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President. lon A. Burnett; Vice-President, Wm, n. Bllfllfll: $€i-'Y--'l'i'fll8-. G. M. Burnett; Editor and Mlllflllllz ‘Director. J. R. Burnett; Associate Editor, l-‘rimk Walker.

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Thcui the Weakest Ink."

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SiAIURDAY, rizisiunsiry 22, 1m

flow For The Legislature

i. Our Farmers Parliament has completed _ s session, and the results, though not embodied in legislative statutes, are on record in the {Mm of reports and resolutions, and will dOLlbtlesg be IfLIdIECl carefully by our politician; I k One thing to be expected when the Legis- do ure meets next month will be the tabling of

etoiled TECOIISIIUCTIOH plans for public works, "1145, building, general development, and town and rural planning. This was promised last year l," PWPQYQPh 22 of the Speech from the Throne, in which it was stated that two extra engineers had been errvployed to draft tho plans, which wero to proceed 'rapidly so that advantage may be immediately taken whenever it is known what settlement will be made with the Government of Canada in regard to taxes and our (lppurent (i5. cal nccd."

Actually Premier Jones has already an- naunced in general terms what the settlement with Ottawa is to be, so that we are behind schedule so far as getting the reconstruction plans are concerned. These should be made available as soon as the House opens.

lf the plans are in line with the interim re- port of the Advisory Reconstruction Committee which was tabled last-year, they will run into an expenditure of several millions of dollars. This committee functioned with the aid of eight technical sub-committees embracing education, agriculture, fisheries, tourist promotion and transportation, public health and welfare, pub- lic ieivififls. forestry, and housing, and brought in a voluminous report. lt was emphasized in on introductory note that "a complete report is not possible at this time (July 20, I945). In some instances surveys will be necessary and the findings of such surveys will be ascertained before detailed costs can be adjudged."

The House, then, when it meets next month will expect a further report from this committee, giving the nature and findings of the surveys which were so necessary a year ago, and which presumably have now been complet-

Altogether, the members will have'a good deal of reading and "home work" to do to keep up with the business of tho coming session. The Government should make it a point to table every report at the earliest moment—including, of course, complete data on the proposed fin- ancial agreement with the Dominion Govern-

nt.

Last year Hon. Mr. Hughes, ln tho dylng hours of the session, had to confess that he had forgotten to table the Fisherman's Loan Board report (it hasn't been tabled yet) and the Pre- mier, after berating the Opposition for being unfamiliar with the statistics in tho R. C. M. P. report, discovered that this report had been "tabled" in only a technical sense, and that not one member of the House oxcept himself pos- sessed a copy. This occurred a few minutes be- foro the House went lnto Committee on Supply, and copies had hurriedly to be distributed alter the Premier had finished speaking.

It is to be hoped that another episode of last session will not be repeated. That was Jhe political jockeying for position which re- sulted in Premier Jones being the last speaker ‘in the Budget debate, which his colleague the Provincial Treasurer opened th a bald recital

ivof figures affording no help at all in interpret-

ing the finances. The result was as might be expected-even Government members getting up and confessing that they wero all at sea. This must not be allowed to happen again. The Premier and his Finance Minister both took part in the deal at Ottawa, and it is the duty of both of them to give the House all the in- formation they possess, and at the earliest mo-

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Feed tiraln Rates

With reference to the rates on feed grains

and the proposal to seek the provision of an elevator here, discussed at the Federation of Agriculture, the following excerpt from the recommendation of the Dawson Commission is significant: "It would be possible, of course, (and this may have to be the answer) for the Nova Scotian government to tolro tho lead and bring these feeds in by water, setting up various distributing warehouses throughout the province from which these feeds could be delivered to the farmer. Some of these warehouses might have to be built, others could no doubt be rent- Id so that-as is almost inevitable-when rail- roads widened the applicability of the reduced ' rates to competitive ports, the government would not be left with empty storage space on its hands. A beginning in the execution of this policy was mode a few years ago when the Nova Scotia Legislature included in its estimates an expenditure for this purpose, and the pres- ont Cabinet has also been seriously consider- ing tho establishment of o flour mill at Halifax.

' Tho assisting of rates by subvention is the other solution: tho result would be the some, but there would bo' a certainty and pUTMGIPOIICQ in tho ar- rangement which the competitive water carriage could novor onsure. Moreover, as pointed out above, tho principlo of a notional economic in- forest should bo sufficiently vital and basic to mako its oxplicit accoptanco in this regard do- siroblo. Yot o third and porhops tho proforiiblo solution, is by a combination of tho two, a low- orod ooinpotlilvi roto oldod by tho poyiiioni of .I salvation. Tho commission ilioroforo mom- "monlo lliot llio province shouldlnsist that the Pllhiloo Goflrlirnoiit study tho wholo froighl

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economic policy, that low freight rates on wcst- | orn grains and mill feeds to Eastern Canada should form a part of that policy, that the Do- -minion Parliament should provide means where- by this rate would be made operative by sub- vention or otherwise, and that in the interval; the prevailing export rate should be applicable toall rail points in the province."

