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Aesoelele Editor, Freak Welles

I fThe Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink."

OIABLOTTETOWN. THURSDAY, SEPT. 2, 1M8

The Marshall Plan which has won world- wide approval of all people interested in the well being of war devastated E-urope, has caus- ed some anxiety in Russia whose hope of in-flu- ence in Eastern Europe dims in consequence.

Canada and Great Britain have gone all out in support of the plan, but of necessity the bulk of the financing must and has come from the United States which has already spent about a bill-ion and a half _dol|ars for food, clothing, building materials and medical supplies.

About one fifth of the money so for spent for aid under the European Recovery Program has been for purchases made in Canada, and the huge sum, approximately two hundred mil- lion dollars has boosted Canada's reserve of U. S. dollars and at the same time increased our exports of surplus commodities.

A word of caution to those who see in the plan a continued strengthening of the demand for agricultural products, is issued by the Department of Reconstruction whichpoints out that the United States stipulates that sur- plus U. S. agricultural products must first be used for shipment to Europe before purchases outside the States may be made. lt may hap- pen that all required agricultural products may be available in Ihe United States in which case Canadian surpluses will either have to remain with the producers or purchased by the Federal Government as our share in feeding the hungry Europeans.

Whats In A liaise?

It was Hon. Mr. DeValera, when Prime Minister of the Greemlsle, who had legisla- tion passed changing its name to "Eire" which, It is claimed, is the original gael-ic designation. At the same time he provided ways and means for the abolition of the English tongue there and the resuscitation of the language allegedly spoken in the Garden of Eden. His plans did not altogether succeed, many of the old stock sticking to the old ways both in the interest of social relationships and the development of trade and commerce between John Bull and Pat, not to mention the d-ominions overseas and U. S. A. who still adlhere to Anglo-Saxon.

Now Mr, DeValera having been deposed and gone to Australia to become champion heavy weight lifter, his place has been taken by Mr. John A. Costello, who is visiting Montreal for the Lawyers’ Convention. On his way across an the S. S. Mauretania to New York he des- cribed himself as "Prime Minister of lreland," and said that "Eire" is incorrect. "The out- standing lrish political problem is to undo the wrong of partition and secure the restoration to a united Ireland of our six north-eastern counties of Ulster." _

But Ulster unhesitatingly declares "hands bff"! The Northern Counties "are not for sale." interviewed in Montreal, Prime Minister Costello declined to express any opinion on the subject, saying he was in Canada not on a pol- itical mission (as he will be in U.S.A. when he returns there) but merely as a guest speaker at tIhe Law Society's gathering. That is spoken like a states-man as we here have no wish ta enter into lrish politics having enough to do st present looking after our awn.

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Mr. W. C. J. Meredith, K'.C., has written to Montreal Gazette recommending suggestions for the abatement of traffic hazards. He says the penalties now are far too light and should be considerably increased, and especially more severe punishment be meted out to intoxicated drivers. A fine of from $5 to $10, he says, is almost useless in preventing a recurrence of an bffence. lf the fines were increased to $50 for the first infraction, $100 for the second, and $200 plus suspension of licence for the third, motorists would think twice before tak- "ing chances. An intoxicated driver, he urges, should be relieved of h-is driving privileges for ‘at least two years following the first offence, Ind a second similar offence should result in cancellation of his licence. ln su-ch cases, how- ever, it is important that a medical examination be carried out by a competent physician. Tho Iymptoms of shock and of certain other inno- cent conditions sometimes resemble intoxica- tion, and there have been cases where people have been unjustly accused.

"Suitable legislation," says Mr. Meredith,

"should be enacted to provide for either coma

pulsory insurance or proof of financial responsi- bility on the port of automobile owners and drivers. Many people have been killed and countless others have been permanently Injured by reckless motorists from whom there was no prospect of recovering compensation. When it is recalled that an irresponsible per- eon with little or no knowledge of driving can easily obtain a licence the IQIlOIISHQIS of the situation cannot be exaggerated."

r So soy we all of us.

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l‘ The Great Fire in London which wiped out slur City, um date I666. , I 1 Q _

Ollvbr Cromwell, the great English dictator,

lllld lllll llflll U53. He was as popular in Eng-

. in his do; as his Russian prototype Stalin m’ a .

Fall. Everyone, or nearly everyone, will be

glad to resume the even tenure of their usual

work-a-day ways. i O .

The interim Indian Government, headed by Lord Mountbatten, took office this date 1946. Out of it evolved the greatest experiment in freedom in history.

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Without wishing any ill to ships and sea- men most people will be gIl-ad that the West At- lantic hurricane finally went seaward rather than causing havoc along the coast.

