. . .,..-_.¢- -

f-‘xrly in the session, when there was ample time

_PAGE roux ll i THE GUARDIAN

Morning Daily (Founded In 1881i. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. President, Ian A. Burnett; Vice-President, Win. R _Burnet.t; Seem-Tress, G. M. Burnett;

Frank Wdiker.

Editor and .Mar|a|ln| Director, .l. it. Barnett; Associate Editor,

. devoted to the poems which appeared in other This very fine collection is of enduring value, both as poetry and for its/relig-

ious

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink.”

CIIARLOTTETOWN. THURSDAY, DEC. d. 1947

Slharlne Railway Slip

Much is being heard these days of a marine railway slip for Charlottetown. lt is worth re- calling the history of this movement, which has been consistently sponsored by the Conservatives over a long period of years, and just as consist- ently ignored by Liberal administrations except on the eve of an election.

in l9ii, when the late Sir Robert Borden was campaigning as Conservative leader, he defin- itely pledged himself and his party, when elected, to give Prince Edward island an improved trans- portation service. He stated that a railway ferry system would be inaugurated between Borden and Tormentine, and, at the some time, in look- ing over the Charlottetown harbour situation, promised that our harbour facilities made up-to-date. He also stated that a survey would be made for the building of a Marine dock, -now called Marine Railway Slip.

After the election Sir Robert was as good as his word. His pledge with regard to the Borden- Tormentine ferry service was implemented to the full. in i912 or i913 a survey was made with reference to a dry-dock, and at that time aplace was selected at Southport directly opposite the city. Early in i9l4 a contract was let for the machinery in connection with the dry-dock to a lirm in London, England, but when the War broke out in l9l4 this contract could not be ful- filled and thematter during the war was not fur- ther taken up. However, had Sir Robert con- tinued as Premier there is no doubt but that the dry-dock would have been built.

Years later, when the Duncan Commission was here, they recommended that proper har- bour facilities be given to the port of Charlotte- town. Nothing was done to implement this report, howevei, until i933 and i934, when the Bennett Government promised a proper survey of the har- bour and its requirements.

Unfortunately there was a change of govern- ment at Ottawa, and no action was taken with rreference to this survey by the incoming Liberal administration.

Now the Conservatives are advocating, and have definite assurance from their Party, that a ‘marine railway slip will be built at the port of Charlottetown which will take core of all our ferry boats, tugs, dredges, Government patrol boats, etc., such as the Brant and Sarel, and any others that are in the service with Prince Edward island. Business will also be solicited from all boats coming into our port that need special repairs. The question of costs regarding the slip would be a matter to be charged up to our transportation facilities.

This marine slip when built would give per- manent employment to at least two hundred men annually. lt is a matter which has been brought to the attention of the Federal House of Com- mons, and now the Progressive Conservative Party have promised to do all in their power to have this important work accomplished in Prince Edward island,

Mr. MacCau|l's Complaint

A serious complaint with regard to the manner in which road work is being done in some sections of the island is voiced in address of Mr. P. M. MacCaull, one of the Conserva- tive candidates for Second Prince, which ap- peared in yesterday's Guardian.

"A great deal," Mr. MacCaull declares, "is being said about all the work on our roads. I wonder if people realize the cost per mile, or the cost per load of gravel placed on the roads. I know a lot of time is being put in and a lol of gravel hauled, but what port's: goes on the n-arls? On one project within five miles of my lhome l know where gravel has bezn placed on ‘private lanes and around private homes, in some cases as many as twenty-nine loads to one per- .son. This is not hearsay for l have seen the gra- vel and have seen the checker's figures for every

Lloaa. l would like to have the Minister of Pub- 7 lic Works show us where his Department has been .paid for this gravel. Private lanes have been "lmacliined and graveiied, as well as turnips pul- .led, manure eamposts built, beets hauled up, and even poultry dressed by men working on the Gov- ernment's time. So if they spend $5,000 on o Xproiect about one third of the cost goes for pri- vate benefit. Who, i ask, wants public funds expended in this manner? l want to emphasize that i am not finding fault with the amount of {money spent by the Department of Public Works, l soy they do not spend enough. But I do say '-that it should be expended on the roads and ‘bridges, not on private property." ‘ I Mr. MacCau|l's statements are in accord fwitlr the criticism voiced’ in the Legislature last {session by Hon. Dr. MacMillan, Leader of the Opposition, with regard to work allegedly done fiduring the by-election campaign in Second 'Prince. The facts as given at that time were Fdenied by Premier Jones and Hon. Mr. Barbour. [The Opposition Leader then asked for a com- "qmittee to investigate the whole matter, offering lite produce the evidence of witnesess. This Letter was not accepted, though it was mode quite

have mode arrangements for such an inquiry.

lire. ltlerlils’: Poona

Guetdlenreoders will not need to be remind- goftliejilgh quality of the late Mrs. Lucy

mode Olorkln’! poems, many of which have ‘ed Ia» these columns. Het poems have‘

o“

I41’

lad

their

"°“'d i" J. J. MacDonald and R pended upon to hold

0H0

draw

Gardi

latter

coioss

hcenc

ment

GI’.

done

boun tries.

