PAGE FOUR THE GUARDIAN

Authorized no second Clan Mali Pun Office Department, Ottawa The Island Guardian Publilhing Co.

on! and Auocillo Editor. fun A Human. Auocllto Editor, Frank Walker.

CIRCULATION tCoven Prince Edward Island like the dew”

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1 Developing Labrador

Premier Smallwood -and several of his! cabinet. members have returned from an: extended visit to the Old Country, with the news that they have succeeded in interesting the great British financial House of Roths-, childs in Newfoundland, and with that; firm's assurance that other British com-l panics would be joining a syndicate to ex- plore Labradorls resources.

”Not since Bowater's came to New- , foundland," says the St. John's Evening, l Telegram, ”has any other -British firm' I

shown very much interest in our resources, but the remarkable expansion of the news- print industry under the aegis of the Anglo- Ncwfoundland Development Company, the pioneer will here, and Bowater's, both of which 110.. have an annual payroll of twenty-five million dollars, should also prove to British industrialists what can be done. British capital may have been de- layed coming here by our sorry plight when the Commission of Government took over in 1933. But no effort comparable to Premier Smallwoodis quest for business for Newfoundland was made by- that Whitehall- appointed regime, or previous govern- ments.”

Among the companies the Rothschild House have interested in the exploration of Labradors resources are the Anglo-Amel- ican Corporation of South Africa, Ltd., Anglo-Newfoundland Development Com- pany, Bowater's Newfoundland Pulp and Paper Mills, English Electric Company (who make the Comet jets among other things) Frobisher and Rio Tinto, two im- portant mining concerns.

At long last it appears Labrador will be explored as it has never been before. Long considered a valuable acquisition, very lit- tle is known about Newfoundland's north- ern domain except that it has vast stands,- of timber suitable for paper mills. tremend-i ous waterpower potential arid some min- erals, including the fabu1ous' iron ore mines at Knob Lake and vicinity.

Premier Smallwood in his usual enthus- iasm speaks this time of hundreds of mil- lions of dollars being required to develop what he hopes will be found in Labrador. The mere fact that he has put his own be- lief into action by bringing big British in- terests to Newfoundland would. indicate that his persuasive powers have been xrexy effective.

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lloubTe Trouble In Malaya

Britain is waging a double war in Malaya. The first is with guns against the' Communist guerrillas who for four years have been killing. burning and terrorising.l The second is with ideas against the mutual.

Malaya. The first battle, notes a Britishl press release, is going well. The terrorists: have lost heavily in the last few wceks,l eleven of their top commanders having becnl killed. Thc second battle is off to a do: termincd start, but serious problems have, to be solved bcforc the real successes cani be achieved. An attempt is being made to: bring togethcr two million Chinese, two and3 a half million Malays and five hundredl thousand Indians to form a single national- ity, working together for the land they in- habit.

Whilc war against Communist guerrillas (mostly alien Chinese) is being stepped up by Sir Gerald Tcmplcr, the High Commis- sioner, ground-work is being laid for a war that is even more important-against the mutual suspicions of the inhabitants. The Malays, who form the farming classes, are suspicious of the Chinese, who are usually traders. Both groups in turn are uneasy at the presence of the Indians. Each of the three peoples have their own religion, cus- toms and language. The aim of the Com- munists is to exploit these differences and

the strategy of the Kremlin.

The British have taken important steps

in their plan to form a free and independ- ent Malayan nation. They have set up a Federation of Malaya consisting of nine States. Singapore has been made a separ- ate Crown Colony, There is a Federal Leg- islative Council of 75 members, 50 of whom are unofficial, representing groups, inter- ests, and activities on a non-racial basis. The executive branch of the Government has been, since 1951, a "ministry", or cm- bryo cabinet, including members drawn - in-om the Federal Legislative Council, and Ytenxtesentlng, Malays, Chinese, Ceylonese and

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Europeans. The States are governed by their Malay

rulers under a written constitution, and the State Governments are committed to the en- couragement of the education and training of Malays to enable them to take a full share in the government of the State and

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Federation.

Municipal elections are being held in the larger cities in 1952, and village councils

but more is still required.

have been elected in the Wesettlement areas”. These are the groups of villages to which squatters living on the edge of the jungle have been moved in order to pre- vent their domination by the Communists. Some 425,000 people have been established in 410 such villages in which the people have been given land to farm, and are pro- vided with schools, dispensaries, cooperative shops and other such communal amenities. These elected village councils are being ex- tended to other villages throughout the Federation. The Chinese are also being more closely associated with the State and district administrations, and with the Ma- layan Armed Forces.

To help raise Malay standards of living.

TI-HIE GUARDIAN.

Ci-IARLOTTETOWN Boomera n g

there is a Rural and Industrial Develop- ment Authority under a Malay chairman,. Dato Onn Bin Jaafar. It is based on a pol-: icy of "self-help” and assists, by means ofl loans, such projects as cooperative develop-I ment and marketing schemes, rice mills, tractor schemes, the construction of com-; munity centers, playgrounds and roads, bridges and water supplies in Malay villages. Social securitytfor 600,000 Malayan work- ers in the lower-income group came intc

operation in July, 1952, through the Em ,

ployees Provident Fund.

If the great experiment in Malaya suc- ceeds, South East Asia will gain new hope, and the tide of Communism will be stem- med in an area it covets for its riches and its millions-a third of the population of the world.

EDITORIAL NOTES ' More than 15,000 trout and a large num- ber of salmon have been tagged at Ellers- lie. Care to return all tags which turn up on their catch can pay dividends to sportsmen in the form of even better fish-

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American draft dodgers in this country are apt to lose their citizenship by Christ- mas under the recently passed McCarran Act. Without valid American papers they may then find difficulty in remaining in. Canada. '

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Britain has earned a small surplus on foreign exchange in the first half of the present year if dealings with the United States are disregarded. A vast improve- ment has been made in her trading position

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Replacement of the older carferry, the S. S. Prince Edward Island, was one of the recommendations of the annual meeting of the Maritime Provinces Board of Trade. The growing traffic clearly required more than one ferry and the life expectancy of

the 37-year-old is none too good. O O 9

PUBLIC FORUM

This column in open to the discussion by correspondent: of question: of interest. Tho Guardian does not necessar- lly endorse the opinion of correspondents.

WORLD AFFAIRS

Sir,-A shrewd politician does not depend for a victory at the, polls, on the fluent and fighting speeches that he may make on a public platform. Ills best wea- pon is propaganda. This comes easy for him if he can have per- sonal friends among the stalwarts of the opposite side, people that he can be on speaking terms with, as well as keeping the con- fidcnec of his own faithful few. These dyed in the wool leaders of each party have only one vote each. it is the votes of the thoughtless, selfish, and maybe those holding a grudge, that we will classify as 80 of each 100 voters. These are the ones that determine results. This eighty per cent of the electorate needs ex- pert handling. If the party of high ideals (if there is such a party) does not absorb this 8052. they, the illiterate and disgrunt- lcd will elect a government. of their own calibre.

What shall weisay of the battle of ideas that involves the whole round earth? As elections are not won on the platform but through promises true or false, so the ihnttle of ideas will not be decid- ed by ”hot." weapons in the "cold" war in Korea, hut. amont! underpaid Negroes in South Afri- can mines who are prevented by their employers from getting :in clcmcntnry education. as learning would fit them for less (longer- nus work. The people of New Guinea with its past history 3f canihallsm. with the islands of the Pacific, will soon throw their in-

Canada will have a population of 35,- 000,000 to 40,000,000 at the end of the present century if the current rate of in-

suspicions of the three races which inhabit,crease continues, according to Prime Min-i

ister St. Laurent. This is about the pop; ulation which the physical facilities of this country in the form of railways and so forth are designed to serve. O O O

The serious falling off in the number of new homes completed seems to be the re- sult of higher costs both of construction and financing. Housing is one field in which modern techniques of mass production and other economies seem to have had little play. Large scale development projects lwould seem to offer the best chance of im-

proving the situation. 0

An eleventh Province lS not an immed- iate prospect apparently. A Bermuda par- ,liamcntarian visiting this country says that

the same time'the Hon. Donald Sangster

Jamaica and its trade than in political un-

split the country. This is in direct line with i ion,

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Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, four times president of the Transvaal re- public, was born this date 1825. As a boy he took part in the great trek to the coun- try north of the Orange River. Almost his only book was the Bible and throughout his life he considered himself under special divine guidance. A soldier from the age of 17, in 1864 he became president of the Transvaal and commander-general. He was one of three who negotiated the end of the first (Boer War. He tried in vain to bring European countries to the side of the Boers in the war. of 1899-1902.

