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Morning Dally (Founded

in I887)

Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Oflloe Department, Ottawa. President, Ian A. Burnett; Vice-President, Wm. B.

Burnett; Secy.-Treas., G. M. Bu

rnett; Editor and

Managing Director, J. It. Burnett; Associate Editor, Frank Walker.

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

sivruiunu. Ariiii. 1:1, 1947

The Versatile Mr. Wrlsht l

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THE CHARLOTTETOWN

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This column is open to dSNHHTVJPnVsHWHIHHNNY-‘u

out, is one of Britain's left-wing leaders, occu-l pying a position in the British Government some- what comparable to that of Philip Snowden in the Ramsay MacDonald Ministry nearly 25 years ago. This means that his political back-, ground is that of a radical free trader,-form-

The Swiss Guvernmuit is toy-

ing with the idea. o! putting s. tax ‘pondem. u’ quemom d

interest. The Charlottetown

erly of the "Cobdenite" school. His strong on all drinks except milk and water. Gum-gin, q," no; “age-gaf- advocacy of the Empire preference after it has I“ mm“ m“ “mdlllml welldl’ ll! ""1"" the villnlflll "l prevails. and. figuring the amount cofre'pondenu

been in effect for 15 years, shows how for poli-

_ _ _ _ _ of water in soft ddnlcs a d govern- iicul sentiment in Britain has moveo toward n

"llilll-dlfiben sed alcoholic beverages,

GUARDIAN

suit to the integrity of farm peo- ple generally).

The truth of the matter is srmpiyl this. That in the ‘thirties sonic 12.000 farmers lost their farlns to the Banks and Mort- gage Companies through no fault o.‘ their own. but because of dry seasons. grasshoppers, etc.. they} reaped no crops and therefore. couldn't pay their mortgages.

To prevent a possible recur- rence of ihis brutal tiardshin to tho fzlrillCl‘. ihc C. C. P‘. Govern-

govern-mentsl planning in eco- nomic sffsirs, then such s person has already forfeited his right of citizenship in a free country, should be ostracized and immed- iately branded as a dangerous man, in brief s Communist.

I am, Sir, etc. D. J. MULLIN. Si. Peter's Bay, " -

THE GRAND REGIONAL SCHOOL PROJECT

“TNTER TREE ~

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Are we not kin, 0 Tr”, You m‘

a. m. In th‘. l‘ . lgldcnd 5ll1lfl€$_d@so,a“ and

tection since the early '30's. . .'Sir Stafford Cripps, Leftist and Socialist, lnow occupies the important position of Presi- what should be do“ about I

iwater ls taxed highly too. - Brant- gford Expositor.

dent of the British Board of Trade and as such youth in his early teens whose am-

is the spokesman for the lGeneva. Questioned at a press conference there

United Kingdom at

‘biiion is lo be a “big shot criminal" ‘and wlto has just confessed to the

‘Pfllire in Vancouver that he expects

whether he would consider abandoning Imperial 55mm day, ,0 be a murderer? This

Ipreference if the United States should agree toy

HON- Hllfflce w'l9lll'5 lllllllll’ l° 59ml‘ °_ll lmlll l a general slash of 50 per cent in all tariffs, sides of a question was demonstrated in thircflpps answered with u" emphufic "egumm

Legislature the other day, when he undertook fol show that notwithstanding what he had said in 1938 about retaining Latin in tlie rural schools, iie was justified in supporting its abolition now that the Government's policy has changed. HE. did not hesitate even to garble his own 5P¢¢¢ll oi 1938, as quoted in thes: columns lost ‘Tues- day, in which the Campbell Governments re-

l i w , was defended against all comers, and notab

l, ' against the hm. mcmbcr for Belfast (Mr. J.l y Walter Jon-as) to whom Mr. Wright referred

