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PAGE FOUR rmmmw Wn””,,W,g,N,,um W MW T H E G U A R D I N Idom into the child's empty mind. The

method is much subtler and much more

. roundabout. The gardener has to plant his

Authorised In Second Gil" ill" PM 0"!" seed at the proper time and under good con-

. ””P'""""i' ”"'"- ditions so as to encourage the plant to

7'” "”""' ”""'""' ""'"'”"' 0" grow to maturity of its own accord. He

President and Aeeoolate Editor, Ian A. Burnett. Associate Editor. Frank Walker.

may water the ground just as a teacher tries to make facts more easily absorbed by using interesting methods. But whatever the teacher does it is the child who has to do the absorbing and digesting, the under-

CIRCULATION "Covers Prince Edward Island like the dew"

f'The Strongest Memory is Weaker Then the Weakest Ink".

Eii7i'REo'r"rii-;'rowiv, SATUIIDAY, FEB. 23.16.-.-T "Three Wise Men"

When the cost of rearmament, began first to affect seriously the economy of the countries of western Europe in the late summer of last year, the problem of what to do about it fell squarely into the lap of NATO's Financial and Economic Board. When the task of assessing the relative contribution of each of the NATO countries was referred to three men from the three "Big Powers" in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, there was more than a mur- mur of discontent from governments of the less powerful members of the NATO part- iiership.

The three men to whom was accorded the task of considering what each coun- tryis contribution to the common purpose of defence and rearmament should be were '

Averell Harrimari, former United States The horean armistice talks drag on, but Ambassador to Moscow, Jean Monnet. al'Cll-tit is better to have them continued at this itect of the post-war reconstruction of ltime than for the United Nations to find Franceis Shattered eC0n0m.V. and Sir lid-,tliat iii-considered concessions left a fester- ward Plowden, high in Britain's economieiing safe in international relations. affairs of state. It was this trio of econ-i '' " it omic wizards. il'l'eV8l'enilY dubbed "1110, Our trains may not always reach their Three Wise Men". Who ”SUggeSi9d" iilaiidestination in time these stormy days, but Canada Wasn't quite Pulling her Weigiiiiat all events they can return to their economically in NATO and DYOPOSCG iilaiistarting point without necessitating pass- the taxpayers Of this COUMFY Chili in Wi'ii:engers being niarooned over-night as in an extra 5200 million in 1952'53- other parts of Canada and the U.S. Finance Ministei" Abbott's answer to. .

this proposal when he Wis 1” Pans m DC i The dullness of business the last few

. - -- - r ' ti -; Ycmbcfr iitaza tg:meTll: :,1etvf1(,:i!sCiIx1;I)cn h.;).,,.1L,,da3's shows how much we depend upon "lg mm cf) k with the proposal that inglcars and trucks to keep the wheels of pro- since come ac C d should mvide the grass turning. Even in sport the inter- Stea.d of dollars amilil - p lateriayg ruption is felt, as shown by the non-at- equwalgnt of :5-200tmltE?Sn1::el:i:n:,posa1 ttendance of some competitors at the Forum inttmiia:el:'eafEiii0?aV(i)a)'ei's who eve i witlliiand Curling rink or u a - . alarm the still rising cost-of-living 'indcx.l . a firmer and even more positive ”No' than, before. - . Some observers profess in S09 111 tawa's stand regarding the lJl'0P053i5 0

ifor himself."

EDITORIAL NOTES Tomorrow, Quinquagesima, St. Mat- thias.

A convalescent home has been a long- felt want liere-for patients sufficiently re- covered to leave hospital but not sufficient- ly to be taken to their own homes.

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In Civil Defence parlance A.B.C. war- fare refers to the atomic, bacteriological and chemical strife and not. as one might expect, to arrows. bows and clubs.

I! O D

This is the proper time of year for planning highway construction. There is little danger that details such as the effect of drifting snow would receive less than

their due attention.

