not‘. FOUR THE GUARDIAN

" Alnrnln; Unity (Founder! In Illt) llihartvd on Rev-um! (‘Inna “all. tron Olllao j Dnplrllnenl, Ottawa. j The Island Ilunrrllnn l-‘uhllnlslnl CI. ldftnr- nn-I llnnnglnu . J IL Burnett Annotate Editor. Frank Walker.

"The Strongest Memory rs Weaker Than the Weakest Ink.'7. '

UIIAKLOTTETOHIV, SATURDAY, MAY ‘I. 1949 Our Newfoundland Trade

Prince Edward Island did a $3,000,000 trade with Newfoundland last year and the prospects this year, with Newfoundland now a Province of Canada, would appear to be brighter than ever. Disquieting reports, however, have been circulated recently of numerous complaints from Newfoundland importers about our shipments of produce and livestock. lt is strange that these complaints were not aired in our Legislature lost session, as they evidently applied to last year's business and the Government must be presumed to have had some knowledge of the matter ot that time. Iif the situation now is as serious as is alleged, the question arises who is responsible?

There is no doubt as to the superior quality of our Island farm products, nor of the generally high reputation they enjoy in other Provinces. What has happened—overnight, one might soy —1with regard to Newfoundland? The Provin- cial Government maintains a trade agent, one of whose duties it is to see that any practices endangering our trade relations are promplly remedied. There must be laxity somewhere, either in enforcing existing regulations or in fail- ing to introduce measures which may be neces- sary to counteract neglect or inexperience on the part of our Island exporters.

lt is understood that the Government, through its Crown corporation operating under the Department of Industry and Natural Re- sources, is contem-plating establishment of o steamer service of its own to Newfoundland, with cold storage facilities to handle meat, poul- try and other perishable commodities. This might prove an excellent idea, but if it ls intended to put the scheme into operation this year it should have been broached as a matter of Gov- ernment policy when the Legislature was in ses- s1on

In the meantime, everything possible should be done to straighten out the difficulties which are said to have arisen over last season's trade with Newfoundland. lt is for the Government to take the lead, and it co-uld start right away by calling a general meeting of our producers and shippers and laying all its cards frankly on the table.

llarylng Party Fortunes

Already in the Federal election campaign

Government supporters are arguing that "only the -

Liberals" can win a ma-jority of seats in the next Parliament. They base this contention on the fact in the Parliament just dissolved the Conservatives had only 69 members out of a total 245 and that it is inconceivable that they would be able to double their strength 1n one election so as to have an overall majority in the next House. -

Such reversals of party fortune, however, are not only conceivable but frequently happen. The Globe and Mail recalls that the Liberals in- creased their strength in the Commons from 8B in the I930 election to I7I in that of I935, a gain of roughly I00 per cent. Conservative strength jumped from 85 in I908 to I33 in I9ll; and from 9I in I926 to I37 in I930. Britain in recent times has shown a more spectacular swing. Labor won only I54 seats in the last elec- tion before the war but won 393 the next time, whi-ch was in I945, the country went to the polls. This was a gain of I55 per cent from one elec- tion to another. ,

These changes happen because a relatively small turnover of votes can transfo-rm a Par- liament. The Canadian Government of the post five years has held cffice on the strength of endorsement by only SI per cent of the electors. Liberal candidates in I945 polled 2,352,557 votes against 2,267,703 far other parties.

Besides them is new no such thing as a party standing at Ottawa because there is no House of Commons and there are no MP's. At dissolution lost week the process of choosing o national Parliament began again from scratch. There are 262 seats to be filled, and in each one of them the people have a sovereign right to elect anybody they like. Who has represented them up till now necd have no bearing what- ever on their decision. They can elect 262 Lib- erals if so inclined, or 262 Progressive Conserva- tives or 262 CCF-ers. Election doy is their day, their privilzge and opportunity. Any politician who presumes to tall them in advance that only his party has a chance is calling them sheep.

