7 link with the mainland was cut. - w.. ,1-xosrous. THE GUARDIAN ' A&ooIsooosIooooolhnIoIllootOlnss lIoprhod.OIUoo Ilhshlsodooosdloo lmlshlooco. . cIlI.'I.ll.A'I'IOl Iohl City loos .... H- Iotsll Tsodlng Zolo NV) All otcr ..- )0: Iosol Nos Pold . ..... usu ultor ond blnnogtog Dlrootor. J. I Burnett Asoocloto Editor. ls-ooh wsum "Tho Strongest Memory is Weaker Thou Ibo Wookost Ink." CBABLOTTETOWN. 'l'UESDAY,. 001'. II. 1050 Feed Grslss Persistent rumours that Ottawa is to discontinue the freight assistance on West- ern feed grains are most untimely. From the point of view of the prairie farmer the subsidy offers hope of profitably disposing of his crop which has been largely spoiled for flour because of unseasonable frost. To the Maritimes the subsidy is essen- tial to keep down costs of pork, beef, milk, cheese and eggs, any general rise in which would spell disaster for the farmer and hardship for the consumer. There is, of course, an alternative to the subsidy policy. It has long been advo- ' cated that an elevator be constructed here and grains be brought in by ship through Manitobals port of Churchill. 'l'hat has not been accomplished and is not likely to materialize in the immediate future. Pre- mier Jones has indicated that he has little sympathy with the proposal. Railway and Montreal interests can hardly be favor- able, so the Island must look to a con- Vtinuance of the freight assistance policy to maintain farm production. llewfounIlIand's case Commenting on Prince Edward Island's protests at being deprived of communica- tion with the mainland durlng the rail strike, the St. John's (Newfoundland) Eve- ning Telegram says: ”The 10th Province is also an island. It, too, found itself confronted with the same inconveniences and losses when its All move- ments of freight and passengers through- out the Province were brought to a stand- .'still when the wheels of the railway, its vital artery, ceased to turn. All postal matter, apart from that which could be carried by air, was left accumulating at mainland points and did not reach its des- tination until long after the strike had end- ed. Newfoundland has as strong .a case ,'for some assurance from the Federal Gov- - ernment that this condition of affairs will not again occur as the other Island Prov- ince is able to submit." , Certainly Newfoundland has a right to consideration in this matter, but in Prince Edward Island's case there is another fac- tor involved which our St. John's contemp- orary forgets. The guarantee of continu- ous communication with the mainland, win- ter and summer, was written into our Con- federation agreement, and indeed it was it this pledge which was largely instrumental in bringing this Island into the Union. Our car ferries were provided by the Govern- ment in implementation of this binding contract, for the violation of which we have a right not only to be protected in future, but to compensation at law for the damages sustained during the strike hold- up. The Dutch Remember Groesbeek, (near Nnjimegan) Holland, 'is the subject of an interesting article in "Torch", the official organ of the Canadian Corps Association. The name may not have meaning for the casual Canadian reader but to the Dutch people the word is weighted with international significance. There, on a plateau overlooking the Ger- man border and within sight of the Reichs- -wald, is one of the three Canadian Na- '.tional Cemeteries. The land was given by the Dutch Government and dedicated by the Queen but consecrated by the mingling of Canadian blood and Dutch tears. The men whose bodies have found sanctuary in that friendly foreign soil are "regarded as Liberators. No nation which -has never suffered the humiliation of occu- "potion by the enemy can conceive what the Word means. Every Canadian grave has been adopt- hy a Dutch family, not as an official get of the Netherlands War Graves Com- ttee but as individual gestures of homage. T droesbeek is'a place of pilgrimage for of Dutch families within a radius wnm hundred miles. "Phey regard yes so guardians of hallowed , d. ,fmd perform thtiir office with rev- a ma piety. There are twenty-six Q-g,vg,gt.Grocsbock, marked with and prodded over by 'a up ,of 9. cross," sur- ldldjcrouiwill be re- . ' some day but tlficstion. each cotronm. notes 'l'hislsUnltsdNotiemDsy. but the U.N.hssboendctngsowsIlIocsntiythst ltuhsrdlynoodso"dIv"bopublldsolts ue. , Our neighbours in Now Drmmick and Nova Scotls have had their first snow foil. In this case they are welcome to the pre- cedence. . O O O The days of non-charitable raffles are numbered. A vigorous policy of law en- forcement means their end, and if official lotteries should ever be sponsored, private competition will certainly be stamped out. 0 O 0 Like master, like men. If Canadals aid to U. N. forces had been moved with vigour, the problem" of a very casual attitude to- wards leave-breaking would not have de- veloped. Atomic scientific spies appear to have fooled Canadian, U. S. A. and British Gov- ernments alike. Trust, faith, credit - is the foundation of business, but evidently this does not apply to Government scien- tific business. 