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“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakeet Isak.‘

MONDAY, NOVEMBER ll. 1968

llsing lllm As A Buffer

Mr. Donald Gordon, chairman of the Prices Board, hos written to the Montreal Gaz- ette in reply to a letter therein defending his action in making a series of public addresses on price control. Mr. Gordon declares that he is not speaking under instructions from the Gov- ernment, that the initiative in this matter was his own, that his talks do not "enter the field of' political controversy." He says his speeches are based on factual information and do not "advo- cate lines of policy." r

The trouble with this explanation and de- fence, says the Ottawa Journal, is that it does not cover all the ground. Mr. Gordon indeed goes far beyond a statement of what the Prices Board is aiming at in its controls and how the Board is operating. He draws a graphic picture of the situation and warns us that if certain con- trols are not maintained certain highly unpleas- ant things will happen to us—-and thiit is ap- proaching very close to the line of policy if it does not actually cross over.

It is not suggested that Mr. Gordon is draw- ing unwarranted deductions, but the question is whether the defence of price control and rent control which he is making should not have been undertaken by a member of the Cabinet.

Control today is a highly controversial sub- ject, especially in the light of recent action in the United States, and there is a large body of opinion which would have Canada follow tho American example. Obviously it is important to the Government that its policy in maintaining controls in this country should be explained and defended. But the Government knows that most controls now are greatly disliked by very many poople—-the significance of the Republican slo- gan, "Had EnoughP”, in the U. S.- elections will not have been missed-and so there is no doubt that Mr. King and Mr. llsley welcomed with rousing cheers the initiative Mr. Gordon display- ed at a time so opportune for the Government. They were getting a rousing defence of certain Government policies not now taa popular, and that without any member of the Cabinet being obliged to assume any personal responsibility.

Newspaper Support

In deciding to accept advertising for his New York tabloid PM, Marshall Field, who has been footing the deficit, makes this significant observation: "I cannot but help feeling that there is more potential danger to PM's inde- pendence in the fact that its existence so large- ly depends on whether one man desires to sup- port it than could possibly arise from accepting support from the advertisers of the commun- ‘v.1 I

Most thoughtful open-minded people, says the Financial Post, will agree with that opinion. As the New York Times says, it needs amending in only one respect: It's only the readers who support a publication. Without them, it is of no value whatever to advertisers. ‘

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The llew Benevolence

ln an address accepting an honorary de- gree from the University of Aberdeen, Mr. Eric Linklater, the Scottish novelist, gave a word picture of life as it might be lived under what he ironically termed the "new benevolence," which will be recognized without difficulty as I super-socialist utopia. He said:

"Our children, brought into the world by the state's own obstetricians and nursed on cer- tified milk from cows approved by governmental inspectors, must be educated by state subsidy in state schools until directed by the‘ state into es- sential industry under the protection of govern- mental insurance against periods of unemploy- ment and the infection of disease, of which on application through the proper channels, they could be cured by an officer of the state medi- cal service. '

”The patient, happily recovered, and hav- ing signed his name on a great number of forms, would proceed on a publicly owned railway for a paid holiday in a communal camp in a na- tional park arid there, after listening to a stimu- lating lecture on the statistical analysis of state production, he would be introduced by a pro- perly trained welfare officer to a thoroughly vac- cinated and otherwise attractive young woman in the junior ranks of the civil service.

"They would decide to exchange an author- Ind’ number of bread units for a wedding cake, can ected to a recipe issued by the Ministry of Food, and having applied in triplicate for the necessary dockets with which to buy utility fur- niture for a house to be built under govern- mental contract, on a municipal estate, would settle down to live happily ever after with the bride's mother."

Voluntary Bontrel Proposal

A Saskatoon merchant has proposed that Vihon price controls are finally romovod, as they will bebefore long, they should institute a "lluntery system or resistance to inflation. In effect, whet be means is that they should agree to liaep- prises at the present margin of profit, especially In the cose of foods. Mr. Shelly‘s ob- perm is that of preventing prices skyrocketing esjhoy did in tlrefillnlted Stotesflfiencontrols wort removed.

Ire two points about this proposal, zmenchenge, tlret are worthy of mention.

course, comparatively few merchants who would deliboratelytake unfair advantage of the ru- moval of controls. And even if they would o little thought might lead them to believe that in the long run it would not be worth while. Never- theloss, along the line of distribution from pro- ducer to consumer there will be inevitably a weak link. It would require ullanimaug “ti” along that entire line to achieve the objective.

