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THE GUARDIAN

Authorised II Second Class llllll Pout Offiu Department. mean; The Thomson Co. Ltd.

Editor and Manager. In A. Burnett Associate Editor. Pi-Ink Wsikor.

CIIICIJLATION "Coven Prince Edward Island like the dew”

"Tho strongest memory is weaker than tho wookost ink".

CIAIILOITITOWN, THUIISDAY. MAR. 25. iofi

Wood Islands Ferry

The Hon. Keir Clark and Hon. B. Earle VlacDonald spoke for a great many Island- ws when they stoutly protested against thci gegislature being asked in effect to tell the' Department of Transport that this Prov-I .nce does not want the Federal Govern-; nent to provide a better service between” Kings County and Nova Scotia. The Minis-i lers did not detract from the valuable ser- vices rendered by Northuniberland Ferries. Limited in inaugurating the service and, keeping it ilp for fourteen years but they: did point out that improvements are desir-l able and that the C.N.R. and the C.N.S. are amongst the few operators which could be expected to give a substantially improv-, ed service. :

The resolution itself has little to com- mend it. Its passage would not bring a do:-' lar more in the way of subsidy for the present service and might indeed have the opposite effect. It would not be surprising, if it were taken as an indication that wc' want the service to pay its own way rathcri. than be dependent on Government support.

Nothing could be further from the minds of the mover and seconder but its passage by the House would certainly be open to that interpretation.

In the matter of the ferry service it is necessary to keep an open mind as to the, method of operation. We cannot afford to: summarily reject any plan by which an' improved service might be made available The primary consideration is, of course, that there he a service of some kind and that we have had through the supporti given to the local company by the Federal authorities. We are not, however. satisfied that the service can properly handle all the traffic offering, that it continues late en- ough into the winter months, nor that the accommodation cannot be improved upon.

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A Wise Decision

The Legislative Committee on Educa- tion is to be commended for throwing yes- terday's meeting open to the public, and. it is to be hoped that this course will bei followed consistently from now on, at least while statements of witnesses, or briefs: of any kind, are being received. i

We note that the chairman of the com- mittee states that there was no secrecy with regard to its previous meetings, to which attention was called in these col- umns yesterday, and that the Press was negligent in not reporting them if it thought them to be of sufficient public interest. Several inquiries were made by this news- paper with regard to the meetings and we were informed officially that they were of a ”preliminary" nature and were be- ing held privately. This fact was brought to the chairman's attention before yester- day's editorial appeared. The issue came to a head in the Legislature on Tuesday when, the question of the right'of the committee to hold its meetings in private was raised. There were no local rules governing the subject and parliamentary procedure at Ottawa had to he consulted. Following this

meeting of the Legislature the chairman oil the committee was asked whether the com-, mittee meeting scheduled for Wednesday: would be open to the Press. His reply was, that he could not say until the committee met and discussed the matter in the morn-'

mg. .

We are not concerncrl with chopping straws over the responsibility for past pro-5 cedure, since the committee now disclaims? any intention of acting as a court of secrcti inquiry. It may well have misjudged thei public interest attaching to its proceedings,l and needed only yesterday's admonition to see the matter in a clearer light. Even itsi alibis are to be welcomed. as indicating an! awareness of the value of public opinionl when called to its attention. The time to worry will be when our elected representa- tives prove callous to such warnings, and say "So what?" to criticism instead of arguing in their own defense. I

A Little lie;

Ever since Georgi M. Mnlenkov as- sumed the mantle of Russian leadership- there has been much speculation in foreign countries-perhaps in Russia as well--on whether or not he would turn out to bei more co-operative than was the late Pre- mier Sfslin in his relations with the West- Thus for very little has happened to throw' any light on the question one way or the other. However. a statement he mode the!

otlior day on the eve of the Russian version

lview of drama that amateurs lack the ex-

! aspirations.

lWl-IO. Tlierefore, "it is natural for pub-

of an election would seem to indicate that whether his intentions be peaceful or oth-

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erwise his views on the eventual outcome of -

another world war are much more realistic - than were those of his predecessor.

