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THE CHARLUITETOWN GUARDIAN

GNARLGTTETGWN GUARDIAN

Morning Daily tFounded in I887)

President: Licut. Col. W. Chester S. Mel-ll" Vice-President: .I. R. Burnett. FJ-l- Secretary: Licut. Col D. A. MacKlnnon. 0.5.0. Elfin: amt Alultaglrig Director: .I. R. Burnett, FJI. Associate Editors: l-‘rauk Walker and Ian A. Burnett

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“The Strongest liirmcry is Weaker than the ‘fcaftcst Ink." Kiting ATRII. is, nut. . .-._____-. Facilitating British Sales lr-l i? veiiwv of the war the‘: vtl that llritiiin gt- tltlit liiilanrc in her \\‘ uiili kiznintlzi, and ‘still’. fiscal year it _i»::il oi about $150,- ». till no liuiqui" afford to till ri-‘etwes to itiuel .il l1li\lli\l>l_\' there niust repatriation of n. So hereafter i litfl’ export triiile to ni:tl.t* p: - hit-st: quantities of iiitinititiiis. ixiw lll and iooilstttffs which she is now nriiiviiiq flWllll t';iii;idii_ .\ltniy of hcr intlttsti Sh iiri- li.'t‘—iit.\‘tl]?:t’tl with war orders. hut there tiri- i lilt ' " ins are not zidriptctl for tlnfl-t: HIE-l ll'.\\‘ ' - for niantifzictttrittg gntiilS suiuilile t1: the t‘:iii.'uli:nt tnarkct. 'l‘llL‘_\' must be lilIXli ~ 5t‘t‘lll(f stilistittite markets for those which . -_v lizire lost as the result of the war, and the l l i~ll fi<i\'t‘i‘ii1il(‘l1[ has laid it down as a lllllthilllVllinl p Qicy that every possible eticottrzigeinent should he given to the mainten- ance of export trmle. (foininotlftyi Pl’ t‘; in Czniatla showed remark- able stability dining the c:u"l_v stage of the war

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began the pace of ll‘i('il' rise has gathered m0- nietitiim, and if filili\‘.'(.'(l to continue it might soon come to distuih the cconriinic equilibrium of the country at a critical time. A larger inflow of British gomls, says an txcliangc, might cnsily help to check tlic iisr- in prices. 'l'hcrc should he no difficulty in securing traitspni-trition for them, if it be true that a large number of ships which have taken cargoes 0f mutiitions and foodstuffs to Britain from Canada are rcttiruing in ballast

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i?‘ TT"T'i'M“"'T"TT'—"—TZ'_W Two Enemies I ‘In an impressive address in Victoria re- cently, the Governor-General warned the Domin- ion that there were two enemies to be subdued before the fruits of victory could be enjoyed. “The first is complacency: the second in Nazi- ism," he said. It is not without significance that complacency is placed first. For, if only com- placency could be eradicated, the destruction of the totalitarian conspiracy would be assured. It should, comments an exchange, be crystal clear to everybody by this time that the task of dc- feating the enemy is l. desperate one, calling for the expenditure of every ounce of the Empire's otrezigth and resources. What they are doing and enduring over in the Motherland is the measure of the heroic effort required. "Fanatical zeal," our Governor-General asserts, is demanded! mere admiration, sympathy and half-hearted c0- operation on the part of the rest of the Empire will not do. It is a stupendous job, which only the maximum of enthusiasm and exertion can ac- eomplish.

The survival of democracy, the prescr- vation of popular rule depend upon the holding of the "island fortress." The Earl of Athlone calls the English Channel “the front line of free- dom.” "If that front line . . . should fail," he lays, “it would be our turn next, a. few short weeks later.’ That front line will not fall if it gets the assistance it needs. Prime Minister Churchill's promise that, supplied with the “tools," the job will be finished, is no idle one. It is a pledge which will bc faithfully kept, if the YICCCSFIlIy conditions are fulfilled. That as- surance was addressed to the United States; but it applies also to Canada and other British dom- inions, which come within the definition of the "arsenals of democracy."

