l

UJLQF?

n n vi-ggnago

?‘~v\“

_ Patna roux . ‘

» - F l i cents a pound, but it is claimed therelis-every justification for a further increase of ten cents

' a. . I iffaliibda,‘ it is explained, produces all its sur- ‘hmhu m", "on... h "n, plus butter in a three-month period, and most

y either store this surplus to make up for the de- ficiencies of other months or must export and then import. A year ago, when stocks of butter were even larger than at present, falling prices left those holding btitter with a loss of seven cents. So far the increase in profit to them has not‘ been enough to average up with last year.

In June of this year a survey of farm prices, as opposed to retail prices and cost of services, showed that the farmer's selling price was 25 per cent below a parity position. A reasonable parity was achieved in I926. Increase in prices since Sept. I has not corrected this situation, oth- er costs having risen just about as much as farm commodities.

Mr. H- H. Hannam, president of the Ontario Chamber of Agriculture, thus sums up the situa- tion: “We are not seeking abnormal profits_ We do not want prices which will unduly increase the cost of living and lead to after-the-war-over- production and a return of panic prices. All we ask, in the interests of sound economy, is that farmers get an even break, a parity of prices. Even this would not give the average farmer better wages than are paid to unskilled labour."

Certainly no one in this agricultural province would object to such prices being obtained by our farmers. The problem is one which requires leadership and initiative on the part of our pro- vincial and federal governments. With the in- creasing burden that will be shouldered by our farmers during the coming months, in the wav of maximum production for war purposes, every effort should be made to safeguard their inter~ ests in the matter of prices. To no branch of the farm industry is this more applicable than to dairying.

Prnlltiollt. Halt-Col. W. Clsaotn l. Iolslro Vice President. l. l. Burnett. I’. l. l_ loere Kinnus, 0 d. 0. ‘ lditar and Managing Director J. I. Barnett. l‘. J. l Associate Editor, Prank Wald

SUBSCRIPTION lATli 88.00 par year (In advance! delivered to Cit) $4.00 per year (In advance) mailed to P. l. llialll [$.00 per year tin advanoo) llslilail lo Oalalloll Il-l Members sndtt Bureau of Circulation

‘The Strongest Memory Ia Weaker than "wlYmkttLlflle"

mustangs. ocronm. is. ma. Steady As Well As Ready

In a time of crisis, steadiness is as important as readiness, says the Victoria Times, WhlCh PIO- ceeds to give the following excellent advice on the subject:

A nation's defences are no stronger than he!’ morale. A contribution to national morale is made by those who remain calm in the face of danger, who meet an emergency with coolness as well as courage, who refuse to yield to panic.

It is not the calmness of indifference that is needed, but the calmness of self-control in the face of a known and appreciated crisis. Hysteria is the enemy of morale. Self-possession is its buttress. Canadians can strengthen Canada and strengthen Britain by refusing to yield to fear. The courage of the nation is simply the courage of its individuals

Fear is infectious. Bravery is infectious. One man can start a stampede by crying “fire" and rushing for the exit. One man can calm an audi- ence by smiling in the face of danger and sug- gesting quiet and orderly departure. There is no need to be blind Lo what events may mean. But there is need of measuring up to the situa- tion with calmness, hope and courage,

e-. EDITORIAL NOTES —

Jonathan Swift, satirist, novelist, essayist pamphleteer, greatest p1‘0St‘-\\‘f'll(‘1‘ of the 18th century, died this date, I745.

i II‘ 1i‘ 1i‘

Nazi Foreign Trade SiiTfers

There is no officer commanding the depot in Charlottetown and, of course, ‘no political pull is being used to have one appointed!

