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TllE BI-IARLOTTETUWN GUARDIAN

Morning llally (Founded ln 1887)

hrsldeiit: Lleut. Col. W. (‘hesler S. McLuro j Vice-President: J. B. Burnett, F.J.I. Secretary: Lieut. Cul. D. A. MacKlnnon. 0.8.0. [For mid xlniingliig Director: J. R. Burnett, FJJ. 1 Iwui-iiite l-jilltiirs Frank Walker and Ian A. Burnett

SIBSFRII‘ ION RATES ly Mall Iii P. l; 1., $4.00 per year; $2.50 for 6 monllu i $1355 fi-r 3 months; 50c for one month - City Delii-i-ry: 5.7.00 per year; $3.00 for 8 months S173 fiir fl months Hy Mail ln (‘1 1.1 and LZSA. 255.00 per you liit-iidiiy- Wt-i-kly: slim per year: $1.00 for ll months, 5th- fnr 3 months.

‘The Sfroiidgz-itﬂMiemcry i; Weaker than the Weakest Ink." 20. 1941.

Disillusioned

iijwlll/irl IL- it-pim-si-iilnlire of till pnigs o1 \.i.1.i1..1 rtctnliy \i.ii1c1l upon the DQIIHIHU“ :/.111_-_- lltc‘ iiced for remedying 1L1» slllllhtoii \\ll1l lrjgilftl to Iilflll 11111-15, ‘i=1: ll-l-u 111- \\1-l'c- icci-iit-ii (tltllttltlllsly by i. e Pinuc lluiisitr, \\i.u coiigrailtilalcd tlieiii on thc eiiiintnily iiiir piesiiii;iiiiiii uf thcir case and add- t-d 111111 "il.1- li,ll't‘~c'llltlllllll$ of agriculture may 11.1\e 111111 1-1 .1 \itl.l_\'L(l iliuii is bencliclzil for ail C-iiircll-iwi i rs lo li.l\'e been all the ;;in1l n1»\\,sl1_vs 11c i".lll~,lvtllll\lll is spreading il_l‘="-‘§ l-W ‘s 11s 1111.) l't_'\l(‘\\' lll retrospctt t1:1:r 11111-1 i. 111 ili.,- llillllllllUll tjzibinct." llie 1.1.. ~' >411 .~.t>ll1tll, says the Tioroiito 1 1iwli-cliiic1l by the gracious-lies 1111 v iliil ll-ll ".11 llie iiinc fecl the l‘ 1-1-111 1i1»ii_1;li1- ilillllllllslCfCtl by the i: culziiic. l1 was only after thcy “c111 llill ilizit they began t0 realize i ‘TLUU lliciicnl error in not tell- 1 . lll llii-rc thnt tlie hostility 1.f .111 liitlll with a fi-cliug of uttcr

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l1‘ ,‘ cniitiiiucs ihc Globe and Mail,‘ ..i cur 1"1.1i".vii1c<-11 that the Bliiiistcr . who sT111iil1l be thcir champion at - Cllllllllvltly’ hiiled tlicni, and so long‘ u- .1 ll- Zl- 111111.] of tllL‘ rlcpzirtiiient they mu-z 11111111111111 all hope of receiving help froiii the Fcd- ‘ einl Govcriiiiiciii. Ii I: 1o be doubted that Can- Zllllilll cuiisiiiiiciL- who dept-lid for 95 pcr cent 0f their daily b l 11111111 the produce of Canadian fzirins arc iii lit-rent to the effects of the dislis- trous poll \' w. ch is liiiiiuzilly' driving more and riiore Iﬂl“‘..‘1'l'S from the lzind to seck a llVCllllOlJd in ilic uiviis- and chit-s,"

Britain’: \Vor Savings Effort

In talking to Csinutlians from London recently, Sir ltobci-t hiiiilerslcy- gave this country startling iiif1lriiiiitioii ziliout the Wily Lire-zit Britain hzis car- ricd oiu a \\ zir Savings Program since the stziit of the \\'él1‘ liiiceii months ago. The President of the xflllflllfll 81v: ;_< Committee in England stat- ed thzit in 1111 sc til i-eii months the small man hrs snvt-d through sziiiiig certificates, dcfcnce bonds, szivings l)lllll\'5 11nd 11 frw odds and ends, the sum of six liuiilrc-l iillilloii p1uiiids-—alniost three hil- Iioii (lolinis lll (j:.ii.i1liz1ii money.

