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WEDNESDAY, July 10, 1946

El€ClrfC Power Problem

_ The decision of the City Council to investigate the cost of taking over the Maritime Electric Company's plant is evidence of the strong dis- satisfaction existing with regard to the present light and power supply situation. The Council is undoubtedly serious; but would the proposed action at this time be any remedy? 'I‘hc Coun- cillors who spoke on the subject 0n Monday night were of opinion that they could collabor- ate with the Jones Government in making a deal with the Maritime Electric Company to take over their plant and business not only for the city, but for other parts of the Province. This, to say the least, is an ambitious ideal which is improbable 0f realization before the altomic power becomes available. It is no secret that Premier Jones is completely sold on the idea of s. great future for this Province as a result of atomic power and energy. He feels that our great drawback is and has been for generations the fact that we have no electric generating power snd no prospect of having any except through the development of outside means, either by hydro from New Brunswick or Nova Scotia, or a coal plant such as the Maritime Elec- tric Company now operates. This being so, it is not likely his Government will lend ear to any proposition from the City Council with re- gard to acquiring the present outfit in Char- lottetown.

There was s time, away back, when it would have been possible and practicable for the dty to have possessed its own electric plant, but that opportunity was let slip when the Mayor, Mr. Qharlcs Lyons, called s public meeting in the Market Hall to obtain the opinion of citizens on the proposition, and had it turned down by an overwhelming majority of those present. The‘ main objection taken to acquiring the electric plant then was that the city was in no position, financially or administratively, to handl¢ such an important undertaking.

One of the drawbacks of democracy is the risk it runs of returning to office men unprepared to handle business propositions. They may be good orators, they may be good promissers, they may be good citizens generally; but with neither the time no! inclination to direct their energies to the management or supervision of technical undertakings. The City Council, to control such a. business as is run by the Maritime Electric Company, would require to have a staff as large and as efficient as that now run- ning the organization; and it would have no more guarantee than the present organization against interruptions in light, heat and power services. Anyway, before they could enter upon sny such enterprise, the Council would require to go to the Legislature for the necessary pow- ers. As the present plant is utilized not only in the city but in a large part of the Province, they xvould have to be subject to such condi- tions as the legislalivg members from the coun- try should dictate.

It is right that our City Councillors should in- terest themselves in matters of this kind, and n might be well now that an investigation of the recent breakdowns is proposed, to obtain legal opinion as to the best way they could bring pressure to bear upon the Nlaritime Electric Company to make compensation to those whose industries are adversely affected by such inter- ru-ptions. In big municipalities like Montreal, not more than half an hours interruption of power is permitted. after which any losses or damage sustained by citizens must be made good.

As Others See Us

It is nice to be told from time to time of our superiority as an agricultural Province, and to be complimented by visitors upon the fine ap- pearance of our countryside. It is perhaps more helpful in the long run to be reminded of some shortcomings. In a brief article in yesterday's issue a former Prince Edward Islander, Mr. George Lord, now of Vancouver, expressed his disappointment at finding, on his return after forty-three years, so few- remaining woodlots or flourishing orchards. He wondered what bad become of all the windbreaks, and why no young trees were being planted where the old ones had been destroyed. The Bcdeque district, ‘lo which'he particularly referred, is regarded as one of the finest farming sections on the Is- land; yet even there the chang; in the last half

‘ century was painfully obvious to Mr. Lord.

This criticism is in accord with informed views expressed many times in the last few years, but unfortunately without much apparent ef- fect. An wcellent brief on the subject was pro- pared in 1943 by the Prince Edward Island com- mittee cfthe-Csnadlsn Conservation Commis- ‘sim, urging” the vital importance of ‘reforesta- "Th; rief received 1e‘: attention than i: M14161!‘ " i time‘, snlilfhss since been pigeon- forgotten. ‘ sro".o0li10l-0i_ l

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less checked will become progressively worse. Little, however, in the way of remedial meas- ures is being attempted. The problem is so vast as-to be beyond the successful solution of unaided private effort. There is an acute need for a carefully considered plan of conserva- tion and land rehabilitation based on existing knowledge and on a province wide scale. While the individual farmer may attempt to justify his agricultural practices, the time is now past when there can be any justification for prac- tices that have caused losses by sheet erosion of several inches of the most valuable top-soil from thousands of acres of the finest lands in the Province."

