i A c MARCH" 1c. '9’. 2'1 id Meet Emergencies , m d gn application was given see an; reading in the Ioegislature yes- i" da . ' "ll-{Efiyllll Minister A. W. Mathtson. who moved the bill into -cemmittee j; an amendment to the Vital Sta- flnllcl Act, warned that it would 4,, repelled at the next session if m, privilege given was abused in my way. It meant slackening the My; regulations to overcome hard- ship in some cases, of" which he an instance. Mr. William Hughes, former i-lqelth Minister and Registrar Gen- ml, agreed with Mr. Matheson. He A geld he hoped the amendment breaking conformity with strict u“; in other Provinces. nnifliiis (Continued from Page l) statement byDefencelifinister Clan- ‘ion yesterday h which the Nihili- ‘er declined to table figures in Par- - llament on the mam-W 0! fill-m"? units because they would interest Canada's "only possible aggressor." iieeadded: ' ‘ "To suggest that Parliament is not entitled to information on do ‘tails of the defence forces is‘ a doctrine that should be challenged "r9491" -_ ..__ 4 ilillllliiliglliiliflllli would not cause difficulties by . '1 This eoiumnlfs reservedfbr sews ofloositaternt, hutadverttatngoi a nswsy nature maybe inserted at five ooaiaemril- limit pa». abieiaadveaes. _ . COOKS na- Pnologrspna fulfill’! TAX! none m consensual-role uni - summon. " " - u‘ sowaiw ' lfemNIS elm footwear at 175 Queen street- onamlnnn altos. for‘ all my. wood requirements. r.' a. r. also oaoss annual meeting Charimtetown i-loteh Sat- urday. March 19th at 12.45 p.m. MRS. JOHNEIONB, LADIES’ Bargains -— Costs, Suits. Dresses, Skirts. NORTH RIVER United . Baptist Pastorete. Rev. l-l. Barber, » Pastor. Sunday. March 20th. Falrview~1i.00 a.m.; North River 3.00 p.m.; Long Creek 7.30 p.m. Pnansrlx merino." - The weekly supper meeting of the Phalanx Fraternity was held last night st the‘ YMCA. Liaitb Stet- son was chairman. Arr enjoyable sing-song was led by Fred Norton. Routine business was transacted. REPRESENTED MONT B! L FIRMM- Friends ,wiil re w learn or the death of Willliim C. Leblanc on March 3rd. He wee a immediately... I "Thousands of Communists sire mqvigig freely through Canada. and gnllstllig freely withwarious units not very much doubt of g the fact that the Russian Ernbasl? ll It'll!!! informed of any essential facts. Mr. Drew said it. would be lin- mandirlg officers would ists had enlisted in reserve units. for them. gotive unit-f- Arliliriojneiln continued from page 1 vol-k together and consult in In effort to maintain peaceful methods of settling disputes and to "elimin- sts conflict in their international economic policies. . and encourage economic collaboration between any or all of them." Effective Articles The effective articles are three and five in the. "l4-article docu- ment. The third pledges the parties. by "self help and mutual aid" to maintain and V dev ‘ “their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack.‘ The fifth declares that "an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America" shall be cohsidered an a tack againslrthemjffiil)’ ' _ In such a ntingency the partici- pants will unite their resources. "including the use of armed force." to restore and maintain. the security of the North Atlantic area. ‘mess stqls will be taken with- in-the provisions of the United Nations charter and will terminate it and when the U. N. Security Council ‘has taken the measures necessary to restore and main- tain international peace‘ and security." The operative area of the treaty includes theterritory of the sig- natories in Europe, North America and the Algerian departments of lilrsrlce. the occupation forces of any signatory in Europe, the dslands under Jurisdiction of any participant in the North Atlantic area north of thfrroplo of Cancer. "or on the vessels or aircraft in this area of any of the parties." The treaty will be made effective by a council on which each party mil have membership. The coun- cil will set up subsidiary bodies ‘including a defence colnmitte with special responsibilities to carry out articles three and five. . lllitltis, iililllltait. i IIEATIIS 50o Par liiiertiea BIRTHS mulPElt-At the Prince county giilbiiai. Sulrlmerslde, on _ Friday. mdihiers lam. load-lo m.