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Morning Dally (Founded in i887). Authorized as Second Class Mall. Post Office Department. Ottawa. President. Ian A. Burnett; Vice-President, “as. It

Burnett; Sccy.-Tress., G. M. Burnett; Editor and

Managing Director. J. R. Burnett; Associate Editor " Frank Walker. *

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

CIIARLOTTIITOWN. “USDNESDAY, DEC. 3i. 16;?

New Year's Eve

‘No one," says Charles Lamb, "ever regard- ad the first of January with indifference. It is the nativity of our common Adam." The old year, which we welcomed in his infancy a twelve- month ago, has grown wrinkled andhgrey in our company, and we are standing with him now at the parting of the ways. Before us, shadowy in the darkness, looms the portal of i948. Will it be better or worse than its predecessors? Best to remember, at all cvcnts, in the words of Rob- rrt Louis Stevenson, that "to travel hopefully is I better thing than to arrive, and the true suc- cess is to labour."

We asked much of the old year, and he has not wholly failed us, though one would be blind indeed nct to see the danger signals along the road we have yet to travel before achieving what mankind so sorely needs—-the foundations of on enduring peace. We have seen the great na- tions of the earth assemble in conclave, but with conflicting claims and differing ideologies. Noth- ing has as yet put beyond the pale the hope that we may one day live together in omity.

Tha debris of war still clulters parts of Europe. Some of it will remain for another gen- eration; but at least there has been a beginning of the task of setting affairs in order.

In this favoured land and Province we should be ungrateful indeed if we did not approach the portals of the New Year with unbounded faith and confidence.

To all our readers we take pleasure in wish- ing once more:

Bliadhna Mihath Url

Bonne et Heureuse Annee!

A Happy New Year!

The Marshall Plan

During the year i947 the Marshall Plan has came to be regarded as the core of world re- covery and the major weapon in the free world's foreign policy; Its significance to Canada is thus underlined by Bruce Hutchison in the Winnipeg Free Press:

The lion is designed to provide Europe with money, both by gift and loan, through individual agreements between the United States and European countries. But it is, in fact, as Gen- eral Marshall said in presenting it to the Con- gress, a plan of world recovery for the money it sends to Europe, will irrigate the whole world economy. Canada should receive a substantial share of this nourishment. General Marshall makes it plain that, to as great an extent as possible, Europe should buy goods with United States money in countries outside the United States. This he says, is desirable because it will minimize the drain on the U. S. productive system, and hence the pressures of inflation, and, secondly, because it will supply countries like Canada with dollars.

Since it lacks dollars but has goods for ex- port, no country would benefit from this circula- tion of dollars more than Canada-and Canada will be more in need of dollars than otherwise because it has decided not to use the Geneva treaties to push its f-arm products directly into the United States market.

However, there are two sides to the Mor- shall Plan, the U. S. and the European. The United States can supply the dollars, but they will all be wasted if Europe cannot manage their expenditure soundly. Frcm its first announce» ment an June 5, the Marshall Plan was based on the assumption that the European nations would co-operate in helping themselves before they called on the United States. As the London Economist points out, they have not gone very far yet in this policy of self-help in reducing their trade barriers, or in stabilizing their currencies. Nothing would assure the passage_ of the Mar- shall Plan more effectively than a demonstra- tion by western Europe that it can put its own house in order. This is the point which Congress is watching, and it is certainly the sticking point with men like Senator Taft. The last fortnight has gone some way toward satisfying their fears. The fact that both France and Italy have sur- vived a concerted communist push enormously strengthens the government's hand in asking the Congress for theyMarshall Plan. If the French and Italian governments had failed, the Mor- shall Plan would have died overnight, as the state department's testimony before congress plainly shows. That first dcngcr point has been passed. There will be others before the Congress reaches one of the most important votes in its history.

Living firsts

Excessive costs are mainly responsible for the steadily decreasing purchasing value of to- day's dollar, Mr. C. H. Carlisle, president of the Dominion Bonk stated in his annual address to shareholders. Pointing out that the purchasing value of the dollar so for as homo produced food is concerned, has declined 45% since pro-war,

.Mr. Carlisls bluntly stated that only cure was more production. .

The plain lact, as he emphasised, is that

in most lines we are paying producers for more -todny than in i939 and are getting less actual production. And the result, as Mr. Carlisle well addedmis hurting the producer more than any- ana also. I-iasaid:

"The demand which has existed for many years, and now enforced, for higher pay and less production rls- illogical, unsconomicol, and ad-

of our present has

- tDIIURIAL NUIIES -

A Happy New Year!