Rule “Against Free Forts

Free pcrts are not advisable for Canada, concludes a special committee set up by the Dominion Government to investigate con- ditions in New York, Quebec and elsewhere. Most people who take the trouble to read the report, says the Financial Post, of that commit- tee will be inclined to agree. _ ‘

The committee found that conditions in pie-war continental Europe, where free ports were most flourishing, were basically different from those of Canada or for that matter from those of Great Britain or the United States, where, significantly, there is only one free port area-—o small portion of New York harbor—and that according to the committee, not operat- ing satisfactorily. ln the last pre-war year, for instance, the New York zone imported $39 mil- lions of goods but only re-exported a little over a million's worth.

ln contrast to Canada, pie-war Europe was divided into dozens of different countries, most- ly with sky-high tariffs, and many of them cut off from the sea. Goods in bond travelled to and from the closcly restricted and expensively supervised free ports along the coast. Here, of course, no tariff cuts us off from the sea, and our system of manufacturing and transit in bond, it is claimed, gives practically'any centre in Canada the advantage of a (free port.

r- EDITORIAL NUTES —

Tomorrow, first Sunday in Lent—"Let pati- ence have her perfect work." I A’ ‘k i‘

George Washington, first President of the United States, born this date l732; he presided at the 1787 convention when the constitution of the U. S. was drawn up, and was elected President two years later; he caused satisfac- tion in Britain and consternation in France when he issued a proclamation of neutrality on the outbreak of the European war in l793, despite an alliance with France made in l778; he retired from the Presidency in I796 alter a second term of office: "A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion."

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lt is l4 years since Parliament considered a redistribution measure, the last occasion being in I933 in preparation for the i935 general elec- tion. The law requires that there shall be a re- distribution of seats after each decennial cen- sus and before the next succeeding general elec- tion, but this was suspended during the war,

to be held without a redistribution based on the result of the l94l census. There have been changes in the total House membership

the bill had received second reading it would be referred to a special committee with the schedule of seats in blank. Secretary of State, Han. Colin Gibson, would undertake to pilot the measure in the House, and it is expected Mr. Gibson will also be ri mem- ber of the special committee.

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The future of the United Kingdom is a puzzle which cannot be settled by politicians, economists or editors. It is a question of what is going to happen to the greatest nation in history. Look at the manpower situation. To carry out its present plans, the United King- dom is talking of the neces§ity of importing manpowei, although the problem which faces that country is to provide a good standard of living for a population which has to consume im- ported food and raw materials. lt is the simplest logic to point out that very special reasons will have to be produced to show how 5O million people in Britain would be better able to pay for their requirements of imported goods than 45 million people are. In short, it looks as though the idea of increasing the population of Brit- ain to cure the economic troubles of that na- tion has no logical foundation. The fact, too, that thousands of Britons now in India and oth- er eastern countries will have, per force, to re- turn to the Motherland in consequence of the policy being pursued by the Attlee Government, should encourage caution in any immigration policy.

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An Ottawa correspondent rather late‘ in the day writes: A minor furore was created in the House of Commons when Mr. Real Caouette, Union des Electeurs (Social Credit) member for Pontiac declined to observe the for- mal custom of congratulating the seconder of the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne, Mr. J. P. G. Cournoyer, Liberal by- election winner at Richelieu-Vercheres, because the latter's election had been "stained with the blood" of members of his party. Near the con- clusion af his remarks, he congratulated the mover (Mr. MacNaught) of the address and then added that, although aware that it was custom- ary to extend the same courtesy to tho sec- onder, ho could riot bring himself to accede. After all, ho argued, the election of the soc- ondor had been stained with blood shed by sov- nrol members of his party. There were pro- tosts from tho outraged Liberals, and Mr. Lo- sage asked tho speaker to rule that tho remark was out of order. Accordingly, Speaker Fout- oux instructed Mr. Caouette to "modify" the wording of his romork since, he said, as it stood it was not such as befitted o member of tho House: Tho Pontiac member, apparently mis- understanding, startod to retrace his stops on this soction of his spooch, and amplify tho thomo. Tlioro were more protests and tho

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Fl-IE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

Notes By The Way

Cheap otamlo power wlll not ho available before 1960. two Amer. ice-n scientists have predicted. The big problem to be overcome 15 getting the heat out of th¢ ltflmlc pile fast enough to ensure that the “Yiiem docs not melt into ruin. — Ottawa Citizen.

