PAGE Form THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN nit GIIARLOTTETOWII GUARDIAN Morning Dally (Founded tn i881) President: Lieut. Col. W. Cheater S. McLura Vice-President: J. R. Burnett, FJJ. Secretary: Lleut. Col D. A. lllacKtnnon. 0.5.0. Bfior amt Managing Director: J. R. Burnett, FJ l. Axillfiiiilt Editors: Frank Walker and inn A. Burnett SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mali ln l’ L l., $4.00 per year; $2.50 for 6 months $1.25 fi-r 3 months; 50c for one month City Delivery: $5.00 per year; $3.00 for ti months $1.75 for 3 months 95y Mail in Canada and U.S..-L $5.00 per year Saturday Wei-lily: $2.00 per year; $1.00 for 6 months. 50c for 3 months. The Charlottetown liuurlllun may be obtained at llotalillk‘! News iigr-nry, 'l'ln South . a Agent-y, bietrupolilirn News Flue, stir [lily ' Ottawa: “olfn-s . Shop, Mont-tun, S. ll.; \e-wit Slirnrl, Chateau l-orlrlar, rrl, Srirlbnry, Ont; ilub Tobi-woo lullrn llrihertson, Amherst, h‘. S. "The Strongest Memory is Weaker than the Weakest Ink." uwrcrtsrihr A1715? 1r. ion. Colonel Ralston's Visit There is" a llllllllll‘ .\'llf>lllCllUli in welcrinriirg Colonel lllt‘ llllll. _l. l.. liztlstini, Minister of Na- tional llcfensc, to l'rinre lidivurd lslatrd at this tinic_ The prime purpose of the .\linister’s visit was achieved _\'l'>lt'l'llil_\’, when he presented the grzirluzitiug class of No. u ficrvicc Flying School with their "wiiigC-alie first class graduating under the ‘Qoiiiintintvcalth .»\ir Tiraining Plan in this Province, and the largest, we under- stand, since the scheme was inaugurated. Tile! Colonel ivill iiispcct the air and military training establishuictits iii the capital city of the Province before leaving for the mainland. “f: feel assured that his visit combines pleasure with business. and that he takes a gentiine satisfaction in visiting this Prtn-"ince, to which he is indebted fur his seat iir lktrliiuncnt. Perhaps "indebted” is not the word; lJCCLIIISC of all the members of the Dominion Government, he rates highest in public esteem. This is due not only to his un- questioned ability and practical knowledge of war requirements gaiiicd in the service of his country in the last war, but to the fact that his actions and speeches are those of a statesman. His cabinet colleagues take refuge not infre- quently in smokescrceirs of political subterfuge; their speeches are itiore misleading than infor- mative, and in some cases more conducive to heat than to light. Colonel Ralston’s practice is to speak as frankly as it is possible for one in his position to do. Ile has given Parliament riiore concrete information as to Canada's war effort than ztny other minister, and an analysis of his speeches will show that they are freer of political bias, and more concerned with the real issues at stake at this critical time. For the reason that Colonel Ralston is shoul- dering one of the gravest responsibilities of airy Canadian statesman in this war, and that he cannot be expected to know the details of party politics in Prince Fdivartl Island, we welcome his visitation on another account. \\'e hope that he will find time to road the report in yesterday's (itillrdian of Mr. ll. l7. .\lcl‘hcc's speech last wcck in the Legislature. The first part 0f Mr. l\lcPhec's spcccli-tlcalitrg with the fiasco of the Doniiiiioii-Pi-oviiicizil cnnfcrcirce on the Siriii; ltcpcirt, which zippcarcil in a previous rlsstic-ivoultl also Fqllly his attention. S0, too, \\'t)lllll the speech by the lcadcr of the Opposi- tion in our Legislzittirc, llon. Dr. \V. P. Mac- llillan. lltit we direct the Minister's attention ]\i'\l'llt‘lll.'ll'l_\' to y'cstr:i"tl.'~._\"s report of Mr. Mc- l’lier's address. Therein lit: will find (rxprcssed our grieviiiictts with respect to lack of wartime industrirs; to the serious condition of our farmers and ll>llt‘l‘lllt'll. and to ottr prohlenr of provincial financing which is becoming gravcr with l"\'\'l'\' :iiinii.il ili-firit and tlcht iticrcase. 'l'ht-rr-hi. t~iii_ ill‘ will fin-l specific complaint which, though llll'l'Cll‘ll tn the Provincial Gov- (‘l'lllll‘.'lll iii .\lr. .\lcl'lii*e's speech on the bud- gri, court-in.- his t>\\ll tltpilfllllClll as Dcfcnse Miiif-lt-r. For tli- t-onvciiiciicc of Colnircl Ral- pu,“ ‘h. .i,,,,~.- up. pm". uf .\lr. llcl‘liec's rc- lllill'l\'.