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Morning Daily tFoundori In I881)

President: Lieut. Col. W. Chester B. Multan Vice-President: J. ll. “nrnnfl. F. J. l. Secretary: Liens. Col. D. A. Muiiinnon, 0.8.0. ldltor and Managing Director: J. B. Burnett, IJJ. Associate Editors: Frank Walker and Lient. Ian A. Burnett, if..C.N.V.B. t0n Active Service)

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Tluul the Weakest Ink.”

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Members of Parliament meeting today are unhappy about money, reports an Ottawa ex- change. Their $4,000 sessional indemnity ran -out ll(‘l0l'€ the last adjournment. Thus thcy may get only travcllitlg expenses for this week's jaunt to the Capital. To get their pay Parlia- ment would ltave to meet, then prorogue and be formally called again for another session. Then they would start on their $25 per diem basis for a new session. Bttt tltis meeting today is merely tut lttljottrttntcltt front the lase session and the scssinnzll indcltlnity box is run dry. How- evcr, ultdcr the \\‘ar Measures Act Parliament fin do almost anything!

The last short session was that one day affair, vllm, :5, i940. The Commons met at 3 put, argucll ztll afternoon about the Lib- eral Government's war effort. At 6 o'clock someone asked if the llotlse would sit that ltigltt. Mr. liitig rcplit-tl that " ill the light of the kind of discussion we have listened t0 this afternoon" he would consult his colleagues to decide what was best to do about further pro- ceedings of tltis Parliament. Before 8:00 that evcltittg thc eighteenth parliament was diss0l\- ed by proclamation of the Governor Gcncral.

The big question about this week is wlteth- er the Prinle Minister will make his rto-oonscrip- tion policy a vote of confidence issue or whctltcl" he will merely ask Parliament to ex- press its views and tltclt say, "all right, that's what we'll do."

Some think he would not have summoned Parliament simply to do either of those things. Thcy think he will call an election. Others argue that this would be his last desire at this time. that he will want to fend off an election until his no-coltscriptiott policy has perhaps proved capable of working. Given few casualties (and the (Zlllftflléltl .\rnly is now otlt of the line) and a good break in the war, Mr. King would prob- ably be much happier to go to the polls in the early Summer, perhaps with the war safely won and conscription an echo of the past.

The nature of the confidence vote is inter- esting. The Canadian Parliament has never used thc positive Confidence Vote as does the British Parliament. Our habit is for the Op- position to more a waltt of confidence amend- ment to a Governtttetlt bill. Mr. Churchill, on the other ltanrl, not long ago put a straight res- olution before the House which stated simply that the llottse had faith ilt the Government's coltdtlct of the war. Today Hr. King will lfave to start tltc ball rolling somehow. Will he, then, simply have a nlotionlput to the effect that Par- liatticnt has coltfidcltcc ill the Government's war effort? On such a motion the debate 0n conscription could then be held. Depending on the support he receives, the Prime Minis!"

r rwould then choose his course. Such a motion,

however, rcqtlircs the usual 48 hours’ notice. "The ottly assertion one can ntake with any assurance," sllvs the Oflazva Joltrrlal, “is that the common garden variety of Mcntlbers of Parlia- ment milling in here now are absolute- ly in the dark. If you ask them how tltcy'll vote most of thclu will ltedgc. Tlteir problcnl is that they don't know what they're going to vote on, and ltow the Great Man is going to put the question. It seems it is a one- malt show. llis arhltirers have faith that 116'" produce his usual rabbit, that his lttck will hold. llis critics say his luck has run out, that when the United XationsCctteral Staff failed to produce victory in October, as advertised, it

was the beginning of the end for Mr. King." An

llnperial Dedication

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In the Chapel of St. George in Westminster Abbey hangs a ntentorial tablet to the million dcad of the whole Enlpire who fell in the last war, and ahovc it are draped the flags of the Dominicans and of India. A similar recogni- tion of the contmon inheritance, says the Lan- don Tinlrs, is implicit in the announcement that the (iorcrltnteltts of the four Dominions of Canada, .'\llSll‘llll.'l, Xctv Zcalzlltd and South Africa have accepted the allocation of four stalls in the Abbe_v Church for the use of their High Commissioners ilt London, and that they will cause thcm to be adorned with their armorial insignia. Thus the official representatives of thcsc great nations arc formally associated with the malty solemn acts of dedication, of Church, State and people, which by ancient tradition or in response to modern desire are associated with St. lidtvarrlls Shrine.

