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TllE IIIIARLOTTETOWII GUARDIAN

Morning Daily (Founded In 1881)

President Lleut. CoL W. Cheater l. IeLIn Vice-President: J. I. Burnett, l"..l.l. Secretary: Licut. Coi. D. A. blaelinnon, 0.10. lniitor anti Managing Director: J. B. Burnett, IJJ. Anociato Editors: Frank Walker and Lielt. Ian A. Burnett, B.C.N.V.R. (On-Active Berviee)

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker: Tllll the Weakest Ink.”

TUESDAY. SEPTEIME i1. ms

Plantiitig First Things First

Prime .\Iinister King has announced lllS aspiration to develop the Otiaiva district — 0n both sides of its river — as a national ‘war memorial and a capital ivflrlll)’ 0f lhf P°5m°P now enjoyed by Canada among the nations’. Sucn an ambition, says the Globe and illail, is not, iti itself, l'€[)l't,t.>ilJit’. There would be a lack of proper uztziitnzil pride in any Lanadian WhO ivottld not ivzitit to see ilie capital of his coun- try so adorned with fine buildings, so wellen- dowed with all the conveniences and amenities "hid, glgiiful town planning can supply and so richlv lJltHiLiVli with embellishments of the nat- urailfbeauiv of its surroundings that it would ratik Willi’ the world's attractive cities. But there is a time and seasoti for everything, and the" must be wonderment both about the sud- den zeal of the Prime hiinister for the beau- tification of Uitawa and the tiattire 0f 501116 af his plans.

_\f_ Jacques Greber, the eminent French town planner, ivhtise services Hr. King is to borrow from Gen. tle Gaullc, prepared a grandiose scheme for the improvement and beautification of our capital at the close of the last war. But, apart from the elimination of some old buildings in the centre of the city which he reconuiiciidetl, this plan has lain fal- low through the years. During long spells 0f office in the years between the wars Mr. King showed scant interest in it, and made no move to carry out the general scheme of improve- rnent. i-iad it been undertaken during the grim years of the depression, when thousands of Canadians were clamoring for work and their families were dragging out a miserable exist- ence On s pitiable dole, then it would have serv- ed a dual purpose, and heavy expenditures upon it would have been fully justified.

“But why," asks the Globe and illail, "should siothful apathy about this scheme suddenly be changed to passionate ardor for its consum- mation, though not in its original form? Ot- tawa, with its great rock bastion towering high above the sivift-fltiiviug river, is a magnificent site for a capital. But there can be fair chai- lenge to the merits of a revised plan to spread across the river into the itidustrial city of Hull buildings of the licderal tiovernttient which for convenience sake should be kept as closely t0- gcihcr as possible. is the tenure of the Min- istry 0f Public Works, which would have charge of the construction work, by M. Fourn- ier, the member for liiill, a factor in the pro- jected change?"

Desirable as the beautification of Ot- taiva mav be, its platiniiig should not have pre- cedence over more urgent planning needed by the itatiott. ileinobilized servicemen and war \\"ll'i\'<‘l‘S who still ziwziit presentation of plans drawn to aid their re-einploywnent will be more interested in the beautiful capital their taxes aret to build when they are safe in the job from which their contribution must come.

Righting The Balance

Referring to the great (iisparity in the taxable lllCOlllQ of the different provinces, a5 shown in the Blauitoba brief to the D0mini0n- Provincial conference, Shun-day Night sees in that disparity, and in the greater need for wei- fare services in the less fortunate provinces, a convincing Zilfllllmlll for righting the balance of the fortunes of different parts 0f Canada.

The cost of welfare services, says Shfurdny Nit/ht, l5 in proportion to population and in in- verse filliu [It irealth; the richer provinces need them 1b.. and the poorer PFUVIHCCS need them tunic. "he ilificrcncec in income is the direct result nf the groivittg concetitratioti 0f wealth and finnitcin‘. .'ictivit_i' in the greater cities.

