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ri-usiiln-iii: |.lL‘Ul (‘or \\ Chester 5 .\|1'l.l|I'C \‘|-~ Uriasiiln-iil: l ll. Burnett. I‘..l.l zLit-iit (‘iil l) .-\ Alui-kinnun 11.5.0. rldii n and Mllllilfllllg lliiu-lnv l R. Burnett. F.J.l. A,~§.|.i|;;|,r Iixlilors: Frank Walker and Ian A Bllfll?" SUBSFRIPTTUN RATES 1y ma" m |'_l<_. _ $2.50 Iur b months 51".’; for ' one month l i:\ UrlIYVP) $5.00 per war; :3.UU lor u nrlllllhi SL751 for 3 months; 60c for one Month. 8y Mail to other Provlnccs and L‘. S. A. 35-00 P" 15"" Saturday Weekly 51.00 per year; $1.00 lur h milnlhl. 5th: for 3 months

The Ctiiirii-iii-ruiii. i.i:ir-|i:rii ma; uu uliiirliicil ll

|lu1nliiii."~ M-u- horn-g. firm-.- blfllilfkl, New hark; 01d South .\..-i.- _ (alrllvr Milk iiiiir bbinllllllllirn. Irv-i»... aim... .... so... .\..-.-..i-_v l’ ll mm nu. lllllllffllll; .1. l - Jbl "113 >1- YI-rvl i M». amid.

Chateau Llltlrlvl‘, oiiiiini: “nllej w“. bland. undo-Irv

0M; llub ‘riiiiiu-i-i. hllup. llirllvlim N. l!..

"The Slrongcsl ifi-FIIIOFI/ is Weaker than the Weakest Ink "

sfuiriiiuiivlviiiivtix v s1. 1,942

Government Pledges In the \\<il'l~ oi .\lr. Xlackiiizie King's posed plebiscite. the pcriplc v.i'i be asked to re- lease the tjovcriiiiiciit “from any (ibligzition aris- iirg oiii of any p;i<r rivniiiiiiiiiciiis restricting the ' i; lllcll for illllilllfvY hCl‘

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iiicilioils oi i‘; The lllllfilri dog) ll-Wl is lioill ». m§51€udjug_ l; ._-i. ull rho gilllllllllllkfllls llllltllti by Government members uii the subject, and it implies that the ohligiiriiiiv arising out 0f tllclll have been ipiifuriiilv i'-l\1t‘l'\'t‘il. l4u:li is not tlic case. V _ Mr. lfiiig. for <'\'.lllil:\‘, c-itiiiiiiictl lziin~cli to the extent 0i irriin ' ig no L"J!‘.~'Cl'l[)ll()l1 for ovcr- geas service. lhit '5 cliicf lieutenant and col-

league, .\lr, ~ -sli<‘.ll~’lliLf also oii liclialf of 1h.- i;..v -i 'i\'\‘llZ fiirilu-i: llr- gave solemn as . llll'l't' \‘.'l iild ll(‘ "no coni-

plllzOfV scziicc or c cllllll-Jll outside Canada." Boili thcsc coniniiiiiiciiis were inadc on the same

d“ p. u... llll‘ r.- ...' (Huiiiiions, mic being sup- pkiiiiciiiarv it. ' ~ mlirr. and just {l5 biiiiliiig as 11K- mhqi- “i. 1 ~ l§ iliivcriiiiiciii.

\\ hut h... | d i... li<.I\'\‘l‘lllllClll Plcdge No. 2 in this iiistaiirc? The ziiiswcr may be found in an official h:iiiillioiil< "Ciiiiriila .\t \\'ar," from which w<~ lllllllt‘ lllis‘ <i.'i'.cnic:! ‘

