THE GUFARDIAMN

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cnsuonnowu. -rnunsnisv. Auous-r 24. I950 The crisis continues

The long-threatened railway strike is upon us, and recriminations with regard to the failure of the workers and manage- ment to settle their differences are useless at this stage. What stands out lamentably is the failure of the Dominion Government in the face of what it now declares to be a national emergency. Parliament has been belatedly summoned-the members will have to travel by air and car to reach

to

Ottawa-and it will be the middle of next -

week at least before any course or policy is decided upon. Should this action result in getting the men back to work, several addi- tional days must elapse before the system is functioning normally. For at least two weeks, therefore, this country will be in the grip of a nation-wide tieup of services essential to our farmers, shippers, manu- facturers, consumers and public generally. The loss will run into hundreds -at millions of dollars. The Government's refusal to in- tervene, or even call an emergency session of Parliament before the strike actually was declared-is a glaring example of incompetency and timidity. With the big-

gest parliamentary majority behind it'

since Confederation, what was it waiting for?

Whatever excuse the Government had for non-intervention in the strike generally, it was criminally negligent in not immed- iately taking over the operation of our Borden-Tormentine carferry service. This service was established by the Dominion in implementation of qur Confederation agreement, and to all intents and purposes it is part of our national highway system -an interprovincial service comparable to other agreed services under Confederation, such as maintenance of lighthouses and federal services generally.

Not only are the carferries owned by the Dominion as re resented by the De- partment of Transport, but also the piers at Borden and Cape Tormentine, the whole being operated by the C. N. R. under sep- arate account for the Department, any de- ficit in the operation being paid, not by the railway but by the Dominion Govern- ment.

It was under the powers contained in an order-in-council dated 20th January, 1925, that the C. N. R. was entrusted with the management and operation of our carferry service. This order specifically states that "such management and operation shall continue during the pleasure of the Gov- emor-in-Council and shall be subject to termination or variation from time to time in whole or in part by the Governor-in- Council."

All that was needed, therefore, was a stroke of the pen to terminate the present system of operation and restore control. This did not require a vote of Parliament- only another order-in-council-and it would have been perfectly in accord with prac- tice and precedent in other matters. The Government was urged to take this action by our Provincial Government and Boards of Trade, but it refused to do so. Indeed, Hon. Mr. Chevrier, the Minister of Trans- port who is most directly responsible, in- sists on referring to our "Railway ferries" in his reply, and argues, fatuously, that any action on his part would mean inter- ference in the railway men's right to strike.

In the brief presented by the Provincial Government to the Royal Commission on Transportation last year, it was maintain- ed that our ferry service "should not be regarded as the responsibility of the C. N. R. but a public utility, in the hands of a Government Department or independent Commission, administered free of charge." In the present emergency we are not ask- ing for free service, .but for retention of the service we have. Every day this ser- vice is tied up means expense for which the Dominion is directly responsible. Our Federal and Provincial representatives "should see that this bill is duly presented dndcollected. In the meantime, continued efforts should be made to break down the Govcmmewc attitude of Iloof indifference one Ihlaiect of such vital concern in this

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A, I I wound . ttlvo business today competition 3 and from co-

throws an increaing burden on the busi- nesses which are not so favored.

If carried to such extremes that private business was forced out of existence, it is interesting to conjecture just how Govem- ments are to raise funds for the many and growing demands that are made upon them.

Co-operatives perform most useful fulle- tions and have succeeded in bettering the lot of their members in many instances. but that should not be allowed to imperil the public revenue. At the present time representations are being made to Ottawa to exempt from taxation the non-distribut- ed profits of those organizations. Such a move would give them an advantage not derived from any merit of their form of organization, but purely from Government subsidization.

EDITORIAL NOIES St. Bartholomew.

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The Huguenot Massacre in 1573. C O O

Donkey baseball between the Kiwanis and Legionaires today should evoke more

than a horse-laugh. 0

Some mail service has actually improved as a result of the railway strike, as it did in parts of Newfoundland under similar circumstances.

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Under the Soviet form of Government, a farmer must sell his produce to the Gov- ernment and take what he gets. In other words, he works for the Government on his own farm.

M. P.s and Senators will, within the next couple of days, be converging upon Ottawa in R.C.A.F. planes. Next thing our legis- lators will be demanding regular free trans- portation by plane as well as by rail.

