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THURSDAY. JANUARY BI 1S“.

The Coming Session

Reviewing tlte issues pending at the session of ..l’arliatitettt which opens today the Halt- fax (I/iroiticlc (Liberal) takes note of the grow- ing S<l\'(‘t‘>f.‘ comment on the tnattner in which the Iiing Govcrttntctit has been prosecuting Canada's war effort. Interest, it says, will at- tend complaints of llon. Dr. Manion regarding delays in atljttstittg allowances for soldiers‘ de- pendents. “There have been ugly stories about unnecessary tk-lays. The public is in no frame of mind to tolerate cruel inefficiency in this re- gard."

“Probabilities are, too,” says the Chronicle, “that some of the cabinet ministers will be un- dor fire. Rett-ittion of the llon. Ian Mackenzie as a nteinber of the cabinet lacks approval. M1‘. Mackenzie was removed front the defense port- folio because the public lacked confidence in his afilllllllSlfilllful. Since he has lost confid- ence, he should be ottt of the cabinet.

“People in Nova Scotia and in other parts of Canada." continues our Ilalifax Liberal c011- tcttiporary. “ltave lost confidence in the opera- tions of the (leparttitent of fisheries under the llon. _I. E. Michzttttl. There are demands that he resign, dvntunds which are plainly phrased, far beyond the stage of delicate hinting. Feel- ing is particularly strong in Nova Scotia, where it is felt that the department has been woefully lax or indifferent iit its treatment of Atlantic fisheries problems.”

The C/trmtir/c emphasizes that the emergency which Canada faces in common with the other Allied powers “brooks no selfishness, ineffici- citcy. or stupidity". The people of this country. therefore, wzll tlctttztttd a thorough discussion of (ianadzfs program for the prosecution of the war."

Iti similar vein. the lrlantiltrtn Spectator (In- dependent) says tlte growing feeling of dissatis- faction witlt the hing (jovertimettt is not al- articitlzitc. bttt is ttttmistakable to all save those who wilfully blind themselves. The cott- trtst ltctwet-ti the rcsttotise of thousands of young men in the Domiitioit. and the readiness of thous- ands of others. and what appears to be confus- ion and ittcfficicncy on the part of offieialdont. i.- nnt one to ltclp tnorale. The Spectator con- eludes:

“We came into this war woefully unprepared. \\'e were at once committed to it—as every Can- adian knew and believed we should be—by a govcrntiicnt that refused to face realities tip fr‘ the last ntititilc. lts political compromise and lack of aggressive leadership were excused in peai-e-tintc, but they catntot be excused in war- time. The public will watch the comitig session inflttatvn- ...lt willdcittattrl that, if the axe is to fall. it will fall on political sycophants and apologists. It will not put up with the old game of politics, no matter what disguises it wears. It will demand action, the kind of action that these titties call for."

Effect Of Bacon Exports

\Vith Canada bound by agreement to ship 4,- 480,000 pounds of bacon and ham each week to the Old Cottntry, an Ottawa correspondent pre- dicts there will be a large surplus in Canada of the pork products that are not included in the British Wiltshire side. In addition to the sur- pltis of tcnderloins, there should be all the pigs’ knuckle, liver, head cheese, that Canadians can eat. Bacon for the British market is quite dif- ferent front the bacon Canadians demand. It is the whole side of the hog with the spare ribs attached. 'l'ht- British butcher cuts it up to suit the taste pf his customer. Back and side bacon are part of one piece.

In the last war Canadian bacon was so well salted that it ditln‘t matter how much longei‘ it tnok to get to the linglislt breakfast table, This time the pickling process only lasts a. few days, and if the Shipment is held up, quality suffers.

Only part of the curing is done in Canada. The aide is moved in refrigerated space overseas and goes into t-nld storage immediately. Then it is taken out and stitoked in England and moves on to the Ctldriltlcfi.

As Canada has agreed to keep an even week- ly flow of bacon going to Britain, there are times when a great deal of uncured bacon has to be put into slot-alga herc to fill the demand in the slack season. At present, hog deliveries are heavy. In the early summer they will be light.

