.-Authorised as local Ollls loll Post ome- Dcpartuaal. Ottawa 4 The Island Guardian OIIOUIATION Olw lone .. I-III Tndllg zone 3.3 W No: Paid ........................................ 11.!!! "lines and Managing Director. J.-I. Associate Editor. Prank Waller

-f" "The Strongest Memory is weaker Than ” . the Weakest Ink."

I bUAIl.0'I"l'I'l0WN. WEDNESDAY. JULY II. 1950

”i'nIcky lolllcoslty"'l

, i - Extemai Affairs Minister Pearson says "Canadians should avoid "panicky bellicos- ity" in their attitude towards the Korean war. Silly utterances of this sort are enough to make thoughtful citizens wonder whether Mr. Pearson is not being aitrlfle smug. For a country with Canada's record in two world wars is scarcely likely to be- lwme either panicky or bellicose overnight at the grim prospect of a third great strug- gle.

I, Fact of the matter is that what Mr. Pearson chooses to describe as "panicky oellicosity" is, in reality, something even more disquieting, and that is the feeling, as vet not too clearly expressed, that Canada is not pulling her weight in the Korean zrisls. On more than one occasion in re- zcnt months, the External Affairs Minister .'ias declared that the cornerstone of Cana- iian foreign policy is the United Nations. 4: can, therefore, scarcely complain if peo- ile wonder at the Government's disinclina- don to respond to the first call for aid the JN has made to this country, the request for ground forces.

What Mr. Pearson does not seem to grasp is that the conscience of the Cana- iian people is troubled. Not because UN ias received no ground forces. Not because the material assistance in terms of destroy- ers for "police action" in Korean waters, and R.C.A.F. transport planes for the Pa- rific airlift is insignificant. It is not. Cana- iians are troubled because their American :ousins are dying bravely in what may be :he prelude to a struggle-for survival, while :he manpower of this country waits for a Si .

gnParadox of the present situation is that ivhile American public opinion lagged be- rind the far-sighted wisdom of the late President Roosevelt until the last vestiges . )f isolationist sentiment were shattered by

Pearl Harbour. today in Canada it is the , Eovemment which lags behind public opin- : on. 3 ' A Minister of the Crown who unwitting- y or otherwise mistakes the clear call of l -zonscience for "panicky bellicosity" is un- vorthy of the high office which he holds.

Welcome notary President

Prince Edward Island and the Charlotte- and Summerside Rotary Clubs in par- :lcular have as their very welcome guests, Rotary International President Arthur

- yagueux and Mrs. Lagueux. ' This is the first time we have ever been 'avoured by a visit while in office of an

. international President of Rotary which romprises some seven thousand clubs cover- ng every democratic country in the world. the previous. President travelled over 200,- )00 miles visiting 70 nations. Rotarian Lag- ieux became President July 1st and has dist no time in taking advantage of his iosition to see the best first.

Rotarian Lagueux, a native of Quebec, is

, in able successor of the eminent men who i rave preceeded him in office, and one who vill do much to spread the ideals of his -.lub and increase its numbers. Already he ias asked that a new club he formed for every day in the present Rotary year. If his rate of expansion can be maintained

. u-id the resulting friendships made between

: glubs of different nations, Rotary will be an

i even greater influence for goodwill and

i .-iinderstandlng among the nations. The dif-

iiailty seems to be that whenever a coun- lry becomes subject to a- dictatorship all in-

emational organizations are pushed out, a

lifficulty which makes it impractical for

5,4:-. Lagueux to include in his itinery any

' the countries in which the doctrine of

igiendship and goodwill might most effec-

ly be preached. .

lllstlllg II in mi

. The top brass of Canadian socialism . i ts, ma" week in Vancouver. some 200

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. helmet of the great King Robert, preserved

lessons of history. For, back in 1939, it was Mr. Coldwell and his followers who op- posed all thought of Canada sending her forces overseas.

-Trouble is it took. the grim toll of war to convince Mr. Coldwell that a foreign policy based on ostrich-like isolationisrn could lead only to disaster. Unfortunate thing is that despite the changed C. C. F. outlook in ex- ternal affairs, party policy in economic mat- ters remains unchanged. Fortunately, the Canadian electorate does not seem disposed to allow Mr. Coldwell to effect his own conversion by turning over to him the af- fairs of state so that he might test the folly of the socialist planned economy. If they did, Mr. Coldwell would soon discover that the fallacies of his economic policy would be quickly as apparent as were the fallacies of his foreign policy in 1939.

