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TUESDAY. FEBRUARY s_ ms A Liberal Waterloo

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A far less astute man than Prime Minister Mackenzie King should be able to read the handwriting on ilie wall, as chalked up in yes- terday's Federal by-election in Grey North. The defeat of Defense Minister McNaughton by the Progressive Conservative candidate, Mr. Case, means the end of the road for the King Government.

The basic issue in the contest was tersely de- fined by the Federal Conservative leader, Mr. Bracken, as being a question of “approval or rejection of the King-NIcNaughton formula for firth! conscription.” The challenge to General

cNaughtoifs election and his defeat were equally symbols of the deep-rooted, widespread protest against the devious compromises and contradictions of the Government's manpower policy.

The verdict of Grey North will be a sign not only to the Government, but to the men overseas of how their fellow citizens at home regard Mr. King's administration.

For this resounding defeat the Prime Min- ister has no one to thank but himself. A non- partisan solution was suggested quite recently by Mr. Bracken who proposed that hIrnKing call Colonel Ralston back as his Defense Min- ister, and, in obedience to the voters, give him a free hand to take the action which he had recommended three months ago. That was his answer to Mr. King's claim that the Conserva- tives were playing politics by putting a candi- date in the field against McNaughton.

Mr. Case's big majority would undoubted- ly have been still greater but for the insistence of the C. C. F. in running their own Opposition candidate. It speaks highly for his personal popularity as well as for the issue on which he stood, that the Conservative standard bearer came through with such handsome leads over both opponents.

It is believed that the result in Grey North will cause Mr. I{itlg_ to hold off the general election as long as possible. That, however, is by no means certain. Realizing that he has

QPiEIyCd his trump card and lost, he may decide to take the plunge immediately. He can have little hope of retrieving his fortunes, but des- perate predicairients require desperate meas- ures; and however hesitant and crablike his course may be at other times, Mr. King can al- ways be depended upon to act swiftly and with vigor when his own political interests are at stake.

Health And Children

In the fall of I942 a Survey Committee was let up by the Canada and Newfoundland Edu- cation Association and was instructed to give the whole educational set-up in Canada and Newfoundland a searching inquiry. The as- sociation is an organization of top-ranking de- partment of education officials and men and women of high position in municipal and vol- untary education bodies. Under the chairinan- ship of Dr. W. l’. Pcrceval, director of Pro- tesiant Education for Quebec, the Survey Com- mittee studied available reports on our Cana- dian educational systems and programs and con- suited leading educationists throughout the field.

The report of this committee was widely read and critically" studied. It presents I5 outstand- ing needs in Canadian education in the order of immediacy. First of all ranks “Health ex- amination and follow-up treatments for all children."

After recognizing good work in health cdu- cation in thc schools it recommends that Can- Ida spend annually additional millions for school health programs. The report declares that "healthy children arc public assets; sickly chil- dren are liabilities."

The present is a good time to bring these recommendations and the work of the commit- tee to light again, for this is “Health \Veek" —-sponsored by the Health League of Canada with the CINlOYSHliOII of most provincial de- partments of health and many national organ- izations including the Canada and Newfound- llnd Education Association.

Those 7001i; or Opinion‘

The returning officer in Grey North found lt necessary to ask electors there not to reply to a questionnaire sent them in the mails by a Toronto agency purporting to be a "poll of public opinion." The returning officcr’s ob- jection to this stunt was that the envelopes in which the questionnaires were to be returned to the agency were numbered by hand under the postage stamp, this permitting identifica- tion of the votcr.

This raises the question of the validity of these "polls of public opinion", especially dur- ing an election. Susequent to the recent presi- dential election in the United States a Con- gressional inquiry brought admission that the results of the Gallup l'oll had been given to the public wrongly, with the percentages juggled to favor Governor Dewey; that, in other words, the sponsors of this “poll" were using it for the ndviintagc of a particular party. Those gullible enough to imagine that such a "poll" meant soine- thing. that it was measuring accurately how the country would be likely to vote, were proh- ably influenced.

