"TI-IE GUAlRD'”I'A"N

“Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew"

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federal Building Tenders

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The Legislative Assembly in its closing hours is pretty well overshadowed by the prospect of a new Federal Building for Charlottetown. The long promised and de- layed structure seems to be of a description that makes it well worth waiting for, its estimated cost being in the vicinity of three and one half million dollars.

The need for such a structure has been imperative for many years. The task of in- tegrating the activities of the many depart- ments and branches in the Island capital must liave been the despair of administra- tors as going from office to distant office in a complicated matter has been a wear- ing chore for the public.

The erection of this building, together with other construction both public and private, will mean a good deal to labour and to business generally. The heavy build- ing programme will do much to offset any slacl-mess resulting from the smaller amount of money in circulation attributable to the low price of potatoes during the past winter. The building too will add to the appearance of the city and will no doubt influence other construction and reconstruc- tion.

l'atcliwork Affair

The mutilated form in which the Legis- lature finally adopted the report of the Ed- ucation Committee presented another ex- ample of disregard of parliamentary rules and procedure. As previously pointed out,, the report was irregular in being presented as "an amalgamation of opinions” rather than as a majority report, and no time should have been wasted in discussing it on its merits. Since it was discussed, however. it should either have been adopted or re- jcctcd in its entirety. Beauch:isne's Rules of Procedure are quite clear on this point. They state that "A report from a com- mittee cannot be amended by the House, hilt must he referred back to the commit- tce." These rules govern the Legislature, when. as in this case, no specific local rules are provided.

This question arose in the House of (‘omnions some _vears ago, and the then Spcakcr. l-ion. E. N. Rhodes, in accordance with the rules declared a motion for amend- ment out of order. “When a motion is made for the adoption of the report of a coniniittcc." he said, “it is competent for the House to adopt it, to reject it, or to refer it back to the committee with or \vith- out instructions. Or, it motion may be. made for the six months‘ hoist.”

Perhaps the latter procedure would have been the most suitable in this case. At any rate. our lawmakers should be the first to set an cxainple of adherence to the rules go\'erning their deliberations.

ll. 8. Tariff Giirlis

The l'nited States has decided to cur- tail sharply its imports of Canadian rye for the balance of the present crop market- ing year and for the whole of the year I954-3.3. Rye is much less important to’ Canada's economy than several other grains, but it is by no means insignificant

The rye episode, says the Ottawa Citi- mm. is disturbing chiefly because it marks a continuation of a restrictive policy em- barked on by Washington even before the present administration took office. It fol- lows the imposition of similar curbs on the niovcniciit, of dairy products into the U. S.. an action particularly affecting Canadianl cheddar cheese and dried milk. It is of the sanic order as a threat to clamp import quotas on oats——a fairly substantial item in Canadian trade with the U. S. Those re- stl‘l(‘,tlOllS were not imposed simply because the Canadian government yielded to pres- sure and adopted a "voluntary" reduction in shipments; Canada agreed in effect to cut in half its oats exports to the. U. S. for an approximately 10-month period ending: ncxt October. By its action in the matter of oats, Ottawa may have hoped to per- suade Washington to mend its ways, trade- wise. This ncw development. concerning rye does not give much ground for optim- ism. There is no more reason to believe

fiiere have been rumors flint Barley may be next in line. The fact that these re- strictive measures run completely counter to an international pact, the General Agree- ment on Tariffs and Trade, has made little or no difference to American policy.

There are other products of interest to Canada that are now under study by the U. S. Tariff Commission, says The Citizen. These include ground fish fillets, and lead and zinc. The Commission has power to recommend to the President either quan- titative restrictions or increased tariffs in the case of any product referred to it. What will happen with these particular items is difficult to forecast.

,Fo_r_A-Greater Canada

That by 1980 Canada will have a culture and an outlook on life that will be the envy of the world is the prediction of Immigra- tion Minister W. E. Harris, basing his fore- cast on the assumption that this country’s population will be between 25,000,000 and 30,000,000 by that time.

The minister's expectations, of numbers at least, seem modest and there is no reas-

on why Canada should not more than double her population in a quarter of a century. Certainly we can absorb large numbers much more readily today than

even a few years ago and as further de- velopment takes place the present rate of immigration will be hopelessly inadequate to supply the demand for strong arms and keen brains to convert our resources into wealth.

