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LlstEMBER 7, 19%

THE GUARDIAN

' Alurulng Dally (Founded ln i881) Authorlzrll mi nevuud Clan Null, Punt Olflcn Department, Ottawa.

The laluml Uuenllnn rubllnhlng Co. Edltor and Managing Ulrerlur, J. B. Burnett. Associate Editor, Frank Wnllsel.

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink."

CHARLOTTETOWN, TUESDAY. DEC_ ‘I, 1048

Tonight's Board Meeting

There are two sides to the Community Chest

proposal, which is to be discussed at tonight's meeting of the Charlottetown Board of Trade. There are marked advantages in favour of this scheme of community givinq, inasmuch as con- tributions to the various charities in the city could be channelled through one collection source, and allocated according to their respect- ive requirements. This avoids the duplication of appeals by charitable organizations, and simplifies the work both of collecting and giving. I ~ To succeed in its purpose, however, the Community Chest programme requires to be all-embracing in its operations. ln other cen- tres it has happened, where this scheme has been put info effect, that some organizations have preferred their own collecting systrm. The first step therefore will be to obtain mutual agreement with regard both to a collective campaign, and to the fair and equitable alloca- tion of the funds obtained. Another objection which has been raised in other centres is with regard to the alloca- tion from the donors’ point of view. Many people are particularly interested in certain spe- cial charities, and prefer to give more generously to one cause than to another. That ls theirdemo- cratic privilege, and whether it is based on reason or prejudice the fact remains that they have a right to have their wishes respected. There is truth, also, in the maxim that no cen- tral organization, however efficient, can substi- tute for the personal touch in giving. The, Christian ideal in such cases is to seek out the needy at one's own doorstep. In our modern economy this course has become impracticable, but it is still the ideal to which we should seek to approach.

On the other hand, there is no question as to the value in the saving of time, from the canvassers' standpoint, in a successfully oper- ated Community Chest campaign. Nearly all our canvassers are active business men, with many calls upon their time, and to expect them to go round again and again in the interests of respective charitable appeals when the chore could be done by making one visit annually, ls neither fair ncr reasonable.

Doubtless there will be other points raised in tonight's discussion of the proposal, of which it is to be hoped there will be a large at- tendance. The subject ls one of much im- portance, and merits the fullest and most prac- tical consideration.

Paternallsm 0r Enterprise?

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A warning as to the effect of doctrinaire socialism on the moral and economic founda- tioils of the nation was sounded by Mr. B. C. Gardner, president of the Bank of Montreal, in his address at the 131st annual meeting of the Bank's shareholders yesterday. "No Canad- ian," Mr. Gardner emphasized, "can hope that it will be possible to establish in this country some form of selective economic dictatorship that will apply to others but leave him unscatlr- ed. ‘The experience of other countries makes it perfectly clear that once regimentation is es- tablished, no interest or class in the commun- ity con escape its toils."

Mr. Gardner has laid its finger here on the greatest current danger to our economic way of life. We are all loo easily led to believe that certain forms of economic dictatorship in the guise of governmental handouts can be bene- ficial to ourselves without impairing the "free enterprise" structure of our economy. Govern- mental paternalism is always accompanied by regimentation of some kind; and, as Mr. Gard» ner says, once this principle is established, no

interest or class in the community can for long escape. To succumb to this ‘let the Government

do it" attitude is to risk three dangers. First, it encourages political and economic laziness in the citizen. Secondly, through greater opportuni- ties for patronage and benevolent display, a gov- ernment is tempted to pose as a public benefac- for when, in r:ality, it is perpetuating the party at the expense of the public. Lastly, bureaucracy thrives on both the citizens‘ lassitude and gov- ernmental paternalism. With the ascendency of bureaucracy the vicious circle of democratic impotency is completed. ~

There are, of course, legitimate fields of governmental endeavour outside its traditional duties. Few quarrel with a government which helps the weaker members of the community to help themselves. Also, when free enterprise fails to shoulder its responsibilities to the com- munity, the government may rightly step into the breach. This fact was fully recognized by Mr. Gardner in his address above referred to. The socialist challenge, he says, "places a par- ticular responsibility on business men. I hold no brief for any concern that in this day and age operates without regard to the public interest."