But this admitted Gallup Poll action in the United States, says the Ottawa journal, is by no means the worst feature, or danger, of the "public opinion poll" business. By their hocus-

99155:. their nonsense about “weighted p“. llllll- IIHIIO _on and so forth, these "polls," regularly publishing figures regarding wing

Pfiople are alleged to think about this problem.

and "lll. have n tendency to give the unthinki den erdusly false dimensions of the pubrliii: ‘I'll!!! -” Week by week we are given results of polls purporting to tell what the people be- lieve or want with respect to nearly everything under the sun, with the figures interpreted by People who are unknown to the public, and who are in no way responsible to the public. Such an instrument is obviously capable of ‘ mischief.

It might be a good thing if the Dominion Elections Act were amended to make such “polls" illegal during an election Campaign! They serve no useful purpose; they make for false conclusions an-i confusion; and, used without responsibility, they can stir up trouble and disunity.

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-EDITORIAL NOTES-q

In Montreal they have more blood donors than doctors to tap them. An appeal for medi- cal staff assistance has been made by Dr. i].

E. Ayre. examining physician, who states that

during the past week donors have been kept

waiting ‘because of lack of doctors in the ex- ‘l

amining-room and the donor-room. e u e v

The Jones Government should be interested in a writ of quo warranto filed in Superior Court, Quebec, by Mr. Keable, asking the oust- ing of Mr. J. E. Laforce as a one-man Quebec Civil Service Commission. The writ said that legally the commission should be made up of three members as it was previously. A similar condition exists regarding our Prohibition Com-

mission. ! t it e

_ Individual permit holders in British Columbia will be able to purchase four dozen pints of beer with February coupons instead of three, and licence holders, such as beer parlors and veterans’ clubs, will be able to obtain 15 iper cent over their present quota, Liquor Control Board officials announce. Spirits and wines will remain the same-one reputed bottle of spirits and two reputed quarts of imported wine or one gallon of domestic wine a month. Nova Scotians are to receive three dozen quarts of beer instead of two. :- e e n-

Mr. Lionel A. Forsythe, K.C., of Montreal, told the zothaunual meeting of the Canadian Fruit Wholesalers’ Association, Toronto, Can- adian economy “may ultimately be saved with due appreciation of the fact that Canada is not now basically an industrial country, notwith- standing the musliroomlike, though virile growth of its war production." He said “Canada is, as it always was, basically an agricultural coun- try" and that when skilled farm work brings a return equivalent to that received by unskilled labor in our urban districts many of our ccon- omic ills will disappear.”

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Beginning last Thursday customs officers at border points have been instructed not to al- low any man in the callable age groups to leave Canada unless he has permission from a iiiobiliz- ation board. The regulation applies to all men from 18 to 31 years of age-inclusive and to men who were not married at July I5, i940, who are more than 31 years of age but liavc not passed their 38th birthday. Men in those age groups can leave Canada, regardless of the length of time they plan to be absent, only with the permission of the chairman or deputy chairman of l. mobilization board.

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The Nova Scotia government has accepted a syndicates tender for a 12-year issue of three per ccnt provincial debentures to produce $5,- 315,000. The price tendered by the syndicate was $99411, giving a yield of 3.059 per cent. The syndicate, of four which bid for the bonds, was composed of the Wood Gundy Corporation, the Dominion Securities Corp., A. E. Ames and Company, the Royal Bank of Canada, the Can- adian Baiik of Commerce, Eastern Securities, Ltd., and T. M. Bell and Company. Proceeds of the issue will be used to refund maturing obligations of $4,600,000, to finance a new biiild- iug for the Victoria General Hospital and for other services.

