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Commonwealth Ties

”See things at first hand" is the llotto of the Earl of Home, See- retary of State for Commonwealth Relations in the British Govern- ' ment, who with Lady Home visited i his Province yesterday as the guest i A.) His Honour Lieutenant Governor

Prmvsc and Mrs. Prowse, and who

attended a Government dinner last

evening. On his arrival in Canada

: Earl llome stated that, as he flees it. his job is not so much just sitting behind an office desk. bL1t rather to journey through the Com-

1' , m0niV'0f'ilil nations and obtain I. close insight as to how his govern-

Ei ment can better co-operate with V them. He has had warm words of l appreciation for Canada, noting par- . ticularly the increasing influence of i this country on world affairs. Ac- i ' eeptance of responsibilities for the l world's solidarity, he reminds us, prevents other nations from being apprehensive of Canada's power and influence. and is the best contribu- tion we can make to ensuring stable

peace.

The vast congeries of commun-

i ities forming the British Common- wealth differ widely in character, i end are the outcome of a process of i development which is continually at ' 1' ,' work. Underlying their diversity is i l the basic principle of unity under the Crown, though this principle too has been modified very considerably in recent years. Canada's place in

9 the Commonwealth family is secur- ed by right of precedence, and, in

-.f the course of her comparatively short existence as a nation, by right of growth and achievement. We , form n very small part of the na- H tion geographically or from 8 1309'

l ulation standpoint in Prince Edward f ' Island, but Lord Home's visit is in- W ilicative of the status we enjoy as a lull-fledged Province. The disting- uished visitors will see much more Impressive things as they journey westward, but nothing, we hope, that will give them a more favor- able impression of Canadian senti- ment, and of the close ties of unity which Canada cherishes with the hother Land.

To Sell Or Not To Sell

Of all agricultural pursuits, po- tato raising is one of the more un- certain from the standpoint of the farmer's income. Especially when there is no overall marketing, sys- tem, the farmer never knows from month to month what to expect; 'e.nd, of course, a marketing system in one particular region when all other regions are not organized for the purpose, is of doubtful value. It , is the old story of supply and de- ' 1- mand which may or may not tell

the whole truth.

At any rate, farmers in this area who sold their crops last fall for prices below the cost of produc- tion now wish they had waited until Spring. And those who still have tubers in their cellars must be say- Ing to themselves: to sell or not to sell, that is the question. Some pre- dict that prices will go even higher than they are at present; others, that they will drop in a matter of days. Its a ticklish problem, cer- tainly; and a farmer would have to be as wise as Solomon to krwy just What to do at any given time. (Per- haps he would need to be even wiser than Solomon, since that great man had nothing to do with potatoes, his Igricultural efforts being limited to such things as spices, barley, straw, and slmug trees.)

V However. Spring brings new in-

' ' , forests, and of course new bills. Seed, fertilizer, and all the other Items needed for another year's

, speculation have to be purchased. In 1' viewofthimperhspsftisthepartof ' trisdom to take good prices now without waiting for better ones; and perhaps it is not. This. of course, must be said: I all fannere bed ifllttdtlllspllnflntltehopeofbgg. returns. the prices now being - . ered would not have-eppesred st ,. All Admittedly. thrush. that is

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Were is The Urgency?

As concerning the' government- sponsored resolution to provide Trans-Canada Pipe Lines Ltd., with e loan of S80 million, it was a fore- gone conclusion that it would pass the Commons. The powers of the Hon. C. D. Howe may not be limit- less; but certainly be can always count on the Liberal majority to do

1 his biddhig. At least that has been

the situation for a good many years now, and there was no reason to expect any change in the present instance. But, whether the proposed legislation be in the public interest or not--doubtless, there is some- thing to be said for it as well as a good deal to be said against it-the Government's action in cutting off debate by the arbitrary device known as "closure" cannot be ex- cused on any grounds. Except when the utmost urgency is indicated, and this certainly was not such a case, the practice is undemocratic, unsound. and an offence against one of the essential freedoms. Moreover, it can easily be interpreted as a. sign of lack of confidence in the val- idity of the legislation at issue. Any Government with an over- whelming majority of private mem-

.bers at its beck and call can sure-i

ly be expected to fight its battles fairly and with respect for normal parliamentary processes. By forcing a vote before, in the opinion of Op- position speakers (who have just as much right to their opinions as have Government ministers) the subject had been debated thoroughly, Mr. Howe and his colleagues may make certain "dead-line" requirements; but they must not think that the action betokens strength. After all, an S80 million loan, when consider- able risk is involved, is big enough to warrant careful and unhurried consideration.

