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THE GUARDIAN

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"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than ~ the Weakest Ink"

CflAfiLOTTETOhVN. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12, 1949

Mr. Pouliot 0n The Rampage

Mr. J. F. Pouliot, K. C., Liberal nrcmber for Temiscouata, who was so favourably impressed with Prince Edward Island on his recent visit here, has been having some fun in Parliament at the ex- pense of law societies.

lt happened when, in connection with the bill for abolition of appeals to the Privy Council, Prime Minister St. Laurent was quoted as being in agreement with the Canadian Bar As- sociaticn's contention that the principle of stare decisis ought to continue to be applied with re- spect to past decisions of the Council. That is to say, that such decisions in matters germane to the subject under discussion before the Courts should be regarded as binding. Mr. Pouliot does not agree with this at all. He wants the Supreme Court of Canada to be untrammelled in its decisions. When reminded of the Bar Association's resolution he retorted:

"l do not agree with the low society of Up-

r per Canada or of Lower Canada or of the Mari-

times or’with the Canadian Bar Association, and l shall tell the committee why. On one occasion . . . l was sent by the general council of the Quebec bar to what is called a conference on the uniformity of laws, or something like that, held in Niagara Falls. We met together, and we met all the somnolent deputy Attorneys General of Ca- nada. They were pleasant gentlemen of a certain age who could go to sleep very easily. We had a round-table discussion .. . We discussed several matters that were submitted to the Provinces. They called it draft legislation, and they sub- mitted it every year. lt was a pretext for meeting a week ahead of the Canadian Bar Association's meeting. They were all there. Their expenses were paid by the Provinces. lt was quite happy and glorious inasmuch as one could be happy and glorious in his sleep . . . Finally one of the legal luminaries from British Columbia, and some others from other Provinces, decided that there should be a new section placed in the Criminal Code. My friend Mr. Rivard was on that commit- tee. He had his Code in his hand and he listen- ed to the argument that it was in the public in- terest, and that there was great necessity to draft a new section to the Criminal Code. There they were. They worked hard. They were sweat- ing. lt was a very hot day. Sometimes there was a word of wisdom and an odd suggestion that would come from the august lips of the deputy Attorneys General. They were arguing, they were discussing and they were submitting new reasons for new sections. They were changing a word, adding another word, changing a comma into a semi-colon and a semi-colon into a comma, or putting a period in the middle of a sentence, and other important things. It was done in great solemnity. It was a tremendous job; and finally Mr. Rivard came with his Criminal Code and with tho amendments, and he said to the illustrious lawyers: "ls not that article already in the Crim- inal Code?”

Mr. Pouliot left it at that. As a reason for disagreeing with the Bar Association's views on the principle of stare decisis his comments were somewhat lame, but they provided an enter- taining interlude in an otherwise dry debate.

Butter Market Steady

lt is reassuring to note that so far, at any rate, margarine has not made any serious inroads into the butter market in Canada. Canadians continue to consume from 23,000,000 to 25,000,- 000 pounds of butter a month.

A normal amount of butter was in storage on Sept. l, about 66,550,000 pounds. lt exceeded by 5,000,000 pounds the amount stored a year ago when Canada had to import l5,000,000 pounds to meet domestic demand. September was a good month for the production of both butter and cheese, with plenty of rain and the nights not too cold. If good weather continues in Oc- tober, Canada may have more than enough but- ter to carry over the lean winter months until big production is resumed in May, but the surplus will not be enough to cause anxiety.

Canada's economy is adapted to produce just enough butter to supply the domestic market. Any oxportable surplus should be in cheese, which commands a premium in the world market, where- as butter would sell at a discount. When the ex- act surpluses are known the Government will be in a position to decide whether there should be any price adjustment next year to increase the production of cheese at the expense of butter. Rt. Hon. J. G. Gardiner, the Minister of Agricul- ture, speaking in the Commons, pointed out that the production of cheese had increased last sum- mer by n shift from the production of evaporated milk which is now in heavy supply.

'i‘The Government is supporting both butter arid cheese. The dairy products lsoard buys but- ter at 58 cents basis Grade A and pays 30 cents a pound for the best cheese. While it takes twice as much milk to produce a pound of butter as a pound of cheese, the skim milk left after making butter is more valuable than the whey after making cheese.

