lglioiz FOUR TNE ONARLOTTETOWN OIIAROIAN Morning Dally (Founded 1n 18f!) Presldent: Lieul. Col W. Chester i- lid-IN vltc-Prhldfllli J. B. Blllllilk FJ-l- Secretary: lleul. Col D. A. Mzclflnnon. D.I.O~ lrlllfll‘ and Managing Dlrectnr: J. B. Burnett, IJ-L Asauclnte I-Jdliuis: Frank Walker and Ian A. Bunsen SUBSCRIPTION BATES By Mall In P. l. L. $4.00 per year; 82.50 for I mouth $1.25 for 3 mnntm; 50o for one month (my Delivery: $5.00 per year; $3.1m for 0 mouth: $1.75 for 3 month: 53y Mall 1n Canada and U.S.A. $500 per laturdny Wei-sly: $2.00 per year; $1.00 In: 6 mnullll. 60c for 3 manual. The Charlottetown Glllflflll may lo IDIIIIMI I Holuilux’: new: Agency, Tlmuu Ilquuro, New ¥orl| 0M buuiu haul Agent-y, corner llllli and Washington. B0lhl| flg-lrupihlllull bows Agency, 1M! Pail IL. loulrcnli J. Fins, an lluy 51., Tflronlnn New: Uluud, Chutnuu hlurlor. Utmwu: Hoffa‘: hunl stand, Suilhury, 0n“ llub Tobacco Ilmp, Mouriuu, N. 8.; Ellun Robertson. Anlunl, N. l. f‘The Strongest Memory is Weaker than Ill Weakest Ink." FRIDAY, AUGUST R, 1941. Mr. Gardinefs Maritime Tour blzititime new-spapcrs are interpreting differ- erently the assurances given by Hon. G. (iardiuer, Federal Minister of Agriculture, with regard to mt-itzitr; the problem of lower hog feed costs. llc is rein-tied as stating at Kentville that he “will lllllllfillllwl)’ take action on his return to (lttztwa uith a view to ltaviitg the present ini- pits-ihle siznatitin reuicilied," and as offering two alteriiitl 'c.~'-—pt'gging of hog prices or BlIS-ltrltllitll by the Government of the extra cost of tr.'iti.<pit"isitirtti of feed grains to the Mari- times- in lllt‘ event of the railways continuing t0 rciusc h-ueiitig of freight rzitcs. Other reports of the same meeting indicate that the Minister's statements were of a. less positive nature. In any case, pcgging of 110g prices, which Mr. Gardiner also mentioned while in Charlottetown, is not re- garded as a. satisfactory solution. just why the Government cannot exercise con- trol over railway mics in a matter of this kind, involving production which Mr. Gardiner states is vitally important to Britain's war effort, i5 something our farmers cannot understand. Mr. Gardiner points out that the hlaritimfl are producing only one third of the hogs- re- quired for home consumption, and only one-half enough grain to feed the hogs produc- ed. In Prince Iidivard Island, of course, we do produce hogs for export, but here too the situ- ation i; unsatisfactory. There was a. consider- able decrease in our hog production during the first six months of this year. Unfnriimatelv, Mr. Gardiner was himself something of a "wet blanket" to our hog pro- ducers during the early months of the war. He issued several warnings, cautioning them against the danggl-r of overproduction. Now that there is an urgent rind PTFlCTlCZllly unlimited demand in (ircrit Britain, he sees the situation differently. and 3L0 the problems of production withwhich our Marithtie farmers are faced. An analysis of the Minister's statements on his Maritime tour, however, shows that he is stepping pretty catitiously so far as committing the King Government to any remedial action 1S concerned. He has promised the fullest consider- ation of the suggections tendered him; but these same suggestions, in the form of resolutions and petitions from farm organizations and from our provincial governments, have been tendered many times to Mr. Gardiner’: department, Ofll)’ to fall on deaf ears. Let us hope with the Min- istei-‘s attention concentrated at last on‘ the pro- blem, that more satisfactory results will follow. Checking Nazi Plane Losses The qucsion often arises, how the Royal Air Force verifies German losses before the figures are published. A convincing answer is furnished in a recent English publication which gives views of the wreckage of Nazi planes in the momentous “Rattle of Britain” which resulted, up to last _f:1nuar_v, in 3,000 enemy aircraft and more than 7.000 trained Nazi airmen being brought down over Britain and round her coasts. This achievement now justly ranks as l major victory of the war. It proved to the world that Britain was unconqiierablc. how the count was made before publishing enemy losses. The same system is followed to- day, and gives authenticity to British com- muniqnes which is notorously lacking in enemy stmements: The victorious British pilot who returns to his leroclrome after intercepting German raiders makes his report to the station intelligence of- ficer \\lln subjects each claim to have shot down enemy aircraft to a searching examination, The pilot's stattmeiits are