PAGE FOUR THE GUARDIAN

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President and Associate Editor. In: A. Burnett. Assocluta Editor. Frank Walker.

- CIRCULATION "Coven Prince Edward Island like the dew”

"The strongest memory is weaker than the weakest ink".

CHARLOTTETOWN.

Sweeping Tax Reductions

FRIDAY. FEB. 20, 1953

As anticipated, the budget delivered in the House of Commons last night by Fin- ance Minister Abbott followed the usual pre-election custom of tax reductions ra- ther than increases, but the extent of these reductions is surprising and will un- doubtedly be hailed with satisfaction by taxpayers in general.

As the Minister is budgeting for another surplus next year, it is to be presumed that essential expenditures are all provid- ed for, and if this is the case production should be greatly stimulated by the as- sistance given in tax relief. Affected in this connection will be personal incomes, reduced by 11 percent starting July 1; cor- poration taxes; sales taxes on books and newsprint which have been repealed; cig- arette taxes which have been reduced by 1 cents per pack; radio license fees and stamp taxes on cheques, which have been abolished, along with numerous other con- cessions detailed in the news despatches.

Taxpayers who are wondering how such generous handouts can be made in view of our national defence and social secur- ity commitments should pause to reflect on the huge surpluses accumulated in re- cent years. Federal taxes have reached a peak where they are ten times what they were fifteen yais ago, with our gross na- tional income only four times as high. Tax- ation at all levels took 33 percent of the nation's income last year. where it took 20 percent in 1938. The tens of millions of dollars that accrue from a few cents added by sales taxes to the price of household articles are an example of what govern- ment financing means on todayis Eafgafh tuan scale.

Economists have been proclaiming that this enormous tax burden cannot be sus- tained indefinitely. ln taking the present opportunity of reversing the tax trend downwards the Government no doubt has been thinking in terms of the coming Fed- eral election, but it also may be credited with concern for the nation's economic health and for the best ways and means of affording tax relief. .

The Budget. Mr. Abbott estimates, will put an extra billion dollars in Canadian pockets in the fiscal year starting April 1. Before the election is over there will be many who will insist on looking this gm horse in the mouth. In the meantime. there is no question as to the welcome it will receive all across Canada.

Properly lleliuffed

Islanders must have been a little stag- gered to learn of a proposal that Federal civil servants be entitled to a discount in purchasing groceries. dry goods, boots and shoes, clothing, fuel oil and coal, a dis- count to which the taxpayer who did I101 happen to be an official would not be en- titled.

Such a proposal was made to merch- ants in Summerside and very properly turned down by them. It would not have increased business by a pair of Shoes 01' it gallon of fuel oil and it is highly unlikely that private citizens would have meekly consented to pay more for their purchases than officials were being charged.

The idea of the scheme is not new, of course; it has been tried in the United States, to the great disruption of business. Where an organization has been success- ful in getting such discounts there follow- ed a rash of similar organizations until nearly everyone belonged to a group en- titled to a discount. Even those who did not join a group insisted on the discount before buying from a firm which adopted the scheme.

The argument that officials are a large purchasing group and entitled to get what they want at a low price runs up agflinst the fortunate circumstance that non-of- ficlals, and in this predominantly Ti-"Hi Province. farmers, are still in the majority and should be entitled to an even greater discount.

Riding lloril In The Highlands

I Westem-style cattle ranching has turned many sections of the heathcred Highland area of Scotland into range, says the Na- tional Geographic Society. The Gaelic- speaking cowboys ride herd with dogs to

them and the ranch foreman sports it

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- Needing A Bigger Stick

to cattle breeding, still look askance 'at.this "playing cowboy" on their craggy hillsides. The project, however, is serious, .profitable

has decided to set up a special commission to stimulate cattle raising in the Highlands.

Caledonials cow country is the wilder- ness of mountain, glen and burn, where fences are rare. Although a few shelters are provided, the herds roam untended. Silage, a mixture of oats, peas, beans and tares grown on drained bottom land and stored in pits, is used for supplementary winter food. Local farmers regard this as a strange innovation, but silage is easier than hay to harvest in the rainy High- lands.

