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Canada Opposes Decision OnKorean Quegion

New Czech Gov"t Is Bitterly Denounced By Western Powers

PRESPNTS DEMAND

Premier Klement Gottwald o! Czechoslovakia presented commun- lsms demand for control of the country at a. giant rally held in Priiziic. aiiii charged that spiel from the west wrecked the coali- tion government. by tsying to blast the Czech alliance with Russia... his followers cheered 111m. Com- munist party officials reported ihat over 200,000 persons gafliered to hear Premier Cottwald.

Britain To Boost

LONDON. Feb. 26 — (Router!)

itain intends to export up to 16.000000 tons oi coal this year is a result of unexpectedly high production and low consumption ht homc, Fuel Minister Hugh Gfllfslif-Zll told the House of Commons today.

Coming Events

"Notice _.. No more

sawdust at Milton Mills until 20th March.

"llorse race at Stanley Bridge ‘llillfdfi-Y. Feb. 28. Three classes.

"Rummage Sale, T's-laxity finch! Hall, Saturday, 3 P. M.

"Due to arrive at Kinikora, two carionds of good quality hay. Aldm Carr.

"Hockey at Milton Rink to- l-‘lllht. Brookfield Juveniles versus Wiusloe Juveniles. Skate after.

"Hockey, East Royalty rink to- "lsiii. Gaytown Rovers vs. Dun- siafinhge. Skate after.

_“Pimlrv shit Eastern Division bi. James Auxiliary. Moore d: Mc- Leeds, Friday afternoon. .

“Farmers-We have iiiiced Drices on feeds. and Boyle.

flit-each mm could Q lea View Hall many, Feb. 2v. 12 not fine Monday. » .

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_"H°¢kev New Glasgow rink te- l-‘Qhti Glesaow Road Maple sfs "i- New Glasgow impel-leis. e starts 8:30. Skate after.

"Hwkey tonight, Hunter iuver lia-rtsville Maple Leela venue Emit!‘ River Bane Crimes-l. Rate

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"New in stock. Barley liloai at Emil"! Price. Aisoln stock flog 1M"! and dairy ration. Booking i" w’! to arrive. W. I. Bowman.

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WABHDNCEON, Feb. 2C -(A.P) — Clocboolovakiafa new Coin- munilt-conitclled government was joint and bitterly denounced to- day Britain. the United states and trance. ‘may called it a “dillillled dictatorship."

Their commutation was issued in the form of an euhaordinary public declaration. It presented the three Western Powers as form- ing a solid front against what the Communists have done to the Cecelia.

Meanwhile it. was learned here that American officials are high-

FRAGUE, Feb. I —(AP)— Information from a source of proved reliability said tonight President Eduard Bones was considering resigning from the helm of this Communist-ruled republic which he helped found in i918.

The informant-ion, although from a reliable source who is anti-Communist, was not con- finned.

ly uncertain over exactly what has happened at Prague in the last iiwo chys. They are" particu- larly in the dark as to the alleg- ed role of President Eduard Bones. He has been a long-time friend of Western democracy as well ac an advocate of friendly relations with Russia.

Some significance was attach- ed by flplornatilc officials here to the fact that Bones was suppos-

' ed to have made. a “oadcast to

the world yesterday» afternoon. The talk was cancelled about the some time that Communist Pre- mier Clement Gottwaid announc- ed that Belles had approved the formation of a cabinet excluding all elements of opposition to ab- solute Communist domination.

Iii Belles actually did what

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Pact Does ilot Affect Dan Cn Margarine -

OTTAWA. Feb. 26 --(CP)- No ‘

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import of oloousernrinti‘ with- out liameniary sanction, External Affairs Minister St. Laurent toldtheCmnmous to- day. . He We! revlvin: to a quest- ion from William Bryce (CCI —5¢lll1l'll). who had asked whether the Geneva Trade Agreement. or any other trade pact. could bring about a lift- ing of the existing import gm- bar-go.

