I GUARDIAN

unhoa eveiy met. any nmrnilll u in vi-.i.i-c ntmi. Chm Iottetown. P I; I. by l'he rhumwn Company Limited. tcoven Prtnen Eduard lnlnnl Uhn the 00'" Editor and Manner. Ian A. lunutl. , ' Associate Editor. Frau walker - Ii-nnch utiii-u ll summrnsine. lit-mtnuc ma Aiberlon. Aulhoi lud or Second Clnu Mlil by the Poll Office Department. ouavi I. ly Currier: chnriuupiown. suminrrudo llallo per unnnm Eur l I900. tuner Province; lntl U 8 WI nnnum

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"The ntrongeiit memory In wenker than the weakest Ink.”

Tlfl-JSDAY. NOV. 3. I954

Wear A Puppy

The wearing of poppies is the almost .'”universal outward sign servancc of Remembrance Day. The flash of scarlet awakens memories which it 1..

good that we should recall. Once more the

Canadian Legion provides us all with an opportunity to commemorate the fallen and lend a helping hand to their dependent; and to those who survive but have partly lost their ability to fetid for themselves.

The poppies are made, oi" course, in Vet- craft shops which provide sheltered em- ployment conditions for incapacitated vet- erans. The profits from their sale go large- ly to assistance within matter how much or hm-. little we pay for .1 poppy this year the emblem we receive will he the same.

That is as it should be. No one sliouid pay less than they feel they can afford l)Lit the individulil with a full purse or a thin one is showing equal respect for valour by an appropriate contribution.

The poppies originally signified renieni-

. brance of those who lie in Flandcrs' fields but in addition they recall the sacrifice on land and sea and in the air of servicemen in two World Wars and Korea. They are the outward sign to help us to keep alive their memory, lest we forget.

Highway Construction

Pointing out that Canada has both 2'. need and a capacity for even greater high-

way constriiction, the president of the Canadian Construction Association has stated that shortages of materials are

no longer a limiting factor in higlill'a)' Pm grammes. .Vlr. Raymond Brunet, O.B.E. then went on to advocate that the Federal Government should participate in the con- - struction of roads of national importance on a continuing liasis. Although he proposed that all Provinces receiving Federal support in their road-' programme should conform to minimum standards in keeping with traffic volumes and geographic needs and that a Highway Commission he established to co-ordinate the planning, financing and construction of roads of national importance, administer Federal funds. facilitate the exchange of .1'0adI)uIICIIl1;: and traffic control knowledge -and promote safety activities. .V'9l he Ullgefl that the use of Federal aid for roads con- tinue tn be optional to the Provinces and authoritv over the administiation of road projects remain under Provincial Highway Departments. . H There is a definite conflict between these various proposals. There cannot in Iflie long run be independent Provincial ad- ,ministration of highways and at the sam(

'time a Federal Highways Commission Practical working arrangements can no doubt he made from time to time. but

eventually it woiilrl seem necessary for the Federal Government to assume full sponsibility for the inter-Provincial and in- ternational artcrics assigned to jurisdiction under the constitution.

Formosa's Position

For centuries geography has shaped his- tnry on the big island of Formosa, now the Chinese Nlitioiialist stronghold backed by Ilnited States military and economic aid 240 miles by 83 at its widest, it has a higli- ly strategic position. roughly midway be- iwccii the Philippines, Indochina and In- donesia on the south, and Korea, Japan and Soviet Siberia on the north. Formosa is less than 90 miles from the nearest point on the bulging China mainland. Since the 13th century this proximity has brought it Chinese settlers and refugees. Yet broad., wind-swept Formosa Strait also has isolat-: ed Formosans from developments and in-, fluences on the continent. a factor that. has played its own part in the region's long: and adventurous history.

In the early days of European explor-l ation, Formosa (Taiwan to. the Chineserl was a key landfall on the Ear East sea lanes leading to trade and wealth. Portuguese visitors of the late 16th century so admir- ed the island's purple hills and lush greer. vegctation that they called it lllia Formosa- (Benutiful Isle). The charming scenery. however, was destined as backdrop for an involved colonial conflict.

