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7 President: Lieut. Col. w. Chester a mum Vice President; J. IL Burnett, i‘. J. I. Secretary; ltieut. Col. i). A. zhclinnen. 0.8.0. Editor and Managing Director: J. B. Burnett. lfJ-l. Associate Editors: Frank Walker and Lielt. Ill A. Burnett, B.C.N.V.B.. \Un Active Service)

“The Strongest Memory is Wankel? I'll! the Weakest Ink." SATllRfigYTfU.1*lfI!1'3:_1T9zbv-

A Shameful Record

Asked last vt-tir in tht: lluusc of Commons why he was continually atlroczttiitg the €lflim$ of this Province for better traitsportattoti serv- ice, Hon. R. B. Hatisott, Progressive Conser- vative tnettiiber for Ynrk-Sudbury, ntade an apt reply. "l sfictilc for flit‘ [imp/c of Prism: liticttirtl lxluntl," he said, "lttirtzusv tlivir own muntlicr: urn ruurislvntl_v xVvHb"

That was the case before and ever since the loss 0f our car ferry in i941. M1‘- H311- sott, .\lr. li1"tl_\<l~'ll, and .\lr. _l. R- l\li1¢l\'l\‘0l—' Opposition tnctnbcrs from other provinc-is —- were our only chatnpiints. Our Liberal stal- warts not only gave thcm no assistance, bttt did everything they could to belittle their state- ments and to prctcitil that all was going satis- factorily. llcltty after tlclriy in preparing the plans for thc tiew car fcrry brought no protest from our members, and had not Mr. Hanson and his colleagues spoken as they did on our behalf, Plrliament would ltavc known noth- ing whatever about our difficulties.

It was not a tittcstiott of Parliament as a body being itidiffcrctit to our claims, as was evidenced b_v the report of the Reconstruction Committee in _l(illll(1l‘_\', i944, which among oth- er lllliltfs rccoittitit-tidcd "int-provettientts dc- sigttcd to titalvc coitmititiicatiott between Prince litlwartl Island and the mainland constant, rc- liable and atleqttate." Ilad this recommenda- tion been folloived up, as it should have been, there would nut now be need fOr HOn- M1‘- Bracken to promise this Province some meas- ure of belated justice.

Nor czin it be said that the press 0f Can- ada was unfavorable to our claims for a new car ferry. Outstanding newspapers came t0 our support. including the Ottawa Journal, the Sydney FnrI-Rrcorzl and the Jlnntrral Standard. Even the manager of the Sackville Tribune, a strong Liberal partisan, was moved, as long ago as February, I943, to write indigrtantly on the subject. This is what he said:

"Island people ltave worried and you can hardly blame them, for if you were in their places you would be worried too. Frankly, J. think the Federal (Eovernment should have awarded the contract for a new ferry steamer. If this harl been done at ‘the proper time the steamer vvottld likely be on the route by this time. Ordinarily considerable time might be required to build s ferry, but in these days of rapid construction, a boat could likely be built in five or six months at the most, perhaps not in Canada, but surely in the United States, where they do things in a. big way, If a ferry steamer had been built I am quite sure that no serious setback would have been given to the war effort, while more adequate service would now be given to The island."

That, we repeat, was written early in I943 —two and a half years ago, by the gentleman who conducted the Liberal publicity cam- paign here in the last election.

Stich mlitorials, coupled with the strong pre- sentation of our claims made by the Conserva- jtivcs in Parliament, ntight ltave carried the day had they not been sabotagcdby our own Liberal ntctnbefis. .-\s every delegation that wont to Ottawa can testify, tiltey acted as wet blankets instead of live wircs, and sccttied anx- ious only about soft-pedallitig every complaint, so as not to embarrass the Mackenzie King Government.

