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THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

JUNE 16, 1949

THE GUARDIAN

r llornlnl Dally (Founded ll III?)

Authorised an ties-rind Clans Mall. Paul Otlld

Department, Ottawa. Tao lalancl Guardian Publishing Co. us»: and Managing lllrenlul, d. ls. Burnett

Annotate Editor, Freak Walker.

"The Strangest rMemory rs Weaker Than

the Weakest ink.‘ DHABLOTTETOWN, THURSDAY. JUNE 1a. 1949

communists Barred

A commission of top-ranking U. S. educa- tors, including Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Dr. James B. Conant, presidents of Columbia and Harvard universities respectively have issued a forthright declaration on current problems in the field of education. Among the highlights of the commission's findings, which resulted from a study made at the instance of the National Education Association, was an unqualified re- commendation that Communists should not be ‘employed as teachers.

Examination of the report in detail, says the

< Montreal Gazette, makes it clear that the edu-

cators’ proposal is aimed, not at any restriction on academic freedom but rather on promoting and assuring it. They emphasize, to begin with, that the exclusion should apply to proven mem- bers or active adherents of the Communist Par- ty, and not be used as a basis for unfair attack on teachers loosely or unjustifiably classed as "Reds." They also urge that students should be enabled to make an objective and accurate an- alysis of Communist doctrines, as practised in the Soviet Union and preached by the U. S. Communist Party.

But they draw a sharp distinction between the informative exposition of Communism, its methods and implications, on the one hand, and the advocacy of its virtue or adoption in Am- erica. They are as flatly opposed to such advo- cacy in schools and other educational institutions as they are to engagement or retention of known Communists as teachers. Because of the discip- line and rigid ideology imposed on Communists, because they are committed to a program of "conspiracy and calculated deceit," says the re- port, Communists cannot be depended upon to exercise the freedom to think for themselves- and teach accordingly—which should be a key- stone of sound education.

Words 0t Warning

ln the Superior Court of Quebec Mr. Justice Collins noted "the trend of our times" towards "constantly increasing encroachment upon hu- man rights and liberties." "The power to tax," observed His Lordship, carries with it "the power to injure and destroy", and he continued in these striking words:

"One of the great fundamental problems ta- day af our own and other countries of the dema- cratic world is to prevent taxation from sapping away, exhausting and destroying the fundamen- tal liberties of the people in which are inextric- ably bound up the rights of the individual.

"The duty of the court is to interpret the laws as it finds them, but as the multitude of these laws and regulations, bath Dominion and Provincial, unfold before the court in the never- ending stream of important cases which come before it for decision, the court by reason of the judicial nature of its duties and its functions as the impartial and independent arbiter of thc legal rights of citizens, cannot help but look askance upon the constantly increasing en- croachment! upon human liberties and rights whether enacted in the farm of taxation, social legislation or otherwise and, perforce of it, often iisk itself, 'Whither are we going?'"

Labrador To lsnoflt

Although Newfoundland had its title to the Labrador territory confirmed twenty-two years ago and two general elections were held between the date of the Privy Council's decision and the institution of Government by Commission, the residents were not granted representation in the House of Assembly. What is more, it was given little share of public service facilities such as post offices, roads or even arrangements for medical care. Now this oversight has been remedied. As soon as possible the people of La-b- rador will be enabled ta elect to the Newfound- land Assembly a representative who will have opportunity to speak in their behalf.

"This forgotten land," comments the St. John's Evening Telegram, "needs a great deal of attention. The idea has been only too general to regard Labrador as a potential source of wealth for Newfoundland in respect of its timber, water power, fisheries and hidden min- erals. While praiseworthy attention has been given ta the people's welfare by the religious bodies whose clergy have long rendered devoted, arduous and self-sacrificing service winter and summer along that rugged and dangerous coast, and by the Grenfell and Moravian Missions, lit- tle has been‘ done by the Newfoundland admin- istrations to betterconditions."

As a case in point our St. John's contempor- ary mentions that only two mail deliveries were mode there last winter. The air transport line engaged to carry the mails into the northland was unsuccessful. This was blamed on weather conditions, but during most of the winter fav- ourable weather prevailed in the Battle Harbour am and the ice surfaco at St. Mary's present- ed no difficulties for tho landing of a plane. In fact, flights were effected weekly by the United States authorities who maintain a station at that place and mails were dropped and picked ‘up regularly.

"The inclusion of Labrador as a provincial constituency,” says the Telegram, "will at last give to its people and to thb fishermen who spend the fishing season thorn the benefits of necessary public service facilities. This willvin- volve increased expenditure, but lt will repre- sent only a small totem of what hos been Miran, fir" ~- H ‘ll be token, from this llllym i‘ mlbsryoevsr which Newfound- ‘ ‘ ‘ hi had lurisdlstion

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./. EDITORIAL NOIE§ f.

