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' TUESDAY. APRIL II. III!

Welcome To Mr. Atilee

Mr. Clement Attlee, leader of the Brit- ish Labour Party, who is now in Canada on a speaking tour. is a welcome guest. He is an experienced politician and states- mantwho has earned an important place in present day British and world affairs. By all reports he made a good Prime Min- ister in Britain's most difficult years of

readjustment following the Second World, War; and it is to his great credit that he

kept a restraining hand on those Social- ists who'were under the false impression that an electoral mandate to govern en-

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idea. It was Roosevelt who. more than any other individual, developed this idea of unity in freedom-and freedom in unity; -to cover the community of free nations, thus preparing the way for virtual aban- donment of the doctrine of isolation which, with an occasional interruption, had been

foreign policy.

The Uniuliilled Mission

Much has been said about Sir Winston Churchillls failure in his attempts to ar- range a top level conference between Rus- sia and the Western powers before the day of his retirement. No doubt, this was a disappointment.

have been a fitting climax to the career of

is possible, too, that the now retired states-

.titled them to embark on extremely rad-, . lthe sctliiicks of a half century, can see in ;

ical experiments in the fields of economy and government. The consensus of opin- ion seems to he that Britain has nothing to fear from the moderate and cautious Socialism which Mr. Attlee and the majority of his colleagues favour.

During the war Mr. Attlee rendered distinguished service as a member of the National Government and War Cabinet. This is brought out most graciously by Sir Winston Churchill in his war books. In "Their Finest Hour" he writes: "In Clement Attlee I had a colleague of war experience long versed in the House of "Commons. We worked together with per- fect ease and confidence during the whole period of the Government.” Indeed, Sir Winston makes no bones of the fact that, for some time after he became Prime Min- ister. the Labour Party as a whole re- garded him more affably than did many of t-he,Conservatlves. This, according to Sir Winston, was due mainly to his "long years of criticism and often fierce re- proach of Conservative policy, especially on India. foreign affairs and the lack of preparation for war." "In the early weeks", he writes, ”it was from the Labour benches that I was mainly greet- ed."

Our people will regret that Mr. Attlee's itinerary is under political auspices and does not include a few hours stop-over in this Province. However, he is in the hands of the OCF leaders who. under- standably. are anxious to have him con- centrate on the strongholds of organized

labour. Furthermore, his trip must nec-,

essarily he of short duration, since. as lead- er of the Opposition in Britain, it would never do for him to be abroad at the time of an important election campaign at home. But what he has to say on his rounds will be read with common inter- est,-and the hope will be general that he will find his stay in Canada both pleasant and interesting.

Two Anniversaries

Two days in this week are days of solemn remembrance for Americans and. indeed. for all free men everywhere: for they mark the anniversaries of the passing of two illustrious statesmen who devoted their great gifts of mind and spirit to the cause of human freedom.

On April 12, just ten years ago, Pres- ident Franklin D. Roosevelt passed away at Warm Springs. Georgia. For almost four years he had led his country through global war and had created with Prime Minister Cliurcliill and other free World

if leaders the strategy which was to bring:

about the unconditional surrender of the Axis Powers. Like Churchill and the others he had looked beyond military vic- tory to a new world which, it was thought then, would follow from the sacrifices of war. He died before victory had been achieved; but he had the comfort of knowing that victory was in sight. Like all men who find themselves engaged in great affairs, he made mistakes; but there is no question of his devotion to the duties and responsibilities which history had plac- ed upon him. So long as the world re- members its benefactors his name will be held in honour. On the 15th of the month, 90 years ago, President Abraham Lincoln -”beyond controversy", as one historian described hbn, "the first of Americans"- died of an assassin'a bullet only seven days after the end of the Civil War. Whatever spiritual grandeur the Uni- ted States Republic possesses-and'who wllInnythoraisnotagreatden1oflt?- ' in large measure to thesstwo was Lincoln who kept alive,

man, as he reflects on the successes and

iihis unfulfilled mission as much satisfac-

,tion as regret. i It must be' remembered that Sir Win-

ston was interested in going to Moscow,

ior to some other place of rendezvous, in

company with President Eisenhower and the French Premier, not for the purpose lot dramatizing the last days of his Prime! Ministership, but only for one more op-' portunity of exploring, at what he called the "summit", the chances of an under- standing between the two worlds, before ,events make any amicable settlement well lnigh impossible. In recent statements he imade in the House of Commons and else- lwhere it could be easily seen that, in his lopinion, the time-for such talks is not yet. ;He is too good a philosopher not to real- ize that satisfaction lies not so much in achieving one's goal as in striving man- ifully and persistently towards it. This he ;has done in season and out of season. .'Therein he can take as much pride as if he had talked face to face with the man lwho, for the time being, holds in his hand ithe rod of Soviet power and the purposes lof Soviet policy. , l Some day his successor, who for yearsgl lhas been under his wise counsel, will carry Lout the mission to which he had set his heart and mind. Sir Winston will not be ithere; but his influence and the richness i of his long experience in statecraft will be there. And, from another summitethat of satisfaction in a fight well fought, a lfaith well kept, and a work well done- 1he will continue to give to all free men

