PAGE FQUB~_ TNE GNARLOTTETOYIN GUARDIAN Morning Daily (Founded in_1ii_§’l) _ President: Lleut. Col. W. Chester S. Melalre Vice-President: R. Burnett, FJJ. Secretary: Lieut. Col. . A. MacKlnnon, 0.8.0. Editor and Managing Director: J. R. Burnett, FJJ. Associate Editors: Frank Walker and lan A. Burnett SUBSCRIPTION RATES: By Mail in P. E.l., $4.00 per year; $2.50 (or 6 mouth:- il.25 for 3 months; 50c for one month City Delivery: $5.00 per year; $3.00 for 6 month; $1.75 for 3 months. By Mail in Canada and U.S.A.: $5.00 per Saturday Weekly: $2.00 per year; $1.00 for B 50c for 3 mont_hs. yea: months; "The Strongest Memory is Weaker the Weakest Ink." sat-urtnav, JANUARY 4, m1 Ittdigttattt Liberal Protest \\11,111 11.1, 111g king tiowt-rtttltcttt liccn doing Q11 111-11) the farutcrs in this section 0f Canada? Our lucal c1111te11111o111ry' supplies tlte answer 1n its issue of vestertlay, i11 a lcttgtlty- letter trout a. 111-111111111-111 l- Jcflll of $1. l'eter's Bay. \\‘L‘ 1.1.11.1, in the first 1ilace, 1hat butlt western apd Maritime farmers were "surprised 1.111111’ dis- ztp111inlf-d" at the rcsttlt of lion. .\lr. Gurtlincns trip to linglattd, effecting a reduction ttt the a1- rctzdv low price of hogs. \\'e read fttrtlter that i111; 111111111111; of 1111111-1" prices :11 frottt thrce to five 111111.» lourr than the prcirailiug prifl‘, 911-115‘ s 1.11 \\11111l-.-r “what we have done 1s a class to ntcrit this additional . 11-11- l.1st sunnuer, it is tvctlllfll. 1.11111 111.1111 ‘ie-s advattced frotu five to g1; 111-1 c9111; ‘ clothing, \\'t11)llL'll.~', COi- ton, silotw. _L11‘11c1'11q.<, fruits, sugar, flour, every‘- thing 1111- f1'tl'lll(‘l' has 1o bu)", has g-mne up witlt- n11: inhrfrrvnco {1-11111 the \\'ar Prices Commis- cf 1. 'l'l-r- \\L‘>'.L‘l'll whcat farmer tnczuuvltilc, 11111 \ ‘71 vla < .\lr. (iardint-r comes," is pro- ed 11111" 1:1 or are 111 ~ 11111." tech-d 11-» 11 111- d price far i11 advance of what wlu-at 111111111 11111;; in the 11111-11 ntarkct, iitvolv- iug a tllffflfvllllftl 11f “fifty ntillioits or more" ' 3-11 routes out of the pockets of Alztritinte f: 1".- a» t-ptll 11s 111h<-r classes. 'l'l1i11l; uf thzttl tlv- 1111i11i1111 of 1111- I'm/riot c11rr1-spo111le111, 1r11tr< should ltztve not only a reduced u;_'1t on fctwls, luttzthsoltttely free watt-r car- riage 11f low grade grains suitable for balancing .\ 1111.21.11 traiu loads would 511111-11- for the wiutcr witlt thc cxtrzi '11 a c-ot 11f less tltan 1111e-1111artcr 1111-. Yet 11111-11 a 1-111u1uit1ce wait- ed on 1111- king ti-uv-rutucnt last year endeavor- ing :11 <cct1re a lower rate on fccd grain front thc \\'1‘.~t, 1h -v were ntct “uith a flat rcfttsal. N0 coiti1irott1i-cl" l-‘roin wtuclt our contetnp0rar_v’s c1>rr¢<1111111l1111 111x111“: the sad conclusion that “evidt-ittlv. ‘lzoueh the Klaritintcs are a cont- ": 11f 1111- llotttiniou, we are not entitled to tl l1.:1:fic11111'c as are the otltcr tiarts." .1111. t1 a 1'1‘:l<l that “this brilliant \\’ar lhices (1111111 Jon tt-lls 11s 1o c1111~erve butter as stoclcs are low, and in order to hclp 11s do so it lowers 1111- 11riv1: :1111l :1>l<= the farmers to produce more." l1. \l1~1ul1l 111- “1-1-1110111 to the most meagre i11- tell‘ re that a ltigltet‘ price would tend to- \.. i11 l 11rod1tctio11 and lowered cou- sttttiption. 11111111 which we. are forced to the conclusion that brains was not the primary con- ‘tion in appointing this particular Liberal (Ton lBihnl C111." cotttc-ittporarv lteads its indignant corres- powlcnfs l111er with the catitious caption: “l-iconontic lueottztlity Charged." \\"e submit that 1111s is shabby treatment. The inequalities are not tucrt-ly “t-ltttrqczl." hut proven to thc 1 and should have been so featured hy our 1 111111111111" with a 111111111111: (if not an edi- 1111~1.1l1 1li1"c1‘1i:1-: it to 1111- personal attention of llr. 1 , .\l.l‘.. .\Tr. Trstcr Dottclas. .\l'.T‘.. llou. ( 11s .\l:tc.\li1la11, 111T. and llon. L. lfJll-loll. .\l.l‘.. as well as to the ntettthcrs of thc ("1-1111111-11 ti11v1-rttutcnf and our three Liberal Ft-uwtora who tout-filter should he zthle to tnake aortic iutprcssic-n. cvcn o11 Mackenzie King (liov- eTlllllPTll l1lll'(‘1'lll(‘l'.'ll‘. l 1,1 The Coming Conference n11 i1tvrt-ztsit1glv darker outlook for the Sirois report. which is to be discussed at a Dotnittioit- 11111111119131 1-1111111-111111; ;11 (lttzuva opening 011 |_-11111;11-1- 1_1_ 1; soon by the Ottawa correspotuleiit b1 t11e'1-i11111111"111I l’r1.1‘l. $0 far the only official 1;,1.1-1-_..11111s of view are such as wcrc given ill 11111 ac1-r111t:1111-c< of the. coufcrcnce iitvttation, bu! 111111- .1111» r11l1<‘l' 1111rte11ts which are more sig- nificant. ‘lite 1111-11- Xlariiiitte e11v1-1'111111~11t<, says lltt F1111 (-111-1-“111111111-111, are jgcttcrallv rcgarded a~ f:111-111.111l1- 1-1 thc 1-1-11111" . :11 least they will sur- 1»,1-1..- 111-111-11111111- if thrv c11111c to thc. conference "with the purpose of iuztltitiq trouble. of weak- cithtg the Kin; zultttittistration." l" ldllclmQ ("l the 111l11~r 11.11111. strong 11111111sition has tlevclopml and it is doubtful if the 1311111111111 tlovcrntncnt @111 continue the. line of l1cncvolcnt nc-tttralityn Qucltcti 0111111~itio11 takes the line that the rcport is a c--11:r;11i/.i11_-_§ scheme which will reduce thc .'tu‘l1111~i111 111' 1111- 111'1'1vi11cial legislatures. I11 On- ttlflo, the 1111111111111 (_"11'1\'er1tn1c1tt’s attitude has been v:1ri1111<l_1 rcporlcd but Ottawa, at last. hi1.“ conic to 1111- 1~1111cl11<i1111 that Mr. llcphurn is the 1-1<~;1.1111~.1 f...» of all. 'l‘h-.: provittces of Klanitoha and .\':--1l<:1‘.cl11'\v:111 arc said to bc solid ill S1111‘ port 11f thc r1-r111111111-11datio11s; indeed, it is hc- lit-vtd 111111 ll1-1-111i1-r l‘1r.'1ckct1 will assume, among the 11ro\i11c1~.=. 1111- lr-rtdt-rshi11 in the (lrivc for their :1d1111ti1111. l‘r1~111i1-r .-\l1c1"l1ar1, on the other hand. ltas 1111111111- $lll)11('ll across the ilividiitg liuc and l11-c111111- 1111 r11111o11c111 of thc report. Nor is l‘1'<~111icr l‘:1tt11llo of llritish Columbia rc- gztrded as lv-iuq 111ucl1 more favottrzthly' inclined. All this. it is l11-li1-vc1l. “adds 11p to a prospect which is very" l1l('.'ll\' indeed for action on the Rt‘- ‘port at this c--11f111-1~11c1- lf thc King Govern- lttcut nrc-sc» 1h!- is-ttc. there will be opcn revolt vnd the 11-11111 111:1v wt-ll involve. caliinct rcp- Ics-"ulatiou from fltitario and certainlv fcdcral h1c-111l1cr< 11-11111 that pmvittrc." Therefore it is 11111i1-ip1t1-d that llritue Xlinistcr Kittg will take his (‘l)Zll'Jl(‘l(‘l'l<llt‘ course of avoiding conflict. Thr- plan of the 1'1111fcrc11cc calls for an opt-n session at which .\lr. King 1nd the twovincial prctuicrs will stalc their tmsitiotts. Tihcrcaflcr. the c1-11f1r1-11c1- u ill continue 1'11 111111011 and. if possible. by sub-contmittees on various aspects THE QHARLUFTETQENjIlABDIAEL- of the report. 