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TNE GNARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

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THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1938

The Keynote Sou nded

The keynote speech at the Conservative Na- rlottztl Cottvetttiott, delivered on Tittcstlity by tlte Rt. llott. ;\rthur Blcigltett. placed strong em- phasis on Cattzttlzfs duty to supp-u‘! tlte Mother- land on the issue of litttpire dt-iettse. Itt parti- zulztr, Senator Sletgltett deitottttretl tlte attitude of the llackett/ie l\tttg Litwertttttcttt. as stated bv .\Ir. Iiittg lttst week, llllil the tiovcrtttttcttt would refuse kireat lritttitt ‘IUYIIIISSIUII to establish Royal .\ir lioree trztinittg schools here.

The evidence is tttttlettittltle that .\Ir. King set the ltoliticztl ltcztlitct‘ on tire from one end of the cottutry- to the other when he told the llousc of

Cotnttttttts tltztt kircztt llritztitt, ttpott whose navy Cznttttla rt-lit-s for llYtllQClltlll witltottt bcittg as- sessed for the cost. was to be denied a cottces-

tiott thztt nteattt no sacrifice to Canada. Conttttt-tttittg editorially on the Prime _\Iin~ lster's sttttctttt-ttt, the Torottttt lilobe and _\Iail (Indepettdettt Idltvtllli) is quite as entpltzttic as Senator lleigltvtt aud .\lr. llettttett iit its dentin-

citttiott. \\ e illllllt‘ front the Toronto paper's is- sue of _lul_v 4: "\\‘t‘ llilL not exp ct to sec the day when a

Prime llittistvr of tattada would tell the world this cotttttt'_\' wzts willing" to sponge on the Littitctl Kittgtlttitt and not play hcr part zts a tnentbcr of the liritislt litttpire.

“.\Ir. KittgIs statement of attitude regarding the esttthlislttttettt of a Royal Air Force training school itt tltis cotttttry" ntalces strnttge reading for lo_v:tl (ittttittlizttts. Britain is rushing arma- ments and other ettttiptttent under ltigh pressure IS a warning to dictators and potential enemies while using all the diplomatic ingenuity‘ at her command to ensure PCIICC. Canada, under Mr. King. will not facilitate the platts.

"If permission were asked to open a training ichool here. it would be rcfttsed.

“But in the case of actual war a country may have to pcrtnit its partners. associates or allies to ntaitttaitt, ottt-rztte and control military rstahlishtncttts and forces within its territory.’

"The l‘t'ittte Minister says there is a. sltarp distinction. Tiltertt is. It is a distinction between platitudittotts generalities and the specific posi- tion of the Dotttittiott of Cattatla within the Etnpire.

“The vital point is: Are we a partner in Etttpire democracy or not?

"listahlisltittg a Royal Air Force training school would afford a fine opportunity to show our stztttd.

“\\'ltat hope for Cattadzt if Britain failed in the test titrcatettittg the cxi-tettce of democracy‘?

“\\'c depend on the British Yavy for defence it our most vulnerable points. bttt wrtttld not permit Britain to scck some strength for her defense forces within our borders! .\'ot. at least. until site becante an ally in war!

“\\'ith so forbidding a doctrine Mr. King has challenged .\Ir. Bettnctt to take the issue to public opinion at the polls. '

“Play-tug to the political gallery. he is con- fident he has the political tveatltcrcock cor-

rcctly appraised.

“He would get a rude shock. Speaking for Ontario, we dotibt that he could ntuster a. torporals guard t0 support such a position."

The (iilobc and .\lail's editorial is headed "Britain Not Our _-\ll_v?" The keynote speech of Senator Kleigltett at tlte Conservative conven- tion. Itrccctlctl as it was by .\Ir. Bennett's strong- ly worded protest in Parliament. leaves no room for doubt as to where the Conservative party itands on the issue.

In a frantic effort to offset the unfavorable tffcct of his statement in Parliament, Premier King has issued a press Statetncnt reiterating that Canada is willing to provide training facil- ltics for llritislt pilots in Cattatlian flying schools. But this is not the point. and the Prime Minister knows it. .~\ dcspatclt front London quotes Lord Stanley. secretary" for the Ilomittions. as stating dctittitcly" that some informal discussion had taken place ltetwt-ctt the Piritislt and Canadian govertttnettts “with rt vicw to establishing a Ilrit- ish (iovt-rtttttettt training school in the Domin- ion.” This is the rc-rptcst that .\lr. King ttn- graciottsly’ turned down. The London dcspatclt quotes Lord Stanley as adding. significantly. that in the light of the cottversaticms with the King Cmvcrtttttcttt it was “decided not to pursue the tttattcr further."

