.11~§cr0_111= e THE G UARDlAN

sound business to hovel one government depen-

n.

i w ll dent upon another for its sources of revenue, O puauc l FORUM

f - u h. m“, “ulna”, u m" which is the growing tendency today. This al- Th“ comm l. W“ m‘ u“ I

j lufhorluvus Ber-null u-l-r u-u. run ome- woys makes forcentralization of power. ltis sound , “ma, b n“ u My woomgstMyowwg

"- ”""""'""" °‘l"" economic and litical rinci le that the overn- ' u l “"1...” n " -

3 "in" Inga ulllnl-ullpla lt-ubllJithlzguCo. n. r h_ h _ P° MP f P luff“ 9h Id _ of questions of interest. The xv‘ “E6L"T‘D AN’ . . <11;-

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3 .'::"..:.;:...".:::::.::. :.:'.:::=..: "" y. r.--~"=- ~-:.:~:..n:--. .. w rmno n n5» sass. resist“ i‘ "The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than one why that» r11; burden oh the mhhklpqfi. 9 "ilfmwhikllll- A; T"! ’.°An°“;- buy nearly as much today as when reported to have been sfiiillfidjl,‘ I ‘h’ wgqkgg] Inkf‘ fie; could L‘ [jghfengd (1nd rgygnug be fgdvig. WWW? it Wll taken k011i ll! DICK lll lfil-"l Si. fiflllfllblll‘! firm and a 1on1

CHARLOTTETUWN. MONDAY, MARCH 21. 1949

i-rbuted, suggests Mr. Drew, would be by gov- €l taxes on crown companies and crown properties.

‘-, provincial and federal, paying locTll

CHAELOTTETOWN HIGHWAY

Bin-In advocating the route of

. new power of Canadian industry is

and 1944. - Oshwa Times-Gazette. ‘research laboratory whereby 1115p“

jlyfllli can lie produced which will jhave a flavor superior to any thgj has floated a

1 llullngblit "nanny Men” Now’ that we have .had measures introduced

in-to the Legislature _to govern such profes- sional trades as n-urses, druggists and plumbers

pancake si

the fact that last year Canada ex- lStark harsdied a gridd . ngllesrerze

ported such items as typewriters. [process counts upon capturing an

optical goods and ashing machines that sweet ethereal essence of the

' to the United States. The day when maple, which now escapes in steam Canada was a mere producer of raw l from a bubbling sap pan when he,-

materials for other nations is clear- rels of sap are being boiled into gall

the Borden-Charlottetown highway via Augustine Cove, it was pointed out to the Premier and the Minist- er of Highways that if this road were widened and improved it would be one of the moat snow-free high-

S. W. Murphy, M.P. for West Lambtan, recently drew attention to the situation at Sarnia where the crown company, Polymer, pays no taxes. It has placed an unusual nn-d almost impossible

a.-. -_-a--».-- -_---~ - —

Pyram-

perhaps the day is not far distant when a bill wi-ll be introduced to set dawn qualifications for o very important body of men -- our legislators.

We have no doubt in the world but that the legislation thus far being considered is for the good of the particular profession or trade

burden upon the municipalities.

ln Saskatchewan for example, where the government has entered into industry in competi- tion with private enterprise the crown compan- ies pay no taxes either municipally, provinciolly, or federally. Ultimately it is bound to throw

in this regard

note to all interested ploughs have been engaged in cam- batting mountainous drifts on other roads, motor traffic on the section of this road which was improved

ways in the Province. it is worthy of that while

ly far behind. - Edmonton Journal.

of brains as brawn, and immigra- tion regulations should be loosened up so that more professional per- sons can be brought in. These are

Canada is Just as much in need

-lons of syrup. The li ht-h

imaple clouds having bgen can“ itifieally seized, they will be absorb- lsd, extracted and distilled, with the final concentrate added to plain iordinary, delicious Vermont map]; ,syrup which folks have been fool.

~ ~ ~ 185i year. and which would form a the least likely, in the long run to ish enough- to be pleased '

n on rivatc nt »r |'lS n u on ’ with ln

- Md =» win-ed or ~ fi°"..i'...f’.f"‘i.. . f. l... f. .i."..°..“.."..."... 535i.‘ ffilm’ :.“-""’*.:'. s" ' the public that it is being served by the highest e r7 p 7 9 shit/fr: wigrzern p g Vania?“ ‘.Qy gt lezltng‘ gngnvghiglg aflearslonable enough trick, but we I lfed 'd' 'du l r individuals However we tolerable‘ l I Sir etc thi etrJnii ad i‘ l 8H we our doubt‘ we f"! qJa I I in ivi a o _ . _ thi. n ». s coun y w i er ve mmeasur-_about it very h-hwh h. jg a we,» must be careful we are not setting up class dis- RESIDENT- flhlfl ht-‘htflh-Wlhhli"! F!" Pffll-‘tlrt urflliosed to make a bluebird

