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CIRCULATION 'Cnvero Prince Edward Island like the dew”

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

CIlABLO'I.'.l'ETOWN. TUESDAY, MAR. 31, 1958

llatlonal Flags

The subject of flags and flag etiquette is capable of very learned treatment iri- deed, but at the request of a puzzled read- er we venture to offer a few comments on the subject.

In Canada we have a number of official flags: that of the Governor-General, auth- orized in 1930; the Union Jack, which is the flag of all British subjects; the Can- adian Red Ensign, dating from 1892, which is flown whenever it is desirable to display a distinctively Canadian flag; the Canadian Blue Ensign, flown by Canadian Govern- ment ships and by warrant; the White En- sign, flown by ships and establishments of the Royal Canadian Navy as well as by the Royal Navy; the Naval Board flag, which is flown day and night when prem- ises are occupied by the Board or the Gov- ernor-General; the R.C.A.F. ensign auth- orized in 1940; the flag of Nova Scotia authorized in 1625 and 1929; the flag of the Province of Quebec, authorized in 1948; various regimental colours; and private flags of individuals and organizations.

Flags may be flown every day although it is more usual to hoist them to mark special events or anniversaries. When flown as a sign of mourning the flag is flown at half-mast. It is first hoisted to the mast- head and then lowered the width of the flag. As is general with flags it is lowered at sunset, first, however, being hoisted to the mastead before being lowered. On low- ering care is taken that no part of the flag actually touches the ground. Those in sight of a flag being hoisted or lowered salute until the ceremony is over.

In this country we do not regard a flag with quite the reverence with which Am- ericans treat Old Glory, our allegiance be- ing a more personal one to the Queen. At the same time the flag is a national symbol and should be flown with pride and treat- ed with respect-

Tlie Two llalf-Worlds

In a recent address Mr. Grove Ham- I)i(IgP. North American regional represent- ative of the United Nations Food and Agri- cultural Organization, used a striking image in emphasizing the importance of the U.N. attack on hunger and poverty.

The world. he said, has long been divid- ed into two parts. We have a half-world of plenty, inhabited by the people of coun- tries like the United States, Canada, Aus- tralia, New Zealand, and most of Western Europe. We have a half-world of hunger and want, inhabited by the people of most of Asia and the Middle East, practically all of Africa, and large parts of Latin Amer- ica. Since the war world food production has increased by 9 per cent, while the number of people has grown by 13 per cent. So there is less food for each person than there was before the war; and there was not enough then, by quite a long way. The lag since the war has been in the half- world of want, which makes a bad situation worse. The tide of hunger has been creep- ing up on tons of millions of human beings. In the half-world of plenty, production has continued to keep ahead of population growth, so that on the average we are now better off than we were before.

"We might picture man at his present stage of development as walking along a narrow road at the edge of a precipice," said Mr. I-iambidge. "The road leads up- ward to a land of wonder and beauty and promise, but at the bottom of the precipice, into which he may fall at any moment if he does not keep his head clear and his feet steady, there is only extinction. This is why hunger is so important, why food is 50.11-nportant, why widespread poverty and suffering are so important today.

"We know these are the things that are likely to throw us off our balance and send our civilization crashing down the precipice of atomic warfare. We know also where-the upward road leads. mg: by using modern science more fully we can produce for more or the 8006 tiling: of life for the inhabitants of this than most of them enjoy today. we I v' that I modem communication has I Iii the half-world of hunger hives! of thcihlttcr contrast between and world of plenty. We

I are less and less

if this in "not over-heroic, it is also not,

know that one manifestation of a new at- tltude and a new resolve is the wldupreud revolt now going on against colonialism. We know that on opposing ideology is

these people-a bid that has already been successful in the case of China. the biggest and most populous country in the half- world of hunger.

"So we realize how terribly important it is now to help the people in that world to achieve hope and confidence in place of despair-confidence that they can better their own lot and that of their children. We are engaged in a great struggle to see whether we can help those people to at- tain that hope and confidence."

