PAGE FOUR y TNE GNARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN bloining Dally (Founded Ln 1887) President: Lieut. Col. W. Chester S. McLuro Vicu-President: .1. R. Burnett, F..l.l. Secretary: 1.ieut. Col. D. A. MucKinnon. 0.5.0. llitor and tlunaging Director: J. R. Burnett, FJl. Associate Eiliiors: l-‘rank Walker and Ian A. Burnett SUBSCRIPTION RATES l1 Mall ln I‘. l. 1., $4.00 per yet-Ir; $2.50 for O mouth: $1.25 icr 3 months; 50c for one month City Delivery: $5.00 per your; $3.00 for 6 months $1.75 for 3 months By Mail in (‘an-aria anti U.S.A. 285.00 per year laturday \'l eckiy: $2.00 per year: $1.00 for 6 months. 50c for 3 months. ,"The Strongest Memory is Weaker than the Weakest Ink." ll EDXESDAY. IFEBRUARY 26. 1941. Judge Sounder’; Address In l1l> adtlrc~s to thc ttrattd Jury at the Su- pt-t-tut: Court >t»-~i.tti in liU!tl'_\_1ciO\\'ti yesterday, .\lr. _lll~.llCk‘ Xtttutlcrs pave an illuminating ex- position of thc w.tr stllltiiltttt, and also took oc- casion 2.\_t_'.'tlll to tcfrr t-i thc opportunities in which thzs lhwttturt- shout-l he sharing iii the way of protltictiott oi \\lll' tuziterial. liven witotlcn nllllis‘ are 1it!\\' in demand; and where, he aslit-tl, ct-ttI-l utttitlct: sillllw lte bttilt more eco- nttniicallv t-r it tar than lll l‘r:tice lidwttrd ls- laud? \\3: wll l:.ti".- t.\|>cl‘ii'ItCt‘\l shipbuilders, ‘ wtitl rzuv materials are lvitttls t-f - llt- cited also the , an at liruce Stew- , l ml, for the construction of , \\ lit\‘.'t‘l‘!‘tiii(‘ll[ assistance such as has ' t-n tit ititlitstrial concerns ebcwhttrc. l. tltttrttl Province: are the lttuivzil tilt.- . i t. ' ,- tvtttvritciittii of sticli ships, pfant< '-; t] lrilflillt" s arc alrt-atly ivorkittg io IZit!Ii“.\. ludqtc F ‘lttedlvi right; and he is lli ltr i . ctttithttsis which he has l't‘lu‘iif.i' l ll wilijcct. .'\lmost tltc gitvc~t of ll" uwr . shortage of shippii . and "fiitynlt to tinderstand why the .\l are not humming with ship~ln at the prcsetit tiute. llttiiilts : i: rittttat-qicctl that Catiatla w-itilrl hit 1N‘ c: - t slnps of 10,000 [(1113, Three uceics a3» a atinitcttt said that this tunn- bcr u oulrl he thttiltltrtl: we wrtttlrl build 36 ships of a total tout! of glionoo. lhrt what, actual- l)‘. liflfi h/FPH ' .\k‘l'!li'=llllQ to the Ottawa journal. not a t_-l<~ l\<.‘.'l m‘ a single cargo ship has lteeu la’d in amt ("auadian sliipvard. Con- struction (‘if lxirqt- ~hips m’ this blilfl, it might be argiwrl. ivttttltl l».- nitittssiltle ltrrc: but whv are we not gctfiiv: cotrrrt-‘ts vchich can be ltaiitlletl in this l’rr~\ It‘ ivitlt ll"ll‘r{ll assistance, thus relieving the c-i l in the larger shipyards, and (‘XIIQ litii"; s itincufs prngramttie? lt is lli ltc lit wl taat this question of ship- building, as \\t'li its of other war production problcuts. will lie. ihttrr-ttcghlv discussed at the pre<ctit sc~<ion nf lhtrliantciit. Our provincial rc|it"c.<ciit'-."\"<~s wi’! fiatl in lirdge Satmdcrs’ ad- tlrc<s (ti r ', 11R w ll as in his previous ad- Stitttiticrsitlc, substantial th= clitini: of this Prov- ‘t- itzwwni these claiuis iii t ‘ill. \\'<- are not looltin "liaitIl-wtii." st .cl tl ctiitccssiotis from (uttatva; wt- arc '1; the ttitpnrttmitjt of pm- llllFZ 01"" lllll l 1hr int-t (‘anatlrfs war effort. “by shot: th -rt- be an idle \\\ii‘l\'lllZlll or an idle lathe in t when thc tlcnittntl for “'11P it and so ennrinotts? in litlge Saturdays em- , _ an agricultural ittttvtiice. hurl , 3m; “M, a Vic“. to tmprttveittctit of c.