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lllljnlflilllft‘. States into resistance ':1er of these a year ago. tuve and the ITIJI, with the v overwhelming .5 of l\II‘\'i\'3.l-~ indeerl littssia iv. and the Ifnitfll

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States hi1’ '- , m‘ sha,j,__-. - . ‘ c. in the Medi- termneau a"- Atlantic. a long- "nze vi‘... . ~ . - t. confidence which the Prfrcr- "T '

Th, o. .~ ~ j ~ .- -' ~ = stage of the war, 11¢ declared w. , -.. "tkeuing in ‘our pur- po” and ;‘-..._.,.;, _ ~.~. . “The same quali- tics which i~1~ r -. "Li‘l_’l1 tlg awful 1e0- pu-dy of 1+,- .. .>; mp7 and those long ‘utumn ‘pd ..- = T" cm! from the

i . a orlicr new ordeal, 1'.‘ and will certainly =~aud one crime ions and the Bri-

j this great I i inf victory upon ~..r depend-a iveak-

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only-wan n - . - tish pcopic .1". . alliance cazue :.'- . . 1. which their i i ‘

ening in our 1 ore in our unity. \\'hoqover i ' crime of bringing 1t ' i1 be said that 1t

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neck and

The f...’ v t great British bas- tion in the I .. ui unexpected; but the fact tlta: ' ' e solemn words was nut w. Another fac- tor of ill outctt of the Nazi battle fleet from llxes: rt nchorage of llcligo- End, and ti» 1 mrcut of these war- lhlpl to P-r life-line with this QUflYlDCIIP-“ws 12.»: finned. There were doubtless gowi I't'.'I‘i' i: this omission _(the Qxtent of dar .<'l by British naval and air forces 111:1} be _h'l'4.'$\i(*.f‘fl18fl it has been

fitouglrt wise to divulqcl but Mr. Chitrchill knew diet his hearers had this incident in mind. He offered no al .’ . plPailcFl no extenuating circum- ltarices. His aimcal was in different words, but h content essentially the same, as on other Qooasiom wlwen the scales have hurl in the hhncc, and only indomitable courage, faith \!'ld confidence could rave the day.

Should Not Go ‘Unanswered

It is to be ti-ipeu. blffure Parliament finishes debating the a. -<s on the Throne Speech, that tome (livcruttiei Wcr will answer the ex- traordinary stat. made by the Hon. Mr. Michaud. 1\_ l‘l~?lf.‘I‘lt'§, in the recent by- IlQCtIOn camp m Igucbeo.

In this apt 1 in tnljllgC, Mr. Michnud discussed the u iii arrangements between

‘ 1g, as they do, s free

Canada and i’ . .. gift on our p~~z ~ . dollars’ worth of

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mtinitiotts 11¢ l ' ‘. ruar-arently the idea of this gt: r 1" '1 Quebec and so Mr. llficbaud r»? -\ ' ‘n that the new ar- fflhgettww. " .~:ti-cftifl_i' worked out 5121311 to re-i- ~ in the domination of ritisli ii‘ i » ' "all? fillkfifl‘ row‘ T" iii ,‘ " he 53jdy “‘nd [hg flriflflfw" P1" '-’ 'l"~ 1 .l‘. be liquidated

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tutu’ cxporls to Bri- a: compared Iiihtutl vnlucd at 5"." i oulfiuw‘ nf muiii- i" ' . =l.»~vr- is mmc abnor- ' for t‘.t~.-c two years, 103w and 1039. .. :11 rvspcctivc-

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hus been u source of worry to intelligent apprais- ers of our postwar problems that Britain, having liquidated her Canadian investments and de- pleted her reserves of gold, itiight be forced IO sitv that she could accept f.r0111 Canada only im- ports of a value equivalent to the imports which Canada was prepared to accept front her.

Catiada cannot aQford to embark 119°" the lIUllCV of narrow ecuuoniic nationalism wliiclt Mr. hlicliautl prescribes for her. But, wilhul, it is an appalling spectacle that 11. Minister in the midst of a critical war can stoop to the exploitation of anti-British prejudices, and in the process re- vcnl such astounding ignorance of economic l't‘.'lllll(‘§.

- TDITORIAL NOTES -

Beacons and B0nds—money—n1oney-anuney! s. v u.

There are, unfortunately, more grztltcrs at lib- erty than the thrcc recently convicted at Ottawa. a. a s u

Should we get safely over February. W1‘ fired not worry so much over the Car Ferry at lzlor-

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Now the invincible Churchill Gnvcruntcnt, with its huge majority in Parliament, is iu danger of being smashed, not because- of attvthiug 1t has done, but because of what it has left Imdonc. Let the Mackenzie ling‘ (hlv<~1:1mc11t trike warning.

