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Argicuiiurai Questions

Ilrincc Edward Islanders h a v e been told so often that this Province lacks natural resources on which to illlliti ll sound economy that most of

them seem to believe it. At least, that is the inference to be gathered i from many of the speeches delivered during the prcscltt scssloll Oi In-gislaiu1'e -provided that these speeces reflect popular opinion as they are generally thought to do. Yet. no presumption could be more invalid. 'l'i-tic, as far as oil and minerals are concerned. these, as far as is known. do not exist. They may he discovered later. or they may not. (iertainly. it would lie itttllirll I” 35' sump that they will be. But in the greatest natural resource of all. agricultural products. there are few areas of (ianada more greatly bless- ed than this Island. And in fisheries which are next only to agriculture in world importance, it is by no means a depressed area. It would seem, therefore, only right. and sett- sible that public attention be cori- centrated on these two great re- sources. (The tourist industry is im- portant and could be made much more of if our transportation facil- ities were improved: but it is not a natural resource in the sense that agriculture and fisheries are natural 1'c-"ltrt-es.) What is the actual situation? Not only are markets waiting for our farm products and fish: in New Eng- land, for example, where, according to an expert whom we quoted I few days ago. there is I "crying" need for Maritime products: but even here at home and in the Iiiaritimes gen- erally the supply of local products is not nearly equal to the demand. Hundreds of thousands of cans of peas, beans and every other veget- able that might be mentioned are In-ought to this Island annually. In- deed. as the lion. Dougald McKinnon pointed out in the Legislature it is frequently difficult and sometimes impossible, to find an Island grown product on the shelves of grocery stores; this. despite the fact that it has been proved scientifically and by the experience of farmers that these vegetables can be grown as well as anywhere else in the world -grown in large quantities, too. Take beef and pork, large quant- ities of which have to be brought to the lilaritimes annually. Is there one good reason why this Island should not be able to raise twice as many beef cattle as it is raising at the present time and as good in every way as the Western product? Again, the Province leads Canada in the high quality of hog culture. Why should it not take a high place in the numerical branch of production? What is there against it? It may be that these short ques- tions and observations could be riddled beyond recognition by an economist who has gone into the subject thoroughly. It may be. But surely, it the questions were faced with resolution there should come from them some sort of answer to our economic difficulties. One thing Ieems certain: the Maritimes in gen- eral and this Province in particular should be the last places on earth to have to import large quantities of farm products.

in The Fashion

Commenting on the large number

of accidents which befall women in their homes and in industrial jobs, In expert in Iafety methods Iuggest- ed that much improvement might be brought about if women could be persuaded lhIt "it is fashionable to be safe." it sounds like I good sug- gestion. At any rate. there is good jroeedent for it. Back in the '90's -III for some time in the present - V , if one may believe the 3&8 and magazine writers of

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temporary emotional stress-the un- expected arrival of a mouse. for example-was thought to be a bit of a freak; With the coming of fe- male suffrage. however. and other evidences of equal rights, the habit was frowned upon as I sign of ii cak- ness. It, therefore, went out of fashion and is today virtually un- known.

Nor has the influence of fashion been confined to the female of the species. Even to this day no I-Znglislu man, regardless of his social stainl- ing. would think of fastening the last two buttons of his waistcoat. al- though he insists on having the un- used gewgaws attached to the Ear- ment. Why? Simply out of ti-sit.-ct to his late Majesty Edward the V11. who, having found as he grew in years and in girth that the l'uhy- buttoned garment was unconttnrt- able. dispensed with the services of the tighteners. whereupon. all stout men followed his example: and. of course, it wasn't long before all thin men had to adopt the pI'c'l('iit'l' til risk being considered out of tin- fashion. So it has been met" since. Only an English crank would go around ”all buttoned up."

It might be well to try lllc insh- ionable approach in the ti-entnit-nt of other problems-excessive drink- ing and careless driving, just to incu- tion two of the more serious onc-. No one needs to be told of the in- fluence which fashion exercises over this very grave social evil. It is thc same with careless driving. anothcr name for ”taking a chance," which for some inexplicable reason is popu- larly associated with courage, where- as actually, of course, in this in- stance particularly, it is a mark of stupidity and, lack of common sense.

