- 'i"'3'.d'd'i':'Nm'. sq:-we-(A , v---.:. A, PAGE FOUR , THE GUARDIAN Auliorhcd no second Clnu mu Post Office ant, Ottawa. The Thomson Co. Ltd. Editor and Manager. In A. Burnett Associate Editor. Fnnk walker. CIRCULATION "Covers Prince Edward Inllnd like the draw" "The strongest memory is weaker than the weakest ink". T-nC.l'l.A;.I.0TTET0WN. TUESDAY. ran, 2.3. mu Intorprovlnclal Ins lilting The Queen's Highway is that of Her Majesty in the right of the Dominion rath- er than of the Provinces so far as control of bus company 'operations that go beyond A Provincial borders are concerned. The de- , maintain them? .' open in winter? cision of the Privy Council in the Macken- zie Coach Lines case will have far-reach- ing effects in this country. It places inter- Provincial bus operations on a national basis, or rather recognizes that they have themselves attained that status. It would, perhaps, be unrealistic for a bus company to have to sell tickets to a trans-continental passenger and comply with the possibly varying laws and regula- tions of several Provinces. By operating across Provincial boundary lines the bus companies have moved right out of Pro- vincial jurisdiction. What the judicial committee does not say is who is now responsible for the high- ways on which these nationally regulated busses are to operate. Who is to build and Who is to regulate their use, provide for their safety and keep them Obviously there are diffi- culties about having Ottawa specity that a company must provide a certain standard .of equipment for a particular franchise and the Province prohibiting that type of equipment from using the roads. The decision, in fact, opens up very wide fields for discussion and adjustment. -When radio and flying became practical problems the matter was simply settled by making Ottawa fully responsible. In the ”"case of highway traffic, however, such a simple solution would seem to be out of the jqiiestion. mainly because the bulk of high- way traffic is essentially local. Agricultural outlook the U. S.'Government has stated that "it has no intention of "dumping" its sur- pluses abroad and that its various surplus disposal programs will be carried out in such a way as not to interfere with normal commercial transactions in world markets. Nevertheless, as pointed out in the current Bank of Nova Scotia News Letter, other agricultural exporting nations, Canada among them, cannot help feeling some mis- giving. Even if the U. S. Administration's strong advocacy of flexible price supports should be endorsed by Congress (which is far from certain), any beneficial effects they might have in bringing production in- to line with market demand could scarcely become apparent for some time. Mean- while, unless drought should seriously re- tluce crop yields, the present surpluses are likely to persist, or even to be aggravated. Another cause for anxiety in Canada is that the mounting surpluses across the bor- der is tending to make the U. S. market itself less receptive to imports of Canadian farm products. Current legislation empow- ers the President to limit or prohibit im- ports of farm products if the Tariff Com- rnission, after investigation, decides they are threatening to interfere with U. S. price-support programs. U. S. imports of dairy products have been restricted for some time, and similar action against Cana- '"dian oats was forestalled only by Canada”s agreeing to limit. exports of oats to the United States. This uncertainty regarding , -the U. S. market, the continued curtailment . -of overseas markets for many Canadian 1 ;farm products, the less buoyant world mar- ””'ket for wheat, and the fairly widespread -,dccline in prices indicate that there are in ;.number of questions in the outlook for farm ';'broducts. ',,, On the other hand, in spite of lower ”-prices for some important products, the total cash income of Canadian farmers de- clined surprisingly little in 1953 from the high figures of the two preceding years. Exceptionally heavy marketings of grain -in the spring and substantial participation payments helped to sustain income from grains, while increased marketings of cat- gtle and larger production of milk, poultry fund eggs worked to offset lower prices for ;Iome of these products. Thus total cash :receipts at 32,675 millions were down less tuigh me from 1952. though the decline was 'Iharper in some provinces. notably Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick where dnoome was affected by the sharp drop in I to prices from the extraordinary levels i 2. In the coming months income . nuiitained by the final payment from .1952-83 wheat pool. shortly to be paid I 5 ' , , grain