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Anna-lulu Editor, Frank Walker.

"The Strongest Memory rs Weaker Than

the Weakest Ink.“ ’ UHARLOTTETUWN. TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 194s

ll Forgotten Group

' One of the noteworthy political events of the present Parliamentary session has been the relegotionyof the ‘CCF-ers to the position of an almost forgotten group. Concerning. this develop- lmen-t, Arthur Blakely writes from the Press Gal- cry:

"The temporary eclipse of the C. C. F. is a dynamic force in Parliament is probably due as much to the emergence of Prime Minister St. Laurent as to the entry of Mr. Drew. Mr; St. Laurent is certainly a much more vigorous and colorful and active Prime Minister than was his predecessor, Mr. King, in his later years.

"ln the unremitting St. Laurent-Drew war- fare, which has been the outstanding feature of the present session, the C. C. F. has no place. lts 32 M. P.'s sit and listen, unable to do much IHOII in the way of participation than to -give occasional applause to the new Liberal leader. For the most part they are being ignored, as a group, in the general excitement.

“There is no doubt that in the Parliamentary battle their sympathies are entirely with Mr. St. Laurent. They regard Mr. Drew, the new Con- servative "sti-ong man“ with an antipathy scarce- ly less violent that that indicated by Commun- ist leader Tim Buck for the same Mr. Drew.

"But their sympathy for Mr.-St. Laurent does not com-pensate for their political eclipse- a state of which most C.C.F. members of Parlia- ment are uncomfortably aware.

Inspiring Success Story

‘A remarkable story_of courage ln surmount- lng difficulties is told_in one of the brief big- graphical sketch furnished newspapers fo_r re- cord purposes by the Canadian Press Bureau. Here it is, plain and unadorned: _

i. A. Baker, B.Sc., Ernestown, Ont., enlisted

' as Lieutenant with 6th. Field C_°|'"P°'"Y, cflllcld‘ Ian Engineers, at outbreak of First World War; proceeded overseas and was wou-nded at Mt. Kemmel, October, 1915, completely losing the sight of both eyes; gazetted Captain and award- ed Military Cross and Croix do Guerre. Upon his discharge from hospital Captain Baker en- tered Sit. Dunstan's Hostel for Blinded Sailors and Soldiers, London, England, and‘ on his return _to Canada was engaged for about {W0 W!" Wll‘ the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario. During this period he was one of the chief or- gqriizers of the Canadian National institute for the Blind which received its charter from lgtlh; Dominion Government in ‘March 1918. In _ , at the request of the director of Vocationi-H Training, Captain Baker took charge of o training and after care arrangements for Ca- nadian blinded‘ soldiers under the Department 01 Soldiers’ Civil Reestablishment._ln September 1910 he became officially connected with the Canadian Notional institute for the llllml <15 general secretory, having up to l"l'llS.lIl'l'lG be? a member of the National Council; in 1931 is n". w, dyqnged to. that of managing" director- lrs the New Year Honours of 1935_conferred by His Majesty King George V., Captain Bakea go! made an Officer of the Order of the Britis m-

i." i939 the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel was

hblrfferred upon_him_; in the sumo Wig, gotten’? University made him an Honorary ocor o

' eceived the same d9?" l,§',',,°'.',',:du'.',',,l.gi, hi; ‘Toronto. He is a member of the Forest Hill Village School Board; a mem- bq of the Dominion Executive, W" Amlilllll‘

. _f * cdnfldu- secretory of Sir Arthur Pear- homAo iation bf War Blinded, and chairman zznl-hgssllcational Council of Veterans Associa-

tions in C¢I\°d_‘:-_________.____ _' Moro llnnultalits

"of," fhql- Prince Edward Island showed r q substantial 0" ciol operations “we we were one

t with the Do _ gag, foregoing the righ years to collect income, su tion taxes.

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the Sydney Post-Record recalls of seven Provinces to sign 0 minion Government, two your: t for a period of five ccession or corpora-

Now comes a similar report from Alberto,

i " inces that sold or leased $3031‘:gbrhlirlidrivegoillziiiiment their right to 9O er cent of the field of direct taxation. Premier ‘Manning presented his budget for the next fis- ggfyggr 'Morch 31, i949, to March 31, 1950, i" which hb reckons for a-deficit of $2,427,009- 55' tlmated expenditures are placed at $56,659,000- as against revenues eXPFdWl 1° 099F999" _" 132,000. Premier Manning explained that this ‘deficit would be absorbed out of siirPlllies "S"

cirmulated in previous years. _ Alberta's record for the present fiscal year terminating March 31, 1949, is even worse. x- penditures are estimated at $53,349,053 v l" against revenues of only $47,042,185. Thisleavos an estimated 1948-49 deficit of $6,306,730, fllw

for from ast sur luses.

