i I I I I I l l i I PAGE FOUR THE CHARLOTTE TOWN GUARDIAN IIIES m GIIAR LOTTETOWII G IIARII IAN Illoriiiiig ULllly ikuunded In I881) President: Limit. Col. W. Chester S. McLuro \icu President: J ll. Burnett, i..l.l. gal-ism“; i. ~ut Uul. l1 A. blaclkinnon. 0.5.2}! gdlllll’ and Dliinrgl"; 11110111" J K» Bllmcfl- '- AssoP-ata Editors: Iirauir Walker and lau A. Burnett siusciuri-iou RATES - - - - ' 8 month! B Ma." in l'.L.i., siiru per ye-ir. 31-50 l0? y _ .25 for 3 months‘. vim “Pure” 55A,” W, N...“ 53.00 for 8 months $1.75 for 3 months; By .\luil in (Xiiiailii and U.5.A 55-99 P" "'5' amid“). “bi-My: $1.1m per year; $1.00 liir I manila 50c lor 3 month! . i s The (liurioiiriiivi II Alllillflllllll \lllllillfrv hokuvobyiruflrsl m!‘ .- .. .»-ii._., i...-.. ... .. . '.'"""""'\"..:"'\.-,.i:', var-i». Milk and ivusiiiiiinun “m” ‘Juménfl, ' 5..., .\,;.-...-,_ 124i! Peel on. "mdmhi- I lllli- .i:.i ism BL. P11111111“ -‘°‘" “"4" zfinfft-riiii '1 lurlir Ullinhi‘ l\llllti'l m“. Slum]. Huilbiirr- , _ . Ont; Iluli , n. “mp. .\llllll'llll'\ S ll.» ' Jlvmory is Weaker than the Ileiikcst Ink.’ 77:5 21-0119 - MONDAY. bizcisnluilk 8. 1941- Jtipiiu lakes The Plunge , 1' \\,ii' nil lllt‘ l/fllmd AH um“. “g m, grcat Sllfpflsé. v “.1 ,.-;__,“;, (igpaicli, the Domin- such a declar- iwi (\lI<'ClCll i‘l‘ th.- (‘Iiilfl tiature of tltc .{,1 “m, Ill‘ kuuwu iu ail- , be auiiciiizitctl Char- ... “u. prcccdctl bv ou tlxc U. S. dc- ;ii;.i lluiulzi, following i}! |,i"i\ii\|i7_i\' ordered the "v out "undisclosed >13 cf the U. S." ' llll‘<(Il(li(‘IV involvcd. I .Iiui- .\ . cr tliiircbill's as- ‘ii would ilccluc war 0n Ia- ."lil' if slzc zittuckcd the United I'l\'>' States. v Japan's pi-o__-\\,i< leanzngs have been known the oiiibreak of the war. The Gym," Chg-Li of hcr declaration of war \\'III be m byiiirr thr- l'uit1il States activclv 1010 the <1 Japan aud GCYIIIEIIIY» If" and Qiiiiiti-il in? $11k‘. struggle, both 11515‘ I the latter} close ailzaucc wit11 IBPQH (‘K000i 17° ignored. bThe Canadian troops stationed at H1103 K0118’ are now in an active theatre of war. _\_\'ith them is an undisclosed army of other British forces and powerful units of the British Navy. There l! no doubt that the llritish and Ufllfbfl Still“ authorities anticipated 111113113 ma" m“! a‘? prepared to meet it at sea, where IQDHYIS strength cbieflv lies. _ One thin; lflrtflfl is known to be short of is oil, A high U, S. authority recently stated that 'thc U. S, Navy could defeat the Japancse NKVV bv chasing it round the. Pacific for three months, without firing ii SIIFII, The inference was that bv that time the Japanese ships would run out of fuel. Be that as it may, there is no doubt as to Japan’: vulnerability in other respects. Tokvo, for example. makes an ideal target for an air offcitsivc, The seven million inhabitants of Japan's capital live in an area the size of Chicago, half their million homes being built of wood and paper. The city's three main high- way; an only 40 feet wide; its four inadequate railway terminals are choked even bv holidav traffic. Water reserves are inadequate and fire fighting equipment is antiquated. Yokohama, Japan's greatest seaport, has been under block- ade for some time, with gasoline no longer lvailziblc to civilians. Russia, despite the drain on her manpower on the western front, has maintained a strong army on her eastern borders in anticipation of a Japanese stab in the back. Japan's declara- tion of wru- does not take her unaware. Indeed the element of surprise-an important factor in the successes of Hitler's armies in ovcrrunnini! Europc—is complctclydacking in this latest Axis manoeuvre. If, as is generally believed, Japan's action was taken as aresult of Nazi pressure, then it indicates. more strongly per- haps than