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UIARLOTTETOWN. TUESDAY. JULY 25. 1950

The Issue In Korea

The outbreak of a ishooting war' in Ko- rea leads readily to an attitude of mind which tends to ignore the broad patterns of Soviet policy in a tcold war' which ex- tends to every frontier of the free world. Were such an attitude to become wide- spread, it would play right into the Krem- lln's hands. For already there is propaganda afoot designed to create the impression that Korea is none of Canada's concern, that the Far East is too remote to justify alarm, that the hostilities there are a purely local war devoid of global implications.

Fact of the matter is that the Korean war is nothing less than a cold-blooded attempt on Russials part to effect a sub- stantial diversion of western military strength to the Far East in order to ex- ploit much more dangerous situations else- where. 'There is more than an element of coincidence, for example, in the mounting truculance of Soviet diplomacy vis-avis Iran. The Kremlin's renewed sabre-rattling to- wards Greece is no less significant. Nor can reports of Russian forces massing on the borders of Yugoslavia be lightly dis- missed.

In Malaya, Communist guerrillas have stepped up their regime of terror and de- struction against the British. Indo-China is keeping French strength in Europe below par. Red China stands at the very thresh- old of the British bastion of Hong Kong. Chiang Kai Shek's men are still holding off Red forces from Formosa. Berlin remains a dynamite keg in the heart of Europe.

.The issue in Korea, therefore, is merely a more spectacular manifestation of the menace which confronts the western demo- cracies in every quarter of the globe where Soviet imperialism touches the perimeter of freedom. Policing that perimeter is the task which confronts the people of the west- ern democracies, for if Soviet tyranny is not contained, but allowed to spill over into the still free areas of the world, dis- aster worse than that which followed Mun- ich will be the lot of all the Atlantic Pact countries and others as well.

The open season for hostilities in the northern hemisphere still has several weeks to run. World War 1 began on August 4. Hitler chose to open hostilities for conquest of the world on September 1. Soviet am- bitions are no less than the destruction of western democracy itself. Choice of the time and-place rests with the Kremlin.

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Officials of the Department of National Health and Welfare will spend more than 51,500,000 for publicity, travel and "sun- dries" in 1950-51. Just what the "sun- dries" include is not clear, but the official estimates provide a cool s211,000 for this purpose. Publicity will take care of another 552-1,000, and S773,000 will go for travel.

Health Minister Martin says that all these expenditures are necessary. What he does not say, in specific terms, is why officials of his department have to do so much travel- ling. A good many people can travel a good many miles for 5773.000.

Mr. Martin's argument that the Depart- ment of National Health and Welfare spends less on travel than a good many other de- partments is no answer. Taxpayers are en- titled to know what sort of officials are doing the travelling, whether their journeys are really necessary, and what benefits the taxpayers of Canada derive from this con- stant flitting to and fro.

Thoughtful citizens who ponder this enormous travelling bill cannot help won- dering how much better it would be if, in- stead of going for plane fares and hotel bills, part at least of the money could be spent directly for aiding a crippled child, or for furthering research in pollomyelitis.

Flso J-um Edition

The Moncton Times and Transcript have combined to produce a magnificent special edition in celebration of Moncton's forth- coming Diamond Jubilee. The celebration, which starts next week, will continue for a fortnight, and has been launched most aus- plclously by this comprehensive 90-page edition, which contains not only a wealth of historic matter, but a judicious appraisal of present-day conditions and some glimpses intothe future. The illustrations include several interesting pictures of early Monc-

sod lfsgadlng Altogether, it

dealt with fully and authoritatively.

In the research work involved in pre- paring the issue, the editors state that "rather amazing" voids in the recorded his- tory were discovered. ”For instance, there is almost a complete lack of authentic re- corded data on the history of Moncton. Old newspaper files, which are also incomplete because of disastrous fires at different per- iods, proved the most valuable source of information." This is not so surprising as it may seem. Newspapers are the histor- ian's most important and most accurate source of material at all times, though the credit not infrequently goes elsewhere. This Moncton jubilee edition will doubtless be filched from by historical writers and com- mentators in years to come, with but scant recognition of the labors of the original compilers whom we salute today on having done a first-class job.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The Feast of St. James. O O O The Rev. Mr. and" Mrs. Templeton, evangelists, Trinity Church, tonight. 0 O I

There should be plenty of "crow pie" in evidence these days. ' O O 0 Now stumping is done by machinery, old timers will probably consider the de- velopment to be most pitiably late. 0 O O

U. S. Government scientists have de- veloped a surgical sponge which a forget- ful surgeon may safely leave inside the pa- tient. Made of starch material, the sponge would turn to sugar and be. absorbed by the body.

