The Daily News . . . Dally Edition: Friday, November 24, 1944 Published erery afternoon except Sunday br Prince Rupert Dally Kewi Limited. Third Arenue. Prince Rupert, BrttUh Columbia. O A- HUNTER. Managing Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: By CKy Oarrler. per week Per Month Per Tear By Mall, per month Per- Tear 14 XX) W c Adopt Conscription MEMBER ABC. CLOTHES OF DISTINCTION PAGE TWO above political considerations to meet problems that will project their ef fects beyond the day of undoubted) victory into the difficult days of making the peace and moulding the future course of the world. The issue of conscription, important as we all consider it, was after all only a passing . phase. Now that we 1 1 a nave uecmeu to support our men overseas with reinforcements to the best of our ability and resources, it is for Prime Minister King's Liberal gov- us to keep this home of theirs free ernment has admitted the failure of from possibly more underlying menaces : the voluntary system of supplying re- and disunity. Let Canada proceed in; inforcements for the Canadian Army unity henceforth. This is no time for! overseas and has passed an order-in- political chicanery from any quarter. ; council authorizing the sending of ! sixteen thousand Home Defence troops Lesson From Saskatchewan . . . abr?i!(L . The Financial Post of Toronto! The move came m a dramatic 4. re- moraizes as foOW8 on the current! versai oi policy lor ine mineral govern- ,iUca, aituation m Saskatchewan: r. - i ri - 1 1 nnninMn T r tn nil nftimni 1 r inciib aim ujjjcaio iu uc an anciuj.ii at appeasement of Opposition and Liberal party supporters of conscription in the endeavour to preserve unity in Canada at a critical time. The new policy of limited overseas compulsory service may yet split the Liberal party itself while failing to satify the Opposition. Now that we have conscription which the large majority of us favor- The first Socialist Government in Canada has completed its first ses sion, hrom this Saskatchewan expert-; ment the rest of Canada may learn j what to expect if the CCF shoukl hap- - pen to capture Ottawa. Saskatchewan is undoubtedly regarded as a test or pilot plane by the CCF party. To Regina, CCF bigwigs have journeyed in recent weeks from ed as being the only effective means Toronto and Ottawa headquarters, ad- s I of providing the necessary reinforce- vising and observing. What they are Mr. MkUrtuiMii h AT ,.v merits for the overseas army, it would evolving there, they will hope to apply j demanded from me an ar.swer be well, for us to foriret he dif- eventually to the whole countrv. !to hl3 Iettr who am i to lerences which may have oecame somewhat tense and bitter during the debating of the issue and get back to the serious business of pursuing the war effort. It is not much use discussing at this particular time whether or not mistakes were made, whether or not there was bungling and political manoeuvering. This newspaper had frankly suggested its doubts as to the further workability of a policy of voluntary enlistment to supply overseas reinforcements. Therefore we are re lieved and grateful that Mackenzie . ' li. 1 ? ..! . cnewan, wun agricultural income at; my best to answer all ttu-ee m record levels, the new CCF Govern- ne .'although i am not apoii-ment complains that revenue has been ' "j1"' ' ... ' insufficient to finance promised socni; h?m Mr". a to and owing to the Dominion Treasury. Soiaman to i ousiness and start a Armstrongs Store Cow Bay Ve have a complete variety of available Groceries, Fresh Fruits, Vegetables' 'Tobaccos and Confectionery NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS: This BE PRACTICAL ! Give Him Something to Wear . . . We Suggest a Topcoat or Overcoat SEE OUR LARGE SELECTION. IN ALL SIZES, STYLES AND SHADES. ALSO MANY OTHERS 't GIFT SUGGESTIONS. ' plant. To anyone familiar with the prof it iJ?n lt rd ,to teVn , the is war prolonged even by 1 e records of government ventures into . kJo... King changed his mind on the subject business this camouflage is perfectly !was delayed, that so man1 more and we are not going to impute any record, levels, the new CCF govern- liv win be lost on that final motives to him other than that he ment in Saskatchewan knows full well ! daL?, AnTd '? Puttm " ver was finally convinced that it was in the the farmers, who- make up 90rr tli interests of fullest prosecution of of the