1-AGE'F0Ul!, If THE GUARDIAN

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President. and Associate lklltnr, Inn A. Burnett. Auoclnto Editor. Brink Wllker.

CIRCULATION "Covers Prince lidwnrd lolnnd like the dew"

f'The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest ink".

7!HARLOTTETOWN. THURSDAY. ran. 174T1&2"

liew civic Government

civic honours surprises. Only two members of the outgoing administration, Coun. Keefe in Ward Four and Coun. Johnstone in Ward Five, survived along with Coun. Gormley, Ward One, who had previously been re-elected by acclaniation along with Mayor Stewart. The others fell by the way, giving place to Mr. Farmer in Ward Two, Mr. Storey in Ward Three, Mr. Elmer MacDonald as Mr. Keefe's col- league in Ward Four, and Messrs. Cudmore and McCormac in Ward Five. The outgoing Water Commissioners fared better. both Messrs. Gillis and Bevan being re-elected. with Mr. Ives as the new member replacing Mr. Curran, who did not run on this occas- ion.

Thc results of the contest appear to in- dicate that civic indebtedness has been get- ting out of bounds and that a more eco- nomic administration is required by the electorate. As noted yesterday, however, no opportunity for a general discussion of the issues was provided, and a good deal dc- pended upon the candidate's personal ap- peal and organizing ability.

On the whole, the new Council appears to be well balanced, with able business men among the newcomers who should not finrl it difficult to familiarize themselves with civic procedure. It is to be hoped, and ex- pected, that they will work harmoniously as well as conscientiously iii the public in- terest under Mayor Stewart, and that every effort will be made to keep caucus business at a minimum, and to encourage free and frank discussion at the open meetings.

The successful candidates are to be con- gratulated upon their efforts, and the unsuc- cessful ones also on the spirit in which they fought and have taken their defeat. They may console themselves with the reflection that elections are at best uncertain, and that many of our most outstanding public men have had to take rebuffs in their stride. It is all part of the game. The im- portant thing is that we have public spir- ited citizens prepared to enter and re-enter their names for civic honours, in which the cares and responsibilities far outweigh the personal returns. May it always be thus, and may we always have occasion to con- dole the losers as wellas acclaim the win- ners. They manage things differently in non-democratic countries; but here we like to see a good fast field, whether on the race track or at the polling booths. And if a dark horse romps home occasionally, nos- ing out the favorites and upsetting the cal- culations, that too is part of a grand old tradition.

Yesterday's contest for resulted in several

Realities of Investment

British money and British skill should be developing Canada's great iron ore po- tential north of the St. Lawrence urges Lord Beaverbrook”s Daily Express. The investment would certainly be a good one and capital would be welcomed in this coun- try. iUnfortunatcly Britain has not the cap- ital to invest. It. could only come from an excess of exports pver imports and returns from existing investments, and today the picture is one of Britainls striving to bare- ly balance the exchange with the western hemisphere.

The Beaver's idea of British-owned in- dustry flourishing in Canada will not be realized in any foreseeable future but there is, nevertheless, a great opportunity for the Old Country to supply skilled manpower and great quantities of equipment for an expansion which will be financed by Am- erican and Canadian money. If the history of foreign investment is any guide, the British Isles will be saved from much fu- ture unpopularity by present poverty-

Aggranillsoinont

'Nationalization of industries leads to gross extravagance and wasteful expend- iture, as has been instanced in the United Kingdom.

'Many observers here for some time have had a questioning eye directed

g towards the National Film Board. says 5The Gazette. There has been a tend- fjency off the Board to assert its pos- -ition. and to try to become a bigger and body, with some of the sweepnnd -power and finance: that have been gained by-the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

-'9 t-"iiitiflolv known that the Notional Film ... Board

has admired I large property in st.

Laurent, near Montreal. There it will erect an installation.' This installationwvill like- ly run into millions. It has even been re- ported that the cost may run up to six million.

"Nobody questions that the National Film Board needs improved quarters. Its present quarters have been described, no doubt quite accurately, as cramped, scat- tered, inconvenient and hazardous! The Massey Commission recommended that tin the interests of economy and efficiency. and in justice to Film Board employees, this de- plorable situation should be changed.'

"But in providing the new premises, 'the interests of economy' ought certainly to be kept in mind. It would be a pleasant world lindced if everyone could work under ideal conditions. But the conditions of the world are, unfortunately, not ideal at the present time. And there must be a very substan- tial adjustment between what the Film Board would like and what it should get.

