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Irelfduit: Lleut. Col. W. Cheater S. MeLnro Vtoe-Preeldent: J. It. Burnett. PJJ.

Lleut. Col. D. A. MleKhmon, 0.8.0.

ldltor and Managing Director: J. B. Burnett. F-J- l-

l-‘rank Walker and

Associate Editors: [an A. Burnett.

“The Strongest Memory is Welllifl‘ Th4"!

the Weakest Ink."

GIIABLOTTETOWII lilllllllllll

llirrnlng Dally (Founded In I887) Aatlatr‘ ’ u Second Clan: Mill- Pfl‘ om“

4i perhaps add something to his memoirs, and putter around with hi: painting. But none will ‘Ofllet how short a while ago he was painting on the broad canvas of time with brushes of comet's hair. As long as he lives and wherever he goes Winston Churchill will trail the mantle worn only by the authentic great."

Our Biggest Problem

The emphasis placed on transportation im- provements at the annual meeting. of the Sum- merside Board of Trade will, it is hoped, be duly noted by the authorities. The retiring presi- dent, Mr. Baku‘, referred optimstically to the

THURSDAY, JANUARY 2A, 1946

prospect of obtaining a reduction of truck rates on the Borden ferry. This matter was strongly

Fa rm Price Stabilization

Fear has liccn expressed

Hannam of the Canadian Federation of Agri- maintaining

culture regarding the danger

lion costs.

Ily an Act passed lIl the I-Iouse of Coiii- iiions July 3i, i944, a revolving fund of $200,- 000,000 was crtziti-tl io fiivince operations in sup- port of agricultural priccs during the transition The purpose of this Act was to carry out the King Covcriiineiifs proniisc “to ensure economic stability for agriculture." It created an Agricultural Prices Fupport Board, empowered- with the approval of the Governor- iii-Council-io prescribe prices and make def- erential payments equal to the amount by which the average s€liing price cf a designated pro-

froni war to pezicc.

of farmers on u permanently subsidized basis. is not sufficiently recognized. he points out, that without Federal subsidies initiated during war- time, butter would cost Canadian eight cents more a pound, bread two cents more I loaf and milk three cents more a quart. There I: doubt whether proposed floor prices for farm products ivonld be plztccd high enough to equal- ize these figurts, which are based 0n produc-

by

duct fell below the established price.

President Ilannzim points out that this was a temporary arrangement and could by no means be regarded as forming a satisfactory solution to What is needed, he emphasizes, is a long term policy of farm pro- duction and marketing which will mean “equity and security" for the Canadian farmer. King Government has failed to formulate such a policy, and in consequence out farmers are left with no assurance as to how their prices are to be restored to a fair exchange position with prices of the things they have to buy.

As far baek as Iuly, i944, this same point was stressed in a brief presented by the Cana- dian Federation of Agriculture to the special Parliamentary committee on reconstruction and “The very core of any recon- struction program for agriculture,” it was stat- ed, “must be carefully planned measures, dc- signcd- not mcrely to stabilize farm prices, but level

the farm prices problem.

re-establishment.

to support the general farm price

maintain it in proper relationship with price levels and other elements of our national

economy.”

This would seem to be elementary but ap- parently its importance has not vet been grasp- It was summed up in one clear-

ed at Ottawa.

cut sentence by Ilon. lolni Bracken

October, 10.13, when he silld‘. “There should on farm prices

not be

ceiling."

inflation in wartime, without price prevent deflation in peace Ame."

Ottawa failed our farmers in another way, namely, in not giving proper publicity to the fact that. tn: subsidies it was paving On farm products were not for the benefit of the farm- ers, but of the consuming public As a conse- quence there is still a great deal of misunder- standing with regard to these subsidy payments.

Sir ]osi.ih Stamp is authority for the state- ment that “for over 100 years consumers have been paid less than the cost of production for There is no excuse, how- ever, for failing to find ways and means of correcting tiis condition of unbalance in our establishing those engaged in agriculture on a par economically with other major groups in the nation. This is

the food they ate.”

Canadian economy, and of

1i

COIISUITICTS

to prevent

f

all our farm organizations are asking.

In the words of the Federation brief of 1044 to the llousc of (Tominons committee: "Above all else. in the post-war years, we must make it possible for young farmers to establish farms and homes for themselves without hav- under

ing to assume a life-long struggle

spirit-crushing liurtlen of rlclht."