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EDITORIAL NOTES

One of the first attempts to mount a determined assault on the vast problem of Asia's disabled millions has been taken under the Colombo Plan with other inter- national agencies co-operating. This pro- ject will be centred on Solo in Indonesia, the 14th century seat of the powerful Hindu Javanese state of Matapahit. The illnited Nations. the Colombo powers, the World Vets-rans' Federation, the Interna- tional Labour Organization and the World Health Organization are all helping in the effort which aims to convert the Solo re- habilitation centre into a model not only for Indonesia butyfor all of Asia.

The latest trade trouble to develop be-; tween the United States and South Am-l erica had its origin in a very humble commodity: huhblegum. A merchant in Colombia was chagrined to discover that a sliipnient he had ordered was not up to specifications. It wouldn't bubble; in fact, it wouldn't do anything. Naturally, the man wanted his money back. Before the incident was permitted to develop int.o an international brawl an independent expert was called in to arbitrate the dispute. He decided that the complaint was well founded. The Colombian got a credit slip from the American firm; and a new ship- ment of gum that really works is on the way. Everybody is happy once more.

A British judge, notes an exchange, ru- fused a divorce to a London husband who complained that his wife put glass chips in his sandwiches. other complaints were that his wife shone a flashlight in his eyes when he was asleep, hit him with' a poker, a garden trowel and a shoe-just about everything except the kitchen sink. He also said his wife invariably lost her tam- per after cooking the Sunday dinner- sumly a wife's privilege. The wife dc- nled all her husband's allegations of cruelty and asked for a judicial separ- ation on the ground: he was violent at tlmu and flirted outrageously with other women. The court, however, was not ant- lllad with, the-cvidernsa and dismissed

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a man who has done so many things to r lighten the burdens of a troubled world. , And yet it is possible that Sir Winston's I g friends and admirers both in Britain and beyond the seas are making too much of i - this alleged failure of a cherished hope. It , -

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PICTOU-GEORGETOWN ROUTE

Sir,-in the matter of transpor- tation we are rapidly approaching the time where a critical tran- sition will be taking place, when many of the railway facilities in Kings County and Queens will have been suspended in whole or in part. We understand the limit in mid-May.

In the development of this im- passe it is fairly obvious to any- one the dominant contributing factors are ill the almost univer- sal preference of the people for bus and automobile transportation and (2) the constant and excessive wage demand: of the railway un- ions. In the face of these two for- midable obstacles the manage- ment has no other alternative than to cut down on services. Loss Of CHSIOIIIETS and EXDEIISIVB em- ployees will put. anyone out of business. So it is with the railway. In any event no taxpayeii should fret about being excused from paying taxes on a transportation system that has outlived its use- fulness in many localities. and which has become practically obsolete in this area.

In the immediate future the people of Kings County and parts of Queens will be forced to rely entirely on motor transportation for marketing. Except for Borden 90 miles away, there will be no functioning exit or entrance. for produce. Borden is too far away to make it profitable. g

This situation faces us uP,Wlth I series of circumstances. if we may use the term. which we must unscramble and then. co-ordinate. Newfoundland is designed to be- come highly industrialized and even Nova Scotla seems to be taking on a new look! Here will be marketing potential. which we must. be able to take advantage of economically. We must be re- sourceful. We must grasp "19 torch the railway: are forced to relinquish, and inbiish A system that will surpass any previously aitempted.

The motor parade. the doom of the railway. in here to stay.) If must be t i Y -L . ed. Equipment must be provided to accele ate the ever increasing traffic.

The capacity of Wood Islands is extremely limited and has reach-

edits peak. Further extensions and improvements are physically impossible.

There is one and only one so- lution. Ah exit and entrance of first choice is to be found here at Georgetown. Divine Providence has provided this end oi" the Prov- ince with ii harbour that cannot be duplicated. why waste mil- lions on the construction and up- keep of artificial coves that can never be made to function at full capacity? The people of Kings are pleading for the hand of pro- gress to intervene. it our cause were that of a fanatical experi- ment. that would be different but. our cause in sound, just. practical. economical and complflllvely glgy to put into execution. Let everyone in P. E. I. get behind this move at once. It is now of never.