.bluer, or declared that a lily could actually be improved by the much. quoted and questionable possibility lof painting it with lily extract and lt- .white lead. —- New York Her-gm T".

tinctio-ns, one law for rural areas and another for urban centres. We should be careful, too, that we be democratic and just and that our trodes and professions be not closed and ruled

LOVE ESSENTIAL We notice a growing tendency for people to use “Reverend" quite wrongly, so we thought we might blow off a little steam about

./ EDITORIAL NO] ESf,

Sir, - In writng this article, my

Legislature. intention is to see it we can sci

by a select few ' " at the cause of "why do the rlreveretng" is an sajiectijyw tdelflélrll-Waune. _ ' ' _ _ - heathen rage all about us". In "Sable" 901'!’ 0n ll! 8| 6 -

Speflklng of our Iegmuto“, we wonder how hWe a.e now entering ‘the Easter zone of these days.“ world perplexily and word ‘Honorable is used to de- with 1h,“ fflgnduxhad “mud”,

the would discuss a bill setting forth the “"15 "W- threat of man's security of a last- scribe a cabinet minister. etc. 1t is a "meet" on a large island in the Y n a a . not a title and should not be used

qualifications every individual must have before 1113 198MB l" I 'W°Yhi l-hrflmmd ' ‘ m add" ' n n. to x l icanges‘ w°“"y °f ‘he ‘addlth W! being Permitted to offer for election. How much Citizens are beginning to put off their win- by Wm" “mum l‘ m‘ be M” w T“ "uuflwo"“"cotwu “nu “Stan”: W“. "Good mbl-nlngeltetirekend foliage’? elldecided m make ‘he return m" M‘

l! an elephant. As we neared the riv- qulte Wrcns- The correct erecting er we noticed that the animal was is "Good Morning Mr. Jones". The _manifestlng uneasiness and the Bl-‘llefillve "Reverend" ls Used C0!" ground looked unsafe. We decided rectly only to modify: i-e. "the Rev- ' to dismount and wnlk to the water Efehd Mf- 301198 Mid» em" 0r,and advised the maliout to circuit "the Revemhd 3M1" “he! Wllljthe bad place. However, he drove speak at the—." — Ottawa Christ gtrglght hm we had gone only l Church Chlehdllr- short distance when we heard a

examine closely the Ten Crm- mand-ments starting with love. First we shall turn our eyes to- ward the cross where we see the perfect emblem of love, and on the other hand the shame. To try to find the cause let us examine , ourselves first and put first thing'- first. How capable are we of per-

ter wear, and wondering with what they should

they must know about public affairs and how r replace it.

many years they must sit as ordinary members before qualifying for a cabinet post? Perhaps it would be a good thing. But let us not create class distinction nor curb ambition with seem- ingly unnecessary red tape, and restrictions. The

o a i

Life at present here seems to be just one snowfall after another. But the sun is just ‘round the corner, starting on its return journey from the North Pole to the Equator, which means

task he sees taking shape before him; this God has left. in his hands and he discharges it with serenity of spirit, neither unduly dismayed

"Handy Mon" or "Hondy Woman" holds a very important and essential place in any community.

Canada And-ll. N. Pledges

Canada's attitude toward the United No- tions is given fran-kly in a handbook just pub- lished at Ottowaby the External Affairs De- portment. ln a general survey of UN affairs, the handbook notes that "the division of the world into Communist and non-Communist areas" has hindered progress in solving political and se- curity questions. It says the basic weakness of the UN system is that the Security Council, be- cause of Great Power disagreement illustrated by Soviet use of the veto, cannot "take action under Chapter Vll of the Charter in the event of a threat to the peace." This is the chapter which provides for combined UN operations against an aggressor. It is "the powerlessness of the Council" that hos "led some members of iiN, including Canada, to seek other methods, within the Charter, of obtaining security for themselves."

The conclusion of the general survey uses these words: "The United Nations has not yet achieved sufficient strength to resolve the major political problems of the contemporary world, ncr has it yet been able to provide to its members the degree of security which would enable thcm to put it to full use for the settlement olointer- nationahdisputes . . . Even though. the Qfflwfh of world‘ government must be slow and painful, and though the experiment may be cut short by emergencies which are too great for the United Nations to overcome, the purposes of the Organi- zation nevertheless remain valid."

llansii Project Accepted

There will be general satisfaction in the Maritimes of the impression made on govern- mental authorities ot Ottawa with respect to the Cnnso bridge project. Transport Minister Chev- rier has announced that decision has been reach- (d to build a low-level span bridge over the Strait of Canso at an estimated cost of $13,500,- 000. The new structure will be a double duty pndartolzing in that both railway and highway traffic are being provided for and the outlay will lie borne by the federal and provincial govern- mcnts.