He adds that "good business practice is the first essential." To achieve more effective public relations, business must be pre- pared not only to shoulder its weight but "to tell its story more completely and in terms more readily understood by the man in the street." '

Much of the success of socialist agitators is due to the failure of our business leaders N realize the importance of this cardinal fact.

ti)! lURIAl. NU! [IS

it is only natural that the proposed Notion- ril Highway should include Prince Edward island via Nova Scotia as well as via New Brunswick. I I I

The numerous visitors from Ottawa indicate that the Government is preparing to have every- thing in apple-pie order for the opening of Parlia- ment next month,

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Civilian Defence is to be a civilian task for the time being. lt is up to everyone to be alert to give his aid in whatever direction is appropriate.

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The Charlottetown Board of Trade will dis- cuss question of the advisability of having a Community Chest at a dinner meeting at the Charlottetown this evening.

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Canada's diplomatic service is steadily ex- panding. The latest indication of the trend is the announcement Civil Service examinations to be held in January to select 30 university graduates to be foreign service officers.

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The name of lndia's trade commissioner at Ottawa, the Hon. Sardor Hardit Sing Malik, C.I.E., O.B.E., continues to plague city editors. Although "Sardar" and "Malik" are titles rather than names there is hardly a story which does not refer to him as Mr. Malik. I I Ir I

The National Conference of Agriculturists meeting at Ottawa had better find a more satisfactory solution to the ills of the dairy industry than the introduction of margarine which seems to commend itself to the larger centres.

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Other provinces are inclined to think that road building here is a simple and inexpen- sive proposition becausc of our easily worked soil and lack of natural obstacles. Unfortunate- ly that lack extends also to practically all road building materials. .

Britain's farms are making an ever increas- ing contribution-towards national recovery. Ac- cording to the latest figures issued by the Min- istry of Agriculture, the total number of farm workers in Britain has increased by 856,000 to l2,000,000 during the past twelve months. ln the past year, Britain's total cattle stock has in- creased by l6Z,000 to over 7,300,000. The num- ber of sheep has risen by 500,000 to over l0,- 000,000 and the pig stock is up by 750,000. In addition, poultry stack is higher by nearly 6,000,000.

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Feast of St. Nicholas. Perhaps no saint has enjoyed more extended popularity than St. Nich- olas. He is patron Saint of Russia as well as hav- ing no fewer than 372 churches in England and Scotland named in his honour. He is regarded as the special guardian of virgins, childrer, sailors, and scholars: was a native of Patara, in Asia Minor; born in the 4th. Century, and though escaping martyrdom, suffered impris- onment under the persecution of Dioclesan. Celebration of his feast was the predecessor of Christmas festivities, and Saint Nick was the forerunner of Santo*Clgus.*

Under a Labour Government law every youth in Britain must serve at least eighteen months in the army. This is a change of front on the part of the Socialists. formerly in opposition they were strenuously anti-militaristic; and even this year they submitted to a minority of their supporters by making the service period a year instead of a year-and-a-half. But they realize such a period to be too short and have reverted to eighteen months. This recalls Prime Minister Ramsey'Macdonald's famous confession when charged by one of his erstwhile followers with inconsistency in not carrying out in office what he advocated in opposition: "Mr. Speaker", he said, "l have realized that it is one thing to urge a policy from the opposition benches, quite another to put it into effect with all the infor- mation at one's disposal in the Prime Minister's office."

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"it's a popular belief that shareholders get a sizeable slice of the factory dollar," Hardware oncl Metal comments editorially in a recent edi- tron. "'Ediphoiic' reports a group of Brantfoid businessmen, through the Board of Trade, studied eight local industries and came up with the following facts: Out of every factory dollar-M l-Z cents went for materials; 26 l-2 went for wages; 5 l-2 cents went for taxes, 2 2-3 cents was retained in the business for plant re- newal, extension, etc. Nine-tenths of a cent was paid to shareholders. "The investigation also showed," the hardware business paper points out, "that for every 100 employees, there were 92 shareholders; that the average annual pay for each employee was 27 times the amount paid tc each shareholder; that it takes an average capital investment of $4,764 to provide a job for each person on these payrolls."