5111-11111111-1 lllZl-lg an interesting comparison when he rcvezili-il ihzit subscription to large loans during tlizit llUll-lfl of liftci-n months was eight liiiii1lrc1l 111111, si-vi-iirv-livc million Iltjrtllltls, In other words, tlic wage earners of the Old Country are contributing a 101.11 mighty close to the total loaned by citizens of inc-ans, and corporations.

liven after discounting the vast difference be- tivccii ilie population of Canada and the popula- tion oi tire-zit Briiziin, Ciiiizidas attempt to sccurc one hundred and twciity- million in a year from \\'z1r Certiﬁcate loans will be seen as a very mod- est objective in comparison with what our kins- folk overseas are contributing.

Record Of The Struggle

.fie iinprirtziiil develujinieiits in the last quarter of lylU in ilie lllillllC struggle between the totali- tarziiii powers and the Allies are accurately dcs- cribed by 1‘r11l1ss11i- hdgar Alclnnis of Toronto University’ [ti native of Prince Edward Island) iii ilie 111-1 is-in- of 1111- Oxford Periodical llistory of the \\1'll. .\lr. llcliiiiis shows the significance of \\'llilLll.1[i]it’ll('1l in the various fields and helps us to inzt-rjii-t-i uni-re recent events in the Bal- kziiis and otlicr dziiigcr eirczis.

The .‘{:i>:i (ill ih-Jlllll 11111111 Britain in prepara- tion for ziii iiiixi-ii/ii hzid zilrcudy failed by iiii1l- Scjitciiibt-r, and llriiish ziirnicn had made their first raid 111i Ilcrlin. The Nazi air force Con- tinued the attack 01' Britain, seeking a weak spot in her defciici-s, bin the British airmen retained IllCIrlll‘l$t\‘l‘) in the 'l.'l_\'lllllC and the German night r.ii1l~ 11.111 11111)" 1i liiniicil military effective- ness. .\li-1iiiii:ii1~, 1111- Icllllli-ll pounded military objectives ll] ‘il‘l‘lll1'lll\‘ Jllltl the occupied countries all lilniig 1111- .\il:iii1ic ciuisl.

lii [ll't‘\'t. \- anil \\lllll‘l', 11.1111 l] guiiicd lllvlllllillllc time for strt-iig-lliiiiiiig 111 i- 11 fi-iicc, with increasing help from 1111- l 11111-1] 51.11111,

'l'li1- lllllllJlt'_\‘ zilhiiiirc between Germany, Italy aii1l ‘lflllllll 111i $1111, c; “'11s a threat (lirccteil at thc l'ni:1-1l Sinus ll ll continued to aid the Allies.‘ .-\iilici[>:iliiiq1lii~ lllllYl‘, lhc ljiiilctl Statics Cllt Off I111: silpjiiy 111' >1 i-iriiii ziiiil stccl for japan, and gllYt‘ Chiiiii .-i c1-1-1lii m‘ . jooopoo. TWO month: liili-r, tlii- L'iiil11l Suites gave China furtlrr ci11li1s UI 1\‘i111i_<i11n,1ioo and blllll oft the export of 1-111, r iiii|.i>i1;1iii iroii liiiil stct-il PHNIHCIS. But _l.ip.1ii $il1i\\1il \1ry :1',1_'_4rcssiv1- intentions toward l 1111111 11113.11 l:i1i.1 111-11 lhc Uulcli Iiast Indies, {lllll 1111 111111-11 Siiiti-s joint-d with the British in a 111 1-1-11-111- llil\1'll p1il:c_v, in which Singapore play! flll llllj'11l'l'llll pzirt. ,

