PAGE mug , ' A N THE A ouaamau. cnnnnorrarown , MARCH 3:. T H E G U A R D 1 A N Penetrating The Fog I

"To accomplish this self-desicribed 'c0n- fession' and statement of policy the Prime; Minister led the, house on a somewhat tor-

The Passing Scene

Auhorlsed aa Second Class Mall Post Office

,rB:";::':f;" gftfd. tuous course, with deviations and double- ix Iy dbaanras war Ind M-nu". In A. Bunk backs worthy of Alntree itself. But his in- x ' Ann AND CLOCK. Associate Editor, Fnunt Walker. tentions were so clearly honorable that the XL...

- ' - -- - 1 d l. . f t d l , i . P Clncnlnuon ” lhouse forgave the caution, though as Mi. dmige bxriiteii-I nnaznerongmnngo gr:-n:m;lse' Jinn i: oiwthoarfrougrlie -in uaoven Prince Edward Island into the new Diefenbaker observed it was reminisfent of, ,,m,,,', ,,,,,,,,,,,h . which I re- about honing one? Aund why is

. 2,1 , . ' ' ' ' I h at ' lmentary one of t a two pols la 1

Y ' '"" "mngni "mmmy " wmk" man the old conscription If necessary ut no Islziiitiaiolerdayrl-seflnevlslllii leceould re- any better than the other;x.lNelI:::

,h, w,qk,,, ink". Vnecessarily conscription' stand of Mr. St.

. -;;,Knf5Fr-E75,,-v,fn.7v;;nnrn-557,."-.MAR, 31:19:; I Laurents late leader. In any case, the

;country now knows where its government

iis on the question of Communist China and I we imagine it is a position that will receive! general support." I

difference does it make? Farm- ers, or at least any I have ever known, do not allow themselve- to be enslaved or even governed by clocks. They get up when they think they should and they stop work by the same principle Supposing the Government were to proclaim Daylight Saving Time as the official time for the whole Province, town and country alike. What then? The farmer who now gets up at 6, let us say.

call the entire text but it's a load while ago and there are some good things which one forgets with the passing of the years. Like all middle-aged folk I cling to the belief that present day winters are not nearly as severe as they used to be: this, in spite of the meteorologists and other experts with high sounding titles who quote figures and records to prove that the belief has not a

A Healthy Exclieouer.

A reduction of 5.226.872 in the Province'ri debt in the past two years, with very sub- stantial surpluses on current account was

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reported by the Provincial Treasurer inl his Budget address last night. The fore-castn for 1954-55 is for an increase in net debt:

amounting to 3's98.).;)ll

revenue. howcvcr, preceding years. Gasoline tax, for instance is estimated at quarter of a million loss than was actually received this yo-ar.

last year's cslimaies and

prices remain much the actual financial

although anothei'.n,n,.,.m,. Surplus 0" 01ldl'l31'.V ?l('C0u"i of 'I'538'950 lsikind in this Province, and it is encouraging budgeted for. An examination of estimatedlm non, that this year the entries, numben WW-ills that in almogiiing llfl, are far more than those of the every item loss is anticipated than in theln,.eCedn,g years,

itiative, and it is hoped that appreciation

At ibc samc linic increases are ilii()ll'(?Li”,.i” be Shown by a large nnnont of our for by all spending departments. both over m.eSn,(.k men from all parts of the prov, actual ?xPe"d'”.incc. An important feature of the lures. It follows that if production andiwi” be the judging of the fin-lsned beef the same as last ycarusteers, which will

ll”-miil” M ii” Pym" morning by Mr. Frank E. Wolff, agricul-i

The fat cattle show and sale which is being held at the Exhibition Grounds to-i is the third annual event of its

The development of exhibits of this kind requires a great deal of hard work and in-

show

be undertaken in thc

"109 M” ll? mllch hmieli ma" r”'.C('aSi in tural agent of the Canadian Pacific Rail-l

the Budget and more is no doubt that- many a Provincial Treasurer would have confidently made such a prediction. n

The Hon. Mr. Darby has been notable for producing cvcn healthier accounts thanl estimates but it may well be that soonerl or later conditions will change which make his caution sccm the height of prudence. The past ycar, howevcr, saw an increase in the Gross National Product of nearly Si per cent with a resulting satisfactory effect. on the Province's position.

The rcally outstanding new cxpenditur-3'

appears to be the quarter of a millionl allocated for rural electrification. No

branch of government, however, can feel that it is being neglected in comparisoni with other years.

ii - Bombs one And Two

The explosion of thermonuclear bombs on March 1st and 26th in the United States testing area in the Pacific came with a greater shock to the world than any since the original wartime explosion over, Hiroshima. That those responsible for the; tests were so far off in their estimates of its probable effect that instruments were inadequate to measure the force expended and vessels some eighty miles distant were showered by radio-active matter horrified, people almost everywhere.