If a concerted and well advertised effort were made to attach real social stigma to both practices-in other words. to remove them from any sanction of fashion-perhaps the results would be better than those which lair enforcement and safety programs have been able to produce. In any event, it's worth trying.

Our Bovine Friend We have the impression that this classic appeared in these columns before. However, it is quoted recent- ly from I U.S. Department of Agri- culture bulletin and it is well worth

reprinting: ”The cow is I mobile. animated machine - housed in unprocessed

leather. One end is equipped with a mower, grinder, and the other stand- ard equipment, including bumpers, headlights, wing-flags and a foghorn. At the other end is a milk dispenser and insect repeller.

"Centrally located is a conversion plant consisting of I combination storage and fermentation vat, three converters in series and an intricate arrangement of conveyor tubes.

"This machine is also Oquippcti with I central heating plant, pump- ing system and air conditioning.

"Although mysterious and secret, this plant is unpatented. It is avail- able in various sizes, colors and out- put capacity ranges from 1 to 21 tons of milk I year.

EDITORIAL NOTES

An elephant, according to a re- port on the subject, can run as fast Isi2.'i miles an hour. A rabbit can

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Another lord Salisbury

Montreal Gnetto

The fiflll Ilarquess of Salisbury, who has resigned from the British Cabinet. not only belong: to I family long prominent in public life. His ancestor, the third Mar- quess of Salisbury, happened to be the Foreign Minister in the 18705, when Britain was facing many of the same problems she does today.

Tiltlllkil the Iiftlt Marquess of Salisbury has resigned over the Cyprus issue, his ancestor. Is For- eign Secretary. wII particularly concerned with the problem of Egypt. And that problem. it would seem. was amazingly modern in all essentials.

The Khedivc, then occupying the place of Nasser, had also defied the Western powers. The third Mar- quess of Salisbury was of the opin- inn that such I situation admitted of no quick or simple solution.

lie iloi-'.'lV('d that In I-Egyptian dictator could render himself re- latively secure by the skill with which he might play with counter- balanctng dangers. For he could hope that if any nation moved I- gainst liim, other nations would threaten counter-moves. In this way he could balance the hazards, and enjoy something like immun- ily. llll matter how provocative hiI policies might be-

KHF.l)IVE'S POSITION

Writing on March 23. I879 Lord Salisbury said:

"We cannot at present I . mater- ially against thc Khedive by occupy lug lilgy-pt, and if we cannot do it oiirselves, we certainly cannot Il- low France to do it alone. Con- scqucnlly, if the Khedlve were to pluck tip heart and resist to the end...iier Majesty's Government would be simply helpless"

For this reason, he believed it waI unwise to threaten the Khedlvo with lrv:asIIres that might not be carried out. l-Every lime lhe Kha-

dive survived I threat, his stature would grow.

Con outing Egypt with ”an unde- fined error of what the European Powers might do" seemed to him I futile policy. "It is I very haz- ardous pollcy." he said, "to rely too much on fears which are the result of pure delusion...We are not strong enough to defy him. At least

it is too hazardous I policy in the i

present explosive condition of the world".

Did this mean that there was nothing left to do? No, in Lord SIlisbury'I view, two things re- malned.

The first of these was to exert. "moral influence” on the Khedive of Egypt. Concerning this influence. Lord Salisbury was very frank indeed. "Actual authority we can- not exercise." he wrotc in 1879, "...The only form of control we have in what is called mural in- fluence. which in practise is I combination of nonsense, objurIt- Ion and worry."

What remained, then? In his view economlc influence remained- Herein. he was convinced. lay the weakness of the Khedive. The haz- ards of extrema nationalism IrI the hazards of bankruptcy.

Lord Salisbury was writing: "My chief motive...was to push the Khedive I little nearer the edge: because until we get him thrown over, there will be no decent gov- ernment in Egypt. But I am afraid some time will elapse before he II weak enough to be upset..." ECONOMIC HAZARDS

Now. as then, the economic haz- Irds of nationalism Iro proving the greatest.

