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"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink"

CHARLOTTETOWN, MONDAY, DEC. 11. 1950

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Knowledge Is Power

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A successful politician must have at least two talents. He must be able to win elections and he must also be able to carry out the duties which the electorate have thrust upon him by their votes. Ideally the two should coincide. The voters should return to office candidates who possess the necessary qualities of leadership, admin- istrative ability and knowledge of public affairs to conduct the business of the Prov- ince or Dominion.

All too often it is otherwise. Politicians, who are not lacking in intelligence, have discovered that it is much more profitable in votes to shake hands with their consti- tuents than to devote a similar amount of time to the study of questions of the day.

The history of our dealings with Ottawa strikingly reveal this weakness. Delega- tions which have appealed for Federal ac- tion have all too often been ignored be- cause their claims were unsupported by facts and figures so that they seemed to be merely beggars, whereas when the facts came out our various claims have been recognized.

Premier Jones' claim for S782,402 re- fund of interest paid to the Dominion for land purchase is a case in point. Other Provinces have been given vast tracts of Crown land, in which we had an interest as a member Province. We received no such grants, yet were charged interest by the Dominion for the funds used to buy out the great proprietors. This is a claim which has been pressed long ago unsuccess- fully. Politicians must be on the alert to see that our claims are backed up by full presentation of the facts.

Timely Warning

A timely warning has been given by the Provincial Fire Marshal, Mr. T. A. Campbell, with respect to Christmas tree dangers. The drier the tree becomes, the greater fire menace it presents. The use of candles should be avoided as much as possible, and all lighting fixtures checked for frayed wires. loose connections and broken sockets. If any extensive holiday lighting is required, a competent electrician should be called in. Details are given for the proper treatment for fireproofing fab- rics, decorations, etc. Even Santa Clausls whiskers have led to many Christmas tra- gedies--they should be flameproof too. Above all, matches should be kept away from tiny hands.

A few days ago, ten lives were lost in

,. -a--Halifax store blaze as a result of the

ignition of inflammable decorations. Acci- dents of a less serious nature occur an- nually in hundreds of communities through- out thd land. In the great majority of cases they are avoidable. Human life is too precious to jeopardize through unneces- sary fire risks, and personal safety as well as the" safety of others decrees the exer- cise of every precaution on the part of young and old at this season.

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Revealing Figures

The latest set of national income fig- ures released by the United Nations sta- tistical office-those upon which annual dues payable to the world organization are based-throw a revealing light on the economy of Soviet Russia.

The Soviet Union ranks fourth in total national ..income: the cited figure being slightly better than one-quarter of the U.S. total. It ranks 23rd in per capita income, which is what counts for the individual citizen. The "average" Russian earns 3308 xi year as compared with the United States citizen who draws 31.453 and the Canadian with S958. His income falls far short of that earned by the citizen of any Common- wealth or Atlantic democracy.

A Russian citizens have now lived undrer Bolshevik dictatorship for 33 years. Their rulers have exerted absolute sway over boundless resources, material and hurnsn. It is true that the U. S. S. R. suffered great devastation at German hands yet, accord- lngto the Communist showing, the country "escaped the ravages of the-great depression. Whatever miracles of industrialization have

I been wrought, it has so far been impossible

"to bring -the Russian even within hailing

9; the living. standards enjoyed in

.ljqs,t-""fortuxists?-oil" most war-lmpaven ftho west. Moreover . I I " Hdoinottsks any account of , existing in forced labor camps

,:”IBiRDIfl in the dem- money uselessly."

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ocratlc world. I Communist propaganda has frequently depicted the United States as a militarlzed power. But the Russians have steadily sup- ported a vastly greater military establish- ment on the basis of a per capita income only one fifth as large. What the world. beholds today is the spectacle of a Russian nation with a per capita income of only I308 goading and pushing another state, China, which happens to be the second poorest in the world (S27 per capita) into an indescrlbably tragic conflict with the United Nations for the sake of a quarrel originating with the invasion of South Korea (5535 per capita) by Communist

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EDIIURIAI. NUIES

The Kings Accession this date 1936.

Official opening of Winslqe School to- night.

