IHE WESTERNCUARDIAN’ r"”"‘_iTt. .1 bu r o u “Hum suulifmsrgiline suhscrl tion Adve I Church St!‘ f. - Pb PRINCE OOGCNTY “u. z” should be left with Mrs. pa“, . euarrllflfl my be bwlhst dell: batman; of the following stores n. t . W te Street. .o.-.:. a... Gourlies Drugstore, w..." s; ‘ Mali Gsnde G7 Granville 51:3; The Guardian will be delivered to any home in s sld cm-m- Boy at 2c POI‘ 01!. 0|’ I00 llfl Week. Phone 289 foimtlilillfirgerslepg l ewe {rhllsorcari uirlllllfiftiil, but advertlsi o; g rieivsy nature msv be lnlcfll g z cents a word, strictly payable 1n advance. _I-TISHERMEN'S rubber gloves, "m “t Bram’ L-158-12-7-2i _§UPERt eliifa auto 01g!‘ truck tlfe TB . "m1" 5 0c L-l57-12-0-2l. lslTiNG IN I-IALIFAX— m” mm“ lvfacLean is visiting "lends in Halifax. NS-S. -VISITORS T0 S’SIDE-Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. walker nf Rapid - Manitoba are visiting in surrimersidc the guests of Mrs. wuykgyp sister. Mrs. Hammond Cannon and Mr. Cannon. aroirnovlivo-rriends will be leased to learn that Mr. W. W. 5.1m, who has been quite ill at hi; home on Pleasant Street, iummcrside is steadily improving [lid his many friends hope to see him out and about again in the near futurc.—S. ?‘VER" LARGE DOCKET-At h... county Court session to be. held at summerslde on Dec. 17th there has been one hundred and seventy three summons issued. N0 doubt many of them will be settled berm Court day as a large num- her were issued in connection with garriishce actions. 'I'his is about the some number that was issued for the October term and is the largest docket for many years-S. -\' _.5Ul|l)ll!\' l; EAT]! - Friends‘ o, here shocked to learn o! the death oi Mrs. Obnn Arsenault who pass- w “may on Saturday morning. quite suddcniv. She died in her sleep. Tue dcceased had not been veil for some time. Dr. W. B. l-low- att was "ullcd and said death was due to heart attack Mrs. Arsen- gull, was 32 years oi age and leaves s husband and small family-S. _|-‘l'NER.-\l. AT BEDEQUE—'I‘he funeral sci-vices for Mrs. Keith Webb who passed away in the Prince county Hospital on Friday sere held on Sunday uaiternoon from the United Baptist Church at Bedeque. Rev. C. A. Britten conducted the services assisted by liev. Riilllll Barker. 'l‘he funeral was largely attended. The pail bearers were. Messrs. Earl P€8l'-_ son. l-larrv Muttart. Wilbur Wright, Hudson Lowther. Russell I-lallitt. and otto Donll. Interment was in the cemetery adjoining the church. Mrs. Webb leaves to mourn her husband and two small child- ren lria and Louise. also her mo- tlier, ltfis. Ellie Lowther, one bro- flier, Mr. Edward Lowther, Caven- ish and a sister, Mrs. Charles acFarlane. Fernwood-S. —\'ARlF.TY CONCERT AT HAMPTON -- On Monday evening. December 2. tire Young People of Hampton and vicinity presented a varied program under the auspices oi the “Esther Ayers" Mission Band which was much enjoyed by those prcsmt. Rev. D. J. Morrison acted ascliairnxnn and the following pro- [lrlfll was carried out: Welcome, Ether Crrnipcll, Solo. Mrs. D. . Morrison. Monologue, Buddy Mor- rison. Solo, Roberta Cannon, Read- ~ ing, Harry Ferguson. Dialogue. "The Census Taken" by Edythe and Ber- ton lloim. Solo, Marv Morrison. “Af- ton Wrrer“. Recitation. Grace Mac- Ki! zieSrln with gutter accompani- ment. Stirling Incnan (encorcdl. Otis-art pay. "The Roll Back," by Mrs. D. J. Morrison, Misses Iris. and Violet French. Grace Ferguson, and Fxlith Ffnman. Reading. Edith Eumdn. S210. Danny Boy. Clavtun Morrison. encorod. ‘Playette. "The sinking School Teacher" by Misses Grace Fbrzuson, Violet and Ina french. Recitation. Kaye Cameron. At the close of the program a col- lection urns taken for the Red Cross. The evening's entertainment was lreurht to a close by the National lrithem lPalriot please copy). Alherton Rev. s. J. Davies was a kitor to Tignish. A recent Mr. Kenneth Matthews. was a merit visitor to summed-side. “all. George Kinch. was l. recent tor to Summerside. wll patrol leader and seconds course N? held in Alberuim on Saturday u vembei- 30th with Mr. Harry Pin- ". Provincial Field Comm. of Ch’- Rx‘ l" chaise. lie was assisted by m - J. Davies, District Comm. a M lnce and John Roohford. A. "-0 -oi the Aiberton Troop Scouts Dog; Tlslnah attending were Dewey e1 f"! Gilli Arsenault. M, Lit 8l‘0llp of citizens of Al- hmwn Sliihered n. the Oddfelluws w.