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BIIAIILOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

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“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Thin ' the Weakest Ink."

FRIDAY, AUGUST ll, 194G

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It is to be hoped that the warning issued by Mr. hlcLtirc, .\l.l'., in his address published in yesterday's Guardian with regard to likely fur- ther delays in completion of the new car ferry steamer will not iall on deaf ears. IIe urges that all sections of our people get together and make it known u: tlitziwu in no tmccrtain terms that we have rcuclu-tl the end of our patience in this matter, and will tolerate no more delays. The prissent cxctisc that labor troubles are caus- ing a ticup should curry no weight whatever, in view of the repezttctl usstirnnccs given Premier Jones and other provincial and federal repres- entatives two years (1nd lnurc ago that the mat- erials for this twirl; were on the top priority list.

livery {lCllOll of the Dominion Government in connection with implementing its obligation to replace the .515". c/ttir/tilluluzn; seems to have Men dictated by cztllluts negligence and indif- ference t0 the il1lUt'C.\lS 0i the people of this Province. The record is a truly (lamning one. Now there is llu assurance that the ferry will be ready even by ucxt your; and the slo\v pro- gress reportedly being made on the new piers would indicate that we are still a long way from seeing the new bout in operation.

Premier Jones appears t0 share this opinion. A: the last session of the Legislature he stated that a survey had bccn made and a pier 80o feet outside the existing pier at Tormcntine had been recommended, also two new piers at Borden. Total cost of this work was to be in the vicinity of $5,000,000. The work, he said, had already started. lle did not indicate h0\v long it would take, or even how much prelimin- ary dredging would have to be done. Asked- by Mr. Strong when thc new car ferry would be ready, die Premier said, “Not till the year af- ter next, so somebody says." Mr. Strong: “\\lhat do you say?" Premier Jones: “I don't eay anything.” Mr. Strong: “We warn your information." To this the Premier made no reply. On another (lUCflSltlll at the last session, he, made the prediction that we would see an auxiliary summer boat on tho Borden/Tormen- tine route before we saw the new icebreaker. I-Ie also revealed that when the Abcqcvci! was being designed, the Provincial Government dis- covered that the (leek was not heavy enough to carry trucks and "we had to fight to get that deck built so that instead of carrying 1o tons, it would carry 30 tons." It was his Government also, he maintained which had insisted on a second survey of the piers as "we didn't have docks at Tormentine worthwhile."

Why all this work was not long ago under- taken, in preparation for the completion of the new boat, is just another one of those ques- tions to which nobody sccms to have the answer.

Tolerated?

Favor Joint Action

I1 is learned from a London Catmdian Press des- patch, Protestant leaders of eight countries have disclosed they favor joint action on world prob- lems by Protestant and ltomnn Catholics, based upon “some kind of sntkfnctrvry tinderstzindiiig at the highest level. |l1'('~lllll.'ll)ly between the \\’0rld Council of Llmrches and the Vatican." Replies to a tlllfisllllllllélilk‘ on policy of the \Vorld Council minted to a Protestant plan t0 seek collaboration with the Roman (Qatholic church in putting a world Christian viewpoint 0H peace problems hcforc the statesmen of the world. The announcement snid that. unless some high-level agreement wcrn rczlchctl, the extent of coopera- tion would fluctuate “with chnnging personali- ties and you nevcr know whcrc you are." The views were released by l)r_ \\'ztltcr \V. van kirk of New York, secretary of the Federal Cotmcil of Churches of Christ in America, who went with a dozen other United Siaterleadcre to at- tend ‘a four-day conference of international church leaders. The questionnaire was answ- ered by rfpresetllativcs of Protestant bodies from Canada, the lhiitcd States, England, Scotland, Australia, Ncw Zcaland, Denmark, and the Netherlands. To encourage candid re- plies, names were not disclosed.

Canada And Europe'

In the course of an article on the Pritnc Min- ister's proposed itinerary through war blasted Europe, the Montreal Gazelle concludes:

‘ “As Mr. King travels through the occupation aoncs right to the heart of Berlin, he will have to look hard to find any soldiers of Canada standing shoulder to shoulder with those of her Allies aa they did in war in the tedious and discouraging, bu: highly important work, of controlling this defeated country. his visit be delayed for some “mo”, “my find not a one. For Canada's ' Has Ief "and there are only a few hun- " ll '_ - many cleaning up the last . depart from Europe. may find time to pause f whether lilo decision n was a wise one - o" full-fledged con- o w». w.

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adians brought to the problems of war in a way that is uniquely Canadian are just the qualities that are similarly needed to attack the prob- lems of the peace.