Canadians will have to get accustomed to eat- ing a lot more pork tenderloin and pigs’ knuckles than they now do hccattsc the hacon export busi- ness will be even greater next year.

A Gloomy Picture

110w are we off compared with conditions

i prrvailittg in the cotnitry to the south of us?

Mr. llnriviit _I. hlcscrolc. writing to the Ngw York 'l'intes paints this picture: "Harry L. llnpkitts. in his lxiok ‘Sticntling to Save,’ pub- lished itt 1031'». said! ‘In more places than could l-e believed. faittilies had been asked to live on twn dollars a mntttlt * “ " As to clothing, we are supposed to stipplyit. Yet whole families of

children ltave been kept out of school for lack of shoes and stockings or winter coats.’ "liditlt .\lthntt, president of the National Cori- fcryitrc (if $061.3] “Ittfll. speaking if? S0- ctgl workers in May, 1957, described ‘homes

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without food and without fuel in bitter weath- er, childrentoo hungry to go to school. Wh°1° families-without warm clothing and bedding.’

"Finally, to bring this situation down to date. the Chicago City Club last fall reportedafter investigation that ‘over 1oo,o0o familiesun the city of Chicago who are on direct relief are actually hungry most of the time.’ The ltead- lines of the press duritig the past few_ weeks have described similar conditions in the cities of Ohio.

“Parents in starvation ltomes do not have money to btty shoes for their children, so thous- ands of Auiericatt boys and girls do not go to school at all because of these coitditiotis."

= BIDIIURIAL NUIPS =

So the million bushels of wheat will not g0 to Russia after all. lut what about the ice-break- er which the King Liovcrtnncitt allowed t0 be sold to the Soviets?

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Disillusiontnent. It has just been discovered that Benjamin Franklin, the llpUSllC of thrift, had his account at the Bank of North ;\lllCl'lCfl overdrawti itearly half the tintc.

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Robert Burns borit this date. 1751). Be Britain Still to Britain t1'tte Among ourselves uttitcd; For never bttt by British Itantls, Mann British wraugs be riglttctll 1i 1B 1|‘ ll‘

Souris district Cotiservzitives arc full of fight, and positively decline to let the vacant seat go to the enemy by default. Such a spirit is ltighly commendable. attd deserves to be rewarded by victory at the polls. The time is short and the roads bad, but the Cattse attd the Caitditlate all that could be tlcsiretl.

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According to recently rcleasctl U.S..~\. Fed- eral Reserve Board estiuttttes, the United Kittg- dom and Canada togctlter had on Attg. 31, $1.- 235,000,ooo on a tnarket value basis of “secu- rities readily negotiable" ill that cottt1tr_v. Of this total $735,000,000 was Utiitcd blingtltnit holdings of Anterican secttritit-s and $500,000,- 000 Canadian ltoldings of these sccttritics.

U Ill 11 Ill In the last year of the \\'orld War the Ger- man armies drove into the Russian Ukraine in what was called a bread cantpaigti, Russia's" abounding food stores were to supply the ali- swcr to Great Britaitfs “lnntgeit- block-title." _.~\s things turned otit. the Iikraittc population was found to he suffering from littnger, and food trains had to be sent frottt ticrntzttiy to fccd tlic German armies in Russia's reputed "granary." 1N i A! >l< U.S.A_ Congress has just been advised of the extent to which Alaska ltas abandottetl tlic dig team for the airplane. .\ llousc Appropria- liolis subcommittee was told that on a population basis there were 11o times as tnany commercial airplanes iti Alaska as in the United States. There are seventy times tnore tnilcs flown there per capita than in the Cnitctl States, twenty- three times more passcitgers carried, forty-eight times as ntuch tnail and 1.034 unit's as much freight. 1F 1h 1|‘