Great Educational Seminar

Thirty-one Canadian university stu- dents and eight university professors will participate in a major international sem- inar in India this summer. They will go on this important mission under the aus- pices of the Canadian branch of the World University Service.

The five-week conference in India will deal with the human implications of tech- nological training. It will be followed by study tours of India, Pakistan, Burma, Malaya and Indonesia. During these tours the group will study the Colombo Plan and United Nations technical assistance pro- jects.

The seminar is made possible by a 3940,- 000 grant from the Ford Foundation in New York and is the principle project of the Canadian branch of the World Uni- versity Service. Travelling expenses will be met by receipts from an exhibition of crafts from India in Canadian universities.

India was chosen for the seminar or conference this year because conditions in that country are fairly representative of those in other countries of southeastern Asia.

The idea of the summer seminars originated in 1948, the first being held in Germany. Since that time, the World Uni- versity Service has organized seminars in Holland and France. Last year, two groups of Canadians were sent to Europe, one studying in The Netherlands and the other in Zfugosiavia.

Universities and colleges of the Mari-

times which will send one delegate each to India include, St. Francis Xavier, Dalhousie, St. Mary's, Acadia, Mount Allison, New Brunswick, St. Dunstan's and Prince of Wales. It is apparent that the seminar in India will be the most important yet held under the World University Service auspices for it would be difficult to exaggerate how necessary it is to bring about a more intimate understanding between ourselves and the peoples of southeastern Asia.

EDITORIAL NOTES Congratulations are in order for the Borden Nationals Sisters who won the Maritime girls' hockey championship with nary a protest to spoil their victory.

Communist acceptance of Gen. Mark Clark's proposal for the exchange of sick and wounded prisoners-of-war is not, of course, a complete solution to the problem of prisoner exchange but it indicates that such a final agreement need not be im- possible. 0 O C

It is to be hoped that not only will there be a quorum in attendance at the

night, but that citizens will show their in- terest by attending generally as well. The meeting is for the purpose of discussing the serious financial problem facing the city, and proposals for raising the needed revenue to carry on.

O O U

H. R. H. the Duke of Gloucester, third son of King George V, was born this date 1900. Known as Prince Henry until 1928, when he was created a duke, he entered the King's Royal Rifle Corps in 1919 but later joined the cavalry. In 1935 he mar- ried Lady Allce Scott, daughter of the seventh Earl of Buccleuch. He was pro- moted major-general in 1937 and was Gov- ernor-General of Australia from 1944 to 1947. Then he became a general, air chief marshal, colonel of the Scots Guards and master of the Corporation of Trinity

House. - O 0 0

get, the London Economist says the ques- tion that will be asked outside Canada "whether A government whose finances p , so prosperous should not be spending . I on defense and cutting taxes rather less." It notes that Canada's contribution of aid to other North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- tlon countries. at ss24,ooo.oo0. will be the some this year at int. It concedes that,

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I: obscene nooks Pol A !IhlIlI'l' ISLAND

1 The drone of on who book for my journey to a donut Hun has been the most dllllloullt to make. so many claimants have forced themnelrves upon my attention that I have ulna wished that I had declined the request. of my cot- rcqaondmt. But, having gone so far, there was no turning back.

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t ova--all nduptndon to til:-ovhaw and who of ills is my more ontldaotory. In s furl:-duniezlltal sense. than it wu whim c ova Ooppaslloldb dlltpnoinhncutu and laughed over the iulnourous incidents concern. lng his ohtlons.

Alone on my desert island 1 Wwld Presulmbly have plenty of time in which to nttanpt g wag-g. ins adjustment of both mauve and absolute values. And I have no doubt M. all that some of the lmhzhls that young Copperfield 3'11! hi! many ddvense anocluu hrohefhl to my young and fresh mind would stand me in good stead. I do not see how they amid do otherwise. so much for the philosophical end of "it,

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There are crliizswell-intentaiouicd and sincere. who contend that Dickens did not portray the society 91 hlsiday but only I caricature of that society. that his ”lnrl'indtc oonwassl”fort.bepiig1i-toazhe Unlmivileged caused him to ens. llernte the social disarray which he saw or. all sides. In there be any in this it does not diminish in my way his role In a. shrewd student and kindly bang. factor of his generation.

