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THE GUARDIAN-

Authorlnod II Second Clue Ilnil Post Office ” Dopullnont. Ottawa. no mule Gulrdlln Publishing Co.

President and Associate Editor. Ian A Burnett. Associate Editor. Funk Walker.

CIRCULATION "Covon,l'rlnu Edward Island like the dew”

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('Tho Strongest Memory ll Weaker Than the Weakest ink". oiniu.o'r'ra1'owN, MONDAY. BBC. is. 1952

ilarrow Interpretation

The Board of Transport Commissioners has chosen to give a narrow interpretation

wrote into the equilization amendments to the Railway Act in 1951. Instead of re- garding the clause as -applying to all the traffic covered by the Maritime Freight Rates Act of 1927, the Board has ruled that only traffic actually moving in the Maritime area is protected. That part of the haul beyond the Quebec border is re- garded as being subject to the increases under the equalization scheme.

There can be no doubt that when Mari-

protective rovisions in the equalization amendments they thought that the West would be able to get reduced rates. com- parable to those in Quebec and Ontario, without it costing the Maritime shipper and consumer more than at present. Unless a broader interpretation is obtained on ap- peal, however, that is what is going to happen.

The allowable increase in the Ontario- Quebec area will have little effect on actual rates. Competition keeps rates well below those set by the Board. It is far from cer- tain, however, that the Maritimes will de- rive any benefit 'from that competition be- icause on part of a haul the competing car- riers would be at a decided disadvantage. It would seem that Maritime traffic will tend to pay the full rates set by the Board.

The Board has only begun its equaliz- ation studies and the proposed rates will "not take effect for at least a year. In that time many things may h1iDDen- It 15 to be hoped that something can be done to pre- vent equalization throwing an additional burden on the economy of these Provinces.

Ontsrle illghway Measure

Ontario, through its Highways Depart- ment, has announced that in the interests of highway safety it is contemplating; a complete revision of existing highway legis- lation and regulations. The department is to make a survey of the traffic laws and regulations of every Canadian Province and state in the U. S. Anything "worth-while and practical" the survey turns up will be written into the new Traffic Act. It is also worthy of note that the department will at- tack the traffic problem on other fronts simultaneously-there will be sought great- er co-operation between law enforcement and highway officials, stricter enforcement of the laws by traffic officers and sterner penalties from magistrates. The Province's licence examiners have been under study for some time and it is announced that "certain changes" have been made, with others expected. ' .

K It is to be hoped that Ontariols action will lead to an interprovincial conference being called on this important subject, in which every Province has a vital stake. surely if we can achieve uniformity in in- sumnce laws, taxation and other matters eo-ordinate our highway Safety

we can measures to a point where at least some

reduction will be made Wsslble in me 39' palling toll of traffic injuries and fatalities.

- ileterans' Rehabilitation

with little fanfare, notes The Legionary, Canada has virtually rounded off the mas- sive job of-rehabilitating 1000.000 Veterans of the Second World War and dug in to handle their long-range problems right Into the 21st century. The. DBP9-1'tment.”f Ve,t' erans Affairs now estimates the final bill for rehabilitation at a little less than 51.- 5oo,o00,000, exclusive of war Den5l0"5- H is generally conceded to have been a mark- ed success for two main reasons--a buoy- ant economy and the gcope of the program meflflie department which once spent &50.- ooo,o00 a month now has settled down to live on an annual budltli 015 T0"3h'Y 3225'; ooo, ., more than half of it made up 0 pension payments to the maimed, ailing nu bereaved of two world wars and Korea- ?n on, way '01- inbther, as pensioners, re- Aclplente of mi veterans allowances WP” - . 1", care; or as the last . of 5, want .. urtilversittly.

r is lcanlidlnnn-I in men - ammo the depart- -f51,ooo-ua linked to, it

time Members of Parliament insisted on the

used up all of their re-establishment credit.

The bulk of the department's work now consists of the problems it will face over

the next haif-century--that and looking after the rehabilitation of. the few thou- sand men who have come back from Korea and returned to civilian life. It runs vet- erans' hospitals and homes, an insurance agency and a welfare service to handle all sorts of social problems. It pays pen- sions to 194,300 maimed or ailing veterans, dependents, war widows and orphans; it judges the a lications of others, pays al- lowances to .600 needy and aged overseas veterans and widows of veterans, admin- isters the huge land-settlement program known as the Veterans Land Act, and is

to the protective clause which Parliament sun at the job of getting vetelzans on then.

feet in civilian life. In addition to the relative trickle from Korea, there are, for insta'nce, 1,700 veterar.s taking university training.

