THE GUARDIAN. I .

JUNE 13 1951

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

CHARLOTTETOWN,

WEDNESDAY. JUNE 13, 1931 Arms Standardization

It is most fitting that Canada's chief of the general staff, Lt.-Gen. Guy Simmonds, should again take up "the important quest- tion of standardization of arms" with Gen. Eisenhower and other Atlantic Pact mil- itary chiefs. His three-week tour of Wash- ington, London and Europe is primarily. of course, to discuss the place of this country's 27th Army Brigade in the de- fence plans for western Europe, but be- cause our forces are relatively small and must be prepared to operate with both American and Commonwealth troops it is of vital importance that training and equip- ment be appropriate for integration with either.

From the point of view of production we depend upon being able to exchange quantities of those items which we produce for the many and varied stores which it is impractical to manufacture for a small force. From the point of view of field operations it is necessary that our troops be able to make use of the supply services of the force to which they are attached.

What, Another "Expert"?

The Senate Finance Committee is ex- periencing heavy going in its useful and timely probe into the high cost of govern- ment. Ottawa's "bright boys", it seems, have the hard-working Senators sewed up in knots. Committee members feel that the only way they can hack their way out of the web spun by the "experts" in govern-

"mental finance is to hire another expert on

the theory (no offense intended) that one should set a thief to catch a thief.

The man mooted for this assignment is 1-larvardis distinguished economist and ex- pert in public administration, Professor Sumner Schlichter. Dr. Schlichter, it seems, proved an able sleuth in ferreting out extravagance and inefficiency in Wash- ington while with the Hoover Commission.

Included in the Senate Finance Com- mittee are some able businessmen who 'mow Canada much better than any expert "rem Harvard. Nor are the causes of waste and inefficiency in the public service so hard to detect as members of the Finance Committee suggest. Almost anyone ill Canada can provide authentic examples. A good place to start mlght'be among the well-paid.and overstaffed set-up just organ- ized for the purpose of taking the decen- nial census. Before any heads were count- ed, an awful lot was paid out in salaries.

Wool Price scheme

Farmers in Canada will watch with a good deal of interest the latest large-scale attempt by other Commonwealth farmers to fix the price of their product. The com- modity involved is wool and the member- ship in this price fixing scheme is confined to Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Britain. According to a Canadian Press report from Toronto where an organ- ization known as Wool Bureau Inc., has received details of the scheme, it involves the establishment of a reserve price fund of i66 millions (about 3198 millions). The authority operating the fund would be rep- resented at all the big wool auctions. It would have already set itself a reserve price and if the market price fell down to that level. the authority would then enter the market, buying up offerings until prices firmed. The authority would set the re- serve price at the start of each season. Agreement on the organization has been reached between the governments of the four countries after 17 months of negotia- tions but the plan must still receive the approval of Australian wool growers at a referendum.

The, Winnipeg Free Press recalls that a similar large-scale scheme of price fixing was adopted by the Canadian wheat pools

in 1929 until they became bankrupt and

had to be underwritten first by the Prairie Governments and later by the Bennett Government.

"In the case of the wool scheme," it adds, "lts supporters are quite frank in admitting that the governments will be called on to ball them out if necessary. The original fund is-to be put up by the grow- ers but if it is exhausted the governments are to guarantee the additional amount necessary to maintain the reserve price. Theprobsbiiity of such a call on govern- ments is great. Wool prices, while they have fallen in the last month or so. are still fantastically high. They have driven

many civilians from the use of wool and have greatly stimulated the search for sub- stitutes. It is only necessary to note what the development of nylon has done to Japan's once large silk market on this con- tinent to appreciate what could, happen to wool if the price is arbitrarily held above the market value, thereby encouraging sat- isfactory and cheap substitutes to come into general use. In such circumstances, or in the event of even a moderate recession, or the completion of government stock-piling programmes, wool prices could fall drast- ically. In such an event, the .666 million reserve price fund could disappear very quickly and the governments would find themselves face to face with costly support programmes which could not help but arouse the greatest of hostility not only among wool consumers abroad but also among their own non-wool-producing cit- izens."

