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“u; ' an Second Class MAIL Post 0R1“ Department, Otflswis. ‘Prolldoilt, Inn A. Burnett; Vice-President. Wm- R Burnout; Secy.-Trcas., G. M. Burnett; Editor lioa lounging Director, J. 8.. Burnett; Amoclato Editor. hank Walker.

“The Strongest Mensory i8 Wedlwr Till the Weakest Ink.‘

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER l, 1046

Those Milk Subsidies

The Federal Government has discontinued the milk subsidies, and there has been a good deal of argument with regard to the proper price increase to consumers. One point seems to have been lost sight of. The Ottawa Journal explains it this way:

The producers’ subsidy of fifty-five cents per hundredweight, was to compensate farmers for increased production costs, which were not brought about through any acts of the Prov- inces. By its removal the Government will save $14,000,000 annually. There was also a con- sumers’ sdbsidy of two cents per quart, granted when wartime cast-of-living bonuses proved to be inadequate. This was abolished on June l with a consequent saving of $20,000,000. -

These subsidies were poid by all the peo- ple through taxes, regardless of the individual consumption of milk. Now they are to be en- tirely abandoned. But there is no suggestion from Ottawa that this action will be accompan- ied by a rebate of $34,000,000 to the people who were paying the subsidies. The Government has divested itself of the problem, but keeps on collecting the money to cover improvident ex- penditures.

Ottawa's sudden insistence on returning the responsibility for milk control wholly to the Provinces does not sit well with, its attitude at the Dominion-Provincial Conference. lt scuttled the conference because the Provinces demanded the return of control over their own affairs, in- cluding revenues which properly belong to them. When faced with the demands of‘milk produc- ars for better prices Provincial rights assumed new importance at Ottawa. The Provinces were told that production and distribution of milk was their affair. But Ottawa did not re- turn to them any revenues which would enable them to adjust their financing and thereby compensate the people for being required to pay more for milk. The King Administration proposes that from here on the Provinces can milk the cows. lt will retain for itself the more enjoyable task of milking the taxpayer.

Dignity Restored

Fredericton, deprived for some forty years at the dignity of being the military centre of New Brunswick, is restored to that dignity. The restoration will begin at once, it is stated offi- cially, and an estfmate is that one hundred families will transfer from Saint John to Fred-

entirety but will be worked out shortly.

Upon the establishment of the Province ofl

New Brunswick just after the Loyalist influx, the centre of military establishment was placed in the capital. For a year or two in Saint John, it was removed to Fredericton upon the instruc- tion af Colonel Thomas the first Lieut.-Gov- ornor. ln colonial days and those of provincial responsible government, the military forces of New Brunswick were administered by a prov- incial department located in Fredericton. Con- federation in i867 made a difference but not one which affected Fredericton as military cen- tre. Colonel Maunsell administered the province as a Military District and resided in the city. His successors resided there also until about l904 when Col. George Ralt White had a transfer made to Saint John. Comment at the time (according to the Fredericton Gleaner), was to the effect that the transfer was made for no more weighty reason than that Col. White's daughter had married in Saint John and the White family was reunited by the

transfer. Until the recent decision the Mili- tary District headquarters remained in Saint John.

Victims 0f llwn Apathy

The other day, an "ordinary person" wrote in tontne Calgary Herald. This is what he said:

The ordinary people far outnumber any other class, and their number is legion. But they are an unorganized mass, and being by nature peace-loving and non-violent, they are at the mercy of cranks, reformers, rabble-rousers, molcontents, and outright crooks.

"This minority class is vociferous, and defin- itely militant, and on account of its militancy it attracts notice and gets attention out of all proportion to its size and importance. What it lacks m size it makes up for in aggressiveness and brawn. ln most cases it is devoid of scruples, and when allowed to run rampant, the inevitable result is a state of affairs best depicted by a tough guy with a club intimidating a crowd of respectable and innocent bystanders.

"ln Canada today, we are living under con- ditions which are almost ideal. To some Europ- oans, Canada would indeed bs a paradise. We have emerged victors in a great war. There is work to provide full employment at good wages for many years to come. Ths farmer has never boon _as prosperous as he is now.

"There is a demand for practically all our products. Our raw materials are the envy of the world. it there ever was a time when we all should be happy and contented, it is, now. lut we are not. We have a bod case of notional “The reason ls obvious. It the ordinary people wlll loft to themselves, they would be happy, and lilo might ruse along easily and be pleasant.

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submit to being pushed around by rough and noisy minority groups. "lt is these minority groups who are precipi-

tating all tho storm and strife today, presuming ,

to speak for millions of ordinary people who are so apathetic that they allow them to go on their way unchallenged." -

@- EDITURIAL NOTES a

Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, born this date 322 B. C.