"lint the wealth of the great ports and fin- ancial centres," >1l\'$ the Toronto journal, “is t-iilirt-fv llvllvlltlclll on the productive efforts of the far-flung and thinly populated areas of this Iulfcontinent which we occupy, and it is against the tiat-ional interest that these areas should be reduced to the level nf provincial shims. Ord- itiarilv we are incliitcrl to regret the raising of revenue by one authority and the spending of it by another, but in this case there seems to be no other possible method of meeting the Situation."

'l‘li0.<t' llilwli: farts in connection Mo. the Dominion-l'rtiviitcial relations were not gener- ally stressed in the Sirois report in i940. They are tnuch tnorc widely accepted now, because they are undeniably’ trite, and this affords great hope that a just settlement between the Do- minion and thc Provinces will be agreed upon before lotig.

British Currency

‘The Iicainniiirt", of London, which can- not be suspected of being a reactionary journal, but is a leading exponent of planned economy, has recently pointed out, says The Printed Word, that, once a (itivr-rutiictit has announced its in- lentil-n to ttiaitilnin a lriiv interest rate, and to ltoi-i. litr\i‘l'illlli‘lll bonds at par, it has absolute- lv lo-t c-tntrtil nf the volume of currency in cir- ciilnliim. Tlrit is, while The Economist does not point this out, a inanagetl ciirreticv is not pos- sible iii a itoittotalitarian state. If the interest

rate is controlled, the volume of currency can- not be. If the volume of currency is controlled, then the interest rate cannot be. Pessimists, who believe that we cannot maintain prosperity in Canada in time of peace, seem to base their theory on the assumption that present spending power in the country may vanish, some day, as

a purchasing power resulting from a stock mar- C

ket boom has vanished ill the past. This idea is erroneous, if the spending power is in the fortn of Government Bonds, which a Central Bank will always buy from the public at per. The spending power which they represent will continue passing from hand to hand, but will not vanish. We must be realistic. We shall not have a depression produced by any lack of money, until such time as we have increased the national productivity, and permanent price levels have risen, so that the total currency and Gov- ernment bonds in circulation do not exceed our needs for currency. That seems to be a long time in the future. Meanwhile, we feel that the danger is of inflation rather than deflation, and say that the Government should raise the interest 0n Government bonds, when this is needed; should ask people to keep them instead of cashing them in as currency because the iii- terest rate is too low.

-EDITDRIAL NOTES-a

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Sir James Hopwood jeans, O.M., D.Sc., LL.D., Sc.D., D.L., F.R.S., British Astronomer, born this date i877, educated at Cambridge, professor of Applied blathemaiics at Princeton University 1905-9 Halley lecturer Oxford Uni- versity 1922, President British Association i934, President Indian Science Congress I938, mem- ber of Advisory Council to the Privy Council, Hon Fellow, Trinity College, Catnbridge. Pub- lications: The Dynamical Theory of Gases, The Mathematical Theory of Electricity and llfag- herimn, Radiation and the Quantum Thcory, Problems of Cdrtnagong/ and Sic/far Dynamics, The Universe Around Us, The illyrfcritiit: fini- verse. The Stari- in Their Courier, The New Background of Science, Through Time and Space, Science and Mitsfc, Phyisfrs and Phi!- asaphy: “The Universe can best be pictured a5 consisting of pure thought, the thought of ivhat for want of a better word we must describe as a mathematical thinker."

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We are in for a series of subscription cam- paigns, beginning with the Salvation Army, to be followed by the Boy Scout Movement, Vic- tory Loan, etc.

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There is joy, the fruit of hope fulfilled, in many more homes today, the restilt of the re- turn of boys from overseas.