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There is considerable weight behind the arguments advanced in favor of an official residence, such as is provided in the White House for the President of the United States and for British Prime Ministers at l0 Downing Street, London, says The Gazette. The U. K. also provides its Prime Ministers with a country home at Chequers. Such residences not only relieve their occupants of the financial and other worries of finding suitable dwellings, but pro- vide quarters of reasonable pretensions for the reception and entertainment of state guests or other distinguished visitors. For a country of the size, resources and world importance of Can- ada, it is only fitting that the actual head of its Government should reside in premises appro- priate to the prestige and obligations of his position. The provision of such a residence at public expense merits serious and non-partisan consideration by all parties represented in Par-

liament. _

THE ORPHANS

Al. five o'clock one April mom

I met. them making tracks, Young Benjamin and Abel Horn, With bundles an their backs.

Young Benjamin ls seventy-five, Young Abel, seventy-seven- The oldest innocents alive Beneath the April heaven. I asked them viuiy they trudged ' about. Wlth crabby looks and sour- “And does your mother know you're

out At. this unearthly hourf", They stopped: and scowllng up at

me.

Each shook a grizzled head.

And swore; and then spat. bitterly, As with one voice they said:

"Homeless. about the country-side We never thought to xoamt But. mother. she has gone and died, And broken up the home."

—Wllfrecl Gibson.

EOMGOOMG Old Charlottetown (Am! r. m. m

GOVERNMENT PARK BILL

It is interesting to note, from -r copy of the aid Prince Edward Island Magazine, that. a bill for adding e portion of Government House grounds to Victoria Park and continuing the roadway from North River Road to the Park Roadway, was introduced in the Legislature in 1904 by the late Hon. George E. Hughes. It ls this sec- tion of the Park over which recent discussion arose ln connection with the proposed naval building.

Mr. Hughes’ blll, says the source above quoted. “met with some friv- ial oppositlon—\vir_v, it ls hard to imagine. unless there could have been some sentimental regret that Government House should lose, ep- parently, some of its importance and dignity by the curtailment of flre grounds surrounding ii. 'l‘liai. consideration, however, will not weigh much with the citizens of Charlottetown, who have become accustomed to the fact that the land surrounding Government House, far from being maintained as an ornamental adjunct lo the gubernatorial residence. ls some- times devoted to rulabagas and mangel-wurlzels, and at. other limes is used as a pasture field."

Light In The Henhouse

(Saint John Iclegraplr-Jounral)

The use of lights in the herr- house as a means of increasing egg-laying in the ivlnier months 1s now accepted by all so-aliead poultry husbandmeu and is even widely known to the public. How- ever. hi1 who keep poultry have not yet. appreciated that the furio- iron of lights i; twofold. The orig- inal idea was simply that, by sim- ulating daylight. the laying hens were given a longer day for exer- cise and feeding, for scratching and consuming mash. It. Ls estab. fished that. egg production ls 1n- creased by higher food consump- tion. However, those wise ln poul- try breeding assert that there are also certain light. rays which stim- ulate the reproductive organs and are therefore an important factor 1n consistent laying.

The technique of lighting the henhouse ls interesting. It aims at a. thirteen-hour working day for laying fowls. Forty watt bulbs at. the rate of two for 400 square fcct floor space ls found sufficient. ‘file day may be lengthened at either end; however. if evening length- ening is used. the lreiilrousu must ll0l sucldcnly be plungcrl lll dark- ness. Al; imitation of dusk should be arranged so as to enable the birds Lo find their way to their roosting places. A dlm bulb used after the main lights are switched off effects this purpose. If morn- ing lcugiherrfrrg is used. A dlm bulb used aflcr the muln lights are switched off effects this Purpose. If morning lengthening is used. it has to be clone pretty early in winter: about 8.45 a.m. at. the shortest day and 5 a.m. at lire end of lllnrvh. However, the poultry- man need not irecessarlly drag hlnrself from bed, nor evcp wake up to do this. An article dealing with the subjer-l. says:

“Au auiom-slic switch can easily; be made by a little ingenuity by using an alarm clock. a plece of cord and a pull switch. The alarm is wound and set at the desired time. At the time set the alarm rings. the alarm knob. to which one end of the cord ls attached. ‘umvlnds counter clockwise. As the other end of the corc‘ ls attached to the switch, the light; are switched at ihv, time desired with- out. the flock owner waking up to do the job. Regular manufactured switches. operated by electricity. and which are somewhat more ef- ficient, can also be purchased and probably do not cost very much more than an alarm clock."