“It may be that upon reflection he will de- cide lhat after all Canada should be represent- ed in the occupation armies, not by the men who fought the war—for they have more than doriéifheir s-hare——but by other and younger men who must be in more ways than one the soldiers of the peace. l-‘crchancc he will come to the conclusion that it is indeed worthxvhile to keep the name of Canada before the people of Eur- ope as a symbol to let them know that this coun- try is determined that no effort will be spared to confirm and maintain the victories that have led to the present troubled peace.

“It is not too late so to decide. There is much work to be done in Germany; there will be for some years vet to come. Canada's help and Canada's leadership are needed and would be widely welcomed."

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Good weather now for everybody. x it it m i Present indications are that the liquor vendors will need temporary relief during Old Ilomc “Etch-they have been so overworked recently. ' »= s m y The Car Ferry Abegweit prospects are bc- coming hazier than ever, while the condition of the Car Ferry Prince Edward Island is not im- proving. What are we going to do about it should there be a breakdown when transportation closes —or even before? i x w a

The Australian Prime blinister, Mr. Chifley. claims that Australia's demobilization record has not been battered by any other Allied coun- try. The target for nine months, ending June 30th this year, was 400,000 men and women. Actually, in that period. 450,000 were (lischarg- ed. Inspitc of this influx of workers into in- dustry, the number of tmemploycd—l4,ooo—is

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It seems Canadian Press is not fully inform- Cd regarding our Provincial Government's negotiations with the Federal Government over tax relief compensation. Provincial Treasurer Hughes and his deputy, Mr. Massey, have re: ccntly returned from Ottawa after negotiating terms. If has not been disclosed what success attended their efforts, though it is ardently anti- cipated that a minimum of $3,000,000 has been agreed upon-the very least, Premier Jones con- tcnds we can get by with. a r m

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M.P.’s are said to be giving themselves three weeks in which to finish the scssional program which includes many more veterans’ bills, the budgets bills, the contentious foreign exchange control board measure and at least two full- drress debates in committee of supply, for the government has deferred until the dying days of the session talk on external affairs and the na-

. ti0n's foreign policy and (lebatc on defence and

demobilization matters, including the making of a unitary defence dcpartlncnt. 4r m n: a?

According to an Ottawa correspondent, be- cause Parliament has already bitten off much more than it can probably masticate, the real business of redistribution of House seats will be deferred until next session. 'l‘here has yet to be devised a way by which the rearrangement of constituency boundaries can be achieved fairly and harmoniously. It has always been a highly contentious matter, has engendered bitter party feeling, so much so that in the past three or four sessions there has been a demand growing to find a way out of this bog of party strife. One way would be adoption of the British system of having the boundary readjustment (lone by an itinerant commission but nothing will be Iattenlpt- ed in this direction till the Prime Minister re- turns.

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Some of London's grim scars of war-areas where German bombs turned whole rows of houses into a mass of tangled debris— have been cleaned and transformed into open-air play- grounds where small children, especially in crowded districts, play safely and happily under the supervision of trained mothcrcraft nurses. Mothers working a 30-hour week leave their youngsters at a charge of 2o cents a day. The children play from early morning until sunset to their hearts’ content with swings, sec-saws. rocking horses and rag d0l'ls-— still not easy to get in postwar Britain. Those under two years are given a complete change of clothing everv day in return for one clothing coupon from their allowance. The daily three meals consist of breakfast (which includes free orange juice), a cooked dinner and tea.

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Edward VII, then Prince of \Vales, visited Charlottetown this date 1860, at th¢ age 0i eighteen; he was accompanied by the Duke of Newcastle, Earl of St. Germans, Major-General Bruce (brother of the Earl of Elgin, to whom he acted as secretary when Governor General of Canada) Major Teasdale and Captain Grey, cquerrics, as well as by Dr. Henry Acland of Ox- ford, his physician. In the official biography of the visit Sir Sidney Lee records: “At Halifax (the capital of Nova Scotia), at Fredericton (the capital of New Brunswick), and at Charlotte- town, the modest timber-built capital of Prince Edward Island, the popular enthusiasm grew, and although (he accommodation was often rough, the Prince's zest was unabated. . . .Prince Edward Island had an especial domestic claim tc the Prince's notice, for it was in honour of his grandfather, who was known as Prince Edward before he assumed the title of Duke of Kent, that its present name had replaced in I799 its orig- inal name of St. John's". ...“lf the Prince's descriptions of his experiences (in numerous letters to his parents) proved bare and formal, they were relieved by some naive comments on the persons whom he met, by comparison of scenes which were new to hlm with familiar

plsm st home, and by lonal note: on aur- vlvlng of hh grandfather."