“ f“ Pblday the 29th u» bid fare- Wp ow Dr. R. H. Kennedy. His Wor- mf mlllor J. W. Waugh in a few (lzfflluwords expressed‘! the .e la erin an ex- m m‘? Pesretfyoi {he people o, Em Prince in the de rture vmmnDgctor for Summers . Mrs. m m, jsland read an appropri- prmnte (‘-3 and Rev. S. J. Davies m o! all Dr. Kennedy with a to- le mllllreciation for his kindness n Wis“! here. In a few well .4 in "Yd-f Dr. Kennedy thunk- lnd expsgsessrlitréor their kindness in! from Alberionfegigltefnrgirfl; we by Rev. s. .1. m- urry. Rev. M. x. Char- Burke. 8e cant Watson . A. 1.. Pur- .... e v g gym. the an u “"1 l“ National SW32“. -R.. our order to the boy resEnsibie for drlirgriee on your route. n is reserved forn T -—WATERMAN’5 p. _ @118 at Taylor Drug oofaisgfingtgtirii. -—BEDEQUE rink . deY evenlhs. Dec. 1o. ililxii-i-lzll-‘ilfgl. --RUBBER e1 n geels" tacks. miéiveéa, igtcfolsetfldnriafl "We 8- L-l57-12-9-2i. -AUTO HEATERS. auto radios, guns etc. make suitable gifts for men._ See them at Bruce's. L-l.58-12-7-2i i l im- —-IDOOM and b d Market Street, Smfimeggidlra‘. North L—l92-l2-9-2l. —SYMPATI>IY EXTENDED _ Much sympathy is extended to Mr. Keith Webb o North Carleton in the death of his wife who passed away in the Prince County 110s. Dital on Friday evening after a short illness. at 28 years of age. Mrs. Webb was formerly Margaret Lowther and sincere sympathy is extended to her mother. Mrs. Elsie Inwther of Cavendish. as well as her grief stricken husband and young family in their sad bereave- menu-S. .—CIIARGED WITH THEFT- O young men were brought be- fore Stlpendiary Magistrate E. H. Strong. K.C., on Saturday on a charge of theft. The case was aci- journed until Tuesday. Charges were laid following a series of breaks in the west end of Writer street. The premises orthe P.E.I. Fur Pool. formerly the store of Pond and Delaney. the Summer- side bag factory on the opposite rsde of the street and the premises the MacFarlane Produce 60., was broken into during the night of December 5th. A flash light and pocket knife was taken from the premises of the Fur Pool and n .22 calibre rifle from the bag fac- tory and another from the Mac- Farlane Produce Company. The town police have been urorklng on the case and later arrested the young men.—S. Personals —Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hnrdv oi Alberton have taken up their residence in Summerside on North Market Street. and are being warmly welcomed by their many friends-S. Sees need for Democracies Remaining armed ‘TORONTO. Dec. 8 —(CP) —Af- ter Britain and her Allies have de- feated Nazilsm. peace will he main- tained only by the democracies po- licing the world, Hon. James G. Gardiner, whistler of National War Services, said here last night. Addressing 1,100 men attending the 10th annual meeting of the Toronto Railway Club, Mr. Gardin- er said the peace-loving democracies should decide now that they will not lay down tlaeir arms at the wars end but will retain a powerful na- vy. air force and army to prevent gangsterlsm gaining root in any country again.‘ It was just as important for the democracies to police the world in times of peace as it was for great cities to maintain police forces. "There is no difference in the code of the city r-acketeer and Hitler. except that Hitler operates in a larger field. Both use force and are prepared to wipe out the disinterest- ed bystander to gain their ends" The large audience stood and cheered Captain Sven Olander, mas- ter of the Swedish merchant ship Sturholm which rescued the surviv- ors of the Jervis Bay after the lat- ter ship had engaged a German pocket battleship recently in thc At- lantic British bombs Reduce Nazi Output 30 p.c. BALTIMORE. Dec. 8-(AP)— Warren Irvin, National Broadcast- ing company reporter just return- eel from a year in Europe, esti- mated Saturday night that bomb damage had caused a 30-p9l' cent reduction in German industrial ou ut, compared with a 20 per cen drop in Britain. Stories from Britain, sent out under comparatively mild censor- ship, had given Americans a great- ly exa gerated idea of damage done to Bri in, Irvin said in an inter- view. "In Germany. the correspon- dents are confined to what the Germans say about what they have done in England. and nothing