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TUESDAY. MAY M. 195!

The Polling Booth

However frivolously the politicians may talk on occasion, and notwithstanding the oynicimi that is far too prevalent among the electors in every free country today. an election is an important event. It may be true, as is commonly held, that there is very little difference, if any, in the pol- icies of contending political parties, that the ”ins" merely want to stay in and the "outs" to get in. Yet, if democracy is to mean anything at all other than a spec- ulative theory in government, it has to be kept alive and strengthened by public in- erest in political affairs-an interest that finds its full and complete expression in the privacy of the polling booth.

There is so much indifference abroad

these days with respect to the right and duty of franchise that many serious stu- dmts of political affairs are of the opinion that voting should be made compulsory, It is doubtful, however, that that is the an- swer to the problem. Indeed, in the few tree moieties where it has been tried it does not appear to have contributed very much to the sum total of political values. It has added statistical weight to election figures; but it has not created new concern for the quality of governments, which is the real purpose behind free political tech- niques. It is doubtful, too, that com- pulsory voting can be defended on moral grounds. After all, the essence of the dem- locratie principle is the freedom of the in- dividual within the framework of ordered society; and there is something about the idea of force which is not commensurate with that esential right.

Perhaps the pressing need in this coun- try, in this Province, and in all other socie- ltlies where the people are free to choose their parliamentary representatives, is not dot a law to drive them to the polls but lilor a greater awareness of the freedoms that have been inherited and a deeper sense of personal responsibility in retain- ing them. The vociferous shoutings and the strife of tongues which precede our nlection days can be. and often are, vexing and annoying to intelligent men anxious to

and more generom treatment than they might get if absorbed by the neighboring provinces. Certainly Ottawa is more alert to its rwponsibilities in the territories than it was a few years ago.

A Fine Statement

The Bandung Conference has passed into history. Some of its results, however, continue to make headlines and will for a long time to come, for much depends on whether or not the nations represented at the conference continue to assert their in- dependence from Communistic influence and control. While Western diplomats are trying to evaluate the conference from the standpoint of its possible effect on world affairs, on the spot newspaper observers appear to be in agreement that the most striking personality at the meeting was neither Prime Minister Nehru of India nor Premier Chou En-In-i of Red China, but General Carlos P. Romulo, chief delegate from the Philippines.

Whatever General Romulo may be like as a political practitioner, it is clear from a statement he made at Bandung that he is well aware of the need for rest-raint, patience. and good statesmanship on the part of those Governments which are re- sponsible for the conduct of affairs in countries just beginning to play important roles in world politics. A copy of this statement has just come to hand. Both for its fine prose and the wise sentiments of its content: we feel it is well worth

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reading; for that reason we are taking the liberty of passing it along to our read- ers.

"The success of our conference," said General Romulo, ”will be measured not by what we do for ourselves but by what we do for the entire human community. Large as is the cause of Asia and Africa, there is a cause even larger. It is the cause of the human community in a world strug- gling to liberate itself from the chaos of international anarchy. In short, our cause is the cause of man.

”Fellow delegates, our strength i'lows not out of our members, though the num- bers we represent are great. of our perception of history and out of the vital purpose we put into the making of to- morrow. Ilf that purpose is stained by re- sentment or the desire for revenge, then this conference will turn out to be a fragile and forgetful thing. Let us therefore not seek to draw strength from hurt or heart- break but from our common hopes that can come to life in all peoples everywhere. And if the test cd that strength should be our ability to forgive, then let it be said that we were the giants of our time.”

A Dillicull Task

"It's a quiet campaign." How often one hears this comment from voters in various parts of lhe province: as we near the home stretch of the election con- test! And, despite the fact that the closing hours have been marked by considerable indulg- ence in personalities. this political battle has somehow failed to stir the hearts of the great majority of voters. Such lack of fervor is in sharp contrast to some of the campaigns of an earlier day when the lighting of an election evoked the deepest emotions and aroused the keenest enthusiasm.

This slacking of interest is sometimes explained by the as- sertalion that one party has been so long in power as to be over- confident, while the other has been so long in the wilderness of opposition that it has lost hope of victory. But a study of voting statistics quickly disposes of such an explanation. Neither party has reason for despair or casual assurance regarding the verdict of the people. In no province of Canada are the two parties so evenly matched and nowhere is the winning of a few new voters of such importance in the de- termination of the party strength of the legislature. In all conteests and competitions-athletic. ec- nnomic. nr political-every part- icipant thrilll in the challenge

Election Reflections

By Heath Macquarrie

on its policies and aims. The practice obtained in the old joint meetings served as a valuable preparation for debate on the floor of the house. 0 O 0

it is unfortunate that the old practice is dying out -here on the Island at a time when other parts of the country are seizing upon political debates as a means of stimulating voter interest. In various cities Junior Chambers of Commerce are sponsoring Tpwn Hall meetings to bring the can- didates face to face before their publirs in some constituencies nomination day is the time for all candidates to get together on the same platform.

