THE GUARDIAN Morning Dolly (Founded In I581) Authorised an Second Clan Mull, Post Office Dapnrtnu-nt, Ottawa. ‘Inc hlniiil (Guardian Puhllohlnl Co.
Editor and Managing Director, J. R. Ilurnetl. Asiiorlntc Editor, Funk Walker.
"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink"
FHARLOTTETTJWN, SATURDAY. JAN. l4. 1950
it is For All Time
The task before Prime Minister St. Laurent, the Provincial Premiers and their rleputies attending the Dominion-Provincial Conference is not a matter for snap decision. Any particular clause of Canada's constitu- tion may be reviewed from time to time and amended as required. The method of mak- ing amendments, however, which is what now requires determination, is most unlikely to be altered so long as Canada continues as a federal state. What is now ciecided will "determine the effectiveness with which an- cient rights are to be protected, and will de- termine also the capacity of this country's constitution to change in accordance with the needs of a changing society. There is no {Jressing need for haste in acquiring a technique for amendment, but it is of the highest importance that the decision should be the most satisfactory one possible. Une reassuring fact has emerged from the opening session of the conference. Min- ority rights are considered so important that they cannot easily be tampered with. Stich matters will be included in a section of the constitution which may be changed only with complete unanimity among all the Provinces and the Federal Parliament. lt. has also been agreed that provisions which COIICBITI Parliament and only some of the Provinces can be amended with con- sent of Parliament and the Provinces af- fected. This means that no constitutional amendment lgan be made affecting a Prov- ince particularly unless that Province agrees. Amendments affecting Parliament and all the Legislatures will be permitted only with a majority of the Federal House and the acceptance by a majority of the Prov- inces. Another section will contain agreed upon provisions which should be repealed. The next stage of the conference will probably be more difficult. This will be for the committee of Attorneys-General of all the Provinces and the representatives nf the Department of Justice to decide which sections of the constitution come un- rler the various headings agreed upon.
THE
expansion in the number of domestic con- sumers. This expansion at a rate of from two to four per cent per year over a long period will in itself provide a substantial in- crease.
EDITORIAL‘ NOTES
‘tomorrow 2nd Stinclay after Epiphany.“
Premier Smallwood claims that he and lilr. Bradley alone charted the future of their native Island in the Confederation of Canada, and that if a vote were taken today 99% of the voters would declare they had (lone right. .
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One of the questions the Supreme Court of Canada must consider in deciding the legality of rental controls is whether or not the housing situation today amounts to a national emergency. in other uords, how many domestic emergencies make a na-
tional one? O National Health and Welfare Minister lVlartin is almost desperately urging that the Provinces complete the health survey by the autumn of this year. This is one field, at least, in which Prince Edward island is well ahead of all others. I
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The National Research Council reports that a long journey by rail or truck serious- ly affects the flavor and keeping of pork and bacon from hogs so handled. This is another field in which the trend towards
centralization is progress in reverse.
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The ciifferencc iii values in war and peace is illustrated by the fining of a. retired lieutenant colonel in Scotland for beating gasolene rationing by installing secret tanks in his car to contain tinratloned commercial
gas. It: was probably such ingenuity that earned him wartime promotion. I O O
It would be a gracious and much ap- preciated act oil the part. of the Federal- Provincial Conference to hold their conclud- ing session in the Confederation Chamber here. “the Cradle of Confederation", now including all the Provinces originally sche-
duled.
lst Lord ‘Napier of lVIagdala, English soldier, died this date 1890; spent most of his military service in the Far East; he di- rected the sieges of Pekin and Lucknow in 1858 and 1860 respectively. He command- ed the Abyssian expedition in 1858, and i
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PUBLIC FORUM
This column is open to the discussion by correspondents of questions of interest. The Guardian docs not necessar- ily endorse the opinion of correspondent;
uoQAoa-i/zt-g- THE CIVIC ELECTIO
Sir, There is little over
fortnight before Nomination Day that
n the Civic Election but.
