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Gallaniry Jratuities

It is not ticlltlhlliv l.111»\v11 tl111t gallantry decorations carry 111-11 ;1\-.11r11s, but it was so stated in Parlia .111: 1111- 111l1cr day. The \'ic- toria (‘ro-w c11.1 . 11 $50 per 21111111111 ziward from the 1l11tc 1-1 1111- uct of gallantry for which the awa11l w.1~ Qftllitul. plus S‘; for each 11.11. This 1111 +11 111 $3,"; per 11111111111 if the . age 111111 infirtnity‘ or from tllli>tr1 111-1-411‘. hi. c1111tr11l_ is imable to earn a livc.1 1111111, 'l‘11c gr11t11i1ics paid on the othcr 1lcc11r11t1c111- arc $11111 cach i11r l). I1‘, Li. D. C. .\1., l1, 1*. .\1., 1‘.1i..\1., .\l. .\1., l).S..\I. The tnoiuwjis 11 11:1\:1.l1'.1- if tl1e recipient is of con1111is<i1n1c1l 1.1a... lf 111- is awarded a dis- ability pcnsion 11c ri-ci-ivt-s 12 1-2 cents a day in licu of 11111111511. he 1111lv decoration carry- ing a ycarly 111111 i’ is 1111- \'.C.

This, i11 11 coup." which permits its poli- ticians to b-111st their 1111111 salaries $2,000 a year, tax exempt, c1111 scnrccly be cited as an ex- ample of the Rotary 1111:1141: that “he profits most who scrvcs hcst.’

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Scots, Scotch And Scottish

'I'l1cre is so much confusion about the origin and 11~agc of the words above mcn- tioned that a corrcspotidciit in tl1e Ediulntrq/z Scotsman has 111111er111kc11 to set matters right. He says:

The \\'11l'1I “Scntch" came into general use in Scotland in the lattcr half of the 18th cen- tury. The word “Sc11ttisl1" is likewise an im- portation from 1311511111111, though it establish- ed itself in Scotland a century or two be-

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Originally the Scots and the Northern Etiglish used the tcrm "Scottis", which was subsequently conlractcd to "Scots". The South- ern English uscd “ScottislW, which first ap- peared in the contracted form “Scotch" in r570, though 1111- colloquial pronunciation which it rcprcscnts may vcrv wcll be much older, just as “Scotti? 11111v wcil l111ve l1cen pronounced "Scots" long l1ciorc it was spelt so.

I-‘roni the middle H3111 century onwards Scottish writers who used Filglish tiscd the English word “.<'c111ti~l1" whereas vernacular writers stuck to "Scots". lluring the 18th cen- tury, l1 wvevcr, “Sc111cl1", which had by then become. normal in 111141111111, was adopted into the Scots vcriincular, and was TQEIIIEIYIV llifll bv Burns and Scott. I11 the first half of the 10th ccnturv it took the place of “Scots" and "Scottidi" in Scotland for almost all pur- poses. I.atcr in the century a reaction developed In favor of "Scottish". and in the present centurv the more ancient “Sc0ts" has been resuscilatcrl. Thus 1111- man who in I500 was I Scottis lau-ycr. was in I600 a. Scots lawyer, 1n 1700 a Scottish lawycr, in 1800 a Scotch law-yer. in 1900 a Scottidi lawver, and today i5 8 Scots lawvcr. lint it is not VCt 60ft?" l0 speak of the Scots llffice or a Scots mist. _.\Ior have we 01-1-11 begun to revive the truly antique .“Scottis."

