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THE GUARDIAN

Morning Dally (Founded in 1881-. Authorized aa Second Claee Mull. Poet 0111M Department. Ottawa.

The Inland Guardian Publishing Co. President, Ian A. Burnett; Vice-President, Wm. Il- Burnett; Seam-Trees, G. M. Burnett; 51m" l" gunning Director. .|. B. norneii; Auaoolaio Editor. Frank Walker.

' "The Strongest Memory is Weaker "W" the Weakest lnk."

_.,__._. CHARLOTTETOWN. THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1948

The Freight Rates Racket

lt is a sorry showing indeed that our Llbélrl representatives from both the‘ Maritimes and‘t e Western Provinces are Illflklllg “"5119 11919“ rates issue. Canadian Press neports‘ a lengthen- ing list“ of Liberal speakers blocking the show- down" in the House of Commons, all far the piir- pose of saving the face of a Gcvernrrienbwhich has ignored every principle of right and 1'15"" in its treatment of seven of the nine Provinces _of this Dominion. This is the most shameful exhib- ition of partisan politics that has taken place in recent times. lf our people stand for it, they will deserve hereafter to remain the _hewers of wood and drawers of water for the big Central Provinces, which the King Government evidently regards them to be. _

As the Saint John Telegraph Journal points out, the present twenty-one per cent rise I11 freight rates-in the considered opinion of the Maritime Transportation Commission — sets us back to the desperate position in which we found ourselves after the First War. The four Western Provinces-Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia-are hit rust as hard as we are by the freight rate increase. The governments of those Pwvinces, like the governments of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward ls- land, ore up in arms. Only the governments 0f Quebec and Ontario sit silent. A _change of freight rates is not a question of eating or story-- irig to the people of those ‘plump prosperous Cen- tral Provinces, as it is to the people 0f the 011191‘ seven Provinces.

The Winnipeg Free Press (Liberal) complains that by a series of carefully selected quotations,

. Hon. Lionel Chevrier, Minister of Transport, has tried to convince the House that the question of discrimination was not an issue in the freight votes case.

"No one familiar with the evidence," it says,

"will accept this statement. Railway counsehdid their best to prevent the question of discrimina- tion coming up. They said the terms of refer- ence of the inquiry—d-rawn up by the railways themselves when they made their application- prevented this question from being considered. But the seven Provinces appearing before the board repeatedly broke this barrier. The evi- --dcnce simply-teams with references-to discrim- ination. Without consideringthe problem of discrimination, an examination of freight rates is impossible.

"The failure of the Board of Transport Commissioners to deal with discrimination: will certainly not increase respect for its findings. In any event, Mr. Chevrier is confusing the issue when he takes refuge in the board's report. The power of Parliament to deal with the question of discrimination is absolute. Mr. Chevrier's for- mula has not satisfied Parliament. He has an- nounced that the 21 per cent increase is now in effect, but the Board of Transport Commis- sioners is to be duthorized to hold a general freight rate inquiry.

"Members have been quick to point out that the Federal Government has sanctioned the 21 per cent increase before hearing the premiers of the seven Provinces. The appeal, of course, will still be heard. But it is felt that common court- esy would have suggested delaying the increase until the appeal had been heard and consid- ered

”Secondly, the inquiry is of no‘ practical value. lt will take one or two years to complete. lt may: take even longer. Meanwhile, the new discriminatory rates will continue to be charg- ed. Mr, Chevrier will find it much easier to persuade Ontario and Quebec than the rest of Canada that the Federal Government is address- ing itself to the problems of discrimination in a serious and constructive spirit."