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New Brunswick potato growers are per- sisting in their aggressive policy to push the sale of their product. Appearing bcforc lion. .-\. C. Taylor, minister of agriculture, a four-itiziii delegation from the New Brunswick Potato Growers’ Council presented a short brief out- lining the three resolutions recently passed by the association, the three resolutions calling on the provincial government to place a small tzix on potatoes, not to exceed one cent a barrel, the money to be used for the promotion of pro- vincial potato industry; the establishment of a potato experimental station in either Yicloria or Carleton County, and the establishment of the “southern test" whereby seed potatoes would be sent to southern United States each fall for

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Although the new meat rationing system is considered more elaborate than the previous one, because of the added rationing of canned, cooked and fancy meats, there will only he a gross reduction of 12 per cent, or i6 pounds per year per person, according to officials of the Wartime Prices and Trades Board, who say that the added saving of meats by Canadians would greatly relieve the desperate food situa- tion in Europe. The new S_\'SlClll allows each citizen, except babies, one and OllC-llliffl of a pound per week. Bones are excluded froiti that ration. In France and other liberated coun- tries of Europe people, in general, do not re- ceive more than one-tentli of a pound of meat per week. According to Wartime Prices and Trade Board officials, the Canadian ration is one of the highest among the tiations subscrib- ing to the UNRRA convention, which provides relief for war-torn Fitropc and Asia.

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The opera season will open in Montreal today (September II) at the St. Denis The- atre, when Metropolitan Opera House artists, from New York, will give their initial per- formance of "Manon", by Jules hiassenet. The following is the list of operas scheduled to be presented for Montreal opera lovers during the season, together with the names of the leading artists in each opera:

"Manon", by hfassenet, with liidii Sayao, Raoul jobin, Martial Sitighger, hfoscona.

"Carmen", by Bizet, with Bruna Castagua, Frances Greer, Raoul Jobin, Martial Singher.

"La Boheme". by Puccini, with Bidu Sayao, Nitio Martini, Francesco Valentine, Arthur Kent.

"Lakme", by Dolibes, with Lily Pons, Jac- ques Gerard. Martlis Lipton, Jeanne Desjar- dins, Alice Tate.

"Faust", by Gounod, with Dorothy Kirsten, Ninn Martini. Norman Gordon, Martial Singh- er, Frances Greer.

"II Trovatore," by Verdi (matinee), with Zinka Milanov, Bruno Castagna, , Frederick Iagel. Valentine, Moscona, Hargrave, Oliviere.

"La Traviata", by Verdi (night),-ivith Bidii Szrvao, Nino liifartini, Francesco Thelma Altman, Arthur Kent, ilargrave.

It is interesting to note that three French- Canadian artists are listed among the stars: Raoul Iobin and Jacques Gerard, tenors, and Jeanne Desjardins, soprano

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houses have alresidy n re air- ed. mostly with second-hand um- ber that was salvaged from de- molished dweliinls, says Nether- lands News. A recent. housing survey revealed at. 90,000 houses were totally destroyed and that at leaf; 500,000 were m need of re- pa .

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irah member wooded the of 5 position literary club

"Give me your advice, John. I have been defberotely in- sulted by Colonel So-and- Without preamble, he said to me. ‘Sir, I'1l_give you fifty pounds if you resign membership tn th club.’ What do you think I ought to do about. it?" "That's obvious." salcl the secretary partly. “Hold out for a better offer." _- Bennett Cerf in Saturday Review of Uteru- turc.

Jane Robinson, of Reflnl. ll aometh ng of is rarity among wo- men. She is an accredited charter- ed accountant. There are only about 10 women in the Dominion holding degrees ln chartered g- counttincy, according to Miss - binson, and all are members of longer standlflfl- Ymm! 531d Pref-W and the only woman attendlnl. she was a popular delegate to the con- vention ot’ the Dominion Ass-och.»- tlon of Chartered Accountants. I got, a 1m, 0f kidding, she smiled. "Bub the men, were awfully nice to me1“—Winnipeg Free Press.

There are totalitarians In cog‘; tinental Europe who have oppfihd freedom of the DYE-SS 0X1 the grouflvs that one or two irresponsible Vi!‘ i.- ers 03D do a lot of lgarm. (‘ifgerige

' in that ms B" ' iasuifiotzegalilsiiitey gorked mi-EOhlP-l a: of correspondents a e t