In addition tn ordinarv tin cans, silvfl‘ plated

sugar bowls, candy dishes, plattcrs. and '11:It1\' other table articles in which tiu is a tuuiiv c.1211- poiicnt will Pffillflltll‘ bc 11n:1\.'iil"1l-lr- fur t‘. ~ ilW-‘t- tion as more and more tin is rcquircil f-u nu" production. s- 1 m v

The surprise would have bccti had tbcfc H0!

been an Islander in the Battle of tlv- Ftrrtits fvl

Do\'er——0ur enlisted quota far cxcwdiug that of any other province. Pilot Sergeant Higgins IS i~1 the Bull Dog tyye, a credit to his parents, Polici- Sergeant and Mrs. Higgins, to the bland, (.1111-

ada, and to the Empire. n. v

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The national war services rcgtilatiuns as n~w amended provide that "at the hearing of all ap- plications made to a board a representative of the Department of National litfcnvc. a rcpre- sentative of the National Labor Stipplv (‘uuticil and s representative of agriculture shall be cn~ titled to be present and to make such representa- tions as they see fit.”

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The Red Cross is reorganized bore for another year, under the wise and energetic dirrctioti of the Hon. Dr. hfacMillan. The Red Cross is tli." only organized charity to be pcrtnittcd to have f1 financial campaign this year; all the others previously organized for this pllfjlilFC arc to be financed out of Government fliliils uilltvtil any appeal to the generosity of the public.

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The law is a respectcr of persons when a Chief Constable is concerned. At (‘oburcfi (lid. (“hit-f Constable General D. C. Driiucr of Tluwuiiu was convicted on a charge of dangerous ilrivfug and fined $300. judge Qtommr, who ll(‘.'ll'(l the case, said he would not cancel General Drnjicrls operator's licence. "I fccl that his \\'-"l'l to» neces=arv for him to be dcprivcrl bf bk t‘_.-i\'<it-'.~ licence," the judge said.

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i After n six-week's visit in Iiritnin as Qllfbl of the British Government Mr. L. Vt’. iii-melting-

ton, formerly special assistant to Prime .\lllll>lt.‘l' llfackcnzie King. has returned to (dttaivzt. .\lr. Brockmgton made many stiee-cltcs and spout

an “active and interesting” time in Britain, llc saw members of the British Cabinet, heads of European governments now in London 21nd a number of other war leaders and tiiplouiats and will have much to tell the Prime .\lini.<t(-r nf what he gathered concerning the serinu-ucss of the war situation. s- n- s. n. Viscount Cardwell, English statcmnn, died this date, 1886; was succcssivcly Scci-titzir_y' of State for the Colonies and for War; in his luHTI- er capacity was instrumental in bringing about the sbolition of the transportation of criminals to the dominions overseas; in the latter capacity, introduced the short service system in the Army together with sn Army reserve which worker! satisfactorily until European nations resorted to universal service and periodic training for re- serves, which necessitated the development of the territorial system in Britain in an attempt to keep up with the times‘.

n. u. It is understood the date of the man power plebiscite will be about three weeks after

(‘lCtllll of the plebiscite have been approved by Parliament. Introduction of the legislation in thr House of Commons is expected almost i11m1crli~ ately after the present Throne Speecl. (lcbate ends. Because of the shortage of paper in the Un~ ited Kingdom, the special returning officers go- ing overseas will talc their stipplics with tlicm. This will eliminate the possibility uf using air- craft for transport to and front lrituiu. Ar- rangements will also be made for voting bv fighting men in Newfoundland and other over- seas territories where Canadians are located. n- 4- ‘

The British Government are nppusrd to the re- duction of hours of labour even for persons un- der 16. Lord Gainford moved that the House disapprove of any increase of the 53 hours week for children of that age, and Lord kloyne, Col- onial Secretary, said he could not accept the mo- tiun as it was equivalent to a vote of censure on the Ministry of Labour and the Labour Lftiiotis which had agreed to the existing ordcr The mo- tion was defeated by a majority of three in a small house of 37 ntentbers.

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l1 is a waste of time to say the new War loan will probably succeed, or be nver-sttbscrilsctl. or that it will be loyally acclztimcd or that it i5 bound to be given a good I'(‘C(‘|)ll0l1. lt just must. The war cannot be waged long without sinews. unless the pcoplc of this Nor1l1i.‘\111cricav1 country want to whccl nut the barrcl as Cer- mans did in the last war. to movr a lofttl of paper money to the bake shop for a loaf nf mend m- a pound of bnIIcr. Rabbit. "r.- 1141f in t]... 1min‘; nf climbing trvcs, but this pilrlirtlliti‘ l-nltl iwtbbit 1111151 climb to its objective bvczuuo the war clog: are in pursuit.

