gable future, its precarious sovereignty must be ' balanced by e more diversified and stable sys-

minded" Province and continues to expand her

‘lion of democrgcy which might well stand as a ~model definition.

- fundamental tenet of government, is contrary to . that conception, and therefore! am deeply op-

"in fhfo category, for their fundamental teneris

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Morning Dally (Founded in I887) Authorized n Second Clue Mall. Post Oflloe Department. Ottdwa. i3 Fidelit- liin A. Burnett; Vice-President. Wni. It. Burnett: SIIJH-Tream, c. M. Bunion; Edltor ma Managing Director, J. B. Burnett; Associate Editor, I-‘rank Walker.

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than tlie Weakest Ink."

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1947 ' Example For Ottawa

The United States‘ Civil Service Commis. sion announces that the number of persons em- played by the Federal Government has been re- duced by almost a million and a half in the last two years. From a wartime peak of 3,770,000, on June 30, i945, the Federal payroll was cut to 2,277,000 at the end of i946. But this is no.‘ the end of the reduction. Congress is now debating economies which would remove sev- eral hundred thousand more employees from the public service. A Democrat, Senator George, not to be outdone by the Republicans, proposes lg release 500,000 more by July i.

Quoting the above figures, the Winnipeg Free Press (Liberal) suggests: "Ottawa might take note of these developments at Washing- ton."

Most Densely Populated

The Dominion Bureau of Statistics has is- sued a report entitled Canada's Census Occu- pational Data for Counsellors, in which it is ‘stated that the density of Canadian population is 3.32 per square mile or, if the northwest ter- ritories be excepted, 5.74. Prince Edward ls- land is the most densely populated of the prov- inces with a figure of 43.5 followed by Nova 56050 27-3.‘ New Brunswick, i6.6; Quebec, 6.36; Ontario, i043; and Manitoba, Saskatche- wan, Alberto and British Columbia with 3.32, 3.77, 3.2 and 2.28 respectively. The report contrasts such density figures with those for the Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom, of 72l.2, 7ll.l and S07, in that order. lt warns that although the density of population is in itself "some indication" of the prcsluc- ivity and development stage of a nation, no comparison of these figures indicated accur- ately whether some provinces’ were over-popu- lated or under-populated. Nor was it true that all countries should be expected to support the same density. An accompanying table discloses the surprising fact that the population density of Prince Edward Island has changed by only i.09 per cent between i87i and l94i, al- though in Manitoba, the percentage of change was 2,792.6. \

Pralrle Farin Methods

Discussing "Saskatchewan Land Use", the February issue of the periodical "Agricultural and Industrial Progress in Canada," published by the Canadian Pacific Railway, asserts that while wheat will remain the predominant crop in that Province, there is a very definite need for close observance of sail conditions in rela- tion to selection of crops. The writer, Mr. S. W. McArton, Supervisor of the Canada Coloni- zation Association, at Regina, paints to the fact that soil conditions in Saskatchewan already are pretty well defined. lt remains for the farmers to make the best use of each classification in relation to expected weather conditions, to as- sure a more balanced economy. For while wheat undoubtedly will remain king for the measur-

tem of farming. °

In Alberta, irrigation has proved beyond all contradiction an eminently, successful de- velopment. Mr. McArton bears this out when lie writes that Alberta's irrigated areas provide "a high standard of living and well advanced local improvements, such as good roads; elec- tricity and rural telephone" (services compara- tively undeveloped in Saskatchewan's purely dry- farming sections). And in strange contrast, while Alberta is Canada's most "irrigation-

water projects, Saskatchewan, whose need is far greater, has virtually no irrigation develop- ment of major consequence, or, for that matter, apparent plan in that direction. -

Democracy Defined

Speaking before a United States Senate Committee, answering a charge that he was o Communist, Mr. David E. Lilienthal, nomin- ated by President Truman to be chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, made an affirma-

