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“Very Stupid” Says Head Oi Labour Congress Re P. E. Island Legislation»

Speculation 0n Truman's Message Today .

m» .1. M. Roberto. Jr» Associated Press News Analyst) ' President Truman is expected to 15k Congress today (Wednesday) w join with the administration l! plllllllllg the next slaps in what h“ new become a "very warm”

or. "The suddenneaa of this Presi- wii‘; decision to address the 301m; session suggested at first that he might hsvs some new, serious and perhwl ltlfl-llfll Wflftl on international affairs.

Ordinarily, if that were tha out. mud leak or some word tom abroad would have given a eluo by now as to its nature.

lacking that. and in the light of the general situatlon. the best bet now ls that Truman merely in- tends to draw Congress more fully into the stream o! swiftly moving international events, and to em- phasize their urgency.

The necessity of a more com- plete expression of United States unity with WIBtCYII Elltuptl, 6S- pecially in matters of the military defence, already ls well recognized in administration circles. That: was implicit Wllfill the Benelux treaty- mikers ivent to work. But when it comes to a display of troops or unis, or to the possibility of dir- ect military alliances, Congress lllfl the administration must go hand in hand. _

The United States has Just struck n body blow at the Italian 00m- munlsis by announcing that, if they take aver._,ltaly will be ex- cluded from help under the Mar- shall Plan. This has cut across party lilies and will probably wing rho votes ‘of a. lot of Italian leftists who have voted none-toa- rnthuslastlcally with the Com- munists anyway. The President is

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Coming Events

-—_. "Rose Valley Y, P. U. Concert. liarlsvllle Hall, Friday, March 19.

"Si. mo... Variety Concert. Cape 'l‘raverle Hall. Friday, March 29th. Sale of lunches and candy.

"National Film Board at Win- sloe Community Hall Friday, March 19 at. ii p.m. Pres pictures. Sale or candy.

"Variety concert in Long River hall Wednesday night, March l7- Sele of cakes and candy. If not line. Friday night.

"Reserve st. Patrick's night, March 17in for variety concert.

Stella Maris Hall, North Rustlco. Matinee ior children. Admission, adults 35 cents; children l0 dents.

“Unloaelns coal Tlloldly and wtdflesdav. Special prices on car. Also in stock, Brantford shingles. 7' J- NOY 8c 0o.

"Come to the basket social and entertainment in Canoe Cove Hall Wsdnesdav. mien run. Ladies ‘lllh baskets free.

"Loading Hogs at Fredericton for Canada Packers every Thursday

1 11 a. M. and Colville uriui 12. D- L- MloDowell.

. Reserve March 24th for play. An Old. Meidb Courtship". in 513118520! Ball. by Mouton Hey-

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"In stool‘. pressed bay, bran, flown. mtddllnll. hog and poultry f?“ st non Ir prices. McGow- "5 Limited. ilmulr. P. l. I.

"Mme" Ovwamun Sud 2M1": Plant of Crspaud. is now 1mg to run for the season. John

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Mr. A. C. lllnnls New Queens Co. Court Clerk

Mr. Albert O. Dinnia has been appointed clerk of the Queen's County Court. it was learned yes- terday. The appointment by the Provincial Government was made nacessa y by the recent death of

, Mr. Neil McConnell who had held

the position o! County Court clerk for the past several years.

Mr. Dinnls, son of the late W. R. Dinnls and Mn. Dlnnls, Mount Edward Road, is a veteran of Lhe first World War in which he serv- ed with distinction in France as a member of an artillery unit,

He is a graduate oi Mount Al- lison University where he also studied music.

During the lest. World War Mr. Dlnnis served in Newfoundland with the rank or! Captain as a member of the legion War Ser- vices. At the conclusion of the war, Captain Dinnls made several trips to Europe in cha-rse o! the entertaining services aboard sev- eral shlps transporting the Cana- dian soldiers back to Canada.

Mr. Dinnis takes on his new duties at once.

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Til-TY.’ Essex. England — (C?) - Bo many inquiries have reached Riav, Hugh Cuthbertson, who grows his own tobacco, ha has foruied an Amateur Tobacco Grower's Associ. atlon to increase production and find a simple home-curing method.

Restrictive Trade Union Bill Strongly Protested Byv Opposition Members

only “‘ tonosnoua" trade unions will be allowed to function in Prince Edward Island under terms of I. bill which received second reading in the Legislature yester- day alter Opposition member] had strongly censured its provisions, Egan? that g- was “dlcgetsrisi

se a angerour . ent Canada." v

Section Five of the Trade Union Act amendment was given a two hour blast. led by Mr. DJ... Mathle- son, who said the legislation would deprive the working man of his rights to organize and was “the first step of a- police state."

