' OI A.

‘l MERE MAN

1i I

"painless-humbli-

QTGIIIUIITIIIOOOQI, Igmlnglhllyfilllllcfi 18“.

PRIME MINISTER A

Ilwwloloilbllbstwou

The Pe's Pepe g Covers Prince Etiwaird Island Like the Dew i CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1s, 1949

STONISHES FISHERIES miuigiutiu

TjVO SERIOUS FORESfFIRES REPORTED

Mr. Coldwell Comments

Prime Minister Speaks In Summerside Theatre

Cllire This Morning

Firn which broke out at 8.80 this morning caused damage to a (‘hinese laundry located on the ground floor of the King Edward Hotel building on Kent Street. a few doors from the l-‘irc llali.

At 3.15 firemen asid the blue was "pretty well out." Damage uns confined principally to the laundry, although there would he some smoke damage to the hotel, which occupies part of tho ground floor and the leo- onti and third floors of the woodcn hulidinl-

Cause of the blue is un- known, {file (alarm was turned in hy members of the City Police Department."

Coming Events

"Mail your Films to Garnhuln Photo Studio, Charlottetown

"Dance, Mt. stewart every Thursday. Eastern Rhythm Boys.

"Comedy drama in Seven Milo Bay Hull, Wednesday, May 18th. Dance follows.

"Seven Mile Bay Hail, Wednes- liay May 18th, Wellington Players present comedy drama. Specialties. lance.

‘val-en cooked lobsters daily at poison’: General Store. Vernon Bridge.

“Indian River Pariah lhcadie l-lall. Wednesday. llth, 8.30. Dance after.

"Dance in Moreii Hail. Wednes- ‘fay, May l8. Music by Rollie Mc- Kenzie! Orchestra.

"Clyde River Hail, Ice Cream Social. May 18th. Sale of fancy work. Auspices W. M. B.

Play st mu

"(Yinndian Legion dance in Rusnoo hail Wednesday, May 18. Good music, refreshments.

"See oormn Ban Players in mm Augustus Hall Friday. "If 20th.

"Dance in St. Peter's Legion Hail every Tuesdpy night. Cliff Peters Orchestra,

"Dance at Covehead Community Canteen. Thursday, May 19.‘Muslc by Rollie McKenzlei Orchestra.

"Sc-c Stanley Bridge Players pre~ sent "Mr. Deane horn Lima" in gtfiinwall Hall. Thursday. Msy

"Notice — Cousins Store, Rose Vflllci; wlii close at a P. u. Mon- tllls and l-Tidays and at noon Wednesdays, beginning May 30th.

"At York, May I), drama fllii- Vll Plays. Graham's Road "A Tam- lly Affair" and Cornwall “The Sis- ters Macintosh.“

"Kinkora May l8 for an even- lnii of real enjoyment. 50o "Molly 35ml" by Klnkora Players. Mat- t!" 2 o'clock. evening l afloat.

‘for Peter's Y. P. U. Pia ere in Mdsetown mu. Thursday, any 19th. under auspices Dundas Y.P.U. Otirtain 8.30.

"U016 Y P. U. United Cllllmh ‘Players will present "Simple Simon ample" a cotmedy in three acts, ‘mlmlav night, May 19th, in Emer- lld Hall.

"Cherry Vow Junior Farmers Punt “Aunt lie Goes to " MPcwpa: Hall, Wednesday, May - I h P. M. nsorad Ill-i committee a”

.. i

Prime Minister Louis 5t. Laur- clt addressed an overflow audience 0f approximately 300 pqgong Qt the Capitol Theatre, su-mmergidg, Jest evening but din not make any mw pronouncements in a speech that was almost free of controvers- .lal content and contained no refer- ence to his political opponents.

Mir. George MacKay. president of the East Prince Liberal Associ- ation 0nd Mr. William McKend- rick. President of the West Prince Association were joint chairmen.

Premier Jones spoke briefly and the Prizne Minister was introduced by Mr. J. Watson MacNaught. M. P. parliamentary assistant to the wfllster of Fisheries.