\i~ 1a.: L-ltllflllllill§. lle had to confess vutcrtlziv that he citnltl see very little OlUQCI "1 lllllflllll; this subject an) further, I-lis rcconnncntlaittttts hail he fcarctl “fallen on deaf . . , . . ears." pliasizeil our llllY "lilo "l_\' has ltsen the experience of our farm :tt'-- ,itn.-_ lttptnlb- 0f H-“(pt and . I‘ i , Ollhl l!“ tics nil have been urgnig trans- Illlllllilllli Flliil i ior iinpritvctnctits for the hciicttt 1ifoiira' ilttiral industry, and as cggpn. hill “i” ‘l‘i"‘ 1"‘. tents \\‘hat we seem chief- hvnl" l‘ kt d" lll" “'l"l°r Hf TIW/l/i/f? Sn/irrtlitv ‘MW/h’ l-vlifllv ll"l'.'ll. is virilc rcprcsciitaitioti in l‘ .\. ' ',.....~ ',,. _ the llcu c in t v.1! l. tl~, unite out Only spokes. man =:ttt~t- itti- ivzti- started has been the Leader of zhc Hpptdt, t- The 5.1. iiiftditntiivsiiftTs/tttk lh~rti~~.i;__; ' tt= but; ljtntt-ittnctifs steam-roller 1llt'tlll.iil lll ti_..tt; tit ptrtt-ttt .\lr_ llansttti from c.\- i""~l-'t; ill!‘ l-lHHWU-Wliw" l-tilnrt- of Fctleral Aircrait Llllllltil, ill iht ll<iil\t_- t-i t ltl[|]]‘||)[]_\y the 510b,: and .\ta1l s.l_\ .1 lltc ltoicittittt-tt: il-ttl. atlcantttgc of 111g rnlqg l0 pftiYlfilt All‘: llatistqt in)“; [lurking a Slaiunent on the floor ol ilic llitttse about the serious delav \\'lll¢ll_l1-'l> ltvrn!'!ctl itt the pvoditction of airplanes. but ti’ ll wfilltll a itcltincal victory in tltc Coin- uiotis, itcrcatttl th.- tittprt-ssittti in the country that ll l5 nlllllli; ~11 llic lid of a >i't'llllldl. The fact is th t it is lilillllth lWitlllll ttt Its protltictittti scllcdttlc by I'L'£lnl)ll of thc fztihirc of licilcral Aircraft, Limited, to dclivt-r iltt- guilds, .\lr_ llowt; the Alinistgr of llllllllllvll» Illill illlipl)‘. and thc (itivcrntncut as i1 whole have lwt-n UlQill/{lill of this dcbzicle for at least four llilillllh. llt-ittn- no liq‘; {or England Mr. llUWL‘ |t1'Itliii.~!‘tl lit dtt stttticthitig about it iiii- ntcdizticly aftcr ht- rttittru< d, llc has known that the whith- aitrcralt tntlu~try ll£l> been clamoring‘ for thc thssitlutitin of l-ctleral .\ircr:tft, Limited, i1 political crcatnrt: ttf the lLtvt-rtitnciit which was‘ given iiigrtaxtrrtvio in orders it ltritl not thc ability to lill. llc was fuilv aware that the chief execu- tivcs of tltc six lttttitt litlt: aircraft inanufacitirirg cnuccrus hail l'l.\l Clllllltllilft’ ill litilcitil .\ircral'i, Limited, lnflTliilsx ttf tltt- hopvltiss itiuildle creatctl. And hc llll> l\ll4>\\ll that .\lt'_ ll. R. i\lac.\lilliin, cliairtnati of Ill!‘ \\artttnc lwtjtiircmcitts Hoard, was so di~gtt~tt~tl with iht- whole zirraugcmcnt that be llII'('t'll('ll"l lil rt-sigtt and have dime with tle incllicit-tic_v and chaos which have resuhcd from the llllliilstllltil upttit llit- aircraft industry of a holding ctttupanyt which was incompetent to co- ordinate and spi-cil up the production of plan s, in,‘ which thc ltrttqtl t zinztilittti .'\ir Force and the, Ilriiish (iinmionivcaltb lr tiitig l'l.'m are calling. 'l'li<- la-ailt-t- tit‘ tit~ lllillllfilillitl cottld have initdc his vcry moderate and reasonable statement by unanimous consent of the House, which would readily have been given if the Prime Minister had titdicated he had no objection. Gagging him was about the most effective method that could be adopted to emphasize what he Wlillfid to say. tDl IURIAL NUIES .