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0lfillo0'l'l‘l'l‘0WN. FRIDAY. MARCH 8. I950

Press reports of a recent meeting in Fredericton show that‘ New Brunswick is energetically tackling the problems of tu- berduiosis rehabilitation in that Province. The general picture there is not unlike that in Prince ‘Edward Island and may provide a useful basis of comparison. A large per- centage of T.B. patients are in need of furth- er schooling, more teachers as well as more equipment and books being needed. There are teachers at three sanatoria in New Brunswick at present, and some handi- craft subjects are being taught. .The p'oup recommended the appointment of personnel counsellors, and supplying of books on academic‘ courses. It was agreed that a good rehabilitation programme is important both from a health and economic standpoint, amongst other things, meaning a» saving in money in reducing the number of breakdowns readmitted for treatment. Generally formal schooling is an important part of the programme owing to the edu- cational level of so many patients in -na- torla being below grade 8.

It is regrettable that in the otherwise admirable annual report of the P. E. I. De- parunent of Education there is no reference

. to any such work either with children or adults.

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The Canadian Geographical Society has celebrated its “coming of age” with the holding of its 21st annual meeting at the National Museum at Ottawa. The society continues its steady growth and has render- ad outstanding service in making Cana- dians conscious of the great heritage which is theirs. Principal publication of the so- ciety is, of course, the “Canadian Geo- graphical Journal” which has maintained a high standard of excellence in its field. In addition sixteen reprints of Journal articles were issued in pamphlet form totalling 369,525 booklets. In his presidential report, Mr. Charles G. Cowan notes that the steady demand for “Geographical Aspects of the Provinces of Canada” necessitated a second printing in 1949 also. This last publication, s~ series of booklets each dealing with one Province, has been in keen demand by schools and presents in highly readable form, an excellent description of each Prov- ince. On the board of directors, and keenly interested in the work of the society, is the Hon. A. E. Arsenault, retired judge of the Supreme Court here. The finances of the

' mclety, including the Geographical Research

Fund, are reported to be in excellent con- dition, but it cannot be doubted that the society could make good use of additional funds, if such public support should be forth- coming.

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calling Aliait

The results of the British election, added to those in New Zealand and Australia, says the Montreal Gazette, show a growing real- ization among English-speaking peoples that the hands of the clock are not best put for- ward by turning them to the left.

' The trend is all the more remarkable in that it has not manifested itself under the automatic political see-saw of good times and bad times. On the contrary, New Zealand and Australia were in a state of ¢x¢e,-ptlonal prosperity, while Britain had employment, and was sheltered from hrsher economic realities by the sustain-

_ lng flow of American aid.

The truth would seem to be that in all than three nations there has been a grow- Vanxlety that their socialist govem-

1 by taking more and more under their nianagelnent, have been broadening the base

' for. a. general national control. Within the last four or five years the world has had its

‘ ayes opened to the political fact that in order to control a whole nation it is -not necessary for a government to begin controlling every- thing in that nation. -All that is needed is to scquhb control over the key things.

What has been growing is a fear that the policy of nationalization, by its very

‘ , selection of the key industries, could easily

dsvciop_lntotlnseizure ofthecitsdel. The

doctrine’ of llmlt_ed nationalization G5!!! M- that it was limited that control everything

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the banks became the issue of limitless na- tionalization: for the power to run thebanks meant the power tocontrol credit. and thus to regulate the whole -business of the na- tion. By going to the people on this issue, the Government was voted out of public confidence. _

Nationalization was also the conci'ete issue in the British election. The Govern- ment, in fact, rested the issue upon the fvoters' decision. But_ steel is also a central ‘.control, one whose branches could be made to extend into every business and even into every home. It was a key to the economic citadel. But so great a drop in public con- fidence was .shown by bringing this issue to lpublic decision‘, that it is now doubtful what may be the final outcome.

' EDITORIAL NO I E3

The Government collected in fees from the students of P. W. C. 1948-9, $20,129.73. 0 O 0

Patients’ Fees at Falconwood total $36,- 436.70. 0 Fishing and hunting licenses last finan- cial year produced $5,813. O O

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The Gasoline Tax in 1948-9 netted the Government $965,648.85. 0 O O

Succession duties for the last year net- ted $21,105.60.

Revenue from the Wholesale Vendor under the Temperance Act last year $550,- 719.63.

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Our total bonded debt at March 31, 1949, was $13,823,000, our Sinking Fund investments $1,820,325.98.