.\ii1l lllt‘ .\.\'Ts liziviiig threatened the United $1111., ili- llllltl’ iiiiiiicilizilclv began to increasi- its ziid 111 ili- \lYi1-, lt lizitl lilrendy transferred to llriiiiéii lill_\‘ 111 '\ll'lI_\t'l‘$, ll undertook to liclp to 111-111 iili- ili1- iiiiivli 111-1-111-1] inert-limit ships in vicw (II llll‘ li1-;i\'\ l11\'s'!'§ (‘Illl-Ptl l1)’ Nnzi Stllllllﬂfllifi \\ill\ lhv-ir iiu|ii1-r11ii< bust-s now close t0 lifllillﬂv 'l'h1- 111111.11 511m.- iilsii bi-giin vigorously lo spccd

i111 iiivzision throughout the falli

up defence production, a good part of which was to o to Great Britain.

he Nazi absorption of Rumania meant the securing of valuable oil resources and a strong- izise for a further ilirusi to the southeast against

. British interests.

The utter routing and humiliation of Italy by the Greek army and by British forces in Northl

lAfrica featured the ilcrclojinicnts in those ﬁeldsd" “"8 1°‘ m “my “u

and prepared the way for a pending attempt to‘ knock Italy right out of the war.

The British resistance to Nazi attacks, the smashing defeats for Italy, the promise of power- ful aid from the United States for the Allied cause, led Marshal Petain, who was disappointed zit Hitler's deportation of the French from Lor- raine and the annexation of that province to Gcr-| many, in violation of the armistice temis, to take a stiffer attitude to the Nazi power. He began to realize that the French army in North Africa under General \Ve_vgand was a trump card which could be played as Italy's position became steadily worse. And by the end of the year some French naval units were slipping away from Toulon to safer ports in North Africa

.\lucli has happened in three months, and the tuiprccedeiited zlrzima of world events goes on t0- wzird a climax which will decide the fate of hum- anity- perhaps for generations.

EDIIURIAL NUIES -n

If that gTUUIIdIIOg had not seen its shadow all day long on the second of this month, we would have been anticipating a welcome thaw- by this iiiiie. Instead we have blocked roads, iiiijicded city thoroughfares, and icy footpaths endanger- ing the limbs and heads of iiiiwziry citizens.

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Parliament will have more work to do in Com- mittee this scssion than tiiiie will pcrllllt. It is its first experience of being zit wui" as a nation, zuid ncitlicr the members nor the Livil Servce yet know the ucccssziry procedure in handling such a major situation. Pcrliaiyis they will muddle through, but the taxpayers must needs pay the bill for thcir lczirning.

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Joseph lluine, British politician and doctor of medicine died this iliiic- 1555. Entered the Iiidiiiii medical scrvicc, subsequently l)CC1llllC a mciiibr of parliament as an zidvuciilc for the fCllloVill of Catholic disabilities and of practical cconoiiiy .11 government expenditures; lorcsuw tlic uuibrcziic of the Lrinicaii \\';ir and warned the Ljovcriiiiiciiti to be prepared to nit-ct “the Bean” iii b0tliliiiru1.e' and Asia, lcst trouble develop later which would threaten the Balkans and India.

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Mr. William I“. lludsoii of Mas ’tlCl"lll$CllS uses an old Indian "magic formula” in making his annual long-range Winter forecast. l-Ie says of fifty-live yearly predictions, fifty-two luivc been accuraiic. llcrc is his system: Ifiutl out irlicn the first quarter of the Uctobcr iiioon occurs. Count the number of bright stairs that appear lo t1.e naked eye to be located about thirty feet Il'Oll1 all sides of the niooii. Look for a dull S1211‘ ziboic six inches from a bright stair. Th1.- brilliuiice of this extra star will determine whether there will be one storm more or lcss tliuii the number of bright stars. 1\lr_ IIIltlstIll szlys according to tlicl stairs this season tlicrc will be approximately twcnty'—six storms in which enough slioiv will fzill 1 1o make up tlircc ordinary winters.