The amendment each trade urnlon in the Province be "autonomous", that no action or decision of it shall be controlled by any other person or group of persons, that all members of it shall be employees; also that the provincial secretary may grunt a license to such trade union for such Period "as he in his discretion may deem B-dvlsable and that any such license may be revoked and cancelled at any time."

A fine of $100 is provided for in- fractions of the Act.

Tihe blll also eliminates a “closed shop contract" and provides for arbitration before a strike may be called.

Section Five was approved alter a standing vote was taken. the House dividing on straight party lines.

Hon. Dr. W.J.P. MacMlllafi. leader of the Opposition. said that if a. provincial union could not af- filiate with the ALI”, r the, .Q.C.L. then by the same token the Agri- cultural Federation and the Medl-

cal Association theoretically could not affiliate with their parent nat- ional bodies.

He called the section "one of the imost retrograde steps ever taken

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By DOUGLAS BOW

CTITAWA, March itF-(OPJ-Sld- die Dunlap, who came back him- self, today told a eucoessatory about 10.607 other seriously dis- abled war veterans who made a comeback.

The former infantry Major, blinded in s. grenade explosion overseas, appeared before the Vet- erans Committee of the Commons as director of casualty rehabilita- tion for the Veterans Affairs De- partment.

l-le reported that tvro out of three of the 20.534 seriously dis- abled veterans of the Second World War now were re-establlshed in employment. ln addition to the 19.007 atwoi-k, another 1,000 still were receiving treatment, training or other services.

On the debit side were 1,694 who were unemployed. 690 whose rehabilitation was unfeasible and 463 whose status was unknown. men who could not be traced.

Those back at work. lncludins Bo per cent of the 2.045 amputees. and half of the parapleglcs were everything from Welders 0O r

By Charles Croat

COPENHAGEN. March 10 - (Rsutersi-"Do you think there will be another war?" ‘

The Danish mau-ln-the-streel, asking that question. is deeply dis- tifiuby recent events. In the R approach, to Finland. the

n average Dane aees a direct threat

to the rest of Sosndlnavl .

The Conservative . spaper

National Tldendl expressed what mo», people rim are w ‘or; l' a

that s Russian pact with Finland would hing the Russian frontier nearer to ths rest of the Nordic countries and thus place llama in s strong strategic position from which to bring political pnnsursto bear on pennant. Norway and in“ . . .

“who will be next!" is a typical headline printed b! W! MWIPIP- If.

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Two Jlhirds Disabled ' Veterans NowAt Work

watchmakers, carpenters to farm- ers, fishermen to photographers.

Employers Generally lud shown willingness to accept them and had found the veterans. “safe, ef- ficient and reliable workers.” The Federal Government also had sb- sorbed a considerable number.

The Veterans Department main- tained a register ol the seriously disabled. All its branches contrib- uted in one way or another to their rehabilitation, either through medical treatment, provision o! artificial limbs, allowances, vocat- lonal Iuidance and social adjust- ment servlces and land settlement. The Labor Department also helped and numerous community agen- cies did. too-

Maj. Duuiop said i947 had been the busiest year yet. He anticl- pated 4.000 to 5.000 new OISE! within the next 12 months and added, "no diminution of the in- tensity of these services may be expected."

Of the 19.607 now at work. he estimated that the cases of 11.000 werei satisfactorily settled. The others _were still under review as

to suitability of the work.

Fear 0f New War Is Strong In Denmark

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nun-lists.

A third carried a map showing Scandinavia seirrounded by "iron curtain countries." It also printed an estimate that 54 Russian divis- ions were available for kamedlate use if needed’.

The result of than and other re- ports and nunors is that ones again Danes are asking each other what they would do if “they” came.

Wartime resistance movements have been discussed again. Ono large provincial town sud enly produced a rash of posters road- ing: "We must join the Western Alias."

Noi- are fears of Russia's intent- ions confined to the leu-infoi-nad section of the population.

People in contact with Govern- ment circles sud with considerable interest a recent speech by Ilnsnos Minister 1-1.0. i-laason who-oom-

rscent event in unbelie- yakia and Finland with ma h _ relate 1.03s. i-lo said s

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Boats Used In Rescue Cperations

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‘IORDNIO, March i6 - (U?) - A family of three and a dying baby were taken all rooftops at suburb- an Long Branch early tonight as Toronto lifesaver-s worked with launches and a breaches buoy to save an estimated i6 other persons from the racing waters of flooded Etobicoke Creek which already had carried three houses out in Lake Ontario.

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Oliver and their one-year-old baby slid down ropes thrown l-lp to than to the waiting arms of two life-raving of- ficials who braved the ice-stream waters to go to their aid ln a launch. One launch already has

been holed and sunk by ice.

Then the launch swung about to the hctne of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Mc- Martin, who dropped their four-

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N. S. Moves To

- Bar Outside Labor

(By The Canadian Press)

HALIFAX, March 16—A bill designed to encourage the em- ployment of local workers and discourage the importation of employees from outside Nova Scotin. was given second read- ing in the Nova Sontla. Legis- lature today and then referred to the CDIHHIHW‘OH law am- ondmentl.

The hill. to be known as the Nova Scott: Labor Act. would forbid e company from hiring workmen who have not been residents of the Province for at least a year unless a certif- icate is presented from local authorities showing that no one of comparable ability is available in the community.

The act. which applies only, to companies and individuals emplo in; at. least 25 persons, provides for a fine up to $500 for violation of its provisions. The act, if passed, would be

in force only until May 1,1949. a

Packing Plant Controller Bombarded With Questions

Sov’t Gives $2,500 To Children's Fund

The Provincial Government Yfltfldly donated “r500 to the Canadian Appeal for Children Fund.

The following letter from Premier Jones to Mr. B. Gra- ham Rogers. secretary-organ- iser of the Fund for the Pro- vlncemeoompsnied the cheque;

"I take pleasure in enclos- ing ourwsheque for 02,500 as the contribution of the Gov- ernment of the Province of Prince Edward Island to the Canadian Appeal for Children."

Output 0f Meat In ll. S. Cut In llalt

CHICAGO. March 10 -(A.P)-A s of 100,000 United Packing- house Workers (C.I.O.) seeking were increases. today ‘ sliced the meat output in the United States to half. ,

Farmers sharply cut shipments of animals to market and meat prices started moving higher in the wholesale markets.

Parliament At-A-Clance

By The Canadian Press

Defence Minister Claxton said good progress is being made in bringing Canada's armed forces to peacetime strength,

Opposition members criticized the Government's housing pro. Irma.

Trade Mllllltbr Howe umauncgd private. exploration and private mining o! urpnlum and Qum- . ‘loectlve ores now is being al-

lowed. ' Members debated a bill to in- initlal payment of

crease the wheat to farmers.

‘Transport Minister Ohevrler be- came the first non- senator Cab.

inet Minister to discuss Govern- ment legislatlon in the Senate.

Wednesday

The Commons will discuss vari- ous Government iegislation. The Senate will sit.

Hon. Horace Wright's activities as Government controller at the local Canada Packers plant was again the subject of sharp 0p- posltlon criticism in the Legisla-

..ture. yesterday. afternoon.

The discussion, which became warmer and more acrimonious as it. proceeded, occurred when the House _had resumed committeo reading on Mr. Wright's motion of the Trade Union Act amendment.

Mr. Wright was subjected to a. bombardment of questions, chiefly lrom lvlr. D. L. Mathieson, junior member for Charlottetown. who also spoke strongly in criticism of the provisions of the blll as it affected the rights of the working classes. '

“I believe the promoter intimat- ed that he would answer any ques- tions with regard to this meas- ure," Mr. Mathleson said. "For public information I would like to ask a few more questions. Ac- cording to a statement tabled u: this House. there ivcre no writ- ten negotlailons between the Gov- ernment. and Canada Packers. Were there any verbal negotiat- ions?"

Hon. Mr. Wright: ‘The only

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Senator Molloy 0f Manitoba liies

WINNIPEG. March 16-(CP)— Senator John Patrick Molloy, who had been a member of the Senate since 1925. died here today in hos- pital after a lengthy illness.

Senator Molloy, " who was '15 last Saturday, was appointed to uie Senate for the Manitoba dla- ‘ trict of Provencher to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator George Bradbury of Sel- kirk. Men. Heuvas a. Liberal.

Death of Senator Molloy was the second in the Upper Chamber this session. A short time ago Senator J. L. P. Robicheau, Progressive Conservative, of Nova scotin, also died. g

There new are ll vacancies in the lid-seat Senate, which has e4 Liberal and 21 Progressive Con- servative members. Ontario and Nova Scotia each have three va-

cancies. Alberta two. and British Columbia, New Brunswick and

Manitoba, one each.

B. I. S. Has Plans For Big Parade Today

The Benevolent Irish ‘Society has completed its preparations for the b18589. St. Patrick's Day par- ade t0 be held in the City since pre-war days and at. 9.30 this morning the parade, headed by the 17th Reece Band, will leave the Society's headquarters, the Whelan Memorial Hall. and will proceed to the Monument where a wreath will be laid in memory of those members of the Society who gave their lives in World Wars I and II.

