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Alsoclatc Editor, Frank Walker.

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink"

CHARLOITETOWN TUESDAY..JAN. 28, 1951 -I

An Important conference

It may be taken as a tribute to the im- portance of Prince Edward Island as a fish- eries Province that the East Coast Fish- eries Conference is being held this week in Charlottetown. The Conference will be attended by top-ranking fishery officials of the Dominion Government as well as of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Que- bec and Newfoundland. Leading firms and fishery associations from all these Prov- inces will also be in attendance, as well as transportation officials and manufacturing representatives. The Conference, which is being sponsored by the Prince Edward Is- land Fisheries Federation, is under the patronagg of the Provincial Government and is being staged in co-operation with member organizations of the Fisheries Council of Canada in the Atlantic Prov- inces.

Policies designed to develop both the marketing and production phases of the in- dustry will be fully discussed at the meet- ings, which will be interspersed with suit- able social functions. It is hoped that the delegates will pass their time enjoyably as well as profitably, and that the convention will measure up in every way to the expect- ations of its promoters. Certainly the vis- itors can be assured of a very warm wei- come on the part of, our citizens, who all realize the importance of an industry which, during the past year alone, netted well over two and one-half million dollars to our Island fishermen.

A Maritime opportunity

President Truman's endorsement of the Passamaquoddy tidal power project is en- couraging to its promoters although adopt- ion of the international development is by no means assured. President Roosevelt was also in favour of the 'Quoddy scheme and, had a world war not intervened, his support might have resulted in the realiza- tion of hopes for an important source of power for both the Maritimes and neigh- bouring States.

This Province would probably not bene- fit directly from the power generated by harnessing the Fundy tides, but that power would mean a very great increase in in- dustrial activity in the Maritimes with at- tendant benefits for Prince, Edward Island, both by building up important markets for our products, and providing a nearby source of supply of many things now brought here from a distance.

law states For Japan?

It begins to look as though war-guilty Japan may be allowed a controlled rearm- ament for self-defence. In token of this likelihood most of the eight Commonwealth countries are reported ready to agree to Japan's rearming. This is with the qual- ification that the country's military strength can be controlled. The Dominions appear to be satisfied that American safeguards will take care of that.

This change of front by the Dominions follows by only a few days General Mac- Arthur's startling announcement to the Ja- panese that it will be their duty to "mount force 'to repel force" if "international law- lessness continues to threaten peace." He obviously was referring to the great Red offensive which is sweeping Asia.

A lot of things have happened since Japan signed her abject surrender at the end of the Second World War. Under the guidance of MacArthur she has reportedly adapted herself to Western requirements. She has created a new constitution which disavows war, and she has followed through with an apparent determination to tread a straight path in- future.

Moreover, Japan's strategic location makes her essential to Allied defence in the rapidly developing Communist offensive, to gain control of all Asia. The demands of this crisis makes, it necessary not only that Japan be strengthened for her own defence, but that she become an Allied bastion against the Reds:

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U.S.-Japanese pact giving the U.S. the right to have bases and troops on Japan's territory. With such an arrangement a partial rearmament o'f Japan for defensive purposes is a logical development.

EDITORIAL NOIES

Members of Parliament are now bon- gregating at Ottawa for what promises to be one of the most important sessions in the history of Parliament. '

O O O

The Junior Chamber of Commerce is observing this as ”Good Government Week." It is tempting to add that next week Parliament will be sitting.

I I I .

His Royal Highness Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, father of Queen Victoria, died this date 1820. He spent much of his life in Canada, and was associated with the Maritimes as chief of military forces. His name is closely identified with this Prov- ince.

O O I

Today is nomination day for the mu- nicipal elections taking place on Feb. 6 in Souris, Georgetown, Alberton, Kensington, Montague and Borden. The residents of Parkdale and Crapaud will also elect their Commissioners under the Village Services Act on this date.

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Welcome to the delegates to the East Coast Fisheries Conference. "East coast" includes Quebec as well as the Atlantic Provinces and it is encouraging to have such an institution which broadens out the more usual Maritime classification.

0 O O

Defence Minister Claxton's blunt warn- ing that manpower requirements in both the active and reserve forces "will be ob- tained one way or another" is realistic. He might have added that the time is short and rapidly running out for volun- tary enlistment to show that it can pro- duce the size of armed services necessary for security against aggression.

