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Morning Daily (Founded in 1887)

President: Lleut. Col. W. Cheater B. MeLure 3 Vice President: J. l1. Burnett. FJ-l- ' gwrefary; Lieut. Col. l). A. Mackinnon. 0.8.0. ltlltor and Manrglng Director .l. B. Burnett.‘ Li: Assoc-late Editors: Frank Walker and len A. If"

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Mr. Hanson s Proposal ______ llznison, Conservative HD1151 the nrescnt occasion to urge »r King the need of intmed- m?“ p“ ,,,, i‘; Infinl (or the enactment of “toztil \\.ll'“‘ w-irres including provision for C,,,,,,,,,1_.,.,_\- 1-, >Cl'\’l\.’€ outside Canada, atria . - . . . a- tlie fOTlllIlLlHl O1 a_\\;\r_ government rcpreser} me o; an ,- - lQ§ o; ptihtieal opimOH- H15 901C)’ is suhsituix. in: same as that advocated by we p.,,,.“ y.“ md other non-partisan O,.!\.,n,h,,;,,,,_-' d1... by Senator Meiglien, who has been I0 Sllfiiefld MT- Hanson as Cotiscrvative lvmlvr. _ _

Certainly it would sccm that now. lift/CT. if the time to mobilize on a selective basis of all Canadian i-Quitirccs, including manpower, andf equally inipoi".aiit——io get rid 0f P819153" P°ll' tics in our war atlmiiiistratiOti. Th0"! Ca" b6 no question of the gravity of the_ situation, or of the fact that Llitiadis front line now extends into the Pacific as ivcll as across the Atlantic.

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Amerltan press commentators see a MflKlflg parallel l)'\‘[\\'c‘k‘li the far-flung japanese effort to panic the biiitctl States into \\'i(li(lf‘R\\‘ll'lg_i!S main battle fleet to home waters, thus leaving fttr Pacific bases unprotected, with German sub- mrtrine activities off the .~\tl:uitic seaboard dur- ing the iir~t lirtxit \\'ar. The purpose of the 1H,,“ mid; “,1; in force withdrawal of Ameri- czm nzivzil units in litiwpcan waters and those Couvirvs. 'l‘he II-boats attacked

tbsignvd to ¢ ri-tzil >lill1l>lllf(, cut cables, laid mines and i-‘iit-i-wi-e llili.l~~l‘tl tiavtil coast defenses, but

tiwv mill-ll uiicrly to stop the flow of troops, sui , l5cs and iiuinitititis to France and England. "In the light of this historyy” says an Assoc- iwzcd Press c-irrespofltlcnt, “some observers draw the conclusioit that though the Pacific ficct has shift-rill lterivy losses to its ships and its bases there will he no basic modification of its main mission, and the Japanese yet will feel the full force of its striking power and the sting of the bombers who=e bases are protected by the fleets continued operations in the Far East." This assurance was given still more emphati- cally b_v Prcsidcitt Roosevelt in his broadcast last night, in which he clearly revealed the con- nection bctwccti Japan's war aims and strategy and those of Germany and Italy. There was frank iltlllllFilTlll 0n the President's part 0f the tciuporary advantage gained by japan's treach- ery in attacking without warning, but also firm confidence expressed in the power of the democratic nations to achieve final victory.

The \Var Brought Nearer

Now formally at war with japan are Great Britain and the Dominions, the United States, (hina, the Netherlands East Indies and the Netherlands tiovcriinicnt in London, Haiti. Costa Rica, El Salvador, the Dominican Re- public, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Panama and Honduras. Other Latin American countries are lining tip against the aggressor. Mexico and Brazil have proelziiincd their solidarity With the United Slates and the Cuban Cabinet has asked Congress for a declaration.

\Vhat of Russia? The Soviet armies have succeeded in stalemating Germany on the Mos- cow front. Ilitler may be depending on japan to strike a blow from the east, but so fat japan and Russia are observing the treaty signed between them on April t3 last. By the terms of this treaty, both countries undertook to maintain “peaceful and friendly relations" and “mutual respect” for cach uthcrIs l(‘l'l'll0l‘lill integrity and itiviolability. Should nne of the contracting part- ies become the object of hostilities on the part of one or several third powers, the other stood pledged to observe nt-titrality throughout the duration nf the conflict. If the Japanese have not seen fit tn break this treaty yet, it is be- cause their lmnds are full elsewhere.

Of the British llmiiiiiimts, Australia is brought most directly into thc sphere of the war in the Pacific. The Australian Commonwealth has moved swiftly to an all-out war footing. Yester- day's despatcltes recorded a rush to enlist in the Australian overseas army, the figures being three times over normal, while the Royal Australian Air Force announced enlistment: were four times normal.

