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Read by Everybody covers more Edwird Islaiid Likevthe new CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY, APRIL 24. 1951
Second .Minis)ter Quits Attlee Cabinet
Rates Ceilings Suggested For Some Commodities; New Increases Requested
OTTAWA. April 23 - (C?) - A. new departure for Canada in rail freight rates ceiling: to limit increases on basic com- modities - was proposed by the railways today in asking a new 564,000,000-a-year rate increase.
They called on the Board of Transport Commissioners for eith- z-r a general 14-perr-cent increase or one of 15-per-cent with its im- pact on several primary products hold down by ceilings.
The proposed increases - aim- ed chiefly at meeting the cost of a 40-hour week starting June 1 -would not be applied ftilly to livestock. lumber. pulpwood. fuel- wood. apples. sand. gravel and tune.
Partial exemption of these goods is in line with a recommendation of the Royal Commission on Transportation. whose report was tabled in Parliament last month. It would be the first implementa4 tion of any section of the report.
wi:le'l'fl and Maritime Govern- men have been urging for some years that basic commodities should not ilbSOl'b the full effect offreight-rate "increases. and the raiiways' new plan goes part way in meeting their claims.
At a rough calculation. the rail- ways scheme would result in an annual saving to shippers of these products of between s-i.000.000 and o5,ooo.ooo a year. The results would be felt mostly on long-haul shipments of the eight commodi- tics involved.
On livestock. for instance, the top increase permisible would be nine cents per ioo pounds re- gardless of how far they were hauled. On lumber it would be six cents; on pulpwood and fuel- wood, two cents; on fresh apples, 20 cents: and on sand. gravel and stone. one cent. or 20 cents a ton.
Besides proposing to apply these ceilings. the railway in their application asked for speci- fic dollars-and-cents increases on coal and coke rather than per- centage increases. following their post-war pattern. The increases would range between 10 and 20 cents a ton. depending on length of haul.
New York Man is Adjudicator
SARNIA, Ont.. April 23 --(CP) -Jose Ruben out New York has been appointed adjudicator for the Dominion Drama Festival to be held at London. Ont.. during the week of May 14. D. Park Jamicson. honorary chairman of the D.D.F., said today. He said Mr. Ruben. born and educated in France. is well-versed in the arts of the theatre. in music and in opera as well as in drama. He began his theatrical career in Paris play- ing leading roles opposite Sarah Bernhardt in 1910.
Rumored Apperance Of Undersea Craft Bein.g Investigated By Navy
Reports of an unidentified un- dersea prowler off Prince Edward island renewed speculation yester- nay about snooping Russian sub marines along the Atlantic sea- board.
Fishermen at Naufrage harbor. Iii the Island's eastern tip. report- ed by telephone they spotted a sub about a mile offshore. The Navy- which investigated numerous such reports last summer-l -" tely started an investigation.
At Halifax. however. a salvage nllicllli came up with an every- llay interpretation. Capt. R. A. licatherston of Foundation Marl-
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time said "it is quite possiblewhat has been sighted is the bow end of the tanker l!'.sso Rochester." which mill: in a storm some months ago.
T' ” communications with Naufrage were interrupted by a line failure shortly after the fish- ennen made their report. Repairs likely won't be mpletcd until to-
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The fishermen said the craft was moving slowly in a westerly direction in about 15 fathoms. They could make out 0 conning tower and what appeared to be two uprights with a section of deck some 25 feet long. There were no identifying ntarks nor was the craft flyingsignals or ,ennant:.
Capt. Feather-ston declared the position given is where experts be- lieve the Rochestr's bow to be. The salvage vessel Traverse was leaving the Magdalen Islands im- mediately for the scene and likely would arrive about dawn today.
The Rochester's bow broke away from ll tug during it storm while being towed to Halifax-anti since
has. apparently. floated in the . Gulf of st. Lawrence. The stem end of the 425-foot
Rochester now is being towed to Newport News. Va.. to be fitted with a new bow.
Beyond beginning an investigat- ion. the Navy had no announce- ment on the sub report. Last sum- mer it said that at least one uni- dentified undersea raider-likely Russian-had lurked along the At- lantic coast.