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capital or coverlnz the sameedilrnf. 1m“ m" are not dhamrillllei. the eensorshop. ll- ls 5°‘ ‘d? o! news. “Mn suffers‘ A mtijobndent upon gatherers can be gpthereby “up to write honestly Blade by a 5cm; 11y any attcmlllg m ..' minority m fglgify the same newts __Hamilf.oti Spevtawr-

is fit- The Frfllch (Imveryment hall termlned tbaitietlltzl "$2133"; 5 me gbitipfighgtieti’ sect/or in 1913- “Y5 The Btuntford Expoiliwf-wfié‘ Stet; mans tOOK m‘? m“ n G -_ c‘1‘9lll0ily took P159“ back w e‘ niany at the outbreak of the Pfe- sent W11‘ where they now claim ll- wns destroyed by_ fiéllfge $233; The French authoflble _ in; the monument. Whm1W“-‘i°°‘1‘;~'_ pletely wrecked. The Place 5 h-I scparably connected with Mars a Foch and the Allied headquarttclfi staff who brought about. the e- feat of Germany in 191B.

Storage of America's big gun!» now silent, and other heavy {Til-P lcry equipment, where rust, C0105- ion and dust cannot; injure them. is l. problem that may be wlvsd by the construction of great her- metically-sealed containers to house them, in which the destructive air is . placed by an inert 8B5. 5W5 Science Service. This ls the solu- tion recommended b)‘ REGIME" °l the United States Steel Corpora- tion, who devoted months of rc- seai-ch and experiment, to the prgblem 1n oo-operatlon with army s ordnance. The proposal is f0!‘ l1 big steel container. fesemblllli ‘m9 army quonset. hut. Man)’ 5-891 containers of this type have been constructed and are undeIEOIIIK further analysis and Sf-lldy- All" the equipment. is placed in them the air, with its corroding factors of oxygen and moisture, will b9 replaced with nitrogen or other inert, gas which should prevent dc- terioration over a long period of time, Equipment so preserved will be ready for immediate use in case it. ls needed. The container will have to be opened with is welding or a biu-tiei-‘s torch.

With the development of let propulsion and the atomic bomb. the human race has less and less margin for error. If we are Sol"! to survive, we can never again sli back smugly as we did during the rise of Nazi Germany, and wake up to s blitzkrieg. We shall have to keep our eyes and ears and minds open. The strong support for freedom of the press officially announced by the president and the secretary of state may prove to be one of the most important recent developments of American foreign policy, and the most. effec tive move in our current diploma- tic offensive to extend the area of democratic freedoms in the

the most deadly weapons against the kind aggressive re lines

to mtliosrlsi; tyranny. And if such system to get started, a free press can act as a fire alarm to let World opinion know about pre- parations for aggression. Yet, as we try to remake the future, there is free access to information in a very small pas-t of our world. - New York Post.

0n the lonely, riortiieam shore of Great, Slave Lake there is a small mining camp. The build- ings are humble and unimpressive. Yet this location is an important Canadian source of tantalum-a neglected rare metal now in de- mand owing to the new uses found

property of allowing an elect current to flow through it iii only one direction. It forms s number of important alloys with nickel chromium, molybdenum, iron and other metals and these silo a are used in surgical and dental natru- Wlth carbon it forms tan-

geons t0 use in the human bod to replace portions of the jul or other bones. It. has a very high resistance to corrosion and will

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Gunning Industry!

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give satisfactory employment to a val! consldiemble number of woiiiees in the urban centres of ti?‘ province.

I p ’ at the request of Dr. J. A Clarke and of S. H. Burhoe, chairmen respectively of the Agri- cultural and Fisheries Bulb-Com- mittens of the zeneral Rehabilita- tion Couunlttee appointed by the Provincial Government. the word canning is to be taken in its

pared food of all kinds, most of which would be placed in tin cans 1n a. vacuum with

this brief, which I may say ‘u;

garded as of the beet quality and is at present yielding some mil- lions ofsdolus annually to Brit-

closed lids. as also bottled goods m; Qdumflg gm;

such as preserves, Jams, pickles, sauces together with frozen fniita, etc. but. will not include what. ,1: known as dehydrated goods. Reference will also be made to

the many by-products obtained 1n

from the processing of fruits,

, meats and flab of all

cases by-pro-

ducts such as fish meal, liver

and other fish oils can be used

as food and feed. while practic-

ally all the residue can be em-

ployed under proper processing

methods as fertilizer to improve the soil. . u. _

The future of canned and bottled goods has long since been established and for two main rea- sons the demand after the war is expected to be increased material-

ed after years of thorough re- search by officlals of the United States government, that in sub- jectlng food for cooking purposes in the kitchen the valuable vita- mins when exposed to oxygen are to a very large extent destroyed whereas by placing the food in a can hermetically sealed and then subjecting it to the required heat. thereby cooking in a vacuum, all of the vitamins are fully pre- served. -

