a’ PAGE roux Z TIIE i cntntorrsrowu summit _ M ' _ Dally (Founded 1n 1807) aiimmma u Second cu» mun. PM 0m» Department, Ottawa Incident: Llout. Col. W- ch68“! 5- Mull" Vice-President: J. R. Buruott- FJ-l fiureury: Hellf. C01. D. A. MlcKlnlmn, D-B-O- Editor and Managing Director: J. IL Burnett, FUJ- Aaaoelau Editors: Frank Walker 1M In: A. Burnett. "The Strongest Memory i8 W801i" "W" the Weakest Ink." TUESDAY, JANUARY 29. 1946 The Premier At Ottawa Premier l Walter lbnus has not been long in getting n SllZltlC work a! Ottawa, for which hc is to be -_'t.l‘f_{lilllll[ll€(l. llr- has taken up with the difigrt-n; hlniislt-rs and deputies the ques- tion of nu; tmtisportutiOll. insisting upon our rights and privileges as a Province beinz W" spectetl‘. The tcntlcncv on the Dart 0f Gov- ernment nicmbvrs and officials generally is to look upon l’r‘nce Edward Island simply as an annex 0f You Scotiti, atnl to he treated as such. Ton much stress cannot he laid by 01H‘ Federal rclrt-scrzzativcs and Provincial Govern- ment on tll: izict that we are a province, equal with the other provinces, hougli, alas. severely handicapped by the fact wr- posscss no crown lands, and pntcticztllv no Ir-rturzrl resources ex- ccpt ivhat 1m. be uhtainrtl by hard manual labour from land and sca. We were invitctl to enter Confederation. and we did so under certain gtntrantccs regarding transportation which have been fulfilled only in part. lVt‘. claim that w: lluVC an unrestricted right of ac- cess to the mainland, and resent, attempts on the part of the Nationl Raiiivay Company and others to obstruct such entry bv charging us heavy tolls on our produce. .\s Prcmicr loncs declared, in llls inlcrvicw with our representa- tives at Ottanva, we can export all the necessary agricultural produce, as well as that Ofthe sea, to feed our ticighbours on the mainland which would be :0 their advantage as well as ours. But we cannot do so at a profit if we are to be held up by cxcessive freight rates. which the railway claims they must impose in order to provide a profit or prevent a loss. Profit and loss have uothirg to do with our transportation problem. The Federal Government are in duty bound to provide this, irrespective of cost to them, It is the bond, and we claim it must be observed both in letter and spirit. Mr. Jones explains to our correspondent that the reason he submitted no brief prior t0 his present visit, was because he had laid Prince Edward Island's case before the Conference at its previous sitting. This 1S true, and a splen- did job he made of it. But in the interim, Ont- ario threw a sort of monkey wrench into the machinery, and Mr. Jones made no public statement regarding his reaction. Other prov- inces did, including both New Brunswick and Nova. Scotia, but we are still at sea regarding whether our Premier is aligned with the Fed- eral proposals or those of Ontario. We think, on consideration. Premier loncs will admit he has been negligent in this respect, for we are Ill very much concerned about the outcome of the Conference, and hope it will not be neces- sary to abindlOn it, though, as Mr. Jones says, we would be delighted should this so happen to have the delegalesherc for any subsequent Con- fercnce. Re Spain, Strictly Neutral In conticclioit with the United Kingdom Government's (lccision to grant a transit visa to the Spanish Pretender, Don luan. (says a Lon- don (lcspatcu). to cnamble him to fly from Switzerland t0 Portugal without entering Spain, London commentators point out that this decis- ion, rcachcrl aftcr mature consideration 0f the circumstances. is in conforrruty with the‘ United Kingdnufs pfilicv of not imcrfcring in Spanish intcrtial political affairs. f0 have refused a visa to Don litt-n itiight have been construed as placing an obstacle. Don luau is generally cre- dited with the intention of discussing in Portu~ gal the qucsrion of the rcsvnation of the Span- ish hlourtrchv on a Ulllfiilllflflflill basis with leading Spanish supporters of this solution 0f the problem ‘rf the Spanish Regime. In granting a transit VH3 to Don luau, the United Kiivgzlnti- Gnvcriiniuzl stipulates that he must pass thrntiglt Britain as quickly as pos- siblc. .