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fist John idan Heads Maritime Board 0i Trade

Mr, F. C. Mortimer, St. John, N. 13., was elected president of the Maritime Board cf ‘Prado at the dosing session held here yesterday morning in the Canadian Legion hall.

The following vice presidents were elected: For Nova Scotle. M:- H, P, Briggs, ‘Halifax; for New Brunswick, Mr. Norman Hauler. sackville; and for Prince Edward Island. Mr. W. M. Meiiish. Sum- merside. LicuL-Col. K. S. Rogers. Charlottetown, is the retiring pra- slrieni.

Tile session opened with Col Rogers introducing Mr Harrison Hayes, Montreal, as representing the Canadian Chamber of Com- merre. Mr. Hayes said he was dele- gated to bring greetings and assur- nnccs of full co-operation from the nlilonfll body to the meeting.

The chairman said he was un- able to deliver his presidential ad- dress yesterday and would not take op the time of the meeting in doing so now. since mos‘. of the state- ments embodied in it had been thoroughly discussed

Canadian business. he said. had made Canada the great country it now was and he was sure private enterprise could justify its exist- ellre in the years ahead, Ha dis- nprgoved of any continuance oi many of the wartime regulations and stated that private enterprise was capable of maintaining the economic welfare of Canada with‘ out embarking on any soclrilistic schemes.

Mr. J. A. Morris, $ncton. said the retail businesg of Canada was satisfied to remain in operation under free enterprise. Free enter- prise could do more f the de- velopmenl of the coun ry than an)’ ~ government-dictated economic system. It was true that the pro- fit motive was lnsepnrate from free enterprise but so long as it did not become tho dominating one. ihelcountry was safsVundel; the free enterprise system, Com- petition afforded an incentive to the development of more modern and efficient methods of produc- tirln and distribution while incen- tive remained dormant under any form of socialism.

The case for private enterprise will stand or fail, Mr. Morris said on its ability to give life to the whole people.

Mr. Morris cautioned against the delegates entertaining any but the most amicable feelings toward co- operatives, joint stock companies, eic.. which were not soa-iolistic organizations in the proper sense ni the term. Trouble lies ahead. Mr. Morris said, unless business realizes that certain changes in the natlonn-l economy might be advisable. but such changes need not endanger the welfare of free enterprise. But free enterprise la confronted with a grave challenge. The issue has been joined and for free enterprlseto falter now will mean that its enemies will be

quick to introduce other systems

In Europe, Mr. Morris conclud- ed. the issue is not between 01p- iiallsm and socialism but between freedom and slavery and Canadian business must develop a deeper consciousness of the great ques- tions itflvdlved.

Mr. Paul Sharpe. Charlottetown. slid that thousands of American tourists new had their own priv- ate planes and he thought some rrl-ftrfllnflllofl should be develop- ed among all the Maritime air- rwrls to encourage those Ameri- cans making use of the Maritime airports when they decide to take a week-end cruise or to go on s firing vacation. Mr. Sharpe fore- saw a tremendous future for the development of Maritime tourist trade should those thousands of firing Americans be slWn 6H- fmlilxement to visit Iastern Cen- ads.

Luncheon Address

At the luncheon held for the delegates at the Charlottetown HOW. LL-Col. Ross, officer com- mmldlng the Cape Breton High- landers overseas and now Mari- lime manager of the National Un- employment Offices. said it Wll the duty of his division to bring the employs. and’ the man with professional or technical training together. Men capable of caminlz $2.400 a year and up. and women Capable of earning $1.800 a WIF- wcre assisted to secure the eln- Mcrment they were equipped 10f- Three things, Col. Ross said, were done when Se. employer and sueh applicants were brought together:

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run ANNUAL smegma or m, Navy. Army. Alrforce Officers Club will be held at 2 Hsvilasld street. Friday. October 25th at 8 P. M.

SPECIAL evangelistic services will be held in the Mnunt Herbert United Church each evening next week (except Saturday). begin- ning at a.oo o'clock.

