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(1 In; it. W.. TMCU. Inntrul Min, 11! Uuvudl! TDIOI IIdI.. III A. land-I. Pawns In Genru Iuuu

I of '50 CIIIIIJI Pull lumbar Audit luulu If Ctr:-ulIiinnI lunch silicon It 5ilInlIICl'IHl- Innugua Ind Alb:-rim Alulnnud II Suseond ClIn Hall by he Pun Oftlco Depnnnnnt. Ottawa Iy Cunt! Chlrlnltotawl. ltunpuidn lllotl par II- un-. uavmon t.I RE . um. mhu Province -Id U. I. OILN pl! Inum.

Tm Ilrongcat memory II vuker IIIII the weakest iIk '

saitulinsrilnh. 12. um

f'At;l-ll 4 v

Selling Out The Marilimes it TilPl't.' are sixty thousand words In the (;ordon Commission l'f'p0"-- Perhaps they contain I few admir- able suggestions; but so far as the Maritime Provinces are concerned it is doubtful if they are worth the Itallcr thcy are printed on. "What is required." says tiie Commission, "is I positive and comprehensive ap- proach to the prohlcms of the At- lantic rcizioii." Tlicn it proceeds pits- ,.-lmigm-allv to forecast fewer oppor- tunities for Maritime farmers. fisher- men and coal miners. and suggests that no move to "other parts of to bcitcr ourselves econo-

(';iii;iil;i” f'l'll4'?lii). This bccause ”there are not pnnuizb resources on the eastern sca- linard to permit I substantial rise in liviiii: smiidarris." Those who stay "should be prcpared to accept lower I levels of income, though not neces- ii Iarilv a lower standard of living in 5 its iii-oariest sense." What the last it plirasc means we do not quite know; but the tenor of the report is that I we should be content to remain l as hewcrs of wood and drawers of ii;itm- for our inorc prosperous tel- ' i if low citizens. it Our decline in population, Ilrf)US.'.ilt it about by ('nnl'cdct'ation and only slowly lacing: offsr-t in recent ycars. slmiilrl :11 on at an accclcralcd p:-icc tn the commission's judgment: This of roiirse would mean fewer local markets for our producers. lcss busi- iirx: for our local merchants. less eifnrtivo rcpresentatton at (lttavia and harder prospects for all our propie who remain at home, Our Maritinie ccntres would end up as ghost lniiiis, skclr-ton crows would he left on our farms. and our bigger and wealthier neighbors would he.- come higzcr and wealthier than ever at our expense. The ('ommission throws in a few sops about "tcchno- logical improvements" and the "an- ticipaicd growth of the domestic 'm'-irkct"; hilt if these are to result in furtlicr exodus of our pcople thcrc is little point in regarding thcm as "dynamic factors." l-'cdci'al responsibility for the pros- ciit condition of these Provini-cs is ignored altogether. though it was frcciy conceded in the Sirois ('om- mission report of 1940. That report pointed out that Prince Edit :1 rd Island did not have ”t'r-al cquiiy” with other Provinces and nas en- titled in special coiisidcratinn on that ground. The economic. difficulties of the liariliincs in ;.'(FIlPl'.'-ll wore found to accciituatcd unfair na- tional policics and exorbitant freight rains. Particiilarly the policy of pro- icctiic tariffs "bore with increasing uriziil upon thc dcprcsscd and mar- ginal I-xpni-tins: lndusirics." Romm-

3,7..-

iir liy

H niciiilatioiis iicre made for hcttcrini: '

this situation, which unfortunatcly ltI'lK' not carried out.

