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Speech From The Throne

It was R. L. Stevenson

in of h' poem for children who declared: one '15 s

“The world ls so full of a number of things m sure we should all be as hippy i... kings]:

Like the world, the Speech from the Throne

delivered at the opening of the Legislature yes- terday is full of a number of things. Uiifortun- ately some of them are outside the direct range of Provincial activities; others are in such a nebulous state that their inclusion in an address of this kind is evidence more of wishful think- ‘ than of wise planning. i However, there are paragraphs of special interest and importance. A new Education Bill 1S to_be presented, also an Assessment Bill to equalize valuations for educational purposes. fhere is to be extension of our forest nursery facilities, presumably Wllll Federal aid. A Pub- lic Utility Bill will be introduced, also legislat- tion to establish a Power Commission. The Government has been assured that hospital ac- commodation will be provided in this Prov- ince for returned soldiers. lu support of the Federal Family Allowances Act the work of Children's Aid Societies is to be extended and s school attendance officer appointed. There is 1o he enabling legislation to take advantage of the National Housing Act.

Among things which are being sought arc wharf and harbor improvements and increas- ed subsidies for direct steamship service with Newfoundland. Among things hoped for are increased public welfare services, improvements in the Wood Island ferry service and an aux- iliary ferry at Borden. Among things de- plored are the lack of accommodation at Falcon- wood Hospital and Infirmary (a far cry from the propaganda which defeated the lvlachlillan Govcrnmtnt in 1935) and the fact (due cliicfly tn our transportation bottleneck) that Prince Edward Island last year was “the only prov- ince whose farm income declined.” -

The Speech contains no reference to our fin- ancial situation, which is strange in view of former Liberal “economy” cries. One statement which might well have been omitted is to the effect that work on the belated new caitferry “is proceeding with all possible speed in view of war conditions." This is pure political pro- paganda for the benefit of the King Govern- ment, and was apparently inserted for the sake of saving the face of our Federal Liberal tnem- bers. Nobody believes such an alibi. It gives an air of insincerity to the Speech which is un- fortunate.

Farm Cash Income

llere is something for our legislative solons to look into. It is from an official bulletin issued b; the Dominion Department of Agriculture: “Cash income from the sale of farm products reached .1 iicw high in 194.4. The estimated returns totalled $1,752 million, representing an iticrease o1 $350 million, 0r 25 ‘per cent over 1943, and $1,029 million, or 143 per cent over 1939. Additional Government payments raise the total larni cash income to $1,317 million for 1944 compared with $1,434 million in 1943. Higlivr lllffllllt’ in 1944 i_r ITPlJf/Cd for all {trav- iliux; iwcc/it Prinrc lidrvnrii Island.”

\-Vh:.r is the cause of this situation? The same cause, doubtless, which resulted in the loss ol hundreds of thousands of dollars to our Island farmers in 1943—namely, inade- quate trziiisivortzition. As Premier Jones well said .11. the last session of the Legislature, “tin- der the terms of Confederation, when sonic- thing nas happened to interrupt our coniinuni- cation for which the Dominion failed to make atlequatc prr-visioti, we have a claim against (kniridzi for ‘the loss sustained. The delay 0f evcii :1 dav or two itiight bring up claims of thousands ot dollars." The Premier went on to say that he believed this claim should be pres- sed strongly at (ilttawa. It is to bc hoped, in his speech today on the Draft Address, that he will be able to show some progress in this direction.

The Dominion bulletin above referred to goes on to say that the most notable increases in farm cash income occurred in the west in both grains and live stock. Saskatchewan re- corded the largest increase. Substantial in- creases were recorded from Albera, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec.

In view of the reduced stocks of grain on farms in the Prairie Provinces at the beginning of I945. together with a prospective reduction in the marketing of hogs, it is probable, states the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, that cash income from the sale of farm products in 1945 will be somewhat lower. Except for hogs. some iicrease in the output of live stock and live stock products is indicated. There is not likely to be mtich change in prices in the coni- lng year.

San Francisco Conference

The conference on world security, to be held In San Franciso on April 25, is tantamount to a preliminary gathering of the nations to (lis- cuss ways and means of forming a new and en- during League which this time must not be scuttled before it is launched, nor after it is launched. It will be left mainly to the “Big Three" -—the powers chiefly concerned in the grim fight for democratic freedom-to say what

the terms of peace will be; but other nations, been made."

