PAGE FOUR THE GUARDIAN Aulborlud :1 Second Clue Mall Post Office Department. Ottawa. '1'!!! Inland Guardian . bitching Co. CIRCULATION Total City 'Zune .. lleloll Trading Zone. All Others Total Net Paid 13,045 Editor and Managing Director, J. ft. Burnett Associate Editor, Frank Walker "The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink". N, WEDNESDAY, MAY I8, 1951 ?Ji'iXii'i.o'r"i7i'-2? Municipalities And The Interest Rate Money is one of the few commodities in Canada the price of which is virtually fixed. Most people think of 3100 in terms of what it will buy. But the availability of that M00 is determined by the price at which it can be borrowed. That price, ac- cording to the economists, is the interest .rate. It is the Bank of Canada which sets the pattern for prevailing interest rates on borrowed money. The rate of interest at which money can be borrowed becomes of much import- ance when governments have to float bond issues to finance capital expenditures of various kinds. Reconstruction of streets and highways, the building of hospitals and other public institutions, water and sewerage equipment and installations all call for expenditures on the part of gov- ernment in amounts which cannot usually be financed out of current revenue. Municipalities rely extensively upon bond issues, or borrowed money, to fi- nance various essential public works. In the Maritime Provinces the credit of most municipalities stands high. They have sel- dom experienccd difficulty in selling their bonds. There has rarely if ever been a case of default. Under the circumstances, it might be supposed that municipal bond issues would find a ready market. Yet always in some Maritime municipalities difficulty is being experienced in floating new bond issues, and the market value of outstanding bonds is declining. The explanation lies in the fact that prevailing interest rates, for which the pattern is set by the Bank of Canada, are too low to attract investors, In other words, the "fixed price" at which money may be loaned is too low. - The re- sult is a scarcity of dollars for lending pur- poses. Those same dollars are attracted in- stead to business expansion projects and to speculative fields where the return promises to be greater. The result of the Federal Govern- ment's determination to keep the interest rate low thus becomes one of the main factors contributing to inflation and high living costs. It also poses serious financing problems for local and provincial govern- ments. The interest rate is already a se- rious issue in financial circles in Ottawa. It promises to become more serious with every rise in the cost-of-living index. older Workers xl'orkcrs today receive higher wages than formerly both in cash and, to a lesser degree, in purchasing power. Conditions of work have improved, hours shortened, provision made for compensating them for industrial accidents, unemployment and old age pensions provided on a more generous scale. The fly in the ointment is that there is a growing reluctance on the part of em- ployers to engage older workers at all. The worker who is past forty-five or fifty would generally count all the other ben- Q efits as a cruel mockery if he cannot get work when willing and able.” i T The prohlcni has again been brought to the attention of Parliament by Mr. Ro- bert Cauchon (L-Boauharnois) who drew 1 on a report of the International Labour if Office to show that Belgium, France. Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom have all found it necessary to take steps to remedy a sim- ilar situation. An agricultural community is not faced with the problem in its most critical form but, as social security measures are brought into effect there is no reason to suppose that the problem of employment for the older worker will not come in at the same door. Melglien's Statement Recalled When Premier Duplcssis' veto forced the abandonment of the proposed "Provin- cial sales tax" amendment of the B. N. A. Act, it was not the first time that such an attempt had been turned back. An amend- ment which, like this one, would have given the Provinces the right to levy an indirect tax. was defeated in the Senate in 1935 The points made against it then, remarks the Winnipeg Free Press (Liberal) are just as valid today as they were at that time. I-Ion. Arthur Meighen. the then Senate Opposition leader, argued successfully that - icat-ing, alas that it knows something about made