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‘uiE DIEARLSTTEUWII GUARDIAN

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President Lleut. Col. 'W. Chester S. Mature Vice-President: J. R. Burnett, F.J.I.

- Secre ;. Lleui. Col. D. A. MaoKlnnon, D.S.0. Editor and Managing Director: J. R. Burnett, l-‘JJ. Associate Editors: Frank Walker and Lint. Inn

A. Burnett, R.C.N.V.R. (On Active Service;

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Corifederaiion Reflections

"lfmbrnrg ZUf/Il tifim arms and gjluteing hcarl [/16 gnu! 1‘I0111t'it!11r_\' frflrcff-Ie "ZU/lfffi f: M form the corner stone of l/tr utujcxift" fabric; and abandon not your minds t0 the perturba- ffnn of ftnfrutrntfcrl fcurr 11.r i0 lltc afi/rrr/trndrd effect nf 1hr mvusnrr tr/"on your funds anal fnutflfcr."

-—-From "A Plea for the Confederation of the Colonies of British North America". ad- dressed to the people and Parliament of

-Prlnce Edward Island, by Matthew Riehey,

D. D. 1567.

rotunda), jun- is not only Dominion Day --tl]g 75th aunivcrsaryi of our birth a nation .4; is 31,, 11,9 73nd auuiwirsatry‘ o! vlll‘ 0W“ eutiv into Llnifeileraziuii with all the rights, privileges and respnusibihtzts ui a lull-fledged Pruviitcc. ‘ _

'I'his double Lllllll\‘t'l's"tll'_\' falls at a ‘slglllfliifllll’. thug-just aftcr the silcccssftil l€l'llllll2lil0ll 0t war in bluropc, in which Prince lidwartl island led all of Canada in p1"o1»<-1'l5~11 w its Illllllllflr of rccniits; and prior 1o a lo11;I""l°l“.\'¢‘l Dom‘ ini0u-l‘rovi11cial Confurcucc at which it is hoped to strztigbtcn out some of the difficulties, fin- ancial and otlu-rivise, whzch have ariseu be- “ygen 11K- provincos and the central zultuinjs- tration at Ottawa, and thus itiakt‘ a new start in our Cunfctlcration compatct.

Smirking gcucrally, there has been little syhipatlty in this Province for the anti-Cou- fcdcration attitude which still finds expression in some sections of the c-uinzry. lf we have not benefited as “c hoped or expected. at least we never lost sight of the “great elementary principle" on which Confederation was fortncd. \\'l1at is needed is a fairer application of that principle to the smaller provinces.

Who will say. for example, that we have ever received that “cfficienW and “continu- ous” communication, “winter and summer" with the mainland which we were promised under the terms of Coufcrlerzttititi? The failure of the Dominion to livc 11p to its obligation was under- lined last year by lkrrliamcnt itsclf. when the Reconstruction Conuuittcc of the House of Com- mons brought in a report recommending. as a matter of pressing importance, “improvements designed to make rommunicatioii between Prince Edward island and the mainland con- stant, reliablc and adequate."

Again, our provincial capital has one of the finest natural harbors 0n the .\tlantic coast, but no money has ever bccn expended t0 mol- ernize this port, and as a result of the lack oi

‘adequate piers and port facilities we are un-

able to take advantage of the shipping to which we are etititlétl. Contrast this with the nine hundred million (lollars expended on canals and water ways in the central provinces. at a cost to the‘ taxpayers of fiftccn million dollars per year to operate and maintain.

Thcsc and other grievances that could be cited are not arguments ztgaiust Confederation. They were not contcmplatctl by the Confedera- tion liathcrs, of whom it tuay well be said. in the words engraved rul the tablet in our own Cotifctlcratinn (fh.'unbt-r. that they buildcd bet- ter than they l£ll("\\‘. The troublt- is that their successors h.'tvc fallcu down on the job. lt is only hy forgetting politics and getting back to nldtitne statidards of stzitcsmansliir» that we can hope to make thc- “majestic fabric" of our natiophoorl enduring.

School Teaclier Shortage

The annual school meetings arc bring hcld throughout the Province on 'l'ucsda_v evening, july 3. and in this cnnncction flu- Department of liduczition has circularizcd built lln- trustee boards and the clirrgy of the Province. stressing thc impnrfilllcc nf the-c int-clings in [llznmiug effectively for tht: nt-xl your". t-rluratioual pro- gram. limplntsis is laid ml tln- duty of the vot- ers at the meetings of i-‘rrlii rustct-s with a proper sense of their l‘(‘.\l>t||l\l zlity. and of pro- viding sufficient fund> lr-lll fur school main- ttnnnce and for adequate supplcnlvnts.

