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-. pared s your PIeVi0lIIly- 3:g'qistor W. D. Euler (Liberal. On-

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THE GUARDIAN. Cl-IARLOTTETOWN

MAY V28. 1952-

THE GUARDIAN

Authorised II Iseoud Cilll lull Poss Offies Dcpsrhsnl. ottsws. the Island 0urdlus'l'ubiislsIng Co.

Pnsidsut and Associate Editor. Inn A Burnett. Asloulata Iidltaor. Frank Walker.

OIBCUIATION "Covers Prince Edward Island like the dsw”

j'Tllo Strongest Memory is Wsalisr flies Ills Weakest Ink".

cnauwrrirrown, wsnnrsnu. MAY 2:. im-

convocation

Convocation is an apt term for the year- end ceremonies of a college and Com- mencement is even more appropriate for such a junior college as Prince of Wales which winds up its year's work this week. The college or university calls together its undergraduate members and as many as possible of its graduates to see started off on their next step in life the students who have completed its prescribed curriculum.

In the case of Prince of Wales College, Commencement does not mean the confer- ring of degrees but rather a step in the direction of a bachelorhood of arts or sci- ence or of other studies to be sought in oth- er educational institutions. Even for those whose formal education is not to be con- tinued, the exercises mean a beginning of education in a particular field helped by the experiences and training of college rather than the closing of a chapter in life.

It is this sense of opening a door rath- er than closing one which is most strongly present at this time.

Show Island Products

Generally speaking tourists are anxious to be, made aware that they are away from home. They probably have no desire to "rough it" but they do want to enjoy the sensation of stepping out of their regular round. In this Province there is much to offer in the way of a restful atmosphere and opportunities for enjoyment, but in ad- dition we should try to emphasize the local differences. or even peculiarities.

Wherever a visitor goes he or she should be met with special products or a "differ- ent" way of doing things. The meals he is offered should feature Island products and recipes. Service stations should in some way differ from such features elsewhere and in whatever store or other establish- ment the tourist goes there should be prom- inently displayed some Island product or products.

A sound standard of services is essen- tial to avoid antagonizing travellers but a very special atmosphere must be maintain- ed to create the positive enthusiasm which will make the casual visitor become the unfailing regular.

Vlanilngs From The Sonata

in its post mortem on the Liberal de- feats in Monday's by.-elections the Govern- ment might well give consideration to some

recent debate. The debate took place on a supplementary appropriation bill for b2-16 millions. The Senators not only protested the huge amounts of supplementary est- imates but the manner in which the Bill was shot to the Senate with only two hours for consideration.

Senator T. A, Crerar. (Lib.. Manitoba) pointed out that this 5246 millions. added to a previous 33200 millions. brought the supplementary estimates for the fiscal year 1951-52 to a total of nearly 3450 millions. ”A bad practice has grown up which should be stopped," said Senator Crerar. Government Departments were supposed to prepare the main estimates before the end of the calendar year to cover everything "unless something extraordinary and un- foreseen should arise." The practice of bringing in big supplementaries at the end of the fiscal year tended to make officials carei in their main estimates.

Senator John T. Halg (P.C., Manitoba) protted against having the sins millions appropriation bill hustled before the Sen- ate. Though his confreres were men and women of great ability, they could not in two hours give the Bill adequate consider- ation. '

Point was lent to Senator Crerai-'s em- giusisthat the, supplementary estimates were supposed to be only for "extraordin- ary and unforeseen" expenditures by the fact that the S246 million supplementaries included 3 major item of 3103 mllliom to makeup deficits in the Civil service super-

millions included a second 875 millions con- tribuflon so thefund. 'rhennt,a75 mil-

try. We have just about reached the point

where the people will not stand for these expenditures any longer. I say that ad- visedly because of what a great many peo- ple have told me. It is my opinion that

most people are just about fed up with

the large amount of taxes they have "to pay.

It might be pretty difficult to justify some ,

of the expenditures at this time even for what we call defence. -

"For the life of me," continued Senator Euler, himself like Senator Crerar, a form- er Minister in Liberal Governments, "I can- not see any reason why these estimates should not have been brought down in time for us to have them referred to a commit- tee and obtained information from depart- mental officials. I-lad that been done, we could have dealt with the items intelligent- ly. without feeling, as we must now, that we are acting like a set of rubber stamps."

