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THE GUARDIAN

nlarninl Dali; (Founder! la illi) lulhorianl an Ila-nail Cline Mail. Poet Office pv-panrnenl, Ottawa.

The inland liuanilaa l-‘ubliahiei Co. Illlrw auu Managing ' .6 It. llnraafl. Annotate Editor. Ira-i Heller.

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Thee the Weakest pink.“-

onnncorrrzrowu, THURSDAY. our 12, mo

ii Blow To Fishermen

Under the above heading the Moncton Transcript (Liberal) °bserves:

"Fishermen along the coasts of New Bruns- wick and Prince Edward Island are taking stock of a situation which appears likely to deal a heavy blow to the .industry. Decision of the Fed- eral Fisheries Prices Support Board not to buy East Coast fish from this season's pack is, ac- cording to fisheries officials in the two Provin- ces, Iikely to result in the closing of some 60 canning plants with the resulting diSIOCUIiOn of employment.

"Many fishermen and cannery operators had feared action of this kind would be taken. How- ever, when March passed without an announce- ment from Ottawa most of the fishermen and operators commenced another season. Coming as it does in the midst of the herring fishing sea- son, the Otrawa announcement is not only a damaging blow to the industry but also leaves‘ the operators with a heavy financial outlay which cannot be recovered.

"Most critical comment of the Ottawa oc- tion is voiced by Mr. J. A. Burden, vice-presi- dent of the P. E. l. Fisheries Federation. He terms the action a ’surprise’ and adds: ‘If refusal (to buy the east coast fish pack) had been contem- plated, it had been expected after the Board's meeting an March 24. As this was not forthcom- ing then, we believed the fish would be bought. As it is now the season is well under way before the decision not to buy our pack is announced.’

"lNor is there much comfort to the fisher- men in the Ottawa announcement that the Fed- eral Department of Fisheries is considering ‘al- ternative salutions’ to the problem. These would include establishment of freezing plants in New Brunswick. However, many of the 900 cannery workers and 2,000 fishermen in New Brunswick believe that these long range plans will be of lit- tle help in relieving this year's problems. If forc- ed ou-t of the industry this year it is doubtful that many of them will return to it in future years. "lt is unfortunate that the Fisheries Prices Support Board has decided to withdraw one of its most useful aids before the final goal has been reached. The Board was set up originally to pro- vide assistance to fishermen and stabilize prices during the period of adjustment that is now tak- nig place. With this transition from a seller's to the buyer's market still taking place, with- drowal of the Board's assistance comes as a severe jolt and at a most inorpporfune time."

Something iiew

Something new has been added to Canad- ian politics with the naming of Frank Calder, full-blooded native Indian, as C.C.F. candidate for the northern British Columbia provincial rid- ing of Atlin.

Action of the B. C. Government in extend- lng the franchise to the native Indians marked a step forward in the history of race relations in this country. Previously, it has never been possible for any native Indian to cast a vote in Federal or Provincial elections, let alone to stand as a candidate for office. No other Canadian Government has yet followed B.C.'s pioneering innovation.

Whether or not Mr. Calder wins his contest in Atlin, the door has now been opened for In- dian citizens to take their place on the floor of the B. C. legislature. The time may come, predicts a Vancouver exchange, when they will

0n some bureaucrats the authority, with no ap- peal, to fix individual tax payments arbitrarily. Four years after victory in Europe, it insisted on keeping its wartime controls by another "Omni- bus Bill."

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Lifting the I5 per cent tax on passenger transportation has not proved much of a bene- fit to travellers. T.C.A. boosted its rates" immedi- ately to bring them up to the former level and now the railways have followed suit, in stages.

Nova Scatia's Liberals must be "up against it" if rumors are true about iudges being re- called to carry the party standard in the pres- ent federol election. The mere fact that there are such tales indicates that finding likely can- didates is not easy.

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Prime Minister Pandit Nehru of India was probably thinking on purely political lines when he stated that Europeans had lost all influence in Asia, "and were most likely to lose it in Africa too." In both those continents the influence of European science, technology and standards seems rather to be increasing.

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The Canadian Association of Optometrists, of which Eli Boyaner of Saint John is president, has decided to launch a campaign to have pol- arized anti-glare Windshields and headlights in- stalled in all Canadian automobiles. Success in their effort will mean that one of the great haz- ards of night driving, headlight glare, will be largely eliminated.

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The new section of the Criminal Code dealing with habitual criminals seems to have drawn only favourable comment to date. There is an aspect, however, that is not altogether pleasing. Apart from the social viewpoint, to the individual it is a case of being punished be- cause of having been punished before.

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_ Some one must make a beginning with new improvements or there would be no progress. In regard to road making an experimental project will be set up in the next few weeks at Columbus, Ohio, to test the value of natural, synthetic and reclaimed rubber as paving materials on liiglhways. The rubber will be mixed with con- crete and light surfacin-gs to reduce slipperiness.

