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Finland And Russia Sign 1o-vear' regal,-

100 llomeless‘ In Salntllohn Fire

- SAINT JOHN. N.B., April C — (OP) - Welfare agencies tonight appealed for aid for some 19o per. sons left homeless after an early- morning, three-alarm fig-o swept through three frame tenement. houses on north-end Main Street.

N0 one was lnlhred as the 23 families, including 48 children, dashed from the building: after George W. Richards discovered the blue on the second floor snd roused the tenants.

All fiN-Iizhling equipment in the city was sent to fight, the me except one station which was held in reserve for emergency,

Fire Chief Edward Howard said Richard's prompt action in awak- ening the tenants undoubtedly pl-e. vented loss of life,

Ask Czech Cov’t To State Case

LAKE SUCCESS, April 6 - (C?) — An unexpected United States Chl-UEMB $0 the Communist-- dominated Czechoslovak Govern- ment to state its case was approved today by the Security Council.

The Council voted 9 to 0 to extend a. formal invitation to the Cuchoslovsk Government to put forward a. representative who would take part in the United Nations debate on the February Conlmunist coup in Czechoslovakia. It adjourn- ed the case until Monday to hear Prague's reply. _ -

Andrei Grcrmyko, Russian Deputy and Vasslly Tarasenko, Soviet Ukrahle. abstain- ed from voting. They bitterly opposed hearing Chile's charges that Russia helped the Communists gain power and interfered in Czechoslovakian external affairs.

OTTAWA, April 6—(OP)—M. J. Caldwell, 0.6.1". leader, asked the Government in the Commons to- day to consider appointment of a special House Committee to study operations of the National Film Board.

Prime Minister Mackenzie King said the matter would be consid- ered.

Coming Events

"Bridge Party K. of C. Hall, Souris. Wednesday. April ‘l.

"Dance Fortune Hall Thursday, April 9. Good music.

"Concert in Bradalbane post- poned until further notice on ac- count of roads.

“Raffle, K. of C. llall. Sourls. Thursday. April 8. Proceeds for charity.

"Dam-e, Box Social, Pleasant Grove Hail, Monday, April 12th. Aid of school.

"Liberal Meeting of St. Cath- erine's Poll, Long Creek llail. Thursday, April 8th. Convener.

"No. I mixed clover seed. ‘loper cent timothy. 30 Per out clover. i! cents. look now. Macfluigaa and Boyle, Hunter River.

"To arrive, car of choice dou- hle re-clesned 2 C.W. Alberta oats. $3.50 per- 100. Book. McGulgan d: Boyle. Hunter River.

"Loading Hogs at Fredericton for Canada Packers every Thursday till 11 A. M. and Colviils until 12. D- L. Maobowell.

"Reopen-mg Dance Country Club. Travellers Rest. Thursday. April 0th. orchestra, Prince County Pioneers. ,

"Mmthiy Meeting Kingston Branch No. 30 Canadian Legion. B. E. B. L. will meet in Kingston School, Thursday. April 8th, at 8.30 P- M. All Veterans please attend. lbrte: MscKinnon. secretary.

"The Mt. Sin-wart Seed Gram (‘leaner will be working on Thurs- day and Friday of each week after

l-Dfil 1st. until further notice. Rstra tame as last year. Jormh Coeds. Mlnller. '

"Will be loadiiil hogs at till foilowinr solntr each ‘rhur i mo: Wigtnore Iradslbsae. un 11:80 s.m.; some tonsil, Roa- ter River. until noon; bummer- side llntli 1:30 but: and Ken- slngton until 3 p.m. Maclwen and

Compulsory A And Supervision Urged By P. E. I. Fish Canners

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Mad Scramble For Lohsters At Boston '

BOSTON, April 8—(AP)-. Prices for scarce lobster shot upward in Boston today "in the maddest scramble for them in the last 20 years.”

The Massachusetts Conserv- ation Department reported “there was hardly 500 pounds rast Saturday among dealers in the Boston area."

Prices ranged from 70 cents a. pound for culls (one clan") to $1.10.

The Department attributed the shortage to a late Nova. Seotla. spring season. it said rough weather has prevented fishing and made transportat- ion difficult.

Italian Communists Plan Strike April l2

ROME.’ April 6~The Commun- ist-led General Confederation of Labor tonight called an hour-long country-wide general strike for A-prll l2—-only six days before the Italian general election.

The Confederation charged that the Mafia (Black l-lsnd), with pol- ltlcal support. was responsible for the slaying of 85~~Slcillan ~la.bor leaders in the last two years. It said the strike would be in protest.

