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“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than Me Weakesflnk.‘

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1946

Misuse 0f Judges

Speaking before the annual meeting of the Police Association of Ontario, Senator Roe- buck deplorcrl the employment of Stiprenic Court jiuljgt-s to conduct commissions of inquiry or for llllltil‘ conciliation. There was thus im- posed on jurists, he said, duties for which they

had no training or experience. He cited ex- amples to sliov." how their tasks as commis- nonciis not only interfered with hut unfilled

judges for thcir duties on the bench. \i\"orst example in his opinion was the commission to investigate espionage activities.

“In Ottawa. recently," the Senator said, “we took two excellent justices of the bench of the Rupreme Court of Canada 'aiid ini- posed on them the police task of investigating an alleged seditious conspiracy and of institut- ing prosecutions against thOse who appeared to he guilty. Notwithstautliug they were em- inent jurists, they walked over the civil rights 0f flficllifil vflrsoiis as no experienced police officer would dream of doing, and they did things \vhich no good attorney would for one moment permit. They disregarded the great beacons in English law which light the way to freedom .and sectirity——the Magna Carta of r2i5,_the Petition of Rights of i627, the Habeas Corpus Act of i679, the Bill of Rights of i688. We thus scrapped two very good judges and recast two very indifferent police- men. I hope that we have learned our les- son."

Governments have fallen into the habit of calling judges from the bench to have three man commissions to investigate any problem deemed too hot for politicians to touch. More and more is this practice coming under criti- cism, as not, only’ interfering with the reilula? court work for which judges were set aside by life appointment, but as impairing in too many crises their positions of judicial objectiv- ity.

Strongly Criticized

Wide and unfavorable comment is being made on the King Government act in granting a virtual amnesty to the £4,000 who deserted from the army, or failed to report for the call- up. Those, for instance, who have been catight. and are in jail, remarks the Globe and llIuiI, will have to serve out their sentences, but those who have hitherto evaded the police will have the slate wiped clean. This is a new form of justice—-—Canada brand. A further discrim- ination is practiced between those who deserted in this country, and those Wl\0 (lfieflfil OYEY‘ seas. There is a well-remembered group of 6,- 300 \vlio ivere absent without leave just before they were to be sent to the ships which were to take them to reinforcement depots overseas. They go scot frec. Thus the Government pet'- petuiitcs the dual system which caused s0 niucli of the w-hole trouble.

It is typical that haying granted freedom, and restored the full dignity of citizenship to those who deserted their country's need, the‘ Government should__dccide to WithhOld lllflll‘ “rights, privileges and benefits." It is claimed that there will be some financial saving thfwllll this move, and the Government pats itself _ Oil the mad for its economyu How chraacteristic it is for this Administration to point to this pgfly advantage in an effort to cover up the enormity of its betrayal of justice and respect f‘); the law!

The harvest of this shameless act, predicts

i‘ the Globe and illail, will be reaped in after

\\'hzit can Defense Minister Abbott now

years. the member of the Permanent

hope to do to

‘ ‘Ar-my, who has had enough of it. and decides

to desert? What discipline can be expected Afmgd Forces of Canada when it is known hides long enough, he will What respect for the law CH" be hoped for, throughout the countrY Efiflfi" filly,‘ when the Government itself brushes aside the Vi0lflli0ii of one of the most serious crimcs

‘ on the military calendar as of no consequence? ,________________

Then And Now-

"ltrikes situation in Hamilton, declares _ . R. Craven, Muskoka, is one 0f the most , g defiances of law, order and good Gov- ‘that we have lilad in Canada since the lllhipfig ltfilre of I919 when for a Illllg a Soviet

Ibloltite control there and the Provincial stood by helpless and afraid to take ‘ ‘ jppdnelbility whatever, apparently intimi-

by Ute feet that the police and Dominion had allied themselves with the law-

‘ __l'. lrmay not be amiss, therefore. to ,_ {he Dominion Gnvernngnt of the ' tlisetmnch more serious and threat- tlllfi now, prevails in Hamilton.

pjjggefitlng a Parliamentary Indus- fflmttilltee to ‘investigate’ as ifimllton lssucfwitlt no ep-

‘ then Dominion Govern-

, ' like salon with courage ‘ ' _t ot- Mounted Police

L.‘ _ regiment of the

- be: vqryjcioas:

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hand, and the Government notified every Do- minion employee to be back by a certain hour 0r lose his job for good. Nor did it stop there. Elilht men were arrested, all being convicted, with the result that in relatively short order the crisis, much more difficult and dangerous than this Hamilton mess, was ended and the disor- derly, lawless clement brought to their senses, And this, be it emphasized, without any active participation by the Militia. As the owner and editor of the Kingston Daily Standard at the time I naturally followed with lively interest the course of action taken and I recall distinctly" how Hon. Arthur ileiglieii, then iii the Domin- ion Cabinet as Manitoba .\Iinister, actually went out to the scene of disturbance to direct the sit- uation, remaining on the job till law and Qrrlt-r had been restored, the Soviet completely dis- conifited and the Liovcriiinciit had done its full duty by the country and honest labor. . i

— EDITORIAL NOTES Q

All Vcteraus—to arms one.- IIIOYE — for those unemployed! i!