~, \\lllt'll was pi lud by reference to the sillflllllll shinning niznlt- by the people 0f this ~.'l‘ti\'lllt‘(? in the lllilllll‘ ui llt-il (‘fins Zllltl “'11? iert-ivt-s Ulllllklllllliiilhf "Bccatisr of this torn" gcncrotis response to ptit otic zippcalsi !ll€‘l‘(‘ ‘is one matter which I v: i to draw :0 the (‘iovcrninszntis attention. It is a rrittitci‘ which has been 5112205196! l0 T1102 I am not. Jill’) to vouch for the truth of it. That ls llrt- tptutltin n1 political patronage in reference t.» tilt“ various \\.tr tiviiics and cven to the in.i=1<~r in i-iillslniriizs. It lilis born strggestcd to mo that pzfitlrxzil intlucnro has been exercised in rrfrrcncc to ('l‘lll'~IlllClliS ‘m certain of the liuiiirint; mid recrtutrng centres; It that. is true ll is ii most serious niattcr_ I am prepared to give the Government the information confiden- tiillv which was pit-sod on to m0. You can tuiderstiinri that these arc matters which it ls fiifdi-tiii for n private indlvldtral to investigate. an; -1 feel ‘it is my ditty to draw them to the itiviifitni of the Gt)\‘(’l‘llIIl(‘lll.. "l do know" that. in connection with war corr- lrzicis-toi- instant-v the work at the airport- zlicro was political patronage. and I nm sure the members 0t the (lf)'.'('l‘f‘inl.“ll[ know lt too. That ls one of tlic things about which people will re- bel. This war vffurt is being financed by every one of us Wllllt‘ we nro prepared to pay our taxes freely, we do not want. any of it applied to political plllfltbis. I do not think anyone can express hiinsr"! too siriiiiglv on that point. I have some information in this regard. If the members of the Government nri- desirous of conducting an investigation I shall be pleased to co-opernte with tlicm and give them the information which I have." A stippnrtrr of the tiiivr-riiiticiit stiliseqirtintly criniplitiurtl in the l.t'gl~l‘lllll’l‘ that .\li', .\lt"l’l1cr1' wzis only rrpr-iitiiig "strt-i-t gossip." \\'e are. sure (illllfliFl liiilsttiii will l.'ll\" a different view‘ of the situation. .\lr. .\lt‘l‘h<e is a furlllri‘ .\lilli<- ed by the Defense Minister's casion. We hope Colonel Ralston will be able to visi visit on this oc navigation, for instance-and see the advantages, from the town rail\v.'1_v wharf improvements, meantime, we gladly stibscribc In strength for the very onerous and duties he is discharging. -= EDITORIAL NOTES n “Wings” Oll graduates. May it he privileged to as tens at present, will be required to assure abundant success to otir nrnis_ m n- : n- Benjamin Franklin American statesman, diplo- matist and author, died this date, I790. His fam- ous experiment in proving the identity of lightning and electricity was made in June I752. Besdics achieving a great reputation as a man of science, he did much for the establishment of American independence. He induced France to ally with the revolting Colonies, and before leaving Paris made commerce treaties with Sweden and Prussia. His last public act was to address a petition to Congress for the abolition of slavery. His writings were mostly political and economic. n- : 4 w Hon. R. I. Maniori is doing the rounds of London btit is not creating the sensation or en- thusiasm of Wendell Willkie. The Hon. Doctor is not made of the stuff that turns the other cheek. His parting shot at the Canadian Con- servative Party, which did him the honour of electing him leader, is given in Toronto Saturday Night as follows: “Doiit be a leader of the Coir- servativc party, for then your throat will be cut when you are down. Another moral: If you bring your son up to be a politician tell him the facts of life very early." is a s i: Colonel and the Honourable _l. L. Ral- ston, visiting the city today, has the honour and distinction of being the only member of the present Liberal administration whom Dr. hlanion trontcmplritcd including in his National Government. llnving failed in his praiseworthy attempt, the doctor has not been forgotten by the Minister of Defence, who has sent him to London with the rank of LieuL-Col. to coordinate the war charity organizations over there. There is thus a nicastire of iiiagiiiiiiiniity even among politicians, notwithstanding the Doctor’s second “moral." w a m n- Tlic New Zealanil fruit marketing ziutlioritics are again faced with the problem of disposing of the country’s entrie frtiit crop in the