MAXIMI OI L . MERE MAN -—-_-_-— >“ 7/’ The People's aper Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew Read by Everybody lolmee is heseil human in- mlgbn. relirion i’. divine rev- ‘MAXIMS OIL MERE MAN Charlottetown Guardian ‘lure Deals. Iornieg- Ouerliel. tended II’!- CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, MONDAY, APRIL 1T, 1939 lrssronultn lllilPllYlliIlBY ornuvlpioul “French With o u t T e a r s” Winning Play At Dominion Drama Festival. BY WILLIAM H, BOGG (Canadian Press Stiff Writer) LON DON, Ont., Alprll 18-(0?) ay as diamp the comedy m m" Visits Canada gue. Ill: was the choice l adjudicator Samuel R. Little- ood, veteran London critic . o from England to Judge the ll-Canada competition. "lrreneh Without Tears," direct- .. Dorothy While. was thelast f l plays in the week-long oom- tltlon. Mr. Llttlewood praised it or its pace and teamwork and the ll-around excellence of awn llt was written by orrence lllervyn Rattigan. The production is one of the few .. edles accorded recognition in e Dominion Festival and the ad- udlcslor commented on tho fact hat guy, sph" d of this sort . especially ‘I ded Just a few l omenlg before the iinsl adjudicat- n, col. II. C. Osbo chairman i bhd FmiiiVll, uuIWUIbOBd Lfldfl eedsmulr is donating s prize . "(are best-acted comedy in next car's festival. Mr. Litilewoodh awards for the st individual performances of e week were no less interesting. est among actors he chose a 56- sr-old mmier-Etobert Haskins BAIL BALDWIN “Funnier Prime Minister of Great Britain who with Lady Baldwin ar- rived st Saint John yesterday en- ronte to Ottawa where they will be the fit! of Lord and Lady Tyree liARBllR BPEN Hon. C. A. Dunning h i k h Vi; OI hh s 23r§§u§i"°€*s"* ‘Hiaiii; RePh“ T" Reqmtsis " . , 5 . rec who came frozen othe Prairie F 01' ICCbYEakeP, Wn oi 250 population to appear. in pleasing contrast was the e.- rrd to Miss Betty Taylon who Iaycd the delicately-delineated No difficulties are anticipated in lravinlrtiiie ghanlxlxltftéegvn halrgour __ cearo oe yA ,acco ng 1° °i 193F119 i" ~P1V"".PY, in. to..word received hero ~Saturday fmirml wmemm b? me m‘ from Hon. C. A. Dunning, Ottawa. én-ligieléitiyihclub U! the church 0i’ h» ML 3_ n“ Holman. Deputy , ‘ !Pl_______d°“° PY__MY§_: "Uirgent icebresker be sentchsr- , lotte own earliest possible moment. ic°mmlwd W W!’ 7- C91 47 Understand particulars sent you from Board of Trade. Our citizens would appreciate your giving this matter your immediate attention." Mr. Duunlng's repl follows: “Your meg-ram o icers of De- partment of ‘Transport are exam- . i i T i. E A HiiPE F 15...... out... t. s. what can t. ‘A TAXAHUN OTTAWA. April lfl-Os-nadian xpeyers will be watching Ottawa ls week for Finance Minister “fining pious to bring down his lldget on Thursday. It is gen- ‘flllv admitted one Dominion one. At present anticipate no difllcultles having harbour cleared by 23 April." Mr. W. L. Higgins. secretary of the Charlottetown Board of "node received a similar reply. He had sent a teegram on behalf oi the Board of Trade Friday asking for the 5-5. Ghnricretolvn to be sent hero yesterday to real: the loe inside the harbour. The matter was dissussed at s. meeting oi the Board of Trade Friday afternoon when it was decided to make ev- ery endeavour to have the har- m-PMed the lost fiscal your. bour open for swnping before the dell liislrch 3i. with a substan- 28th of A il when a molassm- al deficit. laden frelg ter is due here from Willi one nation in the red and Barbados. 1w: defence e irtures an ed. any material tax reduction ' 111v budget would come as a sur- ri-zu to political observers here. i v ana a- n —_—‘ i ";%".§§'l?l*a“ “t'°o"l€.”