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Morning Dl-Ily (Founded In I881) . Authorised as Second Class Mall. Post 0m“ Department. Ottawa.

a‘ "out. Ian A. Burnett; Vice-President. Win. l. Barnett; Seem-Trees. G. M. Burnett; Editor and Managing Director. J. II. Burnett; Associate Editor. Frank Walker.

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink." ""

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1946

l A Live lluestion

One of the big questions on which Canada will have to come to a decision next year is immigration. World conditions, it is contend- ed, have changed radically since our restrict- ive immigration policy was framed. The need for a larger population was never greater to ease the burden of our national debt, to provide special skills, to supplement the country's new industrial status.

There are, points out Canadian Business, numerous restrictions on emigration from Eur- ope but we could obtain the type of immigra- tion we want. Thousands are applying. But our lock and key policy keeps them out despite the fact that organized labour, organized busi- ness and agriculture have officially favored a healthier flow of selective immigrants.

There is also the increasing drain of many of our most promising citizens to the United States. Other young countries are making de- termined bids for new people. This issue is likely to come in for very full discussion at the next session of Parliament. In the meantime we are about to celebrate Canadian Citizenship week throughout the Dominion, with which the question of our immigration policy is closely allied. lt was once thought that Canada could support a population of one hundred million peo- ple. This may prove to have been an exagger- ated estimate, but there is no question that our present population of twelve million is dis- proportionately small.

Expedition To Everest

A new attempt to conquer Mount Everest ls being planned by a British party, and the ex- pedition will be the best equipped ever yet org- anized. An Australian officer in the R. A. F. and a United Kingdom doctor in the R. M. C. will ca-operate in the preparation of this vent- ure. Both have expressed themselves confident of success, since—compared with the previous attempts—their expedition will have the ad- vantage of all the various methods and equip- ment for cliff-scaling and assault perfected dur- ing wartime in training and carrying out Coin- mando operations. Other experience gained in the war by air rescue parties in reaching wound- ed survivors stranded in almost inaccessible places on mountains by parachutists and other special Air Force units will be placed at their disposal. Self-heating foods, specially designed climbing suits, and modern oxygen apparatus‘ will also prove invaluable aids. Oxygen equipment has been carried on previous attempts but had the great drawback of weight and cumbersomeness. The present day model overcomes both these dif-

ficulties.

A Royal Romance

Despite official denials of the engagement of the Princess Elizabeth, heiress apparent to the British throne, to Prince Philip of Greece, a London dispatch to The New York Times says that their betrothal is accepted as a certainty In circles with close contacts both with the Brit- ish Government and the Royal Palace. The de- lay in the official announcement of this inter- esting event, the dispatch says, is occasioned by the undesirability of its being given Govern- mental approval while the political situation in Greece remains in its present unsettled state.

There can of course be no formal engage- ment of a Royal Princess without the consen‘ of the Prime Minister and the Privy Council. This is required by the strict provisions of the Royal Marriage Act, because, under its terms, the hus- band of the Princess Royal may in due course become the Prince Consort of the United King- dom. Princo Philip is second cousin to King George of Greece, and stands sixth in the’ line of succession to the throne of that country. He is also a great-gr ndson of Queen Victoria, his mother having been Alice of Battenburg, eldest daughter of Prince Louis of Battenburg, and he h therefore a second cousin of King George Vl. Educated in English and Scottish schools and the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, Philip has lived for years with his uncle, Admiral Viscount Louis Mountbatten, and has had a creditable war record in the Royal Navy. With so dis- tinctive an English background Philip should be admirably equipped and qualified for the post of consort of a reigning Queen.

If the Princess Elizabeth eventually suc- ceeds to the Throne, she will be the fifth "Queen regnant" in English history. The four who have so far occupied that exalted position,— excluding Elizabeth tlis Greatywho was never .aiarried,—were Mary l, who married Philip of Spain, Mary ll, who married William of Orange, Queen ‘Anne, who married Prince George of Denmark, and Queen ‘Victoria, who married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. lt is a curious circumstance that a different status was occupied by .each of the husbands ofthese four

eaeens,

When the first Mary married Philip of Spain, lt was decreed by proclamation and statute, that she alone should continue to ex- ercise all the powers of the Crown. William of ~Oranga occupied the Throne jointly with his - , Mary ll, having declined to talie aver on a other ‘ after the revolution of In}. _ rk, Queen Anne's hus- bandspn, '_ H _ by act of Parliament, and y “lpllfldllfil he siiloysfon state"

occasions, took no part in the country's affairs beyond that of a private citizen. The status of Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, began like that of Prince George of Denmark, with naturalization before his marriage, but was rais- ed to that of "Prince Consort," a title confer- red on him by letters patent in I857. No other Consort of any English "Queen regnant" was ever officially vested with this title, and Prince Albert's distinguished public services proved he was fully worthy of it. Whether itlwill be given to the Princess Elizabeth's husband when she ascends the Throne remains to be seen. The chances are however, that if the title "Prince Consort" is ever used in England again, it will be by courtesy and riot by statute or letters pat- ent. For the relations between Sovereign and Government, Parliament and people, have changed greatly in the United Kingdom during the spacious century-and-more that has elap- sed since the accession of Queen Victoria.