Senator Wishart Robertson, Government leader, who introduced the Bill, was asked many questions about details of various items. He said frankly in most cases that he could not answer them as he did not have the information. i

EDIFORIAL NOI ES

The Red Shield drivers are now active-,

ly at work. I

The U. ,S. first real attempt at world diplomacy cannot claim to be an unmixed success.

The West German peace pact has hadla mixed reception, but it is a step in the right

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direction which time will no doubt amply .9994:-0990990990

justify. . ' I

The London Mirror, which Mr. Chur- chill sued for libel for" an election-day libel, has settled the action by the publication of an apology, paying Mr. Churchill's costs, and making a substantial contribution to a charity named by Mr. Churchill.

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It would seem that swine breeding is something of a sheet anchor to the potato business. If all is well with potatoes the pigs are not especially useful but they might well pull a farmer through an other-

wise tough year. 0

The matter of another year's extension of the Government's emergency powers will almost inevitably be passed by Parliament. It is a very real danger, however, that the extraordinary powers held by the Govern- ment will come to be regarded as normal.

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William Pitt, the Younger, was born this date 1759, younger son of the first Earl of Chatham. He became chancellor of the Exchequer at twenty-three and, although he wished to be a peace minister, war raged throughout his political career. He intro- duced the sinking fund to reduce the na- tional debt and effected the union of Great Britain and Ireland in 1800.

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The acceptance of the tender of the L. G. Rawding Construction Co., Berwick, N. S., for improved water and sewage system at the R. C. A. F. Station, Summerside, will about complete the work in connection with the installation of the service there. The amount of the tender accepted is n51,- 470, and will provide considerable employ- ment for the summer months.

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It has been suggested that the Queen should be crowned in each of the Common- wealth capitals as well as in London. That may appear to be highly patriotic, but -what of the cruelty that would be inflicted on the young Queen in having to undergo the ordeal repeatedly in Ulster; Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ceylon, Pakistan and India as well?

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Premier Jones has been familiarizing himself with the principal officials of the various departments in Ottawa just to re- mind them that there are contracts not yet let for carrying out important construction work at Charlottetown and vicinity. The serious government reverses at by-elections on Monday may tend to convince the pow- ers-that-be of the unwisdom of neglecting the interests and welfare of constituencies. Prime Minister St. Laurent admitted that "local circumstances" contributed to the loss of seats.

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The grave closes today over the remains of the late Mr. Duncan Livingstone, one of "the old reliables" of Charlottetown. Be- sides being a competent cabinet maker, an occupation now becoming practically ex-

gjnct in our. midst, he was for long the am

beadie of St. James where he was highly respected and steamed. It was a sight worth beholdins to watch 31:: receding the minister from v ale Bible and hymn book which he placed reverentiyin the pulpit. Lsterhewsstho trustworthy steward of the Charlottetown Club, and was bolted upon almost so one at

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Notes From Another Island

LONDON. England:- Next. to the Government (whatever it. hap- pens to be) the most popular tar- get for our grumbles is probably the British Broadcasting Corpora- tion. The. BBC. like the Govern- ment. and in only slightly lesser degree. touches on the life of pretty nearly all of us. which is doubt- less why we feel we have some right. to comment on its activities. But whereas some people might feel that we could get along much better without I Government at all, comparatively few would say the some sbout. radio entertain- ment.

We have become so accustomed to having the world brought to our firesides by the mere turn of a switch that if we are deprived of such service for any reason or other we miss it more, perhaps, than we would care to admit. Maybe our receiver might develop s fault, or some national calamity may interrupt what has become radio's natural order of things; the great fuel crisis of 1047 was an example of this, when bmsdcast- mg was curtailed in the interests of fuel economy.

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It is the old.old story of not up- preciating fully what we have un- til we lose it. For the truth is. of course. that despite all our com- plaints against the BBC we' get jolly good value for our money (the equivalent of about three dollars annually for s license to operate s radio receiving set; six dollars for television).