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Harold Vtibon Resigns; Bevan Blasts Gov'l
By SYDNEY MIRKIN LONDON. April 23 - (AP) A A second minister took a. walk from Prime Minister Attlee's cabinet to- night. joining Aneurin Bevan who charged that Britain was shackled to the "wheels of American dip- lomacy" in a reckless armaments drive.
The resignation of Harold Wil- son, president of the Board of Trade. 35-year-old "boy wonder" of the Labor'Government. was an- nounced by Attlee. whose thin-edg- ed majority in the House of Com- mons was further threatened by the international fight.
No correspondence between Wil- son and Attlee was made public but the reslsnins board of trade pres- ident planned to state his reasons in a speech in the House of Com- mons tomorrow as Bevan did to- day.
Bevan Speaks
Bevan. the left-winger who re- signed as Labor Minister early to- day. charged in an impassioned Speech to a glum and largely-um responsive House that the Labor Government is letting the United States drag it: into an arms pro- gram which will plunge Britain into economic chaos and scuttle hei- socialistic welfare programs,
He urged a curtailed arms pro- sram which would let Britain main- tain her standard of living and so- cial services.
The resignations of the two key ml i t I: stole most of the political thunder which the 'Attlee Govern- .ment otherwise could have made today out of the announcement that a meat agreement had been after months of negotia- tions with Argentina.
one informed source said the ag- reement promlsing more meat to short-rationed Britons - but at a clearer price - may have a. precar- ious life. should Conservatives come into power soon as a result of the Labor split they probably would toss overboard the Buenos Aires deal and give meat importing bus- iness back to private traders.
only one Labor ember of par- liament shook the hand of Bevan,
fiery 58-year-old ex-coalmlner, as he finished his oration.
Gov't. May survive
It seemed unlikely. many observ- ers said. that Bevan could drum up enough support .to overthrow the government because the issues he has chosen are those on which the Conservatives probably will support the government.
Attlee could resign on the grounds that his policies do not have wide enough support in his own party, but many responsible observers be- lieve he will try to stagger on for a while, hoping for more favorable conditions for a. general election. Public opinion polls show the pop- ularity of his party is It a low ebb.
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ST. PAUL. .Minn.. April 23-- (AP)-Northiwest Airlines ground- ed its fleet of 20 Martin 2-0-2 nir- planes last. month because pilots refused to fly them. a com- pany spokesman ,l;l,l,d. today.
The grounding come after sev- en persons were killed in the fifth crash of a Martin. Ninety persons have been killed in crashes involving N.W.A. Martins in the last three years.
New Meat Contract Is Welcomed In Commonst
LONDON. April 28 - (Reuters)
-Membe . of all parties in the House of Commons tonight wel- comed news of the Anglo-Arum tine meet contract which will pro- vide Brrltain with 200.000 ton: 0! meet during the coming year. ' Richard A. Butler. leading mem- bar of the Conservative Opposi- tion. aaid he was glad Britons were to have more meat.
IBM Why did we not have it before?" hoaslred. "Why did-the Labor Government not recognize
long ago it would have to pay a higher price?"
"I hope this betokens improv- ed relations between Britain and Argentina." ' -
A. J. Taylor. general secretary of the British Meat Trsders' Fed- eration. said the long delay in reaching the agreement "undoubt- edly gave opportunity to other countries such as Brazil and West Germany to gain supplies from the Argentine that have now be-
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BUENOS AIRES. April 23 - (AP)- Britain and Argentina agreed to a new meat contract today. under which Argentina will undertake to ship 200.000 tons of meat to Britain as soon as pos- sibie. The agreement, to be here tonight, concludes weeks of negotiation. The amount to be shipped is about 100.00() tons less than the normal annual shipments to Bri- taln in recent years. due in large part: to drought and Argentine sales to other markets. Britain will be paying considerably more than the average price of 5:97 a long ton (2,240 pounds) paid un- der the last agreement-in 1949. Shipments have been suspended for 10 months because of Bri- tain's refusal to pay higher prices demaiided by Argentina. The new prices announced are B146 (55430.- 70) a long ion for chilled beef. 2126 for frozen beef sides, E118
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ity and 11130 for lamb. A British spokesman said neither side cal- culated the average price.
Argentina also agreed to ship 30.000 tons of canned corned beef at an unannounced price. In ad- dition, Britain agreed to buy any additional quantities of meat and canned corned beef which Argen- tina may offer.