When price controls are finally removed there may be _o rapid_|ump in prices. If con. trols are retained until supplies are available to meet demand the jump if it occurs at all, will not be serious or last long. If’ the removal comes before supplies are sufficient, then,what happens will depend on the consumer. '

The other point to note in the proposal i; thrit it arms solely to prevent a skyrocketing of PIICGS. when controls are removed and not to establish a precedent for subsequent agreements on prices when the price level may be moving the other way. Such agreements would inter- fere with the freedom of competition and, if they operated against the public interest, would be subyect to scrutiny under the Combines Investi- gation Act. The test is that of serving public interest.

- EDITORIAL NOTES c.

War Savings Bonds are still going strong. i‘ ‘k t l‘

Just another week to run in the Summer- side by-election campaign. i‘ fi‘ I Q

The FOX Show, one of the big events of Ihg F11", opens today 3nd‘ will continue all week.

Themany friends of Sheriff F. .l. E. Wright, Sumnierside, regret to learn of his indisposition in Prince County Hospital.

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_ Boarding schools and boarding houses are being specially mulcted in the increased price of prunes, for that is more-or-less a staple de-

sert in such institutions. N‘

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' Nova Scotia Government is evidently bus- lly engaged "ploughing the sand" (to use a picturesque metaphor of Lord Rosebery) in re- spect to a Federal taxation agreement. Perspir- ing though profitless efforts. i i I W

The King Government has resorted to re- duction of married women's taxable income to persuade them to return ta their homes and thus make room for men and unmarried women No one, unless the married women affected and their husbands, slloulii kick against this.

It is cheaper to ship a carload of freight from Montreal to Vancouver, and then back to_ Edmonton than to ship the same carload direct from Montreal to Edmonton. This is caus- ed_by the railways’ desire to compete with freight rates by water through the Panama

Canal.

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Production of cheddar cheese moved sharply lower in October, amounting to l2,992,- O00 pounds compared with l7,673,000 a year ago, a drop of 26.5 per cent. The cumulative output for the first l0 months of this year was also lower, totalling 133,263,000 pounds against l74,39l,000, a decl-eose off 23.6 per cent. ‘

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"Kilroy" was World War ll's best-known G.l. No one ever saw him, no one ever caught up with him. But.whercver G.l.'s went, they found that Kilroy had preceded them, leaving his mark on privy and barracks walls. After Bikini it was found chalked on the battleship Pennsylvania. One of numerous G. l. theories about Kilroy: he was an AWOL infantryman, trying to let his commanding officer know where he was. But an A. A. F. sergeant, Francis .l. Kilroy of Everett, Mass., said not at all: a pal of his liad started it just as a gag and it caught on. .

Sir David Wificie, Scottish painter and etch- er, born this date ‘I785; acknowledged to be the most distinguished of British historical genre pointers; entered Royal Academy School, Edin- burgh, at the age of fourteen, and pursued a brilliant course. At the age of nineteen he ex- hibited his first important work, Pitlessie Fair, and this was followed at short intervals by Vil- lage Politicians, The Blind Fiddler, Rent Day, The Chelsea Pensioners, The Penny Wedding, etc. In later years his style changed, and he produced Sir Walter Scott and Family/Princess Doria, The Maid of Sar , , N poleon and Pius VII; on returnf-g from the oly Land in I840 he died on the journey, at the age of fifty- five, and was buried at sea off Gibraltar.

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WI received the foiiewing letter yesterday: "J. O. C. Campbell "Barrister, "Charlottetown "November l6, I946. - "The island Guardian Pub. Co., "Charlottetown, P. E. I. "Gentlemen:

"l have been instructed by the Honourable George H. Barbour to demand of you a retrac- tion and apology with respect to a libel pub- Iished by you in your Guardian newspaper on the 16th. instant.

"The libel is as follows:

‘Evidently the Han. Mr. Barbour, acting Pre- mier, believes charity begins at home, and so is providing Government tenants for his son's new promises on Euston St.’ -

"There can be no doubt of the actionable nature of these words, and I have Instructions to issue a writ against you out of the Supreme Court unless within the next three days, name- ly by Wednesday thoTOth instant, distraction and apology ls inserted by you In the some col- urnn and with the some prominence as that displayed by the libel itself.

"Your attention to this time stated will save you trouble and expense. - "Yours truly,

matter within the

_ difficulty of maintaining a vol- eatery qttem of price restraint. There era, of

".l. O. C. Campbell." Under the circumstances, we retract the allegation and apologise, _'

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

llotos By The Way

9|" B! "WI: sol! papns asses-ts 1° fitment of the people ploy golf, But don't they mean 10 percent °f m! sour-m —Q1I0beo Chronicle- Telegraph.