Veteran? Land Bill

Imp11r11111t amendments to the VBWYHIIS’ Land Act 111' 1114.’ c11111t- up for sccond reading in the Senate a few davs ago and were ex- plained i11 111-11111 by Scnntor brewer Robinson. The bill cltlllilills four s1-p.'1111te amendments, but 1.1-1, gin) 11f 1111 111l111i11i>tr.'1live nature. The important changrs arc as follows:

The prcsc11t .~~\ct makes provision for the estnhlishnicm 11f :1 vvtcran on a purchased farm or s11111ll l111l1li11g, or by way of a mort- gage loan on 1111111 1111111111 11y the veteran, or by ivziy of 11 grant up 111 11 maximtnn of $2,320 O0 hclp a veteran 111 sctllc 011 land provided by one of the provincial govcrnmentl. In some provinces a v1-tcran c1111 obtain Crown lands from the provincial uovcrmnent, which will if necessary advance 111111 mnncv 11p to a certain amount for 1111- 1111r1'l11'1sc of implcmcnts.

In view 11f the prcsent difficulty confront- ing the a<1111i11i<1ra1i1111 i11 imrchasing land-s in certain (lislricts 11111-1-0 substantial increases in land values have ncriirrcd, it has been deemed wise to tnake |\1YI\'i_~'lfill for lnans for the pnr- chase of farming equipment l0 facilitate Th8 establislnnciu 11f qualified veterans on farm properties which they may rent or purchase on terms or :11 prices satisfactory to the ad- ministration. The subsidy feature which ex- ists in connection with the purchase of land by the administration is carried forward into this new arrangcmcvit. This gives a veteran another opportunity of establishing himself as e farmer.

Another amendment confers on the min- ilter discretionary power to authorize loans or advances under the Veterans’ Land Act to pet'- pom who obtained loans or advances under the

visions of the Soldier Settlement Act and we are indebted to the director of Soldier Settlement. It hagicome ‘to the notice of the ' itmenl that certain soldier settlers estab-

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“ the First Great War found it nem- rteeom beyond their conli-ol, to dis-

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their properties to the board. Other soldier settlers disposed of their land to third parties under term agreements. In a number of these cases the third party has not yet completed payment, and technically the soldier settler con- cerned is still indebted to the director of Sol- dier Settlement. To meet a limited number of cases in these categories it is felt wise to make provision for discretionary power to deal with them under the provision of the Veterans’ Land Act, because the veterans con- cerned also served during the last war.

- EDITORIAL NOTES a Parliament is in its death-throes. l‘ ll‘ 4i 1i

v There should be quite a lot of 10b; in the Iushery- Department for returned Island sol- thcrs, now that (-4 new inspectors are to be

appointed in the Maritimes.

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The Illaritimes set the pace for the recep- tion of ".\I011t\"'. and the enthusiasm 1111s bro- grcssetl and increased as he crossed from East to West. By the time he arrivrs 111 Vancouv- er, his reception will have reached the dim- ensions 0f a royal‘ welcome.

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Sir John IIarvey, deputy ad-jutant gen- eral of liritish forccs 11nd inspector gcncral, visited here this date 1830; the ycar following he was made Lieutctiant-(iovcrnor of New Brunswick, ticxt of Newfoundland, and fin- ally of Nova Scotia. In the last CilliélClly it fell to him to introduce, in its f11ll form, thc principle of responsible government in the ‘Alaritime Provinces.

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Toronto has ordered architects’ plans for

a new million-dollar grandstand to scat 25,100, replacing the one destroyed by fire recently at Canadian National Exhibition. IIopc is to Iiave the stand ready for post-war reopening of the big fair in August, 1047. A proposal by the Iixhibition board to dispense with calling of contractors’ tenders and to award the contract to Anglin-Xorcross, Ontario, Ltd. is being held in abeyance. n1 e 1a v

Onlookers and visitors see most of the game, and experience most 0f tourist defici- encies. 1\Ir. Don Short of New York, travel writer for American newspapers, told a Van- couver interviewer that Canada may well miss her share of the 90,000,000 United States tourists that will take to the open road next year. He said drastic changes were needed in Canadian travel facilities and cited poor l1igl1- ways, obsolete liquor laws and lack of accom-

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A gambling mother's tragic farewell warning. Leaving a note telling her 14-year- old son never to “waste your money on the horses," 55-year-old .\Irs. Ann North leaped from a fourth-floor hotel window in New York. The fall injured her critically. "I'm broke," Mrs. North wrote in the note to hcr son, Howard. "I've got nothing. The horses got it all.‘ Please do not. \\'l1en you grow up,

waste your lll0fl€V on the horses." . i‘ F 1'