1 So far as Ontario is concerned, the Pas! cor- respondents prediction scents likely to be veri- fied. Only last evcttittg a blast was issued against the Sirois report by Hon. Arthur \V. Roebuck, M. P, for '1‘0ront0-'1'rinity, at a meeting of his constituents. ‘Mr. Roebuck is a former Attorney General for Ontario. He advanced two tttaitt argument; against adoption of the report: (t) that it would mean crippling Canada's war credit by heaping two billion dollars of provit1- cial debt burden on the Dominion Government, and (2) that it would mean destruction of pro- vincial autonomy by [Jlatcittg the Provinces in lteadqttarters are located at Ottawa. lle sug- gested that certain interests are backing thc re- port for their own private gain. ntonevcd interests i11 Toronto rather than of the taxpayers in gcttcral. The transference of 1irov- incial tax burdctts to the Dotttiniott \\'0ttltl be off- set by tl1c transference of provincial tax rcv- portztnt to thc Maritime Provinces than it is to l Otttarto. O11r Maritime representatives at thc t conference would do wcll to bear this in mind. _€ -’ l\'@.\' "l 1110 €ll,\'. the Air Force are now one of ‘ll IIS. ll Ill l! i Prayer, which bcygitts Blandrtv, and will be more largely t:1l<cn advantage of tl1'111 ever l1t-f111-e, s I I I i ls if possible that it was the Censor who held tip for a whole wcclc, llis Klajcsty the King's ackttotvlc1lgtttcttt of Canada's good wishes at Christmas? Live l1irtlts in (ittttada during thc first six months of 111.10 totalled 117.8% giving an cqui- d valenf attnual ratc of 20.7 pcr 1,000 population as compared with 117.006 births and a rate. of 20.0 in the first ltzllf Of I930. The number nf deaths was $5.332 with a rate of 0.7 compared 1 with 58.461) and a rate of 10.4. Marriages l‘ hlarcclial _l0>C1)ll vloffre born this date, 1852. The title had been i11 abeyaitce gittcg 1871 specially revived for him in I916; “The blztn of C outlook without being obsessed by details; rc- spoldiers as "Grandpercf was Comntztnder-in- b thief of lfrcnclt Armies from tltc ottthrcak of ‘I the Great \\'ar until Dec. 1916. >11 =11 =1- It! C Advertisers who distribute large professional ccintcstcrs have just hcld their 0 fourth attnual cottvcntion of the National Cou- tltcre arc four well-patronized schools for cott- enrolntcnt of about 1,000 pupils. lfact 3 is that the brotltcrltootl of coittestcrs has three itnport- ant ntagazitics and about 20 lcsscr ones. Fact 4 is that 0111: or two firms are doing a. thrivittg from churches and other collecting organiza- tions_ Fact 6 is that ordinary would-be 1iurcha~1- c crs are (liscottragctl 11y what they cottsidcr a racket. a 111 n1 a Tltc death of Ah‘. T. .\. 11f The Massc_v-ll:trris Co, retirement of .\l1'. jamcs S. l.)1111can, llepttty Minister for Air. vice-president tuattagiitg director of ‘Alasscy-llztrris, dollar Russell. president d 1i from his l: a ycar job. “The hlasstjv-llarris Coni- panv llIlS sonic t r c 111 c 11 d 0 ti s war ord- ers," a s p o k c s n1 a n for the Air .\li11- istry cxplatttcd, “and \\itl1 l\lr. l{t1.~scll's 1 dctth thc company li1<clv will fccl the nccd for 1l1c leadership .\fr. Duttcntt can give it." Mr. liluncatt has ntaintaittetl his position with thc. company FlllCC last April when as a “dollar-rt- year" man he became Deputy Minister for :1 lhrcc-tttotttlt period to help organize the British ('on11tto11\vc:1ltl1 Air 'l‘raiui11g Plan. \Vhct1 that three months was 11p ltc agreed to remain for f four months. llis present term expires at the cud of Ianuary. 