(Jf course, they will do the same if re- elected. Thcv will vvrn consider that they have a mandate to act as rubber stamps in the next Parliament, as they did in the last. It is 110W apparent. however. that the electors of Prince Edward lslzutrl have no intention of ittaltittg the bluudcr thcy ntarlu fivtj years ago. The election of the Conscrvativc uztitditlatrs, rcprcsetitttig the only party in Parliatticnt which sponsored our rights tinder Ki", fjovcriiiti-ciit misrulc. is as much an act of justice as tho fulfilnictit of the tilczlgcs made b_v .\lr. llrzickt-n.

Churchill's \Varning

The wanting which Prion: .\litii>.tct' Chur- chill gave his fclltnv-cotttitrymcn in the Mother- land zizaiust liit‘ insitlintts nituace of Socialism in all its fornts is just fir» applicable to conditions in titis lloiitiniitti.‘ "Whrit ave are told to cxalt and admire a llllllflillplly which destroys in- tlivitlttalisin," lzu said, "and scslcs to replace it by ‘cull-cctitaisin,’ I say that 'hat is a tnonstroits mid imbecile coiucptittn, whith can find n0 real foothold iu the brains tlilfl ltrarts-and the hvatfis arc is trusttvnrthv 11>: the braitts—- 0f sensible lillllrll jzzviplt‘. 'l'hr Socialists put hcfnr: lls a crccrl of itli!\‘i'l‘s.'il self-sacrifice. They- tell its v." ~lt'fllltl (It-mil together" in unity and Ctllili‘.‘-itii'.<llilv. lut thPy prvztclt it in the language of spite and ('ii\'_\', of hatred and un- charitablcitzss." \\ihn rnii tlt-ity the justice of that indictment, scvvrc as ‘it is? -

N0 Limil

Apparctttly‘ thcrt- is nu limit to Prime Mitt- lster Alackcnzic King's rffrutttery. Addres- sing int Edntoutott audience a few (lIl_\’5 ago hc brazcttly boasted of having "wipctl out politics when this war began." To which the Ottawa Journal supplirs the only necessary crmttttrnt. Was Mr. King, it asks, “wiping out politics" “Mn l-e/lnsisted (unlike Mr. Churchill and the

late President Roosevelt) in conducting the ivar with a straight Liberal party Government? Or when he, kept all appointments of judges and senators on the old prewar patronage basis? Or when, after the plebiscite, which gave him a mandate to bring conscription, he heeded only the vote of Quebec, where he gets his party tnajority? Or when he appointed (two years ago) Senator Robertson as head of the Na- tional Liberal Federation and reopened the Liberal party lteaidquarters in Ottawa? Or when he was keeping I8 vacancies in the Sen- ate so that, on the eve of the election, he might have an additional weapon to compel loyalty among ‘his followers? Election mmpaiigtis notoriously produce talk that is ffiolish. But there ought to be some limit to it. '

-EDITORIAL NOTES-

Provincial election in Cardigan,

as well as in Ontario. . at 1k u e

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MOnday,

Another week for campaign oratory atttl canvassing-then a shut down till the balloting. a: a s u

Armed services are now recording their votes in different parts of the province. s w: s n:

King's County is apparently safe for Mr. McPhce, though Dr. Grant is making desper- ate efforts to keep his ntajority together.

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Politics make strange bedfellows. The lion and the lairrb of recent prohibition incident in the Legislature are lying down together on the same platform, at Kensingtott on Wednesday.

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Evidently the Liberals are mortally afraid of losing Prince COunty after Mr. King's dirty treatment of their late representative, Mr. Ralston, for they are rushing in speakers and cattvassers from all quarters to boost Mr. Mc- Naughfs claims.

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In Queenk political prophets proclaim that

it is a. sure victory for Mr. McLure and Mr.

McLean, not a few stalwart Liberal party men

agreeing that the omission of Hon. Cyrus Mac-

Millan from the Cabinet was tantamount to

Mr. King saying he did not expect him back at Ottawa.

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In the even-t of Mr. Bracl-mrt forming a Government this province ts certain of hav- ing a member in it. The Island, as an Island, has had no representative in the Govcmment during the whole of the Liberal regime. Mr. Ralston was e Nova. Scotiari.