In Canada. our Pacific Coast forces and de- lenses are now of supreme importance. _The forces are under three experienced officer-i. Crmimodore l/Villiam R. Beech, O. for the Royal Canadian Navy on the Pacific, Mayor General R. O. Alexander, officer commanding the Pacific Command of the Active Army. "(l Air Commodore A. E. Godfrey, head of the Western Air Command of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Their forces are reported to be_m readiness to withstand any invasion attempt. will‘ modern weapons and trained men to engage the enemy “wherever be may be found." A chain 0f.

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air base: and landing field: in British Columbi: and other parts of the north-west bridge: the gap between the American border and Alaska and stretches southward to the Panama Canal. The vital importance of these defenses was indicated by the reports, Tuesday night, of enemy planes seeking to approach San Francisco.

Prime Minister Mackenzie King summed up the situation when he said that this continent has now, through the combined actions of the Axis powers, been drawn into the world conflict to the extent of its entire resources. Such being the case, Canada cannot longer delay any mea- sure, however drastic, that will insure maximum efficiency, both of manpower and production. There should be no more pussyfootitig at Ottawa on the plea of maintaining “national unity." “The direction of our war effort,” say: the Prime Minister, “the whole underlying motive and driving force of our national life, now will have to be guided bv the visible evidence of con- flict, on and across, not one ocean, but two oceans, waged with growing intensity among the most powerful nations of the whole world." Let that be the Government's motto from now on.

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City Councillors rightly resent imputations on their probity in dealing with public affairs. i: e e

Chewing gum produced in the twenty-six United States gum factories has an annual value at the factory of more than $60,000,000 an in- crease of 7.1 per cent in tivo years, the United States Census Bureau reports show.

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It is natural for the City Council to seek to e1- tend Charlottetown’: boundaries to include out- lying stiburhs. but this cannot be done without the consent of the suburbs concerned. Were residents to petition to be included that would be all right.

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A filly foal from the noted Clydesdale stud of T. 8t M. Templeton Kelso, Scotland, Kclso, brought the highest price at the horse sales at Lanark by making $2,000 during the closing of- fering on October 10. She was purchased by I\Ir_ john P. llleikle, Hoprig Mains, Ililacmerry, East Lothian. Other filly foals were selling at $1,150 and $1,000, and the avcrtige of $260 was more than $110 better than that of a year ago.

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The war in the Pacific means farther calls upon the Navy, and the expectation is that Cate- gory “A” men will be released from office and shore service for active service at sea. All Naval officers, down to those in Category E. had been previously warned to hold themselves in readiness, as all officers and men will be need- ed before the total war is very much older.

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Alfred Nobel, Swedish Chemist, died this date, i896; invented dynamite, blistiiig gelatine, and smokless powders from which he made a huge fortune; and then instituted a number of annual awards in, science, medicine and litera- ture —(fhc most remarkable work by an idealist tcndency)—and most outstanding of all, for the greatest service in the cause of pczicc during the year; the value of the award is about $40,000 each.

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The conscription plan now being studied at Ottawa may not go to the extent of an avowed conscription of labor, but it will go to the point of providing a \VOl'l\'2il)l(’ selection system that aims at placing the men, say between 20 and 40 years, married and single. where they can be of the best service. It might be in the army. in the air or naval service, on the farm or in the munitions plant.

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The Vatican Palace, in which the Pope, lives was not begun by Nicholas V, around I450, as has always been believed, but by Nicholas III, who reigned from 1277 to 1:80. This statement. which alters the accepted history of one of Chriflendvlirs mOSt famous buildings, ivns made by Professor Redig dc Campos of the Vatican Museum in a report to the Academy of Sacred Archaeology. Proof of the new date was found when alterations were recently being umdc in the pavement of the third floor of the palace above the Monumental Hall of the Chiaroscuri. A wall was discovered in the space between the floor and the ceiling of the hall below, and the decorations on the wall were of the thirteenth century style. Nicholas III was the first Pope who preferred to live in the then modest little Vati- can building instead of the sumptuous Lateran Palace.