of what happens in Germany," said Irvin, whose assignments took him to London and Berlin. as well as Copenhagen, Oslo and the Balk- ans. The Royal Air Force is hitting military objectives, he‘ said. be- cause German citles were un- protected by balloon barrages and British pilots could aim from low altitudes. Nazi bombers. on the other hand. "must resort to hap- hazard bombing from altitudes iii from 16,000 to 20.000 fee " "I know that the dock recs of Hamburg are ruined," he sai "that there has been heavy dam- age to the industrial plants in the Ruhr end that Cologne it in ruins. " t-liakzimblookzuie SUM S’side firm Gets contract OTTAWA, 8—(CP)-Con- tracts awarded by the munitions and supply departments duri the week ended Nov. 29 numbere I,- 140 valued at $77,533,421, it was su- nounced tonight. Contracts over $5,000 included: Foodstuffs:— Swift. Canadian Co. LtcL, Saint John. N. 3.. $6,306, Clothing:__ J. A. Humphrey snd Son, Ltd. glestmoreland County, N. 5., 812,- Gasolihe. oil and Fuel:_ sliliéol-l. Reid l’_.td., Sussex, N. 8., Céonstruction and defence pro- C SZ— M. F. Schurrnan Co. Ltd, Sum- merslde. P.E.I., $17,080. Virgin Islands As Haven for Political Refugees? By Frank I. Weller Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 —(AP) -- A proposal to offer the Virgin Is- lands in the West indies as a. ha- ven for financially-independent European political refugees is und- er consideration, it was learned to- day, by the state, justice, and in- terior departments of the United States. Representatives of the depart- ments held daily conferences last week on the diplomatic, legal and economic questions which would be involved in such action, and ask- ed advice from a number of pri- vate citizens inf/nested in refugee problems. It is understood that no decision has been reached. A joint resolution adopted last Year by the St. Thomas and St. Croix public councils declared it to be the desire of the Island people that such refugees be given shelter there under protection of the Unit- e-d States flug. Under the plan being considered. aliens would be received with no passport other than a "landing tic- ket" BPDTOWd by United States consuls at their points of embarks- tion or by island authorities upon their arrival. They would not eligible to apply for United States citizenship, and would not be per- mitted to seek employment in com- petition with the Islanders. Their "tickets." similar in effect to bord- er passes, ivould ‘be revokable atany time. 'I‘he Interior Department, which supervises the Islands. is under- stood to have approved the propos- al ROME, Dec. hauling of- Italy's topmost cunmand spread to the navy today when its chief of staff joined two of the ar- my's highest commanders on the retired list. ' latest to go was Admiral Domen- ico Cavagnari, who also was under- score of the navy -- Premier Mussolini himself holds the naval portfolio- and had been regarded as high in Il Duce's confidence. Within three days now. all Italys fighting services except the air force have changed leaders. Since the start of the Greek invasion —adrnit- tedly still in reverse — there have been four major shifts, two in the top command and two on the front, in this order:—- 1. In Albania, undersecretary of war Gen. Ubaldo Soddu sent to the front to shake up the offensive a- gain-st Greece (presumably super- sedlng Gen. Vlsconte Prasa.) 2. Chief of the Italian general staff, Marshal Pietro Biadoglio. vic- tor of Ethiopia succeed -‘ by Gen. Ugo Cavallero. 3. In the Dodecanese Islands, Gen. Count Cesare Marla De Vecchi Di Val Cismon. commander there and one of the original big four of Fas- cism. replaced by Gen. Ettore Bas- tlco. As with Marshal Badoglio and Gen. De Vecchi. it was announced merely that Admiral Cavagnart had resigned. No explanation was giv- en. The official announcement sim- ply said he was being replaced at- his own request m; successor, both as undersecre- myy or the navy and as chief of staff of the navy, Ls Admiral Ar- turo Ricardi. At the same time, Mussolini ele- vated two more of his admirals. I-le made Admiral Inigo Campione vice chief of the navy staff and appoinu ed Admiral Angelo Jacchlril "corn- mander oi the fleet on the sea." Rumors of General Shakeup The third resignation in as many days caused speculation