Tacit admission of the good work that the BBC is doing has been made recently in the form of a Government. white Paper, which has .econ1mcnded that for at. least another ten years bi adcasting in this country should continue on the same lines as in the past. This, presumably, will settle for a time s good deal of controversy that has been raging lately on the sub- ject. with one major point at. issue. namely. whether or not we should have programmes sponsored by ad- vertisers. Hitherto, advertising on the rsdio has been strictly taboo. and so it is to remain.

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iThe BBC is a' monopoly, and

t ereby hangs much of the criti-

m to which it is subject. If you don't. like any of the programmes that are offered at any glfen time. you have no option but to switch off or try to find something to your taste coming from one of the foreign stations, particularly rm- ropepn. that may be picked up more or less successfully on re- ceivers in most parts of Britain.

Apart from its numerous trans- missions intended for overseas lis- teners. the mac concentrates its sctlvlties into three main chan- nels: the "Home Service." design- ed. onc sssumu. to provide s wide assortment of material for 3 wide variety of tastes among family groups; the "Light Progruume.”

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The Age-Old story

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Wherefore, so by one man sin entered into the world. and death by sin; and so death passed upon sll men. for that all have sinned: (for until the law sin wu in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Neverthe- less death reigned from Adam to Moses. even over them that had not sinned after the simllltude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. . . . For if by one man's offence death reigned by one: much more thcy which receive abundance of grace and of the gift. of righteous- ness shall reign In life by one. Jesus Christ.) Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came; upon all men to condemnation: even so by the righteousness of one the free gift. ulna upon all men unto L d' icstlon of life.

Books Received

MOBQUITOES IN THE BIG DITCH by Roger Burllngame (Winston, Toronto. 61.96. 117 pp. illustrated). Three short. weeks were all that fifteen-year-old Louis Martin had in Panama be- fore he would be sent back to France by his "cousin" Corbeau. Into that time Louis crowded a lifetime of adventure. With his friend Juan Msttcas he played a part in one of history's most fas- innting events-the construction of the Panama Canal, s triumph for the world-famous Dr. Gorgas over the mosquito-carried Yellow Pever.

fees which the BBC would boggle at.

There may be something in that. But. in some ways it would be sad to see what has become an "im- portant structure of our national life" (ss the Government's White Paper puts it) bowing to the winds of -commercialism. one cannot help thinking that the prestige of British broadcasting would suffer.

For it cannot be denied that the BBC's reputation for strict. im- psrtlallty and rectltude is unchal- lenged; it never abuses its im- mense power. indeed. there are times when it. appears to go beyond reason in its determination to re- msln neutrsl. At General Elec- tion tlmes. for instance, no radio coincdls may make a political joke lost it should be construed as I plug for any Party, or imply criticism of another.

it counts for something in these days of high-powered (and not al- ways scrupulous) propaganda to know that there is at least one source of unbiassed information News in these harrowing times is generally more bad or indifferent than good; stieasl. we can take comfort from the thought that we can hear it made to sound no worse or better than it is. The BBC nobody's mouthpiece. but": sound-

-go-oo-Q-s I 9 Old Charlottetown (And P. I. I. )

BIOTEIIS AT KENSINGTON

"Early in the afternoon of Thursday. two dcsperadoes from Mnlpequc, reeking with the fumes of Tony Rod Whlskey', attempt- ed to' capture the usually peace- ful village of Kenslngton. One of the ruffians entered the Tip- perary Store and conducted him- self so outrageausly that the pro- prletor. who is a man of peace, had to use forcible means of eject- ing him. Later in the evening both of them appeared with their horses. and imitating the manners of the 'James Boys', drove through the streets rendlng the air with recently imported oaths. and threatening to shoot anyone who dared interfere with them.

"This was too much for lovers of good order to stand. and measures were at once taken to effectually stop the disturbance. Mr. John Sharp, J. P.. was re- quested to read the Riot Act. and n vigilance committee, headed by Mr. George Sims. late of Boulder City. Colorado, surr d d and nfter ovcrpowerinr the ruffianl. instigated a search for the 'shoot- lng ironI' which they had threat- ened to use so freely. The search revealed the fact that the revolv- ers existed only in the imagin- ation of these amateur 'cow- boys', as the only offensive wea- pons in their possession were two flasks partially filled with 'Cro- kin's Patent Dead Shot Whisky.'

