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weary Britons are allowed to buy. Finally, in Durham, three charwomen

Authorised II Second Clue Moll Post Office The Inland Guerdinn fuillin

have defied the County Council's edict that they must join the trade union or face dis-

olncuurrlon nlissal. It looks as if they may win out. mom on, zo... 3,-lo; Such is life in socialist Britain. A long- ''''"i" '""""l 1"” . --------w '-g suffering and tolerant people, the British

All Others .. '.l'otIl Net Peld .

Editor Inrl lilnnnglng Tlroctor, J.

It. durnett Auocinte Editor, Frank Welter.

are beginning to show signs of restiveness under planned economy. The planning. it seems, never quite fits the plans of the

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker-Thou the Weakest Ink"

CHARLOTTETOWN TUESDAY, JAN. 2. l95l.i

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If War comes

What are the odds on ultimate victory if Korea turns out to be the powder keg destined to touch off World War III? That the question millions of people in the western world are asking themselves

is

right now.

The answer, according to military ex-

pers in London and Washington, suggests a pattern of events remarkably similar to that of World War II. Ultimate victory would go to the western democracies. But the first year would constitute a time of grave peril and disastrous reverses.

Here are the facts on which such rea- soning is based. The Soviet Union has 130 combat infantry divisions armed and ready to go. The United States has only two, in addition to the seven already committed in Korea. Russia has 50 armoured and mechanized divisions ready for combat. The United States has only one, and even

it is under-manned. Russia has 25,000 combat tanks ready for action, and an- The United States has 6,000 tanks left over from World War Britain could, at the most, muster only about 12 fully-equipped first-class divisions if Rus-

other 10,000 in reserve.

II. Western Europe including

sia decided to strike today. In the first year, say military experts,

continental Europe would be overwhelmed

by the Reds. So would Korea, Formosa, Japan, and most of South-East Asia. Bri-

tain would probably be able to withstand

invasion. British and American fleets would keep Russian illfantrymen from land- ing in England or America. Russian sub- marine strength would be a serious factor to contend with.

At the end of the first year, the tide would begin to turn. The industrial out- put of the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States would rapidly out-dis- tance Russian efforts. British, Canadian and American "know-how" in weapon re- search would outstrip Russia's efforts. The Anglo-American stockpile of atomic bombs would make Russia's resources in atomic warfare negligible. Underground resist- ance, coupled with atomic bombing of Russia's industrial centres would crack Red morale.

A terrible war, certainly. But let it never be doubted for a moment but that the ultimate victory would be ours. Those who doubt, or hesitate to reduce the odds by immediate rearmament, play right into the hands of the Soviet imperialists.

Australia's Year

This is Australia's Jubilee Year, the Is- land's Commonwealth having been found- ed in 1901 by a union of the states and

territories based both on Canadian and

American example. Peopled largely by British stock,

life, notably an out-of-doors both as to industry and pastimes. Austra- lian prowess in all types of sport, except

perhaps winter ones, is impressive. A typ-

ical example is the way in which the Aus- sies have calmly and repeatedly beaten

England's best at their own national game

of cricket.

Governor-General William J. McKell

and his fellow Australians will be welcom-

ing guests from many lands this year and Canada will certainly be well represented. What cheer, Cobbersi

Too Meal: Planning

A 75-year-old London property owner has just given away 120 apartments in

the British Capital because he is "tired of the the beginning of World War II. Repairs have been costing more than the income from the authorized rents. The owner, fed up with losing money, has turned the pro- perty over to two building foreman living in the apartment block. They will be able

losing money on them." Rents of apartments have been pegged since

to .do their own repairs.

Meanwhile, doils' tea sets are being Imuggied into Britain. Government sieuths Ire busy trying to break up this.-strange racket, I by-product of the Labor Gov- ernment's tangle of import and export reg- uilttone. All of Britain's fsnlous colored must be sold overseas. Fond to who wanted their deughters to Ieet of toy dishes for Christmas have

" buying smuggled "French pl-o:lu:ts .. than gihe their child:-in the plain i-Uxtockery

plain Deople.

EDITORIAL NOTES

"1951"-and don't let us forget it. 0 I O The next public holiday is Good Fri- day, March 23.

General Wolfe born this date 1727, afterwards distinguished himself at the taking of Quebec. He died Sept. 13, 1759.

' e e 0

Anything being done to enable us to share in the increased prosperity of Can- ada, due to the development of the war

A 1921 five-cedt piece is reported to be valued at sixty-five matter of inflation has evidently gone much further than had been suspected.

