- valoped as a model farm in this respect

s FOUR TIIE ~ DIIIIELDITETDWII GUARDIAN

Morning Dolly (Founded ln llBIl Authorized as Second Claaa Mull. Post Office jlepartlnonl. Ottawa.

President, Ian A. Burnett; Vice-President. Win. B. Burnett; Soap-Trails" G. M. Burnett; Editor and Managing Director. J. 8. Burnett; Associate Editor.

Frank Walker.

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

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY l5, 1947

Fisherman's Loan Board

To the general public, the surprising part of the announcement of Hon. Mr. Hughes’ res- .gnation as chairman of the Fisherman's Loan Board is that this Board is still functioning, long after it was supposed to be defunct. lt was set up as an emergency measure in the pre- war depression years, when the fisheries were in a ruinous condition. With the high prices prevailing during and since the war the legiti- mate work of the Board came to on end. Our fishermen are now financing themselves, or at any rate, can obtain all the credit they require at the banks. But the Fishermen's Loan Board lleeps on going at the taxpayers’ expense, with no indication that it has any intention of doing otherwise.

lts persent members are Hon. Marin Gal- lant, chairman, (and Messrs. George A. Saville and Dougald MacKinnon, all Liberal members of the Legislature. They receive $300 a year each, plus travelling expenses. Their value to the public may be gauged from comments made iii the House during discussion on the Estimates in the session of I945 by a member of the Jones Government, Hon. J. A. Campbell. Mr. Camp- bell was replying to o statement by Premier Jones, commending Mr. Saville for travelling cheaply in connection with his Board duties.

Said Mr. Campbell: "lf he makes a sav- ing there it is not that he economizes. Mr. Cox and I were foolish enough to do things for noth- ing when we were there. What is there to do? All the fish houses have been sold. There may be one, thért is in King's County; that is all the travelling expenses he has and no matter wheth- er he has a car or not ho can walk there now. When we were on the job the idea was to do away with the whole damn thing altogether."

There was some commotion at this point, but Mr. Campbell's voice rose above the'rest as he continued: "We don't want a fisher- men’: Loan Office here at all, it is not neces- sary. As far ao Mr. Saville is concerned I had more work to do than he has now, and I did it lio:estly. I am not regretting losing the job. I am not shedding mars over the small job at all. I om not begrudging it to him, but when I was working on it they thought it a big thing, and they chucked me out of it!"

It would appear from Mr. Campbell's re- marks that the job is just a party sinecure, be- stowed at the Government's pleasure upon the "good boys" a , its followers in the House, as a sort of bonus in addition to their indemnity and an inducement to stay in line. The sum involved may not be large, but it is too expensive a luxury for a Government which has to eke out general revenue with misappropriated health tax funds. The Opposition should, ‘and doubtless will, demand a full inquiry into this matter wlfen the House next meets.

Our Iloaltliy Illliiiato

Speaking in the Legislature a couple of years ago, Premier Jones called attention to the fact that "there is something in our climate that makes the animals here particularly healthy." He went on to describe his experi- ence in the breeding of Dalmatian dogs and other animals, proving the advantage of the Island climate. "It's the iodine," suggested Mr. Heath Strong. Premier Jones said that this had much to do with it. In the Channel ls- lands, Scotland and Holland they also bred good stock, perhaps for the some climatic reasons. He believed, however, that if this Province: spent fifteen or twenty years in establishing the strains, "the world would be glad to come here and buy cattle by the carload." The great need at present, he added, was for expert herdsmen.

The fact that we have an ideal climate for all kinds of livestock production as well as for human beings has riot been sufficiently publi- cized in the past. lt is a very important factor in connection with our claims for better and cheaper transportation facilities, especiallylfor importation of western feed grains to enable us to become, in very truth, the Denmark of Can- eda. Here is an excellent talking point for our

Pedaral and Provincial representatives in urging-

the need of modern shipping facilities for Char- lottetown. Ottawa spends thousands of dollars annually in improving health of animals, and if the whole of Prince Edward Island could be d;- I Q

benefit would be to the whole of Canada.