Ismcermln thati-nm-yawn case the intense interest. with Whldh I followed the fcrtuncs and v-iclsslbudes on young cuppa-new during and imnwdistehy following

solitaire; books about flowers. faml-ltinr Ind lure; books that give ' ' remedies so: every- thing tlrom common colds to snake bites, and many, many others. any one of which would probably come in Ilafull. But in no case did the ounamenda.t.lon it carried seem to be quite suflflclenat for giving it third place nppxovai.

The choice was finally arrived at when I began to consider in ear- nut the quwtion as to what book might the more likely help me to keep my spirit young in the course of advancing physical age. This is sllwnvys a question of some .lmpor-tsnoe: in a desert island solitude it would. I imagine. he even more an. After much cogna- tion the name came to me so quiet- ly and with such emv can-lage that I wondered why I had not thougihf. of it at the outset. So, without mrliher preamble, here it is: "David Coipvpeirfle-id", by Charles Dickens.

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QUEEN MARY: A TRIBUTE

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Sir,-Agriculture today is more

half the population of the world is underfed or starving.

Prince Edward Island's primary source of wealth is agriculture. Everything possible should be done islanders to

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l.N'l.A.Vl) CLAIMS J! NATIONAL I')CONOMl'

disregarded, until a tremendous and

recommendations backed

ion. and give up her Customs and Excise duties, which than sufficient to sustain her in a

have known, as I fancy almost, everybody else has known, ch". actors like hhe morbidly umel Mr. Sharp; the man-ysided sum-- forth (who laughed in Chum); um got away with it; quite an achievement in those dmysl); one faithful and a little ridiculous Min Pessott-y who David's aunt felt was much in need of s mimionary; the willing Mr. Bar-kls: the vmollating

"David Coppenfie1d's Boyhood". that, as I recall. constituted one of my earliest excursions in serious litemiture. I use the mdlectlve "ser- ious" quite lntexntioxiaily for. al- though Dickens showed a genius for humour in even-ytfhlng he wrote. it was the kind of humour that comes not making fun of life but from seeing the manners and habits of a special period of time with

... sh vital than ever! North America's continuous fight was put up for clear and athletic perception. am We” 0P”m'55"k3 ME MIOEWDCI Tnppslrjpg W,-ougm of om were appetite has increased by several recognition of our rights, and in A3 new as roan 1-emembgr, cop. Who 00U:1d E0 to debtor's prison 1,-.5i,or;(.s; million months since 1950. and which the Duncan Commission pg;-new,-1 wag mu-od-uced to me, or 1" me m0m1n8 Hind play slclttles

in time nrfternoon; tlhe 'umble Mr. Heep and his still more himblewliife; Mr. Dick. H. llttlle mad stud ex- mmelv wine at one and the nme time, All l.hSc are shill living. You can meet and talk with than cl.

us up. Colony of Prince Edward eed to enter Confederat-

I to Copperfield. when I was about ten years old. That is the age when a boy begins to ask questions of more or lea intelligent import.

were some one has said that no one is

more

man High, to encourage young - nmmrm. as

Queen Mmhel. Mary wmc the stay on the land. Also. encourage- prosperous condition at that lime' ;l;9l;Na(:uitt:e:sMw1!19: as Mm. now most. snywihere if you have the Albion rose ment should be given to desirable she did so with the distinct undel'- ever that may be g the Sta-tymeng iuncilnallion

In ..,,mne,5 of bgoom wnh Sku. immigrants to locate here and to standing that the Intercolcnisl probably wmams both mlth and The good umng them an mg, ml an; purchase farms. Favorable terms Railway would supply satisfactory mar g I teal quite sLmm1,y mm in an regpegts good and uh, bad

1-elowmea horde” much in real should be made available, as in access to the markets of Central by me time 3 boy ,5 run of! eleven an no: gimgemu bad, Each 1,” lines may close other provinces, otherwise, in a Canada for Maritime products. yea" old he is mm” mmwe begun 3, saving grace Mm each curls,

know too well how that

special meeting of the City Council to- sum

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A thing of beauty is a high bequest. --Emily Hanson Obenr in the New York Herald Tribune.

