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Postwar Trade Prospects

If Britain is compelled, by lack of economic co-operation from North America, to create a trading and currency bloc of its own after the war, the prospect for the world at large will ‘be bleak indeed, and especially bleak for Canada, says J. M. Macdonnell, a leading Canadian businessman and student of international af- fairs.

How keenly Mr. Macdonnell feels these dangers is indicated by his decision to 353114011 his private business, resign as president of the National Trust Company, and enter active poli- fics as a Conservative candidate for Par- liament. Writing in Saturday Night. M1’- Macdonnell warns Canada that a sterling bloc. centred on London, and a dollar bloc centred on Washington, would be like millstones crushing the economy of Canada between them.

“If we have to return to such a. world,” he writes. “the prospect for us in Canada is intoler- ahly block. We do not fit in either to a sterling bloc or a dollar bloc. History and economic de- velopment have made us part of Europe. Geo- graphy has made us inescapably North Am- erican."

Up to now we have made, as Mr. Mac- donnell shows, the best of the two possible worlds, selling more in Britain than we buy there and using the surplus of money thus ob- tained to buy in the United States more than we sell there. But if we lost our British market and were excluded from a British trading zone. or sterling bloc, then our whole economy would

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no longer enough volunteers to fill the ranks. A near-revolt by contingents of homoetkfofloe troops has shocked the country.

"The Government arranged General Mc- Naughtonk campaign in the remote Grey North constituency as a quiet endorsement of its own half-measures. Instead, the election backfired into a blazing three-sided contest. The Pro- gressive Conservatives, vigorously opposing Mr. King's policies and further appeasement of Que- bec, won overwhelmingly. Their victor)’. if it reflects present trends of opinion in the Do- minion, may foreshadow not only an even firm- er prosecution of the war but a change of gov- ernment to carry it out. As to some of the gloomier forebod-ings on the election itself, Can- adians can cite either the determined avoidance of such a test in England or our own recent and reassuring experience at the polls."

-E DITORIAL NOTES-

In honour of Boy Scout and Girl Guide Week the flag is flying at the City Hall. a x n-

Into the third week of February and still enjoying ideal weather, while all provinces and states around us are bewailing the worst winter in a quarter-of-a-century.

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Hon. Mr. Claxton “had a busy time Sunday and yesterday, for he was combining both min- isterial business and party politics, two things which go hand-in-hand when an election is in the offing.

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David Hume, Scottish historian and philoso- pher, died this date I776; his works include, Philosophical Essays, Political Dircourses, Hir- lary of England, [Valiirnl History of Religion; appointed Under Secretary of State for the Home Department in r776, but found the rou- tine uncongenial, and returned to his native Edinbourgh where he spent the remainder of his life.

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Provision for including pre/matriculation training for personnel discharged from the forces in the Dominion-Provincial War Em-

ergency Training Program is made in a new

Excerpts "An Economic Survey ~ of P. E. Island"

Professor o! Agriculture Eco -

ly- Dru‘). I. ' ‘“ I omlcl. MacDonald College

Processing I'm-m Products

The cenirllllltlbn of industry has herded the population in larle cen- iru. The Island has lost {£91115- tlon due to this trend. Dur g the

ttodecade tthls tretnd 1:111; gigant- cd a gran extort. pol- libls to maintain tho natural 1n- oseuc of population unlm indus- tries other than farming are do- velcped or maintained. One oi tho reasons for this is that. the pro- c of farm products involves more work than formerly. The processing of farm more people and" proportion of time goes on.

Among the lessons to be drawn from standing.

akes a greater

st Ls the fact that

rocessing products oi Canadian “on men]

unn origin employs more workers as time goes on. There was small reduction either in numbe of‘ work- ers from 1909 to 1933. This was due to the providers of the raw nraterlal (the fnrmefs) ‘ ‘

,. l well. T value of raw materials dropped to. just sllghil over half or M per cent. of the l value. Over the whole period ecord shows the great,- est variation in the cost of raw materials. Other items are more regular.