0 ”Agricola's" observation of reduced stream flow should not go unnoticed. We are inclined to assume that drought is here. The time to prevent it becoming so is now. 0 It's an ill wind that blows no good. The fantastic jumps in the price of wool are bad news for the clothing industry and the large family, but should assure the prosperity of our growing sheep-farming industry. i O O 0 Daniel Webster, American lawyer, statesman and orator, died this date 1852. He delivered the famous speech on democ- racy which featured the 200th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers. He negotiated the Ashburton Treaty of 1842 which settled the boundary between Can- ada and the United States. The Deputy Attorney General and police forces will miss an opportunity for improv- ing their popularity with the small fry if they dont conduct a monster celebration for the kiddies, say on Ha1lowe'en, with all the seized firework showers, flashlight powders, fountains, golden rain, Jap tor- pedoes, lawn lights, pin wheels, Roman can- dles, sparklers, toy caps, volcanoes, Chinese crackers, rockets and salutes. The Mayor of Toronto last week public- ly thanked God that the city over which he presided was not corrupt and immoral as were, for instance Windsor and Mont- real. Within twelve hours of this.deliver- ance, the rafters were made to ring by church organizations and temperance ad- vocates that his worship was an unmitigat- ed stranger to the truth. The Mayor, how- ever, stood firm in the assertion that his city was still entitled to be described as ”Toronto the Good." 0 Whether or not money is needed to fi- nance the war, construction of the proposed railway from Seven Islands to the iron ore fields of Labrador will start this week, Dr. J. A. Retty, chief geologist of the Labrador Mining and Exploration Company. Limited, told the Canadian Institute or Mining and Metallurgy. He claims that present plans call for 5,000,000 tops of iron ore mined in Labrador in 1955. This is estimated as the annual capacity. This is good news, if true. Mr. George Mcllraith, parliamentary assistant to Trade Minister Howe and delegate to two recent Commonwealth conferences in London, says he believes Canada can look for an im- provement in trade with the United King- dom. "I believe we can hope to see an im- Britain as the British reserve of gold and the United States dollars increases," he said. Mr. Mcilraith was a delegate to the meeting of Commonwealth ministers on general economic and trade matters. He also attended the meetings of the Common- wealth consultative committee on South and Southeast Asia." 0 O O The Federal Government hopes to call early next month for tenders for the con- between Nova Scotio and Maine, it was learned today. The ferry, to operate be- tween Ysrmouth, N. S., and a Maine port, is being-financed on s fifty-fifty basis by the Federsl and Nova Scotis Governments. in t. Plans slso ore proceeding for the construction of s new ferry to be sdded to thewstcrscrvlcellnklngthcConsdlsnNs- tionelillsilwsys termini st North Sydney. provement of Canadian exports to Great 5 struction of o 83,000,000 ferry to operate 3 . ms ousontm. comm-moon sustain V, Dollor Soul: llroto decision." . - The bank strouos that the fix- od role. which hos boon sltox-ed to a. major about only twice in inception "No infcrmcd observer could contend that csnsds's wsrtime and postwar bolsncc of payment!- dlfflcultlcs would have been clim- lnstcd by s. fluctuating exchsnse rate. But, on the other hand, it is mix to suggest that official rate policy did st times have the effect of aggravating underlying instabilities in Canada's position on external account." I 0 I 0 As an example, the B. of M. cites the return to parity with the U. 8. dollar in July. 1046. Al- though thls cushioned the domes- tic economy against rising Ameri- can prices, it out off U. 3. port- folio investment in Canada, then proceeding at over 3300 millions a yesr. This added significantly to , the difficulties culminating in the something which cannot become a problem exchange crisis of1947 and the sub- sequent emergency import re- strictions. By contrast. the arbit- rsry marking down of the dolls: ln September. 1940. produced an embarrassment of riches. Al- though nppropriste at the time the new rate became "progressive- ly unrealistic." Both the sdvcrm trade balance with the United states and the surplus in trade with overseas countries shrank spectacularly. An unprecedented inflow of American capital push- ed Canada's gold and dolls: re- serves to record levels. But. un- der existing circumstances. so great on inflow added to domestic inflationary pressure and increas- ing capital liabilities to the U. S. A.. without a parallel growth in capacity to produce or export. "It is not to be expected that the free rate will halt the ex- ternal capital inflow. Nor is It fl?