Wlih feed prices as they are. it fa practically cssezrtial for every de- vice to stimulate egg-laying and keep it uniform. from pullcte hatched as early in the year as possible, lo be adopted. It may be noierl that lights have also proved useful in fattening meat blrde. An experiment Ill giving blrde ln the fattening pens twenty-four hours of daylight showed en outstsntlfng rate of gain per pound of feed consumed. This has not yet been fully tested and the present results are not regarded u conclllllvl-

COLD SPO‘!

Temperatures of 00° I‘ below zero have been recorded in the Siberian province of Yekulek.

SOMEllOW I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING To FOOL THEM.’

IF ISLAND POULTRYMN COULD DEVISE SOME MEANS OF REACHING A PRODUCTION PEAK IN NOVEMBER THEY WOULD FIND READY DISPOSAL AND 600D PR\CE$ FOR. THEIR EGGS";

- Notes By

A hopeful science note says that the dey mey not be far away when We shall be able ta buy a sack of gasoline lumps for our car. And how far ls the day when we cam get a car'.’—Peterborough Exam-

lner.

The Governor-General having giv- en his approval, Major General B. M. Hoffmeister now takes over acr- lve direction of the Boy Scout Movement in Greater Vancouver. First acceptance of the nomination of General Hoffmelster came lasr May, but in the interim he was given important and most effici- ently performed work ln connection with the Fraser river flood em- ergcncy. Still ln his early forties —he we: born in 1907—General Hoffmelster ls young enough to understand and win the friendship of the 4.000 bays new enrolled la- cally in the movement. first. started by Lord Baden-PowclL-Vuircouvcr Sun.

to press our claim for a few lights 'cxr this wharf. also to put. the can- jdltlon of our boat harbor before the right department? Montague would do it; why not Geome- town?

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This column la open to the discussion by correspondents of questions of interest. The Guardian does not aeues - lly ’ the opinion of

I em. Slr. etc.. l SILENT ONLOOKER Wieorgeiown, P. E. I.

"°m"'°""'°“”' © L. M. Mfr ourumoon mnrun °€°°3°°3“‘ Slog-To any who have read the

THE SENATE VACANCY

Sir. - In you: issue of the 14th instant appears another letter by ‘Blackstone,’ In \vhlch It ls stated that Euclid died 300 B.C.. but ac- cording to Winston's Encyclopedia. Blackstone himself cited I68 years ago, so. to all intents and purposes, he ls as dead. by Lhfs time, as ls Euclid. Euclldb works. like the works of Blackstone, will llve for- ever, but ft. lg stated in the En-

"Anne Books" written by our be- loved Island out-bores; Lucy Maud Montgomery ll; might be lu- teresilng to know that her trust- ed and faithful friend from ohild- hood until the passing of the late auilhorese still lives in a quaint farm home in Mayfleld. Prince Edyvard Island. The writer had recently the pleasure of visiting the hospitable home of Mr. and Mn. George Robertson and of hearing Mn. Robertson, nee Amanda McNeil, relate many fri-

cyclopedla that. Blackstone practised law for seven year without success.