Italy Pays The Price

Mr. Joint T_ Whitaker, for years correspon- dcnt in ltiily for the Chicago Daily News, re- cently was t-xpvllwl from that country-On the orders, hc hi‘; trvs, m’ llif‘ (lcrinaiis, because the extrzi<iriliii;tr_v T1 won was given that he had too many frltnilly coiiiii-ctiriits with prominent Ifascists.

From a point li/Qylillll tlic ltnlirin frontier Mr. \\'hiliil<r-i' is Miitlllig’ tlit: truth zihotit Italy, as censorship uvitilil not p- illlll. him to write while he rcinni tell uzlli lfti-vi-‘t borders, and this i5 his suniiiiingg-iip of llll‘, sllliillifill in ltalyi today - "the (ll'i'llll‘lllt‘ ilvnoiitiriwiit-iit," lie calls it, "of l9 ywzirs of llillilliiilltlll fascism":

"After 1o iiii-iiiiis of \\Iil‘ ltiilfs defeat is cmiiplt-tv, and to pi-t-vt-iit the ticgotintion of a scp:ii':\te puivc with lii'<‘.'lf llrittiin the Ger- IliililS lniw- i:il.<-ii fl\"'l' (‘lllllllil of the cotmtry. lttelws ITQllllL‘, liir llfllllftl fort-vs, her iitteriiil pallet‘. and much of lit‘l' industry and agricul- tiirc, Jtl't‘ 1lll!‘.'!ll_\‘ unlit-r dirt-ct Nazi tutelage, and lildlfl’! d-lllswilllli tiiilziy is sciircvly more lliflll the Qtitilfiit-i‘ of ii WillillllTPfl yirovittre. Th9 king ~ tot-tn inn t-7ii_\’ h_\' flit‘ grace 0f Adolf llifcr. which liit'.'l'l~ iii iiniui- alone."

This is the sizile uf igiiutniny' to which Mus-

solini has led his deluded people. For all prac- tical purposcs Italy has ceased to be an inde- pendent nation —shc rates now with Rumania

Mussolini, \\'liD used to rave about

the Mediterranean, now mcckly takes orders from the upstart Hitler.

-. EDITORIAL NUIES -

paying interest on the amount due. a a o n

prohibition province), the Honourable the Min- ister of Defence improves ivith age; that, of cutirse, implies he was good to begin with any- uwiy. a a a a

Today the military camp at Dcbert, N. S., will be inspected by Col. Ralston. The Minister plans to spend the afternoon and possibly part of Sat- urday at Aldershot Camp. He goes to Amherst, N. S. Saturday evening and leaves there on his return journey to 9ttawa*Su‘nday, April 20.

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\\'as our representative in the Federal Govern- ment waited upon by a delegation from the Board of Trade with reference to War Con- tracts? If not, why not? By the same token, what has come over our Junior Board of Trade which started out with such promise of doing 0 " t l ,7 gicat Jnngs ‘ ‘ l‘ * The worthy lllayor is unequalled even by the worthy Premier in throwing smoke screens round knotty problems. He rushed to the Federal Government's aid and with great acclaim when prcssttrc was being brought to bear upon them for war contracts for Bruce Stewart. They are still in the offing. Now he would satisfy the unemployed with the prospect that the Mayors’ conference is going to discuss the problem. It is a case of “while the grass is supposed to he growing the steed is allowed to starve."

w Judge Jeffreys, English lawyer and Lord Cliaticellor, died this date I689. As a barrister showed great skill in cross-examinations; made recorder of London (I678). After Monmoutlfs rebellion was sent on \\’estern circuit to try rc- bels, and at the “Bloody Assizc,” opened at \\’iuchester (I685) he condemned 320 persons to death; secured the committal of the seven bishops to the Tower (1688); after flight of James Il he was arrested and sent to the Tower, where he died.