>l< Premier‘ Campbell evidently’ docs not know» ivlicre he is at regarding provincial tiuliticcs. The Sirois report having got ilie uiigentle P1151] in.o limbo, he is hoping against liopc that something else will turn up to cuse our linuiicizil situation. As a stutcsnliin lic is in ilie embryonic stage (though u finished politician) and does not yet, realize that cliicltcns hatched in the highways and hedges have a llZllJll. of coining home to roosLl Borrowed money must be puitl or takcn czire of, and the question this Province must face sooner or later is where we Llff-l to tind the wherewithal lto pay our just and lawful debts if the Fedcralj Government do not do so? l‘ ll‘ I?

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Under an agreement reached for disposal of the 1940-41 pack of canned peaches, apricots and pears, Australian cunners and the Ifederal Uov-l ernment share financial responsibility for the ex-

ed by the Department of 'I'rade and Commerce. Estimated production of these canned fruits in; the 1940-41 season is about 2,700,000 cases con- taining two dozen go-uunce tons or the equiva-l lent. Of tl1is quantity about 1,3009% cases Wlll ,be available for export. (Janners, it is under-f stood, will accept responsibility for 500,000 cnscsi of the surplus and the Government for there- inaining 900,000. This agreement will enable the entire crop of cunning fruit to be processed this zseason. Growers will thus be fully protected, and will be able to dispose of thcir fruit through normal channels. T116 Clllllllllg industry will undertake the marketing of the pack to all avail- able markets, and will be responsible for all ex- pon orders to the United Kingdom up to Septem- ber 3o, 194,1.

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T116 Bank of Nova Scotizfs Index of Industrial Activity recorded its ninth consecutive gain in December though, as in the previous two months, the improvement was of modest proportions. The lndcx stood at 125.0% of the 19z5—1929 average as compared with 124.9% in November audi 108.3% in December, 1939. Two of tlic C0111- ponent indices—lndustrial Carloadings and Em- ployment-rose substantially, but their influence was largely offset by a decline in Industrial Pro- duction. The fall in the Index of Industrial Production, however, is largely a reflection of the Artificial result obtained by applying “normal" seasonal adjustment factors at a time when indus- tries are ivorkiiig near capacity. Thus, although production was at or near record levels, the cor- rected figures for iron and stccl and automobile output fcll sharply in Doccmbcr because allow- ance was made for the increase which usually (it-curs in this month under peacetime conditions. 'l‘herc were also sharp declines in the highly vat-

-iable ﬁgures of petroleum and wool imp0rt5, bu!

other trade ﬁgures included in the Index-motably imports of riibbcr and cotton—showed Offsettirg gains. Construction contract awards again rose, after adjustment, as the large-scale military and industrial building programme went forward. On the ivhole, the only signiﬁcant evidence of indus- trial slackening ihiriiig tlic nimilli appeared to be the appreciable decline in newsprint output. I

__THE CHARLQTTETQWN (QUARDIQNW

NOTES BY TllE WAY

To the British, $11M "Dark Con- tinent," seer-us Lo one 01 L118 bnght, s/pots of the war. — Christian Science Monitor.

Some at baseball's u» hlften In to 0.11m".

ls imagined the boys will be cl- lsiwed mice rifles apiece. to llmber up for drill. - DUJOII. News.

A flmlly llvlng in l suburb p! Me1bourne_ finding the usual notic- es on the gate meffect/ive in dis- co-uraging hawkers and canvasseri, replaced them with the fcllowmg care: "Es-ware 01f t-he Agapanthusl If attaolud, do not run but. walk slowly backwards." Reported 100 per cent elfectlve. - Frcm the Sydney Bulletin.

A bombed oﬂlce and l bed ln H18 shelter entitle any man to be a triifle more sure to keep the ccld out. When he spends hzs days scrambling over wreckage and res- cuing papers and ledgers from what

l were his Drlvate rcoms he ls frown-

ed upon If he ccmes to the City in ski-lug boats, as quite a number 0t men have done ln the last week, But". I have seen nobooy else so reckless of public opinion as the City gentleman whom I observed yesterda bicycling along the Strand tn a. Ba aclavu, macInLsh trousers rather too short and spats. —Man- chests: Guardian.