"The question of Bermuda linking itself with Kmsi"Kmn;” g mg another part of the Commonwealth has nev- wgsul; er been a problem, ”but should it arise we "ms .. ,3 Si,--Th h'l h -.1 tit would definitely look toward Canada. At my: ,,, 1:,” 3,; osliilv 9;; :f,,e,,",,ef..

speaking in Charlottetown seemed more in- pe,,,m,,,,, ,,,.,,t have , cmm, terested in aid for the development of 50meWh"9- F" 0xB"'Plt9- if hes; ' m

fluenoe on the side of Commun- ism (which means slavery of imind. body and soul) or on the side of light, liberty and love.

In simple language those who Inre pleading for teachers, that they may get what is needed to lift them out of misery and dark- ness of mind are the majority of the world's people. it is not sec- ond-hand clothing they fare ask- ing for, but the "know how" to create their own wealth. None can do this but such people as the missionaries who have been hnzarding their lives already at this same work.

Every Christian Church is mis- sionary minded. or it is not Christian. The Church has given us democracy. It must supply not only literacy but literature. it not ourtenemics will step in and are already on the spot. The Church must be the spearhead of this Western uvement. that may preserve our emocracy and save our souls in the carrying out of this undertaking. Who is in Chris- tian? Simply one who cares.

I am, Sir, pic. ARCH. MncKF.NZlI:I

satlon demands that every output must have an intake, every ex-

imz is destroyed. the eye: make it up. In my childhood. we had an old man in our commun- Ily who was deaf as a fence-post: but he knew every horse and every 'man that passed on the road an eighth of A mile from his door.

If this law of compensation is a scientific truth.' then waste must he atoned for in the years to come. some one will have to pay for it, somehow. Off Halifax harbour, recently, I heard .the sound of heavy gun fire, and l was told it was war-ship: shoot-

ing at a target off the coast. There would be fifty or more shots each morning for. several

days. I onnnot xueu tho cost of each shot: but it might run into many dollnn. I don't suppose any thought who given to the money cost of such exercises. It Is all a

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The Age-Old Story ,

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These are the words of the cor- enant. which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, be- side the covenant which he made, with them in Horeb. ,

Of course the Navy must be trained to hit and sink a Russian submarine at twenty miles away. (They have three-hundred of the latest. type, and war-ships with- out numbevl. But waste, in one way or another, must. be account- ed for.

It seems when there is a great plenty of food, for example, there is more apt to be waste. In some establishments barrels of the best of food are daily thrown out or given to pigs. In India and in China where many millions go to bed hungry every night, food IS not wasted. Chinese bontmen fight with each other over the garbage thrown out from ships in the llong Kong and Shanghai harbors. Waste is one of the sins of this age. We cannot blame the child- ren, but they spend more on candy and drinks in the stores than is given in church. I was born poor; and have had to learn to be saving. I never light a match or put a stick of wood in the stove but I ask myself: "Can- Lhat be saved?” Our young people are not taught to save. It would be good for them to learn to save for some purpose, higher than spending on themselves since they get plcnfy goodies from the table at home. '

The waste on liquor and tob- aceo must some tiny be account- ed for. Here in this country, with such a small population, last year over 5fS00,000.000 was spent for drinks and S80.000,000 for tobacco. If the money thus spent did any real and permanent good no one could complain. but it does harm ,to body and soul. Look at that bleary-eyed young man whose la- lhcr died from heart failure. lie should never smoke. What young man can drink with the assur- ance he will not become an alcoholic? One in ten does so be- come. "it tukes a big man to say 'no' to Fl drink when others are saying tYcs'.” So says Sid Woodcr- son, world famous runner.

I am, Sir, etc. W. I. GREEN,

Stanley Bridge.

Harsher Treatment For Reckless Drivers

(Montreal Gazette)

The persistent recurrence of cases in which death and injury are inflicted in traffic accidents by reckless (often drunken) driv- ers, points to an obvious need for tougher treatment of such driv- ers by the courts and law enforce- ment officials. including the pol- ice. Aa it is. they benefit all too often from the indulgent attitude of some Judgeslaml juries, espec- ially coronew juries, and the best- tation of police to act. in many can- es because of a similar attitude, or because of legal obstruction: to prompt action.

