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Teheran Conference Results

\\h'ile the details of the master plan to ile- feat Germany are not revealed, the 'l‘eheran conference results, as viewed by an Associated Press writer. seem to justify the following broad outline of things to conic:

I. The Red .~\rm_v, ivlticlt ‘ilrertdy has killed twice as litany Germans as died in the Fir-t Great War, will continue through the winter the offensives that have almost driven the in- vaders frolii Russia.

z Allied bombers from Bidllill and Italian bases will ltutr ll£ll'll\‘l' at the Nazis iricuiis and will stave off inevitable defeat.

3. The Allied armies in Italy will maintain strnilg pressure on the (‘iernnns fotciiig lll“‘.l up the l‘eiiiiistil.'t. and will lic read) to take ad- iznittige of an) witltdiaivals.

4. Preparations for a main invasion from .he west, proceeding apace. will be stepped up even more with appointment and arrival cf a com- niander-iit-chict for \\'estern litiroprc, expected to he lien. George C. Marshall, Ynittd States .\rlii_v Chief of Staff.

5. The great, final assault is not generally cw:- pected in the near future. b.it meanwhile the Russians and Allied airmen will give the Reich plenty of trI-nhle. while Allied propaganda will continue to gnaw at German nervzs.

Mr. Eaton’: Criticism

Rn outstanding banker and indtirzrialist of the United States is .\lr. Cyrus lizttoii. forliicrly of .\'ova Scotia. .\lr. liaton is a booster for "lie Maritinies in most things, but lze has 'he follo\v- lflg comment to make by wav of criticism in a recent article in the CIFTFIIIIIII Xr-rtzr:

"line of the l)t"~l llltlslfallulls I know of man's failure to nialvc- the most of his opportun- ities for good eating is furnished h_v niy native Nova Scotia. In the surrounding sea, for the taking in unlimited quantities, are such ex- quisite delicacies. as oysters, clams, lobsters. crafis, trout, sahiiou. cud. tuna. ltalilnu, ltaddtirk, S\\'0"Cl- fish, shad. mackerel, herring and smells. De-:- pite the shortness of the growing season, tle land lends itself to the cultivation of a wide range til excellent cereals, finc vegvz..l,iles and choice frui:~. Thc. hast nuittoti iii the world is raised iii Nova Scoia. Domestic fowl thrl_ve there, while superb wild-fowl, including duck, grouse and woodcock, abound.

"Although the pick of these products is ship- ped away in Boston and New York to be served at prcniluiii prices h_v the leading clubs, res‘- laurzints and hotels, Nova Scotia could still supply her population with all of them it could ezu. Yet many families live On a diet maihlu C"lll[*tl~£'ll of salt pork. boiled potatoes brerid, pic or cake, and tca. and choose to neglect the iniiiiitc \'1ll‘l€l\' of foodstuffs that could be en- joyed and the multiple attractive ways of pre- paring them for the table."

\\'c might ask ourselves whither. in this fav- ored Province too, we are neglecting to make full use of the zihuudance and vari-stv of t-P good resources at otir disposal. Neva Scotia is surelv not the only province where the ini- plirlancti of proper nutrition could lie en- piiasizt-d.

Island Poet

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Tt is pleasing to note. in the latest and best c-illcclitin of Canadian verse which has apjictir- ell to date. that prominent place is elven the \\IlTl\' of John Hunter Duvar. The Book nf Cfllf- adioii Poetry: a Li-itical and Historical Anti-o- Iog_v, edited with an introduction and notes by Prof. .\. _l. .\l. Smith of the hliclwigati State (lillegc. lias‘. lauisiilg. tlevulcs several tiztgcs to this much neglected Island poet:

