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CIIABLOTTETOWN. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 21. 1951 Enigma in Iran

The Iranian Government's flat reject- ion of British proposals for a settlement of the Anglo-Iranian oil dispute has done nothing to lessen the tension in the Middle East. The recall to London of the British negotiating delegation, coupled with the imminent "resignation" of the 4,000 British operators of the great Adaban refinery has created a sort of diplomatic vacuum in which the next move remains clouded and obscure.

Most significant aspect of the whole af- fair is the reticence displayed by Moscow. Instead of seizing upon the dispute as an oc- casion for playing up the well-worn prop- aganda line of "British imperialism" and "American warmongering", the Kremlin has outwardly at least maintained a measure of diplomatic decorum entirely out of harmony with traditional Soviet practice.

Russian reticence, in this instance, is understandable. It also happens to be shrewd diplomacy. For it is less than four years since Moscow was urging Teheran to grant to the Soviet Union the very sort of oil concessions which the Government of Iran is now bent on wresting from the British. Public encouragement from Mes- cow at this time, when nationalist sent- iment is at fever pitch in Iran, might serve to remind the Iranians that their very ex- istence as a nation has depended, during the last century or so, on the sobering ef- fect of British strength in the Indian Ocean upon the imperialist ambitions of Russia. The last thing the Russians want to do at the moment is to rekindle Iran's ancient fear of Russian imperialism.

Moscow's aloof attitude leaves Iran free, for the moment, to pursue the nationalist obsession which has gripped her, at the ex- pense of the British and with seemingly no danger to herself. Iran's present con- fidence in her capacity to play a balancing role between Britain and Russia is, how- ever, no proof that, once British influence has been removed, it will not be replaced by that of Russia.

Parking Hazards Angle parking has the advantage of

"packing them in" along a given length of curb and where parking space is at a premium that probably outweighs many other considerations. It should not, how- ever, be conclusive if a significant differ- ence in safety is involved.

Parallel parking has its advocates, chief- ly from the aspect that the view of the driver is less obscured when parked along rather than into the curb The claim is

; made that angle parking increases the risk of accident and also slows down the move-

ment of traffic besides narrowing the street for moving vehicles. ' Where parking meters have been in-

stalled it is too late to make any change ' without the clearest proof of the advantage 'of parallel parking but it would be most

valuable to compare the effect of the two 'systems on other streets for the purpose . of establishing a long term policy.

Raising The Money

Like many other Provinces, Manitoba is finding it hard to raise money in Canada and has gone to the New York market to float in loan of 312,400,000. The term is for 20 years, with a right to retire the capital sum at any time after the fifth year. The Winnipeg Free Press, which doubts the wisdom of this decision, remarks editorially:

"The reason why the provincial govern- ment entered the U. S. market is reason- ably clear. As an essential part of the anti- inflation policy now being applied by the Federal government, interest rates have gone up. The Federal government some months ago relaxed various supports and pegs, thereby enabling the law of supply and demand to operate. The consequence Is in substantial rise in interest rates. Among the borrowers who have been embarrassed

. are most of the provinces. They are em- barrassed because their over-all budgets are unbalanced. Rather than pay the prevail- ing interest rate in Canada, the Manitoba government in company with some other provincial governments, has chosen to float a loan in the U. S. at what happens

4 to be, for the moment, a lower rate.

. "Where wisdom is lacking is that with n.loen payable both as to interest and

will continue. Both the interest rate and the cost of repaying the loan will depend upon the rate of exchange at the time the money must be remitted to the bondholders in the U. S. At one time in recent years the Canadian dollar was wdrth only 76 cents in U. S. funds. However attractive a small immediate saving may seem, there can be no guarantee against a recurrence of 8. heavy exchange penalty. Therefore, the provincial government is gambling on the future exchange rate, which is something a government should not do. If borrowing is inescapable the government would be much wiser to pay a slightly higher rate of in- terest for a Canadian loan. payable in Canadian dollars."

EDITORIAL NOI CS

Some people are prone to pessimism, but their number becomes notably less as the strawberry season approaches. 0 O I

Welcome to the Maritime Dental As- sociation and the P. E. I- Underwriters. Both are assured that they will not be bored.

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Visitors are becoming more numerous, presumably in anticipation of Festive Week. They are assured of a warm welcome whether arriving in any designated period or just as the spirit moves them.

0 O O Iranian officials are reported to be play- ing with Englishmen like mice. It recalls the time when one Adolf Hitler was going to wring a certain neck like a chicken's. Some mice!