THE MOBILE x-uav rmrr will not be working at Pow-rm] today. but will be at. Orwell Hon 0n Monday. October 2am.

ll All BI N G T0 N Presbyterian Church-Divine WOlbhlp wllil be conducted on Sabbath next at 3.50 pm. -

NIX!‘ MEETING IN

JOHN —-Mr. RC. Mortimer. Saint John, newly-elected president of i-he Maritime Board of Trade, or, pounced at the close of the Con. vention in Charlottetown yesterday that the next annual meeting would be held flLSalnt, John.

UNDERGOING REPAIRS —'l'he Mobile X-ray unit has been under- Boingropairs during the past tnvo days and is not expected to be in service again until next Monday. Officials said yesterday that one of the trafisformer leadsbrokeaa a re- sult of the almost daily assembling and dismantling of the equipment.

- ENTERTAINED AT BRIDGL Mrs. Frank Christopher entertain- ed her frlends at s two-table bridge party at her beautiful home on Richmond Street on Wednesday evening. The prize for the highest score was won by Mrs. Katherine Creamer with the consolation prize going to Mrs. Arthur Howatt.

HEAVY ‘FOG LAST NIGHT- Chariottetown was blanketed by one of the worst fogs in years last night. So dense was it that traffic was slowed to a standstill with motorists being hardly able to see more than three car lengths in front of them. The City Police patrol kept going continually as they patrolled the City and up to time of going to press had report.- ed "no accidents" in the thick driving.

first. the employer was benefited by being able to secure such high- ly qualifiied assistance; second. the applicant was assured of a well-paid, congenial position; and third. s skilled young man or wo- man was retained in the Mari- times. - .

Five such offices for the em- ployment of qualified applicants are now scattered across Canada. Col. Ross said. They are located at Moncton. Montre:l,_ Toronto. Winnipeg and Vancouver.

The history of the unemploy- ment insurance offices began back in 1911, Col. Ross said. when a form of national employment in- surance was originated in London. England. In IONS-a similar piece of legislation was instituted ‘oy Ottawa. A new and similar piece of legislation was passed in 1930 but later found ultra vires by the Supreme Court of Canada. lfnw- ever on August ‘l, 1040, a new em- ployment act was passed and a number of offices were opened‘ across Canada. In 191d further regulations affecting civilian em- ployment were passed. However. Col. Ross said, the National Selec- tive Service Act is no longer func- tioning.

A vote of thanks was tendered Col. Ross by Mayor J. D. Mc- Kenna of Saint John, N. B.

Executive Officers

Before the business of the an- nual meeting was concluded the following executive representing the three Mlrltlrnes Provinces was elected. From Nova Scotla. Col. S. R. Baicom of Halifax. and Messrs. A. Murray MaoKly. Halifax; Johnston Crew, Glace Bey; if. N. Solcy. Springhill; and Charles Stanfield, ‘Ihuro; from New Bruns- wick. Mcssrs. A. D. Galiflilk. Bl- John; 1, W. Simms. St. John; A. 1i‘. Blake, St. John; and J. A. Morris. Moncton; and Ralph J. Freeze, Fredericton. Horn P. I. Island, b R. Allen, Summereide: and Morton Dew, Charlottetown. Lt-Coi, K. 8. R-OKETS, Charlotte- town. was declared an honorary p"; p. '* t of the Maritime Board of Trade; Mr. I. A. Saund-

ers. Halifax. an honorary secre- tsry-treasurer; and Miss M“? Lewis, gt. John. associate secre- ‘ sry-trellilfll‘.

The following constitutes the Maritime ‘Transport Commission for the year 1040-1041. Messrs. D. H. Turnbuli. chairman. Halifax; J. D. McKenm, St. John; Johnston Crew, Glace Bay; Norman A- Kt‘:- sler, laekville; h W. Simms. St. John; I. I. Mulch. Charlotte- town; r. 0. Mortimer. st. John: m. A. Saunders. Halifax; Miss Mary Lewis, St, John; Col. A. N. Joncl. Halifax‘ and Lh-Coi. I. S. norm. town. In addition the three Maritime Provincial Governments "are rep- reeggd on the Trgalnsooatatiigl 0e on Ilpreeen ng e . I. lelalgid Covernrnent is Mr. 3. ham Rogue, Charlottetown; ova lootio ll represented by‘ lasers. C. J. Tumhpli. names: and Ilorinall Avnrd, Amherst; for New Brunswick are Messrs. S. S lllller. hederioton; and J. A Harrie. Monoton- Twenty-two lonrde of Tflfld in the Maritinles were represented at the annual meeting by 82 messi- bets. In addition. there were f!