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Ruling on a point of law unique in the history of Toronto assize courts——ivhctlier a statement made by a suspect before he is cautioned by police is admissable in evidence—Mr. justice E. R. E. Chevrier admitted in evidence a state- ment made by Stanley Augustine, charged with the murder of‘ Mrs. William Casovan. There was no inducement to fear or hope of favor and the statement was made voluntarily, Mr. justice Chevrier ruled. Under these conditions, the court held the statement was not.rendered inadmissable because no caution had been given. The statement was not given upon questioning by police, the court added. Augustine, a 42- year-old Polish carpenter, was charged with mudering Mrl. Casovan, 38, last October, with‘ a bayonet. - '

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Sir Henry Irving (John Henry Brodribbs), English actor, born this dlte 1838; after early successes on the provincial stage, his real fame dates from his engagement with Bateman at the Lyceum Theatre, London, in i871, his as- sociation with that theatre lasting for upwards of 3o years; in his performance of Mathias in The Bells he secured a strong hold on the theatre going public; his appearances as Hamlet stamp- ed him as a Shakespearean actor of rare dis- iinction; his collaboration with Miss Ellen Terry, leading Shakespearean actress, did much to ensure his success; possessed of singular mag- netic qualities and a wonderful poetic imagina- tion. he stood at the head of English actors till his (loath in 1905, since when thcre has been

none fully to replace him.

THE (aiAiino-rqlprowul ~ -

WABTID i YOUTI

"I'M! f ediwutlo ma? be, l.» ‘ht our an’!

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to to hlm 0pm» with {in riiiiiw belnn. piesen system 1s axed llrsely to the of ohlld ‘time mind ls well Pted to academic Illblectfl. whlle It Puts a, iemlum 0n H 800d memory. At t e same time. 1t dlsoourages others with Null lntelllsence but of a different turn 0f mind. While it often too, rear an.“ - ne- e m- er ml g’ may‘ Y mper them

We ha d ' to o... it'll tiffifiai°“l'oii“°““°“ children do not receive a

condition exist varied courses 1n years. To illustrate how our one school program dis- ges many from completing school, let us take the case of a boy ln an average community who la considered rather back- ward 1n certain school subjects, but. who ls very ca able 1n manual or mechanical wor —perllap5 even m. ventlve. He may have rationed High School (Grade IX). There Yet remains but one course open h - the academic. This boy has never felt, any relation b2. tween the prescribed studies and Ls main interests ln life. Con- sequently he may not have applied himself. and. by the time he has reached Grade IX. he 1s complete- ly beymid his depth. Since there 1s e course, he drops out; of school, hls latent abilities un- developed. only to discover. in lat- er years, that he ls greatly handl- Cflmied by his lack of education, at he ls not only ed with hls own lot, but.

running . Garden 0f the Gull wea- en centuries ago by Settlemtgrit the cum did without diatom. m‘ “i: ' ‘ 0! the lkrl o!

proposal Iixmont. to settle the Inland w“ turned down. a fuedol system was 610851161166 t-hfll- hid a somewhat lengthy life. The whole Island was Stunted by lot to some tors in London ml . n whole townshl-pwq

086 m. settlers who carried on

for one absentee aims;- to ¢, ‘I'll lflflnem W DNXY eeougd ‘ lllldQl‘ C qutLrents system. The collection of the quit rents was apparently no easier on tlhe Island than 1n the State of New York where " stierrlffs declined to undertake the task as too dangerous an oc_

cupatlon. . . of the Island was pur. i

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The land chased from the absentee Owners - in the early 1870's. The funds . were Provided by the Federal Gov, erriment. This paved the way for . the province to enter Conifeder. atlon. Short and Bought/y 1n their l6 volume hstory of Canada and its provinces say "Thus ihelonn Problem of Prlrioe Edward Island was settled." With all due re‘ spocts to this detailed history it may be pointed out that lend ten. ure ls never settled.

seems to be true of the Island y grants of townships to one dual were certainly not 5m,

ry of the land ten_ ure of the Island pertlnently points out, that land tenure and the size .‘ of the unit ls and must be subject . to change and development 5o ' farming technique changes and develops.

be resentful towards the which has ‘placed hlm 1n this position. Had there been a High School ln the community which Provided courses both in 91555“! find vocational training. this boy would have been able to take a course related to his inter- ests and abilities, and, he would have been encouraged to take the necessary classical and practical subjects to complete High School. Much tfie same parallel could be drawn In the case of n girl who ls not academically lncllned. This type of girl would be better fitted for life l she could get some cred- lts 1h her high school course in lglbltflsfimflliillg and handicraft sub- ec .