The board has completed the purchase of SIMHOOO worth of dry skim milk powder for the United Notions children's relief and a similar course might woll be followed in dealing with the obnor al reserve of 57,000,000 pounds of evap- orn milk now congosting tho warehouses.

Mr. Gardiner told the Commons ‘he expect- od to be oblo to negotiate another chase agree- ment with the United Kingdom. This year's quota of 50,0M,000 pounds was filled by the end of Mil!"- i .

EDITORIAL NOTES

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Fire Prevention Week. Columbus Day J u? s.'A.

‘Edith Cavell, English martyr in the First

World War, died this date I915. Congratulations to Professor Blanchard who is about to have the honorary LL.D. of Laval con- ferred upon him. I I

There will be a chorus of journalistic omens to the Summerside Journal's plea for someone who can be editor and right at the same time.

ln Saint John they have a mysterious taxi murder case an their hands, and Chief of Police Oakes has offered_$500. for information that would lead to the conviction of the murderer.

In New York "the heat was turned on" both atmospherically and figuratively for the World Series. But 86.9 temperature for a day in October is some record breaker.

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Ottawa Journal reporters have discovered the original Welsh name of the Prime Minister's resi- dence, Gorphwysfa. While Ottawa is taking "Do- minion" out of the Dominion of Canada it would be well to attend to that little matter also.

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Forecast legislation providing for compen- sation to municipalities where non-taxable Gov- ernment property islocatged is long overdue. Some municipalities already receive such aid but it should not depend upon how loud a howl can be raised.

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Tariff reductions are in the wind at last. To the Maritimes, Free Trade is only a wistful dream of what might have been had it not been judged wise to build up Canadian industry in On- tario and Quebec behind tariff walls.

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British Prime Minister J. Ramsay MacDon- ald, born this date I866. From school teaching to envelope addressing, Mr. MacDonald rose step by step till he became the first Labour Prime Min- ister in Britain. Later he formed a coalition Gav- ernment which carried on for the duration of the war. i

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The forthcoming United Kingdom general election will be a contest between Labour and Conservatives, both of whom stand for a powerful central government. The British Liberals who de- sire a minimum of central government control leaving administration to county councils, munici- palities, etc., seem to be hardly in the running.

U I I The Soviet Communists are beginning to rea- lize they cannot get for socially or nationally without returning to the Christian way of life, as in the recognition of the family as the basis of social law and practical administration. Where there is looseness in the observance of marriage and home-life, downgrade and disrespect for all law and order follow as the night the day. i I I

The A. A.'s had a marvellous celebration in the City over the week-end and without re- source to spirituous stimulants. Left to their anonimity members of the organization carry an a wonderful work of reclamation and redemption which is practicable and profitable to the in- dividual and community alike. But, all attempts to triake the organization a means to an end as o publicity stunt should be sternly repressed.

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As will be seen from a letter in today's ls- sue, the monument to the pioneers at Brudenell Island, erected in i903, attracts a large number of summervisitors, despite the poor condition of the road which makes motoring difficult. lit is to be hoped that this drawback will be remedied at the earliest possible date by the ‘Public Works Department. Priority should be given to historic spots of this kind, in making them easily acces- sible to Islanders and tourists alike.

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The well known.weekly Saturday Night ap- peared Iast week-end as a news magazine. Prev- iously published in tabloid-newspaper form with 28 to 40 pages, the 62-year-old publication now is an 84-page magazine the shape of Maclearis and the-Saturday Evening Post. New type and page styling have been adopted as well. The pub- lishers, Consolidated Press Ltd., aimed the change at increased newsstand sales to supplement the old Saturday Night's larg-ely direct-to-subscrib- ers circulation of 43,000.

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There is balm in Gilead. A Liberal member from Quebec, Mr. Wilfred Lacroix, has proposed in the House bf Commons that it urge the Gov- ernment to amend the Income Tax Act to aid farmers. Ho placed on the Commons order paper a resolution urging consideration of abolishing taxation when a farmer gives port of his land lo a member of his family "with a view to in- tensifying farm prod-action.” He also proposed tax deductions an behalf of children working on their parents’ farms and appointment of persons acquainted with farm problems as income-tax GSSGSSOT: for farms.

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Egg prices on October 7 this year and pre- vious years. The prices quoted below are for Grade A Large. At Montreal and Toronto the prices are those at which graded shipments are selling

to wholesalers. At other points quotations are prices to shippers for ungroded eggs.

