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PAGE 4 SATURDAY, DEC. 6.1958.

By Way Of Conlrasl

The shortage of teachers in Canada and the United States is caused in part by inadequate salar- ies paid to members of the profes- sion. At least, that is what we are told. A common complaint is that many young people of talent, who might like to take up teaching, are attracted to industry where the rate of pay is higher. I ‘ '

Curiously, the situation in the Soviet Union—where, incidentally, authorities have begun to complain a b ou t educational deficiencies—is just the reverse. There, according to Mr. Adlai Stevenson, United States Democratic leader, who re- cently made a tour of the country, it is the professors and teachers who “receive the high salaries, drive the big cars and own the big country homes.” In even the smallest vil-

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'the teacher who makes the most money. Things have come to such a pass that industrialists are com- plaining that they find it difficult to attract capable young people— most of them want to go into the field of education where the big money is! Government authorities are worried, too; so much so that they are i, thinking of reducing teachers’ salaries to bring them more in line with industrial wages.

However, go‘od salaries are about all the Soviet teachers have, lac- c0rding to Mr. Stevenson. Like all other Soviet citizens they are simply cogs—important cogs, to be sure— in the machinery of an all-powerful political party. They are not even allowed to think, except of course under the direction of a party bureaucrat. Any interchange pf ideas in the Western sense is con- sidered a “bourgeois” habit and therefore to be shunned.

So, perhaps our teachers are not so badly off, after all. At least, they can call souls their own. Most of them are entitled to better salaries, just the same.

Conservation Problems

Soil erosion has been called a creeping death”. It is 1atal not only to growth of plants but t(; the develop- ment of man; ’for with loss of farm productivity and revenue there comes loss of morale. A rural population of prosperous and contented farmers is an asset every country needs. but if morale is destroyed, and farmers be- come apathetic, the whole country suffers. .

In one small area in Ontario 3. sur- vey some years ago showed 75 farm buildings classed as fair or poor, while 44 buildings had been abandoned or levelled, every one an unwritten story of hope, toil and disappointment. In some cases the land was good to start with, but it was farmed without fore- sight. The plow made it ready for carrying away by Wind and water. Productivity declined, income decreas- ed; sons and daughters went away to 'cities. A farm which housed, fed and clothed a big family only a few years ago supports no one, and is a menace to its neighbors. It buys nothing. pays no taxes, produces nothing to add to the national income or the welfare of the community

This picture can be duplicated in farming areas all across Canada. The millions of tons of fertile topsoil which have been washed into the ocean cannot be recovered, and cer- tain natural processass of erosion cannot be completely stopped, though the losses can be reduced to moderate proportions. There will never be more land. but there is still time to saw what we have, if Canad-ans take no- tice of the need. Preparation of a plan of conservation is a job for experts: carrying out the plan requires scienti- fically-trained men. At the farmers' level. enthusiastic support of energet-

ic associations will go a long way to- ward making effort successful, and this is being given. Implement manu- facturers are doing their part to im— press farmers with the need for and

missiliility of betterment in soil con- tiitiona I'm-m journals seldom appear with-'1‘ ..: mu one article support— KILL" Em w of conservalimi. .»\._<:rivul- tnrai l.i‘.','lu\clllent ASMlClalltins are l

showing what can he done in study- ing, (leading. and putting into action the best cropping and tillage practices to control soil driftth and promote the general well—being of agriculture.

These comments are prompted by the receipt of an excellent brochure from the Royal Bank of Canada, con- taining a collection of the Bank’s Monthly Letters on conserving Can- ada’s resources—her soil, forests, wildlife, and water. In a covering let- ter, President James Muir writes: “There is no country on earth more blessed than Canada with variety and quantity of resources but they are not inexhaustible. We. who live and work in Canada are the custodians of this wealth; we holc it in trustee- ship for wise use now and to hand down without waste to those who fol- low us. Ihope with all my. heart that these Monthly Letters will con- tribute something of vilue to the pre- servation of our resources, the econ- omic basis of our way of life.”

Copies of the Bank’s booklet are available to teachers and conserva- tion leaders'for use in classes and study groups. We trust that full-use of them will be made in this farming Province, where the problems dealt are just as serious, relatively. as they are in any part of the continent.