' This major project which is now to come to fruition, says the Moncton Transcript, repre- sents an achievement by many interests in the Maritime Provinces, provinziul administrations and parliamentarians, boards of trade and cham-

heat as well as light. Q i i"

The United Kingdom ration of tenpence worth of meat a week must make people over there wonder what the Labour Government means by claiming to have practically achieved recov- cry.

i i i .

Dr. R. J. Kirk, well known here, has resign- ed as supervisor of fur forming with the Sask- otchewan natural resources department. An em- ployee of the department since June, i946, Dr. Kirk has accepted a position with the Dominion Agriculture Department's health of animals di- vision,’

i Q i‘

The one-day drive of the Red Cross needs no recommendation as to its merits. Citizens can cooperate, however, in making a point of giving at once. The voluntary cunvassers are all busy people and should not be asked to give up more of their time than the task properly re- quires.

V~ -\f I

Extraordinary have been the accomplish- ments of a hen owned by Merton Barfoot, a farmer near Tara, Ont. Since Christmas the hen has laid three double eggs — the last one weigh- ing nearly half a pound. Inside the e99, beside o yolk and white, is a second normal-sized egg complete within its own shell.

There will be regret over the fate of the pretty little Cape Breton town of Port Hawkes- bury which was built up around the ferry service end is expected to go into an abrupt decline with the construction of the Canso bridge. Still, cne cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs. ,

I I ¥

Second thoughts are sometimes better, as in the case of Agriculture Minister Gardiner de- ciding to announce the Government's decision to contin-ue the floor price under butter rather than wait for the new dairy year, May l, to make the announcement. The early publication of policy should do much to steady the price situation.

The Nova Scotia Bands Association is in- troducing a bill in the present N. S. Legislature to have municipalities vote at their next elec- tions, on the support of a band out of local rates. The idea of supporting bonds is certainly a good one but this business of taking referendums is hardly satisfactory. We elect representatives to do their best for us. If we are also to tell them

fecting this love?

racy with freedom will to none. how do this without fa of love?

I

Bracirlcy Point.

FORUM

Sin-During 1948 65G was paid by i

our four public makes nu average

pnys n salary of

of the 4th, 8th, year.

tho City for first receives from City

pcrlcncc receive

ceive $1730, ‘ Principals, Vice- male teachers

Almost three m during the year is

enters into every q

issue, in third las "nccount” shouicl

Here is accountancy". On Public Agcounls, $56,846.32 appears

iness. a year or

This shows Wllfll. government has t with, the Sinking wonderful

SOmE [HOPE

and expenditure once. set down as revenue is correct. At the end of a period of bus-

important smnmarieg up. First a summary of assets and liabilities which shows a surplus or a deficit for the business; also a summary of the assets alone.

accountants Government make suEh a

If we are to prove this Demsr

for all and ill- are we going to 1th in the power

am. Sir, etc,

‘GEORGE MacCALLUM

CITY SCHOOL TEACHEIIS_

the sum of $58.- he City to the

seventy-seven teachers employed in

schools, which of $761. In ad-

dition to this the local Government

$800 (including

bonus) for first year of appoint- ment, making a total of $1,561.

The City pays an increase every year employed up to five years and the local Government gives an in- crease of $50 at the commencement

12th and 16th

A first class female teacher in

year employed $525 and from

Government $300~or in all $1325.

Many of the first class female teachers with some years of ex- over $1600 nnd those with 25 years‘ service

T9-

principals receive

and larger

amounts from the City.

onths’ vacation another factor,

though an incalculable one, which

uestion concern-

ing teachers’ salaries. I am, Sir, etc.,

TAXPAYER.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Sir, — In my letter in Saturday's

t line. the word be "amount." ‘wonderful Page l9 .of the the amount as revenue twice The first

otherwise, some are made

the business or o pay its debts Eund, which the and the fuss

N OT HERE

somewhere perhaps—not here- The fragrancy of spring. Drifts down the hrcfbe; Tendirlis Hillel"-

Fbrgotten creatures sing.

sap rises in the trees.

But here?—O no,

Not. here where frozen ground

Has yet to thaw. ,

Has yet to feel the final fall snow.

Not here where there is no bird- sound.

oi’

Not even cuw.

and yet.