Automation

It is certain that electronic tech- niques in industry will soon be es- tablished on a wide scale. Already in many factories a single "electronic brain" has taken over work which formerly required hundreds of men. In the United States, this trend has been played down by some govern- ment and industrial leaders, who seemingly have tried to pretend that both automation and full employ- ment are possible, without nay dis- locating preliminaries. This, ob- viously, is an unreasonable specula- tion, even allowing for the increas- ing demand for trained technicians to attend to the needs of the new machines.

In England, where the new tech- niques have led to the first strike over "robot production" a more realistic approach is in evidence. The government is urging industrial firms to take the matter up frankly with their employees before going too deeply into automation.

Every industrial change h as brought its own particular prob- lems. Hitherto, these have been brought under adjustment to meet the new conditions. Doubtless, the same thing will happen with respect to this latest development; but only by careful and well planned co-oper- ation on the part of industry and labour, assisted by government. There is no point in suggesting that no real problem is involved, when a simple exercise in arithmetic proves the contrary to be true.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Immigration Minister Pickers- gill allowed the American author and lecturer, Corlis Lamont, to make his scheduled speech in Tor- onto after all. It was a wise decis- ion. It would never do for extreme left-wingers from abroad to get the impression that Canada is afraid of their silly preachments.

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While municipal elections in Britain are not directly related to national issues, their results are usually interpreted as "straws in the wind". The present contests show a decided gain for Labour, which, added to the government's difficulties, cannot be too reassur- ing to Sir Anthony and his support- ers.

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Prime Minister Eden may be sincere enough in saying thst'the visit of the Soviet leaders served a useful purpose. Apparently, though, it wasn't useful enough to persuade him that it should be followed up by a visit from China's Chou En-lei. Questioned in the Commons about the feasibility of such e visit be re- Dlled "the time has not come when it would be appropriate to pursue this M". g yv - v e .' I v ;

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The Pipeline Controversy

By Patrick

Tempers in Ottawa are hot and running hotter on the subject of the proposed Trans Canada pipe- line for natural gas. It is being freely predicted that this will be the major issue in next year's federal general election.

Public opinion seems to be gath- ering quickly and in strength he- hind opponents of the govern- ment's proposal to permit foreign capital, reinforced by an even lar- , ger contribution from the Canad- i in taxpayer. to build the pipe- line.

The total cost of the Alberta- Montreal project is estimated at 3375,D00,000. The government has already committed S1l8,000,000 of the taxpayer's money to build the Northern Ontario leg. Then it pro- posed to lend a further 372,000,000 to help the American promoters by financing nine-tenths of the . cost of the western leg. '

Trade Minister C.D. Howe has I described this pipeline as heingl as important to Canada's develop-

Nicholson

i ment as the St. Lawrence Seaway.

i That single remark is alone ari- equafe reason for all the opposit- ion to the sell-out to the Ameri- cans.

REMEMBER THE SEAWAY g

In 1952, when were hanging back. Canada

AKIND OF HARD ON THE OLD ADAGE

, island of St. Kilda, of the west

um Aim”.-mans l coast of Scotland.

de- -

clared that she was prepared to '

put up the extra money to "go it. alone" and build an all-(Tanad- inn seaway. That soon brought the Americans in. to share the cost of the S70i),000,000 project.

Have we grown so poor in the .

past four years. that we coufd not today go it alone on an equally important pipeline costing half that sum?

Delays have cost three years in this project. In the national in- terest, this summer is the latest date the pipeline can be allowed to start, says the government. That national interest. of course is the fact that Ontario, the throb- bing industrlal lifeline of our nat-

World Highway Of History

National Geographic Soclety

The blue Mediterranean Sea has ' witnessed so many world-lmpor- tant events and shaped the des- tlnies of so many nations that its story reads like a novellzed gaze teer.

Current emphasi is on the trou- bles, as nationalist revolts and border tensions make news from. French North Africa to the Brit- ish island colony of Cyprus and neighboring Arab-Israeli states of the Near East. But there is hardly water area that has not, at one s square mile of the strategic lsndwster area that has not, at one time or another, known mill- tsry or trade conflict and rival- rice, and. conversely, periods of high achievement and progress- GEOGRAPIIY BEHIND HISTORY

The key to historic events of the Mediterranean region lies in ba- sic geographic factors, says the NBI.l0..:ll Geographic Societ.3'- 53'' Itching more than 2.800 miles from Gibraltar to the Suez Canal. this almost tideless sen since time im- memorial has offered an easy and accessible link between the many and varied peoples along its shores. its very name means "in the middle of lands."