En route for Canada on tourist busi- ness. Mr. J. G. Bridges. Director General Otylof the British Travel and Holidays As- ffsociation, left London. Feb. 3, on a tour

. ,.g , , f ff-.-. liof Australia, New Zealand and Canada. He the Three Vim Men a levelsal O 0 Ma expects to be in Vancouver March 2-5, re-

ICanadian policy . towards NATO. .Th0.Y t g , i B” . V, Montre I point to this country's leading T019 1" iiicl ummg O N mm. H? . a

- V ' i th ' 1-. launching of NATO and ask la e1 no 1 Dr. Black's story of the career of Rob-

- ' dl Gov- ulantly thizgvnltntljvtzgt gtnamcigi, ligect 8 ert Alder McLeod. Prince Edward Island- ernmen -

- . . ("soldier of misfortune", which commenced proposal F”?-liseghisge the economic mpcliiin our .Vesterdayis issue. will be concluded 0f NATOS lig t. n Simple Canada at.Monday. It is one of unusual interest, th The :3: :;:elohas no raw imaterial W... especially to friends and relatives of the,

e pres i - 1 . . . . . muses of which to dispose by way of gift family in this Piovince. I even to its NATO partners. Of foodstui'fs,; even if these things could be put on fl mu-. tual aid programme, there is undei iatl.ei than over production. Butter and bacon

O O C

John Keats, English poet, died this date 1821. -Encouraged at first by Leigh Hunt . and Shelley and practically no one else, be are not produccdiin sufficient quantities topublished a number of poems” He truly meet the dcman s of the domestic lllalll(Ct.:Shid' .1 think I sham be among the Eng, Eggs are not su ficienlly Piciiiiiui to malic lish poets after my death." His poetry is foreign markets look attractive. Deslllw as great in intellect as in fantasy and his the bumper wheat crop of last lsummcixiodes an, ,,m.xCc”edg there is little likelihood of there elm: Rn;

exp(liflItab1)('ief'Ltllllll)Cllll:.ihal1 the lack of availablei The Si- 30'-W5 Ewiiiiig Telegram ex" ore i

y . , i g ( . ,- f 7. raw mamiial SUFPWS ;," :l;?:;S;f,X,,e,,”,,y.,1i".S;:533232.? .i.”S2I.,GZI”ii2.Tlif”.?SZ." ..?.i?2. hOwever' 1.5 the fact tda ends in the nnallthrcat of withholding funds for a proposed the Ca."ad"”' echctnomy ue.p.g exiports of rawistadium. Ncwfoundlandcrs seemingly re. analys.l5' "pent is CPU; Slut and the l'n. spond no more gladly to threats than do ::;;e;':lI:di:miheTI:1Zlfmpoglafif the --Th;-ccitheir fellow Canadians here or in other

Wise Men" that Canada abandon a 1'cadYip””'i"Ces' . market M ”.w mamriaft 2: ;2;,,,if,';”?.f Brigadier w. w. Reid, D.S.O., is to he states for .wh-lchf r:,ao3:.m:f 1-ea,-mament bv congratulated on being awarded the Silver (II. s' do”a.l.s' ,1" Ida seriously affect 5. b;.i.lAcoi'n of the Boy Scouts for his invaluable igiveaway Mm - H n which hag oniyzservices in connection with the Movement "cc of payments slftfl-laiegu favorable to1hcre. llis is the second such award. the recently hliebamentsiil To frlale its current-yionly other being that given to the Hon. mable t is cou nae. iG. D. DcBlois when he was lieutenant-gov- Emmi exchgige :39” 16,. NA-1-07 By alliernor and donated 'a'public camping ground

eans Indlscriminate largesse in reslict"-t for SC"”is' m - '

, " l ? Th htful Caiia- . odjfgnosur llilwn0rl21a("lfllClSailS()n thgugwisdom of, Qualifications required for nursing now- W .