-i -n Ash \\'ednesday—beginnittg of Lent. u t l! I! A New Hampshire Clergyman boast: he has Climbed I17 New England mountain peakes as a littbby: lle must be a titan of vision as well as of light and lcading_ n i! it! IO! If we bad a. Sir josepli Flavelle is gctieral manager of War Supply in Canada, as we had in the last war, there would be no bottle-necks such 8S the airplane mfiss that is now, according to 0f- iicial admission, going t0 hold tip Canada's major potential contribution to victory, the British Coni- monwealth Air Training Plan. tr t: t» u The Nazis evidently planned a wholesale club- bing campaign in Toronto, had the battle of Brituiti gone in their favour. A plumber has just found 20o clubs in the basement of the building, fortncrly occupied by the Italian consulate. The building and its contents have been taken over by the custodian of alien enemy property. w to- w t: Tlicre is no more urgent business before Par- liament as it meets this session than to explode the couiplzicctit optimism of Mr. Ilotve and to ascer- tain the real facts about production of training planes and to the extent to which .\lr. llowcs fuilurc to deliver training planes in accordance with his repeated promises has jeopardized and is still jeopardizing Canada's ability to tnake good hcr air training programme comtuittnetits. 1i Vi‘ N‘ I Some day .\Ir. King will be forced to realize that the casy-"goitig political ways of peace are not good enough to win a war. He will realize that for the political machinery to be altered in conform- ity with the commands of a war economy repre- sents no greater" sacrifice for the politician than control and taxes rt-prcsctit for the man on the street. ill i ii U Napoleon escaped front his prison on the Island of lilba iu the .\lt‘klllt'.'l'l'llllt'illl this date 1815. France rallied to him, and he once more chul~ lcugcd the victorious Wellington. The battle of Waterloo on June 1b’ was the answer to the Chal- lenge and cittled his military career. l.e surrendered to the linglish, was relegated to Si. l-leletia where in i821 he died. l‘ # Secretary of State Casgrztitt has stated that no tiaturalizaiion papers are being given to alien ene- mies during the war, by his dcparttuctit, and that it might be better if the law wcrc changed for thc duration so that the application would bc turtu-d dowti by the cotmty judge hearing thc applications, and there cud the matter. ;\ committee of the llouse will hear any stiggestious that may be tirade for further changes in the Defence of Cait- zida Rcgulatioits in this respect. 7i‘ N‘ >l< * A raid of tmprccctlctited itropttrtiotis on thc Montreal itiarkct by Utitario dealers and the tax on new cars have combined in forcc the price oi tised cars tip 10 to 2o per ccitt., a survey of thc situation tit-w rcvculs. The t$zoo to $500 group is thc hardest hit. Cars of this price range are almost impossible to obtain and iu gcticrul the tiscd car—be it jalopy or last-ycark demonstra- tt.ir—tirc becouiiiig increasingly scarce. Pricrs are expected to go higher as fillllllll lllllillllldlcb. especially iii the citsc of roatlslcrs and cottpcs, which will be iii grczttcr dcmatid. ll‘ N‘ ll‘ 4- Iloti‘. Dr. W. W. Cross, Alberta Minister of Health and Relief, announces the Alberta Gov- crtnnent has dccidcd to take over the 4o pcr cent. of provincial dircct relief costs now contributed by the Federal (jovcrutnctit. The Dominion will discontinue relief grants .