For the l5 year riod from 1924 to 1939 the propor on value that was paid for rnw ma- terials declined from 65.2 per cent in 1924 to 62.4 per cent in 1939. ‘ may be argued that this increase was due to increased taxes. that is the case, then the increas- ed taxes are paid by either the provider of raw materials or the consumers of the product. which of these it is wil depend upon whether it is a buyers or a sellers market. If the tax passed on. then. processors are simply tax collectors who collect the tax what- ever it is irom the producer of rsw materials or the consumer of the products.

At any rate income from pro-

producta employs provtn the total rewards as '1').

the records, several are out- 1e Fir

of the total to

19 ponl; of the students’ 11 in the Mnritlmes we

our-sinus or vmw

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courtroom-upsur- 5355i.‘ toesmwton separatism»

group in 1922.

Ipdoy. twenty-three yean later, in reference h) PEI. (hi; rqam-t W“; fEMmm..." ‘w’ "f? .1 9"" Y l5

when fiat bl’ , for educa- tons on the Island but my little since

oes one would expect a n degree cf educational dc-velopmheig. -e stock l; as

found. Where and to the extent that education occurs. this excel- noe is plainly reflected in the prod ‘

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Maritime Provinces n/re open to criticism. Examinations are over - wpereuthey play a. leadigng purl-t in

Those who pass, proceed. but there is little effort. to guarantee that all who" deserve it. are made fit to

Wllzh regard to secondary cafidon the Oarnegle Report this to say. "An element. that saips more or less the strength of the public high schoo . l; the maln-

rs-zce cf extensive private acad- emies ln connection with ecm de- nominational college It the sup- parents, rep- educated group

edu- hes

resell-ting the best

vantage of the entire population "

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Again this same report says: "In the Maritime Provinces the “ or cabinet. of the Lieutenant-Gov- ernor ls the Board of Education when actln: on educational mat» teis, grid its executive officer is the Superintendent of Education. appointed by i-he Lieutenant Gow- ernor in Council in other the Premier. It follows,

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the undeserved -The Economist (Iondon).

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“Specialists in the ill. ting of glasses for th correction of ocular ls-

be distorted, something like half our old for- eign markets would be gone overnight in a world “where the individual large powers will form groupsof trading satellites . . . blocks that will have currency and other barriers against the rest of the world. . . . If there is one country above all others which will suffer if we relapse into a revival of the isolationism of the 1930's, or any approach to it. Canada is that country. We will be out on the end of a very long limb."

Mr. Macdonnell admits Britain's dilemma. It must survive somehow, shorn of its foreign in- Willllellfi. 115 suPfemacY °11 the merchant 5535- on compulsory service outside Canada eligible many of its old markets. If the great “have" for the grants were N.R.M.A. personnel who nations like the United States and Canada will served at 55k; 0,- the Amman Islands. The 110i ¢°'°P¢1’il¢ with i1 311d "NC with ll. then amended order entitles men sent to the United Britain must go it alone and create its own irad- Kingdom, Europe or the Mediterranean war 51123193 “T193191” 1‘! W311“ 1° 01' "Ot- i area eligible for grants for the period of their

T0 flvflld $11611 l» situation. 111d l0 83W Cflfl- service overseas, and for the time spent travel- ada from becoming the crushed grain between ling to and from Canada. the millstones, Mr. Macdonnell proposes that '1 * * *

Canada now warn Britain of the political conse-

quences of the sterling-bloc theory-the danger that it will force Canada into the United States. But he would not stop with a negative warn- ing. He would adopt a constructive and help- ful policy by assuring Britain now of fullest economic co-operation after the war, of loans, gifts and Canadian markets.

Canada, he says, is in a perfect position to utter the warning and offer the solution. The separation of this nation from the British Com monwealth, he says, should be a prospect intol- erable to the British people. The prospect of eo-opcration here in post-war reconstruction and trade will go far to encourage Britain to adopt policies of multi-latcral world trade, and to discourage it from attempting the alternative of a self-contained trading bloc.

