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k Knrjnlng‘ Doll! (Founded In um) Aatbnrlned no tloeonsl Olrsee Mull. Poet. Oitloo Department, Ottawa. The Inland Guardian Pulrllehlng Co. Udltor mnrl Managing Dlroatnr, J. N. tturnast; Anochte Editor, Frank Walker

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

CHARLOTTETOWN, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1048

l The Newfoundland llote

At the time of writing, the result of the voting in Newfoundland is still uncertain, with the so- called Responsible Government party in the lead, the Confederationists second and the Commis- sion Government party trailing third. Failing a clear majority of 51 percent for the winning party, there will be o second ballot to decide be- tween the two top finishers. '

What seems likely in any event is that the unique constitutional experiment of Government

--by Commission which Newfoundland inaugurated ‘fourteen years ago is finished. This non-elective, seten-man Commission appointed in Engl-and has always been regarded as a temporary arrange- ment. On the credit side, it is conceded to have given a clean, graft-free administrationfa com- petent civil service free from "patronage" ap- pointments, and many advances in social services and education. On the debit side, however, it was charged with being bureaucratic and with almost complete failure to do anything constructive about the important fisheries industry.

The Dominion Government is understood to have made tempting financial offers to New- foundland, but it has been careful to maintain a neutral attitude publicly. This has been tho case with Canadian newspapers as well. There has been no noticeable effort to dictate or even to suggest to Newfoundlandeys the line they ought to take. Undoubtedly, however, the Do- minion would welcome the acquisition of New- foundland as a tenth Province. Herein some of Ottawa's chickens have come sadly home to roost; for one of the most potent arguments of the anti-Confederationists has been the manner in which the Maritime Provinces have fared since being joined in political wedlock with the big Central Provinces. Newfoundland, they claim, would share the some fote. Local industries would

r be ruined for lack of protective tariff and im- . position of high excise taxes. Labrador would be lost to Quebec, and St. John's itself "would be- - come o ghost town in ten years." lt was also argued that Canada's per capita debt is much higher than Newfaundland’s, and that Canada has no capitol of her own to invest in the coun-

‘try.

By returning to independent government, the U. S. bases in Newfoundland, negotiated on pro- fitable terms during the war, could be main- "tained; also the control of taxes and fisheries,

' the existing church and school systems, and the

- privilege of accepting Royal honours which the ' King Government abolished in Canada.

_ Many other factors, of course, entered into the controversy, which is not surprising in view

. of the great importance of the issue.

One thing con be said with assurance, that whatever the outcome of yesterday's voting, the relationship between Canadians and Newfound- landers will continue to be cordial. This Island Province is on particularly close terms with the Ancient Colony, and we have no doubt that this "good neighbor" policy will be maintained un- lnterruptedly in the years to come.

Mr. Gariilnens Assurance

Agriculture Minister Gardiner has given assur- ance that in lieu of a large outlay on marsh drainage in this Province, such as is contemplated in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, we are entit- led to "some form of compensatory agricultural assistance" from the Dominion Government. This is but fair, as Prince Edward island was specific- ally mentioned along with our sister Maritime Provinces in the resolution by which the bill to appropriate the reclamation projects money was introduced. The resolution reads as follows:

"That it is expedient to present a bill to

g assist the Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Bruns-

, wick and Prince Edward Island in the reclamation and development of marshlands in the said Prov- inces by the construction and reconstruction of works necessary therefor and the purchase of re- quired machinery and equipment. Works may be undertaken only on tho recommendation of an advisory committee to be established under the Act and upon terms and conditions agreed upon with the Province concerned prior to the first day of May, i955. The Minister of Agriculture is empowered to appoint necessary temporary officers and employees to be paid out of the consolidated revenue fund with provision also for the payment of expenses of members of the ad-

' visory committees."

Mr. Douglas, M.P., is doubtful whether an intensive marsh-drainage program would be agri- cuiturally sound in this Province. Doubtless the Provincial Government has information on this point, from the soil surveys already carried out in recent-years. In any case, it is a matter for the fullest ctr-operation on the port of both our

V Federal and Provincial representatives to determ- ' ine upon a plan which will meet with the approval of the Dominion huthoritier.

i. _, The Form labor-Problem

, , in the Leglsloturelluring the pm m, n; 14th"! sessions much was heard about the form ialotfor rvoblom. and an, n undoubtedly m of rnmr serious matters facing our formersot e pro, time. Thrproblem. of course‘, is otcollflivod teflthte Province oroven to the r . Low your tor oil "

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temporary help is needed to meet the seasonal

I New lndntries have been establish-

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momentum during the war. lt is estimated that 200,000 workers left agriculture in the wor years and only about 20,000 returned in the immedi- ate post-war years.