Finance Minister Abbott's unequivocal aduys are so comparatively high that a

"No." ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, W liccntral nursing school would prove a de-

.cidcd asset to the profession. Local va- The Educational Process

cancics for trainees in hospitals in the ,course of a year may not be very ex- Effoifts at mass production in cdiicatioii'i””siVC,' ,but such 3 scihooi muldiprisndcnoir are always doomed N m'"1'e ”"”-Zf;'Z.i'..'.'L'.T3S '3E.i.”ii”3.'?.Tii"5f..."u. E71355 is nothing whatever akin to mechanical dr- , . - - pitais used to have illf'lI' staffs largely re velopment in the educational process. Itlmmod from P E I is a biological growth. Wise teachers have ' ' I reallzedthls since Socrates' day. The old ' truth was well summed up in a recent lid", Getting rid of the accumulated snow is dress by .P'9'e"”r N' V- SCENE. D08" Oiitlie next job for public works departments Education at the Upiversity of Manitoiiajin town and country. Dumping it over who conclederf as follows: 'the wiiarves is a comparatively simple "Because children. are animals and U0-,tliougii expensive matter in the city. but cause their minds are living and Bmwillmjis entirely another question where country ads are Veelccrncd: hgveveff difficulties that of I gardener. The teacher me made to be overcome, and we have the

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THE GUARDIAN.

.bieius'I1:em Maser announces council will strictlg limitoiiocus

, sessions--oourtcil"mee'b? tug-:3 2i.lwa.gs I C "

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PUBLIC FORUM

This column is open to the discussion by rrespomlentl of questions of interest. The Guardian does not necessar- ily endorse the opinion of correspondents.

SEEKING THE BEST

Sir.-I came here from South-. ern Ontario four years ago and was greatly disappoin-ted in Van- couver island climate and cvei-ything. It is not as pretty as the travel folders make out. it. certainly isn't. as good a coun- try as Southern Ontario. Whilcl I have been here the tempera- tuic has dropped to zero. It. is only recently that. I have got to like the place in the least. Vic- Loria. B.C...is a very charming city.

I subscribed to The Guardian in gel. to know what P.E.f. was like. Oilp thing that runs con-' sistently through the information that I gleaned: P.E.l. is pretty in summer. i

All our family have thorough-l ly enjoyed reading The Guardian,' and we look forward to visiting your island.

I am. Sir. etc. , DAVID R. BEDDOW Cheniainus. B.C.

5,9 an Q-.ae-9-seq,-wage Old Charlottetown (And r. ii. I. )

ASSENT REFUSED

Reference was made recently in this column to the passing of an Act. of the Legislature in 1844 for the -raising of a fund for the en- couragement of agriculture. to be expended in the erection of lime kilns and the burning of lime. The Act imposed a tax for this pur- pose of one farlhlng per acre upon all cultivated land in the several Townships and Royalties of the Island. and one halfpenny per acre on all uncultivated or wildernem lands. This enactment was nulli- fled by the Imperial Government. for reasons given in a letter of Lord Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies, to Lieutenant Governor Huntley. The letter is dated lath September, 1844. and shows the influence exerted by absentee proprietors. just a few years before responsible govem- ment. was achieved.

"I have received two memorials objecting to' the confirmation of this enactment. one from Mr Coopcr. of Prince Edward Island. the other from Viscount Melville and other proprietors of land in that Island. resident in this coun- try," wrote Lord Stanley from Downing street.

"Mr Cooper. in his memorial. alleges that the effect of this law will be to impose an additional tax upon the tenant. without affording to him any adequate benefit in return.

"Lord Melville And the other proprietore allege in their memor- ial, that the greater portion of the land in Prince Edward Island con- sists either of barren wastes. or of land situate at such a distance from any harbour or other place where limestone could be landed. as not to be within the reach of nrofitlng by the measure: and that

tax these lands for the sole benent of the remainder. would he partial and unjust. They further contend. that the discrimination which the Act makes between cul- tivated and uncultivated lands, by the imposition of a double assess- ment on the latter. ll liable to the same obleclion.