§b£f$; hdl‘ “y... m, h, “m, rm NEW WATERPORD,_ N. s.. l £9» on w “h Agarilt alg-Mrmflgieniient ways, revision will made the I u V9311! ° r° "PW R l?" m... n, remnvebeme thml," per , ford was 1;. hospital here tonight m “we “P; m- ‘ll-mod, m. with a gunshot wound. Physicians uded m Canada-s u“ o1 Con. said they were "quite hopeful she ssions in the trade meat . The Wm "°°°Y*‘*'-"' 1 y l5 now mp3s” on a“ grew“ The shooting occurred Saturday cod; cnmgm; m“, m‘ Dqmmlgn ‘rut complete police investigation lt-llllllllil tbs» Dvmlnlvn under; vm not be made umu .doctore f]; p, "move l; m“ on 85°45 "rive officers permission to ques- lhc Capping; m, “u, l; W311 tlon her. Neighbors who rushed o noes: to _ to tho house after hearing n. shot mmoditles to lg, said the won-larva husband was The minister Probe Shooting sttemiinq s. moving picture show with ther two child-ran. u Friends Mrs. Mattys hsd pm- been delnondevlt . N cl” m: found in the house ‘but I the v . plnituisrtir. relieved mm m. On the iher hand my materials rt as officers 5 ill/Mi?“ 15"‘ us were ro- ernment was by a delegation Saturday “t'u:t a highway be to ect Charlottetown, by the through the Belfast Distrlc the City Council, the Chnnbottc- tctzn Board of Trade, the Prince Edward Island Travel Bureau and local business men. the Board of Trade represented his organization: Deputy Mayor Hol- man spoke for the Council; Mr. R. E. Mutch represented the North- umberland Ferries Limited, firm which holds the contract for sup- uir. plying the boat for theabove men- tioned service: Mr. S. A. McLeod r Mr, J. M. Murley spoke for the Travel Bureau. ment lay pavement on a Preaaon- ably direct route" Capital and the ferry terminal st Wood islands B s m was currently reported the Gov- Murrayltiver and Montague, there- by adding fifteen to twenty mils o ‘Prods Friday of moon follows. vice between Wood Islands, P. E. Island and Caribou, N. 8.. is assured; w ionsvl-lhfll have now been established in both Prince Edward Island and Nova - Mayor, sootla; “'§§§"§‘,Fl..§§{‘°;,c§$,,Bgeatgfig The Dem!!! Msvor wired Mr. "AND the establish. 4 Um" A rmznmgd the "no Saturday to the following fin: zghtiitllztféebréyvnSeg-yicgewsllgala‘: dized steamship cormegthyn~wlth most hemisphere reinforced tonight Pre- si-dent. Roosevelt's anneal for D9!" to Chancellor Hitler and Premier Mussolini. public messages of adherence to Mr. Roosevelt's Sat- ' "'___'__i_i_" urdgy gtakment, IIOm 17 countries including Canada. At New Waterford from cum»- the contrcfle dicsted stronsly Hitler and Musso- lini would reject it. ed, however. applause from this hemisphere. Only four western nations had not been heard from tonight, and there were them would arrive tomorrow. cited the formal replies already received to the President and con- ferred wlth him on the inflmflll reactions to the peace prolwlll "- ceived from Euro expressed support cf the tins, Bolivia, Brssil, Chile 061g; Death And Havoc: Wrought IornadiiqWinds In US. IlEiE G A TIUN ASKS RllAlJ Til W. I. FERRY Urge Reasonably Dir- ect Route Between Capital And Ter- minus. The Prince Edward Island Gov- "respectfully urged" constructed forthwith Representatives were present from Mr. C. N. Blssett, president o! epresented the business men, and All speakers urged the Govern- between the TheyH-emarked it rnment was contemplating con- tructlng the pavement by way of the tr . Text of the resolution, passed at Council meetln of the Board of Text of Resolution the Auto Ferry Ser- XWW . involving Great Britain and Xfl!‘ s very courageous and very states- (Cominued on Page '1. C01 4) (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON. April i6 -~ AJ- tho whole of the western The Stale Department made approval and No reply had yet been received and Italy, although ress of those na- ons criticised he appeal, and in- State officials ap ared hearten- by t e enthusiastic indications messages from} State Secretary Hull communi- r Countries whicllare. slreadyugilaz totes’ view are: Canada. MI?"