The Endowment Racket

We are fatttiliar here with the beneficial re- cults of such institutions as the Rockefeller Foundation, to which we owe the establishment of the Prince Edward Island Library. In the United States, ltowcvcr, where large-scale found- ations have ltccoute increasingly popular as a means of evading federal taxation, the benefits to the country at large are coming to be serious- ly qt cstionctl. An article on this subject ap-

ars in the current issue of The Forum. The difficulty emphasized is that there is no super- vision whatever of the spending of the $2,500,- ooopoo in charitable and educational trusts and foundations existing among our American neigh- bors, except that exercised by the trustees and administrators of the endowments. American courts refuse absolutely to change a'will. Noth- ing prevents American millionaires from_ in- stituting through fdilndatinns even moye idiotic spectacles than the Canada “stark derby’ or leav- ing endowments whose purrmses may be at wide

variance with the commorrgood. Norcanfiill“ body outside the work of the foundation judge

they are run. Some foundations do not even publish reports, or give out any information to the public.

Since 19x5, more than forty large-sized found- ations have been established in the United States, and more are projected. In I928 alone, $92,- 000,000 were received by foundations. Only 7 foundations cave lasted from the nineteenth cen- tury into the twentieth, but now there are more than too well-known foundations op rating and many more about which the public hears little until some millionaire transfers the shares of a hol_ding company of a railroad empire to his new- ly formed foundation. In r934, I23 founda- tions reported to the Twentieth Century Fund, with total capital funds, exclusive of real estate, of $701,676,268.

“We may expect," says The Forum writer, “that the number of foundations will increase rapidly since this is one of the most convenient methods bv which ntillionaires may escape in- come and inheritance taxes and dispose of their wealth in such a way that the government will get no large part of it. The increase in the size of university endowment has been particularly phenomenal. Since I915. Harvard's eitdoxv- tttent has increased from $27,000,000 to S129,- 000000. Yale accumulated only $4.942.00o in its first two centuries but ttow has $95.838.5fi8. In r915. Harvard's was the only endowment ex- ceeding 520000.000; now there are t6 univers- ities with endowments of more than that amount. The combined endowments of Chicago, Colum- bia, Harvard. and Yale have risen in 25 yea s from $20,000,000 to $359.000,00o. Only one community trust existed in I015: now there are 7S, with 345000.000 Ln funds.”

Great Britain in the rrieanwhile. it is pointed ottt, has provided for contplcte supervision of charitable and educational foundations. The first are under the jurisdiction of the Charity Commissioners. and the second are supervised by the Board of Fdttcation. The Cnlchrooke com- mission in Scotland in I872 recommenled al- tering the provisions of endowments and pro- viding the Commissioners with the power of atttalgantating. combining. or dividing them and of establishing new governing bodies. The Bri- tish law abbors pcrpetuities. \\'ltcn it can be shown that the purposes of a foundation are not adequately" attained. the Colebrooke comrttt. ion declared. society rightly exercises a power of ntodifyittg conditions which obstruct the bene- ficial operation of endowments.

1 Editorial Notes I

Sheridan died this date, 1816. n: =- at n:

The Garden Lots have had a good chance so

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Everything bids fair for a bounteous har- vest, both East and West. a a a a Tourists have not had a fair show so far. but from now on the prospects are good.

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Fine weather for the store keepers half-holi- day is universally appreciated. i i ll‘ C

at Ottawa, Wouldn't it brief?

The candidates having been heard

the election will take place today.

be fine if parliamentary catnpaigns were as l Q I Q

“An Islander at the Court of St. James” in the person of .\Ir. Duchcmin, K.C.. who is re- presenting the Czutadian Press in the Alberta appeal case.

n w a Two well-to-do men from the mainland were bcre last week looking for suitable farms. Both were highly impressed. and may make a deal for fertile, well-cultivated ltomesteads.

n w a The wet-spell was not very pleasant for camp- ing but the Boy Scouts at Camp Buchan have been having a whale of a time-never a dull moment. It is great to be young and carefree.

