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President Ind Anlocintn Editor, Inn A. Burnett. Auoclnlo Editor. Frank Walker.

CIRCULATION "Coven Prince Edwnrd Inland like tho dew”

f'Tho Strongest Memory is Weaker than tho Weakest Ink".

CHARLOTTETOWN, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1952

Mr. Churchill's cu-ltlcs

The political tradition of the British Conservative party is to refrain on every possible occasion front washing its dirty linen in public. Unlike the socialist Labour Party, which can tolerate the deviationism of a Bevan and still manage to survive, al- beit on the wrong side, from the socialist viewpoint, of Mr. Speaker, it endeavours to present outwardly at least the most com- plete unanimity.

This circumstance renders all the more significant the growing evidence of dis-, content within British Conservative Partyl ranks with the leadership of Mr. Churchill. So much a symbol of all that Britain stands for has Winston Churchill become. that those beyond the immediate arena of domestic politics in the Old Country find it difficult to contemplate with equanimitg

the suggestion that this greatest of con--

temporary statesmen has outliQ1 his use- fulness.

Fundzunentaliy, criticism of Mr. Chu:--,

chill revolves about. his alleged failure to keep his oabinct colleagues. the party and the people informed concerning the conduct of the nation's business. The Prime Min- isler's noticeable deafness, his infinitely superior knowledge of affairs which elevate him to a position of authority far trans- cending his cabinet colleagues, and his fail- ure to consult on important policy decis- ions, have all been cited by ambitious in- heritors of his mantle as ground for recon- stituting the allocation of governmental re- sponsibilities. ,

Those portfolios where consultation on policy matters is regarded as of the es- sence of sound responsible government are the Foreign Office, the Chancellorship of the Exchequer, and Defence. It seems highly unlikely. and equally undesirable. that Mr. Churchill should retire from polit- ical life. Yet when such responsible journals of opinion as The Times and The Economist urge the need for alfresh appraisal of cab- inet rcsponsibilities, it cannot be gainsaid that changes in cabinet and parliamentary responsibility are in the offing in the Un- ited Kingdom. Of those changes, the most certain appears to be that Mr. Anthony l-Eden will relinquish the Foreign Minister- ship and become, as The Economist ob- serves, ”thc Prime Minister's deputy in fact as well as in name."

New combines Legislation

Some Cobjections to the Bill amending the Combines Investigation Act, which has already been given third reading in the House of Commons, are pointed out in a brief presented by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce to the Minister of Justice.

it commends the provision for estab- lishing a Restrictive Trade Practices Com- mission, which will result in separating the investigating and judicial functions former- ly exercised by the Combines Commission. On the other hand, it is concerned with the implications of Section 23, which appears to indicate that members of the new Com- mission may be appointed from the Civil Service. This, the brief says, is no imputa- tion against the sincerity and zeal of such officials, ”but it is startling to find that the destinies of Canadian business employ- ing millions of Canadians and representing the investments of millions of other Cana- dians have been entrusted to men with such meagre personal experience of business con- ditions." .

Commendation is expressed of the pro- vision requiring the Commission, in its re- port, to appraise the effect on the public interest of arrangements and practices dis- closed in the evidence, and to make recom- mendations accordingly for remedial action. However, it is suggested that the law should go further and provide that, unless the Commission reported that such arrange- ments and practices were in fact detriment- al to the public interest, no subsequent prosecution should be launched. A card- inal objection in this connection is raised, in that the basic-question of defining de- sirable or undesirablobuslness practices re- mains unanswered.

Another area in which the Bill is silent is that of monopolistic practices by govern- ments. There are many commodities which are subject to detailed control by federal

'or provincial boards, and these often re-

suit in price rigidities and the complete elimination of competition. It is urged that the practices of governmental agencies and bonds be put'io the same test as private

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business, namely, whether these practices operate in the public interest.

