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THE GUARDIAN‘

Narnia] Dilly (Founder! In 1M1) lltlhorllld ll lice-old (‘lien 31:11., eon OHIO! Department, Ottawa.

The loluuel Uuersliun Publishing Co. Editor Illll Managing Director. J II. Barbells Aum-llle Edition Frank Wulbol.

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest ink."

CHARLOTTETO\VN, THURSDAY. MARCH 31, 1949

Welcome’, llewfoundland!

Not least on the important items of busi- ness before our Legislature last week was the adoption of a resolution formally recognizing "the welcome entry of Newfoundland into the Canadian Confederation as the tenth Province of Canada," and extending to ‘the people of Newfoundland "as fellow Canadians, our warm- est greetings and the hope that their association with us will forge mutual bonds of contin-ued co-operation and good will." The resolution, moved by the Premier and seconded by the lead- er of the Opposition, was carried unanimously, both the mover and seconder making short ad- dresses underlining the importance of this event to all our ci izens.

Years before our own entry into Confedera- tion, Prince Edward island and Newfoundland were closely linked by water communication, and it is worth recalling that the historic Confedera- tion Conference of i864 in Charlottetown was called origina-lly for the purpose of discussing a political union between the Ancient Colony, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and ourselves. What might have happened as a result of that union it is difficult to say, but there is no question but that geographically and otherwise we were in- intended to form one large trading unit. All our interests are in common, and this fact will become more and more apparent now that the last artificial barriers are swept away.

The Guardian takes pleasure in participat- ing" in the celebration which has been arranged locally in connection with Newfoundland's as- surrrption of its new Provincial status. in the years to come, may we work harmoniously to- gether in furthering, not only our mutual inter- ests, but the greater interests of the Dominion as a whole, which now fulfills the dream of Sir John A. Macdonald by embracing all the citi- zens of British North America.

ls llocker Dangerous?

Comment in the Public Forum of Tuesday by Col. Clarence S. Campbell, M.B.E., President of the National Hockey League an The Guardian editorial of March 4th. must have} been appre- ciated by not a few. However, his assumption that "the,curren~t clamour is the product of ill- informed and incompetent writers and broad- casters, who, not knowing the really fine points of the game, have seized upon its more gory as- pects and have left the unfounded impression that the game is deteriorating, for which there are no real facts to support it" seems hardly creditable. '

According to a CP despatch dated March 28th., Elmer Lach, star of Montreal Canadians hints that he has played his last game'_of hoc- key--the reason, a fractured skull, brain con- cusfion and breaking his jaw twicemay be all the punishment he can absorb. _ _

The final paragraph of an editorial on this subject appearing in the Ottawa Journal of March 23rd. grimly sums up: "Hockey will kill itself, as Lacrosse did,_ if the present trend is not headed off, and that would be a great pity."

Vince Lunny, Montreal Standard staffwriter in the publication of Marc-h 12th. interviewed a number of Hockey "Greats" of years gone by, and most of them agree that something is wrong with the game as it is played today. Aurel ioliat, the mighty mite of the old Flying Frenchmen, stated that hockey has deteriorated sadly from its high standard of 20 years ago. l40-pounder would be killed today,_he believes, smashed‘ to a pulp in illegal checking anducharlging against the boards. Joliat tells Lunny, Don t let hockey promoters tell you there's a future in the game now. They control too many teams and players, if they are not injured, are pushed around from club to club. Spe'ctators fill the rinks in the hope of seeing a good game, but they go away dis- qppaintcd nine' times out of ten, Still the N.H.L. governors won't admit that play is poor — it would be bad business for them—-but it is poor because there is no playmoking. The game today is simply a case of shooting into the corners and starting scrambles. Frankly l don't like it." Lionel Conacher, according to Lunny, believes that 90 per cent of the current hockey injuries are caused by players being slammed into the boards by rivals from behind. Conacher claims if they keep on like that they'll have no hockey players left. Nels Stewart, greatest all-time scorer in the history gf the N.H.L., believes that there are too many yam-s in the corners of tne rinks today and riot enough hockey. Stewart says the game is foster today but a return to "more scientific rushing would improve it." Art-Chap- man, now general manager of the Buffalo Bisons in PiIO.AIl1QYiCCII‘LEDQIIG, says the game as it ls- played today is a menace to life and limb. lle is determined not lo let his two sons play,

