"tried men's souls and left them

its. Bllinllofiilllfllll tuiinuuii

mm,‘ mu; Ieplded in m1) (Cien nun. rm Ofliee

n» Guardian my be obhhml at: llub Tobenoe Shop, Ienelell. N. l. The News Shem Ieneton, N. B. . George llelun N. S. Welker’; White 8M8. l1 Salter St, Halifax, NJ. Metropolitan Newe Agency. 1M! Peel Sh. Montreal United Gill: Stores. Chateau Llllrlcr Oltlwn, Ont. B. Aitken, Lord Elgln‘: Hotel. Oituwl. Ont- ‘ J. Fine, 354 Bay 8L. Toronto (hi. Wolfe’: News Stand. Sndbnry. Ont. Old South News, Cur. Milk and Wlllllllflflll 815., Boston lioiallnfu New: Agency Times Building. New York.

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Thu the Weakest Ink.‘

SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1946

The White Horse T00

The Victory Parade takes place lll LOYKlOFI today. and all parts of tlie Empire, including Canada, will be represented. It will be a won- derful occasion. An event of much less import- ance. though not without significance, is mm- tionctl coincidentally by a London correspond- ent, "flu-y are getting ready to scour the \Vhite Horse on the Berkshire Downs.’

The White Horse IS lLllglflllds oldest war memorial, 1t i5 a gigantic figure of a horse, 374 feet long, cut in the northern flank of a huge hill, the turf being removed to show the white chalkv soil beneath. It C311 b8 56511 f0!‘ miles. 1t is believed l0 commemorate 5mg Alfred-Ks victory over the D3065 if Aflldown in the yea.- 871. During the war_it was nee. essary to cover up the famous White >H0rse as it was far too convenient and consplfllmli a landmark for enemy bombers. Now it is to be restored by reviving the ceremonial festival of “sc0uring" its ancient surface. _

This takes one back into t-hc very mist!» 0f English history. It recalls‘ h. Chester- tOifs fine “Ballad of the Whllc H0116 "1 which he tells of that dreadful invasion of the Northmen many cehturies a110-

M-lsaha-pen ships stood on the deep Full of strange gold and tire.

And hairy men. as huee BI sin

With horn-ed heads. Dame wsdins in Through the ions. low sea-mire-

Our towns were shaken by tall kings With scarlet beards like blood;

The world burned emDl-Y where they stood

They took the kindly cross of God. And cut 1t up for wood.

Their souls were drifting as the sea. Arid all good towns and lands ‘They only saw with heavy eyes And broke with heavy hands.

Their gods were sadder than the sea, Gods of e wandering will.

Who cried for blood like beasts at night, Sadly, from hill to hill.

They seemed as trees Walking the earth, As wftless and as tall.

Yet they took hold upon the And no help came at all.

heavens

They bred like birds in English woods They roe-ted like the rose, Altfred came to Athelxiey

To hide him from their bows,

When

There was not English armour left. Nor any English thing,

When Alfred came to Athelney To be an English king.

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Those, too, were times not lightly lived, involving “blood. swcat and tears"; times which "to face the naked days in silent fortitude, through perils Ind (liismays renewed and re-reiiewed." Many Iuch testing periods has old England seen, all part and parcel of our British heritage which (Oes hack so far. '

In today's Victory Parade in London will march the ghosts of all-valiant participants in freedoms wars from Alfred's clay to this. S0 it should be a dav of memorial as well as of celebration, a dav in he concluded on some sol- emn note of Recessional such as Kipling sound- ed after the Boer “Err, or Sir lVilliam Watson on another great occasion of Empire rejoic- ing:

Now the

And life

loud land flames with imperial gear,

itself. so late in hues austere

And the cold reign of iron custom bound,

Puts off its gray subjection. and is here

.One moment throrzed and crowned.

Now the long glories prance and triumph by:

And now the pcmos have passed, and we de-

part

_?ch to the peace m" strife of his own heart: rid now the dny whose bosom walso high

Binks billowing dawn: and twllflit i

change .

