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TllE ‘BIIARLBTTETUWN GUARDIAN

Morning Daily (Founded in 1887) ~ Authorised us Second Class Mail. Post Cflloo Department. Ottawa.

President, [an A. Burnett; Vice-President, Wm. R.

Burnett; Secy.-Treas., G. M. Burnett; Editor and

Managing Director, J. R. Burnett; Associate Editor. Frank Walker.

“The Strongest Memoryyis Weaker Than the Weakest Ink.”

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1M7 Standardizing Education

Mr. Leonard W. Brockington, who has had unique opportunities to study Canada and her problems, points an accusing finger at the marked differences between the educational systems of the various Canadian provinces. ln addressing o mass meeting of school teachers in Vancouver he referred scathingly to the "scandalously low” training standards in some provinces and, by implication, rapped the lack of any national uniformity on this question.

The fact that young Canadians are being taught different things in different provinces and consequently grow up with differentcon- cepts of their country, its resources, its hist- orv and its’ place in the world, says the Van- couver Province, can hardly be considered a unifying influence in a country badly in need of more unity. Under the British North Am- erica Act the provinces are given jurisdiction over education but the time is ripe for the Do- minion Government to consider amending the statute to provide at least a basic curriculum which would be mandatory throughout Can- ado.

"A uniform course of studies could well be accompanied by standardized text books for general use and imposition of Dominion wide

_ requirements for training and paying school teachers. The provinces could retain their autonomy in providing as many educational

‘frills’ as they wished but the basic, bread-and- butter educational needs would be assured every young Canadian. From the Maritimes to Brit- ish Columbia our coming generations would thus be brought together in a common education, understanding and patriotism."

Fine Maiden Speech

A young man who can score two direct hits on the leader of the Government in his maiden speech in the Legislature is worth watching. This was achieved by Mr. Francis J. MacNeill, Fifth District of Prince, in speak- ing ‘on the Budget on Monday evening. Mr. MacNeill made quite a substantial contribution

r to the debate, particularly on education. He

was modest, fluent, logical and convincing. He showed his ability to think on his feet when re- plying to interruptions which occurred several times from the Liberal side of the House.

Commanding the Government on its in- creases this year in teachers’ salaries, Mr. Mac- Neill said they reminded him nevertheless of the Latin tag: "Quidquid id est, timeo Donaos, at dona ferentcs."

Premier Jones: "That means ‘Beware the Greeks even when they come bringing gifts'." "Thank you," said Mr. MacNeill, and he went on to say that it was fortunate that we had a Farmer Premier who understood Latin. In a few years’ time, as a result of the Govern- mi=.nt's' policy of abolishing Latin in the rural schools, the situation might be very different. Again, at the close of his speech, as Mr. Mac- Neill was referring to the non-fulfillment of the Government's rural electrification promises, he quoted from ascientific magazine to show the possibilities of developing energy from tur- bines supplied by wird. Premier Jones interrupt- ed to say that we are now in the age of atomic fission. "That might be a good thing too," said Mr. MacNeill, "and it may come iust as soon as this Government's rural electrification pro- gram is ready to go into effect."

Mr. McicNcill got applause from both sides as he concluded his speech, and there is n question that it was one of the finest initiacl performances heardiin the Legislature for many years.

Federal Farm Suhsldes

From September l, i939, to January 31, 1947, a total of $351,476,126 was paid by the Dominion Government as agriculture subsidies, according to a statement filed recently in the House of Commons by the Rt. Hon. James G. Gardner, Dominion Minister of Agriculture. The largest item in the total was $84,104,622 paid for butterfat used for creamery butter. Next wa< $79,821,521 for freight assistance on West- ern feed grains, millfecds and screenings ship- ped to farmers in Eastern Canada and British Columbia for feeding livestock. Third was $44,- 451,049 on milk for fluid consumption. Pay- m-ents for the premiums on hogs, which started first at $3 for hogs grading A-1 and $2 for those grading B-1, then later dropped to $2 and $1 re- spectively, omounted to $31,242,914. Prairie farm income payment absorbed. $18,978,983, the subsidies on apples totalled $14,409,632, and payments on milk‘ used for cheddar cheese were $14,221,570. Altogether there were 31 items oo which subsidies were paid.