Old Charlottetown I-Kind P. I. I. I

HIGHLAND SOCIETY BALL

"On Tuesday evening the 12th inst... the members of the High- land Society gave 1 supesfb Ball and splendid supper to I very numerous party at the rooms of the Central Academy, which had been very kindly granted for the occasion. At a little after eight the guests began to arrive, and before nine the rooms were throng- ed wi-tth the invited company. The arrival of His Excellency Sir Henry Vere IIIIIIIIJIY. the axial of the Society. being snnminced. he was received at the door by the office- hearers and members, who lined the pawages and galleries leading to the bail room, into which His Excellency was ushecod, under an awning formed by the British En- cnd the banner: of the Society - the Band playing God God Save the Queen: and im- mcdintely after one Piper strllcing up some marrblal air.

"The ball and rcfresllunsnt rooms were elegantly and tutonuliy decanted with lzwnqooruicies. pictures. c-nslgns and fcetaoons of tsrtonf Among the 1- unclm were those of the Queen. Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales, "the Royal arms. the Huntley arms. with the genealogical tree of Scottish history. and a handsome transparency of the tam-ldttotnwn Slelshtilng Club. in full drive. Along tzhe walls were suspended guns. cutiames. dee1f's unbierc. some qylrlted lumesexiostlon of. hunting scenes, and all uurmmmtcd by a striking pox-tnvc of c I-llghlsnd hunmnan, in his native gun. The ball mom had the appearance of I Highland I-hinting Hal-l. Among the deoos-uMons particularly

wu s likeness of the late Ms:-who Moodomld. Duke of 'rsruit.um. an " ry member of the society. and another of his son - both

Society, "The, President of the Ioclety. mm Young, ed

W" V-"tin Dhidl. Ind hedges of The ladies in honour of the society had either futon (hues or tartan trlunnmu. which gaaga null! lo the lvslineu of the scene. Much of the beauty and fuhlon of Cmsrldtotown and vic- lnlltv were more uunblcd.

"The Bell wt! opened by no Eceilcnoy and ma mu. with the President and hi pcrhior as I vis- a-vu. Ind the is! than was maintained with Qlrlt uudl twelve o'dusI'.

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should all be interested. and help in every way they can in promoting the chief industry of their native province.

With the remarkable taking place in the Northern country. large new markets are developing for quality products. If Prince Edward Island is to par- ticipate. as she should, we must study the situation, and be prepar- ed to cater to the demands. when agriculture prcspcrs, all business and other interests in the province prosper.

Canada, with a population little more than a quarter of that of the United Kingdom, uses almost the same amount of electricity. The installed capacity is now just 1 horse-power per head of population. Where does Prince Edward Island fit in this Canadian picture? Prince Edward Island and the other Marllimes. as taxpayers, con- tribute to the cheap power avail- able to Quebec and Ontario, through development of the St. Lawrence waterways. As no toll is charged to vessels for use of these waterways. to cover construction and maintenance. we, as partners of Canada. should be entitled to compensation. The Suez and Pan- ama Canals charge tolls to all ves- sels, and are self-supporting. With- out any toll charges Io vessels using the Canadian canals. the Provinces of Quebec and Ontario benefit at the expense of the Mari- time taxpayer.

