PAGE FOUR THE GUARDIAN iii- iii that the agreement (as stated in the notice) was acl.rally signed on July lst. The Jones Government can take no credit Morning Daily (Founded in 1887». Authorized as Second Class Mali. Post Office Department. Ottawa. President, lan A. Burnett; Vice-President. Wm. B. Burnett; Seey.-'I‘reas., (i. hi. Burnett; Editor and Managing Director. .I. R. Burnett; Associate Editor Frank Walker. whatever for this increase, as it had to meet the terms of the Federal agreement. This was so stated in the House of Commons when Mr. Stan- ‘ey Knowles, M, P. for Winnipeg North Centre, asked the following question: "Will the effect- iveness of the chang:s in respect to old age pensions, which the Minister said would com- mence as at May l, depend upon Provincial agreement? lf so, have the Provinces been in- formed of any part they must play in the mot- ter?" The reply of the Minister, ‘Hon. Paul Mar- tin, was brief and to the point. "As the hon. gentleman knows," he said, "of course once the legislation is passed the Provincial Governments must enter into agreements with the Federal Government, and arrangements are being made to that end." (Hansard, May 2, i947, page 2727). While the Jones Government can claim no credit for this minimum increase, they must assume the whole responsibility arid blame for not paying the increased pensions to the pen- sioners as from May l, as provided in the Fed- eral legislation. In other wards they have with- held from the pensioners six months’ increase, evidently for no other reason than to hold it as a bribe for the present election. "The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink." CHARLOTTETOVYN, THURSDAY. NOV. 27. 1947 The Paramount Issue The present Provincial election campaign may be of far-reaching importance to the Do- minion as well as to this Province, as the fare- runner of a Federal election. The question at rssuc- is, will the electors of Prince Edward ls- land justify the Federal Government going to the country early next year, or in the tall of i948? There can be no question that the Fed- eral by-elcctions in Halifax and York-Sunbury were launched with a view to ascertaining the prospects in our sister Maritime Provinces. Now the Provincial general election here has been‘ undertaken a year in advance of the time ne- cessary, for practically no other purpose thar. ta disccn: l‘.3' parties stand in this, the third Maritime Province. When the result is known the Prime Minister, who has been distinguished throughout his po- litical career as ever having had his ear to the ground, wil! be in a position to shape his poli- cies, both as regards the Federal election and whether or not he shall head the party in per- son. It is understood that Mr. King has decided to relinquish his position as Liberal leader arid Prime Minister of Canada as soon as he has at- tained the distinction af having been in office for a longer period than any other Prime Min- ister of the British Commonwealth. The ques- tion to be decided in the Party itself is, who shall be chosen to succeed him? Mr. King's own choice is obviously Mr. St. Laurent; but there are others in the running who feel that they have prior claims, and who will undoubtedly, when the Liberal convention is held, have them more or less effectively pre- tented. The Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Gar- diner, who visited here recently, is one of those whose selection is being pressed. Should he be chosen the prospects of this Province obtaining cheap feed grains from the West for the pur- pose of developing our livestock industry will be poor indeed. Another prospect is the Min- ister of Justice, Mr. llsley, though it is claimed that he would prefer to go to the Bench rather than accept the post of Prime Minister. But should he be chosen we here would not be in any better position, for he has done nothing so for to help us, agriculturally or financially, as re- gards our claims on the Federal Government. lt is true this aspect of the Provincial elec- tion has not been brought prominently to the front by the candidates. Nevertheless, the out- come will be used by the Government at Ottawa as an indication as to how the political wind blows; and, should the result ‘be a Liberal victory, as a sort of white-wash for their record cna an encouragement to continue in the fur- therance of their present