11- v =1- 11- The National Youth (Iougrcss, formerly the Students Missionary was allied, is now openly attti-Britislt. scquently a Student Iscagtte for Progressive Action, advocating all material aid t0 Great P111- tain tltouglt opposing United Slates entry into the war “11o\v," has been forntcd in New York. by a group of tmdcrgraduatcs attcttrlittg two college conferences. Peter K1111 of “linuckta, lll., student at Swartlunorc College and spokes- man for the grottp, said thc avowctl purpose of the new organization was to oppose the Anteri- cau 5111110111 Uttiott which is aligned with the Na- tional Youth Cottgrcss. The N. Y. C. opposes :11'1l 111 Britain. The 11c\v group. whose members l1avc been attending joint ntcctittgs of thc litter- national student service, and national student fcrlcratiott. scckittg to establish chapters in A111- cricntt colleges named an organizing comtnitlec of six, including Kuh. The league adorned a cottstittition and program which included among its foreign policy planks: assistance to China. cotuplclc embargo against, japan and clarifica- tion of British war aims. with which Movement 1 more of kindness, more of charity, 1'11 our pplitlctltll controversies.‘ 1111;? o us, a er a are more 001st titan evil; ' wag, atgtiordlng to our tlawn ll hts, an su e~t to our own fmrtat ons, ytiork ton-ad the same goal. If tcre cou came cagnitlon of that. actions mtg-hi. spare ourselves much barren bztpelrness. I1. g a question of ma ng our e- a _ _ abandoning the democratic glory of financial control of the tuottcy powers whose p116 right to differ, or of abflndvnlll! ltard, clean controversy over prin- ciplcs and politics. It is a. question silnzflly cffsltttttnlttg uttklovgly person- attest o more of in ness This attitude may reflect the concern of tlicfififiiéiiiilliiiiilii1 dislike 1111-1:- oplniozis, stilt remains our fellow- Cangdlans and neighbors. _~ Otta- wa ournal. V. __ 1 1 . _ . Truto News, tny gfod friend. Hills.» run ttcrc 1s nocsscnltal reason why such Timothy Standby, in commctttzng an exchange should cripple Canada's war effort. 1°“ my "°n““'k’ ab?“ sum“- _ . manifests the usual O11 the other l1and, Mr. ‘Roebuck ts undoubted- 10f the gtattdpafférttg on the suncay l_v right 111 protesting agnutst the threat to prov- 0101/19 question. . . _ . . . v ‘ - .. . s y. tnctal atttononty ulnch 1s 1111 ohed 111 the Sirius and merefcre it is wrmq to attend l'CC0llllll(‘ll(l1'lll0llS_ That issue 1s even more 1111- 111cm 111 Sunday. But the radio is -in addition it advertises uttdcr the sun. rig-ht in the middle of its prcgrants. But it‘s all right to heme. where anything about 1t. H “iW seems to be 'I‘imot.1 ling of 111111111-11111- 1115- 111-51 51111(1_-1\- of 11K, Wan rcasznutg. He ovcrlcc s tl1_c fact ‘ that 1111:- Alrntqlily. if h‘; 1s cen- _ _ _ ecrncd abcut- what Vyou do 111181111- llaving been 111for111.'1ll_v prcscntcd with the day. can see you jllSl as cztstly in ltlOVlP show. -— "Man About Town" 1n The Bcrwick Register. The roads are good, the trains and airplanes 11-11111. 11.15 cmpqd Hgnry Ford. 11m running prc-ttv ncarlv 1111 tinto. a1] 11f 11-11111}, w:1'ld‘s11;rcatvs1 gidustrialnthl to ,. . ' _, _ V- _ change its 111111: a1 .uL war ac p 1.0 bod..s ucll for 11.11 cl attdlittstttcss. Gram) 31.113111‘ 011111351 July Furd * * ' "‘ wsuld 111st ntiaqke Clllglll-ES for Brit slt A 1 , ~ _. 