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Authorised ea Second Claae Mall. Post Offlao Department. Ottawa. . President, [an A. Barnett; Vice-President. WM l- Blirnett; Socyu-Treuu, G. M. Burnett; Editor and Mung,‘ r" actor, J. R. Burnett; Associate Editor. Frank Walker. '

“The Strorrfleat Memory i! Weak" 7M0 the Weakest Ink."

TUESDAY, JANUARY 21. 1941

Wealth Through lrrlgatloii

A striking example of the benefits of irri- gation is offered in a special report on South'- ern Alberta for i946, published by the Let_- bridge Herald. ln the area surrounding this prosperous little city of l6,000, income in thel past y-ear totalled |liSl' under $i00.000.000~ Al but $l3,500,000—income on coal, oil and manu- factures—was in the form of agricultural re- turns, including $70,000,000 for field crops alone. The aggregate income as well as receipts _in virtually every category was at an all-time high far the district. Farmers in the area produced enough sugar to provide each person in Coufldfl with nine pounds in i947, enough wheat to sup- ply more than one-half the domestic demand this year.

Of the 750,000 acres of land under full or partial irrigation in Canadfl. "l0" "W" 500.000 are in Alberta and 260,000 in the immediate Lethbridge district, virtually all developed. lt is, of course, difficult to estimate what the production of this district would have been_ha_d its irrigation never been attempted. But it is doubtful if it would have exceeded one-quarter of the present figure. Alberta's irrigated land produces a steady annual average of $24 an acre, against $l2 an acre for the entire Prov- ince. Non-irrigated land in Southern Alberta, when used for cattle raising, for which it is best suited, grows only about 63 cents an acre. Under irrigation the same land may produce Sill worth ofsugar beets per acre, or as much as $250 the acre in canning crops. Little wonder the value of farm land in the district surround- ing Lethbridge increased in some instances by ten times upon the introduction of irrigation.

Exports o»... saioolooiiriim

Canada's exports to all countries for ii months of the calendar year i946;—-ll"\"°l'Y i to November 30,—reached a total value af $2,l00,000,000, almost 3 times the i939 fig- ure for the corresponding period, but about $900 million below the. ll months of l945 when war business was still a big factor. The decline is more than accounted for in the con- traction of exports to Britain, the Empire, and the United States. Canadian exports to Brit- ain in the ll-month period were more than $538 million, a decline of $350 million from 1945; exports to the Empire were $8l7 million a; against $1,400 million in the comparable i945 period; and to the United States over $804 million, a drop of $300 million from i945, but more than twice the figure for the same per- iod in i939.

The encouraging feature of this record is that while Canada's sales ta our biggest and best customers, Britain, the Empire and the United States declined by a billion and a quar- ter in the ii months under review, those to other countries ,andad by approximately $300 million. This means that new markets, chief- ly in the countries to which Canada has ex- tended credits, such as France, Belgium, Pol- and, Norway and Sweden, are being opened an a substantial scale to our export trade. The total value of all Canadian exports for the full calendar year i946 is expected to approximate S2,400,000,000—about $200 million a month. imports are rising rapidly and may touch the $1,900 million mark, by far the largest an rec- ord. -

The Yearlii The Soviets

An interesting review of the year ln Rus- sia has just been published by the London Times. The February elections, if they may be so term- ed, are recalled. Out of l0l million electors I00 millions plumped for the only party which can exist in Russia. The new five year plan, an- nounced in March was a hopeful document. By i950 Russia was to rnok-e good the war losses and outstrip I940 in every field. Then came a sharp economic reverse "which, it is said, was largely the result of a poor harvest. The trou- ble centre was the Ukraine and the chief rea- son, the chaos left by the Germans. Punitive measures were taken in September and were accompanied by belt-tightening all round. A

‘fairly extensive purge is still in progress and every possible care will be taken by the Sav- iet government to achieve better resiilts this year. _

. Policy in Russia, it is pointed out, is based on an adequate supply of food, a condition only briefly attained in all Russian history in the mid-thirties. "Only when belts can be again re- laxed," says the reviewer, "w_ilI the Soviets once again turn a confident and less mistrustful face on the capitalist world."

There was failure also on the industrial side where the destruction by the German invader was coupled with an unforeseen shortage of willing labor, particularly of skilled workers, and war weariness. The promise of more abundant supplies of clothes, shoes, crockery, household utensil and so an has to be put back and the day o bicycles, motor bikes and even small cars has receded into the dim future.