Bost’ 0f All Bontrols

Tho debate on the second reading of the King Government's bill authorizing the continu- ance of 57 wartime controls elicited three op- posing viows. The Progressive Conservative -loador sold that while the official Opposition favored tho retention of certain of the controls contemplated, it was against certain others, and had thonforo no altornotivo than to vote against tho moasuro as it stood. Spokcsmori for rho

C. C. F. group objected to tho bill for not go- irig for enough, advocated o broader moasuro of fordorly and democratic controls," but declared

they would voto for tho measure before tho House as the most they could get at present. Seeing that the Progressive Conservatives arc the known exponents of a free economy, while the C. C. F. group stand for state planning and regimentation on the Socialist pattern, these divergent attitudes toward the Government's bill are easily understood.

But there was still another opinion,—and a novel one at that,—which came from one of the Government's own supporters. Mr. David Croll, the Liberal member for Toronto-Spadina, rose to urge that "a stop be put to decontrol until industry could show self-control without Gov- err-meat interference."

- EDIIURIAL NUIE§ - St. George's Day—Patron Saint of Eng- land-

»The official announcement of a Provincial election is hovering within public hearing dis- tanc-e. ‘

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lt is a blessing to all concerned that work is to begin forthwith on the Charlottetown- Summerside highway.

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lt is the old story. To him that hath the

mon-ey the butter will be givcn, while the poor;

go empty away, without even a taste of the dos-i

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The teachers now know the worst re their

appeal for increased salaries. Female teachers

are to be encouraged as spinsters, and men

teachers to be discouraged in matrimony. w, i i‘ ‘I i

lt is now predicted that the promised re- duction in Income Tax will be postponed to come into effect in l948—that is a year hence, as the Income Tax year is effective from April in each year.

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The best of luck is wished for the lobst-er delegation now in Ottawa endeavouring to ob- tain stabilizing of prices. The industry is the best of our fisheries and much depends on marketing the product at a price that will en- courage fishermen to continue their labours.

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Hon. Laurent Barre, Minister of Agricul- ture, has ordered a systematic investigation to determine the cost of milk production in the Province of Quebec. The investigations to be carried out by Raoul Lecuyerd, of the investi- gation branch of the Rural Economy Service of the department, and Lucien Therrien, special of- ficer of the department, will commence im- mediately. ’ o. o» u O

Zecbrugge was attacked by a British flo- tilla under Sir Roger Keyes this date 1918, and succeeded in blowing up the German defences, but not without considerable losses in men _and ships. When the task was accomplished the survivors of the crews and landing party were then re-embarked and returned to Dover. A monument was erected in 1920 to commemorate this "classic exploit in sea-warfare."

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With a record of over 32 years as superin- tendent of Montreal First Baptist Church Sun- day School, Dr. A. H. Gordon, M.D., has now relinquished that rank. His services were rec- ognized by the presentation of a large por- trait of himself with thanks on behalf of the congregation from the Rev. Dr. M. F. McCutch- eon. He is one of our three distinguished Gor- don brothers who have enviable records in trade-administration and medicine respectively.

The many friends of the Hyndman family here, their name. is legion, will be interested to know that Mr. Robert Hyndman, son of Mr. Justice and Mrs. J. D. Hyndman, Ottawa, is o talented artist, a hobby developed in his spare time. Members of All Saints’ Anglican church were pleasantly surprised when a portrait of their rector, Brig. The Ven. Archdeacon C. G. Hepburn, painted by Mr. Hyndman, was pre- sented to the congregation by the artist's par- ents, The portrait will hang in the Bate Me- morial Hall of the church, and was unveiled at the ceremony of the burning of the mortgage of the hall.

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The wandering minstrel up-to-date. When 33-year-old Louise Leroy, Paris pick-pocket known as "|ittle mouse" was arrested for pick- ing pockets in the Paris subway, she told police she was tired out after a recent tour of London, Madrid and Rome, undertaken "with the ob- iect of studying‘post-v/ar for-sign methods," and needed a rest. "l have conscientiously at- tended all the big religious ceremonies this year -—~os much for instruction as for business, and it does seem as if my piety should be better re- warded," police reported her as saying. Mme. Leroy, who has been arrested 23 times in her 65-year professional career, protested that her arrest seriously interfered with her plans to spend the Easter holiday at her luxurious coun- try home in western France.