Ialry Industry Threatened

The need for complete reorganization of

'tlie'doiry industry in this Province was dealt

with in a comprehensive address by Mr. W. R. Show, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, publish- ed Ill Thursday's Guardian. Mr. Show knows whereof lio speaks, and his statements as to the prasflit condition of the Industry are dis-

iiiotliig, to soy the least. tie points out that daring the post year dairy production has da- totlorotod with creomory receipts down to tho aataiit of 4003M In. and cheese down by GD M. Cattle ova wintering under conditions

“if distinct clover hay and commercial protein

shes-logos’ , and it is not o tic'patad tlidt soo- sine! dotry vdtlrna will uiIIIerIgo any improve-

out Iiuit i945 new an oelit Increase lii pztotucraooe, pfldo; crap on sequent Jloori to promrilia pio-

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ority has encouraged," he says, "and divert some of our fertilizers to improve our postures and hay lands, oiid thus enable a reasonable re- turn to our depleted dairy pioduction." Why not, indeed?

Mr. Shaw makes many other suggestions in his address, the full text of which should be studied carefully. He comes to the conclusion that the time is opportune for regional central- ization of the industry. This will involve the selection of favorable ‘centres for establishment of dairy concerns, larger units, more efficient equipment and management, cold storages, larger supplies, lower costs and higher quality products.

Here is a big question, ripe for discussion by our P. E. I. Dairymen's Association when they meet next week in Charlottetown. "Un- fortunately," says Mr. Show, "too many of our annual meetings, both regional and provincial, go by without'a thorough analysis having been mode of important problems within the indus- try." One can imagine no more important prob- lem than the one on which he had touched, in the hope and expectation that it will be fully threshed out at the coming annual convention.

- EDITORIAL NUIES -

Tomorrow Quinquagesima. O Q i‘ fl It has been a grand week for the curlers; hope they will make an annual event of it to complement our summer Old Home Week. ‘l’ ‘k if "k Next week we enter into forty days of Lent when we are supposed individually and collect- ively to take stock, find out our spiritual as- sets, and prepare for an expansion of Heavenly business in the new era that lies before us.

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The Federal Redistribution Bill has been in- troduced in the House of Commons, but as it, will be sent to Committee for consideration and report it is not likely to reach debate stage till toward the end of the session,‘ probably July or August. When finally passed, the House will be ready for o general election.

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A Provincial election seems to be costing its shadow before in the reorganization of the Jones cabinet. Evidently it has been brought home to Premier Jones that it is o bad arrange- ment to have the Provincial Treasurer also Pro- vincial Health M-inister; it is so easy for such a combination to become involved in what con- stitutes "thine" and "mine" in the way of rev- enue.

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_One matter has been brought to our at- tention as the result of the Curlers‘ Week, is the lack of sufficient first class hotel accom- modation. Our hosteleries were crowded fiom basement to ceiling, and yet there was not room for all who wished to be accommodated. Charlottetown is growing, and we must keep pace with the times.

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Due to the intense cold this month in the Motherland, the following may be of interest. It is taken from a list entitled "Remarkable events in English History" found in the back of a History of England written by William Mavor, LL.D., Rector of Stoiiesfield, Chaplain to the Earl of Maris, and written in I812: "Year 923, the Thames frozen over, for thirteen weeks." i

Next week is the old established and an- nually observed Boy Scout and Girl Guide Week, when attention is directed to the claims and opportunities presented by fostering this great movement. It falls in the week of the joint birthdays of Lord and Lady Baden-Powell, and all loyal Brownies, Cubs, Guides, Scouts, Rovers and Scouters delight to do honour to the found- ers of the world's greatest youth movement. Prince Edward Island under the direction of Provincial Commis' er Col. Reid, will do its part, commencing with Church services tomor- row ond reunions throughout the week.

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Edward, Viscount Cardwell, British states- man, died this date I886; he holds a unique place in British political, military and social history; besides having been successively sec- retary of State for the Colonies, and for War in the Gladstone ministry, he it was who intro- duced and had passed the Act for the abolition of transportation of criminals overseas. In his honour, Queensland, Australia, named a rising town on Rockhampton Boy after him, which during the war was one of the principal ports for the export of conned meat and cedar to the Mother Country. Cordwell also introduced great army reforms, instituting short term serv- ice (three and seven years) and building up an army reserve, a system still regulating Britain's military-service, though the war occasioned temporary modifications. Now it is contemplat- ed having universal compulsory service from eighteen to twenty-one in order that Britain may keep her place in the sunshine of pros- pcrity.

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The question is raised as to whether Can- adian hog producers would want to see Britain offering to the Danes, and other potential Can- adian competitors, more han the equivalent of the September price $29.20 for bacon. It would gbe necessary for the Danes to import large quantities of feed stuffs and concentrates to inointain their bacon industry at its pro-war peolr, and much of that feed wbuld come from Canada and the Argnntinei. If bacon prices go too high it in entirely possible that Denmark would again, import feeds from Canada with IllCIl to give Canada stiff competition in the lritioh bacon market. A raoction to the recent advance in Canadian hog prices is reflected in reports of on increased interest in big produc- particularly Ontario which for years hos been the loading hog producing province. The Provincial De- partment of Agriculture reports keen demand for boon and sows, and several sections of tho province report feed grains and concentrates,

Tl-IE crumb... .cr‘OWN GUARDIAN

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We are aasurod fiat only bl 1191111: can cause a ‘ ,_ m‘: and if that's all, It's practically In 111e bae- W111-'1'1I1€8 ‘tribune. .

1111111 van 111;: wlll be Itfltllflll; to trial again. At that, w; cum think of anybody who looks more natural In the prisoner's dock, _ Edmonton Journal.

Surely something Ia wrong lame. where; Britain is spending twice ea much annually to put Germany back on her feet as the British spent in their whole budget In 1902. Imd meanwhile Briteln I5 in shaky financial condition as g result qt two wars to crush German am- bition. To the victors. apparently, belong the toils. -Peterborough Ex- amlner.

The most: absurd misuse ot language currently heard In poimc. a1 aagumon-l ls the description of the British a5 Imperlalistlc, _ _ In view of the resistance they had to face in Lmidau It ls great- ly to the credit of British officials U111! "my “filmed to the evidence in favor qt self-government in Burma. and came to an under- standing iwith Burma's leaders. The rmcle-rstaaidlng once again comflnns that British official; believe In the democracy they preach. —New York Herald Tribune.

With alx per cent. of the world population. the United States has about. 50 per cent of the world's registered pfbfe§lotlfll nurses. Beck m 1900 we had one nurse to every 6,389 people; Io-day we have one to every 300. But even so. we could 1.1.51 another 41,000 gradual; pro- fessional nurses. With the demand for musing service continuing to grow, maaiy girl; would be dolnB well to give careful consideration to nursing gs B career. —Mlnrie- apolis Stair-Journal.

An electric "baby-sitter" W" humid to be for-theorising; ooya The Boston- Post. Ir Is an inter- communlcatlon system between 11w homes of neighbors. A Salem! teacher in Washington hlt upon the Idea. He has installed the de- vice In his home and It is con- nected up with the homes of 1W0 of his neighbors. Two of the fem- ilics can take o. M8111 0111 111111 111* third. sitting at home, can RBI! i11- gar rm- the children in the other houses. No doubt, It wlll prove pap- ulax.

Used-car prices tn the Unit-til States are reported 111111118 11°11‘ the grotesque to the merely P19- poeterous. —Edmonlim Journal.