It is by no means insignifactnt that per-

fo ‘think over

School Is Out!

iods of prosperity and rapid immigration coincide. Every immigrant and his family add to the demand for goods and services of every kind. He also contributes to na- tional production so that a healthy flow of immigrants is reflected in the general pl'OS- perity. '

This is by no means the only value of immigration. As indicated by the minister our culture is enriched by receiving those who can transplant the arts and crafts of old lands into the new and integrate them into our common cultural tradition

EDITORIAL NOTES

Tomorrow, the 6th Sunday in Lent; Palm Sunday.

here, according to a return tabled in the Commons. 0 O 0

Revision of the Legislature's rules of order will apparently not be undertaken this session. It is to be hoped that the com- mittee charged with the task of revising: the rules will have its life extended untill the House is again summoned. ‘

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Edmonton's proposed city hall has a windowless council chamber

from the second floor and supported by 12- foot slits which stand on a terrace. The council apparently is not taking any chan- ces on the Saskatchewan River behaving

like the Red and Assiniboync a few years His

ago. 0 O C

which of the two expressions: "Dal- houoie Sage" or "Neatby fortitude" my merely on on; own cm” “,4 bothered Mr. wees the seemed to be thrown into petition against himself." However, on the mes of countless genemt. in specifying the area covcrcd by ion; to comc?

Dr. Bennetvs fame. he might have included New Zealand where the Professor was born and. I am sure, is held in high esteem.

identified , . when he made the it wtuitous as-

(‘anada has trained 2,682 aircrew from semen; -«Nearby 1...-1.x,l.d., NATO and there are now 950 in training ft-W1’ m°r<‘l.V as strong prejudice."

refrain of those N:-atby's onslaught on their pseudo- continues, in the face of Soviet Rus- patriotic compl.1cenc_v.

jutting out-29.1837: Lady Mary Fitzi'oy.

Tuesday last on a visit to George- town and its llt’lf.Zlll)0lll‘l‘l()od_ from

PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to the dlscuuion by correspondent.-i of questions of interest. The l Guardian does not lIGL‘El5HI'- .lLy ondorao the opinion of ‘ correspondents.

The power of the hydrogen bomb hu, it in plain. given pause even to the leaders of our Government. Their very hesitation to give away the facts in itself gives away the facts. Under what mandate. then. do they continue to hold as secret the results we may expect from the use of weapons of extenrilnation—

"NEATBY FORTITUDE"

Si.r.—lt is difficult to determine

m0Y€- H9 people but on all living organisms: "C0m- not merely on our present lives but

Are our leaders afraid that. w en the truth is known our devotion to the perfection of scientific weap- ms of total destruction and ex- termlna,t.ion will turn out to be ii. profoundly irrational one; repulsive to morality. dangerous to national 1‘CVCal5 security, lnimical to life?

Do they suspect that the Ameri- Venseful can people are still sane enough to who resent Dr. halt the blind automatlsm that

Anyway, the Fredericton scribe his pedagogical faith

‘Prejudice ! " That‘s the

sins equal scientific powers. to produce these fatal weapons?

Do they fear that their fellow- countrymen may well doubt. the usefulness of instruments which, l under the guise of deterring an ag- ‘giessor or insuring a cheap victory, might incidentally destroy the

lam. Sir, etc. W’, .l. i’.f\'l{lGH’l‘ Manchester. N_ H.

_ Old Charlottetown

and I‘. E. I.

of the harbour. and as the boat. left. the shore the strand resound- ed with the deafening cheers of the assembled people. Carriages which had been sent from Wight- "His EXCl3llt‘llt'_\’ Sir Ciiurlcs flflfl‘-rnfln-S ““'“ll""d them “P0” lanai“?-

Mcommmed where also His Excellency was re- “... .0“... on ccivcd in the warmest manner by ‘a numerous assemblage of the set,- ltlers living on that side of Mur- whence they rctui-iicd on Fi~toiiy.,”y H”b°”r' ‘ma °5°°”'9d by them Excellency and suite crossed‘ to the house of Mr‘ Th°m35 Cl°w- the harbour of Three Rivets to:“’h°"° ““ “duress “*5 PT°5°“l°d sh Andre...-3 pom.‘ “upping at upon behalf of the settlement. wggmman-5; on wedmsday they After partaking of some refresh-

KING'S ("()l‘.\'TY VISITED

From the Royal Gzmctle, Aug.‘

by Mr. 1-faviland.

Weapons Of Extermination

(Lewis Mumford in the New York Times)

All airlines without making may be said that T.C.A. is particularly so. Despite three crashes in sevteen years the would have wmmmans, m an open company's safety record is such that since 1947 a passenger would fly an average of more than 5,000,000 miles before being ex- epcted to be in Ft crash.

William Hazlitt. English ,author, born this date 1788. tarian minister, painter and lecturer. be determined to become a writer and soon runs through the reached the front rank amongst contemp- orary critics. when he did not know the author. his judg- ment was usually sound and generally well

acters of Shakespeare's Plays” and Plain Speaker."

