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THE GUARDIAN

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Department, Of-iolrn l Th Inland Guardian Publishing 0o. Illler and lilaalilg Director. I. l. Burial. Associate Idltor. IIIII Wallet. fThe Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink.‘

WN, TUEDAY. APR-IL 26, 1M0

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Prime Minister St. Laurenfs decision to have a prompt dissolution of Parliament recalls a similar tactic adopted by Mr. Mackenzie King when he appealed to the people in the Spring of 1940. in the present case, however, the Prime Minister's decision was not unexpected, as there was a very general ,.' ' at least in this part of Canada-in favor of an early contest. Long- draw-n out election campaigns are not desirable. in recent weeks there had developed a great deal of uncertainty and confusion, which if continued would be detrimental to both national and private business. Parliament will leave a considerable amount of unfinished business on ‘hond, but it seems unlikely that any definite is- sue would have emerged had the session been protracted.

, The Prime Minister's move, no doubt, was

'dictated by political expediency, in the hope and expectation of spring-ing a surprise on the Opposition. But the Conservatives at least seem to have been pretty well prepared. Promptitude and energy are characteristics of their leader, Hon. George Drew, and these are qualities which count most in a whirlwind campaign.

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senatorial Appointments

Contrary to, prevailing popu-lor opinion, Senators outside of the Province of Quebec are not appointed for any designated electoral dr- visions. They represent their Province as a whole, and in this capacity m-ust continue to reside in the Province from which they were appointed. Their only other qualifications, as laid dawn in the B. N. A. Act, are that they be British sub- jects, thirty years of age, and possessed of real properly, free of all incumbran-ces, to the value of $4,000. They are appointed by the Governor General in Council and, subject to certain con- ditions, ‘hold their appointments for life.

Queen's County supplied three of the first four Senators appointed when Prince Edward Island entered Confederation in 1873. They were Hons. Do-nald Montgomery, Pods Corner, Rob- ert Hoythorne, Charlottetown, and Thos. H. Haviiond, Charlottetown. The fourth was HM- G- W. Hovrlan, of Alberton.

Senatorial appointments since then have been as followsrl879, Hon. Jebediah Carvel, Charlottctollrn‘; 1889, Hon. Samuel Prowse, Mur- ray Harbour; 1891, Hon. Andrew A. Macdonald, Charlottetown; 1893, Hon. Donald Ferguson, =Eost River; 1895, Hon. Jos. O. Arsenault, Abram’: Village; 1898, Hon. John Yeo, Bideford; 1902, Hon. James E. Robertson, New Perth; 1911, Hon. lienj. Prowse, Charlottetown; 1912, Hon. Patrick Charles Murphy, Tignish; 1915, Hon. John MacLeon, Souris East; 1925, Hon. J. J. Hughes, Souris and Hon. Creelmon McArthur, Sumrnerside; 1930, Hon. John E. Sinclair, Spring- field; 1935, Ham-John A. MacDonald, Cardigan; 1943, Hon. James P. McIntyre, French Village; 1945, Hon. Brewer Robinson, Sumnrerside.

The line of succession from 1873 runs as followszav-

Montgomery, Ferguson, Benj. Prawse, Sin- clair. (All from Queen's).

Haythome, A. A. Macdonold, Murphy, Hughes, McIntyre. (3 from Queen's, 1 from Prince,‘ ,1 from King's.) _

Howlan, Arsen-oult, Yeo, McArthur, Robin- son. (All from Prince.) _

Havi-Iand, Carvel, Samuel Plovrse, Robert- son, MacLean, J. A. MacDonald. (2 from Queen's, 4 from King's.)

l~t will thus be seen that of the twenty ls- land Senators appointed since Confederation, 9 were fro-m Queen's, 6 from Prince and 5 from King's.

Responsible Minister For Defence

Mr. George Drew, leader of the Opposition

continues to'insist upon the all-importance of the defence of Canada by the Government. lt will be rcsnlled Mr. Drew complained that a member of Parliament who had sought informa- tion about the number of trained parachutists ‘ah chhhuh 110d been ma by Mr. Cloxton, the Minister of National Defence, that it was not in the publiif-‘interest to give the information. He claimed that only a very few defence mot- tars could beizirboterl as vitollt‘ “ever. and hr did not thin-I: the unanswered question was one el them.