What u lot of us have forgotten ls that while It ls heroic to die for ands country In time of war. l’- il Jlllt no necessary to live for Ono's country 1n time of peace. — Woodstock Sentinel-Review.

Th8 fllllioln of t-ie Queen Elin- beth. Commodore sir James Blsset. sold: ‘She performed beautifully- Just like u. sewing machine." It was N’! Bllllfflllrlate tribute in the con- tennlal year of the sowing machine. —New York sun.

Hospital bailiff-Epic far more

1118811! than the corsstitictlon of theatrm stares and summer cottages. t should be second only

In Government priority re dwelling units and snoulrl he manned for "Ijmedlfllely along with these. Winnipeg Free Press.

_ Optimism Ls evidently a ca“. aion characteristic, as there are several IIIOIIEY-fflifilllg campaigns at present In full suing. not; count- in; a government bond drIve, the late instalment of municipal taxes, the 00st of coal, storm windows, and appnoacnin; Christmas. Con- sidering the Increasing cost of living the Bank of Canada ought Io Issue n rubber dollar, and make every- fihtng possible. --'l'-)ront.o Globe and Mail.

A timber of reasons were sent In why girls wear their pantlegs rolled to half-mast. Some sold that It vrus cooler. some said that the Dani-s didn't flap arounc the ankles that way, and some said that they didn't get dirty. However. we think the most logical reason was given ayhen e. pert young thing told us that pantlegs were being worn thgt way this season because It was the fashion. Darn it. she managed to drink at least four ookes -Nanton (Alberto) News.

A dangerous word tr creeping hack into popular speech. It. should be banished to Devil's Island. If we are not very careful It. will land us all In n pack of trouble. The word is “inevitable” You hear it from breakfast. to bedtime. Too frequently anrl loosely in the past It has appeared oven in these columns. Inflation Is considered "in- evitable". “Socialism Is “inevitable? A United Nations breakdown is "inevitable". Worst of n11, was Is "inevitable". This. in plain language ls defeatlsm, It. is also balderdash. -Reglna Leader-Post.

Montreal's criminal courts can be harsh yet just when the ctr- cumstances warrant It. Life sent- ences Imposed by Mr. Justice

show that he means busines. These sentences should have a salutary effect an criminal operations In Montreal which had a marked re- rtuctlon In serious crime after fcur men were hanged for the one mur- r'er some years ago. —Brockvtlle Recorder and Times.

Anseaican girls are going to de- glamorlne in 1947 and makeup ts going to be toned tic-rm to sweet simplicity. says a speaker at a cos- motologlsts’ convention in Chic- ago. The gals are going to have to start learning to paint their faces ell over again, she says. Maybe so. But. while the faces may be different they are going to be the same old gals. The. makeup and the technique may ‘chantifi. but. we'll bet our favorite pocket comb that

Cyprus: New

Opportunity manor: -- (By an.) - Cy-

Dflls a untt of the ltlsh Empire that has not beer; In the news for l lone time is being offered mu °l>l>0rtunItles to loin in the general Pffltrcestve movement y w- lillcfii. economic and social -now aetlr from one end at the Empire to the other. on October zsni. the new Secretary of Stair for the Colonies. Mr. Cirech Jones. made the following prepared statement °°V¢fifl8 all aspects of the Island's future.

“RM. Government. recently hm under review the question of their future policy In regard to Cyprus with a view to seeking opportunities to establish a more liberal and progressive regime In the internal affairs of the island. Wlth this ob- lect I propose to Invite the Gov- erfwr. Sir Charles Waotiey. who is In full accord urlth this policy to call together a Consultative As- sembly drown frcm representative elements In toe iffarid to consider framing proposals for a constitu- tional reform, il!Cl'.rdlng the re-es- tablishment of a. Central Legis- lature. It is hoped that the result will be the creation of a Oouncll which will bring representatives of the Cypriot people into full con- sultation with the Government In the conduct cf IL-eiy local affairs.

"HM. Government are also de- tennlned to press on with vigour the programme of economic de- vclopmem and social welfare suc- cessfully initiated during recent years. I have helae me a system- atic and detailed plan of develop- ment covering the next ten years. The plan deals with every aspect of the Island's lite and economy — agriculture, irrigation. forests. medical and education services. the expansion of ports, provision of tourist facilities and so on."

Mr Creech Jones also announ- ced the repeal of laws controlling certain aspects of the election of a new Archbishop which I‘- is hoped will enable the Church of Cyprus to fill thls long-standing vacancy. Finally he sold the time had come to permit, the return of persons deported for their part. tn the dis- turbances of 1931.