O O 0 Some one in the Province has a tender conscience regarding Provincial debts having, sent the Governrnent $100 conscience money. 0 'l‘he Red Cross is appealing to its friends for financial support for another year of ser- vice. That should take in just about every- one.

Our revenue from Old Age Pensions was $593,070.14; for Blind Pensions $30,928.72; for Physical Fitness, $1,858.50: Youths’ Training Students Aid, $6,370.58; Vocation- al Training _Sch0ols, $21,011.13.

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Alexander Graham Bell, inventor, born this date 1847. To him we owe the tele- phone, the gramophone, and innumerable other modern conveniences, undieamed of a century ago.

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Provincial and civic dignitaries will put aside the cares of office this evening to bid welcome to the charming Barbara Ann Scott, one of the rare occasions when rank and position are enviable.

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Occasionally, some Government activity pays real dividends. For example, conserva- tion of beaver in Manitoba now yields 16,000 heads a year from an area in which, 7 years ago, there were only 3,000 beaver left.

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The Rural Electrification programme is of great importance in the Legislature and certainly on the farm. The Government has undoubtedly made progress in this mat- ter but the Opposition should seriously ques- tion whether it has been enough.

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In the course of his trip to the Scan- dinavian countries this year perhaps Mr. Walter Shaw, deputy Minister 0! A‘gricul- ture, might be persuaded to visit Scot- land where on behalf of the Island Sheep Breeders Association he could look into the possible importation of quality Cheviots to improve Island flocks.

Manitoba observers forecast, my: better- Revlew, possibility of an end to the prov- ince's, coalition government. Future of co- alltlon is assured until next October, when Pro-Cons hold convention. It is ex] ':ted that convention will then go on record as opposed to continuing in coalition with Lib- erals.

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Salads Tea Company Ltd., one of our oldest advertising patrons, writes that the past year was.“the_ greatest -in their history. Sales reached a new peak.” They add the slgnlflcantfact: "Newspaper-swevethe first medium we ever used to advertise salads Tea, and for nearly 60 years, they. have constltuted the largest‘ single item in our advertising budget;'.' .

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Old Charlottetown mm! P. E. I.)

A LOCAL POOH-BAH

A man of, many positions in Colonial days, almost rivaling those of Pooh-Bah in "The Mik- ado". was the Hon. William Swa- bey, whose orhiices are thus enum- erated ’in Haszard‘s Gazette of April 22, 1854:

l. Member oi‘ llcr Majcsiyfs L53- lslatice Council.

2. Justice of the Queens County. _

3. Chairman of the Board of Road Justices.

4. Visiting Justice of Queen's County Jail.

5. Commissioner of Prison Dis- clpline.

6. Trustee and Governor of the Lunatic Asylum.

7. Registrar of the Court of Vice I Admiralty.

8. Commissioner of Small Debts Court.

9. Member of the Board of Edu- cation.

lo. Trustee and Governor of the Central Academy.

11. Governor of the Royal Agri- cultural Society.

12. Adjutant General and In- qaecior of Militia.

13. Lieutenant - Colonel of a Regiment of Militia.

14. Trustee of the incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.

15. Chairman of the Assault and Battery Court.

16. President of the Cricket Club.

17. Treasurer of the Society for the Protection of Property.

18. Co-editor, with Andrew Mitchell. of ‘The -Advertiser‘ news- paper, &c. .

And late one of the members of Her Majesty‘: Privy Council, Justice of the Peace for the whole Island. one of the Judges of the Vice Admiralty Court, one cf the Judges of the Court of Divorce. and Registrar of Deeds and Keeper of Plans, &c., &c.

Peace for

THE CRISIS

Once to every man and much

comes the mcment to decide. ‘In the stride of ’l‘rut!‘.1 with False- hodoed, for the good or evil sl '

Some gtodt. cause, God's new 3&- slsh. ofleflng each the bloom

or bliaht. . Puts the goats upon the left hand. and sheep gpon the

right. And the choice sou by for eni- mi: that darkness and that

Ostoibu seems the great A ‘s pages but :-

Ons desth_—gx-apple in the muwwln old Interns snd

Truth for ever: 'on' the infield.

thong for over on the vet that u:a'i1_oi¢ nu”: aunties

excuse-Me, stp._/ . 71/15‘ is WHAT consume

YOUR Paecious son ' INVOLVES To-DAY.’

|.General Weeks \Varns

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Alu... . Unprcpurcdness

(Ottawa citizen)

A warning against military un- preparedness that might bring I repetition of the disasters of Dun- kirk, Mons and Stormburg was sounded by Maj.-Gen. E, 0. weeks, former Canadian army’ Adjutant.- general.

