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Pr: ldent. LleuL-Col. W. Cheater S. Mel-um Vice-President, .I. IL Burnett. FJJ. herein-y. LleuL-Col D. A. Muclilnnou. 0.8.0. ldltor and Mann n- Dlroctor. .I. B. Burnett. IJ-l- r loelu e Editor. mini wum.

SUBSCRIPTION BATES 85.00 p: _ear iln advance) rlellveriw‘ t4- Cltv “JO per ryehlr l . advance) mulled to P E. Inland $.00 per year tln advance) mulled to Canada and 11.8- Mernherii Audit. Bureau of ‘ '

‘The Strongest Memory is Weaker iihﬂ" the ll/ealrest lnk."

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, l, 1940.

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Col. Raiitiins Election

dectcd by acclaiilatioti yestcrday_ to thc Prince County seat iii the House of Commons. Finance Minister Ralston has wired hls 3P‘ preciation in a message ivltich [Kill-leafs l“ w‘ day's Guardian. Ilc rightly attributes the fact that his nomination was unopposed to the de- sire of the Conservatives of the Coilntyto place no barrier in the wily of thc Government's prosecution of Canada's war efforts. Ibis i5 flit.‘ Ill-important issue at prcscnt. lhqre is no doubi as to Colonel ltalsttllrs ability and importance in tltg Ring Cabinet, and the actioit taken by the Prince County electors has met with general approval. _ _

The occasion is opportune of reminding Prime llliuistcr King and his colleagues aganl of the solemn assurance given at the last scssicn of Parliament, that political patronage and other forms of partisanship would have no place in Canada's war activities. \\'e note with regret that this promise vvcnt by the board in the Liberal appeals made in the recent federal Irv-election in Saslcatoolt, where four-column advertisements were vvitlcly distributed by those who sought to hut-q the tjoveriullcii candidate returned. The Iiinriitcilil Port reproduces one of tliesc advcrtiscmcitts, in wllicll electors were rciniudcd by clippings from recent newspapers that millions of dollars were being spent by thc

(iovcrnlticilt on war cirdcrs. 'l'l_lcr‘c was no attempt to zippcal otl patriotic grounds. but oillv to purclv selfish interests. The advertisement was ltczitlcil “\\ill Saskatoon

Get Its Share and thc infcrciice was clearly drawn that tinlcss thc electors “voted Ciovern- mcnt" the city ivould not get its share of this war business. ln f.'ict in thc body of the ail- vcriiscillcnt, busillcﬁﬂllvll 3nd walrl-zcrs were warned against, ilhlit might happen if they “re- fused to Offer ctr-operation to the Gov- ernment."

This bait proved

ineffective: the Govern-

-niciit czlntlidate was dcfczltcil. But this docs not

relieve the lxiilg Liovcrmneiit of the onus of such partisan appeals, which would be bald enough in peace-time btit tinder present condi- lions are absolutely indefensible. .\Iore about this discrcditablc czlinpiligu will likely be heard when lkirliziiiiciit meets at Ottawa this month. It is a far cry from the patriotism shown by the Prince Cotinty Conservatives in this Province in pcrntittiug Finance .\Illll.<lt‘l' Ralston to take hi; seat tutoptloscll. and this deplorable rcttirli to partisan Liberal tiolitics in Qiskatoou.

A Staggering Toll

uxnadians, deeply impressed by the “.4 revelation that this country will spend a iliillioii dollars a day in our war effort, will have no trouble iil appreciating the enormous ﬁnancial burden now placed on the people of Great Britain. With only about four times the popula- tion, Britain is spending just thirty times as much money as the Dominion. By the end of August thc struggle. to end llitlerism will have cost roughtly twelve billion dollars.

