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THE GUARDIAN.

Morning Daily (Founded In 1887', Authorised as Second Chas Mall. Poet Office Department. Ottawa.

President. lea A. Burnett; Vice-President, Wm. It. Burnett; Sec-y.-’i‘reaa., G. M. Burnett; Editor and Illansglng Director. .I. R. Burnett; Associate Editor.

Frank Walker. 0

_"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest lnk."

ciinnnorurrowivf TUESDAY NOV. l8. 1941

The Geneva Agreement

As will be seen from today's news columns, Prince Edward lsland benefits materially from the new tariffs and trade agreement negotiated at

_,_ rue ,_ GUARDIAN. ciirugylvijrisrjowu

‘dently the promise of them proved effective as

vote-catchers for we find, once again, in the Liberal I947 manifesto the following announce- ment: "Assistance to Cooperatives to build warehouses-B per cent of cost."

How much more faith can the electors put in this pledge, than in the I943 promise which remains by no means "practically completed"?

Lord Selkirk ln Canada A visitor to Canada at present is the Earl Seltfrk who settled the Belfast district in this ate-y with Manitoba's history. Educated at Eton, Oxford University and

Edi--burgh University, as well as the Universities of Bonn, Vienna and Paris, the present Lord

Geneva and onnbiinced from sOttawa yesterday. Reduction of duties has been obtained on tur- nips, canned chicken, dressed poultry, lurs and other commodities entering the United States,‘ and on canned lobsters entering France. Of chief interest and importance, however, is the in-I crease in the present U. S. quota for Canadian: certified seed potatoes from l,500,000 i0 25min, 000 bushels annually entering at a duty of 37'/z' cents per I00 pounds. _ _ _

Chiefly responsible fer obtaining this substan- tial concassion for our seed potato growers bu! been Mr. J. W. Boulter, manager of the P. E. I. Potato Growers Association and President of the Canadian Horticultural Council, who also acted as representative for the Provincial Government in presentations made at Ottawa, Chicago, Washington and elsewhere. Mr. Boulter has been ill for the past few weeks, and it was. from his ind in the Prince Edward Island Hospital that The Guardian was able to contact him lost night. He expressed great satisfaction over the ‘new agreement, stating that it would mean practical- ly a quarter of a million dollars to our seed po- tato producers.

Under the reciprocal trade agreement of I938, :1 5O percent reduction in the U. S. seed potolto durv was obtained. No further reduction coud be made without going_before Congress. Mi. Boulter in his presentations concentrated upon the quota restrictions. He asked that the quota be eliminated altogether; but actually the mil- lion bushels increase in quota amounts t0 Pmc‘ ticnlly the some thing, as it is confined to seed chiefly from Prince Edward lsland, and we caln never expect to ship more than 2,500,000 buslhe s of seed in any one year to our American neigh- bars. This leaves our _table stock quota of one million bushels still open, "WNW f‘ l°l'°l P°l*‘1' t, quota of 3,500,000 bushels.

Warm congratulations are due to Mr. Boultet and all associated with him in his successful ef- forts on behalf of our seed P°l°l° Qmwelf- Th‘ lsland also had a good friend at court in the person of Mr. William J. Callaghan, Canadian tariff commissioner who is a native of this Pro- vince. All the tariff changes affecting us are of value, and should ensure both for our farm- ars and fishermen a very substantial enlarge- ment of their export markets.

Selkirk served as a Group Captain in the R. A. F. during the war, being twice mentioned in despatches. He has held many civic and gov- ernmental offices in Scotland and is commission- er ul Scotland's general board of control, a posi- tion he has held since I936. At present he is mainly interested in the expansion of the Scot- tish Airways Corporation, of which he is a dir- ector, and his trip to Canada and the United States is being made mainly on this company's business. '

-‘ EDITORIAL NOTES _

From the Premier's speech it seems that he does not know what to do in the packing-house situation. He calls on the Opposition to sug- gest the next step.

The Canadian male will have o slightly bet- ter chance of getting a made-to-measure suit in the near future. Thirty British tailors are re- ported to have booked passage for this country.