policies, which have been by no means favorable on the whole to Prircc Edward lsland. to in Fooling The Pensioners Some time ago The Guardian expressed the hope that the Jones Government would play fair with our old age and blind pensioners, and not attempt to exploit for political purposes the very modest increase of $5.00 per month in their pen- sions payments which they should have received months ago, but which has been held up until a few days ago, on the plea of rush of departmental business, cnd is now only being paid as from November l. lt would seem that our hope in this connection was vain. The increased pay- ments are now being forwarded to the pension- ers, accompanied by the following statement: "Notice to Old Age and Blind Pensioners—- "The enclosed old age pension cheque is a special payment due you apart from your regu- lar monthly cheque. "On Nav:mb:r lst you received an increase of $5.00 p:r mcnt "This special payment and the $5.00 per month increase which you will continue to re- ccive are due to the Dominion-Provincial Agree- ment signed i1 July, last, and proclaimed Sept- ember Zl, i947. "(SignecD William Hughes "Minister of Health and Welfare. "Charlottetown, P. E. l. “November l7, i947.” Thcre is cvidmtly-an attempt being made to mislead the pensioners into believing that their $5.00 increase in pension is due to the Do- minion-Pravincial Tax Agreement. This is ab- solitely incorrect. As a matter of fact, the new pensions regulations were worked out at a meet- ing of the interprovincial Old Age Pensions Boarn last year. Following that meeting, it was neces- sary to put in textual forrn the changes agreed upon and to submit them to the respective gov- ernments for final approval. The regulations came into effect as of May l5, the date of their publication in the Canada Gazette, but the pay- ments are retroactive as from May l. The Prov- civil wor as the birthday of the Prince of Peace approaches. this is a movement in which everybody, man, wo- ‘nan andchild can have a share. tion, for the most part hiding behind the "mike" whcre nobody sees them and they see nobody. ‘I i it t are nat on unmixed blessing for the milk producer. Since the price of milk went to quart sales have dropped about l0 per cent and sales ol cream about 25 per cent. "new look" will be short-lived. the automobile makes outsize hats and extrava- gant styles impractical. siu too: As of the first of the year various wa heroes’ privileges will be rescinded. Money pay- ments connected with orders will be abolished, free transportation and reduced payments for living quarters ended for holders of military dec; orations. date l70l ; was professor of astronomy in Upsala University; lie measured the arc of the meridian and wrote several works on astronomy, which are still recognized as text books on the western continent cf Europe. Parliament will be asked to give the Government wide powers over industry, probably taking form draftsmen are going to run into difficulty de- vising any such scheme without infringing provincial territory. " I I pose country is almost unique in shipping goods to the U. S. A. than she lakes in return. some advantages in having trade in government hands. but what the appropriate department considers necessary. doubtful Srriirley Bridge, that "it cannot be denied that the Church of today has been a greater failure than many people are rcady to admit." would have thought this would have been a "caIl to arms" such as the reverend conlroversialisl ardently desires. But that would involve entrance into a political campaign in which so many of the Prohibitionists are, irnli er than anywhere else in the world, according to reports given at the annual meeting of the two largest lead companis in Australia, North Bro- ken Hill Ltd., and Broken Hill South Ltd. Lead prices in Australia are pegged by price fixing regulations at the i942 rate of EAZZ ($70.62). The present price obtainable abroad is £A90-l00, ($288.90). Of the total lead produced during the past year at the Broken Hill Associated Smelt- ers, 77 par cent was exported. of the export was sold to th U.K. racing or not will be proud of the announcement published in our columns yesterday O'Brien, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry O'Brien, Al- berton, has shown such - LDIIURIAL NOTES — Eleven more days to the election. i i fi i France, ltaly and Palestine