Into remote and strange

whet is most kzrtlwn and nigh:

And chfiigelusly the river sends his sigh

Down lenizues of hope and fear, and bride

- shame.

And life and death: dim-journeying panionlese

To wihere broad estuary and hem-uni“; nets

Look toward the outlands whence our fatherl

Clint. ‘And high on Druid mountains hath the sun Flamed veledlctidh. es the lest lights died.

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Case of Cabinet g Paralysis

.Th'em is widespread indignation over the feet this‘! the‘King Government's sole policy in connection with the seameifs that, all across Cliiadt i: to remain inactive. The Hamilton’ Spntalor, which is independent _of pOIitics, thus mime up the situation:

"Labor Minister Mitchell

ie under the

. jupic ‘paralyzing aura of Mackenzie King's filthy!) hermlesanees; ‘the nursery book phil- Motif?

long a: you say nothing or do W".

- Oh: Inndvon church that in always pacltiid ~ the fiunoue 8t. Ma-tinJn-tlie-Fieldi; end com- . mmdng.

illegal. . _

“If i! W81 illeml." say: the Spectator, "why in the name of heaven Clid-fftilg-yiung the law- brealiers? '

_ “If a man robs a store, orruns down a citi- zen with his automobilc, or dtmlges property. is any civilizedgorganized community satisfied for someone merely toilet up and lnnounce that it is ‘illegal?’ We don't think so‘. .-_

“Who broke the law in the seamenfls slrikc; shipowners or the union leaders? “Cannot Mr. Mitchell tell us? If not why did he speak about it at all?

“Again the union says the issue is an eight- hour tlay. The operators say they have grant- ed an eight-hour clay.

"ls it true that the operators have con- ceded it? Is the Federal Government, with its vast staffs and staggering funds donated by the taxpayers, unable to give out the straight facts of this issue? If not, why not?"

' The Spectator urges that iii the circiim- stances the Governmen set up a fact-finding organization to enlighten the" people of the Do- minion on current labour management disputes. Unfortunately, howcver, such an organization would have no means of putting backbone in a spineless administration: and this is what is needed more than anything else at Ottawa.

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— EDITORIAL NOTES -

Taxes are voluntary; 5i per cent of the voters can decide against paying. K I i I

Liquor rationing is Over iii Nova Scotia, except for ScOtCh whiskey and some imported brandies. Tilt‘, whiskey ration is one zo-ounce

bottle every fortnight. w u

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Political activity is beginning to make itself felt. The Liberals are said to be accumulat- ing a huge election fund from patronage, etc; while the Conservatives, with no access to such readily available moneys, are about to send round the hat, and have appointed two organizers to

prepare for eventualities. a a

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It is simple for the Government. to ascer- tain ihe wishes of the Provinces in the matter of the proposed B.N.A.A. amendment. The Federal-Provincial Conference has been merely adjourned, and could be easily recon- vened to advise the Government as to the pro-

vincial attitude.

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Are we of any importance as a business

i community in the eyes and minds of the C. N.

R.? In connection with the Cape Tormeiitine and Port Borden terminals construction, tend- ers have been called for in New Brunswick, but not here. Perhaps the C. N. R. consider we have n0 one particularly interested. ‘I U U Q

_ Cape Porcupine to Port Hastings is the best site on the Strait of Canso for the pro- posed bridge or causeway connecting mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island, accord- ing to geologist S. A. Ferguson of the Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa. Ferguson and a party of geologists made a survey of the area last summer. v Today is London's moiisAer Victory Parade to be participated in by representatives of the various armed services of all the Allies, except those of Russia and pro-Russian Balkan States. Prime Minister Mackenzie King was to be one of the special guests from overseas, but iinfor- tunately it is doulbtful if he can stay over for it, owing to a call to hurry home. He is supposed to be leaving England today instead of Wedncs‘ day as arranged. Canada, however, will be well represented by Governor-General Alexander and General Crerar who flew over for the occasion. ll l