‘ and i- John S. Harper, St. Elesnors. ‘e d-urhter. oeii Alan. - Imam-ac the Prices county “Wlliiel, lifsrch loul. loo, to m Ind Mrs. Hamid semenl. mu of the defence forces, and there is possible to tell how many Com- munists were in the SBIVlCQIw-Cflm- find it difficult to spot them-but he had al lmowledge that Cbfllfllllfi- It would b! the "natural 1111.713" he said, toenllst. also in - ' were hostesses on Tuesday evening "m ~~ , . .n.v§§'.§_i',{§"“f§§' An“ ‘minim! visited the city on their way home , lamina,“ Mum fmam m,’ w from New VGlsSIdW. n. s. . an ;J . . ‘ ‘ "-7". ' “are iii “tilfifiihf i‘.f.'.‘."..i‘."..‘?‘l§¥. “m llssasrsons l . » who irv, been amnizisqghc l": , WOOk 086 ll l" .monsiz-wnllrnssarn-se the “ppm, y), ,4 gm, m l e officiating clergyman,» “may ~ . \. iflbfighgslfibfit-Jlhasxottstidwh on e " , -. . .. . .y'tha .C."ltiee, ' ~ . H d ....'.:°...‘.'.‘l'.‘.’.i..‘3f"1‘1'.l.“.? l l" MFM°RW4 . ‘. . g dfsdirjlierehllth~iflll __"j;I-icoursna-.Atello-neinoos' " p, fl;""p '“ q " . v i$hww ~-" mast-ma. l.‘ ->. __ - , . ‘l ‘fem ‘ well known commercial traveller and had represented " a Iidontreai firm for some years. " - CITY TAX APPEAL BOARD- Judgment was given in a number of the 22 appeals heard yesterday by the Tax Appeal Board at the City Hall. Members of the board were Messrs. R. R. Bell, K.C., chairman; Alex A. MacDonald, R. Byron Brown end W. A. Smith, the latter being the clerk. The Board met again st 7.30 p.m. and heard a few more appeals.’ MESSAGE 0F 600D JVISIIIS -— At the annual Choir banquet of Trinity United Church Thurs‘- d_ay evening, March 17th, a pleas- ing feature was; message of good wishes from Miss Sally Wood, a much esteemed member who is spending a vacation at Miami, Florida. .- CITI POLICE COURT ,-'- At tho Stipendlary Magistrate's Court yesterday. a man convicted of breech of the Alfemperesrce Act was fined i000 and costs or five months in Jail. A drunk and dis- orderly was aentencedto i0 days in Jail. while two" drunkarid lili- caipables also-appeared and were each fined $5 and colts or 10 days. 0N BUSINESS VISIT-MrwChar- lea Curtis of Montreal, l anager for Canada of the ‘Employers Liability Assurance Corporation of London, who has been on a visit to Chall- lottetown this week, left by piano on return ilriday 17101111113. This well known organlsetxon, which transects fire, automobi e and cas- ualty insurance, has been represent- ed in Prince Edward Island by l-Iyndman and Company for up- wards cf fifty years. MINERAL YESTERDAY -— The funeral of the late lVlIrs. mI-f. Nor- ton was held iirom the MacLesn PuneralI-Ionle yesterday afternoon. Service was conducted by Rev. Dr. Rice and Rev. T. H. B. Somerr. Mr. Brenton Beck sang as a solo "Crossing the Bar". Interment was in the People's Cemetery. Pall- bearers were three grandsons, Fred Norton. Robert NCXtOIlJ-ISITY Norton. and Donald Seaman. INTERESTING S1‘. PATBICKS PARTY -:Mrs. Leigh Warren fand like. J. S. Taylor Longworth AW. when their respective ' groups of "'.l'he Kings Dau hters" and The Junior WA ‘Iirinity United Church were entertained at a novel and interesting St. Patrick's party. While amusing imperson- ations, stunts and ‘ occasion- €d\[‘lOI OI slwslifflFfib Q18 ‘OIUXTO of the evening was the presentat- ion of "Liv Pictures" substanti- ated by ‘the ging of the lovely Irish songs-winch they portrayed. A delicious lunch was served by the committee in mo», Personals M's. ‘A. 4E. Wilkinson has entered the Princg Edward Island Hospital f0!‘ tflllflllfllt. '. ‘ , ' m. min... E1 c. Holm. ne- ‘SING. were visitors to the Oily YQIIQIIIY. Mr. hnrnett Peters end" 1dr. Kenneth Chsiaeon. Sear River, ._ lbs vfleo sen still lows- Ioyrd as Following is s continuation of the report of the address this week of Hon. Dr, Well’. MacMll- lan. leader of the Opposition, in "19 51148“ debate; Dr. MsciMliian i called the wards of 8270.000 under. the Duncan and White Commissions. Under the former ewe-rd. due to Iecisrai fail- u-re in implementing it, this Prov- m" "551150300 M‘ eiglht years. These awards. an ‘Wlifll 0! $40.00!) received by the Stewart Government were "lost in the shuffle" when the Federal tax agreement was signed. Altogether. tha speaker calculated that $8,- 000,000 was lost to the Province in this manner. g The Opposition leader took m- suo with the Premier's claim that this Province had received fair treatment under the eldstlng Fed- eral tax agreement. While not see... .