Thoughtful citizens who follow the des- patches from Vancouver will be unlikely to fall into the error of believing that because C. C. F. party leader Coldwell and his fol- lowers are loyal Canadians committed to fight communism, the economic policies which he advocates would be any less dis- astrous than the foreign pollcy which he urged upon Parliament in 1939.

EDITORIAL NOTES

The Feast of Ste. C

Anne. 0 O '

Summerside is being boosted deservedly by the Standard weekly as the wealthiest small town in Canada.

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It will be noted among the pail-bearers at the MacKenzie King State funeral is a Charlottetonian, Dr. G. R. Brow, physician-

in-chief, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal. I O I 0

Schools all over the Province are being better cared for than for many a day. it may be merely a coincidence that the im- provement comes after the wives of rate- payers are allowed to, vote.

0 O 0

Amateur cameramen have been dubbed '"camerists" as a result of a recent contest in the United States. The word may catch on and become accepted-but dictionaries, if they mention it at all, are likely to follow it by the contemptuous (rare).

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Canada is rapidly moving toward a tre- mendous industrial future. That considered opinion is expressed in a full-length article, entitled "It's Easier To Get Rich In Can- ada," about the Dominion, which is featur- ed in the August issue of The American Magazine.

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Current developments in fresh fish pro- cessing and handling will enable people in inland cities to enjoy sea-fresh sea-foods. The object is to stimulate the fishing in- dustry but it could at the same time give further impetus to the growth of those in-

land centres of population. C O O

Grandma never grows old,l declares the Montreal Gazette. A French-Canadian matriarch of 74' was dissatisfied with the care her doctor was giving her. She visited a famous U. S. clinic, which advised a minor operation, agreeing that it be done in Mont- real. Her children protested at the idea, but she persisted. She was discharged from hospital after two weeks and is now visiting friends on the Maine coast. She drove there alone in her own car! Who said life begins at forty?

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George Bernard Shaw, British critic and dramatist, born this date 1856. His name is a household word all over the world as an eccentric. but he has a long list of liter- ary arid dramatic works to his credit. His novels include "The Irrational Knot", "An Unsocked Socialist"; his plays, "Plays", "Pleasant and Unpleasant", "Man and Su- perman", "Getting Married", "Fanny's First Play”, "The Music Cure", "Augus- tiis Does His Bit", "Heartbreak House"; 'his essays and tracts, "Fabian Essays", "The Quintescence of Ibsenism", "Socialism and Superior Brains." He is an intellectual and theoretic socialist, but not a whole-

hearted believer in Marxism. I O O

The most delightful Robert Burns story is in the rich history of the Royal Tower of the Palace of Clackmannan. It relates to Burns and the irresistible Katherine Bruce. the widow of the last lalrd, then a lady of over ninety. Burns was at that time ap- parently suffering from unrequited love when he rode over to Clackmannan from, Harvieston, near Dollar. According to Lockhart, "At Ciackmannan Tower, the poet's Jacobitlsm procured him a hearty welcome from the ancient lady of the place;

f who glorled in considering herself as a lineal l

descendant of Robert Bruce. She bestowed on Burns what knighthood the touch of the hero's sword could confer." The sword and

solong in the Tower, are now in the pos- session of the Earl of ,gin. There is a story that when Burns knelt on one knee to kiss her hand before leaving, this won-, derful old woman, with a twinkle in her-

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FAIR. ON QUEEN SQUARE

The importance attaching to sheep breeding a century ago is illustrated in the following news- paper comments on an exhibition held by the Royal Agricultural So- ciety on Queen Square. Charlotte- town. Sept. m. 1&6:

"The Exhibition was tolerably fair, not in many respects equal to what we have previously witness- ed. with the exception of the article of sheep. The Island is acquiring. and deservedly too, ri reputatioivfor superior excellence in the breed of this useful and profitable animal. Our farmers have become fully alive to the im- portance of not only keeping the breed pure, but of improving it as much as possible, by judicious alterations with new importatioris from the Motherland.

be a considerable item in our list of exports. and we trust they will continue to increase, until the day comes when both will be needed for our domestic manufac- ture. The skins would, we believe. find a ready sale in the domes- tic market, but as the separation of the wool from the pelt is de- terloratlng to both. in a commer- clal view. they must. for a while. be sent away together.