To make this contrast the more striking, it is only necessary to compare the national debt of Canada, about seven billion dollars, to that of Rritain of forty-five billion dollars. As Brit-

n': national debt in i914 was only three and i half billion dollars (and the bulk of Canada's lebt was incurred in the last struggle), the cople of the Mother Country may have to con- sidcr a subsequent national debt interest toll that will absorb half the government's revenue. b Economists and ﬁnancial experts are already deeply concerned with the ultimate results of this vast spending. Taxation, which has climbed so steadily during the past years. may climb still further vchen the war is over; the cost of living may go higher, and savings may be hit severely. Somehow, they want to cushion the repercuss- ions of the aftermath. And this time there are precedents to go by. The solidity of the British public in accepting the present sacriﬁces — and their general wage lcvcl is considerably lower than it is in Canada-is an eloquent testimony to their determination to curl a menace that turns the potential forces of construction to destruc- tion.

Insurance “War Clause"

‘IHSUTPHICC takcn out by the soldiers before the war is still good, it is not affected by their going on zlciile scrvice abroad. and thc prem- llllll5 arc llut iilcrcasril. ln insurance policics taken out sillci‘ thc war began, there is a war clause which incr es thc tirciuium or rc- rluccs the hcuefit rate in the czisc of soldiers who go O\'(‘l'.~('&l.<.

\\'hv this war clause is inscrtcil, iiistcad of allnwiug all the jlilllCy‘ holdcrs of a company to carrv thc llCZHlCl‘ risks of soldiers ivho assume thc-m in thc service of their country", was ex- plained by .\lr. .'\rthur ll. Wood of the Sim liife. in u rccclil address to presidents of lifc iusurancl‘ couipailics of the Cilitcd States. lie rccrillcr], that uhcn the hinted States tiovcrn- nu-ut provided war risk insurance for its sol- diers iu the last war at peace time rates. the zuuoulit rvsctivcd in premiums paid only onc- quzirier of llu- amount of the claims which were afterwards nu-t. No conipzlny. he said. could zllibrd to lll>lll'l.‘ litany soldiers on such a plan.

in the form of peltsioiis for a soldierb depend- ents and for himself if he is incapacitated by his war service. And this is fairy generous pro- vision.

Quoting the effect of other features of Mr. Wood's statement, thc .\Ioiltrcal Star says:

“The new war clause does not affect civilians other than those traveling beyond the territor- ial liiuits of Canada, Newfoundland and the United States; btit even these may obtain full coverage through the payment of an extra prem- ilull. Soldiers and sailors serving within the home area are entitled to ftill benefits, btit have to pay an extra premium when on active scr- vice abroad. For aviation service abroad, lim- itcd benefit only applics. But, he‘ emphasized. these provisions only apply to new policies issued since the war started. All insured before then are in the same position as regards beneﬁts as if there were no war, and no matter whether they enlist or not. He holds that it is probable that at the close of the present war practically all life ilisttrancc companies will waive the war

clause in their policies, as was done after 1918.”

—. EDIIORIAL notes =

Bolh to\\'ii and country were satisfied with the year-end weather-it stiitcd both cars and sleighs.

1U ‘I 1‘ IF

The next excitement, apart from the war, will be tllc reopening of Parliament on Thurs- day l8.

i I 1F 1F Mainland University students were on thc move yesterday ill lilrgc numbers. 'lhe_v \Vlll be away now till Easier. which falls on .\larch .24. ' * is ti‘ >5< R. L. Stevenson died this dale i894. “I hale cynicism a great (lcal worse than I do the devil: unless, perhaps, the two were the same thing." i‘ 1k * ii

An informed >i)\ll't‘t‘ states that Otitarilfs share of the deepening of the St. Lawrence scheme would be in tllc region of $50,000,000. Quebec (lovcrnlncut is giving the project coit- sidcrzttion also, said l’rcnti<.-r Ciutlllctlil.

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I-‘roft-ssin‘ liiiitllzly nut-t llow rcalize that blending history, love and romance at this time of active ivzlrfitrc is a dangcrous and umiccc-ss- ary luxury, thitugh he got off chcilpl_v' for a paltry seven or ciight dollars.

l? ill >5! d‘ An Edmonton lotirual dcstiatch from Prcvost, Alberta. reports that .\lr. lfrcd lliclcs. a Black- hill farmer, has just filli-‘hctl scclliilg I15 acres of crested wheat grass. broine grass and sweet clovcr, while another farinci‘ who sowed 90 acres about Xovtqiuhcr l has grass two inches high showing. 'l‘hcse arc records for late fall seeding and were PU>>llllC lwczut-"c of the uu tisually" mild wcathcr. IR 1K Ill >F