Tn 1624 the Dutch became the first Europeans to plant it permanent Formosa an Shortly their troubles with the lipiitilc, head-hunting aborigines and Qtabllshed, Chinese and Japanese settlers were further complicated by in struggle i i with a rival Spanish community. The Jap-

nnut soon withdrew. 'r'iuDutch drove the

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A '”"" mainland, just as today's Nationalist island

of the inward ob-p

the Province. Nap

Federal ,

It reduce flying time from the West Coast by

the.

lspanlsh traders away, only to be forced . out themselves in 1662 by a colorful pirate leader and adventurer known as Koxinga. I Koxinga, of Chinese-Japanese parentage. ' was an ardent supporter of the heirs of the l deposed Ming dynasty. Under his rule For-

mosa was an offshore Ming retreat that idefiantly faced the Manchu-dominate.i

'looks toward the Communist shore. The iManchu empire eventually absorbed For-p mosa (1683), and the island remained China's until it was lost to Japan by the pSIno-Japanese war of 1895. The Japanese 'made Formosa a "model" colony. Al- though they governed with dictator ruth-l lessness, they built railroads, irrigation and, hydroelectric works. They niodeinized the, capital at Taipei and developed thriving in- dustries based on such resources as sugar, tea. rice, coal and camphor. More than ever Form0sa's geographic p0SIf!0fl guided Japanese policy in the years that led to the attack on Pearl Ilarbor. As a powerful naval and air base, the island was the; springboard for Japan's fi:'st air assault or. the Philippines. The current phase of thcl Formosa story began at war's end with the island's return to China. In the hands of the Nationalist government that found shelter there in 1949. the Beautiful Isle lia.-fl been transformed into what some call aal "anchored aircraft carrier.” It is a carrit-fl with a sharply expanded population, now! estimated at close to ten million people. Oe' it, with American assistance, the National- Iists have organized fl military machine. equipped with modern weapons and manned. T by trained soldiers and technicians. On tlicl civilian sidefagain with substantial finan- cial aid and advice from the I,'nitcd States -I'I0l'mOSf1'S production of goods has been increased, land reform instituted, and broad! health programs set in motion.

t PUBLIC FORUM rhin column In upon to Ibo dliienn lion in: ulrrlspnlldenll of uiutlom . of Interest. The Gnorllnn don unl

nee-nrll; ondorn the opinion of correrpondelll.

N0 COMPENSATION

Sir,-I wish to advise the pub-' lie that the contents of A letter from Mr. Murdock Dawson, AI- bany, published in a recent issue

llumlnation According to the Winnipeg Free Press

' . . . . p 3 of The Guardian, are fully cor-I the cows peculiar habit of eating iialls an'i- F001. I I No compensation h a s. as hel

trusty wire and bits of broken metal costsl the cattle industry a 'billion or two billioril

l . . .. - . ,v ' s ..

g dollais ex eiy yeai. Vi hat it costs the cows In fairness to mm we believe i, is in terms of aching stomachs can only l)9.0iily iii-iipcr ltl fully indorse his. imagined when one remcnihcrs that coiv:-l5”l9""””I '" ml; Cmlclr

. . am. ir, ec.. are ruminants, and have four stomachs DONALD A. MacDONAI.D., each. On this theme our Winnipeg coir M3""E” P- I7 1- P'3””” M3"kC””3 . - B -i.

temporary continues as follows: x -e-.,.,T:L-m

l "A cow, it should be fairly obvious, is MR. SCALES REPLIES . said to he a ruminant not because it wear.-'l si.-.-- I Ildl'E read with iniei-est, a look of calm

l.(,”eCli0n on its face but the letter in your Satiir:lay's lssuci I p . I ' g . lirom H. R. Doane and Company because it has a lumen. Piesuniably the re the potum Board-5 statements

words ruminate and cogitate are used as.”-hllh l””h” W”l"5e5 ll” ml” . llu leading financial reports one synonyms only because in moments of dccp,,.,,,, only .,,.,.,.pm them 1,-om Mm meditation the human face sometimes as '5 l”'ll”l" slid 15 "lliblfhw . ' ' ' an i sumes a rather bovine aspect. The rumen ';',l,l,l,f,,,.ll,”f,.:J,.&.."”.,.. ethoughts, -. is the first. and least sensitive, of-the cow's Tl": R”d:5l0lF "lakes C0”'l'1”diC("lt)ri: l . , .I. IN! I8 I 0 series of stomachs, and in it Dr. .Harold f;;,"?.f;',,,..,l;.32",..l1,'...fof it cm. Cooper, who is a veterinary surgeon, has not 583' What he,-"W3ll.V m95””- 1- d I . . The fact remains howeven tllflfp oun not (my nails and bits of wiic but m, ,,.,,,,m,- ms agreed ..-in. me