Declaring his belief that democracy is an affirmative doctrine, and that the fundamental proposition of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights was tho-integrity and dignity of the individual, he went on to soy: . j "Any form of government, therefore

which oxalts the state above the importance of ‘melt, which places arbitrary power over men as a

posed to it. "The communistic philosophy, as ‘well as commanisticjorm of government, fall with-

la the contrary. Tho fundamental tenet A Ittlnllnt 4a, that the stgta is an end in it-

glut, therefore, tho powers which the oiiercieoe over the indivlduaL are without

' ‘ ta limit them. That I deep-

to say one is not o Com‘-

12 tirtalli about being ' It is equally important to which provide a satisfying yoatlve. Democracy is that ‘ ltd hope in tho world is belief rather than being

— IIUIIURIAL NUIIIS -

Sir Stafford Cripps, member of the Attlee l

Government, says Britain is trying to do too

many things in too much of a hurry. He should

know whereof he speaks. A‘ I i C’

Time was, when we had represcntotv: gov- ernment, thct only ministers enunciated policies and outlined departmental plans. Now, barring the Premier, the Ministers appear to be dumb- driven cattle, and the bureaucrats do the pro- paganda work.

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So the Windsors have definitely decided against settling in either Canada or U. S. A. Thcy plan to leave New York for England en route to France for the month of May, staying in England two or three weeks. "We definite- ly will not buy a hornet in the United States, Canada 'or the Bahamas but we love this part of the world and plan to visit it again," the Duke said to on interviewer. .

Production of shorn wool in Canada in i946 is estimated at i3,7il,000 pounds compared with l4,5l3,000 pounds in i945. The reduction in the i946 clip is largely due to reduced num- bers of sheep shorn which are estimated at l,- 793,60O in i946 compared with i,9l7,000 in I945. For all Canada the average yield per fleece as reported by wool growers was the some in both years. The i946 total wool clip is the smallest since i942 but is still above the pre- war (1935-39) average of l2,243,000 pounds.

ln Toronto the Good they call for the res- ignation of officials, and then appoint them to another job. Dr. Thomas H. Hogg, who recent- ly resigned as chairman of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario at the request of Premier George Drew, will be retained by the commission in the capacity of consultant. This was announced. at a dinner in honor of Dr. Hogg by Hon. George H. Challies, vice-chairman of

thc commission. I I i ii

I Premier Maurice Duplessis, Quebec, an- nounces on offer of $25 a share in cosh or the equivalent in Quebec Hydro debenture; to shareholders of Montreal Light, HeatmciiiifPawer Consolidated. The Premier said that the offer would stand until April l0,- i947. Mr. Duplessis said that debentures would be redeemable in i0 years at the rate of two per cent per onnum. A sinking fund of five per cent would be es- tablished by the Quebec Hydro Commission, through which the offer is being made, to buy back the debentures. The Premier said that the offer was based on the acquisition of a majority of the shores.

Hon.'C. Fines, Provincial Treasurer of Saskatchewan, recently pictured the situation in clear oiltline, when, in a statement to the Legislature, he listed twelve Dominion Crown companies, operating in commercial fields, as against only eight such corporations establish- ed by the Socialist Government of Saskatche- wan. Until Liberals and Progressive Conserva- tives alike give a little thought to the present evidence of Socialism in practice in Canada, not yet intelligently attacked by either of th-e free enterprise parties, it is going to be difficult for either of these parties to argue logically and consistently for freedom of enterprise.

Hippolyte Adolphe Taine, French historian, critic and man of letters, died this date i893; first came to notice outside of France on pub- lication in i864 of his Histoire de Ia Litterature Anglaiso in which he expounded his theory of scientific treatment of historical events; his great historical work, Origines de Ia France Con- temporaine (unfinished) analyzes minutely the causes of the French Revolution; his other works include La Fontaine ct ses Fables, L'Ideal dons Art, L'Ancien Regime. He was a concise‘ but powerful writer whose ideas, theories and conclusions in literary matters had great influ- ence in both France and Britain: "A society cannot be founded only on the pursuit of pleas- urc and power; a society can only be founded ‘on the respect for liberty and justice."

