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M r1151 M BHABLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

Morning Daily (Founded ln I881)

President: Lieut. Col W Chester S. McLuro Vicwfrt-sldeut: J. R. Burnett. F.J.I- Secretary.- Lteut. Col D. A. MueKinnon- 0.8.0. [For and Managing Director: J. R. Burnett, FJ l. Issociate Etlitois: Frank ‘vlllkfil’ and Ian A. Burnett

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$1.15 for 3 months B) Mail ln tianudu and LLSA. $5.00 per yen: laturday “ct-kit: 52.00 per year; $1.00 for 6 months. 50c for 1t months.

{The Strongest Memory is Weaker than the Weakest Ink."

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Facts Re Railway \Vharl

It “115 (‘it April l, I95‘). tltat tuuiouitceittetir wag mtttle from (Juana 111.11 :1 hug Uf 5550mm hm] been put throtigh for lltt- purpose 0f repairing the Railway wharf at Clizlrluiietoivii. The contract was subsequeutly- '.t\\';t1'th'il in .\lcssrs_ Porter mid Solis on a 101111111‘ 11.1%.» wf $157,001). ln May, l940,_1ust;1s the iv-irk \\'.l\ .1111>111't1> he startctl. 111: DUlIlllllHlI litt\t'l‘lllli<‘lll canct-llt-tl the contract, t11e excuse being the ut-ctl for practising wzirtiiiie ec- onomy The liti\'t‘llllllt‘lll 111011 llillll for $175000 worth of llllllCflillr. which hail lttTfl purchased by the contractor, ltuivinq only 833.1100 to complete the contract. .\l»»~1 iii thin-c l11'.\lC‘1'lL\l3 are lying unused iu Lltarlntttttivvii, hating been prepared specially for the job. .\1.111_v t-iilirts were made during the sunnner of 13.1.10 to hate the work re- sumed, but without success.

Among the lcwling cltttnpions for the railway wharf lllll)l'<.\\'t’lll1‘ll.'S 11.15 bet-u Mr. H. K. S. Hemming, ivlio<e l-_\‘11.'$ nuw hold a voltitninoiis correspondence which he has held in connection with the matter. Xlr- llennttiitg has kindly permit- ted the (itiarilian :1» rt-Ittl the Cllfl't‘>[)Ul1(l€l1C€ from which thc follnitiug suntniary is civmpilctl. lt should prove of itiicrcst to all concerned in the transportation interests of this Province.

On ‘February 21 1115:, .\lr. llenntiing was in- ltrumental in having a strongly worded resolution passed by the Chatinttcttitvii Board of Trade, urging the speedy ftjSllllilllltlfl of work on the Charlottetown harbor project. On the following day he comnttniiuttctl with Prciuier Campbell Ind Mayor 11011111111, who were then in Ottawa, enclosing copies of the resolution, also the pre- amble and extilanntorg/ notes ivhich he had pre- pared for discussion at the meeting These docu- ments set forth iu (lvtitil nut‘ potentialities as an, agricultural and fishery Province, also the need for ocean trztitspoi-ttition. for cheaper importation of feed grain from the \\’1>st, and of employment for our mitltlle-agetl and older 111011 during the coming spring. summer and autumn. Premier Campbell replied 1m March 14. acknowledging Mt" Hemmingk letter and stzitiitg: “I tliscussetl tlic whole problem with Col. Rztlston and our other representatives. and I feel sure that the niattcr will be given every possible consideration, although I was unzihle at that time to obtain any assurance as to the outcome of the project for this

car."

hlaynr Holman on his return from Ottaiva in- formed Mr. llcniming that the final decision re- garding repairs to the railway ivhnrf depended largely upon our ability to show that the work would assist (‘mimlak effort in the war. Upon his request Mr. llcinming prcpnrctl a tiicniorari- clum which the .\l.'1_vi»r fnrivitrilctl t0 Ottawa "H lllareh I0. ln thi< 111<‘1l10l'.'tll(ll1l‘lI1lC stressed the ability of Prince Edward Island to stipply a var- iety of food of ilie highest quality for the people of llritain and the service forces.

