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'l‘HE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

FEBRUARY 28. 1940

TllE l) llAR L0 TT ETOWII GUARDIAN

Alon-in; Daily (Founded In I887)

Pr: ident, Lli-uL-Cul. W. Chelter 8. McLuro Vice-President. J. R. Burnett. I..I.I. Secretary. LleuL-(‘ol I). A. Vlaclflnnorl. D-S-o- Iiiitm- “in yiiiiinqin Director. J. R. Burnett. FJJ. ,' sot-late Editor. Frank Walker.

SFISSPIFPTION RATES $5.00 per your (In advance) lellverx t: Cit-v $4.00 per rear t . advance) mailed to P E Island 5.3.00 per vcar iin advance) mailed to Canada Ind U.S ‘ Ilcmhrrs Auilit Bureau of Circulation!

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker than the Weakest Ink.”

l-INILIY, FEBRUARY 28, 1940-

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Moic ‘Ilian Talk Needed

.\l‘i:i-ti-r of Agriculture nor his

1h poi} i-

.‘ iiii- ilii. \\'t't‘l\' to address the an- ruii llll" . i-i our iziriii Ul',‘_‘lllllZ2lllL)llS_ 'l'hey illt‘ .it ft ttl“~l azii-iiilitig a bcltitcdLv-callctl con- lVltllil‘ z-i »l~(".l.\\ thc t-xorbitzutt cost of feed pricc- for .\l itiuic hog and livestock producers. 'lh=,s coziii ‘ should not only have been called xi.» hui the whole problem should llt\' ‘r by this lllll(‘. The wry mo-

lllt tfaiiailizin bacon deal was

vii: , "h immense possibilities. i»iii< ;- . ‘Vlll Jlllll fwlcral representatives Qiiiiilil ~. lii - " -Ii iiriiiiliiig adjustment of mil‘- lwil an‘. '1 ' ' l'll'l‘ charges on a basis more cipi::;il»'i' ' i Iitl'lll'.‘l'>.

. u‘ (lfiilllYillllilgCS have been the

_\ iiltti

. iii _\lllt'l'lt‘llll pork into Cait-

ili- s: fi-ii- iiiiiiiths and the pros- ptkq t“ _ . . ~iich imports increasing to as it“ili'll 1.. l "Jvilttliiti piiiitiib, which will titcar. ti i-z ll? _" w l lll ihc llziritinies. The pro-

q. i< liiiiiusctl in, the United

(birth-ii

' thilllt‘ iii ilnty free under a iiiriii. What chance have ; .- ti» INCL‘! such competi- ~Ii illlil tlii-y lic forced to?

iigfioiit Canada are demanding ht- plicctl on these pork ini- ni; tiiivt-riiitictit is reportedly :iclioii"~ lint it is hoped that itilitiral ministers will prod i: of activity. Presumably they ivhfrh lluy arc sitbmittitig to the lii vicw of the importance stop at that.

l‘lli) llilVt‘ it fflllll-III Jllll

llltv.

(‘l ilii- >11 i~ llll"\' should not

'l llt lt’ iii » i~ . \'t'l'lll briefs at Ottawa on high

{W1 i~i - ;i.< \\\'ll is, ilozciis of resolutions and

lv!‘i\',l"'~ ‘i nu frtriii organizations, boards 0f . lllt‘ _ facing the Maritime , \\h;i-. is llC(‘llt‘(l is ttiorc aggres-

‘wlf-ltlllg our claims for attention it} i\tll|lllt'lli.

\\’liy Nut, Mr. King‘?