There is no reason why the old tradition should he allowed to pass away in this province which by its small size and well developed background is an ideal laboratory for democracy. If the full series of meetings in every poll cannot be revived, surely one could be arranged in a cen- tral part of the riding. And if the hurly-burly of platform com- petition is too much for the parti- cipants a radio debate could be arranged. The democratic pro- cess requires the full and sin- cere participation of the whole citizen body, and it not the pre- serve of a few who are person- ally ambitious of holding office.

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CREDO

There is a part of me that knows Beneath incertitude and fear.

I shall not perish when I pass Beyond mortality'a frontier;

But greatly having joyed and grieved,

Greatly content, shall sigh

0f the strange wind across the lone

Bright lands of taclturnlty.

In patience therefore I await

My friend's unchanged benign re- gard-

Some April when I too shall be

Split water from a broken shard.

hear the

-Bliss Carmen.

EDUCATION STUDY

FREDERICTON (CP) - Educa- tion leaders of Canada slid the United States will meet. at the University of New B. ' ' here July 25-29 for a conference on the baslc problems of education. The meeting will be largely in the form of panel discussions.

--:1-m-C DIVISION TRAIN!

CAMP GAGETOWN, N. 3. (CP) The army says 10,000 men win be stationed for divisional training at this base under Maj.-Gen. J. M. Rucklngham by June :0. Units be-

Medically Speaking

Ilermaa N. lundeua. M.D. COLORFUL CAM SAFEST Are you in the market for a new

slderatlon to the color. It may help you avoid an accident.

Whether you buy a new auto - or what make you buy - is no concern of mine; t I am filter- ested in your heal and safety. So, let me pass along some advice about cars and their colors.

According to the Better Vision Institute of New York City. the color of auto: is an important fac- tor in driving safety. A recent study showed that judgment of the distanc of an object is influenced by the contrast of its color with the background.

As an experiment, 164 persons were tested for vision with the use of colored cards. Each one looked through a small opening at the cards, which were placed about 200 feet away.

Colored Cards

Cards that were either much

lighter or much darker than the background appeared closer than those which showed less contrast to the background. Yellow and blue cards seemed to be as much as six feet closer than others exactly the same distance away. Now this is significant for you motorists. Cars which contrast sharply with the background are much easier to spot. Besides. if they appear to be closer than they actually are, there's ample time to avoid them.

The color. you see. can actually be a built-in safety device.

As a result of this study, it would seem that the two-toned blue and yellow combination is evidently one of the safest color schemes for a car. The darker blue stands out in daylight and in fog; the lighter yellow is easier to see at night. Just keep this in mind: it's sen- sible to buy an auto that is plain- ly visible. But most important of all. drive safely no matter what the color of your car.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

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There is nothing like owning and one of the heads of an laxtltutio

driving a car to realise how I!- gravstlng some pedestrians can be-

-Brockvllls Tinies-Journal.

er does cleaning up after do-it-

yourself handymen.- Edmonton

Journal.

According to a scientist it is the

alcohol in trees that colors the leaves. It is also alcohol gin the man that makes things so color- ful tliat he thinks a red light 18 green and that another motor car is apart of the highway.--St. Cath- arlnes Standard.

The rather startling item of news from Chicago which tells of a baby born on the front seat of a car as the father became lost on a clovei-leaf exit en route to the hospital. isn't too surprising to per- sons who hsve had the harassed feeling of not knowing just where to go on one of these supposedly simple turnlngs. Cloverleaves may be simple to some drivers. but there are others who become com- pletely frustrated at Just the thought of navigating their com- plicated path.-Brockville Record- er and Times.

grin. Gen. Frank L. llowley. who was once American , com- mander of West Berlin. has told a senate committee that we should stop talking to the Communists and start fighting them. "You don't sit down with murder- ers and discuss business," he said. slrlly dismissing the vast complexity of international prob- lems. and conslgnlng civilization on principle to thermonuclear de- struction. What makes Gen. How- ley's remarks notable is the fact that he is now vice-chancellor of New York university. The pres- cription that we stop trying to save ourselves by reason and revert to savagery comes oddly indeed from

Ailoelor claims he sets as much business repairing the effects of do-it-yourself diets as the carpent-

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Careful behavior In the um and on highways running lhroul them should be cultivated unlilg' is second nature. It requires ljml thought to put a clsaret in in. c ' ashtray rather than throw 1., on" of the window. It calls for no gr "I skill to see that a camp m-3; put out before it is left. It is 3 mm ter of simple common sense to ' that rubbish fires aren't built". so high that they create a den 9 The time to begin developing 50:," Igiblts with fire, or with thing; t at cause fire. is n .- Times. ow Vmom