EDITORIAL NOI ES

His Honour Lieutenant-Governor Prowse has already undertaken many of the duties of his vice-regal office but today marks his and Mrs. Prowse's first official function as host and hostess at Government House. 0 O 0

Congratulations to Col. E. A. Baker, managing director of the Canadian Na- tional Institute for the Blind. Today Helen Keller presents him with a medal for out- standing service to the blind.

O O 0 New terms are confusing. Why "ther- mal heating"? What heating is not ther- mal? asks a correspondent. "We shall next have round circles, wet water. unfriendly hate. and globular spheres." Not to men- tion critical critics. H -I I

Putting coins in the parking meters is a minor annoyance but already shoppers are finding that it is more than compen- sated for by the ease of finding parking space and the police no longer see the same cars repeatedly cruising by looking for space at the. curb.

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The Congress of Berlin commenced this date 1878. Called by and presided over by Bismarck, it proceeded to remake the map of Europe, altering the status or boundaries of Roumania, Servia, Monte- negro, Bulgaria, Eastern Roumelia. Greece, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Russia and Turkey.

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The present emergency bears no threat to an economy which could produce both guns and butter, said Clarence Francis, chairman of the board of General Foods Corporation, speaking at a press luncheon Predicting a considerable increase in frozen foods, he attributed the growth more to specialties such as poultry and French-fried potatoes than to frozen fruit concentrates. He foresaw no shortages in either raw materials or in packaging sup- plies. Satisfactory substitutes, he said. were being developed wherever packaging material was becoming critical.

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Precedence must be followed in Par- liament. Justice Minister Garson was all set for the passage of a bill making it un- necessary for a Canadian to obtain a flat" royal consent--before trying to sue the Crown. Mr. John Diefenbaker (PC-Lake Centre) upset the apple cart. I-ie dem- onstsated that Parliament could not pass legislation abolishing an ancient right of the Crown, until Parliament had been as- sured by the Government that His Majesty had consented to the operation. Passage of the bill was postponed. Next day, Mr. Garson rose in his place and obedlently re- cited an ancient formula to the effect that His Majesty had been made aware of the nature of the legislation and the loss of his prerogative, and had given his consent. The measure passed and went to the Sen- ate.

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In England not a few villages look upon anyone born a mile or two outside its cir- cumference as "foreigners". ' Mr. B. C. Kivoll in a BBC programme illustrated this as follows: "My keenness to explore a certain village and meet as many of the people as possible led me to spend part of my holiday as a village postman. Believe me, there is no better way to see how peo- ple live, what they do, and what they talk about. For the postman is always wel- come, and no one is ever too busy to have a word with him. As a servant of His Majesty's Government - Department of Posts and Telegraphs -- I nipped about the village, peering into peopleis homes and greeted by friendly voices on every side. I drank their tea, sheltered in their porches. laughed at their squabbles and enjoyed their friendship. Many people who had lived in the village for twelve years or more were still strangers, but by this little wangle I was on the inside looking out! I found that people soon lost the frigid re- serve they nonnsliy keep for foreigners- and the word foreigners means anyone

born outside the strict bounds of the vil- lage itself." .

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This column is open to the discussion by correspondent: of questions of interest. The Guardian does not necessar- ' ily endorse the opinion of correspondents.

