A!')'I,ooa'cvs, - monsoon N THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN JULY 21. 1950 THE GUARDIAN Authorised In Second Clllo nun Post Office Department. Ottawa The blood Guardian Publishing Co. ' CIBCULAIION Total City zone 3-450 Behll Trading Zola 0.080 All other ...... .. 768 ............. 12.01! Total No: Pnld .............s.............. - Editor and Managing Director. J. L Burnett Associate Editor, Fnnh Walker T "The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Wsalmf Ink.” cnannonhrown. FRIDAY. JULY 21, 0aliInet's Dilemma The acceleration of Canada's defense ef- fort, announced by the Prime Minister on Wednesday, involves the addition of pos- sibly 8,000 men to the regular forces as well as double the production of fighter planes and the addition of several millions to the defense budget provided for at the last session of Parliament. Coupled with this announcement was the statement that Canada will not send any ground troops to Korea "at this stage” but will immediateiy consider Canadian participation in any United Nations plan to recruit an interna- tional force for that war. Such a step is now under study at Lake Success, and would be submitted to Parliament for zip- proval if Canada participated. Canada's Army at the present time con- sists of a single airborne brigade made up of three infantry battalions. A brigade is roughly one-third of a division. Of the three battalions, only two are fully trained. Along with the airborne brigade are two armored regiments. Defence Minister Claxton and Head- quarters Command appear to hold to the view that the single brigade presently train- ed and equipped for action must remain in Canada for two reasons. First, as an in- structional unit around which a larger force may be built and trained. Second, as the only defence unit presently available in event of attack. i It will come as a shock to most Cana- dians to realize how slim is our armed strength at the present time. Yet it should occasion no surprise when it is remembered that, at the end of World War II, and despite the ominous signs of trouble even then apparent on the international horizon, the Government of the day chose to em- bark on a social security and welfare PTO- gramme which, of necessity, had to be fi- nanced at the expense of national security itself. Faced with the choice between "guns or butter”, the Government chose "butter". Consequence of that choice is the present unhappy predicament in which this country finds itself in respect of the request for manpower support for hard-pressed Amer- ican troops in Korea. Territorial Waters The "Three Mile Limit" on national sov- ereignty over territorial waters is of very ancient origin and probably represented the effective range of control in early days. Times have changed and there is no doubt that so far as natural difficulties are con- cerned, any sea-girt nation could control its coastal waters to a distance of considerably more than three miles from its shores. The U. N. International Law Commission has recognized that fact and the growing need for such control in many areas, and has recommended that national sovereignty should extend over the sea bed and the oceanic subsoil beyond the present three- mile limit, to take in areas defined by in- ternational agreement, but with the pro- vision that the right of free navigation and free fisheries should not be affected. Canada has an obvious case for assum- ing jurisdiction over the Gulf of St. Law- rence, enclosed as it now is by Canadian territory. The U. N. recommendation pro- vides further grounds for also including the half million square miles of the Grand Banks within Canadian territory. I050 "Talia Home" Pay Time was when the concept of "take ' home" pay was an envelope containing weekly earnings out of which something was spent for food, clothing, shelter and the necessities of life, and out of which a bit was put by for a rainy day. Today, it Is popularly supposed, the rainy day, whether it be illness. old age.or some other cir- cumstance, is the responsibility of govem- ment. There was much merit in putting the hard cash for current and future responsi- bilities in one and the some pay envelope. Today, however, the future responsibilities take the form of promises to pay rather than hard each. A "wet nurse" whether it be the Government or the trustees of a pay- roll deduction pension fund, get part of what used to belong In the pay envelope. Regmtuble aspect of this new concept of Iccuriw is that it places definite restric- tion: upon the uses to