Stalin's constant theme was that the next war would see the utter destruction of Capitalism and the complete triumph of world Communism. Malenkov is taking a different view; his pre-election statement was to the effect that s new war would seriously endanger all civilization and per- haps destroy it outright. This is one in- stance. at least, where the Russian lead- er's thought runs parallel with that of Western leaders who have been saying all along that survival would be the best that any nation could reasonably expect fromy large scale and prolonged atomic ivarfara; and even that would be by no means cer-y tain. ,

There is, of course, no way of telling whether Premier Malenk0v's realistic think-I ing in this respect will result in a mom sensible Russian approach to world prob- lems. For one thing it is not generally, believed that he would have the final say in any issue on which peace or war might, depend; for another, there is no historical justification for the assumption that the Communist plan for world conquest will be scrapped as a result of sane consider- ation of the calamitous possibilities involv- ed. All the same, the fact that for the first time the titular head of the Commu- nist world has expressed an opinion which hitherto would have been regardtd as rank heresy by all true Marxists gives at least a little hope that reason may yet prevail in supreme Soviet councils.

EDITORIAL NOTES

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The debate today in the House of Com-' mons is expected to clarify Canada's posi- tion on the conference at Geneva April 26 on the Korean war. It is unlikely that any hard and fast decisions will be taken ex- cept lo stand firmly behind common poli- cies which may be agreed upon with other members of the United Nations.

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Canadians usually take the pessimistic

ample and inspiration which would come from the existence of professional theatre. Adjudicator Graham Suter looks at the situation more optimistically, taking the, view that community drama groups in this country have a unique opportunity because of the lack of competition from the profes- sional stage. D O 0

Greek Independence Day, 1821. Int 1460 the peninsula had been subjugated by the Turks and had remained under their control despite efforts by the Venetians and by the Russians. In the early nineteenth century the educated classes of Europe, nurtured in the glory of Greece, were in- creasingly sympathetic to her national In 1821 Jusaff Pasha defeat- ed insurgent Greeks at Galatz and the same year the "sacred battalion" was an- nihilated. In September, however, ii coil- stitution was formulated and adopted by ii National Assembly. i

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"Zoonoses" are not snouts hut the 80 odd diseases that can be transmitted by animals to man in the language of a re-

port issued by the World Health Organiza-I tion. "The prevention and eradication ofl

Zoonoses in human beings can be ac- complished in large measure by control of these diseases in animals," according to

lic health officials to give every assistance -moral, financial, scientific and educational -to agricultural authorities in carrying out animal disease control programmes." In; this Province there is practical co-operation! in the sharing of laboratory facilities by the health and agricultural authorities. 0 O I

Even although there is no intention to employ germ warfare. it is necessary to study and understand its implications. The United Kingdom Ministry of Supply states that: "During and since the war succes- sive Governments have had to consider methods of defence against all possible forms of attack, including even such forms as biological warfare which are expressly forbidden by the rules of war. Her Maj- esty's Government cannot neglect. consider- ation of the precautions which would need to be taken should this form of warfare

ever be.applied against us. In recent years trials have been carried out off the

coast of Scotland to obtain the technical data on which those precautions should be based. It has been decided that certain further trials should be carried out in 1954 in Biihaman waters, where the climate and other circumstances are much more suit- able. The area chosen is far out to sea, at least 20 miles from any inhabited is- land, and is widely removed from any non moi shipping route. This decision has been taken after full consultation with. and with

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GUARDIAN. Ci-IARLOTTETUVHV

Spring Thoughts

PUBLIC FORUM

This oolumn In opon to tho discussion by oorreopoudonto of question of interest. The Guardian does not measur- fly and tho opinion of correspondents.

DAYLIGHT TIMI P03 P. I. I.

Sir,--We have twenty-lnur hours K of daily time. Ever since and bc- '

fore the time of Alfred the Great. when I grsduted candle instead of I mechanical clock served as I timepiece. time was regulated ac- cording to the sun. Why should we now try to fool ourselves by setting our clocks ahead and pre- tending that we are an hour ahead of the sun which is the natural guide for time.

The only person: to benefit bv this change are city workers unfl business men. who are in the minority in this Province. If these people wish to start sng houi earlier and quit. an hour earlier. why do they not do so without disrupting the affairs of farmers and fishermen who are in the nialority. Does any farmer or fishermen benefit. by daylight sax- ing time? is it. in agreement with democratic principles for the masses to be controlled by the wishes of the few?

If daylight was complete until -ihsoluts all over the province, and passed as a government meas-

iiire. it might be entirely differ-

cm.

In my opinion, we in the small towns spprecinte the business de- rived from the rural districts, and should try to show our tolerance, rather than demonstrate mlr arro- gance by making daylight. time C0mDulsory- No time is ncluallv gained by this system. We shall never have any more time. We have and always have had all the there is. We on P. E. I. v.'i-re. in the past, always able to manage our lives and grnm-5 on standard time. and it. is my opln. ion that daylight saving time proved unsatisfactory to the mg. lcrlty of the people of this Prox- ii.ee when it was used several yesrs ago,

The present Government is in h- commended on the stand it has taken on this attrr in not mlkink dayliizht t e msndstorv in the Province.