Easter Sunday will be April 18th. Eas- ter falls on one of 35 days, March 22-April heads of families from the nullifi- 25, being the moon which happens upon or next the 21st of March. According to

are safety conscious but of Murray Harbour and White

insidious distinctions it 5...“ am, as me My pmved ex_ tremely favourable for the purposr, it was arranged that the party

boat. and in this manner proceed round the coast to Murray Har- bour. rcturning to _Wightman‘s by land tlirough Lots 63. (it and 50.

"This mode of conveyance af- forded His E.‘<CcllCll(‘y and Lady , Mary the only good opportunity of viewing with advantage the large was and extensive tracts of cultivation successively R Uni. which this fertile part of the coast

exhibited for almost the whole dis- tance. as the highroad in general rear of those fnrms which border upon the sea shore.

"Upon reaching Murray Harbour, His Excellency was greeted with the firing of cannon. A display of flags hoisted at the different. houses, and other demoiistrntions of respect. this being the first time the sof'.')ment. had been hon- oure.-! wtfii me presence of n Gov- ernor. His Excclleny and Lady Mary were greeted on landing by James Richards, Esq. John W. Lebacheur, Esq. and most. of the

when unprejudiced. that is

"Chair- "The

His writings include.

- bouring settlements. and conducted hrst Sunday an" the fun by them to the house of Mr. Henry

after Marqunnd. where a substantial cold this it rcpaat. was provided by the in-

viilbed the flourishing settlements m”“' m‘ lflrly W°°"°d°‘l °“ incl’

. . __ habitanta, His Excellency was then would this year be celebrated on April 2;). _,..¢.,md with . c.,..g.,..u1...o.y

The “full moon" referred to, however, is ii "dd|’°“- °mb°d¥l"I “'9 “Blink of

hypothetical moon whose lunations consist

the settlers upon the occasion. After partaking of refreshment.

of 29 and 30 days alternately and this Pas- and I carriage hnvtnz been prepar-

chal Moon will be full on April 17 al- though the moon in the heavens will not be. full unti the 18th. ,

I

ed for the accommodation of His Excellency and Lady Mary, the party continued on their route to White sands. accompanied by A

Details of a new fighter plane cannon with a “devastating power" have been giv-

numerous cnvnlcade on horseback, o o o ' ' ' .

"Upon witnessing the fertile and extensive settlement; which lay in this direction. His Excellency was

not less pleased than surprised, nnd

now than there was when Canada cut back en by Minister Of suppjy Duncan sandy, com noummnmmexprmlng ma

ll~'l‘'F~l1lPm€t1l 01' Oats that this strain Will, after ti visit to Vickers Armstrong factory. bf’-‘ ,ElV€" "10?" QEDEFOUS ll'98tmf-‘Ht WhL‘=1‘The new weapon. a 30 millimetre Aden the time comes next fall to review the mnnom win he the armamefit’ of Swifts‘ Britain's first swept-wing service fighters. With this powerful cannon. the Swift will be capable of bringing to bear against an enemy aircraft eight times more high ex- fine vessel of 550 tom. nearly may plosives than was possible types of guns,

position.

On the contrary. the U. S. government appears commltted~ to ii policy, for an iii- definite period. of restricting imports of certain products—malnly agricultural-— which are surplus in the Unitqd states.

opinion that their extent of cultiva- tion and flourishing nppenrance equalled. If they did not surpass. those of any settlement which he had yet. visited. The party returned to Mumay Harbour by the road leading to Messrs. Richards‘ ship- yard. when His Excellency. accom- panied by the builder. Inspected a

to be launched. !"fm Excellency and null.» em- barked here for the. rnstern side

Wlih_ earlier

return to Wlght.man's. O O O

| "On Thursday. His Excellency and Lady Mary went over to Georgetown. when His Excellency visited the Court House and Jail, and inspected the different im- provemems which are in progress in this rising town. His Excellency expressed himself decidedly in favour of the situation of George- town, as the most eligible position in the Gulf for commercial purpose:

Afterwards. accompanied by Thomas Owen. !‘.iq.. the Road Commission- er. he inspected the new road lead- ing from the Georgetown Road to- wards St. Peter‘: Bay, until it. is intersected by the line of road in- tended to be opened from Mount Stewart. Bridge. The party drove on this line to Mr. Owen's. where they lunched, and returned through Georgetown to Wight- man’s. On the day following they return to Charlottetown lunchlng en route at the cottage of Mr. Brown. near Vernon River. whose extensive improvements, for the limited time he has been set- tied here. and scientific mode of

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Perhaps the most. difficult of- fice In the Free World today is that occupied by Mr. Dulles, United State: Secretary of state. No for- eign minister has an easy time of it and each one mutt. be under ter- rlflc physical and mental strain; but Mr. Dulles is labouring. under special difficulties for two ma- Iona: (1? he seems to make more policy speeches than any of the others. (2) he speaks for the nation which by comma ‘ and ap- proval la taking the lead in inter- national affairs; as everyone knows leadership is always vulnerable to criticism.