amon! W1‘- cign observers whether these sud- den substitutions indicated that Il Duce had still further changes in mind to strengthen Italy for a new effort against Britain and Greece. Rumors of a general military- and perhaps political --shakeup had preceded the t-hree resignations, Cavagnari had been undersecre- Runner is HAVANA, Dec. 8-(AP)—'I‘.be blockade-running German freighter Idarwald was intercepted in the Caribbean Sea by a British cruiser today and either scuttled by her own crew or sunk by a. torpedo. WhLie reports conflicted, the Cu- ban Navy Department claimed the shrilp had been sunk by o. torpedo. he crew got away in their boats. The sinking cccurmcf in waters in which Prezident Roosevelt was sailing secretly on a United States cruiser. How far Mr. Roosevelt's ship was frcm the scene of the torpedoing was not know here but he last was reported inspecting fishing grounds in the Caribbean and sailing for an undisclosed destination. The Nazi shim. with another Nazi freighter. the Rheln, left Tarnpico. Mexico, in an attempt in run the British blockade. The Cuiban Navy Department and wirele"s stations in Cuba and the United States intercepted a brief message sayin the Idarwald had been torped and that her crew was abandoning her in a sinking condition. The operator indicated he did not have time to say more because of the quickness of the sinking. Then the radio went silent and there was no direct word but scarce- ly any doubt that the Iderwald I- tuslly lied gone under. Prisoners in Germany try Staging play BERLIN. Dec. 8 —(AP) —In a congested prison camp in the nud- dle oi Nazi Germany. French pris- oners of war produced a play of‘ the Christ Child Saturday in u pa- thetic effort to buoy their spirits for the approaching Christmestide. Trey Performed the play in Gei- inaii, memorized under the direc- tion of. a Berlin language master. The play was part of s demomtre- tlor for foreign newspaperrnen of ‘he Ccman army treatment oi its 1,500,000 war prisoners. 30 miles from Berlin. It is fenced in by two walls of barbed wire ernd contains 45.000 Hench prlsmiers. The mnguage master said the Christmas play sprang from long uage studies offered the prisoners take their minds off their burden- some iii-arceration. The French amateur actors threw a heart-breaking effort to bring a- bout s brigizter outlook among the hall iull of prisoners. fresh from the mud-sputtered and rain-soaked streets of the camp. The camp was at Luckeuwalde, m their best into the play but it wu 193 tary of the navy for seven years and was one of the few leaders to sur- vive the cabinet shakeup oi Octob- er. 1939. The cornmunioue said Mus- solinl sent him a cordial letter ex- i pressing full recognition of his eol- rabora Um. Cavagnari, 64, holds the Grand Cross or the German Eagle, bestow- ed by Hitler for his services in co- ordinating Italian- German naval war plans. His outstanding com- mands in Italy's navy were in the Italian-Turkish war of 1911-12 and as a naval squadron leader 1n the last war. _ Riocardl, who comes from l. line of Italian counts. was born 62 years ago at Pavia and was made a sena- tor about a year ago. Campione is the same age and became a senator at the same time. As Gen. Cavellerc formally took ..corrunand as army chief of staff with a brief order of the day say-- ing: "We shall put all our strength into reaching the supreme goal of victory," the high command acknow- ledged continued pressure against the nlntn army in Albania but claimed the attacks "were thrown back by our troops." Marlo Appelius, commentator in Mussollnks newspaper I1 Popolo D’- Italian, cited British press dispatches as authority that the Italians are retreating in Albania. in good style. Heavy penalties for Italian farm- era withholding their production from compulsory storage and for mine owners failing to speed up op- erations were announced Saturday. At the same time the government ordered “the greatest impetus“ to be given production of war materials generally. The decision to penalize recalci- trant farmers was made Dec. 3. but was made public only Saturday. For any farmer withholding his pro- duction fram storage. it provived imprisonment for a year and the confiscation of his crop. “The basic importance of the stor. age of agricultural products, for the supply