\\'ilh thc Russian army uilzililc to disengage itsclf from thc Finnish trap. tiermuirv must give up hope of obtaining succor froiu Mos- cow. If the Russians can be kcpt occupied ii‘ thc- Arciic. that is thc Ct]lll\'lllt'lll of an exten- sion of Allied ltlticl<zlllt~ to thc cast frontier of

Germzliiyz For that fcilstlil ‘ilouc. apart from moral reasons, thc Auglo-l-rcnch lzritciltc would be foolish not to aiil in the largest meas-

tire possible the brave dcfciirli-rs of liililzuid} independence. 1K l‘ X i‘

Native languages have not been fostcrcd in Canada because no tribe is lilrgc citough to lie- comc a self-stistziiiiiiig cttonomic unit and soon- cr or later “itiust fuse completely with thc white population of the Ilontitiitiu." Chief of thc itiuscunfs division of z-tlllhropolog_v' and retiring president of the section on anthropology of thc American Association for the Ailvaiicciitent of Science, Dr. Diatuontl jenncss told the associa- tion's annual meeting that “Canadian Govern- ments steadfastly’ have held to thc belief that the aboriginal population of the Dominion should and would gradually fuse with the white. Colt- scquently they have directed their efforts to- ward raising the status of the ltidiaus and c5- tablishing them on a secure economic basis. Most of the tribes are now increasing in num- bers and adapting themselves to changing coil- diiions."

I I i II

In Orillia, Ont., they are both good farmers and good story-tellers. .\lr. (jot-don Bartlett told the Orillia Packet that a great big rabbit had located in his vicinity and was proving a holy terror to the neighbourhood. For Christ- mas thc jack rabbit, which recently ripped Bartlett's trousers in a playful attack while he passed through the \\'(l0tl, and latcr chased a full-grown St. Bernard full tilt out of the bush, stood outside the farmer's window and flicked a stick through the glass by way of greeting. Bartlett told the story \\'ll(’ll he went to town for a new pane for the window. I heard the noise beneath my window and looked out to see thc jack rabbit thumping the ground with his four feet. just then he caught the stick with his fcct and it came flying through the ivindow. l guess he came to ivish me a hlcrry Christmas."

1F ll‘ i

The three flcur-dc-lis on the flag being flown by the Canadian Active Service Force iii Eng- land-an ensign which some quarters are urg- ing as Canadas national flag-ware illlllCCC5S£tr_\'. and furthermore may he cousidcrcrl uncompli- mciitary to the lfreuch. .\lr. If. '1‘. Ailficy, of Woodstock, N. H, Cauatlizm authority on her- aldry. said in an itltcrviclv. The thrce golden lilies on bluc, as iiicorporatcll iii thr C. A. S. F. flag, wcrc thc arms of thc former kings of France, and were used only by thcili or their personal representatives, .\lr. Aducy statcd. 'l'll0 white background of the Canadian troops’ ﬂag ivas sufficient to symbolize the early days of this C()l.lllll'_v, hc zultlcll, for from i670 up to the time. of the Republic. thc ensign of France was a pure white flag. The lhrec lilics hc added. had an linglish cllipllllsis \\‘lllCll savored of vwir and conquest, for lhr- flctir-rlc-lis had been iii- corporatcd in tlte aruis of King lidwarrl III a! the time of the lluudrrd Years‘ \\':lr to signify

his claim to thc throne of France, and were also used by the English to mark thr- capture of thc French Kirlg john. 'l‘hl-rcforc, in Mr. Adney's

The whole jmpillzlliuil. and not thc policy hold- totiiliion, the lilies were hardly a compliment lo

ers alone. should a-sunlc thc responsibility for lnv such provision ll‘.'ltlt‘ for thc soldiers.