I949 I948 I947 Montreal .. . . . . . .. 65 68-69 54 Toronto .. .. . . . . 6l-62 66-67 53-54 Winnipeg .... . . .. 50 54 42-43 Vancouver 58 i 52 40 Edmonton . . . . . . .. 52' 47 40 Regina . .. . . . . . . -50-53 5| 41-42 Charlottetown 48 57 42

Egg production appears to be holding about steady. Demand is fairly good from other Mori- timo points and no surplus exists on dealers‘ floors hero. Quality is only fair. Registered sta- tions ors quoting for unguided eggs Grade A

Large 48, Medium 38, Pallets 30, Grodo I 39, Grade C 26,

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PUBLIC FORUM

This column Is open to the discussion by correspondents of questions of Int-crept. ‘Ila Guardian does not uncir- "I an’ tho aplnlors of correspondent;

BBUDENELL ISLAND

5ir.—_Would you kindly allow mo space in your paper to advise those interested in Brudenell Island as to the attendance of visitors this season. Last July I placed a cab- rnet there. ‘vith a visitors’ book Inside. asking all visitors to regis- ter. From July l to September l8, 316 persons registered-YB Prince Edward Islanders. with addresses from East Point to Alberton. also forty-three tourists, from Vancou- _ver. B. C. to Sydney, N.S. Taking 1n May and June. a sale estimate of the number of visitors would be about 500.

Many went by motor boat from Georgetown and elsewhere. A number of cars risked the almost impassable road that was to be machined lut June.

Much has been ssld about ot- tractlng tourists to the Island. Why not maintain this short piece of road at Brudenell Island. and ‘thus enable our tourists and oth- ers to visit a place of interest l‘ the history of our pioneer set- tlcrs?

I am. Sir. etc. E. B. McLAREN Georgetown. P. E. I.

THE GUARDIAN, CHARLOTTETOWN

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WHITENESS

The little betrothed bu washed tier linen-

And hung It. out to dry.

It puffs and blows lnto mists and cloudlets

Under the Apr-ll sky.

Her arms are white as the white pear-blossom-

Her throat is n whlte as may;

And her heart. like a song on o. sunny morning,

New-born and sweet as they.

She will walk ln white to church on Sunday

'I‘tirough orchards where birds sing:

And the bridegroom. taking her home at evening,

Wlll think he weds the Spring.

-—Isabel Hume.

{N} E Old Charlottetown (Aria r. n. l.)

SOIDISANT LADIES

“We have received a communica- tion complaining of certain soidisant Ladies iri this place, who when they happen to want a servant make no scruplc of ers-i deisvorlng to lnveiglc away the; servants of other people from their places. We shall for the present refrain from Inserting the names of the- parties alluded to.‘ hesitate to publish the names of- but after this notice we shall not‘ future offenders, conceiving little delicacy due in holding up to merited contempt those who would stoop tn such a low and paltry artifice."

-Prince Edward Island Register. Sept. 6, 1825.

glhe i e-lllil Story

As I have sworn that the waters‘ of Noah should no more go overt the earth. no have l sworn that l would not be wrath with thee. For the mountains shall depart. and the hills be removed; but My lfindneso shall not depart from thee; neither shall the covenant of My peace be removed. ulih the Lori! that hath mercy on thee.

CHINESE REDS ~ TAKE CHURCHES

VATICAN CITY. Oct. 1l—(AP) —A Vatican source said today that Roman Catholic Churches ln areas occupied by the Chinese Com- munist armies have been turned into food warehouses. prlsonscon- fcrerice hnllswhospltals or theatres. The Communlsll. l! added. ex- cwptcd Pciplrig and Tlentsin from such treatment as n "policy of tolerance to deceive the world.“

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Notes From

© Another Island

By “Anson"

it did a few years ago.

That might be a mood thing. or it might not. It's probably a good thing that we don't get excited when things look grim; but on the other hand it might help if we got really worried one of these

jjtimer-maybe then we would be

LONDON. Englapd:-About twenty miles out of London there IS a smallish town I know where the Corporation operate a very nice fleet of wlut we call "dust- carts". trucks which go around the town collecting people‘: garbage. Across the front of each dust-cart. la a large sign which says “SAVE RAGS AND PAPER FOR THE CRISIS". I always think that the Corporation ought to have added the date so that we'd have known which particular crisis they were thinking about.