”No doubt the people of Canada need services such as those which the Film Board can perform. But in their own interests, the people of Canada need to be sure that the Film Board does not do work which could be more economically commissioned to private companies, that the Board does not seek to expand its own scope without the discipline of caution, and that a suit- able building' does not represent the am- bitions of the Board rather than the plain needs of the public.”

EDITORIAL NOTES

St. Valentine's Day. I 0 '

The absence of a Mayoral contest made itself felt in the voting for Councillors and Water Commissioners yesterday.

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This Province has more poets to the square mile than any other province of Canada-even letters to the Editor taking

poetic form.

The spirit of the crowd makes itself felt impressively in a gathering for mourn- ing, the emotion being contagious.

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Curling is attracting boyhood just as hockey did in bygone days. In the West it is reported that more people attend a curl- ing bonspicl than do a football or hockey final. I

When the Federal authorities declare a public holiday it is not necessary, though characteristically diplomatic, for the Prov- inces, cities, and towns to issue similar pro- clamations.

Despite the 21.8 per cent that Canada's population has increased since 1941, there is a very great discrepancy between this country's rank amongst the nations from point of view of size and from that of population.

Our system of government distinguish- ,es between the powerful and the dignified iaspects of the state. We pay homage to the Queen and her representatives but feel no hesitation about letting her ministers

know what we think of their efforts. 0 0 O

The Mayor and Council for Charlotte- town havc two years in which to influence the city's development. Obviously much of their concern must be for the peripheral areas which a-re not part of the city pro- per but whose existence it is impossible for

Charlottetown to continue to ignore.

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Mr. Graham F. Towers, governor of the Bank of Canada stated recently that the rate of personal savings will be a factor in determining the trend of prices this year. From the individuals point of view the trend of prices will be a vital factor in de-

termining savings.

Captain James Cook, celebrated English lnavigator, died this date 1779. He com- manded a British sloop at the capture of Quebec and charted the St. Lawrence from Quebec to the sea, and later the waters off Newfoundland and Labrador. He showed New Zealand to be divided into two large islands and explored the coast of Australia. His explorations ended the myth of an un- known South Continent. 1' 0

They are all doing it-getting back to preparedness. Canadian cities may start hearing the wall of air-raid sirens this spring, a Health Department announce- ment indicates. The department, in charge of civil defence, announces that delivery of sirens to "certain major cities across the country," has started. An initial shipment of 200 five-horsepower, two-tone sirens, will be completed by early March. Sirens al- ready have been delivered to Montreal, Vancouver. Winnipeg. Victoria, Halifax and Saint John. N. B. Other deliveries will be made during this month or next. Once in- stalled. the sirens will undergo tests to determine their suitability to the area and thelwhcle program will be reviewed with a view to modifying or supplementing it.

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Ci-IARLOTTETOWN

9 Some Of The -Boys Got -Valentines

PUBLIC FURUM

This column is open to the discussion by um cpondcntl or questions of interest. The Guardian does not necessar- ily endorse the opinion of wrrespondents.

STALIN AND OUR KING'S DEATH

51:. - There probably has never before in history been such an out- porlng of sympathy and affection as has been at the passing of our beloved King. I well remember when Queen Victoria died there was genuine and widespread grief. I was with pi old Scotch minister when the news come. He broke down and cried like is child who had lost his mother. But this mourning is more universal and very genuine. Of course, the facil- ities of communication are lvostly quickciied from what they were in 1901. but. our King was such a good man. devoted to his people and brave far above the ordinary. He seemed to typify all the best. in the British race. He makes us feel afresh that the bonds that bind our Empire together are bonds of love, and an Empire thus bound together will not soon crumble.

What does Stalin think of all this passionate expression of re- gard for S. ruler? His empire is held together by force which is al- wnys accompanied by warped mor- ality. and if that power were re- laxed for 5 month. he will knows that his whole empire would fall apart. His is n nation trembling with fear. Does he see that the British nation has a mighty power that Russia locks? Last summer. Molotov. his family and a few friends were having a picnic in 3 beautiful spot beside a wood. where was posted armed guards in sight. of the party. A queer kind of a picnic! And wherever Stalin and his great men go. they are heav- ily gusrded. What a dog's life they must lead!

Jesus said: "They who take the sword shall perish with the war ". The Russian principle of govern- ment will bring disaster upon that nation as surely as water runs down hill.

But what does Stalin think of all this regard for our King? Does he think at oil, or has prejudice closed his mind against every thought but the Communist phil- osonhy? We remember how time and again the Pharisees acknow- ledged that Jesus was right and that his nowcrwas divine. and yet they went. right on to kill him, be- llcvln-: they were doing God ser- vice. Prejudice can be awfully stu- pid nnd cruelly headstrong. It is much to he feared that prejudice is scaling the fate of the Russian government. This is. perhaps. the severest pronouncement of divine judgment.

