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THE G UAR DIAN

Morning Daily Ir uuded in i887]. Authorla ’ ll Second Claaa Mail, Post Office Department. Ottawa.

Prealdent. lair A. Burnett; Vice-President, vim A Burnett: Seep-Treat. G. M. Burnett: Editor and Managing Director. J. R. Burnett; Associate fidilur Frank Walker.

' “The Stronges‘ Memory is Weaker Than ' the Weakest lnk."

CHARLOTTETOIVN. FRIDAY. JANIIARXT-it-biffjlf

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Agrlcultural Conference

During the past few days Government of- ficials, both Federal and Provincial, have con- tributed a great deal of interesting information on our agricultural problems, as well as‘ mflllf valuable suggestions for improvement and dc- velopment. lt is not, of course, the duty of ol- ficiols to dictate Government policies, but there is no_ doubt that their advice should receive due attention. The agricultural conference which is being held this week, and which is the first of its kind to be conducted here, has already produced voluminous material for Government consideration,—all emanating from senior ‘Offl- cials of tlil various branches of our Dominion and Provincial Agricultural Departmcztts, who have hcd long experience in their work.

The reason for calling the conference was thus explained by the Deputy Mlnlifflf. MT- W R. Show:

"So many changes have taken place with- in recent years in the science, production and marketing spheres that even those who are in closest contact with attendant problems find it difficult to keep pace with rapidly changing con- ditions. ln view of the number and variety of these problems, leaders who occupy positions of responsibility in agriculture feel an ever-in- creasing pressure from our farm people for in- formation and direction on matters affecting rural progress- lt would therefore seem neces- sary that a greater measure of concentration be directed to the study of rural programmes and that some organization be constructed among the technical men of this Province through which our combined knowledge on such matters may be pooled and a continued study be effected so that we all may ‘be better cble to meet our re- sponsibilities us agricultural technicians and farm producers.» This conference is called for the purpose of an intensive and exhaustive

' analysis of agricultural conditions in this Prov- ‘irice, and the charting of a farm programme in »accordance with our findings."

Our agricultural officials are among the best qualified men in Canada, and the conifer- cnce now under way is another example of their zeal and initiative in all matters affecting the industry in this Province.

Their programme, when prepared, will doubt- less be submitted to the Government, and through the Government to the Legislature for full and frank discussion.‘ No more important subject is likcly to arise during the coming ses- siaii, and there is no reason why it should not he given priority, Incidentally, it may be noted

vthat no programme, however valuable, is worth

anything unless carried out. It is now over two ycars since a comprehensive report on Agricul- tiirc was submitted, along with other reports, by the P. E. I. Advisory Reconstrudtion Committee to the Government, and comparatively few of thc many recommendations made therein have yet b:en implemented. That report dealt with soil crasicn and other ma-tters which apparent- ly are still in the forefront as vital farm prob- lems. It is to be hoped that as a rbsult c-f this week's conference some concrete effort will be made to remedy matters. Otherwise the recom- mendations will just constitute another bulky volume to be read, pigeonhaled and forgotten.

Education For llizmocracy

The Canadian Legion has performed many valuable services since its organization in the

iycars following the First World War, but per-

haps nothing more far-reaching in an educational srnse than by its recent publication of a manual entitled "Canadian Democracy and Citizenship Action." In concise form, this booklet gives the essential facts about our British democracy and Constitution, and outlines the scope of study groups and "follow through" activities in furtherance of educational and citizenship mave- MCCIS.

In the words of the Introduction, its prim- riry purpose is "to invite and to urge Canadians in all walks of life to make a closer, more in- tense, intelligent study of Canada, its geography and history,‘ its ways of life and mariners o.‘ citizenship, and, particularly, its functions of government-local, provincial and Federal. By informing ourselves more extensively and pert- inently about the need for and the requirements of workable citizenship action each one becomes an abler participant in playing a full and sig- nificant part not only in making Canada a great nation but in enlarging Canada's notional fitness to exert an influence for goodness and great- ness among otherina-tions. It is the inalienable right and the inevitable duty of each Canadian citizen to help in some measure to make Can- ada a nation we need and can pass on with na- tional pride to the generations which will suc-

-ceed us." ~ -

The manual is the result of o resolutionbp- ac-

cepting, yos a serious obligation of the Legion,

Itho responsibility "to make Conado a success

in peace as it didgin- war, o move towards a bet- ter understanding of our Government so that more control may be rationally exerted by our in- forest, criticism and knowledgrof the actions of our representatives in the Government." The resolution stressed "that no attempt be mode to "form party affiliation ‘or direct associations with ‘the. Government representatives contrary to our

Constitution." - .16 I atop towards carrying out the decision,

Iaf this convention, committees on education for l airlaaatlilp were act Ip by the Provincial Com-

"mafiil of the Legion with c vim firstly, to in-

creasing knowledge of our whole government sys- tcm-frorn the local school board and town council through Provincial I islatures to the Dominion Parliament, and w' irview, secondly, to encouraging veterans to take part in educa- tional and governmental activities on every level.