0 Now that paving has begun on sections of the Trans-Canada Highway there should soon be the answer on the ground itself to the questions of direction which have so far lacked an answer on the map.

0 0 Mr. Orrin Hart of Alberta and Mr. John McLean of Nova Scotia, two 27-year-old Canadian farmers in Britain on a Nuffield Scholarship, recently gave demonstrations of Canadian ranching methods on the Great Glen cattle ranch, Achendaul.

I O C It is just over a year since hostilities commenced in Kortm. Modern military strength can be increased only slowly at, first, then rapidly and, once full production is achieved, at a very great rate indeed. The increase in strength of the free na- tions in one short year can only be regard- ed as phenomenal but is also only the be- ginning.

Harriet Martineaii. English miscellaneous writer. died this date 1876. She visited America 1834-36 but her sympathies with the abolitionists made the visit anything but enjoyable. She became an enthusiastic advocate of mesmerism after being cured of a serious illness by its employment. She was attracted by Comtels philosophy and in 1853 published an admirable condensation of his "Positive Philosophy". -

For what it's worth, Canada's defence planners consider that Russian bombers bound for U. S. (and one or two Canadian) targets, would likely follow either of two routes. One is an eastern route via Spitz- bergen. The other would follow the Aleut- ian Island chain-Alaska highway route. Our experts think that the former is the more likely. It has "refueling possibilities and would give Red bombers a better chance of getting back to their home bases.

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Britain's National Federation of Y. F. C.'s has announced the names of the six Young Farmers who will visit Canada as guests of the Junior Farmers' Association of Ontario and the U. S. as guests of the 4H Clubs of America. The six who will sail on August 4th and spend a month in Can- ada and 21,5 months in the U. S. are. Misses Sylvia Brewer, 24, Grampound Road, Truro; P. A. Burrows, 23, Cropstone, Leics; J. D. Stevens, 21, Moortown, Wellington, Shrop- shire; Messrs. L. Picot, 20, Trinity, Jer- sey; B- D. Thomas, 24, Narbeth, Pembroke- shire, Wales; J. A. Jackson, 23, Seaton De- laval, Northumberlend.

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The death of Mr. John Cameron re- moves not only the oldest barber in the city, but one of the best informed authorities on the history and biography of Charlotte- town' citizens. Endowed with an excellent memory, and being particularly observant and inquisitive, little in the present escaped his attention; while his retentive memory enabled him to recall history of events and families away back in by-gone days. No one of any importance had a skeleton in his closet that Johnny, as he was popularly designated, had not famlliarized himself with. l-lis customary comment on the ways of fellow citizens, was "you don't know how little you're thought of until you seek pub- lic office, then your faults and failings will be broadcast." Mr. Cameron was a good citizen and a bona-fide practising Christian,

principal in U. S. funds there can be no cuunnee that a presently fevorebig rote

owing nobody anything but love. God rest his soul.

THE GUARDIAN.

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PUBLIC FURUM

This column Is open to the discussion by wuespondenls of questions of interest. The Guardian does not necessar- ily endorse the opinion o! w. respondents.

OLD AGE PENSIONS

Sir.-Much publicity has been given the Governments proposed plan to pay people over seventy a pension without a means test, and to very many people this was very welcome. But now from some news items in our papers it ap- pears that after all there is a catch in it, and a proposed ad- justment to the Income Ta Act is mentioned as being m e to act as I means test. I

I am. Sir etc. OVER SEVENTY

summerside.

Canadian Federalism

(London Times) A bill to amend the British North America Acts is a remind- er that the Parliament of the United Kingdom still retains, though in a purely technical sense. certain constitutional powers over the Dominion of Canada. The reason for the continuance of this anomalous situation. which is shortly to be terminated by con-

sent. lies in the quasi-federal character of the Canadian Con- stitution. It is desired in Can-

ada to legislate on ii national basis for old-age pensions. but the pou- er to do so is reserved by the North America Acts to the prov- inces. and last October the Su- preme Court of Canada decided that neither the provincial legis- latures nor the Federal Parlia- ment can make even a voluntary transfer of any canstltutloniil power.

In most respects both have ul- ready acquired the right to amend their own constitutions. but the authority to shift the dividing line between them can evidently not be exercised by either the Federation alone or the provinces alone. It has therefore remained provisionally with the Parlia- ment et Westminster. as a body that can be neutral between iheiii. but subject to the established constitutional convention that Ii shall be exercised only when and as requested by Canada herself. It is not quite clear how this convention would be interpreted if the Federal and Provincial Gov- ernments made contradictory I'll- quests: but Canadian statesman- shlp since the Statute of West- minster has avoided this difficulti. and the time in now so short that the case in unlik.ely. to arise.