"HM. Government. eiunestly hope that these measures will Inaugur- ate a new and happier era In re- lations between this country and Ihe people of Cyprus and that they will now WIYIIG-heflflledly 10111 in the task of developing the Is- land's resources and bettering their own conditions."

Cyprus, with a mixed popula- lion. mainly Greek and Turkish. was peacefully transferred to Brit- ish gdmlrilstruiioi) by Turkey near- ly '10 years ago u: the time of the last Russo-Turkish war. For 50 years it enlwfid iiflfilally P9P"- sentative Institutions but these had to be suspended as a result of riots 15 years ago.

The fact that Britain Is now long-term de-

Lazure on a mun found guilty of helping l0 ilfliimc” _ I manslaughter amt on two others Vewpmelll- “me gwmh tfflzgilgxi convicted of attempted murder ODPBTWHIIY T61‘ "n"

growth shows thus CYPTIIS l5 "- gardea In Loiuton wtih as much interest as any other PB" 0i ‘he Empire.

Lord Winster, until recently Uti- lted Kingdom Minute: of Civil Aviation. was recently unpainted W succeed Sir Chart-s Ivoolley as Governor.

Best of All Controllers (Hamilton Spectator)

Today you am buy sirloin steak

In New York for the some price as

you pay In Canada. That's news. But this news isn't as spectacular

as the first sky-rocketing c-f Ameri-

can meat prices when O. P. A, ceil- ings went off some days ago. Then

naurnva norms or rim anon:

(From the Chinese. 2nd Century B. C.) _

‘Iibey fawht south of the Castle. They died north of the well.

They died In the moors and were not buried.

Their flesh was the food of crows. .‘Te1l the crows we are not afraid; We have died 1n the moors and cannot be buried.

Crows, haw can our bodies escape you?"

TIhe waters flowed deep

And the rushes tn the pool were dark.-

The riders fought and were slain: Their horses wander netghtng.

By the bridge there was a Ihouse. Was It south. was It north?

The harvest was never gathered. How ear. we give you your offerings? You served your Prince faithfully. Though all In vain

I think of you, faithful soldiers; Your service shall not be forgone. i. For In the morning you went out to

at!

And at night you did not return. —Translated by Arthur Waley.

Old iCliarlottetow-n l (And our.)

THE CRiIJKET CLUB

The old Chazlattetown Cricket Club was organized at. a meeting held at Masonic Hull, April 9, 1850, with Charles Stewart, Esq. presid- ing. The following officers were elected: Hon. William Sivubcy. Dre- slderit" James D. Hazard Esq, vice presthit. Committee: C Stewart, J. Hensley, A. llcazley, Wm. Hodg- son.

The following gentlemen then en- rolled their names as members of the Club: Charles Palmer. James D Haszaxd, H B. Swabey. Charles Stewart, Joseph Hensley. Alexand- er Beazelcy, W C Hcdgsoii, W

Macintosh, Thomas Sivobey. A. lane. Sin, D. (TM. Reddln. Ben- jamin DesBrisay, George DeBlals, Michael Bcusewy, Wm Pethlck, H. 1-‘. Jarvis, A. H Yates. Morison Jarvis, A. Sims, Donald Mclsaoc. . C. McDonald. W. T. Long- uorih, I-LW. Iobban. T H Havi- land, N Rankin, Stuart Tremaine. Francis Imigworfh, Jcihu Ings.

- strikes these days. A simpler way of saying It Is that no one-not even the Govcrnmcnt- can make pea-pie pay more for a thing than they are willing to pay. And what people are willing to pay for any commodity ls the greatest price

flclal statistics they can muster.

Some of the “smurt-money" bays have already had their fingers burned in the States, as they de- served to have, by hoarding Toltun cloth in hopes of much higher

gest cotton plunge In a quarter of

great deal of cheap cloth to house- wives, so the experts predict. The smart operators had waited too long, and now they have to let the hoard flood out before they face even worse losses.

Who pulled that one nth-Govern. merit? No-t at all. John Smith, con- sumer. and his host spiritual regu- lator. the law of supply and de- miind. \

Of course. we are not ready for

prices, What happened? The blg-=

control force on earth, more effec- tlve than fen thousand government, clerks with all the geysers n-f of-i

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WIIYIIIATYOII Flllll A JOB. MOM?

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HEN u bereaved family Is left without Income, someone must find the means of paying for food, ciothlnq and shelter. Often this responsibility falls on‘ shoulders quite untitled to carry It. '

Life Insurance Is ci sure answer to the problem of providing a continuance of Income. It enables c bread- wlnner to provide out of his current earnings for q guaranteed monthly income to replace those earn- inqs in case of need. If he lives long, the same LII; Insurance will provide cm Income for his retirlnq years.