any other incident of the war, that Higlefg jifliatlOfl is becoming desperate, Mr. Thorson’: Altitude Newspapers throughout Canada‘ are contrast- ing the statements of Prime Minister Churchill. announcing sterner conscriptivc measures for re- cruiting tlic manpower necessary t0_d€f€3t H11- lcr, with a spcerli made on the previous day be- fore a gathering of young mcn in Montreal by [hg J, T. Tliorson, Minister of 516110081 W" Services Mr. T horson devoted his oratorical talents to deprccaiing the idea of full compul- mry military service, as‘ tending to, decrease ra- ther than increases. the S0111 l0lfl1 0f m" W“ effort. lalscwhcre in todays issue wIc/I QUON; some trencbant comments from the ontréfl Gazette on l\lr. 'lliorsoii’s attitude. To this may be added the following concluding passage from an editorial iu tlie 'l'oroiito (ilobc and Mail: “Even if .\lr. 'l‘lior.-ou had been meticulously careful about his data, tlicre Will be many Can- adians who will reject him as a thoroughly un- safe guide about our war pf0gffl111- Befofe l1" war he was ouc of the chief bcllivethers at Ot- gaiva of the strait scct of isolatioiiists; he was un- we-lryjng In gnppiiig and mining by resolutions 3nd protiuucianicntcis for the wcakciiiiig of the British connection, and he was a persistent cham- pion of the fatal policy of appeasement and the ilisastrtius [tact of bluiiicli. Is lic_not the samc .\lr Tiliorsou who \\‘II(‘II I116 King bums"! sponsored a modest program of rearmnatmeiigt :5; one of tlic fcw EugIisli-Slxalmlg methat it was olilioscil it and scouted the opal?" has been in any ‘my n,_.,-@55.qry~? Mr. orson so uttcrlv and provcnly wrong about so man)’ vital issiics that tlic _C:uiadian PFOPI‘ ample excuse for ilcciiliiig IIIRIIIIIS. °P1"'°_l about the sort of Wfif program which is esflcfllla for victory are not worth listening t0 "But wiilial ii is rather a sorry. spectacle that aACiinadian Minister iii this grave houl’. Mien the Government of our Motherland u forced by sbecr necessity to summon a multi- tude of young woiiicii to the battlefront, should stand up aud tell iii so many words an audience of prcsuiualil_v rcd-Iiliiiidcil yrfurg CIIIIIIIIIIIII tiieii, ciiizcu~ of UIIC oi llriiaiirs ilaiiglilcr States, that be $CU> no uccd for any ciltcraiiou of recruiting IIICIIIOtIS which lcavc iibuiiilzitit loopholes for the slackers and tbc luggard- to evade their obliga- tii.n._ wlicrcvcr ilic izitc of ltuiiiati lI‘('(‘(IUIII is bc- itig ilcciilvil." \Vheii Meighen Tried T0 Enlist Pictures in the newspapers recently of Senator .\rthur blcigbcifs two Iiaudsoiiie sous, who arc now overseas with ibc Canadian forces, remind veterans of the last war that Mr. blcigbcirtried very hard to get into uniform. The story is rc- told in the .\'0)‘ffI('I'lI Jliiivr: Iu i015. \\'Il(‘Il be was well in his forties, he ivas OIICTCKI ilie appoiiituictit of captain and (piarterniastcr iii the newly formed battalion of the Grenadier Guards in Montreal. HE W85 111911 a meuibcr of the government occupiiig the post of Solicitor-General, and was iloiug cxtrciiiclv iutporuuit work iu connection with the many war problems of the Dominion. Sir Robert Bor- dwn. the Prime Minister. and the other members, flatlv refused to allow their cabinet colleague to resign for the purpo=e of joining the army and Mr. lleighcu was forced to forcgo his desire to serve with tlic Canadian fruiit line troops. .- [IJIIURIAL NUIIIS — .\Ir. Slirkcuzic King's “zilibi Iiuttoiis" for iioti- culistcrs arc not proving popular. \\'hat young fellow with auv girls \‘.I1l'.IlI circ to attciiil a (lance with au advt on bis lapcl zuiiioiiitciiig 111111 to be "pli_v;~'ic;ill_v iiicxiiiziblv." Ill 1i I \\'Iizit can our ,lIltt‘liII.\l<‘(I iii.uil_v youths think wbcu lll('_\' lczirit girl- iii the .