We all have to guard against is like a well. easy to fall into, hard to not out. of. We can easily be prejudiced against Russia, and see nothing good in her. Some pol- itlcans in the 1.1.5. and Canada have gone dnft about Communists. seeing one behind every bush We must remember that only six mil- lions are members of the Soviet party. The rest. are obedient serv- ants, many of whom. at heart. are not Communists. and there are sonic commendable features about the government. They on death on graft. Their Russian prisoners are treated humanely and modern reforming methods are used. When they come to power, about 20 per cent. of the people were literate. Today, over 75 per cent and edu- cation is spreading. and along many linen. especially scientific. We do fear and seriously distrust Russia. but we must. guard against going too for in that direction.

I am. Sir. etc..

W. I. GREEN. Stanley Bridge.

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Tin Ago-illll Story

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Then the children of Juilnh cnmo unto loohun in Gllgnl: and Caleb the son of Jophunnch the lfenonlto said unto him. Thou knowcnt the thing that the Lord sold unto Moses the man of God concerning mo and then In In- dcnh-bnrncn. Forty years old was I when Moon the servant of the hard lent me from Kndcoli-barnrn to copy out the land: and I brought him word again no it was in my henrt.”TNEv-Eaholcin my brethren that went up with me mode the heart of tho pconlc mail: but I wholly followed the Lord my God. And llloscn swirc on that Glyn uylng, Surely the

falllng into this state of mind. It. -

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Chief Constable Mullignn'n worn- ing that Snturdoy bunk closing will create a serious problem for police. deserves consideration. The chief fears that Saturday bank cloning will force business firms and stores to carry large amounts of money over the weekend and thus in- crease the danger of robbery and holdup. Nobody should try to use the chief's views to bring about re- consideration of Saturday bank closing. but the chief's fears are the best. possible argument for an automatic deposit ser- vice at all banks during the long banking weekend. The banks should provide some sort of automatic cle- posil. system to cover the 80-odd hours banks will be closed over the weekend. - (Vancouver Province.)

The number of nllwny wrecks which have occurred in Northern Ontario so far this year has been startling. Fortunately. the wrecks have not cost any lives. but they might have. Damage to equipment. has probably run past the million- dollar mark and delay and incon- vcnience have been costly both to the railway company and passeng- ers. The accident jinx has struck 3 hard blow at the safety record of the rail lines. but. there undoubt- edly has been an element of hu- man carelessness involved. The ser- ies of wrecks should serve as n warning to the railways to make doublv sure that safety regulations are observed and that even the slightest bit of carelessness is era- dicated. No one expects the rat'- ways to so on operating forever without an accident-but' when they become frequent there is something wrong. -- (North Bay Nugget.)

The Canadian Wildlife Service at Ottawa is reported to be carrying out experiments in crossing lake trout with speckled trout in West- ern Cansda. An Ottnwn biologist says that the lake-speckled trout. hybrid may develop into a. better lake fish than either the lake trout or the speckled trout. We don't. think it is very wise for biologists to be fooling around with the fish when conservationists ,nre pressing for Government action to restock depleted waters and to take steps to preserve fish and wildlife. Know- ing the habits of fish, biologists are well aware that certain species of fish will not live in harmony. Tropical fish fanclers whoestnblish community tanks recognize the de- sire of certain types of fish to eat their distant. relations.- (Sudbury Star.)

Lord Alenndevr's.Tnppoint.mcnt u Defence Minister is doubly wel- come. There can be no possible

FROM

"TO THE QUEEN”

. . . May you rule us long, And leave us rulers of your blood As noble till the latest day! May children of our clilldren say, "She wrought her people lasting

sood.

Her court. was pure: her life cer- cne; p

God gave her peace; her land rc-

P05 . A thousand claims to reverence one In her as Mother, wife and Queen;

And statesmen at her council met. who knew the seasons when to lake Occasion by the hand. and make The bounds of frcedomwidcr yet. ,By shaping some august decree. which kept her throne umhaken

Broad-bladed upon her people's

wll.

And compnssld by the lnvlolate sen."

-bard Tennyson.

land win-reon thy feet hnvo trod- dcn ohnll he thine inheritance. nnd thy chlldrcnto for ever. be- enunc thou but wholly followed the Lord my God. And now. be- hold. lho Lord hnlh lieptimc nllre, no he nlil. than forty and five yenrs. oven since the Lord spoke this word unto llloscl. while the children of Israel wondered in the wilderness: Ind now. lo. I In! this

. nurl live your old. Al yet. I am no strong thin day II I was in the alny that Moses sent me: as my strength was then. even so In my strength now, for war,

both to go out, and in rome In.