1 — . w ~ 10111193.. cw 11; says ta g.vc 11 lottntcttictit 1s tntdc of the. \\ c011 of Bum“ an the nlomy the Emmre no doubt wants. Since July. of course. Rosse- velt. and not Willkie, elected president of turnover is no doubt. deeper that. Mr. Fcrd is prcbably belatedly getting a sense cf Antcricattisttt, a sense cf sclf-preservatloit. ' good thing that Hcitry Ford i5 be- gigtnittt: to sc-c the light, at. last. He l5 a big nntn in his field =01 11- * 1t- liates war and all its \\'O‘.'ICS. To that, Brtisltccs the world ever subscribe. Don't we all hate war just 11s Ford craft. supplies that are t1_w catch up with that Well, I am sorry ' _ the Gcrtnans Wait had no intention wlratsoevci- of de-1 W land, _ sums of 1Af1er listening _ money 111 contests are giving thoughtful consid- 111113’ nlé-511P“l"$l‘1~1"9l'5 eration to several facts. lfttct I is that about 200111lii.1i8‘11._@.;}p. that. are beyond descrlptim. American 1tecple were sltockcd wlten 1untl.;ubtedly ltcped fcr ltributlon in lite Uttited States, for tltt-y are mot" and Sheffield and other cites ltavc been subjected t: some- what, similar bombarzitnezits by the blcstltltirst-y Nazi air force it ls 11-5-1 are COVOHLYY \v.ll be Germany's shame for gencratms. It was ‘ratttcd, frenzied attack order-cu by a matila: ‘raids on1ntljlitt1ry . . 110111111; o usiy thrcc ntotiths more. and subsequently for auothct 11117111511 Coventry industrial centre. -_ Boston Post. ‘day's of msrale ltt Germany, of the solidarity of the Nazi youth behind Hitler and of the c-ppcsltlon (f the _ 11112155 of the older generation of Gar- Cou- 1mans to Hitler's party and its aims. The subject arouses speculatlzn as to the degree of the Nazi terror and to what extent this has restrnltted public exprcssttn of anti-Nazi cpln- icn in the Third Reich. 'I'l1ere are laelhmfll Sewer- famler member ‘t niflfrrni. Tlteytumentlton-Iieewele lthe Rcichstag, NOTES BY TNE YIAY _____. What It all tells II that We need all cf us, in our own to all of us re- with our own shaped accordingly, we anaemic, of and men who, Recently in~h_is column in the in consistency The movies. he are highly czntmerclalized us: as highly ccmtnercializecl. and wlrskey. abttcco, and almost, everything else ure lll 1o the radio in ycur o-wn no cue will k11:w At lsttsl that cur own twine as l1: can at the A great many 111E111: are asking b: en U111 ted F. rd ‘s than has the fates. B111. the teasstt for It ls a1 and In: sicn shortly at Ottawa. llterc seem-i ‘to be a very wide c-plmtt, for ' New Bfllllfl- PUBLIC FORUM thin column in open lee fie . dlnuulg i; g1 en d Intent. Ib k1- leletlwn Guardian lee: not le- nuntlly endorse the epllluo c! eernennlelll- WHY NOT BONUS PTTATOES’! Sim-The Ottawa Government has pegged the price of butter. l-Lw much decline must the farmer ac- cept, will it be four _or five cents per pound? And. Will the ties b< pulled out again to suit the cold storage speculators? Now with bacon prices to the farmer 9888M, also butler, how about. putttng a peg cr two into tlze “Island Spud?" Let the Ottawa Gzvernment pcg potatoes at 50c per bushel to the farmer if the bon- us acre-ages that has been talkcd abntt i5 not forthcoming. Perhaps Mr. Boultcr who went in Ottom. about bonus t) grcuvers. will eitliglttett the farmei: 110w succrssful 211s trip "as. Give the farmer a cnance to 1n";- duce at a. prcfit. I am. Sir, etc., FARMER. 