- slrable that it should. Canada is today a fertile field for foreign investment of 3 Permanent ""5 -productive nature. and such funds play a useful part in the further- ance of Canadian lndusl-T131 growth. But the free ral-e Ilwllld serve to moderate the excesses 01 speculative capital movemenm 5 consequence which will be all to the good.” . . . The B of M comment; that the present rate. at or aralmd Gxm" in: levels. would appear to re- flect "e. not hnecceplabh "Whit tlon of the complex forces -ln- volved." With the rate about 11819 way between par and the PTWWUS fixed discount. merchandise ex- ports will be "somewhat dearer" to the purchasers in the U. S.. bl" demand there is HOW Inch "Wt this should hardly affect Cens- dlan shipments across the border. for the time being at least. Can- odisn goods have also b9Ci'-""9 dearer to sterling-area purchasers. but they should still enioy In Wt change advantage as long as the dol- lar-remsins at a discount in U- 5- funds. Finally. the cost of lmP0l'll from the United States and over- seas has now been reduced. thlll somewhalti easlnz lthe IIPWIN P"? sure of v ns C05 '- Notlns that statements by 50”! the Government and the Inlern” noun Montnry Fund have been "carefully guarded" about CHIP Q-so-about-co-Q-os&o0C g Old Charlottetown 1 (And P. I. I.) . . "rewards the close of the session of 1&6 the Lcglslsture granted 21,000 for the importation of en- tire horses. one-half to be pended in England, the other in the United states. The season being far od- vsnced previous to this sum be- ing plsccd st their dispcssl. your committee deemed it lnjudicious to mskc sny endesv to wocurc horses from llnglsnd at thst time. consequently, they did not drsw the two grontcd for the purpose: this sum is therefore still st the Society's credit with the Govern- ment. After csretul consideration, HORSES FROM THE U. I. It will carry passengers, automobiles and "I0 Nh tl.5;fx .WVV ads's action in freezing the rate. the B of M finds it reasonable to assume that "if the Canadian act- tion has not been regarded by the Fund as grounds for divorce, our relationship with that organiza- tion is now something short of holy wedlock." Keeping past events in mind, it would seem wise that the Government should not under- take future specific commitments to maintain any fixed rate. Referring to actual and prospec- tive relaxsticn of Import and travel fund regulations. the bank points out that the broad mechan- ism of exchange control will re- rnaln. However. it hopes that the pathway may soon be open toward complete elimination of exchange control. "In this regard there may have been a tendency to forget, in the past decade. that a fluctuat- Ins exchanse rate not only re- flects changing conditions ohm. ternstlonsl trade but can also ex. art a powerful influence to coun. teract wide swings in either dir. ection." MORE SUGAR. Europe's beet susar output. this Year is estimated at 1l.642,0oo tons, an increase of 1,880,000. SCOTLAND LAGS The death rate7,'and"7ncldence of tuberculosis have fallen to pre-war levels in England and wales, but not Bcctlsnd. CHIMES Sweet chimes that in the loneli- ness of night Salute the passing hour. and in the dark . And silent chambers of the house- hold mark The movements of the myriad orbs of light! Through my closed eyelids. by the inner sight, I see the constellations in the arc of their great circles moving on. and hark; I almost hear them singing in their flight., Better than sleep it is to lie awoke, oer-csnopled by the vast starry dome c O! the imrneasurairle sky: to feel The slumbering world sink undoi- us. and make Hardly; an eddy-a more rush of osm , on the great sen beneath s sinking ee . -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. STILL GROWING ,1; At the time of confederstlon All of British North A-inerics hsd a population of 3.500.000. ' .9 ii ii?! i .; may be spcsrs, shropncl, or swmlc bombs. The Scriptural warning of Isoish still is pertinent, "Woe to . . . trust in chariots, be-, cause they are many." The strength for survival begins in tightness. of purpose. - Ghristlsn Science Moni- tor. . :v: We admire the llomllton justice of the peace who lmposd s fine on s young lad for carving his initials on e. maple tree in one of Barnu- ton's puke. We suppose there are the same kind of sinners around Lcthbrldgc and that they are using their knives to create a monument for themselves on trees and bench- es and possibly telephone and elec- tric llght poles. It. is s childish hob- lt. and the prankstcrs who do the kind of thing ought to be warn first and then punished if they are found doing it again. What shout people who mark up the fronts of business places with chalk and pen- cil and scratch matches on crus- mental store fronts? - Lethbrldge Herald. Ncwson-smith. o it Sir Frank British expert, has been over here ,., '5' 515 f if - E "tr illistl 2:215; lila- oriood rot race. helluva megs imn uh tn" W011. 311' Frank), -t-Inner -New York Daily News. n Tbe Age-0IIl'Story l l Another enable one he forth Into them. uylns. The kingdom of bench is likened unto a mm which sowed good seed In his field: but while men slept, my enemy come ond sowed um omong the wheol, snd'wcnt his woy. But when the blode wu sprung (up, sud brought forth frult, then sppeored the force um, 80 the servants of the noun. holders come and sold unto him, Sir, didsl not thou sow good good in thy field? from whence then both it totes? He sold unto them, on enemy boll: done this. Th. scrvsnts said unto him. will thou then that we go out! gstber them up? But. he sold, Nsy; lest wlrm yc gotber up the tons. ye root. up Also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the luv. vest: sud in the time of Iasrvrst I will Ioy to the reopen, Gsurgp ye together first she loses, and bind linens In bundles to burn them: but gother the wheat into my born. sscunlrv life, the Life Insurance Compsni It is In privilege of the Life pies future more secure. cident 0: Health Insurance. - Provincial HLFIANI "N lbows FINEST vino: OBTAINABLE , I005 poro Auurollon vlvgln wool combined with moholr to polo uncut, luxurious, sswlcooblo Ovonool. lI'o os worm os o. 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