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CHARLUPTETOWN. CANADA. THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 194s

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Parliament it A Glance

(Candles hi , Defence Mlnlster Clsxtou fled the bullrv evidence taken by the 1941 Royal Commission on Hons;

‘out. hnogrcssive Conservative mo- tions i0." the tabling of corres

ildence between the Canadian and British Governments on Hung Kong were rejected, one of them on a 146 to 01 division.

Evterrial Affairs Minister 5t. Laurent, associated the Dominion firmly with the declaration by Britain, the United States and France condemning the Commun- ist seizure of Czechoslovakia. _

llir. st. Laurent said Canada rc- gards it as a "paramount" necea; my that the United Nations $0- curity Council make every effort toward conclliation- before con- flderlng the use of force to on- force partition in Palestine.

Finance Minister Abbott, speak- [fig during debate on the Govern- ment's ‘lo-per-cent excise tax re- solution, said Canada would have to reduce consumption if she was. to continue assistance to Europe.

Senator John T. Haig, Progres- |l\'B Conservative leader. and Sen- ator Arthur Roebuck (L-Oritarim criticized the foreign exchange wpservatlon bill which drew sup- port from Senator Wlehart Rob- ertson. Government leader.

Commission- Gouncil Meets

Yesterday afternoon at l special meeting in the City Council Chem- bers, the Charlottetown Playground Commission gave an account of

their activities during the past. two

years, to members of the City Council and outlined some of their plans for the future. Various mem- bers or the Commisswn lpokg on different phases cf the Playground effort, and ills Worship the Mayor, and all Councillors expressed their feelings on different matters per- (dining lo the work. As a result of the meeting, better cur-operation between Council and Commission la assured. and children and citiz- ens nr Charlottetown can be al- lllrml cl a better programme dur.

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Beef Battle _ Prices Lower

AlflimST, N.B., March 10- ‘Wif- Beef cattle price: st the Maritime auction sales here today "'9" TPDorted considerably lower H?“ 1B5! Year with market stock W" everaainz 1e l/4 cents a Pound.

P0P DllClZ. 54 cent a pound, was "it"! Ym‘ the 94l~pound grand cham- il-vu llor-rfcrd owned by 6.0. Bar- “lfl SJ" of Clarence. NS. "w irflrs lop price was twice this

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lleath May llelp Cause 0f Liberty

WABHINGTON, March 10 - (AP) - The death qt Jen Masaryk may help the cause of liberty by drbmstlzlng Czechoslovakian plight, UnltOd States officials eeid today.

And privately-voiced suspicions among diplomatic authorities found public expression at the capitol where representative Karl Stefan (RQP. Nab), a native of Bohemia, told the House of Representative: that Masaryk may have been mur- dared.

“Bari! report: from the tree radio of Europe," Stefan said, “named the cause o! his death as seif-desLruction-siliclde, It could Juli ll Milly have been murder. The Kremlin hes never stopped at

murder." ~ At the State Department euth- orli-le: wanted that however

Mlllryk died his death might figwo to be "the best act of his e_,.

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Quebec Congregation- 'l'o Extend Ball To Island Minister

The congregation of the Presby. terian Church in Huntingdon, Quebec, hn decided to extend a call to the Rev. RD. MzscLeen of

the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Montague, it we: learned lutnni

The Rev. Mr. MacLean who came to Montague from Moncton, NJ, is a graduate of Arts fmm Dalhou- ale University, ilsllfax, and in ‘Ilwolvsy from the Presbyterian College, Montreal.

The Rev. Mr. MacLean mapper, associated with St. Andrew's Church, Montague, for the past three years. l-lirhcme is in Sydney, NS.

Will Construct Large llumher 0f “Reefer” liars

MONCTON, N. '8» March 10- (CEU-Convtruction of 350 new refrigerator cars by Canadian Na- tional Railways at a coat of mori- than $4,000,000 was announced here today by E. R. Battiey. chief of motive power and ca: equip- ment for the national system.

The order includes 50' overlies: iced express refrigerator cars, first of their type to be built in Carr acla and 300 freight "reefers." -Mr. Battley said the C. N. R. had laid out s big program for the construction and remodelling of a large number of passenger and freight units in Atlantic reg- ion ehops. The job would cost about $2,000,000. ~He added: "We have a tron.- ondcus volume of work ahead of us, work that had to be set aside during the war and following that was delayed by labor and material shortages and the Meritimes are being glvm a blg share of til: responsibility of doing it."