~..;.#. Leader A In? The Budget Pebate, -...4v‘....- "e THE GQARQlAN 1 professing the Nil of prophet. he could as! with some confidence that the Liberal Govelrrx-nent will not be in power at Ottawa when the new meemem is made in 1N1.‘ . - Dr. MseMillan cited the na- tioual adjustment mint proposed in the Rowel-Sirois Commission report as a mush fairer proposal than those contained din the Fed- eral tax agreements. It would have been particularly beneficial to the smaller Provinces. "Every Province went into Confederation u: the understanding that they would be able w do their own financing," he maintained. "we M" Iii-his under the B-NA. Act in this respect which have been violated." Dr. Mac/Milieu noted from the Continued on page 15 , Huge Grain Under Federal "Policy Since the Federal freight assist- ance policy came into effect in October, 1041. $26,140 ions of grains have been shippedirito Prince Ed- ward Island, states Mr. W. R. Shaw, Deputy Minister of Agricul- ture, in the marketing report compiled for his department. The original freight assistance per ton was $7.90. Owing to the freight rate increases which took affect last year. the assistance rate pu- ton is not $10.80. A break- down of the tonnage shipped here under- thia policy follows: Wheat - 2,931,840 bushels. Oats ~ 3,116,056 bushels. Barley - 3,219,221 bushels. Rye --s.a2o bushels. Screenings - 1.090 tons. M111 Feeds -—. 93.118 tons. "If the two latter items were converted into bushels of barley the total bushels imported into this Province under the policy would amount to 13,347,440 bush- els," MrJShsw states. "During this period the amount of freight assistance to lamlers of Prince Edward Island was 82.73.3000!) or approximately $230.00 on the average if divided between 12.000 farmers. These amounts are very large. ‘I have a deep appreciation of what the freight assistance policy has meant inasmuch as I repre- sented this Province through the Canadian Federation of Agricul- ture and assisted in urging the establishment of an assistance policy on grains coming to Eastern Canada. Every effort should be made to provide for the continu- “we or this policy as s part of a. permanent national plan‘ on live- stock feeds. Feeds ‘The position on coarse grains and proteins seems to be fairly favourable. Grains and proteins seem to be in fairly satisfactory supply in the East and it ls be- coming more of a buyers’ me-rkut now than a. sellers’ market. As spring conditions and hauling be- come more favourable among the farmers in the West there should be large supplies delivered to central distribution points. ‘Our latest quotations on No. 1 feed barley delivered in Charlotte- town in bulk ranges from $1.17% per bushel to $1.19 per bushel. No. SCW oats and Extra SCW la quoted at 8156c per bushel to 82th: per bushel, middlinge $54.50. shorts seam. bran eozilo. OiLmeal can be purchased at Montreal at $69.00 per ton in second hand lute sacks with soybean rneal at $66-00 l!" ton. Freight would have to be added. "These prices -are an improve- ment over our last qlifilflflflili- Some farmers are interesting them- selves in group buying of carlots of feeds either straight barley or oat-s or mixed oars. bud some orders have already been placed in this respect. Livestock Prices Effective March 12th the hog prices at Moncton increased 26c which is 26c better than last week's quotations, while extra heavy stags and sows remained unchanged. Effective March 14th the hog and sow prices at Charlottetown went up 25c. Prices on all other classes of livestock were steady. At Mono- ton Grade "A's" were $30-75; "3 1‘s" 030$; No. 1 sdws SE16; N0- 2's $2116. At Charlottetown Grade “A's” were $30.76; “8'i'a"_ $20.36; No. 1 sows $21.50; No. 2's $10-00. f-o-b- country points. Prices on medium to good steers and heifers are quoted at lid-ll; plain and com- mon dairy steers 12-14; good cows 13.60-14.00; medium l3; common cutters and cancers‘ 11-12. Good bulls l4: common