The same is true as regards the valuable Northern Lands handed over to Quebec. Ontario and the Western Provinces. The earlv members of Confederation had a proprietary interest in these lands, and thus had a right to participate. Prince Edward Island has today a fiscal need for Electricity. Rogds, Bridges. Health. Education, Hm. picnic. and increasing Municipal rc- qulremcnts, as well as an ever- lncrenslng heavy Provincial debt to provide for. Isn't. it pretty near time the rest of Canada. was made to sit up Ind take notice of the dlscrlmlmtlons handed out to their Maritime partners, and that our economy. as part of the National economy. suffers as 1 result. .

The sum: was the case with our transportation problems for many years. when the concession: grant. ed in the Confederation Pact were

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0 I-CHI. the hop! of hnol. all that make then shall be ashamed. and they that deport from no shall be written In the earth, Io- Olllll the! Inn fonokon the lord. the fountain of living yuan. lug: 139. 0 Lord. Ind I null III heeled: an Inc. And I shall no saved: for than an my pram,

growth

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federation was Hon.

colonial and P. E. I. Railways, freight rates were increased 9270 in the Marltimes. and only 5591: in the rest of Canada. While this situation was somewhat relieved by the 20?; reduction recommend- ed by the Duncan Commission, the long period the excessive increase was in force seriously affected the whole Maritime economy, and for which they did not receive com- pensation, whereas at the time of Confederation we were assured of special concessions so that our products could compete in Central Canada. The value of that 2079 reduction has since largely disap- peared, owing to water and motor truck competition in Central Can- ada. Is there any wonder that Prince Edward Island and the oth- er Marltimes aretnot progressing on A level with the rest of Can- ada? If we do not take steps to have these extraordinary claims satisfactorily dealt with, placing the Mai-ltimes on an equality basis, at an early date. our status as partners in Confederation will gradually go from bad to worse. In my humble opinion. from ex- perience over A long period of

years in striving for island rights. I am convinced that the proper course in presenting claims not solely from the Provincial or Maritime stand-

point. but as affecting the whole National economy. One of the im- portant delegates taking part. in the conferences leading up to con- George E. Cartier. who. at the Halifax Con- ference in 1864. made the follow- ing observation:

"On a survey of the whole case I do think that there is no doubt as to the high advantages that would result. from 3 union of All the col- onies-provldcd that term: of union could be found just to all con- tracting parties, and so framed u to secure harmony in the future administration of affairs. That L! the unanimous conclusion of the conference."

I have had the privilege of meal.- lng important business men and polltlclnnh when visiting our Prov- ince from central Canada. over many years. and I never met one who did not express amusement. when he heard the story of our experlenccs under Gonfsdsntlon. One of the but known men - - t Canada. the late John R. McNlcol of Toronto. an out- standing Cnlnldlnn. succcuful bus- iness man and politician. was most. outspoken. on his first visit to this province. Is to the situation pre- vslllng here. compared with the rest of Canada west of the uni. times. MI. Mclilcol stated that he had had no previous conception of the situation. and if the movie of Ontario realised. n he did. the situation that prevailed, and the treatment. that had been meted out to the Island as I partner of the Dominion. that onurlo would be behind us 10096 for fair play and jultice. I have met loading politic- lons. Ind oven cabinet Ministers. In Ottawa. who admitted they were not familiar with the forth: of the confederation Pact. This has made