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ceasing farm products ls Just as certain and far more uniform than that of providing the raw mater- ials. Therein lies the lesson for the Island. Farm products of the Is- land should be processed on the Island to the

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facts.” 68 Grafton Street

order-incouncil. The order, passed on re- commendation of the veterans’ department, au- thorizes the Labor department to include train- ing of this type in agreements with the pro- vinces which have previously been restricted to vocational training. a a s a

Members of National Resources Mobilization personnel made subject to compulsory overseas service are to becon1e eligible for war service gratuities under the terms of an order-in—coun- ril. Previously the only members of thc army

therefore. that educational policy a political. produc-t. Naturally the effect ls io be iclt 1n negative rather than positive forms. Edu- cation must. ‘itcep its place’: an aggressive policy of public taxation for education ls thought to be out of the question for a, body that I hlsher Wflse thfln lurmlns 111111 dzslres l-e-electlon; the dzpurilnent. provide jobs for surplus workers. o; educauon 15 "mug/zed Wm, 01"?" P" M"! ‘ whatever proposals c cabinet will A neoefifilfy P8118011 0f 9f- consider harmless. In other words ficlency of farming requires exam- the“ 1s m, gempmtlon to, the 1111mm 01 “"9"” W1‘ 1111111- m" educatio al authority to resort to varies from farm w farm or from an enlightening Dopum- ggj-{gljgn section to section. Provincial com- and a direct appeal to me p50,?“ parisons are all that are available “cause 1, 1s no; 1n a posjuon m as yet from 1941 census reports. army my; against. the government T“ field 1119115 11115 °1'°P5 Per wmk‘ and force through vltsl taxation. 3'3 gagvyjecémnpared 111 the differ‘ “Similarly, in pill fncorporateld - towns (in P.E.I. 11h s iofd; true on y Canada 45 acres; Sask. 94 acres; for Clnarlcitltetown and Summerslde) Alta. 73 acres; Man. 62 acres; Ont. we schoal authority 15 a board np_ 3° “Q1951 P-E-I- 22 “"955 Que- 22 pointed in part by the Lieutenant- acres. NB. 16 acres; N.S. l2 acres; Gowmm. 5n Camry.“ and m pa“ B-C- 11 acres- - by the town council The boards The new cm!) "T" 11°95 mt 1'1‘ operate SHIOiIi-llly, and usually heave elude °1'°ha1‘d5 311d 511"“ "uns- an excellent personnel, but there This may account partly for the 15 obviously no 6mm“. w reach the "mil 31°11 11B!‘ "wit" l“ hm" public with any educational ques- gggshljfdmuggxlwa if‘; life‘?- tlon. The one means of fixing res_ ~4 . n - a c ' ~ v c when they learn the Government offering m- Qannofl be expected to be 55 high ggigignéljlefr? ficfillégggmii ‘lllflfllhc ducenients to farm help to leave for war work. i"??? Pmaégei, $11111 Jjtrlltlgstmgfe’ "Tliltse two admlniswative features ' - ' a 91‘ P1“ 1” 11 5 “- are responsible in a very great Travelling expenses of agricultural workers who 11.1; may account to some extent measure. a, 1e85,,’ m, the w1de_ take temporary employment in high priority in- for the wmvsrfltlvsly $11111" 11""- spread pilbllc apathy. 1t ch'll5 one dtistries now may be paid by thc Labor depart- pinvfoikfva, Cllhihelslllflilnd" gfelflz‘; like an east wind. ‘Let the govern- ment Th , t _ _d d f e p a us“ y . 11 B5 d mcnt. do it.’ is the universal attitude, . e assls ance 15 provi e as part o the sortie o icr Provinces dellen 5 0'11 instead o; mg hmgmy “we” to government plan of having agricultural work- ‘w’ m" “"9 5m“ 31W" "he? m“ ‘but in the piople who will do it’. ers take jobs in war plants and other high prior- acreage o! new flops per “mm I“ PEI‘ “mdnimls a“ Mm‘

_ l! greater. 1 _ H m‘ h uh ity jobs in the seasons when their seryices are l‘ “m” b” 9mm“! W‘ mu“ worse ere‘ a W8 e

Finally people are above the avers e in ln- not required 0n farms. The order provides for that yields p" “m” ‘"9 huh" °" telligence, their provincial-m and payment of actual transportation expenses.