marketing: , p K I and probably by in bright spots, the Bank letter reports. In spite of the threat of further restrictions, the U. S. market for a wide variety of Cana- dian farm products is still receptive. As for the United Kingdom, her purchases of wheat from Canada have so far held up well even though she is no longer a meni- ber of the International Wheat Agreement, and last year's purchases of barley and cheese give hope that if her exchange posi- tion continues to improve she may limit her purchases of farm products from Can- ada less severely. The Canadian popula- tion continues to show one of the most rapid rates of growth in the world as a result of the high rate of natural increase and a substantial volume of immigration. This growth has been reflected in rising consumption of many foods, which has been further stimulated by lower prices for some products. Thus, although conditions in export markets are not encouraging, cash farm in- come is likely to be pretty well sustained in 1954. The big supplies of feed grains are favorable to livestock and dairy production. Feeds are substantially lower in price this winter and the prices of several other items in farm costs have declined or levelled out. Finally, the good condition in which the farm plant has been put in recent years of high farm income and the relatively low level of farm debt mean that Canadian agriculture, on the whole, is in a strong position to face the uncertainties ahead. EDITORIAL NOTES The Alberta Government has realized no less than ii352,857,041 on the sale of pet- roleum and natural gas leases in the 1953- 54 fiscal year. A million dollars a week revenue from that single source makes oth- er Provincial Governments envious indeed. ' O O 0 Having Prince Charles and Princess Anne meet their -parents in Libya and re- turn with them by way of Gibraltar is a delightful solution to what might well have been an awkward stage of the Royal tour. When the time comes the emphasis will not be on politics but on the reunited Royal Family. Being operational at a time when pow- erful air forces are being maintained abroad seems to be thinning out personnel at the R.C.A.F. station at Summerside. It is to be hoped that the stations that have taken over training can produce enough qualified airmen,to bring the local station back to strength. 0 Discrimination has raised its ugly head in the matter of mailed Income Tax returns. It seems that although the form plainly states that "returns must be made post paid", those addressed to the District Tax- ation Office, Ottawa, go post free. The ex- planation is that mail to Government De- partments at Ottawa is carried postage free, thus giving residents of the Ottawa district a four-cent advantage. Ottawa is paying the deficit on Potato Board operations and it is perhaps not un- reasonable that under the circumstances the Board shouldihave all the marketing in its own hands. This is a most exceptional year, however, and it. would be quite an- other matter to deprive individual dealers of their markets when they are again available. . O O 0 Samuel Pepys, English administrator and diarist, was born this date 1633. Throughout his career in the public serv- ice he kept his "Diary" which remains one of the most vivid and minute authorities for the events of the Restoration period, of the manners and scandals of the court, and fo Pepysl own interests and weaknesses. An Admiralty record speaks of him as "a man of extraordinary knowledge, of great talent, and the most indefatigable industry." 0 O O O The United Nations Educational, Scien- tific and Cultural Organization has two principal faults to find with newspaper cov- eragen that papers tend to rely on news services instead of doing their own inter- national reporting and thus getting greater individuality, and at the same time that the news agencies report from a national point of view resulting in a different emphasis for each country's papers. The proposal for a UNESCO news service may overcome the latter but would certainly make the other objection even more valid. I I I The National Industrial Conference Board has made a study of the labour costs in postal operations of eight countries. Can- ada headed the list with an average annual wage for employees of 53,172 compared to Uncle Sam's 33,030. Britain was far low- er, with its pay of S540. France, Belgium and Sweden were more than twice as high as the United Kingdom. Four or five de- liveries "a day are standard in most Euro- pun capitals. But labour costs per piece of mail handled were lower in Canada than TI-IE GUARDIAN, CHARLOTTETOWN Warm-up Anticipated PUBLIC FORUM This column is open to the discussion by correspondent.