ll-ifi. Calves, choice veal 20: medium l0. Grass calves 12-10, f.o.b. country points, hi" this Province buyers are pay- ing as high as 20o for real choice steers. The demand seems to be excellent. Montreal Pflflla on March 14th strengthened on cattle. clood bulls sold skid-ii. Steers and heifers werslfi: Grads "A" sows .08 dressed. - Dairy noel-eel "There is apparently blgil glee among certain consumers in Celi- ada regarding the break in butter prices,“ m. Shaw said.» ‘fiend no doubt‘ there will be further aloe if lb. ‘standards should be kept high and were elem-solos. Grade "a" boss A w reveaueof Shiplllents " ion might spell disaster to one of Canada's most important economic. health giving, and soil maintain- ing industries. . ~ ‘Milk is classified as one of our protective foods. It contributes more to good nutrition than any other single food. Dairy ... ducts are all valuable foods. Milk prices are criticised for being too high. Go into a restaurant and watch the young people. They order soft drinks which are over twice as high as milk. Just how does milk COHIPIIG‘ with other foods? One quart of milk. _1d'oents. has the same food value in calories as 2% lbs. Chicken (81.25); it lbs. of steak (40c); it lbs. pork chop (400); 8 pounds fresh codfish; ‘I lbs. to- matoes; ou- 256 lbs. bananas. ‘one pound of cheese (doc) contains aa much porteln as 1% lbs. beef at 00c. 2 lbs. salmon. 3% lbs. chicken or 3 lbs. bacon. ‘ I "More than one-half the milk produced in Canada is used to produce butter. Margarine, the pro- duct of s machine. is threatening the place of butter and indirectly the position of ‘the whole milk industry. If margarine is sold on its own merits. and under the high standards applied to dairy pro- ducts. and not as an imitation of butter, it should not seriously threaten high standard dairy pro- ducts that perform a vital service in maintaining the health 0f the people, the purchasing power of the country, and the richness of soil fertility affecting the product- ion of food stuffs for future gen- erations. ‘ "The influence of margarine and its lower competitive price should not be considered by the consum- er in the light of temporary low- ering of natural dairy products but rather from the standpoint of the long term influence of such com- petition. Maritime Prices i’ The following information is sup- plied in connection with the Meri- time situation: A wire received today from Truro is to the effect that on March 16th wholesale prints at Halifax were 04c wit local Jobbing at 08c. At Chariot etown March 17t11-‘18th wholesale prints were 6314c with local Jobbing at 65c. Market is undoubtedly dull and uncertain. At Montreal March 17th no price was established for current re- ceipts for Quebec No. 1 pasteur- ized delivered Montreal. Quebec No. 1 storage was quoted at 59c- 00c. It will be observed that these prices are evidence of market weakness. Fortunately word has comet through Jrom the Federal Minister of Agriculture that the floor price, as at present con- stituted, will be maintained. For the week ending March 12th, 30,- 738 lbs. of butter were manufactur- ed, as against 11,848 lbs. for the sarne week last year or an increase of 42.6%. On March 1st storage stocks of buttefin Canada al-rlount- ed to 18,822,000 lbs. lower than lest year by 188.000 lbs. The out of storage movement in February was 8.9 million pounds as against the out of storageAmovement in February i948 of 12.8 million pounds. The increase of productio in Canada at February i041 was over 407.000 lbs or about 0%. This would leave 3293.000 lbs. more storage butter consumed in Feb- ruary i048 than in February i949. Cresrnerymen and po- ducers should exercise the utmost effort in maintaining our butter production on a high level of quality. IlTNDoctive of what sub- stitutes there may be. or the price they may be sold at, our butter the consumer supplied with an article that is above criticism. c. ll. il.