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THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

APRIL 26. 1941 ————-— --- -

TlilE ciiiintorrrrowu GUARDIAN

Morning Dally (Founded tn 1887i

~ Lieut. Col. W. Chester S. McLuro --I‘resident: J. R. Burnett, F..I.I.

,. Lleut. Cnl D. A. MacKlnnon. 0.5.0-

Effur and Managing Director: J. R. Burnett, I-‘JJ.

Associate Editors: {frank Walker and [an A. Burnett

,SI‘BSCRIPTION RATES m, m," h, p‘ L |,, $4.00 per year; 52.50 for 8 months $135.3 fvr 3 months; 50c for one month City Delivery: $5.00 per year; 53-9" W!‘ 5 "mm-h! $1.75 for 3 months Hy Mail in Canada and U.S.A. :S5.00 per year Bati-rtlny “crklv: $2.00 per your: $1.00 for 6 rnonthl i 50- f r ‘J months.

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\\’.ii" Industry Survey

The visit here this wccl; of (ifficizilsyot the pg. .1 .- ,,i' \';,i{nii.'tl \\'ar $t-r\'icc>. l.ll'tZl\\'2l. n‘ Ill‘ Wit-w the Provincial

l';c l. ding, ziccnrdiiig-io Prcmicr »,.,~,-\. jn<i a prcliiiiin:i ' stagc in the M" n,“ U,‘ Lq-i-Mi-i- (tl-[Ipfifillllll] between Zillll ictlqrztl ziuihnritics in the matter 1n . iiil pr-uiluctiiiii.

_- iliy. trtni; on Rlzirch 9, litill- MT- llott. i nwl a statement to the clfcct that in .n-<l_r to li:.rn.-.< all pnwiblt- industrial rt-sotirccs

iln- liiiiiiiiiinii was licin; organ-

zoncs with a chziirmzin and li zone to work in (lifUCt the l)(‘ll.'ll'llll('lll of Munitions

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my} >'iip;tlv_ 'l‘h.- purpose of these zones was to colhwr zizil lllitilllllill current industrial informa- tftii and on rcqttt-st to zidvisc Ur. lIowc’s dc- pztitiiit-ni lilvfinlll. The t-ntirc organization ivas in‘. qii-i-Etv] out by the Rlaiitifacturcrs’ As- Swt atinn zzntl the ('.':in.'i<liai1 (lhambor of Com-

nivivJc- with tilt‘ licdcraldiovcrnnicnVs approval.

'l'ltc snbilfvisihn of the lloiiiinioii into indus- trial zones, '.\lr. lloivc stated, was being accom- piiifcrl by a national survey of industrial rc- siillrccs to provide information on: “the labour ingn-liiiig tools and other equip- in-mr in i- ting plum; the- cxicitt to which thi. equiiizin-iii is now used; and the eXlfifll l0 which it may br- made available for war needs." The prime purpose of this survey was to ob- tain expansion of production “by utilizing the existing facilities in plants which wotild act as $llli-("illll'.'l(‘l0l'.§ for the larger war industries." ]ii othci‘ words, it was ititctirlczl to line tip all the smaller inanufrtcturing plants, possessing anv machinery, equipment and personnel which could be cmpltrvcd ivith advantage as sub-con- tractors, even on a part-time basis, on larger orders.

Urgaiiizzititiii \\'0l‘l\' in connection with this policv was started by the Canadian Manufactur- ers’ Association and Chamber of Commerce in the first week of March. Questionnaires were sent out for the purpose of enabling the print- arv contractors to “know whcrethey can locate ntore stib-caintractors to make certain parts for them, and consequently, dcccntralizc the use of mncliiiie tools and labor." The reason fir this move was impcr.'itivc_ “It is getting more diffi- cult," said the circular accompanying the ques- tionnaire, “to obtain machine tools by delivery (latcs promiscd and every possible use must be nmdc. of available machine tools and, in fact. of all other cqtiipinciit in Canada."