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Sir John Everett Millais, English painter,

first picture in the Royal Academy fjOllllllg the Pre-Raphelites, he was influenced towards liq- agination and symbolism, and for many years painted under the Brotherhood's methods. With The Gambler’: Wife in i869 he broke into a more original style. and his later pictures are remarkable for their technical qualities. The finest specimen of his landscapes is Chill Or!- ohrr; and as a figure-piece, The lVorlh-Wcrl Pnsrage is well known. He was President of the Royal Academy in I896. 4 l! I II

Ever since the last general election. the Province has been without representation in the Cabinet. even in the extent of having an As- sistant Minister to keep in active touch with the powers-that-be. At one time. Mr. Douglas was mentioned as prospective lvliiister 0f Fish- cries but nothing came of it. Now we are told that Mr. MacNaught is to be the choice for the position of Assistant Minister, but that nothing will be done to bring it about until next session. Of course that will be the prbelection sessiomas it is customary to have a‘ general election im- mediatelv after redistribution of seats. I I l '

About two years ago, Charles Morgan wrote an essay which he called The Empty Pew, and which was very widely discussed at the time. In that essay Charles Morgan dipped into the old, old problem of why people do not go to church. Some months ago a committee of the Churchof England, appointed by the Bishop of Salisbury, set out to reach some prao tical solutions to the problem. In its report, published recently. it laid the responsibilities for small congregations largely on the individual clergyman. It criticized the poor enunciation, iniiudibility end gebbllng of many clergymen, and the low standard of sermons. It criticized the poor nullity of music in many churches. It condemned the led: of welcome to mun vis- itors: It protested ‘against the rigid adherence lo tradition! liotm d! urvice, which k uiilwere not. ‘convenient lbr modem" country housewives.

oh the ream. Si. Martial Revqfii-ie‘ - ' ‘You can think up a ‘ ‘Iv tlireliinchear _ A "

born this date 1829; at seventeen exhibited his.

Notes By Illa Way

note: [aliens

M themsei e d”. —-Bu!f‘ilg

Conleruthn would be lad to seven Courier-Earning

Strike: llflllltUlllted Shlee have set back told. Bad news f6: thosghfivlilivewgf new cars. -0l1bewe Journal. I

rm ‘nut-lam which H» to be eridgaziiffit g toustheaoone-ithe battenltis time we our feet bad: on the solid ea -Ottawa Journal.

violations by oursleves and others as rather n ‘ evements. so km’; a we e1 swear with uhem and S0 0m; as other violator doesn't dent our fmieers or smash into our ca: or actually run over us. -—Re . géltire Boothe Lmce (R) of Oonnecll.

Air Commodore flank Whittle. “fame? of the Biitlsh jet said in London that after he flew tho Meteor jet plane for the first time his young son asked. “What speed [did you go, Duo?" "When 1 mid lhlm ‘A little over 400, he said: “What only 400?” “Thaw is the way 1118i’ firs‘ Browln up. He told some~ one next day. c old mun must have been out of practice", -1m.- don Dally Mail

The home continues to he the nicst haznrclaus place of human ilS- sem-bly Worse than the factory, ‘liar more dangerous than the ubiic ‘highways, the hum/c‘. with its “booby

traps“ of bathtubs. sll r}. stair- icste; and rlcketv kltc en's st/Jols, 4s the scene cf almost half of all ups; of uuunes from all sources- tiaffic, industrial etc. Accordln to the National Safety Counci there were 33.000 :20 le killed by nctvidents in the licme asl; year. and 5.000000 persons injured. ~10: Anzeles Times.

Former General Doolittle’: pre- diction that 400.000 private planes will be flying m the United States Within nine years 1s n0 doubt a sign of great aviation Pr res. Yet the average citizen s rid to wonder how much peace and quiet. can be 022190181 when such s. goal is reach . The night and day drone of planes is already causing annoyance to householders living in the neighbourhood of airports. What is it going t0 be like when flying has become commonplace? Let us hope plane manufacturers are work. ing 0n silencing devices to bone down the racket. -Boswn Post.