__;l_Eit0'llTS (Continued noel Page 1) mu men of “MENU. his, was M334... esmoomo upfront the year be- were use liofi§fiooyfi a-oel local-leaving scoops-mu willie eruuim a’. c. vuseau declared in the report the gross, was due to 194s I increases. ed these had and lpressed concern over "at! ( . of operation. "hem... u... the 0.... an application before the Board of ‘Xfllllport Commissioners for a new Il-per-oent. increase above the ai-per-eeat hoist granted lagtyeer. Jrher . lac flier-avenue lie also stat- lasd " cllslznorrerowlv Flier lielil ileat -—'P.h one 240 —ilsk For “Princess” _ Top Quality illil SYDNEY Goal on If ‘A. PICKARD 811d CDMPANY LIMITED J Pictured isles above group are the men who will head the forth- coming drive of the Prince Edward Island Division of the' (handful Bed Cross in Charlottetown The campaign opens on Tuesday. From left to right: Back Row. Divisional Ccrllnallders, W. H. Boston, Johu J. Trainer. T. M. Brchlut. P. G. Gay, T. M. Mftohdl, G. Stormy weather has again inter- fered wlth the normal movement of fail-m products to market- and particularly that of potatoes. re- ports Mr." W. R. Show. Deputy Minister of Agriculture, in his weekly market report. During the week ending March 12. however. 90,900 bushels of seed were moved to United States points. - “In view of the fact that this Province no doubt exports the bulk of seed moving at the present time," Mr. Show adds, "this figure seems to at wide variance with the report. hat almost 500,000 bu- shels of seed move from Canada to the U. S. from h 4th. to March 10th. There seems to be some misunderstanding too regard- ing the payment of freight which it is stated is borne by the Can- adian Government. Such a happy state of affairs simply does not exist. Reports of various kinds. however. not strictly accurate are bound to break loose from time to time. "With reference to shipments into the United States the Fruit and Vegetable Division‘ have given full information through the press regarding permit provisions. We understand that any permits now issued on exports require the cars to roll across the border on the stated expiry date provided for any particular State. ‘this is de- finite and shippers in order to avoid embarrassment should keep hemselves fully informed, and ar- range shipments in sufficient time to avoid a. hold up at. the border. Some hope war held that ship- ments cleari wstoms here at or near expiry ate would be passed. ‘but because of earlier than normal planting, and other conditions. this could not be granted. Reefer Oars "Reefer cars," Mr. Shaw repel-ts. “are unfortunately in short supply at the present moment and this further complicates the situation. It is to be hoped that our Railway authorities will be able to solve this problem, and provide for the needs of our exporters. Up to the present. the Railway has cooper- ated splendidly with the Potato Shippers‘ Advisory Board. and we trust the utmost efforts may be may not be imillcdld- “In view of expiry export regul- ations, we feol that seed potato needs should be given prior con- sideration." * Sellago Potatoes With reference to Sebago pota- toes. lvltr. Shaw road thejollowing complaint from a letter just re- ceived: "We certainly are not going to buy ally more potatoes unless something better than Sebagoes are shipped here. when a national reputation is at stake I would think that island growers would think twice before discarding the varieties that earned that reputa- tion in favour of an inferior art- icle that might. for the passing moment, offer greaterkreturns." "rhisis a very serious question arid every potato grower interested in the industry, when planting his crop, must consider the reaction of the consumer to the variety of rtatoes he is raising and govern ‘mselfaccordingiy. The repute- tion of Island potatoes has been built up on Mountains ‘and Cob- blers ohiedy- It is significant that. °°'.....°°"i‘.."..l°.°"*...." t” a“: . is e ema . would be well for growers. before making" a decision, to consult with tbiila are in contact with the militate and the Inspection Ber- vioea so to secure a clear out idea Zof influence of varieties dli nsarkstademand. ' . .- _ Quotation . "his quotations this week. owlrll .to_ telephone com- _ . time". are-sot s: amoral u we would desire. The market for IOININI increase in operating w" i ~ n“ i ¢ m...