\li.trcl1 3i. The prov- ince will now pay 80 per cent. 0f relief costs and itunticiititlitics the satire as bcfore-zo pcr cent. Additional cost to the province was esttmatctl at $800,000 in the next year. Dr. Cross said thc province, in making its decision, felt that the municipalities are carrying a sufficiently heavy load. it to- m v Reports front across Canada show that 100 ptr ccnt of thc cuiployccs of the Uovcrntncnt services have pledged themselves to the monthly purchase of war saving certificates through the payroll plan. Two revenue postmasters have donated their entire rcmtincratioti to the Government for thc duration of the war. A postmaster and his as- sistant in l\'itig's County, $1.31, have donated their salaries as a gift to thc Government. ln one of the remote areas of the Parry Sound, Uut,, district, one rcvcutic postmustet- has instructed that his cu- tirc rcnutucratioti is to be lllVCnlCd in war savings certificates. The entire employees of the 1:81‘!!! Loan Board in Ottawa and in five of its district offices have pledged themselves to purchase certi- ficates each month. In the city of Brocltville, Ont., cvcry public employee canvassed has snbwirilicrl- 1F Ill ll! Ill A proposal is afoot to deprive tnany military men of “cushy" jobs iii the defence forccs by stib- siitttting women. 1t is claimed an army of women to do work now tlonc by soldiers detailed for Cleri- cal and stctiographic duties at borne is being care- fully considered by the governmcitt. A survey of the situation shows that about 1,000 women will bc needed for various liiiltl5 of Air Force office work, while 1,550 will be retiuired for the tnilitary organization and a smaller nutubcr for the naval dcpzirttucnt. \\'liilc the plan has bccn approved in principle it is kitoivti tlicrc are many details t0 consider. Recruitment of Canada's first army of women, and also an official women's auxiliary; will lil<cly' begin when early tltis stunmer there is it licavici" dcniatitl for titan power both for the dc- fcitce forces and for itmnitiotis work. Plans cull for attesting each lliL‘1lll)C1' of the women's Corps’. ljtiifortiis would follow thc same color scheme HS now atlopieil by thc different services. the P1175‘ cut proposal is to pay utiifurmcd stctiographcrs the same scale as is now paid the men—-$t.3o a day for every girl private. There has been n0 agreement reached on the question 0f allowances. “iv-g; of married soldiers automatically receive separation allowances The question to be settled is whether the same principle ivould apply to hus- . CHA13kQTIEIQWN.uGPARDlAE_ NOTES BY TNE WAY British civilians need tIn hat-S- Seno cvcr any you nave, and don‘: forget that. eanedian civdluus will need nu hats too i.i iihey dotrt buy Wax Savings St-amps-lxuontto Sat.- urday Nignt. There in o. story frompottawa to the effect. that. marching pjélfi could not. do any skirting twccause the: instruments were trmn. Th.‘ Will not. be believed north o‘ the lTweed. - Toronto Gl be and Mai. 1n spite of all their troubles, the Rumaimns have itui. lost. their liking for pungtnt remarks. A Ru- manian tn Bueaaaest. has Jus, wint- ten: ‘We are a. member c-f itne AJLS. all right. We have bread like oer- many‘... ssldters like Italy's, revalu- riort like Spain's, and earthquakes like Japuii‘s."—Christ.iaii scicuce Monitor. Alberta’: Mr. Willem Abel-heart has won a byelecuon; tn oamrose. 