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Modern tendency in education evidently does not cultivate love for Shakespeare in high school students, if we are to judge by an ex- perience in_Calgory. Calgary Herald says that

Calgary high school students are either des- perately poor, or else desperately uninterested in the great historical and literary traditions of the English-speaking world. These are the only explanations we can find for the failure of the great British picture "Henry V" to-at- tract any kind of audience from Western Can- ada or Crescent Heights high schools. When the film version of Shakespeare's play came to town, arrangements were made whereby tickets would be sold et a special rate (ninety-eight cents) to students at these two schools. But the response was meagre. At Western Canada, with a student body of L300, only fifty-five tick- ets were sold; at Crescent Heights‘ with a student body of 900, only thirty-seyen. Accord- ingly, each of the special showings scheduled for th-cse two high schools had to be cancelled."

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An interesting service, one of many sim- iii: ceremonies held in English country churches, was broadcast by tho BBC recently from Nocton Parish Church, Liricolnshire. To the ringing of the church bells in the background, a descrip- tion was given of the service. Representatives from various farming organizations, the Na- tibnol Farmers Union, the Young Farmers’ Club, the Agricultural Workers’ Union and (he Wo- men's Land Army, all took part in the ceremony ‘and the lessons were read by local formers. A plough was towed up’ the church during the service and the Blessing of the Plough was given: "God speed the plough, the plough and the ploughman, the farm and the farmer; God speed the plough, in fair weather and foul, in- rain and shine." In pro-Reformation days, Eng- lish ploughmen used to keep lights burning be- fore church shrines to obtain a blasting on their work. "Plough Monday" processions, when

nlflhing else and noth-

o gaily decorated plough was drawn through the village by ploughman, helped to pay for

o those plough-lights.

Winnipeg Tribune.

THE CHARLOTTPYFUWN GUARDIAN

Notes 8y The lfay

11°" mi unis-in a lot o! it by saying that now we don't do wing comes naturally but what com” notch-Vancouver Province,

(ii-Hulda will ma; a our for the . 1953 Olympic Games. That's a sign 0f Dcdcc. anyWay.—Brantford Ex. posltor.

A million ‘hill-Pa worth of dried Druiies were destroyed 1n a Chicago flrc. There are still many tofu-meet ihcrn every day on the street._. Si. lhcmas Times-Journal.

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Klrlih-nd Lake has a tmo-year-olil DOCkc-t Hercules who pushss 40D- iivuiid ‘P191395 cf furniture about. Ton ycarsAfrom now. however. he will bo quite incapable of Picking his clothes up off the floor w-heu he goes. to bed-Windsor Star.

Smiiklni: is pm of the way of life 1o an overwhelming mass of man. kind. We are doubly lndcbtcd to ilic gallant Sir Walter Raleigh. for the potato and Virgina tobacco. A1111 Bzatnst tihe latter. there ie the highest tax anywhere to be found. ln either of the American con-rm. unis-Si. Thomas TimesJournal.

5o U". my son, that like To‘ Edison. your desk can be unsealed lfi years after your demise without disclosing any uiunalled lcttcrs, overdue bllls. burlesque llckcts. bor- rowed books or half caten peanut butler sandwiches. - Kansas City Star.

Those spine-chilling gusto of wind that raced down out of the north, cutting symmetrical patterns along the top of the newly-fallen snow recently were a bracing and invigor- ating surprise for the balmy- Pacific Coast and gave Vancouver people an adequate taste of what a bliz- zard on the Prairie or ln the East. L; like-Vancouver Province.

New York's swanklest tailors have been reminded once again that. most men abhor the idea of being different from their fellows in ap- pearance. says The Edmonton Jour- nal. 'l‘lio Merchant Tailors and Dc- signrrs Association had suggested a canaiyv-yellow dinner jacket. brown troussers and ecru slilrt. The opposition to the proposal appears to have been violent and unani- mous. Grover Whalen. one of Man- hattan's “best. dressed" men and the city's official grceler, declared “it's just. plain ridiculous." If the plan were to put all men—at least those who wear dinner jackets at all regularly-into canary-yellow outfits. we would agree. If. liow- cver, the intention were to intro- duce color and variety into me.n‘s evening attire. w: would applaud. But no. men just will not move a shade away from the present unre- rllevcd black-arid-whlte. A woman wlli moan with anguish ll.’ she dis- covers her new drfss. or even a reasonable fasclmlle. on another woman. A man will peraplm wltih embarrassment if he finds he's warn a white tie WhEn every other man at the party has on a black one. Whilc the men chant "the more we are alike. the happier we'll bc," the women sing "there's just. one dress in the world for me."