— EDITORIAL NOTES —

St. Stephen's Day. He was one of the seven ordained by the Apostles to attend to the fin- ances of the Church and distribute alms.

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Boxing Day, set apart in England as a post-Christmas holiday, and for the purpose of bestowing gifts on household servants, messeng- ers, etc. ' ~

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No, the vendors, though undeniably busy, did not do the most business round Christmas. lt was the dry goods merchants-— not the .vef— that scooped the pool. i w i The largest newspaper advertisement plac- ed by one firm in one issue of a Canadian daily newspaper was fifteen full pages of space. lt took ten days to set in type, and resulted in record business for the department store con-

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lt is a_n excess of optimism to claim Rich- elieu-Vercheres as a Liberal victory, though it proved a most welcome Santa Claus gift to the

A constituency that has been repreesnted by a member of the same party for 50 years is not likely to vote otherwise, especially when Santa is represented by a member of the same firm that proved a bonanza in days and years past.

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For the first time since the Spanish and French wars, a British statesman has had to re- grettably declare publicly that Great Britain is now no longer the leading World Power. Mr. Bevin on his return to London from the United Conference had to admit that "the war has left two great powers predominant-—the United States and Soviet Russia. Great Britain lies mid- way in geography and way of life." Of course, this means she holds the balance of power, which like a big third party in Parliament, is even more important sometimes in having things done than having the reins untrammelled.

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Business is booming throughout the Mari- times. According to the Bank of Montreal, wholesale and retail trade continues active with volume somewhat larger than a year ago not-

‘ withstanding limited supplies in many lines._Coh-

lections are good. Christmas sales are reported to be ahead of last year with more cautious buy- ing in evidence. Woods operations are proceed- ing satisfactorily under favourable conditions. Demand for all wood products continues strong. Christmas trees were being exported in large vol- ume to the United States. Fresh fish produc- tion during November was about average, but less than the same month a year ago. Dried and pickled fish are in strong demand, prices are firm, but stocks are low. Industrial plants are busy although output is curtailed in some industries owing to shortage of materials. Coal production in Cape Breton during November shows little change over the previous month-and the corresponding period a year ago. Construc- tion contracts awarded during November amounted to $7,313,800, as compared with $l,- 973,800 in November I945. ‘

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Terming Newfoundland a "politically naive and confused country," Leslie Roberts, noted Canadian reporter, declares in the current (Dec. 28) Saturday Evening Post that that island peo- ple ‘do not realize that geography is "the one bargaining power they possess” as they seek a return to a democratic form of government. In an article entitled "They Just Can't Make Up Their Minds," Mr. Roberts points out that be- cause of its position in the "jaws of the St. Law- rence," Newfoundland "is the key to North American defense strategy in the Atlantic top- of-the-world area." However, the article goes on, the islanders “keep dheir eyes out to sea, where the codfish are, without realizing value of the ground under their feet." Among proposals being explored by a 45-man national conventain in St. John's, the article states, are: Return to parliamentary self-government; union with Canada as a province, or with the United States; a revised form of commission rule under local, elected commissioners, or retention of the status qua. There is a wide divergence of views, the article observes, but adds that "agrement can be said to exist" on one point-the present ruling commission appointed by England when the island's economy collapsed M1934. "Tire commission and the absentee landlordiim it rep- resents are not popular," Mr. Roberts writes. "This is not to say that nobody will vote to keep things as they are. People who fear collapse of the codfish market and vranttifkeep Britain's fis- cal uarantoas may even carry the day.f' The

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stai- Journal. capo“:

J. Caeaar Potutllo, getting a favorable decision in Chicago, "um" God for the American “dfiml 000018 811d 08115 them pre- ‘enm °f demmcl’ for all the

PlE. John L. Lewis, golfing (m, 1° dmmi llke. attacks them as 33mm"- Whltrh is which? —Ham- llton Spectewr.