Why should the problem today be Io close to what it. was in the days when the third Marquess of Salisbury ptizzled over it? It iii so much the same because the de-

lgriculiural Extension

The Country Guide

()rgani'I.c(i agricultural exten- sion as we know it today will be 50 years old next Ipring. in I907

PUBLIC FORUM

Thla column ll open to the dluuo Ana liy 4-nrreapondonu inf question If Inurui. The Guardian anon Iot urn- -rily endorse the opinion If Iorrao pondenu

make 40 easily. So it isn't always the big fellow that runs ahead, I O O

A horticultural expert says that the ideal temperature for the stor- age of potatoes is between 36 and 40 degrees. It is important, too. that they be stored in complete darkness. No doubt, all our farmers are aware of these things. Most of them have handled lots of potatoes in their time.

0 O O

Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., is one ball of learning that does not fear competition. Its presi- dent has announced that from now on it will pay the tuition of sons and daughters of its employes and faculty to any college of their choice. pro- vided only that the tuition is no higher than Wesleyan's own-5800 a

year. I O I

A dispatch from Hong Kong says that Premier Nu of Burma has left China after spending 11 days with Premier Chou En-lat. By the way Chou has been trotting around for the last year or so, it comes as I surprise to hear that he was borne for 11 days It one time. For that matter, Mr. Nu, too, Items to be Ibroad more often than In II It home. He seems to travel Ilniolt II

AGAINST LIQUOR SALES

Sir.-Permit me to use I small iipace of your Public Forum to II- so ”air" the beer and wine ques- tion so laccly brought to the fore.

it seems that Mr. MIclsIIc'I suggestion to serve beer and wine in the hotels and restaurants of The Island has stirred tip quite I discussion, which turns out to be decidedly adverse to IImI. and rightly so.

To my mind. right-thinking peo- ple should not give their approval to the use of alcoholic drinks il any form. Alcohol in not I food in any sense of the word. it II I narcotic that dcntiens the senses. It I! neither I blood or body bull- der. instead of being I brain stim- ulant, it is I Itupiifier and I para- lyser. I think it was Shnkespv.-Ir: who said: "Oh that man would put an enemy in his mouth to Iteal IwIy,his brain.”

We Ill known what lIilIery that "strong drink" hII caused in this world. with the ex:-Iptlon of war. it has been the cIuIe of much wr- row and heartbreak. II for exam- ple: drurilwriesa. frustration. pov- erty, murders. highway Iccldenu Ind even insanity .

More money in wanted in Can- Irla MI alcoholic drink than in Ipant for many Iecesaitlu of life. enn- uibutions to charity and Iuppirt of Ichonls and churehea.

If tourists cannot enjoy the pn- tlrnu of sport, and the beauty of the scenery here. without III- sling beer and wine It the hotels and restaurants. then I Iay let they may away Imigetheri

Those that expert to find it here to Icflsfy their innrdinlh crav- Ill will eventually find that I X at full: and truly Iatinfy Ihf

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I)r. (LC. Janies. then Deputy blin- lsler of Agriculture in Ontario. en- gaitcd Iix brand-new graduates from the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege- and Icnt them out to six county areas. They carried few inxlructlons. other than to help the farmers of the area to get any new information thIt would be useful to them.

Today, I system of agricultural representatives exists all the way across Canada. from coast to coast, and in recent year: has been

Iupplemented by I number of-

iipecialists in most provinces. With- out exccptlori. these are govern- ment Iervlces. Ind IlmoIt without exception their headquarters are in the provincial departments of agriculture. In far too many in- iitances. I very substantial part of the agricultural iepreu-III ivc'I time is taken up with regulatory duties. which involvc field work connected with agricultural legli- latlon. This work. together with farm labour administration and 4-H club work, cut: down the ac- tuIl time which In agricultural reprenntatlvc can devou to ex- tension. by from 40 to 15 per cent. according to tho t.IIl.imony of some representatives.

C.F.A. A'l'I'I'I'lJDI -

In a recently luued policy Inte- merit. the Canadian Federulou of Agriculture III Itated in bullet that than qricultural Ixtohlol Iervleoa Iboultl be centered II our

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I this instance be tempered to such

mands made by any Egyptian dic- tator, with his personal rule, may be carried so far as to clash with the western powers in I waterway considered by them vital to their Iurvival.