-i of questions of interest. The Guardian IIOEI not necessar- ily endorse the opinion of u-uuenpondentn. CANADIAN MUSICIANS Sir,-I would like to refer your readers, especially all those inter- ested in hearing good music and promoting it to Pages 185-189 of the much-lauded "Massey Report". 1951, brought out by the Royal Commission on the National Derr- lopment. in the Arts and Sciences. In the report. we read in part: ". . The Canadian concert. stage is very largely dominated by concert azencies from the United Stsates, although certain musical societies. notably in Montreal, Toronto, and Winnipeg, have consisten-ty includ- ed Canadian artists in their con- cert. series. No Canadian musician could wish to exclude or impede the few lncomparably great artists whose concert. tours in Canada give great. pleasure to Canadian audi- ences and are an equally great stim- ulus to Canadian musicians; and Canadian audiences cannot be ex- pected to be content. with indif- ferent perforniers only because they are Canadians. But we have been assured that Canadian resident musicians are by no means interior in talent, in training, and in ex- perience to many visiting artists included lin the concert series along with a few in-comparably great. names, and that Canadian music- ians resident. in Canada, however gifted, are never included in the concert series conducted by Ameri- can agencies . . . 1Tliosei . . . uho work on behalf of Canadian artisus . . are severely liandicaped in competition with the powerful American organizatioiis . . . unless the local committees in the more than 150 Canadian cities and towns subscribing to these concerts of American origin will insist that a reasonable proportion of resident Canadian musicians be included . . . . there is danger that the Can- adian concert stage will present no Canadians except for a few ex- patriates returning briefly for a concert. tour to their native land.” Almost. three years since the "Massey R.eport."'. And nearly all of the over "150 CQIIQQ-ikfl cities and towns subscribing to these concerts of American origin" have no i'('SlCi- en-t Canadian musicians represent- ed year after year. Why? Not the fault. of the American agency con- cerned. but the total fault. of the that. it reasonable resident. Canadians be included." Zero in not a "reasonable number." Local committees, in the name of the "Massey Report", should begin now to shoulder their responsibil- ity to the future of music and the arts in Canada. It. will require en- lightenment, in-ltlatlve. patience, courage. as well its imagination: but down hastily and select. all non- Canadian nrtibts from D. prepared list. of all American agency-miiny of these artists previously unknown to you. However, it is not. very in- telligent; and it is not. particularly fair and Canadian. . 1 un. Sir. etc, HARRY ANNAN. Past. President A. C. Music Ap- preciation Soc. Windsor, Ont. ' -nun"... -can-nu-qlcununiluuui The Age on story it wuuwuuuuuuuU Lot uii hold fast the profession in! our faith without wavering; (for he in faithful that promised). I Non-svirso I -....u VERVIBR-S, Belgium, (Reuters) A court. here was judged in con- uimot. of court Saturday because she was wearing slacks. Madame R. Bc-1-hier. 30. said later she and beef production. Quint mitlflikgiidthipit its In the United States-2.09 cents compared to 3.59 cents scam the border. g i .9 would go to court. next time In I bikini bstuhlnz llllk ugrgj . 7...). "One of the greatest harricrs to, Anglo-Ainnrlcan understzinding is. our common 1au;;uagc.' wrote Wal-i ter S. Buckingham, Jr., in the Georgia Review last. fall. He went. on to give a very helpful ex- planation of why the phrase "wel-; fare state" has a different sound to British ears than to Ameri-) can. Americans who have learnrdl in England to say "pillar box" for: "ninillbox," "lift" for ”elcv.1t.or."l and "cl1rnilst's shop" for ' "drur: SIOIT," or Eiiglishnieii in America? who have acoustonied t.liemselv.'-sl to nskin: for "gasoline" insteadl of ”petrol," listening to the "radio"; inst:-ad of "wireless." and slilpoing merchandise in a "freight car" in- stead ol a "goods van," km:--.v something of the lll'ril)i”l'll. -- Trurn' Daily News. I There has been more tumult and argumentmbout. the plan to flouri-I date Windsor's water supply thanl any other issue uliich recently has arisen. It. has engendered un-i usual heat nnd comment. Yet it is something which should be ac- cepted without. controversy. and with gratitude. The purpose is simple. It is to reduce tooth decay and thus contribute to better health, It is advocated by both: medical and dental associations who deny it. contains any dangers, and does much benefit. It has. however. aroused many doubters and, apparently, all the fanatics. It is the sanie type of canipnign as was waged against the pasteur- .3..