PA_(_‘1_E FOU_R_ 'l'llE llllAR L0 TTETUWN GUARDIAN

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President: Lieui. Cui. W. Uliclwr l. MOI-ll" Vice President: J. B. Burnett, IJJ. Secretary: Licut CoL D A. Maokinuon. 0.8.0.1 Edit» 11ml Alanugiug Ullltyflllll‘. .l B. liurnetthzte" Agggungtg Editors: l-riinii Walker and inn A-

SUBSURIPTION BATE!

B, m" m 1.454“ 344m p" year; $2.50 for I months

$1.25 for 3 months; 50o for one month cit» Delivery 55.011 per rear: $330 "I 5 "Wm"

51,75 m; 3 months, 60c for one Month.

By Mail to other Provinces and U. S- A1 55-09)" 7°"

suturuai tit-crux» 1°“ iifl W"; 51-“ |°' l’ “m”

50c for I months

his Cllflrlulitrliihii uuuruinn may he Oblllilil-l ll floliillilg‘! M111. Agency, Tluinn equine. how Yorln 9N

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"The Strongest Memory is Weaker than Ills Weakest Ink."

.\lti\'l)i\\', APRIL l3, 1942.

The Plcliistlilc Must Carry

It is e\i1l i1: from the appeals being made by Prime Minister King aiul his cabinet colleagues " m“. ,1.»,(._- (.11 the manpower pleb- .1 l]11\'(_‘l'llill(’lll is now convinced 111.1‘1.e it: utmost contribution to i ..l a free hand. This i5 3 ago rcalizctl by many .1 .111 1111-, ivho regard the taking of 1:: a ivaste of time and money at Noihlig, however, can now " ts as to the merits of the -= that all who believe there ,-,~1..11 in our war programme, itiuerits of any kind, must £11. _ dfiIfHlflfiVt. There is no Otllfl’ 1 4 “\\,'.» me " ‘iirgf’ says the Prime Min- ~ "n1 prrstirue our freedom and 011i‘ ~ , 1.1 lit-fend our homes and our 11 .111 enemy drawing ever nearer." u", 11111111 do well to remember that cal ambitions 0f Germany and . 11111 1111c sure shield of defence of 111m is the front line of battle, whether on laud, . .-l-a or iu the air." Canada would place itself in ii despicable pOslliOtlhirldfid if it depended 1m its allies to do what it would not d1) itFCll.

.\lr. King still decline: to say that release from ghe plcdgg 1.\-~‘ll mean conscription for overseas; ' ‘ uric-n is that this will come if the QQIISlllBTS it necessary, after its c1l. An affirmative plebiscite ver- first. and the duty of patriotic

Governnteiit hand: are f: dict nriist co c citizcns on April 27 is clear and unmistakable.

Organizing Salvage

The need ll so generally recognized of creat- ing an efficient salvage organization in Canada- scrap metal being obviously the primary objective just no\v-—1l-.at it is silrprisiiig no scheme has yet been worked out that would do away with some of the difficulties that still exist. Mr. Stanbury, salvage organizer of the Maritimes, in his address here on Friday night cleared up many points on which there was misunderstanding; but appar- ently therc is still much con fusion The \Vinnipeg Free Press cites, for instance, an advertisement which appeared not long agq in the newspapers of Canada. “Anny Salvage for Sale" was the heading, and the advertisement went on to say that every Military District had quantities of salvage, including scrap metal: “Address all en- quiries to the Chairman, Army Salvage and Dis- posal Board, Cartier Square, Ottawa."

This, says the Free Press, appears to many people to be departmeritiilism run msd. It is easy to see the reason for it. The army knows it is spending millions of public money. It feels it has I duty therefore to get as much for its salvage as possible. To do this i special army depart- ment has been set up, organized from and cen- tralized in Ottawa, though the salvage itself is spread out over the 3,500 miles of Canada, Does this seem like an efficient way of working things out? We doubt it. How long will it take for thoie interested in buying lglvlgg gq ‘wit; g9 Ottawa, to get a reply to inspect the salvage, to put 1'11 l hid. to wait for further reply? Why should not this imall item of business be de- centralized .0" that the salvage can be disposed of quickly? We don't know. But the present system looks cumbersome ln the extreme.

