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lctingSanitarlf officer named

a" Walsh was appointed ‘%,P;o’€itlon oi acting sanitary it 1,, the City of Charlottetown m emgrgellc meetin of the council heid last ngnt. He

g u; during the BDSBIICE OI B3111- offlcer Reardon who has not recovered from a brflkefl received in a fall in the win-

. ' f cleanin the Coun- “élmitgrr "w... alsosdealt with dd “who of by resoluflon. Mr. m e Tm] was given B, HVB-YGGI‘ on tlle market hall basement. B, h” signified his intention of will; certain alterations made in

11 lleys and ceiling. wnbeiflvfciigwing resolutions

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uggcsiilvcd that an extension of five adrktional to e present mo; Market Hall basement be ated to Mr. George Tull to .1115- untended improvements, on w“; m»; and conditions. plafored bv Conn. J. E. Blanchard uldaecordrd by Coun. R. C. Chauc- kimoived that Peter WaHl be ap- Wmggd to the position oi Acting anon-y Officer during the ab- pace of sanitary officer Reardon u g salary of $80 per month. Moved by (‘gum IE. Still’!!! flflfl war-gird by coun. R. C. Chandler. guolvf-d flint the acceptance of tenderer Vcrnon oatway for clean- lw lad painting of Council Cham- p,- be now rescinded by reason ,1 hi5 frulure to rmdertake the roril. and thc project be left to di- m. of public pronertv commit- m u=e silnoriul‘ material at to- tiwn not tn exceed $50. Morel‘ bv Conn. .1. E. Blanchard no seconded by Coun. RC. Chand- tr.

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liillilfdiiitlil‘ on the destroyer, and t cl hits sent. her down. ’l‘ti'o othcr destroyers sped to the e io pick un survivors all the liile under constant bomb and me- ine-ldln fire. and two cruisers. ituctster and Fifi. moved in to .- their support lhe German bombs first sank the ie-ilcestor lvhllc the other cruiser, ii. llulllz cvcrvlhinu in her arm- =nt at the bombers. Plunlmaiinc down like stones. the re bombers dropped several sticks not upon the bridge. amldshlns lid stern or the Pill. She flopped er like o turtle and went dnum. amine. after a terrific explosion. l-lcanvrhllo tlro more riestrovarn Illv and Kashmir had cnmnhfid I task of bombarding the Ger- ln-hclri nirrirnnle of Maleml. on nit. and wean t» nick up the lsers’ survivors They. too went ffvlkbcfore a heavy dive-bombing a: . lrl llll. it now is estimated that e fleet sank Axis ships contain- ns from 5.000 to 8.000 soldiers. al- cat all of whom were drowned.

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. ..__....._ l BIRTHS

BABY-At the Prince Edward Is- l dllospltai on May 27. 1041, to .aud Mrs. J. A. Brady, Char- t-ctown, a son.

rzvrsson - At the Prince Ed- dlslalld Hospital on May 2'1 -‘ l. to Flying Officer Raym/llld tevenson and Mrs. Stevenson, i. '- William.

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DEATHS

cWADE - At tne Sacred Heart Mlle. Mny 2'1, 1941. Mrs. Stan s- lls licwade. aged ac years. Fun- ~ from hcr late residence, 361 Kelli St. Thursday mornln at bio st. Dilllstairs Basilica t ence ' R- C. Cemetery.

EWART-At Bethel on Monday, Y 36. i941, Bruce stewart in his "lfl Year, Funeral from his late

dense tomorrow (Thursday) af-

flloon. $i‘l'ViC€ starting at 2 o'- lllf (Standard Time). Interment ‘ ls RCflfis Cemetery.

ENDERSON —- At the P. E. I. ,1‘ filial, May 27, 194i, Mrs. Mary "dmllll. 43 Reserve Street, in ,‘ [m1 Year. Funeral Thursday. {V9- ll short service at her late h-cnce at 1.30 then to the Salva- A-my Citadel for service at 2

"l- Interment People's Cemetery

TwULAt the residence of her rm l". Ernest McTague, 33 13151;- y wil. Charlottetown on Tues- . ‘halal’ 2'7. i941. Mrs. Bridget . Mild“- tllzcd 91 years. The fun- at be held on Thursday morn-

4° fl- m. from her late

lllenceto st D . mm . v - unstans Basilica eiesymuplllgntal-kd Place in the

card of Thanks

MAY zs. 1941 r-'-===' ‘* ‘malty United Bhurch

Plans for torch Day discussed

Pllm to stage one of the largest Parades ever held in Charlottetown on Torch Day, Jung ll, were dis. cussed at an enthusiastic meeting of the Military, Navy and Al; Iikircc. the vaxzous service clubs. fraternal organizations and other fimlllls alcng with the City Council

eid in Council Chambers at City Hall last flight Preparations for the Victory an parade on June 2 were also talked over.

