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THE GUARDIAN

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Authorized u second tilun Mull Depautnu-ni. nluwn flu: lllnuu uuurdinu Puulilnlug U0. UIBUIILA HUN foul City Zone . Retail Trading Zone .. All Other: 'l'uuIl Net Fold Editor an-I i'-llmlxlng Director. J. It durnell Associate Editor. lfnmli Wlllusr.

"The Strongest Memory rs Weaker Than the Weakest ink"

UIIARLOTTISTOIVN SATUIiDAl'..ATRldL-28. 1951

Agricultural Manpower I L..L.

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The trek to the big cities from the land is a continuing but not constant phenom- enon. In hard times it is almost negligible and may even briefly be reversed. It is significant, however, that when city jobs are available they do not call in vain to large numbers of men and women brought up on the farm.

One answer is to replace the vanished countrymen with immigrants and that serves to relieve the situation but without removing the cause. The fact is that life can be easier, hours of work shorter, wages higher and opportunities for recreation and education more readily available in the city than in the country.

if immigrants are used to keep down vi the standard of living of farm labour, their combing merely speeds up the migration of the native to the beckoning city. If im- migration of farm labour is to bring worth while results we must make sure that the newcomers are well paid and enjoy satis- factory working and living conditions.

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. Piutarch lIp- To - Date

A Washington exchange goes back to Plutarch for a parallel point on the crisis centering upon General MacArthur. Caesar rlad endangered a truce with the Germans. and the great historian of antiquity quotes

Cato as addressing the Senate in these words: "We. have reason to thank the Gods, for that they spared the common-

wealth. and did not take vengeance upon the army for the madness and folly of the general."

Plutarch acids: ”Hereupon Caesar wrote a letter to the Senate, which was read open- ly and was full of reproachful language and i accusations against Cato, who, standing up,- seemed not at all concerned and, without heat or passion, but in a clear and, as it

were, premeditated discourse made all l Caesar's charges against him look like I mere common scolding and abuse. Pro-

ceeding then to go into all Caesarls political l courses and to explain and reveal his whole conduct and purpose from its commence- ment, he concluded by telling the Senate it was not the sons of Britain or the Gauls they need fear, but Caesar himself if they were wise, and this discourse so moved and awakened the Senate that Caesar's friends repented they had had a letter read which had given Cato an opportunity of saying so many reasonable things and such severe truths against him.”

is wflhhort liext P.M.?

Arthur Blakely writing in the Montreal Gazette says:

”Financc Minister Douglas C. Abbott may have brought down his last Budget. It's pretty generally known around the capital that he feels that it's time for a change. In all probability, he will get one before too many months. The change might come asvpart of the big Cabinet shuffle that has been pending for so long.

"Canadian ministers of finance usually have to work much harder at their jobs than most. of their Cabinet colleagues. Only rarely (usually in an election year) are they permitted the luxury of a "sunshine Budget." More often, the," are the pur- veyors of bad news. Before it is packaged in gift wrappings and delivered to Parlia- ; lnent, CC1(.'il Diltlfzfii. h:..; to be scrutinized for

political as well as economic effects. Par- iiament usually demands that it be justified ' on both grounds. This can be difficult. "Abbot has held his present portfolio ' since December, 1946. Earlier, he had been . an interim Minister of National Defence

(Army). He took over, as Minister of Fi-

nance, from the Rt. Hon. J. L. Ilsley, now

Chief Justice of Nova Scotia. At that time,

Mr. Ilsley had had the post since 1940. The

. finance portfolio, tough enough at any time, was even tougher through the war years. Mr. Ilsley wasn't the same man when he moved over to the Ministry of

Justice, briefly, prior to his retirement from

political life.

"While it is probably true that Mr. Ah- bott has not had as many sleepless nights as his predecessor in office, he's had his share of weighty problems. And during wartime. Mr; Ilsley didn't have to worrv too much about the political aspects of his budgets. Mr. Abbott has. This may be an- , other reason why he thinks he's done his ., . I time. rt 1 -. ” "Just where the Minister of Fin

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ter for speculation. He could retire to his

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t'wouldpofromthere,lnenlntenestingnnt-,

excellent law practice in Montreal. But he's still a young man, politically-he'll be 52 May 29. And Prime Minister St. Laurent would likely be reluctant to see him de- There have been suggestions that he might return to his first Cabinet post, as Minister of National Defence. This IS 8. big job, getting bigger. And it has the advantage of offering a change of scenery. The Department of Justice might also have its attractions.