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A Vancouver correspondent writing to the New York Times explains why there is a differ- ence in exchange in U. S. A. on our Canadian dollar. For the year 1946 Canada's purchases of American goods exceeded tho United States purchases of Canadian goods by approximately five hundred million dollars. The Bank of Can- ada has already given warning that this huge adverse balance of trade cannot continue. Can- ada must buy less from the U. S. A’. or soll more. Canadians do not wish voluntarily to restrict purchases, but they do wish to sell more to their friends in the United States. Remember, Can- ada is a cash customer. No lend-lease goods ever reached here. Canadians can hold their own in any company. To help balance our trade we cannot ship crudo rubber, coffee, spicos, or bananas-we just can't grow those commodities, bu! wo have in tho northern part of Canada tho greatest known mineral bolt in the world. We can ship coppor, load, zinc, nickel, lnryllium, iron ore, silvor, gold, asbestos. barytos and other non-metallic minerals. .

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We Could use ii good cartoon Shcwflqc a man kicking himself in ‘the teeth. It would illustmite the IGCIIVlMBS of some labor people 1,1,0“; iwages-arid would be equally use- -ful in illustrating to farmer-s m; la11=°y of the vlew that. higher wages’ for workmen ninecessarlly mm" f-‘Xlllnded demand to; form. stuffs. - Bowmanvllle campaign Statesman.

The “fly daysvof spring bring the calm before-the storm window; are due to be taken dowur. - Saskatoon Star-Phoenix.

Between the opposing demand of 111B Varlfllls powers. no agreement (on Germany) appear; possible, That does not. mean, however, that the Moscow conference will achieve 1101-111118- It will have been worth ‘W1111B l1 the D0we:s can reach an “agreement to disagree" may, per. rnits the continuance of a, workable international regime in Gegmmy _ that does not result in a permanent partition between East and West. It will have been worth while if the, Russ-I can be Pcteuaded that ihq Western powers will make no fin‘,- iher compromise of the basic prtny clples of justice and equity in l terinrational affairs. - Calgary l-l .

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share the also-appointment of tie 111199 108 Salvflk-Ers of V-ancouv r who received official word that what they hoped wits a iurnp I valuable ambergrlg we; ln mill y a lump of harbor mud. To have hqci the malodoi-ous six-pound blob on their hands. as it were, f0: m e than a week. buoyed up each day v thoughts that it might prove 1Q worth $1.400. must have been a n to holding a sweepstake ticker on o "starter." Now Ney York experts have confirmed their worst fears. What looked like a large lump of slimy mud was just ihai. - Victoria Times.

Few renders will have failed T

The ‘newest wrinkle in supplying warm baths is heating the tub in- stead of the ivaler, Business Wcek mBQ-‘Zillc reports. The invention consist; of four coils of cvPPcr tub- ing swapped around the tub and connected to the house heating sseicm. The tubing helpsmeat tub water and bathroom.

A report by Dr. G. P. Jackson, Toronto medical officer of health, dealing with the effect of soil defic- encles on health emphasizes the importance of lodized salt im- dos-nes- tic cooking asamcans of preventing simple gait/m. “In the case of hu- mans," ltic M011 slates, “there is evidence relating only one soil de- ficiency to health and that one is

iodine, It has been shown that. the soils of districts nvliere simple goitre is endemic contain little

iodine, and this deficiency can be overcome most easily by the use of iodized salt in domestic cooking." The advice is of special significance in this district which i; in the lake goitre bclt, and there 1S considerable merit, therefore, in the action of the local Board of Health in recom- mending that. the Federal Govern- ment. through the Ontario Minister or Health, be requested to enact legislation requiring that all suite cold for human consumption shall be iodized. — Toronto Telegram.

A Llncolinslilre woman needed n thermos battle for he: child's night.- fccding. This l3 her doctor‘; corres- pondence file Wllh_ 1hr; British Board of Trade (Si. Stafford Cripps‘ de- partment) cs reported iin-"Ttle Brit.- lsh Medical Journal.

(xrtlflcate One: Please supply my patient Mrs. X with one vacuum flask.

Reply; Certificate iii-neonate. For what reason IS flask required?