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Five nations leek admission to the United Na-ttons, posslblyco that. they may learn more a-aout- this laminating veto. —Ne'w York Sun.

uzislators casting about for new sources of tax revenue dicing the wai- seem stfflngclv enough, m hgv

overloclled a promising pmpugni once offered to Ftzzglund and me world b Jonathan Swift. "1 ro- DOSB" 5a d the satirical SWLft, “ hut a tax be levied or. female beauty". "But would we make the womgn pay erfiugh to make l‘. worth while?’ n listener inquired. “Ah. yes" replied the wll dean. “Let every woman. Dc perm tted to assess her own charms- then she'll be generous enough." —Wa.1 Street Journal.

It will be suggested by some that Canada 1s not. 1n urgent need cf Austmllan goods. She is! Every year we buy considerable quang. ltles of Australian wool bu‘. we buy 1t through lobbers in Britain, not direct from the sales floors ln Australia, says Tue Perth Courlcr. The Canadian industry ls develog- lng end looks to the immediate consumption of greater quantities of fine Australian wool. It ls as- sumed that she will buy batter and cheaper on the snot than throngs. jcibbers who have taken their pro- fit before resale, and who have gained by the weight increase which dumped wcol undergoes or, thfnjourney from Australia to Bri- ta .

So far the United Nations Con- ference, fcr ill ls minor success-n; has done nothing to solve rhe great problem of rhe relation". between the Russlcn world and tn».- western world. But lt. ls not Loo lute. Is it too much to hone that after this experience the Russians will real- ize that it is to their own advant- age to make U NO. tne brldcc between these worlds rather than to use ll; as a klnd of booby trap to catch her Allies? Ewntually they might even realize that Russ- lan isolation is not caused by west.- ern hatred but is created by Russ- lan acts and bill-L when Russials cutvoted 1t is not a deep conspti- acy against her but. the mtural result of a common outlum; among; those who want tc make U.N.O work 1n “unanimity and acoord". —Mrmchpsfer Guardian.

Lord Chesterfield in one of his famous letters ‘u his son observed: "Women, and voting men, are very apt to tell what secrets tltev knew from the vanity of having been trusted." In Cltesterflelds owl‘. family was an mterestlng except.- lon which comes to attention in the February Bulletin of 1h." New York Public Llbiairy, according to The New York sun. The librar; received as a bequest from Mrs. Harry Paym Whitney a collection of rare old cookery buds. most of them English. suentccn £1 manu- script. One t.-,f the manuscrlpir has been catalogued as Lady Anne Lord Stanhopc, am. anctstcr of Percy's. She ' s the wife of Phlllp Lord Chesterfield On the covcr an inscription by Stanh ~, w t ten perhaps hall‘ a cent the Earl of Chesterfield . It reads: "Thesé receits 1n my clear wlfes the Lucy Ant; Pircles own hand and have been long kept as secrcts in the North- umberland family‘ Prwumably. as the daughtrr '~f the En] of North- tmbcrlwnd. Ladv Ann: kept. some secrets very well.

Among all the not-able aircraft of the war of 1539-45 tn‘. Sword- fish stands nut as the inert. re- mnrkablc. The Swordfish ..e mode-ms a quaint antiqnr; n b‘.- plan‘. \vlth a forest of lvitcrplanc struts and with many twins and landing wires. It, ltas a flxcd undet- ozrrlagc and tine engine irstcad of heir-g smoothly covered ln a modern low drug nacelle. has one oil’ the earlier rlru coudlnys. Wing sols, kinks, bulges and tie rods contribute to ‘me Christmas tree effect, but the Royal Navy contri- buted ever. more and hung upor. this machine an almost; incredible assortment of bombs. rockets, tor- pedoes and the rl-st. of it. No alr- eraft, could have been less pleas- ing to the eye. nnd yet few alr- craft could have attained he par- ularltv a-mong pilots font the Swordfish attain-d 0r cculd have done better war work. 1t. was in macy historic actions and lt was in use right throughout the war. It. was Swordfish that altuclrrd the Scharnhcrst. Gnclscnau ilnd Prinz E1129" when Lhcy male their Channel run. All tihe aircraft were lost. But Lne attack was of an Immortal heroism. Tnere was also the great font of Tat-onto and even 11g to the final days of the war t_e Swordfish retrained to; Popularity and continued us work It was rot until the Summer of 19-44 that the production 11m ca“- ed with a grand total of 2,399. - The Navy (London).