A jagged coastline of deep in- lsts, bays and sub-seas has pro- , vided an endles succession of, navies and merchant fleets. Mild climate, with sunny summer days. 1 starry nights and steady winds. 1 encouraged pioneer sailing. l

Thus the science of navigation developed naturally in Mediter- ranean waters, beginning with first prehistoric seamen who island- bopped in crude log dugouts made from once abundant forests in the area.

Under the bright blue Mediter- ranean sky, Egyptian, Greek, Ro man, Byzantine and Ottoman em- pires rose and waned. In lands at the sea's eastern b0UDdII"lcu were born three of the world's great religions - - Judaism. Christianity and Islam.

New ideas and inventions rode the Mediferranesn's waves. as knowledge spread from early centers of learning in art. archi- tecture and drama. philosophy. Istronomy, medicine and mathe- matics. With them went the trade products of see and soil, and ben- dfcrsfui of changing and develop- ing civilizations.

From sites near today's busy Levsntfne ports, the ancient Phoe- nlcinns-skllled sbipbuilde-rs end gslleye to explore. colonize and trade, Reaching the Pillars of Her- cules et the western gates of the see. they ventured beyond to Bri- tain, where they bnrtered Medi- terranean dyes, fruits snd wines for Cornish tin.

In medieval days, powerful city states-Pin, Genoe, Reguss end Venice-sprang up elong the nor- thern arms of the see. Growing rich on Maritime trade, they

into European markets the

sws spices, silks and other exo-

tlee carried by convert to Syria, Turbo: and Egypt.

In Italy the Renaissance bloomed :3 :etIt:ered its seeds over the

. From Spain and filled in west. am of so-

covery and settlement sailed for the Western Ilcmisphere. Meantime, other chapters of Med- iterranean histnry were being writ- ten by invading Norse and barbarians! from central Eur- ope; by clashing Saracens and Crusaders. by pirates who long preyed on the sea's rich shipping. By the early l800's extortions of tribute and capture of British, French and American sailors by the Barbary pirates of North Af- rica became so flagrant that the harassed nations sent out punitive expeditions. In ensuing operations the corsairs were driven from their lafrs--and France established it- self as a North African power by occupying Algeria. IMPORTANT SUPPLY ROUTE The growth of European infer- colonlzafion during the latter half

terranean new importance as a supply and mmunlcations route.

The Crimean War of 1854-56 (England, France, Turkey and Sardinia against Russia) spotligh-

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OUR YESTERDAY5

From The Guardian Files TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (May 11. 1931)

The new idea of exporting Man- itoba maple trees to Scotland from this Province is likely to

prove successful. Mr. T.J. Craig, 4

Kinross, has already shipped 100 of the hardy trees to the bleak

Farmers in Trynn have dispos- sed of most of their 1930 crop of

spuds. Two steamers cleaned up 5 any surplus supply. Now the far- mers are concerned about what .

acreage to plant this year.

The C. N. S. F. B. A. receive news Wednesday from Mr. S. J. Wright, their representative at the

London Fur Auction sales, tb at , prices are firmer than at the opcn- 1

mg day of the sales.

TEN YEARS AGO (May 11. 1946)

Yesterday was a red letter day in the history of Charlottetown, marking the first visit of a Card- inal in the person of an illustri- ms son of Prince Edward Island, 2:. Eminence James Charles Car- dind E5acGuigan.

Mr. Welter MacNutt left this morning by plane for Winnipeg. where he will 9.”!-3 river the pos- ition of organist at All Saints Church.

The first flying srlionl ever to be instituted in the Province open-

ed Wcdncsday. with Mr. Roberti

Holman .ir. and George MacMil- lan, traffic agent for Maritime Central Airways among the first to enroll. Head of the new school, known as Paul's Air Service, is Mr. Paul Sharpe.