which people can put port of theiroarnlngs. The employee whose poycnvclopoconiutohim only afar his siphoned off my today willingly accept the promise of a pension In lieu of cash. What he cannot do, however, is to use the money to invest asrhe chooses. Nor does he have a nest egg which might be handy, If oppor- tunity offered, to set himself up In his own little busines. Farmers of Canada are less affected by this concept of "take home" pay than most people. Cash crops are still cash crops, and even the most ardent security planners have not ventured as yet to, suggest that Ottawa instead of the local branch of the chartered bank should become the custodian of the farmers savings for a rainy day. No won- der city folk look with envy on the inde- pendence and spirit of self-reliance which still characterizes the agricultural workers of Canada. EDITORIAL NOTES The vacationing Islanders were very ap- preciative of the heartiness of the welcome they received Wednesday on revisiting their native heath. O O 0 Every bright light these nights is a cen- tre of attraction for moths. usually "mil- lers", and the number of these is really astonishing. Although they are a nuisance, they probably do far less harm in their pre; sent stage than they did earlier as grubs. O O 0 Boys returning from cadet and other camps are finding that summer jobs are al- ready booked. Employers can encourage the healthful practice of attending such camps by making a special effort to place the returning youngsters. D O I President Truman's speech on the Kor- ean situation was not unduly optimistic in text, but its timing would seem to indicate that he was now able to speak from strength rather than the earlier weakness of surprise. ' O O O The evangelical meetings being held by Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Templeton have been very largely attended, and will soon be drawing to a close. Rev. Dr. Templeton has created a very favourable impression, as has also his wife in her well chosen vocal contributions. 0 O 0 Robert Burns, poet, died this date 1796. Philosopher, humanist, and unorthodox Christian: To make a happy fireside climo To weans and wife; Thats the true pathos and sublime Of human life. 0 O 0 Cyprus, with a population of 500,000, wants to leave the British Commonwealth and to join Greece. Four-fifth of the inhab- itants are linked with Greece, the remaind- er mainly Turks. Britain says she will abide by the decision of the United Nations when it considers the application. 0 0 O The new Senator and the new Lieut.- Governor are still to be announced. What can be holding up the announcement? Mean- time the Liberal Government is busy mak- ing hay while the sun shines, sending rep- resentatives to address meetings wherever opportunity presents itself, even at boat races. A Provincial election may not be very far distant. S D 0 McGill University has accepted 116 stu- dents for admission into first year in the faculty of medicine for next September al- though applications totalled 2.500. Accom- modation allows for no greater at body of students in first year. Only two per cent of applicants from the United States could be accepted - 1,500 'Americans had ap- plied. Admission for September is roughly one-third from Quebec, one-third from other Canadian provinces and one-third from out- side Canada. 0 I 0 There is too pronounced a tendency to- day, Archbishop Maurice Roy of Quebec told the summer students at Laval, to treat men like animals, providing them with food and games but neglecting their higher facul- ties. Fifty years ago, the modern world appeared stable but there had been some hard lessons since and our world no longer is a world where men understood how to live in peace and how to ensure freedom for all. . . , 'Whst excuse is there for the existence of a newspaper? asks the Edmonton Bulle- tin. The prime purpose of any newspaper is the enlightenment of its readers. It gath- ers and prints as much of the news as it can in order that those who read it may know what is going on in their community. their country and the world. It comments on that news in order to relate it intelli- gently to other events. The news page tells the incidents. The editorial pages try to give the context. A second purpose of a good newspaper is to protest against injus- tice and ineptitude. Journalism is essential- ly a profession of protest. If newspapers accomplish these purposes with my degree contribution for security benotiti have been poi-tsnt job. of success they are doing a large and Im- Slano-Facodly Yam WITH