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' n-ma-iv LHARLOTTETOWN WEDNESDAY. JAN. 11, 1801

iii recommended making the Westerni -the Dominion Government in ' Hemisphere a "Gibraltar." oouldl planning of contributory old he have noted bhat one of the dio-l penalone payable at "to -year: gm. ' . tailors now ask: that the original everyone without a means test it - albralear be surrendered to him! is to ha 509.3 mg; 3,,” nwmh

-- 0' " Science Monitor. amendments to the British North ---: . America Act may be passed on to 30l!l01l!- 0NII'l0 . the British House of Commons and

. chemist found- the boy bent over a wash

basin carefully rinsing off a small object. I The boy said proudly: "That thermometer was just about to reach 400 degrees and you said it shouldn't so I'm cooling it off

Hon. 'l'.' L.

Issues At Washington

Thoughtful Canadians have been fol- lowing with some concern what seems, at first glance, to be the re-birth of isolation- ist sentiment. in the United States. Cer- tainly, isolationism is far from being as -dead as most people imagined it to be. It would be a mistake, however, to conclude that every utterance against the Truman administration in matters of foreign policy reflects merely a resurgence of isolation- ism.

The political discord manifest in recent despatches from Washington and other United States centres goes far deeper than that. For it has its origins not in the mis- takes, real or imagined, of Secretary of State Dean Acheson, but rather in the transition from a liberal to a conservative cycle of politics. The Truman administra- tion, as the inheritor of the traditions of the New Deal, is engaged in a rear-guard operation not only against a powerful con- servative opposition, but against guerrillas in its own ranks. In the new Congress the Republicans will be a minority in name only.

Political unity is apparent only in one phase of American affairs. That is defence policy, where the sole issue is the adequacy of defence measures at present in hand. Foreign policy remains the crux of the test of strength between Democrats and Republicans. Republican leaders feel, per- haps not without reason, that the root cause of much of the present difficulties in the Far East as well as in Europe lies in the indecisive foreign policy of Secretary of State Acheson. Sweeping revision of the whole Far Eastern as well as the European policy is being vigorously de- mandcd. Such revision of policy, which carries with it a demand for Acheson's resignation, does not necessarily imply that critics of the Government are dedicated to isolationism.

Likewise, as defence costs mount,.Cort-....

gressmen of both parties are questioning with deep seriousness the Truman admin- istrati0n's insistence on pressing forward with the social and reform legislation that has characterized the Fair Deal during the last five years. There is a tendency to at- tach less importance to such matters as a civil rights bill, national health insurance, aid to education, and repeal of the Taft- Harilcy Labor Law, than has been the case in the past.

Finally. there is the significantvfact, that for the firstptime in more than a decade, a leader has emerged from the ranks of th Republican party; a leader with sufficien prestige to challenge the Democratic partyls right to govern. That leader is Senator Robert A. Taft, whose striking political vic- tory of last November still sends chills down the spines of Democratic politicians.

Canadians need tow:-xercise caution in jumping to conclusions about developments in the American political scene. Perhaps the bcst guide to an understanding of what, is happening lniihe United States rests in an observation of the strategy, tactics and policies of Senator Taft himself. For the United States is turning to the political right and Senator Taft is emerging as the potential leader.

.0pen Roads t

It has come to be accepted, and proper- ly so, that snowstoi'ms disrupt traffic in this Province only a matter of hours ex- cept, perhaps, when nature has really out- done herself to pile drift upon drift. The value of keeping traffic moving is obvious, to the farmer who can market his produce to best advantage, to the merchant whose trade continues at a high level to take care of -continuing costs and not least to the Provincial Government which now gets the entire revenue from gasolene taxes. ,

Good and plentiful snow-moving equip-

; ment do the work of opening up the highways, but it is modern roads them- selves which make it possible. There is

i probably no equipment made which could

- ; keep open the type of narrow roads with

' j frequent deep cuttings and closely bound-

bush thatwere the rule here a few year: ago.

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under the cold water tap."

escape into the open before the building exploded.

And, as the Chamber of Commerce re- marks, any resemblance betwee7fi this .story and the use of price controls to cool off the inflation thermometer is purely coincidental and precisely correct.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Everybody talks about inflation but no- body does.anything about it, except that

is, merchants holding mid-winter sales. 0 I O s

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Defence Minister Claxton arrives in Halifax today, commencing a four-day visit to two of the three Maritime Provinces. U O C

When everybody who is anybody says it, it must be true-we are at the beginning of one of the most prosperous periods in our history.

Evidently about the only matter delay- ing the official call of Premier Jones to the Upper House, is agreement as to who is to succeed him in the Premiership-Mr. A. W. Matheson or Mr. Darby? I I 0

Senator Gordon B. Isnor of Halifax sug- gests 'as a reform of the Upper Chamber that members be elected -for a ten-year period, and then retired on a living allow- ance. They would require to be under sev-

eiity when first elected. .