Scientists long ago stated matter-of- factly that it is theoretically possible to cover the earth with radio-active dust which would destroy all life. Like manyi abstract statements it was accepted calmly but the recent experiments forcibly remind is that the theoretically possible may well we practical and that just possibly some one. night be mad enough to set the process in motion that would wipe out all life.

The history of the development of new weapons gives small consolation. Invar- iably there has been horrified reaction to their use and a demand that they be ban- nod, but also invariably they come to be used whenever it seems to the military mind that an objective can be attained in no other way. So it has been with the how, the chariot, gunpowder, high explosive and poison gas and aircraft. Should there be a global war it is far from impossible that the side facing defeat would decide to take all mankind into oblivion with it.

The existence of such weapons does not make war impossible. Man, however, if he retains his sense of self-preservation, will take all necessary steps to make surel that war does become impossible. The time! is past when the continued possibility can he considered tolerable. l

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Irina-ilnlsterb Explanation

Prime Minister St. Laurent appeared in a new role in the House of Commons the other day, and as a "repenteni offender" asked leave to set forth just what he had said-and had not said-on his recent tour, about recognition of Communist China. The incident, which is not without its moral, is thus described by the Ottawa Journal:

"Refusing to take shelter behind that well known refuge known” to the press as '1 was misquoted'. Mr. St. Laurent admit- ted he might have said the Chinese 'want- ed' the Communist govemmeni-and for, his carelessness he apologized. But now and officially he wished it known that (1) he doesn't believe the Chinese want' the Communist government but (21 the Com- muniet government In in fact the govern- ment of China and if itvabandons, its ag- neulve might well come what came: would consider recognition of

way, with the sale beginning at I p.m. The show will present a fine exhibition of top Island Easter beef i but that the bidding will be corresponding-n ly keen. 1

and there is no doubt.

EDITORIAL NOTES H. R. H. Duke of Gloucester was i)Ol'Il' this date 1900.

March indeed came in like a lamb and is going out like a lion. 0

The Saint John municipal abattoir is being leased to Canada Packers Ltd. for a 31-year term. For ten years the abat- toir was operated by a commission ap- pointed by the municipal count-il and lost money every year. The new lessee will maintain the custom killing facilities pro- vided by the commission.

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A Federal-Provincial conference on high- way transportation will beet in Ottawa April 26-28. The Federal Government is ”reluctant” to assume the control which the Privy Council decision in February lays at its door but may well use the existence of that power to persuade the Provinces to adopt more or less uniform rcgulations.

Finance Minister Abbott's prediction that the Municipal Grants Act will be amended to be somewhat more favorable to municipalities is a welcome one. On principle the grants should be increased to the amount of municipal taxation which would be paid but for the Crown's im- munity.

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The second half of the twentieth cen- tury will go into history as the period of the marketing revolution - the time when we finally learned to market as skilfully and efficiently as, years earlier, we had learned to manufacture, writes Reginald Clough, in Tide. The marketing revolution is much more than a revolution in retailing. Self-service, supermarket selling, and auto-

PUBLILI ILURUM

This column In open to the discussion by wireapondeiita , of questions of interest. The l Guardian does not neceaaar- . iiy endorse the opinion of wrrespondenta.

DR. Bl-JNNETTS ADDRESS 1

Sir.-W. J. Enriglit. who writes to you from Sweetsburg. Quebec. and whose letter appeared in your issue of March 15. does some in- justice to Dr. Bennett. who spoke in Charlottetown March 9. and I hope you nill permit me the privi- lege of reply.

Mr. Enright, perhaps unwitting- ly, gives the 'best appraisal of Miss Neatby's indictment of Can- adian society that has yet appear- cd' in the press and for this achievement thoughtful people in Canada will want to thank him sincerely, Her most. vocal opposi- lion could not have described the Neatby attitude so neatly.

However, when Mr. Enrlghi des- cribes Dr. Eenneti. ironically as "the Dalhouaie sage" and refers to Bennett's scholarly examination of the issue as lack of "Naatby forti- tude.” all people who respect and admire Dr. Bennett. must, I think, take exception to the Enright at- titude.

To describe Dr. Bennett as the Dalliouaie Sage is no more than just. From Newfoundland to Van- couver Island. Dr. Bennett": wis- dom. etrength, of mind, kindness. tolerance and. above all. his re- gard for youth have endeared him, with affcction and respect, to the people of Canada. The implication. in Mr. Enrlizhtls r ference. that Dr Bennett has don ed a cloak of sngaclty that is not his to wear is not only unkind. bill: untrue.

