~tary alliance

PAGE FOUR

THE GUARDIAN

Morning Dally (Founded In i887) buthorlsed is: lleounil Chloe llall- Poet Olllfll , Department, Ottawa. The lelanil Guardian Pnbllahlna Co. Islltar imd llnnlglng Director. J. B. Burnett. ‘ Associate Editor, Irlnb Walker. "The Strongest Memory is Weaker Tllflfl

the Weakest lnk.“ CHABLOTTETOWN, THURSDAY, NOV. 1a, 194a

The Farmers lllil It

Now the dust of the U. S. presidential elec- tions has subsided a remarkable fact has been established - it was not that the cities turned against Dewey, it was that the farmers didn't vote (or bother voting) tor him. Truman's suc- cess was due to a weak Republican support in rural America, where it had been formerly strong, and was achieved in spite of Republican gains in industrial centres.

"ln the final analysis," explains a leading American magazine, "it was the rural drift from Dewey which cost the Republicans the Presiden- cy, control of Congress, and a half-dozen or so governorships. The Republicans, from Mr. Dewey down, ran better in many industrial centres than they had in the previous four Presidential elec- tions, but the normally Republican-minded farm- ers simply did not produce the usual G. O. P. margins in the rural areas. lt was the main political development on which the election turn- “.1!

George van Slyke, writing for the North American.Newspaper Alliance, points out that Governor Dewey lost Ohio, Illinois and Califor- nia by a total of 88,883 votes, completed re- turns from the election in these three states re- vealed. Had he carried those three states, rated as traditional Republican strongholds, with their combined 78 electoral votes he would have won the Presidency by one vote. The total vote of the notion, with a few scattered districts still unreported, was 47,338,337. The majority in the Electoral College is Z66. Dewey's electoral vote is 189.

The final count demonstrates conclusively that the G.O.P. lost the farm vote and that loss decided the election. The moral is worth remem- bering, by Canadian as well as American politic- lans.

Mr. St. l.aurent's Error

Rt. Hon. Louis St. Laurent, leader of the Liberal Party and now Prime Minister of Can- ada, made a slight error, surely, says the Brant- ford Expositor, when he ‘pointed to President

,Truman's recent victory as a good reason why

his own Liberal Government should be returned to power for a fourth straight term.

That may be true enough, but the techni- cal and quite important differences that Mr. St. Laurent appears to have overlooked is that for the last two years at least, the Congress of the United States was not by any means always or fully in support of the President. Such com- munity of policy as existed on foreign affairs, for instance, was by virtue not of a continu- ance of majority backing for Mr. Truman but of bi-partisan agreement and arrangement.

Comparativeiy speaking - though the com- parison can hardly be made on all fours due to the difference in set-up — if Mr. King or Mr. Si. Laurent had been in the position of Mr. Tru- man, he would have been out of office following the mid-term elections two years ago!

What happened iii the United States was not continuation of a parliamentary control for the Government in Congress but a return to it after a two-year lapse, because during that in- terval Mr. Truman was opposed by Republican and usually hostile majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Mr. St. Laur- ent should be more careful with his allusions and comparisons, if he does not want to leave himself open to some Opposition rejoindors!

Two Major Benefits

.he Financial Post notes with satisfaction two beneficial results of the Truman victory in the U. S; elections. lst. There will be no delay on important international matters such as would have occurred if a new President couldn't get his hands on the helm until after the January inaugural, and until after a widespread change- over of senior officials had been accomplished. Secondly, there is now much less uncertainty here about U. S. policy on matters of the utmost im- portance to Canada.

On foreign policy, it is true, Governor Dewey supported in principle the same platform as President Truman, but it is generally agreed that even had the Republicans won, there would have been at least three months delay and likely many more before the new administration could have completed o changeover in personnel and acquir- ed the necessary knowledge and experience to permit it to go ahead on extremely urgent mat- ters, like continental defense co-ordination, for instance. Such a delay might have had grave consequences indeed in these critical times.

Moreover with one major plank in U. S. foreign policy, international trade, there was a natural, if perhaps unjustified, uneasiness in Canada about what might happen if the Republi- cans came into power.

‘ At best, with a Dewey win we could hope that there would be no sudden reversal in the Hull-Roosevelt-Truman program of lowering to iffs and other trade barriers. But that would not be enough if Canada and the United States are to prosper as they might and should. There must be a further removal of these barriers if these two countries are to buy freely of each other’s goods, if they are to become full partners in the development of our joint North American econ- oiny and defense.

With a Truman. win there will be less un- easiness on this point and others where Cor. ado and the United States must work together. 0n mutual defense, on aid to Europe, on a mili- witli those other world democracies ybleb think as we think, there is reason to be-

lieve the Truman administration wfil continue

its past policies. Not only is that administration '

already familiar with the peculiar Canadian prob- lems involved, but now it has the necessary power to go full steam ahead.