TWO EMPIY ENIIELOKS lb ABANOOAI mourn GARNGE Roccrucm in sl6KT,A VISITOI mites”--AMAWAMEDEKLLW Mm l om wim THEM. f-'INALI.V.' wmcu chooses out! 0JRi05ITY-- Just uow womb ONE bisnosc or A i.i'm.E WASTE PAD:R IN A SHAMEFUL MAwsa??,: NO one seems uuouw PEP.Tut1.BEO Aeour Dome THAT.... NOT LIKELY CHUCKING IT OMTD '0? CGJQSLA MYSTERY NWEI. we smear t "I cf. Anoicr Micur TNINKOF sonstumc pg; overuv omim ill 41”- ah - l :3 ct S23" av Li -A KG FURTIVGLY SWAHOWING THE EVIDENCE . Where the main breaks around the rocky coastline: of Scotland are the prized aquatic "gardens" which. cultivated by the ebb and flow of currents, promise to yield wealth undresmt of by the old kelpen who gathered seaweed for the burning. Discovery has gone hand in hand with expert research nnd analysis. WELL THEN. MAYBE A sownod LIKE THIS O9. PESHAPS OPPORTUNITY MIGHT KNOCK ,, .-wordy IN THIS FASHION. Va. k . AT ANY RATE, IT'S LEFT U5 GUESSING ,' if 99;? ummM PUBLIC FORUM This column (I open on the discussion by correspondents of questions of interest. The Guardian does I101 necessar- lly endorse the opinion of 'u wrrelpondontn. COURTESY APPRECIATE!) Sir, - This, being my first visit to your city, I am prcmi-pied to write of the inherent courtesy one receives on every hand and to es- pecially mention Officer Maclnnis. My car went dead exactly in the middle of your traffic centre This officer relieved my embar- asoment by saying. "Don't worry, we will get you out without troub- le". So saying. he enlisted the help of two nearby citizens to push my car out of traffic, then sent word to the Texaco station and up came Jim Coles and had me going in no time. I have journeyed through every state in the U.S.A. and never received such court- eous treatmcnt anywhere. You may be sure my wife and two small children will be back again next year. I am, Sir. clc.. PAUL W. RYDER. N. E. Sales Mi','r.. Advrrtiscrs Exchange inc. 381 4th Ave, New York. Queen Hotel, City. Soviet Reaction To Korea (By W. N. Ewer) The Soviet Government contin- ues to argue that all resolutions passed by the Security Council are "unlawful" and that. there- fore. the action of the United States and other Governments in Korea is unlawful and ”armed aggression against the Korean people". These contentions raise two separate questions. First. are the Council decisions "unlawful"? Sec- ond. if so. does that make the act- ion taken to assist. South Korea unlawful"? On the first. the Russian case is based primarily upon Article 27 of the United Nations charter. which requires all except procedural de- cisions to be "made by an affirm- ative vote of seven members, in- cluding the Concurring votes of permanent members." . But that Article has been con- sistently interpreted by the Coun- cil itself, without any dissent or protest from any member state. as allowing any permanent member to abstain from voting without thereby rendering the vote inval- id. lt. is the only way in which a permanent. ” can register dissent from in decision while II- lowlng the View of the majority to become effective. The Soviet Union itself has used this proced- ure snd has accepted it without demur on other occasions. Now. if the fact that a repre- sentative of I great power ab- stslns from voting does not invali- date -0 resolution, itfollowl that the fact of his absence does not invalidate it. For absence is sim- ply another form of abstent.ion- abstention from attending I dis- cussion as well u abstention from registering a rots. . Secondly. the Russians deny the validity of the resolution of June 27th on the ground that. of seven votes cast for It, one who that of the Chinese .eprenei-native whose right to sit. on the Council they challenge. This argument II. how- ever. debtroyed by the fact. that the Government of India has since endorsed the resolution, which. therefore. has the support of the sequin" seven members. even if the Chinese votes were dino- garded. The Chinese problem is admittedly a difficult one. Five members of the Council recognize the "old". five the "new" Chinese Government. Under Article 21 I decision to out the Nationalist delegates and admit the Commun- ist would require seven volu. Un- less Ind untll than seven votes are cut for I t I h cannot be made. even though Rus- sia-ond for that matter the Unit- ed Kingdom. may desire it. It is perhaps an Iblurd situat- ion. But some way out might have boon found if the soviet Govern- ment had not attempted to on- foroo It: will by "direct action" to: tho sovm commune ilk decided to boycott the Council mile: and until the minority