“lt is but a liltlc stop ill thought from this vcrv wclvotttc innovation," says The Tfnlcs, “t0 indulge the ltopc that some day the Elnpire may be givctt a more tnnnlc association with the most atlgttst of all the rites of “cstlniltster. lt could but enrich the great sulvlltnity of the Corona- tion if the inlpcrinl banners were carried aloft in the Abbey, side by side with the swords of the feudal tradition,’ or, if it be thought that the ancient rite is too domestic a thing to be satisfactorily adapted to the symbolism of a world-wide limpirc, it would surely be ap- propriate that the occupants of the four stalls, tvltctlter the High Commissioners or still more eminent representatives of their countries, should participate with the lords spiritual and temporal of liuglztttd in the act of homage to the King after his cntltronelucnt."

As Th!’ Times points out, the Abbey Church of Westminster belongs to no diocese. It has for ntalty generations been accepted as a sacred possession common tn all the British peoples, and in recent years the Dealt and Chapter haw

faithfully interpreted public opinion in the Etn-

pire by seizing every opportunity to clothe this

universal sentiment in institutional form. ._____i€__

inexplicable

The King Government's attitude on the con- scription question has reached the stage where it is incomprcltensive to everybody. The Prilne Minister in his broadcast on Nov. 8 gave sol- emn assurance that there was tto intelttiolt of disbanding the “Zombies“ and allowing them preferential treatment by giving them civilian work at civilian rates of pay. They were to be kept in the army under discipline, and so con- tinue to be “a potential ultimate reserve of re- inforcements whose compulsory employment in any theatre may, in the Fcltt of developing cir- cumstances, have to be t" msidered."

This statement. barring its characteristic wordiness, seems clear enough. Btlt on Nov. I 5 we got a different statement of policy, issued officially by Defense Minister McNaughton after consultation with officers commanding military districts and commands throughout the country. The results of the conference were said to represent “a definite step forward to- wards clarification of the situation." Attd lterc, according to General Il/Icblaughton, was one re- sult: “A careful review was made of home establishments with a view to the disbandntent of those no longer required for training or for home defense in the light of the progress of the war."

How troops can be "disbanded" withotlt al- lowing them to take advantage of civilian jobs at civilian rates of pay is not explained.

EDIIURIAI. NUIILS Canadian Navy \Veek. i I i i

T, B. Cantpaigtt now calls for attention. ¥ l! i i

Parliament resumes today under sensational circumstances, caused by a split in the

King Government.

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Senators and other patronage jobs hold good should the Kiltg Government decide to go to the country immediately hereafter? Or would the new government cancel them? i ¥ U U

The recent prevalent southeasterly wind has brought mildltess and dampness in its train. But we need not worry, it is not unusual to have a snowstorm on St. Andrew's night, the 30th of the month.

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It will be too bad if we lose the airport popu- lation, together with a large proportion of Bruce Stewart 31 Co.'s ship workers all about the same time. On the other hand it mav solve the housing problem, if that be any coltsola-

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The Curtin Governlncnt ltas decided to es- tablish the motor manufacturing industry in Australia. It will ask all interested parties to submit proposals and if none are satisfactory, it will probably set up a corporation itself. Government lnultition factories will probably be used. Legislation passed in 1939 to pay boun- tles on car engines will be repealed. Wartime manufacture of aeroplanemengihes has revolu- tionized Australiatt‘ illfflllfarCitlflllg capacity.