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. brighter days to come it lm-I was written in prison. '1he clos- m L so m ' lng episodes may be written there. p“ “ m’ “faflififnwéml tom-Peteziborough Examiner. s

its out-‘ ___ lllll 0611 woo ma: tui- llp all thou P fanciful tithe-tables —- if the Ger- ma 2:1 pita?’ mans haven't done it for us any- proposed remmpmm how — and go back to the old-fas- one4mmh o! row" grinned! notion ttfihat liglrillllflgfblllzlfi: n’ n’ is nevenhe epen upon e pr gess

shooting war. - Vancouver Pro- iignuigflgg rgggfilxfigzlsigfi ""1"- defcnce against attack l’ Rescue of500 - wmwnr P5P.” oners from the Japs in the Philip-

r and to reconstruction of those

physical assets destroyed by those pines with a. few British and Dutch, Ls one of the brlsht spots 1n the

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Barristers and Attorneys-tl- 1 law

IM Prince Street

attacks can return. at least in part, to the normalcy of toy ma‘ ‘ _, the road to peace does not seem too distant. The announcement sug- gests other considerations. It. in- dicates e serious thought for

news of the day. And there will be rejolcinz infrance over the release by the Russians of 200,000 French Prisoners ensnlved in Si- leslru-St. Catharlnes Standard.

Coal troubles do not lessen. li is to be hoped that nfier the present ordeal is over some overnment will really take our co problem seri- ously and do something about it. The piping of heat from central power stations should not be be- yond the imagination and resources Olin: country like ours. - Ottawa en. -

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Clusters-r Accountants

53 Grafton Street. Charlottetown

Probably the demand for a. class of toy influenced Britain's decision as ‘wider market prospects became ‘. c prefer to think. however, first con- sideration was glven to the chil- dren themselves-Victoria Times.

agver thc last few wcwbove Phone loll do: It? occaso now n e re-

port new birth oi faiicv talhnor fresh 5'4"" w “n!” 0"‘ words and phrases. invented by tho _ _ various Government bureaus. There l- was. for example. ‘alerted". which _fla_qfi;,.~y_

is the props of Ipuitilng one on his toes, dis-OIL. w ich means and 0,1. Ancmnul

wltlidrawing an approval previous- Cbartcrcil Accountant!

ly given, and "dvactivatefl seems to mean approximately the later: Irut llllllllll CIlI-rllfttetowfl

same as firing. We are happy w cport. it zwm' , - _ Charles R. McQuald

representative of one cf the great I A.

gpgernment agencies stationed 1-, (Puaoyfootl) Johnson ‘ n. the United States lat-ritu- Solicitor- muiv. m. Illcy Building. Charlottetown

Farmers must open their eyes in surprise

Canada. isn't the 0111? "wil"! where the "no children" sign is hung out by landlords. The other day a Spokane couple placed this want-ad in B 31901111119 113D"? "House Wnilted -— also ch88. 8111" use. shed or Wherever two animals called children may live." It 801 results. as those little want-ads so often do. Before a day was out they had been offered a five-room furnished bungalow. - Lethbridgc Herald. -

the Island than for Canada as a . ,. , whole. The mrm price 11115 bee" iiliidgsrsiidn tiiigiiiiii: iimsiieliidlicyerttii: recent years also practically or. creasing mygulationl have resulted

a par with farm prices for the Do- l , mlnion. In output per farm and gnvidgilxfiiflonal yagnauun m“ i’

per worker in farming the Island is elow the Dominion average.