specifically. _ Last Thursday Mr. Wright quoted only that‘ part of his 1938 speech in which the Pleludlce, against Latin was noted, and went on to soy: ‘The gciiernl public ilitl Illll. appreciate the study of Latin. uliil did iiui encourage the pupils to study it. The condition became more - t ’ intensified aflcr that. We had UIB llfvslllflll °l ‘v ‘; f the Farmers‘ Institute in on one occasion de- nouncing the study of Latin will llllbllc 0Dl"l"fl became so argaiiist it lliliit tihci-o was practically no one studying Lutiii except the fciv who ivcre going into the learnt-d professions. 'I‘he result was that the ll-zit-hi-rs ililfl to epciid a dispr-u- purtinnzito lint-audit of llit-lr time on those pupils and the llllil‘l' pllflils‘ \\lIll hail in siuily iitlii-r thiiius (llfl not Tftiilltli‘ tlie TIFUIIPI‘ lillld iif Bltfilellltfll. it ivzis absolutely iicccssury t-lint some change should be music. l! “'8 W9" "ml" 5 dictatorship we might not do that but under s democratic form of government we cannot leg- islate against public-s opinion, nnd so til-Iliad opinion forced the (mvcrntmc-nt to change s policy. That docs not moan that I have changed my mind." . » Hon. m. llfacllfillasi: "what ruhllc flemlM had you for the abolition of India?" lion. Mr. Wright; "We had the president ol our Famiers Institute nnd different organiz- ations coming to us to make a changf- N‘! Government can so Bgillflifi Pl-lbllc "llllllllll- w° must submerge our own ideas for the majority- I do not: think it is necessary that I should‘ Qhfljnga my mind at all, but I think it is neces- sary that under the circumstances I should "ppm-g mg policy of the Government at tho present time." _ Unfortunately for Mr. Wright's contention. ll’ was the whole point of his 1938 speech that the opposition to Lotin was ill-informed and based "on a false conception of education. That being the case the Government s duty was clear- lt must be guided by its firm conviction of what was 1n the public interest. There was no ques- tion of counting heads or votes to determiriehtlile issue, and it was on that ground that he c a- lenged the statements of the present Premier and other would-be reformers. What has be- come of this high-sounding declaration since the Campbell Government went out and the Jones Government came in? Mr. Wright hasn't told

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His arguments are strikingly similar to the ones he gives for claiming still to be a 100 per- cent Prohibitionist while remaining a member of a Government which last year took in_over half; a million dollars in liquor profits. and [5 blldgel‘; ing this year ‘for another half million. Mm Wright, still en|oying the emoluments of office,i shakes his head sadly at this state of affairs.

In this respect the hon. member is not unlike; the hero of that famous old ballad, "The Vicar;

and came into prominence first "in good King Charles’ golden days. when loyalty no harm meant." lt paid to be a zealous high church- mcn and the Vicor was oll that. With the com- - ing in of King James there was a change, to which the Vicar promptly adapted himself. Then: "When Wiillinm was our King declared. Tn casc thc nation's grievance. ‘Vitli this 111'“! wind ilbnut I vcered, .-\iid SWUN‘ to him allegiance."

After this revocation of his principles the

royal Anne became our Queen," and he once more turned Tory. But: "Witt-ti (icorgi- in pudding-limo ciunc o'er Aiitl miidcrziti- mcli looked big, air, My |ll‘1II('l|'llI'S l ('lIitll[{(‘t‘| iiitcc more, .‘\llll I llPfJil-mi‘ n Whig. sir."

he swore undying

of Brae," who was also a notable fence-straddler -

Vicar had to make another volte-face, "when-

‘Is retaining prefermcnt until tlie advent Manitoba of "the illustrious house of Hanover, and Pro- Saskatchewan

@- EDITORIAL NOTES t-.