"We have been pleased to hear. from various quarters. of the esti- mation in which the Island sheep are held in the neighbouring coun- tries, and we trust that it will be kept up to the time when the Island shall be connected with the Main by means of floating

bridges in the shape of daily steam-boats. and then a lively traffic for the animals them-

selves for the purposes of stock will be certain to take place.

"Among the horn-cattle on ex- hibition. we had pointed out to us a two and a-half year old heifer raised by G. W. DeBlois. Esq., a Sl'i0f'irhDf'l'iEd Durham. and certainly a fine. well-shaped. well- conditioned. animal, remarkably large for its ago. Those well quail- fled to pronounce on its merits did not hesitate to declare that the one in question would have commanded admiration at any cattle show in Britain.

"There was a greater number of horses -than there has been for some time exhibited. but we are not aware of anything very sup- erior being on the ground.

"The species of swine was not so good as we think it might have been, but we do not attach much importance to this circum- stance. When very large. they are proportlonably unwieldly. and not being disciples of the passive obedience and nun-resistance doc- trine. are equally troublesome. and consequently difficult to be brought from any distance. The carcases of most. of them will be submitted to public inspection about Christmas.) when we shall be better able to Judge of their respective claims to Preference. . i .

"WJ shall be glad, however. when some more fitting she on which to hold the Exhibition shall be provided. A public square in the centre of the City should be a space for the admission of pure air. and should be enclosed and planted with trees, that it Inllht serve others as a place of recrea- tion. where the very young and old. and females. might take ex- ercise and enloryrnent. free from the apprehension of d ." The judges at the above-mom tioned exhibition were. for sheep. Mr. Kennedy, Buckley Point Road, Mr; Mulch, W. W. Irving; for horses. Captain Rico. Charles I-fasuu-d, William Swabey, .'Ir.: for cattle, Alexander Laird, John Thorne. George Smith.

The report notes that although the Square presented "a lively and animated scene." the action of the Mayor in giving notice re- specting the sale of lntoxlcatlii liquor had its due affect in los- sing the number of drunken or dllorderly persons. "The day pass- ed war with nu disturbance than we at oiirtlmo appr-

zsrnblau that presented itself to our view. The only disturbance that took was promptly put down by timely interference of the new Police".

liwramo Aim asnmao ' sums a. union. ,

eye. said, "What ails ye wl' my mou'?"

Isoll-he nu-oiuu

"Wool and skim: are getting to.

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Old-Age Dependency I

(Bank of Nova Scotla News Letter) '

How large the burden of old-

'age dependency actually is de-

pends not only on how much of current output society sees fit to 'dlvert in the interests of the old

lbut also on how well the pro-,

'ductive capacities of older people 'are used. In recent years more and Imore thought. and research have been devoted to the ptocess of aging. The conclusion reached are ioften tentative, but they suggest

'that many accepted ideas about

Iolder people have been wrong.

, It is now widely recognized that a person's functional age is by no means the same as his chron- ologlcal age. Some are as young

biologically at 70 as others at 50.'

Frequently elderly people prefer to remain in Jobs beyond the re- tirement age and it is often can- ducive to their health and happi- ness to do so. The compulsory withdrawal of such people from productive employment is a waste of manpower. and to the extent that older people continue to be usefully employed the burden of old-age dependency is reduced. Even more important than the question of work for persons be- yond the usual retirement age is that of using to full advantage ll working force that contains an in- creasing proportion of workers over 45. I - Here, too, it appears that many popular beliefs require revision. It is often said. for instance. that older workers are less productive

-techniques. that they lose

accident rate for them is higher. Studies have shown that the last of these allegations is quite erron- eous: the accident rate is gener- ally hlgher for young workers than those 45 to 60. Illnesses are likely to be of longer duration among older -people but frequency of absence from all causes is less.

The extent to which the ability to learn is reduced after middle age appears also to have been greatly exaggerated. A number of investigations have disclosed that old dogs can learn new tricks- the ability to learn declines only slowly with age. and the appar- ent lnabillty to learn is often due l0 hick Of practice. or to discour- agement. loss of interest, and other phychologleal factors.