A prospect of a split in the Confederation loomed as a result of the strike call. Among the 6.- 000.000 members are many who do not belong to the Communist or other extreme left parties-

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Inspection

A large meeting of fish canners from all parts of the Province met in the City .H-all yesterday after- noon and unalnimourly agreed to a resolution asking the Dominion Department of Plshlelnes to make all fish landed at any cannery in the Province subject to inspection and to make compulsory the super- vision of ttllé fish processing.

The resolution also requested, should the Department of Fisheries deem it necessary to continue grading, that the work be done by three grading units which would

call at the cannerues at regular intervals. The fish referred to in the

resolution are the so-cailed "relief type" and include mackerel, cod, hake. and herring.

The meeting. presided over by Mr. S. H. Burhoe. president of the Prince Edward Island Fisheries Federation, was held under the auspices of that organization. Many non-members were present.

lvir. Burhoe, in his opening re- marks, said the primary purpose in calling the meeting was to learn whether or not some better means of Government inspection for Island fish could be found. In. recent years. he said. it has been necessary to send samples for grading to Halifax. Very often there was a considerable delay before the canner received word of his grade. Such delays could mean the loss of a profitable price for the canner. he sad.

Mareover, Mr. Burhoe continued. some canncrs had receiveda poor grade owing to the lack of facilities for doing the grading at the plant. Often. if a canner knew, when he began to peck. that some minor defect in his processing was going to result in his obtaining a

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WTNNIPEG. April 6 -_ (CP) — Seven provincial premiers were dsclosed today to be making plans for attending a parley April 24 in Ottawa at which they will fashion an appeal against the 21-per-cent increase in freight rates granted Canadian railways. ,

With the boosted rate structure due to come into effect April 5. it also was revealed that the seven Provinces involved hope to obtain o 300-day stay in application of the increase. Only Quebec and Ontario remain apart from the joint appeal.

' Premier Stuart Gsrson of Mani- toba made the disclosure that tile seven Provinces had asked for the stay. The request was made in n message to the Governor-in-council. meeting the Cabinet. at Ottawa. Mr. Carson made the announce- ment in the Manitoba Legislature.

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TORONIU. April 6 - (OP) — Termination of Ontario's year-old immigration plan as carried out under contract with Trans-Canada Air Liner was announced today by Funnier Drew who accused Federal Trade Minister Howe of scuttling the scheme.

"The Ontario Government has no intention of entering into a new contract w.th T.C.A..” the Premier said in the Legislature. adding that the Province will await announcement of a Dominion plan.

"Mr. Howe has scuttled our plan," the Premier declared. "In doing so, he clslrrw. however. that he is in a position to carry all air immigration. That being so, we will await flho Wliortunity to srrarli! air transportation under the Camo- disn plan and in view of the fact that other Provinces have already lndlcsid their dull‘ in have transportation of this ind avail- able. we hops there will be no further delay in the announce- ment of" the details." '

Premier Drew made the declar- stlm in reply to statements in Cttewa b! Mr

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‘Seven Premiers To Attend Ottawa Parley

provincial leaders commenting ve- day referred to the freight ratcs increases granted by the Board of Trsnsport_ Commissioners as 1m "economic injustice."

"Our future prosperity is at stake and we mean to prevent this injustice 'if we can." said Premier James. ’

Nova Scotia‘; Premier Angus L. Macdonald said that the seven Premiers would prepare a jont brief at their Ottawa meeting. The brief would be presented to the Federal Cabinet.

“The matter ls a vital one for the Maritinne lfrovinces and goes to the very root of our prosperity," said (the Nova Scotls Premier.

Breaking the ground for the conference of Premiers. meetings of technical and legal experts from the seven Provinces will be l-lsld prim‘ to the April 24 confer- ence. ‘Ilhese preliminary discussions

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Ontario Drops Air Immigration Plan

plan." he said in a zWO-word statement.

"Should the Onlralo Govern- ment decide to continue to bring knmigrante into Ontario by air, it can count on the best of service by ‘r. C. A."

The statement was the latest development in a IZ-day-old mica of exchanges between Mr. Howe and Prmer Drew of Ontario.

Mr. Drew's first ‘ concerned T, C. Al: cancellation of s contract with ‘Irsnsocean Al: Lines. a United States fir-m which has

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lilghar Unemployment Benefits Likely

OTTAWA. April 6-(OP)-l@- er unemployment insurance bene- fits to workers will. be provided in legislation to be introduced short ly in the Commons by Labor Mm- ister Mitchell, it was learned to» day.

The legislation also will provide for increases in the contributions to the unemployment insurance fund paid by employers and em- ployees, and in the matching cou- tributlons of the Dominion Gov ernment.

