PAGEAFOUIY -'—-——:..——-—"- , THE GUARDIAN llllllllll Dally (Pounded ta llltl) lulharlurl as elaeuinl Cline lull. Pan Oflloe Department, Ottawa. .4n‘.GvM".i'A c The lolnnil (luanllul Pulsllnlslugfa. ldltnr IBII bliniuiinp lllrmolrir. J. It. Burnett. .Anrii~|ti1a llirlltiir. Fruuli Waller. "The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest ink." 'UHABLOT'I‘E'I‘LIWN.VEIINESDAY, MARCH 16, 1949 fi9j-‘Y3I-“w p1 Making Public Speakers The Junior Farmers’ Federation is to be commended upon initiating a series of public speaking contests, beginning in home localities, and proceeding through county and Provincial organizations to o contest at the Maritime Win- tcr Fair, and perhaps at a Dominion Junior Farmers‘ speaking contest in the Fall. The con- tcstants must be between sixteen and twenty five, and prizes will be awarded winn-ers. lt will be seen from the advertisement in this issue that the proposed contests are ably planned, and the subjects submitted for discussion of a prac- tical and agricultural interest. There is great need for the development of effective oratory, and the various univ rsities in Canada and elsewhere recognize this and are devoting spec- lol efforts to train young men and women in the art. A number of years ago, the Guardian spon- sored school oratorial contests, which proved popular, and served to instill a love for public speaking among youths of both sexes. lt was Chesterfield, writing to his son who declared that every man who can speak at all, can speak ele- gantly and correctly if he takes the trouble by reading the best authors and listening to the best arators. But the student must not attempt great flights to begin with, as the Bible says, suffice it at the outset to "let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt." This was how one of the youthful crators in such a con- test began his remarks: You'd scarce expect one of my age, To speak in public on the stage; And if I chance to fall below Demosthenes or Cicero, Dcn't view me with a critic's eye, But pass my imperfections by. Large streams from little fountains flow, Tall oaks from little acorns grow. All will wish every success to the candidates who summon the courage ta enter the contests. St. Patrick tomorrow all Christian nationalities will unite with their lrish brethren in doing honour to a great man, a Christian and one of the earliest missionaries of the Christian Church — Saint Patrick. i Born in the fourth century much of his history is tradition, but all of it founded upon definite knowledge concerning his great mission- ory achievements. lt is said that Saint Patrick was taken to lreland a captive of a roving band of maraudcrs. He escaped after six years, but instead of being filled with revenge, he was fill- ed with’ pity, and went back to lreland to car_ry enlightenment of the gospel to its people. His works and teachings stand out like a beacon light in the twilight of the middle ages and still more so in the growing light of succeed- ing centuries. The faith and hope he brought to the people of lreland lives, though he is dead. The world today, especially those countriesbe- hind the iron curtain, could well use men of the stamp of Saint Patrick. I The sturdy and indomitable people of lre- land have played a noble and magnificent role in the building of our great Dominion. "Ml llefer as in other parts of the Empire, the annual Solrli Patrick celebration is eagerly looked forward to with interest and appreciation by all CloSSB-S. Locally the occasion is being observed by the customary parade and church service, as well as entertainment in the form of an Irish Drama at the Prince Edward Theatre. lndications' are that the program arranged by the Benevlllefli lrish Society will measure up in every way to the standard of previous years. Call From The Fishermen. Now it is the Manitoba lake fishermen who claim they cannot sell their catch and are ask- ing the Dominion Government for assistance. They say they are facing financial ruin if some- thing is not done. Earlier it was apple and potato growers in the Maritimes, and it looks very much as if butter producers will be in the some boot soon. Many other commodities will be in surplus supply in the near future unless outside markets aregfound —- and each can be expected to ap- peal to the Government for help. Producers who find themselves with surplus supplies which