The brief is also concerned with the implications of Section 42 which proposes the investigation of monopolistic situations and the restraining of trade. This provis- ion implements the recommendations of the MacQuarrie Committee which advocated the detailed study of all phases of business operations and the publication of the re- -sults. It is feared that instead of an im- partial, semi-judicial body the Commission might quickly become a supervisory board with power to exercise the closest surveil- lance over industry. If the Government is determined to exercise such close surveil- lance, it is argued that a separate measure should be proposed with the minimum re- quirement that a detailed study of industry be entrusted to the Minister of Trade and Commerce.

Objections are also raised to the re- moval of a maximum limit on the fine to be imposed for anti-trust offences, and to the way it has been done. On the other hand, several desirable features of the leg-i lislation are commended, notably the fact that this is the first time since the passage

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THING

of combines legislation in Canada that

lrecognition appears to have been given to

the right of business to a fair hearing.

EDI IURIAL NUI ES -, Earl Alexander's speech to the Canada jClub in London may or may not have been I a breach of security, but it makes clear that , the U. N. command in Korea would wel- Jcome additional forces.

This week, with the deductions for the inew Income Tax rates going into effect,E lpay cheques will be reduced by an extrai lamount varying from five cents to perhaps;

l t i

l ninety cents. , I I I

l Another international figure, Mr. Trygve

lLie, has warned about the ”scrious food

lcrisis amounting to widespread starvation” which the world will face in a few years.

Much thought and effort is being devoted

lto the problem both within the framework

'of the United Nations and outside.

I

. On Saturday a British Greenland Ex- pedition sails from the Thames for a two- lyear survey of North Greenland. The ob- ject is to investigate the theory that Green- land is not one land mass but a collection of islands supporting a l0,000-foot-thick ice-cap.

The papers being read at St. Andrew's

sion for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries contain much that is encouraging both for fishermen and the consumer. The possibili- ties of expansion in the industry are im-

mense.

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The rehabilitation of disabled persons means the independence of former depend- ents and a new outlook on life for those iwho have the prospect or actuality of fill- ing a useful place in the world despite handicaps. Both Federal and Provincial Governments are working on the problem .but much can be done by private organ- izations and by individuals.

The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress of the thirteen original states of the U. S. A. this date 1776. King George III had previous- ly refused to receive a petition from the Congress asking that their wrongs be re- dressed and instead had proclaimed the colonists in a state of rebellion. The De- claration was drawn up by Thomas Jeffer- son and made effective by the success of the war of independence.

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Britain's General Council of the Trade Union Congress is certainly well aware of the need for preparedness. A T. U. C. statement says: "Our firm conviction re- mains that the greatest possible measure of rearmament must be carried out, within the limits of our power to find the means. . . . The choice of aim is not between rearin- ament or the standard of living, but be- tween peace on a basis of human freedom and the constant fear of aggression and perpetual tension in international relation- ships." t

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The difficulty of deciding between the advantages and disadvantages of retaining Queen's as a dual constituency in Federal affairs is evident from the diverse views ex- pressed by our representatives. There seems to be a strong body of non-partisan opinion on both sides. However, the ques- tlon for the present is an academic one, as the House has indorsed the recommendation of the committee favouring no change. There is no question as to the unanimity of our members in insisting on retaining the provision in the British North America Act pegglng the minimum number of Island seats to our quota of Senators. This is the important point. -- ,

by members of the International Commis-l

.tr "wiles:-: FUNNY is Anv-

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COMES UP THEREI!

cu xNotes B); The Waxc

Outsider: no confused to read 9;, that fishermen threaten -to gtrikg for higher ulmon price: while salmon cnnners are still striving to sell &8.000 cues curled over from last rear: rack. .. Vancou- ver sun

but we can say "wen 1 ..

splendid fellow aportsmdjnayedwhu show their mettle. We offer a 0 xeiicimiom to the am 3,,,;f team. we hope to 3, t .New York Times?” hem Igam

"Speaking of mining in Eng. land." reports the Windsor Star. ttCO1I' Leader Caldwell told the common: that he remembers not very far from where he was born 2.000 years ago vut quantities of tin were mined by the Phoeni- clana." How's that again? .- Otta-

Sclence is muchln . pouoanyeima. and 1:. cf,,,q,,;,""f; not. too far off. There is no cure at hand at the minute and no v clnatlon against it. iaut; the ..,3,”; '3'" mi-5 been concentrated against it. has not been without value. science is not too far awav

PUBLIC FORUM

This column In open to the discussion by correspondent: of questions of interest. The Guardian does not necessar- ily endorse the opinion of correspondents.