A somewhat similar report was prepared by the P.E.I. Advisory Reconstruction Committee and tabled last March in the Legislature. This report recommended a five-year program of forestry rehabilitation at an estimated expendi- ture of $331,160. It recommended education and training in forestry and woodlot manage-

duction, the establishment of a tree nursery, ac- quisition of a provincial demonstration forest, etc. Incidentally it noted that all forested lands in the Province are owned by private individ- uals, and chiefly contained in farm woodlots, and that there has been no real interest taken in conservation measures.

The Reconstruction Committee program was based 0n the expectation of a financial settle- ment bcing reached at the last Federal-Provin- cial Conference at Ottawa. In the meantime, however, it is understood that the Jones Gov- ernment is going ahead with its tree nursery policy, in conjunction with Mr. Cotton's gen- erous grant for rural beautification, and the competition instituted in this connection by Lt.- Col. Johnstone.

This is a matter of much greater importance to our farmers than is generally conceded. In the words of the Conservation committee re- port above quoted, "the improvement of soil fertility does not lie in increased application of chemical fertilizer, although for a time that might help. Faulty farming practices plus dc- plction of natural water supply through de- creased forest cover have contributed very large- ly to this reduced fertility and any suggestions concerning improvement must be based on that premise.”

Whether or not we get what wc are after financially at Ottawa, this is something our farmers cannot afford any longer to neglect.

a: EDITORIAL NOTES =

Montague races today, hope it does not rain. Ill It‘ 1K i

The first General Assembly in Prince Ed- ward Island met this date I773. i! i‘ 1‘ 1i

The hotels are crowded, and cars from almost every Province and State are to be seen in our

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The Boy SCOlJlS and Girl Guides are to bc our leaders in the near future; help them now to prepare for their responsibilities.

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The civic authorities are to be congratulated on the tidy appearance of the new street signs, which were badly needed. But how came Great George Street to be rechristened after England's

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Field Marshal Viscount John Standish Sur- tees Prendergast Vereker Gort, High Commis-

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this date I386; has had a distinguished military career, including the governorship of Gibraltar and Malta during the War, being raised to the peerage for his services in November 1945.

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Mr. J. S. Neill, commissioner of public util- ities for Newfoundland, announces that a reg- ulation allowing aircraft of any nation to pick up or land passengers at Gander airport will be put into effect shortly. The commissioner said the freedom of air traffic would not apply to Torbay airport where Trans-CanadaAirlines has

exclusive service.

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The Palestine case, in which Britain has been driven to take a stand, with no support from Washingt0n,_ shows how fortunate the Labour Government is, in the continued support for its intelligent policies which it obtains from the Conservatives. Were the situation reversed, it is to be doubted whether a Conservative Gov- ernment would have received similar support from the Socialists in* Opposition.

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When the City Council next discusses the tak- ing over the electric plant, it might give some consideration to its non-success in the manage- ment of the much smaller enterprise of Maple Hills; of its continuing t0 let out the contract for hygienic service, which rightly should be included in municipal administration; of its fail- ure to enforce the by-laws re snow shovelliitg, and its previous contention that the R. C. M. P. would give a more satisfactory service than docs the City Council Police Committee. Municipila- tion has its draw-back: aawelll as its advantages.

They don't. have unit even in the secretary's office of the United ations, so how can we expect to have unity among the nations them- selves? Vrcscnted" the attitude of A erican executives "that they alone knew the best and latest and most efficient methods of organization". a daily news columnist wrote, noting that 63 per cent of the 1,200 people on the staff were Americans. "The result is sn atmosphere of_ refined squab- tlllngi more suited to s sewing circle than to 1h

nited Nations," the colttzrtnist said. ‘ ~

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ffdopel’ is being illegally distributed.

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ment and the uses and marketing of forest pro- B:

siorier and Commander-imChicf in Palestine, born mm;

European personnel ‘n the secretariat’

out justice irrespectivb of persons in cisu whfigli» Fae‘

Notes By The Way

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vent nolenognlyn $0,” or in any other . mt or the police. nnmioipsi, t“... l... .5. %'..’i1.‘;.‘5“yn‘3. fir’? sl-ly forbids w; of violence

Engineering developments of um 185'- 25 years. especially 1n the way of good roads. power distribu- tion. water suggly and sewage ‘dis. posal. now ma lt 1c for urn. an people to . eud out. Aside alto- gether from e defence angle de- centralization ncs enormous econ- omic advantages Instead of living 1n half a dozen great, uowded clues

nda would be for better off. happier and more stable 1f our pula/tlon was more evenlv distri- ted. —-.1"1nanclu.1 Post.