"\\'liilc- iIiv \\-ii'l< of llli‘ Liziiiiiilzi-lf. S. Dc- lClhQ lloiird i- sccrct ii ua- UllllfHllliICLl on Dec. 2r by the Board ihiit iiiiliia air and naval plans heretofore made arc in sat ictor_v' operation. lt “'39 also sizitcd that iIl-llllll’ ii; the (lcfciice of the lltrl'llll'l'l'i ‘iiziii iii iiii- \‘it‘-ll‘l‘ll l‘('llll$[lll(‘l".' was coli-

ccrncil lltl /iii:iiiil.ii'>v i'.l It"! llU/IUUUJI l/ic two coiiii/rirs. lQirizcil States troops. in effect, may b‘: tiscd as rctiiiircil and zirrzirigiwl. in any part of (Eiuuila. iii- (liiiiitihliii trim/xv lI'.I\ .v.iiiiiltrrl_v In? (‘iii- Niivri/ fir .lfd.i'li‘.l I!l' lii.‘ (Uri/Pi! hi/(I/AYY."

lf ‘ilitri: is no lung. r any itlllllffill'_\' l)Cl\\'l.'Cll (Taiiadzi and the Liiiiicd Statin- for dcfciisc pur- poses, ihcii it is obvious that the men drafted uiidcr ihc lhfviisi- of (‘aiiada .\ct can he sciit to California ilr iliz- \'<-\i' liii-gliiii". [Stan's zis wcll as to llriii-li (ioliiiiiliizi or :’i<- \l.'iriliine llroviiiccs. (i-Hllillllsivry‘ ,<~i- Fr "iiiii-filt- czziladzi" is ilicmfore

already in cifccr, ilzc plcdgc‘ given h_v .\lr. Lap ' H‘. iii: lv-lizili of ilii- li(‘\'(‘l'11l‘ll('lll to the Crniti". _v ll-'l'i\‘.il. tl'illl“.l'. \'i> plclli-citc was dc-

to rviizi-i t‘i~ lill\'\‘l'i\illllll ll'lllll its oh- llfjltllllll :ii. ‘=- ti - i"~l"lllllllll'lll. \\'hy should not inc <:iiii.~ lllfillllltf hc titkcii in iiitcr- prcting all govcriiiiiinit criiiiiiiitinciiis rcstrictiiiq llic iiicihod- iii vii-iii; "lii for iiiilitzirv wrvicc? \\'hvv_ iii dvirt. -liiiiil.l we havir ciiii-cripiioii fiir flPlVll-i‘ i-i Ill‘ Ikiiu-i \i'.'l'.\'~_ :i.iil iiiit i- r 4ll‘l<'l1<L‘ of ilic llri ~i l7.iiiiiii'~"?

Price céiiiaifijiiéllflirili.

lixi-iiiptii-ii- ‘I ivn lill‘ i wm-iliiig arc ll<'\\'. s.'i_vs ll1 official circular. iliili: iiitgiiii. .\l(1Xllllllll'l Prices Rcgulziiirviis cxciiipi exports, sales to the Department of Xliiiiiiioiis niiil Fupply and its

agents. l~tlliilt"l Illlil pir-i-iiiil s;ili~.~ gafllcr; tr.- aiiciinii. l'l'.ll i-stirv. :iii.l ii"<i ‘Irv-d, l-E-csh fruits and vcgciahiv- and gir-viihoiisc products which are 1l01'lll<'lll_\' suhjccttn wide seasonal price fluctuations. wcrt- OXPIIlIilIVl "ll Xiivvmhci- 23.

and a icw ilzivs l.i'i-r lili‘ t‘X('*."‘lli>ll< ivcrc cxtciiil- ed to ii\'(‘-'li~(‘l\'. lrllllllfl‘, 3Q- iiiill< (‘l‘t‘.'ll‘.l, ilairi; blllirl‘. llll'lll"lll.l'l" 5.. .. .l"l11'_\' iirid llllllllf: .~_\'ruli and ll>ll \\lli'il wld l._v ]li'l|IlZl1’_\' product-rs to dcal-

crs or to pi‘i\c<‘--<>t'~'. .\ll ihc-i- priwliicts but fist. rciiiiiiii. llir\\i“.1l‘. ~lllljrvl :.. :I=- ri-iiiil prici: coil- lllg. .\ ~llll~t'llll‘l.l iirilir iXi-iiiiili-il rgivv and

ilrr-scil llll‘ -l\lll- 4 il Qllllllvlli~ iiiaili- wholly 0i 1'1"‘. \\'llll lllQ prov. i» that ihc lloawl would 5c‘: that ilriiiic-tic pricc- lwiir llli‘ ii-iiiil rclatioiisliiii to expnri prices.