the key which may enable both the cows.ll1Hl the Board's stateineiits It.Il' each of the years l9a2 and 19-a3

and the cattlemen to escape from theil P.-cm mco.-rm. He 5...-5 yo me at. present uandar . It is onl necessar to-lccl that ll-id the 303"” "”"' - , Q y. y . y, I-.;;er directed that the statements install a magnet in the rumcn. This, he .)c- be ,.o,.,.m,.d as Domed W, by mm lieves, will sort out the cow's metal aiidllll-".vl mlllll llmtlc l"'9"tl15:"0d 901" - , - - . re ty. Whetier or no was iii- keep it theie until the end with no disconi-l.,,,,C,,,o,,,,. 0,, the pan or the ,,,a.,. fort to the cow; none, that is, as far as Dr. aster to disregard the auditor Wlll C - , , ,nevcr be known. Should the midi- Ooper I5 aI””e' tnr wish to now say that. it was!

stated. ever been paid to Mr. Daw- son covering losses incurred dur- ing the 1952-53 marketing season.

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”On any human scale of values the HOE 15"-""il0"3l 0" ital? P-"L" ti” git:

p y . . . . v ' . .Boar manager 15 s a cm n

piospective billion-dollai saving that nia;.V.,m,,,m M, b,. mum, dimga,-d. pstem from Dr. Cooper's fertile l'l.lmillaIl0ilSi('d-

I am. Sir. etc.

must take precedence over the concomitant AUSTIN Af sc';iLr,s,

internal comfort he has bequeathed upoiilM0ll'lj"-tl

the undiscriminating cow. All the same, it By Mm NM" gm is pleasant to reflect upon the doctorls mag-l net and its possible effect upon that bil-

lion-dollar stomachaclie. For though a.l'3:5”('1lX';l”:z-Veal?!” S:-:tll:';9flvoHllal5l::Dl;:l:-r irumen full of twisted mctal may he iess siibscribcrs to mid anyuiiiig,ruri.li-

-J.-P-OTATOES Sir. At this late date. it could

jp ' 1 - ' . , . - . lrr with regard to the exercise of soothing o a con than Di. Coopei thinks,, mm in mmkmng our produce. yet to have even three of ones four stom- However, several statements lip-

'1('hS freed from ain mu.t . ., Dealing in your correspondence re- ;iPf,, p Q be a vast re tcently must. be scrutinized. Mr.

l.MacIsaac refers to the article in i EDITORIAL NUT LS , '

lMacl.enn's-drawliig attention to the serious condition in the wheat l . . . ( i , The Duke of Iuclinhurgh will he guest of. w lhononr at the Canadian Universities Clutll ? 9 . oedl Qmwz

on Nov. ll. Many prominent honorary

graduates of Canadian universities will bci FROM Tm, GATE, 0,- present as well, of course, as u consider- DAMASCUS l . -

able representation of the 2.300 graduates, nm in can that mi.-ii no fall;

' t ' ' . ' .' ' th Mthrab of Damuciuc wall. of.Canadian universities now living in The may at booming Sm”; the l3lllllll"- l Arch of Allah RII in all.

' ' 0 spiritual pilgrim, rise: the night.

0

On the 15th Scandinavian Airlines Sys-i tem will inaugurate a transpolar air routel between Los Angeles and Copenhagen, via Winnipeg and Greenland. The route wil'.

has grown her single horn;

The voices of the souls unborn are half nriream with Paradise.

To MPCCR thou hast. turned in prayer with nehlng heart and eyes that burn;

Ah, H.-ijjl, whither wilt. thou turn when thou art there, when than are there?

- God be my guide from camp to

camp; God be my shade

l from well to well:

seven hours but is still longer, of course, than flights originating on this side of the continent.