Income Taxes

With the enormous anticipated surplus at Ottawa of some $700,000,000, it is high time in- deed that some substantial relief was being ex- tended to Canada's overburdened taxpayers. The Congress of the United States has iust reduced taxes on incomes, and hero is the scale as com- pared with Canada's—the tax in both cases be- ing for o married man with two children:

Net Income New U.S. Present Before Tax Canadian Exemptions Tax _

S 2,000 none S 50.00 2,500 d 17 161.50 3,000 100 278.25 14,000 266 518.25 5,000 432 _ 770.25 6,000 598 1,034.25 7,000 780 1,312.25 10,000 1,361 2,287.25 15,000 2,512 4,311.25 25,000 3,888 9,333.75

Thus the present income tax rate in Canada is more than double the new rate In the United States.

Moreover, os the Ottawa ulburnal points out, our neiglibori to the south not merely enjoy a relatively light income tux; they have not, or we hove, on eight per cont soles tax. Aci-uallv, there are fro countries 1n the world more burden-

. hhtwh burdened with‘ ell sorts of hid- orid "Ilhildllflidli " these "hlddee"iuiiue.eur sales tux is the

worst. To begin with, it is an unfair tax; unfair in the sense that in goods of clothing and fuel and shelter-the tax on the poor is as high as on the rich,'the man on a’ wage or small salary paying as much as the million- aire.- ‘

Nothing in iustice can excuse spch a tax. lt is a levy an consumption, adding eight per cent to the cost of practically everything we buy, and made all the more burdensome as prices in- crease. With a $700,000,000 surplus in the treasury such a tax at this time cannot be de- fended an any pretext. '

- EDITORIAL NOTES -

S. S. Titanic lost this date,19l2.

The City Council will be more at ease now that it has been assured theycan collect assess- ment on stock-in-hand in export warehouses.

Q I O I

Charlottetown's housing situation is certainly in need of improvement when the Fire Committee is obliged to report that it "creates more hazards and more difficulty in fighting fires."

I K i i

Charlottetown seems to be favoured by the presence of what ls here an unusual phenomenon, a professional burglar and safe-cracker. Our tourist publicity must be taking effect.

k i I 'i

Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth President of the United States, assassinated this date 1865. His tragic end, after a self-sacrificing life made him Uncle Sam's No. 1 Hero, and almost created him a saint. His birthday is still celebrated as a political feast.

I I i l

In both Quebec and Ontario preparations are being made for Provincial elections. Ours is well over, and Parties are now mending their fences in view of a Federal election two years

hence.

i I C i

The trans-Atlantic flight of 30 Superfort- resses put the U. S. one up in the "cold war" but Communist spokesmen have predicted that the final effective move before Sunday will be theirs. lt will have to be impressive to offset Trieste, ERP and bomber strength in Europe. O I‘ I I

Three years ago on April 15, 1945, the First Canadian Army reached the Dutch coast near Leeuworden and took Zwolle. On April 16th they occupied Leeuworden and Groningen and launch- ed an assault on Appledoorn, Holland. The end was now near and on the 18th, in the face of terrific Allied pressure, all German resistance in the Ruhr ended.

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lt may be that the action of the Jones Gov- ernment in dropping the subsidy of the Children's Aid Society was a blessing in disguise. Island- ers, like other people, do not get much satisfac- tion out of contributing to government-support- ed institutions and may now that the Hon, Dr. MacMillan has directed their attention, support the Society on a greater scale than ever.

Canadian railwaymen have every prospect of.an_early pay boost according to a report in the Winnipeg Free Press. The news story indicates that there is a tacit understanding that wage rates must not be more than thirty per cent be- low prevailing American railway trades rates and that recent increases in the U. S. now result in

a greater difference. k

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Our potatoes are on the move all right now, and should find o profitable market before the new U. S. crop makes its appearance. More than 200 carloads of potatoes, or, in kitchen 1911115. 11¢¢11lY 11,090,000 pounds, were moved over Canadian Pacific Railway lines from Monday till yesterday from New Brunswick points to Central Canada to help alleviate the potato shortage there. Monday constituted an all-time record day for that territory with 88 cars loaded-well over 4,000,000 pounds of potatoes.