I I i U

So effective have been the results of the British blockade that already, according to an auihoritittivc United States Commerce Depart- ment estimate, Germany's normal inflow of sup- plies from foreign sources has been cut in half since the war. The Reich has been almost isol- Count [llgse (lays, “rill, \\';rr nmnopuliziflg the ated from countries which supplied more than from paggg 5o per cent of her import needs in the first six * months of this year. It would appear no endeavor is being made

Tlll5 1'5 1m Prlfcllvfl WSW" l0 German 35' to have an unofficial coordinating body here to scriions that, unlike I9t4-I8, the Reich is now 100k after the interests of our soldiers. “lull "lJlOClTHlB-Pffilfll." SUCll Claim-i “M6 largely b11564 is everybody's business tiltimzttcly turns out to on the presumption that it will be in position to b5 n0b0(]_\"5 business. keep up normal communications with these (cou- * * "‘ " tigutius and riflutrill EIIIOIJBHH) C0uflifl€S f0!‘ the “lhcn one reads the high coinmcntlzitioii of our duration of the war, and that they will be able Cadet Corps given by the Inspecting twfficer from to supply Germany at lcast with the same quant Halifax, one readily tindcrstztutls why our volun- llY 0f l°0¢l5ll1llS and fflW malfllali 35 lll ll“? teer officers and soldiers enjoy such a great time of peace." reputation for smartness and efficiency on the

(lei-man imports from those countries during mainland the first half of I939, however, represented only 43 per cent of total imports, the department said, while trade with other countries has been made difficult or impossible because of the war and the consequent (locking of nearly the whole Ger- man merchant fleet.

Imports from countries with which Germany is now at war—-that is, Great Britain, France,l "" * * * their Dominions, colonies, and territories -—, On the Sunday that the Germans poured on amounted to 19.8 per cent of the total. Includ- Warsaw what next day's newspapers (IPSCTIlIPIl ed in that percentage were such essential raw as “a rain of death", in the evening the German materials as rubber, tin and wool. radio broadcast closed its program with thc

Imports from neutral overseas countries, in- hymn in English, “The day Thou gayest, Lord, eluding the.United States, Spain, and Portugal is ended."

-—from all of which Germany virtually is cut off-aggregated 303 per cent.

The Quints and Dr. Dofoc are at a sad dis-

iii

v a a The annual revenue of the Vatican has fal- len 40% due to the (iuthrealc of War, from $50.- 000,000 to $30,00o-oo0. Practically the United States is the only country which can forward finances to Rome, due to exchange and other restrictions.

t I i I

Although Canada's August import of meats was lower than in July, the amount was some- what in advance of August last year. The total for August this year was $300035 Comparfid with $683,250 in July and $155,671 in August. I938. Eight-month imports were sharply high-