"And when Prime Minister St. Laurent decides to retire from public life-and he will have to chart his plans shortly if they are not already drafted-the Liberals will have to look about for another leader. As of this moment, the two names mentioned most frequently as potential successcrs are those of Mr. Abbott and of External Af- fairs Minister Pearson. If the Minister of Finance has anything like this in mind, he's keepingiit very much to himself. But most Liberals agree that,it would be an interest- ing contest-assuming that the P. M. re- tires, that is."

.'I)llURlAl.'NUIES

Tomorrow, 5th Sunday after Easter.

Rogation Sunday.

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It. may be the Federal by-election in Queens will take place in July.

0 O 0 Civil defence, including preparedness in first aid instruction, can now receive the

attcntion which it. requires. C I I

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This week-end there will certainly be more fishermen than politicians and the trout, though wiley, provide much pleasant- er sport than the elusive voter.

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Tonight most of North America goes on Daylight Saving Time, except certain areas including urban centers of this Province. In the country, of course, everyone heed.-2

the sun and becomes an early riser. O

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The Mutiny of the Bounty occurred this date 1789, near Tahiti. Lieut. William Blight and 18 loyal seamen sailed the ships launch 3,618 miles to Batavia without loss of a life. The mutineers fled to Tahiti and

Pitcairn Island.

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Islanders can now discuss the retail sales tax as an academic subject, secure in the knowledge" that the Government has been returned to office after making it clear that no such levy is contemplated. O 0 I In a felicitous phrase Prime Minister St. Laurent described the C. C. F35 as "Lib- erals in a hurry." By inference, on the analyses of Thursday's vote, he would de- scribe Progressive Conservatives as "Lib- eral standpatters." I Canada has shipped 142,641 beef cattle to the United States last November, the Trade Department reported in a return tabled in the Commons. A total of 15,691 dairy cattle and 2,235 calves have been shipped during the same period. I O 0 Women will soon be back in the services. Defence Minister Claxton has announced. They did much during the last war to solve the great headache of military leaders, how to keep fighting, sea-going and flying strength up in proportion to the total num- ber of men on ration strength. 0 it 0 Premier Jones would be the first to dis- claim credit for setting any new record in this Province by winning three succssive general elections. He shares this distinction with the late Hon. W. W. Sullivan, who led his party successfully at the polls in 1879, 1882 and 1886. holding office until Novem- bcr, 1889, when he was elevated to the bench.

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As of Britain, we may claim: It is the land that freemen till,

That sober-suited Freedom chose

The land, where, girt with friends or

fees,

A man may speak the thing he will: A land of settled government,

A land of just and old renown,

Where Freedom slowly trundles down From precedent to precedent.

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Opportunity to graduate from "status of politician to that of statesman is now open to several provincial premiers (says The Letter Reviewi. The opportunity may be seized by one or..all of those who have said that they will not impose a turnover tax if amendment of the B. N. A. Act should throw the field of indirect taxation open to the provinces. Consistently, these pre- miers should now take the further step of vetoing the proposed amendment. By do- ing so they would be keeping faith with the people who elected them, and also they would be showing that they have an ap- preciation of what the good of the country requires. The people, of all provinces are rightly opposed to the amendment. No premier has it mandate to support it. FA- peclnliy. no premier has a mandate to help the premier of any province to oppose the wishes of both electorates.

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THE GUARDIAN. The P.E.l. Election

(St. John Telegrgph you-9.1)

Premier J. Walter Jones, gruff cutspoken scientific farmer, 11., again led the Liberal Party to V13. tory in Prince Edward island. as he did in 1943 and again in 1947.

flan! elements determine the ou of an election and My, Jonea' blunt but friendly personal. ity was unquestionably one of ”19m- A81-lculturists predominate among P. E. I. voters and he appeals to them, not only because of ms outstanding record as a fur ranch- er and cattle breeder but because he does not hesitate to call a spade a spade.

He has been frank enough to in- timate Publicly that he would like a. senator-ship as his political re. word. yet this has not prevented him from criticizing the federal government. He has consistently stood up for a better deal for his Province, demanding such things as better and cheaper transportation. H9 has SWOHZIY denounced the treatment accorded this region un-

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der Confederation, and before New- foundland Joined the union he warned Newfouncllhnders to get all the terms down in writing. in A form that could not. be repudiated. so they would not suffer from the discrimination that had retarded the growth of Prince Edward Is- land.