\l<uher Country be- twccii the agcs of tvvi-iuy. and twcufv-five are to be CZIII(‘(I up for itiilitary‘ si-rvirct :\II girls \\'I1O wcrc twt-ulv and uot above tlic ‘igc of t\v<-iit_v- five on the ilzitc of their rcgi-trzitioii will bc af- fcctcd. a w n u Ilcre is a single point in favour of con- scription —a rose bv any other tiziuie smells 35 Swcot-ivliich OIIPIIIIPIIiS ilclibcriitcly over- look: why should patriolic sous and (laugliters have to do the fighting for shirkers who choose to stay at home in "cuslrv" jobs, (‘II_IO_\'111g 1116 fat things of life at the cvpcu-c of their bro- thers and sisters in arms? i- 1r n- fi- There is dire II('€(I among youngsters overseas for such fortify-mg tiourisbuiciit its pure cboco~ latc, Mr. Arthur Slllllrhllll, a hardy tiictubcr of the Merchant blariue, told lllf‘ (Jptiniist Club a1 its weekly luiiclicoti meeting iu blontrcal. "The last time I ivas in London, l tried to get some chocolate for the kids; there \\':\s noue to be had," Sampson declared siuiplyz “Your efforts on bc- half of British children will lic zipprcciutcil more than you'll cvcr realize. x n- n- i: Ncw' Brunswick dcpzirtiiiciit of agriculture estimates an iucrcsac iii acreage brolrcii by fall- plougliiiig. Zero ivczuhcr during last wcclt-ciid put au end to the brcziltiiig of tbc laud. L'p r0 that time farmers had bccu ploughing iii inzuiy sections. A reduction in zicrcuge in 194i has been featured, the total being 878,000 acres coni- pared with 908,000 in i940. Wheat. oats, barley, beans, buckwheat, potatoes, hay and clover, show decreases, slight in some cases, increases are shown in fodder. Corn and mixed grains and turnips had the same acreage. l1 a The grave closes today over the remains of one of our finest citizens in the person of Mr. Isaac Carter. He will bc greatly missed, for though no orator, or participant in public dis- cussion, he was always ready to give the benefit of his business advice to all who sought it, and in Church. lodge and tcmpcrcnce affairs he was most assidious and consistent. It is a curious coincidence that in the same week another of the firm, Mr. Walter E. Burke should also be "called hence." Like his employer, Mr. Burke was an ideal citizen, but unlike Mr. Carter, he did take part in public affairs. and served his fellow citizens faithfully and well in the City Council, a n n: r Will It come to us here that each region must provide all that is necessary for existence to cc- ononiize in transport facilities? Lord Leathers, British Minister of Shipping and Transport, is putting into effect iiuch a scheme of national dis- tribution aimed at cutting out all wasteful haul- age and insuring the maximum transport space for munitions in great Britain. Foodstuffs man- ufactured in the South will, generally speaking, be consumed in the South and Nortlierncrs will have to be satisfied with Northern products. Hotels will take stipplics of local products. Householders will take coal from the nearest col- Iieries. “All avoidable cross-hauls are to be eli- minated," Lord Leathers told a gathering of the British Association of Refrigeration, “and the haulage of goods ovcr long (listanccs curtailed. In this way we shall insure that rapid develop mcnt of our war industries shall not outpace the speed atid capacity of transport.” u u a a n- Herbert Spencer, English philosopher, died this date i903; began life a< a civil engineer; became assistant editor of lb: “FcononiisW news- papcr. aud wbilc still Iiolding that position pub- lished his first work, "Social Statics." This was followed ihrcc ycars later bv his “Principles of Psychology," and llicn, after seven years, bv “First Principles"; be ivas now fairly established as a philosopher, and “Principles of Biology," "P rinciples of Sociology" "P ri nc i pl cs of Ethics" completed his series; though later he added a volume on "Education." He was prc-cmincntly a philosopher of a scien- tific cpocb, who providcil a working crecd for its iiivcstigatimis. But his thought is mi self colicrciit, and lic Il(‘\'(‘T approacbcs a philosophi- cal problcm in the dccpi-r some. lIis iufIiit-ncr has greatly waned, iii fact. IIIIIIFISI ilisapyii-arcil, 5.1V’: in countries like Japan \\Ilii.