are depressing prices have fre- , quently right and law on their side when they go to the Dominion Government for aid. ln return for controlled prices during wartime Parliament passed the Agricultural Prices Support Mi. P05- oibly other acts which have a similar intent, plac- ed large sums of money at the disposal of those who administer the act. In the case of‘ agricul- tural products the amoiint is $200,000,000. In effect Parliament promised many primary_pro- ducors a guarantee against sudden and ruinous price declines in the post-WI! owed In raga". s fir controlled wartime prices. There was to e q lovblling-off period. But there are all sorts of difficulties now. One is to decide when a reason- qble post-war period should terminate and on- othor liow for the Government should go-and much it- ihould spend. Obviously if a price {uppers program goes the limit the Dominion - may find itself the owner of griot stores of many pmductp, for some of which there ls no market. A-corr of’ the London Spectator _ g from _ ton, explains for English constitutional factors brought into is iiiplanatlon goes into the . of fiongrm to inoke, wiir ‘$4M’ ‘power of the President, by ' ' 0t ' l Stalin draft of a North -. eh i , to make treaties. lt mentions the accepted rule that no Congress has the power to bind a fu- ture Congress. But the explanation goes beyond this field of definition to another which should be of interest. The London Spectator’: corres- pondent says of these "constitutional safeguards: The rest of the world might also be grateful that those safeguards exist, for, as long as they do, they are the suresf guaranty that the United States can never embark on a course of imperial- istic militaristic aggression. lf they are a pro- tection to the people of the States, they are also a protection for others. ./ EDITORIAL N0] lzS ./. The Legislature. Red Cross annual meeting. h‘ k * "The Finnegan Twins," St. Patrick's play this evening. * t w Motor meters for down town Charlottetown will probably benefit the City Council financial- ly, but will entail more supervision. Will Satur- day night farmers’ visits be interfered with? ‘k i ‘k Cape Breton is to. lose its insularity by the bridging of Canso Strait, but nothing effective seems to be going to be done to improve the service between Wood Islands and Caribou. ‘k ‘k i Nova Scotia and the Maritimes generally re- joice at the promise of a rail and highway bridge across the Gut of Canso. industrial development and military preparedness will both be served by that link. ~k On the question of the sale of skim milk, will the City Council obtain a report from its Health Officer as to the claim by Councillor Cox "That skim milk contains all the elements grow- ing children require?" . n- w w w George Bernard Shaw declares that, al- though a Communist, he cannot support a Com- munist candidate in a parliamentary by-elec- tian. lf Mr. Shaw's political views were put into effect he would have no such choice in the matter. ' on: On this coast we are apt to forget that Co- nada is a Pacific nation. Oyur interests and de- fence, as well as coastline, border,on both oc- eans. We may or may not favour the proposed Pacific Defence Pact but we cannot be indiffer- ent to it. e a An increase of $227,000 in subsidy from Ottawa is not to be despised, though as Hon. the Leader of the Opposition (Dr. MocMil|an) showed it is far far less than what we would have been entitled to under the Duncan and White Commission reports and recommenda- tions. er Iii The over supply ‘of fresh-water fish in West- ern Canadu, which is ‘playing havoc with Dthe Manitoba lake fishing industry, is also of direct concern to Maritime fishermen. Efforts to mar- ket the inland product are_bound to hove a depressing effect on fish prices generally. Only greatly increased consumption of sea foods pro- vides a satisfactory solution. a .. 