Another phase of the measure. it was understood.‘ is that in future employers will have to pay more into the fund. in relation to tnr workers’ contributions, than they have in the past.

Notice of the‘ legislation. which will amend the Unemployment In» surance Act. was given by Mr. Mitchell today. l-ie proposed to move tomorrow a resolution pre- paratory to introducing his bill.

Parliament At A Clancc

Prime llilnister Mackenzie King denied a charge that former Vet- erans Minlster Mackenzie was oust. ed from the Cabinet because he and Mr. King differed over vet- erans pensions.

Finance Minister Abbott said he had no statement to make on pos- sible date of the budget.

Mr. Abbott said increased illic- ciuctlon by gold mlnssnill not play a major part in ‘the ‘solution of Canada's shortage D..L_I.Il’i€IlCBl1 dollars.

Second reading _- adoption in principle — was given a blll pro- viding subsidies on increased gold production. v

Labor Minister Mitchell intro- duc d the Government's new labor CO .

Wednesday.

The Commons will discuss var- ious Oovemment legislation. The Senate will not sit.

Lewis-heady To Talklcrms

‘WABHINGIYDN, April 6—John L. Lewis told United States soft coal operators today he is ready t0 talk terms as more miners joined the pension-dispute coal strike.

But the stern United Mine Workers (IndJ president Set the tlme~2z30 p.m., ET (3:30 p-m. A S T) tomorrow -- and dictated whom the operators should send. The coal men did not immediately say what they will do.

Lewis scorned an invitation of the operators to get together at 4 pm. today. I-le objected to the signers of the letter.

Both Lewis and the operators are under Federal Court order to bargain out their differences which led to a. mid-March walkout of 400.000. soft coal miners.» Thous- ands of anthracite diggers struck today in sympathy with-them-

Lewls made no move to send his men back to work. This he also was told to do by the Federal court injunction signed Saturday night. It. produced nothmi until todlll- 'I‘he operators made the first more. They wrote bowls that they would be waiting for him at 4 p.n1. They reminded him of the injunction and said they were ready to meet as it required. ,

Just before four o'clock they got his answer. No.

Instead. he said. he will have his delegates on hand at 2:30 to- morrow if the operators have on hand president Benjamin Fairies! of the United States Steal Corpo- ration and George M~ Humphrey. head of Pittsburgh Consolidated Coal mrporation.

He called them "qualified and proper argaining representatives." I

Finns Appear To llave Won Concessions

LONDON. April 6 — (AP) —- Plnland and Russia signed a l0- yéar treaty today, binding Finland to fight within its own borders in the event either country ls attack- ed, the Moscow radio said tonight.

The official text of the treaty. signed in Moscow by Foreign Min- ister Molotov of Russia and Fin- nish Premier Mauno Pekkala said the two countries wouldfight to- gether to repel aggression by G"- many “or another state allied with” Germany. The pact men- tioned no other country by name.

Russia also pledged herself not to interfere with the internal af- fairs of Finland, the broadcast said. The Soviet Union will send trooPi to aid Finland in case of aggres- sion only if Finland gives its con- sent, the treaty stipulates.

T-hus, political sources said here. Finland won two major conces- sions during the treaty negotia- tions whlch began in Moscow two weeks ago.

Prime Minister Stalin was pres- sent at the signing cerumony. It was he who sent a diplomatic note to Finnish president Juho K. Pass- lklvi Feb. 22 asking that the two countries open discussions for a treaty of friendship, co-operatlon and mutual assistance.

The broadcaster quoted Pekkala as praising Russia's “benevolent attitude" towards his country dur- ing the ceremony.

as Russia haw-signed‘ with pflqql- Eastern and, Central European countries would bind her to s tight military accord with the soviet Union. However. leading Finnish politicians said tonight in Helsinki the treaty cements the little Bai- tic republic tighter ino the East- ern Bloc, but preserves its sov- ereignty. _,

If neither country renounces the treaty before it has been in effect for nine years, it will automatic- ally be renewed for another five years and from then on in five- year cycles unless Russia or Fin- land gives one year's notice of re- nunciation.

All the provisions of the treaty, the document said, "will be in ac- cord with the prlnciples of the United Nations."

The pact does not give the Rus- sians any new bases in Finland, and does not provide for any im- mediate close military co-operation such as joint staff conferences. It comes into operation only when an attack develops.

One political leader who had a major role ln negotiations here said the treaty was the best possible Finland could obtain under present circumstances. This was a refer- ence to Finland's geographical and demilltarlzcd position as compared to that of her great next door neighbor.