to disturb the historic B. N. A. line of division between Federal and provincial taxing powers. The amendment would en- able Provinces to tax goods imported from other Canadian Provinces, he contended. They could not prevent the goods coming, but could put discriminatory taxes against them after import. Mr. Meighen contended that exclusive Federal authority to impose indirect taxes was the cornerstone of Confederation; the right to impose indirect taxation had to be taken from the Provinces: "otherwise," he said, "they could secure by methods of indirect taxation the same effect as if they were able to impose customs and excise duties.” The Provinces, he said, agreed to take in turn the right to plenary direct taxation and Federal subsidies. (Senate Hansard, Page 316, May 19, 1936). i IEDIIURIAL NOTES The sun is appreciated by the farmer and by the urbanite as well these April-like May days. 0 The adjournment of the railway freight rates inquiry till the Fall should suit us here all right. We will have other fish tc- fry between now and Festive Week. q if it 0 "A routine flight", has an exciting sound about it though it may involve many hun- dreds of miles over sea and wild country. Actually a higher form of courage is need- ed to risk, like the pitcher, going too often to the well. -a 0 The atomic bomb may come to wipe out Christian civilization, but there is no sense dwelling upon sucii a contingency to the detriment of our own health and the enjoyment of life as it is, and as it can be improved by our own enterprise and re- source-fulness. 9 0 Felicia Dorothea Hcmans, English poetess, died this date 1835. Her father. George Brown. encouraged her precocious taste for poetry. She married an Irish officer and had five sons. Her work is not strong, but graceful and pleasing. Some of her pathetic and sentimental poems became very popular. 0 C An outdoor swimming pond at Vic- toria Park should prove a great attraction to us. Some day some enterprising phil- anthropist or philanthropists will create a lasting memorial to himself by financing such an enterprise. O Two greatly appreciated innovations in Church worship have been successfully introduced by the Rev. T. H. B. Somers of St. James Church in the past winter, viz., an exactly one hour morning diet of worship, and a five o'clock vesper service. These are welcomed and appreciated by Men of the Kirk and their families as well as by visitors. 0 O O In Toronto the Board of Control has settled a controversy over whether To- ronto's proposed parking meters should work on dimes or on nickeis. They'll take dimes. The rate will be 10 cents for 30 minutes in central downtown and 10 cents for 60 minutes on outer downtown sec- lions. I O A veteran of the Press Gallery has re- corded that long ago when travelling with Sir Wilfrid Laurier, he-plucked up his courage and asked him how he came by his Christian name. Sir Wilfrid replied that his father had been very fond of the Waverley novels, particularly of Ivan- hoc, and had named his son in memory of Scott's hero. According to an Ottawa correspondent, the Federal Government gets around. In addition to all of its other jobs, it rents. houses, opcratesgarages, runs hotels, oper- ates at least one shopping centre, rents homei furnishings, sellst meals, runs hos- pitals and schools, sells coal and com- petes against itself in the wood fuel line; traffics in ice during the warm-weather months, operates bus lines and sells elec- tricity on apcost plus basis. Altogether it is a rather cosmopolitan organization, ind- O C everything, but little about essentials. O O I Is the World Health Organization, an off-slioot of the United Nations, receiving the support it deserves? Dr. Brock Chis- holm of Ottawa, director-general says W.H.0. is facing its most crucial moment through lack of funds owing to constantly- rising costs. Addressing the Fourth World Health Assembly, he said that. unless a budget of not less than S8,5()0,0()() is voted by U. N. for 1952, the W.H.O. will not be able to fulfil its obligations and respons- tbilities. "As it is, this year will not be one of progress but of regression, of re- it was the first time an attempt had been 5' AGRICULTIJRAL APPRECIATION of your issue of May 15th appeared Iivo very timely editorials. I should like particularly to compliment. the Farmers Know", ers are holding the farmer respon- sible for the high cost of living. lisiies the point that true agricul- dustry and efficiency. - . t. In the Summcxi but a much. greater a, ivortliwliilc contribution in the traction would be a swimming pond in new of b,3m.,. m-im,.,.m-31 min. winter when the sandy shores are barred llonshin spr frhc love and tho hlughtlneu of men shall alone Ihl" be exalted in day. . . Cease ya from man. whom breath in In THE GUARDIAN. 