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_ln Quebec the Prime Minister announces he considers our constitution one of the barriers to national understanding because of the perspec- tive it places upon Dominion Provincial relations, here the Leader of the Opposition asserted our constitution was the bedrock of Con-federation, and ought to be maintained at all costs.

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Mr. Caldwell, the C.C.F. leader, has come

.out wholeheartedly in favour of the farmer, de-

nouncing the Government’s trade policy with the Mother Country, especially with re/gafd to bacon. He says Agriculture Minister Gardiner is ”en- tirely incorrect" in ”sugg'esting that the reason for the drop every year in our bacon contract lies with Britain."

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Al’ the end Of this month the Canadian Federation of Agriculture intends to urge U.N. agriculturists meeting at Guelph to set up an international fund to finance the movement of food from surplus countries such as Canada to help feed hungry nations at low cost. lf a scheme can be worked out, one of the great problems of modern times will have been solved.

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"The Twenty-fourth of May

The Queen's Birthday." falls this year on a Tuesday. The Mayor of To- ronto thought it would be a good move to have it celebrated a day earlier to enable weak-end- ers to have the additional day. He was advised that as the holiday was fixed by Act of Parlia-

share in the low-making of their native land just as do the Maoris of New Zealand.

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Young politicians of the two leading par- ties seem to be out of luck these days. "Flhe semi- annual meeting of the Young Liberal Fe_dera- tion of Canada, scheduled for Montreal June 2-3, has been postponed until later in the sum- mer. A meeting of the national executive of the Young Progressive Conservatives which was scheduled for May 9-l0 has been cancelled. The dates were picked before Parliament was dissolv- ed and a general election fixed for Jung 27'.‘ ‘The calling of the election meant that George Drew, Progressive Conservativo- leader, J. M. Macdon- rtel-l, president of the Progressive Conservative

< Association of Canada, and E. D. Fulton, presi-

dent of the Young Progressive Conservatives, would not be able to attend. The meeting, in- tended to discuss organization and election plans, likely will be called again after the elec- tion.

Elect-ion issues

The Government has gone to the country without an issue of its own choosing, says an exchange; but nothing could be more absurd than to say that there is therefore no issue in

this Federal election. There are plenty of is-l

rues, including one or two of ‘first-rate import- ance. Which party will restore Parliamentary rule in Canada? Which, on its record, is more likely by its easures to promote the‘ country's welfare and advancement? These questions will certainly be at stake on June 27. They should count for more, in the voters’ estimation, than any narrower debating point that may arise be- fore polling day. _

The King-St. Laurent regime has a long record of governing without regard to Parlia- merit. For ten years past it has issued Orders-in- Council at the rate of forty or fifty every work- ing day. It has imposed tones by decree. on- nounced over the radio. ly unchecked executive action it has imposed, revised and iuggled hun- dreds of rules ting oll sorts of businm. it

given making powers to high-placed

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lenient coiieot more. it has gtv-

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merit it must be observed that day, or legally, not at all. Such a difficulty would not arise when _and if calendar reform becomes a reality.

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Before the war coloured bicycles were un- l common, now they are almost the rule and Lon- idea's Earl's Court Exhibition was described by I William Holt in the BBC's General Overseas Scr- vice as ”a riot of colour, with flarnb-uoyant ruby land gold and pearl and Princess blue machines, lgreens and dove-greys and all the colours you lcauld think of." Holt mentioned, too, that mast i of the bicycles are a third lighter than they used r to be and stronger at the same time: two fingers undcr the bar will lift some of them easily. And chromium plating, supplemented by stainless steel and highly polished light alloys, are used iso freely that in future a rusty or tarnished !IDIC‘,'CIE vrill be an unusual sight. There are Xoit-urrd hubs of Dffgill’ green, lemon yetlov. or ipink, looking like glittering jewels; there are lnewer and more efficient dynamos and the bicy- E cles are even better designed than they used to rbe, easier to ride, more comfortable and safer. |Prices have gcne up since the war hut the re- designed machines are vastly iniproved and are probably better value for money than they were , before. _. I I I

l Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, Brit- , ish statesman, executed this date in 164i. While an M.P. he headed the reform party and set ‘himself against the policies of the King and the administration of his favourite Buckingham. He was imprisoned in I627 for refusing to agree to a forced loan as, income tax was then called, to finance the Crown, and thereafter became leader of the Constitutional (Conservative) parry. In the ‘struggle between King and people sometime Iat- .er he clhose to side with the King; was created lViscount and made president of the Privy Coun- ‘cil. In I629 he was appointed lord lieutenant ‘of mldcd, and began to apply coercion which rou itter resentment; returning to England he begimfithg. King's chief adviser, and created an ea . e orig Parliament failed to approve of his administration, had him attainted as a traitor to the State; while his patron, Char- him that he would protect him from the fury of his foes, assented to his execution. ‘

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fhie column in open to the dileussiaa by correspondents of queetlone of interest The Guardian daee not noaelnr- il: ea‘ the opinion at correspondents.

ocean-nan‘ IMMIGRANT LABOUR

Sin-Common labour in this country is done by wives and uni- versity students. What political party in this country will help salve W!‘ Problems by promoting, vigor- ously. a real immigration policy? If we have healthy pelple in do the work, we'll get the capital to develop our country.