The manual now published does credit to these admirable objectives, and tb all. concerned in its preparation. Indeed, it might well be re- commended as o serviceable textbook for our schools and colleges as well as for war veterans and the public generally,

~ EDITORIAL NOTES ~-

The Spring momentum is here, evidenced by the annual meetings and conventions being held, not to mention the January thaw.

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The housing shortage is no respector of persons. The U. N- General Assembly is running up against it in an acute form in its attempt to select a European site in which to meet in September.

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There is a lot of dirty, disreputable dollar notes in circulation, complains a business man. The Bank of England does riot re-issue used hank. nctes. Once a bank note is paid in it is des- troyed and only new ones are issued.

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What with the donation of recording ap-. paratus to Summerside Academy it lcoks as if that wide awake town is out to control the political life of the Island. They haven't done toa badly to date, even without such mechanical aids.

~ i I i I Thet Attlee Government is considering the future of Newfoundland. Sir Gordon MacDon- old, Governor-General of Newfoundland, is in London to give a report on the notional conven- tion elected to recommend future Government.

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Mrs. Malcolm Macdonald, wife of the Gov- ernor-General of Malaya, and her two children, are on a visit to her old home at Ottawa. She is delighted with the climate of Malaya, and says prosperity is returning to the populace now that the Japanese have been driven back ta their own territory.

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Great internal improvements in the iail and Falconwood are recommended by the Grand Jury of Queen's and it is to be hoped the recom- mendations will not fall on deaf ears. "Safety first" should be the watchwords in the detention of prisoners and the insane as well as protection of their lives in the case of fire.

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Prince Edward Island should welcome the Dutch farmers who could fit in very readily with the life here. The Island is undoubtedly more akin to their homeland than is any other part of Canada. lt would probably be asking too much to hope that there might be a few diamond cutters with them who could start a now industry here.

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Names of the members of the delegation which will visit Canada this month to discuss the flour supply to the West Indies are: Lt.-Col. A. Spencer, economic advisor to the British Guiana Government; Allan Storey of Trinidad, and G. G. R. Sharpe of Jamoica- Lt.-Col. Spen- cer arrived in Trinidad last week to hold pre- liminary discussions with the Trinidad Govern- ment. He is expected to visit Barbados and ctlicr West Indies colonies before leaving for Canada.

Q I I i Nearly two and a half milliori pounds of bulk food, bound for the hungry peoples of Great Britain and Europe, were shipped overseas by January.lst of this year by the Canadian Red Cross Society. These shipmenq represent more than half of the 9,000,000 food grant GIIOCGIGII from the Society's remaining war funds in October to ease this winter's food crisis abroad. Balance of the bulk foods has been purchased and is moving steadily toward the Atlantic sea- board. I I i C

Edmund Spenser, English poet, digd phi; date i599, in his forty-seventh year. After .a dis- tinguished career at Cambridge he became kngiwn to Sir Philip Sidney, under whose auspices he published his ‘Shepherd's Calendar, which at once gained him literary fame. In I586 he published Astrophel, an elegy on his patron Sidney, and in I590, the first part of his long allegorical poem The Fairie Queene appeared, the second port in I596. His castle in Cork having been burnt and cne of his children killed, he returned to Eng- land where lie died in poverty and disappoint- ment. His poetry is remarkable for grace and melody and a sumptuous imagination, and he on- riched English literature with a stanza, called after him, the Spense it... stanza (eight lines of iambic pentameter, followed by an Alexandrina). For the influence he has exercised upon succeed- ing poets he has been well named "The Poet's Poetz" "Will was his guide and griefe ledhim flflflflf" "Sluggish id eness, the source of SI". Q I I \I _

Fifty-two students representing the armed forces of Canada, the United States, Great Britain, South Africa and trance, have been sel- ected to attend the I948 course of the Canadian Army Staff College which opens at Kingston on January I9, it is just announced by the Hon. Brooke Claxton, Minister of Notional Defence. The'ColIege is located at historic Fort Frontenac and the course lasts for I0 months, concluding November 26- The majority of the students, the Minister said, will be from the Canadian Army, but there will be two from the Royal Canadian Air Force and one frorg the Royal Canadian Navy, while Britain and the United States will be rep- resented by two each and South Africa ond France by one each. There is none from this

rovince. The obiect of the course‘ is to qualify officers for second grade staff appointments In all branches of the ttdff and iii both‘ field and

static torrnatioiitdpririg time of poocc and vror.