carefully investigated and checked by reference to others who saw the fight. In the absence of corroboration no pilot is allowed to count an aircraft as "certainly de- stroyed” unless lie is prepared to pledge his word of honour that he saw it break up in the air, crash or go down enveloped in flames- A raider may be badly ilnniagcd or be seen to be on fire so that its chance of reaching its base is remote, but unless it is seen to fall into the sea or its wreckage is fnnntl on land it is not counted in the official figures. The figures, when tabulated. arc forwarded to command headquarters, which is in thc [lUSlllOll again to correlate them with detailed reports from other squadrons and with information from ground observers and coastal watchers. The final figures are then for- warded to the Air Ministry where they are again carefully checked before issue to the piiblic- [trips], inustence on confirmed figures was de- monstrated wilh the official “count" of I84 fieuunn rnreraft brought down on. Sept. ‘l5, i040 (the Nazi's blackest dny 0f air fighting lllil the day of Hitler's promised entry into Lon- tlon) was personally checked by_Brigadier_ Geri~ t-ral Strong, United States Assistant Chief of Staff. In his report to the Secretary f9!’ ill! But here is. he stated that he was himself satisfied that this figure was an understatement- So when we read of further British air vic- tories, we have this assurance: only certainties are included in the British totals. ez EDITORIAL NOTES es The commercialized Victory "V" has put the Victory Torch idea somewhat in the shade. a u n- m One of the most popular novelists of our day was the late Si: Hugh Walpole, whose will dis- closes he died worth $r9t,ooo_ m a m m Why do not the Federal Government avail themselves of some of the competent mechanics over military age, who would be an asset to their mechanical units? A reader advises us that there are not a few too old for ordinary enlistment, who would still be glad to join as skilled artisans, etc. We commend this to the consideration of the powers-that-be. u- ni n: u An exceptionally good Canadian fur harvest has placed the fur industry in a strategic position to make the most of the Christmas trade, says Marketing. Wartime conditions have not inter- fered with production and there are no imports to worry about. Higher prices are not expected to discourage Christmas buying and reduced pur- chases of the higher grade furs are expected to be outbalauced by increased purchases _by the smaller income class group. n- »: u n- Mr. Walter P. Zeller of Montreal who has been appointed executive assistant to \Var Ser- vices Minister Thorson will devote his attention :0 development of the tourist business in Canada. Mr. Thorson says Mr; Zeller, who will serve without salary or living allowance, will retire as director at large of the \Var Savings Coni- mittee to devote almost his whole time to the tourist problem. Mr. D. Leo Dolan, director of the Canadian Travel Bureau, \Vlll continue i_n that post, working under Mr. Zeller's direction. u a u a George Canning, English statesman, whose father claimed descent from the famous British merchant, William Canynge, died this date 1827. Made his reputation as an orator by his speeches in support of the abolition of the slave trade; held various cabinet positions, and ultimately succeeded Lord Liverpool as Prime Minister; one of the most brilliant and witty orators of his time. In the King’; Message to Parliament he made his Majesty say: “I called the New World into existence to redress the balance of the Old." This was ad- mittedly a joke, but today it seems as though it were literally true. at u u n- Agriculture Minister Gardiner appealed again at Kcntville to Maritime farmers to increase their production of livestock. He spoke to a mass meeting of fruit growers and farmers. “I do not ask you to increase your production to a point where you would have an cxportablc stir- plus," Mr. Gardiner said. “I am asking you to put forth your efforts to produce enough to feed yourselves, because every additional hog that you grow in the hlaritimes means that we in the rest of Canada will have one more hog to ship to war-torn Britain." In other words, the Maritime farmers must feed themselves, and let "the rest of Canada" feed Europe on a “cash and carry" basis. a e n- o A revolutionary invention in the field of an- aesthetics, perfected by the Nuffield Institute of Research at Oxford, has been adopted by the British government for use in the services. The invention, Ill automatic machine which shows an anaesthetist the exact percentage of anaesthetic