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Preldellt, Inn A. Burnett; Vice-President, Wm. It. Burnett; Beep-True, G. M. Burnett; Editor and Mlllllllll DIIQQCQIpJe B. Burnett; Aaaaolate Editor. Frank Walker.

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest lnk."

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In reterenca to the discussions in Parlia- merit over the interference ‘VII-fit the freedom 0f the Pres; by a Royal Commission in Alberta, the following is reproduced from The Journal of the Institute of Journalists: ' _ "We must realize we are living in the twi- light of democracy. That is whyfreedom of Press is so-important. Yet at this terrible crisis we have restrictions imposed on the Press under the guise of national necessity. Those who im- pose the restrictions do not appreciate haw great a disservice they are doing to the common good and the public interest-whether they impose re- strictions on the consumption of newsprint, _on free travel .of correspondents, or on transmission facilities and communications. "Twice recently, in speeches to the Kenl and Edinburgh Districts, the General Secretary of the Institute has warned journalists that the freedom of the Press has never been in greater

danger and has emphasized the need for the keenest vigilance." Outlook For Wool According to a Western farm exchange,

prices for raw wool should hold up well during the present year. World consumption of ap- parel wool (about 80 per cent of production) is about 15 per cent above pre-war level; and as oi June 30, 1947, world stacks of apparel wool were about 900,000,000 pounds less than theyear be- fore. Wool has been moving rapidly into con- sumption in Europe, where, as quickly as possible, large purchases have been mad-e for manufactur- ing purposes. The British textile industry has increased its export volume of wool cloth by about 50 per cent since the beginning of 1947, and the industry is manufacturing about 22 million linear yards of wool cloth per month, which is approximately 25 per cent more than in the final stage of the war.

There is evidence, according to the Can- adian Co-Operative Wool Growers’ Limited, that the demand for fine wool is falling off some-

are in greater supply. This means that high prices for the finer wools are turning buyers to- ward the less expensive grades. The sheep popu- lation of Australia, for example,‘ is about 29 million less than it was five years ago. Produc- tion is, therefore, down about 16 per cent. South African sheep .growers are showing some tend- ency to switch cattle, and in the United States the production of fine wools has shrunk about one-third. World production of fine wool, con- scquently, is at a lower level than at any time during the past two decades, while the volume of cross-bred or medium wool is still above any pie-war year and close to the wartime peak. In Canada, the sheep population has been declining. Total viool production in 1946 re- mained about l9 million pounds, as compared with "less than 15 million pounds in 1940. The quantity of shorn wool has been dropping since ‘I944, whereas pulled wool has increased. The total requirement of wool in Canada, or domestic disappearance, shows a very substantial in- creas-e over the pre-war period, 1935-1939, when ii- averaged iust over 60 million pounds yearly. The disappearance in 1946 was 112.6 million pounds.

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Nurses Honoured

Of general interest is the reference in the English press to a proposed memorial in West- minster Abbey in honour of nurses from the Commonwealth and Empire who lost their lives during the war. Ar that time, a large num- ber of nurses from overseas volunteered for the forces, and about 1,000 of them lost their lives. In recognition of the work done by thes-r nurses, the Nursing Mirror is appealing for 250,- 000 pounds. The Queen is one of the patrons, and so far 52,000 pounds has been raised, 42,000 pounds of this by nurses themselves.

"The fund is known as the "British Empire Nurses’ Memorial Fund," and the money will be Used to furnish a memorial chapel in West- minster Abbey, in which will be enshrined a roll of honour of the fallen. It will also establish memorial travelling'scholarships for nurses of the Commonwealth and Empire. Mr. Hugh Eaton, the artist who designed the Baffle of Britain window in the Abbey, has consented to prepare one for the nurses’ chapel.

Astronomical Figaro:

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The Dominion lureau of Statisticalestimates that Canadians in the year i947 received gross personal incomes amounting to the record sum of $l0,259,0N,000, an increase of/$723 mil- Iian o er ihepravloua year's total aarniiigs. ln the category of eapandlturenthe trend is paral- lel. Last year personal elpendlturea by the peo- ' i of Canada on goods and services totalled JJLMQMO, again a record figure and $1,-

,@',QD more tlieri they. Qent in I946. And. ,.eoiirae, this reveali ‘that whenever incomes rise, " i ' past

