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THE GUARDIAN“

Alarming Dolly (Pounded In Ill?) Author-lord on lira-and Clue Iloll. Paoo Otfloe Department, Other;

Tho lolonu Guardian Pupil-hing 0o. Illltor and llnnorlol Dinner. i IL Brunei. Aoooolota IIIIMI. Irnli Waller.

"Tho Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Woakesl ink."

UHABLOTTETOWN, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1918

Ptato Support Prices

Of interest to Prince Edward Island as well as New Brunswick growers and shippers was the resolution pased unanimously in the New Bruns- wick Legislature this week, asking that the Agri- cultural Prices Support Board extend its potato support price and include potatoes in com- mercial storage, also for institution of a starch programme for unmarketable potatoes and ex- tension of the price support regulations to in- clude all areas of the Province where growers have a surplus of potatoes. The latter provision already applies to this Island. '

Althoughthe resolution was introduced by Mr. ‘Perry, an Opposition member, it was fuily indorsed by Government members and ‘support- ers. The Agriculture Minister, Hon. Mr. Taylor, spoke in its favor and produced a thick file of Correspondence covering his efforts to have the oupport price plan broadened.

In presenting his motion Mr. Perry argued that the present support regulation discrimin- ates against the small potato grower who has not the facilities to store his potatoes on his own farm. A survey of hi: district (Carleton) indicated there were 18,000 barrels of potatoes now in commercial storage there. He thought the present floor price inadequate, because storage transportation would add considerably to the cost per barrel to the farmer.

ln this Province the existing potato support price regulations seem to have been accepted more philosophically. Without being enthusias- tic, our growers and shippers took the general attitude that half a loaf was better than no bread. The issue did not cause a ripple at the last session of the Legislature, though there was considerable discussion on the question of assist- anco in building potato warehouses.

ln the opinion of our Potato Growers Asso- ciation, whioh did‘ al-most a two‘ million dollar business last year and is looking forward opti- mistically to this year's activities, the potato support price, while admittedly below the full cost o_f production, is meant only as a "stop-loss" arrangement-"high enough to prevent the average grower from taking a heavy loss and not high enough to encourage the speculator to increase his production."

The B. 0. Boaiitiorr

Qno of the signers of the American De- claration of Independence is reported to have orrrhorled his colleagues that now they must all "Ihorrg together, or else assuredly they would all hang separately." A similar thought appears to have occurred ta parliamentarians -in British

,Colunvbia. According to the Vancouver Province, the B. C. Young Liberals had an idea that the Coalition Government was unpopular with vot- ers, but the older Liberals, "who had heard from the grass-roots throughout the Province," knew better. That is why, at the Provincial party con- vention two weeks ago, they voted overwhelm- ingly to continuethe Coalition and give it their loyal support. '

To carry out the Government's ambitious programme of ‘highways and public works and schemes for the development of industry, Liber- als and Conservatives must work in unison. "lf the Coalition splits," says the Province, "there will be chaos. Nor could there be any reason for a split in the Coalition ranks other than the averweening ambition of certain members and‘ a willingness to put party advantage before public welfare." lt regbrds the new from the Liberal convention floor as "good news for British Columbia. lt means that the Coalition will win the forthcom-ing election. British Colum- bio ‘has been fortunate in the Coalition and the promise is that it will be fortunate in its con- tinuance."

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llefeiioe 0f Australia

Australians are said to be watching with no little anxiety the outcome of reports and denials that the United States intends to quit the Pacific. Australia's pie-war policy was based on what was considered a powerful British de- fence base at Singapore. Today much the some lino has been adopted by. the defence council, except that the reliance has been transferred from Singapore and the British navy to the United States’ navy and military boses on the islands stretching across the Pacific from Hono- lulu to China. '

Canberra is closely watching tho situation which would be tho most important strategic development in tho Pacific since the war. De- fonco authorities, however, believe the U. S. will koop powerful forces based on Okinawa in the liyukyus, Guam, and the Philippines. They can- not forerro tho Yanks giving up the Pacific al-

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But the reports have given a big stimulus to the country's dofonco preparations. Sinco rho war tho dofeneo department has concentrated Hitch of its time and onorgy on tiro rocket-tort- lng-rongo on tho Control Australian dooort at Mt, Ibo and has allpvrod "other dofoncos to go fir! '

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.1 EDITORIAL NOTES/

Queen's County Progressive Conservatives open their electron campaign with a rally in the Legion Hall tonight.

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The R.C.M.P. Ottawa, are recruiting for their famous band. The successful applicants, single men between l8 and 30, will receive regu- ltar training before being assigned to band du-

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Prime Minister St. Laurent is an apt pupil of Mr. King. His speeches touch the particular interests of his hearers. ln Vancouver, for in- stance, his emphasis was on policies leading to a high level of employment.

