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SATURDAY, MAY 6, l9“

Bank Act Revision

An important piece of legislation to come before Parliament is the revision of the Bank Act. Finance Minister llsley, in introducing the bill for firs: reading, stated it was the in- tention to improve the banking system and to ensure adequate credit at reasonable rates “for all sound anal u-eful purposes.” There is un- likely t1 he any csputc as to the need for such provi 3 t’. uh of course there will be dif- ferences oi oinion over the details of the amendnzen"

- occasions Hon. .\Ir. Bracken, in ressive Conservative policies, ate provision for financing erbasic industries. This, ..<e Minister llslev, is what nges will provide. The amend- ied to encourage more liberal rs and fishermen. In addition, rncnt Loans Act will be intro- duced . . .., similar in principle to the Home Improvement Loans Act, and will pro- vide, within certain limits, a guarantee up to 1o per cent to banks against losses on farm im- provement loans. The loans will carry a maxi- mum interest rate of 5 per cent.

It is proposed to reduce the present nuxiumm rate chargeable by banks from 7 to 6 per cent. This al=o should meet with general approval, though, according to Mr. Ilslcy, there are actual- ly few loans at present on which the 7 per cent is being paid.

The Finance Minister emphssizod the strong position Occupied by the chartered banks of Can- sda. He aiso reviewed the arguments advanced for nationalization of the banks. The fact that the Government already has all the control ne- cessary ior monetary reform would seem to be an efieczive answer to those who argue in favor of more dra policies.

\\'hen the .il goss into committee for sec- ond reading, ail the monetary reformers in the House will probably want to air their pet theories. That is their democratic privilege, but let us hope that thev will not make too much of it. There is still a war to ivin-not with talk but Anything that doesn't contribute directly to the support of our fighting forces and the war effort generally, is really of small concern to the people of Canada at this time.

Save That Paperboard

When, two years ago, it became apparent tlia: the production of paperboard containers and other paper products essential to the war ef- fort ivere in danger of curtailment owing to shortage of raw material, an appeal was made 8y- the National War Services Department for voluntary help in meeting the emergency. Can- adians responded promptly, and thousands of tons of this important ra\v material were salvag- ed and converted into vitally needed paperboard. Today, however, the situatio ‘is more acute than gver. Xlilitary science has developed many new uses for this material. Among other things it is now used to provide protection for blood plasma, medical kits, emergency rations, gas masks, etc; to protect articles thrown over- board for landing operations, and recovered on shore or at low tide: for use in paper para- chutes. szzEzable for dropping food and supplies for isolated men rind units; for forming a pack- age line!‘ that will contain and hold high volatile solvent var-ors such as naptha and benzine; for electrical conducts, replacing metal and wood; also containers for shells, grenades, fuses, etc.,

..'drntcrl IOOdS, for canisters used for power in shell-filling plants, T.N.T.

~~ u-ll mmpotients, also for packaging aclc-nck Qtclls. airplane propellers, bombs, etc.

The li "ould he extended indefinitely. The

the izcml for paperboard contain-

f-»r ~t .r paper products to serve

"iw. daily. and the present

_v is wholly inadequate. There-

nmtvit is again preparing to

tr vc waste paper drive on a

' to be llflpflfl that this will

l' v pr vent FHMlIClVIIlUII on the part ‘n l.

wastr-pziptn- l fore the Iitwrr launch to illl in national

,..._The Orew Government.

' the .\lftllli‘(‘ill Gazette from the

of lllllélldll gives special value

to it. '1i)>L‘l'\'l.lv'l~ on the record of the Drew

liovrrvmu-iit. In a series of six articles Mr.

(iuy S. (funliife oi its staff has analyzed that

record. and rent-lie. the gt-ticral conclusion that

the lW/tqiwi-dtc (‘onsciwvitive administration has lived up ti» the first part oi its name.

After an exhaustive and careful survey of such action as has been taken to implement the 2,; point. t-f (ml. l)vc\v's pre-election pledges Mr. Cunlifft- Ilt‘~'l~'ll'(‘S that nu this basis “the rating oi the (iovcrnmcnt is impressively substantial,” and "cannot reasonably be denied a rating of ‘progressive’ in the political sense, in social and economic implications. and in the literal sense 0f "moving forwardl"

And. in his sunmiiug up, .\lr. Cunliffe Writes:

"Definitely new ground has been broken leg- islatively and adminislratjvelv by the measures rlcitling with labor, with agriculture, forest rc- sources. thc Planning and Dcvcloprgept Act, thee]:

fHllCCllNll of members 0f the arme orces, an

Sdttcation. Most significant, the program re- flr-cts an intelligent. decisive effort lo act for the hcitrfil of the province's people as a whole, and tn maiutniir a proper balance between the meas- ures apply-in; to various groups or sectors of the twuiiniiiv."