We hear a greet deal about rov- emment. financing these days. Tax fields lire belng surveyed and staked out; federal. provincial and muni- cipal authorities are burning the midnigiht oll discussing their tin- ancial relations. In the midst of all theso complications and intricacies 1t would be well for both the taxing authorities and the ordinary i514" payer to remember one crystal- clcar. uncomplicated fact -- ttic public budget rests on the famcy budget. lfencc the importance and 'publlo service value of the recent mstitutlona1_ advertLsLn-g ln news- papers ‘by life Insurance companies. These advertisements accented or- aeriy ‘saving and family budgeting as the keystones of family finance. Certainly the gospel of thrill and provision for future need ls timely capsldcring lllg spending 0T8)’ 1W" has been going on in recent yaars.—

The groai: demand for lumber lnl iieccrit years has bccn i} scvcrc drain on one of Canada's natural resourc- es. We have been cutting rmbcr ‘mu-uh faster than we hov: grown it.

Press Comments 'on Premier Jones’ Speech

(Ottawa Journal)

Comes Premier Walter Jones ofi

Prince Edward Island with this:

“You must forget about thii 818M »

hour stuff. That ls nonsense.

“Let Nova Scott; have lt-tiot here. It 'we get: our backs up we may pass a law outlawing all un- "time i-n this province and we will not be defeated at the polls for doing so." _

A great; pity to hear such ta1.r—

the sort of talk some people en-.

gaged ln o century or more B20 when unions were just beginning and striving to get rtd of a 1'!- tiaur day. But whlledt is foolish deplorable talk, we wonder lf lt isn't the child of equally unreason- able talk -and nctlon- by ox- tre-me labor leaders‘! When mun not. merely demand a shorter work- ing day than the 8-hour day, but: nt the same time advocate or coir- done less work during shorter hours. what can they expect other than that cxtrpmcs-will answer extremes?

Folly breeds folly. When labor unions. grown to greet power, lg- nore the responsibility that should go with power. they must be pro- piired for evil reaction. That is tlte lesson of all human relations tho wonder is that so many maple do not. see it.

We don't like Premier Jones‘ wlld talk about “outlawing all un- ions." But we can understand it.

(Saint John Teleg raph-Jouriial)

Premier Jones of Prince Edward Island has given hla province good progressive government. He's on amt-able man. a former pto-fessor of agriculture. one of Canada's bcst scientific farmers. and everything in his record up to now has indi- cated that his outlook is broad ~-:id tolerant. It must thus be suspected that he had his tongue (in lila cheek when he blustered at a Canadian Legion meet-trig:

“You must forget about thls eight- hour stuff . . . If We get our backs up we may puss a law outlawing all unions-in this provlnoe ann we will not; be defeated st the polls for doing it."

Mr. Jones knows, and everybody else knows, that it's silly to tall: of outlawing unions. They have been hero a long while and they will be here until democracy crum- bles. If they grew too unruly and cause too much dislocation. they may have to be stripped of some of their powers and compellerk- for the greatest good of the great- est numben-to comply with regu- lations that are harder and tough- er than those we now have. But they certainly won't be outlawed.

Mr. Jones has, of course, brought the ire of labor leaders down on his head, ‘and Mr. Freeman Jen- kins, District. 26 president of the United Mine Workers. presumably after a tussle with the dictionary. cried shrilly tho-t: the Jones‘ state- merit:

“Typlfied -an uninformed miti- union sentiment which is a, threat to the welfare of Canadian work- ers.“

Mr. Jenkins stormed that:

“If Premier Jones would rake en- ougn time to read an elementary school textbook he would KIISUOVPI‘ that we can now produce more Willi lest: working time in.“ we could a fcw years ago-Yet l"c ls sumgesting that we tum tiackwzird to the tori or twelve-hour day."