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ledger reflect a prosperous stale of the national economy, the picture is marred by the disclosure in another branch of the statistics, that Con- adians did not accumulate nearly so much money in savings in 1947 as in the previous year. This is undoubtedly due more to the fact that living costs mounted rapidly last year than to non-ob- servance of that inherent quality of thrift which always was a noteworthy feature attaching to Canadians. Lost year the Bureau's report shows personal savings as totalling $768 millio: or 7.5 per cent of the personal income, this represent- ing a precipitous decline in value of 50 per cent from 1946 when personal savings amounted to $1,536,000,000, or 11.1 per cent of the personal

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— EDITORIAL NOTES ...

iloy Scout and Girl Guide Week activities. Board of Trade dine together this evening. I I I I

Charlottetown can sympathize with the plight of Toronto which is having its power load "shed" at intervals. We have been through it and know how unpleasant an experience it is.

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The Federal Government is getting ahead with its pre-election programme like a house on fire. About the only people failing to benefit to any extent ore (apart from Summerside), those of this "side-line" province.

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Belated justice is being done to student vet- erans and pensioners. Much hardship could have been avoided by tying allowances and pension rates to the cost of living index from the be- ginning. '

The lsland is falling down badly in the matter of immigration. It would be worth while for the Provincial Government to select two or three industries, say pottery making and perfume making, or paints and varnishes, and bring in the necessary skilled workers to get them started.

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Hon. George Drew must be feeling pretty good on the eve of an Ontario provincial elec- tion to discover the electorate is still behind him-at least so far as Huron is concerned. His following in the Legislature of 90 is un-diminished since the general election in 1945.

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The show of British naval force in the Falk- lands should let Chile and Argentina know that although Britain today places no obstacles in the way of any member of the Commonwealth going its own way she has no intention of al- lowing other countries to pooch on her pre-

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It is strange to see the Ottawa government, which has operated one of the most completely controlled economies in the war and post-war world, now making use of the Combines Investi- gation Act to seek out those nefarious individuals who would conduct trade on any basis but that of cut-throat competition.

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A new psychological writer in a book en- titled Adventures of the Mind, indicates that modern labour leaders are "a throw back" to pre-civilization. Ari interesting chapter deals with modern political myths, in which he shows how in some countries the leaders have taken the place of the old tribal magicians and, by creat- ing a new political mythology, have induced‘ "a mysticism of violence and collective terror, pat- terned to a large extent on ancient examples."

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Mr. Bernard Baruch, financier, and states- man, New York, is an optimist. commodities had ta come," he says. "Every one in the world feels hunger stalking at his door. Every country in the world is planting the larg- est food crop in history. If we can get peace, if only an ‘armed peace’, we will have enormous activity in business. Everybody in the world wants something."

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Martin Luther, leader of the Protestant Re- formation in Germany died this date 1546. The reforming movement spread peacefully, but dis- orders sprang up among the nobles who resented the oppression of the princes and the hierarchy, and also among the peasants, who had given a ready ear to Luther's assertion of the equal free- dom and value of all men in God's sight. Luther condemne’ all excesses, sometimes in violent language,“ and sought to vindicate the law an the one hand and condem tyranny on the other.

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The new letters patent for the Governor- General announced by Prime Minister King last October and recently referred to in the House of Commons permit the Governor-General to ex- ercise all the p'owers and authorities of the Crown with respect to Canada. This was ap- parently intended to make some formal changes possible in diplomatic usage. A more striking result is to confer on the Governor-General power to‘ confer titles of honour and to regu-

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Though we are told officially that every- thing was square and above board in the matter of war contracts, yet Trade Minister Howe in answer to a question admitted that "Renegatia- tioii” of such contracts had brought the Domin- ian Government o return of $478,754,000 overpaid. Mr. Hawa said there were no contracts deemed "exorbitant" but there had been "renegotiations" and agreements with 1,366 firms that brought back that amount. In l2 other cases irfvolving $4,- 428,000 where a ministerial order had been made for settlement, I2 had been appealed to the Ex- chequer Court. Two involving $760,000 were settled, leaving 10 before the court. In another, amounting to $33,000, the time for an a pool had not expired. Naecond, involving $1 ,000, lied gone past the expiration of tlia a peel per- iodiflhd eta s-vrerebaing taken to an rce pay- , the corn-

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Ttie average person consumes Lwo or three quarts of food and

' drink every day, but. 1n the some

time he takes into his lungs from 10.000 to 12.000 quarts of whatever atmosphere happens to be around. Most, of the soot. and other pollu- tlan In this air la caught and held 1n iils respiratory system. — GIL Oval.