'cHAiu.o'r'rE1'owN A Tliouglit For Boys' And tilrls' llook OF THE RECON ME6lDATioolS CoRoNER'S Juav ON THE TRAGIC on-ru or LITTLE um! RIC-55 - ran THE PROTECTION or: aovs AND GIRLS WHO Ir MAY CONCERt-i PUBLIC FORUM This column is open to the discussion by correspondents 0' questions of interest. The Guardian does not necessar- uy endorse the opinion of w. respondents. sir. - In the Editorial column writer of tiic one entitled "The At a time when many consum- this editorial very clearly cst.ab- tural gains are the result of in- The letter headed "Dairy Prices" lire sign:-d "Urbiniite" appearing in the Public Forum is also a our organization is most appre- ciative of the numerous articles and editorials appearing from time to time in your paper and which are :1 definite contribution to de- velopinr: better understanding as between producing and consuming groups. Organized agriculture is becoming increasingly aware of the value and necessity of better pub- lic relations and we hope for a de- velopment of effort. along these lines as time goes by. I am, Sir, etc. J.L. DEWAR. I".E.I. Federation of Agriculture. IIVIPROMPTU Life is not lived in months, and years. and days: Stiff, sloiid candles flames purloln. But. springs in startling-swift.. sun- hltteii ways Likc golden flickers from a falling coin. that the First frrizilc second of a purple iiig, -word traced into the secret. saiid A breath hefnrc the tide. dying sting Of one cold crocheted on your hand. The snowflake The single tree seared lane. New coinage springing in El mo. mcnt. when All hope seemed lost. seen from fl train. Gllmpscd. Loved. Adored. never seen again. along the sun- The face And Because of these, no blackness in. belvrr-en ' can hide from us shining norm. For we con walk through darkness. having seen The lightning--blossoms ing the storm. -Julln Savsrese. in the Montreal Gazette. our clear-cut. garland- .'.'.'-'-'l.'.'.'. . .'.'.'.'-'-'.w"- u g The Age-Old Story E :v.-i.-.-.-i.-.-.-.'-.-.-.-.-i.-.-i.r.-.r-.-.-.-i.-i.-.- And it shall come to pass In the last ilnyn. that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be cstnbllohcd in the top of the mountains. unit shall be excited ubows tho hills: and all nltlomo aiuu notv unto ll. . . Tho lofty loolis of man shall ho humbled. be bowed down. Ind the Lor-l till! his in treat from our undertakings," he said. when-ln is he to be accounted of for I -then and only then. Efforts To Get A Four Power Conference By W. N. Ewer The three Western Powers have a supreme effort in Paris to bring a confercce of the Four Foreign Ministers. They proposed either an agreed agenda. in the form of their latest detailed proposals (for here no further concessto seemed possible) or a "split" agenda (which would leave the final decision on versions of un-' agreed items to the Foreign Min- isters themselves), or one consist.- ing merely of five main heads of discussion for the Foreign Min- isters. This is a handsome offer and it is thrown into relief by the proceedings of the past. nine Weeks. When, on the first day, the three Western Deputies produced one draft and Gromylao another, they were indeed exceedingly different. But the first impression was that it should not be too difficult to merge them together. After all, the Deputies were not supposed to be discussing points of substance but only drawing up a list of sub- jects for their principals to con- slder. Yet, during the first week, it became obvious that Gromyko, and therefore presumably the Soviet government, was attaching very great significance both to the exact wording in which any subject was to be described and to the exact order in which they were to appear. 