Mr. Si. hurcnt sold flatly that the import of butter tub- ltltute cannot be. permitted unless and until Parliament rcpeals section five of the Dairy Industry Act, which now bans margarine.

PlentygWork At Trenton Car Shops

NEW GLASGOW. N. 5-. Feb. 16 -—(CP)—Tha Eastern Car Com- pany of nearby Trenton soon will put finishing touches to an prdet for 1.500 box cars and already has begun conversion for a hopper and gondola program that will keep it working at top speed into 1940. it was lea-med today.

On completion 9d the Canadian National Railways box car order, tho-firm immediately will start work on 200 heavy hoppers, coal cars with automatic doors for un- loading, for Canadian Pacific Rail/ways. , _

It also will build 200 hoppers for the Sydney and Iouisburg railway before reconversion for production of 300 box cars for C. N. R. and 850 gondola, coal cars with permanent sides, for CPR.

Ottawa Receives Valuable Records Relating From London Records Office

orrawa, Fob. 20-‘ (miscibil- Prof _ and students o! history of the Maritime Provinces coming to Ottawa for advanced studies and research this year. will find a vastly increased volume of early documents. letters and memoirs in the Dominion archives pertain- ing. to the eastern region. This is revealed in the report of the Do- minion archives of i947, tabled in the Commons this week by Hon. Colin‘ Clibmn, secretary of State. More than two-thirds of the vol- ume deals with transcripts and acquisition of paper: relating to the Marltimeo.

Although the bulk of new ms- terials deals with Nova. Scctla many of the transcripts of letters and memorande. deal with Hines Edward Island. They were brought to Canada last you from, the pub- llo records‘ office in London. Eng- land. One of the earliest records now available for perusal is a description of the then "new co.- onies" of Prince Edward island and the Magdalen islands, dated rm-oo. There are letters from Bit James W. Monwomery to Prince

Would Be “Cowardly” To Cine Up The U. N.

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HQ WWII. N!» Peb- 20- (ae) - con. 4.0.1. Mcrlaushton and tonight it would bl "both sul- eidai and cowardly? to give up the United Nations.

liming at both the attitude of "cynioar indifference" with which some persons regard the wfirld peace orgsnlltion and thg “wlah~ ful thinking" with which other! vi" It," the General told the Un- ited Nations Institute for Edited- tors:

‘The performance 0f the linited Notions up to date may not have come up to the hilh hopes which accompanied its bin. at lln Pran- oiooo the time: which have been encountered. together with the deterioration in the world situation; mean that we should wort harder, for harder than we

have bflovo, to build up our intu-

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Edward Island Governor Edmund Fanning in i791 and 1792 and from Sir Jan-ice to a Major Robert Gray concerning the administration of

the Province at that time under Fanning. r Close relation of state and

church in the Marltimes early n. the 19th century is reflected in a memo to lieut. Gen. sir James Kempt, Governor oi Nova Scotia to Lord Bathurst, then British Colonial Secretary that the Bish- op of Nova Scotia was "absent without leave."

Archibald Letters

What may prove most interest- ing in the category of Prince Eu- ward Island documents are the letters corweming S. C. W. Arclii~ bald. Chief Justice of Prince Ed- ward Island 120 years ago. 1W. Justice Archibald held his coulii at Choricttewwn but declined to live on the Island. The legislature violently opposed an absentee Chief Justice and said so. Ali pap- ers relating to this incident azlri

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notional orilnilntion into kn ef- fective- instrument for peace." r

Osiiidra representative on the Security Council and the ii-power bcdy’: president for Febnlery. M0- Naughton spoke to acme 000 DMD" inont cducotionlstl of the United Etltos and Collide in this UZN. headquarters several nmfllfltl 0! universities attended the meeting, sponsored by the UN. and the New York University School ‘of Education. ,

The General, who commanded Canadian forces oversees for much of the war, llid the extremes of "cynical indifference" and "wish- ful thinking" load "eventually to a mood of disillusionment." Thll mood was "more prevalent than it was a an." and to spool it

would require an informed public -

opinion "o! precisely what the Uh-

Locai Man is Charged With Attempted Arson

Patrick Earl McOourt, City, a youthful member of the City Fire Department, was arrested yester- day afternoon by members of the City Police on a charge ‘of at- itempted arson.