“ l prioeelggeeéaggz m benlliolethsaoffsetllnwh3" ~ l. I 4 Heavy Potato Movement To March 12 Reported trlfllbu-k is still weak. and st the current quotations the ddalqrg us HPPB-fmiii? plying every cent the Woduct is worth in view of mar- ket levels. seed still continues to go forward in considerable volume. “The following are all: price] for this week: Cardigan. osurrsy River and Montague: Seed, Mountains, Jlbun- dwvn 90c: elucidation "a" 75c; Cor-titled 70c. at the farm. Cob. blots. liblindntion 85o; Foundation "A' 75c: Certified 70c: No. z Moimteins 45o; No. 2 Sebagoeg 70o per bushel at the door. Table ‘ ‘ 9°C Per but at door. Fair move- merit. Moi-ell: Seed. Cobblers. Certified and Foundation "A" sac; Knish. dlns 95c. Tablestock. none moving. Borden Line: Foundation “A” f-oo per bushel Mountains and Ka. tahdlns. Light movement. No tablestock moving. Charlottetown: mblestock $-s7c per bag at the car. Movement fairly steady. seed, Molmtains and Sebsgocs 80-50: Kstahdiris and Cobblers soc at car. No. 2 Cdb- blers 55-60c; Mountains 55c; Ka- tahdihs 90c: Sebsgoes 80c. Demand sood for No. 2's. Foundation 05- 31.00 all varieties delivered. Fair movement. . Elmira: Illoundatian "A" No. 1 d: 2 Katahdin Seed 95c per bushel at the car; Cobblers No. 1 85-900 at the car. Fair movement. No iablestock moving. Planting Regulations "We would draw the attention of our producers to the require- ments of an Act governing the planting of seed potatoes. Every farmer is required to plant for table stock purposes, certified seed launched so that normal shipments " or better. 'I‘his year no ringrot has been detected in this Province. It is desirable that this happy stats of affairs should be continued, and that every effort should be bent toward the complete control of all diseases and defects inimical to the potato industry. The procuring of seed each year of grades and clas- sifications that have been undo" inspection. and are known to be vigorous. true to type. end free of disease, insures under normal ctr- cumstanccs. a better production at lower costs of Wkatoes that are desirable from both a. producers‘ and consumers’ standpoint. Full particulars regarding the provis- ions of this Act will be issued through the press within the next- lew days. seed of the class and grade required is in ample supply this year and provides splendid opportunity to secure seed require- ments at- moderate prices." Highway Report F srww again threatens to curtail wheeled traffic but reports received from the lkipartment of Highways eanly last night. indicat- ed that snow clearing operations had re-opened the greater part of all main highways. after three days of almost conti uous work. Two main high/ways “at. of Char- lottetown were open to traffic but part of the Millview-Wood Islands road and smile sections of the west- ern roads were still blocked. The No. 1 highiwey was opened from Summersids to 0'Leary and from Allierton to Tignish. no plows were to work last flight on both ends of the remaining area between OLeary and Emsds-le. The No. 2 highway was open Mm Sunlmerfield Chapel through Kmsington to Summersid and Borden, however there was only one track made from summerfleld to Keneington and from Reid's Comer to Borden. On this end of the highway the road was $11 firom Cheriottetown to l-luntsr s- d‘, elftlltlu gov continuing on to- wards . If it ti; poziuble luwg are wag-king on e s on between Imam River and Sum- Bonllww Mill W! from diarlotteoownm m Chairman. A. limiters. chairman of publicity. Li. Col. Leo F. MacDonald, City but Rw: Meier xsitil Johnson. r. o. McLean, Louis Butll, nan.” P51’ MCNCI", Capt. E. G. MOLOOQ. M-C. Summerside and should have Albany this morning if wemthaz- conditions permitted. When this plow reaches Albany, the road will be clear to traffic from Char. lottctowirl to and Summer- Side. ' East of Charlottetown the road was clear from Charlottetown. to Soul-is and from Charlottetown to llfon-tqgue. On the ‘Charlottetown to Montague highway the plow continued on and reached Murray River lest night. IF OIIHEMIER (Continued from Page 1) halve changed the course of hist- ory if it had existed before the First World Was‘. or before Hitler started his aggression. the Prime Mirllstieii- said This treaty was notice that the same countries that had ultim- li-QIY stopped the Kaiser and Hit.