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SEPTEMBER 10, 1951-

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"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink".

CHARLOTTETOWN. MONDAY. SEPT. I0, 1951

Royal Tour Progralnmi

-. great deal of care and attention has

evidently been devoted by the Provincial

committee to working out the details of

their Royal I-lighnesses' visit to Charlotte-,

town on November 2. Every minute of the time available has been considered, and it is suggested that the programme as pub- lished in our Saturday's issue be saved for reference purposes when the Royal visitors arrive. Their appearance at the Provin- cial Building, the City Hall, the Exper- imental Farm, Government House and The Charlottetown will afford opportunity for meeting many of our citizens of both sexes, from all parts of the Province.

On the occasion of Their Majcsties' visit here in T939 there were many complaints with regard to the speed at which the cars conveying the Royal party drove through the City. This is an important matter from

the standpoint of the general public, and .

the present arrangements will, it is hoped, provide for more leisurely transportation.

'The streets? will be crowded with young and

old who will be desirous of showing their enthusiasm, and we are sure this feature of the' visit will be a pleasant one for Their lxghncsses as well.

They will be given, too, the opportunity of seeing part of a hockey game as well as a sample of our Island harness racing if the weather is favorable. These features will provide a welcome contrast to the of- iicial part of the tour. and no doubt will be fully appreciated.

There is still much to be done in pre- paration for the Royal visit, but the course has been well charted and it remains now to ensure that; all the details are success- fully carried out.

More liallway iiate Hearings

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EDITORIAL NOTES

A letter in this issue sets out the case: of the farmer against food control. 0 I The programme for the Royal Visit con-' tains something for everybody. O O I I The Irish Moss .industry is steadily growing, and, together with beans, cucum- bers, etc., will provide additional revenue for both fishermen and farmers. . I O 0 Sir John Soane, English architect, was born this date 1753. He studied ancient buildings in Italy for three years. Return- ing io England, he erected country houses and in 1788 was appointed architect to the Bank of England, which building remains

the best example .of his work. 0 W

O Premier McNair of New Brunswick says is a good guess to claim the Govern- ment will go to the country next spring. Under law, the present Legislature has un- til July, 1953, to run. The customary prac- tice, however, is to go to the people after holding office for four yearsAwhich would be in 1952..

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Little Jennifer Hunt, a six-year-old Canadian girl, stepped from a plane at Lon- don Airport the other day after a 5,700- mile flight on a' very special mission: to escort her grandfather, 81-year-old Mr. iJohn I-lunt, Leeds, to her parcntsi Van- lcouver home. "If he is with me he wont

get lost." said Jennifer.

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An armored car, the first of 1,394 tons of vehicles, artillery pieces and small arms, was unloaded from the S.S. Montrose during last week, completing transfer to Italy of

a Canadian gift of 3550 million worth of weapons for a full infantry division. (Sim-

Public hearings are scheduled to opcnlilar gifts had already been made to Bel-

today at Ottawa before the Board

Transport Commissioners into the old ques- The two transcon-

tinental railways have filed a voluminous

tion of railway rates.

study with the Board on freight rate equal-

ization across Canada, which will be the alternative However, the

subject for discussion. Two schemes have been proposed. railways have indicated that they do not subscribe to either but are submitting them only for "consideration."

The first plan is for a rate revision bas- ed on recommendations of the Royal Com- mission on Transportation and legislation summer, the i country, apart from certain specific except- Thc second proposal is a modifica- tion of this plan, to preserve "certain ex- isting ratc relationships on traffic moving between the geastern and western regions The railways are of opinion that the second alternative "will cause less disturbance to the rate relationships of com-

this HCYOSS

introduced in Parliament which would equalize rates

ions.

of Canada."

peting shippers."

of'gium and The Netherlands.)

Said Shirley -G. MacDonald, Canadian charge diaffaires at Rome: "A token of trust between our two countries." Replied Gen. Efisio Marras, chief of staff of the Italian armed forces: "A sign of the friendship which links us to the principal ideas of the Atlantic com-

munity."

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Nothing tickled popular fancy in Britain more than the explanation of the "blue sun" which startled holiday-makers there on September 26 of last year. This has now been shown by Mr. R. Wilson, of the Edinburgh Royal Observatory, to have been due to a forest fire three days earlier in Canada! Smoke from an Alberta forest ris- ing to 40,000 feet cut off the suns red light while allowing the blue to slip through. Spectroscopic photographs in Edinburgh re- vealed particles which were, in fact, glob- ules of oil produced by distillation of the

burning wood.

According to at Vancouver bulletin some

The Turgcon Commission was emphaticle-30 Roman Catholic childm" in nelghhm" about the need of equalizing freight rat.eslinE M3hh"'dVi"9 haV9 returned I0 Public

which at present are discriminatory in fa- i5Ch0013 in U10 district- Appar-

vor of the big Central Provinces.