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“Solid Liberal Quebec"—docs not appear very solid at the jirrsent juncture. * d‘ >l< X

_ _Of the 34,000 (iLTlllZIll jirisoners-of-wsr‘ originally interned iii the Doiiiinioti all but .4,- QQO llflvt! rflurnctl to (icrniunij, figures recent- ly made available iii (lttziwn reveal.

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Field Klarslitil Lord .\lontgunicry' when he visits here Monday will find us the most loyal province in the \vh0le Dominion, with fcw shirkers and practically no rlescrters-always proud 0f our King and Country". >I< >l< >l< >l<

The Russian Government, says The Privil- ed Word, is not moving to u five-day week, but away from it. ln force in theory before the war, but not in practice, the five-day week is openly abandoned in the Five Ycar Plan, and working time is to be eight hours a day for a

seven day week.

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Ninety-nine women doctors served in the three branches of the Canadian armed forces during the late war, according to Dr. Edna Guest, (i). B.E., chairman of the Federation of Medical \Vomen of Canada, in the current issue of The Canadian Doctor. Of this number, more than half had still to be dcmobilizcd on _]uiie I5. The army had claimed 7o, the largest number; i4 joined the RCAF; and seven served in the navy. The first Canadian woman doctor to enlist was Squadron Officer lean Davey. ll‘ 41 llt ll‘

Rev. \V. A, Ross, former Secretary 0f the Maritime Religious Council, who rccciitly pas- sed away in Toronto, had many friend-s in this province ivliich for years lie visited annually. He was devoted to b0ys' work at a time when, so far as the Protestants were concerned, little in particular was being done for them. flllfl conceived the idea of n religious Tuxis and Trail Rangers movement, wliish. so long as lie supervised itv proved popular and an undoubt- ed success here, but lost ground considerably when his inspiring influence was willidrziivit. ll‘ If‘ >l< 1K

Liberal circles at Ottawa, writes an Ot- tawa correspondent, take very seriously the theory that the Prime blinistcr will resign in the near future. \Vith .\lessrs. Howe, St. Laurent and llslcy definitely iiitcnrliiig to re- tire; with Mr. Claxton slated for External Affairs only, the candidates to replace the Prime Minister are nnw Mr. Gardiner, who really wants the post, and .\[r. Abbott, who would like it, but will not fight for it. The caucus would probably plump for .\Ir. Gar- diner if it were not that, at the moment. lie seems to have no ‘i102? of ‘carrying the Wcst.

Sir Cicorgc Dzishwood Thinbiiizin (iioldic, founder of Nigeria, died this date i925; the region was originally discovered by the Portu- guese but gradually the British acquired the predominating sharevof the trade; and ulti- mately under the direction of .\'ir George the National African Co. was established and pro- ceeded to civilize and develop the territory, sur- rendering their riglits in 1000 for the 011F009? of establishing a British protectorate. All chil- d-ren born after that date were born free, and in I917 all the slaves held by native rulers were declared free and slave dealing abolished. and is now practically non-existent. Sir George attended the Berlin Conference in 15341065 an expert on Niger questions, and was appoint- ed to the Royal Commission on the South .\fri- can War in 1902-3. llc was an authority on defence. and was for long jircsidcnt of the Na- tional Defence Association; he stoutly main- tained the only real safeguard agziinst slavery was to be brepared at all times. to fight for lib- erty. ‘ l‘ »

Here is worthwhile enterprise. lvIrs. Elmer Glaspie, Vancouver, slim, dark-haired and dynamic, with no previous agricultural background, bought a farm. But that was six years ago, and now, ivhat had started out as one farm, has grown to a corporation 0f three — Fairmeade Farms I.td., and occupies 350 acres in nearby Langley Prairie. Today. she spends six months of the year on the farms. of which she is president. Flllll m0“ 0f he" “'°°k' ends the rest of the year. She has 20o head of the finest cattle in a district noted for its fine cattle, a herd which boasts I75 cliamDlflllilllllb- The old farm-house, which used to stand on the property, has disappeared in favor of a modern home, complete with swimming mo]. But it wasn't enough to breed championship cattle, Mrs. Glaspie recently purchased a nuni- ber of Kentucky thoroughbred horses WlllCll are being trained for high school equestrian exhibitions under the direction of hlni. Georllf Griffin, formerly of the R. C. W. P. ller lat- est gesture is to send i8 lerseys, tinder the care of Alex Liimond, on a six-week tour of the American fair circuit which includes Salem. Gresham, and Portland. Sixteen of the record- breeken were bred at Feirmerrde-a record not likely to be equalled anywhere along the cir-