Manufacturers are looking I new name for I. girdle. claiming most women find the term distasteful. The primary purpose of the article will. however, rsmsin the same no doubt, nunely. to keep 1 bad situa-

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CENTRAL ACADEMY CLASSES

"The half-yearly examination of the classes of the Central Academy was held on Friday last, in the larger of line school rooms belong- ing to that institution. His Ex- cellency the Lieutenant Governor and Lady Mary Fitzroy attended. together with the trustees, and R number of the parents, guardians and friends of the pupils. The boys about fifty in number, underwent examinations in the Greek Ind Latin clsalcs. geography. history, mechanics, mathematics, grammar. common and mental arithmetic. and reading. and the result was highly creditable both to scholsrs snd masters.

"It. was very gratifying to ob- serve the lrl'-tcrest which both Sir Charles and Lady Mary took in the exhibition. Sir Charles seems to tvhlnk, and very properly. that his office of Patron and Visitor is not. merely honorary, but that, to use his own words, 'one of the most. important duties of the sit- uation in which he is placed is to promote the education of the people;' wisely considering no doubt that the acquisition of useful and i-iitlonal knowledge is the best guarantee of their future useful- ness as members of society, snd of insuring s due regard for those moral and social duties. without the observance of which no com- munity an be either safe, respect.- sble. or happy."

-Royal Gazette. July 18. 1387.

sldei-s to be too high or too ex- pensive for her purse.

By the same token. consumers are turning sway from conned inhaler and it seems to us that the fishermen or others who pay

I am, Sir. -lr. BRUCE H. YEO Monlagun.

CANNED LOBSTER PRICES

sir.- The lobster industry is "nd0Ubi9dl.V I very Important one '0 you and it. is about this silh- lect. that wa. are writing. We Ire food brokers calling on an of the chains. wholosslo grocers and su- permarkets in the. New Englnnd area and over the past years. we

have said many cases of your canned lobster. Unfortunately. however, your

People apparently have tho false

or can afford to pay anything that is asked of them when the canned lobster hits the retail shelf. Nothing could be Tlll'LI19r from the truth because we have seen the sale of lobster dwlndle to A very small qusnlty compared to what could be sold to the con- sumer when lobster is priced at a reasonable level.

The situation is setting to the point that lobster is no longer of any interest to the avenge fum- H! and is becoming such n luxury that sales have fallen off very bld1.V- We are now on the on of I new packing season which will begin Mly lot. and we thousl-it it IDPOPOB to call to the ltlention of your renders throuiih your columns the sliustiori which they face. no for Is the New England export market is cones ...a.

best snyone harbor my nation, the American consumer and por- Hcllllrly In New lnslond can pay exorbitant pi-ices. let. them study the effect of high retail prices of coffee which are currently being asked of our cuslnmen. This pro- duct has slowed down in our so per cent. dsopifo tho foot that

the full cooperation of. the local author!- uvgn . .

this is s universal coffee urn. it proves that the eoluuinor will

turn any from an item she eon-

notlon that the American consum-I

for the raw product should know ' what is happening. We think t.h ill-in time has come. for resllstic iippnlssl of your P.E.I. 1954 export 'ms.rket. We are. air. sic.

JONES. WEIBMANN & CO., INC.

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tion from spreading. -Toronto

Star. "Men still dio with their boots on- one boot on the socelerstor." -Woodstock sentinel-Review California is I lender in "II ol- pori. of prunes. while Hollywood turns out ii lot. of lemons. --sudbury star

Ana the way they on playing hockey now we hsvo forgottnn whether the decision comes after three periods or three rounds.

' -Hamilton Spectator

According to. s physiologist I human being uses 44 muscles when he speaks. 'mist. physiologist must have had his tongue in his cheek.

-Hamilton Spectator.

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Because trons in

"1 lmbortsnt. role is: t?hl:"nd4;.r:'m:: mm and the history of clvllln. lions. my book about. them is .1.

learned in the wsys of Nature u W1 -8 Doetlcalv inclined. it. my even be fascinating.