4 to .\l't(‘l\'l‘llZlC King, a national war ;_‘ll\".. lll" iviiiiltl bu akin to tllCtaf0fSl1ip.'I\II'. p1,,‘ m, (lliljllllltill of parliamentary rights thc srtiiilitl lflirlizimcitt last January) says the only (lvllltltjlllll! priici-ilnrc is to rc-clcct him and

.\ci~iii ilyi.

pi. gmyjwllll lilivral colleagues t0 powcr in this crt-F. in tluriihfs history. But what of (ii-cat llrii:iiu. which has a nationab govern- mcnt nliiiiq tllt‘ llll(‘S that Dr. Ala-INDY! PTO- posts i l(il'lll lll (aiizula; a government that has {nnt-iiiiiit-il {ls nii other administration could 1mm- tlllllt’ in ii-iiriiiiic? Composed as it is of rc- presciitativt-s of all party 1iolitics,_profiteering anil ]).'ll'lV fll\'ill'lll\lll have been eliminated in the (ilil klllllll)‘ and the concentration of effort has fggulltril in it vt-ry- iritcctive prosecution of the

“m- uwthrn the totalitarian menace. Further- more, the viiltie of co-operation has been clear- ly rcvczilttrl in ihc combined policies which Bri- tain nail Franco 2ll'I.‘ pursuing 0p a solid from. (‘zuiatla could vcrv wcll adopt Similar pfmClPlfi in gi)\\'l‘il|lli‘lll suiil thcrcby carry out our poli- cics with a grciitcr enthusiasm and a more \\'llOlClll‘r'll'll"tl cl tort.

A biisleatling Defence

l‘i'i=tiii.i~ii'i~ giciicrnl Power, speaking at Rings-teat lwst \‘C(""l\', in attempting to explain whrit the liiiYPFlIIII/‘lll rlirl with the $188,000,009 qivnii ii h.- lfiii-liiiitictit for defence prepared- nc.~=_ .».ii'il. ziiiiiiiig olhcr things, this:

"In 1035 there “'21s not a single modern alr- craft siiitwilyo for nctlve service, but. when war broke out ilir-rr: was despaticlied lo the Atlantic ct.“ ir the (lClfllCC and control of our coastal

Itppiizt; .\t"i't‘l'ill squadrons of mOdBIH llmflii- Slllbllilfi itn- l‘(*('>lll1 ssflncc, army coxipemtion, bombing and fighting."

And further:

"For Ciinriritls alr defence, upon from the British Coirizi \\'('r'llY,l1 air training plan, it was estimiiti-d Tilt» iircriilt would be required, When war hrrkc out lcrc were about 300 with I00

more llll(l(‘[‘ coitstrtictlon."

Thcsr- twii tiasswiifcs. says the Ottawa. Journal, lrc lll£t("(‘1ll'.'llt‘, :iiiil mislczitling because they do not lcll iht- truth that many, perhaps half of Ill(‘.\(‘j 30o 'pl:iiii-.- i\i~ri- obsolctc; sortie of them fit only for thi- jllllh lii-ap.

Illflitilil of having 30o serviceable or combat 'plan<-s whi-n thti war broke out, Catiada didn't have 5o ~l'l‘\l('l'i'lllll'_ iwiinlrit 'plailcs. More than that, most of lllt‘ ‘plant-s ivliich were being turiicd out iii (airidzi ivhen the ivar broke otit

were :ilrciiili- iibsiilitc, Some 0f them-if reli- able rtpwfls lit‘ iici-cpit-tl-ivcre obsolete when thcv wcrt- tirilct-i-il.

'l'li.- Illlil\\.'l _l'llll'lli'|l concludes:-

.\lr. l‘ow.~i' Vllllltl‘ iliics not kiinw what he is lillltllll: about, or ha t-in-ttln-s thc truth. The great triiirlili- ll is lllt‘ thing that is wrong about this (’ll'(‘iltill i~ tit-it lllt'I‘i' is no way 0f checking i‘.lr. lfiiiici“. stilt-incurs. llzid Parliamctit been

ptriiiitit-l to sift for (‘\'(‘ll a fortnight, Mr. Pow- i-r»-~-.'iiiil lllv tiiivcrinnciit -- could have been Clll‘(‘l\'l"l. l’:irli:iiiii-iit cnulil have been demand- t-d pilprfs, tltlFlllllUlllfi, correspondence; cottld li:ivi- brought lii-fcitcc Dcpartmctit officials be- fore ii iii .'lll\\\‘.‘l‘ ipit-slions. It could have found

niii all iiliiiiit .\li-. lmivcrki 30o ‘planes: found out wliiit sort of ‘plauics they were-whether

they were fighting ’pliiiics or merely obsolete crates. Piirliaincilt, incidentally, could have compelled the Liovcrntncnt to explain why a whole stretch of 1.: tnonths was permitted to pass without an order being placed in Canada for a single ’pl;iitc.