O O O In the north -eastern sky in the wee smal hours there is due a shower of mete-

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Not for a long time has the city been so crowded with shoppers as it was on Fri- day and Saturday. The stores must have done an enormous business. 0 O I

The seasonal out-pouring of generosity is now here, with perhaps some over-lap- ping. But better duplication in this respect than that any expectant recipients be over- looked.

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CATHOLIC COLLEGIATE SCHOOL

"Last week we were gratified

with an invitation to be present at .

the first - we believe - public

examination of the catholic Col- legiate school, at their noble

flce in the Royalty of this City. It

was not to be expected from the

edi- to

It will be a glad boast of veterans of another generation to declare in answer to their children's question-"Daddy, what did you do in the Korean war?" tion it, but I got my 0

"Don't men- head shaved!"

The Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick potato marketing boards are to get together. If they can succeed in car-

com.pa.ratlvely short time that the institution has been in actual operation, that great progress could have been made in the high- er branches of education. and we confess we were not 3 little sur- prised, as well as gratified, in be- ing called upon to take part in the examination of a class of Vir- gil and another in Caesar's Com- mentaries, the respective pupils of which acquitted themselves in s manner alike creditable to their own industry and application, and

- need” plea is our main necessity.

rying out complementary policies the farm- ers of both Provinces will be the gainers. 0 O C When we all get a pension of S60 a month at 65, we will all have to pay in- creased cost of living taxation on an aver- age of S80 per month per capita when we are between the ages of eighteen and re- tirement. The money must come from some materialistic source-it does not grow on berry bushes. O 0 I

The Atlantic Pact nations have decided to arm Western Germany as a first line of defence. With Russia as the great threat to world peace the decision was forced upon even such reluctant members as France. An unarmed Western Ger- many would soon have been a Soviet Ger- many as a first step in any westward ag- gression.

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One recent Tuesday morning, a U. K. firm received an urgent cable for special rugby jerseys needed for a game in Mont- real the following Saturday. By 3 oiclock the same day the jerseys had been special- ly made up, and shipped by fast air freight to London. They were then trans-shipped to Montreal by B. O. A. C. in ample time for the game. i

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The task of providing Canadian machin- ery for constitutional amendment has been shelved in favour of working out plans for old age pension changes. The latter, of course, has a very more direct election ap- peal to great numbers of Canadians, though the former concerns every province direct- ly, especially ours, where "the economic

A permanent memorial to the founder, Mrs. Adelaide Hoodless, of the Women's In- stitutes and kindred rural organizations throughout the world, has been suggested by the newly elected president of the W0- men's Institute of Ontario. No one is more deserving such an honour, but the best me- morial, of course,,is the continuance and development of such country womenis or- ganizations which have become so valuable an asset in the hands of those women on the farm who hitherto figuratively "ruled the world" but were not formally recog- nized as a body politic. ,

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Dr. Brock Chisholm, who, while Deputy Minister of Health at Ottawa, wanted to abolish Santa Claus, now advises that de- pendence should no longer be made on the atomic bomb, as science has discovered scientific disease germs which will makei the bomb obsolete, This sort of talk, says the Ottawa Journal, "mystifles us. as it must mystlfy others. Because if Dr. Chis- holm knows that biological science has per-

of a thorough acquaintance

to the educational talent of the preceptors. the Revs. Messrs. Mc-

Donald and Phelan.

"Attached as we are to the cul-

tivation of classical learning, re- garding it as the most solid foun-

dation for the others, we are not lnsensible to the great advantages with modern tongues and could not but be sensible to the advantage derived by a large class of pupils from its great proficiency in the Flrench language.

I"!-Ils Lordship the Catholic Bis- hop of Charlottetown. the Hon. the Provincial Secretary, the So- llcltor General, the Revs. Messrs. Perry, Phelun, and Brady; John Morris, E'sq.. John Galnsford, Esq.. and a variety of others, parents of the children and wellwlshers of the institution, were present. -Haszard's Gazette, July zs. 1856.

Canada”: Strength Through Diversity

(From a recent address by Dr. Sidney E. Smith, President of Toronto University).

