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CHARLOTTETOWN. THURSDAY, JUNE 28, l95l

Too Many Propagandlsts

The Massey Commissionls recommend- ation that the External Affairs department increase substantially the number of in- formation officers at Canadian missions abroad has provoked considerable misgiv- ing as to whether propaganda for foreign consumption ought not to be under the supervision of some other agency. The point is not a new one, but it has been considerably sharpened by External Af- fairs Minister Pearson's recent efforts to impress upon the United States the disin- clination of Canada to accept what he de- scribes as the role of "satellite" to the pol- icies of Washington.

The matter goes a good deal deeper than the question of who should have charge of propaganda activities. It raises grave doubts as to whether Canada can engage in such activities at all and remain the kind of country most Canadians want it to be. For, until Mr. Pearson raised the issue. few if any Canadians imagined for a moment that this country had any quarrel with the United States.

Appointment of the secretary to the Massey Commission as the new head of Ex- ternal Affairs' information division is pretty clear evidence that the propaganda activities of the department will be step- ped up to a new tempo. It is equally clear that the propaganda line will follow the line of the Commissionls report. which can scarcely be described as being friendly in so far as the United States is concerned.

The truth is the best form of prop- aganda. Thoughtful Canadians are con- fident that frank statements to the peo- ple of this country regarding the difficult- ies, real or imagined, in our relations with the United States, hold better promise of results than the appointment of a horde of official propagandists to Canadian diplo- matic missions abroad.

, Home Rule

While the Ellglish remain unconvinced that Scottish aspirations toward home rule deserve serious attention, it has been left for Harvard University to withhold recog- nition even from the Act of Union. In its listing of foreign students registered at the university, the institution does not mention Britain or the United Kingdom, but instead has separate entries for England, (58 stu- dents), and Scotland (two).

"There must be some significance." comments the Ottawa Citizen, "in the fact that of the Scots scholars, one is interested in the humanities, and is registered in Harvard College, while the other is study- ing design; but of the Englishmen, 20 are entered in the School of Business Admin- istration.

"It may be that the English still hope to learn enough to become managers of their own banks, despite the demonstrable fact that this is impossible as long as Scotland stands. Meanwhile, the distinction which Harvard University draws between the two countries is a measure of the gap that di- vides the thinking of scholars on the one hand, and politicians'on the other. Burns, after all, is eternally Scottish, as Shake- spcarc is English. Harvard rightly under- stands that the true distinctiveness of a na- tion lies not in its flag but in its poets and its books."

A Lady's come-Back

Most of the people who appear in Birth- day Honors Lists have had little experience of failure. This year, notes the London Ob- server, a striking exception to this rule is the seventy-nine-year-old pianist, Adelina de Lara, who is one of the last links with the remote world of Brahms and Grieg.

At the age. of six, in 1878, Mme. de Lara was playing for five hours a day at a wax- works museum in Liverpool. After seven years of this drudgery, she was sent to Frankfurt to study under the greatest pian- ist of the time. Clara Schumann. With this apprenticeship, she seemed assured of an easy future. But in 1908 disaster overtool: her; she lost her head in the middle of tho Schumann concerto at Birmingham, the conductor stopped the orchestra, and Mme. de Lara fled from the platform in shame. For years she disappeared from the con- cert-stage. In World War I she was reduced to providing background piano music to silent films in Io. Marble Arch cinema.

it was 27 years before she recovered

enough confidence to playta concerto. To- day she is sought after to make films, re- cordings and broadcasts, and recognized as a Schumann authority. She is a.,humble person, but now as vigorous and cocky as a sparrow.

EDITORIAL NOTES

Murray River is the agricultural cap- ital of King's County for the day. 0 O O Sixpenny telegrams, half-penny per word were introduced in the United King- dom this date 1885- The charge included delivery within three miles of the receiving office. ' I I O The Minister of Defence (Mr. Ciaxton) contemplates taking a flight to Korea in the Parliamentary vacation. Just why such an expense should be incurred is not self- evident. I I I Another stage in the development of the nationalization of our medical service is shown in the proposed expansion of free dental service to children from Grade ll upwards. O I Q It is reliably stated that no alarming condition exists in Canada, as in U. S., of teen-agers indulging in narcotics. The bad habit has not crossed the.border, and every endeavour should be made to maintain the embargo. O O I Canada's policy of granting subsidies to shipping during the difficult period com- mencing in 1949 is nozv paying dividends. Shipping is again in demand and thanks largely to the one-year subsidy, Canadian tonnage has remained fairly large. ' C O O Nearness to markets steadily becomes less important in the production and mar- keting of fresh fish, fruits and vegetables. The latest device to overcome the disad- vantage of distance is the technique of packing the products in nitrogen, which is harmless and tasteless and which does not change the natural flavour and colour of food.