There still are 238,000 veterans who have used none or only part of their re- establishment credits after seven years of peace. More than 1,400 Second World War veterans, for example, have b1,000 and up coming to them.

The total cost of Second World War re- habilitation, projected to its conclusion, now is set at h1,456,000,000. Its-main elements are d112,000,000 for administration; 3106,- 000,000 for treatment; h1,237,000,000 for benefits and grants such as college train- ing, straight re-establishment credits, war

service gratuities and V.L.A. It gave ed- ucational aid to 54,000 men and women, settled 57,877 on farms or small holdings, and poured hundreds of millions of dollars into the national economy.

EDITORIAL NOTES Mr. Nelson J. Castonguay,- chief elec- toral officer, estimates on the basis of the 1951 census, there will be more than 8,- 500,000 Canadians on the voters' lists com- pared to 7,893,000 in the 1949 general elec- tion. The next Federal house will have 265 members. '

U. S. Naval medical research indicates that there are diets high in certain types of food which may actually ake a better fighter out of a man. Tha is old stuff. British and Canadian army cooks have been able for generations to turn out food that makes soldiers want to fight. '

The lives of Canadians are going along pleasantly for the most part and people are looking forward to a Christmas which should have almost everything for full en- joyment. A grace is suggested by Dean Cecil Swanson, as reported in the Van- couver News-Herald, which should be said in every home in Canada: "For what we are about to receive, thank God, and the boys in Korea. Amen."

Composers from Britain, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia have submitted works on Coronation themes, from pianoforte solos to full-scale orchestral works, to the London Contemporary Music Circle. A jury of five distinguished Brit- ish composers-Alan Rawsthorne, Alan Bush, Alan Frank, Humphrey Searle and Racine Fricker-are now judging them. The best will be performed in public in a series of London concerts from January till June.

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Jan Vermeer, or Van der Meer, Dutch painter, died this date 1675. Little is known of his life and after his death he was for- gotten for almost a hundred years. Forty- one pictures are now regarded as being his work and he is recognized as the most per- fect of the Dutch masters in point of tech- nique. His greatest qualities were his cap- acity for careful design and his feeling for the play of light on colours, shown to per- fection in his interiors.

The dispute as to whether General Mac- Arthur should present any plan he may have on Korea to the out-going or in-com- ing administration indicates the difficulty of carrying on government with a "Lame Duck" administration. General Eisenhower has no authority but will soon have full responsibility for American affairs. Presi- dent Truman has full authority now but no responsibility for the outcome after the first of the yearn

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At this time of year "there is a tempt-

ation to go for ii, drive in the country and cut one's own Christmas tree. Most farm- ers are quite willing to permit their city friends to have the fun. of cutting one on their land and may even extend the,priv- liege to some whom they do not know per- sonally. One and all, however,” are under-

standably annoyed when people drive up without so much as s by-your-leave and make free with their property. The de- spoilers might reflect how they would feel if the farmer came in and helped himself

Surprise !

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FROM: VOICES IN THE WIND

We are the voices of the wandering

,w Which moan for rest and rat can never find; L0! as the wind is, so is mortal life, A moan, R. sigh, I. sob, e. storm, a strife . . . what pleasure hast thou of thy changeful bliss? Nay. if love lasted. there were joy in this:

But llfels way is the wlnd's way, all these things Arr but brief voices breathed on shifting strings.

-Edwin Arnold.

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The Age-Old Story

,,.. N, .. p The light of the body is the eye:

therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light: but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. Tnkel heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

Last Of The Big Four

(Montreal Gazette)

Vittorio Emanuele Orlando was a. Sicilian, with all the Blcilianis traditional independence, fire and toughness. But. he did not waste these qualities on the local contro- versies for which his island home is famous. I-ie devoted them to the political development of all Italy.

When he entered politics in 1888 Italy was a new country but lately forged in a series of wars from states which had been ruled by France and Austria and the Vati- can. Democratic government was strangely new. Divided by its mountains and its history. Italy was s. loose federation of very dif- ferent provinces. x it Orlando immediately set to work to help unite them.

His political methods were typi- cal of the man. An expert on law and political science, he was not content to lecture. His long life- he was 92 when he died on Mon- day-was punctuated with drum- atic protests.