In 1867. less than four million persons set. themselves to the task of building Canada. Within a generation. the new Dominion

extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific and to the northern seas. The continent was soon

glrded by railroads. Natural re- sources were then discovered. de- v , d. plocessed and exported. Our forefathers with faith in so- clsl and spiritual ideals estab- lished churches. schools. colleges snd universities. Professions. nu- tured at first by the Old Couri- try. soon began to stand on their own feet by prescribing high standards and training re- cruits who, with experience, take no second place in any country. In industry and commerce. Canada for a nation of less than fourteen millions of people has made gigantic strides. In a sur-. vey mode a few years ago it was established that Canada was in the thirty-fifth place among the nations in terms. of population.

We should keep in mind the facts of the case. Canada pro- duces the world's fourth gruf- est crop of wheat. Canada is first in the production of nickel. news- print, asbestos. platinum uml radium. Canada is the world's second largest producer of alum- inum. wood pulp. snd hydro-elem tric power. In the building of

during the war. In producing copper. lead and zinc, Csnnvia takes third place. Canada is the

growth in the decade of 1939-1949 it was ascertained thst:

Pa ulstlon Increased from 11.- 287. to nearly 141300.000.

Steel proddctlon per month In- creased from 129,000 tons to 266,- 000 tons.

Newsprint production month from 239,000 tons to 421.- 000 tons. '

Crude oil production per month from 853,000 barrels to 1,695,000

barrels. '

The gross value of national production. l.e., goods and ser- vices. lncrsssed during thpt car-

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you period from 1039 to

fected such weapons, or can perfect them, then the British War Office and the U. S. War Department must have the same in- formation. Seems to us there is but one thing to conclude here: Either Dr. Chis- holm is talking through his hat or our gov- ernments, buying more bombs and battle- ships and tanks, are spending a lot of

from 86,598 millions to 810.000 millions. The monthly value of mar-

chsndiss exports lncruud from 377 millions to 324.1 millions.

To this rsrnsrksblo record this community ins grostly contribut- ed. in than Rounds in that rc- cord for doubt sud pessimism about Csnsds and her fun 0''

We have -in cam. our (for-

sncu and we have our disagree-

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menu. We should examine and rs-sxsnlss than

soon. we

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curso ships, Canada was second,

third trading nation in the world. - It: a survey of Canada's

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ill , The Age-old Story 1

A man's pride shall bring him low; but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.

should ever seek to resolve the disagreement: by relating them basic national principles sc- ceptsble to the people of our democracy. May the Dominion- Provlnclal conferences d e f l n e more clearly those fundamental principles. Should we despair of extan- llshlng to a greater degree than national principles? My answer is that the vision and attain- ments of 1867 and the achieve- ments of Canada since that date. in peace and in war, afford us hope. I am not speaking in a mood of political partisanship when I remark that the develop- ment, of national strength has been frequently retarded by po- llticlans who. for selfish. ends. would emphasize differences and play one section of the country against another. That has been a national crime. May we. the electors, teach any future male- factors of that type that crime does not pay! 0 O 0 I would not be in favor of eradicating the differences among the various sections of Canada- lhe Msrltlmes, Quebec. Ontario. the Prairie Provinces and British Columbia. I spoke earlier of the mediocrity of uniformity. It would be disastrous for our na- tional welfare to create a uni- form pattern or mould for all parts of Canada. to put all Can- adians into a Procrustean bed. The very genius of democracy is diversity in unity-the oppor- tunlly for the individual to ful- fil lhe destiny of his own per-

sonality and dignity while he Iccords to his fellow-citizens comparable opportunities, priv-

ilelzes and rights.

Likewise, I assert. the strength of Canada lies in the diversity of the Marltlmes, Quebec. .0ntnrlo. the Prairie Provinces or British Columbia being developed and expanded within the orbit of na- tional purpose and unity. E plur- lbus unum. From the many, one in purpose and unify-not one in a deadening uniformity. The striking of the balance between diversity and unity is not an easy task. I have a conviction that it is being achieved in this far-flung federation of Canadi.

Differences are compatible with national unity. Paradoxical as it may seem. illfferences may pro-

COME IN

As I came to the edge of the woods 'Ilhrush rnuslo-hark!

Now if it was dusk outside,

Inside it was dark.

