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CHARLOTTE'f0WN. SATURDAY. NOV. 10, 1951

Godspeed To Their ilignnesses

The trans-continental phase of the Royal tour has ended. From this Island capital the Princess and the sailor-Duke embarked for their other island stops before their return voyage to what Guardian readers have come t.o know as John Bull's Other Island.

Our people came from every village and district of Prince Edward Island to greet their Royal Highnesses who have travelled so far to meet the citizens of Canada and see for themselves something of this na- tion which may well claim to be the founder of the British Commonwealth as Britain herself was founder of the Empire.

Princess Elizabeth leaves our shores but wherever she goes she is still our own and some day, may it be many a year yet, she will be our Queen. It has been a happy visit although the undertaking was a for- midable one. The Royal couple did more than carry out the exhausting schedule prepared for them. They brought into it an enthusiasm and sense of enjoyment which matched the joy with which they were greeted. Without the haunting sadness of the original, Islanders and Canadians everywhere bid them farewell with, ”Will ye no' come back again?"

Remembrance ilay

it is with somewhat grim if unconscious perception that the world has celebrated Armistice Day as its day of Remembrance for the dead of two world wars. When the Great War came to a close there was much baseless talk about an era of peace. The Second World War showed the folly of such prattleland there were few who believed that the fighting had done more than avert immediate disaster.

Those who died and those who fought and lived did their part honourably well. But it must not be forgotten that they did not and could not bring peace. That is the task of statesmanship, not of arms. They made the sacrifice of life so that humanity might have the chance to create a way of life that would permit each to strive to de- vclop all that is best within him.

They did not fall. But humanity failed after the sacrifices of 1914-1918. We were given a breathing space and for the most part assumed it to be the goal in view. We have now been given a second chance, at untold cost. and must build a peaceful world in which justice, freedom and human- ity are the foundation. .

This is the torch which the soldier throws to the citizen and which the citizen must carry to achieve peace.

significant Emblem

It was 21 Maple Leaf emblem which the Princess Elizabeth wore on her hat when she was welcomed to the United States by President Truman at the airport in Wash- ington. This. comments an exchange, was a pretty touch which deserves to be ap- preciated by all Canadians. It was her way of telling the Americans that she was vis- iting the U. S. capital in behalf of Canada as well as of Great Britain. Her Canadian capacity was further emphasized when she and the Duke of Edinburgh entertained the President and his family at a dinner in the Canadian Embassy. Their Royal High- nesses visit in the U. S. should serve to make Americans aware of the true nature of the British Commonwealth the member nations of which are independent but mem- bers of the same family under the identify- ing significance of the Crown.

Canada's Status In Glhinany

Since the 27th Canadian Infantry Bri- gade arrives in Germany as a North At- lantic Treaty Organization force, notes the Ottawa Citizen, the brlgadels legal status is not entirely clarified. It is hoped the statute will be modified, so that Germany will have sufficient control over its own defence policy to be able t.o make a con- tribution to NATO strength. But mean- time, all armed forces in Germany are un- :ler legal control of the occupation author- ties.

Into this situation has stepped the 27th Brigade, with a clear understanding that it is in Germany as a NATO force, and has nothing to do with the occupation. Un- la: something is .done the brigade has no hill status in Germany, and theoretically,

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soldiers who are carrying arms. For at the moment the only persons allowed ' carry arms are occupation troops. In other words there is no law in Germany yet dealing with armed forces except the oc- cupation statute, and this allows only for The statute simply to be amended to give legal status to troops such as the Canadian brigade, which are not part of the occupation force. It is a problem for lawyers, and is appar- ently on the way to amicable solution.

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Tomorrow, the 25th Sunday after 'lrin-

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It is all over, including the shouting and flag-flying. and it was a glorious celebra-

Island exhibitors are back from Maritime Winter Fair and looking for new

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In connection with Ontario's November 22 election it is noteworthy that no deposit is required by candidates in that Province.

Kaiser William 11 abdicated and fled to the Netherlands this date 1918, followed by the Crown Prince. Wilson's note of Oc-' tober 16 had left no alternative.

Last minute demand for admission per- mits to the various functions yesterday was enormous, and, of course, could not recognized far less gratified.