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lt is doubtful whether old-timers (especially time who have had a taste of the new gumei will take very ltindlyto the President's‘ view that "stickhandling of the type that was so popular and malent under the old on-side rules was e simpe matter at the speed in which they travel- ti, but the skiff required today ls of a much higher‘ order because of the angles from which passes‘ must be given and received."

With all due respect for the views of the Colonel, on M.l.i.. Chief of the National Hoc- key League, a brilliant lawyer, Rhodes Scholar.

"distiifqiiicliod soldier, a referee of more than ‘l2 years’ experience in both amateur and profes- nicest hock , on lslonder (lath r liorn at ClllfiqilllifililNlIIP-lt-il Question e wheth-

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The end of the stormy month-now for April showers to make Spring flowers.

The Ancient Colony welcomed today into the eighty-odd year of Confederation. i A I

By voting with the Liberals in support of the Speaker's ruling in the House of Commons, Mr. McLure showed an intelligent anticipation of things to come.

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Finance Minister Abbott's phrase, "there isn't the chance of the proverbial snowbai," might i/IGVG made more of an impression had not President Truman got in well ahead with a

stronger one. .

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The Ottawa Journal notes one important omission in the general tax reductions of last week. Furs are still regarded by the Government as luxuries even in this climate and taxed oc- cordingly.

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lt is not elevating td find debate in Parlia- ment descending to the "arid you're another" level as where Victor‘ Quelch (S.C., Acadia) nominated Agriculture Minister Gaidiner as the "crackpot of the year for i948" for criticising certain economists a: cvrocitpots.

Newfoundland's time, three and a half hours behind Greenwich, has caused some confusion here and appears to some to be unnecessarily complicated. The reason for its adoption, of course, is the location of St. John's almost half- way between longitudes 45rond 60 West.

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Newspapermen appear horrified at the strong language used by President Truman. They should read the reports of this Province's early debates and realize how lurid were the expres- sions used and recognized as parliamentary by the pioneer politicians and statesmen of those by-gone days. They weren't by any means what could be described as "awfully so refined."

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At the end of January the Federal Govern- ment was employing 154,999 persons, Stole Secretary Gibson said in a Commons return. Of that number, he said, 122,771 were "civil servants proper." The -others were casual em- ployees paid by the hour, revenue postmasters and people ~working for Crown companies. The total also did not include some 42,000 regular

servicemen on the government payroll. I I’ i

Canadian authors'andr others should take heart from the opinion ofMrJohn Forrar, Ameri- crin publisher, who is reported by the Canadian Press as saying that he believes Canadian au- thors now are showing, "the same vitality, power, imagination and drive that American writers showed after the First World War." Prophets are riot without honour when they pay atten- tion to the export market.’

His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, born this date i900, General Air Chief Marshal alter a period of» Governor General of the Com- monwealth of Australia. His Duchess is a daugh- ter of the 7th. Duke of Buccleuch and a brother of the present Duke. They have two sons, H.R.H. Prince William Henry Andrew Frederick, eight years old, and H.R.H. Prince Richard Alexander Walter George, five years old.