One of the "Big Four" who planned the peace after the First World War, he walked out on Clemenceau, Wilson and Lloyd George when they refused to cede Flume to Italy.

when the Versailles Treaty was to be signed. Orlando arranged for e. no-confidence vote in the Ital- lan I-louse..,'I'hls enabled him to resign as Italian Premier" no he wouldn't. have to sign the treaty.

In 1925. him Mussolini destroy- ed Italian press freedo he quit the Italian House of De utles.

In 1931, when professors were required to take an oath of loyalty to the Fascist mglme, Orlando re- signed the pool; at the University of Rome which he had held for 4:. years rather than take the oath.

But his public life was not quite ended. Italy did not forget the men who had restored her strength after the disastrous defeat stoop- oietto. in I017. and led her on to victory in 1918.

In 1947. when A constitutional crisis threatened the postwar co- alition govern-ment. Orlando. though 81 years old. was asked if he could form I. cabinet.

The square-lowed old patriot foiled. 'The failure was under-, standable. He- was expected to compromise with the socialists and the Communists. He -could not compromise with them on! more than he had with the Pu- olots befou the.wsr.

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News listed March 21. mil. It contains 0. mamas signed by xiii: Fredrick Wilhelm IV asking poo-'

Public

Sir,-Greetiiigs to Prince Ed- ward Islanders at this holiday season from thetiand of sunshine! Contrary to the opinion of many, however. we do not have continual sunshine nor do I feel thit we should appreciate it if we had. But the strong winds of late autumn and sometimes torrential rains of winter carrying destruction in their woke only make us enjoy the fair days, and glorious sunshine when it comes.

The weather topic brings to mind an item I read in your "Notes By The Way" November 22, when E. writer (Pelerborough Examiner) painted e. picture of gloom dark as night; re both the days and the inhabitants. Then he went on to seyzl "Why should they be radiant and gay with the long southern Canadian winter ahead and spring far behind?" Why indeed should anyone ever be happy, or could they. if they were dependent only on things and circumstaiicea out- side themselves? Contentment, or inner peace. feel is B. by-product. diffused fro deeds well-done and comes to us unsought. or, as Emer- son said: "A political victory, a rise in rents, the recovery of your sick or the return of your absent friend, or some other quite exter- nal event. raises your spirit, and you think good days are preparing for you. Do not believe it. It can never be so. Nothing can bring you peace but. the triumph of principles." Or, this item I found in our church paper "The Cour- ier": "When the" heart. within is enlightened with cheer and happi- ness. it is heaven's hall; when the heart is dark and gloomy. then it Ls earth's prison.”

I noted the interest, P. E. I. took in our election. also the many re- actions. I think everybody breath- ed e. sigh of relief when it was all over, as all were weary. but if we were worn out from listening. or not, from choice, think of those who were in the midst of the fray and how very tired they must. have been. We were happy about the outcome. although not exub- erant, as we realize the great re- sponsibility. With the first step over the real task lies ahead. and Mr. Eisenhower needs the prayers and loyal support of every Ameri- can. Although there was much about the campaign we did not approve of, we attributed it to the nasty game of politics. As Mr. Truman sold: "I have been in poi- ltlcs forty years and everyone wants to win; let.-us forget and go, on with the job", or words to that edect. Perhaps in time they will forget and even forgive. I liked what Howard K. Smith (CBS's London news-analyst) said iiflei-it. was all over. He had spent an even amount of time with both candidates and was disgusted at times. but he said: "I like Ike. and I like Adlai. Mr. Eisenhower is away ahead of any other the Republicans had to offer: and Mr. Stevenson ls orgreet man. Amer- ica needs both." To the latter I can say "amen".

Although as I write this, Christ- mu day seems quite a little time off. it has is way of creeping up on us almost unaware. We ad- dress our cords and greetings and think we must not mail them yet as it is much too eai-ly..thgn we find often we nre too late. "In childhood and early Youth there seemed to be eons of time be- tween Yuletldes. but in inter year! it seems to be slwsys coining uvaiind. Already here they are D11 H! OH momma preparlrtory to Christmas. Bundoy week dial- ing A.B.C. fifteen minutes early in preparation, for my favorite mug- lous radio program. "National Vemers" (Dr. Donnell) lnsteod of the usual program I found the Msthodhl. Church in this area in- tended broadcasting each Sunday until Christmas with the, singing of enroll and 5 short talk by one ofltilelr ministers. That Bsbblth it was given by their Bishop and he sold we could not hive - the reel spirit of the holiday season if

lln we spent on our time fifsntlcsliy

shopping. or in other words com- mercializing it. I was so glad I tuned in Is I think the wonderful.

