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N0 Housing, N0 Terminal

Probably timer in ttur ltiszotjv have ottr in- terests suttcred so greatly as they have in the

lfitrliatnctttztrv scssitttt now concluded at Ot- tzttva. \\'e -t».:tt ltt llIlVt‘ been able to gqt no. where on vital issucy-no settlement over pro- vincial claims. ttt- ltttttsing scheme, tto car ferry, no trr-t tl tYtz- littrtlt-tt, \\'e are represented bv four wzcd ntnttlzt-rs and fottr senators, be- sulcs lt:.\ t; ntatttt-t-tttts friuttds and Slll7[)f)t'iQt'5 I-Thlll "llhl l'1‘tt\l!‘\".'>, wt. witlt tltc probable ex- ccptiott of ottf- st-ttautt- tltt-v svsttt to curry little cffcctivc wc-iultt itt lltt- L‘tillll.\('l5 of the Govern- ment. ltttlct-d. tlw llott. Ur. Howe directly and tiositivclv rv-"cttts the advocacy of ottr claims itt tltt- llttll-t‘, dt-scriltittg it as “ytglpltlng”; ztttd it is rut Yv undt-rstttttrl tlt:tt such rt tertn applied to on. zttlvtcztrv ittdiczttes that the Spfiillifil‘ ltolds us itt contvttlpt. It is t0 ltinmnore than anv tttltr-t‘ tttcutbct" of the tiovet-tttttenf we must lwtl; wt ltttvt- our itttcrcsts adiusted, yet we are. and lvtve ltt-t-tt all along, seemingly at loggcr-ltcztds with hittt, \\'e ltave not succeeded in getting ltim to appreciate our position. our needs, our rights. He has been more than apathetic, he

has sltowtt ltostilit_v. “Those fault is this? Has anything lwett (lotte to win him to our side, or have we deliberately set out to oppose him? Our situation is serious enough, and likely to become worse uttlcss we get tlte Government as a wltolc, ztttd .\lr. llowe in paiticular, t0 change their ztttittttlc. Tiztlte ltousing for in- stance; we are lllt: ottly province which has failed t0 talte ztdvtttttuge of Government assist- ance, and are now lt-ft out itt the cold, not even been pct-tttittt-tl priority fut‘ a scheme‘ which the City Lfottttcil has attprovctl. This, in largo ntcasttre, is due to the diffcrcttces that have occurred bctwcctt the Provincial and Fcdfirztl Govet-tttttettts zts to whose prerogative it was to organize and tluvclop a local orguttizatiott, with the rcsttlt we ltztve two, ncithet- of which has ac- cotttttlisltctl attvtltittg worthwhile so far as hous- ing is cottvcrttctl. ln days Dllsl it used to be the custttttt of ytoliticirttts at election times to urge the t-lucttirs to return a governtnettt itt line with that in (lttztwa. The electors duti- fully‘ did 5o prttvittci: l_\' at the last three cler- tions, but tttdav we zttc. as we ltavc ittdicatetl, worse off than cvur ltcfttrc. Not only has the hottsittg proposals tirttvvd a tragic flop, but now we ltztve l'(‘ll\tlll to ltclivvc- that the proposal to provide new terntittztls at llttt-llctt has for the tircscttt, at all evcttts, ltcctt altantloned. Tilte new cztr ticrty whcn at lollll lelllllll ll d0“ reach our shores. will be tninus the kind of landing stage necessary for its accommoda- tion, and will ltuve to cottttcct with terminals which are fast going to rack and ruitt. What excuse does the Federal tiovernntcnt offer for such a state of affairs? That no tenders were rcccivcrl. Is it nut only possible but probable that the spccificzttitttts sulttttittcd were such, that no cttttttxtctor cttttld ttttdt-rtttlre tltc work except