Scottish cowboys ride horseback but do; not use the lassoo or branding iron, ban- ned by British laws concerning cruelty to animals. The beasts are marked by tat- tooing the ear. There are three roundups, a year. As for the cattle, the traditional' shaggy Highland breed is hardy but too. small for impressive steaks. West Irish; stock crossed with Aberdeen Angus

and Shorthorns proves more profitable on the ranches. 1

In spite of unusual problems such as draining low, boggy areas for silage crop, acreage, the Scottish ranching projectl seems to be successful in a small way. As, one kilted rancher put it, ”here in the wide open spaces of the Highlands there is just the right kind of setting for the right kind of dogie." t

EDITORIAL NO HES

World Day of Prayer. 0 O 0 Premier Jones, who heads the Provincial branch of the Governor-General's Canadian National European Flood Relief Commit- tee, is urging fellow Islanders to contri- bute. All branches of the chartered banks are accepting such donations. I I 9 At the famous Smithfield Show, held at Earlscourt, London, in December, the su- preme champion steer was a two-year-old Angus-Shorthorn cross-bred which sold at auction for a record price, in Britain, of f1,200 for a fat animal. t O O O A new museum of English country life, the only national effort of its kind, is being developed at Reading University, to collect and preserve interesting relics of the past. It is suitably installed in an old country house situated in 300 acres of park and meadow land. O 'I 0 Despite an increase in crimes of violence Britain does not propose to bring back judicial flogging. The English people must have reached a stage of development where the rehabilitation of offenders is far more important than the satisfaction of the pub- lic's desire for vengeance. ' L O ' I

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There are now 28 countries which have membership in the International Feder- ation of Agricultural Producers. Seven other countries have applied for member- ship. The sixth general conference will be held in Rome this year, beginning on June 6- O O O

Baruch Spinoza, Dutch philosopher, died this date 1677. He made his living by teaching and by grinding optical lenses. He refused a chair at Heidelberg, the bet- ter to preserve his leisure and freedom. He is regarded as the founder of the historical explanation or ”higher criticism" of the Bible and evolved a i'ationalistic fatalistic philosophy which conceived the universe as being infinite.

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In Holland there are only 9,264 iiquarc miles of cultivable land, approximately equal to a strip 46 miles wide. 4 persons must live on each 2.5 acres. About 5,000 acres are annually reclaimed from the sea. Each year the Netherlands farmer puts 45 pounds of nitrogen, 45 pounds of superphosphate,

land. ' O Q I

In past years the Federal Government has been criticized for having a much larger surplus than budgeted for. The ex- planation given was the increasingly buoy- ant condition of the Canadian economy. Under the circumstances it is passing strange that during 1952 the gross na- tional product reached a yet greater height yet the surplus is the smallest in some years.

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It will be three years before the Sudanese choose their future political des- 'tiny and there is consequently plenty of time for Britain and Egypt to agree on what the agreement means under which the choice is to be made. Britain has kept faith with the Sudanese by providing that the country will be "completely independ- ent" after three years of self-rule. What

Interest but no longer a responsibility of

Britain.

and growing, and the Scottish government .

and 45 pounds of potash into each acre of 1841

they will do with their independence is of "

SHARE or pkessm-MY TAXATION

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I tell you. hopeless grief is pas- sionles.s- That only men incredulous of des-

pair. Half-taught. in anguish, through the midnight air.

Beat upward to God's throne in loud access

of shrieking and reproach. Full deaertneas

In souls, as countries, lieth silent, bare.

Under the blcnching, vertical eye- glare

Of the absolute Heavens. Deep- hearted man, express

Grief for thy Dead in silence like to death;

Most. like a set.

In everlasting watch and moveless

monumental statue

woe,

Till itself crumble to the dust beneath.

Touch it: the marble eyelids are not wet.-

If it. could weep, it could arise and go.

-Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Old Charlottetown (And 2. I. I. l

MIMENSE ATTRACTIONS

"For a few evenings, at Mr. Cantclo's New Building in Char- lottetown:

"Charles Freeman. the American Giant, who stands 7 feet 3 inches. the strongest and best propor- tioned human being in the world, only 19 years of age, and capable of lifting fifteen hundred pounds with his bare hands. In con- junction. Mr. O'Connell, the

wonderful Tattooed Man, whose life and adventures have been published throughout the world,

and is acknowledged to he the greatest dancer the world ever produced. Mr. Risly. the orig- inal dcllneoior of Ethiopian char- acter, who cannot bc excelled.

Griffiths, the celebrated vi linist, being the only person who plays the wonderful Paganini Music. Master John. the won- derful prodigy, only five years of age, whose performance has astonished multitudes of people. And i-Signior Showerisky. who stands unrivalled In his profes- sion, this being his second ap- pearance in this place.

"The best of order will he an- forced. Doors open at 8 o'clock, performance to commence at half- pssl. 8."

-The Colonial Herald, July 24,

Eisenhower's "No"

(New York Times) In rejecting the Rosenberg ap-

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The Wax J,

A Pennsylvania girl. Just my. ried. has saved over three hundred of her love letters. Just the thing for laughs these long winter eve- n'1nK8.- Sudbury Star.

g The Bank of London and Max- ico is some to open a branch in a penitentiary In Mexico City so that inmates may deposit money they get for labor in the prison shops. That will he added pun- ishment for some prisoners, to have a bank so handy nnd no guns with which to hold it up. - Fort. Wil- liam Times-Journal.

