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liament. _ -

Mr. Brooke Claxton is the most recent minister to take the spotlizht "n!" f¢¢¢ntlv tnonopolized by Mr. Ilsley, in refusing to divulge to Parliament the content of inter-de- partmental documents. Sveflkillt! in ffftefenfie to the deliberations leading to the establishment of the Canadian Information Service, Mr. Claxton refused to produce the minutes of com- mittee meetings on the alleged grounds that "the committee whose iob it was to make-fav- orable and unfavorable comment about the service in order to improve its efficiency. could not operate properly if its reports were to be made public." One is really inclined to wonder, says the Chronicle, of what stuff our Caesars are made. The business of committees is pub- lic business. The public, as represented by Parliament, has every right to know about it. If the members of such committees are such that, for party 'or other reasons, they are nervous of having their findings known there is something definitely wrong about the method which selects theru.

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Wing-Commander o‘. F. Archibald

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Wing Commander D. F. Archibald, R. C. A. F., having returned from duty in London and been clemobilizcd, has received an import- ant appointment in the firm of IVRSSIS- N- l- Egan & Co., Halifax, N.S., with whom he serv- ed his apprenticeship subsequent to graduating ‘from Dalhntisie University. While his manY friends here congratulate Mr. ArChibB-ld 0n this appointment, general regret will be experienced at his loss from our business community, where, previous to the war, he occupied the position of leading auditor not only locally but for‘ other pfl-ts of the Maritimes as well.

He had a distinguished service overseas, where he was instrumental in introducing several reforms in the ziccotmtaucv department of the R. C. A. F., which were endorsed and highly commended by the Treasury Department at Ot- tawa. He and Mrs. Archibald and family leave for their iicw home in Halifax early next month, having been fortunate in securing a fine new house there. Mrs. Archibald will be gicatlv missed in Summerside where she re- sided while her husband was overseas.

—EDITORIAL NOTES-

_Christmas is in prospect, and overseas mail should be attended to without delay. 1R i 1F It

_ Canadian daily newspapers carry the birth lohces of about i5o,ooo.babies every you. I! i l‘ Ill

. Hope footpaths and crossings will soon be in less slippery condition than they were Sat-

urday and yesterday. s a

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Yes, five-aud-a-half million Victory Loan subscription is something to crow over, but do not let us forget that that is for a ftill year. Previous loan campaigns were for a half year

—two per annum. ‘ s: u a

Mr. Donald Gordon, in a recent speech pointed out that it is the stated policy of the government “to remove each and every war- time cOntrol‘ inst as soon as the emergency conditions which made each form-of control necessary have beenfovercome." The sooner business is allowed its freedom to plan and operate for greater production, the better.

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St. Andrew’s day will be celebrated Friday, Nov. 30th. The Prices Board has let it be known that when it boils down to an issue be- tween haggis and meat rationing then iiieat rat- ioning is going to unbend. Which is to say, of- ficially, that meatless Friday will not mar the Scots’ traditional observance when haggis may be served. '

Conference i Preview

With the steering committee of the D0- minion-Ikoviticizil Conference meeting Nov. ‘26, "the Fllltlllflfll Port complains with some reason that little light has been thrown as yet on pro- vincial reactions towards Ottawa's plans for a new fiscal deal. The Provincial Premiers are playing their cards pretty close to their chests. So far as their views are obtainable, however, the Post has attempted to analyze them, with the following result:

Prince Edouard Island: Immediate objec- tion raised on the second clay of the Confer- ence last August. At that time Premier Tones did some rapid calculations. He figured lint on the terms laid down by the Federal Government a $12 per capita subsidy would result in a net l0ss to the province of $110,000 annually. From this the Port concludes that “if Ottawa would. add extra compensation to the tune of $100,000 a year, to support the per capita subsidy, there is little question but that P. E. I. would be prepared to play along with the general pro- gram."

Nova Skating Premier Angus L. Macdon- ald says he will go t0 the November meeting with his own alternative proposals. Further- rriore, since the conscription tangle of last year. he has little relish for amicable relations with Mr. King. The government's view, according to the Halifax Chronicle, is that Ottawa’s plan “fails to take into account financial differen- tials that have been granted the Province by Ottawa in compensation for disabilities burd- ening Nova Scotia under Confederation."

New Brunswick: Little specific complaint so far and a hope expressed in the September Speech from the Throne that the proposals at Ottawa would be adopted. -

Quebec: The fear seems to be tl-qt Ot- tawa’s proposals would -undermine the autono- mous position of the province even though no pgesent constitutional changes are contemplat- e .