Such I. book lr"Tlie Triumph Of The Tree" by Mr. John Stew. Hi 00111:. 1 British author of mm Ind I dlatlniiuuiied sgrlcultutist W110 5P0cillizea in ecology. a branch of science that deals with the ustural characteristics and habits of living ojagjnhmg. Al. though this book appeared in England nearly four years ago, ll. Wll Produced on this side of the M1-mic only wiuun recent ween; and that is I pity, for there is no but of the "world when its mes- sage is more .11:-gently needed.

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Mr. Collin" theme is that for every set. of vandalism. intention- al at sooidentsl, against Nature or any of her works. nun muot. pay I penalty of more or lea severity. Nature never overlooks an offence, never excuses humm rechleaneas. One does not have be learned in ecology to real the truth of this. soil sroolon is followed, soon- or or later, depending on the pow- ers of recuperation of any partic- ular soil, by dust. storms which on the North Atlantic continent. and elsewhere have uusmed sl- umlnc and even diustrous pro- portions.

It. has been estimated that. but for emergency and long range measures taken in the late twen- ties snd early thirties by the Uni- ted States Government, at. least 502:. of the land in the Mid-West and South West ststes would now be totally gunm. for agriculture. Even as it is. large tracts of once fertile land have been virtually abandoned.

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Water pollution. s vory common set. of desecration (for there is no other homo for it) in this indus- trial age. means disease and much loss of fish and wild-fowl. Wanton destruction of the forests ouilud, and often in fact has led. to nin- leu and oi-id climatic conditions, even to famine and pestilence. Msn has seen himself for so long as the lord of creltion that it. may take a continued series of near cotclysnu to bring him to I realisation of his true status. that of s. partner with Nsturo. Mr. Oollis lppuently believes that if the giuimm species is to endure at all it. will have to make a. per- manent. settlement with Nature. not on its own terms but on hers: that means that man must. be prepared to curb his powers of destnictlon which today. of course, are more deadly than ever before. Failing that. bhe destruction of

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d vi about -- - "k"'"' tzturo” in L::uT1:l' ”mu'";,,”m s in. one i;

that in Mr. Tgolllmquvicxfptrlgusm shear nonsense or even 5 c an diction of the actual situation? id Pmblbly Tllht: the devolopmgn: of 1 force which. oonoelvuuy could unuh the developer and all his ki.i:idnd and :11 mg work. ,0 smitliei-sens, is hardly . an of "conquest" over anything. Mm-. greatest need today is not to com quer Nature. wlildi he cuinot no IIIYWIV. but to learn to livo with her in humble pop in

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There is o lot of loan

In this Province soil water pollution. and m.:."'ifi'g destruction, huvo in late yes," 9m93'S9d I. 133103 nxobloms in our lc0lIom.v- No doubt thou um," hsvo been going on our slnco tin Island wu first settled; it. is only in comparatively recent you-. however. that they have sttrscteci much Attention.

To their credit, be it said, ;.. cent governments have shown 1... torest lnwoys sud moons of keep H18 mm Droblsms from getting out. of hand. There still remain. much to be done; the main tug now seems to be that of building up popular sccoptuico of the principle of oonutvstlon in all its many aspects. The matter is be- coming more and moi-I uljgni daily if the Island's futility and resources are to be kept. in heal. thy condition. or even in survival, for future generations.

While it. is meet and right. that government should take the lead in I well planned and vigorous conservation policy it. is not main- ly a governmental problem. In t. society like ours oil the laws and statutes and pculotlons which tho lawyers on think up In of no use unless they are (tinfoil and sustolnodlby 5 well informed pub- lic opinion. Public uvsm-ieu ol the need is a. basic requisite to my official policy; only a process of systematic uni Iultsinod. edu- cation in tho importance of the cause in chin to bring that nurs- nou About.

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In the last. few years our use population. never too robust, his been subjected to I scrim of mar. cilms usoulta: ho doubt. that uuults have been tho mouu d main; s, few dollars to our pro- vlnclsl gross income.-

Whsther or not lrrepsi-sblo dom- sgohubeondonatmofcoui-so.- matter for the oxpomta Io pondsr; but anyone who has tho slichtat knowledge of tho relationship lio- tween trees and soil fertility oun- not. be unaware of the long range

mimklnd by natural forces is in-

possibilities.

CULBTN SANDS

Here lay is fair fat land:

But now its townships. klrks. grove- yards

Beneath bald hills of ssnd

Lie buried deep as Babylonian shards.

But gales msy blow again:

And like ii sanclglass turned about The hills in is dry rain.

will flow sway and the old land look out;

And where now hedgehog delves And conles hollow their long coves Houses will build themselves l And tombstones rewrite names onl

dead man's graves. '

-Andrew Young.

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