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imsxscsasxsérc-w _ The alorekeepcra are probably the most. trusting of men. Their confidence in the good faith of their fellow men is wonderful. and it is a shame that. it-should be de- stroyed by the shameless tricks of shurpers. telling pathetic stories 1f their hard luck or making profes- sions of just coming to towa and requiring goods, to be paid for with worthless chequea- Chat- ‘uam News.

At present, to aay that the Ca- nadian dollir is as good as the American is nonsense, and any one who has wide knowledge of both countries will agree, says The Northern Miner. When Canada has ILS existing mines working at. full capacity, when hundreds of new ones have been developed Into pro- fit making, when our other nation a1 resources are in full utilization, it will be time for us to brag. Then our prosperity will be soundly bas- ed. At. present our business boom is l1 hangover from wartime debt. II. is built. on paper. and business meii who rely on it are due for s sudden burst. of astonishment some day at the speed with which it can collapse. This must; necessarily be 1i frontier country for a long time l.O come. If tLe United States still finds il. ivorthwhite to spend mil- lions at a crack on its frontiers, its all the more reason why we should do so, too.

"Ilse U. N., like an inexperienced young "schoci morm," has made another ineffectual-sounding yelp at her unruly young small fry in Indonesia. This ls the second time within a month that. she has told Indonesians and Dutch to please shop fighting. The first time the little rufftans just made a momen- tiny pause and then went. at it a- gain. Thafs probably what. thgyll, do after their latest reprimand. Much bigger bcy: have to be con-- tended with in the Greek situa LIHII. Ttiey are too much for the terrified school marm, so she as- sumes on air of injured innocence, keeps her mouth shut, and tor- ments herself with dark thoufllll-i- She would like to have the cour- age to administer a box on the ears or a sharp reprimand. bu‘ such action, she feels, would be iicr undoing. The amazing thing is that. despite her incompetence, she expects a fabulous salary. a palatial home and the dutiful re- spect of tier pixpils. — Hamllmfl Spectator.

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many ways to 80 81ml" llgsml" get results, others don't. There is the man who stands and glowers at. the failing snow and then gets out the shovel. He works end SWGZLS and pants. finally. he 891-8 the snow cleared and he goes in- doors for a cup at coffee. In tlie morning he WHKBS "d! and Eemem‘ DCTS tie forgot. to put iiriiment on his back and how it. aches. Ooooti! There is the man who rather wei- comes the chance t0 Bet. out In the good fresh air. He waitzs unth the neighbors are all at home l0 see liim do his stuff. Then. he B095 ouunnd dalntily works with $119 shovel until a semblance of a Pith ls made thr0fl8l1 hi" will” ‘m! beautiful. He never 80B l b“! ache, because he never st-rfllns ‘f riiusole. Then, there is the family man. I-ie rubs his hands with Si" as he perceives the snow 1n the morning. He remarks on the K101i" ies of nurture. Whisu" 9 “if” about how lovely the snow looks, and then hies off to work leaving Lire little woman to, elem’ the BTW“ And, there is the man who ti!“ looks at. the snow and Wall-S l" the January thaw. -Windsor star.

"Th1: moon does riot heed the barking at the aoz." says "It “"1 English proverb. But. l.f there pro any lunar inhabitants of hi!!! l?‘ toliigence as the late H. G. We s, writer of marvels. Dlflillflfd the?’ Liirgr will certainly heed what 8 now iispovnlns- For l" Aumall“ iii Britain and in the United Stole! those busyibodtes. the "lemdnl" have lamb. been sending radar at!" rials to the moan and 89m"! B" electrical echo back. The Franck: scientists. ho ever. l" Mk cm”: ivith echoes. hey W511i? w u” l; e moon as a refleotinl "fem m‘ television and make a record trini- misslon to its surface and bae . ‘I distance o! 477.744 miles. The); ivoilld radiate either the petunia?‘ a scientist. or a sketch of fam a French isnascaor w =5 i° l” ‘m’: to recognize it. again in the firs: of the moon's roulh 5'11"" '- batting it. Now this scientific tnliéelg. ference with the mopnl "W" M infringes the owl-I ' Hitherto. the "queen o! "W" f‘ been used to hang .descriptions upon-s‘; ghostly B11399“ upon cloudy seas.‘ Ind 5° ° But now it. is reduced to l I; _ echo-sounding device of a tele I ion screen. And where is the post-r! in that? fr" anywhfl‘! 1M1“ ti" moon, as Mr. Wells. imagined. there ls an nIl-lnlnllllerit Grand 1-3!‘ he must. already be 8W1!" "P since he must Bu"! h“ m“? struck are the inhabitants of Dart. - _-Of.t.rr.wa Citizen.