Pralrle Farm llehabllltatlon

The basic accomplishments of the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act passed by the Domin- ice government in I935 are a pattern which might well be applied to soil conservation ev- erywhe-re i-n Canada, states Professor F. K. Hare, assistant professor o-f geography at McGill Uni- varsity.

These accomplish-meats are (I) soil has been saved from erosion; (2) the wheat former in many areas is not now completely dependent on wheat as his only source of income since pastures have increased possibilities for raising cattle; (3) a large scale irrigation and water-use pro- gram has been developed.

Writing in the current issue of C-I-L Oval, Professor Hare claims that under the PFRA some 29,900 dams were constructed by I946. By March 3i of that year, SILOIXLOM was want fer the entire project-a trivial rum compared to the gross voluo of agricultural production in the Prairie Provinces which, in a normal year, ex- ourll 31.009.009.009-

ln I946, thfprofossar writes, 1,361,440 acres of rehabilitated pasture comprising

ortod 55,060 cattle, "$20 horses and

up. Pedigree bulls belonging to the

y.“ pmlad on mpstpnshrros to raise I Iovll of r‘"'< h'"4it‘."

The PFRA today is turning increasingly to-, wards the field of irrigation. Projects now un- der construction in the Prairie Provinces at the St. Mary's and Milk Rivers will treble the land available for cropping. In Ontario, refores- tration is being carried out in several localities: ufter the provincial Department of Planning and - Development uncovered a shocking story of ero- sion, land abandonment and uncontrolled flood-

mg,

./ tDlIURIAL NUltS/ I

Musical Festival. l

4

T11. s.s. Lusitatiia ‘sunk r111. date 191s.

Tomorrow, third Sunday after Easter. j Organizers are born-rarely made. Takel, Mr. R, J. Rupert, for instance; every project he; fathers goes over the top.

. . ..

Asbestos is supposed to be non-inflammable, which may account for the absence of conflu- gration in the city of that name in Quebec now 1n the control of the strikers.

U

Seeing summer hotiels,‘ cabins, etc., are to be registered and licensed, it is only rigl1t that, statisfoctory provision be made for electric light‘ and power, and for the Utility Commission to de. cide on an equitable charge.

i On Monday the eniumerators will be aboutl their task of listing citizens eligible to vote.' lt is a duty of citizenship to assist them in mak- rnbgl the official voters’ list as accurate as pos- s~ . e Q I I

It was probably anancestor of Mr. Soville, Ml; A5. George Soville, Marquis of Halifax w o 1n IIIS” Maxims of State, published in I690, declared friends are not so easily mode as kept. In these decadent days political friend- illllJs a-re more easily made than kept with pro- 1n1ses.

C‘ I I

Tomorrow's Memorial Day parade, on the. fourth anniversary of V. E. Day, comes at a' time when the threat pfyet another war recedes wrth the announced lifting of the Berlin block. ade. To be worthy of those who gave their live; for freedom we must ever work for peace yet never shrink from sacrifice.

i i i‘

The Montreal Star predicts that the Gov- Emlltent will agree to the taxation of Federal _rown'propert1es. Such a move would have q" Immediate effect on municipal financing par- ticularly 1n the various capitals, seaports and o1r bases. This would be better than expected as the most asked for was that gonsrnmenf prg. pertles pay their share of the cost of services.

i‘ W Q

w“ The seven Canadian technical ugrlculturjgl-g _ o are to tour the United Kingd-om intend to study agricultural policies and ser- vices. I Undoubtedly we can learn much from Brttatns technical advances in this field, but unless our farmers are to turn their backs on individual initiative their study of policies Wm serve little practical purpose.

¥ U

The handicraft exhibition which ends today at the Art Centre shows that home crafts-man- shtp 1s anything buta lost art here. The empl-jq. sis should be, and 1s, on encouraging local and, traditional skills. lt would be unfortunate toi turn now to anything like uniform product-Si which may be found wherever the tourist mayl wander.

