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THE CHARLOTTE

TOWN GUARDIAN

a ICH 4 1941

l'ilE llliAllLllTTETilWll GUARDIAN

Morning Dally (Founded in lllll Authorised as Second Claos Mail. Post Oilico Department, Ottawa.

President. Ian A. Burnett; Vice-President, Wm. B. Burnett; Sccya-Trean, G. M. Burnett: Editor and

Managing Director, J. B. Burnett; Aosoclato Editor, .

Frank

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink."

TUESDAY, MARCH I, 1947

Post Office Affairs

ln the course of a discussion in the House of Commons last week, an pay for rural mail carriers, it was shown that 4,000 were get- ting a bonus, 3,000 were not eligible because they made contracts this ycar and 7,000 were eligible but received no bonus. There was strong protest by the Progressive Conservative M. P.‘s against the system whereby a bonus or no bonus for a carrier was left to the discretion of the Postmaster-General. it remained for John Diefenboker to comment that if this were elec- tion year, there would be a lot of playing around with contracts by the Minister. Quite true, the ruling Liberal hierarchy never misses an election bet and l4,000 mail carriers would not be considered small potatoes. The Opposi- tion urged some standard of bonuses, either on the basis of mileage or number of boxes served. General Pearkes suggested a point system on which wages could be graded. Min- ister Bertrand shied away from submitting a complete return on account of the clerical work involved.

lt will probably be news to many that the Post Office Department of Canada had a sur- plus of $ll,000,000 last year. Tommy Church, Toronto, painted out that tho postal system of Canada only carried half the load its counter- part did in Britain and that the surplus should be used to improve the conditions for the work- ing force.

lt will be remembered that some months ago,-thero was direct promise of the return of three cent postage. The promise has not been implemented, and yet the Department declares a dividend of eleven million. lt is most likely that the announcement of tho return to three cent postage awaits the eve of tho next general election.

Currant Education Fads

Current education fads make it "impos- sibie to combine an interest in Hawthorne and in hydraulics or in Adam Bede and in the atom," Mr. D. S. S. Mackenzie, associate editor of The Gazette, told the St. James Literary Society, Montreal. Current enthusiasm for mechanics made for the disparagement of "things of the past and things of the spirit," he added. Speaking on Education in the Modern World, Mr. Mackenzie maintained that there was no difference, from the spiritual or moral point of view, in the problems of antiquity and those of today. "Physically and materially, yes", said Mr. Mackenzie, "but human nature changes little and that imperceptibly. Morally the world today is not much in advance of the anci- ent past. . . Essentially the problems of mod- ernity are those of antiquity, insofar as they concern human kind."

Modernity was "not only a question of _dutc but also of outlook," Mr. Mackenzie pointed out. "Our characteristic modern social and pol- itical problems agitatcd the city stqtes of Greece as well as the philosophers of the Middle Ages,

Education for the modern world Mr. Mac- kenzie saw as "preparation not oiily to meet the contemporary questions that arrse from the‘ complexities of our current civilization, but giso those basic to the relationship of man to man which have endured since creation and give promise to continue to the world's destruction. lt is clear, unfortunately," he added, "that mod- ern education has uniquely foiled to grasp this simple fact."

Real problem of modem education Mr. Moc- kenzie sow as humanizing man, "to _show him the spiritual ideals without which neither hap- piness nor success are genuine or permanent; to produce beings who will know not only_ how to split atoms but how to use their powers for good. Such knowledge is riot to be gained from that form of education so unhappily_ popular today because it is described as practical.

Encouragement of technical Ieducution i0 the exclusion of the humanities has reduced mankind to the sorry pass where he has nothing upon which to fix his affection save the atom bomb and the cinema star, the airplane and the comic strip," Mr. Mackenzie declared.

Shakespeare In "Ilia iIrIsls

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John Drake, of Kidderminster, is one of those who thinks William Shakespeare "as always . . covers the thoughts of all men of all opinions on all occasions." I

So he thumbcd through the_ Bard of Avons works and put some up-to-the-minute quotations in a letter to the Spectatar—-quotations relating to Britain's post-war difficulties:

On the effect af the weather, aveimoist during I946: _ _

"What dreadful noise of water in mine oars!"

Fuol Minister Shinwoll an a dead furnace in a country plagued by coal shortages: ,

"l know not whoio is that Promethean hoot

"That can thy light rolume."

On on application for a building license!

"Tho rost is silence."

0n a prophecy como true:

"Whon brswors mar thoir malt with wator;

"Then shall tho rsolm of Albion ~

"Como to groot confusion." lyocohioss tho Spoctator (and presumably Mr.

Walker. .