A prominent clergyman ‘with n statistical benif recently figured out: that every living person has had 16,777,216 ancestors. This pra- bably explains how genealogists make a llving—cul11ng out. tiie horse-thleveswsnd other low char- acters certaln to form a percen- tage of any sixteen million poo- ple. — Kingston Whig-Standard.

Now the London school superin- tendent thinks 1t would be a good idea to odd a baby-sitters‘ course to the secondary school curricu- lum. Why nal: go the whole hog and run ten-minute periods on ev- cryothing under the sun from fish- lng to fission, and forget. e11 about this business of educistlont-Wooa- stack Sentinel-Review.

We read with some astonish- ment. the statement of an official of the Massachusetts Registry of bfotor Vehicles that. ‘impatient husbands" are to blame for the lpferiorlty complex which women have about driving. What. "infer- iority complex" is that? Is It. a purely Massachusetts ,‘- enon? —VIoi.orla Times.

A professional driver, honored not long ago for many years and thousands of miles of occident- free operation of o motor vehicle. attributed his record to the fact, that. he made it his policy to re-. garcl- every other driver an the hlghivoy as a "flanged fool" who might do anything, and to govern himself accordingly. It seems that this ls more than good policy; it ls what the law requires. ~S.i.;I: Site.‘ Marie Star.

The famous Lloyd George's non, his successor 1n the earldom, has arrived 1n the United States on a lecture tour. He announce: on landing that he has come to seek life. liberty and the pursuit of happiness which, he says, are not obtainable in Britain under the most inefficient and incompetent government since the reign of the Stuarts. Bright lad! He knows just how to ‘introduce himself (flattery ‘n’ everything) to the greatest capitalist country on earth. -'l‘:>-."- onto Star. -

While regarded by many as tiie colorless months, Winter actually is a time of much pure color, the crystal clearness of the Winter skies. blue green tti the sunshine of mid-day. soul-moving arlmsons. mauves and purples in many shades, soft. pure and of great depth, at even time. skies some- times almost pure golden, other times vlvld red. Then there arc the many colors of the bushland. the ivzsrm umbers, the soft toned Venetian reds, the deep purples. Even the snow itself 1.s far from white, but. rather blue tones, yel- lows, perhaps mauvea here and there or other shades reflected from the skies. Owen Bound Sun-Times.

The Prince of Condo, desiring to Lest his young son's ability to handle money, gave him 50 iouls cl'or to spend while he himself was absent 1n Paris. When tihe Prince returned home. the boy came running to him and triumphant- ly announced: "Father, here is all the money; I hove not touched any of it." The Prince, without making any reply, took his son to the window and quietly tossed the money into the street. Then he said: "My son. if you have neither virtue enough to give away you! money, nor the wisdom to spend 11:. always do this 1n the future, that the poor may have a chance of lffi-Chrlsizlan science Monitor

Thomas A. Edison had Invented his talking machine 1n 1877, and 10 years later he started research to provide e. picture accompani- ment to his phonograph. By 1858 he had o film, and the next. year he produced the peep-show Kliietoscape. If you when! to see the little show you rapped a penny into the slot and looked through a small window at. a. ini- slze movie which lasted qua r of a minute. Readers who are iii- tereoted 1n aucti studies may cam- piu-e the mavle taste of those first audiences with what 1a liked bv movie-goers today. Receipts for the opening day of the pew-show were: U. S. Battleships. 26 cent-s: Joseph Jefferson's "Rip Van Win- kle", 43 centre; "Ballet Dancer" $1.05, and "Girl Climbing an AD‘ ple Tree," $8.65. -Royal Bank Bulletin.

Now ail kinda of people not nar- mally caller! proflteera have been pushing up prices. and lf 1t, was only "big business“ the commit,- tee would have a cinch. Corpora- tlan profits are available in detail to government and to the public -except for lnatltutlona with all shares privately owned. But ‘what, about. all the vast range of pro-

ucera and distributors; whet of

hose who by reducing output per man-hour have been pushing up prices, what. of those whose pro- ducla and aervlcee are in l0 much greater demand than those of other members of the eommunit? that thorax-a abie txrdernand e higher toll than" they normally would? “hklnl all the market can‘ bear" 1| one of the moat plaus- lble and irioet eaiiinelerr of ell current cat/chart“. Who doom fa it not plain that ptoliiaerine 1e iiio result or lnfialloner! lites-

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of lahorelt. The (Ju-lottebovrii Guardian doee not neczennr I17 endaree the opinion oi correspondent,

"““‘“““ HORSE RACING 0N SUNDAY

Slr,—I see by the despalches in your paper the report. of thv Sun- day horse races at Dartmouth, N. S.