The committee Mr. Drew had_ln mind would

_ fig" ti" riflrt to_ examine lervrdb _exp.erts to determine whether the defence organization was adequate or not, whether, sufficient emphasis was being being laid on the air arm in relation to other branches, and whether the fighter branch of the air service bore a proper relation to the

'arpr_ as a , e. He contended that any

4-”; gtggj-fii-"Ifiemien-‘Orihodo was pitifully made- ION. -

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Y defence force's hrnctionedln the United

3hr“, but sold that e different procedure was followodiir lrllaill liltlhdllldllll‘ other Commas:

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iroehrCanadatlroninany _llrerl.r'rctedontlreadrice

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is appealing to the electorate lo have res n- sible ministers assume responsibility and not ve the Country dependent upon bureaucratic ex- perts who do not know their business or de- liberately ret themselves to mislead Parliament.

./, EDITORIAL NUI ES I.

The tourist season has not yet begun but thg careful preparation of those interested in the industry will soon begimto bear fruit.

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Youthful orators and perhaps our future leaders will compete tonight at Pawnol in the Queens County Junior Farmers’ Public Speaking Contest. '

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That was on unsavory municipal disclosure just concluded at Halifax. Those named as guilty by Commissioner Judge Pottier have reason to "hide their diminished heads" in civic ‘ics and public life generally as long as they live.

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The Ottawa Journal notes that Newfound- land‘s Eskimos will vote inthe Provincial elec- tion which will be held around the end oi May, but not in the Federal election. In effect, most Eskimos voted in the plebiscite to deprive them- selves of the vote.

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Are fire losses ever necessary? In introduc- ing legislation allowing incorporated communi- ties to enact fire prevention by laws, Premier McNair, of New Brunswick told the members of the Legislature that "fire losses in mosf of the comnfunities were far higher than necessary."

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The annual flood of college students seek- ing summer employment offers opportunity for employers to arrange holiday schedules for their regular staffs without over-expanding to great extent their year raund rolls. To the stu- dents, a good summer job may well be decisive in financing another year of college. .

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King's County Liberals will have' a number of delegates to choose from for their next fed- eral representative. The following names are prominently mentioned: Messrs. Thomas Cul- len, ex-Speaker, ThomasJGclrhom, M.L.A., S.S. Hessian, KJL, ex-Speoker, Wade Huges, M.L.A., George E. Saville, M.L.A. and Eugene Dunn.

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"To be or not to be" a June or July elec- tion is seemingly not now the question, the ma- jority of the Liberal members, except those in Quebec, returning to Ottawa after their voca- tion reporting in favour of an early rather than a late appeal to the country. l't is said from 80 to 90 per cent of Liberals in this Province are opposed ~to delay.

U I The West has won its battle to remove the “Mountain Differential" from the railway height rate structure. Perhaps the Maritimes will suc- ceed in getting rates that will let us compete in the markets of Quebec and Ontario. It is only such rates that can reconcile Maritime free traders to the protection needed by the industrial provinces. O W I

Here is another tip for the Premier on lhow to cultivate friends and revenue among tox- payers and voters. "Quebec traffic police next week will remove I948 licence plates from auto- mobiles whose drivers ‘have failed to get 1949 licences. So for the traffic police have merely put notices on the wlndshields of cars still using old plates. The licence renewal date was March 1‘ _ i i i .

It was gendraliy anticipated that both Dr. Grant and Mr. Lester Douglas would be first favourites at Ottawa for the vacant local sena- torships, judging by the length and success of their political service in the Liberal Payty. But apparently differences have arisen, and now it will not be known till the dissolution of Parlia- ment which of the candidates will be officially favoured. Meantimq Hon. Mr. Barbour sits an the side lines saying nothing, but thinking a lat. . . '

Albany Robichoud of Bathurst, N. 8., re- ports thot the New Brunswick Government soon is going to grant schools in the province the freedom of religious instruction. He spoke at the annual meeting of the French-Canadian Education Association of Ontario. He said the New Brunswick Government is studying an amendment to the Public Instruction Act which would grant freedom of religious instruction to schools. "I-t is a great victory for the Acadien Association of Education," said Mr. Rabichoud. "lt was as a resuit of steps taken by the as- sociation that the Government agreed to study an amendment to it: law".