_ singly earl published _u attractive

appeared.

publications.

o From the conflicting views various Liberal candidates on labour, Daylight Saving, the Prohibition Act, etc., it would seem that even if a majority of Liberals were to be returned they would have difficulty in carrying

Thomas Carlyle, Scottish historia and philosopher, born this date I795. cised a more powerful influence upon the liter- ary and the religious, ethical and political views .of his time than any contemporary English writ- His work is remarkable for its qualities of humour, sarcasm, and profound insight, and his bold and picturesque style is distinctly character- lsflC of the man. That it is faultless no rational being would contend; that it is powerful few would deny: "The beginning of all is to have to eschew Falsity as Death to avoid mere ‘Shop Window Dressing’ a: a substitute of Reality."

Q i

Eternal;

inspiration.

Another section is

lt should make a wide popular appeal at this Christmas season.

— EDITORIAL NOTES -

Less than a week for the election. I I I I

Parliament resumes tomorrow at Ottawa.

w a a e

The Prime Minister, home from distraught Europe takes a very serious view of the situa- tion, and his address to Parliament will be wait- ed with grave anxiety.

i i‘

1r e

With forecasts of price increases for fertil- izers of 2O per cent or more in the Maritimes it looks as if farmers here will have to go back

igging mussel mud.

w w w e

The Island is fortunate in having a strong delegation to the Agricultural Conference albeit Messrs. Walter R. Show, . C. Parent can be de- up the Island's end.

numbers are few.

w w w

The bankers’ views seems to be that good citizenship today means frugality in consump- tion and self-restraint in demanding increased wages and profits.

..

w w e

government. I i I O

w o

her forces before August next.

n e i

That is the

ner at Ottawa.

is the less painful operation. . . - .-

al cartel.

w e e w

e to teach.

e- e w w

remuneration.

with Falsity; in other words,

expressed by

The Jones Government purport-i to favour regional Composite High Schools, but between elections they have shown very little enthusiasm for introducing them.

l’ A’

lt seems now up to the U. S. A. and the U: S. S. R. to stop the threatened "Holy War" in the Holy Land, Britain intending to with- The two dominant nations in the world must reach an agreement or else—?

I

Publicity works quickly at election times. The condition of the roads in St. Peter's district has resulted in the immediate despatch of tv-o road machines to the district, one working east of Souris bridge and the other at St. Peter's.

a .- a t

Will subsidies for livestock be re-introduced or will the consumer have to foot -the bill in increascd cost of living? tion anxiously awaiting on answer from Hon. Mr. Of course, whichever wav the problem is solved, the consumer ultimate- ly pays either directly or indirectly though the

ques-

The protagonists of margarine in this coun- try make a habit of referring to what they call a butter "monopoly". lt is a very strangekind of monopoly, indeed, which is opcn to farmers and dairymen of every province who, on the surface at least, show no signs of being members of o

Youths' Guidance is a step lo bring us in line with the rest of Canada though it brings us also a step farther away from individualism and more in tune with socialism. State taking the place of the family and Church in directing youth the way heishouid go to make the best use of his abilities and opportunities. in future it may be our teachers will all have to become psychologists before

it means the

obtaining a

British ex-Chancellor of the’ Exchequer has already got a new job, but one without govern- Mr. Harold Laski vacated the chairmanship of the British Labor Party's international sub-committee, and Mr. Hugh Dal- ton has been named to replace him. The group's principal task is to sflldy Labor Policy in rela- tion to international affairs. Mr. Laski gave the press of other work as his reason for resigning.

1r ‘I ‘I i

n, essayist He exer-

Six years ago on December 7, 194i, Can- ada declared war on Japan a few hours after that country's brutal sneak attack on Pearl Har-

Canodo acted in advance of most coun- The United States and most Common-

wealth Dominions did not declare war against Japan until December 8th. Japan's action forc- ed the United States into the war in Europe, also. On December II, both Germany and Italy declared wor on the ll. S. and the States‘ cccepted the challenge. Canadian troops than stationed at Hong Kong were immediately thrown_ into the thick of the fighting. whelming odds they held out for, two weeks but were forced to surrender ‘on Christmas Day when the situation become hopeless. In oil, 555 Can- adians including their Commander, Brig. J. L. Lawson, were killed in defence of the island or

Against over-

g_ ‘TTI-IE GUARDIAN. CI-IARLOTTETOWN

form by "Red and White", St. Dunstan's Univer- sity magazine, in which many of them originally These have been conveniently ar- ranged in chronological order, with the dates of their original publication.