0 O 0

Income tax credits for firms offering pa- tronage dividends have made that practice popular far beyond the limit of the formally organized co-operatives for whose benefit the provision was principally made.

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The tablet, which will be unveiled to- night at Prince of Wales College, honours Sir Robert Falconer as an educationalist and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board in placing it, has also paid tribute to the teaching profession.

O O O

Overtuming boats are not unusual in sailing and boating generally. Fortunately even an upset boat will float and provide a safe support until rescue can be effected, if the occupants can restrain themselves.from attempting to swim ashore.

Mr. Alex Skelton, assistant Deputy Min- ister of Trade and Commerce, who is re- ported to have been drowned in Nigeria, was well and favorably known here, where he addressed a Charlottetown Board of Trade dinner last November.

The National Research Council is re- ported to be making further refinements in Canadian radar equipment. Perhaps even more important than efficiency is reliability. British Army Ordnance, before testing a new gun, used to drop it from a great height and then proceed with the trials. Something less drastic but along the same lines might save headaches in actual service.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet, philosopher, and critic, died this date 1834. He and Southey married two sisters and planned to found a pantisocratic settlement in America, but the scheme was abandoned. Coleridge settled down at Nether Stpway, Somerset, where he had Wordsworth as a congenial neighbour. They collaborated in the production in 1798 of the "Lyrical Bal- lads" to which Coleridge contributed, amongst others, "The Ancient Mariner”. There he also wrote the first part of ”Christobel" and ”Kubla Khan". No finer ballad poetry has ever been published than "The Ancient Mariner" and ”Kubla Khan", being works of the highest metrical and im- aginative beauty, and several of his shorter poems are marked by most exquisite liter- ary charm.

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Juvenile delinquents have some definite ideas on citizenship, much to the satisfac- tion of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The Mounties' Youth and Police Branch, Montreal, sponsored an essay contest on citizenship. Here's what the prize-winnner. a youth at the Shawbrldge, Que., Boys Farm and Training Institution had to say: "The true citizen is the guy you can count on to help you if you are in a jam. The man who will say tsure son, you come to me for help and I'll do my best for you." . . . "The Juvenile Court judge who will talk to you, not as a criminal, but as a son or neph- ew. He makes you feel like someone. You go home feeling like starting all over again. The hoodlum: of today can be some of the best citizens of tomorrow . . . us young people will have to pave the way for the generations to come." This attitude, police say, comes from long hours of friend-

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"During the heavy gale of Mon- day, the lath inst, and throughout the whole of that day, a crowd of American fishing vessels. strug- gling under very low canvas, con- tinued without intermission to run into the port of Georgetown. The distant view of the harbour next morning presented a regular for- est of masts, and apparently a su- perior class of schooners, owned by enterprising individuals of that nation. We understand there was again a large fleet of fishing ves- sels got into Georgetown on Fri- day. the 22nd inst.

"It is good to see the hardy mar- iner. even of a distant land. realize some competent return for his 1:- bour. and at times this season. by common report. making a fair catch within the headlands of this harbour. while we are looking on. and evidently unable to do alike- at the same time we are without mackerel and fish of other de- scriptions. when wanted."

-Royal Gazette. Sept. 27. 1348.

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T0 LESBIA

My sweetest Lesbla. let us live and love;

And, though the sager soot our deeds reprove.

Let us not weigh them. Heaven's great lamps do dive

Into their west, and straight again revive.

But soon as once set is our little

Then must we sleep one ever-dur- lng night.

If all would lead their lives in love like me,

Then bloody swords and armour should not be;

No drum nor trumpet peaceful sleeps should move.

Unleu alarm came from the camp

of Love.

But fools do live and waste their little light,

And seek with pain their ever- during night.

When timely death my life and fortune ends.

Let not my hearse be vexed with mourning friends

But let all lovers, rich in triumph,

come

And with sweet pastimes grace my happy tomb.

And. Lesbia. close up thou. my little light. .

And crown with love my ever- durlng night. ,

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The heat of summer draws people irresistibly to the water, and in few areas of this earth can they enjoy it so easily as in On- tario. The abundance and prox- imity of lakes and the choice of travel facilities combine to make this enjoyment available to great- er numbers than in most coun- tries. Add to that the kindly cli- mate which supplies the impetus. and here. in truth. the season con-t jures an idyllic dream which hap- pily can be realized even by people of very modest means.

With all this abundance and easy access. it would be ideal if we were all equipped to enjoy our outings to the maximum. It ought to be a time of happiness. Yet the sad note is too prevalent, tragedy too often has to be reckoned with. Every w ' d especially brings its appalling toll of drownlngs. Each year between 200 and 300 people lose their lives in this way.