\t thc Slllllt’ time, in line with its atti- tude of impartiality as between the different Spanish political parties aspiring to popular support, the United Kingdom Government has agreed to grallt a transit visa through Britain to Senor Uiral Head of the soc-tiled Spanish Republican Government situated in Mexico. Corresponding conditions are attached to the grant of Senor Giral's transit visa. Meanwhile attention is callctl in London to the forthright statement in the llousc of Com- - mOns recently in ivhich Mr. Bevin made it clear that the United Kitigdom (iovernmenfs atti- K tudr towards General Francifs Regime remains . unchanged. Q Replying In a question as to whether he . had any further statement to make in regard i, to tbeipolicy o.‘ His Majesty's Government on ‘l’ Spain, Mr. Bevtn said: "The situation of Spain under cons-ant consideration by His Maj- ty’! Government, who are in consultation with the. United States and French Govern- ltfbhfl-Dfl the subject. His Mai:sty's Govern- lntnt has on all relevant rccasiotis displayed theifftffallke of the present Regime which abet- ‘m: aur etfemies, and have formally emaciated . “tbttibpilxiety that the arm-m Rtgime should, ‘by 1M httfviticr of the Spanish people them- selves in ' Regime popularly ve in lvlcwbfilr? In reply t0 ‘Med:- "I an- Our National Debt How and where the Federal Government debt of Canada is lield——who owns the bonds and receives the interest 0n them-is revealed in a study just published by the Flank of Can- ada. It covers the period ending May 3t, i945 and, while the: debt has increased since that time, its distribution probably has not changed substantially. - The study shows a direct funded debt of $15 billions. This is almost five times the 1938 debt of $3.3 billions and represents largely the cost of the ivar. By borrowing from its own people and reducing its borrowings abroad, the government now owes most of its debt to Can- adians. Of the fifteen billions, $14.7 are pay- able in Canadian funds, only $333 millions are payable in Urited States funds and $12 mil- lions in British. United States obligations have been reduced from $449 millions before the war and British obligations front $406 millions. Of the total of fifteen billions the Bank of Canada ftfllcls $1.5 billions and the chartered banks $3 billians. All the rest is held by in- dividuals, eizhet directly or through such col- lective itivcstors as life insurance companies. The insurance companies own $1.6 billions on behalf of their policy holders. Other investment interests hold $2 billions. But the huge sum of $5.4 billions is hcld by private individuals, the army of Canadian Victory Loan purchasers. The remainder is held by investors outside Canada and in Federal government accounts. How rapidly the ordinary Canadian has in- vested in the securities of his government is shown by the fact that in r1138 individuals held only $885 millions of the debt as against $5.4 billions todav. and life insurance companies $349 tnillions as against $t.o billions today. In- dividuals have increased their stake in the Fed- eral debt siX times and insurance companies, representing individuals, HEZFlY five times. —E DITORIAL NOTES_ The City Council invite intending candi- dates aud the public gcticrally to attend their annual iticctntg in the City Council chamber to- night. i 1 fi # Sir Alexander Clutterbuclt, K. C. M. G., M.C., an Assistant Under-Secretary of State in the Domin-‘ons Office has been selected m succeed Rt. Hon. Malcolm MacDonald as High Commissioner and will assume duties in the early summer. l- r a a- The Canadian military and diplomatic mis- sion accredited to the Allied Control Council has been established in Illg British sector of Ber- lin. Headed by LL-Gen. Maurice Pope, former- ly military adviser to Prime Minister Mac- kfinlie King, the delegation will deal with questions affecting Germany's DOsI-war trade and German hfildljlgli in Canada. 