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CHAILOTTETQWN, MONDAY, MAY B]. 191B

General Smuts’ Defeat

By a majority of 79 to 71 the opposition in South Africa have defeated the Smuts United Party government, while the Prime Minister, General Smuts himself, lost his seat in the Transvaal, and immediately tendered his resigna- tion. The Government is now in the hands of o coalition ofiNationalist and Africander parties, with Dr. Francois Malon as Premier. This is on unexpected upset, as it had been freely predict- ed that the United Party with the veteran inter- nationalist General Smuts at its head, was safe for re-election. It is reported that while the in- dustrial centres voted for-the old regime, the outlying towns and cities, together with the form- ers, supported the coalition. The coalition is republican in policy, and isolationist in prin- ciple, the Nationalists including in its numbess white voters of al-I nationalities, while the Afri- canders is constituted principally of the remn- ants of the Boers and their descendants who raised a rebellion in 1914 in sympathy with Germany. Both parties in the coalition are op- posed to the coloured races, and segregationisrs. insisting upon the white race being both pre- dominant and free from residential association with eo-called inferior and subject races. What this will mean in the future of SouHi Africa time alone will tell. But with the freeing of coloured races in Asia, and especially the insistence of India and Pakistan on equal rights and privileges for their sons in South Africa, it would appear as though the new government will not have its troubles to seek. .

The loss of General Smuts is a severe blow riot only to South Africa but to the British Coin- monwealth, for ever since he succeeded General Botha he has been o tower of strength in both South African and European affairs. His great constructive and administrative abilities found scope in that position, his magnificent powers o_f oratory being taken full advantage of by the British Government when questions were at issue in regard to both Commonwealth and foreign policy. Smuts was respected and" revered both at home and abroad, and it is characteristic of him that in his defeat he did not complain, for less whine and blame the electors as some smal- ler' politicians are apt to do. With him, the people have spoken, and he abides by their de- cision.

More Processing iioeded

Emphasizing the need for more processing plants in the fishery industry, the Moncfon Transcript cites a case in point in the export of thousands of tons of herring during the past few weeks. These herring, token from the wat- ers of the Northumberland Strait, have been transported to Maine where they are canned for export or processed into fish meal for animal feeds and soil fertilization. It is true that a large part of the season's herring catch is processed in Maritime plants, salted or smoked for the export market or used for lobster bait. But the uncomfortable fact remains that the full fin- ancial return from the catch is not realized by the people of these Provinces because of the lack of processing facilities. When a manufacturing plant in Maine can haul fish from the Northuni- berland Strait by truck and still make a com- fortable profit on the finished product, it is diffi- cult to escape the conclusion that similar plants could be operated here, thus providing employ-

/ riieiit for many of our people.

The Transcript’; point is well taken, as also when it says there are a number of other items classed as natural resources which are leaving the Maritimes in their row form. Arrangements are going forward at present for the loading of thousands of cords of pulpwood for shipment to foreign plants where it will be processed into finished products. It is not that we do not need the added employment and economic benefits that would be realized if all the pulpwood were processed here. It would seem that the time has arrived when the obstacles to industrial de- velopment were sought out and eliminated. A helpful lead in this respect was given in the speech in Parliament last week- by Mr. J. R. M3111

Sound Advice _

In a recent address Dr. J. G. Alhouse, Chief Director of Education for Ontario, gave some sound advice an the subject of co-operation be- tween school boards and school teachers. These persons, he conceded, represented opposing views --trustees were concerned with mounting costs of educotion,.with teachers’ salaries accounting for about 70 per cent of total educational bud- gets; teachers, on the other hand, were con- fronted with the rising cost of living.

"Teachers must not forget," Dr.

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indicates-trustees, acting for the public. They make no personal gain and-derive no profit from getting the better of teachers in o salary dis-

pute. "Trustees should remember that teachers are merely hands to be employed or dis- clierpodn ‘They are professional persons; they ndfconcerned with squeezing the, lost cent

ito o _ gardly employer.”

Ih v ‘IGl-Illljllt- flttirigly be remembered baolbeerd‘ meeting. and at every 'n_tlos' frobdtlyf more friction is these divergent

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The end‘of the dampish month of May,

and now far the leafyirnonth. of June. _

Loud protests are heard from commercials

and tourists about the inadequacy of the bus

service to Wood Islands. Something should be done about it and tliatfarly, i i

June is to be a month of conventions here. The Automobile Association will meet on 16th, 17th and 18th; the Rotations in the week of June 2i; and the Lumbermen on June 2B, 29, 30. They are‘ all welcome, the more the merrier.

