than, roux _ ‘TH E. G UARDIAN llnralng Daily (Pounded In lilim Lulhorlusl an rleciiiiu Cline llall. I'm-I "m" ‘ Department. Ottawa. The Island lluistillisn lublinlilne Co. Idiom and Blilrlssglllg lnri-i-tur .I is lsiirnell- Ananolale lslllnr. Frisnli Willi"- "The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest |nk." / DIIARLOTTETOWN. SATURDAY. Ill-VIC" 5. 1949 ..Federal Fiscal Evasiiiiis "The report of the Auditor-General of Con- nda might not seem to su99°5l “i” l"l°'e-sl'“g pgqding" says Montreal Gazette. Anil Yel lab“ l; cent official documents have proven to e_ greater interest than_this report of hiarh/Srgiizp Sellar. For in preparing the few": ~ _ ' looked into - ' ' r-Generol, ofutihlfedntllorgsciiknilcliiiffed of the Government's actions and has found them to be irregular; And this irregularity is particularly inlereillll9 l" ‘l has to do with the way of handling the taxP°Y' It's money. - _ ,, "Th; phrase "order-in-council government has often been used to describe the Liberal re- girlie at Ottdwo. And the description would seem to be objectively confirmed by this public offic- ial, who, by his special office, is above the GOV- grnment and apart from it. He has looked into corners not easily accessible to others. What he reports is what many others have suspected- "Orders-in-council are a very swift and ol- tels a very secretive means of legislating. They have their proper uses. But by their. na-tiire they are particularly likely to have their improper abuses. They can do things that are irregular, with the apparent hope that their secrecy may conceal their irregularity. _ “In his report Mr. Sellar draws attention _to the way‘ in which a whole series of orders-in- council concerning the Department of Notional Defence have violated some of the most elemen- tary and basic principles of government spend- ing. For these orders-in-council made payments ln advance, thereby evading the control of Parliament. _ _ "it has long been a fundamental principle that the Government cannot make payments ex- cept for goods that have been actually delivered and for services that have been actually perform- ed. By this means, the record can be kept straight. When at the end of a fiscal year a de- portment has on hand money lhat was voted to it by Parliament as appropriations, but has not been spent, this unused balance must be "written off." The estimated expenditures for the next fiscal year must be embodied entirely ln a new vote by Parliament. As Mr. Sellar points out, this practice is imperative "to ensure that the Executive be ever in a state of dependency on Parliament for funds." "But this well-known and essential prin- eiple was apparently violated in these five or- ders-in-council. These orders-in-council involved the expenditure in advance of a sum amounting to $680,967.28. They authorized payment! t0 ""5 amount before work was completed or materials supplied. _ "lt is a significant fact that all five of these orders-in-council were issued in the "Wlllll of March, i948, one of them as late as March Z3. As the fiscal year ends on March 3i, it would appear that the Department of Notional Defence was attempting to dispose of an un- spent sum by making payments in advance, in- stead of allowing it to appear, after March 3i, as surplus that would have to be written off and re-voted. By this irregular procedure the Gov- ernment has, in effect, spent this sum _of near- ly $618,000, which would otherwise have had to be requested from Parliament as port of the esti- mates for the followin-g fiscal year. / "lt would seem that the only vestige of leg- ality thotwould justify such on irregular method , would lie in the Transitional Measures Act. This act is a remnant of wartime, when the Govern- merit empowered itself to do extraordinary things in order to cope with emergencies. "But a mem-ber of the cabinet has admitted that not even the Transitional Measures Act . justified these five extraordinary orders-in-coun- braid across the chest, a sword and block cock- ed hat with‘ white ostrich feathers — at official ceremonies. The others wear morhiiig clothes, as‘ does Viscount Alexander, the governor-general. when he officietes at formal ceremonies in Ot- tawa. The lieutenant-governors of Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, ‘Alberto and British Columbia still cling to tradition and