Ccrtlcifate Two: Please supply Mrs. X with a vacuum flask. She is a nursing mother,

Reply: Inadequate. State why nursing meiher should require vacunun flask.

Certificate Th-ice: Plcasc supply Mrs. X with a vacuum flask. She ‘is h, mnsfmg mot-her and requires the flask for night feeding.

Reply; Pleasi- siaie ilxot Mrs. X has no other irzcans or cooking.

Certificate Four: Please supply Mrs. X with a vzcuum Luck. She l5 a nursing mother and requires the (flask to give the child night fez-CUTS- she has n0 other means of ccolzing.

That did the trick. Proudly the doctor informed I115 pSlLlEIZTL the the bureauchatic mountains had been ‘moved. She could get her flask. Sad Mrs. X: "Oh, I've got one. from an agricultural worker who Bot it cm certificate from his boss."

The Henry VII Chapel in Wcfl minister Abbeyr ls being refitted. and li is hoped that the grelfer P"?- the Work will be completed by Jul 10, when the King will unveil in it eastern bay a memorial to th airmen- who died winning the Baht. of Britain. At the unveiling this rinse will be renamed the Battle 91 Iifloiin Chapel. The mauarlgl takes the form of a parchment r ll of honor. Mr. F. H. Keeling, sec;- iuy Q1 the Battle of Britain Ass - lotion. says that the 1.500 115m" '11 u will include men of lushtcr. Bairiilzur. and Coastal Commands and the Fleet Air Arm. A stained- giaes window depicting the armorial badges ot flshtfl‘ squadrons and de- signed by Mr. Hugh moron ls ncnv l“ place. A hole in the wall cf tho chapel was made by bomb 1111151- 11 l; thought fitting that. it should re- mgln unrepalred.

The deg-roe and method of effec- llvg control in any field must dc- pem-l upon the nature of the thtnfl itself. There hsniiy MM 1° l" any need oft/er Hiroshima Ind Nu-

hqmg eqiigsrolsenrion. To control n, lrroductloaond use. thin. stands to rcuon that tho greatest possible dclrcc of control ls noo- ouory. - New ‘lost Pout.

without conditions. or "strings." other than that these new revenues shall be applledto thoso branches o! the public service which require them. and for which they are designed. And because the smaller. Provincial jurlsllcilomi are faced with the some general rec- ponslbllities as the larger ones but do not posses; anything like such rich sources of revenues through iaxatlcri, it should now be obvious to everyone that. no suigle omnibus formula, can fairly be made applic- able t9 all the Provinces. There ‘are six Province; which are in this dis- advantageous calegory, - the 3 Maritime and 3 Prairie Provinces, »o.nd the peculiar needs at these 1 see it, me col-m-ol board 0011mm, governing units of the Confederat- 10% o! the value 0g the goods on ion should be appraised, aha pro- all Lin-parts, thus increasing the Yided for at; a. general Dominion-

1 PUBLIC FORUM § This column lo open to the discussion by corra- upondontu of question: or interest. Tho Charlottetown ' Giurdlpn doeo not necessar-

Ily endorse tho opinion of eorreopondenta.

IV U. u. EXCHANGE

$11‘.—Wlth an adverse trade but. anoe with the U.S. some people ale looking for the 10% exchange an °111' m°11ey to return. I am not. A5

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FROM “THE BALLAD OI" WILLIAM SYCAMOIIE"

His fist was o. knotty hammer;

nlng deer, - And he spoke with a Yankee stam- mer. . My motlher, she we; merry we brave, . And so she come to tier labour, With a tall green flr for he;- doctor

M!’ 141111181‘. ho was ii mountaineer, ~

He we; quick an his feet in a “m.

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PUBLIC STFNOGRAPHER "umwnillhlnl curds and d" concert programs, nunmmude

Wiring and bookkoepln n HELEN GIDDEN I Tfllfillhono R904

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y Pawnal Street

: MORRELL and commry Chartered Accounts”.

cost. to tihe consumers. and handed it to the exporters. such lls the mines. lumber, pulp and paper t“. dustrles, to mention a few n: me big exporters,

Ovér a billion dollars of surplus

Provincial Conference; because the financial problem involved is of Dominion-wide concern.