‘II .‘lI'(‘ siill iii the first flush of scientific ]tI‘flgI‘(‘\S as matcriali-xts after a past steeped iii paganism- IIIITES av TIIE WAY Between the Canadians who want i.) sce hcw things are being done in Britain and the Britons who want Lo sce what. Canada is doing, u b no wonder that the transat- lantic air liners and bombers are keipi, busy. - Brockville Recorder and Times. Why s0 much indignation be- cause a British Minister said that. we do not intend to Invade France? After all. Hitler said the same thing for vears. I am Sir, your obdlent. servant. A. P. HER- BERT House 0f Ccmmons.—Lon- don Times. Birmingham Warship Week was an unqualified success, and the fact that. more than 510,000,000 was raised is an axhzevement that. redounds to the credit of the clty. 1t has to be remembered that in all these efforts BlimL-igham has cztisisbently set itself a more and more difficult task. To obtain {l0.000.000 In l week was an acccmpllslimcnt. that has not, been previously equalled. - Blmilrig- ham Post. For reasons which are obscure. a "revolt." is in progress In England against. what ls called "the murder of the English language". Rt. Hon. Viscount Samuel in his presiden- tial address "on style" to the Eng- lish association, uttered a protest and singled out. the word which he fe-‘garded as most. objectionable of all the new words which have come recently into the larigitage- bus. Viscount Samuel deeply regrets that. the army I5 using such words as "cmibusslrig" and “debusslng”. "Janus" iii ’Ihe Spectator makes the charge of murder after read- ing an imitation to study “bus- ology”. One hundred and twenty years ago sc-meotie in France coin- ed the pfuriue "voiture omnibus", meaning carriage [FZCINIII for everyone (Latin) In course o! time voiture droippcd out but omnibus stuck. In entering Eug- land the "cmnl" was discarded and WIIBL Janus describes as the per- fectly meaniugles: “bus" came into ‘ Now says Janus. to a Lauri termination made into a principal ziouu sometiio has tack- ed a purely Greek suffix -"olcgy", and to the front oif it an "cm" or a "de" The main point, which seems to have been overlooked, Is whether the new word does Iui stuff. If so, the ngotiies of t-lie petlants will matter nct. at all. — Winnipeg Frcc Press. And here we completely over- looked the real seat of biariie In this gasoline shortage business. Yes, the driver. We hereby chal- lenge anyone holding a driver's permit to keep a siflCl. accounting of every mile driven in the course of a week togcthei" Will] the puiipcsc or in many cases Ilic alibi for traveling said mile. If every driver within earshIt. can do that ac- curately and tally It. up with a clear conscience at the end of any week. then w'e'll chcerlully concede the practicability of this voluntary gas conservation scheme as it ex- ists, and eat. our best clinpeau into the bargain. - Gall Reporter. In lhe heart of Copenhagen are — or were at. latcxs-t rerpcrts - tivo large ponds that in Winter were prevented from freezing by heating tlicm art-ifiaally with tlie condenser pipes of the tniiuiclpiil electric light plant. Large numbers 0f ivalcfioivl that. otherwise, would have migrated were llllls induced to pass t-hc Winter in Copenhagen A 511111111!" use night. with advan- lfigf? be made