I

1950 dollars. This

Rev. Mr. Ibbott's unexpected bereave- ment in the sudden death of his wife is re-

the -southem hemisphere country, which is also

a continent, has developed its own way of civilization

gretted both in city and country. Sym- pathy goes out to him and to his chil- dren who share his loss. 0 O 0 Having only a one-day sitting of the adjourned Parliament before proroguing and calling a new session on the 30th has the advantage of keeping such publications as the statute book in regular annual vol- umes. I The early difficulty experienced in get- ting women to enroll in the leadership training course may not have been due so much to reluctance as to a confident knowledge that they could lead quite well

without benefit of a course. 0 O O

Prime Minister C. R. Attlee of Great Britain, born this date 1883. He was dep- uty Prime Minister in the Coalition Gov- ernment of which Mr. Churchill was Pre- mier. At the general election he led the Labor Party to victory by a slnall major- ity which he has been able to maintain.

I O 0 Import controls on consumer goods are due to be lifted today, indicating that the Second World War is gradually receding into the background. It becomes some- thing of a toss up whether any particular control can be lifted in time to be re- imposed for a possible Third Armageddon.

0 D O

Embargoes should apply- both ways, going andgcoming. But evidently the Fed- eral Government does not approve of this for it is removing the restriction on pork imports, while taking no steps to elimin- ate the embargo on pork exports imposed ten years ago.

0 While the Prairie farmers sustained a loss due to frost affecting the quality of their main crop, wheat, those of the rest of Canada, including this Province, pros- pered in the past year. Mixed farming and the best of quality in produce are what pays in a non-manufacturing land like ours. -

The gratifying increase in the price of fox pelts is doubly welcome at the eve of a New Year, though it does not mean as much as it did a few years ago when fox raising was our third best and most pro- ductive industry. Still, those active in ranching are grateful for the upward ten- dency, and trust that the new year will see a restoration of thepopularity of fox fur in "my ladies wear."

0 O

O O

War with China might have been avoided by refusal to go to the protection of South Korea. Once that decision was taken, war with China was inevitable, and those who approved that decision, and boasted that it was a marvellous piece of U. N. strategy, are scarcely in a position now to say that there must be no war with China. .w I O 0

Britain retains its reputation for being the best country in the world in which to live. Dr. Klaus Fuchs, convicted last March of one of the most damaging acts of treachery in British history, has asked to remain a citizen of the country he so gross- ly betrayed. Fuchs, German-bom natural- ized.Brltish subject serving a 14-year prison term for giving atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, appealed to the Home secretary, who is considering depriving'hlm of citizenship. Fuchs' letter was read to the Deprivation of Citizenship Committee by Sir Hartley shswcross, attorney-general. The commit-

it would be in the public interest for Fuchs

which ,1; that rcguiItion- to retain citizenship.

,1,-

tee will advise the Home Secretary whether

ITHE. GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN - Standing Against The Goals Book Title -

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-u-5-.51. :, PUBLIC FORUM

tlilcunllon by lmrrespondenta of questions of Interest. The GuIrdi.In docenot lly endorse the opinion of correspondents.

'-'o'!-'in'-'i-'B'b'i.i'.n'hl'b'H'in'n'u'iI9e!n9n'in!u"-' TRIBUTE TO RIBS. JOHNSTON-

J. J. Johnston, K.C.. is regrettedv by all who knew her. Mrs. John- ston, the mother of eight grow!

to give to the good works of Holy Mother the- Church. I may say here that when Lieu-

were grief stricken over the trn-' gic death of their youngest son. Mrs. Johnston accompanied

on their sad mission to Tlgnlsh for the funeral rites of Requiem. If I am not mistaken I bellevei she was the only Charlottetown woman that did so. That divine comfort and strength be given to this beloved family at this time is the fervent wish of all.

I am. r. et.c..

KENNETH BRUCE STEWART.

Charlottetown, Dec. 30th.

7 7&z(zaz'

These myriad days,

thousand hours,

A man's long life, so choked with dusty things.

1-low little perfect poise with per- fect powers,

Joy at the heart and Beauty at the springs.

one hour. or two, or three, in long years scattered

Sparks from a smithy that have

these many

can M5I

This column II open to the i

the ' Dalton family on the private train 3 anybody with the normal quan- ltum of brains, but for the benefit

fired I thatch,

Are all that life has given and all that mattered;

The rest, all heaving at a moveless

latch.