Both oi these parades will be colorful spectacles with members

the armed forces raking part. C174"!!! B" "fled by the various committees in charge to see that

enty of flags are fiy.ng and the

buses in the city are well decor- ated both on the opening day of the VlctoryDLoan drive. June 2, and on ‘Porch ay, June 17

It is expected‘ that over 2.000 cit- izens will take part in the Torch Day parade along with members of the army. navy and air force. School children, Cadets. Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, members of the Can- adian Leglon, the lifale Chorus. members of the Fire Department. members of fraternal organizations and members of the different ser- vice club; through their apponted representatives. all signified {heir intentions of being out in argo numbers. The parade will probably be held at three dcfcck. daylight aavlna time. It will so to the Pro- vincial Exhibition Grounds wherea short ceremony and musical pro- gram will take place. rho Forum will be fitted up for the occasion in case the dlw happens to be un- favorable. It f; e ected that the ber carrying t e wrch across Canada will arrive here early and the torch will be in the parade un- der a special guard o1 honor The school ohlldrell. of which there will be about 550. will each carry a flag. 150 Scouts, 350 Guides and 400 Cadets will be in uniform The three lower grades in the schools will not be included 1I\ the parade but will go to the Grounds with their parents.

Arrangements have been made to have a large lighted sign erect- ed in front of the market building and public buildings wi.l be specially decorated for the occas- ion. A half holday w ll be declared and. as many visitors are expected. special police will be on duty to control traffic.

Last night's meeting was largely attended and much dlcusslon on

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WASHINGTON. May Tl-(AP) —The text of President Roosevelt's radio address tonight follows:

I am speaking tonight from the White House in the resence of the governing board o the Pan American Union. the Canadian Minister and their families. The members of this board are the Ambassadors and ministers of the American Republics in Washing- ton. It ls appropriate that I do this. Now. as never before. the unity of the American Republics is of supreme importance to each and every one of us and to the cause of freedom throughout the world. Our future independence is bound up with the future inde- pendence of all of our sister re- publics.

The pressing problems that con- front us are military problems. We can not afford to approach them from the point of view of wishful thinkers or sentimentalists. What we face is cold, hard facts

The first and fundamental

fact ls that what started as a

European war has developed,

as the Nazis always Intended it

should develop, into a world

war for world domina" .

Adolf Hitler never considered the domination of Europe as an end in itself. European conquest was but a step toward ultimate goals in all the other continents It is unmistakably apparent to all oi us that. unless the advance of Hitler-ism ls forcibly checked now, the western hemisphere will be in range of the Nazi weapons of destruction.

Traces Events

For our own defence we have accordingly undertaken certain obviously necessary measures:- l-"lrst. we joined in concluding a series of agreements with all the other American republics. This further solidified our hemisphere against the common danger.

And then, a year ago. we launch- ed. fllld are successfully carrying out, the largest armament produc- tion program we have ever under- taken.

We have added substantially to our splendid navy. and we have mustered our manpower to build up a new army which ls already worthy of the highest traditions of our military service.

We instituted a policy oi aid for

the above arrangements took place. Every representative o! any club, lodge or organization present ex- pressed‘ the vviliingness to co-opeate ' in any way possible to make the‘ parade a. success.

Mayor B. Roy Holman. Chair-I man of the Torch Dav Commltterz; presided and congratulated the audience on the largo tuln out‘ which, he said. indicated that the Torch Day and Victory Loan drivel celebrations would be a great suc- oess.

Group Captain E. A. Blake of

the Royal Air Force. was appoint-

ed marshal of the parade with Lt.

Col. F. I. Andrew al alternate. It

was intimated that the members of

the Royal Air Force would be given

a. half holiday on Julie 17.

Lt. Col. D, A. MacKlnnon said

that the two parades might be con-

fusing to the public. He explained

than on June 2. the day the V.c-

tory Loan drive starts Lt. Col. An-y drew would have charge of a ar-. ade to the market building. T ere‘ would be a brief ceremorl there. and the flag would 0e ho sted to

signify the commencement of the

drive. This parade will pass through

the city streets and arrive at the

market building at 2.30. It will

com 115g soldiers from the Military‘ Traming Centre, Navy and Air

Force, and Cadets from the city, schools. The Light Hor=e Band and

the West Kent School Band will

be in attendance.

Mr. D. J. Bonnell. Provincial

Chairman of Publicity. referred to

the magnificent response to the

appeal for cooperation He pre-

dlcted that the celebrations for

Torch Day would go uvcr in a big

way.

