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"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink".

CHABLOTTETOWN, TUESDAY, JULY 24. 195!

A Tragic Figure

Marshal Petalnls life might well have served as the subject of a Sophoclean tragedy. It had all the elements of pity and terror, of grandeur and debasement. such as we associate with some cataclysmic figure out of the pages of classic literature. His fate was to have lived too long.

His death recalls the great -service he performed at Verdm in the First World War, when he held out against eighty of Germanyis mightiest divisions. His battle cry, "They shall not pass!" will go down along with his achievement in military his- tory. Then came the long interregnum. the waning years that should have been the prelude to a peaceful final exit from the stage. But Petain at eighty-four had the bad luck to be summoned to the helm of :1 France battered by the Nazi armies. An old, tired man, living in the past. He an- nounced the very next day that France was beaten and must capitulate. He re- fused to transfer the government to North Africa and continue the struggle at the side of Britain. Apparently he had no faith whatever in democracy's power of resistance, and before the Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944, he was appeal- ing to Frenchmen to remain "loyal" to the German army and to ignore all calls to fight. He maintained to the end that his conscience was clear, and there is no question but that he would have faced death bravely enough had this sentence, imposed by the French High Court of Justice in -the summer of 1945, been car- ried out. Life imprisonment could not have been a Vmuch pleasanter alternative. At any rate the odium of treason remained on his head and will follow him to his grave.

Truly a tragic figure, to be portrayed only by a great dramatic poet, with pro- found insight into the heart as well as knowledge of all the facts and circumstan- ces. Shakespeare's lines from the closing scene of "King Lear” may well serve to end this inadequate comment:

"Vex not his ghost: 0 let him pass! He hates him

That would upon the rack of this tough world

Stretch him out longer . . .

The wonder is, he hath endured so long:

He, but usurped his life."

it Tho Peace Talks Succeed

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Pending the resumption on Wednesday of armistice talks at Kaesong, officials of the United Nations, as well as in London and Washington, are maturing plans for the reconstruction of Korea. There are be"- tween five and seven million refugees scat- tered over the country, constituting, in the words of General Rldgway, a tragedy dwarfing everything else by its pathos.

The United Nations Korean Reconstruct- ion agency, acting under a resolution of the General Assembly last fall, has been authorized to spend s250 million in re- habilitation. Most of that money has al- ready been pledged, with the United States raising the largest share. But this sum was voted before China's entry into the war, and is today altogether inadequate. The government of South Korea places the figure for direct damages It 34.50 million and estimates that the more general tasks of economic reconstruction may cost h8.000 million. These estimates are of course for South Korea alone. Informed opinion at

3009, of these operations, thereby avoiding a legacy of resentments which would block the paciflcatlon of the whole country. If the peace talks succeed, this task of certainly be one of the . blems before the General As- Imjor pm msetslnPIrlIlnNovember. however, cannot wait until then. The Nstlons has enough resources, and em.,'gncy , to begin this 'worlr1ho moment hostilities have 11.1; gust Iim should be high- who undertake to discuss It ItIluI in Korea. both at home A It cannot be undertaken.

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EDITORIAI. NOTES

Churchill hates the idea of Britain hav- ing to play second fiddle in world politics, and so say we all of us.

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The re-shuffling of the Federal Cabinet is due in September, one of the conse- quences of the four by-election defeats.

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About the only country to benefit from the Korean war is Spain, and Generalisslmo Franco is not crowing very loudly about the quid pro quo. I

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At Lethbridge, Alberta, a new 57,000,- 900 irrigation project has been completed. That should give us a fair yardstick by which to measure the value of one of our own natural resources - plentiful rainfall.

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The flooding of Kansas and Missouri recalls very forcibly the Great Flood of Holy Scripture when so many factory cen- tres of china, glass, painting, etc., were wiped out, including Ur of the Chaldees. where Abraham was born.

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Window Tax was abolished in England this date 1851. Originally imposed in 1697 to make up the deficiency from clipped and defaced silver coinage, it was increas- ed six times between 1747 and 1808 and reduced in 1823. Its effects are still visible in numerous bricked-up windows.