, To these costs must be added the losses incurred

too, will be given the opportunity of contribut- ing to the reorganization of human society on s more stable, just and enduring basis. The outlook is promising, for the atmosphere in

calm determination.

is happening in the world today is more than sufficient to swsy the hearts and minds of those engaged in shaping international policies. The mere cost of the war, the actual cash cost, leav- ing out of account the toll of death and suffer- ing, the grief and affliction entailed-has reach- ed a total of more than three trillion dollars, for all belligerents. according to the calculation of the New York Times, which estimates that costs are increasing at the rate of about $600,000,000,- ooo annually. Of this y stupendous total the United States has spent about a fourth, Great Britain a tenth, Russia perhaps a hundred bil- lion and the Axis Powirs three times that _sum.

in the destruction of property, “scorched earth, broken careers and broken lives. No wonder the Times concludes its tabulation with the solemn warning that "wecannot permit the tragedy of a world war to occur again." The

more than lip service after this appalling object lesson.

-EDITORIAL NOTES-

A good beginning has been made at the Legislature. u a e u Federal Parliament meets next Monday, and will barely have a month to transact all its busi- ness before its lease pf ltifefxpires. ll

Workers in Royal Ordnance Factories throughout Great Britain have contributed over $90,000 in pennies to the Red Cross Penny-a- Week Fund.

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Admiral John Byng of the British Navy,

executed this date 1757; he was sent by the

which the French had attacked, and withdrew without fighting a. battle, in consequence of which Fort St. Philip surrendered; Byng was tried by Court Martial, convicted arid shot, as Voltaire put it, "pour encourager la: autres.” n- e- u a- ‘

German gasoline production has been ere- duccd by R. A. F., R.C.A.F., and U.S.A.A.F.

cent of the rate at which it was running be- fore the air offensive against oil began last April, This has limited German mobility on all fronts, not only in the west but also on the Italian front and in defense against the Russian offensive. e a n a v

There will be general regret felt through- out tlie province, and in thc City especially, at the death of Archdeacon Raymond. He was a sincere Christian, holding to his convictions against the strongest opposition on any ques- tion at issue, abjuring compromises, and stick- ing to his opinions even at the cost of friend- ships. In his own Communion he will be mis- sed here by many who esteemed him greatly, and were sorry when he removed to Toronto.

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Canadian housewives after the war will be increasing users of dried and dehydrated foods. but they will not return to the use of as much sugar and sweetening in foods as they used be- foge sugar was rationed, says Miss Laura C- Pepper, epartment of Agriculture, Ottawa. There will be a change in the attitude toward proper cooking of foods, Miss P°PPhr believes. because “out of the services will come a host of trained personnel experienced in food work, dietitians, chefs, bakers and cooks who have been responsible for cooking foods for maxi- mum enjoyment arid nourishment."

A new headlamp which goes far towards solving the problems of night-motoring has been produced by an English firm. The beam has a flat lop with a very definite cut-off level. Dir- ect dazzle is completely eliminated at ordinary

focus, gi"ing not only a distant view of the

of the road sides. The range of the lamp is stated to be well over 1,000 feet, and it is fur- ther claimed that the special lens employed makes falling rain or snow invisible to the

driver. 4 n- u- a

The March Monthly Letter of the Royal Bank concludes: "The Combined Food Board, in which Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States have sunk their individualities in an effort to see that allied countries receive their fair share of the food resources of all, provides a. working basis and experience upon which plans may be made for equitable international distribution of the world's food in peace years. At war’s end there will be the problem of re- lieving hunger by the supply of energy foods; then there will be a transition stage, with enough food to satisfy hunger. After these periods there must be tackled the task of ensuring enough of the tight kind of food for everyone on a continuous basis. When we reach that stage. the world will be setting its hand to s great task never before attempted. It will tax all energids of mind and will, involving an im- provement in the dietary habits of millions of people and in elevation of international trade to heights nevver before attained. "Internally. Canada will face the dcllllllfl 0f llwllllll-llflffd savings and the desire of millions of individuals to maintain the higher living standards estab- lished during the war. Canadians have lived exceedingly well during the past few years, and

-atitlioritics on all levels of government should

they will not wish to abandon’ these gains. In- deed, one of the great endeavours of health

be to maintain and extend the gains that have

which the delegates meet is one of unity and m‘ W"

n If the lessons of the post are not enough, what

principle of world co-operation will surelyget m,

Admiralty with a small fleet to relieve Minorca, train

and the Russian advance to less than 2o per l“

the most dlfflcult ln which to at.-

eye level, and the beam itself is in perfect i‘

roadway ahead, but a sharply defined picture go‘

trim GUARDIAN

Notes By The Way

It looks like um n if} r nothing left. foreatwniwulngpnrettflcgmy

The only tllfforenoo be! Ind 195 so for as the wdrwl‘: We 1s concerned, ls that 1t ls tak-

llll Hitler 1 or than the Kaiser to m k “his mlnd. Beoooil-Hoilild. _mnuord

Pmfecor Slr Alexander Flaming discoverer of penclllln, told n“; Royal Instltute of Public Realm nflllghyhxen wnvlillln so... on n»

or m” m,” a?" time i: may be — anywhm w t the ml0f0bOl."-—F¥O§(!El’l0lg.lf‘ (ZvBIEimEf