Announccmenttofa iiniiiersity short course for pasteurization operators of Saskatchewan's

fer, director of the sanitation division of the provincial Department of Public Health. The course will be h-eld at the University of Saskatche. wan from April 12 to April 17. Arranged through the co-oiperation of the department and the uni- versity, the course will be given without tuition fees. lt is designed to present a study of ail phases of pasteurization methods for the benefit

of all operators in the province. * * n u

Quite a furore has been occasi ' Indian Affairs Committee of the Hoiisnefibfhtfownf mans, over the recent promotion of Mr. W. J. F. Pratt as general executive assistant in the de- partment. Mr. Douglas Harkness, Calgary, charged there had been political interference in the appointment, Mr. Pratt being at pfqggnf private secretary to Resources Minister Glen. The committee moved in and out of discussion of the Pratt Case several times. It conside ed a motion saying there has been "no political interference", but compromised finally on the term "improper." The matter will be brought up again wlun the relport reaches the House. Q i w O

With four more petitions for damages amounting to more than $200,000 in the Ex. chequer Court at Ottawa by former war internees, the total of damages demanded by such in- ternees now totals over $1,500,000. The peti- tions weiu entered by Soluste Lavery, K.C., on behalf of Henri Arcand, Alexandre Brous- soou, Hughes Boiichord and Edouard Legoult. They were demanding the following amounts, "iltifiiiflqfh $501909. $73,000, $49,650 and $60,600. e foiir petitioners brought the total number of such claims for damages to, 14, in’- ciirdlip the demands of Dr. Noel Decorie, Mon- treal dentist; Adilon Arcand, former leader‘ of the defunct National Unity "llocli Shirt" party; and several of his followers. Dr. Decarie,.wlth

the largest chill. WU demanding $300,000.

consumption- I

40 milk plants was made recently by J. G. Schaef.

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-lletes By The Way-

When a man hau bad too mach booze he oftens walks unsteady- where there's a swlll there's a sway. - Gait. Reporter.

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Europe In these last few year-u has relived the old fable of the bundle of stlcks, whlch, Lied w- gether, could not. be broken, out which, taken one at a time, could be snapped with the greatest ease A real United State-s of Europe ls probably nearer today than ever before. -l!ldmontori Journal.

Announcement of Lord Pass- fleld‘e wlll ln England on Marc.‘- 16 has created u mlnor stir. It u- mounts to about. 45.000 pounds sier- llng or some $181,000. and la to be spent wlthln 20 years on defined objects connected with political and economic science. His home in Hampshire ls left. to the London School of Economics. A thought. which may occur to nan-Socialists ls that $180,000 ls o substantial elm to be left by a most sincere, lifc- long crltlc of the capitalist system. —Wlnnipeg Free Press.

It ls eaelly underutundable why doctors are attracted to the bright llglits of the clty. Where the popu- latlon ls more or less dense, there ls much less running around and better facllllles for treatment are at. hand. In rural communities fa- mllles live many miles from me nearest. doctor's office and especial- ly in the Winter months lt, can he appreciated why young doctors are none too anxious to locate there.- Sherbrooko Record.

Some people think Vundenbe g ls older than he ls. He ls forty- seven days older than Truman an); seven and one-half months older than senator Joe Mai-tin. All three become. sixty-four this year. Mac- Arthur ls sixty-eight. Dewey wlll be forty-six this year, Btassen for- ty-one, Warren fifty-seven and Taft fifty-nine. Vandenbergc an‘ nouncenient. that. he would retire at. the end of lils present term as senator may have given the lm- pression that. he regards himself as aged. I-Ils present. term, how-ever, has nearly four years yet. to run. To his acquaintances he appears to be ln excellent health and this was the verdict of doctors last. fall. -New.sweek Magazine.