Greater mechanization, however, has enabled farmers to operate with a small year-round force except during the harvest season. Yearly farm income has risen greatly since i939-—in‘l947 net farm. income was $1,377 millions, in 1939, $461

the industry. This improvement in agricultural efficiency mode possible tho tremendous produc- tion of the past eight years despite the smaller work force. Greater investment is forecast for i948, when agricultural machinery and imple- ments will be in better supply.

Nevertheless, at harvest perods, special peak demand for labour. ‘During the war, organ- ized labour movements from surplus areas to areas of scarcity were instrumental in harvesting crops without loss. ln 1947, the lack of farm labour made it necessary to continue this pro- gram, and a similar program has been planned fbr this year through the co-operation of the De- partment of Labour, the National Employment Service, and the nine Provincial Departments ol Agriculture. There were 12 major farm move- ments organized during the 1947 season, involv- ing about 20,000 workers.

_ EDITORIAL NOTES -

No public building site, no military house accommodation grant, no reclamation grant; in fact, no nothing but empty promises.

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lt is pleasing to have Mr. G. E. Ritchie, Director of lncome Tax back in his office after his indisposition. He will qualify for retirement soon.

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With the spotlight on Palestine and its troubles the success of the U. N. in ending the war in lndonesio is apt to be overlooked. Full agreement between Dutch and Indonesians has not yet been reached but the cease fire orders have been carried out.

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Prime Minister King appears to be_in the embarrassing position of having to veto legisla- tion of our local Liberal government or turn down the demands of organized labour repre- senting important voting strength in every Prov-

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The l. O. D. E. has urged its members to take part in public life. We are apt to over- look the fact that it is a duty of citizenship to take an informed and intelligeiit interest in the running of public business.

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Many conditions far which tonsils are com- monly removed afe not being helped by this procedure, say health authorities. Some believe there is less nervous disturbance in a child who still has tonsils.

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The Provincial Government is to be com- mended" for calling for on external audit. The more obviously independent the audit the mare satisfied will be the taxpayer and the more care- ful will be the various departments to stay with- in their appropriations. Such an audit is also necessary from the point offiview of the Province's credit rating.

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”This year, next year, sometime-never," an old refrain being revived in connection with our treatment by Ottawa. Reminds-one of the old lady who harboured a ne'er do well son. Ask- ed if he paid his board she replied-"Well, he has a good memory of what he owes, but he never pays."

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Eight years ogo,. on June 5, 1940, the "Bat- tle of France" began and a few days later, on June i0, the French Government left Paris for Tours. . . Six years ago, on June 1, 1942, Mexico ioined the long list of countries which had declared war on the axis. . . . On June i0, in reprisal for the assassination of Gauleiter Heydrich, the Germans ruthlessly destroyed the Czech village of Lidice. . . Four years ago, on June 6, 1944, D-Day came at lost with the Allied invasion of Normandy. On a 25-mile front west of the River Orne, British, American and Canadian forces broke into the vaunted “Fortress of Europe" and the big push was on. . .

The capture of Rome this date i944. The bottle began with fierce fighting in. the Alban foothills. A-force of 2,000 American bombers and fighters raided aircraft factories and aero- dromes in Germany and railways in Belgium and France, and destroyed enemy planes. bombers based on ltaly attacked factories in Wiener Neustadt area. The Fifth Army took Monte Artemiso, outer barrier of the Alban Hills. occupied the suburbs, and entered Rome after o hard fight, and were wildly greeted by Italians although shells were still falling on the,city. The Germans retreated to the north but 20,000 pris- oners were taken.

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The election campaign in New Brunswick is being actively carried on new that the election is iust about a month away, Juno 2b. The 14-point Liberal Party manifesto promising efforts for full employment, extension of power and road-build» ing programs and promotion of the tourist iin dustry is being used as the basis of their propa- gonda, The manifesto promises that new sources of electrical energy will be sought, that new labor legislation will be under constant study, ' and that the "good roads policy" will be maintained.