on the verge of e a e a Christmas seals campaign goes on apace; a a w e Politicians seem unwontedly shy at this elec- Saint John is finding that increased prices l8 cents a e e a a An Ottawa clergyman is convinced that the He claims that And the car ‘is here costs. stay, whatever it O i i: t The war is apparently about aver in Rus- e e n Anders Celsius, Swedish physicist, barn this e Lapland; devised the centigrade thermometer; a a The Globe and Mail (Toronto) predicts that the of a licencing system. Parliamentary O11 The United States has decided not to op- increased trade with the U.S.S.R. That There are They don't buy what the public wants w a w rr the Green, There has been no challenge of indictment af the Rev. W. l. One ke him, lukewarm. n s w The price paid for lzarl in Australia is low- Eighty per cent Islanders whether interested in harness horse that Joe marked ability as o reinsman to be selected to fill the role of assist- ant trainer to Sep Palin, in charge of Castleton Furni racing stable, Lexington, Ky. Its winnings this season totalled over $120,000 and the race horses that comprise the stables are valued at upwards of half a million dollars. Mr. O'Brien has been for years the leading race driver of the Maritimes, and has won the Macdonald Briar Trophy for leading driver at Old Horne Week during those years. He is young, gentle- manly, modest and unassuming, and his success is due to the study and hard work he put into his exciting and hazardous profession. One and all will unite in wishing him the greatest suc- cess in his new environment, and all the happi- inces are obligated to pay 25 per cent of the increase, the Dominion paying 75 per cent. They had nothing whatever to do with the so-called Dominion-Provincial Agreement, as the Jones Government well knows. lt was expected that the increase would be much more substantial thpn $5.00 per month, and keen disappointment was expressed by 0p- positlon members when the actual figure was announced in Parliament. ' As above stated, the pensions increoie was iupposed to have been made retroactive asJrom May l, but there is no hint of this in the notice sent out NpPtlfiCG Edward Island old age pen- sioners. Evidentlyjlre Dominion offer was not THIQJQUARPTAN e fill! Ilrl on be as pretty as a picture if she has s nice frame.- Brrzndon Sun. bomethlng we never cxpgcl t, hear: a woman candidate claiming ntie is one of the plain peoplg, _ New Glasgow News. Traffic congestion la nothing new. 1\.are than 2.000 years ago Roman officials barred all but their awn private vehicles from that city's ("uwded streets, says The Chicago Journal of Commerce. After early Mam at Sutton Par. ish Church one day recently, rs little procession came out of the rizain porch and made its way to a 200-year-old tomb in the church- yard. The heavy tron door was un- locked and a brief ins action was rwade of seven coffins inside. Then the tomb was locked again, Th; ceremony was the annual opening o.’ the tomb of James Gibson, g wealthy 18th-century elty m". rnanb and his family. Body mum. ers were busy when he died. and l dflllihier- MET.“ loft a large sum for the tombs upkeep and annual nspection. WhlCh has been made for 160 years. -lpndqn Ext It can be said that. whatever path Newfoundland takes even if it stays as is. the ‘United state; counts on’ friendly relations wit); St. John's, on continued use or base rights, and on using tho 1;. land's strategic location for hemis- piiere defence. Philadelphia law- yers may argue whether the base rights in Newfoundland, acquired from Britain, would continue valid 51101116. St. John's come under Ot- tawa's authority, Wuhlngton l; quite aware of this problem. Its prerent attitude ls that all the rmfies involved can be counted on to recognize the value and im- portance of having Washington's pzrsent leasehold continue. - At- izinta Guardian. Fanny Brice says a girl doesn't dare be funny. I1’ she ls, she hasn't. any chance of getting married. Getting married of course, l; mo height of a girl's ambition. met. ls a nice compliment to the male of the species, but we are a little afraid 1f Miss Brice is right we are nether an the dumb side. Miss Brice —Wh0. by t-he way, ls a cornecllenne and twice married - says that. men piflffl’ glamor-pusses to the funny gals. She may be right, but. this shouldn't be so. Ask any married man which he would sooner have. a wife