Dflflflcl‘ ‘if a \\'l'll-l1~ (lCplCllWl! (ll domestic sup-

plir-s iii fi-h llzriiiijgli <'\l|ili"i< ti» llll’ biiitcil Stat- es lll1ll'l\(‘l~. :iiid llljdllbl’ -"Zl*'>‘!?.l til-ls iiicurrcil for sonic \\‘illl('l' riiiiglit ll<il. li-rl ‘lic llozird t0 ailnriiiiicc on llcriiiilii-i" llllllt‘ (‘Xflllpllflli of li(-i'i'in_;, llllVllllllllLf *3ll"lllll"~l, llllllflitCh. =iiiclt-. iiizicLcri-l. 4.'i'llll~. liiiiw, lizililiiit aiiil Zlll frcsli- waicr Iii-h, \\ilt'llll‘l' odd l.v ]ll'4l4'('\s4||'\‘ (p-“pq-s 0f l'¢-'lilil<‘i'~. ll iliv t‘.\]l<ll'l ‘lwllhllll should cause In)’ Slilrstiiiiiial iiici'i-.i-<~ iii d-niumli; priccs the Board will zidopi lllllll mvili-iil- lll cii-iirc ad" quatc siipplivs i » Il'llll‘.'~ilt' ct ii-iiiia-r- .'ll rciisoii- able priccs. lli- lTlIlll pi-ici» -~.]liii;_i coiitiiliics to lpply to s:ili-~ of liii."l' ii-‘ii. ~'lt‘ll 2l~ salmon my]

lobster.

Sulnlilules For Jule

Fziriiit-r- in t i =ili arr ii l: Jliililt‘ iii fci ling ilic slmriaui- of iV-r than Ii i}. fir!‘ iii:il,?ii;_' llllllll]! lrngs. llrii/‘l m? l "lilllilf ais» iit-i-il jllli‘, pzii- llC1llill'l_\' i i‘ i l"l"- ii which llr:i.cil fist‘- uhiiiit i; :i>I .; lI-ah win. ll'- 1i ' now looking f-i ' ‘ i i ' i‘. r lil'|\'i' llliV, thc l‘ F‘. llUVlt ii l i'lll| ]‘l:llll'l\,

lii iliz- l'. ‘.. ii is lliQ wl fi.|~ lnrgglllg. ‘iiiil hiifgiii; 'l~-- :i 1.. -l ii-.- [or surplus cutlnii. lliit I1tl\\' \\ dri lliv liltl ‘r. llii\i' iir-t call on nillini luiqgiiii.‘ lilvii- iiii-i" llii‘; lH‘('Il sonic iti- ll'l't'\l in i'ii- posit-i of '1' .9 f-riiiih .\Illr‘l'i-

can sltlhlittitcs ii-r jiiiv. 'l‘lic- jlll!‘ shortage is lll\'('l)' to ciiriiitiiic sincc liidia, si-ciiig no probable

ri-livi of the sliiiriliiig shortage, has cut its jute {l\‘l't'{l_'_"i' in half.

l~'.\iiiiii;ill_v llic [iiitcil States may bu; Scycm] Soiiih .\mcriciiii fibers as substitutes for jute, bu; not for >tllllC time to conic the Office of Foreign .\griciiliural Relations says. Brazil and Ecuador \\ill ni-cd ihcni at lioiiic.

llrzi/il ha» iii lcast five promising wild fibers out oi about 15 fibcrwicliliiig" 1lll11ll5. These fin; arc lvllu\\ll iis paco-piico, juia indiana, malve vcludo. giizixiinzi, and papoula tie Sac Francisco. (liiiixiiiiu is siiid to cxcccil ihrcc fcct in length and to i-riiilucc- a good _vicld pcr acre. lt is used iii lllixlllfc with jiiic, it: is pupoulii dc Sao Frau- cisco_ \\'iili zidditioiial acreage in cultivation one group of mills hopes to become independent of jiiic. ziiid to export finished bagging.

lii liciizitliir the irild fourcrziya plant yields cahirva fiber, which natives use for lllltklllg bags and biiggiii". ropcs, belts, and solcs for sandals. .~\t present there arc only tivo cabuya plantations. Increased production would depend on demand. Uruguay lizis at lcast right fllXT plants, but land- <l\\‘ll(‘l'S find it morc profitable to specialize on iiiczit and wool.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Sorry. the (cnsor will not lci us say wliiit we think, of the weather.

