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THE GUARDIAN

Mornlng Dally (Founded In 1887'; Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office , Department, Ottawa. President. ha A. Burnett; VIoe-Presldcnt. Wm. B. Burnett; SQfIL-TICSL, G. M. Burnett; Editor and Managing Director, .I. B. Burnett; Associate Editor, Frank Walker.

(‘The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest lnk."‘

CHARLOTTETOIVN. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 1o. um ‘ Ni

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Town Planning Programmes

The Globe and Mail sees as a matter of "great significance" the three-day conference on town planning which was held last week in Montreal. This question is a matter of local as well as national intercst, as there is undoubtedly need for a coordinated programme of town planning in Charlottetown and other urban cen- tres throughout Prince Edward Island. lire gath- ering at Montreal, which was sponsored jointly by the Community Planning Association of Can- ada and the Engineering Institute of Canada, was attended by more than two hundred delegates from all parts of the country, as well as by observers and speakers from the United States and Great Britain. Among them were workers, government officials and plain citizens, the last- narned making the journcy at their own expense simply because they find planning a matter of vital interest.

Prior to this meeting these people, generally speaking, had been working in widely separated grqups, whose principal form of liaison was through the machinery of the central office of f e Community Planniizg Association in Ottawa.

eir weakness lay in their lack of cohesion and in some divergence of views, as well as in dis- similarity of purpose. By meeting as they did, they laid the groundwork for a broadly co-ordin- ated program. F

In its deliberations the conference examined the housing problem minutely, and although il did not come up with the ideal solution, or even a panacea, it did reach ome important con- cIusions. One of these was That the Federal Gov- ernment should "institute a national low-rental housing program with such financing and tech- nical measures as will produce decent housing for low income families." Another resolution urged modernization of municipal building codes, where necessary—which is nearly every- where--to remove unnecessary hindrances to the building program. Better land subdivision meth- ods and the application of sound community planning measures to house building projects also were advocated.

That the meeting showed wide internal vari- ations of view on the question of assisted hous- ing, indicates the need for further definition. Bul the important thing is that a group of people who by their professions enjoy a great deal of public prestige, has shown a willingness to tackle such problems realistically.

Clean llp Gardens

At this season of the year insects are look- lng around for comfortable spots in which to spend the winter. Practically every garden off- ers many opportunities for the insects’ to hiber- nate. Garden plots should be made as unin- teresting to hibernating insects as possible.

Many of the most injurious species of'in- sects pass the winter adhering to the plants on WIIICII they were feeding when cold weather overtook them. Others crawl beneath piles of plant refuse and hibernate at the base or in the centre of the piles. A few work their way down into the layer of dead organic matter. All such may be looked upon as a definite menace, be- cause a large proportion of the insects will sur- vive the winter to attack growing plants the lol'owing spring.

Therefore every effort should be made. to

discourage insects from hibernating in and around the garden. This can be done i" q number of ways. All standing crop remnants should be pulled and burned. Crop refuse lying on the ground should be raked up and" destroyed. It is advisable, also, to burn over waste land surrounding the garden, and headlands in par- ticular, to kill any eaqs or hibernating insects. _ lt is sound practice to collect and burn all IIHECI cqg masses or cocoons. These are fre- quei tly found on shrubs and low trees, on fences, or garden furniture or even deposited on houggg and outbuildings. Cleaning these up in the autumn will prevent them causing trouble next spring.

Where possible, It ls recommended that gar- dens should be plowzd or dug up in the fall, so as to nfpcre many of the insects in the soil to be k-llcd by the severe cold in the winter.