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Prioritier on cars were removed simply because the Government has found that its ‘plans for a. planned economy are not working. The actual breakdown was over 100 \Villys jeeps imported fro111 the U. S. Prior to Aug- ust Isl, these could have been sold on locally issued priorities. It was ordered that prior- itics must be issued from Ottawa, and that produced so much trouble among farmers who were trying to get these jeeps that the wholc priority scheme was thrmvn overboard.

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The Palestine case shows that the U. S. will not, at present, help in maintaining world security in matters which produce domestic political embarrassment. Should the Unitfid Kingdom refer this case" to UNO, would the U. S. accept a UNO demand for troops t0 keep Jewish immigrants out of Palestine? If not, then CNO is the s111ne thing as the Lea- gue of Nations. In China, the I‘. S. has its own trottblcs, which it is not going, to submit to UNO. It is now perfectly clear that the U. S. cannot avoid tremendous expenditures of money and Iivcs, if the responsibility for es- tablishing a firm (iovcrntnctit in China is ac- cepted. On the other hand, Washington real- izes that for the U. S. lo step o\1t of China is for Russia to step in.

111 11 1v n1 What possibly coull have happened to twen- ty-five million dollars worth of loot which has gone amissing? In Singapore the other day Capt. J. B. D. \Vi11iams was cashicred and sentenced to a year at hard labor by a court martial investigating the disappearance of the $25,000,000 Nakamura treasure, which the Japanese looted in thdDutch I-Iast Indies. Capt. \1Vi11iams was assistant provost marshal at Bat- avia and a member of 1111-. British Anny/s special investigating branch. One almost feels that if a $25,000,000 theft merits a year's imprisonment, a mere $25 theft would deserve the award of a D.S.O., nr, at least, a medal of merit. n1 1v 111 11-

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Addressing a 4-H youth organization i11 Mon- trcal Mr. john Bracken, .\I. P., is thus quoted: “The youth of today faccs the challenge of steacl-ying the institutions of society-the church. the school, the home, the law-—-coniinucd Mr. Bracken. There was need of laws being ob- served, Mr. Bracken 1ieclareti, of being al- located between the federal authority and the provinces. A sensible allocation had been made of that power in the past, leaving the larger measures of responsibility to the central body, and the responsibility respecting civil rights, property, education, and other matters to the provinces. It rests with you now". he conclud- ed, “to decide in your time if that (l-ivision of responsibilities will be altered through the years, if the provinces are to be shorn unnecessarily of their powers, and if the central authority is to become unnecessarily centralized. If I may make a suggestion. your motto should be:

‘A minimum of centralization and a maximum of autonomy for the provincial zovemmentf."

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

Notes By The Way

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It has often been laid mocking- Iy that. all wnlte men were immi- grants or descendants of immi- grants. The only real 100 percent. Americans, it was stated, were the Red Indians, foimd 1n the» West- ern Hemisphere where Etucpeans first began active exploration in the 16th century. But now it is as- serted that long before the Indians reached much n1 =1 state of rzulture. the Western Hemisphere hid been inhabited by hmmn beings pro- bably for 25000 years. Scientists base this upon discoveries ‘.: caves in New Mexico and elsewhere and by a study of geological hlstory.— Ohatham News.

Some Canadians are aggrieved when. visiting Li“: United States. they lint their money oeln dis- counted or ref-wed. There mill are some plactxs where our money is being dlscountod across the line. sometimes still as high as 10 per- cent. It should be noted, towever, that Americans nluinol; be com- pelled to accept our money at ail. for it Is rat legal tender 1n :1‘. United States. Yer Canadians may be forgiven 1i they make mental note of places wmeve their money is discounted or refused and 1:0 come-where else. “Niagara Falls Review.