They were with- ldrawn from parochial schools in April in

ently its recommendations count for little, lPI'01'9Si5 against What the R0313" C3th01iC so far as the railways are concerned, The lSchool Board said was the Provincial Gov- Maritime and Western Provinces have been iCYnmCI1l'S refusal 10 bear m01'8 Of the OD- fighting this issue for years, at considerable -Grating C0515 Of Separate 5Ch00iS- The Chair- expensc, and apparently it is still only at Iman of the R. C. Committee said member-

the academic stage.

fship of Maillardville Federal and Provincial

One interesting fact brought out in the Liberal Associations has Voted to disband study filed by the railways is that while the associations and reorganize in opposition

two-thirds of the C. P. R.'s revenues on class-rate traffic are earned in the West,

the situation is approximately reversed for

the Canadian National Railways, which de- rives the bulk of its revenues on this traf- fic from the East.

In Canada Year Book

The new 1951 edition of the Canada Year Book, authorized for' distribution by the Minister of Trade and Commerce, is now off the press. Running to some 1,200 pages, it is an encyclopacdia in itself, con- taining a wealth of information, statistical and otherwise, on the -resources, history, institutions and social and economic con- ditions of the .country. Of particular in- terest in the new volume are the chapters dealing with production. Canada's favor- able position as a primary producer, the variety and extent of its resources-now augmented by the fishery, forest and min- anal raourou 'of Newfoundland-one all traced in the record. A well written In-

to the Liberal Party. He said failure of the B. C. Government to aid parochial schools would cost the Liberal Party 100,- ISOOO votes.

I O . Mr. John Creascy, author of 273 books, addressed Montreal Rotary Club on "The English Scene Today", and said whether one likes the government or not, the fact remains that not a strike of major signif- icance had occurred since' the end of the war. He said that nationalization had re- sulted in better services and had settled the minds of workers to some degree. The gnecessity of creating controls, however, was lsque:-zing out the middle class. If controls iarc not doing it taxes are. England is not lstarving, but the scarcity of food is sapping the physical energy of the people. Never- gless prodigious efforts have been made by 'thc working people in recovering the na- tion's cconomy. "If we succeed in this tremendous task", he concluded, "we will prove beyond a doubt that the quality of, the British people has strengthened and not- weakenod." 4 l

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PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to the discussion by correspondent: ol questions of Interest. The Guardian does not necessar- ' fly endorse the opinion of correspondents.

MORE SERIOUS CKI.MiES

SIl'.'t In reply to th e "Protest against. Bingo," I would like to ask these reverend gentlemen if they have ever ri.s'ked the salvation of their souls by playing "Bingo"; evidently not, so how can they say what bingo fans get for their money? As a bingo fan. and I know I speak for all others, we get. very good value for our money, whether we win or lose. we get two hours of relaxation, good clean wholesome fun. and 'a chance to chat with our friends, for the very small sum of 50 cents. or less. Where can we people who do not own a car to take trips and cat in expensive restaurants, and have not the money for costly enter- tainments get our relaxation? Surely not at. the theatres, with their sexy pictures. Not at the race tracks. nor at the Exhibition mid- ways. not-tat the Stock Exchange where thousands of dollars are lost -in gambling. Did! we ever see a letter from these gentlemen con- demning these affairs where gambling really takes place? No, the objection seems to depend on where the game of bingo is being held. and by whom.

I would advise these reverend gentlemen not to worry about the souls of the hard working men or women who seek clean. honest entertainment for it small sum, which they can afford, and which they are only too glad to see :0 the poor and afflicted. There are more serious crimes for our clergyman to object to and preach about.

I am sir, etc. A BINGO FAN.

Charlotl clown.

MAKING FARMERS THE GOAT

Sir,-when people complain of the high cost of living, it is prin- cipally the cost of food they have in mind, and when they ask for price controls and price roll-backs it is still food prices they are thinking about.

The cost; of living index shows that food prices have risen more than other prices since the begin- ning of the war.

But every farmer knows, and everyone else seems to have for- gotten that, for several years be- fore the war, the prices of farm llroducts were abnormally low-so low in fact that farmers. at that time, were the lowest paid workers in the country.

When price controls were estab. llshed during the war years it: was discovered that farm prices could be more effectively controlled than prices of most other products.

It. is only since the war ended and controls were removed that. farmers have made their big ad- Vance.

Looking at. this advance, and forgetting the low level at which form prices had stood so long, the public seem to have got. the no- tlon that the farmcrs'arc getting too large a share of the national income, and that controls should be established to stop their pront- eerlng.