The fact that agreement was reached so swiftly after two Fin- nish delegates. J.O. Soederhjelm and Urho Kekkonen, returned to Moscow at the first of the week with Finland's answer to Soviet Pfvlilosals. was taken as an indic- ation that the Soviet Union hnd gone a long may ln listening to Finnish arguments.

Monotone Mayor Murphy lie-elected

MONCTON. N. 3., April 6-(0?) -Mayor J. Edward Murphy will serve a second one-year term as Moncton’: chief magistrate, this time without contesting an elec- tion. The Mayor was given an aoclematlon to the post today when his candidature for re-eleo- tion was unopposed.

Contacts will be held next ‘rues- day in all three wards, which each elscia two candidates and for the two sidermsn-st-iarge posts.

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Navigfalti

Early On Great Lakes

(Canadian Press)

Canadian lake freighters in in- creasing numbers are threading their way through thawing ice jams as lake ports report one of the earliest starts in the history of Great Lakes navigation.

‘Pwo oil tankers engaged in a prow-and-prow race to be first through the Welland Canal as the 1948 season opened there Tuesday. When the Texaco Warrior arriv- ed at the second lock she found her sister ship Texaco Chief had left Port Weller, Ont... drydocks during the night and was first in line. The two ships steamed through in that order and cleared for Toledo. They were followed by e

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Texaco Brave which had left Tor- onto the same day. l

The problem of who was to get‘ the Welland Canal topper, donat- ed annually to the first captain m complete the trip from Port Weller was solved by the award of new hats to both skippers.

Other ships clearing the locks were Brltamoco, Britemoil. and five Imperial Oil tankers, Coburg. Simcoe, Hamilton, Kingston and Midland.

Shipping at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. cleared port at daylight Tuesday after anchoring for the night above the S00 as breaking ice drifted towards the port ma:- ing navigation dangerous. .

Campaign

‘Commons Price Committee To Probe Butter

(By John LeBlanc)

OTTAWA. April 6-(0?) -_ A charge that platinum-scarce butter is being used in large-scale tie~ in-salcs with other commodities today plunged the Commons Price Committee into an investigation of this practice. g

Suggestion that operations of this kind-involving quantities as high as carioad lots of the rare table article-might extend from Western Canada to Montreal was advanced before the committee or Roland Besudry (ll-Montreal Si. James.)

His allegations touched off a cmunittec decision to launch an immediate inquiry that will extend also into these developments stem- ming from the butter shortage:

l. The practice of Montreal

. iflwelry. drug and hairdressing

firms of giving butter away

with sales.

2. Charges that third-grads butter is being sold as flrst- - grade in Halifax.

Subpoenas were ordered for wit- nesses in connection with butter tie-in and premiums and Health Minister Martin, committee chair- man, announced late in the day the first witnesses likely would be heard Thursday afternoon.

The temporary side-tracking of the committees normal procedure was decided on right after the ill- vestlgators had reassembled from

First Day’s Reports Of -

Encouraging

Workers in the Red Cross Cam- paign were comfortably over the $5,000 mark in their drive for the city objective of $10,000 at the close o the first day's genera; canvass yesterday.

The general canvasscrs added approximately $3.660 to the sum. reportedly around $5.000, collected by the Special Names Division. The general canvass objective is $5.500 and the Special Names $4,- 500.

Judging by first returns. tabu- lated at a. supper meeting in Zion Church Hall last night, campaign officials were confident that by Ghursday night Charlottetown would provide the lead in surpass- ing the minimum provincial ob- jactlve of $20,000. The meeting was presided over by General Chairman. Major George Craig.

Hon. Dr. W. J. P. MacMillan, Provincial President, ltpoke of the very comfortable and pleasing feel- ing the results of the first day's canvass gave him. The Red Cross to him had always been serious business and he had been some 35 years on the Executive. The way the people responded and the way collectors worked during the first Great War in connection with the Red Cross had made a lasting im- pression on him.

Persons In Higher Income Brackets Hit i

.. By STUART UNDEBHILL LONDON, April C — (OP) -—'I‘hl budget news, in the over-all pict- ure, was good today for Britain‘! small wage earner. 1t was all bad for the well-to-do.

Presenting the budget for 1048- 49, sir Stafford Cripps. Chancellor: of the Exchequer, lifted the burden of paying income fax from an es- timated 600.00'J Britons but slap- ped increased levies on drinks, smokes and sports pools. Upon the well-to-do. he levied s fax on in- Vestmellt lnccme on persons witli total income of more than £2,000 ($8,000) a yezu‘.

The "Robin Hood" budget, Sir. Staffer-db first, struck at the rlcll to help the poor. But it also con- tained new burdens affecting ev- eryone in the country.