B. 0. Premiership

A Vancouver despatch mentions three pros- pects for the British Columbia Premiership now that Hon Jolin Hart has announced his retire- ment from the leadership both of the Govern- ment and the Liberal party. Mr. Hart's pros-- pective sucéessors to head the Coalition min- istry he formed in I94l are Hon. Herbert An:- comb, Provincial Progressive Conservative lead- cr, now Minister of Finance; Byron l. Johnson, member for New Westminster, and Hon. E. T. Kcnncy, who has been Minister of Lands since I944, and Minister of Forests since I945. Mr. Johnson 00d Mr._Kcnnoy arc Liberals of out- stand'ng ability, while Mr. Ansconib, successor to the lots R. L. Maltland as the lcadsr of his parry, has served in the Coalition since its for- mation 6 years ago, and ncxt to Mr. Hart is rcpardod the most influential member of the Cabinet. Nlvsrthclcu It ls suggrstcd in o ‘Janadlail Press dispatch that o Lilrcral will probably b0 nlsctcd for the Premiership, and in

~ ~ bis pooch before tho Provincial Liberal croco-

tivo Mr. Hart is reported to have made the pre- diction that "the two-party Government would continue to increase its prestige under a new Liberal Premier."

The lead of the Liberals over the Progres- sive Conservatives in the British Columbia Legis- lature is the tenuous and almost entirely acci- dental majority of one. The Coalition consists of I6 Progressive Conservatives, I7 Liberals, and 4 other members who designate themselves as straight "CoaIitionists," without any party pref- erences. In point of fact 2 of these are.form- er Conservatives, while the other Z are known as Liberals in Federal politics. The Govern- mom's supporters therefore are almost exactly divided, in their Federal political allegiance, between Liberals and Progressive Conservatives. In the circumstances it is clear that old party Iine' should not be allowed to weigh as strongly as proven merit and recognized ability in the choice of a new Premier for British Columbia's Liberal-Progressive Conservative Coalition. Oth- erwise it is difficult to see how partisan resent- mcnts can fail to be stirred up so strongly as to destroy the spirit of co-opcration which has giv- en the Coalition such strength under Mr. Hart's leadership.

- EDITORIAL NOTES -

The suggestion that U. N. headquarters be moved from New York to Geneva, has received considarable backing from countries which think that such a move would reduce costs.

The forces of law and order are lining up all over Canada including this Province to pre- vent a reign of anarchy. It is better to have and use foresight, than have hindsight with re- gret.

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In farewell to the outside Commissioners to the Presbyterian Synod may be said Bonacord- "happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again." It has been a successful, and, we trust, a profitable get-together.

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Next summer we should know a good deal more about the universe. The California Insti- tute of Technology has completed the II I-Z year job of polishing its ZOO-inch telescope mir- ror, and if will soon be sent to Palomar Moun- tain Observatory. "

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It is now announced that a meeting of the big four foreign ministers will take place iii London on Nov. 25 to attempt to write a peace treaty with Germany. The last attempt, in Mrrch, was unsuccessful and Canada's i armed forces were taken off active service Oct. 3I,

Germany, Italy and Japan.

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Under a new scheme to concentrate Nova Scotia Indians in two districts the Dominion Government is building them a number of $I,- 40C dwelling houses in the chosen areas. Indians here already have their own communities but would probably be not at all adverse to such im- pi_oved housing.

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Certainly the members of the Presbyterian Synod cannot be accused of lacking the saving sense of humour. Repeatedly the proceedings were enlivened by hecrty laughter at witty sallics from the Venerable Clerk, Dr. Baird, the equally Venerable Moderator of the General Assembly, Rt. Rev. Charles H. MacDonald, and various other speakers. Assuredly the Church in this respect has travelled a long way from that of the Second Century when at the second Council of Carthage it was ordained that "if any clerk in holy orders utters jocular words causing laughter, let him

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Almost doubling the entire I946 produc- Qtion, Saskatchewan's oil production during the ‘first seven months of I947 reached 267,581 bar- rels, according to figures released by ‘Resources Minister J. L. Phelps. August production was 5l,5l6 barrels, which is approximately seven times more than that produced during the same month last year, when 7,4l8 barrels were re- corded. Mr. Phelps pointed out that last month's production increased over that of July, when an all-time production record was set. There are 55 producing wells, of which 3i are located on crown lands, the minister said.