- (Dontinued on 9M9 '7. O01 3) . of gaiemn ‘g manllko attempt to ease on inter- ing to the ordinary man country intolerable," said ii 0 0 SEVELTS ... PEACE APPEAL WINS illPPilRil mer Prime Minister of Great Bri courage to risk failure. Such an attempt could only great power that from its posi and history is able to partial and objective view of Dur- cpean politics." Canada might be expected to gay if general war broke out, rd citizen, sai : “I that any component part oi the Empire would do its part. not say what that duty is," he ad- ded. with a smile. vste citizen, if Canada would be expected to send troops oversees, he ‘replied, “That is up t0 Oan- arla.” In this connection he point- ed out the status of the Dominion under the Statute of Westminster. of York docked this morning Lord Baldwin trained for Ottawa. will be guests of Lord Tweed The former British Prime Minis- lnaugura-te s series of lectures in memory of Sir He will deliver three lectures this week, starting Thursday. He plsnsio sail from New York 0n the Aquitenia April 29. He seid he had no definite plans for the interval between this ssilingwand the end of his lectures but ped to friends in Montreal. Neutrality For Eire Europe from a war more ter- rible" than the last, and pro- claimed a policy oi neutrality in wartime for his notion. "The desire of the Irish ml: and the desire of the Government is to keep our notion out of war," Mr. De Valera said. “The aim of government policy is u; mgin- tain and preserve our neutral- ity in the event of war." WOULD FIGHT BELFAST, April IG—(CP- Bunch-Northern Ireland will not remain neutral in a war the Empire, Lord Crainvon, Northern Ireland Prime Min- ister said today in commenting on a speech mule by Prime Minister De Valera. of Eire. EARITALIUWIN SAINT lull, Will Lecture In Tor- onto-Praises Peace Proposed By Roose- velt. By JOHN MOSHE! madian Press S Writer SAINT JOHN, N.B., April 16- President Roosevelt's peace ‘propo- 7 ‘Musnli described as “very courageous and very statcsmanllke" by Earl Bald- win, who arrived here today from England oboe-rd the C.P.R.'s liner Duchess of York. "So for as I understand it from reports I have heard I think it is becom- in every the f0:- natlonal situation that is “I welcome it and I pray he may successful. requires real S‘ be made b? a. ion take an im- Questioned regarding the part as a private ave no. doubt Baldwin, s skim Ido "Up To Canada" When asked further. as s pri- A few hours after the Duchess and Lady Baldwin en- where they smulr- er has accepted an invitation rom the University of Toronto to Robert Falconer. "I want to get back as soon as can," remarked Earl Baldwin. Quebec and "I would tzatherl let tire-mingle: s or emse ves," s a _'_" _ _ liutinguished visitor when queried wwA-cfltggggngl-gfgglg, ll i» hi: v 111M159! the intmw- mon ended March s1 increased global s1 us - ~= lectures were rzlooomo Over the com u-ativa not for blah rows but people like rim g ",- gw, m, ma“; myseLb-tire ordinary man and venue parunent announced to- womon." day. The f ~ Workings of Democracy Proclaims Policy 0f In Event 0f War ARRIVES AT? m.w”.... Y GermanTReady To March Into ilanzig, Report, BY MELVIN K. WHITELEATHEB Allflchted Prels Foreign Staff BERLIN. April l8 -(AP)- Relchsfuelhrer Hitler is treating ‘I zsldent Roosevelt's message as ".1 routine matter," in, was stated tonight in informed Nazi quarters, and intends to take his time be- fore reolvins. Everything indies/ted that the reply. when it comes. would be a rejection of the two main points proposed in the President's appeal: A pledge not to attack 31 countries and an agreement to take part in world conferences. The Fuehrer and his Foreign Minister Joachim Von niblb , av d ‘ the message anew in Munich for more than an hour. Later they left separate) for Ber- n. - President Roosevelt may have to wait until alfter Hitler's 50th birthday next Thursday before getting an answer. "Birthday Gift" Meanwhile, Nazis went ahead with plans for the birthday cele- brations amid nunors Hltlermight receive the Ilfree Olrty of Danzigss a "birthday gilt” through its oc- cupation by German troops manh- ing from East Prussia without cmsinc Polish territory. Conupletc silence was maintain- ed by gfflcialsmezztlncezmngiaheruw ors an repo rom Danzlg night sol}? tllilie thareozvssngitgrmslfie 11.1! 