1r. sh_uld not. surprise us, Mr. Aber-- lion's candidate was opposed only by a 0.0.1“. candidate. PflVBle re- ports tell that the Lberols and Conservaties mid alsof not. merely a; organized partlm but as illdlV-d- uals, which was splendid for Mr. Abernart. Division of his opp~nenis_ p115 public lethargy, has been Mr. A erharrs potent. ally for some years. — Ottawa Journal. We should think that the South- ern Caultsrnta Chamber of Com- mcrce at. its next meeting would draft. a stiff memo to the Holly- wood radio station which permitted one of its studio announcers l-Q say, near the end of a recent program advertising cold tablets, "Well, folks, bcLre I put. on my galcshes and go out. into this card, snowy month..." — New Yorktr. The last straw. so to speak. to take the final gleam of glamor from the glry that was Olice the teachers’ is the repay. card on the progress of uplls. just, issued by the Alberta puruncnt of Educa- tion. It contains 126 qaesticns, tinder eight headings, wzilch the teacher must tinswcr about eacn pupil in t-he 818:5, and many vf them would stuintp u Philadelphia lawyer. The report. card starts out by inquiring if the pupa "is a hap- py person" and wind: up wanting is know time extent cf the pupil's “nvvcrcst in gcod mi 'c“ In be- t\v:eu are ;t‘tier qtw KS u» ascer- tain if the pupil “starts work preznpt-ly", “ls careful rt t. to (1.5- turb others", “rtspects tit: Yliéhts and property of otlters," "f nzis de- light, in the rhyme and rhythm of musical speestlt", "ctnverses freety wit-l‘! Pli-pils and teac . s", ‘iemcm- bers important facts". and so on - Calgnry Albertan. The Nnrwezi-n scnsc of humor has u l; been '_ acc:rd.i:g t) the following report cf an iticaaent in one of the liizgest- ticparttneni. cLDYCS of Oslo, A Gzrmtiu s:‘.d er entered the store, iiliifClkd r wards tin elderly salesizitly, clckrd lrs heels together and barkco. "Hell Hitler. Where is thc h scry d2- part-metit?" W rcuptn late [tidy placed hcr hand over liter c: "Geo-stave our rs up." — Nqrweo- cc, right ian Prcss When Germany invaded Belgium "rchnnts cf imtwcrp o k as ntucli at‘ ' stacks and lied tn .ti :11 ion a: ~~ . , ed i‘ t-lictisattds of ttclltrs‘ worth cf dianictids “in the rouglt"; tar France for on Tlitv c hundreds diamonds that lian ncither b:en cut. mr polfsltcd. With the merch- ants were their expert cutttms anti c l’ polshers. Rrcautly. t‘. , ., and the (‘HIDlCWICS op !_icd_in . - do?! a new fsc . y e us first war- time factory for allied refugees. Un- doubtedly the enemy would llke to know the whereabctits cf tths nctv Londcn industry. which, me ex- perts say, will produce at least. $2.- 500000 worth .f diamonds for ex- port within the next 12 tnonths. The factory has the backing e-f the British government. and cf the British diamond merchants t1. L311- don. At. its bead are such men as Mr. A. Gutclien, who ran a s tnilar faitcry in Antwerp. Tlterc art- nbcttt. 100 expert cmtpl trees. all refug Vllren Mr. GlLCllCD and his or . in-lav: w-sz‘ chnecl cut. of B: in May, titty ttok with ihcni all the r.ugh diamonds they could carry. They hid 551116 in pockets and then- wives and children carried more in their handbags. They and people like l-liem, devote-d to the allied- catisc, are ICSDJLSiDIQ for the fac- tory. which they are convinced w;il shortly be extended. Tic opening oercmsny vtras presided OVGI by M. t-tulsmans the burgcmaster o1’ Ant- werp, an was attended by the Belrzian prime minister ttzto other government officials. Th: outgo- mastcr said: "This is the first of what Mr, Bevan, the nvtnstter lf labour, has called “international factcrzes." It has the grcnr, asset of giving the rfeugecs their start in a new life until vtctciy is wcn." — Lzttidon Mail. A fine example of the persist- ence of the humanitarian sbzrit. in tlmts cf stress and danger is fur- nished by the assistance be.ng fut‘- nlshed by Sweden to her unfzrtun- nte nelgiib rs. Norway and Finland the one a victim of German and the ether or Russian aggression. 