The crowds that jammed in to hear George S. Currie testify be- fore the Commons defence ex- penditures committee considered the performance a complete flop. so state reports from Ottawa. This brings to mind Monty Wooley's classic rejoinder to the dowager Who Deered through her lorgnette at him when he burped while act- ing as Santa. Claus. "what did you expect, madam, chimes?" -wlnnl- peg Tribune.

It undoubtedly is true. most. workers do have more leisure than ten or 20 years ago. But many of them haven't as much more as their work hours would indicate. Concurrently there has been another trend. eating into leisure hours. In earlier days a man nor- mally worked long hours. But he didn't live far from his work. eith- er ln distance or time. He could get to and from work in a few mlnutes' walk or ride. That isn't so now in the larger cities of this continent. -Windsor Star.

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wholly of liheir own dhooslng. Their attitude from the start. was, and remains, defiant, obdiuratbe and un- repentant. An appcahfor clemency was never made on a flimsler basis nor denied on a sounder one.

Jaigdglgiay Mistake

(Ottawa Citizen)

A young Nova Scotlan, Ronald Power. was released from Toi-on-to's Don Jail last week after serving 10 monlzhs of it long prison sentence for a crime he did not commit. His was 9. case of mistaken identity. for the victim of :9. hold-up posit- ively identified him. Despite the personal hardship. Power is very lucky that the real culprit was found. He is luckier still lzhat no- body was shot in the armed rub- bery for which he was convicted. For in that event, the young man might have been hanged by now.

No doubt such mistakes are made about other people from time in lime. 'I'hougih punishment of the innocent may be rare, the possib- ility exists. The victim of mistaken identity, or of wrong accusation, may be released from prison if new evidence turns up. But. obviously it does him no personal good to be cleared after execution. In lfhe case against. ciupltisl punisllvment, the danger of a mistake is an in- cldenltal but potent. ii... 2

Thousands of babies .. 11 they could understand - would no dmlbi "1159 I gurgling cheer for Dr. J. M. B. Morwood. In English

I specialist who says babies ought

to be allowed to snlffle, and should not be made to blow their noses if they have a cold. Blowing. he says. may drive infection into the mid- dle ear, whereas snlffllng is "fun. damentally sound." It is reassuring to know that babies with a. cold who sniffle are following nature's therapy. -London Free Press.

The first obligation of every person is to see to it. as far as he is able, that he may not become a burden upon others. This prudent, responsible care for oneself can be one of the best. benefits one can confer upon others. It is very true. of course, that there are the obliga- tions of charitable giving, and the care of those in need. But the sort of carelessness with earnings that brings a person in the end to lean upon others, when he might have supported himself. is 1 form of anti-social behaviour that rightly deserves to be recognized for what it is and to receive the condemna- tion that. is its due. - ,Montreal Gazette.

All parts of the Commonwealth and Empire will participate In the Coronation. Queen llllllzabeth II is Queen of all of them. even though her official status will not be iden- tical in each. And, many of them will contribute directly to differ- ent aspects of the ceremonies. A Glasgow firm is weaving huge carpets for Westminster Abbey, the largest 101 feet long and 17 feet wide. They are of Scottish worst- ed yarns. weighing almost 3 1-4 pounds to the square yard, double the weight of ordinary carpets. Scots may dispute whether Queen Elizabeth II should be styled Queen Elizabeth I of Scotland (Scotland not being part. of the realm when the first Queen Elim- beth reigned). But the Queen will tread on Scottish carpets as she makes her way to the Throne. and when being crowned will have underneath the seat of her Thronc the famed Scottish Stone of Scone. -Windsor Star.

Perhaps someone somewhere will arise to make point of the fact that men and women have been falling in love, marrying, main- taining a home and raising chil- dren at much personal sacrifice from as far back as prchistmlc ages. The I ” of successful marriages in homes that are nex- umplea of stability and perfor- mance Is in the millions. They are shrines of love raised to the nth power of common sense. It is re- freshing to know that in all luc- oessful marriages there is not time for sentiment and fake glamoc Their background of hupplnus in the patter of little feet. the de-

cNslng mortgage. Insurance prem- iums. tax receipts, perhaps bond coupons. A bit. of pamotium and belief in the eternal varltlel. - Kltchcner-Wuilerloo Record.