O O 0

During the last war Lady Cripps, wife of the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, in order to conserve water counselled citi- zens to abandon daily baths which, she said, was a fad of the lower middle classes. Now more than 300 families in the Lam- beth area of South London have been ask- ed to do away with Saturday night baths. The local council wants them to spread their soapings out through the week. Oth- erwise there is too much of a strain on the council's hot-water supply system. 0 O 0

London (Eng) papers are speculating on "the future of and a possible move of Rt. Hon. Malcolm MacDonald, former U. K. High Commissioner to Canada, and at pre- sent holder of that office in Malaya. He's been there for several years, and has had one of the most onerous assignments in the British Foreign Service. It's expected he'll shortly be moved to an easier post. Mrs. MacDonald, the former Mrs. Audrey Fellowes, of Ottawa, is at present ingthat city with their children.

O I 0

There is much speculation as to the source of large quantities of gold bullion which have been arriving regularly in Ot- tawa over the past several weeks, at the rate of an express car shipment per week. It is estimated the total value per shipment runs well over 251 million. The precious metal is loaded into the cars at New York. Where it actually originates is a closely- held secret. But one guess, which may not be too far from the mark, is that it is com- ing from the United Kingdom for safe-kecp- ing here. i

O C O

' Cambridge University has a Canada Club, founded in 1929 to bring Canadian students together. Prominent Canadians are invited to address the Open Meetings which are held at least once each term. A very special activity of the Club is the promotion of contacts between Canadian Universities and Cambridge colleges. Memx bers of the Club have formed a panelifor assisting Cambrld e undergraduates who plan to pursue the r studies or follow their profession in Canada. There are corre- sponding members-in Canadian universities who are ready to advise on the problems of planning a period of study by Canadians at-Cambridge and who are also ready to welcome Cambridge students at Canadian universities. Many former members of the Club have achieved prominence in Canada. and one former member is in the Canadian Cabinet. The President of the Club is Dr. John Grace.of the University of British

Cembrl , while the High Commissioner for Canada. Mr. L. Dans Wilgress, is the Club's Pstrongimrwwilgress is due to

sddressthe Clubgon February 83rd. ,

Columbia and Gonville and Ceius College, "

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This column is open to the discussion by cm. ndents of questions of interest. The Guardian doesnot neccuab Ily endorse the opinion of correspondents.

owmo To 001.. RALSTON

Sir.-some time ago in a pre- election radioaddress I said "The people of Surnmerslde and the sur- rounding country should erect monument to the late Colone Ralston for giving us the airport." Recently. I suggested to some ed- mlrers of Col. Ralston--and they are legion-that in order to show our appreciation for what he had done. he should be memorialized by calling the village that sprang up adjacent to the Airport Ral- stonvllle, but I was informed that it was already named Slemon Park after Air Vice-Marshal Slemou, a gentleman who, no doubt. is a good soldier. but so far us i know, has-done nothing for the people of Summer-side and the surround- ing country to merit having his name perpetuated in this com- munity.

Col. Ralston is well known to all the people of Prince County as a great soldier. a great administrat- or and a great friend. In' 1939 had he not accepted nomination and -been re-elected in 194-0.t-here would be no Summcrside Airport and consequently no Slemon Park. The place now occupied by the Port. and Park would still be the farm- ers' beck fields. Thanks to Col. Raiston we have one of the finest airports in Canada. which is a. great convenience to the travelling public and which provides a means of making a livelihood for many. many people. So why give preference to anyone over the man who did so much for this community.

The friends thou hast. and their adoption tried, grapple them to they soul with hoops of steel." Is gratitude a lost characteristic of the human race?

I am. sir. etc. JOHN F. MONEPLL, M.D. Sumrnerslde.

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. Old Charlottetown (And 1-. a I.)

Wll.LAltD's BUTTER. MACHINE

"Have our readers seen A. Wil- lard's Butter Machine? If thel' have not, let them. especially the rural part of them, step into the Royal Agricultural Society's ware- house and examine it closely; they will find their labour well paid for by the gratification it will af- ford. It is in appearance a box chu-rn, but the dasher is altogether different from those in common

temperature it ought to be bx-oushi to, in order to cause the butter to separate with the greatest facil- ity. In summer, cold water is pour- ed into an outer case. and in win- ter warm. until the mercury in- dicataes that the proper f-emDGl'I- lure has been attained.

