roan _-.,.. GUARDIAN

ialllrl llllee Ill Managing Director. J. ii. Burnett. Aeeeeiate lilioer. Iruh Weller.

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(‘The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than ' the Weakest |nk."

auesseonnowu. MONDAY; MARCH 1- "t" The Farm Federation tianiiifilsfl

In the few years since it has been in exis- tence, the P. E. l. Federation cf Agriculture has

‘mode such. remarkable progress that it todaY °°‘

cupies an unchallenged position as svilkeimfi" for, and champion cf, the interests of all classes of our farmers who make up the bulk of ‘our population. Much as the Association has achiev- ed in the past, its programme for the immediate future is a still more ambitious one, as will be seen by the list of a few of the more important problems, published elsewhere in today's issue,‘ with which it is dealing. .

The Federation now solicits the confidence and support of all island farmers. It needs finances to be able to carry on its work. As noted in the advertisement, in other Provinces and in Eng- land membership fees are collected on a volun- tary basis along with the land taxes. There are no land taxes here but it is proposed to set up a simple and permanent system of financing in each school district. Membership in the organi- zation means a vote at Federation meetings at which policies are formed of far-reaching -effect on cur agricul-tural future. The fee is fixed at a minimum of $1.00 per year—a moderate sum indeed, from which, among other things, will be defrayed the expenses of an office and fulltime secretary to do the detailed work of the or- gonization.

ln every Province the Federation seeks to work in the interests of the whole community as well as of farmers. In Prince Edward island, of course, there can be no question as to the facl that these interests are oae and the same. Our entire provincial GCOIIDM] is dependent on our agricultural returns, and what affects our farm-

'ers is of immediate concern to every other~class

and profession.

Mr. Churchill in The Blitz

The legendary Englishman, says the New York Times, would rather die than exhibit emc- tion in public. Winston Churchill is a legendary Englishman in another sense. He seems more a-nd more, as his story of Britain's\eflorts in the Sec- ond World War unrolls, an Englishman of the Elizabethan period. Something of, Drake survives in him, and something of the eloquent roll and thunder of the great age of English dramatic writing. Recently Mr. Churchill told of his visit at the height of the blitz to an area in South London where a group of small houses had been destroyed by a land-mine. Already, as he said, "little pathetic Union Jacks had been stuck up amid‘ the ruins." When the crowd thronged around Miszyflhurchill, "cheering and manifesting every sign of lively affection," Mr. Churchill was, as he is not ashamed to report, "completely under- mined, and wept."

ln his war narrative, saysithe Times, "we see other sides of Mr. Churchill. He was worried about the drains, or, as we should say in this country, the sewers. He was anxious, unneces- sarily as it turned out, about epidemics occur- ring among the crowds in the bomb shelters. He took a scientific interest in the delayed action fuse by which the Germans hoped to cause great- er civilian casualties. He mentions, with a ten- der touch of humor, a bom-b disposal squad which consisted of three people: the Earl of Suffolk,

‘his lady private secretary and his rather aged P

chaffeur. These three, like characters in some splendid work of fiction, took care cf thirty-four unexploded bombs and went up to glory with the thirty-fifth. There is no iaring note in the _quotation from Bunyan with which Mr. Churchill comments on this episode: ‘All the trumpets sounded for them on the other side.‘ "ln this narrative, coming out of a time that now seems remote, we catch the character of o great people. No one realizing what England. lived through then can doubt that she will emerge morally and materially triumphant out. of her present difficulties. And sometimes one thinks that it is not of England alone that Mr. Churchill writes; it is of all truly free peoples. It is a quality of democracy that it can en- dure the dark hours with cheerlulness and valor-i and emerge from them with its soul unscathed."

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' India's liwn lioiis

The ycung government of the Dominion of India, headed by Prime Minister Nehru, has en- countered the first major attempt to incite re- Iselllon against it--and is able to anno e that ii; has countered the plot.

India's steadiness in this trial by lire is a notable development in an Asia which ls seeth- irig _with civil war and rebellions. Were revolu- tion to grip the Dominica's three hundred mil- lions, it would create a new and terrible threat to world peace. _ Nehru accuses Communist elements. of "Murder, arson, looting and sabotage" in an ef- fert-‘td "precipitate a revolt. However, he so s these terrorist activities have been localized y stienggovernment action, and because the In- dian people backed his government. There have been many omits. Referring to Red revolt in neighboring countries, the Prime Minister says:

Tit presumably is in furtherance of this some policy that attempts vrevemade in India ta in-

eitethe people toactive revolt."