0n a cttst-pltts ltrtd-Q‘ .\s it is, the prospccts

are that the l-lutnl worlttttvtt now located 8i l-lttrtlctt will ll£l\'C to trztttsfcr to Tortttetttiite or lose tltrir ittlts, ttttd some tuilliott dollars €X' pctttlEtttt-c ltc lltsl to tltt: lshttttl. Is that attotlter attvtttpl to llYtlL-itl‘ the lwztrltttturlcrs of the ferry‘ tn tltt- .\'t‘\\' llrttttswiclt" sitlc, similar to that (lur- ing tltt- lltll rcgitttv, wht-tt the proposal was ittzttlt- that tltt- cztt" f,rt'v ,\l\t1lll<l tlztilv brain 311d cud its ttpvtxttttttt. ;tt Tltrtttt-tttittc? This wottld lmt-E tntqtttn <11‘ cttttrsc, the loss of the lmlllllfl‘ tion at llttrdstt, fttr the officials and employees would ltztve fttuttd it tttorc convenient, We"

ncccssztrv, tit ltztvc their ltontcs wltfre lllfiY 599l- “iltm arc vvt- going to do ztbotit all this? Th9 lTctlt-rttl tittvcrtttttsttt tlovs 110i ‘YUYFY- new Bruuswicl; docs nut wttrrv. Eillil "l? llll "OW Prince l§<l\v:trtl l>lillltl has not worried suffici- ently to bring effective pressure to bear at Ot- tawa with the result we are left ill the llrdt.

What About Markets?

Recently C0llClii(ll'(l agrccntcuts with Brit- ain ltave assured tnarltcts for several years for a variety of Czntadizttt farm produce. The wheat fzirntcr, as well as producers of tncat, eggs, poultry, d-ztiry produce and several other commodities ltave now been relieved of any uncertainty itt connectiort with marketing.

But wlnt will lttippen after 1948 or 1950? That depends largely‘ on the outcome of im- pending world trade talks. In an article en- titled "Agricultttre and World Trade Negotia- tidnsf’. published in the August, 1946. issue of the Economic Annalist, Dr. L. Lorine: draws a picture of the intricacies of post-war trade re- lations as they affect post-transition farm pro- duce markets.

. Before the war, the United Kingdom and Germany absorbed the bulk of the world's live-stock product exports in addition to large commodities. i of world imports taken by these (with Britain's share shown in

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other Western European countries. Before the war, all these nations derived large incomes in foreign Currencies frotn their ittvestttiettts abroad, which enabled them to fill the gap llC- tween export earnings and tnuclti higher ex- penditures for imports. During the five Shars 1934-33, the European nations imported gfludj VEllLlEd at 7,525 million gold dollars, while ttter- cltandise exports totalled ottlv 5.800 tttilliott gold dollars. The 1,725 tnillion gold dollar ex- cess of imports over exports was lZll'Q‘.‘l\' cttv- cred out of investment income. Front thc 1,- 725 million total, the United Kittgdottt account- ed for 1,011 tnillioti, France for about 300 million, and The Nctlterltttttls, ltulv, Belgium and some other cotttttrics for the balance,

All these cotnttrit-s ltatve now lost, or are losing, most 0f tltcir furcigtt lllV(‘5llll(‘lll5, .\s a conserttteitce, thev tttu-t ittcrcase their exports and dccrcase imports. The (tuestiott is, httw- ever, where to find ntarkets for these exports. Present creditor nations, the United States and Canada are large, rich countries that need little in the way of imports. At the sapte time they have also made platts to increase their ex- ports to tut itttpoverislted world, several titttcs to pre-war levels in some cases. Unless they can do this, there will be tinemploymettt. The wheels of industry must turn at full StiCt-(l tn produce larger ittdividtutl ittcotttes than before the war, if heavy debts incurred during the war attd on account of recent social legislation are not to result in taxes so ltenvy that living standards will suffer seriously.

How to find tnarkcts for the additional goods turned out, in a world where cvcrv na- tion wants to export and ntost nations mus: watch what they spend abroad, is the 64 dollar question that the forthcoming International Trade Conference will have to answer.

- EDITORIAL NUHIS .-.

