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The question of controls is not surpris- ingly being aired in Parliament. By con- trol, its advocates mean. of course, the freezing of prices at present or perhaps lower levels. The freezing of wage scales may or may not he included in the concept according to the political complexion of the speaker, and the degree of industrial- ization of his constituency:

All parties seem reconciled to the fact that controls may prove to be necessary in making the transition to a wartime econ- omy. Only the C. C. F., however, among major parties regards their adoption as de- sirable. Liberals and Progresslve-Conserv- atives fear that they may be a necessary evil. i It should not be forgotten that the price structure cannot be simply command- ed to refrain from rising. Industries will not produce unless they can do so at least without loss, which means that some - of them must be subsidized by the taxpay- er. Labour cannot be channelled into the desired fields without either inducements or direction or both.

The economy of a great nation is a very complex mechanism indeed and if the Government is not prepared to regulate and subsidize on a grand scale we can certainly get better results without drastic interference with any particular group of prices.

Best Mail Service .

It is pleasing to note that Canadian troops in Korea have the cheapest postal rates on their letters home of any forces in the Commonwealth fighting under Un- ited Nations command. They pay no post- age on letters up to one ounce when mail- ed "on active service." Letters of great- er weight carry the normal home rates of four cents for the second ounce and -two cents for each additional ounce. All first class mail is carried by air from Korea to Japan and thence to Canada.

All letter cards from British personnel destined for the United Kingdom are sent postage free but normal air mail letters carry a charge of about five cents for the first ounce with increases for greater weight. Australian troops share the same privilege as British for air letter cards. Their normal letters are -carried postage free to Australia but from point of landing to mainland destination they must pay homeland postage rates. This same sys- tem applies for normal letters mailed by American troops. New Zealanders, how- ever, have no free postalx-service so far.

The 38th Parallel I

Now that United Nations patrols are again moving north across the 38th par- allel, there is some profit in examining the nature of that peculiar political boundary. The Winnipeg Free Press offers the fol- lowing comments on the subject: . Obviously it is a quite arbitrary line. reflecting no real, natural division of any kind. Its origins are not entirely clear i though it was beyond question the product of military convenience. At staff confer- ences at Yalta it was agreed that North Korea should be a Soviet, South Korea a United States zone of military operations. It became necessary to make arrange- ments for the surrender of Japanese forces and for temporary military administration: therefore at Potsdam agreement was reach- ed that the 38th parallel should be the provisional boundary. The point here is that it was never intended to be anything ' 'more than a temporary demarcation. From this standpoint there was nothing remarkable about it. Similar arrangements were made in Germany between the four oecupying powers. Austria. was treated in I lame manner. So was Czechoslovikia. So'"ws,s the disputed region about Trieste. So was.lJbil.I. Where the French occupied the Fcxzdhu 3. ' . gnutjsince these arrangements were pro- ylgonsl and merely the means of liquidat- ' a state of war, there was no inherent A why such damarcstlons should re- Il, trouble; It is that high or contlict..deve,l only where Ru-Alan power-

corridor to Berlin. I ,

Trieste, far from being -an exception to this 11116. precisely demonstrated it. There was high tension in that port only so long as Yugoslav arms were an expression of Soviet power. Immediately the Yugoslavs took the path of independence, the problem became manageable and in fact disappear- ed almost entirely from the pages of news- P8P9T3- r .

It thus appears evident that the 38th parallel in Korea derives its historic sig- nificance from the fact that Russia does not bring to such arrangements the saving power of good faith. Instead the Soviets treated an occupation zone as a puppet state and employed this in turn as the agent of aggression in the Korean pen- insula.

EDI IURIAI. N01 ES

The current outbreak pf 'flu is a mild type, according to report, but some of the victims seem to wish that it were fatal.

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The Senate is deeply concerned with its own reform and in particular with the manner of making Senatorial appoint- ments. Senator Grant, however, in his maiden speech, seems to have strayed into the field of Post Office and Civil Service appointments. ' 0

Government trading can be as unfortun- ate as individual transactions that go sour. Britain turned away from one meat market after another because of the high prices prevailing a year ago. and must now ob-

tain supplies at higher prices than ever. 0 O 0

Dollar haircuts seem to be causing more of a flurry in Ottawa than dollar steak, perhaps because the latter is the more enjoyable for appearing on the table less often, while no self-respecting civil servant cares to postpone too long his visit

to the barber.