of the armed forces and civil- ian population requires this more severe exemplary suppression of any lack of discipline and comprehen- sion of the superior national neces- sities," sald the official statement. The penalties provided for mine operators not beginning work within prescribed limits. or not develop- ins their properties adequately will be cancellation of their concessions —that is. their right to operate. (Saturday night the Rome radio reported that Italy had created a. new 9051f» of "second chief of the . so far as was knovm it had not yet 599]} flfislgned to anyone.) (I?! future." it was added, “the general sifaff will also include one Sleueral of the army. one general of the air force and one admiral") Scuttled by crew no change In relations With Eire BELFAST. Dec. a-(ce) —Prlm= Minister J. M. Andrews. successorto the late Prime Minister. Viscount Craigavon, wdav (lcfllflfed "he"? would be no change m the govern- mentis policy toward Eire. its neigh- bor to the south. and that Ulster- mernwouid continue to be "Kings said. .. u I meilit h been suggested" he “that under the new Prime Minis- ter, Ulsters position might be chang- ed. I think it only fair that l’. should state frankly that we in ster are anxious to live on friendly terms with the people of the south but it must be as neighbors and not as partners in an all-Ireland republic. "Such positions we will never agree to occupy. Under no circum- stances will the people of Ulster --nder their birthright as citizens of the United Kingdom and the empire they have had a part ln bui sing up." 5 u Two Fascist Generals killed In Plane crash . 8.-(AP)-- Death of twgoigisgecizenerale» member! °l the Italian-French Armistice Com- mission, when their lane Crash“! Saturday near Acoul. n “l6 Tull" region. was disclosed today ll‘! B communique. 611N515 we"! Pietro Pintcr ldo Pcllegrini, the latter of the air force- The cause of the crash was report- ‘dflfidiifhfiiifiieiie mid all lbfllfd the military plane. including “some membe..." 0S the‘ commission -—ap~ parentlv has des Plntor and Pele- grini-were kllle . dOnlv tilt iWO e . “°-'1‘-§.'..“Si..'ii°e7°w§§“r‘:yrhs from Rome to Turin, Italy's northern industrial centre (which has been bombedre- e-eyn tr “or”. . . we “new n war, and at the timetrof his degil: headed the office e Air Traffic and C vii Aviation in the Air Min trv. He ew 0H1 Rome to Chicago ln 1933 lll the ‘ooldwgllaguadron. led by the 11116 “ ° _‘ ' _._m.......,...dggln¢u' ‘- -' srtilie officer. was a Veil?!" 0! war. the Libyan war. laid- nd the Ethiopian war. 1035- . l-le was sent to East Africa in command of the regular Cowlrln division when Italv mobilised 1H0!’ the drive against Ethiopia. s», mien-ire in the hotel the les 192g. a ‘ll. S. Senator ilas plan for Getting payment WASHINGTON, Dec. 8- _ |Senator Elbert Thomas, (Adieu .Democrat. proposed todav that the United States cancel Great Brl. Will's $5.000.000.000 war debt in "bu"! r01‘ t/empprary control over some of Britains 01555510315 in the western hemisp ere. His suggestion was made whjlg other Senators were insisting that the United States require age. quate collateral from Britain for any future loans or credits that might be extended to her. Thomas, a member of the Sen- ate Foreign Rzlations Committee, said an exchange such as he pro- posed would free Britain from re- hibitlng private loans from the United States to nations which have defaulted on their wan debts. The Senator advocated transferring control of all British colonies in the western hemi- Spllefe- ‘This. he said. would re- lieve Britain of the burden of de- fending these possessions and pro-w vide the United States with strate- gic military and naval outposts. He suggested that the transfer he ef- fective until two years after the war is terminated. “We must follow n. policy of realism." said Senator John Dan- aher (Rep-Conn) "that first in- volves our own national interests. 'I"hat’s just what Great Britain does in every international strate- gism in which she is involved." Senator Bennett Champ Clark (Dem-Moo and Rush l-lolt (Dem- W. Ga.) viewed the move for Bri- tish loans as an attempt to in- volve the United States in war. Senator William King (Dem- Dtah) has asked Congress to ex- tend-r-all» possiblmaid .to_Britairi. Senator Ball (Rep-Minn) said: "If England cannot pay any longer and it is in our own inter- ests to aid her. I would favor an outright grant instead of a loan.