Speiiiicullv the fiozelte reporter finds that ononly iom- of the .22 points has no action been

talus by she GeysmQIQIID-llflllfi! Q by

notmeanthatnoactionwillbetsken. Atleast eight, he says, have been fully implemented. and four partly carried out. On four others tome action has been taken, and on the other four there are definite commitments.

As Mr. Cunliffe points out, Col.‘ Drew's is the first Progressive Conservative Government to hold office since the change of name, the se- lection of Mr. Bracken as national leader, and the adoption of a new and advanced policy. Thus ltdfliy’ well be that the Drew Govern- man's intelligent and conscientious approach to its problems will have important and far- reaching consequences-far beyond the immedi- ate fact that it is giving Ontario many much- needed reforms and improvements.

EDITORIAL NOTES - Tomorrow fourth Sunday after Easter. I I I I

Tunis and Bizerta captured and occupied by the Allies tomorrow's date, r943. I I I I

More purchasers of Victory First Bonds are needed this week to insure_th_c Island going over the top within the time limit. Repeats should

be welcome.

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It_is the unexpected that happens. For most of his 87 yours August Eichorn, a western Aus- tralian, was preparing and perfecting remedies for snake-bite and had been bitten 50o times. Then he scratched himself on s piece of barbed wire and died from blood-poisoning.

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The new riding: in Quebec, which will raise the re resentstion in the House of Assembly from to 9o, will consist of s second repres- entative from Abitibi county, and the restora- tion of the counties of Chstequau, Richelieu and Ksmourasks, all of which were suppressed by the Duplessis Govei-nmfnawlien they took office.

The progress of sir transportation. The Un- ited States Army’: Air Transport Command dis- closed on Monday its operations have reached such_scope that more than 50o trans-Atlantic crossings were made in s recent month by cargo and passenger planes operstin between New York and de-Jnstions in the nited Kingdom and Africa. '

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King Edward VII died this date x910; eldest sou of PflnCe Albert and Queen Victoria, father of George V and grandfather of Edward VIII and George VI; born Nov. 9, 1841, married March 1o to Her Royal Highness Princess Alex- andra, eldest daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark; succeeded to the throne January 22, 19m; known as “Edward the Peacemaker", due to the personal influence he brought to beat upon the rulers of continental powers; as Prince of Wales he visited here in 1860, after which in his honour, many children were christened “Albert Edward."

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Tomorrow will be Nurses’ Church psrade when, in both Charlottetown snd Summerside, sll nurses not actively on duty are expected to turn out and attend divine worship at 7 p.m. The nurses, in their immaculate unifomis, make an attractive picture u they enter their respec- tive places of worship and their presence tends to make the devotions of the average church- goer more impressive and worthwhile. It is s good thing at any time, but especially at the present juncture, that the lady associates in the healing art should get together and unitedly ac- knowledge their indebtedness to, and dependence on, the Great Healer, without whom their la- bours would be in vain.

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Notwithstanding adverse criticism, Lord Hali- fax is taking nothing back with regard to his stand on post-war precautions. He told the American Society of International Law last Saturday night that one-of the hopes for future peace is in development of the idea that “peace and world order are the common concern of all." “In this war, more plainly than in the last," he said, “we have found that no neutrality will avail by itself to protect the interest of a neutral, or even to secure its national existence. The great powers cannot abdicate or delegate the respon- sibilities which their greatness has thrust upon them. They cannot take shelter behind a ram- part of small states, or suppose that a collec- tive pronouncement of high intention can by itself, and on all occasions, take the place of action.”

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According to that customarily staid and reli- able journal, the Montreal Gazette, a news re- port says that Rudolf Messcrschmidt, Swiss emigre has applied to change his name to Spit- fire. This reminds it of the parody that the late President Woodrow \\'ilson is reputed to have written on the famous jingle:

Down in dear old Boston,

The land of the bean and the cod,

Where the Lowells speak only to Cabots

And the Cabots speak only to God. .\fr. Wilson is said to have noted one day that a Polish family in Boston named Kabotski was petitioning to change its name to (Qabot. I-Ic thereupon dashed off the following revision of the original rhyme:

Down in dear old Boston,

The land of the bean and the cod,

Where the Lowells can't speak to the Cabots,

‘Cause the Cabots speak Yiddish, by God! I I I I

What is likely to happen politically as a se- quel to the Hon. Mr. McGuigans promotion to the bench? It is currently reported that Mr. Alex W. Matheson, who was an ardent supporter of Mr. Jones for the Premiership and an ab- stainer, will receive the acting appointment of Attorney-General until an opportunity is pro- vided for s seat for him in the House. The prospect is that Hon. Mr. Prowse will succeed the Hon. Mr. LePage as Governor in October, occasioning a vacancy in the City and Royalty, for which Mr. Matheson would be nominated. The Liberal party is pretty far-seeing. Having this in view the portfolio-holders in the Jones Government, themselves being nearly all tee-

totallers, voted at the recent session for Gov-

crnment Control, which puts them in good stand- ing with the majority of voters inWCharlotte- lown. Mr. Mnthcsm. it is calculated would thus

receive the endorsaiion land support of ull Lib- loom

erals, prohibition and government controller!