Too dark in the woods for a bird By sleight of wing

To better its perch for the night. Though it still oould sing.

The last of the light of the sun That had died in the west

Still lived for one song mom In a thrush's breast.

Far in the plllared dark Thrush music wentp

Almost like a. call to come in To the dark and lament.

But no. I was out for stars; I would not come in,

I meant not even if asked, And I hadn't been.

-Jtobstt Frost.

mote nationaliunlty as each part may compete in developing 3 Canada in which it is recogniz- ed that. while the whole is greater than any part. the whole can never be stronger than the weakest part.

The reconciling of sectional and national Interests is not merely -as we often think-s task for governments-Dominion and Pro- vincial. Each of us has an op- portunity at hand-this very mo- ment--to contribute to thg ac. veloplng of a deeper spirit of national unity. That opportunity can be found in our business and professional affairs.

The God of War destroyed illi- man and material resources st I staggering rate. and his hungry maw, is not satisfied. He bred wearlness. bitterness and hatred. On the other hand. it may be counted to his credit that he opened up for us. as Canadians. new vistas. Despite. or perhaps by reason of. the policies of those who would. for evil ends.'throttle the mind and enthrall the spirit of mankind. there are vigorous and constructive impulses for A world of decency and order.

WELL-KNOWN Ksysk,-the Eskimo term for s

fishing boat, is comm to all dialects from Greenland to Alaska.

when the time comes?

sentstives are trained

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coming Events cast Their Shadows!

Is boy to have the advantage of s conipleco education? If you are here to pay for it. hoi certainly will! But what if you are not hers

Fathers with cherished dreams for their children cannot sdord to take any chances . . . especially since it iq so any to guarantee the fulfilment ol plans through the wise use of Life Insurance.

Modern Life Insurance is so deaibls it an be arranged to provide money when it is needed for almost any purpose. Manufacturers Life repro-a

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In tho rsosnt election tum" um. for instance. the Democnt who was re-elected if - or sink. lord County, Indians, by a two to one majority in spite of the fact that he has been missing since 00!. 11. when I "substantial short-. age" wu found in his sccountu. And there was the candidate for Marquette County Treasurer in Michigan who rolled 5.716 votes in spite of the fact that he is an inmate of a hospital for the in- sane.-Milwsukee Jourhsl.

In spits of frequent wsrnlngs. there are still far too many people who , slst in leaving children unattended. win. the onslaught of Winter, bringing with it the necessity of maintain- ing furnace f-lres, the potential danger of death and disaster in the home is greatly increased. The heartbreak of such disasters can be seen almost daily in the news- Plipers of our country. - Brock- ,ville Recorder and Times.

one of thus nig in Glass Buy the vandals who resk windows and street lights are going to be caught and they won't get of! lightly. when vandalism reaches the shn-meful proportions it has in Glace Bay, drastic measures are needed to curb it. A clvlc dlsgrloe will come a little nearer to being wiped out when those responsi- -ble are hauled off to jail. - Syd- ney Post-Record.

The new 150-mils pips-llns from the fabulously-rioh oil fields of Saudi-Arabia to Mediterranean

nncnnm 11', 195,,

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ports is now'ln e

in 1041 it cost :u7ezm:i33" It me; the

3.000-mile 'long tsnkgi-acejg "m from the Persian Gulf up nu-om" the Suez Csnsl. It requires fldfih pumping stations along the ,.,a,' each of which is so lsrge that mod, ' ern villages have grown up no ' them to accommodate emplound To the newly-created water sf,” plies It thesmpolnls come Ari); tribe-amen. with their camel, 95999 911,4 Koala. conlraslini sharply with the new modern de. velopments. - Montreal Gazette,

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A strange story hu be", M” by two Russian aviators. Not long ago they parschuted from their m. craft near Minsk. But instead of descending in the usual manner l they went up. These airborn. 1 Russians said they fell on lo-p 01 l ascending-sir currents and ascend. ed into the clouds. One of them hovered in the sky for 40 minutes , and then landed five miles from A his starting point. The other . claimed he went up so far that i ice began to form on his parachute. l He had to shake the shroud line: i to break off the ice. But after two i hours he landed safely in s vil. lags nine miles away. - owe. Sound Sun-Times. l

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