11111 BOOM 11v reads Sin-Never have I noticed the truth of the old savlniz “Contacti- ticn is the Life of “Trade? s0 much as in the past six weeks. durlnz the marketlnz of furs. fur farmers all wondertntz what the prices tnizltt be. ‘Then the local buyers and cnn- sigttntent co-ctteratlve tnarketinz boards beizan to ttdvertize: ‘Shver Fox Ftirs Wanted." Prices at first of season showed an imnroveinctit over 111st vear's prices. Then alone came the outside buyers. tnaktnll the competition tltree-corttered. viz:—- Local buyers. cottsientttent ntarkct-1 inst firms. and the buyers from the larger‘ centres. Charlottetown and fttllv 50 per cent. over last season. at tttt excellent profit. Sir:—Wit11. reference to the Slrois Report. that. will come up fcrdtscus- difference of xatnplcz- 2111501". (Liberal) of k, last year voiced lll$ was oppcscd to The ex oes? --~ St. Catharine-s Stnnclatd. ______ The _ cx-Premct" I should like to take up ihescflha- cltallettge of a statement. ntade 0111 the German wirtless last, few days. In scme of my talks ltave laid entphasls on the great alue to us of the American air- c-f Germany. 4 if I have given this impression. I clving them and I a-pdogize a1. . 11 - - -_ - - once. Nothing was further frcnt the Marne. Distntgtttslted for ltts si1nplic1ly_ of my nwugmsl Pcflecuy 031111.111 hie and character, alertness and clearness ofttnttd. with our cwu 11a- aft prcclucton - -. . . . - ~ ~ - and i ease inwards antboigattiznig poucr, exhibited conibtnatiotnof a figmc “ _ i] peace Lime 111111111011 and reflection, and always took a wtdc sllcllld lntve regarded a5 3511-0." 110111101111 and intpossible of realiza- . l , I k 1i 3t markable for sound cotutnottscttse, known by 111s ibgipksloc e up 1 only as a most useful‘ onus. — Ah‘ Marshal Sir Plllllp cubert in the London Listener. 1 The Rector of Stoke Parish. Eng- ltas the prcblcttt of non- ltttrclt att-etzdattce on ltls to certain reasons were lax, lte c t.) account, arguing same txcttscs might be1 uott-att-ettdattcc at LL 0' is what he writ-es: "I ffcrczl for iltns. This . . , , _ _ itcvcr :1 to llt movies nowadays be-i testers Association of New Xork. liact 2 1s that causegtl) ntyentotlter made me go too often when I - . . . . . a bo ‘I testers, giving instruction by 1111111, with a total 1919121133115 11> me; (31 every tune 1C go somecite a=ks me for money; (4) the manager .3.-‘1'er visits me in my home; 15) the people who g3 don't. ‘live up to what. the films teacltf’ That/s why sime pe:ple turf go 1.0 . . tl .2 . But. tl do! -- Pie b'- . . . H. . business supplyittg 110x tops and labels procured ltclfiaritlahsccrd. my S y ‘by Pmme’ Cam‘ “m “ml a numb“ .t' athcr was 1 the movie 1 and t2) 11:- cne at Films of the destruction of Cov- ntry are now being shown in 111211011 pizturc theatres 1n tins cottntry. attd t-ltey reveal soettes The cspatcltcs from England told of- . . ‘the bsntbardntettt of Coventry, but \\'lll llCC(‘>\lllllC 1111-11111, 11101115 “fling ‘were inadequate. It is t-lt correspondents cuglt thc story is Llcl of t-ltc llms that. the rt a1 “Wlrriie British pcrtnillccl pictures 1.1 c 11121411.- of llic stricken city and wide dis- valuable as an mflu- 11cc far Brlttslt support than any also propaganda could be. When t. is cottsidctred that. Birmingltzrn Midland the Bihlsl‘. days. ible to r1 alike wltat standing up to these an unwar- ln revenge for British targets. It had it at all. evcn ls an important A good deal is bring said these opinion attd he _ certain (auditions 111 during ‘he infer Patullo, (Liberal) of the American E ' Prentters refuse to accept any this report. (Liberal) cl Nova) (now a Cabinet Mlztistcr| from Ontario at Ottawa) did 110i seem favorable to the felY-‘Yl- 91'9- British Columbia. says