"Without pronouncing en opin- ion on the validity of these objec- tions. it appears to me that the procuring and burning of lime in not a fit subject to be provided for by the imposition of a public tax: and that any enactment which might be peeled for this purpose. however carefully framed. could not operate otherwise than perti- ally and unjustly. For these reas-

jtllt cell or another to make thczright men in charge, provided they liavp " i He cannot just pump wis-i the necessary equipment.

Va.-ICITIZ-EN 0,

CHARLOTTETOXVN .

The Makings Of A ”Hc':l;ilT)' Gai1-gi'.'-

I Cillllltli cuiuiiis

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x Notes By

The Canadian Forestry Associa-

tion announces that in the past. year 94,000 persons have received instruction in conservation. If this helps prevent even one unneces- sary forest fire in 1952, the educa- tional effort will have been well worth while, --Ottawa Citizen. The Supreme Soviet, Russia's "parliament." is scheduled to meet. on March 5. However, there aren't: likely to be any votes of censure of Joe Stalin or the Kremlin gang. unless someones looking for a one-way ticket to the salt mines. Cornwall standard-Freeholder.

some little news Items are edi- torials by themselves. As for in- stance when Trafflc inspector Em- erson Mitchell observed that Fri- day nlght was the "quietest Fri- day night we've had in years." It was due to the King's funeriil "and the fact liquor outlets were closed all day." There's really no need for comment. Everyone who read that news item could draw his own conclusions - and there was only one conclusion to be drawn. -- Windsor Daily Star.

How many Albertans have visit- cd Alberta's dinosaur graveyard in the 500-foot Red Deer Valley near Drumheller? How many South Albertans have visited Writing-on-Stone in the Milk River Valley east of the town of Milk River? How many Leth- bridge people have visited the site or old Fort whoop-up, cradle of civilization-if one could call it that-in this part of the West? You've all heard the old saying: "Familiarity breeds contempt." That is. we're not much interested in what's under our noses, but. we would drive a thousand miles to see Grand Canyon or the great Sequoia trees. We should be in- terested in what we have here in Alberta, those ties with the past. which unfold to us something of our geography. our prehistoric timee.-- Lcthbridse Herald.

M H Hiizn of the times, Cana- dian currency is not only being ac- cepted in New York often at; par, but there are signs proclaiming "We want your Canadian money” in stores and hotels. For incom- ing travellers, Manhattan's "pol- ite" taxi drivers now even take a Canadian 82 bill without the fishy-eyed stare reserved for in- flated Chinese Nationalist and Confederate money. Similar re. Ports have been received from Buffalo, N. Y., the Canadian shop- ping centre, where the sudden desire for Canadian money since it was, freed from exchange con- trols liaa been proclaimed on store window stickers. Toronto Fl- nanciai Pout.

Sometimes a camera eye can be more persuasive than the email voice of conscience. if e philos- opher were to wrestle with that idea. he might conclude it's one o.' the things that's wrong with the world. The case in point is

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The Ago-Old Story

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Aml when it was day. be ile- parted and went into a desert place: and the people sought him. and cums unto him. and prayed him. that he should not depart from them. And he said unto them. 1 must: preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore em I sent. . . . And It came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every elty and village. preaching nml eliewlnx the glad Ildlnn of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him. And certain women, which had been healed of evil splrite and Inflrinltleii, Mary celled Magell- lcnr. out of whom went seven devils. and Joanna the wife of China llorod'e steward. and Silo- aniil. Iiml mtuiy others. which

one Her Dlalesty will not be lid- vised to coiinrni the Act."

ministered unto iii... of their sub- stance I ,

The Way”!

provided by patrons of a commut- er station newetand in New York State. It was opened on I. self- serve honor system, but the deal- er found his cash intake was run- ning about 32.50 a day short. so he set up a camera at is conven- ient spot, and snapped pictures of commuters short-changing him. As a result of his threat to display the pictures. the daily deficits die- iipprared. Honesty returned to the honor system. The feeling take: hold, however, that this is honesty under duress, at least for a num- ber of the commuters. It lacks spontaneity and doesn't seem quite genuine, The chlselers eimp- ly are afraid of being exposed. To return to our original thesis, a philosopher might say this re- flects the world's basic ailment.- Windsor Daily Star.

