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BRITISH PAINT SHARK TEETH ON AMERICAN PLANE The planes with the terrifying noses, shown above, are American Tomahawks fighting for th British somewhere in Africa. A British artist pain ted on the shark's head. THE WAR - WEEK Commentary on Current Events Japan's Attitude Less Peaceful United States Looks For Trouble interest, apart from Russia's mag- nificent defense of Moscow, is now eei. trecl on the political upheaval in Japan and the attack on the United BtatM destroyer Kearny by a Ger- man submarine. Germany's advance on Moscow bas no doubt called forth warlike developments In Japan. Prince Konoye and tiU more or less peace-wishing cabinet have reslgn- . The warrior. General Eiki Tojo and a predominately militarist cabinet, t-r now In power. The first public announcement of the BW premier stated that tin Jap- aneee are taclnf a crucial Hour and that they must be prepared to aorlflce everything In order to urmount It. He called for "iron w.Mtj between ail the fighting arms aad the people to oope with Uie octroi* ment of Jsvpan by foreign power*.' It la threatening lang- mafe and makes tbe situation om- MsMst On the Fence Prlnoe Konoye personally inter- Ti.v.-i with President Koosevtlt to o:; . some relaxation of the eco- Bomlo pressures which were in. posed on Japan a few months ago. There appeared to be, however, sw luclliittUou on Uie part of Japan to (ire 141 any part of her "ex- pansionist" program. It ia stated in Tokyo that the MW government will continue the aecotlatlons with Washington. At fee aame time. General Tojo said frankly that Japan maintains and will develope her membership jii fee A i : group. Has Japan at last lipped off the fence and joined our enemies In all but the last step toward warT It U possible that Hitler is push- up Japan into a " 'looting" war wjts th United States to divert American naval strength from the Atlantic to tbe Pacific. Where Will Japan Strike? What will happen In the Immed- iate future U unpredictable. A Japanese attack on Siberia, espec- ially if tbe K;LHI.!.II. y are unable to bold a defensive line at the Euro- pean end of the Trans-SlberlaJi Railroad, will make Alaska and tbe North Pacific as expoued an area a* is the Nortb Atlantic. The dancer might perlia.i> be greater bec&use tbe Japanese Navy 1st much stronger than the Herman Nsvry. A Japanese attack In tin- south oy way of Indo-Ohlnn mid Thailand, in order to Isolate China and sur- round Singapore, would be equally serious. Japanese occupation of Biniapoie would make Dimple the occupation of the Netherlands Kiint Indies, would surround the Philip- pines and cut off Oreat Britain from the southern dominions and the eastern half or the Umpire. U would also sever America from th source of Indispensable sup piles. If the Japanese guanos SOB ion of Singapore the way'ty open to the Indian Ocean, the Rnl Sea, the M iliti-n ;HI. .in rini the Atlan- tic, whore the German, Italian and Japanese navies will I>P able to it* t together. Japanese Dilemma Is Japan In a position ID risk HI. allout war? In addition to the damages whlcli bave beiMi wrought by four yean of the Chlriene war, by the flmui eial condition of Japan and by tin? geographical poHlllon which pl.iri'K U thousands of miles from It8 Axis allies, Japan meat Import mont of the rxHciillalu "f war-miiUliiK. From tin* NVi.herluiuitt Indies ami the United Stated must he lirounlit the oil that operates the Army. tli Navy, the Air Force, anil the llsh Ing (led which provides much of tM food of Japan. Prom the United States other materlnls are needed for protracted military action. And between Japanese requirements o! raw materials mM their sources in the Southern Pacific is ranged a Britlah fleet If te American Pacific fleet were added to that naval wall be- iween Japan and fundamental war- making resources, the Japanese Navy, whatever Its "itch" for war, would find a fearful barrier. It mltfht be uot ntceesary at first to do u \ii-h more than Join our fleet to America's on Uioce seas, even rf Japan should strike northward at Siberia In order to assure that the Japanese would soon run out nt material*. With American oil and other export* also barred, Japan would be placed in the di- lemma either of eipandlng Its mil- itary activity without long-term stock*, or giving battle to tbe Amerlcau and British fleets In the far Pacific. TOie is and always hag been the broadest base on which Is foundeil the hope that Japan will never to beyond the bluffing stage and nev- er Join Oerntsjr is the two-octan iqoeece play whclh represents the chief danger to peace In the Pa- cific. Those who do not find It a aUsrfactory base, however, have theae arguments: The Japanese claim to have a one-year supply (though much is low-list) of gasoline and fuel oil. Their nary In excellent and has confidence that Germany and Italy can prevent a British-American concentration of strength suffi- cient to hold the tar Pacific. Tbe army 1s arrogant and powerful in government; the Japanese people arc deeperate tor the fruits of ex- pansion and fatalistic. A sudden campaign of Interference with American ships carrying supplies tbrourb the Pacific to Uiuula may fore* the United States to attark instead of merely blocking access to the south. U. 8. Destroyer Attacked A few hour* after tbe attack on the Kearuy was announced, the United States House of Kcpresen- tatlvee gave overwhelming approv- al to the mounting