11m passions-rows! cusnmsn

llotss By The Way

ll‘! mvlns s s!" and Pllulul byialness for the Italians to clean 11D after N year whit else should pecwdJ-Vancouver Province,

Chwlm. hsflns- Produced. u paint that wont burn, 1t ha; been suggested that they get busy nos- nnd give us one that won't peg], Or come off on the boy friend's hum-Ottawa Citizen.

Soviet Busch has Just o ued u series of national stores films vrius unratloned foods. candy, dons, it“- urles and various llellcacles. We must Bet the name of their public ilelntlona counsel. Ipndgn n”

rue.

sns one of those drill ser- geants wha_make basic trainees quake in their GI brogans. one day he bellowed to his fltgnt: “Eyes 113111." Rom the rear ranks came sn urtldentlfled draw), "Yo s!“ 1s, you're a sergeantP-Frou;

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It ls disclosed by The Lancet, the use of the drug hyosclne ure- ventad seaslekncss in seventy-three

. cf soldiers who took part

Seventy soldiers have been the guinea pigs for the test- iru of a variety of prospective sea- SM$X1€_5 CLIICS. They Q19 the hum- ble unknown martyrs of the pre- liminaries of the second front. — Vancouver Sun.

The Government, contrary to u tr

wide, vague general impression. has no money of its own. The v- ernment’; money is the people's rrcneyzand all the cost of these plum and. blueprints for our well- belng. no matter how may be, must come out of our own pockets—out of pockets already retty well emptied by the aearm- n hand of Caesar-Ottawa Jour- n .

Alibi!‘ u congregation-at IQ. Patrick's Cathedral m New York a Catholic clergyman sold: "We don't thank God enough for muoh that. Ho has given us. Our prayers are too often the beggar’: prayer. the Driver that asks for some- thing." The reverend gentleman might also have mentioned the

prayer. which instructs God how He shoud end tlhe war and arranze the peace-Peberborough Examiner.

Tuning h: before Whston’: broadcast I found myself llsten- lng to scme good soul pleading for some Good Cause in a. voice tba would sour the milk of any human charity. Prcm the little I heard I know the cause was worthy; the speaker talked of bathing babies in pudding basins and save other samples of overcrowding. But no one, however worthy, who has u voice of ncldulabed superiority, ought ever to appeal for anything one: the wlrelesm-London New Statesman.

Th; British Broadcasting 00r- poratlon has banned from its net- work criticisms of s-nd attacks upon Emperor Hlrohlfo of Js-past. This may Seem to some a super- fluous courtesy to a ruler. whose army and navy are slaughterlruz British and Americans ln the Or- ient and grasping at world donnin- ation. Yet there ls logic ln the order. The Ermperor of Japan has about as much to say 1n what his country's militarists do as he has in determining the weather ln the Southwest Pacific. They-Tojo es- Y7£C‘Bll\'-—~f‘.l‘9 ll]? I110“ WE are AIIEX‘. Verbal ammunition used on m 1m- potent signer on the dotted llne, a. flgurehead, Ls amunltlon wasted.- Detrolt Free Press.

The dirty. unkempt condition of many of Providences streets and much of its privately owned open land can be traced to three caus- es: Poor law observance by the public; poor law enforcement by the police; and Door housekeep- lng by the city itself. Providence Ls not a dirty city because it has to be. It could be cleaned up and kept clean, if the will to do lt ex- isted. The necessary laws are a1- ready on the books and have been for years. No new ones are needed. What ls needed ls to educate that

of the public which is ignor- ant of the existence of the laws and to punish that part which ‘s indifferent to them. Beth Jobs are responsibllties of the municipal Goveritmsizls.--Provi/.lozice Journal.

There are now 33 United Nut- ions and nine Axis Nations, Ger- many ls the only Axis Nation at. war with all 33 United Nations. None of the United Nations ls at war with all nlne Axis Nations. Australia l5 the only United Nntlcn to declare war on Vichy France. The Fighting French are at war only with Germany and Japan. Indiq and Norwav are at war only with Geimany. Brazil. India. Nar- way. Greece and Russia are rite only United Notions not at war with Janrn, The United States is at war with Albania. but not Fin- lnnd; Great Erllnin v.'.th Finland. but. not Albania. Titus. nlflinugh the United States and Gr:at Brit- aln are bcth flouting elsht out cf tlir- tllflp Axis Nafions, there is a flfiICYllCS‘ in Much ones-Empire Digest.