- ;. ..........- 1 THE HFMAN SEASONS Four sr-asmis fill the measure of the Yiar: There are four srasoiis in the mind . of man: He has his lusty Spring. when fancy clear span: He has his Summer. when luxur- lously Spring's honled and of youthful thought. he loves "conimit.t.ee-A" who do not "lnsistl proportion of it. is worth it. It. is easier to sit, - A woman called as 3 witness in . l To niminalc, and by such dream- , ing nigh ” Is nearest unto heaven: quiet covrs His soul has in its Autumn. when , his wings llle furleth close: contented so to look On mists in idleness - to let fair things ,Pa.ss l)y' unlm-ded no it threshold brook. l He has his winter too of pale mis- feature. 1 Or else he would forcgo his mortal nature. -qlolin Knit 5. J; Notes Bx The Waxx. -us know what. is meant by them Takes in all beauty with an easy i7.ation of milk and inoculation against diptiicria or other diseases, and by the same type of people. They may be quite sincere. out they are standing in the way of progress.-Windsor Daily Star. Scientists and philosopher may be literally correct when they agree that nobody is normal in thought and behavior, that. everybody devi- ates, some very slightly, others per- ceptibly, from the normal-were it possible to fix and define such' a standard. Ncvrruiclcss tnc tx- prcssions "normal people", "normal mentality" and so forth are use- ful for practical purposes. Most: of even when it. is qualified by the old dictum-modernized in langu- age-thal. "everyone is peculiar ex- cept you and me and even you are sometimes 3 little peculiar." There is a large mass of people ordinarily referred to as normal. They are devoid o marked pecul- iarities or at. least. control them and certainly do not. parade them. Normal people are surprised when they are brought face to face with abnormal conduct and contemplate the mental peculiarity from which it springs.-Saint. John Telegraph Journal. Old Charlottetown and r. L Li From the Royal Gazette, Oct. 18, y lR.'l6: i The sale g.School Lands of the Glebe and in King's County ltnok place at Georgetown on lwednesdny. There was a good ideal of competition, and several inf the Lot: brought high xklces. The gross sales. we understand. , will average within a trifle of nine shillings per acre. Died at Quebec. on the 14th September. Frederick E. Holland. Esq., of Tryon, Prince Edward Island. aged 62, son of the late jMajor Holland. Surveyor General inf British North America. We lrnrn that the Earl of Sci- '-Virk and Mr. Simson, Governor of line Hudson's Bay Company's Ter- iritorles, arrived at Lachlne, hy curios from Hudson's Bay, on the l5th ult. I On Thursday last. His Excel- llrnry the Lieutenant Governor re- lrcivcd ii deputation, consisting of Mr. Joseph Coffin, Esq.. J.P., Mr. James Aitkcn, Mr. Angus Mncdon- nlrl, Mr. Vera Beck and several others. with l petition from King's County, with upwards of 1.300 signatures, letting forth A variety of grievances under which the In- lhabltants have long laboured, and praying His Excellency to dis- solve. the present House of As- I st-mbly, on the ground that it. does inot. fairly represent the opinions land interests of the people. i THERE ARE MORE plementnl (lovern. We will be glad of III Insurance Offices: I'.AIl.l.If. S. J ELL!"- l DWELLING Finns- I THAN ALL OTHER FIRE! COMBINED. Dwelling and Household Furniture checked carefully to ensure ndequiito protection including lup- 'HYllllMAN & CO. LTD. cnAin.orrmowN-- sumunsinii: - MONTAGUI ALLISON r. McLEAN-District Mnnlger It Sunimenla- (TYIIIS A. B. SHAW-Dintrlct Manager at M tune. THOMAR McAVlNN-Special lepregonutlve. F. I. MnrNllTT--Representative at lfenolngton. E. T. Ml'ElIS-Representative It Elmldnlo. ,.i-eoentatlve at 0'Lenry. J. FRANK STEABNS-Representative It souril. . .. . .u . . Tl. J. , J. C. sl:'rHEBl.AND--ncprouentntivo at Clurl Agents throughout the l'rovln(-4., inniinnu Ihould he opportunity to nerve you. Since 1871. Cave. - So many Big Power Conferencs lava been held since the second woi-ld War. without. any tangible reaultl, that it is safe to presume that men people have long since giveirup hoping for very much from them. The failure of the most recent: one in Berlin will, therefore, cause very little shock or tron cu:-prise, In fact, the only mi-prising thing about it is that the discussions among the four foreign ministers were at. ' times almost friendly. ' llt is of course true that only the d ' is themselves ire in n poalf tion to know exactly what went on and what: conclusions were reach- ed: press reports, however objec- tive they may be and however rc- liable the reporters. can never pro- vide .exsct intmpretatlon of the give and take of conferences es- specially when, as in this cu:-, three languages are involved. Something is usually lost, ob- nzured, or distorted, in the pro- ceases of translation. Allowing for that and Any otlfrr exlenuating ch urnstance. It. is still clear that, so far as the sub- jecta for which the conference was called are concerned, the foreign ministers spent much valuable time in fruitless diplomatic ex- chuige. Fruitle.