Canada is eating into her exchange re- sources at a rapid rate, due to defence ex- penditure. In May she imported SS407,400,- OOO worth of goods, and paid for them by S327,000,000 exports, a deficit (the fifth month's deficit this year) of S580,400,000. Somebody, presumably the taxpayer. will have to make up the difference-

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Under the new old age pensions law, a scheme has been devised that will enable provincial authorities to trace more or less accurately the ages of applicants. Where doubt is occasioned, the authorities can ob- tain from the census records of the Bureau of Statistics "any information respecting the age of a recipient.”, But there's one condition. The records can only be from a census held 30 years earlier-or more.

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Several Canadian mayors attended the international Congress of Local Author- ities-the first to be held in Britain since 1932-in Brighton. England. Delegates were welcomed at a civic reception on June 25, and will spend the rest of the week discussing such topics as education, water and sewage services, and the spread of food poisoning. Delegates will visit the Festival of Britain centres in London and be enter- lained by the London Tounty Council.

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0 Finding the choice spots for beach ang- ling by trial and error would be a very long process indeed with the great stretches of coastline around this Province. A more rapid and effective method of locating the striped bass would be to employ light air- craft for a survey as has become the ac- cepted mcthod of making wild-foul sur- veys. '

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If he were not a philosopher, says The Spectator, Mr. Chuter Ede (whose name is now appearing more frequently in British political news bulletins) might rail at his fate. He has shown himself a born Leader bf the House, but Mr. Attlee has only given him the post when Labour's lease of pow- cr is running out. Having composed the "prayer" war when it was at its most furious, he has since handled the House with a wisdom and patient good humour that it is interesting to contrast with the different tactic of Mr. Morrison, who relied on his quick wits and agility in manoeuvre. reinforced by some pugnacity. Labour thought Mr. Morrison irreplaceable as Lead- cr. but Mr. Ede has confirmed once mow the old truth that no man is indispensable. Indeed, in the present touchy conditions it is arguable that Mr. Ede's sweet reason- ableness has served Labour better than Mr. Morrison's artful generalship. in any event. Mr. Ede must now be ranked with Mr. Attlee and Mr. Morrison for statesman- like qualities and it is a reflection "on Mr. Attlee's judgment or on his freedom of

choice that he should-have left Mr. Ede of the Home Office for slit years.

THE GUARDIAN.

PUBLIC FORUM

This column in open to tho Jiscuulon by uurespondcnlo of questions of internal. Tho Gnu-dlan does not necessar- l Ily endorse the opinion of wrrespondentu.

A SOBER ELECTION

Sir,-An election has been fought and won. and not a cent of money nor I drop of liquor used. We have reason to be proud of P. Island. About sixty-five years ago I was present. at a polling booth in North Granville. Pure light show had fallen. About fifty men were out in front. of the booth when into the crowd stumbled an old man, breathing fumes of brim- stone, and speaking the dialect of Sodom. He carried a long bottle of Scotch whiskey. He went. around the crowd and, as long as it lasted. he offered drinks. swear- ing vigorously at each one who drank. It was Grit whiskey but, out of the goodness of his heart, he treated Grits and Tories alike: and that was characteristic of elections in those days and until recent years. People expected it.

Yesterday. I went to Hope River to vote. A crowd of young: men vzc-re in front of the lvlall. A doz- an or more were inside-all sober men. I said: "I-lurrah for Prince Edward Island! It's a clean elect- ion. '

The Legion deserves credit for backing up this move for a better day. and the (l. C. F. party de- srrvcs Crlfdll for setting the ball rolling.

I am. Sir. etc...

Vi. I. GREEN. Stanley Bridge. 1 ....- ..-. .5--M -'-B-El as:-aux :5.3b;;i Z3 Notes From :3) 3-, Another Island ll ll gm. 3 9 By "Anson" m

LONDON. England:-

Although the whole of Britain is concerned in the Festival, and al- though most parts of the provinces have their own shows, locally pro- duced and full of local flavour, the focal point of the occasion is, as I have mentioned before in this col- umn. London. which. after nil, is only as it should be. London being the capital; but there is neverthe- less, no more than a grudging ack- nowledgement of this fact in many other of our towns and cities.

For the reason for this want of alacrity in provincial acceptance of London's leadership one must know something of the status of London in the eyes of the great mass of the people who live and work lniothcr parts of the country. To them. Lon- don is Just another city: a fine. and a large,clty. maybe, but. no more. A city. moreover, the inhabitants of which have 2. mt er inflated esti- mate of their 0 importance. In this respect our natural lnsuiarily comes to the fore. we most of us think thatlour own native locale is second to none. except. as sheer chance may have it. in size. The fact that so very many of us have left our natal environment and gone to the most far-flung corners of the earth. following the precedent of centuries of ancestors, in Just. one or those paradoxical twists of char- actor of which we are alleged to be composed. some call it cussednessl

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'I'houghls along these lines are prompted by the fact that among the large numbers of people now in London for the Festival are a great many from our own provinces. It has taken this once-in-a-hundred years occasion to bring them, for it is really remarkable how many people regard London as a place to be visited some-time. but tho visit is put. off again and Igain and the lime never seems to come. This is particularly true of the older gener- allom. who are apt to round bon- rion as nther a sinful place better kept away from.