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Speakiiig at a. School of Parents’ Associa- tion in Westmount on “mediocrity as a disease paralyzing the career of many a promising stu- dent," Father Doran, formerly supervisor o1 Schools under the Montreal Catholic School Commission, emphasized that it ivas “that will to win, that determination to do one’s best" that~was the keynote of success rather than the inherent talents of the individual. Genius. de- clared the speaker, was taking tiie trouble t0 look after small things. “God gave tls a free will._. . He cannot inject a serum of cour- age ‘into us. . . We are all free to choose a life of mediocrity or a life of greatness.” said

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Lt.-Col. Gordon Miiito Churchill of Win- nipeg, dean of faculty at the Canadian Khaki iUniversity at Leavesden, Hertfordshil-e. has been nominated army candidate for the Mani- toba Ifegislature. Representatives of the Royal Canadian Navy and the R. C. A. F. also will be elected to the legislature returned in the Reneral election of last October I5, when the coalition government of Premier Stuart S. Gar- son was re-elected. Servicenien will vote be- tween December 28 and Ianuary 1o. 'Col, Churchill received the Distinguished Service Order at an investiture at Buckingham Palace. He formerly commanded the 1st Canadian Armored Carrier lfegimelit.

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Ontario: Main objection will be the loss of tax "rights". This point was raised in- itially last August by Premier Drew who has also declared: “No single factor has contri- buted more to the breakdown of democratic government than too great a, concentration of power under the pressure demands for greater efficiency in dealing with temporary difficul- ties.”

ll-fanitirlia: Premier Garson has strongly indorscil the principle of the Federal plan: has made it clear. that he regards his re-election as a mandate “to continue otlr" efforts to reach a satisfactory settlement and to implement s, provincial program based on this agreement." '.bll.fkllll‘llt’fi'llll and Alberta both have criti- cizcd the shortcomings of Ottawa's plan in the lightiof their own political philosophies (Social Qmlit and CCF). But it is not thought lthfll either would stand out permanently againstl the general principles. "

Bi'ili'sli Columbia: Premier Hart says he hill have an alternate proposal to submit. It ls thought. that his plan will be for a sharing of provincial revenues with Ottawa acting mere- ly its the collecting agency. (Mr. Drew and probably Mr. Dnplessis would doubtless agree with him on that.) -

The difficulty, according to the Port, is to work out a "sharing" plan that won't be greatly beneficial to the "have" provinces (B. (,., Ontario and Quebec) and go hard with the “have riots.” It neglects to say that this difficulty would not arise had the Federal pro- posals followed the principle of fiscal need laid down in the Sirois Commission report. Why this principle has been scrapDed should be one

a 0f the first question's asked by our Maritime -Premiera when they go to Ottawa on the 25m

Caesa rs’ At Ottawa

Count Anthony Matthioli, secretary of State to Charles III, Duke of Mantua, died in ‘the Bastille, Paris, this date I703; known a5

The Man in the Iron_Mask_", he was entrriy). ped by _Louis XIV while engaged in an inter. View with_a French traitor on his way as .1 Plenflmtfilitlflry to conclude a treaty with King Louis: his arrest while on such a mission w,“ one of the most flagrant acts of violence that can be imagined and to cover his break in this "Sheet, Louis ordered Matthioli to solitary confinement with no one t0 know of his zir- rest; from time to time his prison was chang- ed. but always _the prisoner was made to wear an iron mask in transit, and even in iail he was not allowed to be seen except wearing his "jmtfllaslf; he became a man of mystery, and h" ldehtlty remained undisclosed until long after his death; his confinement was One of £1: fieadlieot stains that blot the_ character of

uia XIV; at the fall of the Bastille. the skele- m" °f the slam Prisoner. the Man with the Iron Mask, was found chained in a lower illlilitifireon, with the awful mask still on hi5

e s e s At San Francisco this Spring, three things became plain (writes Mr. St. lohn Lovatt); the greatness of the Commonwealth opportun- ity, the littleness of the official Canadian mind and the deterioration of U. S. political thought following Roosevelt's death. Since Vj-Dav we have had repeated demonstrations of that de- terioration. Yet there is not a politician, pub- licist or powerful iournal in Canada with cour- age to speak the truth regarding U. S. pol- icv. Washington's unilateral method of ter-

r The fact that the divisions bells in the House bf "Commons have already-rung as many

; is thl "' ' ‘(ltiflfljl the present session has comment. On the whole

vs the Halifax Chronicle

V koodlthlnz‘ that ‘this

current attempt to turn thescreyvs on the British people and get their export markets in earchaiige for U. S. credits is worse than cruel. It is stupid. The British Empirt preferences "lltfllltbe America-timers want‘ abolished, as

the ._ for all the British nations Cased; ' "And wlfst was their origin

"Q, built izh lklinst theworld to the de- f Messrs. H ' built.

swley and 8mm.” our _ _ .