'l hc ti o r d o n (lominissiou ii:i- icutircvl the whole point of our Mari- tiinn grievances, namely, that ollr clilfir-iiltics have bee n arbitrarily fnistrd upon us by the (lonfcdcration setup This is not I natural dispen- sation. for we were the most flour- Iuliiiiv: part of British North Amorica lvcloi-o Fonfridcraiioii. They came hczmns us to join the Union and we sacrificed our profitable New Eng- land trade in doing so. We had vest-

ed rirzhis in tho rich Northern Lands,

ii hich we jointly purchased as ('on- Icdcration partners. and I guarantee that our economy would flourish

like a given bay tree once we had Wfcess by rail to Central (timnda. We know what happened to gll fhpgp clasaurances. Of late we have been gaining sum! measure of support in other Provinces for the betterment

. plans we now have under way. The mzootdon Commission has thrown I all-air hope! and pros- ' - Htlvtntatfhntnnptvhdo

report and salvazv the few sugges- tions that are worth while.

ccrns thc lllaritimcs, should be dis-

Tbe rest of it. so far as it coil-

poscrl of in thc manner in which our Legislature. many years ago. dis- posed of an obnoxious petition. To the motion that the petition he talii:-ii. the Attorney General of the day inovcd "that it he not now tablcd. but thrown under the table." That is about all that the "exodus" suxzizcstion of the Gordon Commis- sion mcrits in the way of considera- tion. It is almost libeilous in its im- plications and certainly untrue with regard to our potentialities. I'n- forluualcly it has gone all across Canada and will work to our detri- mcnt in spite of us. All the more reason why we should repudiate it with all thc frircc at our command!

Railway Strike Ended

A si-lllcini-iit oi inc liHlilia)' strike has bccn announced, and the news iiill be rcccivcd nlth qualified ap. pi-inal the L;ovoi'iiinciit's activ- ltics as mcdiator. Financially the scttlcnicnt will be along the lines of mic ncgotialcd last your between the t".iii;idiari Niitioiial Railway and thc. union, llhicil rcccivod pay in('1'pa;c,ps totalliiiiz ll per cent. The other part involves appointment of an inquiry body to invcstigate the (7.P.R.'s plan to rcduce tlic number of firomnn nn certain dioscl locomotive operations. i'nder Mr. St. Laurcnt's proposal. therc is no advance undertaking by tlic dispiltaiils to accept the finding; Therein lies the rub. Already I coni-iliatioii hoard. headed by I lllfllze. witii representatives of man- agcniciit and labour. has cxamimvd thc issue. 'i'hc strikc took place not- witlistanciiiiiz. The findings were not hinciinz: and tiicrc is nothing to in- dicate that thc sanic impasse will not lic i'i-;ii-liwl ;n;:iiii. Politically. the azzrcciiiciii is s:ilisi';ictoi'y to the Gov- ernmcnt for it shr-lvcs the issue until afir-r the elcction; bill it is a panacpg railicr than a curc and it is not gt all it hat the public had hopm-l rm-,

Sfllltlcr or latcr there will have

(it

HERE it not tN supp

ALA;

0'I'.l'AWA REPORT

By Patrick 0'l"I'Altt Wlicii ilallcr llarris (mil; moi ilip pnrilolui nl Yllin-1 ixtcr nf l'"n:ince. lhr nrncns pninl- : to loss prnspcrous l i m ! ahcnrl for ('.:m;irl:4 Tint:-s sllll good ctuiiich. bin 114'! hair: lull M good as thc hnoniiiii: vcar-. of llic . plisl-war tlriclnnnicili and thc Korcan War Whcn iii: ivrcilrrrsi or. llrin nniiglas Ahholi. wished him Iurccss. llr. li.'irri:- rcnlicd that he did not rxncrt ihni hc wnultl hc alilc tn i'cii-i-rt liir cuorm nus and rcncutcd '-ilillill-WW in tho gnvcrnmctil accniui'- uiiirli llr. Ahluilt had rr-pnrlcil yc.'irt:ittcr