Complexes are those thlnxs you want to talk about. when the other fellow holds the floor. And when you in turn finally get the floor, and it is the other fcllcw wlw nods nibsentmindedly and broods, it is a ctimplex which gIIILWS alhis gizzaid. Thus conversanzn, taking it. as a whole, is s. com-prcmse between ccmplexes—only i1. isn't, much cf a com-prcmse, because usually the other f1ll'.w's ccm-plcx is so much more advanced and compelling than your c-wn that he succeeds in hold- ing the floor most cf the time, the scsundrel. — Pcrtlnrltl Oregonian.

l nJn thinking of’ starting a collccdon c-f vi-‘iat. I may _ call Thz-roughly Adequate Apohgiea I shall begin with ‘tho remark of‘ a. Bnltimoze psi-man to a housewife as he liaiiocd in 1.110 11111.1 Thurs- day zncrnliig, when, the world was sheathed in half an inch of steel- hard lce, which a diuzzle ct r8111 made more si 1111c i. T111 nmil wars u; den and . xa. ' lll-llil. "I'm .b' _ 1.1:- inad- aiiij’ . pcstiinun, utterly‘. "Theyve bctn in the gutter. All I can say ls, I was With them". - John 0'Re.i in i-‘nc Balrimrre Sun.

....Aiid so it wculd ﬂppBilJ that. an arcused public opin "1 will de- mand action cn the S And if that (l€ill'l?llfl snbnuc-s 1,: grcw as it has D3511 growing since the PCO-1310 hzve 6.1116 to realze what the tepcrl ‘ . @1119 action on the d.‘ ‘ment 11.-elf, or to deal with the prnbltms to wrrch the c tum ss on gave c zzszd rei- Llcn, would a-rzprzit- to be definitely in pixopect. - MOIILYCHI Fnzinmzil Times.

Axis boastcis, aware lng revulsion and tine In this czuntry by the tlons, have CPCCFCKI themselves by ' .111 cvtr that t-h:

1 - . cculd possibly lntei-fe-xe in me 1,3 a-ffcct Lne cu.- come. Then" plan now is to disman- ber the last (icniccrcicy in Europe. ze e cc-ntitzl cf the s.wn seas uni

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can get gang.

We are not sup. _-:d to a rlve until

after the 1101's. has burned (‘IJWIL —Ne-w York Pcst.

Sin-It has been stated that be- fcre the attack (.11 the Italian men-

cif-wai- at Tni-cnto Herr H tlei- was‘

“planning 1-0 cimolne the available units of the FJZZICII F1111 with the Italian Navy unzici- German czm-

mand dlrectlzrl." This liiinishes one toes

more example of the failure of the German High Cmunand to appreci- ate pracfiml sea ivnrfare, The rcl- tcnness cf an allied fleet. l5 well

expwssed in cue of ‘he We of Dominoes. Sav this cost was found

Fisher's lllumlniitaig aphoizs "Phe great. cbjtcticn to an aillcd fleet is that yzii cannot hang the allied Admiral." zkimlral. Letter T.mes.

—- ln Land on

The Italian soldier has shown on s battlefield that, he can re- Indeed, his glory has been that. ln spite of his portable surplus, according to information receiv- ﬁﬁgﬁrlflléﬂlhfi‘,sférfewggleghgngflflﬁﬁ came ovcr “lm? An answer ta that

man slst. lio the last ditch.

might for-tc st the fortunes 9f Italy in this war. - New York Times. Mnny London houses of bus ms: are descending on Oxfcrd and tak- ing 51101105 ln streets away frcm the main stream of traffic. Art and zinliqile dealers especially semi 1o think that. Uni ' ‘ dons and their wives are llkclv to be good customers. Oxford apart. ficm the University, has always been a market town of considerable tm- portance. Now it. threatens to rival London‘; Wesl, End as a FIISPDIIIE centre. - bondzn Dally Sketch.