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Replying to a statement by Rupert Ram- soy, Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative leader, urging the provincial government to bring the Economic Stabilization Act into ef- fect in a move to control prices of essential foods, Attorney-General J. W. Corman, K.C., pointed out -that "the province cannot step into this field while it is still occupied by the Dominion." "Control of prices and rentals is still a Federal responsibility, to the exclusion of the prov- incos," said Mr. Corman, "and will continue as such at least until the date sct in the National

Emergency Transitional Powers Act, namely March 3i, I948." Q I i I Rev. Theobald Mathew, Irish apostle of

Jeniperancc, born this date I790. A member of 7a distinguished family, he entered the priest- ,hood, and devoted the greater part of his life in fighting the drink traffic and promoting temperance, his missionary work in this respect in Cork securing him an immense influence both among rich and poor. Through his means, a benevolent association for visiting the sick and destitute was established, on the model of the societies of St. Vincent dc Paul. While thus en- gaged, the first temperance society was form- ed in I858, and Father Mathew became its first prezidcnt, and within a few months he obtained . 150,000 converts, "blue ribboners" in Cork alone. Subsequently he travelled in Britain and Am- srico carrying inspiration with him for tho cause ho had so much at hcart. As a" true benefactor of humanity Father Mathew is rs- garrlcd as on: of tho most IIIIIIIIIQVOIIIGIIIIIIII of the Roman Catholic Church.

notwithstanding that we are still at war with‘

‘THE GUARPIAN,__C_I_IAR__L_O_'I"I‘ETOWN

llotes By Tlic Way

Remalna of prehistoric horses two feet. high have been unearth- ed In Mexico. A salute to the un- dlscouraged bettors who In the cons since have Improved this breed.- WInnIpeg Tribune.

It In purprlslng the number of dupes a quack may find In any given community. In Grand More, Quebec. a man Is being prosecuted for illegally operating a travellng drug business and pretendIng t.o cure diseases. No fewer than 28 witnesses were heard. One testl- fled he had paId accused $2.85 for 15 bottles of medicine and fIve boxes of pIl1s for treatment of a bad knee. Before IeavIng. accused Lad said, wtiIle bending over the witness‘ knee: “I wII.l bring your iflness wlth me." After a whistle. the witness related, accused had added: "Sickness. come along." But. “sickness? preferred to stay behind. »-Amherst. News.

Ever so often the heavyweight sclentlsts gels together and an- nounce a discovery they hall as further clearing up thrmysterles of the atom. But somehow their cxplanatfon of this clarifying deve- lopment onIy leaves most. of us more mystified than ever as to what atomic energy Is all about. —- except that. we have a great. Idea of ivhat It can do In s given case- Kansas CIty Star.

Egypt now harbors three Europ- ean former kIngs—seventy-severi- year-old Victor Emmanuel of Italy, who as Count Polenzo IIves In re- Lirement, indulging In his favor- lte sports of fishing, shooting and

cycling; tLfty-seven-year-old Zog of Albanla, who Is writing his memories. and nInLv-yBllr-Old

Simeon of Bulgaria, a student at. the preparatory school 0f VIPIOYIB Cc-Ilcge In Alexandria ~— Uri ted Nations World.

There Is no lonelle person than the one far from home who never receives a letfer. A service man uho did not find a letter at mall call can best describe the deep feeling of gloom. here are still many service men overseas. Also there are shut-Ins and persons located away from their home communities who appreciate letters from friends and loved ones. Letter Writing Week, Oct.- ober 12-18 should be every week.- Boston Post.