Mr llcnttniug comuitiiiicttted these details to Hon. \\'. ll. DcnuIs, Xlinistcr of Agriculture, in a letter dated .\lzu"ch 12, lle emphasized that if the contract for harbor improvcitieiits is awarded without delay, the ivm-lt could be sufficiently com- plcted by the end of Align-t to permit of the

treal, stating that he understood the Maritime», following Quebec's example, would turn down the offer of the Federal Government to absorb 5o per cent of the rail charges on feed grain moving to these provinces He requested information front Mr. llctiiming on this point. "Mr. Cuttle’s letter concluded: “As we are looking for a very heavy season on the Great Lakes, with our fleet operat- ing to full capacity, would like to be advised if there is any possibility of developing a cargo of feed grain to move from the Head of the Island."

Mr. Hemtnitig in reply stated that the possibil- ity of developing feed grain cargoes depended en- tirely upon the Dominion Government rendering it POaSllJlC to unload a vessel He outlined the situ- ation, stressing the advantage from the tourist as well as the feed transportation angle if the wharf iniproixemeitts were promptly undertaken.

Mr. Cuttle wrote again on March 20, express- ing regret that “no early action on new harbour facilities can be expected.” “Should the Federal Government reverse its decision, and g0 ahead with the new dock," he added, “it might still be possible to handle caiialer cargoes of feed grain before the close of navigation.

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EDITORIAL NUT ES m

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No, the St. Lawrence Waterway scheme is not going to tiiake much difference to us here -— the potvcrs-tliat-be have already treated us with the titmost contempt so far as our scagoing facilities

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University of California scientists report that less than one-litmdredth of the current flowing through an ordinary electric lamp is enough to produce a dangerous and even fatal shock. The findings were based on tests made with I76 vol-

uuteers.

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A former school teacher and law graduate of the University of Michigan is Michigan State champion potato grower for 1940. Mr. j. R. Rob- inson of Pellston for the fourth time in the last two decades has been named cliatnpion~last year for an average yield of 590 bushels an acre. 1\lr. Robinson, a tizttive of lowa, attributes his high average to the adoption of a "controlled" produc- tion program. lle explains that he has a system of controlling plant food by fertilization, and soil moisture by irrigation.

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“Ah, take one consideration with another, A policeman’: lot is not a happy one,”

ivrote W. S. Gilbert some years ago, and it is still true today. For instance, if police inadvertently run in an imioceiit by-stztndcr for refusing to move 011, they are liable to abuse from their employers and threat of legal action O11 the otherhand, if some one be annoyed or struck by loafers, instead of reporting to the police immediately, he coolly proceeds home, and his friends write a letter to the Editor abusing both police and citizens for being negligent and uiicivilized- Readers away from here must imagine Charlottetown to be very much left to itself iii tnanners and behaviour.

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Lord Croft, joint Parliamentary Under Secre- tary of State for War, who under the late Prime Minister Clizunberlaiu was zttt outspoken apostle of "appeasement," described his subsequent eVOlU- tion in a speech he made at Weymouth the other evening: “l have had the privilege of being through some 470 air attacks on Lnudon, and when l see the Palace of Westminster, my second home of over thirty years, wounded and scarred, l merely fccl fortified in the struggle against evil.

\\'hcii my house is shaken with a near utiss, and I tiud. every window 011 one side shattered, and the adjoining church destroyed, l want to tight; when 1 go to my club and lind it a shambles t am ready to endure a war a outrance, and l know my views are shared by all. 5o also when the citiz- ens of Lotidon see the blackened scpulchre of what was once their famous Utiildliall, they do not quail but rise uplifted to take on the task of vic-

tory."

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Iii connection with the St. Lawrence \Vater-

(hacking of one steznn-liip :11 :1 tituc. anti in th"t event, a large hrtrvvst 11f frv-h vcgetnblcs (cxcltio- ire of pfllatncsl cntilil h1- sliippml direct to Britain.

It \\'11tl11l he nt-cw-ntty, lir~t that no time he lost in assuring out [innit-ts that tht- contract for tlie “barf had ltcvtt mvurtlcil. secondly that a COntluct for vegetables be 111111111101 front the U111 Country through the l‘»11:1".:;.i1»1i .\li.-.,;cr of Agriculture, Mr. Gardiner, hcintu tltc snow melts in order that our farmers could :1r1;.1‘gv-_ 1m" the sowing of the seeds. 111K 111.11:< r .\l1". llcintning rcqucstctl 1\lr. Dennis to take up w 1111 the Pcdcrul Minister with- out tlclzi)‘.