Robert Browning, English poet, born this date I812. The obscurity of his earlier poems, and the generahruggedness of dict-ion of thg greater port of his work have undoubtedly mill-l tated against IIIS popularity, but it has lo11g been recognized that he belongs to the hierarchy qfl English poets. His profound knowledge of the‘ mind and heart of man, his fearless o-ptimisimw IIIS monliness, his tenderness, and. his humori account for the high appreciation in which ‘tel ‘is now held. l

Books are men of higher stature, And the only men that speak aloud for future times to hear."

w I o

Under the terms cf the I913 Newfoundland" Election Act still in effe:t, all public works pro-' jects and relief payments must be suspended for: twenty-one days preceding the Island's provincial‘ election on May 27. This does not affect old ogef pensions or widcws' allowanczs, but it should. have o salutary effect in preventing one kind of- election bribery which is of too frequent occur-.. rence in other Provinces.

4 o a

Some public men do possess a genuine Qlrlt of optimism and have faith in their fellows! "When the British Budget was revealed in the House of Commons, I was in mid-ocean. Every- bcdy (writes Mr. George McCu-llagh, of the

was going to happen. Latte in the afternoon, the news of what Sir Stafford Crlpps had to say to the House c1f Commons was announced. I think the most revealing, the most characteristic thing about the response was a remark which Winston Churchill made, his face serene, gentle and smiling: ‘It's a big job; I did it five times.’ This, I believe, is the secret of it all. The leader of His Majesty's Opposition, recognizes how hard a job it is, even if the job is done by his politi cal enemy. As long as political chiefs can put themselves in their opponent's places, they will never fight blindly and thoughtlessly- They will think and understand, which is the hardest thing to do in present-day politics. So, as one is about

and perhaps even nebulous are yet vely tell- ing. They give one hope and faith in man. For hare in England man does seem to have faith in Irirmolf, without appearing to think that his is the only faith. Ho is proud of himself with-

out In need for tooling contempt for everybody.‘

, and

to leave London, after the first brief visit since, tho war, the impressions which were so fleeting been sent to the United amen.

_'"1E .- Queenie-a» PHAIiI-IZIYEIQEYN .

“os-

vusuc ruttusr l‘hI| column In open to the

l ' ' by u... r ’

__: n! questions of Interest. The

(illlfdlill does not neonat- plnlun u!

1

11y endorse tho - urrespondentl.

if. ~\Q:4:VE-'. ~.» twee-allowance IQ .

PEACE AND PROSPERITY

Sin-In my last. letter a week ago I suggesflca that the people ..1.-u!:1 return 1.1;- uaveriuncru In order lo convince the world than Canada. Is heart. and soul for the North Atlantic pact. The only way 1o do this Is Io support the man who has been Instrumental In causing Canada. to be s member uf the pact-Hon. Mr. St. Laurent who has said "there ls nothing I _'1I\\'e more at. heart. than peace In the \r.orld." The North Atlantic Security Pool will bring together a force strong enough to deter the Russians from attempting to launch a third world war. Do we want. peace? Are we praying for peace? Then support the North Atlantic Paot. as an Instrument of peace. It. In a top renkln: Item 1n the present. election centpulgn.

Next to the Pact in Its world significance is the question of nnlntaiulng prosperity and harm- c11y at home. If there is one thing that. the present. Government. can take credit for 1t Is the prosper- ous oondithns existing In Canada. today from coast to coast. We are just. through with a long winter stason when employment. locally is at e low ebb. but. there has been no want. no unrest, no hard- ship for want of fuel. food and clothing. our standard of living has been at. n satisfactory level and the reason for those desirable results ls the worklng of the Soc- IaISecurItIes measures fostered and put. Into effect by n UberaI Gav- emment such as old ago penslons. unemployment. insurance, family elloxvances. the generous treutnrent. of war veterans. the various mens- ures which come under the head- ing of health and welfare. and an ever extending and expending program of social security mens- ures.

I repeat, that lust now at. the close of a winter season we can lock back and take stock of the benefits of social secmlty as ed- ministered by a friendly LLberaI Government. Here we see perfor- mances. not promises. Let each voter ask the question: Is It; not better to hold fast to the things we have than to fly to others that we know not of?

