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TIIE GIIARLUTTETOVIII GUARDIAN

Morning Daily ti‘ undid in _1ll1)

Lleut. Col. W. Cheater l. Isl-Ire .I. B. Burnett. FJJ. Liellt. Col. D. A. Mmlflnnon, D.B.0.

"eat: Vice-President:

Secretary: Editor and Managing Director: J. IL Bunmt ‘ ’ ‘ Editors: l-‘ranlt Wllker and [an A.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES: l; Mall in P. 2.1., $4.1m per year; $2M for I mwl-III $1.25 for 3 months". 50o for om month City Delivery: $5.00 er year; $3.00 for I Infill-Ill $1.75 ord3 511511111: u“ "I n" M n ' c u» . - .= ~ 5.121.111,“11'i'§nyll“§z.uo“|ilr year; $1.00 for 6 month.“ 50c for 3 months.

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‘The Strongest Memory is Weaker the Weakest Ink.”

TurrtsnAY. taxemtv __1_s. 1911.

Conference Ends lngloriuusly

“'51,, “m 1.. lntvc lIWfll the greatest Domin- {,.11 |'|.. i1. ' rntiit-rciict- in Liaunulzils history .-p.111.l 1t‘. m; on llllk'>tlli\ morning 1n a 12111-

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llilliltlllY ‘i111 of discord ill ui--n~. 11 (111111: 1n :1: ingluriotis l1-1l!l'\ ziftciwuirds, 1501' all the \ .11 1111- .\ll'\ll.\ kututttissitnfs 11.1‘ kvllllllll>rltlllvf> ll1C1ll>(‘l\'\'$ .\l :1'.~11r Shield-time Ring whose uning >ptccli was a pathetic 1111-11, tin‘ 1:->11it1"1'11ce~—\\i1l1 all ' -.t".~.n 11pr<~1111a1i\"e of 111C -~§niplv "went bust." 1,111: _ u. '\llll"v' to spectators n1 llw11~L' of Conutions: . 1.111s like the Arab, “_\':1<-111l_v" perhaps is ‘ts llliift‘ 1111c the bust-up 11:1 unpopular 011e-

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114,1} rvnct-s on the Ii,.\'..~\. Act. .\1r, ll< ailuve at 111111 time was to 1M1] a v.1: ‘.. ' C‘if\t'lllltlll, rcprcsctitative n1 all 11.1 l‘ i gtwtztis as ivcll as provincial govt-inn.- ice .\l111i~1cr Dunning sup- lrufiCil 111w s 11, declztril1g it to be "the only prnc tit-id" of oliuitiiiitg results. Prime \l '11’ king cHnct-ded that a conven-

tion Mull .‘1~ X11‘. llt-nnctt aulvi~cd would “per- lutps be the lie-t lnucetlttre." llut past experience hail “il1u-..;11vd the difficulty" of getting any €U~O1>(‘1';1ll<<i1 front the tnriiitices to atrtend the cou-tittitiuii." :\ special committee of the llouse hail iwvnntiiieinlt-(l that the views of the prov- inces lit» obttitiit-tl but “time of the provinces “">lllfl r1111 s-tzbtuit tlu-ir views to the commit- tee." A hontiniou-l‘rovtucial cunference, called after the 1.11» 1:115 came into office, had follow- ed the commit. e. inquiry and Mr. King com- plained it was “rt-it helpful” in suggesting pro- redurc for amending the constitution, let alone in the drafting of a new one. lie had therefore CHFIIC to tlic ct-iivrlttsion that conferences were “a vcry convenient \\.1_\ of appearing to be doing something, whilr- in reality very little is being

achieved." 1111111111, 1T1:- niI-re he saw 0f confer- ences, 31111111 ,\lr, hing with tragic emphasis, "the less 111111.114: 1 am cnniing to have with them."

Then, as n-w, 1t was with Liberal conferences that the l'ri11 \lini.~tcr had to dcal. Sad to re- fltrt m1 the , . $1111 pftirl b_v even astute poli- tioti- ‘.0 ' l1 of experience!