"The winch is then turned for s few minutes and the butter madc: a stop cock, at. the bottom of the machine protected by a strainer, allows the butter milk to be drawn off: water is then pour ed in and the butter is thorough- ly wnshed,. and the buttermilk pressed out by merely a few revo- lutions of the machine: in like manner the pickle is poured in, and the butter salted or rather preserved.

"ft is then removed from the wheel or dssher with A wooden spatula, and may be either packed for future use or printed, for which last purpose. there is an ingenious sort of print. accompanying the machine, which forms an oblong mass. of about at pound weight we should say. prettily invented. This is literally making butter by machinery, for the hand need never come into contact with the Insde-we suppose we , must not new cell it "manufactured" - article."

-Esssard's Goes to, Aug. M. 15!.

(The above cerpt. illustrates the change which the English inn- gunge is undergoing con outly. The oldtfms meaning it ' Vu- fsetured” wss sonutblns rn

nude products chiefly.)

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Democracy's Illusions

(Globe and Mail) .

It is a truism that democracy makes greater demands on the in- dlvidual citizen than any other form of govemment. If it is to function at all. people must be able to weigh and judge alternative policies, choose tiheirr representa- tive leadership wisely, and, above all. be realistic in facing facts. It is on these levels that our increas- ingly large and unwieldy democ- racies are having difficulties. There is a constantly lessening difference between the Lhlstoric parties. Strong. courageous leadership isovery dif- ficult to obtain, and there is I tendency to cease after all sorts of nostrurns which politicians pro- duce to -put off the day when a reckoning has to be made on the balance sheet of public a-fvfaairs.

The larger the scale on which men attempt to operate govern- ment. the more obvious and the more dangerous are these weak- nesses. But on the international level. matters are complicated by false theories which cloud the minds of whole nations. Seldom, indeed. have these been more clearly exposed than by Lord Tweedsmuir in a speech in Oi- tawa. He spoke of the five great illusions which affl-icit the public mind, and obstruct t-he proper functioning of our national and in- ternaiionsl bodies.

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The first of these is the belief that because we are -big. we are necessarily strong. We need only recall the dinosaurs which domin- ated creation for two hundred mil- lion years. and then disappeared. They remained big and strong, but they dld'not grow the intelligence that gave their size and strength any importance. Unless our size is matched by our wisdom, we are our own worst enemies.

Anoilher illusion is the food hope that "democracy is catching." There was a time when democracy was a t uchsiome of political ideal- ism. People believed in it with pas- sion. and saw in it the hope of the future. This dynamic has faded now. We marvel that the people of Asia. and other areas under total- itarian influence. show no, wish to imitate our free institutions, and even regard them with con- tempt. It is true that democracy requires a high degree of political maturity, which many nations have yet to develop. But what is most striking is that they do not show the slightest urge toward democ- racy. The flaming zeal which led to the founding of the American Republic, for instance. is nowhere to -be seen. How much of the fault lies with ilhe'democratic peoples?

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A great deal. And in no small degree it is due to the third illus- ion noled by Lord Tweedsmuir - our preference for comfort over security. For years werlurve hoped that if we left others alone they

use. The cream being put in, therejwomd leave us alone we have 1” 5 me'mOme":r "."3,';.:fngm”,f,l:;l om-Dletely m' 9d with 3 m"" " " lture of the force; against us, ahd

derstood the na-

'only the most bitter experience has forced us to realize that we are again in grave danger. Allied to this yearning for comfort is the "power to forget." We have imag- ined that we could save the world for democracy once and for all. The dynamics which brought on the first war were almost exactly the same as those which brought on the second. The i. - Lngs were

"different. but imperialist ambition does not very much from age to age. We will not take the trouble -to u.ndersiand.snd remember the

trol.

WINTER NIGHTS Now winter nights enlarge The number of their hours,

Upon the airy towers.

Let now the chimneys blaze And cups o'erflow with wine; Let well-tuned words amaze with harmony divine!