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Russian papers have been quoting the opinion of an historian that there was no rational excuse for highly strained rela- tions which have arisen between the two great Anglo-Saxon powers and the Soviet

Union. Proper editing would at least have substituted non-Communist for "Anglo- Saxon."

to It will be of interest to not a few who knew and admired Sir Charles Tupper that his desk as leader of the Conservative Party is still in the possession of the party, Mr. George Nowlan, president, having ac- quired it and had it installed in his office in Parliament. Sir Charles used it when he was Conservative Prime Minister in 1896, and had a separate lock and key for

each iron-handled drawer.

O O O In Quebec Maurice Duplessis as At- tomey-General of the Province, will be ask- ed by members of the Montreal Provision Trades Association to clarify the status of spreads or other products which may be used as substitutes for butter. Members declared that if the sale is permitted, standards of composition should be set to protect the consumer. Without clearly de- fined standards inferior products could be offered to the public.

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An inmate of Dorchester penitentiary (says the Telegraph Journal) has made a model yacht, sold it for 330, and donated the proceeds to the Red Cross. This re- freshing news goes to show that men con- victed of breaking the law are not wholly bad. Even some of the worst offenders against the rules of society have better in- stincts. The prisoner who gave the profits of his craftsmanship, instead of saving the money for his own use, did more for char- ity in one simple gesture than many law- abiding people who wouldn't give a cent to save a soul.

I Many old friends in this Province will regret to learn of the death of Major Fred F. May in British Columbia. Major May had a distinguished war record, and was a leading figure in the Canadian Legion in the early days of its existence here. He was keenly interested in preserving his- toric rellcs and in the agitation for estab- lishment of a Provincial museum. A public spirited citizen in every sense of the term, his departure for the West Coast in 1945 was a loss to his well-loved community of St. Eleanor's and to this Province in general. The sincere sympathy of all our citizens will be extended to his widow in her bereavement. O O O

The C. C. F. Government of Saskatch- ewan is in the money-lending business, but not for profit. A total of h120,185 from the government's student aid fund was loaned to 432 students in 1950-51. These figures were approldmately the same as those for the previous two years. Nor- mal school students borrowed the most money from the fund in the past year, with 218 normal school students borrow- ing I total of 560.660. University students ranked second with 183 borrowing 356.- 640, Ind the remaining 52,885 went to 31 nurses in training, in the form of scholar- ships. No interest is charged students borrowing from the fund unless they have

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made no effort to pay off the debt after having worked for some time. In the lat- ter case, the board inlcharge of the fund has authority to assess four per cent in- terest. However, this has not as yet been- necessary. The current fund is made up of interest coming from I million-dollar

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Sir-in 1910 Dr. John R. Mott-. in his book "The Decisive Hour in Christian Missions". said: "If we do not. send to the Japanese 10.000 missionaries. we will meet. them later with 100.000 bayonets." That came true a few years ago. We now understand that the only- alternative for Communism is the Christian Church, with em- phasis on "Christian."

The Foreign Mission Enterprise began in a small way 100 years ago. It bore fruit of a choice quality. Think for a minute of Kagawa and what. he has done for Japan,and the whole world. Think of the foot binding and low status of women in the East before then. '

The hospitals we provide are too few and too crowded. Col- leges are more than filled. Re- quests for more teachers have to be turned down. Up to now we may say that what we have done should have been a hundred times more. p

There is no discharge in this warfare for a Christian world. For. when the Church ceases to be missionary. it is no longer Christian. And as far as the rank and file are concerned. we are becoming more materialistic and less God conscious. Agnes San- ford, a woman of unusual faith, in a talk from Washington, D.C.. and widely quoted. says this: "Those who are earnestly walt- ing on God for I solution of world troubles. all seem to get the same answer to their prsyerlr-repent. some hear the ivoics' in words- The United States will be des- troyed unless it repents."

The same would apply to Can- ada. Moses was called from the herding of cattle to lead an army out of Egypt. So to my mind there is a man. called from the ranks of high finance. in the person of Paul Hoffman, who un- der the Marshall Plan of dollars. is destined to lend his country and. let. us hope. Ill. the free countries, in a campaign to ofh set Communism. Hoffman's crus- ade ls bloodless. It is simply gathering up the underbrush in the wsrtorn countries t.hIt. would make feed for Communlstic pro- paganda, as a fire feeds on what. is inflammable; taking care 0 hunger, disease, lying propaganda. illiteracy, ignorance, .fear. hatred. disagreement in labor, and putting in their plIce. capital to start. -wheels turning and land produc- ing. courage. hope. health. 111- 'f0l'm'li.l0n. cooperation. I chance for student. to come to Amer-ion

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ITEITTAI. SEASON

While hot winds keep gray clouds of dust Iwhirl

And garden blossoms wither in the sun,

within the florist shop the buds uncurl .