_\lr, hing 1.. to confess that if he be» licwid that li".\ week's conference on the Sirois report uwinld have 11.111 such unfortunate con- -‘<"1"(‘Yi¢"“. itnin-tions would never have been sent." i \\.'l< there any warrant from his pa-t ext-ructtrc, or from the conflicting views exprcssetl 1w a ninuber of his own party leaders in the prflvinrtzs, that the result would be any- thing but rli-"tvirtl? llc ivcnt ahead, against (as he atlmit?» the advice of his own cabinet col-

lragucs. 2.1111111 gr on the conscquenccs, regard- less of the of the situation which failure might bru upon the only vitally important is-

sue at this inc- Marla‘; war effort

let n~ 1.1m» that this danger, at least, has been atiiud 11v the abruptncss of the confer- enccs rltss-ltttion, 'l‘li:it was its only worthwhile a1~h:cvu11<~1.t.

.\lr. 1\=.1q._~\~=:1. paternal affection, aays that l1 also "prr:v1rlrr1 an F-ppflflttniiy for the Prov- mres. to rxprv-s tlivrr attitude towards the war." 11:11 lllihlllllfl] as z-ll 111(- Prtivinces have already, and l'€[>('.'1.'1‘|li\', evprtwv-rl their attitule towards the ivar. and c1 e11 c1i:1u1l;1;'11ed of the {ardinegs of the rffiits of 311'. 1x311‘; and his government

dividuall n well u corporations, but he very wisely and very properly gives expression to the right of the taxpayer to assume that all govern- ments will eliminate waste and postpone all ex- penditures other than those of an urgent nature. "Such a policy," lie says, "would g0 l 10112 “'3? toward inducing the people to lend a full meas- .ure of co-operation by saving to pay their taxes ‘promptly, and even to change their mode of liv- ing to save more money to buy \\'ar Bonds and \\'ar Savings Certificates.” Complete co-opera- tion between governments and all elements nf industry, finance, commerce and agriculture, are necessaryi. Mr. Roy, it vrill be seen, adds his voice to those of other bankers and economists, totthe voice of the taxpayers themselves, in ask- ing for strict economy in governmental admin- istration as an incentive to the public who are being asked to save and serve. There can be no question as to the accuracy of his conclusion that elimination of waste by governments will encourage individual citizens and strengthen their disposition to save. It is a matter of the very utmost intportattce because if such encour- agement is withheld there is danger that the na- tional cffurl mav be weakened. The Provincial lank. in common with ll1(‘ cottnttQvls other fin- ancial institutions, is assutnitig its share of the Zl1l1l(‘4l burden of war, and. as .\lr. Rov puts it, “is co-npcrziting with the lbiv1‘1'11111et1t ivithin the liinit< (if it< rcsnttrvcs." That was to he (“<- pcctctl nf an institution u-hicli has bccn serving the tier-pic for so many vears.

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it i: quite evident that Premier Campbell had all the time "an open mind" in favour of the

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Recent weather recalls bovhutid d-‘lys when‘ you walked four tniles home tirntn sClIOOl, work- ctl till dark splitting wood, milking cows atjd shnvellitig snmv. and didn't feel that you were being exploited by the privileged classes.

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The final figures slunving the ruuulrct" of llotne Iinprovetttctit Loans indicate that 36.1, representing St 7.58144, were granted for Char- lottetoivn. 'l'his_ is 1n~i<lc=t coiupzircd with other municipalities. 111 Kirkland lake, (1111,, 1,623 home owners borrowed the tidy sum of $1,231.- 011117, and the total population is only bctwecfl 5,000 and 10,000, at most, 2,000 hurries.