Tell U. S. Our Story

Canada's war publicity in the United Ststee "t! most inadequate. Yet, according to the Financial Post there is no evidence that anyone at Ottawa is doing zmgxlilug about it. Can this be because the nlallci‘ is falling between different stools? If so, the ljfllllt‘ Xliiiisici- could quickly get action by stating whose responsibility it is.

Uniil the l'11ii1~l Slates entered the war, Can-

ada “leaned liaclnvarrl" on information crossing the hordl r. 11st i1 ll!‘ accused of trying to pro- paganrlize the l‘11itc1l Slates into the war. Now

the two countries are .-\llics and only good could come from pruvhliug machinery to supply the American pwqlt- ivilh those facts of Canada's war effort iirti 1ill'\' are hungry fr) get-

Al the 111-1. ~~11' 1111111 ihcre is no machinery in New York 11r \\ zi-hiiiglrm able to mpg with (h; problem 111' ~11~1pl1h1q facts to American news- papers. =111i11l.c1-<, 11-:-iicr< anrl radio commentators; Fll\G\\‘(‘l'llIQ 1l1<~1 1|111~~111.11. and correcting them wh '11 1hr v Qvi off on thc wrong track.

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and the

frit-nii- 11f 1‘~1- \\"‘~ arc l111.~_v circulating their var-Thu f" 1l:1'< 11:11- cffort to Americans. 2W U; 1H1! '11 :1 1111i ~i.'1|'l<~<l bureau to tell rc:1l ;l\‘I~.

‘Nhv Jnps Must Hurry

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be ‘push- wrilvs lx-onnril l‘ll‘_'l'l iiiziiiilains ll1:it be- if 111.1 i.1;111~:.'.1l zurroiizuilical weaknesses,

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Japan cannot win the war. “An Allied offen- sive should turn the tide," he says- _ _

He lists five reasons why 18138113 31f mdum‘? is handicapped: (i) shortage of 31111111119111; (2) the peculiar organization of japans industry’. with a great deal of production handled in CX- tremely small shops almost devoid of modern power tools; (3) perennial shortage of machine tools; (4) lack of engineering tradition —ihc ac- cumulated “kuoiv-hoiv“ of modern industry‘; (5) introduction during the last eighteen months of many new plane types, necessitating manufac- turing delays. _ _

Engel estimates that, despite intensive expan- sion efforts over a period of several years, Ja- panese plane and engine factories now are turn- ing out not more than 4.500 alwmil ywly- “A fair guess for present employment in the indus- try is 75,000 to 125,000," he says. “The main

factor handicapping Japanese plane output." Engel explains, “is the lack of aluiuintmi. Even

the capture of Johore, java and Sumatra, will not altogether solve the Nipponese problem, for cap- ture of these sources does not close the gap be- tween source and plant. The sea haul is long en- ough and exposed enough to put a heavy burden on the Japanese merchant marine.”

9-.- EDITORIAL NOTES -.

Business ss usual in no longer the slogan, but “business better than usual.” i! It 1U I

There should be no further hold-up in salvage disposal with an organizer, office, telephone, telephone operator", salvage ilump all ready for action. ' l l l ‘I

There are 20,000 Canadians of Military age in the U. S. A- who must make the choice of serving in either the Canadian or U. S. A. Army»

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A fortnight from today we shall all be mark- ing our plebiscite “Yes" even if it will imply according to the Minister of Works. belief in the “integrity” of the King Government.

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Though the Spring is alleged to be early. the 10th of May is still soon enough for farm- ers to begin operating the land.

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Major David Stewart writes home from “over there" that the boys “are all in fine shape, still lonely at times; still need lots of letters telling us about the local intimate doings. and just wait- ing for the word to g0." Good luck and good going to them.

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The fall of the East recalls Erasmus who cited the conduct of administration there as the essence of stupidity: “Oh! dense intelligence; I suspect it was Batavian." Dizzy likewise used the expres- sion as a. term for dalliancc-“Batavizm grace”

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Premier M. F. Hepburn of Ontario, is mak- irig an all-out production effort on his Bannock- burn Farm St. Thomas, this year, despite the handicaps of the existing farm labor situation. In addition to his usual field crops he is plant- ing I00 acres of potatoes and onions and a large acreage of soya beans.