“ TRADE MISSION AT JAMAICA KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec. 8 - (CP Cable) — Members of the Can- adlan trade mission to the West in- dies and South America conferred Saturday with Governor Sir Arthur Richards and high government of- ficals and later said general under- standing had been reached on the problems discussed. The delegation, headed by ‘Trade Minister J. A. MacKlnnon, has been here since ‘Ihuraday. It will sail Monday for Colombia, 400 miles away. I-lave-ribber sprouts on-tlte kit- chen sink taps. Huge fires burn After R.A.F. raids LONDON. Dec. fL-(OP » fliers. who raided the Rhineland city o: Duesseldorf for Sat rd ‘ said! tgcilay great general staff," but said that " Sin $32 ‘tglrlilacare of them the rest ) -British industrial l3 hours Weclnesda . roar back night. te Air nlstrv and. bombed blast. fur- naces. stee works. gas works, rail- way yards and the quays used ' heavy 5111B ng. en e raiders had returned homewards. the mllllstfV said. they could sea far behind them a b.aze which experienced crews declared was the worst they had been inGer- many since Royal Air Force attacks began. Brest. too, was given its worst pounding of the war, the Air Minis- ry news service stated. Incendiaries fe1l_. on infantry barracks and the buildings between them and the naval barracks, and ‘nigh explosives rained down on the port which old France bad been an important naval base. The drv dock area was among the targets, the news service said, and a bomb hit a power sta- tion. There was an explosion when the station was hit. the service said. and the place resembled "a huge blacksmiths forge from which rose showers _of what appeared to b metal mingled with the debris of shattered buildings." The RAJ‘. also attacked Lorient, Antwerp. Dunkerque, Calais and Boulogne. “Duessseldolf is getting little re- spite from the R..A.F.." the state- ment said. “Roofs caved in and explosions tore walls of the great steel works Wide open and one crew. though experienced in raids over Germany, declared that the_ largest fire carer Been W115 left blazing in Duesseldorf last night." Several alrdromes in Holland. Bel- gium and France were also bombed. The RAF. lost four planes, During Eiciav night and earlv Saturday. the RAF. ivithdrew its bombers from their regular German patrol and sent them over wide areas of occupied France. Strong squadrons of heavv bomb- ers fanned far inland from the French coast. the Air_ Ministry an- nounced, and spread lute both Bel- gium and the Netherlands to blast‘ at airdrome after airdrome, At Meluli. 27 mics from Paris. planes dropped explosives which threw masses of debris into the air and l1 Dllflt could clearly see frag- ments oi a building flying in every direction." One bomber dived down to 500 feet over the airport at Le Touquet. on the channel coast. "so his gun. ner could spray the field with ac. curate fire." Urges aid to Britain at Risk of war CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Dec, 8. - APi-Calllng for aid to Great Brit- ain "at the risk of \\"-.ir.“ Professor" William Y. Elliott of Harvard Uni- versity. advocated Saturday that the United States send conveyed shins to Ireland, and that it promise Ja- pan a. fight if she attacked Singa- DOPQ or the Netherlands East Indies. His address was prepared for dc- llvery ‘ at. a faculty symposium in conjunction with a Harvard Alumni Association meeting. Elliott sold the "simple fest for right action" meant “all possible aid to Brita . . . "It does not mean all aid to Brit- ain within the limits of the present Neutrality Act. and it does notmenn d to Britain short of war." he 6 “It means that this country must make the decision on all aid to Britain at the risk of war. rather than to face a future in which we alone would bear the perpetual risk war. He declared that. in his opinion, Japan could be prevented from pn- ring the war if the United States issued a flat and clear warning that we will fight. if she attacks d spore or the Netherlands East S. “On the other front." he continu- o >9 S >-4 B Pd. “I Sllililcst that rather than tem- oorize bv swapping destroyers and cruisers and. airpla