Now yellow waxen lights Shall wait on honey love,

and courtly sights Sieep's leaden spells removes

This dime doth well dispense with love:-s' long dlecour , Much speech hath some defence. Though beauty no remorse.

All do not all things well;

Some measures comely tread, Scme knotted riddles tell,

some poems smoothly read. The summer hath his joys,

The winter his delights; . Though love and all his pleasur

are but toys. They shorten winter nights.

And clouds their storms discharge

While youthful revels. mosques.

employing more than 25 persons

heavy smoker who com-psny his wife

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Tllc January thsw is a sort of reprieve from the winter's rigors and a scrap of springtime tossed like bait to keep us plowing chmugh what's ahead. it tells the grownup winter won't last for- ever-cbru-t it winks at the child while saying so.-Christian Science Monitor.

Rising prices have It Inst ” up with a restaurant in Sudbury which has been proving that a nickel wu still useful for somd- thing. Up until this week, a five- cent piece bought a bowl of thick vegetable soup and dumplings with all the bread and butter the cus- tomer could eat. No more. The cost has been jumped to ten cents. 'Ti.s a sad state of affairs we have reached. - Fort William Times-Journal.

Square dancing has taken the country by storm. old and young have taken up the steps of long ago and like them. old time orches- tras deal out rcllickllng t;u.nes and the clever callers brighten up the stops as the men folk "swing their partners" in high glee. It is all very exciting. healthful end exhil- arating. It's fun of the right sort- nct. too strenuous for those getting along in years. yet zestful enough for the younger fry. They are all very free and easy-these old time dances. The dancers are not at all

offence to smoke in any city store

members of the national cx-gamz,

. 1 . run, will be a terrible blow to the M commmee The ""”"”3"t it

has to ac- On shvcuwlnz tours. - Fort William 'I'imes-Jour-

Mr. McKlm has announced, who be private; there will be no appeai to the public for funds. Under ml, able direction and for this worth

cause it would not be durlcmnz raise the money. The councm -work is beccnning more Wide,

known and bhe effects of its all forts are being felt in many places The xeeuit is better citizen-mp lg n time when hundreds of thousand; of new Canadians are being added to the population yearly. A Man, treal Star.

Vancouver has welcomed the 5,." Japanese ship in early 10 ygm-5 The steamshl.p' Mukahl M"; steamed under Lions Gate mag, and tied up at her dock to be greet, ed by Mayor Fred Hume and other civic dlgnltaries. Time was when Japanese ships brought color um romance to our harbor. Pearl an-. bar ended all that for an-lecgde, Now we and the Japanese 3;, friends again. They are courtcoug, smiling people and always in van. couver we enjoyed their hosplmmy on their deep-sea vessels. Beside; the good cheer and the bonds 0; fellow ship. their ship means fx-9., international trade-and that lg what is all important to us. And so a genuine welcome to cam sotoru Kadcthiro of the Mukam Mary and his sailors. We're glgd our new mayor welcomed them and enjoyed a Japanese meal on their ship. - Vancouver N;-wg. Herald. , .

There in nothing to show Hut Ki-pllng ever regretted having writ.

formal in their garb. on the con- trary. most anything of a comfort- able style goes. Many of the clothes are colorful. Mcst of the men are in shirt sleeves as it gets a bit warm during some of those lively steps that delighted grandpa an: grand- ma in the old days. A bridge Herald.

The Canadian Citizenship Coun- cil is doing an excellent job of stimulating good citizenship. It functions to help the new citizen adjust himself to Canada and to heighten older cltizens' realization of whal: it means to be a Canadian. Under the honorary chairmanship of General Crerer and Mr. Andre Taschereau of agencies across the country. A campaign to raise 375.000 is about to be launched and Mr. Anson C. Mcxim. vice-4presid- ent of Trans-Canada Air Lines has undertaken to head the campaign

ten. "And a woman is only a wo. man. but a good cigar is a smoke", or that more aciduizus piece nlyyut "a rag and a bone and a hunk of hair". Humorist Dorothy Parker, appears to be less consistent in her oonvlctiohs. .In a wise-cracking moment years are slhe wrotewhnt are proving to be her most. endur. in; lines: "Men seldom make mg. ses At girls who wear glasses." now