_______________ Dairy Problems Discussed

fiOritarIo newspapers are discussing the prob- lem of butter and cheese prices from the _ . standpoint of rising production costs. Their Fl‘. totalling $2.77_5-793C_°"1P¥"@<l Wllh $969603 comments apply in large part to this Province as "1 ll"? mrleslmndlng Pelwd la“ Yea“ lwell, which is the banner dairy producing sec- a a a s 5°“ °f ‘h’ Marltlmu- Even in the "land of the free" there is a lim- Chcc" Pmducer‘ l" Baum omificl- u" it of freedom in letter writing. In Kansas the Ottawa Journal, have asked the Dominion City’ John Dean (66) has been Ordered l0 Fed. ‘Department °f Agrlcullur‘ t‘) eslablllh ‘ Price eral prison for writing threatening letters to Pre- for cheese equivalent to the cost of production. side“, Roosevelt After receiving a “velvc. Tl“? lug?“ ll"? Pefilul Fri" llwllld be 17 1'2 month term a year ago Deaifs sentence was i° I8 “m! " Pmlnd l“ cmnpared to l3 "id I4 changed to three years’ probation because he as- cents currently paid. Another Government mud Federal Judge Men-ill E, Qlis h¢ “didn't body, the Wartime Pflfl! "id Tm“ Bmrd- h“ mean it." Dean's action was based on a recent issued a statement that the Board had not eon- lam. to the president in which Dean “Tote: _ sidered fixing the prices of particular com- “you are 1 snag menace to America and 5h011l<l moditics. In the Journal's opinion, the produc- be removed nomehowj’ Hi3 Carlie, letter sml. 3"’ delegallo" Put "P 5 "m"! ‘Wummt "m" ed "I feel I must come to Washington and kill they pleaded for special consideration for the youjl cheese industry. The difficulty is that to set a price for cheese would automatically set a price for butter, whole milk, condensed milk and oth- er dairy products. This would result in the im- mediate demand for similar treatment from all other branches of agriculture, and would even- tually result in all primary producers in Canada asking for fixed prices. On the other hand, it is admitted that the plight of the dairy farmers who look to their cheese factory checks as a chief source of income is serious. Theirs is a product for ivhich there is only limited domestic demand, and the price is fixed in Britain. They are told that cheese is an essential wartime food and that increased production is advisable» Yet because of exchange, high freight and insurance rates, limited orran space and a fixed price in Britain lowancg i; nmlle fol- quality dlffcfgnllztl; ir based largely on New Zcaland-Atistrzilian cheese fllggc figures prices. Cnnadizin cheese producers see the price a of their lnotluvt out of line with other farm pro- An outstanding figure in Canadian joiu-naL ducts. \\'it!i the best will in the World. they “"1" ism has been removed by the death of Mr, A- not he expected to increase production tinder R_ Cal-man, editor of ll“; MQnll-cal star, Not Sllfll ClFPIIIIYFlIIYWPS. only was he an editorial writer of exceptional In the butter industry, says a staff writer of ability, he was an all-round newspaper man, the 'l'oronto Clo/m (Hltl Mail, prices are still be- capable and competent, and always to be relied low the cost of production despite the import- upon to keep his journal in the forefront — a ant-a of fats nf :ill kinds as war commodities] step or two ahead-of the procession of his con- \\".:ilc prices are bound t0 "WW6 1111 they SlIOW n0 teniporaries. "Iihe late Lord Atholstan had the imlcziiioii of climbing rapidly. Th6 Cflllfilsm greatest admiration for him and the utmost con- llHf was lzt-zird early in September that butter fidence in his judgment and editorial atliuinis- l)1'lil\'Z‘I'S \‘.(‘1'L‘. profitcering certainly could tration-an appreciation and esteem felt likewise not ln- rtpltlivrl, it is claimed, to the producers. by Lord Atholstaiis successor. The Montreal When war hrr-lc-e out butter was selling at prac- Star has long been an institution in Eastern

tass-

EXipOftS of New Zealand butter for the year ended July 3t dropped by 19,375 tons, or 13.7 per cent to 122,365 tons, the lowest total for seven years. This is the second season in suc- cession that exports have shown a decline. This concludes the third year in which a fixed price, guaranteed by the Government, has been paid to farmers for all butter and cheese shipped to overseas markets. For exports of butter alone in the past season farmers in New Zealand have received £I7,oo5,0oo, based on the guaranteed price of I4.89d per lb. This compares with £18,- 07I,000 in the previous year and iI7,470,600 in the first year under the administration of thc Primary Products Illarketing Department. Al-

I!!!

tieallv the same price it brought in I900, nettinglCanada and the hlaritiitics, thanks in no small flit‘ farmer tlit- equivalent of two cents a quart measure to the wise, progressive editorial policy fur unlit. Since then it has moved up some sivpursued by Mr. Carman.‘ " ' '- '

THE QHAIQLUI'I‘E'I‘UWN GUAR DlAN

sorts av flit win

Major-Gone Q-B. CM-Q. commanded the 6th Canadian Infantry Brigade during the Great War. he 1a .6’! year old. but. military carriage anti alert Ip- Deorance belie his use. He has s military moustache, such as only old soldiers o1 many years in bar- "WlI-i wort. A few days ago the tzeneml was walking down Port- age evenue. the main street of wtnnipez. A recruiting sergeant fresh In from Kingston, Ontario. . The recruiting slelrg- : " ow

The pros five recrulii asked If he thong t there wou1d' be a ohlgncewptfh agxvtzncemfilrlt for him- se . " a m ary mous- tache of yours, you'll be sure to be made a corpora right arway," ans- wered the sergeant. “Ever hear of Ketohen out at t-he barracks?" asked the rospect. “Oh, sure, he's the genera ," replied the sergeant. "I am Klefiheg, andkyiou, my‘ man, are a m8 y ne so er." sad the keneratlé wgiod waliileltlitlawsy leaving an as u.ri e rec rig sergeant looking for a gopher hole on Port- age avenue. _ Clark In The Wind- sor Sta-r.