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Fear thou not: for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am "I? God: I will strengthen thee: yea. I will help thee: yea, I will uphold thee with the right band

i of my righteousness. of the 19th century gave the medi- 2

fed strategic stepping stones and ' bottlenecks. such as the Darda- I

nelles Strait leading to Russia's only southern outlet, the Black Sea. Completion of the Suez Canal

2 in 1869 cut an exit at the eastern

end of the Mediterranean and made the sea an invaluable short cut for world shipping and a life- line of empire for the British. World War If found the Merit. terrnnean a battle theater on its largest scale. when British and .' ierlcan troops fought Axis for- ces along the southern shores and, victorious, leaped from North Af- rlcs to take Sicily and fight their way up the Italian peninsula. Since the war. the United States'

continuing interest In this part of l

the world has been underlined by .

duty tours of the American Navy i

and by the establishment of scaf- txgrned bases on both sides of the S .

Today still another new element has been added to Mediterranean geography: the increasing slgnl. flcnnce in world affairs of the Arab states that sweep in an unbroken era across all of North Africa. and in the Near East surround small Israel on three sides.

CD WANTS FIRST BID

ARNPRIOR. Ont. (CF)-The fed ersl civil defence administration is seeking e Cabinet order giving it first call on ell supplies de- clared surplus by the armed for- ces. Maj.-Gen. F. F. Worthington, clvll defence coordinator. said Tuesday surplus service supplies usually are turned over to the War Assets Corporstion for sale to the highest bidder. The federal civil defence organisation did not have sufficient funds to compete against high bidders.

TIAGIC FIRE

The Coconut Grove night club Hr! in Boston in IN! killed 491 persons and injured scores of oth- cs. ,

"Outer Baldonia"

ASSOCIATED PRESS

In the midst of this international snarling, consider today the good news from the principality of outer Boldnnia.

There all is calm and peaceful. For Outer Baldonia is a three-acre island off the coast of Nave Scotla. For seven years it has been A huge, continuing joke.

Russll Arundcl, a soft drink boitler, bought the island for 3750, as a place to take friends who are as crazy about fun: fishing as he is.

The island was called Outer Bald Tuskcl. or Outer Baldy, until the Arundcl imagination went to work on if. Soon it was not only Outer Baldonla, but Arundel had become Prince Russell I, letter-heads had been printed and e constitution had been dashed off.

Most jokers would have ended there, but Russell I has kept up the good work.

On page 875 of the Washington telephone book, which lists the em- bnssles of the world, there appears this line:

"Outer Bsldonin principality of. World Centr BG."

Dial the number and you get the secretary of state, Florence Mc- Ginniss.

A lady doing a television series on embassies telephoned r " and wanted to A ludn Outer Bal- donin.

"she was so serious," Miss Me- Gfnniss said, "I hated to tell her."

And the civil defence people wondered if the principality would want a supply of booklets on how to build en atom bomb shelter.

ASKS ATOM INSURANCE

WASHINGTON (AP)-The U. S. Atomic Energy Commission said Tuesday the government should provide insurance egslnlt the "mathematical possibility" that a nuclear power plant might run wild. Commissioner W. F. Llbby, teetlfyins before the joint congres- sionel atomic energ committee. seid s bed reactor accident-might mun mi.ooo.ooo damage to erty and the exposure of son persons to dangerous redh-

' ” Medically Speaking

Iy Ilormel-N. limdesos. II. D.

GOOSING '1'!!! RIGHT .. rrumns Ion omssns . "ye you wearing the right glu-

The lee pnssshtion may be all right, but what about the trsmos?

While this may be going e little far afield in a health column, I'm soins is give you some advice about selecting frames which will suit you best, for appearance eg

gwell as from s medclsl stand-

point. For there still are some who feel embarrassment st wearing lpectacles.

FOR GLAMOUB

Actually, glasses can glsmorlze your. face. The Better Vision In stitute has set up a few basic rules for selecting the right pair.

If your nose is long. you'll want e frame with s low nose-bridge. This will make your nose appear shorter. Conversely, a high bridge will lengthen a snub nose.

For eyes that are too close to tether. try frames with ornamen- tation at the outer corners. Very small lenses not only cut your field of vision, but they also make Y0?” EYE! allllear little and close se .

PINCIIED LOOK

Unless the frames are at least IS wide as your face at the cheek- V9395. they are apt to give it n pinched look. If you have I small face with delicate features, slen def. comparatively inconspicuous 11'3"?! Pl'0b8b1Y will be more be- coming. .

Large specs, however, help bel- ance a full round face with prominent features. .

For this full, round face, angu- lar shaped frames will look better than round ones. Most men, incl deutally, prefer angular designs

they are considered more masculine.

COLOR OF FRAMES

Remember that the color of the frames should harmonize with your eyes. hair and complexion.