.\lr_ llcniitiing \\.'1s in C<1ll"1!t1l1lllt.‘2lllOl‘l about this time ivith 111111, 111'. t'_\1"11- .\l;1c .\li1l;111, .\1.l’., from

tilioiit, r111 .\1.n"rl1 1|. l1<~ wccivc-tl the following rvply: "l ant 1,; 1n inl tor _\'41lll' letter 111111 for u copy of 11n- r1»: 111111111 siibniitterl to thc (liurlotlu-

town llozirvl <11 'l‘1'..1lt- \\ i111 rctt're11ce to the trans- portation faczlitics at tlnnlozietown. lhe mai- tcrs (llSCllhMWl thrivin 111111 1111 l)\'('\l previously sub-

mitted in tlit- l‘.<1\1-1'n1111~11t for tltrit‘ consideration, and Ctllbl l('l'.'ll>lt' p111 i;;r1--~ ltzis alrctulyi been tnade towards a solution oi stunt: of the problems i11- vnlverl. You \\lil pawl-in inc for tioiuting out that tltert- i. :11 l< ;|~t 011i‘ iintvctiivtcy 111 the resolu- tioii. l':11'.'1;;r.1]-l1 ll 11l- 11111 fourth section of the pretttitbli: 111 \\'ll1<'ll 1t i~ -1:11<~l 111.111 “prniiiiscs ivcre made in 111411 11ml vinirziris would lie placed for the tntuntfacttirt- locally Ill war munitions but 11p to the present tln-re 1111' 1111 l\lllI\\'ll PFOnPCClS of these [)l‘t)llll.'~(’S 110111;; innfleitieiitetl.” is not iii ar-

h-lc, l slntnltl like to lsntuv by wliuiu the ‘\l'I\lI|l:t'.\ \\'t‘l't‘ llIZlilC :1111| to whom. I may also inform you 111411 n contract for bombs was offerul to 111v llrncv Stew-art Litmipzuiy some weeks ago aurl accepted 11)‘ that lirni, 21nd the as- surance \\'il\ givcti 111411 if 1111' c1 inirztct were com- pleted with hllCclCrn ihcrc would tintlmilitcilly be :1 coutiiitittucx: of sitch \\1/l'l\'. 'l'l11~ rlclzty 011 ihc part 0f the lirui 111 getting min production has been caused by Illt.‘ <l1ttit"ul1_v 11f ahtttuiiug tools. llmt- ever, you 111:1)" rt-st Zlvillltl that 1 ~l1;11| do every- thing possible Trade iii the iiizutsrs 111 not be possible to l\'l\t‘ (‘ullll solutions of all ih st- prnlilrius in times, all tht- (|llt‘\l111|l\ lll\l'l\L'(l \\'i most earnest C41ll\I1ltl'.'ll111ll "

On hlarcli 1.1 .\li". from 1\Ir_ l‘. '1'. limit". manager, Canada Steamship Lilies, 1.111., Mon-

cordztnce with the

ways selicttie, heaviest sufferers will be the coni- lniuuities of Iroquois and Morrisburg~ Iroquois Village will be entirely ivipcd out by tlood ivaters, while about ttvo-ihirds of Morrisburg will disap- pear bcitezitli water. Population 0t Iroquois is labout 1,100 and hlorrisburg 1,400. Both com- munities will be granted rehabilitation funds by the Canadian government, but so far their plans for re-establislttnent have not been formed. 5011i: residents of lroquos today expressed the opinion that the village would not be tie-established, but that the residents would scatter, to other munici- palities otidistriets, wherever they could make lihcir livings. lt is expected that new homes and places of business will live to be found for 1,000 'of Morrisburgs residents. lt is considered prob- lable that a new village will spring up 0n a site northwest of the present settlement-oi site which is fairly high. The ntattcr 1111s not been definitely dceidcd upon, however and the inhabitants are waiting action by the House of Commons here 11nd Congress in U. S. A." I l! I i

Cecil john Rhodes, Empire maker and philan- thropist, died this date 1902. For nearly a quarter of a century lie proved the most dontiiiating per- sonality on the imperial side in South African politics. an early age after leaving Oxford he proceeded to the Uiantotid fields at l\lllll)€l'l€y, and there laid the foundations of his great wealth. As Premier of Cape Colony he took an active [tart in civiliz- ing 111111 developing the peoples of the ltinterlantl- llc obtained from the Alatabili Chief lobengela a. coiiccssioti of tnineral and other rights, and the British South African Company, to which a char- lcr was granted, {vats formed to work the concess- yion and the territory is 110w known as Rhodesia. Vlhe attempt of the Mzitabili to enforce their claim to murder or carry off into slavery the Maslionas