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Today the Feast of the Holy Angel-Guard-

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Prime Minister Attlee recetly stated: "ln a democratic approach to the problems of the world there is no freedom more important than freedom of the press." "k I i‘ "k Turkey declared war on Russia this date I853, (which began the Crimean War), and was backed by Britain. Afterwards, Lord Salisbury, Prime Minister, declared Britain "had backed the wrong horse" at that time. ' * A “I i When the farmers are prosperous we all shore in their prosperity; when times are hard with them, the rest of us suffer in our turn. There should be no grudge of fair prices for farm produce, for the farmer makes the money circulate, and is deserving of every encourage- ment. it i ll‘ ll None seemed happier than the children and teachers, unless it were the parents, when schools resumed yesterday. One may have too much of a good thing, and three months’ vacation, with practically nowhere to go for one of them but the streets and thoroughfares, belonged to that category. I W i fl Charlottetown lost a fine citizen in the death of ex-Councillor McKee, who was a gentleman in every sense of the word, and whose expert knowledge of engineering made him a valuable asset to the Civic Government of his time. His retirement due to ill-health wos generally regretted, and his loss will be felt by a wide circle of friends. I I I The new month opened out warlm and blustery. Though a melancholy feeling is as- sociated with October, from the general decay of nature, there occurs, nevertheless, some of the finest weather of the year. There may be frosts in the morning and evening but the middle of the day is often enlivened, as September has been this year, by all the sunshine of July with- out its oppressiveness. U W i i lt is easy to be wise after the event, but the recommendation of the coroner's jury in the case of the death of Mr. Poole, is both natural and humane. Every precaution should be taken to prevent live electric wires endangering the lives of citizens at the outbreak of fires. Only,, at night time when only skeleton crews are an duty at the station, neglect to shut off the

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power is liable to occur. The alternative for

safety is for the police to prevent the crowd

from pressing too near the scene of danger. it ‘A’ * ‘A’

Mayor Macdonald is quite right in claim- ing that the increase in the cost of living is actually very much greater than the Bureau of Statistics announces. The Bureau takes certain staple products and expenses, and guages its rates on these; whereas, as a matter of fact, in

had, and the substitutes cost a great deal more. For instance, a house-owner may have a ceiling on the rental to be charged, but a man must have a house to cover his hcad, and will not hesitate to offer $50 or more to secure one. The landlord may or may not secure the bolt, but somebody does, as the rent is consequently boosted to that extent to the tenant. i i ‘k *

The Scottish Liberal Party has drawn up a detailed-scheme for the establishment of a National Parliament for Scotland. Two Houses are proposed, the Upper to consist of the Lord Provasts of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dundee, and repregentatives of the county coun-

cils, peerage, and universities. The Lower House would be formed by two representatives for each of the present Scottish constituencies, elected by the system of the single transferable vote. Scotland would also retain representation in the House of Commons at Westminster. Powers reserved to the United Kingdom Par- liament would include peace and war, the arm- ed forces, foreign alfcfrs, and currency. _ i‘ i‘ i’

When General Dwight D. Eisenhower vlslts Edinburgh tomorrow, Oct. 3, he will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Edin- burgh University, and afterwards, in the Usher Hall, he will be given the Freedom of the City. lt is expected that General Eisenhower, who is accompanied by his wife and son, will spend ten days in Scotland. They will stay at Culzean Castle, Ayrshire, where the suite to be pre- seated to the General as a national gift is be- ing prepared. The Ayrshire Pipe Band Associa- tion of which the General is hon. president, have decided to send a picked band from their 20 bands to Culzean Castle during his visit. Two pipers will be in attendance each day during the General's residen

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During the first six months of this year Canadian imports amounted to $879,874,953 compared with a figure of $798,694,969 during the comparable period for last year. As was the case prior to the war the largbst source of supply for Canada in the matter of imports was tho United States, commodities and raw ma- terials from that country amounting to $618,- 367,109. According to figures released by the Department of Trade apd Commerce there has been little change in the dollar value of the

total flow ol imports from the United States since the and of the war in August, i945. For tho first half of i945 imports amounted to $618,120,814 which was only $246,295 lass than la tbs corresponding period this your,

nine cases out of ten the staples are not to be.

THE CHARLOTTETUWN GUARDIAN

Notes By 77w Way

A preacher ramplllna that all’. young people of to-day rarely go ‘to sec the old folks no heme, 3m with Bingo coming back, what as- surance have they that Paw and Mow will be at home? —Otts.wu Citizen.