I I

kept clear of snow. I I I I

cept, of course, for politicians who

their's some weeks ago. I

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Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation which administers the National Housing Act is showing considerable enterprise in the matter of publicity. The farm home contest for women's organizations should arouse wide interest. I I I I

Islanders neither expect nor will we get sympathy over the amount of snowfall and the extent of drifting. Years with little snow have always seemed abnormal, even when, as recent- ly, they came in succession. » I R N Q The musical play at the Prince Edward is exceptionally good and worthy of large patron- age from those who appreciate art in music, pictures and acting. R I I I The Coalition Government in British Colum- bio is to continue with a Liberal coalitianist (Mr. Johnson) Premier. and a Conservative coalition- ist (Mr, Anscomb) Vice-Premier, and evidently everybody is satisfied. k I I l‘ We have been so long without snow that we are somewhat at a disadvantage handling an overflow. But everybody is cheery, even if it be hard on unused muscles handling a snow- shovel or operating a snow-plough. k I I I

Mr. Henry Wallace's advent as a U. S. Presi- dent prospect is not surprising, what is unex- pected is that he should make his announcement without the backing of any organization. There are many independents, socialists and even com- munists, if organized, who will stand behind him, but Mr. Wallace will have first to find an

m-uch diverse opinion. I I I I

Queen Catherine of Bragunza, died this date i705; sha was the Consort of Charles ll of Eng- land, and daughter of John IV of Portugal, who settled Bombay upon her, the beginning of the English Empire of India. She remained loyal and devoted to Charles, despite his infidelities and harsh treatment, and after his death con- tinued to live in England until I692, when she returned to Portugal, ‘A’ I I I Mr. O. L. Leigh-Spencer, son-in-Iaw of the late Mr. Justice Haszard, has retired with the end of the year as publisher of The Vancouver Daily Province, one of the Southam group of newspapers. Mr. Leigh-Spencer has been as- sociated with the Soul-hams for 40 years, but went to Vancouver only in i941 from the Calgary Hera/o‘. -Though retiring as publisher, he will continue to act as a member of the Board Iof Directors. He is a former director of the Can- adian Press, and Past-President of the Canadian Daily ‘Newspapers’ Association. I I I I The lengths to which controls must go when governments undertake to control and direct all production is indicated (says The Scene) by a British regulation which limits the amount of milk which the household of a dairy former may consume and compels him to sell the rest to the Milk Marketing Board. A citizen who keeps one cow to ensure sufficient milk far his fam- ily is not allowed to give away any surplus milk. Compulsory marketing schemes ultimately must go to such extremes. Adequate ‘marketing co- operatives, Iarge enough to condition competi- tive marketing, are much more likely to foster the production of sufficknt milk, and to mar- ket milk at prices which are fair to both pro- ducers and consumers, preserving the rights and freedom of all. w I I II Fears that the export of Australian canned fruit to Canada would be adversely affected by recent import bans have now bee.- dispellcd. Min- ister for Commerce and Agriculture, Reginald T. Pollard announced that the Conadran Govern- mcnt had notified the Australian Government that Australian canned peaches, pears, apricots and pineapples had been removed from the list of goods recently prohibited entry into Canada. Mr. Pollard said that these fruits would be sub- ject to quote arrangements but open and general import licenses would be issued. Australian fruit juices would receive similar treatment. The Canadian decision is of particular interest to Queensland as this State is planning to increase production of canned pineapples and juice for export to Canada. Q I I I’

It is unusual in Canada for politici- to become embroiled in religious war- fare, but this has fallen to the lat of a Social' Credit M. P. from Alberta, John Blackmore. It seems he is a loyal Latter Day Saint, and has been expelled by his church be- cause of his convictions. He told the C. P. he was charged with "teaching and advocating the doctrine of plural marriage but notice that I was not charged with advocating ths practice of plural marriage; neither was I charged with practising plural marriage. I deny the charge, I maintain that I have merely discussed and dc- fended the doctrine of plural marriage ‘as a Biblical principle. . I definitely declare that I have done no wrong, that I have not conscious- ly broken any of the Ton Commandments, or violated any of the principles of the sermon on the Mount; that I am the husband of only one

ClflS

ohm the "warns of our people-and es- pa: lltpiagnlllvo degree, as time goes or. of

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the workers themselves-and is largely thecausc inflation. The some tendency of late became prevalent in the matter ot executive salaries. Moderation and self-restraint here are just as essential as in all other spheres.”

Man is a slave to his possessions, particu- larly if they include a fine front walk tojbe

Now is the time for making resolutions, ex- published

organization wide enough politically to hold so?

an editor. Yes. and the interim costs arehlgh, too. - Kitchen Rec- ord.

Common sense has been defined as trhe knack of seeing things as they are and doing things as they ought to be done. — Mason City Globe-Gazette.

Men, says l. beautician should spend more time before the mirror and perhaps he's right. At. least. we'd like to believe that the grim- aces we seo while shaving don't do us Justice. _. Windsor Star.

Before we can undertake to sue the Canadian accent for our chil- dren's children, 1t ls essential that we should be agreed upon its char- acteristic features. This ls a ques-- LlOfl for the linguistic experts. Cor-- tainly s. more widespread use of phonetics In teaching s-lroukl be useful. It Ls at least. clear that. in this country no r11: should allow himself to pron" -: "constitution" as aonstitootion o: employ the un- pleasant. American “r” or permit. his speech to become completely" nasalized. It. ls to be hoped that all Canadians who speak in pub- lic will keep 1n mind their obli- gations to the language of £11811‘ country. They are potential agents for much good or much evil. — Chatham News.

Britain used to be one at the world's greatest makers of clocks rmcl watches. but the United States‘ and Switzerland surpassed her. The Government has taken stops to re- gain that. prestige says The St. Thomas Times-Journal. Under the aegis of the Ministry of Edu- cation, s National College of Harol- ogy had been opened in London. where designers and executives for the cloak and watch-making busi- ness will be given three to five- yesr courses. Many factories rww making timge- feces, the pres- enl: rate of 'oulp berm: 3.000.000 clocks a year compared \\'lld‘l 800.000 before the ivar. Britain now rm- ports only 1.000.000 as 5831115“ 4,000,000 in 1938. soon she will not. only supply her own demands, but become an exporter again.

In that bl; 308-bp” 40th. Anni- versary Number published by Sena- tor W. A. Buchanan and The Leth- bridge Herald trbere are many Sim‘- les of the old west. One of these‘. concerns trhc rattlesnakes of the early days in the Lethbrldge dis- trict. Rattlers were bud T001111 loath-bridge when trhc 11101100" roamed the prairies. One JOBIHIB Davies hlt. on the ides of Import- ing some hogs. These soon rooted around and finished the rattlcrs. The snakes cannot live where the h0g5 have free passage. The only trou-ble was that any bacon mado from a hog that had been bitten by a rattler had a snake taste. People got to recognize the rattler flavor and turned 11D the" "its" at. the meat. -- Windsor Star.

A closer checkup than was pos- sible last. week reveals that i116 mines which currently FY0000‘? eighty-five per emf; of the 801d mined in the two major gold Pm“ vlnces. Ontario and Qlwbel‘. W111 not; be helped by the Cost-Aid Plan as it presently stands. These "wro- dueers of eiBhbY-flve P9! W119 °P Ontario and Quebec's gold —am_1 we should think eighty P91’ w!’ would be overall Dominion percen- tsge-wauld have to increase their ivages and other costs very substan- tlally 1n order to increase their gold outrput. With them. the effect of trhe bonus would be dissipated. Thus the incentive plan contain! n0 incentive. It ls not reasonable to expcct that; the gold mines will waste their are substance. their only asset, for no profit. Nobody’ else tn the country is being asked to work profltlessly. at. least 110i yet. - Norther-n Miner.

I-‘lin flan persists in getting into the limelight. with news o! 11w mau-bites-dag variety- T119 1111-931 choice ilsm concerns a problem air ed at: a recent; meeting of the town council. it. scams that. the P011“ force cannot get. merchants to lock their stores at night. Crimes of vol],- bery, burglary and Dell-Y ma“ a" practically unknown and 11 i118"? are any crooks in the mining town they refuse the invgatlon Pfnvid‘ ea by thrfopen door. The P1011" lem is. how to enforce a locked- door policy. This ls one Flin Flori problem Winnipeg will glady he!!! to solve. This city has a surplus of petty thieves. robbers and bur!- lnrs who plague local merchants. A few of these could be snared w demonstrate to the northyerners the wisdom of locking doors at. 111911?’- They \vould also provide the police there with a little work and ext?"- lenee. If Filn Flon ts interested. paying or the fares north for l few selected crooks might: be can- 5jdfl-¢q_ __ From Winnipeg Tribune.

s lightweight rubber run‘; um can be carried like s stretcher is the lat/est. device for rendering ar- tificial respiration to victim! 01 infantile paralysis. ttrownlntr. elec- tric shook and poisoning, accord- ing t4 sn announcement by the United States Rubber Company. whiah developed thé device along with the Iron Luna Company 0f America. The new lunl 18 0011'- sround s lsrgo rubber bells-w! which replaces a heavy R001 @0111‘ used to enclose patients in iron lungs. say! The New York Times. An electric pump some sir in nod out simulation breathing. The hol- lows ls made by a new W00!!! ""4 during the wsr lro produce flexi- ble non-metslllcjtublng for str-

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"It ooata more to be born and buried than aver before." asserts

of London,

mended

illustration able English

"flail," he at. something

was only not.

life (he was

proclamations was’ a. direct 1ng_ gave to h Windsor. tlbe British realm “It was in

Not long aft the same th

charged that

cent; that J

‘outsider’

tl ves.

ordinary miss country.’

freedom and have befallen

jects."

Inndon,

issued a one

objective‘ ".

as ever—for fair play had grain

land for you!

through this

public prints with it!"

lng himself t from Voltaire: “ ‘I wrlrolly

you say and

death your rig added: "In dealing I‘_ the English

Visitors to

not so vital. An amusing

mun holds to be lnvlolwblc. though he had wounded them in their innermost sensibilities, the English, nevertheless. ed him the fall’ play deemed his right. As

Henry VIII of England Boleyn --wbich, he kept repeat-

ing’ sovereigns of the House

him to relinquish Imperial crown and all honors, pre-eminences. authorities,

lands and possessions.’

0W1! CUYTCIIC)". to be redeemed its face value ‘when

. Also. he was soon back his job of police inspector at. Uttle Dewchurch, Shropshire. untouched unpcathed and unmuzzlcd.

"Car; you beat it? ‘Pilot's Eng-

class by themselves! Just For years they knew what icano. elastic thoughts were

where reverence toward ls basic. beyond discussion or csvil. And yet they let him

QEABLQTTEET°WN

Where But In England‘?

(New York Times) A New Yorker. long a maiden‘ remarked trhat; the news of the death in England of Anthony William Hal] lug himself "Kin: Anthony I" de- years ago of the late king George V and later of his succes- sor. King Edward VIII. that the, quit the throne of England in his favor -- had reminded him that. Hall's career afforded an excellent. most salient. durable and puzzling trait.‘ in- the complex English ter: the unquestionable. lneradle-

of one o1’ the charac

craving that. every-

body. at all limes, must. be dealt. with invariably the English conception of fair play.

in full accord with

painted out. “struck which every English- But

grimly grant- whlch they a result, 11c harmed; ho was ac-

l-ufllly 0ml110yed —- as a police tn- spcctor.’ - by the government of the very monarchy whose subjects he had outraged. l

"Just consider what. hedid: He devoted a considerable part: of his

53 years old when he

died) to furthering. by letters to the press, public speeches and ‘royai

.' his claim that he descendant of King and Anne 1m. and not to ‘usurp- of rlshi to rule over- the

1932 first he called

upon King George V to abdicate.

erward he demanded lng of King Edward

Vtll (now Duke of Windsor.) He

both of them were

not; of direct. royal English des-

ames I. their rmces-

tor. was a changeling substituted by scheming nobles. and that, con-

sequently, he himself. ‘King An- n, thorry I‘, was in reality King or England.

"He dubbed Edward VIII an

and he'called upon forthwith ‘the dlgnities. preroga- jurisdictions. The extra- lve containing these

demands ended with an imperious summons to Edward to ‘leave the

“Kine Anthony 1’ remained in England, ln full enjoyment of his

his life. What. would him in any other

land ruled over by n. king and peopled by that. king's loyal sub-

In pursuance of his claims. said that. New Yorker", who hpd lived tn "King Anthony" actually

-pound note ‘in my at I reach my

He continued:

“That did put; him behind the bars. But. not. for long. Soon he was-free again svrittng’ "for the papers aguinpspeechlfying as hard

the British Ideal of come into operation an

The English are in a think!

coursing shop's nonconforming

braln- and they kept reading the upshot of those thoughts

1n the country, monarchy

of their

get sway

_For a moment. he was tongue- lred by the paradoxlal picture con- jured up by his words. Tbcn, pull-

08001101‘. he quoted

disapprove of who‘. will defend to the ht to say it.‘ -and he

with ‘King Anthony proved themselves

a nation of Volbalres."

British Tolerance

W811 Street. Journal

London are familiar

with the scalp-box orators who con- gregate in Hyde Park to haranguo 0w Dubllc upon the vital.

and

questions of the day. story illustrates

thO

tread-natured tolerance or the su-

tlemen.

ruling classes state of the n "They're. to troubles," he should do is

"Bu... citizen, "he's can't got by.‘ “Well, now. nutter," the

"We'll have to do

that."

1y: "Here, yo Thom in fsv

‘ouse of Commons . Bucklnghm Palace." A bystander policeman standing nearby, and pleaded: "L-isten to ld be stopped." "All. let him the Bobby retorted tolerantly, "he's doing no harm.” Protected the incensed