who looks like an advertise- mcnl; for cosmetics or a spouse who can make him laugh. He'll vote for the latter. The trouble ls, we sus- pect that most men fear that. a rcmerlienne may spend her mar- ried life laughing at. them, instead of making them laugh. That. ain't. funny, McGee. - Owen sound Son-Times. _lt is eminently fitting that the “family doctor." the, general prac- titioner, the greatest of all practical liumanltarlans. should be honor- ed suggests The Moose Jaw Times- Herald. The American Medical As- sociation is searching the United States for the family doctor "who has rendered exceptional service to his commualtyr," and proposes to present to him a gold medal for distinguished service at e. cere- mony on January '1 next. In this 3S0 of specialization the "family doctor“ is fast disappearing. Few sl the young men entering the rricdical profession are attracted to the small community and gen- cinl practice. Fame and fortune are mirvli more likely to‘ come to we medical and surgical specialist. or research worker. than to the ciottor who answers calls at all hours of the day or night, visits patients in their homes and re- ceives them at his home or office whenever they come. It is an ironic twist of history that Eamon de Valera. lilmsel.‘ a former revolutionist, should find himself opposed by scan MacBrlde. who was cradled by revolution. re- vcunts The Ottawa Journal. For Sean MacBride is the sori of ltfaud Croniic. a great beauty iii iici clay (Yeats ivrote his most passionate love roem to lief-i, who was a revolutionist all tier life. and \\l.o used to be known as "Ire- land's Joan cf Arc." Maud Gonna, \.-'io ant-e was presented to Edward lnt’ Seventh when he was Prince o.‘ Wales (it was said that while alto danced with liim sire bummed "The Wearing of the Green"). married o Maj. MaoBride who fought with the Boers in the South African War, but later divorced nit-n. to the scandal of all Ireland (bringing her hisses at the Abbey Theatre)_ where her acting created a sensation. Sean MacBride, her em. an outstanding lawyer now turned to constltutlonallsm. has defeated de Vnlerrfs candidate in n ‘try-election. Many hospitals are revising vil- ltlng hours. In several, afternoon calls have been eliminated entire- ly. while patients are limited to iwc visitors an evening. Attend- liii: llhysii-lans agree their efforts are hampered and. in many cases recovery delayed by well-meaning friends and relatives who flock to the bedside of patients at every op- portunity, These persons can do nothing to hel-p a sick pa-son. They make demands on his strength wliile many have the poor taste to vet-lie the history of their own ill- iirsses, or the experience ot friends who "had the some thing and nearly died." Most hospital visits art prompted by friendly interest, Lut many are the result of curios- ity. A mueh better plea is to stay away and express interest through letters and cards. These can be road at the patient‘: leisure and will be cherished later. Hospitpl visitors should be limited to close relatives, and these should not ness that goes with it _ro him and his attractive taken advantage of by tlre Jones Government oestrus Ma- O'Brien- , will the oreeent eroritlr, gigtyritlistoiigiliig feet L. come too often. — Oslsary Alber- tan. CHARLUITETOWN PUBLIC FORUM This eoiamn h opens in the dseeaflol by earm- , of *‘ at tutored. ‘he Charlottetown Guardian loco not aesreQr- lly ossdorao the ophslea of reepoudenl. TIAITIC EDUCATION Bin-Most of our thinking citi- zens agree that street traffic ln Charlottetown is more hazardous than truffle in the ngesbed areas of New York City. Perhaps this is an over-statement, but. neverthe- less the disregard of traffic rules by both motor vehicle operators and by pedestrians is quite ob- ViOllS.- It. can be definitely stated that ir. many instances traffic rules are violated because our people are unfamiliar with the regula- tions. ft. would seem logical. therefore, that such rules be pub- lished and widely distributed by the Provincial Government, end that enforcement be carried out by the City Polloe and the R. C. M. P. 