, . . I God grant beneath the desert. stars ' I I thou hear the Prophet); Chaim Weizmann, Zionist leader and camel bell-

And God shall make thy body pure. and give thee knowledge to endure I

This ghost.-life's piercing phantom- pntn. and bring thee out to Life Again.

l And God lhull make thy soul I

chemist. first President of Israel, was born, in Russia this date 1874. He was educated' there and in Germany and taught in Gen- eva. In 1904 he began teaching biochem- llstry at Manchester University. During the mm when mm”, mm. First World War he did brilliant and valu-, sand izonii pass, , able.work for the Admiralty and War Of-I Md ',';,'Q;1d:":':,,',:f, f:,',.",','g: fice, his process for manufacturiilggpacetoni-' the imul. H be "M being especially important. In gratitude Mt" ':f,'1';u”l.,::,f"f;.m":';yJoum,y., the British Government assisted in estab-

lishing the Colony of David in Palestine in his honour and gave considerable assist.

and

who walks thy garden eve on eve. and bows hll hand, and calls thee Friend.

The Age Old Story

0 come, let us worship and howl down: let up kneel before the Lordl our maker.

country-as sensational journalism. Is Alix Maclsaac a little bold in at.- tcmpting to label such a reliable Canadlfilli publication as Mac- Leah's? Is be qualified to criticize the judgment and veracity of the writer of this article? Mr. Bods- worth is a recognized writer of merit and integrity. is it not al- most. certain that Mr. Macisaiic overestimates his capacity? is is not. possible that Mr. Maclsaac takes himself too sci'iously'.'

Docs it not appear to the musli superficial thinking that ii. is cont-I nion practice for politicians such as: lion. C. D. Howe to exploitiancl prc-I dict possible remedies when pro- jects or undertakings sponsored big: the Government of which they are.

last fall, and during the

font and taccommodation of pas-

Old Charlottetown

And I. I I. THE 'lIEATl-IER. BELLE"

"The steamer 'Heather Belle' was hauled up on a marine slip wihler has undergone considerable im- nrovemcnts. A hog frame has been put. under her, for the pur- pose of adding additional strength to her hull. her cabins have been enlarged and i proved. and m8ll)' alterations have been made in the Interior of the vessel for the com-

scngcrs. The vessel has been painf- ed inside and outside. and her cabins are now being fitted up. She will be ready to be placed on the route as soon as the navigation permits."

-The Islander. April 19, I864.

right of cutting each nthcrs'

iEmcrald R. R

3- part blundef or 13.17 The imiyptiiroats. with sometimes quite dis- facinr that gives the Hon. C. lJ.,'ilSll'0llS fjslllls fcift prgducers. mat item: or ally other iioiioui-ublel ll Wuu seem la. la 0ilP0ll0 -- mcmber of the House in Ottawa the 0f llle 1301310 Mafkelllll 303111 and courage to mention wheat. at all is Selling ASEMY ll?VE mafile ,3 fatal the 1954 crop which is practically mistake by arousing preiudllcal up- one third of the peak crop, I-lad;i)0Slll0fl 10 the Plan. by Placllltl lfn' another bumper crop obtiiincd tliisldlle Omtlllasls 0" 591131" "I ”5 season, the f?0ll,',"1SIl(lil would have :iSi1CClS: and by l-llc U59 "l hollow been irremcdiable. Tliero is 51.1! and mciiziiiiglcss ai-guiiiciits. such congestion: there is still a bungled as the most of those bcai-inn the job of the Wheat, Boaid iolsignature of the Potato and Turnip straighten out. De:ilcrs' Association, which have

l3ricfl;.'. we feel um thc Potato recently appeared in the press- Markcttng Bnard shoulri opcratcldo not believe that many DC0iJl0 only for those who desire the I ill be fouled. For my part. ll"! services in that capacity. The 1-csi fact that such tactics and argu- of us should be free to opcrabellllcnls were used by opponents of through any dealer or oiher media the Board and its activities. is the we may wish to employ: or dircct,- very best proof that those who be- ly without. filling any iniddlcinan licvc in the principe of producer if we have the ncccssai" contacts. ctiiitrul in tlie field of marketing. That. is practical dcinocrncy. if we as I do. are moving in-the rilhl throw it nuny by voting in n dictai-ldircctioii. Much less do I believe orship such as We had last year ltliat people who-lake part in vari-

we shall surely regret it in the llPHl:if)llS forms of discussion groups.

future. Study Clubs. Co-op and Credit Un- I am. Sir. ctr, inn meetings, ct.c., will be fooled.