A representative from each or-

ganization. club. ledge and other

scclety was named on a general

committee to complete preparations

for the celebration. One member

off the city council was also ap-

pointed on each of the committees.

Carried; In defence of Hemisphere

WASHINGTON. May Zl-if-‘Pl- The importance of Clllllldll l" the American system of defense was empaslzed in President Roosevelt; address tonight when he referre repeatedly to the Dominion and her place in hemispheric defence Hon, Leighton McCarthy. Carl- ado‘; Minister to Washington. was among the guests in the east room of the White House from where Mr Roosevelt broadcast to the world the intention of the. United States to actively reels an effort by Hitler to gain con- tro of the seas.

In his proclamation that en "ll- limited national emergency con-

fronts the ‘ United‘ states, Mr Roosevelt included Canada when he ordered that the count ll

military strength "be put on t e basis of readiness to repel "W “ind all acts or threats oi assresetgh directed toward‘ any‘ part of e western hemisphere. 1 Early in his address, the Pree- dent charged the Nazis with alt‘; tempting to dominate the Wot‘

and "strangle the United states 0i America and the Dominion of

o,“ Wish lo thank all kind rela- "mll: friends for their many acts

mastic’. glso those that cont M, sad béivehllygtjléy‘ t‘ during our

00c elm‘ Mlcken and Family.

N- D. MacLean.

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canadaj’ He noted that Nazi oc- cupatlon of bases in ‘Greenland "would bring the war e vie t0 0"? wontinentai shores: because they are step lag-stones to Labradora Newfoun IBIIdrNOVB scoila’. an the northern United Stewe- Declaring that the national pol- icy or the United states ls to "actively resist wherever neces- sary. and with all our resources‘. every attempt bv Hitler to extent his Neal domination to the wee; em hemlslphere‘, or tooglsigflzteglsslig-t .. e, __ . ‘andtollle e YM‘ Roosevelt said ointedlya- - "To the o her American nations -59 republics and the Dominioré of Canada-J sly this: the Unite states does not merely nfeboile

the democracies-the nations which have fought for the continuation of human liberties.

This policy had its origin in tile first month of the war, when I urged upon the Congress repeal of the arms embargo provisions in the Neutrality Law. In that mess- 329 01 September, 1939. I Sflid, ‘l should like to be able to offer the hope that the shadow over the worid might swiftly pass. I can not. The facts compel my stating with candor. that darker periods may lie ahead."

1n the subsequent mouths. the shadows deepened and lengthened. And the night spread over Po- land, Denmark. Norway. Holland, Belgium. Luxembourg, and France.

ln June. 1940. Britain stood alone. faced by the some machine of terror which had overwhelmed her allies. Our government rushed arms to meet her desperate needs

In September. 1940, an agree- ment was completed with Great Britain for the trade of 50 de- stroyers for eight important off- shore bases.

In March. 1941, the Congress passed the lend-Lease Bill and an appropriation of $7.000.000.000 to implement it. ‘This law realistically provided for material aid "for the Government of an country whose defence the Presl ent deems vital

to the defence of the United States." ' Our whole program of all!

for the democracies has been based on hard-headed concern for our own security and for the kind of safe and civilized world In which we wish to llve. Every dollar of material we send helps to keep the dictators away from our own hemisphere. Every day that they are held off give; us time to build more

guns and tanks and planes and ships. We have made no pretence

about our own self-interest in this aid. Great Britain understands it -and so does Nazi Germany.

And now-after a year-Britain still fights galiantly. on a "far- flung battle line." We have doub- led and redoubled our ‘vast pro- duction, increasing. month by month. our material supply of fools of war for ourselves and Bri- tain and China-and eventually for all the democracies.

supply will Not Fall The supply of these tools will not, fail-it will increase.

With rcatly augmented sterngth. the Unted States and the other American republics now chart their course in the situation of to- day.

Your terms Hitler, if victorious, would impose. They are. indeed, the only terms on which he would accept a so-cailed "negotiated" peace.

Under those terms. Germany would literally parcel out the world --hoistlng the swastika itself over vast territories and populations. and setting up puppet governments of its own choosing, wholly sub- ject to the will and the policy of a conqueror.

To the people of the Americas. a triumphant Hitler would say. as he said after the seizure of Aus- tria, and after Munich, and after the seizure of Creche-Slovakia: "I am now completely satisfied This is the last territorial read- justment I will seek." And he would of course add: "All we want is peace. frlendshiD. and profitable trade relations with you in the new world."

And were any of us in the Am- ericas so incredibly simple and for- getful as to accept those honeyed words, what would then happen?

Those in the new world who were seeking profits would be urging that all thatthe dictator- shlps desired was "peace". They would oppose toil and taxes for more American armament. Mean- whre, the dlctstorshipc would be forcing the enslaved , oples of their old world conquests info a system‘ they are even now organ- izing-to build a naval and air force intended to ain and hold and be masters of i. Atlantic and the Pacific as well.