An acquaintance of ours was hailing a taxi at. the corner of Park and sIxIIetII one recent af- ternoon when a large English bull- dog, promenading In the custody of a chauffeur, and a French poodle. held in check by a uniformed meld, suddenly went for each other. lug- ging at their leashes and raIslng an unearthly racket, of barks and SIIZIYIS. Avior-ding to our man. an -ipartmcnthouse doorman hurried up to them and called out, "Gentle- yr,e1]_ plcasel", whereupon the bWO dogs fell silent and went. off In opposite directions wlthout so much as a backward glance. — New Yorker.

King George's barrlng of news- reel. radio and television equip- ment Irom WesLmInlster Abbey 011 the occasion of the marrlase 0f Princess Elizabeth emphasizes His Majestya view that. mars-Iago Is a personal and sacred ceremony — not a public spectacle. - Ottawa Journal.

Judge E. P. Dawaon has the right. Idea about dealing with Doukhobor arson cases. He has sentenced three offenders to seven years each In the penltentlary. The defendants pleaded that the burn- ings were not their personal acts. but. the acts of the group they represented. 1r group responsibil- Ity can be proven, the group should also be convicted and the whole of them similarly punished. Confession of conspiracy to com- mit arson Is not a defence for the conspirators IndIvidually or collec- livcly. The conspirators should be sought out. and. If found guilty, all should be punished as befits the crime. - Vancouver News-Herald.

(‘asmlc rays. which have been counted in v-z rockets at. an alti- tude of more than 100 mIIes and deep in the carih In mines, and getting n new checkup under- ground bwo EngIIsh sclentlsts have disclosed. The mysterlous partlcles from our outer space are being counted by E. P. George r‘ I A. C. Jason at Blrkbeck College, Univer- sILy of London. In o laboratory un- der London, In the HoLborn lub- way station. - science service.

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MacNicol and Marilimes

(London Freon Press)

Sometimes oppoiiIIi-on members are accused of presenting no con- structive crltlcsm. Ths charge can ‘never be made aganst. John R. Mao- Nicoi, who seems In many ways to be one of the most valuable mcm- bors of the House of Commons. Ho goes to ircirnendous lengths to make Pvfsmlfll Elm/By: before he makes suggestions, and this adds greatly to the value of I-he vlewa he presents,

His latest. program Is for the Im- provcmcnt of the MArIIImea-one of Canada's chronic economic prob- lcrns. He has thrcc main planks In his program; expansion of electric- al productfon and rural electrific- ation; eIImI-naifon of trade-Imped- Ing bottle-necks which unc- to out the Marltlme Provinces off frprn one another and from tho rest of Canada; and cxpanslon of t.h pr-Imm and seoondry Industries of the regfon.

The program works out to an ex- penditure of 81000001100 over a twenty-year period and Includes a

brldge across the Straits of Caring, l nineteen-calla canal across CtsI-gnecto peninsula. connections between Prlnoo Edward Island and the mainland.

the and better

Anything that would Improve the

An U nsou nd Theory Exploded

(The PLIILCd Word)

Rt. Hon C. D. Howe endoned a very unsound theory In his recent reuiark that we mlsht expect =00"- ornlc trouble irIsIng from what. he described as an exhaustion of ac- cumulated pisrchaslng power. The Idea that purchasing power vanishes from the community because acme- one In the Commiumty spends mcney has no basis In fact. If a br ck- Iayer buys a pair of boc-ls f-r $20. as a bricklayer can easily do Io- day. his purchasing power Ls down $20, bait. the purchasing pom/er of those who get the $20 Ia up by than amount.

A redistribution of purchasing power mlght take place, giving a temp-usury excess o1 purchasing power to people wiho might not know rwhal. to do with tIhs addltlo-nal money. If they tucked It. away in bills. purchasing power might. be temporarily reduced, until the Gav- ernment Increased the Baby Bonus or something of tihist sort, with printed money. The wicked wealthy man who tucked away these blls would only be putting away hls net receipts alto": taxes In any case,

The wicked rich man, unless he tucks away bIlIs. has to lend them to the Government, or an Insurance company, or a bank. or spend them hlmselif. Th0se InstItrut..ons then spend or Invest them as rapidly as possible.