One of our diocesan bishops, who must. be nameliss, has had his palace bombed and burnt to the ground. Ni-Itrurally he has been the recipient of iiundrsdc of mors- ages of’ condolcrice, and t.» all who have written to tilm he has sent. l printed card bearing thcse hearten- ing words: ‘Thank you so much for wrltlng to me. It's a blt of a knock, but we shall survive." - Manchester Guardian.

Sum; people have been con- fused by the fighting between Siamese and French, at. the front- I815 of Indo-Chlna. In fact, It. l5

merely a phase of the prcsent world 51min

war. The Siamese are allied with Japan. If the Japanese and the Siamese together could gain pos- session of French Indo-Clijna, (r of Its strategic bases, roads and Iron-tiers, a land attack upon the great British base at. Singapore would become possible, along the Malay Peninsula. The J

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PUBLIC FORUM

Th1: column h OPII i" u‘: dliuulllul in cvmlnvnﬂw" ' quol ll of Interact. Thin Chulotlutown Iluurdlnn dun l0! umnully endoru tho 01111111" u! gappupolrlenll.

RAJ‘. APPRECIATIVE

Slrz-When peace reigned tn Enl- laind, I used to spend my holldayl touring the countryside of Britain. the lovely valleys of Wales. the pret- ty Lake district. of England, and the beautiful hill. of Scotland. Dur-

and talked with many people.

up my wanderings to flnlsh l. more serious job a war which threaten- ed to chea us out, of that. wonder- 'ful England. In doing my auty I ‘was one of the many who cameto Canada, and that brings me to the core of this letter.

What I have seen of’ Canada ls very little, but, one thing has touch- ed me very much and that la the lio pltaltty of the people of Char- lottetown. It. ls a memory I shall be able to look beck on with great joy, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people of this City on behalf of all of’ the boys and myself, and would like to well them through the medium of your paper, how much we appreciate the klndness of the people. and sincere- ly hope that 1n the coming months we shall continue 11o enjoy their company.

I am, Sir M"

“TAFFIW RAJ‘. FIIRM PRICES

SIB-Al’! lnterestlnz letter anneal-- ed in your Public Forum under the caution "Farm Prices." Fleb. 11.

Mr. Ramsay sturck the null cn the head when he said: “If the bowers-that-be are going" to be: _I1l‘lC€5 of butter. cheese and bacon. ,whv not; izo around the circle and neg prices of farm machinery, man- ufactured izoods and waxes? Pea ;some uo and some down to estab- jllsh a m-oner equilibrium between -l!00ds we buy and products we sell." The basis of economic justice tn any country should be a standard of

living wage for all. This could he maintained bv an adequate profit over the cost of nrcdiictlon. Indus- trv bv their lntelllizence and their ccnslstent purpose to stand behind their organization have ellmlnat-‘d ciirnnehtlou from the sale of th:ir manufactured goods. and lia e maintained their vanes reaardlc s of the laws of sumfv and demand. This lob-sided economic condltlcn made ll; most, difficult for auricul- ture forclniz the cost of uroductlcn beyond what the consumer ls un- willing or unable to nay. Therefore the western farmers liiive asked frr rzovernnicnt lezis attcn, and not it. This economic condition could be corrected lf farmers would stand be- hind that. oc-oneratlon. After a number of rears of un- successful attempts to get farmers w stick together, our most Intelli- gent farmer and aizi-lcultui-a‘ urc- mcters are appealing to cur govcrr- merits for assistance. Many farniezs finding it impossible to make encs meet are leavlnz their farms; cor- sequentlv there are several hundird vacant. farms ln the province, while many others are below their pm- cluctlve Dnssibllltles. Mr. Ramsay stat/cs he clces not see why uotatos our cash crop on P. E. Island shou d not. be bonused bv tne Feferal lzov- ernnient, to cover the cost of urc- ductlon. Tnis would be mcst desir- able to even ccndltions with our western farmers. .