The arrest was made irflcon- nection with an attempt to set fire to the Charlottetown Forum on the night of Monday, Feb- ruary 16, during a hockey match which was being played there.

The incident occurred about mid-way of the third period of the hockey match, when someone, who had gone to the cellar of tl-ic Forum, found some rags purl-ling on a beam there. '

'.l'he accused is being held with-

‘ out bail at the City Police Station

until this morning, when he will appear before Stipendlary Magis- trate K. M. Martin.

The text of the warrant issued for the arrest of the accused reads as followsz-"Patrick Earl Mc- Court. storekeeper, on February l6, did without legal justification or excuse, and without colour of right, unlalwfuliy and wilfully at» tempt to set fire to the building known as the Charlottetown libs-um. the property oi.’ the Char- lottetown Forum Company Lim- mdy ,

lie-appointed Director 0f Bank 0f Canada

OTTAWA, Feb. 26 —R6'BDDOint-

- ment of JL. Holman of Summer-

side as a director- of the Bank of Canada rwas announced here to- day by Finance Minister Abbott. Norman A. Hesler o1 Sackville, NB. has been appointed a dir- ector, succeeding Fred Megee of Port dllgin, N.B. Mr, Abbott said it was "with great regret” that Mr. ltiagetfs resignation was gccepted.

Mr, Holmanbi re-appointtnent is for a three-year term.

Dealings Reds Seen Impossible

By J-M. RDBERTS. (Associated Press News alyst) The travail through w-hlch

Czechoslovakia is going may not prove entirely in vain if it serves to convince the riinalnini free countries of Europe that ou can't do business with Cont-TIMI Mll-

Fihlend may be a gone goose. But France and ‘Italy can still win m; fight against totalitarianism 1f their Socialists learn the lesson of Prague.

French and Italian Communists are not strong enough to stage coups without Socialist support. Neither were the Czech Ccrrnmun- ists. But they have been getting Socialist support in all three coun- tries in a reaction from the gx- tromo i-ightism inflicted on them during the war.

French Liberals generally seem to have discovered for thrmselves that totalitarianism is totalitarian- ism. no matter whether-you call it Communist or Fascist. But the re- birth of thtrextrome right under fifiw auspices in France since the w r has given the Communist a lerlo body of liberal support.

In Italy, by combining with the

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“NottAble To Put’ New Department Together This Year” Says Premier,

Failure to implement Plank Ne. 6 oil his pro-election platform was admitted in the Legislature yes- terday by Prernier J. Waiter Jones when he stated that the promised new Ministry of industry and Natural Resources could not be set up this year. The election pledge was to have this new de- partment established "at once."

“The difficulty at the moment," the Premier said, "is office space. We have not office rooms enough for the Government as 1t is. We are trying to secure more rooms. and when those are available the odds and ends of the various de- pau-tments will be taken into a new department. Things such as the fisheries. fish and game, in. dustry and trade, tourist traffic, Publicity. town planning, can. struction, the Maple Hills pro- ject, public relations, labour, may- be forestry,—-we will crowd all these in one department and get as_ efficient a Minister and deputy minister as we can find.

"We have not been able to put that together this year and to put estimates in one place. mostly be- cause. as I said, we have not got the room. The other day we hail the opportunity to buy a nice building. the old Y. M. C. A. The Government purchased it with the view of making it an office build- ing. I hope our engineers will be able to say that they cén connect it with‘ the Bank of Canada building, which will probably make room enough to have all our various offices connected by tele- Dhflml. and. operating more edifi- ciently."