Interest is warittittg up itt coitttetttitttt with tllt‘ forthcoming civic clcctioit. So far tltcrc are three "slates" iit the field, tlic prcseiit Coun- cillors, City llanrtgcitit-itt supporters. and .\lr. john Anderson's" list. Then there will no doubt be sortie independent Czutditlzilt-s. For .\lzt_vot* the tiaities lllClllltlllCtl art- .\lr. ll_ Roy lloltnan. Mr. _I. P. Sittnnoitds and llr. llczith Macltttyre. If the City hlattagentctit candidates obtain a ntajority they will immediately‘ IJFOCCCd to pttt their reforms into effect. If they he a flllll0l'llV they will resign, as they have no intention of supporting the present syx-tcttt.

i 1N 1|‘ i‘ Britain's 15.13.500.000 loan lo Tttrkcy at once symbolizes and strengthens 'l'ttrkc_v's vital posi- tion as the guardian of the Near liast against international brigantlztge. Unlike other losers in the last war, Turkey has not brooded over her lost territories and has trot fished in trou- bled diplomatic waters. All the weight of her diplomacy has been used t0 bury old quarrels in the Balkans and to keep the war front spread- ing to the vast area between the Danube aitd the Persian Gulf. \\'lieit one thinks of the sav- agencss of Balkan enmitics and of the political and social trials her people ltave etidttrcd in the last generation, 'l'ttrkey’s record is a mavcl. She has taken rank with the Scandinavian kingdoms as a model of a “good Iiurttpcati." even thottgl. the geographers would hardly classify her as a European nation at all_ s- at m n- The gross farm value of production of field crops in I939 is now estimated at $o_1.t.t3o,o00 an increase of I5 pe cent over the value. of $550,069,000 on the basis of finally revised esti- mates of the i938 field crops. Iligltcr farm values are shown in almost all of the individual field crops. The farm value of the I939 wheat crop is estimated at 35262-779000, an increase of $41,514,000 frottt i938. ed wheat production on the value of the crop was partly offset by lower farm prices. Coarse grains prices, however, were improved this year. The farm value of the oat Cftip is $16,628,000 higher, while the barley value is $4.701.0oo high- cr. The i939 potato crop is valued at $30,040.- ooo, an increase of $5,()57.oo0 compared with the farm value of the 1938 crop F F i I

The Mackenzie King Governmcttt has decid- ed to establish in Ottawa a shipping board with a director uttder the supervision of the Can- adian Shipping Board, with the main object of obtaining spam in nctttral ships tn maintain Canada's export trade. This is vital t0 the na- tional economy, which ltas been seriously ltautli- capped by the lack of adi-qttate shipping facil- ities. The goverttttietil is also understood to be contemplating the raising of the status of the present War Stipply Board. which is now sub- ordinate to the Minister of Transport, to a Ministry of Supply, with its head a member of the Cabinet. One of the objects of this move would be to have a responsible Minister ready ‘t0 meet the ottslitttgltt upon the administratioit of the war prngraitt that is expected when Par-

liament meets. _____» _ *"— ...___.___ ..

The effect of incrcas- 3

‘rut: CHARLOTTETOWN _GUARDIAN

NOTES BY TNE" WAY

Cattle growers ln Central Australia are novrfncatg a ssrtcu! problem caused by camels breed n3 1n a wllcl state and lnterferlng with the grazlng lands. Camels ate not natlve to Australia and domestic beasts from Arable. and Egypt were first introduced to Austrnlln ln the 1860s. They were used for explora- tlon and survey work, Now many camels havtng gone wlld and bred. the herds am u nut-native and set- tlers fear that -t.t1ey may, like the rflbbll-K. become a menace. - Fred- ericton Gleaner.

In the hlgh Ind exclusive reach- es of Harlem there are 7.1.000 West; Indian colored men and wo- men who dwell side by Side with

their dusky brethren train the South who owe allegiance to Uncle Sam. Tltese gentlemen from the tslands are partial to

crlcket. On Saturdays and holidays they wend their way to a certirn crteket. field when; amzd the tradi- ttonal dignity and cultured poise of

the ancient game they bswl and bat. fteld and nit. "boundar1es,' "stump" and all the rest of the

intricacies of England's traditional ‘pastime. This is as it sl1ou'd be for the West Indles are essentially British. Their dark-skinned titliab- ‘ttants are proud of their British connection. — London Free Press.