domestic market, writes Mr. C. B. liirkctt, Assistant Trade Commissioner at Aticklatid. The pro- spects for the current season so far as exports are concerned are extremely unfzivotirnblc. The limited refrigerator cargo space Hl/Illlllble at New Zcaland ports will be entirclv occupied with meat and dairy products, the demands of which will receive attention lJCfUTC those of fruit. Fur- thermore the United Kingdom control of im- ports of fruit has been considerably tightened. i: m >l< >l< ‘It appears that wlicthcr or not the port of Churchill on lludsoir Bay will be uscd for cargo handling next shipping season depends upon the shipping companies, ziccortliiig to Transport Minister Cardin. IIe said the elevators at Churchill were full of grain. It was not possible for the (‘loverirnicut to force shipp- ing companies to send their vessels t0 Clrttrchill, the hliiristet‘ told rptcslioners during consideration of a SllplllClllCillilFy estimate for $68,000 to cover the additional amount required to meet the deficit of the llutlsoii Bay Railway. “Ncvcr have so many paid so much for so for himself provincial and na- tional standpoints, of completing the Charlotte- the to the welcome extended him by all sections of our people, and trust that he will continue to enjoy health and responsible Stimiirerside R.C..-\.F. has the distinction of being the first training school ltcre to bestow turn out many more pilots as time passes, for certainly indications are that as many thousands, - NOTES BY TllE WAY t us a little later in the season—at the opening of I A Iilcturo is nllbllilled o! Mr- sttttng in a Ion- . Beginner's luck, we sup- Wendsll Wlllkls don bus pose, not him a B€&l.—-PlLIlCh liacl thought-Ottawa. Journal. At the moment bitter enemies. is an impossible Recorder and Times. craft gunners Hamilton Spectator. of Percy R/JL. times in this one—.said on Satur- day, after his latest experience: "Hitler isn't goin to keep me from following my life orig occupation. I am going back to sea." —I.iondon Times. The view of A. L Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, that British victory will not. merely 0e certain but. quick if the Ern- plre can hold until American aid becomes fully effective points to a belief that. Germany. will crack badly once the full power of an Allied offensive can be brought to bean-Sabin Daily star. Some exception ha; been taken to buying new planes and Increas- ing the mileage flown in wartime, but it Ls pointed out that. fast mall ls especially important during a war effort, that 50 per cent of the passengers are on war business. and that air servlce between Can- ada and the United States will be a substantial source of tourist traf- fic and of assistance to the ex- change sltuaLiorL-Toronto Star. Italy is a severe economlo burden to Germany. 1t should not be for- gotten mat ln order b0 supply Italy with coal a. German train must. be sent. every twelve minutes through the Brenner Pass. As Italy's stocks of oil grow less Germany will have to supply them, draining her own and st-ill further straining her tran- sport. system. Unless there is a change in the fortune of Italian arms the Axis partner may become a grave military burden for Ger- many too. Politically there are al- ready certain disadvantages for (iéflilfllly in the close i-le with It-aly now that France ls militarily dc- feated.-—l\fanchest.er- Guardian. Picking up a couple of the Royal Caitaidiau Air Force boys down in London this week we asked one of them how lie liked the ivork the Canadian Legion Y. M. C. A., Knights of Columbus, Salvation Army and others are doing. "They treat us swell," the boysald Then lie went on to say how they made life in the Air Force more comfortable for CVOI'_VO!I‘B. how they ])l‘0\'.'L‘lC(.l them iNllll sports. cou- ccrts, games, and supper tions, to say nothing of providing writing paper and other articles. Windsor Star. The day of America isolation is dead and gone, though Berlin does not yet appreciate this fact. The American people have a realistic understanding of their stake in this war. They no longer regard the Atlantic a sure bulwark against sworn enemies of the democratic system. They see it for what. lt ls, not. as a "bulwark" at all, but; I15 s. broad highway over which any ad- venturer ls free to sail, lf ever the defenses of British sea power should be broken down. We know Precisely what. we would be up against. 