TWO STRIKING EXAMPLES

Sir. - Less than three years ago, we were shocked to read of lnore than 400 church leaders in Korea being "liquidated". These included two young men. sons of an Episcopal native Korean min- lster. They were active workers in the Christian movement in the schools, were captured by a bond of young Communists, both shot. by one individual. The American army being in control. they or- rested this youth and passed sen- tence of death on him. At. this, the father of those murdered boys begged for his life. He said- "No amount of punishment. will bring back my two sons. So what is to be gained? Better let us take re- sponsibility for him and make a Christian of him, so that he can do the work in the world that my boys have left. undone." The military authorities grant- ed Son Yong Won's request, re- leasing this murderer on parole and putting him into Pastor Son's keeping. The contrast shown be- tween the Communist spirit and the Christian spirit had a splen- did effect on the community, but. especially on the family of this young man. We now get. the sequel to this incident from Very Rev. George C. Pidgeon. as given in a letter from a Methodist; missionary in Pusan. "When the Communists came last. summer they provoked Pastor Son in every possible way. A delegation of three waited on him, arguing and quizzlng I0? St3V' eral hours. When they found him rock-like in his convictions. they pumped a volley of bullets into his body and left him. Thus do Communists treat. those who turn the other cheek." We see a similarity between those two ways of life. For instance :1 Communist gives full and undiv- ided loyalty to the party. The in- terests of his party comes in be- fore that of parents. wife or fam- ily. The party and the State is oi more importance than even his own life. Christ said this before Stalin did - "If any one come to me and hate not his father. moth- er, brethren and family and his own life also. he can not be my disciple slso.", "He that saveth his own life shall loose it. He that looseth it for my sake shall save it unto Life Eternal." It is said that there are scores of others just as faithful and forgiving as son Yong Won in that unfortun- ate country. So I would say to all who support the missionary work- Rest. assured that you will reap a. rich harvest from your dollIr!- I am, sir. etc-. J.A. MacKENZlE. Kenslngton. ggg,E.E.mm.

SCHOOL PRIZES UNFAIR

su, .. I have all respect and appreciation of the excellent worl; and untiring effort. of the teachers of our children in the public schools; yet. the following matter should, in my opinion. be brought to their attention.

As the end of the school your approaches, is problun regarding the practice of awarding prizes to school pupils raises it's unplelssnt head.

Last. year, on closing day (trud- itionally such I. happy day to I11 school children) my nix-your-old came quietly home and then sud- denly broke into I cloudburst. of tears. At length I learned the cause: those with highest average. perfect attendance. but deport- merlt. etc.. hm each received a. lit- tle necklace or paint-book or some other "prize" so appealing to childish eyes. I do not think my motive was "sour grapes." but immediately my sense of fsirrleu was very much offended. How many other children of tender years were ienving the school on this closing day with an ache of Jealousy or envy towards the few top-rsnkers, and with their belief in the absolute fairness of the teacher considerably nhnken?

I certainly hsdn't counted on meeting this outmoded pncticl in the education of my children. It was prevalent in my early school yours in s New Brunswick town school. but has long since been discontinued there. 1 rlntursily supposed that enlightenment. in the field of child psychology hut proven this practice to be detri-

mental to the personalities of the

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have been discontinued in every school. -

Surely, few people do not know

that emphasis on "prizes" tends to foster an unhealthy competitive spirit; so that the child learns to put more value on the "prize- wlnning" than on the satisfaction and joy of the work itself. My six- year-old had completed her first grade with good results after at January entrance into school. She entered into the school experience with great joy and was deriving great pleasure and satisfaction from the work itself with no thought of "beating" the other children. Then, on the closing day. she learned that that is what she should have been thinking of in order not to be "left. out" at the end of the year. The prize awarding for "perfect attendance" is definitely a poor health practice! A University buc- teriology professor roundly con- demns his students if they attend classes with a heavy cold or other illness. because, as he says. they are not only doing their own health an injury, but are doing the other students an injustice by spreading the infection. By this "perfect. - attendance" emphasis. some of our children are begging to attend school when they have 'flu, or a cold. or even a. fever. in order to "win a prize."

me, let me say I do believe in the awarding of scholarships in High School and University so that oh- ility may have an opportunity of further development. If our Prince Edward island Normal School" students have not hitherto been directed in such matters, I think it. would be rewarding in results if this matter were not neglected in future years. ., I am Sir. etc..

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FROM THE WANDERER-S

we sang together on the wide sea,

Like men at peace on a peaceful shore:

Each sall was loosed to the wind so free.

Each helm made sure by the twi- light star,

And in a sleep as calm as death.

We. the voyagers from afar,

Lay stretch'd along. each weary crew

in in circle round its wondrous ten '

whence giea.m'd soft. light and curl'd rich scent.