0 A long step in the right direction is Prime Minister St. Laurent's promise that in future a monthly summary of Orders-in-Council Wlll ,be made available. lt is unfortunately true that the volume of such orders today makes it im- practical to publish all. At least Members of Parliament will know what sub|ects are covered and will be able to ask questions about any in which they are interested. I fi Regret will be felt on all sides at the ari- nouncement of Dr. the Hon. W. J. P. MacMil- lan that he intends to retire from the Provin- cial Presidency of the Red Cross, after 35 years voluntary service, at tonights annual meeting. No man has done more for the Red Cross than he, and it would be o serious mistake for the Society to release h-im if it be possible to have him change his mind. Too few, all too few, work as industriously and whole-heartedly as he has done in the interest of public health and welfare. n- it- Sir Austen Chamberlain, British statesman, died i this date i937. He was of the type and political be- liefs of Disraeli and his father, Mr. Joseph Cham- berlain, a democratic To-ry. He held many im- portant offices in both the Conservative and coalition governments, and was most noteworthy for the radicalism of his budgets. His budget of i920 initiated a _ _ tempt to begin the reduction of the national debt with the intention of saving enormously on interest payments; he increased the postal rates; raised the duties on alcohol from 40 to 60 per n ordered and systematic at- r PUBLIC, FORUM This column ll open to the discussion by correspondent: of question: of Inferen- The Guardian does not ocean's-- fly endorse the uplnlua iii correepoudcatl. _r HOBBY DOLLARS "AND BUM-PS Slr.-Prlnce Edward Island and New South Wales. Australia, had in common in their early days the device of making two colrts out of one by taking a. circular piece out. of the centre of a. Spanish dollar.» P.E.I. led the way. ' In November, 1792. Colonel Fan- ning. Lieutenant-Governor- or RE. 1., put. to his Legislature the need for following the example of some of the British West India islands “there Spanish dollars werestamp- ed ivith the letters "CLR." (Geor- glus Rex) and made legal tender. Later the P. E. I. authorities pun- ched the centre out. of the Span- ish dollar and made it pass cur- rent for a shilling while the"holey dollar" passed as five shillings. On July f, 1813. Governor Mac- quorle of New South Wales issued u. proclamation stating that the centre piece 0r "dump" cut out of a Spanish dollar should pass cur- rent. at. one shilling and three- pence while the holey dollar was to pass or‘. five stillllrvgs. These holey dollars and dumps were geri- orally current tn N. S.W. till 182B after which they gradually dis- appeared from circulation. Like btie P.E.I. holey dollars and shilling pieces they are now very rare. It is probable that. Macquai-lc, who had ‘served with the 71st Re- giment in New York during the Revolutionary Wax. took the idea from the similar device of taking the centre out. of a Spanish dollar adopted by Robertson‘, the British Commissary-General in New York in 1780. The idea may have come tr! RE. f. from- the some source. Fanning had served in the King's American Regiment during the Revolutionary War. I rim. Sir. otc.. THOMAS DUNBABIN. 24 Sussex Street, Ottawa. FARMERS WEEK Sir, _- Farmers Week, the most successful since its inception. has come and gone and in its wake have fled many antiquated cun- cepts. Hobiiallecl jackboots click- ing on cobbled sidewalks, home haircuts, and a general resemblance to Ll’1 Abner are no longer ap- pllcrtble to the tillers of the soil. As n class we have long since rc- cognlzcd our worth and are mak- ing rapid progress in imllressillfl bills value on the rest. of society. Peasants 0n \\'llOm the whole parasitic world looked down their noses, necessary. though some- what smelly. and bucolic adjuncts to the body social; these were the concepts entertained by the vast concourse dependent oll the agricul- turlsr. for their dolly broad-es by the former, himself. The latter has slaugherl his complexes. and rc- cogltlzod his basic worth, and the necessity of taking his lmportbnt. place in the world affairs. ' has prepared himself. He has gone to college and is sending his son. He llRS learned through illc revelat- ion of agricultural science. methods for greater production. with minimum effort. Soil conversion and erosion control. have been demonstrated for his advantage. Experimental and initial efforts have been subsidized by govern- ments. He is a student and a patron of the Arts and Sciences. He has contributed scientists. political and corporate economists, legal ex- pcYiS. prclntcs and teachers from llis liome acres. He has been elect- 0:1 by the people to high office, arid beckoned by the mighty to sit. with them in conference. His nwnrcnoss of all this has made hlm proud, - a. lord