‘Ihcv would fasten an economic

thqe purposes. but is actively ell; Ilsed today in carrying them out.

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stranglehold upon our several na- tions. Qulsllngs would be foundto subvert the governments in V our republics; and the Null would

r under such a system. Yet to main-

Government knowg what‘. of thesg

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Roosevelt Pats

back their fifth columns with in- vasion, if necessary.

Not speculating

I am not speculating about all this. I merely repeat what is al- ready in the Nazi book of world conquest. They plan to treat the Latin American nations as they are now treating the Balkans. They plan to strangle the United States of America and the Dominion of Canada.

‘The American laborer would have to compete with slave labor ifi the rest of the world. Minimum wages. maximum hours? Nonsense! Wages and hours would be fixed by Hitler. The dignity and power and standard of livin of the Am- erican worker and a-rmer would be gone wade unions would be-

ttve bargaining a joke.

all farm sur luses without any foreign tr e? The American farmer would at for his products exactly what H tier wanted to give. He would face obvious disaster and complete regimentatlon.

would Mean Nazi Wall

Tariff walls-Chinese walls o isolation-would be futile. Free- dom to trade is essential to our economic life. We do not eat all the food we can produce; we do not bum all the oil we can pump: we do not use all the goods we can manufacture. It would not be an American wall to keep Nazi goods out; it would be a Nazi wall to kc us in.

T e whole fabric of working life as we know it-buslnese. manu- facturing. mining, BgfiOllltI/lT6-—B.l1 would be mangled and crippled

lain even that crippled indepen- dence would require permanent

come historical rellcts. and collec- ‘

Farm income? What happens to]

! Pieces. And the wider the Nasl land effort, the greater the danger.

We do not forget the silenced Peoples. The masters of Germany- thoce, at least, who have not been assassinated or escaped to free soil

have marked these peoples and

' their children's children for slavery i“ ‘°°“‘°‘°‘ l" m“ "Yet "me-

But those people-spiritually un- conquered: Austrians, Czechs, , Polu. Norwegians, Dutch, Belgians, Frenchmen. Greeks. Southern slave —yes. even those Italians and Ger- mans who themselves have been enslavPd-wlll prove to be a power- ful force in disrupting the Nazi ‘ system.

‘ Freedom of the Seal

Yes, all freedom-meaning free- dom to ilve, and not freedom to conquer and subfugate other pco- ples-depends on freedom of the seas. All of American history- North, Central and South American history-has been lnevitabl tied ,llp with those words, "free om of

the seas." i Since 1799, when our infant navy made the West Indies and the Car- ibbean and the Gulf of Mexico ‘safe for American ships, since 1804 ,and 1805 when we made all peace- ‘ ul commerce safe from the depre-

dations of the Barbary Pirates: since the war of 1812. which was fought for the preservation of sall- ors’ rights; since 1867, when our sea Dower made it possible for the Mexicans to expel the French army of Louis Napoleon, we have striv- en and fought in defence of free- dom of the seen-for our own ship- ping, for the commerce of our sla- ter republics, for the rizllt of all nations to use the highways of world trade-and for our own safe- ty. Durin the first world war we were abe to escort merchant ships by the use o! small cruisers, gun- boats and destroyers: and this type of convoy was effective against submarines. In this second world war, however. the problem is great- er. because the attack on the free- dom of the seas is now fourfold; first-the improved submarine: sec-

OOHSCMDUOII of our manpower; it would curtail the fluids we could spend on education. on housing. on public works, on flood control. on lealth. Instead. we should be per- manently pouring our resources into armaments; and. year in and I year out, standing day and night, watch against the destruction of our cities. i

Even our right of worship would be threatened. The Nazi world docs not recognize any God except Hitler; for the Nazis are as ruth- less as the Communists in the denial of God. What place has re- - llgioll which preaches the dignity of the human being. of the ma- jesty cf the human soul. in a world where moral standards nre meas-i urcd by treachery and bribery alld fifth columnists? Wlli our child- ren. too, wander off, goosestepping in search of new gods?

Will Not Permit It

We do not accept. and will not_ permit, this Nazi “shape of things to come." It will never be forced I upon us. if we act in this present c1‘lsls with the wisdom and the courslge hllIiCll have distinguished uurtcouniry ln all the crises of the pas .

The Nazis have taken military possession of the greater part of Elllilllc. Ill Africa they have oc- cupied Tripoli and Libya. and thev are threatening Ezypt. the Suez Canal and the Near East Bu: their plans do not stop there, for the Indian Ocean is the gateway to the east.