-llstes By Tile Way-

PUBLIC FORUM

some day. perhaps. a bus driver will invent s. bus that. can rear up on its hind wheels and give cmphosla w his request that pass- engers move to the rear. -Kitc‘n- erier Record. \

Professional sport. which. ll big business, has developed its own fpGClfll techniques. and one of these is the system of buying and sell- lug pla_vers like livestock. This ..~ excellent for the players, be- rouse everyone knows that travel Hreadcns one's outlook. - Winnipeg Free Press.

It is l’! years since Brantford lied its last case of diphtheria. Not. once from November l8, 1930. t0 l: date-has this malady. which once commonly took many lives in ev- ery iammunlly, made o. reappear- ance here. Brantford, therefore, holds a no-dlplitherls record im- equaled anywhere in the world by (illCS of 30.000 or larger. l-Branl- lord Expositor.

In the past. there have been “omen elected Lo councils who aid not "go well" ln the predom- rianLLv male atmosphere of tlic wunr-il chamber. Sponsor of noni- iilecs should avoid being led astrav by . . shall we say. a pretty face cr a persuasive tongue. Off-hand, there are three or four business HDIITEII in lawn who could well run for council. Why not? -Co-' ‘iurg (Ont; World.

‘ A people's car. with less than half the parts of ordinary cars, and frnmelady unit free from rat- LIBS, will be produced in Sbutli Australia soon. says The Austral- ian News Letter. A prototype is IIOW going through s gruelling 5.000 miles road test. Of 7 h.p. and able Lc. run 45 miles on a gallon of gasoline the car will probably he ilie cheapest on the Australian market. Except for British electri- cai equipment. and some ball bear- ings. the car will be wholly Aus- tralian made.

A sin of the changing tinies- i-ixougi; not. a pleasant one —is the announcsnent that a Fort Sas- kntciiewan man has been heavily lined for dangerous flying flying without a licence and using an air- craft. not legally registered and .\ ltliout proper identification marks. It. was the first prosecu- non of its kind and restrictions are closing in on aviation; a pile. i: no longer. as he was in the early days, almost as "free as a bird." - Edmonton Journal.

Without turning a hair the Ca- nadian people are compelled to ad- mit that, last year. fire destroyed

y: This oolarnn is open so she dtaeldon by corro- r ‘ ‘ 0f *‘ 1' lnsereet- The Charlottetown An optimist is a man who l; ll- Guardian does not neeemr- ways going to pay the pessimist lb endorse the opinion of ivliat. he owes lllm. —New Gias- eon-compliant 8°" N°“'" n-u-u-uvmlr-vmmmrirnrlrn

YOUTH GUIDANCE COUNCIL

-Slr,-—0n reading of the proposed Youth Guidance Council in char- lottetown I thought. of the loi- mense advanloges of the project. During the war years similar com- mittees’ were appointed in the British Isles lo assist. young people in adjusting themselves to sult- able work. Labor was directed as a wartime measure. and little op- Lion was given, but, with the vari- ety of war work available it was possible to assist and guide them in their daily work. The commit- tee was attached to the Ministry of Labor and comprised of mem- bPrs who were supervisors of em- ployees and thoroughly experienced in handling and. engaging staff, one member being a represents- tlve of Llie Ministry of Labor. I-‘rom experience I can soy with much auphasls that. judging by the number of young people who consulted the committee, such an organization can be an enormous help in making liiem fcel that

mot

WIS

fine

lhcre is an independent. body from whom advice and help can be re-l quested. -

The wartime position iii

Eng-l li-llfl iras. iiliuirnlil’. quite differ- ent. from the position prevailing

ilerc. and many varied conditions had to be taken into considerat- ion; but young pr-ople are so in, need of advice on careers and in‘ fact many personal matters, lll allll places of the world, that. the sd-‘t vantages are obvious. The com- mittees mct. on certain stated Lmes and any known difficult cascs from schools and the Min-

colisidcration aiiill discussion with ilie individual The committees ivere well known and young people encouraged to apply for advice. I shall be iiitereslerl to see the stabilizing of a Youth Guidance Council in Cl1l1l‘lOll.E‘lD\\'Il for the young people of today, make. and keep thc faith of the Canada of tomorrow. I am. sir. etc.