Obviously speaking with the ap- proval of his gov-eminent. Lord Ilotltlan insists that an Allied vie- tory must. result in tlic creation of a new world organ zatton 01 which an essential wpect must. be some system ot‘ federalism lor Europe. How that great. aim ls to be car. rted out ts not yet clear. Before 1t can be carried out. many dark days and montl". may have to be lived through. Lord Lctttlait ls lttmself ot the orptmon that by next spring Hitler will launch a terlfle land, air and naval attack on the Allies. But. he looks beyond this and properly asks whether this country also ls concentrating attentzon on the post-war world and what 1t proposes to contribute to a civiliza- U011 111 Wlllch. as Ptescettt Rtose- veltemphastscs, lsulattontsm 1s 1m- ‘possible - Wasnngton Pcsu '

Britaln is better sltuatcd than any of the other bclltgerents 1n Europe to obtain supplies of food. But, to economize shipping space. lcou is being rationed theie. Sugar, butter. bacon and ham are now on an tit- towance basis. Per pcr~on me amounts permltt/ed are l2 ounces of sugar. four ounces of butter and tour ounces of bacon or ham per week_ A Canadian sometimes makes away with that much baccn o1‘ 11am at. a meal. and nnv lteultlty boy can dispose of four ounces of butter 1n a day. Bu". peiltap; buts ‘only means that we eat ntore of these things than We should. l1. u ls to be supposed. the British ra- tions are determined w.t1t know- ledge ot‘ now mucn of each eatable

the human system requires. Can- aotans will have to fllltlll. tnev pretty generally and pretty ottin

exceed the llmtt, But that doesn't ntake the official restrictions look any more attractive. We trcttld think we were badly used if these things were dated out to 11s in Lite quantiues stated. w.th no seecnd helplngs allowed. No doubt Ille 1n Canada has some drawbacks, but also ha‘; some vrry sulxtsnllal and nearttly appreciated ttztvantagas. These 011112.211 l‘€Sl.l‘lf.‘llOt.5 on me menu will hep Cattacliaits to 5611.6 how much and in ltow many ways the people itt the old lands are eit- aurntg mtct-terznce -iv.tn normal lite in order to save thin" political liberties and tltfse ot other nations. -Edmonton B:‘l‘ct:t1.

What sort o; a nian ls vnn Rib- beiitrop lninsrlfl! 1t ivaultt be my to dig out a biography of vcn Rib- benlrop. It has brzn d"11e malty times already. One illuslralioti, however. is ottcn ntcrc illumnat- 111g. Wlten von Rlbbtllll"0]) arr ved ln London as German ambassador. he bought a line and exp;11s.ve Chow (tog. When the German ein- oassy left London. at the util- break of the war, t...1.s dog was Just. abandoned, left belnnd ll1 the same way as heartless people leave their pets in tcwtt or eoutttry to lend for themselves. The story goes: When lie was left bzlttnn by the departing embassy staff, Basr- cheu wandered for two days about. me basement. o1 the deserted build- lng. howling miserably. A hvnttptt- thetlc policeman fed hint with bls- cuits. but found it tutpcs-ibc to get on friendly terms with lnin as the dog uttderstcod only German. ft began to look as though Bat-er- cnen would have to be de troyed. Then an Etiglishmatt who had been a servant at the embassy came to the rescue He knew enough Ger- man to be able to deal with Beer- chen, and he could find a home for hlm. This man was a member at the British Legion ~ the lang- ‘llsh ex-servicemairs organtzattott —- and his local branch iteeded 1t tnascnt. So Bacrclicu was “na- turalizcu" and not.‘ lives liapptty at the headquarters of the Le- gions branch. He ls picking up English qulckly-‘fclegraph Jour- nal.

ll ls Impossible to nvold conclud- lng that since that origutal aggres- slon (against. Poland». something has occurred to alter French and Brlttslt calculations as respects Russia. For one thing, those gov- ernments must be by now much less anxious than fortnerly over the extent of economic ald Russia can lve Gcrntany. 11o matter how friendly the two countries may be- come, They well may br- less lear- lul also of the klnd of military aid Russia could give, if slit- watt u. Ur they may be convinced thaw-as the Brlttsh have appeared to suspect from the beginning-real collabora- tion ls impossible for these two nattons. whose interests clash so radically 1n the Balkan»; and ln the Battle. Whatever the reason, the new vlndlfference of the Allies t.o Russia's enmity seems to retlect growtng confidence tn their own mllltary and diplomatic situation.- Detroit. News.