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MODE HOME THOUGHTS FROM ABROAD

I note preparations are going on in the little "Isle" judging by the recipes for fruit cakes-white and dark. Anne Shannon's sounds very fine if one were going to in- dulge ln such lndlgestr as. she says she isn't. in the enlclent class doing her baking early. With a family of that size. to get things done at all, I would say, denotes efficiency. Sounds somewhat like my childhood home as to num- bers, but somehow the cakes and plum pudding were ready ahead of time, and no doubt the flavor of the former was improved. My'only wonder is that we our- rlved with so much of rich. sweet food no matter how delicious we might have thought it. L. M. Montgomery, in one of her books for girls. lies s eh pter entitled, "The stuff that dr are made of" l.e. fruit cake. She had some of her characters, to help along their night (not. day-dreams, L.M had plenty of them) dreams. eat fruit cake before retiring. I should think it would have produced frightening I nightmares instead. This I write from memory of many years past, so I may not be quite accurate.

fruit. cake, it is as traditional in Prince Edward Island as the "White Christmas". I may be foolish but I always associate snow with that season, although w were not always so blessed. l: was so much more thrilling for little folk, whether our parents thought so or not, for lnvaria ly it meant; a. ride in the beautlfuly upholstered (oi-.so I fell.) Jaunting sleigh drawn by at spirited steed to the music of the bells. Then we could see Santa. Cle.us' tracks (rabbit) especially if the mantle of white was new-fallen. Those rides were in relays as small folk were many in our home and the Jaunt- lng sleigh would only accommo- date e. few.

How different Christmas was in those days of the long-ago: even the tree, with its home-made dec- orations,-tlssue paper roses. pink, red and yellow deftly fashioned by loving lipnds; strings of pop- corn and the gay gifts draped over the branches, bright.-colored. us- ually red hair ribbons. -and gay scnrfs then worn by the older fe- malesl Cilfts were not wrapped. at least in our home those days -quite a saving in eubees. time and effort. I often think of the terrible waste today, especially with little ones, the. way they ruthlessly tear of! the beautiful wi-applngs hardly noticing so an- xious are they to discover the contents of their artistically pack- aged gifts.

Perhaps it could be I. rebuke in their elders as somehow we have smothered the real meaning of Ohrlstrms in commercial wrap- plngs. and find it. difficult to find the Christ-Child as we look to- word Bethlehem's hill. But. it is our own fault. if we. in our hearts. cannot cradle I-Ilm still. One Chrlntrnas. I think it was on sun- day. stands out in memoi-y's hell: we had unexpected guests. among them 5 little girl I mite older thsn us. and we played church. 1 game often played in our home. our little friend was the clergy- man and performed I. baptismal service ruining. or as we thought, the lovely new hair ilbbons we were so proud of. We were heart-

rnualc is one of the loveliest things about the holidays. .

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- his" complaints to Moscow? sis has now added the weapon of o persecution and is engaged at the spreading slandere the puppet state of Czechoslovakia and in in- a showing

oes. or cyclones.-just earthquakes.

' some time I had been missing the

wonderfully and poetioally, reveal-

As to the merits or demerits of .'nG,l::.1:n;1rof:1'”?f:':r1.vIVem'Y:n:f .

broken and did not appreciate her .

A drinking son of II in Whitby, who beat up his mother; was glven' n "six-month term in jail with six strokes of the strap. Most. people will heartily agree with Magistrate Frank B. Ebbs about this senence and they hope the jallor will be in fine fet- tle when he lays on the strap. - Kitchener-Waterloo Record.

Instead of worrying the

Schoo Communist Joseph zuken

anti-Bemitlsm to its armory moment in Against; the Jews in suiting the Jewish race as whole and, in general,

John Ruskin, "Always have two mirrors on your dressing table. and see that with proper care you dress both the mind and body before them daily." Good advice even for our day.

My first Christmas message came on Saturday from is pal of the long-ago. I wondered why it came so early; I recognized the hand- writing but the explanation was apparent on opening it; she was leaving for Florida. for the winter and evidently got. out her cards are she left. I was so glad to get the new address as last. year I just missed her and during the year never seemed to catch up with her. as her summ are spent on P. E. I.. fall and spring in one of the large Canadian cit- ies. and winters in the southlend. Sounds interesting? oh. well! no better than California all theyear around,-we do not have tornad-