Activity oi’ the G-men pressing espionage ha; had g, wholesome effect upon the Nation at. large and has stimulated many tndtvtduals to do likewise. The amateur spy hunter. however 1s as a rule severely handicapped by the extreme difficulty o1 determining what might be called the symp- toms of a spy. Since the Introduc- tion of the safety razor even the old-time anarchist 1s no longer detecable a. suoh and looks no df- ferent from the butcher, the baker or the bookmaker. How mtich more difficult, then. 1s 1t to determine tine spy or saiboteur? Still, once 1n a while he may slip and give the game away. AS a case 1n point. the other day In Nework, N.J.. a citiz- en spotted a Japanese spv operat- ing very carelessly In Washing- ton Park. Here there was no risk of error. Not only was he jotting down information 1n a notebook. but. was also fingering lovingly n bag of bombs. The citizen, tempted to make the capture single-hand- ed. cast aside tho tmiworthv thought. What mattered tlre glory of one se‘fish individual What‘ the honor. safety and majesty of New- ark, N.J,_ 1f not all of America, was at- stake? Rwuidlv he decided that the spy should be surrounded. His intellect, slirrncned b" living In a derncerncv. tvas enurdh’ milck to

In sup-

realize that one lone man could never do that. trick. Hastily he telephoned the nollce to bwwk rm the sov ring. which thev did suc- ce-rfully. True the Jrlnnnree turn- ed out- to be Chinrwc- he h"d been counting people. with the Idea of opening un a chop suev tolnt: and the bombs aver" preserved duck eggs-hut lust the sem- the Incident wil‘ serve tn let Toklo know that Ive will stand no non- sense _- Washington Star.

When Mr. Ziloover says that there is no possibility of the Allwu being defeated, he is not merely indulging in euesslwork. He knows something of the power of Britain and France. bot-h 1n econoinlc and tnilltary strength. The worst that could happen would be a stale- mate. he believes. And Mr. Hoover

a much more unprejudiced aubhoritv !"I‘. say, Herr Hitler. --W1ndsor star.

German shipyards are probably at work, clay and Dlgllt. building hundred, of under water craft. i0 dc't:'o" Brffish shinning at what- ever cost. Canada should be con- tributing to the British answer by helping to build more shins than the enemy can sink. Germany should know that shiiflvnrds in Can. ada are being so put to work. The liopeessncss pf the =ubmarine campaign would the more sneed- Ily be brought home to the enernv German morale can be shaken by frustrating the U-boats.

At a service club gathering In New York t-he other day, Magis- trate Troy praised the work 01' Chief City Magistrate Jacob Gould Schurman Jr., declaring that when Mr. Schurman assumed office the magistrates courts showred a de- fltct. of $87.00" whereas at the end of la=t yrenr t-he same courts show- ed a. profit of $405000. "Wefre not running the courts to collect fines." the speaker asserted. "but the day 01' the (fstrlet leader's visit to the judge Is gone." _- Amherst News.

The mistake n1’ the years 0| the

Great. War, when tens of thou- sanos of acres of prairie land quite unsuited to the growing

oi wheat. exce t under the most fa- vors-ble cond lions were broken and sown, must. not be permit/ted to happen again curing the pres- ent struggle. The tremendous prob- lem 01' the Western Provinces, par- tieularly Saskatchewan, and 1n recent. years of the Dominion Government, has been to maintain ipeo 1e who entered on t-hese lands

er artificial high prices and who once the years came had no means of support. - Moose Jaw Tunes-Herald.