I was surprised to see so many of our Island horses, owners, and fans, Members of our driving club deliberately going aver, knowing they were 1p take pert 1n the Sun- day'rac1ng and the commercializing that. goes with if.

Talking with one who visited these racesA-ie was so surprised at their holiday spirit, that he never went again. One excuse was for Sunday races was when the sold- iers and war workers were in the war they required Sunday errnuse- ment. now they are gone. Now what? It. looks as if we have some weaklings in our Charlottetown driving club wlxq should think. things over before itiey accept. any old date that ls thrown at them. We have enough iiorseii and enth- uslastlc horsemen La be able to say "no horse racing on Sunday or w; stay at homo." '

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RACE FAN.

HOSPITAVITS IN SASKATCHEWAN

Sir,—1n view of the criticism often heard in our midst. about the CCF treatment of privately owned hospitals under the government hospitalization plan mm in force in Saskatchewan, I submit for your readers‘ consideration the following synopsis of an item published 1n the February 4th issue of a Regina newspaper, "The Commonwealth."

1n this item it was pointed out

that privately owned hospitals op. eratcd by Roman Catholic religious orders received in 194'! a proport- ionately greater financial return from the Saskatchewan Hospitaliz- ation Fund in relation to their costs of operation than any other group of hospitals in that. province. More- over, it. is stated that under the improved system of 1121103110111. for 1048, the Sisters’ hospitals will be paid at rates reflecting their full cost, of efficient operation Including an allowance for the contributed services of the sisters, determined on a basis more generous than under any similar program on m; continent of North lrrierica. At. the present time the Saskat- chewan government, in from“; rates of payment, recognizes the "contributed" ar "donated" ser- vices supplied by the Sisters. Ac~ cordingly, 1n the accounting sysleim now iii use in every privately qwned as well as ,1}; every pub- llclly Dwlied hO-‘Diifllfor its operat- ing expenses, each sister ls shown as receiving a "salary" equivalent to that; qf a graduate nurse or other employee of the hospital staff Moreover, the Sisters or Sister- hood are free ta spend such “salar- les" paid by the CCF government in flfly why they wish.

The following excerpt from-a letter written bv the sister who i; Preiidehl of the Otholic Hos- pital conference of skatclicrwan ta the chalnmnn of the Health Services Planning Commiss- ion of Saskatchewan as related ln the same newspaper item spanks for itself: “Your confirmation of the fact that hospital Sisters were definitely free to dispose of their ‘salaries’ 1n the some manner as 07-1191‘ hospital administrators and (mlilflyees was received with grat- ification. We are appreciative of this eminently fair solution of a problem that has 1n the peat given us some concern. The govgrmment has already received our assurance that 1n our traditional desire to provide the best in‘ hospitalization ta the people of this provincepthe Sisters will continue to ultilizg their ‘salaries’ as heretofore in making capital donations to the hospitals on the occasion of ex- pansion and development."

I feel. Sir. that the above 1n- farmatlon should suffice ta dispel any existing false notions that. S0119 of our Island people may have relflrdlrlk the treatment given la privately owned hospitals 1n the province of Saskatchewan.

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MR. GILLIES Rani!

Sin-In the Guardian of Feb- "ll-PY 14th, Mr. R. A. Profitt. of Freetown assumes the iesponaibll- lty of replying to some caoianents I made, 1n an earlier Issue of your Paper, upon a press report of an interview with the Hon. W. I". A. Stewart, Minister of Agriculture, following his return from the an- nual meeting of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture at, Brock- vllle, Ontario, and just, why, Mr. Profittt, 1a the mystery

Mr. Profits says he has no 1n- tentlon of answering "the full content of my letter" for which ietlcence there 1a no need for apology, as the reason should be quite obvious without undue strain. But he does make a couple of observations that. call for atten- tion: first, that Hon. Mr. Stavr- art'a report of the O.!".A. meeting at Brockvllie was correct. Mr. Stewart. ee far-ea I am’ aware, did not. live a report of the Brook- vllle convention, only a prose re- vleir of lmpreaaione gained while n the meeting. and 1t vraa to ttieerimpresalona. ea reviewed in the Press. that I look oloqtlan 1m the public too might receive vrra impressions. Mr. Prilittfia