EDI TURlAl. NUllis

With the largest Canadian potato crop in 24 years no one can say that our farmers are not doing their besntojeed a hungry world.

This week will probably see determined whether or not citizens of Eire are to becoirie foreigners in the remainder of the King's domin- ions.

I

The opei-ing yesterday of the new Berlin airport goes for to ease the task of keeping that city supplied. Canada still retains the role of onlooker although individual Canadian airmen are taking part at considerable cost to themselves.

i i I Q

I I I

Ari avowed Communist has been properly re- fused admittance to the British Columbia Bar. Barristers are court officers and take an oath of fealty, an oath which would be the merest mock- ery to a Communist.

I I I

The better half of Canada's oldest living couple advises the young wife to look after her husband and her marriage will look after itself. After seventy-five years of moriiage, she should

know.

"Ir W

Children are not to be allowed into the Fox and Mink Exhibition for fear they may be bitten by the little animals. After some recent acts of juvenile vandalism some of the fears may be the other way around too.

I i I

I

Delays are proverbially dangerous, and the successive postponements of the Ottawa Supreme Court decision on the margarine case make farmers anxious and suspicious of the outcome. Anyway Parliament will soon resume, and new legislation should clarify theaissue.

i fl

Already islanders have been chosen to rep- resent, and do represent other parts of Canada in Parliament and now New Brunswick (St. John- Albert) have nominated another, Mr. Dan A. Riley, barrister, to carry the Liberal banner at

next election.

i I

Mr. W. A. Morrell, F.l.C.S., is to be con- gratulated upon the honour of the fellowship just conferred upon him. He is perhaps one of the most widely known chartered accountants in the Maritime ‘Provinces, and though not resi- dent all the year round here, he is an Islander to all intents and purposes.

I i i i

I i

The Financial Post is reported to have de- manded that teachers be given equal tax privi- leges with business and other professional men. The particular point is that, like the other groups, teachers should get income tax exemption for travel expenses connected with their profession. The general question is the unjustified discrimina- tion against the salaried man as compared with

all other groups. I

I O

Sir William S. Gilbert, English playwright and humorist, born this date i836; won distinction with his Bob Ballads and such plays as Pygmalian and Galufea and Dan’! Druce; became world- famous as a librettost in conjunction with Sir Arthur Sullivan. His ability as a versifier was almost unsurpassed:

"Oh, don't the days seem lank and long, When all goes right and nothing goes wrong? And isn't your life extremely flat With nothing whatever to grumble atl i 5k’ i k

At a Press conference after he had said goodbye to his cabinet, a reporter asked Prime Minister King which was the greatest moment of his many years in office - "the golden mo- ment." "l have never thought of any particular moment," Mr. King replied. He hesitated and then, speaking with obvious feeling, referred to the war years. "All Canada's contribution was basically dependent on keeping this nation unit- ed," he declared. ”l feel our policies were right- l feel the government's policies have been fully vindicated over the years."

Q i i i’

Seemingly Dr. Grant, M.P., is not going to get the vacant senatorship without competi- tion. lt is claimed the vacancy does not belong to King's, but is a floating one. There are four senators, one for each of the three counties, and a spare one which may be awarded to any of the three counties. It is claimed that already Senator McIntyre represents Kings, so that the new appointment may be made from any of the counties. Already applications are being made

from each.

than

The enterprise of three farmers in Britain has reclaimed from the sea l,500 acres for food production. This has been achieved by building a new bank 6 l-2 miles long on the south side of the Wash, in Lincolnshire. This area contains some of the most fertile land in Britain. The re- markable aspect of this achievement is that this has been done in less than six months des- pite very bad weather. 50 men have been work- ing day and night with bulldozers and draglines. Hugo creeks, some being I00 feet wide had to be closed. The bank stands eleven feet high and is composed of 500,000 tons of strong clay.

"At i i i

Egg prices quoted below are for Grade A Large as at Nov. i2. At Montreal and Toronto the prices are those at which graded shipments are selling to wholesalers. At other points quo- tations ‘are prices to shippers for ungraded eggs_.

i947 i946 50-50% 47-48%

42-43

42-44

39

40

42

42-44

i948 58-59 56 50 57 54 5B 62

Montreal Toronto

Winnipeg Vancouver Edmonton _ Regina_ Charlottetown -

[HE GUARDIAN.

vrieel-vsirejivwo

- -_..--_ ' ' '"

A com. event ANXIOUSLY AwAi-reo.

IPQQWQ 0WO

' PUBLIC FORUM

This column le open to the dleoueslon by correspondents of quest-lone of inter-eel. The Guardian does not. necessar- ily endo the opinion or correspondents.

