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“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Thu the Weakest Ink.”

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2B, 19H. _

Premier Jones Sums Up

“'11; stun up, no province has volunteered more for the war and no province has bcncfttted so little economically." This is not Opposition crtticjsln but the considered judgment of Pre- mier j. Walter Jones in an excellent article in The illonctary Tillie: Annual, 1944. Premier lnncs succceds in compressing into one page a inst-rate stinnuary of our wartime handicaps as ucll as achievements. He emphasizes our l,-,,,.,piii-t;ii.iiii difficulties due to inadequate [pjff sot-ii.» both at llortlen and Wood Islands. “flit-n iln- un- routes," he says, "are clogged 1111- lu-youil the capacitv of the three or 10th” pianos upuuitmp. New planes cannot be ob-

il_ 1m; our? or two more must soon be secur- 1 pan the demand for travel." ~~ prospered in 1943 despite a . iuirzihlt- slur-on," the Premier writcs. _ _..- imporz;in_t potato crop ivas a partial with», llflL‘ u. lato planting, delay in securing tut-t -- 1, tho blight iliscase-qihytophora infcs- whit-Ii struck the immature crop in late ‘l1. add to all the farmers’ other dif- .-i lick of railroad cars, of help for _ n1 motor truck transport, and dif- ius, nmde the scason one to be remem- mos‘. discotiragitig." 1" by experts without our own pro- llCs to hamper our natural trade by Premier‘ complains, rcfcrrinyg ti» affic on which Prince lidward ls- udt» furincrlv flourished. .\s an example lllt; interference last fall with our live trade 1o Newfoundland. llc sccs a pro- of lit-tier things, in the Clllpltl_\'lll€llt of "l ‘oncrs, which were tcstcd in 1943 and sfactoryz t the lh-ctnier regards as "our most perous nnltistr)” today. “.\ll kinds of hwdncn nictlce motley. The lowly ltake uhich l~ sold at 4o cents a cental now brings ml S: at the shore and small boats operat- ing a few miles off shore often land $100 worth in a day. The lobster fisherman with a motor boat and 300 traps finds a profit of around $3,- 000 in some cases for two months’ work." The fox rudustry- too is back on a profitable basis. Farm mortgages are being paid and collections on current bills is excellent.

But we owe little thanks for any of these blessings to the powers-that-be at Ottawa. “.\'o province has benefited so little economically”, and our export of manpower and women "has been in a much greater proportion than in oth- er provinces." “The absorption of these sol- diers and laborers back into civilian life will be n. greater problem for Prince Edward Island than for lny other province", Premier Jones states. How are we going to face it? Obvious- ly we have s right to expect greater considera- tion than other provinces are receiving in this regard. Are we likely to get it? Naturally one does not expect Premier jones to discuss this delicate matter in a magazine article, but the fact is that we are far behind other pro- vinces in our post-war planning, and unless we get s, move on we shall be caught at the start- ing post when the war is over.

Premier Jonas’ article is headed "No Econ- omic Benefits from P.F;.I, \Var Effort", which contrasts somewhat lugubriously \vith Alberta's boast, in headlines in the same publication. of being "At the Crossroads of the \Vorld," of Manitoba having "A Fine Year"; of New Brunswick shmving "No Pace Slackening". and Ncvs Scotia going "At High Pitch." All the provinces are evidently proud of their \var ef- fort. We seem ttLje the only ones able to show that we are makirnv nothing economically out nf it.

Tlmrwe Acted Our Age

Some flung; that Lord Halifax did not tell us in his Toronto speech and very properly re- frained from telling us we know ourselves, says the Vancouver Province. They are things that come sharply into the controversy which has followed swiftly on the heels of Lord Helifaxk speech.