Mr. Daniel flo in. London msg- istra/te a

ih a huszband ap- pearing fore him who contended hat s wife's task was a. full-time Job. The husband. Ridmrd R1 unison. was accused of ‘ ' h wife's face "because she stayed 1n bed 1n lihC mornin 1 o; fig- ting on with the misc-work". ~ mmkln the assault sum- mons. and told the wife (mother 0f three): "We see all kinds of hus- bands here; I think you have s very good on ". —-I.mtdon Dally Mall.

Tho attractions we offer ionrlst visitors to t-hls country should be Canadian: not, cheap. pale unita- flons of what they can get at homo, Am don't leave the United States and come to Canada to find one things they an get 1n Indiana or Illinois; don't come to mJoy hot- dog stands or cheap night clubs or even cocktail bars. ‘Ihev come to sample Canada and things Canad- ian; the story of this country. its own ways and habits and n- B-llkv and romance. To sn rge these to offer vulture a n copy

sk-ancl what travel 1s about. —Otta\va Journal. ,

Federation of the Windward and Leeward Islands at the custom end of the Caribbean 1s largely a. question of the development of communications says The Vittoria Times The Windward Islands have off 829 square miles and a population of about W000 while the leeward Islands have an one. of 360 square miles and a pa ulatlon of about 90.000. The peope are chiefly of African Negro desc- en-t. Air transportation and other improved forms ojf inter-island oounmuncatlon have now made fed- eru/tlon a practical policy and the islands are regarded as the fir-st stitch in the policy of knitting w- gether the entire West. Indian ool- onies. with a. vie-w to build up full internal self-government w n the British Commonwealth. A new typo of ‘prefabricated house complete with bullttn furni- wne has ‘been put on the market 1n the Brltlsh zone of Airy-trio. for 125 wunds 'I‘he house is construct- ed 1n sections. comprising five mums and an attic, and is desl ed to accommodate a family of lvc.‘ It 1s made of wood 1n r design typical of the Knlttelfeld dlstrc‘: 1n which 1t 1s produced. The spec- lflca-timrs includes built-tn barn. wardrobes. tzwo double beds, dtvan collapsible falnllty table and flvo smaller talbles The building com- pany which designed the house are producing t/wo a w c. but. they say that the output ooud increased considerably 1f more lbw‘ were (available. ~Lmuion ‘Times.

Flo gin; is the proper and most effective means of misusing crim-

Wiwn admin red carefully it. docs not endanger life; eaall usted 1o the

it y be add tieinous- ness of the crlzne; it inflict-s ph

lcal pain on those who inflict n on others. and 1r. fixes a. soclu stigma on the criminal that can

remove. The vicious criminal of- this age take a prison term as a matter of course. If he were convinced that his serutence would include a sound thrashing vmn a cat-o-nlne- tails. a material reduction 1n the more serious crimes could be look- ed for Then. flog in; may be in- fllcted at a very mnlmum expense. whue she wet oi maintaining con- victs for e tended periods entails a heavy a mnclnumis outlay. - Chatham News. We should like to point on! to the Government, that while lnere. is nothing 1n the least dishonorable or un gnlfled about accepting slate aid tn bringing up one‘s children 1f one ls 1n need of such a1 there is something deeply offensive about being made to accept such aid nolens volens. and hovms the monry snatched back in taxation after it. has been forced upon one. ‘Phere are thousands of taxpayers 1n Canada who r10 not want. a Funlly Allowance and stand in no need _ 1t; nevertlieleu. under Mr. Ilsleys new regluatlons. they will have i0 take 1t and then have 1t taken back from them. or else pa s few hun- dred dollars 1n extra es In our opinion this is an unwarranted nt- tempt on the part of the elite '0 e its nose mo every 1n a oounh-y where there are child- ren. and to claim credit for helping to bring those children up. Peter- burowh Ilixunlnor

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Her sells sro whim-ls white. ss Benoaahgfi move this tidal. shove. A falr wind bears her to some