We probably glull new" n; w“ our inferiority complex 1n respect to scientific matters. Despite all (he ela-borale- explanations we have "ud- uve still cannot understand why ll L: necessary to use l, lwegyty- ton machine f0 break an atom, (he smallest particle of matter lUlOWll. -WllldS0l‘ Star.

Almost 4t the pinnacle of cur- rent economic boobery 1s the theory "mi because we couia produce sucti vast quantities of tanks and guns ai1d_5lilps in warftrifc-and that "l llllsh cast‘ 1n cash—tlien govern- ment spending should be able to “T318 PT05P9fily' in peace. Nothing Could be more absurd. --1<Ie.ml1ton Spectator‘.

skill"!!! money under moitrcsses or putting 1t 1n sugar bowls mg viii" “hiiii-iis" Places in the home Only invites loss. The Institute of Life Insurance has estimated that. $17 riiillion Lu cash ls thus lost bccflilte 0f fiivs and theft. More- nvci: persons known to keep large $111115 iii their homes also invite \'10l('ll('f.‘. The baink is the best of all Plwcs for it. —Boston Post.

Bumptiouo rim. Alums; s, hi" hauled before the United Nations Sw-lflly Council. an British charges, for mining an international chan- nel and causing the death of Bai- iisli sailors. injury m British ships. In the bad old days a British cruiser would have taken the mat- ter lzi- hand long ago, and a well. Suvunked Albania would have sub- sided. -—Ottawn Journal.

A numbe of now frlcndghip pick and mutual defence alliances no bel-YYE signed these days. Interest- ing under the circumstances would be s. statement showing what per- 60111820 of these pacts have stood uii against tests. There 1s a more or less common belie; that, pact or no pact. many countries act Pivfliltding lo the expediency of the moment. A mutual danger 1s a greairr uiiifier than a mutual pact. 1f the danger L; not mutual, the pact is sometimes useless. _Port Arthur News-Chronicle.

Your average Canadian earns o lot more money, but translated in. l0 what ha can buy iii the Wfly of food. clothes. refrigerator; ‘and

(ivhaiiiuls. ho is rial as well off as

lie was in 1938. So that real wages (which ls the amount of things n man can buy with his earnings) bear :10 mat relation at all to

money wages. So let's forgot money

fur a minute. for not all the banks

which meant that the I945 general election had and theories on earth have changed

that basic elemeititary- fact that men

are trader's and that: the only de- mand they have fJll.8ll0lh6l"5 goods l0 or services is what they produce

times since the First Parliament, of i867. Prime ilivrii-‘fllvvi Sim has not altered Minister King told the House that as soon as m“ ‘Esmllal lmllel" " H“"‘ll‘°“' Spectator.

Many n farm-born individual rc- nosinlglc longing, apple; drying uuclcr n and ili._- (lolrri- iiioiliri" iisril In YIlHlCP. says Uoiiiiiry Licnitt- iilftll. All at truce dried apples and (lie fine pics (hay procluce_srcrned to GJFHiPDEHT off the face of the earth. Thry left. an unfilled gap. But nun‘ ong- of the big milling (‘CnlDLilllCh l; brlngiig cut a pack- age containing n plecrtist mix, scri- sonliig a-utl specialj- pi-ouessed dried iillnlcs. Add water and sugar and (here's ii plc ready for the oven. It‘ it‘; anywhere iron-i" as satisfying ns the products (f (he apple; dried cm- tha old smkehause roof ‘it. should be n success.

Tlie recent nnnaunccmrnt ti the English picss (lint Clip nfulic small- cst of the Clian-"ef Islands is for sale will no doubt have given rise to some romantic day dreams. For.

lllfll. similar oimou-ti-cemeni; have aroused in the past. there ls a widespread desire to_play Rabin- SO11 CfllSOE-Jllvllll. of course, (lic necessary modern “D1'0ps" says The Chrlsilan Sclcniue Monitor. ‘ The romantic are apt to forget. Iicwcver. that one has to be an extremely accomplished craftsman lo live comfortably on an lfilfliid: uri-less. indeed, one ls able to impart a number of asslsiants- 1n wlfcli casr- (lie island's chic; attraction of solitude is gone. And few cf us are quite m "handy" as Crusoe or so fertile in expedlents as the members of the Swiss Family Rob- insori.

