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PAGE’ flout: _ T NE GNARLOTTETUWN GUARDIAN

Alurnlng Daily tl-‘uunded ln ltlll?)

Preslrlcn: Lieut. Col. W. Chester S. McLllrn Vie President: .l. ll. Burnett. FJJ. _ Secretary: Lieu}. Col. D. A. MacKtnnon. U-B-o- Edltor and Managing Director: J. It. Burnett, F..I.l. Associate Editors: Hank Walker and [an A. Burnt}!

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“T he Strongest tllemory is Weaker than the Weakest Ink."

snrntritr. nEeEstisEnl. 1940-

The Ottawa Conference

\\'p¢|1 111,- l)otnittintt-I'ro\incittl kfottfcreitce "Wk-r, m, tlttznva itt January‘ to consider tltcnre- citmzttcinlatiions uf the 5iroi< l{\'l"’rl' ‘h? “Ht and fort-tno-t tpu-stiott will bt- one itt which all tht- llrounct-s are tnuutztlly concerned. 'l‘lt;tt_|s the totnttns-ioit's proposal that in exchnttge tor the Ikrttiinititrs ztssumptlott of uncmployttuctit ruin-f of nntwtiployxtlllcs and the entire provincial debt, the Protmvt-s in turn withdrznv from the income, CUflltlfllllllll mrl inheritance tax fields, and :trcept in plztcc of present subsidies, na- tional :t<ljtt.~tittctlt grams to be paid on a. “fiscal :~ t» its iixvtl from time to time by a ii-tlt-rztl 1in:tnct' romntts-iott. The point lo be considrrcd in this ptupo-al, front the stand- point of the Provinces, is whether" the monetary relief which a sttrreitdt-t" of their existing rights would bring nlzn" be purchased at 100 great it. Iirice, This is no: the point emphasized in the Sirois ht-port, but 5t lllllil ziltvttys be borne itt tnitltl. Tht- financial rcspotlsibilities of the Prov- imcg cannot bt- trttnsferrctl witltotit the concur- rent surrvtnlt-t" of tirovittcial legislative rights which the lhwninvt-s hart- altvztys enjoyed and ltavc Itiiltcrtn jt:tl=itt~l\' uttztrilt-rl.

In ntltlililln to thi. niztiti issue of tnttiuttl con- cern. there are questions affecting the Provinces itidivitlttallyz In our cztse there is the adverse report oi the Sirois tonimissitm on our claim against the Ilttllllllitlll (iovrrttttteut for improv- erl trtntsportztlitin >l‘l'\'lt\‘. Iihis clttiiti is based on the Ilontiititnfs tmtlurtztlditg, lllltlCf the tcrms of toilfetlertttioti. to provide “efficient steam senicc for the tw-itvcyztitce of mails and pas- srttgcrs. to be cszaltlisltcd and mnintaitictl be- lwcctt the I>l.'tti-.l and the mainland of the Do- minion, winter and stunnier, thus placing the Island in continuous commttnicatiott with the Intercolotiittl Ilztilsvayt and the railway system of the Dottiittioti." The Dominion is also obligated to tnaintaiti telegraphic commtttticatioti between the Island and the nntinlttittl “and such other charges as nttty ht- ittcitleitl to. and connected with, the services which by the British North America Act, 1807, .-\Pt*Et<'r.\t.\‘ r0 TllE GENERAL czovtttrxx ‘r, .\.\n .\s .\tti-: on .\t.\v 1n: .\t.t.0\v|ct> 1o rill: (tlllllt i-1tnvt.\'ct;s.”

These terms ltztve itevct- list-ti implemented in the lcttcr and spirit oi the compact. \\'e do not enjoy the services given to other Provinces; and not only is our tt.t.isportatioti service not eon- tivittotis. winter" and -titnnt<-:'. but our ftrrnters‘ trnclcs ntnst pa‘: ("Utfllllitlll tztriff on the llotnin- ion (iovt-rntncttt stettntsr in order to reach the mainland.