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Mr. H. ll. llannon, Toronto. did not mince matters when he attended the London lllntfl conference of farmers, etc. addressed by l-lnn. Mr. Gardiner. lle declared “Canada is letting her farmers down and there is a deep-scated. cn11ntr_v-\virle conviction that the manner in which the federal Department of Agricttlture is being ltanrlled is largely" 1o blame." lt scents evident .\lr. (iarzlint-i‘ has tivci'~1zi_vcd his wol- come as Klinister of Agriculture.

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The Premier approves of a supervisory com- mission on Provincial budgets. Most yienple do. provided it were p0$>llil€ the personnel would be independent of politics. llut where would this, or any other province find itself were

i iiig ls to end the war as quickly as

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN lttonss at 111s vnu l

It k probably futurist npecula- tion to mquire what. Hitler would do if Italy asked for l. neg-mated peace; wnat. the Italians them- selves, reverting to 1.1m as the head of uieir government. would o0 to Mussolini 1f peace were pio- ; . and whether the British pvould want to ccme to 1.61m; w.t.11 Musslint or would prefer to keep him as a Nazi liability. - Chicago Tribune.

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sir.—lt appears w me there f: one fund that. has not received the ‘support of our people that. it de- serves. naxntalliy the Greek War Re-

lie is quite apparent to DIM’ any thoughtful per n. that. the to dressing to go out; for (Lnner. coumge 51141111113111: of the Greek Stiddetily 1111,- front. of the house people has accomplished l areal: collapsed 1.1m floor tilted and the ideal for Britain, and that it. is only bath slid try-m the back of the right that. if we possibly can. v.e lnuse down into the street. In her should, ln some small way, show our terror she clung to the aidq and Iappreciatlon for what; they have landed right side up on top of a done. ‘more does not seem to heap of debris. "I was tso dazed an)‘ wmmllwfi 8111101111061 to CBYIY to know w-ho bmugir; the b1ank@;_ on this work. The writer, with a. bu; 1 114k- 1 new; see 311m a“ n," number of others that I have spok- was hey ungvfgbeful cm;,pmnen1,_ en to. have not been solicited for IJOXHIJI Cable to Toronto Globe and yam’ W990" toward-s “"5 fund- and My,“ II cannot help but blllélk thiatc the RBd . arry ana a orps. B.E.S.L.. and the various churches .1 .. . could verv well move in the matter itclvii fzretizluf-‘o cgfidttzilf 216131;; xiii? 59° t1‘: h“. mum be accllmplished ulnldreit are in the Iron-t, lme,. q med t9 figth of this momll- l“ thrrugh animal bombing or through {lhlclr f‘. e f fund c195“ as f“ a‘ economic 51111111 and pressure. in- Mgkfgmcif, Sirfgllcefrlffé m, 1 evliablv they Sllfffl‘. Our Amtri- Bank ofzcanzda g]? W ‘been ‘Bil, can ftuends are knd, generous, were has been ‘up u‘: me prose,“ “"‘_lml'll"alll“l- Th‘? msltllicllve ltime only fifty-one dollars ($51001 ‘i155 V r°l1°‘_“,5l_l_l“f°‘_:“§ ‘lmfflhffu ,(‘0I1I‘.‘l_b1lfCd to this worthy fund, and “edll- Bl" “a1 1-5 ‘l-l" ml" W" the Citv Government has contribuw salt-hm. Sherman. ~a.d_1t‘wah. and ed titty dollars 1300.001 additional, ll"? be“ WHY l0 lerminare sufIBf- lbut; I am hoping that; there will be some unit/ed action taken bv the peoplehof the Protyiinofbland thatthwt-L: can s ow, n n ng e wa,v. n gwe appreciate what the Greek na- ' gen has donp. Tfléetr plltght 1%. at 4e present. tme, espera e. hev have to support manv thousands of prisoners, as well as caring for thou- sands of their inhabitants that. have iplfferreid on Iaccdounqt‘ of frlllfi strife it; - en‘ ome an . rev ave urgen need of surgical instruments. Re- fina-ncntg public undertakings by fllirdlefi 35 f" h°w antiquated the? the creation of batik credit. In ml“ b’?- fln-V D9750" ‘3179111310111 the thesry sunh an operation should mfmflnce that has such that he cimld lead t) an ail-routid increase of dlsmse °r- should make a “mmbm Cmunerfia; and industrial acuvim lion of them to the proper author- I1 may do 5O if the device is jud.c1- mes “hen the wmmlttees are or‘