For Bpaln in her present condi- tion to seek unity and recovery 1n In a foreign adventure would be

hausted by fever to plunge Into a cold bath. The Civil war has left behind 1t disorganized Industry. defective machinery, a. serious lack o1’ raw materials. broken bridges and unrepaired roads, refugees, concentration camps, bandltry, and personal vendetta.s—to say nothing o1’ a most drastic censorship. Only time and toll and growing confl- dence can remove thLs accumula- tion of evils. The distress has been greatest 1n Catalonia. where the population was of course mainly anti-Nationalist and where the hlc-hlv developed industries were " to suffer 1n _war. ‘-_ Ixgndon Times. x4 ‘if. we rilli

Boxers must. have trainers, sec- onds, towel-holders at. their corn- er. And soldiers need civilians be- hind them. For every man In unl- form there are ten or more men 1n dungarees, who work 1n the factories so that the‘ soldier can fight. at the front. Wars are fought lrQtWGBII mnnutacturnz plants. And that 1s where Britain has the power to hit hard and go on hitting. We have the best; in- dustrial plant 1n the world. We have, in proportion to our poiflllll-

any other country 1n this WM‘- And the skill of our workers cannot. be equalled. Don't. forget the army of workshops and the offices. The 1888 they are troubled by needless re- strictions on their life-the bigger Britain's star-effort. 1n Industry 1a

going ‘to be. —- Dally Explfil- 1'05‘ don, -

I'll ll. B.~D. Esteban,-

Y- money or

PUBLIC FORUM

‘Illa aolana Ia Illa III ‘N dilolaaial s: oanasooadaats al questions ol latsvost- Ila Charlottetown daaralaa doaa aooaalariiy oldoroo Ila ollaloaa OIWOIIHIDOIIOIII

SEED POTATO PRICES

Sin-A letter appeared in your issue of the 16th signec Vic wIPli should have been sign Squealer.

From time Immemorlsl we have had gamblers, men who are wil to take a chance by advancing goods, wbeze they figure they could make large returns; and tiere are always those who will

t. May 46 cents looked pretty goodtomanyotuswhodtdnot have the means to ‘fly fertilizer. $00.00 worm of fertiazer could be land for first 200 bushels ship this fall. That amount of ferti r would put. 1n about five acres. and at an avers e crop the farmer would have ut. five or six hun- dredbushela to sell after the fer- tiliser was paid for. Now the man who could not get. fertilizer on time would have been idle 1f 1t were not fo. said deal. So where does Victim come in? If he could have financed his fertilizer b11l last spring. but thogght to do the other fellow at the gambling game, then he should take 1t. oi. the chin and not squeal through the Press. I am. Sir, etc. ONE WHO BENEFIT!!!)

Songs Of War

(Exchange) They have a new song now 1n Elngland. It runs In an old tra- dition, not so good as music, per- haps, but reflecting a trait. that has been familiar since the first hun- dred thousand marched off to meet the Invaders 1n 1914 with '1‘1pper- ary on their lips. After that. they flower-ed, jovial, poignant and tune- tut-Oh, Oh, Oh, It's a Lovely War. Came Keep the Home Fires Burn- lng and n host o1’ others that still bring back those four years 1n memory. To-dav 1t 1s We're Going to Hang Out. the Washing on the Siegfried Line. It's the first of the new crop. There are war songs and war songs. In older days they were more seriously patriotic. ‘There was Rule, Britannia, and Soldiers of the Queen left its echoes as men set sail for South Africa forty years ago. Way back tn 1878, when Dis- raeli wanted to send a British fleet Into Turkish waters to resist the advance of Russia, his support- ers took the sobrlciuet. of Jlngo from the mus1c hall ditty: don't. want. b0 fight yet. by Jingol we do, we've got the shins. we've got the men, we've got the money, too." They sang that one with relish. The Great War asw the turn to the lighter variety. revealing a ca- pacity for eheerfulness on the part or the‘ British ‘Tummy that was not renewed by other nationals. The Hench stuck to their soul- strring Marsellfaise 1n the h-sroic defence of their country. Germany backed its Deutschland uelber Alles with the famous Hymn o1’ Hate‘

We W111 never forego our hate,

»we have e11 bu ‘a a 1e hate. e love as one, e ha e as one,

We have me foe‘ and one alone,

m’ take the offer Les

as disastrous as for a. man ex- '

tion, more industrial workers than-

England.

‘t. the captain's mess, In the banquet-hall, ‘ Sat. fe-vasting the officers, one and

a .-

Like a sabre-blow, like the swing of a sail,

One raised his glass, held htglh to hall