Pity the poor Lltliuanlane In Ca- nada. Told by the Soviet Embas- sy to register as Russian cltlzexis, they had the following paragraph tossed at, them last. week by Con. radio's new and growing Depart.- ment. of External Affairs: “The Canadian Government regards the 1'98l5tl‘fiil¢!l1....0‘l. Lithuanian 1111110115 ln accordance with the decree of the praesldlum of the Sirpreme Soviet of the USSR. as announced by the Soviet Embassy in the sla- vlc-lunguage press ln Canada no be entirely a voluntary matter and recognlzes no obligation on ohc part. of any resident of Canada to register." -'I‘oronto Financial Post.

Many school teachers wleh so many parents would not. t.ry w slilfl; the entire parental responsi- blllty to the shoulders of the teachers. some parents would wel- come state control of the chlldi-ea as that would mean the teachers would have to look after the boys and girls botli ln and out of school hours. The teachers think the fatn ere and mothers should assume some responsibility for the instruc- tion of their children. In addition to the ordinary lessons in arith- metlc and similar subjects, the teachers should not have to bear the whole weight. of lnstructlon it. morals and ideals. It. ls only fair to the teachers to expect. the pur- ents to take some responslblllty for the bulldlng of character in their children. But. so many par- ents shlfi; the entire duty to the teachers. — Windsor Star.

In the event of another war. Sweden plans to remain neutral. A Government. spokesman has an- nounced ttils intent. As a declare.- tloii of pallcy. however, lt, ls most informative ln exposing how '.li.r..e Sweden learned from World War II. It's true that. Sweden was able to remain neutral, but. this was not the insulating effect. of ii no- tional desire to remain out of tho: war. It. Just happened that Cler- many dld not. chooec to invade Sweden, as ll: invaded other coun- tries whlch had made similar pro- fesslons of neutrality. Bweden con stand aloof from war only as long as an aggressor respects los borders. But lf attack comes we may be sure Sweden wlll waste no time calling for Aalrl from the West. ern defence blocs lt. now declines to support. — Windsor star.

Whllo vva do not vvlah to draw lnvldlous dlstlnctlona among our fellow lntiubltiiuta of the world of nature, we could not. help noti- cing trial. beee ln (Aiming, Call- forrilo, are producing ‘honey ln' flgvore of strawberry, maple, chocolate. lemon, pineapple, and mint, and colored to match . . .

bees, cowe have made no Improve- ment ln the flavor or color of milk for at leeut. the laet til-odd years to our certain knowledge. People have even been put to the moorivenlence of adding chocolate vanilla, etc., to ft. I! as small e creature ea e bee can produce mint honeyln a eiriertuliadeiifgreen. ii ought to be a ctnflifof u. big hulking ealmel like , e coir turnout mllk In some really- tractlve abode lllre ehertsdilee, end flavored. of course. cliarleeiioe. Please don't onlsimoeretenit us. some of our but friends ere- g

end we like milk-latte pluou, lut there la uuclue ttilng ee peg-rare, and we just

it "e.‘

In etrlklng contrast with these ‘

. PUBLIC FORUM

t Tblu column la open In I the dlecullon by corra-

_ c s 0| n Interest. The Charlottetown Guardian doee not moir- lly end the opinion oi i roepandelab

- BLUBHJIY PIE AND EUCLID

Shy-For a good many past ‘years it. has been customary for those eaucotloiilsts who decry the value of geometry for the average home- lovlng school-girl, no ask quite de- finitely. What. has ll’. all to do with making a. good apple pie? And truly up to quite recent date ti. ald seem as though no answer 6011M be Riven to the above ques- tion by the dmfenders other than a bare bleak ‘nothing!’

Let us eat, let. us drink, and be

merry.

For tomorrow perchancc we may

d1

e. And WhBl-‘hu old mclld 1n

comm

W-l-t-ti making e good apple pie?

Such, In effect, was the slogan of teachers and school-girls who advocated the ubollshment of gea- meLi-y in the common public schools. But now, however, 1t would seem as lf the situation has #1111111)’ chi-liked. 1n favor of the defenders, for ln the Educational Horizon of Aprll 10th there ap- pears the following dissertation on how to make geometry easy-I presume for girls.