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six children Winter Night, Snow, Dew, Hail and Cold. 0

Jack White,

The Callow Veterans and Invalids Wel- fare League with its wheelchair busses has

done much for chair-ridden cripples by providing comfortable transportation for outings. More than that. because the

mainspring of the League is himself physic-

ally helpless, its work is an inspiration to his fellow patients. 0

Li Hung Chang, Chinese National Lead- er, born this date 1823; was associated with Gordon in suppressing the Taiplng re- bellion in 1863. He conducted China's for- eign affairs for many years, until his death in 1901i Subsequent 'to his demise a spirit of unrest arose, which provided the op- portunity to Russia to spread her Marxist propaganda.

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"Itiis humiliating to hear some of the comments on these practices (bingo and raffles), and still more humiliating to hear of the methods used in some of these or- ganizations," says Archbishop Leger of Montreal. "This ban affects all charitable organizations, all churches and all'religlous communities, and we remind everyone of the obligation of respecting and having re- spected, without exceptlon, the law con- cerning games of chance." The ban also includes raffles and drawings where the door prize is expensive, such as an auto- mobile or a house. Msgr. Leger said it was not the first time religious authorities in Montreal had to deal with the subject. In 1898 Msgr. Bruchesi banned all bazaars. and in 1922 Msgr. Gauthier banned tom- bolas.

For the first time in his reign of 14 years King George VI got a rise in pay last Tuesday, amounting to about 10 per cent. It came in a backhandedwsort of way. for His Majesty will not receive any more cash. Instead, some of his expenses will be paid by Government departments so he can make both ends meet. The distance between the ends is 1410.000 (S1.148,000i. This increase in compensation for the Sov- ereign was something of an admission by the Labor Government - optimistic prop- aganda to the contrary notwithstanding --

controls may have increased in theipast few months or so. Announcing in the House of Commons that about i40.000 of the Royal I-lousehold's expenses would be assumed by. Govemment departments, Prime Minister Attlefexplalned increases in wages, goods-and services were reason- able. as disclosed that the King, like many a lesser gentlemen of means; for some linie has been making up thedeflcit inzahls

, Fcurrent expenses out of his ssvhip.-am in wartime when much of the - hiiditionsl ceremony and hospitality of the

establishment was In sbeysnce. A M,

that living costs in a land of planning and.

Old Charlottetown (And P. I. I.)

GOVEBNOI. DALW8 CHOBIB

autumn session with -the four sub-

the United states. Lend Assess- ment, and the calling together of the Legisist" e of this Island "during an adjournment."

"1035 found the Governor ob- taining statistical” information; adding to the Jury law; amending the sheriff law: innocently imag-

cssh up. to give their tenants mili-

of encouraging education: mak- ing more Bank law; securing com- pensation to tenants to promote improvements of the sow; estab- llshlng a Normal school;' stirring up the subject of the Georgetown wharf; depriving Princetown of the benefit of its four-footed scav- engers; continuing the Emigrant! Act: maintaining customs es- tablishments; proceeding upon controverted elections; pun ' ing

"The close of 1854 found Lieu- tenant Oovornor Dsly at the head

of affairs and busy during I short jocia of Jury Lew. Free Trade with

inlng that land proprietors would tsry effectiveness, under the plea

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lands for co-psrceners; ins road correspondent assistants: continuing the limits of the Jails Act; empowering surrogate to or- der certaln payments; authorizing

instruments iadmissable as evi- dence; incorporating the Char- lottetown Mechanlc.s' Institute!

old roads; altering highways: appointing a librarian to the legislative ll..ibrary; look- ing after the fisheries; preventing the running at large of hogs in the Town, Common and Royalty of Charlottetown; authorizing pay for members of the Legislative Council; nsturalllzlng one Mann: licensing grog; incorporating the Town of Charlottetown. dividing the new City into five Wards, and vesting a Mayor and ten Com- mon Councilmen with municipal powers: providing fines to be paid by persons elected to municipal functions. but refusing to serve. and otherwise elevating a 'one- horse' town to enlarged privileges and powers; raising a revenue. and finally satisfying all wants in a liberal list of appropriations." -From "Progress and Pros- pects of Prince Edward Island," etc, 1961, by C. Birch Bagstcr.