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Our Royal visitors were enormously pleased with their reception at this smallest, but not the least important prov-

Charlottetown was fortunate in having good weather for the Royal Visit, and the people from far and near appreciated the

Copies of yesterday's furnished to the Royal Party at Moncton en route to the Island. There can be little doubt they were pleased to learn in ad- vance the preparations made for their wel-

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The crowds lining the Royalty was dense and most enthusiastic. Everyone seemed happy, and to be rejoic- ing at the unique experience of seeing with their own eyes the heiress to the throne

. Professor .C. F. Fraser of Dalhousie Un- iversity predicts a period of rising prices

for, as far ahead as human wisdom can see. . lie lists a number of reasons for his Drediction in a speech to the Canadian Club, Toronto. He said we have been Solng through a period of war or near war for 15 years and history shows that wars raise prices. Growing strength of the trade union movement would result in a better standard of living for its members, and the political power of agriculture would prevent a decline in farm prices.

Remember the Stevens Price Spreads Committee fiasco set up by Parliament in 1934? An hcir and successor has made an-the mrnrr or Pruner and Grafton! appearance in the Government request for establishment of a special committee to study its proposed legislation curtailing re- tail price maintenance. under Cabinet consideration. parties are still receiving letters and tel-'dcr its new "WC M ”” 'A”"”"' egrams from retailers, says a correspond- ent, demanding that they oppose the bill. Druggists have been responsible for m05t,lcst (lms; und much credit is due

The Defence Production Department, in existence for less than a year, is growing (says The Gazette) at a pace equal to that set by some of the mushroom agencies. By Oct. 1 the department had its own 17-page telephone directory. By that time, it had accumulated 1.298 employees appointed under the Civil Service Act and an additional 194 (mostly in the upper sal- ary brackets) hired on the authority of the Treasury Board. Departmental offices have.” necdcd hut thc judicious been opened in Halifax, Quebec City, Mont- reni, Toronto, London, Winnipeg, Regh'1a'!CDnli0l"llIl)iO and. we believe, pay- Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Victoria- Largest D,P,D, bureau is'prescnt proprietors of The Athen- in Toronto. followed by Washington umllo, Most of the others are one or

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REMEMBRANCE DAY

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Sir.-Tomorrow across this great land of ours there will be numer- ous g therings at War Memorials to re ember those who died in the two great struggles of conflict. and in those young Canadians who have nlrcady paid lhr su- nrcmc sacrliice in the Korean War.

There will be the young and the old and there will be grey hairs enough among iliose who will gather tomorrow in the ceremon- ies of Remembrance, hilt all who are remembered are equally touch- ed by the passing of the years. In the oneness of their youth as in the oneness of their cause. there is neither first nor last.

Rcnicmbrance Day this year is being obscrvcd in iiicakcr circum- stances than have oblaineri in any peace time year since 1938. The world may question at this film the value of the sacrifice made by young men whose bodies were broken by war and who finally found lasting rest in crmctcrlcs laid out among the alien acres where they fought and died.

What more sound duly is there for all Canadians on November 11 than Remcmbrance-solemnly and sincerely expresserl-of those im- morlal hcrocs whose sacrilicc, and that their comrades of Allied Na- tions kept the tyrants from our shores.

Certainly Remembrance presses on our minds these times as never before. In the years between the wars some fclt apprehensive lest the dead might be forgotten. that under the force of other concerns. they would fade back inour minds. and no longer matter to us. but we arc not likely to be forgetful now. The mounting wcight of their death presses upon us Call- adians. their shadow over us is clecpeiiing, the swelling sea of their loss flows in about us.

More and more urgently do we realize that the world has become locked ill a desperate struggle with death. These men fought for life and stove their lives in the light. They formed with their own bodies xi. ricfenco in depth that.

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since, in n hrnvy cost, by the Tcnipcizinrc llull (.ompan.v. huV' ing recently been disposed of at a very low il,':lll'('. and plnccd in a thorough stuff: of repair by (ha ,prcr:-nt proprietor. was rc-opene 1w'P"S of auiio the public inst cvcnlnS- "ll"

ncum'. The upper hnll, in which lhc mccling Wits. held, novcr pre- sented so nrnl. nnd comfortable an nppc.irum'r- cvcn in its palm-

'to Mr. Morrison (one of the pro- iprlciorsl undcr whose curcful su- pervision the transformation has been nccompllslictl, for the taste- ful. nmi indeed clcgnnl. us well us comfortable nppcnrnncc which the hall prcscnls.

"find its lnle proprietors been a little more sagacious. and ex- hiblictl in somewhat greater re- gard for their own and the pub- lic intcrcsts. by, at least, keeping the building in a passable state of repair. this excellent cdlficc would not have been sacrificed. us it was the other day. for 'u more song'. lundcr the nuotionecr's hummer. it ;is now upparenl. however, that

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ex- lpendlturc of n cnmparatlvely smnll sum to place the building in a

.ing condition. This having now been nccompllshed, we trust the

ucum will meet with an amount public patronage commensur- ate with the outlay they have in- icurred "

- The Islander, Dec. 24, 1&9.

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They Were Our Spring

(in Memory of Youth)

They were our spring. They were our lovely spring, April-young, with leap and bound of life--yet

In their hands they took the cup of death, set

It to their lips and strongly drank. Westering

Sank their darkened sun while it was morning.

Oh ,what shall such dear sacrifice beget!

How shall we dare to pay our monstrous debt

To them in any coin but this-To swing

Above humanity's wide earth such bells

Of healing peace that never more shall blown

Trumpets call for war, or earth's Young lic

prone,

Like this, sightless, above bright asphodels.

--Dorothy Durhemln

held death from us; we cannot. drive Remembrance from our minds. It. is the Remembrance not only of those who shielded us in the past. but of the tragedy that looms in the future. If Rememb- rance is to be sacred at all, then. it must be personal. These sons of Canada. died for the things in vxhich they believed, on Rememb- rance Day especially.

On this Remembrance Day 1951, at the National War Memorial in Confederation Square here in Ot- tawa I will be deeply honoured to have the opportunity to place a. wreath in remembrance of those gallant heroes from my native Province, Prince Edward Island. who made the supreme sacrifice and who brought honour and glory to their Province and coun- try.

Thanking you for the space al- lotted to me on this occasion.

I am, Sir. etc., GERALD P. MURTAGH. Ottawa, Nov. ii, 1951.

SUNDAY READING

Sir,--We attended church. this morning and derided that the invitation that the Psalm gave was very good-Serve the Lord with gladncss. come before His presence with singing. Bring an offering and come into His courts. The hymn beginning-Oh Lord of Life Thy quickenlng voicc. awakes ,my morning song. In gladsome words, I would re-

joice, that I to thee belong. It seemed new. but, well worth memorizing. The Christian re-

ligion is one of love. giving and

udorntlon. We notice in paper that my friend, ll. H.. is dispos- ing of his farm to give all his

time to church work.

We met not more than ll half dozen times. But. on the last. or- cnsion he impressed me by his courugcous witnessing. as well as his general development. He will "Serenty" spoken of in Luke 1l0h, that I would call laymen. He gives

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himself nnfl the best lhnt. he has. in the Church service, I wish to say that the discourse was on tithing. or the giving one tenth of one's income to God. before using any for sell or family. The Idea agrees with the statement that Christ made that whosoever loves father or mother, wife or children more than me is not worthy of me. This systcmallc way of giving wns prnctlrcd from the time of Moses. And we believe the early Christian Church gave systemati- cully.

Some gave "up to find beyond their ability." The widow with her two miles gave all. The breaking of the nlibnlter box will novcr be forgotten. Go lay the least. a Christian not is A mcanl of grace in this life. Not merely to help out in in future existence. Do we not get immediate henc- fit from observing Holy Com- munlons or in visiting some one in trouble. In the lame way. we'll get an uplift by taking up this practice. I know that many give more than their tenth. but it muy not be systematic. some risk whether it applies to rich and poor alike. I would answer -yes. Money strclchel further in the hands of an all out Christian.

Some one may say-It may be

nllirlght for you church people.