I am. Slr.. C. M, FITZGERALD Chairman Eastern Ferric! Committee Georgetown. .

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French Canada

Bonds forged in wartime have brought closer to realization the greater Canadianlsm for which Sir wilfrid Laurier stood but to author Mason Wade nation unity in its fullest sense remains "a probably unattainable ideal" in Canada.

This conclusion is drawn by Mr. Wade in "The French Canadians, 1760-I954" (Macmillan n volum- ingus history of Cauad '5 minority nice.

A new French Canada faced the world after the Second World War "though many of its characteristics had survived the changes brought by that conflict." Mr. Wade writes in the closing pages of a book de- voted more to events and people than to conclusions. '

BETTER RELATIONSHIP

"French-Canadian nationalism was still vigorous despite the crum- bling of the old self-centred iso- lationism, but thanks to the tre- mendous wartime development of Canadian national feeling there was a better possibility of French- Canadian particularlism merging with English-Canadian nationalism into ,that greater Canadianiani for wh Laurler stood. 2

" atloual unity remained a prob- ably unattainable ideal," for French and English will never be wholly one in Canada; but the pros- pects for national union were brighter than in the past. thanks to the wartime achievement .of a freer and franker relaiionship,be- tween more English and French Canadians than ever before. and a common pride in Canada's war- time athievements.

"It remained lobe seen whether Canada's new international role, as a leader among the minor powers and a middleman between Britain and the United States. would fur- ther the development of that union by common effort abroad, or whe- thar difference: on external policy would be added to those inevit- able on domestic questions."

Ten years preparation went into "The French Canadians” and the result is a well-documented history of a people whose background, cul- ture and aspirations have not al-

whosa ' in Englis TOLERANT APPROACH

Mr. Wade's tolerant and imper- sonal approach to the av n he records makes history one o the most significant studies about French Canadians over to appear.

This 1.136-page book by (New Englander of Roman Catholic faith will do much to make French Cana- dians more under J ” oth- ers and may help to rectify what Mr. Wade says has been the tra- dition in Canada. until very re- cently, "to write history from I certain partisan position: French or English, Catholic or ra t Liberal or Tory."

"This tradition has had the un- fortunate result of makin the standard French and Englls his- tories of Canada so dissimilar as to suggest that they are the his- tories of two different countries." Mr.' Wade writes in his preface.

"Such a situation. when members of the two chief Canadian ethnic

ways been understood by those'

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by Douglas Amaron Canadian Press Staff Writer

shod over the deepest emotions of French and English." Mr. Wade has high praise for Sir Wilfred Laurier, C a n a d a 's ptime minister from 1896 to 1911, and describes him as "the prophet of an unhyphenated Canada." Many will regret that the his- tory ends in 1945 and consequently does not discuss the leadership of the present prime minister. Louis St. Laurent, nor the recent .years in Quebec under Maurice Duples- sis' premiership. CONTINUING STUDY

Mr. Wade, however. is continu- ing his studies of French Cana- dians, and of Franco-Americans. and possibly will resume his his- tory some time in the future. Although "The French 'Cana- dians" deals with the purely his- iorical as well as cultural aspects of its subject, political conflict over the years occupies a major portion of the book.

Politics might well be consid- ered the opium of the French- ganadian people and over-indul-

ence in the vice has cost them dear." Mr. Wade writes.

He describes his book as "essen- tially an attempt to explain why the French Canadians live, think, act and react differently from Eng- lish-speaking North Americans" and says "the unifying thread in French-Canadian history is the spirit known as 'nationalism.' which is actually an intense pro- vincialism mingled with ethnic and religious factors."

PLACID PEOPLE

Mr. Wade identifies the French Canadians as "a generally placid and easy-going people. who possess a singular devotion to the golden mean as a rule of life." and he

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Some prefer to sleep on their stomachs during the first few

-- months. When your baby is older - he'll probably fllp himself aver if

he so desires. After he's nine month: old or so, he'll change his position several times during his sleep.

One argument iivfavor of atom- ach sleeping in that if your baby has to vomit. he won't breathe the- material into his lungs.

Now don't be afraid that your youngster might smother if he

-. spends the night on his stomach.

Babies seldom - if ever - smother in their sleep. Many deaths blamed on smothering ac- tually ara due to pneumonia or some other severe infection which the baby's parents never suspect- ed existed.