"When it was found that these tough: were so harmless they were immediately released, and ad- vised to 'get up and get", and st- ter receiving numerous parting caresses from No. 11 shoes.- they wended their way homcward, sad- der and wiser men."

-The Examiner. April 21, 13.

i ff”oe&' Gum IN SPRING I wander in n'g-re-y' time that. en- closes

June and the wild hedgerosea.

A year's procession of the flowers doth pass

My feet, slang the gross.

And all you wild bird silent yet, I know

The notes that stir you so,

Your songs yet. hslf devised In the dim dear

Beginnings of the you.

In these young days, you mediate your part:

I have it all by hesrt.

I know the secret of the seeds of flowers

Hidden snd warm with showers.

And how. in kindling Spring. the cuckoo shall '

Alter his interval.

But not a newer, or song I ponds:

My own, but rnemory's.

ing-bond of the world.

-Alice Meynell.

rather similar but perhaps with tractor unphssls on (as tho name implies) light. entertainment; the o ontrovsrsial "rhlrd Pro- gramme." for iistsnsrs whose 530'! HO Mill and who like to lake their plcuurls ssrfously. Oencrlilv llllhhll. t-hsss channels an nation-wide. only um

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loading lluusrd is not ususllr an enllvsnlng putlme but there are compensations. Here is an impromptu retort by Mr. Chur- chill to s badge:-in sally by an -oplwnent: "rho right hon. gon- tismsn must be very careful not. by a refinement of unreason, to rnsnsgs to be wrong both times." -Winnipeg Free Press.

Tbs "Freedom Torch." which stood as a symbol stop the building occupied by Ls Prasns in Bucnos Aires, has finally been removed sf- tcr beinz in dsrkneu and covered since the newspaper was seized by Peron. Dictators can no more tol- erate a token of freedom than Me- phlstophclu could endure the sight of the Cross. -Hamilton ,3pecta- tor. . . .

As I means of stimulating busi- ness, the traction company in Memphis, Tenn., offered free ride: on its buses and cars into the

company's income doubled be- cause the riders had to pay to get back home from the city. Just another instance showing that you don't get nothing for nothlng.-- Kltchener-Waterloo Record.

Herbert Kirkpatrick. of Lou- doun County. Virginia, won the national corn-raising championship with a crop of 6.140 bushels from his 30-acre farm. Naturally, he 5 used scientific methods of plow- ing. harrowing and fertilizing. But what explained his record? "A little trick of mine." he said. "is to use horses for planting. I can get straighter and more un- iform rows that way." This is in novel idea. Maybe, If horses can make themselves useful on farms again, we can quiet worrying about what's in our hamburgers. -Philadelphia Bulletin. s

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There seems to be an unfortun- 0 ate tendency on the part of bodies outside this province to regard the oldest province in the Dominion as still something of an antique, lovely to look at and still enjoy- ing strong connections with the t romantic past. This is true as far as it goes, and it is this as- pect that has given Quebec its pecullurm charm. But in reality

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defection of Tito. ignderestlmute the 10W they have suffsre .

only their pride thatd hii!gu;,:l,o,: hurt ument. about the participation of "volunteers" in Korea nu the ground cut from under it,

day, and the

is their penalty for hay. Presumably that would have been the penalty for that crime

jail. the others six months. these sentences will run concur-

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Ths Communists been hit in their riilb.s'tmvdlvi::1::: spot by the discovery of how high a proportioh of the prisoners at Koje refuse to return. That ap. proximately 100,000 out of 170000 should be ready to face any ll”. ard rather than be repatpined I, 101' them Perhaps the most mort. "Yin! Public revelation since the No one should severity of me

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Even more serious fro city between the hours of 6 and l '" "W" 7 pm. every Thursday night. The georxror ":5 d:i'"(E3o:h,mv:i,ii!lcslt

regime its air of solidarity has- been exposed. This is the kind of truth the Communists cannot take. and they will go to any length, to confound and discredit ll. - New York Herald Tribune.

A reader has raised an interest.

lng point in connection with im-

entcnces imposed on four young

men involved in the death of A boy bicyclist on the south high- way. There wcre two

separate rimcs committed. One was man-

slaughter, the other failing to re- turn to the scene of an accident. The first concerned the accident, the second four men to escape the quenccs of the accident. On the first, the driver of the car was