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Conservative, thors was ono on a

And, of course, one on support for nation- alization of industry: “Diseases desperate grown "By desperate appliance are relieved, "Or not at all." And finally, one on a mood of studied op- timism: "Things at the worst will cease, clirnb upward “To what they were before."

or else

— EDITORIAL NUTES -

National independen e does not naturally coniiote progress. Eire's population has declined to an all-time low of 2,953,45Z—-a drop of l4,- 968 in l0 years, preliminary census figures dis- closed. Emigration since i936 was l89,492.

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Patients at the Sussex D. V. A. Hospital will be moved en bloc to the Lancaster Has- pital in Saint John, in a few months‘ time, Mr. Walter S. Woods, Deputy Minister of Veterans’ Affairs, declared in Saint John. Only in very special cases where it is in the interest of the patient and where he may need some particular treatment will any of them be moved outside of New Brunswick," Mr. Woods added.

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e Charles Dibdin, English musician, drama- tist and song writer, born this date i745; wrote 30 plays and 1,400 songs, best remembered being Poor Jack and Tom Bowling. He also wrote of The Snug Little Island, quite appropriate to present conditions:

0, it's a snug little island! r

A right little, tight little island!

Search the globe round, none can be found

So happy as this little Island. ‘k

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All Army Cadet Corps with an enrolment of fewer than 20 will be disbanded by June 30, Defence Minister Claxton said in a return tabled in answer to a number of Progressive Conserva- tive queries about Codet plans. The minister said the 50,000-boy force, consisting of youths be- tween l4 and l8, would have a training year extending from April l to March 3l annually. Sponsors would be notified that training of boys not qualified as Cadets will cease to be the responsibility of the Defence Department after the end of June.

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Veterans Minister Mackenzie has given notice to the Commons of a motion for ap- pointment of a select House committee "to in- quire into and report upon control and disposi- tion of canteen funds accumulated during the war." The funds were those from profits aris- ing from army messes, canteens and other services operated by or for the benefit of army personnel as well as money derived by units through the sale of refuse and other monies re- ceived for the benefit of personnel of the Can- adian Army. The committee would recommend

legislation to cover its recommendations. i’ ‘A’ l‘ i‘

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The agitation for the restoration of the kilt as the appropriate uniform for Canadian Scot- tish regiments seems to have subsided. A writer in Ottawa-Citizen thus comments: "Across the Dominion today, apart from military units, more than l75,000 people own and often wear the kilt. The number of Highland dancers in Cun- ada exceeds 50,000 and, as for pipers and drummers, they are legion. Nevertheless ‘Loch- aber Na More’ wails across the barrack square. flock’ stands shivering in his 'troosers,‘ quaking with.a fear that his only future means of identi- fication as a Highland soldier will be his ‘liai- moral hat’ or 'cocked bonnet.’ He is a sad, sad Highland laddie as he thinks of the proud days when he was valiantly known as a ‘lady from hell.’ And in the deep recess of the Depart- ment of National Defence, someone is lurking fearful of the temper of ‘dirk’ and 'sgian dhu,’ if the unholy order to abolish the regimental kilt is ever promulgated."

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Premier Duplessis does not have much use for door-to-door distribution of certain kinds of publications, but he does appreciate the value of a free Press. Rising in the Quebec Legislative Assembly when the orders of the day were reached, Mr. Jacques Dumoulin, Lib- eral, Mantmorency, referred to an article in the Gazette from their staff correspondent, and read extracts from the article which dealt with delays in getting the legislative program of the session underway. The member had read sev- eral parographs, and claimed that the article had infringed the lib-cities of the House, when Premier Maurice L. Duplessis intervened. "ll is riot o question of privilege but of apprecia- tion," said the Premier. "The newspaper in the exercise of the liberty of the Press made cer- tain statements. The newspaper has a perfect right to say that the work of the session does not advance and that there are too many speeches. It is a matter of appreciation which has a right to its opinions."

R i I Q

According to an Ottawa correspondent, Mackenzie King's present illness is believed to have confirmed him in his intention to relinquish tho leadership of the Liberal party much earlier than many of his supporters had imagined. It is persistently reported that soon after the pres- ent ssion of Parliament a move will be made to organize a national Liberal convention, [to be held in tho fall, and for the urpose‘ of sel- ecting o successor to Mr. King. Those who pro- foss to bo intimate with the true inwardness of the Liberal Government and Liberal Party situ- ation insist that if there is to be a change of leadership this yoar it will be extremely diffi- cult to avoid a general election after the new Liberal chiof is chosen. At least three-of the ministers would probably be named as contest-- ants in tho leadership race, and there would bo ‘four unlsss Rt. Han. L. S. Si. Laurent, Secre- tary of Stats for External Affairs, decldes_ to rotiro from public life in the loll and return to his legal profession. The other thros would be Reconstruction Minister C. l). Hows, Agriculture Minister James Gardiner and Finance Minister Douglas Abbott. There aro some Liberals who would add to this list tho namo of Hon. Pool Martin, Minister of National Health and Wol-