On the international side, the major, causes of a worsening of relations are listed as Mr. Churchill's Fulton speech and, the atom bomb negotiations. Notwithstanding the hard words directed by Russia at the democracies, her Milli‘? H01" was cor in half ln the late fall. The lines writer describes the attitude of Rus-

sia is said not to be isolationist but, rather clumsy and inept in her performance at the United Nations; to be sincere in her effort ta co-operate but unable to rid herself of mis- trust. '

A serious internal difficulty is said to be the rapid growth of the Communist party dur- ing the war years. It has expanded from two to six millions and the usual severe tests were re- laxed. "lf the party retains its present dimen- sions," the survey concludes, "it seems bound to lose its distinctive character, though its nominal role will be maintained and its old functions exercised more and more exclusively by an inner ring."

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Surelyithe C. N. R. is not going to cut off our western feed supply even before decision is given in the 30% boost rate

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Ottawa sets a bad example to United Na- tions by insisting upon bi-lateral agreements in secret session, rather than national ones in open conference.

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There is ta be no reduction in ordinary mail postage, which is ta remain at the war- time rate of 4c; but it is expected air mail will be reduced from 7c to 5c per ounce. This will boost air at the expense of.oi'dinary traffic.

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Before World War ll Britain desired a de- fensive alliance with France; during that war Britain made an offer to unite with France; now when the United Nations are in control of world peace and war,-France sees her way ‘to enter into a formal treaty of alliance. All is well that ends well, but France took the longest way round to reach the desired end.

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Because everything seemed to" be going smoothly between the United Kingdom, the United States and Soviet Russia, some designing Com- munist attempts to stir up strife, by misquot- ing a speech of British Foreign Secretary Bevin, and the leading Soviet newspaper Pravda, al- lows its columns to be used for its further- ance. The ways of evil men now, as hereto- fore, are past finding out. '

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Everything politically is indicating an early appeal to the country by the MackenzieiKing Government. The number of jobs and appoint- ments being made, for one thing, could not otherwise he justified at a time when economy should be the order of the day. Then the sug- gestion that the war-time taxes on cigarettes, candies, soft drinks and entertainments, are to be reduced—not taken off it may be earmark- ed-appears to be a sop to the average elec- tor.

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Mr. H. K. S. Hemming is the livest wire commercially and economically we have in our midst. What a vast amount of work he has done disinterestedly and efficiently in bringing our problems, with suggestions for their solu- tion, to the attention of politicians, statesmen and industrialists all over the continent. lt is regrettable we have not more of his calibre and perseverance in our midst. He has sown, and it will be for the rest of us to reap the harvest.

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Lord and Lady Alexander gave a party at Government House, Ottawa, and immediately GfMfWIlPdSa-(I lady-in-waiting on the Viscauntess reported that her $800 bracelet was missing. A Government House official denied a report that a checkilp,was being made of guests, but said the R. C. M. P. had been notified of the loss to comply with insurance regulations. It was not known, he said, whether the piece of ‘jewelry had been lost at ‘thehparty. I R.» C. M. P. of- ficials made no ‘comment. '

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We are becoming more internationally- minded. Establishment of a weelfly "lhterna- tional Hour" during which the House of Com- mons could discuss world affairs is suggested by Mr. Gordon Graydon, Progressive Conserva- tivegMember of Parliament for Peel and mem- ber of tho Canadian Delegation to the United Nations meeting. He says it is essential that Parliament give more‘ time to international questions. "The House of Commons last ses- sion spent less than two days out of il9 debat- ing world affairs. True, the standing commit- tee on external affairs met some 20 times, but this is confined to only a few members of the House. We need in the Commons a definite set period each week in addition to the nor- mal time taken for the discussion of global af- fairs, lt might appropriately be called the ‘In- ternational Hour.’ Such a move would be a step in the direction of giving world problems their proper place in our parliamentary affairs." ~

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John Ruskin, British art critic, teacher, writer and social reformer, died this date I900; son of a Scottish wine merchant, he was adu- cated at Oxford where he gained. the Nev/di- gaet prize, devoted his life to art, and became the self-constituted champion of Turner, tho eccentric artist, whose works and workmanship he praised in no measured terms in his Modem Painters, His views an art, education, social and moro questions are set forth in many vol- umes, tlie most popular of which is Sesame and Lilies. His style is remarkable-dong rhythmical sentences, painting pictures with words, and ranks among the greatest prose writers; hegave art its true place in English literature for the first time: "You may either win your peace, or buy lt:.wln lt, by resistance to evil; buy lt by compromise with evil." "We English have many false ideas about reverence; we should be shocked, for instance, to see, (as one may ‘on the continent) a market-woman come into

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Big shots should know their Blble- A snooch nerds grand phrases and pet illustrations, and mwhage else are so many found. ——Victorls Times.