A feature of modern life is the amount of colour in articles of daily use. Other ages in- vested princes with an aura of glamour because of the possession of colourful garments which would be with-in reach of the average school Qibl of today.

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Helium- is generally associated with light- cr-‘than-air craft but its latest_ use is in ex- ploring the depths of the sea. Using that gas instead of soluble nitrogen to dilute his supply of oxygen a Royal Navy petty officer descended to a record depth of 535 feet at Lock Fyne, Argyllslhire.

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As Hon. Mackenzie King is to represent Canada at forthcoming international and com- monwealth assemblies and should be in a posi- tion to speak with authority, Mr. St. Laurent could help the situation considerably by an- nouncing that Mr. King is to be his External Affairs Minister in the new cabinet.

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T-hose having the welfare of the rising youths of our city at heart should bear Ill mind the "Y" is still short of the objective of its recent campaign-some $30,000. Perhaps the difference could be bridged by asking the al- ready generous subscribers to increase their donations by a third. He who gives quickly gives twice.

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Tlhe repeated deadlocks in international relations show the futility of sovereign states trying to bind one another by agreement when by definition sovereignty means independence of any compulsion. Nations must give up their jealously guarded sovereignty to a world gov- ernment to achieve lasting‘ peace. Meanwhile we must pull our weiglht in convincing Russia that aggvresslon does not pay.

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The 4-cent stamp is to be issued on OIc-t- ober 1st commemorating the 100th anniversary of the achievement of Responsible Government in Canada. That almost revolutionary advance was made without any constitutional change except that the Royal instructions of Provincial Governors required them to_select as their ad- visers, men having the confidence of the elect-

nre Assemblies.

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' Capital investment in Canada is expected to attain a record figure of $3,000,000,000 this year according to an Ottawa Government sur- vey. The figure exceeds by $200,000,000 an estimate made at the beginning of the year by the Department of Reconstruction and Supply. Capital expenditures last year were $2,400,- 000,C00 and port of the increase now forecast is attributed to price increases. Actual volume of the investment is expected to increase only l0 per cent over 1947.

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Here is something an ordinary reader cin- not understand. The Bureau of Statistics re- ports that between June 1947 and June 1948, our lsland births exceeded our deaths by 1,957, and in addition we absorbed Z11 immigrants, equalling 2,168 additions to our population. Yet the Bureau claims our population decreased 1,(X)O in the twelve months. ls it credible‘ that we “lost 3,168 people by emigration within the l2 months? Ami what is the Bureau's authority for ‘the allegation?

An attempt is being made to induce Ger- man children to forget the past, and to become more social minded. Fifty-eight German chil- dren from the British zone of occupation are come under the scheme arranged by the Edu- cation Interchange Council and are spending the summer term with children in public and grammar schools in different ports of the United Kingdom. This is one of the schemes designed to remedy the isolation from the out- side world to which the _German children have been subjected since the coming to power of Hitler. Another scheme which has been launched by the Ministry of Educrtian is for the exchange of correspondence between United is the main foreign language in the 7'00 Sec- now attending schools in Britain. They have Kingdom and German schoolchildren. English

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, Britain has a new radar device which warns pilots of death-trap clouds 40 miles ahead. lt prevents disasters which overtake aircraft in a certain type of cloud as treacherous in the air as icebergs are at sea. Harmless rain clouds are ignored but the dangerous cumulenimbus clouds ore shown on the radar screens. These clouds can tear an aircraft to pieces by a viol- ent upsurge of air currents. Now the’ pilot will have ample warning. This is only one of doz- ens of peace-time developments of the British Telecommunication Research which produced the radar devices which were decisive in the air war. Nicknamed "School for Secrets," it hos lcst is secretiveness in peace and recently it was opened to visitors from the Services, industry, the universities and the Prc'=. Peace-time achievements inclifie a new type electric brain capable of calculating rncedible sums; an automatic gadget which kcrps o telescope accurately fixed on a star, wf"h it fdilows rcund, the sky; new systems of air traffic control; and balloon-borne, radio trrsmitters which automatically and with a

new accuracy report back from 14 miles above ti’: corlh weather information to the experts.

Apparently the weather has broken for the l

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The Indispensable Man

(Globe and Mail)

The Uberal Party and the Cen- adian people have heard 50ml! amazlng statements from Prime Mlnlster kins in 111$ 11m- m" more so than the one he Issued Wednesday t.o justify hi! 49mm‘ InstIon to cIIng to the reins o! office. His reasons for continu- ing as Prime Minister IndefInIte- 1y are both shallow and voIn — “most. careful consideration" had dissuaded him from Immediate re- Ilrement. and “thereby occaslon- ing Immediate transfer from my- self t.o Mr. St. Laurent. of the full responstbflltées of offloe."

