THE GUARDIAN A

e Honing Daily (Founded ll III) Althorieed le iieeonrl Olaeo loll. Poet ("fill Department. Ottawa.

‘~ The lllllltl (iulrsiinn Publishing Co.

Iditor and llnlgllag Director, J. B. Burnett;

‘ Associate Editor, Frank Weller

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'."Tho Strongest, Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink."

cunrsnorrurowrcvvnnrvusnnv, JUNE 5.1915

Mr. Jollitfo’: tronisos

‘ Mr. 10mm, n» c. c. r. loader in Onfdrlo,

seems to have outdistanced all his opponents in

lush election pramisesl His biggest bid was the '

assurance that if his party was elected, they would at once proceed .to build 20,000 more low rental homes. _On a conservative basis, the cheapest kind of small house in Ontario today costs $5,000 to build. This pledge alone involv- ed an expenditure of $00,000,000. Mr. Jollilfe argued that this would be capital expenditure, and that they could borrow the money.

But this‘ was not all. He also guaranteed basic old age pensions cf $40 a month with a demand that the Federal Government augment it to $50; free medical, dental, hospital, optical services end medicine for the pensioners end recipients of family allowances; pre-paid hos- pital insurance plan modelled on Saskatchewan's; aid to local school boards to provide lree meals and milk to school children; low cost loans to co-operatives to reduce bread, milk, and fuel prices} low cost mdical service t_a sufferers from tuberculosis and cancer. Also, Mr. Jolliffe ap- proved the Drew Government's proposal to spend $191,000,000 to expand hydro power and serve all rural communities with it. That money would have to he borrowed too.

With such lavish benefactions offered to all and sundry, the wonder is not that the C. C. F: party mode substantial gains, but that it did not sweep the country. ‘

, nu Line Parties

" Why is it, asks the Ottawa Journal, that while in the United States today there is unrest and a housing shortage and higher prices than in Canada, yet, in this year of a presidential election, there is no Socialist party, not a Social- ist ticket in a single state and, except for Henry’ Wallace, supported largely by Communists, no third party worthy of the name? What is the rea- son that the older parties, Democrats and Re- publicans, remain unchallenged, while Sacialistic parties are making such inroads ln Canada? The answer, the Iburnal suggests, is that the old-line Canadian parties, unlike the older parties in the United States, have been failing in organ- ization, failing in propaganda, failing in educa- tion-failing, in short, to keep close to the peo- ple. In the United States party organization, allied with party propaganda, is a full-time job. in Canada it is an election job-something ‘which parties undertake once every four years -and then promptly suspend when an election is ‘over. ' Our Ottawa contemporary complains that both the Liberals and the Conservatives have .teosed to be "grass root" parties; that they are too remote from the man in the street. As a rcsult they incur the danger of not merely mis- ralculoting public opinion, but, what is worse, sf miscolculating the sentiment and circum- stances by which public opinion is predetermined. Unless they are prepared to abdicate their func- tions and responsibilities altogether, they had better be_up and doing.

The Gas Turbine Engine

British engineers are pioneering the develop- ment of gas turbine engines—an adaptation of the jet engine which British scientists perfected during the war-which may lead to a new era in motive power. It is reported that an engine for automobiles has been built which will deliver l60 horse power though it weighs only Z50 pounds. _ An automobile driven by a gas turbine eng- ine would need no cooling system, no gearshift, and no continuous ignition system. A compres- sor at the front of the engine drives air into the combustion chambers, where it is heated by burn- ing fuel and kicked out at greatly increased speed. The blast of hot gases turns two turbines. One runs the compressor, and the 'second re- volving at 17,000 to 35,000 revolutions per min-

ute, drives the transmission shaft, geared to the

final drive. Tho engine is started by an ignition button and a single lever controlling luel sup- ply governs speed. lt burns cheap oil for fuel. British inventors have also developed a gas turbine that uses coal directly, and research is underway to adapt it to railway locomotives. it promises to develop power at half the cost for coal and per cent of the cost of diesel power. The makers believe that it will also be capable of utilizing nuclear energy, when this becomes _ available, through the turbine rather than through the more cumbersome process of developing steam power. British sources are hailing the development as the reatost in the power field since the ap- plication at steam power. '

~ , " Works Both Ways

Ate meeting of the prices committee bl tho

House of Commons, Hon. Paul Martin, chairman, blandly suggested to a packinghouse operator that the pockinghouser should got together in order to keep prices down. ‘Mr. Thatcher, o "IC.C.F.'M.P., properly pointed out that this would be illegal, since‘ it would end in an illegal ef- _"-_fort of packjnghousos ta lower tho prices of live- .~t#¢i=-M1oMvwn- '. ' k r -

_ it ls, unfortunate, comments an exchange, Jhat a statement of this kind should come from a mlnloterfllt“ is endltlillndobio thatMr. Martin

- i ‘ ,_ottliefoliareof.hisconi lltlcpl ammunition in its ‘ lirr-riier h nor en ex- iles illegal, or or any rote,

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an immoral combination of business men to de- ~prive producers of a fair return. ‘

Because prices have been rising recently, the impression seems to have got abroad that the‘ only desirable object is to bring them down, but it is just as weILto notice that there aro ex-- actly a_s many people in Canada interested in keeping prices up as in keeping them down-all thepeople of Canada.

i - EDITORIAL _NOTES —

_ Premier Drew, Ontario, now finds himself with the political immortols who have "missed ‘the boat." , _ a n e Monday made a delightful holiday, the weather being all that could be desired tlius early in summer—the next brepk will be Do- minion Day, July l. _/ i i I i

Dredging at Wood islands has been ‘carried on with commendable energy. That is one item which will not reappear in the all too familiar budget phrase, "This is a*re-*vote."

The campaign is now on for and against the now liquor law, the plebiscite for which takes place on 28th inst. Propaganda henceforth will be published in The Guardian at advertising rates.

The City Water Commissioners are under- taking a great work in connection with an’ addi- tional water supply at Union. When completed there should be little scarcity, even though the demand for service is increasing by leaps and bounds. P I I l i Ontario celebrated His Majesty's birthday by going to the polls and recording their votes for a provincial legislature. lt is contrary to law to fly Union Jacks at an elec- tion, but this occasion should have provided the proverbial exception. . i

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Canada's efforts to keep down the cost ol living have compared favorably with both New- foundland and the United States, although last year we had the highest jumip. ls it possible that our post-war anti-inflation tax policy works in re- verse? I W I‘ 9 From the early days of the bush pilot this country has been in the forefront with air trans- port. According to Trade and Commerce Minis- ter Howe it is going to stay there. The Minister has announced that "A jet transport is already under development in Toronto and it is possible that it will be the first jet transport to be pra- duced anywhere in the gvorld." "ll k it 9| De Valera, the ex-‘Premier of Eire, is in Australia, and has earned distinction as o heavyweight champion. A bulleting from Syd- ney says he defeated two plain-clothes police- men in" an unofficial weight-lifting "contest" when he lifted a meteorite fragment from the ground and mised it above his head. The pol- icemen and other members of his party were unable to hoist the fragment above chest level. i i’ k i’

Charles Dickens, novelist, died this date i870, one of the greatest realists in picturing, with inexhaustible truths of detail, the surround- ings and conditions of life in his time; his genius was essentially humorous and fantastic. He used his knowledge of human nature as material for creative work, and his poetic imagination found free scape not only in fantasies like The Chimes and A Christmas Carol, but still more in wonderful beings such as Quilp, Mrs. Gamp, the Wellers, and Mrs. Micawber. "'Orses and dorgs is some men's fancy. They're wittles and drink to me. O i t I

They are all doing it-raising rail rates. Railroads operating in Maine have asked the Public Utilities Commission for authority to increase fares within the State. Railroads op- erating in Maine include the Canadian National Railways and the Canadian Pacific Railway. Al- though the railroads have asked for no specific amount, their counsel, W. M. Clifford, said the increases would be the some as those allowed in inter-state fares by the Interstate Commerce Commission. All Eastern railroads applied to the I.C.C. April 7 for a 20-per-cent increase in coach fares and l4.3-per-cent increase in sleep- ing and parlor car fares.

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Socialism is beginning to operate in the. Old Land, now that millionaire and humble day wage earner must pay insurance. Beginning in July all British workers over l8 will contribute four shillings and seven pence (about 92 cents) in the case of men and three shillings and i0 pence (77 cents) ln the case of women every week for compulsory insurance against sickness and accident. The employer will add three shillings’ i0 pence for each male employee and three shillings for women. The Exchequer will make a supplementary contribution of two shillings one penny for _men and one shilling and seven pence for women. "Self-employed" per- sons must send in a weekly payment of six shill- ings and two pence if_ male or live shillings and one penny if female. There is no levy on chil- dren and married women who are not employed. The employed contributor is insured for sickness and industrial injury benefit, maternity benefit for his wife, widow's benefit, guardian’: allow- once for his children, retirement pension and death grant. Self-employed contributors got the some benefits with the exception of unemploy- ment and industrial injury insurance. Linked with national insurance in the public's mind. will be a new health service schodulod to go into of- ioct the some day._ it will be principally lin- ancod by ordinary takation, only one-sixth of the national insurance fund going toward its up- keep. The main complaints about the scheme as o whole have come from the loss wealthy, self- omployod people like shop keepers.‘ A men with two assistants hos to pay six shillings two pence for himself and four shillings and two pence for such of them, a heavy addition to weekly oper-

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Because isefgronly overcharg- ed.’ a Blackstoak, malaria, doctor has been compelled to refund 816,0 to the estate of _o. deceesod per- son. Wonder how we can recoup

from all those who have been overcharging us for everything gram soup to nutei- Windsor tar.

Tentative eppravel- by e special committee of the City Council. of rough sketch plans for a sky- scraper City Hail for Winnipeg, to cost. between five and sfxdrrililon dollars, marks a definite startling- pofnt. on a project _o.f primary“ im- portance to Winnipeg and its cltl-‘l zens. The plan in its present tents- tive form has a weakness with respect. to parking space. Present.- day planning practice indicates that. a. building of this size should oc- cupy a site of not. less than 140.000 square feet - three and a half ncres. -- Winnipeg 'I‘r1buno.

There's a suggestion that the term "tourist." be changed to “visi- Lar," in the interest of internation- sl friendship. which 1s a motive of much merit.‘ But we doubt. that country people will like 1t. Tourists wave a friendly hand, and keep go- ing until they hit. a hot-dog stand. But a carload of ‘Sunday visitors “i111 drop in and stay for a free dinner, and very often stick around for supper as well. So perhaps we had better stick to "tourist," and avoid making the farmer any mad- der than he is already on the "butter-margarine" issue. -'- Otta- wa. Citizen.

Before we are very old, health authorities remind us. we learn that words can wound! Everyone has seen a "hurt." look on s child's face. Adults, too, they say, can be "out. to the quick” by sharp com- ments.‘ so, since no one likes to be injured, in feelings or in person, everyone should guard against. du- ing or saying things which make others suffer. A pleasant word, on expression of commendation or congratulation, cordial greetings -- all these things help, say the health men, and they create happiness for muse who utter them as wed as for those to whom they are direct.- ed. — Guelph Mercury.

Europe's freedom still hangs in the balance. Great scholars and scientist-s’. eager only to pursue their life's work, find themselves- as they did under the rule of Hic- ler 1n Germany -den.1ed the liber- ties essential to their tasks, A striking example of this was seen this very spring when the Com- munist coup in Czechoslovakia, was followed by a drastic purge m the famous Charles University. To cope with the situation to mitigate the damage now being done to our western civilization, the Lady Dav- 1s Foundation has taken an imagi- native and generous step. I; has been announced that. funds are be- ing made available immediately to provide 25 fellowships which will bring to our shores distinguished teachers and scholars from abroad. In this it. is similar to the Rockifei- ler scileme of‘ the 1930's which brought Einstein to America. and Einstein, great. ns he 1s, was only one of the nusny who found safety, refuge and security here. Now e Canadian foundation takes like ac- tion. Lady Davis and the trustees of the Foundation are to be con- gratulated upon this practlceilmf wise-minded step. —Monireo.1 Star.

This week the lest German of- ficer prisoner leaves Camp 18 of. Featherstone Perk, near Halt,- whlsiie, and the curtain fails on whet. 1s possibly the happiest piece of Anglo-German oo-operatlor. in recent times. Since the Italians made way for the Germans there 1n 1944 no fewer than 26,000 of- ficers have passed through Camp 18. One might. have expected n strained atmosphere and a stony field for polllfcal-re-educauon. As it. proved, this community of 4,000 quickly won the reputation, for being the happiest and most liberal prlsoner-of-war camp ever estab- lished, and the Swiss head of the International Red Cross 1n Loraion last. month cslied it. "e model of how ‘to treat. s. defeated enemy." Outside the camp the Town Clerk of Newcastle gave a lead to the local community, and 1t. was made possible fornprlsoners to see at first. ‘nnnd the working of English lnstliuliaru and to chock the siste- ments of official lecturers. There was no censorship of the camp newspaper, "Die Zell. em Tyne", and prisoners could discuss what- ever they wanted with perfect freedom. - Manchester Guardian.

An Ottawa man, errivlrfg home from Montreal on an evening train, asked q taxi driver at the Central Station to take him home, which 1s 1n the city about. two miles‘ distant. The driver refused. saying he wasn't going that wey. The citizen thereupon wrote The Journal about. his eroperience, and publication of his letter brings e statement from the-Crust of Pol- lco that a taxi driver refusing to make a trip in such cfroumston- ces is liable to a fine. It is impor- tant that the public, and taxi drivers in particular, strouid roa- ilze that. bnxlaabs ereiieonoed be public oer-rim and in return for the exclusive right to ply-the streets for hire they have an‘ obilgstion- to serve tho pubilouA driver Ilo violet.- 1ng_ the conditions of bis‘ licence; 1f when free end on duty he refines

n mp toanypert of tbo city 4t u _*

not. is, privll to pick and chaos , 0o mo£ihpon the snort. hauls. frsxfesbossrvlne the rte- um especially must observe one regulations. 8pm there is so ro- strielgd that; rivets oars. often must perk block

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\ CHARLOYTETOWN The Palestine Problem

_,.__ (By WM. lino’)

The Palestine probiear- which letbrepsobiernofhowintheionl an hire Jews and who Aflbl l" going-to rive and work peacefully side by side 1n the- aamo smell gqmscry ... is difficult enough. It is bdng made fer snore difficult. by the mousse and jrtowviilibll pes-tionndblp of people thousands of miles-army frcm that tram: uounky, lAnd by recgess end 1r- s-esponsibe pavilion .

Toke, for exempi. tho Ill-ill‘ tlons which are being made all over the world .- that. the Gov-

ent. of Britain is supp-ying the Arab States with erms and money and officers" to "invrrde" Palestine and attack the new Republic of Israel. "Britain" said u United States senator one day last. week "stands before the world self-convicted as the ‘power be- hind the breach of the peace."

That. ls the rhetoric. What. ere, - k

the facts?

It. ls certainly true that. Brit- ain for years pest. has been sup- plying arms to Egypt and Iraq and ‘Iirrensjordan: that. their armies have been largely British- trained: that. One of them - ‘Ikansjordan - receives s yearly subsidy 1mm bhe Government of the United Klhidflfli-

whet. 1s not. true is that this assistance has been given to them in order bhiaf. bhey- can fight the Jews 1n Palestine. It has been given to them in o der to provide aha Middle Inst. a ea with ade- quate forces fon- the defence of its nwn sacwlty, And the security of that. area 1s is vital interest - as surely we e11 realised between 1040 and 104a - not only of the British Commonwealth but. of all peaceful nations.

After the First. World War, Britain herself we; responsible for the security of most. of the Mid- dle Eaot. ‘Dhere were British sirrnies tn EBYM. Imq and Trans- Jardan as weil as in Paleeténe. Aind the armies of these States were themselves under British control and command: for EkYDi- was a British Protectorate. Iraq amd ‘Pransjordan were British “Mandated Territories."

Britain's policy waeto relinquish these controls, to give Ill H1659 countries trhelr lnidependm That. policy has step by step been curried out. All three are now in-

epondont. States.

Niow as Brotlslh trod!!! W" witfirdra and local a-rmiBS P855‘ ed out. British conbrvl. W959 States needed to create and 0r:- an-lze and Nil-ii) the“ “w” de‘ fence forces. 1t was P1811111’ Brit- ain's duty to help them t0 do so.

so, under alliances which were made when these States achieved their mu independence. Brim" offered and has IiW-fl 11°19 i" Building up their defence forces. 1r. has _ as rue Ancla-Ecvaliw Treaty of 1036 puts ilw-“under- taken to use 11B 80°11 ‘Tu-ices l” facilitate the suwly of arms 2:6 equipment. similar to those of the British forces. Whflgever f, grgyptisn Government s0 desiro- The Iraq and ‘ftgnsjordan Treat- ies have almiluir 011111508-

Note that the arms are that given. EKWW Mid Iraq buy her arms and Nuiimmli mm‘ the United Kingdom - as any other anelnbor of the United Nations i5 free to buy urns from the United Klngdgm‘ or fuc- that mutter from the United States or anywhere-

Under gopher treaty arrange- ments the Arab States have been able to use “on a-eouevi env Brim“ personnel whose services ere ro- quh-ed mum-are bhe efficiency" of its defence forces. All"? "'9' 1y e reasonable ‘I 91¢“ °f assistance in burly W!" m iwwly independent States whose Nannie; had previously been train‘ lfl ounmanded by BTW!“ °u°°mt

Egypt, m‘! Irequhave ceased o need and emIP1°Y mm” Mrs“;- ne“ vrrungjogdpn, which any became index 4°“ “m V”? ax“ has gmpluyed 8010C blilfy

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Brigid inliinesrisoraun-onir TH"- jordun -- still receives s Brll/llh subsidy cl two mum" P°““‘“‘ " year: assistance ‘to enable a 90°? Nuns-y, which until 1066 was under British rule. w u"- °" l" crwn feet.

f 11 xtent of "Brit.- lstrilhlicitxireumdb States". Th0

fight, so buy their military WW" ment in Britain. And tn the can? o] Transients-Ii. WM MT“! ° thirty British officers and o sub- gidy of two million pounds a year. That and nothing more-

g-nr cm. aid has been sivw in order to make possible the es-

tarbllshment. of adequate dtifn" "

systems to "Pl"! W‘ Pmiwlm“ formerly ' maxim W 5mm‘ foul-heifers not in em? “Y ‘"9" PM" jn order that. Arab armies shall attack the Jaws 1n Pnlelbim-