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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 13, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page eighteen Winnipeg free press saturday january 13, 1940 free press readers views Britain s policy in India and part taken by Viceroy to the article entitled the danger in India appeared in a recent Issue of your paper. The took the View that the Peoples of India Are being moved _ into a state of internal disaffection owing to tactless action by British authorities. In particular he blamed the Viceroy in the follow ing words the Viceroy seemed to tread where there was no need to tread when in stating the War Aims of Britain in response to a request from the Congress party he added that the promised Extension of do minion status would be considered Only after the this pronouncement is described As the and the upshot is said to be that India is faced with a revival of that passive non resistance or. Gandhi s phrase was passive which overflows into a state of non co operation that brings civil Dis by successive and carefully stages the Constitution of India has been shaped by the Brit ish throughout the last Hundred years towards the parliamentary Type of democratic government. The parliament in passing the government of India act 1935, conferred autonomy on the province of British India and Indian ministries dependent on the support of Majori ties in their respective Legislatures have been governing the provinces with remarkable Success under the provisions of the act for two and a half years. The act contemplates a further and final achievement the reconstitution of the Central government on a Federal basis so As to enable tile formation of a unified govern ment of India representing on the one hand All political parties and interests in British India and on the other the rulers of the Indian states whose territories almost equal British India in area. Thus and thus alone be fulfilled eventually the pledge repeatedly Given by his majesty s government that the natural Issue of India s Progress is the attainment of Domin Ion status. The Viceroy lord Linlithgow under the instrument of instructions issued to him by the King is directed so As to exercise the Trust reposed in him that the partner ship Between India and the United kingdom within our Empire May be furthered to the end that India May attain its due palce among our do it is inconceivable that the Viceroy would exercise his Trust in a manner designed to delay or frustrate that consummation. The innuendo that lord Linlithgow perpetrated a Contra vening the Home government s policy lacks any foundation. The facts Are that the scheme of federation proposed in the act of 1935 is disliked and opposed though for widely differing reasons by the main parties concerned namely the rulers of the Indian states the Congress party Indian muslims National liberals and orthodox hinduism. All who desire Unity for India recognize that through federation alone and by no other constitutional device India s divers governmental units be joined in nationhood but the various interests and political parties and communities have so far failed to reach Federal agree ment regarding the plan to be adopted for the future Federal government of the country. It was for this reason that when War broke out the British government authorized the Viceroy to announce the suspension of work on the Federal plan which had proved such a Bone of Contention. He was also authorized to say that the Federal plan would be reconsidered at the end of the War in the Light of Circum stances then existing and in consultation with representatives of the major interests. In the mean time and pending such rapprochement Between the parties As would permit resumption of Progress the Viceroy proposed the establishment of a consultative group in order to associate indians More closely and effectively with the Central government and with the prosecution of the War. The internal and Domestic differences which impede constitutional Advance Are unfortunately very and they be eliminated Only by indians them selves. The powerful party organization which is somewhat unfortunately for most people s labelled s demanding As a Price for its operation in the War the establishment of full democracy in and is claiming to speak or the Peoples of India. The de Mand and the claim find no Echo n the hearts of Large sections of he population. The muslims estimated at ninety millions in the untouchables Esti mated at sixty the lib the orthodox hindus the and holding classes and Many Ither minorities Are outside the Congress and do not recognize it is their mouthpiece. They fear the domination of the Congress one to system because they believe hat it would Clamp Down upon Ndia a totalitarian despotism Bear no no resemblance to democracy. If the British parliament were o accede to the demand of Gress civil War in British India would certainly result the princes j course disown the Congress Laim to speak for them or their Peoples. There Are Many elements if Hope in the present situation and notably the fact that the keys of Ivil disobedience Are retained by he venerable or. Gandhi in his in hands. It is of High importance Espe at the present moment that he Many readers of your paper Hough out Canada and the United states should not have a mistaken Dea about the