of the soll, potentially the adjudicator o‘! destiny. It is a new conception of status for him, and like flll‘ ‘Evolutionary processes will _ Luke time for adjustment. Humility, ._ on attribute of the truly great. - will follow _ln due season. In the meriiitlme he l; marshglllng his forces. Local efforts, puny in themselves. are being federated in provincial and state groups, and these in turn nationalized. Eventdul international federation is aimed at. The political potential in this idea ls tremendous. He can than through his organization dictate. He can prove his worth by doing so wisely and with beneflcence. other members of the social order, - the butcher, the baker. the candlestick maker, the merchant, the tailor. the block- smith. the sailor, will all receive equality with the former. - if he is u wise dictator. cent, and established o corporation profit ton Thlsdyearb convention ,of firmer! _ |' ‘fed liab'li com ares at stiowe diminishing evidence of °l 25¢ P" $5 °n m“ I '7 W ' animosity towards other social the some time giving relief to married |fl<0m= brother, Neville, was to sup with Hitler at g the precaution of resort- Tax payers. His young" the one who attempted Munich without takm ing to the use of a long spoon- new! If rparliamenta some of the less ‘piesentative for that reason. a gain in safety if those removed from the distractions of criticism, and could become an ‘uninterrupted lllllClliMfY for the turning out of legislation. Parliamentarygov- ornmant, especially when it is alive and vigor- ous and interesting to the public, places real and wise limitations upon the temptations of power. lt was Lord Acton who said that "power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." lii o whatever‘ the drawbacks of frac- vital parliament, power con hope forbe- doin of discussion, r_io~ coma absolute. sotifliction that the tone of the present session of Poitionient ls putting every one on his mettle. lb‘ W‘: Whatever the smoke, the liestniettle will shine the brightest in the end. ‘ l a ry government represents favorable aspects of human '. Th G tt,iti nortetlielessrc- Mum m‘ e a" a Iaor would there be who governed were Canadians have good cause for groups which "ls indicative of e. STOWIItg foierunce ‘and compre- henslon of responsibility. The enmity. and acerblttee expressed in formers meetings of the earlier days. were "not wholly the farmer's fault» Press and pulpit, wth axes to grind. thundercclthe tntqultiee of a system of barter and trade, vrhlcti though now obsolete bu! many good features. The recipient! of benefits and credits (frequently unremuneruted) from thlg lyiifem, are uiuiiiiy iu mdet volublt detractors. Its greatest claim to censure lay tnthe feat that the lezrend inept. were extended credit. necessitating larger profile, to Wlltlllwula progressive more: had tocadtrtbuic. This era lml gs its benefftl. and its evils. In the some connection. critte- lS-m or tile pecking houses. has been limited to constructive sug- gestions. --,vrhero co-unetottve ef- fort. amazing bolster prof! so: we . livestock. ellai super-fitters; factors tn. transport- ation ammo’. ‘nits no e doomed improvement. from the overwork- éd Ind rather lllllbélilltf ‘velar- atlon of‘ "ewlhlllt llnmlnlllol." ' 131E ._Ql-lARDlA1§l- \ uriAri1-o'itif.i~;;iuw1~i 1 r Ir l’! Flberioriou or - - ‘thkicocrullé l‘: - ,‘I 71w‘. ' - "\ . . ‘x Tbéiruza.’ WW: some v O ‘P0,?!- “economlc independence" and the like worn out. and plagiarized slogans. Experience is teaching us that ti ls often better to pny a profit to experts to conduct our sales and Purchases. and to pro- cuss our products, than inciorubly to root up established rind ex- perienced orders, in order- that, we may conduct our own business 1n totul. however tries-portly. Fin-m- ers sons and affiliates. eventually "my SUPDlY. the needs of cam- merce. science, education and religion. This will involve o. change from the existing orden. The so culled whit-e Collar class will b9 an lllwflffll port of the agricultural Solup. and will participate in its 103s and sorrows and its fluctuat- lofts as do the tillers or the 5e11, Until such time let. us llve peace- ably and wiuubly with all men. . I am. Sir, etrx, C. C. PRATT St. Peters. —TllE C. C.F.