It was pleasant having the Hon. Attgtts L. Macdotiald, N. S. Premier, ltere 0n a family visit with the Governor. llope Prctttier lttttes took advantage of the opportunity t0 win his

support for our claims. at u u w

bVhen Lord Rowallan, Chief Scout comes here, Premier Jones will be able to talk "shop" with him, for like the Premier, the Chief Scout is an outstandingnrcattle breeder. ll‘ 1U

Franceiwent republic this date I870. After the disaster of Sedan, the‘ tninisters, Jules Favre, Gatnbetta, and Tronchu, proclaimed tite- Third Republic, and a fortnight later the Prus- sians besieged Paris, which surrendered, through famine, four months later. France lost Alsace and Lorraine, besides having to pay an ittdettttt- ity of $1,oo0,ooo,0oo. u v u iv

The Russian Government has placed cott- tracts valued at more than £100,000 with a Belfast engineering firm. The contracts are in connection with the Soviet Union's third Fire- Year-Plan and the equipment is for boilcr plant for power stations. Some has already been de- livered and the firm is now busy on the exc- ctttion of the balance of these Russian orders.

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Higher entrance salaries and a policy which would tnalre the Civil Service a “career serv- ice" are advocated in the Civil Service Commis- sion’s annual report tabled itt the Commons by State Secretary Martin. Other recotnntetttl- aliotts included a probation ticriotl to find out if an employee should be retained; pcrtnanettt status if the work is of a continuous naturc and the employee's services are satisfactory; regu- lar advancement and special additinttztl ad- vancement in cases of special tnerit and estab- lishment of standard regulations for ovcr- time. n- n: in n-

Welwyn Garden City, Britain's great cout- munal experiment in the creation of contplctrlv new towns with ltotnes. industries and attic-nit- ies evenly balanced, is holding‘ an cxltiltitiott at which \Vclwyn's 80 industries arc bcittg repre- sented. The exhibition is attprttttrizttelv nntttctl “\\'elwyn Garden City Can Make lt", and cov-

ers "odncts ranging front steel bridgcs and stcel framed structures to almost llllt‘l'lls0u|tlC springs. The factory zone in \\'t'l\\"vtt is sitti-

ated to the north-east of the towtt so that the prevailing wind carries away front the rrsitlvtt- tial areas the little smoke that is produced, ntttl forms a salient into the urban turtss which ett- ables the tnost remote worker to reach his fttc- tory in a matter of tnintttes. The totztl arca now open for industry is 40o _ucr<-s. Atttottq the more novel wartime cotnraptiotts which emanated from the worltsltnps of \\'cl\vvtt were the “walkie-talkie" apparatus; “llttrtitttrt” which listened electronically for sources of German mortar fire; the guiding tnecltattisttt of botlt the “Queen Sivtnfl-a crcwless lrtttuclt which helped to beat the Gcrtntttt li-ltttztts, and the “Rascal"—whiclt fluttg cxplosivc-fillctl ma- chines against the*Nztzi West Wall. 4- w u

4 It is a ntistake to assume that atty con- siderable difference exists hctwcctt the Nazi and the Communistic philosophies. The nature of both philosophies is cssetttially tltc same and likewise the methods of achieving their nitns idehtical, whereas the difference is Durclv for- mal. The basis of both pltilqsopltis is the be- lief that struggle is the most essential function of life and that no serious issue can he settled wt hout fighting it out and destroying the op- pdttent. The difference lies merely in the criterion as to who is to be regarded as friend arid who as an enemy, but frotn a tnoral point o view it appears to be of no consequenct‘.

he Nazis believed that one race only should rlile the world, while all the others should be

‘bjugated and eventually exlerminated. The

ommunist doctrine proclaims the same prin- iple, wit-h the only difference that the concep- ion of master race is replaced by the concep- ion of the proletariat. Neither Nazis nor Com-

unists displayed any scruples in the selection f means to achieve their ends. And both prom- ised their respective followers that as soon as ‘their aims are fulfilled a paradise would des- cend upon the eat-t in the first case for the

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members of the Nordl race, in the second for

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THE CHARLOTTETQWN GUARDIAN

Notes By The Way

A forest fire which has llFSlHlY- ed two mtlllon feet of standing timber and has Dfléfi menncfpe five million feet of felled and timber, has UC/‘ll raging h. Campbell River area According to OfflCi-Els cf "ta silk Rive»: Titu- ber Company, ttt-,~ fire was started us a result cf smoking on tr.e jab in defiance of orders. —Vtt-icouver Neil's-Herald