Civil rlghis may be defined hy governtneiits ur parliaments, ‘out they are protected by the nlc 2~ a whole We Canadians t ifllkS to our heritage of British traditions. 'fl<.'~.:1hy possess civil rights which. it not always explicitly stated have been generally rt. nized for de- cades. The mere definition of these rights will not scfeguai-d them as long as large sections of the public show a tendency to look with toler- ance upon an abrogation of these rights whenever the persons arbit- rarily deprived ot mom espouse un- popular causes or are held 1n tren- eml disfavor for other reasons. - Owen Sound Sun-Times.

Britain's new battleshll). the i2,- 600-ton Vanguard. is the most coni- iortable warslul in the world. But her oomman er. Capt. W ‘G. Agnew says: "Mv personal opinion is that this‘ is the last battleship of this type we snail build because of the abobomb.‘ Van ard is the first British oaplLflJ ah p built with centralized messlrigs, with food from special serveries. She has the latest. in canteens and ice-cream bars, book shops. spray baths, a per-man ent. cinema. At present only her trial com lenient. of about 60 offic- ers and

i". to carry out gunnery northern Ireland. -—Londori Daily Mail.

For about a year now the small Elngllsh town of Norwich has offer:- ed a sight. worth seeing and the only one of its kind in t-he world. The city electrical engineer.

moon's on entirely new principles and engineers from all over the world have trovelled to Norwich to see it. In this process Mr Sumner uses neither coal nor electricity but simply conducts Liv? ocld water from tne river into the building he is heating. Mr. Sumner works on the theory that compress- ion produces her-t and his hear.- pump has proved so successful that he has been able to maintain a temperature of iii-arty 66 deg. F. in a. five-storey coiporatlon building. The new BflLlEll system of com- pression-muting nus the great. ad- vantage Lhaj; iroilzmg costs amount

electric or solid-fuel heating —U.K. Infonnation Office.

The weasel is regarded as mm of the most curious l all the small- ei creatures Not oi y is it a curious acting and looking animal, but it also mas a "curiosity" nil its own says Forest and Outdoors. This animal delights in lnvemgatlng n]. tne old traps ll .a.ii iiiia, and in this way many a weasel is caught, having stuck it». nose too far into an untcnded trap which may even contain the stalest 01' baits. An- other queer trait 0f the weasel

in; desire to see wha

is going onaaoiirid it. Many time: a weasel is chased 1M0 l- holfl UM almost immedIateFy it. will nit its head out to nee wnat is nlng, and the hunter finishes it. . Haw- ever, is not a 300d habit on the part of farmers, since many other animals DPMGOI weuele thin-

poultry. ‘Hie weaeei le not A vegetarian and will Ihun ante n e, part of his diet. and ine end liven almost. entirely on unell birds greaehoppers and other male or insect.

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Ixperlmmte in the

Oemdinn

eni- nilgreilo o! birds, described to ‘the Royal Society of Omedq Pro- fessor ARM, Rowen of rta University, show that the hour: of daylight influence the pattern hlrde" behavior.» the peuit that in whim they vim be e to g: Oitiltn

north inltead of eouthmghe reports. Pro eelor on bean his expat-intents in 108i witn-

l Olllllllfll mlflnn if!

Y 1112MB 0| llfi.

lengthened “l: lhmh ‘ bill AMU-

to sin: when" n» ed lo the were

‘m. _

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d‘ bdrm for the

MI‘. Sumner, has developed a heating d based

to one~th1rd of those incurred by 3°31

mun or-nre men-re- .m .

flh-ldveofuf koneof mupaeep-sffifiltuma liuuienbreutwhemenwhw

e, hope o he w hi; (WC! Bl]

f ehnuldnblei. to these helpless ones.

sting such persons, who have never themselves con- sumed liquor? -

The statement has been made. and is tcd by un uestlonod medical w orlty, that be ies have been “boi-n drunk". Does the doc- trine-cf ‘persona. liberty’ no so fur as io ustify tit ‘ Yet the menu. vouched for by such a. viorld-ienowned Physician es Dr. OW, Salee . who personall iit- tended the b h of children ‘born dninh" in Edinburgh, Scotland, and in York, England.