‘s NOT 3A1) 5113-443’ object. apologies to The Guardian for my "protesting Loo much" in a recent. letter. Alpplfo (‘filly I nussod the issue countin- lng the letter on the Queens Coun- lY Jail. for I am Just. vain enough l" keep a sharp eye out. tor my conbrlbufions to the Forum. I will go along wit-ti you oii the thought that. other letters dealt. "equally effectively" with the Jzick Price nomination as mine. It seemed to me thal- hhb lBlters pro farouh- llllmllvrod the letters con. and I thought. mine should have been published to kind of balance things "D- I noticed that. nt least half a dozen letters were published coy. erlng J. F. W.'s simple mistake in identifying a name wlili the wrong person. I-f I was somewihiit testy in the letter it. virus because I have been somewhat annoyed at Tile Guar. rllen for its support of Mr. Drew's candidacy for the office of Prime Minister. It seem-s to me that The Guardian ls busing its stand on traditional pnrty loyiilty rather titan on the issues and on tine facts. Mr. Drew's stand at the Dominion - Provincial Tax Confer:- ence was the chlot reason for the lack of success of the Conference. The failure cf the Conference pre- fvented the Government. from go- lug attend with its plans ‘for B. comprehensive Soclril Stcurltv pm. from for Canada. If The Guar- rlinn thinks P.E.l. wouldn‘t. ben- eflt from a Social Security Pro- tlrflm. I would advise n quick check of provisions for llldbtf) the aged, to i-lie blind, to dependent children (covered very inadequate. ly bv the Family Allowance Act). provisions for general nubile re- lll the administration of the Un- t-“uployment Instirintce Act and of the appropriations for public health. This would tinve been n V"! Progressive step for the Do- mlnlon Government to take. but. it. was prevented by Mr. Drew and his cot-tort from Quebec. ' Mr. Drew's stand on the freight into: issue was certainly not (\f1- ¢"““ '1'" 1'1 lfnrlmriors. ‘lliszhpnrl on f-lro admission of Newfoundland into the Dominion would have tn- rlefliiltelv delayed such action, and would have caused those who worked so hard to achieve New- foundlandk entry into confederat- ion to duplicate their spedcwork when the tss-ue came urp again. I doubt if the action was unconsti- tutional, tn consideration of the brilliant legal talent at the tread of the Liberal party, yet Mr. mew would have barred the action. Or does The Guardian t.blnk it is not beneficial to Prince Edward island to have Newfoundland in the D’)- lnlnlon? I do-efrom a point of view of beoter trade rim-cements. more open markets. imd for reason-s of f,‘ I defense. I may be wrong on these points, but 1 don't think so. . I understand that Mr. Drew favors the st. ‘Lawrence Beau-iv development. ind tun indicated nu rapport of -t.tie'rii-otect.~'i'r'iie at. Lawrence aeswovbotds out vow laments pushing fir-ore Jliiise met firms _on this side otMioJioi-iiiir who have vmost e 100% invest- ment tn the ubriiaoi- ore smut. their blunts, NevrWoi-tr. no new“ wlti rilln mo ‘linden MIN. m4 for a iii-sellout viii-mas will rieitrev me riosiillltlly- fr» eintniflniv nwsael tndiutry. 1n Nov: beetle; Any Mll- 3" . \\'0l'S0. lief. to say nothing of the mix-uni ems from the scheme will accrue to Ontario and Quebec. It these Provinces "would share their good fortune we should go along with the idea, but they indicated b11945 that they have no such intention. lI might. also mention that. the Seaway will decrease railroad re- venue. thus calling for another lii- creastnin rates.) I would send o. representative to Oftawa who would urge o. "seawuy" across the Isthmus of Chlgtiecw. which l no less likely a project. than the a- way. and would be of tnestlmable value lo the Island, to soy noth- ing of the rest. of Canada. I might also urge that the Dominion Gov- ernment, if it wants to go in for powoo projects, gel; working on the "Quoddy" development on the St. Coix River. Electric power harn- essed from the St. Crolx would supply the entire Maritimes, and 1 think it is generally agreed that; the Marltimes can take it. Isriy nothing regarding increas- ed forry service to the Island. for that. will be promised anyway. However, I would urge that some- one be sent to Ottawa. who ls suf- ficiently interested in bettering the service that he will tight for it for four years send someone the poor service affects, not someone who only uses it for campaign trips. Or docs Mir. Price 'fly in? These are a few of the larger issues that. make me dourbl: the soundness of The Guardlatfs po- sition. but. I