vapor his patient is getting, is known as the Ox- ford Vaporizer and it replaces the present bulky cylinders used in administering anaes- thetics. To mark this development in anaes- thesia, which ends a century-long medical search, Lord Nuffield has offered to provide 1,000 of the machines for the use of the services. The vaporizer is practically foolproof and is usable in the roughest conditions of warfare, in im- provised field hospitals, in shattered ships, or in air raids. u a u u It is announced by the diplomatic correspond- ent of the British Press Association that Russia will participate in a meeting of the Allied govern- ments to be held in Ixmdon shortly when "pro- blems of the future, including economic difficul- ties that must arise when peace comes, are likely to be discussed. He wrote that a June f2 public meeting of the governments, before the Russian- German conflict started and Russia became a co- belligerent with Britain, was the first of its kind but "there have been private ones of various mat- ters of concern to the Allied governments." He added that the next meeting “probably will mark the beginning of consideration of post war pro- blems as well as ways in which the countries now engaged in the struggle can strengthen each other." r w a n Our harvest is more than likely to be late but the reverse is the case in the West. Closer to normal summer temperatures across the Prairies’ during the past week brought partial relief from the intense heat and dryness of the "previous ten days and further serious crop deterioration was checked, states the crop report of Lake of the Woods lt-lilling Company Limited. Rainfall, while quite heavy in south-eastern Saskatche- wan and across Manitoba, was disappointing over the remainder of Saskatchewan and in all hut a few localities in Alberta. and with tem- peratures ranging in the 80's all week the crops are maturing too rapidly with the result that har- vesting will commence at a much earlier date than was expected and both grades and yields will _be somewhat adversely affected, the report continues, " _ ' " ’ u TlE _C_}_TA_IILOTTETOYVN GUARDIAN NOTES RY TNE WAY A donation to the Navy Innis Ls to help keep our Merchant Marine and Navy helping England. Any sacrifice we can make wlll be small enough 1n- . —- Winchester Press. After four years the outlook ln the mysterious East seems roughly to be as follows: China. can keep on losing longer than Japan can go on wlnnlng-sudbury Dally Star. Despite the fact that ntorles of the Nazis atrocities, 1n particular the ruthless destruction oif relig- lous institutions and the kllllng or imprisonment of religious lenders, have become almost. ccmmonplace, eaon new report arouses 1n the heart-s off those of us who still en- joy our freedom and security a feeling 0d revulsion and a great sadness. — Tlmmlns Dally Press. This we: 1| verily the bunting of v the bmids of n. myth and supersti- tion that. had grown up 1n all our world; that ycu could explaln every- thing bY a. materialist conception of history and that the lesions learned by the men who went be- fore us had no more meanlng for our time. And we on our aide are ,golng to win this war, despite all our own sins, by virtue of a falth that had not altogether been des- troyed ln us, t-he meaning of which is that not-hing that can endure has ever been built upon force and fraud - Vancouver Province. Benito Mussolini’: "Invincible!" have not proved to be lnvlnclble, but Il Duce has still enough strength to yell hls head off. At. a time when the fortunes of hls coun- try are at their lowest. eblb he yells "On to Moscow". His soldiers do not want to fight, and they refuse to fight WlIEIlEVGI 1t, 1s possible for them to surrender. But this ma ter still retains all the pristine strength of hls vocal cords, 1f nothing else. If all reports are true, the condi- tion of the Italian P901110 bec.mes more pltlable each day. Few of them are now able to eat meat, and they are most. severely rutlon- ed on their favorite spaghetti. They are taxed to the limit. to carry on a war that was one of their own choosing, and they peroelve that all the money that has c:me from thelr purses for the - e otf carrying on the war has gone up 1n smoke, with. nstihlng to show for 1t. Virtually all of Italy's colonial pos- sslons have been lcsf. to England, and the Gestapo rules their land. But; ln spite of defeat. and disaster, 1n spite of the loss of virtually all hls colonial possessions, and 1n spite of the starvation of his pe:ple, Mussolini still has the brazen aud- acity to yell: "On to Moscow." _. The Amer-taut. Away up In the far corner