As it is, with no official information before us —zuid with IIotlC 1i0ssiblc—--\ve are expected to take the claims, generalities and half-truths of this politican and tlt(ll~—.~l;lll’lll(.'lll$ cooked up for tlic hustings.

Mr. Powcfs whole spccch at Iiingswn, pur- porting to be a detailed balance sheet of the Government's preparedness cffort, was tiseless; a hodgc-piitlgc tisscriioii without proof; littlc bcttcr than insult t0 ptiblic intelligence.

l\lr. Poirot" and his associates must imagine the people of Canada to be political illitcrates.

EDITORIAL NOTES

It is reported (Quebec Legislature is to pro- rogue April I—-—".\ll Fool's l)a_\'." ‘b

it at 4

Is this just another "Fish story”? Reports to the Bureau of Fisheries indicatc that records of one penal institution rcvcal that among its in- mates not one had fishing as a hobby.

v io- s v

Candidates are \\'lil‘llC(l, by the censor no doubt, not t0 sign any pledges which would prevent their frcctltiin of ziction iii parliament. This is mere folly or czinionflzigc for who ever knew a politician restricting his frcciloin to do what he liked about prc-clcctitin proiiiiscs? iii III ti! Ilt The Pasteur institute has notified the Acad- emy ofhlctliciiic that its lltllilil‘ brcitich has de- vised a special new iiiixctl vaccine that simul- taneously itiiiiitiiiizcs against smallpox and yel- low fever for a period of one year. More than 100,000 natives of Sent-gal illfClltly have been inimtinizcil successfully by the S('l'tllll,'llli.‘ in- stitute said. »- :- iu Iii The livcly Mac West has changed her slogan which was “Conic up and ‘sec me sometime." She was sncd by hcr co-author, Mark Linder, fur $1,000,000 profits on the movie “She Done IIim Wrong". Miss Wcst won without ltaving to put tip a dcfcnce, but during the ltcziring it was stated she is now 47 ycars old, and has an aver- age income of a million dollars a yczir. Asked to comment on the outcome of the trial, Miss “lest chirped: "(lime up and sue inc some time.” I * i I Rt. llon. Sir John Situon, G.C.S.I., I\'.C., V.O., K.C., Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Cliaittberlaiit National Government, born this date, I873, son of Rev. Edwin Simon, he was cdticatcd at Fcttc's College. lidiitbttrgh, and \\'ad- ham College, (_l.\'l()l'(l. Lcatlcr of the Liberal National Party, and chairman of the Liberal Parliamentary Party. “In time of war thcre can be only oiic party, a National Party, though there itiay be diversity of opinions and convic- tions within that Party cxprcssion of which is possible through llic incditint of our Farlianlcn- tary systciti." 1i 1k U til

Tile advantage of the National protective policy is finely illustrated in Quebec's shoe iii- diistry which last you‘ paid $_-'v,_.].77.i)()l in wagcs to 12,340 ticrsoiis, of whom 10.953 arc regular- ly employed. This induslryi was born in the days of the French rcginic and, as the rcstilt of the National protective policy, remains one of the most important iii the province. Sonic of its wares have Wlill ziwards in international cx- hibitions, beauty being combinctl with utility in the exhibits. The manufacturers have had long experience and keep abreast of the times in their trade.