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tent-gn- however, must have ‘aeopposi '

minating lend-lease was cynical and cruel. The .

price of their loans are requisites yflrtcov- ,3“; " ‘ at of on of hdlllfld

them still requisite? American tariff"

aNewhrtansselalntsto

Tests show that oath arlly dull: the

effect, as there seems tn no case on record where a mm failed to hear. " ye‘ drink." - Kitchener Record.

While the [INIDOIQII force does not appear quite as orable as many of us had hoped, at least 1t Ls n vastly greater step toward the preparedness than be- fore 1939. We wlll not be caught quite so seriously should war corrie sgalns-Sault Ste. Marie Ear.

Since the fall of the Empire, the private arm-y has been a curse tn China, and coneededly China can- not attain national lntegrl so long as war lords can hlre so dlers and build private armies. There is no political form which penriiis integration of a people except. one 1n which the whole people con. trols the means of force. - San Francisco Chronicle.

ent fav-

lt is no use trying to force any- one’s taste 1n books or anything else. It is very useful to intro-

for 1t to the nation which produces lt. Patriotism alone will not pop- ularize the books of Canadian nu- thors; in the last analysis the? must. stand or fall on their own merits, compared with the books of other Engllsmspeaklng nation. Nonetheless Canadians owe it to their writers to sample their wares, once at least-Saint John Tele- graph-Journal.

Early this year a new series of Greenland stamps were issued. and phllatellsts all over the world seg- erly bought up copies of the new issues. Now Dinlsh papers ask, who were the sponsors of these stamps, and who made the draw. lngs? Apparently the Danish Gov- ernrr ¢ fll‘€ not aware of this is- suanca and Danish papers point ts mirtakes 1n the pictures, such, as for instance on the 30 Ore stamp, the dog team a drawlnlz r teams as used by Canadian Eskimos and not used on Greenland at nll. Who were the sponsors? - Scan- dinavian News.

A professor of the University of London Law School argues that concentration camp gaurds who murdered their prisoners are in- nocent of war crimes, since it was their duty to obey the "national policy" of their country. And so. with the infamous author of this “national policy" presumably dc-d. Goering, Hess and the rest of the Nazi blnckguards should be whne. wished as stout and obedient agents of n policy with tihe morsls of which they had nothing to do. If this Ls "law". how can lntertia- tlonal law ever be born again?- Halifax Chronicle.

Britain's new weed killer, which destroys the most important weeds of cereal crops without injury to the crops, ls to be made available to farmers next, January. It ls called Agroxone, and ls the out- come of researches by Imperial Chemical Industries’ scientists. Thousands of gsrdenen: wlll learn that they can rld tlheir lawns of weeds quickly, slmnly and cheap- ly. The cost of clearing an acre of corn laud will be about $6.00. — London Dally Mall.

Domestic pigskin may become a

rmanentf-zctor 1n the hlde and liiiiuher picture. Before the war pigskin came from Europe; United St tes pig hldes went along as baton rind. Last year, because of the hide shortage, n hogjlaylng process was developed which ll. l5 hoped wlll be economiorl 1n peace- time. A year's average cmp of American hogs goes to market en- cased 1n two bllllon square feet of sklri; that's a lot of potential shoe uppers, wallets and purses. - Wnl Street Journal.

One of the arguments for eut- tlng individual income tax robes 1s that money will be freed for con-

and corporation myentorles low. heavy buying 1s inevitable. The danger seems greater that goods wlll not. be available immediately to meet hFent-up purchaser de- mand, w ch can create n very ln- flatlonary situation. It might be a finer service to the 12,000,000 tax- payers ln the long run to keep them on income tax rolls now and thus fight. inflation by siphoning ofl‘ some funds. — Minneapolis Stzir- Joumal. -

Inspecting’ I rodeo. our officer talked to the manager and asked that no sharp spurs be used. The manager stated that. all riders were instructed to that. effect. Our agent found 75 horses and two steers all in good condition and discovering two riders wlbh sharp spurs had them removed. One rder was warned twice about the abuse to a horse's mouth, but he failed to follow the warning and when he was forbade to enter his horse, an argument followed. Both the rider and owner of tbe horse were told that ft could not be used as 1t had an injured mouth and 1t became necessary e a com-

lalnt. The rider, a 17-year-old

y, was brought to court, was found delinquent and elven one year probation. - Our Dumb

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What In till world's most unique o ened 1n Oslo recently, when 9U e rmuid Norway" was bro ht to 11B t. 0n

th da st- tors. lngykln; Hukon and Crown Prince Olav, marveled at. the impressive lay. of museflu: pieces w m. 0:15‘ bias: mon o we