\\'¢ know for instance that, in spite of our i‘ us that Canada is s nation grown to man-

wl, ~l1t: has for years been playing the part u‘ .1», spttilctl and petulant and ungrateful baby and that i: was time she acted in accordance with i101‘ 3g, .

czui:id.-t spent the years between the two world

\',.ll‘S cstalilishing her DOSltiOn as an indepen- ilvnt uuit of lllt: British Commonwealth. There was no Qfffitt ilifficulty in establishing this posi- tion. llUCflllql‘ no opposition whatever was offer- d i. tvinailtfl. bcrmning what she wanted to liccuult‘. .-\1l that stood in the way were sha- dons sunl lhcst- disappeared as soon as they u iflil‘ :ipproachcd.

t‘ ttflila has boasted a good deal about her

s lli vhnrnnjq thrntlgh the Status Of “N5!- nrusiti. n status uhich is nothing short of in- l-ypcinl nw. 12in m thc years between the wars, Fill,‘ did huh; or nothing to consolidate the in- fll‘ll.‘ll'll'lll‘t,' llV which Sllc set so nuich store.

Slit: 1)l|>L‘l.'1l|ll(‘(l hcrsclf grown tip and made nmid lllallVfi. now and thcn, into the world of affzur... lint mostly shc remained within easy r<‘.'u'l| of li"r mo“ protecting apron. She did nulllllltl‘ m flllll d' I i1_\' tn thc status she claimed. <b<- ~11 dilv 13 fimnvil from .'IS$llllllllp_' the re- _k]|ul1\IltliillC\ of nationhood. She 100k up, in- uwul. :1 llitl'll'lll.\l l position :unong thr- tiatiutis ---iu iln- linipirt- \\'lll'll it stiitcd hcr 1o be lhcre; vuuitll‘. when thing; nusido sccmcd safe.

.\l prv-vrit is definitely within lhc l£| '11. Ct-it-ttlli with and ro-ordinatin-g ..||iii|'t- limcriiniciils. What of 1- "in uf '. flit‘ mu"? Slip cannot go hack . iill posfti-i-w of lvl'l\'i|1;{ hide and scck. _ll11=t u 1- €ll\\-'l_\s undiguifivd and cheap. Now

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it- is impossible. The war has added a lot to Canada's power and prestige. llow can that power and prestige be made most effective?

\Ve cannot any longer be both in the Em- pire and out of it, suggests the Vancouver paper. We must makebur decision and make it finally. Being born mto the Connnonivtnahh we have no uccd of an invitation to join tbv family. Lord Halifax did not invite us. 11c merely emphasized our opportunity.

___i_i_______ — EDITURIAL NUTE$ - Brevity is the soul of Wade. i I l‘ 1'

We are being made to pay through the nose and chest for that extra day in this month. U I i ‘U

The farmers and horsemen thoroughly en- joyed their vacation in this winter paradise. Many of the visitors from the mainland dc- clared they would rather spend a winter here than in Florida or‘Califoprnia.

Havingfinishgd the debate on the Draft Ad- dress, the Legislature has little left to discuss. Mr. VacPhee described Premier joness pre- liminary speech as consisting mainly of "pipe dreams." What epithet could he apply to the “meaty” budget speech of the llpn. Secretary'- Treasurer?

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Britons will not be able to resume a dict of plentiful tncat and dairy llfUtlllCt‘ hcforc 1950, Col. j. Llcwclin, food ulinistcr, predicts. "‘\\'c're going to be very short for a consider- able number of years after this war is won," he says, estimating that there ivould be no bananas until I947, that plenty of milk and strawberries would not be available lit-fore 104$ or unrationed candy; fresh eggs and tomatoes before 1949.

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Provision 1S made in an ordcr-in-cotiticil in Canadian War Orders and ltcgulzttions, for the voluntary transfer of nav_v, Zll‘1l]_\’ and l\‘.t'..\.l". pcrsonncl to One of the other aCfYiCCr. ‘lhc order says there are certain members of tho arm- ed forces who, bcczitise of particular abilities, are more suitable for duty in uno of tho othvr two scrviccs and other prrsoiinvl uh‘: bt-caust’ of age, tncdiczil category or Iiulht-ins profile arc ineligible to serve further lll the scrvicc in which they arc at present enlisted. Those turn u ould be “suitable and acceptable" for svrvicu in tine of the other scrviccs. The l1lt‘ll 111.1)" transfor- with the approval of tho author-inc» uilh 1.1‘- ficers and men taking an agrccd upon rank in the new service and officers being; ilCCldtlCll an outfit allowance.

ITOWN GUARDIAN‘

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PUBLIC FORUM

JOBS FOI- VIII

311',—"W.R.M." ln e recent lllll of The Guardlsn surreal-s return- ed men receive pocltlons as potato inspectors, fishery inspectors. m. veterans now holding those Job! to be pensloned off w mike my. Does "W.R.M" not realize very few such positions are held by Vets’ and certainly no top ones? These are for men who served partv not count-rs’. Further. 1110M positions held by Vets’ are only part. time temporiu- ones, holdcre of which are not. e lbls tn enter any competltlon hel for promo. uon. However an odd one hll per mlment. rattnf, yer, should he suc ceed ln ga nlnz a "promotion through such a com etltlon he must. first. resign his 0 d Job, thus loslng anything paid 1n for super- annuation and start. over u a tam. porary employee. Needless to say e shys away from so dolne and 01’ course lust stays out as before.

point to shelve the present top men? Then promote the 19w vete- rans now on lesser lots, brlne 1n the present war vets to work up and th without a wlrc puller for a and right now a good start could be lllllde by retlrlng all men who are 60 and who never had Actlve Army service. Surely veterans of both wars are most. deserving al- ter all 1 am, Slr, clo. M. B.

.___.________.. A NEW PIER-NOT TUNNEL NEEDED

slr,-A great deal ls being seld these days both ln our Legislature and out about our ferry at Borden.

I understand Mr. Horace Wrlgh’. suggests a tunnel. Now Mr. Wright knows as wcll as you or I. that oven our rising generation will nf.‘\'(‘l' see a tunnel under Northurn- bcrland Strait.

What. we want ls our Island pier put in :1 suitable place so that our new curfcrrv whcn built can give us the best possible service with a tirrw fcrrv and the old boat re- paired to help in a busy time. Does Mr. Wright think we can grow po- duct‘ enough to keep these boats

going?

Mr. Wright spoke of the large nnmbcr of cars 0f freight flier-t is at. Tormcntinc. but if the pier was 1n a suitable place for the boat to dock, lots of time when the tcc is hcavv the boat; could be docked and back for another load when she ls batlllng lce from

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Rev. Michael \\'illis, .\ ..-\., LIL), theologian, born this date 1799; native of tires-node Scot- land, became a minister of lllL‘ l'l'C~l>_\'l('l'l11l1 Church (Old Light llurglicrsv) and in 1S1,“ came to Canada as plttfcssol’ of !~_\'\lt‘l1lilll\" iln-o- lgy in Knox College, dioroutr»; of this ilhilllb tiou he becanic principal, and cominut-il :1. sitch until 1870 when he rctircd 1|) Scotlzuzil; while in Toronto he published “Coll<-ci;iik~.1. (hurt-u ct latina", (Selections from tho fin-cl. mid l3!- tiu fathers), which had griuu UQQH" in ii- d: .l “Press on .'—-for in the gravv lhcrv '- i and no device, ])l'CS5 on uhilc _vt't _\'L' ma} I" -- his farewell to his students. '

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The U. S. (iirvcrnnicnl is trying; “ '-

ly" to move the l3S,O0o,oo0-btislit-l (illl'_\

from last year's record-brcalting potato crop to avert the necessity for dumping to malte way for the new spring crop. To prevent lhc loss of huge quantities of this precious staple liti- man food doled out in famiuc quantitii-s in New York City at this time last year, various Government agencies are feverishly working on

an extensive program. Plans tuidcr way in- clude shipment of large quantities to (anada, dehydration of a. large part of the carr_v-iJvct' for the armed forces. an impressive program of con- version into cattle feed. and finally, production of “potable alcohol." The full implication of this last use of surplus potatoes is not quite clear to the trade, but some ntembcrs think it symbolic when the Federal Government falls back on potatoes to make what is apparently the first potable alcohol distilled in this coun- try for more than, e year. n a u u

Professor C. E. M. joad has been orat- ing 0n philosophy. and here is part of what he has to say on the subject: -- “What of the positive effects of philosophy? I can- not describe these without assuming provision- ally the truth of a particular philosopohical view. This view represents a continuing philo- sophical tradition which has come do\wn to i_is from Plato through the philosophers of th: Middle Ages. It in not specifically Christian, though moat of the mt Christian philosophers have held it. A00 h‘ to this view, this world of Objects lpnad out in space and of persons living in time il not the only world. There is mother, stable and changelcss where this is un- stable and changing, perfect where this is im- perfect. In this. the world of reality as Plato called it, are to be found certain absolute values.

Those which the mind of man has chiefly re- cognized are truth, goodness, and beauty. Plato conceived the object of philosophy to be dis- cipline and develop the mind that it might achieve a. knowledge of these values as they really are in themselves. But the values are also manifested, in the things of this world, truth in history and science and philosophy, beauty in art, goodness in the characters of men and the institutions of societies. So manifested, ordinary men may recognize them and seek to know them more fully and embody them in their lives. For- and here comes the transition from thought to practice-wig utnnor know values ivithout try- ing 1o know lllClll more fully. just because they are valuable, they exert an attractive power over the human mind, pulling it forward to know them as a magnet pulls the filings of steel that turn towards it. You cannot cnjov bcautv Willi- out wishing to enjoy it more fullygihc gnu}! “pp- out wishing tn bc brllcr, know that truth is round the rornci" willimu wishing in llfllth it down. lrlcals, in fact, draw us npuuwril; piv- im: us a slrctiglh In rise almvr- our natural ~.-l\- w- which without them we could not 151w mustered,

Bclls l-lcad to Borden.

Now l1 the Jones’ Government would takq this tnattcr up with the ritzht. authorities at. Ottawa and so." that tliosc changes were minds they would be doing some- tinnu for our freight problem

What were Sir Wilfrid Lsurlcfls uortls in the Dominion parlia- mr-nt. ivhen we got the car ferry? " A handful of people wanting a czir fcrtlp" So you sec all the chance lllCYP is 1n netting a tunnel. I am yum ll vrrv ulrl man but I think l ,will he ucll silvered out when vou Vm-iaf .1 tunnel undcr the Straits \Vllll n uicr in a stiitablb place fnr

0111‘ our ferry so: what a saving to

H) uorl: i111" zovrvriiiziciit. it would be 1f we

could Bet. alomz without. the ex- pcnsc of this dlvlrn, crew. It. ls worth consideration

l} _sccms to me our Govcrntneilt officials would be much bctter em. ploycd trying to better the courti- tmns o1 what we have than talk- l1)" lunnrl or causeway, which ihgv know full well we will nevm- go

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S1r,~-A1th.uugh we- have advlscd that. a contract for a new car fcizry ls now under way, that. may or may not be correct, we do not clleve

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out, to kcep th Board o1’ at the heels of ment for not makln implement, the deratlon. some th g that has never been done since Confederat- lo . nor can be ncoompl d1"- 1m: the winter season. 1s rww TBDOFIOd there m e- bout. 400 cars of freight between

FONTAINIIIIAU ble palaces front on the creen And gins-u.- of lwdles lovelzv and 1m-

mo Glide down the gilded eta-us.

hlxh 001d corridors ere click-

lng with the heel tape That 10m: B30 were thelrs.

But. tn the aunshlne. tn the vague awlwnn suns e, geometric union: are deco- mlv any: crimson a-nd eonrlet and mne-

red dl-h Arc pointed like the luflu who with Entjvp-Eiflvifilfifii-wii, e 0n e. loaf Octobw day The atljslmes of the lemon loud lnbo

The aisles lead lnto autumn. I damp wlnd grleves, Ghostly kmus are humlnl, the ism u (T; $31155‘ m4 h 1C m O 8 0TB an hushed in mllne helm Four centuries o1’ sutumnl. four centuries of leaves.

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Now would it not. be more to the,

ls time zlve them n. chance cord . . countenance

Lenten Meditations

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The London Time!

IEIEAVEAIINI‘

The shortcut verse In the Bible ll one which no rumor could WIN- lm occurs m scams story on uz- arusm-nd "Jesus wept’ are m two woms. Why did he weep! ‘Impli- sanders aubmeou they KM"; '5'" hold. ho

m: was true. “t. ll cud not account for the teen.

1t may be reverenw sumzlstd that um tnouxnu whlca filled 01H‘ Lord's eyes mm tears nut e. wide: range. at mat Little 3mm? of nwumers. at. tnose lament 518MB. he saw also the great ban- pany o1 the bereaved t ' ll nhsworla- Ln every but. of 1t hcartlzro men and women were IB-UIEFOG by some grave 1mm which no wont of power would restore their dead: always death was bnnglxu l and desoletatorg-e I- sexise that al happiness 1a en taken out of llfe. ‘rnls vlslon of tho grief which, death brlngs to man- nnd, marrtnl the divlne plln. moved deeply the Ireat. lover o! mankind: ne could not but allow hls sympathy to be shown vtslbtv. and Jesus want.

wo the apathelu-Ltle ‘apathy’ or CQlGfii lnulncrence -—- whlch the Stolcs upheld as man's ideal 1n hls day of tribulation. De- vout. Christians sometimes reproach themselves for me lntenaltv o! met they feel when death so r- ates them from those they old dear. 1t. 1s true that Christians have no right. to soiwiv as "those without. hope"; they believe tn the resurrection of the dead and the ltfe of the world to come. They would be wrong. too, ll they grleved kfpr those whom God has called ome.

yet. the sorrow of being separated from those whose neamess has made all life different, even though the separation is only for a time. ls proof of love, and they W111 not. be ashamed of 1t. when they rem- ember that their lord understood thls sorrow, and shared it, and wept. To turn their thoughts to tum will be to ilnd the best. con- solation. ‘the passage of timt- Wlll do tnuch to heal the wound, though its scar remains. But far better w l1 the assurance that they have Suture-ally "lost" their friends by ea i.

as it ivcrc. with um! hand. while he clasps his disciples still on earth with tho other that. hold. and regret for

sorrowful will some happy vprds: "B10

ssccl are they

cach rlny than the car attend to daily. ‘this ls n of affairs. How can our men not. tilong when the ltr-lght they to keep going l5 ' at lbrmentine?

’t1ie t1 :1 ucw Cnr l-‘ctry, and

the price that v.")'ll(l be realized for

the old Car 1i‘crt':.'. would 1n all UFOlIJDIllIV pay half the cos‘. of a twelve mu.» tunnel, and n. tunnel ln a vcrv fcw roars would pay the cost. of building it ln tolls charg-d The writer has 2011K‘ through the l-lrnzin nd ‘Purim-l tinder the l-ltzd- son from_Nc.v York 1o New Jvrscy this ls a one-way

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. but about wde

.R cars to go throufzh

only one car and

truck road. I think the tcll char- ims for cars :u'e 50c. cach and $1.00 each ‘for trucks, and one of the rtnctpals told me that; 1n a very ew would be paid for 1n tolls. 0n one occasion I crossed at 3 a.m_ and the traffic was Just. as great as at.

.m.

It ls reported there thousand tunnels now in of them being 18 ml Wrlahtfis sDewh last. the

lature was quite tlmely. We hope the Charlottetown City Coun- cll W111 take charge of thls tunnel DQIDNlV-lon. us they seem to be the o y

1t lsthatstatement was 3 D

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resaura at. the Cs . The wrltor he: croeud by lee eta on several oeoellone. and therefore known eom _, about urrlflc foe flows and ‘pressure of lame durlng the mon ofMnrch.

bet our local represent-slaves lor- cet. about polmcs, and all net. w- eather and push for a tunnel, u l car ferry cannot nwleetc the

Silt-ll: h Lh h ice, o. shill‘. u°'8.3'3."fi viii’?

v. me term; of Oonleder ' that were Guaranteed to u; when we lomodmthe Unlnn canngyt. be ‘fulfilled

o or w exc a unnol. “$110 late %n. netor Howler. was not a. lmmtlo when he ltum d Prince County lnegenernleloc n

that. they are not far ofi. that the divine blaster holds them.

Grief strengthens there need be no moments when tears cannot be restrained if those mom- ents unite the bereaved with that Lord who wept. And presently the to know by experience the truth 0f his

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broken limbs.

that mourn. for they shall be com- rtedl’

Sackvlllc and Tormcntine, and more additional cars coming down ferry can sad ‘state