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The man who picks up the n or Published 1n nls home t-ciwn. silage- ‘es through it, snlffs and says- Wmhlll! l0 It" is by m means n rare bird. The I-Iunovrr Post. flnls. He lives in every town. As a rule, he reads all the papers regularly. He never misses an issue l: he can help it. Some evan prefer- to borrow '1 CODY and thus save five cents. This class ls "at above explaining Just how he'd run a paper. Nine times out. of l0 he knows nothing whatever about getting out. n ngws. Palm‘. It's curious, but true, that the encral ran of mankind cherish lllus "ca". that, there ls no llne y! business that's roster than publish- lns n newspaper.‘ As a matter of flirt. it's one of the hardest Some people cling to the idea that put- ln a “D1804? ln the piper costs not in . or next, to mining. They overloo the fact that every linc that ls published represents sr. much invested capital. Machinery and maintenance qt some. cost. In‘: and paper cost. Scftlng in the type

runn ng the press, making up cm.- fonns, dob-n, the hundred and om- odd jobs around an office. cost. Getting out n caper. no mutter how small, means everlasting vfgllano-e. llldkment. discretion, an acquaint- ance with Qverynody, mechanical skill, a thick slrh. g level head

muscular 1m the patience of .10.», the wisdom of Solomon and the faculty of lniling when you don't feel that way.

and consumers are reported to be

preil much mmcerned aver 5 b modern l-earryml ver-

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(Sydney Poet Bacon!) Commonwealth defence ahiell- lncludlns the Canadian nlval and alr chiefs of staff-are scheduled to confer‘ln Ian heavy caution It Gov- ernment officials m Ottawa have emphasized that no special slgnl- flcance attaches to the meetings unnaturally stresses the import- lmce of the occasion. In the world's current mood. just one more por- tentous formal ‘denial that the esslons have any excuse what.- ever will probably convince Com- monwenlth nations and non-Com- monweallh nations alike that some sort of conspiracy ls in the process of formulation.

Not-hing could be further from the facts. Nothing could be more natural than the proposed mee:- ings; few service occasions are more routine than these. No inno- vatlon is being attempted. Such meetings of Commonwealth service chiefs have been held in past- war years as occaslcn arose. The recent war, it is true, meshed Commonwealth military efforts more closely than ever before; and the advantages that accrued from that relationship are to be preserved.

The series of meetings ln Lon- don ls concerned with post-war service training. with the moon- anics for the interchange of ln- structors and training ersnnnel, and the known desire o the Un- ited Kingdom Imperial Staff (which has nothing WIIBLEIBI‘ to do with the Commonwealth) to re- ceive advice on ‘experlnigctrl military methods and to collate the results of the varled military expericncc of the Domini-ans. Bach one of these purposes of the sessions has been a constant factor in Commonwealth relations for many years, with or wlvhout forms] ccnferenccs of the defence chiefs. This type of relationship between the sovereign states of the Ccmmomvenlth ls as inevitable us it is ltatural. If anything it is to be regretted that the relation- ship is nc-t closer, jol-nt plnnnfcig more complete. Personal relation- ships hctwecn Commonwealth chiefs of staff such as may be created during the forthcoming sessions arc valuable, and prob- ably agreeable. But to suggest that such‘ relationships are dangerous by fiercely insisting that they are innocuous ls crudely malatlrolt.

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S0 NARROW

Since time ls so narrow. To catch the sun's rays I stand stiff and upright Tthrough vertical dsys.

A night lust. behind me, A night soon to fall-

The day but a canyonc Between wall and wall.

My spirit that's eastern. My heart that locks west, Would certainly slcken.

So crlbbed and compressed,

Were it not for a future 0f likelier luck.

On a plane horlmntal. The darkmss pushed back.

Divisions of Time then The light wlll couatc; Mcrldmns cancelled. My clawing estate.

Will stretch to the limit; of space. I nccd scheme Nn longer to comm“; Life's nuttcrn and. theme Foi‘ r shall have mgflsuréd The zlrrih of the dream.

—mmnnda Benlumln Hall, 1n Tho Snturdav Review of Literature.

capable of l frog‘: each. life "dmnfniitogl Th em and efficient con5t,ruc[1qn_ "E a"? reports in circulation that. these vessels may be 5mg “bmad- POSSWY to Russia. under some agreement. 1f this were done it ls estimated that our remaining wnkcflrrylflk vessels after the wm- lglsses. vrould oe so inefficient that e cost of coal here would be raised 50 cents a. ton, 1n mo; 1g l; Yepvrted the New England ship- owners have notified me United States Shipping Board ‘not to Wrote these old vessels on the haul frcm Hampton Roads to Bos- ton would requlre $1.75 a ton 3g Compared with the OPA ceiling price Oil’ $1.25 a ton The Shipping 30""! Ought to know something about this because. until recently gig vlggegl bee? lopellsung£nl u; s cc v r-g cw _ —Boston Post. B an