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New conservative Leader

Congratulations are due to Mr. R. R. Bell. i(.C.. who at last nights rousing conven- '.ion of the Progressive Conservative Party vaselected Provincial leader in succession to Hon. Dr. W. J. P. MacMillan. Mr. Bell's election was made unanimous on motion of his competitor in the field. and lifelong friend and law partner, Mr. D. L. Math- leson. KC.. and he was assured of the wholehearted support of all sections of the party in speecheswhich lacked nothing in enthusiasm and confidence.

Eloquent also were the tributes paid to Dr. Macliiillan for his leadership over a long period of years, and at a time when Ehe fortunes of the party throughout Can- ida were at their lowest ebb. The veteran eader's sterling qualities of integrity and levotion to the interests particularly of such vital matters as public health. social welfare and education were deservedly laud- ed. An asset of great value to the party will be his experience and advice as an elder statesman in the years ahead.

Mr. Bell has been successful in three general elections in the Second District of Queens. increasing his majority each time, and this in a constituency which formerly was strongly Liberal. He is not only experi- enced as a lawyer and business man, but for the past few years has been actively engaged in farming operations, cultivating 200 acres of land in addition to raising some of the finest Shorthorn cattle in the Province. A member of the Farmers Fed- eration, the Shorthorn Breeders Associa- tion and the Swine Breeders Association, he is familiar at first hand with all our agricultural problems, and we might add with our fishermen's problems as well in- asmuch as his district includes one of the most important fishing centres of the Province, in whose interests he has spoken many times in the Legislature.

At forty-eight, Mr. Bell is in. his early prime as a leader, and with a great oppor- tunity before him of service not only to his party but the Province generally. It was evident from his vigorous speech last evening that he is prepared to devote him- self to his duties, first and foremost of which will be to strengthen the party or- ganization to ensure the victory which he confidently predicts at the polls in the next election.

our National Anniversary

Tomorrow we shall celebrate the eighty- 'third anniversary of the birth of our Do- minion. and the seventy-seventh annivers- ary of our own entry as a Province into When the British North America Act went into force. it included only the four charter Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick. Quebec and On- tario. The union was the result of the Charlottetown Conference of 1864, which had been called for the purpose of planning a Maritime union. It. is always well to keep this fact in mind. If today we are in a position of dependency upon the big central Provinces of Ontario and Quebec. the case was otherwise at Confederation. it was they who were anxious and insistent. that we should join them. and the attitude of our own Island Legislature on the question was expressed in statements of which the following is but one example:

"Since the year 1851, when Her Majesty was graciously pleased to concede to the people of this Colony the rights and priv- ileges of self-government, Prince Edward is- land has made-and is still making-steady advances in population and material pros- perity, and its inhabitants are now perfectly satisfied with the free and liberal Consti- tution under which it is their happiness to live.-the number of those who are willing to incur the risks and dangers inseparable from a Union with the larger and more powerful Provinces of British North Am- cnca being, in the opinion of this Legisla- tlve Council. extremely insignificant and un- important."

This statement was issued a few years before we entered Confederation. and, of course, a great deal has happened since. No doubt the larger advantages of union far outweighed the sacrifices we have been "obliged to make. Certainly at this late day Ind date we have no desire to sever our political marriage bonds. We still have grievances which could be cited. but these Irmdomestlc matters which we hope to straighten out n time goes by. We are proud, of our status as Canadian citizens in this arnallest of the Domlnlon's ten Prov-

butlon to the welfare and prosperity of the whole. There are some who contend that "Do- minion" is a term of servitude and should be eliminated from our statutes. This is ur- r'ant nonsense. The word as used in our national name is an assertion of Canada's supremacy over the vast territory enclosed

of Dominion is "Lordship, sovereignty, con- trol, domains of feudal lord, territory of sovereign or government.” According to Webster. Dominion means "sovereignty or supreme authority; the power of governing or controlling; independent right of posses- sion, use and control: sovereignty, suprem- acy, also domination." Let us hope that the word will continue to be associated with this country in the future. as it has in the past.

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Tomorrow. Dominion Day. I O I

Sunday. the 4th after Trinity. 0 O 0

Salvation Army Jubilee celebrated this date 1894. I I I There are to be Lobster Festivals both Shediac and Pictou this summer. 0

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Prospects seem to be good for the week- end holiday. C I I The Progressive Conservatives had a good convention and without "fireworks" of any kind. I I 0 Our visiting scientific farmers have had practical demonstration of what can be ac- complished in a small area, well-directed

by competent and enthusiastic leadership. 0 I 0

Federal civil servants who are again to be on a five-day week during July and Au- gust, provided Parliament prorogued in time. will be sure of having the first Saturday off along with all the rest of us. I I 0