For these, so many years of toll,

Despair. endeavour, despair.

Sweat. that the base have its oil, Idle delight to tempt one every-

Ind again

Ll

niIy

where.

A life upon the cross. To make amends.

Three flaming memories thst the deathbed ends . . .

so in the empty sky the stars sp-

Dell".

Arc bright In heaven merchlm through the sky,

Spinning their planets. each one to

is year, Tossing! their fiery hair until they d

83 Then in the tower afar the watch- er sees The sun. that burned, less noble than it was. Less noble still. until by dim de-

glass.

Then blind and dark in heaven the sun proceeds. ,

Vast, dead and hideous. knocking on his moons,

Till crashing on his like creation breeds,

striking such life, I constellation swoons;

From dead things striking fire I new sun springs

New fire. new life. with new wings.

it

--John Muefleld. i

'new plenetl

i

The Age-0id Story ,

holy Inn in the eyes of III the not- ions; Ind III the ends of the serth Ihsll Ice the Ialvetlen of our God.

BOMBAY, Indie, Jan. - (Reu- ters) - National geng of gold smugglers mIy be llI'RloV7cl'Id through the Ielzure by cuetoms men here of gold bIre worth neIr-

ly 8200.000. The gold, which weighed 190 pounds. VII leken from four Italians who Irrived last night It 8entI Cruz Airport from the continent.

grees No spark of him is specklike in his A

A The Lord hath made bIs'eJIlI,

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ll Notes ;By' 0

"' fnculty L of the

aHm7lmi School of Business Ad-

ministration estlnlate that the nat-

lion could maintain 6.000.000 men

under arms and devote s84,000,- 000.000 to the task without serious- ly cramping the civilian economy.

S”--The P3'5""3 01 M” Jr J-'In fact, living standards could be 5'-”m5w"t WWW" 0' '-he 13” M"'supportcd at levels only exceeded

in the post-war years at the same time the tremendous rearmamen: program is going forward.-Chris

lng children. always found timeuian science Monitor. . I

The purpose of .the .Kreinlin's

tenant Governor and Mrs. Dalton poucy in the Far East is to 19431; us

up in Asia in conflict with the Chinese so as to leave Europe to the Russians. This is obvious to

of those not, so possessed, the Lil- erary Gazette in Moscov. drives the point home. "The Chinese Communist offensive in Korea." notes its political iCDI1'lfIlCIli(li0I', gleefully, "has shaken the foundat- ions of the Atlantic Pact." If it has. the policy-makers should repair them quickly, and build an endur- ing edifice upon them wilhollt de- lay. Only in unity on the basis of 3. common effort and equality of sacrifice is there any strcn-gilii now- adays. - The Washington Post.

With an application for a furth- er large increase in freight rates now , "' . the danger of still wider discrimination is very real. Moreover, apart from an increase .in iandard rates, a major objec- -iiv of the railways will almost certainly be to demand the repeal of the Crow's Nest Pass statute, which governs the freight rates on zrain and flour. Recent increases in freight rates, resulting from earlier wage increases to the rail- way workers have substantially injured the West. The danger in the present situation should be guarded against in every possible -way by the provincial govern- ments. - Winnipeg Free Press.

Of eonslde ble Jnsporiance to

The Way

ment to the Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco Marketing Association that 130,000,000 pounds of tobacco will be required in Canada the coming, year compared with 109,- 000,000 in 1950. This meam that the system of limiting; acres-ge will have to be revised, though the Is- sociai-ion has not yet decided just .how. During pas; years one of the chief aims of the association hIs been to restrict acreage to prevent lprice-smashing gluts. Now it will have to study the problem of in- creasing production. However Is- sursnce of a broader market will be good news for the tobacco rais- ing section of Western Ontario. - London Free Press.

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t Uld Charlottetown g iAnd r. s. I.) i

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CROSSED WITH FENCE POLE

From a letter appearing in The Islander by William Caruthers. Cape” Traverse, January 12, lsszz

"I have to inform you that Mr. Archibald Cameron, of Lot 2'1, came across the Strait. from Cape Tormentine without a boat. the like never was known before.