"The outlook for pPiCllTiHQ :1 sufficient number oflcztcbcrs 1n >l1iff all schools for ibc. coming year." >2l\'s tht- circular l\slll'tl to the trustees. "is vcrv <l5.-;~\|1':1gi1ij_>. Llmipctitioti from other $tll1l'\'('.- is still very krrn and trust- ccs and mtrftziit-rs must fam tho fact that Unless (‘omfnrtztlllt- lhiuq 11ml working condi- tions, rt-as-niably: well vqllippprl schools and adequate salaries zm- rn-ovi/lvrl. properly‘ duali- fied teachers Flillllnl lw >i‘l"lll't‘tl and rctaini-d."

To vncuuraut- lbc prtymcui of lzirgi-r sup- plemcirts to tcarbrrs in rural schools the liov- erument has proiided for duplication up in $75 of the anvuint voted in care-s of the uiitiimtmt supplement required bv slatulc. Trustees 2113c asked to urge "tbv raft-payers ln authorize an increase in the munnni vnicd if such should be needed to secure a tt-aluhvr. and tn lose no time in engaging or rc-cugztgiy qualified teachers.

\Vitb a view to distributing the supply of teachers to lb: best :1d\':1ut:1gt- during the pres- ent emergency". an ortlt-r in council has been passed to llic vffvrt flirt scinwb having an cn- rollmenl 11f ><'\'(‘ll pupils or lf.‘.\i >llllll not be permitted tho sciwiccs of :1 tsacher.’ Stich dis- tricts must citht-i- lllltbf‘ ;ll'1'.".:l;1(*l1lt‘lll.< for the transportation of their pupils lll m, adjoining school- nr $Cllillils (in lbi flu llopztrtliicnt wi!

_THE_ CI-IAkDOjIPZ-TQWN GUARDIAN ‘.

The Department has acted wisely in calling

public attention to the gravity of the situation, and it is to be hoped that the procedure sug- gested at the annual school meetings next week will be followed generally. ‘

Will Mr. Mackenzie King Go’?

It would appear that the Liberalsiare not of one tuind for the continuance of Mr. Mac- kenzie King as Prime ‘Minister. The LeHrr Rruiezt’ says:

The Liberal party, after thefirst celebra- tions of its “victory," has begun to show signs of serious thought. Despite the failure of the Progressive Conservatives to convince the coun- try that they have something which the Lib- erals have not, despite the fact that the Liberals remain in office, by the solid vote of Quebec, it is quite clear that the Government has lost the confidence of the Canadian tw-ople. Mr. Kitig may not be much longer in office. It can be taken for granted that the unpleasant habit of tryiing to maintain office by trickery is in no way a characteristic of Liberals as opposed t0 Progressive Conservatives. It is solely the pol- icy of Mr. King and a small group in the Party. The great bodyof convinced supporters of the Party are patriotic Canadians, and as devoted to good Government as any other citizens.

Quebec. despite many suggestions to this ef- fect, actually did not show the rabid hatred of tmiversal military service which so many carc- lcss observers pretend to see. A heavy majority for Liberals over Bloc Populaire is not evidence of acute anti-conscription sentiment. The Pro- gressive Conservative movement in the Province

Given a choice between unity and co-operatioit with the rest of the nation, and separatism, the people of Quebec voted for what they believed to be the Party of unity——desp1te the fact that it long ago abandoned its open opposition to con- scription, and despite the fact that French-Can- adians quite understand that their fellow Lib- erals in the rest of the country are as conscrip- tionist as the Progressive Conservatives. As time goes on, new leaders will appear among the French-Canadians, and those who gain influ- ence in the Province will not do so by preach- ing separatism. The field in Quebec is open. It is as accessible to a well directed Progres- sive Conservative Party as to the Liberals.

-EDITORIAL NOTES-

"And what has been so rare as sun in

uric?" J a u a- a It was like pre-war times at Government House the other night, with so many of the younger set “tripping the light fantastic toe." a t1 t I

Growing interest is being evinced in the future of H. NI. C. S. Queen Charlotte, seal- ed tenders for which are called.

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Someone wants to know why the Pipe Band is not sent to welcome the return of the Highlandcrsand others on their arrival at the

C haylottetown depot. ¥

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Psychiatrist: “Tell me, have none of your childhood dreams ever come true?" Patient: “Only one. \Vhen mother used to send me back upstairs to brush my hair I often wished I didift have any."