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According to.reports 1,200 railway men here are directly affected by the strike, while 6,000 farmers, besides innumerable merchants, industries and consumers gen- erally are anxiously and eagerly waiting for resumption of operations.

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Statistics indicate that foreign invest- ments now represent a lower ratio of the ownership of all investments in Canada than formerly. Canada is, quite obviously, growing up industrially, and Canadians are investing in this country's future.

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Files, which are especially numerous in late summer, are not only a nuisance but dangerous disease carriers. Modern insecti- cides give us a great advantage in destroy- ing these pests on the wing, but it is bet- ter to avoid providing them with breeding

grounds in the first place. 0 O 0

It is reported that Mayor i-Ioude of Montreal is to be appointed chairman of a five man Montreal Transportation Commis- sion carrying a salary of t15,000 per an- num. In that event it is stated Mr. Adhe- man Raynault, a forlner Mayor will offer for re-election with the backing of Dup-

lessis.

In time of industrial trouble it is ne- cessary to have men in positions of trust who are reliable, discreet and having initiative in dealing with emergency situa- tions. So much harm may be occasioned by having square pegs in round holes. Up till now Prime Minister St. Laurent and Prem- ier Jones have acted admirably and diplo- matically.

Canada is doubling the manpower of her military listening posts within Russia, says a report. This is being accomplished by adding one man, an air attache, to the Moscow legation. It is difficult to see why Russia should maintain five military at- taches in Ottawa instead of balancing our representatives as is the general custom.

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Frederick James Marquis, 1st Baron Woolton, British statesman born this date ,1883. After a successful career in finance and industry, he was called by the Government to accept the appointment of Hon. Advisor to the War Office on pro- duction of army clothing, and later as Dir- ector General of Equipment and Stores. He made such I job of it, he was raised to the peerage, and subsequently made Min- ister of Reconstruction. He is now chair- man of the Conservative Party.

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Announcement was made last week that the Irish and British representatives in London and Dublin respectively would in future be Ambassadors, marking another stage In the relationship between the two countries. In Dllblln Sir Gilbert Laithwaitc presented his credentials as Britain's first Ambassador to Ireland to President O'l(0lly it Am: In Uuchtarein. On the some day. Mr. John W. Dulcnty presented his getter of Credence II Irlsh'Ambsuedor to great Bl-ital to His Majesty Kin Georg! VI. The fbdromon 3

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THE GUARDIAN.

CHARIIYFTETOWN

Action Ill Illa, lions Front

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PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to the discussion by wrrupondentl of questions of Interest. The Gunrdicn docsnot necessar- ily endorse the opinion of correspondents.

TRIBUTE IN VERSE

Sir. - As a city dweller to whonl the beauties of P. E.I. make a. spe- cial appeal, here is an attempt to express the appreciation which a roaming trip round the Island in- variably inspires. This evening's sunset (Monday) was surely some recom-pcnse for even the tail end of a hurricane plus the inconven- ience of a railway strike.

I am. Sir, etc., "JUST ANOTHER VISITOR"

P. E. 1., August 1950

Come from the North, south. lzast or West.

Home to this Island of the blest,

A garden of river. wood and field

Round which t.he ocean fllngs a shield.

Like an encircling sapphire ring.

'on which sea jewels ever cling,

Through summer days of golden sun,

Till sunsets glow when day is done;

Evenings crescent moon hangs low,

Tells of night's darkling undertovw.

Over the earth, the sky and sea

Wraps a dark cloak of eternity;

Now nature's handmalds, Peace and Sleep

Pour out their droughts in men- ures deep;

Every toast at Abcgweit's well

invokes this Island's magic spell.

HIGH ROAD

This is the kind of road I like. one that clambers twisty. Climbing E pine-dark mountain- side Until the air grows misty. I llkeh that road that follows the ll

And hunts the source of I high Tumbling strum whose icy pools Are the color of the sky.

A road that reaches for the stars or drinks clouds bright with rain. That. tops the crest Ind stumbling

down

Unwlnds itself Igsin

And searches for blowing butter- cup mcludows

Gold on the valley floor,

An elm-green road that takes ml- home

straight to my own back door.

-Frances Frost

Mr. Mnlik Talks Fast

(Hamilton Spectator)

Jacob A. Malik. Russian dele- gate to the United Nations. did some fut talking on Long Island the other day and it wasn't as president of the Security council either.