9,_ ,0? . er - comer masterqoffianzik on ‘flhurs- day, at least he will be given an honorary cltlz _ ‘Ilhe Dansig Nazi Governor, Al- bert rbrster. will present the hon- or to him in the (msncellery in Berlin ss part Oii when is planned to be tine greatest birthday cele- bration the Nazis ever staged for the Flrelhrer. _ None of the Nazi leaders seized upon the fact phat President Rvooee- velt did not mention Danzig among the riss he wanted Hitler to pledge himself minor ounce. Holding Fact Reports from Poland tonight meanwhile said the Warsaw Gov- ernment was holding fast to line position that Donzigb statue °ould not be changed by individual aot- ion either by Germany or Poland but must be done by the consent of boilh parties. Whether Poland would consider irt a cause for war should German troops enter Danzig from East Prussia was a matrter which Pol- ish officials would not discuss. (In London, British ofiicialssald it would be up to Poland to say whether German occupation of Dsnzig would menace her inde- Efdlfiitfilli‘ i‘ midw‘ ‘Pmii’ u. er March 31.; p 8e 0 a ‘rho problem apparently troub- Hitler and Von Rlbbmtrop in _ dealing with President Roosevelt's mmflfie was how to say "no" without thereby classifying Ger- many as having designs on the countries the President mentioned or rs not desiring peace and an on’ I " world economy. Fielri Marshal Goering, Hitler's chief aids. meanwhile talked in Rome with Premier Mussolini and The King and Que The Daily Mail Chamberlain and Mr. of Canada and the King’s private study. tightening her parts of the Empire. The welcome accorded dent Roosevelt's move was erred somewhat by many intended to take 0v of intense millta and neon The British Government Presidents eotunate of the national situation.” promise. . a her territory old on Thursday. British officials said it was did, they said, Britain would her pledge to aid as Mr. Cha lain promised March 3d Commons was thought poss war over Dsnzlg if s. move made against the Free State "‘ Population at the head 0f the oorrlgxr Pour French warships unexpectedly at Gibraltar tlons on “The Rock." The Spain with the Rome-Berlin was regarded hero not only as a threat to Gibraltar itself but to it was assumed here that Roose- velt's messag- was the principal topic of conversation. Decline in Income Tax Collections ls Reported liars. iguresf lh rid t sing; werle smoagflar°eo§ o uric , Collections in March were $4,700,- 111” “y. w“; ,1 rum m increase of 1946.210 over mugs a shared i the m- As ulna “"1"” of u‘- Wiii Negotiate Over Donal: ‘ medicine-n the - 3i od. mm-ggoneo 1121311031 spfeigure 0 u-ul 3A9 vii-throws pong‘ your S“!!! l‘ Al i0 ifiiigililwiidmv mm 1-5 i’ Charlottetown 1W iiiiftti"...“i'iii‘i‘_ii. mo y .. lsvsifinors nnowumn - "a ~ --v---- Amovrnnn. e., April 1e- hie es oe in- onc-assfmn The! Session- Parliament business oi the present session in scheduled to rnurooey. It is unlikely to pro- usual be- " cause the ni vital British and French commun- ication lines in the western Meri- iterranean. In Tangier, across the strait from Gibraltar, rumors spread Sat- urday that Italy and Spain were planning a coup and hundreds of Italian soldiers in civilian clothes were reported to have arrived in the lest few days, Chamberlain and Joseph bassador, drove from Wind barrage at Hook, Surrey. (Independent) rumors Ger- Rree City of Danzig and reports TY actiivlty 1n the Spanish Mediter- m area. m. ti-rely” endorsed Mk. Roosevelt's message in an official statement Saturday authorised by Mr. Chamberlain. Hope For CO-opernllml ‘Iiieststernent. declared d... the Government "entirely endorse the It added that Britain hoped the "plies from Chancellor Hitler and Premier Mussolini "will open the way to the further steps of which