of one of our Central Park takes As It ls wild bird life Ls practically non-existent. in the parks from November to March, 81nd the domesticated water birds suffer dreadfully from the mo; that their native element is frozen Sillld. - New York Sun. Ile was goin home and II was dark. His roa from the station was ii lonely one and he was liur- rvfns H1011: is fast as he could when he realized suddenly that a man behind was following him v1lYD°5f1Y~ 'I'he faster he went the faster the man followed until they 811m! to a field. "Now", lie said to hzrrisetf, "I'll find out. if he's after me . and he entered the field, The man followed lm He oircied around and his pursuer dodged after him, He craiivled under a hcdge. still the man was after hzm At last. he turned‘ and faced the fellow. "What. do you want? What 81c You follmvlng me for?" “Well, slr. It's like this. I'm going Io Mr Brown's liousc and the sta- t1°11 Agent told me lo follow you because Mr. Brown lived next d'"or. Tell me something. Do you always s0 home like this?" — Chuckles. WIIh customary frankness, Mr. Churchill served notice on the na- tion that. more dlsctmforta were to expected as Britain drives on even more vigorously with the prosecution of the war. And vihlle the Brltlsh people face that pros- pect. we on this side of the ocean have reason to ponder. Despite Increasing restrictions, over here, we are still ii long way from reality, There are still those who act as thouzh the war were no concern theirs. Recruiting la by no means as brisk u; mllltary author- ities would prefer. And conscrip- tion remains I DOIIIIcaI bogeyman when It. should be examined hori- estly in the light of the war ei- fort. Actually, conscription Ia hardly the proper word. It, mg. gests a sweeping draft oif manpower for military service. Hardly anyone asks that. Those who demand change call for selective service. ii system whereby war service would be compulsory but. under which the Individual would serve in the capacity for which he l1 most. fib- ted. Halifax Chronicle. Olnuda ha! naked tho Australian Government for permission In mass-produce the newly developed Owen submacliine gun, which ex- Derts have declared ls generally superior to the Thompson gun. LlcuL-COI, Moore Ooegrove. can- iidIan Commissioner In Australia, says he has been much ‘ ‘ Two Views 0f“ “Total” War (Montreal Gazette) Yesterday Winston Churchill pro- tuised the brltish people “definite curtailment of amenities, further inroads on comfort and convent- euce, another instalment of toll and sit-eat." as he announced conscrip- tion o! men up 00 fifty, boys down io eighteen and g half. and single women of twenty to thirty. Only one disenttng voice was ralsed when he finished; Thomas Horabln, Liberal M.P., for North Cornwall, sald: "There wlll be dlsappolngment that the Prime Minister has not gone much further in organizing us for total war" How much further could the Bri- tish Prime Minister go? Well, he could conscript married women for the armed forces; they are exempt- ed. even when (liildless, although of course they are subject to coit- scription for industrial work. Also, he could draft. single women for ‘lethal and combatant duty." now reserved for volunteers as far as women's units are concerned. He didn't promise not to do any of these things, for as he said, "the crisis of manpower and woman- poiver is at hand and will dominate the year 1942." Last time Canada's wartime Prime Minister made a public statement on manpower policy was November l2 of this year. Rising t0 protest with great bltterness against a news story that he had discussed conscription wIt-li Mr. Churchill. Right Hon. W. L. Mac- Kenzle King went on to reafflrm ""815 "so far as I am concerned. without any consultation of