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mits also increased to d219,485,000 from s199.937,0oo. ' '

Most of the major items on the expend- iture side rose over the previous year. Out- lays on transportation and communications, mainly for highways, moved up to S297,- 888,000 from S256,437.000. The cost of hospital care totalled V.S152,925,000 compar- ed to 3&132.93?.000 and that of education ad- vanced to 3i190,967,000 from 3178,393,000. Expenditure on natural resources and pri- mary industries amounted to S87,727,000 as against 076,350,000, most of the total in- creases in Ontario and British Columbia.

On the other hand, the cost of aid to the aged and blind declined to S-10,747,000

President and Associate Editor, Ian A. Burnett. Associate Editor. Frank Walker.

ClBpULATll)N "Coven Prince Edward island like the dew?

'-7:i.'".”-l-.".s”.if..'I'JtQ'.ldfi.o8!4l3lti' V M p , g-f - , . , " . i i 0 P 1 reference was made in l ' ' - ' . . " - a parsesvixdsls article to. the fact that many philosophers and-theologia from Plato on concerned them selves with economic questions Sometimes their interest was pure- ly academic but often it took practical form. It is interesting to note iahl-to Plato himself during the course of his profound thinking on the state of man came to believe that some form of coliectlvism was the best economic and social order. It was scarcely Communism as we think of that system today and

Christian apologist in Mm morality in matters stricily econ?

raised since his time. 0 I I 0

nos the eminent Swiss

John Calvin proceeded tt..h”?lt,t”'” hand on other things besides um. logy. These other things included economics. Like Aquinas he 3, serted the inherent dignity wmci rested on the necessity of Wm. He went further than Aquh, however; in sanctioning mercangfi business. Success in any kind 0',

f'Tha Strongest Memory is Weaker fhu i the Weakest Ink". i - CHABLOTTETOWN. FRIDAY, DEC. 12, 1952

, Trade with Cuba

Mr. J. H. Elackmore of Lethbridge is

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min but no stronger voice hash”.

Three hundred years after Aqugl

the second member of Parliament to make a lengthy statement, during the present session, on behalf of the Canadian beet su- gar industry. The other was Mr. J. W. Murphy of Lambton West. Their concern for the industry, which is important in the areas they represent, says the Ottawa Cit- izen, is understandable. Their fears that competition from Cuban cane sugar in the Canadian market may cause serious set.- hacks to a domestic industry appear well founded. It is possible, however, to feel some sympathy with the spokesmen for u threatened-industry without accepting the offered remedy. The remedy, in a word, is protection. Both Mr. Blackmore and Mr. Murphy admit frankly that the beet sugar business cannot get along without it, and the latter member, in calling for a quota arrangement on Cuban sugar, has stated that the imported product is priced "much lower than what our producers can pro- duce this crop for." Figures presented to the Commons show a. price drop (at Mont- real) from S1020 per 100 pounds last January to about 58.60 at the present time.

There are now seven beet sugar fac- tories in Canada, each drawing its supplies from a contracted acreage around it. Three of these plants are in Southern Alberta, one in Manitoba, two in Southwestern On- tario, and one in Quebec. It is estimated that they either do or can produce an estimated 25 per cent of Canada's present sugar requirements.

"The current difficulties of the domestic beet sugar industry," says the Citizen, "stem from the 1951 three-year trade agreement with Cuba, under which Canada

from 045,046,000 as the result of the Gov- ernment of Canada taking over full respons- ibility on January 1, for pensions to per- sons aged 70 years and over and assuming an equal share in assistance to needy per- sons 65 to 60 years old. This change, it should be noted, affected provincial expend- itures only in the last quarter of the fiscal year under review.

corporation Tax Rate-

Recent reference was made by Finance Minister Abbott to the danger to the na- tional economy of the present rate of corp- oration taxes. There is, remarks the Globe and Mail, no mystery about this; when we "soak the corporations," we soak ourselves. Tomorrow's jobs, tomorrow's security, to- morrow's taxes can only.come from the expansion and modernization of our pro- ductive plant; our factories, mines, mills, farms and the rest. But it takes money to modernize and expand.' Where is that money to come from? There is only one proper place to get it, and that is from corporation profits, retained or distributed. But more than half those profits are being drained off by income tax. This year, the corporations will pay the Federal Govern- ment at least SL4 billion-the hypothetical equivalent of 100,000 new jobs, new taxpay- ers, and new customers. As Mr. Abbott ad- mits, it is too much; it cannot go on. The Government's whole tax structure (includ- ing corporation tax) is predicated on a high level of economic activity-a level which cannot be long maintained when income tax is taking 5270 of corporation profits in nine

Seasons Greetings.