The lilltiou llilC.~‘ll'<J\'lllC insurance, of course, of thc royal Zlaautjlltlltlll.‘

the Frctlch. Neither were they a compliment to thc nreseut Fri-rich liFptlbliC, he said, because

ilorss BY TllE wliv

It. ll suggested that before the war is over some of the gasoline tLseo by cars which coiilrluute to the traffic problems "in Toronto‘ may be taken for military purpoes. Some of the cars mental-Ives would look well lri barbed wire entangle- ments. — Toronto Globe and Mail

Two pence-loving nations are this week remembering that sortie- thlng more substantial than forti- fication; and armaments guaran- tees the natural concord and seiurlty they cherish. Carillon and soldiers and ships of war liave not. kept the peace between the United States and Canada for 125 irears since the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814. Nor. perhaps. has the mere ab-

sence of forts and gunboats cllne so. Back of‘ the physical disarm- ament, brought about. by the subw- quent. Ru-sh-Bagot Treaty, has been the menttll disarmament of the people and their leaders. There has been no desire for war because racial enmity, jealousy, mistrust. prejudice, and fierce COIIIIHEFClHJ rivalry have largely disappeared. Canada and the United States have enjoyed unusual (ypportuiiities for developing friendship. when litu- fual Lrtlst, esteem. and enlighten- ment sliall replace fear, ltatrcd and ignorance, boundary [Ofll'€\‘€:. will disappear everywhere. The Mag- lnot and Siegfried lilies will b2- come WCCGBPOWR and untenttllfled, and doves of peace will soar serene- ly where now war eagles scream.- Clirlslian Science Monitor.

We are giving the Finns bread, but. what. they ask are stones, the stones of war-bullets to rain upon the red ltorde, aiipirnes to shower a lcarlen lial from the skies, cannon to smash the au- vance of mechanized forces. What Finland gets front us“ are chiefly food products and C-Ollllllg ftr the home population. ls tlirre any rea i011 why, if we really sympathize with the Film cause. and rcxilly want Finland to liclrl off the in-

vader, we should coldly l‘t‘lLl‘C to give liel" the aicl she rcqurcs? Our failure to invoke lllc Ntll-

frailty Act, through a transparent sophistry that fools nobody, is heartily applauded b_v llic Wllilf.‘ American people At least. then, let us be lortlirignl in our hypo- orlsy. S0 long as Lilo law's appu- cation is withheld in this case there i-s nothing whatever" to ple- vent. us frciii suppwing the Runs with guns, fitutifttolls and planes. These, at the moment, constitute not only the best guarantee for the safety of our loan but alss of a successful stand against tlte in- VBSIOH. And the latter is ivliat we really want to sec, is lt not? — Chicago Daily News.

First among New England cities

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

PUBLIC roitum

Ir ll l‘ he Oint- In Guardian h" p“ n. runrlly undone the nnlnlon at eorrelllondenlo.

PIIOIIIIIITION

Slr:— Replying tn "Prohibition- lslrs letter ln today's Guardian. the responsibility for non-enforcement. of (XJIJLG rests mainly on the au- thorities who are sworn to curry out the pIOVIIlOII-l of the Act. But let anyone tn get It enlomed, either under ls or any other Gov- ernment, and see how far they get! I challenge any person using its powers of observation at all to show any instance within the last 30 years, ln an country 1n the world. where Prom ltlon has not at least: doubled the consumption of alco- hollc liquor especially among the young. as well its bringing a. renlr- down ln the enforcement of all laws.

‘Ilierelore the W. C, T. U., s. , etc. in spite 0f their good inten- tions. must bear n, large share o! the blame, because of their bund- ness to the most obvious fact-s. With

the example of Ontario arid the United state; before us. can't we learn anything at all? For an ab.

stalner and one who hates alcohol, U16 United States under Prohibi- uon was about the nearest thing to Fell. belrlz lust one vast open sa- oon

Tlie answer ls llS plain as day- light. When the necessity for Pro- hibition aﬂscs. the possibility of enforcing it has already 80b0, as both drinking and non aenforcentierit come from the Same eause-wtbandonmerit of relig- ious belief. even in the case of a re- ligion like not especially demand total SIIHEXVICB. ~

It is urgent that the troops lrt training at. Charlottetown be re- moved to one of the neighbouring Provinces. where they will not be subject to these temptations. As I am a life-long total abstatn- e11 probably "Pronlbltloriist/z with characteristic Prohibition logic, will @1111 m8 8150 an "old soak."