"A general election which is an Jtmborta-nt feature of our demo- cratic life ll s boon to a prime minister." an. st. uni-sin ma. "When an election is called it is the opportunity and duty of the prime minister to travel about the coun- try and lee as many of his fellow Canadians as time will permit. My serious purpose is to ask you give a vote of confidence to the ipreseut sdmlnistratim not in the interests of the Liberal Putty as suds, but because we are confidcnt we can provide Canada. with better government than any other al- ternative, if any uitornative is possible. We a-ro not going about making qnmy promises. We do think that actions speak louder than words and wa have been able to take cars of the major problems that. have confronted Canada as a nation." _

Newfundlandh lntty Referring to the entrance of Newfoundland into confederation

(Ooftlmlid on Hie l5 O01. 4) I

More llailwaymen Seeit 40-hour Week

MONTREAL, May if! - (09).. A flvup of international Railway Bmtherhoods representing 100,000 workers today announced it will seek the sill-flour week and high- er basic was! lites this summer.

A statent. from lb brother- hood: affiliated with the Amen. can lliederetion of Labor wag the second announcement In nwo divs maklnx Public intentions of refill! revision of the lO-months- old agreement with tihs railroads.

The Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees (can), tllmilih WJ. Smith, general cec- reta of its system adtlusilnenl‘. bo . made public Monday its intention oblooking a so-per-cent Wlic increase and the 40-hour week, among other things. ‘Ihe CBJLILLhaI 28,000 marchers.

Opposed ‘To Amalgamation Says Mr. Drew

(By Canadian Press Staff Writer)

TRURD, N. 8.. May l’! — (OP) — George Drew, Progressive Con- servative leader, told a political rally in this railway centre today that his party is opposed to amalgamation. of Canada's two main railways.

If the Canadian Pacific Railway was taken over by the Canadian National Railways it would mean a complete amalgamation of all

mean a change in the whole rail structure, and it would very great- ly change the centres of employ- ment throughout Canada.

The Progressive Conservative Partybeiieved that the two rail- ways shouid be operated as separate systems, but it felt there should be decentralization of administrat- ive offices and repair shops.

Mr. Drew, on s coast-to-coast

i" federal election campaign tour,

spoke after arriving here from Halifax. He left: Truro to address

(Continued on Pile B O01. 2)

CMA. To Visil ilere on lune i4; Officersiiecied

SAINT JOHN, NB, May if! - (CP) - Plans for the national convention of the Canadian-Man- ufacturers Association at Bt. An- drews June '1. 8 and 9 and s post- oonverltion tour by special train to Maritime centres were discuss- ed at today‘: annual meeting of the Maritime division of the O.- MA.

It was mnouncod that en route to St. Andrews the delegates will visit l-ledericton Jun, d, They will be in Saint John June 10, Halifax June 1i and 12. Bscirvtlle June l5 and Charlottetown June 14,

Reliph S. Stephenson, Saint John, was elected chairman of the div- ision. succeedlnk W. Stanley Lee, Halifax.

Other office-rs and committee members elected are: Vices-hair. men — first. DA. O'Neil, Bkidgg- "l". N.B.: second, W.A.S.. Case. Saint John: third, Victor DeB,

(Continued on Page 5 Ool. 2)

Candidates Named For

May 27 Election

"Dance, long River lull, w“. naaday, Msy 10th.

“institute Dance in Vernon ills-ii, Wednesday, May 18th. Mill- viow Orchestra.

"ltsnle Bridge Play in Stalls Friday. May mth, has been cancelled.

" l l 'fll0. It. Peters 531m M001. l 4 . Ml! a; 7 P. M. “r ‘y "Rtlnothfier Dlnoing, Handel's

Thllflfilv night. Orchestra Western Rhythm Boys.

"Pantry Bale at Rogers Hord- were by South Milton Woman's m- gitar, lawrday. ' May 21M, at 2

“lb sfnfi OioWl‘ Seeds, Alplb ah flaingifl. Cont“. Iodide and

V! Gasoline Wllhing llkdlillll. W. f, Iflllflllh ilnniar "won't forge to hear south

- g.‘ John's ‘nut, st. John's West Harbor lflin-Beli

p. Ubiral Party. was“ nosaina

In Nfld.

or room's, May 11 _ (op) i_ At least so oandidst ,.inciuding We‘ lode-pen‘ , flied nominat- IM plum today for Newfound- gaznds first provincial election May

Magistrate Nehemiah short, chief electoral officer, reported to. night that Ubsrcis and Progressive Conservatives filed nomination Pipers for 22 of the» 24 districts which will vota nut week.