Ontariok speed limit for high- way traffic 1s once again 5f m1".-s per hour. The signs notlfvlxg mut- orlsts c,f their right to drive that. fast are reappearing. now trut t.1€ Dominion regnlrvlon holding t'.1e speed down tn 41) miles has beer. rescinded. This should not be- taken however, as an open invhatlon to get up to and stay at the 50- mlle speed under all circumstances Urrler certain cincltions. such a speed 1s recklessly dangerous both to drivers and oubllc. Motorists should be givzn t»; undersnrd that they have a responsibility .11 drive carefully at all tirncs. of which they are not relieved 51mph by the figures on a roadside sign. —Wind- sor Star.

“High tea". as Scotland under- stood it, was a ncver-endmg source of astonlshm-nt and perhaps admiration - to the visitor from the other side of the border says The lnburgn Scotsman. Whatever the detlclans may think about the wisdom of tnis erstwhile- rlcli and possibly ills-sorted treat, we shall heed them not. when 1t 1| in front of us wgatrt We shall know things are back to normal.

A: regard; his war memoi», Mr. Churchill reveals that hc has not begun them" vet In the history of World War No. l his personal record occupies an established place. Some of the best iwltlng 01f the time went into ft. and reo- tlvely few of his judgemen’: have been seriously questioned. This time he was more than ever at the centre of things, the only one of the war leaders who saw tne conflict through from first tr last. His emimnt position, his unrival- led knowledge of the whole scene, his historical sense and hi: gzft for the right word qualify hl-n as no other man for the writing of a personal iecord of the most momentous period in world his- tory. -Belfast Weekly Telegraph

A new youth problem that has mt received sufficient attention thus far was brought out by Dr. Harry D. Gldeoase, president of Brocfrlyn College, in a recent ad- dress. He pointed out that under present conditions millions of teen-- agers just getting out of high school are doomed 1o re tdle for years. These youngsters, he said, will find on graduation 16,000,000 vdcrans who have statutory priority on college education: and lots, and 12,000,000 more persons who enjoy Beniorlty In employment through union agreements. at doesn't leave much in the year of opport- unities for them, and 1f some get into trouble or adopt rudicn‘ phil- osophies because of their enforced idleness. there ‘.5 little oonstruct- Ive that we can no about it. It will take careful planning ncw to avoid another “lost generation" such as grew up after the last great disillusionment of tie 11120 depvreslon. -l3r>st.on Post.

One of the most popular folk- sorlgs in the United States - and indeed 1t 1s sum! 1n every English- spenklng country -— is "CBJy the Back to Old Virgmny". If one mm- lon Americans were asked t“ r-anie the composer, pretty nearly 999,999 qt them would answer Stephen Foster, The St. Thomas Tunes- Journul believes Foster dt-vl 1n 18184. and "Carry Me Back" 11111.1: not. written till afLer his death The composer was James M. Bland, a Negro, who, although he wrote the son; which ‘ins become the stile hymn, was not lom in Virginia, but tn Long island. He wrote about. ‘100 songs altogether, althourzh only a few became national songs, Dem Golden suppers‘ wis one of them. Like ‘itcpnen Iloster he died poor. There was 11o money l1 songs n those days. Foster uncl Bland were born about 100 years tm- soon, A 16W day! 1130 in the presence of a lnnze satin-rips. (Jo-rumor William M. ‘Puck of Virginia un- veiled a granite monument over Hand's grave in Philadelphia T-va often it. L; the 11y. of musical and literary geniuses to achlcvs fame long after their deaths arm when it is too late t11 bring them any rewards.