om open to argument on any one. Tlhcro ls another reas- on in the very obvious danger of electing a static party in such a progressive and changing woo-id. The P-C pnrfy has nothing to of- fer the common people. it. baa iievcr been the party of trite com- mon people. and it. doesn't. seem overly inclined to take on that role iiow. I don't like the phrase "Tool of big business" but. it is ii/pparcm from Mr. Drew's stand Dll various important lsues, from party policy in the post. and from fundamental party DhlLOSOphYJhIC industry will be the gainer l1 s P-C government ls elected tihls fall. Nothing could be of greater assistance to the Communists than to give industry the reins at‘. Ot- tawa. ‘The Liberals are balling things uip badly enough. but I um afraid the P-C's would do much The CCF. has something to offer. but I hesitate to endorse it, for ovory vote for the C.C.F. in this election amounts to a boost. for the P-Os, and that. is one thing I wll-l studlously avoid being ll. party to. ‘l’ om. Sir. et.c.. SELECTED, GEM The world is still deceived with ornament, In low. what. plea so tainted and corrupt. but, being seasoned with a. gracious voice. Obscure; the chow of evil‘! In m- . m. y What damned crro . but some sober brow i‘ will bless it and hpprovc 1t with a text. Jildlng the gram-less with tolr or- moment’! -Merctiiint or kveniee.‘ Act. 11f. .- Notes By The work on the reoonotniatlou of the Greek ports of'Plreun and Snlonlca has been completed. These two poi-to were entirely delta-o ed by the Germans who in uddl on had sunk boats. and thrown into them millions of tori: at tron. The Gerri-ions had also blown up ell the port’ installations. The reconstruc- tion of the polite begun in Novem- ber, 1947. and was completed in January this year. Technical equip- ment valued at $887,000 will be pur- chased for the permanent Installa- tions of the port of Pireul. -- Greets Information Service." Do you know that whenever you as a Canadian buy p tube of tooth- paste, one-third of the money you pay goes directly to the Federal government — 8 per cent sales tax and 25 per cent. “luxury" tax? Con- sumere, since the war. have come to overlook the big slice the Fed- eral government is taking of the price of many day-to-day commodi- ties with its lo-called “luxury” tax. The war has been over for nearly five years now. but it is remarkable how many of these “war-tlme" su- per-caxes still remain in force. These “luxury" taxes run from 10 to 85 per cent, and they are oddl- tlonal to the eight per cent Fed- eral sales tax. -— Vancouver Newe- Herald. From time to time chin-gee of snobbery, racial and religious pre- judice, and undemocratic attitudes are leveled at our universities. For the most pargwe think they are ill- founded. Today's young people. growing up with the type of think- ing encouraged ln Canadian centres of higher education, are ready to take people as they find them. with- out regard. to social status or the color of u person's skin. That ls why there ls something refreshing about an incident at McGlll Uni- versity, Montreal. recently. Twenty- yeur-old Beryl Dickinson-Ash, an arts undergraduate, was chosen by popular vote as Queen of the Wln- ter Carnival. There were 25 other candidates, one of them the comely daughter of a top-ranking diplomat stationed at Ottawa. What pleases us about Beryl’: election is the fact that she is a Negroes, and that her father is u railway porter. That. it. seems. is as good an advertise- ment for democracy us Canada could have. We only hope BeryPe victory gels some publicity in the Sunny Soul . —— Vancouver Sun. IQD>0 Old Charlottetown (And r. u. L) SCHOOL GROUNDS BEAUTIFIED "Following out the suggest-ions of Judge Wax-button, made in a recent series of articles on ‘Our School System‘, several schools nliroughout the Island have beautifled thejr ex- terlorrsurroundings by planting shade trees, and otherwise improv- ing the appearance of thcschools 11nd ground. These schools pre- sent an agreeable contrast to many of the finer buildings that occupy shabby plots of land on the road. aide. and are pointed out with little pride to the visitors as ‘the school.