1 i I Is there to be a Minister of Housing? Hon. Ian MacKenzie. Minister of Veterans’ Affairs, predicts one Federal agency, responsible to one minister, WOUlG assume direction of all Fed- eral activities concerning housing. Observiniz that three Federal agencier-Wartime Housing, lilational Housing and the Veterans’ Land Act Administration each responsible to a different mimstcr~now were concerned with housing, Mr. MacKenzie says Federal officials were “working hard" on the matter of establishing a single organization. Perhaps the action of some of his Legion constituents in seizing an empty hotel in Vancuuvc: may hasten the event. I t A kindly act! Six hundred service and cx-service men and women and their families of King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. attended a free matinee performance of the pantomime “Dick WhittZngtonL-(guests of an unidenti- fied benefactor who bouglir all seats for the showing.) Two weeks ago an elderly, bearded man paid r46 pounds seven shillings sixpence (about $653) to reserve all seats in the Pilot Theatre for the show. Later the theatre man- ager reccivcd an unsigned note instructing him to admit men nr women who were or had been in the services. with their families. The tic- kets were distributed byxown shop keepers. i l Field Marshal Alexander will have Brit- ish aides when he assumes his post as Governor- Gcneral. §qdn.-Ldr. A. H. H Tallemachc, R. A. F, a winner of the George Cross, and Capt. David Lloyd Thomas. British Army, have been chosen for the posts, while Maj. Mark Milbank, M.C., has been appointed comptroller of the Govenior-Generafs household. Lady hfargarefs lady-in-waiting will be Miss Bridget Vesey. The post of secretaiv has not been filled as yct. There has been snne speculation that a (Yanadian (Group Capt. Ronnie Stewart) might be chosen for the iob but discussions still are in progress. Field Marshal. Alexander, elevat- ed to the peerage in the King's New Year's honors list, plansktrxlcare for here in April. George Fox, founder of the Society of Friends, reached the New England States from Maryland en route from England, this date I672; in his diary, "a tedious journey", calls it, “throttgh the woods and wilderncsses, over bogs and great rivets." From January, r672, to March, r673, he travelled among Red great meetings, sometimes sleeping out in the open and getting soaked to the skin. "Having sounded the alarm," as he puts it, “to all peo- ple where we came, and proclaimed the day of God's salvation antongst them, we found our world and draw towards nld England again." His great disciple William Penn, founder of the North American colony of Pennsylvania, wrote of Fox: “He had an extraordinary gift in open- ing (that is, expounding) the Scriptures. He all he excelled in prayer. The most awful, llv- lly, was his in prayer." He wu~"|0 moth‘, 000-, tenttd. modal, euy, needy. I‘ pleasure to be in his company.” Pet-um Fm’: Ilf In , lll- _ a "rilfimtifmhffl ovsitnhlmwolldq” h: the 4t 6v! l: mt! ma. t he' Indians and the English settlers, preaching to" spirits began-to be clear of these parts of the ' would go to the marrow of. things. But abovci ing, reverent frame I ever felt or beheld, I Inuit m: ‘e10’ f uannlAu NotesyBy- 17f: Way Chadian: ally council In to ho highly commended for its action ln barring all children undu- tho m: of l6 yearn from lollcltlng pu c subscrlgtlom on u; dayn, _Ohlt- ham h ws. Booths on pretty poo h. On the whole, they o ey the 12w, gay their tutu, don't Indulge ln till-lighting or b In: and never rob babies‘, kl, except maybe sometime: around the ninth or 24th of each month. But (lunged lf they'll move down to the back of a bun. —Sau1t Ste. Marla Btu. Over and shove lb utilitarian merits the marveloul new plastic nose that moves like a natural one also has the virtue. of timeliness. A; even a busy Inventor would no- tice between vlglln ln the labora- tory, theta are plenty of things these days for a nose to wrinkle at. - St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Foreign Mlnhur Molotov of Rul- sla coined a word during the ses- sions with the British and Amer!