N.Y. Times Pays Tribute

If the New York TflllES expresses American name works of Winston Churchill have lost none of their lustre since the dark and bright clays of _ In welcoming Britain‘: war- time Prime Minister to the United States, the Tiamrs offers the following magnificent tribute:

“Winston Churchill has come to the United States under very different circumstances from those of his lasi visit. Then he came to Wash- ington as the dynamic war leader of a fighting Empire to flan with President Roosevelt death blow which Germany was to receive on Now, stripped of world leadership, but still the leader of His Majesty's loyal Opposition. he arrives as a priv- ate citizen to rest from the toil of the war years. In the heart of America he remains the living

"pinion, then for Americans

the recent conflict.

the Norman beaches.

symbol of humanity's victory forces of the pit. “As we look back to

the‘ Amer-inn‘ heritage. ., “w .

the

over

the days when Brit- ain stood alone against the Axis Mr. Churchill assumes heroic proportions. Perhaps no man of hi: time could have brought England so resol- utely to the test. Certainly no other man did. Sfeeled by a will tempered through genera- tion: of resistance to tyranny, he possessed the . magic gift of immortal words. We know now

that he _.sp0lre both for the desperate moment and fm-‘lhe axes. His voice inspired not only his own nation but our: u well. ‘He Is pert of

it wish him a good rest and all the sun- tan. “Florida l; assure, new to iyilpereteifrom ‘labor: hidjov a In} sturdy ffgurq

pressed by the Board during the year, and there is reason to believe that an adjustment will be made shortly. r

The wnnle question oi transportation, as Mr. Baker pointed out, is not one for consid- eration by the Canadian National Railway, or even by the Department of Transport alone. It rests squarely upon Parliament to fulfill its obligations to this Province under the terms oi Confederation. Unfortunately in the past our Federal representatives have not always kept this basic fact in mind, but preferred to “soft-pedal” our grievances, even to the ex- teiit of criticising members from other provinces who dared ta speak on our behalf This con- dition, happily. no longer obtains. as was evi- deiiced by ‘zlie reports of the last parliamentary session. The change has been welcomed by all who are genuinely concerned about Island prob- lcnis.

The Summciside Board of Trade is a wide- awake, aggressive organization. It usually gets what it goes afier, and it is to be hoped it will continue its worthwhile efforts to improve transportation conditions in its rommunity and ilie Province in general-

resident

It

—I:Dl IURIAL NUI I:S—

Mrs. Winston Churchill on arrival at Miami, expressed a longing to see a fresh laid egg, haying had to be satisfied with powdered eggs while in England. Next morning. starting at 9 A. M., no fewer than four dozen newly laid eggs reached her breakfast table from ont- side Miami.

The ma»:

Tomorrow Burris’ birthday which will be suitably celebrated in the city by the grand con- cert and entertainment in P. W. C. Hall tonight and tomorrow night under the direction of Mr. ]. A. Lawson and’ IVIlrsRKI-lrill Trainor.

Reports from Europe and Asia reveal that tuberculosis is cc the rampage in many of the Nazi-occupied countries. This is a disease which recognizes no frontiers. The war is over, but there remains this enemy at home which will not be defeated until the last germ is dead Tuberculosis killed nearly. 6,000 Canadians last year.

and other

lkllfii

“Our solution of the Tax problem, which we believe might be adopted. (says The Let- Icr-Review), has always been a compromise. At least for the time being, the Dominion and the Provinces should agree on a uniform assess- ment and ccllection of taxation. carried out through one agency, while ieaving Social Sec- urity expenditives to be administered, in each Province, by the Province. Admittedly this is not a permanerii or perfect solution, but it is all that may be obtained all Dffiifilt-

back in

loors to

The Canadian Dairy Farmers Association in annual convention at Niagara Falls agreed on a Statemgnt of policy asking an increase of four cents a pound in the zloor DfiCB 0f but!" in order p; stimulate production. The state- ment said that the association supported the declaration by Agriculture Minister Gardiner during the agricultural conference at Ottawa last month that agricultural prices would be maintained provided the c051 0f Wmmf-ldilles l0 the farmer iemaingd the ‘saule.

It is announced that Sir Rayner Goddard has been appointed Lord Chief lusfice of Eng- land in succession to Vismunt Caidecote who has resigned owing to health. The latter is sev- enty years old while his successor is sixty-nine. Lord Caldecote is an old-time politician, having been a member of Parliamcnt since I913. and in successive ministries, including that 0f Lord Chancellor in ti... w... Cabinet in 1939. from which he was appointed Livd Ch.ef lufillct ll"! following year. His successor, on ‘the other hand, has had no parliamentary experience hav- ing been successively recorder, fudge in Kiri!“ Bench Division, and a Lard of ADI-fill 5m"

1938' v- it- it- e

The Battle of the Dozger Bank this date, £915; the German Atlantic fleet. under Admiral von Ingenohl, attempted to blockade _Britain to prevent, as far as possible. qommodities of anY kind reaching or leaving there. The attempt _t0 “starve England into submission" failed; in- stead it laid the foundations for mcasuffl t0 be taken under Lord Fiche. to drive the Ger- man fleet to cover. Subsequently Mr. Arthur Balfour, iii a letter to an American corresvflfld- ent explained the policy pursued as follows:

"lf anyone desires to know whether the British fleet has during the last year DPOVKI l!‘ self worthy of its tradition, there i: ii very simple method of arriving at the truth. flfiere are seven, and only seven, functions which a fleet can perform:

“It may drive the seas.