Lord Cromer. who has much to do with Egyptian negotiations in former times, put the enduring problem clearly. in seeking In ad- justment, he said, ”whatever plan be adopted will certainly prove I failure unless the general principle is recognized that personal rule, which must for a long time to come he the predominating feature in Egyptian administration. must in

an extent as to enable European opinion be brought into council."

The basis of I settlement of to- day's Suez problem could not be Ilated in more modern terms. If it is true that Nasser may be able to reject. such I council, it is also true that he may be doing so only at the risk of stepping nlwayl I little nearer to the edlze of bank- ruptcy. And from that bankruptcy such tolls as he may get from Suez cannot save him-

But the cautionary words of the third Marguess of Salisbury seem still very relevant: "But I am I- lraid some time will elapse he- fore he iI weak enough to be upset..."

OUR YESTERDAY:

From the Guardian Filu

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (April ll. 1932)

Over twenty men have been em- played during the winter months with the construction of the elec- tric power line from Charlotte- town In Montague beizun last De- cember first. The contract is held by Mr. Rankin !llacLIine, Ind it is expected that the 26': mile line will cost Ibout 333.000.

The Charlottetown Branch of the Canadian Legion has gone on rec- ord as strongly opposing the un- fair discrimination of the Canad- ian Nation Railways against local citizens and particularly the re- turned men by laying them off It this time. The Branch also urged that work created on the Island can be done in island Ihops by island men.

TEN YEARS AGO (April I. 1047)

Mr. John Arthur. Summcrside business man. who has just re- turned from Montreal and Sorel where he had the opportunity of seeing the new car ferry. stated that be doubted if it would be ready before August. Official Iii- nouncements have been to the ef- fect that the boat would be ready to be delivered in June. Mr. Ar- lhur considered I large amount of work yet remained to be done.

Teachers from all parts of the province arrived in the city yester- day to be in readiness for the open- ing session this morning of the TeacherI' Federation Convention in tin Auditorium of Prince of Walt.-I College.

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Medically Speaking

By Ilerniaa N. luadescl. M.D.

DIABETES ISN'T RESULT OF TOO MANY BWEETS

Sweet: don't cause diabetes.

Eating I lot of candy. cake and other foods filled with sugar might add pounds to your wellhh bl"- it won't be I direct cause of dia- betes.

It might. however. be I can- tributing factor. Too much weight isn't good for anybody. For those of you who are middle-aged. it is an especially dangerous burden- AVOID OVEREATING

Thus. overeating any food: especially those containing large amounts of starches or sweets- should be avoided. But sweets or sugars as such won't bring on diabetes.

The disease is caused by certain abnormalities of the pancreas. I digestive organ. It is I condition in which the body cannot use sugar.

All foods contain some sugar. when the body digests this Iugar, it is changed into I form which is carried in the blood stream to

uorrsrsvrnr WAY -:

Klh In IIIIII pIIplI who In uni tohudivlien tliIy'rIIotIloIpy and get up when they IrI.-l..oI- don Fi-II Prua .

can lead normal lives.

While molt llltients will have to continue watching their dun and taking lliaulln for tho rest of their iivel. many elderly vletlmu require only temporary dons insulin.

QUESTION AND ANSWER

P.C.: What Ire the Iymptoma of dlvertlculitla and what can bu done for it?

Answer: Divert.IculitiI of the intestine means that there are l.lttII pouches which have formed in tin intestine. when these poucliea be- come inflamed. the condition II called diverticulitis.

The exact cause is not known. Usually I bland diet and rest may prove helpful.

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III puallaat If I . grlyn Iaaoclatlmi an "inn are known now II "chronic credit offenders." What with of not boys in the civil service now being called "clerical Illilllnls” and garbage collector: known at Iaiiltary 'officIrI" were golni mill!!! hall!-tolty nowadays.-.51, Thomu Times-Journal

AIJIII Ian I llrl wearing . poke bonnet and I hooped Iklrt, 511. tint on I hair cloth Iota? Well. mg word from the Chicago Iutomobllg Iliow II that black can In Itarung to come back to fnhion. A Green sum Itory foretold that damn plume: will be adorning women liau again. And I cuatomer in I Milwaukee clothing store found IIIi week that his brand new lull came complete with vent -- .1. though vest: have been ','out'' since World War II days.-Milwaukee Journal