CHARLOTTETOWN
Reception
Old Charlottetown ‘ (m r. n. u
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THE FAMILY COMPACT
From the Journal of the House of Assembly, 23rd April, 184i: "l. Whereas the Executive Council of this Colony is com- posed as follows:- Hon. George Wright, Father-in- law to the Prothonotary, who is Brother l-o the
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LOOKS AS Il-T . WE'RE QTILI- ._Wl'I’l-IOUT CABINET I ' QFPRESENTATION.
Aiding Our Fisheries
in an article contributed to ‘the. An- nual Review and Forecast published by the Montreal Gazette, Fisheries Minister May- hew reviews optimistically the Federal plans for aiding fisheries during the present year. ',l‘he new programme, he says, is aimed at removing the basic troubles, and it is anticipated that through it a greater and continued stability will result to the in- dustry generally.
‘fhc critical food situation of the immedi-
Canadlan-written constitution. lion-making is being decided.
nique must come later.
stormed Magdala from which fortress he took his title when raised to the peerage. I i
Premier McNair of New Brunswick has made an important point in calling for the B. N. A. Act to be replaced by a wholly At this time, however, only the mechanics of constitu- Considera- tion of what use is to be made of that tech-
should be sufficient time to make a decision about. entering the con- test. and it. ls to be hoped that. a contest. will develop in every ward. ln my opinion it. would be to the advantage of the City to have a change of rulers and this could not; satisfactorily be effected with- out. a. contest in every ward.
Is it not. strange that. not. a word about the financial situation has yet. been given the citizens and none is proposed to be given until it ls too late to discuss same be- fore nomination, but. that. is the
Hon. Robert. Hodgson, Cousin to the
Hon. John Bracken, who is Broth- er-in-law to the
Hon. T. H. l-laviland (Colonial Secretary, and a Proprietary Agent) who is _Brother-in-law to the Hon. Donald Macdon- aid, thc
Hon. James Peaks.
Hon. Joseph Pope, s Government partisan, a Proprietary Agent. who is connected in marriage to thc Hon. Geor e Wright.
who ls
and Brother-in-law to
policy’ of thc present. Council ~_ to Hon. J. S. Macdon ld, who is keep things hidden from the pub- Cousin lo the Hon. Donald lic. This is in contrast. to the time MacDonald, a Proprietary
* fish on home markets. Natural increases in
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ate post-war period has been improved. es- pecially in Europe and with a few excep- tions fish is no longer being sold through re- licf agencies. This has led to greater diffi- culty in disposing of certain kinds of canned and salted fish. A large part of Newfound- laud fish, close to 8O per cent. is salted and rlrled. For many years Newfoundland has exported large. (quantities of salted and dried fish to Portugal, Spain, Italy, Biitish West indies and overlain Latin American coun- tries. litany’ of the markets, however, are ili the sterling area and while fish products are nccdod by these countries, problems of thc terms of yiaymcnt. make these outlets most. uncertain. Arrangements have been made from time to time to overcome these diffi- cultics, but the problem may increase in in- tensity as time goes by. His department, Mr. lllayhcw states, is keeping in close touch with world markets and is obtaining in- formation on developments in other fish producing and exporting countries.
The market. position for fresh and frozen fish is reported as very satisfactory. The biggest market for these products is in the United States and in spite of the mild re- cession in 1949, exports to that. country were well maintained. The United States market will continue to be very important to Canadian fisheries and barring unfore- seen circumstances there is every reason to believe that sales to the United States may be increased.
In the domestic market, Canadian fish- ery products sold at relatively good prices and in volume in line with previous years. From the standpoint of an increased mar- ket for Canadian fishery products there is much opportunity at home. Consumption per capita of fish and fish products amounts to about 12 pounds a year as compared with a consumption of meats, poultry and dairy products of a total of approximately 200 pounds.