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s- m It was, indeed, a pleasure this week to welcome in company with the Hon. L. Ralston, \Viitg Commander H. R. Stewart of the staff of tlic Minister of Air, “one of our own” who has made good not only here and at Ottawa, but in

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, France as well. For it should tierer be forgottvu _ that “Ronnie” was one of the five boy signzillcrs,

the first to enlist from here in the World \\'ar when it broke out in September I914. Another is.Colonc-l Weeks, now with the Canadian Army

overseas. Both of them are of the breed. s- ir n:

government. In his newly published

American way of life." a a a a

war world, are in the fields magnetism Ind radio with tory experiments and

full facilities.

ment of physics of the university,

ing the course and the McGill

given over u a recreational centre for them. v a a n-

New York City, made this statement at

the lower lip from habitual sunburn.”

reaching the earth in sunshine. smoke so thin the eye cannot see it, said Dr

lows that smoking is a [ircventitivc and not a cause of cancer.

and Bulgaria, which also meekly have accept ed the Nazi yoke of slavery. And the blustering his eight million bayoncts and Italy's mission to dominate

Those who have not paid their Income Tax by the end of this month will have the privilege of

Like good cheese, (not to mention good wine in a

Mr. Henry H. Curran, Chief Magistrate of New York, is strongly opposed to the present tendency to centralize power and authority in re- miniscences, “Pillar to Post,” he says: “Quite apart from the pressure of too much to do," he writes, “there should riot be too much centraliza- tion of power in the Mayor, as against borough presidents and such, any more than there should be too much centralization of power in the Fed- eral Government u against our once-sovereign States. It is not safe. It tends to dictatorship. Power must stay near the people, near the little home-rule roots of government. To delegate up- ward but sparingly, is the very genius of our

Arrangements have been made —under the general plan released by the Department of Na- tional Defence in Ottawa on April I—for the training at McGill University of radio mechanics for the kir force. The plan offers an opportunity to men who would not otherwise be able to study it a university. The courses, which are not only interesting but should prove useful in the post- of electricity, labora- In- ltruction will be given by the depart- headcd by Prof. David A. Keys, who was actively associat- ed with the British Admiralty in England in research work during the Great War. Under Dr. Keyl there will be l staff of more than 2o lectur- ers and demonstrators. The Royal Victoria Col- lcge will be used as a residence for the men tak- Union will be

Well, well, wonders will never cease, or ls there something new under the sun? Sunshine in- stead of smoking is now declared to be the cause of so-called smoker’: cancer of the lower lip among workmen. Dr. George C. Andrews, a forum on sunlight and cancer held by the Am- erican Society for the control of cancer_ "Smok- ing by women," said Dr. Andrews, “has helped to convince cancer students that so-callcd smok- ers’ cziticer of the lower lip, which occurs largely in laborers, is not due to smoking, as previously thought, but rather to a chronic inflamation of But he and other experts ponited out that the average person need not worry about normal exposure to tanning, The cancer rays are not even always present. The sun alivays produces them, but they are only a tiny fraction of the ultra-violet light Even ii little

llarolrl Rlum, is enough to screen these cancer rays out tfllliplelrly. Therefore it logically fol-

NGTES BY TNE WAY

The ordell to which London mainly and other regain; in acme degrees have been exposed, with the rendcm destruction of life and prop. erty, has had mother rolult which m: be added to the dmwie done to tier’; cause beside thg defect which I14 has suffered. The new: of Britain's stand unbroken and fierce- Lv counter-attacking from her own soil ha; ewe t. the world like l, challenge, ofcrmg which m, French may envy and which a people like the Greeks spring to share. Hitler's threat has failed, but. tine “uplendom and devastation" m Mr. Churchill's phrase against which it. has been

roken has everywhere lighted a new torch for the friends of free- dom. - Manchester Guardian.