in tic izcnerai rm-ngiiltion of the fact that a nation-wide strike. whether Rlliltllsl a railway, in public Utility 0,. what-not. affects the whole national economy: that is to say. the material welfare of the whole community. Sonic are affected more dirccllv lIlHil nllicrs, hill in one way or an. ”'il"" "l"”l'.l'0tie is involved. In the present unfortunate instance thou- sands of workers were put nut.o( cniiiliniiiciit. much hardship has come to iniiiiy communitics and mu. lions of dollars daily were lost to in- dustry. ali because the parties in. Volvcd ucre not ohliizcd to come to an aizrcciiiciit on what appears to hc a rclntiicly simple issue. Roth dis- putaiits sccm to have acted in thouizh the mailcr conccrncd them- Vtilrr '-lltulc: and. llnfortuiiatcly. the fiovcriinicnt appears to have made the saiiic mistake. Now that I com- proiiilsc has hccn ltnl'ivN'l out, let us itrinc that public opinion, if nnt I the tivivrrnincnt. nill i-nmiwl the 3 pailii-inants to am-cot tlic ruling of tho ii-ibiinal iihiclt thcy liavc agreed in sci lip,

EDITORIAL NOTES

Ai:i:lia m u st iw an app...-,,l.ng ' 'Ii;It'". it is sniii that tho inajorjly of pcoplc llilti gt: thorn on temporary missoiis curl up in.-ikiiiz it their por-

inniicnt rcsiriniicc, Now i-nmcs word that thc rcliring tiovcrmiig 3 native ' of l'rnnsylvania. is going to stay on as a privatc 4-itilvrn ”to help further the ucll'.'-We of Alaska." 0 O I

Many rcadcra were puzzled at the symbol in the lowcr right hand cnrncr of our editorial cartoon yes- terday. This was the monogram signature of the great. old Punch cartoonist John Tenntel. from whose once widely circulated cartoon "Droppinz tr Pilot" our cartoon was adapt . with due credit thus zlvcn.

I C I

In a hiief presented to the Execu- tivn council. members of the Inter- national Railway Rrotherhnods haw offmwl some valuable suggestions with regard to highway traffic im- provement. public health. education and other matters. They have Ilso urged chances in the Minimum WARP Act Ind in the provisions for

year To this, thr ncw WIIHISIPT told me. Nlr Ahhntt lnkintlly waved his hand in thc riirvcllon of the pholnzrnplis of Iliclii-mdcd and piralic;il-lnnkinticarlii-i' Fin-l mire Ministrws. lmnrzinz i-ii tin.- office wall. and rcrmirkcrl ”Wcli, none of them were able to do that Olthcr." '

Rut alrcadv tnilav. In sharply has the pirturc rli.-iirgcll that it is a rcasnnalilc l'sllll1ittP that Mr. llarric uiil rnpiii-I In Piirliiimcnt I surplus of about .t1no.nnn.nnn in the izovernmcnt accounts for the currcnt ycar This would hr a surplus of a si'Ic whiz-h ivriiilil im- press rvcn lloiiulas "Finom-llnom" Abbott. it is about our-ti-nth of the wholc ycni"s ltll(il2('l. :nid prob- ably fcw Canadians are able to report I "siu'piiis" of onc-tcntll of their income in this INIT- TAX CUTS AI-II-Ilih

lncvitnbly thc sharlrri of this growing: sllrpllls is iiJlllL'lll'.' ovcr Ottavvn Mcmhcr: of r.nli:in1cnt are alrc:idy spccuiatiii: frcclv just what will be done win this sur- plus

It is ccncraliy l:rcNl lliril Hf.

Hnrris must sclici tilt! at Ihcsa three courses I. Hr could annli ”' -urplils

to paylmz off a pa"! nl ilir iintiorial debt, and maintain live: for nrxt ypar 3. ll... mm.-19..-i .irIilierate- ly hudgclling tni .'illiitill”l' large surplus wtm-ii Hflllili l'lciii-zc he uscd tn rrduic tllll niiuinnl dc-ht.