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The modern high school program places too much emphasis on vocational education and there is virtually no relationship between the training that youth receives and the existing em- ployment opportunities. in the opinion of Dr. Homer P. Raincy. director of the American Youth Commission of the Antcrican Council on Education. Dr. Rainey. who spoke at a ses- sion of the National Editcation Association dc- voted to youth, declared that three and four _vear vocational courses in high school were in the main “useléis"s"":t‘rtd that 0o per cent of such courses should be given in short terms of not more than six months. He asserted that a high school education ought to deal with “the ele- ments of common living," such as politics. pre- paration for home life and good citizenship. in addition to the ordinary academic subjects. Too much time, he added. is being spent in relatively few fields. As a basis for living, Dr. Raincy said. the student should ltave a general educa- tion and vocational education should be left for post high school activity, being taught prefer- ably on the job or in schools more closely related to the vocation.

NOTES BY TllE WAY

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One of there dayl, you can bet Your taxes, the Dlllilh will lift the America's Cup, stand on the tap: of Mount. Everest, and make a f cup of coffew-Tloronto Star.

Few people y for their folly an quickly and effzctlvely u a certain avarlcloue goat, who snatched at the hand that fed him and for a moment was richer by forty dot. lars. A settler waiting for a train at the Ca -“ Pacific station at Wllllngdon, Alta., was checking up his bank roll. Choosing a secluded corner where a pet goat was teth- ered. he drew out his mil, Th; sight of so much good green cash excited the goat. He grabbed and swallowed the precious morsel and raced the difficulty of forty dollars in Canadian currency. The incensed settler demanded t-he life of the goat. The money was recovered, mutilated but negou- ablHthe settler hoped!

The greatest thinker of the age (modesty, of course, will not allow us to publish his name) has been lnqulripg for the thirty-second time: Do the girls of today make good mothers?" This profound thoughwwhlch will certainly make you all sit down and write angry grouse letters to the editor-seems to have no satisfactory answer. But from my own sad experience, and jangllng the twenty cents which is all I have left in my poc- ket after financing parties. I can tell you one thing without fear of contradiction. 'I'he girls of today may or may not make good moth- ers. but they certainly make Door fathers.

President Marshall of the Board of Education. counseling the teachers gathered here to modera- tion and fair emphasis in their battle for democracy, dismissed the politician as in the nature of things an opportunist. and then added: "The press in the struggle for influence. circulation and ad- vertising must also be opportunist at times. and it must at times dls- tort’. emphasis." If Mr. Marshall is urging perfection on newspapers that are alwavs httrrled and some- times not fully informed. he con doubtless make a case. If he means that the press as a whole distorts the news in order to obtain ln- fluence. circulation or advertising. we believe that he himself ls mis- lnfonned. There are, of course. sensational newspapers, and even venal ones, though time has a way of shaking these out of the picture. But the great bulk of sound newspapers have found that influence vanishes in an almost exact ratio to news distortion. that circulation accrues to fair and 11111 reporting. and that advertis- ing seeks those journals that most honestly serve their readers. All newspapers that. are alive know they must improve. As far as the press is concerned, that is the secret of living. —New York Times.

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The “good old days?" They never were. That, at least, ls the opinion Donald Hough, American author, sets forth in the current Rotarian Mflgflf-me. "Men change. but time 809$ 0n. he says. "Tests prove that the apple of today is a bet- ter apble than that of 50 years ago. The Weather Bureau finds that. over a period of 50 years there has been a change of n. small fraction of one degree in the mean temperature of a certain small area ln the Southeastern part of the United States, otherwise all is the same as before. The snow lies just as deep, the winters are just. as cold. the summers are just. as hot-—or vlce versa. To this, HOUITI adds the verdict that the best cooking ls found not on the farm of yesterday. but in the restaur- ant of today. Cooking in America -—-once enslaved to the frying pan and 50111118 Dob-ls one of its newest arts, he indicates. The food ls better now, perhaps the appet- ites aren't. “Not all the peo le in America. live 1n three-room bch- mem! flDfirti-nents. most politicians are honest, the average policeman cannot be bought, the country le ful of young people who really do know more than their elders, money as a barometer of human worth is losing its grip, the cqqk- 1X18 ll setting better, people live longer, the whole history of 1mm still can be summed up in one short word: "advance." so my; the author. "The ‘good old navy?" he asks. "Which ones?"