Their petals. lifting proudly one by one.

Rod roses glow like flame in hold I .

A foil! for his blooms of ovm!

0. . !'onyth!lI holds up I yollow Ihuf Nut btiloldtl of Rosvon-borrowed us.

Though loaves In brown rust Ind birds have own I log. Hm known-

to swing. roof and wall.

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may fall.

capital fund, plus collections made each year

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with Or If the earth is looking for the opvranoscenl. seasons In In- 'l'ho pendulum of time has sound And hire encompassed by" Itoul Eternal summer line though now

-Ines Clark Thor-son in The

to study better methods. 'such like.

This is just, on I larger scale. what. our missionaries always did. as far as in their power. This is now costing billions in American money. But not nearly so many billions as it would take to maintains "fence" around the United States, not as many as it would take to wage I war. 'I would call it. the Secular World coming to the help of the Church. as it. has a right to do. For the -Church has given us democracy, culture. education and all that raises us to a little lower than the angels. i imagine I see I prophecy in the lath chapter of Revelation. especially the 10th

'the woman." I am taking "the earth" to mean our Secular World. the woman to meanChrist.'s cause on earth. And the Dragon to mean the menace that we now 'face. The help given -by the "powers that be" may be given -for the sake of self preservation. 'but. it could release our workers for their bearing of the good news. I am, Sir, el.c., ARCH. MACKENZIE

Kfnsington.

MORELL CEMETERIES

Sir.-It. seems to me I read something I short time ago with regard a movement to restore old burying places to more respect- able looking grounds. Travelling through the country and seeing many cemeteries and knowing of others that are hidden from the searching eyes of lovers of beauty. I turn back to home.

Home. a. little place in this vil- lage where with a wife and fam- ily we spend the summer months. The Catholic cemeteries are only a stones' throw away. the one It the Church of the Little Flower where my own mother rests along with other dear ones. I can gaze at the beauty of this well-kept sacred burial grounds. nicely fenced around. the headstones in line. the grass well clipped Ind the entire cemetery so clean Ind lovely.

And then I go to the Church of St. Lawrence I short distance away just to see this old burial place. It's not so near the church but easy to find. and to anyone who has seen this graveyard for years they won't know it now. The stones that were falling down were all removed with the exception of I very few: the mounds all levelled down and borrowed and grass sown. After this the stones were replocsd in proper lines and old trees and old forgotten fences taken away. And to shorten this letter, lnis lovely green cemetery is today and every day I place of betuty. New graves are dug but the surplus clay is taken away. New fences surround the entire place and in the setting evening Iun you will find the pastor behind tho lawn mower or around the fences keeping those pisces so lovely. Donations have come to him from friends far Ind non for this worl; which cost I lot along with his own ten years of sweat. toll

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verse - "And the earth helped

Twmii Old Charlottetown ' (Am! r. s. I.)

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ANNEXING THE MAGDALENS

This Island appears at one time ,to have been on the eve of an- fnexing the Magdalen Islands. The lfollowlng editorial on the subject is from the Colonial Herald of June 13, 1840:

"in the Bill now before Par lisment for the reunion of the Canadss. and other matters ap- pertaining thereto. a clause has been introduced for annexing the Magdalen Islands, hitherto con- sldered part of the country of Quebec. to the Gbvernmenl. of Prince Edward Island. This sub- ject was brought under the con- sideration of the Earl of Durham, by Sir Charles A. Fltzltoy. during the visit of the latter to Quebec in 1838; and the views of His Excellency were followed up by the representations of the del- legates from this Island. who, in the course of the same year. wait- ed upon the. Governor General.

. along with the deputation: from the other Colonies. "On that occasion we under-

stand that an effort was made by "'9 deputies from Nova Scotls to induce His Lordship to mend the annexation of

ilslands to the

l'ECOl'Tl- those Government of Nova Scotla. The sumo year In which this discussion took place, Sir Charles Fitzlloy. at the pup. tlcular request of the Earl of Durham. made a visit to those is- landl in H. M. S. Pearl, for ch; purpose of examining into the condition of the inhabitants. and 5M1l1)'lYI8,hlm!e1f. by actual ob- IHVQNOII. as to the oxpediency of introducing any chin” hm, their political relations with the surrounding Colonies.