THE CHARLOTT GUAKQIAN

NOTES BY TIIE WAY

It. Is predicted that. than will be r1 all urge of golf balls W?“ III-m- metv 111111. womb bc i0 bu‘! as 10118 as the production 0c cannon balls keeps up. -- Ctiatham News.

Much has been uld about. the licmic calmness. of. the. Brltfah under fire They laughed unafraid a’. the HJIIerInn horce and carried ' Dunkirk vv1-.t1 epic 0011-’;

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s30. their htuttorous magazine, Ptmoh. has just arrived In Amerlcl —cl1 gJv with brilliant colored mics and cartoons mat gontinue to poke quio’ run at the fraflttcs of the Eltglhh pcoplt‘. But. s. reader can search in vain for one note of hatrrd or hystcrla- even unmet those who seek to enslave them. The British not. only know 110w to (lie, but how m live. - Detroit Free-Press.

With hls program of English In- struciion in the schools of Quebec, his frequent exhcrtations to his people to prize the Brit-Ssh connec- tlon, his appeals for army recruits and 11k tributes to thcse wfho have

stiffcrezl and died for the Allied cause. Mr Gadbout. is doing n great. wovk In Ontario's sister

prcvincc He Is, In fact, setting s11 exumpfe to those In other provinc- es, including Ontario, whose Incan- tiotts and sometimes calculaliflf utterances tend to increase whet.- evcr cleavage there may be bl- twecr. the two races - Toronto Star

The time has now come to (Li-p the a-miellatlon, “anti-Axis ]).'>\\('l'.\," >0 o-ltcn used in tine 155g l.\\' ut-cks, and 1.1 sgeak o! the t\\<.t1t).'- x mcmib; 1's of the Wash- ington poet. slcniply as “the Allies," o1, boiler still, "The United Ng- tions," the happy phrase used In the Roosevelt-Churchill announce-

mvnt on a unified command In lite Ovietit. The fact. of being 111111“ " tugative; t-he signatories 111 iitiglon have some-thing

tnofc p.s1tive in mind than even tltc dvfeat of Hitler. The United Notions have laid the g-mundlwork for the type of wcrid collaboration that. must follow an Axis defeat, bH-“vd on the principles they have ably set forth, _ Buffalo News.

In I! steel casket. designed by a Sluftielcl craftewcman meetings h: e boon sent frcm Bixtam’; steel

e1 IllllIll‘.L‘l‘ j Silitt-licld signatures, from b1511-

ro Stalingrad,

y its opposite 1n Russia.

T110u=a11ds of

op. o1 steel IIIOLIlGETS, have been appended to the message in which 1.110 IJYII-lSh city pledges itgelJ to the people of Stalingrad 1o pla lbs part 1n achieving a. maximum out,- Illli and so ensure t-he fuller/t use n1 1t.» ro.s011t'ccs to speed the vc- ~o ovrr Hitlerite Germany. The

‘. c". hears the city's arms, flank- eci by the British lion on one side and the Soviet hammer and sickle 011 tfie ozher, with inscriptions In

E11 "=11 and Russian. - British 11kt kstncs Bulletin.

Patriotic citizens of Dallas, Tlcxas, have foreter established

their imputation for forsightcdtwss by buyuiu 10.600 candtlcs of black

wax to burn duifing blackouts -~ tuotigir ulVlllan defence officials pt vi. 1111b that "just any old

c would do. Don't snicker. 138113‘ sort of wucning. Can't. see hunsreds of Dadlasers get.- up Dflgllll. anti early to sur- me Easter bunny? Qr t - 1 out-of-docrs with gall-shag- to capture robins unawarcs? L2 .15 ouaht to be a perfectly swell fLvlCc to scll scmcbody Lake Minne- vinkn _nr_ a. half m-tercst. In the 3T1-">\~-='~*11I>1 river, - Minneapolis Slut‘ Journal.

II is In be deplored that an (‘ltllllvllb 111 me yeuctimg piofcs- s.o11 111 0:11am: holds that. gram- 111.11‘ snoud no longer be taught 111 ilie scesn-u-ary smcols. They offer the argument that It. has been thoroughly (mulled 1:110 stu- (lotus 111 the pub-Le schools. 1.. a. pity also mat, before opinions lute this take sufficient 101111 and body as to exclude this submit W 11 B-Pse exuem, educa- IAODISIS do not pet. the experience o1 editors and writers 11.1141 those engaged 1:1 adult education work. They would then become con_ vmmd. we feet certain, that. the subject. is either badly taught. In UK’ 9111114113’ schooLs or fotgotten with the passage of 11 few years aim tfieremre should still be oom-

Iiul-‘imjy 1n the lower forms of oollcgiutes and high schools. - Peicrtiorougli Ext-umncr.