From the Monument, the route of march will take the parade to Pownul Street, then north to Kent, arid from Kent to Queen. Proceeding south along Queen, the parade will go east along Rich-

mond, thence to St.~Dunstari's Ba- silica by way of Great George.

After attending Mass at the Basilica, the route of march will take the parade up Great George to Richmond, to Prince, to Kent, then along Great George to Graf- ton. to the Hell.

Should the weather be unsuit- able, there is a possibility, offl- cials of the Society said last night, that the route of march rnsy be shortened. _ ,

118° Bowling ir-Chief‘ Marshal of the parade.

Pay Boost In Sight For Mounted Police

OTTAWA. March i6 - (OF)- Increases in pay and allowances for some 3.000 uniformed and plainclothes members of the R. C. M, P. will likely be announced ‘some time this week”. Justice Minister llsley said Manda .

He declined to estimate the amount of the boosts but it was learned it will be between lo and 15 per cent, comparable to recent increases to other Government em- ployees.

HOSPITALS FOB INDIA

NEW DELHI, India -- (OP) — The first of four British Red Cross hospitals in India and Pakistan will be opened this month, said the society's medical adviser, Air Marshal Sir Harold Whittingham. Great progress is being made to

relieve distress in both countries. he added. r

fly DOUGLAS ROW

OTTAWA, Mar. l6—<CP)-Next move in the tangle over veterans’ pension ‘ is up to the Cah- lnet.

The. Veterans Committee of the Commons ran into a new snarl today over the bill that would raise the rates for disabled pen- sioners, war widows and depend- ents from 10 to 20 per cent. it ended with return of the blll to the Government.

In the Commons committee and behind the scenes, efforts have been mails to obtain Parliament- ary approval for the increases, re- troactive in Oct. l. before the Eu- ter recess starts March 24. It. ap-

peared a bit dou- tlul tonight whether that is feul e- Oapt. Walter Tucker, Parliam-

entary Assistant to Veterans Min- ister Gregg, raised the issue again in committee. Referring to pro- posala to wilt. the bill in two to allow immediate consideration of the increases and later study of less urgent amendments, he said it was doubtful whether a. bill to embrace the second part would get into Parliament this session. That would mean either forget- ting tho othor amendments or try- ing to get the whole thing through now. Protests wont up from Op- position membsre, with T. J. Bent- ley (COP-Swift Current) rennin: "a throat that if we don't accept this thing in its entirety, the in- creases might not get through,"

(By The Canadian Preani

UHAWA. hiarch l6 - A. R. lliosl-ier, president oi the Canadian Congress of Labor. said tomght that labor legislation passed today by islature is "very ltllpld."

The legislation, providing that all unions in the Province be aut- onomous, bans affiliation with the C. C, L., the ‘Hades and Labor Congress and all other national or international organizations. Ii also prohibits closed-shop cori- tracts and provides for arbitration before a strike may be called.

"This is a. very stupid piece of legislation," said Mr. Mosher. "Only a. Government that is stupid and absolutely devoid of knowledge of industrial relations would pass such a thing."

Only in a primarily agricultural Province would such legislation be adopted, he said.

Mr. Moshe: agreed with Dr. W. J. P~ Macmillan, leader of the P. E1. Opposition, quoted in a Char- lottetown report as saying the "autonomy" section ls “one of the most retrograde steps ever taken in this country."

Percy Bensougli. president ol the T.L.C. was en route by train to Vancouver. No other T. L. C. official could be reached for com- merit.

Labor Minister Mitchell declined to comment.

ll. S. Schooner lands Record Catch

(By The Canadian Press)

HAUFAX. March l6—A record catch of fresh fish- landed inNova Scotla by schooner fishermen was brought into Halifax today by the Frances Geraldine, skippered by Capt. Guy Tanner of Lunenburg.

The schooner had 4% days of fishing on Western Banks and to- night crew members were unload- ing a bumper catch of 326,000 pounds, mostly cod.

The previous record. 207.000 pounds, also was held by Capt. Tanner when he commanded the Flora Alberta, another Lunenburg schooner sunk in a. collision with

. s freight/er in April,‘ i943.

At current prices the ill-man crew of the FrancesGeraldine ex- pected to clear about $215 each.

LONDON — (C?) -~ At close of a three-month exhibition of Princess Elizabeth's wedding gifts, 281,832 persona - an average of 0,500 daily - had seen the presents.

lPensions Tangle is i Returned To Cabine

Col. A. J. Brooks (PG-Royal; saw an attempt "to shut us off from further discussion of veter- ans affairs in the House"

In the end, Brig. Gregg agreed to ask Cabinet whether the bill could be out in two, and, if so, whether the second part would gel a hearing this session.