7.. Hr cluilri L'lll" II'l' mniinnty I Iilllp by l'Ptillttll" i-iiiiminiinn tax- es in! iwr rout and dinnilate husim-xv: in f'PIiilill1L' nnr.-nnai in- cnrnc I:ixr- a llm 'lHI)lllli thus placing uioi-r ziii-v iii-iiii: power In thc liuiulz of tho piililic.

I 55:5 tithe-'?fl'r?-3”

Sky-Borniel Afchdeoloulsls

5;. Hi

Lessmohtsxs . You CANtiE1tA1DY

O-

. -as . .

SOMETHING TO BE SAID

it That ,l400,il00,il00 Surplus

Nicholson

. :1. lie ltllllilt maintain taxes at i

thr present levci. and budget In

I spend the surplus on social scr-

vincs and--or public. works. For

example. he could provide for the p

in;iiii:iii'allon of I national health insiiivint-e plan. he could incrcasc thc hrihv bonus and the old nciv

xlnll in make good ihcir rcduccd .

piircliasinq power.

it K being argued that there -- a tcndcncy to inflation in nilr ccononiv today. and that this iiiiulrl hr .iggr-avaied by rcdurlni: lnxcs .'tl'Ifl thus leaving that amount of powcr in circulation. On the other hand. if the government does not reduce taxes. in In Ittemnl to l'IIl'Il inflation. it should not spend the cxtra lax yield itself For sonic M P: say. and rightly. a dollar is inst an inflationary if spcnl hy the government as it it is spent by Johnny Canuck. IT'S I-7l.I-ZCTION YEAR

In the Cabinet. and in Liberal 4-iirics. pressure is huildini Hit in favor of tax cuts, For this Is an cloction year. and tax cuts MP the customary elcctlon bribe. The edict has gone out to all govern- mcnt departmcnts to para their

spending estimates to the bone. for the coming .vcar. This is I praiscworlhy anti-inflation step.

or it could be preparatory t" tax cuts Finance Minister Harris is said to favor no tax cuts. and this island reflects his tntesrlty M

Finance Minister. for he is :cn- i

Ilincly perturbed about the ircnl to inflation.

The two most cnnstru('livc stclli WIilt'iI I mm m informal conversation are those First. to place. curbs on rmlit buying. as this is one of thin most active boosters of intla tion A compulsory cash payment of mic-third with 24 months In lI3.V favored. Second. a reduction of taxes to keep the budget surplus to rrasnnahie proportions. bill I" the some time I system of corn nulsnry saving to absorb thc ins cuts and take that extra -cash mil of i-irriilatinn.

Timn alone will lzive us the an swcr to Mr. Walter Hari-ls' hmlzoi gm-rets. hut meanwhile every pn- litician is Ill! own arm-chair film ier-hack in the fiscal ficlrl.

National Geographic Society

WASIIIV-ll” tirlicnlugy. I acicncc lounticri rm rxcavatinn. has taken in ilir sin In fact, the

airplane has hm llllll" as important as the lllt'i- .'lIlf' -Iimrlv in uncov- erlio: VPilI( or ;..nir-in 4-nllnrra, any: the Xnliniml Itcogi-aphlc S0- cietv.

In place 0' lhc airlniic ground Illrvcva to pinpoint the likellesl site for I "die." acicntists can now rxamine aerial photographs 7'" trillelc man: of biiricd ruins. Nd remain: iniicihle at grnuml level stand mil with startling clar- ity when VIFIIPII from aloft. Fnr example. in an Irma tbnl had. Ivurmed with earthbound arch- enlnzisl: for almost I century. aerial oh-crvcrs discovered the Great Wall nt Prru This 1nIrn- mnth rampart. .-trctcbtna from the Pacific high into the Andes. was probably built by the ancient ('hirnn Empire an I i-lplgmun axalmi invading Incas. IIINDRISDS OF nlS('0Vl;l1ll'.l

In North Africa an airborne archcnlnzist located the outer for- tification: of ancient Carthage. Amt in densely populated Britnil lmnrlmiu of important Roman and llrchistvfrtr altos have been Menti- fied from aerial photographs.

surprisingly. hurl:-rl structures Ire often as easy to distinguish from the Ila u expound ruins.