A miner who has made himself a ‘smitten fortun» in the Yellow. knife tltst-rtct has corflrntrtl the 8XOCl1il0lt of the pioneer "It's a Krent country" he says, of the Yel- lctvknife "If "nu have a stake of not less than Qfiftttt) you but, make tnilliotts there" ‘that cliruiics it A pioneer is u "inn who sets out. to make a ‘orttlne not with u. stake cf $5,000, but with nothing It doesn't. matter really, wnether he makes the fortune or no‘. Ne‘. m-tny pioneers ever did. But ‘up pro- duce a pioneer, there must be a chwnce of lnkifllll4 a fortune \.vl*h nothing but vour ,l€8d, you" hands and a strcng balk for capital. — Calgary Albert/m

Few things in this mortal world equal u good blueberry pie Pres cnt‘ day tcndarcg- is to sklznp on fruit, turning out- s dessert tr. Whlcl‘ i011 and bottom crusts :1‘.- most hold hattds. The price cf DCITlGS may make that under- stnttduble but tt housewife would

do better to flllflp or. dresses or.

pcrlttme and fill ‘ter pies to over- flowing. Fill your deep dtsn lav- ishly with the he“. berries _v.:u can find Add a pinch of salt, plenty of sugar, flour or cornstarcr- (not too much) for thickening, a squirt of lemon to unlock every last bit of gcoch ss and shove in the oven. Some pies are better for n slab of cheese on top or a gctierous pout- ing qf thick urea: , But ear. bill’;- bet-rles.—Minnea, s Star-Journal. Terrorism in Palestine is not likely to lessen '11-.- daiiy flow of adventurous young men to a llttle oftilce in Victoria street, SW Lot‘,- don. Every day, dozens of them find their way there-Ac the re.- crulttng centre of the Palestine police. They wnnt to Jom the toughest civil constabulary m the world Since the centre opened in April, more than 8000 mm have tried to loin Only 230 have sue- cecded. The reason for the very low rate of acceptance ls tne very high standard, onyslcal and ment- al required by the authorities" A high proportion of the applicants are ex-servlcemen who ft-td the ways of perce httmrirum afte" war- time servlce All recruits tire re- quired to learn Arabic or Hebrew __.Qf both —Lcn1i.m Dally Mail’

If you are thinking of travel- ing bv plurn "rem Landon Alrpcrt you would d) welt to remember that the Air Ministry's coustabu- lary take n very jtoor view of last- mlnutg lslssgzs, The Manchester Guardian advises. Fond farewells between traveler» and their wives 0'11 families are now limited to a place especially provided ‘or these embraces and must be made at least half an ‘tour before the air- craft ls due to ‘tire off. Tue pass- gnggr may K155 his wife tor anyone 0159's) in the “cIe-ur" tent at on n roped-off enclcsttr» of the airport Beyond these limits he comes into the domain Jf the cust. -

ials-who discottzx-sc 6m- braces because of the f: . y the! provide for passing Cllfffflflj and (ittllablt- articles to PPFBHEBYS whose baggage has alrendv been cleared.

The old idea of the diPl-lmltl“ as a impussivc gertleman

t. ers were perfefi. eV-n his morals were dubious. l1"

if recelvrcl Fome rude shocks during

recent years. Tc-day angry words are spoken and i-lbles tttntnpefl. while statesmen tlo not trv ‘ conceal their anti-Nance frnzn eacn other. Partly this chutes clue to the social TEVJlllilCfi wtr"h i185 taken place tn nearly ever." 0'1"!“ trv since 1914 Ministers and dill- loinrttlrts are no longer clnvrn ex- clusively from n mrrout class tmtnpd to conceal txetr _ thoughts behind u mask "I Tl ~ pClllCHESS, Partly ll 1s (ill-F ‘u “i: development t’ and to that

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A Canadian Looks At Britain

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Currency control is an important matter for France, with the franc so sadly depreciated in teJrns of the dollar or pound sterling, You begin to realize why when you pay four hundred francs, o: .our dollars, for a meal in the train that consists of horS-tYo-ettvre, made up solely of chopped Vege-

tables, a plate of potatoes and peas, some extremely watery we cream, black bread. and cofee,

which must surly have been made from scams, There was ‘no milk. no butter,_and no sugar. A bofltle of saccharine water was served for sweetening. y

The sweeping expanse of the farmlands of nothern France, \v.th ltc-rds of cattle, acres of out; and and wheat, belied the scantiness of the repast, for it certainly com- pared‘ unfavourably with the quantity and quality of what the restaurants serve in Britain, no matter how monotonous. And at four hundred francs! Here. surely, was the first‘ lokcci of inflation.