. . There were relatively few issues in the campaign that preceded yesterday's balloting. The Progres- sive Conservatives, under the lend- crship of Mr. R.R. Bell, K.C., con- centrated most. of their ammun- ition on the condition of the roads. which Mr. Bell described so. "mud canals.” A bit of fun was injected when the Minister of Education, making the rounds of his constit- ucncy in a jeep, got hopelessly stuck in sticky clay. Mr. Jones countered this line of attack by promising improved high- ways. P.E. I. Government expend- ltures are currently ninety dollars per head of population per an- num, againstlfifty-eight: dollars in Ontario, where per cspita income is much higher. Mr. Jones did not say where the funds for the high- way program would come from, but presumably he has a sales tax in mind, since he is one of the Prem- iers who is in favor of a constitu- tionol amendment to enable pror- inces to collect 11 tax of not more than three per cent from retailers on their sales. For some reason. the Progressive Conservatives said little about Mr. Joncs' taxation plans. and this was not I! major factor in the contest. The Progressive Conservatives were the only real opposition. sine: the C. C.F. had just five candidates for the thirty seats in the P.E.I. Legislature and they. as usual, fared poorly. The Jones government did not have to seek 9. new mandate until 1952, and many wondered why Pre- mier Joncs had decided on an 'elec- tion at; that time -- especially since the roads. at this season. hire at their worst, and the market for potatoes. Prince Edward In.nnd's chief crop, has been the poo years. But the Premier, apps

ate, and the ballot boxes ha dicnlcd his judgment.

THE FIRST PLOUGIIING

Calls tthe crow from the plne.trec

OP When the April air is still. He calls to the farmer hitching his team In the farmyard under the hill. "Come up." he cries, "come out and come up. For the high field's ripe to till. Don't wait for word from the don-

delion Or leave from the daffodil."

Cheeps the flycatcher--"lfcrc old corth

warms up in the April sun: And the first ephemera. wings yet

wet. t

From the mould creep one by one.

Under the fence where the flies frequent

Is the earliest gossamer spun. Come up from the damp of the

valley lands, For here the winteris done."

Whistles the high-hole out of the grove.

His summoning loud and clear;

"Chiily it may be down your way

But the high south field has cheer.

On the sunward side of the chest- nut. stump

The woodgrubs wake and appear.

"Came out. to your ploughing. come up to your ploughing,

The time for piouging is here."

the share, And the furrows faintly steam. The crow drifts furtively down from the pine To follow the clanking team. The flycatcher tumbles, the high-

hole dlrtu

In the young noon's yeilowy gleam;

And wholesome sweet the smell of the nod

Upturned from its winter-'5 dream. -Sir Chan. 0. D. Roberts.

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Tire llge-tilristory

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,wha hon-numly. In (018) fllllii-will lousy nptpor

Then dips the couiter and drives-

Uld' Charlottetown

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These Expensive. Trips Abroad

tAnd P. E. I-) T-T ll (By Arthur Blakely in Montreal

A TRIPLE TRAGEDY I Gazette) Canada is now invited to so "On Tucsdiiy nillh! 1551. U18 many international conferences house 01' Alexander MHCLCHII. 0f of one kind and another that an

In-lernariional Conference Section has been set. up in the External Affairs Department to "coordin- ate invitations". During 1950. the Canadian Government was rep- resented at a total of 168 confer- ences and meeting. Of these, 21 were held under the banner of the U. N. proper and another 46 were the property of the U. N.'s specialized agencies. Another 61 were convened by int.er-govcrn- mental orlzanlzdllons, and 40 .m o r e by non-governmental groups.

The Canadian delegates did some fancy travelling. Of the 168 conferences, 103 were held in Europe. Geneva topped the list, with 28. Paris, always popular. attracted 21. London was 3. step or two behind with 17. During I949, only two Canadian Gov- ernment delegations got as far anflcld as South Asia and Aus- tralia. Last year, Canada was

Lot 39. an old and respectable in- habitant of that district, caught fire, after his family, mnsisting of himself and wife, three sons and three daughters. had retired, and melancholy to relate the three daughters, (the youngest. nearly nineteen years of age) perished in the flames.