'I‘ratflc rules should be t-hor- oughly taught; la the school sys- tem, explained and illustrated be- fore group meetings. and discuss- ed in the family circle. In some Canadian Provinces, notably Bri- tish Columbia. candidates for driver's licenses. ln addition to road tests. tests of vision, colour vision tests. and tests for reaction time are required to pass a check list examination of traffic rules. Let us achieve eater traffic operations by intelligent action. I am. Sh‘, etc. "PIMMDIJNE" MI. GAY‘! ADDRESS Sin-The C.C.P. does. has, and always will welcome constructive criticism, but unfortunately we meet very little of it tn this elec- tioii campaign, and statements such as made by Mr. Petey Gay tn an ecldrees on Monday. November 24th. are a direct insult to the iri- telllgence of the electorate of’ this Province. In an padres preceding that. o! Mr. Gay I mentioned what depths people will go in distorting facts and misrepresenting the C. C. P. iii this Province, and this was apt- ly exemplified in the latter pert of Mr. Gay's address. It ls very easy for Mr. Gay to glve his private interpretation of ‘J/iifll; he imagines the C. C. l". to be, but I believe that the time ices ct me to call the bluff of these lr- responsible or misinformed suppor- tus of the "old party" (since the Liberals and Conservatives are in many cases making a joint. ap- pral) and I stand ready to meet Mr. Cray, or anyone, on a public platform and refute (with proof) e-ery charge made by him against the C.C.F., imd I give notice that I have a few questions of my own "which will prove embarrassing for Mr. Gay 0r the spokesmen of the parties he represents, to answer satisfactorily. 1n the last. Great War I was temporarily disabled in our fight to maintain the freedom and ideals of a Christian democracy, the fight for those ideals was not en- tirely won by the cessation of hos- tilities, and I intend to continue that fight in the only way it can be achieved -through the C.C.P‘. Mr. Gay need no longer doubt 0.1 sincerity -— we are not bluff- ‘lug. I am. Sir". ctrn. GEORGE WOTION. CICF‘. Provlnrlal President and Candidate for lst Queens var-enamels. socixusin Sir‘. --Tl1o following is a resume of a discussion an f-ree enterprise held by a group of student veterans, all of uiliom served four or five years overseas. It 1s twlrtten for those who complain that. the veteran is a soc- ialist or, at least. lies o. leanl-ng in that. direction. The veteran. iii liis belief in ur- divlduel freedom, tiie belief in the worth of the itidlvldual. belief in the right. to lead his own life with- ’ Glarlng Discrimination IAgainsi Maritime Ports (St. John Telegraph-Journal) At the very time when it is ap- plying for yva lssion to raise freight rates in Canada 3o per cent the Canadian National Rall- WIYI has lowered certain export rates to Portland. Maine, This was done to put that Amer- ican port in a better position to compete with the ports of Saint John and Halifax-and for no other reason, Officials at Portland are naturally jubilant. They look ahead to the busiest winter ship- Plnz season they have had in years. As a result of the new C. N. R. freight tariffs, one steamship line has already announced regular Sflillnis from Portland to South America and is making plans for a service to Europe. Other lines are likely to be attracted. Nobody can blame Portland for" trying to get all the trorfflc it cart, because this means work and wages. But lt is hardly the duty of our government-owned railway system to take work and wages away from Canadian workers and give them to workers of the United States. 1t. should be plainly understood that the C. N. R... which claims that lt needs more revenue so badly that it musflncrease all its rates on this side of the border was under no complusion to reduce its rates on the other side of the border. I It is true that export ram on many commodities are subject to international adjustment. through an agreement between the Inter- state Commerce Commission in the United States and the Board of Transport Commissioners in Canada. Ever since 19M the polley has been to keep these identical for Boston, Portland, Saint John and Halifax. with the faur ports being on a parity basis. These are called ‘minted’ rates and are not changed in either country without being changed simultan- eously in both countries. But the rater of Portland that the C. N, R, has cut do not come in this category. They are "unre- lated" rates which in the words of Mr. Rand H. Mstheson, manager of the Maritime Transportation Commission. were bum up “under conditions and circumstances pec- ullar to Canadian traffic." As Mr. Matheson points out, the