Twelve more days till the election.

Today King Gustaf V of Sweden celebrates

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An'epidemic of something of head and throat ailment has broken out in British Columbia. The double election campaign oratory may have had somethnig to do with it.

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Both the leading Federal contending par- ties won yesterday's provincial election in B.C. They could not avoid it, being coalitionists. But a different tale will have to be told of the con- test of the 27th. if

A British Columbia C.C.F. candidate has made an appeal that will be echoed by other par- ties and by the Canadiari Legion in its "get out the vote" campaign. lt is for men to volunteer their services as baby sitters so that mothers will have time to vote.

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The language of diplomacy has been stead- ily deteriorating. Diplomats today seem to try to imitate the more lurid wartime expressions of Mr. Churchill rather than what was once con- sidered to be diplomatic language.

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Feast of'Corpus Christi, i. e. feast of the Body of Christ, on Thursday after Trinity Sun- day, observance enjoined by the Roman Catholic Church in I264 in connection with the doctrine of transubstantiation.

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The reduction in nominations from 954 can- didates in i945 to 85l in the present election, with I7 more seats at stake, is a striking feature of this campaign. Fewer candidates and parties will at least insure against the election of mem- bers by much less than a majority vote.

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It is understandable that party workers, har- ried by the problem of getting out the vote, should think of a scheme for making voting compulsory as being an answer to half their troubles. It seems likely, however, that such a measure would sound the death knell of the par- ty system itself for without the hard work of persuading people to cast their vote, the par- ties’ working strength would go rapidly down.

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Fewer cruise ships are an the go today but Charlottetown will soon be included in an Ameri- can all-expense air tour of Canada. Resort Air- lines, lnc. of Pinehurst, N. C. are reported to intend a five-year experiment in that direction. The cruise will include Ottawa, Montreal, St. Jovite, Quc., Mont Joli, Que., Moncton, Char- lottetown, St. John's, Halifax, Yarmouth and Saint John.

Surely this is a prime example of teaching the young idea how to shoot craps: St. lves, Corn- wall. England. JIM 3 —(AP) — Six bibles, bought annually fromfunds left by a centuries- dead puritan, were distributed Tuesday to chil- dren here. By ancient custom, the vicar and two church wardens umpired as l2 kids vied for the good books. They rolled dice.

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Rev. Dr. Norman _Macleod, Scottish preacher and author, died this date I872; minister of Barony Church, Glasgow; chaplain to Queen Ymtlflfl; editor of Good Words; led the opposi- tron to the proposed disestablishment of tho Church of Scotland, and won the day; stoutly opposed to strict Sabbatarionism; a warm sup. porter of home and foreign missions; author of The Old Lieutenant and His Son, Reminiscence: of a Highland Parish etc.

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East Coast fishermen have been notified by the Federal Department of Fisheries that in order to collect the seal bounty it will be neces- sary to submit the complete lower jaw of each seal on which the bounty is claimed. The bounty is payable only on harbour seals and not on any other kind. The reason for requiring the lower jaw rs that it readily distinguishes the harbour seal from others, such as the harp seal which the Department"wishes to protect rather than reduce. lt is the harbour seal that damages fishing gear, the fish in the nets and interferes generally with fishing operations,

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The Hon. J. Walter Jones is probably the most popular Premier in the Dominion at the present time. There was a general desire on the part of the visiting members of the Canadian Manufacturers to see and hear him, and he did not disappoint them. He looks, every inch a farm- er, and speaks just as one would expect a well- rnformed farmer to express himself-in plain, unvarnished, language with no‘ frills or furbelows to becloud his meaning. The visitors were im- pressed and overjoyed listening to him; as they were likewise with the chairman, President Cur- tis of the Board of Trade who admirably dis- charged his duties, being brief, bright and on- tertaining.

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Five years ago, on June l5, i944, the Gar. mans launched their’ first robot bomb attack on England, and before the sites from which the bombs had been launched were overrun by the Allies, mostly the Canadians, more than 8,00) missiles had been‘ directed across the English Channel. Although one-quarter of this number failed during flight, some 2,300 readied m. London area. Canadian troops played an llllpay. tant part ill the war against tho robot bomb. Anti-aircraft gunners, before leaving England for the continent, pounded away at the bqnb; as they winged erratically over tho southern counties. 0n the continent, tho Canadian Anny fought a series of bittpr battles for the Channel Coast ports from which the bombs were being launched. Ls liavro foil on September l2, loo- lWIO on the 20th, Cap Gris Ne: on the 29th,

and Calais, after several days of stubborn, yig- lflffiffmiflfifflllb, em; *~

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TEE SHELL

Aud. then I pressed the shell

Cicse to my ear

And listened well,

Ami straightaway like a bell

Came low and clear

The slow, sad murmur of for dis- tant seas,

Whipped by an lcy breeze

Upon u share

Wind-swept and desolate.

