PAGE'FUUR , THE GUARDIAN

Department. Ottawa. The Island Guardian Publishing Co.

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Total City Zono..... Retail Trading Zone. All Others Total Net Paid Editor and Managing Director. J. R. Burnett Associate Editor, Frank walker

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink".

CHARLOTTETOWN, FRIDAY, JUNE I5, 1951

Summerslde's Loss

The death of Mr. A. R. Brennan, editor and publisher of the Summerside Journal, entails a great loss to the press and public life of this Province. Born into journalism -his father and grandfather having pre- ceded him in the profession-he devoted his whole life unreservedly to promoting the interests of the Province in general and of Summerside in particular.

Of a jovial, optimistic disposition, he entered with zest into whatever he put his heart and mind to. An able writer, a good speaker, he utilized the columns of The Journal and his voice at public meet- ings to espouse "the cause that needs as- sistance", and usually with well-deserved success. But not only was he a writer and speaker; he was a soldier as well, and con- tributed vcry largely to the patriotic movements of his day and generation. A soldier himself, rising to high rank, Iv" instilled the love of military service in his family as well, his sons having served val- iantly overseas, and two of them giving their lives in defence of their country.

Mr. Brennan was the friendliest of men, and would go to any amount of trouble to do a favor to friend and foe alike. The people of Summerside and Prince County had great faith in him, and he never failed them when championship of any cause was necessary. For a considerable time he had been laid aside with a lingering lil- ness, which he bore with characteristic patience, and always lived in hope that one day he would recover and be able to resume his place in public life. Providence has ruled otherwise, and general sympathy will be extended to his bereaved widow and son, Mr. William Brennan, of the Utilities Commission here, in their great loss.

llewloundland Land Question

This Province and former colony long ,suffered under a system of great land- lords and can sympathize with Newfound- land having similar difficulties with the holders of large timber leases. Our orig- inal -proprietors were supposed to develop their grants and place settlers on them as well as pay quit rents but the obligations were more honours in the breech than otherwise. '

Newfoundland finds that the holders of timber rights are similarly reluctant. to un- dertake devclopmcnt of their holdings as provided for in the terms of their leases. The difference is that whereas the Island proprietors had the ear of Whitehall and could successfully resist; local efforts to make them carry out their obligations, in Newfoundland today the Provincial Legis- lature is, of course, supreme and can and is taking steps to enforce the lcascholdcrs' obligations.

Outright owners of such lands. liowcver, present another problem and may well hold up development indefinitely.

Mr. Drew's Suggestion

Speaking in the House of Commons the other day, Mr. George Drew suggested that the sale of arms through competitive trade was to a substantial degree incompatible with standardization of weapons amony; North Atlantic Treaty Organization powers. This statement is strongly endorsed by the Ottawa Citizen, which points out that equipment such as small arms and artillery pieces is manufactured on a private basis, both as to design and sale, in some NATO countries. Since individual governments are the only markets for such equipment, inter- national standardization would be to the disadvantage of manufacture.

If the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) countries all accepted the same rifle, for example, then the idea! would be for governments to buy where this weapon is most cheaply made and is read- ily availablc. This would also hold true of artillery pieces, ammunition and similzir battle equipment. Thus the United States might buy rifles in Britain, projectiles in France, and cordlte for artillery cartridges in Canada. For strategic reasons. this ideal might not be attainable. It would no doubt be foolhardy for NATO to depend for vital equipment exclusively on a country, or group of countries, likely to be in the front line in the event of .1 war. But within

, this framework, 11 large degree of stand-

,ardiution is possible. If standardization existed within these limits, at least no

country would be confined by its national designs to buying from its own manufac- turers, or only from armament-makers with whom it is already doing business.

In so far as the manufacture of a great amount of fighting equipment is concerned, the lack of standardization is resulting in a division of NATO resources. Britain has adopted a .28-caliber rifle. The United States will retain its .30-caliber weapon, which Canada has accepted. Italy and Holland will have .303 rifles shipped there by Canada. More than one design for field, medium and heavy artillery pieces is to be manufactured. NATO will be afflicted by redundancy in the manufacture of weapons and the maintenance of supply lines, leading to waste of money, materials and manpower. Moreover, the most ef- ficient possiblc weapons, based on a com- bination of designs, will not be obtained. As Mr. Drew suggested, the solution to the standardization problem, in part at least, may lie in the design and manufacture or arms by governments, for these are not controlled by the need for profits and for long-term, steady markets. Private enter- prise in weapons manufacture is a luxury the public cannot afford.