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'l'oiiiorro\v the first day of our shortest month iii ivliicli oii ilic 9th. we will lci-"c an hour's slccp to lliilcr.

>l< 1K 1k 1’-

Is it a coincidence or intentional that the Fed- eral Government has arranged to introduce Day- Liglit Saving 0n ilic saiiic flay as the Ontario and (Quebec lr_\'-('lccli0iI>?

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Ur. Lewis \\'. Douglas, former Principal of .\lcGiIl University, has been selected by Presi- dent Roosevelt to go to London as Assistant Land-Lease. lixpcilitci". This is a more than usu- ally interesting zippoiiiiiiiciit. it was because .\lr. Douglas broke with .\l.". Rooscvelt over fiscal policies in I934 that he resigned as Director of the Budget and came to Canada as Principal of .\lcGill.

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v Libcrall Premier Hepburn has zlslvcd All‘. Mciglierfs permission to speak on his behalf in the York South by-clcction "in view of recent dcvclopiiiciiis." Mr. Ian Straclian. Liberal M. P. for TtlfOlllO-Sl. (Qicorgc, also offered to speak. and addressed a Conservative meeting Thursday night.

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In the cadet competitions fr-r the Earl Grey trophy prcscntcd to ilic province having tlic high- csi percentage of cadets on parade zit the an- nual inspection in proportion ‘.0 the enrolment of school boys for the previous rear, British Col- umbia \\'0ii first place with a percentage of 17079, Alaiiitoba was sccoiid with 11.80. Other prov- inces in thcir ordci" wcrc as follows: Quebec, I0.- 916 percent; Prince lidwzlril Island 9.902 per- cent; Ontario, 7856 percent; New Brunswick, 4.833 percent; Saskatchewan. 3.913 percent: Nova

Scotia, 3.485 pcrcciit, rind .\'bcri:i, 2.845 pcr- cciit. >l< ll‘ >l= Ill All but: uiianimorisly the British Columbia

Legislature adopted 43-2 the address in reply to the 'l'liroiic $pccch which approved the Liberal- (‘iniscrvativc Clllllllltlll Cnviiriiiiiciit. 'l‘lic C. C. l’. siippiirtcil lllt‘ coalition wiili llic onlv Labor lll(‘lllll('l' .\lr. 'l'oin Uphill of lfcrnic and former Prcinicr T. l). Pzittiillo voting against it. The coalition wits forincd wlicii .\lr. Pattiillo refused an)‘ Fllcll propiiszil after his Lilirral ailiiiiiiistra- llllll fiiilcd ti; win ii ivnrli-iiiv iiiiiiority in last Oct- olii-r“ proviiirlzil i ctiuii and hc latcr resigned. llis Finance .\lllll$lt‘l'. John l-lzii-i, took over as Premier at ilic liczid of the coalition (iabiiict.

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lii iiiii‘ \\'ciliicsila_\"s i~>llt' w» cuiiiiizciiicd ad- vcrscly on what wc, and many others. di-cni the petty way iii which llll.‘ Prime Minister i3 handling the War situation, and used an expres- sion which lizis more than one iiiciiiiiiig. the least iniporiziiit being a childish oiic. \Ve icurii that sonic of our rcailcrs have applied the the juvenile interpretation and fccl offcii led that we should iii that niaiinci’ rcflcct on the Rt. llOll. Mr. .\lr'lCl\'(‘lIZlC King \\'c- iiscd the ex- l)l'C\<l(l1l nit-airing “in ilciil or work iii a trifling or pcllyi" \\':i_\'." and rcgrct :.iii_v of t-ui‘ readers should have llllCl'])1'L'lL‘(l it oilicririsc, assuring ilicm we have the greatest rcspcct for Mr. Mac- l\'('1'l'/.lC King pcrsriiizilly though differing from him Iiiiliiiciilly.