sincerity and wis Dom of Britain s policy concerning India. R. E. Holland. Victoria . Jan. 8, 1940. De. Note any communication rom sir Robert Holland deserves be respectful consideration that Las to be Given to the opinions of one whose knowledge of affairs in Ndia rests on 30 years of experience in the Indian civil service and six years at the India office. There could not be any intention o suggest that the Viceroy in his on october 18, plundered personally or that he jord Linlithgow would exceed the instrument of instructions. But it has been widely held that the Brit so government blundered when it authorized the Viceroy to announce at a time of grave suspense in the Ivorid the suspension of work on the Federal plan. The implications of the demand made by the Gress party were Analysed by the Ondon times correspondent in Ndia in an article that appeared on december 5. That correspondent saw much reasonableness in the de a but even he suggested in these words How the British government might have made a gesture that would be at least More tactful in he circumstances. He wrote the Viceroy made it Clear beyond All doubt that Dominion status was the Oal for India and it is obvious hat if agreement could be reached Between the Congress party and the moslem league a completely new situation would face the British authorities. Such an agreement would be a political fact which the British authorities could not resist even if they desired to. Moderate Indian opinion now recognizes this and it is held that the British government should now declare that Dominion status will be granted to India when the communities have reached agreement among them publication of item defended by Reader to the bad As to taste at least was the letter from j. O. Jones of great Falls in your Issue of january 6. Surely a grea1 newspaper should not be taken to task for publishing what it knows to be news and to Many the state ments of col. F. Knox was news whether we agree with his views or not. But perhaps or. Jones is to be excused his Boner in threatening the free press with King s rules and orders certainly we must ii ghz dictatorship in All its not at Home. What a dreadful picture or. Jones paints for our Friendly neighbor to the South a German Colony no less granting the fact that Germany is a formidable foe i feel sure Uncle Sam will not sell All of his planes guns and shells to Britain and France but will retain enough to keep him from returning to the state he knew prior to the War o. Independence regardless of who the attacker May be. I agree with or. A. H. Mundy of Oakville in regard to the need for a distinctive Canadian Flag. To make it distinctive we must not clutter it up with a lot of meaningless Haberdashery representing this tha1 and every other thing. My Sugges Tion would be a single Golden mail Leaf on a background of purple. _ i refuse to hang crepe on the Al lied cause and feel sure the dictator of Europe will end up from whence they started hanging paper and hanging garlic. I too saw four years of the Las the hard Way with the in b. A. Jones. Sioux Lookout ont., Jan. 9, 1940. To the was interested in a recent article on your editorial Page referring to the unnecessary noise made by Many car owners with their horns often when it does no Good but probably May harm. I Hope such articles May help though i think we should go further and Fine some of the offenders. A Motorist in temporary difficulty at a crossing should be excused if an assault were made upon such a tooting fool worrying him from be Hind. I suggest to you an editorial on another evil which we should banish from our City by Precept and example along the following lines. Although visitors to our City do at times make complimentary refer ence to some pleasing features they difficulties faced by potato growers to the article in your Issue of Jan. 3 on our Seri Ous potato situation Points out Many weaknesses but it is some what misleading As it Only tells half the truth. It More or less places the blame on the growers without explaining the difficulties the growers Are working under. Of a number of unfavourable seasons for potato production 1939 was one of the worst. Lack of moisture at the time when the crops needed it most was an important Factor leading to an extremely poor yield. This in itself would be reason enough for the fact that a lot of undesirable material is offered for Sale at present the most important Factor How Ever leading to the det oration of our potato crop is the ruinous Price offered for potatoes when it is seen there is Only a fair Prospect for a crop. During the last season thousands of bags of potatoes have been sold at 15c to 20c per 100-lb. Bag the bags included. Tremendous quantities also have been destroyed the Price offered not even paying for the handling. As pointed out in the article mentioned to produce a Good article in potatoes it is necessary to Start with certified keep disease under control. Good soil and Clim Atic conditions Are essential but in addition the crop must be Well cultivated thoroughly sprayed against insects generally twice during a season. Then there is the High expense of harvesting Grad ing and storing. These factors Al necessary for producing a Good Sample of Good Quality Force up the Cost of production consider ably and u jobbers and wholesalers then offer prices As mentioned is it any