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_ News for posties. Postnien in all parts of Canada are to be garbed in grey instead of blue within the next two years, according to a report from postal officials in Ottawa. lt was ex- plained that the textile shortage has made the change necessary. Grey cloth is easier to ob- tain than blue. Under present conditions post- men are provided with two uniforms a year, one for winter and another for summer wear. The grey uniforms will be supplied to the postmen as

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The rank of adjutant in the Salvation Army has been removed and the rank of senior cap- tain has been designated in its place. Under the new regulations it will take 27 years of complet- ed, unbroken service from the rank of probo- tionary lieutenant before an officer will be eligible for promotion to the rank of senior major. New ranks are: pro-lieutenant, Znd lieutenant, Ist lieutenant, captain, senior captain,’ major, senior major, brigadier, lieutenant-colonel.

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A Canadian firm has purchased the $4,000 model of the "Trooping of the Colour" cere- mony containing 1,500 toy soldiers against a Horse Guards Parade background, which was exhibited in the Toy Section of the B. I. F. Hun- dreds of the soldiers march up and down as- sisted by 1,000 feet ofchain and an electric motor. The model is to be shown at the firm's Toronto store on June 10th, the day the cere- mony takes place in London, and will after- wards tour the Dominion.

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Rev. Dr. Thomas Chalmers, leader in the Disruption of the Church of Scotland in I843, died this date 1847. He ministered at Kilmeny (Fife) and later at Tron Church, Glasgow, where he became a noted'evangelical preacher; later appointed professor of moral philosophy at St. Andrews University, and in I828, professor of divinity in Edinburgh University. As the chief promoter of the Disruption he was chosen first Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland. His original works appeared in 25 volumes, but later a volume of selections, Chalmers on Charity, was issued in 1901: "The public! Why the pub- Iic’s nothing better than a great baby."

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Saint John Telegraph Journal joins in the protest against the ospersions of Mr. T. L. Church, M.P.: l-f Mr. Church would refer to the historical record, it says, he would learn that at the time of Confederation this part of British North America was prosperous, while Ontario and Quebec, then Upper and Lower Canada, were hard up. We were inveigled into the union by glowing promises, then saddled with handicaps. If Ontario and Quebec had kept their pledges, then perhaps we might have built big industries. If~we have failed in this, it has certainly been through no lack of trying. But, for many years, vwe have found freight rates and tariffs against us. We hove also had to contend with ruthless competition from wealthy interests in-Central Canada. Mr. Church seems to be unaware that our resources are not rich in the sense that those in Ontario and Quebec are ric-h. We have no great hydro sites, we have few minerals, much of olir land is u suited for farming, and our area supports a much greater density of population per square mile than is the case in other prov- inces. Even our coal mines are costly to operate. Thus Mr. Church has painted aimisleading pic- ture. " ' " "

Industry and labor, respectively, were rep‘ resented at the honorary graduation ceremony of St. Francis Xavier University, by Mr. Henry Joseph‘Kelley, former vice-president and‘ gen- eral manager of the Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation, and Mr. Patrick Conroy, secretary of the Canadian Congress of Labor, both of whom were made honorary docors of law. Mr. Kelley has been closely associated with the pro- gress of St. F. X., and was general chairman of the university's funds-raising campaign of 1944. Mr. Conroy, nationally known labor leader. was cited not only for his efforts on behalf of bet- ter working and living conditions for labor but also as one who has "struggled for the divine heritage of the workers and a more Christian concept of economic security."

The lowly seaweed is ‘again to the front in industrial development. Mr. John Speakmon, Professor of Textile Industries at Leeds Uni- versity, told an interesting story- in the BBC’: "Radio Newsreel" _of the industrial possibilitie: of what would seem to be a most _unlikely raw material-seaweed.) He related how Stanford, o British scientist of the nineteenth century, found that a substance which he called-dlgenic acid could be dissolved out of seaweed by means of o solution of washing soda. If, in turn, this acid is dissolved in alkali and squirted through tiny holes into a calcium chloride soluion,.a new kind of raybn is made. But although this material has most of the excellent properties of rayon, it has one serious drawbacki it dissolves in soap solution. However, the textile industry succeed- ed in turning this defect into on advantage. It was discovered that this mutobls siaweed rayon could be twisted with threads of‘woel that were w weal: i: be were‘? orxitted alone. “When

e mater was was ed, eedra ‘dis- solved ond left behind a “M, fabric, so light IIVOiQIIR that it could neyofij. hath been waven» without the old attire ‘supporting ee we .- -‘ i

A New‘ York damn. In deqern tfori. has started serving coffee at.

its morning services. - Edmonton Journal. .