In its efforts to maintain this condition," the "Wllllfl" "ti. "the Government established the New lrunlwick Resources Development loerd end formed e department all industry end recen-

ovorr rouitlo; ovoovo for. tlIl-developmint of our

lltlll developed. progress ls. br-

millions-and much of it has been re-invested in .

struction, thotunctions ofvrlrlch ere to explore y

A Tenn vrotahnubc IIII Invent- ed e watch that runs backward. Just. the thlng for those mucus 9° m" I 19W You-s oft their ego- Edmonton Journal. r

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The melon to getting tired of be- lnB pressured by uncompromising unions ‘lust. as it ls tired of the spinning merry-go-round on which the wide horse chases the prlce horse and another price horse fol- lowlnz the wage horses. 1t ls tlmc l0 510D the "merry-go-round. before it breaks down. - Minneapolis Star. '

Munle lovers of Ullenovang Nor- Wel’. the slle o! Edvard Grieg’: summer cottage where he conceiv- ed many or his world-reknown compositions. have decided lo re- storelthe tiny building and pre- serve ll as n memorlal- lo the-fem- ous Norwegian mrposer. Moved from its original site over 40 years ago. the cottage ls to be purchas- ed from its present. owner with funds from contributions-and mov- ed back to its farnlller setllng ln an apple orchard near Ullensvang Hotel. Restoration ls expected to be scorpions-l by lure sinrmzer when a Grieg festival will mark the oc- casion. - ltrom Norway News.

It la one of the greet. tragedies of the post-war period that. bulld- lng costs should have advanced to such an extent that; the establish- merit. -of decent. llvlng accommoda- tions is now beyond the reach of large numbers o! people possessing only limited incomes. If more hous- ing l5 needed ln our towns and Clb- les on a low-rental basis, last as much of lt. ls manifestly required ln rural sections adjoining those centres where housing and a good many other things exhibit. is coh- slnnt. tendency toward deteriora- tlon and where, so lt seems, mls- slonarles are needed as much as ln foreign lands. -- Brockvllle Re- corder and Times.

An incident in New Westmins- ter raises the issue of racial dls- crimination. A naturalized Canna- lan citizen born ln India has been refused a haircut by o. Royal Oily barber. This ls the first time that this Indian-Canadian has exper- lenced racial discrimination. He came to Canada at. the age oi‘ slx and attended primary school at. Cowlchan Luke without. unpleas- ant. incidents. Later he entered the University ol British Columbia where he has not experienced the slightest racial difficulty, Doubt- less he has been attended by whlco barber: many times previously. The New Westminster incident. stands alone. -— Vancouver News- Herald.

All too often the term “working class" ls used in s narrow sense. applied to those who do physical labor and those who wear overalls and have greasy hands. We fear that. it. ls often used in that. sense for the purpose of creating e plc- lure of class-difference, end w place the balance of Canadians. fa an isolation of “hon-workers.” La- borers, artisans. tnrmers. mer- chants, clerks, managers and all others who receive payment. in the Jobs which they do are members of the working close. The lncome tut collector passes them not. by and he leans heaviest on the ante of that section of the populallo which works t.o keep the other groups working. Canada has no sep- erste and distinct group which can be correctly or with honest intent. described u belhg the "worklns class.“ - Moose Jew Times-Herold.

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‘For more than half n century Ce- nnda has been regarded by the working people at Europe n the "land of promise." 1t. ls now becom- ltlg‘ the land of refuge to exiled and homeless royalty. lt. is sn- nounced in Copenhagen that Grand Duchess Olga. and her exiled hus- band, Colonel Kullkovsky — While Russians who fled before the revo- lution lri i911- -—nre obout. no settle 1h Ontario. Together with their sons they intend m our n form close to Toronto. ‘there to llve quiet.- ly as new Canadians. In men! ways fn the Past few years Can- ada. ls accepting obligations which before the war were peculiarly Britain s. One ouch u the duW of offering sanctuary to political ex- llles. No doubt. Ohterlo hes greater security to otter than Denmark whether to Russian aristocracy °l‘ to any of the bourgeois Polluletlon. but. lt. ls surely e slgn of oh!‘ times that; people of education and social background should now prefer the "wilds" of farm life in York Town- shlp bo the traditional onlm of England. — lnndan Free Press.