There is plenty of evidence that the controls people have in mind are controls that will supply cheap food to the cities at the former-5' expense.

The cheap brand we all enjqve.-l during the war years and after was made possible by paying the farmers much less than market value for their wheat, and by making the taxpayers contribute I part of even that low price.

The cheap meat Canadians en- ioycrl during the same period was made possible by forbidding the 'fnrmers to ship their cattle to the hungry American market where they could have been sold at much hlwhar prices.

It It nonsense to talk of con- trolllng food prices without eon- ftroginz the costs of produclns on .

Labor is the biggest. item in the coat of pmduclng nnythtnn. But

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SKATING TOURNAMENT

"The Grand Skating Tournament afforded good amusement for the large number of citizens who as- sembled in the Citizens' Skating Rink on Saturday afternoon. The ice was in splendid condition, and the competitors were very active. The hurdle race resulted in Master .I.' C. Pope taking the prize from ten competitors. The prize for plain and fancy skating by gentle- men was won by Mr. Benjamin Bremner, whose artistic skating excited the admiration of every spectator. The barrel race was won by Master Harry Jenkins, who caught his ablest opponent by the heel, gave him the go by, and kept the lead till the finish. The prize for plain and fancy skating by ladies was splendidly contested and won by Miss Hobkirk. The hurdle race for all comerl reJult- cd in all those who entered giv- ing up after going half over the course."

-The Examiner, Jan. 28, 1875,

P7 TO AN OLD AR-ISTOPHENES

Three hundred years ago Whose was the ooholar thumb That browned your pages so?

Athens is never dumb To any laughter-lover Loosing your mottled cover.

Yet, Aristomienu, For me your voice is mingled with some old scholars wheeze.

Whose English doublet tlnzled, While his weak body shook with merrlment for this book ' .-G. Rostrever Hunll-ton. i

The Age-lihl storyi aiw .. Give unto the Lord the glory duo unto his name: bring an offer-

lng. and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. :...L..m.Lg.L.L...m.

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labor has clearly demonstrated that it can't; be controlled. and that it has no intention of con- tributing anything towards reduc- ing the cost or living. In fact even now. while ft. in demnndl , food controls and-food subsidies, fl: is making plans to fame mother round of wage increases, which is the surest way to force prices still higher.

Taxes are a lame and rapidly growing cost item in business and industry. Does anyone imagine that reckleu government spending can be controlled and taxes re- duced by any control board cre- ated by the Government?

The farmers are the only large class whose prices can be effect- ively controlled; and wholover ud- untue anyone derives from such control: will be at their expense.

I am. Sir. etc, I. J. YOUNG

(Former M. P. for Woyburn. Buk.. and I member of the Royal Commission on Price Bprndl, Hm-5 and author of the Minority report of' that body.)

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Beyond The Setting Sun

(Dedicated to my parents)

L The summers sun has longer rays

that slant across the land. . As it dips in the western sky. be- yond our native strand Where we have lived and loved and left-our friends and family lore

or neighbors kind, and parents old. to dwell on other shores, For tram the native place of birtlh, and from the scenes of youth-

To which we go in aging years, in filial love's pursuit.

The winds breeze thru the lower- ing boughs, and wave the fields of grain;

The dews descend in eventlde to supplement the rains,

That fill the moisture cups of earth, for seeds that grow and burst,

Across the Garden of the Gulf. to quench their verdant tthli-st; And fill the streams with water: clear, in brook or pump or

rlll. As they meander thru the fields and voles of Forest Hill.

Where oft in youth we ramped and roamed in childhood": care- free grace.

As barefoot. boys in pantaloons, with sunburncd freckled face; With touseled hair and windburn- ed hands, and leg; of heavy tan,

We spent. the happy boyhood days. before our age of man.-- Sent out. the call to come ye forth to labors task and toll,

on farmland fields or city maria, or with the men who moil.

Ay me! What joy I get to view those scenes that I behold. Of friends and neighbors kind and nine. and -parents loved and O .

d.

Who mark the decades of the plat, and prime of yesteryear,- When they were young and in their prime. with laughter, mirth and cheer,-

Who tolled in sacrifice and love: who hungered and were

fed,-- In body, spirit and in soul,-with faith. devoid of dread,-A

Of What. the future held or holds. within their sojoum here, Within their youth. or prime. or age, and its declining years, That nears the century mark of time, of ninety-.i'lve and more,-

Where on the hlll-top of God's love, they view the Golden shore-

Thot beckons them to heaven's home, from earthly tasks well done,-

To rest: in Mansions Christ pre- pared, Beyond the Setting Sun.

-Peter A. Reilly, Arlington, Moss.