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PUBLIC FORUM

This column in open to the discussion by correspondents of questions of interest. The Guardian does not necessar-

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Sir,-May we not say that the chief work of the civilized world today is to achieve peace? It is the world's desire. Daily, millions of prayers ascend to heaven for peace. We may wonder wny peace does not come. There must be a reason whose secret is hid in the relation between the human and

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A winnipeg magistrate iemoved the name of a prominent winni-

a. magistrate be found out.- Pet- erborough Examiner.

A physician in London, land, has directed an ' attack against the use of long woollen underwear by the people of Great Britain in the Winter. He said underwear made of cotton dish- cloth was healthier. cheaper and less itchy. Tell that to a Canadian

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Twenty-four thousand gallons of Hereford cider, valued fit more

"Y EH30?" "10 0i'1"i0n 0' peg lawyer from a list of found- than H.000, have been bought for

W""35I""'de'""- ins following a 'police raid. His D10 by Mir. W. Symonds. a cider , peccadlllo has been discovered. market-publlcan of Stoke Lacy, Better s. lawyer be found in than Herefordshire. He was the only

bidder for the elder at a closing- down sale of Messrs. Boultons. of Hereford. one of the oldest cider- malting lirnis in the country. also bought 95 loo-gallon casks of cider for 230 the usual price would be H.000. - London Times.

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We don't 32. enough verse. And what we do get is so full of great thoughts or great loves that our

certainly it had none ofvits mod- ern political ideas. to say nothing of its tyranny. Like some of the pioneers of the early Christian era, Plato felt that if man could be persuaded to live together in an economicas well as 9. social unit they would have a far better chance to achieve individual con- tentnient. He admitted the power of self interest and his hope was that somehow this elemental urge might be merged into the com- mon good. , p C I

In this respect it might be said that Plato anticipated an ideal form of democracy towards which what. we now call the Free World is constantly striving. For de- mocracy in its purest form as- sumes a blending oi individual and community interests.

Aristotle who in some respects assumed the mantle of his teach- er. Plato, differed from him in certain important particulars. To him self interest was not simply a- tool of a good collectivist soci- ety. It was. in fact. the only in- fluence which had strength enough to spur men on to creative and productive work. The end result, however, would be the same-a model community.

Neither of these ancient phil- osophers had much respect for what we would call today the dig- nity of the. individual. and the idea. of inherent equality had no place at all in their philosophy. That idea was a much later de- velopment and even now it is a long way from universal accept- ance. . i

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In the so-called "Middle Ages" of the Christian era many of the Church's scholars combined phil- osophy and theology with econo- In this respect Thomas was outstanding. Indeed. it may be said that this disting- uished monk and scholar laid the groundwork for successive genera- tions of religious concern for the economic affairs of men. Whereas the Greek philosophy-s for, the most part looked upon

work. he argued, was divine favbur an'd sna.Tis”iif,i.,” fore, be aimed at at all time; 0.

Wealth should not be sought; its own sake but only for ,3 many ways it could be used 10,. religious and charitable pm-pom Thrift was a great religious virtue but luxury was to be avoided 5; Calvin saw it. and as Aquinufud seen it three centuries before him work, either physical or intellect. ual, was o. divine command well as a great human privilege

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Excessive lntgei-est on the use (,1 money,, commonly called ,,5,,,.y had always been frowned upon 15' the classical Christian tradmon It seemed to represent unearned income and to open the way im- ail sorts of abuses and lnjusticeg Aquinas had approached the tick- lish subject with caution but, ap- parently. he did not believe that interest, in itself. was necessarily contrary to the moral law. Calvin seems to have been mg first theologian of note to coins out boldly in its favour, provided the money loaned was used im- Productive purposesn Since then there has been no moral stigma, attached to the loaning of money for profit. The word usury, with its ancient connotation of unjugg and unethical practices. has .1" tually gone out of the language, 0 O 0

Some economists have calm Calvin the founder of modem capitalism. This is probably ", exaggerated appraisal of his econ- omic vlews, but there is no doubt that he helped to make the cap- italistic idea respectable. The re. cord shows. however, that his em. phasis was on historic Christian principles rather than on material- istic considerations.