By vocational training we mean practical education suited ‘to the needs of our own Province. The rural boy will learn how to be a better tanner and how to improve the home life of himself and family. The rural girl will likewise study subjects 1n keepln with her needs. Arid boys and glrs from the cities and towns will learn trades and skills suited to their particular needs,‘ such as motor mechanics,

electrics. plumbing, and. farm me- chi-mics for boys and cooking, sew- lrig and art for girls.

We can now visualize such n boy and such a girl on graduation, greatly helped by their education n becoming well adjusted. staunch members of society and a definite asset to their community.

In conclusion, we believe that.

the inclusion of vocational as well as classical subjects ln our hfizh school program, would be the means of greatly increasing uur number of high school graduates. wltli the resultant benefit to our community 1n general.

In our next letter-the reason that so many pupils full to com- plete even their elementary school- 1118.

We are, Blr, etc, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE.

.__.i.i_.___ TIIE I-‘ISIIERMIJIWS UNION

S1r,—In reporting the regular meeting of the Advisory Council of Employment and Selective ser- vice ln your Issue of January 31st 1t was stated therein that "Mr. Napoleon A cult and Rev. J. D McNelll 0.1 the Flsliermerrs Union presentedrthe views their organization."

beg to advlse that neither Mr. Arsenault nor Father McNelll had any authority] to represent the Fisherman's nlon of Prince Ed- ward Island. much less to present its vlews. Mr. Arsenault severed his connection with the said org- anization last year and Paths: MoNelll never hpd any offlcla connection with he Unlon that. I am aware of.

I may shy for the information of those interested that. due to the default of its President. the annual meeting of the said Fish- erman's Union was not held at the usual date last year. However. I am now 1n a position to state def- initely that a special meeting of ‘the Union wlll be held 1n the very near future for the purpose of in- stalling a new slate of officers for the present year and to

enu- lne representatives wlll then e 1n slon to the planned policies of this organization 1n matters such as those which come within the purview of the Advisory Council or other social or economic insti- tutions of a slmllnr nature. I am, Blr, etc. C. l’. McCARTlIY. nlsh, P. E. I., rusrv 3, 1946.

A TRIBUTE T0 PIOI. GIOIGB l. ROIINQON

Bin-Prince Edward Island has lost trdkstlngulshed son 1n the passing of George E. ROlJIXI-EOI], scholar, sportsman. and l‘ ' gentleman. From those who knew him there is removed l beloved friend. »

Professor Robinson's trlbutlon to education and sport 1n hls home

i-ovlnce and ln British Columbia E well known. In the days when the Island's school system was de- veloping, and later during the frowth of Vancouver's educational nstltutlonu. he ve freely the benefits of a brl lant mind and determined energy. He was ln the front rank o1 the athletes of his

a position to give valid exprcc- b

People

The early settlers of the Island were a maritime people French or British, may were travellers. Many of settlens were deported when the British took over. The settler whether from Britain ifrcct. or only after a sojourn 1n the Eastern

Notes By The Way Slams were predominantly Brit-

15in Th H . , 5111b]: that we don't hear much 195 who ‘iaughiinggfirialiwfiergngé "banana-belt" boasting f

m, or 1775 were w“ to l. em Ontario these days. -— Brock- whiéh was m.“ dm ed ville Recorder and Tlmes.

n r d t f t. lled L _'

burg. mlifadrleniaigrg. cEiVnssa/u ulifriid a grail:- vbpiglgnoéle dlylrlheredgl;