In this dissertation the write: Helms that one of the main dini- cultles for a pupil ln proving a theorem or problem ls to clearly "IYWI-irehend the difference be- tween what ls given and what has w be Proved. and the writer li-hen susscsi-s i- hiippy device for en- iiblins the pupil to do this. The teacher asks the closs—mostly girls I presume-to suppose as followsz. "A neighbor has glven you a. poll of fresh blueberries. You have these blueberries and nothing else to make pie-filling. Your mother asks you no make pies. What kind wlll you make? Blueberry pies, of course. Well, ln this theorem. What have you to work with? 1r the P1111115 do not see the point, tell another story, etc, etc." Shades of Euclid, meet. Aunt. Jemima!

I am, Sir, etc, OLD ORTIIO DOXY.

norms none-non, mo.

Sh‘, — A few days ago I wrote on the "Butte: shortage" situation, taking exception to the semi. official reasons assigned for the scarcity — hoarding by the house- wlfe and over indulgence by the average consumer. I suggested. too. there were more deep-rooted causes precipitating restricted butter supplies them the rather doubtful ones ascribed, and the intention W85 to refer to at least. some of these ln my followlng letter. Before doing to I wigh p, mention ln passing that recent press issues contain a suggestion that. butter ra-tlonlng should again be 1111104116932 that the amount. now In storage in compel-lean with B Yea-l‘ ago ls so depleted that there ls bound to be a butter famine during the winter of 1948- 49 unless a surplus ls bull-l’, up it. the mean-time. at. the expense of normal consumption, for: the next few months. t

I wonder l! lit. ever occurred ha the person or- persons responsible for such a proposal that lihere miglht be a better way of avoiding a. butter famine. Why not do something tangible towards tzhc eiiwarugement of greater dairy production? Why not; be optlimlstlc about. the problem Instead of pessimistic continually? Producers of dairy products in this Province. as elsewhere ln Canada, wlll pro- duce butter and cheese ln abimil- ance If they are permitted to do so, amd show a reasonable margin of profit. on the transaction, but we cannot blame them for doing otherwise under prevailing con- dltlons.

One reason viitiy the volume of butter production ls down In Can- ada. and particularly l-n the Morltlime Provinces, and why ll: ls definitely heading for lower levels. ls the high cost-of pooduct- lon. with grain, mlll feeds and protein supplements (the mist necessary lngredlenta involved) 1r. the exorbitant price category. it. ls impossible for the dnlry farmer to remain in business excepting at. n loss: and this ‘he rightfully re- fuses to do.

The, Dcmlnion Government ls responsible for this sllauotlon. L-ast fall lt deliberately shlrlced lf-s responsibility. and hurled the sole and purchase of grain and other livestock feeds into the realm of speculation and under control of hungry epeculatori, The result was immediate and duiartrous eo far n9 livestock end livestock product- lon were concerned. The crown- tng Infamy against Canadian pro- duction of foods for hungry world needs was perpetrated when u needless increase of 21 percent. ln freight rates was autocrstloelly eon/allotted. notwithstanding a plea from seven of the nl-ne Provinces effected. to my proceedings temporarily until the case of these

ncee could be submitted for acme erntlon.

when I-Iltler we; appealed to l-i the name of the people of lilo own ooiuitry. to halt. the carnage that. vvae being sneaked upon‘ them nu e result of lila unholy deelro lot would domination. he refused. sev- lng t-het-lf Germany w nt dorm the whole of larrope d so down vvltti her. What on ambition. and I010!“- a cost. and whet an ulti- mate ending!

_'I'-he some eplrlt eooeure to predamlnete in the Parliament- of Canada today. ‘rho Cubdriet

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Echo poi-tenuous urinal We 111" to

say. Moments flak and e fe-vv men afl- ent ille. '

the pass. Thermo- pylac.

So lt was upon the P194118

or Abmlilflrll. and TrOY wee mired by rolno.

And fibre ‘grass sprung up. l0 10W