1f this should happen, and if tlte liole coast not. only of Eur- ope but of Africa, in close proxi- mity to the untlefended states of South America should fall into Hitler's hands-New York Times. The maple sugar industry ls a big busiiics-s. About 15.000900 trees are tapped annually, and the crop of syrup and sugar is worth sever- al million dollnrs. When the wel- come cry "Slips started!" rcsounds from the farrrrs of southern Canada, New England, Ohio, Peirnsylvairia, New York. Wisconsin. and Michi- little,” commented .\lr. l’. C. Blaclt ltiions, Cum- berland), in an zipparciit parody on Prime Min- istcr Churchill's famous reference to Britaiiihs airmen: “Never have s0 many owed so mtich to so fciv." n: at 4- n- gan. it. heralds a picturesque phase of the farm's calendar. It. means frosty, starllt. nights, sunny days; clouds of steam front the weather-beaten sap house; bright fires far into the night. It rnonns hard work and fun; gather- Six mouths ago the New" Zealniiil \\'licat Ctilll~| initlcc forecast that for the season 1940-41 there would be 300,000 zicres of lilll'l under wheat. This" acreage at rin :ivt-ra_;t~ yield would llftltlllft‘. some l),lIOO_.OOO bushels and thertliy render New. Zetiliiiitl itidepciirlretil of inlpurts apart from :1‘ small importation of hard wheat for lilcntling purposes. The acreage for the current season at 240,000 is less than for 1930-40 and, if it were not for the high yield per lltTl‘ expected, New Zezrlaiitl would be farther from her objective of being self-sufficient in whcrtt production than she was last season. Approximately 9,000,000 bushels nrtist be prriiluccrl lit-fore imports can be dispensed with. Lindt-r strict govt-riiiiicnt control‘ of wheat purchases, imports arr l\(‘]ll to a uiiiii- llllilll and are obtained almost exclusively from .\trslrali:r. 4- v a 4i \\'c have been zislterl if it be right and pFOpCT for an official to appear before the Lrgislzrtiirtr or (‘itv Cotiiieil and address the members on the work of his department, answer questions or explain t-xpr-iiili:tir<-s._ No, t-t-rt:ii|ily' not. N0 one 11.1,- the right to speak in the llnu-"c or in the Council (Ilrrtiulicr but the iluly elected rcprt-seirta—' carrier] in mind. (llll('I'\\'l>'(‘ the clt-clctl ber. and the r-lertcil llll'llllit'l' and privilege of addressing his t‘~llt‘.'t_;ttt‘.<. To nbrogzrle this rule is a step iiwvarils the strength- r-iiing and dt-veliipirii-iit of lilll‘l'illlt‘l't'l(‘y, wlicrc llT of Public \\'orl\~ and fnrnicr Attorney" (icner- a.‘ of ihi< l'ri.\~€iit-i-_ llt- i< not iii the habit of |ii.'ilt- iii; tinf-iiiiidrrl alligsniiiriiis, and as a veteran of thr- lnst \\‘:n‘ ll!’ i~--~lil,-c (‘vilunt-l Ralstrlu-nbnvr- the stispiciriir of pulling politics" bcfnrc national tlsfcnst- l~>ll(‘S. \\'c trust, therefore, that what- ever impetus is l'l'l|llfl'(‘ll to institute an inquiry into Mr. Mcl'lrcc’s complaints will be furnish- the official rules and rlittlalvs zind the iiiroiiipt-t- t-nt t-lt-cteil dcniocrzit l)l'(‘lilil('$ merely a mrtsprnv. .\l(‘llll)('l'$ of the Legislature and (fity Cotincil should oppose willr all llir-ii" might any attempt to place officials iii thc position (if responsible ministers or converters of committees. delayed. But ever must. be account. 1'0 fielding “for Lhe dressed to enemy territory, many l bonds sent to German in the United States. which it will ll1k'lll-| bnsls at the whim‘ II“ H": rim‘! bbiitrgnwlilrcifiglliigbfiirmcrs can rnrn by acres of land which would ofliwor- wire be planted to wheat in 1041 would be nmmint were mrnrti. ‘$100000 acres will be put tn mg the sap through the grove; calls to horses or oxen: stoklng the rearing fire beneath the evaporator. It means ncigliborliness and good cheer at. a "sugarlng off." Arid tlrrotrgli the busy days irndl nights. one senses that all irature’ ls stirring in response t0 the re.- ctirring . isrn nf warmth. The slip liiis_ .".tnrtcd.