fact that these rates have for years been lower to Saint John and Halifax than to Portland and Boston proves that they were riot 1n the "related" class. Thus the C. N. R. cannot reasonably claim to have whittled them down to meet any international understanding. Further. the rates affect some of our most important items of freight-among them lumber, pulp. newsprint and acetone. I I I Last July 2i Mr. R. C. Vaughn. chairman and president; of the C. N.. R... was quoted in an As- sociated Press despateli as saying at Portland that the C. N. R... had a "big stake" in Portland and that ‘we're going to do everything we can for the Port of Portland.” This aroused a storm of protest in Saint John and Halifax. with boards of trade, city councils and organized labor demanding an ex- planation. Mayor McKenria of Saint John seat an indignant tele- gram ta Transport Minister chevrier. On AuZust 5 a letter from Mr. chevrier t,o Mr. McKei-ina said; ". . , Mr. Vaughan positively deities having made Hie statement . . .Na mention was mode ‘by liim or by any party about diverting business to Portland from Canad- ian ports . . . Neither he nor the railways. at any time, have had the slightest intention 0.1 divert- ing business away from the ports of Halifax and Saint John, but on the contrary have done all in their power to assist the Maritime ports." That was the reassurance the Minister of Transport gave after a conference with Mr. Vflllglwn- 31" actions speak louder than wards. out interference within the bound-s cf law accepted military regimen- tution and served without. ccvn- plaint for fI-ve years in hell. Now lie is zck. Docs lie com- plain? Doe; he ps1: for anything‘ more than he bod warn he left‘), All he asks is that he be allowed to lake up iv-herc- he left off. to continue his studies. to have l1 lob with fair wages and to be allowed to live without interference as he strives lo get a home and a few of the luxuries that. you ibave. He doesn't. want them handed to him on a sliver platter, he knows that lie can get. them through work and 11.8 knows that. they are worth working for, the some as his free- dorm was worth fighting for. That is his belief in free enterprise. The veteran ls starting out now with frve or six years to make up for. Had it. not been for the war he would have had his home and a few luxuries. He is dead serious tn this business of making a living and believes in s. fol-r profit for capital but he also believe; that. it. is up to capital to provide the opportunities whereby he can have the way of life he fought for. The veteran believes in free en- terprise because basically it. 1e wihat he fought for but. should he find that it. does not fulfill his needs. that. he cannot obtain a. home and a few luxuries, that. tie is not re- ceiving e wage in comparison with what lie produces and becomes a slave to his lob while capital matr- r-ir enormous profits then. undoubt- ediy. he will turn to e new phil- osophy. When you feel that; the veteran has a loaning toward socialism Just remember that it. is ln your power to mould his ‘L _‘ t- along And the present action of the c,'_ N, R, is calculated to divert business from Saint. John and Halifax and turn it over to P011- land. 1t bears no other" interpre- tution. In it we are witnessing a revival 0g the old sinister scheme to turn Portland into Canada's printer port. We had to fight and beat this once before. Now we must do it again otherwise we will find 0"!’ P0"- faclllties emPl/lh 01"‘ wlwnlrmlf workers idle. and our economic If! withering. - Endless Parade Of Words . (Ottawa Journal) Tire Minister of Finance. using the radio to tell of the restrictions and taxes he is imposing upon us, spoke for 40 minutes. If The Jour- rial had printed his speech as giv- en. and nothing else about. the changes, the news in it would have escaped the front page and the at.