Iedonl Subsidy

Premier Jones expressed his sat- isfaction that the Dominion- Provlncial grant, estimated -ct $2,285,000, will be more than was anticipated owing to the increase in gross national production. The extra amount will be about $80,- 000 yearly, which in itself was quite a. sum of money. In addition there is the gasoline tax which has been handed over to the Prov- ince. making a. total which will not be in excess of two and one-half million dollars.

“I still don't think thart is

t (Continued on Page B Col. 5) Nova Scctia Harbors Jatnmed With Ice

HALIFAX, Feb. 25-(0?) —Not. since 1934 have Nova Scotia har- bors been so iammed with ‘ce, Capt. W. J. Balcolm, Department of Transport ice information of- ficer, said here today.

He announced the Department's flying ice pa~trol\ will begin daily flights along the coast and over

the Gulf oi St. Lawrence com- mencing March l5. The patrol craft will operate

from either Moncton or Charlotte- town. Angus Brown, chief ofiiwer of the Department's ship Brant, will arr. as observer.

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Witll Brother's Murder

ORESTON. 8.0-. Ffib- W6 -(CP) -A i5~year~old boy shot and killed his brother to save his father from death, a coroner’: inquest jury found here. The boy has been charged with murder.

The victim was Nicholas Nes- piak. killed last Saturday in his farm homo in the canyon district of the interior British Cclturnbla community during a family quar- rel. lie had threatened his father with a hunting knife, witnesses testified.

The verdict read: "The shot was fired in an effort to save the life of Ale): Nesplok, the father, who was being attacked .. .. the ovid- ence indicates the bullet was fired from I. rifle 1n the hands of a

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Decides To Act Cn il. S. Suggestion

MIKE SUCCESS. N.Y.. Fob. M- (CP) - The Little Assembly rec- orrmended today that the United Nations proceed to establish a national and democratic govern- ment in Korea in defiance of a Russian boycott. The decision over I. strong Canadian protest cmild ‘lead to Canada's withdrawal from the Korean Commission charged with the task.

The 3210-2 vote one United States proposal to proceed with elections preparatory to forming a representative government came after I...B. Pearson, Under-Secre- tary for External Affairs and sit- ting fcr Canada in the Little Al- sembly, said the American plan was unconstitutional and that the UN. body could not direct the Commission to take action it was powerless to carry out. Australia sided with Canada iii voting against the proposal, Eleven coun- tries abstained.

A Canadian spokesman said off the floor that the decision “migh " mean that Canada would withdraw from the eight-power Commission which hocl asked the Little Assem- bly for instructions in ‘view of Russia's refusal to have anything to do with the Commission or to allow its members into the north- ern zone of Korea, Russia and he; satellites also are boycotting tho Little Assembly's meeting.

Sack. Cov't Plans Record Sponiiipg

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nnomva. Feb. ac - (or) _

Provincial ‘Iaieasurcr c. M. Fine; tabled in the legislature today estimated. 1948-40 Government ex- penditures of $52,221.l54—hlghest in the Provinces history and top- ping last year's budget by more than 06.500000. Estimated revenue was a record $52,238,445, leaving a siuiplus of $17291, the sixth consecutive sur- plus for Saskatchewan and the fourth burheted by Canada's first socialist administration. The ex- pected revenue was an increase from the t45,591,l01,est1metied lest year.

The estimates, for the fiscal year ending March 31. i949, show- ed major boosts in health and wel- fare appropriations with an ald- ditlonal 31.820159 for old-age pen- sions and $1,400,000 for the Prov- ince’s prepaid hospital care plan.

Mr. Fines is scheduled to de- liver his budget speech in the 55- seat Legislature tonight.

ilnints iielect ilffer To Become Models

CORBEIL. Ont. Feb. 3C —-(CP) -The Dionne quintuplets will not accept a‘ SECOan-hour contract offered them as models by a New York firm, their father, Oliva Dionne, announced today. I-lc did

Farmers Present Brief At Ottawa

OTTAWA. Feb. 26- (Gidlie Canadian Federation of Agricul- ture said today the Dominion is “in a sort of nc-mans-land be- tween a. controlled and a so-call- ed free economy" and urged Gov- ernment steps to stabilize agri- cultural markets and prices.