0 O G-romyko's insislance suggested that the Soviet government might be toying with the ides that if "German i'emlllta.rlsation" could be the first and separate item on the agenda it would be possible in the conference itself to discuss it and then to find some pretext for going further. Moreover, the three Western Powers had felt and in- slsted from the beginning that the question of German armament could not be detached in this manner but could only seriously and profitably be considered in its relation to all those causes of tension in Europe. of which the dispute about German armament was really only I consequence and a symptom. To accept Gromyk's seemingly innocent but very important re- quest that. his item should be given complete priority might. re- sult in changing the whole char- acter of the conference. Hence the first prolonged argument on 9. point which to many outside observers must have seemed one of almost trivial detail. After several weeks there was some approach to compromise. Meanwhile, another issue, seem- ingly formal but really one of sub- stance, had arisen. In the first Russian draft, it was proposed that the Ministers should consider "A reduction in the aimed forces of the Four Powers". At Lake Success. the Soviet Government had already taken I very similar line. It had produced a proposal by which each of the Great Powers would agree to re- duce its armed forces by one-third. But when the delegates of the other Powers very naturally rc- plled that before they could con- sider reduction, they must have full knowledge of the present strength of the soviet. armed forces, the Russians declined to give them my information. Vish- lnsky mode the really astonishing offer that if the Great Powers would commit themselves to cutt- ing their armaments by one-third. the soviet government would give them full information about the strength of its own forces. It was an offer whlch, obviously. nobody in their senses could accept. . - . With this in memory it seemed only too obvious that Gromyko was seeking the lame end by a slightly different path. Again, he was try- ing to induce the Western Powers to 't. themselves. even be- fore tho Ministers met. to reduc- ing ther own armaments blindly and without being able to Judge what the effect would be on the whole balance of military power. So the ill-IIIMXJCO of the Western Deputies that the existing level Old Charlottetown Q (And 1-. E. I.) q NAVAL VISITATION "H. M. S. Royal Alfred, which lay inside Point Prim for twenty- four hours, steamed up the liar- bour and anchored at Queen: Wharf on Thursday morning, her steam tender the Mullet and me DOC by His Honour the Administrator, and where they were met by several members of the Govcmnient and Oppmitlon. sir Robert, Hodgson visited the Admiral on Thursday, at 2 p. m., and dined with His Ex- cellency yesterday. "TM 503131 Alfred is an iron clad screw ship of 4068 tons bur- den. 300 horse power. and carries 18 muzzle loading Sneider guns 10 of which weigh 12 1-2 tons, and Corry shot from 250 lbs. to 300 ms, weight A" 101d. her crew number 750 men. on Tliursdny afternoon I large and select party enjoyed .. pleasant time on board the flag. will and yesterday she was thrown Olieii to the public from 2 p, m, to 3 P. m., when hundreds of our cittzens embraced the opportunity of visiting one of the tiniest war vessels ever to cute - harbour." r em noble -The Islander. Aug. 6, 1359, Lawrence Recalled vE..T.;) If, as it would seem, the enlist- ment of T. E. Lawrence into the R. A. F. is to be made an incident of major historical importance, it. time the truth was told. As chief interviewing officer at the London Recruiting Depot, I mm- illgd this case from start to fin- s . Ross (Lawrence) was brought; to me by Sergeant.-Major Gee, who by a signal implied that the man was a. suspicious character. In co- operation with Scotland Yard, I had in my desk photographs of criminals wanted by the police. Crooks often tried to hide in the Service. Ross had no papers of identity, so this was my first. check on him. He passed it. I then told him that regulations required a reference from his lost employer, is moral character and his birth certificate. Ross gave me particulars of his birth and went off to net. the re- ferences. While he was away I checked his birth at Somerset House. There was no record. Ross returned with references, which I soon ascertained were forgerles, whereupon Gee showed him the door. He was soon back, escorted by In Air Ministry messenger with a dcspltch case. In it was n minute. signed by I very high authority. ordering the enlistment. I have no doubt that Ross did try in the first place to get. in without. pull- lncluded in the agenda, but must come before any discussion about reduction is not merely insistence on I point of detail. Whether in the end the Russ- ians will abiidon their attempt to