It is now common ground that Canada should have complete for- mal control of her own Constitu- tion as soon so suitable machin- ery for its amendment can be devised. This machinery must hold the balance even between provincial and federal powers. and therefore the amending formula must be something different from an ordinary Act of the Federal Parliament. Every sovereign State with : federal distribution of powers must provide in its own way to meet this need. Aultralln and Switzerland, for instance. use in referendum. while the United States has A complicated syltcr-i requiring legislation by I .pre- scribed msicrlty in a fixed num- ber of states legislature: as well so in the Congress. .,

It will not be surprising if Canada chooses to ignore both models. for her Constitution dif- fers from those of the United

coomsrrr visvar; snriuunos and uutvsis G. F. HUTCHISON

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1 Old C ha rloilefown

(And P. E. I.) i

THE "iucinum SIiI.lTl-I"

"We were on Thursday nratlfled with the arrival of the Richard Smith. being the first Steam Veg. sel that ever entered this port. The novelty of the occurrence at- tracted a large concourse of spec- tators. who cheered her as she approached the wharf. . Mr. Smith, the manager of the Albion Mines. rind several other gentlemen. came passengers in her. Next morning l-lis Excellency the Lieutenant Governor and El large party were treated with a sail up the Hills- borough: and about twelve o'clock. she again started for Pictou." -Prince Edward Island Reg- ister. Aug. 10, 1830. (The boat was intended to ply on the East River Of Pictoil. between that town and the coal mines. Her engine was of thirty horse power).

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States and Australia. first by de. fining the powers of the provinces and leaving the residue to H103 centre. instead of vice vcrsa. anti. SECOHGIY. by giving the federal authority a limited right to in- icrfere even in the domain -re- served to the provinces.

The provincial Premiers agreed 1853': year on the principle of cre- ating a purely Canadian proced- ure for amending the Constitution. and remitted to a conference of their Attorneys-General the task of devising an appropriate legal form.

When this has been accepted both by their Governments and by the Federation it will be neces- sary for the United Kingdom Pur- liament to cast it into the form of one more Bill - the last - for amending the North America Acts. As with the present Bill. which passed through all its stages in the House of Commons last week in four minutes. its passage will be a pure formality. for Parliament has no other function in relation to Canada than to give effect to the wishes of her people.

TEE SONNET

A Sonnet is I moment's monu- ment,-

Memorial from the soul's eternity

To one dead deathless hour. look

that it be.

Whether for lustrsl rite or dire portent

of its own arduous fullnus rever- cnt:

Carve it in ivory or in ebony. As Day or Night may rule; and let

Time see

It: flowering crest impecrled and orient.

A sonnet is a coin: its face re- vesls

The soul.-its converse. to what

Power 'tls due:..

Whether for tribute to the august appeals

of Life. or dower in Love's high i-etlnue.

It serve; or 'mld the dark whs.rf's cavernous breath.

In Char-on's palm it. pay the toll in Death.

-1). G. Rossetti.

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Dr. L. Mcclsccc

DENTIST Dental 8 - day

GLORIA BUILDING I70 Grafton BL

Phone 101 C

.i.P. Macrliersoii & Son

151 QUEEN ST.

fsuored-to-Menurg Clothing That It . 849.00 and up

E. R. Brow E?Son

Fire, Auto, life, Accident, sickness And Plate Glass insurance A! Lowest iiatos

Agent at Summcrside. D. O. Stewioxi 144 Richmond St.

Charlottetown

compared with the current esp- ers of beef. the cow that jumped over the moon must have been old ind rheumatic, if that was the best she could do.-(Ottswn Citi- sen).

Alberta's net debt is my under 8I00.000,000 for the first time since it hit. that figure on the way up during the FsrmerGovernnient regime between 1921 and 1935. The actual debt. as I. result of paying off some 82.266000 in bonds now stands at 398,356,132. That doesn't tell the whole story. There is "in the sock", that is the special reserve set up by the gov- ernment to pay off the outstand- ing debt, some 075,000,000 or more. At the end of the 1950 fiscal year it stood at S62.000.000 and there was a whopping 320,000,000 sur- plus left in the year ending March 31, 1951. who says Alberta isn't. rich? - (Lethbrldge Herald.)