ously used at a time when c .r- 5"“ '

tiuuityi is calling to business mind dolggpllngghiilrsglglethlm ca“ bel were is a dearth of credit to fi- ' ‘h. ‘H 55113"; nane operations, If these condl- ymhlsffl o, Aghhmure tkns are absenb the credits very ' shortly itppcai" as swollen bank deposits for which tlhere is no 1m- ntcdiaie employtneitt, This is what happened on a veslly lager scale in the United States as a result. of the “pump piaming" cipe atious of the New Dual. N\V\' Zeaaud is now experiencing the same thing. — Auckland News

Mary was having a bath

possible. The British blockade is a sure way to defeat the enemy, and mus; be maintained for the sake of those who hope to Ive in Europe after the war in peace and in free- dom, -,- L ndoti Free Pre s.

0n‘ the testimony oi’ Lhe Minister <1’ Fmance-and who should know bertcrll-New Zealand is experienc-I mg the almost inevitable res/ult ‘o1’.

Sin-Mr. James J. Harms. who la in the cmp'ov of the Swift Canncllcn Com-puny. Moneton. N.B.. who 11251

and asked 11s if it were true that‘ there was a large quantltv of nota- I tces on lhe Island for which there was no profitabc sale at the pre- sent time. and I assured him that suoh was the case: and he why it. is the people do not feed the potatoes to their cattle. He went on 1o assure us that, iu his experience, in buying cattle throughout thei country, he found in many cases vtiiherefcatéltet werp fed large qualrlttr-t . . ~ ~. . . . - es 0 po a oes. t. tnade nu exec cu ilrmiiimiitoiiiyiqgiibiiuilie (iiltiiei-ziziilgf tgeil-uwhéle in colcfithltextigfes esprit. tiotLsls. agree ta defend tire Mom" 9 -“ , l9 ‘ea l5 a ‘e so ‘. ° ,3- D, , i 1 d c, W, v. m, f m it. would be better to feed. with tne “it l llxlélt filmy blfmuilelll; lgjpbrae o‘; potatoes, a port-ion of cracked. grain.

1 . . . _ we 1mm dehnce mea “urn, and “life t-od me that. the catde aiestntt

is evident. that. 111 Joust-defence tmdertakaigs it is to of one meanbci‘ to have the (theri tuenrbei" s1‘ 11g. 1:0. Tncsc CZllllIiITlS'c1-ea5ed up to one bushel DH- (ray,

hflYe 811F801‘ advocated 8 (‘llmliwl Under this condition of feedlnil. in the Nrutralily Act so as to eX- the cattle require very Iittleroutzh- (‘mp1 531184311 110m lbs Dlfil/ISXOHS» age, such as hay and with cattiere- on the groutids that: the American giving about, 51x quart; or uyushed ,

A1, present the American public is roughly divided info three groups —th:"e who want 1121.9 United States t-o declare war, those who want. aid scnt. t. Bntain short of war, and thcse who want no aid sent because it might. btzug war. All three groups can readily unite in a. pro- gram of ittntost help 1.0. Canada.

there Conservative local govcrinucnts and Lib- eral Federal (ioverntnctit? (‘an we ever forget Prime Minister King's 1l€\‘l;1l‘1'lll()l'l that so long as he had any say in the matter "not a cent" would be given to a non-Liberal provincial gov- ernment? n- u- : n-

Edward Gibbon. historian, died this date, 179.1. His masterpiece "The Decline and Fall of the Roman ljtnpire," took from 1704 to 1782 to complete. Later writers have shown that his treatment of the Byzantine Period of the empire was inadequate, and most tuodern critics dis- agree with the part which Christianity, accord- ing to (ribbon, played in bringing about the downfall. His style is stately and-in keeping with the subject, and the historical panorama painted with 1 firm hand.