try to persuade the Western Powers to giving these concealed but very definite ndvsnco com- mltmenu ll still not certain. There have been some signs that the Soviet government. having failed to agreeing to the exact. form of the conference to which it would like. would now rather prefer to have no conference at all. That moy be the upshot of If all. If so, It will confirm the Impression which many people have had from the beginning. that the Russians have never seriously desired or been ready for a conference which would genuinely seek to remove "exlulng causes of international fenllve operations in their "cold of armaments must not only be war”. in the West of Scotland, and at one Own Cameron Highlanders), to Jockey the western Powers tn-' tension" but have been merely suiting new opportunltl s for pmpnmdl mu m mfher W AGENTS 'l'l-IROUGHOUT THE PROVINCE MAY 16. 1951 :-C. E- r 7 ---wwi.-.4-.w-..,...' I Notes By. The Wax ,; rir. oc soviet newspapers new claim the Russians invented radio and tele- vialzn. By this time they have claimed almost everything except. lightning and the colors of A glow- ing sunset. - (Ottawa Journal). they were still in ct ' The Government lhgldllfin clothes enough to admit that u, ”' bin was a mistake, and go , .e d9"'-5101' (Victoria. Daily colomsuebcifld it. Our Candi: :i.nivers The Federal Government's rul- they mnk by and Im- lng, now definitely conflrmcd.thnt. members of the special Force in Korea must. pay income tax is just. about the unfairest. imposi- tion ta government could make on the men it sends overseas to fight. Despite protests from veterans organizations, the Government has refused flatly to reverse the ruling; and so, for the first time in Can- adian military history, the mem- bers of in force actually in combat outside the country are taxed as if The History Of Clan Cameron straits and they mug; bgnanciu. difficulties. the simple fact of the n Canadian people look 3:,” for a solution. should not be so into a state of neither should it h' s - obtain that brillianf ggildhfflclllt It Doe have to pass up n I "T 3081'. education because of lilgimhmm (Brockvillc Recorder and 1711;?" cs). wn TE , 9" ""2 Relent Park Ra. fir): Association" protgsts Present system of rents munlclnnlly subsidized 1,0,, .. scheme and asks for R ,. Mn” scale certain facts should beeillccfi in mind. Rents are cha, dorm "19 "39 Of Bpproxlmatelvge at fifth of the gross income )o1on;eA occupants plus a service ,.,m.t 1' and this appears to have hem (ea only basis acceptable to the IF 1” eral Government, wliosc cont-Edi tlon towards the cost. of nconil W and clearing the land llnisi :3? tlngent upon the establisliment or a system of rents agreeable to ,f As the result of this system mi gent Park last. year was subsidize” tor, ml i mgh" Cducaiiiiyi 9353' as i .. contempt? tpay. against ill tn. (Wceldy Scotsman) The Cameron: on sold to have derived their surname from the Cam-shron, or "wry-nose," of an early chief. Tradition says he was a distinguished knight who be- came the chief of the clan by mar- riage with the heiress of the old line. The first chief of the clan deft- fiitely found in historical records 5 Donald Dhu (ctr. 1-till.) although he is reckoned to be Ilth Chief. He married an heiress of Mac- Martin of Lefferftniay, and left two sons-Allan, Constable of b the cit 's v 5l0ne Castle. who succeeded him, light of sis1,:fiiifpahsiiis tovctahc W and Ewen, who is generally 21- subsidy will be larger 'm'i.r(Iil1ll"A garded as the progenitor of the Telegram). k M” Camerons of stone. m....m A , , Ewen. 13th Chief, was the first was Butler Really, to take the title of ”l..ochlel." From him the estates of the chiefly line were erected into 3 barony of Lochiel in 1528. The Villain? ' (Montreal Gazette) The present chief of the clan The latest increase in Ilw - is Sir Donald waiter Cameron, '”l'ini; index. reflecting ilk." K. T. . 25th chief. Change: during March. has i..L,', attributed by at (. Howe "large! " 1 ' i r substantial bgost oln!hl:utSi!;:rI;.,.::.TJ 1nT:'l;c'Icourse of that month. Cour mile Minister mag, ,, 50. trying to explain rmn;- no misfire of his forecast of mi- Afprll that the index might ' ' 0f in March or at worst xi Achnacarry castle in the seat of the chiefs. The badge of the clan in oak or crowberry, and the slogan or battle cry is "Sons of the hounds come here and gel: flesh." The lands of the Cnmerons are time were confined to the portion of Lochsber lying on the east side W" gtmmgtpxxggeldgavgg gtmen 1" of the river and loch named ihiiivirnoirsit 3.5.7 of 0 mlorp W” '. is xce en- , ' ("nor as , cy, 51; Rodney M1,,,u-L M,.nmmuh Loch). The more modern possess- a point. of the index. BJ. .,I,h 1: ed by Capt. Cnmemer. F1” Limb ions of the clan are Locliiei and dP”1f.' he seems to iiavo i1:l imam Hood and ML campbem L0ChBYk!ils.1yif!8 on the west side Slnnle commodity -- butter . u. landed on Wednesday and pm. ofTtll1irese ggrtigssn I t I :)lli:m:glcfoofththe villain in iv.