It la of Ilium-wits“ .1 y .._ est» thst oanmiarlngililriflsg slliitlflld "l" "l! lllflhest honors on wheat We and outs at the Chicago Inter: national and make a Ofedltablg 51mm"! l" ill dellartments of this biz continental seed show, Bad; find beneath it all is the proven fact that t-hls northern climate and these Canadian soils producg l lllllperlor seed for use fibre-gr] as W6 a-s at home. This in tum suggests that what we do to lm. prove our strains of seeds. to “WWW their purity and vitality u’ “Pdlml-e ‘eedrbome diseases Ind to snake buyers confident and ggtlflled ls mod business not for

° JWW" 011W. but izood for the WhOe Canadian econc-my.~1='ar- meris Advocate.

Th0 J05 0f raising production per mil-II ‘Will be With u; for mgny WP"- YVQ mil-st. unfortunately, 18°58 this llP-lllll Job at a time when there is not a moment to be loet. The overseas position i; no; a5 800d 8s lt looks . .. Our foreign trade ls still lop-sided. That is the contribution we make, and can hardly refuse to make, to the r9- construction qt the liver-shattered economies i.n Europe and elsewhere At the same time this is draining away our limited dollar resources fag too quickly. Some adjustments m ht be made by influencing the distribution of exports and by help- lne the oountries which h-ave taken so much of our exports to produce the type 01' goods we iucst want. The only real cure, however, is more production in this country. -Manchortea- Guardian.

Alma"! having bren our close “mill-film for so long it Ls. not likely that the airmouricement. the other day of a coming cigarette famine will do more than irritate. Our attitude has changed since "@0918 without" became a. necessity rather than a virtue. The famine, which tn to reach us by Christmas —t»lwt ls sllshzly unpalatable _ ls attributed. among other causes to 511011888 of labor and the need for new machinery. Amelie: cause. and ~. IWfhI-Dl e chief one, l5 that thous-. “MI of women. who did not. smoke Xflrmerll‘. took to cigarettes when

PUBLIC FORUM

This column la open so ma discussion by corre- spondents at questions at Interest. The Charlottetown Guardian does not nooeanr- Ily endorse the opinion at.

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SECOND-HAND NEWS

news story to the effrm had been advised that the Govern- ment at Prince Edward Island had accepted “in principle" m; pro- posal of the Dominion Govern- ment for a minimum annual pay- ment ot two million dollars for five years in exchange for certain provincial tax rights Whlflfl will g: to the Domlnlon Government.

In fairness to the Hon, J Walter Jones, l must state that; no such advice reached me. The first 1 heard of the story was from a friend who had read it in “The

Pioneer." I Wlsll you and your stuff o Very ha??? New Year.

1 am. Sir. ..c.

.r. WATSON MacNAUGl-IT. Summersldo, Dec. 24. 194:3

(It now aPDBars the‘. Premier 5W1" Sure the information to The Pioneer in preference to The Patriot-Ed G.)

WAR BRIDES

Silt-A few days ago a very lp- proprlate and timely letter from en Old Country war-bride ppcar- ed l" your correspondenu column This young person. a stranger- in our country is undoubtodw rd,- the first year or‘ so. the guest of Can- ada arid more closely, o! Fringe Edward Island. The writer feels "H" lhe- representing all these young brides. fondly hoped gm. a generous wcwome from the people Hmong Whom she and they are to m-sko their suture homes.

Surely We have better manners and a greater generosity than to criticize our guests ln any manner, or even to show that we notice their strangeness to pur- custom; or wayzi.

The writer has had the extreme pleasure of serving some of these Wlf-Ir brrdes in business and have found ir- every case they nre kind. ly, considerate and very courteous. Tlielr accent ls particularly pleas. ing f0 listen to and their fine mflnfifir- show the thoroughness of a good English or septum up. bringing.

A few words of welcome to those xuests of a new and democratic "W11"? ls our duty and should be our. pleasant privilege. Sliwercly and with thanks space.

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I am. Sir, etc. A. L. WRIGHT.

———i_i~_ SCOTTISH COVENANTERS

sweets became rationed, and have now become eanfirmd smokersl Gone are the days when Cqiwpef, could write of tobacco. Pemiclcius, W964i; WIIOM scent the fair amnoysq Unfriendly to Society's chief lays, T71)’ worst. effect l5 banishing {on ‘hours ‘rhe sex whose presence clvlllbm mus. Arid few of th clvlllnlng sex are likely to read this today without smiling. - Glasgow Herald.

Canon Klr, mayor of Dijon. whp was recently triumphaintly i-q- 9100104. ls the most, celebrated per;- sonallty in all Burgundy. 3e cap tell at the first sip where a “may; Wine was produced ma, at second ltg vhibage year. These are qualiflp- atloru which weigh heavily in arty lfllfllmdltlxi- electon says Frame- Ameflque. Canon Klr is the No. 1 Resistance member qr his dopey-t- ment. Under the occupation, he managed the escape of some 5.000 condemned Frenchmen and. him- self sexi/oeiwed to death by the Germans, was later attacked by militia and wounded. As a reward for heroic service, he was elected mayor of Dijon after the liberation. The canon has decided views of trlpartlsm. of which he ls a sworn EBONY. This is how he described it n a recent campaign speeah: "When a Communist makes a speech the communist; applaud. when a Socialist makes B speech the Socialists applaud. and when an M. R. P. speaks the Big Three applaud." The night he made this aasertlcm, one of hls friends in the audlanoe added: "And when the canon speaks everybody laughs." But Oanon Ktrfis re-electlon by the Bisrgunrlliris was foi-eci-dalned.

l Already the Arzentlne plane thaI iadmtstlon of 4.000.000 Europeam immigrants over a. period of years. A will be made with‘ 80.0w a month and the Bucnosl Alres Government has already sent on ambassador to Roi-ire to make his headquarters there and selectl suitable immigrants from among the French. SIN-blah. Italian and lot-hers offering themselves. Brazllu Misti-ails and other countries thatl lack poplllltlun a; this Dominion does. are mntempletlna similar r t. action to procure settlers. t. Oeneda, to which probably halt rnllllon persons would come tomorrow if they could. has not. yet even worked out s migration policy-Ottawa Citizen. .

ra the balldlris at mass modern “trouser. the once familiar fireplace‘ is no more. It. ts out. It finds no plhoe ln modem heating plans; hi to‘ too much trouble to keep clean, And lo it sacs. rssmika. The ITIIVII Iipoettoe. But it ls s pity. because through ttrtilatory lt has proved avootiirvorethanjiutacontroot warmth. ft has, la feet. contributed marathon ttaehelo tothour building o Osuadofiln pioneer illYl t; M us] dad warmth and light. bat It tilled, the- place of AJtltchdt flflfl; Wherever out. pioneers-mutt ebetr first log cabins. the snot. important fixture was the fireplace. any e amm- sflarca dashing day; ‘work. would mt himself before its cheery llllll, and i! s-short tllllha would feel en-

.peoplo thought of the very un_-

lthelr number, they saw but n lpoor spectacle. Mr-n and women

|m Qnly a... pioneer that mime

Sim-As a Lowland Scot. brought up In the lore of the Covenant"; and residing for six years close 1° 3°Lhw°ll B11580. where the Covenanters’ last battle was lfluglll. I was greatly pleased that Rev. Mr. Bishop had e Coven- miter preacher speaking at Cape Traverse.

Quoting from the "Weekly "Scotsman". two articles were written on the brutality to which the Covonanters were subjected as follows: "What of the shoot- ing of a husband before his wife's EYES? Of the drowning of two women in the waters of the Sol- wuv firth?" -

The assertion that the Coven- anters formed only one-fifth of t-he population I cannot accept. South of the Firth they predom- inated, and north of that river many were to be found. Long years of‘ persocutlon brought the inevitable fftllin! away. When the sun shone again the weak-kneed returned to their allegiance. A writer of those days puts It on record that ht the King's return "every parish had a Minister. Ev- ery vlllrigv had n school. Almost every famllv n Bible. The tavern keepers lamented that their trade was broken. Th» people had be- come sober." Can that be said of Prince Fxlwerd Island?

Rev. .1. Knox nicirv, M.A.. of Sllrunruor. Scotland. conducted the nnnuul Covenantors’ service at Rulllon Green. Mldlothlan. on a Sunday afternoon. In the course

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|Put ma» ‘Port. The Ion-g pursuit ls r en Now page line of tinsel at the ; r O'er weary heads the holly wreaths are hen . Aswsir-‘Es the wild December inter- C. Dospatched. hhe purple iuoot ands!-

_ uslan. The lfdescent hose, the feathered

mule:

Subsldlng now. the seasonal con- fusion.

The stormy prelude to the feast of Yule.

Received. the frock that breathed of Sohlaparelll,

On impulse bought, when budget hopes were high;

The sadly-chosen soak; -— the set. of Shelley.

(To be ex-ohanged by stealth and strategy.)

‘Ilhe pageantry of pe/elmlfl Bl)- proaohea.

Supreme of seal and silver cello-

hone;

The open season of the cheque en- czoschea. ,-

And wrstths of revered wallets wok again!

—Ircne Chapman Be

Old Charlottetown (And 2.5.1.)

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