his Government will not be “ltamstrurg or ltcgticd" by ads-prion of the Report. under , says it would be folly to re- vse- the constituticn untl after the war. N:w these different opinions of five Provincial Premiers lock upon the recommendation as a potential threat to Prcvlncia Aut- ttcmy. The Federal Govcrnment at Ol- iawa has not. offldallv cammttid itclf ta the Report. But. I brlieve has expressed apprcyal cf it in g ral. However. I dtubt if Prc King will rl-k a controversy tltsse Provincial Governments at a time when national 11111111 and tr-cc-1 dcm from infernal disturbances are regarded a5 tttc pt-ltne t-ssenfial to a successfut war effort. Should the different. Provinclall re- vision of thp constitution. then tltcl ptwgrant may have 1.0 be postponed. 1111111 after the war. l Now Sir. I bclfevc. we, tn tlrsl Province sltcttld lnvc an expression l of opinion from Premier Cattt1rbell| and the Federal Members in; Queen's, King's and Prince Gaunt- cs. This Report ls the ntcst important cmmissicn Rep:r1; (‘fl/Cf tabled in Ottawa. as regards the Przvince of PYiflP-e Edward Island. It seems to be important enough that t-lte term: .- tlng definitely to this Przvince. sbottl-d be dealt with cl‘ citizens before 1w are, in the words ct’ the British Cfllumbiq pm- 111-131: “hnmslrung Or hcgtled." I, am. Sir, etc. TAXPAYER DAWN The rtuardian shells are vylmz with 1e s ars . ‘Phat 12cm the farthest ntvsteiy of n2 1. While on the wakeful earth there shines no ltrzltt But that cf sudden tire. War leaves its scars On palace. cut and sacred shrine. and mars The gentle dark with ntanv a cruel1 stat . 1 Blazonlnq the vllest arrottattce of tn tzht I Which rules until a tzreater Mizl1t.' debars. l Above the turmoil spreads a silent. space Whose eastern limit way-era into 2o. Of ever decpenlruz wlorv. till the our When lesser conflazrations must i lzlve place 1 To unrelcntlniz Dav. Sn will we hold Our felth tinshaken in a chanzelcss Power. 1 few official figures available but IIIER- are a few. For instance, esti- mates in official government pub- lications 1n 1936. th-e last year thrsc figures were given of the number cf Germans incarcerated in prisons. In 1936 the German department ct justice stated that in the past three yrars 229.000 Germans had b. to more than 600.000 ‘The other day. u a 5 sentenced rears 1:1 prison. now editor of an anti-Nazi newspaper in New York. once a prlsongr of Hitler's in a con- centration camp for six month's. estimated that more than 900.000 Germans have had experience of tha Nazi prison camps. and that this experlenct cf "protective cus- tody" with its physical tortures and indignities W83 sufficltztt. to prevent any further opposition. -- Lcmdcn Free Press. —Irene Ormsbv 111 the Empire Review (London .) f iltidniey Acids Hob Your Rest 1 l Many people never leoln to pt e good »-1_-.__'--_._~_..-_-==r.»_-, s, _.s __ .___ and count sheep. Often they blue it on "nerves" when it may In ihei ibea: Healthy kidney: filter poimu IroI bloorl. It they are Ieuliy lml hi], plinth 1 my in the ryriern and rleepleuneu, butl- erlta, bachclu often follow. It pd den’! sleep well, icy Dull’: Kidney Ill-ti‘ IuII l century the favorite reledy. Ill‘: Budd's Kidney Pills potato ' The season opened about Nov. 20.‘ f. Summerside D051? 0f illvlng were the two main centres for oper- 111111105911 . ., atioits, and for a few weeks bust- kettnl; 591mm“ 1n ness just: boomed. Prices advanced Executive 0011110 the peak of appeared to me to Fur farmers this year. at. 1181181106 W _ prcduclntz good pelts. have done sfpect, from the 1n The old svs- producers oi mined 1.0 cotttac ing farmers of tl1 _ solicit tittblascd information- expected! received con- that the meet- sponsored by a a leading The information I firmed my opinion int; was drovcr who retarcsertts _ Maritime packing plant and this itntwitltstattdtttg give the impression that the idea originated and assumed propor- tions among farmers. want; _ 5€V€l1 REQUEST [I16 BYOIJOSEO kctlng plan and eleven in favor scents rather one sided. However, that. there were I am informed hundred 13E: probably 0v JANUARY SALE 5% MEN'S O’COATS and SUITS Nothing Reserved HENDERSON & CUDMORE JANUARY OFF 1ft; xetvsttvoron MEETING decision Y0" gin-The for disposition that; tem of trading, viz: barter. ltns agricultural section of the prov}; proven its worth in the fur trade. time, and so much in line wt I am. sir etc.. what. I would anltclllatfi 111111313 FUR FARMER. l-(ggnrd to information given me mjf-fm; beforehand with reference to the 513015 RIWOR‘ real proponents uf the meeting. —"'—' and their purpose, that. I deter- If was exactly as I really the According to information totalled 43 22'; and the rate 8% compared with 1n comwtt- ncuses of War emergency. .. ~ 1 11o en 1111311111115 ' _1 '- t 1; forward. A Gerntatt broadcast "f: ;\_'_ 1 h, . Ctsdlllgs 8011K f! _ 5 35.331 11111rr1agcs and a rate of 6.‘; in the saute draws the inference from this that.P‘°““"‘.Ab°'ha_'l.. 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I would ex- telllgent livestock justly noted t; one of the lead- e community and attempt to re- cclved 1t was quite evident; that; a lot of preparatory spade work ltad been done n1 order to steer pro- tf-eporl; arrived at by ii P169151“? °r am" ers heildl tatJgeégsrilt/tséonupih ‘£11m: , t . day n g] consideratlpn toMT-he “Sheep and SW 116 81" now before the sent, well over half who would not vote without further There were questions asked on cer- 1min appealing points that were evidently not explained to the sat- isfaction of the was current opinion should be another meeting The prepared resolution was pre- sented at the opportune time, the “coached” franchise as But;- As the above was being written a message came to the effect: that another meeting of farmers would be held in King George Kensingtort, January '1 at 8 o‘clock, under the auspices of’ the Kensltigton Live- stock Shlpping Club and the mat- ter would be gone into again and unblasedly. 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YOU CAN SHAKE -.ON THIS-._-.-..-.. v t: a n a n t: a n atvu rnouaws IWIST w t 1.1. m rufvon rnesnur-zss AS EVER HICKEY’S BLACK TWIST 10c For Fig Straight Manufactured By 1111:1151 a. 1t1c11:1tso11 TOBACCO CO», LTD., CHARLOTTETOWN TIIAT IN TII E {g 4, 1941_ He Got The Greatcoats (New Glastzow Eveninz News) Some tune back Hon. Percy Black. Cumberland Member of Parliament. House about Itreatcoats not bctnc supplied to all a Hltzh- landers of which one full combanv ls made up of Pictou County men. At the time various persons took excepzlon to his remarks. lneludinsz Liberal representative for Yarmoutlt, leading us to wonder how he presumed to know what lavas But a dnv or so aim The Amherst News tinted the fact that a number been expressed into the town from Montreal. The some 70 creat- coats utere so Sfllbped ftp-with no Al! of which indicates what a live Member of Parliament can accom- +o+ovo +Q ++OQ I IIIIYIIIJZQII§I ._'