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flour, salt codfish, and seed potatoes. The result has been to stimulate quite material- ly total trade between Canada and Cuba. Two of these products are of particular in- terest to the Maritimes, which some mem- bers seem to have forgotten are still part of Canada. And Mr. Blackmore's own province of Alberta stands to gain from the increased exports to Cuba of flour and wheat."

These are important considerations, and it is to be hoped will be taken into account in our trade relations with Cuba. Our Mari- time members atgOttawa would do well to emphasize the importance of maintaining our seed potato market in that area, and the losses which would result if retaliatory tariffs were put into effect. This has hap- pened before, and our potato trade suffer- ed seriously. We cannot afford to jeopard- ize it again.

Provincial Financing 1- x

Both the total net general revenue and the total not general expenditure of Can- ada's ten Provincial Governments increased substantially in the fiscal years ended March 31, 1952; over the previous year, with net revenue showing a somewhat greater per- centage advance than net general expend- iture, according to a preliminary analysis of revenue and expenditures of. these gov- ernments compiled and released by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.

The analysis is based, so far as possible, on actual" results for ten months and a forecast for the remaining two months and is intended to be only a preliminary fore- cast of what the final tabulations will re- veal when the provincial public accounts are all available.

Net general revenue of the ten provinces totalled 251.047.983.000 in the year ended March 31, 1952, an increase of 13.5 per cent over the preliminary total of S923,571,000 for the previous twelve months; and not general expenditure aggregated 351,082,747,- 000, up 12.5 per cent from the preliminary total of 09f-32,406,000 for the previous year.

The yield of all taxes in the 1952 year t.otalled 5554,864,000, a rise of 588,700,000 or about 19 per cent from 3l466,164,000, ac- counting for the major part of the gain in total revenue. Among the major items in tax revenue, the yield from taxes ori sales of motor fuel and fuel oil rose to 0180.863,- 000 from 51.54.116.000; from corporation in- come taxes to 5159,771,000 compared with s122,899.000. and from general sales taxes to 090,226,000 froml 072,415,000. 'Profita from liquor sales continued to rise, amount- ing to s111,863,900 as against 3107,556,000.

Summerside and Miscouche are home for the two most recent returning Island- ers who have served their turn in Korea and been ”rotated." '

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There is a certain amount of criticism of the Government for its Expenditures un- der the price support programme for pork. Had no support been given there would be very little pork produced in Canada today and the consumer price index would. be something to really worry about.

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Things are ever so much worse in Britain than has been suspected. A corre- spondent of the. Scottish Sunday Express writes that he has seen on the screen V. I. P.'s in uniform making a left-about turn, halting on the wrong foot and, hor- rors, a Guards officer stepping off with his right foot. .

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This year's. potato crop amounts to some 10,000 carloads, a production record for this Province, according to Mr. S. G. Peppin, technical advisor to the P. E. I. Potato Marketing Board. Mr. Peppin says that many farmers obtained 400 to 500 bushels to the acre. which at present prices is not hay. .

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Without Britain's imperative need for production, the United States is swinging drastically from the production of light and medium tanks to civilian automobiles. The time limit for tank orders has been extended and at the same time the limit on the number of cars and trucks which may be turned out has been lifted".

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Robert Browning. English poet, died this date 1889. He wrote voluminously from an early age. For many years he remained in obscurity, then attained aston- ishing popularity in his later years. follow- ed again by, comparative negiect.tHis views on poetry accurately reflect his stand on spiritual truth and his ethical view that life must be faced boldly and not evaded. His marriage to the poet Elizabeth Barrett proved idyllic.

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Equalization of economic opportunity is what the Maritimes want, reported Mr. E. D. Reid tor the Char-lottetownd Board of Trade. It is also just about the most diff- icult thing to get. So long as the industries of central Canada are rotected at the ex- pense of the primary 1: oducer and trans- portation costs weighted against the Mari- timer the best we can hope for is minor favour: and concessions by wily of com-

meant for Jesus. "'Ilhe Secretary of Human Relationships”. but He whose right it was to fill it was never invited, and until that chair is filled, until Jesus is admitted to the councils of the nations. hu- man relationships will never be set right, and war is likely to follow war.

Jesus will not come into the councils of the nations unless He is invited to become chairman. He claims -the right of precedence This does not mean that the in- dividual or the group must be per- fect, but it'does mean that the life-motive must be Godward.