The Caitadian Army has been inactive slnce the conclusion of the sticky fight to clear the Scheldt estuary and open the port of Ant- werp for Allied shipping, which, alas, has not yet been accomplishcd. Before that, Gen. Crerar's forceshad swept along the Channel coast, making a number of smaller harbors avail- able as supply funnels for all the Allied forces on the western front. The 1st Canadian Army fought virtually non-stop front D-day last lune 6 until early this lnotttlt, capturing ports like Le Havre, Dieppe, Bouloglte, Calais and Ostend.

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Sir Martin Frobisher, English navigator died this date, I594; was first Englishman to attempt North-West passage to Cathay; sailed in com- mand of a small expedition in 157 ; reached Labrador; following year set out with a larg- er expedition, but returned on account of a discovery of supposed gold near Hall's Island in Frobishcr Strait: made another uusttcccssftll attempt in 157 ; with Drake lltatle a profitable expedition to the \Vest Indies in I585; dis- tinguished himself against the Spanish Armada in I588, and Knighted- for his services; was mortally wounded (luring an assault on a fort near Brest.

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Woe betidel The Scots are declared to be a dying race, atleast in Scotland-that in the conclusion of a Government committee an- pointed to consider the post-war provision of housing in Scotland just published ilt London. More and more Scots are migrating to Eng- land and this, along with a decline in the birth- rate, will in the future cause a great population decline, the committee said. To prevent Scot- land becoming too uttinhabitcd, the committee suggested the aim should be provision of 500,- 000 new homes.‘ A ltouse-to-hotlse census should be taken within two years aftcr the war ends

to find ottt how many young married couples are living with relatives and how many “poten- tial men altd women wlto would marry if they had reasonable prospects of finding housing accommodation.” The gross population of Scot- land, while it may continue to rise slightly in the immediate futttre, is likely to remain fairly steady for the next generation. It may decline, however, after about 197i. Migration will be a decisive factor. The average age of the popu-

lation will rise steeply. There is a definite tend- ency towards a further drop in the number of children. The aging population is likely to be doubled tn the next generation, and by 197!

may quite well outnumber the children.” Be- tween r861 and r931, 1,365,321 persons—more

than the present population of Glasgow-left Scotland for England am] other countries. a e

THE CHARLIYITETUWN GUARDIAN

llntes By Th; my

Castor oii, the

“vhlch m“ Production of

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Brazil. m. liiirii‘ tfa m" “v1.1? other oils. It ls particularly gun- able for aircraft enzlnel 1n view

Y 10W freelllns lwlnt. m adheslveness and its teat, resist- ance w heat: in aaaltfnn, m, per- fteyntilxllgezagfiulisslduebznd its solubil- Vefy lows-Brazil: BuIiIIelflILaI-e ma]

We "WM Brine: um Canada‘: post-war tourist trade will ecnle to "8 Without effort or considerable expense because there every evldencpdnthat olh ' We Z tourist bu ' u intensively as we and for similar reasons. The mur- lst dollar re resents net gain to the country n which it 1s spe and there will be few part5 o; the world which will not welcome it. Wllh vben arms in order to bolster their economies after the war, A5 a matter of fact, there 1s already

h competitors

ess, including coun- tries overseas, intend to go after t n a most thorough manner.- Brockvllle Recorder and Times.

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One of the

t llfl f i of Canada's m“ ‘n y“: “s

Wartime exjerlence is the relative absence of grumbling about the rationing of food. The aVerflEe housewife has found noth- ing particularly irritating in the couPOn system and those regula- flvhb Which the international em- ergency has prescribed. They rm- derstnnd that no government re- lshes the introduction of policies which interfere with the even cnor of the citizen's way; and they are fully persuaded that so soon as ft is practical to relin- quish its control of food. the ra- tion book and its colored pages- wlll be relegated to the limbo Victoria Times.