Through terrorlstio methods, the German government has orzanzed in the United States a net-work of “KIWI-mill Iii-Pa end nbotctirs con- fil-sbink largely of former gesiuems of, the Nazi-conquered 115L013, Evidence of this latest. Nazi scheme to create o. “slave-spy‘ system In the United States has been secured by federal agents, American foregn attaches 4nd British lntcli ence officers. It has been (other also frcm seqret iainta of aliens mid foreign-born citizens, though fear has kept most vctlms silent. Mqmr Ionian-born residents are being coerced into joining mg Nazi network - the foundation for a I r-Gsst-rvpo m the United States — y tin-eats to relatives tn German. Wbillkated countries. Tlfig rubbing and biackmailmg of foreign-bum in America is earned out with Nazi efflclellfly- In all occupied ccuutizes of Europe the Gestapo compiles 11st; of natives of those countries living 1n the United Statics, even those who have become naturaliz- ed American citizens. A new angle on the slave-spy plan was discov. cred during B. recent, campaign to collect funds frcm Dutchmen in America. Contributcrs were told the money was to Bid Queen w.1- heltnlnais forces in Britain. A cuesk-up indicated the money was 801118 to Hitler. - American Magaz. me.

One of the minor deviltrics of war is me booby‘ trap. ‘lhis trap can be plentcd 1a the open, on ground ivttich the other s.de 15 go- ing to advance over: or, more probably, left about the buJuings lli pisiccs ycu have evacuated. Tue Italians, retreating in Lbya, have Sane in far scme of t-h.s sort. 0f unpleasant business. leaving a number of boa-by traps for the un- Wary in at least one village from which they cleared out, were wary men on the jc-b -Au_,. traiian pioneers and slippers, pespie who are doing fine work, can. gerclls work, in clearing anti-tank minefclds and neutradzing traps. Trap-limbs l5 a, sort of job in ivhitti a man can exercise all man- "F" 0f Ilflfily and personal ingen- uity. You can't of c..ur e say Just iviieie the trouble w.ii be lndaeti, but I got a few tnps the _oihci" day when SJIIQ Brits}; 5IJl‘Ell€i‘S_ train. mg i._n tins ccuntty, gave u demqn- stratton in a house wlLch was Slip. tmsed to have been left undamaged net. long before by in; cngmy The ltriuseuvas st-ill liilTilLhCd, but the oncoming; soldiers found death or Wounds in s.mpie and seemingly harmless things. A bucket, of water was left in ttie mddle of the gar- den path; when it was lifted up off

houc a. door and then a cupboard weie opened and each one fired a. £1119- There was a great draught. blflivlflfl tAi-raugh an open w.noow but when s. man went w shut the window the draught. was replaced by the blast of an explosion. A p_¢. Lure hanging crooked on a wail was straightened by another un. WHY chap with a similar result. Of ccurse, a house may qiLte probably have only one bcoby trn in it, if any at. all; certainly net. 25 like the place in the demonstra- tion; uniers, of course_ the enemy ha; been having a sort of booby- tra held‘ day. — Guifrcy Talbot In London Listener,

British forces racing across Nor- thern Greece to be on the Yugoslav frontier facing the Varoer Valley are reported to include scores of one-man t. . Another 06088.03 for Major-General Giffard is Guesne Martel, commander of the ROW-l Armored Con)», to pat. him- self on the back. Martel did not like the "big Wliliesf’, the first British tanks of the last, war. They were too ClLl-Itiuliy and tot; compou- onu u tame Hftwugh tut a cap-

r t-hen. and with no-blue-prints

old him, he raided autcmobile junk piles, lot. Ill engine from l. Meirweli, e rear axle from n. Ford truck and other odds and ends which he pieced together into a whlpipy nu. tank. ‘Iihe present-day development of this congiomeration one-man in which the soldier 11a fiat on his stomach and fires a machine Bun as he drives. Martel’: babies are massed in Brit- ain for m4; invasion and have help- gd give the F's-scuba the run-around tn Africa. Gen. Martel In his boxing days- hq was champion of the British army-was known e5 the "Slosiier", and still ends stories of his adventures with the phrase, "So I slashed him one." When the British tank drive was maiping up at Cambrat in I917. he doffed his brigade-major‘: uniform and was conspicuous along the line: in m Ill-fitting derby hat and false whiskers. He wanted the enemy to think he was just. e member of 'pfll‘lifllfl8f‘lf, inspecting the uenches. —Sudbury Star.