C. C PRAT1 Many pcopc from these groups

5l- PCIPH. ave been quiet during the cam-

h , ipztign, but I suggest that they will know how to mark the ballot on

MARKETING BOARD POWERS Jpyovember 10,

Sir.-Almost every point 1 ' it I amlsirl cm" to the Potato Marketing WIMRED DMSCOLL has been brought out either Charloucmwni

through the inriny meetings tliatl have been held or through Cf1ri'Cs- 30,539 3'0-r NEEDED pondence in your Forum. This

highlights the simple truth that nl Sir.-In the report of I meetlnz great deal of educational work at lit-nsington of the Potato Mar- must be done beforehand in ordci-lkcliniz Board I W55 accused V” for people to arrive at fair art;lliiitcrrupting the mr-,ellnK. WlllCl'l responsible decisions on mattcrslwlis not true. It. was also Slated that vitally affect their welfefrc oi-itliat I had to leave the meeting their future. I wish to make a few I want to sii.V lllit I dld "'33 remarks on points which I believe leave and had no intention of do- can bear more comment. ling so, for I had done nothing

I do not believe it has been siif- Wllf'l”0l!)' l 5ll0l'ld-

ficiently stressed that the powcrsi Wllv" I Sllld '" ill” "IMHMI W” of a Marketing Board and u'hat.llItRl our young men fnuglit fII1'i ever it may dm 0,. Mmgcvcr died for the freedom of Canada. Agency it may set. up, are clearlwhty son nlong with the rest. and defined and strictly limited by I)0lIi'5ll)'0Yl" Sllmllll ht-' Mlnmed DI Provincial and Dominion lcgisl.-i- lliylnil '0 ml” HWY, WV "'"d0",l- Hon! I.-m.lhcl.mm.c' it seems qunc I feel that our soldiers, And I.IIEI' evident that the Board and Selling ltl”l"5 Md m?”l"5- Wm n" W” Agcncy has been. and Wm be conjfor a Marketing Board; if th:-

I ional pride, respect for the fallen.

lwued by pmducmsl the m.Uducm.l,l3oarrl should have n central sell members, after their original up-l polntment. were re- elected 5: meetings of farmers held in vari-l ous parts of the Province. Whaty more assurance could be required. that it is safe and reasonable to; give the Board and Its, announced policy u try. I can believe that it is convenient for many of those op- posed lo forget that there are six producer members there who have the majority. This Board is set upl and arranged to place the farmer! interests first. Mam! people believe that that constitutes the main rea- son for the tiemendou: F, man on the part of those who hereto- fore have had the field of market- ing in themselves. Of course they may have rcnsoiu for wanting to refuse effectively organized farm- era the right to enter what is ap- parently very restricted territory. I am wondering what. their rea- somi are.

Of particular interest has been the use of the word "comp wry" during this campaign. I 0 not wish to be accused of being un- duly brlef in giving my meaning of a word that can occasion ouch long-winded speeches on the part of opponents. but in me the only "compulsion" for the farmer is that he in pelted to take the true market vnluc for his product. rather than something lens which he may at time: be offered by some dollars; the only "compul- sion" for the dealer! is that they

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once to the Zionist cause. -James Elroy rieciior

must surrender the very dubious

in agency. heaven help our po- tato ETOWDFS.

I sold twenty acres of potatoes and never asked the Board for any support price; and if I.hf' Marketing Board had not been in existence. we farmers would have done, much better, and It no ex- pense to the Government.

We do not need the Board when we have. the best dealers P. E. lslnnd could wish for. Can- stdcr Elliot Full, Austin Scales. Brooklns. the Associated Shippers. Willis, Kitson and Kennedy. and so many otlgcrr, who have don- nll in their power for the farm- crn. None of these over forced anyone in sign over their pota- toes before receiving their fer- tlllzcr.

I am, Sir. etc.. WILLIAM POUND Fredericton. P. E. I

ro'rA'ro- hf7l1iETlhErlssUl

Sir.-Would you allow me space in your columns to put before the farmers of this Province nome facts which we should be thank- ful for that have come out of this controversy over the Marketing Board.

Our thanks are due to Mr. Scales for showing us howlto go About getting the annual. statement: of our Board published; also state- ments removing any doubt II to their correctness. and to that man from summei-side. although he is

NOTES BY

uuiiirian experience wt": I" first "my pukinl" l0t mm” " far been very 9D00lll'58lIlB- People still seem to be of the mind they should be able to park free. Off- atreet parking cannot be operated for nothing. But: it's still better to pay for something which will keep the street: relatively open for traffic than to install curbswne meters which solve nothing.

-Lcthbridge Herald.