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V Church And weIr.:.re'.sE5r?l

Canon Roger Lloyd In "The Spectator" I

The church of England is a Very old institution, but never before in all its history has it. had to deal with a Welfare State. We need to take fresh soundings about it if we are to discover where we stand. By merely finding fault because it happens to be a Labour Govern- ment which administers the wel- fare State in England we shall help neither State nor Church nor people. It is here to stay. and is would have been .created in some form, no matter what. kind of Government had been in power. Few worse disasters can be im- agined than its total and ignomin- ious failure, for a Welfare State which falls will not he succeeded by a return to some kind of his- sez-faire governmental policy, but by such a tyranny as this country has rarely seen. Up to the pre- sent our own Welfare State has been by no means hostile to the Church, and the Christian cause would gain nothing 1-! we wan- ionly made it so.

But there are certain absolute principles on which it is inconceiv- able that the Church should ever weaken. On all of them the Wel- fare State might trespass, and on some, though unwittingly, it is very near trespassing now. The Church is Christian; as such it is committed to the Christian doct- rlne of man as possessing a. un- lquely sacred individual personal- ity. The Church is Anglican; it is therefore committed to the su- premacy of freedom over regi- mentation, of variety over same- ness, and to the priority of the pastorai over all other forms of ministry. The Church is catholic: it is thereby committed to the maintenance within its own life of the essentials of cathollclty.

D O O

The Welfare State, on the other hand, is one in which all the pow- er of government is exerted to see that no single citizen falls below a reasonably high level of economic and physical security. so far, any Christian who objects can only be doing so either out of dislike of the particular Government con- cerned or out of ignorance of his own theology. Economic security for all is quite evidently part and parcel of the Christian doctrine of man. But: the Welfare State goes further. It; cares and aims for social justice, but; it; sees itself as the only competent supplier of this bounty. Moreover, since there is hardly a single department of life which is irrelevant to the idea of total social security. there is no field which touches any part of a man's life in which the Govern- ment. of n Welfare State can de- clare itself to be incompetent.

By strict logic, therefore, the Welfare State ought to be very jealous of any efforts other than its own which are made for bhe good of the people, and ought to regard all voluntary organisations for promoting social welfare as its rivals. But logic does not. rule the world-not the British world any- way-nnd for that we may be thankful. The British Welfare State has shown no desire to warn the Church to get. off the ground which was once its own but which it must now share with the State. We may still keep our schools, still take our share of the burden of

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caring for frlendless chil - undertake the lions shai-1;el:.'g 53," work of moral welfare. on one side the Church has accepted yhr principle that. the Welfare gm: must itself undertake . gm: many of the works of" me Which were once exclusively her own and set the standards which all '.;,h,, do these works must reoc 11 is 'therefore unlikely that t clash between Welfare state and Chm. tlarl Church will come there, 0 O I

But it is almost: Inevitable lhll. sooner or later relationships Wm become strained, as they do in ev- cry family on earth from time to time; and if the strain is not to become a breach which would be very had indeed for both lides, it is Just as well that we should be thinking ahead of where and when this strain is llkellest to arise. The trouble will come in the field of basic Chr t.ian' doc. trlne and its appllcatlo to human relationships, and there, I think, it will come at. three points.

First, the Welfare state knows nothing officially of original sin, and can take no account of it in iL: administration. This means that it. is very badly placed to pro- tect itself from those who dlshon. estly exploit its benevolence b.. cause, lacking this most wholesome doctrine, it is singularly unwilling to call evil by its right. name, aim to possess much understanding of the point. of view of those who start. from the assumption that all human beings, including them- selves and the administrators of the Welfare State, are mlsrrable sinners. .

One almost creditable part of

our original sin is our human

perversity in the face of those

who are always showing us wherr

our undeniable advantage lies and

trying to force us to walk in the

way which leads to it. All human

determination to retain the rich

variety of personality as against.

the administrators who try to tidy

up and diminish this variety for

the sake of a collective human

good stems in part. from the twin

doctrines of original sin and orig-

inal virtue. The day may come

when many people revolt against.

the idea. of being improved by the

Welfare or any other state, and

when it does the Church is bound

to take their side.

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Secondly, the Welfare State H -bound to act. in all our names. and though it allow. my. positively welcomes, the help in works of mercy which the different Church- es give it, it cannot possibly du- tlnguish between them. It. is un- or, possibly, inter-denominstlonnl by principle. But the Church of England believes itself to be A Catholic Church. More than that. it believes, rightly or wrongly. that ii: is the Catholic Church of the land. And it is not the fact. of the Establishment which makes it be- lieve this ovf'ltself, for if disemb- llshmenl; were to come the belief would still be held. It is difficult to see how either in principle or in administration the lVL'1iHNI State can make such a. distinction or concede such a claim

Because neither State nor Church

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