And don't worry about your baby's head becoming flat be- cause he sleeps in the name posi- tion each night.

Itls true that his head might be flattened, slightly bwause of this. However. this condition almost always disappears by itself by the timeyour youngster in two years old. Rarely a doctor might have to be consulted.'

Your baby should have his own bed. He should sleep nloue. While your home should be reasonably quiet while he is sleeping. you don't have to talk in whispers or walk on tip-toes. He must get used to sleeping with ordinary every- day noises going around him.

oUl:s'noN AND Auswun

B. L.: Could you give megsome information about shingles and would you recommend a special diet?

Answer: Shingles or herpes zon- ter is an inflammation of the skin in which there are groups of blin- ters distributed along the course of one or more of the nerves in the skin. The cause in the great- est number ofgcsses in probably an infection. A number of m if f of treatment are employed. such as keeping the rash covered with anti-septic dusting powders, or coating the blisters with paraffin. Injections of Vitamin 3-1 have been utilized.

makes clear that divisions in Can- ada havn not been limited to those between French and English but. have existed between extremists and conservatives among the French Canadians.

He writes of "the opposed prin- ciples of two great French-Caur dlan political factions. which have survived to the present day: the

lng all change and all outside in- fluences, and lapslng inw racism: and the much larger conservative group which is willing to collnbob ate with English Canada but is as determined as the nationalist: upon the survival of the French Cann- dians and their language. laws, in-

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It will give us strength and add titudo when we tell the wife: "How the-back can we -control those dam weeds if the Marines eouldnlt. do it with flame-throw era?" - Detroit Fran Preu.

Mon should not be forever com- paring thCm5Clvcn with each other. This leads only to jealo scheming. It in this foolhardy jealousy that leads to cnckpot notions about sharing wealth, and forcing equality on poo in by allly laws. Each man ahoud not his own high standard and compete with himselfito better his perfor- mance. Thls is two democracy. That in what freedom of.enlerprise means. and attempts to encourage. -Steluhach Carillon News.

Perhaps the greatest criticism levelled at. the school graduates today is inaccuracy. The impor- tance of accuracy whether in sim- ple arithmetic, in choice of words. in spelling, does not seem to have been a bedrock requirement dur- ing the years of schooling . . . This criticism in so frequently beard, and from so many levels of employment that the educators cannot reasonably ignore it. The layman does not presume to dictate the mean: by which car- taln basic requirements can but be taught. But he has a right to t that the mounting minions which are spent on education will yield a superior product. - High River Times.

Norway's Labor government. beset by trade problems and hard up for money. has decided to toss overboard some of its cherished socialist principles in favor of us- lng the country's. economic bur- den. First principle to be stricken from the socialist ruin book which has guided Norway's policies since

stitutionl and customs.

"Almost all French Canadians an extreme nationalists in their youth, as English-speaking youth inclines to liberalism or socialism; almost all grow out of this frame of mind and adopt a more moder- ate position as they grow older; but some never do . . . and they personify the social forces which differentiate French Canada from the rent of Canada and of North America."

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disquieting parallel between away 1 problems and those now uh-outing Canada. - Welland Tfibllli. ' ' 4

on of the but noted. but ex. tremely important. trends of the times is the emergence of Cans. do an an independent and lnflu. entlal voice in world affairs. Wash- ington long has thought of cu. 3'13 I3 I '-N111! Polilllll-ed place across the northern border that was friendly. This no longer sut. fine: as a definition of the ml. of Canada. Its population is grow. ing rapidly. Frequently the re. straining lnfueuce on Washington which is presumed to be from London actually comes from Ot- tawa. More than once during recent years Ottawa baa exercis- ed almost a veto on plan: and policies of Washington. Canada in one of the new centre: of influ- ence and power in the world,

and one which very much poa.

aesses a mind of in own. -Christian Science Monitor.

The Queen's English

( Exchange )

"The defense of Canada. indeed of North America. has suddenly become almost equally an import- ant to the other NATO nations as it has always been to ourselves."

Thus, in the Commons, dons Dn- fansn Minister Campuey com- mand himself to the attcuttion of the grammarians and the purists -not to mention the optimists - and thereby sort of nnauthetiu them for his succeeding sentence:

"This arises. of Iuourse. from the emergence of an improved Run- nian nucloa weapon delivery cap- ability against North America."

The implication which seems to emerge in turn from this amul- encn in that NATO poslouu an improved collective counter-um elear aggression resistance pro- jection capacity against Russia.

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