- cnn representatives 1n London. He had observed the way they indicat- ed apgroval by noddlng and say- ing " kay." Later, when “' ' ‘ v wanted to indicate dlsufilproval. he shook his head from s e to side as Times-Journal. A few you: ago, William Allan White, of the amed Emporia, Karts, Gazette, was standing ln llne at Columbia University to recelve an honorary degree. The man ln front of’ hlm asked hlm where be was from. He replied, "I guess I don't belong here; I'm just a coun- try editor from Kansas." To this the other said, "I guess I don't eith- er; I'm just a country doctor from Minnesota.” The “country doctor" turned out to be William J. Mayo. of Rochester. -Davtd Hlnshaw in "A Man From Kansas.“ Some fears that widespread use of DDT for killing insect pelts might “u set. the balance 0f nat- ure" are elng set at rest, as a re- sult 0f extensive teats b the Agrl- culture Department's ureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Newsweek resorts. For one thing tests show D T ls less harmful to bees than arsenical sprays. In combattlng forest esls, the bur- eau says, DDI‘ ls ound to bring about a faster return to the "bal- ance of nature" by cleaning out the harmful insects speedily and allowing the birds and beneficial insects to return to healthy for- est areas. It may surprise n good many people to know that whereas On- tarlo has had no fewer than 17 bank robberies durlnlii the last. two years, the state of chlgan, wlth a much larger population, has had onl five of them. The clty of De- trot, with a population of 1,800,000 has not had a single bank robbery since 1938 and only five of tlilem slncg 1030. But the neighbouring Ontario clty of Windsor, with only 120,000 people, has had five suc robberies stnce 1942. -~ Brockvllle Recorder-Timel. The St. Thoma: Times-Journal complains that a U. S. general has called the Detroit Airport “lousy” and that Actor Charles Laughton lately used the same adjective 1n reference to one of hf: films. “When educated, Lntelllgent men use ‘lousy’ " says the Timed-Journal prlmly, "they set a bad example to others". With all due res ct, flddlestlckal J. B. Priestley ha the right of it when, asked about cer- taln Amerlcanisrns, he sald: “I think ‘swell’ is lousy, but ‘lousy’ l l: swell." -Brnntf0n1 Ewosltur. Another mllutono la nvlatlon . history was recorded when the first l refrigerator ‘plane with a full pay load completed a cross-country flight and set down a cargo of fresh vegetable: flowers and llve lob- Itera at Ouardla Field. The ‘plane left Ban Francisco Thursday night with 8,000 ounda of perish- able items. It. plc ed up and took on other merchandlle at Lo: An- geles, Salt Links Clt and Denver, including a flora! pace, a replica of a flout for the Tournament of Roses for delivery to Mayor La- Guardla. Celery, corn on the cob, lrdenlal, orchids and other pro- duce and flowers as well as ma‘: e serum, also were ‘plane. - Nev ‘ "' It ll curler. .. lltiff! that Ralph Waldo Emerson “the Sage of Con- cord,” who foresaw so many things, foresaw atomic energy also. And It l: lnterestln to note that his con- fident optlm sm made hlm certain that lt would mean thg und of war. In a lecture on The Fortune of the Republic, delivered ln the Old South Church nn March 90. 1878, he s oke these words: “Our lleepy clvl lzatlon....l| very scorn- ful about bows and arrows and reckons Greeks and Roman: lltfle better than Indians and bow-and- arrow times. As lf the earth, water, gases light and caloric have not l mil tun ener les, the discovery of any one of wh ch could change the carried on ‘: Times. t war by the extorrnlnatln force: nie? can apply." -!