Britain always has been one of Argentina's big meat customers and suspension of sales in W price argument cla pen down V England's trndltinnn beef-eaters, whose ration now is eight pence (about 10 cents) worth a week. However it will be doubled in August. 7
The agreement with Argerul may point the way for a sim- ilar .accord with neighboring Uruguay. Like Argentina. ,Uru- guay suspended shlpnients of meat to the United Kingdom in 1950 because of a price dispute. Traditionally. Uruguay gets the same price as Argentina for meat
for frozen sides of inferior qual-
sales to Britain.
NEW YORK. April 23 -7 (Am A Former Ambassado Lewis W. Douglas today called Britain "The last reliable bastion of strength be- tween the Iron Curtain and our own shores."
As a result, said the onetime Un- ited States Ambassador to Britain. in cold war or hot war "on intim- ate association viiith Britain is one of the keystones of the arch of the future."
Douglas said even a winning war against Russia would not mean the extermination of Communist idens. Instead. he added, the desolation of such a conflict might offer fert- ilc ground for post-war Communist expansion. .
Britain's attitude of caution to- ward certain American proposals about the Far East. he said, may stem from their fear that the U. S.
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may stumble unwittingly into a "full-scale war of tremendous dini- ensions and frightful conse- quences."
Calls Britain Last Bastion Between U.S. And Iron Curtain
Douglas said problems in the Orient will be with the Western world for a. long period of time.
". . .No greater victory could be achieved and enjoyed by the in- scrutable. cynical occupants of the Kremlin than the disintegration of
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Enemy Trtops Use Mongolian Ponies In Drive
By OLEN CLEMENTS
a. big hole in United Nations lines today and plunged south of the 38th parallel in Central Korea.
A Chinese division with cavalry mounted on Mongolian ponies was reported in the forefront of the massive drive.
Another Red force crossed into South Korea in the west. headed toward Uijongbu on the way to Seoul.
But the big smash -- on 100 miles of flaming front in the third day of the Red counter-offensive C. was aimed along the mountainous mid- die.
There a Chinese Red division supported by mounted cavalry scor- bd a breakthrough and drove on toward Chunchon. eight miles south of 38.
withdrawals ranging up to 15 miles were forced on the hard- pressed Unlad Nations troops on all fronts despite the all-out sup- port of Allied artillery and planes.
Nearly 9,000 Reds were killed or wounded by artillery alone Monday,
i the Eighth Army estimated.
Allied forces in the west-central area gave up Yonchon and pulled back to positions just north of the 38th parallel. Yongchon is six miles north of 3B.
Losing Steam
Allied commanders said the cf- fenslve, mounted bv perhaps 700,000 Reds, appeared to be losing its steam on the west flank.
But it was going strong in the centre south of Kumhwa. There Allied forces had driven 10 miles
the united front of the U.S.. the Unlted Kingdom and the Common- wealth." he said.
Douglas spoke at the annual luncheon of the Associated-Press. world-wide news-gathering agency.
Honored guests on the dais at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel luncheon included Christopher Chancellor. general manager of Reuters News Agency; Herve Major. piesident of the Canadian Press: and Harold R. Grime, chairman of a. group of 20 visiting publishers and editors from Britain.
Douglas. now chairman of the board of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York was Ain- bassador to Britain from 1947 un- til last year.
Record Crowd Attends North Rustico Meeting
The biggest crowd ever to jam its way into Stella Maris Hall. North Rustico. gathered last night for the first Joint meeting of the political campaign in the Second Queen's District.
Hundreds of people packed the meeting place to hear the four candidates. Chairman George Le- Clair asked the audience to give all speakers is fair hearing and it was notlceble that the entire tone of the meeting was one of undivid- ed attention and respectful listen-
5:. Mr. R. R. Bell, Conservative leader. was the opening speaker and reviewed the position of the Province in general. He compared the Provincial debt here with that of other Provinces in the light of the natural resources. Compared with the oil of Alberta and the gold of Ontario and Quebec he said we had nothing but our farm and fishing labor with which to Day our debt when payment should be demanded.
The opposition leader was strongly critical of the suggested Provincial sales tax. "we feel this Province is taxed enough now." he declared. His pol-ty'a piopoeed mil- llmi dollar fund for agricultural and fishing old would not come from general revenue. Mr. Bell ad- ed. It would be I separate fund they would set up and "administer properly."