visitors, the guests o! the confu-

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IIIVICIS OI‘ W038’! Sun»- day. Oct. 1i. Presbyterian Church in Canada: Cardigan l1 a.m.; Montague 7.30 pm. The Sacra- menlt of the Lonrs Supper will be observed at Cardigan Glurch. R. D. McLean, Minister.

——-- a funeral of George C, Glllig w“ held from his late residence, 131 Upper Prince St. yesterday after- noon. Services at the house and Brave were conducted by Canon Malone. Interment 3t. Peter's Cam- etcry. The pallbearers were, Allen McAulay. Wilfred James. Paley Acorn. Borden Myers, Neil Mac- Dougall, Harry Day.

BOOKLET APPBICIATED _ The nmonm booklet for to, two- any bdeirltinte Board of Trust Cm- vention in Charlottetown was de- Iimled and nrrarlged by Mr. 1B4 Grim-iii Rblters. (Jherlottetcvwn. ifarimu delegates to the cos-wen- tion personally expressed to Mr. Rhonda their argeclotion of tihe care and attention he had given to title work and stated the systematic arrangement ind made it an easy matter for them to follow each ses- sion of the conference.

Personal

Hon. Dr W J P. MarMlllhtl and Mrs. MaeMiilall are expected home from Ott-alwo. ‘oday

Friends of Mrs. Roland Wood, Southport are sorry to learn she is confined to her bed for some

tirnc due to a heart ailmenik

ier of Agriculture, is at Ottawa attending a meeting of the ad- visory committee to the Agricul- tural Food Board. He is expected back over the week-end.

lVJ-a Gertie Tool-nbs recently left to visit relatives in British Columbia. En route she will spend a short time with her brother. Morley, in Saskatoon, SaskUShe was accompanied as far as Mono- ton by her sister, Mrs. Alfred Wood, and Mr. Wood of Mount Tryon. PEI. While there Mr. and Mrs. Wood visited relatives for a few days before returning home.

iTdo Late To Clasify

WANTED-ROOM AND BOARD by girl college student. Phone 1110-11 '

Squatters issued With , Summonses

(By The Canadian Press)

MONTREAL. Oct. 24—Mlon.tra.1’l first squatters ran into legal en- tanglements today when summon- ses were issued for their court appearance on. charges of forcible entry.

The sununonses were issued against three named men and two others yat to be identified. The action, 24 hours after flve war veterans‘ families took possession of a li-rocm vacant house 0n MlcClll College Avenue. wne tskon by E. J. Courtois, counsel for the building owner.

Those named in the nu monees are: Henri Gagnon and David Durocher. fonncrly of the Royal 22nd Regiment. and Napoleon Auger. formerly of the RoyslCan- adian Engineers.

Representatives of the Attorney LlenaraPs Department were ord- cred to seek the two unnamed accusd.

After the summonses had been signed by Judge Maurice 190N011. Mr. Courtois. told All: ,_ permen the building was being renovated for office space for new tenants scheduled to move in Nov. l.

He said the building had been used as a rooming house until last May 4, when alterations were started.

Earlier today police his! Ill-d they could take no eviction move unless ordered by the court.

The five families. inaiudinl eight small children. bmilthii their flu-suture in trucks when

they took over the three-aim?! brick building. There was no dis- turbance. '

Coal was found in the basement and a furnace fire was started. Cooking was done for all the fa- milies on one sea stove. Ilieotrio dght and water also were aval- able.

The veterans said they would offer-rent totheowner oft-he when and would pay for the

They laid there was rem for others in the house and that the Homeless Veterans League org- anised last weak, would probably arrange for "desperate cases" to move in. - The Quebec command of the Olnndtan Legion. in a statement: from J. L. E. Price. housing com- mittee chairman. described the gquatters‘ action as "breaking the law." and slid. "this i.s century to the preolretlbf the Canadian LQlon whose policy ll to $089M! private property at all tinsel."