agrees to do u the Soviet Gov- ernlnont dump. Add to that its cllim that while In hoyoott con- iwgiiyggrlottetown : i n it I men Gum om VIEW nv GASLIC-HT ”The question appears to be al- most universdl throughout Char. lotietown - Why is it that we have such bad Gas? We cannot! answer. but certain it is. that we have never had, and could scarce-l ly have worse. The gas light un-I der which we write at present isl scarcely eighteen inches from the sheet of paper, yet we are com. pelled to have a lighted candle! before us to enable us to see. It has gone out of its own accord! four times within the last fifteen minutes. and is now fluttering like the snuff of an exhausfed candle. We note the circumstance for the information of the Gas Company. Time - Friday evening. six o'- clock. There is something very wrong about the transactions of the Company. If we are to have gas, let us have something deserv- ing the name." -Haszard's Gazelle Nov. 27, 1855 tinues, no act of the Council has any validity and you have the re- markable proposition that any permancnt. member can prevent. the Council from functioning all all unless the views of that mem- ber upon any particulsr issue are accepted by the majority. That is the Soviet thesis. The arguments of either side on the particular Chinese issue are irrelevant. The real question is whether a single great power has the right to pre- vent the Council from functioning unless it gets its own way. i Article 27 seems decisive: "The. Security Council shall be so or- ganized as to be able to function continuously". It cannot be stop- ped from functioning by any kind of one-state strike. Therefore. on whatever grounds the Soviet Government may seek to justify its absence from the Council table, it is imposible to hold that this absence can pre- vent the Council from discharging its duties under the charter. The Soviet claim is neither good law nor good sense. 0 I now pass to the second Soviet argument-that American action on the morning of June 27th, in coming to the aid of South Korea. is illegal and constitutes aggres- sion. because it was taken in ad- vance of the decision of the Sec- urity Council: and that. therefore. the Council and other members of the U. N. are condoning and sup- porting an aggression. This argument is equally inval- id. There is nolhing in the Char- ter, or in any other international statute. which debsrs any gov- ernment from taking action "for the suppression of acts of aggres- sion or other breaches of the peace"-which, under Article 1 of the Charter, is one of the "pur- poses of the United Nations." The Council had nlresdy. on June 24th, declared that a "breach of the peace" had been committed. Article 51 expressly refers to the "inherent right" of any mem- ber to take such action in advance of action by the Security Council in the can of "armed attack against I member of the United Nations". But the "inherent right" exist; none the less if the victim of on attack is not n member of the United Nations. The Soviet Union has itself acted on the but! of that inherent right in conclud- ing treaties of mutual assistance with Hungary. Romania. Bulgaria. Albania and Outer Mongolia. none of which are members of the Un- ited Nations: It cannot now chal- lenge that right without impugn- Ing the validity of its own treaties and accusing itself of committing lllcgolltln. in conclusion. it in IS well to note the consequences which would follow from acceptance of then Soviet arguments. It would follow that the victim (not being a mem- ber of the U. N.) of any attack which the Soviet Go-unmenl . any other great power--chose to ” or could receive no help at all. For I great power could. by Ilnencd or valo. prevent the Security Council from acting; and any action taken wIi.hout.ou- thorlty of the Council would be "Illegal" and would constitute "ag- gloulon”. Ivar the Soviet Government would hnrdly accept that propo- sition. Yet. unless it is accepted. (with in own alliances In mind) the whole Soviet organic: in the TWILIGHT SONG tProm "De Robervol") mountain peaks put on their hoods, Good-night! And the long shadows of the woods Would thin the landscape cover quite; The timid pigeons homeward fly, Scared by the whoop owl's eerie cry. whoo-oop! whoo-oop As like a fiend he flltteth by; The ox to stall. the fowl to coop, The old man to his nightcap warm Young men and maids to slumber light. Sweet. Mary. keep our souls from harm! Good-night; good-night! -Iohn Hunter-Duvar. 