- ientlon of marry readers. Mr. Abbott must have taken close lo half his time in proving his case. establishing to his awn satis- faction the need for hie measures he was announcing and why some other method would be unwise. If lie could possibly know how many persons turned off their radios be- fore he reached the regulations themselves. said they could wait. for the morning papers, he might. be surprised. A public mun who goes to the rsdlo to announce important poll- cles should take lessons in re- portorial style. Like any good re- your way of title by providing the opportunities whereby he can maintain the standard of living he fought for. it the veteran goes soc- ialist you will have only yourself to blame. Years out. of his life and , Q lives d hie Mamie not I the preservation of your way of life and all that he asks of you is opportunity and a fair return for his sboure. I um, Sir. etc. IQ. GIATIB Ceylon Joins The Free Dominion: (United Kinidoin- Information) “YEMPEEMZZ 1947 ._§ give. Britain will give the neces- Joint Defence Administration will A bill to transform Ceylon lnto a fully responsible self-governing mun-her of the British Common- wealth is before the United King- m House of Commons. Ceylon do so, will thus join Canada. Aust- Indla and Pakistan on an equal slgntfteance of this step the mea- pendenee Bill.‘ The B111 follows the conclusion at agreements between Britain and Ceylon on defense external affairs and matters public officers. The present Ceylon Government is the result of a general election last Summer. A defence agreflnent. has been concluded between Britain and Ceylon for mutual military assist once against aggression and to defend communications. The two nations will agree what force; Britain should keep in Ceylon and what Iacllltles Ceylon rvlli Is nary training to Celyofl forces. A e first. British Crown Colony to This raila, New Zealand. south Africa. chanenle m!" footing. and to mark the true H“ ‘Tsied- The" affecting small Winter INTERVAL \ l 1| a dreamTr-TgT t, drawn woods um‘ Wm’ in m u . mush wind e ‘"°“°" ll" a trie- air, bmdl“! 1i sure is entitled the Celyon Inde- lnl°ns° but mt “nkmd- O1 bl ny “its restlessness endow: m, Wit-h slsn of rircaen life, Wtieri Hi hover on leaves descend strangers will the branch Defying the year's only will come. A d - come. benign, n m“ " Advance not. as s. COllqlltrtflg l, fidel. Our forest on this shining after. noon held 1n holy Qpell, —Lriura Benet in New York Th" ._._________ be set up by agreement. The External Affairs merit concluded by the Ceylon Government with the United Kingdom Government puts Ce)‘- lon in the some position as the other independent members of the Commonwealth. Representa- tion in London and Colombo will be by High Commissioners, but Ceylon may be rdPtesented else- where. Bath countries agree to conduct relations in the same way as between the other self-govern- lng members of the Comman- wealth Britain will sponsor Cey- lon for membership of the United Natlonl. Agree- I I I The prosperity of Ceylon has increased considerably during and since the war. Her exports and tea, rubber and coconuts have risen substantially and Britain still remains her best customer. In 1939 although Ceylon took nearly 19% of her imports from Britain. alto sent to Britain 4B‘?- ot her exports including two- thirds of her tee and a quarter of her rubber. Since the war grid with ln- creased American interest in syn- thetic rubber Britain's demand for these products has risen further. There ls a natural community of interests between the trwo expflrl- lng island countries Britain and Ceylon, helped by preferences afforded to Ceylon 1n the imperial market. Representative Government in Ceylon dates back to 18$! when a Legislative council was formed to include nine officials and six representatives of the merchants and the higher classes of lnliabl- tants to discuss legislation and advise the Governor. This was later followed by GXPBFJIHPYIl-l l" local self-government. The year 1910 saw the introduc- tion of the elective principle. The new Legislative Council hurl 11 official and 10 unofficial membefli of whom tour were elected. The First World War accelerated self- government and an unofficial mol- orlty was created ln the LBZiSIBt- lvc Council. In an attempt to develop repre- sentative government in a moa- ner satisfactory to both the Sin- halese majority and the minority communities. the 1924 constitu- tion combined both territorial and communal representation. At tlirit time the electorate was only 4% of the population. I I I In 1928 a commission from Bri- tain recommended the complete abolition at communal representa- tion and the institution of uni- versal suffrage. A new can- stltution based on these recum- inendatlons came lnto operation in 1931. 