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might be caused. resulting in a poo- stble lawsuit. For: the life of mo 1

The thin-g to watch on ‘notions

refram irom voilrig. Cu ivioy ts, 1940. Prune Minister Chamberlain had a majority of orriy 81 on a test. volt. with 130 supporiers of the gov-

two days later he resigned ln rav- our of Churchill. in December, 1944. 165 members abstained from voting when the Churchill government rc- celved a majority of £549 on a vote of confidence. It did better lri o. test. vote in February, 1945, but the elec- tions in the following July showed that the vole of December, 1944, had been a straw ln the wind. — Buffalo Courier-Earpiece.

A Frenchman with a liking for curious figures has been counting up the time that a man ordinarily devours t0 cozinmn occupations o! life. He finds that a mom of 70 usu- ally spenl. about 19 years working, 23 years In bed, nine years amus- ing himself or being amused, one year in chuxcih ,and two years shav- ing himself. This last. portion of time. he seems to consider as one of the great wastes of Life. But try- lng to lrrrsglrre what we'd look like if we all had beards. we are not. in- cllned to agree with him. Even if we dld all save time from shaving, iii-ere is not. any real guarantee that we would put that time w any bet- ter U5€.\Liiri€lpll1 Mercury.

0n the whole, 1047 lookalike a lcsa jittery. scrnmbly year — like a more settled and reasonable year. There ls some danger even that Americans will sip back into comfortable complacency. They are tempted to measure 1947b prospects loo much by fire quantify of goods promised ralhcr thnri by the quality of good- will required. Observers declare famine will still stalk aver many lands, while millions of refugees long pitifully for homes. Tillie year will not b: lacking in its cslb upon cdmpassion. But it should afford a calmer, quieter‘ opportunity for ap- plying Christianity and demmracy to the long-range adjustments which are stlll required for real peacemaklng at home and abroad. —Cl‘lr'lsllan Science Monitor.

Three hundred thousand country- worircn in Britain are to have a cal- lege of trlrelr owir endowed with money raised by themselves. They are nrsmbers of tho National Fedor- alion of Women‘; Institutes which has just purchased extensive pro- perty near Oxford to uhe renamed Derrman College. Dentnan College l; to bg a permanent centre for adult education. It iwill provide. at n. vcry law cost. specialized courses in all branches of Women's insti- tute work. Coursrs, though essen- tially practical. will have n theoret- ical sid: turd students of handi- crafts, agriculture, marketing. cook- ing and frult preservation will also enjoy lectures and discussions on books. music, painting. citizenship turd current affalrs.-UK Inform- uiizm Office.

It appears that Calgary hlgh school student; arc clilrer dcspcr- atciy poor, or else dwlfifliell’ urr- irilcrcslcd in the grant historical and literary. traditions of the E"!- lish-spcaklirg world. ‘lhcse are vlre only explanations no can fiszu for the failure of the great British pic- lure “llcirr-y V” to attract any klsd of audience from western Cuiredo Oi‘ Crescent lleightg lilgir scilfioli. Whcn the film version of mrakcs- peares play came l0 town. arrange- merits were made wlrcruoy Lsl-LCKS would be sold at a special role 193 CCIILS) to students at these two schools. But the response was meagre. At Western Canada, with a. student. body or 1.300. only 55 tickers were sold; iii Crcsaerrt ileigllis. with a student body of 900. only 37. Accordingly. vac-h of irlrc special showings . Zedulcd f0!‘ those two high SCJIOILS had lo be cancelled-Calgary Herald.

City children, reared in houms and opal-throats with {HOG-I'll cori- tral hcallirg, have mlszcd one uf ihc luxurlcs of n more prin-niiivc day. They do il0i. iravo tire joy of n hot iron or brlck in bcd on a cold night.

parlor baseburncr and the kitchen coal range for heat. bedrooms in whiter ivcrc places only for advcn- iuroug souls Feather beds arid heavy quills could dispel the worst of the body chill, but the feet remained a. problem. It could be solved only by lhe application of local palllaiives. these, in most homes. took tho form of n flat-Iron or a brick. One was healed on the back of the stave. or in the oven. for each 51mm. well in advance of bedtime. Then, each person trotted off to rest. car- rylrrg one of the devices. wraprped in thick folds of newspaper. whim he made o dash for the frigid reg- ion; ab0vB.—Wll'lflS0r B182‘.