, ehtiono group" which broke , riglnal ‘nvmunist party oi in- lhsjwilii it on occasion." tie acting

was that this violence is the.

djikstipe " .3” a mo. "su- s incitement is via-

lence." He explains that thegovernmenl policy is to act only against "erring elements of an or-

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f EDITORIAL NOI ES ./.

Preparations are being made by the City

Council to prevent flooding in the event of a " thaw.

The human being hasn't existed who can put pen to paper or open his mouth to speak without giving himself

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Farmers are considering the planting and prospects of next" season's potato crop. Nothing like taking time by the forelcck.

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Because of the prevalence cf grippe, and in- fluenza in Montreal, only immediate relatives are being allowed to visit patients in Neurologi- cal Hospital there. '

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While enthusiasm is still high for stand- ardization of arms, guages, threads, parts, ter- minology, and simplified address for members of the forces, might it not be taken a step fur- ther and adopt a standard form of salute for the three services?

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Commander Ioron Cuthbert Collingwood, British naval commander dier this date i810. Was most celebrated for his part in the victory at Trafalgar, where he led one line of ships in iloyal Sovereign. His health fail , but he re- manned at sea, dying cn board VIIe de Paris.

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The suggestion of the Summerside Board of Trade that the town should defray the cost of maintaining a tourist information booth at Read's Corner seems likely _to bring a reaction "Ont other Interested centres. In tourist infor- mation as in other things, he who pays the piper calls the tune. '

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The almost negligible Janua-ry decline the cast of living index, I-IO of a point, not be stressed by Government apologists, cept, perhaps in purely industrial areas. Tc farmer, costs are still going up and it is lower prices which clause the oveF-all drop.

Domlnicnycivil servants who are also mem- bers of the reserve forces will be able to chbose to be paid fcr their period in camp either at their regular civilian rates or draw military pay, unless, of course, they spend their regular leave in camp in which case they will be entitled to both.

British coffee interests plan to coax the Englishman from his cup of tea to their own product. This is one field in which importation of American exports would pay dividends. If cof- fee as served in- the United States were gener- aily obtainable the task wpuld be much less formidable than it appears.

Under the DOIIlIIIIOII-PTOVIIICIIII tax agree- ment there will tend to be o slackening of in- terest in the budget debate. lt should be kept in mind that Provincial spending comes out of the some pockets whether the Province does its own

tax collecting, or turns that‘ duty over to the Dominion. . I I I

The very progressiveness cf our farmers

would be a drawback in a period of contracting economy. The farmer-businessman of today with his high overhead in machinery and fertilizer cannot revert tc subsistence farming. He must have a cash income or go under.

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Mr. E. M, Lavitt has done a service to the potato industry by emphasizing the need for bet- ter and more attractive packages. Proper pack- aging requires a study of the product, its meth- ods of handling and transportation, its eye-ap- peal to the purchaser and the facilities of the consumer for storage and use;

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The local branch cl the Canadian Federa- tion cf Agriculture is adopting a PY_°§"°55"° forward movement in appealing for increased membership. Enlistment in the Federation does not necessarily mean that a member must agree with, or support all the policies recommended, but it does mean that on any particular ques- tion at issue the farmers as a body can let gov- ernment and public alike know where they stand.

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Saskatchewan Government now frankly mils that it is going out of Crown factories when they do not pay. Russia has the real answer. There the Government has issued a pro- nouncement that every manager of a publicly- owned undertaking must make the undertaking pay—or else. Knowing what the "else" is, the managers are taking the necessary steps. The great advantage of the Russian ‘Government is that labour unions in Russia are merelp branches of the Government Department of Labour, as they are trying to become in Canada. Once they get into that position, they also have to face "or else."

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Mr. Caldwell became very indignant re- cently, says The Letter-Review, ‘at a statement which lumped the CCF and Communists; said that the CCF had always fought Communism. Mr. Caldwell also repeatedly insists that the CCF are iust the same sort of‘ people as the British Labour Party; never ceases to endorse everything which that Party recommends. Rt. Hon. John Strachey is one of the leading Ministers in the British Socialist Government. in his book The Theory and Practice of Socialism, Mr. Strachey charm: "ll-ls impossible to establish Commu- nism as the immediate successor to capitalism. Hence Communists work tmostabllsirioeiaiism

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lsrn." Basins at similar statements can be pre- duced from the months of living leudgrs of the BritishwSecieiist- Party.

a necessary ‘stage on ‘the road to Common-v

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PUBLIC FORUM

this ootesssn is open te the] dieeullou lsy oerreepisssdessts ef questions of, interacts The

Guardian does sias necess-

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APPBICIATICN ’

Sir, — On behsif of the Prince Edward Island Federation of Agri- culture I have been instructed to extend our sincere appreciation and thanks for your oo-operetlon and services. A resolution to this .4 ef- fect was curled rilmouely at our recent annual meeting.