It. Is no credit. to the new Iesd- er or the party that. m. King's ex- cuseg add up t.o the ImpIIcntIon that ND‘. St. Laurent. shrinks from assumlng responsIbIIItIes which ought t.o be his. If It dId not. think Mr. St. Laurent. capable of assuming those, why dId the Lib- eral convention choose hIm with such an overwhelming voice’! Of a certainly. Mr. King's ps-olonstd occupancy of office wIII not fortify publlc acceptance of the new lead- er as s. man of stature and de- cislon.

In-the martyred spIrIt of “this- further-servIce-IWIII-I-daany-coun- try." Mr. King announced hls In- tention to attend both the UN Assembly meetIng In Pans and the Commonwealth Prime Min- Isters’ Conference In London be- fore retiring at his "successor-k convenience." The reasons: ,

Mr. St. Laurent. feels he should have a little more tlme to make the necessary preparatlons before assuming the dutIes of the head of a new Administration. l

He also feels that. It. would be» unfortunate were he obliged e1- most Immedfately after (tsklng) ofIIce, to be away from Canada for a possIbIe absence overseas of some weeks, and this at s time when so many matters requlre conslderatlon at; home. .. .. ..

How, the public wIII ask,

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VALLEY AT NIGHT

valley filled wIth sIIence.

and the hills closed In and the. ‘work was over, then j

two worlds appeared — the starry, one In heaven

and the lighted world of borne and. homes and men.

when nlghtlcarme clown and ‘thei

his milking. |

A neighbor, took his ease.

hIs wlfe was hvmmlng reddfng up, the kltchen- 5

you could see his pipe glow. Down the road a piece. ‘

Burrows read hIs paper In his par-i lo

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The swallows homing to the be.:n”s dark eaves '

whlrred In the dusk. The cows took shape In shadows.

thelr hooves struck spark. thelr horns crowned with leaves

torn from the willows by the brook which watered

stock and farms. A cow dog raised. his head.

yspped t.o n frIend. Shut. In by hIIIs;

surrounded. i

nelghber sIIent celled to neighbor.» said

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We are beleaguered in this hollow shell

of hills-this wIII not plla sway or die. ‘

this borvlof q-ulet under the stony

sky. _ 1111s we mwrfi. We wIII gusts! It!

very well. I -BIanca Bradbury In the New,

York Herold-Tribune. I ‘af-"eessr- --.-. secunswi . Old Charlottetown p:

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l v.1 OXLN A! CAI’! IIOIISIS On Wednesday lest two sons of Mloheel Clerk, Tryon, being In e cart drown by a pols of oxen, the oxen took flight and ran off et full speed when the cert wee up- set end one of the boys, ‘named JIM". Illd fourteen years, wee thrown out. with such violence thst he dled In e few mlnutee otter. The other boy hovfnl more out when the cattle took frlght, q. raped outrun-floral Osmtte, June II. loll. j

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party leaders usually assume the duties of a new Administration? There Is no question of the “old order" hoIdIng on tIII the Incom- Ing leader and his colleagues feel strong enough for the tssk. Not excepting Mr. King. new lead- ers have taken office withfn s. fer-v weeks of success In on eIectIon. On occasion. they have been known to face an emergency sessIon of Parlfunenl; wIthIn an equally short time.

As Mr. King's successor. IVII". St. Laurent Is not. required to plunge unprepared or unschoalecl Into "the full responsibilities of office." He takes over. In mid- term, leadership of a. continuing Government. The so-called new Administration wIII be a reorgan- IntIon of the old. The prospect. Inferred. from Mr. King's state- ment. Is that. even he wIII retaIn a Cabinet post.

True there are domestlc prob- lems to be faced; there are new policies, International In range, to be formulated. But surely the people to face and deal with these matters are the new Leader and his new Administration, since they wIII have the task of can-y- Ing them out. This st. least has been the reasonable assumption of Mr. King's suppartfng press and the party stalwarts. It being their view that the future belongs ta Mr. St. Laurent, not Mr. King.

The only reason for m. Sit. Laurent being Isbsent from Can- ada Is the Prime Mfnlsters‘ Con- ference In October. It could prove more "unfortunate" for hIm to-be "absent? from It than from can- sda. ‘This, Mr. King seems to have conslderecl. for his state- ment offers assurance "that If at any time during the course of the London meeting. Mr. St. Laur- enfls presence in London would aprpear to be desirable. he wIII endeavor to jolxrme there."