This may be a young rnan'| world, and we won't argue about l1. but there are still an unusual num- ber of men veil past their three score and ten. who are taking a vigorous enough nart 1n th ' country’; uffslrs tn prove SOIIIEIIII§ or other, rays The lethbrldqc Her- ald. The other div we wen-.- again reminded of this when we plated "P l 60D!’ of The Ottawa Journal and ozme upon on article by its publisher, PD. , whq 1, “n. sidemd by IMHY to be the undis- puted dean of Canadian journal- ism. Mr. Ross ls in the 89th year of a very active 1k: but you'd never believe it unless vou were nhown the proof. tkrtainly the article we are talking about ‘t move anything except that the reraon who wrote it takes e vlgom 1.1- tereet in life and writes wit a bright and 011w etyie. Ana the eilwject of the article, filhter Joe Louie. wasn't exact 01 ellblect we'd from n vnt- er nearing his l0‘ birthday. Anv- Wll! In were pleased to 1n that P D. ls continuing to tile lilflh an active interest in all: a mart! o! ectlvltlee. One week he discourses

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‘The System At Work’

(New York Tlrng)

We are indebted to one of our readers for calling attention to a gem of British bureaucracy which loses nothing in lustre if set oe- nide our own domestic reduce, It l: from a volume bilhed in London last. year cal ed “Law and Orders", an inquiry into the nafiuro and scope of delezeted iegillation and executive power; in Elllllnhd

by Carleton Kemp Allen, formerly ~

Professor of Jurisprudence in the University of Oxford and now wor- dcn of Rhodes Home, Oxford. Mr. Allen vouches for the authentic- ity of the following letter from the Board of Trade:

Making of Civilian Clothing (Restrictions) Order, 19¢ )5R, and O 19412. No. 54-1).

I am tn refer to your letter dat- ed lst March in which you make application for a licence to permit o a suit being made having morel pockets than those laid down 1n the above-mentioned Order.

It 11s noted that you do not re- quire more than two pockets tn the trousers and that you would like, instead of the third pocket, to have an cxlra one in the jacket. I am to say that the Board are not.‘ prepared to rcnslder the giving up of a pocket 1n one garment suf- ficient reuse-n for the granting of an extra pocket in another gar- ment, since the rcstrictlons are imposed on the separate garment and not on the suit as a whole.

The Board realize, however, that 1n certain circumstances 1i: may he necessary to vary the re- strictions and if you would state why you are unable to make use of the third pocket in the trousers (it is not necessary that this poc- ket should be n hip-pocket, the restrictions do not 1n any wuy re- fer to the position of pockets but cciiy to the total number 1n each garment), thus necessitating the extra Jacket pocket, full conllder- ation will be given to the issue of a licence. It would also be helpful if you were uble to state the exact use to which the extra packets you require in the- jacket and waistcoat are to be put.

With regard to your request for fl‘

a small subdivision 1n the right side pocket of the jacket. I am to say that. this is not regarded as an extra pocket and that no licence will therefore be necessary l-n re- spect of this requirement.

The name and address of your tailor should also be stated -in ord- er that if a licence is issued 1t may be sent to him.

Mr. Allen says that. the final irony ls added to the farce when. “after years of this kind of thing, the Whole mumbo-Jumbo of poc- kets and side pocket: and sub- pockets and 1s abandoned, for the excellent reason that it was never worthwhile at any time." It ‘rs to he hoped, he adds, thatthc official who wrote this letter “was aware of its infinity-me would be scarc- ely human if he were not. But he is not responsible; he is only do- FHB hi! dilly. Nobody is responsible It ll merely the System at work. This is the aspect of bureaucracy which ls most repellent to the

citizen. The thing with which he’

has to ‘deal is just. a vast force. 11n- reen. impersonal, unimpassioned, intangible. It ls composed of 1n- d1v1duals none of whom is an in. dividual."

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HARVEST There is a quietness in autumn field

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To soothe the driven spirit. for it SEEIILS '

These dowered ‘ands, golden wfth ample yields,

Lie gestinfl. having filled their April

Iipborne, the bitter frost, The furious lash of heaven, 4nd

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like men,

Printed for dark warm rain, thought summer last,

Yet w fruition at lest have borne their seed.

50 ll- m-fll! be Wll-h ae-desozte All stress,

All strange vncertatn fears and curious pain,

long winters o! the heart, lost happiness.

I shall complete this mortal year, and gain

Some golden still September of the soul

Whose harvest-tide bring: ripeness of the whole.