The Micmac weather prophet who has predicted an early end to winter has much to learn about prognosticating. The first principle is always to warn of a long hard- winter. Then the forecaster is either vind- icated or people are too pleased to rake up his miscalculations. O Style designers would be wise to go slow in this matter of producing extremely sheer clothing for women-.. The stocking manufacturers carried the idea to the point where their product could not be seen at all, and look what the ladies did about that in Summer.

The new twelve-sided nickle is ultra- modern in representing a nickle foundry but at the same time its many-sldedness combined with what appear to be a row of huts, manage to give an impression of an- tiquity that goes back to days when coins were hammered rather than minted. 0 0 0

Benjamin Franklin, American states- man, dlplomatist, and author, born this date 1706 and lived till he reached the age of eighty-four. During his lifetime he re- ceived,many literary distinctions, and pub- lished several political pamphlets and writ- ings on economics. His many sided genius was eminently practical, and in science and

politics he was an altruist. I O I

The Progressive Conservative Oppos- ition in the House of Commons.is readying an all-out blast at the Canadian Broadcast- ing Corporation to be loosed in the coming session of Parliament. Main ammunition will belavish expenditure of public funds, with expense accounts a special target. The new home of the CBC in the old Ford Hotel, Montreal, will probably come in for a goodly share of attention. I I 0

According to a CP despiitch from Ot- tawa, early reports show that some 118 local committees across Canada have col- lected a total of 35,010,984 in the 1950 Christmas Seal Campaign. This is only half of the 236 local committees set up during the campaign. Assuming that the remainder do as well as last year, theptotal

be exceeded in the 1950 campaign." 0 O O

,The'latest nddltlofi to-the series known as The Mark Lescarbot Books of New World Poetry, launched in Halifax some years ago under the able editorship of Mr. Andrew" Merkel, lfafbeen received and is of special interest to Maritime readers. The author, Agnes Foley Mecdonald, is" the wife of the distinguished Premier of Nova Asco- tla,'lfon. Angus L.,Mecdoiiiud. Her varies reveal a fine sensitivity in well an aciiioo

craftsmanship, pa win beielen iii-om the'ex- , pie llVGll'1n t0'1IYIPo9t'I W -E ' klet, which? is entitled '

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TREACHEBOUS FLOES

From an account of his ssing by ice-boat from Tormentine to Pirinco Edward Island in the filal week of March, 135:. by Lieut- colonel sleigh, "late of Her Ma- jestyls 77th Regiment"; continued from yesterday's issue:

"It was a strange feeling, when drawing the ice-boat along on the runners, and proceeding at the rate of three miles an hour. to know that the field upon which we stood was passing with the cur- rent away to the south at the rnta of five miles an hour. Thus we were propelling the boat north- east. while the tide was carrying us toward the south-west.

"The experience of the conduc- tors of the boat is here called into active requisition, as what with snowdrlfts and the banks of ice- bergs on either side, the horizon is frequently obscured to a circle of perhaps a quarter of 3 mile in extent. The compass will show the position and course. hut the travelling masses of ice put all calculation out of the question: and the knowledge of the title's tremendous power on the floating fields, upon whose treacherous surface the traveller entrusts himself, confuses, perplexes, and frequently causes serious doubts as to the real position of the boat. "One great danger in going too far to the southward arises from the difficulty of getting back to the share from whence you start.- ed. as a half-mile below Cape Tor- mentlne, Bay Verte opens, and if you are five miles out in the straits, and to the southward of the Cape. then, to regain the share, you have before you twenty miles of Bay Verte, or twenty- i five miles in all to traverse be- fore you are in safety. Benumbed with cold, fatigued beyond ex- presslon with some eight or ten hours' labor. xi. snow-storm may set in, and resting for awhile, all run a fair chance of being carried direct south-east; and once past Cape Bear the north-east influ- ence of the tide would carry you out into tho Gulf of at. Lawrence. between Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. It is true the turn of the tide would, if there was no vrlnd, propel the masses of ice up Northumberland Straits; but thue' exposed, and driven from 'Seylla to Cu-ybdls', the chance of life .would be but small. Many have been thus. lost and trooen to death onlths pass-

the' previous winter,

ty, and were for thirty-efx hours out in the straits. lost and be- wildered. At sunset they turned the boat over in a sheltered poet- tion in the recess of In lcebe 1. wall to the lee of the wind; s

fell and covered thorn in and with the assistance of the oars, pad-

hlet Ind sills. out into chips with '

Federal Lead Needed

(Globe and Main

In the functioning as well as the drawlng up of the Trans-Canada Highway agreement, the: Federal Government left much to the dis-

to decide "the shortest practlcali write" in their 1 , ” u areas.- the condition being that the var-i, lo routes connect at Provincial bo ndaries to make A continuous' road. In the construction, the Pro-I vlnces were to take care of their own contracts. subject to the road being up to a pro-agreed standard,I the Federal Cvovtrnment would then pay half the cost. ,

For the initial stages this attit- ude of Resources Minister Wlntersi proved the practical one. It made possible s. compromise of differ-, ences. and enabled work to started. But to stretch that attitude in line with changed circumstanc- es. as he does, is not justified. rec-1 ed with a tight. manpower and material situation as a result of' the accelerated defence program,' Mr. Winters now says the Pro-, vincial Governments "must evaluate the immediate importance of the highway." In short, that they must take responsibility for deciding! whether to proceed.