Uneven ground covering VIII! ad passages and out II in relief wbea struck by the otllqui Iuvilllht of early mvntu Ind

r-ompicte llrniiml plan of a burimi nctticmcnt.

During World war ii. em-li "crop marks" on routine military prints led British aerial photo- graph in Italy to locate All Iron Age sites, countless Roman ruin! In imperlIl hlzhwIy. and two Etruscan cemeterlec. Ill pre- viouly unknow. French titrate- Ilc phoiographii of Indochina turn- ed up the unsuspected ruin: of 20 ancient cites.

HELICOPTER IEAICII

In mo. A hint National cm A

iu-Iphlc Society Smithsonian tn- Imuta iaxndltloa successfully

ted for min: In PanImI'I I

lun as by men: of I helicopter.

At the behest of General of the Army George (T. MIrshIli. in NI- tlonal Geographic Society Trustee an aerial venture in mi Inlvrd

the mystery of several gtnvit (lI- -

urea Ion out of Iflvtl in California. and visible only from the Ilr.

The expedition found that strange trtnclvnl

the characters in In old in-

gend of the Yuma Indians -Hank. j a female monster. and the tribal t

lino. Elder Brother.

additional spcndinsi

have heard mcntioncrii

the balance Is one formula-

efflalea portrayed the-

PUBLIC FORUM

1-Will column II npen In (III dIaruI- Imn by mnupoiutenta nf quulimi It lnterent. The Guardiln doe: not her"- urily rmtutu ttu opinion of carter

Vlndcnu. l APPRECIATION Sir. it is with regret the good of this Province will

lcarn t'iaI Mr. Spurgeon Jenkins. (iainc Protective Otliccr has been retired. it is hoped we may con. tiniie in read with interest and Dleasure his "Hunter's Corner" in the Saturday edition of The fiiiardian. Whll'II illustrates his love and knowledge of all as- pects of wild life. Kindred spirits may almost envision the colors of they landscape he so Ikillfull dcnicls in his writings.

Loyalty to country was pun- mnunt in this son of the open Sliaccs. who was one of the first to enlist in the First World War. izoinz overseas with the First. Contingcnl Ind r.mIinln: in the front IlIlf'l iintii cessation of hostilities.

A salute to I brave. clean liv- in:. public spirited official. who feared no man. tent of Ill than who would ravage (;od'gi gm in mankind. MIy he long in spared to cn.io.V the beauty of nature; his outdoor world. we all love In well.

I am. Sir. etc- LOVER OI" NATUIIIC. Charlottetown.

Q i-iti1.cns

CANADA STILL BRITISH

Sir. - I felt I must write to ('lIlll- pliment Mr. MIcKenzie on his wonderful letter: I must disagree entirely with Edmund Rice. 1 Im Canadian born. of British parcnts. Ten years Igo I tnrnia In live. It was then i dis- rnvcred what. I really terrific cnunlry we have. and that I could not give up my Canadian citizen- ship.

Canadian: who suggest an am- nluamntinn with the US should be ashamed. and should rcalue ihnl l'0UIltT,V weak-the shoe is never mi the other foot--Americans would not consider Joining in with Canada.

If the Old World - Britain. Frmicc and Spain. -- had not had ailiciitiiroul. brave Innis. we. Can- arlians and Americans. would not now be here to criticize. Certainly Britain has tried to do her best for her colonies Ind. as they Irnw, allowed them political freedom. British justice in world-renowned ---cvcn in the U.S.A.

Make I Itrong Canada by being proud to be I CIIIdtIn and. if necessary. have I Republic of flanada. We do not line to take I back seal in Iny nation in lbs wnrid. Out West. where Alberta and Sukltcllewan celebrated their .'i0th birthday in 1065. pro- gress in II great In Inywben II the world.