It is the not-to-young. too, who are most bewildered by what they see when they find themleivea in London at last. The thin: that strikes them at bnce. and which the find .horoeu to get Iccmtorned

to. lo the foot that "everyone" - as a provincial visitor sold In me In n

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The Age-Old Story

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Ask, and it shall be given you:' seek, and ye Ihoil find; knock. and it shall be opened unto your for every one that lskcth recoiv-I etli; and he that cecketh flndeth;, and to him tint knoekcth it Ihlll, be opened.

Medical Care

(Globe and Mail) I

Another important step toward providing medical. care for those who need it. at A price they can afford has been taken by the Canadian Medical Association. Plans have been laid to make possible the transfer of contract: with any one of the seven exist- ing regional medical care schemes to any other. Thus, people mov-t ing from one part of Canada 10' another will not lose the equity they may have built up in their former medical care plan. Em- ployens with employees in sev- eral Provinces will be Able to! insure them through the national office, without. the complicatedp problems of dealing with each! regional plan.

About a million people will be immediately affected by the newt scheme. which is described as an answer to the possibility of so- cialized medical care. As the. national medical service develops the number of insured will in-g crease, and undoulbtedly the value and variety .-of the servicu available will be enlarged. It has already been held against this plan that certain categories of. people, especially the self-em-. ployed are not. eligible for mem-5 bership.-ll. must be azreed thatl this is I. ha.rds.hl;:. .

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But. every insurance scheme should start on sound principles. Unemployment insurance. even though Government - sponsored. began on a much more limited scale than that On which it oper- ate: today. A health insurance. scheme would be under the some limitations. On that ground. the, CMA plan should not be unjustlyg criticized.

What. is of primary and per- manent importancc is that thin -sort of scheme maintains the doctor-patient relationship, which is all but. . destroyed under .90- cialized medicine.. it. tends to maintain the professional interest in professional standards. It 1:- sists in keeping alive the condi- tlom which enable the family doctor to become a factor again in medical-practice. These are all extremely imporlzant. points.

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But apart from them, there is another overriding circumstance. A socialized medical scheme drawing -compufsory support from all employed citizens will inevitably fail to deliver the ser- vice. There are simply not on- ough doctor: and hospital ac- commodation to provide equal

quite surprised tone - "everyone is in such a hurry!" It was even re- marked, in some awe. um people were actually observed to be runn- ing. And in those few words lies the great difference between London and the rest of the country; anyone who rum in most of our other towns and cities is thought likely to be the perpetrator of A Imuah-Ind-grub raid or some other mlcdomelnour. Conversely, tho Londoner who goes into the. country, or oven to one of the great cities in the prov- inces. beliovea that things move so slowly in such places that life is quite dull. Very nlco nnd rcstfull for a while. of course, but he coon frets for the hectic ntsh and tumble of the metropolis. Too often, nlu. he falls to notice that for all their apparent slowness. his country cous- ins reach their Various destinations just the nine. pretty nearly as quickly as he would himself. and in much better shape. He might. claim that it in not possible. and nobody would try to explain how it it. Why, they might ask, should it be nec- osoory to explain what is. to them. only natural? To them. it seems

Ce69s&(59s1e0O&OO&2&?l9se 6 Old Charlottetown

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FOREST FIRE! .m..

"The fire: which have been raging in the woods in so many quarters, in the latter end of last month, have been very destructive of property, particularly in the vicinity-of Three Rivers and Mur- ray Harbour. On Monday the 25th ult., the born of Mr. Wm. Lewellin, also the barn of Mr. An- drew Connors, were burned down. On Tuesday the dwelling houses and barns of William and Ben- jamin Graham, with a. quantity of grain. were burnt to the ground, and A school house in the neighborhood. At. Cardigan, the dwelling house of Mr. Thomas Owen was several times on fire, from the embers from the sur- rounding woods. and it was with great difficulty the ship-yard was saved.

"At Murray Harbour, the houses and born: of William Daniels and Angus Lamont were wholly con- sumed. At 'I'oudvin's Ihipyucl. the him was duh-oyed; I vessel on the stocks. and the dwelling house narrowly escaped. The spars,whlch were all prepared for the new ves- sel. were burned in the yard. Several bridges have been destroy- ed on the road between Murray Harbour and Vernon River. which must. prove I. serious interruption to travelling for some time to come. The Mills in the district have all, fortunately. escaped. al- though some of them were actual- ly on fire. and were with diffi- culty saved. Fence: are destroyed

nil ulrectlons, and several buildings and out.” besides those above raentloned."