land, i- llefiessltl‘ 0f extending our safety zone as far as neutral Ire. hes with Eng- ankly accept the present we should n . "Why not extend the Monroe Doc- strictions of the Johnson Act pro- trine to Ireland mm 591d Cfll1"0vijd ships that rm I think rhi-Taiitish ' of I ‘i i eTng unrest and disillusionment a- wnan shins, submarines and factor- eports i By J. F. Sanderson Canadian Press Staff Writer IDNDON, Dec. 8 —(CP Cable) — Reports reaching London said to- day that there has been udthln the last fortnight at Naples, Padua. Venice and Milan. Whether they are serious disorders of merely spontaneous protests is not known. but observers here believe they Lu- dlcate- the serious domestic situa- tion being facnd by Mussolini in Italy. It is emphasized here that Italy lt not lurching toward an immin- ent collapse. But the view is held in official circles that she is "getting sioggy." There appears to be grow- mong ‘the Italian people and if steady blows can bestruck against her, Italy will reaoh the point with- in a measurable period where col- lapse will be unavoidable, qualified sources say. Mussollnis purge of the Italian high command, which turned in a new direction today with the re- tirement of Admiral Cavagriari, chief of naval staff. is being interpreted here as direct evidence that Italy may soon reach the position where anything might happen. Day by day Mussolinifis plight is becoming more serious. with his Al- banian army in full retreat before the Greeks, iris Libyan forces bogg- ed down on the edge of the sterile desert stretching into far away Egypt, and his Ethiopian garrison cut. off from all outside contact and supplies. I talked with a man during the weekend who has had long exper- ience of Italian domestic conditions and has a full realization of the military factors confronting Musso-' lini. He expressed the opinion that Italy would be either out of the war or a German vassal state with- in thrce months. Of these two possibilities he sug- gested the first is more likely. It is being suggested here the reason behind MussollnPs purge of senior officers is the necessity find men willing to carry out his Winrisors sail _For Miami today NASSAU, The Bahamas, Dec. B —(CP>—'I‘he Duke and Duchess of ill use the palatial ocean- t. Southern Crozs. owned y MS Wenner-Gren. ' industrialist, for their trbp to Mi- ami Monday. The Southern Cross. frequent visitor in southern waters, saved many survivors from the icrpedoed Canada-bound liner Atherva at the start of the war. and has figured in many dramatic scenes of rescue at s . The Duke and Duchess will reach Miami Tuesday. Rumania to Double oil Sold to Nazis? BUCHAREST. Dec. s-(API- Rumania has promised to deliver MERSIDE GUARDIA I ND PRINCE COUNTY CHRONICLE New Italian Leaderi Resign Fourth major shift in top Commanders since be- ginning of Greek campaign. tempt bv the Gcrlnans to select the Brenner route, would raise serious ciomostic siderations for ltlussolini. IL would raise such QUEFIZOIlS as fittest‘:- later must realize their position hopeless. take the long-range view and elect to get rid of Mussolini and get out of the war rather than ac- tc cent German occimaticn of coun ydll!‘ sincerity cannot be and insofar as I am concerned it will not affect our my regard for you. OFITA Dupuy. first secretary dlan Liegatlcn primary obre situation of George vanier. there, moved to London a" staff. where they Vanier returne “Shit Riots In ItalLHeard Belief held in London Mussolini faces serious internal situation. political um military policies, and the growing split between the Fas- cists and the Italian army. Opposed Greek Camnolltfl t ‘There is no doubt here that Mar- shal Badoglio. who resigned last week as chief of the army staff. oo- pcs the Greek campaign which turned out to be not so much ahful- itary as a political blunder. Politici- ens had made a false estimate _of the resistance to be countered with the result that military preparations were inadequate. _ What part Hitler played in the urge is unknown. but it is becom- ng abundantly clear that the Ger- man diplomatlc offensive has been started to persuade the Greeks to accent peace. , Pressure is being directed against the Greeks to accept German medi- ation with veiied threats in the background oi Ger n intervention unless the Circe-ks ' listen to reason." In Ankara, it is believed the Ger- man ambassador. you Papeu. sug- gested joint ‘furkish-German inedi- ation. There is no evidence the Greeks or Turks are listening to 12S at- restore “peace" to the Balkans. The Germans could give Italy" as- sistance by land only bv marching through Bulgaria or Yugoslavia. or bvprossing the Brenner Pass into Ita y. There lS no doubt heir mat if Bulgaria or Yugoslavia tvercvused as a corridor. Turkey would jump into the war It is possible the Germans might mid this con- l. Would the Italian army fight under German direction? 