' The Shadow Of Controversy

(Montreal Gazette)

Some of the difficulties in having it Canadian ln Rldeau I-lali are al- rr-ady being forecast. A new session of the Canadian Parliament will soon open. Among the matters that would normally come up for debate are the specific recommen- dations of the Massey Report.

But. it will not be easy to have a debate. which may become spir- ited, about recommendations made by one who is now the Governor- General. The Crown and its rep- resentatives have, by all soundness of tradition, been completely sepa- rated from debatable domestic is- sues. '

An Ottapa despatch of The Can- adlaii Press. dated February 14 sug- gests that the Government meytry to avoid introducing any of the more debatable recommendations of the Massey Renort in order to protect. the new Governor-General from controversy.

The despatch reads: "observers say they don't expect inuch legisla- tion to result this session from the report last year of the Royal Com- mission which spent two years studying Canada's cultural devel- opment.

"Rt. Hon. Vincent Maeeey. now in become Canada's first native Governor-General. headed that commission. and they suggest the Government is unlikely to take any step. such as introducing contro- veralal legislation based on that report. which might touch off even an indirect attack on the new Gov- eriior-General."

It is true that at the time when Mr. Massey was appointed to Rid- eau Hell "Government officials" were reported as saying that de- bate on the Massey Report would- go on without any suspension or nusiponement. These officials two points. After all. they eel . it is not really the "Massey Report", except in popular parlance. It is the report of the "Royal F ' aion on Development of the Arts, Letters and Sciences."

Iind secondlv. Mr. Ma.sey's tip- pointment to Rldeau Hell is. in it- self. no barrier to ii free discussion of the report. The Canadian Par- liament should feel as free to de- bate the report, as they would to debate say. the wartime deepelch- es of Viscount Alexander.

Yet the fact is that the Massey Report, unlike Viscount Alexendei-'s wartime despalchee. was written by a commission headed by Mr. Massey. under the appoint i of the present Liberal Ooverriuienl.

Moreover. the recommendations of that report concern Canada's future domestic policies. The Om edisn Parliament will have to de- bate , and pan Judgment upon them. But the Canadian Pulle- ment scarcely had to debate and approve the wartime despatches of Viicount Alexander.

It is unlikely in prove easy to involve the vice-revel office in do- mestic issues and yet detach it from lbeni.,lut that. after all. was the fundamental difficulty of appolntti-is ii Oeasdien to that very office for which a eouiplele detachment from domestic entro-

ver.-lei l-rs always been a primary qualifies-.2icr . t

yFEBRUARY 23. 1952 .

Soldier Of

McLeod returned to Baltimore in August. 1865. and after examining various college catalogues, noon selected Harvard as the best Am- erlcan college because. as he said, it was the most expensive and the hardest to get into. "After a month's hard study by myself at home." he explains, "I passed the September examination successful- ly. Failure to enter would have dlaconcei-ted me. as I had borrowed twenty dollars to come on with, but had not secured means to re- turn.

"I began without any means whatever to meet the expenses of the college course. but this hind- rance has been entirely removed by advances kindly made by friends, by the scholarship which has been granted me yearly. by prize money from the college, and by fees received for private tuition. I have never been absent during my college course."

During his first three years hr received four first prizes. two sec- ond prizes. and a "detur". lie spoke at a Junior Exhibition. 5 Senior Exhibition, and at C- mmencement. He also received other marks of distinction-being chosen editor. orator, president, vice-president, etc.-and wrote occasionally for newspapers and literary papers. on Iraduation he was appointed to the Harris Fellowship for 1869-70 and the following year entered the Law School.

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An illustration of the i'ciiiiirkable impression young McLeod created even as a college freshman is seen in an interesting passage written over forty years later by Andrew D. White in his Autobiography. Dr. White. partial founder and meal- dent of Cornell University, United Stats Minister to Russia, and Ambassador to Gennany. describes the first time he met Judge Rock- wood Hoar. afterwards Attorney- General of the United States.