While lndfvldunln thint after pow- er we can expect wlr. trouble and bad feeling among nations. some day many of those who sit. be- hind the scene: and promote Inter- national conflicts will have disap- peared from the earth and maybe through the promotion of good will we shall witness the growth and development of finer character. All over the world there are tensions and distrust. It reminds us of the newspaper which some years ago offered an award to the person who could suggest some means of ending all of the evil in the world. The winning essay, short and rena- ible, read: "What. this world needs at the moment. is six first-class funerals." -Vancouver Herald.

.j.j.

did tell us that there are some firms in Sumnierside doing busi- ness that are very jealous about the public knowing how they con- duct it.

We should be trI.lly thankful to the Potato and Turnip Dealers As- sociation for clarifying the issues. We now know that it is a straight fight between farmer and dealer for the control of that ten million dollar industry - the potato busi- ness.

We know from past experience that the dealers' ambition is vol- ume of business without regard to the price they pay to the prod- Liccr. If the majority vote "Yes and No" the dealers will control the price by their usual cutting on the market outside the Prov- ince in order to get volume of business, but if the vote should be ”ycs" to both questions we, the farmers. will have control of the business and if we do not like the set-up as it is today we can al- ways change it.

It is the responsibility of every farmer in this Province and their privilege to determine who, will have control of the potato indus- try - the man who produces or the man who sells.

Let us not forget that the farm- ers through their Marketing Board have given the dealer producer the privilege of selling his n wni potatoes, but they are not satis-' tied with this. They want control of ours as well.

I am. Sir, etc. JOHN M. MULLIGAN.

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THE POPPY CAMPAIGN t. Sir,-Any worthwhile oompalgn in any community will make news provided there are enough people doing something about it. Qur an- nual poppy campaign. now in progress, is a case In point. None of us need to be reminded of what the Poppy signifies. The Poppyhus an enormous appeal with all the elements of human interest. Nat-

sorrow for the bereft fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, sweethearts and friends who niiourn their dead. and Joy for the good that will be Accomplished through the small but thoughtful contrlbuf-l ions that each and all of us can make on Poppy Day. i

It. Ls this latter feature of the Poppy campaign that I wish here to stress and emphasize. All of us have heard that the profusion of blood-red poppies springing up from the graves of fallen comrades in the battle fields of France and Flanders became at symbol of the life'.ii blood which flowed so freely: which was shed so bravely and so nobly. They have become the sym- bol ol sacrifice not only of the fallen heroes who did not return but. of the broken minds and bodies which came back and still live on in our military hospitals across the land. It is these-the living symbols

of war rind sacrifice-that are helped and encouraged by the small personal sacrifice that we

see fit. to make in this Poppy cam- paign. So, let us rally around the Poppy booth and make this years Poppy campaign the moat oucceaisful cam- paign ever. Let us remember and honor our war dead on Remember- ance Day. Let us understand fully and sincerely appreciate the great principles for which they fought and died: but. let us also remember and appreciate the living casualties who still live on. broken in mind and body, because they too fought. and sacrificed that we might live in peace and freedom. l I am. Sir, etc, 1''. P. SMITH Chairman Publlcttiy Committee, No. 1 Branch Canadian Legion. . B.E.s.L., Charlottetown

'1-orno MARKETING

Sir,v-I have always been undei the impression that the Market- ing Act was placed on the sta- tutes in order to provide the pro- ducers (I d.on't moan speculators") with control of the marketing of their product.

The potato dealers give Illf: impression they are helping the fnrmera-they Ire; they are try- lng to help the farmers to make complete fool: of themselves by voting against the pool.

How many times have DOIIIOF: been sold in the Fall for half price tol square up? All bills should be paid but not with no- tatoes at half price.

The hope has bi-,cn expressed that the plebiscite will have fit." effect of I final Judgment for some time to come. If the Prem lcr nnd the, government he lends are sincere in their efforts to settle this pntnto turmoil in the falrcat manner poulblc to the farmers-why not have a Royal Commission to investigate lt.- 1 complete investigation of the sell- ing of potatoes for the last few years with I supplement nddel of this union 1964 Ind 1956 bu- slnels. This will prove whrther in pool is needed or not I feel sure

not sure of his OW" ldtnllly. who

the fnrme;-1' friend, Mr. Kick--

rnodunrdhn

THE wAY7

with the occupant: vainly ii-,.. in; to telephone 3 fire alum, ,, dwelling neu sault Sta. Muie was iiurned to the ground iccently. The difficulty. was, not. that the teie. phone line failed to function. but, that it functioned only to well, For-' twenty crucial minutes when something might. have been done, curious neighbors were keeping the telephone lines blocked while they goaslpped regarding the fire.