Winder that growers lose Confidence and that the situation be comes serious i know there Are Consumers willing to pay a Little extra for a Good article but generally after the harm is done. The general urge is to treat Down the Price to its lowest level. While wheat milk and bread Are All protected up to a certain Point potatoes Are allowed to drop in Price to the most ridiculous figure. Certainly Many Pota toes Are dumped on the Market which would far better be fed to the livestock As unfortunately they set the prices. It is a fact however that Mani Toba has enough potato growers who understand their business and Supply this province with All the potatoes of Good Quality required if they Only get fair re turns for their product. J. De Jong. Fort Garry Man., Jan. 11, 1940. Three men with a single purpose new zealand s Trade commissioner for North America Roberts m. Firth has disclosed that his Dominion has sent its first Tingent of airmen to great Britain. With australian commissioner Rupert r. Ellen and great Britain s commissioner j. Greaves he discusses Unity of War efforts within the Commonwealth. Citizens urged to help keep City streets clean Reader says league is not a failure to the letter in the free press of january 6 by w. Gordon Maclean supporting a fed eral Union of Europe was of great interest. Has the league of nations failed i do not agree or. Maclean says your editorial begs the whole ques Tion. Is it not tie Case that the paragraph in his letter we were inclined to say that if it failed it was because of the unwillingness of governments to use the covenant rather than because of defects in the covenant properly begs the whole question had there been no failures there would be no we know it for civilization is founded on mistakes and the measures taken to prevent their repetition rather than to scrap the Aims and objectives an organization which per mits nations of to Send assistance to a member country in the shape of munitions and materials and even armies when that nation is forced to withstand aggression without having recourse to a declaration of War be said to have failed i think i would say it is performing the very functions for which the covenant of the league was designed True the Council of the league has failures to its discredit but what organization Ever devised by Mankind has not chaotic conditions of society in our various countries Are avoided by a system of Law and Law enforcement officers. Chaotic conditions in the world among nations be avoided by a similar system which surely be most by the proper functioning of the covenant of the league of nations. In Canada and the United states we have a system of Federated states referred to by or. Maclean As an Ideal. They function not without making Many mistakes be cause of the United will of the majority. Or. Maclean Speaks of a Federal Union of Europe not unlike of the Federal govern ment of the United states and that of Switzerland where he states that three languages Are spoken. Surely or. Maclean must admit that these federations Are the result of political fusion and what must be political Ascendancy. What an impossible Ideal he holds out of a political Ascendancy of the various Peoples of Europe Why not rather extend one of the principles of his proposed Federal Union to the existing machinery of the league of nations this Extension of franchise is to my mind quite practical and merely involves instead of the governing body of the league of nations be ing composes of varying political counterparts of the various member nations an elective system within each member nation for representation to the league of nations As Sembly. Think of it a world wide elec Tion for members to the league Assembly what possibilities it holds out of the realization of the ultimate in democracy i agree with or. Maclean s plea let s sound a note of reality in these Days and make the people the first and final court of let the world function As a democracy even if individual nations to Alfred w. Hanks. St. James Man., Jan. 11, 1940. Must be impressed at other times with the untidy appearance of some of the residential streets. Anyone walking along our streets if observant of such things will be astounded at the Quantity and Vari Ety of the untidy litter along the sidewalks caught in House fences and Hedges and kerb gutters. The smoker is perhaps the most common offender and empty cigarette boxes and tobacco wrappings Are every where. Children of course throw Down their chocolate bar gum Anc other wrappings As a matter o course but could be trained to do otherwise if mothers explained the advantage of clean streets and Countryside not to be spoiled by throw ing Down papers fruit peelings Etc but apart from these More or less expected items it is truly remark Able to note the for bread Cartons of All descriptions parcel wrappings envelopes in such profusion that one imagine people coming out of a store having made a Purchase and first of All throwing the paper wrap Ping or Container on the Street. And now modern convenience has placed the soft paper handkerchief at our disposal and Here the ladies who should know better Are the worst offenders. Almost any a on May observe a neatly expensively dressed member of the fair sex daintily keeping her handbag tidy by throwing used paper hand kerchiefs to the sidewalk having identified herself As the