The British an no sure the Boehe is zoizia to use gas in the attack on Britain, arrangement-s are being maide to have buckets of a specially prepared blister cream at conveni- ent. points throughout the streets. The Intelligence Service inks l blister Baa will be used to scare the

ewpie. The old smoke bombs of the

ut war ha; a sulptturous mixture that raised greet, blister; wherever it touched the skin. These were painful bums. which did not do any permnnent harm u 1on3 u they did not affect the eyes. But, un- less some cream or soothing rub- QIAIIOQ wu applied at. once, the burns hurt, terribly for hours. The Huns may have sornethnig like that in mind or they mny have perfected some vapor that. will cause blisters. If Ab?! l»?! that, it. w odd t1 the burden the people must - carry in the Bettie of Britain. But, if the Germans use Ins o- galnst Brltain_ then let it be hqied that. effective retaliation we nst Germany will be made in kind and without delay. - Windsor Stu".

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ARTICLE II! It's interesting to lieu n. British

official say solemnly that. l! Brits-in ti mvaded, u» inland van be de-

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But the most convincing speech I Iieortd on the subject of Invasion was made by a quiet-voiced woman in a Manchester suburb. She was convincing because she wasn't. try- ing tobe;she wasn't even answering a _ lion I had asked her; sne wean‘; even talking about. the in- vasion, except incidentally.

We were sitting-mgr funliy Ind I-arounci a fireplace in a living room quite like my own at home. Her husband is a man approxi- mately my age and a veteran of the World War. Their daughter is teen-age; their son goes to the university next fall, if he doesn't go into the Army first. Aslzie from modest sav a and life insurance, the four wai‘ pf we house help everythin e am y possesses. was so like my ovin place, I fell to wondering what I should do. if I were in their position and Germans were coming up the road.

My hostess, meanwhile, wu chatting casually, telling about e recent visit site had paid her sis/oer.

“I went to see her." she said, "be- cause, of course, if the Germans come this spring, we shank. be able to go anywhere. We shall all of us have to stay where we are."

There it was again! But so quiet.- ly stated I could hardly believe I had heard 1t.

“You mean," I asked “that. if the Germans land suddenly and sweep in toward Manchester. you will 1e- main here 1n this house?"

“Oh, certainly," she said. "You see. we have all been told what; we shall have to do. We are to stay where we are, and not go running away-the way the people did in Bsieiiim and France-and netting in the way of the Army. There's nothing else for us to do, really, because we mustn't get into a panic and clog 1m the roads. That's just what. the Gen-ruins would want."

I said I hoped the day would never come. ,

“But if it does," she said, “we are all ready for it. We can put. up with whatever they may do to us, hiiu iii A/AAB cnu uul‘ lncii will beat. them ."

If that sounds over-dramatic to you, it uoes so only because I can't. reproduce for you the matter of fact. tone in which my hostess spoke. And immediately after she said it. she resumed the story of her visit to her sister.

My big point is, that this single castiai remark carried more con- viction than all the official utter- nines I had ever heard on the sub- ject; that it, knitted all the official tititerances together and proved Lheir ricctiracy, as tar as I was eon- cerned. After that. when some Bri- tish bigwlg told me steps had been taken to insure that. a German landing wouldn't cause u civlinn panic, I bxlieved him. And when some British John Jones told ine his people wouldn't run, I believed him, too, because I can shut: my eyes even now and hear that wo- man making that brave speech- as quietly and casually as if dis- lcussing a Sunday outing.