He was returning from Lake ” after I ' ” and up- side-down-lsnguue sort of I day. when his imposing and chauffeur- ed limousine rammed the 1950 model of Harold Snltnfsky of the Bronx while proceeding along I parkway.

It was In Irritating mishap in that the bumper: of oth

locked. Not I regrets

vehicles became

cue, obviously, where

could be politely conveyed. Mr. Mlllik emerged from his limou- line and started to talk to Mr. snitofrky, I young man. was the latter Polish? he was Inked. No, he was of unlsn descent. Rul- IIIM Ahl Mr. Mnllk began to warm up and speak in his na- tive tonguo.- By all accounts. he appeared to be more interested in -Mr. lnitcfsky-'I ideology" and loyalties than he was In the dun- no to the lnitusky car;

But the young fellow from the Bronx was not impressed. In told the president of the Scour- Ity Council that he didn't un r- ound Russian-he Ipoko My English. Mr. Ilalik was some- what taken aback 'by this brus- quc tolllgencc and seemed nettlcd. lie shrugged. entered hi! limousine and row off.

He didn't mg, to pay for, the dnmsus. but . lnltofnky her his number Ind is not worrying. The lnllh ear is said to have rnmmgd into the. roar of the other VO3:cIO-Mid for ones It

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The "Churchill Resolution"

By W. N. Ewel-

The passing of the "Churchill Re- solution” in the Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg was I strange episode to watch. The majority for it was large, the en- thuslasm great. And yet most of the representatives who voted for the motion must.-have been con- scious that it meant. so many things that. in fact, it meant nothing.

I spent some hours during that day and the next. asking various representatives why they had vot- ed for or against or had abstained.

I found among the "tors" some who regarded the vote as a decisive step towards complete European federation: some who emphatically repudiated any such idea. I found some who understood the creation of a European army to mean the liquidation of all national armies: others who regarded it as merely meaning the organisation of joint forces like those which General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Alexander commanded in the last war. some understood that the European Defences Minister would be responsible in some way to the Strasbourg Assembly, others that he would be sort of a permanent and independent Chairman of a Committee of Defence Ministers.

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The majority. in fact, was so heterogeneous. so divided in its in- terpretatlon of what it was voting for. that I frankly found it diffi- cult to take the result veryf scr- lously.

- the question is obvious - how. in s Parliamentary Assembly, could a motion be voted without its

' having been made clear in the preceding dlscusslo it The an- swer is that there had been prac- tically no discussion and certainly no kind of explanation. Mr. Church- ill's own speech had been of A gen- eral character during I general debate. After he moved his resolu- tion he did not speak.

The resolution. as he moved it, called only for a European army. not for a Minister of Defence. That all-important phrase was "added during the afternoon in the Com- mittee which set behind closed doors. The Assembly as a whole knew and was told nothing of what. had paced or of the reasons hich led to the addition of that p ass. it was only known later that in this committee, the representa- tives of I considerable group had refused to support the proposal for I European army unless there were added to it. their proposal for I Euopcan Minister of Def More- over, this group included German christian Democrats and Liberals. The German Social Democrats had, in any case, decided to abstain.

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So the sponsors of the original motion were in A quandary. Either they must accept the addition: or their resolution might be ” ' t J and could at best only be passed without the support of I single German vote - which would have made it. look slightly absurd. 'Ihcy accepted the addition. And less than an hour before the vote was to be taken. the Assembly was told for the first time that the motion before it had been drastically changed and now included I demand for the

' ------t of I European Minis- ter of Defence.

It was not. debated - itiwu not explained. A few representatives used their right to make short speeches explaining why they were abstaining or voting against. But, if I remember rightly, not I single supporter of the resolution said I single word. It was one of the most curious episodes I have over wIfch- od in In Assembly of any kind.