It seems a needlusly high price to pay for the enjoyment of what nature. gave us. and indeed it is. Much of this sombre harvest could be avoided if people in general knew how to-swim; Thanks to the supervised pools, the summer camps. the facilities provided by various organizations and some of the schools, the opportunities are many. A Y.M.C.A. swimming di- rector hu said there is no reason why every child in Toronto should not be a good swimmer. It would take a better co-ordination of ef- fort than now exists to accomp- lish that desirable end.

There are occasional obstacles of prejudice or indifference to be ov-

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If safety were the only argu- ment in its favor. universal swim- ming instruction would be amply justified. From the standpoint of sheer enjoyment the case is joy- ously bolstered. for a swim is just about unequalled among the pleas- ures we know.

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province is being held back in her development program. Be- fore the present government can go ahead with development plans, it has to find out just what it has to go to work with. That will take s your or two. Yet New- foundland has got to the stage where she must develop or per- ish. The salt. codflsh industry can no longer support the majority of Newfoundland: population as it has in the put. other industries must he brought in to do their share. But new industries beyond new fishing industries, cannot be brought in until Newfoundland knows what she has got to work with. -st. John's Telegram.

The old fishing hole is still there and so is the country boy. But gone in the crooked length of trimmed branch that served so successfully in another day for a fishing pole. Today's young fish- erman stands patiently at water's edge with a very professional- looklng fishing rod that is com- plete with a shining reel, tested line and the country store's latest lures. But he will have a good catch of monies or perch, let there be no doubt about that. There may be a moral somewhere in this modern boyhood trend. but if there is it is certainly an obscure one. For the fact remains that the country lad today is sure- ly as happy as any Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn ever was and he is probably as good a fish- erman. too. Maybe even better. - The New York Times.

"The Communists pay lip ser- vice to the doctrine of peace but by peace they mean submission to their will and system. They preach the reduction of armaments but they have more men organiz- ed and trained under arms than all the rest of the world put to- gether. They urge the banning of the atomic bomb, which in the hands of the United States is. at this moment. the only physical sheld and protection of the free world. Meanwhile, they themselves have rejected any bona flde in- ternational control and are trying to make bombs as fast as they cm. They maintain a policy of unending aggression and menace. They are massing troops against Tibet. They threaten Persia Gran.) They are seeking to over- awe and quell Yugoslavia. They cause great fear in Finland and

Sweden." -Winston Churchill. The historic Mlramlchl River

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able extent, this is due no ml Ghathsm base of the Royal cam. diun Air Force. which for sum. line has been steadily expanding its activities. During the presem Bummer this base is training hundreds of RCA? reservists and air cadets. In fact, it is rapidly be. coming one of the leading RG51 training centres in the oountry Besides this. of course. it has In important position in Csnadau defence picture, and a large per. manent personnel. Improvement: to runways and the construction of all the various buildings need. ed for a station of this kind, in. eluding homes for married officer; and men, have involved major ex. pendltures and created a good deal of employment. - saint, John Telegraph-Journal

The West may be big and breezy. and Calgary high, wide and! handsome during its Stampede week. But brashness can be car. rled too far, beyond the bounds of decorum. It seems to us an un. pertinence to ask or expect. a gen. tleman with the age, position and dignity of Prime Minister 5. Laurent to don a cowboy sun and parade in a chuckwagon down a city street. It may all be hearty. clean fun and a good pub. llclty stunt for the promoters of the Stampede, but it is not the sort of thing the Prime Minister could relish, nor that most Cana- dians would expect of him. When St. Laurent came to Peterborough six weeks ago on an official cen. leniifyeyear visit, he was not ex- pected to puddle a Peterborough canoe along the Trent Canal, 01 even to sit in one dressed l.n spon clothes for the benefit of thin tourist-conscious Kawartha dis. trlct. He rode in a limousine and was clothed impeccably as a Cam. dlan statesman is expected! to dress.-Peterborough Examine:-.

The Criminal Code. under which drunk driving figures as an of. fence. is a Federal measure. But with in it by lmpoundrlns the ou- the Province is able to put more of the person convicted and sus. pending his driver's licence. The new amendment sharply steps up the penalties. Now. if a erson is convicted of drunk driv g in 3 case involving personal injury or PYOPENY damage his car can be held for six months for the first offence; twelve months for the second and two years for me thud. There can be no doubt that the impounding of an automobile is 3 much better guarantee that the driver will not be on the road again during the suspension of a nceme, There have been too many cases recently where drivers whose llc. ences had been suspended ignored the suspension and were not up- prehended until lnvolved in 3 .9, cond accident. -From London Free Press.

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