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Even if they served no other purpose elec- tions would still be desirable for the employ- ment marle available for painters, cleaners and labour of all descriptions.

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Col. Wallace Goforth in citizens as to the present impractibility of "push- button war" goes 0n to give the rather cold comfort that there can be no atomic deluge on North American cities earlier than l0, I2 or l5 years.

reassuring Ottawa

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The suggestion of the Montague Board of Trade that the S. S. Prince Edward lsland should be utilized in service between Georgetown and Pictou should be followed up by all interested in maintaining and developing our trade with the mainland. Why should we be shut off from Nova Scotia and Newfoundland trade from Dec- ember to May when we have an ice-breaker like the Prince Edward at our disposal? Now is the time for both Government and Opposition to push for and demand something worth while and easily obtainable instead of sighing for political moons.

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The Event 0t The Year

Nothing for a long time has so captured the Imagination of the peoples of the British Com- monwealth as the forthcoming marriage of Her Royal Highness the Princess Elizabeth and Lieu- tenant Philip Mountbatten. Momentous political and other events are temporarily overshadowed by this Royal romance, for which one must go back to the marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburgifor anything like a parallel in widespread public Intel's"-

As heir presumptive to the British Throne, the Princess has been in the limelight from child- hood, and it is natural that such an event as her marriage should arouse keen eXcltemeflf- Bu‘ in this case there is more. She has won all hearts by her charms of youth_and personflllty; flfld U” ages-old pageantry which will accompany the tieing of the nuptial knot in Westminster Ab- be) on Thursday, and the many brilliant func- tions in connection therewith, are felt to be of less Importance _than the fact that here is _no affair of state convenience at all but a genuine old-fashioned love-match. __

Nowhere have the preparations for the Royal wedding been followed with kecner interest tltu" in Prince Edward lsland and Canada generally. The messoae re:ently cabled to Her Royal High- ness by this Premier of this Province expressed the feelings of all our citizens. We 10in most sincerely v-‘Ilh loyal subjects everywhere in wish- inr- the Princess and her sailor consort every hgpyiincss. May the love they bear IOWOFd Emil‘ other be as a light to their feet and a guide to their path for m:ny fruitful years.

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rremier Jones in his manifesto announces that his I943 election platform has been "prac-i tically completed." lf by this_he_means that it has been implemented almost in its entirety, he could not have been referring to Plank No. 3 which stated, among other things, that "stor- age plons for grain, fertilizer and potatoes are well advanced." Elaborating on this plank in the I943 campaign, the Premier declared: "We

Sir W. S. Gilbert, English playwright and humorist born this date I836; first won distinc- tion by his Bab Ballads and such plays as Pyg- malion and Galaten and Dari’! Druce. He at- tained his ultimate fame as librettist in con- junction with Sir Arthur Sullivan; their comic operas include H. M. S. Pinafcre, The Pirates of Penzance, Patience, and the immortal "Savoy" series, Iolanfhe, The Mikado, The Yeomen of the Guard, The Gondoliers, etc:

I often think it comical How‘ nature does contrive

That every boy and every gal, That's born into this world alive ls either a little liiberal

Or else a little Conservative.

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Who are the Maclnnes? The name lnnes is of territorial origin from the barony of lnnes in Morayshire, which no doubt takes its origin from the Gaelic word innis, an island. The first of the line, Bcrowald, came from Flanders, and he got a grant of the Barony of lnnes from Mal- colm IV about I160. lt'was probably his grand- son Walter who first assumed the territorial designation. The Privy Council in I579 recog- nized the lnneses as a clan. Sir James, 12th chief, entertained James IV at lnnes in I490. The 16th chief was beheaded by the Regent Morton.