2. Would the Italian people. who have never liked the Germans. co- operate with them? 3. Would HitEe-r attempt totreat Italv as he treated Runmnia, turn- ing it into a vassril state? 4. Would Italians who. sooner or l5 their try ? 1 letter giving reasons for my resig- nation from the board when he al- ready had all the information be- fore him that was tabled in the Commons on Friday he wrote; “Your decision may reflect on the board over vrhich I preside but doubted relations nor Ganadian In Vichy; To report ~ (Cl?) —-Pierre o; the Cana- beiore Frauen in Vichv with tllfi ct of examining till‘. Canadians in France.it d by the Department. ester-oar. ollapseci, Colonel anadian minister ith his 1 soridulcteld (151210 usiness of the 02a ion. >0 '-‘l‘»_ ~ b d to Canada and Mr. e dblffalres. WA, Dec. 8.- in Paris ed, is When France é became Char ials here declned to Cofn- w ment on a report of the Lee French news agency, ouoted v65!"- dav bv the British Broadcasting tjon, that lvlr. Duhutfis visit 3.000.000 tons of 0'1 to Germany in 194i, it was reported in offzclal circles tonight. ‘That amount would be nearly twice llS much as the total exported this vear and twice as much as sold to the Reich in 1936. when exports were at their "peak. In order to move this unprece- dented amount for the use of Ger- les. work already has begun on a 75-mile pipeline to the Danube port of Giurrriu and a silo-mile nlpehne from the oil fields to the International At A Glance (By The Canadian Press) HAVANA -- Blockade - running German ldarwald. intercepted. in Caribbean by British cruiser. eith- er scuttled by crew or sunk by 1m- redo. (Wash nxion reported British sailors boarded flaming ship, put flre out, and hauled dew“ 5W5- stika.) LONDON - Capital under heav- iest air attack in two weeks. ml- lowing 44 hours of complete calm; nurses‘ home hit; casualties be- lieved light. LONDON — Dusseldorf battered by R.A.l-‘. in heavy week-end attack; "greatest fire" yet sci-n by airmen started; IPnmeh ports, rlrficlds in occupied territory also attacked. ROME -— Overhauling of "Fascist topmost command spreads to navy. as chief of staff removed; govern- nr of DOIICCBIIPS; Islands resigned during week-end. LONDON — (‘apltal hears reports of riots in key Itrlian centres; Italy believed "groggy? ATHENS - Greeks take Arglrn- cnstro. last important Italian “in- vasion” lrsc in Albania. BEIINE — Report retain may re-shnpe cabinet to bring in pro- Gerrnsn elements siding with LIVII. Island's relieves sprains. Danube port of Moldova Ncua. [AlairPIaunt is surprised By statement “will no t be officially accredited lint ulc- wlll give Marshal Petain a truc m ture of the present. situaticn Britain." STGP Yflllli GGLII WIIERE IT STARTS OTTAWA. Dec. 8—(CP>—Alan Flaunt, former member oi the ‘Board of Governors of the Cana- ‘dian Broadcasting Corporation to- ; lday expressed surprise at a state- 1 ‘mont by Rene Morin. chairman oi 3 the CBC board that “the extent of j the violence of his (Mr. Plauntsi 1 recent denunciations leave the im- pression that pilblic interest is not the only motive behind them." i Correspondence 'Plaunt's resignation from the Board of Governors, including criticism by him of certain aspects ‘of administration. was tabled in ‘the House of Commons Friday. 0n Saturday Mr. Morin issued a state- ‘nlent giving his views on the sit- nation. Mr. Plaunt said in a brief slate- merit:- "A parliamentary committee is tho proper place to debate the contentions set forth by Mr. Morin. l await its formation to deal with them. l easion to express surprise at his unsupported inference that pub- lic interest is not the only motive behind my statements. 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