the President speakiW-a reference to Mr. Roosevelt's declaration that he would call a world conference in exchange for an anti-aggression Somebsorveru t0 o though ermsny B. on the Great War, as a "birthday present" for Reichs- fuehrer Hitler, who will be 50years Poland to say whether such aetep menaccd her independence. If she in his declaration before the House of s; In unofficial quarters, however, it ible Mr. Cham- berlain might put pressure on Pp- lond not to plunge Europe into It was pointed out that Danzlg separates East Prussia from the rest of Germany, has a population which is 96 per cent German. arrived intensive British defence prepara- aflillatlon of Na tlonsllst 8 PAGES .i_____ Ell, 3C Kennedy, United States sor Castle to inspect n. balloon (AH-Quest Britain pushed her for an air alliance with Soviet rts ‘the Rome-Berlin Axis would peace appeal. companied by Prime Minister Am- said the King, Mr. Kennedy discussed the Royal tour Presi- damp- er the naval n inter- (If “D i0 fulfill mber- W919 which amid Axis , AlRiIS, sified diplomatic _ _ ‘United States in the light of the pres- ent international situation m an hour's conference in the The paper said it had been informed at Windsor Castle that the trip would be carried out as scheduled un- less war occurs or its outbreak appears inevitable. The Royal visit was symbolica] of Britain's interest in defence, which was proceeding in various France Seeks Support From Russia. Turkey (By The (nudism Press) April 16—F'ranoe inten- Qfidrts wday t0 brim Turkey and Soviet Russia into the Anglo-French anti-ag- gression bloc. Sources close to the Foreign Ofllce said prospects of obtalnlnz Russian aid for Poland and Ru- mania in event they became ob- jects of aggression continued to be "hopeful." The French charge daffalres in Moscow was scheduled to hold an interview today with Foreign Com- miseaz Maxim Iiiwinoff, which these sourceslsoid giiaht brim important devle opmen . Soviet, Ambassador Jakob Buxits. who has conferred almost daily with Foreign Minister Bonnet, had s. new conference at the Foreign 051cc on his program for tomor- row. Bonnet today salw the Turkish Ambassador, Sued Davao, on what informed sources said were nego- tiations pamllellnlz those with Rus- B President Roosevelt's peace s. - peal and brighter prospects or bringing Russia into the defensive alliance raised French hopes of avoiding a. general European war. Both Poland and Romania, fear- ing the spread of Communism in eastern Europe, previously have shied away from any alliance with the Soviet Union. A solution now has been found. informed diplo- matic sources intimated, thmughd revision of direct military assist- once pacts. While giving lllfliPrlill aid tol either of the goverrmcncs. it was, saldthe accords would not include provisions for having Rumian troops enter Polish or Rumanlan territory. As the negotiations stand at present. Russia would supply war materials and food supplies w either Bucharest or Warsaw in the event either was attacked. Moscow would not be asked to send troops, under terms of the agreement. Diplomatic quarters said such an arrangement. would work to give Poland and Romania old in time of need but would avoid any possible Soviet. intervention in (Continued on page 7. O01 3) domatic policies of either coun- (Oontinued on page ‘l. Ool i) Parliament OVITAWA, April can complete five weeks-and so maloe slble rorogatlon by the on Frdsy, lviay lit-may be in- dicated this week by the progress made with some of the more oon- qaorted islmtbn before it. the week is ex- Minister tentatively tentlous l Big even- acted to be Finance immnings budget. be brought vice as lo debate as ted States reoty ovisiom already on t with. “r ““'li‘°"'.;'.i:' r“- a on n: the extent to In Go-lvpsrative Commonwealth seduction and social one prepared to expedite anon-m Xeaislstlon w mg some. M the D06- King down Trade havc is which Credit limit- a y Conclude In Five