The ridings of St. Barbe-far in the north of the island-and Grand F111‘. a paper mill_ district, still were to be heard from but it was almost certain Lberals and Pro- gressive Conservatives had put up candldatcs there. The 0.0.11. i| no; enioring the contest.

The independent clndidMAg are rem Olshin, critic of confederat- ion who will ‘contest the district of lM-ryiand. south of this capital, and Lewis Bonneii, paper mill wont- ll‘. who will seek election in the west coast district of Rumbas.

This new prcvkico has U dlst- rictsinalLofwhicht-hrsoantwo- member constituencies. Labrador —tho 8th dlltrict- deferred its election to July U to take lsivlnt~

of better weather conditions.

QM island N’! the Gilli districts.

Pnmllr Rnallwood, leading tho tid" in tho g district of lonsvlbts North. whore he will be

Jamaal. was. PW-

I.Cl.1\. Iowa. provincial Pro- Osaassrvativo issdsr will

eontslthishoaaetown I o It. John's w.» with llhzhsoi Har- .'l'hey of

w..n~:§l.c.;,~:.. v ,c.*l'-.-IT'"-£a* "=2

councillors.

railway lines in Canada. It would "

On B.C. Convention Vote And Atlantic Pact Issue

Gol. lircw Replies

The following statement was received by The Guardian last night by phone from Hon. George A. Drew in reply to Mr. Coldwcll’: ‘atement; in to- day's issue on the question of support of the Atlantic Pact:

“My position in regard .to collective security has been too well known to require estate- mcnt. When I spoke on behalf "of the Progressive Conservative Party in support of the Atlantic Security Pact in the House of Commons l was joined by Mr. George lleon. who left no doubt about the whoiehearted support of the French Canadian mem- bers of our Party. Mr. Cold- weii’: statement is merely an attempt to hide the fact that: memb 5 of his party in differ- ent parts of Canada have op-

oft-MIN!!!»

posed the Pact."

‘Discusses lndustrys Place In Defence

SAINT JOIHN, NB“ May l‘! — (OP) — The part of industry in defence preparedness was outlin-

ed tanigtht by Mai-Gen. GJB. l-lowsnd, abmenager of- the Canadian Industrial Preparedness

Anociation.

In a speech prepared for deliv- orw before the Maritime division of the Canadian Manufacturers’ Association, MaL-Gen. Howard said

“The easiest and best way to pre- vent we: is to assemble a. prepon- derance of military, moral and

economic force on the side of like-minded, freedom-loving na- lions."

Dilrring the last Iwar Mai-Gen. Howard was comptroller-general of the United Kingdom-Canadian Joint Inspection Board.

Two attempts at world domina- tion in the last $ years failed be- cause “the absolute rulers who in- itiated the wars had not the wit to realm, that the superior strength on which they counted was not, in fact, superior but only appar- ently so.”

“Heal they known the real strength of their opponents. there would have been no war, and hail we known our c/lvn strength there would have been no Munich."

MaL-Gen. Howard said the arm- ed forces shouid be kept “at the maximum strength which our peacetime economy can support" and the scientific resources of the country “must be mobilized to pvt-avid, our forces with the best fruits of research and de- velopsnent."

Among major points he listed for an industrial mobilization plan

were:

"Complete mobilization and ut- ilization of all our industrial re sources, actual and potential, for war production and production to meet our essential civilian econ-

a. .

Wmnficient and effective allot- ment of manpower, technical, skilled and u-nskiilcd, to the um- ed services. war production and essential civilian production. "Adequate and mutually sstil- factory wntrsctilral and financial arrangements and methods of payment for work done and ser- vices rendered.