W. R. LePage. Liberal candidate was the first speaker for his Par- ty. I-le criticized the Conservative platform and outlined the benefits the Province had received under
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Quebec Writer Wins Prize For Canadian Play
LONDON. Ont.. April 23-tCP) -The 51,000 prize offered by Lon- don Liltle Theatre for an orltzlhal Cnniidliin play written by a Cana- dlnn has been won by JOSEPH Schull. of St. Eustace Sur Le Lav. Que-., for his "The Shadow Of The Tree."
The decision was announced to- nltzht by the three judges. Rob- art: Whitehead. producer: John Gnssneiv critic and Norris Housh- ton. directors. all of New York.
Mr. Schiill. formerly of Moose Jaw. SaIk.. recently was awarded the Dominion play-writing prize of 0100 for "The Bridge" judged the best play written by A Canadian pre- sented in this season's regional festivals.
Honorable mention in the Lon- don Little Theatre play-writing competition. which brought 72 en- tries from eight of the Provinces has been accorded to other writ- ers inclu ling H. Shirleyi Fowke. Brldgewater. N. 3.. for "Path of Glory". and "Young Richard.
Regarding Mr. Schulle play "The Shadow or The Tree". :- full-length serious social drama. the judges were in full accord in deciding it to be "the most im- ture from n dramaturgic point of view and more satisfying ll theatre."
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north of 38th before the Red tide that started Sunday erased the gain and pushed south of the par-
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Ilefumhwa is 10 miles north of parallel 38.
Estimates of the attacking Red forces ranged up 10 700000 Wlm 400.000 of them, concentrated in the centre.
Giant scarchlights flooded ""3 Korean skies Monday "him i” F"; able United Nations forces to finr their targets. Aerial flnres also lighted enemy positions.
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The Communists did not sup- port their gmund.forces with '81? power. and there was a notice- able lack of Red tanks thus T8?-
The Allies were well prepared to meet the present Communist assaults which began Sunday night after helm: expected. for weeks. an officer said at Eighth Armv headquarters. If necessary. they. were in position to fall back all -the why to the Han River to make a stand, he added.
The Hon runs across central and -Vllcstern Korea roughly-30 miles south of 38. the old political boundary between Republican South and Communist North Ko- rea.
OTTAWA. April .23 -(CP)-SAL vage wort: is expected to start "in the near future" for removal of the bulk of the 6.500-ton British freighter Trcugate. sunk by naval gunfire in Halifax harbor in 1942 after she caught fire with n dan-
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HALIFAX. April 23- (CP) - Two helicopters landed at Ca- bano. Que. tonight to investi- gate wreckage sighted. by a D110! who was seeking a fighter plane that vanished near the New Brunswick-Quebec border Thurs- day.
The helicopters landed a doctor and several other persons, who began to trek overland to iii-' scene of the wreckage. 50”" miles northwest of the town that was ravaged by flames some months ago.
The Air Force hero-in touch with starch headquarters M Presque isle. Me.-said if. still has not. been ascertained whether the wreckage is that of the missing Mustang. .
The search planes-numbering some 14 of various ' types-V-V970 standing by and will continue scouring the hilly. fvooded D01" der area tomorrow if necessary. Flt.-Lt. J. R. Howie. who spotted the wreckage from his Mustang search plane late today. said there was no sign of life. Howie. hurry- in: to report his find. 0V9F5h0l- the runway at. the Presque Isle base and cracked up his D1!!!)E-
Darkness fell shortly after the find. hampering efforts of the rescuers. A para-rescue squad will drop alongside the wreckage early tomorrow if necessary- Howie was one of the team mak- ing the overland trek.
The missing plane. which heel- ed out of formation in murky weather on a flight from Chat- hum, N.B., to Ottawa Thursday. was piloted by Flt.-Lt. Robert 13. Kent. 28. of Vancouver.
Polish liner To - Quit Service
I HALEFAX. April as A0?) - i"rhe Polish liner Batory. barred from New York piers. will DBWWP drawn from the Atlantic service. it was learned reliably here tonight-
The New York marine commiss- ioner announced some weeks ago the Bntory, on which Gerhardt; E151”! top united states Commun- ist, escaped the country. W35 3n "uiideslrable occupant and a risk to security.