Weeks 16- Whether The G veo-nmenvs WVPORQ W" eent in vial price guarantee for wheat is expected to run into stiff tlon from both groups, as we as from other members from the wheat. arena, which may en- trall extensive debate. lit ls re- ihe C. C. F. ls anxious to have the Government's several wilheflfimtifllml Bulk?” thghresgelgultuziiit‘ 1 y 58 committee, while the Government is equally anxious that they be put directly through the House. Rumors persist that lhc Gfivvm- ment may of its own accord in- crease the Bil-cent rruaronvw V0 7Q cents, m response to pressure from its owfir‘ western members. In inst case o Til-cent guarantee snd the opooed acreage bonus would pr bly provide approxi- mately the same amount of as- sistance as was extended last year when an Bil-cent price was r- anteed. but the total woui be Allin! lliecripflol Delivered so.“ B] IAIX—P. l l. [Lfll clllfll Ind U» l. “.00 FIEYTAIN SPEEDS DEFENCE PREPA RA TIONS Roosievelfs A Proposal For Peace Welcomed In London And Paris; Berlin And Rome Remain Silent Intense Militg; And Naval Activity Reported In The Spanish Mediterranean Area LONDON, April 16- Dniluraiions and plans Russia today amid repo reject President Roosevelt's Mussolini And Goering Confer 0n Situation ROME, April 16—Pol.itdcal circles predicted today that Prem- ier Mussolini would Pm- sident Roosevelt's plea tihat he pledge Italy to abstain fmrn mili- tary action against 3i countries for at least l0 years predictions were based largely on unfavorable reaction to the President's message in Ger- many, with whom Italy now is aching 1n unison. Mussolini was reported to have conferred again with Rielchm, fuehrer Hitler's rlghthand man, Field Marshal Goering. with whom he consulted last night after tho President's plea was disclosed. CIPIBPhOHe calls also were under- stood lo have been exchanged be- tween Rome and Munich, where Illller was consulting his aides. Albanias union to Italy was completed today with s brief but colorful ceremony. Accepts Crown Kim‘! Victor Emmanuel form- ally accepted the Crown of the little Balkan Kingdom whose Good Friday conquest by an Italian army of occupation helped pre- cipitate the tense European sit- uation from which the Roosevelt message stemmed, The Albanian deputation of 40, headed by Albanian Hconler Ver- laci. press no actual crown to the Italian Sovereign. Verlwl reed a prose ‘ ever, mt a ceremonial audience in the Quirinal Palace attended by the Italian court. i The ceremony lasted only about 10 minutes. Diplomats doubted if I1 Dulce would send Roosevelt a flat re- jection of his proposals. ‘mey thought 1t mone lLkel he would acknowledge the Pres cat's sp- pecl with the argument nobody was threatened by Italy, therefore nobody needed Italy's formal aggression. pledge of non- No Oonlnent While waiting some of Mussolindb aim/nude, the press published the full heist of the how- cbeefnflmi that it had been sent to the wrong sddresvesr-ilhat i/t should have gone to Great Brlmin and Ilhnoe who. iihey said, were attempting to encircle the Rome-Berlin Axis partners. Virginia Gaydo, aumoritotive Fascist editor who usually is fist with reaction to international moves reflecting high Government gmnllwf§llgu sv (ihntinued on page 7, 0d i) IF inifluao UNPLEASENT Mugf pg SAW P. MAN Elilllicfs» lire vurr. (o oo @525“ (Canadian Press) TORONTO, April lc-Minionum and maximum temperatures:— Dawson 26 43 Vancouver 34 60 Edmonton g; Wlniiia 36 50 Torono 3° 36 Ottawa 16 33 Montreal ‘ g a: Q ebec - swine John 20 36 Halifax 24 30 Charlottetown l8 - FORBCABT ‘ Maritime East: Decreasing northwest winds; fair and cold. High tide this mominfl at 9.14 and tonight at 9:40. Sun sets this evening at 6:41 gig rises tomorrow morning at w... moon, April 1o i Summerside tide e utes later than Chat-l rm; can sugar sinuses , . m. ‘Jinna- distributed more lfillitebiv. heave Borden M! s. n. l u In. fermenting i1 a. m. 8.08 p. m. ‘on proclamation. how- -