That was a very fine and instructive ad-

Club. He let in o

_ . . lcivic affairs, the sot fusal to yield to the heresy of the GIIIPLOIIIIISFS‘. new and Vi“ apprecriute. Y

;dress by City Clerk Fullerton at the Y.’s Men's

lot of much needed light on of information citizens

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Our legislators are looking forward to pro- rogation by the end of next week, after, per- hops, one of the most historic sessions since Con-

federation.

to be done.

A very great deal of business has - been transacted, and a great deal more remains Whether it has been satisfactory or

otherwise the taxpayers will be the judges when the election is called.

That fourth Supreme Court iudgeship seems to be as far away as ever, and our three County

Court iudges will h er notice. The La the proposed deal,

concerned over the matter.

ave to "stay put" until furth- w Society did not approve of and the loity were riot much What the Law

Society, and almost everyone concerned with the law, want, is a Maritime Supreme Court of Ap- peal as outlined by Mr. W. E. Bentley, K.C., in r01; m shall surmount the lmmediat‘

the Public Forum.

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Two years ago next week,

Oti-

on 22 April,

1945, the Canadian public‘ thrilled to the first

announcement that the First Canadian-

Corps

is not a nice question. But the youngster involved is l4 years old. ,0nly a comparitively short while ‘ago he vins presumably the apple of his mother’; eye. -—- Victoria Times. -

I-lere is s hint for fathers. Three, hundred and twenty-six children; ,in a. Ncw England schcol district:

were asked to write anonymously just what each thought of 1115 father ‘As may be imagined the result M55 interesting. if not startling. yMany reasons were given by those !who declared their liking for daddy iHe built my doll house: he taught [me to swim; he helps me with my ‘school work; he lakes me to the ‘park; he gives me a calf to fatten ‘and sell. Scores of essays could be reduced to "I like my daddy; he lplays with me". Not one child lmctioned the family house, 01:, lfood or clothing. Wcnllli counts for ,littie with a child. What makes a ‘daddy really worth while in his ability and inclination to be s piny- mate to his children. -- Chatham News.

l \Ve ought not to be saving coal. _We ought to be bumlng it. making goods that we could use and sell. It would be a sign- of national ‘health if every chimney in the land .were belching smoke. every electric fire glowing, and every gasometer uicliveolng gas at full pressure. By ‘loyal, patriotic obedience and ef-

emergency, but the reproach of it will remain unless we are given the ‘leadership l0 enable us to do much ,more. -— London- Sunday Chronicle.

In lVloecow today, in all our world gatherings where men meet to solve

had moved from Italy and was then fighting in ‘difficulties. what l5 the source of

Holland.

The move, shrouded in secrecy and known officially as "Operation Goldflake", body

failure? Not in lack o: technical knowledge. nor in lack of political and scientific experts; we have more

taken weeks to complete. Commencing late in ‘a. these .11,“ befom The (sum, is

February-the Corps, complete with

vehicles,

equipment and personnel, landed at Marseilles in southern France and trekked north almost

completely under its own power.

For the first

time in the war the Canadian Army was fighting

as a whole on one

too, the Russians were embroiled in a life

. About that time and

front. .

death struggle with the Germans for possession

of Berlin, last Naz

i stronghold on the continent.

On 22 April, 1945, Russian Forces captured 16 suburbs of Berlin. .

George Gordon, 6th Lord Byron,

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English

poet, died this date 1824; he came of a Derby- sliire family notorious for its stormy history, and

himself lived up to

its worst reputation, until res-

cued by an Italian lady, Countess Guiccioli and

Shelley, bath of w ceeded in sobering

hom, in their own ways, suc- him up, enabling him to pro-

duce some of the best poetry in the English language. His Dan Juan is not only the clever-

iest satirical poem in English literature, but also

one of the most ingenious displays of rhyming in

the language.

take advantage of

l taliation:

He had the skill, seek

To probe his heart and watch his

cheek,

He was the most observant of observers, and never allowed would-be critics to

him unawares or without re- when Cunning's gaze would

changing

At once the observer's purpose to espy, And on himself roll back the scrutiny.

Canadian farmers were levied $7,115,926y

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"in breakdown of the human char- Hillier: in breakdown of moml and spiritual values. Where men admit of no power lighter than themselves of no sanctions higher than their CWII. this is bound to be - Ottawa Journal.

l Lord Harder. physician t) Rig Majesty King George. told a Tor- onto audience that Great Britain's national school meal service (which NR5 Wldfli’ extended during the war) helped t0 promote good he-illh among an entire generation of school children. The records Britaiir have shown that. the pro- vision of daily nutritional meals pro- nuccd a mmkcd improvement in children's liciqhi and weight. A 1'.'i’ll.lClI81 school. meal service is over- due in Canada —- Toronto Star.

l ___. l The first issue of the Orrillin, Ex- positor, published in i867. was a H1‘ DQg-t‘. slrz-coliumt newspaper. -'l‘hc advertisements silo-y how the cost Qt living has increascd. Men's suits. to: instance, were advertised by both the Miilcrahy and Company nnd Frank Kealfs drygoods, at $2.50 each O'Brien and Company ‘another well-knovim Orlllia store of the period. offered the best quality ibacon at ten cents per pound, while a wcmerrs store advertised ladies‘ lFféltCll gisitcrs at $1 each. Cost of beverages was not all correspond- ingly cheap. the advertisements showed. Tea, for instances, was a dollar a. pound. Whisky. "the best ldomcstic brind made." was offered lnt '75 cents a, gallon — Orlllla News utter.

P601110 in groups merely trade

in income tax in the 1945-46 fiscal year, a Com- ‘mm gocd; and their services as mans’ return reported for Robert Fair. That com- well in this way. Money need not

pared with $3,335,

1943-44; $440,212 in 1942-43; $150,103 in 1941-1 -42; $204,319 in 1910-41; $151,549 in 1939-40. This table breaks the 1945-46 figures down by,

provinces:

Prince Edward lsland

Nova Scotia New Brunswick

Quebec

Ontario

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B70 in 1944-45; $1,111,937 in

$ 24,209 . . 33,085 25,294 59,913

1 ,865,590 2.587.632 1 ,1 14,000

confuse it. only in periods of scarcitv will that “service“ be discounted. As things get more plentiful l through increased production the "or else" burden will shift. It is the customer who will trade as. he thinks it is fair he should trade.- and for nothing less. That is supply ‘and demand. - I-Iantilton Spectator l A xtorm In a t/oacup has arisen in London as lo who should fix

li0a6rl78 Paulette Goddard's hair -whlle she

l"! e movie. At the time of mg. the twelve English hair- dressers who attend to the 1.341195 in

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l the discussion by corra- “I-‘LEECING A SCOT"

Sir,—Apmpos recent lcticrs rc- garding parcels to Britain, the following facts may be of infor- csi to readers!-

A small parcel mailed b_v uic last week containing 2 lbs. corn Syrup. 2 lbs. jam. small can milk. and 2 packets pudding powder

mcnt has passed thc following Act

in Saskatchewan: ,

Le. "Any ‘vcar that a fax-that's‘ crop yields loss than $6.00 to the ncrc of ground planted. he is not rcquircd to inzikc any payment on principal and the liitcrcsl for lllt‘ year is fnrgoltcn or Writicn off.“

l Thus ill:- Mortgage Companies and 1111' farmers prosper or suflcr together. according to the vicissi-

cost $1.15 in postage. I have bccn l tildes of nature.

in Canada l0 months and have spent nearly $50 on postage stamps. As a Rot, I cxilci-it-iivc an almost physical pain on being fleeced in this manner! I am. Sir. etc., C. W.