A Perthshire castle, built at fabulous cost some l23 years ago, but never occupied or even completed, will provide 200,000 tons of stone for the construction of one of the dams in Scot- land's big Tummel-Garry hydro-electric power scheme. Murthly Castle has been a white ele- phant since its owner died while trying to humble the pride obneig-hbouring lairds with a building which would outshine their homes with its Tudor facade and seven pagoda turrets. With his death, work stopped and the castle — com- plate with banqueting hall, ballroom, and grand staircase — was never floored or fitted with windows. The castle which had stood so long was brought down in a week. Explosives had to be used to reduce its massive walls in which 6,000 shot-holes were drilled}

Postmaster General the Hon. Ernest Ber- trand, K.C., M.P., in welcoming Newfoundland into the Canadian postal family, remarked that Canada's tenth Province would, from April l, enioy the same postal rates and privileges as the rest of the country. Newfoundland's Telegraphs, which were formerly operated by the Departments of Posts and Telegraplis will, under Confedera- tion, be operated by the Canadian National Tele- graphs. The Canada Post Office is co-operating jn having Postmasters at certain Newfoundland points continue to undertake telegraph duties. For some months past, various officers of the Newfoundland Administration have been in Ot- tawa‘ helping to decide miitters of policy and familiarizing themselves with details of Canad- ian Postal Administration. Mr. M. D. O'Brien, District Post Office Inspector, Halifax,_is in Newfoundland for the purpose 0f 055M400 0f- ficals there in effecting the change-over to Co- nadian administration.

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Liquor is certainly a reinunerative business in New Brunswick.‘The financial statement of the Liquor Board shows a net profit of $5.606.- 29l.00 payable to the Provincial Secretary- Treosurer on gross sales of $6,661,291.42 and additional income amounting to $37,840.38 or a total revenue of $l6,699,i3l.80. The, ratio of not profit to total revenue is 39.56 per cent. The total operating costs for the year were $336,- 023.77 of 5 per cent of the total rcvenue. Oper- ating costs comprise all expenditures mode by the Board including those for the purchase and irtprovement of its properties. in addition to the net profit of $6,606,291.00 payable to the Provincial Secretary-Treasurer, approiiiinotel $4,303,522.57 was paid to the Department _of Notional Revenue _of Canada for customs and excise duties and sales ‘tax on purchases by the

Provincial and Dominion Governments for tire provision of pubiicservioes iendereifby them

is therefore $i0,9i2,8l3.57 or 65.5 per cent of the totoluoies for theyeor. . Z

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dleoulllon by Respondents of questions or femur. The Guardian tloeo not ueoeQr, ll! on‘ the opinion of correspondent.

CHALLENGE T0 A DUEL / Sin-A letter appeared 1n the Public Forum today which was at once amusing and disturbing. The author, one “Reader”, made refer. ence to my recent "unwurageous attempt at a. political letter. It was amusing 1n that, although my let- ter may not have been a clever thing I think it takes more re- buttal than an accusation of cow- urdlce levelled at the writer, es- pecially when the charge is made by someone a bit lacking 1n cour- ag himself. If, was also disturb- IHB. because on reflecting if see l1"! Possibly my letter was-un- courageous. ft. seems now that the wlser course would have been for me to include 1n the letter a pis- tol and a. challenge to duel, both of these for anyone who dared take issue with whet I sold. I re- member that I dld thump my desk once when I finished a sen- tence, but I don't, reckon anyone. especially "Reader" knew that I dld. I do think it shows some spirit, even if only very little. Now, in e. rather belated effort to re- deem my claim to poiltlcai hero- fsm. I hereby challenge to a duel to the political death anyone who Bl any future time takes issue with my stand on any political ques- UOII. be it a proposal to'dlssa1ve Confederation or to lay off a. deck hand on the our ferry. I oilszesi that the weapons be copies of the Progressive Conservative platform, and that the duel be waged on the floor of the Senate before only lflyfll party-men, men whose nar- row-mtndedness has been proven by their unswervlng loyalty to the party of their fathers, despite its sliagnancy and discrepancy. Does "Readet” went to take rne up on that? It should be e good scrup- the puslllurilmoua ‘fReuder" and if"? llllciillrflkoue Green snarling and spitting at one another, each backing, unherolcaily, toward; 111g nearest, exit. I w. Sh‘. etc. for more end cheaper newsprint. JOHN ELDON GREEN, March 26, 1049.