--Colonial Herald. June 6. 1840.

benefit throughout the nation. A realistic scheme such as the Tram!-Canada medical plan. while at the start. geared to available service and 1- datian, "will by its own operation help to increase the number of doctors, and to enable them to make an adequate living in all parts of the country. This is on end for more valuable than B blind plunge into socialized medi-

cine just. for political purposes. Experience so far has shown that in these Government

schemes the losses far outweigh the theoretical gains.

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on I have seen at some cathedral oor A laborer. pausing in the dust; and

hen .

Lay down his burden. and with reverent feet

Enter. and cross himself, and on the floor

Kneel to repeat his potcrnonter o'er;

For oi! the noises of the world re- treat;

The loud voclferotionll of the street

Become an lntllstingulahn-bio roar.

So. Is I enter here from day to

day.

And leave my burden at this min- ister gate,

in prayer. and not ashamed to pray.

The tumult of the time discon-

solute To lnartlculnte murmurs dies

away, While the eternal age: watch and will.

-I-I. W. Longfellow. SHAVING an-rls11co

LONDON -- (CPI --It won es- timcted at on exhibition of shov- my equipment that 154100.000 men in Britain shove every day. not- tlng rid of 60,003 mlzo. at stubble.

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DUNMOW. Euax. nuzumd-(OP) A mnntrcp once used for catching Poachers has been unurthod here.

the Londoner is un-natural and should mend his ways. -

ltdls believed to be about 200 yearn to .

..---;, g . -' i 1 Notes By The Way

In spite of the high price of beef, in hou-zewlfc is tempted oc- casionally to give the family. or guests, I treat by bringing home a roast. She will do so even though she is reasonably sure that when it comes on the table the carver will complain that it does not stand up. He then will protect vehemently that he can- not be expected to make a good job of a roast: that slip: away when he cuts into it. She knows that in his effort to get around the layer of gtistlc he will begin hacking. no that he might just as well be armed with I hatchet. it takes no gift of prophecy for her to forbell that the roast will be mutilated out of all recognition. that nothing will be left of it for I second meal, and in fact tint. on he carvu it, there will not be enough for second help- lnzs. Even though she in perfect- ly aware of all.thls long in ad- vance, she will go ahead with the roast. hoping against hope that some day the carver may get. one he cant criticize and cut. off slices such as you get in I hotel or restauralit.-Vancouvevr News- Herald.

Perhaps the most powerful of the British African kings arrived last week in London on I private visit. This is his Highness rthe Kabaka of Buganda. He is a slight and graceful young man. who pre- sents 1 face of almost hleratic dignity to the problems of his country. He rules I rich kingdom of 25.000 square miles on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda. After three years at Cambridge and A few months: doing public duties as a captain in the Grenadier Guards. his talk . and manner are wholly English." Yet: among the Baganda. he oc- cupias A semi-sacred position and not even the most bitter of the Baganda nationalists exvpreu dig. l "meet for his person. l-its pal- oee. on one of the hills neu- Kampala. is circled with a ten- foot-high fenoe of woven reeds. Royal drums sound in his honor on great occasions and his county chiefs kneel to greet him. One of the many problems of our rein- bions with Uganda is how to re- vise the treaty binding Buganda and Britain without weakening

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the Kabakra prerogatives. The colonial secretary will visit 3... kingdom within the next re... weeks. but Mr. Griffiths is con- fining himself to that economy problem of how to give the col. ton growers a greater share in the procmolng of their crop.. London Observer. '

The nuns "Dominion" lg "ml ually-or perhaps notso gradual: Ir -disappearing from Federal documents ' ” , ta camdal The Dominion Election Act: is m,.,' to be the Canada Election Ac! Dominion of Canada bond. hug for some time been Canada band, And so on. Not many yea" ,8; Ottawa legal -authorities cnnounc. ed that the "Dominion of Can- ada" name is contrary to the BN; Act which declared am: the pmi vlnce of Canada (Ontario am. Quebec). Nova Booth: and New Brunswick "shall form and be 0... Dominion under the name 0; Canada." Whether or not thl. makes the name "Dominion 9. Canada" or just. "Canada" 1; , nice questio ; the first of mes. names was in common use until recently. But what does seem tr, be beyond controversy is that in. Act declares Canada a "Domin. lon". And the reason for lllum. inctlng all reference to the ml is not clear. Tradition has mm value, and change simply for the sake of change is not wise. some evidently consider that the word "Dominion" subordinates Canada to Britain. But Canada is gumv big enou h and powerful enough and enou h "on her own" not to worry on that score.-(Tomm, Star.)

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