BACHELORS vs. SPINSTERS

5113-111 a recent issue of the Guardian which I purchase daily at the Milk 5t. news stand on my way to work I wag pleased to note that steps are to be taken in rc-, gard to the 10m: discussed bachc-. lor problem of P. E. I. |

Due to the fact that lil union‘ there is strength it looks as l.’ the "spinster" will have lo resort . drastic measures in order to gctl

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one of those illusive gentleman to: the altar. ' Seriously, llle lIéIUlIBlUI‘ situation‘-

on the Island is no joke and calls? for immediate action when you: see all the fine old homesteads’ closed and crumbling to decay for, the want of a "woman's toucfl, and all the pretty little rural schools closed all for the absence‘ of the “patter of little fact."

Here in Massachusetts iherc an abundance of lovely looking. strong. healthy, former Island girls all between tho ages of 35 and 50 who would liiakt- idrzll wives if the propel" CCCIlfiClS were, made

Those girls came here young in life blinded by the prospects of. early marriages to rich Americans‘ few of ivhicli ever materialized; and now findlhcmsolve-s ivorkingl in somebody else's kitchen itistcarl.‘ of their own.

At a recent social party, the. proceeds of which went to benefit: an Island church and at WlllPli‘ I was present, I counted 33 glrfsl still young, and attractive. final-l taohed and with no matrimonial, prospects due to the fact that at‘ the present time there are seven‘ women to every man here in the’ U. S. A. Having spent many happy vacations on P. E. I., and having,

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a, wide range of friends aliri rela- tives there, I can't see ivliy any of- those girls would not jump atl

the offer of going back there, and faking their places i-n the l‘lll‘_ll communities and small towns as busy housewives and mothers i0 the capacity of which they 31K; all

ivcll qualified. I don't. believe that l lllelf‘ ‘ “CCPSSHFY

any of those "marriazcalilc males. y are bachelors by choice but moi-c- that ihcy lack the "gumpllo-n y to propose and find tlicmsoives tongue tied ht the larcsntici- 0i a member of the opposite sex, and it would he fnr more nilproprhitc for thcm lo vcnrl a hooklct ea.lcrl. “l-loiv to gcl a. woman yhd hold her" instead of casting sarcastic comments on “How to gel a man" which presents no problem lo ii wnnlall if SllC gels the proper cs1- couragcment.

So what do you say follows? Why not take a, trip to Boston and look the market over. I guar- antee you will find a pleasing v.1- riety and instead of bct-omhig confirmed bachelors and vvomail haters, become husbands and faili- crs and build up tho homes andl farms which have been left in,

.your keeping and I am surc youimflnl’

will tind life all that it sliuuldl be i am. Sir. elm. "

AN ISLANDER AT

Boston. Mass. l

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Sin-Please grant mo space inl your valuable paper to correcti certain statements allegedly model b; Mr. CH. Sclloflcld of the Can-

adian Chamber of Commerce in

his vr-llcd “political speech" the Charlottetown Board of ‘Prado on Wednesday evening.

Mr. Schoflcld stated that. ready in one province, Saskatch- ewan, private enterprise had been pretty well driven out of lht- plo- ture and a form of state socialism hail taken its plucc."

This stntciiiciit is incorrt-ct. Private cnicrprisc has not bccn driven out of Saskatchewan.

While Saskatchewan Govern- ment has embarked upon a pro- gram of publicly owned cnlcr-

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tcstont succession," to which ollegiancc—-"wltile they can We know not what happened a Vicar concludes his ballad lust

keep possession." ftcr iliot, but the ily:

“Now in my fniili iiiid inyiilty I iii-vcriniirc. will fiiltvr,

And Gvnrgt- my liiivflll king shall bir- l'iilll lllll‘ limos (In ziltrr.

Aiiii fills is liiiv that I'll

"Iiiillflllfl

lliilll my dying diiy, sir. Tliul WhillSltCVPl’ king shall rcigii.

Ellil I'll be the Vlciur

of Briw. sir!"

Significant Statement

Aflllfesilllfl ll“ l"l9'"°f‘l°"°l Tfl-"lfl c"- we must always bear in mind is that in a small