He was speaking at the will .

anniversary dinner of the Ottawa South African veterans’ Association tendered by the city branches oi the Cunadiaii Legion at the Chat.-

-eau Laurler.

“The opening of the south Afri- can war," Gen. weeks said, “pro- vided in lesson, which stands so true today, of the dangers -which a nation faces when there is a lack of co-ordination between policy and military preparations.

“One recalls Mons in 101-1 and Dunkirk in 1940. If we are not cure- ful, one of these days we will stretch our luck too far and will not be given the chance to re- cuperate and finally win."

Severe Reverses Pint.

‘Gen. Weeks observed that the South African war. “like all British wars." had started with a. series of unexpected and severe reverses. "It is hardly necess y-for me to remind the audience of the invest- ment. of Kimberly and Ladysmlth. the reversu at Btormburg Magus- lonieln, Colenso and Splon Kop.

"These checks, together with the 8,000 cssultles involved shook the British Empire more than perhaps "any period since the eve of Tra- falgar."

The speaker had -words of high praise for those Canadians who 50 years ago had gone overseas to light for the Queen. Despite op- position. sir Wilfrid Laurler had authorized the dispatch of 1.000 Canadians to South Africa. "I doubt very much if any Canadian government in the future would dispatch Canadian troops to 3 war without the consent of Parliament."

Recalling the Dominion troops in South Africa had been paid by the British government, Gen. Weeks commented: “Maybe in these days when it. is difficult to ......-.t‘. pounds into dollars, a case might be made for some adjust- ment. It would be nice to say Can- ada has always paid her troops."

No National M ‘ '

Gen. gwecks sold it seemed strange to him chit in Ottawa the National capital. there was no National War Memorial in honor of the gallant. Canadians who lost their lives in the South African War. ‘

"It may well be,l.lmt. now plans for the development of the NA- tlonal capital are nearing com- pletion, that the planners with some urging by vetersnI,Ist. large might be persuaded to rocommsnd s sultsbls National Booth African War Memorisl,,;snd, thus correct an pmmlsslon of 60 run stand-

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PUBLIC FORUM 1'

This column is open to the discussion by correspondent: of questions of Interest. The Guardian does not necessar- lllr endorse the opinion of correspondents.

THE TIIANKLEBB PROFESSION i

_5i|‘.—HUBh Macl..ennan‘s article is splendid and .irue in fact and theory. He is to be highly com- plimented as the author. and you. Sir, deserve praise for printing it in full. How very few are the papers that have printed or will Print it? Puvblishers use their space for material that is, to my mind, of much less interest, sig- nificance and importance.

Being in s profelon closely related to and allied with that of teachms. I fully sympathize with the ideals of teachers, and under- stand that drainage of ‘‘nervous’' energy. .-' ‘ . They deserve more in’ nlu-y, and especially more in prestige and respect.

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Sir-Once sum the Little The- ntra Guild has proved, that with determination and public guppopg . sroup of local enthusiasts can make an evening really entm-um. Ins. Although one knows they are If-I'lt-‘lly amateurs, it Is easy to for- izet this fact u the product of their endeavours unfolds on the Blaze in an almost ....ofesslonsl manner. ‘

If one wished to pick their er; forts nmrt. no doubt a multitude of discrepancies could be found, but the over-all effect, 'snd the amount of pleasure furnished the audience, is in reality the true measure of their success.

The latest effort of the L. T. G. deserve nothing but praise, and I would like to take this medium to wish them gt-est success and pop“. lsrity in their future productions.

I am, Sir, etc., ENTHUSIASTIC.

of our first engagements-—our long marches. and how our first casu- sltles, sickness and disease came upon us.”

Mr. Hus recalled the battle triumphs of the csnsdlsns, final victory and the happy return to Osn do '

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"May I say how warmly the members of the south African Vol.- ersns' Association of Ottawa join with me in thanking the Osnsdlsn Lesion for this delightful dinner."

Bringing greetings to the vet- srsns on behalf of the government of Oansds wss Maj. Leslie Mitch, Parliamentary assistant. to veto- nna Minister Gregg.