If it can be established that. children. both before and after birth, pay the price of their par- ents‘ drinking, that their lives are shortened, that one use of alcohol aunts aids and sbets me mai- ent actions of and diseases in the children. and that alcohol is what is known as a "racial poison" on its own account surely the advocates of personal liberty and of lU-EBCB-IMIQ are not.

by evo

to deny to l-sw its rightful place of protecting these innocent victims et these premises can be verified

aracter. ,

Comparative observation ii el- coholic and non-alcoholic miilles and other experimental evidence is so uniform and so e

portion of the blame for the degen- eracy of children at the door of the alcoholic habits of their par- e

nts

A a discussion of the stibject l! the Vienna Congress Against Ai- ooholism some years ago. a medical wine owing districts of lower AusLr a know ttiai e. suppl of very bad scholars in one year enobee a 30nd vintage six years previously

The Oommittee of the Liquor Control Board in England. regard- ed as by a: the most auhorltirtive that has ever studied the “ t. came unanimously w the conclu-

"O-bseiwatlons and experiments e pear to indicate that parental

ooholism ma have e eer detrimental inf uence on the stock. and this is mbnbly one of the 1m- purtant m es in which lntemper- ance threatens the health rmd well- belng of the community”

Rflnalktllblfi investigations have been made with u view to discover- ing whether any difference could be detected between the children of abstaining fa-milies and ovhers. ‘Ihese investigations of the vhyliflll condition of upwards of twenty thousand children have shown that

the bsb children of ubstainers ggseseil an advantage over those - m to moderate drinkers; Ind

that the children of the moderates had an advantage over the child- ren of the drinkers. The collection of.’ this information lasted over six years, the results clearly indicating that the gain u. on the side of the children born of abet-sinful "vi In -a stud of ti: menu: defic- iency of smiling lids-en. under- ew York ‘ v

of Medicine, the association be- tween an alcoholic ancemry and s-uch deficiency was strikingly shown. Fifty-five trhmicnnd schoo children were examined. 01 the children o! abstaining parents and abstaining grandparents only 4 per cent wen! dullards‘ whereas of the children ants but drink- a’?! per cent were

I

or abstaining in g-nandparen

'u ands.

The statement, is authoritatively made that. the brunt of the evil her- itage caused by 510000118101‘ "l"

the nervoua s m6

generation. 0111 n tage frequently possess a

fiI-Xllllllfil at birth. Even durin i aricv the im- paired nerve vltaty frequently re- veals itself by convulsions and other debilities Only e minorfW of drinkers’ children are vslcally and mentally normal. Mo. ernni ai- wholism in the form of epith- drinking gives a high concentra- tion of alcohol in the blood o the unborn child, as is known by chem- exnminetlon end injures In many ways tzhe chances of survive.

e

r birth. Sir Victor Henley and Dr. O W Saleeby have a ted:- mlde in elcoho we should not only have better mothers. but the national stand- 5, e5 regards cleanliness of homes. of foods and of utensils. WOllld rise. and Lhourénds o! lri- fnnts lives which now succumb to germ end dirt diseases and other causes, would be saved annually." Pluenihood 5s the reme focwl‘ in the dentin of natoiis. A New Pnkiotieln on ‘on ue F114. 15d" r ard or our tire es- ‘S’ e8 t nhhood from alcohol.

u next

i Wlhat effect. i! any. has intoxic- in

b testimony of the most. conclusive 1

state- opera

e history - Afr-ice. ftp/wee firerleen in the 10m oeritugy when, long alter the discovery i111: b the Portuguese nnvl a. da Gums, the Company held line Dope as a half- way house for

eauéifiigsth

other poisons Medi

so heartless and so indifferent as mo; ate

trlklnu that it ha justifies the laying of a. very hell?!’ history

‘The Union o! South Africa. like Canada. has the mud ‘priv- ilege of equal v in KM