>ll 9f 9F * llcii AlUllsUll, liiiglisli ditiiiitttist and poet born this date I573; wrote many plriys which were pro- duced at tlic (ilolic Theatre. lxiiiilnii. his master- piccc living “Flic .\lchciiisit," in which Sir lipicaro Alziiiiiiinn is a grin 1f character pori- riiyiil ~tlic situations iirc good, ilic story ab-- solutcly coherent, wliilc the minor parts work out ildmiralzly; his pociiis arc niiuiv and various ranging from graceful lyrics l!) isciirrilous epi- grains: of his stings, “Drink to inc only with thiiic c_\'c is still popular: Lv dicd 5n poverty illlll iliscasc; his tomb iii “Xistniillster Abbey lrcars ilic iiiscriptinii “O Rare llcn Johnson”; liis word-picture of :i siicc sful politican: "Speak lll of no niiiii to his fa. . nor wtll of airy man lcliiiiil his hack fiprcail yourself on his hosmii lillltllClvV, \\'ll1|s(- licuyl w“ wuuk] m; in private."

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llcczuisc iif tlic sc "city. iii;iiii' English girls dis- c;ii'<|crl stockings last simiinci- except for formal L>CCil>ll)llS_ home piiiiiivd tlicir legs with a tan ivatcrprool liquid spcciallv iiiailc for that pilr- posc. l)<iii;- ll('.'|ll_\' and ciirciiilly, tlic color pro-

‘lllull i‘ timid. >li><‘kiiig-lilvc effect, particularly with ll1(' Illllllllflll of a pviicil line drawn down the llllClv of lll(‘ log in iiiiiiziiiiiii of a flocking sgam,

lk-g piiiiiiiiig \\'.'l~ (llst‘tllll‘.’l§'l'(l sonic-what by cm- l'l".\'<‘r* “ll” fllwviivd on female l11('Illl)Cl'S of their staffs who ivciit to \\'Irl‘l§ \lTlCl\'llll{l(‘§§ gvgn though lcgs were iii-ally piiiiitcil Slacks. first cgngidefed practical for \\'(‘Il1' for civilian ilcfriict- ivork and lire-watching iliiriiig uir raids, lWCfllllc more in cviilrncc when government oliiccrs uimtymlqer] tlicre would be no objection t0 female employees ii-cariiig thcm to work _

EHE CHARLOTT

NOTES BY TllE WAY

The Maritime Commission prom- lscs \v.15l'11llg~..l1 uiai Lil) tum-hill" snips W111 be launclvd Ills mciitii am that. after the m die c1 1941

rheie Wlll be l-Wo a . If o ship a day keeix. tine e awn)‘. W0 a, clay should swamp him -—

Muntreal Gazette.

Much has IJCEiT-s-d-lll about. the heroic ‘calmness oi the British under me, They .iiugiied unafraid at the l-litleriaii hcrrle and car- ried on afisi- Dun. rqiic with epic cgurage, The Clirziswmas edition of mau- humorous magazine, Punch. 1135 just BFHVCLl in Anxezica -—all gay with brilliant coprecl pages and cartoons uiat. coniiiriie to puke quiet. run at the lTaLl-ZES ‘of the 311311511 people. Bin ii ricer can search in iain for one ie of hatred or li_\'stii~i.:--- cvr-n against. thcsc who scik iu t‘ 1110m- The British nci. only kzioiv how to

die, but how to livc -- Detroit Free Press.

Assemblyman A. .I. (‘nffrcy "l Buffalo is lLtlLlll; ili; Nrw Ycrk

State lkglSltiltlfC to iriicusijlze the St Lawrence so. ..\‘ proisct u the "height of fully" n o'er Line and to advise the ziatizral Cori- gress that the rncst eficciive ron- Lflbllllflll io defense would be a re- fusal to SJUCLAOU i110 Sraivny a-p- propriaiicin until aficr ilie war. The Assembly is likely io agree with Mr. Caffrcy in view ofpthe fact that 1t passed a substantially similar rcsoiutcn iimcduccd by him last: ycar Th3 rcscliiiiCii was rejected by the 8.1 1.. xitilcli mm‘ or may not have ciiai gCd its mind in the interim. - Monirczil Ga- lief-ft.