The days are lengthening. the sun

Less nlggardly dispenses gold, the stars

Are more like diamond dust than

e . High. paroled roofs are wet At noon. and there is one Brown patch beyond the pasture bars That might betray a wheel.

-Han'iet Morgan Tyng in the Christian Science Mcnllor.

by failure nor over-elated by suc- cess.

A rural family near Stratford was tragically bereaved by the complete-

_ ly unnecessary death of a seven-

Q-eoQ-ootNOO Old Charlottetown (And r. s:. s.)

MIMINIGASII COAL C0.

From the debates and proceedings in the Legislative Assembly, April 3, 1 :

Mr. Perry, leader of the Opposi- tion, moved second reading of a bill to amend the Act incorporating the Mlmlnignsli Coal Company. He explained that shortly after the Act was passed three yours ngo, James Thompson, Esq., raised a good many subscriptions of stock toward curry- ing out the enterprise, but before he got through with the matter, he died, and it was some time before it was tukcn up by other people. Some of the money had been col- lected, but as the three years cov- cred by the Act of Incorporation have nearly expired, it was neces- snry to extend the term. All were aware of the great value which a conl mine would be to this Province. The directors had sent in a petition to the Executive for aid to assist them in their enterprise, and he hoped the Government would duly

Lenten Meditations

The Times, [million THE ALTERNATIVE TO GOD

“The modern world has lost God nnrl is trying to find Him." Per- haps, indeed, it has decided by now that God is not to be found and has discovered n substitute for lllm. That substitute is Fate. To be sure, the word is not often on men's lips. but the prevalent mood is one of submission to necessity, acqui- escence in circumstances beyond one‘s control. -

Influential schools of thought make it their business to demons- trate that human affairs are wholly determined by geographical, politi- cal, or economic forces, The com- mon man is susceptible to the in- tellectual climate as well ns daunt- ed by the actual difficulties which confront him. so that he is disposed to believe himself impotent in a world which will go its own way to chaos whatever he may do. I

This creed of necessity relieves those who accept it of any burden of responsibility. Things are beyond their power and they are not cal- led upon to act. They need do only

t d . the matter, und give the necessary aid. It would take some time to prepare for boring.

The bill was agreed ta without debate.

The Atlantic Pact

(By W. N. Ewer)

The Atlantic Pact is the logical and unavoidable consequence of the change that has come over the poll- ticnl Pattern of the world since the and of the war. Four or even three years ago, such an organization of Western Powers was not thought of. It would have seemed u - sary. Today it is imperatively ne- cessnry. Because today the policy of the Soviet has divided the world in- to the Communist doctrines "two camps.”

When the war ended. it was the belief us well as the hope of West- ern Governments and Western peo- ples that the wartlme unity of the United Nations could be prolonged into peacetime and as the essential core of that great unity, the part- nership of grout powers. This was the axiom on which the whole con- ception of the United Nations Or- ganlzatlon was based.

There had indeed been misgiv-

ycar-old son. The little fellow. wan- dering away from his home as small boys will, fell into an open, unused well and was drowned. The men- ace of the abandoned farm well in which the boy perished was graph- ically demonstratcd during the search for him. An adult member of the searching party fell into the same well, and himself narrowly escaped a similar death. "Existence of the well was unknown to search- ers," n report of the tragedy said. This, of course, is the critical thing about abandoned wclis. Nobody knows anything about thcm. Thev remain almost indefinitely as n constant peril to humnn beings nnd livestock. There is only one salu- tion to the problem. A survey should be made in every township, and all abandoned wells discover- ed should be filled in. -—- Owen Sound Sun-Times.

As the time near: when sap will rise in big-hearted maples and be- come syrup and sugar on a thou-

the control of Moscow. Western policy had necessarily though reluctantly to be adapted to the new facts. It was idle to talk or think on unity and eo-operation when Russia and her associates were rejecting unity and refusing ecu-operation. The division of the world and the creation of the two camps was a reality which must be accepted. And that required acceptance of the further fact that, in such cir- cumstanees, war between the two camps, however undesired, however improbable, could not be dismissed as an imposibllity. So far, Russia was only waging a "cold war". But her attitude to- wards the West had become im- placable and hostile. She was creat- ing a formidable military alliance. She had maintained her own armed strength at high level. She had shown ample evidence of her‘ de- slre- to expand both her territory and her sphere of influence. Arid she might, if the opportunity seemed favourable, seek to do so by armed force. Lenin had laid down and Stalin had endorsed the thesis that in certain circumstances, the Soviet Union might "come out with armed force against exploiting classes and their states." I I I , The Democratic world was again forced to face the necessity for pre- paring to defend itself against an armed aggression. Militant Com- munism might prove as dangerous as militant Fascism: a Russian