Q f.Notes By The Waxf.

doubt that he is the man for the job. Soldiers, it is true. have not always been completely successful in political office (even Kitchener was not above criticism in in post. for which he was in theory admi- rably suited): but Lord Alcxonder is a soldier of rather an unusual type. He uses tact. as much as suthorlty,imd can persuade as well as command. Above all. in spite of long years spent in the study and exposition of the military nrt. he is entirely free from any delus- ions thst soldicring is the whole

.9: even the most important part.

of life. No one is more likely than he to understand the complexity of present-day policy, and to see that defence is only one of innum- eroble calls upon our economy.- (London Daily Telegraph.)

The American Congressman who was surprised to learn that Can- nda is not one of the possessions of this country which could be sold to the United States might recall the speech made in the House of commons in l782 by Sir James Marriott. who presided in the court of ndmirnltv, He told the House that "slt.houch it has been freouently pretended that the in- habitants of the colonies were not represented in parliament. that was riuile mistaken". The first colonization by national soverei'zn- tv was the establishment. of Vir- ginia. whose grants and charters were the pattern for all those which followed as. for instance, to have and! to hold of the King's Majesty as part and parcel of the manor of East Greenwich. within the county of Kent. 50 the in- habitants of America were, in fact. represented in parliament by the Knights of the Shire for the coun- t.v of Kent. This singular discov- ery that America was part. of Kent "although delivered with all due solemnity excited so much merri- ment in the House that the Speak- er found it necessary to employ his authority to restore order."-(From Manchester Guardian.)

9-co-qeoo-Q-c Old Charlottetown (And r. is. x. i

PETITIONS

The following were among the petitions presented to the House of Assembly during the session of 1843:

From John Macncan. of George- town. joiner. praying to be re- munerated for loss sustained on his contract for the erection of the Georgetown Market House.

From Hugh Logan. lallor of Georgetown Jail. setting forth.thnl. owing to the insufficient state of the fence around the jail ysrd.two of the prisoners made their escape. in consequence of which he was made liable for the debt for which one of them had been imprisoned. amounting to the sum of 9238 10s.. and praying to be released from the payment thereof.

From George Birnle, Charlotte- town, for n pccunlnry grunt as a bounty for the establishment of the Phoenix Foundry in Charlotte- town.

From George Henry Chudleigh and William Mscxsy, Charlotte- town. confrsctors for slotlnlr the Colonial Building. praying for n. remission of the Colonial duty on the slates imported by them for that purpose.

'From Samuel Gurney. Charlotte- town Royalty, for n remission of the Colonial duty on teiisels. dye wares soap and other articles used in the manufacture of homespun cloth. v

From James Welsh, Lot. til, yen- msn. praying for old towards put- tlnlr and keeping in repair I pump and well of the Ferry House. op- ponltc Charlottetown.

From William Douce. l:cq.. agent. for the Earl of Selkirk. praying to be relieved from the payment of the sum of H89 los.. nucsccd upon Towmhips N00. 59. co. and 62. un- der the Road Oomnenntion Acu. toward complcfinrtho road lud- lng from Wood nlmdl to Moni- nzuc River. which rand having re-. ccntlv been opened.

from divers merchants. mcchln- lcs. former: and others. setting forth that "ln the onlnlon of lame intelllncnl: persons. there on car- isln Indications of the existence

otcmil formations in various parts '

of this Island, and praying the Home to appropriate a sum of

money for the purr-use of near- ti-.'n'n'v whether such in the cut or not"

A lmds at considerable cost. Like

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Strikes Ind rumcurrof strikes affecting member: of the teaching profession-surely one of the most useful of all colllngs known to mnn -provide anything but happy new.

To be sure. teachers as well Is any other group have a legal right. to strike if they feel like it. No one in I free society. except it be in I time of real national danger. can be compelled to work at any- thing for which he is convinced he in not receiving adequate wage or compensation. for that would b: R negation of personal freedom of which our democratic philoso- phy mckes so much. Nor can it. be denied that the strike weapon, when used sensibly and after oth- er means have failed, can be. and in fact many. times has been. an instrument of social and economic justice.

I O I The right. to strike is one of the many rights which were won by individuals and groups in many

every other privilege it. has some- tlmes been abused but. in the mnln, it has brought much good toicocicty generally. No thinking person would wish to see it taken away by arbitrary legislation. There is not much danger of this coming to pass, however. for the nolitlcal pressure exercised by in- bour unlons and federations is no- nsrently becoming stronger and stronger all the time.