After two years of rs strenuously- ivaged campaign for an opportun- ity to sit down with the army and navy heads and dccide what. war news should be released. and wmzt should be hold in nbeyance for c-b- vlous reasons, Mr. Elmer Davis. chief of our neighbor's Office of War Information. seems to have won his point. In vvlnnlnz it. has also gained an onllvmlnll-Y to do some. longnecded work. and h wry of interest to Canadians. Under the new system agreed upon 1n Washington, theatre command- ers will no longer have sole res- ponsibility fcr clearing or with- holding corresjlmnents' dispatch- es. That arrangement was unfor- tunate not only because officers 1n war theatres are busy menbut because few of them are trained judges of news, There in also a type of military mind which feels that, military affairs are none of the civilians business and lu con- ssnuntzo much news has been wltheld without Justification Mr. Davis knows news, regardless of what some critics may thlnk of his organization. His new position, if 1t curries stimulant authority. should end scms of those disquieting and embarrassing incidents in which

stories subsequently confirmed by c

the military urere first circulated by conversation that grew into rumor and left the public wonder how much more was not being of- flclrill" told. and there is still in this country for wider de- cisions as to What Ls and what ls

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FISHING AND SHOOTING

Blfr-I notloq u t

many plaeu , shoo Ins’ and also notices

era to this effect. I don't bame some of the farmers themselves for doing thlg u I have always been treated kindly b them when I want. to shoot and lab. some of these lam, fnnmn told me they just put tbs signs up

of some p}; from Charlottetown m order that they should have the place all to themselves.

Now that two hundred dollars of our license money was given to kill crows tn protect the farmers’ chickens and game birds. 1 rather looked for some appreciation. This mone ls paid in by younger peo- nle o tn; city sud towns and n1- ready over two thousand dollars of t la building

money bu been spent in dams and doing other lungs. This money all went for labor and material in the country. I rather hoped all this would create better feelings. Now I see whole sections plscardeq with “no fishing" and "no shooting" signs. t blame the

going to bu all these pl way or auo her, then why should we spend lure we give for license at s11? Mr. Goudet states he had much to do with the ides. I think the licenses s good ldee but if fellows from town who have money can go out and induce neo- la to he others off, ln the end doing ls , Lng s few who would like to bu! up t whole place. If this ls to 80 on. 1e this money be used to lease big areas snd ponds for all, or cut it out sltogeéher.

DUI TI-IIIIAL

increased number of buses which ration and the 1n- creaaed trsffo on this street. In some unfaseen manner the street was narrowed up to a width of 4o feet from curb to curb. which is fully ten feet narrower than Great George street and mm of the ggherbgfi-fiets. It is dlftlc t QDOItIgE o parking smce on street for regular autos. Just think of tbs lurk number of passengers who will congregate on this street on the mlval and the departure of these bussca and the ubbub around this location, practically all on th, street. Ia ft any wonder that most of our citizens are dis- satisfied with this location? If the Motor Buss Com ny are olng to run our city affn s and pa!‘ where they choose the other alternative uld b; to call an indignation meeting sud demand that these bus-sea be parked on more remote areas. It. ls not fair to the patrons. neither ls it fair to our citizens that they should be subjected to such inconveniences and danger. It was suggested 1n letters ap- pearlng ln the press that probably he Cty might. atgee to Provide parkln space at t e hat end of the Lbrary and allow them the use. Jointly. with the regular users of the Rest Room with all its up- to-date facilities at no Kreater rental than they are paying now and which would lncreaae t e re- venue of the Cit. finances. It. la lgh tum now t t s move was made in this direction. It should not be for longer than this season. By that time the Compflny should be compelled to acquire other quarters more suitable and where all dangers Iwould be eliminated.

am, Sir, etc., INTERESTED TAXPAYER. FARM LEAVE COMPLAINT

Sin-I am advised that the fol- lowing information should be pass- ed on to you. It ls ln reference to Case 384—-Farm leaves for soldiers. We recently studied an application where lggvg“ was refused to one whose case we had carefully check- ed. and our executive decided tltat it hnd been unjustly reyected. 1 here n reDlv from staff secre- tary, Mr. James _E. Wells to our suggestion that. tne case be review- ed. He states that in Prince Eawaid Island the Judlze of the Probate Court. and two County Court Judzes comprise the National Resources Mobilization Board. and they <1?- cide whether cr not the applicant.