_'I‘he highest .'nitIioriti<-s ltztvc recognized the butlinq tizttttrc of lht‘ llotttfititm cotnpztct with Fceuril to our transnoidzttioit claims. .\.~' far bitclc as MES-W. wht-tt n delcgtttioti composed of Prctnier thttlllvitlt and llon. Ilztvirl Ifcrgttson look the ls- Irtti<l's case to the Colonial Office in London. argnmctit was presented on Iichztlf of the Do- minion lil>\'§'l‘lllll<"llf _lIt:tt “:1 rvgttlat‘ daily steam st-rvict» is an impossibility." 'l‘l1is excuse was not regarded as satisfactory The Iiarl of (firztn- vtllr, Colonial Secretary, reported on that 0c- Cihlflll tn llll‘ .\I.'lt't|tii_< of ljttyqlrnynq that “thy rxoatwttions of tln- Province in rt-gztrtl to the

n. ti" b:

estttbl .hnt'.-nt of zt ronstztnt and efficient coin- mtttrcatiott \\'llll the itrrttlztntl have not ltecn and that lltr physical difficulties

fttlfilIt-tl." all ~ during the winin-

settsun “tnake it all

tln- tnnrt- llllll'tl".'llli that tln" propnst-il '.n<_-1;.1|;.~ sttinvay" (ttztnn-li sltittltl rt- iite :1 full, and if ftvt-ililc. f:tvotti.'tiilt- twin-id nation on the part of tln- litl\'t*l‘lltllt‘tll of tlu- Iloitrtiioti."

ImlWI lilTltHlilt- :nItI.-tlt "I hi t-.t.-tl>]i~;ln11¢n1 0|‘ ("tllflltld (tvlllllllllllvlllltlll by rail Y-"llll Irv 1t‘ both to the Prorittct-

.'l'i‘I in 1h-

l I should st:|>po.-_~1l|;ti

1hr rlt-uihptuii: of lrztffit" on the l\l;[|](l iuuilrt-"tb. ;n:1l of tln- r:t|i.'tbtIiti<-~ of the llrov- ill?" 3'" ‘lflliv. \' till-l pro. gr tlirt-ct alt-l imlu" l r turn on Ill.‘ r-‘uuiltiilt " Thk {trgtt liutnl l- is pot n1 ~.~ i1 \\:ts in ISSH, It llwl‘ "-’ l'l"~»"l ll" I ~ 511w». lit-tinrt. in “inch 1l‘< fitiwrft 2ll"_'lllllL‘lll is rtlvtutcrtl

’ ~ncz s in iutil and Nl-Kllllfil‘ irznts-

P- ' n l-‘llgt- tneastire made up by an airplan- svrv "

.\lr.-itch Iztuling or: In‘ :ict'r'plt‘<l by the poo- l‘ll‘ “I tirs lbw-tutu; llttr !'<'lll't‘~t‘lllilll\'.'\ at tht- llllilr-‘ttlttivg ll.‘7~\\;t t-irniqtw-iict- tniqht as well ~‘.'t\' Ill hont- n:|' s thw‘ iirv prepared to t.'tl."- 1H1 linlllovnblt- stztnrl on this vitztllv important l>>lll- -

A $iriking Tribute The (iovvritntt-iit ltzts l\\ll.'tl a lzooldrt illus- . [ruling tht- tllllt'l‘t'llt‘tt l|l'l\\'(l'II the frt-s-tlottt en- jnvcd titnlt-t" llrizlsh dxtttovrnry; and the racial. relbtiwtt- :nt'l ptlilittl intolut':tit."i- lostrtwwl bv :li:t:nrn-~ltips. This iltff-urtntv cannot be lno vrottgly ('illllllil~l7.t'tl. \ stiil ntorv slriltitig ‘ex- ample will Ilt‘ found in 't‘il<|li-l.'|' _1fn\‘4‘l‘lllllt‘lll pub- li t:r\ii~~ll:ti'<-ti-i] oi Nov. _'li~~~ft'oiii a speech thin-cred till Ill." limit .\tltll't‘~s' bv .\lr. _|. (i. 'l'tlrg'.'"itt_ .\l.l'.. for (Xtribtio. .\lr. litrgc-on is re~ pnfivi 71w NWIIIIH":