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Notification has been issued by the United States Postal Administration to the effect that on and after the 2nd January, 1941, Money Or- ders issued in the United States for payment in Canada uiill be sold at a discount of 12%, For a Money Order issued in the United States for payment in Canada for $1.00 (Canadian money) the remitter in the United States will be charg- ed 88 cents (United States money). Money Or- ders issued in the United States for payment in Canada are drawn in Canadian funds. and can. therefore, only be paid for their face value in Canadian money.

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l-'l‘~li21\' 1+. '1 114 bvrbaiwitioii of the Siroifil rrpbrt al~111~ 11l\til\'e'l an expenditure of about‘

half a in" 1 i!i»1i.-n~<_ Xt-lioilv knows vet what 11"’ 61"‘- Pf i. in; lllf‘ hunrlred-odrl [irovincial delegates to

rim by l.‘li< ‘"11 <l.'lIl(l.'il'fl<. it has been a pretty cxpt-n-ivc f ‘.._

15.1111; Lilrges Caution, Thrift

Very #1111111 chain-cl is given in the annual atldrcss deititit-l li_v .\lr. LillflrlCS A. Roy, Pre-

sident of the lwuinriztl Bank of Cattatla, at the | annual 1111111115,; of \llill‘l'll(1l(lPl'>, says the l\I0n-|

treal (iazcttti. 1hr 11.11111, as (lisclosed in the rc-

Yicw b}, H", (~-,,_,,,,,.H; |\|,,,,,,g,,,., _\|,._ _|_ U_ B0311.’ ‘nfdlflflflfp’; barber f-‘ltnp and sitggcftctl to the luts had a s;1ti.~f:ictory' year, its liquid position is dmllwffllflf l1(‘_ must haw mine suits to press strung and the balance slit-ct affords evidence of 15mm ["1" 1'1 time. _l\l1". flcllcittat-c agreed. and the coutrilnition tnzule by the Bank and its de- 1"“ h“ clmllc‘ l" 11"“ lml“ Allrfl 25- M383!“ Imsitors to the financial war effort of the Do- Fmrllfiflv- ")3"!- Whcn lllr. IJIVIH!‘ lost 111s Job .\lr. Roy and .\lr. Boyer both agree "l 11"’ Fflfdfns- _ that this effort tnust increast- and that the prac- ‘lb llcllelflaf’ “l” lllill h" 1W1 'lll””l l" m"

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tice of thrift is net pirhlic not to lie dt-t

Mr. Roy warns the

|11'O.~|>(‘I'i1_\’, and will conic lo an end. some re- atljustuicnts will then lake place and these may prove a llilfflslllll to many people. Repeating in substance \\'l\.‘il lui said a year ago, Mr. Roy Urges careful itiattztgetitettt of public affairs, round financial policy and the practice of econ- omy by all citizens

hlr, Roy rvtninils us that in order to meet the. a (‘llflhrp

cxtraordinrirv ct-ntlilititis created l.y a vast mili- tary progrannuc, sacrifices must. be made by in-

w, Wm h‘ A" w," am,“ that fllontreal ivhcn he had to deal with an action furl

[.4 by industrial expan. ltnrl told him not to bother. that it would be all siun which in t11n<- of war docs not mean real |F"Zl‘f. 3W1 l"- llfll°mflff~ ll-"fl ""1"" f” fl" “l”

Seeing the funnv side is an asset in the htun- drum work of the cottrts. "The flower of gratitude does llltflsfilfl. but seldom I found out

in 20 years as a hlcutbcr of Parliament," said ‘xv-here proper payments i5 made.