The problem has been emph- asized anew by several cases' which have recently come before local courts. one involved 3 youth of no convicted of hit-and-run driving, -which fortunately injured no one but did damage a car neu- Caughnawagn. Judge Omar" Leg- rnnd imposed only the minimum fine of 350. when it developed the youth had no driving licence, ho decreed a three months' licence suspension anyway, rather than applying an extra penalty for the added offence.

This hardly seems an adequate sentence either as punishment in the cue at issue, or on a deterrent to others, tempted to drive reck- lgaly. perhaps fatally to some cit-

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Equally unntiafoctory in many cases is the procedure laid -down for" dealing with drivers of one that kill pedestrian, or pumm- er: in other can in our cruhu; In some other centre: such drivers

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BIIITLE HARBOR. ROUTE From The Islander, November 15. 1861:

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"We understand that the Gov- ernment contemplate aiterlng the mall route from Oharlottetown to Nova Scotla,'by substituting Brule Harbour for Pictou. The pro- priety of the proposed change cannot be doubted. The members of the late Government, in 1856, were in favour of it. They ap- pointed Commissioners, Messrs. C0165. Lord. and Birnle, to pro- ceed Ito Brule, and from thence to Pictou, for the purpose of examin- ing the route. These Commis- sioners reported in favour of the change. They quoted the opinion of Admiral Bayfleld, who in a communication addressed to the Lieutenant Governor. dated 29th May, 1856. mentioned Brule Har- bour as fine safest and best for a direct intercourse with Nova Sco- tiu. as being nearest: to Charlotte- town. and one where a steamer can lay in safety in any weather, there being good anchorage, and the share at the Old Wharf can be approached. within 300 feet, at any time of the tide.'

"Brule is upwards of twenty miles nearer to Chnrlottetown than Pictou, and upwards of ten miles nearer Truro. The navigation will be safer than Pictou. and pass- engers will be enabled to travel comfortably from Charlottetown to Halifax in one day, which they cannot do by the Pictou route. In the event of the railroad being extended from Halifax through New Brunswick to Canada, it is probable that the line will pass within a very few miles of Brule, and should such be the case. A branch line would, in all probabil- ity, be constructed. for the pur- pose of connecting with the Island steamers.

"Under the present arrange- ment, passengers coming from Nova Scotla are under the neces- sity nf leaving Pictou at midnight for the Island: they usually ar- rive here at 6 or 7 o'clock the next morning, after having spent the night in the most .mlserable "manner conceivable. We may rest. assured. few would leave Halifax or Truro for Charlottetown, if aware that they would have to undertake not only a tedious Journey from Truro to Pictou by coach, but to wait at the latter place until after midnight for the departure of a boat such as the 'Weslmorland', in which the ac- commodations are wretched in the extreme. and be landed upon the wharf in Charlottetown at a very early hour, and find there no car- riages in attendance to convey them to on place of shelter. We have understood from reliable sources that last week. on her voy- age to Pictou, the Weutmorlnndn cabin floor was covered with wa- ter, and her fires in great danger of being extinguished. At the commencement of the season she was placed on the route with her holler: utterly burnt out. and the boat not even in a state to under- go inspection.”

slaughter, regardless of how evid- ent. it may be that the mishap was accidental or not the driver: fault. Disposition of the matter is left. to a duly constituted trial court. Here the police follow. the standard practice of deslatinz from on-rut. apparently hlecouu of stntutoty restrictions, union and until A corona": Jury find: negli- gence or criminal rupomlblllty figured in the accident. 0 O 0

The primary function of I. cm"- oner'o court is to determine the cause and manner of out-of-the- ordinary deaths, and, when up- proprlate, to record it: conclusion as to whether negligence or crim- inal not: played 9. part; But NA

not be. to render the final and binding verdict on to criminal re- oponolbliity in major ones, such on the killing of tndividulil In our cruhu. In thou cuortho grim foot of death in ample bill! for tho loylns of criminal chorus

part of the fabulous coat of pre- parlng Against the throat of war.

are promptly and nuptmntlenlly arrested on charge: of man-

a regular trial court, niher ,tl1In

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function to not. or certainly should i

whiclrnhould properly be tilted by

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5 "eleu people give aid to Com- munlsti fronts. It in also danger- ous if because the common a hide behind high-sounding words - and phrases certain liberal -con- cepts and practices become sus- pect. We ought to keep it always

- Wclenrly in mind that the rights of

the individual, no matter who pre- tends to defend them and for what. purpose: they so pretend. are n.t,t.he basis of American life. -New York Times.