1 am. Sir, etc,

Crapaltd. P. E. I, Dec. 30. I939. ______________

TAXES

Sll'Z—— When Mr. Hemming rc- mlnded us that the city has a char- ter under which regulations -we must have an election in February, lie has evidently overlooked some of the "regulations" of tlwt, Chang;

Olle insistent regulaLjpn, seq 23, ill ttiid tbl Cap. Lil, 19.31, re-itlflrnl- ed ill 1932. II—"llv'I‘l0 shall have paid on or before the 31st day oi December then ilext preceding tho time 0t ilOldJlg sucli elect-ion all rates, taxes anti assesments then due by llllll or her." Now sir. llow many taxpayers will t-ltcre be disiraliehlsed on tits ac- count from no fault of their own unncr the chaos oi our finances, and who wlll be held responsible/P

Every taxpayer whose legitimate lattes nave been duty pain has a stittuwry" right to vote. For depriv- ing ll.m of this in one form the rlilYlllcilll Election Act. provided a $100. penalty, while ln other torn-ls. there is tne common law penitLy 11243618 by the COUPL or jury, 1f

ab.

C. N. MURRAY

Providence began on Mcndrly the use of the food st-aizip plan tried originally in Rochester and now in successful oberatnon ln other areas. If it woiks thc plan will be extended to other Rhude Island cities and may be established by the State itself. The .Vl.-y:r of B0s-, wit, as the result of personal obser- vation by himself and the nuiiagei" of the cltys welfare department, has already directed the protrr ot- ftcials to aipply to WﬂSlllllgLOn for the installation of the s stun her". Springfield and Worcester and Manchester ln New l-lamrslllre also are interested. The Rliode island capital apparently is to servo as all experiment station for New Elli.’- land. The system has come to be widely understood sliice tlie New York olty began it’; use last May. The depots through which surplus food commodities have brcn dis- trlbuted for some years are closed Needy persons no longer form in

hundreds 01 vo.ers are shut out, as they are liable to be, by fictitious and untenable Lax claims, against whom will actions tor pen- altses he‘! I doubt it‘ disalmclrsed electors wlllexuli. with Mr. Hemm- iilg over tins “excepti0nally" 500d work.

some may seek consolation in a. “Resolution of Council" changing inc financial year to end January 15th. ‘Iliat may lull the gullible and unsophisticated, but if ii comes be- fore any Court. _of jusuce, the judge will quickly point to the statute as U18 18W. and the "resolution" as only a scrap oi paper.

will any one contend that ths state ut affairs does not. 530w it need 0f reform? 'l'.ie interests of those having thousands of dollals l-llulierty, upon whom the burden of taxation is heavily laid, because of a single dollar debt. of fiction, have 110 Tltlhl. to vo.e their choice of men to adminlmer their affairs. wh le others enjoying the spoils and bane. ills of clv.c expenditure, wlios: solitary poll tax is paid, have H1O vvllolc say as to who shall hand out the doles or the sweets of OIILCCI

line for a dole. Instead the relief.

agency ‘sells 25-cent orange stamps: to applicants presenting ldentifica-i tlon cards. The minimum quo ii is $1 a week a person. Each buvei‘ re-, ceives free 50 cents lll blue stumpsl A family of four is tnus able to ob-, will $6 1n f00d Xor $4 in stamps. —'

The decision nf tht- [Federal Government that canteens in the military camps throughout Alis- tralla shall be "dry" has arorscd widespread controversy in New t South Walest where most of the 33ml“ (and what o! the 2nd A.I.F‘.); are situated. Considerable crlticsm o! the decision has come from army officers. who declare that "ivet." canteens enable officers to cxciilse better control over mnn. and lo establish good feeling in the camps They point. out flint where canteens are dry, there is an ln- ducement to men to break canto and frequent hotels and Sly-grill shops. and also to smuggle llquvr into camps. Where there is a wet canteen, they point out. control of! the amount of liquor consumed isl possible. As against this body ofl opinion. many people strongly sup- port the Government's decision. The synod of the diocese of Syd- ney has Passed a resolution coin- melldlnll the Governments dcc s- ion. There were. however, some dissentients. even lu cfcrlcal circles. A further statement from the Minister for Defence (Mr, sit-wt) lhﬂi the‘ Government llllll no lil- tentlon 0f altering its original ric- cfilon endrd the controversy. Privates must now reconcile them- selves to camp life without alcohol. —Au.stralian Press Union.