The question of productivity is more complicated. There appears to be good ground for believing that certain physiological changes take place in. the forties which

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reduce speed. agility and strength. though there are great variations among individuals. But often what is lost in speed of reaction and muscular strength if offset by in- creased skill. experience, judg- ment and dependability. The prob- lem is, through rearrangement of duties. retraining programs and other methods, to place older workers in Jobs fitted to their ca- pabllltles.

It is quite possible, too. that as more is learned about the process of aging. and as progress is made ln combatling the diseases par- ticularly characteristic of middle and old age. the productive ca- pacity of the older portion of the population may increase notably. How far the impairments and in- flrmiiies commonly associated with old age are avoidable and how far they are natural accompani- ments of the advancing of the life cycle is still far from clear.

Medical opinion increasingly be- lieves. for instance. that much of the mental disease among the old which is placing a growing bur- mental institutions is caused by conditions in their en- vironment and could be prevented. The attention of medical and pub-

,lic health authorities is more and

more centred on the so-called

than younger ones. that they are "chronic" diseases, which have re- 19" Bdililible in lenrnlns rieW,placed the infectious disease as moreiihe leading causes of illness and time through illness, and that the death,

With the growth of research in-

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for news. and the Calgary Herald. -

The British

don Free Press. American licence

carrier and Times.

illplomat-I. i soldiers.

kind-usually their But the politician's

own lot. is cast

a common cause. rich

world-wide fame and distinction rub shoulders with tho infinitely obscure and insignificant. -I.-adv Violet Bonham Carter on. 1330 Broadcast.

Anything up to a quarter of I million tourists are likely to visit Ottawa's Parliament Building this . Most of them will want to be photgraphcd with the rod-coated Mountie, who this year- has been satisfactorily restored to his horse. And many American camera-cllckers might be remind- ed of L B. Pearson's speech in California that Canada does not want union with the U. 8. "What". he said, "would Hollywood and fiction do it the scarlet-coated RCMP became the Federal Bureau of Arctic Investigation?" -'rot- onto Saturday Night.

Owen Sound is shown; the way to cther Canadian communities in correcting one of the most flar- ing evils of the time -- lack of moderately priced living accomo- dation for old age pensioners, widows drawing mother's allow- ances and war pensione s. A well- concelved. adequately-financed

ing proportion of older people. The challenge is to provide more security and opportunity for the older portion of the population without seriously limiting the op- portunities of the young, and without creating undue rigidity and discouraging the initiative that makes for progress. In the adjustments that are made a pat- tern will be set not only for the old. but for the young and for so city as a whole.

in Notes By The I V

. Ilia ropes-in for radio breathless. have I nose

sinuses to pro- nounce Quellillo and aooul. -The

mallc ted in his or land I P3001? P 0

in submarine engines. It certainly wasn't I Ind-will ,l0Ilv1I1'0--1031'

plstoa contin- ue to leave us slightly confused. In some instances they are intro IPO- cifio than the Oanadlan markers with the names of the city as well as the state appearing on the plates. And then there are the markers which lcoritaln no number at all o just letters. or maybe the driver's name. -Brockvilla Ro-

sailors. schoolmaster: are all mowed up in their own separate compounds- close-corporations in which they only meet people of a puuailalr

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among all sorts and conditions of men and wcmen. In the service of and poor work side by side, great man of

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bcairdrawii up for the construe. tion of ' five apartment houses. can): to contain olgbt spa-tmonis, in which oitlscns coming unau- tiio above categories (and others, if sufficient sooomodation in available) may live at rents rang. i.ngfrom322 to around m . month. -Owen Sound Bun-Times

While awaiting Ilia arrival of his first-born in the hospital. 3 Northern Ontario father was max. lng rather ii nuisance of" hlrnsclf. We get this story from a cor-mg. pondcnt up there. (trotting. mm. in: and asking questions. getthig into everyone'i way, the prospec. tive father came undoritho eye of the doctor." who said to the nu", "You better get him out of here. Tell him to bring some water or something". Well, that was as good as anything. so the nurse put. him to carrying water from an i” pump. As fast as he would bring it to the door she would take it, dump it into the sink and send him quickly for more. This kept him busy unw the baby was born and this tool quite a while. A week later when the happy father heard that a friend was also soon to become a proud father, said to him go. operallvely. "Let me know when the time comes. and I'll come and help you carry the water. It's too much of a job for one man." Slmooe Reformer.