feminine offender by the Carmine stains thereon. Why should she throw her handkerchief on the Street any More than we presume she would throw it on the floor of her House manufacturers of these commodities could help by printing on their product a request not to throw on the Street or otherwise. Possibly wives and mothers could accomplish the. Greatest Good by teaching their children and their men Folk and not forgetting them selves that one should act outside the Home with at least As much consideration for others As in the Home and that this includes cleanliness and tidiness of Public places. Citizen. Winnipeg Jan. 11, 1940. Proposal to close Branch lines scored to the people along this Branch of the Canadian National railways was handed a Nice Christmas Box on dec. 25, when the news came that the manage ment was making application to have the line closed up. This was attempted last summer but we thought the protest was so emphatic then that it was dropped. One of our . S told an Audi ence last summer that the govern ment had nothing to do with this As it was now handled by a com Mission in order to keep the out of politics. I would like to Point out that a thing of will have exactly the opposite effect. The . Is a government owned institution and no govern ment divest itself of a responsibility of this Kii id. Or. Manion is reported to have said a few Days ago that when the War is Over there will be a tremendous Rush of immigration to this country again. If there is any Chance of such being the Case surely this is not a time to talk about closing. Railways. It would Benore to the Point in the government would step in and take some Active hand in Man aging Branch lines like this. For Many years the free press has been advocating the use of a Light fre quent service on these branches the six most Westerly towns on the line have spent More than Hal a million dollars getting established. Is the Money of the . Shareholders any More sacred thai the Money invested at Home for the development of our own country the people Are asking by wha the . Officials Confer with the . On closing lines without consulting the minister o. Railways have they the a Prev a of the government for in spite of drouth and Low prices i do of a single elevator being closed on this line. Are the government and the . Officials getting ready to Lay. Us of the the .? a study of the will possibly explain All. This we. Iverach. Isabella Man., Jan. 10, 1940. Article on Italy draws criticism to the your editorial f january 6, entitled Mussolini and he War you minimized the help hat the italian nation gave to the allies in the great War even to the extent of repeating the temporary setback of vaporetto in 1917, and asserted also that the help received by the allies from in accordance with the secret treaty of in 1915 that so greatly complicated the peace making was not Worth instead the fact is that Italy helped in winning the world War. Even after vaporetto she was Able to halt the German Austro hungarian invaders alone without any help from the allies As it is clearly stated in a recently pub shed Book by g. L. Mcentee colonel United states army entitled Italy s part in winning the world War in which at Page 80, he says Allied troops were now arriving and their presence had a Good moral effect but they did not engage the attackers the italians stopped unaided the Onrush of the Austro German forces and this fact created a new feeling of Security. All doubt about the ability of the italians to prevent further advances of Austro German forces was dissipated. Twenty nine italian Divi Sions had stopped the victors with their fifty five divisions and an overwhelming amount of artillery and material of All regarding the final italian Offen Sive that destroyed the army of the Austro hungarian Empire of 5. Million inhabitants Italy at thai Ime 35 colonel Mcentee says during the twelve Days of fighting the italians had gained an overwhelming Victory in spite of the tactical difficulties which faced them. The austrians were strongly posted and in spite of handicaps the italian army had definitely annihilated the Austro hungarian army. The British general Hathorne Hardy in the British army quarterly o october 1921, Page 26, states that this was the most decisive Battle in the history of the world. Austria had suffered enormous losses in the first Days of the Battle and during the Pursuit. The operation Brough Austria Hungary to terms and an armistice was arranged and Wen into effect at 3 . On nov. 4, 1918 one week before the allies were Able to arrange one with Germany since that time Italy celebrates Hei armistice anniversary on nov. 4 Anc not on nov. 11, As do France eng land and America. P. Colbertaldo . Italian vice Consul. Winnipeg Jan. 11, 1940. Italy s help in War seen As Worth while to the your editorial of january 6, Mussolini and the War you mention the Retreat of Capo Retto also that in the end Italy s help was not Worth while. Allow me to say something in this regard i was in the italian fron.1 in 1917-18. Vaporetto is True bul what about St. Michele it. Santo and Vittorio Veneto you and intelligent readers know that to judge fairly it is not enough to look at the medal from Only one Side. In War not every Battle be won look Over the record and see what happened at Verdun Champagne and Gallipoli Italy held her front alone unti 