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Iwlilapilbyflblia Auotfonon WIDNIBDAY. 0C1‘. 80th. Mill. say hoaeeall lot at Isobel Ilvarlaleatweeelnlehwllla

eaiy l-d aasolneael. - Allollvellloplefltlllalk loll and a gunntiv of OIII articles.

Mr, W. R. Shaw..Deputy Minis- I

Fewer Vets lillemployed in iihlown

‘Ibo ntlnbar of uncmplloyed vet- erans has wltilm one last nmltis from 200 to 1G5, Mr. George Cbeverde. National Unemployment lnauxlulce Office, told Legionolres at- the regular multbiy meeting last niglht of the Charlottetown branch of the mnadlan Legion President Ariihla- MoG-ulgan presided.

Qt the 195 nlcn unemployed, Mr. Cheveiie said 20 are unemplolia-ble owing to walr wounds or other clis- ablities incurred while serving over- seas. A certain percentage of the unemployed veterans are tihoee poa-

elsecla-alvc or professional training for whom employment is not immediately available. The re- nlainder, constituting t-he- larger lvumbor, have no particular train- ing. For tlhose. Mr. Cheverie rec- omlmcrlded that the Legion do what it can to furnish those with train- ing. Othelrvrlse, he sold, they might be permanently unemployed.

Few Permanent Jobs

Very few 9051110118. lobe 0d I W!‘- mancnt nature are being offered in ihc City. Mr, ffheverle said. elocept for carpenters. bl-iokl-aychs, plumb- ers. etc Within the next two months much 0f the teonporary woof; now going on will have been fizldshed and by Christmas, it is expected that. the number of un- elnlplicyc-d veterans will be double what it is now

Mr. PE. Pal-me: said one of the causes of pioymen‘. the veterans is the grave shortage of all building material.

LlOtIL-OCll D N Bell stated that there were many zzncfrtployed men who have never consulted the D.V. A. . He felt that. many of those men could be taught a use- ful trade and that D.V.A. officials would he only too willing to oun-

sldcr their cblenls and advise them aocordmgly. _ Reporting for the Ways and

Means Committee. Lielttn-Col J. David Stewart spoke on the picture to be sponsored by the Legion Nov. 11 and l2. Selected members will meet Monday at the Leglun Home Monday night to organise sale of tickets, All others interested were urged to attend.

Herb Veesey. reporting for Poppy Day sales indicated that ilhe oe- mand for wreaths was good and ex- pected to exceol the number sold last year.

Armistice Day Speakers

The members scleooed to speak alt tlhe city mhonls in connection with Armistice Dal; are:

West Kent, Waltham Citsudet. David Mathieson.

Queen Square, Russel Chandler. Al Rogers. '

Prince Street, NW. Lowcher, W.

Brown Jr.

Rool-lfoxd Square, T. MacNutt, 1-1.1". MiacPhce.

Not/re Deane, F.W. Hyndnlm

R..D. Maclvlillrau.

Maple Hills, 1.8. Roger's. J. David Stewart.

Spring Pal-lg Goon’: Craig, J Leo Bradley.

Parlsdale, 6.6. Peake, W W. Reid.

All mean-hers of the Branch were

urged to tum out for the parade

on Remembrance new. Twenty-three application for

naesnbeldhip were read and approv-

ea.

Michael OanlPbelllignflgklfinfi/infi for the Sport Cu abated that it was the intention of the 5mm; to sponsor a hmhsy teem iJh-la wirster. libctbaid was now uln- darway and he felt, with more in- meet halreln, "the Legion could field a. very gocd loam".

Mother i;- Aequitted

(By The Canadian Preas)‘ SAINT JOHN. N. 3-. Oct. 3i- Bestrioe Margaret Gaudet, Syd- ney. N-S, charged with murder- ing her thlee-lweelss-olsi daughter, was acquitted j by a Jury in the Ssinll. John Supreme Court. Mr. Justice C. D. Richards dis- dsarged her from custody.