Your readers may like to know of my unusual experience while ile- tening- to the BBC eight o'clock Music Hull. A lady of pleasing voice was surging a beautiful orlo. out. of Madam Butterfly when, during din- ner my glass tumbler.‘ half full. unfortunately only with writer. ex- ploded lnto a thousand pieces with g laud report; the fragments were scattered over my wife and self and the greater port of the room. I found by trial that. by taping ah- other glass of oknllor make and contents, the note given out was In the region of top E 0r 7- 9M 0i than flue doys serious domes!

cannot think who would be the d0- fondant. on sneer-mum problem

Tho glass tumblerwss thick and of tho " i" trin- - Philia

Hamel in the London Tint.

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- "MW." solo the rm William ‘i til:- iii-ii?» ‘layouts-an: Allen White. "k the any iihing you II "one"; 0| quflo" d "mm 1"" "11"" 1°11 l" Willino ‘l interst- The Charlottetown to give it to others." That applies :o and!“ d“. M; Mo...” to political ballot and to the econ- q‘ u, endow m. “unh- o, Omic franchise as well. The wool ' “m” aim“ .

hats and NIJPJCCKS who think lib- ‘I W

(my is ordained for whites only I § ought to give the matter fervent

midklttlom- St. Louis Poet-Dis- THE PIE-Mill AND UNIONS pa c .

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Sin-Up to this morning I had a little YQQPBC! for the Liberal Bov- ernmerrt here on 9.51. but after reading the speech that . Jones made at. the Legion hall, I soon lost that. His remarks about unions hene on P.E.I. showed that he does not know the first thing about o imlon. My dealings with‘ Mr, Jones have proved that true. He D111. a. sort of a labour act through two year ago but the Way he had lt. worded it was not iworth the paper it was written on. The reason was employees could Organize a unlcor. but when a ballot was taken 1o show the employer that it was the wish of the employees to have a union to protect theznselve; they would soon point out and ask for a Government man to come and take the vole. There beirrrg no Labour Min-isle!‘ herb‘. We were beat and Mr. Jonls knew it. He gave us an act but it was a fool's act and the working man was, as usual with Mr. Jones, the goat.

Last year a delegation vralied rm- the Government about the mailer. They promised they would change the Act. Ii was passed by ‘the House. After that. Mr. Jones again threw the amendment In the waste Dllwr basket. so what ls his idea of outlawing unions on PE I t For a Premier his knowledge of lab-aur- laws ls limited, and I would advise him to study labour before he goes blusterlrrg around to meetings say- lrrg what he would do with unions. Does Mr. Jcnes lcrrcw that the workers on P E I. are the lowest paid people in Canada? I cair prove that lo him. The cost of living is the same here as any part cf Can- ada. ‘Then he has the nerve u; say, "forget about. lh-Ls eight. hour day stuff". By the account of his bud- got of last year I dcnvl think that he put eight hour's a day irr the interests of the people air P.E.I. ‘when he mentioned that they would put their backs i0 the ivnll. he must have seen the handwriting air the wall. If he is not afraid of bclrrg beaten at the polls, lli(‘ll I say prove if. and csill mi clccilon. The service man was denied a vole the 155i time. but he won't again, and I hope Mr. Jcmee platform will be “down urilh ln-bour and the working muffs Dav envelope.“

If Mr. Jones is Willing to Icons a little about labour", lei him call a public mcelinx, arr-d we will teach him fast.

I em, Sir, etc

VETERAN

i BEAUTY viusoirrvo

Give beauty all hea- right!

She's not to one form tied;

Each show yields fair: delight Where her per-factions bide: Helen, I grant, might pleasing be

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Some the quhk eye commends.

Some swelling lipe and red;

Pale looks have many friends,

Tlhrough sacred sweetness bred:

Meadows have flowers that pleas- ures move,

Though roses are the flowers of love.

Free beauty la not.’ bound To one unmoved to cllmer

-'I\bosnoe Cornplon.

public schools. and they would llrereforg begl-n to study these sub- jects linmedintcly on tlrclr entrance to P. W. 0., and to study them uti- dcr proficient teachers, so that in n two years‘ course they would know about as much of these lung-q

Arid Rosamond was as sweet as she.

. I Old Charlottetown inns P-l-l-l

Professional tarts

IOW wrnraovlarvoo sierra 0- wflhhlhu“. LLB, ~ -— "m. -:-- =- nlri u. or days fthaoer s Ill Illdin I823 ‘Th: seltlersythroughout ythe Ill Grafton 8t.‘

Island were thrown into a Ireut‘ excitement in ‘consequence of the unexpected demand of tho tux on their lands. known as quit-rent. Ia January of this year the acting Rs- aelveg- Genernl visited s thickly in- habited district of King's County, without giving any previous notice thereof. and demanded instant pay- ‘ merit, or promissory notes payable in ten days, on pain of having their property disposed of by public sale. This so enraged the people against the authors of such severe mens- ures that they resolved to hold meetings, and take steps agglnsf. the tyranny to which they were lrarrig subjected. With this end in view s. requisition was accordingly drawn up, signed by forty householders,