Housewives may pile the dishes in the sink. but from now on they'll handle the lowly milk bot- tle with delicate hands, for by an edict of the Saskatchewan Milk Control Board it has been placed in the diamond and ruby classi- fication. Today a milk bottle is worth five cents, tomorrow its value will be double”. The empty bottle will be worth as much as a full one was a few years back. Thor-e'1l be mighty few milk bot- tles put out the side door or on the front porch the night before to await. the arrival of the early mllkman. A milk bottle with a ticket or money in it will be too great a temptation.-(Moose Jaw Times-Herald.)

A country doctor has been named president of the Canadian Medical Association. The choice of Dr. Harcourt B. Church does not seem to have been dictated by ii desire to honor country doctors. It is rather a tribute to Dr. Church's own outstanding qualities as a medical man. It could also be a tribute to the sense of dedication he and his family have carried to the practice of medicine outside the big cities for so long Dr. Church is the fifth generation of his family to practice medicine at Aylmer, Que. On leaving McGill he lost no time in getting back to

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dition. xnumhip in is u'ont.mi hospital and Great War sonic. delayed him a bit, but he did get back to Ayliner as soon as he could. There and in the surround. mg countryside he hid brought 4,000 babies into the world. only 600 of them in hospitals. His ex. perience is that of the typica; country doctor of fiction, a nu- thpt in reality seems to be dying out as doctors seek the wider ex. perionce and more lucrative a: any practice. Yet it is a race tho! must not be snowed to die out. ii is easier now for country peopi. to get to the cities for medic; treatment, but in this land 01 wide open spaces there are 3;”,- where it is difficult to get medic; treatment It all. It is I problem for the medical profession to solvg if it is to live up to the respon,-,1. bility it has assumed of bringing medical care to every Canadlar who needs it. Putting the coun- try doctor in the limelight, eye; for I brief space. will help along this work.-(Montreal Star.)

If you've ever gone on I bong,-. moon or your plans for the future include one you might be interest. ed in knowing just what starter the whole thing. Centuries ago when a man chose a bride he very often had to steal her and can -her off to parts unknown. Wheth. or or not she was a willing victlir made no difference; he took he; and hid her until her vengeful kinsmen grew weary of the search and let the whole thing drop. The custom of "giving the bride away" is another relic of another age the era when I bride was custom- srily purchased from her parents From the some time comes the wedding veil, reminiscent. of tho day when a. maiden appeared at her wedding completely veiled from top to too. Then there's thi best man. He was more than jusi an amiable pol with s handy Vest pocket for a wedding ring in the original version. In fact he was almost indispensable, for he back- ed up the groom when he went in steel the bride. armed to the teeth in case they should encoun- ter a father or brother with dif- ferent. ideas. so there we have it We needn't look too far for the "something old" that is tradition- al for a bride. It's there in almosr every phase of I weddlng.- (Wall

Aylmer to carry on a family tro-

street Journal.)

PROFESSIONAL CARDS

FREDERIC A. LARGE.

. . Barrister, Solicitor. Notary Royal Bank of Canada Building Charlottetown. P. E. I. LOANS ON CITY AND FARM PROPERTIES

Bell. Mcfhiesbn &

Foster Barristers. Solicitors. etc. R. R. BELL. K.C. D. L MATHIESON. i..L.B.. K.C. G. R. FOSTER. LL.B. Loans on City and Farm Properties.

150 Richmond Street Charlottetown. P. E. I.

MccPheo & Trainer

H. F. MlcPHEE. ILA-. K.O.

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M. Albcn Former A 3. ii, Li. a. ' MONEY 1'0 LOAN Charlottetown. P. E. I.

Chas. R. McGucid

I. A. BABBIBTER, SOLICITOI. NOTARY. Etc. Intern Trust Building cnsnnorrsrown Phone I111

Palmer & I-icslcin A. J. BABLAM. D..A., LA..l. Barrister. Etc.

Bank of Non Scotin (mnmbuo Charlottetown. l'.E.l. MONEY TO LOAN

A. Wolrhcn Gander. LL. 8.

BARRISTER, aouci-roit, nu. Phillips nuiiain, 111 Grafton Street Money on Loan Collection

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GILBERT A. GAUDET. n. 5., Li. I Barristers and solicitor: Money to Loni - Canadian Bank of Commerce Bldg gm

J. A. MeGuigcn BARIIISTEB. SOLICITOB, Etc NOTARY, ITO. BABBIBTEK IOLICITOI OUR!!! BUILDING

mm? Dr. W. R. Carson chiropractor Palmer Grsductc CHABLOTTETOWN on Prince St. nun. 1911

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Phone 120 238 Pow-nll St

office Hours 3! Appointment 1,. d Mcthesoll. Peaks 8. Nicholson

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