Now that a bclatctl beginning has bccn made in ascertaining the industrial possibilities of this Province, it is to be hoped the Provincial Gov- ernment will bring all the pressure possible to bear upon the powcrs-tliat-lic at Ottawa t0 have war work carried out in this Province. it is evi- dent from the statements above tiuotctl that thcrc is rcal nerd for coordinated effort on both

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Budget Review

Durin" the. next twelve tnonihs, predicts L m1- azlitzii I}ii.riiic.r.r, payrolls in Canada will stirgt: to 1lll|)l‘L‘CC4lt‘lll(‘(l heights. So will corporate profits -—licfort- taxes. tianzuliznis will receive incomes ,,,,.,i|;n.. .,i,.,ni <i\— billion dollars. '.l'his natiomtl income will exceed that of ai1)' lll'°"'°“5 Ya“ "y w, 10,4 hyriily per cent. llut this increase cannot in. _._,,.»ni_ Tliq government must recover most of it. in a normal year. Olt1\\\'¢'1 Tefllllr“ sllghll)’ ovt-r half-"t-billion (lollars annually for its ordin- .,,.,. ,,,.,.,]_- 'l‘lii_< year, thc Dominion Government mu-t finance expenditures of’ \VCll_OVClf'.[lll‘(l3€ bill- lion dvllzirs. lll addition to financing lve “"1" i-i-il niillinii bushels of ivhcat. leis obviously not ,,,_,.-._;i.1c n, raise nvcr thrce billion dollars‘ by taxation. .\'or own by bin-rowing current saving‘- jgy taxing in prcscllt practical limits, and by cnrralliiig ilxt- cntirc 1941 savings 0f the PCOPI? 0* (fntinda, a littlc over half the amount required might he ohtainctl. So Canada must draw heavily tipnn the savings of past years. ltvcn these may no: sizfficc. 'l'hn.<. the lnrc of inflation Jiecomcs insidititts. The more we taxi ‘he ‘I'm .wc ‘and to (iffsct the dangcrotis cffccts of inflation. But taxes. thcntsclvcs. can bc inflationary. They may raise the cost of doing business. The result may sct off an inflationary rise in the price levcl. 11"- lcss strict government control is introduced. [he processing tax on wheat. fmfxilmlllcg haf] to be coupled with restrictions against passing it 011 to the public. _ I f

A5 (Tanzitla is now facing llICDSfCFII tircat 0 unwanted inflation, the forthcoming Budget may wcll aim at collecting maximum revenue without aggravating the (lclicatc price structllffl- Fulfil" additions to the excess profits tax, however. unlikely. Willi income taxes. this tax now 2 eiohtv five per cent of an)’ (‘x9955 Pmm-‘j u; 14in iiiodificzitiniis .'ll't‘ evtn |_iroliablc.i;\ lcrlgr: estate; tax lias likcly been given muc consi c

ation. In effect, this is a capital levy. But it does not directly increase the cost of industrial pro- duction or distribution. It invades provincial fields... Its returns are uncertain, but it does possess advantages at this time.

The income tax has always been a prime fav- ourite. It may tend to push prices tip a little but it is "progressive"; based on ability to pay. An increase in corporate and individual income taxes therefore sccms inevitable. The National De- fence tax has an advantage over the income tax

- in that it is collected out of current income, thus

producing imnicrliztte reduction in constinier spending. A sharp increase in this tax would scent logical, especially as it reaches far down into virtually lllllftX€(l territory. But it is a ques- tion whether the increase in this tax would pro- duce stifficicnt t0 offset the accompanying loss in contributions to war savings certificates. As the big increase in 1941-1942 national incning will be in the lower wage brackets, as much of this income as is feasible will be rccovcred by the government. But obviously the recovery eati- not zipproaclt one llllll(ll'(‘(l per-cent. Direct taxes in this field arc (liffictilt. Therefore, it is pro- liable in the (ipitiion of (‘rmtiiiiizm BlLffllCIA‘ that further taxes on constimcr goods, such as sugar, will bc introduced. Accompanying these taxes, there may be forms of government control to prevent these taxes from having a pvramiding effect on consumer prices.

______________________, -The Queen's Canadian Fund

The first list of local ctintribtitors to the Queen's ‘Qiltlliltliilii litind for Air Raid Victims :ippears iii today's (nun-titan. The campaign is Canada-nude and already other centres are re~ porting substantial progress. This is tinquestion- ably one of the wortliicst efforts of the war, and despite the many other necessary appeals, should mcct with generous response. Through the Queen's liund, relief, shelter and restoration in health will be made possible for those unfortun- ate victims of Germany's brutal war on civilians lliotisands of these brave British people lie \\'0tlll(lC(l in hospitals, or live in destitute circum-

stances, (lcspite the efforts of the British Ggy.