The modern frond hsa reached even into the realm of that age- oid fraternity- Lbe junkrnen. ‘No longer may they be designated ac junkmen for at their oora/entlon 1n San Franscisco this month, they w111 be known as the National As- sociation of Waste Material Deal. ere. -Vanoouver News Herald.

Australian nrrllnes may lnstnl sky cradles for child passengers, The Ottawa Cnizen reports. The Icollapsrble cradles will be stowed

away 1n dirtnproof plastic bags, and rrwun‘ ed when ceded. Dlapers bottles and rattles w111 be provid- ed with each cradle.

The day In fast approaching when ‘the eating establishments minus Juke boxes wlll be those attract- ing the most. business. There can be no pleasure 1n. patronizing re. staurants or kindred establishments, growtng more hideous and unmas- 1ca1 all the time, to be turned loose upon innocen: people whose patience has almost reached the point of exhaustion. Brookvflle Recorder and 'I‘lmie.s.

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There ls a great amount of care. lcssness 1n regard no locking doors. Many people go oht for the even- in"; and merely shruil. the door be- hind them. Other people have had robberies, but. complacent people have that “it. can't imprpen to us" idea. It Ls even more dangerous for an old per-mu to be left alone without locking the door, because a "tough" character w111 probably batter an old man. or woman into unconsciousness 1n order to achieve his ends. —Stratford BciwonJ-ler- aid.

The world-wide strike wave pro. bably reached n hlgh-watar- mark in upcountry Malaya a few days ago says The Christian Science Monitor. Chinese Buddhist priest-s who are paid the eqrulvalerst of $10 a monoh, plus food and lodging, announced they would conduct no more prayers until they were poid $1.50 a week cxtrn for special pray- er meetings The laborer 1s prob- ably worthy of his hire But wouldn't. 1t. be a great turn of events 1f the Buddhist-s 1e! the priests go on striking and learned to pray for themselves?

Compared with s. year ago, Brl- tain‘. has an additional 2,600,000 workers employed on olden-s for the home market. and for export. But of that increase only 17.800 have gone inYo cot-ton splxuilng. 7.500 into cotton. weaving and 20.- 000 lnto the woolen and worsted industry. says The Inndon Sunday Express. In comparison with June, 1939 cotton. splnmng and weaving 1s employing 100000 fewer workers and the woolen industry 58,000 few. er Here, then 1s the explanation why the patience of the home oon- surr-er of cotton and. wmlen goods 1s so sorely tried.

The cold, hare, legal procedure, quaintly known as naturalization, was suPPNed to change a person nuen 1n speech, 1n thought. and 1n background into a patriot. to bind him to us w1th bands of steel. We know differently today Our 1m. mtg-rants who come to us with foreign tongues, yet. bringing glfts at talent and industry, cannot be barn anew as Canadians unless they are subjected to mzluence w. the high- er levels, and we may well ask ourselves at 1111s hour. which may not be as late as many fear, whether the native-bum do not also need a new birth ct Canadiairism. What _do they kn-aw at Canada who only Ontario know? Hamilton Spectator. Women workers wearing them- iselves out while stanomg 1r. llne l to buy nylon tnsiery 1n the United [states are curring so seriously into industrial production that execut- ives of many leading Industries are seeking wholesale loLs 0' nylons to sell 1o their employees. The New York Journal of Commerce reports. Thls attempt to cut down on absenteeism and fatigue was brought l-a light by '.%'I'!i'JIE58IB1'S 1n their l explanation of why they have been . unable to build up stocks of hosiery ‘in retail stores. The practice 1s ‘reported to nave starter. 1n s. New York brokerage house where nylons l were awarded ‘o workers with good ‘attendance records and 1s now widespread throughout the coun. U)‘.

The saving of flour accomplished [by bread rationiz-r, 1n Britain yamoun-is to 14.000 tons of flour u weds. or 13 5 percent. 1: 1s a mat- tcr for oongratumtlon that larger than me 7 to 10 percent. saving that, was expected. It 1s crucially admitted that the rate of saving may slow down 1n surosequ. ant weeks Considering the diffi- culties which have attended the introduction of-the bread ration, the saving has been remarkable. Now that lt 1s certain. that the de- sired reduction 1n consumption can be made. M1 that. remains 1s for the Minister r1’ Food to see to 1t that the machln of bread ration.