Dlvhe Unrest — Little homes, little bank accounts, little educa- tions. are all very well in them- selves provided they don't drug ui with a false sense of having reach- cd the end of the road of’ achieve- ment lnstead of merely being at the beginning of it. and rovided we don't allow those w 0 have ceased trying. to rob us of the "divine unrest” of which the poet speaksnnliet us enjoy the things which we have, but let. us not be content with them. let us love every inch of the tiny mental homes which we now inhabit, but, at the same time. let ua dream of intellectual dwelling places bound- ed only by infinity and roofed over by the limitless sky. Not content- ment but. aspiration is the food of. the xlflnte of our coming gen- erattorL-Sfi. Schnetzler, author and educator, in the Rotarltiu Magazine.

Unless men find some way of understanding each other. their boasted civilization is doomed. and

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Signs of slow or sudden upturn in general business and industrial production usually come when the business community had nearly given up hope of industrial recovery. Probably that is why last week's signs of betterment in the in- dustrial indices made the impression which they did. In the steel trade The Iron Age, which for weeks had been extremely discouraged over the immediate future. has so far modified its position that this week it describes “a growing feeling that business generally this Summer will not be so slack as was expected. and that founda- tion for a fair measure of recovery in the Fall is slowly being laid." From most producing cen- tres. it now reports. “come reports of small rush orders, reflecting scanty inventories. growing di- versification of outlet for the mills, and scat- tered gains in production. This diagnosis is in- teresting in that it does not assign an cause for the gradual recovery a change in the general sittiation, but ascribes the upturn to the influ- ence wbichhad been predicted by many experi- enced observers-that inventories of cnnsitrtters had fallen to small proportions and that, with production admittedly lagging behind even the reduced consumption nf the day. a Rig-up

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war with all its modern refine- ments will iettle tltet question de- cisively. Bo concludes Hubert Her- ring, executive director of the Committee on Cultural Reta with Latin America, rent l-tctarlan

perlorlty, verylni faring customs, historic and economic conflict. transportation tlon, he eddl. es

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on interact. ‘I'll letktuvl Gliardlln lone net le- coeeartly adorn the opinion of eerreelendonte.

CAM! BUCHAN

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the opinion is a pity the hadn't opened earlier and our Island crops would have been in a much more flourishing condition tnda . due the Boy Seou

such a splendid Programme of the formal opening and upon reading it from cover no cover the opinion of many was that it contained a. wealth of information and many things that. even the net hbors 1n the vzclnlty of Camp Buc an were ignorant of until reading it in the programme. The land on which the camp stands was included in a. Brant of land of over one thoug- tind acres made by the of Selkirk to Dr. Angus Macllulay and passed later to the family of Char- Otte MaoAulay MacLean. Off-t owners in succession were Messrs. John MacRae. Norman MtaeRae, John MacKlntton and Dougald MacKlnnon, MLA. from whom it was purchased for the scouts. An- other interesting fact that was found was that the cellar of Dr. MacAulays own home still leaves its depression in the next farm of Mr. Jas. . Murchison, Mt. Buch- anan.

The Scouts prwented a very fine appearance all through the Stro- gramme and seem tn take elr work in real earnest and of course that. stood at attention beside the Cairn before it was un- veiled drew favorable comment and that always shows good results. looked that anything left

The remarks were of a very high could not help but make every Scout feel proud he was one and had the happy privilege of spend- lflg Canada's 1st birthday ln such a charming spot and manner. The little tots were made happy the Benewus treats of candy an ice cream from His Honour. Executive Gtief Commissioner of the Boy scouts. m. John A. Stiles, in his address added a perscnal touch to the Scouts when he inform- ed them that Cam Buchan was their very own an as themselves to make it better Not. so much his remarks tone they were delivered

not tteln but make each Scout he wanted to be a better one after July lst, lf such could be the case. Many other splendid addresses were rrlven during the afternoon and they have been given in full already so no further comment ls neces- sary. July 1st. 1938. was one of the best holidays in the Belfast District tor some time.

Sir. etc..

ONE WHO WAS PRESENT.

To farther paaturm, remains

Companlonea alone by weeds and

manes,

And a bro en fence that staggers into dawn

—Fra.uoes_1“rost.

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habit. and religion. We are divided by historic enmltlea, the lssuea of which are observed by time. And we are snapping at each other.

men are confronted today with a choice betwee two blllties- to understand or m understand, to cooperate or perish.

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