is due to the small farms of the Island and the gunner average of

The Allied Air Force Club just formed, and to be inaugurated next Sunday afternoon, should prove a valuable asset not only to the comimin- ity, but to tlie Allies at large. No fewer than I50 Allied airmen are now in our midst, repre- senting practically all parts of the world, Nor- way, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, France, Po- land, Czecho-Slovaka, U.S.A. as well as South American Republics. At their meetings they will be able to make one another's view-points better known, and create a closer and congenial relationship which should be of incalculable value, not only now but when they separate and return to their respective countries. . w: a m n

William

might have been a misguided tem-lw Md “n, reeqmme-ndg- 1111311611 Zealot. but the 1111111 W“ lo 1 '1 e should now plan defin- wursswus 111111 1111894 111-1 °1'"5°‘1° itely to blfurcate in Rome." Well, in a 11111111181‘ $111111 W011 @119 1111mm“ why not? "Biiurcate" means sim- tlon of many of his opponents. His ply to dmde “m, We branch“, visit to 1111111111011» 11 111111111181" "1 and that's wil» the man meant.

d years ago. drew many hecklers, but: we prgdm 3m‘, on“ m, “m, ‘d. hill; number e than fondly imagine. exlpeot from a

"'11 111d olng it will or might nrvwflvsoon proved u. the audience that {h 3,, ,1 bu, dock second to none 3 " I and ‘gfmg,’ a,

- “the howll in the gallery" meflnt in the North American Continent. naming tongnnl__flamfltgn flpggtfl» m t d “gm o, verybody com Who .8 to say that with improved {on ceiingdia A; Lin hi: might. have said: "A house bifurcated against

educational conditions and a itself cannot standP-New York Herold ‘Iflbune.

Such comments do not make pleasant reading. nnd in self de- fence. we like _to point wit. to the numiber of dist!

acres worked pe man. This also Islanders 3mm

accounts for t- srnnller farms assing out in th competitive bus-

(To bee o lilnued)

Mr. L. S. B. Shapiro, war correspondent with the Canadians is authority for tlie fol- lowing: The skirl of bagpipes may bring sol- ace to hearts of Scotsman, but to alien ears it is literally heart-rending, particularly on a dark, rainy night in the midst of a forest. N0 one realizes this better than Scotsmcn themselves ——except possibly a platoon of Gennan para- troops. Last night a famous Scottish regiment was ordered to infiltrate behind the German positions in Reichswald. Organizing the at- tack, vMaj. Martin Lindsay, well-known polar explorer, issued the following order: “Three pipers will accompany attack and will be used in a terrorizing role." Just before midnight, Lindsay's troops crept behind a German strong- pnint. The Huns were uneasy. The only sound was rain pelting through the trees in the iin- penetrable darkness. At the given signal, three pipers suddenly blared strident notes of the song, Cock o‘ the North, and before the Scottish troops could fire a single shot Germans emerg- ed, terrified, from their defenses and threw themselves mi the mercy of the attackers.

pro- gram am ted to -our local needs t doubl o! Island

and s few mON at home to develop the fine potcmiaunes of w

their native province. We are. S‘r. etc.

. p“ an mm . hi.” l?‘ “f” "iliil l‘; Still ' ms speedily rescued. ___ PALMER Q HASLAM When. some VICKI I10, “IQ U"! J ‘ authorities allowed two Ja nese A, ;_ 5551,55, 5.5.114 liveries t Paris averaged w enterdlcfglldnnfhiltempomlif w, n Is e o c r wou soon 59M“ YMPRNTMENT than 1o.ooo metric tons. lileasmg: appiicstignis mi- permis- LEAGUE a mere fraction cf normal requlre- 51°“ p, 5mm mam; "m; to b; - . ments and barely enough to meet vgflfyhyg m; prgdlgflqn, Two glilgouurgeqt neendtiapi uilalfispitlél. rnéarc Japs nowrwsntwtnbasntor tho . c MIG p c s - , “no A Hard WINNIE!‘ vices. Warm clothing. blankets in yattcndeysomleiilere. u. ___ gndustout and slggesd areflvlr- previpus tgccasloruutlhc Co QM,“ v 1 lib y 11110 and e. 0 1'8 Oils do pig e op to