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led to war when hostilities were put an end to by Rhodes who, alone and unarmed, went into the 111 11111-1 111v wishes of the Board of midst of the rebels and effected a lasting peace. \Cll>~l'll 211111, while it llYAYi lie was censured by the British Parliament for 11W‘ and satisfactory not preventing the Jameson Raid and he resigned NIP-W lrflllblvd the Premiership. When the South African War ll fwiivc m0‘ broke out he took part in the defense of Kimber- lley. At his death. he left a fund of $30,000,000 to

The son of an Anglican clergyman, at<

THE CHARLOT“

IIOTES BY TllE WAY

WIIIIQ the courts ere ponrlerln

lttq question as to whether or n.t n. "my" pistol is to be considered a weapon in the meaning of the criminal code, citizens who are be- tng held up by thugs who present p, "weapon" at their hearts w.1l continue t.) labor in the belief that. they erg facing a deadly instru- merit. some or the "toys" token by the police are fearsome-locking tttlrtgs calculated to strike terror into the breasts of the bravest. How can they tclt whether the sun tield by the snarling brute is a “t0y' tr a genuine lethal weapon? An error may mean death. - Montreal Gazette.

The Ottawa Joumal mills litm- tlon to an extraordinary situation with regard to the awarding o! dec- orations to Canadians tn active service in Canada, and if true. ll. 1s high time that. the Dcmzriion Gov- ernment gets down to busmws and recozislders the entire question of decorations and titles. —— Quill)“ ctirontcle-‘Ilclegratph.

1t the Munlch meettn: with B"- ler hm failed. Germany ciuld have dropped 2.000 bombs on London and we could have mane no Willy. $10935 s1; mvlle Henderson, former Brit ish antbassador to Germany. Only history wll] reveal the cleverness of British diplomacy tttr ughout this whole war crtsls-Chatham

New‘: .

People who try t» will“ to;- varlous war causes have rather odd experience: at times. Here. for instance. is the tine We <15 W attempt made by a._vi'oma1i to rc- crult. fire-fighters in a 1.10m! l‘! street. last. week. ‘She. called _ house and explained to the nmld who opened the door that she had called to see whether the cccuilalll»? o! the house would assist in mak- lng up a tire-fighting squad for their street. The 81d ‘Wnkt-‘ll 110m?“ mt "well, you see mm . She 5M1- "me mistress ls 9B’. Ttre reciufitor gasped. and began to stty "Of clur-sl’ no one would wish...." She was lnmyyupbed by the maid, “And b6- sides the mistress there's 611W "l9 and cook. Cook‘s 32 and I'm 71). W»? were counting up how much’ that 311314155 us alt gether and its 30>» 250 years." ‘me rccrutcr thanked he; and retired, reflecting that. b.“- tween them they nearly went buck to Pcpys and the Fire of Inndnl So tar from being Fummoncd a.» fire-watcher; the whole household mmed ‘to call for some special conslderatiin from the S311"? l" the Preservation of Ancient Monu- ments. — Manchester Guardian.

The General Steam Nzlvlgflllfl" company, the oldcst steamshp ccmpany in we world, has alrecdi‘ established a remarkable wtlr T90 0rd. Here ls a llSl. of honors so far awarded t- its masters. off cits, engineer officers and crew. F0111 Distinguished Service Order: seteti Dlstlngul tied Sctjvice Cros. s, two Qyfleys of the British Emp. e, 1W0 British EmD1TC_M°5"l’_~ l\'-"'° 135:, tingutshed Servlce Mdnls and 1 Commendations. — Pift C! 1491mm‘

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That Brltaln pcssesses the srcrrt of 9, super-explosive ls a fnsctntit- lng possibility which cannot 1011s be conccalsd if the story gnen: me pubuc 15 a true one. It l.1s_ appeared ln The New Ycrk Tm€~ and 15 ts the effect; that. twzi ycung men, scientific WDTlV-Ys at 4C‘ 11111;, ridge University, OLver Gill») i111 Alfred staiuev. Md °_°“d“°*.°§l Qt" pflqmeng; [or some time with 1n- flnmsimni parl..c1ts of s new’ ccm- pound which Gatty had proltned. These Qnpeflmfifllfi indicated that they had the most, powezftn Gk- plcsive - at dlscsvvred. Taking ll scrnewha targfir. but» ~51,“ "cl-Kl, small quantity Int? a. Led. B" with what they believed were ade- quate precautions for the.r own safety and. against, unncocssfvry damage to properly. they 9x19105011 the composition. The result was ter- rific, House; wtre shaken and ivlti- mws blown out hall a 1n.le_ dittant. The tw; young men ‘More itistantly killed as a result of the concussion. Not, even an abrasion was found 0n their bodies. The formula of the explqglve was Izund m its final form in Gabby’; desk‘ and 1s n w said to be 1n the pOSSCSSIDII of the Erit- ish government. The llllbellJtlvlfly devastating effect-oft! $118 exllbisylls y“ some of the raids of the R.yal Alr litres in Germany in attacks 011 military objectives may be Catt ed b the tise of this new mystery. All o1, watch i3 submitted xmthout p-c- judloe, to our ftzends, the HIBIHFP- Hunllton Spectator.