CHATTING WITH FARMERS

Sir,-Fine weather is continuing in action and farmers heretofore somewhat pessimistic regarding the season's activities, must be in n hey-day of delirious ecstasy over prospects of bumper crops. With 'he earth's surface protected from the ravenous effect: of winds that usually accompany ttearlier" seasons, by a sturdy growth of green, the accumulated moisture beneath will have an op- port.unit.y to impress its value in the general scheme of making crops grow. Lute grain sowing and potato planting may be an exception that will call for other available applications but. on the whole it looks as if farmers were at last. away to a good, if belated, start; and when harvesting comes rolling round again there will be enough and to spare.

The farmer's life is that of a gambler, so far as seasons and weather conditions are concerned, but aside from that he pretty much determines his own destiny. l-fis major concerns are a pair in number - Production and Mar- keting - but. in each case there is wrapped up a variety of problems that baffle him at times; and what. to do, where to go and whom to approach for guidance, has him stymied on many an occasion. Be- fore his annual production is of actual value it must. be converted into dollars and cents by process of sale and apart; from the limited outlets round about him, it. is a matter of export, which is under Federal Government jurisdiction exclusively. Securing of adequate markets for surplus farm produc- tion beyond local requirements, therefore becomes largely a mat- ter for Federal Government at- tention and action, at least in the preliminary stages.

Distribution among the various markets thus becoming available, is a function and responsibility of the producer. He may transport his wares single-handedly if his production is equal to minimum transportation requirement; or in co-operation with a neighbor or neighbors, if such an uuangement is feasible and mutually agree- able; or he may resort to engag- ing the services of any private agency equipped for such market- ing purposes. The important thing is to have within reach con- tinuing centres of scope with cap- acity that cannot. become easily glulted and, of course, a. quality product that will satisfy.

Production, on the other hand, is solely an obligation of the in- dividual who cultivates the land. Responsibility to achieve produc- tion, apart. from what fails to materialize in the space over- head, is his alone. Failure to produce in ii charge against the op- erator. ft. is the important feat- ure in farming operations. With- out production there can be no .arkei.ing,'while vice-veraa, there may be alternatives. So the call upon the soil is for abundant pro- duction and concentration to that end in the pressing need. Wide- spread failure in this respect, con- tinuing over the years, is a major factor in making farming unpop- uinr with youth and dilC0llI'IKln5 to older crownl. Of course, an accumulation of unfavourable cir- cumstances may sometimes put control beyond the reach of the individual farmer, who despite being ambitious otherwise must suocumb to the inevitable and suffer defeat. But such will usual- ly come back strong on the re- bound and again take hil place Among the lucoeuful. la the man or community that habitual- ly fella by the wayside, that needs onto.-coaching and numeric from the vnrlouo aid departments now servicing agriculture.

It may be noted in pusinu that

sun and

remedies now available. Thin in- vain: an extra. expenditure -of labour and cash outlay that add! to the coat. of production and should bet:-ecognlud at, t.ime.of marketing. nut to pet--back to

vuioun ill.l invade the auricui-' tuni field while in the moon of growth, adversely nffec .mp- duction, unieu ooun . with

FROM THE KNIGHT ERRANT He rode at dusk down woodlands strange, Where stood all bullied in fire A great dark Tower whose shadow gloomed The Valley of Desire. Alluring glowed that sun-lit Tow-

er, But dark the way, and long: And where the walls seemed pearl and gold gates stood doubly strong. lay with all its wrongs to right, - And all its deeds undone: Earth held full many a height to

storm, But he must take this one.