That position overlooks realities. It; is the Federal. not the Brovin-' clal, authorities who must decide. national security priorities. Muchi responsible opinion, Ministerial and; likewise, has been expressed that, the Trans-Canada Highway is important to national defense. Thai history oi the Alaska riignwayl bears some testimony to that The railroad strike of last August sup-

veallng how vulnerable is the nat- ion in transportation.

In an emergency. it would be less vulnerable with adequate, in- tegrated roads to employ the full resources of the motor transport industry where most needed. These have grown to major proportions, with 000.000 trucks and trailers, and Lpoyroll of 660.000. If nation- nl security demanded it, they would be subject. to mobilization by the

shore three out of five of the sur- vivors ahortly afterwards died

crction of the Provinces. They were 1

ported it in negative fashion by re-.

lilo Ago-Old story 5:

Yea, though I walk tlirouah the valley of the Ilsadow of death. I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy atafl GIN! tim- me.

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Government, the same as railroads and air lines. yet. the eilfectivenesa of such ii. move would be measured by the highway fncilltiu available.

Regional decisions cannot be de- pended upon to serve the national need in this reap ct. Saskatchewan. for example, wth comparatively few defence industries or bomb targets, might place the Trans- Cunada well down in its list of priorities. Yet in an emergency that missing link would slow the cross- country movement of goods and military forces, and thus hamper the national effort. men Ontario, with its own.extenslve highway network and direct connection: with a great. many American roads, might well healtata to die- tate national policy with Impact to its 1,400 miles of- the Trans- Canada system. no part are de- fense izrsnsportallon link between Quebec. the Mai-ltI.inee and the West is not for Queen's Park to decide.

The Trans-Canadu Highway act of 1949. and the agreement of last April, called for wmpletlon of the highway over seven years. If that is to be altered to meet. changed conditions, the lead should coma from Ottawa. A national need and ii Federal statute f well be left at Provincial doors.

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Tho new national pension of no e.n-ionldiiaexpectedtogointoef- feet in another 18 month or two Yuri. But by llhahth1e.what will Mobeworthfnsmuoh utodayf

i.noltiI80lIenafonelsplanned.to institute ellong over-due reform:

of living, with adjustments to be made every six months at least, .. llhnouum Journal.

twinge ol oonaclenoe about Christmas Journey that proceed the King's broadcast message "to II my people"? That all-inclusive family note was oorispicuoualy abs- ent fmm me relay from south Amos. which did not so much no mention the oolored peoples of the Union. But. from South Africa we were taken straight to a native children's hopsital in West Africa. where greetings were spoken to '11.! Africans".-Iiondon Public opinion.

Two Item: of news have reached Fort. William which should cause some embarrassment. make us sit up and take notice. A story from the old ooinita-y points out that in a small Glasgow factory a manufac- turer is making and exporting doz- ens of pIlre,of Indian limocasins tocanadauidthel1.s.A.f-leis under the impression that these are being worn on the reservations by Indian "braves". but as a mat- tqroffactuieyue belngboughtby holiday-makers as curios. The sec- ond item comes from Japan. It tells us that the Japanese are manufacturing a hind-WIHTIQ for sale in Canada. They used naphtha or high-grade gasoline to make a preparation which oen be placed in pocket! or in gloves. and which will keep e hands warm at 3, so or 40 d eee below zero. Why are these moccasins and hand-warmers

New lithe tine. when a "new deal” l

Did someone at the 330 have .3

passed in time for action by our own House of Pnrliunent at the coming. sections. one reason to; hurry in the matter is growing 41;.- inclination of many employer. 10' 1!”? P0095! working after to years of age: though many of them would prder and are able to work after three score years and ten, and make their own way. - From Niagaralraiis Review.

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Light. like the flash of a flame in the sunset sky,

The sudden, swift dip of a wing in a null swespvilry,

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The

grey-green water warmed with a touch of rose,

boats. coming in with the tide at the long day's close,

weather-stained wharf and the salty smell of the sea, tangled strands of seaweed edging the shore. brawn-legged, children shout. ing in youth's high glee,

A mother. eyes shaded. watching them from her door.

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sou spirals of smoke curl lazily out on the breele,

The birds sing their evening pray- ers in each leaf-hidden nest.

-And lovely the flame and the gold on the green of the trees.

How sweet is e world when this day makes ready for rest.

-Agnes Foley Macdonaid in "Once and Again"; the Man: Llscarbot

Books of New World Poetry.

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