EDITORIAL NOI ES

The by-election campaign is livening up. 0 I O The Festive Week Committee should have little difficulty in collecting 354,000 to go towards their expenses. Everybody will want to be in on the campaign. 0 I O The poacher of lobsters as of other things will not be eliminated until recog- nized for what he is, a ruthless enemy of all honest fishermen. I I I The worst period in the school year is that immediately preceding vacation. The youngsters are restless and the teachers harassed, but ultimately it. all ends happily. O I O 1! should do service clubs no harm to hate their value questioned from time to time. Outside criticism is healthful for any organization and a sign that they are a factor to reckon with.

O I I

Magna Carta, the Great Charter. was signed by King John at Runnymede this date 1215. It is called the keystone of English liberty because of the underlying principle that the king must kccp the law.

0 I O

The conviction and sentencing of two Summerside men on a charge of hold-up and robbery should be a warning to rowdies of that description that they risk defiance of the law at their peril. Nobody here will tolerate laxilv in law enforce- mom.

I I 0 These running-boardless cars have add- ed to the danger of driving with the left elbow casually stuck out the window. In case of being sideswiped by another car or other object the happy-go-lucky driver stands a good chance of having his clbow mangled. I O 0

Only plain justice is being done by the Federal Government to soldiers serving in Korea and later, no doubt, overseas gen- erally in knocking a dollar a day off their income tax cxcry day they serve there. But for the advice of the Opposition this act of justice would not have been providcd for. i

The Division of Mental Health of the Provincial Department of Health and Wel- fare is making very great strides towards providing the best possible treatment for mental disease, not that progress in this respect is not long overdue. It should he a source of pride for Islanders to find that we are in the way of taking the lead in'this field.

I O O

A professional baby-sitter may be a liability instead of an asset. In Washing- ton a jury has awarded b7,000 damages to Donald J. Morton who charged his baby girl was spanked by a baby-sitter. Morton testified that his baby, Kathleen, six months old at the time, was severely spanked and bruised. The defendant was the Part-time Mothers Registry.

Q O 0

We are approaching a date when we shall have practically none but professional politicians to represent us. C.C.F. Leader Coldwcll believes the time has come for M.P.'s to regard their parliamentary jobs as full-time rather than part-time affairs. If he's right, and M.P.'s won't be able to at- tend to their normal jobs in future, it is probable that some prominent M.P.'s won't seek nomination at. next election. That's the forecast of Mr. J. M. Macdonncll (PC-- Grccnwood). Mr. Macdonnell, former P. C. national president, claims there are 33 or 40 men now in Parliament, who won't be able to continue on a full-time basis. Some, he

says are lawyers. Others are t'armc.rs,' doc- tors and businessmen.

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To General Practise

74a he "Wows &mwz

THE I-'lDl)LER OF DOONEY when I play on

Dooney. 1 Folk clalme like :1 wave of the sen;. My cousin is priest. in Kilvnrner,

(Montreal Gazette)

A new post-graduate intern- ship, being instituted at the Roy- al Victoria Hospital and design-

my fiddle in practice. was announced yester- day by Dr. G. R. Brow, phy- sician-in-ch-lef at the hospital.

The course will extend for I too or three year period as an alternative to the present month term of internship requir- ed after graduation from a medi- cal rchool.

Super-specialization has gone

My brother in Moharnhulce.

I passed my brother and ronsin: They read in liIPll' books of prayer: I read in my book of songs

I bought at the sllgo fair.

when we come at the end of tlme., To Peter sitting in state, I. He will smile on the three oldl

THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN . . . ' As Some -Might See It

ed to encourage more young doc- ' tors to enter the ' field of general '

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lg: The Age-Old Story

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k There is none like unto the God .of Jeahurun. who rideth upon the 'licavcn in thy help. and in his icxccllency on the sky.

Q om Charlottetown 1.4- K (And 1-. E. I.)

l FLOOD AT RICHMOND MILLS

"An accident of a very destruct- ive nature took place at Wallace's. on Sunday

wind."

o'h'a'ru'lr-

cidel they're strategic.-The monton Journal.

Those with the

two Canadian fathers, to

lrandfatheru remember

placed by Hopalong Cassldy in the esteem of his son. according to a Toronto professor. But when the lad wants a quarter he doesn't Mk HOPPY--London Free Press.

The Ito-old provision that a citizen could not sue his govern- ment wlthout first obtaining its permission is on the way out at last. Like so many other tradit. ions it survived even after the establishment of the courts as in- dependent bodles and the trans- fer of power in the state from "ruler" to "subject". It ll true, as the justice minister noted, that for a number of years no Cana- dian government has taken refuge behind tradition - that flats -have been granted to those wishing to sue the Crown in the Exchequer Court "as a matter of course". But the new legislation is import- ant because it will make suits against the Crown "n matter of right", not subject to the whim of any government in the future. -- Saskatoon Star-Phoenix.

ln thll district, from the loss of Strong Bridge. which formed a passage over the stream to Indian River. which was also totally destroyed by the same accident. The bridge was built last fall. and with the exception of the rail. and A few cart-loads of clay to fill up some particular spots that had settled In the Spring, it was completed. The hrldge was 20 feet wide and less than 100 feet long. In that small compass there were 25 tom square timber. 30 tons clay. and 40 cart loads of brush, all closely compacted by the mutual running of carts, etc. Notwithstanding. it instantly dis- appeared, like chaff before the

-Prince Edward Island Regis- ter, July 6, 1830.

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The trouble with island para- ding in that someone always do- Marshal Petain .Ed-

families grandfathers. great-grandfathers and great-greab on Fathers' Day had better get to- gether and scout around for some-

PROFESSIONAL CARDS,-O

JUNE 15, 1951 it

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health for a man or ma :1

age". Unless the F

ment recedes from ii.'f.",i,,,,G,,';;""- has maintained, the saddest .33" edy or Henri Philippe Penn:-' life will come with his death -1-.,'1i this aged soldier. who has. heici

thing that's "cheaper by the dozen"!-Ottawa Citizen. g.;:n(:t”:gou::n:ndoi;”sliiigihgal at n a Poor old father In being am. imnd WM" '5 A i"”l01" to

country, is a bitter and dlalressln commentary on the ways of me: The French, ordinarily 5., ,,.”m' 'heart.ed and generous, have .- stern and unremitting way ,,."',; treason. There is in their mm, any code a steel-like qualitv 01 unrelenting justice, seldom 1.... parent with mercy. And at time; they have been wrong, shockingly wrong. as in the Dreyfus affair A realistic people, the French. They never permit. maudlin sent: lments to outweigh condign 3.... Lice. And if ever a man deserved the death penalty for his (reach. ery, Pierre Laval was that mm. Marshal Petaln, on the on... hand, has had his great mom. cnta, as he has had his sad and shameful ones. And now, at the end of a span of years longer um, is given to most. humans, he mlgh; decently be spared further humil. latlon and a chance to end hi.

few brief remaining days outsidg prison walls. - Halifax Herald.

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But call me first through the, gale; For the good are always the merry, save by an evil chance.

And the merry love the fiddle. And the merry love to dance;

And when the roll: there spy mm They will all come up in me. with, "Here is the fiddler Dooncy!"

And dance like a wave of the sea.

-W. B. Yeats. The Good In Summer Camps

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(Toronto Slarl

A holiday in a rummer has become an (ice for many children in many countries. The operation of sum- mer holiday camps has become a lucrative business on this con- tincn-t. and an increasing number- are conducted by social agencies! for children whose parent.) can- not. afford to pay. In some coun- tries. chll-drcn's holiday camps are financed by public funds and provided as part of the nation's health and education services. A good holiday camp is more than a recreation facility; it. IS in many respects an extension of all that is best. in well-planned schools and playgrounds. Camps that are well run provide oppor- tunities for the children's in- tellectual as wcll as physical de- velopment. A knowledge of folk- ' lorc, enjoyment or music. arts and crafts can be gained at a goodp camp, in addition to new friends. and good health. There are now standards by. which to judge the merits or faults of a holiday camp. Experts in this field have advised that a camp is not well equipped if it lacks facilities and programs to promote the child's spiritual asp well as physical dcvelopmc-nl.; Among the important nssebs in a . camp are its qualified counsellors: I they should be individuals who are suited for the work by tom-

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pcramcnt. and training, who . understand and are genuinely - fond of children. A successful '

camp is one which gives young. people the utmost encouragement, and opportunity to develop their, natural capacities, brings out

hidden talents and helps them tol enjoy fully the experience of: group life. .