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Charlottetown discriminated against again! Col. R. Landry, radio broadcasting censor states that no censor requested to see Rt. Hon, Miq

Czihaifs speech and no c e ll s o r read it. Littler r e g u l a ti o n s that existed before the w a r the station manager had asked

for a copy of l\lr. Cahan's talk to keep on his file and this request had apparently been ntis- construed as an order from the censor. Under the present regulations the onus is placed on station managers and speakers to see that the Defence of Canada Regulations are observed in any broadcasts. Should a doubt arise censors are available for consultation in ten cities. But Charlottetown the capital of this province has the indignity of having to scnd to Saint john for censorship! Isn't it time we had a National (jov- crnment in power that would give us our rights and recognize oitr status? Why should we have to play second fitltllc to Saint john or any other City? Of course, it may be assuiiictl that we are all so loyal and law abiding that a censor would turn out to be of the nature of the fifth wheel to a coach. iv n- u w

The sadly dismayed Montreal Gazette, which at the outset was prepared t0 back Mr. lilac- kenzie King for all it was worth, which is very considerable, is becoming more atid more dis- illusioned. “Mr. King (it says) appears to be recklessly itivitiiig an electoral result of this character, the election of a Ilousc of Commons in which hc and his tiarty-if still in office- will be faced by two considerably strengthened Opposition groups, possiby lhrce, iioiie of which Will share the political views of either 0f the others. In his second broadcast the Prime Min- istcr accepted the Cotiscrvalivc leader's chal- lenge and is prepared to stand 0r fall on the war record of his (jovcrnincnt. That record, as re- vealed by him, is impressively favorable. Utt- fortititatcly, his presentation of it is lllZlfkCd by a inimbcr of (pliic important cvasions and otitis- shuts, iltc fOl'lll(‘l' bring specially itoticcztblc in his rcfcrcucc to the air lriiiniug project and what wciii bcforc tlic air training agrcctnciit was reached. The lillll<~lilllfl are also conspicuous in that l\lr. King ignores altogether certain specific charges iii iiicfficit-ncy and partizatiship which ltnve bet-it made against his Government and in regard to which his critics have quoted chapter and vi-rsc. 'l‘licse charges ought to be answered, if not by tbc Prime Minister. thctt by one or other of his collcngtics. Mr_ King lii|n- self givcs the iniprcssioti of being a vcry tired

man.

NOTES BY TllE WAY

Expansion of the Royal Australian Atr rpm-e to a strength of 19 squadrons Wlli be com- pleted l2 months alt-sad of sched- ule. That. striking illustration o! the acceleration of defence plans was announced by the Minister 0f the Army (Mr. Street.) Australia, said Mr. Street. was destined t0 become one of the IIIRJOI‘ aircraft.-

producing countries of the world. She was building machines for her own au- torce. and if neces ary, she would build HIEIIII for the whole Empire. Mr, Street said Australza, with Canada, stead pledged as the factory tor the construction of tnel vast. air armada ivltlch might svellf prove at long last the weapon whzctt would break Germany.

When the lull scheme of DOmlll- ion (so-operation was in force there would be thousands of the most virile young avmtors the country could produce putting to use their xiativc skill and daring and resourcefulness in llie great Allied ‘fight. against tyranny and aggression. —- Australia Press Union.

I recall with amusement still another little Army pay - day’ episode o!" 1914. The officer who was paytng the battalzon was a conscientious middle-aged captain. He spoke to one of his men, again a full private ivheit he took his pay. This ntan was drawzng the lIIll amount he could without mak- nig any allowance towards his wue. Instead 0t 35 6d, therefore, he was entitled to, and zluly receiv- ed. the sumptuous stun of :15. "Liook here, -—- ,“ ‘aid the pay- captain quite kindly, "ll. 1S really no business of mine. but I'm sure you are a decent fellow, ancl don't. you think you should deny your- self a lrttle ln order to make up your wife's allowance to the lull 2% 6d a week?" To which the lull private, with a respectful salute, re- plied: "Well. sir, I am allowing iny wile {L500 a year while I'm serv- ing. But. if you Lhlllk another ltulf- crown a Ive-ck would be useful to her I'm qwte agreeable!“ In those times, and even nowadays, it be- ltooved the IYBILTOI‘ 0t a Sam Browne to walk dielicritelyi wlttirc lull privates are csnceritctt. — Ottawa Journal

Seven Sundays ago I last. saw Jchn Bucilmn. He was reacting the morning lesson at. St. Aildrews Presbyterian Chuirclt. in Uttaiva. rte was only a few feet away, nnd it. was possible to study him care- i'_i_illy ln the sLIence of the church. ‘the impression ienlains. John Bchaifs face wit: not of a caste ll ally found among Governors General: nor were his qu ck ges- tures; his raptct Walk; nor h‘s quick eyes; nor his precisons. Reading the lesson he gave one more vividly than usual that. impression 0f sparsenes; with which, some- how. one so olten a iatcd him He dld a good Job-wt gfod, meth- odical, rest-rained jcb, or which any kirk would be proud: he wasted no breath; he IJYOVZCIQCI adequate inflections; he closed the book neatly and walk-sci ratiidly brick to his pew. To lmvn drne IIICI"), or I953, would have been cznt-rary to his training and lls lllrlllfi. - Wrltten for The Journal Liv UArcv Marsh.

The complaint current in Aus- tralia that. Rcyal Air Fore;- cctn- muniques are ovcr-t-iii.iiis.c and unreliable, and that, the fiill truth about CIICOUIIIACI‘; with the citcniy ought. to be told, is, I btxieve, quite unjustified. I nlysclt made full enquiry on this very point. in several qua-rters reccntly- be- fore the Australian ccmplatnts were published —and reached the ccnclusaon that. the LR.A.I". ccni- niunlques could be accepted WILII-

out. hesitation. In one case. as I learned from three or four clit- lerent. informants. an titaccurate

figure was publzshed. An air-battle pad taken place, and when the first. gngztlsh machines returned tic ‘their stations the first. (‘IIQIIIYIQS led to the belief that we had lot x aeroplanes and the Germans The papers were clamoring f0 news. and these not. completely verdled figures were released Later lt was found that the Brltl- ish loss W85 more than x and the Ger-titans loss more than y, the ratio betvteen the two not being greatly altered. In the circum- stances lt was decided, I think un- wlsely, not. to l-sue revised f:gures_ Brut the ortgmil statement was made ln entire good faith, and I believe, as I say. that this ls Uri.‘ only case ln winch there has been any inaccuracy at all. _- London Spectator.

From the day Britain declared war. every nlght- the strcct lumps have remained snuttcri out. Mo- torists have been com-polled on pain of proeeculiioit and ltt-avy title to travel with stiadcd lights. House- holders have been warned not to ict. a glimimcr of light escape c00- wards 0r even sircetwarrt». In, Singapore, the sent of BflLnlIfSt most important naval base in the, East. and Far East. they have no blackout. In Bombay, another tm- portant. naval station and one of the great. ports of the world, they have no blackout. Madras has no blackout nor has Calcutta. Hung Kong another important naval and military station, sitratcd wdhln the Slno-Japancse War zone has no blackout. In view of the im- munity enjoyed by these clue; 0f

equal. if not. great/sir importance. the question hils been risked may.

uolc-mbo has been sclcctrd for ii precaution neglected clseirltere. No satisfactory answer has been given. -Times of Ceylon (Colombo)

Once a brief New York cable was handed to a recently-jarred sub- ecttcr of the Rent/er News Agency, Lotidon. After a periuiiclzcry glance at. it. he thrust it. under the bell on his desk, the customary re- pository for all mc=sages of no op- parent urgency. "Thec Yanks!’ he eicolstmcld. “Dney secm to think we're interested in their blocmmg President's sltcottng CXCIIISlCIISI" "How do you mean?" inquired someone ldly. "Why," mid the youth, picking up the cable again, "New York appears to imagine its worth fxvepence a word to tell tut that McKtn-ievfis snot a buffalo!"

tor-tn-oharge who happened to be passing. Then with a bellow rie snatched the cable‘ from the edi- tor's hand, It read "McKinley Shot Buffalo-it was the first news of the American President's assassina- 'don. - Valentino Williams in ‘World .1‘ Action," (Hamish Hamli- MID.