1888 The Social Insurance Stands The Test (Bri:ain's News Letter) 42 million payments for sickness and injury benefits were made during the first year of Britain's new scheme of Social Insurance. In a recent report on the working of the scheme. the Minister of Na- tional Insurance slates that the scheme has fully stood up to the test. and has made ii sound finan- cial start, with reserves of just under S3 billion. Main items of expenditure were 3750 million for sickness and in- jury benefit. with another :90 mil- lion as contribution to the Na- tional Health Service. Benefit payments fell short of calculation those for sickness numbered about 39 million, and new claims were dealt with at the rate of 140.000 a week. The amount paid out for these and other ben- eflls was 580 million less than forc- cast. The gMlnistcr's report suggests that the solid financial strength of Britsln'; Social Insurance scheme may be attributed to the low level of unempl ymcui. (averaging less than 2 per cent of the entire pop- ulation compared with an estim- sled rate of 8 1-2 per cent. l'l3 mil- lion payments, amounting to 5:20 million were made through Em- ployment Bureaus -' 1:00 million less than expected. Other payments analysed in- clude maternity benefits. family allowances. pension and assistance for widows and orphans. and com- pensstion for industrial injuries. fl (312.32) was paid for every child born. and 20j-(33.08) for 4 weeks. to 4 out of 5 mothers In Britain. In addition. 1 mother in every 9 received an allowance of say-(35.50) each week for 13 weeks while nursing her child. Retirement and old age pensions in being paid to more than 4 mil- lion men and women. and the re- port claims that these benefits, Il- lowances and payments In ad- mirably fulfilling their purpose - whey are intended to provide : first line of defence llllll" W35" - Tho Ago-old Story . - nous:-Islciobo ofonhnmbo spirit with tho lowly than to d vido the upon with tho pMId- . M'YS'l'llll0US DISEASE BOMBAY. July ll! -(Rciitors) - Thlrty people died and 170 were i'””""""""! token to ml here this month due to n ' ystarioiu discus" akin to cholera which has hofflod municipal and health authorities. WASHINGTON. July 1l-(APl- Capt. William J. Stnnnnrd. 00. lead- er of the United States army band from 1923 until 1030. died yesterday. A DUBAI. PIOPLI Of Ceylon! 0.100.000 population at least 05 per cent live in run! u-cu. I-tlmrlcil VII-IND AND IIPAIITND nnnn. SAIIAI. , usnom tholrhll special use of Korea fall: to the ground. Lin! exploitation on an un- precedented scnle is believed to be "just. Around the corner." ' Strange "' es designed to overcome sharp ridges of rock and a depth of sea up to 40 feet--Inc- ton which have hitherto baffled those who sought to gather this harvest of the sen-bed-will soon be cutting and sucking up the precious brown seaweed very much in the way a lawn-mower cuts zruss and a vacuum cleaner drswl dust into It. Mysterious chemicals which cau- tious laboratory men describe as "novel". mineral constituents and carbohydrates in quantities mea- sured in tens of thousands of tons. await the gatherers. . . Visions of a remarkable new in- dultry for Scotland. almost fab- ulous In its potentialities. have been revealed to the pioneers whose peering and probing below the waves, during a unique survey of 1.500 miles of coast. discovered to them Immense beds scattered from the for northern islands to Dunbar in the Lowlands. Unknown to masses of the gen- eral nubllc. alglnote production is already Britain's major seaweed industry-olgn. derived from the Latin. means seaweed-and this British chemical. 20 per cent of world production. is sold in 20 countries abroad. . its uses range from the manu- facture of sauces. ice cream. jel- lies. films and papers, rubber. paints, beauty creams and cough mixtures. to the preparations em- ployed in the surgical theatre. where their lrnportnnee is widely recognized. Now others are ranged alongside the nlginic acids. the only sen- weed chcmicul to be exploited suc- cessfully slnce the death of the old kelp Industry which produced iodine nnd carbonate of soda for the making of soap and glass. Their names - mannltol. lami- nnrln and fucoldln-suggest some new language of the subllttoral forests that sway in the i"sunless sea." Laminsrla Is a genus of algae, and men: suggest both a rock lichen and rouge! Chemists arc concentrating their efforts upon mannitol and lami- narlan. the two most promising of these unrxplolted seaweed chem- icals. Evidence gained so for in- dicates that they may find outlets synthetic resins. explosives. plasti- cisers and glucose. 