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The Canadian production of milk during the third quarter of 1941 is placed at slightly less than seven billion pounds, and the estimated total for the year is expected to approximate 17 billion pounds These figures represent increases of 4.9 and 4.3 per cent, respectively. While the greater part of the increased milk supply went into manufactured products it is of interest to know that the sales of fluid milk based on re- turns‘ ‘from Quebec, Three Rivers, Sherbrooke. Ottawa, Toronto and Windsor, increased six per cciit in August 194i ovcr the same month of 1940, and five per cent ditriug the eight mouths. january to August. The creamery butter make amounted i0 nearly 107 million pounds during the third quarter of 1941, an increase of approxi- matcly seven million potinds or seven pcr cent. The january-Scptctnhcr production reached a total of 233.6 million pounds or nine per mm above the i940 figure. The dmitcstic disappear- ance of creaniery butter advanced 1.7 per cent, The increase is attributed to greatn (‘Illlilflyiiwfll in industries, larger payrolls, and a general in- crease is attributed to greater employment in iri- dustries, larger payrolls, and a general increase in population. If the present from] in bum,- production continues there should be a sizeabie surplus over and above domestic requirements during the winter. Cheddar cheese production fell to 69 million pounds during the third quart- er of this year, a decline of over one million poundl. The output for the nine months reached a total of 118.7 million pounds, an incrgggg .,( approximately one-quarter of a million potintls. The total disappearance of cheese, including ex- ports, declined 11.6 per cent,

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Several council: in Ontario have decided not. w attempt. snow clearance on country roads m‘ winter. Some of the young folks will learn when "Jingle Bells" really means. - Farmers’ Advoc- are.

From : travel article we learn that. there ere four telephone ex- changes in Borneo. Where there are ivild men, of course, there must. be wrong numbers. — Wmntpez Tribune.

Britain's Ministry of Supply banned Christmas cards to c serve paper supplies which may disappoint some but will be good new"; t0 those who usually start to wor about. now over their mail- llig ists. It. will also spare thous- ands the anguish of discovering they received 65 cards 1n return for the Z0 they sent out. - Com- wall Standard-Freeholder.

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Two young men convicted in Buffalo for the theft of e motor car, were sentenced b0 a thorough old-fashioned spanking instead of the customary term izi Jail. If stitfflcientt emphasis la placed upon the "thorough" the result should be beneficial, Perhaps ff there was more spanking at. home there would be less need 0f it at the police court In the old days there was probably too much of it. Now we seem to have gone to the other ex- treme. — Guelph Mercury.

Christmas trees for the American homes are already being cut in the woods of Quebec in about the same quantity as 1n the years of peace. The news, if it reaches Germany, ls calculated tn bring heartache to the people there It was the Ger- mans who first glorified the Christ- mas trees, but that. was tn the happy day: of the brothers Grimm. The Nazis have effected a sorry change by suppressing this emblem of the Qlflsl- Child. ‘The swastika reigns instead and Hitler 1.5 no Santa, Claus. - Montreal Gazette.

“In lust n. few weeks," a contem-

orary reminds us. "we'll be writ.- lhg 1941 by mistake and scratch- ing it. out. to write 1942'. -Brant- ford Etxposlter.

The report: from "well info - ed quarters" of Petatn’; assent German occupation of all naval and air bases in French North Africa. follows the line expected. The poor old Pcntius Pilate even run. true to type in his build-Wash- ing act of stipulating that the enemy occupy his country's colonial strongholds without assistance from the Vichy fleet. ‘Ihat 1s u, measure of how low the ancient marshal has been brought. by the Lavals and Darlaris who whisper Quisl- lug advice in his ear as he struggles feeblv in the web of which he ac- quiesced in the weaving when he betrayed into capture millions of French troops and consen bow to the high priest oif Nazi- tsnii. -— Saint John Telegraph Jour- lifl .

Melghen’: appointment will give the Government force someone to attack. There 1s no satisfaction in attacking the press. You can't a1.- tack your voters. ‘The Opposition was headless. But. now! A good Donnybrook. someone to get. your teeth into. Someone whose record gees back to ‘l7. Ho! that's some- thing. Melgtltenhsjsppointmcnt, will also give the King party press someone to go after. You can't at.- tack the conscrlptlonists if they are the Canadian Corps Association, the Canadian Legion, Church groups, citizens‘ bodies. ordiruify voters. But Melghen can be at»- t-ticked It will make Joe Atkinson and his Toronto Star, the Quebec members and Le Canada joyful. Being continually on the defensive doesn't do in pollt-lcs or wnr The much-disliked Melghen starts ac- tion by being a potential threat. It's giing to be interesting to watch him in the House. - ‘ro- ronto News.