"W161". the Red Cross and other organiza- tions to cope with the situation. The full extent of their sufferings cannot be realized bv Cana- dians, but we do know and should appreciate tie fact tliatthcse people are bearing up under terrible conditions with amazing courage and that their sacrifices are made for our own peace security and liberty, The Que-mg Fund pm: varies an opportunitycf alleviating their coiidi- tion and sharing their burden 1n a small but material way.

qyolunlary wntribtttions are solicited from all w Io feel the tirge to participate in this cam- Plllgfl- Tlicy may be sent to the Royal Trust Company, Charlottetown, and will be acknmv- lfllgcfl With gratitude on behalf of Ilcr Gra- cious Majesty in the columns of The Gimwliriii

-1 EDITORIAL NOTES -.

Sunday after Easter.

Tomorrow, second ll‘ * i I

It is tinderstood that Messrs. F. G. Spencer Ltd., have accepted the amended lease submitted by the (lily Council, and work on renovating the market building will commence forthwith.

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There has been some early planting, but ex- perience over the ages proves that May 10th is about the earliest to get into the land here. Prior tothat, except under tintistial circumstances, thc soil is cold and unresponsive.

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It will be heard with cntreme regret wherever he is known, that Rev. Dr. R. bloorhezid Le- gato intends to resign from the ministry of St. jaincs, Charlottetown, and to go and reside in (Quebec.

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Mr. Gerald Spencer, who has bccn acting manager" of the Prince Edward and Capitol The- atrcs until the appointtncnt of Mr_ George “laltcrs, rcttirns to Saint John to resume duties in the headquarters office of Messrs F. G. Spencer & Co, Ltd, consequent on the retire- ment of Mr. /\_ A. Fielding, who also is well known here.

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lecthoven, greatest musical composer of all time, died this datc 13.27. His earlier works were 2ll\'ill to Mozart and Ilaytln; his later works llliil‘l\'t‘(l entirely I1(.‘\\.'(l€‘{).'tl‘l.l!l'f.’<, '.‘l‘-".!‘¢'1£"(“'i’*"" by amazing individuality of style, classical beauty and perfection of form.

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It is apparently now officially up to the local Government to see that we share as a Proirincc in the Federal Government's enormous war ex- penditures. We trust they will be more sticccss- ful than our Federal representatives so far have been.

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We are not quite sure whether M. l".'.= pay income tax or not, but it would be ivortli Mr. Lester Douglas's while to visit the Cliarlotic- town Income Tax Office and sce the great need there is for spring cleaning, Perhaps then the Fcrlcral, Public \\'0rks Department, or the-Post Office, or whichever (leparlmcnt is responsible

i s i. would get bu) i ' ‘

President Roosevelt's immediate and cordial endorsement of the plan to send a large number of young American doctors under the aegis 0f the Rcd Cross to liclp to ease thc terrific stralti that has been thrown upon British doctors will kindle an especially warm glow in the hearts of

quircd presence of a doctor at night in all shelters harbouring more than one hundred refugees has meant that many doctors have had only broken rest at night after days of hard work. Many medical men of military age are of course with the armed forces. The arrival of a thousand or so young, fresh and eager volitntcers will be a godsend. Tilt‘ lTklitrllst‘ thus made to llriii-"h nr-wl

i: worthy of those who have tirade it.

NOTES BY TllE WAY

It would seem possible to devise a system by which the Senate, concurrently with the Commons, could dlswss major matters now being tlireshed out. in the Com- mons alone and initiate legislation while the Commoners are engaged 1n lengthy debates. Some such joint acvon might materially shor-

ten the 0115 and result in mcre satlsfacmy enactments. — Calgary Herald;

On March 19, I914. President

Roosevelt appointed Pnllip Murray, chairman oi‘ the C.I.O., to the Na- tional Defence Mediation Board. O11 April 5, 1914, Philip Murray, chairman of the C.I.O., and still a. member of the National Defence Mediation Board, ordered the work- ers of the United States Steel Corporation to go on str;ke._- New York Sun.

A United Press dcspatcli from Rio dc Janeiro says under date of April 9; "The German freighter Hermes- wltli a cargo of airplanes for the Condor-wasp Air Line here arrived after a voyage of 29 (lays frctn Bordeaux." Foreslglitecl, fcre- hzindcci Adrift Running the bl:ck- tide to get a flying start; to doin- iuancc of the air over SOlll-ll America! The Condor-Wasp line! What prophecy of what's coining to the Monroe Doctrine if Adolf wtns the Battle of the Atlantic — first stung; and then a meal for the carrzon bird! - Clicago Dally News.