“i ” aslmblsd by

melt; a1. material a om Prone . press division's dip included s collection of ll as! n Mm p

c molt modem pres

ers aiidcthwmif Ighggpla ed for tns m.

exhibition was chord, underground mill . - - i

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spa “will -

duce good work and to give credit 1

aumer buying. But with personal 1

ISLAND mnosrnms Nnmlo‘

We can't compete with

?.‘.‘£“’°"" mm.s:.:"“ now e

this la one who ls tlirtvlnft the present systmn and he do care a ham: hat mavens to other 90. He 1s an eeoi oml latlonlst. The other 90 we must compete or ext present oenurlous condlt.

shoes by d undersell and outlii the product-l. of Big Business. why couldn't

equipped factory.

We have only to look around us to see people successfully compet- na with 3.13. What farmer a.- morui us would pass up a of Hardy's harness? Not onel They are the standard of quality from one end of the Island to the other. The only trouble is be canxi meet t-he demon-d. Fbiancla’ slellzhs and wagons outslilrse all compe- tttlori. and Condonb blankets com- pare both as to warmth and price. We can compete with Bu! Busi- ness and don't let anyone tell you different.

Others told me that Prince Ed- ward Islanders would not buy ar- tlcles made here but would purch- ase Lnferlor izoods from other pro- vlnoes tn preference and they quoted the fate of a broom faw- torv. I've been told about this broom factory so many times I'm allergic to brooms.

Perhaps that was true of people here thirty years azo but I am pretty sure that today we would see the advantages of fostering industries 1n our midst. Anyway what ls the press and radio for 1f not. to enllzhten its clientele as to the benefits which would accrue to us from a policy of full employ-

merit.

I was told that whole- salers and merchants w handle our products. If t. ls true we should really have a bad stumbling block "tn our way. I went to one of our largest whole- salers. stated my case and asked hlm how he thought wholesalers would react. He told me they would support; such projects and handle our lines. Incidentally. an- other smell manufacturer told me

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only difficulty being. inability to make all they required.

Still another objection was that 11' we got factories operating suc- cessfully, big firms would come in and buy them out. That too need not he an lnsuperable obstacle as I wlll prove 1n your next issue if I mavvstlll further encroach on" your valuable space.

I am. Slr. eta.

ANNIE MMLEOD. . Malcolm MscLeod Lorne Valley. (Patriot please copy)

City ‘Congratulated

(Summe_'_“_l’lorieer)

securlnl extra. aoeoriunodatlon for its clt- izens through the housinll Dolect at the airport.

The housing situation 1n Sum- merslde Ls worse now t-han lt ever wasandltlsalmost‘ "to secure a “flat" or house here. In

l some cases a couple of rooms can

be secured for a family at a price _a.l.most double virhat a oorniplete

be rented for some years aao. Probably it. 1s not poss- lble to do what. Charlottetown dld. but. at any rate. we sh

tltmte and t

and honing for the Affairs

best

1s endeavortng to l.l Service 01

an effort to

the available accommodation. Service Clubs have been asked cooperate with cltlaena’ ttes to cope with this vital prdp- le-m. and no doubt-the Service Clubs of Bummerslde. which have never vet been found wanting. will attack this pro lem of housing with characteristic vigor and: effi- oencv.

Cont“. ISLANDS Although with lives submerged and

will mount above. mane cord no! Unlelieymm not dlTQlIIIilflI of.

5n from dink waters o! our doubt, More than we ever meant,

on our dead selves. we may 11ft out

A fertile continent.

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commlt- °

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m“tyWll. hi’. name we -

we 1t we build modern welll- o‘ m

them to make up for the years which the locust had eaten. Quite

rt from the hazard of invad- ina Ehmland. the Gemian Naval Staff know that the whole latent power of the British Empire and America to assault the fortress of Europe depended on the Allies helm! able to carry that power across tliouaaruth of miles of ocean. Bo 1f the sea cam- palsn failed to achieve decisive re- sults. then any’: defeat. whatever form it took. became in- evitable. I believe that history wlll say as 1t said before.

We British have once again been delivered out of the hands of our enemies; and‘ surely for us the f-imdaimental lesson of the last six veers ls still the old one which has been tauirnt us by all our wars. It ls this: that ln the whole olia - tng kaleidoscope of war. there s one constant factor-the simple merchant ship-and that l0!‘ H5 longasvrezemalnanlalandatthe

earit of a ntarttfme empire. our survival depends on being able t0

t protect the meieimi-t ship arainst

anything an enemy can do.

The invention of new explosives of the aeroplane. the su . the longurange gun, right back to the invention of gunpowder. noth- ing new has ever altered that fund- amental lesson. because the chief purpose of these things ln the hands of our enemies has always