The protection of the W011i against. an atomic holocaust will be achieved not by flnNDun din- lomatlc formulas or l118811118 of agencies. but. by the 11111111-11811955 amd determination of all 111111011! to abide by the atomic law. That means the renunciation of all legal loopholes for evasion. Umll agree- ment on that point has been reach- ed, and umil an effective Later- iiational control system ls in 011' oration. there ls no reason for the United States either to abandon or to sharp it; most potent 1weapon. —New York Times.

As another step toward “stream- llnlaig" Its Army. the United 51.11195 proposes to introduce a measure of self-government. into this 111111611 of the service. It hoe 1n prospect- fm- Instance, disciplining of offend- ers against. military regulations by boazxls chosen from the ranks. This Is a radical Idea. of course, but It should not be hastily condemned. Modem irrmic; boast a higher standard of intelligevce than the regular forces of a by-zone day. and these belles- men are likely to respond well to the responsibility placed cn them. —Wlndsor Star.

The public may wrll be rrztcful i0 Medical Exam-trier William J. BrIcIcley for advice which should he followed during the winter sea- son. says The Boston Post. Persons suffering from heart and 166110.11 ailmmvls should under rio 611611111‘ stance attempt lo 51101161 911°11- Tliis I5 laborious wcrk and rnuy ‘W811 III/Jail sirddcri death lo 11mm 1101 in lop condition. Don't carry heavy bundles and don't over-exert in any way. It ls timely advice.

Despite the whimsy of “Pct-ct Pan" its creator, J. M. Ba-rrlc. W115 a gentleman of stern $¢°111$11 practicality Rind thrift. The au- their‘; plain little secretary had typed the manuscript cf this P1531. mg Charles Fmhmi-iri. who wav 10 produce ii. mouiiht 11 11111112 1° present her with two orchestra seeds roi- the first niaht 1r1 111111- dDIl. But the ritrl sold 111111 111° ‘had no dress good 6111111811 10 ‘"9411’- in m, atolls on such n mod 11¢- cisslon. Touched by her 611911111151 Inmhmg,“ repeated tier plalnt. to Sh‘ Juries, Illefllrll to imam 111111 they miuii bei- with more nimble apparel. Barrie was touched. 1410- "Oh, m9 poof child!" he 0x01111111- ed. He smiled with a sudden tn- pplrflllltll. “But we'll flx shot-we'll glvo her acute lzi rm 0111111" -- Clirlatlan Science Monitor-

n mm In a unison. one. wart had the tollowlrll lo 111v 111 P111111! eeriteoce on a car drlvn- who 111d been Involved in a wrtwl 11¢- cldens: "I hue a great deal of sympathy for you In W111‘ P115111“- 1 rib not look "W11 vwr 11'" t‘ "may a4 I rrrlglii In the Instill“ d . m“, “mm; out u; commit eortine. Youiiiaiiosoctiiat-BIR

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PUBLIC FORUM

Guardian doea not neooeaer- Ily ’ the oplnlon of correspondents.

- APPRECIATION

Bir.—- The "Gfllltdllll" is always well in front In every movement. that deals with the betterment of the Clty and Province.

The special name; Cqnmitlee or the Y M.C.A. Maintenance cam- Doizn is constantly remlnqad of .t.he Ilborallty of The Gum-dim Puts 0o. ln their publicity, and m. ¢=1111y were caused further pleasure i1 "WW1"! a cheque for $100.00 from Mr. J. R. Brunch, Managing 511110113 Which is now gratefully 11°11'11°W1¢‘d8cd by me as Chairman.

I, am, Sir, etc. T. ROY CUDMORE.

Lel The Maritimes Follow Scotland

(By John A. Sleveisecai In the Globe d: Mall).

In the course of time the liber- alism of a large number of’ the upper and middle classes of Soot- limd acquired s conservative bias and became a matter of traditional allegiance rather thorn- of genuine conviction.

As a reailt when the fortunes of the British Liberal Party begun tn decoy after the First World War and the labor Party with its Bo- clalist program attracted to lts banner the great mass of the Scot.- tlsh workers, many Scottish Lib- erals. who are usually passionate individualism. despairing of the effectiveness; of their own petty as a political Instrument, moved Into the Conservative camp. Today an odd Scottish constituency stlll re- IMrn-s a Liberal mom usually with Conservative support, and some of the ebleet people In the country still profess the Liberal faith, but the reel battles is be- tween the Inborlbes and the 00n- gervatlves.

At the last general election, the Labor Party, carried virtually all the Industrial divisions on a major- lty of the seventy-fossi- Scottish seats, but the Conservatives dld relatively much better than In any other section of Britain, except the southeast comer of llmglmd. Now trim l; accumulating evidence that the Labor Party's popularity with the Scottish people Is waning steadily and s. number of acute grievances against It have certain- ly developed. Today there Is wide- spread resentment In Scotland over the disposition of the Attlee Mlnlsbry to oldetrack the great Scottish airport at Prestwlck In

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"Masterless Men" n, nun wiaimasu

(In the BIO Ovarseae Shoat- wnve Service)

In tho old days in Enalimd there was a whole batch of llWs W11|¢l1

all survived. The actors, N811" mu vagabonds are now ea r1011 that they are outside my clrda of acquaintances, but I know. and like, aulle a few madterlesa men. The coma-voice oeame to bned them. Every village has lts speci- men, and although many of them are old m- middle aged, the breed is not. loaf. I hnorw two or three youngsters who were shaped In the traditional mould.

The mesticrloe; mm of the coun- tryside ls always o. 500d workman. I-Ie can tum his hand to any farm Job. He Ia a skilled hedges, sheep shearer, thatcher, hurdle maker, iumlp hoes‘. He knows how Io catch rabbits. He CI-n do a. blt of’ brick- laying. or carpentry. Ho mende his own boote. He cannot beer the re- strictions at working to the clock. He knows that he ls worth more than other men. arid he likes to be on e. piece work basis, when he ‘W111 put In hours that would stag- Rer the Trades Undone. Roughly halt of the master-less ma; spend all they earn In Occasional, unpfg- dlctarble carousals In the village Pub. or on wild. spend-thrift aiiye off at the racee. 'I'hey do not wok 9W1‘? day In the modern degener- 11111 11111111111. They do nbi use alcohol ac a. drug to stimulate lheh- powes-u or to drive feeble bodies through B hard world. There 1e no quailon °1 needifli n. drink at eleven o'clock 10 set throueh the mOmlng, o, b; W3 Poisoned with the affair effects of yesterday. They drink u 111s 01d Norse GOds took their liquor “Nlessly 111 800d fellowship, prov. 1118 themselves free mien.

cy. seldom remain In the fold of any particular chin-ch

ksorno lea! h lh Blbl themselves for iii. c e . Both the Elizabethan character 1n the Pub. and the pin-Iran at his Gospel Hell

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they adopt that: new role with the more enthusiasm they djgplaygq, 1-11 1-119 01d 011a. yet their work ro- 111111115 good.

The meeterlese man wlll never "11" I Mendy lob like milking wwa. If he iakm a poet as dairy- man he wlll not stick It for more than alx months. During that six months he wlll be a jewel 9g m employee. He will be quiet and quick

favor of llrngllsh and Irish alr- poxts. over Its refusal to Provide is new bridge for highway traffic over the Rive;- Forth, over lts avowed determination; to scrap the naval base at Rosyth and other matters.

Another grievance is that un- employment has been allowed to reach more serious

lIsh directors, have. as I5 now com- mon, plants on both sides of the

given their fau- share of the avail- able business and In some cases

unfair discrimination against the

joyed effective the councils of the