BARBARA L. JENKINS Charlottetown.

committee for

"CONSIDER THE LILY" I‘ SlI',—Tl1E} present election cam- paign is developing into one of fear as to the future. Apparently. the past splendid record of the Jones Government is to count. fOr naught. We are told that. the farm- ers may lose thousands nf dollars rm their lpalatoes "if it is true that ceilings "lviii be lIPlDOSEd." Rearlcrs will notice the “if" in this quotation from a Conservative ad- vertisement. Ii reminds mc o! the terrible‘ things that might happen this Province in thc lizisl several

properly in Canada amounting to nearly $50.000.fi00 0r about 55 DB1‘ Lflll. more than the losses five short. months aeo. And ln Llic short space of 15 months. in 1946. 408 Canadians lost. their lives through file. Yet year by yea: we con- iinue . . . unperturbed. along the ,'slh of destruction. - Campbell- LOH fN.B.l Gleaner.

In . . . the countries hassling in: most "isms." are people who luu-Irt lasted roast. chicken and we IFGHITI for ages. When a man has n full stqmach he generally doesn't give a boot about any of iliose brands of politics that are Mm; jammed down the Lhronos of weary hungry people. — Elm- uuod (Marl) Herald. '

Just as the ornnloaerils who are trustees of hte Tate Art Gallery in London have decided against the slxiwlng of old-fashioned story pictures in favour of modern stuff; iLe United States ls taking one of ‘.l.c popular canvas subjects. long admired lii the Tate as a model foi- general appreciation. “The Doctor," ILHTIOUS painting by Sir Luke Fildea. ..- being reproduced on an United

ed. It appears that. enlightened parents don't ssy "don't" but. 10V Junior’; natural tendency to de- stroy be dissipated in childhood. so thsthe will be charmlnsly well adjusted on maturity. Junior will never be msture. He will ll“!!! be just, what. he is. You get burnt playing with fire. and kniflng your neighbor ls followed sirrifllv b! hanging so it. seems only fittliu and proper that general devilrnent around the house. and neighbor- I-ood, should involve getting smack- ed. quickly. inevitably, and hard» A flurry of queer thinking-along with n good desl or mama-once and neglect -ilu avowed "I pace of discipline. Gout rlddsncc to m birch rod. but intent-I M" hands. and even the most difficult. complex little tioodlums has e place for s good spank. - From The Printed Word.

l? nuns ormono moosrir

The Belgian Congo le the world's

died latenys o result of malnutrition in Jap- silica arisen! s! vet semis.

principal producer of Industrial diamonds-

winters "if" the prnyeliar shalt. _m' some other vitlil pie-c of equip-i merit broke down all the car ferry; but no such liiiiig happened and the foreboding; of wce vanished. Donlt worry: that ls the injunction given to us in the Bible as to what the future hath in store. The Jones, (lovcrnnielit record is a guarantee of good things to come lli iiie fut- ure. _

Then w.- are loici of luv-r mains-I itive investigators lhnl. are going, to overrun all rural districts 00 see if any farmer ls escopilifl ll"! Income Tax law. Jusl another scare-crow. In any ‘use wlml- hi! the Jones Government to do with the Income ‘Fax. which l! i Fed" oral luv. and all reguiullons made under ll, are made by the income Tax brunch at. Ottawa. I say. 100k to the record! If there l! one vill- standing feature of this! record it is that the farmers and the farming communities have a lop, priority in all planning for their advancement and wclfart- Rfmtm- I ber. I-Ion. Mr. Jonas is W1‘ Fm“-

1 am, Sir, eLCnI

slates three-cent. stamp. The well- ‘LEW’ known picture depicts in fine c0n- I caption and good art. the doctor . slicing beside a girl abed in an I33 _, L] English cottage. 1n the good old _ " '. _f\ b] clays of the worthytald fajmitly litigat- f‘ _> __ irr. To et. the se n: us rg.. ._, \ [J Flidcs seilsrctied the countryside till l E] tie round the cottage he wanted in ‘:r_,_/,/__ ‘__~;r:~ n Wlitshlre village. it: boulhttég — @ had it. taken down an re-erec I Li, n. lri his studio in LIJIICIOII. -—B!‘lIl- F] pls-riucrive L] r1011 sun, STYLING ‘ —--—— ‘ch In many homes sodas’. ill! It"!!! , is] a.’ breaking glass and the sod sight. lE, if soiled slip-covers and broken [r3 furniture are cheerfully ignored {in by deluded parents who have been canted sway by child psychololy- Junior is not going to be inhlblb- [Q

c-J

U NR IVA LLBD I L B6 A N C l

Leaders in

l‘; {l1 l; Accuracy U, u and l" l’?