At an annual meeting with memlbers of the Federal Cabinet. C.F.A. directors presented a brief recommending:

l. international agreements.

2 Stabilization of feed prices and decement of coarse- giains-enarketing under the Canadian Wheat. Board.

3. Continuation of freight assistance on feeds ‘funtil such time as it may be embodied in a national grpin policy."

4. Floor prices for agricul- tural products.

5. Federal marketing legisla- tion “without further delay."

commodity

Two island Doctors Are Appointed-To Do Post-Graduate Work

HALIFAX, Feb. 25—(CP)—Ap- pointment of six Manitimers to do post-graduate work in general surgery, general medicine, gyne- cology and obstetrics at Victoria General Hospital here was an- nounced by the Board of Com- missioner's today.

They are Dr. R. Gordon‘ Mc- Kenzie, Truro and Upper Stew- iacke, N. 5.; Dr. J. Sidney Wright, Bedequc, P. E. L; who interned at Saint John. N. 3.. and practised at North Sydney, N. 8.; Dr. Wal- ter .1. O'Donnell. Bathurst. N. B., who held posts at Camp Hill Hos- pital, Halifax, Charley Perk Mili- tary Hospital, Toronto, and Queen Mary Road Veterans’ Hospital, Montreal; Dr. G. M, Murray, Syd- ney. N. B.,, now practising at Elmsdale, N. 8.; Dr. John B. Dow- ning, Borden, P.E.l., stationed with the R.C.A.M.C. at saint John from 1943 to 1946; and Dr. Neil Ken- neth MacLennan, Dalhousle Uni- vers-lty medical student of 194a who interned at Victoria General Hospital here.

Former Director Cf Canadian Press Dies

VANCOUVER" Rb. 26 -— (OP)-

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CraydoPAsks Questions 0f Prime Minister

(By George Kitchen) OTTAWA, Feb. ze-(clei-cicn don Ciraydon (PC-Peel) in thi Commons today demanded to know whether it was tzrue that Prirnt Minister Mackenzie King we: aware, three days before the ill- starred Canadian expedition sails ed for Hung Kong in 1941, that war was imminent in the Pacific theatre. I Throwing the festering Hbnl Kong question into the Throne Speech debate, Mr. Graydon also pressed the Government to make public the complete evidence o: the Royal Commission which in. 194-2 investigated the dispatch o! the two Canadian battalions to the Crown Colony and an ensuing letter in which Premier Drew o! Ontario wrote to Mr. King of cer- t in undisclosed portions of that. Ludence.

Defence Minister Cllxbon, draw-r into the debate by Mr. Haydon’! remarks, said the Government had given the British Government all undertaking that British docu- ments, labelled “most secret" and used in the inquiry evidence would not be made public and could not now go back on. thaw

. undertaking without British oon<

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The two-man dismp, i‘ s ‘ Hcng Kong issue revolved aroulll recent renewed Progressive Con- servative attempts to have thq Government table the Commissiol evidence and the Drew letter and Mr. King's recent statement that! he now'would, with British ap- proval, publish a "paraphrased" version of the testimony beforl the Royal Commission.’ i

Other speaker!

Taking part in the general de- bate, which branched off intq other fields. were J. M. Dechonl (L-Aithabaska). Hazen Argo! (CCF-Wood Mountain) and Rob- ert .1=‘air (SC-Battle River). ,At the night sitting, Llonl Bertrand (Is-Terrebonne) suggest- ed the appointment of a. full-time Cabinet Minister in charge cl tourist izrade and publicity wl-iiio Angus Maclnnis (CCF-Vancouvl East) criticized the Government for delay in calling a. by-election to fill the tive-ononths-cld va- cancy in the British Columbll constituency of Yale.