The Life

-Arthur Stringer.

the line of thought in mind when I digressed in the preceding ob- servations, ! had intended to say that it is only in the realm of atmospheric conditions that man admits of his inability to deal with a crisis and "when she rains, she rains and when she pours, ahe pours"; and what. can mere man do about it, seems -to be the pre- vailing attitude in dealing with weather conditions.

But. science again comes along with a revelation of discoveries, suggestions and A mendations, backed by practical experience. It in avowed now that overhead space is the predominating source of plant nourishment. and its de- nial to plant. growth would be dis- astrous, irrespective of what. ele- ments might be contained in the earth. Alternntely, plant growth can be fully maintained and brought to maturity without any reference whatsoever to the soil. All that is required is any settled element around which it. can en- twine its tendrlla and spread its roots to remain in natural up- right positio

In the eve I: that nature should recess in her devotion to duty, as sometimes happens, science has paved the way for substitute treat- ment and enumerates indications when action is needed. For in- stance-foitage wilting accompan- ied by bleaching during periods when Nature falls to shed her cop- lous tears, in an indication of plant.

starvation, either of thirst, or hunger or both. Scientific re- search aays "nourish the plant."

and with what; ingredients and how to do the job effectively. The alert farmer arrange: to be pre-

pared for such emergencies. A chat. on Foliage Feeding will Ip- penr next.

I am, Sir, ct.c.,

J. A. GILLIES. PROPOSED BUS SERVICE

Sir,-Moat. of our leading pub- lic men are very reticent regard- ing the laying off of most; of the passenger service on the C. N.' R. for the summer months, and giv- ing us instead a bus service which is guaranteed to be better in many ways.

It. seems to this writer that the proposal is very reasonable. The Railway coaches are not used much by the public this time of year. But I notice that those who object. to any change just: use their own cars for transportation or putt-onise the privately owned bus ayatem.

I imagine that thin timid feel- ing come: from I ieiuctonoe to follow the way of any province or country that follows the plan of public ownership including Bul- atchewan, which has operated a bus system in the Province for Ieveral yam. It. has given good utilfnctlon to the public, eu- pecially in the thinly settled dia- men, which no private company would with to service at I lost.

I am, Sir, etc... ARCH. MacKENZIE. Kenalngion. '

LONG IIIVKX

PICTON. Ont. --(CP)- Percy Wilson. who died at the no of 70 here recently, had been clerk of Amoliahbunh Township for 40 ynra,'u1d before that had four yean Ia councillor and two as

Old Charlottetown (And r. 3. 1. )

TVRECK OF THE INCHEQUIN From a despatch by Sir Robert I-Iodgson to Lord Granville. Sect retary of State for the Colonies. 29th December, 1869:

"I have the honour to report that Edward Keays, master of the ship tInchequln', of Limerick, with his first mate and 13 seamen of

i work in the wide open spaces, in

we Citizen.

Theoretically, the would be a. tax on inaction. The proper man to tax would be the loafer, not the worker; idle land, not used land; inactive capital, not active capital; lack of enterprise, not enterprise. such a tax would not be practical but. it would be more Just. our present. taxes are based on the opposite theory. We tax thrift, action, capital, enter- prise. We levy taxes in proportion to ability to PM. which means that the harder a man crka. the more he in soaked. The more efficient he grows. the more he is shaken down. -High River Times.

The death in Sweden of former Asslatant. Commissioner C. D. Nauze removes from the retired list of the Royal Canadian Mount- ed Police one of the most. color- ful. efficient, and best. liked mem- bers of the force. Born and brought up in the tradition of the force in which his father had served honorably before him, his career was one of steady advance- ment based on his superb fitness for the task he chose. His police

faraway places won appreciative recognition from his associates and his superior officers. Next. to police work and the ideal of xer- vlce, he had a deep literary up- preclation. - Regina Leader-Post. After twenty years, British amn- teur women golfers have lifted the Curtis Cup from their Ameri- can opponents in a spirited and close match. It: took 3 ding-dong final to do it and it took plenty of good golf. There is no reason to be

perfect tax

from a preventive which ma Persona from setting it. For i 150:3: time it was thought that the dis. one hit. the nerves directly. There is evidence now that it goes in through the blood stream and . possibility following on that hy- pothesis is that a preventive can be put into the blood stream and 50 hold off the infection. Let us hope and pray that this amt; crlppler of the young will soon be checked.-Boston Post.