The xenon which an Excel-

burllli his leisure hours were Spent. in those cemeteries and If- ter ten years of this he has rosch. ed his sole Imbltlon to bring bsck l-h0':f01'Z0fMn places. where not oug ea-tones, to places of beauty. S "Rd!!! last wu Cemetery

um” he"- ""1. many who at first could not see, thig gran work were first with their dons- -tions for the continuance of Lhg work that never ends.

The entire credit. for the plus gird movement must. go to 1.115.; ! Ilen Mcxenna. who ten long years ago bcgsmthe heart-brub -ins tank of starting this move. ment for thou parishes and to- da! can also pride in his work. Scores have come from 1., ma near to see those ., mg

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it! tho llnlvuity of loutlun California they luvs I machine that can out In inch of material into 5.000 allow. and in one you can't visunliss what that means lt.'InsI.rlyIIt.hlnIst.hohImin s snack-bar sandwich.-(Ottawa Oitissn.)

Slow driving on arterial high- wsys is just II much I traffic menace ll too speedy driving. Modern hlghwsys Ire built. It great cost. to move II many vo- biclcs as possible. as safely Is possible, with the lent poniblc loss of time. Much of the con- struction cost. is now wasted. Un- iformity of speed is the best. in- sunnoe ggllnlt accident. and legislation thst. will enforce this uniformity is commendable and dcsirIbie.- (Vancouver Sun).

A woInIu' who was I fnnstfo about going to scnnoes. took her little boy with her one dny so that the lId might tIlk to his deIr deputcd father. After the contact had nboen mIde by the medium. the son said with simple diroctn II: "Where In you. PI.- pof" 'm in Heaven. son," cIms back In answering voice. "And no you an angel, Papa?” Isked the boy. "You, my boy." came back the voice. "An angel with

wings Ind I harp and every-

thing!" "1'hIt.'I right." The boy

stopped Incl considered I moment.

"say. Daddy," he continued eag-

erly. "tell me--what do, you

measure from tip to tip?"-(Ob

town Journal).

In Toronto I boy of IT ran away in In effort to escape when I constable put. him under arrest. The constable opened fire and. says the Toronto Star, a bullet lodged in the laws spine-he may be I. cripple for life. The charge against him is" attempted. shop- brssklng. PcrhIps it is possible to devise any rules about the use by policemen of their revolvers time could be followed in all cir- cumstonoes, and nobody would argue very strongly that I con- stable should hold his fire if a convicted murderer were escaping from custody. But. there is I

lency made on that occasion we have not seen. but we subse- quently learned that in the orig- inal draft of the Canadian Bill. which was submitted to Parlia- ment last year. a clause was in- troduced for dlssevering the Mall- dnlcn Islands from Cunada and annexing them. as well as the Dis- trict of Gaspe, to the Govern- ment of New Brunswick. Upor. the appointment. however. of the Right Honorable Poulott Thom- son to the supreme command in the North American Colonies, the subject then under discussion was postponed until his report should be received. Sir Charles A. Fitz- Roy lost no time in entering into a communication with the Gov- ernor in Chief upon the subject of the Magdalen Islands, and the latter was pleased to - ommend that they should be annexed to the Government of this Island. and a clause to that effect has accord- ingly. as has been stated. been introduced into the Bill now be- fore Parllsment. and which. We entertain no doubt. will soon pass into A law. . .

"The intelligence averted to was communicated to His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor. by I despatch from Lord John Russell. so that there can be no doubt as to its authenticity."

strong feeling that too often, in the pursuit (Is in this mung. else) of someone charged um, . compantively minor offence an police show I dopiol-Ibis lnck gg discretion. This Toronto ind, nu,

. break into

Ibop. might nu. ma ......,,.: llllllndod or It worst would have been given I few months 1;. . rofonnotory. Instcsd his punuh. mcnt took the form of a bullet in the spins and perhaps ; ugewm II I cripple. In this Is in most such cuss the punishment is our of Ill relation to the crime, 01,. viously it wss better that am, chsp should have escaped mm that he be punished so dreadfully -(Ottawa Joumnll. .