of guns on ves- seb of the merchant marine. Ten American seamen are missing and ten others woundfid as a result of tbe attack on the Kearny. Thoao are the first casualties in the Amerlcau armod forces resulting from German action. Some time ago VValiiiiKton ex- pended the naval pntrol of the At- luntlu to Iceland's waters, spotting Nasl raiders and broadcasting their V-'ntl'iii to the lirltlah fleet. The Nml U-boat commander!) kept Hit Ur' promise that every ship "that ouinrH before our torpedo tubes will be torpedoed." Urlti.sh losses at sea continued grave anil valu- able lease-lend cargoes rested on tbe .Atlantic floor. German torpe- does also sank Amerlcun-nwnexl merchant men. On September 4th a U-boat In Icelandic waters fired at the United States destroyer Oreer, but misbed. One w&ek later President Roosevelt Issued bis mo- mentous "shoot first" order to the navy. Then the navy instituted full- fledged convoys as far as Iceland. Shipping losses took a drop. Washington was still hampered in Its effort to get the promised cargoes to the British. The Neut- rality Act prevented American mer- chantrnent from sailing into "com- bat tones" and touching at poru of the lighting nations. Tbe act also prohibited the arming of American cargo carriers. The presi- dent called upon Congress immedi- ately to repeat the armed-ship ban and later to consider allowing Am- erican merchant ships to carry sup- ples dlrecty to beligerent harbors. U. 8. Peace Impossible Wendell Willkle bolstered Presi- dent Kootittvelt's all-out stand against, the Berlln-Kouie-Tokyo.pact by saying: "Let us stop deluding ourselves. Berlin, Rome and Tokyo are irrevocably linked by tile dan- gerous dream of world conquest. Victory (or one is victory for all. Thdlr aim Is world domination domination of liberty, the end of democracy." With typical realism, Mr. Wlllkla declared t'lat the UjS. "must aban- don the ]><>;>' of p ice." His rea- sons ar undeniable. "We Ameri- can* can no more negotiate a peace with the war lords of Tokyo than with the conquering dictator of Berlin. On any continent. In every ocean, we must help to atop theee partners in piracy. They are wln- nliig now. Unless we act soon, it will be too late ( " warned the He- publican leadar. And Mr. Willkle added his pow- erful plea to iii.u of most other great Americans when he called for the eliding of "the show and deception of hypociitlc il neutral- ity laws." Isolation Is dead. The United Stales is in the war. The hope for an Impossible peace Is all but abandoned and none too soon. Deaths On Road Exceed War Toll For every person killed In Britain by enemy action since the war hcKan, two have lost ii i-ir lives in highway accidents, says Colonel John J. Llewellin, joint parliamentary secretary to th* Ministry of War Transport. In the second year of the conflict 10,073 fatalities were reported. In 1939-40 the figure was 8,368. The peace time average was 0,500 deaths annually. The government, anxious ovr this trend, opened a campaign for safety and caution throughout the United Kingdom: Of the 18,000 highway deaths since the start of the war, 10,000 persona killed were pedestrians, one-fifth of them children; 2,400 were motor cyclists, 2,800 bicyclists and the rest persons in cars. CanivJn's production of pig iron in the first half of 1V41 amount- ed to 025,000 tons as against 650,000 tons in the first aix months of 11)40. VOICE OF THE PRESS FALSE ECONOMY One of the watchwords of the day is "economy." But there is false economy also and this is what we must guard against Let us put our foot down on false economy. "Going shabby" by those of us who habitually dtcss well and can afford it, us nut going to help make more gur.* and ammunition. If everybody who dresses well begins to wear out old clothes, he is helping to throw thousands out of work; he is helping to bring suffering upon manufacturers and merchants, upon factory hands and store em- ployees throughout the country. Don't be over-enthusiastic for economy. Don't put a stick in the fly- wheel of legitimate, sure prosper- ity by injudicious economy. That is what the Washington Post has to say about the matter: "Let's have economy. But let's have it with sanity, with cool judgment, with a vision that shows us clearly what the effect of this economy will be. "Let's not waste products which are scarce, and replaced with difficulty. "Let's conserve our food cup- ply, and grow more foodstuffs than ever before. "Let's pronounce that man a traitor who hogs and hoards sup- plies. Hoarding supplies has, in some instances, already increased the high cost of living. "Industrial happiness and suc- cess depends upon the free circu- lation of money, not the hoarding of it. "It is not the time to put on sackcloth and a.