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glide eolaiaa b apoa to gene dlaoafleo by corra- ’. apoadenla of glnlflonl~ml g Intend- _ The Charlottetown v Guardian doca not noea—r-~ tly collar-an the opinion of correspondent

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Sir. - I should like to wrte sev- eral letters concerning the people of this Island, through your paper which covers practically the, whole Island. First. I would like to dis- cusl the condition of'l.he Indians. Many of our forefathers come out from Engiund. Scotland or Ireland and mnglcd with the French who were here. The Ind ans were grad- ually hemmed into very _small quarters. which is the reason why we now have so much tuberculosis and other diseases tmong them. They have not enough roam to decently live on. They lack many of the necessities, those things which we feet are essential to life. They are a forgotten people to many. We must. not forget. that it was these hardy peoples who frst lived here before our forefathers came. 1t. is our duty _to so;- that those few remaining ones should have the standard of ilfe which we have and not. be shut. off in ls- lands. As long as they remain as they are now it will be a breeding ground for diseases and certainly noth rig to pat ourselves on the back about. Perhaps they ‘were a cruel and atrocious people when ‘Willie men first came but that was before they were Christtanized. And who would expect. them to peaceably give up their land to new-come ? What i! some invad- der were to endanfler our Island now. would we not fight for it? Surely.

The Indian should be given land (not an-~lsla'rid.'wliié'li“no one‘ eTse would think of living on). and sup- jplled with lumber and all other essentisls to buiidflafibrnlfortabie home. Then iirrwouirfriitrn‘ aFget‘ a job at. some business or other and likely tntermarry with the so- cailed white people. As it is now. it. is a wonder they have riot re- belled. They have reason to. De- priving them of many of the es- sential things of life is certainly no credit to a civilized, let alone Christfanized people, witch we claim to be. - ' _As I have lived, up until a few months ago, only a, few miles front one of the reserves. 1 know what I am writing about. I have seen these poor people acme to the mainland (Island) to pick berries or fish some oysters. by which means they make a living. I have seen them being driven aff by peo- ple, because they were afraid of the Indians camping overnight and making a tire (under the tent) and on account of carelessness. prob- ably burning down their timber- land. The act of driving them off was probably justified, but if we provided them with land and houses, would we have need to worry about them burning down our tlmberignd?

' Many o; the Indians do not. drink sweet milk or fresh bread, and they have come often to my home to set. a loaf of stale bread or a bottle of sour milk. It is certainly not because they would not like ttcsti "food” but just that they have been forced to eat it stale. It will also be noted that they al- ways paid, an action which is evad- ed as often as possible by some of us. Indians are a very wilting and orbliging peop1c..I have seen Ind- iui women and children come with the men to the mainland. wade out up to their hips and fish oysters with all their clothes on. then lie down that way for the night. Is it any wonder they have tuberculo- sis? Whose duty is ‘it. to see that they are dealt with justly and fairly? 1t is our duty. and every- thing iwhlcfi we bhould have done and have. not done. we have paid dearly for and will contnue to pay as Ion: as we continue to make mistakes. In this particular case we will pay by disease. As long as human beings continue to live In such a manner, we cimnot avoid it. I horpe we have some iinself sli Islanders who nre interested ln something else besides filling their own pockets. I am, sir. eta. FOR OTHERS

STILL HAS WIND

CAMBRIDGE. England -— (GP) - With a little help fwm tier family, Mrs. Agnes Annie Lock- wood blew out. 100 candles on her brthday cake.

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The trouble is that the egg-eat.- ing public, reluctant. to eat. eggs that look u if they have acme frcm a hen-roost. have demanded that. the hens’ scientifically prepared product be washed. thius removing the preservative coat...