It ll Indeed of the greatest lm- portance to us and to our cause tn the world that we should not al- low the splendid and spontaneous outburst of loyalty and enthusiasm ln the Colonies to be dhslpatvd or neglected. and that our Coloninli fellow-subjects should b:- inade to (eel that their co-opcratron is really necessary to us. The British peo- ple should now be told more about their Colonial Etmpire and their responsibility for lt; the Clonal peoples should be told clearly a d simply (and as far as pf5llble in their own language-r.) that we are fighting for their freedom. to de- velop on their own l‘n'.~=. its ivcl‘ as

for our own; they should be made

This scheme was instituted a5 g WY?!‘ l0 accelerate collection of who“, but what a travesty upon the intelligence of administration that. those who have to shoulder the whole burden of expense, must, be Oullﬂwcd to give full control to lliose without. material interest in tlie technique of government. _ I see by advertisement, that this l5 another clause in the Incorporg. iiori Act-y amended by "resolution cf Qv-liwfl or else m; some other un- known power. w 1e this may help .0 mitigate tile evil lt cannot. justify lli..'té‘.“...‘f.€"§§' ""ta‘"“°.:.""" 1" 1“ ' Yer an repute M" 800d work '. it is risky. ln that it assumes the legislature to be o. tsilient in servltu . with a white-

‘llrisli bufkitlnd brush at hand

SUNRISE

I saw the shining-Embed Apollo stand,

Exultant, on the rlm of Orlent,

And wellLand mightily his bow he

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And unseen-swift the mow left. nil hand.

Far Olgnll. sped. its dld those elder

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Thin 10m B80 shed plague upon the

Greek—

Far on-and pierced the side of ghf. ‘who weak And out. of breath with fright, fled

hi5 S0115.

The nether ghost-s; and lol his jew- elle robe

No more did shade a sleep encircled wor ;

And tlrierp upon the fury legion:

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'I'lie silk of silence. and the wheeling globe

Spun freer on its grand noctlsloiiied way

While all things llvfng rose to hall the day.

_f,_____,,,__,__,-_w. p. Llghthall.

Above all, we should declare to the world our own conception of Colon- lal trusteesnip. and our proposals for the solution of the sci-called Colonial Question when peace la restored. That qliestlon has been made one of the many excuses for Nazi asilression, one of its alleged grievances as a "have-not" Power; we should leave the world (and our own Colonial peoples) ln no doubt of our attitude on this important matter. - The Crown Colonel.

more uwnrc of each othcr nun of their essential unity in the Empire.

(London) W

(Riristlaiilty which does at

Nld t0 obliterate the atlln with I cleuialn: e- wash coat. But the worm sometimes turns. and will His Ma W's parliament at all $11M! b9 nib octave to those commands? __

e are ln a chaotic sen of tr- regularities".

may be justified. In easel “iowever the prmclple and the prac- lce ls bad, and s ould not be es- libllsh

ed as ll fixed standard o! administration.

I am, Sir. etc.

REFOBMEII. CIVIC REFORM

Bun-Your correspondent "Re-

former" scolds me quite ardently because I differ with his suggest- lon that; the long uitabllshed sys- tem of Oharlottetowrrs clvlc gov- ernment can be re-formed, with radlcal alteratlons- supposedly with the hoped for improvement: 1n method-in tbe few short weeks that will elapse before the Febru- ary elections. ,

o reform ls always desirable. a- like ln public ant; private llfe, pro- vided better conditions accrue. There ls, however, no object in changing simply for the sake of making a change. This has proved true from time lnimemorlal. One could cite hundreds of warnings that have come to us fiom the past, such as “Look before you leap," "The devil you know ls better than the devil you don't know," "Beware y of hasty. ill-considered action." etc. The people of Charlottetown are living, in these still democratic days, on the community principle. There are possibly 15.000 of us, of whom somewhere from 5.000 to 8.- 000 are of mature age and there- fore feel that they have a rlgil-lt of least. some say ln so Important a matter as the particular method of having their collective interests looked after at_ the City Hall. On the other hand, how many of our have made a sufficient. sittiuy of the prlitciples and iilethods of clvlc government to be regarded as experts upon the subject? Very few will lay claim to having such special knowledge.