The Enright suggestion that Dr. Bennett lacks the "Ni-atbv forti- ture," although intended to be interpreted, one feels sure. ..ln derogatory terms. in an admirable comollmrnt to Dr, Bennett. "Near. by fortitude" reveals itself more- l.V as strong prejudice. Scholar- ship. as contrasted with orcjudlcei attempts to see both sides of an. issue and to discover truth. Dr.l Bennett is a scholar. I

1' am. Sir. etc. i W. R. WI-"IE3. i Fredericton. N.E. l

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matic vending are all part of this revolu- tion-but they are still only small parts of something very much bigger,

believes.

The British Parliament made the slave trade illegal this date 1806 after some twenty years of agitation by William Wil- berforce and others. In 1811 slave trading was made a felony, punishable by trans- portation or hard labour, and in 1824 it was declared to be piracy and capitally punish- able. an end to slavery in the United States. The United Nations, however, continues to in- vestigate allegations that slavery exists in various parts of the world.

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In his Budget address last night I-Ion. Mr. Darby noted with satisfaction that the

,long argument in connection with the one- 'zone freight system for Prince Edward Is-

land has been recently settled. "We were successful," he said, "in cooperation with seven other Provinces, in preventing at least 'one increase in freight rates. In the

actual movement of freight and passengers

we have received splendid cooperation from the Canadian National Railways and I be- lieve there is a better understanding and general feeling of mutual cooperation be- tween the Provlnce and the C. N. R. than has existed for some years." He also noted that improvements are "much to be desir-

V I, t nothing more than real-

ed at Wood Islands and we are hopeful that such will take place soon."

The Civil War, ending in 1865, puti

Sir.-In recent years our Llbernli governments both federal and pro-'

lnl job in water conservation, ihrpiigl-imil. Canada. The Liberalsi lalways believed in water conservn-. lion and in maintaining water levels so that the soil of the farmsi iwould be more productive. Sen-I ator Jones created the Department or Natural Resources and placed lnur representative. Honourable Eu- ,gcne Cullen. as Minister. This De- partment has been doing a won- derful job in water conservation with H: giant machinery. Already many dams have been created in- cluding one on the farm of Ben- ator Jones. These dams are a great help not only in raising wa- .ter levels to make soil more fer- llile but in providing fishing and wi'd fowl shooting spots for both tourists and our own people. How different under the Conservative government for Dr. Macmillan the then Premier did nothing about water conservation.

MacDonald Lake in Mermaid had been to beautiful lake. It was a beaut- lfulapot. and many people went. there of an afternoon. It was one of the but shooting places on the In- land. I well remember the many wild geese and ducks 1 took off that lake in those dlys as well as seeing the abundant. crops in" that vicinity. -The high water level of the lake was the reason for the farms being so fertile and produc- tive. I saw cattle in the farms bordering on the lake drinking out of the lake. Water fences stop- ped them from going to other farms. in winter the neighbours got. their ice. Then on June )2, ma a lease of the lake was resu- used from the Government. Than the people's Lake Ila:-Donald be- came in a terrible state. Condi-

'tThere's nothing juvenile about

,lem."-London Free Press.

Mayor Jackson auggeota artificial

owls be put on the City Hall clock serving law and order with a. min-

tower to scare away starlings. The kind that dolfl give a hoot? - Hamilton Spectator. I l

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The girl in her neat business, suit, mannisli and independent as. she is in many ways. is still suf-, ficiently under the domination of the eternal feminine to be cure-

ful that the seams are straight, -- hair trim and her perfume '

her discreetly alluring. And one can only hope that she will stay thatl way.-Halifax Chronicle-Herald.

l Hollywood's interest repreaentsl fame of a sort, and a film about our Mounties is a. form of aware- ness of one of the colorful aspects of our history. but we could wish that Hollywood would take our history as lii.st.or,v and not some- thing to be rewritten and altered in suit some direct-Jr's notion of dramatic values. The fact that geography was revised too, and Saskatchewan plunked down in Alberta. is.a relatively minor critic- ism. 'But undesirable is e. conces-

government in November past. 1 represented Bethel at that meet- ing. In the brief it was shown what had happened. viz. "Water level lowered by six or more feet causing the farms to become less productive, farm wells lmcl to be dug deeper. Fences cut down, farmers no longenable to water catttle on the lake and one of the farms had no other place to water cattle." The lessee was it Coli- servativc. The government. favour-I nbly received this delegation, Through the efforts of Hon. Eu-i gene Cullen. our representative, ev- erything is to be righted for the people. I thank Mr. Cullen as will no the government for myself and the people of Bethel. It was the only known case of a lake on the Island being leased. Water levelsl must be kept up is our slogan. .