-in . "It is a time to throw out our chests, our heads up, and work valiantly, with our faces to the front, in a grand cause." This is common sense. In the last analysis true economy, the kind that will really make us a frugal and thrifty people, better abl to meet any situation that may confront us, is the fur-see- ing kind. In brief, the economy v need, is simply the common siu>e to distinguish between e- sntials and non-essentials. Guelph Mercury. o NICKNAMES We've become accustoiued to th common nickname this war naa produced. Everyone knows that an airman calls his life belt bit iuae West., that an e ~:uate<i child i a "vackie" and a lame duck is a damaged plane. But somt less familiar ones are as- sembled by The Saturday Review of Literature (thereby giving tin in a dignified place in current usage) that striku our fancy. To L "completely cheeked," for example, is to be fed up with it all. A "sewing kit" is u house- wife; "cuckoos laying their eggs" are German dive bombers; a "Paul Pry" is a searchlight, "hay burners" are cavalry, "fat friends" are balloons, al*o "fly- ing elephants." The power turr t of a plane is a "flower pot," a bee* saloon is a "gas house," and a portable radio, is a "walkie-talkie." If it does no other good, this war will brighten our language. Thought of a man excusing him- self from a bridge game by say- Ing he's completely clitvsod opens up all kinds of possibilities. Ottawa Journal. o QUICK COMEBACK Many odd little incidents have been occurring these past weeks at service stations. In fact the dealers themselves could be hav- ing a lot of fun were it not such an expensive pastime discourag- ing customers. A choice anec- dote cunie to light the other day at a local garage wbeie a uni- foniH'd army ottk-er drove up in a private, obviously civilian auto- mobile and smilingly asked for a tankl'ul. "Sorry," came the now familiar answer, "but we can only let you have three gallons. We have to conserve our gas supply for the armed forces." That was a bit iiksume to the unil'ormed gentleman \vln> snapped out in best purade ground manner: "\Vlml in bla/.es do you think 1 27 R.A.F. FREE PHOTOS ALL THE LATEST PICTURES Mail only two Durham Cera Starch label* for each pic- ture desired or onj B* Hive Syrup label. To start. aelect from the "Flyini Torpedo" "Sky Rocket 1 ' "Lightning" "Defiant" "Spitfire "Hurricane" or "Catalina" ... the list ef JO other pic- turea will be tent with your fust request. Specify your name, address, picture or pictures requested enclose necessary labels anil mail to tbe St. Lawrence Starch Co., Limited, Port Credit. Ont. am?" The attendant with one sweeping glance at the car asked: "And what in equally hot blazes do you think you're driving, a Bren gun carrier?" Gait Reporter. o OVER THE TELEPHONE This story is told of a promin- ent and busy man, who was send- ing a telegram over the telephone. He had great difficulty in mak- ing the operator understand the letter "S" which she interpreted as "F." Finally she said, "F" as in Fred?" "No," roared the ex- asperated business man, "S" as in stupid." She got it! The Argonaut. NO BEAUTY "Take another good look at Hitler's picture. It is the face that will have launched 1,400 American merchant ships by the nd of 1943." And it doesn't look much like Helen of Troy, ither. The Sault Star. ALWAYS ON A PICNIC We can't understand how the ant acquired such a reputation for being industrious. Nearly all e ever saw were on a picnic. Kitchener Record. USELESS TEST Imagine testing- Hitler out with a lie detector. You know which would choke first. Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. WHY THEY FAIL Some folks wonder why they don't get on, when all they're trying to do is get by. Ottawa Citizen. GAMBOL OR GAMBLE Life is either M gambol or a gamble, depending on the way y-.u play it Kitchener Record. Line Up Sunday More than 300,000 have en- rolled in a voluntary movement in northwest England of people prepared to give up their Sundays and go anywhere to help after an air raid. Saving Ontario's Natural Resources No. 61 THE EIDER DUCK Continuing the discussion of the diving ducks I feel that one group of this family should be given special consideration, even though they are known in the greater part of Ontario only from isolated specimens. Around thd Hudson Bay, in Labrador and on the Arctic islands, the eider ducks are well known and familiar crea- tures. Over most of Canada they are used for food only but in other parts of the world the wild eiders are carefully protected fop they produce the eiderdown of commerce. I have read descriptions of the eiderdown industry in Iceland and have talked with Dr. Harrison F. Lewis of the National Park Branch, who is endeavouring to foster an eiderdown trade along the north St. Lawrence shore. I have no figures at hand but I undcistand that considerable pro- gress is being made in the edu- cation of the natives to the value of the birds as a source of down. Like many other bucks, the eiders pluck the soft feathera from their breasts to make a cov- ering for their eggs when they leave them briefly. This soft blanket is collected, ckaned of debris, such as straws ar grass roots, and sold for a quite high price. The female eider may have enough feathers to produce two patches of down each year but the third batch Is usually ^applied by the male. As he has white feathers on his breast his down can be readily recognized and tin careful collector will leave such nests alone. If it is taken the birds may desert thefr nest and no young ducks will be raised to supply eiderdown in tine follow- ing yeais. Here, careful con- servation, based on a knowledgt of the birds habits, is essential to the assurance of a cash crop for the gatherer. LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred Neher "\V!ien I want your advice, I'll nsk for it! REG'LAR FELLERS In Hiding By GENE BYRNES THIS IS THE IDEA - T PINHEAD IS A CROOK I AN' IT'S UP TO US / DETECTIFS TO / FIND HIM.' y OH, BOX I'LL HIDE IN THt BACK OF THAT TRUCK. 'THE/ LI NEVER LOOK fJR (ME IN THERE.' 1 j- WE \'l LOOKED ALL OVER, CHIEF' I'M AFRAID TRIGGER PINHEAD GAVE i* -.- * . -~ V