Mr. Reformer will have tosuggmt. some better way of changing our City governing methods before we can exipecl. that ll. vivill meet with fairly general approval; and I still hold to the plan of having a few of our Public spirited and capable citizens give of their best tliouglit and study to this import-ant. matter, before any attempt at change be made. So far as abiding by the City Charter ls concerned, any serious breach of same would lender all the acts of the City Council and of its employees liable to endless litigation.

As to the “good service" which I stated has been rendered by our present Mayor and Council. that. is simply my own opinion. The prac- tice, however, all" too prevalent. of criticising our elected representa- tives, seems to me to be self con- demnatoity. We, the citizens, have the rlgllt to select. and elect our Mayor and Councillors, and if any of them fail in the performance of their duties, a full share of the re- sponsibility for sticll failure ziust of necessity, rcst upon our own shoulders

Iani, Sir. elo. ll. K. . IIEMMING.

A Check On Our Pens

(Ottawa Journal) A woman was charged in Halifax police court. with writing a letIle-r to a woman ln Oklahoma containing I

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OMETIMES the alter elects cl flfl are about u bad A.» the lire ilnlf. For inslance-where would you llvo while your home was being rebuill alter o fin-and who would pay your rent? Six or eight month; renl expense on lop olovnvy- thing also would be no joke. believe ma]

"Hill pvoblum was solved for mo m ilg time by lho aqonl ol "ll Nglional Fin Insurance Company o! Harllord. Hg s. ringed Rental Insurance protection for m. —n| unbelievably low coal-and now. ll my homo should burn, my ronl m tempur- uy quarters would be paid by this insur- anel. It‘: simple-doesn't coil much, and ii W1C might be very impolllnll"

W. K. ROGERS AGENCIES LTD CHARLOTTETOWN

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lN MONTREAL

mcn of affairs naturally stop at the Windsor because of its repu- tation for digniﬁed comfort and unobtrusive, courteous service, its convenient location-and be- cause the Windsor is recognized as the proper place for business and social meetings.

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on DOMINION sound

I. Aldellc Rlymohd Vlce-Prelldenl

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tongues.

a. sensible

put restrictions

come to the atvten stranger. things harm which

side our borders. Oklahoma. for

information which might. "prejudice the safety of tln slate and efficient prosecution or the war". she was a j Ltted tbecause “the prosecution was not. pressing for convictlolfi. but, the case served its purpose of bringing home to Canadians gen- erally title limitations they set ulpon their pens as well as their

Even ln casual friendly letters to persons 1n other countries the law says we must refrain from inc-n- tlon-lng defence measures, and it I5 precaution. from the United States collie and go freely in this country‘. diligent enemy agents obviousﬂv can learn a good deal about what is bring done without guest some people may say it. is silly to v on lllf‘ things Ca- nadians may say or write. Actually however. Canadians loam through their employment or in casual so- cial conversation things not llkejv to tlon of the passing

secret tn any cuutnrv enttaeed in war, and there is no telling the _ may be done by cont- municat-lng them to persons aut-

, example. ls tinder no obligation to respect Canadian seorets given her bv citizen. and there is

friendships.

It 1s safer and wiser to stick to generalities, in conversation if there are strangers present, in let- ters even to our own people. This is a form of censorship imposed by the litw, but its necessity l5 jndlc- ltted by common sense.

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PANTLES S SOLDIERS

AUCKLAND, N. Z.—(CPl-.Mlllt»- l.&l‘_\' atltliorltles are up to the old tricks. Following mass desertlon o! their cots ‘Jy 50 soldier patient: here, their trousers were removed to pl‘l‘\'[‘lll rrpctilloti.

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