The Travelling P.M.

Prime Minister Diefenbaker, who has a l r e a d y travelled, outside Canada, farther-than any of his pre-

decessors—with the possible except-

ion of Mr. St. Laurent—said in Canberra, Australia, that he would like to make a tour of African Commonwealth countries as soon as the opportunity presents itself. He did not speculate on when that will be; but it is to be hoped that it will not be for some considerable time after his present journey has ended. ,

It is good for the Prime Minister to see how Asians and‘ Africans live, to get to know something of

. their problems by direct contact and

to carry Canada’s good wishes, in person, to the far-flung areas of the Commonwealth. It will help to give the Government as a whole better understanding of world problems.

Judging by cross-country press comment, however, there are a go'od many Canadians who feel that the Prime Minister did not time his Asian trip particularly well, what with so many serious problems at. home requiring his personal atten- tion. They will be hoping that his proposed. tour of Africa will be de- layed at least long enough for him to become thoroughly familiar with domestic issues. There is no scar- city of these, goodness knows.

EDITORIAL NOTES ~

The announcement that the Legislature will open on Feb. 10— several weeks earlier ‘than the usual date—may be taken as an in- dication that an election is planned for the Spring.

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The General Secretary of the

Canadian Temperance Federation

_, told the Federal Cabinet that “some

studies suggest alcohol is the major

contributing cause of 25 per cent of

car accidents.” We should say that

that is a very conServative estimate. at. a: a:

A safety research team has found that driving on the wrong side of the road causes more fatal accidents than any other traffic vio- lation except speeding. This is fur ther proof that safe driving is pretty

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The Hospital Survey report notes that “Islanders are the most long- lived people in Canada”. This is what we have always understood; and it is good to have official con; firmation of it. It does, however, present a problem—how to give proper care to an increasing num. ber of aged patients. This is another challenge to our Provincial Health Department which has an excellent record of public service.

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In the 24-49 years-of-age group. the figure in this Province is 6.67 per cent below that of the country as a whole, while in the 60-year-and- over group the proportion is 3.28 per cent above the national average. This is not to be understood to mean that. the number of native Islanders living in the 24-29 group is much

below the national average. It means, unfortunately, that many persons in that group have been

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By Patrick Nicholson

On one of the narrow winding streets of Ottawa's favourite tree- l~ined suburb .-.t:.nds a house, nam- ed only by ’a. board: "Beware of children".

That was a relic of wartime days, when the ‘ refugee Queen Juliana of the Netherlands lived there and raised her family, Since then, the old home, named Stomoway, was bought by I group of Liberal and Conserva- tive supporters, to be the offic- ial Ottawa residence of the Lead- er of the Opposition in our Par- lia‘ment.

Mr. Geonge Drew lived there for a long time, until about a year after his resignation. Nei- ther Mr. John Diefenlbaker nor Mr. Louis St. Laurent. as Lead- er of the Opposition, wanted to live there, so the house remain- ed emlpty. But now it has come to life again. and the board warning about children has been removed. as Opposition Leader Lester Pearson and his wife have moved in perhaps sorry

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This column in open to the dim

non by correspondent: of question :-

Interest. The Guardian deal not nun

urily endorse the opium ll cum pondents.

LABOR UNION STRIKES

Sir,—-May I express my views in relation to labor strikes as we have them today, and if my opin- ion is unsound, your editorials can fix it up as your sound judge- ment calms many arguments.

Firs. I claim organized labor as we see it is ripe for Government control. A United Church minister some time ago said the same thing. So one of the union bosses told him his business was saying pi‘ayLI‘S and not interfering in la- bor disputes.

The fact that one hundred and a

fifty years ago when laborers in England worked 15 hours a day and also had to hire out their young children in order to exist, has no bearing on the present tactics of our big labor unions and their dictatorial demands.

The time was when labor would only strike after cost of living had advanced. but not so today. Little do they care where their extra millions are to _come from. The chief concern of some unions to- (iay is. “Have we the power to lorce our demands. even though we stop still every train in Can- z‘da at a time when trains are itdispensable'.’ We did it before and we shall do it again.”