O§>G TB. CONTROL

Slr.—In reply to a letter which appeared in the Public Forum November 15, 1948, re T.B. Control and Vaccine.

I wish to point out that in 19-17 the Department of Health and Welfare of this Province ‘carried on this work in 137 families, also the staffs of the P. E. I. Hospital, Falconwood Hospital and the Pro- vincial Sanatorlum have been vac- cinated wlth B. C. G. vaccine in the past year.

This procedure is a recognized part. of our Preventive work in Tuberculosis on P. E. I.

I am, Sir, etc" P. A. CREELMAN. M.D., CM. Medical Superintendent.

“BETTER ENGLISH"

Sir,—In your column "Better English" on November 15th there l5 an error, I presume e typo- graphical one ln the third question. This asks. which one of three words ‘is misspelled. and the ans- wer gives only one, obeisance, when actually there is another obelisk. which should be obelisk.

Your readers will get a great deal of information as to the correct spelling rind meaning of words if they will consult a dictionary which has recently been publish- cd. "This is called the American College Dictionary, and contains both the English and American spelling and pronunciation.

I enjoy reading Better English, and feel that lt. helps a great mun; pcoplc.

I um, Sir, 010., W. E. GOODClllLIJ. 23 Montgomery Road. Toronto 9. Ontario.

1N UlAN SUMMER

ID Would have thought my lily- ellecl heart. Could have recovered greenness? 1t was gone Quite under ground: as flowers de-

pa:

To seek their mother root, when they have blown,

Where they together

All the hard weather.

Dead lo the world, keep house un- known.

These are thy wonders. Lord of Power,

Killing and qulckenlng. bringing down to ‘hell

And up to heaven ln en hour;

Making a chiming of is passing bell.

We said amiss

This or that. is:

Thy ward ls all. lf we could spell . . .

Ana now 1n age I bud again

After so many deettis I live and write: ‘

I once more smell the dew and ralri

And relish verslng; 0 my only Light!

It. cannot. be

Ttist I em he

On whom shy tempest: fell all night.

_ -deorge l-tirbert. (1503-1603).

OOOKIIILD, Suffolk, Iceland- (CP) - A resorbill Illll, blown 40 miles inland to this v by is gale. was sent. beck to t ooeet by train.

The Story Of C. P.

(By John Deuphlnee)

Forty years ego the distribution of news in Canada was a railway monopoly. Today the basic sup- plier of news to almost ell daily newspapers ls a. $l.000.000-a-year oo-operetlve. wlth ivwld-CWUIW connections, which they ope-rate themselves.

The transition from monopoly to co-operablon. from external control ta complete independence, 1s the subject. of "CP the story of The Canadian Prexs" just published here by the Ryerson Press.

The author 1s M. E. Nichols of Vancouver, retired managing direc- tor of the Vancouver Dally Pm“ ince and before that of the Winni- peg ‘tribune. No one ls better equipped to do the job. Mr. Nichols was one of the prime movers ln the newspaper-versus-railway comlwign ivhlch brought formation in 1917 of Canadats only national news c8911- cy. He was president of C P from 1931 to 1963 and a CP director for m'any years.

Mr. Nichols says he WTOi-Q hi! 327-page book at. the suggestion of other newspapers who earnest.- ly believe that the achievements of The Canadian Press. deserve a P18" 1n Canadian history." L. W. Brock- lngtan. K. c. of Ottawa, who Writ“ the foreword, goes even farther

"It. could well be argued.’ Mr. Brocklngton says. "that. no single happening helped more than the founding of The Canadlan Press to fashion the pattern of modern Can- ada to harmonize our warrlnfl e°°‘ mamles in a srvwlna unlw- W! l° give shape and substance not only to our apprehension of curse-IVES but also to our knowledge of the world forces which govern 011!‘ dcsblnles."

O O

Mr. Nichols‘ book is primarily is history of rum. phase o! Canaries development, but. lt ls more than a. history. Through liS D8805 Walk ihe great. men of Canadian journal- ism 1n this ceniuIy- Fflfmal-mn °l C.P. was a tremendous task. Mid all of them. at one time or another come into the picture.

Mr. Nichols starts his story 1n 1907. The Canadian Pacific. Whlfih then had a virtual monopoly of col- lection and distribution of news in Canada. doubled its charges for the news service supplied to the three Winnipeg daily newspapers.

The author then was president. and cdltor of the winnlpez Tele- gram. E. n. Macklin was general manager of Sir Clifford $130113 Manitoba Free Press and John W. Daioe its edliror-ln-chlef. R. L. Richardson was owner of the Win-

e

to defy the corporation.

eluted Press. an agency 1195mm! l” do the plck-and-shovel‘ work for erection of CP. The first secretary and manager was J. F. B. Llvesey. a "golden discovery" who later was m be general manager of OP from 1020 until his retirement in 1030. He dlecl five years liter: e

W. A. P. started from scratch tn a single rooin. Its lineal descend- ant. The Canadian Press. has an annual budget of more than 01.000.- 000; e new heed office building in Toronto; bureoux tn ell malor Canadian cities; offices manned by Canadians tn Landon, New York rind Washington; and well-establ- shed contractual reletlons wt h other agericl which blanket the world .