Tradition gtlu i“ g 1g; | offlcfal Britain. Plaiitllluz ‘iilitp cit]: pendfture of $3,510,000 on the re- storatlon of the shattered Com- mons Chamber at; Westminster. the select committee dealing with re- construction makes the slgnfflcznt announcement that it. wlll have more seating capacity, but not {or members of the House. Apparent.- lY the Briton who wins a “seat" in the Commons will stlll find this

\‘Vill Government appointment of Governors, ,5

merely a figurative term. There “as not. ln the old chamber suf- flclcnt room for all the members to sit down at once. nor will advan- tage be taken of the opportunity to remedy tilts deficiency. Seats have not, been provided for all the Commoners ln the past. so, ac- cording to the typical British view, there ls ho reason why this should get: clone in the future-Windsor at.

If you will check up on lhe kind

Canadian breeding stock ma? play a large part in rebulfdlng the llve stock herds of Europe when the war ls over. Particularly in the restoration of farm bower, the horse will be required and some idea of the coming demand for horses may be gained from tlw estimates of the declining num- hers of horses in the various coun- tries since the war begun. It ts estimated that the number 0f horses tn Britain. Holland and Belgium [lave been reduced by half. ln Russian by one-third, and that

"BOOTLEG LATIN" '

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S1r.—I should like to offer mod- icum of comfort. to some o your recent eorrespondenta who are distressing themselves quite need- lessly about Latin (and also flies) in our schools, meant‘: . I take lt, our one-room rliffll schools. From an experience of some twenty years among such schools, I can luaure them that both flies and Latin are tractlcv ally non-existent therein. It ll true an occasional mouse tallies I. tour of ins action. robably to see if anyone s comm ttlng the un- pardonable sln of indulging in a little Latin on the sly. Bootlagglng Latin into the country schools 1s almost a criminal offence now- adays. Everyone knows it ll gtainst the rules of the zame-off- de at the verv least.

Isn't lt time we stopped boxing shadows. and swattlng mythlca flirsi’. We don't need a whole galaxy outmoded Anulriean psychologists to diagnose the mal- ady our schools are suffering from. It ls a plain case of malnutrition. We are starving our schools to death, whtle in wide-eyed bewil- derment we exclalm, "What can be tlte matter? Surely 1t mud. be a surfelt of Latin.”

I am Slr, etc .E IST Nov. 2i, 1944

THE BATTLE 0F THE ETITMO- LOGISTS AND THE EN‘!- OMOLOGISTS

Slr,-Tine followlnl modestlv dedicated to and Mr. MacLure:

From trtvlnl fhIIIKS. what mighty

t1. ts ls ! Focrczlitllsitne rasek 1a freedom from the f1 s

battle first belzan, And into Grcek with fearful fury

r . Attitmivhilc thev talk of Latin con-

ll tvtriiurrafi

e . On otlthouse screen-l this

JUKIIHOIL

The flttcp in clusters form a con- lzrelzu on.

Though verbal tcmoest cloud; the peaceful sccnes.

We advocate but simple screens.

Content we not

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Alleaflfll tn TRES PARTFS should be divided.

Or that on Newton's head lln apple

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Or bfnn from monkev came-o-r so tltev te1_ Or that tn cranial attim should be l3

stor Such formulae as cannot be lwnor- Btit “mantle we waft. for scholars to 1f ‘infill or lf Euclid should ‘ore- s e. Unwnlccme hosts disturb the stu- dent's drlzam. Where conquering flies in triumph reign supreme. I um. Slr, etc.

POETA DICIPULORUM RURIIS SCIENCE TEACHING IN SCHOOLS

Slr,-I thfnk 1t fs about time the teachers of Prince Edivjltrd Island

only one-third of the original num- bers of horses has been left in Poland, Czechoslovakia. Juszoslavla and Greece. Germany. by plunder-

ing the other nations. is believed to have as many horses. ff not more, than when the war began- Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph.