industry of that province, and the War that he so' change 'his mind provide 90rV of-itiT voting Btrehgtb; and govern himself and his adminis- will not submit to any fancy taxation tration accordingly. to finance socialism. To persist stubbornly in the former Until more firmly and widely in course would not only have wrecked the saddle the CCF proposes to put the the wartime government in this critical real pressure and the real cost on the phase of the war when victory is at shoulders of the other 10ri , urban in- hand but would have thrown the na- dustry and the financial institutions, tion into a condition of political chaos In other provinces, of cours'e, the strat- which would have detracted from egy would vary depending upon wheth- every phase of the war effort er industry or agriculture was dom- It is -now up to Canadians to rise inant. F. Stone THE REX CAFE Nov Open for Business CHOP SUEY CHOW MEIN Opening Hours: 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. 2nd Avenue (Across from Prlnpe Rupert Hotel) Phone 173 4 YOU ARE CORDIALLY-INVITED TO INSPECT OUR STORE mildly. Isn't it clear, even to Mr. Mickleburgh, that all those responsible for "No Conscription" are also responsible Tor-hWedtesfi. ' lives lost? But "assuming res- ' ponsibillty" won't recreate life nor heal the maimed. Mr. Casey, the King government declared war In 1939 in the name of all Canada, not Just mrt of it (Quebec Is paft of Canada yet). So Mr. King alone is responsible for the slinking mess that now confronts us. The '"Master Mind" finally made the same mistake that all the "Great I Anus" make. He ham. over-confident In his own power. But even he can't "fool all the people all the time." Our boys ; netd help now and If ve fall to enforce conscription at once, we 'are traltoi tiji to those young men parading trie Quebec In safetv. with full stnm. I THE DAILY NEYTS THIS AND THAT - '. ' v ? Ino SMOKIfN I sold them all Acciden Iii-urauce. new how about you?" LETTERBOX DISTINCTION OF FIRST BOMBING Two Suffolk Towns Have Argument on Matter TICEIIURST, Sussex, Nov. Zi There's a little argument on thete days between TicehuMt ' Despite the fact that times were 1 ' thO hX? H(rfAAn rBu!' nrst raay 1 T wciinniom. ' Suffolk. never more prosperous in Sxskat-Ser Jilt, HOUSTON'S REPLY Editor. Daily News: I must apologize for seeiing furri... . . . nriy tU iuci lb ANGELS TAKE FLIGHT over -w-wiva. trtot on which bunbs fell in this war. Iekllngham claims the honor but says the bembs fell on a farm there June 1, 1940. Ticehurst re sidents that's services, let aione pay legitimate oins.casey. i deny that When I call ; say "7" nothing LU , " but uul a Har I dont beat about ; ,n j. i,. iv uaa V-lillCl. it proposes to enter the realm of pri-l the bush. 1 Mld ln my t let- ..If i-kiimgham bombs MOtT vate business. For a start it is goWii,1 SJ Z. -re jJheSSS du;try 5SS 'Dedicated to Our Airmen) At daybreak when the world is deep in slumber Our angels of mercy take flight. They are the souls bequeathed from above To release all the world from it plight. They think not of glory, wealth nor renown Nr malice, envy so. ba.s. Theirs is a mission of loftier thought That no human hand can erase. They are angels of mercy to set the world free, aens, and ,gocd beds but those jTo ljrocIalm to the world the ' boys "over there" who spend 1 day U,ey were slaln their days and nights up to their T,lat u,c u a new ,lfe has cn waists in water and mud and I born-j blood and who eat only when ' BERTHA GRAHAM, and If the ration party can reach I the front lines. Xt.ce contrast j DOUBLE LIFE EXPOSED ,eh? Does that make f6r uijlty In LONDON, h A 45-year old Canada? London woman was sentenced to Incidentally, the campaign inree monlns P"sn tor hav j? fa ag0' under fn,se Pretences. She ing and voted In favor of a reso- i iinsiiiias IS BRIGHT . FOR WOMEN ! Women ?iot Tim Old at 40 Says Former British Employment Manager LONDON. Nov. 24 0 Miss O. A. Rees. firsc woman manager of a government employment office j in Britain who retired November : employment prospects after the war. Just under 60 she said In an I interview that the war has taught employers an important 'lesson: "not to consider that a woman is "too old at 40." She expres&ed belief there will be a big swing-over frcm the exclusive court dress-making business to the high-class wholesale tTade iu clothing, and thai will mean more work for more people. Shops