E BACKING THE PACT

Slf,—The North Atlantic Poet has at last become e, reality and with ft new hope spring; in me hearts of free men everywhere. HQWWGX‘. let 11s not suffer from the illusion that the mere signing of this epochs! document will en- sure for us a. perfod of everlasting Peace. The signing at the Pact can be considered as u oleai-‘m. dlceiion that we are saying to the Rvsslenr- “you have eons so m, you shall go no further."

It lakes I10 great imagination to perceive what the reaction of Rus- sia will be to this. We can prepare ourselves for B, storm of abuse and threats such as we have not ex- perlenced since 1939. The Russians “'91 11° everything in their power to undermine the good intent “nderwm! this show of strength, and will attempt to portray 1t u an instrument for evil.

Already the members of the L. P. P. are screaming lnvectlveg in posters and paid newspaper 5d. vertlsements. Whether they are f°°l5 *0 d0 B0. or whether We are fodls to let them 1s a. debatgble paint. The fact remains that should they even breathe euch thought; against government policy in i; Communist dominated country they would be liquidated quickly. Freedom’ of speech 1e a privilege we appreciate, but. one wundern so whet extent ft should be permit- ied when‘ its abuse attempts to tear down and destroy the very structure of our way of Life,

The Communists roar that the signing of the Pact Ls 8. military alliance intended to destroy peace and create war. We, in our pence. ful non-police slate, know how un. true this ls. It seems to us that the Communist renting presup. Doses that we are as insincere ln our declarations as they have proven to be in so mimy of their agreements and statements. So we have supported our leaders in their efforts to make certain peace is preserved. History h" shown u; m" ‘hi! c"! only be achieved by unfiy. ,

Now that our Government has committed us to this line of not. ion. success will depend entirely upon the deeds of management, labour and of every citizen. If mflllhflfimw" _becomee apathetic and falls to prepare itself far the DNllble emergency, and it labour falls in production, then we will be 111 equipped to back up the bold efforts of the Pact“. This ls some- thing that Russia will be watch. lnakeeniy. The minute she rm reason to believe that the Pact lo but I- n"? of paper with nothing 1.0 DICK it lip, Ill the gram] w“); will have availed us nothing and we will then have but ourselves to blame for the inevitable canoe.

011011086. ' . We are, Bu‘, eta. Tan CANADIAN mnusmmf. PRIPAREDNEGB , Association." Montreal. , r ,‘

The ropmcrir, rum or AGRICULTURE

Y . rlmens introduced o motorist thr-

Board. The total ampunt "n... rotiirhed-fo lllli

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Bin-As e Federal election ep- peers to be imminent. the time hoe come when all formers and iruiilnees men whose incomes are dependent. lonely on those at the

lief-mere. should carefully consider

he olenleo at not: party olef- iorm m their relation’ to Ilfloul- ure. , 3

In 1006 the lennett Govern-

ketdnlltf». are moral opiaii ilolf opposed _e -' , i nrnlfitl of dlete (ox- pennlve bmuuspteorwhlob would spell the ruin offllnode. ‘After the election when the liberal: returned to pawl. . the new

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INTO CONFEDERATION .

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Old Charlottetown (And r. it. s.)

THE CROSS KEYS

Most noteworthy of Charlotte- town public houses in the old days wise the Cross Keys, ‘kept by Alex- ander Rlchardson who was clerk of the first Legislative Assembly of the Province, which convened ii'l July, 1773, just one hundred years before the Island entered Confed- erationl The tavern stood on the corner of Queen and Dorchester Streets and it was here, for lack of better accommodation, that the ear- ly sessions of the House were field. It is related that at the first meet- lng the town constable, who per- formed the double functions of ser- geant-at-erms and doorkeeper, took occasion to remark ln audible tones that "this was a d-—d queernPar- llement!” ‘Hie comment: cost him a fine of five shillings, or one day's pay. The House sat but two days on this occasion, the mem- bers receiving no indemnity, after the British fashion; and the entire cost of the session was £11.