‘rom t e Ch- zet e. no poo lo dolfborntnl! rude to u ha ca ‘pad person. Street-car rlden uluu y mane way, or give up their seats to those who are on crutches or are otherwise obviously handicapped. Strut-car operator: often lead a blind r- um to the curb. ‘than l: o on. however, llttla to lndlcat; that l perlon ll bllnd. To bring unobtru- llve attention to thln mllfortuna the ides of the blind whit: cane; wu evolved. In order bet- ter to acqunln the public with the significance of the white cane, the Interprovlnclal Council of the Blind have been giving" publicity thin was . ere an, many who. not knawlnl l-hl summit“ til ‘than’? .¥‘l‘.2'"".'.l.t . 0 a n rwldod hlm wick-tin» imp out oulil other-win’ with! 0mi- it. I‘ " star‘: ~aao~ta¥a Q t’ , . apgocllbd. If, 1109M wlttrtho Ethan 40:00:» Globe and _ n a u n ' of modern law an Art of war again, and put an end f, PUBLIC FORUM ' tau autumn h on: h" tho dimension b: euro uponllelli '0! continua" n1 - a gamlb . been proven that the nbuanfit- ha: made good progress, since be ln- tmduoed here. The tutored; shown ln t to game birth bet-w art.- lflc y stocked 1s amt. is amply shown by the to have contributed the sum of and we also have n recommend ttonfrom theFlah t0 GmxeAsoc soelatton for the year 1946. we ‘maintain, our scheme shoul be financed on ltls own merits and supported b e-veryodguuner the means cf t int-n uetlon the un perm . ‘me benefits derived from the monies received from the its would result in the lntroduc on of prairie chicken, quail. and yearly s king o1 pheasants to a dwee o when tent shooting f pheasants wlll be a reality. The-n he Tourist Bureau can, and will. adverilse our abtlltiy to provldk pIIGESMQIdISIIOOCI-Xlfl, second to none ln Can . The money Spent hem by outside gunners ln hotels, cabins, gasoline. and of! can grow to a tre-mmdous amount, becom s. very profit» able business, f! we can give these gurmers the kind of shooting that surpasses other provinces, besides the sport that we. the Island gun- rem, would also enjoy. In speaking of revenue you have to think of what. they ve done 1n other provinces and in the U.S.A.. In South Dakota, they first, introduced the heasu-nt. to that section ln 191-1. a durlnf the next flve years released 0.000 Pheasants, and today. the klll dub n5 the five month's season la over 8,0004!» birds, with a license rev- enue at over $900,000, spent those 40.000 outside (rumen for the lngeumtheydnrvles vigftors In hotel? ca .011 a o or astxuwpor- qtlon, ammunition. ear This year, may are looking forward to a lic- ense revenue 0t over $2,000,000 from outside gunners, aid a revenue of ‘$85,000 from resident gunners at $1.00 per permit. The non-resident license in our own Hovfnoe is 3X01!) and in Dakota it ls $21.00. Manitoba and Saskatchewan an going right after artificial stocking so as to be able to attrwt the tour is’. gunners and to also live the resident gunners a full, and amoro- erl game bag. Pelee Isluiid is an example of what we coukl have here. They started in 1001 to stock the Island, and today the klll of pheasants la 4.000 a day, with an average of 3 all non- resident. out every day. ne howls are januned on the mainland and every available amonzmoda lglooked forérvyeeksmlnk Pele .e,v are yng eep the "Pheasant. Paradise", light it ls now held the best lace to go for your pheasant bun in Oamda Sportsmen of PILL: in fng this pennlt your dollar will be and everyone will be txmtributlng t e same amount, and the bene- fits wlll be tremendous to every- one. We would appreciate letters as to your attitude re rod and gun per-nuts, either mulled to us. or ln the ress. 0r to xiv-e your menrber of e Legislature your views on the matter. and declared “Nokay? -8t. Thom- Rod a c, E. Boo’ . Inland Pheuanta Unllmlted. u much a menace to law-abiding Reople as the one who ultimately ills. There ll no dividing lln-r that sets off onyfrom the other that of personal tragedy. In eyes of the law it ls hard [1 why a great slzh of rellet 8o up because some one nu misses being shot in a holdup i.