and luxury trades gen-, erally wfll provide j-ienty of work for women, she said. A large i proportion of the girls she trans- j ; ferred into war work from her j i employment office would, return - to their old jobs. MlS3 Ren has managed for 20 years the all-women employ- : ment office In Great Marlborough St.. still the only one in ; London. Durin the war she has also managed the Women's War Work Bureau established by the labor ministry. At the employment offi?e berween the war.' she found Jcbs for 1.000 women a week. ALASKA PULP AND PAPER DIFFICULTY MONTREAL, Nov. 23-Devel oi ;i .ajp and paper in in AJaika will meet with sell insurance, i ii -i- i invade i the lumber ! i anyone else who fights against bC OOnataMp "? ".Df"1" ' Onr arriv. ta,ld l!?e nn vl,lage Tlinu considerable ..... operaUng dilflcul- .. - fish processing I Conscription are denyln, help aVVhU U : and ani relief relief to to the the boys boys overseas. ,it.. Irt ties and require heavy capital investment, it is revealed in a pnmrrchpnilvp rtimrt nn th Britain's first bomb of the war potentialities of the Tongass Na- fell in November, Shetland Islands. 1939, in the tional Forest that has been pub- j llihed in "Foreign Commerce j ' Weekly," the official publication of the US. Department of Commerce. The possibility or erection of pulp and paper mills to tap the resources of the Tonkas Nation- I al Forest liave been actively explored this year by UJS. pulp and paper Interests following reports and recommendations Issued by the U. S. government.. -rMr f by M". y E Poole of U. S. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. It Is point 'T t a' thnt t.e T i.ngass Forest contains an estimated 78,500,-000,000 board feet of virgin commercial timber, and that thero are adequate water power sites mt far f-om. tidewater. There are problems, however. Mue .'investment Involved "The establ'shment of a pulj) and paper Industry In Alaska streets of Wno by ffctters and bondage are j cannot be done .in a small way says the article. "It will require investment of miUions of dollar perplant. In addition to the suit., :x" e rspalr ihops wuld have to be built because ship ment of machinery to the consilient f'Jr sTvlcin would, be-too costly In both time and money. "Housing and commercial facilities would have to be installed and road building and ccn-structlon work would be required before any plant could go Into operation. Food would have to bs ite,1ut!on addressed to Gen. Mc- obtained two Identity cards, two shipped from the continent. Naughton, demanding conscrip- ratIon' cards anl two sets of j "l abor is a problem that n TO jtion, Then a few day3 later vie ,clotnin8 coupons. not be underestimated. It ma; may m fa I 1 SB a sample of -'spending every waking minute on the home front (and shortening their lives) backing up the bays at the front," then I say a quicker way of shortening their liyes should be found. ; Mr. Taranger who Is implying "falsehoods" now? I did not Sfi rail at the Liberals for falling to j sponsor a "McNaughton tally." jfc ,1 pointed out that the local Lib- erals were probably too concern-W led over the safe return nfi thw m boys to pporjjrir a system which Ml they detested and which con-, demned their boys to death. And by. the way. Someone ought to report the L. P. P. to the Rubber Controller for using rubber for non-essential purposes:. That's the first time I ever heard of it being used for building walls, Thank you, Mr. Editor, for your space. I won't, Infringe on your kindness again. V; G. HOUSTON. NORTH OF EQUATOR 1 Virtually all Atlantic hurricanes occur north of the tory. Three feet of muddy water flowed through some small towns and thousands of were drowned. V 1 Jh?mYu,.. must be attended the MoNaughton rally necessary to recruit skilled labor at the L. P. P. Hall and voted PfiJWP"OKE, Wales, . Floods In the United States and the for a resolution approving Mc- caused widespread damage in wage differential between the Naughton's voluntary scheme. ! west Wales folIowlng the heavl- two places would be a handicap." Does that make sense? rr. !est raln and wln" storm In his CAS MAKE STEEL About 11,000 tin cans will pro- fowl vide the steel used to produce one medium tank. 1 Awn MODERN ULYSSES TheTea SA1 - tr IP L PRI&AT K i I 1 I u TEA Slln ii.i.. .. In n T 1 1 kit your figure wU fc godde- -:.jc T , crepe wim r .... 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