And with light. and perfume. music too:

so the stars wheel'd round, and the darkness post.

And nt morn we started beside the mast.

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The punishment of juvenile de- linquents did not err on the side of leniency in the early days in this Province. as appears from the following excerpt from the Prince Edward Island Register of July

. 1830:

"On Wednesday. the boys. White and Stowe. underwent the con- cluding part of their punishment

for theft. in front of the Market House. where each received thirty-nine lashes on the bare

back-the same quantum of pun- ishment huving been administer- cd to them on each of the two previous murkei. dnys. They were thereupon discharged, in terms of their sentence. After the first day's castigation, we understand. some compassionate but incon- sidernte individuals petitioned the Lieutenant Governor for a remis- sion of the remainder of the sentence. which was. We think. very judiciously refused."

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Reindeer have been Iuooeslfhl ly used to pu light. artillery and machine-guns across snow- oovered northern Norway in do- fence exercises. No doubt this will get Santa. Claus included on the Moscow list of war-moor ers.-Ssult Daily Star.

The "King" of "n is King" turn! out to be the name of an imagin- ative chef. It on-ly remains to learn the identity of Mode, who dropped the ice cream on the pie.-The Winnipeg Tribune.

To wnlk down one of those modest Mayfair streets in which tailors ply their trade has become more frightening than to turn the corner and come in sight of the front door of an old-fashioned denrtist. Little can be seen from the outside. for opaque z1assgen- erally covers the windows and only tall men can, without sland- ing on tiptoe. catch a. glimpse of rolls of cloth waiting to be cut- for how much?-into suits. For how much? That is the question

which. if it were answered by price cards. legible from the pavement. would send many

wavering customers naked-or at least. shabby-away. Once inside, with the tempting stuff between his fingers and warnings in his ears that it will be up 50 percent tomorrow, the waverer allows himself to be persuaded to step that we-y-and the relentless mirrors encircle him. reflecting baggy trousers and shiny seat. If he is strong-minded and buoyed up by the thought that he is, at all points of compass stock size, he may go elsewhere and try his luck off the peg, but. even then. the cheque he has to write would cause the ghost of that old dandy to raise phantom eyebrows and take a pinch of impslpable snuff. -The Times (London).

Vast as are our timber ro- sounces and our present. capacity to produce newsprint, those re- sources carmot. stand the trem- endous drain unless the Govern- ment ensures that ownens of tim- ber rights and mills are forced to carry out roforcstration plans as fast. as timber is out. We must think of tomorrow as well as to- day. and think of the world's need of newuprint. tomorrow at

'-'-Vi The Way jg well Is Canada's nee , ' be a. dreadful and st3p1y;:”1:id on Canada's part to overlookgtr? vital importance ol reforestall e And it will be remembered 9,13; recent findings of a committee of the Ontario Legislature in ye spect to depleted timber .rg,m,me' were most discouraging, -mm: findings serve as a warning. ad! exliects this year no me her newsprint production by 000 tons. Well and her timber heritage served, that timber must be -e, placed as it is cut. With n;w V011"! Browth.-Brockvlllc Re. corde-r and Times.

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Cultural growth cannot 1, , pelled, but it can be cncoulggzi We cannot. by means of scholar- ships nnd handouts. creme mm. osophors and artists. But less by expenditure of money thgn by I change in our intellectual climate we can encourage the growth 0. learning. letters and the 311; There was a time, in camdafg pioneer days, when learning W... deeply respected and sought .1. ter in this country; the history or Petetliborough tells us thgg he first thing the Irish settlers wani- ed, when they had provided them- selves with shelier, was a gchoo; nor their children. But. this lav, 0' lelfnini Ind respect for learn. ill; have not persisted. we ha" discovered that ii. is possible to make a good living in this bounteous country without much learning. and to enjoy some of the sweets of life without bother- ing our heads svbout arts and let- ters. it is time for Canada lc move on. recognizing that ph5-M; luxuries alone are not sufficient to make a. great nation. The Mas. 863' report. is s guidebook no SMW "5 the WHY--Pet-erborougn Examiner.

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