There Is noIhIng In the affairs of s. reorganized Administration which, In all probability, would not face Parliament before Janu- B-f)’. l0 Prevent Mr. 8/0. Laurent attending the London meetlngs, If there Is one discussion of which he should have personall knowledse. and should not be de-l pendent on hearsay, It. Is the! Prime Ministers‘ Conference WhlClhl as Mr. King has ernphaslzed. WIIII "discuss matters of common In-i fer-est In a manner which wIII.‘ permit, of the freest. possible ex-‘ change of views." In they; en. vLronrment. Mr. King has no Iic-_ Hm to week freely for his sue-I ceseor.

In consideration of sponsIbIIItIes. there test. of m. King‘: decIsIon to hold on. Were the positions re-j versed, were m. King In Mr. 512., Laurent/s p561!- wlth a. mandate‘

the eral Party but. with-

suah re-I Is one fair,

he be content. to have Mr. St.

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Billion Forest Exports j Newsprint Sent To l 69 Different Countries!

(Woodland World) I "Proper forest management that: would o-btaln the maximum 51cm

lfrom the forest. on the basis or s l

crop to be Iurrvcsted annually, I. whet. we need In Canada today," according t.o Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe,

lMfnlster of ‘Trade and Commerce.

In s statement. Issued today.

"If we are to treat. our forests as s renewable asset. t.o be fsrin- ed, and not. mined, we musl. ac- . oept. the obligations that. such a policy enteIIe. Only by coopers» IIon on the pert. of government-l end those making use of the forest. can adequate protection end 00n- nrvstlon measures be csrrted ow:

"Canada's forests have s very, vItel plsoe In our economic pro- l rum st. the present time," 11ml Howe ssId. "Connie's forest Ir.- du-strles ere mskIng sn Important contribution t.o our present nigr levels of product-Ion end Income! host year our exports of foros‘. products were nearly s bIIIIon dal- Isrs. Out. of this smount. more Milton U. S. dOllIfe' were on the credit. side of our Arnerlcsrf trade ledger. But._ our exports ,of wood ere not. confined to thIs continent. During the Net veer. Osrudlen newspI-II-z found Ite wsy u; sixty-nine Jif- fszent oountrles.

‘The pulp snd paper Industry tenh first In Cenedlen mar. \- feotus-Ing, but. further dIversItIca- tton end development wIthIn LnIs Industry would go fsr towers: strengthening and etoblltsurg our economy. Research scientists in Causal ere turning theIr sttenucn

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SIr.—I believe that the farmer's high prices wIII boomerang. Food prices have been spearheading the cost. of living, and are they not. largely responsible for the third round of wage Increases? Organized laborfls wage boosts wIII undoubtedly hold after prIces of farm produce secede to world levels, then the shoe wIII be on the other foot and the farmer will be hard put t.o pay the prices on fuel and manufactured. goods.

lAippes-ermtly some economists and offlclals are now of the opinion that. some Inflatlon Is desirable. It. noises the national Income thus making It. easIer for us to carry the tax load. But aren't. we merely shifting part of the we: debt from profits and Incomes onto the middle-class people who bought. bonds, mortgages and In- surance, whose savings were In. sufficient for speculative Invest- ment. Their dollars are shrink- Inz under Inflation.

Last. year the U. S. price of ivheat was over $3.00 when the parity prlce guaranteed to the farmer was $1.04. ’I‘tIIs year their parity Is $2.00. whlch I pre- sume Is t.o give the farmer the same spending power as IndustrIaI vrarkers. Meats went up the same extent. and stayed up. Now, our farmers are Io receive U. S. prices or. shall we say. U.S. wages.

Somethlng might be saIcI for the farmers getting prices above pas-Ity since the lumber Industry and others also do. but. In the lat-tor case our government re.

‘celves a nice share of the profit

In corporation taxes. And the pI-Ice of lumber Is s. small factor

. the cost of IIvIng while the cost of foods Is s big Item effecting everybody.

Would It. not be wIse t0 sub- sIdIze some everyday necessities that. are priced above parIty, ss Is now done with flour, In order to keep our price structure healthy for future exports?

I am, Sir, eta. JOHN W. GILBERT.

, Hanover, Qnt.

Britain Coal Conscious

(By Jaunes McCook GP. Stuff Writer) Whitehall has launched a. new

I from A light. said Gert was tardy wlthlj out 95W" l° m"? It out_ woujd‘. campaign to make every Briton

coal-consclous. “Save the ocal t.o

Swlbkl. 1981194 llldlnsurent not. end speak yo, hgmq- save the nation" has become the