There ls 1 m! o, worm w c5325; u....'?.'§.l°i.'f3'.

to placing u‘ l lntlwoulcl W North. when therefar: xiii‘): enough People ln the areas already one since settledll-Brantford Ex- poaltpr.

Do Gsullo ls reported to be ohq. b ed bWBl-lifi he was not. at; Yalta, ut pleased because he ls to pnrtlcl- pate ln the occupation of Germany. He ls like the man who wasn't ln- vlted to the wedding. but who got asked to the reception. And it ls at the reception that the cake ls cut —-Prom Chicago Dally News. '

The NI!!!‘ barbarous trentm n1 of the Jews ls found in the flguies

Wmlllled by the Jewish Antl-Fasclgg Committee ln Moscow which snow that the Jewish opulatlon of 3a Russian and Polish cltles was m. duced from a total of 400,000 n; £122 during the Huns’ occupation

ss than one per cent of the Jews ln those crime centres survived im_ cler Nazi rule. Ls crime alone l; 3335.’; 1;’. $.22“ “reel.” "l e" Ottawa Citizen. y y a o comer

“Rail Me W t n Push Conl-“Bllfllllllg naglnes ‘Tiff:

DlscartP-headlln . S d . finds of mlddle-ageed mill sllveiilgtils ped adolescents to whom the slg t of a four-slx-two. Pacific type loco- "will"? hllllllllg a 15 car. all-pullman BE 70 miles an hour stlll brlnss one of llfe‘s greatest thrills -Chrlstlan Science Monitor.

A newly Invented British plpo- genuine machine was recently used

36191-18 a 28—mlle strip of wntgl main. This work normal] took 85 men 12 days, at a cost. o 20 cents

The news from the entertainment world grows stranger and stranger. we refill. for instance, that New Yrorlcls shortly to see a new version o that. charming operettn H. M. S. Plnafore 1n which the music will be Sullivan's, but the llbertto will be a new one by George S. Kaufc ma“! N°W although Mr. Kaufman ls an extremely able writer of com- edies we deny at he l; as good a partner for Sw Arthur Sullivan as the late Slr William Gilbert. 321:? hgllgersgugrong Sullivan, and mess, we re- cllcL-Peterborough Examiner. p

The dlmneiis of moving - plctur theatres ls the cause of awkward lncldents at times. A woman ln a cinema of Great Britain develo ed a troublesome cough and asked liter husband to pass her a bottle of couch mixture from her shopping bag. The bag also contained a. bot.- tle of disinfectant. which was pols- onous. She got the wrong bottle, but prompt medlcal ald saved her llfe-Hamllton Spectator.

An umaten show.

Navy". which has only seven pro- fessionals among its 115 perfqfn}. ers, ls taking more than £5,000 a Week at the London Hippodrome. Since ll: was sent over by the Royal Canadian Navy three weeks a o lt has become London's most m, keg- musical. though Londoners had never heard before of any of its players all dress-circle seats have been booked until the end r the run, and I could not get o. stall under ten do s. The ow has been booked or nlne weeks. but the management think lt could eas- lly run for more than n year. - lnndon Express.

The field of chlld cure Is one of

tempt to forecast the future. What effect are family allowances izolng 10 llflve—emnloyment conditions

w of Wlnnlpez and Manitoba is n8 to be. Perhaps we are a little clearer on our thinking about the principles behind our chlld care policy. We are agreed that the normal chlld under care needs the

ve and “ " that he gets from a foster mother and father-that we, all

sycholozy c a n rl us ln understanding the ln- dlvl ual chlld and his problems before we undertake to plan hls llfo for hlm.-—l=‘rom the Council of Social ‘ Newsletter.

