NEW BRUNSWICKER.

PB. 'I‘he Slrols Cummlsslcn makes no distinction apparently ln tho meaning of the words --“prl'llclp:ll" arld "policy" and completely ignores the fact that these provinces are “federally muted." (B.N.A. Act.) .

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No (Jllristmas Truce

(Lmldoll Free Press)

Prime Minister Churchill's rc- fuslll to consider a Christmas arm- lsltoe fits into the whole picture o: total war. Granted In the firs; place that. war ls an evil. a-r. amoral incident, ft ls illogical t ﬁlllgkest a truce at Christmas more. ly on the sentimental ground that $11058 (lays around December 25, are sacrosrmct and dedicated to the birth of the Prince ot Peace. The enemy ls himself deflnltely anti. Christian. He has publicly denoun- ced the founder of our religion, Jesus of Nazareth, as merely "an- other Jew." He has substituted the ore-Christmas Teutonic gods of tho Dark Ages. He has put 0mm;- pastors in concentration camps and persecuted the Jews. He has violat- ed every ordinance of humanity, BVPTY lmhllclt rule of civilization. What can Christmas mean to him?

~ AS for us. let us so back to the First World War. In some parts of the fine Christmas Day In 1914' was marked by friendliness of the op- posing forces. There was a cess- ation of firing and ln some lnstancg mutual regard for the day. 'I‘f‘o0p$ ill‘ one or two cases frstlemtzﬂt This scene was never repeated duf- lng the war. In its way and accord. lug to the facllltles of that time the war had become "total." I'm instinct of survival was paramount,

The same situations exists today Nllzl bombing of London, Bristol, and the Midland workshop district; should dissipate any doubts. Pro-

marked by w added fury o: leflll war. Mr. Churchill was correct fn his rejection of the suggestjmp NQUIIIIE 1s to be gained. The Prime Munster who has a single n-lllld n; regains llle vl'ar-vlctory—take5 no chances. As for the British people they will find time for some private pbservallce of the day. Possibly My Will mingle with their stlppllc. atlml lo the Prince of Peace a pray- “ [QT Vlflﬂfy so that a lasting pence may be established in the days to

ed States and also that the Com- , "to conform to" the cxist- .

“THERE IS A BONDAGE WORSE, - FAR WORSE?"

There ls a bondage worse, fax‘ worse.

or

Than Ills who breathe; by roof, and floor, and wall.

Pent in. B 'I‘yrant.'s solitary Thrall:

‘Tl-s his. who walks about in the

ODCII 81!‘,

One of a Nation, who. henceforth, must wear

Tllclr letters ln their souls. For who could ,

Who. even the best. In such con- dltlon, free .

From sen-l-ebroﬂch. reproach that he must share

With oHulnuu-nature? Never be ft

urs

To see the sun how brightly ft will

shin

e. And know that manlv mowers, Instead of lzatllerlnll strength. must drool) and pine And t-artll with

noble feelings.

' ller pleasant 'llllS and flowers Fade. typo participate in man's de- c ne.

—WlZ1lam Wordsworth.

Wllell Pele Edwards of Hlllsdale, Okla, won first place in a sheep- Slleﬂiillfs’ contest at the, state falr, hi; sheared three sheep ln nine mln_ u es.

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bobly Christmas my mo will m '

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War On Home Flcst The Clllllllliall pl,,,.,-,m,_,l cognlzea the danger ul tulip“?

_ lnsis lll 1|,‘ ‘l; fence force; hwr." rrerllil for tllp _

, - ~nly chi-st lll-ins u! s 1 15f‘ .\ll_ Ilﬁli uni; ff‘t‘llll‘,[ ll [m body of mell {llltl lhssvlli M? ln_g_cfﬁcicllc‘v is "h minimum. Yllcll l‘ ‘y how the govcrnlllrllt lilll-fguabéce the tuberculosis peril, lllllv cu‘ . they do loss than l\1ll‘l{ to flu‘ limit all morenlrllls lllal Skvlt i‘ check lllbClTlllthlS lllllllllll H: general population llpull “whirl, the army must lleprllll for u, rt. Purchase of Christmas Self]: ls an effective way of fortify-n‘:

the home front.

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