It was apparent that. your n.5- sisiance and cooperation during the whole year-wee appreciated by

the Form Organizations tn the

Province. ‘ I ism. Sir. etc, E. D. REID,

Secretary-Treasurer,

DRAMA ADJUDICATOBS

5IR~MY attention has been

drawn io a. query appearing in s Patriot. editorial last. month, obvi- Oll-ily referring t9 the Dominion Drama sub-regional festival held here 1n January, as to why the adjudicator "is always imported from across the ocean." To begin with the adjudicator is not. always imparted from across the ocean The annual festtvelsi were discontinued during the war but prior to that we had in recent years at least. one American, Mr. Barrett Clerk. and a Canadian. Professor Jones. These men did not pdjudicate locally and I am not tn a position to say haw their adjudications were regarded.

Bringing an adjudicator from England entails considerable ex- pense so each year the Commit- tee's long list of prospective ad- judicators includes many promin- ent actors and critics in the Unit- ed states and, where possible. Canadians. Many of those listed are contacted in an earnest en- deavour to obtain well-informed and qualified adjudicotors whose services will meet with the gen- eral approbation of those con- corned.

The great difficulty tn seeking an American adjudicator lies tn the necessity of his being biling- ual. The French speaking groups in both regional and final festiv- als constitute an important section

‘of the theatre ln Canada and we

owe it. to them to have an adjud- icator thoroughly at home in t-helr- language. ' With regard to Canadians the dffltoulty ls that those best quali- fied are already closely asoclated with some region or dramatic group and it has generally been thought wise to have someone from outside of Canada. It. is noteworthy that no com- plaint has been made of the ed- Judioetor being English until this year when the adjudicat-or-‘s crit- icfsms-dustlfia-biy or ptherwise- were sharper than aprparentiysofne of us yvere prepared to take. I em. Sir, eta, H. L. PALMER. Charlottetown. - .

Lenten Meditations

The Times. lmidan

THE USE OF SUFFERING

It is weii to ponder afresh‘ the meaning of our Lord's suffering. and to ask what is its relevance to this generation, which has known suYfering almost unexampied in the world's history. Is it still relevant? Does its challenging message still speak to then in the midst of their apparent inability to stem the tide of disaster which once more seems to be threatening the whole of tsu- man life‘!

The passion of Christ declares in unmistakable terms the truth that God ls no passive spectator of this human scene. If in the life of Jesus. as the Christian believes, God's nature is shown forth, then in some mysterious way beyond Isu- man comprehension Cod shares man's sorrows, ns _a father shares the suffering of his children.

Suffering may be redemptive. In the life of the individual it may become a means of purification and clearer insight. But the outcome of suffering must depend upon whether or not the sufferer accepts it or rebels against it; whether he sees it as an experience which may be turned to good account. or Isl that. which is wholly evil. .

The corporate suffering of the world is after nil the suffering of individuals. Whatever its cause, even though men has brought the greater part of it upon himself-Jar many lndividuais the responsibility is but. slight; it has iittie or no re- lation to desert-suffering may he looked upon as part of the given situation with which he has to deuh

.If he cannot alter the situation he must accept it. not. indeed in a eplrtt of resignation. which is a purely passive response. but with that. willing cooperation which ile- termlnes to use it use means of good. Yet he may see in his diffi- euitiee the opportunity to gain strength of character and the ‘stim- ulating experience of lriumphitig over them, '

If our Lord's pnshion was the ore- iude to Hip victorious resurrection: If. indeed, I-iis suffering was itself e victory over suffering, the Christ-

ferlng today. smd his awn shes-e in it, not only the result of human sin and wiifuiness, but a cleansing ux- perienee which by thetseip of, Cod may be trensmuted into e means of spiritual renewal. '

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'Why Britain Must r’ Sell MoregTo Canada"

(UK. Information Office) The Board of Trade Journal. the official weekly publication of the United Kingdom Board 0i Trade, in its Febniary 19th issue. carries e Mot-sword front page sir- ticie entitled "Why Britain Mull Sell More To Cariada’.