Luv-J‘ ‘ Donovan Errey of Wallacebuig, still u prisoner o war ln Germany ls an ingenious fellow who fumed his sklll to ood purpose when he fashioned roin scraps of metal and other material no fewer than twenty-eight artl- flclal llmbs for fellow captlves In his camp. He can well take i-ldo ln what he dld, and lt. ls to be

ed that his county recognises lilih

hen th to ttm . I';i.....iit3..‘S'3£.°l’..3.. ° "m"

Fsmlly allowances, free educa- tlon snd niuserles and nursery schools to give mothers more re- crestlon an nurseries are ant reforms which want to see instituted lf they are to have more ehlldren. the Mor- rled Women's Association says. The usoclatlon made public the results of s questionnaire sent to 110,000 women. Wives ln the lowest ln- come no

ust. so

children as fear of verty. The highest. Income the sur- vey-funllles wlt snnusl lneomea up tn flhotl-regard u only 29 r cent tm voted for rec edues on ss the

The nsoclntlon ssl

men queatloned would h: chlldren instead of one chlld lf such reforms were

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King's Etta Ear

(Ilnlncld PM?) the

to Prime lllnlster King‘, whether that gentleman stun the conference or

. when ln ‘ sshinston cad of the Coniuilsn Jolnt Staff

gran whphgtld ljlttle arid kn‘? much. urlna so 011m. e m o many friends. who will also be at Sun Francisco.

General Pope ls to Prime Mlnls- ter King what Admiral William D. Leahy ls to President Roosevelt. and what. LL-Gen. Sir Harold Ismltaiy ls to Prime Minister Churchill. e ls strictly a "behtnd-the-sccnes" op- erator.

Fifty-five years o1d,, he halls from Rlvlere du Loup, and ls a des- cendant of two of his Dornlnlonh

most Taschereaus and the Popes. His father, Sir Joseph Po . was pri- vate seeretary and bographer of Sir John A. Maodonuld. Inter on he became Canada's first under- secretary of state for external af- fairs. the job now held by Nor- man Robertson. One grandfather was William Henry Pope of PEI, a "Father of Confederation" the other was Slr Henri T. Teach- ereau, a. chlef justice of Quebec. ollowlng graduation from Mc- Glll as a clvll engineer, Maui-lee Pope joined the Canadian Pacific allway. In 1914 he went overseas

malned ln the army and graduat- ed from the Imnerlnl Staff College at Camberley, Eng, ln 1326, and the Imperial Defense College 1n 1937. In 1931 and 1932 he was at- tached to the Brltlsh War Office.

To Pope goes a. good deal of the

l unprepared at. the outbreak of this war ln such matters as censorship, enemy aliens, air rald precautions, wartime security matters and slm- llar related subjects. For some 18 months prior to the start of this war, Pope was secretary of six secret interdepartmental commit,- tees planning for eventunlltles.

as director of intelligence. soon went overseas as liaison chlef be- tween the British War Office and Canada's overseas army. In 1941 he came back and became assistant chlef of the general staff and Cun- adlim Army member of the Cana- dlan-US. Defense Board. In 1942 he went to Washington as the re- preserimtlve of the Canadian War Cabinet where his job was llalson with the Combined British and American Chiefs of Staff Com- mlttee.

True Fairy Tale

(Wlnnlpet: Free Press) The love affair between younfi

u‘ lngulshed famllles, the Sol

and Menard

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v/ltli the Engineers. won the Mlll- A tary Cross and was mentioned ln 1n dispatches. After the war he re- bee

credit that this country was ‘ot l5

When war did come. he served to

whlthe Th?’ tam-n.’

HM! Lincoln's the world and became many fin: Abe and the nullt. entirely

em lleved s and story, which

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coln's later llfe weeks

had circulated among

nne and Abe, and

Monag“ had discover sketch by Editor Hlll of and neighbor recorded Anne and beauty," H111

his heart Eiiipfi more than

the ld clods fell upo ifn lieccilnoerely wished was chang fllghty ccmmlttln suicide."

en was allve. he

friends accem it, as tr turns out to be fact.

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Abraham Lincoln and Ann Rut- ledge long ago became part of the Folklore of the United States- Now. as s. result of historical re- search 1t ls seen to have the added advantage of truth.

When Wllllam A. Hemdfl“ Lincoln’; low partner. first tod the story of Anne, lt. was genenLy dlsbelleved. l-lls tale was that n the village of New Salem Anne was engaged to another man when Lincoln met her. In the great. passion of his llfe Uncoln wooed this lovely girl and his Si?“ ospered. But. torn bevween er grew affection for Lincoln ll-lld

or, w o had left Anne sickened.

1935, Lincoln was admit slckmom and the two were left o- lone. He dld not see Anne aaaln. for twgdzveeksmlater use Mean

Aoco Hem "l1. <10

n“ let that hi‘;

was . so torn by friends feared for ls reason and watched him carefully lest, ‘no take his own life 1-1e dld not dare to carry a ooctcet-ltnlfe for a long time, knowing that ‘he might use 1t to kill himself.

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