-»Cliristian Science 5° Monitor. One of the strange quirks of cen- sorship ls that, even ln war-time registered mail rcmiilils invtolable. It can be opened for inspection and t delivery and may be indefinitely irlstcred letters they had been duration." Todav a blg room at the censorship lread- 1 quarters ln Bermuda Ls devoted in We Storage 0f registered letters ini- of them containing uncut dlia-' ntoirds. bank-notes or l Ottawa correspondents figure lull) out that Western wheat farmers will, tn effect. get a 15 or tanning, . .. . . _ _ b hl b0 “Vcf "f lllf‘ l'°"l'l"- llrr-Iiiio-t an official Ill-ll vgsrci-lcrenliss iibriv liihlflhCtiNglteilNE , , do is to sit iicnr the lllllll>it'l‘ or convene: zurrlod/Ilieflovcrnment has set. aftgure 3 °¢l°°k»' supply him with ilctztils and figures" not casil_v'°l 230-090-099 bmhels 01' 0119M A" u" accept 0f'i l1 qblfltfl siimmerfalllng 9.000000 33600000.’) l! the total ’l‘liis would equal i6 cents a‘ bushel on the 230.C00.000 bushels‘ which can be delivered. It is hardly llkelv to work out. liinl- way. of course. Much ‘i The Germans say there are ten million rats tn Paris, Really. Hit- ler's army must be larger than we 74,000,000 Ger- mans are trying to rule 124,000,000 other people, verynefzneny of tllrem re very Oflg, . Hitler will probably find that. this ‘ilckly sweemh taslc-Brockvllle ‘m Malta -ls also standing up well to Hitler, as is evidenced by the down- lng of thirteen German planes by the Royal Air Force and anti-air- stationed there.- Walter Kent, 51, ship's fireman , . h“ been mrpedoed seven time? trek of Iondons poor toward one N ill] DO , h four times in the fir); viigipanxd flivreg Shaw“ Eight "musand Wm sleep invlia- ~ 1-‘ l l Britain Sees ll Thro "I Bring You PAUL A. TIEBNIY— WI! Eflllfll’. NOW York lost (Copyright, 1M1, By New York Poll, 1M) many Hindus. A very grave India‘: the moment sevggtlmmbrewew their names. And in another cor- ner is a grocer who in his yellow!‘ ARTICLE ll Nightfall in the East End of Ion- don. There ls something of s moon to make ghastly the skeletons of bomb-wrecked tenements. Over other unpleasant odors lies the stench of burned bers. From. an directions, convexity: on the entrance to the huge 0e o! a great public market, come nes of people-mien, women and, I regret, some children. Literally hundreds of the women are pushing baby carriages, but there aren't. many babies. Most of die carrlese-r are laden with family bedding. What we are seeing is the gyeat of the cltys largest public bomb in the big cellar tonight. Tomorrow ,mornlxig they will emerge again and hustle off to their daily duties. Th9 cellar spreads over several acres, apparently. The ceiling to about twelve feet high. The alr al- ready ls a bit. thick. ‘There Ls an incessant. scufrllng of feet; over con- crete, a. babble of voices, and a. Jolt-ling comparable to a 14th Street subway platform. Bu a Cement Floor ugh _ Good News" ls uctlngoclasslnEMll-sh- yOIJIII MEI! HQ days was a sergeant Sikh regiment tn great natural dlgnll-Y so swartihy face between t. blanket. I-Ie abould have a story to tell, for he has t Lha White I-Iobso. tea a um an adjoining young, dark-eyed wife smiles shyly. A bit later I come upon "Mary. the mother of six, the last one only last. month." Mary, like moat of the other: by now, has gone to bed for the night. But having been peered at settlement workers and other well- wlshers all the days of her life, she ls completely unembarrassed and cracks a broad Joke for the visitor om America. Young Take It hail: ‘mu young and the middle axed Obviously it must have been pretty terrible down here last autumn when there was only a dirt floor and the accumulated muck of generations covered the place. But now the floor has been cemented, the necessary sanitary arrange- ments have been made, oots have been installed in tightly crowded 1n a. place like this show amazing resiliency and have adiustcd them- silves tio the new lat]: vggr remark- a. la speed. Only their hands tn Illa wrestle and run. I meet an Anglican priest. He tiers of Lhree. Great brick partitions, near-Ly two feet; thick, reaching nearly to the ceiling. subdivide the plane Into sections. They have been installed to cut down the loss of life tn case of a, direct hit, but; they serve also to create an added neltghborltness by subdividing the thousands of occupants into small, compact units. In a. general sense the families who are neighbors in normal times are still neighbors down here, for each regular occupant has his own bunk. "Must. Do Something About It." My first: impressions of the place are bad. How can people endure this life? Do not the noise and crowding drive them mad? The smell of unwashed bodies, the