I am, Sir, etc., J. S. HORTON.

Bethel, Lot is. 1 GETTING ALONG IN SCHOOL - ,

sir,-With others.I went to tho school on visitor's day. We took

Mr. Clougblvlnclai have been doing I. wonder- the liberty of strolllns around from

room to room and from desk to desk. Talked of their work and line of study. allowed those in the higher grades, just to explain to us.

On entering one room in par- ticular, the teacher was absent for a minute or two. But. every child stood to greet us. This we acknowl- cdged by a slight. how, when all again took their seats. lr ue did them no other good, we provided some amusement. with all their faults, how lovable they are and they can read you like a book. Their eyee miss nothing. even the "ear trumpet". Why do they at- tend school? Just to practice the doing of things and learn to think out, imagine and develop ideas. For a week after I wondered if there was not some quite import- ant idea that they might adopt and develop.

When in the library I met a gentleman who seemed to have a wonderful education. gained 'much by travel but more by reading. He suggested that I read the "Life of Samuel Johnson". in thre'e vol- umes. Next he asked if I had ever read "Life of Christopher Columbus". That seemed niore within my range and I told him what. little I knew. Moreover, I claimed that what Columbus taught us in the spiritual realm was of more value than the au- covery of a continent, namely that God can do most anything through human lmtruinentallty if He finds the dedicated personality. I stres- aod the point. that the man allow- ed hinbif to be a willing slave for the Almighty not being drives: but gently lad.

alter the Crimean war a group of survivors were each separately

tlana warranted a delqauon from different districts "to Welt on the

asked regarding those who had been. in the conflict. vvhoae name

x;Notes, By The Waxrl

slon that does wanton violence to .delinquency. It's a lull-grown prob- the tradition which the North West

lpt-rial Crown of Great Britain and

llnz, directions were HZIVNI h.V His Excellency for the

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Mounted Police founded and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have faithfully upheld, of pre-

imum of force and violence. The truth about the famous force is dramatic enough to require no dressing up.--Montreal Star.

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TARDY NEWS

The tardiness of communication 5!-rvices in the old r.n.i'S is Well illustrated by the following ex- cerpts from lhc Royal Gazette for the year 1837:

AUXUIE 1: "We are indebted to the editor of the Mira- michi Glcaner, for a slip print. ed at his office, containing

til-c melancholy intclligc-nce of mg lungs tlcnlh, winch occurred at Windsor on the 20th of June. The intelligence was brought to Mira- mlchi by a vessel from Newfound- land."

Aug. 15: "We learn by the slczimcr from Mirumichi this mm-nimz iii-'lL the official news of "W 13'” Ki"K'.1 death had been received in New Brunswick, by M-.V of New York. and that the Queen had been proclaimed with

the usual formalities, at saint John and other parts." Aug. 22: "On Friday the 18th

inst. His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor having received official accounts of the demise of his use MH.lcst.V King William the Fourth. mid of the accession of her present Majesty Queen Victoria to the Ini- ilie Dominion: (hereunto belong- immediately

proclaiming of the Queen and the

irequisite solcmnities and ceremon-

;:'"-gk-1: Aggy- T 0 HAPPIE DEATH .0 lluppit! death, to life the rendle

way. The ende of greefc, and salve of

sorrowes all; 0 pleasant sleepe, thy paines they ' are but play; i'I'hy coup is sweete, although it i taste of gall.

,'rbou brings the bound and wretch- l cd out of thrall

Within the port sure from the swrmie blast,

,P'or after death na mischiefe may befall,

.But wo, wan-chance. and perrels all are past.

Of kindelie death nane suld af- fraieri be

But sich as hope for no felicitie. -Alexander Hume. (1507-1609).

would live the longest in the world. They all gave the same 'anewer: "Florence Nlghtengale, the lady with the lamp."

particle of truth in it. - o o

Anyway, it doesn't matter now. Spring is here, which means that the debate about winter can be adjourned for a few months. Not

that I have any grievance against winter; in its cording to the can be Just as pleasant. iriguing as any other

of

compensations.

Al the same. it is good

uncertain glories, and its message

that warmth is slowly coming up

the way. It will be some time yet before "Spring unlocks crs in paint the laughing soil”, but it is getting closer every day. And April has the key. 0 . .

April is a hopeful month; on every side there are reminders that life is good. Only man, of all rrcated life, is fearful of what may happen tomorrow. next week, ncxt month, or next year. In the great heart of Nature there is no fear, no doubt. no regrets, no ping for what is not. And man himself, with all the things that keep his soul in dread. is at his best in Spring.