Front one poem in particular, The biiiigrullen of flir Fail-it's. lengthy excerpt: are given which nc quote in today's tinartlian. They give a le- liglilitil picture of limcs in this Protince. .\s noted h_v Prof. Smith, the tone is f‘l.l\"lOl‘.si'l derived from Byron's Don Juan, but the ivhrie invention is happy in its lightness and precision, The name "lipziygorrvat" used for th‘ island is, of cour :-. a variation of the more familiar “Abcg weil" “llcriieit-ootl" was the poet's own estate at lirirttnie (Jove. 'l'here in comparative retire- nient he lived, in Prof. Smith's worrls, “like a Canadian Sir \\'altcr Scott-ital!’ feudal lo.d and half man of letters." lle had previously served Il\ Lieutenant Col-incl of a brigade at the llzilifzix (itirrison .\rtillcry and later coni- manded a Prince lidurard Island battalion of the :lcti\e militia. For ten years he was Doin- inion Inspector of Iiislterics for this Province. llc died at lICl'll(‘\\'(lO(l in I890. leaving, liesitlcs a mass of scattered pamphlets. 'l'l:@ Eim/iitiradu: u Drama, (i879) and Dr: Robcrttal: a Drama (I333l. \\'ith the latter was. published twc. narrative poems in mock-heroic verse. The limi- gratinn of l/It‘ Iiilirirxr. 1ll)O\'C referred to, and T/i-r 'I'riiu/l/ili n/ flour/alley: n Roinuiml. he publisher] privately some lyrics tliider :lie title of John (fl/or: His Lair. Annals of thr Coirrt of Oberon appeared in I895. i

It is his appreciative introduction lo Duva 's work that makes Prof. Smith's anthology of special interest to Island readers. “lltivar,” he writes, "perhaps because of the aristocratic st-u- eriorily of his point of view, has not rcceivecl

l his proper due front the historians of Canadian literature, There is only a perfunctory line or two about his work in Logan and French's Conlprehcnsive IIiy/lizt-nys of Canadian Lilvi-rt- hlrv, and no luention of him at all in Rliotlenizeiis Handbook of Cfllltlffflltl LllBFtI/IIYI’. (fritics who lveise Muir's Tecumseh ought ho look into DI

rhetorical when rhetoric is called for and easv. colloquial, and terse when those qualities are wanted."

0i Th! Tfilttltph of Conslancy Piof. Smith writes: "It is as though one of the milder of Chaucer's tales had been retold by a slightly ir- reverent Tennyson, and the result, while not very important. is pleasanter reading than some Of the Idylls of the King."

Prof. Smith, e native of Montreal and grad- uate of McGill and Edinburgh Universities, is himself a poet, as might indeed be gathered from the insight he has shown in compiling this new work of Canadian verse, which ranges all the way from translations of Indian and French- Canadian folk songs to the work of moderns

inost certain to become a classic in its field. For that reason, if for no other. its placing of Dtlvar in his proper niche in Canada's literary hall of fame is a matter of gratification.

- EDITORIAL NOTES ..

Conception Day, n- a e e , 'l'ravclling h_v sea. road. rail and air difficult these days. I O O O To our Public Forum today Mr. I-leinining contributes a letter on the Island's political his- tory and prospects deserving to he read and studied by all who have its interests at heart. i! O it i

The appeal for farm help for other jobs would indicate that the powers-that-be at O- tawa think there is no work on a mixed farm in winter. 'l‘hey must have Western ranches in mind.

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Britain and the United States formally de- clared ivar on Japan this date I94! after meet- ings of Parliament and Congress; Japanese forces landed in 'l‘hailand: Sitigapore was raid- ed by Japanese planes; Hung Kong was bloclc- aded by Jap warships; the Thai cabinet accepted Japan's terms.

e a [Irugtlzty is one of the few South American countries where ivornen Inay wear slaclts with- out incurring disapproving froivns. But more important, Urugayan women enjoy all the civic and social rights of men. They are eligible for all elective and appointive offices in Federal, provincial and municipal governments, includ- ing the office of President of the repttbiic. Many women are serving as mayors and jus- lices of the peace in smaller communities and four are now in the National Legislature, two in the Scuttle and two in the House. it O O i‘