bunks where each occupant Ls separated operatlvely run and staffed largely o! fies and a bun Dy a young girl has worked all his llfe among these people, who literally give him their adoration. Ho ll concerned Just now because in aunt-her shelter, in thacryptofaohiuchbulltbyfilr Christopher Wren, the authorities are about to install the standard Woe of berth. "It's not. simple, really," he re- marks. "People would rather nave double beds. For one thins. T-hey don't have enough bedding lf every member of the family ls to sleep alone. Besides, there are the habits of a lifetime to be considered. I'm asking for an experimental install- ation of double berths." Then I am urged to vlalt’. the can- teen. These shelters have by now a. quite zood canteen service. co- by volunteers. I was given a cup who, wlm her companions, works only by scant inches from the oc- cupant. of the next, and above all the continual movement. o1’ this great herd of humankind. Neither is a conversation with s. shelter doctor very reassuring. "Lice," he says. "Don't lean against: anything. We must soon be doing something about it. I've checked only one section thor- oughly, but I suppose 00 per cent. of the people are infested. So ts the bedding. They used to leave it here overnight, but. we make t-hem take it. away every morning now. When summer comes the situation going to be worse.” I asked about. colds, throat infec- tions and such things. 1n Woolwortlrs. At. their own ex- pense they have decorated the can- teen a bit. and brought themselves smocks o! inrlform color. pride 1n the shelter achievement-s. Each of those I visited bragged of some atrial] advantage its tenants ioom; another stsall a radio; another had m» best canteen. 1n the crypt. Here is comers, on the tombs of bishops, sleep Cock- ney Joe and his missus and his klds. The crypt. takes all sorts of Irregular Everywhere there Is great, simple One had a rear-cation wu the first to ln- Unlque among shelters la the one turns and twists, and major .~f the Imila. He has s1- neady gone to bed, but slight? m? clothes drawn up thinly under his beard that ha shows only a. urban and good been to America and once was one of a group of British soldiers who had sands of about; their deadly work o! offence and defence, manned by valiant young men whose lives are dedlcw ed to the cause of liberty. HALIFAX.'N.S. Wheninllallfaaatoplattlra “Nova Sou ' ", a modern Ire-proof structure with the latest fire protective ap- plianoes- 170 splendidly appointed guest rooms, all with bub and shows, an hating tax! and baggage Qanafes- charges. Lit .'\Nf\l)ll\i\ \'\llUN-\l. n2... War Ottawa Joumll Toda British and Imperial are .t htlng 1n the , Ltbya, In Italian East Africa-sol- diers from the United Kingdom, Australia. New Zealand, India. Ia: the United Kingdom itself tihe home troops stand on rd tn their hundreds of tliousan . forces from Canada and Newfoundland by their side, ready for whatever Hit- ler may try. In tlhe For East, tn Hoing Kong and Singapore, and many another fortress of freedom. British soldiers stand by their arms, ready to Ilglht and, 1f need be, die In defence of the British way of living. Up and down t-he seven seas range the ships of the Royal Navy. ardlng the ocean highways for a traffic on which Britain lives, harassing the enemy where- ever he can be found, sailing good weather and bad, In per- petual vlgllance—lroldirrg the seas of the earth against the aggressors. In the skies of the United King- dom, over Europe amd Africa, thou- Brltish war-planes go The United Kingdom itself has become a. great arsenal, with every man, and woman actively in the war. And wherever the enemy Britain’s World - Wide all, these people have always lived in very were all huddled together In the homes they came from. By suppose their systems are so full of anti-bodies that they are immune. No, no colds; no epidemics. Yes, in- deed, remarkable." i For the next few hours, I move g freely around in this shelter and two others neighborhood, woman who has been doing wel- fare work in the neighborhood for f years. Latter tn the evening I bid er back to the market. shelter 1,0 spend the rest; 0t’ the night. Street Scene Underground Gradually dawns upon me. These people are not ln distress. As they seem not. only to be able to endure the life but. also to extract. a great