- ceeded immedlstel 1 c. - W " 3-"3 3” 3 V9"! . " 5 9'" N 01' ncail, rnent I-Iouse. whereythey) Wel':vegfll- 1" the book' "Tunas 9' me clamlcngffe Climb of the Index termmed an 8 dejeunel, and Families of Scotland." They '5 lmllfesslon - which hm nre Cameron Clan, Er,-Mm sainod a foothold in llir pnlili. Cameron (the tuna" wom by the in d Vtllllfil was pmlmhiy not zh. regiment known as The Queewsieaggcdbyjhhogrgyr :f.'E'Il,IlS Jlltslziilcrt c resen r ls, lmd Mr. Howe to Parliament and cor Illilnly not in the light of val-mi: pertinent circumstances. As rca' in the House of Commons, the if" I-aochlel Cameron tartan. While most agree that the High- lf;I:r('i1 sg?nl':el:0;l5 tookdihelr name ' FY-nose' ancestor. port of the Donii ' - i -.- "mhmg denmiely Bppears to bestatistics (which ll!- known as to who that. individualidex) cited me high level of no actually was. although there is alter prices during the Sil(ll'!.rL'i tradition that he was the youngeriileriod as accounting for ".'-Imm son of a Danish king, and um hetlialf” of ilie March rise iii 3 assisted at the restoration of Kmgipoints in the general index Fergus the Second in 404, l 'Illie!hBurr;uuInls6 notcii ni.'!H v- ougi csscr inri'(v-rs ill :31?! Drireis of foods nthri Hm. iu er, wiich raised the scnzili index of food prices by more i!..i:l four points to a level nearly liner and a half times that of prr-u,w I sent 305, to the medical cxg ..Vcars.' Other factors In ihc ml- amhmtion mom. squadrongmad lvancc in the izenerul ind-rx um" (Medical) Vallcrie came out aiiedinew "mun" '" me p.""” W invited me to look at the back of sloimnk home f"".'.lSh'":I W the "amt I had sent mm. Rmsj nxsccllnneous items. - - notlier qualifying ronsidmm-v was naked. and I saw the scars of i is mm H , I f . ,- flosslns. Rosa would not say how i which roii1oeu-cicir C1515 Ito T.31i'-E-'Hi':iv- he had got these. The doctors re- I Wm-,1 but not in ,lhL.m;,,,',,,.(,.(.,;,i, (Wed 10 Pass as fit a man who are not included in cnlciilniiuu u was not up to the medical stand- the D. B. 5. index. While ma" ord laid down. imrlnc prices showed ivicro.-is:-s oi Unon this I took the case to the i up to 10 cents a pound In m-cni Commanding Offlcenwho spoke toiniontlis, they nrc still well lwlnw the Air Ministry. whgn he had i butler prices. But the niziilsilvilitr finished, he said to me, speaking of m.'ir;:.'irinc in mosl mm INT- very nervously; "watch your step. and the advance in its pr:-or inf This man is Lawrence of Arabia. "Di '9””C"d 1" ill” '"'i”' T17: Ge; him in. 0, you-" get younadds to the nrgumciib or thnlst; bowler l 1”"? ”:.":"::...:.':;::.;".::;"':,.:;:.l2. I took this information to the. M” .. doctors. It made no differcnce.'"CCcS5ary,m make "I? "'?l',1.;::,. They refused to sign. The Air iqumm mm” of Wm Ministry ordered them to sign. mm still they refused, whereupon ml: outside doctor was brought in. He signed. I signed, and Ross was in.i By this time everyone on t.hc' station knew who Ross was. ccr-- tainly Lawrence knew that Ii know, because I had a long talk: with him while he was Waiting for” the train to take him to uxbriagof When he went he left me with the memory of a cold, clammy, handshake. ' I then rang up Flight-Lieuten-I not Nelson, my opposite ' B at Uxbrldge. to warn him of who: ' ' was on the way, for by this timel nnnnisrmn, somciron, Lawrence was making it cleail me. that he had no time for junior! 4 . , officers. Lawrence himself soon 130 Richmond st. . uiimuu. saw to it that everyone knew ivhol P"”"” 5”" he was. : COMPLETE t INSURANCE ' SERVICE ,ggg . nus ins any strings: having failed he went to the Air Ministry. I ac. cepted the order. of course, bu:, there was slill.s.stumbling block. l ' i J.P. MacPIIerson & son iisi QUEEN sr. Tnlloreil-to-lllsnnura (7IntIiinI.' That Fits. Sl9.00 and up Allison M. Gvillis. : '7(jj,'3(.Q,o9ot-aJfgeiicloo blotted i ; ............mM"m"'............... FJ i 181 QUEEN ST. Jg.