Look Icrou cInIdI. you doubt-

3;- 5 3 3 n H n 3 I

-o .

went to Calt- 4

they are making I proud.

Med icciily Speaking

Ia lermu N. Iuulelel. II. II-

GROWING SPURT8 OFTEN BRING EMOTIONAL UPSET!

The Iges between five Ind Illu- taen Ire the healthiest years of life. Fewer AmerlcInI die during this period than It my other time. And ucli decade the record set: hottnr Ind better.

N0 IMOOTH SAILING

'l'hiI doesn't mun ti'iIt then you: will be smooth ulllng for your youngsierr

Far from it. lit: durinu this time thIt most children encoun- ter real emotional problems. even though you Ira Ipt to .tIkI them lightly.

on of their chief concerns will be their growth. And youlvo not to understand how they feel in order to help them.

Youngsters begin their adoles- cent spurts It varloul Ines. Girls Ienerally begin this quick grow- ing period earlier than boys. If I girl becomes gawliy It the In of 10 or 11 Ill: in likely to become very self-conscious.

She'll be touchy Ibout her size. worry Iboul her complexion Ind pmbnbiy cry very readily. Ridi- mile from other boys and girls iii I frequent hazard at this tender Ige. Make sure she isn't ridiculed It home Ind give her Iympathy without being too obvious Ibout lt

She'll want this synipalhy. even though she might outwardly Ip- pear to result it.

Being A "shorty" on the other hand. might be just In great I problem. especially when other youngsters in the neighborhood have already begun their growing spurt. Buys. particularly. are bothcrt-d by a late growing period.

if your youngster is one whose adolescent spurt is somewhat de- layed. you've got to do your boil in Issure him that there is noth- ing wrong with him, and that eventually helll be as much I man Is his friends who Ire presently It that Iwkward stage. PRESENTS PROBLEMS

And don't think thIt In early

l spurt doesn't present )lI'0bICInI for

in boy. too. His voice will break lust at the wrong times and he'll seem to be Ill legs and arms. A faint hint of I coming moustache will probably Ipppea on his lip.

All of these things In of deep concern to I youngster They should be of concern to you. too. QUESTION AND ANSWER

A.T.: Arc fibroid tumors usu- ally I sign of cancer?

Answer: In nearly all cases. fibroid tumor: of the womb turn out to be non-cancerous.

dual

JAUNTY SPARROW When Inow flies. the creatures In To sheltered place: ench mny know.

But not the jaunty sparrow. No. He stnys in his own ways.

Defying snow.

Ha fluff: his feathers. meekly brown. And his black eye looks up Ind down And stanciily lie surveys the town AI it in ny. "i like the wIy Enrtli wen: this gown!"

So. atIlwIrt in Ill! thought. and deed.

The spurow spurns the icy weed

Anrlyhops about It liunge.-'3 need,

Suflnclent to himself. I feathered e

in mottled tweed.

-Solveig Paulsnn Russell In the. Ciu'lIt.lIi-i Science Monitor

The Age Old Story

and commendafl IIII love to-

Iurd in. II t.liIt while we were

lint yet IIEQII. Christ died for II. I

iOUR YESTERDAYS

From The GuIrdlII Fllu

TWENTY-IIVE YEAM AGO . .lInuIrypIl. 108! . . Following repreuntIl.ion made hy Federal Minister: Ind ornat- utlnmi throughout the Province. the 'r' Itmuter Gencnl. Hon. Ar- thur sauvc. lin Innouncod tlu inIugurIlion of III Ilr mIll ser- vice between Moncion. Summer- side Ind Charlottatown to begin ;i5ih.lInuIry 131!) Ind and March t .

"lt is possible that out of Hill great dtsuter may come recom- Pelm which will offset tllll loll

tho mentally Ifflletud may be Ip- nltad under eonditlns when the