of south Australia ls one of the world's strangest schools. Its pupils are members of the Pltpantpara tribe of aborigines, They wear no clothes and they come or stay away as they please. The school 1s not yet a Year old but; lt has 100 children on the roll and the average attendance 1s 40. All instruction ls given 1n the native language but mailing, writ- ing and arlthmetlc form part of the curriculum. School opens each day with s. communal talk dunng u/hich the children are thoroughly bathed and dried, After school the children return to their parents who llve the llfe of the true Myall native eating what the bush affords and sleeping under the stars be- tween two fires. "For the most. part the children are fair-haired, some golden, others even snowy", says their only teacher. "Brown-skinned and healtlhy, they are free from features‘, are qulck-wltted, sensitive, well-mannered, affectionate and easy to control. Drawmg ls their favorite subject and singing csmes second. -- Australian Press. Whether cupid has taken to bomb and blitz instead o! his traditional bow and arrows we do not know,‘ but. 1n any event he. snared more victories ln 1940 than ever before 1n the history Oil the United States. Marriages last year totaled about 1,500,000 which 1s a greater number than ever before. and almost ls high a rcentsge of each 1.000 of 1 population as that. of 1920 whenl the AEI‘, returned from France and rushed straight. for tihe altar. Incidentally, Outpld last year got u lot of help from his former triumph. There were many babies born in the years right after that marrying spree out 1920, and 1t 1s those babies, now grown mp, who are now marrying. Further, a lot of people who have been putting off marriage on account of poor economic conditions have a, rent. ly decided‘ to chance 1t, ter all. Neither Brauohltsch, Keltel nor any of Hitler's generals was responsble. It was General Cupld. — Victoria Dally Times. airport long before was thought o! and we will con- tinue to do so. who makes an honest threatened by a monopoly special exclusive rights? We have been asked by hundreds are going to sit. down and take it, and our answer 1s No. We are going to continue our business as usual, referred appeared PUBLIC FORUM ,,,,',“’., "h? xrramlme ‘:0. qunlllouon. :0 Internet. ‘Ibo Charlottetown Gurdlul in: not noouully undone ti: ollnlnl of commands!!!- BUS AND TAXI MONOPOLY Slr.—1 have Just resolved a let- for from 0. W. Clmpbell, Acttn: Provincial Secretary, threatening me if I continue to turd airmen to and from the North St. Manor's airport I will be prosecuted. The letter says: "Provincial Treasurer's Office; “Charlottetown, "August, 6, 1940. “Dear Stir: "i111: offloe has been informed ; that you have been 68ml"! Pl!‘ senzera over u route covered by an exclualvu franchise. "n you perm: 1n this. which will have m be taken and you wlll be dealt with as the law Prescrlbes. "Yours truly. (Signed) "O.W- CAMPBELL "Acting Deputy Provincial Secretary" I have run a taxi for the nest seven years. I am s returned sol- dier; tried to joln the Veteran: Guard but was turned down. Now‘ what good has lt clone me to flgl . for this country and when I am broken ln health m be deprived of my llvlng for the sake of would-be monapollsts? I would like to ask them, dld they ever try to joln the Army and what. have they ever done fm" our war effort? 1 an} golngto continue tutllng a: usual and I will continue to fight for my rights u I fought for thls country In the last war. I am, Sir, etc., DANIEL V. SAVDDANT Summerslde. sun-With regard to a bu! and taxi company's advertisement 1n the Summerslde Journal I might ask why thls company 1a afraid to . meet. open c mpetltlon and must. seek govomm business. Is not this with the all-men's freedom. to make them rlde by bus or walk? At Pres- ent a single fare to the ulrport ls fifteen cents by bus while taxis can take them out at that prloe t ald to monopolize interference and make money. Why cannot fiilll company put their price at a dime for a return trip and thereby cut out taxi competition, without try- ing to seek a monopoly from the Government? We have taken passengers to tho a monopoly I am, Slr, etc. AUSTIN H. CURTIS "Reliable Taxi," Summerslde. sln-I have been 1n the tax! bust- ness for the past. three years and this 1s the first time my livelihood has been threatened. Ts thls democracy, when a man llvlng 1s with WC I am, Blr, etc, CEDRIC PERRY any disease. They have attraclive "perry Tug" Summerslde. MR. GARDINERIS VISIT Slf,—Oll August 1st, the Hon. J. G. Gardiner, Federal .Mlnlst.er of Agriculture held a. conference with some Island farmers at Charlotte- town, most. of whom were officers or members of the newly formed P. E. I. Federation of A and who are all practice u well. lculture, farmerl I was very much surprised to see n your editions of the 4th and 6th two "Editorial Notes", referring t0 taken afterwards, which do not. serve any good purpose. that meeting and to a photograph As one of the orlglnal promot- ers and organizers or the P. E. I. F. A., f strongly object. to the sub. stance of those "Notes". flcers of this organization are all farmer; of ablllty and lntegrfty t0 whom the name “bureaucrat? 