There is no lack of things to do, indoors and out, over the holiday week-end. It is to be hoped that our visitors, and perhaps Gracie Fields in particular, enjoy their stay

as much as we enjoy having them. 1 O 0

The new constitution of the Progres- sive Conservatives provides for district or- ganizations and conventions. It represents an earnest attempt to make the party as representative as possible, but its success depends upon the interest taken by the rank and file in keeping their leaders informed on popular sentiment. O O Q Joel Chandler Hanris. American novel- ist ("Uncle Remus") died this date 1908. He was a noted folklorist,-and a man of many other occupations, but his reputation rests on his book "Uncle Remus" (1880) which was the best seller of its day. Among

his other works are ”Mingo", "Daddy Jake", and "Wally Wonderoon". O I n

The Dominion Experimental Station's re- port on soil erosion in Queen's County can- not be accepted with complacency. Some 24.7 per cent of the tested soils showed slight erosion, 39.7 per cent moderate eros- ion and 8.6 per cent severe erosion. The re- afforestation programme is of vital import- ance if the Island is not to lose what is al- most its only natural resource.

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American lamprey eels, vicious enemy of the trout, are to be destroyed by sound waves. The electrically powered sonlc-gen- erators are to be tuned to the celsl heart- beat with results that are expected to be fatal. For the fisherman the news brings cheer but many people will begin to won- der what other sounds may be doing to themselves.

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When a patient feels neglected or ill- treated by his doctor in Sweden he may ap- peal to a Disciplinary Committee of the Swedish Medical Association, which submits the evidence on both sides to a careful scru- tiny with the help of experts in the various branches of medicine concerned. After judgment has been given, details of such cases are published from time to time in the Association's journal.

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Canadian radio is about the most im- mensely subsidized organization in exist- ence. The Dominion Government is pump- ing an additional b650.000 into the hard- pressed Canadian Broadcasting Corporation just to keepit floating. An item for the expenditure is included in the new supple- mentary estlmates tabled in the House of Commons this week. 4A brief explanation states that the 5650.000 will be used to pro- vide advances to the CBC for working cap- ltal and to "partially finance the deficit." Be it noted, not to "wipe out", bu merely "partially to finance"-probably e inter- est on the overdraft. That in what is be- coming of our tax money in addition to re-

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The court: hue tcknnmhud lately to forco,gol1 pllyors to play according to the rules. on Vlncouvcr Island, I player who neglected to cry "Ebro" as I warning just. Is he was about to drive was judged at fault and the court. assessed dunngcs It 3000 when the bull struck I wo- man in the face. It is much the same principle by which the motorist is fined for failing to indicate where he intends to shoot his cu before he actually turns. The Court. of Appcsls of New York State has con- firmed a. verdict for 52,100 ob- tained by one golf player against Another. It all goes to show that even st play. there are legal obligations which compel you to give notice to the other fellow. -Vancouver sun.

The cvenga Amotiunls well- lmown interest in new commotion -the tents of nglle ci-shes Ind rigid interlocking of girders does not. one hears exempt even I President of the United States. Mr. Truman. displaced and handy by at. Blair House. is said to be making almost. daily visits to in- spect the 5 million job which is to restore the White House interior.

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A meat Ouudun mu: . In France reports considerable dif acuity in getting his tnvclott cheques cubed. some hotel: in Paris bluntly refined to handle them and even I few of the bum did so after a greet. dcsl of for- imllty and some delay. In oonu-at there was no trouble at all in Great Britain. Hotels. muchuiti and railway offices gladly accept. ed these cheques as rcsdlly u cub and it. was possible to tum than: into money at almost any hour of the day or night. In Brit.- ain the tourist trade is considered of very great. lmportancg but in France in is probably the greatest single industry and certainly the one that could bring in the mat dollars. Under the clrcuinlmiocn one would think that everything would be done to make it cull for the visitor with those dollar! to turn them into spending mon- ey. -Toi-onto Financial Post.

"Come down to Sew in Inn time" the poet wrote. We how never seen the Kew Gardens. :4 near to Iondon. but. for ahpor boluty no display of lilacs could possibly exceed the picture ll Calgary in mid-June of 1950.

bush, every branch-up has broken out. with rich. heavily-acenud

build firm floors for any number of pianos, and convert Dolly Madi- son's once hastily deserted home into an enlarged lodgment. of sixty- slx rooms and twenty-two baths. More than I million bricks will be left over from old partition walls of the well-gutted White House, and on his tours of the constantly changing scene Mr. Truman is said to wear I protective steel helmet. painted white and letter- de H. 8. T. Thus shclttered from my felling brickbsts. the Presi- dent displays an interest which has surprised and gratified archi- tects who report that he can in- terpret. s blueprint an expertly as

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COLONIAL BLDG. OFFICES

"The offices provided in the Colonial Building were opened on Monday for the following public officers: Colonial Secretary and Registrar. Treasurer. Collector of Impost and Excise, Surveyor Gen- eral. Surrogate or Judge of Pro- bate. Registrar in Chancery. Hours of attendance will be from 10 un- til 3 o'clock. with the exception of the office of Collector of im- post and Excise. which will be open from 10 until 4.

"The foundal.ion' stone of this building was laid on the 16th of May. 1843. just five years, three months and five days up to the time of its being taken possession of by the officers above men- tioned."

-The lslander. Aug. 25. 18-18.

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In the mammoth parade that moves through the gully-decorated streets of Hull tonight. famous fig- ures will bring a colorful past to life. For Ottawa's nelglvbor across the river is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its incorporation, the 150th anniversary, of its founding. and almost 350yeai-sof historic as- sociations. Fl-cm the epoch of the coureurs-de-bols and the voyageurs

to the epoch of modern industry the old Indian portage of the Chaudieie has known the camp

white man. Its history has been touched and shaped by the great economic, political. and religious forces that. determined the devel- opment of northern North Amer- ica. Its future looks bright. 3:. part of the national capital planning area.

The fancied wealth of China. first drew Frenchmen this way. seeking a. passage to the Western sea. Young Etienne Brule gazed upon the mist of the Chsudiere in 1610. Champlain followed his scout in 1613, and in 1615 travelled through to Lake Huron. Then Huron mid- dlemen brought fl real wealth of furs down the Ottawa. across the Chaudlere portage. and so to the French at "La chine." ixoquols came upstream to ambush them in the effort to win supremacy for the Hudson River route over the st. Lawrence. Up river came the Recollet priest, be Caron, and lot- er Father Brebeuf with the Jesuits After Hurtmla was destroyed. the

French used the Ottnwn in their drlve to the west and north. Rndisson and Gi-osellliers passed

the site of Hull with s rich cargo in 1600. but their dcurtlon led to the founding of the Hudson's Bay Company. and so the struggle spread.

In the next. era. lumbe was the lure. According to Dr. uuc-fen Bi-cult in his new book. Hull wu mmcd by In Engluh surveyor from York. From New llmlcnd. ancient enorny of New France, cum Phile- mon Wright and his bsnd of set- tlers. The white pine forests fell as Paul Bunyan legion: moved in- llnd to the heart of the continent. Hull traded by river with Vor- mont. but 1":-tnch-speaking cunn- dlsna peopled it. and the cnnndicn mtion took form. sew mllln flour- ished. Ind by Itnges cnotha Amor- lcnn. Etc Butler Indy, built up the grant industry that been his mine. Lumbcnng declined end tnfflo left the river for the roll- nond. But in this more prculc ago gulp woodcnd hydro-oloctrlc power

Ave mode Hull I city of 41.000

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Symbol of Democracy

(Fort. Erie Time:-Review) in the British House of Com- m0nS. when a Speaker is chosen, this is done beforehand. and when the House meets the Clerk of the House rises and points his finger silently at the Member who has been chosen.

Then two members catch him by the arms and force him to the Speaker's chair. with every evid- ence of unwillingness on his part. ,-Wen. Being to the point of shak- ing his fist at those who escort h1m:”'Ilhc-"point is that being Speaker years ago meant being the officer of the House of Com- mons who spoke to the King, very severely sometimes. about the lib. er-tics of the people and the am. aunt. of the people's income which the King was spending. It was sometimes a rather risky post to hold.

The full symbolism is not used at Ottawa. There is not the same clear evidence of unwillingnus on the part. of a new Speaker. It. WWW be I flood thing perhaps if the old-fashioned ritual were per- petuated in detail.

The theory of democratic gov- ernment ls that the man who serves one public does so It loss and inconvenience. He risks un- pouularlty. He undertakes an un- pleasant and unprofitable task, because it is his duty to do so.

it seems a long time ago since anyone mentioned this in Canada. it seems many years ago that the idea was changed. and Canadians were. given to understand that election to s legislature. or public office of any kind. was a sort of Privilege. paying very good re- turns. and to be sought after-not avoided. ,

This is all the evidence of the change which has come over the idea of government in democrac- ies. Where governments and their officials were supposed to be sci-. vents of the people. elected to serve the people well. they were paid and treated about as poorly as servants often are. There has grown up the idea that Ministers, Members of Parliament. and the civil servants are a specially fav. Wed 0183! of people. who have W05 IP98! privileges. for which they must be well rewarded. It is now becoming rather improper to soy thlt a government is badly run. or that it wastes money. or that it tries all kinds of experi- ment: without sufficient thought.

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I. too. must climb to wonder, Uplift at thy command,-

Bc one with my frail fellow: Beneath the winds strong band.

A fleet and shadowy column of dust or mountain nln, To walk the earth a. moment And be dissolved sgaln.

Be thou my exhaltatlon or fortitude of mien. Lord of the world's Thou breath of things unseen! -Bliss German.

helrd to say that anyone who can that the Prime Minister at any time is not fit for his job is being a disloyal citizen.

Probably it is not possible to go the whole way to the old system. but sensible men will agree that it would be a good thing if there were a little more idea that pub- lic offffice of any sort. is some- times undertaken unwillingly. at. loss and inconvenience. even at the risk of unpopularity. for the solitary purpose of serving the nation unselfish-ly.

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