Italy has done much to restore her esteem by lifting the ban which had been imposed on cer- tain Protestant churches there. Evidently this was the sequel to diplomatic representations by the United states. It would enhance Italy even More in the eyes of flzeedom-loving nations if were to repeal two Fascist laws which require government per- mission for ministers and chur- chea to operate. This would les- ion the possibility of untoward action in the future. Outside Iron Curtain countries, or others oper- ating under dictators or seml-dlc- tutors, freedom of religion is fun- damentni. when a free nation im- poses restrictions on recognized religious movements, it is copying dictatorship: which do not toler- ate freedom of religion. -- wind- sor Star.

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Major-General Frank Worth- ington. Canada's civil defence chief, has spoken strongly against overhead wires in city light and power distribution systems. He is not, he says, considering the matter from 3. beautification point, of view. His concern is di- rectiy with the hazards overhead wiring pane: in the event of en- emy attcck or sabotage. General Worthington adds a substantial argument to the case advanced by proponent: of underground wir- ing. With or without hostilities it. promises general benefts. As one of the civilian defence measure: that fall in this category. the plan should win widespread approval.- V,ictorlo. Times. .?.J-.

Western Canada's wheat crop is the largest in history, but that's only part. of the story. It has high qzua ty in addition to record quan- tity. It's this double fact; which

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s11ghuy'1ess than goth? .?...:f?.';”,; is paid for the number of bushels he sells. But, the price per bushel fluctuates with the grades and IOP tirade brinss considerably 1110;. than low grade wheat. Also 1: cost: in much, or more. to ha:-. vest poor wheat as it does good wheat.-Windsor star.

The cobblestones of Cambridge street are gradually disappearing, A covering of hot top in has .1. ready buried them in the age. Iwm SCOUBY Square to Bowdoln Square and eventually they -mu all be hiddentfrom sight as the new-surface is extended the full ienfrth of the West. End thorough. fare. The cobblestones have long been one of the I-Iub's distinguish. in: marlas. There may be some who will regret their passing, as there are those who revoited when attempts were made to replace the red brick sidewalks of Beacon Hill with more modern ones. But the list of mourners for the cob- blestones wit be few and their numbers will not; include any of the thousands of motorists who have to drive over them now. T a- ditlon undoubtedly has its pace but in this day of motor tm cl tho highways of the city are no the place to preserve it.- Boston Pout.

THE BONFIBE

00d of gardeners. accept this co! Of acrld smoke from nettle and weed,

This left-hand mound of sinful soil That I have sifted from the need.

with hoe and mattock. spada mg

rake,

From morning dew to evening grace,

My back has bended for Thy min,

To bring sweet. odor to this place.

Thy fruits and tubers basketed, Thy flowers lit. from the setting

spells so much wealth for produc- ' sun. re. A year ago, largely due to un- With fragrant heart and reverent favorable harvest conditions, only d i

six per. cent of that big crop reached Grades No. 1 and! No. 2 Northern, the best hard wheat in

hes . I tend this a r gleaming rad, As my forefat era must have dong,

-Richard Church.

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The difficulty in ensuring Jus- tice in such instances was spot- lighted recently by several cases Involving the arrest. of drivers who had been drinking before accid- ents involving fatalities. There an-ream were withheld until the coroner's court. verdict had been rendered. In one case, the coroner virtually had to demand a finding of criminal responsibility against a truck driver who admitted he

COMPLETE VISUAL REFRACTION AND ANALYSIS G. F. HUTCI-IESON & SON Optometrists

had been drinking before striking down a four-year old child.

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PROFESSIONAL CARDS

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B.A.. LLB. Barrister and solicitor Bank of Commerce Building Charlottetown Money to Loon

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Barristers. Etc.

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Royal Bank of Canada Building

Charlottetown. P. E. I. Donn: on City and Farm Proportion

J. A. McGuigun

BABBISTEE. SOLICITOR. Eta. NOTARY. Etc. Currie Building

J. S. Taylor

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Offiu Phone I056--Houlo 1018

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Money In MIR Canadian link of Comme MCI Bldg.

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