There h l. lot of controversy

m these days about the 5T5. The uupaiual observer howev , em. not escape the impression mist. here is a fine body of women do- 111g a really good job work A colleague writes that. reoently 1n an unofficial capacity he has been I11 close oomact with some of the Midland A.T..S. units. Two things stand out 1:1 his mind l5 the 1'65"“ °i his experience. First 15 the wide variety of jobs that. are being undertaken, ranging frt n1 more 01' fess simple domestic duties to work which Involves use of intricate sctentllflc Instruments. The second point Is the enthud- nsm and zest with which members o1 the A T.S. undertake ‘their tasks. In an extended contact. Will] Lite Ilcrsonne] not. one member \\'II.S found who is not enamored of Iicr job. -- Birmingham Post.

’I‘I1ere are some who lee In n

‘ forlorn hope no more than a mg.

10s.. gesture and who count. sac- rifice as waste. 111m: are others who g.) s0 far as v0 repeat the unor

lgnal and vile cynicism that. 5 Ilvc coward is better than s dead hem. We dis-agree both In the material and spiritual scribe. Brltslg; was liaishty criticized for the unsuc- cessful H-Id 1.0 Greece and the heavy Iosck stistaincd In the hopslees defence of Crete, yet. It Is clen- 1.0- dav that. 1f these sacrifices had not. been made the swastika would In all probability be flyln: over Mos- cow today, and that Russia would be tinder the heel of the Hun- master Instead of being on top of hlm and drlvfng hlm todespam- LICII There may or there may not be an analogy In the Bong Kong resistance. It. may servo to tunes the time-table the Japanese war lords just. as the Grecian and Cretan enterprise put, Hitler out 0t time and out of time We must. leave these matters m the decision of the mPI-urrftles and the judg- ment of the future. But. mean- while, we can only dot! our but; to the defenders of our IITIQIR‘! Olll-Ibcst. In the Far East. God for- bid that If shall devolve upon us to perfomt l. Llmlll!‘ task, but. it. f: not. beyond the bounds of . bully We shall not. fall, - oyel

Gazette (Hamilton Bnmudl),

WORDS OF ' CHALLENGF

A Thought A Day I01- A People M War

"nun can bu no truce with the forces of evil." — mout- enant-Colonel W. 0. Nichol-

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t By Robert L. Cotton (Special so the Guardian)

OTTAWA. Friday. Ibbrunry II. 1041-4 bell Is set. ringing prompt- ly st. I o'clock every afternoon which cm be heard all over the Parliament building calling uhe member; of the House of Com-monk to the Chamber. The bell keeps rIngIng unIII n. quorum of the znem- bers hu assembled when 1t. stops and the Speaker reads the fvfmftl prayers. As soon as he finishes rho bell rings again for n second or two and then the doors of all the var- Iotu galleries are opened and the public are bummed.

Generally at this time them is a larger attendance of the represen- tatives and of the press than at. any other time throughout. the day unless perhaps when an Important vote Is being recorded-dlvislon as It: L; called-prior to which the bell is rung for u. considerable time —or some particularly notable speech 1s being delivered. Before any debate begins. 01' regular busi- ness is takcti up, there is a period during Ivhicli documents are tabled, questions answered, announcements made by the Prime Minister, etc.

The Question period I5 sometimes most; interesting. The party leaders perhaps ask most. of the questions but any member may address a. question to any of the nunistcrs. Sometimes the question i5 answer- cd at. once, sometimes delay for consultation or enquiry is asked and quite often leading questions give rise to most entcrtalnitig ll1l-£‘I'- changes across the floor of the House. No discussion or argument. is permitted once tne question has been answered.

Today at. question time our own Mr. Iesiet" Douglas asked the min- ister of Aficulture for particulars regarding proposed bond; pay- ments to farmers In the Eastern provinces to assist, towards the p\1r- chase of fertilizer to stimulate the production of feed stuffs. The Min- later answered that one million dollars had been allocated for this purpose and would be paid by the department on a basis varying ac- cording to the composition or strength of the particular fertilizer purchased. On an average strength mixed fertilizer the bonus will a- mount to about. four dollars per ton. each farmer being limited to a maximum of five tons.