Blackstone states that four Senators can be appointed from any of the three counties which ls correct, and he also states "or all could be appointed from Savage Harbour" which would Indicate that Savage Harbour ls not a part of any of the three Counties. So now. when the new Senator ls appointed, there will be one from King's. one from Queen's, one

from Prince. and one from Savage ‘ Barbs“ measured possessions is a beauti-

Buh to be serious’ m use 313d“; ful set of china dishes presented sioue may have political esplrzrt-W" lllem 0n the“ Weddmg d“ 10115 in. in. present time, rrusllhirlv-nlne veers use by ihelr might be his chalice. and l1 so, ire-ll"? dwarled friend Lucy Maud should be more careful, not to. Mflfllivmtfy. WhOSO 11101101 T0- ml “m, the 01d rut. m, whoeverimalns new rest in that neat. lit- uets the next Liberal nomination lie 090mm? l1’! CBVflldlS-h 0V9?’ for Klngvscounly will need ihcjlooking the scenes of’ Lucy Maud lielp of the present Federal mcm- and AmP-Yldfl/S Blrllwbd dilyl her for King's up whom lie re- We may build more splendid fess) and his numerous friends. hflbllRl-lmli-

In the third last. paragraph or} F111 our rooms with paint-ins! Bjaqkflgnfs letter he agrees, lu and with sculptures. ills own style, that. each Cauntyl Bu! We Cinflfll? in entitled to recognition ln all Buy with gold the old associa- illCh appointments. and the writer 110115! agrees with Blackstone that. one ‘f em. 511’. 090-. reaps what. one sows, and that READER- sirould settle the problem. since Albany. P_ E. f.

both angles are equal. l -—————_ I “m. 811- sle- i Fundy Bay Tides l

ierestlng experiences of the school days of Lucy Maud and herself They played together around the Lake of Shining Waters. sat ro- geflher at school and kept up car- respondeltce until death claimed her true friend on April 24, 1942.

In the Robertson home may be seen lire latest portrait of the outstanding auihoress who made Cavendish famous with her book of Anne of Green Gables. One of Mr. and Mrs. Robertson's most

EUCLID

(Ottawa Citizen)

l As power-hungry Ontario hopes what the leaping rapids of the St. Lawrence river will before long be harnessed to meet their needs, so the people of New England and the Maritime Provinces cast spec-

ONE MORE ONLOOKEB.

Slr, - A letter published recently in The Guardian entitled “Public Works" has many truths; yet some of the remarks could be enlarged

gpotziqfixéimle 5°?“ omen could be ' ulatlve eyes on the greet tides that ' ' ' B f F d . Your (mrrespondent l: right" The lwl-rfi i/ldhlueglbcfixtal laesileggy ‘The? Montague foreman ls a very genlahmigm produce, follow’ and i0 my tngndnsllsrldjgg‘ Tire prospect has fascinated many “$1115 "omplemen e ° e minds and expectations will doubt- l-e m5 made of the Lower MomWlcss rise again now that Canada 3'2"’: dgbk‘ H me Government‘ and ,urrd the United States have asked 110i 500 m 1° Put mmwflnen lfluwglik’ -tlreir International Joint Commis- lllflll “'11? blamfi "l9 079mm“ ‘e-sion to estimate the cost of an 111881 Gmfmmelll §h°l1ld be 3W9“ investigation of power output where great urcdli for" their three splendid I the Passumaquoddy five, flows 1M0 clocks, namely Lower luontrgue. ‘he Sea. Georgetown and Georgetown oy- Passarnaquoddy Bay, through ally; the wrflflflfl deserves Kfeillwhlch the international boundary Lfédll l" Pllllln! $0011 1005 00a 01 passes, adjoins Cobscook Bay ln their hands. About the same me j Maine and from or me bay; are n5 "0nlookcr“ visited the Goveru- several lsia ds. including Campo- ment wharf I had occasion to visit bcllo where President Franklin D. the dock also. I was looking for a Roosevelt had his summer home. fisherman whom I did not find. Now this arrangement. would make when I read "Onlookefs" remarks.!it possible to have is continuous That is why I stated same of hi; flow of water through is power remarks could be enlarged upon as house between the two bays. what- I “.85 a wnness m the gjtualjgn ever the state of the tide. The bays flescribeyy land the channel that joins them He did not express hjmse" M could be cut. off from Fundy by tummy as he should have gong Iydagrlosl bfélbliééfl tyre] ldslisnde from would ask him to keep on with rnefl" n B" <> me n en - The Hde