Now what is the solution? An- other United Church of Canada minister says we must have in Labor Board with the churches represented as well as other sour- ces of labor, farmers included, and this Board‘s decision will be final. What other way in a dem- ocracy should we settle our troubles? Our present system is crumbling our democratic way of life till we shall soon be ashamed before a world court.

How can we as a nation claim to have faith in the United Na- tions Charter which believes all mankind’s troubles may be settl- cd by arbitration. when we our- selves don't practice it at home?

Yes. we must sooner or later through our Government accept the responsibility of settling dis- putes, not strikes as In a civiliz- ed Christian country strikes must be a thing of the past.

Yes. men and women, rise up with faith in our souls and judge- ment in our heads to do the right thing at the right time in the right way. If education and the grace of God hasn't shown us yet when we are right or wrong. we indeed are slow to learn. Perhaps we shall be forced to accept a leaf from Russia‘s way of life.

I am. Sir. etc. HARRY PRIDHAM \Iontrose, P.E.I.

«:1n the case of the recent rail- nay strike threat the unions had accepted the conciliation board's report. The railways then ap- plicd to the Board of Transport (‘ommissioncrs for extra revenu to meet the wage boost involved. ——Ed. (3.).

to leave their upper duplex in Otthwa's old-fashioned S a n d y .Hill district, just behind what is proclaimed as “Maistm La-urier." That is not, as it sounds, a bean- ty salon; it is where Prime Min- ister Mackenzie King lived for nearly 30 years.

LOWER WINNIPEG

A TV fan here recognized the face of Charlie Lynch when she recently saw him in flestb and blood for the_first time, and praised his broadcalsttallcs. Then she turned to his companion and asked “Are you on TV too?”

"No," replied Vic Mackie. “I write for the Winnipeg Free Press."

“Oh”, flashed the unexpected retort. “I live in Upper Canada, and we don’t read the French press there." , WHAT YOU WRITE ABOUT

Fan mail continues to pour in to cabinet ministers, even to the absent Prime Minister. from all parts of Canada. One: of the top topics is still the restriction which prevents Canadian-s, who are qualified for the Old Age Pen- sion, from drawing it if they re- side permanently outside Can.- ada.

Many Canadians contribute to private pension plans. to com- pany plans, or receive their pen- sions from the civil service or the armed forces or even from Parliament itself. Since all these may spend their Canadian pen- sion in whatever- country they choose. the unfairness of this con tinu-ing restriction in the national pension plan maddens those pen-

month will give them more in other countries and balmier cli- mates. 1 HEES As HOST

Transport Minister Geonge Hoes and his popular wife “Mllbs”, were hosts at one of the most successful parties in Ottawa’s memory, successful largely be- cause it broke across the usually respected barriers of Ottawa’s different communities. Their many guests included the world»

famous names of Ottawa and the ‘

unheralded nobodies of Bytown and their wives. Nicholas Mon- sarra-t talked about his forthcom- ing maritime history of the world and Mrs. Ottawa talked about her latest baby. All the guests will go on talking for a long time about the gay evening when Judge met Ambassador, civil ser. vant mixed with artist, and for- mer Liberal Transport Minister Lionel Chevrier and present Con- servative Transport Minister Geonge Hees fongot their poli- tical differences. TRIBUTE TO CANADA

Hon. Alvin Hamilton, Minister of Northern Affairs, showed me. that the stald"‘Tirnes" of Eng- land has discovered our Arctic. For a whole column. that in- fluential neWspaper devoted its leading editorial to our vision of northern development. I “Canada’s high place among the powers has been won not only by her diplomatic skill, but by the native strength she is drawing from her resounces. One of her boldest endeavours is even now little known. By land, sea and air, (the Canadians have been pushing north. Since the war, and particularly since the .new Conservative administration took office. the mineral wealth of the North has attracted a new

wave of private investors.” ‘Anda ‘

so on flows this sincere tribute.

sioners who realize that $55. per

Guinea's application for United Nations membership seems to throw new light on the recently- announced “c o n f ed e r a c y" bet-ween Gumca and Ghana.

It was generally believed when the ccn-federacy was announced Nov. 23 that Guinea and Ghana contemplated something like the union between Syria and Egypt. forming the United Arab Repub- lic.