N bhiiniiililid appears," p says tlie Post Record, "that in the first two yeorsof the operation of the Dominion-Provincial contract, Alberta has built up a deficit on revenue account olone ag- gregating almost $9,000,000. Quill °llYl°ilflY "'9 agreement the Province entered into with the Dominion did not make anything like sufficient allowance for fiscal needs, and Alberta seems ‘ Idestlrted _to face annual deficits of varying amounts while the agreement lasts. It need hard- lyiie pointed out that what ls grove and for- nlldalleln-this. situation is the inability of the Province to lim recourse to the riioior sources gkreveineeear-rhorked for Its use the B.N.A. l, for. the simple reason that t sources‘ ' . ' , badger leosbd or-sold. to the f ,. ‘fora period of five years. ‘ti; frigiihig Provinces, includ-

roll deficit on last year's finan-

ing Nova Scotia, are in the same predicament, although not all of them have yet run into-the

red. Th-ere is reason to believe that Nova Scotia‘

for example can show a fair-sized surplus on last year's financial operations, and that it may be able to corry on without any deficit for some tinie, possibly for the whole term of the improvi- dent agreement the Macdonald Government modewith the powers that be at Ottawa. But as surely as night follows day, the time will come when every one of these Provinces, with

‘ the possible exception of British Columbia, will

discover tliat~their allowances from Ottawa are entirely too small‘ to compensate them for the revenue sources they have relinquished. No such agreement should ever have been made by the Dominion with any of the Provincial Govern- ments. It is intolerable that the right of these Provinces to collect revenue from sources ear- marked for their requirements by the Constitu- tion, has been bartered away to the Dominion, under a scheme that reduces them to a status little better than that of mere anniuitants of the Federal Government."

./ (ZDITURIAL NUIESA

Equinoctial gales due. i I i

The Legislature. i I The ides of March. Julius Caesar died this date 44 B. C.

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Canadians, like Britons, are expecting a cheerful budget—and not forgetting Prince Ed- ward island.

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The alternate frosts and thaws are playing havoc with our secondary streets so for as cars and footpaths and concerned.

. P . Q_uee_n's_University,kingstoii, is the most re- cent_institution to enter the field with on op- peal for funds, its objective is $3,175,000 dol-

lars.

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_ Films of sex education have been withdrawn in Ontario according to the Toronto Board of Education.

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The city of Saint John, N. B., has no inten- tion of hiding its light undera bushel in the mat- ter of tourist attractions. Already the mayor lias announced the commencement of a strong prom-otional campaign to assure that city of a

large share of the tourist dollar. I i i

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There was lifting of eyebrows among the sons of Erin when Dr. Cecil P. Martin, professor of anatomy at McGill University, on the very eve of St. Patrick, said in a lecture that there is no such thing as an Irish race. The present population of Ireland, he said, was made up of threedistinct races which had migrated there.

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Canadian writers got a boost the other day by Will R. Bird, the Canadian writer. Mr. Bird was amazed, on his recent cross-Canada tour, at the output of native authors. Their market, how- ever, is almost entirely in the United States and Mr. Bird was of the opinion that Canadian books ar not being well adevrtised or promoted.

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A car manufacturer has taken issue with critics who claim that the larger parts such as fenders, hoods and doors on new models make for larger repair bills. According to the Hudson Motor Company these parts can be removed with greater ease- than ever "before and, a-re conse- quently some 20 per cent less expensive to ser-

VICE.

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The Dominion Government's prosecutionof an alleged baking industry combine in the Western Provinces again brings out how muddled is our thinking today in this connection. On the one hand governments are themselves engage in monopoly enterprises or assisting in their es- tablishment. On the other, they pursue the would-be monopolists with all the rigor of the

law.

The Pharmaceutical Association is to be congratulated on its move to protect the stand- aids of the profession by requiring, among other things, that chemists-to-be take a course at a recognized college of pharmacy. With the enor- mous advances in medicine in recent years the

time has gone when adequate training can be‘

acquired while working as o chemist's assistant. Q I I

General Andrew Jackson, seventh president of U. S. A. born this date 1767; he helped to frame the constitution of Tennessee; arid in the war with Britain in 1812 obtained a command in the U. S. army;~ he occupied Pensacola, and defeated the British at New Orleans-in 1815. Six years later was appointed governor of Florida and in 1828 was elected President, being re-elected for a second term in 1832. "A man mode by God and not a tailor." i

Filibusters in Congress have always been a source of astonishment to Canddians, accustom- ed to parliamentary procedure in which the ma- iority always has the whiprhand. The present fili-

buster to retain the right to filibuster gives some indication of how the practice has happened to be retained. Under the rules a member may talk everlastingly in order to delay pr defeat the passage of a measure or the appointment of on official. President Truman wants the rules nl- tered making a time limit for speakers, and the present filibuster: are attempting to frustrate lrito meal immediately which writ t»

the proposed change.