The lury deliberated from 6:1! pm. to 6:6 pan. _

Chief Crown witness at the trial was Jo-hn Stewart Sisn-pkine. who once lived in Winnipeg and St. James. Mon. Previously triad on the some charge. lie-was eon- vioted and sentenced to be hang- ed. He has a wife and several ohilken at " rigonieb, N. S.

The baby's body wee found in Saint John harbor early last tuonth. According to medical tee- rirnony. death was caused by dro -

wssilil.

In sunsmlng up Wily. define! counsel Kenneth P. Lawton de- clared motives of mange is! be- hind Singlkine’ testimony. "if he waegoiogtohanghewuntedher to hens. too." .

ll. w. iiiohnan. Gown prose- outer. contended tht the accused "aided. abetted, counselled or 9N- otsred John Stewart lirnpkins to commit the aet." At his on trial he was def but at the Geuoet he felt no need to keep anytbisq bat.

‘lb prove the guit of the ac- eueed. Ir. Justice R-idlarda eaid in his merge to the fury. it was er pse- eured flmpkine in the crime. if it war he led the

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Charges Russia Building “Wall Of Ignorance’ Against Outside Wor]

BRIGl-HON, Sussex, Eng, Oct. M—(OP)—Prime Minister Attlee charged today that Soviet loaders are building a "wall of ignorance and suspicion" between the Rub- slan P001110 and the rest of the world and said earnestly "we must hope for a change."

In on address before tho an- nual convention of the British Trades Union Congress. Mr. Att- lee assailed bitterly the "misrep- resentation" which he said is prac- tised by the “Communists. their dupes and fellow travellers." He accused them of following this standard: .

"If 1n any part of the world the Communist Party. by no matter what means, is in power-that is democracy. If anywhere the Com- munists fail-however fair the cc/nditiona—lt ls regarded as Fas- clsm."

Apparently stung by e resolu- tion before the T.U.C.—backbone of his Labor Government-criti- cizing Brltlah foreign policy. m. Attiee startled the convention with a denouncement of Soviet policies which closely paralleled Winston Churchill's “lron-curtaln" allega- lions.

"It is one of the tragedies of the world situation that the Soviet Government appears deliberately to prevent intercourse between the Russian people and the rest 0f the world." Ml‘, Attlee said.

“A wall of ignorance and sus- picion is being built up between the nations. One would have thought that the rulers of Russia. proud of their achievements in peace and war, believing that,tilelr system is the best for the workers, would have welcomed every op- portunity of closer intercourse be- tween the workers. but a contrary policy is followed. . .

"We must hope for a chansit- I“ the meantime, wherever it is 110!" si-ble, we must do cur utmost to promote understanding."

Mr. Attlee took an unprecedented step in intervening in advance in a T.U.C, debate on iflvfliimeiii foreign policy.

The resolution, the only one on foreign affairs, was critical of British policy in Greece. Sm-in and Germany and regretted ihit the "relationship between the So- viet, Union and this country has deteriorated during the past 12 months due to the policy of Anim- American domination. . ."

Mr, Attlee assailed the resolu- tion as one “filled with the kind of misrepresentation to which we have become accustomed from the members of the Communist party. their dupes and fellow travellers."

In his attack upon the Com- mllnists he declared:

"Everyone who does not take his orders from the Communists is described as a Fascist. ..

“Thus, an election in Greece which results in an anti-Communist ma- jority is at once denounced. On the other hand a. plebiscite taken where the Communist party la in power is regarded as the sacred voice of the people.

"We. as democrats, are not con- cerned to decide for other people how they should vote. We are non- cemed to see that the method of

arriving at the conclusion should be lust and fair." Asserting that "we shall coh-

tlnue to do our utmost to make the United Nations Organization o success." Mr. Attlee added:

"We must. until we have made greater progress in building up a world organization, maintain the armed forces necessary to fulfill our obligations,

"We are not following lclfl-sh and imperlallstic aims, but that does not mean that at every point we should concede the claims of others.-

"The Government will do its utmost to try to promote harmony in the world, but the task of building on secure foundations the fabric of peace cannot be accomp- lished by the actions of govern- ments alone. There must also be a union of hearts between peo- pies."