The new program of the department is designed to inciease the sale of Canadian
The revenue department's announce- ment that “unused and undistribuled" corp- oration surpluses will be taxed as income of the shareholders should prove a iltimulus to industrial development. Instead of being held as highly liquid reserves, surplus funds will tend to be either paid out as dividends OI.‘ utilized for expansion.
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How often docs it happen-cue escapes great dangers to become the victim of in- significant ones? According to an English contemporary Frederick Ramsay, aged sixty, of Hartford Road, Stinderland, was said to have “the sea in his blood." He had sailed to most parts of the world. He train- ed himself to be a powerful, tireless swim- mer. He had lucky escapes in the 1914-18 war, when he was at sea most of the time. He took a job as dock gate foreman to be near. the’ sea, l-le saved the lives of two men by diving into the River Tyne and dragging them out. He collapsed while hav- ing a bath in a few inches of water at. his
home. He was drowned.
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Here is Mr. Harold Nicolsoifs consider- cd opinion as expressed in The Spectator, of the editorials of The Times, London: “A Phillstine, it is true, might on reading these leading articles be left with the impression that their phraseology was sententious and their meaning often obscure. But any Eng- lishman of cultivated taste should derive pleasure, and not pain, from the curiosities of our language, and should experience ex- citement. in following the intricacies of those heavily woven tapestries and in noting the subtlety of the double negatives and verbal arabesques. These leaders are written in a tone of such hierophantic majesty/that they convey, to the imaginative mind, an agree- able ceremonial impression, as august and soothing as a Sophoclean chorus, as sacer- dotal as the incantatlons intoned by the priests of Hermopolis in honour of their psychopompos, the great l god Dhuti or Thoth.” Which, being interpreted means
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thq more or less “high
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Council
1331.35 in crease in 19-1-3’?
installing Lain
will
than any traffic control traffic perfectly. Other po- lice officers also, and besides our car drivers down town have proved themselves to be most careful afid courteous so that no trouble is ex- perienced to pedestrians in cross- ing at. street. comers.
\\.I'l€n cx-Coiincillor Chandler gavel every meeting. Surely the tax- payers are entitled to such infor- motion at. this time. Tllc ncl. ileht. of the City was increased by $124.- Vvlizit. ivns t.hc 121-1
financial summary at.
IMF. 'l‘heii there is the (nitration pcirkin: meters in sections and also of pultii n a limited llll|nIiCl' of
cost. increased taxes?
meters
inoncy
inst summ thc height of the tour: the privilege
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lrnffic lights. To curry out thcsc projects considerable money anal where i5 the money to come from except from submit that. neither traffic lights arc required at. this time. To install them would be .1 pure mists of would prove a nuirrince. To prove that. meters are not. wanted. the Council permitted two cars Lo no parked cvriy day during season and given sell tickets on a chance game, 'l‘he Council thus not. only encouraged
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and they
light. and can
claimant. "who is Brother-in- law to the Hon. John Brecken. Hon. James Peake, and Hon. '1‘. H. Haviland,
lion. Ambrose Lane, who is Broth-
THE PREACHER. Still thinking I had lit-Lie time to
ve.
My fervent heart. to win men's souls did strive",
I preachi-d ss never sure to preach again,
And as a. dying man to dying men . . .
Though God be free. He works by instruments, And wisely fltteth them to His in-
tents. A proud unhumtnled preacher is unmeet To lay proud sinners humbled at Christ's feet; So are the blind to tell men what God saith, And ralthless men to propagate the faith,
The dead are unfit means to raise thc dead.
And enemies to give the children bread;
And utter strangers to the llilc to
ms Are not. the best conductors to our home.
that yet never learned to
-in-la\v lo the Treasurer, who is Brothrr-in-law to the Hon. llobcrt Hodgson.
‘Thus showing a family connec- tion in the Executive Council. howcvcrothcrwise well qualified themselves. of right out of nine Councillors. and how far the l-loilse of Assembly were borne out in their Resolution of 25th "April, 1840:
"Resolved. therefore, That con- viction is forced upon the mind. that a family compact of such magnitude, however. well dispos- cd in advising the Executive, will take care of themselves and their friends in the first place, and thc‘ interests of thc Colony only as a sccondary consideration.