1s neither fitting nor proper. The of- 1 am, Slr, etc. DONALD A. MIcDONALD. (The photograph to which we ln n mainland never too Into good Sometimes 1th too late to achieve maximum good by the good act. Nevertheless, better late than never. J-akob Nubel feels that way. He's a/pplylng for Ameri- years old. Nabel went to Cleveland daily and the letter-press read: "In the picture above he (Mr. Gardiner) 1s shown with several officials. They are, left to right. Front. Rtow: Premier ‘mane Camp- bell, D. DeWaaI Meyer. Commis- sioner to Canada from South Africa; Hon. Mr. Gardiner, Lieu- tenanLGoveri-ior B. W. LePue. In the buck row are n group of lodol though he's 105 1n 1864, fought with‘ the Union Anny, was wounded, returned, and llved ln the United States until, at 106, he has llved there longer than most people who are native. Now he wants to become a citizen. Well, why not? He reads without glasses. walks, drlnks, eats. and 1s a. sprlnkler on a hot day. Personal- ly, we bhlnk he's t/aklng the s not. a day too soon. After all, he has the future to consider, - Calgary Albertan. Sunday was V Day Day. Europe saw V's everywhere, Vegetable Venders arranged their wares 1n Vs. Belgians were reported Vigor- ously stamping V's onto the baiclu of Nazi uniforms V1: pseudo- frlendly sla-ps on the shoulder. V's Vled for wall space. were Voloed on tzho ulr waves. were tapped out (....—) lri Morse code were V1- Vid 1n the sky where aearchllghta signalled the symbol of British Vlc- tory. Dfd the Nazls notice? Yes. They noticed with sufficient a - henslon to try w adopt. the for their own uses, They i-adlccan it to Poland~of all blnoesl-aa the sym- bol af Nazi "Vlktnrld". One can imagine how the Pale: will decipher it. The Nazis explained to other; that 1t meant "Venl. Vldl, Vlcl": "I came. aw. 1 conquered". Knowing aixnetlhtng —- but. appar- ently not all-about. mus ych- ology, Berlln ls aware of the .N.’I‘. 1n the V campaign. But ln their attempt to m confusion among lea, they have ed a screen for- the unwittingly provl the the Island. Jobs who were tuy servlce, while rnen unfit and turned down for mllltu have got to walk the a eats un. by a Naul officer. doing?" the offler ‘laughs the Frenchman ngleeabl . representative farmers who [nth- ereil to meet Hon. Mr. Gardiner. The lcture was taken 1n front. of lstorlc Provincial Building." j Those 1n the back row described s: "representative farmers" —Mr. Gardiner‘; secretary, Hon. W611 . H. Cox. Hon. Horace Wright, H m) federal offlclal accompanying Mr. Gardiner, Hon. J. P. McIntyre, Hon. W. H. Dennis, and hls de- puty, Mr. Walter Shaw. We made no reference to the officers or members G.) of the Federation.- uueniu. ooueuilm’ 8lr,-I cannot refrain frcln ll!- lng a word or two regarding the unfalr and undemocratic system of the Liberal party 1n Ill-KID] appolntmentl There have bun men placed In eligible for mill- uervlce ‘What are you asks, "H's. ha". "I um wrltln u V for Vtklnrln. a, ha!" The leer may feel vexed. Vague, Vauntlng. Vengeful vehe- ment. But the V will robsbl at. least untll the Nu ulmt that 1t does not really stand for "Vlk- mrla" at all. but bwpenka the dlz- those who are rebulldhg Euroceanlmut and hatred moat. of Europe morale. Imagine a Henchman wrlt- feels for Nazi Violence. a Girl»- in; s y_ on a well, He 1| accosted lan Science Monitor, ‘in-hi; M110?‘ to VIJTOUI Jobs uni . .- frwnd-fdltiuv- a. day's employ- riibeiiitzwffsiziiiiliels what they call Liberal Democracy, little wonder so many people are clamoring for a change. I and many other Llb- eral Workers shall not. forget when the election rolls around the un. falr conside atlon shown. ‘Thanking you for your valuable mace’ 1 am, Slr, etc. LIBERAL WORKER. CANADA'S NORTHWEST Much of Canada's Northwest ‘Ilerrltlorles ls still unexplored. "A man in love ts a stupid thing but a woman 1n love ls fascinating." —Lvesl1e Howard EXAMINATION Flttlug sud Si|pgsly1n| Glance ll. J. MABON OPTOMETRXST Montague. P. B. I. Office flours: l0 to l3 A. M. I C0 A P. 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