With one judge dissenting, Montreal Court of Appeal held that Macy's Drug Stores, Regis- tered, had made out a priina facie case for is- sue of an interlocutory‘ injunction to restrain the City of ‘VCSIIIIOIHII from enforcing bylaw No. 523, adopted last June 3o, to compel all drug stores ivitliin the municipality to close at 7 p.m. every day. The majority opinion of the Court was that application of earlv closing should be suspended in ‘VCSIIHOHIII until a final judgment ivas obtained on Macy's action in the Superior Court attacking the validity of the liy-law’. 'l".~.e concurring judges were Chief Justice Letour- reau, Justices St. Germain, Prevost and Errol McDougall. Mr. Justice hlarchand dissented Justice St. Germain delivering the majority judg- ment said: “In my opinion the bylaw simply proceeds to regulate arbitrarily the drug trade af- er 7 p.m. It is evident that it was not adopted in the public interest but merely to protect six or seven of the appellants‘ coitipetitors in \Vest- mount who desire to close their stores at 7 p-HL" e e a e

There are, so far, no scenes like the following at our vendors’ doors, but Christmas is coming. Crorvds described as largest since beer and li- quor rationing started besieged government li- quor stores and beer warehouses in Toronto in an effort to obtain November rations. Many stores sold all stocks within an hour and hun- drcds of persons were turned away after an hour or more ili line. 'l'empers flared frequently. One man said he drove at least 25 miles, mak- ing the rounds of seven beer and liquor stores without success. In Ottawa police were requir- ed at Queen and Dalhousie strect becr \\'ilf€~ houses to keep order amongst crowd: anxious to use their November coupons and “stock up" for the approaching holiday season. A con- stable was sent to the Queen street depot be- cause the manager feared for his plate glass wiiidtnv, so dense was the hue-tip. .\t the Dal- housie street branch the constable on the bent devoted part of his time to keeping the crowd in order.

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"The enormous demands for feed in the Uni- tcd States have been the chief dynamic iii the whole grain sittiation on this continent," says the current Review of the Bank of Nova Scotia, which summarizes recent developments in the wheat and grain markets against the background of the supply and demand picture. The Re- view traces the effects of these feed demands, particularly upon wheat. In the last crop-year. 31o million lJllS. of wheat were used for feed ivhicli, together with large quantities for alcohol. raised the total of wheat disposed of in the Uni- ted States to nearly a billion bus. In the cur- rclit year, unless steps are taken to limit such non-food utilization it might become so much greater as to absorb the mountainous surplus of U.S. wheat hy the time of the next harvest, leaving no more than a minimum reserve. Con- sequently, the prospect is raised that the Can- adian wheal surplus mtist be the chief source- at least so far as‘ North America is coilcerned- for mccling large overseas demands should they arisc in the near future. (Phat surplus for ex- port and carryover is large, however, amount- ing to over 700 million bus. this crop-year even if Canzitlizin domestic use should he larger than

born as late as 1918. It is a book which is ai- m

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PUBLIC FORUM

wuAr A mas rom- wouw no FOR. rntugsnanwean 1st.-

Sin-Read the Confederaucn tablet ln the Charlottetown _Pro- vlnclal Buttdimz and You will be told the Fathers of Ooutederaflog “DlUlClt-u better zhan they knew. This was true of and the West but.

t l.l "destroyeclth splendid struc- lliirey erected in BGIIGPMIOM by the

and busln

urinal The

The thlnklm men of the Island I9- fused to consider t-he proposal for nine veers. They realized that they were living on ‘an Island and that. they were trading on a. Free ‘Trade basis wlth the outside world, 6X-