Nlturally, it. would be a great. relief to our forces in the For East if the heart of Jajnrin vrere bombarded. as ii casJy cculd be,

from the neigiiborliocri of Vladi- vostok But ilic war has to b: considered in regard to all its

operations on all lis fruits. There Ls no greater service that RILSSIB. could render at this Junct-icn than to engage the massive land armies of Hitler with ail her resources, rind t0 continue lo mil. . the heavy blows she is now den rig It is true, she has an equgped and self-dependent army l2} Far East- ern Siberia, and is capable of dealing with any attack that Japan might. make. But fl is obvious that the opening of a new front would be distraction frcm her supreme effort. 1n the ivcst. It ls Wllflb Hitler would desire, and therefore, obviously what we should riot desire. - London Spectator.

Film Director Anthony As- quith, son of the lziig Prime Min- lster Asquith, is troubled by iri- abllity to remember flames. Even those of old friends, waiting for an introduction, are often forgot- ten. Recently he was eating at the Savoy all by himself, when lcok- ing up frcm his newspaper, he s-aw a familiar lace in trcnt. of film. But he could not recall the name. He stood- up, shook hands warmly with the man and said: "How are you? where have you been? Have a drlrik? Aie you eat.- fng by yourself?" Oiher similar polite remarks were made while Asquith t-rlsd desperately to re- member ins name. The mun snow- ed visible signs c-f embarrassment; finally, when tne film director paused for breath. he explained quickly: “I'm the waiter, sir." — Toronto Financial Past.

It l; not for outsiders to Interfere with the disciplinary system u! the sclwols of Freeporr,

Island, but. those out.- slders cannot but. sympathize with Ediward Yazijian, a Free-port, Inch smool student, wlicsc sense of vihat was rlght. collided with the principals sense of ivhat. was right. As a, robest against the wearing of sacks by high school girls Ddiwanzi came to school 1n a. skirt. He could have found many a. proverb, incorporating the wis- dcm or the race, to support his conduct, but. sohocl discipline is not. based on proverbs and Ed- ward was siwpenderl. what. makes matters worse, according to ward, 1s that a number of other boys in the class had sworn to put in thelr appearance in costume similar l0 his. but. failzd to do this. It. ls bitter business indeed for a. boy of Edwards rage to icarn in one fell SNOOP that he can't trust. the men and can't. get ahead of the women. - New York Sun.

I LID afraid that Mr Churc- hill's private iecoliecticus of To- ronto are not. so giowiiig as some could wish. In 1531 he was guest. at probably the dullest. private dlnziei" party he ever attended, ven in an exclusive club by a well-known public mun; a vcrv fine fellow wltii no l1‘.Sll..CL fcr enter- tatmng. It wss a ccld-watcr affair. ard the guests ptocd ncar the statesman were busricss mag- mtes and politicians who seemed awed by his presence. and at a loss for what. to say. The only cori- versatlon was at rsmce ends or the horseshoe in wliictii the tables were arranged. Afterward. when the guest-s mingled. i-wo or three of us went. to the rescue and told Mr. Chumhlll that. his irmrbcoks were worthy of Tacitus - not, an 0x- aggerated compliment Ho. looked searchlngly at. us to learn if we were sincere, and tlicn siiid lie ixas working on a new voumc. The Unknown Front. WhlCFl dznlt with

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Allattlirs part. in the World War —a. phase of‘ which must, ople were ignored. - By ector Charlesworth.