It was a surslese strand that. never

re The footprint of a men

Nor felt the weigh;

Sinae time begun

13f any human quality or stir ‘ Save what the dreary winds and

, waves incur. And ln the hush of water; was the sound Of pebbles rolling round. For ever rolling with s hollow sound.

And bubbling sea-weeds as the wat- ers go

Swish to and fro

Their long, cold tenzwles of slimy gray.

‘There was no day.

Nor ever came a night

setting the stars slight

To wonder at the moon:

"Twas twilight only and the fright- ened crqon.

Smitten‘ t: whispers, of the dreary w n

And waves that journeyed blind-

And then I loosed any ear-oh, it was sweet

To hear a cart go joltlng down the street!

-Je.m¢s Stephens.

Old Charlottetown

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LAX SABBATABIANI

‘ "The Venerable Archdeacon Wil- 115. of Halifax, late from Cape Bre- ton, arrived here on Friday by way of Pictou, end on Sunday perform. ed divine service at St. Paul's Church. In the morning the at. lendwwe We: pretty good. but in the afternoon the congregation belrely averaged one ta each pew.

We are not apt to indulge in re- llglous cent; but we cannot help lhlflklfl! that when e dlgnitery of the church travels such a distance for our benefit. it would be at least respectful to go and hear him. His afternoon's discourse wee worthy of a more numerous nudi- ence. It formed en excellent end instructive homily not only on the nature and importance of our re- ligious duties properly so called. but also lnculcrsted, in mild and persuasive terms, the due observ- ance of the more active virtues which, in tho different relations of life. it becomes us to exercise to- wards society and each other; those moral and social duties which the heart dictates and the law at Christ enjolns. We are not going to enter upon an analysts of the sermon, but this we do not hesitate to say, that perhaps in no other Christian community would such e discourse have been preached to nearly empty pews."

—Prlnce Edward Island Register.

Sept. 25, 1827.

Mr. Drew And The Armament Ring

(Ottawa. Citizen)

The curious thing about Mr. Drew's charges regarding the transfer of the Canudnlr plant to the Electric Bout. Company ls the long gap between the time when the subject was first; aired in Per- llsment and the time when he has seen fir. to use it as the basis for charges against the government and against Mr. Howe. The sale of Canedeir Ltd. to the Electric Boat Company was first reported in February, 1947.

Mr. Howe gave a detailed oc- count of the plant (which is at Certlervllle, Just outside oi Mori- treal) and what. it was doing. and its transfer to the Electric Boat Company. in Parliament. on March 20, 1947. The plant cost. $21,825,- 'i’i'l.33. It was operated at first by Canadian Vickers Ltd., which was engaged chiefly in shipbuilding and which turned over the plant. to Cenadeir Ltd. u private com- pany formed exclusively to manage the aircraft plant. It sold out. to the Electric BoaLCompany late in 1-946, at a time when it hsd com- pleted production of $106,080,000 worth of aircraft nnd when it. em- ployed 7,383 persons. The gov- ernment later sold the plant ‘o0 Csnadair Ltd. which had become a subsidiary of the Electric Bout Company.

The Curtiervtlle plant first. built Catalina. and Cnnso flying boats, then it engaged in converting mill- tery planes for commercial sir lines. Finally, its big postwar job was the North Sta-r. one of the lesdmg air transports of postwar flying. .

The reorganized Csnadolr 1M. wss paying sn eussusl rental of 0000.000 for the pleat, with ap- tion (which was noted an) to purchase it for scoooooo. If the purchase was postponed. the price was to be scaled down year by year. The price actually paid was CAQUMLIO. In addition. the mm- psny put up {£000,000 la working capital. Under these terms. tho Canadian government turned over its m of civil air tnnsport planes, with its rile and - billty, to Conodoir Ltd. Th tn- cluded the ltossue s-tgtsll obtained from the Douglas Atrorsfs Corn- mn" a a a

Whether Rite was s good ‘or bad deal. the result la hardly l dispute. despite lfr. Drew's room attacks on tits North Btu pl Ishssotood thoflstofai operations. If more was a disu buyer who would hs o psld

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This column In open to the - discussion by cos-responders‘

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COLD STORAGE FACILITIES

Stan-Newspaper reports inform us people living in Prince County that the Minister of Fisheries, Mr. Meyhew, sold there would he cold storage facilities to nccomodabe the fishermen, placed somewhere in wince County. This to my mind ls a service that. i; long over due, not. only from one standpoint of ser- vice to our fishermen. but such e storage would fill s long felt need of the farmers as well.