Highly competitive programs,

rigid routines and other such ex-

tremes ln adniinistration are nnt' considered with favor by those! who know camps. One writer on 4 the subject put it this way:, "Youngsters should be cncour-

aged to compete with one an-" other in order to improve. not in order to prove: they should play not merely to win. but to! enjoy the experience of contest.

fair play and consideration forl others. The child should learn to

find gratification in doing his- bcst. with and among others. The' good camp is run as a democratic

community in microcosm." l

Admira-blc results in demo- cratic education have been re-. ported achieved in interracial

camps where children of various races and religions have learned. by living and playing together. to like and respect one another. Such training is important for the dcrvclopment or the child's character and for the future wel-

fare of the nation. Cllizens so developed will be farmers of democracy.

established prac- 1

much too far, Dr. Brow said, and has tended to increase the cost of care to sick people. Too many spcciali--ts, he said, lack a sound background of general knowledge so essential to their work in the special fields.

The first counec in the new in- tcrne training plan for general practice is now under way and the R.V.H. is prepared to offer young doctors, who have com- pleted their training in medicine, six months in scholastic training 9. special two-year rotation.

This will consist of six months surgery and six months in ob- stelrlcs and gynecology. The re- :nainin-g six months will be spent. in some of the specialties such as cyc, ear, nose and throat,

period of I

' brookc -llale's in Quebec City, the Bar.

. B. Hospital.

gvear plan, the graduate spends

the best d4---

anaeslhesiology. and x-ray in- terpretation.

”In addition." Dr. Brow said, "we offer these young men .

period of two months in one of the smaller hospitals outside Montreal where they are assign- cd to well-informed general pI'8C-i lilioncrs for supervision and dir-5 cction."

Out-of-town hospital co-oper-i atlng with the Royal Victoria In making this special type of in. tcrnship possible, are the Sher- Gcneral, the Jeffery

ric Mcmorial at Ormstown, the Victoria Public Hospital at Fredericton. and the Moncton, N.

Upon completion of the special two-year course, the young grad. uaies may become eligible for one year of further training. Slxl months of this counse would be spent in the admitting and em- ergency diagnostic ward services and the remaining six months in one of the well established clinics in Canada.

I Dr. Brow expressed the opin- ion that the present system of one year's internship, followin; the completion of the young doc. tor's studies at medical school, is insufficient. Under the one-

aliproximately two months in each of the hospital's major de- partments including medicine, surgery, obstetrics, tuberculosis. mental disease and infectious dis-

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lmorning, June 13th, owing to the (water being retained too long. .'l'his, together with A very rapid lrise from the late rains, caused ithe dam to overflow. and from an ,immense pressure of water, burnt 'its barrier, completely inundutlng the premises. filling all the lower ,offices. washing away in its pro- ';zress the foundation of the dwell- ing house, nnd forcing in its pass- lage everything which in any way Tarrested its overwhelming im- tpetuosity. "In the deluge was seen floating Jrlown the stream articles of every fdcscriptlon of domestic use. On llhe lower part of the stream ;smnds a saw mill. the property iof Mr. John Wallace. the dam of which was ill adapted to resist ,the immense accumulation of wet.- lcr and timber, consequently had No give way to the current. which indiscriminately swept everything In the way. timber, hoards. etc. rendering this concern for the pre- sent completely useless.

"The loss sustained by the pro-

lprietors must. no doubt be ac-

vrrcly felt. in say nothing about the inconvenience to the public

endocrin- ology.

"We believe," he said. "that. the young doctor who has taken only a year in general internship is not in any way sufficiently ac- quainted with his subject and certainly has had no instruction even in the elements of diag- nosis or surgical techniques to feel equipped to even think of launching out on his own to practice. They can just grasp the most meagre elements and learn the simplest techniques ap- plicoble in the subjects."

The trend to enter the broader field of general practice was on the upgrade, Dr. Brow said, add- ing that it was up to the langer teaching hospitals throughout the Dominion to develop an in- struction program to aid and round out these young men.

The general practioncr, he said, is the backbone of the medical profession and Canada has for too many years suffered from I shortage of them.