won extensive zwwlnz o! fir" planned for Essex and Kent 0-1m- ties thle seasm, Southwestern On- tarlo is about. to extend the 1.1m 115;», of new crops that add to Cin- ms’; agricultural wealth and b11118 her closcr to aelf-sufflmency. A few months ago the successful cultivation of paprika — PlEVI-"sl-l’ imported —— was reported. And now with home-grown okra about to like the place of the American Drfi- dug tn the flavoring f connect goups, the broad fields of this part o1 the DJHIIIIQII once flsflln 910W then- worth. - Windsor Star.

helpers

Day nfter any the Brltlsh Nay/y Ls unfolding before (ur 95-‘05 "M? meaning ct control of the oceans. The Mediterranean, which geo- graphically should be easily (121m- tnated by Italy, ls almost tin E118 llsh lake: British warshps sail with impunity slang the Italian coasts, b mbthding Fa c s1 bists 13nd smashing sh.ps in harbor. the igreat. rifles of Llu. Burst-ill baths fleet. augmented by the strikinz power of the fleet 1m arm. Dlflvcd an essentlai part in the _ operations which crushed Grazi- anlu Libyan armies. That 1's the slgtitficance of sea WWW W111i". ll England falls. will pa-s to the A105- -St. bouts Star-Tlmcs.

But ll. II llgnlllcant that in Ill this belllcose utterance aimed at. Bi-ltmh nerves. the voice .f Musso- lLnl L; impressively silent. He has developed a healthy respect for British figlitmg qualities, for the Brltlsu navy and for the vast. hu- miui and material resources of the empire now tie-no PWKd H 8m- erciuly 5nd enthiulast-lcally into the conflict at Brita. n's side. ‘The Italian dlctathr, once the nosfest. and most boastful of Europe's wtalltarlan mouthpiece, has lost hi; right, to m, ln at any “Wn-I’ 0! nerves" chants. He has had to aut- fcr the lgnominy of bemg freed to call on Germany for aid to rescue hlm tn Atbnnlo. - Calgary Herald.

That wu certainly n belllcosfi

llt-inniiiig rvccivetl a letter educate 175 youths from different parts of the :1 _-1~1; 111 frt-iglit traffic \\‘11l'1tl at Oxford, and these are now known as

Rhodes Scholars-

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decllrntlon by Slr Neville Hender-

FETOWN GUARDIAN

An Ideal Man For Dublin

(Glnbotmd Mull)

It 1s doubtful that there la tn hhe whole of Canada an Irish-Canadian better qualified for the post. of High Commissioner for Comm; 1n Dublin than Hon. Dr. R. J. Man- fon. Dr. Matron Ls not only a. man of great personal magnetism. but he possesses a. knowledge of Canadian affairs which would b: exceedingly usetut to any one who must speak for this Dominion ln 11w capital of re

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The press has acclaimed the men- ldon of his name 1n connection with the vacancy at; Dublin and 1V1: quite apparent that the appoint- ment 0f Dr. Manlon to some such pcst would meet with general ap- proval. Moreover. the Government 1f‘ it saw 111: to send hlm as Cans.- dtan envoy to Eire. would do much to offset the criticism that lt ls cunt; nz to a. patronage system that has been outmoded by the war. There can be little doubt that. Dr. Maiiion who won the Military 010s: 1n Fi-atioe. and saved scores of lives by his surgical skill. would make my Personal sacrifice to help ln me pre- sent conflict . After acting“ as l baJtnlion medical ollfloer the front. line. and serving with great (listtnction 1n British war hospitals

to Canada to take his seat. ln Par- llantont as the member for Fort Willem. During 1h.» last twenty years he stained first-hand know- ledge or affairs as Minister of Ratl- wqtys and Canals. as Postmaster- General and as Leader of the Con- servative Party.