1917, besides having sent to France and some at Salonica. Italy had italians killed in France and All the allies together had some killed in Italy. At the final Victory of Vittorio Veneto 50 italian divisions participated three English two French a regiment of americans and one of czechoslovak but for one son or another Only the. Italian were ahead the others were behind the lines. But for Italy s help it be easily imagined what would have happened if the formidable aus Trian army of 72 divisions had been thrown on the Western front. However you Are not the Only one to belittle what Italy did then and thus it is to. Be taken philosophically. Charles Cozzetto. Winnipeg Jan. 11, 1940. Swedes in Fenland to the would like to make some corrections to a swede s letter which appeared in your Issue of dec. 30, wherein he accused the finns of persecuting and oppressing the swedes resident in especially As regards the suppression of the swedish language. A swede evidently has a poor knowledge of finnish affairs As one of our official languages is swedish. While there is still a swedish University and schools where the swedish language is spoken and taught. The of Sweden and Finland Are the Best of friends and the swedish speaking finns Are now fighting unitedly against the russian aggressor. Also the swedish people have Given their sympathy and support to the finnish cause if the swedish people have been accused in Public meetings of not helping Finland i would like to ask a swede not to take it so much to heart. I am sure the swedish government knows Aid is Best for Finland. A swede should know Best that the swedish government would have sufficiently Good reasons for helping. Finland or otherwise without any bad feel ing Between the two countries. A. Wetton. Winnipeg Jan. 11, 1940. Would withhold comment on Ireland to the your editorial rebellious Ireland your statement All irishmen everywhere Hope for the Union of has no foun Dation in fact. During the last War the ruthless Campaign of Slaughter waged by the now free the North As Well As the sir Roger casement incident makes the possibility that the South would Ever desire to re unite with the North As part of the British Empire extremely Remote. Hie majesty has no More Loyal subjects than those in Northern ire land. Their world War record when in Many towns and villages Only aged men women and children remained to keep the Home fires Burn ing while sons and husbands fought and died for King and country in France and Belgium leaves no room for doubt on this score. How then do you envisage a United Ireland the suggestion a la Hitler emanating from the free state that a trans Fer of population from Northern ire land would solve the problem for the free state overlooked the love of Home and courage of irishmen who As part of his majesty s fight ing forces have won undying glory Lor themselves and their Little Green Isle. In the present Days of stress when we All desire to avoid friction May we suggest that your paper refrain from comment on the Irish situation which becomes As explosive As an enemy mine if and whenever Britain is Busy with a War. Northern Ireland s slogan let s get on with the is the same As ours then do not hamper their efforts by any irresponsible state ments which while false May lend encouragement to the enemy at their Gates. Loyalist. Winnipeg Jan. 11, 1940. De. Note Ireland is singularly important at this time if Only because of its strategic relation to the British Isles and whatever May happen in it hardly be ignored by a news paper such As is the free press. The correspondent alludes to love of Home and courage of and to those of them who have won undying glory for themselves and their Little Green in these expressions lie 3ove for and Pride in Ireland. Are they not once again evidence of the proof of a deep seated wish it is As hard to believe that irishmen do not want an Ireland United and whole As it is equally hard for irishmen to see How that Unity be agreed on. Opportunity sought commenting on a recent. Free press editorial an unemployed vet eran of Winnipeg writes in a recent editorial you state we All have our bit to do in 1949 now that some of the boys have gone overseas. I and i m sure hundreds of others would like to know what our bit Anc would be grateful for the Opportunity of doing it. I am an sex service Man rejected by the army and have scoured both City and country for vain so now i ask where is the Opportunity and what is the bit r these Days of Garden planning it must be borne that continuity of Bloom is the Ideal preached by designers. It is quite possible to attain that very in a Garden say 25 by 50 feet by the use of but it t be done in the Hardy Border three feet ten feet Long. The smaller the Hardy Garden the Lewer should be the number of varieties of plants employed. A collection of single specimens is neither practical nor desirable. There will not be enough color at Garden to amount to anything if you use a Hundred plants of a Hundred Variet ties. For results with a Hun dred plants set out Twenty plants of Only five varieties. Then you will have a Blotch of color that will look like something and at the same time you will be Able to Cut All you want without robbing the Garden of its display. The Best Way and Only Way is to have one period when the Garden is at its Best. Have a Good display of those varieties