the people on that subject, I do not In- teiid to take the responsibility of supporting any policy of conscrip- tion for ov-s-rscfis service." I l i l1 Thus the men of Canada are left on tho same footing as the women of England. Only volunteers will he used for "lethal and combatant duty." To support. this position. Mr. King told the House of Commons on November 12 that “the question was sitbmittcd to the people of Canada at ‘Pg last general election. an election held In wartime, and in which the loaricrs of all nolllzial parties made ll‘ Ir statements Io the electorate, and the people pf Cnundadcciclcd against conscription for overseas service." 1111s ls a dis- tortion} of fact. but; let that pass; the pom: lstliiit- Mr. Churchill hap- ncued to answer it yesterday, when Ellllllzillblfll Shinwell infcrrup-‘cd him to ask if the Government. plaiuied "boys of nineteen“ over- SE35. Churchill: "If the Said Mr. House release the Government from its undertakings. that will be so." He referred to the Chamberlain pro- H1155‘ that conscripts under twenty should not be setil- abroad. and were Mr. Chamberlain alive he would be the first to approve the procezliirc. On April 27, 1939, it be- ‘331119 1115 £11113‘ to reverse a plcdpa 3W0“ 113' his Government and re- ll(‘l‘i'.f"(l only a few months before by Earl Baldwin. the pledge against pcacetrino con. riptloti. I-fe did ' with these words: "Nothing could be more stupid. more likely to lead the Government into disaster, than that the Government. should refuse to i1" me its mind ivhru changed 9118 "Pqlllrc if." Chamberlain is damned as an appeaser; -‘31'llI shall we apply to wim- lrailcrs who will uot g0 as rm- m IDQcreuibc-i‘ 1941 as lie did In April l 30? is u a m o Niétht beforc liisi in the city. Hon, J. '1". Thorsoii quoted Churchill's courteous tribute to Canada at; afausiou IIOIIS." last September. and 51111181!‘ added: "You see, Mr. Churchill docs not belittle Canada's war effort. It. is only within Canada that licr war effort ls be- litilcd." Mr. Tliorsoii erred. When lie rose iii the House of Commons YCSICITIIIY Winston Churchill named no land but his own, but by in- ference he painted a contrast wit). Canada that cries with a loud voice. In his calm outline of wuas @119 13131511 P001119 must do. and- hls certainlv that It would be "ac- cepted with cheerful and proud RIACFIIII," he made horrid mock of the Interpretation Canada's Minis- ter of National War services 219,5 D111‘ 011 Y1K‘ T1hr “toknl wzir." nu‘ If LAULIIIB UN W nltl) Rambling I 1055a}. an old abode Where, years back, one had llved I knew; 11s site a dwelling duly showed, But. It. was new, I went where, not so long ago, The sod had rlven two breasts asunder; Daisies tlirove gully there, u though No griive were under. I walked along a terrace where Loud children gambolled In the sun; The figure that had once sat. there Was missed by none. Llfe la lied and moved on un- nu ued, I saw that Old succumbed to Younl: Twas well. My too reg-retful mood Dled on my tongue. yrliogmsjjlardy. IIIIITTO goiiiiiii Rheumatic Pains Rlicuutic palm m ohm email by wic nelil Iii lln blood. This blood should In ulndad by llio kidnap. l my: fill, uid urea uric acld ranch, I hitulu (In iniuclu mil loinh much] umniuting pllnl. TruI Ii hopim you kidney: In ‘m! Ah rcgiillrlynDoilill K Pit-II’ lialhmflilyl Iuarlciiihoyrdudy. 