..l _ __ r ' Morning Dally (Founded la Ill!) - Cuthorlaed ne Sosiunsl Clisee Illfl, Poet Office l-Iemytsnens, Ottawa. ' The lelnnsl Guardian Publishing Co. Editor and Messaging Director. J. B. Burnett. . Associate Edit-or, Irenk Walker.

L"The Strongest Memory is ‘Weaker Than the Weakest Ink."

CHARLOTTETOWN, FRIDAY, NOV. I9, 1948 Worthy of Every Support

An opportunity to help along a cause which is dear to the hearts of most of _us and vital to the interests of all is presented in_ the United Emergency Fund for Britain campaign, wblCli has been launched this week across Canada and will continue until December 3. Themational objective is five million dollars, of which 1'l’ll5 Province is asked to contribute $25,000.

lt is not loo late to recall that when the bombs were falling and the enemy had engulfed the whole of Western Europe, Britain was the bastion of the Western Hemisphere. The tablet recently unveiled in Westminster Abbey the late President Roosevelt is a tribute to 1115 fa-r- lighted recognition of this fact. But even before her vital role was recognized by the United States and Lend Lease came into being, Britain was compelled to liquidate her foreign invest- ments accumulated over more than a century. Thus she last the means to pay for a large part of the imparts which were necessary to main- tain her accustomed standards of life.

The cnd of hostilities was for Britain mere- ly the beginning of an intenser austerity pro- gramme, which would take columns to describe ln outline but which is evidenced by the fact that today she imports one fifth of the goods she bought from abroad in 1939 and exports half as much again as she did prior to the war._By such drastic means Britain is slowly restoring herself to a position of solvency. In doing so she has not shirked her responsibilities in any way as the bastion of democracy in Western Eur- ope. She contributes (what we in Canada have failed to do) her full share to the Berlin airlift, ls fighting the Cold War with vigor and making military preparedness on a vast scale for de- fense purposes.

Lending a hand to Britain in her struggle for survival is as important to us today as it was during the war years. The United Emergen- cy Fund offers the most practical, economic and efficient means of translating Canadian dol- lars into the most urgently needed material necessities far British families. By combining the work of various agencies and‘ creating a national organization, the UEFB has been able to secure the co-operation of governments and transport systems to facilitate the movement of goods arid reduce the cost of delivery. This national agency can now deliver for ‘less than a dollar what the individual formerly paid $2.50 to dis- patch. Moreover, through its ability to buy in bulk, the UEFB can obtain much more for the contributor’: dollar than he was able to do when acting on his own.

Prince Edward island's quota is a com- paratively modest one, certainly not beyond our means considering the great importance of the objective. ln wartime we led all Canada in vital fund raising campaigns, and it would be to our everlasting credit if we I sponded in the same wholehearted manner on this occasion.

The Farmer's Contribution

Summerside, and Prince Edward island gen- erally, has come in for a lot of favorable pub- licity, as a result of the Bureau of Statistics discovery that the Prince County capital has the highest average income of any municipalitity in Canada. Commenting on this remarkable achieve- ment, the Windsor Star concludes:

Summerside is situated in a rich agricul- tural area. It is so situated that purchasers ‘have to go past it to get to any other sizbble shopping centre. So they buy there, and the town is prosperous. This proves that Prince Ed- ward island is a fine agricultural provincef it shows how dependent an urban community is upon the farming population of Canada.

"Show us a town situated in the midst of a fertile farm area, worked by good farmers, and we will show you a prosperous town so long as farmers get good prices for their products. Farmers, by the nature of their occupation, are heavy buyers when they have the money.

"An urban resident needs a house and food, and has to spend the money necessary to the upkeep of the house and the provision of food. A farmer has to keep up his house, too; he also buys much of his food. in addition, he has to buy expensive machinery, wire for his fences, forks and other equipment for his barn, repairs for his machinery, paint, nails, axes, and all sorts of things required if he is ta be an efficient farmer.

"That is the answer ta Summerside's pros- perity and illustrates how important it is to keep up farm income. Once that income drops to uneconomic levels. towns and cities soon feel the impact."

ii. S. By-Election

The Progressive Conservatives of Digby- Annapolis-Kings have nominated George Nowlan, barrister oi Wolfville, as their candi- date to contest the vacancy created by the resig- nation of Rt. Hon. J. L. llsley, who had repre- sented the constituency in the House of Com- mons for thirteen years. Two days previously the Liberals had nominated as their candidate John D. MocKenzie of Middleton, who repre- sented Annapolis in the Legislature from 1933 to 1945 and who was a member of the Provin- cioiCabinet as Minister of Highways and Pub- lic Works. Mr. Nowlan represented Kings in the Legislature from 1925 to 1933, during which

'perlod he was o member of the Assembly or Hali-

fax. Mr. tlowlan carried Kings, the most popu- lous ef the three countids merged in the Federal constituency, in two elections; his first win being nflflljlnd his second in 192B. He failed to by reiatlvelv narrow maroins in i933

and 1937. His present opponent Mr. MacKenzie was an unsuccessful candidate for Annapolis in 1928, but was elected in 1933, 1937 arid 1941. Although a portfolio-holder in the Macdonald Government, Mr. MacKenzie was rejected as a ‘candidate by the Liberal Convention of his county in 1945, and wascompelled to relinquish his position in the Cabinet.