Sir James, the 25th chief, became Duke of Rox- burgh in I805. The lnnesss of Bolveny descend from Walter of lnncrmarkie, second son of the Iltl. chief. lnnes of Edingight supported Prince Charlie. Lewis lnnes, Jacobite Secretary of State for Scotland in I690, and his brother thc historian, were of the lnneses of Draikie. Ari lnnes of Benwall was Lyon Depute in I672 when the present Lyon register was instituted, and Sir Thomas lnnes of Learney is the present Lord Lyon King of Arms. There is a Clan lnnes tar- tan and their badge is listed as holly and Scots pine.

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Four years ago, in mid-November, I913, elements of the lst Canadian lnfantry Division and iii particular, of the 3Fd Brigade, broke up enemy scorched earth tactics along the upper reaches of the Sangro River in Central Italy.

have men here to survey the whole Island wirli a view to storing feed grain, fertilizer and pota- toes, and eleven track-side warehouses have been planned for at various parts of the Prov- ince."

How for these plans had advanced three years later was revealed in an answer tabled in the Legislature last March in reply to _an Op- posTtion question. Here is the question and answer:

l. Has the Government built or made ar- rangement to build any storage warehouses as promised in the Government's pro-election plot- warehouses

been bullt or intended to be built?

Answer: 1. Yes. 2. Warehouses have been t Ilmlre, Wellington, and Douglas Station.

planned in ‘I943 had

vanished-eel! bet lSIlO-fllfi this air. lut ev_i-

Tlia eleven warehouses

on the Adriatic shore.

Fighting in bleak. snow-covered hills, their pat- rols ranged far and wide, looking for trouble and more often than not, getting it. Operating out of Carovilli and Agnone in considerable force at the time, the enemy was systematically destroying everything on the right bank of the river to deprive our troops of food and shelter during the winter months. On November I6th the Germans were shelled out of Carovilli. A fierce battle followed at Castel di Sangro be- tween the West Nova Scotia Regiment troops of the lst German Parachute Division. When forced to give up this strong point the enemy quit and withdrew entirely from the dis- trict. Two weeks later, as winter closed in, the Canadians were headed for an even bigger job —that of helping win the terrific battle then being waged across the mouth of the ‘Sengro

of Selkirk, a direct descendant of the Lord~

Province, and whose name is also linked intim-‘

and‘

-lletes By The Way-

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Why worry about the high prlee of automobiles? After all, It Ls the iich man's toy. Like the beefsteak. -Br~andon Bun.

Two New Jersey tomcets have been left, by an aged woman, the bulk of her $82,000 estate. Hope they don't. squander it all on cat,- .nip. — Windsor Star.

Parents says an expert, should lei. their children experience fall- ure. And little Wlllle hopes this sage advice will be considered the next. time he brings home his ,re- port card. — WInclsor- star.

The man with the world's long- est title ls Don. E. Petty, who has neon designated "Chairman of the Committee on Statement of Prin- (iPIBS of Administrative Law of the Section Of Administrative IAIN; American Ba: Association." And it doesn't contain a single “where- ss." — Ottawa Cl.tlzen.

School boards will hope the Hol- l; wood school which Is giving ‘charm courses“ to teaches will not spread the Idea across t. e con- tinent. There Is a high marriage rate among the schoolmarms as It is, and additional glamor, Supgr. imposed on that already possesed, would only make more acute the shortate of female peclagozues. — Windsor Star.

"l have s portrait ef an ances- tor by an eminent 18th Century artist. On cleaning, It was found that one eye had at some time been damaged and clumsily re- painted, giving the subject e de- clded squint. Mr. T. C. Dugdale says that restoration should never- be necessary; would he leave my ancestor squlntlng or one-eyed?” asks a writer to The Times of Lon- don.

People have been digging up old cclns In this district for years Jlld years, but never, so far as we can learn, have they been so old as the two Elizabethan specimens which have turned up this year, one of them Iii Brockvllle, the other In the neighborhood of ld- rlzson. Everyone will probably have liis own version of how these two old calns happened to find their way to Leeds county gardens and iliowed fields. And perhaps we ought not to be surprised If coins of the Romans or of the VIklngs (It they had any) soon made their appearance in this part of the world. - Brockvllle Recorder and Times.

Twlna separated in e South Australian orphanage at the age of eight, met In Brisbane by acci- iZcnuSO year's later. They were “caring the same type of open. necked shirt, smoking the 53mg brand of tobacco, both 5 ft. 6 in. in height, wltli only one pound difference In weight. They had almost. forgotten each others exis- Lincc. Comparing tastes they found that, both intensely dislike marma- lade. They are both fond of horses, and both rLrlnk moderately and smoke heavily. Neither has l-iacl a serious sickness. They have los‘. t-nc same teeth. and have the 53mg front teeth tilled. _ Australigl] News Letter.

On a small farm In the North West. B friendly and Intelligent noose has discover-ed where Its food is kept and continually endeavors i.o get ln_ always by the method of turning the handle. It. cannot quite manage to turn It suffic- iently, but seems to be well aware that. the handle offers the only nicens of entrance. In general, the goose Is, of course, one of the clev- ezest of all birds How, then, has It come about that we use the word as a symbol of stupidity? Yet. more ‘unjust Is the selection of the pig |h5 a Symbol of dlrtlness. It is one oi Llie cleanest-and mast compari- iauablc-of animals. On this same farm the bedding or a particular pig remains immaculately clean and

is not. removed at less than six ywceks’ intervals. The same nnlniai loll] go for walks with its owners ‘like any dog and always hurrlcs ,lc join them as soon a they come lll sight. for mere coripanionsllip. | Any child or other person designat- ‘Bil as a pig should give thanks for ilie term as a compliment. -Lon- don Spectator.

Rose fish, or sea perch. had llttlo io". no commercial value until a Iew years ago. Then they sudden- Iy became popular In the United States, after somebody discovered chat sandwiches stuffed with rose llSiT fillets were remarkably tasty. Today they are an Important source or Income for the trawlermen of Boston and Gloucester. One of the mast, extensive rose fish grounds is e few miles off Grand Manon Ir, New Brunswick waters. It ls fished constantly by New England- crs, but, oddly enough, not by New Brunswlckers. Now that plans have been completed for is Grand Marian dragger fleet, this sltuatlon ‘c soon to be rlghted. Rose fIsh are caught. at. a depth of 50 to 60 fath- oms, compared with the 30 fathoma at which cod are generally taken. They get their name from their vIvId rose color ,anil few things that awlm In the sea are as beau- tlfuL-Balnt John Telegraph-Jour- n

Pittsburgh has at last nsede coal smoke Illegal. Optimists believe glint the Inhabitants wlli learn to like air after they have breathed It- awhile. Americana vlaltlng Paris are astonished to find that few women there ere wearing the nevr long sklste. It appears that ttie greet French revolution Ia for ex- port only. Winston Churchill's de- iiiead for e general election has not tied much public support. The Brltlati voters apparently feel that Ooaeefntlvea are sealer to ee with-

- PU BLIC FORUM

This column la open to

m. disoudon by sono-

ol ' ll

lateral. The Charlottetown

Guerrllla alone not ueeeQr-

‘ u, enllorio the opinion of a eorreaponiluutl-

n-au-Avww-i-i-v-vauv-ruvn BAGPIPBS WANTED

Sin-As I sin In search of a set of bagpipes, can't. think of any better place to make Inquiries than on the Island. Having been born and raised there and have heard them many times during my childhood now desire to own a set. Have a member of my family interested In learning to play them. Thought possibly where you are In touch with all points of the Island you might. know of a set. that. 1 can buy, In working order of course. Please let me know the where- abouts of a set. I am. Sir. etc, Mrs. Charles S. 254 Ash St. Walttiam J4, Mass,

Bell.

Curiosity Shop (Prom Tifne f-Magezine)

In a Chicago suburb 82 01d 115i” declared warmlyi "w! l" l“ young enough to believe In love as is very Important part of Inter- national relations." To prove it the. ladies gave a shower lsat week at the Hollywood. XII. Brltlah Old People's Home. Amid toasts drunk In seuterenc or tea, they sent a copy of Love Ledger, a bride's fIrsLyear book, and a hand. stitched sachet pillow to Princess Elizabeth. ’

Meanwhile the gifts were pllllng up at St. Jsmesu Palace. Among them:

A cardigan sweater {roan Bri- tain's Angora Rabbit Society,

A pillow embroidered with the words "Don't Fence Me In." from a Mrs. R. Lane.

A set of twelve crystal plates engraved with Audubon birds from U. S. Ambassador and Mrs. Douglas. I

A scisrabueold object labeled “Agnlmanl, the Magic Gem of the Orient" from one Baron Richard de Touclie-Skaddlng.

Eighty pairs of Nylons from various welLwishers. ‘

A crystal bowl from President and Mrs. Harry Truman.

A pair of blue garters from Mrs. Ella Whagy of New York.

A morocco edition of The World Crisis by Winston Chur-" chili from Winston Churchill.

Ingredients for a wedding cake from the Girl Guides qt Australia.

A little boy's suIt knitted in green wool from Miss A. B. Esau.

A 16th Century psalter from Lord and Lady Melchett, on which England's first Queen Elizabeth had glrllshly scribbled her name and is poem:

No crooked legs, no black eye No part deformed out of klnde Nor yet so ugly lielfc can be

As Is the Inward suspicious mlncle.

Soviet Military Governor Misr- shal Vasslly - Sokolovoplry _ made his contribution to the occasion by faking “administrative mea- sures" against a German new; paper that criticized the planned Iavishness of Princess Elizabeth's wedding in the face of European hunger.

-——________ In A Pinch ISydney Post-Record)

The Premier of Prince Edward I§I&Ild_ Hon. J. Walter Jones, has promised the electors to abolish Bli land and road taxes. In the event of his Government being returned on December ll. That, the Progressive Conservative op- posltlon wll1 take a, similar post- tlon goes without saying.

The nboIItIon of the lend tax wlLl leave no otheialmportiint source of direct tax revenue b0 the Is- land Government, except the levy on gasoline. Ever since Confedera- tion and under all Governments, the people of Prince Edward Island nave ‘paid lower taxes per capita lnall those of any Province of the Dominion. The land tax Premier Jones now undertakes to abolish is e modest levy of ten cents an acre on all farm lands in the Pro- vince. Buildings, farm machinery. and all kinds of personal property are entirely exempt from Provin- cial taxetlon. It. ls calculated that, If the land tax be abolished, it wll1 mean a loss of $100,000 4n- nuelly to the Provincial treasury. This Is a considerable amount, as things go In the Island Province, where the Provincial business has always been carried on at a very low cost.

But even with the ebolltlon of the land tax and the discontinuance n1 the nntedlluvtan, "road work" system It. Is a practical certainty that the flnanclsl record of the Jones Government, and particu- larly the tax agreement It recent- ly financed with Ottawa, will have she general effect of raising taxes .n the Island Province away above any standards the people have yet known. When the exclusive right of Imposing and collecting Income taxes, corporation taxes. and In- heritance taxes was transferred from Charlottetown to Ottawa, those revenue sources peeled Into the hands of more exacting tex- mastere than the Islanders have

out than movies or tobacco. A eur-

prlslngly large number of farmers, admit that the present prlees of foodstuffs ere too high. Al the vvheatgrower lull tile tainted mon- ey to the bank, his honest face ia red with shehie a well es exer- tlon. The forwsrd- oktna Chicago ‘Iflbune lies built an atomic-bomb shelter In Its caller. Thus the "World's Greatest New r" glvea notice tbet any attempt to iub out OoIoneL McCormick will

_ LONDON. ‘fm

s "We must be lree or dlo, who lpeak titre tongue That Shakespeare spake; Hie felt-h and morals hold Which Milton nae." The was ii nobly sung By one who. speaking for his day. foretold The troubles and the triumph-Ln! our own. He knew the wonders oftentimes achieved ‘Iltu-ough fsltts and courele. Bill"!- lng q-ulte alone, For he was one iwha steadfastly believed " Belief, well foanded. ell. I-le spoke