1 am. Sir. etc». J. F.

i MOTHERS’ DAY

sum-Once again lhls sow-sweet month of May and once again Mothers‘ Day. We salute and hon- uur mothers everywhere, young and old. no matter what their lot in life may be. Many of us will stand by groves 1on3 since faded by time. to picture our mothers 2:. 1n yes-fer years. Those who have thelnmothers with them, re- member her on this. Ire": day: think of whet she has done and suffered and will do 111 the years to come.

I burn the pages In the Golden Book of tnenrorlcs and LIVE WZl-h her again In chIIdhOOdZ hold he!’ small white hand and listen to teachings of the day-s that are a- head. 1 will learn from her again the lesson so often taught. me. to see 00d and God alone In the glory of the flowers and lilo splashing of the waves as they Ilok the shore llne; learn again to be meek and kind to others. to be Itouest and faithful to the end: remember again her warning of that, day: "W-hen I leave you. you wlll have to fight the battle a- lone." She is I-he one we can burn to when all others fail and Qrrn from us. she 1's the one we can go to when we are broke. hungry and col-ti. She is t-‘.1e one who will lake us bleeding and battered from any pIJCE. no matter how terrible. Vllten we are overtaken by sln shame. alone 111 n hungry lnurlrl we ch11 turn to her. to the l ltcart we have pierced and broken, 1 to the fzzce we have shamed. and ithere again see the Ilzht of un- rIyin-g mother love 1n Iter eyes.

In n word. nothing we may ‘do 1v11l ever" kill that. lnve God has placed 111 the bosom of Mother for us.

E1211 year as f write these lines I nm sorry for so many mothers who a"e neglected and abused by their very c1111. Bu‘. now Mothers‘ Day is Irrre nzain. one little day mane for mothers all over; no matter Wltfll we have clone In the pas‘. let us remember Mother now

for in another year manv more vxzll “r Ike mo. standing hy n green grwe. asking for a mother

to rr-me hack. back from eternlty. back from :1 realm of glory. from an everlasting glory that must be In store fo1- all mothers where every rla_v is Mothers‘ Day.

Globe and Mail) from the steward to Lord Beav-l I am, str, etc. erbrook and Winston Church-ill, who were aboardl the sa-me ship, showed keen interest in whatj

WALTER A. UBFLI Morcll. P. E. Island.

, .___ i UUQUUUfl-VJUUklkfJfJluflvlfJ‘ " " " '9 P‘ '

j I, r11. Age-Old Story

| llananananab

l Ifnczuuuueas-uaw

1 j flenrlren. my beloved brethren:

1 bath not God chosen the poor of j this world rlch In fn-Ifh and helm ‘of the Klngdom vrhleh Ho hath ‘ promised to them that love.

1 -~___.____, E CLOCKS RETURN ROM‘!

l ADELAIDE, Australia — (C?) — Tour-teen antique clocks - flve of jthem Amer-Icon colonial style re- tumtng home after travelling round the world for 100 years - have

They were sold by an Adelaide nnttque clock Ipeclallot to o Detroit collector.

SECOND B!!!‘ "Gone Wtth the WIndK-wtttr more than 0.000.000 o to: sold now

. i’ d‘ T,“ ‘ 9nd.’

.\ .1 1%,‘; - i ,5; . ..

qr."

I Old Charlottetown

(And P. l. I.)

“FREE RUII " DAYS

Topping the Its! of Imports to Prince Edward Island In the year 1825 (when the population could not have numbered more than twenty-three thousand) were 54,214 gallons of rum. 2,562 gallons of brandy, 3,004 gallons of “Genevn", and 2,058 gallons of wine. This In addition to the considerable amount of Ilquor brewed and distilled lac- ally at a period when there were no prohibitive regulations. In the words of a writer of that. period, rum "was in every hut and shanty as plentiful as water.“ and sold in numerous establishments through- out the Island almost as cheaply. In Charlottetown alone 1n 1826. taverns licensed to retell spirituous Ilquor Included the “Commercial Inn," kept by Thomas Jones; the

"Prince Edward Hotel". Slms and Son: the "Carpenters Arms", Thos. Fltzglbbon; the “Swan", James Mooney; the "New Inn". Colln M1;