("hief justice li'aul llercier of the Circuit Court,

the pressing and repairing of clothcs. “It isl like having a hunting dog. You give him a good steak when vnu have it: when you have no steak the dog hitcs you.” The plaintiff was a, man named Mr. Lavoie, who sited llfr. A. Brllcmare, a barber, for $29 for suits pressed and repaired. lllr, Hellcmarc ltad control of patronage in 1038 and I030 in the Fast F1111, as llis Lordship contrnctttctl, and got :1 inb at the botanical gardens for Mr. Lavwwic. lVlule .\fr, Lavoie was working there, he went into ‘.\lr.

Tlc then sited l\lr. llellcntare

Mr. Lavoic at diffcrcut firm-s, but 111t- latter

clusion that Lavoie ivn: gratcfttl to hi!" f" 1!"- ting him the job at the gardens. it was thrn Ills Lortlsliin nave vent tn his feelings as to gratitude. hfr. Lavoic ndtnilterl he had no licence

wfltere ships of the occupied poun-

brutal method-s

United States ships, wPnetht-r 1.111- owncrs M511“!

republics are GX-IiHIDICLl and Can- ,b4u~1gy meat or Q1115 a day, 111E181 adzr aitluugli a Dzminlon, is alo are wonderful an Amcrlctni republic. The daunt- Mr. Hanna’ experience over the icss effort of the Cuttadzans de- lnurnber of years that he has been! serves not mi-rely applawe but also engaged with the above contpatunhe substantial support-Buffalo News. ‘h8g1 Ileigdmzlttflftavéltaigefsevommendm“ 1 It would doubtless take a ponder- H‘? 513N95- flle “W? 01' 9m WW1‘ l on.» volume 1o exhaust all the is- 91‘ If‘! I116 province. who 1s cartyuuz sues of international and domestic five}, 40 head 0f came- and a 181116 1a,“. ram‘, by the suggest,“ ma, ,p_otttton [of ftteetti for these cattle con-t 1111» United 51.111415 make the refugee '51s," m° “agfg on to m, mmh fmeigmmg shipping available m ers iii the cgurittii! the opinion of l u” Bmlsk- If m“ “"6"” i‘ m‘ Harms with the hope that n. wholly new tncthlng seems to be ,' ' ‘ whom, new m the 1on8 history of would belprofltable totgeeéi some of ntunvalittv). it is at least. unusual; gzgdsurpus potatoes a are on there is much in 11116 books about Mr: Han,“ a1so menu-Bum belligerents seizzng neutral ships m“ m,“ the mice of bee; came b11111 11001315’ "b1 l “$113315 stfllngwvas now vety strong. and indica- bclligeffinl 511i C5! 0i m9 5111p‘ lions were that. in the future beef in question, n4" '- ' are not ad- lcame would be 1n Strong dem5nd_ milledly belligerent. It is ostlmafl I would be glad to hear the opin- tii-tat; there ate sine 1.10 of these ‘ion of the farmers throughout the vessels in Ametxcan ports. totnlmg province in regard to Mr. I-Ianns" from 500.000 1.0 750000 tons, Only proposition.

Lwo of 11119171, however are German I am. 51r- e10.-

and only twenty-seven Italian. W. II. DENNIS. . Mnnly like the Lmfigyqevg p£r Minister of Agriculture.

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_ i .. , I .. Ziiislltiffiupr? viiilii." e511. ‘liimifa pmav. mxland -<c1=> Jam- States has not. recognized; otihers 6T8 P64118611 l0 tickle 8. 1.0°°-fl<?1'° belong to France, which l'n 11w tract of land lying idle, here, 50 tnc Gennatrs o theory is still 1m fn- Derby Shlfg war ag-rzctittitra] comm- demndcm 2mm, The owners of fttee has put. under cultivation. some of them are sefid to be anx- In stich cases.

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ions to sell tfem.

tries or of Franco were concerned. w uld the Germans have any legal right. whatever to intervene? Doublless Lhey would not take the trouble, having more direct and of applying the pte$511fg at, heme, But could they abject on legal grounds if the exproprlated the