I easiest that now is the time. and St. Loute is the place, as e ten mile radius would include. Tig- nlsh, Mlmmlnngash, Lot. 7, and A1- berion. Now that hauling is done by trucks. such a centre could be used bo the advent-ago by all of the people in West Prince County and to those people I wish to say. Oome, let us take advantage of aj good offer, and do something that will be of sommbenefit. to all the people.

I am, Sir, etc. W. B. Alma, P.E.I.

Privilege

(The Printed Ward)

Wealth that exists in private hands is not now a symbol of pow. er over the lives of others. In the case of large corporations owner- 8MP ls often so widely distributed that it counts for little in the ect- uel management of the business. In any event, whet with having to consider the wishes of govern- ments, labor unions and the public, management's only privilege is to cut and fit as best; it can. The privilege of the owners of the cor- porations, the stockholders. ls to receive consideration after manage- ment has satisfied ell other inter- eels,

The evil of privilege, against which reformers have always fought, remains a real danger. But it: no longer is attached to wealth or rank. Privilege now belongs to the civil servlcemnd the Crown companies, Dominion and provin- cial, that have peclal rights over the prlvater-ltlzenk affairs, and ex- traordinary powers of pushing him around.

A glance at England or Russia, whence the C.C.F. and Communist. parties derive their inspiration. is sufficient to show that privilege. not democracy, is their ideal. Vot- ers at the coming Dominion elec- tion, remembering what arbitrary

North Star program. Mr. Drew hes only to name him.

Mr. Drew's dtscovery,_mennwhile, is that the Electric Bast Company has n "sordid record," that. it is “one of a world-wide group of jj-j. ternaiional armament ring.” A: he has admitted. Mr. Drew went to the reports of _t.he U. S. congres- sional committee of 1034 to obtain his information. The committee, heeded by Senator Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota. was devoted to the aim. as the Montreal Star has noted, of promoting the Neutrality Act, the corner-stone of prewar U5. lsoiutionism. Mr. Drew's phrases. heard on two nations! broadcasts. about “salesmen ef death" and “international arms- merit. rocket." were drawn directly from this source.

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The election csuipsLn has pro- duced no more startling never”. meat than the spectacle of the leader of the Canadian Conserva- tive party drswlnl on the stock- tn-trads of American lsolatlontsm of an almost-forgotten ern. l-lls attempt to bracket Mr. Howe with Biz-Dull Znhsroff. “the evil genius of the international rules”. will not likely go down with votm who rncsll It". Rowe's notable service to his country u the chief manager of wartime tn- dustrtsl mobilisation.

1t the Oonsdotr deal is s bsd one, than it is sin-prising that llr. Brew allowed so runny months so

try without lotstae the public ow about st. n was aostha dio- solutloa of Parliament on April so

, last that out off investigation. The

details llld been 0i! the record for

more than two years bsfars shot. and lsr. lows M than time.

armament;

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lle shall judge the poor of f-llo paople, lie shall ssve the children of the needy. and shall break in pieoeu the soppressor. .l-le ..shnli redeem their soul from deceit lllfl phlegm; and precious shall their blood be in nu slshf-

BEWARE 0F BEES

REGINA - (c?) _ n was a good thing for some small boy the! 5.0.2:. Flora-item's shipment of bees arrived late. About the time they were- to have arrived. n small boy climbed the beck fence and lifted the tops from all the beehivos.

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abuses of power Canadians have had to endure since 1939, should hesitate before asking for more of

CANADA PROVINCE OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 1N THE PROBATE COURT The 7th any of June, A. D. 194B. In Re Eltale of ALEXANDER

M- DONALD canon, me of ran

River in Queens County in the said Province, Farmer, deceased intestate.

To the Sheriff of the County of Queens County or any Constable

or literate person within sold county GREETING: WHEREAS upon reading the petition on flle of Mary lnbel

MssoLeod of Charlottetown In Queen: County aforesaid. Steno- grapher, the Admlnlntrafrlx of the above named estate, praying that a citation may be lllued for the purpose hereinafter not. forth: You are therefore hereby required be cite all ptroonl interested ln the euirl Estate to be and appear be- fora the Judge present at n Pro- bate Court to be held in the Court House in Charlottetown in Queena (‘ounty in the said Province. on Wednesday the 18th day of July next. coming, st the hour of eleven o'clock foreunon of the same Ill! to shew cause if any they can WhY the Accounts of the snld Estate should not. be passed and the El- tute closed no prayed for tn lair! petition and on motion of Wil- liam E. Bentley. , ' , Proctor for said retlfloner.