-Chnthnm Daily News,

For your: we have been told that the pressure of reaponsbility in of. fiee created n large number of win. dows in the world. Those who Ilka tp juggle figures frequently pointed to the number of women whose husbands died in the prime of life because of too many business WOF. riea. Now we are being told Linn, since the women achieved such dominance in the hustling world of business the medical profession is kept busy looking after the female ulcers. No longer is the woman con. tent to stay at home, wash lhg children's ears, prepare the bus. band's dinner and pay the milk bills. Women battled valiantly to take their places as equals in the hectic and often ulcer-building world of commence and the re- sulta are more than tragic. There is some hope. men, that the next generation will find the women back where they rightfully belong - in the kitchen. Maybe there is some good in ulcers after nil.

-Vancouver Heriilri.

Pagod-

li.-im. will back us up in this

I have been told that the Com- bines Act would not apply to pry. iaioe.-i-only to manufactured pro- ducts.

The motive in A large part of old line business is to get .1-. grcat returns as possible, the ten- dcncy among those who conduct

business with this motive is to get together and make prlc: agreements.

We saw this among live afoul- buyers. grain buyers. crelimerics, distributors of petroleum prfr ducts. manufacturers of flour. optical goods, bread, fine paprr electric wire and cable. rubber products. glass, etc. In these in- vesttgations government lnvesti. gators found it necessary to re- commend convlction of many of them for illegal procedure.

Like, the dealers they thought they had a divine right as me,r- chant prince: to direct our eco- nomic affair: and castigiite any who would dare to interfere with their rule. I would ask every reader to read the government reports on combines and cartels. The Stevens report; Mccregor report 1945: Flour investigation 1948 and others above mentioned 'l:l-lP.Y can be obtained from the lunizs Priiitcr. Ottawa for '15 cents each. No wonder there is ii drop of 21M: in the net farm in- come since 1951 (government es- tlmates).

There is no getting away from it, the farmers must. sell through their own organizations the stuff they. produce. They buy (arm nint-hi'nei'y at retail prices, giving in 207a profit to the dealers, tiior sell the product of their own long hours of labor at wlioleaaie to dealers and middlemen who -'lilPftllF to do very well Irldcrrl. Is it. true that turnips almost doubled in price last year after Mr. MacDonald told tlia (.1-men theli-eat price they should be getting?

Mr. MacDonald must have bcc.-i a great friend to the farmers and A ICITIIIC headache to the dealers when the (IL'ZlIP,r3 are trying so hard to iscalp him.

l”-ssardinz potato losses-when We Put our potatoes in the no- late houses for the dealers ther- wcre losses too-the spud: went in there without rceclpts so what could we do? In our vicinity four years no one grower last 400 balls (100 pound bags) another :30 bass. another 40 bags. all three wltliin an-area of 1 U2 miles.

Just think. 490 hundred pound "535 0' Putatues unaccounted for out of three small growcrs' pota- toes in one winter. The three Cmils would not amount to morr titan five thousand bushels and there was a loss of 818 buslicl.-. llow many -would be lost out of

0? 9 million bushels iii uii. rate? thwliy not let us hear from at- furmers who had potatoe- fl-Hllnear even though it is only 0 0' 10 bags. I think the farmers should riir their own personal W!"ltlal"tS Yetmrding point: Driccs and losses for the last few years-Just think back to other years and I feel sure there will "M 59 many votes against iii: pool.

This potato racket has been 'I Rood tlllniz for the Co-ops. Sinccii started the business of the dif-

'""lt 03-093 have picked up 3073. The farmers are not so

dumb after III. Would some, one please tell me how (with the pool lawfully operating) any dealer could sell future: in pa- tatoe: unless he wu lure the P001 would be. suspended or our of business long enough for him to fill this contract at hll low price this fall? ' Some one mentioned Commun- ism in in letter re the pool. Ho wrote that in Ruuln 9096 of the people were enllnved by iii. 0"”? 1096. Are the thou and: of farmer: on P. E. 1. un or com- pulsion from less than one hun- drcd dealers?

Will some one toll me, if lav than 100 denier: wielded lnflucnc:

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