The trial rt Trieste l: sure to

raise same of the same questions the Moscow trials never answered. No one will believe that. the Ovra. Italian equivalent of the Gestapo and Ogpu. has just. discovered a “vnst" terrorlstlc conspiracy against the Fascist regime that gtes back as far as 1929 The attempt on the life of Premier Mussolini of which the plotters are accused took pliice in 1938 .'1'he latest acts of sabo- tage occurred more than a a!’ ego Apparently the rebel ious movement is an ornlnlbus affair; it includes "demo-liberals." Cmn- munlsts. (‘reign agents. respons- ible officials - all plotting togeth- ci- ln extraordinary harmony Even ll’ lt. could be supposed that the Italian secret police knew nothing of this wldespreatr and long-stand- ing ccrispiracy. the Gestapo is uhlquflous enough in Italy to have detected the sirns long ago. — New York Times. In the last war there wrn not the present effort to make full i156 of the particular npt-ltudes of e re- crutt The various branches of the service. and the wide range of specialties within each branch. offer L young recruit great oppor- tunity t4; pursue types of work which interest hfm. Not every man L! in the branch of the service to which he le best. suited, but a commendable effort is being made to bring i-hls about. Not only does this increase his chances for ed- vanccment in the army. but tt gives him training which he may im- mediately turn to use after the war. -- l-tign River Times.

No provincial government should hesitate in ccmvplytng with Mr. Ilsley's Inccme tax propcsal. He makes it. as a means of strengthen- ing the Federal Government's potl- tion from the war revenue stand- point. Provincial co-operatiozi in these circumstances is e war duty, a dut which ought to be discharg- ed wi hour. argument. Furthermore, the provinces are mt. required to make any real financial sacrifice, 1940 income tax e liectlam nav- ing been relatively h gh. All that a provincial treasury must. forego i: the Illlll in revenue which would have accrued from this year‘: bus- iness expansion or from that oi’ future war years. Against this the

rovinces save all collection costs.

ut even if they save nothing they are bound by wer consideration to assist. the Dominion in- every way Possible. — Montreal Gazette.

The Turkish coma! In New York, worn out. by anxiety and illness, has committed suicide. but. A 1 Premier ‘Ibleki, o! Hlmfl . l t himself became: of the oer-rib nnx- iety his country’: condition Impos- ed on him. Events like that. ne : reminder of the strain under which :lI statesmen 1:.bor in time: of supreme national peril, and

should lead tn a more lympathetfo ilnderstanding on the t. of the Dahlia winch g not ea: IIIIO

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Mr. iiliigiiigrfsiiiiéord And Mr. Coldwell’: (Toronto Telegram)

Right Hon. Arthur Melghen’: can- didature in South York has been

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ative Commonwealth Federation as an opportunity for attacking the Conservative Lender and fanning the flames of class hatred.

M. J. Coldwell. M.P., the Acting leader of the Federal 0.01.. and 13.13. Jollife, vice- resident. of the Provincial Counci of. the party, have taken some of Mr. Meighen’: words concerning the fundamental principles for which he believes we are fighting and distorted them out

- of their true meaning. The result

of these distortions has been make him appear as though he fa- vored putting profits above every- thing else. It is a most unfair per- formance, but probably little else could be expected from e group which has thrived on setting class against class.

Mr. Melghenis public and private career needs no defence against the efforts of these agitators. He nu nothing to retract, and there .: nothing 1n his record 0f which he need be ashamed.

But. the matter need not rest. there. When a stranger to these

arts. as Mr. Coldwell is. comes to the city and attempts to besmlrcn Mr. Meighen, it may be useful to inquire of Mr. Caldwell’; own views. What. advice has he given in the past. on ubllc questions?

Some ntierestlng information on this point came out. at s. public meeting on Feb. 14, 1937. and an account of 1t appeared 1n The Globe and Mail the following day. The pertinent paragraphs bearing upon Mr. Coldwellb views on the respon- sibilities of citizens to defend the country and the Empire are given herewith from '11ie Globe and Mai‘. report:

“Young Canadians should be ready to g0 to jail before enlisting 1n anv future European war which involved Canada. M. J. Coldwell, M. P. for Rosetown-Pl-ggar, Sask, told a peace rally held yesterday in the Uptown Theatre.

“Strong in hia belief that Can- ada could and must adopt e policy of complete isolation in wartime, the speaker received on ovation when he told the gathering‘ that his own son had promised im tlint he would go to Jail rather than fight in any future war which was not an actual attack on Canadian territory. ‘My son is 21. years old and physically fit. in every respect.’ Mr. Coldwell declared. ‘I taught him that war was wrong, and this Christmas, when we were discussing his future, he came to me volun- tarily and said that I could rely upon one thing, and that was his determination to go to Jail before enlisting.‘

"If other Canadian youths wouH adopt B. similar policy. he stated, Canada would never be brought into another war, no matter what Gov-

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“'1! war does come and Canada is dragged into it.’ the C. C. F. Pu‘- liamentarian warned. ‘you will have split this country asunder. You will be fighting for the profits of the pork-packers and for the tax-free bondholders. Don't. be fooled b_v all this talk of defense. Just. remem- ber thnt. if you put every Canadian man. woman and child in uniform, and lined tliem up along the border to defend it. they would still be so far apart. that they could only spend occasional week-ends together.’ "