"'l‘hirlt»foitt‘ v-"rs ago l went to the then nuw provin "e of .\lb~rt.t and sclllorl in :1 district which ltztnpuitt-tl to In- tint‘ hmrlrt-rl per cent lfitqlfdiv-ntwtlung znnl about Ilill"l\'-lllll(’ pct‘ ct-tn l'ro:<- tznn in r Iiuinn. The pt-nplt‘ there

lwr-tv tbn I was rt’ It-‘zst orrtlv Ifrvuclt bcwtnst‘ tht-v bud trouble in pronottnring mv name. 'l‘hr'v Lnew that l was Iionizttt Utilttvlit‘ in religirm b!‘- mtust- when ue \\'-‘t'(‘ sut-cessfttl in having a priest come in, we Ciflfllfflifltl .\Ia<s in my ltomc. ex- gqd u lllflifi occasions when there were more

~l~‘. \\'. llill. Cl‘... (‘Allin

than my little ltonit- would ztccomtttodttte. \\'e then celebrated .\l:tss in the Alztsottic llall_

“Six _ve:trs after my arrival I was elected to ft‘]ll't‘.st‘lll those pt-ople and to >|)t‘ill\' for them and in their name in the Lcgislnttire of Alberta. To show that this was not just an accident, may l say that itt the late fall of 192i l went to Bri- tish Columbia, not knowing a living soul in that province, 'l'oda\' I represent in this Ilousc the tli~trict of Caribou. which is 0\'er\vltelmiit_t-_'ly linglish-stieztltitlg and ticarly tivcrivbcltitinglv

ion. other in .\lht-rtzt or in lritisli Columbia, ltare I lost a sitigle vol/.- becztttsc of race or re- ligion. It is a. great pleasure for me tonight to have this opportunity to speak as one who is in tlte double ntitiority, as it were, and praise the freedom and the love of tolerance of those who form the majority of tianzttla."

- EDITORIAL sores‘ -

Xow R.C.;\.F'. officers may tic themselves ttn in ntatritttonv after six ntonths service. pro- vided they get the permission of their connnzttttl- ins officer. Ilitlterto married men were not allowed to enlist or to get married if they did enlist. . n: m m w .\layoi' Stztttley l.c\ris has lwcn “e-electerl for the sixth time to head the Civic Cotincil of the Capital. Evidently the citizens of Ottawa are eittirelv satisfied with the way things are being run there, for they also re-elcctetl Dr. Ci. M. fieldert for the eleventh time in succession to the lloard of Control. * I F i One of the Commissioners 0f Prisons in Eng- land is visitinE Canada with a view tn selecting suitable candidates from anions the alien inter- nees to serve as mcntbcrs of the Pioneer Wil- vnqe Corns to clean tin bomb wreckage after Nazi raids. This should prove a pretty good test of an intcrneels siticerilv. m w: .\lr. l7. llrnce .\l:tc.\lillau_ tiroiiiinent 'l‘ec<. .'\lta.. farmer has been appointed Alberta min- ister of arrricultttre bv Premier Aberhart. In accepting the appointment he promised to "do mv best to carrv forward the progressive frtrm improvement policies" instituted bv the Alberta §Qcinl Credit governtnetit since I935. z r it- n-

\Vesterrt Cattada won all three grain chutn- pionships at Chicago this year. Mr. Lloyd Riby, Peace River, carried off the wheat crown for the third time with a sample 0f Reward, hard red spring wheat weighing 137.7 lbs. per bushel. In the oats competition the champiott- ship was won by Mr. Paul Frances Pawlowski of Vilna, Alta, with a Victory variety sample; itt the bnrltflv division the king ltonottr went to .\lr. F. P. Trotvell. Salcoztts, Sash." for his sam- ple of lrlanncltqv. two rowvtl variety, weighing 55.4 lbs. per bushel. it m v r

hlztrsltal Michel l\ v Napoleon's “brave dcs braves", shot this tlzttc. i315. (in the second restoration, Lotus XVIII treated the llontt: partists with great severity and allowed the Royalists massacres, called “'l‘l1e \\'ltitc Ter- ror" (because of the llottrbotfs white flag). in which Alarsltal Ney perished. lIt‘ had risen from