Mr. Jenkins may not know it but (‘x-Professor Juries has not only read a izreat njiany textbooks bu. has actually svrl-tton sonic ‘.ii.n- scit. Also. if Mr. Jenkins. the mun responsible for the curt-en. coal strike, would take time enouzli to roar. the report of the Carroll Royal Commission on Coal. lie would find that his followers are not l)“0(ll."_'- ing more with less wot-km; time titan they did n fcw years ago. In 1939 they produced 2.41 tons r-f real per day per man. and ln 13f‘; they produced 1.61 tons per day per man. 3, decrease. of four-minis of n 10.: per man day. If the record of Mr. Jenkins and his associates wcrc bcttcr. it's. unlikely that Mr Jones would have spakcn es he d-d.

(Hat I-fax Herald)

Somri will remember the rust‘ of the political t-aiiilidafc who refus- (‘fl to endorse tho eight-hour day-- because it were. “too tour-r."

But. the Hon. J. Wultcr Jones Lakes tlrc opposite lack. Speaking to o gatli-cring of war veterans. the

Now growth will probably urliuuo below iiscfor many Years l" 4'9""- Light nicinls and plastics w ll rc-f plum lumber to some extent. lillll this will probably be offset. by new‘ uses for waod.—-Kllchcncr Record.‘ When a nit-n gives you an orangr. lir- simply says; ‘Iliive nii orange." But when the transaction ls cn- trusted to a lawyer. he adopts this} form: "1 licrcby give and convey; to you. all and §i'l.!‘.‘.l.11‘. n-y carve; and interests. right. title, clalmi rllld advantages of and ln said orange. together with all its rind. julcc. pulp and pips. and all rl8hl$ and advantages hherein. with full powej- to bite. cut. suck and other- wise to cat the same or glvo the same away wliih or without the rind. skin, juice pulp and pips. um’- thlng herelnbefore or hereinafter or in any other means of whatso- ever to the contrary ln any wise nowlthstandlng." Later on. another lawyer ccmes along and takes it away from you-Montreal Star.

h Broolifootlng in London's Soho. I Scot decided to see how well he might fare at a Chlsiesc restaurant, The Glasgow Herald relate-i. He found himself in an atmosphere of dragons and incense, ‘linen a cat- tootesl wetter brought a nlce plate of porridge. ltiwos real porridge and could not have been served more pleasantly ln Glasgoiw-except that chopsticks came with ttn/lftor n minutes struggl, .ihe vlsltor gave in and demanded a spoon. landon Chinese have Jaken to pullfllifl since thew-toe shortage. and they often take rnlllt and sugar. too. The)‘ can clear their platen with chop- attoka. spoons are kept for helpless foreigners. '

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Prfiv-c Edward Island Premir-i" n-l- vised: "You must forget about .li‘< r-"ghl-litilui‘ stuff-Jinn is nolism ‘He. Adar-d. rat-cording lo press rc- ports:

“Let Nova Scc-tia have it-not bore. If we gct our hacks ilp we may pass n law autl-rwinr: all ur- inris ln this province and we will.

mot be defeated at the polls for

doing it.

“If union mcn don't like to put-h In ‘kc the big majority of our lI"-"j".(! bore. ihrn I say. lct tlicm go somewhere else. We mlglit av— manage to load the boaLs without them."

Which may suit Ptiiicc Edward Isl-finders very well. And lt is ‘hci-r own business to do as they ill\€. But the Island ls largely agricul- tural . . . and tho eight-hour day doesn't. flt In with farming; not. ln the prevailing scheme of things.

h all due deference to the a nlons of a leader of government, the Island Premier must. iemem- ber that even here ln the company.- tlvely small province of Nova Sco- tla we have a la of lnduotry ln which people work stated hours and must not be overworked. lt-fe la one thing ta good many ot