National Harbors Board Offic- ials subsequently said the 14.287- ton liner would not be barred 11'0") Halifax. another regular part of call.
Plan New Airport For Halifax Area
o'r'rAwA. April 23 -ICP) Surveys have been coniplewii 10' the site of a proposed new airport in the Halifax area. President- Gordon McGrrgor of Trans-Cam ada Air Lines today told the Commons railway committee. I
Mr. McGrc-gor said he believes the site has been accepted by technical experts as being practic- able hut. he did not believe it had gone beyond that.
The airport now used by T. C. A. at Halifax is a service field under control of the navy. Clarie Glllls (CCF-Cape Breton South) said the situation at the field is "bad' and he wanted to know what was
gerous cargo aboard.
Suggests Power To Oust Presidents In Mid-Term
WASHINGTON. April 23-(AP) -The Truman-MacArthur contro- versy churned up today A 3911019 proposal to change the constitu- tion so that future presidents could be voted out of the White House by the people.
Senator Robert I-iendrlckson NJ.) introduced a resolu-
(Rep. constitu-
tion calling for such a tlonai amendment.
His office said l-iendrlckson had received thousands of letters and telegrams asking if "something couldn't be done" to remove Pre- sident Truman from office as a result of his dismissal of Con. Douglas MacArthur.
Under the constitution. a Pre- sident can be removed only after conviction in impeachment.,.pro-
Hon. Wafer Datiay Expgodes Tory Theory-
r-eedings on charges of "treason- bribery'or other high ijrlm" 9” misdemeanors."
Hcndrlckson's proposcrl amend- ment. provides for a country-wide vote on recalling A FY9315?!" 0"-V time two-thirds of the state lei!- illaiures petition for such a vote.
Then. if the the vote was in favor of ousting the president. his office would be declared vacant and the vice-president would rue- ceed to the post until the elec- tion of a new president.
Hendrlckson told the Senate that while he makes this proposal
lng with emotion” over Mac- Arthur'a removal. it would apply only to future presidents--not to Truman. whose tenure can't be changed while he is in office.
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jtirounded Ferry . freed By Tide -
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ran aground yesterday evening about one eighth of a mile from Rocky Point during an unusually low tide.
The boat was stuck until freed by the rising tide about one hour later. She wcnt aground about five olciock on her second last trip from Rocky Point.
The boat was on her regular course and had passed the loca- tion on which she stuck yester- day on numerous occasions. stat- ed Captain Jerry Do-ucette.
There were I. couple Of P3559l'l" gers on the boat at the time. The ferry was undamaged and will run on regular schedule today.
WELLINGTON. N. z.. April 23 a (Reuters) - Archbishop Camp- bell West-Watson. elected Primal of New Zeaiand in 1940. retire today. his 74th birthday.
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M'.r?R0NT0. April 23 .. (op) .. b in mum . temperatures observed Eesween 7.30 P.M. and 7:30 AM. . .T.; maximum temperatures ob. served between 7:30 A.M. and 7-30 F. M. 1' Vmoml 41- 66: Edmonton 28. 51; Weary 25. 50: Regina 24, 42; win. nipeg 29. 48; Toronto 35, 53; Ottawa
' 36. Q9; Montreal 41. 48; Quebec 40,
fl: Saint John 40. 49; Moncton 40. J5; Halifax 40. 51; Charlottetown 4”- 591 Sydney 37. ll; Yarmoutin 42. 50; st. Johns Nfld.. so, so,
-HALIFAX, April z3..Icp).o(. ficial forecasts issued by the Do. mlmon Public Weather Office hero and valid until midnight Tuesday. The weather has cleared in the Western Marltimes and Eastern Quebec. By morning the easterin half of the district will also be in- cluded and Tuesday will be a final
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Forecasts;
Prince Edward Isiand- Cloudiiig :OVBl' Tuesday morning. Widely lscattered showers in the after- noon. Clearing in the evening. Little change in temperature.
West winds 15. Low and high 'rtlPR- day at Cliarlottctown so and 50.
High ide oday at 12.37 A. M. and 12.01 P. M. Sun rises in 6.15 A. M. and sets 7.09 P. M. , Slllll.lTlCl'Sl('le tide eighteen min- utes later than Charlottetown.
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