- ler were prepared to stop aggres- ion the minute it starts. American View WASHINGTON, March 1a -(AP) -— The Atlantic powers unveiled their security treaty today, dia- closlng . a hair - trigger defence clause which automatically would set off American action to block any foreign conquest of Western Europe. The disclosure was the latest in a series of moves to put Soviet Russia on notice that it should expect quick United States re- taliation if it seeks to expand into Western Europe through armed force. State Secretary Acheson said that under the "armed attack" clause the United States would be obligated to use its military power in resisting an attack on an Allied country - 1f in the ‘honest judge- ment" of this Government. armed force appeared necessary. Moreover. Acheson opened up g whole new range of possibilities by telling s press conference that he thought the “armed attack" clause might very well apply to revolutions resulting from (J0m- munlst internal aggression. He also told questioning report- ers that an attack on an Allied plane in the Berlin air lift over Russian territory certainly would be cause for action by the treaty powers. Wallace's Views NEW YORK, March 18- (AP)- Henry Wallace said tonight the North Atlantic pact is a “urilfui, deliberate and complete violation" of the United States‘ pledge to up- hold the United Nations. He said the American people would "overwhelmingly reject" the pact if they had “a chance to re- view in public what has been de- cided in secret." CHEMICAL INDUSTRY The chemical industry in Can- ada values it" annual products at more than 000.000 and em- ploys about 00000 persona in al- most 1,000 chemical ‘plants across Statement By t Brewster Raised In legislature muse-namesake‘ Mile by United seem Secret/ad lzvunmmwete; gags-Me.) regards ° ‘ 1411s Potatoes to the U. 5.. faiflflup of the Legislature yearne- day by Mr- R- L. Bursa. Conservat- ive member folr Second King's. ‘ Mr. Burgs described them a‘: also. misleading and dsngerou and asked Premier Jones to ha. the Federal Government "head ox false and damaging statements Senator Brewster made ‘Iliursdag tar-y Dean Achpon. , One particularly ‘without remit ation" was that the ' Government paid freight any". on, both sea and rail shipments entering the U. S. through" Vancea boro, Mo. . . Prince Edward Island supplies the bulk of Canada's seed potatq elqlorta and Mr. Bul-ge. s potato BMPPOI. laid he spoke for a large number of Island shippers. They feared the statements were "falls-a leading" and would create thaIlm-i prenion that Canada was an "unfair advantage." Premier Jones laid file mating was strictly a Federal one and hq assured Mr. Bur-gs that it was being “well looked after” in Ottawa. He said he was informed by the Federal» Government than an application to extend the ship- pingperiod for Canadian potatoes to the United States had been res fused because the U. S. nesded- n: further supplies. But, he added, ha ‘was hopeful there would be m ‘even bigger market" in the mfluffl‘ Agriculture Ii/Linlstel‘ W.‘ P‘. A.’ Stewart said Senator Brewster's statements were “exaggerated and mere propaganda. Every P. E. I. 110ml! shipper lcnevv the Canadian government did not pay the freight charger." . _ Mr. Surge replied he knew ship- pers were aware of the facts bul “false impression" was created in the United States. ' MUXINI! _ ' WOODSTOCK. N.B., March 15- (CiP)—An R.C.M.P. drive against operation of slot machines in Northern Carleton County was re- vealed tonight after- seizure of 15 machines in raids at Florenoevllle, Beth, Bristol, Cen-trevillz and Traceyk Mills, Sunlmonses were ls- sued against the persons found in possession of the machines. JOB WAIITED Young mun urgently seeks employment in City. Write N., Guardian. ' '11» inaccuracy o: memories inalotter to ‘$1.5. State Scores, he Wanted to make sure that no- ANNUAL PRINCE EDWARD liiliillllilll Bill I215 ,eMe ',""i'='i'“. "CHARLOTTETOWN HOTEL" SATURDAY, MARCH 19th. Please phone 432 for reservations today g, ; FOR ~ i. competent insurance ssh . A HAVEATALK wmi _ p . 1 lisoaron, new, ENNIS-Tilt lid‘. . MEETING ISLAND DIVISION GROSS S001!“ ‘Luncheon $1.25