- the incident ls too soon for-to" whllethe comparative hue a-v: of public indignation concerihxars solely 0n a more glaring outrage The lame thing ls noticeable ln housebreaklng where the ensh value of theft l: taken as a measur- ing standard, and the vlolatlon of a citizen's roperty-on the pro- tection of w lrh our whole system of law l; fundamentally based-Al in a much dimmer and more lec- ondary light. Orfms can hardly be measured by u yardstick or by sta- tlstlca. It la an easy way of doing ft, but not an assuring y the pubic an might be supposed. Between the criminal threat and the actual deed there ls too frequently a no-manh- land of Indifference and self-litto- ctlorL-J-famllton Spectator. vii 51f“ l}: ‘Plill by promptly and the selection of twenty-five carcasses’ near- Llfo Insurance ls the modern method of melding’ certalufluanclnl success. ' _ Mankind stumbled for conturiu ltllllllt the an certainties of life which‘ wrecked the luanelal plans of ambitious men, and from tbll _ problem finally evolved the system of Life Insurance. It la the cul- minating effort ln man's fight to wln financial eer- talnty. Why not. use the modern plan? - Consult your nearest Great-West Life Agent. or write Prince Edward Island Branch Office. ‘IIYNIIMAN & 00.. LIMITED ‘ Provincial Managers Offices: Charlottetown - Summer-side - Montague union r. mans. ouum Manager alumnu- onus A. n. snow. nun-m mun: n manna 11100155 KMVINN. R. I. IYNDIAN. Spools! I-oureuanhtlvu at Charlottetown Second Export Bacon! Show Gharlottetuwn, February 19th. .__.__..._.._.__.._.___. A second Export Bacon Show, sponsored by the P. E. I. Swine Breeders Association and supported by the Pro- vincial and Dominion Departments of Agriculture will be held in the Market Building, Charlottetown, on Tuesday afternoon, February 19th. The annual meeting of the P. E. I. Swine Breeders Association will be held on the eve- ning of the same day at eight o'clock“ ‘ All Island hog producers are invited to make entries In this Show with one hog constituting an entry by each producer. Each entry must. ‘no delivered to Davis & Fraser Limited on February 12th 0r February 15th. Truckers and loading agents are invited to solicit entries from their pat- rons. ,A|l hogs entered in this Show will be slaughtered eat the ideal export weight, of 150 pounds will be made from the total entries. The twenty-five carcasses thus selected will be eligible to compete for prize money." Producers intending to enter hogs at this Show should promptly secure application forms which should be com- pleted and returned as soon as possible and preferably not later than February 9th. Th‘ l; i - d to present a clear picture of the auliitbsilliyv of? Issllfiiitsloliiigs for the Export Market. This Show should be of distinct educational value and produc- ers who have market hogs of suitable type and approach- ing desirable market weights are invited to support tltls important event. Application entry blanks as well as additional details pertaining to this Show may be obtained by writing to S. D. Irvine, Secretary, P. E. I. Swine Breeders Association, Box 489, Charlottetown. ‘ norms ro V was: mam‘ scnoor. run-ms We are now able to supply you with Morl- ing Silver Rings, and Lapel Pins, mount.- ed with the School Crest. first.-. $2.00 ., $1.00 p CROCKETTS i JEWELLERY Phone 2000-1 105 Kent St. QUICKIES By Ken Reynolds 4. arm. 100m ' 0116520 PERCH .1 ...:.'..-.t~.:.~<=>' *"*~*"-' ’ h. unlit improves the about YIIIIIIII): for the sales 4th. Prices are good. cumin:- A. WALTIIIN GAUD Uunlhn In! n! Commune Bill Tel. 589 . H1078 llllll‘ IIESTOIIER _.A oassv s-romkons _ nmnmvuo Dart d h . 0rd bottle maul. y Prloo if cliff‘: Attend n! Jill fved fipmmtoof unto-dine: Tun: TIIE 2 MACS H0 Great George Street rouurmt WE ARE PAYING HIGH PRICES FOR DRESSED CHICKEN AND FOWL The Royal Packing 00. Charlottetown J. n. Jnuktus. Prop. FIJRS Send or bring all your Furs ln as soon as possible the next receiving data is February, PROMPT RETURNS J. ll. 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