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Hesse Ab "m"? mulls“ who were corn tassels, which accounts for

not mllita m to U , Cilllflfidfl frliiese ewere xfilugodMvmnbexgkklgi ggrnrggfill“

f p . c tinged and org-often loyalists lend dur__mtlchenu R M’

.C%I1Il8wb0 the Iilanidlbui; being und. a e secure‘ ull tile to the lan _"‘ d 1 h A: the whirlwind heriiu to rue Iilréyiileaersie sew ere 1n considerable 3M“; swéinkxea%’ all‘ m be wg_ Th ere er.‘ oer rig and Go - is ml’, gzilggprlgqgg; 33,‘, 53553;; bels still think that Rudolf Hess ls so crazy as they once pronounced been slowly dwindling The mgve_ 1m W ber-Blmllwn Spectator. men has been outward The m. "‘_“ I l I

sult is that; th 1' l, popul n ' ‘The "W"! "PM L; more pu,e;y°c",,f§§fi‘an aha‘; ‘m a serious flre 1n an Indiana hotel

an f u u, 1 f has been solved: 1t was a cigarette. DOTIIlTllOXIie Theupriiirttiiilrtiifiiis 00f fh: The mystery W" where the eig- mpuhmon born in “Ma is arette came from ls still unsolved. Zfieater m this than m the other] —K1ngst.on Whig-Standard. nrovhce . In 1941 th “"-

0; Islagdm, that we; papnlmggl It's to he hoped all those great- born was 9'1 4 per cent. Further 17 ‘xenmd i191! per cent. were born on the ma“ "f? w b’ sa d. F0 th Doml l

72¢" p9,- crem at.“ m1," n!" u"; the rascals are to be caught. - province ln which they were then T°r°m° T9197.“-

llvlnir. In no other province was

the proportlo 1 C 411 no so are“ “m. 5g 12,89 flgapriggn-g: 18-year-old Niagara. Falls miss ran

name he barefoot and 1n pajamas over icy they reslgel mg’,§°‘;‘e‘;§§,,,f§ tgihtlfile‘ sidewalks to spread the alarm. Thus AthFnian m“ ma, am, bum "Hshe broke the time-saving record other provinces of Canada are of we ill-emu“ who cums m

mm Q,.1,._ss Rum the propomon swaylns Jllece of equipment with of forelimers on the Island Ls ccm ‘m’ h“ ' Mm‘ h‘ “"5 °n h“ pamuwly Sm“ qtrousera and boots wit the other.

In 1941 the proportion of the "w‘“‘“°' 5°“

rmaulatlo of Acad’ Fre 1 "_"“' 15 5 her ‘bent o1 thzntotalnc 31112:: "'"°'"‘l’“° “m” “I film"

lhe lflliulntlon of the Island has

punished may be

over how war crlm--

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‘breed Coats, former Price A $28.00, wliile they last

Barrymore Checked Coats‘ in rid! Slifliles of blue and brown, former price $29.50

lllelton Coats in Plain Blue and Brown.

Now

good place 1n which to hibernate. —~Halnllton Spectator.

Vichy. France. u n centre n1’ so- called government. ended wlth the flight or kldnapp of Marshal Pet-Alli

val, months

tnoea of the

government itself have been haul- ed back to farrilghwnence they wail-e

e l eluding dinner servlttieea. Illflllgllléi tapestries and carpe have, eeri put 1n storage. and the only thing remalnlng o what for so lon we a ed 1s a group 0f former iehy o lals interned 1n the horse show grounds. Perhaps that. 1s a fitting place of lntemnient, though dog show grounds, if there are any. would be s. better one.~ But; what will hePPm when the Alllea get their hands on Petsln and Level. Perhaps nothing wlll be done with, Petaln; but according to plan." Laval will be handedover to the French government and with ex- cellent results. whlle we waft for that day we may wonder list what Laval thinks about u t e blows