The beet proepeol ofyreaohlng an understanding with Russia lies 1n showing her that. the western Euro- pea countries are ready and cap- able of protecting their interests and ideals. The fact that these aa- ttons are thus drawing togoth does not bring war nearer or mske it. more likely. It is rather the bul- wark against conflict. This is an insurance policy. and s prudent one. —-' The ‘Times. Landon.

When the Dominion [UVQIIIIISQIBB established the first _ experimental farm here much,crlt.fclsm was of- fered by the farmer electorate. It was felt that. no practical tanner could adopt its procedures unless ho had other income behind him A gentleman from Quebec sold ihat. after a visit. to the palatial stables of the farm he had difficulty In making his horses enter liis own poor establishment even under the ivhipi-Ottawa Citizen.

It la estimated that 200 new Ia- ducts, formerly imported. are now being turned out. In Canada. The needs of the buying public are be- ing 1118b more and more by new types of consumer goods that. are produced in Canada. The effects of the government restrictions on the importation of capital goods. brought into cf-fect. last Novembe; cannot yet. be measured as to lLs impact. on industrial development in the Dominion. - Moose Jaw Times-Herald.

The branches an the trees are a1-, ready showing signs of substantial growth. Even though the leaves are for from being full, some of the trees have grown ‘two or three Inches. The green shoots at. the ends of the branches are thrust.- fng outward. And the main trunks of the smaller trees are caring skyward. Everyone with a ee can watch the annual miracle of nat- ure tho branches begin to grow. In a few weeks. the growth will be measured in feet. on some of the larger trees. But, even the smallest. ones begin to show their strength and grow. —Windsor star.

Tho of new [II ‘ houses built tn Britain during March has set. up a fresh record-- 20.357 were completed, which a 2.500 more than the previous best monthly achievement in Decembe last. This good news ls dis ' ’ in official returns published recently. Of these new homes 18.800 were constructed In England and Wales with 1.500 in Scotland. Figures in- clude» the rebulldlng of houses de- stroyed during the war. In oddl- tfon to this record number of oer- manent. dwellings, more than 3.200 temporary houses were also finish- ed in Match. - UK Information Office.

A news dispatch which appear ed In The Times recently told of a. man who was told by his doctor that. his heart. was weak. He was ordered to ovoid exertion and. a- bove ail. excitement. The Times relates that. while the man.- e South African. was driving from the doctor's back to his own office he was strapped by is weeping wom- an and asked to batter down the doors of a garage in whJch her hus- band was trying to hung himself. He did so. pacified the men, who first threatened ‘olence, and re- conciled him to hla wffe. Return- ing so his hotel from the offlce int.- er. the “tnvaiid" was asked by s traffic policeman to give chase to a speeding driver. Ha caught. the driver after e. ichase of several miles-sometimes at sixty miles an hour. Going to bed for peace and quiet at. last, he was disturbed by groans outside his window. and found an investigation a native woman in labor. He rounded up native female servants tn the hdtiel and assisted in the delivery of the child. He ‘then returned to bed and slept. well. next day: ‘My heart. is still beating." —WlnnIpeg Tribune. ‘

Whether the radio or the anta- mobtle horn can be ranked as the king of nuisances we know not. but the title lies between them. There appears to be more ham blowers to the dozen curs end fe er drlv- ers yroportionetely in tnaipeg than tn most other pieces. In Lon- don, at one time, automobile driv- ers were forbidden to sound their horas; they had to get by on that: driving skill. It must intrigue many observers to know what would happen 1n Winnipeg and most other Canadian cities 1f such e law were enforced. Take weddings. too. Ont does not. have to have such a long memory t.o recall the dignified days of the two-horned cab. the driver with silk hut. and his whip decorated with d large whttd oow. There wee something truly‘ regal in all this. Contrast it. with the ebullient uninhibited dlspie of vulgsrltydn the noisy horn-b owing , ceselons of the streets. Then, of course, there 1s that. lowest of all oer areefures who sounds his nor-n in the early morn es a departing solute to his hosts or to cull out. e tardy spouse.- Winnipeg Citizen.

w» mo wtth interest uni the lone blacksmith of Perle, Ontario,

er apron for good. What te remark- ebio t: not that. be should be think- lngofrettringfheisefterelidl years "of eee. and m boon nlelfag music on his enylt farhaf the,’ . that no *5 fs slid‘ _ the last _ seven , .- been t-iieonly bieolismtstmh That. ‘in the seat-re of "l. fsrauagoornrnuatbttfim w ,_ appeernthe bores must. tie ' 1am!) banished by the _ m.