By 1938, Yale's grown to 2,748,000 volumes. They filled eighty miles of shelves, were card-catalogued in 10,000 drawers, required 200 ntteltdants. This tn- crease was typical of the larger United States university libraries, which for more than a century have roughly doubled the number of their volumes every sixteen years. says Time. If Yale's col- lection "continues at this pace, wlthln another century it. wlll con- tain 200,000,000 volumes, requiring 6.000 miles of shelves, eight acres of catalogue files, 8,000 cataloguers. The geometric bogey was raised re- cently by Connectlcut Wesleyntrs Librarian Fremont Rider ltt "The Scholar and the Future of the Re- search Library." But Librarian HlClEl‘ fs not: overly alarmed. He thinks the solution Ls already at hand, ln mlcroprfnt.

library had

For just two weeks under five years urltnttt tins been llshiillt; for Victory. Recently a Z-hours’ ban was placed on news of the right-wing advance of the Allied Forces tn France. The reason giv- ing was that the Germans did rot know whore tllcy were going — they were gOIng back, most cer- tainly, If they could get back. But, do we know where we are going? That. f: the much more

wnkcltcd up and realize wh a welghtv issue is at stake. Maybe some of those otvferrelti

trustees) teachers with about twenty years of experience sllnuld be the ones to sneak first. However none of them 2:111 too eager, a0 I feel that, it ls up to the lunlort, in the teaching profession to take Who responsibility.

Mrs. Frank seems to think Latin should be abolished in the wulolie schools. Mr. McLure duesn’t.Fr "lik- ly, I agtne with Mr. MacLure. av- be one of the Teasons ls because I was a student of Prince of Wltles College last year and the preceding year and learned to inspect Dir. Machine's ideas. Thev are consldm- ed nulte nlodern and because of that one should not. thtnk ft ls d- fashioned to ulzrec with hlm m1: Lot-in should be taught. in tlr: Dilb- Llr: schools.

We can abolish Latin and at- tempt teaching Chemistrv . Physics. but how many of Iahe

for one. do not feel 1 could do 1t. properly, lmr I have studied a Rood deal more Sclunce the Prince Edward Island tcae

Teachers with a Becom- Ltance who tit-tended Pr Wales College in 1940 and vain-s nreudlnz received only a very small slnrltterlnz of chemistry and most of them have already forgo .en that the formula for water is IO. What n perfect mess thev and a stood many others would make of teaching any more 501M160 than we clot

Please do not thfnlr I am nre- judiced against Science. Let us teach n little more evcrv year tn the schools and put into School Act. the proviso trustees buy. all the equipment for such. Also, lenve Latin on the curriculum. Metre-

important question. The blunt mm, 1s, off the battlefield, w: don't! Victory and the peace It. wlll bring have been our target. for lite past flve Years. Yet, WE are not ready for It. The nation, and British tndustrv as s. whole, are not ready to receive the mil- lfons of men and women who wlll be ready for demobllizatlolt when the war ls over. —The 112001116!" (London).

t Ilka Eisenhower. lie reminds me of what one might honestly call "a tyDlcal American," Richard f... Tobin writes tn “Invasion Journal." He speaks wttit a Texas- Kansas accent, dropping endings, leaving out n few r's, beinll very colloquial and friendly in lus speech. He has none of the Europeflfl h1- hlbltions 0f failure, which nn_- other Amerlcan trademark. Hes willing to chance thlnfls- H9 l5 tow-hatred. or was, being now mostly bald. stands about five feet. ll inches and welshs about 1B0- and smoke; one cigarette after an- Qmer. Hg tkes scotch and rye. but not much of either. He llkea to eat and he doesn't like the war- time diet. The Stars and Stripes calls hlm Gen. Ike and his aides call hlm Gen. Ike when stuffed brass isn't too near. I don't know what stuffed brass is, but stufflness and brass seem to tostther

ultc often tn the American nrnw. flat with Eisenhower. however. I

believe he ls the least stuffy man in high place I've ever met. except, for Ambassador Wlnant, who ‘tpinks he's Lincoln and over-does

ly, le us not have to teach so much. Tltrre _ls too much required to be ttluzht ln Grade Ten.

I am. Sir. etc. TEACHER,

TO VALIIALLA

From Arzew to Balmcrnl.

Oran to Bannockburn.