peiil for executive ' ease squarely on its merits and in 3 way d to increase public confidence in him. His emphasis upon the fact that we live under a government of law is uluiary in A one such as this when pres- surc groups have tried to put. us under government by slogan. Equaly important is the empha- sis upon the gravity of the offence and the fulrnm of the trial. livery upset of our free institution was brought. Into the qppclutc process on behalf of those who hut con- spired to destroy those lnutltutlons. Having been fully Lwured of this, line Pi-aldent. declared that he saw no reason to set aside the verdict of the lupnuentati of the poo- pla of the United states. This fact should increase relpoct. for the gov- ernment of law under which we

live. The Oomlnunlet. apologist! ob- oulv wish to martyr! of

the Rolenbeiju and a can expect to hear even more of this utlmwt. lit. mould be reinembered haw-

ever. that their mu-l.ynl'om was

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ii When The CanadiansO

Flooded

(Bou Munro in the

tion from the sea of western Hol- land will bring back to many Canadian veterans that time in 1000 when 9. large portion of the Netherlands was flooded deliber- latcly - on lristlgnation of the Canadians. llt was in October. 1944, and the istory has never been fully told. i rhat time the flood was something the Dutch welcomed for it speed- ed their liberation from the Nazi army. although it destroyed the soil of many tho sands acres of land for several years when the salt water of the North Sea pour- ed over it. to l The First Canadian Army, on ,the northern flank of General lEisen.hower's allied force in Eur- ope, had captured the southern shore of the Schelde Estuary, lead- ling into the great port of Ant- JVEFD. The Canadians also had driven the Germans from South Bevelaud Island on the north side of the estuary. But the Germans

cheren Island at the northwestern edge of the mouth of the Sclielde. . . .

Until the enemy was removed from' Walcheren Island, and partic- ularly from the port. of Flushing. Antwerp could not be used by allied shipping because the estuary

was under German artilery fire.

For several weeks, Canadian hczidquarteis pondered the problem and finally Llcut.-Gen. Guy Sl- inonds, now the chief of the Can- Vadlan General sum: and then commander of the 2nd Canadian ,Ccr,ps. advanced the radical Idea that the dikes on the western side of Walcheren Island. which held out the North Sea, should be h 4 b h t attack. The law-lying "polder" area of the entire island would be flooded and the German garrison would be trapped.

was 330 feet. wide at. the base and them was considerable skepticism at army headquarters that this fantastic scheme was even worth considering. Bul. Simonds persisted. hgiainst contrary views of higher officers than himself. and finally it was decided to ”shoot the works" on this gamble. ,

On Oct... 3. RAF heavy bombers unloaded high explosive on the dikes at Westkmpelle. That even- .'-ng, the North Sea was bursting through a breach in the dikes '15 yards wide. The dike eroded under the pressure. until the gap was more than 300 yards wide and within a day of so the entire central region of Walcheren Island was under water. All one could see sticking up above the flood was the top of the inland dikes run- nlng through the polders-the top storeys of buildings.

. . . It was a terrific blow to the in- habitants, although I cannot re- call that any Dutch lives were lost. from the flood itself. As I remember it, warning was given to the civilians ahead of time so they could evacuate.

The thing that counted most of

The dike Simmonds referred to E

Holland

Vancouver Province)

The terrible. life-taking inunda-

were flooded and their entire pogi. tlon llnperllled by this ingenious cxiploltation of the flood waters.

The Canadian Army then hurl- ed in u three-pronged attack on flooded Walcheren - from me south, moss the estuary. right in- to the heart of Flushing; from inn cost across a miuderous C&l.l5'3iiaV from South Beveland Island ma from the west from the open sea,

British naval and army toms assisted in this attack and once the assaulting units got on to the Walchercn dikes they Omploygd amphibious vehicles to inniiocum around in the flood.

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By the first week in NDVEn1b9r the enemy forces begeln to dis. integrate and on Nov. 6 the island capital, the town of Mlddelburg, the centre of 'Walcheren. fell and the German headquarters surren. dered.

From flooded houses, all over thg island, the Dutch flew orange ban. tiers welcoming the Canadian and British llzberators and it was a day of wild celebration.

The port of Antwerp now mu open and ready't.o become the great supply base for the mm lunge into the Reich. On Nov. 29, the first allied convoy steamed up the Schelde. This was no time for ceremony and there were no re. presentatlves on hand from Ilia Canadian Army, which had niade the opening of the port DCISSIDIP. But, flttLngly' enough and quite by coincidence. the convoy's lead- ing ship was the Canadian-bull! Fort Cataroqul.

General Eisenhower, then the supreme commander, said: "The end of Nazllsm was in clear new when the first ship moved un- molested up the Schcldc."

It took 1 man-inspired flood to achieve this success so quickly.

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..-.--to-co-descent-or-Q-to-o-... For by grace are ye iuwed through faith: and that not: of yourselves: it is the gift of God.

EXPLORER DIES

MOSCOW, (Reuters)-Death of Pyotr P. Shlrsliov, 48, Soviet. ara- demiclan and arctic explorer who reached the North pole in 1931, was announced Thursday.

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