1n spLtc of the fact that Swrden lies under the shadow cf Gcnnan wrath tr she should do the smallest tiring to incur German hostility, the Swedish pe pie have at»! hesit- ated to sh;w where their umpaih- zes lie. Tn Finland have gene 2,200 live pigs to fanners cut. ct Karena who escaped with their lives only and who have settled elsewhere. Fertilizers, seed mnchlnrry and im- nlcments have also bran given TooLs and machinery and special been ' and -. ma- chinists might resumcpwork. Sew- ing and knitting machxnes 1nd 3,- 000 b'cy:1es have been added to the list. To make up for the lose of homes. either abandoned or burned by the invaders, the Swedes have given to Norwav and Fntand n1 less than 2700 pre-fibficril/d h uses which are now in use. 1n addition. Swedish mWIPV I188 13'9" vided six children's homes in five different Norse tmivns and cttlcs.— Montreal Star. Nothing ls more important for the de-iriccromes than to leave no under-privileged citizen wrh justi- flcati n far the feeling that hi1 in- meets are neglecud by his ccun- try. There Ls mudn that is illusory about the dictators‘ boasted success in handling the l1n€mp"iym¢nt problem, and ln arty case the meas- PUBLIC FORUM This QOIIIIIII h u for the dleeuulou by eorrel duh of question: 0| lnhrut. Thu Churlottetovru Guardian 110cc lot uecellurlly endorse the opinion of norrelpoldeutl. PUBLIC hEALTfl CONDITIONS 1V - Slhf-CODIDB-rllli the services out- lined in previous letters with the conditions under watch these with prolonged fitness and tnetr depend- ems are expected to exist:- rtrst, compare me man of thirty or inn ty-uve years who is sick witn ‘i. uoerculosts and wno nus a wire and four ciuimcn wttn the war veteran who is also sick with ‘tubercincss anu has a wife and four chimera. Tne veteran and. ius uepenunns would receive a total upwams c! stoow per month and were cer- tauny is no citizen would abject; to tnem receiving n. But. because the other man was not. oid enough to take part in the worm war. he and his ftunttv are expected to prolonl life and prevent, further spread c1 oisease on 5on0 or $7.50 ‘per month. Again, compare tnis TB. sufferer with the ola age pensioner who ma until he was seventy years or more to prepare for a certainty; yet, that aged citizen, while be yet; hao a given amount, could receive $15.00 per month land 1 am one who does not. object. to this amount.) to Dro- vlde the necessities 01 rue ior one person. But, the young man who had only a few difficult years to save. and I say difficiu; because he was only be- ginnmg a home, his children were small and helpless; he, while 1.1. provided for his family for five years until every dollar was gone, and note in this case there was no re- serve for bitriai expenses; yet. With all these facts. rte was refused any assistance. I have olready stated that the old age pension was. u! my opinion. justified. The majority o! citizens consider it tikewise; if not, this ser- vice woutd not. exist. Then. if it. is justice, what. is tne treatment ac- corded the young man with a. pro- longed illness? Another comparlsonz-There is a grunt. to the hospitals so that. the citizen who is unable to Day but who needs treatment. for one ‘or tvto weeks may receive it, while the man who has been _sick for five years and needs assistance is re- fused. Is that. equality? 