Lnughlln: the "Crown 8: Harp‘. Michael Breen; the "Travefifs Friend", Henry Ceilings; "Cale- dontan Inn". Thos. Alexander: "Traveller's Joy", Joshua Trott: "Royal Oak", John Alexander;

"Globe Tavern", John Quirk; "High- land Tavern", Hector Rankin: "Welllngtnn Hotel." John Howell; also unnamed inns kept by John Cardlff, Mary Rlelly, J. Vi’. James. Donald Livingstone. Slmon Dodd. John IWArlhy. \Vlllinm Crabb and Cornellus Little. In addltlon sev- eral store-keepers, Including Ro- bert; Drew, Dennis Reddin, Charles Dempseyr Richard Yates. John Galnsford. Vvflllnm Condor. John Fulton, Samuel Nelrnes and W11- llam Robbins held retell liquor licenses.

l I O

St. Peter's Road had seven lic-

ensed tnverns at that time: the "Cottage Inn", kept by Thas. Thornton; "Hope Tavern", by James Weldon: "Bridge Inn". William Higgins; “Windsor Farm." Elisha Coffin: "Traveller's Rest", John Croker: "Wellington Inn", Thos.

Hickey, and the “Red Horse". Thos. Barrett. Other licensees in Queen's County were David Hooper. Lot 32. who kept the "George and Dragon" on Prince-Town Rand: Richard White. Ellen's Grove; Alex. Jol1n- ston, Prince-Town Rnndi Mary M'- Au‘n_v, "Traveller's Rest," Tryon Road: William Madge, ferrymun. Lot 48: ‘Thos. Gnrdlner, ferrymen. Hunter's River: N. & H. Jenkins. "Traveller's Friend." -Lot 49: Don- ald Stewart. Cross Roads. Lot 481 Nicholas Cochrano. Lot 49; Richard

Bnznsll. Hazel Grove; George Coles. Rustlco Road: \’l'llllam Crnbb. Prlncetown Road: Alex

Martln, Belfast: Thos. Walsh, fr-r- rymnn. York Rlver: Nathan Dn- vies, Orwell River lstorel; \Vm. Gordon. Plnnette River (stat-at; J. & T. Preutt. Plnnettc River (store). and Richard Yates. ‘

In King's County the retell llc- ensees were John McKenzie. pro- nrlotor rf 1h;- "Elnrk Hear", at St. Peter's Boy: John Champlon, "Half- Wuy House", Savage Harbour; Michael Agln. Morell; John Wight- mnn. St. Andrew's Point: I.. and A. Cnmbrldge, New Bristol; Wm. But- terfleld. Three Rivera (store): John Kearney, "Harp". Georgetown: Wllllnm Candy. Three Rivers; Messrs. Worroll. St. Peter's (store): A. d: '1‘. Owen, Three Rivers: Jnmeo Graham. Locker-by. Lot 63.

In Prlnce County the Ilst. Includ- ed Anne Smltlt. who kept the “Ship and Plough". at Marine. Lot 19: James Truezunrd. Molpeque Capes: James Slnclnlr and Geo. Benrlsto. Prlncetown Royalty: HIII Brothers (store) Lot 5: William Ellis (store) Bldeford Yard. Lot 12: Thou. To- bin, Lot 17: Jns. Bullpltt. "The Union". Tryon Rlver: Alex. Mat- hews, Prlncntown Road. Lot 18; 1110s. McConneII. ferryman, IlIIn River: Henry Crnlwell. Lat 13 (More), and John Townshend, Tra- veller's Rut, Lot 19.

At this perlod all Ilconud taverns In Charlottetown were requlrea to have "four good and sufficient. bode for the accommodation of travel- ler-s," and n11 rural taverns fl have two such beds and nutflclent stab- Ilm and provmder for stx homo.

0N THE NORTH SHORE

Hero by the North sftwn 0n the drifted sands

That reach for miles in wind-blown dune and bar.

‘The great sea-tldes oorne thunder- Ing from afar;