Time reports how 3 U. 3. Air Force lieutenant-colonel landed mm: Whopper: (rainbow trout) in Lake Tltlcaca, some of them being as large as 25 pounds, and then, in a complacent footnote, observes that the world's record rainbow was a 37-poundet caught. at: Lake

1'” Pend. Oreille, Idaho, in 1941. A 31..

pound rainbow trout is I good fish, but in this neck of the woods it is just another good big trout. The real world's record rainbow was caught by a man named A. G. Schroeder in Jewel Lake, near Grand Forks, B. C., in 1933. It weighed 52 pounds. eight ounces. Furthermore, I 3"!-pounder isn't. even in the running. some of the fish "stripped" by Game Commis- sion workers in the Lardeau riv- er at the north-west end of Koal- enay Lake have run well over the 3'1-pound mark.-Vancouver Pro- Vince.

line Age-tlld Story

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Love not the world. neither the things that are in the world. If

- without drawing your Lordahlpis

any man love the world. the love of the Father in not in him. For all that is in the world. the lult of the flesh, and the lust: of the eyes. and the pride of life. in not of the Father. but is of the world. And the world puuath nwly. Ind the lust thereof: but he that dnoth the will of God nbldeth for over.

his crew, were taken the P5""13"t 5170” 'jhe Rn” glowing wreck of that ship, at sea, on the that the American 8114-5 made- Illst or October last, by Allan There is ever)? "3830" W extend Finlayson, master of the brlgI.m- warm congratulations to the Brit- tlne lGeorge', of this Island, on ish golfers. This particular com- her voyage from Cork to the port petition has been too one-szded in of Charlottetown, and here lnnd- the past. It is a good thing to get. ed. it back onto more even terms. Na- "The master of the lInchequln' tux-guy. we don't,l throw up our states that on his voyage from hat; when an American team led-

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came disabled and leaky, from the Chas. R. Mcqiuuid B. A.

violence of storm: which occurred on two consecutive clays-the 26th and 27th of October last-wherein three of his crew were washed overboard and lost, and two oth- ers seriously injured.

"The master and his crew were

I. A. CARR! t IHERB R.O.

landed at Charlottetown in a slate OPTOMETRIST BARRll3)'l':2RIiYS0I;lCW0K of utter destitution, with no clot.r.- P” E 2372 A . 0-.

ing beyond the rags that covered OK" 5 Intern l'ruIl Building them, and without means either N Q3 s,'"'' ."";'e , CHARLOTFETOWN

to procure their support, or to ( ext " ""7"". In" Phone I'll!

aid them to return home; and un- der these circumstances, the Ln- eal Government furnished them with necessary clothing, and paid for their maintenance, until such of their number as were able to work obtained employment, and

Bell, Mathieson & Foster Barristers. Solicitors. elc. R. R. BELL. Q.C. D. L MATHIESON. LL.B.. Q.C G. R. FOSTER. LLB. Loam on City and Farm

MucPhee 8: Trainer II. F. MICPHEE. B.A., Q.O. L IOMERLED TRAINOR. I I

paid the master's passage to Liv- PFDPGTUES agn-igun, .i.n. crpool, furnishing him with an 150 Richmond 59”"

additional slim of i5 sterling, to Cl1lJPl0tiCt0WIL P-E-L

liquirlate his expenses in Ha ifax. m

N. S., the place of his cmbark- 0. 0. JP s- atlon. Three of the crew were so 0P'l'0MIf'l'RlST Optometriit ' seriously injured as to require may, Ken; sing. I

surgical treatment, and this was Eye: elllllinedu H"-5' provided for them; and two of PHON5 3" Cllrnef Ken! Ind QIICGII 5”-

Atiloinlns North American Hotel

Dr. W. R. Carson

them being unable to work, their Office Phone I956-HGIIIO 10" passage was also paid to England.