But I nm A man of the world and Unis handling of money for the poor has got to be a racket. Such thoughts will soon dwarf the soul. Do as you believe a

Christian slfbuld do. and you will ultimately become one. To humb- ly and honestly submit to this discipline may turn out to be a

first step leading up to complete surrender. I am. Sir, elc. ARCH. MHCKENZIE. Kcnsingion.

rum S-UPPORT rmci-:s

sir,-I was interested in that item from Ottawa, saying that the Federal Government has spent just :10 million "in supporting farm prices in Canada in the past five years."

The trouble I find in discussing figures like the above with my friends in town and country. is that today's multi-million statist- ics (particularly in connection with the defence costs) seem to have blunted the capacity of the general reader to really 'measui'e' the figures.

I though of this the other day in looking at. a picture of a 3- million-busiiel elevator at the head of the lakes, which had been pur- chased by the organized farmers on the prairies. While I was en- deavouring to explain to an ur- ban friend just what tonnage of the bread cereal 8 million bushels represented. a box of matches on the supper-table happened to get into the picture, and blotted out the 3-million-bushel elevator. This made me think that. in such pic- tures, there should always be some base for mental measure- ment. such as a freight-car, a ship. or aut mobile. For exam- ple, when it was pointed out that one filling of the above elevator would supply the bi-end-needs of 700.000 Canadians for a year. that supplied the measuring-tape In like manner, therefore, it may do no harm to point out, by way of contrast with the above 810 million "in supporting farm prices in Canada in the past five years”. that the cost of farm price sup- ports in the United States called for :30 million every 30 days across those same five years.

I am, Sir. etc., STUDENT.

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FOII. THE FALLEN

They shall grow not old. as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not wegry them. nor l-he years condemn. '

lit the going down of and in the morning

We will remember them.

They mingle not with their laugh- ing comrades again; They all no more at familiar tab-

ihe sun

has of home;

They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;

They sleep beyond England's foam. x

But where our desires our hope! profound.

Felt. u a well-spring that in bid- den from sight. .

To the innermost. heart of their own land they are known

As the stars are known to the Night;

A: the ours that shall be bright when we are dust.

Movlng in marches upon the heav- enly plain,

A: the turn that are starry in the time of our darknau.

To the end. to the end. they re- main.

are and

-Laurence Blnyon.

Lessons From Europe

In Community Progress

By Let: P. Mclsaao Part Two (continued) (All Rights. Relcrvcd)

AGRlCUL'fU.l:A-r

That many farmers cooperat- ives the world over have been started .nnd failed, is undeniably true. There seem to be three

i ' 1 reasons behind these failures. First, look of education and planning among the people who did the promoting and the leaders who accepted the respon- sibilities; second, lack of super- vision to insure efficiency and the absence of certain controls to in- sure the support of the farmers: and third. strictly consumer dom- inated cooperatlvcs often organized chiefly for the purpose of obtain- ing food at the lowest prices pos- sible regardless of the effects upon the farmer or the soil.

This third outlook appears to have dominated the British co- operative movement for some years before and after the turn of the last century. It was then that the farmers of Ireland and Wales especially. were stirred on to or- gonize cooperatives of their own. This they did on the Rochdale principles. but in n. competllve economy like Britain, with he consumer movement trying to buy as cheaply as possible, it was dif- ficult for the farmers to make much headway.

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In districts where cooperatives restricted themselves to the dis- trlbutlon of farm supplies, and dealt with the consumer whole- sale, they did very well, but where they attempted to do a marketing job, even in the home market, they usually met with dif- flculty. In the distribution of fluid milk. for instance, which is 3 most important matter for the health, econany and convenience of the English people. it was not possible to maintain reasonable or stable prices or to arranges work- able method of distribution on the basis of voluntary cooperatives.

some of the farmers nearer town, because they were near the market, got a. higher price for thelr milk during the low produc- tion periods. Even in the high production periods, except at a very low price, the farmers in the outlying districts could not sell their milk. In a word, the farm- ers in the remote areas suffered during both the high production and low production periods. be- cause of high transportation costs and other factors discussed later in this report. The whole system resulted in continued milk short- ages. surpluses. instability and dissatisfaction throughout.