When R. B. Bennett came into power in 1930. the Montreal Star cf- fcred a Drize of $500 for ‘the best; letter on how we could trace iaarl- culture on l1 Dar with other Indus- tries. The followlniz letter appeared under the caption "Government. Marketinlz Control”:

“In order tci place arzrlculture on a nar with other industries the far- mer 1s entitled to a profit over the ccst of production. In Prince Ed- ward Is and our cash crou is Dots.- . Our xcvernment. would be asked to take over salable potato ,ci"co of 100 to 200 bushels Der acie as the case may be. A commlsslcn would be appointed to ascertain tlte iiveraze cast. of producinlz a bushel

to be 50 cents the zovernmentwould Dav the farmer 60 cents. and under-

_R_ H_ Baconptake to sell the crop, Markets may

be zoccl. Tiie government would 1138,1129 a 200d profit over what they bald. We would presume the oio- ,111; would be held 1n reserve. Next li-ear the commission would calcu- late the cost. to be 40 cents. as cost. of production varies from year 1o year. The government would my the farmer 50 cents per bushel, TLe government belniz no alzalnst loivrr market prices. and a surplus crou 11f potatoes, would have to se'l for 40 or 45 cents. as the case may he. ‘The reserve of the year before would cover the loss of the succeedlrz iyear. In this way. veer In. vear out, the government would break even. |'1'lils system. coupled with the es- tablishment of starch factories and a cannlmz industry would help to {mace aizrlciiltui-e on a more favor- able footlniz." ~ I am. slr. etc"

Klnrosstlig. Social Problems Unsolved By The War!

(Exchange)

The widespread social reper- cusslom of the wai- are featured In the annual review of the Canad- ian Welfare Council the —problem of the 20.000 men already dis-chum- led from the forces from one cause or another, who with thelr depend- enta must. be cared for; the ah- soi-ptlon of s11 readlly emplovable workers and the opportunity for tralnlng and placing others: the hlftlrig of population toward cer- tain centres causing serious hous-

¢ visit. However 1 m1 def- initely making the tsp by the first. shl/p available and ll advise you of the date on my IITIVBI. I trust. you will reserve ujy orders you may wish to give me and your klnd reemmendatlons w others. — Your; Obedlently. -- St. Catharina Standard.

W. D. ROSS.

using the Siamese as a cat's-paw. are manoeuvring for posltlon. They will not. strike yet. against Brltaln itself. The can tide their tlme. — Chicago lly N:w.s.

ﬂow do the Bi-ltlsh keep up their exports. when lt is commonly be- lieved the whole Unlfed Kingdom la an arsenal and so much l4 torn and charm-ed by bombs? That In sxnethlng to think absut. But here ts one way they maintain high class salesmanship. A lrcal biulneu man on fine stationery just. received this note from a rep- resentative of a Lcndon house:

D41- Slr. In vow cl the difficulties i

prevailing it ls impossible fr me to flx the exact, dﬂfg for my 1041

lng my tours, I came In contact. ' Then came war and I had to ﬂlve i

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lng difficulties, and the possible need for separation allowances for war workers who move to the indus- trial centres; lncrea e In the num- ber of fiunlly adjustment cases, In legal separations, 1n desertlons and ln llleglt-lmacy. The profound ef- fect of such a wnr upon our na- tional llfe could not fall to include innumerable reactions upon social welfare

“Within 60 to 90 days." say" the Welfare Council, "we snall likely reach ll-ie zero point ln usable labor, ln receipt of alcl. Mean- while. demands of war jircducflon continue to call personnel from less to more vital activities. 811d to dictate discouragement of less e sentlal lines of service.

" ls shift of manpower can only involve another tremendous accession of women workers to an ever enlarging and vurylnl! T311119 of occupations, There cannot but be some serious telescoping and disorganlzing displacement when industrial activity begins to erse bock and adjust itself Into more normal production at wa-“s clos "

“Incredible results” are befzig z-‘atalned. we are told, among the alder. long-Idle workers on whom some time and effort have been expended In refitting and trrilnlng for gainful occupation. But much greater activity tn this line ls said to re required.