We were tickled. somehow, by tho eplscdc of the Mexican bullflghter who cllmbcil into the stands and nvriifUifiov livckling siwtlftlcfg vi-llh his sword. 5113's The Chicago News. One of the (htngs we never undev- FlOOIl is why nllllollr: 11010111101‘; are requlrcd to tolerate abuse from (he customers. True. the fans have pnid to nee (he performance. but duos that i-oiifer n licence to insult ihe'bullftgtf(er. who only wants to kccp his tilde intact, or the ball- plnyer whose only fnult la that ho ls dumb? The foghom critic doesn't. claim the right to heroto the engineer just. because tho train we; late, nor to bellow ll the ort- 1st 1f tho comic sttlpa don't amuse hlm. And how do you supfme lhl-ii lame noisy fan would reoot. ll somebody in the gallery told him ho wan swinging his shovel from tho wrong angle? Arid another thing: Where do stage and radio per- formers get the ‘right to grow ur- oostlc 1f the audience doesn't burst into delighted ‘aunt Do those stars stand around and boot their pslirris whllo you do your wort? Or did you‘ over m much Ls» no one

oltbiiolo Ik-Oo oooontlgl port of o notional-

Spoakor again intervened. Mr. Caouotte thori concodod tho point.

out at the brewery oheorlrio tho cook?

if one may judge from the interest-

PUBLIC FORUM

This column lo tho dincusolon by corra- opondeiiu ur tlono u sums-i. The Chu-lotlowwn Guardian does riot. noooonr- lly ondo tho oplnlon of wrroopoudontl.

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STUDENTS’ BOARDING PROBLEM

Sb‘,- Having read xvuli interest. the letter 1n your issue of February 20 on the a-bove-rneiiilosied subject. written by the Ulgg-Ktriross Wom- en's Institute. I feel that (lie pub- llc should be informed of (the re- percussion.

Unfortunately for the signer of the letter. she has a son attending Prince of Wales Collége who. with- out notice, was relieved of the pleasure of sharing an attic room with two others, for which he paid eight dollars a week including of course his meals. n5 hLs landlady immediately assumed (he sugges- tions made by the Women's I-nsttl- uie were criticisms of her partic- ular establishment.

I think that. any fair minded person who has reed the letter uvlll agree no individual ("use was cited and that the general suggrfiiuns ivcre well founded. Many other fl!‘- guments in favor of such is f9$id< e-zice could be aclviuu-ed but it Dim be realized how hesitant rural par- io do so (signing

exits might be their nanicsi if ihclr 50115 and daughters boarding in Charlotte-

town were to be penalized.

This has been a clear demon- stration as to why ample are re- luctant to participate 1n any move- ment, in the public interest. Their actions are considered to be self- centered and they or theirs suffer accordingly

I om. Sir, etc. T.B. JKOGERS Charlottetown. '

“MAGGOT 1N THE APPLE"

fif‘.—-wh6n Rudolph Hess land- ed 1n Scotland during mid-war op- erations. Winston‘ Churchill ralli- er cryptly remarked “the maggot. is in the apple," and, although hostilities lasted many months thereafter, the final termination of the war justlfled (he forecast made. ' Recent. newspaper mciii. by the Premier that lila secorid-iii-oommand ln the Cab- inet -— Hon. William Hugues - liad resigned from at. least one of 111s many positions 1n the Gav- crnmont, with further rocosslons providing. siiggr-sts that thr- Cmir- chill obsnrvriiioii might \\('ll bi- applied to Llio future palitlcril possibilities in (his Pioviiicr.

When thr- desire to vivitlidruw from a measure of lha responsi- bilitics carried by the Provincial Finance Minister urns utiributcil by the Prcxmicr to the stale of ill-health into which his colleague was drifting. sympathy might well be extended. and would be. even from his political opponents. but when this information was supplcmviilcd by llic slcslrmciil. that lllf‘ Provincial 'I't‘i"2lbll1‘(‘l' lOUlKl that his rlnparluiioiilril fluf- ics interfered with liis "private" business, than (he situation ap- peared Lo be more absurd than grzivr.

Bring a Culiiiii-t hfiiiirdrr lll (fin Pruviiirial (_~i1J\'f‘l'IllIll"ll1 l-'~ a full-time lob. and CEIITlPS with ll n fllll-l-lmo salary. If lllf‘ Min- lstor feels he cannot afford to sacrifice his private business. then t-hr logical thing to do is to rc- sign. not to roiirgc uii his irbliga- lions to llin electoral».

Tlir- Premier‘. and

rvcry portfolio-member of the Council. sfiould know what mlii- lstrrial absenteeism 1s like. They have all hart vxporicncv. We've been having too much “izov- crnmcnt by deputy" for tlir- good at the country. Agricultural con- ditions are bud. as indicated by n departmental report, broadly publiazvd through the press. nnd .‘\lbSf‘Qll"l\ll\ confirmed iit TPCFlIl fqi'm"i'S' mrroil-igs. It will bo the duty of the electors, at the first opportunity. (o replace those llukcwann Ministers with succes- lsors who will iaki- thou" jab scri- lously, and do their job without l squclchtiig. t The Hon. Mr. Hughes ‘is occupy-