At the next session of Parlhment a. general immigration program will no doubt be discussed. In that dis- cussion, the removal of pollcles of racial discrimination from the statute books must be glven consid- eration. -Wlnnipcg Free Press.

If price; continue to rise, the automobile will soon be back ln tllc rich-marfs-toy class lo which 1r belonged during the Earlier days of its history. —Brockville Recorder and Tlmes.

The Price; Board saye a number of upward adjustments ln price Ceilings have been made during the year. these having been necess- ary 1o reflect the impact of high- el‘ Pmdlwllon costs and the cess- ation of the subsidies. All of which is another way of saying that the country has had a spot of inflation. —Brant,torrd Expositor.

New York's greatest unsolved Crime was the 1920 Wall Street ex- plosion, Colllerk recalls. Conceal- cd in a tiorse-drarwn wagon left 1n front of the Assay Office, the bomb killed I10 and injured 200. Only clue was one horseshoe whose maker know nothing about. the owner of the horse and wagon: The J. P. Morgan Bulldlng Wall street side still contains pOCRIIIBTlCS made by flying fragments of metal.

This portsl-oo-portal pay buelnass had better be stopped before sall- ors demand porthcfle-to-porlhole pay, policemen patrol-io-petrol pay, veterinarians poodle-to-poodle pay. geologists poihole-to-pothole pay. galoshes-mekerrs puddle-to-puddle Ply. Quldea Pmlfldt-W-Pwlo/Be Pay, decorators porilere-to-portlere pay and forturietellers portent-to-port- em pay. —New Yozk Sun.

There ls a class of young Cana- dians who are becoming embllered over rhelr position In our postwar worlrl. They are the young men rejected by army doctors because of physical unfimess or who were not old enough to go to war. Now, through no farult of their ovim, they find themselves virtual outcasts from the labor market. when they seek jobs in private lnidustry or governmental service they usually are confronted with the sign. - "veierans only need apply/k- Van- couver Province.

The trolley coach makes it poa- slble to load and unload at the curb. thus giving greater protec- liCn to passengers and at the same time permitting a more even flow of traffic. Although the trolley coach system ls not as flexible as the gasoline bus, the electric power which drives 1t ensures smooth and quiet starting and stopping. and freedom from fumes. It also excels 1n riding and driving comfort. The Twin City now holds not. only the distinction of being the first Ont- ario centre to operate trolley coaches but lr is one of the few remaining 1118005 cn the continent which still has a, five-cent fare. And that's really something 1n these days when a nickel no longer suffices to buy even an ordinary cigar. -.I{1tchmer Record.

To rulc out. the dancer al hshy- swilchlng lrt riiatenlily wards. a Brooklyn doctor. Malcolm A. Hy- man of the Jewish Hospital, has recommended a mistake-prob! identification method. Newsweek reports. It ls a complete typing of the newborn infant's blood for one of the 300 blood varieties now stand- ardlzed. A sample of blood 1s taken from the umbilical cord. placed In. l corked tube and attached to the mother before her child is sent to the nursery. Should any doubt arise as to the baby's identity, a new blood ‘sample can be dra/wn and compared with the original. The present method of foolprlriting ls not. dependable, Hyman exiplelns, because by the time the child l5 R mOnlh old the prints have entirely chanized.

Dr. Robert Seherrner, n Cleve- land den-fist ls now offering his patients their choice of XIGVBCBiIL music. soap Operas or Just plain pain in the mouth-- or perhaps a combination. He turns on a fodlo to entertain ‘his patients while he vroiks, and declares It has a won- derful effect, we don't like the idea of a dentist drilling to the eprlshtly llli of a march tune or lo mod- ern dance muslc. He might try to keep time. Nor do we llkfl the idea o! a dentist wot-kins 19 any tone-poems with lonawsweep- lng passages, for the some reason. As for soap operas. a dentist. who would turn one of those on while a patleni we; 1n the chali- should be struck from the rolls or whatever they do to dentists gulliy at malpractice. 1n our opln- ion. Only a mesochlet could i800 that. combination. -K.ingston Whig- Standard. ,

We Canadians are mongrela. A great many of us who call our- selves French have also Scots blood; those among us who speak lltrsgllali are likely l0 be a mixture o: English. Scotch, Irish and Welsh. with s dash af Dutch. or German or French. There ls more Ind-ten blood in many an ordinary Canadian than he suspects. There are excellent Canadians whose skins are black. and others whose ayes seem to slant upward. though they do not actually do r0. Let u; not preio

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THE CHARIJOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

PUBLIC FORUM

Tlsll column lo open to the "discussion by _oorro- epoudente at question of Interest. The Charlottetown Guardian does not neoeelr- lly ,eridorso the opinion o! correspondents.