There were about twenty passen-

gers waiting to cross. Capt. Mayor and others bought a boat, and as Cameron was an exceptional hand, he was to have had his passage free. They proceeded on Firlday, and had to put back owing to the roughness of the ice. The mail got across that evening. It was agreed that all hands should start. again early on Saturday morning. cam- el-on boarded about a mile from the others, and when he came down in the morning the -two boats were gone. The able and brave Scotsman walked about till be- tween 12 and 1 o'clock, when. he took a fence pole in his hand. Ind started on foot to cross the Gulf, which he succeeded in doing safe- ly, having r 'r ' the r ”

. ;. IANUARY 2, 1951

A. half ceilury duning. which wore red Irnesr was deubed 2:... 11' on the pages of history started Ind ended wlh CenIdI'I for-cu cemo-Iisnlns in rnIny fields. The Domlnlon'I battle flag; 1;. elude two. "South Afrlos. 1900" Ind "Kora: 1950" renged along. side the hlnners of the First lxorld War and the Second World Ir. , TKW two fills itemize the ne- tlons growth. Soldiers who fought on the South African veldt rep-

"resenied I youns virlle country,

proud of its place in the Victor. in concept of Empire. Those in the Korean battle Ire: sy-mh "

a nation grown to full stature, I free. united, sovereign sale will. IP81! dischsrging its responsibili- ties in the community of notions. In 50 years. Canada by held work and by economic and scien- tific achievement been-me I. cg. partner on I continent that Is-

. sumed an authoritative position

in world Iffslrs. News dmelopmentr of the half- century, whether military, politi- cal. economic or humenitnrlen. meeh together like pieces of I jlgsew puzzle to reveal CInIda'I evolution.

CInId.s's rt in the South African War stemmed from the

growing interest in Imperial unity towerd the close of the 19th century.

More than 7.000 made up the force. many fighting with dis- tinction It Pserdebsrg Ind I-Iart's River. Csruelties totalled 476, including 221 deeths. Three men won the Victoria Cross.

Its South African policy vindi- cated It the 1000 general election. Sir Wilfrid LIurie.r's Lilberel Government turned attention to the fast-growing west. Canada's populstion in 1901 was 5.311.315 Ind. settlers were rushing to the

prairies. . New Provinces

In 1905 Alberta Ind Saskatche- wan 'came into Confederation. Work on the Grand Trunk Paci- fic Ind Cenadien Northern Reil- ways got under uoy.

But the enthusiasm 'thIt built. the two transcontinental roads was too optimistic for the times. Problems multiplied and then ex- traordinary conditions. arising out of the First World Wnr brought about the virtual financial col- lapse of the railways. Nationaliz- ation was seen to be inevitable and it became effective in 1921. Leurler was at the height of his lame when two political is- sues brought the great French- Cu ” 's clreer as Prime Min- ister to In end and sent the Lib- eral Party into an eclipse. Toward the end of the decade the party started to show the effect of long years in office without strong opposition. LIur- ler's middle-of-the-rosd policy on naval aid to Britain was car- ried through Parliament. A move- ment for tariff reforms arose in the west Ind finally the recipro- city issue sent the Liberal down in 1911. Robert Laird Borden be- came Prime Minister It the head of a Conservetlve Idmlnistretion. Consci-vItives appealed to. Cun- Icliun patriotisn, denouncin-8 "the treason that bsricrs our birthrimht for the gold of the kings of the south." They repre-

shore at dusk. The next nlotrnlng

Western Ontario is the announce-

he started for home."

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6InIdlIn leak of commerce lid.

vcerrteIIIg..oIlIrteteetewI-

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scnted the Reciprocity Agree- ment Is a blow at the Bri-ill-h -lm. gnd-the thin edge. of the Innsxstlon wedge.

The llumpeen Irmamcnu race kept the nIvIl lune Illve. den. back from Britain. ed I bill calling for 035.000.0130 10 build three bsnlenllpa I: Can- odI's contributlonwo the British Fleet. After it passed the Houu. the Libcrel-controlled Senlte defeeted the bill.

First World WIr

When the First ,World We! broke out in 1914 there were mot! volunteer then could be NI-119' pod. By the end of ms, m,ooo men were under Inms I the number I year later was 370,000.

TIlk of conscription lmlpted the Liberal party. Then We 0': bitfgi-1y.fou'hQ "khaki election

of Dec. 17. um whe,!I, Bards” Union Party wII returned. En- LVI A of conscription led.to anti-draft meetlnll and dilmm in Quebec. Elsewhere claims for exemption for exceeded expedi- ””s'd;n. the controversy ruled. Dornlnion troop-I 1003” i" Em" op. and the record revelll 5 gwry of Iecrifioe without por- Illel at that time. The Ceanuglign exwdnbusrzys ets:n"il:gd.1b.verIeI: 630 0 . I9 - m "' moi-e'then .aaooo