Czech Foreign Minister Takes ‘Death Plunge

Dy A. I. G PRAGUE. March 10 -(.4P) _ Jan Masaryk. foreign minister of Cbeohoslovakia, plunged to hi;

death today after staying two weeks in his country's new Com- munist-controlled cabinet,

An official government m. nouncement said he committed suicide.

The 01-year-old diplomat was the son of Czechoslovakia‘: first

president. He jumped more than50 feet to his death on the atone

flagging of a. court yard ln Czernln Palace. said an u... ouncement from the government w-‘nich seized pow- er two weeks ago today.

Vaclav Nosek, Ccmnunist inter- ior minister. told Parliament that Masaryk had ended his life after s night of brooding over "tendent- iou; malicious letters and tele- grams from his former- friend: in Great Britain and America assail- ing him for his mainly stand" in remaining in the Communist-led government.

(Prime Minister Attlee ssdd in London Masaryk may have taken his life because “he could not en- dure to live in the suffocating atmosphere of totalitarianism."

(In Sych-iey. .. Australia. Czech consul K. Tokoly said Masaryk‘: death "is not suicide. It is plain murder." Tolroly said he was re- signing his post.)

Government source: gave this account of Masaryk! death:

Ha apparently stepped up on s low couch that stood under tihe window of his bathroom and hurl- ed himself out of the window. He oocilpled a smell apartment in the palace that houses the foreign af- fairs ministry.

A guard on duty found htm lying gpumpled on the stones. He surn- moned e. medical student on duty at a. first aid station in the min- lstry.

No official cause of death We! given. A pest mortem will be held-

A state funeral was announced for Saturday aftcrnoon. with Com- munist Premier- ifiemeni Gcttlwald speaking at the Pantheon of the pq-Emsmuer-rm in Prague's Cent- ral Square. The body will be taken to Lanv, to he interred in the fam- ilv nlot lyesi-de that of his father, president Thomas G. Masaryk.

Vicda Clernentla. Communist un- der-secretary of state for foreign affglrg, win pronounce the funeral oration at the grave.

AID AVIGATlON -

As aids to navigation in Om- edfsn waterswthe Dominion de- partment of transport maintains a pilotage service in waters where

navigation is difficult.

Basis War Grimes Trials

Faces World Court Test

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NUIRNBIIRG, Month l0-(AP) -Ths right of the United States to try Germans u wsr criminals and cell it an “international” pro- ceeding fscee its 11m real test this merstlnbafore the world court_ in Holland. . -

United ‘mates prosecutors said tlleybavs been told that the court in the Hague will tslre cognizance of the Numbers rlroeoes and dc- eide sometime in March whether its decisions are binding in a truly International sense.

. ‘I've United States lawyer: who

with the as court isceld to lone-l’ cinch of the Nuernbers trial:

defence aortas! repeat-

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The courts had to rule thun- selves international or resins be- cause they exist only on these bases:

l. The Allied Control Council law which erealpd the iota-nut- ionsl military tribunal.

2. The London charter laying dorm the rules for war crimes prosecution by the four occupying powers of Germany.

Under these two provision. the original intbrnllionel military fli- bunsi functioned and 10 defend- ants, including Ribbentrop, Kathi and Jodi. were bended.

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Planeilrashes llearfthicago Airport

cnwaao, Metals 1o-iAr)-A Delta Airlines plane bound for Miami, Flm, with ill) sboud crash- ed and burned shortly effu- tak- ing off tonight from Chicago's munlelpll llrmrt. Police elid "it looks pretty bed.” Several ,

were believed to have been killed, police added.

Although the airline!

3O persons were ebonrd. it nld it. bed no immediate report of ess- ueltiss.

Holy Creel Hospital “there were some deed" at the holpltll. The holplf-el declined to give further ‘ ‘urination on per- sons brouglsFtbere from the plane crash some.

Wants Communist Element Purgetl Frcin Fishing Industry

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OTTAWA. March lo-The flab- eries ccuzsqil of Canada today de- manded that “all who subscribe to the disruptive doctrines for which Communism stands should be de- prived of the rights and privileges of Canadian citizenship."

The demand was contained in s resolution passed by the Council- national association of the indus- try's regional trade organizations. The resolution asked. the Gov- ernment to Pllfle the fishing in- dustry of Communist elements by amending the Canadian code to disqualify Communist organisations and individuals as spokesmen for labors It claimed that en “intelli- gent and intensively organized Communist minority controls pow- erful units of organized labor in the fishing industry."

Delegates heard Fisheries Min- ister lviaclilnncn announce that his Department is extending its research and inspection machinery to provide fuller information for the industry and to ensure that it markets products of high quality in both the domestic and export fields.

Mr. Macliinnon Announced that Dr. A. W. H. Needler, director of the Atlantic Biological Station at st. Andrews, N. 3., has" been sec- onded to his department as assist- ant. deputy inlster, replacing D. H. Sutherland. who has become executive director of the Fisheries Research Board.

The two-day session of the council ended with no indication from the Government of its pol- icy on Government support for fish prices.

Other resolutions adopted:

1. Thst the Fisheries Depart- ment instiglte compulsory inspec- tion of the products of all east coast osnneries except for plants which have a satisfactory inspec- tion service of their own.

2. That the Government lift the

ban on the manufacture and sale of margarine. 3. "not Provincial Governments be asked to enact legislation to carry out inspection cf nsh in the inter-provincial trade.

4. Continuance of experiments by the Fisheries Research Board. the National Research Council and the railway companies in improving low-temperature refrigerator cars for transporting fish.

0. That the Government handle both bulk purchasing and stock- piling of fish to meet the require- ments of any future European r_e- ilef program.

Vienna none aswavs vast;

“No Correspondence” To TableRe Packing Plant

No written communications of my kind passed between the Pro- vincial Government or ahy mem- ber of the Government and Can- ada Packers Limited since the lst day of September, 1947, according to a return tabled. in the Legislat- ure yesterday by Premier J. Wal- ter Jones in reply to queotlons placed on the order paper some days ago by M1‘. D. L. Mathieson.

In queries relating to the tak- ing over of the strike-bound pack- ing plant by the Government l-sec fall, Question No. 1 was a request for the tsbliug o! s11 correspond- ence. The Premier countered with the reply; “No correspondence. All negotiations were verbal."

Other questions and answers u tabled:

2. Does an emergency in refer- ence to the primary producers of hogs and pork products in this Province, due to the strike of Local 282, United Packinghouse Workers of America still exist? If so, state clearly the facts and cir- cumstances relied upon by the

' Government as constituting such‘

emergency. If no emergency is considered now to exist, when did it cease?

Answer:

“Engeraeney still exists, and will exist until necessary legislation is enacted." '

8. What is the Government's policy. and intention. in reference to continuing control of said

Answer: “Policy will be announ- ced in due time."

4. Did the Honourable Horace Wright. Minister without Portfol- io, actually take over the care, control and management of the

esld plant? If so, how long lsee he acted ee Controller?

Answer: “Yes. Since September 27. 1941.

5. were the duties of such Con- troller defined. by any instructions to him? 1f so, what were such instructions?

"Keep the Plant run-

Did the Government direct the Controller not to employ or ire-employ certain workers? If so, what. were such directions?

Answer: "No."

‘l. Did the Controller refuse or neglect to employ s number of workers who had been employed by Canada Packers Limited at the date of the strike on September 11gb. 1947. If so. why did he do so

Answer: “No.”

8. What work as such Controller has the Controller actually per- formed?

Answer: “The duties" assigned to him.“

9. If he performed any work as Controller how many days has he got-grad and how many hours per

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Amwer: "The time for the accomplishment c! his duties."

l0. Has the Controller exercised any actual control over the pur- chase or sale of live stock m- 11v¢ stock Products? 1f so, state clearly how he has exercised control?

Answer: "Yes. As authoritative head of the Plant." i

11. Has the Controller taken over the books and banking ac- counts of the Company in this

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Civic Amendments a Before Legislature

All women taxpayers as well as men will have the right to vote in the next civic election, but in no case will any person not a tex- payer be entitled to the ballot, sc- cording to a. new electoral form introduced in an Act consolidat- ing and amending [he several Acts of incorporation of the City of Charlottetown, now in course of second reading in the Legislature.

The new form makes voting provision for a wife as well as hus- band of a, property holder, and qualifies women who are in bus- iness in the city and who now have no vote but pay taxes.

The Legislature devoted most, of its time yesterda/y afternoon to the bill, which was moved into com- mittee last week by Mr. D. l. Mafhieson. At 6 o'clock, when pro- grass was reported, 119 of its 192 sections had been read, the work being considerably expedited by the report of the special commit- tee headed by Hon. it‘. A. barge. Attorney General. which had gone over the bill previously.

Amendments Defeated Two of the amendments were

defeated in committee yesterday An initial proposal was to re-

quire the payment by employers_

of poll taxes of which any em- ployee might be linhlc, out of money owing to such employee. tho employer to be under no obliga- tion unless upon written ’ by the Council.

This meeting with opposition by Messrs. Bell and A. W. Metheson on the ground that the City l4" ready had power to garnishee, an alternative was proposed. "l0 01'0- vide for a method of payment of

_ here at noon tomorrow,

poll taxes by persons who are liable to pay the same under the Aot through-the collection thereof by employers of such persons at such times and in such manner as the bylaws may provide."

General opposition was voiced to this amendment, Mr. Cullen wmmlns up by saying: ~11 they can do that they can take you. shirt!” The "nays" defeated 1t on a standing vote, with both the Premier and Opposition leadei voting against it.

Another contentious clause ex- empted Provincial Government of- ficials from paying a non-resident civic income tax in the event 1i such a tax being imposed. This was strongly objected to bv Messrs- Bell and A. W. Mathesol, and was also defeated when pu' to a vote. Retained in this section, however, is the provision exempt- ing clergymen and persons in re- ceipt of less than $400 income.

Changes adopted by the com- mittee yesterday include provision for cbmpulsory removal and dis- posal of garbage and other refuse and for the levying and ‘collection of charges to defray garbage "e- moval expenses; for the preven- tion of slaughtering except in ap- proved abattoirs; for licensing o.‘ all plumbers and ivorkers engag- ed in installation of plumbing and plumbing fixtures; for taxing of

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5T. JOHN'S. Nfld, March 10- (CP)- The kitish Government announcement on Newfoundlandks national referendum will be made it was learned tonight. It will be made simultaneously in London.

speculation immediately we. stirred up again concerning what questions will ,, sr on the re- ferendum in which Newfoundland- ers will choose their future form of government.

The national convention, elected in July, 104B, in recommend pos- eible future forms of government snd dissolved Jan. 31. 194B. sug- gested to the Commonwealtr Of fice that the ballot offer a choice

. of return to responsible govern-

ment or retention of commission

government. By a 39-10 vote the convention turned down a resolution ‘that.

confederation with _Canada also be included on the ballot Hot-sever.

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Stresses Need For Peace In Hearts 0i Men

It is not the Church which has failed 1n the commission given he; more than 1900 years ago to g.) out into the world and make dis- ciples of all the nations but the people who are of the Church, the Right Reverend R. H. Waterman, Bishop Coadjutor of Nova Scozia said last night 1n a sermon preached at. St. Peter's Cathedral at a largely attended joint. servize of the Diocesan Church Society and the Women's Auxiliary of the Church of England.

The service was conducted by pie Rector of St. Peter's Cathedral.

Rt. Rev. Robert H. Waterman. 9-D- Coadjutor Bishop of N-S.

v the Rev. Canon E. M. Malone, se- ‘siated by Rev. D. E. Noel. RGV- J- T. Ibbott. rector of St. Paul's MI- iican Church, and Rev. SJ. Davies.

Bishop Waterman said it was useless to expect to have peace among the nations without there first being peace in the hearts o! men. World War I was fought by the Anglo-Saxon ‘nations against Germany because they did not. bc- lleve that might made right. They went to war because they felt that was the only way by which D900‘! could be secured. But the fighting of that war did not establish peace. It is true people thought therc was peace because there was m world conflict._ Isolated wars m far off little countries did not dis- turb such people. Neither did the knowledge that the young men living in the 1930's were facing a darkened world. a world in which there was no security but a great deal of unrest.

Doubt and lulllldon

World War II, Bishop Water- man said, was the inevitable re-

dark clouds of doubt, uncertainty, and suspicion are coming wee again over the horizon of inter- national affairs to shut out the joys and hopes in men's lives. The secret, Bishop Waterman said, cf maintaining peace among the people's of the world is, first, to secure peace in the hearts Jf all men. That was the commission given His Church more than 1900

iussipies “Go ye out into all the world" The power of the Church depends upon the individual ei- forts put forth by its members.

Old Colony Capital Hums With Speculation i

Mu:- the service many wfi

Subscription Delivered 00.00. ‘

85-00. other Provinces l U. l. 01.00,

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(lives Interim Statement In Legislature

(Canadian Pram)

Hon; William Hughes, Provincial Treasurer, yesterday tabled an in- terim statement forecasting a. sur- Dlus 0f 0400.800 for Prince Edward Island for the fiscal year ending March 31. 1948.

The statement contained actual accounts for the first 10 months o! the year and estimates of the re- maining twp. He laid, final results would be “very near" estimates be- cause there would be no unfun- seen expenditures to consider.

Total ordinary revenue would Ei-“Kwllflt l0 $5,184,000 and ordinary exiiicnchture would be about $4,763,- 000, giving the current surplus, a

Greatest expenditure for thl Year would be by the Department of Health and welfare, operating at an yxpense of $1,865,000, Of L111; figure the greatest amount, ‘$2,. 400, was paid as old ego pension! and to blind persons.