82nd BATlllALlON

Sir,— In m very sketchy notes on the 82nd imem which ap- peared in your issue of Saturday last. and which were written some year; ago for another purpose, I feel that for publication a. few further ltc-ms should have been ln- cluded. which brlefly are as follows:

The Colours were purchased from l-lobson 6r. Sans, London, Eingland. by the Regiment.

The 4th. July. 1908. was a beauti- ful and very hot. day paid large crowd; were present ln Victoria Perk to witness the presentation of the Colours to the Regiment.

The King's Colour was presented by Mira. MacKlnnon. wlfe of Lleui. Governor D.A. MiioKlnnon, and the Regimental Colour by Mn. Stewart. wife of Lleut. Colonel D. Stewart, then commanding the Regiment. The other Staff Officers of the Regiment were Majors George Crockett and John R. Allan and Captain V. L. Goodrwlll, Adjutant.

The speakers mtler the ceremony wore the Lleiit. Governor; Hon. F. I... Haszard. Premier; Colonel James Wsrburlou; Hon. George F. Hugh- es; Chaplain Fullerton and Colonel Stewart. All these together with the Officers and ledles mentioned above have passed away. rs has Llcutenanl A.R.B. Duck. who le- ccivcd the Kim's Colour.

Colonel Stewart gave up ihc coin- mend of the Regiment ln January, 1909, after forty-five years of untlr- ing service in the Militia, and was succeeded by Lleut. Colonel George Crockett, and he in tum by Lieut. Colonel J. R. Allan, who was in commend when war was declared in August, 1914. Colonel Allan at‘ once proceeded to meet the require- ments asked of hlm by District Headquarters. A Company from the Regiment was quickly seiil to Halifax for garrison duty there. When refused oversees service on account of age Colonel Allan tools command of the Reinforcement Company until Novembenjllllfi. when ll was taken over as the iiuc- leus of the 105th Overseas Battal- ion. - The old 82nd. Regiment was a fLne urut. and recorded by inspecting officers as one of the very best rural regiments ln Canada.

The Regiment has passed out of the picture. but. its beautiful sllkeri Colours hanging tn St. James Church wlll serve not only as its memorial 1n the your; to come. but also as a reminder of those who strove e0 hand. under great difficulties, to bring it to o. high state a! 613101- ericy. \

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T. E. MaoNUTT.

MILK PRICES

Sin-When one notes the num- ber of inaccuracies 1n Mr.'Gey‘s letter on the mllk question it ls evident that he has not yet learned to properly work out. de- clmals.

For years mllk has generally been calculated at. so qts. to the 100 lbs. However, through pest.- eurlzaticin, Mr. Gay finds that ho loses 1% qts.-—some processors plll ilfe loss at. 2 qts. Less 1s last on the part of the raw mllk ven- dor, who, Lt he ls careful, approx- imates the average 40 qts. In any case this vendor receives well over $5 per hundred lbs. which is a splendid price.

Ml. Gay 1s absolutely wrong in his statement that I said all mllk consigned to cheese brought $1.80 per 100 lbs. and which he figures at $1.07. He la riot. generous en- ough. The current rate for milk at cheese factories, exclusive of Charlottetown wlicra 1t is .460, is 50c per 100 1bs., therefore, 3.7 mllk at .500 per 100 lbs. ls $1.85, plus 30c winter subsidy, making a total of $2.15. all of which proves that ll’ the raw mllk vendors made no money previous to the last relsc, the farmers selling milk to cheese factories throughout the Island are operating at a dead loss.

Again, the writer slates that 40% of the raw mllk sold in this area goes to stores and restaur- ants. Thls statement 1s made at random as Mr. Gay has no way of determining the correct figur- es. However, 1t is safe to say that most of the mllk sold by the utarea is pasteurized. and we are all balmy about. that situation.

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or olnir. or yoiiETor bieéifiir m; skin. or what language he spoke. -Peterbo1ough examiner.

The Island of Jarnalal, lying in the Caribbean Sea, was discovered by Columbus ln 1404. It ls mount. Ill"!!! Imd o! rfeat beauty. taking its name from the native "Xay- rnaca” meaning "well wooded and watered", It became British territ- Ofy in the time of Oliver Crom- Wcll- —Cennda-Weet Indies Mag- arilne.

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