19' Dodd‘: Kidney Pills WORDS OF CHALLENGE A Thought A Day For A People AI- Wll‘ “And 1 do believe that the people of Canada and the people of every other democ- racy must put forth every- thing they have If nazlsm ls to be destroyed." -— 0010116 Georiie Drew. C. C. F. Pussyfoots (Evening News) It I00k5 as If the C. C. F. ls g0- Ing to adopt the same pussyfcotlns attitude on the conscription issue as the Liberal Party. Prlviizely, many English-speaking members of the Liberal Party are reported frcim Ottawa to be of the opinion the time has come for compulsory selective service for overseas as well as home duties. But. all are silent as far as the publlc Is concerned, dominated by Mackenzie King who has yet to be sold on the Idea of rlskln losing sup rt from Quebec. The s lerice ls str‘ lng. 0n the other hand. the C. C. F. reiterates Its opposition to conscrip- tion of manpower befom ‘there has been an effective conscription of finance and Industry.’ adding "the most urgent need In Canada today Is to produce the equlpmeni and materials needed b0 arm those who iii-e already In the fighting ser- vices." ‘This is merely begging the ques- tion. The Russian campaign has shown how necessary it Is h) have vast reserves In manpower us well as equipment. The Brltlin have shown the same thing, having con- scripted men up to 45. Including skilled men, for army duties and replaced them with women. If the C.C.F. has any foggy notions about this war not being n TOTAL war, then their leaders ought to take ii trlp to Britain and lntier- view No. 2 Britlslier, the areal Ernest Bevin, an outstanding Eng- llsh labor leader, Mr. Bevin ls now talking of conscriptlng women for industrial work-to make sure he has reserves of workers to back the reserves of soldiers. When the CCF. her talks about producing to qulp the soldiers we already have, It Is talking about a limited war-a comfortable one 1X1 which we wlll all get rlch and have Io bear no more sacrifices than Io get eight cigarettes where we used to get ten for our dimes. Only the Conservative Party has members who come out frankly and talk about coiisnrlptlon—and for the benefit of the C. C. F‘. followers, they are talking all-out conscription, for Ilmt ls what ls needed today, Conscription of man- power is oiilv a small phase of TOTAL WAR. Conscription In Carter's. must become what It ls In Britain-one hundred per cent. The Conservative leader has p81‘- sorially pledged himself as fnvorlnr: compulsory selective service and there is no doubt that. he will pledge the party to that stand as soon as he is formally in a posi- tlon to do so. In the meantime. there ls no doubting the partyis position right now. We Are Showing A Big Assortment i In the Following Goods q-c.‘ §'\‘G \- - <_- -.\- Toilet Waters and Perfumes Ladies’ Toilet Sets Christmas Chocolates Smokefis Goods Shaving Sets Yardley/s Toiletries Cutex and Revelon Sets Lucien Lelong Cologne and Hudnufa Toilet Waters Gents Travelling Sela Military Brushes Watermerfs Pens and Pencils Ronson Lighters Rolls and Gillette Razors Men's Wallets Everythlng In climates In the newest designed bun. Clprl. Cigarettes and To- Imccon. Ipu, etc. All Chrlstmls wrapped. We Invite your Inspection of our many Ilnec. E. A. FOSTER I E . Central Drug Store . 1 I ‘Kiwis lauauuunaunaanaa by the weapon’; simplicity. Aus- tralia Ls therefcro sending sample guns and drawings to Canada. to enable production at a Toronto miichlnegun factory, imported tho world's blggtat. The new mun, In- vented by M-year-old Evelyn Owen, who was released from the A.I.I". ii few months ago to com Iete lill tests. has a rate of fir: at. dses not pen-nu. the ear to distinguish separate explosions. It than the Tliotivpscn n, It; barrel can be changed In ree seconds. and it H723 clips of 30 bullets at a time Most MMIIIII Ia the econ- omy of its production: It com only $30 w make. - Australian Cllpstrcet. Mlncrd‘: rollover ulna. Is lighter l O 0 0C 0400000000 OQOQ OQO-QOQO-QQQ-Q-QQ-QQQQ-OXQUOQVQQOQO Say to Your Grocer I Want .BRAIIMIII URAIIGE PEIIIIE TEA You will enjoy its superior quality QOQ§QOOOQ FREE GREETING CARDS OBTAINABIE AT BANKS AND POST OFFICES