But spokesmen now are letting it be known that the intention was misunderstood. What is actu-

ally planned, they say, is some-

!way of close and friendly ties ’alon-g the lines of the British , Commonwealth.

UNIFIED POLICIES

Thus Guinea. recently freed from French rule by its own vote. is left free to seek UN membership. 5 e pa r a t e from

1Gthana, which already is a UN l member. ! At the same time the Guinea- ;Ghana federation will strive for l unified foreign, defence and eco- nomic policies. Guinea Premier Sekuu Taupe, 36, and Ghana §Promrier Kwamre Nkrumah, 49. I have said they hope it will serve as a nucleus for other African territories to join, making a sort of Afnican commonwealth.

But this is only the start of the story—the British Common-

ity of nations also are involved. PLAYING BOTH ENDS

N-knumavh has been an active Commonwealth man since Ghand received independence from Bri— tain in March, 1957. Although Guinea declared independence from France last Oct. 2, Toure has since been at, pains to re- establish an association of some kind with France.

All Illlll‘S apparently proves that Nkrumlah and Tours are hoping he have the best of not one or two but three or four worlds. with an eye to development of the shaky economies In their newly free countries.

French Premier de Gaullc has been coal to Toure‘s overtures. Guinea bein: territory to vote azalnsl the con; lcept of the French community

Guinea's Application ICangdliarToIs’izis‘s Sitisffwssi'litet

tilting much less formal in the:

wealth and the French commun- ,

Perhaps de Gaulle merely means to let Guinea sweat it out alone economically for a time. France spent nearly $80,000.000 in Guinea, which has a population of 2.300.- 000, in the year 194767. DILEMMA REMOVED The uncertain future of black Africa in the cold war puts Nkrurmath a.an Toure in a strong bargaining position for whatever they may seek; Soviet Russia is showing itself perfectly willing to step in when Western powers show signs of turning llherll‘ backs. The new direction of the Ghana-

?whixc‘h was iArmy and Navy Club. The ball- ' room was suitably decorated for

OUR YESTERDAYS

(From The Guardian Files) TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

(Dec. 6, 1933)

All entertainment, the first of its kind to be held in the City. was enjoyed last evening in the Canadian National Hotel. Nearly 200 couples were present at the Charlottetown Garrison Dance sponsored by the

the occasion, and the music was supplied by Dixon’s orchestra.

Mr. Cecil Jenkins, son of Mr.

J.D. Jenkins. Charlottetown: was the victim of a serious accxdent

=yesterday when the hypodermic I needle with which he was killing

foxes in his factory slipped and penetrated his thumb. The need- le contained a heavy dose of strychnine. He was rushed to the P.E.I. Haspital where his con- dition for several hours remain- ed critical. .

TEN YEARS AGO

(Dec. 6, 1948) ‘v Mr. Cyrus Pickand of Char- lottetown has been appointed farm foreman at the Charlotte- town Experimental Station. He succeeds Mr. Ivan S. Mitchell. The announcement was made by Mr. R.C. Parent, Station Super- intendent, at a staff meeting

yesterday.

Mr. A.E. Russell. manager the Royal Trust Company in Charlottetown, has been transfer- red to the Company‘s Montreal office. He is being succeeded by Mr. Charles Bentley of the 10- cal office. It was also announced that Mr. John P. Nicholson has also been appointed to a posi- tion with the Royal Trust. Com-

pany.

THE UNIQUE

Cut me with silent shears by an» cient pattern.

Stitch me with necessity”: dark thread. _

Trim off frayed seams‘witih dis- ciplined convention,

Edge me in purple. border my hem in red.

I will interweave crest. fabric,

Shaping whateVeu' fate or fashion cast,

Draping over a self my beim's fabric, ..

Undrawn by future. undersigned by past.

Even though, piece by piece, I have resembled

Pieces of others, I will be me. assembled.

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wall/Lacy Alice Hart in the Christian Science Monitor.

MAXIMS

The only freedom which deserv- es the name. is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or in- pede their efforts to Main it.

,NEGOTIATE ALL' NIGHT

TORONTO (-C'P)—.An all-night session of General Motors and Uni-ted Auto Workers negotiators broke up at 6 am. Monday. A union official said: the local stuff now has been cleared away and only the master contrr re- mains to be negotiated."