That evening another Canadian and myself decided to have din- ner at a li-ttle restaurant in Montparnassts. It was not a vefy attractive-looking spot, and when we were told that cabbage soup, boiled vegetables, and a bit of des- sert with ntore acorn cc-ffee would cost u: two dollars each, .hlugs did not look too good. Then it was thnt my friend asked for le patron,

and mentioned the name of a mutual acquaintance.

Wlih a sweeping how we were ushered upstairs. There, r0;- the

first time since leaving Canada, we saw luxuries that would ‘ickle the fancy of the most fflilldlulli 8ourmet—hors-d'ueuvre of .ve:y variety, onion soup at l-ts best, thick delicious steaks, Vcgetnbltgg smothered in butter, strawberries and thick yellow cream. and cof- fe, real coffee. And wine rind fiplfllS of every sort under (m; sun. O O I

But‘ when the time came to pay the bi-li. it amounted to something like fifty dollars! For, of cuutsc, we had stumbled upon t; black market restaurant. And in Pat-ls, for those who can afford the price there are scores of such resteur-i ants. Whereas in London. so far as I 8m BWBYQ. there have been but one or_ two instances of black mur- kQtGETIYIB in food in the restaur-

flntfl. 8nd Punishment has been swift and sudden. Frances recovery from the cc.

Cullatl-on may seem an accomplish- ed fact in a black market restaur- ml; but n Paris itself, and En the E1120!" towns, people are starving ecause the_blta_ck market, has matie

ultable distribution of food tm- osstble. England's austerity ls preferable to that.

On another occasion, a man stopped us on a street corner and asked us whether we had

m. ftny- "18 to sell. We asked rintvely tmfilllfh what it was he wanted,

'D°ll8l”5- Have You any American dPllflrs- or rounds sterling? rtt We You plenty for themf he as- Zurrd “S- When we asked him what 9 meant b3’ Plenly. he offered tvvo hundred francs for a dollar ur eight hundred francs for a ptint] note. When told that. we had none, stnce rt was forbidden to take for- eign currency‘ into France, ne stml h? would PW at the same rate for travellers‘ cheques, In Paris the shops are fttll oi goods-luxury goods, that is’ for tho-Jr- who can afford the pri@g~_ thing; that cannot be had ln Lon. {on or love or money, The 511mg hm: is true in Brussels, And mp, women of both these Continental SlilPS sitllltfilflttcar as ever smartly resse , a hough clothl posed to be rationed. "g is Sup- I t O

There are a lot of otle . trusts that make you wdnhctargilt: Bnyone that visits the Continent today and comes back to Britain realizes instinctively that Wm, n“ l_l5 BQDarcnt drsbness and Mister- tty, ltfe ln this country rests on foundations much more solid than i-t does in Europe. Control, order gfid a, predelermined goal for xvhich

U" 990K110 tire striving char. at-fertse the attitude of the Brit. lih Pimple lmlllb" They do no; like life the wnv it is, and they (it. not li-lce everything thu Guwmmnnt

5'“- Blll U163‘ are convinced that it l‘ llle Wily WHY out of a lam, dud 3113i" BFC determined to r4111

o,1.1 no matter‘ what hardships,

o, Indeed, mo _ gfrlrrilnticttal cont 2c: Siffr- thr‘ yo? Sielélrilggtpgzlmigsvnvglhitr liuttdé Wflf mllll 1V1‘ n mu t‘ ill“ nnrl confusion, of a lack of cc‘ if the tiol ..tt_fS ‘ and direction in gnvr-t-nmen-pyé,‘ n1 rt» nlttntlow to trctt" '71fl‘li'l'i»- Esro p-oulr- rump. u, dpbngn‘ “w; tvfrtt. luster C-"lallttlilll. jmvn currency tn support“, tut-t.