for as 1on3 as 1t 1a needed. —Lon- on Economist

Many trains on Unlined Slates railroads are now driven by Diesel locomotives burning 011, and quite a nmnber o1’ American and 0on- uciian locomotives are also o1] burn. ers During 111,-, was. when comes-v- stlon of coal became urgent, Brit- ish railroads began to experiment with locomotives converted 1o all The results were satisfactory and today there are 1200 011 burning locomotives on the fcur main lines. A sieving of over 1.000.000 tons of cool a year 1s effected and tho amount will grew 1n the ratlood’ 1n. creasing adaptation of old loco- motives and the building of new ones for 011 only. Minn engines 0n Canada. and United S ta rall- roads have automatic cool fueling which gives the fireman s rolstdvo. lv easy time but. the fireman on these all-all KAPIIIOIIWS has not only s st.1l1 easier job but a clean-

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Thla column la open fa _ fie dlaouasluu fry corro. sporsdonts at questions as‘ lnsanot. Tho Charlottetown . Guardian does not rsoeosmr

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someone-arms. courses ron verennns

Sin-May I draw public atten- tion. to an Agricultural Course for veterans at the Vocational School It will re-open October '1 and ad- dttlonal students can be admitted at monthly intervals if there Ls enough room.

Robert Snazelle 1a its charge and has amply proven his capacity for such a Job. With better facilities he can now uniprme on post. courses.

There are extra rooms at the Ex. perlmehtal Farm grounds, as the Y.M.C.A. hut has been moved 1n from the Airport. An excellent staff of teachers 1n n11 departments L; now available.

The knowledge and experience gained 1n sucn a course 1a lnvelu- able for modem farmfng practice. and a lld 1s handicapped unless he has 1t. A good knowledge of chem- lcel, giélyslcal and biological prob. 191115 p; any former, a/nd makes him a more intelligent student of farm literature.

I mascot. that veterans seine thls opportunity to grapple with lam problems-that 1s, 1f they intend

farm.

I am. Sir. etc. l. WALTER. JONES

_ Premier. October 1, 1946

The End Of The Tether

(pyofeggor A. Trainin, 1n U.5.‘S.R.. Information Bulletin)

In Nuremberg. where Adolf Hit- ler's raucous oratory was heard for years, where Goebbeln prophesied so knowingly and so much and Rosenberg spouted Nazi ideology. the Nazi defendants have made their flnel pleas. The final pleas of the defendants to all practical purposes conclude the proceedings in s courtroom.

Immoasureble and undeniable though their crimes were, these creatures who made a mockery of Justice all their lrves are entitled by the rlnclples of that very jus- tice to ave their final say. In ac- cordance w1t.h Article as of its regulation, the International M111- tary Tribunal on August 31. after nine months of proceedings, heard the final pleas of the major war criminals,

The latter of course. were quick to realize that the tribunal was not the tribune of Nuremberg Stad- 1um, that at the tr1o1 they would have to dispense with their stock ot fascist "ideas" and slogans, that. they would have to use words that were strange to them, simulate sentiments which they could not feel and pretend to espouse ideas which they never held. According- 1y, they staged a show, a futile masquerade of words. ideas and sentiments.

The spectacle was edltying: head- hunters 1n the role at nature-low ers. Unscrupulous ss usual, they resorted to all possible means to save their necks: they called upon the gods, referred to history, in- ternational law and their love for children.

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On one question they were un- animous, however, They knew noth- ing about the crimes against hu- merrily. They had never heard of Meidanek, Oswleclm. Dachau and Buchenwald. This was their final act of aggression, aggression a- gainst the truth.

For four years, beginning 1n 1941, the world press and radio contlnuousls/‘kiformed nations a- bout the systematic annihilation of entire peoples organized by the Nazi state. The alr was filled with the ‘cries of victims and the wrath of lz-berfy-lovlng nations.

It would seem, however, that; tn the very heart of Germany there was ‘a group of people who knew nothing at all about these things- who learned about the sanguinary facts of the Nazi regime only at me trial in Nuremberg.

Who were these pure souls whose consciences had never been [roubl- ed by the smoke of Nazi cremation furnaces? Had they been languish- 1ng_ 1n dungeons of the Gestapo. entirely isolated from the vVOPld, Nothing of the sort. This sweetly $110111]! crew were the rulers of fascist Germany, its tuehrer‘: min- isters and gauleiters who now claim to have kno-wn nothing at ul] gbgut the things that were known 1o millions of Germans and to the entire world,

An individual defense of each of the war criminals was built up in n vefy primitive manner. Each 1n his funal plea tried to get ewny from himself, lo make himself out. to be the opposite at that which he actually was.

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509F103. second fuehrer 1n Third Reich. organizer and com. mander of its air forces 1n his “ml Plea declared: "I did Inog wam war and did nothln to bring 1t about. I did everyth ng to Drew“; 1t.’ The head of the Hermlnn Gfilerll"! Wnfiem of exporters n: 11a nt n s and car to h“ I pets from Pam