Before the lichen is yct old upon our war menxrlals of I914- 13, we are already discussing the form of this wars memorials. An attractive stiggestlon favors, instead of stone crosses, the planting of trees. preferably cherry trees, which might foim a splendd‘ guard of honor round existing village mem- orials. Our rural hamlets might plant one tree for each villager whose life was sacrificsd in this second edition o! Armageddon. Even in cities the tree memorial might be ndvantugcotisly used. But in advocating tins pretty fancy tlierc is no need to belittle the 19l4-19l8 stone memorials. It is an impressive feature of rural travel to come upon these smple stone crosses, with their roll of English-sounding names. -- The Journal's London Bureau.

Two items just reported from Oslo give a certain idea. of how corruption is flourishing within the “New Order" in Norway; The wife of Nazi-appointed Slate Coun- clllor Hustad" bought, together with mciubers of lier faintly, 30 suits and coats plus a gciiciuus sti-pply of undcrivear, in the space of tx-ree month; Under the clothing-reticu- iilg system th s is the efltitvalctit. of 7,050 coupons, whereas L110 family

wits entitled to only 420 coupons for this pciaotl of time. The 92 autonwbilcs of the Norwclginn

Nazi party in Oslo now receive a. tz-tal of 500 gallons of gasoline a month. Pturictzc Norwegians can get no gas for their cat's, so the only VClllClUd on Oslo streets are those of tlie German army, the Relcizskomintssttriat and of Nor- wcgnau Nazis. __ News 0t Norway.

the British people, says Montreal Star. The rc—'

Sir: - I ltupe that the fol-

(Copyrlght, 1941, By

The very day I landed tn Eng- land by airplane from Portugal, there was another landing waicn I ivould have given a glean deal to have seen.

It. was me arrival of a small boat. from France, bearing ftvc men who escaped weeks before from a Ger- man camp for prisoners of war. The five men were neither French nor British. ‘they were Poles. Week after week, night after night, they bad wrangled their way filim Germany into France. and finally to the French coast, where they hud appropriated a fishing smack for the final stage of their long jOlLFDCy.

'l"cciny these five men are with the Polish Army ln Britain-part. of a, slzeable, ivell-trained and well-equipped force which is pat- lently waiting its chance to have another crack at the Germans.

I ltave seen this army. How big it is, I may not; say. but at least. la was bigger than I thought it ever could be. I11 spirit, lt. is excellent, foijii Contains the nower 0f the P011511 nfll-wn. the most; resourceful men of their generation. There 151111 a man in ll; who ltasirt proved hi5 ingenuity and determination by reaching Britain wider extremely difficult. conditions.

Aft/Elf I had been ln Britain n, Short time, I was able to g0 to the Cami) to which the five men in the small boat had been taken. The mm!) is in 11 sector of the British 6005i Where the defence of Britain has been entrusted to the Poles, In that 508L013 which extends for many miles, I met still other Poles who llad- by One means or another, crossed through hostile and neu- tral country alike to this point of assembly.

They are a diverse and adven- turous lot. Most. of them are sin. vlvors of units which escaped from being caught. between the Germans and the Russians ln the final clays of the invasion or Poland. Tanks, Runs 11nd all. these men crossed first into Hungary, where they were dlsarmed. 0f course. and required to doff their uniforms for civilian

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Saw Service ln France

Then, ln small groups, they "P5594 Hungary. as civilians. sun as civilians. they maide their way 1o various DOiHfis on the Mediterr- altlefln. and eventually reassembled a m? mench DON 0f Marseille. llnlfoimed again, they saw gel-vice m “Vince,- fllld then were transport. ggtitélitBritain for further reorganj. Induded amtmg them today ls the, famous Polish “Highland Bri- ga e. all of whorn were trained m‘ mWfllflln fighting. These men x556 part or the unsuccessful Bri- néo gfltpedltion to Norway a yea,- ._ . b lflllgh the GIQJECUUOII failed. 01111911101131 because it: was neither large elwlvéh _n0r sufficiently equip- Ped. lllélPtfllSh detachment con- gilgggea’ ittfisglgsrligperftgxy, and l was