‘ In this connection we put forward a plea to all our readers to en- deavor as far as they can to pre- vent injury being done to trees planted for ornamental and use- ful purposes—both in town rind country there is much wanton and mulllclous destruction done to trees. It. hos been suggeeted—and the suggestion seems a very good one l" many WuyS~that all old Print-e of Wales College men who can should plant a ‘tree in the college grounds, which now are being grad. ed and put in order. If this idea were curried out under good allpep. vlelon. the around: would in n few‘ Years appear beautiful, and be o memorial to those loyal song of Prince of Wales College whose of.- Mater.“ —Prlnce Edward Island Magazine. August 1902. avb?& %i°iw She emeere. oaooociiswr-czgrcrmociaroicrecmpr r ' The Age-Old Story s iorflsi , The Lent proeervelh the stri- ploy I wee brought low. and m: helped me. _ Y little for Canada. and nottwioy whntever for the Maritimes, The 1nd m wont a direct lfmte1tis' ln reoiiaytmitn int _ ' Emma emrul now at .i. P. llama-eel a hi» rim union-inquire m 0m . inns-uh in... "no. in: “i hummer“ ‘ w tee hepoo. re by eentui» 'Tl'le' i- fectlari still clings to their Alma o i --."_ _ 1'5.__1949_ _ 011a a! the "m... Com may some day pain mom o???“ hold than it already has ln no? America will probably be m, “f: lolu-lespald movie stars. Evg: Your the newtPIDei-o publish fir’ uru which show that Lotta aims. It" °t HWP-dB-do Pictures Inf has picked herself up a fldy $400" 000 for her cinematic efforts whu" Bowser,‘ the latent canine "in. h: been paid the munltlcent suiri o: l 5125.000 for two pictures. Th1; compared to a university protector’; loll?! 0! $5.000. a doctor's income ' o! 515.000. e legislator’: salary o; $6.000, a workman’: pay 0g 53 and a scientist's salary e1 $16M ‘ are weird and wonderful indeed Not that they shouldn't be mm’ something. but it does seem strung; that many young men and women with nothing much more than beau. . tlful bodies and handsome faces ' should command salaries at least l twice as much as the President of < the United States and 100 times e; much as an ordinary worker. Ag least Hollywood could have m. _ good taste not to advertise the fact l that certain appendages of the cep- ltulletlc system are slightly cock- eyed. -- Lethbrldge Herald. Lenten Meditations The Timed. Isoudoa REASON IN RELIGION Many of the ills from which in this age the human race is suffer-U‘ lng are due not to the éxaltetlon of human reason but to its dev l thronement. The use of the slogan‘ 2 as an instrument of policy, m, suppression of the individual and the denial of his value, the appeal to muss emotion, so ctizirricterisiie of the totalitarian state-Alien are some of the fundamental evils of the modern world. And the cure - is not to deny man's supreme gm but to reinstate it both in religion unrl in all human affairs. The place of reason ln' religion has often been debated. and there is always a tendency among people of a certain type of piety to speak of it with disparagement. as though it were an enemy of faith and com- munion with God. To believe in the validity of human reason does not necessarily imply intellectual con- ceit; it may be, and often ls, joln- i ed with real humility and teach- ableness. g In I, Cor. ill- St. Paul 5d. dresses the Christians at (Ynrinth in forms which eutlrzcst. flint one of their main temptations was that of intellectual pride. The Apostle contrasts humnn reason with the" wisdom of God. "The wisrlom of this’ world ls foolishness wltli God." No doubt he is here decrying the oxaltutlon of humnn reason to the place which should be occupied - only by God, bocatse such pre- sumption ls evidence of a spirit which ls both untouchable and lack- lniz ln humility. - '. Hooker. tho eminent SlXlCPIIllP century divine, insists flint oven faith is impossible "without dis- course of natural reason." and ha adds "an opinion hath sprond ltsoll very far in the world as it the wiry to be ripe in faith were to be rriw in wit and judgment; flS if reason were an enemy unto religion, rlillii- lslt simplicity the mother of ghost- ly and divine wisdom." To dismiss as presumption the excrclhe of‘ human reason, even though through its misuse ti be "but a glimmering light". is to OPP“ the mind to superstition flfill to every kind of error. Mon must serve God with his mind. Reason ls one of God's most precious Hill! to man. and is bestowed upon llllll tliut it may be for liim "rt 1mm in darkness", a gleam lllfll ltr‘ mat‘ follow. Not that reason itself ls flll tri- falllble guide. 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