appear in ‘formal levee dress at official ceremonies such as the opening of legislatures. ln New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Manitoba the present incumbents wear formal morning attire only. Levee dress was worn by the Hon. Frank Heartz when he filled the gubernatorial position here some years ago. IEDITORIAL NUItS f Tomorrow, first Sunday in Lent. James Vl a. i died this date inn. Tonight Boy Scoiits ‘and Cubs entertainment. l‘ 7 I Good progress being mode at the Legislat- ure, with the prospects of the budget debate early next week. o w The St. Lawrence seaway project seems to have suffered another setback. One of the lost acts of United States Secretary of Defence, James Forrestal before his resignation, was en- dorsotion of that project._ X * I Charlottetown has long had excellent taxi service at remarkably low rates, particularly for one-fare trips. There can be little complaint that toximen now find it necessary to make a tell cent increase on single fares. The move also brings that rate more in line with values for trips for two or more passengers. ' I I I The repeal of the obnoxious "autonomous" clauses in Prince Edward Island's trade union act removes the anti-labour stigma which had attached to this Province. Our union members lore comparatively few in number, but depriv- ing them of the fundamental freedom of asso- ciation was a threatito itheifreedom of all. _ Agriculture Minister Frank Putnam of Brit- ish Columbia hos been negotiating with other Provinces in an effort to bring in uniform legis- lation on margarine across Canada. He said all the provinces but Quebec have agreed that if!" 9°Ye|'""l9 the sale and manufacture of the commodity should be of similar as possible, The Paul Flying Service has been exception- ally busy during the last few days in emergency flights. ln addition to carrying patients from outlying districts to hospitals, it also has been employed tofing private isolated individuals to their destinations, besides conveying Dr. Harold Stewart, Eldon and Dr. Shapiro, New Glasgow to their patients. s- w w Postmaster General Ernest Bertrand an- nounces that the Post Office Department is planning to issue a 4-cent postage stomp to commemorate the entry of Newfoundland into Confederation with Canada when the govern- ments of Canada, Newfoundland and the United Kingdom ratify the union. The stomp will be on sale at all the principal‘ post offices in Can- ada and Newfoundland on the ist. of April. Hippolyte Adolphe Taine, French historian, died this date i893. Was a foremostvliterary critic and man of letteis, enjoying a high repu- tation both in France and England. His great historical work (unfinished) is Origines de la France confemporaire, analyzes minutely the cause of the French Revolution. He was a con- cise yet powerful writer: "A society cannot be founded only on the pursuit of pleasure and power; a society can only be foundedon thc respect for liberty and justice." Five years ago, in March i944, Canadian troops fighting with the British 8th. Army in Italy helped clear, with o few exceptions, all .__a K‘HII_;.G.UARQMN- LIllARl-QTTEIQLVYN ' \ - r - r29‘?! bueuc FORUM b l‘lsle column is open-to the ' ' b] our j of questions of interest. ‘the Guardian docs not necessar- lly endo the uplnlvls ill currespondensa. i-éos-Q-ee-m-w-t-eetee-q APPROPRIATE owes rue cameos lN rile- uauofl _ He's wek-r-ri‘ Pur ‘roe --- Blr:—-The following lines, taken from “Locksley Hell." written by Lord Tennyson about. one hundred years ego. might be of interest to some of your readers, at this time:- "For I dlpt lnto the future, for as human eye could eee. saw the vision of the world. and all the wonder that would be; Saw the heavens flll with com- merce nrgoslee of magic sails. Pilots of the purple twilight, drop- plng down with costly bales: Heard the heavens fill with shout- ing, and there rained u. ghast- ly dew, From the nations‘ alry navles. grappling ln the central blue; For along the world-wide whis- per of the south-wlndrustllng win-m, Wlth the standards of the peo- ples plunglng thrdlthe thun- der-storm, - 'I‘ill the‘ wardrum throbbed no longer. and the bottle-flags were furled In the Parliament of man, tihe Federation of the world. There the common sense of mast. tits’ Remit-uremia sgiziier usr veins oF siii or snuzssioe roan ‘niose iiinicr - wees-woke new come 3 wig ll’ seam-lune Like ‘filii 7-Way» / uiu/‘Mvi Pew so carapace-e) “'49 a \\ llllli arose. condense and drink water. but he can’! make it fell. —- Moose Jaw Times-Herald. _ . The great fear oft-many email European nations lr that they may be selected as the "soft underbelly” lnla future war. '- Edmonton Jour- na. ~ i "rise black Bamaagweooe of Boob- uoneland lti South Africa have something tn common with the white people of Mississippi. ' They ate both against mlscegenatlon, or marriage between whites and ne- graee. The" Bnmangwetoe have giv- en ‘the boot to King Sereste who » rrliillti .7 a} ’/ ‘i f married an English beauty. It must Fralfutéloslllp‘, be humiliating to the white supre- Tw mecy folk of the Southerrf Unload ‘album’ m‘. Stated fio learn that, on mother CRO“ tWIDS continent, the blacks feel 1t on ln- sult to have their king marry e white-Windsor Star. y After a four-year fight to organi- lie low-rental housing for pension- ers.‘ success seems at hand. The Provincial Government his: Stunted 366.000 toward the project, Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation has pledged a $150,000 loan and a largo eum of money has been raised privately. Whetf Mr. J. E. Payuter a retired contractor who has a com- fortable home of his own and who worked eeiflshly lo provide decent. low-priced accommodation for lite shall hold n fretful realm in ewe, ~ And the kindly earth shall slum- ber lept lri universal law." I em Slr, eta, Old Charlottetown READ“ (suit r. n. L) MARCH WEATHER Rice Point. P. E. I. LIQUOR FITS AND DEBITS Blt-Frcvri your editorial of the 28th. I learn that the Government netted lust year e profit of $522.- 000 from liquor from gross sales of s1.a4'r.ooo. "This ls a veritable bonanza in the way of profit- maklng.” so the majority of per» pie may think; but the delbll: side ls hardly ever examined. People, say off hand. including the Gov- ernment: “This ls easy money.“ ‘Let us look at the other side. To make this half mllllon doi- lors they had lo take from drink- ing people here nearly four tl-rnes as much: That is. for every dol- lar revenue there ls extracted from the people of‘ PE. Xslistld nearly four dollars; and for this they receive e dangerous narcotic drug that ls filling our jails. menacing life and safety on the highways and tempting our youth to become drinkers and thus sllp- ping into drunkerd habits. Chief Justice Campbell had something to say about this, re- ported ln The Guardian e few weeks ego: "Of the cases appealed to this court 3'1 out of 41 hove to do with the unlawful use of ln- toxicating Liquor. 0'! the 342 iii the Queen's Co. Jail 183 are there on the charge of being drunk and incapable. 22 of them for drunken driving. “In fact." the Chief Jus- tice goes on to say, "practically the whole of the low-breaking in Queen's 0o. during the last slx months may be trained dilrectly or indirectly lo the unlawful use of intoxicating llquor." » The great. brewing interests this can afford to spend here in 0a- nedis upwards of $200,000 annual- ly for goodwill advertising, in which iiheyyclalm la be benefac- tors of their country. seem- to care nothing at all that. their business ls causing so much waste and crlme throughout the coun- try. They are getting their abnor- u-iul dividends which seems to be what they care about. The moderate drinker claims to gel. a lot of fun from his drink- lng and so he does: but it ls not. the natural and right kind of filn. The irian who has to be more or less intoxicated before the can think or crack ii. joke or be jov- ial in coma-any ls less man's man: and rvrht to be ashamed to admit of the year. maple sugar commences. mouths of the harbours} where the tides are rapid, heads of the rivers and preceding months now open: the southward. In this and the weight, as the smallest twig will sometimes have an inch of hours. If the sun happens dor of the forest. every branch seems enclosed ln dlu ands, and reflects the rays of the sun with occasionally exhibits. gllflstlli. &o-. by John Stewart ,Esq. D8113! Worker to try to force -M.t dent disagreed Willi were not worth printing. Though the weather here ls nev- er so severe ln ‘March as frequent- ly happens ln the two preceding months, a great port of it ls some- times boisterous and cold, and that most frequently happens when the preceding part. of the winter has been remarkably mlld, but in what ls called e natural winter this month produces very pleasant wee- ther; the days are now long, the sky in general very clear, and ln the middle of the day the heat of the sun very considerable, dissolv- ing the snow end ice rapidly. If is generally in this month that mast of our timber ls brought out of the forest, isnd also a stock of fire wood leld in for the remainder About the middle of the month the sap begins to rlee in the trees. and towards the latter end of lt. the business of making The channels the creeks which have been frozen during the and aquatic birds begln ta return from two preceding months. a freezing rain, or as it is commonly called. a silver thaw. sometimes happens on these occas- ions: the trees are frequently so encrusted with lce, that many of the smaller branches break with lts ice around it. This state of the wea- ther generally takes place 1n the night, and continues but is few t shine while the trees are in thlii Still-e. nelhlnB can exceed the splen- the utmost brllllancy: lt ls lmpog. slble to describe the effects of the scene that this state of the weather -—An Account of Prince Edward Drew on the people than for the Sun“? (I 1"" "0?- lfylnl to draw I Wmbnrlson between Drew and Stalin). Frankly. Sir. were my lei!- tets not. printed because their con- the editorial D0110!’ of the Guardian? Or was l! simply because you thought they Prob- old people started his crusade. it wee "‘ ed ” , ‘ Little by little the objections and obstacles have been overcome and at lest about 180 pensioners have e home of their own in sight. About 6O houses will be provided and an ad- ministration bullding will accom- modate about 50 single pensioners lri lla wings. — Vancouver Pro- Lenlen Meditations m. TCJZJihi-uiih INWABD DEATH AND BEUBBEGTI°N - “net All life in Christ moves, throulh 5m“. h“. M t u. u. | defllh ll‘ Pflurleclslml- chflma“ character of the. pdbple a; endrleffys. faith. firmly based on Si. Paul's interpretation of the Christian facts, has always seen ln the pro- cess of the life. death. and resur- rectlan ofChrlet s prophecy o! Christian llfe ln Him. As Christ wise born, so in Christ men are reborn: as l-le died. eo in Him men dle so eln: as He rose again. so in Him men spirit-stall!’ rise to new life: and as He ascend ed, so men seek "things above where Christ eltteth on the right. hand of Gad." “In the temple of God within thee." wrote William Low, "the birth, life. sufferings. death. resur- recllon. and ascension of Christ- are not merely remembered but in- wardly found and ‘enIlOYBli l! "l? real state of thy soul which has followed Christ." So the whole drama of the Incarnation repeats itself in Christian experience. To Christian faith life's experi- ence is interpreted ln the light. of the life-history of Jesus Christ. Life in Him le no meaningless chaos. but. a progress through death fo a proposed» fulfilment. Hope l! no delusion. for l! "maketh not ashamed." Contemporary llfe suffers from e dreadful doubt about the possibility of escape from lrretrlevable disast- er. Truly "the sorrow of the world woi-kcth deottW-deatli without. res- urrection. In multitudes of thought- ful minds hope lies buried and there only survives a stark resolu- tlon to carry on, which tends to become is total negation o! spiritual values. l The one Gospel that can save mankind from complete collapse of faith and hope ie the Gospel of Easter Eve. as Christians read lt ln the light of Easter morning: out of the worst, the best; out of de- feat. victory; out of death, life. and no city ln Scotland suffers mote—-or rather enjoys-from the "cracks" at their habits of saving. than the people of Aberdeen. Per- haps the reputation ls justified. for the annual meeting of the Aber- deen Savlnge Bank. a purely local and county institution. showed that the ravines at their credit on Dec- ember 31 lest. amounted to 5236.500.- 000, of which £22.000,fDO were held by the people ln the city itself. The number of city depositors ls 101.000, or 56 per cent of all the men and women of Aberdeen, which ls a city about the size of Hamilton. Lest year. 25.500 new depositors were. added. In addition. they put $5.250.