"It may protect its own commerce.

"It may render the enemy’: fleet in!!!)imi-

“lt may niake the transfer o? enemy troop: across the sea impossible, whether forattaek or defence. _ ’

"It ma.- transfer will.

3.

and

the

his

the dark

the enemy's commerce off

‘it: own troop: where It

"It may secure their auppliiés. and (in fit- ting circumstances) ‘it may umt tlieiropera- He will fiqng, . , ' - " “All these ‘ftarictlonehave. been runner:-

Notes By The Way

The Nevv York Inn even has l he rumored atom-

gay: that It powerful when the first report of 1t I: heard In Ireland. -Stratford Beacon-Herald.

"Blrtf: and breeding may count for much, but they cannot always be trusted to produce gentle- meri. according to modern dens,” say: the Guelph . By the way, just wh: I: a ent eman, ae- cordlng to modern an? -.Brant- ford Expositor.

Ludo Bardouy, former Hungar- lan Prime Minister who led hl: country Into the war beside Ger- many, was shot last week as a traitor. He was that despite hla reactionary belle e was also a fool, since he should have been able In the light of past experience, to see that Hungarian alliance with Germany could only bring grief and woe to Hungary. -Brampton Expositor.

The shadows are cloning in on Francisco Franco and hls Fascist- type Spanish dictatorship. To be sure, he has not yet glyen up the

him by nlto Mussolini and Adolf Hitler In the days of their triumph, nor does he show any. signs of being disposed to do so. But both his once-powerful pro- tectors are gone. The political theor they represented—anrl he cople —lles shattered among the ruins ofthe Axls. And the tolera- tloin accorded him by the Western Allles Is obviously running short“ Night must fall for Franco, be- fore there can be the dawn of a new day for Spain. —Kimsas City Times.

While there ls a certain per» suaslveness In the president's ap- peal for some congressional action, the fact remains that he himself wIII have to do more fundamental thinking on basic issues if the opening rlft between ‘the Capitol and the White House Is to be clos- ed. Harmonious relations In poli- tIcs are not tp be brought about simply by asking people to write to thelr unAIQCSSTHCIL Harmonious relations are resolved by men who have thought their way through them to find acceptable grounds for compromise wlthln the frame- isivork of our system. - Baltimore un.

Only by actually working on real jobs ls developed that essential at.- tltude toward work and life Schools cannot inculcate the loy- alty to standards of quality, the respect for the work, which con-r from personal assoclatlon with older men whose skilled hands and fund of experience alone can awaken in youth the Ideals of craftsmanship. A revlved system of apprenticeships is a solution for the scarcity of skilled workers. It ls also a solution for the discon- tent and irresponsibility which are so often deplored 1n the young people of today. -Toronto Globe and Mall.

One of the sborles that l: golng the rounds In Canada In this age of rumors is that British war brides don't like Canada and want to go home. About 9,000 British glrls came to Canada in the last three years after marrying our soldiers. Only 29 have applied for a return passage to Britain, Most of the war brides evidently stlll love their husbands and llke their new country. In fact, everybody Is happy about the “VIIOIp thing. and no wonder. Could there In- any better husbands than Canad- Ian soldiers? With all our trouble: Is there any country right now which offers a better chance for the happiness of a young family? -Vancouver Sun.

Nearly every day now comes it story of a successful or attempt- ed holdup In which was used one of those plastic revolvers. Having‘ a lot of war "souvenirs" around is bad enough-In the cities, too. many of these have already got Into the hands of the criminal element-without having the kid- dies stores selling all too reallstlc "toys." To the startled cltfzen who ha: a “gun" poked at hlm unex-

ectedly, there isn't much chance

o being cool and casually taking the time to ‘see whether it’: the real McCoy or just a playthlng. The natural thought Is one of won- derment: “How can I get i-Id of that thln fast before It goes off In my drectfon?" Here's a case when», private industry should an- tlclpate’ government action - and ceare rnaklng- and selling these thIngs.--New Glasgow News.