"The Local Government have

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dispersed on account of these dis- chgroprngo,

tressed senmen the sum of 5212 P l d

19: 9d currency, equal to the sum cHR:EB1(.?Il.-E1-'3vi;N U"-BERT 5- GNUDEI 3- An '41- -' of i141 19s 10d sterling, as per mm” 1072 20) Prince st 3.3.51", ma soudhn statement enclosed. : Money w mm

on Tthhee G,.c;Y1:E;nn::':;to'D;h::,eC01?;;,3: A. Wclthfn GHIICGT. Ulnldim Bank of Commerce Bid: perini Government, having undcr- I

taken to repay any monies ex- L 'B' J' A' McG"'ga"

IARRISTER. SOLICITOR. Ila. Plzilllpo Building ill Grafton street Money to Loan Collection

Mcll0NALli & JOYAL

pended by the Consular Agent; at foreign ports. or by the Board of Trade, in forwarding to their homes distressed seamen belonging to this Island, it seems an un- avoidable sequence that in cases of distressed seamen belonging to

BARIIISTER. SOLICITOII. Ill

N OTAII Y, ETC. BAR RISTER, SULICITOI

CURRII BUILDING

Great Britain and Ireland, any ex-

penditure incurred by the Govern- Barristers & Solicitors runner & Hus...” ment for their behalf, should be - 5.! Queen St. . A repaid: and I have respectfully to OTTAWA. L "' u

request your Lordship will be pleased in the present instance, to move the Board of Trade to re- fund to the Local Government of this Colony it: outlay.

''I cannot conclude this despnteh

Bank of Nova Booth Ginmhzrl Chnriunetown. P.E L MONEY l'0 LOAN

FREDERIC A. LARGE. 0060

Barrister. Solicitor. Notor! Royal Bank of Canada Bulidinl t Charlottetown. P B. I.

LOANS ON CITY AND FARM PROPERTIES

supremo ax Exchequor Court. Departmental and Pnrllnmentu , Agents

, Trademarks. Copyrights. Corporation, auction. Culhoml und Excise and General Practice JOHN ll. McDONALD.

MABOEL JOYAL.

KENNETH I-I. FOGABTY.

lMA'.l'llESON. PEAKE dz NICHOLSON

nttentlon to the humnnc conduct displayed by Allan Finlayson, mas- ter of the brlgantlne 'George', in rescuing the crew of the tInche- quln'; and I venture to express in hope that your Lordship will be of opinion that some recognition,

such as is usually made on alm- A. W MATHESON QC C liar occasions should be vouch- - - - ,,

sated to him: and that he may in u. rmum. B.A. u.n M- Awun Fu:Ig"I Q' ' obtain such recognition through -WEN 9- NICK"!-3994. U-3 3'5"

Inrriuton. etc Collection: - Money To Donn to Great George street

Barrister and Solicitor

your 'Lordahlp': kind instrument- "HW3 ' Bank of Commerce Building

DUNK!:fi.'l0N:”i:nwc'lnnd - (OP) mnyiommwn C""'”m'”'"' - As I youth I-fury Dawson, lead- M01101 90 UIIII mg steeple-Jock of this Somerset village, helped his father build a A"lIOlI M. Glilll. Dr. A. L. Mdcllldtl :20-footx."chlml'l1ey age: coillleryd Nov: LL. . , .DlN'l'lll' l e co cry 1: on can an , l Dawson will help nuu one chimney a”m"u:':uuc"0R' Demo! 8-8:! 6 down GLORIA IUILDIN '. I80 llohmond st. - Ciritown. "mu. 5.. I79 Grtllml IL Plionl 2!!

ll. ii. MIME all GOMPAIY

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ron THE BEST Iii I48 OMII George BL. Charlottetown Phonon SEO - M11 - Box 247

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other office: at Halifax. Ilonelon. Bt aloluro. Amherst. Dori- moutb. lentvllio. Liverpool. New Glasgow and Ti-urn.

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