Mr. Dulles has many critics. some of whom are found in his own country and even in his 0\vll| Republican Party, but it. is safe to say that none of them would care

The Gual'dhll_'_SvMur1hy. April 10. ‘T3,

The Poslsingi Soon 3! Oborver ‘ ‘ ~ ‘EAST AND WEST

hon-:.ver. that. India. in I. new soverelgn nation and. quite natu- rally. intensely jealous of her fight to self-deternilnntton. It: in under- standable, too that a country which had been under Western d0lI\llth- tlon for so long. and is now free, will be constantly on the watch for the sltghest. sign of interfer- ence in its internal affairs. There in no doubt that Mr. Ne- liru‘s position is that his Govern- ment. needs no advice. however good and benevolent it may 1.; from the Government of any other Power. Recent reports seem to iii- dlcate that many highly placed Indian officials. probably lncluu.

.ing Mr. Nehru himself. sensed in

Mr. Dulles’ speech ii faint trace of western "domination". To anyo. i. in the Western world'thla view is

to be in his shoes at the moment. The pressure under which he is‘

inexplicable; it. even take: on the character of absurdity. But the

obliged to work must be tremen- Eastern nilnd (there is an Eastern dons and when. as 011811 h3PP€H5. mind and there is a Westiem mind, his words are mlsundz-rstood and‘whMever the one world enghusg.

misinterpreted. the strain must be well-nigh unbearable. l . . . - Mr. Dulles’ recent speech in which he called for “united action" against any further spread of Communism in Asia has been subjected to ex- traordinary criticism, especially in that. part of the world which for the time being appears to be in most danger. A glance at the map shows that. should Indo-China. be permitted to fall into Communist, hands, only Thailand, it weak and‘ poverty stricken country. and Bur- ma. which in very little better. would stand between India and a huge Communist empire led by China. . One would suppose that it would be to India's advantage to help. if need be, Ln the defence of Indo- Chlnn with vigor and determina- tion. strangely, according to ra- potts from India. Mr- DU1l95' “united action" speech is receiv-

whole fabric of civilization

and mm anywhere. Some Indian news-

lng less favouruble attention there

threaten the very existence of the papers have gone so far as to suz-l

human race? . . .

gent that the speech is one more indication of the American desire

Our secret WCEPODS 01 9-'Xlr°l'm1n3' to control Indian foreign policy.

tion have been produced conditions that have favored tr- responsible censorship find 5h°“' sighted political and military Judg- ments. Under the protection of sec- recy a succession of fatal e-rrorshas bun made, primarily as the result (since 1942! of our nccclfilnll 10131 extermination as n method of war- fare. These errors have been coin- pounded by our counting upon such dehumuiized methods to PFOMYVC peace and security-

In turn. our very _i-teed for sec- recy in an abortive

knowledge. logical symptom in the body politic; fear. suspicion. cooperation. hostility judgment, above all

non-

power based on fantasies of unlim-

itcd extermination, as the only pos-

sible answer to the political Lhrca‘. ance——their chief necd—they

effort. to

monopolize technical and scientific has produced Dal-ho’ ‘id l° whole which

“Nd” Mr. Nehru himself is said to see

in it an implied "tlireat" to his: neutralist plans for India. He also. appear: to cling to the view that Communlat. uprising in Indo-China is really an "i " peridenc-" move- ment wlth no aggressive dc-518“ on any other country. This is ex- actly what Communist pr0l3aS311ll' lsu have been saying all alonz: they must. be overjoyed to hell’ that. it hu been received so well by Indian C‘vov.erxinie.nt officials. Indian irritation over AlIIcl‘lcEf‘l; neighbouring Pakistan-‘ some Far Eastern experts,

believe may yet. develop Into‘

to critical something extremely sci-lou.s—ia an-l demsyons or other part. of this seemingly un-.

realistic Indian view. The Indians will take all the economic assist- can

i

of Soviet Russia But. demorallzed get. from the United States. but pien cannot be counted upon to they are terribly Inlefed by P3K'l control such automatic instruments man’: acceptance of intlllary sun-

of demorallzallon.

port, which happens to be that

At. a fatal moment our sclf-ln- nountryli chief need at the mom.

duced fears may produce the meal-

culable and irretrievable holocaust

our own weapons have given us rea-

son to dread. Only courage and in- Sympathetic to me

telligence of the highest backed by open discussion, will give us the strength to turn back from

°'d"' theory of Government;

en l..

There never has been any hint‘ that Mr Nehru is in any way Communist-

t.heoret.lc-

ally, at. any rate. his spflches "1"; dlcate that he is anxious to keep-

me suicidal pm“ we “we blindly India on friendly terms with the.