A blonde with light eyes, for example. looks attractive in deep blue, blue green, gold or dark tortoise shell.

A blonde wtih brown or black eyes can wear medium green. coral, cbinese red, gold and light amber tones or tortoise shell to good advantage.

A brunette with light eyes probably should choose deep blue, blue green. silver, white gold or light pink tortoise shell.

DARK EYES ..

A brown or black-eyed brunett

generally looks better in deep yellow. tomato red. gold. green

' and light or flesh-colored tortoise

shell.

Redheads can select any shade of green, coral, cocoa. gold or darl; to medium tones of tortoise Si-cl .

' I think you'll feel 1 lot better

.Jcur..ol

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THE WAY

Podutrslne need when more than truffle rules...ud sometim- esset them.-Zdeiu

11:3, sort of on I mes drfvu doe t dwsys tell you what he makes. It's more apt to tell you what he owes. - Chntbsm News.

It cost I Montreal motorist 8100 b indulge in the satisfaction of bumping e traffic eonstnble'e mot- orcycle with bls car. Next time be will take out his irritation In s nasty look. -Otisws Journal

our Inngunge grows and ex- pands," says I pbllologlst. An ex- ample of this is the word "love," which as pronounced by popular singers. has now expanded to about five syllables.--Edmonton

In what appears to have been the drst application of the new law, in Louisville, Kentucky, citi- zen was taxed an extra 32 on a 3100 fine imposed for reckless driving. The new measure pro- vides that the flat :2 tax be im- posed in cases involving fines to be paid into the state treasury. What will they think of next?- St. John Telegraph-Journal

Boys will be boys. and some girls will be tom-boys-and Spring is the season when the urges in both are strongest. This may be the reason for the rash of window- smashing in houses. cars and stores that has broken out in the past week or two. While It may be an explantlon, it is no excuse. Just because young blood, like new sap, is running stronger and thicker at the moment that is no reason why householders and car owners should have to suffer.- Klngstou Whig-Standard

A men's estgo ought not to ex. oeod his -income, or his upkeep

will be his downfall.-Hamilton Spectator on ktlle hst-pi: allotted to ass

I the British House at Commons there is a slip of pink ribbon from which to hang in, sword. Members have not can-lg; persist. They are supposed to be e link with our past. What, in 1”; they are is n wretched nuisance to the cloakroom ettendsnts wk. have to tie them.-London New Statesman

A rare type of blood, donate. by an Indian woman and flown from Edmonton. was used to sun the life of I baby at Toronto. giving proof that all classes u people are eligible to give blood for transfusion purposes, while its use also goes to show that under tbe skin, all people have things in common.-Port Arthur New, Chronicle

A member of Canada's Ilous. of Commons declared last week that Maine should be a part of Canada. We didn't know how to take the remark at first. But we have come to realize that the statement was actually a com.

pllment. Canadians know us pretwlx,

ty well. Business and vacation trips bring them daily across the border. And we are frequent vis. itors in the opposite direction. We are friendly neighbors. And this is what probably brought forth the remark in the House of Commons. The speaker, doesn't want to start another "Aroostook war." He's just saying , were welcome to join Canada anytime. It's somellinlg to keep n mind-ff U.S. tzixcs take many more turns for the worse.-Bangor Daily News

store going out of business.

DRUG STORE SAl.'E CONTINUES TO SATURDAY

During this sale of regular drug store merchan- dlse the Medical Pharmacy are offering many art- icles at less than wholesale price. This is possible because we recently purchased the stock of at drug

509:; on many drug store items.

MEDICAL PHARMACY

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Buy now and save up to

knowing that your ,' im- prove your appearance.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

P.Y.: Will the daily use of. sun lamp be harmful? .

Answer: It is doubtful that any harm can occur from short daily exposure to en ultra-ray lamp or sun lamp.

However, excessive - to the lamp can cause chronic skin disorders.

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On wonder-nights when I peered

Upon the Milky Way's vague scin-

tillant ghost,

I felt the mark of something vest and weird.

As of a wanderer on s cloudy coast

Where mountains press, white

host on whiter host. And knowing the strangeness and marvel haunting ms.

Today. on nights of manhood, still I stare At those slow-circling, silent, gilt- terlng names. steeped in the glow of some bright Otberwhere No eye can gaze st, and no mu- iner nnmes-- Uncanny powers, and luper-nst- urnl elms. And knowing e little of suns and galaxies, I'm haunted yet by marvels and mysteries. -Stanton A. Coblents In the New York Times.

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