of which you Are particularly fond enjoy them and then depend upon the annuals the rest of the season for your blooms. For instance suppose delphiniums Are your favourites. Have generous clumps of the Bettty varieties to Gether with a few other subjects that Bloom at the same time. Your Garden will then be a Joy around late june and july. You easily have magnificent color in your Garden prior to that time by the use of Spring flowering bulbs tulips and the like and the spaces left by the bulbs be filled in with plants of zinnias asters and other annuals that will furnish color later in the summer. In a trifle larger Garden you May be Able to have a second period of profuse Bloom in the fall say by the use of Hardy asters. But do not attempt this unless you have space to do Justice to both displays. Potted cyclamen respond to care pot plants of persian cyclamen which Are bought at Christmas Are often disappointing because their blooms fade quickly and the foliage Art the death of . The Art column is i mourn ing this week for j. M. B., contributor for Many years of the article at the ., which is today devoted to his memory. At the And As for courage one thinks of its exercise by this year s graduating class for they Are confronting a world with its difficulties innumerable. In receiving the parch ment from the principal or. Fitz Gerald let no one entertain the idea that they have arrived but let it be a signal to them that the time to go Forward has arrived. To open the world s Oyster is growing More difficult of accomplishment with the passing years. It Calls for Cour age but then life has always been serious business. The graduates have our very Best wishes for Suc Cess wherever they May be or wherever they May go. Personally i say it with affection for inter course with them has been most these were . Last words to the students of the Winnipeg school of Art. They were encouraging and indeed applicable to the 1939 Clos ing exercises at the same time be ing worthy and expressive of the Man who shortly after retired As registrar and scribe of the school. This paragraph was his final contribution to this weekly column. Now seven months later his death makes them the last words that he will Ever write. Fittingly they Are taken up again to open our column which this week we dedicate to his memory with our utmost rever ence and thanks. His Long association with the school was mutually pleasant and his passing leaves a vacancy that will not be easily if Ever filled. John Mckenzie Boyd was his full name but to his Many personal friends and to the countless ers of his weekly free press column he was just . Born in Scotland he came to Canada at a comparatively Early age giving to this kind land of adoption the Best of his full eighty years. At first the difficulties to be met and Over come numerous but undaunted he faced the future and because he was robust of Frame and Stout of heart it was not Long till his circumstances improved. Pioneer ing the fluid of journalism he was for a number of years engaged As a press correspondent and reporter his duties taking him to almost every City town or Hamlet across the Dominion. He had an intense sympathy for his fellow men especially those who were finding life hard. O 0 0 his appointment As registrar and curator of the Winnipeg school of Art was in 1914, Only a year after the school had been established. During the next 25 years of its growth he served in this capacity devotedly and. A sparingly. This period better than any other that we Are acquainted with revealed or. Boyd s self. His Friendly manner Wise counsel even temperament and journalistic experience made him particularly Well Quali fied for his position. His outstand ing virtue and he bad Many was however his eternal youthfulness and almost Boyish enthusiasm for every task no matter How lowly or Small. His refreshing optimism radiated a glow that made Ordinary things look brighter and Ordinary people happier. The students never tired of listening to. His kindly philosophy and frequently found practical solution to their own Little whims from his encouraging chats. Year by year the affectionate Bond Between him and the students was strengthened and year by year his friends and admirers increased. Looking Back in retrospect Over the Long and unselfish service to the school for which the utmost gratitude and veneration is his due it is Good to think that he in a Small measure received something in re turn which he valued very highly. It was Here that his Active connection with paintings and paint ers began. With a sparkle in his Eye he recalled that it had been like entering on a new Al though he came into Contact with the Art too late in life to practise painting himself he acquired a practical and sympathetic under standing of its principles and the purpose it served. To his dying Day he remained a staunch Friend and Champion of the artist. He constant devotee and promoter of local Art. The news of his death will touch Many a chord. Providence was kind to us to spare so Long. We pay final tribute to this grand old Man whose fourscore years left undimmed his Youthful spirit and untarnished his Sterling ideals with lines from Whittier which seem to fit exactly As a description of j. M. A age brought him no despairing of the world s future faring in human nature still he found More Good than ill in the Art