Jeremy Collier, Anglican eccleelactlc died this ‘date 1726; was a staunch Tory and sup- porter of the Stewart dynasty, for which he rgot into trouble during the reign of William ill, being obliged to go into exile for some years. i-le wrote numerous works, and attacked immorality and ‘profanity of the stage, in a:- ticrrlor censoring Dryden, Wycherley and - goreve. ilisworkdid muchtobringdroote re-

rnrotlon of the stage. "Awmazw may mil ex- lllfit t0 It"! ‘WWW? Wt ‘ I wlseriryaiwayrroadingnflfltthoulrtorrd digestion which make oolu urvu e, and

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of ‘questions of Int-erect. The

Guardian daee not neee—r-

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A OINEIAL ELECTION NEAR

Sin-At. present It looks as if we will have rs general election by the end of June. Mr. Robert McEwen. n Montreal newspaper correspon- dent states that ..the rumours 1t Ottawa all favored an early piec- tion and that If dissolution took piece by the end of this week the earliest date at which an election could be held would be June 21th. It will eiPdepend upon the decision reached at a caucus of Liberals M. P.'s to be held on Wednesday of this week and It. is reported that the large majority of members fev- or en early election.

That being the case it ls oppor- tune to ask whet are the prospects? Well the Prime Minister in his tour of Western Canada has stated repeatedly his belief that. the Lib- eral Government will be returned and due weight will be given to his prediction for Hon. Mr. St. Laurent is known es n men who does not make unwarranted state- ments. He is extremely cautious In that respect. Then Mr. McEwen above referred to In speaking of Quebec Province said that in re- cent months the Liberal prospects had brightened considerably. He said that after the Nicolai-Yam- askn by-election there were those who claimed that the Conservatives would carry from 15 to 20 seats but these some sources now admit that the utmost they can hope for ls n maximum of 10 seats.

Now without going any further It is an actual fact that if the Con- servatives can only carry 10 seats in Quebec their chances of forming a Government are "nil".

In another letter I will deal with the outlook In this Province; suffice It to any, for the moment, that it looks good. In Queen's County the Liberals have as candidates two men vflo cannot be equalled as or- ganizers In Canada and In Prince County Brig. Price will find that these "other things" which he has promised will not produce the de- sired result and that it is not ne- cessary to Import “a good fellow" from Quebec Into a County which can count l its "good fellows" by the hundreds. Prince County will never desert the Liberal cause. It has not done so in the part. It can- not be influenced to do so on this occasion.

I am, Sir, etc. J. F.

Charlottetown

Old Charlolteidwn (AIM P. I'- I.)

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FATHER KIRGABIOU

Brave and deyoted were the Fren- clscrsn friars-earliest of mission- aries to Ile Stnlersn-aithough none of them was celled to suffer martyr- dom es were some of the Jesuits in other plsfll of Canada. Their very names are forgotten, but one figure among them stands out. cameo-like, from the shadows of two centuries. It Is that of Father Kergealau-anoe a man of high degree 1n 01d fianee-trudllllt on snowshoes over the tracklesl, snow- plled Ice of the northern coast. With the cowl of his scanty hrs- blt drawn tightly about. his heed to protect him from the bitter cold of mldwlnter, he traverses the weary stretch between St. Peter's and Malpeque. He ll on his way to this latter place to give Instruction to the Indians. He hemalns with them two months, "his only shelter the rude wigwem open to all kinds of weather, and often dirty to an In- tolerable degree. A few spruce troughs, which sewed for seats by day and for beds by night, con- stituted their entire stock of furni- ture. Fro the fire, placed in the middle, r se n thick smoke, which. carried about by currents of air, added greatly to the discomfort.’ Men, women and children were huddled together In the narrow space, while the dogs moved about at will, barking end snarling In perfect freedom. and sleeping some times on the ground and not In- frequently on the people. In such lodgings the missionary w“ 0511;. ed to live during hlrstay at Mel- peque. The records he kept. at the, time beer evidence of his destitute condition. The handwriting ls In marked contrast with that of for- mer entries. It is very Irregular in form, and almost illegible, showing that it wu done whilst the writer was in an uncomfortable and un- steady position. i-Ie did not even have Ink at. his disposal. Its piece had to be supplied by a dark liquid that seems to have been a mix- ture of water end soot." (Unclea- onde Audie, Conga-sin).