Till LAB‘! "DID

Creep into thy narrow boll. r Creep. and let no more be seldl vein thy oneetl all shade fut. ‘Than thylelf rnult btflel It loot.

Let the long contention cease! Geese ere swans. and swoon era

geese. Let them have lt how they will! ‘than art time; best be stlll.

they nut-talked mo, hllood rim. bore thee? Better mop terse thus before thee: Fired that: ringing one penned. Holly charged-erratum at» lent, nnwo- than. and be

1f ls the forest. ilre, and few of these

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1n Benjamin Oheppellb diary for the year 1780 appears ‘the follow- ifll 1mm “To Gov'h Patterson the ~ JUIWY o! Mr. Wright/s plans for, selling to Gown halt the Int o! Bedequo. lot l7. the hell. end he! i 311:“ 3mm Lot. My charge s shlll_

This Fort. Lot. or as it ls now filled. Warren Farm, fa one o! the most historic spots on Prince tin- wsrd Island. It. was where De Gottevllle ln 1720 founded Port. la Jole. where the Church of Si. John the Evangelist stood. and the homo of the French governors, and the greet- black cross looking out. ave;- the waters. When the Island was divided lnlo mos by the English, this block was reserve by the Crown. Governor Pet roan, as mentioned above, had 1t conveyed to himself. and expended over £8,000 on n flneresldencewhere he lived during hls term of olflce. This ooh- veyance being illegal, the Dulce of Kent, when Commender-ln-Chlef lrl America. ordered legal props“. lugs to set ll. aside. which was due in 1796. and possession was resum- ed by the Crown.

In i501. under orders from the Duke ol‘ Portland. Secretary of State for the Colonies. this land was leased to Joseph Frederick de Calonne. Finance Minister under Mule XVI. whdwas then an exile in England, Certain conditions were involved, including a yearly rent at £25. which was to be ap- propriated towards a free school in Charlottetown for teaching Eng- llsh, writing and llhmellc. Ca- lonno planned at/lh time to bring a number of his compatriots and found a Rioyallst. settlemcnc, but,‘ he soon abandoned the term and returned to France. But his tnoth- I er. the Abbe de Celonne, remained ln possession for some years. then it passed into the hands ol’ Gov- ernor Funnlng and hls son-ln-law Capt. Cumberland. It was Lady Cumberland who endowed Mel- peque school.

-Fr0m an article by the latA Mrs. Ada MacLeod ln the Dalhousle Review, January, 1930. The section ol the old Warren Farm on which Port» lo Jole stood ls now the pro- , party of Mr. J. O. Ifimdman. '

The Disaster-Free East

(St. John Telegraph-Journal)

Here in the Maritime Provmou lt. ls not. easy to picture ln our‘ minds the truly vast extent. of the catastrophic floods in British Co- lumbia. and Oregon-rampaging waters that. have driven many thousands from their homes and wreaked property damage soaring upwards ln tens of millions of dol- lore. It. ls not. easy to lrnaglne a city covered by murky water lo a l depth of fifteen feet, as Vanport, Ore., has been, nor the terror that. grips the hearts of the household- ers living ln low-lying valleys when the word comes through that the dylces have crumbled. The tragedy ls all so remote from our minds- not only lh terms or thousands of miles of distance. but also ln lei-ms at whet. experiences we have known.

Just. about the only "natural" scourge that. we are familiar- with

eohflagriillons in our history have even approached the Paolffc coast floods ln scope. Old-timers recoil “it soxby Gale. e handful of great flres that. swept through our cltlu. two or three Si. John River fresh- ets that were powerful enough to Wreck o brldire. and the Halifax explosions of the First and second World were; but. the latter was due to men-mode causes and could not be blamed on Nature.

The western floods evoke from

‘l5 fl d"? sympathy for the sul- m‘ thought’ . _ they...“ Lhgy mould also u...“ “EH5 The Officers and Men of the Charlottetown Frro Dept.

among Lhlnklng people of our port uf Canada, e heart-felt. gratitude that. we llve in n land which Na- ture seems lo favor in numerous ways. What. "floods" we do have are mild by comparison. We do not. have extremes of cold and heel. nor the droughts that occos. lloflllliy ll! e withering hnnrl on western harvests. nor dust. storms.

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