In present Circumstances, judging

what data are available. our current dIstribu/uon 0f wealth does not put. an Increasefng proportlon In the ihands of avlcked rIch men. but In the hands of men who appear to be regarded as virtuous, because they are In lower brackets of income. These simple facts. which prove that; 1t Is nonsense to talk of exihaustion of purchasing power, should scarcely need to be put down at. some expense in print on papa‘, but. they certainly seem to need repetition at. the moment.

World Economic Organization

(Monthly Review of The Bank of Nova scotlai

The new agencies for world economic organization represent is genuine and broadly conceived al.- tempt to establish a workable code of economic behaviour between nations, says the current. Monthly Review of The Bank of Nova Sca- tla. The Review is devoted to a discussion of the purposes and development of the International Monetary Fund, the Iriiernatlona‘. Bank for Reconstruction and De- velopment, the Food and Agri- culture Organlzatlon (FAQ) and the projected International Trade Organization (ITO).

These new organizations repre- sent the only framework for eco- riornIc order and co-operafion on which there Is a large measure of agreement between nations. Never before have nations been prepared to go so far. Never before have such plans even received serious consideration. Even though tine machinery 1s Incomplete and In many respects Inadequate, a good deal has been accomplished. The goodwill and planning whIch lIe behind these efforts to achieve International order hold hopvthat» the world may rlse out. of the state of economic anarchy and conflict whIch was aharacterfstlc of the perlod between the two world wars.

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The Revlew ndmlts that there Is an aIr of unrealfty about. the act- IvItIes of these Infernatlonal org- anlzetlons In the face of the pres- ent. economic crIsIs, as exempllfled by the breakdown of the con- verIIbIIIty of sterling, by the ag- gravated dollar problem, and by the desperate shortages of food and fuel In Iiturope and else- where. swhen such agencies as the World Bank and FAO were planned, It. was hoped and gener- ally expected Ihat recovery of peacetime production and trade. particularly In Western Europe. would be more rapid than the dlsappolntlng record shows. The fact. that. these earlier hopes have receded during the present year has meant. that. the Monetary Fund and the World Bank have begun to work In circumstances of extreme difficulty and that. the

ternatlonal Trade Organlzatlon has been further complicated. Not equipped, either with power or funds, to deal effectively with the persistence of transitional prob- Iems In acute form. these new agencles have Inevttably appeared Inadequate. \

"Nevertheless," says the Re- view, "It would be a great mis- take to dismiss these Interna- tional efforts at. economic organ- Iza on as futIIe or unimportant." Th ugh they cannot solve the present. crlsls and though candl- tlons have been very unfavourable so their effecuve operation, their

eoonarnfo condltlons of the Marl- tl-mel would relieve Canada of a considerable burden. Mr. MoNiccI does not purpose to subsidize the

Marltlsrieii. but to help them to help themselves. Hts proposal deserves the most. careful study, and should not be flied In a bureaucratic plg- eon-hole.

task of even establishing the In-'

"A cream of phosphorescent Ilgbt

Floats on the wash that. to and fro

SIIdeo round tits feet - enougih tn show

Many a pendulous staliictfto

Of naked mucus, whorls and Wueaths

Arid tiuge festocms of mottled trfpec

And smaller palpitatlng pIpes

Through which a ycasty liquor seethes.

sealed upon the convex mound Of one vast- kIdney, Jonah prays And sings III: cantlclec and hyimiria. Making (he hollow vault resound

God's goodness and mysterious ways,

TIII the great nan spouts iniusle u he swims,

--Aldaua Huxley.

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TOURIST POSSIIILITIIS

Among the first. to appreciate the possibilitles of n tourIst. trade was the late Mr. James Paton. The following from a. letter writ- ten by Mr. Paton shortly after no had completed one of his many vIsIta to Great. Brltaln and Europe appeared In the Prince Edward Is- land Magazine of 1903: