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PAGI I WEDIESDAY, OCT. 23. I951

New Attitude

A hint given In the House of Commons by Solicitor-General Bal- cer shows promise that the new fiscal agreement between this Province and the Federal (3ot'ern- ment will be more satisfactory than has been the case hitherto. Asked whether the Government proposed to ”change the basis of the equaliza- tion payments to the Provinces”, lllr. Balcer replied that the new agreements "will. be based on an attitude different from that of the Liberal Government".

In due course we shall hear where the difference lies and what the new attitude will be. Mean- while, it is worth nothing that at the final hearings into Newfound- land's economic situation, counsel for the Federal Government recom- mended that in future federal pay- ments to that Province be based "on general equitable principles rather than elaborate economic theories”. This would seem to in- dicate a formula which will take into consideration such factors as the taxing ability of the Province, the status of the Provincial debt, its overall economic status and resources and the need for expand- ed public services. This is what the Newfoundland G 0 ve rn m e n t has been seeking, basing its claim on an article known as Term 29 which was included in the 1949 Confedera- tion Agreement.

Obviously, if this is to be the pattern for Newfoundland, this Province has the right to expect the same favourable treatment. It would appear from Mr. Bnlcer's statement that some such arrange- ment is under official consideration. Doubtless, our Federal members as well as our Provincial authorities realize that now is the time to press for a new and better deal. Certain- ly, there never has been a more

' favourable opportunity.

Price Spread:

In deciding to launch a full scale inquiry into price spreads on farm products between producer and con- sumer the Federal Government is fulfilling another election promise. At the same time it is carrying out the wishes of producers and con- sumers alike. Retailers, too, can ,be.expected to support the inquiry.

Regarding the spread itself, there is no question. On almost any item that might be mentioned the difference between the price the producer receives and that which the consumer has to pay is coni- slderahle. In some instances it is as much as 100 per cent or more. Farmers used to think that some- body, either the wholesaler or the retailer, must be making a fortune If their expense. That view is not as prevalent these days, chiefly be- cause of the experience of farmers' cooperatives and the like: but it is still enough of A suspicion to war- rant disclosure of the facts.

The great expense in marketing form-produce lies in handling, transportation, packaging, process- ing and vnrious other phases

elettrexplanstlonol'thetnAnyhc- tors involved. Suopiciats in the economic fieldArojustsAtroublo- somessthoselnsnyotherplfueof humannelations.

Strengthening The Bonds

According to officials of the C. B. C. there has been A good deg! of dissatisfaction among Cundnng about the way some American com- mentators handled reports of the Queen's arrival in W A s h i n. g t o n. 'fF1iPP8nt". "mocking", "wise-crnclo ing" and "making fun" were some Of the Words used by irate watchers of the TV coverage.

There is no question at all that the American coverage of the event on both radio and TV was inferior in every way to the Canadian cover- age. This, in part, was due to the fact that by and large the commen- tators of the main American net- works ate less capable than the men and women the C. B. C. has at its disposal. Then, of course, the essential difference between t h e

iQueen's presence in Canada and

her Journey to the United States must be taken into account. Here, she was our Sovereign, the Head of State, having come to perform an important constitutional function. There, she was just one more in A long and continuing line of visiting notables. The difference is impor- tant. In the one case, it was a mat- ter of expressing the loyalty of I people. In the other, it was A matter of getting every possible bit of theatrical excitement out of a news story.

The success of the Queen's visit to the United States must be judged not by the more or less flippant handling by radio and TV but by the genuine warmth of the recep- tion accorded Her Majesty by Gov. ernment officials on all levels and. even more perhaps, by the welcome extended by the hundreds of thou- sands of plain folk who lined the streets and from time to time broke out into spontaneoiis cheering and expressions of friendship. This will be remembered and preserved as a strengthening of the British-Cana- dian-American bonds long after the petty wisecracking of a few smart- alccs has been forgotten.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Soviet news censors are said to be withholding information regard- ing the flu epidemlc in various parts of the country. They may as well remove the restrictions. One thing about flu is that it is no respoctor of ideologies. ,

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"Friendly co-operation" and sev- eral variations thereof were the main themes in official speeches of welcome to Queen Elizabeth in Washington and New York. In his talks with the President and Mr. Dulles, Prime Minister,Macmillan can be expected to suggest.a num- ber of ways in which the very fine sentiment can be used to advantage for the common good.

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Mr. Mclilroy, the new Secretary of Defence in the United States, has informed the heads of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force that he expects development of ballistic missiles to be speeded up without delay and that he will Accept no excuses for failure to carry out his orders. In other words, Mr. Mc- Elroy, a former soap manufacturer, intends to take no soft soap from anybody.

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Practically every major war in history came when it was least ex- pected. At the present time, the situation on the Turkish-Syrian frontier is so serious that no one can say that war is out of the

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Ottawa: While so much atten- tion is being focused by the gov- ernment upon our serious over- spending of US. dollars. an espe- cial interest hAs focused this year upon the Federal-Provincial Tourist Confetence.

Tourism has for long been one of our greatest earners of U. S. dollars. helping to offset our ex- travagant spending on U. S. gad- gets and other mechanical de- lights. But the new emphasis u- pon dollsrearning, rather than dollar-spending, made us more than usually interested in the twelfth Ansual Tourist Confer-

sll ten provinces And from the major transpoi-nation systems.

At their two day meeting-here yesterday and the day befou. delegates reviewed reports on the 157 tourist st.-Ason, And con- sidered plonsto mph: 196! the but-ever tourist year.

According to the record! mode ptblic by the various pmvinces. Prince Edward Island lived up to its Allu-re II "The Garden of

the St. Lawrence River) and on- loyed the best tourist season of Any province. By this I do not mean of course that those happy concentric rings of potato-land And oyster - beds surrounding Chsrfottetown received more tourists than some of our larger And nearer provinces. But P.E.l. reporting An lncrusc of I) p or cent in tourist travel over lwd.

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OTTAWA REPORT ' Largest Tourist Gain In P. E. I,

By Patrick Nicholson

seems to have had the largest gain of any province. ONTARIO DEOJNE

Ontario, on the other hsnd. N- torted on Actual decline in the number of American tourists. Al-- hough this was more than offset 5y a gain in the number of CanA- A iians "seeing Canada first."

This trend of more play - At, home holidays seems to hovel teen fairly common. Alberta. 5 for example. found its number ol Canadian visitors gaining is pert cent, while the number of Ameri-

- cans rose only 3 per cent.

Saskathewon reports I ”tro- mendoin" increase in the num- ber of tourism. This was no doubt in part Attributable to the word- of - mouth recommendation go-

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he provinces went G7N.0M on newspaper and mAg.ArJne Ad- vertitlng. Of this A Atsuering SKLOM went to American pub- lications. The CAnAdlsA Govern- ment Tnvel Bureau topped this

total by mendili ll.2'll.000 in, American newqzwers and i mason

PBOVINCES SPEND

on top of that. the provincial governments spent About &.lJ0o on the preparation And printing of tourist lite:-Attire And some , 86.000 on advertising on radio And tdevisiou in grammes in tho States.

A.- Canadian: Are now spend- ing more on travel in the Suteit than U.S. cltlxenn - our largest group of tourists - Are spending in Canada. Iwntt left with tho . thought After this conterencci that pedtsps A little more offlc-3 lal Attention should he focused u-; pon tho wooing ofourown CILI-i disn tourists. by diverting A lsr-i ger proportion of tout-lot come-i

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You should call your docwtnol course. While there isn't A great. deal he can do to cure your in- fluenza, he can prescribe Anu. olotics or sulfa drug: if he sus- poets there might be compiles- tions such as pneumonia.

We have developed vaccines to give at less short-term protec-

' tion from most strains of influ-

euu vLrus.'But, At best. then vaccines provide Immunity only for eight to twelve months. QUESTION AND ANSWER

R.W.: Will drinking hard wAl.er cause kidney stones?

Answer: HAM water may not stouet. directly. However. if A person hAs A tend- ency to form them. the high cal- cium content of hard wAter.mAy bl: inst:-tunental in producing t. em.

The Age Old Story

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imt Around about the IHIIUOIF our t.owArds CAnAdlAn Aud'len- 5.". m. .u hunted M

ally fine stretch of TrAnsCAn-

ads Highway crowing Saiutho

won. it is A feather in the up of I our only socialist government in- CansdA that Tommy Douglas administration At completed its provincial section of our coast.-tocout ltlgtrwAy before Any other pro-. vincc. i

A tremendous Amount of Id-i vertlnlng is placed in magazines, newspapers And broadcast pm- uamines by the various bodies interested in encouraging tour- ism. These include the wavdv buroaux of the provinces, tho Canuiian government travel bureau. And the major unwor- tation systuns.

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By JOSEPH MAcBWBEN

Canadian Press sun wrtm

Amoriclns Are torn between Admlrstlon and chagrin by the beep-beep-beep of Russia's Sput- nilt.

In official quarters, there are

miss the Artificial moon As A sort of celestial toy with little. if Any milturry significance.

With the Sputnik an obvious success, there is more of a lenti- ency to (Ace up to its manifold meanings, scientific and psychol-

ldonl Eisenhower": high-level con- ference with scientific figures. Trsdltlonstly Adventurous in A scientific way, the Mnericsns cannot fail to extend plaudits for the Accomplishment. But they Ari- filled with chagrin that they didnlt

scientific field tvholltate bluntly

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oglcsl. This is reflected in Prev -

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they could have done I0. granted

attmcient funds And unity of ac-

tlon. it seem: sure that tit Sput- l nil: in jotting the U.S. into more energetic And conceutntod effort.

some observers have even drawn I disturbing porsllel be- tween the Us. tent in producing the Atomic bomb first, And Rus- sia's current vlt-to?

The first major .8. steps in producing the bomb were tsltsn luring the Second World War.

Resins but. be

when P r e s l d e nt Franklin D. Roosevelt wait Able to do thlitgsi that in peacetime would be tenmcd dictatorial. There was no . political debate, but Arbitrary Al- I location of huge sums by the pres- Ident under his wartime powers. ABSOLUTIBT IULI2

Observers say the Americans lAter boosted the successful pro- duction of the bomb shoved whAt freely - open-Allan sclutlsts And technician could do. but Actually 1 the sltustlnu was precisely the op-

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posltc. V Russia. in turn. Ind been able todrtvoshud onhccmluiloAnd

visit is a way that would not be Lolsntod by the us. or other Western countries in pucotlrnc.

with A more Iymvltlictlc And gen- erous Conqrons. But convu- mon Are more likely to he think- ing About their constituents has the moon. Artalfh.-lAI or otherwise, when they open tho pnnutrlugs.

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for wheels; And tunofer-trucks And tnctou. Automobiles. icyclu And t.rAilors accept it AA their own. Tho fields but parted for tho grlndltu gen; hum edge over; ttorvous And dlnnsyod, The valleys cull back to their . deepest lllldl Their foxes And that towbu and their out Ives tho ouxiotu akin lotbid their

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Province of Prince Edward Island

SEALED TENDERS will be received until noon on Friday, 1 November, 1951, for the Asphalt Paving of WOOD ISLANDS IKJAD SECTION COUNTY LINE

Specifications and Tender Forms may be obulned Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Lowest or Any Tender not necessarily accepted.

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