There is a tale behind this, of course. It harks back to the war. when we were all ordered to save all the waste paper and rags that. we could, so that-the stuff could be reconvened into war material. and so that the Merchant Navy could fill their ships with import- ant goods instead of. well. paper and rags. There were no hall- measures about it, either; you could be summarised by Lhe'polica it you even threw away a used ‘bus ticket!

Soon alter the war finished. when we were having an econ- omic crisis. the tdca started up again. and we were told to save rill the paper and rags we could once more. so that we wouldn't have lo spend so much overseas in buying more to replace what we'd used. “SAVE WASTE PAPER" became something like a national slogan. used almost as often as sayings like "Have some lea?" or “Sorry, we haven't any cigarettes today".

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It must have been at the time

of that crisis, probably three years ‘

ago now. that the Corporation of

the town I'm thinking of had the '

idea of making their dust-carts into a boost for the salvage cam- paign. But l think they must have o n n thing or two about the future when. after that particular crlsls had passed. they left the signs on the dustcarts as it there was going to be another crisis any day.

Well. sure enough. we have had plenty of crises since then. so the signs have never got out of date. and they are just as topical now as the day they were painted. The only trouble is. they have lost a bit of their punch. because people are bound to say either “Which

‘particular crisis?“ or "What, are . we having another crisis now?" I think we've had too many of them; a crisis these days doesn't seem to i get half the notice taken of it that.

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able to make the sort of super- human efiort. we made after Dun- kirk. and which the Government has been asking us iio make almost. every year since. But people can't make that sort of effort all the time. or even once in a while. just. to order. C O I

Englishmen like tto be left alone to get on with the Job. They don't like to be pesterod. by Govern- meriLs or anybody else, crisis or no crisis. They prefer to believe that if they carry on-as their an- cestors have carried on through the centuries-then things must come right in the end.

Certainly there is not much real despondency about the future. Those who express to their friends their doubts about the nation's prospects are only exercising the Englishman's ancient privilege of grumbling. but they would prob- ably be the first ho argue with any foreigner who suggestgd that Eng- land no longer stood where she

did.

I The telephone engineer who came to repair the ‘phone in my otlice the other day would. I'm sure. On hearing from the oper- ator that. the line sounded half- dead he remarked that that. was the way he felt, too. Then he add- cd. quickly. as if he felt that his feeling "half-dead" might be oon- strued as a sign of national weak- ness. “but England's not finished yet. not nearly!"

I don't. know why he felt com- pelled to soy that, but. I'm sure he | wasn't speaking just for himself. |

BUY POWER PLANT

OTTAWA, Oct. 1l—(CP)-T_tie Ottawa Hydro Electric Commis- sion voted today to buy the P?!" vately-owned Ottawa Light. Heat. and Power Company for S7500.- 000. The otter will be considered at. a special meeting of the com- pany's shareholders Friday.

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r-Aninen KILLED

FREDERICIIJN. 00E. 7 —(CPl—— No inquest will be held lnto the death of Leushllfl M"K1"“°“- who died yesterday ln a 10841118 accident at hls neaflfl THY Felt‘ term. Coroner P..l. Hora-n llld 1°- day.

The 39-year-old farmer was dragged by a horse while yin-din! logs on a (arm woodlot. A 1088i"! chain curled around his ankle

when the horse bolted and he W88 dragged about. 300 feet-

- Notes By

It Isu been provon that Ins-go areas ln Northern Manitoba are suitable for mixed farming and with more and better roads being bullt in that part of the country markets for many kinds of produce are being made nssessible. The need in Manitoba ls for more mix- ed farms and prospects are there will be many more in the north wlttiin a very short time. —— Wln- nipeg Tribune.

Bring out the barring salad. the salmon pudding, the meat. slices. the carrot marmalade, the stuffed eggs. the pickles and jams. the

gnsbord is back in Sweden. least the traditional table load of hora ifoeuvres which for over eight years has oeen restricted to six types of appetizers l: legal again, — Christian Science Manl- tor. .

The new interim Increase in freight rates Branted by the Board o! '1‘. __ t; t‘ ‘ ' is means another Increase in livlnl costs that drives homo to us Again the