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Govprnment officials in Ottawa have ex- pressed regret that the Austin Motor Company has decided to postpone the complltion of its motor plant at Hamilton, Ontario. The reason

for this decision, according to a statement by

the company's chief engineer, Mr. Duncan

Brown, is Britain's continued rioeil for dollar

exchange as well osthe company's position en- der the Canadian excise and soles luxregulatlolis. The company would have to pay l0 ‘per "cont. excise tax and 8 per cent. stilettos, based on

the best wholesale price of the company's goods _in Canada

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Old Charlottetown (And r. e. s.) ’

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SELKIBK’! LFTTEBS

The following letters from Lord Selkirk to Dr. Angus MacAuley, his agent in Belfast, written during the full of the year 1808' shortly after the arrival of the Dykeii arid Polly, are published from ‘transcripts in the possession of Mr. Donald Muc- Klnnon, M.L.A. Lord Selklrk's let- ters are dated from Charlottetown:

"Aug. 11: The baht. which is to take the smith to you, ls ready to set out early ln the morning, & with tolerable weather will. I hope, reach you before mlddiiy. Mr. Mac- Donald wha is to go by it wlll re- main 8: act as clerk & slorekeep- er. I had been in hopes of being down to Belfast tomorrow, but. the ship, is not yet fully cleared which I must first see done: but I hope to be down on Saturday. The boat. besides the smlttfs tools & some coals, is to carry some boards which I have purchased (tho' rather deer) to be oused ti-i our first buildings. and they may be useful in the merin- time ee they may be put up as is temporary shed. I rim informed that there is a considerable num- ber of settlers ori Vernon, some of them Highlanders: it obcurs to me that some of their barns d: out- liouses could be got for putting up the women & children lri port till the huts are in forwerdness. i "If the boat which these things are sent by ls of material use it may be kept-it ls paid for at a dollar a day-if not it should be sent back d: if any of the men who navigate lt are anxious to remain & look about the country. perhaps some of the indented men may be put in their place to bring her beck. Preparatory to the laying of the lots I desired Mr. Wright the Sur- veyor to examine Lots 57 d: 58, as to clear 8: marsh lends which he is to measure. & protriact. He pro- mises to be on the ground tomor- row, so that if anything else ac- curs which you wish to be done in that. time you can send for lilm d: point. it out.

O O "Aug. 19: I have been anxiously looking for word of the progress Mr. Wright tirade in the survey. I only wait to hear of that in order

finally. In the meantime I trust there has been no _ want of em- ployment for all hands between the birch bark 8r the marsh hay.

"I found a very intelligent settler up Vernon River who promised to come down 8c give assistance to our people if he was assisted by their work to make up for the time he would lose. I have therefore de- sired Mr. Cameron to take two of the indented men, & go up tomor- roiv to work for him. I shall be obliged to lend him your canoe, & let him have two tolerable hands to sat out early ln the morning up the River. __

"The Post sets off from this on Monday. I am told the postage is 1/ for n single lctler & 2/ for a double to be paid on putting into the office. Pray mention this to Mr. Shaw.

“Mr. Cameron brlngs- my tent (faded) ready for me wlien I come down next."

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“Aux. 20: A short time after Capt. Barby left Mr. Wright arriv- eil 8: brought your letter. I shall certainly come down and mark off the lots as soon as ever Mr. Wright can furnish the requisite materials. I am sorry to find that his pro- grass has not been greater and that n0 part of this side of the Point ls surveyed: but I will at any rate come down in the beginning of the week, & fix those on the other side. I hope by that time you will be able to give me a guess of those who are inclined to be purchasers 8r aLthe extent each aims at. Pray make a list ln this gbSpelfl, as nearly as e guess can

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"In settling with Capt. Darby ll. is by Sterling money d: British cur- rency that you must reckon. I paid him 55/ here which he was to account. for with you. I under; stand he has'not said lilir boat as I liad imagined 8: would willingly purchase it from him. He offered ll. to Mr. Stewart for 25, and I he- lleve came 2 or 3 lower. If you can get it onder 25, I will be obliged to you to bargain for lt &-eend it here with is crew as soon as DOI- sible. Most. of the people here are dispersing, so that I cannot trust to them for manning her; only two families l believe will settle.