- 000 into national savings certifi- cates through the bank! The bank almost entirely caters lo the work- ing classes, there being eight chartered banks with offices lti the city, besides a number of mortgage or loan companies. And n lot. more goes into insurance. — St. Thomas Times-Journal. I heard. lie‘ smelt the old land. Often he hisd looked at the Rockies and seen a picture there like Ben Chal- len that. stands over the head o Loch Brenden. The forest along the slopes he had, by half-shutting his eyes. turned into heather and moors. At Dauglafis suggestion. he saw ln memory the seaward fringe of Scotland. undulallnir to thc tides that poured ln from the At- lantic. ln his reverie saw the ell- ver reflection of the weaving gulls ln the dark waters of thc ipoch." After Niven’: death, a memorial service was broadcast to Britain from British Columbia when tri- bute wee paid to the men and the writer. Under his widow's award, the ‘sum of £100 will be given every 3 yearn fps‘ the most outstanding contribution to some branch of_ ' SCOIlBIId ll] Hi8 Heart literature by a Scotsman or Scots- " i MARCRTSuw-sa H‘. fi‘ - Notes By Th Wa , i hotter the chase after it, l“ harder it ls to hold. -_ Qu l ChronlcleTelegrallh. ab“ i-_-_-.._ Same of Isa up" time any: ls tentlnllcentflirflh "m lelenllfle lenluier who were ,° l“ ing their holidays on e farm a steer was switching ife trill u. tall slipped through e knot helm‘ the side of the born. on, 01"" welfare noticed ‘lt and u“ anden . how this ' ' thrwsh that hole." i T.‘.“'.,“,‘§1,M plied; "The malts problem u, I l.‘ it ls liovv It ever got through lilg for if it can't get through the i y! the way!’ — Toronto Telegruyiiym Work hag be wall belng bulftuifnollh: fiazntlm London. It will extend abaug 17m feet alone the south bank o, ‘m. river between Westminster 3nd and Waterloo Bridge. About (on and a half acres of land will b, m‘ claimed from the river. The n. wall will follow the general ca" of the river but will be about 1i; feet beyond the present w“, front. Part of this land will h: laid out as an open promenad from which vehicles will be barred? Government offices. e new comm gall and“: national theatre will be utadonl lt.~_U' lion Office. n; h '“'°"“" Perhaps the woret m1"; m,“ anti-ole is that so many COD!!!)liq-g ke them. It used to be. ln ilmeog pence. that the only pegple Wm needed a ehootln‘ war (the smaller the better) now and llieii were the professional mllltarisls. mid, “g these. only the more stupid. hvh" wifswanted was the most glm with the least flow of blood. Bug now there- le a class of e dlfferen stripe. They don't ivear uniform, though they own stripoil pang, They are furrowed-bi-ou-oa ind}... lduals whose joy lt. ls lo plan and carry out plane for controlling the llvee of all. If there ls no Wfll‘, pub. llc demand may" end their jabs, 11 there ls a war, oh boyl-Tlie Print- ed Word. None! of the Idealism so muted lts most of the Labor leaders of . generation-Keir Hurdle. MecDo old, Henderson or Snowden-touc‘ ed J. H Thomas. He was light d heart; they were severe. deities ed men. He was like an epicure among etolcs. He also wore I < Socialism lightly, whereas the!" was a religion. He had a quick Welsh mind and a loud bonho .. and‘ was indeed something of "character." The British publl like warmth and humanity ln 1h - leaders and took to Thomas an the budget leakage, but ilie flew then revealed in his choreell shocked and disillusioned ll. Sllni llarly, he had always been pope- lar wltli all patties in the l-lousl of Commons, and when the budget tragedy overwhelmed him mem f were unable to withhold pity -~ the men, though there could bl no forgiveness for his error: l was loo grave. His reslgriailo speeclnwns heard in an almost uo bearable tension. and when at tli end ol‘ it he stepped down the g < way ‘to leave the House forever o member at least was in tears- Churchill. It was e swift and - reversible fall. The successful ls - er of the riillwaymen made no gtel mark a: n minister. Nor had i the gift of oratory of lllacDon - or Snowden. He lacked the fund menial seriousness essential - oratory. As a debnter, hou-i-ver. - had skill and supplaiiess. lieu’ also a fighter. and defended h H self against. hie old associates - the Labor spilt of 1931 Wllil - \vomisn—ln whatever country he or she may live. A Frederick Niven Literary vigor if not the venom of Plllll Snowden - Manchester Guardl w . Award has been inaugurated by Mrs. Pauline Nlven to preserve the memory of her husband who died in Canada in 