deal of One of the big factors ls t.lie elec- t-rlc light. great blackness prevails: but down here there ls continual brightness, even after 1 o'clock when tilre lights are somewhat dlnrmed. The pai-tlonlng of the cellar has created a sort. of street system The young men lounge against walls, much as they used to stand at. store windows in pre-war days. The girls giggle at the IJOlIILOG wlttlclsms of the voting mm. and make wise- crtrcks of their own. The older people sit in neighborly (‘Ilrat group of middle-aged domes over there is telling dirty stories, or my ears are falling me.) Some one is me one else has a conccrtlna. I turn a corner a quiet section. room here for 20 persons. but there are only l-wo elderly women. "Nice and quiet here." I observe, I want to be moved." says one of the old women. y regrswl-ed letwlr‘l want to be where there's more ed for, and when Pflible and more sociability." n .. .. .. every corner, every recesslautlllzed No. he says. Not; much. After w create: so" o1. homeiThe people there are certain they have the best. spot. in all England. “Cosy? they say. “Cosy and safe. And safe lt. ts, ls anything can be sate, for over the heads of these folk were about eight feet of the heavgst vaulted stonework Ima- no crowded quarters. - They now I C. in the same general acwmpanled by a Nearly everyone nearly everyone good night; and make my way I walk over the amazing truth a matter of fact, pleasure from it. sad’ but strong‘ mo‘ Up ln the street the early m the evening, ‘he lBl-Iily hadn't. stroll by, arm iii arm, THE POSTS WA“ on the cots clusters and chat. “mud, mum“ are eager an invasion. playing a harmonica. and come upon 'I‘1rere would be u", hm". u mm are working with tn a common cause. “It's too quiet. the British can and will Hitler to his kneel. But now I am back in the big shelter. The lights are turned down. seems to sleep; seems also to snore. The air thickens by the min- ute. I am reminded o1 hire foulneas of the old S. S. Son Jaclnto tn whose bottom-most. hold I was hauled to France in l9l'l. People stir restlessly in the narrow bunks. to look at. the old lady who hurled her husband yes- terday. She lies there, fully clothed under her scraggly blankets. never thought frowslness and dig- nity could be combined. But here they are. Her old face is dirty, and I campaign for "peace” Included 1n I am suddenly reminded of a. re- mak made by a shelter Marshal "You can tell 'em In America. that of course we don't. like lt. but we can do it. and you can also tell 'em Hitler can't lick the East Enid." d up to 4:05 a.m., Feb. I1, 1941, when I was there, l-Iltler most cer- EDITOR BELIEVES: The people of Britain will not crack. The defenses of Britain are and the people for Ilitler to attempt Britain will not starve. The Nazi-held nations of Europe are being organized to take part in a great revolutionary upsurge when British capital and British labor- marked hslnony Given shipping and given supplies carry the war to the Confluent and bring shows aggression there 1s Brltatxr ready to strike back; wherever a. small country determines to stand by democracy their: ls the mighty aid of Britain by its side. This is Britain at. wacr tmd trhlS. in Mr. Churchill's famous phrase. ts her finest hour. If Britain were beaten today there would survive a. legend of valor from which pres- ently a. new civilization would emerge. But sire ls not being beaten —t.he glory of her arms and trhe in- domitable will of her people will break up and disperse the march of the savage Hurts. Turkey Is Next i? ‘Eraser- APRIL 17, 1941 SPRING The Latest Shades ti; ROUGE LIP STICKS POWDERS By Elizabeth Arden and llolena Rubinstein ask to see the new Liquid Bronze Glow Make Up JAMIESOWS DRUG STORE sin-slices as solemn, and declined that. the British Government u. peeled the German Government to adhere to them. Doubtiess tlho ‘Purklah President turned these deoolleottons over 1n his mind Frown this point he could hardly forbear- movtnc on. In his memo- ries. to 1939 and to President Roosevelt's request to Herr Hillsi- hhat he give a. blanket assurance d non-a esston for ten years to a long l of countries, as a prelimi- nary to dlscustans looking u» per. manent peace; and Hitler's blank. eta denial 1n rejoins:- first my in the couxgltdlexsmfilrus Hamid stood 1n danger agrees on. Ten of the