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Tomorrow, in our churches and elsewhere, the birthday of our Dominion will be the theme of service, commemorative largely of the unre- turtiing brave who fought and died that we might remain free:

Bittcrlyi must Canada grieve- Though none of these poor men who died But did within his soul believe That death for her was glorified. t t t A

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, litiglish poet- css, died this date 1861; began to write verses at the age of tens at nineteen published hcr first work, An Esray on tllind, And Other Pawns," in 1846 she married Robert Browning, and ten ‘years latcr published her grvatest pncms .’ltrrnra Lcf_(,h,' according to Dr. Furnivall, .\lrs. Brown- ing is "the greatest pOetess the wnrld has cvcr seen":

liooks are men 0f higher stature. and the only men that speak aloud for future tintcs to hear . . . t) earth, so full of dreary noises!

O ntcu. with wailing in your voices! t) strife, O curse, that o'er 1t fall! ijod strikes a silence through you all, .\11d givcth His beloved, slccp. ‘I U U I lindiitg her maiden voyage from Liverpool and Belfast, the 15.000401] streamlined Dcfoc, Owned by Lamport and Holt. has docked i11 Montreal ltarbor. Leaving the shipyard of llar- land-Wolff, Belfast. less than three weeks zigo. the Defoe is the first. ship to appear in 1\luu- trcal with her navigating bridge, living accom- modation and dining room all inside the huge SHllPlvCSlZlCR- Her cabin space for 24 rmasscng- ers is built around the big stack and cvcn the wireless rooms, chart rooms, and auxiliary cab- ins are housed in the smokcsuick. During her stay in blontreal harbor. the Dcfue will be in- spected by Canadian naval and other ship- building architects because of hcr new and 1110(I-

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The Eastern Chronicle, New (ilasguw, is on its feet again, after its disastrous fire, and is publishing as usual, though greatly handicap- ped by inadequate temporary premises and plant. Says the Editor: "it is a great thing in calamity to have friends, and we had them. Our friends sympathized with ‘us genuinely. The letters, telegrams and messages we rcceiv- ed were heartening. 'I'l1ey were not alone local, but poured in upon us from lbe Pacific Coast, and everywhere that the Harm-u Chroufrlc liacl made friends between here and there. They

share gcncrrnrily" in the expense) or else nakt- use of lhv con-espninlt-iivc courses pru- vided bv H» Department.

cheered 11s and gave us cnconragvtircnt to pcr- sist in what seemed to be a. hopeless undertak- ing. the getting back into nrveetie’ "

is not organized, and has no serious leadership. ,1.

Notes By The Way

The book of the month is still the ration books-‘f-oodstock Sen- tinel-Review.

Japan is said to be pro s plan to send over exposve bal- loons in large numbers to his country. That's where Germany made her mistake. she concentrated upon the bombing of England in- stead of fighting the troops which were threatening her own country-Chatham News.

A columnls wants to know why a fly which can always find a hole in the screen ta come in can't. find one for going out. And farm- ers have wanted to know for o long time why cows that get in the corn so easily never get our without a struggle-Kingston Whig Standard.

The Onlooker slid the world's greatest show-off is the man who purchases a three-cent newspaper with a ten-dollar bill. He should have added that one issue oi’ a newspaper is often worth $10, even if only three cents is charged.- St. Thomas Times-Journal.

For a long time, one oi’ the tough- est jobs in WI has been that of writing press release about lstle. Finally. one of the wire services demanded a definition of lstle 9.1m; would be intelligible. An OWI man dld some research, and came back with this: "Istle is a fibre of pine- apple leaves and ls used to make baskets. It has to be well wetted before weaving. This process is knovm as wetting the istle. The Mexican women who weave the baskets are known as lstle-pickin‘ mamas."—Boston Globe.

So Gerry liIcGeer is a senator! he man with the big fists and brass voice will spend the rest of his life among the wheel chairs and ear-trumpets. It's going to take time-say about 20 years-to (let used to the idea. In the mean- ime_ it seems as incongruous as if Joe Louis had taken a job as phys- ical director of a young ladies’ seminary. It's‘ not that he isn't fit for the post; 1t ls rather that he ls too flt.—-tvuncouvcr Sun).

A 5601.000 uncut diamond-the world's biggest-was flown to Brit- ain recently in a registered pack- a e. It is the size of a hanks egg, weighs 7'70 carats. and was found by a native in Sierra Leone last January. The London Daily Mall reports. Ii: Ls the property of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Com- pany. A leading diamond expert said: "It is a beauty,- a magnificent stone of exceptionally fine color and quality. with hardly a flaw. It will be used for gems." When the stone is cut its value will prob- ably increase to about $2,000,000. Largest uncut diamond of all time was the Culllnan. It, was cut and presented to King Edward VII.

News that Canadian wheat was shipped last mon'h from the Wes‘. Coast, Canadian ports marks a milestone in Alberta agriculture. For almost six years ithere has been no movement of grain from Pacific terminals. on account of the shipping shortage and the long unprotected ocean haul. Now wheat from this province can once more resume its normal channel to the markets of the world. Of lu- terest ls the destination of the wheat. Some of it went; to Russia. some to Peru. and some a third of the way round the world to New Zealand. This last market i5 en- tirely abnormal. It is due to the disastrous crop failure experienced in Australia and to a lesser extent New Zealand-Calgary Albert- an.