1t established a state coun- cll of 5o elected and 8 nominated members and three officers af state. This Council had both legisla- tive and executive functions. To exercise the latter it w!!! divided lnto seven executive committees each controlling a department of the administration. Each com- mittee was responsible separately to the Council. The chairman of the committees and the three officers of state formed a board of ministers but there was no collective responsibility for policy. Towards the end of the last war the constitution was reviewed hy the Soulbury Commission which reported in 1945. The Uflll-ld Kingdom Government substanti- ally accepted the commission's recommendations and promulgat- e new constitution in May, 1946., This constitution come fully lnto operation lri October this year. The state council has been replaced by a parliament of two chambers. The House of Repre- sentatives lias 95 elected and B nominated member-r. the Senate l5 members elected by the lower house and 15 nominated. The officers of state disappeared. The executive committees have porter he should put his "punch" lii the opening sentences. He should ed an order in council setting up _ Old Charlottetown (And r. n. I.) SCOTCHFORT r-roivumg lllleglrxln rgiar. 1712. ll e or e I513" in the brig "Alexaiidgi"szl$"l,r; them from Ulst and 1'10 from the Scottish mainland. They took with them. very fortunately. . whole year's provisions, and m“ accompanied the Rev. Jam“ MBCDOHHld. a secular missionary priest and Roderick MacDonald, a skilled medical doctor. I can- not say positively whether Donald MacDonald. Glerialadale‘: brothel- came out with the staff of mesh: anlcs and laborers sent out the previous year to put up building; for the intending emigrants, or rwhc-ther lie took passage out lrr 1772. Be this as it may. it is cer. tain that it was through h]; cleverness and energy that, t)‘. captain of the "Alexander" wu prevailed upon. much against his will. after arriving af Port Lejole to continue his voyage up the l-llllg. borough and land the passengers at a point the most convenient to the head qt Tracadle Bay, the place ol’ their flanl destination. To have insisted so warmly on this point does not appear strange. when we consider that. at that time the principal means of tmim from one locality to another was by water; and from the time of the early French settlers. a crossing from one ureter to another list been called a portage. We must remember there was no railway or steamer, or even a St. Peter‘! Rood. in those prinfiltive times. The ordinary, and only practical route from Charlottetown to Tracsdie was by water, up the I-Iillsborough as far as Portage or Scotch Fort. and then by land across to Trac- adie Bay. The ‘Alexandef accord- ingly wollzhed anchor and made tier way, 1n the best mariner she could, up the river. passing with much ililflciilty through the narrow and crooked channel be- tween the mussel beds at French Fort. till she came to ii point nearly opposite the tread of Trut-ridle Buy. Here, in an un- broken solitude, she Iniideil the passenger's and their housrhold goods on the north batik of the Hillsbarorilzh, And as the passeng- ers foiind that a certain place, which they liiirl passed on lllt‘ll' way up teas called French Fort, from the fact that ilhe Front-ii actuzilli had a fort erected there. the)’ very naturally, by way of distiiirt- ion, called their place of lanilin: Scotclifort, a name it still retains. -—F‘rom an address by tlir- var Rev. Dr. MacDonald in thr stark?! Hall. Charlottetown. Jan. 27. 153l- 210 emlgl-gn" given way to a cabinet ircvvffl- ment under ri prlmo miuislff- These changes accorded lo Ccfvlv" virtually complete sfilf-KWTTYI‘ meat in internal affairs. use the simplest words available, because it. is difficult to grasp tech- nical details from l. speech. Then, having made his announcement, he eon proceed within reasonable limits to explain why this action le beiria token. Mr. Abbott. following this eoursle, could have cut his speech by e quarter-hour. could have improved and strengthened it by making it more direct and forceful. by avoid- ing repetition and generalities. Radio speakers like to think of a vast audience hanging upon every word but the truth we fear is quite alfferent. A man in his awn living room does not have to be bored by a too-long speech; he can and does do something about it. and lguiflll. IINLDING TDIIAY i IAWIEW Slllliillill 60M. 812.50 piir ton A. Pleltaril 8r 00 PHONE 240 - .‘¢¢Q¥ vvvw, vw . r"