1 will make further comparisons in a later issue. 1 am, Sir. etc. IIUKIIHNITARIAN. Uanada At Washington (Globe and Mail) Premier MacKenzle King. in the review o-f the war situation which he gave to the house of Commons last bfonduy, expcssed amazement. and pain that. ctrian Canadam papers had be n so utiklnd as to indulge in criticisms of the inade- quite) of our present repzesaitailon at Washington, and makz‘ slight- tng and belittling teteenccs" to Mr. Christie, our Mtnis;er. He favored the Home with an int/resting ex- pzsttioti of Mr. Cnristies qualifica- Lions and tnctits and seemed to tuber under the imp esslon but, the '. ‘sms \V re animated by stme clltgible bias against. this af- ficial. our t-he giwnmcn of the cem- plalnt. against. the existing situa- tion is that, while the teclm cal icn at Washtnguon tnay have b discharged wiLh reasonabls ef- ficiency and deer-patch, the 3 has been at. this critical juncture a. 00m. pete neglect of th: very necessary task of giving to the grant. American public acle " iclureof thelrci‘ that Ciliillla. is p...y nir in the present. war. It is a role that if» hnghly creditable, but. evJn before Mr. Christie was laid aside by his re- grettable illness, no serious atbmpt was being made to illuminate the American mind about it. From ins cmLrsfon ve.y unfortunate conse- quences have flovred. Eciitoriafs in leading American papers upon which we have cam- m tired, suggtst the widespread prevalence throughout the United States of a relief that. Canada is making a relatively mugre contri- butor! to the fight fer freedom 0nd democracy, and the quesion Ls be- lntr asked whv th: United Stat/es should be called tipon to put. her lndustazlat and other reources at this disposal 0i Britain without stint‘. when Canada, s, poztner nation in th~ Brlfsh Commonwealth and an active belligerent. is not sefousiy straining herself 1n the common catise. If confirmation of the deplorable results of the passivity of our lega- tlon at Washington were required, 1i. can be found in some obrrvetions made in e recent intervew ven at Brantforu by Mr. JOhn Mac ormac. A native of Ottawa he sizraks with almost unique authority upon Can- adl-rtn-Amertcan relations. as. after for scmc years at Ottawa. he is now one cf its resident corrflvondents at. “fnshlngtcn, and he ts also the anther of an interesting bcok call- ed “Cnnrtdn-Amercifls Problem". It is Mr. MacCormack considued verdict that, although Canada is in a position to play an important part as an intermediary between the United States and Britain and could exztt great influence at. Wash- ington on behalf of the Mother- land, “she is verv striking not do- ing it." "Canadii", he declares, "Ls prcsrving s. deep and impenetr- able silence at the very time when future relations bwween the two halves of the EnrfLsh-speaktng world are being determined bv d‘- baie ov‘r the lend-lease bill", He lilSO points out how op nents of the bill are making u, taking point c!’ ink non-inclusion of Camda’: holdings in the United Shakes in the staterrrnt of Britain's dollar te- sources without any egfanufign of the traditions c4 American ir-eedtn wéulzi ‘pay, But democratic society must make good ‘ts past shzricorn- ingis, and an earnest- of its nurpcse is decidedly a part of total ck fence. -Phiia.delrphla Bulletin rcuttm duties appcrtaiirnz to our ' rcpzesenting 'I'he N‘w York Times 3500 CHABLOTTETOWN ll - IN CASE ENQUIRE (Jun-n Si. GUARANTEES lliE QUALITY A. PIGNARO 8t GO. WHO WOULD PAY YOUR ADDITIONAL