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THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

Notes By The Way

Believe only half o! what you hear. and if you can't decide which half ‘on should believe. Play sate and elleye nothing. -Kltchener Record. '

The cart la bring placed before the horse, and tln reversal is grot- esque. For in this situation, the horse ls Pull Production and the cart is Low Prices. I1 the ~heavy lozd ls to be hauled to the top of the uphill road of Reconversion to Stability, the natural aim must be to strengthen the horse, and not to increase the weight in tn.- curt, When the top of ‘he hlll is reached and an. even road lies ahead then will be the time to place creator demands on 'he ncrse. —lyicntreal Gazette.

"In four-dimensional space n tennis ball could be turned instue out without Iblfflh; the cover." Sounds like the U.N. trying to arrive at an atomic bomb control P0116)’. —Wlnnl0<-‘.‘Z Tribune.

"A rose is n. ruse is a rose. . ."

turret? the late Gertrude Stern and it might nppear equally mit- that a ClGll-JX‘ ls a dollar ts a dollar. But" this ls not quite true, as ls evid- enced by this extract which ye reprlr.‘ in _ts pristine form from Miss Stein's .ate.st book, "brewsle mid Willie." And, siild Donald Paul. you were sitting there with your lonesome dollar. What nu you mean. said Fred, i may be a pour soldier but I go: more than one dollar. Nct that. said Doniid Paul, not th-tt._what I mean ls tnat the dollar. the l-lniti-d Sta-ics dollir, is a very lo: cine. dollar. it's all fllOlIC, lt's riding wide and hand- some but We rldtng all alone. no- body can use it, perhaps

soon we ain't use it, it's a m htly lonesome dollar. Wcll, the higher

flights of economics always sound more or less .i.‘.re that. —St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Von Ribbentrup, once n. cham- pagne salesman rind Hitler's foreign minister, turned a sickly vvh.te and slumped forw-ird when the British prosecutor referrcd to hlni as n common murderer. General Keltel, long chief of the German high command, wept as the prosecutor detailed the slaughter and torture of Jews by Nazis These supermea: of the master race do not appear to be so tough after all. But a. show of weakness at. this stage is not likely to save them from the explatlon of their unparalleled crimes. —T0ronto Star.

This fall children who go in one Chicago public school will find 25 mlriature planos—not toys, but practicable musical instruments-- waiting for then music-hungry fingers. They vyill owe this chance to an ex-Alr Force private. Hflmld B. Rhodes. who Invented the orig- inal lzp-sizecl piano from scraps of Wrecked planes so that; his dis- abled fellows cotrcl exercise their stiffened hands and divert their

minds wit h music while in bed. The improved Iii-pound l: nodes model, culled Preplano, is stil.

largely made of war-surplus mat/ar- lals. Instead of sitting on the play- er's lap, it rests an a. tubular alu- mlfiim frame which curves up to hold a contfortable iittuched seat. Chicago Ls not the only large- city school systeni to bike up re- planos. Denver w-.11 also intro uce them and other cities are think- lng as a deferiite prerequisite for the study 01 any musical instru- ment. -I-Iamlltcn Spectator

This country is already begin- ning to feel the benefit of the re- turn of its umttlc yv-anlors. Let the disappointments be what they may, the veterans have tackled their own problems with a good denl of acumen. biota"; and lirgeiti- oous have been the occupations to which they have turned tt- make their living. Alrendy they are a force in the sane counsels of this land, They are not afraid of wot" . They know the value of preparat- ion, be lt. ol ‘he hand or of tn’: mind. Their Canaoinn spirit is real, and soundly earned, Also, they have been abroad and h-i-ve seen other peoples and other lands. Carrion looks fair to chem. as fine a herit- age as this DTOId world has any- where to offer. As the Years pass, these men who trove seen flie and sometimes tortuve will once more, prove among the finest. citizens of this lard. They are clear-vision- ed and objective, fair-minded and reasonable. and hiey will make Canada a better land in which to llve. Their return is Canada's ain. Our tested met‘. are coming bac to us. -—Vict.orla Colonist.

Canada Ir u young and growling country, It needs people who can dream of the future. and then turn those dreams r.i.i visions into deeds that will continue to incite Can- ada grow and prosper. Bu? this cannot be done without trend, in the present d-iy for pie to want something for noth ng. They are merely content, to dream, not take action that. will tying results Onn adn is rich In natural resources and opportunities for the person with vision. But. ihnt erson must be able to trinslrite lose visions into act-utilities and it cannot be done by diiy damning. There is no present substitute for hard work, and plenty of It. Anyonr with that. vision and the will to work can help push back the barriers to brln about new ways tf llfc,

Iz-ntlon. —Su-.'i.burv Star.