0 0 Everything now depends upon the development of plans in har- vest the many miles of brown seaweed. Surveys of the beds found growing between low-water mark and a depth of seven fath- om: from the shore have revealed the existence of three and in half million tons. Two-thirds of Scotland's coast- lines have still to be surveyed out of ii total of approximately 4.500 miles. That "difficult and unique" talk will not he completed for some years. But it is now pos- sible to make a reasonable aneu- ment of the country's seaweed re- sources. put at 10,000,000 tons I yeoruor l.000.000itons of dry sea- weed annually. Three methods of harvesting will be used to suit local conditions and Icrape the weed from the lands and rocks. One has been successfully de- veloped. and enables crofters and fishermen to use their boats to commercially in the production of- ' shortage of supplies: during ipnst 10 years. 30.000 tons of dry Scotland Plans Seaweed . Farming On Large Scale 1 hon tho Edinburgh Sootannn good purpose durln th . , Ion. Especially deslgncdeggigigls can be operated from motor boat; or other vessel: and. although this method cannot lllppiy uh. need: of an expanding seaweed chemical industry. it has BlN!'ldy proved its value. i The ten: of thousands of ions collected annually in Scotland nave I creased sevenfold in the past ve years, and the number of col. lectoi-s is six times as many As a direct outcome of this expansion of the Industry. it. is claimed. there is now no unemployment among men in South Ulst. A second harvesting technique about to be carried out on a com. merclal basis operates like the old mud dredges. In place of the nor. mnl buckets are rows of hooks, which tear the seaweed from the seabed. and. an the continuous heir revolves, throws the "crop" mm the ship's hold. A small-scale model harvester like this brought up seaweed no, the rate of six tons an hour. A private concern is now installing d modified version in n 140-ton V95. sel. which is expected In start op. erations this Summer. A third method. the outcome of four yenrs' continuous work in la. boratories and workshops. lnvoli-cg technique: that nre novel and still undergoing development. It is known as the "cut and OnlCrlIlln- ment" method. Its effect is sim- ilar to that of a combined lawn- mower and vacuum cleaner drag- ged along the seabed. . . . Development of mechanical means of harvesting hns been nl. most the sole preoccupation or me Engineering Division of the Scot- tlsh Seaweed Research Association. Nowhere else in the world hns a solution of the problem been nL. tempted. ' This "extremely difficult" prob- lcm-the profusion of seaweed often grows on rocky beds in shal- low water-is made doubly so by bad weather and heavy swell! which restrict harvesting in about 200 days In the year. Further- more. the seaweed cannot be SDN1 from the surface; and. when it is cut. it sinks. Without successful harvesting methods. the industry cannot ex- pand; with them, the limit of ex- pansion is hard to visualize. Even with supplies of cast. sea- weed. that which the sea throw: on to the shore and is collected by hand. often at great hazard and expense, industry has made ii significant advance since the war. But all the valuable chemicals. other than nlglnic acid. are 'wnshed out of cast seaweed by the j action of the waves. British firms using seaweed in their manu- fnctures are hampered by the the seaweed have been imported at a cost of i630.000. That. is why the association have concentrated upon harvesting the uubllttornl brown seaweeds. Scotland. through the associa- tion. has undoubtedly led the world In this effort to harness the resources of the sea. and the world has not been slow to realize the significance of what has been attempted and accomplished. During the past 18 months. Aus- tralia. Canada, South Africa. New Zeoland. Norway, Sweden, Den- mark. France, Ireland. the United States. Brazil. Chile. Morocco. Portugal. and Tristan de Cunha have all made Inquiries at the as- sociation's headquarters. Canada and Norway. in fact. have already followed the Scottish example of setting up an Institute of Seaweed Research. A National Research institute has been estab- lished near Oslo. Canada is con- ducting an investigation patterned upon the Scottish plan. Boll 8- Mulhloson IIAIIISTSIS. SOLIUITOSS. S. 3. nnu. nu. '. D. I. MATHlE80N,, I 3., I.(). Attorneys of (An LOANS ON CITY AND IAIN PROPERTIES ll Richmond St. Oblrlotfoonwll. ELI A PROFESSIONAL CARDS l MacPhoo 8: Trainer in. r. 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