the ranks. and as a general won the battles of I lilchiitgeti. Uhn, Fricdland and Ilorodintt. and led the (lisztstrotts retreat front Russia: “Come

and see how a marshal of Frrtticc can die." v n: w: tr l

Capt. lilnnire llhilpntl. Yirtorizt and 'I‘oroiltn_ I ztttnounccs formation of “Czutzttliait National Committee for Union Now.” The body con-l, sists of citizens in all parts of Cztnztrln who sup- I port early federation of the British Common- wealth with the Ytiited Flutes. as proposed by Clarence Slreit. ttuthot- of tbt- book “Union Xotv." jean-Charles llarvrv" of .\lontrcal is president and Dr. Herbert l.. Stcyvztrt of l)ai- housie Yuivcrsity vice-presidxiil. Olll(‘l' tin-nt- bers announrerl by Capt. Philpott include: Rev. II(‘llt'\‘ ll. \\':tl~Ii. llzttdmtrulh. .\'..\'.: lri I).$.().. Fro: .\'.Il.. Archdcacoti l7. C. ~ott. Quebec City; E. 5'. llates. Xlontreztl; I‘lnl<p l). Lvotis, Ottawa; Arthur Ford. (‘lilor of The Fro:- Press, London flnL; l\'c\'. C. Cnclirnne, him-lb llny, out‘, Flavor john OIIKTH.‘ \\'ii1nint{g: llou, .\IA ."\. .\l'tt:l’bersoii, I\'.('._ Ilvygitta. Siztsltz; Hltntlre llhil- poll. Victoria, RC, orrgnitizcr.

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ln concluding the (It-bale on the Address at Utlzttvzt, the Prune .\Ittti.~tt*t' leztnt-tl tnwartl opti- tnism in his speech, which ditl not disclose tnuch not alrtady widely lunitvti. “There can be no dotibt." be declared. “that the situation for Bri- tain and her allies is nntch bt-ttt-t" todzty than it was. not only at the time of the signing of the armistice l)(‘l\\‘(‘;‘ll lftutncc and (let-many, but as it developed in the months which intmetlizitcly follotvrd the fall of France." .\'o one, hc ad- mitted. tlt-nietl that the fall of I-‘rztnce was a heavy blow to the Allied cnuse, but tit-ople on the (‘ontiticttt of i‘:lll‘0l‘)C and in lhc limited States Itinl greatly exttggt-rtttt-tl its effect upon Britain. “It has become incrensitigly clear." said the Prime .\linister, "that (iermatt mzrittttlily has never really umlerstoutl the ‘iritislt people." "It is true that war is incrt-ttsiitg in its fury," said Premier Kitig, "but it is also trtic that in the mottths that have elapsed since the down- fall nf France, Britain's strength Int,- stcailily in- ct used." lIc then denied that lirmiitghatn, llristol and Southzttnpttin ltztvt- l‘|t‘l‘ll virtually tl<-~troy't-d. “Nothing iit the (ifficial reports which have come from Ilritaiti to (Tztttztda stip- port such statements." Ile added that in those tit-rmzin air raids, “there was surprisingly little (lamzngc to military and intltistrial objectives." The l'rinle Minister pointed out that as British aircraft production iticreasctl. and as the flow of pilots front Canada and plattcs from the lfnited Slates and Canada iticrertsctl, llrifish at- lacks on citcmy and cnemy-occtipicrl territory would increase. The shipping situation was serious, “bttt that docs not tnenn that it has sud- denly changed the tmtlonk," commented the Prime Alinister. The Ilrilisb Navv was still stmreme on the seas. the l'rinic Minister said. and apart from Russia there were no neutral eoutttrir-s to which Germany could turn with con- fidence for imported stipplies. The great re- servoir of this cottlincnt was open to Britain and

llrotestzttit in religion. l have won elections and I . hard 'b - . l ltave been (Icteattttl; but never on any occas- is1“;u1dcré1;',,,ie of expemnce’ were

THE

NOTES BY TNE WAY

l-‘lve pounds of coal a day ls the allowance ratLnecl to the average famJy ln France fcr November. That. Isn't so hot. - Owen Sound Sun-Times.

Tralnlng accidents ln aviation ln Cattada me tttkitig 5, heavy t011_ m. deed. Ccurts of extqtmy mt.) thee fatalities should be something more than merely fotmal. Out. of the

imprcvement. - St“ Catharinss Standard.

Mr. Hart's latest budget is lie- lng usailed in the Btatfslt Col- umbia Liegzslature on the ground

that it, ls‘nn extravagant bud- gel- It ls $700,000 higher than the previous budget and that.

budget was $500000 greater than the one that, went before lt. Thus. tn two years the expendi- ture of the prcvlnce has gone up $1 00.000. — Vancouver Province.

A recent broadcast by Gen- eral Sikorekl. the Polish Com- mander-in-Chief ecntainxl a cur- lous reference to the share Pclish troops had taken in Brlti~h “ex- peditions to the Continent." A London paper recently published a photograph of newly-arrived German rlsoners. of whom ft was speclflcaly said that they were not airmen but soldiers. Particulars were officially issued some three months ago of one joint. naval and military rald 0:1 enemy-occupied territory. Has the silent. service infected the other service with its taciturnlty? - London Spectator.

Winnipeg has reason to be proud of the choice of Victor W. Slfton, general manager of the Winnipeg Free Pres. as acting master gen- eral cf the ordnance branch of the National Defence Department.

Vlcmr Slfton has earned the confidence and high esteem of Wlnnipeggers both in his new:-

prtper capacity and by his per- sonal work for gccd causes in this cmtmunlty. As president. of the Manitoba section of the. Canadian Red Cross, Mr. Siftcn has done yeomatt work and won golden opinions and a vast. number of friends. His bttsitie=S capacity is everywhere recognized and the Dominion Government ls fortu- nate indeed to secure the services of so able a man. -- Winnipeg Tribune.

1t ha; always seemed absurd that. this cottntry should apply lo Can- ada and Canadians and immigra-

tion regulations which if fldfipls with respect to the rest _of the world. A very special relalicmhtp

exists between the twp. based on a community of idea; and ltttigttage. a common backgrcund of race and pioneer development and a tradi- Llcnul amity which has been‘ sig- nallzed fCI‘ more than a. century In an unfortlfled border. Why should there ever be more than a ncmxial formality in atlmittlng a Canadian l0 Ametxcati territory, and now es- pecnlly when the two tiatlczts are beund together in what amounts l0 a defensive alliance? -New York ‘Prlbune.

Some pflflplg have an almost irres- istible craze to “trztde-ni" their ears f" itew one nft-sr only one years u ct" one or two more ‘Th-ere are wars of good s'.~"rv.ce in the cats they have. but either tli-sy lke to keen abreat of the ue gnbors new car. or they just. like l.) be up-to- date all the tmc. 'I‘ln.s nny b: g0 d far buslncws. but cfttn it is over- done and is f qcouottn". People, tco. like to tra -.n then" radlces, their washing tnztclnties and other articles when there ls lcts of use still in lhctn. The Dcmi .cn Gov- ernment has titnrfe a tvl" ' ban .r.g the pzcdtzctictt of new tncdels of n. ntnnbcr of luxury cr neee sitous precincts for at least a. yent in order that the men who tnake them. and the tools and ma- chinery with which they am made may be tip-plied to war purpo cs. — Si. Tncmas Tlmes-Jurttal.

vnanrorrerovrn GUARDIAN ___

The Courage Of Free Peoples '

tFrom the New York Titties)

It has been the "decadent" de- mocracies that have produced tile fittest acts of courage 1n this war; the out-ranged British cruises clos- ing ln on the Gr» Spec; the F111- nish infantry cutting Russian col- umns to pieces in tne grim winter forests; 1"l‘l2lll‘ll rtgttnents. misled, betrayed, holding titeit" part of tne line like a little Verdun against "the German tanks and Stukas;

B r i t l s ti soldiers of the rear guard at D u n k e r q u e and British civilians manning motor

boats to tnke the defeated but not. beaten army home; Brltisn men and women-ordltnxry, plain-faced people who used to make a fuss about a cut tlnget-crawliltg out. of their bombarded homes with the mngnifiostit. igasture of the up- pclnted llllllllt); the crew of the Jervis Bay fighting their tuiamored vessel against the Germrm pocket battleship; the airmen of the R. A. F. going up l'n all weathers, against all odds, day after day, night, af- ter flight, to guard the homes and shrines of Britain; the bomb squads ntethotlicaly removing time-bombs that may explode at any moment.

It la the glory and splendor of these tremendous days that the brave deeds are done without hope of reward or fame. The command- ing oflfcer has no monopoly of the precious wealth of courage. It springs up everywhere, from the ln....cmorlal turf of ancient estates and from the mud and dust of streets. In the captive countries it must still exist. We know that men have died this year for liberty in Czecho-Slovakla. ln Poland, ln Norway, in the Netherlands, in Belgium, in France, ln China, 1n the tumbled mountains of Western Greece, ln many a weary of sea. The whole earth, In the noble words of the old Greek who would be proud of his countrymen today, is their sepulcher. Though no monument can carry all their names, their fame lives for ever- more. DIEM“ we deny courage to the German fliers who come over Lon- don? Not at all. They ltave besti- fied their willingness not only lo destroy and to kill, but to die. But this courage of the free ls a differ- ent thing. It is not. madness. It ls not a fanatical yearning for death. It. ls not personal loyalty to a leader. It ls faith, a living faith in freedom. Where that. faith did not exist soldiers laid down their arms and generals made base surtenders. Wnere It lives, and grows, and flames, no battle ever ends ln a final defeat. Is democ- racy degenerate? Look around you. The gifted. the great, the humble, the unknown have given the answer, are giving it now as these words are written and read. in their own hearts’ blood.

has so far been spared to counter lt. The alr battles in the Middle East have been much less frequent and gigantic than these in the West, though there does not. seem to be any convincing reason» on the Italian side wliy this should have been so, Nevertheless, one of the main reasons why the Minister of Aircraft Production ls so insistent. upon maintaining and increasing output, is that the this when the proper lesson 15 administered to the ItaLans cannot ccme tco soon. At any mc-lnent the German Alr Force. heavily punished and felled here, may try to reinforce and t0 stimulate a disappcititlng ally‘, and the fcett; of the w battle may shift from West l0 East. — The Times (Lfifldilll.

STLCECEPC-A-Ill AWAKE nrrnrsnrn

If you don’! nleep well —if ni ht: us inter- rupted y Iutleuneu —lock to your kidneys.

One thing is c t: in. and it IS‘, that. in spite of time Ellegat o_r.s to time ccnttary, the great majcizw - prcbably trnety-Lve per cent. - of taxpaye will be subjected tot — tsti... of the m- ems. therefore, that the Governmt t. in place of re- ducing its tax from fifteen Lo eight per cent. wit-bout cottslderatlcrt of the scale of revenue should have had a. variable tax in order that the burden of the iticrcttse - for there is an increase -— sltculd not [all upon themme sltottldars, Also why fix the payment of tlrs lax on Ute statue date as that of ire Fad- cral one, tiamely on the 30th of April? This year it was set for the 31st, of August and the Govern- ment (lid not suffer f":m it. 1m lt not be fcrgotteti that at. the end of next April a number of LJX- payers will have no little diff culty in meeting their Federal tax. Let them have a chance to recuperate during the few months before de-l mancllng the prtyittclal lmipcst. — Ijlnformatiuti (Montreal).

It is worth explaining brlcfly how it happened that the Communist. Party was so strong. toward the end of the la t war. In lmp rtatit, centres like Winnipeg and Van- couver. Immigration had permitted . cosmopolitan groups to take a tool great numerical lmpcrtarce in ur- ban centres, ln Montreal, 1n To- ronto. ln Hamilton. but above all in the cities of the Canadian West. Fanatical agitators _ the ablest, of whom were of Etiglhh origin - tock charge of the forces of the prolltarian revolution. cleverly pre- pared by a propaganda In which benln and Trotsky had personally assisted. To those whomay belittle edlfled by this example of a re- volt. tormented in Canada by foreign. ers. 16f. us recall that. we have since then seen political exploters auclaciously attempt. to "del