WHEN " YOU BUY WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES AND STAMPS AS " Unfitness To Govern (Globe and Mall) A front Page edltorlal In the current Issue of Saturday Night expresses in a nutshell the respon- sibility of a- Government on the question of compulsory service. It says: "The real question about compulsor; service Is w“ “‘ If. Is necessary In order Mi se- cure beyond all peradventure the continued freedom of Can- ada. A Government which has no views on that question Is not fit to rule Canada; and a Government. whlch has views on that question but refines to communicate them to the people because It II afraid the people mlght not like them II still less fit to rule Canada. fghids. wef bfilevekl reveals] thl nu e iiess 0 r. ng's ecara- m”; mcuca] e U011 um he would not Invoke se- curing» ‘mi, 5.1.923“ m2,‘ lectlve compulsory service for over- play. There are gm, yo, seas without consultlng the people. every one an your Sllvppiu As Saturday Night says, a question Ilst. like this cannot be separated from all other questions relating to riowinovimuimrfigsj’ Crocodiles and allfg larlflst living reptiles at“! am m‘ STRADIVARUS TIIE Frisi- Th9 Vlollfl l-S believed (o h". beeiiioiiifviiifdfd by mug °l Ceylon ig__ Keep Mlnard‘: In the hnmg, Scores Of Practical Gifts To Make a Happier Christmas l We have the most complctg Keystone Brush, Comb and . Mirror Sets for “mm”, Canada's policy in the war. The H d i < Prime Minister and his Govem- ,,‘,"',,,’,Z‘,‘§f ' n w" n alum" ment are on record for a total ef- fort. with ilte backing of the people. Yul-die Glft Sets In beari- Ilful GII Cases. Ashes of Roses Gift Sets In Walnut Chests, also in at. Iractlvo Gift Cases. Demeys "8 Secrets” Gm Sets In Walnut Chests and In attractive Gift Cases. Men's Keystone Military Sets In Leather Zipper Cases which makes an unusually n. tractlvo Gilt. Yardle ' Gift S I f In fancy yG-Ift Cassi‘ or mm Also WIIIIaml Glfi. Sets. Wondbury’: GI“ Sels. Rolls Razors, Shlch Electric Ilaznrs, Pipes, DunIiIIl L htcrs and numerous other It suggest- ions. Drop In nndFsee our dis- Iay and you wIII have no rouble In solving your gift problem. THE TWO MA('S 149 Great George Street Mull Orders Given Pyampl ‘Itentlnn ‘Huey accept/ad the responsibility, but balk at a specific application c the terms with the frank admis- sion that they fear the ballot box. If an elected Government ls RHY- thing, It. ls a body Chosen to act for those it. represents during its term of office. To have an election or referendum on R point Involved In its general obligation would surely be an acknowledgment. of Incapa- city. It ls the particular weakness of tlie referendum. Saturday Night ' points out. that the Government 1n power must necessarily adopt an attitude of having no great interest In ire question one way or the other. We do not. know that the Government is neutral on compul- dcfense implies that the principle is favored. But would it make thls known In taking a referendum? If so. why contradict Itself by refusing to act. wlt-liout ii referendum? What ever way the question ls viewed, It ls not to the credit of the administration that It fears tomake a total effort total. or explam how It can be total without selective compulsory service. The only word that flplllles is cowardice. i l 4IIIIIHIIIIBIIIIIIINIIHIID-Diimtihbih 101m. a. IIIIIIIIIIEIII \ MEN of alFnIn nulurcilly slop at Tho Windsor because ol iIs convenlonf location and It: well- oiiublliliod reputation for courtesy, comfort and son/Ice. Tlio Windloi ls recognized u: Ilia proper place for builnou and social matings. ' ‘(Ill ilildinilsur ON DOMINION SOUARI il- AI-DERIC RAYMOND IRISIDINT HICKE Y’S BLA CK TWIS T MANUFACTURED BY IIIBKEY 8i NICHOLSON TOBACCO co. ixrii. CIIAIILOTTETOWN