Abolition of thesenale - -

advocated by some mem'I;:sb"' Pmliament. Yet, even though a, Senate is so often treated 5. 0' of our oldest public jokes. no 9,? who understands and values (1. principles of our Federal stitutlon would advocate a mu cameral Parliament. The ma; addition of 21 senators to in, present 81. to bring the Senate up to full strength. would not 1. self increase its effectivness. mm is far more important than num. bers is to start choosing senator: of greater vigor. But the bill 1," real value; it may force the Gov. Pfllmem I-0 5309 Drocraslinatlng -Winnipeg Free Press. '

Newfoundland followed N." Scotia this month with s 1 gem. a gallon tax hike to share 0,. dubious honor of having the high. est gasoline tax (We per gallon) of any province or state on u. North American continent. N9. Brunswick and Prince Edward 1..

land are second highest with 15c

per gallon. If all the gasoline in revenue and registration fees an spent on roads and bridges there will be little complaint from an motoring public and eventually the Atlantic provinces will have . splendid system of highways, ..

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the quarterly sense Prince.EdWard island is published by the Canadian Institute of ::f,::nc;h3':ic'; 2:; fb:'l'rl:';mf::& , International Affairs. They are to be as the permanent possession of I N found in an article by Prof. G. M. Craig of Elmer, pm”? mil" ”'?alllzam:5 the University of Toronto. Prof. Craig git-:vl:cre0;n'anIIl the liiiilrsoflriyi BARRISTERS' soucnoksr gk' . . Bell Matheson s Foster (5pToM 1- American foreign policy since the end of Elfhim"tenthdgidizinaighlghlngsggnlh .jj-j, ”” '"”'"””'"' S” T' the -war have arisen from the almost im- mErkth:":a::,-Pllcal "I5 why is J. Elmer Blanchard, B.A. i,&, NfRg?' possible task that the United States tried - . 155 Gum! 53- P110110 4333 5: Grafton st. Dial to do. For the United States found itself 0'" F9050" ii I0 be I0""d 1" M. A. Farmer Q.C. LLB. J. A. Carruthora. R.0. at one time, was regarded as an , , at mu nu ing the immense fort of the non-Com- essential part of. every election Allison M. Glllls, LL.B. Byron J. Gnnt. 0-D. munist world until it.s.friends and allies :;::vl;':;F":;:eh,: 'I;;""a mdfmegteingf I” R'”""'""d 3" DI” I7" 1” K';Iss"1b l- 33'.” "u could recover their positions of mdepend- havln s A Variety of speakers A. Walthen Gaudet, LL.B. ' ' Y0" ' Ill cl-anon sc. Wm "'-

80 their duty and to take advantage of

their right. No matter; these things are

only the accidents of political freedom; the -, substance is the thoughtful deli-heratlion of i 'the individual citizen who in the quietness- ' of a little room marks his x according to

the mandate of his conscience. That isl ' ' Where democracy shows up bnighl and clear. That is where, if anywhere, its continuing lustre and strength will he assured.

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As Canada's northern territories de- velop. notes the Ottawa Citizen, annex-

ationist sentiment in the Western prov- inces perks up. Senator Walter Aseltine has again proposed that his home province of Saskatchewan and its neighbors as well should be extended to the Arctic. Prem- iers Manning of Alberta and Bennett, of British Columbia are less ambitious. or more canny. In 1952. they were coveting only the most potentially profitable part of the northern lands, up to the 65th par-

ence and strength. Under such conditions, Tmay "my II” Fm” District "I Pmm” 5”” the United States not only felt a responsi- bility to be everywhere and to do every- thing; it also, in very great. measure, had

Kings carries on the old tradition of having opposing candidates face each other before the electors whose support they are seeking. in other parts of the province the occasional meeting is held under

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a . uisitivel know that at present the costs . . I A -H H h - p cq y lly. Gradually there has come a reallza- us?" ailgndzffaa Idgcgdrgl ,;le"ff)r: Charlottetown H. R. DOANE I COMPANY CHIHDCIMIII

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Western politicians who eye the Arctic

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"me sheet might look quite different. The plicated place,.and that policy is subject to mm in 1950 when Myers and mineral resources of the Northwest Terrig many frustrations. Pcrhcy is really a ”do- McLure extolled the virtues of

- u - the Benn ti pl tf h'l M - PT: no 8547 - 6540 P. C. III III tories and the Yukon are immenseCuran- mg Iheubest one. c2lm':' not a pracmce of millan anii Jenllinosnlllphtld ethe T; 0 An Mr . lum gold, silver nickel, copper. lead and sulkmg Preappcrmsa 5' th th n f :?irliIstlI,altlolrIIJac'IlTnzlIITe aaxiil Palms Ellltf Building Q n Wg ' ' . But rof. raig says at e a ies o ' l' 00 0

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