“2, Resolved, that the Legisla- tive Council is comlposed as fol- lows: Hon.
of
i:
I
or sat t0
obert l-Iodgson. Solicitor to
l- form of gambling on our public p - - , streets but. gave- the operatus the acouariohpaftig: cmman’ and most. prominent locations in the mm Jnhn Bmckcm who i, a City. nnd they never failed to find Br0ther_in_laW ‘o [he
u"? Wllmfillliilly L" Pafk- Hon. Donald Macdonald, ii Pro-
So fur as traffic. lights are con- prielm-y Cmmmp corned Sci-gt. Mcliinis is better HQ“, Charles wm-reu, ; pm.
prietary claimant. i,
Hon. J. H, Peters, who is Agent to S. Cunard, a Proprietary claimant",
Hon. George Dalrymple, Receiver of Rent for a relative, who is I Proprietary claimant.
l-Ion. J. Liveit. Hon. W. Mloin-
I am. Sir. etc, tosh, Hon. J. M. l-loll, compar- CITIZEN atively speaking, strangers,
lately from n rent-paying
'~-——- country, arid but little ~sc-
WOULD SWAP STUDENTS
ORANBRCOK. B. C. -— (OPl
High school students from Quebec would study In British Cgluynblg, l1 a plan suggested by the Ferrite Federation The Fernle
local of the Teachers‘ were put into effect.
teachers urged creation of change high school
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cmnocnua, no.5;
SOUTHAMPTON Elllllnd. Jul.
l2-(R.eut.srs)__ Winston Ohimch
arrived here by sir today t4; lsgd the Conservative Party 1n hlie gen- ‘Ro had cull short his holiday in Msdelrs to fly home. "I hen-d than wss Mo; lobe szenorol§§tlos n1.
oral election campaign.
scholarships between British Oohmirls And Quebec.
qualntcd with the history of this Colony, and much less with the toil, labour, hsrd- ships and prlvstione of the inhabitants. ‘
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Hon. G. R. Goodman. Collector Customs.
Hon. P. S. MacNutt.
Hon Charles Young. lately from Nova Scotls. (recently sp- polntcd), where he has re- sided from his infancy.
"Showing the connection and influence of Proprietary Claimants in the Legislative Council. and haw for the House of Assembly were justified in passing their
Rmoluiion of 26th April, 1840."
thought I had better come bu’; in cue I was wanted." Churchill told Iflofllll-
x.
Ill
live nnd die, Will scarcely teach it. others feel- lngly.
—Rlcha.rd Baxter tlslfi-lwl.)
t, H» ‘§_ The Age-Old Story g dam
And they shall tench no more every man his neighbour, and
every man his Iirother; for they shall all know Me, from the least.
of them unto the greatest of them,‘
saith the Lord.
_ JANUARY 14. 1950
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i -- Notes By TheWay ~
Jifl-‘i-WJ-E‘
A wonder machine that. not. only holds two Chinese provinces Sin- sucks up leaves from your lawn, kiang and Outer Mongolia: and but “chews them up and spits which has obvious ambitions in thorn out" as a fertilizer, is the tyrant-him»... Tu maintain such a invention of an Atawater, Ohio, moderate pitting; may appear hard man. It does away with the tecli- in thc U. S. But it is the only ous job oil leaf raking, and also one which promises to pay of; removes snow in Winter and grass The rral danger is that Washing- from your lawn in Slimmer. ton will vacillate to the point at Stratford Beacon-Herald.
having no firm policy at, 5.1L U, --—- thc Far st tlizll ls fatal and pyg. A Wlshlngton man ls in jail on lluctive t nothing but con-tempt
a charge of setting fire to his for thc cuu'iilr_y' which shows such
rooming house, and if anyone has lllfIft‘.\.c-ll. -- Halifax Chronicle- a perfect alibi. he has. Six hours ilcrald.