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gallantry ln action. except om“ Today there are in Britain P0115};

lowing story, which 1 cillltrctn the columns of Lin; Ayrsnire Post, may grip some of your readers: Alter‘ the blitz which took place on Clylcside during the early days of this mount a tllVll deieiue ivotker met. a little boy clad only in his shirt, carrying" on liis back ins Sllll smaller sister, also dressed for SlCGlLllg ilKlOOYS. "Hey, Mister, can you liclp inc wi ma. wee _s.stcr was his zip-peat, loilcivecl immed- iately by tue assurance to cover toe trcni..ling of ins lunbs, "And lflllltl ye, I‘m could, no le;il't.",_ which be- ing mtusiitlcu llllO ordinary Inig- lisn means. "I tn cold, not. 113511.011- ecl". That; wee Glusow ladcLe spoke for n5 an tirucu he suiu. lic was "No learn", and may I add, nor are we "could", our‘ hearts being ag.ow with the magnihcent backmg we are getting in sum good measure -q1i'cssetl tto-ivn and sunken —ft'cm all the people oi. your own great country; - Letter w the New 1011i Times,

Cleopatra's Needle on the Thames Embankment, London's most anci- ent; monument, 110w wears the lion- orabie scars of two wars. A Z0913?" 1in bomb, which Kllltd‘ several people, butst near it; in the last war, and scarred the stonework. Now another bomb has added fresh tn- dcntntlons. Tnc masons who carved the Needle lu Greece have been dead 3,391 years. Inmdentzilly Clea- pnirii, Antcnys Serpent _of Old Nile, has no association Wllll Llie monument. Slic passed away in the Alexandria Palace, bitten by "a worm of Nile", seven years be- fore the Needle was erected there. After standing for 16 centuries, it. fell and rcniauicd 1181i bllfiflfl 0H the shore until 1877. BoihvGcorgc IV and William 1v refused it. when offered as a souvenir, on the ground that it; was not worth trans- pzrtz. But it. ‘W115 brought to Lon- don ln 1878, alter an adventurous voyage during which, through the snapping ol a. tow-rope, lt was adrift for (lays in the Bay of Bs- cny. A tramp steamer picked it up, but again the tow-rope broke, and three sailors, including the late SL1‘ James Sexton, M.P., the (lockers secretary, were afloat. on the ship bearing the Needle until their steamer got a. new tmv-rope aboard. Sir James Sexton once told me he was lidllcttd‘ to "chew- ing his baotsl" —- Ottawa Journal.

The protests from Berlln and Rome against the seizure of Germ- tm and Italian ships by the United states authorities have been reject- ed and o. second protest from Ger- many objecting w the imprison- rncnt. o! the crews of the ships ls likely to meet wtth the same re- sponse. Tlicrc ls every warrant for locking up the crews or the ships taken over, or at. least most 0f them. On nearly 11.11 0f the 30 Axis ships seized sabotage has disabled the ships to some "extent, Sabotage ls illegal, and the presumption that. the crews are guilty ls so strong that. it: would be quixotic to give

If tticse sailors would commit. sabo- Luge in American waters on orders, directly or indirectly, from Berlin or Rome. what. reason is there to bcllevc they would not commit other acts of sabotage if given frec- dom ashore? Under the circum- stances. there dccs not appear to be -much the American authorities could do with the Gennan and It- alian sailors except w lock them up. - Vancouver Province.

A dlspalcrfrom Itorlln the

nliwrilay 51H] that. flPpOSllS in ucminn SBVIHK; bRlllLS have r ‘ ’

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bhcm their liberty pending triab,

‘Oops who have faced the Ger. France flllgiee titties-in Poland, nothin an fmrwalhdmd who "SK face “if more than a chance to e Nazis again, These men have still another dlstlnctlon- The “"6 the Only troops ln the field ml day who have stood up to the dir- ect assault of the German meclian. lzed divisions, Thus, they have an edge over their British alllzw in- cause last sprin the dircctMGcr- man mecltanize attack {eii upon 53inch. ‘The BIIUSlI in Flanders did and ‘lag gfiljgnggchwlligactii-ign assault. . 1 are out of the war. meet it’

Officers Serve as Privates

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... assist °.'ii’°§.f.‘.‘.‘2§"f.f this new army, from General Mar- iggigilléigiilla tg/lrotir first in com- the Hanks‘ nary privates in Because 9508012 from Poland re- quired unusual intelligence, jngenu.