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It was at the Cross Keys, also. that the early sessions of the Ma- sonic Lodge were held. The war- rant of constitution, issued at Hall- fax on Oct. 9, 1797, empowered the petitioners to open a Lodge “at the house of Alexander Richardson or elsewhere in Charlottetown." Rich- ardson was one of the charter members, along with Lieutenant Governor Fanning. Ebenezer Nich- olson, William Hlllman, Robert Lee, James Colledge, Peter Mac- gowan, Alexander Gordon, Alex- ander Smlth, John Webster and James Curtis. The Lodge continued to meet at the Cross Keys until 1811, when accommoda- tlon was provided by Alexander Robinson ln iils quarters on Queen Street known as the “Long Room."

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The following amusing story ls

Government. sent the National Marketing Act. to the Supreme Court which declared 1t uncon- siltutlonai. Now in face ‘od a general election the Liberal Gov- ernment, has switched ltd stand while theConservatlves, also true to form now declare any Govern- ment, measures along these llncs to be unconstitutional.

Why all t-hls inconsistency on the pert. of the two old parties? Could ft be that Big Business 1s coming to the rescue of the Tory machine? Fortunately. we have an alternative-the 0.0.11‘. Since its _blrt.!1 that party alone has been consistent ln its demands for a National Marketing Act ln Canada. If we had such legisla- tion since the war which would guarantee stabilized prices for farm commodities we would not have such silly fluctuations today which has resulted ln a decrees- lng output of farm products. -It. ls small wonder that. other coun- tries hesitate lo ‘enter with us into long lei-m contrflrts to any. ap- preciable decree. I cite for ex- ample the bacon end egg con- tracts with Greet Britain.

Finally whet. about the co- operative movement ln relation to politics? Both old parties have mode lt abundantly clear es to whose side they stead on. What. about the 3% income tux on ea.- tronlee dividends? ‘This tax has been celled by the (re-operatives "the penalty tax". Why ls it cul- led income tax when ft ls based on money that ls not lncoin t

The C. C. fr. ngaln comes to the rescue of Co-operntlves one pro- mises t-het. on their election to power, this unjust penalty will at. once be repealed. ‘ Wtieff the e - operatives were first liexed tn 3%, iimivment for the YFHNPWV was for not 3% biit, 10%. but thanks to the find work end sound erpuments- of our O. C. 1i‘. Fed- eral members they succeeded ln lowering it to 4%.

fsn'l: it clear who are the champions of the farmers? We have ouch e ohsmolon of our i-‘gbts already nonflneted ln Prince fifillhfv..-finfl "eat-eon. the only former candidate ln this titre’. constituency. Dan film en eetlvc rim in the ctr-operative end cre- dit union mow-rumor one is thor- cnirhlv orouvnten win the crea- n needs of eorlciilrure end its

ts on the mt of our ooouls ‘ii-n ‘Hie issues. ere clearly. de- fined. Let us consider them carr-

f m. nir. etc‘. _' n. poi-co: vcimuw. Kenelfieton. P. I. I. - \ .

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related 1n an article appearing anonymously ln the local newspa- pers some years ego, the period referred to being the early 1840's;

“A popular resort in the old days was the Cross Keys tavern. It was a long low structure with dormer windows on the roof, and ln the rear the roof sloped down for some distance back of the rnaln building. One day,ln winter Paul Mabey, a pr mlnent and rather eccentric cl en, drove into the yard of the Cross Keys. It happened to be just after one of the old fashioned snow storms, and the snow 'had drffted hai-dln against. the house with a considerable quantity on the roof. Not seeing any good place in the yard to leave his horse, Paul drove up the roof to the top where he fled his horse to the chimney. Making his own way down he entered the house, where he met some con- genial friends. The time passed so pleasantly that they took no ac- count of 1t, and 1n the meantime e rapid thaw set. ln. When Paul curne out to get hlii horse, he eaw/ the