Gen. Howard told ct government organizations concerned with in- dustrial preparedness and of such bodies ls the United States-Con-

adisn Joint Industrial Prepared- ness Committee. ills own organisation — the

Canadian Indurri-i Preparedness Association — was fo ’ "as a insult of an co ' ’

dustrial ekecutives and other: who decided . . . h! January, i941, that an organisation was necessary to anion tinua/ncc of the team walk between armsd services and industry which was so successfully developed during the" war. .

ls -On Import ofnCerron Lift-ed

OTTAWA, May 11 -((1') ~—-'!‘he o D ent announced ftlng of restrictions of carrots with tops

, Prince

Idard

group cf ex finance officers. in- _

“When the British Columbia con- vention of the C. C. l". failed to vote support of the Atlantic Pact, it was only expressing the opinion of a minority of the registered delegates who happened to be in a majority of those present in the dying hours of the convention," Mr. M. J. Coidwell, national C. C. F. party leader, stated to a Guard- ian representative in Summer-side yesterday. _

“Those members in British Columbia who did not vote sup- port," he added, "were motivated- by Pscifist convictions, and I can assure you there is no Communist sympathy within the C.C.F."

Mr. Caldwell was replying to an editorial appearing in The Guard- ian of Monday last.

“The C. C. F..” he stated, “solid- ly supports the North Atlantic treaty. Every opportunity has been taken by the national C. C. F movement to make 1B position clear on this issue. '

"Last August the C. C. F. nation- al convention endorsed Western European union and the European recovery program. In January of this year, before the terms of the pact were known, the C. C. F. national council, which makes policy between conventions ,en- dotrscd the idea of e North Atlantic security treaty.

"When the issue came up in Parliament, it was first mentioned in the Throne Speech. At that time I fully supported the pact in the name of the C. C. F. members

tbfiPsriiament, The leader '0! the

official Opposition would not offer one word of support at that time, for he was in the process of win- ning a by-eiection in Quebec with the full assistance of his isolation- ist frlends there.

"As a. matter of fact, last fail the Quebec leader of the Pro- gressive-Ccnservative party, Mr. Ivan Sabourin, spoke publicly for neutrality in the event of war with Russia, and his statement was never repudiated by the party's national leader.

“The question of the pact was

(COMIXlllQd On Page 5 O01. 3)

Sireei Repair Work Proceeding Al Rapid Pace

With a2 extra man employed, bringing the total number of work- men to over 115. work on the City streets and, sidewalks together with forestry work from the Prince Ed- ward Island Hospital out is pro- ceeding at the fastest pace ln the City's history. Given fine weather the street patching program should be completed in about ton days, City supervisor James A. Ioliierton stated yesterday.

A large amount of patching ‘has been already completed with streets finished east of Hillsborough and also from the Smnatcriuim in to Euston, out to the Queen's County Jail. One block, that between Queen and Great Georiic on Euston, is to be resurfaced com- pletely. ,

In addition. curbs at Queen and E nut‘ the one directly in front f the new Y.M.C.A. are bo- in widened. This work will

heavy vehicular traffic at these intersections.

Last year it was not until Old Home Wet that the street patch- ing work was completed. Main reason for the speed up this year is the o ration of the new lbphait plant turns out the product talt enough for two trutfis to handle, and also the method em- ployed in patching. Previously pliohes had been picked out and

(Continued on Pile l Col. l)

Four Drowned In Cioutibursi

FORT WORTH, Tex, May l‘! l - (AP) - Flood waters from a 12-inch cioudburlt left ll,- 000 persons homeless, four known drowned and three misl-

lfll MII- ~

The flood, latest result of a series of storms that has ravaged parts of the ‘liens panhandle and North Texas, cut off Port wot-tan water sup- p1y,t'l‘he high waters, roiling down to the Trinity River, threatened the iogwisnds of

Dallas, J0 miles to tbs east.

I greatly facilitate handling of the ‘

(Outbreaks- Are

Near Blatitville And Boole:

FREDERIGION, May L‘! — (OP) — Two serious forest fires were burning tonight near Blackvilie. Northumbefland County. end Bo- cabec, Charlotte County.

Fanned all day by high winds, the Blackvliie fire spread across 1.000 acres of crown land. The flames destroyed a logging camp owned by H. Underhili. A fire- fighting crelw of 100 men will be increased to zoo by morning. The fire was along the north side of the Dungarvon River.

The outbreak in Charlotte County advanced along a three-mile front near Bocabec. It Jumped the Saint John-St. Stephen highway and burned to Berry's Point on the coast. Fire departments of St. Andrews and St. George were

, ordered to the scene. A subsiding

wind tonight helped them to con- trol the situation on the north side of the highway, along which traffic was unable to continue.