Further. and quite apart from any political influcnce.publlr unin- ion would not tolerate much tam- pering with this hardly won demo- cratic privilege. It can safely be assumed, therefore. that the right to strike is with us to stay. and we may as well make the best of it. About the only thing we can do now, governments and nil others concerned. is to regulate the priv- liege in such a way as to ensure lts democratic usefulness. That. of course. involves education in moral and social responsibility. For. priv- ilege of any kind that centres only in legal rights without regard 'to social duty is bound to become cor- rupt nnd. in the end. destroy the Very purpose for which it came into existence in the first place.

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There can be no doubt that teachers generally are underpaid I have yet to hear nnvone rxr-ress an opinion to the contrary. Their salaries have not kept pace with the rise in the cost of living. fil- though they are much better off in their respect than were their nrofessionsl forbcars of a genera- tion or two ago.

This latter point. however. is of no consolation to present day teachers who in many cases must. flnrl it extremely difficult to make ends meet. It is hardly to be won- dered at that, as they have poli- rlercd on the seeming indifference of governmental authorities, in it- self 9, reflection of public apathy. they have turned to the strike weapon as perhaps the only hope for betterment of-their condition.

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While 1' agree that such action is not to be wondered at. I do think. in all conscience. that it is to he deplored. That teachers have a right to strike goes without say- ing. Whether or not it is the an- swer to their problems is quite an- other matter. Personally. I do not believe it is.

Well informed teachers must be aware of the fact that they do not stand alone in their wilderness of imperfectly rcquited labours. The fact of the matter is that public service of the most essential sort is hardly ever to be measured hy the amount of nnsnclal recogni- tion it is likely to receive.

Take the case of ministers for one example of this seemingly un- lust vogue (I refer here to ecclesi- astical ministers. not to cabinet. ones). These, in general. have al- ways rendered n fine service to mankind. At least. so we have sl- wnys been told. and so most. of us believe. If. however. they were to

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TlAClIll.l' STRIKES

other emoluments. they would bl. down in the list. of useful urn! the U. S. A. w n are: on an oven g

ernbly higher than gnny:5leicf:mm' In the world. in otntlstlcal "'1" compiled a. year or two ago sholrm that in the salary earning gmu” the avenge clergyman was lilacs; Just a trifle ahead of the up." merit building elevator man I; wasn't long before someone .5" gested that the ministers snguia join it union and go on strike. For- tunately. for the good of tlicir ow. souls. better and wiser folillifll prevailed. t i

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Another instance is ihnl. of ii, celebrntcd country doctor who in: grown old in the service of hi, neighbours. often with puck," little financial reward. Almost av? erybody shouts his praises but hardly Anyone ever gives nthhwh. to his flncnclnl status. when 11;; bills (often nominal) are paid in is naturally pleased. When they are ncxatt.-alnd this is by no mun. a rar y- e carries on

just the same. Chmmuy If You were to suggest to in. patients of the nonngcnnrlan pf Mcbonnld of St. Peter's. for u.' ample, that the money he has rp. ct-ivcd in his long and distinguish. ed practice was commcnsui-atcwil). the great. social service he has ren- dered. they would be in-um. shocked. No physician with ...'. sense of vocation would ever thini; of going "on strike", comp win;

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Teaclicrs will say. "All this is very fine but it does not help 1.. much in our economic difficulties" Perhnps not. but I imaging ,, should be a little help to them in their thinking, for teaching is 3 vocation of the highest order Like all other kinds of work 1,. which men and women nra"ralled" and not merely "appointed". lg brings rewards and satisfactiom for which no amount of money could ever pay. Striking may bring teachers in few more dollars in their monthly may cheques but with them. I believe. there would come a weakening of the lntann. ible fzlfts that make a good tench- cr's life and service worth while. A satisfactory living Want it without ourstion a teachers right. and the authorities are very short. sighted not. to see that he sets it. but I am not persuaded that it deserves to be considered by the teachers themselves as being "in prlmis".

As public opinion becomes more enlightened it will demand more enuitsble salary -adjustments for those hard working and dedicated men and women to whom we en- trust thc intellectual training of our children. The advancmiriit of this enlightenment is. in itself. an educational task of the first mix- nltude. It merits the earnest co- operation of all who desire our schools to be training places for good citizenship.

The former "bl:-stick" relation- ship as between the teacher and the pupil in now. happily. obsoletr. Whnt l10Dd its revival would do the teachers in their relntinnxliln with nublic opinion generally is uncertain. one thing is sure-aivl the teachers know it better than anyone. else-kindly persuasion and well founded argument are still powerful weapons.

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