Greatest. of these ls The Aesoc- loted Press of New York — I Ilnnt co-operatlve which spent 830.000.- 000 this year-on whose administra- tive structure that. of CP is portly based. Next comes Reuters, en- othn‘ vrorld-wlde a owned and controlled by the newspapers of the United Klngdom.

OP was not. formed by the news- papers through any lust for power says Mr. Nichols.

"The Canadian Pram he! an abundance of power but it can only be exercised tn belie-l! of others;

They formed the Western Amo-

-§~30§¢0£><l0£>¢0€>¢0~f

Old Charlottetown (And r. n. r.)

DlSTUR-BING NOXSES

From the debates and proceed- ings of the Legislative Council, April 26, 1873:

Hon. Mr. Palmer brought ta the notice of the House the frequent interruptions and the inconveni- ence they were submitting to by noise in the Hulls of the Bulld- ing. Noisy boys frequently made the Halls more like a bear garden than anything else. Such interrup- tions would not be tolerated in any other Legislature. He thought there would be no impropriety in employing one or two men to keep down this disgraceful nuisance.

Hon. Mr. MacDonald thought. it was only necessary to call the nt- icntlon of the officers of both Houses to the matter in order to have the parties who were making such a disagreeable noise kept out of the Hulls of the Building.

Hon. Mr. Palmer replied this! the officer; of the House had too much to do inside to render efflcjom services ln keeping down disturb- ance in the outer Halls. It would require one or more persons con- stantly outside. and it was just as well to have the matter taken up at once, for the nuisance was in- creasing.

Hon. Mr. Haythorne said he was often surprised at the riotous con- duct of boys and young men in 1m; lobbies. While he Bympathjzcd with the nativity of youth. he was of opinion that the young would be improved by keeping them under proper discipline. lie thought. however. that it would be better to leave the n tter till tltelr relations with the ouse of As- sembly would be established by the usual Joint committee of good correspondence. Then they could have a conference and have the subject brought 1o the notice ol both Houses. and let them take united action upon it.

no Jot. or Little of [but be_;|;. played for attack or even for self-

Tbe Mine. Mill 1nd lnselter Workers Union has been re-edmlt- ted to membership in the Canadian Congress of Labor following the tendering of an apology by its in- ternational president. Apparently in this ease compunctiun has cov-

ered e multitude of elns. —I‘6m- mine Press.

One car company is lapping f-lsrce inches off the length of lls pro- ducts to help ease the traffic situ- ation. -The courts could help. too. by lapping off a few drivers. Then when the rest of the drivers get through lapping several inches oil‘ each other. the pedestrian may gel his moment in the sun again. -— Woodstack Sentinel-Review.

We heard the other day of a "snack" order ln one of the city's more exclusive clubs calling for a caviar sandvrich and a} champagne cocktail. Check, $4.50 — leaving room for a 50 cent tip to dispose of one of those blue Bank of Canada bills. Could thle be a sign of ln fletlon—or merely an lndlceron of the cost of high living? -— Moni- real Financial Times.

Aotlon has already been taken within the United Nations to out.- law the mass kidnapping of lhc children of one nation by another nation which intends to corrupt them from the teachings of their fathers so that one day they can be used to fight. against the country of their birth. Greece, whence chil- dren hnve been stolen ln mass for- eyl to be driven across the borders tnto Yugoslavia. Albania and Bul- garia to be hammered into hard Eyed» lylfli’. vicious little Commun- lets. ls the complaint before the U. N. assembly. end it will not take

BB0! a! AP , had previously ex. pressed his wllllngneu to vegt Canadian rights to the AP service 1n e co-operatlve association of Canadian newspapers m“ woujd be strong enough to guarantee gn Bdequaie return coverage of Can- adian news Accordingly aftu C.P.R.’s offer. Canadian newg. PIP"! had to lmlid a national»:- genfzetion. O l I

Canadian Press. Limited, was formed early in 1011. It. became g 7101111118 company for the AP ser- vice. with four almost-autonomous units.- W. A. P. in the West. e elm- lln-r organization named Eastern Press Association lri the Marllimes, and “Pareto organizations for morning and evening papers 1n Ontario arid Quebec.

Not until late 1n the Flrgt won-id War did the early ideal of the Winnipeg founders of W. A. P. - is HlBht-and-dey, leased-ivlre system from coast to coast-become p03. sible.