‘That. in ourselves our safety must.

Be meét who hold its many blessings ear,

Wise. lljlpflght, valiant; not a eervile

Who are to Judge of danger which

—Wordsworth, Composed Nov. 1806. Wham thn?» remarked me ca“ chief of the French votes and pro-

announced tonight. Montreal, who last. week wiu named formation acting with G. H. Leah,

Q-OO-O-O-O-O-Q-O?

l Why Talk Conscription?

\

(Mont:

Liberal speakers, including ministers, who cannot meet the demand for a tiational govern- uicnt except by suggesting that what is meant is a conscription government, and who cannot nicer Cll£lfg€S1Of faulty war ad- niiiiistrzitiiiii except by itisin- iiaiing that critics of the Gov- crtitiicnt are cndeavoriitg t0 brcak down the system of vol- untary enlistment and substi- tute conscription, are doing no svrvicc to their cause. Thc l‘i‘iiite hlinistcr himself has been guilty 0f this kind of thing and now we have the Minister of justice, who should be above .~llCll tactics, iniputing a con- scription tnotive to those who

have criticized the Govern- ment's war measures. He is quoted as having said “that

nothing could be more harmful

to recruiting” and that “any one acting as spokesman for those who give rise to such

heinous reports cannot be con- sidered as friends of the cause which we have at heart." And further: “I was told that those lies originated with persons op- posed to voluntary recruiting who would welcome its failure and its replacement by con- scription, a system which they support." It is not consistent with the record of l\lr. Lapointe, or with the dignity of his of- fice as Mitiister of Justice, that he should give titteratice to a proposition 0f this kind with n0 bcttcr basis than is implied iii

PUBLIC FORUM

Thin column In open [Ill

, for the IIJII

by oorrenpondelle of

nuutlone of Internet. The Chur-

lnttetown Guardian duel not le-

counrlly endnrec the (Iplnlnn- a; rrelnunrli-nt-

IS TIIE PREMIER A SUPERMAN?

Sin-In the Patriot of February 22nd, I noticed a very wordy and iunclt-labcured production labeled Scriptor Advises Liberal Electors of Prince County. Among the many ivild siatements which would make cvcn a. blind horse laugh, was the fo" Ic-ivlag:

“We have had malty different men rcpresettt the Flrsl: District of Prince in the Provincial Legislature since 1908. which is as far back as my memory will take me in local pchtics. A'l of these men, with one notable exception, were residents of the First District. Yet, l feel pefectly safe in saying that. this one notable exception has done mort- than all the others combined could nossibly do i! they each had two lives to live instead of one.

“The Ilfltflbl“ exception ls, of coats-e. the H Durable Thane A. Campbell Premier and Attorney- Geiteral of the Province."

S-"uce 190B the following have re]. Aentcd the Fltst. District in the Provincial Legislature: Lib-

r-mls: Hon. Bentcmln Rogers, Hon. Benlamln Gallant. Hon. John Agnew. Hon. Jeremiah Blanchard.

Més=rs Hudson Gordon, Christo- pher Meiherefl. Aeneas Gallant; Conservatives: Hon. Charles Dalton.

Messrs. S. T. Gallant. and Wilfrid Tanton. What do the friends and relations of the precedinz gentle- men think oi’ the above com- parison? Does the editor of the Patriot think the electors Oi’ the Fist Dlstrlct of Prince are going to believe such twaddle? We would adv-so hlm to have some little oversight over the articles which appear in his newspaper. We would aso ask Scrlpior to enumerate what. these wonderful things are which this superman (not. a native of the First. District) has accom- plished since he foisted himself noon this District after being turn- ed down by another District which has been consistently Liberal since Confederation?