1944. While such an award is to be welcomed. and will provide valuable ticouragement to Scottish writers, Frederick Niven will be remembered also by the works he left behind lilm. He may not have been iii great novelist, but On the eel, on lend, in the air, perfi of fin, ‘ghttilns. illllfll aircraft. of automobiles. of eooldent, of ‘cuties. "Iv I W“ Wrens 1n pleading the case of the inmates of Queen’; Cnunlv Jail. but 1 thought n would not be harmful to bring an gvl] condllloti to the attention of the People who unconsciously support lint. condition. I have hem-d 1g sold that it lo better to light one candle than to curse the dnrknwh N° Dotson is justified ln dis. ctlnflnawrv culling o1 material to b! ‘Published 1n e. column of the P"l="= Forum l-YPE- The Public Forum ls not. e concession Lo the fflden- A Yl9W5DfllHr belongs to ill-s readers. and lt has an obllgu. eon to afford them an opportunity o use its columns to disagree with editorial policy. to shite their ‘land’ °" m"! °l Public concern. "l 1° “N9 public at government action on such issues. But. Sir £2237‘ 5 MWWIPer belonis to its a crs, lf the policy 0g Th, Guardian ls fa prevent. those with “hm” li dllllreee from having "Mt m, then it is on; m... MPG!‘ l for one do not care to own, last; lllr. etc.» I DON Gli. Catholic University of n" America. Washington, 0.0. ' ID. NOTE: Mr. Green lr n er. In our modern llfe we are sisttounded by perils. and that ls wit! German troops out of the town Cossino. The ex- sva employ the system of lnlurenoe to protect us financially. ceptions were isolated enemy pockets on the outskirts of the town and a handful of troops strongly eiilrenched atop Mount Cossino. The town fell about six weeks later during the "big- piish" in May after being softened by an Allied bombardmeiihrrited one of the heaviest bombard- ments ever concentrated on a single target. The fall of this much battered ltalion town helped clear the advance of the cosmopolitan 8th. Army to Rome. that he hasn't gal: brains enoug-‘n la armear lh company unless his wits are oepped uo by the nar- oo“.c effects of drink. I om. Sir. ole. W. f. GREEN all his books were stamped with a sincerity and warmth that deserved- ly won him many admirers. Of him it might truly be-eald "he wrote from the heart)" Although he dld most. of his work ln Canada. Scot- land always remained an essential part of him. Hie book, "The Fly- lng Years". opens with the words. “Memory. as the years slipped post. always served Angus Munro lltlill ‘Loch Brenden through a web of yammerlng gulls. but hle moth- er remembered it. through a mil! of tears." And inter as the Highland fem- liy are preparing to leave the country following their eviction: "Scotland." sold Munro. "Scotland. Just a few sad songs and old bel- lode. That's all. I see it getting worse every yearn-God knows what the end will be. And yet-and yet. we'll tel-re Scotland with ue-e king- dom of the mind." <30 ll. remained with Frederick Niven-a kingdom of the mind. The Canadian scenes would remll to him, as they would recall to hll _ characters. scenes across the lees. “There came to Angus whet lied often come to him. He sew. he til. And this denial arose in o curious way. "In a debate on the Transitional Measures Act in the House of Commons, Mr. l. G. Diefen- boiker, Progressive Conservative member for Lake Centre in Saskatchewan, brought up the five orders-in-council which had been condemn- Id in Mr. Sellar’s report. Mr. Abbott endeavored to have Mr. Diefenboker's remarks ruled out of rrder, by declaring that these orders-in-cauncil had nothing to do with the Transitional Meas- ures Act. But as Mr. Diefenbaker at once point- ed out, by declaring that these orders-in-coun- cil had nothing to do with the Transitional Meas- ures Act, the Government was taking away from them the last legal justification that might be cited in their favor. "Despite the fact that these orders-in-coun- cil have now been painted out in the report of the Auditor-General, and have been brought up in speeches in Parliament and on the radio, the Government has so for offered no explanation for its actions. Under such circumstances, sil- ence would seem to be itself an explanation." ' Gubernatorial Uniforms service» No obli- We are in a position to provide a complete insurance and welcome your inquiries for advice llllllllflffmlllllll- gatlon