The three-county constituency of Digby- Annapolis-Kings was created by the Redistribu- tion Act of 1933. it has been held for the Liberals since 1935 by Rt. Hon. J. L. llsley, whose major- ity in that year was 6,628. ln 1940 Mr. llsley's majority dropped to 5,576, and in 1945 to 4,577. He was an exceptionaiy strong candidate, who polled a very heavy personal vote, as these ob- normal majorities clearly indicate.

The day fixed for the Digby-Annapolis-Kings polling is December 13, one week earlier than that set for the by-elections in Marquette- Mani- toba, Carleton, Ontario, and Laval-Two Moun- tains, Quebec. The inference which the Sydney Post-Record draws from this is that the Govern- ment rightly or wrongly regards the Nova Scotia constituency as the safest of the four and hopes, by winning Digby-Annapolis-Kings by a decis- ive majority just before polling in the other constituencies, to improve its chances in the less "safe" divisions of Marquette and Laval- Two Mountains.

EDITORIAL

"The Man in the lron Mask" died this date ‘i703. He constituted the subject of one of the most fascinating tales told by Dumas.

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NOTE! ~

Education Week is almost over, but it will have failed in its purpose if parents and the public generally proceed to forget about the problems of teachers and students until this

time next year. i w

The flying visit of Premier Jones and other island farmers to Toronto indicates a continuo- tion of this Province's traditional air-minded- ness. Air transport proved its worth here from early days of commercial flying and is developing with the times.

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Fathers are to blame for much juvenile delinquency, an Ontario Women's Institute con- vention was told. The speaker charged that, "Men don't seem to know how to be good fathers any more." The style in fathers has certainly changed but most people would say, l0? 1'1"? better.

it will have been observed that the first installment of "Uncle Joe's" series of Legends of Prince Edward island appeared on the Women's Page of our yesterday's issue. The second in- stallment appears todoy- and as far as practicable they will run daily on the Women's Page until completed. i I i Unlike-this country, which proposes to use existing agencies such as the Red Cross and Boy Scouts in organizing civil defence, the United States plans to have available a wartime body of 15,000,000 civilian workers "prepared and equipped to meet the problems of enemy at- tack, and to be ready against any weapon that an enemy may use." I Q C There is at least one objection to the pro- posed abolition of appeals to the Privy Council. There would always be the suspicion that the Dominion Government would tend to appoint judges known to have centralizing views. A pos- sible solution would be to give the provincial Governments, or a majority of them, the right to veto any such appointment. d! fi l *

Viscompte Ferdinand de Lesseps, French diplomat and engineer; he conceived the pro- ject of making the Suez Canal and organized an international company to carry through the work. He similarly undertook fo construct the Panama Canal, but was unable to raise suffic- ient money to complete the work which led to criminal proceedings.

e a e e _ The Queen started a tartan "boom" in Bri- toin's autumn fashions when she wore tartan- for the first time as Queen -— at this year's Braemar Gathering, the Highland Games held yearly during the royal yisit to Balmoral Castle; and now everybody who is anybody is following her example.

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Not many people knew of him, but it is news that Baron Nova Scotia has just died in Brighton, England. He also carried the title of Lord Strathspey, and was the 31st. Chief of the Clan of Grant. Though never in Nova Scotia, he was a colonial, having been born in New Zeo- land. His heir is Lt. Col. Donald Patrick Trevor Ogilvie-Grant of Grant, and now, of course, Baron Nova Scotia.

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r The British Labour Government is intro- ducing a bill to nationalize "pubs." The govern- ment already owns more than 300 "pubs" in three state-managed districts which have existed since the First World War. They have proved profit- able. Now every pub in so-called satellite towns to be built by the government will be state owned and will sell state been-probably much like the fliiid provided by private enterprise in these days of austerity. Existing hotels and breweries in districts to be incorporated in new towns will also be owned by the state.

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The Attlee Government is rejoicing over winning the Edmonton bye-election on Saturday, their candidate Austen Albu having defeated tho Conservative. Edwin P. Hubbard by 3,327 votes. The Edmonton victory maintained Labor Party's almost unbroken string of by-el- ection successes since it came to power in 1945. Labor has lost but one of the 29 by-eiections it has had to defend since the general election- a record unequalled in British parliamentary history. That seat, Glosgow-Camlachie, was held by an Independent Labor Party member in 1945 who joined the Labor Party after the general

election. it was lost to the Conservatives.

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IDNGEVTIY CANDIDATE

Sir.--Afi.er reading over the article “Longevity.” 1n The Guard- 1am. I decided to send 1n the name of Mrs. William Smith of Newtown Cross who passed her 99th birt-h- day 1n June, 1948. .

I am, Sir, etc. D. A. MACIIAWSII Newtown Cross, P.E.I.

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T.B. CONTROL VACCINE

slr.-In Dr. RA. Oreelman’; re- ply to my letter of Nov. 15th, re anti-tuberculosis vaccine, he stated, "This procedure is a. recognized part of our preventative work 1n tuberculosis on P.E.I.”

He also states. “Thai: In i947 the Department, of Health end Welfare of this Province carried an this work in 127 families, also that the staffs of the PEI. Hospital, Fal- conwood Hospital and the Prov. Sana-torium have been vaccinated during the past year."

Now. Sir, while it. is good new; to learn that this procedure is a recognized part. of the T.B. control Dfflzfflmme, the amount of this work done during the pB-Sl. two years could scarcely be “milder-ed more than o. symbol of recognition.

Therefore. because there was no reference to this tvork 1n the rec- ent report of extensions to the T.B. programme, Dr. Creelmarfs reply would have been much ‘more in- formative and convincing had he given an account. of the future plans for this work and assurance that provision had been made es planned for scmetihlng that amounts to more than token recognition In this branch of T.B. control.

I am Sir. etc. HUMANITARIAN

Caribbean Migration Plans

(United Kingdom lnfonnstion)

A ten year plan lnvolvingwhe migration of 100,000 people from the over-populated colonies of the British West Indies to British Guiana and British Honduras ls eu- vlsaged 1n a. report. published on November 3rd.

The report. is lsued by the Evans Commission on West. Indian Re- settlement and involves large-scale eocnomio developments of both col- onies.

Basically e plan for emigration has been considered necessary be- oeuse the density of population in the British West. Indian Islands ranges from 1,200 per square mile so o. mlnhtnum of 300, whilst. in British Guiana and British Honduras the densities are 4 1-2 end 7 per square mile respectively.

‘Iilre Commission finds their 1t. is possible to relieve overcrowding by large-scale migration and a vigor- ous development programme of the latent, resources in both colonies. It proposes spending between I28 and $40 rrriillou on development. in Brit.- lsh Honduras and between s28 and $44 million in British Guiana.

1f the Commission's recommend- ntlons are adopted, immigration on an appreciable scale will not. take place at the earliest. for another

finance. m0. had tobe solved. The Commission It omrrnends the estab- lishment. of development corporat- ions under the aegis of the Colonial Development. Corporation and that the Governments of the two colonies end private enterprise be invited to co-opernte. The money available under tihe Colonial Devel- opment and Welfare Act is inadequ- sbe end Ln my case earmarked for the next. ten yeen. Launching the scheme, therefore. depends to n lerge extent en the Colonial De- velopment Corporation tsklng e favourable view of the commercial

possibilities of the capital schemes which the Commission outlines.

two or three years. The question of -

since the Corporation is not. expect- ed to incur long-term lass.

‘The Commission, led by 811' Geoffrey Ev%. Economic Botanist at. Kew and at one time principal of the Imperial College of ‘tropical Agriculture in Trlnded. was ep- poirrted following the recommend- ation of the West Indian Confer- ences of 1944 and 1946.

The report. tells of forest areas in British Guiana es large as Eng- land which remain to this dsy un- trodden by mun.

European immigration ls also considered by the Commission. Lim- ltied European settlement ls possible In the Cayo district of British Honduras. the report states, and on the fringes of the Kunuku mount- ains in Guiana. ‘Before the latter is possible, however. e road must. be built-e costly undertaking-to the Rupununl Savannah country in the interior.

Most development. planned is agricultural. Large-scale plantat- ions are recommended in prefer- ence to small holdings. Only under assistant expert. supervision can such staples of tropical agriculture as bananas and cocoa be kept free of devastating diseases end the draetlc eradication of affected trees -—virtually impossible under- peas- ant. conditions-Joe assured.

The report recommends settlement in villages or small townships de- signed to provide reasonable cam- fort and cleanliness with educat- ional and medical services. can- teens and provision stores, end where the soil permits allotments and communal pastures.

Recommendations include the following projects in British Guiana: a 10.000 acre plantation of disease- reslsting bananas to employ 4.000 workers and support. 16.000 people. costing $8 million; the extraction of 3.000.000 cubic feet. of timber an- nually: cocoa plantations to pro- duce 10.000 tans per‘ year and the develop-meat of o cattle industry in the Savannah country. ‘these de- velopments. 1t is pointed out. are entirely dependent on road con- structlon.

In the coastal areas. the Corn- misslon suggests the introduction o! buffalo for which the elk-note and swamp grazing appear to be very suitable.

The possibility of power supply is mentioned in relation to the Kaleteur and other Falls. Kaleteur has e sheer drop of 750 feet-five times the height. of Niagara.

In British Honduras. sugar plant- ations and e. processing plant pro- ducing 30,000 tons annually and absorbing 30.000 immigrants are cn- vlseged. A 300,-acre central dairy form is planned for the Cayo dist- rict. In addition ten plantations eventually absorbin! 241m 1m" migrants with an output of 10.000 tons of cocoa annually is recom- mended. Other recommendiitlorrs include the production of concen- trated orange. lemon end are?!- fruit juice and two ltiooo-ecre plantations for bananas.

Protects needing furthcr trial snd ercper-‘ment. cover tobacco. mantle, hemp, groundnuts. Bea Is- land cotton. sisal. rice end fisheries

riirngv-oiri Story

Surely he shell not be moved for ever; the r‘ hleoue shell be in everlasting remembrance. Ills horn shell be exalted with hon- our.

IIEAIITY CENTENARIAN

TIZDDINOION, Mlddiesex, Eng- land - (C?) _- Mrs. G. Turner. 100, has One ambition in life e- to keep going another 12 months eo she oen bear, her mother's ach- ievement. Her recipe for e long life - plenty of cigars-ts and a good-game of whist now end egsln.

SEEK PERFECT SPUD INBUBBH — (CF) — Tests are being carried our. in Scotland to find tihe perifeoj, potato. The plan provides tests for resistance

to virus, for cropping panvers, keeping qualities and for good shape IIM fi~~~~- e"~- rc-lr“

HOSPITALITY

Eternal blessings crown my earliest friend,

And round his dwelling guardian

p salute attend:

Blessed be that. spot. where cheer- ful guests relive

To pause frcrn toll, and trim their evening fire;

Blessed that. abode, where wsnt and pain repair.

And every stranger finds s ready chair; Blessed be those feasts with simple plenty crowned. , Where all the ruddy family around Laugh at. the jests or pranks that never fall.

Or sigh with pity st some mourn- ful tale.

Or press the bashful stranger to his food.

And learn the lirxury of dolnB good.

.-rI>llver Goldsmlth.

s Old Charlottetown (And r. n. r.)

LEGISLATIVE TOPICS

In the year 1828 several explr» lng lures hail to be sot on their fecf. Grain and pulse asked for proper officers. Education claimed en- couragement. Ferries wanted lic- ensing. The Court of Judicature desired to issue commissions for examining witnesses out of this Island. Boar pigs and swine with- out rings, had not attended to former suggestions, and continued grunting against interference. Sla- tute labour was necessary an the highways; and once more rum, lo- bucco, and tea passed under review in high spirits in the absence ul their sister, the Pump Act, which they don't like to be mixed with.

Anlmpost duly on all goods. wares and merchandise was at- tempted, whlcls, one would think, would have enabled Governor Ready to relieve the House from further attendance and take upon his own shoulders the public Trea- sury; but his Royal master wli.h- holding hiis Royal consent, the mutter dropped. Coincldently with the appointment of jail limits, the streets of Charlottetown were cleansed, and obstructions removed. so that, no doubt, these debtors who were allowed to take the all‘, got along with more comfort. Ten- unis in tail were permitted to make leases forany term of years, and to be good at law, but at the same time they were restricted to 999 years, with liberty of reposses- elon after that. His Majesty. who would have liked such a long lifc. gave his Royal allowance to this enjoyment. on the seventh of Doc- ember, 1829. _

Persons owning adjoining lends were compelled to put up fences, and viewers were nominated by Grand Juries.

The fisheries were encouraged by bountles, the size of barrels regu- lated, the strength of pickle In- spected, end passengers in vessels properly introduced. In this year Charlottetown gloried in the es- tablishment of an Academy; the laying out of highways was regu- lated; compensation to those in- jured thereby was provided far, and contributions from the benefited were levied. Navigation was mudc more secure, and ships, vessels and goods, when wrecked upon the coasts, were preserved. anathema: hurled against Wreckers, and suf- ferers by them and the elements relieved.