I am, Sir. etc.

ROBERT D. MULVENNA. 27 Marmaduke Ave.,

Toronto. MODERN BONNET

Not. wrongly moved by the dime!- ing scene

Tlhe thinkers like the nations [et-

tlng caught Joined 1n the organizing that. they to ht.

118 To scorch all earth of all but. one machine.

It can be swans. 1e what these hoper; mean. For all the loony hooters can be

bought

On the email ball. L; can than all be taught.

And reconvened lo be kind and clean.

A more heartening fact. about the cultures of man

1s their appalling slufobomees. The see.

1s always calm three felhoms dawn. The gigan-

Llc anthropological circus rlotouuly Holds open all its booths. The ovomy plan

I; one note each and the tune goes out free.

-—W.il1iam Dmpson.

Old Charlottetown g unto r. z. L)

GOVERNOR READVS RETURN

Thr- event so long and ardently looked for, the arrival of His Excellency Lieutenant Governor Ready, we have at length the plea- sure of announcing. On Sunday forenoon the firing of guns in the offing Indicated the vicinity of some vessel. but from the density of the atmosphere it. could not be distlriguisliednvhal she was.

At the conclusion of the divine service the fog having dispersed, lvva square rigged vessels, a ship and a brig. were discovered about two miles from the Block-house standing in for the harbour under press of sail. The ship was soon ascertained to be the Mary, being a vessel well known ln this trade. and lho liveliest satisfaction was evinced by the spectators on shore at her near approach.

On passing Prince Edward Bat- lrry, His Excellency was saluted with 1_7 guns from that point. The Mary dropt hcr anchor off the king's Wharf about two o'clock, and about an hour afterwards His Excellency left the ship accompan- ied by his two daughters. under salutes from the vessel and George's Battery. A guard of honour of the 74th Regiment, under the command of Capt. Burnet, presented arms on his lending nn the wharf, where he was received by thr- Prc-sidcnt and members of His hlajesly‘; Councll and several other gentlemen, The ladies were handed into a carriage, and soon after drove off; but His Excellency proceeded lo his resi- dence on foot. and was cheered re- porrfrvlly by the crowds assembled on the wharf nnd streets through which ho passed.

Tho voyage nut, 68 clays from tho

Downs. must lll1\’(‘ been tedious enough. and was, we believe, \in- pleasant in many respects, The

lllnryr mntlo IIN‘ rust roast of Cape Breton nonrly n month back, hut was repeatedly baffled irr her at. tempts to mukc the Gui of Conso by liond winds.

Besides llis Excellency’ and his (lfilllllllblzs the following passengers HlTiYPd Ill the lllisry: Donald Mo- Dannld nf Glcnalnrlale, Esq._ Lieur, Ridqo. n soramnt nnrl lwn private! of 1'" Fey-ll Sin’! (Torus, an their '~'»'av in Crnndn. lllr. Lewis. Mr. and 5T“. Durlr. rind five servants.

W» on n former occasion alluded tn llis Fixrellenc zealous on- rloavnurs to lmprn the brood of hnrsori within the Colony. by im. norfins: the most. approved breeds. and we have now much pleasure in nbsorvini! that ihls anxiety ox- tonds la the propagation and im. Provr-ment of every other species of stock which it would be desir- wblo lo encourage hero. For this “LITUOSQ he has imported in the lift)‘. at considerable expense. the

allnwlmz vnlunblcpenlmals, which m". have been landed in high order: a. Normandy bull and cow, of e lu. nrrlnr breed. 2 yrs. old: a Ta". water covr. ivithout horns: e South- Tiown mm, of the old bread: one do. at tho new breed, crossed with Ismcestcr, to improve the wool: a Leicester ram: several ewee of the South Dawn breed. and e Berk.

shire sow. A Suffolk bull calf we: unfortunately strangled. and two Berkshire plizn drowned on PCHSIIIQ.

-Prln<~r- Edward Illend Register, Dec. 12, 18%,

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The Importance Of The Latest Developments In Western Germany

(By W.N. Ewes)

It. now seems sure that within ltuee moo-ultra from now — ‘on Lt.- tle more than four years from the and of lrh? war —- were will be a democratic German goverrrmeoit timcuoming in Western Geimay. ‘Phat is tin fulfilment of tihe dec- laration of the Four Powers, at. Potsdam in August 1945, that orne of the purposes of the Allied oc- cru-palion would be “ho prepare for t-he EVBYIOUBI reconstruction of Geo-man political life cu o dem- ons-onic basis and for ervcailual peaceful cooperation in itntcrna- tlonal llfe by Germany". 1o was the hope — and. lindccd. the expect/anion — of the Western Governments at that time that this recooisttructicm would take place under a moic-crrtcd Four-- Power policy, in Germany as a wlholc.

Brut tlho actions of the Soviet Government very rapidly made it plain that these was little chance

"TIIAT SPIIIIIB Sllll SEEMS ‘IIAIIIIEII TIIIS YEAR-J’

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The poor oommliietli himself unto Thee; Thou LII the helper of the fnthcrlees. To judge the fath- r-rlesa and the oppressed; that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

brought tin-to being In four yearn. But only in the West. The problem now is the wStCra-lld. of Gemi- an unity. Can Eastern Germany and Wlestorroi Genneiny be roili- tted to foam a single political and economic society?

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Very carefully and vary delib- erately the Woslerm Allies have ensured that ii all these devel- opments nothing has been done which need prevent or prejudice the restoration of rlzilty.

Germuli unlly could indeed be restarted vcrry rapidly if the Sov- iet Govrmmcnt and the Soviet occupation authorities would ec- ccpl in practice the principle which was accepted at Potsdam - that the "reconstruction of German

of this. The Soviet Military Gov- ernment isolated its zone frown.‘ the Western zone. It mrricd out without: consultation with its Al-l lies chances which imposcd orn] Ealstem Germany a political and’ social structure very datfcrcnt from emythlrng which the Western‘ Eur-poems or the Germans regard- ed as democraaic. It bcgnrn b0 m"- glarrrizo the Soviet wne. politically.

upon "totalitarian" ‘lines.

1m these circumstances lihef Vvwiem Powers wcm forward with ‘the work of setting up a democra- tic machinery of local gov - mam: from the pan-ish council level to the prdvinclial ("land") level. TBICY.I‘QBTS‘IHIPG frcm ony- tltiiin-g beyond that, for they were cillll trying to. and hoping to. reach agreement with the Russians rm the tremor-attain of evcmomlo unity and on the basic principles of is new dwnocrailc constilublooi for all Gomcrny.

Title attitude of the Soviet rop- rescmtatlves vn the Moscow and Lamina meetings of the Council of Foreign Ministers made i‘ un- pcasomtly trul iadubitnibly noyinus

political life" must. be "on a. dem- ocmtic trusts".

That lmpllvs that, subject only to the mixcliiloais and controls ne- r-cssm-y for European security. the l-nv all-German constitution s-hall be framed by the Germans hhcm- sclves in conditions of democratic frrcdom. There must be freedom of specs-Ii amddlsousslon, freedom c-f c _ nmzn-Lim. There must be no

. by occupying powers, no

mpi by Lhcm‘ to enforce the ideas or the aurotiorrily of arny par- ticular German party or section. no attempt to mrfomg my poo-tic- ulur trCtJliiOmlC or social structure. T111111 has been the ass-l we of iihe Allicd policy im the West. save for a ban on any attempt to re- store is Nazi or mllilarlsf. regime. the Germans have been left to discuss and decide freely. The Communists harve lvrlv allowed equal freedom oltdiscusslon, of DTBPBZBTICH- and '0! arganlmtlon ivitli other parties. Rccrmstlructloin is being carried mzl -\i a genuine- ly "democratic basis".

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If the Russians n-ill accept and

that there was nd prospect at‘ ach- ieving elbher of those mas arlthin

ahoioe was presented to ates-n: imiflcntticii t-nd‘

opmon-t innards lrdefin- '

democratization must be llely pnstpooicd. or the rjrccc-ss: must. be ocniioiuerl l'l’l Western‘ Carr-many alone. though 1n stch al way as 1n the Western zones edaplnhlia, when the pcc-sfilbiliirv came, 1o the

fremcrworl: of a si not.» v-nlted l Gan-many. l 1111-? ci-zrisirm (and rmy o‘ her l

would have teen untihfmkziblcl was

summer of last year. Six-Power.‘ beau/use the lhnao BfllBlUX governi- ni-em-ts as owl! as the tihoce West- erm "Occupying Powers" also took par-i in it.

'r'~-..~ events and decisions cf the

com, o! decisions talcm at the window Conference. Mid they ro- preceivt a very mnarkoble ach- lovernem-l. when all the difficulties and complexities of the situation are le-ken into account. - e -