llYlllllllAll a ca. Limited Stanley Bridge. llE PROTESTETH T00 MUCH Sin-Over three weeks ago l wroi-e iwo letters to your Public Forum column-one relating to the nomination of Mr. Jack Ptlce ise 8 Progressive Conservative candl- dote for Prince-the oiter relating to the recent. Grand Jury report on ih: Queen's Goui-iiy jail. Ap- prironlly- you did not. sec flt to publish either letter. though I ihoughi my points were well taken in bolll. I admit lhat they were not scholarly documents, but. ll. was my impression (Pat the most. im- portant thing about a column of this sort ls the thought contained in the contributions tether than the. style of composition. How- ever, I will bow to the standards prescribed for Public Forum let- ters. and with the assistance of skilled tutors and extensive reed- lng of only the best publications I INSURANCE i" SINCE 187! OFFICES: CBARLOTTETO\VN SUMMERSIDE MONTAGUE a A e ALLISON P. McLEAN-Jllsttlcs Manager at Summeriilile. missus A. n. SHAW-District Manager ll Mar-mi" THOMAS MoAVlNN-Speolal B ,. scnsaii-e I; L. HaeNUIfT-Reptesentetlve as Damley Readers of our Ottawa special bulletins will enjoy the following letter appearing in the Ottawa Journal. Sirs:—Haviiig seen the picture "Oliver Twist" ‘now showing in Ottawa, l conn-at refrain from launching a protest on the port of those whom the film, (and Dickens’ novel before it), treats so brutally. ~ - As one of that great and important clan, I am at a loss to understand the protests of Jew- ish groups and individuals against this picture. Anyone with half an eye can see that the ele- ment most viciously maligned and libelled is not the» Jewish element at all, but members of the Agents Throughout Tlie- Province ._ I pie-downs." ‘ tsaimirim who wore loved dress while perform- f 1M tlieofficioi duties of their office also were wearing second-hand duds. They can't lie blam- l . pd ifitliey dld. lt has been estimated the uni- coneci, and ll is not. the style Prlno 0o m“ you m.“ h m m, “m”. f . uni-v Conservatives was not. bitched. than. sir, r irisii mi, obliged to bud‘ ffifhqclglllfi‘ crltlolse the press mevlteiyph Hg. i, “ma...” w om" “m” ' 1w .a new-ami- is willing sad dmte imam iii-an moi-iii: According to Canadian Press when _Ontario_'s- 55k” M. Sykes ‘amily, n“ M," H" WM- iiis}! ‘ye: pmdiwflul- Wfllafllfllllw if" 0111! vile hlsl r on lPIfNa ehbilbld _, lieutenant-swan" evened the iiniviivylul-siiw- ' The Jewish Fagin ii mQfGlY portrayed d! _u liililhi-hliiiimi? logolii, ‘funiiillif I w'liihg°iill"lhl"'iuliliil “dill, ’ i N“ l" ' ' . " ~ ' , term last month he was all dressed up in Ihand- thief and thisf-mgster; the English Silies_ is llngultlnllayl. u _ glutamat- on shronoloe, or um -I,P_|flggP|Q|-gg|&m- _ m p Chances are that other Kings rep- shown as a murderer not only of his girl-friend ‘ "" my "whim" "f l 4'1".‘ Ifltldler Price, by Men's Halves-Insane oi _ w g y _ but of his dog. Whatever misdemeanor or even crime a Sikes or Sykes might be capable of, never under any circumstances would any of the, name descend tothe depths of drowning his able to see‘ and recognise two -Id. G. can?!“ a. Ktllltehesois‘ = S‘ fem _ prescribed for‘ a lieutenant-governor for own dog. ‘ _ _ _ sldee so ‘all questions. and so ptl- _ _ Q fflclai functions would cost about $1,800 at A sound, sane and low-abiding entity, the ‘Iflalbxteliez: ..... ;.......;....._-....... & " f ' -' f i hfidnt prices. The bill comes out of the pocket PM. man who wears the outfit. Tiie uniform "tolled a lieutenant-governor's levee dms. l-ioii. Siiies or Sykes family does not resort to stupid "m, . i _' r plckcting or vulgar fistlcuifs around a theatre. if: o‘ Yo“ an Come all the l. Arthur Ranks of the world eflllellVdlaflliitllhilll "twill": . W. _Ro'ge_i'i'irgAgencies . A ‘Lo Ontario got his from his pre- against us, the family still will stand iin ioiis . ' I , _ _ "h . gAiii-ii Mdlllbvll. And-Ml‘. Mat- to dlld ObOVI, Olly she iiii vile reflection! Oil lllliwiliiiiuifinwiiidlifiigil - hi: no‘ oil a i» fetbse. ' . 1'“ y, , _ earlier lieutenant-governor, the name. . -lsin v s,‘ I v . A p ’ . l \ , . l_ loss, wlioli office from y ALFRED if. SYKES. "mum l‘ "la! 0t m “éifi ‘u. _ p - m; i chammmu Q82. Five of Canada's teiiaiit-gav- Parliamentary Press Gallery, u m‘ _ m mm“ m‘ i“. h" d m h.“ u. i u. " ' , . dress f-COlIiplQH with gold Fslmiiiry 24, I949. I»