For many years in the United Kingdom this latter fact was not admitted and the British govern- ment. health authoritles condemn- ed canned goods, but a radical change in this opinion was ad- mitted prior to the war and it ls probable that canned goods in future will be much more popular with the British people than In the past. Then. ivlth the example of the United States and Great Britain, it can reasonably be ex- pected that practically all other countries of the world will accept the above dictum, in which event there will likely be a very large- ly increased demand throughout the world including the nations of the Pacific, ivhich in the past have been largely undernourished and underfecl and the new world are expected to aim for a material advance in the quantity and quality of titer: food.

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1n Canada, ever since man-u- facturing industries became wide- ly established after the introduc- tion of the protective tariff of 1879, it has as a. rule been gener- ally accepted as a basic principle that all industries should be start- ed in a small way and grow as the demand for the manufactured pro- ducts increases nnd as with ex- perlence improved methods were introduced in the factories. I have been personally a manufacturer for many years and have also as an auditor" become familiar with details in many lines and I have no hesitation in saying that there ls no element in manufacturing so costly as that of learning by the process of experience Not only are many kinds of materi- als wasted and destroyed with re- sulting heavy losers but in sales competition with organized fact- ories the smaller and inexperi- enced manufacturers flnd sales difficult if not impossible, be- cause of the high coats of produc- tion and the poor quality of their finished goods.

In addition there is much seri- ous loss of time and not infre- quently the smaller factories never reach a high point. of excellence largely because of inadequate pro- fits they are at no time able to command sufficient capital. For these reasons I stronzly recom- mend that in advance of start- ing operations in the canning in- dustry thoroughly experienced ex- perts be employed to advise upon ext-tine conditions of all kinds and then if the advice be favour- able to outline

fol- the particular design and M bulldine and m. la‘.- maoliinery required, Finally when actually shut. operations only men or women o 0H8 once should be em. played to fill such pooition; 55 manner. superintendent, foreman or forewoman, etc. In the "s; of canning such

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Prince lldwiiivi Island that the industryliasstnethneinthe psetatteinedtosslnesuchaa that eiittsting In tho Pmvince of Ontario and in may he of the Union. To this question there fa but. one reply. namely that our only means of transport- ation, the Canadian National Rail- way, ls capable of delivering the finished product-s of a canning factory only to other nadiun provinces or to the United States, and when doing so to charge freight rates established In Otta- wa that would be a nwre than serious handicap when marketing our goods. Moreover in the United States s. heavy customs duty is levied. Furthermore, Canada's re- quirements of canned goods are well taken care of by the canners of Ontario which is also the case in the United States. Now, however, that. we are about. to be equipped with dock- ing facilities that will result in our having an ample supply of ocean going ships in our har- bours that in peace-titties will carry our product-s and manu- factures to all countries of the world there is no reason to sup- pose that the calming ueiness should not be brought to s. suc- cessful issue and indeed to be- come a very extensive business within a comparatively few years. In this connection it must be borne in mind that ocean ships have a direct. advantage over land railways in that they have a free right of way and compara- tively smaller capital investment requirements. Their labour also ls not subjected to the strong union regulations that prevail in all the railway companies on this oon- tlnent. The cost of loading into ships and railway cars does not. differ materially and, once a vessel leaves its dock, the cost. of trans- portation while somewhat slower than that. of the freight trains has but motive cost, wages and interest to be considered. In the matter of depreciation it is doubtful if that of the ships is nearly as great. as that. of the railways, while the managerial staff of the latter is many times greater than that of the shipping companies