-4, that is to 53.7. from the so-called practical stand- hpolnt. not The unification of Germany re- mains among the irreconcilable subjects of world politics. That: much We know. It. is doubtfulvthat. the Western trio really expected Mr. Molotov to agree to Western style elections, although they hoped he would. It is not by any means certain that the Eastern Zone Germans would take very kindly to any such device: they have been under an authoritarian form of government for so long - at least twenty years - that a generation has grown up with al- most. no knowledge of any demo- cmlc process. It. is just as doubtful. or even more so, that Mr, Molotov had any hope that the West woul treat. his alternative proposal with any seriousness. After spending huge sums of money in buldlng up some sort of defensive alliance. they are not. likely to scrap it and thus hand over all Western Europe to Communist forces. The astig- cestion made by the Russian min- ister is so childish that. one wond- ers why it was ever brought up It. is simply am more sign of the fundamental differences between East: and West even In the matter of thought. D- O This is really one of the major problems 7 it may in time turn rut. to be the biggest one -- that Western diplomats are called upon IEBRUARY 23, 195.; km The Passing 'Scene It Oluanu CONFERENCE! to face in ever in with present dnyym IIII'!If)I'1I.IvbIl:fg1Q,I0d'd 0 puter. In the ml-Lll.3fWIh.Frcnc:i German. Ind American. reasoning techniques, are about the 5. since they have somewhat simiim trulltlona and dntellectunl pm" ciples to influence them. D. The Euulana. being oriental than occidental g, dlfferent mental thogdughfv” Th” W” -i"-33 M time under Guts as it is now. The pom” edifice of the new Russia L, ldcil ferent - at any rate. it loch ferent - from that of the old 5 . the intellectual design hasn't yin,” ed much. It'ix surely gimme!” that the present rulers of Runvu refer to their homeland in ..H”'" R11-Hill." Just as the Czar: did my 0 n n ' MOI! About the only deem Berlin. if we are to 3u3:,"f,:,d',.lI" ”P0"3- WM an Isfeement to ho); another conference. This one on have for its main pux-page the dihl cusslon of peace in Korea Md. perhaps. in Indo-Ohinn; it is Ail moat certain, however, that M. Russians will bring up the 3;... man and Austrian question: There isn't: a chance in v,;,.' world that. the Geneva conrer.,,,.,' will so any better or do anyfm.;' more than the Berlin one .,f,E there is this much on be said - ..,' long as the Big Powers can mm. are to keep going from onr run. ference to another there isn't like- LV to be any global war, That. may be one of the reasmu why the Western Powers have ng Rreed to this new debate, dawn. the obvious failure of the one jug; ended. It is not It Verv ,0.-,5 pmg meet. in be sure. find there Will ,come it time, after CVEI'Yi,hin: hm lbecn talked over many. nnny times. when verbal m-gum.m, will cease to have any fascination for anybody. Then, if historv hag .not become tired of rt-pp,3u;,g H- sem W” M" 5-' Simlllv n iiiattny rf time, probably A very slim time. ' Meanwhile. in long as chql. lcngcs can be met by vr-rb--l re- sponses instead of iron ones. pur- IIii'lI'lS the more conferencos mg diplomats can think up the bftlfgr it will be for all concerned. ! DIVORCE FOR ODE-ER LONDON. (Reuters) - The Earl of Dudley and the wife of ii Cuban Marquis both won divorces Mon- . day on grounds that their spouse; had mlsbehiived together in R Lon. ' don apartment two years ago. Fri. vate detectives gave the court dg. tails of the affair between Spams;-.. born Marquis dc Casa Maury, 57, and the 38-year-old Countess of Dudley. The Judge first granted I divorce to Lord Dudley, 80, and in I second hearing to the marqucsa. PROFESSION AL CARDS Matlicson. PCCIII 8. . Nicholson A. W. MAT!-ESON. Q.C. A. H. PEAKE. B.A.. LLB. JOHN P. NICIIOLBON. LLB. Barristers, Mo. Collections - Money To Loan I'll Grafton street MucPliu & Trainer II. F. IIIFPHKE. B-A.. QC. I. SOMEBLED TBAINOI, ll.A. burlnian. am. Guide! 8: I-lcszurd GILBERT A. QAUDET. B.A.. 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