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Like hedgerows to enlold old very few years. a serious situation Shippers . around a neat int". England's hum, will develop. The Island has earn- agreement had been lived up to. 3; 1I1m?er"w31I :':0:I”;”Inlv'g'er9RI: ommm Sm. M1 in aHe5I;:,c1:.1 dz: Six vases run og .-..;n1,0,.,- wok ed an outstanding position for The Inlercolonlal and P. E. I. 1" E ' V W ugh:-,fu1 ,,,Eo,qmm,t and on the above-;. i1)5wducts.tas well as livestockpwhich gailwgys were handed over to the Imm me” 9" . . . wholeg good company. 0'" my dog six holding iriged wings reveal 11 mos important. factor. and ana ian National -0 operate, and below, should be featured more in pub- the head officials of the Railway If We is in any sense a x;eason- ix-zndfmf iltoluhtnilp hfhniormgax; Her dedication :0 mi. work 0: llcity. In ordertomalntain and im- Company admitted before the Dun- 3"”? ”””mpu”"' "W em" 3'5" mm them in And 1: ml never IoVe-- prove our position for the future, can Commission that they had a swlailo" Mm the 5”” md MWWI cam: it would at mm”? uch Eight years Dr papm,-ing me the proposal for a Research Survey mandate only to operate the Rall- 04' WW3 o””De'''”9w 1"” Imd cm" an a w km 23 I had thembook' spectrunfs glow, will no doubt prove of immense way, and were not concerned with S1d9Wb'19 "l'n"9”'39 0” "W ht” toyzki gym gm I Mt Hk it Here walked ,1 queen who made value here, as it has done else- the terms of Confederation. when Studies 1nPl3tD.Shnkes'Deare.Toyn- m w en . e , of life a crest: where. Prince Edward Islanders the C. N. R. absorbed the inter-

trestment we

confederation in either school or understand

gathered from studies on how many of

atlon Treaty. on which the British

North America ranged in London. Decembc 1886. or the terms of the Confederation

Island entered the Union suggest that it. might be 3. good status and rights as a. partner of given this important subject. in our

school and other libraries. so that our future leaders in business and politics will be well

pet and hold its population when

Pact were not carried out. for over 40 years after

cd of an opportunity by the Dom- inlon of Canada's failure to first supply the services guaranteed. so as to assure development of on:

rent of Canada. and men to be panslized for the Domlnlon's own default as regards the obligat- ions it assumed. The result,-while

me wonder lIr times, If we no not"

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entered Confederation. and he) whole economy suffered. In conclusion, do you think thsl the authorities in Ottawa renlll our situation am status? If they did. do you think they would be so nlggsrdly as re- gards addltlonal ferry requirements at Borden and Wood Islands, so regards the new Federal Building, new Armorles. new Naval Bar- racks (all promised for years), and an extension of the Charlottetown Airport runways? This is not I political question, as our contract is not with any Party. but with the Dominion of Canada. It might be possible that the Maritime Board of Trade, in co-operation with the Canadian chamber of commerce. mo e consideration he could s, A meeting Mm ” 3 C”"d" um ' similar to that which look plus at Winnipeg in 1925. at which Boards of Trade from all over Canada were represented. following which the Duncan Commission was ap- polnted. '

largely to blame for the unfair have received under both Parties.

I never heard about

anything What little I do know, I investigations and my own part. I wonder our people have read the complete text of the Confeder-

college.

Act is based. as ur-

Edward in 1373. I am making these observations to

Pact under which Prince thing for the preservation of our

schools and colleges, and that the book entitled "The Union of the British Provinces" by Hon. Edward whclan, be made available in

I am. sir. etc. informed on J. 0. I-IYNDMAN. Charlottetown.

II” wbjew March so. 1953.

Ask yourself this question. how could this Province expect to pros-

FORMEE COURT PAINTER. DIES

LAGUNA BEACII. Colin. (AP)- Bnroness Luclenne do st. Mort. I7. once a court painter to the our of Russia. died Saturday night in hospital at nearby Santa Ana. Her portraits and landscapes hang in galleries here and abroad. She first exhibited M. the Paris salon when she was only 13. Lcler she did mlnatui-es for the Cur. she came to the U. 8. more than 60 years ago.

Bee!-packing on a large scale in Eastern Canada began with Cl- tsblishment. of an abslilzolr in 1!):- onto in 1398.

the transportation facilities guar- anteed us under the Confederation

we entered the Union? Prince Edward Island was therefore the victim of an (ex- traordinary situation, being depriv-

reaourcu. and keep pace with the finally

Canada has an increase in popu- lation of over 20095. Prince Edward Island nu less than when she

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