An occupant of a fishing camp near Berry's Point was reported to have died of a heart attack.

P.E.|. iiospiial Trustees Hold l Annual Meeting

Mr. ND. MacLean was re- elected President o! the Prince lid. ward Island Hospital Boas-d of ‘Ivuatcesagutheir both snnnsilmeet- lng held in a class room d: the nurses’ residence lest night. Mr. E.A. Cu’ was ze-eiected vice- Presideslt and Mr. Andrew likely, secretary.

Four new trustees were elected to the Board. may were Messrs. P.W. Tumor, ED. Nicholson, Claude Smith and Milton Stewart. This was preceded by a confirmat- ion of the appointments of Dr. J. W. MacKenzie and Messrs. P. W. 'I‘umer and E.D. Nicholson to the Board.

Mr. N.D. MecLeen. who presid- ed, called upon the secretary Mr. Andrew Likely to reed the minutes of the last annual meeting which were adopted. Following this the chairman's own report was read and adopted.

The financial Nport was given by Mr. R.8.P. Jardine. The re- port showed the Hospital had s. very successful year. The trustees were very highly commanded by Dr 1.1’. Lantz for their ability to tum in such a. good report.

The nursing school rqaort, given by Mrs. Lois MacDonald, stated that sis/ht preliminary students were received and twenty-four students were accepted into the school. She also gevc thanks to the ladies aid societies and members of

(Continued on Page l5 Ocl. ii)

U.S. Rqeus Spuhk Md For Mg Loon

WABHZINGION. May 17 -(AP)-— The United States has rejected-at least for the present-Spain's in- formal bid for a multi-snillion doi- iar loan. Officials sI-id the govern- ment's Export-Import Bank and the state Department have in- formed a visiting Spanish repre- sentative that &pa.in'a present economic situation poor credit rill.

16 PAGES

snohoshera.

Iilnevc flnolnodsltywlltllneabolansl.

OIL

MERE MAN

ii

i-ubftaund

lublrlptions Dollvlod 8.00, '. IsIliSMiotherProvtnoealiLl-ILII

Refuses To Heal: Stated Case By PELSpokesmen

Unacccunt-bly excited and hoa- tiie, Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent "rocked the cradle of Confederation" yesterday when he talked down n delegation from the Prince Edward Island Fisheries Federation which sought to pre- sent the case of Island fishermen in view of the recent refusal of the Government to renew its pur- chasing programme of canned her- ring, _macke cl, and hake through the Fisheries Prices Support Board.

Immediately thereafter, he gave a fiat and undebatable “No!" to a delegation from the Railway Pen- sioners‘ Association which was seeking consideration in view oi’ the high cost of living.

Will Lodge Protest

"The P. E. l. Fisheries Feder- ation will iodga s formal protest with the Provincial Liberal Assoc- iation regsrding the circumstances surrounding the delegation! meet- ing with the Prime Minister and his attitude in receiving it," stat- ed Mr. S. H. Burhoe, president. last evening. _

"No opportunity was given the delegation to state its case fully or present the new approach which was worked out at the recent special meeting of the Federation," Mr. Burhoe said.

Other members of the delegation also expressed their dissatisfaction with their reception by the Prime Minister,

Quoted

"I am very much disappointed with the Prime Minister's atti- tude," stated Mr. John B. Myrick. Tlgnish, a member of the East Coast. Fisheries Advisory Board

and director of the P. E. I. Fisher- '

ies Federation. "Our canning fac- tories are much more important to the econom of Prince Edward Is- land than Mr. St. Laurent appar- ently realizes. We have so few factories on the Island and so little industry in general, that these should be fostered. I believe also, that the approach was wrong, and that he should have been apprais- ed of the situation before meeting the delegation."

"I cannot understand why the Prime Minister should flare up and not give the delegation a proper hearing," said Mr. I... L. Noonsn, a director of the Federation. "Nor can I understand why he was so adamant. It seems he was primed to speak that way."

"It seems that some of our Ia- iand representatives are talking the Ottawa language nowadays," was the comment o! J. C. Burden. vice-president of the Federation.

"Simply Disgusted"

Mr. T. H. Fraser, Murray Har- bour, another delegate, stated last evening that he had been talking to the fishermen in his commun- ity and that they felt as he did himself, "simply disgusted with the whole business.