Jesus has not been invited into the councils of the nations. It is evident that after the First Great War there was no manifest re- pentance for all that war did to the nations. We put the blame on Germany. Instead of repentance, there was a great upsurgesof na- tionalism.which is a form of mass selfishness in the name of loyalty: and the League of Nations which promised so very much degener- ated into a debating society and resounded with the wrangling of the nations.

Since the Second World War that surpassed all past wars in cleviltry we have refused to accept any share of responsibility, and nationalism has had another boost. "One world" was the very soul of the United Nations covenant when it was organized. Today the world is far from being one. It is nearer the ideal than it was seven years ago. but the United Nations, though it has been the means of much good. has had a very disap- pointing career. Why? Because Jesus has not been given His seat. Mass selfishness. and the worship of the god of this world, are as universal as ever, some of the symptoms of which are the in- crease ln crimes. committed for money. and desecration of the Sabbath.

Is the religion of Jesus failing? The church in some respects is failing; but the religion of Jesus is not. The world is getting bet- ter. God is here for its salvation and He is succeeding. I see re- forms coming today that could not have come a few years ago. I one o. national co-operation that was not possible in line. A new sensi- tiveness toward cruelty and injus- tice is manifest. Yes. in spite of all the disappointing conditions the world is getting better.

I am, Sir, etc..

W. I. GREEN. Stanley Bridge.

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The Age-iilil Story

God hath spoken once: twice have I heard this; that power he- longeth unto God.

OOLOIHESTER. England - (OP) -'- A wall 15 feet thick. uncovered by a fire here. has been identified as part of the' forum which our-

lt may seem surprising for land- lubbe-rs to find that there is 9. widespread campaign to eliminate excessive smoke from shipping on the Great Lakes. What happens to the smoke may not be of much concern when the vessels are out in the lake. But several ports have smoke nuisance bylaws. As it re- sult there is an industry-Wide campaign to,eliminate this nuis- ance on vessesl, and it is making substantial. progres. - Owen Sound sun-Times.

No doubt the experience in other municipalities colored the -think- ing of the citizens who voted against Sunday commercial sports in last Monday's plebiscitcs. They realized that it was the wedge in the door, and that sooner or later it would swing wide open to per- mit all sorts of commercial and entertainment activities on sun- day. commercialized sport is in the strict sense of the term an en- tertainment; and if one type of entertainment is permitted it is hard to see how the authorities can long forbid permission to others. - Cornwall Standard- Free-holder.

Britain's obligations today are the heaviest she has ever under-. taken in peace-time. Ten divisions are now abroad carrying out our commitments to NATO in Europe, to the United Nations in Korea. to the Commonwealth and Inn- pire in the Middle East. Malaya and Hong Kong. These duties are so pressing that since last year there has been no trained divi- sion in the United Kingdom for home defence or to act as a stra- tegic reserve, and -of the units overseas only those in Malaya and Korea are at full strength. -- The observer (London)

Dean Cecil Swanson. Karin! grace at a Canadian Club lunch- eon the other day. put it this way: "For what we are about to re- ceive. thank God. and the boys in Korea. Amen." A visitor from To- ronto said it was an inspiring grace, and should be said three times a. day in every home in Can- ada. Too often we forget there are Canadian sailors. soldiers and airmen taking part in Korea bat- ties. They're engagsd,in unpleas- ant duties. far from home. fre- quently risking their lives, ' being wounded. sometimes dying; They are in Korea, as Dean Swanson says. so that we at home, with God's help. may secure and est our three meals a day in peace.

lew' Canadian poets seem to see the funny side of things? But we don't lose all hope. For Maclean's Magazine recently ran this one. by May Rlchstone. who we trust is I Canadian:

UNINVITING.

That party of yours. I view it

with unalloyed dismay-

I must drag my husband to it

And later drag him away. -Ottawa Journal.

Old Charlottetown (And 2. a. 1. i '

CLASSICAL STUDIES

From fl. report. submitted to the Board of Education. Dec. 27. 1831. by Messrs. A. l..ane., J. Lawson, George Dalrymple and .1; Spen- cer Smith, trustees of the Char- lottetown Grammar School:

"The committee have the satis- faction to report that very con- siderable improvement has taken place since their last communica- tlon to the Board. The number of scholars is 52, of whom 49 were present ht the public examination. It is extremely gratifying to ob- serve an addition of three to -the Greek class, and that three. also were added to the higher Latin classes. -The young gentlemen who were reading at the period of the last report, Cornelius"Nepos, are now far advanced in Caesar's Com-