"If the Oughton comes lrito Or- well Bisy I wish you to lend ward on board (before ehe drops anchor) that. she is to come lrito Charlotte ‘Tovyn provided the wind will allow 8c at any rate not to land the peo- ple tlll I see the Capt. d: Mr. Wll liams. - ‘

"There is no need of purchasing water casks as a-sufflclency have been landed from the Dykes.

"I received the desk safe by Mr. Nicholson. ~ ‘

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"Sept. 3: As I am likely to be detained for some deye, I shall send the canoe back 8c forward dolly, .9. you will send me each time a single line to mention how tlilngsisre go- ing arr, S: anything material that requlreii my attention.

"The MacMlllans it MecFee have I believe some barley rlpo it out‘ down. but. they must be too buoy to thresli. l be: you however to vpurchese it for me on, the foot at 13/6 per buehel-celh-ae well, as {any that is at Primitive, Inmen's k Fraser's-it to employ some of ‘our own people to tliresh it out ,on my account. I can get lt around

‘a reasonable supply of cheaper pro- visions for the people.

"The flat with the flour I meal- wlll go down tomorrow. Jasper lilo the keys in ii parcel for you.”

"Yours, »

“Selkirk.”

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-Shel:espee.re.

The- Pattern Of Soviet Policy

(By W. N. Ewen

. Two voices came out, of Mosww almost simultaneously lest week-- end. Stalin, after his habit. issued a pronouncement 1n the form‘ 0f answers to a journalist's questions- Molotov issued an official state-- merit from the foreign office. The two have been regarded by acme people as contradictory. And it is true that. Stalin is brief and nearly courteous. while Molotov l5 verbose and quite insulting. But. there ls no contradiction‘; the two pronouncements are complement- ary. And between them they make tolembly clear the pattern of Soviet-policy at the beizliirilflx 0f 1949. .

They both follow on Marcel Cis- Chin's speech Bl the, vpenlr-rz of the- French Assembly, when the communist leader announced that “Stalin still believes all differences between the two psi-ts of the world can be settled by peaceful mans." ‘There was the offer. Now Stalin himself repeats it in another form. He 1s ready to cooperate with the U.B.A.. - and presumably with the other powers -- "in odoptllf; measures which would lead ww- ards the realization of a peace pact and to gradual disarmament".

But. at the .88-i.llE.llIIlE, h; arid Molotov in their various ways in- dleete the nature of the "meas- ures" necessary lr there is to be ii move "towards the realization of a peace pact".

Molotov makes it plain that, the continued existence of West-cm Union, the negotiation of an At- latlc Pact. and the development of Ein-opean unity‘ must all be re- garded es incompatible with any rapprochement. between East and West, or indeed with friendly P¢~ lotions between the Western Pow- ers amLthe Soviet Union. Britain and tha USA. are charged with “adopting 4n openly aggressive course. the final aim of which ls to establish byJorce Anglo-Ameri- can domination over the rest of the world; is course fully in oc- cord with their policy of aggres- slori rind of unleashing a. new war." And this is described as the "ab- andoning of a policy which aimed at consolidating the forces o1 rill peace-loving Blllbidh. order to prevent the resurgence at sures- sive forces sitter the wet”. ‘K inference is plain. For any new "oomolldstlon" to be possible. the Westem Powers must abandon the Atlantic Pact, abandon Eur- openp unity, put en end to West- eni Un and to the Marshall Plan aid. It Ls suggested these are the major obstacles in the way of settlement desired by the "Soviet Union, by all peace-loving states, end by all those‘ umborlu- sup- porters of universal democratic peace who vole; the genuine sen- timents of peoples who bore on their shoulders the burden of the lest world wu".

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minis. in mi, iiouiit be pro- pared to discuss possibilities of e peaceful settlement it the West- em Powers will poi-up everything done In ‘the put two yosi-s to- -ttie economic restoration

end political integration of tho Woltphna both Btslln end Mala,-

mltlde scrapping of all that hes been done to restore ind reorien- y V Western Germany. eteliri; er niomllll. only upsets of the gpostpoiissrieiii of the creation 9r

separate Most German amm- llut tie hll ‘nu-early do

[one Q leet. year's lronaonflanfer- , , ‘IDYOIMIOH at Clllrllllf, "lit - rend surmount or trio aeir Moi- otjanlebtlori.

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