“If the lmmrdlate crisis he met," the report stzitcs- “ivitlrrul rleer- mined action to break tn:- residual core of all those stlll on nl/l, we mlclit a well decide thvt from 1111s Eme they are accepted as n 12er- manerit lrreducibic ntlifmum to be cart-led as a dczitl w-cixiit load through the war and after

‘Vancciivci- and Winnipeg. and several of the private agencies. report. amazingly gratifying res! 3 ln the self-supporting ie-empliyv- ment of numerous olrlei- \\'O1'l{"'<. long on relief, through the 11110.1-

case lords this yeiir.

"What has been locally proven, cries out for serious attack mi the whole national front —-s0mel.hlng better than an indifference that. last year left unclaimed all but $83,000 of a Dcminlon vote of $680,- 000 far rr-trrilning of older work- ers on a 50-50 bnsl ivltli the nro- vlnces, In no month were more than 3.200 workers under re- training.

“There Is hope that the pressure for labor silpply will force more vigorous and extt-iislve DYOEFRIHIIIP-‘i for training, which vt-lll Include salvaging and refitting of the older ldle worker as well a the ap- prenticeship for the youth."

The wartime dangers of tne young ln their (Ir-sire for social llfe are seriously regarded. Th9 mm. inunlty centres and recreation agencies are being jammed, cs- peclally tn the military and rnnnu- facturlng centres, and It ls added:

"The protection of a large iec- tlon of our youth. aiziilnst the ln- ronds of Immortality and disease will depend In no scniill measure upon the community's support. of those agencies which seek m otter at. no cost wholesome recrentloii facllltle: against the glamorous competition of much mi-retrlclous co clallzed amusement.

"Public welfare and voluntary services alike report. mounting (m. flcultles In the movement of labor to jobs elsewhere, In the gradual deslntegraflon of home Lies, the growth of’ non-maintenance. and finally, complete Ignoring of n. sponslbflltles.

"As feared, lllegltlmacy l. mount. in; and causing the gravest con.

slve work made pcs ible by lower

cei-n to the voluntary agencies, up- on whom the greater burden of its adjustments, care and cusrs rest."

The Canadian people have been generous In their cltlzen effort, m time and In funds. “Outstanding ha been the reasonably calm ab- sorption of 7,000 overseas children into our ordinary home llfe through our ordinary chllcl caring servlcm. The War Charities have been given nearly eighteen mllllon dollars In 16 months of war. Twenty-one com- munity chests received four and one-half mllllon dollars to carry on home services."

The recommendation: of the Con-mission on Domlnlun and Pro- vincial Relations are welcomed by the Welfare Council.

“In tre day of battle there ls preparation for the tasks of mace. The Rwwell-Slrols Report, what,- ever the controversies mounting about. It, has struck the challenge for a minimum standard of social ecurlty for all the people of all the provinces of this land. In pur- suit. Pereof It. has sucgested cer- tain cfear-cut areas of autonomy and responsibility for Dominion and provincial levels of govern- ment. Their exact realignment, as that. of provincial and municipal powers. can be left to the sub e- ciuent 6556115510115 of the rvson- 2W0, Intelligent good-willed Canb- dien people.

"The R=port has enunciated cer- lii-‘n social safeguards to national wellbelng, In contributory social service-s. protection agalnt some of the cost of casualty through un- employment. premature old age. lll healtl‘. disease or death of the normally self-supporting worker "

MYSTERY

What ls this mystery that men c1111 death?

My friend before me lies; ln all save breath

He seems the same as yezberday. Hts face

So like to life, so calm, bears not

a ace Of that great change which all of , us so dre , I gaze an hlm and say: He la not

dead, But sleeps: and soon he will arise l.

an a e Me by the hand. I know he will awake And smile on me as ho clld yes- terday;

And he will have word to say, some kindly deed to do; for lov-

lng thought. Was warp and woof of which his llfe was wrought. He not deud. Such souls forever ve

some gentle

In boundles measure of the love they give. —-Jeromo l. Bell.

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