-1'\rom an article by Ore lets Wl- M! Kiel-ood 1n the Dal- lWuIle- Harlow, April, mo. Fibber Kore’ nrious nurse uppers-s ll ‘lineal-low in Mrs. menu's article. but the spoiling above giv- en is authentic, ls appears from his sicneture in the,

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The m: pest bogs of Seoflnnd may soon become a great new res- ervoir of power for industry and transport. Research new Indicates that peat may prove Ideal fuel for gas turbine engines. This discovery also brings other important develop- ments In Its train. The removal of large quantities of peat for fuel may enable wide stretches of hitherto unproductive ground to be trans- formed Into good farming lend. -—- Stratford Beacon-Herald.

A news item ssyl that the bridge hostess of the future will serve her guests with salted peanuts and the like, that have no loose salt among them to accumulate In the bottom of the dish. Instead they will be sprayed with e thin coat of edible lacquer containing salt. With all due respect for the Inventor, we suggest that well enough could have been left alone. It looks like just one more step In the wrong direc- tion In an already aver-standardized world. From now on there will be no chance to scoop up a small hand- ful of salt and broken nutmeetsl fr0fn the bottom of the arm when‘ the party is aver. Each one will get just the proper modicum of salt on a little slippery shiny pilil

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peanut will be lost, since the new ones are to be In various colors.-

i natural that several of the higher officers of these enterprises should be English or American,‘ A few months ago the Canadian govern- ment offered the post of deputy- mlnlster to eight French-Canadians who declined It, one by one. There are British and Americans by origin who have played roles of the first Importance In Canadian politics. It was thanks to their work and to their talent that they come to hold commanding positions. 1 not perhaps descendants of a long line of French Canadians. Mr. Charles Dunning was boi-n in the United Kingdom.

In the United States. two excellent Canadian citizens. R. B. wlck of a Canadian father. Was he more of a Canadian on that ac- count? Dld England ostraclze the Canadians who established themsel- ves In the United Kingdom. .. .. . Boner Law .. Le Cialron, St. I-lyncinthe.

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Cornwall Standard-Freehloder.

The St. Mary's Times-Journal re-

marks sadly in a recent editorial

that the old-time church supper is

somewhat of a rarity. True enough,

wartime rationing put a stop to

functions of this kind. and no one

would expect the ladies to attempt

e church supper in the mldaf of the i Spring mud"or the long trial ofl Spring house-cleaning. But we have

to take issue with the St. Mary’:

editor, if he means that the church

supper ls vanishing from the social

life of the smaller villages. Suppers,

or more accurately banquets, in the

old tradition are still a feature of

the Fall season in most, churches

outside the larger towns. A church Q supper 1| about the lest stronghold i. of the real art of__homecook'ng, ex- (j cellt the home itself. J too bud If meals like that were re- served for the sole satisfaction of threshlnz crewl. those who attend “will! bees and such doings. — Cornwall St ’ d-Freeholder,

Every day the Berlin airlift eon- tinues -— and continues particular-l Iy its remarkable expansion - lt| decreases Russian prestige. Every day it continues It gets the economy 0t "i9 SW18! who info dlrer straits, because the Western powers long 83o cut off the flow of goodn Into teller“ Germany In retaliation. This has imperiled the Russian- directed "two-year plan"; l: ha; brought some Important Industrial branches to virtual standstill. The Soviet; may well curse the day they thought of resorting to block. ade — a technique traditionally aa- societed with war, not peace, The“- urgent Interest now is to get rid 0f it. Tampering this anxiety, how- ever. Is the desire still to make some clhitel of It. What can the Rus-| "l"! "l" 0015c to xnln from the blockadef Presumably whatever’, Drapnsande value may be left In‘ 1min: it "for the sake of German "filly" or “the German economy." T at won't be mucIh-Welfstreet Jo rnai. -

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Time takes them home that. we

loved, fair names and famous,

To the soft long sleep, to the broad

sweet bosom of death;

But the flower of their souls ‘he

shall not takeaway to shame

us Nor the lips lack song forever that

now lack breath!

For with us shall the rmuia and

e that die not dwell.

Though the dead ta our dead bid

eleome and we farewell. —-A. O Swllnbous-rse.