LIVING EXPENSE W, K. ROGERS Agencies Ltd. THE COLOUR U-Z T Eli. 240 0F FIRE — THE LANDLORD? NOT LIKELY!! BUT YOU CAN INSURE IT AT LOW COST 1' | FROM.... Phone 5611-541 I . O-§O-O%O—O-OO-OO-O'O+O-Q }__. this policy being mode, and he ch-argcs that. Ottawa. has by muz- zung its rcprcstntatives at Wash- ington placed weapons in tne hands or the isolationists, ytlxn it should have been bucking tiv intervention- ‘stts to the best of its. ability. So l ; conclusion is that what ls need- ed is not, more Canadian NPFTSEDE- at-ion at. Washington, but. a. ccm- picte change of policy and outi- lock about the poblzm of Cana- olun-Amerlcan relations. It has long b en a favorite theme of our Prme Minister that Canada is peculiarly fitted to fill theprole qel-t- brtiveen Britain States, but. the of fir: mournt is . d ititerpret hemelf. Mr. King in h’s speech forecast that. som= high office] of t“? DID“!- ment of External Affairs would shertlv be sent to Wrishinszton to bolster up the B/liniz Mr. Christie. What ls needed at. on tgntioit is some crmmm-rilnq Defifltlfillltv. who could seen e the nttcifion of the Am'r‘con pubic for a. vivid pre- sentation of Canada's case. Hit And Run Penalty (Exchange! The bit-and-run motorist pre- sents to the authoritrs the most baffling pubic-m in the ieolm oi’ crime. This class of criminal can do so muoh damage in a moment and get awry so easily that ofbn only good fortune for the polce enables capture. It follows that. of those caught an example should be made so drastic that like-minded drivers will take no chance oi’ facing similar ptmishment. Sensing line preszni: bad sdmation and the seriousncss oi the crme. Mr. T. L. Church. M1‘. (Totonto-Broad-view) has lntrodnc. ed in the House oi Commons a bill to amend the Crim‘nat Code so that ins maximumflpenatty for run- rtinz away from e scene of an accident would be a yer’; imprison. merit without the Option of B. fine. Now t-Ihe maximum penalty is six months imprisonment or e fine oi It is claimed that. th= maizfstrata should have some dfsctetfon in sentencing convicted drivers; but, evidently Mr. Church hfls this in mlxid wirn suggesting the Year's imprisonment without the fine op- tion so a maximum penalty. There might be instances where a, rsser sentenoti would meet the ens“. But the prospect of no altemnttlve to o year's tmprsonment when the circumstances reveal definite onl- tousness on the part of the driver should be a powerful dean-rent. A cold-blooded driver may take ‘nooos”~ L KIDNEY . t "Pu u.“ n‘ Ht ' u.“ it“ ‘ N‘ bands. It may be settled by opening tlie rank! only to single girl soldiers. tire of job security Bltlllilhd has been at. a price that. no one bred in tticitrv a iiiciiatsoit tat... tie-t ui- ‘Say to Your Grocer I A Want lBRANMlN ORANGE PEKOE TEA l You will enjoy its superior quality +§-O-§f§%§§§ ch-auces on his insurance protfictlon; but realization that conviction may mean a. year in prison-with no tFm-ntttive punishment-should put a beke on his zndifference. VERSATILE SEAMEN PORTSMOUTH. EUR. — (CI?) -— . Registered men waiting to be called up for the Navy may soon be asked to volunteer for service in the Mer- cantile Marine. Grant. lo the Canadian travel bu emu to insist in promoting tour- ist business 1n Canada \v'il remain unchangd in 1941-42 if the govern- - t" cc-“mtticttdattsn is acceplkd. .—.——--—-___»——___ —_ = . l‘ wiittitiiiiititttsiiii WHEN vou auv 3 CAKES AT nrcuttin PRICE ijc-a it? 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