closing up

There is really a John Doe in the Royal Canadian Navy. incredible as it (ll,.;"3”'"s”!"wj) may seem. The unfortunate Petty 0f- I NOIGS FIG!" go 33:;5cl.?.i':l'.2i.:”S..?:"J.iEf...".?.i:”.l.Z”:: ' I Winston or a Mr. Frost who named his Q By "Anson" (

LONDON. England:- In the sec- ond nct of "King Lear" shake- spearc uses the letter 'Z' as a term of uispuragement, describing it with an impolite adjective and making one of his characters in- sult another by calling him. a 'z', "thou nnecessary lctberl" These last. few weeks, however, rz' has been shown to be anything but unnecessary, has received huge publicity and has assumed an im- portance in our lives that gives the complete lie to the great Elias- bethsn bard. however right he may have been in his own day.

For Class Z, of course, signifies the category of Army reservists who are liable to recall to the col- ours at any time the suthorlles may think fit. It embraces several millions of men - all, in fact. who were called up or volunteered for servloe during the last war. The R. A. F. equivalent is Class C, and whether we are G-rnen or z-men none of us can forget. that when wetook off our uniform for what we hoped was the last time we were not actually demobllised but simply "released"; it was made plain enough that if the interna- tional situation looked so danger- ous ss to warrant large scale de- fence preparations. including I bulldlnx up of the armed forces. then the authorities need look no further than -the unfortunatn classes 0 and Z.

Well. nobody needed any telling that the international situation reached that stage of danger some time ago, and it was consequently no surprise, if somewhat unplea- sant, when the dreaded references to Class z began to be'made in of- ficial circles. Class O seemed to have been forgotten at first, a fact that gave rise to some hesitant optimism among those of us who had served our time in the air force. Alas. we were soon disil- iuslonod.

For several weeks after the first. hints of things to come no A-.zt'm-. atativs statement was made. This gave rise to rumour lipun tumour. and about four millions or 50 of men has?” to go about their daily tasks with an extra furrow on their bro... ...;.-led by the prospect of an early return to cookhouss fstiguee square-bashing, arms drill. short haircuts and all the other Joys of service life; not forgetting a :9. union with that backbone of the British Army. the Sergeant-Major. without whom the had managed to let along so wel in-the last few years.

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The apprehension of those who felt likely to be recalled was ting- ed with a certain amount. of in- dignation. A. favourite a ' I was that a man who gave st or seven yesrs of his lifetime in the

Inunlgn i , it is claimed, are coming into the U. S. and Canada with diamonds concealed in their shoes for smuggling. That is what is meant by well-heeled. - Port Arthur News-chronicle.

A new portable pocket radio calls people to the telephone wherever they may happen to be. Now, to make life completely unbearable, we need only a t ' L equiPP9d with television. Peterborough Examiner.

The ultimate in making dolls lifelike still hasn't been achieved- thank goodness. There is no model of a doll that wakes up at three in the morning and whim-pers for drink of water.- (Kingston Whig-Standard.) g

London. England. bciiercd its infant and maternal health record in 1950. Infant deaths were 25 per 1.000 compared with M in 1949 and so prc-war. Deaths of child- ren under four weeks old were 1'15 per 1,000 in 1950. 17.5 in I949 and 24. pre-war. 0.56 per 1.000 mcthers died in olilldblrth, com- pared with 2.51 per l,000 pre-war. -(U.K. Innformstlon Office).

That was good news from lilo!- iawn district. The fact that diam- ond drllllng was in progress on what. is reported to be a "promis- ing" futurc mining territory is good news indeed for the people-of Mattawa. Fortune has taken smiling more kindly on Mal.taw'a in recent years. Ontario I-Iydros gigantic development under con- stnlction at La Cave is the main ray she has cast. so far. It has meant much to Msttawe merch- ants and the town in nenerah

lum- i in -iron mine hclng lo- cated there, the town can expect. further impetus in its development. It is s new area for mining, al- though mlnlng men for years have

time of his life in uniform.