To All Veterans-

with the government's good Wllhfi. Mlior mm: brought. unu- ly wordof uslstsnos for,s classifi- cstton of veterans resident in can- pda. "It. will button you who serv-

,‘,‘} ounMruato-snowummuaoa- ,I|on. soouur my will be taker:

for old comrades 1 yours, 1. have touched the’ ' 0 II undid.

is hula p 00 where ' stat-sun

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A cont!-soi\pI installation of sflmodei-n ampli-

fying system in the House of Commons chamber. It's a- pity that

Waterloo Record. , v The human race may not bene- fll. from Wsnxbut from Malays indicate that I golden age. Human beings are so busy fighting each other that hunting has practically —Edmonton Journal.

the case of one, chap who arrived in the kllt. with wife and wean: and noticed s small Aussie fol- lowing his party about. “is there onything ye want wee laddle?" the Scot asked at lengt.h.4“I'd like to see one of the little ’uns get into your pouch," vouch-ssh ed the tiny Antipodean.— Daily Record.

The Louis Johnson. United States De- fence Secretary, ..was .enirely pointless. when he talked of re- tsllsiing against a surprise Rus- sian attack within one hour he wasn't fooling anyone. And his remark about “licking hell out of Uncle Joe" certainly will not cause any great change in Soviet plans. The one effect of his speech will be to put a false sense of security into American (and Canadian) minds. -— Calgary Al- berlan.

Hunters’ guns killed 19,690 deer in New Brunswick last Autumn. This was the biggest harvest of its kind for years. Most of us prob- ably are somewhat amazed to re- flect that l9.690 animals can be skimmed c the deer population of the province without seriously depleting our "capital resources" of game. But here is an instance

been brought to ‘Canada by the isle Maynard Rogers in 1902 and of late yesrs has been in the Mill- ::ary Museum of the Public Arch- vu

Adding s colorful note to the evening were sliver leaves from trees on Table Mountain, Cape Town. South Africa. Forwarded by the town clerk of Cape Town. the leaves graced the lspels or those attending the anniversary dinner.

recent outburst of Mr.v

I been lot by the point.‘ But becsu.u;thu'

idea in New Brunswick

a gadget isn't also available to -still go out this coming _slep up the calibre of the ideas enjoy the sport.‘_ sum voiced in the House. -— Kitchener ; Telegraph-Journal. ‘

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Notllllls can be done in I do)’ ' ot the annual kill sppu-gnu, b._ 11 the day is slwsya Lomon-ow.— _ lug just sboutocuivslent to St. Thomas _Times-Journal.

natural su_i-plus--an ideal ‘mm lion, from s conservstlonlsra Vt,“

annual '

public -Works Department for the has been rcuonablé,~ hunters hm

been able to bag nearly Locum since flu they en ran ",4

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turn of the ceutua-y..u¢

one of the most bun“.

I phrases in our language are an

the animal words an kingdom sometimes does. Report! ‘says to those with whom he in,

big been game animals there are enjoying ‘along with you.

stopped. i

"Scots families are being given 'a composite judgment, a warm welcome in Australia." . duct of many minds. —- David E ..lVlelbourne message. There was 5 Li-lienthal in “This I Do Believe’

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erlcan when in disagreement: "111 ‘O

That's not uu way I see it, but ['11 30 am‘, Out of this percept 0; mam‘, sbleness and respect for an opinions of others oftqi jgsugs on of thezfinesl. fruits of thou!“

the pro.

It will be easy for the “r

to dismiss as im rsctical ‘ the fresh Upproagh _to thfidett-19%: crisis proposed the‘oiher day Senator Brien McMahon. wk, not, he asked. spend 50 gm,-on dollars over the next five —two thirds of what would olhe;-. wise be expended over the sun. period for armaments — and 4% vote it to economic aid of u" whole world, including Russja_ ad to peaceful development of stomj. energy. In return, he would up for general acceptance of an 9;. fectlve plan of atomic energy control and for a proportional; contribution by other countries (1 the sums which they would 9‘, pend for armaments. The pig. posal will be shattered at o it can be said. on the rock of so. viei resistance. People will 5., You cannot buy peace. But thug objections do not make construe- tive thought any less s reopen. sibllitv of stateanauship. '11.. world has desperate need 1 for bold and imaginative ldeu is wrench it from the whirlpool int. which it is descendlng.—wam, ington Post.

canvas can wsu. The Great Wall to cum. bone.

2% B. C. by nzipeaor chin gm Hunm 'I‘l is 1.400 miles long.

lard, Thou hast heard this do sire of the humble: Thou wilt pun Dire their heart. Thou will. an Thine car to hear.

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