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Major john A. Macdonald has created a very favougable impression 0n the electorate in Cardigan by his evident sincerity and knowledge of provincial politics. He comes of good stock, has a. stake in the country, as well as a dis- tinguished military record, and by-attd-large is a representative any constituency has s right to be proud of.

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The dictionary defines the word bureau- cracy as _“goventtttent by bureaux, centraliza- HOH. officialism.” There it is as plain as the n0se_on your face. _In Canada, it means: Ex- Pflflfilon undenthe King regime of all the gov- ernment agencies that have been set up as \var- time measures: Complete control of the in- divtdual and the setting up of a. totalitarian state as preached by the Socialist C.C.F. John Bracken and the Progressive Conservative party stand solidly against any “bureaucracy" whatsoever.

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Sir Edward Williams Elgar, O.M., English musical composer, born this date 1857; was pro- fessor of music atBirmingham University, fore- tnost English composer, his more intportatit compositions including Fraissarl, Lux Christ‘, Scenes From The Saga Of King Olaf, Camr- lflfllll, The Dream Of Gerontiur.‘ for the last named he was made a Mus. Doc. of Cam- bridge. the highest honour in the English musical profession. The Apostle was produced "1 1994. when he was Knighted and The King- dom m 1906; was created QM. in 1911.

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Sheep, in Caitada increased by 88,500 or 3.2 per cent as at the beginning of Dcccnt-ber last, compared with the same date of the previous year. According to estimates compiled front information supplied by farmers and itreparetl by Dottttnion statistical authorities in co-opcra- tion with provincial dcparttnctits of agriculturc, the total number of Canadian shccp on farms at the end of last ycar was 2,821,500. The titost unportant increase occurred in Saslutclt-ewatn and Quebec with very little change indicated in the other provinces. As in the case of cattle, the ntarkctitig of sheep and lambs is now re- flecting the increase in numbers on farms which has been in evidence for sortie years and should remain at relatively high levels throttglt- out i945.

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In the Rod Cross Dcrputrh for Sub-Liam. Walker. R.C.N.V.R., ivritcs in commendation of the work of therapist Miss (iina Raymond and Lieut. George Hart, R. C. N. V. R. (Charlottetown) in lxindotttlerry, Ire- land: "In LOHClOIIClEFF)’, with the assistance nf lust. Lieu/t. George Hart, R.C.N.V.R., Miss Rayntond obtained the use of a large store- rootit over the dockyartl chapel 'l'hese two scrubbed and painted the room and opcncd :1 handicraft schoolroom that now opcrateg six days a w-eek and four nights. Here the sailors start their projects under the guidance of Miss Raymond. It seldom takes more than two nr three trips to "school" before the sailor is able tn continue his work by himself aboard “ship. Slippers, glows, belts. toy animals. rugs, em- broidered crests. purses. camera cases. paint- ings and other useful articles are all being titadc by ratings and officers alike. The sticcess of the project. it is pointed out, probably lics in the fart that it is self-imposed and not forced

April-b-lay,

upon the men.”

Joretnost in advancing the

Notes By The Way

After the war any one Twill be able to buy a car, but where is he going to park M-Lon-don FIN

We can ch10)’ the Canadian winter; we have endured the Eng. 11m winter philosophically. But when we have a Canadian ,wlnter followed by an Etiglistt winter dis culsed as a Canadian airing, m feel tho-t mature has gone too and that Jokes on the subJec out of iaoe. What. we simuid like

n- Canada is something to compare with the mamchless beauty of an Ettglish sprlnx. - Peter- boxougfh Examiner.

A British anthropolegiei. conclude: that brunets are tar-miller than blonds and that blonds are doom- ed to disappear. ‘mat being so, blondhood, like all beauty that must perish. now enters l period of

eminence.

against the bright/er charms of Wheaten trusses. Why should it. ever? Lots of people have brains, and look when they have brought us-Wali Street Journal.

Lise Inf-hem of their rice, the mental opens-Lions of these Donk- hobors are not always easy of comprehension. ‘mere is a- broad streak of obstinncy in them. Yet, annoying as they am‘ to their neighbors who do not share their taste for parading in the altogeth- er, the penitentiary seems a harsh remedy to apply w these misguid- ed retigionists. Hard cases ntake bad iww, as courts sometime; de- clare. These nudist es must make the good folk o Nélmn wish at times for a plague of mosquitoes. —Vancouver Province.

By understanding the causes of weather and its BCUOHS W9 hfl-Ve learned to adjust. ourselves to its moods. Now We can predict what. will hrappen and when it will come. Frost, rain. wind and flood are foreseen and the necessary de- fences made. The orange-grower is wanted of frost, and he mnkefl ready his smudge pols to blanket me groves with smoke. Airplanes are despatched only when Weflther i; favorable along the route. We have always had the weather with us, but now it is a scien and meteorology has bwome big bust m5s.—Calgary Herald.

It is raither strange to find the man who trounced so mm?‘ G91‘- man armies on so mm? field! l somewhat. diffldent individual now that. the fighting in Europe is over. In his recent message t0 9811153 the incompamble Monty said that it was 11:‘ earneust, desigktfne the Dom on-J‘ you - A5 far as millions of Canadians are cancer-tiled, Bernard Inw Mont- gomery can drop in any 01d time and stay as long as he likes. The welcome mat will be out. for hlm fmm one end of the DOmlnlOn t0 the other. Come on over, Monty, complete with sweater tmd- badie- covered beret. YON- iute a herd of fat-ted calves around these mm. —Whmlpeg ‘Tribune.

There is a. danger in present‘ con- ditions for boys who are gettmz B wrong idea of the vulue of money. Many of them are making as much as their fathers and are demand- ing high wages for trivial tasks- and getting it. because of the scarc- ity of labour. That. condition will not. last, for, when the war is over. many of those boys will be ousted from present Jobs and H1611‘ P154795 taken by returning veterans. Par- ents should impress on their sons the value of money and not m expect that present earning power will he cotttinued, else the read- justment. may be difficult. 'I‘he danger is tfhat boys, by elllrfli/a- gant spending, based on IYN-‘iefll earning power, have created stan- dards of spending which cannot be maintained sitter the war. 'I‘hey should he less extravagant now, saving their money, so that. the change when it comes, after tfhe war. will not come with too much shoclc-Nlagara Falls Review.

There are many what are called livery companies ln the City of land-on. They are merchants‘ ‘guilds. In the 14th century the various workers assumed a dls- tinctive dress. Thus the ntmte "livery" These guilds are wealthy, powerful and benevolent. Indeed they clert the lord mayor, sheriffs and chamberisitn for the City of London. Originally they were trade interests of their members, all of whom were guaranteed tn be ac- complished and fully trained work- men. There are 12 main guilds in Landon. but, there are 78 still ln existence. The 72nd is the Clock- makers. Scme ltntve 500 members but. the Clockmnkers has but 150 or less. 011cc there scents to have been a Watchmakers’ Guild, but the art of clockmakln; in Britain ivaned to clmost, nothing. Yet. once Grea-t Britain was the centre of me industry. The business was heavily taxed rand so clock shops faded out. Latter on this original home of the clock had to import clock ports from Germany. The business was really taxed out. d existence.-—Bra.ndon Sun.

We have been. printing some angry letters about cats, for and against. What. started them was a. letter from a reader who said her neighbors’ call-s. usm his gar- den so treaty that the birds ivere being killed or frightened away. We have heurd from the cat-lov- ers, who tell us of Pussy's loving disposition. striking intelligence and usefulness, 1n killing vermin. We have heard. too from those who think the only good place for a cat. is buried under a rose‘ bush. An argument about cats invariably takes this line, becauu most peo- ple nl‘€n't indifferent about. cats- they either adore thzm. and can find no fault. in their pets, or they detest them and cheerfully would see the tribe extsrnktatled. The wnlroversy has its anztising points, but behind it is the bzsi: fact that when A's ca-t roams through'B's garden it. is trespassing and A has no more legal m‘ moral right to let his cat annoy his neighbor than he would have to turn his children or his dogs into B's gar- den. It is agreed that cats are harder to control than children. 0r r1088. but that is the responsibility of i-hisli‘ owners-not of the innocent fleikhbor. n 1s quite true that cm man's pet muy be another man's pOLifin, and a cat or a dog which is a nuisance to the neighbors has exhausted its privileges. But of how the situation is to be met at

"rut-z CHARLIOTLTOWN“ curtailing. vusuc ronun, l

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Ikie oeininn the dlecleelen by

ruruns or riu: 1100 mnuswnr

Ska-One of the facing Canadian

IUGQGiG-illi must passed within the next few months. is

"future of the hog 1mm Canada". The

in grosstomtetion, within t lod of latte-quay. and like! be. decisive for the next: tidn or more. Th: Province will be

footed IB/VOLIIMII

than perhaps those of Province and

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o anyotiw onnwstbe

, the deciei u“ made here Just. as definftelyuebe-

where. In fact, decisions are being made ev day in connection with the queston before us.

farmer who has a litter of weaner

igsinhis bu.

1 f ti’: f-uhurecfth t1 in- dmgriits Prim. mama is is concern-ed. Many of your mn-al readers, who 11v VIIWB 01 "W" emg years are no longer able to any on, will t unber ex- periences of a most. m-ifsvourable natures-occasions when there we: no market, for either weaners or‘ mature Piss. Our problem than was

of pork that might. t» stalled away] on a produce or potato lordinq steamer, we had but e looelly op- erated packing plant. of rather small dimension, to take care of seasonal or cold weather period offerings, and that easily supplied. When this occurred the price fluc- tuation was heart. reading, and most devastating in its effect; upon the then future of hog production. This is probably how and why we developed our "in and out of the hog business" tendency, and it is this practice titat. 1s proving so injurious at. the present. time un- der a more modern and opportu- nity provoking set-up.

The put quarter century has brought about tremendous changes. Hog production unethods and mar- keting outlets and opportunities, have been revolutionized. We have the world for e mark eree today. and organized fwlities to get. into it. We have preference on the world's greatest bacon and ham consuming centre, now taking every pound we can ship there, and begging for more. We refer to the Br fish market. to which our present export obJectlve is six inm- dred million pounds anuually, but which offers practically an unlim- ited importation capacity to absorb. Practically all British consumers are now using Canadian bacon. They have acquired a liking for it, and their continued use thereof will depend upon, Just how well we will maintain the quality and to what extent and how regularly we can furnish supplies.

The situation is this: We are of- fered a trade outlet for pork and pork products upon which we can capitalize, and from which we cm drawtmmediate and annually re- curring dividends and at the same time extend and maintain an ex- port relationship that will prove to be a legacy of rich opportunity to succeeding generations. Contrary- wise, we can continue to travel e- long the road of least resistance, being satisfied with Just taking chances and thus sacrifice our op- portunities to smaller Ettropean countries of a more assfessive tyaee, countries that will readily real- the advantage of getting an early foot-hold and eventually eliminate us from the picture. The issue we must decide is clear. Are we going to retain this market or lose it, probably forever? Our present con- tract and guaranteed price will continue until the end of 1946. In the meantime and after that WHAT?

1’ am, Sir, etc.

I. A. GILLIES Secretary Livestock Marketing Board.

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ing within her bounds. is loin; be an unpleaeunt- country to live during the cumin: months. More- over, the sort of police dut which he oc forces ve to is distasteful to soldiere. troops among

iaeve et intervals. this be very difficult for Canadians and Am- ericans. . . .

It. is twburei then that a lub- stantial number of‘ our oversees troops are express e prefer- ence to serve in the sciflc. Bone of than have e preference for the excitement; of mtii" life, ee- pecieliy when the IIIQ of special pliant: added, and others want. to

volunteer for the Pacific war they will at lent get home to Canada quickly with e clear month's leave at. their dispeesi, and that the chances of Japan's surrender et. au__ eggly date are reasonably good