The gallant Canadians. who are now undergoing intensive train- lng ln England wlll be flghtlrtg for the defence of Canada on the Maglnot Llne just as truly RS if they were opposing Gcrnnnts ed- vanclng up.t.he St. Lawrence Val- ley. They wlll require reinforce- ments - the klnd of eager pat- rlots who are now offering their servlces ln Toronto and elsewhere across the Domlnlon. Some of these men. through no fault of thelr own. have been on short ra- tions and have known what 1t was to seek work ln vain. They are of- ferlng to defend n country which was not. too klnd to them ln the dark davs of depression. All hon- our to them and to those who are giving up steady work to go and

P. E. I. Election Case '

(Sydney Port-Record)

The lent flltht for the .- tatlon of the Second Dlstrlct of Queens. U100 Edward 1811\nd. b-V a Counblllor tn the Rovtnclsl 10¢- Lslat-ure. has struck a $86106!- n of the contradictory de- the two judau 0f t-h! or Aobell. as to the worl- lent/s mitt w attain a revlew v1 the case bv the full Court. IP01- lowlnz a recount before the Countv Court; Judae. who found a ml- jorttv of the ballots reltularlv marked for the Liberal candldate. Hon. B. W LePaIie. now Lieuten- C

ant-Governor. Conservative

rejected a number o! whleh the counteriolls had not been detached. with the result. that. the awellttnt. headed the

Court en Bane. cortssltlna of two ludzes. one of whom. Justice Arsenault. held that. ln the absence of statutorv provision. no aDDeal lav to the Full Court.‘ whereas his brother iudce. Mr. Justloe Saund- ers. made a contrary flndlnR.

It. Ls txtterestlrtcrto note that. all three of these ludlres. Chief Jus- tice Mathleson. Mr. Justlee Arsen- ault. and Mr, Justice Saunders. were ptevlouslv Premlers of the Is- land. having held that office ln the order named. Judae Duffy also. of the Countv Court. who held the orlalnal recount. was f member of the Legislature. 1n which he represented the Cttv of Charlottetown. Each of these lur- Lsts. therefore. should have some idea what 1t ls all about. but uti- fortunaterlv t-hev seem irreconcil- gly cllvided on the question at

ue.

That questton ls whether the secrecy of a ballot ls violated ‘ll’! such a wav Mi to render 1t; Invalid. 1f the countenfoil ls not removed by the Prestdlnri Officer 1n the

box. The County Court ludne has answered this auestlon 1n the nee- atlve. and the Chletf Justloe ln the affirmative, whlle the deadlock in the Court of Atvpefll leaves the Chief's decision as the final ludtr- merit. unless the case ls now car- rled to the Supreme Court of Can- ada. If 1t goes th merely to itet. a decided, for the appellant. r LePage, latelv elevated to the diz- nttled 00st. of Lleuteitaitt-Gover- not‘, is obvlouslv not now seeklnir a seal. 1n the Legislature. but. slin- olv a letzal vindication of hLs cou- tentton that his constituents elect- ed lilm. and not hls Tprv oppon- glgité in the zeneral election of Mav. 3

There should be authoritative judlclal decisions as to whether or not an undetaelted counterfuil spoils a ballot. The point. looks like one on WllllCh the eminent counsel ln this case should be able to urea. so as to obviate the need of :1 costlv appeal to Ottawa. But such amicable aizreements are not usual where partisan politics enter into the picture. and the nrobablllty ls that thls case Wlll be kept. alive tlll the supreme Court. has finally disclosed of it. In which contin- 9.9110)’ some one wlll nav a pretty utll of costs.

TheTTivy Council

(Fredericton Gleaner)

The inclement handed down bv the Supreme Court of Canada to the effect that since the enact- ment of the Statute of Westmln-