countries in Mr. Roosevelt's lb: have since been overrun, all of them, save France, in the spirit of wanton a on; and against; two more of the listed states Jugoslavla. and Gzeeos, Germany l: now wazfng war. ma. be ueumed Resident read-ted for the telephone to gve warning to his country's defenders that ttie Hun was at the gates and that not s moment in defensive prepari- tlone could be lost. TIME TABLE CHANGES Efiective Sunday. April 27, l94l n!" information {mm again lllllllllll Nllllllll (Wimlipeg Free Press) Turkey has had her warning that , she ls next. on the list tn Hitler's the war news broadcast. by the Nazi was the statement that von Paper: trad called upon the Turkish Presl- dent, to glve htm "assurances" that the developments tn the Bal- ltcxayns implied no threat to his coun- When von Papen withdrew his lll-omened visage from his pres- ence the Turkish President prob- ably gave some time to reflection. I-Ie would, perhaps. recall that lIl February, 1937, the President: of Poland received an "assurance" from Nazi Germany through Held- Marsiral Goerlriig: Gemmny would not. attack Poland and had no tn- tentlon of seizing the "Polish Corr- idor. I say that sincerely and cale- gorlcally; we do not need the Corr- idor. He could not give proof of tihls: 1t. was a question whether his ‘ word was “believed or not." I-le would also remember that. this was , not the first. or tlre last of these assurances-that. as recently as January 5, 1039. Hitler advised M. Beck, the Foreign Mlnlster of Po- land. in these terms: "The Mints- ter could be quite as ease; there would be falls aooomplls in Dina; ztg and nothing would be done render difficult titre situation of Polish Government. And tihen there were those freely offered, whole — hearted guaran- tees to Czechoslovakia tn March. 19.38, given simultaneously with the negotiable "I couldn't understand it. y by Germans $13‘? ‘wrong. There wasn't any joke. llady says again. "I'm lonesome. I bitrled my husband yesterday at. conducted above izround by various guaramned mvigililumliriiiiiziitliiiiopicit n r 1n.- n am wn no .19 sre r. e- lsldcs tho heal-iii lectures. there are‘ classes ln bomcmriking, music and so forth. {as far as possible, there is some hl qourg on evedrry night. Further, _t ere ls In this mighbor-hrmd thire are per acre. But. on the average the of the farmers will, by the bonus. coarse from 10 to l5 cents a bllShQl grains where it will earn only $2 the ‘lo-cent minimum. pence comes delivery has to be The doctor comes on the scene made to the proper person. ~98fl1"- I b sitter the last. war it took the ltJT-"llg-“lmd 170111810. docfior?" asks . Y Berent countries two or threei e ° a Y- years to sort out. and deliver all the 771°“? Wm be- As the doctor moves away, I ask the old lady if she goes to nll his ectures. “Oh. yes." she says. "I was n; |one last night." fwritit was tit about?" ‘I don't, know exactly," she says nu uni-a in owl l" t" fl|lgujqlgl by sorrsapoadaaln o! qaaalloaa at Interest. The 1 Charlottetown Gaardiaa daaa aol l asaaaaarlly endorse iks lillhll at esrraaoaadaaea. I didn't. _ oulsten. But it was something I smiled, because the joke seemed be on the doctor. Bu’. I was "It was something to do." the old welfare work formerly agencies has been oirlld care, ll he ra o. 0W1‘ a Premier Campbell, Mayor Holman and others have deemed it. neces- sary tor the better our war efforts to to. e away from the crippled widows and tncapablee the few dollars granted to them ov- er ten years ago, I would suszest that our Governments would take a cue from Hitler and do away with these crippled widows and ables. They also should exterminate the patients at Palconwood and In- consideration should be Blven to the sick in our hospitals for after all what right has Divine Providence to inflict such a burden on our gov- erning powers? By this action they would be able perhaps tI- add small cam increases to their own salaries. UNEMPLOYMENT, ETC. Sin-Since Hon. Mackenzie Kins. rosecutlon of incap- rrnary. We also think that. some to say as well the authority of Herr Hitler. The Nazi British Government: that: these as- surances had been given; and they were referred to l-Imlse of Commons by Prime Min- ister Chamberlain and ‘Lakkk of Austria. As the troops moved into Arlstrla. 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