rtlng at the lowest. The cost. 0f i; anc. prospects were bright. They klnew that Canada. broduclng goods similar to their owm wiould be an unprofitable mar- ket. and that the much-vaunted Intereoloiilal Railway would be of little help. except on the mainland. But. political pressure contlnued from both Ottawa and Londflh- Downlntz Street, worried over the Dressed the ll _ link up with the other Colonies. Finally, 1n 1873. U19 Island sent delegates to Ottawa. where such astute dl lornats as Maeclonald. T119961‘. ‘I'll v and Cur- rier, offered a loan to buy off the absentee landlords. They also 0f- ferec; to pay the bonds of. and to take over the poorly-planned Isl- and Railway. These were tempting otter; and, without, considering the loss of the Island's self control. consent was given to a. union‘. In which for seventy years the i-{ghts and baslc needs 01 the PW H09 have been ignored. The Islanders seem to have been blind to the fem that 1n 1813 Cnn- ada was tn the throes of a serlC-NS depression. The American Clvll War was over. Washington had ab- rogated the Reclproclty Treaty and the United States was deluglng Canada with manufactured 005 and farm products. Nor was t. s all. for the ranld development. and high waxes ln the United States were dolly drawing large numbers of Canadians across the border. The situation was so serious that the merchants of Montreal passed a re- aoltittori ln favor of Annexation.

Sir John Macdonald. who was then in opposition, realized the danger and offered Canaan. s. DW- tectlrve tariff, wlth the result that. he was returned to bower in 187B- This Tariff fostered the manufac- turing lndtlstrles of Ontarlo 8nd Quebec but dld nothing ro assist Prince Edward Island. On tlie con- trary. it not only added to the cost of living, but It killed the factories already established. as they could not. compete wlth the mass-DW- ducecl coeds from Central Canada. In 1873 the population of the Isl- and was 94. . Finding lt impos- sible. under the new conditions to make a living, 75.000 Islanders emigrated to other Canadian Pro- vinces or to the United States. In b11055 days steamshtps were gradually driving selling vesels of’! the ocean and the one outstanding need o! the Island became docking faculties for ocean vesseb. but these facilities have never teen sub- rilled b_v any of the Federal Gov- ernments, who alone control all ocean Wat/er fronts. This resulted in the Island having to depend up- on Ontarlo and Quebec for a mar- ket. As both these Provinces have been urozluclnst a surplus of the same llries as the Island. and as the rall freight. rates to _Central Can- ada have been excessively livrn, the prices received by the Island farm- ers have averaged but e-‘Yc 0 those paid to the farmers of Cen- tral Canada.

The results or this nollev are Well known. The Island suffers from mortgaged far-ms. lmboverlsliec. soll, cenuded forests, ftlllly 50.000 acres of cultivated land lying Idle tn abandoned farms. shortage of’ m ‘ implements. n school system T119 boys and tzlrls "off the lane, rind a Eerteral lack of industrial enter- pr se.

All these conditions would be reversed by an Island Free Porfi which would supply the flve out- atandlne needs. vlz. l-Ocenn trans- portation. 2—Free trading with the outside world. Il-Emqaloyment ln manufacturing and shipping. 4- a world market. for fruits and vet-Zel- nbles. canned and fresh. Fi-n de- mand from other countries for hlvh tzradt- breedlmz stock.

It. ls not conceivable fvhat. the other Provinces of CBHBCB will ex- pect Prince Edward Islnnck to be satisfied, after the war. with eon- dltlons such as those imposed upon this Province for the baht seventy vieats. Moreover. lf a demand for Free Port rights were refused, there would seem to be but one al-

attve-Indcpenclenee.

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_ AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS

Sin-With reference to criticism of Sunday nlghlfs blackout op ar- lng as a news Item 1n the Parr at of Dec. 6, allow me to say: The wrlter ls evidently not conversant. with ex- lstlniz conditions, and should therefore refrain from making any assertions which could be lore re- ted by the nubile that. Clvll e- fense Ls not necessary and especial- ly ln time of war. such adverse crt- tclsm or insinuating remarks are contrary to Defence Regulations and a hlnderance and breakdown to the endless hours spent in null n3 up a security for the populace h has been accomplished only bv untlrlng effort of welfare clt-

of the people and re ulre many tunes as much construe lon to re- instate conditions to norm

ttv and for our own protection against eventualttles we should continue our organization tn full force because lf an - nrRan- lzatlon functions only half hearted- lv 1t ml lit u well cease uoerattons ell wzet er.