"It. appears that the father. mother and sons had retired to rest about 10 o'clock, leaving the three young women busily en- gazed in making preparations for coming into Town the next mom- ing. About one o'clock. one of the sons was aroused from his slum- bers in consequence of the flames bursting into the room upstairs, where he slept; he immedi- ately threw himself - out of bed, rushed down the stair case which was on fire-and made his escape through the kitchen, which was when all in flames. His two brothers being aroused. escaped through a window from an upper officially represented at to con- room Where they slept. The father. ferences in those areas. hearing the alarm, succeeded in r ' ' setting Out through the door: but The Canadian Government de- by this time the house was so spatehed representatives and de- ccmpletely in flames that the only legations to these 168 conferences chance the mother had of saving because the latter were scheduled her life. was by breaking through to discuss one subject or another the window. in which the Federal Govern-

"The three girls slept in a room mcni: was (and is) interested- bv themselves. and there being and Ottawa is interested in al- no window in th. room, one of the most. everything these days. The brothers cut a. hole in the house. result of some of the conferen- fmm the Outside. for the purpose cos have been made known to the of arousing them. through which public. News of developments at the 9311193 bul'5'- With great force. others was available-if at all- leaving the survivors to suppose to anyone interested in poring irhilt the fire must have originated overitiny news items on the back in that room. The mother made pages of newspapers. But the an effort to get in through the reason for Canadian representa- hole that had been cut. and was tion at some of the conferences. severely burned. Tile parties who at least. remains fairly obscure. saved their lives were obliged to Who. for example, knows why escape without even procuring Canada was officially represent- thelr clothes. Mr. McLean, it ap- ed at the Washington conference pears. had four daughters, one of of the Society of Vertebrate Whom. the day previous to the 2-Zjm-j above awful event, mme to Town time the fire took place. Yesterday to visit, 3, menu, and fortunately the remains of the unfortunate did ho: return home that nlgm. sufferers were interred in the and chug, ll, would awe”, was Protestant burial ground in the

vicinity of Charlottetown. attend-

saved from an untimely end; for it Ls more than pmlmbla they ed by a large concourse of neigh- bours and friends."

would ll h b i be A M 9'" n d "t the -The Islander. March 1, ms.

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To the extent. that increased taxes "drnln off surplus purchasing power," Mr. Abbott will reduce per- sons! and corporate spending. therapy reduce the demand for goods, and hence may bring about A decrease in prices. On the other hind. an increase in the sales tax to 10 percent from the presem :1

TM? Palaeontology and the Palaeon- iological Society? Why was . Canadian delegation despatcheci lo the Alaskan Science Confer- ence, in Washington. or the Fourth International Congress of Soil Science, in Amsterdam? What took another Canadian de- legation to Sweden for the Sev- enth Annual Eotanlcal Congress or to the Fifth General Assem- bly of Pan-American Institute of Geography and History, at San. lingo?

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What was done at the Inter- national Congress of Chocolate and Cocoa Manufacturers, at Lausanne, the international Con- gress of Psychiatrists, at Paris, or the Meeting of the Directing Council and Sanitary Conference of the Pan-American Bureau, at Ciudaci Trujillo? What, did 3 Canadian delegation accomplish at the Study Group of the Com. mittee on. Transit of Universal Postal Union, staged at Axon. stem, Switzerland? Who, in Canada, except the delegates. are quite sure what. transpired at the Administrative Committee Meet- ing of the International Institute of Refrigeration (Paris), or the Third Commonwealth Confer- ence on Development, Design and Inspection of Clothing and General Stores (London)? What was decided by the Committee of Experts on the Exchange of Per- sons il-Iavana), the Third Inter- American Congress of Brucellosis (Washington), the Committee of FAQ on Infestation Control and Safe Grain Storage (San Jose. Costa Rica). the Expert. Com. mlttec on the Unification of Phanmacopoesis (New York), the Preparatory Technical Tripar- tite Conferencc on Vocational Training of Adults (Geneva) or. for that mhtter, the General As- scrnrbly of the International Un- ion for the Protection of Nature (Brussels)?

In each case. the answer is, not. many. Bother known, for one reason or another. circumstances surrounding the despatch of I Canadian observer to the Inter- national Union of Travel Organ-

APRIL 23. 1951

. g I Notes By. The Way fr;

- t can only result. in addin- two. three and four times the am: aunt of the tax to the price paid by the consumer. And while the snles tax- is not. levied on goods nothing in the budget rammed m' reducing food cost.a.- (Edmonton Journal.)

Then in 3 wide difference, and A distinct difference. between pom. ical union and economic union- land there are many in this coun- try who would favor closer (or freer) economic union between Canada and the U. S. but. would not be favorable to political union in any form.-- (Halifax Chronicle. Herald).