a day, he has told police, other -
roomers played "Mule Train" on A iicws Item mentions the n.
the phonograph. Modern torturc inarkable refinements, as practised by Coni- munist specialists, include glaring lights, geometric designs, and color variations, all designed to is bcllcverl. cannot be duplicated destroy either the prisoner's will, by an institution of like 511g i, or his sanity.- But. can any of. thc Llniiorl Stntcs, The death. these compare with six hours of frte rrcoixl ls all the more im. “clippidy clop, \clippidy rloir, ]ll't'.\'."l\‘\‘ for the fart that inanv clippidy clippidy clippidy clip- of thc cases were of the euner.
iccord of the Boston City lic.-unto] which during 194p 113d 3-979. IIlflllS without the I055 of a mother-m showing which p
pidy", and so on? The man must g iicy type and many of the have had very flood control of thers had not rsceived up himself to have scted as moder- uate prc-nalal care. It illustrates
ately as he did. — Windsor Star. the greatly lav-cued hazards which ihc mothers of today's generation face when they have the adivan.
talgc of modern medical care and
‘lie Franco [uvcfllmlllS is c|sQ~ tially the same government which
played aloha with Hitler and hospital YBCLIILICS. Evcn wlLhout Mussolini when they were in “P1041315 hospnal accmmoda. power: its methods of ruling lLi lion for all cases. New Brunx.
country are still essentially meth- ods of the police state. Can Am- ericans in good conscience lcnd their dollars to help sustain a government. that. denies the most elemental civil liberties, freedom of speech and the press, freedom of worship, the right. of people in be secure in their homes, thc right to fair criminal trials. thc right of assemblage and peaceful , petition7—Christian Science ltfonl- ,5 & so“
tor. ‘.
- l l orromzzrams ‘Specialists In tho um»; o]
.:‘s rwcord for a typical recrr.‘ yrai- was L‘? maternal deaths-tn, l‘lllll\fllt‘lll of only 13 my L001‘ lnrths. Saint John 'l‘elegrap:i- Journal.
Nothing, poi-hops, will ever kill Chinese antl-foreignlsivi. But, it the United States can exert enough patience snd give Chins respect. even where it. does not appear to be entirely justified, it may turn that sn-tl-forelgnism against the real enemy of China's future in- dependence and freedom --- that is, against Russia, which slready
glasses for the correction 0| ocular defect."
5.1 GRAFTON STREET
THERE ARE MORE
DWELLING FIRES
THAN ALL OTHER FIRES CODBINED.
Dwelling and Household Furniture insurance nhoiilil be checked carefully to ensure adequate protection, and which should In- elude Supplemental Covers.
We will be {Ind of sn opportunity to sor-‘vs 3'0!!-
IIYIIDMIIN 8i G0. LIMITED
INSURANCE SINCE 1812
Suiiimerslilo Montague
Offices: Charlottetown
ALLISON l’. iIlcLEAN-Dlsirlct. Manager at Siiinmersldo CYRUS A. R. SHAW-District Manager at Montague Thomas McAVINN-Speclul representative
F. L. lilacNUTT-Rcprcseutativo at. Kenslngton
E. T. MYERS-Representative M: Pllmfldillo
EARLE S. JELLY-Representative nt. Olcnry
Agents Throughout The Province
nu: Allll ltiiowisoos I
Yen's of experience and thor- ough training mnken your drugglot dependable. blotter-ii methods combined with uh] fashioned integrity liclps him safeguard y o u r family's health.
l9 HUGHES
DRUG STORE
157
Piitilli 12th
VERCOAT SALE
“AH EXCELLENT SHOWING ‘SIZES UP T0 44
oisoouiu
ELYSIANS, MELTOHS G: FLEECES “MEN” DDIPT MISS THIS SALE
HARRY A. mooouolul
5%
FIITTEII MEWS Willi‘! . ' - 143 GREAT GEORGE 9T.