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The Second Battle of Narvik took Place this dill! 1940; gave 8 glorious victory to the British flotilla; ll. M. S. Warspitc and strong force of destroyers sank eleven German destroyers, three British destroyers...bei11g damaged but not seri- ously. This was the last good news to be received from Norway, the British gradually withdrawing from there to meet the aggression of the Iluns in the Netherlands.

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One never knows where lightning is going to strike. In Lacyville, Pa., the cow Mrs. Peter Champluvier was milking was struck by lightning and killed while she was pinned beneath the ani- mal on the barn floor, which ignited from the bolt. Mr. Champluvier extricated his uninjured wife before the barn burned down, destroying his feed and grain supplies. The milk was spillcrl as the cow “kicked tile bucket."

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What we have to fear molt in the Spring Hun offensive is the risk we run of losing control of the oil fields. If you take the region of the Cau- casus, Persia and Iraq -—the Middle East with the Caucasus on its flank—you will find that the annual production of oil in that region is between 40,000,000 and 50,000,000 tom a year. If Hit- ler could only secure control of that region, he would be able to sit down, so far as oil is con- cerned, and carry on the war for an indefinite period of time.

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“Take esre of the cents" says the popular pro- verb, ‘and the dollars will take care of them- selves.’ Acting on the excellent advice of this old saw, the British Civil Service authorities have dc- cided to open i Whitehall economy campaign by issuing an order that civil servants‘ pencils hence- forth must be kept blunt. Not only have they issued the regulation to this effect, but also they have given orders that all sharpening machines m Government offices are to be withdrawn. In this way it is hoped to cut down the consumption of pencil: by one-half.

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This from The Sepectator: “Malayan planters have come under a good deal of criticism one way and another the last few weeks, but the charge that the are receivers of stolen goods is rather new. ou will find it in john Gunther’: new book, Inside Latin America. Giving various rea- sons why Brazil, which was once the only rubber- producing cpuntry in the world, has now hardly any rubber-mdustryst all, Mr. Gunther observes ‘most important, British traders stale Amazon seedlings, smuggled them out of the country, transported them to Malaya, and set up a rival in- clustry there.’ The word italicised (in the original) seems to embody a rather far-fetched allegation. The rubber-trees grew wild in the Amazon jungles. They were no nne's private property.

Fhcy could hardly be callcd the Brazilian Slate's property. Some of the plants were undoubtedly sent to Asia. as coffee-plants and tobacco-plants and potatoes have at different times been spread over the WOflfl from their countries of origin. lt is not customary in call this stealing” No, it i: merely the sequel in the iniquitous policy pur- sucil by the i\l.'lil(‘llC$l(‘i' School of prililiCians- "buy in the cheapest and scll in llic dearest iiiar- )

lict" irrespective of consequences. ,,_.

THE CHARLOTTETOWN

NOTES BY TllE WAY

King's conscription policy, it ls said. can be interpreted to suit iiiiy section of the country. But its tragic weakness is that. it suite Japafl, wO.—'I‘Ol‘0l1l10 Telegram.

To the consternation of Vichy, defendants at the Rom war giliii trials, continue to tastziy ad 11b. instead of hunting ior their places ‘m the script. - Wmiilpei Tribune

When the defendsnlo, Biiun and Daimler, spoke out. against "the real betrayers c1 France," U" oourl, st itiom was aghast, as a nasty examination rciesis no such

sequence in the scenaiuo. - De- troit News. Adequate precautions are no

doubt being taken about the settle- merit of Japanese moved from the

Pacific coast. in wo.k camps in Northern Ontario. But may we emphasize that the aubiuiis

miist. be 300d. No dou t among the Japanese who are bemg moved are a number who have a genuine loyalty to Canada and perhaps no loyalty to Japan. But events have shown that no chances oi any kind can be iakcn with the people o! at, least one of the world's races.- Kingston Whiz-Standard.

There will be a iimwdnwn on internationalum after this war. The bitter debate betwren isola- tion and intervention was really 1m execution of the fundamental ooriilict between the national spirit. lWfllCll is in pracucshy everyone) and the lntematicnalsp m. (Wlllflh is in some but not, in all). Na- tionalism has two labial charms tor its devotees; it Pl'8-Sll._.})05€5 local self-sufficiency, winch i,- a pleas- ant and desirable cond.t.on, and it suggests, very subtly, s certain personal superiority by PCBSOH_OI one‘; bclongur-g to A place which is definable and familiar, as against a place which is strange, remote. - E B. White in Harper's MagazLne (New Yozk).

There are two features of the greatest eiioouiiigciiisnl. which we may discern in the mxlst. 0t the cusappointnienis, (I.S.I,'€S.S:S, angers. beuxicirinents and perils by which we find ourselvts cmfionled. One i5 that. among" 1i.l the bedlam 01 sound one sound has not been heard. No voice, no whisper, has suggested any cioub. Bs w final victory. If uieie 11.2 any peopx: in the country who are not. prepared to fight. to the end cf dear-n ramier than make any sari. of mmprcmise witii the enemy they have been properly and prudently silent. The other is the moral and phy- sical oe-rtainby that. victory must rest with us. — The Navy 11.0:- doru

War must be based upon the necessity of recapturaig the excess of money which is released by war production. Guns and tanks and planes cannot b: consumed, vet money is paid out in wages and other disbursements in connection with uieir output. This money has no place to gw-excep. 11111.0 higher prices. This Ls inflation. It is to prevent precisely this kind of 1n- tlation mat, Secretary Morgentiiau addressed his tax bill. words, taxes must be levcd "so as to withdraw the. gremesi. possible volume of purchasing power.” Where is this purcnaslng power? Government figures Just releas- ea provide the answer. Last year total nrnional income paid cut amounted to $89,40D,t00.0 0, an in- cr-case cf $13,700,I)C0,t00 over 194) Of ins increase, salaries and wages, which aborb about 70 per cent of the national income. were responsible for $lO,L00,0l)J,0C0. That is to say, '10 per cent of this in- crease went, int-o salaries wages - Winih ngton Post.

and

The Emergency Conservation Committee of New York City, a wildlife protection

cent years for stricter regulations

Villflge. tucked in a Iii his own Bree. we have had

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TIE l- ls. ll . mg‘ we gwatcgedpn a Sundav even

nor-ch. the friendly lights bunk 9gp

tVlllsffi. a , along the elm-lined in the farmhouses across me . "cry glimme)‘ zone as the church bell ceased ringing and the new“

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"We're nghtinir "for every- thinir we have. -, W- 0- , Woodward. Lieuwn r-Gover- nor of British Columbia. E

PUBLIC FORUM

"n; IA n ll In! It: 1111:1113‘ u "no-bender" i‘ questions OI Interest. ‘Ibo Clnrlottotnwn Ollrllll “I! l" usually undone the Dill"!- al convene!

i WARBLE FLY MENACE

sin-Will you 91cm give me a1 little Bbiwe in your P341", l-l 1 have been asked to sive some de- tails re the extermination o! the warble-fly, which cat's s s loss of several mlllicn vclcllzrs to the fnririers of Canaan annually. Our production of dairy and heed’ pro- duct-s is cut down to i. is!!! ex- tent by this ct. Very often, in summ , We see herds of terrified cal-tie, with nostrils distended and tails erect, flllllllllfl about the pas- tures. We may be sure the wanhie- fly is the cause of thrs and all this may be prevented and the warble- fly exteitnlnated from our Pro- vinoe altogether, wl‘h a little care on the part of cattle owners.

At this tine of year. when the larvae of the warble-fly are ap- pearing in small tumors, on t. e backs of the cattle, rme Der-ria- powder should be used, four spilli- catloris, fcur weeks spelt, at s cost of only four certs per animal.

Two years of orzamzed effort, in this ocmmuxilty, hrs been very successful and I woud suggest that the forty-five Prince Edward Island Faxm Forum Groups. Fann- ers Institutes. IDs/ring Compan- ies. and the Department, of Agri- cllllllfe. bikin a camragn against this pest, at once, By one farmer waiting for scrreorte else to g0 a- head and call a meeliziz to organ- 1M a campaign. 1t may be too late, 8° W"? not be the ore to start this movement yous" f? By do‘ng 1111,; you wlllnot. only h-lp yourself and your ne ghbcr but also help overlhcw Hitlerfl-m.

Severa‘ PEI, firms have in stock a verv effective dork-powder pre- pai-atipn.

Pub ic" tlon 6"4 which may be ob- talraed on apolicaFon to the De. min-On D°I7RTl1""l’ll. of Aszrculture, elves the life rust-n. of (1.1; (Error, ill"! lnP-"i- as vie‘! rs the treat. merit» f" ‘ts extermin-Vcn.

I am S’r. etc.

J- " MacFARIANE. Bedeque. PEI.

Riivnfill-snlr _?:4- In New Fflwland

(Harriet Smith Hay-re“ h, u,

_ Christian Science Monitor) e Like many other New England wide farmlnz our first test Tllfnlllll out our own

from our long

ow here. _now iii

streets. The occasional street llizhl.

iistalled ~i n 1 is elariori 5111.110 mg“ swam“

Tl did 1 to 111119511111ugiraivguiligfiitivrfgmbfi£fig§

and looked cut upon no devasta-

tion. Wliite shone the moon on hill

and cl l . 0 M 1- 1

“Merci! 500L510‘ ufvtiaktxhlliilkencd fields

?1?1§§..‘”““§ 1 ' n Wi- Fit n tii ta -d

which has been csmpiigrriiifiglzuii r3: ill“ Sh”? “"19"”? e s r ecked

caught the Tall stood the

Saturn d ars. No autos passed. m red

t -1 '1 111mb " 1i ctln , i1 imanFd “Pm “1115- Back 1n dim sgizcciiil 031i llic iviiiilsiiiiiiilong as x jfififmt“ “e Seemed Mm" mach-

cxcuse lo advcciuc discontinuing Machines?

all duck shooting until ail/tr

war. "with every ounce of America, why should vast quanti- ties be wasted this year tri duck- sliooting?" they ask. "It has been

tie-swelled our countryside,

And now the airplanes,

the w 1d

H“ 0021c tlahcplqggzmtlento us as they have

plosives needed for the defence of whp loved their peace 5,; we

Deaceful villages

much as _Air wardens alone patrolled our

winding roads. riding like Paul Re-

cstunatcu that one cics.d season vere twith the nation's fate fast rid. o

will do as muui for iii-a restoration lnir.

0. Old

0f waterfowl as five years of strict "911 boys dashed over every mile

regulation of hunting. This is the

lffibém“. ?1"”l1’°“"11.°"“§'..°’"‘1‘& 911m o an un rs a e, ou

Duel“ when he beheld a thin bale gleam of . - 1, . m" stock . nations enemies. Their argument a“ rushing in Ls sound and one dese. v1ng of cori- ea b

favor a closed season.

shooting now benefits only

siderwtién. Why SlICiLO

hunters be allowed to use up was

wealthy 5110111501’ cows. he s

to the barn now a . v breath of fifty thorouiriibriigd

bed do ~01 powder and lead shot durng the ‘£11.12?’ o‘ ‘mn°hl°m' ‘mm in ‘d’

duck shoot next Fail,

Mien it ls the light. m. lead and powder which will decide born. Th

~“"~.*1:.::~: tirei-v" *1" e farmer Shllggidhls jfefihilf;

whether we become Nazi slaves or must have light.” he

remain free men? - St. Thomas Times-Journal.

Here was life to

Abashed. the lad first wavered, warrant one ex-

ception. He nodded. Then new out

This year's

for A.R.P. amount, not entirely segregated, for salary bonuses to civic em- ploycs enlisting, And that is all. 1f nothing uriforseen occurs, To- ronto's total war expenditures from September of 1930 WP to the ecid

'1'»: u» estimates w speed his brief rcno t. "J z include, for war piiiipcees, $120,000 5m“ r u! me “Np-u, p1,,‘ u, town one little blackout calf."

118M nizlow to welcome to our

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.s m. R. of the present calendar year will a; Humor“ H the Am“ “leblm”