One of’ the more active Quliillng satellites ls Sverre Rlisiiaes who came out of nowhere to assume the mantle Minister of Justice in the Norweplan Nazi cabinet. Like most. of hs ccltesigues there he had not rated a mrntaon 1n the latest. edition of Norwivs "Who's Who." He loves to preach the Qulsllng cause. but. few pee-pie care to hear his curds of Qulsdcm To obtain listeners he has been known to walk lnto movie theatres. order all doors locked and the film stop-

whlie he mounted the plat- form to deliver hls harangue. In fiedrlkatad he oniered the lice to literally round-up and aii fence of pedestrians for him. In Oslo he threatened Government. employee with dlsmlsal or arrest. if they they dld not. tum out. to hear hlm speak. Rllimaes likes to crack the whip, and he also like; to see ll. strike. but mcmtrn. for instance. he sum. money an un-Nazflled Oslo attor- ney to his office. "It ls my duty," 581d. "to inform vou that. your license to practice law has been revoked for life" 111-2 attorney looked Etienne.- coldly in . "Whose llfe?" lie naked.

-- NQWA 0f Norwlv,

Wvller P. Armstrong, preslderil of the Aaiwr crn Bar A5'""'(lll"v'|‘ l: wear-v of legal dnirle-talk. "Few brief.- and nut many 0pm. ions," he notes. "ore written 1n

crown cuARniky

PUBLIC FORUM

‘Ihlo OOIIIIII ll own IOI Ill dlnuulnl b! "Plfliilhl" ‘l quotlonp u! lulu-oat. ‘Ito Cbarlolwlnwn Gurllal loco I01 noouully ulna lb "All." 0| humanoid:

WABTIME LIQUOR SALES

SLrt—-Y0ur timely editorial note on Thursoay, suagestang curtall- inem. of liquor scripts opens a. wld- er questfuri. Sugar, as ycu remark- ed. gasoine and other commod- ules variously classified as necess- iifes, conveniences and luxuries an: now subject. to drastic Federal re- strictions. Liquor, nor a, luxury but a narcotic, and subject to prohibi- tinn during the Great. War. still nccupies a place of privlfege 1n cighi. provinces of Cariacia and there Ls much illicit liquor bustiess in all provinces. Leaders of the Rcmau Catholic Church. of mum Protestant Ohurclies. and o! Tem- perance organizations, as a dele- gation have asked for drastic re- auctions on liquor sales under the War Measures Act.

This Province ls interested for tivo reasons. the nation's welfare ls at. stake and the Island’: 5mm LIC training largely in non-prohibition Provinces. What cari we do? As o Prohibition Province we can urge our Federal members and Senators to form a phalanx of attack with Mr Ralston 1n the forefront. At heme we can demand a sharp re- auction 1n the number of scripts issued and a ruthless enforcement. cf our Prciiibiticn Law with prompt. and impartial use cf the padlock.

If the prospective plebiscite at two million appear; costly 1t might. be ivorth rememberln that. Cen- ada's annual liquor hi1 would pay two plebiscite; a week every wee in the year.

I am. Sir, etc“

REV. R. E. SHAW Secretary. Prince. Edward. Island Temperance Federation.

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orriiwii LETTER

By Robert L. Cnllnn (Special to the Guardian)

OTTAWA, Thursday, January 29th. —Prlncipal interest 1n the House of Commons yesterday af- tci-nmn-there was no night. sit- ¢m8—f ussed upvn the address of Mr. Lacombe. He has been in the House for some years, sits hlgh up in the Liberal ranks. speaks (-10- quefllly in both languages but. 1s looked "POI! as a. bit of an inde- pendent having defeated at the last election another mberal ln Laval constituency 1n which none but 14b- erals have a chance. The party machine would probably have pre- ferred the other man.

H9 OPPOSEs conscription in every shape and form and announced the formation of a new "Canadian" party 1n the l-loiue ext didn't any anything about what. other mem- bers from Quebec woaii-f ‘allow lfls lead. It. ls pretty hard to imagine any from the other Provinces do- ing so. B_ut Mr. King's pivhlem just now ls how many other French speaking supporters he ls going to lose and how much the anti-con- scription spirit. ln Quebec will be stirred up. Mr. King knows that many of his supporters from the other provinces are against. the plebiscite proposal-l. 1t: delays and its cost-s. But they have accepted 1t as s. compromise h: the hope that with ft Mr. King can keep Quebec 1n the Liberal line. was its primary purpose and only usefulness. Yesterday fr, began to 100k as 1f the fonnatlon of o National Government was coming appreciably nearer. The liberals had a. second caucus this morning.