That in. in brief. the story of the resolution which is being called everywhere the Churchill Resolu- tion. although, in fact. Mr. (march- III was responsible only for p pog- tionoof it. In these circumstances it is bsrdly to be expected that my of the Governments concerned will regard it as I serious practical proposal. And. hldcod. were it to be so recorded. it must be at once re- jected. for It. would involve - dos- pltc lb Ippoornnco of urgency connid ublo and dangerous delay is the crunlutton of the defence:

-q-yo-G-9sl -' Uld Lharloiieiown 9 (And P. It. L)

From a petition of the inhabit- ants of Charlottetown, signed by "about eighty of the respectable citizens of the Town," to the Lieu- tenant Governor-in-Council. June 3, 1847: p

"The present alarming state of disease in the town may be attri- buted to the landing of the pas- sengers of the ship 'Lady Con- slable', whilst suffering from an infectious and fatal disorder being contrary to the direction of the Board of Health. It appears that a fortnight since upwards of 400 passengers were landed: about 40 or 50 of the worst cases were selected and sent to occupy I small inconvenient building. not adapted in any manner for the reception of the sick-without the means of fumigation. and exposed to the noxious exhalations of an

adjoining swamp. We believe they are without proper attendance, and

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A lving chronicle of event: In Kashmir for the last. one and I half centuries. I 150-you-old Kashmir lloslcm villager has teethed again. He appears quite smart even now and goes to assist his children and grandchildren in the fields. He is All Shaikh. who relate: ,eye-witness accounts of the reign of Manual: Ranjit Singh I Ill the Don: rul- ers of Kashmir since me. it is said. All Bhcikh is Iwldowcr and has I host of children. grand-children and great-grandchildren. the secret of All Bhcikh's health and long life is and to be simple food. regular open air exercise and a spiritual outlook on life. -Daccn(Pskist.cn) News.

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How did the word t'cop"orlglnItc? This question was discussed recently in police magazines. There are so many theories about the origin of the word that it is almost impossible to decide which is correct. No one seems to be quite sure where it came from. George Winger of the Los Angelcs record bureau gives this opinion: "Apparently the term or-

iating the words 'chief of police' to 'ccpi." Molt dictionaries state "cop", meaning a policema , is a slang term. Webster quotes it as probably being from the Latin verb "capers". to capture. - Kitchene;-Waterloo

The ordinary citizen can make little sense out of penalties impos- ed for breaking liquor laws when. as happened in provincial police court. one man is fined 3.200 for be- ing cnught with a bottle of home brew in his pmsession, while another, in possession of n 45-gallon still and several gallons of liquor gets off with a fine of 3100. The man caught with the bottle was charged under the provincial Liquor Act with having liquor not purchas- cd from the Liquor Commission. The minimum penalty is 3200. The still owner was charged under a section of the Excise Act. Under it. anyone who makes. or has in his possession or conceals an appara- tus for making liquor without a li- cence, is liable to a fine of not less than 5100 and not more than 82.000 for a first offence.-Winnipeg Free

AUGUST 24, 1950'

lli1el.iA?a;;f::'

Exploun have been In

find I way to reach an man.?'1:,',,:” Congo river. Belglgn com. um” perhaps has never been trouen b mm. The island-lion in the and V of the river It I point when a” water narrows from a width . oral miles to half I mile. A1 point the water races put at , W mendous speed Ina no be” com survive It. Waves fifteen feet hm, frequently are seen there. The island that is protected by thl. mm water is reputed to be the he 5 0: I me of lrysmles. aha 5.13.12, are eager to explore it. to check so I theory that man's arm" was ," south Central Africa. Many ex” plorerl have tried to get (4, the 1; land. but all attempts have failed. and two persons have lost the": lives crossing the rivar. A hellco for was taken to the area in hope that it would be able to land on the island, but when the pilot flew over the area and studied th dense vegetation he refused to 5,: Sn landing. -London Sunday

Elk. almost tune elk, in nu, bridge area, in the eyes of the on. torio government. are fair game fol hunters' rifles this Fall. cam, Minister Scott has announced M. open season on elk this Autumn "because it has been found um they are harboring an infection 01 a parasitic disease that it is feared might spread to the deer popm, tion". No parasitic disease, as 1,. as is known, has affected ' brldge's elk herd. the Department of Lands and Forests guys, 1; n, parasitic disease” is apparent ll the Rcdbridge elk herd, why ha, wholesale slaughter bccn authoriz- ed? Rcdbridgc district elk hen was imported from Western Can- ada a goodly number of years back it has thrived under protection which has been afforded it 101' years. There now are approximate- lv 76 to 100 elk in the herd. The animals have become almost tame unafraid of humans. They have he.' come sitting targets fdr anyone who wants to draw s. head on them, Yet the Ontario government says, in or. feet. slaughter them. . . became some clk from other districts north of the Mattawn and French rivers have been found to be infected

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with I parasitic disease. -N g Bay Nugget. 0' h