Production of new passenger automobiles after the first of the year ls still highly speculative as to quantity. At best, however, the number that can come off assembly lines by July 1. i946. would have to be multiplied many times before the demand could be met. By far the largest proportion of the cars now in service. believed to be some- what fewer than 24,000,000, are over age and running on borrowed time. They are passing the point of usefulness in larger numbers week by week. More than 700.000 cars are going to the junk pile an- nually. In addition, there will be the demand with high priority, for new automobiles by returning service men as well as a-host of new buyers. Under these condi- tions and since the interest of the. nation requires that every possible car be kept in service, continued careful and conscientious mainten- ance and conservation of the ex- lsting stockpile is imperative. (New York Times).

To most men failure ls an enemy but, to those of perception she is a friend. She is a guardian on strange paths; the guide to the strongholds of success. Her fee is sincerity and truth, says The Tnr- onto Globe and Mail. To some, the company of failure is shameful. To the wise, she ls an inspiration. Her touch renews tlach’ courage. spurs their effort, reklndles their hope. They know the restraint of failure has not destroyed the dream; it. has merely pointed out the wrong road. Scientists know that Edison dreamed the electric lamp, and tried some 2,000 materials before he perfected a tactical filament. Two thousand allures? No. just 2.000 new ideas: all the ways it couldn't be done. The years of ef- fort Pierre and Mnrle Curie invest- ed in the isolation of radium: were they a record of failure? They would have been if. to the Cur- ies, failure had not been inspira- tion. The long and continuing an- nals of the conquest of disease are an endless record of unsuccessful trial, challenging: the courage and imagination to still further effort. A wise father will buy his son boards and let him make n box. The corners may not. be square: the lid may not fit. but the boy will have learned more about the next. box than if the father had saved him from his failure with the first. Failure is humiliating when the same lesson has to be learned twice.

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Whuteall Notebook l tBy Douglas AHIMOXI,

Cl-\ afian P2853 I I Stat! Wflbel‘, Landon)

Mal. 13.8.11. Nevin-Swan. 00n- aervauva membe 0t Parliament tor Orkney and Shetland, has intro- duced a novel angle into the Brit- ish general election 13a. He has chartered a plane to osrry him through his constituency.

His electloneerlng wui take him to 16 islands lying ott Scot-land's northernmost tip. no hope; to visit Fair Lsle which has never before had en election meeting. but the: weather will have to be good be- cause landing space is limited and there are ‘ES-foot cliffs to the sea.

Besides the plan; Maj. Nevin- Spence will have to use motorboat; and a trawler. 'I'here are 17,000 electors in the Oricneys and 14,000 in the Shetlands. All the ballot pipers will be can-led by air to Klrkwali. on tihe largest Orkney 31511311‘? for the count. after voting uy .

Since 1017. baby week in Britain

has been the first, week in July.‘ Nothing in the 28 years has been allowed to interfere with the ar- rangements. But this year, says the National Baby Welfare Council, ‘in view of the general election taking place during the first week in July. na- tional baby week will be celebrated from July 16 t0 2'1."

Most of the British troops in southeast Asia command have elec- ted to vote by proxy in the general election. but. some 20.000 will cast their ballots by mall.

Ballot papers for the 20,000 are expected to reach Calcutta from the Unéted Kingdom at the end of Jun-e. rrlved bv RAF. transmfii command aircraft. Then they will be sorted and dispatched by road and rail to the various units Some may go by air to Burma fields.

COLLECT FOR DOMINION DAY

Father of Nations! Help of the f€6blg hand, Strength of the strong! the natlom 1! Stay and destéroyer, alt. whose just

emnman Earth's kingdoms tremble and her - enmires reel! who dost the low uplift, the small make ggeat. And dost. a. use the ignormtLv pron : 0f our scant people mould s mighty state. . to Thee in

To the strong stem. ty, make this people

to whom

meekness bowedl Father of u

on . Weld. interfuse them in the Da-

triotls flame. Whose forging on Thine anvil was un In blood late shed to purse the common shame; That so our hearts, the fever of faction done. Banish old feud in our your!!! 1m- tion‘s na-mel

,6. D. Roberts. IFTSTSEEEIHITJTIEU 1t results from the overweenlng vanity of success. Success teaches some men much the same lesson that failure would. It. sobers them and lmpeb them to walk humbly before their dest- iny. For the others, who think success is an occasion for pride, disaster awaits around some hid- den corner, in the company of ob- livion. With them stands failure, stagnant! unrelenting.

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