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air, - With reference to the question o1 increased Railway freight rebel, the following con- versation overheard today be- tween three Prince at.’ Wales .001- lego students may help explain why the Railway must look to our long haul freight. movuaent.

to take csro of the lace on short haul traffic. l‘ John: “How are Y0" E0111!

home, by bus or train? Either one would suit. me, as I live near ‘the statlon". -

Bill: “I have not decided. I would rather go on the bus, bo- cause I live quite a distance from the station, and the bun will let. me off near my home. but I have quite n lot of excess baggage to take core of, and on which I will have to pay extra."

Gerry: "Say, why draft you fellows use your heads. Here is the plan. Put. all the baggage in one freight shipment, and bill it. to Joh_n. The railway will call for 1t and we can pick up our pert at o convenience at. his house. We will then all Bo by bus. W9 will all be home earlier, than if we went. by rail. and will each save outage and taxi fare on our baggage, arid pay only freight charges on one shipment, Instead of excess baggage on three lots."

This 1s the way they went. The railway got. I minimum charge which perhaps paid cottage to the station on the freight ship- ment, and the bus people got. the three passenger fares, the prof- itable end of the business, while the passenger train with three extra. seats. madie the Journey without revenue.

. I am. Sir, et.c., TAXPAYER. Charlottetown, May 20.

ciannarras AND COCKTAILS

Sir, - As the liquor problem is again under review let us give good r why the sale of si- cohollc beverages should be pro- hibited, because that traffic Is the source of many a man's troubles. Indulgence in liquor lowers men's moral 514G111}! below the level of respectability; it. injures his health. robs hlm of his money and unfits hlm for the duties of life, for no man that. drinks liquor is fit to drive is railway train or an airplane or an automobile or sail a ship oo- have any respon- sibie position where human lite is at. stake. And novnthat. women and boys and girls are taking up drinking, it. becomes more im- perative that ti: should be pro- hibited, for no woman that. drinks 1s fit. to be at the head of a. home or be recognized in decent so- ciety. and the boys and girls that are starting In drinking are just entering upon the road that leads to their ruin.

In the April number of trhe Canadian White Ribbon Tidings we have an account of s few thoughtful people in the United States seeing the trend of young people wasting their substance in riotous living by adopting tho custom of smoking cigarettes and sipping cocktail at their social firnctlona, thinking it annrt and off-hifnded. ‘Iihese people devised a plan t.o ascertain whet percent- age of the young girls were be- fng wasted in this hobby of theirs, so they decided to can l notion-wide beauty contest and bring together twenty-five of the most. beautiful girls that could be found in as many States to com- Dete for o. prize under the in- fliction and testing of the fam- ous artist, James Harold. They raised a fund sufficiently large to offer g prize or 33,000 m- a four years’ scholarship in any chosen college with n portrait. of the winner painted by the artist. hlmull- ‘I'M? assembled fliers Wvnly-flve girls tn a prominent New York hotel to await the judg- ment of the great artist. and when assembled. waiting for irm the girls started tn. smoking e13. arettes. They noticed one girl that didn't join‘ with than‘ so "W? offered hei- s cigarette but she Mid. "Thanks. l don't. lmnke". Th"! they presented her with n cocktail and she gave them the coma answer. Than one girl look. f," It h" in contempt and mo. .5913! Q sissy don't [OI you any. where". ‘Just then the door opm. :11 and in weiioed the Judge and My began n. once to Introduce ithemseives to hlm but. he rejected 911cm and refused b0 know Mtelr

bore to plll~ on their dresses. Then he arrayednthesn in order ‘toi- testing and when no ma m..- llletod lilonrork he said to them;

can recell- the delllhte of e visit t.o e. blaeiflnftti shop. And delights and wonders there‘ were. for .t.he young in peruouierJ The dlm