Every one or nearly everyone on Prlilce Edward

Island. knows the members of the Provlnclal Com- mittee and also knows that these

very buev gentlemen leave their

last year's rcctirtl lol- millions). a e e q

x equipment eunnléed us

t ve 864. dliililvilrlals wh: militia whet. we

parting at. the hlghest prices and l!

d vantage of the

that there le not em’ ‘rename:

l “sefiiformet-lon 1t ll “l, hi: , tiwonvenlertee. then 00m, _ p5 m and nlekee ma mi; of thou rsnonalble I" much harder for the omtectlon 0! the people and their DMD"!!-

‘mero ere thirty-eh! 09115"! °l" ggnlzgd In PKIIIOG fiWJ-Td Xlilllld 1nd the property end forest; lave by thle o? than in eome con- tres woul int 1n dollare and cents to well over the

tote! ooet. of

by the Fed-

"ltl ageing: we new 111B"? II “' hum which win be da- trtbuted when and If rectified. W110

e were shelled bombed ea 1t wehwere pig; t tectlon As we ave n W kii prom th tine W in‘; doing now tn preparation for my eventuality are the very ones whq if the unexpected hfllrlbened vwulc be the flrst to censor the author- ities for not having taken tne ure- cnutlonlry steps to Dim-ea m9 m‘

ens. The l hte of light-houses do not need to turned out. durlrls DIM‘ tlces. l! niev were. manv ‘Ives mllht be endangered at see. but if a reel emergency occurred the uuhlie 6B" be assured that. ‘NOD91’ ""15"?"

1f wlth

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whwh does protection afforded by the cfvll Defense la at. liberty to hold an advertised meetlnz tine. on majority vote. l! desired may be Mthdrawn from the mtmlzefivn end thereby be required to relin- qulsh all equipment and further training in Fire Services, First Aid. and Wardens work such as has been taught and which teachtnsz l5 miticlpnted to be intensified and disseminated ln the future.

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Vic on thus}. civil Defense ooneimlttile Prince Edward inland

SCIENCE AND THE BIBLE

Sh‘.- Charleg M. A. Stine, PhD" 5cm, LL11, saysz- "science wlth- out God is eomimable w a mm of hiallsbones, but, Science inter- woven wlth ehlstlnn faith ls com- paygble m the warm-i gentle shower of a. summer afternoon with a. rainbow ln the SRY- one "my spread death and dee uctlon. the other ltfe and ETOWY/h"

No one can ever doubt the Sclenee of the 19th Psalm. Whlfll tells us of the Starry Universe and begins wlth :"'I‘he Heavens declare the Glory of God. and the Pjirm- nnent, showeth Hts handiwork.

How many stars are there? We read ln Isa 40:26. "He celleth them all by their names."

Astronomers are sure now that. there are 2'70 bllllons of stars. Jer- 3322. "The Hosts of Heaven cannot. be numbered" The Bible repeated- ly declares that. it ls not P058111“ to number the stars. In 1920 the art-eat. 100 lneh telescope was brought. tnw action at Moimt Wil- sori Observatory. here ln Oallfornle where are astronomers wlth EN telescopes. who with their great lenses are spending night after night. in deep study and discovery of the wonder of Gods Unlveme, which must; be very lntereetlnz indeed.

We read ln Job. 26:13. l1. "By Ills Spirit the Heavens were made beautiful".

Ari astronomer once sald-"I have swept the entire Heavens wlth my telescope and I have found no Godl Therefore he argued there le no such being." We rem ln Psalm 14 "The fool hath solid in his heart there ls no God".

The Psalmist knew nothing of a telescope and had no means of

r measuring star illstances. How dld

he get. ft right? God wrote the 19th Psalm _

Some years ago southern Negro went, around delherlnlz religious lectures. and wlth his banjo. sang Negro spirltuals. and alwa s end- ed hls lecture wlth “But. friends listen to me. I would give all the world w have the same un- questioning fatth of my old mummy. She used to point to tho stars and say-J ‘Demfis God's eyes a-lookln‘ down to see tf little folk i; n beln‘ good.’ "