The article points out that “it economies of the United Kingdom and Capada are weii able to eup- ple-menl: each other and that. Can- ada was deveiopedwtth the aid of United‘ Kingdom capital. - Be- fore the last. war Canada had a favourable trade balenoe with U10 United Klngduri 0f $218 million. cancelled ',artiy by. Britain's .in- vistbie exports but mainly by a system o: multilateral trade by which (in brief) the Untied King»- dcm had an overall surplus with the rest. of the sterling area, ttfc sterilng area. had an overall sur- plus wiin the U.$.A., the USA had is surplus with Canada, and Canaan had a surplus with the United Kingdom as shown above. These various surpluses were not. equal. but were iergeiy evened out by direct imports to the Unit- ed Kingdom from the UB.A. United Kingdom war needs for food, timber, etc, increased Con- adlim exports to the United K1118- dcm four to five-fold over P11- war, and United Kingdom con- centration on war pn-duoiion (and latterly the effects of Isaac fiend) kept, some Untied Kingdom misn- ufecturre out of the Canadian market for several years.

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Genergus Canadian loans and the sales of United Kingdom tn- veslmerits in Canada defrayed the deficit. The effects of wsr, how- ever, reduced ‘the United Kingdom surplus with the rest of the eter- ltng area, and the sterling area's surplus with the UBA. At the end of the war, with these two sur- pluses virtually gone, Britain could no longer pay indirectly for imports from North America. By 1048 the United Kingdom's only course was to buy less and sell more. The surplus with the rest. of the sterling area has returned, but not. that of the sterling area. with North America.

The net result ie that Britain has only a. ‘limited number of doi- lars to spend in Canada. The par» adcx and problem of today is that the Untied Kingdom would glad- ly lake many goods that Canada ls keen to send, but must. remain short of them because 0f ‘Pwblflii-‘i of payment, Moreover two-thirds of the United Kingdom's current imports from Canada are paid for with dollars made available by the U.S.A. under E.R.P., or by credits from Canada.

But ILRP. will diminish yearly and cease otter 1962, vihiie from i061 some pert of Britainrs earn- ings in Canada will be required to pay interest and capital. repay- ment on the 194d line of credit. The need for quick ctfon is ob- vious. Much may be done by the restoration of the paw-wor trading wstrm. bu; everything possible must be done to increase the Uls- lied Kingdom's direct exports to Cernsda.

O I I To ecshieve this increase is s cardinal point. tn the United King- dom Government's export policy. There ls already success tio report. ‘Ibiei Ursited Kingdom exports to Canada were 22.5 ($00) million tn i088. MM (sires) intuit and

yuan ($278.4) tn 1048. Ali groups

of exports shared in the twen- siarr. Woollen soodl Jumped (m £85 1018.0) rnliilon its ' 10H to 09.018805) millions fll 10M liitl 310.3 (M83)- tn 101B. dottm 1006i had e. comparable advance to M! (HM) million lest year. The role ormeohfneryexpoi-ts, wiser-e there ts toufliJi-l-A. competition. ..ln_- trolled from 11.0 (0.4) in 1H0 lo 08.‘! (014.0) in i041 ImLIM. (CI-D‘

ipu‘ amper- ls: six years of wor-c mark- eis. fie-establishing connections

uni scoot-ins oiiioui , , adieu conditions lies. inevitably

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‘ens at "is sense, ef- responsibility.” Aih- “m.

so out; Osa- been e slow process. end seen coir,- (this

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CONFEDERATION APPEAL

."I have an amusing recollection of a meeting that was once sheid tn the old Atheneum to discuss the question of _‘Better Times’ that had been offered the Island by the Dominion Government. Mr. Arr-h]. bald MucNelii, C.H.A., and the party to which he_ belonged were in~ fa- vour of accepting them. Han. L. H. Davies and the Liberals were op- posed to them. Bath parties rallied their forces for the occasion.

"Mr. McNeiii succeeded in gain- inE the platform. He began by roasting the ‘antis‘ in his beet liyle- He at length paused and said: ‘I will now ask you anti-con. fades-ates a question. Are there any terms that can be offered that you will accept?’ There was no ,answer. Raising his voice he ro- peated the question: ‘Are there any terms that you will accept? I Pause for e reply.’ Silence reign- ed. Then in louder tones than ever he thundered: ‘Ab, ye dumb dogs!’

"This set one half of. the house in the wildest rage and the other half roaring with approval, Th9 uproar became so great that the meetini: had to be adjourned with- ‘zliigtffmllil to any vote on the ques

—From an article by the tare Mr, J. H. Fletcher in the Prince Edward Island Magazine, June. 1600. The Atiheneum hell was in what. ts now the Guardian office building.