Nor should the needy Provinces be required to barter away any of their legislative powers of self-

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U.S. funds were accumulated during governing functions. in order to 1943-44-45 when the trade balance procure the Federal subsides they was unfavorable to the U.S. \Vilh- require for the financing of the ob- out the “contra? our mom-y should ligatioris laid upon them tinder the have been at par or worth constitution. For this enlargement 511811113’ 111019 lllfln 1119111 of subsidies finds sanction in quite Some so million mare money was different considerations from those paid out than was taken in owing relating to the expediency of eli- te exports exceeding imports Thc mmaiihg dual taxation, and the 5111111115 funds B": 110W PT°Y111E 1159' sharing of the direct taxation fields ful but could have been had free. between the Dominion and m, Naturally the natural resources Provtn-ces. industries would like to receive a o o e premium on their exports again on s The whole dmwum, is of me Kmg top of the fabulous prices lligy get Govemmenm own c0nh.1v;ng_ Fm. i, for ma" pmducls l“ 111° B“ has concentrated on the goal of 151ml the 131ml)" sulmmll" I 111ml; bigger Federal revenues, almost a’ [Ormgfln exchlwgc conhiil boa“? i? entirely disregarding the problems title Calibre of ours can find '\\3)5 mcldenm to Provincial gown,“ and means to regulate and control men, The bargains n h“ made fllioiflowr ‘l! Cgiifllitial so zils nqiuiflcin- with New Brunswick and Prince c an) l" b plmqlm gilimtqg ' Edward Island, for example, it they JOHN ulbiufilfi. stand as they now are for all time, i —evcn allowing for minor revisions, -—must tn the very rial/are of the ease revillt ultimately in the putt- lcal elimination qf those Provinces as autonomous members of the (Lanadlnn Confederation. Other- wise stated, the Kin-g Government has taken- advantailc 0f lllc lmlwc" unlous stale of the smaller Provin- ces to make them sell their legis- Ialive sovereignty for increased subsidies which belong 1.0 tlicm as

PROTEST FROM BEDEQUE

Sin-In answer to “Sober Pro- vince" I notice, “J.F.W." likes having a fling at Bedequc.

If Mr. "J.F.W." would givi- us his full name instead of all those letters, I would try and interpret what. these letters stand for. For one thing he is a farmer. ‘had a

great cml’ °f lmmhjps‘ filo-v of moral right. No baiflaiii Cl‘ p ct were small and rotten at flint. so mnceived m“ 5mm,‘ u... 1, 15 "F" 51111135 1°’ 1751151117 "w' 1°’ outside the pattern of Confederat-

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Light Cast On Neville Chamberlain

Wimpie, but not the Wimple that Popeye associatcswith. because Popeye would be frightened Mr. Jones would outlaw the Seller's Union. Mr. Jones likes small potato, bull beef, bcrgcrs. Now as farias getting al; Bc-deque for taxes he thinks this three cent tax on gas is his only chance. Re- memlber Wimple" in and about fining" Professor Frat-n, Undeyhlfl Bodcque we have five stores. all Says. “Like an books ma; poke one but Ralph ‘Callback and Co. soil m‘ me inside Gym-lug, pqlitlcs, tobacco. and there ls some l'('\'- "m. vojunm ram»; 01,55 Dpillioll o! who for Wimvlv- Eve" School British public life aha of the patti- chilclren, boys and girls. are smok- cula; public man with whom it ing; perhaps that 1s his way to deals," ll "makes alear iii-rt sev- get at the children's allowance. m“ 0g ll“,- pnpuiar accusations I have an article that was wrfl- glzuillst Chamberlain were unfair." ten by Mr. Jones back in 1910 on Chamberlain "delested tho Nazis conservation. It. was written for throughout." and his papers show Washington. If 1t. was not Wlm- no trace of "any ideoiogioz-l motive pie it was a man with the same in his attitude toward Russia." ‘The name. Now he better write again bcok, says the "POTCCHO professor. on self-preservation. is "n veiy attractive llfvifinlfllw? 01 Mr. Morley Brll thinks cohcli- the miich-abusecl man cf Munich lions arc no worse ilndc-r lllis and will ‘_'certamll' do o F981 (1811 SO-CRuBd protection law; he must. to rehabilitate the Chamberlain Wear leather glasses or li0\W0lllCl Wplllallifll-