Steel production in Britain dur- ing y was av. the rate of I3,- 619, tons ti}! vear, the highest rate ever reach-rd ln this month. The figure for I938 was l0,1-00.0t.‘0 tons. This record achievement wits disclosed by the British iron and Steel Federation tn its statistical survey publL-i ‘ted recently. The survey also show that exports 1f

iron and steel durln the same month lncreacrd to .'.~.0tt tons. an BlTl-Il [BIG of 3,168,000 time,

which L; higher than the flgurl for an of the inst elghtem years

28,6 percent, an the 1.059400 rec rded for I938. -U. s Inf ail n Service.

It is odd to so; nummu stereo and shops on the principal street of Toronto. Ontario's ca ital cit-y, closed and ‘tearing sens ever-body ls. away urine some holl uya. The idea really is worklnf out well apparently. for many Ines of ecodl are no sorrel! -nor.1 st all some ‘kinda --- thntt tliereugvoyil n1. In "Guilt-Ya for 0050111011 IIY he egg-p were open. Anyway the lure-of the GRIT“ road. aliuiv beeches and oil fill: is

'l'r..l“é.f"""" _m”n

new in ustrles and a better civil-

.'I"he to '1 exports of iron rind steel for the first. five months of the year were at the rate of over 2,- 520,000 tons a veer. an increase 1i tom orni-

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PUBLIC FORUM ‘

This column h open lo ‘l! fllfilflfifll h] gun‘ , wmlhll" 0| Gueltiona ell inure-t. n» Clilrlotteinwn l Guardian does not neoeenr ' If; endorse the opinion oi, Jraepouoeuh. - MUSIC IN SCHOOLS

Slr.~— Thoselt-f us who had the brlvlleze or ettendlng the re- cent Muslc Festival will nrartily endorse the llillitillvg of the Worn. en's Institute organizations in favor of more music in our schools. Tue children on the: occasion proved that they do not lack musical tal- ent, and lt. WOI-ltd be an excellent thing if such gifts were given INC chance of full development. We are fortunate in having an excell- ent and forward-looking GPTCCi-GT of education for Prince Edward Iii- land. and I feel acre that the pub- lic would heartily suppqn any steps he may deem wise and tit- tlrq in order to oroylde moie and better musical instruction ‘.n the schools all over the Island. Mus- iciil appreciation can nowadays be taught by almost anybody who can turn a erflmophune on mic. pine».- thereon _any one of the large nuni- ber of light slasslcal music records thiit. appeal to youth. Among. the-st- are those of Elgar (The \V.-hid n! Youth), Plernc. Greig, and Tschalkowsky (The Nutcracker Suite). Such inuslc only rnrds to be heard by nhlldzen to elevate and educate their musical taste. There is also a wealth of foil: mttslc iii the songs of ‘he various “prirent" nations — English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh and FfeiiCh-CBT-ldlfln airs and folk-songs, the sea-chantlus collected by Sir Richard ‘ferry, the Dlantatlon songs and Negro spirit- uals, etc. (Kennedy Fraser's songs of the Hebrides are good ex.nip'»:s

‘of folk-music). Music should also

find a prominent place in tne course taken by future teachers. There is a. great. opportunity here for advancing the cause o1 musical culture among the rising genera. tlon. The chance should rot be missed. I am, A

sir. etc. MUSIC LOVER

THE DUCK SEASON

Sir-In the issue of August 13th of our Island papers I saw t-he regulations regarding shooting oi‘ migratory birds. and once again the season for shooting ducks has been set back. this time to Sept. 25, which is later than ever; also one-half hour before sunrise til; one half hour after sunset. I wonder what all this is for? Is it to shut the farmer out of a little sport? Because he will be busy gatherinz his crop and a. good number will be digging their potatoes by that time and too busv to go shooting, which will leave more room and the birds will be easier for the outsiders 0i‘ city gunners to get. I may say the last halt hour in the evening l5 the best shooting. and it we have to shoulder our guns one halt hour after sunset and go home iii-broad daylight just as the ducks are beginning to come or fly into the ponds. it is hip-h time for the farme who are feeding the rest of t e world to wake up and have t eir say in making those laws; and than the laws will not be made only to protect the shooting for IfSlOSB other than the country people.

The farmers, are asked nearly every Winter to feed the Hungar- ian partridge as they gather a- round the barn yard. and I won- der whom are we to feed them for? I 1065s it is for the ones who are helping to make the shooting laws; but if those laws are not. changed back to what they were other years, instead of the farmers feeding the “huns", they wlil be helping to feed the farmers.