. r rams. far-distant {loco And spusdt In: swiftly on he green -'- 1-.“ . He: " its sirens-es ma! ll ses-

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started. as s11 L L and a. mun 511190! ten girls. ‘Today 1r has grown until nmv there are some eight hundred. During these years of steady and. ‘ endo pmzress Guide c have financed themselves. ughthdr ovm weeklycolleoilornss-ndi‘ _,,h concerts and onierosiumenis and in s lea-Io measure. through the lenders. Now the financial needs go rs;- beyond without the above sources csn cope u

In this present age, with the trend of youth to assert itself, Golding and Scouting has that programme which can direct this enemy and enmmrslsnn into the mckins of useful citizens. But there must be trained leadership. A leader today must be abreast of thetlmeslfheorshelstoln-

benpret. this guest. educational movement for. and adept 1t to the needs of youth.

Guiders and Scooters are volun- tary leaders but. it. ls obvious that their tralninz will nocesltate an ever-increasing expenditure.

Then. too. Guide and Scout Camps which, like the movement in general had very small boxin- s, have now become over- whelming. from the financial standpoint. We have the assur- ance of Dominion Headquarters that the Prince Edward Island Camps are of s hiuh standard. It 11.. indeed s fact that combine ls ten days of fun but it 1s infinite- ly more. None can measure 1.1.1 influence of camp on the lives of boys and girls. It 1s invtanlzfbl But surely there 1s no greater on- portun-itv for character building than where youth are “ to live agreeably with each other;

tolls; to find and to know the 10v a His great out-oif-doors. Co?!“ are sri ex-

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are a In cl ‘ should. like to point. out one more fut. Often Guide and Scout leaders have. practically, wom vw 0111'» endeavouring to raise funds to run their companies Ind @8111»! and have used 11D Vfllllilblo “m9 and expended boundless enemies which should have been available for much more ilrlml "W119i To. conserve this valuable time and energy the Guide and Scout movements need funds- On behalf of the Guides and Scouts of PEI. I heave-k the wnolehesrted and SEIKO“ WP‘ 1t.1 .

port of our c Mliifilm a“. em JESSIE R. FULLERTON nemm Guide Carmina P-E-I-

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Sin-Reference has been made to the 13111 which was brouih! In‘ to the legislature by the Govem- ment in Aprll, 1945.

The B111 purported to repeal the provisions previously 1n force re- garding the giving of doctors prescrlptlons for liquor, snd to grant wider privileges. ‘This was a direct violation cf the mandate of the 1040 plebiscite. The Bill proceeded EMPOWET doctors of medicine t0 write two sorts of prescriptions. One. a prescription for a spas- modic or acute illness; but such an illness as was expected very frequently to recur. since the B111 declared s prescription might he given to the patient once every two days, although "not more ni- ten than once in two days . In the mind of the Government this l1l- ness, though acute. and although requiring very large doses of al- cohol for its treatment. and al- though apparently expected to :"e- cur at very frequent intervals- was not what the Government re-

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would doubtless call "chronic 111- ness," since the doctor at the one diagnosis was presumed to be able to prognosltlcate how the patient would react to the medicinal (the drinking of l1'q- uor durlng the next six months efte handing him the prescript- 1on.._ Under this prescription the doctor might prescribe only one klnd of medicine, namely. el- cohollc liquor, although different varieties of l1 uor might be prescribed. Un er this provision, authorlt was given to prescribe llquor or medlclno every lislf- year which presumably might continue throughout the patlsntls lifetime, that 1s to lly. until the Estlant was either killed or cured y the "medicine." The insult to the medical pro- fession could hardly have been ox- ceeded. In response to rnedl protests previously made, namely, that the administration of tho Prohibition Act and Isles of 111- uor by the Government was res - 1y‘ the political responsibility t e Government itself. tho Gov- ernment rotortod by ssyln]. 1n ei- fect, "We will lay e lame won you. Write your ans seml-smually lnsd-

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air-May I point out. through W!!!‘ D3091‘. 80ml 0f the that make n u” gun-mg drive for $10,000 on behalf. o; the Girl G111 Bov scouts of Prince Edward 50mg facts that losd one to believe bhosnmat itihnelty are dmm‘u§"h°'f'

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Guidlna was tnstisumed ' 1n Prince Edward Island in 1912. It

Bl 1867, declared that when a B111

and, medlstely. But the Bill was