gallery the pictures in the permanent collection continue to command their proportion of admirers. The latest donation to the collection May in by w. Russell Flint r.a., is now in View in the South gallery. For february an exhibition of Canadian painters of the maritime provinces along with during the latter part of the month important pictorial photographs from All Over the world Are due to be placed on Public View and the Art gallery association programme shows Many further exciting exhibitions to Fol Low during this season. It is a matter for citizens to Pon Der that admission to see the eng Lish pictures is free. The Winnipeg Art gallery association believes that the gallery should be free and to provide for the expense incurred by these travelling exhibitions Hopes All Winni Eggers will become members of the , at the modest annual sketch club notes tuesday Jan. 9, marked the open ing Date of the Winnipeg sketch club for 1940. This was the general meeting. William Morris was elected to the chair amid much enthusiasm. Or. Morris has served the club Long and faithfully in Vari Ous capacities for several years. Sincere regret was expressed at the retirement of e. T. Howorth whose successful presidency will Long be remembered. Miss Adele Scott a former presi Dent who is on vacation from Chi Cago paid the club a Welcome visit. V intending new members Are asked to submit specimens of their work. Next week s Model will be a Young Man ski . Becomes Limp and unattractive is due chiefly to wrong As these plants have been into Bloom in a warm or it is reasonable to expert resist cold draughts windows a hot Fluffy is also detrimental foliage. These cyclamen will Jet Charm and freshness much if they Are kept in a room is not too warm and is Ven i freely. Place them As Tat from the source of heat As and stand them in such a that the cold Ait does directly on the leaves. When applying water. That it does not run into the of the corms the Flower buds will rot dropping it on the Wise they might be Brownish patches. Kent a Palms Fine plants for indoor from Basswood cores tip quest for information most satisfactory Palms for Tamis plants. Most Amateur gardeners do not realize the import Noi so Palms As House plants. Specimens May not be cent for rooms of considerable Small ones Are admirable even in the Small House Whei. May take their place with plants grouped in the by far the most serviceable Ilju Palms Are the Kentis and Forster Ana or be Moreana s chosen. They Are pro curable Mcaa most Good florists. They Are Ujj slow growth and will get out of Bounds. Once they Law overcome the Shock due to a novel from the greenhouse Laden will atmospheric moisture to Obj Msj of living quarters they do wet with Little attention. Keep them moderately moist am occasionally sponge the Foi text with lukewarm water to the dust that will gather on leaves. Let Young Folk have own when you Are planning Garden this year plan Voth children for a Garden that they Call their own. Allow pleasure of making their own Tion of seeds that they wish Togny venturing suggestions and a Iii when on account of limitation j space habit of growth climatic p other conditions their Choice Jia prove disappointing. Winter evenings Are often Hart times to keep the youngsters and Happy. Try sending for flow v fruit and vegetable Catal Sueb devoting the Odd evening to Ltd in introduction to the family Circle. Jobs for Winter seed which has been held ova from last season should not be without first ascertaining its Villa Ltd by Means of a germination this is usually accomplished Jcj placing some of the seeds bet co layers of moist blotting paper Witt is placed in a warm place. An debt allowed to become dry. Unless h is valuable seed or of some up cult favorite variety it would a to discard it if there is any As to its vitality As this will save disappointment. One of these Winter evenings Lotoff Over the hot bed Sash and sure that any cracked or broke to lights arc repaired before be needed. If this Job is it May be neglected the Rush of Spring work and Frame will be less efficient of the heat which will be lost we 1 it is most needed. It chock of or the Dahlia roots Fol i storage and make sure that Toff Are keeping Well. Any Disette parts should be Cut out and Ujj Cut surfaces dusted with if the tubers show signs of Shny oiling they May be revived to sprinkling them with water w moistening the packing material seeds of such perennials As Ter Bury Bells and Shasta dist eve started soon and forced along. Make flowering plants during coming summer. They will not quire much room for a while by the time they need the space the hot bed should Kyj operation and 1hcy May then f carried along there. T nazis punish Vienna hoarders Vienna Jan. 13. Of Cash is drawing punishments this former austrian capital absorbed by Germany. One woman in whose police found 3.500 Marks ally about was Given Choice of a so Mark Fine w Days in jail. Another who b Marks in a safety Box was assessed 500 Marks w Days in jail. A merchant who had Marks in his Home was Finco Marks or 40 Days although contended 5.000 Marks of the was intended for purchasing c for his two daughters paying employees. And to quake victims London Jan. 13, up turkish government pcs Tori Cepter a British gift of valued at victims of the earthquake in a Tolia. The British previously sent to Tutsi for Relief work ;