True enough, when a bunch of the boys get together to talk over old times it would be easy to imagine that they would like noth- ing better than to get back into uniform. of course there were good times. But there were bad times. too; times that were bad because of acute discomfort. Ieuarltion from home and family. interrup- tion of career; times that were bad because of extreme denser. fright and horror; and times that were bad because in them one saw life itself ending abruptly for ones friends and comrades. Times as bad as those always outweigh the 80011. even.if they are not talked about. as much.

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Nor can all the good times make up for the loss of personal liberty in small, unimpo taut things, the details of life about which we like to please ourselves but about which we are subject to rigid control as soon as we get into uniform. De- splw all the preaching that this or that is essential for good discip- line. by our nature we don't take kindly to interferences that we don't see the need for. An exam- ple ceme to light . cntly when it was reported that airmen at a cer- tain R. A. F. camp had been for- bidden. to use In shless shaving cream because. it. was said. "You are lssuedmlth shaving brushes. so you must. use them." (One can- not help wonder about the plight. of l bald-headed man if he is unlucky enough to be issued with I hair brush!)

In the event. as it turned out. there was not quite as-Juuch need for furrowed brows as rumour had suggested. Conscription is still in force, and young men are called up for two. your service when they reach the age of eighteen. This ,has been the rule ever since

when

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known the territory had potential- ities. If the property does develop into a mine, it will be the second within a year in the previously mineless areas in the prospering district. served by this newspaper. A mine is going ahead in Terna- gaml area these days. It was only developed in the latter part. of 1950. We hope that Matiawa will see a mine there. too.-(North Bay Nugget).

Canada's position in the world is reflected in its current defence preparations. The country stands us a vital sector of the North Am- erican continent. and its arrange- ments for air defense from the North are closely integrated with those of the United states. It is united by tradition and interest to Western Europe and to the mother country of-Great Britain: at the same time It is part of the world-wide onweslth of na- tions. with strong associations in the East. The vay diversity of these ties, combined with Carl dR'l vast. opportunities for internal de- velopment. could have led to on isolationist point. of view. It is the more to the credit of her leaders and her citizenry that she -hssbeen able to discern so clearly the true path before her, rebuklng weak- ness and matching her commit.- ments to the need. Throughout the Western world there will be a thrill of reassurance as each nation. ac- cording to its strength, prepares to

to do no less than Canada has done.

-(New York Herald Tribune). . ?

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FEBIIUAIIY Thou chiilly month of wind and

ra n, ..-.. Of drifting at the whlted pane, "rwlxt winter's birth and winter's wane;

Thou shrouded month of muffled snows,

I31 gales from fer-off arctic floor, when winter dlcth of his woes;

Dost thou not through thine ice-

bound girth.

Hear. M the warmer heart of

earth, The i-.4-Ii; spring dreaming of its birth.

When, stealing

through thy - mall-ed. strong Ice-armour, comes the sweet low song Of pied wind flowers. their streams along, with sweet first.-thoughts and prw esies Of warm. wet. winds and soft, blue skies And meadows all a green 'sur- prise?

O. soul-hy way with gust and

ow.- For all thy looks of wintry woe. Thou had'st I warm heart 'neath thy snow.

And all thy bluslar and thy gust

A softer nature did encrust,

which had the whole year's hopes in trust.

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The night is far spent. the day is at hand: let us therefore out

off the works of duh: and let us put on the armour ht. liefrlgersiles

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. ed essential to the A. of Canada and pressure. consider- ” I510 Drvuure. wu bfousht to bear Q jto induce us to

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Supreme Court oration. the Dominion.

St. Lawrence and the Canadian leaders considered

-One of the , ornlus made us when We agreed to become . put of Canada was inst we should have umtlnuoul communication with the mainland but it was min! Yvrs before this promise was even partially implemented. It was also part. of the contract that we should have six repre-

mons. but through a most un. fortunate error. this condition was not clearly set out in the terms with the result that the Federal Government took sdvsntsgg of mi; mistake to deprive us of two up. rcsentatlves. Therefore. at 51 um: when our need for being heard in the council of the nation was most great. our voice t weaker instead of stronger. To- dly it is so weak that it is seldom heard above I whisper. . I I 9