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Messrs. A. Picka-rd & Co. Lid., are making a special drive for the distribution of their ef- ficient Caterpillar tractors and equipment, for which they claim "performance and dependabil- ity." They are beingysed all over the Province.

Premier J. Walter Jones did not turn the other cheek to the teachers, but slapped back with his customary vigor;

"Wisdom has taught us to be calm and meek, To take one blow and turn the other cheek; lt is not written wha-t a man shall do,

If the rude caitiff smite the other too."

A mixed reception may be gxpggtgd f9; ‘Premier Jones’ announcementrthat seven schools rn Charlottetown Royalty will be combined for administration next school term. There are sound arguments for_such unification of administra- tron and taxation but_the ratepayers concerned would probably have lr-ked more open discussion on the matter before a decision was reached.

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The Progressive Conservative ‘Party is launching a membership drive on a national scale. For long membership of either of the older parties was quite informal but neverthe- less definite. With the multiplicity of pqrrie; the easy drvrsian of the’ electorate is no mar and o more formal enlisting of Supporter! be; comes necessary. V _

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The margarine argument is only starting" says _The Letter-Review. "Apparently dairy farm- ers simply drd not believe that they were going to find butter prices pushed down by Marga-ring The)‘ We "OW angry. Margarine is o perfectly good wholesome food. lt absorbs fats, of which the world has a desperately insufficient supply. With no desire to keep the Canadian people from getting margarine, we argue that this might be a bad thing, rf the result were to be reducedproductron of butterfat in Canada. That seems lrkely to occur. Dairy farmers have a lot of votes."

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_ Seasonal demand for hardware is increas- rng_ and advertisers will get more benefit from their advertising dollars if they use them while cansumendemand is o-n the upswing for specific merchandise, says Hardware Retailer. Demand is strong for tools, builder's hardware, sporting good-s and housewares. Major lines include ranges, refrrgeratorsnwashers and ironers, water syftems, bicycles, pain-t and roofing, lawn sup- PJIQS. Wide" 1'00“. Screen goods, insecticides, fishing tackle and cleaning supplies, Time qyg some of the items that should receive advertis- rng prominence now through May.

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Mr. Harold Wilson, president of the British Board ‘of Trade will call a meeting on April 26th to set rn motion a campaign in Britain, Canada and the U. S. A. to increase exports to North Amer- ica. The meeting will be attended by leading representatives of trade, finance, industry, trade unionsand cooperative movement. These repre- sentatives have received a telegram from M-r, lNrlsontin which he says he hopes to obtain ideas from every quarter of our industrial com- munrty on how the |ob should be tackled and how and in wha-t ways the Government may help." " »

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Charlotte Bronte, English novelist, born this date i816. She collaborated with her sisters Anne and Emily in a volume of poems, but this drd not meet with success; its printing cost them $200 an-d they sold only a few copies. Later Charlotte embarked on novel-writing with re- markable success, her principal works being Jane Eyre, Shirley, Villetfe; Emily was the author of Wurthering Heights, and Anne of Tho Ton- anf of Wildfell Hall and Agnes Grey. These nov- els have been in demand for a hundred years, and even today, their adoption by the moving picture industry, has led to publication of new editions of the more popular of them.

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l-t appears British school teachers will soon begin a country-wide census that will revoal the talents and weaknesses of tomorrow's workmen. This year, under Labor Ministry instructions, schools are expected to introduce a quostion- naire system that will show for what jobs their pupilsare best, or least, suitoll. At first tho sar- vey will be limited to youngsters leaving school at l5, the earliest age at which they con for- sake thoir studios far iobs. Lator it probably will be extended to all students, so that tho Government will _havo constant information about rho availability of specific workers. Duo to tho low birthrato in',tho i930‘: and tho rais- ing of tho school-leaving ago from ll to i5, tlrero ls an acute shortage of iuvoniio worknron in Britain, and employers co-oporoto in giving youngsters a chance. Many big industries ‘have spacial training schomos. Juveniles. who aroun- couragod to lroop in touchwith tho employment officer after leaving school, aro kopt informed about thorn. Sometimes they aro, sont to on- othor port of the country, to tofu or ioi eouroo, or directed to. lob! in other towns lrtlroy have rnriquo’ omit "Ourwobgcthls to raise tho “l”! -§7°“ WW It! lililllfifi round holoo and girls? orory‘

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This column lo upon to the dilounion by correspondents of questions of tanner. Th: Guardian doeo not uoooQr- lly ondatoo tho opinion oi correspondents.

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TROUT FISHING REGULATIONS

Sim-Considerable controversy h being carried on regarding |, "in. bow trout, weighing 8 lbs. and 2 Ounces. cuuzht- by Sgt. 1).. J. Heath of Surmnerside. at Scales‘ Pond on Saturday, the 16th q: April.

Fou- ti-re general information of the pubtlc, it. is not on offence to catch n rainbow trout. 1n the Province of P. E. I.. but by Dom- inion Regulations it 1s rm offenge to catch. rainbow trout at 0’Keefe'8. Afton and Glonfinmn Lakes, from November 1st. in each year to tho 80th. day of Juno following, both days inclusive.

As for as the Game Aot of P.

your readers to section 8 (d). which states that any trout may be caught from Aprnii 16 to Bop- tern-bor 15. both. days inclusive, and does not make it nn offence to have rainbow trout in .one's possession.

It is true that the 1949 fishing iicensw os issued in this Province, state open seasons for rainbow trout. July 1st. to October 31st. which would be applicable to the areas of O’Keefe'.s, Afton and Glenflnnan Lakes only.

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N. ANDERSON. sunt- R. C. M. Police.

TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY

Sir, — It must be very Inter- esting to your vast number of reed- ers to realize that the Finance Minister at Ottawa. Hon. Mr. Abbott, has estimated such o. large sum of dollars to be spent on the Trans-Canada Highway this year.

three hundred million will be spilt up in nine pieces. aymroxlmntely thirty-three million dollars should be heading this way; this will be supplemented 15y 50% of our local funds to allow this Province to have a any as well ea the owner- shllp in this wonderful protect. A few years previous to the last war the Department of Mines and Resources favored us here with 60% on road building leading to the National Park. This work and expenditure in those days was a God-send to lots of poor people in those areas, 1n fact it was the first boast that labor ever got in this land. , -

Times may look financially bet- ter now than they did in the pre- war days. with the average man's pay envelope but. the advance in living cost puns out to the some old thing. 10Gb us suppose that. this amount of some thirty million will be appropriated for our share of

the road, boats and docking facilities, prescribed by the St. Laurent administration on the

threshold of a geperrsi election. It will positively help the good going of our four Liberal candidates. Figures from estimates are some- what hard to place over our big Dominion, but Judging from a mere squint at the Provincial maps we can feel safe by placing our order for at least 200 miles of road from West Pt. to Souris, thence to Wood Islands. This would give each county Barbour. minister of our local Public Works, has gathered from Premier Jones since his return from Ottawa. that complete negotiations can be looked for at once. His recent visit. was also connected with transportation facilities at Borden and Wood Islands ferries, ‘with not such bright hope as the Dominion roadway and limestone subsidies. Those Liberal representatives that are sent to Ottawa by the goodwill of the. individual voters are constantly on the job day and night working on behalf of their support- ers at everything that can be done for the future and prosperity of this Garden - in - the - Gulf. In something less than n thousand days they were unanimously suc- cessful in securing our new ferry Ahegwelt and all the modern dock- ing facilities for that time. It. could be thar- those hon. gentle- men are seriously contemplating taking advantage of this enormous road building with a future to- wards our tourist, fishing and farming industry along the north side of this Province. They will now see from the 1945 ballot counts where their substantial gains will have to be mode up to return their seats in the new Pnrllomont. It. would be trooiess on their part to antagonize the Federal deport.- mento for more good money for our present day ferry services when this golden grant is already ovati- nble for two other ferry services, one on each end of this Island of which one is under constant pressure by Mr. J. W. MoNought and Dr. T. V. Grant, and o road- woy moot essential to oil Corro- dfon people including our _Tenth Province of Newfoundland. The Canadian Parliament olroomonl hos willingly promised our new- comers so Oonodimo o market for their rnoln industry - from: mm fish. This shorter haul to the Ooaoaion altioo iry vroy of out Trans-Owed: Highway in refriger- ator con and trucko from Saurts

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On Making Ourselves Understood

_ (Royal Bonk letter) (Continued from a. recent issue) What can we do to purge our style of those erowt-trs which take away so much from the spirit and purpose of mmuage? The first thing is to be aware that Jargon exists, and to be on guard against. . Become indignant, suzuests Sir Arthur Qulller-Oouch, when. ecmeone who should know better writes to us: "Ba regards. with te- gaoa to, in repeat of, 1n connec- tion with. according e8 to wheth- er". and thelilke. And, of course. never, never use such Phrfliee 111 our own correspondence. Secondly. have something to soy and say it. as well and as simply as you can. Imagine what the classic report of his naval victory given by Admiral Pen-y would look like in ‘modern offtclalese. He said: “We have met the enemy and they are ours." In today's of- ficaiese it would probably begin "after effecting contact" and then lumber heavily onwards. Or Dill» Winston Churchill's famous phrase uptm his appointment as Prime rmuitste . "I have nothing to ol- fer but blood. toll. teore- and sweet." into jargon. It would likely start out “In the even-t, ‘f gm oomoeiiod to soy. sublwl- 01111’ l° . . ." and wind its way uarnarflvh by paragraph to the endlnsr which would naeiy be "finalized." Thlrdiy. over all you write siwuid shine the Pure 148M °f sincerity. Inslncerily w“ the heart out of e11 wrritins If"! speaking. You may marshal your arguments and ‘conceal’. your WWW devices of words, but if you d0 not believe whotwyou any you are only n oiayoetm-o mere rrvum- rncr reciting you: own lines - and don't deceive yo rseif into thinking the reader not know

It lo widely acknowledged that the best rules for good wit“!!! m set forth in rs book bv H. W. flow- ‘ier. ‘Ilhounh he calls it The Kimrs English, its principles ore equally wood in any Innkuuie. He says: "Anyone who wishes to become a eood wrrlter should endeavour. be- fore he allows hlnuelf to be tempted by the more showy 1111B"- tie. to be direct. simple. brief. vis- ornus. and mm. This eenmi orinafole may be translated info practical rules in the domain of vorslnriarv as follows:

Prefer the foariilnr word lo the lea-fetched. '

Prefer the concrete word lo the abstract.‘

Prefer the single word to l-hv clrcumlocution. r

‘Prefer the short ward to the lone.

Prefer the Enron word to the Romance.

“These rules.” T16 Midfi- ""9 given in order of merit: the inst l! nEso the least!”

Rules like these cannot be kept QQpLIQIO: they over-lop. In using the familiar ward. you 1Y6 9W" bsbiy using the shorter and more concrete word. end Wm- reader! will more readily under-stand YW- In rglng the concrete word W0 w-fll be following tn the steps of Siokoepeue. Sir - Arthur Qllllli?" Couch says: “no WflhOT-OI mne- lfeh so constantly usoo the oom- c-rete ward, in phrase otter phrsee 1mm‘ you, u: tyueh and roe.

Toke no on erronspio on on- fsounoomont mode by n. modlfll moslorrotwardsonovsrylrevfl oeoorlon. Mr. Chm-chill. Lin his broadcast of Juno 11th.. 1M0. bo- gou: "Tho new: from n-onoo _lo vory m." no did not soy "The position in noun to Itonee 1g extremely» serious.” IMM- "Wh on lufo that in the "l! Ill

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good firings to soy about that ‘n-ono-Conods fllehwoy lengthwise with this Province; oil those good idool that. hovo been lo planned to lrrlngbookourflshondwllaltfo

that eventually the situation will be rwtmed." His words were chos- en from tho concrete, the short and the familiar. and his great u'orld-aud1ence wirld quickly and easily understand the exact. situa- tlon.

Jlus-t. the same, 1f a woo-d with several syllables ls fB-ntlller lo the reader, and is also expressive. writing will gain in farce and strength from its use. Words like “inspiration, international, au- thentic" are not two-syllable WOTdS, but they are woods to which we have become accustom- rd by seeing them every day in newspapers and periodicals.

Anatole Flronoe remarked that there are three lequlsltes in all good vrriting. The first is clarity. the second is clarity and the third is-ciarity. Words are of no me except to convey ideas. They ore- not. posles to dress up vacuums of thought . . . 'I‘hey must. reveal. The man who uses men-y or ob- scure words to explain n subject hides himself, like f-he cuttieflslr. in his own ink. Plain and simple speech appeals to everyone be- cause it shows clear t‘: “‘ and honest motives. and it oonveys the impression that the writer knows what. he is talking about. Aim. in these days of rush and sDBflL-lli

is a. relief for the busy awn to read 1t. I I O Simplicity pays off 1n other vrnys. “Simple advertising costs

least and sells most". wY! Ken‘ neth M. Geode in his book How to Write Advertising. Ill. is an es- tablished fact that. some of the slogans of one-syllable wands ore just about the best. reminder ads there are. '

Other aids to readability l" short paragraphs. The old-fash- toned prrarrrsph was vow 10M- nlmost. on essay in ibself. short sentences too. help the Wfllfl l0 think clearly and the render la grasp the meanlnx ltlllfily- Mil’- cei Proust detlberrtteiy used 10M- iong sentences ln his novel! create a dream-world atmosphere but they have no place in 1h! tyne of waiting we no disarming.