Why l: If; that Brltaln seems to be taking Its reconstruction rind with far less galety and nltfatiye and good splrlts than many European countries who have suffered considerably more? I thlrik the essential difference In atmosphere between It and the other countries of Euro e Is the lack of progres: In Br taln. Con- trols are as tight as ever. Food worse. The Black Market Is worse. Life I: no longer even exciting. One could hardly expect the country to look attractive to any one commit from abroad. But u- ter travelling round for a week you begin to wonder If It Is really not osalble for the Government to o more. A building started here, : control relaxed there a touch of paint a smartly ful Ileil ro- mlae, a lttle concession to rel eve the drudgery of life. Britain has been de rIved too long of luxuries --and. ram the polnt of vlew of morale luxurle: are most Im ort- antr-Illrom the London all.

The flvoda llmlt or: room» ro- mafn: In elect at some hotels here. Recently an actor warcurtly told by Congress hotel manage- ment that hf: fIye day: were up and he'd have to vacate In I0 min- te: to make the 8 pm. checkout tme. After calllng rantlonlly the actor dug up a Int-minute relen- vatlon at the Stevens, threw hl: clothe: Into a p and ‘ " ’ out. Upon arrival at the Steven: he discovered that uvorel lhlrtl had been left behind and ro- t to. Congress. With JIIO eerk’: perrnfulon he went to the room to pIek up the farlottqi rhlrtl. The new arrogant handed them over "for whl the actor thanked him, and explained- "‘.‘l‘"°’l1 .i""’s.°i°""'“i i"'=""“. :n rep e , " unny u: o mad out of the lttfnm." --I:- Y» ‘

efsco ha: fainted o-the Idea fl.

rule of S aIn that was handed 1772

vueuc ifoizunl Thl: column la open (w, m; dlaculslon by our» sporulente of questions 0f

the Scottish Catholics arrived In In 1720 French Catholic:

all these were destroyed and all

but the fact remains that there settlers In this rovlnce fifteen years before the good ship Alex- ander glided up the I-Illlsboro River to land the first Scottish Catholic settlers at ‘The Portage."

I am, Sir, etc., OBSERVER

BRIGHTON BRIDGE

Sin-Much has been said and written wlthln recent times re- garding the Brighton Bridge pro- ject. During the last Federal elec- tIon campaign, representatives of all three political artles oflerlng for election In ueeris County prominently featured this public utlllty as a post war project. En- gineers braved the blasts of the river Ice and suffered cold fer-t In an eflort to conduct Investigations In order to decide the proper loca- tion of this structure. Promises were definitely made that the Brighton Bridge would become a reality, and there was no lnrrlng voice heard, either federally or provinclnlw against the proposal. Most definitely the electors. were lend to believe that post war pro- jects would lnvolve the construc- tion of this Important transporta- tlon link.

Since the election, however, a strange silence has emanated from the ranks of those who formerly were loudly fulmiiiatlng over- the importance of this structure. Strange whls ers are now heard that provincial authorities who were among the former Brldge enthusiasts, and who had champ- ioned its need and feasibility have become divided on this matter. Some contend that petty jealous- ies have arisen and have become an impediment to the cause. Strange arguments are advanced. The cost which previously was not seriously considered has now developed into a terror provoking obstacle, apparently the only one of many costly projects being un- dertaken that has assumed such dlsmaying proportions. It has nl- so been stated too that Brighton Bridge, If constructed would bring very little In the form of labor or value to this province, but that these would really go to Upper Canadian Interests. That these arguments are unsound must be quite obvious to any thinking per-

son.

Let us now look on this project from a common sense standpoint, first labor and suppllesz-A great measure of the construction of this Brldge would be on the long flats from the Brlghton and North River shores. Island lumber, clay. stone and labor would be employ- ed In this respect. In addition much of the labor needed on this abutments and cement work would be Island labor. True, the steel would be constructed In other provinces, but ln almost any form

construction connected with permanent roads, farm machinery or other developmen s, material: must be Imported. e might as well argue that because grain binders are manufactured in On- tarlo we should have our local hlacksmlths beat out acythes and pruning hooks to harvest our grain crops.

The Bridge project would em- ploy large numbers of our own Idle men who are now being dir- ected to other provinces for em- ployment, posslbly on the Strait of Canso project which I: helnl vigorously supported as a part of a {out warrrrogram.

. The eodt-A bridge at Brlghton would brlmz the peo le on the south slde eight mile: o a round trlp nearer Charlottetown and rhorten the return distance to Borden by the same distance. In due course a recond lpan a- cros: the West River would do away wlth resent unsatisfactory service at ckv Paint and con- nect the South Shore dlrectlywlth Charlottetown, doing away with l

son award: first III. He's fond of ttor, Him, III Pralre, Ala. We llke Prom, Conn Coco Cool; Either, 011.: and, 11.1., and Farmerlne, . These, howeve , go too far for ul: Montmore N.C.- Apglel, Idm: Btiuee, hitch. or o culture rrinded, tharq I: Paderoff: ., and Tui- o, Nev. And than there I: